The daily Alaskan., 1907-01-17
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| ly step along dusty road. A rarmer passed him and looked back The stranger was not Of the cut that was usually seen walking in those parts, such persons prefcrrin@ an automobile or a carriage. Not that his clothes were especially fine; it was something in the general appearance of the young man himself Climbing d stouc wall, he entered Il wood, mounted q slight rise in the ground. then descended to a small ar tifcial lake and crossed rustic bridge. While leaning over guard rail looking at some water lilies he heard a wom. ans voice coming from behind him:
 Strangers arc not admitted to these grounds. sir
 The man turned and saw very pret, ty girl shading her eyes with a red parasol from the autumn sun. Rais- ing his hat, hc rcplicd:,
 "I saw uo prohibition notice as I entered"
 "Ir you had entered by the gateway, you would have seen one.
 But I didn't enter by the gate
 For that reason have spoken to you. Persons coming in here socially or on business don't climb the wall'
 I'm sorry to have trcspassed. By your speech judge that you own the place"
 My Cather rents it..
 That makes him aud his family owners so far as occupying it eXclu- sively for themselves is concerned. Don't you thinl, it d bit selfish in you to begrudga q poor traveller the pleas ure of resting in the cool shade"
 should We dc Sp We would be over run. Resides. they pull things to pieces. We are especially anxious to keep il In good order just now, for our lease Is about 10 expire, and we wish to turn lt over to the owner in first class shape"
 A very eXacting person, presume:
 oh, no; it is we who are particular. Mir. Chichester concerns himself very little about it." chichester: What Chichester"
 Robert, I believe"
 You don't mean it? Bob Chichester! l know him well"
 The girl east suspicious glance at the stranger.
 You think am imposing on you. l win describe Chichester and prove to you that I really know him" That wouldn't avail anything, for l never saw him myself
 You know that he has been a stu dent at Oxford, England:'
 Yes. I know that"
 Well. we both. being Americans, Euew each other. But I didn't fancy him"
 The girls eyes flashed.
 "Unluckily he is not here 10 return the compliment"
 oh, can do that for him. His opin- ion of me is my opinion of him.
 Superior persons are usually disllk- ed by their interiors
 Bob chichester isn't my superior, he said. with remarkably good nature. Were two of kinda pair of knayes."
 'KuaveS always consider other per sons kuaves. Perhaps that's the req son of your opinion of NIT. Chichester"
 And the reason of his opinion of me"
 "I have only your word for that, and since you confess yourself a knave I give that for it." She snapped her fin gers viciOuSly.
 May ask reason for this defense of q man you have never seem
 The girl hesitated. She knew the folly of chatting thus confdentially with stranger. but being interested in defending the landlord she threw eau ton to the winds.
 Since renting this place my father has had nothing but misfortune and IS unable to pay the whole of q years rent due. He wrote. or, rather, l wrote for him. 8 full statement of the mat ter to NIr. ra.irhnster. who replied with unbomdcd generosity. inclOsing re celpt for the amount"
 "Oh. you were the writer of that let ter"
 MT. Chichester must be a contiding person to have shown il to-
 A kuaye. Certainly. Didn't l tell you we were both knaves? You see, Chichester and are a sort of Dr.. Jekyll and Mir. Hyde. It was who prompted him to write that letter.
 Well, I declare." "Fact Bob declared he wouldn't do it: vowed he'd sue the account, al- though you said such a course would bring down a multitude of creditors on your father. I shook my fist at him and told him
 Stop" She stood looking at him like q fury. Leave these grounds"
 T decline to be ordered off my own property"