The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1921-02-17
with shaking hand he filled n. 49,,


glass. ''youn excuse This arnu,' anu,
drink Mother. but | need II; had N.
s''ak's again last night-for INV ns r.
prefer the full-blowu rose 70 ~.
bud" " 'n'
Mother jerks Entered like a dab,
tah'e us She poured her drink. The,
touched glasses. calloused wor,aI,n. .,
that they were.
ne tossed on his drink. II warmer
ana strengthened him. after his Mich,
OF chills and fever. and brazen,v 10 :.
turned to the attack.
Changing the subject from fem,rin.
grace and charm to manly strength
and virtue. I've been marking l.,,I,
the resolute poise Of your martvreJ
husbands head on his fine military
shoulders. There was man ~ NAV
Judge from his photograph. that wouId
fight a wildcat"
lob, m'ybe e wouldp'tw Mo,bs,
jerks FASTENED to declare. "You know
Willie. ! was present wen they sbo,
I'm. a-waitin' TO claim rs body II
~
kisses me goodbye, an saws e. 'Brace
up. OF girl. Remember your 'usband,s
been sergeant in Err Majestys Roysl
orse artillery. an don't let the bloody
oiighters see yer cry Then e walks
out 'front.'. with us fine straight back
TO the wall. draws circle on Ys h,ue
tunic with white chalk an saws;
shoot at that yer yeller-bellied
Founders, an he ID to yerr"
ITO he the widow Of such gallant
son Of Mars" Billy declared "s q
greater honor than being the wife Of a
duke All. Mother" he added with n
note OF genuine gratitude and sin.
cerity. you've been awfully good to
me. don't know what I'd have done
without YOU" He laid his hand on her
rat arm. Mother, one of these days
I'll get mine, and when do I'm going
to stake you to nice little pub back
In Bristol"
she smiled at him with motherly
tenderness and shook her head. In a
concrete niche In the mortuary of the
Cathedral de la Vera Cruz the bones
of her sainted Emery reposed. and
when her hour came she would lie be-
side him.
Eyer sweet boy Willie" she told
him. IAN I'd trust yer for double the
score, s'help me. Ewing knows I
'aven't much hut wot 7 ave l shares
freely with them I likes"
Mother jerks preceded him into the
shady side of the veranda. where or
dinarily she was wont to breakfast in
solitary state. Her table was set for
two this morning. however. Billy
Tipped an adventurous cockroach off
the table and fell to with fine appetite
He was dallying with a special brew
of coffee. with condensed milk in II,
when the Jamaica negro entered from
the cantina to announce Don Juan
Cafetero with cablegram.
"a cahlegram!" Mother jerks cried.
Cords truth! I'll wager the pub it's
for you. Willie. Bob"-turning to the
negro, and addressing him in her own
private brand of Spanish-"give Don
Juan drink. If e 'asn't helped imself
while yer back is turned, an bring the
cablegram ere"
Within the minute Bob returned
with long yellow envelope. which he
handed Mother jerks. Without so
much as glance at the superscrip-
ton she handed II to Billy Geary. who
tore It open and read:
los Angeles, Cal. o. s. A.. August
10. 1913.
"Henrietta wilkins. Gale de Con-
cordia. No. 10. Buenaventura. So
brante. G. A.
Leaving today to visit you. VIII
cable from New Orleans exact date
arrival. DOLORES"
The shadow of deep disappointment
settled over Billy's face as he read.
Mother Jerks noted 1t instantly.
"Wot's e got to sly. Willie?" she de-
manded.
"It isn't he. It's She" Billy re-
piled. Besides. the cablegram isn't
for me at all. It's for one Henrietta
wilkins. Gale de Concordia. No. ~,
and who the devil Henrietta wilkins
may be is a mystery TO me. Ever have
any boarder by that name. MotherT'
Mother jerks red face had gone
white. "'Enrietta wilkins was my
maiden nyme. Willie" she confessed
aoherlv can there's only one human
as 'ud cable me or write me by that
nyme. Cord. Willie wot's 'appenedT
"rll read II to you. Mother"
Billy read the message aloud. and
when ne had finished, to his amaze
ment. Mother jerks laid her head on
the table and began to weep.