Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-01-25
HIGHFLYERS
BY MRS. EVA LEONARD.
IN WHICH TOM MEETS HIS NEW
EMPLOYER.

$50 this is Tom Gerard's boy" Ed
ward Jaynes held out his hand to the
young man before him.
II have the honor to be Tom Gerard,
Junior" was the smiling reply.
You have well said; 1t is an honor.
know OF no man whom l more thor
oughly respect than your father. Have
chair" He motioned to one in front
of him and sat down.
when he wrote me that he was try
ing to get you on your feet again I
thought. The lad has good blood in
his veins; he can't go wrong and stay
there If he belongs to Tom" The man
looked shrewdly into the youthful face
opposite him.
You shall not regret your conf
dence; nor shall my father blush for
his son a second time IL l can help it."
was the quiet answer.
Good! Did you bring your wife"
Your father tells me you are mar
ried."
Eyes. have moved here. We are at
the hotel" answered Tom.
''Hm-m." Jaynes pinched his un-
derlip. THAT hotel Is an Improvement
on the one we had when l first came
here, but 1t certainly leaves something
to be desired I'll tell you what we'll
do. I'll take you home to dinner with
me. You call your wife up and tell her
to be ready to go with us in half an
hour. In the meantime we will talk
business. Here is the phone in this
office" He led the way to an inner
sanctum.
After Tom had called up Marjory.
Jaynes took the receiver and sang out
In a hearty voice:
Hello. Gertrude, shall bring my
young friend, Tom Gerard, and his
wife home to dinner. They have just
arrived in town and are at that joint
on Main street. Tell Julia Dad wants
some of her salad dressing tonight.
Good bye" He rose and walked to
the door. Nov I will show you over
the works and tell you something OF
what ! want you to do" Tom follow
ed him and In few minutes he had
received a clear. brief outline Of his
work; had the key to his desk and felt
himself q part of the prosperous con-
Germ OF which Jaynes was the life and
soul.
Now we are off," he called with a
OIcCZy Ivy do Hc SN uH6 OuI u
the door. They climbed into the hand
some car and headed for the hotel.
TIL show you the handsome resi-
dence section Of F'airport," laughed
Jaynes after he had ben presented to
Marjory and the young people were
safely slowed away In the tonneau.
Fortunately the ground is frozen. so
am not confined to the one paved
street."
There are some very pretty houses"
remarked Marjory brightly as with her
hand tucked In Toms under the blan-
ket she Eazed around with 4 pleased
excitement
1.-THE houses are nothing to tho Poo
pie that live In Them" sang out Jaynes
from the front seat. 1.-THE finest lot Of
people in the world live right here in
this little burg. You'll agree with me
whom you know them. Just the honey.
sensible. friendly kind that make you
an optimist about the world In gen.
eral." Jaynes' laugh was good to hear;
II was 20 hearty. THAT German
castle affair perched on the side hill 10
where we are headed for. That ginger
| bread ID q concession to the women
folks. like any one Of the houses
down here better myself, but then
! tell my wife that have the advantage
OF the neighbors in that do not have
IN Ink n II whom am In the iunidA