The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1920-10-01
1.-THE COBBLER"
~ GERTRUDE sURNHAm

OF the disquieting fact that tharo 90
ho'e IN the sole Of her right npmn
1t really was foolish OF her 70 - -.
tnat particular old pair Just because
'hey matched her dress. A hole in
""e snoe was calamity at any time
ou' uouDiy SO today. Why. Brock
might even carry out his mad scheme
SO often proposed.
Al this point in her reflections Mice
Sylvia sighed and flushed 7, wos
sucn pity that Daddy Allen cou,d
ana would not understand what q da,r
Breck was. ''
| just then Brock himself dashed IN
| tossed MS OvercOat on the seat beside
sylvia and Joined the waiting line be-
| rore the ticket window. He STONED
second to impart some information 70
her.
| Everything Is top hole, angel child
| We're going to remember today. and no
mistake" he chuckled.
As she cast about despaIrinp,v for
some speedy remedy she glimpsed
piece OF paper lying on the floor near
Breck's coat. Further inspection
proved 1t to be stiff and heavy, need
Ing only jndicious folding to make II
hit In the slipper. At any rate. II
would do temporarily.
On the train the masterful Brock re-
vealed his startling plan.
| "Now that have the contract which
really establishes the business, I want
you. too. There's a license In my
pocket which has been there quite long
enough. When we get to Harville
we'll visit certain nice old justice"
So in the course of an hour Sylvia
allowed herself to be passively guided
up a flight Of dingy stairs and into
an equally dlngy office. A kindly
faced. stout old gentleman came for
ward to greet them. seeming to un-
derstand their errand without expla-
nation. The phenomenon Of an clipping
couple no longer caused him a thrill.
Half a second and III have a wit
ness in" He summoned an office boy
from some other region. deliberately
adjusted his spectacles and then re-
marked: Nov for the license. Wen
be sure that is o. X. first"
Without the slightest hesitation
Breck confidently reached his hand In
his pocket and drew 1t forth-empty !
There ensued a profound silence,
broken by an irrepressible chuckle
from the office boy. Poor Sylvia.
whose courage had been rapidly eb-
bling, wished herself thousand miles
away.
Further frenzied search failed to
produce the missing document and
the young couple was finally forced
to retreat. proffering apologies and
crimson with embarrassment The
attorney bowed them out with slight
trace of WEAKNESS.
Later In the afternoon Sylvia and
Breck parted. He was tremendously
disappointed and chagrlned, but Sylvia
felt a thrill of wicked relief, for her
idea of a wedding was vastly different.
Besides, who ever heard Of girl be-
Ing married with a hole in her shoe
She giggled at the thought.
At dinner Sylvia slid into her place,
dreading the keen scrutiny and ques-
tioning OF her father. He, however,
was unusually amiable this evening,
and when she ventured to mention the
fact that she had been with Brock that
afternoon did not protest acidiy.
$50 you think that you would be
happier with that young whlppersnar-
Der. Breck Merrill. than you are with
your old father" he queried dryly'
Il never put 1t that way retorted
Sylvia spiritedly. You know that !
think the world Of you, daddy, out
am going to marry Breck, just the
same"
"Well," her father went on. twinkle
In his eve, 81 see that ne mas JUST
secured a contract I've been trying 10
get myself. He's a clever fellow, so
guess you can have him II you nha
him necessary TO your happiness
presume YOU will want the usual frlr-
peries, SO here's check as starter,
When the full import OF this
astounding announcement on the pae'
Of her parent broke upon the silsh'!
dazed Sylvia. she made swift ana rap
turors acknowledgment. then hed up,
stairs. In the secusion OF her room ,,
she pirouetted and kicked one sih"''
slipper high In the air,
II was the one with the hole N =
and the temporary sole fell out sS'y.a
smiled reminiscently and plcSe" " w,
Some writing on the fold attrac,eu
her attention, and she opened the sol'e'
paper. ,.,, s,t
So intensely interesting DID she ~"
II that she sat cross-legged on me n'o,
and read 1t through with wFihH'to -
hrows. then laughed until the
came. Growing somewhat ca'Iner sne
jumped up. and still clntchns 'nF
cause of her merrment dashed dow
stairs. skipping steps reckieSS's' "''
| shoe off