The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1915-03-30
PERlLS OF PAULINE
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gail. His hand was in his side pocket
As he spoke he withdrew the hand
swiftly with the test tube in its clasp.
The sound of bell inside the
house drew Pauline to her feet.
Il told you SO" she declared. There
he is now.
AS she rushed through the door,
Owen stood laughing with Lucille. His
hands We're behind his back, The test
tube was in one hand. is contents
was poured, silently, quickly, under
cover of the laughter, upon the choco-
lates in the box
Say. hello; this is Harry" said a
voice over the telephone to Pauline,
"Oh, you darling!"
Why the enthusiasm"
Il bet Lucille you'd call up before
b. and you did"
Well. you Just get Lucille and any
body else you like and come UP here.
It's lonesome as the deuce. The guides
are all away and nobody has been in
ahe old shack as far as ! can see. for
"A year
-'tOh. YOU want me to come up and
sclean house for you? Is that the pref
&y thought?'
mo; I've got a mana kind of a
imam al work Everything will be beau
Ttifu1 and clean when you arrive. But
BILLY Grimes sent word to the office
that he couldn't come and I'm all alone
and-and we'll I'm afraid of the
dark
Hold the wire" said Pauline.
She ran out on the veranda I've
won she cried But say, do you
dare go with me up to Harry's lodge
and shoot things?"
-.sf5be had it all arranged beforehand
Miss Iacille," said Owen, laughing
You have been tricked."
"Oh, come on" urged Pauline. DOM
81 mind m--although--yes we'd better
take him with us"
Il would not go with such an un
: scrupulons bettor," declared Owen.
Will you, Lucille?"
8. 81 uuSst. if you go. | have been ap
pointed your guardian. ! must SCI
that sou behave yourself, even if i
costs me $500 minute
fOwen will you Gomez"
Yes Ibut I'm going to use my new
,noto,myels., If you don't mind. | wan
10 give it a try I'll have Farrell sc
the car ready for tomorrow morn
ing"
late cried Pauline. presenting tn
box to him.
His face blanched suddenly, bu
neither of the girls noticed it. No
think not" he said. with quick SCI
command.
Pauline offered the candy to 1T
ellie. bat She, too, declined
"very we'll" said Pauline. I'll ef
'em ALL myself
There was hungry easerneSs
Owens eyes as he saw her take piet
of candy from the box. But as ST
raised ii to her lips he turned quicl
gfy,way The eternal cowardice of vi
iaioy made him shudder in the face
the death that he had planned and hi
sought
Pauline ran to the phone.
-'.All right; were coming" she sal
WHY, Polly you dont--what Il
deuce is the natter
Harry Marvin held her in his arm
at the door of the lodge. She had q
most fallen into his arms as he tot
her hand to help her from the car
I'm all iGht--only- -so-tired," sa
Pauline
"She is NOT all right, declared L
ellie emphatically. She has been
all the way, and | know it. ! knt
Polly"
Harry turned to Owen, who was +,
lowing them to the lodge. Has az
thing happened on the way?" he ask
anxiously, distrustfully.
Nothing at all" answered the 81
retary, except, as Miss Lucille sa
Miss Marvin has seemed ILL.,
Owen did not enter the house W
the others Under the pretext of pl
ing the car in safe place, for tn,
was no garage at the lodge, he eXcus
himself Within few minutes he Y
walking briskly UP the road. do
which they had driven little wi
before.