The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1912-12-19
cap in salute, the tottering tramp
tOttered to his fall

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word and hurried down the steps.
Charles" came hurrying from the
back yard with cudgel In his hand
and started to rush upon the fallen
tramp without ceremony.
I'VE must get him into the house
and to bed" commanded the girl
He may be CARRIED as a tramp but
he's not one. You both ought to see
that He surely needs kindness and
think you can walk upstairs with
help?"
IN try" he groaned
Help him, Charles Put him in the
back bedroom, and I'm going to tele-
phone to the doctor In the cottage
above He has surely endured hard
ships and suffering and may be COM
ing down with fever. Gently Charles.
Don't handle him as If he were bar
rel of potatoes!"
Dick Aimes was almost carried up
stairs, and he surely made it as hard
for Charles as he could In return
the man no sooner had him above
stairs than he shook him to and fro
and muttered with savage temper:
You get well within an hour you
blamed old tramp, and take yourself
out Of this or I'll break every bone
In your bodyl"
The doctor came and felt Dicks
pulse and looked at his tongue and
asked many questions, and then went
down and reported to Miss Ida:
Il am not quite sure of the case
yet. One thing do know, however
he's no tramp
Then what?"
HE visits the manicurist and the
Turkish bath; he is an athlete; he is
temperate. In fact, he is a gentleman
and the son of a wealthy man. His
general health is good and | can't
quite make out what has caused his
present state, though l expect to find
ali Improvement tomorrow
Aunt, there's the foundation here
for good story" observed Miss Ida
when the doctor had departed. "Our
stranger was yachting with friends.
They were wrecked. He was cast
ashore more dead than alive. Per
haps all others were lost, The rag
him by fishermen. The wreck may
have happened hundred miles away.
Being penniless, he has had to walk.
He may have had slight sunstroke
and had an attack of asphasia. 1t
may be a week before his name
comes back"
And then will come gratitude, adj
miration. love and marriage" sneered
the relative.
How mean of you to say that Am
7 not devoted to my painting and /
authorship? 1t may be the plot for
novel"
Next morning Charles was told to
take some cruel and tea up to the
invalid and report on his condition.
He came downstairs on the run to
eXclaim:
He's out of bed and dressed
He is?
And he knows his namel'
what is it?"
"And he slammed me against the
walt"
WHAT for?'
And he's come down and is sit
with you, Miss Wellman, before he
goes"
"Well?" queried the young lady, as
she passed out and stood before the
stranger.
Can I come back in another suit
If clothes, carrying my cardcase and
etters of reference, and tell you all
about it?"
"Then-then there is something
% tell?"
Eyes, and apologies to Offer
You may come, she said SLOWLY,
liter a long look at him.
1t was as they were leaving the ;
cottage for the city in the fall that
he aunt said:
If you are going to Europe on ]
rour bridal tour next summer"
ooh, you can tag along behind us, !
1ou dear old goosel" laughed the i
irl. MY tramp may eat me up, you {
now" {
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