The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-09-28

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lodging. and that is about all be expects to
do for the present"
Very we'll, I'll find him a place. 1t is a
pity he doesn't understand English"
You may well say so, and be was born
in the state of Minnesota"
"Great-Scott! Don't l know the work Of
those blasted parsonsl a native of the
United States, is or 10 years old, who
doesn't understand the language of his
countryl You'd have to travel all over the
globeto find another case like it. But those
little Lutheran popes, they know what
they are about. From the moment their
people learn English and can asslmilate
American ideas they are lost TO the par
son. They can no longer be guided and
bullied and threatened with eternal dam
nation If they think a little for themselves,
and indulge a little hercsy on the subject
Of the i%nfallibility Of the Norwegian Luz
Eheran synod"
This was, as Lawson knew, a sore topic
with Norman. He was intensely Ameri-
can IN sentiment, and rallied against the
Norwegian clergy for isolating their coun-
trymen from the national life and discour-
aging them from learning the English Ian
guage.
"pd pay that young fellow a good salary
II he had had an English common school
education" he went on Indignantly, but
in order TO keep his pure Lutheran faith
undiluted be has been allowed TO grow up
in Ignorance in a parochial school, fed on
the husks Of dOctrlual s~quabbles and stu
diously kept an alien in the midst of this
rich and magnificent country, TO be a citi-
yen of which ought to be a source Of pride
90 any man"
Lawson, who had always tried 10 keep a
1Afe middle ground on this question, being
a NOrsemHn among Norsemen and an
American among Americans, regarded it
~ i~mprudent TO commit himself, and
therefore only nodded an equiyocal APP
prevail and murmured:
HIM, yes; that's a fact. Shouldn't
wonder"
1t was soon settled that Gunnar was to
be employed in tho factory at a salary of
So a week, with the promise of advance
me1t as rapidly az his usefulness war
ranted. lie had sat gazing silently at the
big railroad map which covered one wall Of
the office while Lawson and Norman settled
his fate, being unable to comprehend their
language. IL WAS "a relief 10 him 10
follow the thick red lines across the CONT
nent, intersecting with thinner red lines
and black lines, for it enabled him seem
ingly to divert his thought from the all alb
sorbing consciousness which glowed and
labored within him that this was indeed
his father. Indignation on his mothers
accoun was at first his uppermost feeling;
but, on the other hand, IL seemed difficult
20 believe i'll of a man with a face As that
OF Mr.. Norman. II he WAS a soouncrsl, as
GupDar was compelled 70 believe that he
was, be must have found il terribly hard
work, Tor nature had never intended him
10 be a ~scoundrel. Yet the more lie was to
blame.
The thought occurred TO the young man,
and had no o occpTrcd than il took
complete possession Of his mind. that be
would avenEe upon this heartless advent
urer the sorrow and suffering be had
caused his poor, abandoned wife during all
these years. But to do this he must follow
NormRn's example. He must disguise
himself. VIVA form his vengeance was 10
take he could not decide on the spur of The
moment, but be would unmask the i'm
poster, hold him up before the community
whose admiration he courted rs the block
hearted monster he was. And to this end
Az ~ Aii~NAAAAN 70 dDtuA AeaEklflA El-
glish. He would devote all his energies TO
it and accomplish 1t in the shortest posi-
bic time.
He started palpably while nursing this
passionate purpose when Mr.. Norman ad-
dressed him, but understood presently that
be wa 10 write his name in a book. HIS
transparent face bespoke the turmoil that
agttated his heSrt. He began 10 divine
that Lawson. who was probably the only
one Ia possession OF Mr.. Sorman's secret.
had made 1t a. profitable 20 himself as
possible; and that now. when the manu-
facturer wss beginning TO tire Of his black
mail, lie was turning il 10 fresh account in
similar transactions with the opposite
side. Althese reflections flashed through
his brain as be received the pen from Law
sons hand. be stopped down over the
ledger and wrote Finn Farsko.
Norman glanced curiOusly at the sigma
ture and closed tEN book.
Finn NArsko," he mUrlnured, that is 4
curious name
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