The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1908-10-15

dream world where nothing Is really
quite true"
Something must be done about your
fathers estate soon. 1t Is yours, wait
Ing and ready"
The baron bent toward the young
man anxiously.
Armitagt shook his head slowly and
clasped the stick with both hands and
held it across bis knees.
"NO-no. Please let US not talk OF
that any more | could not feel com.
Portable about it. have kept my
pledge TO do something for his country
something that we may hope pleases
him II he knows"
The three were silent for q moment.
A breeze. sweet with pine scent Of the
hills. swept the valley. taking tribute
OF the gardens as it passed. The baron
was afraid to venture his last request.
But the name-the honored name OF
the greatest statesman Austria has
known-a name that will endure with
the greatest names Of Europe-surely
you can at least accept that"
The ambassadors tone was as grave
Iy importunate as though he were beg
ging the cession of city from harsh
conqueror. Armitage rose and walked
the length of the veranda. He had not
seen Shirley since that morning when
the earth had slipped from under his
feet at the bungalow. The Clalbornes
had been back and forth often between
Washington and Storm Springs. The
judge had just been appointed mem
Der Of the Brazilian boundary CON-
mission which was to meet shortly In
Berlin. and Mrs. Claiborne and Shirley
were to go with him. In the Claiborne
garden. beyond and below. he saw
fash of white here and there among
the dark green hedges. He paused.
leaned against pillar and waited un-
til Shirley crossed one Of the walks
and passed slowly on. intent upon the
rose trees. and he SAVIOR thought be
Nw-the sun searching out the gold In
her brown hair. She was hatless. Her
white gown emphasized the straight
line Of her figure. She paused to pom.
Her some new arrangement of line
of lydrangeas. and he caught glimpse
Of her against pillar of crimson AN
blers. Then he went back to the baron.
How much Of our row in the hills
got into the newspapers" be asked
sitting down.
Nothing absolutely nothing. The
presence Of the Sophia Margaret OF
the capes caused inquiries to be made
ut the embassy. and several CORE
spondents came down here to inter
view me. Then the revenue officers
made some raids In the hills oppor-
timely and created local diversion
You were hurt while cleaning your
sun-please do not forget that-and
you are friend of my family. a very
character. who has chosen to
live In the wilderness"
The judge and Armitage laughed at
these explanations. though there was
a little constraint upon them all. The
baron's question was still unanswered
You ceased to he Of particular inter
est some time ago. While you were
sick the fraudulent Won Kissel was ar-
rested in Australia. and believe some
Of the newspapers apologized to you
THAT was very generous Of Them"
ind Armtage shifted his position
A white skirt had flashed
again in the Claiborne garden. and he
was trying to follow it. At the same
time there were questions he wished
to ask and have answered. The Bar
oness Won Marhof had already gone to
Newport; the baron fingered merely
out Of good feeling toward Armitage.
for 1t was as Armitage that he was
still known to the people of Storm
Springs. to the doctor and nurses who
tended him.
1.-The news from Vienna seems tran
luil enough" remarked Armitage. He
rad not yet answered the baron's Ques-
ion. and the old gentleman grew rest
ess at the delay. II read in the Neue
F'reie Presse awhile ago that Charles
Louis Is showing an unexpected CO.
,acity for affairs. 1t is reported. too,
hat an heir is in prospect. The Win
ieried conspiracy is only bad dream,
md we may safely turn to other az
airs"
Yes, but the margin by which we
escaped Is too narrow to contemplate"
I'VE have saying that a miss is as
.ood as mile" remarked Judge Clai-
'orne I'VE have never told Mr.. Ar
nitage that we found the papers in
he safety box at New York to be as
e described them.'
"They are dangerous. We have hest
ated as to whether there was more
isk in destroying them than in pre-
CRYING them." said the baron.
Armitage shrugged his shoulders and
lughed.
"They are out of my hands. posi-
vely decline to accept their further
ustody."
A messenger appeared with a tele-
ram, which the baron opened and
cad.
ITS from the commander Of the
ophia Margaret, who Is just leaving
10 Janeiro for Trieste and reports
Is prisoners safe and in good health"