Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1924-01-25
By P. G. WODEHOUSE
Copyright by George H. Doran Co.
CHAPTER xV-Continued.

suggestion OF departure without NOV
8 ing his feet. The action was enough
for Sam. Dignity gave an expiring
4 gurgle, and passed away, regretted by
& ali.
d Don't gor' he cried.
& The Idea Of being alone In this In
Eternal lane, without human support,
him. Moreover, Webster
&had personality. He exuded 1T. AL
s. ready Sam had begun to cling to him
! Ia spirit, and rely on his support.
Don't go"
Certainly not, II you do not wish
1t, SIR
Webster coughed gently, to show
his appreciation Of the delicate nature
of the conversation. He was con-
sumed with curiosity, and his threat
ened departure had been but pre-
tense. A team Of horses could not
have moved Webster at that moment.
might l ask, then what 2"
There's been a misunderstanding"
said Sam. AT least, there was, but
now there isn't, If you see what l
mean"
Il fear 1 have not quite grasped
your meaning, SIR"
swell, I-I-played sort of-you
might almost call it sort of trick on
Miss Bennett With the best motives,
of coursel"
'Of course, sirI"
"And she's found out. I don't know
how she's found out, but she has. So
there you arei"
"Of what nature would the trick be,
sir? A species of ruse sir-some kind
of innocent deception"
"Well, it was like this"
1t was a complicated story to tell,
and Sam. a prey to conflicting emo
tons, told it badly; but such was the
almost superhuman intelligence Of
Webster, that he succeeded in grasp
ing the salient points. Indeed, he said
that It reminded him Of something of
much the same kind in the Nosegay
Novelette,, "All for Her." where the
hero, anxious to win the esteem of the
lady of his heart, had bribed tramp
TO simulate an attack upon her In
lonely. road.
1.-The principles the same" said
Webster.
"Well what did he do when she
found out?"
"She did not find out, sir. All ended
happily, and never had the wedding
bells in the old village church rung out
a blither peal than they did at the sub
sequent union"
Sam was thoughtful.
''Bribed tramp to attack her, did
he?"
Eyes. sir. She had never thought
much of him till that moment sir.
Very cold and naughty she had been,
his social status being considerably in
ferior to her own. But, when she
cried for help, and he dashed out from
behind a hedge, well, it made all the
difference"
81 wonder where could get good
tramp" said Sam, meditatively.
Webster shook his head.
81 really would hardly recommend
such a procedure, sir"
mo, it would be difficult to make
tramp understand what you wanted"
Sam frightened.
1--WE got i'll You pretend to attack
her, and I'll -
81 couldn't, sirl I couldn't reailyl l
should jeopardize my situation
"Oh, come! Be man y
mo, sir. l fear not There's & diff
IN,
ignation-I was compelled to do that
only recently, owing to few words
had with the guF-nor. though subse-
quently prevailed upon to withdraw it
i say there's a difference between
handing in your resignation and being
given the sack, and that's what would
happen-without character, what's
more. and lucky If it didn't mean
prison cell. No. sir; 1 could not con-
template such thing"
"Then l don't see that there's any
thing to be DONE" said Sam morosely.
"Oh. / shouldn't say that, sir" said
Webster. encouragingly. Its simply
a matter Of finding the way. The
problem confronting us-you, | should
say
us" said Sam. Most decidedly
us"
THANK you very much, sir. | would
not have presumed. but if you say So
The problem confronting us, as / en-
visage It, resolves Itself into this. You
have offended our Miss b. and she has
expressed a disincllnation ever to see
you again. How. then. is II possible.
in spite OF her attitude, TO recapture
her esteemT
Exactly" said Sam.
There are several methods which
occur 10 one
They don't occur 20 me-"
"Well, for example, you might res
cue her from burning building as 10
True az Steel ,
"Set IRE 20 the house, chr said