Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-09-06


thai ole occasion ave long years aga c0uiA
IL DO possible shat abs bad died In Egypti
The idea sent a tremor Of fear through him.
though Of course there was no real reason
why 10 should Deaths are 30 common
"Nos-not Mss de Ia MolleF' be said, nerv-
ously. adding, II had the pleasure Of seeing
her once, . good many years ago, when !
was stopping hare for few days with my
aunt
"oh. no, not Ida. she b alive and vol,
thank God Her brother Jamea He went
all through that wretched war, which Ne
owe 70 Mr. Gladstone. As ! say, though ]
don't know what your politics are, and then
caught fever, or, a. think, got touched oy
this sun, aud died on his way home. Poor
boyi He was O nns fellow. Col QuAritch,
and my only son, but very reckless Only
month or % before he died wrotA 70 him 70
be careful always To put towel In his bel
met, and be answered. IN that hippant sort
Of way that he had, that be was not going 10
turn himself In dirty clothes bag, and thss
he rather liked the heat than otherwise
Well, hes gone, poor fellow, in the service OF
his country. like many Of his ancestors DO
fore him, and there's an end Of him"
And again ths OLD men sighed, hsawfiy
this time
"And now, Col Quaritch," be went on.
shaking of his oppression with curious
rapidity that was characteristic Of him.
"what do you say 10 coming up TO the castle
for your dnnerl You must be In q mssn
here, and | expect that old Mrs Jobson,
whom my man George tells me you have got
TO look after you, will he glad enough to BE-
rid OF you for tonight What do you sayi
Take the place as you find II, you know.
know that there Is a leg OF mutton for dinnef
II there Is nothing else. because, instead Of
minding his own business, saw George 60
ing of 10 Boisingham to fetch IL this morn
ting At least, that is what he said that hs
was going for. just an excuse TO gossip and
Idle, fancy"
well, really said the colonel, you ar,
very kind. but don't think that my drez
clothes are unpacked yet"
"Dress clothosl Oh, never mind your dres
clothes Ida will excuse you, ! dare say
Besides, you have no time TO dres& b
Jovsl It's nearly O'Clock. we must be OF I
you are coming"
The colonel hesitated. He bad intended b
dine at home, and heing methodcal mindes
man did not like altering his plans Also b
was, like most old military men, very pune
tilious about his dress and personal appear
ance, and objected 10 going out TO dinner II
a shooting coat But all this aotwithstand
ING tectls tuut NO htA nbs Nuiso hhust
stand, and that u would have puzzled svsi
an American novelist 70 analyEe-eomethinl
between restlessness and curiosity, with
dash OF magnetic attraction thrown tn-go
the better OF his scruples, and he went
"Well, thank you. he said, IF you ar
sure that Miss de Ia Nolie viii not mind,
viii come. Just allow me 20 tolI Ars sot
, spn.n
/ That's right" hallooed TIM squire alta
him. "Tll meet You at tk@ back OF "a
/ honss. We bad better 60 through u
r nedsr
The colonel, having Informed bis hous'
r keeper that he should not want any dinne'
n and hastily brushed his not TOO iuxurfAn
locks. rejoined Mr. de Ia Moile
q They strolled along, stopping nov an
again 10 admire some particular oah or view
, chatting all the while IA "A discursivs msnnei
/ which, though u was somewhat aimless, va
, by no means without its charm. The SPUR
\ was capital companion for silent man lib
q Harold Quaritch, who liked 70 hsa< e<hs
4 people talk
In this way they got down the slope, an
. passing through couple OF wheat field
I came 20 a succession OF broad meadow
a somewhat sparsely timbered, through whic
the footpath ran right up to the grim gat'
a way Of the ancient castle, which now looms
before them, outlined IN red lines Of nI
n against tho ruddy background Of she sans'
sky.
In another three minutes they had CROSSE
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