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


man, full bodied, with white hair, that
stuck cut stifzy from under his fur cap,
red, Dubious nose, and shifty, suspi-
cious eyes. He saluted NJ with touch
u biz cap In military fashion.
And what u your business, gentle
menW he asked. II
AZ y less busiaess than sratituds,'
said Graden courteousiy. "Ws have
made this littIs pilgrimage 10 thank the
producer ct the Lsmsdsrf hans."
You are not dealers, thenr
ssNo. bat 10y
Then take yourself err
Herr Drobin!~
plainY' he cried, his fusned face ned
ding in time to his violent gesticuiations.
II will have no spies about the placeF'
Graden sptang out Of the sleigh and
strobe up 70 the angry farmer. For .
moment thought there would be .
scrimmage; but the huge bulk Of his an
tagenist was not without it's effect upon
the German. I have often noticed that
great stature has curiously soothing in
fuenee on the bad temper Of an oppo-.
nent.
why did you cali me spyY' demand
cd my cousin.
1.-THE people about here gossip Of some
secret ! hold" he answered sulkiiy.
Perhaps they speak true; perhaps false.
Who can say? At least, am no longer
fool; my eyes have been opened. You
have good thing here, Herr Drobin.
There is great future before you, If
only you keep youf knowledge to your
self. said the Englishman to me. If
will ia sn;es. Sand tban, awav, n was
fna advica r. gave ma. anvone can see
that III ba aff Win vonr,
81 ~ - EngI;sh,,an r,vsalf Herr
Drob;n MAJ MI INV co,nnatriot,s
name3u
IT Al not ramamhsrn
avvhat tbar was II i;tsw
~ cannot dsscr,ha h;,nn
@Yon ara discrast ERR Drch;p Coma
rnw Ia \. .tr;La harvain will
make 4 euess a. vour secret: if / am
richt va, viii tai me ,shat Won know
AZ this Englishman"
Tha German startad back star;nv a.
Graden with little. bloodshot eves IN
which surprise and fury were oddly min
rIed. Then. aide Nv side thev stennad
into the shadow of the pines. whispering
together.
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- ~ nats, .ns,e uerinans,
80 v en- u1aser sonnusn'ian ~, turning %
s.yon h.a.S 'ss, ~. ~ -; y,e' ~
49, -. - 49, "as 49, su' you
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ns
MOST certainly, mine Herr, he was
Of the name OF Wakefield He has stay
60 several nights &C the 'Goiden Adler.
nof the rest ne mas Deen the guest OF
him who Lived out there. and he made
gesture down the road that we had
come
nameless fear took me by the throat
"a rear OF unknown possibilities.
would nave questioned the man more, but
a. that moment Graden and the farmer
emerged from the shadow OF the pines.
The latter had abandoned his trucuient
manner. Indeed, he seemed oddly sub
servient. As Graden stepped into the
sleigh, the man bowed low a curtsy,
which my cousin answered with a curt
nod OF Dismissal.
Drive onP' he cried, and once more
we were ploughing our way back to the
Lemsdorf road.
did you ever study the properties of
the root called madden, commonly known
~ dyer asked my cousin suddenly.
NO"
Then ! must explain from the begin
ming. 1t ID right that you should hear"
He pulled the haps oe his deerstalker
cap over his ears-indeed, 1t was bitter
cold-and settled himself amongst the
rugs. caught the outline Of his face
as jaws set, the cheeks drawn, the eye
hard and keen, the whole purposeful and
remorseless.
when / was slicing the ham to-day
be continued, ian odd thing happened
MY knife struck the bone and passed
through II as IL II had been patty. Al
4 second glance noticed that the inte
rior Of the uection SO divided was of Q
brownish red. 1t set me thinking.
began to remember certain facts. The
talk of the old servant concerning 3
I secret held by the owner Of the pig farm
/ at Gran concentrated my suspicious, tn.
proximity of the dye-works confirmed
them. / was almost certain of Herr
Drobin's secret before he charged m.
with coming to steal it.