The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1908-09-03

IA arrival at ShOtover time had
\ threatened to hang heavily
4 on Mortimer's mottled hands.
After the eapond day atield he recog-
pized that his shooting career was
yet done with self indulgence In more
convenient forms, cast about him with
in his new limits for occupation be
tween those hours consecrated to the
rites Of the table and the card room.
He drove four, but found that 1t
numbed his arms and that the sea air
made him sleepy. Motor cars agreed
with him only when driving with a
pretty woman. Forced through ennui
to fish off the rocks, he soon tired Of
the sea perch and rock cod and the
malodors of periwinkle and clam.
Then he took up his headquarters in
the reading room on the chance Of his
wifes moving elsewhere, which she
did, unobtruslvely carrying Captain
Voucher with her In q sudden zeal for
billiard practice on rainy mornings
now too frequent along the coast.
Mortimer possessed that mysterious
talent, so common among the financial
ly insolvent, for living lavishly on an
invisible income, but, plan as he would,
he had never been able to increase that
income through confidential gossip
with men like Quarter or Belwether
or even Ferrall. What information his
pretty wife might have extracted he
u u ~ To- h..
visibly increased above the vanishing
point, although, like himself, she de-
MED herself nothing. One short, lively
interview with her had been enough to
drive all partnership ideas out of his
head.
He was always studying women
Years before, Grace Ferrall had snap
ped her slim fingers in his face, and
here at Shotover the field was limited.
Mrs. Vendenning had left Agatha
Caithness was still a pale and reticent
puzzle. Rena, Kathryn and Eileen
tormented him. Marion Page coolly
au fat yawned In his face. There re-
manned Sylvia, who, knowing nothing
about his species, met him halfway
with the sweet and sensitive deference
due somewhat battered and infrm
gentleman Of forty-eight, until a sleek
aside from Major Belwether spoiled
everything, as usual for her, leaving
her painfully conscious and perplexed
between doubt and disgust.
Meanwhile the wealthy master OF
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encouragement enough at Shotover to
venture on tentative informally. There
was no doubt that ultimately he must
be counted on In New YORK, but no
body except him was impatiently cor
dial for the event, and so at the little
house party he slipped and slid from
every attempt at closer quarters until.
rolling smoothly enough, he landed
without much discomfort somewhere
between Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Nor
timer. And 1t was not question as
to (which would be good to him." OBJ
served Major Belwether, with his mis-
leading and benevolent mirth. TT was
which would be coolest quickest"
And Mrs. Mortimer, abandoning Cap.
tain Voucher by the same token, dis
played certain warning notices per.
fectly comprehensive to her husband,
and at first he was inclined to recoe-
nize defeat
But the general unsuccess which had
70 faithfully attended him recently
had aroused the long dormant des1pe
FOR general review of the situation
with his wife-perhaps even the fur
tive hope Of some conjugal arrange
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