The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-01-10
The Key Word
By F. E IANYON

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hard-headed brother stopped short Ii
their promenade about the home gar
den with severe expression on hi
face.
But resolute, open-minded Annabell,
was not one whit abashed.
Don't think I'm In love with him
and 'gushy,'" laughed this pretty, vi
vacious maiden. Il only express tn,
sentiment of our crowd of girls. Gram
Driscoll is a thorough gentleman
obliging, unobtruslve, poetical-"
"Driscoll is poetical, all right =
growled Boyd Winsboro.
Gracious to his Interiors, loyal and
helpful to his equals and-Oh, brother
he has done so much to alleviate THE
poverty and sufferings of the poor and
deserving we came across in our settle
ment charity work"
"Humph Good thing he has a rich
uncle who owns the truck plant where
we both work-that Is, / do.
"Ohl don't stare so ghoulishly. You
have no sentiment" and Annabelle
fiounced away with the parting shot {:
"Grant-that is, Mr.. Driscoll-will yet
make some great discovery that will
revolutionize the world. He told me
So"
Tia ha !" laughed Boyd, derisively.
He came home wrathily the follow
ing Saturday afternoon. At the gate
he met his sister.
"Where have you been?' he de-
manded.
"Over at the Driscoll place, with
Grant" confessed Annabelle, openly.
"Oh. Boyd he has the dearest little
workshop you ever saw. It's pavilion
modelled over. SO it's more a Iabora-
tory than workshop. You see, he is
making some great experiments, but
l promised not to say word" added
Annabelle hastily, placing her fingers
across her smiling lips.
For the first time BoyG noticed that
Annabelle's hands were grimed and
stained.
'-yhat does that untidiness mean?"
he challenged.
Acid" voiced Annabelle, distinctly
and proudly. as though positive merit
was disclosed. "Ive been helping
Grant"
The ensuing Saturday afternoon the
previous program was repeated. Anna
belle came home full of suppressed ex-
element, with alternating spells of
deep abstraction. Boyd watched her
covertly as she moved about the sit
ting room after tea. He noticed her
scrawling with a pencil on the blank
margin of paper. Then she stood
thoughtfully at the steamed-up win
dows. Her dainty fingers placed fur
Their script upon the surface of pane.
When she had left the room Boyd |
curiously inspected the newspaper. 1t |
bore single word, scrawled out half |
dozen times. The window pane bore |
the same puzzling ELLA
tenn"
II say, Sis" observed Boyd to An
nabelle that evening. springing the
trap, "hows 'efilatem' getting along?"
Annabelle stared in dismay.
where did you get the word?" she
cried quickly.
1T isn't a word-it's two words"
replied Boyd. cody, metal life Come,
what Is all this mystery?"
Annabelle looked bewildered, then
as if she was ready to cry.
"Oh, brother" she half sobbed,
you've been spying into my secrets"
mot L. dissented Boyd, strenuously.
II ran across the word incidentally.
have half mind to believe that EFF
latem Is the key to this marvellous
discovery Grant Driscoll is working
on"
"Yes, II is" said Annabelle, "and
you are mean and unmanly If you so
much as try TO even think how and
Why" and forthwith she fled from the
Dom.
Somehow there was an anxious con-
'traint on the part of Annabelle for a
ull month after that. and Boyd real
zed certain barrier arisen between
hem. He attributed this, however. to
he absence of Grant, who was away /,
IN a two weeks vacation.
Annabelle frightened up when Grant
eturned. One evening she came up
o Boyd. to put her arms about her
rother's neck, and kissed him.
'Oh, brother!'' she cried, almost
II am so happy Grant |.
MS succeeded. They have made tests :
A the city. and his uncle says his dis !,
overy is one of immense value to the :
liant and has offered him fifty thou i,
and dollars fer the formula"
"Of what" projected Boyd, deyoured :,
18th curiosity.
"Efilatem."
"And what is efilatem?"
"Just what it spells backward-met-
| life. And he wants me to be his
whispered Annabelle, softly, '
for lifel" a
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