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

She nodded brightly to him and hur-
ried on. Her happy excitement drew
his attention, and he followed her with
his eyes as she ran out to the YER
anda.
Harry had heard her first call and
was coming in from the garage. He
paused at the door of the library,
where he had last seen her, and he
narrowly avoided collision with Ow-
en-, who was hurrying out. The look
Of covert guilt on the secretary's face
aroused his latent suspicion. But Ow-
en-, quickly recovering himself, bowed,
arologized and passed on.
Harry stepped into the library. He
saw the open letter on the table, look
ed at the envelope and saw that he
was included in the address. He read
the letter, and the old look of trouble
came into his eyes as he turned to see
! II Owen were watching.
AS he stepped into the hall he saw
the secretary leaving the hocse. He
stood in the doorway and watched Ow-
! en- depart in his own machine, driven
| by his own chauffeur, sullen young
fellow whom the other employees held
in aversion
"He seems to be up to somethin8,
muttered Harry to himself. u wonder
| what harm he could do at the Mccall
Ian wedding"
| The thought sat deeply on his mind
as he moved down the steps and out
| to where the new gardener was work
ing The man had been greatly i'm
proved as to cleanliness and clothes
but there was still the strange dis
tant look in his eyes as he got up
from a flower bed to speak to Harry.
| Pauline, after circling the house in
vain search of her brother, had re-
turned to her unread letters
and her magazine.
AS she lifted the latter from the
table, the picture of the man In racing
costume again struck her eye, and this
time she read the caption.
| Ralph Palmer, whose skull was
fractured in the Vanderbilt Cup
Race and who disappeared from
hospital six weeks ago."
She studied the face again. 1t had
a peculiar fascination for her 1t
seemed the living likeness of enc
whom she had seen dead.
Suddenly her searching thoughts
crystalized and she sprang up. She
rushed again to the front door, carry
ing the magazine, open. She saw Har-
ry and the gardener talking ON the
path She ran down to them.
The gardener took off his hat, but
Pauline looked at him with such pierre
ling scrutiny that he hurried to resume
his work Harry, after a brief affec-
tionate greeting, turned to give some
last instructions, and behind his back
Pauline stole another look at the
magazine.
at is; am sure it is" she said half
aloud.
Harry turned quickly. What is
dear goddess of the garden?" he asked
ccheterily.
ooh! IL was dreaming" she an
svered, with little nervous laugh.
you can't have a dream when you
ARE one," he said, putting his arm
about her waist as they moved back
towards the house.
81 have news she exclaimed, re-
Numbering the wedding invitation
Sophie McCallan is to be married to-
night just like that-without telling
till the last minute"
!, IL read the letter in the library
"Did you tell Farrell to have the car
ready?'
81 will, dearest. But am not sure
that | can CO."
She pouted in questioning protest
But you MUST CO."
81 got a telegram this morning, and
must so into town."
ITO New York! Oh, Harry, simply
HATE your old business. Haven't we
got enough money without trying te
make all there is in the world? Are
, MT we"-
mo, not to New York-just into
, Westbury, Miss Firebrand. | must use
the wire direct to the office"
, Absurd. Why don't you telephone
, your messenger"
: Code, messages, dear. They can
be talked"
But you'll be back in time to gt
! with me?'
! "I'll do my best. I'm starting direct
, ly. There's Farrell with the machine
: now"
3 "But Farrell must get my ca
! ready"
! "He will. Farrell isn't going witt
, me-"
Her threats and pretty pleading
r followed him as he drove away. Blu
o Harry did not drive towards Westbur
| farther than the first crossroads. In
4 stead, he swerved out across countr
towards Windywild, the great McClel
V Ian estate. Only vague purpose NOV
I ed him His suspicious were gropinf
4 But he was forming dimly in his min
h q plan to keep Pauline away from tn
n MeCallan wedding. Premonition whis
!. pered that even among the nuptia
II gayeties there might be danger. H
v did not know that Raymond Owen ha
!, taken this road only a half hour ag'
:. but he felt it was so. Therefore b
II followed his blind trail with his bin
o thoughts.
On the crest of Winton's Hill frol
which the road slopes down to beaut
e full Windywild through parked forest
o but from which the rambling whit
e villa, with it's barns and garage can
II seen in striking bidseye view. Harl
le stopped his machine. He had see
n nothing on his trip to ground his su
J. misses and had begun to experience Il
At Acknowledgement of one who has dol