The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1915-01-19

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that 1t was full, and then scurried
away on his two-wheeled mount He
considered waiting until the runabout
was ready to start and keeping the
machine in sight but it seemed wiser
/ to be on the field where he could make
sure the Frenchman would not forget
his bargain nor start before Pauline
arrived
| Pauline was ready with such record
breaking suddenness that it gave her
the novel experience of waiting for
| Harry.
She had not forgotten that her lover
| had asked her not to bother him while
| he worked on the car. After that
slight to her pride the young lady
would rather die than go near the gar
age while he was in it. During the
next five minutes unpleasant doubts
entered her mind What could this in
difference and neglect mean? She
| had looked upon Harry as a personal
possession since his return from col
| lege. OF course technically he wasn't
hers until she married him. But if he
Were not her property, at least she
! had an option on the handsome youth
| until such time as she saw fit to
either take his name or relinquish it
| to some one else. In that case she
wondered to whom she would like TO
| turn him over. There was her school,
mate and chum, Miss Hamlin. How
lucky any man would be to get her,
and Harry-how would he feel about
| it? Then, like a cold draught in her
brain came the recollection that Luz
ellie and Harry had Corresponded all
the four years that he was at college.
| Could it be that she, Pauline, had
been too wilful and headstrong with
Harry? If so, was it possible that the
keen edge of his alteration was wear
ing dull? Pauline had just succeeded
| in stamping these unpleasant questions
deep down into the subconscious parts
of her mind when the young man
whisked up in the runabout.
Pauline's wrath melted rapidly. Har-
ry drove, as he did everything out In
the open air, magnificently. His judg-
ment of distances and openings was
precise, and his skill in weaving his
way through heavy traffic was start
ling. A good-looking young man is
seldom seen to better advantage, es-
pecially by girl, than when driving
a powerful carl Pauline loved to
drive with Harry. Besides his spectac-
ular tricks he had guileless manner
of getting the better of arguments
with crossing policemen.
Every time Pauline saw girl at the
side OF the road she noticed the quick
glance of feminine appraisal and ap-
prevail of her driver, and each time
she felt a corresponding joy that this
handsome yOuth was hers
Harry was not driving as fast as
usual. This fact was impressed on her
by shouts and waving of hands from
a car which passed them from behind.
That's Lucille cried Pauline, way.
| ing
Yes, and confound it, that's Billy
Madison taking her to the races"
, We'll, why shouldn't hey asked
Pauline. Isn't it all right?'
Yes, but he seems to me to be
Ipaying good deal of attention to Lu-
ellie and-say, Polly, you don't sup
pose she'd be silly enough to care for
| him do you?"
That sensation of a cold wave in
the back of her brain came again.
I'm sure l don't know" she replied,
little coldly. "Why-does it matter
very mucn 10 your
Harry hesitated even stammered a
little, in denying that it did. He STAN
mered as Pauline well understood, be-
cause he was not telling her the truth
! 1t did matter, and she knew it, In re-
ality it mattered because Harry knew
Itoo much about young Madison to want
! him to win the affection of any friend
of his, but Harry did not wish TO
explain,
$50 Harry does care for Lucille and
always has cared, thought Pauline.
The sense of possession Of the youth
beside her faded and he seemed far
away II a man fears he is losing
his grip on a girl he redoubles his at
tentions and racks his brains to be
more interesting and attractive to her.
A girl in the same situation Teverses
the tactics.
Just as Harry felt the absolute zero
which scientists talk about, settling
upon him, he remembered very inn
Iportant duty.
Seems to me we don't drift the way
we ought to-" said Harry, pressing
on his clutch pedal and trying to look
concerned.
81 think we have been long time
getting to the aviation field, was Pau
lines chilly answer
i Harry stopped the car, went back
and pulled out the little wooden plug
in the gasoline tank. Then away they
went again, leaving little wet line
in the dust of the road. Pauline star
ed straight ahead Harry's attempts
at conversation fell on the stony
ground of silence, or at best brought
forth only the briefest and most col
orless answers. Soon Harry's practic'
ed ear caught the preliminary warning
Of waning gasoline, and moment lat
err, half way up gentle hill, with {
sob from all of its six cylinders, the
car gave up the ghost
A few miles ahead Owen was in diff
ficulties. He had been sailing alont
| merrily until he stopped at LITTLE
road house for drink. The machine
had been all right when he got off
and now 1t acted as though possessed
by the evil one. With great difficult.
he was able to start 1t, and once start
) ed it coughed, bucked and showed al
: the symptoms of bronchitis and pneu
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