The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-05-06
PART W.
The Aseent q MAJ.

SaU tVhlpnny 3 NO. ISBS, skludeH That
vehicle disastrousIy to the curb In
front OF the Poppy club and, as a re-
suit OF his criminal negligence, In con-
Junction With Miss Imogene Pamela
Thornton's reprehensibIe peeking oc-
cupatlon. 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 donbIe-barreled blunderbnss
Of Ridieuie and Honor, caught him on
the wing, as 1t were, and DETECTED
his flight from west to east with
sharp turn due south at the corner OF
Flfty-seyenth street and Sixth avenue.
In the first place, out OF the corner OF
his eve he had seen his one-time
friends, Mr.. Nenrton, 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
Tor turning 10 the right In a matter
OF ten thousand dollars a year, un.
earned increment.
As he ga2ed for one too brief second
down into the pleading eyes and ador-
ably eager face OF this lovahle vision
on her hands and knees, which 1t
seemed unbelievable he had once held
IA his arms, only the oft-repeated
fayorite poem Of his nurse:
] could not love thee, dear, SO much
Loved ! not honor more.
kept him from facing the avalanche
Of rldicule and giving the eternally
searching Dlogenes with his lantern
. run for his money. AS previously
stated, Il was not TO be. Mr. RAN
ai0lph turned from the waiting arms
ut the sweetest temptation ever re-
higed by man and made his swift way
10 the sunctum Of Mr.. Tourke
0'shaughnessy, foreman.manager of
the Village Cab company.
'Tourke." said Mr. Randolph, sT'm
through. Smashed up the two or
wheels Of my wagon on the curb In
front OF the Poppy club. Dock me
thirty, please, and make out my pay
aheck.'
Through. Sllm7 Whadda va meanT'
said Mr.. O'Sbaughnessy, Think I'm
goin' to sack you for skid on Il day
like this2 Fay for your fun, kid, but
take another wagon"
Robert Randolph, alias Slim Her
yey, shook his head.
sYou don't understand" he said.
live lost my nerve
Lost your neryein gusped Mr..
uShaughnessy "Whadda va mean by
tetlin me lie like that9 Come on,
now; draw map! Did We kill the
Inslde?"
"oh. no." satd Slim "that's just II.
Imean, the young lady is very much
all right"
II begin 10 get you" murmured
Teurke. "Skirt on your track, eh?''
look Of pity followed by one OF
loyalty crept into his eyes. "I.ook
here, Slhn.p he continues II know
that tryin' TO trick a female Is like
playin' hockey with stick o. dyna.
mite. but we got lot o. high cards 10
draw TO. First shot out o. the box,
all the boys here is for you. Then
there's your frien's, the Force. want
TO tell you. Slim, you're the first driver
I ever had that could fatten ont cop
on a busy day an make him think 1t
was a joke"
Thanks" said Mr.. Randolph, but
shook his head sadly.
Now. listen" resumed Mr..
u'Shaughnessy: "I'm goin' to have
the boys up here as they come In an
put 'em on. In the enteract you slip
out for a makeup. Get Sally Painter
round the corner to tone Your face
down to the color of your freckles, do
a little Job on yer eyebrows, an fix
q deep scar In the upper lip of yer
spealsln' tube. Get me?1
sfr. Rnndolph's widely placed blue
eyes narrowed In an effort to examine
the proposition shrewdly from an
angles, and the light of hope was Just
beginning to dawn across the trouble
In his honest face when there came
sharb knock on the door. followed
promptly by the rattle Of the loose
knob and the unceremonious entry
OF one btrdllke. bald,headed, dapper
corporation lawyer and two corpulent
gum-shoe pIain-clothes men.
sYere Wot the" exclaimed the
outraged Mr.. o'shaughuessy.
The legal light paid him. no heed and
advanced on the fast-wilting Slim Her
ysy with outsrretched hand.