The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1908-11-05
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The curious persistence Of youth in
his features seemed unaccountable in
view of the heavy marks imprinted
there. In every movement, every
turn OF his head, there still remained
much Of that indefnable attractive
ness which had always characterized
bis race-much of the unconscious
charm usually known as breeding.
In men of Mortimer's fiber dissipa-
ton produced coarser symptoms-dis-
tended veins and sagging fesh-where
in Siward 1t seemed to bruiee and
harden. driving the color Of blood out
of him and leaving the pallor Of mar
BILE and the blush shadows Of 1t
staining the hollows. Only the eyes
had begun to change radically; some ;.
thing in them had been quenched. /
That he could never hope to become
immune be had learned at last when |
he had returned, physically whole
some. from his long coarse Of training
under Il famous Irish specialist on the |
Hudson.
He had been a fool. He had imag-
ined that he could control himself and
practice the moderation that other
men practiced when they chose. The
puerile restraint annoyed him; his i'm
piled inability to master himself
inflated him, the more so because SO
cretly he Yves horribly afraid In thu
remote depths of his heart.
Exactly how 1t happened be did no
remember except that he had gosH
downtown on business and had lunch
ed with several men. There wa
claret. Later he remembered anothe
| cafe farther uptown and anothe.
| more brilliantly lighted. Gumble hat
| found him again, this time in the area
| and this time the same ankle. not ye
strong, had been broken.
Through the waning winter days a,
he lay brooding in bitterness. realiz
ing that 1t was all to do over again
Planks shy visits became gradual.
part of the routine. But 1t was man.
days before Siward perceived In tn
big, numbering, pink listed man any
thing to attract him beyond the faint
ly amused curiosity OF one man 10
another who Is in process OF estat
fishing himself as the first Of race.
AS for reciprocation in other form
except the most superficial or Of pei
hitting personal note to sound eve
so discreetly. Siward tolerated Il
such idea. Even the tentative az
yances of Plank limiting on willini
ness and perhaps ability to help S
ward in the Amalgamated tange we,
pleasantly ignored. Unpaid service
rendered by men like PLANK were IL
| possible: any obligation to Plank VIZ
| utterly out Of the question. Meal
while they began to like one another
at least Siwcrd often found himse
looking forward with pleasure to
visit from Plank There had new,
been any question of the latter's d
titude toward Siward.
| Plank began to frequent the hous
but never informally It Is doubtf
whether he could have prncticed !
formality in that house event at
wards invitation.
. One very bad night Plank came
the house and was admitted by GU
| ble Wnnds. the second man, sto'
behind the aged butler. 10th we
apparently frightened.
That something was amfss appear
plainly enough, and Plank. instinctiy
" producing a card. dropped 1t on
table and turned to go. 1t may ha
been that the old butler recognized t
innate delicacy OF the motive or
may have been a sudden confiden
born of the necessities OF the case, t
he asked Plank to see hts young MT
ter.
1t was bad night outside, and
was a bad night for Siward. The ma
ter vice had him by the throat.
sat there clutching the arms Of
chair, his broken leg In its plas1
casing extended in front Of him, a
when he saw Plank enter he glared
him.
Hour after hour the two men s
there, the one white with rage,
helpless; the other sto4id. inert, deaf
demands for intercession with the ar
vice, dumb under pleadings for co
promise He refused to interfere "
the butler, and Siward insulted hi
He refused to go and find the decs
tiers himself, and Siward deliberat'
. cursed him.
Once toward morning Siward felt
ed sleep, and Plank. heavy head on
breast, feigned. 1t too. Then Siwt
bent over stenlthily and opened
drawer in hts desk, and Plank was
his feet like flash, jerking the IN
phine from Siward's fingers.
The doctor arrived at daylight,
spending to P1ank's summons by Il
phone, and Plank went away with
morphine and Siwnrd's revolver b
ing in the side pockets Of his DIM
coat.
He did not come again for we
A short note from Siward started /
toward lower Fifth avenue.
There was little said when he ca
into the room.
urv.n. Malt rlrA - $40 MOI, -