Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1921-02-11
PART ".
The Ascent to Mars.

RICK OReilly, eX-driver of the Village
Cab company's No. 1893 skidded that
vehicle disastrously to the curb In
front of the Poppy club and, as re-
suit of his criminal negligence, in con-
junction with Miss Imogene Pamela
Thornton's reprehensible peeking oc-
cupation, hurled that young lady to the
middle of the sidewalk on her hands
and knees, he leaped from his seat on
spontaneous impulse to help her to
her feet and administer every kind of
first comfort that the occasion seemed
to demand.
Two considerations, however, shot
from the double-barreled blunderbuss
Of Ridicule and Honor, caught him on
the wing, as II were, and DETECTED
his flight from west to east with a
sharp turn due south at the corner of
Fifty-seventh street and Sixth avenue
In the first place, out Of the corner of
his eye he had seen his one-time
friends, Mr.. Nearton, Mr.. verries and
Mr.. Berry descending the shallow club
front steps in an avalanche; In the
second place, he suddenly recollected
that Miss Thornton was an heiress,
high above his present station and
intent. as he had gathered from be-
tween the lines In various advertise
ments In the local press referring to
the location of his person. on thank
ing and otherwise recompensing him
for turning to the right in q matter
OF ten thousand dollars a year, I'M
earned increment.
AS he gazed for one too brief second
down into the pleading eyes and ador-
ably eager face of this lovable vision
on her hands and knees, which 1t
seemed unbelievable he had once held
In his arms, only the oft-repeated
favorite poem of his nurse:
could not love thee. dear, so much
Loved l not honor more
kept him from facing the avalanche
of ridicule and giving the eternally
searching Dlogenes with his lantern
run for his money. AS previously
stated, 1t was not to be- Mr.. Ran
dolph turned from the waiting arms
Of the sweetest temptation ever re-
niged by man and made his swift way
TO the sanctum of Mr.. Tourke
O'Shaughnessy, foreman-manager Of
the Village Cab company.
"Tourke," said Mr.. Randolph. "Tm
through. Smashed up the two Off
wheels of my wagon on the curb in
front of the Poppy club. Dock me
thirty, please, and make out my pay
Aheck."
Through, Slim? Whadda va mean?"
said Mr.. O'Shaughnessy. Think I'm
goin' to sack you for skid on day
like this? Pay for your fun, kid, but
take another wagon"
Robert Randolph, alias Slim Her
vey, shook his head.
'You don't understand" he said.
live lost my nerve"
Lost your nerve!" gasped Mr..
U'Shaughnessy. "Whadda ya mean by
tellin me lie like that? Come on,
now; draw map! Did We kill the
insidel"
"Oh, no." said Slim; that's just it.
NiiS Nuig 10 very uluGll
all right"
~ begin to set you" murmured
rourke. skirt on your track, eh?"
A look of pity followed by one of
loyalty crept into his eyes. Look
here. Slim" he continued: 81 know
that tryin' to trick female is like
playin' hockey with a stick o dyna-
mite, bat we got lot o high cards to
draw to. First shot out O the box,
all the boys here is for you. Then
there's your frlens, the Force. want
to tell you. Slim, you're the first driver.
ever had that could flatten out a cop
on busy day an make him think IL
was a joke"
Thanks" said Mr. Randolph, but
shook his head sadly.
Now, listen" resumed Mr..
O'Shaughnessy: I'm goln' to have
the boys up here as they come Ia an
pat 'em on. In the enteract, you slip
out for a makeup. Get Sally Pointer
round the corner TO tone your face
down to the color OF your freekles, do
a little job on yer eyebrows an fix
a deep scar in the upper lip of yer
speakin' tube. Get me?"
Mr.. Randolphs widely placed blue
eyes narrowed In an effort to examine
the proposition shrewdly from all
angles, and the light OF hope was just
beginning to dawn across the trouble
in his honest face when there came
a sharp knock on the door, followed
by the rattle OF the loose
knob and the unceremonious entry
of one birdlike, bald-headed. dapper
corporation lawyer and two corpulent
gum-shoe plain-clOthes men.
"Yere Wot the" exclaimed the |
outraged Mr.. 'Shaughnessy
The legal light paid him no heed and |
advanced on the fast-witng Slim Her.
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