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

I've q trick up my sleeve. can make
good any time l wish to. I'm in
position to marry that man to the girl
he's mad about stark, raving mad"
Mrs Mortimer slowly raised her
head and looked at her husband, =
LEROY, are you mad?" -'%N'asa
I'll Not much" he exclaimed giee,
fully. Il can make him the husband
of the most run after girl in New
York-if / want to- And at the same
time can puncture the most arrogant,
the most cold blooded selfish, purse
proud, Inflated nfncompoop that ever
sat at the head of directors table.
Ohio! Now you're staring, Leila.
can do IT. can make good. What
are you worrying about7 Why, I've
got hundred ways to square that
check. and each separate way Is
| winner
He rose, shook out the creases In his
trousers and adjusted the squat gold
fob which ornamented his protruding
waistcoat
$50 youth fix 1t, won't you, LeilaT'
he said. apparently oblivious that he
had expressed himself as able to ad-
just the matter In hundred equally
edifying and satisfactory manners.
She did not answer. He fingered a
moment at the door. looking back with
an ingratiating leer. but she paid him
no attention and he took himself of.
confident that her sulkiness could not
result in anything unpleasant to any
body except herself.
Nor did II, as far as he could see.
The days brought no noticeable change
In his wife's demeanor toward him.
4 Plank. when he met him. was civil
enough. though 1t did occur to Morti-
mer that he saw very little of Plank
in these days.
"Ungrateful beggar." he thought bit
terly. He's toadying to Belwether
now. can't do anything more for
him. so don't interest him"
And for awhile he wore either a
truculent, aggrieved air In Piank's
presence or the meeker demeanor of a
martyr sentimentally misunderstood
but patient under the affliction.
Then there came time when he
needed money. During the few days
he spent circling tentatively and ap-
prehensiVely around his wife he learn
ed enough to know that there was
money to be had from her at present
No doubt the money she raised to pla-
cate Plank-Af she had placated him in
that fashion--was a strain ON her re
sources, whatever those resources
were
One thing was certain. Plank had
not remained very long in ignorance
Of the check drawn against his bal
ance, If indeed, as Mortimer feared
the bank itself had not communicated
with Plank as soon as the check was
presented for payment Therefore
Plank must have been placated by
Leila-how, Mortimer was satisfied moi
to know.
Some Of these days" he said to
himself, "I'll catch her tripping. and
then there'll be a decent division of
property or there'll be divorce
But. as usual Mortimer found such
practices more attractive In theory
than In execution, and he was really
quite eontented to go on as things
were going. II somebody would see
that he had some money occasionally
! one of these occasions when he need.
ed it was approaching, He had made
a killing" at Desmond's and had used
the money to stop up the more threat
ening gaps I'm the lettering financial
fabric known as his personal ac-
counts" The fabric would hold for
awhile, but meantime he needed mon
ey TO go on with And Leila evidently
had none. He tried everybody except
Plank. He had scarcely the impu-
dence to 90 to Plank just yet, but
when completing the vicious circle he
found his borrowing capacity exhaust
ed and himself once more face to face
with the only hope. Plank. he sat
down to consider seriously the posi-
bility of the matter.