Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1921-05-26
BY EARL DERR sJceERs.

lr IL 8 Dein andsOme, that's WOt doe
y. It." announced the cook of the job
Or Henry, that an liberality." He wa
= holding forth to the assembled ere,
= on the secret of his winning way witt
3 the ladies. when | walks through tn,
II streets, they follers me, they does,
l. he continued, they're that took up
f An as soon as l buys en- a little
d trinket or somethink they loses their
'eads entirely. I've 'ad some O. en-
tell me l was the andsomest man
they ever seen"
They was drunk" growled old Dan.
lei sourly; "wimmin allus loses their
taste in SIGH matters when they're the
worse fer Ticker"
They was SOBER" contradicted the
cook; as sober as you'd be eff they
was no SIGH thing as strong drink.
An they says. You're the 'andsomest
man"
Andsome is as 'andsome does"
interrupted the boy IAN / amt ever
card o. your dom very 'andsome bv
any O. your friends. Where's the lib
crafty you was talkin' about?"
Il give you tupence onct," respond
ed the cook; 'wot'd we do with it?'
The boy snickered.
Void We think / done with it ?" he
inquired, put 1t in the Bank O. Eng
land fer the beginning O. a great
Iortln | spent 1t. l bought the Al
iantlc fer private swimmin pool"
You'd better ave care 'ow you
talk to your elders" the cook warned
him, "or you'll be testin' your pool /
afore you knows It,"
The cook was the only man aboard
to whom the boy dared talk back. and
he made the most of it.
You better ave a care 'ow you
boast" he sneered, cor III rule you off
my ocean,"
Els been goin on about EN-" old
Daniel complained, It'll we've all be.
gun to wish they never was any"
The cook gave him a scornful look.
"Where'd you be without wimmin?"
ne inquired; "where'd we all be-
.rsks you that?" And he glared round
he circle. ;
In the garden O. Eden pluckin' !
'ur meals off the trees" replied the
I'D man. who was a cynic as well as {
n A. b., AN not nine hours from
Mapping an crool, 'artless world"
"As I was sayin'," went on the +
ook hastily, Il expects to see one O.
hese fairies l knows in Mapping. Il
urty as pictur' she is. Fine yaller o
Iir an bright red cheeks. An she g
s very good taste. She says I'm a u
lost 'andsome man."
It's ard to understand" said old u
aniel. winking at Peter Smith.
An when you lads are drinkin' your m
Ser alone an in solitude" continued |
70 cook, I'll be sittin' there. with
y arm around 'er waist, tellin 'er IN
mean you all are" all
And with this prophecy he deserted ot
forecastle for the galley.
Els bad 'un," said Daniel when ns
heartbreaker had gone, AN WI
Try good sort ed be. too, eff it
sn't fer is runnin' after the vim
a." low
1t 'urts is reputation" Joe Mar ..
added; you'd think as ed know :.
'ugh to let wimmin alone, bein as
'e's married man." '0%
Wot e needs is lesson" said Dan. 80.
sternly, "a lesson thatn show i'm \
evil o. is ways. An we're the h,r
s to give it to I'M"
Wots your plan?" the others in .,
led.
amt 'ad time to think It out A.
careful yet" the old man re- dove
led, but the main pints is as fol. evos
s. COOK tells me as ow Q in ~
a. tha Co,a lac y~iei, aireu friend slow
-, nv oo,uen Ciouu IN Wrapping "R
PROV eyenin' at seven Now. NV IA
is fer few o. us to take cook
ne Golden Cloud tomorrow arter. 30
/, an git I'm so drunk afore seven r,,o,
9 won't know is friend from the go
yer empress o. China. Then in 80 ..1,'
nornin' Wen tell i'm e married -
he night before" 'eaVl
s good scheme, EXCEPT for one A.. =
important thing" Peter Smith re. 49,
ed, an that is, 90 pays fer the como
cook gifts drunk on?" ~,
o no. ola Daniel answered, and "yo
raised his hand to quiet the roar. ro.,ad
hout Of approval. but" he ex. weddi
ID, we takes it out o Cooks peck. 10,
the way back to the shin. r etora
be glad to pay few shillings nono,
70 bad 'abit broke" 80 =
further objections being offered w.,
70 scheme was unanimously -
ID, and the conspirators sought bocans
hunks -. "a us
y the next morning the roofs of good j,
ng appeared on the horizon. and RI,
later the John Henry dropped clinohs
outside the harbor Domestic 6gbtin,
confined the cook to the vessel deoL Il
was nearly six o'clock in the h 49,
when the three impatient re- -
lowered him into the ship's cool =,
ID headed for the distant shore aiona
ing at the Golden Cloud. thew ~ i.
~ .uey must make up for about h