The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-09-15

ono Of our number was Wreashed In q
remInisceutIal smile. 30 familiar bad
va all become with each others mood
that 1t was but a moment before 1
placid wave Of silence stole softly In
in upon the choppy surf of diScuniYe
chatter. and, settling ourselves com
fortably in our various places We
listened TO tho Chronic Travellers
pleasant tale.
More than casual Etanco would have
been required 10 mako sure whether be
was an old man or young old man, a
he dismounted from his carriole and
entered the common room Of the littit
inn or station Of Ormeim, standing Just
above the picturesque Vaermoios Water'
fail. near tho head Of tho wild and won
drous Romsdai, In Norway,
His stop WAS light enough, aud 0 GER
tain nervous eagerness IN ms manheI
suggested youthfulneas. On the o'het
hand, his shoulders wore ronndeo' III
chin extended outward curiously ana
hIS hands and face had marked phy'
sicnl habit OF unconscious proximity IN
moments Of abstraction which betokcn
advancing years. a,.x
tufe, It fst0d him lily. LIS oouplei
yisored travelling cap almost iouchoo
his nose before and his shoulders be-
hind. giving his head, which WIS IN
usually large and set upon sienae'
neck, the grotesquo appearance, IN PRO
file, Of hugo beak; while the naIi o.
secured glasses upon his nose AIDED 10
intonsiiying tho momcntary seeming
that his bright, deep.set eyes were thos
OF A very cunning bird.
Added TO these peculiarities was thaI
of a faoo spare In flesh and strongly
molded. II was OF singular graYish
flint and without trace Of moustache OF
beard. Eyon tho scaip In front OF and
above his largo, outstanding ears was
hare and pray, and only few unoveniy
trimmed strands Of hair, OF an ochroiah'
ashcn color, floated trem9iousiy ABOVE
his wrinkled collar behind
lie went straight to the dagook' ~ q,
daybook-that curious receptacle al ~,
Norwegian posting stations oil TOURISTS
names conn plants, fiippant observa'
tons and occasionally witty sayings|
wrote with q jorky movement and
without rcmark TO landlord or servants
nlumped himself into chair, crossed
one leg upon tho other and his TWO up
turned palms, end sat thus for iittle
time neryousiy swinging his bony limb
while looking through tho open oooi
ont upon tho frozen heights OF thC
pathless MidtGeld which lies to tho eas'
OF 0rmein. ,,,.o.. =, i,
companion, a genial English llteTator
whose acquaintance l had maae a.
MoIde. and with whom. though 1t wat
late in tho season, ! wns now leisurely
travelling through Norway.
We had formed habit oil studying
nnss;nr tourists and endeavoring Z
rince them 10 tho social or professions
category before their identity was 70
yealed. Sometimes We added zest to tht
idle proceeding by a tritling wager
TWbat Ia he2" returned cautiously
"principal Of female seminary, an ole
bachelor broken loose from person
ally conducted party OF tourists, OF
miser astonishcd at finding himself x CIV
inc M little OF bis hoard TO trayelr
sNeither. III lay you twcnty kronel
avon hc Is como scientist wearing MN
self 10 skin and bono over m undemon
strated theory" ,.,,
"Done; II you'll name either bis pro
fesaion or theory" u,.,.,
Nv friend made excuse to walk aoon'
the newcomer a few times as II IN the
impntiont exercise 80 common In the
long waits for ponios and carts at these
Norwegian mountain stations, and al
ter regarding him closely returned WIFE
the quiot remark:.
"Gcologist or glacial action crank
sure. Why, II that man could command
The physical power to do so, no Woulc
bave oyory mountain and field in Nor
wnv overturned and standing on tt
boad for inspection before morning"
sauu,ercd to tho day.book and saw
ho had written in 1t simply tho words
"Detrius Morasne"
"Ob. yes, OF courso;" inslsted ms
friend whom had announced this dla
covcry. Professor Dctrius Moralnc, +
HAS F. G. s., F. r. G. s., etc, etc.
1ndced You would End him o sort Of al
ali around Fellow" who belongs e
every association and society on eartt
for poking, prodding aud penetrating
Garth, sea and nir for the secrets OF tht
;mmutable, and especially to wranRlt
with oyery other Follow, who haI
pokod, prodded, penetrated and pub
iished before him" =,
"All right" l answered, cheerlly
"Wo'll get acquainted with him ono
worry him ut supper"
Whilo / was saying this. tho protesao
souirmoi around suddenly In his chal
md began speaking nuontly in Nor
weQian TO the stocky and solid herber
Ger or lnnkeeper. ,,
GLOW far Is II to the top OF tho Midti
ield?" he asked, suappishiy.
"Maybe twenty English miIes.
"Can got up there tho FIRST thing II
tho morning"
Here tho innkcopor blow Of grea
whistle OF surprise at his impetuou
guests ignorance. ,,
'In throo days, il you climb we'll, HI
finally answered, looking suspiciously q
his Ruost's thin Limbs.
"Conlound Norway. anyhow" rOtort
ed the Professor, sprinRing to his fec
and walking impaticntly back and fortl
through tho little room.
"Why confound Norway anyhow
rctortoi tho landlord with some spirit
III tho fjclda and mountains were no
hero, you would not comO;" which burs
Of poHdorous logic so ploasod il, autho
that no trlumphantly resumed whittl
ING upon some outlandish pine orna
ment for tho front Of his roadside inn
"Are thore huts, cabins. shelter o
human beings on tho iield7" dGmaudo,