Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-03-05

overcoTLial To him. was more so now
enough for Mortimer to venture on
few tentative suggestions of a dnan-
cial nature, and though, as usual,
Quarter was not responsive, he did
not, as usual, get up and go away.
A vague hope stirred Mortimer that
1t might not be beyond his persuasive
tongue to make this chilly, reticent
young man into friend some day--a
helpful friend. Once or twice he
thought Quarter looked at him rather
strangely, but he would show Quar-
rier that he was a friend-a good,
stanch friend-and that Quarter had
long, long UNDERMINED him. Waves
of sentiment spread through and
through him. His affection for Quar-
rier dampened his eyes, and still he
blabbed on and on, gazing with brim-
ming eyes upon Quarter, who sat
back silent and attentive as Mortimer
circled and Numbered nearer and near
er to the crucial point of his destination.
Midway in one of his linguistic ell
lipses Quarter leaned forward and
caught his arm in a grip of steel. An
other man had entered the room.
Mortimer, made partly conscious by
the pain of Quarters viselike grip,
was sober enough to recognize the i'm
propriety of his continuing aloud the
yelled story he had been constructing
with what he supposed to be q cum
ming as matehless as 1t was impenetra-
BILE.
Later he found himself upstairs in a
private cardroom, facing Quarter
across table, and still talking and
quenching his increasing thirst. He
knew now what he was telling Quar-
rier. lie was unyeiling the parable.
He was stripping metaphor from a
carefully precise story. He used 81
wards name presently; presently he
used Sylvia's name. A moment later
-or was it an hour?-Quarrier stopped
him. coldly. without trace Of passion
demanding corroborative detail And
Mortimer gave it, wagging his head
aud one fat forcfinger as emphasis.
"You saw that2" repeated Quarter
deadly white of a sudden.
Eyes, and r. -. -s.AA.
AT 3 In the morning?"
Yes, an ! want'E-- -assss5l i''A---
You saw him enter her room2"
Eyes, an l wan tersay thish to you
because I'm your fr'en'. Dom wan
amy fren's mine get fooled on WON
en-. See? Thash how feel. / respec
the sect Sect Women, lovely WON
en-. Sect Respec sect; Gimme y'ha9,
buyer = er : brothaf Quarter, You
M fr'en'; I'm your fr'en'. | know how
1t is. Gotter wife m'own. Rotter
one Stingy. Takes money OUTER m
! pockets. Dam stravagant Ruin me
Say, old boy, what about dividend du'
morrow on Orange County Eclectic
mean Erlextic = no = mean 'Letrtc
| Damn!-Wasser masser tongues"
| Opening his fond and foggy eye'
and finding himself alone in the cart
room he began to cry, and little later
attempting TO push the ELECTRIC button
he fell over lounge and lay there, hi
shirt front soiled with wine, one ia
icy lTdHluk W tue uOOIs uOl Tie 1QCel
position for slumber perhaps, but wha
difference do attitudes and posture
land poses make when gentleman, il
the sacred .seclusion of his own club
is wooing the drowsS goddess witt
blasts of votive music through his EN-
purpled nose?
In the meantime, however, he wa
due to dine at the Belwether house
and when 8 o'clock approached and h
had not returned to dress Leila Gale
up Sylvia lands on the telephone:
MY dear. Leroy hasn't returned, an
suppose he's forgotten about til
bridge. can bring Mr. Plank, If 20
like
VERY WELL" said Sylvia. adding, e
Mr.. Plank is there may speak to hil
a momentY'
So Leila rose setting the receiver o
the desk. and Plank came IN from ii
library and settled himself heavily
the chair
did you wish to speak to me. Wiz
tandisf'
fro BE CoNTISuED.l
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