Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-01-05

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npd y tall, lean peasant followed
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was a. have sixty thfce Ofe back ot
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Ilu Karen went hack and forth
without haste of confusion ltwould
sem almost lfnppsible for her to
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ina eyes seemed ~ bo strained with
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had ~ think ~ Tier blue limnesptin
gown was rnthef tight, and made u
red cfcneo across her neck, just below
The hair.
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said one of tlio fish buyers. They
wers young men aud discussed
Karens merits with the air Of con
nOisseurs
Standing at tho window wns n man
who observed, M he looked at his
watch, that "tho post WAS early 10.
night"
There was a rumbling over the
stone pavement outside; tho large
barn doors were thrown open, and
the wind shook the Kitchen door once
more and blew the smoke out Of the
stove.
Karen slipped into the kitchen just
as the 'front.' door WIS opened. Tho
mail clork stepped into the guest
hall, aud bid n general good evening
with touch Of patronage as bciit-
ting an official of his pretensions
IIe was q tall, handsome man, with
black eyes, black curly beard and
hair. Tho long cape, with ample
folds Of tho gorgeous red cloth os the
Danish government, was ornamented
by collar OF dogskin, which reached
down over his shoulders.
The sparce rays from The two paraf-
6n lamps hanging over the long
oaken table seemed all In sudden in-
20 seek tho bright rcd Of
the cape, which contrnsted sharply
with the somber gray and black Of
tho room. AZ tho tall form with the
ANAL, curly head, tho broad collar
and tho long, red folds passed through
the low smoky room ii seemed a
veritablo marvel Of beatty and splon-
dor.
Karen soon came back from tho
kitchen with ter tray. She bent her
hoad forward, partly ccnccaing hor
face, as she hurried from one guest
to another
She placed the roasted rabbit be-
fore tho two fish buyers, and brought
q bottle Of soda water for the drum
mers, who sat In bttlc room by
Then she gave the anx-
lous farmer u tallow candle, and as
She hurried out again handed sixty
three ore 10 the stranger at the fire.
place.
The innkceper's wife was in de-
spair, True, she had Unexpectedly
found her keys, but Immediately
after lost tho lawyers letter, and
now oyerything WINS In an uproar.
Nobody had received what he had
ordered, and everybody talked az
pncc. The drummors rang their bell
nccsaantly, the tlsh buyers nearly
split their sides laughing over tho
roasted rabbit, which lay on the plat
Ier before them, looking as uncom.
'ortahlo as a small boy ON horseback,
while the anxious farmer tapped the
hostess cautiously ON tho shoulder
with the iallow candle he was trcm-
bling for HIS sixty three ore. And in
Tho midst of this confusion Karen
disappeared,
Andcrr, the driver, was ON his high
'eat In trout of the mail coach, the
'horo boy stood rendy Co open tho