Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1910-08-04

carson.
What say! What l say! Through
a long, colonnaded. peristyled vista of
marble and onyx can see nailed to
the back fence the hide of Mr.. Finley
Shayne
But have no Clothes" Carson
urged
Clothes" scornfully repeated Craig
head. What are they? Merely woven
fabrics to fill bags to secure credit
withal at hotels. And you need no
credit. for this room is mine for the
whole term Of the treatments paid for
by some one into whose company
dropped or rose during my last shore
leave from the good ship Lithia. but
by whom l have no idea. Clothes. in
deed. Scatv'
But It's cold here" persisted Car
son. feeling helpless in the tolls OF this
serpentine logic. I'm not prepared for
this climate"
Look abroad" commanded Craig
head. with a gesture toward the win
dow. THE sun beats down upon the
last remnants of the snow. and the lit
tie brooks give the glad ha-ha to the
river and send down the silky billet
doux of the catkin to remind him that
they've busted loose and are hurting
themselves into his arms. Why. darn
you. it's spring. And you can stay
right here-steam heat. bath. hot ana
cold water padded cell in connection
oh, fair youth. l love thee. Let me
finish bunkoing Mr. OGrady and start
the Acronef company. Don't be a
clam"
damages. but If could get the capital
for the aeronef'-
why, you don't doubt my practical
genius, do you" Queried Craighead In
astonishment-"in other peoples af
fairs, l mean. Of course? Why. sir, II
in view Of my failure with my own l
can't handle other peoples business
then what becomes Of my ability?
tell you. naughty southron. I'm good
for something. have found a billion
aire, and you shall meet him."
All that day Carson watched Craig
head. From trunk covered with the
labels Of foreign travel Craighead took
sheet Of cardboard and painted upon
1t an elaborate sign which bore the
legend, "Craighead. Attorney and Coun-
selor at Law" This he fastened out
side the door chuckling from time to
time as the passersby paused as II to
read It, After awhile he added to 1t.
Personal Injury Cases Specially"
Craighead went ont late and brought
back several legal looking books. which
he ranged upon the dresser in dusty
formidability-an old set Of Illinois
statutes and a tattered Broom's lie
gal Maxims.' from which he read
unctuously such Latin aphorisms as
"De minimis non curat lex" "Falaus
in uno. falsus in omnibus" and the like,
and lectured upon them very inforrha-
lively. The remainder of the library
consisted of ten years file of Mar
| tindale's Legal Directory. containing
nothing more authoritative than lists
of the worlds lawyers.
Where did you get them?" asked
Theodore
Secondhand man." replied Craig
head. ION approval. We must keep up
appearances even if we have to buy
EN-"
They went out for walk to give
O'Grady chance. as Craighead ex-
pressed it, to see what he was up
! against. statement that mystified
Theodore greatly.
On their return Mr. OGrady seemed
to have been wrought upon by what
he was 'up against" for he asked Mr.
Craighead IL he would be so good as to
give him few minutes. Mr.. Craig
head looked at his watch, pleaded lack
. Of time and asked Theodore If their
business could wait. When Carson ad.
| m1tted that 1t could O'Grady said
THANK you, sir" In the tone Of por
ter accepting a tip.
What under heaven had suddenly
raised the expelled Craighead from his
! despised position in the institute to q
thing to inspire terror and panic Theo
dore could not imagine nor guess the
reason for Craighead's Sardonic laugh
ter rs he sat in their rccm drn wing IL