The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-01-09
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SuaSlveiy pulling at a dy which had lodi
p I'd IN one Of the branches Of a bush. IL
sng down he bad been hidden from Ii
angler. who. seeing him rise. gave some
thing Of a start.
> Pardon ne. sir said the stranger
+ u labored and very English s~ounain.
: French, "can you detach that ay for me
: Major Butler said O'Rourke 10 him,
. self is this Major Butler. / uondersH
lie answered, also speaking in French.
that he would do his best. aud walked
70 the bush. O'Rourke secured the branch
20 which the hy was attached. and cut il
away, after which be disentansled the
nook. and the angler and he raised their
hats to zach other.
Major Butler. for O'Rourke's not IN
natural guess had hit the mark. express
ca ms obligations with some little din
Guilty, and ORourke. who was Paris bred.
responded that be vas infinitely delighted
% De OF service. II this were Major But
ier. thought w. O'Rourke. il would be
seod fun to conquer his prejudices and
apart from the amusement. II would be
agreeable to have a country house TO call
at during his stay. Then he thought Of
that charming girl.
he began by asking after sport. and
the qualify Of the stream and the ssh
ana me major. who was an accessible and
inenoiy soul when once the ice was brok-
en- with nm. displayed his take. and houn-
uefeo on with his French in a very cour-
aseous and adventurous manner.
Presently he hooked a ~half-pounder.
VINO behaved in a very lively manner. and
was finally grassed w~orkman-like.
kourke looked on with interest.
They give plenty Of sport" he said.
capital sport" replied Butler. heart
~ They're not feeding well to-day.
.nough- Two or three days ago a young
riend OF mine. an American. who's STAY
al my place. fetched out seven pounds
a half an hour. Used a ny quite strang
0 the water. too. a gaudy American thing.
ut very killing" :
There can't be any Americans over !,
ere" Z
Only one that I know Of said the
"Maskeiyne." He had rime
aough to think that this was the novel 4
Z. ten 70 one. and a very different sort :
fellow from the nan he had expected. !.
Pleased to meet you be said. ~Shall I.
glad II you'll look ne up y
Thank you" said OfRourke. sweetIr. i.
hank you very much indeed Maske- =
ne and l are very old friends" =,
NOT the novelist" said the Ensior. al =
'tiy- -Of course not. Spoke much too
-imately from the first mention OF him n,
~ to have met him yesterday" -
-fou are Major ButIerf~ asked ~.
There are WAYS and wnvs Of
ltins this sort Of int~errosatory. But en-
bowed assent -Aaskelyne told ne 81
d whom he was staying. Ny name is
ssid the major, blankIy; your. 81 soA
the "
afraid I am. answered O'Rourke. nil
a so admirable a good humor hat But ~.
could not refrain from a smile 1--WE hx
dn't talk politics If we differ. as no.
E say we DO" ~,
II Major Butler could have 10
idrawn his invitation he would have and
. so. and he was a little annoyed dis
! himself FOR having given IT, But dou
'ethousht him, the man was a friend -
'faskelyne's. and Afaskelyns smoke Of -.
in the very highest terms. But then ~o..
there was something about-people MORT
said the Irish members wer. -
~ 0~aD trSuS Win llar INFAMOUS 81
scoundrel Dobroski. a rascal who 40
ted for royal blood and wanted chaos into
again. ~
% you stay Iong?" asked Butler. with smiIj
'lomatic purpose. cons
ez. a week or two. perhaps more. A pref,
q OF mine dare say you know him II
. really 9 very distinguished man. still
.. the novelist-is staying in the HON.
hotel with me at JaneDae, and so rood
as he stays shall stay" utes.
zela and Maskelyne we're each a good
surprised half an hour later to see
: Butler coming down the avenue
d the chateau side by side with II.
irke- Perhaps at bottom the major
II was a little surprised. but he was IT.
My ~vanquished- He confessed that IN
never met a p~leasanter man in his Jos
ian this Home Ruler, whom ia ad- woull
be had been prepared to defeat. Won G