The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1913-05-29

gray-bue eyes twinkled significantly
Judge" he said, THE Nineveh Daugh
tiers OF the Confederacy are givin' a
picnic down at Indian Springs today
and they're goin 10 set dinner at a
dollar II head for the benefit of the
Confederate Soldiers home at Higgins
vile. sub. | reckon all that amt no
particular news to you. but thought
maybe you'd enjoy goin' down there
with me. sub. Id be uckled TO death
to have you
Judge Boling's lips twitched "You
old devil. you. You couldn't any more
keep from campaigning among the
daughters than yearling colt can keep
from kicking up its heels IN the pas
| ture and you know 1t. You can't fool
me-"
What can't do and what yearlin'
colt can't do are two mighty different
things. judge" answered Colonel Tod
hunter. But Amt connected with
old Bill Stricklands campaign In no
official capacity that I'm aware OF. and
If see DC TO turn trick on my own
hook, that's nobodys blame business
but mine. sub"
Then the colonel chuckled "I'll tell
you one thing and that amt two: I'd
rnther have womans promise to
make her husband vote for me or my
candidate than to have a mans own
word on a stack o. Bibles mile high.
sub. It's only up to the man to keep
his word. But it's up to the woman to
prove that she can manage her hus-
band. And she'll do that sub or die
In the attempt
Old Judge Boiling laughed. "Well.
Thurs he said. I've just been fooling
with you anyway Mrs. Todhunter
herself stopped at our house this morn
ing and took Mrs. Boiling along with
her, and she made me promise to come
later. so it's all right They'll have no
excuse for saying that we're there In
Colonel Strickland's interest. so you
and | can go down TO Indian Springs
with perfectly easy conscience"
An hour later old Judge Boiling and
Colonel Todhunter emerged upon the
picnic grounds in company. having
driven down In the colonel's buggy.
Mrs. Todhunter. white haired old
aristocrat OF the antebellum type. adj
friend. II Mrs. Todhunter had fault
/ was that she tacitly regarded ali
Nineyeh as being vassal to her social
'uzeranty and bore herself something
Is might the ruling monarch OF some
title principally But this manner
vas not apparent In her bearing to-
ward old Judge Boiling, whom she
NEW us being of her own caste.
I'm very glad you've come. judge"
he said laughingly. And especially
light now. Ii may take you and Colo
el Todhunter both TO make our Mary
nd young Tom Strickland behave
sir. Tom has already kid ,
aped Mary away somewhere after | /,
Mt them to work spreading table
loths, and I've been vowing all sorts /,
{ vengeance on both of them. l don't
pproye OF Toms behavior at all,
idge." 4
lit pains me to disagree with lady,
replied the white haired old ,
ldge CALAMITY. but ! must say APP h
rove of Toms conduct in getting Miss
larry Todhunter of TO himself at ev- ;,
y chance. ma'am. 4
That's all very fine. judge" said
RS. Todhunter. laughing and shaking !.
or head, but Mary has no business !,
Tom strickland to monopo- .
&c her She came out here with :
.amford Tucker wouldn't blame
ann in the least If he got ugly about
Then Mrs Todhunter laughed and ).
tinted an accusing finger. There they :
e now, looking as if butter wouldn't
elt in their months. Won't you =.
over there for me. judge. and tell :,
Dm Strickland 10 behave himself and '
nd Mary 10 me right away. There's
, earthly use in Colonel Todhunter
ling. because neither one Of them !"
ould mind word he says Old =
idge Boiling. laughing. moved of to X
ard the young couple.
Mrs. Todhunter turned TO the colonel "
lou see. | know you Ike book. Colo ~
j Todhunterr she said. her eyes o.
You think everything ol
'ung Tom Strickland does is just 10
ght. and you'd stand up for him W
Kicker than his own father And as 10
r Mary. she can twist you around her OF
iger any time. Don't think / place tu
IS dependence upon you where they
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