The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1924-07-11
CHAPTER III-contlnued.

s.
This letter went to the heart of the
young man. She had deftly set before
him the gross unfairness Of delay. He
felt 1t. Ever since the parting he had
been eager to go. but his father was
not rich man and the family was
large. His own salary had been little
more than was needed for clothing and
books. That autumn 1t had been
doubled and the editor had assured
him that higher pay would be forth
coming. He hesitated to tell the girl
how little he earned and how small.
when measured in money, his progress
had seemed to be. He was In despair
when his friend Solomon Binkus ar
rived from Virginia. For two years
the latter had been looking after the
interests OF Major Washington out In
the Ohio river country. They dined
together that evening at the Crooked
Billet and Solomon told him Of his adj
ventures In the West and frontier sto- |
ries OF the notorious one-legged robber, |
Micah Harpe, and his den on the shore
of the Ohio and of the cunning OF the
outlaw in evading capture.
Solomon read the girls letter and
said:
'If | was you I'd swim the big pond
If Necessary. This ere is real simon
pure, four-masted womern an she
wants you fer captain. AS the Teller
said when he seen a black fox, Come
on, boys, it's time fer to wear out yer
boots.'"
I'm tied to my job"
"Then break yer halter" said Solo,
mon
81 haven't money enough to get mar
ried and keep Wife"
"What an ignorant euss you bel" Sol
ONION exclaimed. you don't pear to
know when ye're well off,"
"What do you meanT
81 mean that ye're with at least a
thousan' pounds cash money"
~ would not ask my father for help
and I have only forty pounds in the
bank" Jack answered.
Solomon took out his wallet and re-
moved from 1t worn and soiled piece
Of paper and studied the memoranda
I contained. Then he did some cipher
ng with a piece of lead. In a moment
he said:
lou have got thousan' an fifteen
POUNDS an six shillln' fer to do with
Is We please an no questions asked
larry onR"
you mean you've got It,"
which means that Jack Irons owns
hide, horns an taller"
Tears came to the boys eyes. He
-. /
THANK you, Solomon he
aid presently. 81 can't use your
money. 1t wouldn't be right"
Solomon shut one eye an squinted M
nth the other as if he were taking tn
I'm along the top of gun barrel Gu
hen he shook his head and drawled:
"Cats blood an gunpowderi That an
re slaps me in the face an kicks me
q che SHIN" Solomon answered. 1--WE ov
'alked an padded eighty mile In sh
ay an been stabbed an shot at an Fc
ad to run fer my life, which 1t nln't Gle
o fun-you hear to me. Who do We XIII
pose l done ii fer but you an my ga
entry? There amt nobody o. my on
anne an blood on this side o. the
,ean--not nobody at all. An If | on
MT work fer you, Jack, I'd just err Pr
tut as soon quit. This ere money ma
MT no good to me 'cept fer body at
'ver an powder an balls. I'd as sal
ave drop IL IN the river IL bothers
e. l don't need 1t. When l git hum en'
go an hide II In the bush some this
TO git 1t out o. my way. tar
en- thinkin' all up the road from Vir- He
my o this ere gol demnable money his
/ what l were a-goin' to do with II the
/ what IT could do to me. An, SEE /, est,
n ergoin' to ask Jack to take IL an tina
e II fer wall 'twixt him an trouble, tina
: the idee hurried me erlong-hon- pip
t Kind o. made me happy. Course, Gel
l had wife an Children, 'twould to
different, but / amt got no one An tur'
W We tell me We don't want it, which nov
makes me feel lonesomer n a tarred I
~ an kind o. sorrowful-ayes, sir, and
ioes.' h
solomor's voice sank to a whisper. witt
Forgive me, said Jack. 81 didn't cab
wv you felt that way. But I'm siad win
! do. I'll take II on the understand Il
that as long as / live what have viii
II also be yours" Sole
I've two hundred poun' an six sbil- Jacl
In my pocket an a lot more hid In Al
bush. It's all yourn to the last Nov
nd penny. / reckon it'll purity nigh Choir
Ige the slough. want We to be | tire
'ried respectable like a gentleman on 4