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

ing Ills cue to his own rack. IL won.
der what he does with himself-where
he keeps himself all the while? What
the devil is there for man to do II
he doesn't do anything? He's not go
Ing out anywhere since his mothers
death. He has no clubs to go to, un-
derstand. What does he do-go to his
office and come back and sit in that
shabby old brick house all day and
blink at the bum portraits of his bum
and distinguished ancestors 2"
| For awhile they talked of Siwari
and Of his unfortunate story and the
pity Of 1t, and when the two men
ceased.
DO you know" said Plank mildly,
Il don't believe he ever did it."
OHara looked up surprised, then
shrugged Unfortunately he doesn't
| deny it, you see"
Il heard" said Fleetwood, lighting
a cigarette, that he did deny it; that
| he said, no matter what his condition
was, he couldn't have done it. If he
mad been sober the governors would
| have been bound to take his word of
honor, But he couldn't give that, you
see. And after they pointed out to him
that he had been in no condition to
know exactly what he did do, he shut
up And they dropped him, and he's
falling yet"
Lord! wish Siward were back
here. He was a good deal of a man,
after all, Tom"
They were unconsciously using the
past tense in discussing Siward. as
though he We're dead, either physical
ly or socially.
In one way he was always a sin
gularly decent man" unused O'Hara.
How exactly do you mean?"
ooh, about women.'
Il believe 1t too. If he did take that
Vyse girl into the PATRONS it was his
limit with her, and believe his limit
with any woman. He was absurdy
decent that way. He was, indeed
And now look at the reputation he
has. Isn't it funny? Isn't it, now?'
What sort of an effect do you sup
pose all this business is going to have
on Siward?"
Its had one effect already" re-
piled Fleetwood. "Ferrall says he
looks sick, and Belwether says he's
going to the devil, but that's the sort
OF thing the major Is likely to say BY
the way, wasn't there something be-
tween that pretty Lands girl and ST.
ward? Somebody = some gossiping
somebody-talked about 1t somewhere
recently"
Il don't believe that, either" said
Plank IN his heavy, measured, pas
sionless voice as they descended the
steps Of the white portico and looked
around for a cab.
AS for me, I've got to hustle" OBJ
served O'Hara, glancing at his watch.
I'm due to shine at a function about
o. Are you coming uptown, either OF
you fellows? III give you a lift as
far as Seyenty-second street, Plank"
Tell you what We'll do" said Fleet
wood impulsively, turning to Plank.
"We'll drive downtown, you and I.
and We'll look up poor old Siward.
Shall we? He's probably all alone in
that God forsaken red brick family
tomb. Shall we? How about 1t.
PlankY
OHara turned impatlently on his
heel with gesture of adieu, climbed
into his electric hanson and went
buzzing away up the avenue.
I'D like to- but don't think | know
Mr.. Siward we'll enough to do that"
said Plank efficiently. He hesitated,
colorlng up. HE might misunder-
stand my going with yeas a liberty
which perhaps l might not have ven
tured on had he been less-less un-
fortunate"
Again Fleetwood warmed toward the
ruddy, ponderous young man beside
him. "See here" he said, you are
going as friend Of mine If you care
to look at 1t that way"
THANK you," said Plank 81 should
be very glad to so In that way"
The Siward house was old only In
the comparative Manhattan meaning
OF the word, for in New York nothing
Is really very old except the faces Of
the young men.
Decades ago 1t had been considered
big house, and it was still so spoken
Ola solid, dingy, red brick structure,
cubical In proportions, surmounted by
heavy chimneys, the depth of its sunk
en- windows limiting of the thickness Of
wall and foundation. Window cur
tains Of obsolete pattern, all alike and
all drawn, masked the blank panes.
Three massive wlstaria vines. The
gnarled stems as thick as tree trunks,
crawled upward to the roof, dividing
the facade equally and furnishing
some relief to Its fairness, otherwise
unbroken except by the deep reveals
Ut window and door. Two huge and
unsymmetrical catalpa trees stood SEN
unels before it. dividing curb from
asphalt, and from the centers of the
shriveled brown grass plots fanking
the stoop under the basement windows
two aged Rose Of Sharon trees bristled
naked to the height Of the white mar.
BILE capitals Of the taking pillars sup
porting the stained portico.