The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-01-23

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A knock Al the street dssx kxo<zs 81
brad Of his srowiln<z. sat BE wes.
a pacing sxsil. and did n~s eusx se~,
which eause blmndrring UP uAs assxxaas
md halted ou1sisss hts dsor.
Come IN - be eri<zl. IA startled "A
'wer to tapping on the panel. aud
'latternly servant girl pusaed her heas
| 'ound the edge Of the door.
Here's somebody for you. Mr.. Frc~t
Gentleman with e porsmanfsau- Fl,
/ hdn't give no name
I'm come down and have look al
iim.' returned Afr. Frost. taking mp hi,
andle- Four separate lights OF ART,
wooden stairs. nnearpeted. brought him Il
he hall Frost. holding ais candle high
advanced toward the shadowy fgure OF bis
nest. Its you - he said. with an odd
augh. Come upstairs
The guest. seiEing the portmanteau,
mounted after him. and the dingy apart
nent at the top Of the house was reached
lis this the palace you continually
i've in - asked the guest. with the faint
st possible trace OF some foreign accent
n his voice. Il had expected from yonr
asst letter 20 have found you In marble
rails. with vassals and serfs az your side.
Ohio you have been at il again. l sup
pose" said the visitor. making a move
nent in imitation OF tae dealing Of a pack
Of cards. Isn't il time you dropped
thatf Haven't you lost enough by this
time? What shoald you have done IL
had not turned ups"
Il don't know" Frost answered. care
lessly enough. But / was thinking at
The very minute when l heard you knock
Al the door, aud saying TO myself. IN
drop it, IN tell you the truth. Zeno--"
Tell me as much of the solid truth as
your Constitution viii allow. but do not
call me BY. that name. WroblewskoE will
answer. It's a jawbreaker. but it's very
easy when you come TO know il. Well"
said Mr.. Zeno. smiling STILL this Is the
advantage OF talking over things. have
lived in New York a year or two. You
knew me there You meet me here. You
know me 70 be safe mana man to be
depended upon. You introduce me 10
Dobroski- Well. at what are you
staringq"
Il viii see you boiled IN oil" returned
Mr.. Frost. With extreme slowness. Il
will see you roasted on a gridiron. will
sec you cut up 50 extremely fine that a
won't find you-and then l
won't introduce you 70 Dobroski.~
Zeno got up from his seat. and kneel
ing on the floor unstrapped bis portman.
eau and took therefrom a razor case.
small metal soap bowl and a brand new
shaving brush. Frost watched him in 81
ienee.
across the back of chair. tnen produced
4 pair Of scissors. and taking great
handful Of his beard. sliced it OF before
he glass: then another. All another. and
another. until he was close cropped all
over the cheeks and throat and chin. Next
Re attacked the mustache. and cropped /
hat also so close as the scissors would /
20 to the skin. Then pouring a little |
lot water into the metal bowl. he began /
o lather himself with great energy. and |
hen to shave Even to himself the 1
be produced must have
eemed more than a little dr0ll. Under \
he razor he came out no longer Greek
nd austere in contour. bit chubby. with
at round cheeks. and a chin very curl
usly thrust forward and pointed. and
eneath the lower lip and the base Of the
hin there was good half inch in length
IS than one would have expected to find
he change was amazing. and when Mr.
emo drew a spectacle case from waist
oat pocket. set the glasses on his nose.
I'd. removing a wig. appeared with half
D inch Of sandy natural hair below II.
nd forehead an inch higher than il had
zen. the disguise looked impenetrable.
Ie took a handkerchief from bis coat
,ckst. rubbed corner Of it on the soap
his shaving bowl. and applied IL vigor-
1sIy to his lips. The corner Of the
went crimson. and Nr.
eno's cherry lips grew pallid and dry.
e soaped and moistened another corner
the handkerchief. and scrubbed at his
ebrows The handkerchief became
ack, and the eyebrows sandy. like the I
Iir. Then he resumed his coat. set the
70 candles upon the table, drew a chair
tween them. and sat down.
Ito DO continued.l