Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1920-07-23
When Twelfth
Street Loves
(Copyright.)
By JEROME G. BEATTY

Ing out checks at the Antitrust laun-
dry substation and begin light house
keeping in three-room fiat on Four
teenth.
Terry had been a capper on the L. G.
Way three summers, and there never
was n better capper than Terry, ac-
cording to Honest Bill' Canaan, who
owned the gambling privileges on the
pleasure steamer" For two dollars
a day Terry sailed with the steamer
every afternoon and every night, and
on each trip won from 500 to $1,000
at the roulette-wheel, the spindle, and
the Klondike game. And at the end
Of each trip. before Honest Bill would
let him off the boat Terry would give
back all the money he had won.
1t paid five dollars day and was
easy work-for battery on spindle
Is not difficult to operate, and after a
few moments practice even an anna
teur could make Honest Bills whirling
arrow do things self-respecting, we'll
behaved arrow would not think Of do
ing.
Twelfth street was proud of Terry
and his employer, for Twelfth street
had code Of morals all it's own. It
labeled Terry as an honest, hard-work-
Ing young man-for, as far as Twelfth
street knew, Terry never had robbed
house or dragged an intoxicated man
down an alley. With Twelfth street
gambling was an honored profession
a contest of wits.
Torrance Malone was proud OF Mary
and who wouldn't be? Her dark
brown hair always was dressed Just
30. and her eyes laughed continually
at her little Irish nose. Her mouth
was little impertinent, perhaps; but
Twelfth street itself is impertinent.
The young men brought their laun-
dry to Mary's office, and stopped to
talk fashions and actors and baseball
with her. Mary was an expert on
all three subjects, and was willing to
chat and smile with all of them-for
bhe was paid on percentage basis.
But to all invitations to dinner or to
tfeaters she had the same answer:
Sorry, but there's no chance" And
She would flash In their eyes the two
and one-sixteenth carat engagement
ring that had cost Terry $7.87 at Bra
lillian diamond emporium.
Then came the New Deal" as the
newspapers called 1t. A cyclone of
,ivic righteousness swept the city, driv-
ng out the chief Of police and the COM
that had appointed him. The
criminals were notified to leave town.
Honest Bill and his friends were
'lassed right in with the second story
workers., much to the honest indigna-
lon Of both parties concerned. The
:. G. Way was turned into a picnic
teamer and Terry was out of a Job.
Honest Bill saw what was coming,
nd got from under He settled down in
is fiat. began to become acquainted
nth his wife and family, and prepared
run for alderman Of the Second
,ard.
But Terry couldn't stay.
I'll be back soon," he promised
larry, bravely sitting desire to take
long, deep breath and crowd down
omething that was sticking in his
hroat.
and I'll wait forever, Terry" Mary
owed.
Terry went to Chicago where. his
'iends told him, the going was good.
ut 1t wasn't. He wrote every day-
)r several days. lie became discour.
ged In a strange city, and he longed
or Mary and for Twelfth street.
Mary's letters were as cheering ms
ours of editing could make them. She
ept him informed as to the cleanup.
nd warned him that, although she
ould give anything to see him. he'd
stter keep away. Several of the bows
no had stayed were In Jail awaiting
ial.
Everything was all right until Mr.
pike Kelley, first baseman and cham
on hitter, began crusade against
'rpor6tions by taking his shirts and
'llars to the Antitrust laundry.
MIR. Kelley, who was distinguished bv
he fact that he never wore the same
acktie twice In the same week. nj.
avs brought and called for his laun-
y.
lie was especially proficient In d.
ting upon the good times that come
baseball players wife. who sits
a box at the games and always trnv.
$ with the team.
Mary's letters to Terry began To
ntain more and more warning Of
hat the police would do to him n
ey caught him. ,
Terry In the meantime had obtained
peIinsnent address, and was clerk.
g In Chicago clothing store. He
ID t1ed gambling, but had had No
ccess.
Terry was writing regularly to Mary.
Sacred Ark Of tho Covenant. !,
The Ark Of the Covenant was tbe
cred chest which the Lord directed
oses to make to contain the tables
the law which he had received ON
/. Sinai. 1t was four and one-half
ct long, two and one-fourth feet wide .
d two and onefourth feet high. II ,
Is covered within and without with ,
Id and was carried by slaves insert. 6
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