The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1914-12-22
THE PERILS OF PAULINE
Written By Charles Goddard

and under cover. So he passed along
the edge of the hedge and stood a
moment within earshot
Harry Proposes
Pauline was about to serve" but
paused to look down at the loosened
laces Of her small white shoe. She
heard Harry's racquet drop and saw
him hurdle the net. In another instant
he was at her feet tying the tiny bow.
You needn't have done that, Harry"
she said.
On no. Harry admitted, as he
vainly tried to make his bow as trim
as its mate. Il suppose not. | don't
suppose | need to think about you all
the time either, nor follow you around
till that new cocker spaniel of yours
thinks I'm part of your shadow. Per-
haps don't need to love you"
Harry get up! Someone will see
you and think you're proposing to me"
Think? They ought to know I'm
proposing. But, Pauline, talking
about need there isn't any need of
your being so pretty. Your eyes are
bigger and bluer than they really need
to be. You could see just as we'll if
you didn't have such long curly lash
es. and there isn't any real necessity
for the way they group together in
that starry effect, like Nell Brinkley's
girls. Is there any need of fifteen
different beautiful shades Of light
where the sun strikes your hair just
back of your carr"
Harry, stop this! The score is for
ty-fifteen."
Eyes, all these things are entirely
unnecessary I'm going to have Old
Mother Nature indicted by the Grand
Jury for wilful, wasteful, wanton, ex-
travagance unless-unless"- Harry
paused.
Now, Harry, don't use up your
whole vocabulary-promise what?"
Promise to marry me at once"
mo, Harry, l can't do that-that is,
right away. l must have time"
Why, Pauline, don't you love me?"
Yes, I think do love you, Harry,
and you know there is nobody else in
the world"
why, to see life and to know what
life really H."
"All right. Marry me, and I'll show
l JVA AAAC. L ~ IC0u 0Ay AIAu VI q llkC
you want"
mo that won't do. AS an old, set
| tied down, married woman | couldn't
really do what want. / must see life
In Its great moments. l must have
thrills, adventures, see people, do dar-
ing things, watch battles. 1t might
| killed, If that were possible. AS l was
| %o1I 10 ~ Ioh To- oh
| Harley st. John? Well, If l catch
that fop taking you motoring again
you'll get your wish and see real nice
aristocratic murder. He ought to be
put out of his misery. anyway; but
where did you get all these sudden no.
tons about wild and strenuous life?"
Pauline did not answer. They both
heard discreet cough, and Owen
rounded the corner of the hedge. He
delivered his message, and the three
walked slowly toward the house.
Advancing to meet them came q
! dashy checked suit. Above it was 8
Large Panama hat, with a gaudy rib.
bon. A red necktie was also visible
even at considerable distance. Be.
tween the hat and the necktie a face
several degrees darker in color than
the tie came into view as the distance
lessened. 1t was Mr.. Montgomery
Hicks, whose first name usually was
pronounced "Mugumry" and thence
degenrated into Mug" Mugs inflam-
ed and scowling face and bullying eyes
usually conveyed an impression that
he was about to burst into profanity
a conjecture which frequently proved
correct. In this case he merely re.
marked in sort OF "newsboy" voice:
"Mr. Raymond Owen, believer"
The secretary's sallow face flushed {
little as he stepped aside and let Harry
and Pauline pass out Of earshot.
"See here, Mug" complained Owen
II haven't cent for you. You will
get me discharged II you come around
here like this"
well, III get you fired right now,
growled Mug, III you don't come across
with the money" And he started to-
ward the front steps Owen led him
out of sight of the house and finally
got rid of him. For a blackmailel
knows he can strike but once, and
having struck. he loses all power ovel
khis victim. So Hicks withheld thu
blow collected a. paltry thirty dollar,
and consented to wait little while fol
Marvin to die. s.ls
1 Harry and Pauline passed on int
the house. He had the straight back
bone and we'll poised head of thu
West Pointer, but without the unnat
ural stiffness of the soldiers carriage;
the shoulders of the "halfback," ant
the lean hips of the runner were his
and he had earned them in four years
on his varsity football and track
teams. The girl, beside him. half 6
head shorter. tripped along with the
easy action of d Thoroughbred. Botf
bore the name Of Marvin, yet there was
no relation
Harry's mother. long dead. hat
adopted this girl on Mr.. Marvins first
trip to Egypt Pauline was the daugh.
ter OF an Englishman and native
mother. Mrs. Marvin, first saw hel
as blue-eyed baby, too young to un.
derstand that its parents had just been
drowned in the Nile AS brother and
sister they grew up together until col
lege separated the two. After foul
years .Pauline's dainty prettiness