Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-06-04
PROInGuE

s. = w Aicu, UOlu ABOUT the same age, |
twenty-five, were seated in a private room
at an inn, known as the Hotel Bellevue,
at lie Vocq, dreary fishing town with a
good though small harbor, a dozen miles
wet of Havre.
Down below the cliff on which the inn
stood, the port was visible, and in the
port was to be seen an English cutter, the
electra, in which the friends had run for
Ae Nocq when the storm, that had now
.ssefhraging for twenty four hours, broke
upon them.
The first night in the inn, to which they
had come up after seeing the yacht made
snug and comforta BILE in tie harbor below,
and the sailors left in charge Of her also
provided for, passed easily enough. r
They had stood all the morning looking
out of the window disconsolately, had
smoked pipes and cigarettes innumerable,
and had yawned a good DEAL
What are we to do to prevent our
selves from dying of ennui, Phillip" the
one asked the other.
Jerry the other answered solemnly,
ST know no more than you do. There is
nothing left to read. and soon-very soon,
alas!-there will be nothing left to
smoke"
The one called Philip began looking
about the salon that was at their dis
posal, whistling plaintively, and peering
into the cupboards, of which there were
two
"Hullov' he suddenly exclaimed, "here
Is great mental treat for us-a lot of old
books; and precious big ones, too! Won
ger what they are? All! old registers Of
bygone years.
Nevertheless, let us see them,' the
otner answered; "at any rate we shall
learn what kind Of company the house
has kept
AZ, 80, obeying his ben a., Philip brought
them out, and they 81 @own ''to begin at
tne beginning" as said laughngly;
and each took W and commenced
to peruse it. ~
other Of some name nan 'h had come com across,
.ne owner of which was known to them
Dy hearsay, and they agreed that the
Hotel Bellevue had, in it's day, had
some very good people for it's guests.
They found several Observation-Disclosures
scrlbed in the pages Of the register, and
also many prominent names belonging to
the same nationality.
Probably half these people have occu-
pied this very sitting room at some time
or other" Philip said to Gervase. 81
only wish some Of them were here now,
and that"
He stopped at sudden exclamation of
his friend, who was gazing fixedly at the
page before him.
-<.What kind Of find is it now, jerry
Ut .ass-eu. ~ ys-one very wonderful?'
IL must be mistake" the other said
In low voice. "And yet how could such
mi 10 In hnyV r
pointed with his finger to a line in the
book.
"Why!' the other exclaimed, as he read
"Aout II, 1854, LHon. Gervase Occlevt
and wife" Then he said, "Your father
Of course. before he inherited his title?"
"Of course! There never was any
other Gervase Occleve in existence, ex
cept myself, while he was alive. Blu
whit can it mean?'
1T means that your father knew thi
place many years ago, and came here
that is all, l should say. 1t is a coinc
dence, but after all it is no more strang
that he should know lie Vocq than tina
you should"
'But you don't see the curious part @
1t, Philip! My father had no wife
1854! He never had a wife until he maj
ried my mother, and then he was Lor
Penlyn and no longer known as Gervas
Occleve.n
And then followed the conversatio
with which this story opens.
1T is strange thing" Philip said, "bu
it must be mistake"
After a few moments spent in though
Gervase turned to his friend and sait
1.-The landlord, the man who stared S
hard at me yesterday when we came il
was an elderly person. He may have ha
the hotel in "a, might even remember thi
mysterious namesake of mine. l think
will ask him to come up
In a few minutes the landlord Tape
at the door. When he had received a
invitation to enter, he came into the roor
and bowed respectfully, but, as he did 81
Lord Penlyn again noticed that his eye
were fixed upon him with a wonderin
stare; stare exactly the same as he ha
received on the previous day when the
entered the.hotel.
1--WE found these registers in your CUP
board, and, for want Of anything else t
read, We took them down and have bee
amusing ourselves with them. / hop
we did not take liberty" began Ger
vase. I'm going through this book-th
one of lS54-I have come upon name 81
samiliar to me, the name Of Geryase DC
Eleve, that"
But before he could finish his sentenc
the landlord jumped up from his chair
knd was speaking rapidly while he ges
tculated in thorough French fashion
"Occeve-of course" he cried. ''Tha
/ the face. Sir, Milor! salute you
Then you entered my house yesterday,
did to myself, But where have I seer
Am? Oris it but the Npirit of some deat
de looking at me out Of his eyes?' AnG
INV that Aou mention to me the name OF
dcleye, then in moment he comes bacl
tb me andl I see him once again. All
Nlor! but when I regard you, th4n in
Witty he returns to me. and recall him
as he used TO sit in this very rooh-i1
TIT very chlir in which you now sit
The younamen had both stared 81 him
viii some amazement as he spok4 hur-
riflly and e3citedly, repeating hinelf in
his earnestnass, and now as he 1ased,
Gevase said;
DO understand you to say, thef that
bar such aRikeness to this man, whose
nate is inscribed here, as to recA him
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