The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1908-07-23

ment as though he had taken some
thing for granted.
Besides, she had grown uneasy. She
had wired Quarter. saying she would
meet him and drive him over. He had
replied at once, naming his train. He
was an exact, man and expected
method and precision In others. She
didn't exactly know how 1t might af-
feet him II his reasonable demand was
| unsatisfed. She did not know him
very well yet.
And, thinking Of him now, she again
made up her mind to give him the
answer which he now had every req.
son to expect from her. This decision
| appeared to lubricate her conscience.
1t ran more smoothly now. emitting
| fewer creaks.
you say that you know Mr.. Quar-
r1er?" she began thoughtfully.
mot WELL"
II hope you will like him, Mr.. 81.
ward"
II do not think he likes me, Miss
Lands. He has reasons not to-"
She looked up, suddenly remember
ing: "Oh-since that scrape? What
has Mr.. Quarter to do She did not
finish the sentence. A troubled silence
followed. She was trying to remember
the details-something she had paid
small attention to Mt the time; some
thing so foreign to her, SO distant from
her comprehension, that It had not
touched her closely enough for her to
remember exactly what this young
man might have done to forfeit the
good will Of Howard Quarter.
She looked at Siward. It was Inn
possible that anything very bad could
come from such a man. And, pursuing
her reasoning aloud: TT couldn't have
been very awful" she argued; ''some-
thing foolish about an actress, was 1t
not? And that could not concern Mr..
Quarter"
II thought you did know; I thought
you = remembered = while you were
driving me over from the station-that
l was dropped from my club"
She flushed up. "Oh, but what had
Mr.. Quarter to do with that?"
"He Is governor Of that club"
"You mean that Mr.. Quarter had
you-droppedr
what else could he do? A man who
Is idiot enough to risk making his own
club notorious must take the conse-
Quences. and they say took that risk.
Therefore Mr.. Quarter, Major Bel
wether-all the governors did their
duty. IL naturally concluded that no
governor of the PATRONS club feels
very kindly toward me-"
Miss Lands sat very still. her small
head bent flush still frightening her
fair face.
She recalled few of the details
now-the Notwithstanding Of the
story. Which particular actress 1t was
she could not remember, but some men
who had dined too freely had made the
wager, and this boy sitting beside her
had accepted 1t and won 1t by bring
Ing into the sacred precincts of the
PATRONS club foolish girl disguised
in mans evening dress.
That was bad enough. That some
body promptly discovered it was worse.
but worst of all was the publicity, the
clubs name smlrched, the young man
expelled from one of the best two
clubs In the metropolis.
To read OF such things in the col
umns OF daily paper had meant little
to her except to repel her. To hear it
mentioned among people OF her own
sort had left her injurious and indlf-
ferent, but now she saw II In new
light, with the young man who had
figured In 1t seated beside her. Did
such men as he-such attractive, we'll
bred. amusing men as he-do that sort
Of thing7
us that the kind Of man you are,
Mr.. Siward2" she said impulsively.
ut appears that l was. l don't
know what am or may be-"
1.-THE pity Of it," she said, still sway
ed by impulse. why did you do
didn't you know-realize what you
were doing-bringing discredit on your
own clubr'
Il was In no condition to know, Miss
Landis."
The crude brutality of the express
sion might merely have hurt or dis
gusted her had she been less intel
ligent, nor, as 1t was, did she fully
understand why he chose to use 1t I'M
less that he meant 1t in self punish
ment.
tits rather Shameful she said
hotly.
YES" he assented; tits a bad be-
ginning"
"A beginning! Do you mean to go
on?"
He did not reply. His head was
partly turned from her. She sat silent
for awhile. The dog had returned to
lie at Siward's feet, his brown eyes
tirelessly watching the man he had
chosen for his friend, and the man,
without turning his eyes, dropped one
hand on the dogs head, caressing the
silky ears.
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