The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1908-11-19
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F mans grief does not awaken his
dignity, then he has none. In that
event grief ia not even resDecta-

event grief Is not even respecta-
= BILE. And SO 1t was with Leroy
Mortimer when Lydia at last turned
long and too persistently 1t runs away.
And before 1t goes 1t scratches.
Lydia Vyse left Saratoga when the
financial stringency began to make it
unpleasant for her to remain. She
told Mortimer without the slightest
conjunction that she was going.
He did not believe her, and he gave
her the new big yellow and black car.
She sold 1t the same day to q book
maker, an old friend of hers; with
drew several jewels from limbo-gems
which Mortimer had given her-and
gathered together everything for which
If he turned ugly she might not be
criminally liable.
| She had never liked him. She had
long disliked him. So she wrote note
to the governors Of the PATRONS club
saying that both Quarter and Morti-
mer were aware that the guilt Of her
escapade could not be attached to ST.
ward; that she knew nothing Of ST.
ward, had accepted his wager without
meaning to attempt to win 1t, had new
err again seen him and had on the i'm
pulse of the moment made her entry
In the wake Of several men. She add
ed that when Quarter, as governor,
had concurred In Siward's expulsion he
knew perfectly we'll that Siward was
not guilty, because she herself had SO
Informed Quarter. Since then she had
also told Mortimer, but he had taken
no steps to do justice to Siward, al
though he (Mortimer) was still gov
ernor Of the PATRONS club.
This being about all she could think
Of to make mischief for two men whose
recent companionship had nourished
and irritated her, she shipped her
trunks by express, packed her Jewel
case and valise and met Desmond at
the station.
Desmond had business In Europe
Lydia had as much business there as
: anywhere, and, although she had been
faithless to Mortimer for compare
lively short time, within that time
Desmond already had sworn at bel
and struck her. So she was quite
ready to follow Desmond anywhere II
this world or the next. And that, too
= had not made her the more considerate
toward Mortimer.
!. When the latter returned from thu
=. races to find her gone the last riddlet
props to what passed for his man
hood gave way, and the rotten fabric
came crashing into the mud.
Creditors with sharp noses scente'
. the whirlwind afar off and hemme,
him in with unsettled accounts, mostl.
: hers. Somebody placed lien on hi
/, horses, deputy sheriff began to fol
= low him about, all credit ceased az b.
magic and men crossed the street t
avoid meeting with an old companion
In direst need.
Still, alternately stupefied by his owl
= grief and maddened into the necessit
for action. he packed suit case
crawled out of the rear door, toile
across country and found farmer t
! drive him twenty miles over sand
= road to a local railroad crossing, wher
9 be managed to board train for ~
bany.
At Albany q he stood painting an
: sweating on the long concrete platfor1
which paralIeled track No. I he az
. 4 private car. switched from Bosto
aud Albany train, shunted to the req
5 Of the Merchants express.
The private car was lettered In gol
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