The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-10-28

| yerself ter hum. ia let yer drive, Dul
dassen't trust her to yer"
After sharp "Gidapr' from Lafe
the old mare moved slowly away from
the tracks. Jimmie and his host main
| tanned an embarrassed silence. The
| boy furtively glanced at his employers
| cousin and made mental note of the
ragged fringe Of whiskers that adorned
| the farmers neck. As LATE shifted 8
| huge mouthful of tobacco from cheek
to cheek his Adams apple jerked con
vulsively. Apparently. it roamed about
at will, and disappeared beneath his
shirt collar only to bob up among the
thicket of whiskers with an agility that
completely fascinated Jimmie.
Say he said at length and by way
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 wan?" he asked.
ION Fourteent' street"
NO" he answered. Il never was TO
the city. Gidapr' He fell again to
the rumination of his fine cut. why
dye askY'
II fought / seen yer dere wanst,"
Jimmie replied. wild 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 astonishment and al
most swallowed his tobacco.
Look a-here, young Teller" 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. 81
didn't mean to make no break"
Freely granted cried Lafe. "City
ways amt country ways, guess, but
you seem 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 motherly smile.
well. Lafe," she cried, Lympia
amt so spry as some. You'd better
come right In an set down. Biscuits
is burnin 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
his trousers grew taut. By this time
the conversation assumed more in
innate tone. and even LATE thawed
out.
well. sister" he said. 'y'orter seen
'Lympia when the train came in. |
swan she was scairt out of her Wits
shell get over it fast enough" Miss
Goodel commented. when they cut
the railroad through the pasture lot"
LATE slapped his knee.
by Gregory" he cried; shell never
get over it. if that's what she's wait
ing for! That derned railroad COM
pany won't own my pasture lot for
less than $500 an acre unless they |
steal 1t from me-"
''Mebbe they WILL" said Miss Goodel. |
IF you stay up till all hours of the
night. You need TO have clear brain
# you want to get ahead of the rail-
road company
Lafe rose and stretched lazily.
h.n n1 and j
,aking the lamp from the table, he
Diloted Jimmie TO the spare room on
he second floor
Under Lafe's tutelage Jimmie rapid
V acquired all the accomplishments of
, hired man, and when his vacation
irew toward its close 1t had proved to
De as profitable for Lafe as 1t had
,een enjoyable for Jimmie. A profu-
ZION of freckles obscured the healthy
,low in the boys cheeks, and cast
,fr suit of Lafe's overalls completed
lis transformation into as rustic
-outh as never saw Fulton market OF
he Brooklyn bridge.
1t was, therefore. not at all surprls-
ng that he should be hailed as "oud
" the thickset gentleman with the
ct black mustache who drove smart
ooking horse and buggy up the farm
ane.
.Who lives here, bud?' he asked OUT
# one corner of his mouth.
Jimmie took in at one comprehen-
i've glance the panama hat the dia-
nond breastpin and the general air OF
renderloin insouciance that peryaded
he strangers personality.
Come again. Jimmie said.
where's yer pap?"
PAM" Jimmie repeated.
.sOh. rats" the stranger broke In I'M
atientlv and drove rapidly up the
,ne. Jimmie gazed after him In I'M
reeted surprise. That essentially ur- 1
an presence in its strange setting OF :
ASSURE and meadow affected the boy {
rl,a q Whit of East river breeze, and {
. turned to his task Of moving the
order of the lane almost glad that |
10 vacation approached its close.
moment later the buggy drew up {
oar the barn, where LATE was busily