Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1921-08-26


nngerbowls, threatened with sudde
death the waiter who snickered. ant
found the way TO the lobby.
10 Littleford the minutes dragged
soddeniy. Finally he told Moreland
in sentence filled with double mega
lives. that he could bear the suspens,
no longer, and proposed that they SCI
out at once for Doctor Braemers hos
pital. The hotel manager overheard
some OF the one-sided conversation
he phoned the surgeon and learned
that the young woman was resting
easily. which Information he passed
on to the mountain men.
Ben LittlefOrd was quiet for five
minutes. more or less Then he again
proposed to John Moreland that they
go 10 the hospital TO see Babe. More
land refused fiatly. and accompanied
his refusal with an unmistakable look
OF contempt.
you're as restless as n dawg in a
flea town." he told his old enemy, and
with that he walked away.
few minutes later Ben LIttIeford
stole out unDOticed by his neghbor
fr0'u TIVE H's TINE. and went at brisk
/ gal II 40 street. Moreland found 1t
OF ssertly afterward; he followed the
Llttleford chief hotfoot. and overlook
him. Trust your hill dweIler 10 note
landmarks when he goes into unknown
territory - iil'ieioru ""s he""eu
straight for the hospital.
AHe5 N"iA'u i"' TWO uloehS III 81
renee. Moreiahu mao assumed the at
u'uue Oh one VINO mas haa the guaiu-
'aAsA's oi an irresponsible person
tiiual ug5a MN. hui soon ne SOFT
ehed somewhat
ehore cam ondefstilid' heh' ne
Na"ieu, now biil b@ie ever 'ou'4
Dear 10 to I'VE here.
Hohuer Litileiord SAID absent
inihDedil as though he had not hrnfus
Nihr Aiil Dale Is att ms mighty
( burned lonesome without MIN, aint itf
a"t was e1ad iom we had iof break
lusi john.
"lt Wasn't ham, IL Was beef.
III WAS han.
III was beef
it was ha-
bon Sc reckon, Haired John More
land 'fnat know a dams COW 5 mcai
When ! see itt 10 was beer
They had halted IN the middle OF
stream of pedestrians. policeman
crowded his way to them.
Move on y he groWled.
Bill Dale was at that momeet enter
ing the lobby OF the Blaisdeh with
Robert McLaurin at his side Dale
had Just told McLaurin that lie meant
to go to Cincinnati TO borrow money
from his wealthy friend Harris. Then
McLaurin told Dale something that
saved him the journey to Cincinnati.
You haven't heard about Harris
Bilil I'm sorry, because he would
have accommodated you. lie went
broke few days ago in the cotton
smash. lie was here yesterday, ana
LETT last night Tor Clncy.
Dale did not try to conceal his sur
prise and disappointment. Harris, for
all his youth, had been u business mar
vel
III have to try somebody here, l
guess. But won't take II from IA
ther-mother wouldn't permit 1t, any
way, II she knew-and there are sew
erai other reasons. queer how Eel
lows mother would turn him down |
IKE ms Usually, yknow, It's Tel |
lows mother that sticks by MN the |
longest.
Il wonder where | could md old |
Newton Wheatley. of the Luther
Wheatley iron companyf / know him.
all right. lie always liked me, Bobby.
Aouh nnd MN at home, McLaurin
answered Hes out OF business ana
here all the time now. lie might take
SHOT at coal Why not phone him
from hereF
III DO that, Dale decided. LOOK
up my TWO friends Tor me- Bobby VIII
your
lie was soon speaking To Newton
"heatiey. lie was priet In stating his