Evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1907-1913, 1908-01-08


smile.
by the way, III wake you up Thurs
day
"How" -lazily.
"A bout at MueEer's Rathskeller.
Halt 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. 1t will be like old
times. ! went to the reunion last
June. Everything was in its place but
you. Hang it, why can't time always
go on as it did then?"
Time, unlike our watches, never
has to so to the jewelers. for repairs"
said / owlishly.
Max 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. wish had an
uncle who was a senator. Pull is
everything these days"
You Dutchnan, won this place on
my own merit, Indignantly
Forget it!"-grinning.
You are impairment"
"Rut truthful, always"
And then We smoked while in
mi.
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 man and feel
that you need not labor to entertain
him it's good sign that you thorough
iy understand each other. l was first
to speak.
Il don't understand why you should
go in for medicine so thoroughly. 1t
can't be money, for heaven knows your
father left you yearly income which
alone would be fortune to me-"
"Chivalry shivers these days; the
chill of money is on everything. A
man must do something's man who
is neither sloth nor 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- | said flippantly.
You're a sad dog. Do you know,
I've been thinking about epigrams."
"No!'
Eyes. ! find that an epigram is pro-
duced by the same cause that produces
the pearl in the oyster"
THAT is to say. healthy mentality
never superinduces all epigram?
Fudge!" said I, yanking the pup from
his lap to mine. According to your
diagnosis, your own mind is diseased"
Have cracked an epigram? with
panied surprise.
"Well, you nearly bent one" COM
prom Used.
Then we both laughed, and the pup
started up and licked my face before
l could prevent him.
did ever show you this taking
out locket which was attached to
one end of his watch chain. He passed
the trinket to me.
What is it," I asked, turning 1t
over and over.
Its the one slender link that con-
meets me with my babyhood. 1t was
around my neck when Scharfenstein
picked me up. Open it and look at the
face inside"
did SO. A womans face peered up
at me, 1t 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?" | asked,
when | had studied the face sufficient
ly to satisfy my curiosity.
I've sneaking idea that 1t may be
my mother Scharfenstein found me
toddiing 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 tho gold. recall nothing life
with me dates only from the wide
plains and grazing cattle WAS born
either Ia Germany or Austria That's
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