The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1921-03-25

here, SLIM" he continued: II know
| that tryin' to trick female is like
playin' hockey with stick O. dyna-
mite, but we got a lot o. high cards to
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
l ever had that could flatten out cop
on busy day an make him think 1t
was joke"
Thanks" said Mr.. Randolph, but
shook his head sadly.
Nov, listen," resumed Mr..
| O'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 makeup. Get Sally Painter
round the corner to tone your face
down to the color of your freckles, do
! little job on yer eyebrows. an fix
a deep scar in the upper lip of yer
speakin' tube. Get mew
Mr.. Randolph's widely placed blue
| eyes narrowed in an effort to examine
| the proposition shrewdly from all
i angles, and the light of hope was just
beginning to dawn across the trouble
In his honest face when there came
a sharp knock on the door, followed
promptly by the rattle of the loose
/ knob and the unceremoniOus entry
Of one brdlike, bald-headed, dapper
/ corporation lawyer and two corpulent
gum-shoe plain-clothes men.
1 "Yere! Wot the" exclaimed the
outraged Mr.. O'Shaughnessy.
The legal light paid him no heed and
advanced on the fast-wilting Slim Her
vey with Outstretched hand.
Robert" he cried beamingly. my
dear boy, I'm glad to see you'll"
Don't take the glad hand, SLIM"
warned Mr.. OShaughnessy. 1.-The lit
tie runt may be tryin' to serve papers
on yer. Now, gents, show yer war
rant er I'll call the boys an you take
the consequences"
Il guess it's all right, Tourke," said
Slim weakly. "They aren't going to
pull me, exactly"
II don't care whether they think
they're goin' to pinch you er not" re-
marked Mr. O'Shaughnessy, fixing
malignant eyes on the two heavy
thanking forces of the small lawyer.
II never did like the smell of fat"
Suddenly he roared: Hey! Boys !"
The two bulls, strayed into inhos-
pitable pastures, turned stepped cat.
footed to the door, and took the flight
of steps in three. They cannot be
blamed, for they had recognized in Mr..
OShaughnessy the man who had once
been arrested for pushing over with
one hand Ford that had crowded
him.
"Now, Robert" said the legal per.
I sonage, apparently quite oblivious OF
the desertion of his supports, II just
want to talk with you. May 1 ST,
DOWN."
Certainly, Mr.. Milyuns," said Rob
ert, alphabetically.
Excuse me-" murmured Mr.
O'Shaughnessy. Did I, or didn't
get the name correct?"
II beg your pardon, Tourke," said
Robert, "Mr. Borden Mlyuns; Mr.
TOurke OShaughnessy" He pro
nounced it "O'Shockenssy," to the de
light of the owners ears, long unac
custOmed to the correct information OF
the exotic patronymic.
II did hear correct" said Mr.
O'Shaughnessy, as he rose and tip
toed from the room. Il leave you
gents to your family affairs" he add
ed from the door, his eyes drinking
last view of the brain king he had
dared to call q runt.
During the next half-hour, Mr.. Mil
yuns delivered himself of an assorted
lot of special pleading that he couc
have sold on the market almost any
day for fifty thousand dollars, but the
sole judge and object of his efforts
still sat swinging one putteed leg il
midair, as though tanning aside thu
valuable streams Of golden words ant
continued putting at one cigarette af
ter another, each lighted from thu
butt of its predecessor.
Its no use, Mr.. Milyuns," said Rob
ert, at last. 1.-THE truth is, and YOU
KNOW 1t, tllat meeting between my
self and Pam-Miss Thornton, at tn,
present time and under the exception
al conditions, could only bring abou
complications beyond the capability o
any one Of us to handle. Her pro
posal that she divide her income witt
me is so absurd that I am amazed a
your imper-at your hardihood II
even mentioning it,
Mr.. Milyuns wiped his brow for th'
first time In many years.
II don't mind you calling me 'imper
tinent,' Robert" he said meekly
Call me anything you please. Only
and his voice rose gradually to
surprising volume-"don't forget tina
I promised one of the dearest, mos
unspoiled, lovable, and wholly ador
able young persons that it's ever bee
my privilege to assure Of the impos
able that would bring you to hel
and. by the holy mackerel, I will