The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1920-07-15


Travers.
II nm obliged to you said the lat
ter, hut II won't do"
"Why there are only three Of my
five daughters left at home now" OBJ
served AIr Harris with Jocular smile.
Bound 10 give me dig on my al-
legged evasion Of the gentler sexf' re-
/ sponded rrayers. 'All that Is fiction,
and besides ! know of no brighter.
kinder friends than you and your fam
| ily. but my physician has mapped out
six months course for me, has dts
covered an Ideal environment and |
shall hive TO act under his direction"
well, get cured that IL all ! want"
spoke Mr. Harris kindly,
He thought the world OF his young
partner. who had been his studeat and
assistant Tor five years and had then
brilliantly won the most important
legal battle of the year II had been NJ
great cost, however Trayers had
always been chose student and he had
thrown his full natural iDtentness into
The great case The reaction had come,
his nerves bad broken down. and TO re-
build them he must entirely abandon
work. There was hopeful anticipation
Ia his face as he took n train for
town Two hundred miles from the city.
after shipping thltbcr trunks and va
riety OF certain appurtcnances requi-
site for long bachelor experience He
put up AT the Aotel at Brompton and
the next morning was called on by a
town fouctlonary.
Il have my Instructions 10 install
you 10 your position as warden Of the
forest preserve, said the official "Your
duties will not be very exciting al.
though your environment viii be print
tive"
In the officials automobile Travers |
was frivcn along country road 70 |
the edge Of n stretch Of timber cover.
ing several hundred acres At one cor
ner was large sign reading: Forest
Preserve H. 0S" Here there was
small hut composed OF rough boards.
from TIE roof Of which prOtrnded an
ordinary stove pipe.
"Nat very inviting bungalow"
smiled the official
"But precisely what | expected and
want declared Travers III you win
arrange to have what have had
shipped from the city sent down here |
viii Install myself forthwith The two
rooms IN this little shelter house win
precisely sui my requirements. eau
get provisions az the settlement. and ]
lm sure ! shall enjoy the rough and
ready life"
The NOVELTY ~ his environment had
a snlutRry effect upon Travers. His
duty comprised a patrol Of the reserve
several times n day. final one ai
night and The direction OF two laborers
who trimmed the trees aud cut down
the dead ONES
Il was toward the end 81 his first
soiourn that Trayers met with
a series Of Incidents which ultimately
changed The entire trend u bis career
Twice he had seen bent form that
timber, who had mysteriously disap
pcnred before he could come upon him
md one night glrlish figure fitted by
lltn like the wind Two evenings later,
while he was seated reading IN his
little hut there came tap at the win.
low Trayers opened Il TO confront a
'oung girl Of about seventeen deeply
'gitsied
"Oh SIR" she quavered. III you
;now anything about sickness or have
my medicine with You. beg of you to
ONE With me without delay"
'What Il tho trouble, missf" ques,
loned Trayers. attracted and interest
a by the pleading face and marked
distress exhibited.
1T Is my father; fear he will die
IN. SIR come come II Is not far"
Trayers snatehed up n case OF his
wn medicine and hurried outside He
,as puzzled as his girl guide led him
nto the very depths OF the reserve. AS
he came 20 a ravine choked up with
pllen trees she took his hand, led him
through maze he had never pene-
rated and into a shelter, secret
nd half comfortable where lay an old
ian on a bed of dried grass.
Trayers worked over the old man un.
i be had quite revived him. He won
cred how hong these refugees had
cen thus IN hldins and questioned his
ght to allow thea on the reserve.
he uext day, however, he learned
,eir sad story. and thenceforwari !
us their friend aud companion.
Darius West had claim against a =
aluahle piece Of property, had quar-
lied with other contestants. and In
he heat % Just battle had severely
Ijared one Of them. They had taken :
lynntage OF this To get out warrant
n his arrest lie had hurried to bid
x. for once ia their hands he feared !,
icy would prosecute him to the limit :
Looking into those affairs as an ex-
art lawyer. Leslie Trnyers took up the
lse within a month he had Mr.. West
nd his daughter Merceda under safe =
rejection and began the prosecution :