Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1914-05-21

| on is mind, so e as, yet e Is a-sleepin
like ealthy hinfant."
Another pause.
Il understand-some time tomorrow
night. | was afraid for while that
could not find an opportunity to call
you tonight; his coming ONE so early
and unexpected like. don't y'know. and
his being that concerned quite took me
breath away"
Barnicle replaced the receiver as
| noiselessly as he had taken it down,
and after switching on the lights stole
away to regions best known to him
self.
Next morning, bright and early, Ru-
dolph Van Vechten was seated at his
writing-table, while Barnicle, tall,
white-haired, cadaverous OF counte-
nance, but extraordinarily efficient,
moved quickly about his morning
tasks, and so quietly that the young
man was not aware Of his presence.
Van Vechten was compiling a list
of his friends and acquaintance in
London, together with such names OF
Paige's friends as he could recall. Hav.
ing completed this to his satisfaction,
he next directed his attention to the
composition of a cablegram which, he
trusted, would elicit news of Paige or
Mrs. Devereaux without occasioning
too much comment on the part OF the
recipient
1t was well after ten o'clock when
he finished his labors and departed
The instant the doOr oloeoa no~-sz,-
left off what he happened to be doing
at the time, and stood listening to the
footballs growing fainter in the hall
Presently he heard his masters voice
utter a sharp "Downl" an ensuing
clank and clatter of the elevator door
and Barnicle broke into activity again.
Fastening over to the writing-taHe
he went deity through a number OF
papers. Van Vechten had lea sew.
erai rough drafts of the cablegram and
also one or two complete, but badly
scratched list of names. One each OF
these Barnicle selected, carefully fold.
ed and placed in his pocket.
In the meantime a taxi cab con.
veyed Van Veehten to the nearest
telegraph office, where he filed the
following message, directed to each
person on his list:
Have lost my Cousin Paige Caraw,s
ADDRESS She will not write until she
nears from me. Fear she is i'll. Can
you supply her present address?"
he left instructions that all replies
De delivered at the Powhatan. whittier
he betook himself to wait
Barely had he made himself comfort.
able In front of one of the windows
overlooking the street, when the hall
door again opened He looked round
and beheld Tom Phinney. Reserving
MS greeting until Tom drew nearer. he
was about to turn away again. but
something in Toms appearance and
bearing abruptly struck him as being
bit cold. He gave the truant a sbarn
glance.
For one thing, Toms noiseless en-.
trance was in marked contrast to HIS
customary boisterous arrival: q grave
and thoughtful cast now sat unon his
usually good-humored countenance
and ne was contemplating Van Vechten
with preoccupied stare which plain.
ly took no note of his surroundings
seeming all at once to become awara
OF the figure over by the window Ton,
halted, uttered faint "Hullo. Ruddv %
then proceeded to a chair beside Van
Vecntens into which he sank DELHI
erately. He sat gazing dreamily into
the street, as inert as protonlasm
Van Vechten surveyed him from
Time 10 time, growing more and more
puzzled, as the minutes passed with
out sound or movement from his com.
panion.
'Well?" he dryly broke the silence
az last. 1T was an invigorating show.
or we had last night"
A grunt from Tom was the soIa 70
'ponse. He didn't even trouble to look
around. Then Van Vechten injected .
1ote OF cheerfulness into his nert
speech.
But 1t has turned delightful TO-DAY"
"Uh-huh." from Tom.
Great Scott" cried the other i'm
atiently. What's the matter with
GU? Are you i'll. Or is 1t monev-
oeptsF-although he knew Tom to
9 q maryelously healthy animal. and
nat neither OF the other two possibiIi.
les had power to disturb him In the
east. - sAs
Iom now slowly revolved his head
no looked at Van vechten, CLASSIFY
replying, he absently fell To
aressing one wrist. which appeared to
Is companion to be somewhat swoI.
N and bruised. Van vechten's curj.
sity mounted.
landed. ue
ION answered with poorly assumed ,