Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1922-01-20
The Tramp
~ HAzei SMITH

Hffs eli1 Niiii4n httt't i''e'''
evening paper and trying
m cheerful aspect 20 she q
aQeqlt .
he FROST vi0 seon oe on Y
ruh sn. nrlghppr" observed sfH
na Nroun. eilapc soo'ye l0o se
sa sen winter 0aodpue-"
gAM question Is The 'east 2
r answered Mercer
muse ihe cellar s pfei'y wei
sto5a 100. It's The Nasmeni on az
sItBs sores ih troubles ms g.,
fu sae8 n Let's gei aeWn 20 pH-
~ old Sharp b hard as ieehs
Hc 1n ne lUs ihlfis d1,s @
seah IA. 90 lose The firm VIII 3op
oaa ne he money nee.l
HW ru help you on ore eo'u'
tioa sl3 Brown
fb 3 ~ ieqalre9 Mercer e'
s
propose 70 81 into explan
tes. Sc yoar daughter Ethel ana
yeua Harry Zane have been going
good i together
nodded Mercer "whns Of ltf
s1 MS. Some people say they
49, ged and fhai they CORE
ss.aad YOU ought 10 know that the
EaaeAfer 81 q man as poor as you are
Is "a match FOR the son % the richest
nan IS the district Break IL up'
Keen Ftael away at school drift her
oHt 81 thls silly idea, and IN loHn you |
Ere nosey"
ft Uas Mercer who arose 20 his feet |
now na did so with a look on his
face MAJ made his visitor crlnge and
winee
-Ware not the Lane sort. chr he
said us voice husky with emotion.
"Anl suppose sou think you are. |
understand you only too weli, Henry
Hrovn. You have plans for your own
daughter 10 that direction. IS that III
and sou ask me 70 sell my child's
mol / would as soon in
iertere between two angels. Go your
way ] want nothing more 10 do with
YOU
Gentle Mrs. Mercer, coming Into The
room a lew minutes later, FOUND her
husband with bowed head looking
into the FIRE.
"Wln Nr. Brown let you have the
nonsy. husbandf' she inquired anx-
ars'y
Na 7 demeaned myself asking for
~ ap sorry. Dearl Dear Why
toes DOT Uncle Silas at least answer
rs lsflar wrote him how much we
leeipa help lie has always sent ais
.er aid me a hundred dollars at
Christmas. aud hoped my letter
would move him"
'Uani worry. mother" said Mercer,
Tih al EFFORT 70 look cheerful. "We1l
.et along some way"
yatle Sllas was quite an institution
alih his two nieces. Mrs. Brown and
airs Mercer They had never seen
him. ma he had forbidden all his kin
10 visit him lie was rcputed wealthy,
auf an giraffe hermit He had not
replied 10 the letter. aud Mercer felt
pretty wen discouraged as he went
sat into the yard 70 close up the
stable
eueFof" ne exclaimed as he came
across huddied figure sitting near
ne corn crib whats the trouble,
.ifongsr1"
II WIS wondering II you'd give me
. bite 20 eat and bed In your hay
0fi replied the stranger. bent. de- |
.fep'i old man. II applied az the |
,cxi farm house They set the dog
n ne"
The kind hearted farmer went Into |
he house, told his wife to flx up bed |
y The attic and went ont into the
'ard again To his surprise his late
fsitor was nowhere to be seen. Then 1
le heard a groan. Il proceeded from
root cellar ne had been digging |
Der day.
'sre0 bad. said Mercer. rs he saw
D. o|a man lying across the loose (
imters ri The bottom OF the pit. 81
f5 n business leaving him 10 wan.
'r around unRsmei"
IN 90 man was carried into the
nd q doctor WAS s,ni for
7lonff 90 q queer customer IN
He the r'gacian loii Mercer. as
otl li VISA % BITS patient the
W mTnme
rEl. 4. fHatf innairs1 Mercer