The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1914-03-13

the chap know, and sit for minutes,
about as garrulous as q corpse, then
overwhelm me with the amazing reve
lation that you are-at last-in love-!
| Tom, my dear fellow, l feel as If
were participating in a miracle. Tell
me frankly all about her"
She has the tenderest, most mu.
steal voice in the world said Tom
fervently.
That's the genuine poetic touch
said his friend "And her hair?-heT
eyes? Is she tall or short-Psyche, or
Diana? Hebe, or Hippolyta?"
Il dent know" stammered Tom
What"
Tom twisted and squirmed uneasily
in his chair.
Dash it ALI" blurted he at last. 81
was an ass for coming here; l might
have known that you'd screw every.
thing out of me. When / say don't
know what she looks like, mean just
that, but it makes me out a blooming
| luratic. But / haven't seen her. /
havclt the least idea what she looks
! like. Yet | want to find her worse
than ever | wanted anything in my
life"
The others aspect grew grave enough
| now 1t was plainly manifest that,
since they had parted Sunday, Tom
had undergone an experience of some
| kind, that had affected him profound
ly.
Suppose" said his friend sympa
| theticaliy, you tell me all about her"
And Tom did. He began with his
| day upon the waters of the sound, con.
Guiding this stage of his adventure
with an account of the motorboat and
| its occupants.
At mention of the white-haired ser.
want, Van Vechten started violently,
but managed to restrain the eiacula.
| ton that leaped to the tip of his
tongue. His interest was now doubled,
and he settled himself to harken to
the narrative, which he followed
| thenceforWard to the end with a con.
ception that inspired Tom to genuine
eloquence.
At the close of the recital Van Vech-
| SSi q loilS IllllC dDSOlDtu III
| thought.
ITO think" he said finally, that
you-of all persons--should have blum.
! dered into an adventure like that!
But, Tommy, it is unfortunate that you
pledged yourself not to hunt for the
house. | suppose it occurred to you
that these people are the same who
/ pppupiad tbirtnnt,-
Tom nodded.
Then listen to this" Van Vechten
pursued. During your absence, Paige's
silence has assumed a really disuuiet-
ing aspect; | am now deeply con.
cerned about her-even now am await
ing replies to dozen or more cable
grams | sent off this morning. Her
gold purse was found yesterday in that
house."
His friend stared at him blankly.
How the dickens did it get there ?''
he exclaimed.
TO be sure. And what has hap
pened to my cousin? Those are two
questions that | am extremely anx-
ious to have answered as soon as pos
swered, in fact. Do you not see how
your promise to the unidentified young
lady has tied our hands at a vital mo-
ment?
"You said that the girl who conduct
ed you from the Rocky Cove house, in
timated that you might indeed see her
-soon-under some strange condi-
tons. Have you any idea what she
meant?
mot the least" replied Tom; "only
wish | did. But she was mighty seri-
GUS and solemn about it, | can tell you
that"
After much more consideration of
the difficulties confronting them, Van
Vechten offered the following pro-
posal:
although you are bound not to
search for the Rocky Cove house, an
not under any such restraint. There
is no reason why Flint and / should
not run over there and have a try al
it."
Rudy, / can't stand for it." Tom
quietly, but none the less firmly, OBJ.
| jected.
Look here, Tom" Van Vechten all
at once grew very grave, and there
was new tone in his voice that
caught Toms attention. 81 am as in.
terested in one of those girls as you
are in the other. Perhaps
ly-''we are both interested in the
| same one
This was the most astonishing dis
closure that Tom had yet heard
Your" he almost shouted his
| amazement.
| Van Vechten nodded. 81 saw her in
the crowd at the alley, Sunday, and
| again at window across the street
while we were returning here Wheth.
er she is the girl in the dark or Jessie,
| do not know; but"
Describe her," Tom eagerly inter
rupted.