The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1914-11-10

man in the water and wondered how
she had come there. When Braine
reached the girl and pulled her into
the launch Jim saw her face plainly.
He flew from his vantage point. and
found a skiff and started after Braine.
by the Lord Harry" murmured the
rogue. We'll. they can talk of mamma
from heaven, but this is what | call
luck. Florence Hargreave, out of no.
where, into my hands! The god of
luck has cast another horseshoe and it
is NINE"
He had flask in his pocket, and
he forced some of the biting spirits
down the girls throat. She opened
her eyes.
We'll, my beauty?"
Florence eyed him wildly, not quite
understanding where he had come
from
Il don't know how you got here"
he said; land don't care. But here
we are together at last. Where is
your father?"
II don't know" dazedly.
Better think quickly" he warned.
Il want lucid answers.to my questions,
or back you go into the water I'm
about at the end of my rope. I've been
beaten too many times, my girl, to
have any particular love for you. Now
where is your father?'
Il don't know; | have never seen
him."
Braine laughed
And Jim's boat ran afoul some rocks
and into the water he went. He had
not attracted Braine's attention for
tumately. He began to swim toward
the drifting launch.
Where have they hidden that mon
ey?"
Il don't know"
We'll, Well; I've given you your
chance. You'll have to try your luck
with the water again"
Florence, weak as she was, set her
| lips.
You don't ask for mercy" he said
banteringly.
Il should be wasting my breath to
ask for mercy from such a monster
as you are, she answered quickly.
That damned Hargreave nerve!"
he snarled.
| He rolled up his sleeves and step
ped toward her. She braced herself,
but did not turn her eyes from his.
suddenly, from nowhere at all, came a
pair OF hands. One cultched the gun
vale, and the other hand laid hold of
Braine. A quick pull followed, and
Braine began to topple. But even as
he fell, he managed to fling himself
atop of his assailant; and it was only
when the struggle began in the water
L n rr~I
| the devil in him came to the surface
and he fought with the fierceness of a
tiger to kill, kill. kill In nearly ev-
cry instance this meddling reporter
had checkmated him. This time one
or the other of them should stay in
| the water
Norton recognized that he had a
large order before him to disable
Braine. The recognition between then
was now frank and absolute; there
could never again be any diplomatic
sidestepping.
YOU'RE dead man, Norton!' pant.
ed Braine, as he reached for the re-
puorters throat.
Norton said nothing but struck the
hand aside. For moment they bott
went under water. They came III
sputtering, each trying for hold |,
was a terribly enervating struggle
The boat in which she sat continued
to drift away from the fighting men
Once she tried to reach Braine will
the pole he had been using, but failed
From the shore came another boat
For awhile she could not tell whether
1t contained friends or enemies. L
was terrible to be forced to wait, alb
solutely helpless. When she heart
the newcomers call ecouragingly tt
Braine she knew then that the BRAY,
fight of her sweetheart was going t
come to naught. She knew a littl,
about motor boats. She threw on tn,
power and headed straight for tn,
roWboat. The men in the rowboa
shouted at her but she did not alte
her course. The rowboat had its side
crushed in and the men went pilin.
into the water.
"Jim," she cried.
Norton suddenly flung off Brain
and began to swim madly for tn. mot
Orboat which Florence had brough
about. Even then it was only by tn
barest luck that Norton managed t,
catch the gunwale. The rest of it wa
simple. When they finally came t,
haven; Florence oddly enough
thought of the horse she had left teth
cred nine miles from the stables. Sh
laughed Historically.
Il guess he won't die. We can sen,
some one out for him. Now, 70
heavens sake, how did you get int
this? where were you? What hav.
you been up to? with tender bruskue
ness.
Il wanted to do little detectiy
work of my own. /" she faltered.
1T looks as if you had done il
You infant! Will you never learn t
keep outside this muddle? It's man
work"
Florence, thoroughly weakened b
her long immersion in the water, be
gan to weep silently.
You poor child. I'm brute!" An,
And he comfOrted her
Later that day, at home, she remem
bered the blank paper.
Il stole this from one of the mel