The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1921-12-16

used to say that he was never so
busy In his life as when he lay on his
back with broken leg. He said he
had to work twenty-four hours a day
dom nothin an could never git an
hour off But broken leg Is not
so bad as lame intellect That lays
you out with the fever an ague Of
ignorance. Jack Kelso recommended
Kirkham's pills and poutces Of po-
etry. I'm trying both and slowly get
ting the better of 1t. I've learned
three coniugations, between customers,
this afternoon"
The sleeper, whose name was VIII
liam Berry rose and stretched him
self and was introduced to the new
conner. He was a short, genial man,
Of some thirty years, With blonde.
curly hair and mustache His fat
/ cheeks had color MS definite us that
of the blossoms on his shirt. now
rather soiled. Ills prominent nose
shared their glow of rudy opuencc.
, His gray eyes wore a look of apology.
"Mr. Traylor, this is Mr.. William
Berry" said DR.. Allen. "Mr. Ttayior
has Just acquired an interest in all our
institutions. He has bought the Coll
ahcr tract and Is going to lulld a
! house and some fences. Abe, G Eldn't
YOU help get tie timber out IN Il
hurry so we can have raising within
n week? You know the arts of the
AK better than any Of us"
Abe looked at Samson.
81 reckon he and ! would make
good team with the ax." he SAID. Tie
looks as If he could push house
down with one hand and build 1t up
with the other. You can bet III he
glad to help In any way | can.
well all turn In and help. | should
think BIZ or Jack Kelso could look
after the store for few days said
the Doctor. Il promised to take Mr..
TraylOr over to Jack Kelso's tonight.
Couldn't you come alOng?"
"Goodi Well have story-telin'
and get Jack to unllmber his guns"
said Abe.
Jack kclso's cabin one Of two which
stood close together at the western
end Of the village, was lighted by the
CHEEKY blaze of dry logs in its fire
place. There We're guns on rack
over the fireplace under a bucks head,
n powder horn hanging near them on
It's string looped over nail. There
were wolf and deer and bear pelts on
the floor. The skins of foxes, rae
coons and wildcats adorned the log
walls. Jack kelso was blond,
sinooth-faced, good-looking, merry
hearted Scot, about forty years old,
Of a iatler slight build, some five
feet, eight inches tall That is all
that any one knew of him save that
he spent most of his time hunting
and fishing and seemed to have all
the best things. which great men had
said. or written on the tip of his
tongue.
welcome! and here's the best seat
81 The fireside.H he said to Samson.
My wife and daughter are away for
a visit and for two days I've had the
cabin to myself Look, We worshipers
Of fire. and see how fine 1t is now!
The hGrely cabin is a place of beauty.
What a heaven it is when the flames
are leaping Here is Hogarths line
If beauty: nothing perpendicular or
horizontal"
Ne took Ahe's hand and went on:
"iIere. We lovers of romance, Is one
of the story-tellers of Ispahan who
has in him the wisdom Of the wander
ing tribes. He can tell you tale
that will draw children from their
play and old men from the chimney
corner. My boy, take a chair next
to Mr.. Traylor Mr.. Traylor. you
stand up as proud and firm as .
big pine. 1 believe you're a Yankee"
$50 do l." said Samson. IF you
took all the Yankee out o. me I'd have