Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-04-20
and Capfives
BY II. S. MERRHMAN
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Is familiar to him. I surmisa +,o4 :.
must be worse than being in ST.. II
prison ones self % "'Aoel lah
70 - easy to set down the words. bn+
e. e. ienoef the slight twang. the wondare
cl power OF expressing pathos that Law
llluueh IN this mans tongue, is q task he-
sonu any pen. Tyars stopped him with
QUICK gesture of the head. as If n inti-
ina I've, Inat all this was no news to him.
N.Y. he asked, CURLY, ARE Won
shoWering all this upon me? Do Won
link that am the sort of fellow to +nr,
back?" '" ~ Iu'h
on' no !! answered Easton in an alter
eo tone. Then he turned in his chair
anu' unlocking a drawer in the pedestal
Oh MS writing table, he drew forth soy
GRAZ leather-bound books, which he set
UPON the table in front of him. 'Oh.
ho ne said, turning the pages. "Only
you seemed to be Of opinion just now that
the pastime of staying at home and pull
ing Strings had its advantages
30 1t has," was the cool reply. s.hn+
mat IN no way alters the case as far as
am concerned"
Then l apologize" said Easton. rails
= ~ "AbAAOuL NOV ing Ills neaO. l.
thought, perhaps-well, never mind !"
What do you think?"
Il had sort of notion that Soma other
interest had sprung up-that you were
getting sick of all this long preparation"
And wished to back out?" suggested
Eyars in his high-bred Indifference.
AS he spoke he looked up and their
eyes met. A strong contrast-these two
pairs of eyes The one, large. placid the
other quick, keen and restless Although
Easton's gaze did not lower OF finch, his
eyes were not still +; they seemed to search
from corner to corner of the large glance
that met his own.
Il am afraid" he said, ignoring the
question, that l am getting trife skep-
| teal. l have had more than one dis
appointment. Our doctor-Philippi you
know-has been appointed sanitary in
spector of the town of Lille, or something
equally exciting. He has intimated that
while fully sympathizing with our noble
scheme, he can only help us now with his
purse and his prayers. do not imagine
that his purse will assist you materially
in the Sea of Kara"
IL COLueS, uO uOuUl, AydIc1 udlI
apologizing for the French doctors
treachery, from his failure to realize
the whole thing. The nation took up the
question of the slave trade without
moments hesitation, and that was one
upon which there were undoubtedly argu-
ments upon both sides of equal weight.
We are not sure now that the compare
lively small proportion of the human race
victimized by the slave trade has really
benefited. The state of Russia and her
system of government is disgrace to
the whole world-yet the whole world
closes it's eyes to the fact. The Siberian
exiles, in my estimation. call for more
sympathy than those thick-skinned, dense
Drained negroes"
Easton said nothing. His father had
been slave owner, but he fact was
unknown to Tyars, and he did not think
it necessary to mention it. Had the slave
trade never been suppressed, Matthew
Mark Easton would have been one of the
richest men in America. AS it was, he
sat daily in this little office in the city
of London conducting-to all outward
appearances--a small and struggling COM
mission agents business. 1t was some
what characteristic OF the man ana Ills
country that Claud Tyars should be al
lowed to remain in ignorance of these
matters.
Easton now turned to the leather-bound
books. and the two men sat far into the
day discussing questions strictly technical
and strictly confined to the fitting out of
the small vessel lying in the London dock
for an expedition to the Arctic seas.
Even in the discussion of these details
each man retained his characteristic man
ner of treating outward things. Easton
was irresponsible, gay and light, while
beneath the airy touch there lurked
truer. frmer grasp of detail than is pos
sessed by the majority of men. His
oueer little face was never quite grave,
oven while speaking of the most serious
matters. His manner was, throughout,
s,,constive Of the forced attention of
schoolboy. ready to be led aside at the
sl;ohtcst interruption, while the relation
~ hard facts and the detailing of long
Statistics ran from his glib tongue with
out the least sign of effort.