Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-12-13

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gela, laying hand upon her uncle's arm.
Fraser bowed with a flourish, and she
could scarcely do less than respond
One Of those Home Rule fellows"
asked the major, as he took up the reins.
Don't like EN-. Traitors, the lot of
'em."
The groom and his master sat side by
side, and Maskelyne and Angela had the
interior Of the carriage to themselves.
1t is a real pleasure to be here" said
the young man as the carriage rolled
along. with wood on one side and river
on the other. He looked about him on
the landscape, which seemed to doze in
the warm light, but his glance returned
to Angela. Il was afraid that shouldn't
De able to come, for my lawyers cabled
70 me twice to call me home again, but
managed to get the business throul
without crossing. | woul int have missed
coming for all the lawyers in New York !"
You will find us a little dull here"
said Angela. ''The fishing is very fine,
and you will find plenty of work for your
camera, but the evenings are very long,
even in this beautiful weather"
just at this moment the majors whip
swished in the air with an angry sound
and the horses, which had been going at
a steady trot, dashed for a minute into
gallop.
Surely cried Maskelyne, that was
Dobroski whom we passed just now An
gela raised her eyebrows little, and held
tIp a warning hand
All" said the major, who had pulled
the horses back into their settled pace
again, and now turned upon his seat with
he. Ga Al, ELL
do you. Maskelyne? Where did you meet
hirn2''
Il met him in the States" returned
Maskelyne. Here and there. He excited
good deal of notice there two years
ago"
Please do not speak of him in my
pncle's hearing" Angela said, in a low
tone. II will tell you why later on"
No later on than that evening she told
him, and he sa wquite clearly that it
could scarcely be polite to mention Do
broski to Major Butler If he desired to
see that excellent gentleman keep his
temper.
Mr. Dobroski," said Angela, escaped
from st. Petersburg in very romantic
way more than thirty years ago, after
the seizure of his wife and children by
the government. He went to England,
and my father heard his story there and
found him out and was help to him in
many ways My father was an ardent
aympathizer with the Poles. and Mr. Do
brosisi was known as a really ardent and
self-sRcrifcing patriot. People sometimes
speak Of him as a Russian, and that
greatly angers him, for he has nothing
but Polish blood in his veins"
"He looks Jewish" said lMaskelyne,
mot commonplace Jewish, but heroic jew
ash. A modern Jeremiah, and full of la
mentations."
He became passionately attached to
my father" the girl went on, "and do
really believe, without exaggeration, he
would have laid down his life to serve
him. When my father died he transfer
red his affections to me, and 1 know he
loves me dearly"
'sThat" said the young American to
himself, lis not a surprising circum-
stance" But he kept silence.
II could never tell you" said Angela,
with an eaEnestness which seemed to the
listener very pretty and engaging, "a
1.-THE of the things he has done to prove
his gratitude to my father and his affec-
tion for me. He has been most devoted
and most self-sacrifcing. But he tinges
everything with a sort of fanaticism, and
an idea once seized is immovable with
him. My uncle intrusted some funds of
mine, as my trustee, to business enter
prise Of some kind which failed, and Mr..
Dobroski thought for some wild reason
or no reason--that my uncle had profted
by my loss and had actually attempted
to rob me. NOthing-not even the fact
that before my uncle heard this accusa-
ton he had restored the lost money to
my account and had taken the whole loss
upon his own shoulders-could or can
persuade Mr.. Dobroski that this mon
strous fancy is not true. They quarreled
desperately, and | have tried for two OF
three years to reconcile them, but with
no result. My uncle will never forgive
Mr. Dobroski, and Mr.. Dobroski will not
abandon his ridiculous fancy 1t is hard
for me sometimes to keep my place be-
tween the two"
"You meet Mr. DObroski still?" asked
Maskelyne.
"Oh, yes, l meet him still, and my
uncle makes no objections to my meet
ing him. But we had no idea he was liv
ing near here when my uncle decided t
them difficult, though they both deserv,
to have it said that they do their best
under the conditions to make it easy"
Mr.. Maskelyne had taken, a year Of
two ago, an attitude toward Angela which
made him see whatever she did anC
thought in the most favorable light, ant
yet the continuation Of her friendship
with Dobroski struck him as being a littl,
curious in the circumstances. Perhaps
she saw this, for she FASTENED on
81 do not think that could give yol
any idea Of poor Mr.. Dobroski's devotion
Ny uncle understands how hard it woul,
be to separate myself from him. neve
seek him, but when we meet l canno
treat him coldly. And, indeed, until b.
formed these dreadful fancies there wa
no one In the world loved SO we'll"
Excuse me, Miss Butler" said Masks
lyme, "but Is Dobroski quite
wouldn't say anything to annoy you 70
the world. But is he quite-hOw shall
put it2-quite master Of his own Tan
cies7'
'No," she answered, frankly, che il moi