Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1901-06-28

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Ny heart 0ooe a g greg t"'.mp. Was tt
It handicaps him dreadfully. But no
doubt. since you are so venturesome,
you are man who has been accustom-
ed to giving long Odds: fear, though,
that you are oyermatchedsathis time.
My good friend Loo-hi," here be nod
ded once more toward the carpenter,
however, deficits you as resolute
man, Believezme, cordially welcome
such. especially when they prove, as
you have proved, to be The possessors
of no Observation-Disclosures"
Jim passed this,taunt.5 He was in no
position to handy words with Kung,
who held the privileged post of master
of the situation. But his eyes went
toward, the carpenter. and l saw the
first real shade of anger darken his
face ~
...sWho~i is that dog?" he said. ~.
Kung smiled again, an oily, yellow
smilezthat@was sickeningly exasperat-
ing. Koon-s g scowled ) horribly and
took 4 step forward. pnt with a wave
Of his hand Kung restrained him. =
,.. "A very excellent gentleman and one
Swho7has served me with a devotion be-
yond all praise. His illustrious name
Is Loo-H and hfs5S revered father was
Chilli Of patriotic memory. For GER
tain reasons. however, he was called
upon to assume the name of KoonsSi,
very excellent carpenter who in
stead of keeping to his trade, contriv-
cd to mix himself with dangerous mat
tera The result was that he died sud-
denly, a fate which overtakes so many
people who will not listen to the die
tates Of reason, 1t therefore became
necessary to fill his place, for he had
been man Of some consequence in&his
day, and as unfortunately the lamented
carpenter had an uncommon left nos
tril was forced to slit this honorable
gentleman's nose But he bore it brave
ly. 1t was all for the good Of: the
cause. And now, having explained so
much, should really like to know who
you are and what debt it is l. owe you
for which you would exact such heavy
payment?' ~ ~. !.
"My name is Carter said Jim.
"And mine Gray" :: 3.
"Carter-Gray,''' repeated Kung, hon
Oring us with a doubtful look. "Chri-
Gus. have many very dear English
friends, o." this with an inconceivably
malicious smile, 'but l don't SEEM to
recollect either name. Are you sure
that you remember rightly-that terror
has not dimmed your intel1ect?" i
"Quite sure" =, -
Nevertheless; it is very strange. As
a rule, I know my guests, either per
sonally or by ,repute, aud usually re.
ceive them with open alqm ms. ST have the
reputation of warm embrace, and, as
you know, when a NAM has-earned a
reputation thatsi in any way: singular
he constantly strives to live up to it.
However, if toward you have in the
least fallen short Of that hospitality
for which believe am not unknown,
1 shall strive manfullJ to"'atone> for it
later on. There is some one coming
who knows many people who personal
~ are unknown to me. He will repair
any little OMISSIONS Of mine" He rose
as If to CO., then suddenly sat again.
"Oh, by the way, it is some little time
since the carpenter set on In pursuit Of
his ancestors May I ask who could
have told you Of him ~ 49, -. 4: Is
"Some, one,'' said Jim, f'Atwho! remem-
bers that Kung is mortal like the rest
of US. - :. 49,, r - '@\fsE* e,
T. i aye, to be sure. Only with this diff
ference, Kungz is well servel. Still, it
matters not. He Of whom Ispoke will
soon be here. Once I know lpr certain
who my guests are, trust me to treat
them as they deserve" - 1874 81
He rose again, and this time the
heavy curtains fell before hin Then
the lights were extingutshed, patter-
ing Of feet followed, and jim and Il
stood alone In the darkness: ~
"You are there, Jim p ~ e.. =.
Eyes, lad. : e - IS '. 8 S -.
Then there was q silence between us
for many minutes, and peera eager
" through the darkness. hoping to
catch q glimpse Of him, but the gloom
was too profound, only the occasion,
al rafting ofs1his chains, the shifting
from foot to foot and the hard breath
ing coming IS tell me that was not
alone. For: the rest. dark thought and
bitter regret were ,mhe, and l knew
enough tof lin tullsy Us appre{ iate his
state, Of mind. We had played Ind lost,
and !, now more e talihtic than ever;
failed utterly to believe that te could
have done other. II: was easy NOW to
see thefmad ness' off ttrusting ssaimplic-
lily, to- the carDenter. vet MOTTO trust
would have rendered an on efforts
futile. Who would have beloved the
man leagneda WIZ the; Eo q s4tetyl
BY my: fathers direction We @aseught