The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-09-12

| was attacked by reporters who became
so incensed as they wrote their stories
| OF his rillainy that they strove TO stab
him with their lead pencils; a hun
dred times was set upon by famishing
villagers who wished to pick his ribs
with fanglike teeth, thousand times
found himself stark and shivering be-
fore the bar OF justice In chilly
stretch OF space. where the specters OF
all worthy Joneses OF the past con-
fronted him with slim, accusing An
gers. pointed straight at his terror
stricken stomach
The dreams were not true night
mares. though. for at the supreme in
stant OF each period Of peril white
angel hoated to him. rescuing him
from that which threatened him. And
this white angel. graceful large-eyed.
smiling and benefcent. was always
Josie Richards. AS soon as she had
rescued him each time, he spoke his
speech 10 her, and she wept on his
shoulder.
The result OF such a night OF agony
was, naturally. that they slept later
In the morning than was the Jonesville
custom. When half past eight arrived
and they had not appeared. the wife
of the proprietor sent him upstairs to
see II they had not decamped without
paying for their rooms. or II, per
chance, they had not come there sui
cidally Inclined
She crept up behind her liege lord
fearfully. and peeped across his shoul-
do ba
in turn. Finding that they were but
peacefully asleep, she was both
shocked at such unheard-of incidence.
and cheated at the lack OF tragedy so
she snorted. "Scandalous," as she
crashed down each step.
She was very solid woman. widely
built. Wallace had noticed that the
night before when he had peeped in
through the door. Had she been aware
OF that terrific episode, she would have
screamed for the village constable and
had him locked up in the calabo
Broadway had his high triumphant
moment when 1t became apparent that
Wallace would of necessity go to the
village barber shop. Having come
away in fight from Mrs. Gerard with
out bags or luggage OF whatever kind.
he had no razor with him.
My whiskers are so whitish that
they will not begin to show until the
afternoon" Broadway exulted. BY
that time Rankin will be here with
bags"
III wait for him. won't see any"
you'll be sure TO see the judges
daughter All the Jonesville girls that
work at the gum factory get up at six
O'Clock. The idle. aristocratic class
Ike Clara. stay in bed till seven"
Well. where is It, them" said Wal
lace in an evil temper.
What? The village barber shop?
Next door" Broadway wrung his
hand. "Good-by old chap; good by
Ill"
Just give my love to Broadway"
Wallace begged.
jackson Jones grew sober in an In
stant. Il don't expect I'll see much
OF it for while
ut must be permanent" said Wal
lace. 1T has lasted through the long
est night the world has ever known"
The day already was well under way
at the Jones factory. Josie had been
at her managerial desk not less than
an hour and probably an hour and a
half when Wallace started for the bar
Der shop
1t was very trying morning for the
girl. The events OF the night before
had much upset her. and her sleep had
been as much disturbed as Broadway's.
although. perhaps. less physically
painful.
She had been terribly in earnest in
| everything which she had said to him
about his duty to the village which had
| made him rich, his duty to the family
whose name he bore. his duty to him
self: she had been intensely worried,
still was intensely worried, lest all
which she had said might go for
naught. failing to impress him perma-
nently.
He had doubtless meant well when
he left her, but would that good inten-
ton stand the test of Walace's ridi-
cuie tshe felt certain Wallace would
| oppose her plan) and his own contem-
| plation OF the future for night?
She had hazy notion of what the
life of idle rich youth in New York
must be. but imagined that it must
attract with vivid power. and she could
guess that Jonesville did not. Would
he hold firm in the determination
| which she felt sure he had formed?
| When the Judge came in he found
her wondering and worrying as she
waited for some papers she had sent a
clerk to get. Already she had alrpst
finished the statement of affairs hich
she had promised to give Broadway.
| We'll. I just came over from the
Grand hotel" the Judge began
| did you see the young man."
| only for minute" The Judge
laughed indulgently. HE was eating
breakfast in his room. and his valet