The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1908-10-01

LOU say 80, low 10 IL. 10 some
thing for yourself. Do anything. II
you're sick of reading-and l don't
blame you. considering the stuff you
read-get people down here to see you;
get lots Of people. Telephone 'em.
You've telephone there. haven't you?
There 1t is by your elbow. Use 1t.
Call up people. Talk all the time"
Eyes, WILL"
Good! Now, Steve, we know what's
the matter physically, don't We? OF
course we do. Now, then, what's the
matter mentally?'
Mentality" repeated Siward under
his breath.
Eyes, mentally. What's the trouble2
Stocks? Bonds? Lawsuits? Lover
The slightest pause and narrowing
Of the gimlet eyes behind the lenses.
Lover" he repeated harshly. (Which
is 1t, boy? They're all good to let
alone"
Business" said Siward. But, be-
ing Siward, he was obliged to add
partly"
"Business-partly," repeated the doc
.or. whats the matter with business
-partly?"
| 81 don't know. There are rumors.
| Harrington Is pounding me-apparent-
ly. That Intercounty crowd is acting
ominously too. There's something un-
derhand somewhere" He bent his
head and fell to plucking at the faded
brocade on the arm of his chair, NUT
tering to himself Somewhere, some
how, something underhand. l don't
know what. l really don't"
."All right; all right" said the doctor
| testify. Let 1t go at that. Business
symptoms admitted, what about the
partly Stephen? What about 1t, eh?
What about it?"
But Siward fell silent again.
"Eh? Did you say something? Nor
Oh, very WE'LL very well. sir! Perfect
ly correct, Stephen. You have not
eained the right to admit further
symptoms. No, sir you have not earn.
ed the right to admit them to any
body, not even to yourself, nor to
herr
'She has refused me-" Siward said
simply
The little DOCTOR after an incredulous
stare, began chattering with wrath.
Refused you! Pah! Pooh! That's
nothing That signifies absolutely
nothing It's meaningless. It's a de-
TAIL You get well, do you hear? You
go and get WELL then try it again.
Then you'll see And if she is an
idiot--in the event of her irrational
persistence in an Incredible ands>ltter-
ly indefensibe attitude"-he choked
up, then fairly barked at Siward-
take her anyway sir! Run off with
: her! Dominate circumstances, sir.
Take charge Of events! But you can't
do it till you've clapped yourself into
prison for life! And God help you if
you let yourself escaped"
Siward smiled again, a worn, pallid
; smile.
Il, can stand it while you are here
doctor, but when I'm alone it's hard
, One of those crises Is close now I've
! bad night ahead-a bad outlook
Couldn't you
mo"
"Just enough to-
mo, Stephen"
Enough to dull it just a little?
don't ask for enough to make me sleep
not even to make me doze. You have
your needle, haven't you, doctorw
81 dare not help you any more tina,
way"
mot this once?"
"Not this once
There was dead silence, broken a,
last by the doctor with violent ges
ture toward the telephone. Talk Il
the girl. Why don't you talk to the
girl. If she's worth a hill O. beans
she'll help you to hang on. What's she
for If she isn't for such moments
, Tell her you need her voice. Tell hel
you need her faith In you. Coco
}, night"
Siward lay still for long Will,
after the doctor had gone. More thai
an hour had passed before he slowly
sat up and CROPPED for the telephone
book, opened 1t and searched in .
blind, hesitating way until he fount
the number he was looking for.
!. He had never telephoned to her. II,
had never written her except once II
r reply to her letter in regard to hi
mothers death-that strange, timid
q formal letter In which, grief stunned
as he was, he saw only the formalit.
and had answered it more formal,
still. And that was all that had com
of the days and nights by that north
ern sea-a letter and its answer an.
silence.
n And, thinking Of these things, b
+ shut the book YEARLY and lay back il
> the shadow Of the faded curtain, clos
ing his sunken eyes.
, (TO be cOntinued)
- Life Is Too Short
= to wear yourself out washing. Phon
- &c. They will do your family wash