The San Francisco call., 1908-07-12
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below This objection I by promising o send
for it by the first band of carriers after the rainy
season was over In the meantime ne in
sisted. use my guns ammunition. any
thing else that my kit afforded.
Up 10 this time he had mentioned his home
or the names OF any OF his people nor had he offered
any explanation OF his choice Of Africa hunting
ground. did he seek 10 learn my impress
sions regarding his f-imposed exile cit really
exile, for he never hunted a single day while he was
with mel except 10 ask morning, in casual
had made me think the less OF him-all of which
laughed at mentioning, Of course. what had
One night when tropical storm of unusual Sc
verify was passing. found him sealing letter at
entity he got up and began pacing the floor seemingly
in great agitation; then he reached over picked
blaze OF the lantern. dropped it the floor waited
on the ashes
Rather waste Of time. wasn't it2" said with
Yes all it has been waste of tirne-and my
life with it Now and then I write these letters
They're always burned in end. use-Dothing
gain. waste of time. There are some thing gs
in the world that man ought to ask forgive
ness for He threw himself into chair and went
You never went crazy mad over woman. did
you? No-you're not built that She was
Of my peope-she was English. We first in
months was to do as she pleased We lived
the ufe-weH. you know! Then her husband returned
Yes and to would have thought she
would have been true to. although he was nearly
twice her I knew all this-knew when I started
in to make her love meas matter OF pride first
as boy walks on thin Ice believing he can cross in
Then the gave way. and both in the
depths The affair had lasted about six months-all
the time her husband was gone Then either had
70 face the consequences or leave Vienna. To have
done the first ruin her: the last meant ruin
TO me It had not been her fault-it had been mine.
He sent word that he would shoot at sight
and he meant it. But the madness worked
out Of yet She ciung TO like a frightened
child in her agony, begging leave her
TO meet her husband somewhere-suddeu-
~ If had been ordered away by my government:
make reply TO her husband. who, far could
prove nothing-somewhere. later when he was
again q mission. could meet
=" You have known for time-the last
c=r2 Well am both That very night 1 saw him
coming toward quarters in search of me Did I
face hirn2 No. I stopped down behind fence and
hid until he passed.
That summer, later we met in
Lucerne- She had left him in Venice and he was TO
the small hotel where she had stopped. the end
came.
But her with me this time One OF the
porters who knew him and knew helped we
boarded the night train for Paris his finding
! had then given about everything In
was away without leave. had touch with nv
world-vith everybody-except my agents who sent
money Then began still hunt he following us
and We shifting from place place until hid our
selves in little town in Northern italy
Two years had passed. I stifl crazv mad
knowing nothing, thinking nothng-one blind IDOL
airy, One morning found a on my table. she
was going to Venice. I was TO follow until she
sent for me. She never sent-not q line-no message
Then the truth came out-she intended TO send
she was tired OF II ALL
The young fellow rose from his seat and began
pacing the dirt floor again. He seemed strangely
stirred waited Ror the sequel but kept silent
Is this why here? 1 asked
Yes and no came here because one of my