Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-07-04
CHAPTER u.-(Continued. J
= BY ID. G. Murray

Eela, laying hand upon her uncleS arm.
Fraser bowed with Il 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 'em. 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 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
be able to come, for my lawyers cabled
to me twice to call me home again, but
l managed to got the business throw
without crossing | wouldn't have missed
coming for all the lawyers in New York ~
'1ou 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 ma jor's whip
swished in the air with an angry sound,
and the horses, which had been going at
a steady trot. dashed for minute into a
gallop.
Surely" cried Maskelyne, that was
Dobroski whom we passed just now" An
gela raised her eyebrows little, and held
up a warning hand.
"Ah." said the major. who had pulled
the horses back into their settled pace
again, and now turned upon his seat with
!, f,,l fonn hat fn11
do you, Maskelyne? Where did you meet
him.
Il met him in the States" returned
Maskelyne. Here and there. He excited
a good deal 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. 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 a help to him in
many ways. My father was an ardent
sympathzer with the Poles. and Mr.. Do
broski was known as a really ardent and
self-sacrihcing patriot. People sometimes
speak of him as a Russian, and that
greatly angers him, for he has nothing
hut Polish hlppd in his veins
He looks jewish" said Maskeyne,
mot commonplace jewish but heroic jew
Ash. modern jeremiah, and full of la
mentations.'
He became passionately attached to
my father the girl went on, land | 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 l know he
loves me dearly"
That" said the young American to
himself, ''is not a surprising circum-
stance" But he kept silence
II could never tell you" said Angela.
with an earnestness 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-
ton for me- He has been most devoted
and most self sacrificing. But he tinges
everything with a sort of fanaticism, and
an idea once seized is immovable with
him. Nv 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 profited
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
nv 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 l have tried for two or
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.
"Ob. YES, | meet him still, and my
,,nclp makes no objections to my meet
ing him. But we had no idea he was liv-
ing near here when my uncle decided to
buy this house. | find my place between
them difficult, though they both deserve
TO have it said that they do their best
under the conditions to make it easy"
Mr.. Maskelyne had taken, year or
two ago. an attitude toward Angela which
made him see whatever she did and
thought in the most favorable light, and
ye, the continuation of her friendship
with Dobroski struck him as being a little
curious in the circumstances. Perhaps
she saw this, for she fastened on:
81 do not think that | could give you
any idea OF poor Mr.. Dobroski's devotion
Nv uncle understands how hard it would
he TO separate myself from him. | never
.eek him. but when we meet l cannot
treat him coldly. And, indeed, until he
formed these dreadful fancies, there was
no one in the world | loved so we'll"
Excuse me, Miss Butler" said Maske-
,vne "but is Dobroski quite |
wouldn't say anything to annoy you for
tbe world But is he quite-how shall |
put it?-quite master of his own fan
cies"
eNo." she answered, frankly, "he is not.
Rut here comes my uncle. Let US say no
more about him.