Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-05-02
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|I144l/ NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Esssszzx S,rsdpSki sat at the table
80 wv W, chin resting upon his hand,
~ bonght lie was wondering
ssss had not heard again from the
f,r he well knew what his dis
If their commands would
/, t.,- nrobaby his life. Presently,
Il 3 g =, bor clambered down from his
- ss1t- Ior and t0ddled round the cor
''1ay ft5p table towards him.
rr rnkfp please tate off my nap
.on tnrnpd and mechanically I'M
- ana so surviptte from the childs neck;
|snsls. &c the little one put up his face
Aae eat no usual morning kiss, a rush Of
gnpss came over the man, and he
rs and The boy onto his knees, pressing
,rly head to his bosom.
e KIND 2rr little Bobby he said, as he
-:d bis face you do love Unkie,
m%
7s do" answered the child, as
He blue eyes sought those Of his
I'D.
!. !. :: !. !. !. !. :. !: !: ::
~ and what would you do if Unkie
|8,za 3n leave y0u-had to go on a long
|E1f ng%
loure not going TO go; won't let
gOr YOU must tate me, too"
But suppose some bad men were to
|HzIN \ me away and not let you come"
Anton, with something like sob
b-ened, bis voice.
Chf- Then would till them," said the
nsSer, and he clenched his little
EE. Dear little chap" murmured the
b. you have all your mother s
Ind, bit in you Well, Bobby" he con-
than Ei Il must be off to work now;
IS ago run along down to Mrs. Boston,
ripple be good boy, and perhaps I'll
lfning % you home some sWeeties"
Pa be- Al right said the little fellow, as
laid" got down and marched off.
while Dear little boy; it is for your sake
~ head what is coming more than for
town. have no wife nor child, and
have only me to look after you. It
your face that came before me
IS len was about to kill Marinsky, as
Ia " had ordered. Perhaps, [ said, he
boy like Bobby, and for your
Il lie spared him; and now it is to be
Is Ii turn"
s., IL G&ng from the table, he hurriedly
IS III zed at himself in the mirror over
| manteIpiece, then turned and
IA a out of the house. He walked
-0agh the Square and down Totem
Court Road, in the direction OF
49, warehouse where he worked. AS
- reached the corner of Oxford street
~ eudIer stopped him, and drew his
reg 'ltIon to the various small articles
eaF NIayed for sale upon his tray. An
Es0k shook his head and was about to
Tees +% NE man, when the latter picked
IS one OF The articles wrapped in It's
o. paper and handed it to him, say
"a as he did 50, Monsieur has not
Few I'll anything like this before, and will
Of 9ey buy it,"
re- 4l'VA opened the paper and found
|ila- sue a small medallion portrait of a
BIS, u whose face he remembered well.
him ~1Ing It over, he saw the fateful sig
b written in French upon a piece of
hot Eyer snmmed 20 the back: when we
|are %s. tnou wilt remember to obey
Ind ah' ITS come at last" he ejaculat-
In. '|nIng to look for the peddler, who
|ng ,~ however, suddenly disappeared
Ia 1ought he caught a glimpse OF
La .ofeign bearded face looking al
90 ~ rom The window of a cab that
~ gong up Oxford street, but no
"a -0e else was there any trace Of the
81. 14 Who had handed him his death
|re 'stcsnt
E ais hrSr impulse was to call a cat
Is hurry after the one containing the
s ,S>enger, but he said to himself
mere Is the use? Suppose l caugh1
|s ~ It would avail nothing, and would
- W save me from the ayenger."
'FoSS5ng the street. he went dowI
~S1ng Cross Road, looking about him
|. u al directions for the original of the
le &1Fait for he knew the ways of the
pA "aetT and that their warnings were
r. Won followed by fulfillment.
|e- When his days work was done an6
IS Z hurried homewards, he kept hi!
Is Pes moving from side to side, occa-
E, onally turning round TO see If hi'
b- Ecker were near him, for he did no
Il lbt that the man was already il
h ndon.
As he reached the corner of OXfOrt
h beet again. he remembered that b.
/ 2d promised to bring Bobby home
/ seets. He accordingly went into {
Top in Oxford street, and havin:
ode his purchases resumed his jour
" homewardS. He was very much
I %priSed at reaching the door of the
&G>e where he lodged without having
zen aCcosted by any one.
q Bobby was overjoyed at seeing hin
- his burden, and the child kept his
-o0ghtS from brooding upon the mes
$se he had received in the morning
the laughter he made as he ex-
"'ded the crackers in the bOn-bons
u by his making ''Unkie" deciphel