Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1895-05-18
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True. For all know, NAV no
parting from real friend" / replird
gayly. You may have saved me
from pixie or tive-pounder. Which
/ is itt'
/ Let rs say from inratuation. That
i certain. GOod-hy."
a bogsle ~ my east claimed nv nj
/ tehiion, aud when looked up he had
T disappeared behind the rocky pronop-
tory between che two arms ~ the locb
As ! turned 10 20 my eye caught n
glitter IN Tie shingle al my feet. il
Was a gold signet ring which ! re.
membered on the strangers hand as
he laid u on my shoulder ] ran after
him, shouting as ran. finally maxi
+ my way 10 bit 81 rising ground.
whence | could command the deeliyity
leading 10 the COrriehuie inn lie was
not 10 be- seen A. | came back 10 my
rod faint circle ~ light showed on
the darkening water The big fish
was stiil rising and hurried away.
half afraid 81 being hegnilrd into Try
Ing conclusions with b. Next day be-
ing sunday ! walked over Ia Curlle-
owner My friend ~ Loeb ltinaich
WAS not there, nor did the ring Itself
give me any clue, fur the design on il
had been much scratched aud worn
as II by wafer The world however,
as We agreed Is small aud partly Oh
the chance THAR in the motley crowd ~
London ! might come across lis own.
"r aud partly from il strange fasciuu-
ton FOR the memory of my i've. minute
friend ! took 10 wearing the ring con
Siuniiy until sense Of possession and
aH odd unarcountable affection for Il
grew up with me. and felt ! should
IT, sorry "a have il taken from me
In the November following was on
my Nay to Join a yacht bound for the
Mediterranean at Plymouth Immers-
81 ia book scarcely noticed the adj
vent Of another traveller into the smo-
king carriage Ia which ! WAS seated
until | saw hiih searching yainly In
his lssrkets Tor a match Naturally
offered him M cigar As ] held il out
H. started so violently as almost 10
kuuck II out 81 my hand
Il beg your pardon, be said courie.
nusly "but thc ring sou wear aroused
4 INlnful memory 4 very dear friend
- milne had one somewhat similar"
4 friend Was be by any chance Ia
Scotland this summer
Ny companion shook his head and
hooked out ~ the window mo. He
julnei the majority years ago. 4 ter
rihle inss 10 the regiment. One OF
thuse fellows good all round. Crack
shot splendid rider. Al fisherman and
- kern lie paused
IL cost him his life In the end, be
went on Il WIS IN India Al the time
~ / don't know the ins and out u H.
Hut IL was AZ some place IN Western
nuss he went out fishing one day
and never returned 4 simple thing
Is say. hu, only Cod knows what hap
pcnrd
So snihraiIcd bad been by his un.
expected words that had failed 10 no.
iion the train vas stopping and be
fore | realized what he was about the
stranger MSS on the platform Of a
roadside station Ny gesture % dis
may must have lscrn construed by him
- . farewell for he raised bis hat.
The express was already ia motion. ]
cfaned from tho window 10 catch the
name ~ the station. hut before ] re-
alfred ! WAS on the wrong side all
horr ~ that clue WAS gone Three
hours after had left England
subsequently inquiries Ia Ross shire
elected the fact that an Enrlishman
hai hcen lost IN the ncighhorhood
wears lscfor~. hut not even legend
connected his disappearance with Loeb
EiuRich
The ring Il still on my finger ] have
a grra, affection for u. and II its own.
" we're "a appear should feel lost
without IL. Tor Il has taught me many
things hut not To settle the great ques.
tlon
was II 4 fvc FOUNDER or was Il .
pi1lrv London sketch.