The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1908-08-13


4 covert, from valley to ridge.
Lord Alderdene. good enough on snipe
and cock, was driven almost fran
tic by the ruffed grouse; Voucher
did better for day or two and then
lost the knack; Marion Page attended
to business In her cool and thorough
style, and her average on the gun
room books was excellent and was
also adorned with clever pen and ink
sketches by Siward.
Leroy Mortimer had given up shoot
ing and established himself as haunt
err Of cushions In sunny corners. Tom
O'HaSa had gone back to Lenox; Mrs.
VendSAnlng. to Hot Springs. Beverly
Plank. master Of Black Fells. began to
pervade the house after tentative ap-
pearance. and he and Major Belwether
pottered about the coverts, usually aft
er luncheon, the latter doing little dam
age with his fowling piece and nobody
knew how much with his gossiping
tongue Quarter appeared In the field
methodicully, shot with Judgment, TAX
ing no chances for a brilliant perform
ance which might endanger his re-
spectacle average. AS for the Page
boys, they kept the river ducks stir
ring whenever Eileen Shannon and
Rena Bonnesdel could be persuaded
to share the canoes with them. Other
wise they haunted the vicinity Of those
bored maidens. suffering snubs sor-
rowfully, but persistently faithful.
They were a great nuisance In the
evening, especially as their sister did
not permit them to lose more than
| $40 day Mt cards.
Cards-that is. bridge and preference
ruled, as usual. and the latter game,
being faster, suited Mortimer and Fer
rail-, but did not aid Siward toward re-
coupling his bridge losses.
Two matters occupied him. Since
cup day he had never had another Op-
portunity to see Sylvia Lands alone;
that was the first matter. He had
touched neither wine nor spirits nor
malt since the night Ferrall had found
him prone. sprawling in stupor on his
disordered bed-that was the second
matter, and 1t occupied him, at times
required all his attention, particularly
when the physical desire for 1t set In
steadily, mercilessly, mounting mex
orably like tide. But like the tide,
1t ebbed at last. particularly when a
sleepless night had exhausted him.
He had gone back to his shooting
again after cool review Of the ethics
involved. 1t even amused him to
think that a girl who had cleverness
enough to marry many millions. with
Quarter thrown In, could have 30
moved him to sentimentality. He had
ceded the big cup Of antique silver to
Quarter, too. q matter which troubled
him little, however, as in the irrita
ton of the reaction he had been shoot
ing with the brilliancy Of demon. and
the gunroom books were open to any
doubling guests inspection.
Time, therefore, was never heavy or
his hands save when the tide threat
ened-when at night he stirred and
awokc, conscious Of Its crawling ad
vance, aware Of Its steady mounting
menace; moments at table when thu
aroma Of wine made him catch hi
breath; moments In the gunroom redo
lent Of spicy spirits, maddening VIOLA
tile fragrance clinging to the car(
: room too. Yes, the long days wer'
filed with such moments for him.
But afield the desire faded. and ever
: during the day indoors he shrugged de
sire aside. It was night that he dread
ed-the long hours, lying there tense
stark eyed, sickened with desire.
A for Sylvia, she and Grace Ferral
had taken to motoring driving ava,
into the interior or taking long hight
: north and south along the cost &Qml