Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1922-05-06

and that this had grown upon him q
he grew older.
Today his irritability was s
marked, his uneasiness so niue
greater than anyone had seen 1t BIZ
fore, that the attendant whom Corve
had sent, half hour earlier, to RI
serve his usual table for him In tn
grill-'The table by the second win
dow"-had started away without dar
ing to ask whether the table was t
be set for one or more. Corvet him
self had corrected the omission: "Fo
two" he had shot after the man.
The tables, at this hour, were al
unoccupied. Corvet crossed to thu
one he had reserved and sat down
he turned Immediately to the window
at his side and scraped on 1t little
clear opening through which he coul(
see the storm outside. Ten minutes
later he looked up sharply but did not
| rise, as the man he had been await
ing-Spearman, the younger of his
two partners-came In.
Spearman seated himself. his big
powerful hands clasped on the table
his gray eyes studying Corvet closely
The waiter took the order and went
away.
When he returned, the two men were
obviously in bitter quarrel. Corvet's
tone, low pitched but violent, sounded
steadily in the room, though his words
were inaudible. The waiter, as he set
the food upon the table, felt relief that
Corvet's outburst had fallen on other
shoulders than his
For nearly an hour the quarrel con.
tinued with intermitted truces of ST.
lence. The waiter, listening, as wait
ers always do, caught at times single
sentences.
"You have Lad that idea for some
timer" he heard from Corvet.
1--WE have had an understanding for
more than MONTH"
HOW dennlteF
Spearman's answer was not audible.
but 1t more intensely agitated Corvet:
he dropped his fork and, after that,
made no pretense of eating.
The waiter, following this, caught
only single words. "Sherrilr-that
of course, was the other partner. "Con.
stance"-that was Sherrill's daughter
The other names he heard were names
of ships But, as the quarrel went on,
the manners of the two men changed:
Spearman, who at first had been as
sailed by Oorver, now was assaillng
him. Corvet sat back In his seat.
while Spearman pulled at his cigar and
now and then took 1t from his lips and
gestured with 1t between his fingers.
as he jerked some ejaculation across
the table.
Corvet leaned over to the frosted
as he had done when alone.
and looked out. Spearman shot a COM
nent which made Corvet vince and
Draw back from the window; then
Spearman rose. COrvet looked up at
him once and asked a question, to
which Spearman replied with snap
II the burnt match down on the table; |
10 turned abruptly and strobe from
he room. Corvet sat motlonless.
The revulsion to self-control. some-
lines even 10 apology, which Ordina-
lily followed Coryet's bursts Of irYita-
ION had not come to him; his agita-
Ion plainly had increased. He pushed
rom him his uneaten luncheon and
'ot up slowly. He weat out to the
oat room, where the attendant hand
d him his coat and hat.
He WINGED as he stepped out int
he smarting, binding swirl of sgeet.
ut his shrinking was not physical; 1t
Fas mental. the unconscious reaction
some thought the storm called up.
he hour wes barely four o'clock, bat
o dark was 1t with the storm that
ne shop windows we're lit motorcars
tipping and skidding mp the broad
"aievard, with headlights burning.
ept their signals Gathering con-
family to warn other drivers blinded
y the snow. The sleet-swept side
'alks were almost deserted; here or
here. before hotel or one of the
hops. limousine came to the curb.
nd the passengers dashed swiftly
cross the walk to shelter.
Corvet turned northward along
liehigan avenue, facing into the gale.
he sleet beat upon his face and
'dged In the folds OF his clothing
ithOut his needing 1t.
He continued to go north. He had
ot seemed, in the beginning, to have
ade conscious choice of this direc-
on; but now he was following 1t pur- !
)sely. He stopped once at shop
hich sold mems things to make tel
None call. He asked for Miss Sher-
II when the number answered: but I
, did not wish to speak to her. he !
i'd; he wanted merely to be sure she !
ould be there If he stopped in to
q her in half an hour. Then-north
.ain. He crossed the bridge. Now.
teen minutes later, he came In sight
the lake once more.
Great houses, the Sheriff. house !.
nong them, here face the Drive. the