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


thing after the fashion of the coal OF a
mans pipe. OF course it was plain
trickery, but one could not impress
the excitable negro mind with this fact
and more than this, there were many
of the white people who were quite
assured that the skeleton hand pres
aged the coming of the end of the
world. Something must be done at
once. Would her dear son come i'm
mediately and see II he could put this
mystery where it belonged? He wired
back that he would.
OF course there was no doubt in his
mind that some one was playing
practical joke of grewsome kind;
but he also realized that it might turn
into serious affair if 1t was permitted
/ to continue. He laughed at one mo-
ment and swore the next. Why the
perpetrators of the joke had selected
the hill back of the Storm place set
him into thinking deeply. He decided
to go home and lay the ghost as the
saying goes. He packed up, sent a
| letter to Zudora and left town.
! When Zudora received the letter she
was greatly .perturbed 1t seemed to
her that what appeared as a bit of
coarse foolery might have as its base
something serious regarding the well
fare OF her lover and his people. Rath-
er diffidently she sought Hassam Ais
advice
Her uncle shrugged. Some country
pumpkin is playing joke on the more
civ ,r,ir vvoin Id 4 ~,
if you wish. Only, you'll have your
trouble for your pains"
But how do you account for the
hand?"
"Trickery, pure and simple. Phos-
lphOrescence, mayhap. The negro mind
! AT least the southern negro-is full
take 1t as a sign that the world is COM
ing to an end"
Some OF them have already desert
ed. 1t looks to me something more
than an idle jest Al
Hassam Ali gave her quick shrewd
glance. He wondered what was going
on in the girls mind. Had she any
suspicious? It was inherent for her
Ito speak the truth.
Have you intimated to Storm OF
ltAC SUN. AC cohCA.~
4 NO" rather scornfully II have CIV
en- my word. You ought to know that
never break it,"
but often regret giving it?" shrewd-
lily.
Perhaps"
well, my advice is, stay at home
There is no reason why you should
take any risks on account Of Storms
people"
you said it was probably bump
kin's joke
Yes, but the. negroes cannot be
ton may get the better Of the common
sense. Better wait until you hear from
this fool of lover OF yours"
Il am better able to Judge Johr
Storm than you" coldly. "He is not {
fool"
'..Hoity-toity! Hasn't it ever occur
red to you that Storm is young, alone
and built like most young menu"
What do you mean by that"
Has he told you everything abou
his life before he met you"
"Will you kindly explain" said Has
|, sam Ali; and having planted this bari
OF doubt. turned on his heel and re
H.
!, fled with himself - ~,
But Zudora's love was like shield
The barb bounded off 'harmlessly Johi
> Storm was clean man, in thought an,
! In life. She had not passed through
this peculiar training of hers withou
being able to read between the lines
She was absolutely certain that low
! could not blind her to any defects II
T0hv, 1{,t~
, by his innuendo was to enlarge tina
smoldering suspicion which was eve
in her heart.
, mentally {. It is easier to judge thing
) in the distance than close at hand
/ While the general world knew tina
+ Hassam Ali was miser, Zudora wa
2 quite ignorant Of the fact Had sh
known of his inordtnate love of golt
). her subsequent miseries might hav
t been avoided to some extent.
q Storm went south Immediately. TIL
: home was simple and comfortable
There were two or three bits of an
a tique furniture which had been save
from the wreck. 1t was night whe
n he arrived. The country railway sta
t ton had. with its usual nondescrip
9 crowd Of idlers, Witnessed hts arrival
K and the news travelled quickly. He re
n GREETED that he had not come secret
p and gone about his investigations uu
e observed. But the damage was don.
d and proved gconclusively that he wa
d not cut out for detective.
y He was greeted fondly by his PAL
n ents; and they REPEALED with elabors
+ tions what had been recounted to hill
q BY letter. It was downright serious
e no laughing matter. The help wa
y declaring that the mystic hand wa
: the warning of the worlds end. Not
}, few Of the poorer class OF the whit
+ folk were accepting the hoax as
!: lserious affair. Some of the negroe
9 were even going 30 far as to kne<
d down to the .hand( at safe distance
and intone prayers.
n "Humph!" muttered Storm. 81 war
q = eeod look at Tho thing,; And som
. one Is going to get 4 good kickin
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