Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-11-03

grey-haifAd figure with the heart OF
hunted wolf The thought of it drove
away the aches and cramps of exhaus-
ton, and l sat bolt upright in my seat,
staring into the gloom ahead, half ex-
pecting to see him move across the snow
before us like sinking beast of prey.
We had decided to drive straight to our
own inn, the "Go.dne- Adler" where,
as we had discovered, Marnac, under the
name of Wakefield, an English traveller,
had also passed the previous evening
Little had we thought that the being we
pursued, fresh from the murder OF the
man we had come to save, was sharing
the same roof-tree. Perhaps there might
be news of him at the "Goldner Adler y
ResKl, the tall, handsome Pole, who had
about him more of the feudal knight than
country inn-keeper, met US In the
porch, bowling a stately welcome.
"You have had bad drive, gentle
men," said he. 1.-THE wind has been
fierce, and the snow, l fear, was heavy.
Supper will be ready in half an hour.
az believe a Mr.. George Wakeheid
slept here last night" said Graden, dust
ing the clinging flakes from his outer
wraps. 1T is always pleasant to meet
a compatriot. If he is still in the house,
perhaps he will join as at our meal
Herr Wakefield! No, mein Herr, he
has not yet returned"
80, he has gone outT'
The innkeeper hesitated, glancing I'M
easily at his questioner. He was evil
IDENTIFY in some uncertainty of mind.
HE is a strange man, the Herr Wake
field though, perhaps, for an English
mani"
HE is not more mad than usual, eh,
Mr.. Landlord p laughed Graden.
"Mein Herr, it was not my intention
to speak thus of your great people" apol-
ogized the man. IF he has surprised US,
it is doubtless because we, being ignorant
countryfolk, do not understand his GUS
toms"
''Why, what has he been aboutY'
"Well, 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
you. He seemed sorry that you had gone
without seeing him. He then paid his
bill with the liberality 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 set out
for the station upon foot We were
sorry to lose so good a guest. What
then mein Herr, was our surprise wher
little after II he reappeared, having
ridden back upon the sleigh that had
taken his baggage to the station! The
man who drove it told me that Herr
| Wakefield had left his baggage upon the
platform unregistered, and that he haC
seen a stranger standing by it as if il
| charge"
Graden glanced at Mossel, who grin
ned LUMINOSITY.
Proceed, Mr.. Landlord" he said.
HE had only peeped into the station
and left at once, the man said. III
demanded of me a sleigh anu svo'
horses, but the best l haG we're witt
you, and it was necessary to send TO
| others from a neighbor. He was yer,
impatient Of delay, using angry words
At last he drove away, and he has no
returned"
"Who went with him?"
Ivan, my eldest son."
"Did he say where he was goingT'
mo, mein Herr; only 1 heard him CT
to Ivan to follow the eastern road whic
is towards the Russian frontier"
"And while he waited for the horses
what did he dor
''As l have said at first he abused m
roundly for the delay. Indeed, mel
Herr, l was surprised at his knowledg
of German, for before he had spoke
it very badly. For the rest, he sat b
himself, reading, in the best room"
"Please to show us there"
We tramped in single file after tn
landlord through the ill-lit passages
the best ROOM" a parlor set aside fc
important guests. 1t seemed peculiarl
inartistic apartment, with green wa
paper and angular chairs covered wit
purple antimacassars. On the centr,
table stood a lamp, and beside it lay
number of those dingy books that seel
common to inns of all nations. Grade
made for them at once, and as he sorte
through the pile of time tables, cat,
logues, and trade papers, we stood watcl
ing him in surprise. Suddenly he stoppe
In his search with little grunt of sati
faction. and drawing chair to the tabl
sat down. l looked over his shoulde
He was actually reading Germa
Baedeker
Doubtless you are planning picn
party?" l suggested, with as mucI sa
casm as I could put into the question.
Il know you are tired and hungry, n
, good Robert" he answered; "but pleai
keep quiet"
He had reached "Lemsdorf''-I cou
! see the name at the top of the page
and now was turning the leaves vel
slowly. Suddenly he held up the Ba
t deker to me.
, do you see that?" he asked sharply.
A jagged line of paper ran along II
; inner crease of the guide book. II
? ! &c H.