The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1921-08-18
An Innocent
"Boouegaer"
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fefore BE bsngsess sns Iost resorf q
~hieh ID rs s1azii, bat practical way
be was prsas-
His fssse had preceded hf1n when be
settled sows III q neat little bunxslo~
beeas et Amherst and proeset8ed 30
enjoy life IN igs fzIlesf sense he
wss rubseuzd. pleasant faced bseAe-
Ior Of forty ris@n. and Miss Leonz
ThrzH whose bonse ~sa Ee1g door 70
his eSn felt less lonely 10 see him
brsskiy exercise ia hlx little garden ev-
err morning. and gather aboct hfIn
every weekend one or more old
friends ia the trade
As time sent 90 4, seernss, . pless-
ere 20 Dale to lean over the lot fence
for . minute or two once or twice 6
day as she fitted about her flower beds.
eofne3y and pesi booking IL prfna, dalD-
- calico and half hidiax & really af-
trEeriye face under her sti,Iy starcised
sun bonnet
Miss Thrali has got a resl beau az
last chasted goss5p< exeitesfiy. When
twice In q month Nr. Dale was her es
corr at p8eBlcs given by the local iuS-
proyesBent and good citizens assoeiA-
tfoa.
Miss ThraIl had found a beau i've
years befoA. but nobody knew II eI-
cept herself and Alex Barnes. who had
proposed. had been rejected and Eaz
Der enemy thsneef0rwarCi He nuraed
the blow 10 his pride resepttuily, new
sr spoke 20 her. But when he learned
of the growing Intimacy with Mr. Dale
soIii0quized vengefuily.
FIJI bresk up thar some way. She
shsn's 90 Kloating over turning me
down. me marshsi Of the town and
Substantial citizen. and hooking that
ten expert stranger jusT because he
has got money
Ia this Barnes wronzed Miss Thrali. /
for she was very comfortably situated |
as 70 means. Again. she was not vain 4
enough 20 believe thar Dale had any /
particular iaferesf IN her-so far. |
What she hoped and what Dale thought |
81 her was slowly developing Barnes 1
began campaign 10 dfscredit Dale
snd aroused quite some public preju-
dice sgsinst him.
-why. be has a choice ta1nbores
sifh those city chaps who come down
FOR g riotous time weekly" be de-
eisrea. They must fairly droGn
themselves In drink for a servant Dale
discharged told me that be keeps
shout every liquor. There Is spe-
iai room chock full OF the stuff. Tn
1stebing bis c5nsignments from the
.ify close, for the minute md that
against the new law he is stocking up
'resh, IN nab the guilty bootiegger
ron bet -
One Saturday afternoon Miss Thrall
sas aroused almost alarmed. when
he saw Alex Barnes scale the rear
epce Of the Dale place. break open
N door and boldly enter the home
How dare you break into Mr. Dale's
louse Ike some thief" cried Miss
rbrail
AHA very concerned for our boot
egging friend and his gang 81 roy
ferers. aren't your jeered Barnes
ryyhai right. began Miss Thrafl.
"Oh hiatt" interrupted Barnes IN
tremendously. This document sup |
.orts me" and he waved triumphantly |
legal looking document Il have
een watching this crimInaI--for some
ime have Inspected bottles. glass
:, mysterious liquid mixture shipped
i'm from the city. ! have made my
aid. Look NJ the evidences OF his
uilt for yourself II
Miss ThraH was aved. shocked |
;eatly arranged on shelves was .
reat array Of bottles. TASKS and de
Anters. labels covered half a hundred
iRerent brands Of drinkabies.
mo wonder his friends liked to
ONE" rallied Barnes. "why. he's
he most outrageous booze pirate rye
an down yet" Il
So venemous we're the sneers, 20 ms
gnant the action Of Barnes that Miss
hrail was aroused TO express her
entimsnts. Almost AystericaIly abe
offended the alleged culprit, diiated c
q his charitable kindness. his uniform
iEniy and self respect In the MD
ie OF her exordium Thresham Dale
Topped into the room
why. what h all thfsY' he demand.
Z and fHced Barues wrathfuliy. and
lanaly the marshal told his story.
you laundering nuisance reared
,ale. Il have good mind TO throw \
ora neck and heels out through the 4
,indow. Why. | never have touched I
drop Of liquor In my life. couldn't t
ave followed the especial business ! :
Id II | hsd. As 10 my friends. as ]
BON "a the county went dry | got q
Il Of bottles. lsbels and the Ike. put /,
. all the temperance drinks could
e. TO make = variety and the camou-
age and merry spirits get along just
: fne on harmless palntabie root beer
nd ginger ale as they did on the old g
-uf. Get out