Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-12-26

light. His beard was gray, his hair
gray and worn thin about the temples.
I saw that he had deep sunken eyes
and heavy brows that bristled conspic-
uously. Once Il man of conspicuous
stature. his powerful shoulders now
dropped forward in way that be-
toiiened the presence of i'll health. His
face was very pale, and across the
bridge of commanding nose the skin
was drawn tightly.
Without speaking he advanced slow
ly toward me. and saw that his eyes,
deep set and piercing as they were,
wore q frightened hunted expression
which filled me with considerable APP
prehension. Nor was the more re-
lieved when be threw stealthy glance
from side TO side and nodded for me to
close the door, | grew suspicious in an
instant and Involuntary drew back
from him. remembered my uncle's
warnings and beheld in this man pos
sible enemy. He saw my indecislon
and smiled. and that act recalled me to
a sense of dignity. was now big
fellow and not to be frightened by q
shadow.
"Your name is James DavieT he
said.
eyes, SIR"
"But it used to be Dayie Kingston?"
Startled and more suspicious than
ever, watched him closely.
| ~ will not deny It," said. "But how
do you know?"
| He advanced still closer and fixed his
| little piercing eyes on me.
"Look ut me WELL" said he. land try
| to think"
did as was hidden, but failed to
recognize him.
| II do not know your face. l have
| never seen 1t before"
"Not even in a dream?" he asked.
AS he spoke he hid with his right
hand the lower mart Of bis chin and
| beard. l started back with a cry. for
i recognized the portrait at once.
eyes, know you now. You are my
| father?"
EYES," he answered. with q grim
smile; "your father come back Mt last"
To say that entertained at that mo-
| ment any feeling but one of utter as
constituent. would scarcely be accurate.
It was my father no doubt, but hither-
| to he had been nothing more to me
than distant memory, q thought, a
word, and for him had no well of
1 fllial love waiting to bubble over. In
\ deed, his looks repealed me, and 1t was
with an effort held out my hand and
| said, 81 am very glad to see you, SIR"
Thanks" he replied colby, stretch
ing out a long, bony claw, the chilli
ness of which almost made me SILVER.
II knew you would be-"
This little bit Of sarcasm, accompa-
MED as 1t was by singularly compre-
hensive look, nonplused me somewhat,
but managed to stammer out, .sYou
know of course that my mother is
dead!
A great SILVER seemed to sweep him
from head to foot, and invOluntarily he
cast an uneasy glance across his shout
der.
eyes; your uncle has told me-"
"She was murdered on the day she
got your letter warning her against
some persons unknoWn.
Les yes ne answered. ratner pesti-
~. - nave neard all ABOUT u
~ no We're ,hose persons. ! askeo.
4 Wus Que VI them u oarA conip'eA ~.
Gu 1nuh VIII s.ranse' oninese eyes!
| Aain ne Threw ellat lrisn.eheo iooh
over MS shoulder anu pen. nis neau US
enuusn l's'enins lol soine s'ep W
soanu'
= DON'T Know, ne sara, put not WIN
QUIZ some CONFUSION. am not quite
sure OF Wnat re1errea 70. however
!. Us al over now. we nave otner
tnihgs 70 tnlnk Oh.
He Went oacR 70 MS seat py Tue WIN
COW ana sat tnere' scanning me intent
".
You are strapping fellow he said
,