The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1923-03-02

the end. But there's the trouble tina
| they knew me as Spencer, in StanhOe
I'm going Off right now to try an pu
that straight" said Billy. Il can SET
a light. Yes, l believe can get away
with it. That inspector will be nui
sance, I'm afraid. But he's a fool
anyway"
Aimee looked at him admiringly.
"What lot of whoppers you must
have told, Billy. Did you mind?"
Billy put a twig between his white
teeth and bit it in half thOughtfully.
"Where l come from. we hate q
liar" he said. But there's just one
time when a man can lie, an it's up
! to him to do It, Mind? II enjoyed 1t. !"
"But l don't see how you can do 1t
so well, if you've had no practice
cts wonderful how you fall into
it, when there's something worth doin
1t for" said Billy simply. swell, must
get busy. I've got till the evening,
when l fetch a hired girl from the
station. She's from down your way.
Name" he added, grinning, 'of Shocks.
What d'you think Of that, partnerT'
"What?" cried Aimee. ut must be
Amy Snooks-daughter Of Dads sec
ond keeper, who was killed In the war.
l know her as well as I know-myself
1 gave you her name when you asked
me mine-it was the first / could
think of. You say Aunt has engaged
her!"
yes. On your fathers recommen-
dation."
"How beastly awkward Directly
she sees George the games upp'
THAT'S rotten" said Billy seriously;
we've got enough on our hands as
1t is If she wasn't a woman, I'd spill
the car and put her out Of action for
quite awhile, so she couldn't give you
away AS 1t Is, seems to me the only
thing is for me to get hold of your
cousin Georgina an show her how to
keep the Shocks girl quiet. 1 think
1t can be done, if Georgina has any
sense"
Eyes, that might do. l don't think
we need worry much about Amy
Shocks, after all. 1 wish 1 could get
word with Amy myself. Shed do
any blessed thing 1 told her-even If
1t was to throw herself into furnace.
I can manage Amy. You'll just have
to do your best, though. But look
here, Billy" said Aimee earnestly,
you haven't told me yet how you're
going to pull me out of 1t all. It's
getting a worse tangle every hour.
What's the plan?"
'T'll be back here about seven this
evening"" said Billy seriously. "and
by then I'll bring you good news-you
trust me. Geel why didn't you remind
neT' he exclaimed with seif-reproaeh,
dragging a psper parcel from his
pocket; you must be starving"
II had some chocolate from the
5phinx's pannier:"
"WeIl, try this" Billy exposed
ZONE rashers Of bacon between slices
IF bread, and lukewarm sausage. 81
wish 1T was something better. They !
gave me q meal as the abbey, and I
,inched these for you. And here's
,our blue dust-cloak from Ivy cottage.
Put that on. It'll cover the tear In
our dress, In case anyone came across
-ou. III try an raise new skirt for
'ou. AN now I've got to slide out
nd get to work"
He rose quickly, and was gone be-
ore she could say a. word. Aimee
vent to the caves mouth and watched
i'm out OF sight.
81 wonder what he'lE do" she said
0 herself She reflected on the sftua-
Fon. The difficulty concerning Amy
hooks, the new parlbr maid, was
ppermost in her mind
A flash came into Afmee's eyes; it
the birth Of brilliant
lea. She laughed impfshly, and then
lghed.
Cant be worked, I'm afraid" she
lWmured TOO far away, and