Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1910-09-03
u. amor r.ticent people OF th.. -.

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fession-
Hunting for a quarter. Johnny. or 8
toothpick7" questioned Larry Morris.
Here. look at this" answered John.
ny.
Into their midst he twirled the some
thing he had drawn from his pocket
1t was mans garter OF lavender SLIP
elastic, the buckle hand wrought from
rose gold, set round with amethysts
and on the face the initial H worked
out in emeralds and aD~thysts OF ex-
cessive smallness but exceedingly great
brilliancy.
Where did you yet that7" came the
chorus.
WELL" said Johnny, listen. pick
ed this up In the Desterle honse about
an hour ago Say, everybody about
that house has got stage fright. They
are all moving out. An earthquake
couldn't move them quicker than they
are going. The death watch has got
Its grip on the whole thirty-fve board
ers. More than half Of them are speed
ing away to spend the night with
hand baggage only Great show, too
TO watch them hustle out. I'm going
to sleep up there tonight. 1 picked
this garter up in the closet where IT
had rolled down behind a little shelf
Now women. you know. don't wear
garters like this"
Might" beloved Hank Smith.
Saw a telegraph story the other day
that they had taken to wearing half
hose in New York"
HRnf
Johnny, mo man In the house knew
Mrs. Wayne nor anything about her
| Why. the only decent word any one
Of those curious passed about her was
that no one had come to see her since
she arrived, and that she had appeared
embarrassed when her fellow boarders
of the sex masculine attempted to pay
her any attention"
'Tll Just wager that she was some
poor, sweet little girl who had mar
ried some old fool for his money" in
terposed Philip Hartley. whose sym
pathetic heart beat for all the mis-
treated women in the world. She's
found him unbearable, and refused to
live with him. and he's just bounded
her to death. That H may have stood
for Hubby" in the letter that had the
threat to kill her believe she's beer
taking slow poison, and came here
where she wasn't known to snuff it of
quietly"
How about the -Aperilla p
fiouted Larry Morris. Proceed, julie.
Verne II. Why don't you go farther
and have It a trained ape sent carrier
pigeon. bloodhound fashion by tn,
ogre husband, to choke her to death p
Because she wasn't choked," con.
tended Hartley. Heavens, what
woman she must have been"
"Oh, to kill from jealousy" added
Hank Smith. why halo; here's Bet.
ty Lancey at this hour of the morning
Betty, don't you ever get through
work? And you're all out OF breath
What's wrong. Mamie. get her som,
tea. What is the matter. Betty?"
Betty. white as print paper. sunk oil
a chair. Her big blue eyes were open.
ed WIDE Boys" she said. Com,
with me; come quick, don't say a word
but tell me. am l crazed or dreaming
has 1t really happened or am I hay
Ions? oh. no! don't stop to finish eat
Ing; come quick or 1t will be too late
am afraid to stop alone in that aw
full room. You know l missed my trair
home and stopped at the hotel to-
night. and, oh, 1t startled me So"
What's up, anyhow" asked John
ny. Tell the rest OF them, Betty
I'm going up to get chummy with tn,
mystery, sleeping all night in the Des
terle house. Maybe I'll have visI
tation. seeing as how my own head Il
some reddish. 'Tisnt like you to hav,
stage fright, Betty"
Il haven't got It," she snapped
But just as l started to get into bee
and went over to raise the shade,
looked across the court into one of tn,
other rooms of the hotel. And in Their,
what do you think / saw"
Womanlike Betty paused to give he
audience a thrill.
"Oh. nonsense; out with It," com
manded the boys.
"Cerisse Wayne, her ghost or he
double. and the handsomest man 1 eve
sawi"
Ito be continued)
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