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


coat with one Of those enornOus col
lars which look Ike an inverted
bucket when they are I'D and surpass
in efficiency the traditional black mask
50 beloved by illustrators of the week
~ press He also had a speaking slot
cut IN the glass OF the cab window
just behind his best ear and subse-
I quently removed and lost the slide
that had been fitted over il with COL
siderable skill and trouble.
During the next few nights he pro
ceeded to have the time Of his life; 50
much so that he was constantly over
whelmed with wonder at his stupidity
in not having become a taxi-driTer
years beforel Il should be remem-
bered that Mr.. Randolph was Of New
/ YORK YOrky; he knew everybody cas-
ually, from Mr.. Milyuns and his
daughter, Eileen, down 70 the latest
addition 10 the pitiful ranks Of the
midineue. More than that, 50 broad
was his acquaintanceship that as &
| sporting gent be had once or twice
been tipped of as 10 the where and
when Of q propOsez gun-play.
In addition to being By right OF birth
an integral part Of all the social strata
/ Of Manhattan. he knew the surelce OF
the island md Of the adjacent com
/ mOner soil Of the mainland consid-
| erably better u4an he knew the palm
Of his own hand. In fact he could
scarcely ever have been conscious that
he had palm, even as a map Of Per
/ sonal fortune; for he who IS complete
y satisfied With the present never
worries about the future and 1Ir. Ran
dolph had been born content.
With such an equipment IS il 10 be
wondered AZ that he found the taxi
field rich with unexpected and sur
prising bloOmsl Fair flowers, he had
known heretofore 10 nod only over tea
tables and solid silver appeared sud
denly transplanted TO his cab and
ready 70 nod on q stalwart shoulder.
Strong male tiger-lilies Of the money
market. grated TO the cushions OF a
taxi. became complacent pillars upon
which some clinging ivy twined-
II six nights he learned the sound
that a banker makes when slender
fingers tickle him under the chin: the
gasp Of a girl, frst-kissed ;; the cry OF
a voung man upon discovering the ab-
sence OF grandfather's gold watch. his
since graduation day; the cluck OF q
top-hat fairly sat upon in the excite
meat OF a moment that else would
have been tragic. the exasperating tap. /
rap. tap. Of a hen-pecking tongue thar !
explained and condOned a murder nlys- /
terry in tire next mornings papers and /
the sob Of a ruined yeungster who had |
PLAYED with borrowed money
All these incidents took place with /
people whom Mr. Randolph knew or (
knew Of and just TO show what an ex- /
tremeIv honest young man he was. let /
II be said that II did not once occur 70 /
him thar he need never be poor while I
humanity. supposedly in good stand I
Ing. continued 70 lay itself open TO
blackmail al the rate Of a case a night
AT the same time he was not stupid
and occasionally tapped out misSive
loaded with dynamite on the garage
typewriter when no one was around
Here IS a sample.
Mr.. Poindexter MacGuler, Sir: As
was driving you and Miss B. B.
larst night who was foster-mOthered
by an aunt OF a friend Of a friend OF
mine. I heerd you talkin 10 her and
all I GOT 10 say is If I see you OUT
with her again short OF the bands Of
matrimony I'll get another friend OF
mine 10 get Mr.. Robert Herv Ran
dolph 70 tell what he knows about
you eheaten n cards on Dec D last"
Nights that gave birth in the morn
ing TO such fliterary tit-bits cculd
scarcely be called dull. bur IL was not
long before Mr.. Randolph found him
self threatened by an unexpected no
notonOuS employment Unfortunately (
for his entertainment. his reputation
IS the one par excellence st. Bernard /
lifeSaver 10 the inebriate elite spread
rapidly throughout the Force 50 that
the telephone was constantly bur6ened
during the wee hours with the follow
ing: SAY. Is Slim HerVey on the job7
Well, when he comes in tell I'm I got
another tailOr-model drunk here what
has lost his home address from his
mind"
With suspicious Suddenness Mr..
Randolph proceeded 10 forget half his
school and eliminates and cold-bloOded-
" leave them 10 their fare and
right out. not without coming TO grief
)n at least one occasion. however.
What are you comm over mes7 de- {
handed the irate captain OF the Nth
'reCinct. you amt forgot that you !
vas va,ly to r H. Randolph for seven r
ears. have ya2 Has all his frens
one on the wasOnf"
1t looked like a lOop-hoie. sure"
aid Slim Hervey promptly. "His :
lub's near busted what with water
rinkerS and SOfts." .