Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1916-01-21
Edward Temple,
Scamp
Showing How Sometimes a
Rogue Will Win
By LOUISE B. CUMMINGS

a fortune, which he proceeded to spend
Iavishly. Ned was one of those lovable
fellows who cannot refuse any one
favor, and the most OF his money
went in satisfying the cravings OF the,
needy and In loans to his supposed
friends. Wien his money was all
gone he proceeded to live on credit.
and when his credit was gone the
bailiffs got after him.
One Of Ned's creditors, his tailor.
whose profits OIL Ned's orders had been
large. not being especially grateful for
past favorS. truinped up n charge or
swindling against him iii order to force
him to pay bill of $40 and swore out
n warrant for his arrest. Ned got wind
Of the matter. and. throwing few
articles into suit case. he made for,
IL train and the same evening found
himself iii another city.
He had been there before in his
halcyon days and had spent lot of
money there. Not having u cent IN
his pocket. he was obliged to find shell.
ter and food by medns Of his assur-
lie had several times Been put UP" by
Il friend. he called the gehtlemaii up
on the telephone and desired the same
favor. Not succeeding in getting him,
Ned told the manager thft Ills former
mtroducer would be around In the
morning to introduce him again.
During the evening he fell In with
Lord rintertOn. young English nd
bleman. who possessed letters of in
PRODUCTION to prominent American fam
lilies. One of these was TO the Meri-
weathers. Ned had heard that there
were several pretty girls IN the family.
ana 1t occurred to him to put In II
brief period az IL guest at their house
by borrowing his lOEdshlp's letter. Tin
tertOn. being assured that Ned wished
the Introduction to assist him III u
love affair. consented. Ned sat down
to table, wrote IL note ON club sta
tionery. inclosed the letter and dis
patched 1t by special messenger.
The next morning Miss Grace Meri-
weather was driven UP to the club III
Il limousine. and the chauffeur called
for Lord Tihterton Ned. who was OH
watch. responded. went out to the car
and wars invited to transfer himself
during his stay in the city to the Meii;
weather domicie. Returning to the
club. he left word for his, friend. who
was to ~put him up" TINT he would
not he able to avail himself OF his
kind act. Then Il servant carried his
suit case to the car ana he and Miss
Meriweather were driven away
Miss Aleriweather proposed drive
before going home. TO which Ned
cheerfully assented. and before they
drew up ut her residence the couple
had entered upon II desperate tiirta
don. M one could spend an hOuI
with Ned without IL Irritation. and Il
girls he was irresistible. He renamed
all of three days With the MeriweatIIers
then received u letter from frient
70 whom he had loaned $500. contain
ing check for the amount. He badt
goodby to his hosts and. returning Il
the city. showed himself boldly on tin
street, stopping at the tailot's to settl,
his bill
ln the three days spent with the Meri
weathers Ned had carried Miss Grace
completely off her feet and had lef
her engaged tn him as Lord Tfnter
ton. Had not the scamp been obllvi
Gus TO future exposure he would hnvt
been much troubled. for he rould. no
always remain lord and his deception
must soon come out.
However. he forgot the deception
debts. He was recalled To the fOfme
by receiving note from Miss Merl
weather addressed to him as Lord Tin
terton. expressing wonder and re
pronch that he Ind not written an
summoning him TO her presence Il
once on pain of having their engage
ment broken. Ned hiId enough left U
the loan repaid him on which to max
the journey and took the next tFai
to visit his tiancee.
Now. it happened that soon afte
Ned had left Miss Meriweather sh
had heard that Lord fullerton wa
being entertained socially in the cit.
NOuuGACA. ANCu
seen TmtertOn before going HON,
thanked him for the l0an of his lette
which he returned to him. inf6fmin
him ut the same time that 1t Ind EN-
hled him to pass several days with III
girl he loved and begged his lordsh
not to give him away. TintertOn. WI
was jolly good fellow and bit
Il scamp himself, promised thar on I
account would he see Ned suffer II I
could help 1t.
One morning Tinterton received
note from Miss Grace Meriweathe
stating that Il man had delivered Il
/. ter of introduction from him to b
fnmily. He seemed to be an entire
different person from the one she no
addressed Would he kindly explain
. Tmterton saw at once that Temp
was on the brink of exposure and, |
membering his promise, racked !
brains for a method to protect the mi
who had used his letter. He final
wrote Miss Meriweather that he wOu
explain the matter on her promise
keep 1t secret. Receiving an assel
ing reply to this. he wrote, her that
was I.nrd Tinterton's secretary ii