The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-09-20

| sSi'Nii lSi u lcl yer uIlNe, Uu
| dissent trust her to yer"
After Il sharp "Gidapr' from LAT,
the old mare moved slowly away fro1
the tracks. Jimmie and his host maiI
tanned an embarrassed silence. Th
boy furtiyely glanced at his employer
cousin and made mental note of tn
| ragged fringe Of whiskers that adorne,
! the farmers neck. AS Lafe shifted
| huge mouthful Of tobacco from cheel
to cheek his Adams apple jerked con
vulsively. Apparently. it roamed abou
at will, and disappeared beneath hi
shirt collar only to bob up among tn
thicket Of whiskers with an agility tina
, completely fascinated Jimmie.
Say. he said at length and by wa,
of conversation, was you ever to Pas
tor's?"
Lafe bestowed the cud In one corner
of his mouth, voided pint or so OF
the attendant moisture and wiped his
lips on the back Of his hand.
Which wanY' he asked.
''On Fourteent' street,
No he answered. II never was te
the city. Gidapr' He fell again to
the rumination Of his fine cut why
dye ask?''
Il fought l seen yer dere wanst, >
Jimmie replied, vivid lady wot play
ed on de trambone. You wuz tellin'
her about de circus comm ter town,
an den yer did a sand dance toged-
der"
LATE gasped in establishment and al
most swallowed his tobacco.
Look a-here, young feller," he said
Il dunno what kind O. dominies you've
got to New York, but up here ministers
of the gospel don't allow no such car
ryin's on in their houses. Gidap!"
Jimmie felt vaguely that he had Of
Tended and offered prompt reparation.
Excuse me-" he said humbly. II
didn't mean to make no break"
Freely granted!' cried Lafe. "City
ways amt country ways, guess, but
you seem a right nice young Teller.
Gidapr'
Jimmie blushed. and for the rest of
the ride neither ventured on any fur
Their conversation. Lafe's sister met
them at the head of the farm lane and
greeted Jimmie with a motherIy smile
We'll. Lafe." she cried. olympia
amt so spry as some. You'd better
come right IN an set down. Biscuits
is bnrnin' this half hour past
For almost an hour Jimmie tucked
in honey and hot biscuit with steam
ing coffee and ham. until his rudy
cheeks glistened and the waistband of
lis trousers grew taut. BY this time
he conversation assumed q more in
)ut.
well. sister," he said, "y'orter seen
Lympia when the train came in.
wan she was scairt out Of her witsr'
She'll get over 1t fast enough" Miss
Soodel commented. when they cut
he railroad through the pasture lot"
LATE slapped his knee
by Gregory" he cried; shell never
ct over it, II that's what she's wait
1g for! That derned railroad COM
any won't own my pasture lot for
ass than $500 an acre unless they
teal 1t from me-
"Mebbe they WILL" said Miss Goodel.
II you stay up till all hours of the
light. You need to have clear brain
you want to get ahead Of the rail-
,ad company"
Lafe rose and stretched lazily.
"All right. sister" he granted, and,
king the lamp from the table he
loted Jimmie to the spare room on
lie second floor.
Under Lafe's tutelage Jimmie rapid
acquired all the accomplishments Of
hired man. and when his vacation
'ew toward its close 1t had proved to
. as profitable for LATE as it had
ZEN enjoyable for Jimmie. A prOfu
Oh of freckles Obscured the healthy
ow in the boys cheeks. and a cast
: suit Of Lafe's Overalls completed
8 transformation into as rustic a
nth as never saw Fulton market or
e Brooklyn bridge.
It was, therefore. not at all surnrls-
Z that he should be hailed AS bud"
the thickset gentleman with lh'
blrck mustache who dove a Smari
liking horse and buggy up the farm
he.
Who lives here. bud?" he asked ont
one corner of his mouth. !
Jimmie took in at one coinprehcp
e glance the panama hat. the dia
md breastpin and the general air Of :
insouciance that pervaded !,
. strangers personality. "a
Come again." Jimmie said.
Where's yer pap?" =
Pap?" Jimmie repeated. !,
Oh, ratsr' the stranger broke in i'm
.iently and drove rapidly up the J.,
e. Jimmie gazed after him In I'M =,
,cted surprise That essentially ur- =,
i presence in its strange setting OF =,
ture and meadow affected the boy y
, Whit Of East river breeze, and =,
turned to his task of moving the
der Of the lane, almost glad that :.
vacation approached its close. =.
moment later the buggy drew up !,
r the barn, where LATE was busily =,