The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1906-11-08
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t-t1A Tn L. A1ILLUur1t
IL showed that nisht. and to some ef-
fect- a. the morning Light showed he.
The broad. sioveuly street beneath my
windows was thickly coated: and though
the fal had ceased. a dun sky. streakea
~ witA muddy whifewAsh- threafened a
further dounfah IL Was bitterly cold
and fzug On ny clothes in a vie tenn
per
Grader was medlrating before the
stove when l entered cur brea Mushroom.
u1rh the straRse book he had shown ne
during the journey in his hands
Nou iook pale as a ghost Are you
quite frF~ he asked kindly
Ca. yes, though my night was net
pzrrieularly peaceful
What DO you mean
I rold him briefly Of ny unknown vs.
it0r- he seemed greatly interested ques-
toning me infinitely on various points
Your theory may Be correct be con
eiuded Some guest may have mistaken
his chamber. and hurried OF On discoV-
ering his mistake Yet. IL he had = light
with him. how came be 10 make snch an
obvious error: whereas. II i was the
striking Of a match that reused you.
what was he man doing wandering in
the dark
ITO tel tie truth. when 6rst woke.
imagined il was Marnac himself
Il have considered that point I do
not think Il could have been he
And whyT
Before you were down this morning
] had a talk with our landlord The
guests az his house are Of two Glasses
commercial travellers and those having /
business az the dye-w0rks They DO not
stsy lons-usually a week at most OF
the nine which he now has. none has ex-
ceeded that limit He knows them ali 4
perSonaily-six commercials. two dye
works men, and a rich Englishman. one
George Wakefield. who has been staying
with some magnafe in the neizhborhood
But here IS Herr Reski himself"
--Genrlemen" said the landlord bow
ing low. your sleigh Is at the door
How far il IL thea TO Castle Osterz'
asked him
Close on twenty mi-es: and with this
iresA snow Il VII be heavy going"
Ten minutes later we sid on our silent
runners 10 the tinkle Of the bells. out !
Through the squalid- spawning town. out
through the wooden novels Of the sub /.
"a - t-- fASA l1r 1l--N0rk5. Win r1elr :
leiL melancholy ehimneys. out into the
levels beyond. and there from ! 4
'ur Of the east there sprang upon Us a
Erear and bitter wind. chilled By its long 1
Quincy over the boundless steppes Of
rozen Russia Here and there. across
he plains, a Whit Of poEdry snow, ike
he smoke Of heavy guns. would leap {
- before the 6ercer blasts. only to burst Z
nd fall as they lulied once more To the :
outh and east the pine woods ranged =
heir formal ranks. black against the !.
szziing carpet al their feet II was a q
crne Of utter des0lafi0n
We drove in silence. Graden sat in a
uddled mass his chin buried n the
reat wooden comforter be wore. staring ~
NJ over the plain with fixed. introspect-
e eyes For myself. / sat amongst N
e rugs beside him in vague speculation ne
hat could be this danger that threat be
led the scientist from St Petersburg in 81
; home al Castle Oster7 After all. kii
light not our whole journey be folly M
II Of Graders imagiainxs. a blind no
less that had dragged rs half across :
Hropes | shivered. and shivering. NUT ~
red anafbemas on the climate