Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-12-13
CHAPTER II.-(Continned. }

asked the major, as he took up the reins.
Don't like EN-. Traitors, the lot of
EN-
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. lie looked about him on
the landscape, which seemed to doze in
the warm light, but his glance returned
10 Angela. II was afraid that | shouldn't
De able to come, for my lawyers cabled
TO me twice to call me home again, but
managed to get the business throue
without crossing. | wouldn't 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
swshed in the air with an angry sound.
and the horses, which had been going at
steady trot, dashed for minute into
gallop.
Surely cried Maskelyne. that was
gela raised her eyebrows little, and held
up n warning hand.
All" said the major. who had pulled
the horses back into their settled pace I
again. and now turned upon his seat with
wrathful face. you know that fellow,
do you, Maskelyne? Where did you meet
himl"
Il met him in the States" returned
Msskelyne. Here and there. He excited
good Zeal of notice there two years
ago"
Please do not speak of him in my
uncle's hearing" Angela said, in a low
tone. Il 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. Dobrosli," said Angela, "escaped
from st. Petersburg in n 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 a help to him in
many ways. My father was an ardent |
sympathizer with the Poles. and Mr.. Do |
broski was known as a really ardent and
seli-sacrihcing 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 Maskelvne
mot commonplace Jewish, but heroic Jew
ish' A modern Jeremiah, and full of la
mentations"
lie became passonately 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 | know he
loves me dearly"
That" said the young American 70
himself, sis not surprising circum-
stance But he kept silence.
Il could never tell you" said Anpelo
with an earnestness which seemed to tho
listener very pretty and engaging 81
1.-THE Of the things he has done TO nrova
MS gratitude to my father and his affec-
ton Tor me. He has been most devoted
and most self-sacrificing. But he tinges
everything with sort of fanaticism, and
an idea once seized is immovable with
him. My uncle intrusted some funds q
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 pro6ted
by my loss, and had actually attempi,d
TO rob me. Nothing-not even the fnot
that before my uncle heard this accuse
tion 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 ouarreled
desperately, and l have tried for two a..
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 he
tween the two"
You meet Mr.. Dobroski stilPo asked !,
Maskelyne law
oh. yes. l meet him still. and nv .
uncle makes no objections to nv meet s
ing him. But we had no idea he was liv- /
ing near here when my uncle decided 70 ,
buy this house. l find my place betwaan :
them difficult, though they both deserve {
to have it said that they do their hest /
under the conditions to make II easv.p ,
Mr. Maskelyne had taken. n wear Or Q
two ago, an attitude toward Angela which ]
made him see whatever she did and =
thought in the most favorable light. and
yet the continuation Of her friendship \
with Dobroski struck him as being a lirtle .
curious In the circumstances. Perbsns
she saw this. for she FASTENED on
81 do not think that I cor1a -;