Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-10-25
i'd Kinross, seating himself on the


Il used to be welcome nere,- said
Kinross. There was a time when
you were precious good friend of
mine, Paul Englebert."
dat wass long ago" said the trader.
I've been thinking said Kinross,
that I've acted like a damned fool
about those trees"
Dat was what / was blinking. too,
desc two-dree years." responded the
other.
Take them; they are yours" said
kinross' "You can build your fence
there tomorrow"
SOL" said Englebert with drawing
intelligence, "the Yerman consul has
at last 10 my complaint listened"
Hang the German consul! No.
cried Kinross, 81 do it myself because
was wrong; because you were good
to me that time was sick and lent me
500 and the trade"
And you want noding?" asked En-
glebert, still incredulous.
Il want to shake your hand and be
friends again, old man. said Kinross,
same as we used 70 be when we
played dominos every night, and you'd
tell me about the Austrian war. ana
how the prince divided the cigars with
you, when you were wounded"
The German looked away. 20. Kin
ross,' he said, with queer shining
look in his eyes, you make me much
ashamed" He turned suddenly
around, and wrung the Englishman's
hand with an iron grasp. Il, too, was
damn fool, Ho Malta, de heer!"
His strapping 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
Pascoe estate" he said, looking very
hard at his companion. Every nice
little place, very sheep, yosts behind
your store?"
| Kinross nodded, but his face fell, in
spite of himself.
Il from the American consul bought
him." went on the German, very
sheep-$200 Chile money"
Kinross looked back.
"Dey are yours. Pay me back when
you have the money. / buy dem only
to spite you. My friend, take DEM"
Paul, Paul." cried Kinross, 81 don't
know what to say; how 70 thank you.
Only this morning / got money from
home, and the first thing | meant to
do was to buy them"
"All de BETTER" said Englebert,
and, my boy, you blant coffee. It's
de coffee dat bays, and 1 will get you
blenty leetle drees from my friend, de
captain in Utumbau plantation.
Yoost one glass beer. Ho, Militia, de
beeri"
Kinross tore himself away with
difficulty and started homewards, his
heart swelling with kindness for the
old Prussian. He exuted in the six
acres he had so nearly lost, and they
now seemed to him more precious
than ever.
Then he remembered that he was
leaving Vaiala and again ne heard the
hum of London in his ears.
He found Leata sitting on the floor
spelling out "The Good News From
New Guinea" in the missionary
magazine. He sat down beside her,
and pressed her curly hair against his
lips and kissed 1t.
"Of all things In the world what
wouldst thou like most, Leata?" he
asked
ITO have thee always near me,
Kinilosi," she answered. Before |
had no understanding and was like
the black people in the missionary
book, but now my heart is panied, so
full it is with love"
But II gave you little bag of
gold" he said, "and took thee to Apia,
my pigeon, what wouldst thou buy?'
First ! would give ten dollars to
the new church." she began. "Then
for my father would buy an umbrella
and a shiny bag in when he could
carry his cartridges and tobacco when
he goes to war. For my i1other also
an umbrella and a picture book like
that of the missionary's, with photo
graphs of Queen Victoria and captains
OF men-of-war. For my sister Bible
and hymn book, and for my brother
a little pigeon gun"
Tomorrow we shall go TO Apia and
buy Them" said Kinross. This
morning the pastor brought me a
letter from Britain with present OF
many dollars"
20, Kiniliosi," she cried, ut was
breaking my heart; feared the letter
would make you go back TO the white
mans country"
Ills resolution was taken. be It for
good or evil. IT shall never go back"
he said-Ainslee's Magazine.