The Red Cloud chief., 1905-12-08

just at mat time happened 10
~ be unusually heavy and try
ing. The Brown injunction
suit, while not greatly attracting pub
lie attention, involved points OF such
nicely ana affected interests 40 wide
spread that the whole bar Of New
York was watching II. The Hurd sub
stitutlon case was more spectacular
and appealed to the press with peculiar
force, since one of the principal VIE
tins lad been the eldest son of Pres
ton M~cLandbcrg. the veteran manag-
ing editor of the Record. and the bring
Ing of the suit lmpugned the honor of
his family. But 1t Is still too fresh In
the public mind to need recapitulation
here, even were IL connected with this
story. The incessant strain told upon
both our partners and even upon me.
SO that | returned to my rooms after
dinner one evening determined to go
early to bed. But I had scarcely
donncd my house coat, settled In my
chair and got M pipe to going when
there came II tap mt the door.
"Come ill.," | called, thinking 1t was
Mrs. Fitch, my landlady, and too weary
to get up.
But IL was not Mrs. Fltch's pale
countcnnncc, with It's crown OF gray
hair, ich appeared In the doorway;
1t was IA rotund and exceedingly ford
visagc.
you will pardon me, sir" began n
resonant voice, which I Instantly re-
m%cmbcred, even before the short.
square figure stepped over the thresh-
old into the full light, but I have
just discovered that ] have no match
with which to Ignite my gas. If 1
might from you borrow one
"IIclp yourself" I said, and held out
to him my case, which was lying on
the table Mt my elbow.
"You are very good" he said, and
then, rs he stepped forward and saw
me more distinctly, he uttered n little
exclamation of surprise. "Ah, 1t N
Mistalr"-
Lester" l added, seeing that he hesi-
tatcd.
at is n great pleasure" he was say
ing as he took the matches; n great
good fortune which brought me to this
H. .5c. SO lcnely one grows Mt times
and thea, ! greatly desire some adj
vice. If you would have the lcisure'--
Certainly" and l waved toward a
chair. sit down"
"In one moment" he said. "You
will pardon me- and he disappeared
through the doorway.
He was back almost at once with a
handful Of cigarettes, which he placed
OH the table. Then he drew up n chair.
With a little deprecatory gesture he
: used one of my matches to light a
cigarette.
7 ut was truly for the gas" he said,
catching my smile, ''and he gas for
! the cigarette!'
There was something fascinating
about the man-an air Of good humor,
of comradeship, of strength of pur
= pose. My eyes were caught by his
stodgy, nervous hands as he held the
= match to his cigarette. Then they
!, wandered to his face, to the BLACK
hair fecked here and there with gray
to the bright, deep set eyes, ambushed
under heavy brows; to the full lips
which the carefully arranged mustacht
did not Mt all conceal; to the projecting
chin, with its little plume of an i'm
perial - a strong face and a not un
handsome one, with a certain look OF
mastery about II.
: 1T is true that l need advice" h'
was saying as he slowly exhaled
/. great puff Of smoke which he hat
drawn deep into his lungs. my nam
is Martigny-Jasper Martigny"-I nod
= ded by way Of salutatlon-"and i an
. from France, as you have doubtless
. long since suspected. 1t is my desir'
to become a citizen of Amer-ric'."
How long have you been living h
America p i asked.