The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-08-07

you? BY jove, II you weren't in my
own house, I'd kick you downstairs .
And with that, he flung impetuously
out Of the room.
Jonas sour glance followed him.
"Peevish, amt he? How be We gettin'
along?" he asked anxious1y, in an I'M
dertone, Of Flodie. Anything hap
pened?"
well I should say!" said Flodie
"You ought to have seen the show.
But we're not out of the woods, yet.
| Still, think that if l have time and
luck, can put it through"
"Ye can? By whillikens, that's finel
| Good for you! Wall, we ought to know
| pretty soon now" He looked up at
the clock. only, let's see-an hour
and thirty" He stopped, staring at
the clock, then, with puzzled face,
drew his own big watch from his
pocket, and compared it with the
clock "Say!" He turned eagerly to
Flodie.
Hush" cried Flodie, and laid her
finger on her lip.
Jonas expression grew crafty. Then
he grinned. ooh, see! Got little
scheme fixed up, eh?" He walked to
the couch and sat down, reckoning
her. Say, jest set down, won't We,
and let me know how things stand"
Flodie demurely took seat beside
him.
"Then they amt no danger of any O.
them three women gittin' him, is
they?''
why said Flodie, mot if we can
manage to keep them away from him.
1t isn't so easy as 1t looks. Those
women are getting desperate, now,
and you've got to help me fool them"
me? How? What can l do?"
"Why, if one of them gets him,
you've got to just jump in, and break
it up in q hurry. Don't let her get a
word in edgewise, if you can help it.
Fall on the floor, smash window
anything! 1t doesn't matter what
they think
by jimmy, I'll do it, you bet!" cried
Jonas. "One thing l do know: How
to handle WOmen!
There's millions in it, Mr. Hassing-
bury!"
"And I'm the Teller what's goin' to
get 'em!" He seized FlOdie's hand be-
fore she could protest, and shook it
theoretically. Say miss, you're
little wonder! Think of your dom all
that just on my account-you're a
friend worth havin', d'you know it?"
ct was nice of me, wasn't it," Flo
die replied modestly, turning away to
bite her lip.
Jonas hitched his chair closer
why, I been a-thinkin' of it over to-
day, and got a proposition I've de-
cided to make to we. If l git this here
money, and it looks now like should, |
what dye say to we two hitchin up
together"
Flodie jumped up suddenly. Nov, |
hold on, miss!" Jonas exclaimed, and |
stretched forth his long arm in ex-
postulation. you hear me out fust. |
I've kind O. took a notion to We, and !
I'm willin to try it, if you be. don't
see where could do better, and you'd
git a good man if you got me, miss,
If do say it"
THANK you kindly" said Flodie
"but / don't really know wnat in the
world I'd do with you if I got you"
Jonas stared at her as if she were
raving. 'You don't know what you're
talkin about! Don't you realize if you
marry me you'll get four million dol
lars? Lord, any other gal would just
jump at the chance to have the
spendin' O. that money"
Let 'em jump!" said Flodie. That's
my advice, Mr.. Hassingbury; you take
q good jumper. And want to give
you tip" She went up to him and
took him confidentially by the lapel OF
his coat. There will be three women
here tonight, and all of EN- can jump
ike grasshoppers. Once they find out
you have money, and they'll jump at
he chance, you see They'll jump all
over you'll"
Before the astonished Jonas could
'eply, Alfred opened the door to lady
arraved in hlue FlOdie