The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1897-09-04

forget my delight on first m citing his
daughter in Berlin BY this time We
had learned OF our fathers sudden aud
painless ceath at 10 re. Linda's deli
cate sympathy so.tcned, for myself at
least, the poignance of grief She was
only Little girl, but her big, sweet
blue eyes, her rosy mouth, and her DIR
OF exquisite sympathy could not pas
from memory. Her father obtained per-
mission for her to leave the boarding
school OF an afternoon and chat with
US In o quiet, domestic way, ut the end
Of our loud, bustling hours in the
crowded museum.
1t would now have been easy enough
for Os ar s hreiner to grasp all the
money which our con slant exhibition
brought him in. Our father had died.
We were, in a manner, quite his own
property. But apart from showing any
such avarlc.ous spirit, this admirable
man kept ,perpetually derositing to our
credit distinct percentage on every
coin that he received. Far more than
that, he employed tutors for our educa.
ton, and though Conrad was a dull
scholar and learned Ill or wholly failed
to learn what was taught him, /, with
my quicker and keener mind, soon be.
came strikingly proficient.
knowledge, Cultivation, brought the
sorrow mixed with Joy. 1t was OF
course agreeable 10 think and feel in
more refined way, but this very enllght.
eminent induced the inevitable moods OF
self-disgust. found myself beginning
10 loathe the bond OF flesh which bound
me to Conrad. With my rother 1t was
quite different. He accepted his condi.
xx,if I
began to realize 1t; he was more a part
of me than OF him; Not merely a
great affection for me swayed him at oil
times, but feeling that was in way
the source and center whence all his
best energy sprang. From q physical
point OF view this fact was noticeable
thus: II a sickness Of any sort overlook
me Conrad was sure to share 1t, while
If he were i'll often remained perfectly
we'll. Once, in our thirteenth year, he
was attacked by .malady which came
near ending his life. To me the tedium
and anxiety were intolerable, since l
was in fairly good health. And then,
suddenly, one day came the terrifying
thought. sW hat II he should die?"
But Conrad recovered, and my fears
vanished. STILL resolve was slowly
taking shape within my brain. mem
toned 1t to no one for very long time,
but nevertheless 1t grew and grew like o
plant in the dark.
Oscar Shreiner treated us In the most
| honorable manner regarding all profits
| which accrued to US, keeping both the
letter and spirit OF his contract With our
dead father. As we became older our
financial prospects brightenedi we drew
larger audiences as young men than We
had-drawn as boys. wearled greatly,
now, under the continuous vulgarity
and monotony OF our life. I knew by
heart, and SO did Conrad, the speech
with which Oscar Shrelner was won't TO-
present us for public inspection. Them
to lessen the ennui, l set myself the
task OF leaning it from the bottom up
| ward. This feat at length achieved,
to the wonder and admiration Of my
brother, whose mental powers 1t COM
| pletely surpassed.
In appearance I was tall and fair.
with a pleasing face and a well-built
figure. l perceived that was by no
means ill-favored, and when had
reached early manhood the frequent
smiles OF women and maidens told me
that my looks attracted them. Bur all
ways a touch OF compassion was blent
with their admlring glanc 8, and this
troubled me more than words can ex-
press.
Conrad was slender, shrinking lad,
almost head shorte or than l, and unen-
| gaglng both as to form and feature.
When we had passed our twenty-first
year the contrast became almost pitt
ably striking. His dependence upon
me, his belief in me, TAD increased
rather than lessened. Nothing could
have been more pathetic than either.
His spirits rose and fell In affectionate
obedience to mine. II cloud gloomed
my thoughts could trace it's dusky re-
Election In the dull yet wlstful eyes up
lifted 10 me.
| CHAPTER III.
In the year 1885, We drifted again to
Berlin for The fourth or fifth time. A
Young physician. named Olaf AyelinQ, q