The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1919-01-03
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6QUEAkY SHOES
BY VINCENT q. PERRY.


DeuIooin uooi 4 anu ne ~StaTteu
his sleep. 1t was not two minutes
he had thrown his bathrobe
bis pajamas, slipped into his slip.
Ind opened his bedroom door, but
Il short time whoever it was that
hpped, had disappeared. Marshall
bout to close the door when the
of hot coffee reached his nos
there 1t was-a large cupful on
at his feet and there was q
bf steaming mullins, too.
I'll, this is the best yet" he NUT
as he picked up the tray. "My
bg-house lady certainly is atten-
her roomers."
did not wait to dress before tack
be mullins and coffee.
kat!" he exclaimed when the last
had been washed down by the
op Of coffee. II made q change
e better when I moved here.
'ast wasn't included in my bar
lther."
shall was clerk in q shoe store.
ny night, the busiest Of all the
Tor him, came and was almost
He was tired through and
B, and the prospect Of sleeping
Sunday looked bright.
vas the last one to leave the
bat night and was just turning
in the lock to close up when
I'd faint pant beside him. He
~ and saw a pretty young woman
II been hurrying.
am I too late to get q pair of
u she painted. II have been work
tonight and I did so want to
mr.
a. was an appeal in her tone and
her face. ut won't be any
to open up again." he answered
pshed upon the door and flashed
T. lights. "What style of shoe do
- pit and what size do you wear?"
1id not take long to make her
= Almost the first pair he showed
liked, and although he warned
III they would squeak for q time
il ley were broken-in, she was bent
l4purchase.
III late foT you to be out alone.
aNs l am going your way" he sug-
Re in Marlborough street; num-
~ very place where I room," he
~ surprise, II have just been there
~ strange that we have never
NJ the rooming house," she said
1ey We're walking home. II have
N4rking so hard at the office the
fN weeks that l haven't had time
3&1 any changes. Where is your
: be end Of the hall on the second
. started. "Are you sure?" she
r$pinly."
Az Miss Moore, the former occu-
~ that room, left the house alto
~ landlady told me that they had
1 Ter to a sanitarium. The room
unigated before l went into it."
M little thing, / was afraid it
1fome to that" There was gen.
1Qrrow in her voice. AS Marshall
s. her goodnight, he asked her
ahe.
1ee Atkinson" she answered.
- is Marshall Bell" he told
a d / hope l will be able to re-
ur acquaintance some time
3Then he went to bed.
q he awoke it was past noon. He
\ out of bed, shurriedly. Why
pc Weakened at the knock! The
md mullins would be cold. He
the door and gave a gasp of dis
nent. The tray was not there.
passed through the hall on
M out to dinner, he looked into
Ing room, where he spied the
Woman of the evening before,
weading.
t you come out TO dinner?" he
esitated for q minute, then
hank you, I WILL" she said.
walked toward hi:n he noticed
pix of her new shoes.
A3andlady must be sick" he re-
efter they had had dinner. "She
leaves a nice tray of mullins
Pc for me in the morning, but
lining she did not do so. love
md coffee ~
pix the landlady is quite WELL"
answered, as she put her hand
4 to her cheeks to hide a blush.
y morning Marshall woke with
Had he been dreaming? He
nve sworn that he had heard
g. his door. He listened. There
nmistakable sonndof squeak-
rs going down the hall. He
ne door just little. The odor
- greeted him and he seized
~ After he had finished he
and as he was going out
to put the tray back where
Hound Ii but, struck with a
he put ii back in his room
ed his door as he went out.
Sterling was preparing sup