Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1921-03-18

, before she found bout. I've got
: hanuerism in my cart, Willie. so tn,
surgeon on the mail boat tells me, an
wen / go. I'll go like-that" Mother
jerks snapped her cigarette-staineC
fingers. I'm fifty-seven, Willie, an
since my sainted Emery passed away,
l 'aven't been no bloomln' hangel."
She wrung her hands. "Oh. wy in ell
couldn't them harteries ave busted in
time TO save my lamb the 'umiliatin'
knowledge that she's be'oldln' TO the
likes o. me for wot she's got-an' 'ow
1 got it for 'er."
Billy Geary had a bright idea.
well" he said, "why not die-tem-
porarily-if you feel that way about
it? 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, If 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 off 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
Padua for q couple of weeks and
leave me to run Ell Buen Amigo in
q f, In,
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 I'll go aboard
and look over the passenger list, and
If 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 cabegram arrived
just after you had started; that the
cable company, knowing I am a friend
of 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 1t will
be useless for her to land-useless
and dangerous, because cholera is
aging in Buenaventura, although the
port authorities deny it"
willie" Mother jerks interrupted
a ghost of her old deb
'nalr spirit shining through her
ears, Eyer don't owe me a bloomin'
ixpenceT Yer've syved the day, syved
ny reputation, an syved a Iydy's
eace o. mind. Kiss me, yer precious
yby."
So Billy kissed her-gravely and :
18th filial reverence, for he had long
Inspected Mother jerks of being a
earl cast before swine, and now he
as certain of it, {
"Ill send her back to the United
tates and promise to cable you to {, I,
wait her there" Billy continued. "Of u
'urse, we can't help it if you and the y
telegram miss connections, and once =
Re young lady is back in the United ="
ates, l dare say she'll have to stay :"
ere couple of years before she can
We the price of another sea VOYAGE 81
I'd in the meantime she NAV IL
AIRY" w
OR that haneurism may ave turned ne
trick before that" Mother Jerks re
ggested candidly but joyously. 'In
urse she'll be disappointed, but then
never lays 'eavy on a &c
ung cart, Willie; an bein' disap- fo
inted at not SEEM a person Won ha
1T really acquainted with amt as int
as some disappointment" arr
I guess l know" Billy Gearv re-
ed bitterly. eff that cablegram had the
y been for me! Mother, If nv old mo
timer could, by some miracle, man. fol
TO marry this Dolores girl, YOUR tina
cries and your aneurisms might in
It and be damned, but the girl owe
uld be safe" car
M'ybe." Mother jerks suggested arc
'efully, yer might fix it up for her to
II I'm gone. From all haccounts stel
no-end a gentleman" 6
He's a he-man," Mr.. Geary de- gro
red with conviction. He sighed. the
IN Stuart Webster. wherever you Mis-
please write or cable" he muir .
ed. VIII
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