The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1915-10-15


to the coach and find hers and will
guard her here"
Il would as soon trust her with
WOLF" growled Luke. Then he turned
to Esther and held his arms out to her.
You say the word. Esther" he said.
and will kill this black guard for
your
! But Esther shrank from the fierce.
passionate gypsy II hate yOn as
hute him. she said. ''YoU will get no
document. you will get nothing. and |
do not fear either or both OF you,
Arthur Stanley will repay you well
and fittingly for even daring to lay "A
band upon met
We'll tie you up then. missy" said
Luke. Struggling his shoulders III |
can't have the lady | will take the
gold. Matt Harding, your dead father.
IL he was your father. made his for
tune out OF the Stanley secret. and |
will make mine. AS for Arthur Stan
ley. he cant help you! We know
enough to disgrace him IL we expose
him here in California and show be is
not John Powell. the millionaire. but
| Arthur Stanley. wanted for murder In
| Virginia.
| Esther scorned to answer. The two
WORTHLESS, neither trusting the other.
tied her securely and went together
back 10 the wrecked coach to find her
suit case and, as they hoped. the Stan
ley document But at the coach. in
their absence. Marmaduke Smythe had
| revived before the driver had secured
| his horses and. bruised and dazed,
| had recovered sufficiently to revive his
comrade and then seek for his passen-
| gers When the driver had limped
down the hill to the wrecked coach
and inquired Of the recovering Smythe
where the young woman passenger
| was. Smythe had replied. II do not
| know where she is gone. but ! jolly
i well know | am going MYSELF! And
gathering up the suit case he thought
F.. was his and taking his gun and the
mounted deer head, the trophy that he
priced beyond all his possessions the
English lawyer tottered off into the
Willis in the direction of the Lady
Veronica mines, as lie thought
/ When Luke and Blair arrived upon
the scene they told the driver his
young lady passenger was safe at the
blacksmith shop and they had come
for her belongings. None could be
found. however, and Luke and Blair
returned reviling each other.
Darkness was falling ut the time
the accident occurred. 1t was dark in
the blacksmith shop, but Esther felt
the Drawer at the absence Of the two
men. She struggled and freed herself
from the ropes that had bound her
and beat upon the great heavy door
of the shop, crying for help.
Quabba. mourning his young mis-
tress and bewailing his fate that he
had so strangely found and so strange
y lost the diamond from the sky
again. had set out on foot for the
mines to find Arthur. but especially to
find Esther, his young mistress. II
was just at nightfall that he reached
the forge. some three miles yet from
the mines 1t was locked. gloomy and
within he heard a voice he recognized.
the voice of his young mistress ap-
| pealingly crying for help. A sledge
/ stood by the door. Quabba seized II
and shattered down the door and soon
he was shedding tears of JOY as be
. clasped the hands Of Esther
There was no time for explanation
, now. A look from Esther and the two
!. sped Off through the darkness. to bt
I followed Il few moments later by BlaiI
= and Luke returning to find their fail
prisoner had been freed and was gone
Over the mountains. through the dark
i ness went pursuers and pursued, while
, by log near marsh Lawyer Marina
: duke Smythe gathered up some dr.!
trash and lit his fire to camp for thu
:. night He had lost his way, but philo
;, sophically he accepted the situation.
Il am lucky beggar that | though
!, to bring a tin of biscuit and flask 0
T. brandy in my luggage" he remarked
half aloud And he opened the sui
case he had borne so far together witt
/. his other impedimenta u gun and dee
= head my word, the wrong portman
$ teau!" he exclaimed as In the fire ligh
he brought forth a wOman's daint
- nightrobe and boudoir cap. We'll, n
= natter he added resignedly; the
: will protect me from the drafts in thi
y jungle. Now, If only had night ligl
. in case my fire goes out am used t
- having night light. and If had ths
'e and my portable bathtub could stan
the wilderness. But II the late Lor
y Cecil Stanley could only see me now!
~ he added fervently as he surveyed hin
self in his strange night attire "B
a Jove, this is roughing 1t with veng'
~ ance!'
The moon came up. and as II waitin
~ for it as signal the harsh. discordaI
IL chorus Of croaking marsh frogs sount
III ed on all sides.
u Indians! Savage lrOQuois" erie
the alarmed lawyer. Selling his gul
", III .. ss1 mi