American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-03-14

per UUu lUtlflA NDifh lhhA " 1850
been looking poorly Of late, and
stopped Il inquire about his health.
lie sprinted TO the corner just In
time 10 see the fireman turn TO the
right a block ahead. ON an easy trot
the call.bOy followed after. Overtak-
ing n brakeman. Snapper asked II he
had seen Burnside.
"Burnsldef" said the man. yep;
lust passed mere with throttle wide
open and both pops up. Hit the curve
and shot up that first alley"-polnt'
ing-"and he was going some. Why'
I'll bet he was halfway up the side
of that house when he made the turn'
and | reckon yOu'lI find his footmarks
on the wall.
ale called to me TO tell you to
hurry up, Kid" he said with a grin
''and you want to move lively. or he'll
lose you"
Snapper knew this was all CANNON.
He glanced ut his watch. II was al
most nlne-thIrty.
am look for those fOOtmnrks some
other time" he remarked dryly; I'm
In n hurry now" and he started on
nfresh at a jog trot IN the direction
that had been Indicated.
"There's that .longlcgged RID
again I" calculated Burnside. IF he
comes back here TO the Kitchen, III
sIlp out the front door and Join you
on the car somewhere. II lie comes
to the front. keep him TIL J can get
to the other side of the run and after
he's gone, I'll come around by the
street"
Snapper's schedule took him to the
front door. There was no answer to
his first ring, 30 he rang again; ana
shortly Miss Curnigan answered.
"Ohl It's you, Is III" was her tart
greeting. "What do you want now
It's a pity you couldn't have come
around to the kitchen door"
'That's the fault Of me tender
hcnrt, Kitty" returned the %unabashed
Snapper. ~ want Jimmy Burnside
and | couldn't bear to break 1t to hin
suddenly. You tell him."
"Dldn't | tell you he had lief
here2"
Jaw. quit It, Klttyl Amt he go
ing on the picnic with you? Sure
"Well," was the admission, "he cam'
back after you left, but he's gon
again. You might find him ut hi
boarding house.
Snapper struggled to keep a stralgh
face.
"Ive been there once he returned
"nnd the book OF rules snys"-he hel
his call book close to his nose nm
thumbed over some blank pages"
says, here: Rule lO6-ln all cases {
c doubt or uncertainty, see Cor you
self I've got to do 1t, Kitty" and
pushed Into the house.
q "Oh, very Welt" retorted the your
lady, and followed through to wheI
her mother and II younger sister we
J. finishing the packing Of the picnic bn
kets In the kitchen. "Nowl are "
T. sntlsiied2"
y Snapper made no reply, Somethlt
Of more Immediate interest absorb'
T. all his faculties, for his eyes had llgl
u ed on the top layer In II Of the bn
3 kets. Are those some of yoIr ov
p pies, Mrs. CarnIgnn2" he inquired
u awed tones,
u "Surel" was the answer. "Who
- would they beY"
=, "But. some that you baked you
sclf9" he persisted with IN mir
!. strong disbelief.
"Of coorsel I"
- "NIrs, C~nrnlgnn"-he wanted n cal
. judicial answer 10 this quest-"n
- your pies as good MS they used to he
" swell, | neverw cried Mrs. Car
~ gan, nlnglng up her hands. "lf y
~ aint the %hlarneyeri"
snapper wns no a beauty. He "
~ stlll growing; his Joints were
~ loose. his feet too big, his clothes
~ smnil vet when he opened his mot
:. 20 take In the piece Of pie that was
." medlntcly cut for him expanding ~
-, his frcckles ran together aud his VIII
y. countennnCe resemhled nothing
I much MS u wedge disappearing throt
n large, rusty wusher, he became
the moment n sight that gave true
40 to Mrs. Cnruignn's domestic heart.
I'D "Thnt certainly was good he m
liz INJURED In heartfelt communication rs
sk. swallowed the last of ". Then he
Miss CNrnlgnn's anxious eye and <
>" u sudden lmpiSh start, Gee, Kit
I'M, he exclaimed. "Somenne's fell In
creek"
nv. stopping NJ the creek merely !
enough to pun the plank out OF
mn water aud SET II roughly In place,
to FASTENED to the boarding house
,nr went softly up to the tiremen's RI
ms. lie s%nickered TO himself nj heal
eve burnside muttering o~hiurgntlonS In
ana thrashing wet clothes about.
om In this dilemma the pie turniS
inp him n hint, Tor. ms Il sought a {
NH. corner Of his anatomy In which to
n pose itself comfortably, II gave hi
ire gentle internal tweak, In an ms
hy he had doubled up MS though IA
,rty with a violent cramp and, fal
10y AAalaN -.