The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1915-04-27

WOuluH w IL. II y ILHpulSlNe anu RASH
and foolish and dangerous; that's why
seem to be always bounding you,
and trying to stop your pet schemes,
but I'll show you how to run the motor
boat in the morning."
They had been leaning over the rail
in the dusk of the late Autumn day,
their eyes cast over the gray bay wa
ters to the lights of the great Man
haitian wall sparkling crisply into glow
and the lights Of the river craft pour
ing their little moonlike streams
across the waves. They did not know
that in the shadow of the afterdeck
stood Raymond Owen, apparently as
casual and unconcerned an observer
as themselves of the river night scene.
Five o'clock" called Pauline, as she
moved down the deck toward the cabin
| after bidding Harry good night. you
know we sail at noon"
Five o'clock is all right for the
motorboat, but don't say that / know
anything about sailing at noon l told
you that
"You told me lot about the auto
mobile business and the necessity of
your being in the Company's office,
but this is yacht not an automobile,
and I'M GOING TO KEEP YOU ON
IT."
"The first evidence being that you
want to take me from it to show you
a motorboat"
Exactly. No on-not even the Mar
win Motor Company-can call you back
from motorboat"
81 see. Good night" he laughed,
following her a little way and then
| 1inppriOp q tho rail in 70, fi,;. l. a.,
cigar. He saw Owen down the deck
and pondered.
"Owen here, as usual" he murmur-
ed to himself II wonder why she new
er suspects him. I've half mind to
take her in the motorboat tomorrow
and land her ashore and hide her in a
deserted house-a prisoner-my pris-
oner"
But he was idly smiling at his idea
as he moved into the cabin.
Raymond Owen was also putting a
cigar and apparently enjoying the eve
ming air when he stopped at the com
pantonway at the foot of which lay the
mOtorboat But the leisurely peace
OF his manner was not duplicated in
his brain.
He looked up and down the deck
The sailors had long ago retired to
their hunks. The night hung, hush
ed, and only distantly agleam, around
him. He moved to the top of the COM
panionway.
Three quick steps and he was
crouching halfway down, his evil face
on level with the deck Not a sound
: detained him. He climbed down.
The buttoned cover of the motor
boat impeded his operations only for
a moment. He crawled in under the
. cover. II there had been any light in
} the pit of the boat it would have
= flashed upon a delicate gimlet saw
which the secretary drew from his
t pocket
e "This time l act for myself" he
t whispered, with sense of triumph
This time there will be no flaw.
: A brief burning sound and the GIN
let cut through to the water. Over
/ could feel the seep upon his hands as
he widened the leak with the saw
t A sound on the deck above made hin
D crouch under the canvass with terror
Il of his cowardice. 1t was the sount
OF dogs bark, followed by rush o
: light footsteps, the swish of a Skin
$ and low, musical laughter as Pau
t line recaptured Cyrus, her pet bull
t terrier.
Cyrus barked in rapturous conten
y as she pettingly chastised him for hi
h flight from the cabin door.
well, should think SO! Cyrus wa.
: trying to run away"
!, Cyrus? What do you mean to say
t you brought that dog along"
Good night, Harry" said Pauline
: significantly. "If you can't love Cy
l RUS The end of her sentence was
! lost behind a slammed door
Owen went on with his work There
t were wads of cotton waste around the
: engine of the motorboat. These he
9 inserted, deity but not to firmly, into
Y the orifice he had cut in the bottom OF
| the light, untrammeled vessel With
no weight in it, he knew the seepage