The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1908-09-17

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in my roon7 won't detain you."
The faint trace Of surprise faded
from Quarters face. He quietly re-
traced his steps and, entering Siward's
room, stood silently confronting its
pallid tenant
'Will you sit down a momentY'
Quarter seated himself In the arm
chair by the window, and Siward
found chair opposite.
"Quarrier." said the younger man.
turning tensely miserable face on his
visitor. II want to ask you something.
I'll not mince matters. You know that
the PATRONS have dropped me, and
you know what for"
Eyes. know"
when was called before the board
OF governors to explain the matter, If
l could, you were sitting on that
board"
Eyes"
II denied the charge, but refused to
explain. You remember2"
Quarter nodded coldly.
"And l was dropped by the clubg'
A slight inclination of Quarters
symmetrical head corroborated him.
"Now," said Siward, slowly and very
distinctly, Il shall tell you unofacially
what refused to tell the other govern
ors officially" And as he began speak
Ing Quarters face flushed, then the
features became immobile, set and In
ert and his eyes grew duller and duller,
as though under smooth surface the
soul inside Of him was shrinking back
into some dark corner, silent, watch
full, suspicious and perhaps defiant.
"Mr. Quarter" said Slward quietly,
II did not take that girl to the Pa
troons club, and you know It,"
Quarter was all surface now. He
had drawn away internally 50 far that
even his eyes seemed to recede until
they scarcely glimmered through the
Sits In his colorless mask. And 81
ward went on:
II knew perfectly well what sort Of
women was to meet at that fool sup
per Billy Fleetwood gave, and you
must have. too, for the girl you took In
was no stranger to you. Her name is
| Lydia VySe, l believe
The slightest possible glimmer in the
elder mans eyes was all the answer ks
granted.
"What happened" said Siward calm
| ly, twas this: She bet me she could
so disguise herself that l could safely
take her into any club in New York. |
bet her she couldn't. l never dreamed
Of trying. Besides, she was your-din-
ner partner" he added, with shrug.
"Quarrier," said Siward earnestly,
"what happened In the club lobby l
don't exactly know, because l was not
In condition to know. admit it;
that was the trouble with me. When
left Fleetwood's rooms left with
half dozen men. remember cross
ing Fifth avenue with them, and the
next thing remember distinctly was
loud talking in the club lobby and q
number Of men there and slim young
fellow In Inverness and top hat In the
center OF crowd whose face was the
face ct that girl Lydia Vyse. And
that Is absolutely oil. But l couldn't
do more than deny that took bel
there unless told what knew, and
of course that was not possible, ever
In self defense. But 1t was for you
to admit that was right, and you die
not You dared mott You let another
man blunder into your private affairs
and fall victim to circumstantial evil
dence which you could have refuted
and 1t was up to you to say something
And you did not! And now what art
you going to do? The Lenox club hal
taken this thing up. A man cam
) stand too much Of that sort Of thing
What am l to do? can't defend my
self by betraying my accidental knowl
edge of your petty private affairs. s.
leave 1t to you. l ask you what ar
you going to do?"
"Do you mean''-Quarrier's voic
was not his own, and he brought |
harshly under command-"do yo1
mean that you think 1t necessary TO
me to say knew her? What objec
would be attained by that? did no
take her to the PATRONS"
Nor did I. Ask her how she go
there. Learn the truth from bel
J. mani" 49,
: what proof is there that ever me
her before took her into supper a
. Fleetwood's
] "Proof! Are you mad? All ask Q
you is to say to the governors what
: cannot say without using your name.
"You wish me-" asked Quarter icily
! ito deny that you made that wager
: can do that"
: "You can't do it! I did make tha
bet.''
!, "Oh! Then what is It you wish N
: to say?"
: 'sTell them the truth. Tell them 20
: know did not take her to the clul
= You need not tell them why you kno'
= 1t. You need not tell them how muc
you know about her. whose broughal
J. she drove home In. can't defend m!