The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1908-11-12

! lain bulllc lIOAl, Tic AOyOu4 AlACAt
| Of the legislature emptied Albany
Once 1t was rufnored that Plank had
| passed an entire morning with the
governor Of the greatest state In the
| Union and that the conference was to
| be repeated. A swarm of newspaper
men settled about the governors sum-
mer cottage at Saratoga, but they
learned nothing, nor could they find
trace of Plank's tracks In the trod
den trails Of the great spa.
| Besides, the racing had begun. Des
mond, Burbank, Sneed and others OF
the gilded guild had opened new club
houses. There was plenty Of copy for
newspaper men without the daily spec
ulative paragraph devoted to the do
ings Of Beverly Plank. Some scandal,
too-but newspapers never touch that.
And after all 1t was nobody's affair
that Leroy Mortimer drove a large
yellow and black touring car, new
model, all over Saratoga county. Per
haps the similarity of machines gave
rise to the rumor Of Plank's presence;
perhaps not, because the car was often
driven by tall, slender girl with dark
eyes and hair, and nobody ever saw
that sort Of pretty woman In Plank's
car or saw Leroy Mortimer for many
days without companion of that spe-
cies
Mortimer's health was excellent.
The races had not proved remunera-
tive, however, and his new motor car
was horribly expensive. So was Ly-
Ola. And he began to be seriously
afraid that by the end Of August he
would be obliged to apply to Quarter
once more for some slight temporary
token Of that gentleman's good WILL
He told Lydia this, and she seemed to
agree with him. This pleased him.
She had not pleased him very much
recently. For one thing she was be-
coming too friendly with some Of his
friends, Desmond In particular.
Plank, 1t was known, had opened his
great house at Black Fells. His serv-
ants, gamekeepers, We're there, his
stables, kennels, greenhouses, model
stock farm-all had been put in i'm
maculate condition pending the advent
of the master. But Plank had not
appeared. His new seagolng steam
yacht Siwanoa still lay In the East riv-
er, and at rare intervals a significant
glimmer Of bunting disclosed the own
er's presence aboard for an hour or
two.
The Ferralls We're at Shotover with
their first installment Of guests. Syl-
via was there Quarter expected, be-
cause Kemp Ferrall's break with him
was not social one, and Grace's real
affection for Sylvia blinded neither
her nor her husband to the material
and social importance Of the intimacy
Siward was not invited. Neither had
an invitation to him been even dis
cussed In view Of what Grace was
aware Of and what everybody knew
Q concerning the implacable relations ex
=. listing between him, personally and
: Howard Quarter
! Bridge. yachting and motoring wert
the August sports. The shooting SCI
. there was still another relay expected
J. before the season opened and brought
I the shooting coterie for the first two
weeks. But Sylvia was expected te
. last through and hold over with brief
: interlude for weeks end at Lenox
Q So was Quarter, and Grace, AWAY
animated by lively but harmless
, malice, hoped to heaven that Plank
might arrive before Quarter left.
, r"Oh, to see them together in small
room," she sighed ecstatically in Syl-
J Was ear. I'D certainly poke them ur
! II they only turned arou.C sulkily in
+ the corners Of the cage and evinced q
, desire to lie down"
: what mischief maker you arer
said Sylvia listlessly.
There seemed, In fact, little to inter,
! est her that summer at ShotoyeI
House. Her interest, too, in people
had seemingly been extinguished
| Once or twice she did inquire as tC
Marion's whereabouts and learned that
Miss Page was fishing in Minnesota
+ somewhexe, but would return to Shot
: over when the shooting opened. Some
/ body, Captain Voucher perhaps, men
toned to somebody in her hearing that
| Siward was still in New York.
/ The hot month dragged on. Quar-
: rier came. Agatha Calthness arrived 8
: few days later-scheme Of the Fer
t rails involving Alderdene-but the 81
9 wanoa did not come, and Plank re
( manned invisible. Leila Mortimer ar
3 rived from Swans Harbor toward the
:, middle Of the month, offering no in
! formation as to the whereabouts OF
: what Major Belwether delicately des
ignated as her Legitimate" But ev
. erybody knew he was at last to bt
crossed off and struck clean out, ant
: the ugly history Of the winter, now 81
] impudently corrOborated at Saratoga
gave many d hostess the opportunity
long desired
(To be continued)
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