Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-08-05
pledge to do something for his country

The three were silent for q moment.
hills, swept the valley, taking tribute
0: 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
ly importunate as though he were beg
ging the ccsSion of a 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 Claibornes
had been back aud forth often between
Washington and Storm Springs. The
Judge had just been appointed men,
Der of the Brazilian boundary COM
mission which was to meet shortly in
Berlin. and Mrs. Claiborne and Shirley
were 10 80 with him. In the Claiborne
garden, beyond and below. he saw a
flash Of white here and there among
the dark green hedges. He paused.
leaned against Il 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
saw-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
der some new arrangement Of a line
Of hydrangeas. and he caught glimpse
Of her against pillar Of crimson 70 n.
blers. Then he went back to the baron
How much of our row In the hills
got into the newspapers?" he asked.
sitting down.
Nothing absolutely nothing. Tn.
presence, OF the Sophia Margaret of,
the capes caused inquiries to be made
at the embassy. and several CORE
spcndents came down here to inter.
view me. Then the revenue officers
made some raids In the hills oppor-'
tunsly and created a local diversion.
You were hurt while cleaning your
you are . friend OF my family. a very
eccentric character. who has chosen to
live in the wilderness"
The Judge and Armitage laughed at
these explanations Though there was
q little constraint upon them all. The
baron's question was still unanswered.
You ceased to be Of particular inter
ct some time age. While you were
sick the fraudulent Won KISSED was ar
rested In Australia, ana believe some
Of the newspaper apologiAed to yon
handsomely" ~ t7tof "f So.
THAT was very generous Of them"
and Armitags shifted his position
slightly. A white skirt had flashed
again In the Claiborne garden. and he
was trying to follow It. At the sas,e
time there, were questions he wished
to AJAX aud have answered. The Bar
oosss Won Marriott had already gone to
Newport: the baron fingered merely
ont Of good feeling toward Armitage.
for IL was a. Armitage that he was
sti1l known to the people Of Storm
Springs. to the doctor and nurses who
tended him. -
The news from vieona seems tran
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had not yet answered the baron's Ques-
ton. and the old gentleman grew rest
iess at the delay. II read in the Neuc
Freie Presse awhile ago that Charles
Louis 10 showing an unexpected ca
pecity for affairs. 1t II reported. too.
that an heir u In prospect The Win
kelried conspiracy u only q bad dream,
and we may safeiy turn to other AZ.
fairs
"Yes, but the margin BY which We
escaped is too narrow to contemplate"
I'VE have a saying that q miss II as
good as a miie." remarked Judge Clai
borne. I'VE have never told Mr.. Ar.
mitage that we found the papers in
| the safety box at New York to be as
he described them"
| "They are dangerous. We have hest
tated as to whether there was more
risk in destroying them than in pre-
serving Them" said the baron.
Armitage shrugged his shoulders and
laughed.
"rhey are out OF my hands. posi-
lively decline to accept their further
custody"
A messenger appeared with tele
gram. which the baron opened and
read
Its from the commander Of the
Sophia Margaret. who Is just leaving
Rio ianeiro for Trieste and reports
his prisoners safe and In good health.
at was happy thought to have
him continue his cruise to the Brazilian
coast before returning homeward. BY
the time he delivers those two scoun
drels to his government their fellow
consplrators will have forgotten the,
ever lived But"-and Judge Claiborn,
shrugged his shoulders and smiled dis
ingenuously-"as lawyer l deplor,
such methods. Think what a stir would
be made in this country II 1t were
known that two men had been kid
mapped In the sovereign state Of Vir
ginia and taken out to sea under con
voy Of ships carrying our flag for trans
fer to an Austrian battleship! That,
what we get for being q fTeo fepubli,