Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1899-12-05

were a precious good friend of mine.
Paul Englebert."
DAT wass long age" said the trader.
''I've been shinking." said Kinross,
that I've acted like fool about those
trees.p
Dat wass what was dinking, too,
desc two-dree years, responded the
other.
Take them; they are yours" said
Kinross. "You can build your fence
there tomorrow"
So said EngIebert with dawnins
| intelligence de Yerman consul has at
last to my complaint listened"
Hang the German consul! Nor cried
IIinross. ''ioso it myself because was
wrong; because you We're good TO me
| that time l was sick and lent me the
! $1OO and the trade"
And you want noding?" asked En-
glebert, stnI incrednlous.
81 want to shake your hand and he
friends again, old man." said Ninross.
Same as we used to be when we play
ed dominos every night. and you'd tell
me about the Austrian war, and how
the prince divided the cigars with you
when you were wounded"
The German looked away. "Oh. Eil-
ross" he said, with queer shining
look in his eyes, you make me much
ashamed" He turned suddenly round
and wrung the Englishman's hand In
| an iron grasp. Il too, wass fool. Ho,
Malta, de beer!"
His strapplng native wife appeared
with bottles and mugs. At the sight of
their guest she could scarcely conceal
her surprise.
'Prosit." said Englebert touching
| glasses. You know dem six ayers of de
Pasgoe estate" he said, looking very
hard ut his companion; very nice little
place, very sheep. yoost behind your
| store?"
Ktnross nodded, but his face fell, in
| spite of himself.
II from the American CONSUL bought
him." Went on the German, very
sheep-S200 Chile money"
KtnroSs looked black.
"Dey are yours. Pay me back when
you have Gle money. l buy dem only
to spite you. My friend, take dem"
Paul, Paul. cried Ilinross, Il don't
| know what to say-how to think you!
Only this morning got money from
home, and the first thing l meant to do
was to buy them"
'All de better" said Englebert, "and.
my boy, you blant coffee It's de gof-
fee dat bays. and viii get you blenty
| leetle drees from my friend de gap
| tain in Utumbau plantation. Yoost
| one glass beer. Ho, Malta, de beer!'
Kinross tore himself away with diff
| fculty and started homcward. his
heart swelling with Kindness for the
| old Prussian. He eXulted in the six
acres he had so nearly lost, and they
now seemed 10 him more precious than
ever
! Then lie remembered lie was leaving
Naiala, and again he heard the hum of
London in his ears.
lie found Leata sitting ON the floor
spelling out THE Good News From
| New Guinea" in the missionary maga-
zine. He sat down beside her and
pressed her curly hair against his lips
and kissed it.
"Of all things in the world what
wouldst thou like most, LeataY' he
asked.
ITO have thee always near me, KIM
rosi," she answered. Before had no
understanding and was like the black
people in the missionary book. but now
my heart is paincd. so full it is with
love"
but if l gave thee little bag OF
gold" he said, land took thee to Apia,
my pigeon, what wouldst thou buy?"
FIRST 1 would give $40 to the new
church." she began. 'Then for my IA
ther 1 would buy an umbrella and a
shiny bag in which he could carry his
cartridges and tobacco when he goes
TO war; for my mother also an UNI
brella ana picture book like that of
the missionary's. with photographs of
Queen Victoria and captains of men-of-
war; for my sister, Bible and a
hymnbook, and for my brother little
pigeon gum
Tomorrow we shall go to Apia and
buy them,'' said Kinrdss "This morn
ing the pastor brought me letter from
Britain with present of many dol
lars
"Ch, Kinlrosi," she cried, sit was
breaking my heart! feared the letter
would make you so back to the white
mans country"
Us resolution was taken, be 1t for
| good or evil. II shall never go back"
he said.-Ainslee's Magazine.