The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1906-11-02


compatriot. II he Is still in the hsdsa
perhaps be viii join us at cur meal"
Herr Wakefield No, mein Herr, he
has not yet returned"
-Se, he has gone out r.
The innkeeper hesitated, glancing un-
easily at his Questioncr. He was evi-
IDENTIFY in some uncertainty Of mind.
He issa strange man, the Herr Wake
held; though, perhaps. for an English-
mani B
"Hs IL not more mad than usual, Ell,
'sMr. Eandiord2 r. laughed Gfaden.
'sMein Herr, 1t was not my intention
to speak thus Of your great people," apol-
ogized the man. IF he has surprised us,
Il II doubtless because we. being ignorant
ceuntryfolk, do mot understand his Gus
, TOMS"
why, what has he been aboutf"
Wall. mein Herr, It Is this way. After
you had started for your drive to the
house Of the Prof. Mechersky, Herr
Wakefield came running down from his
room with many questions concerning
ron. He seemed sorry that you had gone
without seeing him He then paid his
bill with the iiberality Of the English,
who are indeed great and generous ma
ton, and commanded that his luggage
should be carried to the station for the
midday train. At ii he himself ret cut
for the STATEN upon foot. We were
sorry to lose 80 COED guest. What.
then, mein Herr. was our surprise when
q little after IL he reappeared, having
ridden back upon the sleigh that had
taken his baggage to the station! The
man who drove 1t told me that Herr
Wakefield had left his baggage upon the
platform unregistered, and that he had
seen stranger standing by it AZ If in
charge"
Graden glanced at MosseL who grim
ned UNANIMOUSLY.
Proceed, Mr.. Landlord" he said.
"He had only peeped inte the station
and left at once, the man said. he
demanded Of me sleigh an4 svod
horses, but the best / had were with
you, and it was necessary to send for
others from neighbor. He was very
impatient Of delay, using angry words.
At last he drove away, and he has not
returned"
"Who went with him"
"Ivan, my eldest son."
ibid he say where he was goingr
"No, mein Herr; only / heard hia cry
to Ivan to follow the eastern road which
is towards the Russian frontier"
F.'And while he waited for the horses.
what did he dor
AS have said, at FIRST he abused me
roundly for the delay. Indeed, mein
Herr, l was surprised at his knowledge
| cf ~ fnr ha haH
it very badly. For the rest, he sat by
himself, reading, in the best ROOM"
please to show us there"
We tramped in single file after the
landlord through the ill-lit passages to
the "best ROOM" a parlor set aside for
important guests. 1t seemed peculiarly
inartistic apartment, with green wall
paper and angular chairs covered with
purple antimacassars. On the central
table stood lamp, and beside It lay a
number of those dingy books that seem
common to inns of all nations. Graden
made for them at once, and as he sorted
through the pile Of time tables, cata-
logues, and trade papers, we stood wasch-
ing him In surprise. Suddenly he stopped
in his search with little grunt of salts
faction, and drawing a chair to the table,
sat down. looked over his shoulder.
He was actually reading a German
Baedeker
| Doubtless you are planning a picnic
| party?" | suggested, with as -mucL sar-
1 casm as could put into the question.
/ II know you are tired and hungry, my
| good Robert" he answered; 'but please
keep quiet"
He had reached "Lemsdorf"-I could
see the name at the top of the page
and now was turning the leaves very
slowly. Suddenly he held up the Bae-
deker to me.
do you see thatY" he asked sharply.
A jagged line of paper ran along the
inner crease Of the guide book. The
map Of the district had been torn away!
Mossel thrust me gently aside and,
bending over, examined the under page
thus left exposed. He took the book
from Graden's hands and, carrying it
to the lamp, continued his scrutiny.
"You are quite right, Mossel," said
my cousin. "His pencil had a sharp
| point"
You have a keen eye, Herr Graden,"
grinned the policeman. "In our BUSH
ness you would have made some reputa-
tien."
"This Ii a new edition. How long
have you had itT'
''But a few days. mein Herr"
"And have you been visited by any
tourists In that timer
"No, mein Herr"
'.Then this should make It a certainty,
for have Baedeker of my own up
stairs. One moment, while fetch it"
Ito oe continued.I
Too Much Darkness.
The advance agent rolled up to the