Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-04-11

ago. Cord. All right. Come along. But ell
you're to leave at ten d
mo. I can't hear that. My phone
has gone bad again. And II hau
heard. | shouldn't think of doing any i
thing so ridiculous as leaving at tha' d
hour. 1t would be an insult TO your a
hospitality. I know when I'm wei d
off," r.
"Then I'll have to withdraw my In
v,tation. Perhaps some other day
an leave at ten" promised. Elliot
meekly.
He could almost hear the smile In q
her voice as she answered Every well.
Seven sharp. I'll explain about the
curfew limit some time
Macdonald was with Miss O'Neill In
the living room when Gordon arrived
at the Paget home.
Sheba came forward to greet the
new guest. The welcome in her eyes
was very genuine
.You and Mr.. Macdonald know each
other, of course" she said after her
,, handshake.
The Scotsman nodded his lean, griz-
zled head, looking straight into the |
eyes of the field agent.
Eyes. I know Mr.. Elliot-now. I'm
not sure that he knows me-yet."
!, I'm beginning to know you rather
well, Mr.. Macdonald" answered Cor
. don quietly.
If the Alaskan wanted to declare
war he was ready for it. The field
agent knew that Selfridge had kept re-
u ports detailing what had happened at
/ Kamatlah. Up TO date Macdonald had
> offered him the velvet glove. He won
y dered if the time had come when the
fist of steel was to be doubled.
=, did you have a successful trip, Mr..
~ ELLIOTT" asked Sheba innocently.
Paget grinned behind his hand. The
9 girls question was like a match to
powder. and everyone in the room
knew it but she. The engineers in
terests and his convictions were on the
side of Macdonald, but he recognized
that Elliot had been sent In to gather
facts for the government and not tC
give advice to it.
, did you, Gordon?" echoed his host
ess.
81 think So" he answered quietly.
= II hear you put up with old Gideon
- Holt. Is he as cracked as he used t
( be?' asked Macdonald.
"Was he cracked when you used I
- know him on Frenchman creekW cour
. tered the young man.
Macdonald shot a quick, slant loo
Z at him. The old man had been tall
ing, had he?
, HE was cracked and broke, too
y laughed the mine owner hardil
- Cracked when he came, broke whe
he left"
Eyes, that was one of the stories
told me-" Gordon turned to Sheb
"You should meet the old man, Mi
O'Nein. He knew your father at Da'
son and on Bonanza"
The girl was all eagerness. ~
like to. Does he ever come to K
siak?"
Nonsense cut in Diane sharp
She flashed Gordon a look of ammo
ance. Hes nothing but daft c
= idiot, my DEAR
The dinner had started wrong a
though Paget steered the conversati
urry to safer ground, it did not go We
well.
hing Gordon was ashamed of himself.
could not quite have told what VIZ
the impulses that had moved him
first carry the war into the camp of
enemy Perhaps, more than anyth
his else, 1t had been u certain look of gu
You assurance In the eyes OF his rival WI
he looked at Sheba.
He rose promptly at ten.
NAV "Must you 90 so soon?" Diane ask
She was smiling at him with bill
the mockery.
kent 81 really must" answered Elliot.
little His hostess followed him into
! see hall. She watched him get into
S the coat before saying what was on
mind.
out. "What did you mean by telling Sh
nded that old Holt knew her father? W
lald" is he to tell her if they meet
en- he her father died of pneumonia brot
five on by drink? Is that what you wa
was 81 suppose / wanted Holt to tell
She that Macdonald robbed her father
misses Indirectly was the cause of his des
ids a Absurd ~ exploded Diane. "Yc
D the 80 simple that you accept as truth
gossip of every crack-brained idi
hiking when it suits your purpose"
e saw He smiled, boyishly engagingly
usiak, he held out his hand. Don't
of a quarrel, Di. l admit forgot mys
nance "All right. We won't. But
m the believe all the catty talk you
village Gordon"
i with 'Tll try to believe only the tr
He smiled, a little ruefully. "Al
at she isn't necessary for you to explain
slow the curfew law applies to me ant
Some to Macdonald"
famed She was ON her dignity at
comes "You're unite right. IT isn't neces
of it But Pm going TO tell you. anyhow
n. 1t Macdonald Is going away tomorro,
What two or three DAVIS. and he has
i like business he wants to talk over
Colby Sheba. He had made an appoint
con- with her. and I didn't think II fl
sion of let your coming interfere with II.