Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-12-13
CHAPTER iI.-continued.

THE big chap in the lead is my /
friend Pickering" / answered. and
Larry turned his head slightly.
Yes, | supposed you weren't look
ing at the women" he observed dryly. |
I'm sorry / couldn't see the object of |
your interest. Bah! these men,"
l laushed carelessly enough, but / |
was already summoning from my |
memory the grave face of the girl In |
black.-her mouraful eyes, the CLINT OF |
gold in her hair Pick ring was Ger.
tainly finding the pleasant places in
this vale OF tears, and 1 felt my heart
hot against him. 1t hurts. this seeing
man You have nevec liked succeed
ing where you have failadl
Why didn't you present me? I'd
like to make the acquaintance of a few
representative Americans, II may
need them TO go bail for me-"
Pickering didn't see me, for one
thing: and for anotlIsr he wouldn't go
bail for you or me if he did. He isn't
built that way"
Larry smiled quizzically.
You needn't explain further. The
sight of the lady has shaken you. She
reminds me of Tennyson:
1.-THE star-llke sorrows of immortal
eyes
and the rest of it ought to be a solemn
warning to you,-many drew swords
and died and calamity followed in
her train. Bah! these womeni
thought you were past all that"
Il don't know why a man should be
past it at 81! Besides, chickering's
friends are strangers to me. But what
became of that Irish colleen you used
to moon over? Her distinguishing fea-
ture, as | remember her photograph,
was a short upper lip. You used to
force her upon me frequently when
we were in Africa"
"Humph When. got back to Dub
lin / found that she had married a
brewers son,--think OF it,"
Put OF your faith in a short upper
lip. Her face never inspired any con
fidence in me-"
That win do. think you. I'll have
a bit more of that mayonnaise IL the
waiter isn't dead. | think you said
your grandfather died in June. A let
ter advising you of the fact reached
you at Naples in October. Has ii &C.
Cured to you that there was quite an
interim there? What, may | ask. was
the executor doing all that time? You
may be sure he was taking advantage
of the opportunity to look for the red,
red gold | suppose you didn't give
him a sound drubbing for not keeping
the cables hot with inquiries for YOU? ?"
He eyed me in that disdain for my
stupidity which | have never suffered
from any other man.
Well. no; to tell the truth, I was
thinking of other things during the In
terview"
Your grandfather should have pro
yided guardian for you, lad. You
oughtnt to be trusted with money. Is
our bottle empty? Well, If that per
son with the fat neck was your friend
Pickering, I'D have a care of what's
coming to me. I'd be quite sure that
Mr. Pickering hadn't made away with
the old gentlemans Doodle, or that II
didn't get lost on the way from him tC
you
The times running now, and I'm
in for the year. My grandfather was 6
fine old gentleman, and l treated hin
like a dog. I'm going to do what ht
directs in that will. no matter wha
the size of the reward may be-"
Certainly; that's the eminently
proper thing for you to do. But.-bu
keep your wits about you. II a fellow
with that neck can't find money wher'
money has been known to exist, /
must be buried pretty deep. You
grandfather was a trifie eccentric.
Judge, but not fool by any name
OF means The situation appeals Il
nv Imagination. Jack. I like the ide:
of 1.-THE lost treasure and the who'll
business. Lord. what a salad that is
Cheer up. contradict You're as grin
as an owl!
whereupon we fell to talking of per
pie and places we had known in othe
lands.
We spent the next day together, an
in the evening. at my hotel. he crit
cized my effects while / packed. in hi
usual ironical vein.
You're not going to take thos
things with you. 1 hopei" He ind
Gated the rifles and several revolver
which I brought from the closet an
threw upon the bed. They make m
homesiek for the Jungle.
He drew from its. cover the heav
rifle had used last on leopard huT
and tested its weight.
Precious little use you'll have Il
this. Better let me take il back /
The Sod to use on the landlords.
saw. Jack, are we never to seek on
fortunes together again. We hit ii Q
pretty well. old man. come to think
it, don't like to lose you
He bent over the straps Of the riff
case with unnecessary care. but thel