The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1908-09-24

"Oh" said Fleetwood, with an invol-
untary stare, surprised. trifie uncom-
Portable, yet somehow liking Plank.
and not understanding why.
Mortimer continued desultory dis
cussion with O'Harn concerning very
private dinner which somebody told
somebody that somebody had given to
Quarter and the Intercounty Electric
people. which. If true. plainly indicat-
ed who was financing the Intercounty
scheme and why Amalgamated stock
had tumbled again yesterday and what
might be looked for from the Algon-
quin Trust company's president
"Amagamated Electric doesn't seem
to like it little Bit" said O'Hara.
'Ferrall, Belwether and Siward are In
1t up to their necks, and If Quarter Is
really the god In the machine and II
he really Is doing stunts with Amalga-
mated Electric and is also mixing feet
with the Intercounty crowd, why, he
and why, In the name of common
sense, is he doing that? He'll kill 1t,
that's what he'll do
"He can afford to kill It," observed
Mortimer, punching the electric but
ton and making significant gesture
toward his empty glass 40 the servant
entered. "a man like Quarter can af-
ford to kill anything"
| Eyes, but why kill Amalgamated
Electric? Why not merge? Why, it's
crazy thing to DO; It's a devil of thing
to do, to parallel your own liner in
sisted O'Hara. "rhat Is dirty work.
People don't do such things these days.
Nobody tears up dollar bills for the
pleasure of tearing"
Nobody knows what Quarter will
do" muttered Mortimer, who had tried
hard enough to find out when the first
ominous rumors arose concerning
Amalgamated, and the first fractional
declines left the street speeches. and
stupefied.
O'Hara sat frowning and lingering
his glass "As q matter Of fact" he
said, "a little cold logic shows us that
Quarter isn't In 1t at all. No sane man
there Is no need to. His people are
openly supporting Amalgamated and
hammering Intercounty, and, besides,
there's Ferrall In it, and Mrs. Ferrall
Is Quarters cousin; and there's Bel
wether In 1t, and Quarter Is engaged
to marry Sylvia Lands, who is Bel
wether's niece. It's scrap with Har-
rington's crowd, and the wheels in
side of wheels are like Chinese boxes.
Who knows what 1t means? Only it's
plain that Amalgamated is safe, If
Quarter wants it to be. And unless he
does he's crazy"
Mortimer, squirting sideways at
. Plank and seeing him still occupied
with Fleetwood, turned bluntly on
O'Hara:
See here, what do you mean by be-
Ing nasty to Plank?" he growled. I'm
backing him. Do you understand"
ut Is curious" unused O'Hara cool
ly, chow much of cad fairly de
> cent man can be when he's out Of tenn
per-"
"You mean Plank or me?" demanded
: Mortimer, darkening angrily.
mo; mean myself I'm not thai
/, way usually. / took him for bound
er, and he's caught me with the goods
!, on. I've been thinking that the mel
: who bother with such questions are
usually open to suspicion themselves
Watch me do the civil now. I'm
: ashamed Of myself"
!, "Wait moment. VIII you be civi
enough to do something for him at thu
' | xxy;I
!. thing"
! "Is he up? Yes, wili,' and, turn
= ing In his chair he said to Plank
lawfully sorry l acted like a bounde
just now after having accepted you
hospitality at the Fells. l did meal
! to be offensive, and I'm sorry for tina
a too Hope you'll overlook 1t and b
friendly"
Plank's face took on the dark re'
hue of embarrassment. He looke'
!, questioningly at Mortimer whose Wis
= age remained noncommittal, then d
: rectly at O'Hara.
II should be very glad to be friend
= with YOU" he said, with an ingenu
: GUS dignity that surprised Mortimer
- | IL WAS OILY Tue AullNC SliupllNAty v
- the man, veneered and polished b
>, constant contact with Mrs. Mortime
: and now showing to advantage in tn
- grain. And 1t gratitied Mortimer, bt
cause he saw that 1t was going
90 make many matters much easier fc
81 himself and his protege.
The tall glasses were filed and drai1
! ed again before they departed to tn
\ cold plunge and dressing rooms abov'
- whence presently they emerged
street garb to drive downtown al
~ lunch together at the Lenox clul
Plank as Fleetwood's guest
}, Having O'Hara and Fleetwood
-. give him countenance, Mortimer mai
q aged to make Plank known PERSONAL
"a to several governors Of the club an
% to a dozen members, then left him
- his fate, whence presently Fleetwoc
- and O'Hara extracted him, fate 1