Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1921-05-13
PART ~.


| vehicle disastrOusly TO the curb ia
front Of the Poppy club and as a 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
a 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 il were, and DETECTED
his fight from west TO east with 4
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 a matter
Of ten thousand dollars a year, IN
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 it
seemed unbelievable he had once held
in his arms, only the oft-repeated
favorite poem OF his nurse:
I could not love thee, dear, so much
Loved I not honor more.
kept him from facing the avalanche
OF ridicule and giving the eternally
searching Diogenes with his lantern
a run for his money. As previously
stated. it 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 I
O'Shaughnessy, foreman-manager of I
the Village Cab company.
"Tourke," said Mr.. Randolph. I'm I
Smashed up the two of /
of my wagon on the curb in /
front of the Poppy club. Dock me /
thirty. please, and make out my pay /
.heck"
Through. Slim? Whadda va mean?" +
said Mr. O'Shaughnessy. Think I'm /
goin' TO sack you for skid on a day /
like this? Pay for your fun. kid. but
take another wagon"
Robert Randolph, alias Slim Her
Tey, shook his head.
You don't understand" he said.
1--we lost my nerve"
Lost your nerve!' gasped Mr..
J'Shaughnessy. "Whadda va mean by
elm me a lie like that? Come on.
low; draw a mapl Did We kill the
nside?"
"Oh. no." said Slim: that's just il.
mean. the young lady is very much
IL right"
4 begin to get you" murmured
'ourke. skirt on your track. eh?"
! look of pity followed by one of
oyalty crept into his eyes. Look
ere, Slim" he continued: 4 know
hat tryin' TO trick a female is Ike
layin' hockey with stick O. dyna-
lite, but we got a lot o high cards TO
raw TO. First shot out o the box.
II the boys here is for you. Then
here's your frien's. the Force. want
, tell You, Slim. you're the first driver
ever had that could iatten out cop I
q busy day an make him think it
as a joke" G
Thanks" said Mr.. Randolph, but /
look his head sadly. 5
Now, listen" resumed Mr.. 7
'Shaughnessy: I'm goin' to have a
e boys up here as they come in an c
1t 'em on. In the enteraet, you slip a
It for a makeup. Get Sally Painter p
und the corner TO tone your face n
,wn TO the color OF your freckles. do Y
little job on yer eyebrows. an fix e
deep scar in the upper lip OF yer
eakin' tube. Get meT" d
Mr. Randolph's widely placed blue
es narrowed In an effort to examine Il
E proposition shrewdly from all q
giles. and the light Of hope was just -
ginning to dawn across the trouble 81
his honest face when there came
shan, knock on the door, followed VI
omptly by the rattle of the loose al
OBJ and the unceremonious entry m
one birdllke. bald-headed. dapper 81
-poration lawyer and two corpulent al
n-shoe plain-clotheS men.
'Yerei Wot the" exclaimed the m.
TRACED Mr.. 0'Shaughnessy.
rhe legal light paid him no heed and re
ianced on the fast-wilting Slim Her ~
with sptstrstched hand. liz