The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1915-02-19
Come along then"

| SAo lOiu OtOTm ABOUT the &OlO ne
might believe that that stood between
them and the altar. So she must still
keep that secret What was
that? She started up with depressed
shrek. Before the window appeared
the ghostly form Of a woman. 1t
seemed to dissolve into nothing even
as she looked. Zudora's cry, how
ever, brought in Mrs. Ramsey, the
landlady-
! What has happened, child?"
II don't know, but either I've seen
a ghost or some one is playing sorry
trick on me-"
The two examined the window, drew
back the curtains, and peered outside
There was nothing to be SEEN
! Perhaps you were dreaming?" sug-
gested Mrs. Ramsey.
Il never dream with my eyes open
not that kind of dream" declared
Zudora stoutly. Some one has at
tempted to brighten me and perhaps
the best thing that | can do is to make
! believe that he or she has succeeded
I'll have Mr.. Storm come over in the
morning and we'll let him think that
have been badly frightened He'll
/ go hunting around, he'll tell Detective
Hunt, and maybe I'll find out who did
| it and why they did it."
| Storm appeared rather skeptical
about the ghost proposition.
Some ones been hoaxing you"
For what purpose?"
That remains to be found out. Sup
pose we run down to Hunts office and
see what he has to say. He's a sem
sibe chap
Zudora readily agreed to this. Storm
called up the detective, who replied
that he would await their coming.
When zudora told him about the vision
he did not laugh as she expected him
to. He began pacing the office. At
ter while he spoke.
DO you want my honest opinion 2"
Surely"
well, some one wants to get you
to run away And what some one
would this be-"
Zudora thought for moment Some
one who knows about the diamonds"
with sudden excitement
"Right-o! At least, that's my OPP
inion. We're getting warm. Africa
is farther away than New York. The
secret may be right here in this little
burg itself. Play up to it. Some one
will be watching you, and your game
will be to let them believe they've got
you scared. Confidence in crooks al
ways breeds carelessness.
That is my opinion" said Zudora.
you ought to know Why don't
you set yourself to the job yourself?"
asked the detective curiously.
'The truth is, Mr. Hunt, I've real
ly lost my grip since my uncle died. |
seem to be oppressed all the time |
jump when.I hear unexpected noises
and l find I'm always looking over my
shoulder
For what?"
"If | knew that l could face it with
out the least difficulty. It's the I'M
known that rasps on the nerves. /, |
who, until recently, never knew what |
nerves were"
We'll, whatever game your enemies |
are playing, you finesse your cards |
and see what they've got. They've
surely got the ace of trumps; make |
no doubt of that. Our game is to
draw out that ace with a worthless |
card. And now you'll have to excuse |
me. Got to go down to the Red line |
pier. More diamonds are due They'll |
pull the wool over my eyes for a while |
hole to peek through"
Iudora's enemies did hold the ace,
but they did not intend to waste it as
Detective Hunt hoped they would Self |
forbade them to let go of |
it until the last trick
Said Nine. Du Val that afternoon:
"She looked frightened, and she was
frightened, but it will take series of |
frights to make her feel like running
away"
WELL" advised Capt Radcliffe,
plant series Of rights. Keep her
slipping her a heart once a week
with warnings to leave town or suffer
the consequences? Send it by mail;
leave it under her door; waylay dry
goods bundles and slip one in there
II you keep at a thing like that it
always wears them down in the end.
She may be Just as clever as you say
she is; but nerves are nerves. Her
uncle had whacking lot of gold in
that house. Do you think that Hindu
got away with it,"
81 rather believe so. If Zudora had
that gold she would not be living so
A woman who is used to
and Paris gowns isn't going
TO give them up unless she has to-"
So Zudora began to receive the mys-
ferrous heart. She found it in her
laundry, stuck in her dressing mirror,
on the ,fnor in the hall, in boxes of
fruits aKSeandy, and always with the
warning nos Beware! Save your life!
Leave the ~Cuntry!" And it did wear
down her nerves.
But in the meantime Hunt ran down
two Of his quar72es, Ike and Bill. One
has to work up to land the chief
crooks. You never or rarely, begin
with them. You lop off this tentacle
and that, and each operation weakens
them
The final presentation Of the myster-
ious heart made Zudora nearly break
down. 1t seemed to her that her uncle
must have had some deadly enemies
and that she had inherited their ven
geance. But they did not succeed in
their endeavor to brighten her to the
extent Of driving her away. The
''beart" failed in its purpose; but the
evil star still sailed across the heav-