The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1924-10-23

die 1t, so she went and inquired II
they had ever received any report on
a baby pillow lost some months ago
4 by her daughter on the Butte ex-
press at Blackfoot.
The man put up both hands at
once and exclaimed, my God, was
that her pillow. 1t came here
months ago without any report as
to who it belonged to and we kept
it around in sight thinking maybe
the owner would come along and
claim it. A few days ago my wife
said she guessed she would take it
and use tit seemed that the own
er would never call for it, I'll get
it for you-wait a minute" He
was profuse in his apologies for
having used it, and now that the re-
Election was lifted from the second
mother in the case, the two young
mothers became better friends than
ever.
There was, woman who used to
come and go over the Mackay
branch in company with a very
beautiful daughter, both of them
good company and always apprecia-
tive of the attentions of gentlemen
The husband and step-father was so
busy making money for them to
spend, that he did not get wise to
how they were spending it. They
used to spend a good deal of time at
Salt Lake City and Los Angeles, and
one season when they wanted lot
of money they reported to this
money-making husband that the
daughter had appendix troubles.
According to confidential advices
OIL 70 ~
ing the matter of the girl, but the
and forwarded an additional check
1t worked so easily that they decid-
ed to place her in hospital and
operate. He forwarded another
check. 1t proved to be very bad
case and they had to call in some of
the best physicians in the city for
consultation, and then followed a
long siege nursing her back to life.
Checks followed in profusion, and
they finally won and after some
months the mother and daughter
returned looking fine. They got on
the Mackay train and the Butte
express went on. Then the daugh-
ter in all her beauty and innocence
hoped around and said she had left
that beautiful new sweater in the
sleeper, and would the editor go and
wire for it. The editor suggested
20 the daughter that she just run in
It the depot and turn in her oral re-
bort of it. There was time to do 1t
before the train started. The
weater never came back.
On another occasion a man and a
woman from Illinois came in on of
he Mackay branch and while board
h4 III k~ot~ H.
tut her hand to her hat and became
vas gone; she had left 1t on the
rain she supposed. 1t was a pres
mt from her sister and was worth
orty-five dollars, or something like
hat. The Mackay train was then
ulling down on the yards quarter
I mile away, and the husband
aid it was too late; that they would
ave to lose It, The editor caught
he remarks and said, "Give me your
ONE address quick" and after jot-
ng 1t down he took the back track.
y the time they got into the car
nd got seated he tripped down the
isle and handed the woman a very
ne hatpin with a jewel setting.
he was all smiles and astonish-
ent. The husband put his hand
his pocket and offered the man q
Iarter. The editor backed away
18th his hands behind him, some
hat embarrassed, declining the
oney. The woman was standing
. giving him about fifty dollars
orth of smiles, and fifty dollars
orth of thanks, and the editor kept
8 eye on her, bowed his acceptance
Id ran out and jumped of the
oil in oid oil
ort for him excepting the memory
the husband and the twenty-five
nts.