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

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lines vast estate if something should
happen to her before she marries.
Hicks, a racetrack man, whispers a
suggestion to owen, but the secretary
refuses to have anything to do with
him, for the time at least Hicks and
Owen introduce reformed pirate, who
tells Pauline of hidden treasure, and
they take passage to the island of Mas
sau to recover the treasure.
A clock-work bomb is exploded on
the yacht chartered to seek for the
treasure, and Pauline and Harry (who
had gone along as a half-breed cook
narrowly escape death.
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CHAPTER TX.
Polly, it's got to stop; it isn't safe,
it isn't sensible, it isn't even fun any
more. Won't you drop the whole
freakish thing and marry me?'
Harry was holding Pauline by the
hand as she drew her dainty way out
OF the library. In laughing rebellion
she looked over her shoulder and jeer-
ed at him.
"Oh, thought it was l who was go
| ing to be afraid" she said.
Well, if YOU aren't, who is going to
| be?"
YOU she Uttered.
He drew her back with gentle but
firm grasp.
| Honestly, Polly, aren't you salts
fled yet? Adventure is all right for
breakfast or for luncheon once a
month, but as regular unremitting
diet it gets on my nerves.
| Still thinking of your own perils?'
she volleyed.
| Harry became more serious. His
fine keen face took on a look of ear
nest appeal. He let go her hand, but
as she started to run upstairs he held
her with his eyes.
you dear silly boy" she cried, re-
turning step and clasping him in an
impetYous embrace. You are the
incest brother in the world-sometimes
but just now | think that adventure
is nicer than brothers-or husbands.
I'm having the time of my life, Harry
boy, and I'm going on and on and on
with it until I've seen all the world
and wicked people and places in the
world"
Harry caught her hand and smiled
down at her in surrender.
A ring at the door bell and the 81
lent entrance of the maid caused Pau
line to flutter up the stairs. They
were preparing to attend the Clarence
CortelyOu's reception that evening to
the great Baskinelli, whose musical
achievements had been equalled only
by his social successes during this, his
first New York season.
Anyway" she twinkled from the
top of the stairs, you needn't be
frightened for tonight. Nothing so
meek and mild as a pianist can hurt
you"
Yes, l know she is always at home
to you, Miss Hamlin," the maid was
saying at the door.
What a privileged person l am, y
laughed Lucille Hamlin.
She was Pauline's chum-in-chief, a
dark, still-tempered girl, in perfect
contrast to the adventurous Polly. She
met Harry and greeted him with the
easy grace of old acquaintanceship.
Still nursing the precious broken
hearth she queried as she saw his
long face.
For the love of Michael, me and hui
mainly" he pleaded, cant you do
something? She won't listen to me.
I'm honestly. deucedly worried, Luz
cille."
You know very well that nobody
could ever do anything with Polly She
always had to have her own way-and
that's why you love her, though you
don't know it, Harry Shall | run up
stairs, Margaret" she added, turning
to the maid.
mo, you're going to stay here,
commanded Harry, selling her hands.
You've got to do something with Pau
line. You're the only one who can.
This thirst for excitement is growing
in her. She wants a new adventure
every day, and a more dangerous one
every time Talk to her, won't you?
Tell her it isn't right for her to risk
her life when her life is SO precious
to-so many people. No wait min
ute; sit down here. I'm not half
through yet"
He drew her, under laughing pro-
test, to seat beside him on the stairs.
| She realized suddenly how serious be
was. She let her hand rest comradely
in his pleading grasp.
| Why, Harry. yes, it it is really dan
gerous, you know, I'll do anything |
can," she said gravely.
They did not see the cold gray face
Eof RAYMOND Owen appear at the top of
the stairs. If they had they would
have thought nothing Of 1t. The face
vanished as quickly as it had appeared,
In her boudoir Polly was laying out
her chosen finery for the evening.
There came soft rap at the door.
Come in" she called. and looked
up brightly in Owens furtive yes as