Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1914-04-23

his rrultleSS mental effort was chat
Ing and fretting him almost to dis
traction; his head ached and throbbed
his nerves felt as if they stood stripped
In sleet storm. And beautiful face
as luminous as dawn. floated elusively
before him, pleading rebuking, teas
ing, coaxing, hating, but constantly
and always leaving him more and more
mystified and hopelessly perplexed.
AS far advanced as the season was
there still remained several weeks
which, earlier. he had planned to spend
with the Carterets. Fred Carteret
owned a pleasant summer home on the
north shore of Long island. and a com.
Portable sailing-yacht which Tom Phin-
ney delighted to navigate up and down
the sound, while the other dined. made
merry or took advantage Of the cool
oreezes to sleep. He even regretted
that he must forego Tommy's cheerful
habit OF every now and then poking
his head in at the cabin skylight and
shouting directions to the bridge play
srs below-who, as everyone knows.
always enjoy that sort of thing. He
would invariably vanish before the
only available missiles could annihi-
late him, and become immersed in
some profundity of his self-imposed
duties.
And then would have followed a
Journey in his own trim steam.yacht
(T. Phinney. master). down to the
chesapeake, to wait for the autumn
negira OF ducks. His cousins pros
pectlys arrival from abroad had al
tered all these pleasant ARRANGEMENTS.
Paige Carew had completed her mu-
Steal studies in July; some day she
would enchant the world-or at least
that elect portion of it which she
would condescend to favor-with her
violin; her career at the conservatory
assured this prophecy. Was not that
honor and glory enough for a girl not
yet twenty?
Then why should she and Mrs. Dew
ereaux go off to London for the sea.
son, instead of coming home to meet
the people with whom she would have
10 mingle after they were married.
and receive their laudatiens and con.
CALCULATIONS?
Van Vechten paused at this reaec.
ton.
After they were married. Ever
since he could remember. this contin-
gency had been taken so for granted
that he had never thought to question
IT, 1t was SO much the proper thing
LOT them to do, such a logical union |
30 desirable from every point of view
That he and Paige had always regarded |
IL as settled thing-an assured fact |
awaiting only the ripe moment |
rue neither of them seemed eager to |
hasten the time, but If that time was
ever TO come it must now be near at
hsnd; they could not much longer he
with some time"
He frowned with ANNOYANCE Ubv
couldn't such q sensible girl coma
nome at the proper time, when all ar.
engagements had been made for her ra-
cepIion and her family and friends had
every reason to expect her? There
was one consolation in the absence ~
nose friends from town; he was NOT
oDliged to invent answers IN ernhar
"0oine inquiries concerning his dila.
-ory cousin. But this was small com.
'ensation Tor stewing in New York nv
iImseu until Paige chose to notify him
u her whereabouts and intended move.
menus. He gave one moment of sober
hought to the circumstance that bo
eaAy did not know precisely where
ne was; If some sudden emergency
nouiu arise necessitating a cable no
'ouio not know where to reach ber
But ne speedily dismissed this nbaae
Il the matter; 1t was no new tbino
or Paige to start off on a bolidoS
aunt without eonfiding her proposed
Itinerary to anybody, and now Mrs
>eVereaux was with her.
'ust the same" he unused "if
new where to catch her, would SEM
er cable that would set her 70
uessing FOR while" ,
unable longer to remain ouiescant
bounded from his chair and coIlid' I
= WIN Alexander. who was seeking :
'n IN mis- corner-an accident that I
ID not affect the pages accustomad =
'mposure In the least. >
GENTLEMAN to see you, sir" Allow :
nder announced ieA-
Who is it?" Van vechten snannod
ri'aoiy' Il don't want to see anv- >
ody-" 'eo any L
ne paused. Didn't he? Alexandra y
40 not presented card. but wboauor =
le caller might be he signified a.
srsion' II he tried any longer 70
INK he would be raving lunatic ~
iotner hour. And. besides. sometime .
40 destroyed the SAVIOR OF the soIe
easurable aspect of his meditations
alexander resolved his doubts 10
'ugnt knowing look In the naea,s
'untenance. p"eoS Q
esin your pardon, Mr.. Van ;
ech'en, l think you'd want to acc
Is gentleman" 'oe
very WELL" Van vechten wearied,v
'quiesced. SHOW him in"
ne did not know the man who iru
a'eiy followed Alexander into the
go