The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1913-02-20

In Atascosa City says he.
Il felt a cold chill run down my
back. Me to play and mate In one
move says | TO myself.
II made solly promise to stay in the
safe for half an hour. and | liked out
in cab to Lolabelle Delatour's fat
on Forty-third street | knew her
we'll She was chorus girl In a
Broadway musical comedy.
"'Jane. says / when / found her.
I've got friend from Texas here.
He's all right. but-well. be carries
weight. I'd like to give him a little
whirl after the show this evening
bubbles. you know. and buzz out to
casino for the white bait and picked
| walnnts. ls IL a goT
"'Can be sing?' asks LolabeIle.
lyon know says /. that wouldn't
take him away from home unless his
notes were good He's got pots Of
money-hean pots full Of it,
"'Bring him around after the sec
ond act says Lolabelle. and I'll ex-
anime his credentials and securities
so about 10 o'clock that evening
led Solly to Miss Delatour's dressing
room. and her maid let Us in. In ten
minutas in comes Lolabelle fresh from
the stage. looking stunning in the cos
tune she wears when she steps from
the ranks Of the lady grenadiers.
LAS soon as Solly say her he got up
and walked straight out through the
To-. 81. I al
lowed him. LoIabelle wasn't paying
my salary. l wondered whether any
body was.
Luke. says Solly outside that was
an awful mistake. We must have got
into the lady's private room. | hope
I'm gentleman enough TO do anything
possible in the way of apologies DO
you reckon she'd ever forgive us?'
"'She may forget it. says /. OF
course it was mistake Let's go
find some beans
That's the way 1t went. But pretty
soon afterward Solly failed 10 show up
at dinner time for several days cor
nered him He confessed that he had
found restaurant on Third avenue
where they cooked beans in Texas
style. | made him take me there. The
minute I set foot inside the door |
threw up my hands.
There was young woman at the
desk, and Solly introduced me to her.
And then we sat down and had beans.
Yes. sir. sitting at the desk was the
kind of a young woman that can catch
any man In the world as easy as lift
ing a finger. There's a way of doing |
II. She knew | saw her working it. |
She was healthy looking and plain |
dressed. She had her hair drawn back |
from her forehead and face-no curls |
or frizzes; that's the way she looked. |
Now I'll tell you the way they work 4
the game; it's simple. When she wants
& man she manages it so that every /
time he looks at her he finds her look |
ing at him. That's all
THE next evening Solly was to go to
COney Island with me at T. At
o'clock he hadn't showed up. I went
out and found cab felt sure there
was something wrong.
Drive to the Back Home restau-
rant on Third Avenue. says l. And if
l don't find what want there take in
these saddle shops. handed him the
list.
Boss says the cabby. 4 ct steak
in that restaurant once. If you're real
hungry l advise you to try the saddle
shops first
I'm detective. says |. and don't
eat. Hurry up
LAS soon as got TO the restaurant
felt in the lines of my palms that
should beware of tall, red. damfool
man, and l was going to lose a sum
of money.
'.Solly wasn't there. Neither was the
smooth haired lady.
Il waited. and in an hour they came
in cab and got out hand in hand.
asked Solly TO step around the corner
for a few words He was grinning
clear across his face. but had not ad-
ministered the grin.
"'She.s the greatest that ever shifted
the breeze says he.
"Congrats.' says I. I'd like to have
my thousand now. If you please
g Well. Luke says he. 4 don't know
that I've had such a skyhoodlin' fine
lime under your tutelage and dispensa-
don. But III do the best / can for
do the best can he repeats.
Me and Miss Skinner was married an
hour ago. We're leaving for Texas in
he morning
"'Greatr says l. Consider yourself
covered with rice and congress CATERS.
But don't let's tie so many satin bows
IN our business relations that we lose
light Of 'em. How about my honorari-
I'm?
'Missis Mills says he. has taken
,ossession OF my money and papers
Except six bits. | told her what I'd
greed to give you. but she says its
N irreligious and Illegal contract, and
he won't pay a cent of 1t. But amt
DING to see you treated unfair says
e. I've got eighty-seven saddles on F
be ranch what I've bought on this K
rip, and when get back I'm going to o
lick out the best six in the lot and o
end 'em TO you" u
And did hep I asked when Lucul- II
Is ceased talking. G
He did. And they are fit for kings e