The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-01-22
CHAPTER w.


paid visits to various places in his king
dom, and gained great popularity by
his affability, and by the many charms
and graces of his wife But he made no
sign at all to his old friend.
Time went on. Three months passed.
and no advance was made.
~ say, Longden," said his chum, one
day. II heard something this morning
that should like to tell you'll"
Tell away, old man"
1T concerns yourself, and want you
not to get angry about it."
81 won't. Tell away"
II was in the private secretary's
room, sitting at a separate table, maxi
ernor passed through on his way
TO his own room. He stopped at
the secretary's table and began to talk.
suppose no one noticed me. He was
talking about officers and salaries.
Presently he pointed to a name on. the
list-and looked at his secretary as
much as to say. who is this?
"'J. l.. Longden,' said the secretary,
he is very good clerk!'
"'He has been here long time
"'I think he has no friends at home.
There is something against him. Not
anything out here-at home, and long
while ago Then he told a story about
you, Longden."
"You needn't repeat the story" said
Longden. ~ believe have heard the
story before. My brother, the prig, told
it at the colonial Office to somebody
who told it to somebody else.
who brought it to the colonial secre-
tary here. The story is the property of
the Office. They don't tell it about. but
if there is any question of promotion
they bring it out and loolS at it. TO on.
BY the way, the story is only half true,
and the half that is true isn't exactly
the half that they believe"
why don't you let them know.
then"
Because, my sonny, there are other
people to be considered. Meantime,
what said the king?"
well, his excellency heard the story,
and shook his head. Then he said,
slowly and sorrowfully: There are
things which can never be forgotten.
Forgiven he added, they may be and
are by the persons injured. But for
gotten by the world-never A man
who has such a story as tins believed
of him is like a man who is doomed for
life. Such an action--such a fall--can
never be retrieved. Pity! pityv Then
he went into his private room and shut
the door"
The man with the shady record
laughed. "Ah!" he said, virtues only
weak by reason of her unforgiveness;
otherwise she would draw the whole
world, like beauty, with a single hair.
He heard this story for the first time,
and tit shocked his righteousness"
CHAPTER v
A few days after this conversation the
postman delivered letter to John
Longden, audit Office. He dropped the
letter into his pocket and went on with
his auditing. When the clock struck
four the other clerks made haste tc
leave their work. Longden fingered
When they were all gone he drew out
the letter and looked at it,
~ knew her writing" he said. "What
has she to say? She can know moth
ing" He opened the letter.
Dear Jack" it began, in the most
friendly manner possible. Dear Jack.
and from Lady Dunkeld, the queen Of
the colony, sole consort of Ring Havld
Why had she not written dear
Jonathan2" 81 have only just heard
that you are in the colony. | know
and appreciate the reason why you
have not come to see me Yet must
see you. if not in my own drawing
room in the presence of the alde-de
camp, then alone. ] must see you