Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-01-11

us uosc. Ills wife, VINO Ql89ecCo0 nOtn-
ing, knew all about the case, and would
have loved to bring the two younE people
together, for, like all good women, she
was matchmaker at heart. As for the
major, he was matchmaker, too, but he
knew no more than Noah whether or not
the two young people had the faintest
leaning to each other
The dinner passed off fairly we'll, and
then came the mild dissipation OF the
evening. The large room of the Hotel de
Vile was found to be artifcially dark
ened, for the evening light still ruled out
side. Ranged about the chamber were 4
number of little tables, supporting little
boxes, which stood back to back, with
petroleum lamp between each two of
them. In front of each box a pair of
stereoscopic lenses, and at the side a
little handle to turn the views. Scat
tered here and there were a few early Wis
itors already trying their eyes at the
lenses, amongst them Mr.. Zeno. who
bowed with great politeness on the ar
rival Of tho party from the Hotel des
Postes. Master Austin went OF on
stealthy tiptoe to join the delightful for
eigner, who took him by tho hand and
called his attention In laboriously chosen
single words to various curiosities Of the
show.
Mountain. Eh7 High. Oh. 70 high.
Mott Vito. Snow. Ware fne. Eh7
Look. Van uszer."
After some Eve minutes Of this amuss-
ment Mr.. Zeno appeared to tire Of 1t,
and leading the little fellow across the
chamber. raised his hat to the mother,
surrendered his charge, bowed all around,
and left the chamber.
1t was . very simple entertainment,
and yet 1t entertained, and the visitors
went soIemnly round from one little box
to another for the space Of half an hour,
BY which time all had stiff necks and
aching eyes.
my dear" said Austin, II feel n II
l had Travelled far enough for Z single
Journey"
And 1, too" returned Lucy.
Really" said tho major, they're 70
markably pretty, but ono gets tired"
I'VE must come back for another even
ing" said Angela. THE Swiss views
are really charming"
This was to Maskelyne, who said, Yes,
very III an absent manner.
Suddenly from the far end Of the room
arose a cry. "Oh, mamma, mamma,
mamma! Look here"
Hush !" said mamma, crossing over to
him. Little gentlemen never shout in
that way. What Is it, darling7"
Mr.. Zeno," said the boy, clapping his
hands and laughing. Mr.. Zeno."
| Lucy took the seat and looked through
the sterescopic lenses, and there was Mr..
Zeno, sure enough. Mr.. Zeno was talk
ing to somebody else, and he and his
companion were curiously out of proper
ton with the rest of the picture. The
photograph represented court In the
Vienna Exhibition, and it seemed proba-
Bile that at the instant of time at which
the artist had lifted his little shutter to
catch the moving crowd Mr. Zeno and his
| friend had stepped into the field Of view.
The expression of both countenances was
| clearly defined and animated, and the
| figures were SO large that they only came
into the picture to the waist. The two
were arm In arm, and Zeno had turned
with a stretched forefnger toward the
other, as if to impress him with sense of
Importance in what he was saying.
YES" said Lucy 1T Is Mr.. Zeno,
certainly, Austin" she said to her hus-
band, who had followed half across the
room, this Is curious. Here is an &C
tual portrait of Mr. Zeno"
| WHO is Mr.. Zeno?" asked Angela,
crossing over, whilst Farley stopped to
yours?"
NO" answered Lucy "a stranger
But he is staying at our hotel Mr.
Farley thought at one time that he was
a spy, and he is not a nice person at all
He seems very fond of Austin, though
and it is certainly curious to find his
portrait here
Here's an odd thing, Lucy" said Aus
tin. There's a fictional use In that, II
could only see my way to it,
Crash went something close at hand
with a sound of breaking glass. Angels
had somehow overturned the box, anc
had broken tho lamp behind 1t. She wal
on her feet, and her face, dimly seen ir
the semi-obscurity Of the chamber, wor,
4 look Of more alarm and amazemen
than than 80 simple q disaster seemed I.
warrant. She lifted the box from th'
table, and Farley instantly put out tn,
light Of the broken lamp, and extinguish
ed with his handkerchief and foot de
tached stream of burning oil which ha,
already begun to trickle from the tabl
to the floor.
While this was doing, Angela with tn
box in both hands, had walked across tn
room, and at the door had encountere
the woman who had charge Of the exhI
bition.
Madame" she said. rapidly in French
II have by accident broken lamp. LIE
me pay you for it. Have you privat
room here? Show me to it, II you please.