Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1914-04-25

more cheerful with the complete res
toration of bodily comfort
Getting your sea legs. Mr. Locker
inquired the man at his right.
MY name is Anthony"
~ beg your pardon The passengel
list said
THAT was mistake"
my name is Stein. May | ask
where you are bound for?'
II think the place is Panama"
"Going to work on the canalY
"What canal? Oh of course! Now
I remember herring something about
a Panama canal Is that where it isY'
THAT'S the place Stein replied
dryly.
ooh, I've heard 1t mentioned"
well, you won't hear anything else
mentioned down here. It's the one
and only subject of conversation. No
body thinks or talks or dreams about
anything except the canal. Everybody
works on 1t or else works, for some
body who does. See this fellow COM
ing down the stairs? Anthony be-
held slender. bald headed man of
youthful appearance. THAT is Ste
phen Cortlandt. You've heard of the
Cortlandts?"
Sure! One of them pitched for the
Cubs"
II mean the Cortlandts of Washing,
ton. They're swell people, society
folks and all that He broke off to
bow effusively to the late conner, who
seated himself opposite. Then he in
PRODUCED Kirk.
Mr.. Cortlandt impressed Anthony as
a cold blooded. highly schooed person,
absolutely devoid of sentiment. He
seemed by no means effeminate. yet he
was one Of those immaculate beings
upon whom one can scarcely imagine
speck of dust or bead of perspira-
ton.
"By the way, we're getting up a pool
on the ships rum" Stein told his new
join"
"Yes, indeed. I'm for anything in
the line of chance"
Every well. III see you in the smok-
ing room later. 1t will cost you only
S."
Kirk suddenly recalled his financial
and FASTENED to say, trifle
lamely:
"Come to think about it, believe I'll
stay out. | never gamble" CHANGING
to glance up at the moment he found
Mr. Cortlandt's eyes fixed upon him
with a peculiarly amused look and a
few minutes later he followed Mr..
Stein to the deck above
Once in his own stateroom search
showed Kirk that even his watch was
gone and that his only asset, evidently
overlooked by the hilarious Higgins
and his co-partner in crime, was a
modest three stone finger ring. He had
neither baggage nor money He was
his ring specuatively when
he purser knocked, then entered at his
,all.
''l've just heard that there's mis-
AXE about your ticket" the newcomer
began. 1T is made out to Mr. tJeffer-
ION Locke but the doctor says you
insist your name is something else"
''That's right My name is Anthony"
''Then how did | get this ticket"
"Im sure | don't know"
"Have you any baggage"
81 don't know"
"What Is your destinationY
II don't know. You'll pardon my
limited vocabulary"
"But | don't understand"
Neither do |. But must have some
luggage. | need clean shirt and col.
ar"
"If you are not MIR. Locke the ticket |
Is no good"
"Hurrah! Put me off"
"You don't understandable ticket Is
good, but
Pardon the personal nature of the
Observation-Disclosures size shirt do you
wearT
Seventeen"
Saved! Let me have about six, will
7ou"
Certainly not" returned the other.
I need all | have. I'll have a look
or your baggage, Mr.-Anthony, and
III see the captain about this ticket
Ilso. I'll look you up later"
He departed, shaking his head as II
his were a form of insanity he had