The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1916-03-02

The Week Of Their Lives.

u00 "99N OF tNelF EIve0s
"Toye's gone back to Italy" said
Cazalet. HE says he may be away
only week. Let's make 1t the week
Of our lives!"
The scene was the little room 1t
pleased Blanche to call her parlor,
and the time preposterously early
hour Of the following forenoon. GAIA
let In her sunny snuggery rather sug-
gested another extravagant taxicab.
But Blanche saw only his worn, ex-
cited face; and her own was not at
its best in her sheer amazement
"Italy!" she calculated. when did
he GOT"
Nine o'clock last night"
"But"-she checked herself-T sim
ply can't understand It, that's ALL"
"Why7 Have you seen him since
the other afternoon"
His manner might have explained
those other two remarks, now bother
Ing her when 1t was too late to notice
them; on the other hand, she was by
no means sure that it did. He might
simply dislike Toye. and that again
might explain his extraordinary heat
over the argument at Littleford
Blanche began to feel the air some
what heavily charged with explana-
tons. either demanded or desired;
they were things she hated. and she
determined not to add to them II she
could help Il.
Il haven't set eyes on him again. :"
she said. But he's been seen here
IN taxi"
who saw him?"
"Martha-if she's not mistaken"
This was a little disingenuous, as
Will appear; but that impetuous Sweep
was In merciful hurry to know some
thing else.
When was this. Blanche?"
Just about dark--say seven or so.
She owns 1t was about dark" said
Blanche, though she felt ashamed of
herself.
well. It's just possible He left me-
about six; said he had to see someone
too, now ! think Of 1t. But I'd give a
bit to know what he was doing, mess
Ing about down here at the last mo-
ment!"
Blanche liked this as little al any-
thing that Cazalet had said yet. and he
had said nothing that she did like this
morning. But there were allowances
to be made for him, she knew. Ana
yet to strengthen her knowledge. or
rather to let him confirm 1t for her.
either by word or by his silence. sbe
stated a certain case for him aloud.
Poor old Swept" she laughed
It's shame that you should have
come home to be worried like this"
\ am worried" he said simply.
i think it's just splendid, all YOU'RE
doing for that poor man, but especially
the way you're doing It,"
Il wish to God you wouldn't saw
that. Blanche!"
He paid her the compliment Of
speaking exactly as he would have
spoken to a man; or rather, she han.
'ened to be the woman to take II as
| compliment.
But do say 1t. Swept I've heard
III about 1t from Charlie. He rang mo
ID last night"
You're on the telephone. are Won ,"
everybody is In these DAYS
Where have you liveds Oh. forgotr"
ana she laughed. Anything to lift this
'ues OF theirs out of the minor KEY.
But what does old Charlie rss,,v
mink OF the case? That's more to the
'oint," said Cazalet uneasily.
We'll. he seemed to fear thers w.s
10 chance Of bail before the adjourned
fearing But rather gathered hs
was not going to be in 1t himself7.
No. We decided on one 81 ,hos.
'portsmen who love rushing in wbsrs
FAMILY lawyer like Charlie owns 10
coking down his nose. I've .asr ~
map. and primed him up about a,S
savage. and our find In the POUNDS.
Ions he says he'll make an er.mr,.
u Drinkwater. and Charlie ssv. ,hsv
'sil MIN the Bobby's Buxbear!"
But surely he'll have to tan nj.
'iient who's behind himi"