The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1908-09-24

mechanism or the metropolis
was whirling smoothly again
- The last ultra fashionable De-
cember lingerer had returned from the
country. Those of the same caste out
ward bound for southern or exotic
winter had departed, and the glittering
machine, every part assembled, refur-
bished. repolished and connected, hav.
ing been given preliminary speed tests
at the horse show and tuning up at
the opera, was now running under full
velocity, and It's steady, subdued whir
quickened the Gathering pulse of the
city, keying 1t to sublimely synco-
pated ragtime
1t was an open winter in New York
and financially prosperous one, and
that meant a brilliant social season
Three phenomena particularly charac-
terized that metropolitan winter-the
reckless rage for private gambling
through the mediums of bridge and
roulette; the incorporation of COM
pany known as the Intercounty Elec-
trio company, capitalized ut a figure
calculated to disturb nobody and so far
without any avowed specific policy 9th
or than that which served to decorate
a portion Of its charter which other
and comparatively blank; the third
phenomenon was the retirement from
active affairs of Stanley S. Quarter,
the father of Howard Quarter, and
the election Of the son to the presiden-
cy Of the great Algonquin Loan and
Trust company, with its network sys-
TEN of dependent, subsidiary and allied
corporations.
The day that the newspapers gave
this interesting information to the west
ern world Leroy Mortimer, on being
bluntly notified that he had overdrawn
his account With the Algonquin Loan
and Trust, began telephoning In every
direction until he located Beverly
Plank at the Saddle club, an organiza-
ton Of wealthy men and sufficiently
exclusive not to compromise Plank's
possible chances for something better
Mortimer crawled out of his hanson,
saying that the desk clerk would pay,
and entered the reading room, where
Plank sat writing letter.
Beverly Plank had grown stouter
since he had returned to town from
Black Fells, but the increase of weight
was evenly distributed over his six
feet odd, which made him only trife
more ponderous and not abdominally
fat But Mortimer had become enor-
nous. Rolls of flesh crowded his mot
tied ear lobes outward and bulged
above his collar. Cushions Of 1t pad
ded the backs of his hands and fin.
gers. Shaving left his heavy, distend-
ed face congested and unpleasantly
shiny. But he was as minutely groom
ed as ever, and he wore that satiated
air Of prosperity which had always
been one Of his most important assets.
The social campaign inaugurated by
Leila Mortimer in behalf of Beverly
Plank had so far received no serious
reverses. His box at the horse show,
Of course, produced merely negative
results. His box at the opera might
mean something some day. His name
was up at the Lenox and the PATRONS.
He had endowed a ward In the new
pavilion of st. Berolds hospital He
had presented fine Gainsborough,
The Countess Of Wythe," to the Met
ropolitan museum. and It was rumored
that he had consulted several bishops
concerning new chapel for that huge
bastion Of the citadel of faith looming
above the metropolitan wilderness In
the north.
Meanwhile he was doggedly docile.
His huge house, facing the wintry park
midway between the squat palaces Of
the wealthy pioneers and the outer
hundreds, remained magnificently emp
ty save for certain afternoon confer
ences Of very solemn men. fellow d.
rectors and associates in business and
financial matterstsave for the peri
0dical presence Of the MOrtimers.