The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1908-10-15


6ected at last, hating before another
letter box. And as he stood there hes
itating, he glanced up and saw Quar-
rier entering the Lenox club. The
next moment he flung up the metal
box lid, dropped In his letter and fol-
lowed Quarter into the club.
Then events tumbled forward al
most without push from him. Quar-
rier was alone In window corner,
drinking vichy and milk and glancing
over the afternoon papers. He saw
Mortimer and invited him to join him,
and Mortimer, being thirsty, took
champagne.
"Ive been trying new COACH" said
Quarter in his colorless and rather
agreeable voice, and he went on lei
surely explaining the points of the new
mail coach which had been built In
Paris after plans of his own, while
Mortimer gulped glass after glass of
chilled wine, which seemed only to
make him thirstier. Meantime he lis
tened, really interested, except that
his f1eshy head was too full Of alcohol
and his own project to contain add
tional statistics concerning coaching.
Besides, Quarter, who had never been
overcordial to him. was more so now
enough for Mortimer to venture on
few tentative suggestions Of f1nan-
cial nature, and though, as usual
Quarter was not responsive, he did
not, as usual, get up and so away.
A vague hope stirred Mortimer that
It might not be beyond his persuasive
tongue to make this chilly, reticent
young man into friend some day-a
helpful friend Once or twice he
thought Quarter looked at him rather
strangely, but he would show Quar-
rier that he was a frtend-a good,
stanch friend-and that Quarter had
long, long undervalued him. Waves
Of sentiment spread through and
through him. His affection for Quar-
rier dampened his eyes, and still he
blabbed ON and on, gazing with brim-
ming eyes upon Quarter, who sat
back silent and attentive as Mortimer
circled and Numbered nearer and near
err to the crucial point Of his destination.
Midway In one of his linguistic ell
lipses Quarter leaned forward and
caught his arm in grip of steel. An
other man had entered the room.
Mortimer, made partly conscious by
the pain Of Quarters viselike grip,
was sober enough to recognize the I'M
propriety Of his continuing aloud the
yelled story he had been constructing
with what he supposed to be cum
ming as matchless as 1t was impenetra
BILE.
Later he found himself upstairs In
private cardroom, facing Quarrlel
across a table, and still talking anc
Quenching his increasing thirst. He
knew now what he was telling Quar-
rier. He was unwilling the parable
He was stripping metaphor from
carefully precise story. He used 81
wards name presently; presently n
used Sylvia's name. A moment latel
or was it an hour?-Quarrier stopped
him, coldly, without trace of passion
demanding corroborative detail Ant
Mortimer gave 1t, wagging his heat
and one fat fOrehnger as emphasis.
~You saw thatY' repeated Quarter
deadly white Of sudden.
Eyes, and r.
.At 3 in the morning."
Eyes, an want
"You saw him enter her room!'
Eyes, an wan tersay thish to you
BECAUSE I'm your fr'en'. Don wan
amy fr'ens mine get fooled on WON
en-. See? Thash how feel. | respec
the sect See? Women. lovely WON
en-. See? Respec' sect Gimme y'han
buzzer a. er - brother Quarter. You
M fr'en': I'm your fr'en' know nov
It is. Gotter wife m'own. Rottel
one. Stingy. Takes money OUTER n
pockets. Dam 'stravagant. Ruin me
Say, old boy, what about dividend du
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