Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1921-03-25
PART Il-Continued.

Sounds kinda phony to me-" said
the captain grimly, "considerin' you
took this same gent home a week ago
come Friday"
did II" said Slim, and with feigned
surprise managed finally to recognize
the mess of evening clothes that was
huddled on a nearby bench. you're
right, Captain. He's drunken than I
ever saw him before and besides, he's
wearin a new set of shirt-studs. Kind
of changed his looks"
Slim fingered. 'Look here" he muir.
INJURED to the captain confidentiallv
you're on tn me. but just let me
whisper. I'm getting to be the deliv-
cry wagon for all the high-spot soaks
in town. The first one of 'em that
loses his jewelry between the curb
and his own front door, just tell me
where 1 get off, will you? I'm honest;
I got reputation, an I tell you, Cap
tain, I'm wilIin' to bill 'em through TO-
you when you ask for the home port.
but it's nix on me handIin all the
high-eXplosive freight north of Forty
second street. Get me?
''Sure, SLIM" said the captain. APP
preciatively. "rll pass the word, lac"
Thus did Mr.. Randolph make good
his new front name and little CAPT.
tai besides. working on the stalwart
old motto: Every knock is a boost.
Instead of becoming a mystery and
consequently anathema to the Force,
an impression was created that Slim
was a hustler, but clean white goods
ready to sacrifice a fare or two that
he might sit high up alongside Gaze
sar's wife. By stopping at two or
three strategically placed police sta
lions during the wind before the dawn
to ticket such DRINKS as were of his
acquaintance, he was able to give the
glad hand of farewell to a job not
to his taste.
About this time a series of coinci-
dences befell the young and fevered
Fair of the city of New York which |
would have given pause to the persons |
Involved had they been able to get
together and compare the dope. Take |
what happened to Miss Georgiette
hard luck and died. George had Sc
cured a job and was doing pretty
well at it until young Doctor Bones
met her and gradually persuaded her
that she was threatened with gallon
ing consumption. Once he had fright 4
ened her, the rest looked easy: he
would take her out of bad ventilation
INTO his run-about and the open-air-
put of the goodness of his hear and
The fullness &c his purse, he would
AXE care of her.
He began by leading her to Meth
srlimb Show ano supper afterward.
They danced little and for the first
line in her life. but under medical
advice, she took something in the
way of stimulant after the initial pref
Y cocktail. They issued from supper
md 1t was when Mr. Chauffeur Slim
iervey heard the whispered address
hat the game became a threesome.
Counting upon the abstraction. or
ather, the concentration of his fares
n Interior fittings. Driver Hervey
Don switched his cab from the char
BRED route and made for downtown
trough silent back streets. In Just
On minutes he drew up at an old
ashioned house in a very quiet
quare, shut off his engine to the idle
no waited. Not for long. Out of
1e cab came blasphemous exclama-
on in medical tones and with it a 9
~ of awakening from George.
through one window she looked upon c
he home of her childhood; through L
he other upon that happy rallied gar I
sn-square, which was the outrageous n
arner-close Of all her dearest, purest II
Id dreamiest memories.
"Ohl' she gasped. mo, you mustn't h
old him. This is just where I want l,
get out and walk. lists extraor- d
NARY" Then from the curb 81 may b
going 10 die of consumption, doc a