The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-12-07
Found His Anchor
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passed him and looked back. The
stranger was not Of the cut that was
usually seen walking in those parts,
such persons preferring an automobile
or a carriage. Not that his clothes
were especially fine; II was something
In the general appearance of the young
man himself.
Climbing a stone wall, he entered
wood, mounted a slight rise In the
ground, then descended to a small ar
tiflcial lake and crossed a rustic bridge.
While leaning over guard rail looking
at some water lilies he heard a wom-
ans voice coming from behind him:
strangers are not admitted to these
grounds, sir"
The man turned and saw a very pref.
U girl shading her eyes with a red
parasol from the autumn sun. Rails
Ing his hat, he replied:
II saw no prohibition notice az I
@nteFed."
eff you had entered by the gateway,
you would have seen one"
But didn't enter by the gate"
"For that reason have spoken TO
you. Persons coming in here socially
o. on business don't climb the wall"
'Tm sorry to have trospassed. By
your speech judge that you own the
place"
my father rents It"
''That makes him and his family
owners 80 far as occupying II exclu-
sively for themselves IL concerned.
Don't you think II a bit selfish In you
to begrudge a poor traveller the pleas.
ure Of resting In the cool shaded"
SHOULD we do so we would be over
run. Besides, they pull things to
pieces. We are especially anxious to
keep II In good order just now, for
our lease ls about to expire, and we
wish TO turn Il over to the owner in
FIRST class shape"
"A very exacting person. presumeT
"Oh, no; II IL we who are particular,
Mr.. Chichester concerns himself very
little about It,"
chichester? What Chichester"
Robert / believe"
"You don't mean II? Bob Chichester
know him we'll"
The girl cast a suspicious glance at
the stranger,
"You think am imposing on you. /
will describe Chichester aud prove to
you that really know him."
"That wouldn't avail anything, for
never saw him myself"
'You know that he has been a stu
dent ut oxford. Englandf"
Eyes, know that"
swell, we both, being Americans,
knew each other. But | didn't fancy
him"
The girls eyes flashed.
"Unlucklly q not here to return
the compllme..,.
''oh. can do that for him. His opin-
Ion Of me Is my opinion OF him."
superior persons are usually dlsllk-
Cd by their lnferiors''
'Bob Chichester isn't my superior"
he said. with remarkably good nature.
Were two Of kind-a pair Of
knavea."
"Knaves always consider other per
sons knavea. Perhaps that's the rea.
son Of your opinion of Mr.. Chichester.
"And the reason OF his opinion OF
me"
II have only your word for that, and
since you confess yourself a knave
give that for It," She snapped her I'm.
gers vlclously,
"Mer | ask a reason for this defense
Of u man you have never seenr
The girl hesltated, She knew the
folly of chatting thus coufdentially
with stran or but being interested In
defending the landlord she threw eau,
ton TO the winds,
"Sinee renting this place my father
has had nothing but misfortune and is
unable TO pay the whole OF n years
rent due, He wrote. or. rather. l wrote
for him, fun statement of the mat.
ter TO Mr., Chichester, who replied with
unbounded generosity. lnclosing a ne.
ceipt for the amount"
'oh. you were the writer OF that let.
teri"
"Mr. Chichester must be a confiding
person to have shown II to-
"a knave. Certainly. Didn't I tell
you we were both knaves1 You see.
+ Chichester and are a sort OF DIR.
F, Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde. II was / who
prompted him to write that letter"
+ ''Well. DECLARE
"Fact Rob declared he wouldn't do
f It; vowed he'd sue the account. al,
though you said such a course would
bring down a multitude OF creditors on
your father. | shook my fist at him
and told him
''Stop!'' She stood looking at him
like fury. Leave these grounds"