Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1920-12-03

before she found bout I've got q
hanuerism in my cart, Willie, so the
surgeon on the mail boat tells me. an
wen ! go. III 90 lIke-that!n Mother
jerks snapped her cigarette-stained
fingers. I'm 6fty-seven. Willie. an
since my saInted Emery passed away,
'aven't been no blOomin' hangei."
She wrung her hands ooh, Wy in ell
couldn't them harteries ave busted In
time TO save my lamb the 'umiliatin'
knowledge that she's be'oldin' to the
likes o. me for wOt she's gOt-an' 'Ow
got it for 'er.s
BIIiy Geary had . bright idea
''Wen." he said. "why not die-tem-
pOrarily-If you feel that way about
it9 You could come back from the
grave after she's gone"
But Mother jerks shook her head
NO" she declared. "WhIle Dolores Is
self-supportin' now, stIll. IL anythink
'appened an she was to need 'elp.
'elp is somethin' no ghost can give.
Think again, Willie. Cor. lad. w'ere's
yer brains?"
well" Billy countered thought
fully. apparently there's no way OF
heading her on before she takes the
steamer at New Orleans. SO wen take
it for granted she'll arrive here In due
course About the time she's due.
suppose you run up to San Miguel de
i Padua for q couple Of weeks and
leave me to run Fl Buen Amigo in
your absence. I'll play fair with yOu.
Mother, so help me. I'll account for
| every centavo. I'll borrow some de-
cent clothes from Leber the day the
| steamer gets IN; then TIL so aboard
| and look over the passenger list, and
| II she's aboard. I'll tell her you closed
your house and started for California
to visit her on the last north-bound
/ steamer-that her cablegram arrived
/ Just after you had started; that the
cable company. knowing / am . friend
or yours. showed me the message and
that I took IT upon myself to call and
explain that as a result Of your de-
parture for the United States II win
be useless for her TO land-useless
and dangerous, because cholera is
raging in Buenaventura. although the
port authorities deny it"
| "WiIlIe." Mother jerks interrupted
impressively. q ghost Of her old deb
OMAR spirit shining through her
tears, "yer don't owe me 9 blOOmin'
| slxpeneel Yersye syyed the day. syve6
my reputation. an syved q lydy's
peace o. mind. Kiss me. yer precious
byby."
| So Billy kissed her-gravely and
with falial reverence, for he had long
suspected Mother jerks of being q
pearl cast before swine. and now be
was certain OF IT
'sTn send her back to the United
States and promise to cable you tO
await her there" Billy continued. "0f
course, we can't help Il IL you and the
rnbIegram miss connections. and once
the young lady Is back in the United
States, / dare say she'll have TO stay
there q couple of years before she car
save the price Of another sea voyage
And In the meantime she MAJ
marry
aOr that haneurism may ave turned
the trick before that Mother jerks
suggested candidly but joyously. ~IT
course she'll be disappointed. but ther
disappointment never lays 'eaYy on !
young cart. Willie: an bein' disap
pointed at not SEEM a person yor
amt really acquainted with amt a
bad as some dlsappointments.s
81 guess / know" Billy Geary re
piled bitterly. Elf that cablegram has
only been for mel Mother. II my oil
partner could, by some miracle. man
age to marry this Dolores girl. YOU
arteries and your aneurisms Nigh
bust and be damned. but the cir
would be safe"
'sMyhe." Mother jerks suggeste.
hopefully. EYER might fix 1t up for he
wen I'm, gone From all haccouno
'e's no-end q gentleman"
Hes a herman" Mr.. Geary de
clared with conviction. He sighed
~John Stuart Webster. wherever .ol
are. please write or cable he muT
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