The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1915-09-17

eoum, a1tnough he 1ad always dis-
gulsed 1t. but now his hatred was min
gled with contempt.
The hotel Blair hnd been stopping at
was near the depot. and he was pro-
ceeding leisurely toward the station
when he was aware that he was being
followed BY hulking panhandler. He
turned and faced the fellow. 1t was
Luke Lowell. gypsy that Blair had
Seen several times in and around Fair
fax. The gypsy regarded him eagerly
and touched his hat
IT'S a surprise to meet-you here, Mr..
Stanley" said the fellow. Il am out
seeing the world: | am not gypsy any
more
mo, you're tramp now" replied
Blair CONTEMPORARY.
Ill admit have tramped." returned
Lowell, not at all abashed. But
have tramped to some good purpose. |
have tramped couple of thousand
miles. and now that meet up with
you can tell you know something
you'd give good many thousand dol
lars to hear, because 1t would be worth
money and more than money to you If
you knew it."
Blair regarded the gypsy tramp with
a sneer. 1T is funny" he said, ''you
gypsies can tell everybody's fortune but
your own"
"Gypsies sometimes tell their own
fortunes, too.' retorted Lowell. Then
sudden idea seized him. what a
fool l am!' he cried. why. IL / told
you what knew you'd take advantage
A OF It, but you'd never give me cent
The secret have Is one that will
be paid to keep and not to tell" And
laughing sardonically the gypsy turned
upon his heel and staggered away.
Its queer what booze will do TO
them" thought the cynical Blair. Its
a wonder he didn't try to borrow dol.
lar from me; believe that's the price
the gypsies ask to tell mans fortune.
They tell women's fortunes cheaper"
And he shrugged his shoulders and
forgot the incident in lnusing over Wv.
ian's desertion OF himself and wonder
ing how his mother would treat him In
Richmond.
But while her erstwhile husband is
travelling toward Richmond the viva
cious Vivian, installed luxuriously at
the best hotel, has wired her friend,
Mr.. Abraham Bloom, that she is in
Los Angeles and. having got rid OF
| Blair Stanley, hopes to find some trace
Of the dtinond from the sky. OF
course she has telegraphed for funds
| to Mr.. Bloom as we'll.
In due time she receives an answer
ing message. MIR. Bloom CALAMITY no
titles her that he Is telegraphing her
$500 and that he expects her to stay
In the far west, in the big cities near
where the train robbery was commit
ted. for the purpose of locating the
great jewel which MIR. Bloom is deter
mined to possess.
In Richmond Mrs. Stanley still main
tains her attitude Of kindly interest in
Esther. Mrs. Randolph is overjoyed
to have protege of Esther's distinc.
ton Of appearance and youth.
While Hagar is placed In a sanitar.
ium under the best of care Esther feels
that she has at last found friends in
her loneliness and she keeps up good
heart in the hope that her foster moth.
er will be restored to reason. Often
she appeals to the doctors to save her
mothers reason.
She hopes also Arthur will return
and be cleared from the suspicion OF
guilt that attaches to him since his
flight under the accusation Of being
the murderer Of her guardian, DR.. Lee
But Esther little dreams that the
habits Of thought and the cold ambi
ton Of lifetime are not easily
changed Blair Stanley's mother. II
her austere way. has been kind t
Esther, it is true. and the frivolou.
Mrs. Randolph is kind. and also gen
erous.
But Mrs. Randolph Is only tool II
the hands of her relative, Mrs. Stan
ley, and Esther but the destined vic
tim Of Blair's mothers secret purpose.
The one real friend that Esther hal