American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1921-06-03


no attention whatever. Somehow the
girl seemed strangely out OF place in
that dlngy saloon-she did not In any
sense belong. She was evidently not
there seeking company. o was she
drinking; and yet there must surely
be some meaning TO her presence.
The proprietor approached me, lean
ing n hand on the table.
"rhere is nothing moref" he asked.
"No, this Will answer very WELL"
He fingered. tempted to question me.
"You have not been In before7 Per
haps you do not live nearH"
II do not" l replied frankly. 81
t7aveL u of Boston, and sell lumber.
l have been doing some business with
the yard down below"
II see, You are not from New York.
l make itT"
"Noi Boston has always been my
home"
"once l live there, too; when l first
come north from Rio, What you think
about this WARP We lick Germany
hey?"
"oh, l don't know; she seems to be
more than holding her own"
Zach, yes. But now this country go
in; what then7"
looked up quickly into his face,
with a swift desire TO test his real
sentiment.
This country Why should II 10
in2 There are Germans enough over
here to stop that"
"Not Germans-no. But Interna-
tionals, revolutionaries. They are
more than you think. IT'S time for
them to strike a great blow"
"You are Polish, are you not7"
"Yah. from Warsaw. 1 come over
six years." 4,
"NaturalizedT"
II have first papers-why you ask1"
suspiclously.
81 merely questioned from curios-
ity." My eyes wandered once more to
the girl across the room, and he no
ticed the glance.
"You wonder what she do In here2"
he asked. II tell you. She was my
hAtANg Ah eAh hiAN w hhAA wi u illtAh
20 walk home with her. II is not u
good nelghborhood, this, for a woman
alone In the dark"
"Her home is some d~lstance2"
"Five-siN blocks. II is a dark, bad
way"
He moved back toward the bar, ap-
parently satisfied with his examination
Of me, as well as his explanation.
wondered grimly why he had taken
the trouble to tell me all this, and or
dered another glass of beer as nm ex-
cuse to linger there a while longer.
What was the party like who was TO
call for the glrl2 / did not have TO
linger long to crafty my curiosity.
The side door opened silently, and a
man stepped briskly inside, shaking
the raindrops from his coat as he
greeted the barmnn cheerily.
"A dirty night, JAMS" he said, glanc-
ing swiftly about, his eyes sweeping
over me sharply. Business o very
good, l suppose"
Dead. It's no good now any more,
with all the factories closing up be-
cause of the war. Just some salesman
drops I'm for a beer. That makes me
nothings."
The newcomer laughed. evidently
put quite at ease by this quick expln.
nation, ! was watching him. A rather
thick-set fellow with n t%urned-up mus.
tache and n dlshgurlng scar on one
check, which rave to his eye a peculiar
expression. Watching the fellow
must have missed some signal, for he
whirled about suddenly and confront
ed the girl, who had already risen tC
her feet and stood expectantly, ono
hand yet resting on the table.
"kh, senorital You we're waitinG
for me 10 come" he exclaimed. aye
! have not kept you long"
"Oh. no." she answered quietly II
Spanish, her voice 10 low the word
barley carried to where / sat. "Yor
were delayedT'
"A car blockade at the wharf. No
thank you, Jams, nothing tonight. 70,
would 30. s~enoritaT"
"There cnn be nothing 10 remain
longer here for, surely"
watched them disappear through
the side door, marking his grasp OF
her arm and her quick glance asid,
into his face. There had been some
thing wrong about this meeting. sosDe
thing undeniably awkward and con
strained. These two were not VIVA
they prVtanded 30 be-Old-tima friend.
meeting Incidentally 20 walk home To
gether. They wero strangers, COMMIT
together there for the FIRST time b.
appointment. Neither had preyiousl!
lIbOwu the otber. I had even detecte'
fear, doubt. in the expression Of IN,
girls face.
Yet I dnre not move, or attempt d
follow t1s,m. ! could only sit quietly
my eyes on tho window fronting tn
street ! watchsd intently, but m
shadow passed that way-the two ha,
not turned Down Cans street.
My mind worked rapidly as I sa
thers motiOnless, afraid 10 make Ia,
slightest move Lst II arouse suspicion
Whatever tho object Of the meatinI
might be. JAMS was more or iesN In
yolvsd. Hs had signaled 20 the CIR