The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-01-14


Gypsies.
day on the outskirts of the city that
was their journeys end Hearing
Quabba's cries. the gypsies dashed their !
tired horses. and soon Hagar was in
the loving care of the women of her
tribe with Esther always beside her,
holding her hand and comforting the
dying woman with a communion Of
silence.
On the outskirts Of the town, driven
from their open roadster to the shelter
Of a roadhOuse by the rain. Blair and
Vivian drank and reveed, little know
ing John Powell waited opportunity In
the departure of Luke to drink his
toast to Death at his mansion in Los
Angeles.
They drank and reveled while a score
of miles away Hagar and Esther, hand
in hand, waited for the end of time and
the beginning Of eternity for the elder
Of the twain.
Up the steps of the roadhouse piazza,
scattering the last raindrops from his
apparel, came Dick Jones. With him
was a lady whom he addressed as Cert.
1t was not the first roadhouse these
late arrived joy riders had stopped at.
Mr.. Jones was thick of speech. flushed
Of face and unsteady of gait. The lady
he called Cert was more seasoned. She
was yoicing the remark that she was
as dry as a fish and hungry as wolf
At the sight of Blair Stanley Mir
Jones was somewhat abashed. BUT
some recollection came to him that
steadied him. and he greeted Blair
with an assumed Indifference. Blair
gave the newcomers a surly, supercili-
Gus stare.
"WhO are they?" asked Vivian.
Il don't know the blond female with
him. replied Blair carelessly. but the
booty gentleman is Dick Jones, who
was our shipping clerk at the Good
Hope Oil company offices-until l fired
him for coming to work after being out
the night before. as you see him now"
you didn't fire yourself for that Of
sense. or John Powell, the boss. as
sume?" remarked Vivian sarcastically.
mo matter what ] do the night be-
fore, my head is clear and my hands
steady the next day." Blair answered.
"As for John Powell-my boss. as
you call him-since he has taken to
dope and flying machines we do not
see him at the Office. And that reminds
me, | am sick Of this whole business.
Il have got the money in my own
name. | am tired of hanging on like a
parasite to the poor boob until he dopes
himself to death. When do we make a
getaway"
when we get the diamond from the
sky" replied Vivian. Il have set my
heart and soul on having it 1t must
turn up again.
Nothing ever happens and everything
happens. While Blair drank in gloomy
silence and made no answer to Vivi-
ans last remark, Jones, the tipsy ex-
shipping clerk at the next table talked
with the lady be called Cert.
, Upon her ample bosom there hung
hashy lavalliere, suspended by q
heavy chain. Pretty nifty piece OF
junk, Gertv' said Jones. But you
should have seen the big diamond that
John Powell got by express. 1t came
In a sealed package. and our head
clerk sent me up to Mr. Powell's house
with 1t. He opened the package and
nearly threw fit. for there inside was
a case and in that case was letter
, that stung him hard. and with it was
a chain and locket about 1000 year,
= old. And in that locket was a diamond
! rs big as an English walnut.
, 81 think 1t was the same diamond
that the circus guy gave the lady lior
q tanner Then the lion killed the lady
= and her husband, the clown. killed the
/ circus guy and then shot himself
t John Powell bought the diamond a
the auction Of the busted circus: ther
2 some gink stole 1t from him. and Pow
e ell got 1t back by express. just as In
e telling you. They say John Powell Il
crazy. He sure acted crazy when b,
|. read the note that came with the bi
' sparkler. He give me $50 to keep m,
s mouth shut about It,
r "But don't have to keep my moutl
shut about anything for anybody. 70
: all / got for the way | worked in hi
+ office was to be thrown outl Wait I'll
e see Powell; I'll get my job back n
o right. and nobody won't stop ner'