The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1915-11-16

cries OF apprecia lion and delight, she
seizes 1t and hangs It around her dol
ly's neck. Immediately her little Sis
ter Polly demands It. nay, even grasps
it. A slap, a scream, and Toodles Jerks
away the necklace and walks indig-
nanuy away. with both her doll and
her treasure trove. while little Polly
patters down the road to run home and
tell mamma.
At the ruins OF his dance hall Peter
Hut watches the diggers with n keen
glance that never waivers. The dead
that are brought from the charred
debris are nothing to Peter Hun. He
has them searched. as he had the liv-
ing and the wounded searched In his
frantic endeavOrs TO find the diamond.
A little. old, squat built workman
arouses the suspicion Of Peter HUI.
for the little old workman has furtiye-
" picked up and secreted some shin
ing object Forced to disgorge, the
workman shows still warm silver
dollar. With bitter curse Of disap
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the little old digger in the face and
knocks him sprawling. The old fell
low picks himself up. you think
had the diamond that was lost last
night, eh?" he asked. "Weli, I'll tell
you, since you've been so handy with
your fists. One OF the boys says he's
seen that stranger with the side whis-
kers running out in that direction
with the diamond when the fight broke
loose"
There is such an air Of sincerity
about the fellows words that Peter
Huf7 feels gamblers bunch" He
PUSHES from the work at the prompt
the cheap. old automobile OF a friend
and with his friends goes ia pursuit
Of the fugitive stranger with the side
whiskers. So remarkable figure as
Smythe, not to mention the impedlmen-
ia of the deers head has left a blazed
trail. Twenty-one miles from Nam
moth Smythe Is overtaken and held up
at the pistols point. The diamond is
not on his person. but Pete and his pal
find the memorandum Of its hiding
place.
Back to the oak tree they bear the
protesting Smythe, but the diamond is
gone again.
yer with curses and return to Nam
moth. They pass Toodles. aged four.
crying from a bee sting. Then Toodles
runs, crying, home to mother. as little
Polly did before her. The diamond
has been cast aside and forgotten by
Toodles, who had been engrossed with
1t as she crossed the bee yard, till,
trespassing too near a swarming hive,
she had been stung The diamond,
dropped by the scampering child in
| pain, lies on the alighting board Of the
beehive while the workers Of the hive
push out the drones and sting them
to death against the bauble at the door
way.
| In Los Angeles the newspapers
spread stories of the dramatic frs,
homecoming to his great mansion, shat
tered, insensibIe. more dead than alive
Of John Powell, the young oil and min
ing magnate. The papers speak feel
ingly Of the skill and untiring attention
Of the celebrated physician, DR.. Du
| rand. and Of the care and attention Of
friends and relatives OF the injured
man, including a favorite cousin. Blail
Stanley Of Virginia. who has recent,
arrived and will take complete charge
| Of Mr.. Powell's affairs, say the news
papers.
The papers also mention briefly tina
pretty and agitated young woman
called to inquire as to Mr.. POWELL