Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1920-11-26


dorado Con. for the cable tolls"
'Good old wagon !" Webster replied
affectiOnately. Then he shook hands
and climbed aboard the train. The
instant he disappeared In the vesti-
bule, however. Neddy Jerome waddled
rapidly down the track to Car 0,
climbed aboard, and made bis way to
Lower 8. The young lady in the green
tailor-made suit was there, looking
Idly out of the window.
.'Young lady" Jerome began, ..may
presume to address you4for mo-
ment on matter OF great Importance
to your Don't be afraid Of me, my
dear. I'm old enough to be your IA
Their, and besides, I'm one of the incest
old men you ever met"
She could not forbear a smile.
every well, sir" she replied.
Neddy Jerome produced pencil and
card. please write your name on this
card" he pleaded, "and I'll telegraph
what want to say to you, There'Ii
be a man coming through this car IN
a minute, and don't want him to see
me here. Please trust me, young
lady"
The young lady did not trust him,
however, although she wrote on the
card. Jerome thanked her and fed
as fast as his fat old legs could car
ry him. Under the station arc he
read the card.
Henrietta Wilkins" he murmured.
by the gods, one would never sus-
pect name like that belonged to
face like that. BY lingo, IL would be
strange If that mailman persuaded her
| to marry him. hope he does. If
! I'm any judge of character, Jack Web
ster won't be cruel enough to chain
that vision to Sobrante; and besides,
she's liable to make him decide who's
most popular with him Henrietta or
Billy Geary, If she does, I'll play
Geary to lose. Welt Needs must
1 when the devil drives" And he en-
tered the station telegraph Office and
commenced to write.
An hour later Miss Dolores Ruey,
alias Henrietta Wilkins, was handed
this remarkably verbose and truly
candid telegram:
1 MISS lCuElSlld WllhtuHp AOWSN VI
Car 8, on board train "a.
do you recall the bewhiskered,
ragged individual you met on the 8,
p, I. A. & s. l. train in Death val.
ley ten days ago2 He lifted his hat
to you tonight, and you almost killed
him with a look. 1t did not occur &c
him that you would not recognize him
disguised as a gentleman, and he lift
ed his hat on impulse. Do not hold Il
against him. The sight of you again
set his reason tottering on its throne
and he told me his sad story.
.This man, John Stuart Webster, II
wealthy, single, forty. fine and crazy
as a March hare. He is IN love witt
you. You might do worse than fall II
love with him. He Is the best mining
engineer In the world, and he is nov
aboard the same train with you, Ell
route to New Orleans. thence to TAX
the steamer to Buenaventura, Sobran
tie, g. Al, where he Is to meet anothe
iunatic and finance hole In tn
ground. do not want him to go Il
Sobrante. IL you marry him, he vii
not. If you do not marry him, yOl
still might arrange to make him listel
to reason. II You can induce him t
, come to work for me within the mex
90 days, whether you marry him o
not, / will give you 5000 the day h
reports on the job. Please bear 4
mind that he does not know / am DC
ing this. If he did he would kill ms
but business Is business, and this is
plain business proposition. am pu
ting you wise. so you viii know you
power and can exercise 1t II you car
to earn the money. If not, please TO
get about It. At any rate, please d
me the favor TO communicate with N
on the subject. If at all interested.
edward P. Jerome, President Col
RADIO Consolidated Mines, Ltd, Cal
Engineers Club"
: The girl read and reread this tel
= gram several times, and presently
"a slow little smile commenced to cree
N around the corners Of her adorab
NY mouth.
81 believe that amazing old gentl
IA man is absolutely dependable" vi
IL the decision at which she ultimate
y arrived, and calling for Telegram
blank, she wired the old schemer:
give thousand not enough none
Make 1t $4,000 and | will guarant
to deliver the man within 80 days
stay on this train to New Orleans.
: "HENRIETTA."
= That telegram arrived at the En-
neers' club about midnight, and pt
suant to instructions, the night hs
keeper read It and 'phoned the co
J" tents to Neddy Jerome, who proml
~ telephoned his reply to the te
er graph office, and then sat on the ed
OF his bed, scratching his toas a
on meditating.
lg- THAT'S a remarkable young wo
an he decided, "and business to /