The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1911-02-17

Iious let me say that I'm not worry
mg."
you mean
II mean that we are going to Swift
ser1and to stop for a month or more al
the same hotel with lord"
by George, but you don't mean itv
exclaimed the husband. How In
thunder did you bring 1t about7"
Samuel
Eyes, but that's cute trick Of yours.
You'll have him penned right up"
Samuel Parkinsv cried the wife as
she flushed up
"Oh, well. ! won't say nothing more.
You'n Miranda go right ahead, and I'll
back you with natural gas enough to
run all France. l guess It hain't for
me to mix in
Just how Mrs. Parkins located the
lord doesn't matter For FIVE franc
piece Partisan chambermaids have
been known to locate a whole duke.
He wasn't registered as lord, but
that wasn't expected. He would be
Incog. Mr.. Parkins took 1t that any
Of the forty men around the hotel
might be his lordship. but the wife,
with the keener intuition Of her sex,
spotted the right man within twenty
four hours.
! Then Mr. Parkins came to the front
like man. He introduced himself to
the victim and talked of America and
gas wells and dollars. There was en-
thusiasm in his voice as he talked Of
the gas that would continue to pour
out Of the earth for centuries to come,
and he worked up considerable pathos
over the admission that he hadn't
enough wells to supply over half the
United States. Mr.. Parkins had done
his full share The rest devolved upon
other shoulders.
A day or two later his lordship
strolled up mountain path by him
self. A little later Mrs. Perkins and
Miranda strolled up the 81 me path.
His lordship was overtaken just in
time to rescue Miranda from walking
out on an overhanging rock that would
have surely given way with her weight
and dropped her into the valley mile
below
The half fainting girl and the shat
tered mother We're assisted down the
path tn the hotel, and Mr.. Parkins
found them in bed to recover from the
shock. He heard the story and then
rushed downstairs. When he appeared
half an hour later there was bland
smile on his face, and he was rubbing
his hands.
Mr.. Parlins. what have you done?"
asked the wife as she sat up in bed.
"Eave you been saying anything to his
lordship?"
Now, don't you folks get into
sweat about me- replied Mr.. Parkins.
"Mebbe l haven't polished up quite as
fast as you have over here, but know
when to do the right thing for all
that"
And you've seen the lordy"
81 have"
"And talked with himi"
"For sure. Yes. sir-had quite talk
with him."
Samuel Parkins, what did you
say" asked the wife as she sat up
straighter and look of fear came into
her eyes.
What should l say under the cir
cunstances? l thanked him from the
bottom of my heart for saving Miriam
da's life. You don't think l spoke
about the weather, do your
"And what else, Samuel?"
what else, pa?"
II offered him 500 In cold cash"
oh, soI-
and two females went into mild hys-
terics, only Miranda's was suspiciously
like laughter. while her mothers was
the real thing. 1t was a long minute
that Mr.. Parkins stood there. hands In
pockets and wondering what had hap
pened. Then his wife forced back her
emotions and family asked:
what?"
And he took 1t and said. Thank ,
yer"
Two days later as they sat In the
train bound for home Mr.. Parkins no.
ticed tear stealing down Mrs. Par.
kins' cheek. He turned to her and
asked:
Amt you feeling clipper todayw
"Chipper! Clipper! How could l
reel chipper?' exclaimed Mrs. Parkins
in fierce tones.
Dunno. but you mustn't blame me.
l DIDN'T know that he was lord that
went about saving human lives for
cash on the nail! And. anyway, MI
randa kin marry Joshua Rawlins to
nome. He writes to me that he's going
to give up farming because he's struck
gas too"
ana Miranda squeezed his hand and
whispered, You do everything Just
right, pa"