The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1915-02-23

| wards that he carefully replaced the
glasses, turned his car around and
drove away.
Mr.. Owen had left the Marvin place
| In haste. He was seemingly intent up
ON a direct and important errand, but
| II any one who witnessed his depar-
ture in his car had seen where the car
stopped an hour later, both the haste
and the errand would still have been
unexplained.
They were in the loneliest stretch of
half-mile beyond the Nc
Callan home when Owen leaned for
ward and said to his driver: You may
stop here"
Eyes, sir" answered the young man
with respect that he showed to no
one else. He drew his machine to the
roadside and then asked Am | to go
with you or stay here?"
Stay here" answered Owen. but
don't sit there lolling in the seat. We
have broken down-you understand
land you will keep us broken down
and keep on mending the machine un-
til | return"
"All right | get it, said the val
liable servant with an unpleasant grin.
w HAT 40 yOu Stl. SIldDDCu wv
stopping in the road.
!, Il mean / understand you, sir, said
the youth with just tinge of meaning
beyond his words.
Owen stepped back close to the driy-
: err shaking threatening finger under
his yellow chin. What you get from
me is just your salary do you under
stand? Your salary may be increased
in certain emergencies. But the min
: ute you begin getting anything any
thing else, you quit Do you get ME?"
5 Eyes, | do, Mr.. Owen. You've been
mighty generous. | amt cuttin' off
} my own arm to see what somebody
else has got up his sleeve; no, sir
l Every well, then; get to work"
: The youth sprawled down and got
5 out his TOOLS For two or three min
utes, while Owens lank form was still
2 visible walking back along the way
: they had come, he pretended to work.
5 Then he left the tools on the ground
where he could catch them up again
at short notice, strolled to the roadside
bank, lit cigarette and stretched
himself at his ease.
Owen who was not averse to physi-
cal effort walked the half mile to
t Windywild rapidly, and mentally at
, ease Unlike Harry, who now stood
upon the distant hill, Owens plans
8 were definite and fixed.
g lie strobe through the front gate but
took his vay Immediately to the stable
: in front of which two grooms were
e currying a restless horse.
Hello Simon" said Owen to one OF
t the grooms. my car has broken down
: up the road here l wonder if you
e can help me out"
: II guess So" said the groom, not
e VERY cneerfully. "We got plensy to dc
I, today &C il is, Mr.. Owen, with tho
e weddin' party on an them gol blamed
lions to look after"
t "Who talka da lions?" cried grim
voice. and, turning, Owen pretended tf
), see for the first time the form Of i
d short heavy-set man of the gypsy type
seated on a box at the stable door
: smoking a cigarette and evidently re,
garding the whole world as the object
u of his personal hate.
q "Why who is that MANI" asked Ow-
k en- of the groom in a tone of conde.
: him before?"
i. "If We ever saw him before, ye
= wouldn't want to see him again." de-
AAAbN
Sophie's new lion tanner, but we aim
had time to tame him yet. He's wild.
7 The answer to this taunt was {
rush from Garcia, who, uttering an un
e Ineligible roar that might have done
credit to one of his lions, sprang to
t. wards the groom. The latter tool
quick refuge behind the horse.
d The mans fury made Owen steI
aside, too, but he looked ON with al
y appreciative smile. AS Garcia came
e back, growing, to his seat on the box
o the secretary stepped up to him ant
: held out his hand.
SIS it really your" he said, the pat
o ronage in his voice offsetting the fam
e iliarity of his manner.
"If it looka like me. it is me" snarl
e ed the Gypsy. "Him-over there, n
cried, pointing to the groom, "he don't;
t looka like his face If get him.
Come, old friend" said Owen in ;
o low voice. Don't you remember me
Don't you remember the Geological
t. Garden in Brussels and the lion tina
e bent cage so easily one day that
killed Herr Bruner, of Berlin.
" The last words were spoken almos
in whisper, but they had an electri
h cal effect upon the lion tanner. He fair
lily writhed in his seat and cowere
IS away from Owen as from one who hel
1T knife over his head.
y It was at this moment that Harry
4 looking from the hill, put away hi
~ binoculars and turned his car around
4 Come, let's see the lions, may l?
" asked Owen, cheerily ignoring tn
g. mans terror, secretly enjoying It,
I'd Without word Garcia led the wa
1e into the stables.
s. The lions, six in number, were quar-
al tered In box stalls rebuilt with heav
lie steel bars. They had been quiet, b,
I'D the sight of stranger set them will
20, and their roaring Numbered throug
ne the building.
ld Garcia led the way to the farthe
cage and stopped abruptly