Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-08-17

iArS was q sly utS. MAJ SHlleu. a
recent letter from him had told Of an
encounter with the goddess at Monte
Carlo. Fortune had been all things
but favorable.
I'm not afraid Of your princess; be-
sides, came here 10 study
And study hard, my boy. study
hard. Her highness is not the only
pretty in Barscheit. There's a
raft OF them
"Tfl paddle close to the shore" with
a smile.
by the way, III wake you up Thurs
day"
"A bout at Mueller's Rathskeller.
Half a dozen American lads, one Of
! whom is called home. Just fixed up
his passports for him. You'll be as
welcome as the flowers In the spring.
Some of the lads will be In your
| classes
Put me down. II will be like old
times. | went to the reunion last
June Everything was in it's place but
you. Hang it, why can't time always
| go on as IL did then
Time, unlike our watches, never
has to go to the jewelers. for repairs"
said | owlishly.
MAJ leaned over, took my bull-ter-
rier by the neck and deposited him on
his lap.
Good pup, Artie-if he's anything
like his master. Three years, my boy,
since | saw you. And here you are, do
ing nothing and lallygagging at court
with the nobility. I wish / had an
uncle who was a senator. Pull is
everything these days"
you Dutchman, | won this place on
my own merit, Indignantly
Forget iti"-grinning.
You are impairment"
But truthful, always"
And then we smoked a while in
silence. The silent friend is the best
of the lot. He knows that he hasn't
got to talk unless he wants to, and
likewise that it is during these lapses
Of speech that the vine of friendship
| grows and tightens about the heart.
When you sit beside a man and feel
that you need not labor to entertain
him it's a good sign that you thorough
iy understand each other. | was first
to speak.
II don't understand why you should
go in for medicine so thoroughly. 1t
can't be money, for heaven knows your
father left you a yearly income which
alone would be a fortune to me"
"Chiyalry shivers these days; the
chill of money is on everything. A
man must do something's man who
is neither a sloth nor a fool. A man
must have something to put his whole
heart into; and | despise money as
money. | give away the bulk of my
income"
Marry, and then you will not have
to- l said fippantly.
You're a sad dog. Do you know,
rye been thinking about epigrams."
mol"
Yes. / find that an epigram is pro-
uuced by the same cause that produces
the pearl in the oyster"
THAT is to say, a healthy mentality
never superinduces an epigram?'
Fudge!" said l, yanking the pup from
his lap to mine. According to your
diagnosis, your own mind Is diseased"
Have I cracked an epigram with
panied surprise.
well, you nearly bent one" / com
promised.
Then we both laughed, and the pup
started up and licked my face before
| could prevent him.
did I ever show you this taking
out a locket which was attached to
n end Of his watch chain. He passed
the triuket to me.
What is it," / asked, turning it
over and over.
ITS the one slender link that con-
meets me with my b%abyhood. 1t was
around my neck when Scharfenstein
picked me up. Open it and look at the
face inside"
| did so. A woman's face peered up
at me Ii might have been beautiful
but for the troubled eyes and the
dropping lips. 1t was German in type,
evidently of high breeding, possessing
the subtle lines which distinguish the
face of the noble from the peasants.
From the woman's face | glanced at
Max's. The eyes were something alike.
Who do you think 1t is?" l asked.
when | had studied the face sufficient
ly to satisfy my curiosity.
I've a sneaking idea hat it may be
my mother. Sch~arfenstein found me
toddling about in a railroad station,
and that locket was the only thing
about me that might be used in the
matter of Identification. You will OBJ
| serve that there is no lettering. not
even the jewelers. usual carat mark to
qualify the gold. | recall nothing; life
with ms dates only from the wide
| plains and grazing cattle. I was born
| either in Germany or Austria. That's
| all know. And to tell you the honest
truth, boy, it's the reason I've placed
my woman ideal so high. So long as
/ place her over my head Pm not fool