Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1922-06-02

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
It I'M THIRTY-E EIGHTH street east, in
~ = the parlor Of a stuffy, four-room
do,a !1ite, Hiss Josephine Barton looked
Il ,yer fhe newspaper attentively, her
ale byoe eDming to a pause halfway down
a talae eo1amn.
sel ~Apartments: New, up-to-date, all
conveniences, moderate rent,
scosdhe mufmured. Expressly designed
utsssor people of refined tastes and limited
y s means. References required IL am
1;oins 10 look at Them" she finished
With sudden decision. 1T sounds as If
would be just the place for auntie
~. saind me.~
M, On Tbirty-eighth street, west, In a
No. sDecpad- hoor-front" of shabby,
ned ninently respectable clearinghouse,
4atof Hilton smoothed across his
I knees Z copy Of the same paper. and
4 rod the same advertisement.
"a ~ George, I'll do iti'' he exclaimed
psat16d. ~And If they're what they pre-
ton6 to be, I'll send for the little moth
Ser and-begin to live!"
Ten days later, before the door Of q
small apartment house far uptown
a stood two furniture vans-a red and C.
4 yellow one.
Above the sidewalk. In the twin bay
windows of the second floor, Miss Jo-
Gephfne Barton and Major Hilton
locked out upon world In which
uotkinY was familiar save their re-
oDoetfve goods being uGloaded below.
%1,o<
cher suite so soon,' unused the lady;
&Aow there are no more to let. Wasn't
l fortunate, -
~By GEORGE" grumbled the major in
Sc the other window, cycling his neigh
'boFss goods. "S'pose those belong to
The lucky dog who took that south
= Guite-and only two hours ahead of
: me- according to the janitor. Well, If
:. emit have that I'm mighty glad to
i sthis," he added, as he turned away
~ the window.
u SWn on the sidewalk an oak cos
v IT, and a lady's standing workbas-
7 ~ t0d side by side. A minute after
| thqWere f1anked by two suitcases.
: fW1k In color, shape and size. Two
! miltes later man from the red van
Z sw(4x the costumer across mis- Shout
sderihnd caught up one of the suit
leases. AS had been his custom through
out the afternoon he directed his steps
toward number three, the south suite.
tps it happened that at six o'clock
tn nj ght, after the men had gone,
III Barton confronted, in the middle
- ~ bedroom floor. an unfamiliar,
unlSeIy thing of oak and prongs.
Rhg she exclaimed. dropping Imply
back into the nearest chair. "Why,
that isn't minel"
Across the hall. the major In his bay
window, was cutting the cords around
= paper-covered object that stood per-
haps two feet tall before him.
why, what don't remember-this
clHtrwell, by Jove!" he finished, as
Aewrapping fell away and disclosed
= 4dy's workbasket, dainty In white
o2o1hel and gold. ''Well. by JoveI"
- the south suite Miss Barton rose
to Aer feet.
n must belong In number four"
lh4 murmured, circling around the |
90stumer as If looking for an adj
vanfageous point o. view. What an |
ugly thing still. l fancy ii is con- |
venient. II ought to take it home. |
/ suppose she added. looking furtive-
u At the door.
u ''Humphl !" calculated the major |
ross the hall, his eyes on the basket.
Rather neat-that! Mm-m; looks
honey. and as If buttons were sewed
on. Belongs to that lucky beggar in
the south suite. l suppose. Seems to
me he's got-well. when little mother
comes. I'll look honey, and my buttons
Will be sewed
started for the hall door, The next
moment he came face to face with his
own image In the mirror of the hat
Eack.
Great Scott!" he cried dropping
The basket. Where's that suitcase?
emit go looking this way,"
It'll just change my STOCK" decided
4im Barton In suite three, as she
picked up tan leather suitcase and
napped the spring.
~Oh !" she gasped. "Oh-oh-hi"
by Joyei" exploded the major
lenoss the hall. well. by Jovei"
Before Miss Barton's horrited eyes
~ mans vest. two neckties. a nest
= collars, and an immaculate. giisten- !
~ ehirt-front; before the majors lay
IN OF lace and linen, glimpse OF !
~ and pale blue. and on top, as II {
10y thrust there pair OF black 4
M slippers.
Id :" shattered Miss Barton, aud {
td the bag with a snap Not 80
major. For = moment ne gazsd b
asDk stupefactionj tAen he slowly y
PED ouf his hand picked up one b
- slippers, laid IL across his palm U
~ Jaissd his hand 10 the Level u bis y
lnl'nl ppa fhaff Htef, too he
~ tofuy fhsn y Whimsical tNinkle h