The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1916-01-27
CHAPTER Iv-certinusd.

from PRISON. Gassist 9oss down the
river and meats Blanche.
CHAPTER Iv-continued.
II wonder who can have done III"
80 do tho police, and they don't
look mush like finding Quit"
1T must have been for his wAten
1 nnd money, don't you think? And YET
they ny he had 70 many enemies
i Caxalet kept silence; but she thought
he WINGED. "Of course 1t must have
been tho man who ran out OF the
drive" she concluded hastily. Where |
were you when It happened, Sweep?
j Somewhat hoarssly he WAS recall
ing the Mediterranean movements OF
the Kaiser Fritz, when At the hrst |
mention OF the vessels name he was
nrmly heclded.
Sweep, you don't mean to say you |
came by \ German steamer
j Il do. It was tho flrst going, and
why should waste \ week7 Besides,
you can generally get = cabin to your
self on the German line"
i 80 that's why you're hero bsfore
the end Of the month"; said Blanche.
We'll, call 1t most unpatriotic; but
the cabin to yourself was certainly
some excuse"
i That reminds mel" he exclaimed.
4 Il hadn't 1t to myself ali the way;
there WAS another fellow In with me
from Genoa; and the last night on
board 1t came out that he knew you!
who can 1t have been?"
"Toye, his name was. Hilton Toye."
IAN American man! Oh, but
know him very we'll" said Blanche In
q tone both strained and cordial. Hes
> great fun, Mr.. Toye. with his delight
] full Americanisms. and the perfectly
0 delightful way he says them!"
: CAzalet puckered like ths primitive
}, man he was, when taken At al by sur
prise; and that anybody. much less
q blanche. should think Toye. Of all Poo
Die. either delightful" or great fun
, was certainly \ surprise to him, II II
Q, was nothing else. OF course 1t waf
nothing else, to his immediate knowl
T. edge: still, be was rather ready K
. think that Blanche was blushing. bu
forgot, II indeed he had been In n
70 state to see 1t 1t the time. that sh'
had paid himself th8 same high com
20 pliment across the gate. On the whole
~ It may be said that Cazalet was rul
=, fied without feeling seriously disturbe
~ as to the essential issue which alon
leaped to his mind.
Where did you meet the fellow
r he incurred, with the suitable admir-
ha ture of confidence and amusement.
for I'm the frst instance, at Engelberg
III "Engelberg! Where's that?''
sed "Only one of those places in Swi
IN xerland where everybody goes nov
.ch adays for what they call white
or sports"
and She Was not even smiling at his a
is rogant ignorance; she was merely 9.
un- planning one geographical point an
om- another OF general information.
ice close observer might have though
IL her almost anxious not to identity he
AK self too closely with popular craze.
om- Il dare say you mentioned It," sal
my Caxalet. but rather as though he WI
the wondering why she had not.
to Il dare say didn't! Everythir
but won't go into an annual letter. 1t VI
the winter before last--I went Of
ave with Betty and her husband"
luz And after that he took q pla,
down here?"
,rah to- 49, .. 80 -. s. sae ~ :
Rred 'ne lo''o 'ae ' 49, S.r1 n'
-. Cottages, II you call that place"
rras Il see"
won But there was no more to see; the
never had been much, but no
sion Blanche was standing up and gaxil
q on out of the balcony into the belt
" ]. singing sunshine between the opposi
+. H. side OF the road and the invisible riv
tner. acres away.
ing why shouldn't we go down to L
At tleford and get out the boat II you
liam really going to make an afternoon
ourt, it," she said. But you simply mt
ative see Martha first; and while she's mi
Ing herself at to be seen, you m,
take something for the good OF I
lther house. I'll bring 1t to you on lort
ding tray"
Lew She brought him siphon. stopper
ship bottle. = silver biscuit box of anci,
'nicn memories. and left him alone "
car them some little time; for the you
II 10 mistress. like her old retainer In
con- other minute. was simply dying
make herself more presentablc.
when she had done 20. and came b,
like snow, In = shirt and skirt j
ltes "a ~. AZ. ss~s- W.,
o me nc u,1 NV s0e .no aiAsasnS 11is
liver SourihB eyes bnono neither more