Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1910-08-20

/ that many night, ABOUT mluHI5H''
Miss Jean had sneaked out of bed ana
dressed herself and gone up through
the scuttle to the roof and remained
there for an hour She said 1t was
for fresh air; tattle-tale said that a
determined young man could reach
the roof by climbing the big oak tree
growing so near the wall.
Miss Wells compressed her lips; she
would see to it, she did see to H.
| Old Thomas was set to watch at
night, but he snoozed the hours away
His old watch dog took his place, and
was found dead of old age the very
next morning.
lrh. she had 1t at last! She would
,, 90 upon the roof herself and catch the
criminals red-handed She was 1T
tie old to be eating around on house
roofs at night. but the honor or the
Wells school was at stake.
The second night after tattle'tale
had given things away was beautlfui
summers night. 1t was a night Tor
cats and lovers to prowl An hour
before midnight found Miss Wells
stealing up the scuttle ladder and out
on the roof. She was there to watch
that tree Yes, one of its limbs ac-
tually overhung the roof. 1t would be
no feat at all for a determined young
man. Miss Wells was scantily dressed.
Her scant hair was hanging down
around her neck, and she was bare
footed in her slippers.
The watcher had been at her post
nearly an hour when something hap
pened She thought she heard some
one in the tree, and in shifting her
position she lost her grip and went
rolling down the steep roof until
chimney brought her up. She was
safe from further fall, but she must
get back to her place. cat could
have dore it, but, alas, she was not
cat. She was only an old maid with
shaky nerves. She wouldn't have
tried that climb for thousand dol
lars. If she called out who would
hear her? If she waited until day
light-heavens!
And then she looked up to see the
figure of a man above Ler Some
thing told her that it was the deter
mined young man with the scar on
his chin In addition, he told her so
himself He was very cool about it.
After gazing down at her for three
or four minutes he asked:
How are you going to get up
again?"
Young man, I'll have you arrested
for burglary"
"You can't. There's no breaking
and entering in climbing tree"
What are you here for?"
ITO get you out of scrape, if you
are sensible. If not you'll be left for
people to gaze at in tie morning
About 900 hands in the shoe factory
can overlook this roof, and you are
not dressed for company"
I'm scream for bclpi"
And have it in the papers that you
were sneakipg around on the roof at
midnight No, my dear Miss Wells;
your way is the quiet way Imagine =
reporter sitting here in my place and
interviewing you! Imagine the head
lines in the papers, Imagine him ia
king a snapshot at you by fashlight!"
Are you the young man Miss Kelly
Hanted to marry"
She wanted to, and she wants to
yet. I'm here tonight to help her down
the tree. We are going to elope |
have a rope here, and ! have a pro-
Qosal to make"
"Yes?"
Let her seemingly start for home
in the morning with her trunk I'll
take care of the rest. If you won't
agree, down the tree we go, and you
are left right where you are!"
Miss Wells gasped out a never"
and added that she would perish first
but when the young man started to
slide the scuttle and signal to Miss
lean, things changed. She gave her
solemn word and was pulled up to
keep It. She started her off on pre-
tense of sickness at home, and as the
girl was ready to depart she whisper
ed in her ear:
IF you never. never, never say any
hing about this III always say tina
# | ever marry any man it will be /
determined young man who knows
what he wants."