The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1908-10-08

hind motionless, looking after them out
Of his narrowing. black fringed eyes
Of woman.
Then Ferrall came, and, hearing his
voice, she raised her colorless face.
'Will you take me home with you.
Kemp, when you take Grace" she
asked.
"Of course. don't know where
Grace Is. Are you in a hurry to go?
It's only o'clock"
They were at the entrance to the sup
per room. Plank drew up a chair for
her, and she sank down. dropping her
elbows on the small table and resting
her face between her fingers.
"Pegged out, Sylvia y exclaimed Fer
rail- incredulously You? What's the
younger set coming tor and he mo-
toned a servant to fill her glass. But
she pushed it aside, with shiver, and
gave Plank strange look, which he
scarcely understood at the moment
More caprices. All sorts of 'em on
the programme" muttered Ferrall
looking down at her from where he
stood beside Plank. 80 Temporal! o
Sylvia! Plank, would you mind hunt
Ing up my wife? I'll stay and see that
this infant doesn't fall asleep"
But Sylvia shook her head, saying:
"Please 60, Kemp. I'm a little tired,
that's all. When Grace is ready I'll
leave with her" And at her gesture
Plank seated himself, while Ferrall,
struggling his square shoulders, saun-
tered off in quest Of his wife, stopping
moment at nelghboring table to
speak to Agatha Caithness, who sat
there with Captain Voucher, the collar
Of superb diamonds and aquamarines
on her slender throat pale blaze Of
splendor.
Plank was hungry, and he said so in
his direct fashion. Sylvia nodded and
J exchanged smile with Agatha, who
turned at the sound Of Planks voice.
For awhile, as he ate and drank large
ly she made the effort to keep up
desultory conversation, particularly
, when anybody to whom she owed an
explanation hove darkly In sight on
the horizon. But Planks appetite was
in proportion to the generous lines on
, which nature had fashioned him, and
: she paid less and less attention to con-
, ventlon and trife more to the beauty
of Agatha's jewels, until the silence at
5 the small table in the corner remained
unbroken except by the faint tlnkle of
silver and crystal and the bubbling
r hiss Of glass refilled.
Major Belwether, his white, fluffy,
: chop whiskers brushed rabbit fashion,
] peeped in at the door, started to tiptoe
0 out again, caught sight Of them and
came trottlng back, beaming rosy eff
fusion. He leaned roguishly over the
table, his moist eyes a-twinkle with
s. suppressed mirth, then, bestowlng q
sprightly glance on Plank, which said
very plainly, I'm up to one Of my IT.
v repressible Jokes again!' he held up d
) smooth, white and aforementioned fore
/ finger.
81 was in Tiffany's yesterday" be
said, "and saw a young man In there
n who didn't see me, and l peeped ovel
II his shoulder, and what do you think b.
U was doing?"
e She lifted her eyes little YEARLY.
II don't know" she said.
81 do" he chuckled. HE was choos
- ing a collar of blue diamonds an(
, neS-te-he-prObably to weal
! limself-te-he! Or perhaps he was 60
: Ing to be married-he-ne-h e-next win
= ter-ahem-next MISUNDERSTANDING!
. don't know, I'm sure. what he mean
to do with that collar. l only
. Something in Sylvia's eyes stopped
;, him, and, following their direction, BIZ
: turned around to find Quarter stand
: ing at his elbow, icy and expression
;. less.
. "Oh," said the aged jester. LITTLE
q disconnected, I'm caught talking gu
+. In church, see! 1t was only harm
!. less little fun, Howard"
do you mean you saw me?' asked
n Quarter, pale as a sheet. ''You are il
). error l have not been In Tiffany's il
q months"
Belwether, crestfallen under tn
Il ded and essayed CHI, e withou
Il success.
Sylvia, at first listless and uninter
|. ested, looked inquiringly from the ma
e jor to Quarter, surprised at the sup
t pressed feeling exhibited over so triy
n ial gaucherie. If Quarter had chosel
a collar like Agatha's for her, what o
o It? But as he had not. on his owl
! statement, what did It matter? VIII
! should he look that way at the FOOLS
n major, to whose garrulous gossip b
: was accustomed and whose inabilit
ia to refrain from prying was notoriou
II enough.
"a Turning disdainfully, she caught
glimpse Of Plank's shocked and a
= tered face 1t relapsed instantly int
a the usual inert expression, and quee
\ uncomfortable perplexity began to II
~ wade her. What had happened to ST
:, up these three men? OF what impo
:, lance was an indiscretiOn Of an oil