The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-04-30

WOULDN'T that theory lead to q
wholesale evasion OF responsibility
/ Perhaps. I'm no philosopher Bur
a blaekbird or a red fox ls so pretty.
even when he 10 thieying. that I'D let
him have the corn. I'm like the
Lord High Executioner In The Mi
kado' who Was so tender-hearted that
he couldn't execute anybody and
planned to begin with guinea. pigs and
work up. Only I'm afraid couldn't
/ even manage the guinea pigs"
| She laughed. You wouldn't find
many TO practice on here DO you
raise guinea pigs up North"
All" he said ruefuliy. "you tag me.
too. Have BY chance a large letter
y tattooed upon my manly brow? But
! suppose it's the accent. Uncle JEFF
ferson catalogued me In five minutes
He said he didn't know why | was
from de Norf.' but he 'knowed' II.
I've annexed him and his wife. BY the
way"
You're lucky to have them. inc
Jefferson and Aunt Daph might have
slipped out OF plantation Of the last
century. They're absolutely ante-be
lur1. Most OF the negroes are more
or less spoiled. as you'll find. I'm
afraid" She turned the conversation
bIuntIy. Had you seen Damory
Court before'"
mo, never"
DO you like the general plan OF the
placer"
DO like it," cried John Valiant.
do like ~"
A quick pleasure glanced across her
face. IT'S nice Of you 10 say II that
way. We ask that question so often
It's become mechanical You see. it's
our great show-place,"
Al that moment a patter OF foot
steps and shrill shrieks came flying
over the iast-year's leaves beyond the
lilac bnshes. It's Hickey Snyder" she
said. peerlng out smIingly as two
children. pursued and pursuer. burst
into view. "Hush." she whispered;
Il wonder what they are up to-"
The pair came In a whirl through
the bushes. The foremost was
seven.year-old negro girl. In d single
short cottonade garment, wizened,
barelegged and bareheaded her black
wool parted In little angular patches
and tightly wrapped with bits OF cord.
The other was white and as freckled
as turkeys egg. with hair cropped
like a boys. She held a carving.
knife cut from shingle, whose edge
had been deeply ensanguined by poke
berry Juice. The pursued one stun
bled over root and came to earth In
heap. while the other pounced upon
her like wildcat
Hold still. you limb OF Satan" she
scolded. How can | do IL when you
won't stay stillF"
"Oh. lawd" moaned the PROSTATE
one. In simulated terror: oh. Doctah,
good Doctah Snydah, has An gotter
hab dat operation? Is 20 sho' gwine-
ter twitter aroun' nah insldes wild
dem knives on saws en- things?"
1T won't hurt" treasured the would.
be operator: mo more than II did Mis-
Poly Clifford. And I'll put your liver
right back again"
Wait or minute. All les remem.
bahs An fo'got ter make nah will All
leabs---"
Nonsense objected the other irrt
tably. You made II yesterday. They
always do Ii beforehand"
No. sub. All done clean forgot ct
All leabs NAH thimble ter de Mefodis'
church, on NAH black en- wite kitten
ter Hickey Snyder en-"
twig snapped under vailant's foot
Both scrambled to their feet. the black
glrl to look at them with wide self
conscious grin Hickey. tossing her
short hair back from her freckled
face, came toward thenl
My goodness. Miss shirley" she
said. we didn't see you at all" She
looked at Valiant Are you the man
that's going 10 Ak up pamory Courtes
she inquired. without any tedious for,
malltles
Yes" said Valiant.
Well" she said critically. you've
got your Job cut out for you. But | |
should say you're the kind to do H.
Hickey" Shirley's voice tried 70 |
be stern, but there was a hint OF
laughter in IL.
What did say now 60 INQUIRED 4
Hickey I'm sure I meant II 10 be \
complimentary
u vas, said Valiant 4 shall try
to deserve Your good opinion"
but what a CHASTITY play" ok.
claimed Shirley. Where did you
learn n
We were playing Nils Paly Clifford
In the hospital Rtckey answered
she's got whole lot of little peb
hlea What they ca, out
On Riekeys~ expostaiated shirley
with shudaet
They sid she keeps them in a