The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1915-02-09

seemed spurred by desire to get away
as if the tottering, grimy walls held
memories too grim for even his har-
dened soul He tested the shutters OF
! the window, which were locked on the
outside. He stepped back to the cot
and cut Pauline's bonds. He removed
the bandage from her lips. AS she fell
back in half swoon he hurried
through the door, closed and locked 1t
| and went down the stairs.
Half way down he stopped abruptly,
stood for moment listening, then
FASTENED on, dropping his cigarette
over the bannister. He did not see
where it fell He did not care. His
only aim was to get QUITO get away.
Hicks had been afraid: He had
heard sound as he came down the
stairs that turned his fear to terror.
1t was the distant grumble of an auto
mobile horn.
He locked the door and sped down
the bramble walled path to the run
about He had left it in the middle OF
the road, and so as he leaped in and
started again it left no swerve of its
wheel ruts toward the old Grigsby
house.
! 1t was five miles to the nearest
town, but Hicks made it in twenty
minutes, and without hearing again
the threatening automobile horn. He
got his runabout slowed in a garage
and FASTENED to telephone to Owen.
For half an hour Owen had been
locked in the library of the Marvin
house. The events of the early after
noon, the failure of his best-laid plans,
the suspense of waiting the result of
Hicks final move, had made him a
nervous wreck. He hal lighted a
dozen cigars and thrown them away.
AS many times he had picked up the
telephone, only to set it down again
without calling a number. At last he
had taken out the thin tube of light
pills, had drawn the shades, switched
on the electric lights, and sat down to
wait for the half-peace that morphine
brought to his conscience.
AS he leaned back in his chair,
awaiting the effect of the drug, the
mummy in it's case stood in front of
him. He closed his eyes in a pleasant
stupor. He opened them in terror. He
| uttered mocking cry and shrank
, back in his chair. For moment his
hands were outstretched in front oil
/ him, with claw-like fingers clutchine
; at thin air; then he covered his eyes
. with them.
/ He covered his eyes to shut from
view the mummy, which suddenl,
= came to life again, stood over the gull
1 ty man, it's appraised hand pointing t.
8 him the finger of accusation; its wo
+ mans eyes blazing with anger; 1t
t cold lips speaking message tina
|. chilled his blood.
t The telephone bell tangled agar
a and again before Owen found courag
h to open his eyes. When he did SO b
clutched at the instrument, eager TO
n the sound of human voice.
is Hello. Owen?"
o "Yes-that is"-He glanced appre
d hensively over his shoulder at tn
a mummy. It's hand was lowered and
re stood motionless as before. He turf
A. ed exctedly back to the phone. 1t
le you, Hicks, is it? What news, MANI
" well, she's at Grigsby's; but
to don't know for how long"
What do you mean?'
e. Somebody was after me-.
ne "Not-HIM?"
ce II shouldn't wonder. / heard hol
m on the road, and | give you my Wol
u there hadn't been nothin on that 70;
he In two months. What have you done
ed Nothing yet"
wv What"
on II was just about to call the poll
when you rang me up. III do 1t nov
lie "You shoulda done 1t from jersey
nd II couldn't. l was all gone
ne pieces. Stay over there and III 10
ito you tonight. Tomorrow we'll see.
he back to the house and watch
sc. "All right" said Hicks, but he h
he no intention of doing it.
,ut A man was needed at the old Grit
IL by house just then, for, aided by
he within of fate, Hicks had placed ia
III line in greater danger than he kne
His lighted cigarette had fallen nmo
RS, the wisps of old wall paper In the hs
his Pauline, left alone, began to reg'
he her courage. After a few momel
be- she was able to stand up and me
ere slowly about her prison room
!, tried the door and the window sh
Oh tiers mechanically She searched
a room for something that might be vi
the to batter down the door. There '
Oh nothing. She sat on the cot and tr
to think.
,ot She sprang up again, trembling.
fng dry choking smell Of smoke had rea
He ed her.