Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-02-10


Md Ia ber for Rsxr 10 nothing. That
was why IL wa inhabited by Isaac.
ki-eh. mefaliurxsst AMI praPfieaI
chemist. The Diarr SuitF-t him 70 per
lection. a wall quite ten feet asgh.
separated the gartiea from the hine
which let % she hosIse frrsH the high
rsaa and a Convenient ,Erar in this
waff gave acyssss 10 a broken. CtislTsesE
Conservatory. AMI thence through 4
shrTIbbery "a the h0use Itself
Mr. Clovis approached IL by the
lEain entrance. whe The rusty sSeIe-
Ton 0f "A grsat ron lamp hung sIsf%ni-
II between the rw0 brick piers. onee
covered braTeiy with stucr1g bur now
reTerrinG tb their primitive u=fsaess OF
rough brick work
IL was lare. nearly nine Ocsssk, when
GEDvfs paid his yfsir. Ous there was
light enough for him 10 s.-. fhe broad.
~zrassgrO~n avrnne. beading past a
double RVS OF y.LTfnt trees. thar even
IN summer looked mechanically, as il
waiting for the day when IL w0al,I b.
time for them ID she'd their leaves AMI
resume thesr winter ugiiness. The
ground IA frDnr OF tine a0ti~.. WIS
chiefly Eawn-thar 5 10 say, in aatt
been Vow il had more the appear
anfs. % meadow land. in which small
patches 81 bog she flower beds OF 9TH
er ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS aL intervals.
In some places the drive war Ike the
rubbish corner OF a kitchen @ar4ien
Ike erapev az fhe front tioor. and The
handsome ratings that fanke.t rhe
steps were masses ~ rust, the paint
on the dDor Itself WIS blisteresf and dis
eoiorpri. soure struggling rssss branch
es and crrseperS waving in the breeze
the scraps OF f-if by which they had
snse been fastened t0 the wall. todd OF
a brIfs-like indifference rD DISORDER.
Clovis krDxe-f with an accustomed
eye at these s.IuaIfd surroundings. AMI
% hrs stick, As IL he ~-ye a frequent
visitor.
After the knock hass been twiee re-
Deatsst- n siipsRa-f foecSep was heart
IN the passage THEN ~1fss WEIR with
drawn, ana finally sE- sss~yw was
op~sn~tf To the EXTENT sf f0rr sv ave
inches. The chain. which lsad not
b~--H taken down. preyenr@sI It's being
further
ionf you know my k1oek ref-
aid Clovis. impaTienfIy. The OBJ wn-
mfn VIVA had opened me- door ess,Sad
x sgzK1n without a word. rs-,< Down
chain md admitted hfxz.
The odd fox IN in hi- I'm chr
1sksft tn. visitor. a. he yrS~~--f sura
The wide and lofty hall Th~ Woman
whose grry hairs essrapetf her. and
rler~ from beneath her rnsfslr eyn
haff- no reply IN wovfS. A~sr n
WITH heT skinny hand 10 srr Of the
do.sf~ tiaE opened naf ~ rE.a nan
lows blanche ta-nigfxy There
was no answer. anil rlsA sszestloc was
rep~afeff The Old woman -.srne near
eT 20 hiaR with her shurrfErg steps.
btahh'tfe - gDne~ She szsf. insxfng
ar hifa strangely
tone. Where.
How ean I teffS sss- has s-,ae-
g0ts. on the stage. she sag Rus
Know who has driven h-- away from
her hSya9rr
fea know more than 2 ao. rnru odd
hidys salI Clovis. Elghssr. a. he burned
on his heei. and. wfthsszt the
OF Knocking. entered the door ar
which the woman hsnI u-einsa,t xna
sFtsHi booking ar the closed sfn~gr for
soaie seconds; then, signing deeply.
turned away.
The r~sm which Clovis now entered
was nffs.f mp a. the workshop of a
g0tlSEnith. being furnished with a large
cruFibte and a furnace. over which the
figure OF an odd man Was bending He
lifted himself up ~ the visitor adj
y5nceri into the room ansl came for
ward 70 greet him.
n IitfIe, TRY. withsrerf old man. evf-
IDENTIFY a jew. wearing n short. black
working coat OF some shiny black
stuff. and a skull cap OF black velvet,
much the o for wear. His hair
was bong. and white as snow. but IL
WIS difficult tn know whether
should believe this evidence As To his
age. or the testimony 1f his eyes.
They were strong. clear and bright
Looking a. them. one felr sure that
Isaac kisch could not be more than
nfty. Looking az his hair and the lines
on his parchment face, one thought he
must BE- at least seventy.
Come away. my dear friend" ne
said. holding out a sooty mana
Things have been duh without you-
Where have y0u been this long timeT~
They seated themselves before the
furnace. AMI applied Themselves to a
bottle Of Hollands thar stDot on a tn
Bile close by. Clovis lit a eigar. and
said TO his host between the whirs:
do you know n good fence for dia-
mondsyr
do I know q good fence for dia-
monds5 Why. nearly all Of my bust
Ness used ID be in diamonds Nobody
could give better prices than me. What
q good thing is Is you spoke To me
about iss II VIII have saved you hun
dreds OF poundH"
-TrIsh, man. I don't mean the PRO
cceds Of some twopenny -has penny rob
berry | am speaking OF tones worth.
not thousands, bUs hundreds OF thou
sands OF poandsr'
The Jew tnrned pale. You must be
joking" said he.
II am not joking. T should hardly
have believed In the thing myself; bur,
kisch, | haze seen them
~Are they IN this country. my dears''
Yes, they are in this country. and I
know who has them though I don't
know where he got them. I expect he
stole them from somebody. They are
uncut
-Uncut. Mishter Clovis he sank
his Voice 10 a whisper. and laid his
hand. lank aud yellow and unciean as
eha fnrr ~ an ahua~ua Lf~K -