Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-07-23

letters and news 49,,
papers. which he
delivered to him In silence.
This 10 Lamar posto6ice," announc-
ed Oscar.
'''rhere must be some mail here for
| me-. said ArmitGge
Oscar handed him several long en-
| velutes---they bore the name Of the
lronX Loan and Trust company. whose
ut,ice In New York was his permanent
| address. and he opened and read II
lumber Of letters and ca3iegrams tina,
had been forwarded. Their contents
IevidentIy gave him satisfaction. for be
whistled cheerfully as he thrust them
into his pocket. ,oss..-.. 4sa.
"You keep in touch with the world.
lido you. Oscar? It L. commendable."
II take a Washington paper. 1t re-
lieves the monotony. and l can see
where the regiments are moving and
whether my old captain y yet out Of
the hospital and what happened to my
lieutenant in his court martial about
the pay accountA One must yobserve
the world--yes At the postomce back
there"-he 5erksd biz head to indicate
1T IL against the law to sell whisky in
postoface, 20 that storekeeper with
the red nose and small yellow eyes
keeps 1t In 4 brown jog In the back
ro0m." stS F4t'A
ITO be surA. laughed AEmitags. II
hops It u . GOOD article. r.1~....---l
"a. 1T 10 villa" replied Oscar. ~ .Hia
brother makes It up In the hills. and
It b % strong a. wood lye."
'.Noonshine! have heard Of It We
must have some for rainy days"
II was 4 new world to John Armi'
tag. and his hart was % light % the
morning air % - followed Oscar alona
tho ruddy mountain road. He was IN
Virginia. and somewhere on this soil
perhaps in some valley like the one
through which be rode. Shirley Clai
borne had gaxed upon blue distances
with ridge rising against ridge. and
dark pine covered slopes like these h<
saw for the first time He had left bis
affairs In Washington In sorry mud
die. but he faced the new day with q
buoyant spirit and did not trouble him
self to look very far ahead. He had 9
definite business before him. His ca
Diagrams were reassuring on tina
point The fact that he was In sens,
q fugitive did not trouble him In til,
least. He had no intention Of allowin:
Jules Chauvenet's assassins to kill hin
or Of being locked up In a Washington
jail "a the false Baron Won Kissel L
he admitted that he was not John Ar
mitage It would be difficult to prov,
that he was anybody elsa fact touch
ing human testimony which julie
Chauvenet probably knew perfect.
we'll. , @s
Il On the whole. he was satisfied tina
be had followed the wisest course thu
far. The broad panorama of the morn
Ing hills communicated to his spirit
growing citation. He began singing i
German a ballad that recited the sol
rows Of a pale maiden prisoner in
dark. tower on the Rhine. whence he
true knight rescued her after man
and fearsone adventures. On the las
stave he ceased abruptly. and an Ell
clamation OF wonder broke from him.
They had been riding along a mario,
trail that afforded, as Oscar said.
short cut across a long timbered ridg
that lay between them and Armitage'
property. The path was rough an
steep. and the low hanging pine bough
and heavy underbrush increased tn
difficulties of ascent. Straining to tn
top. new valley, hidJ>l until nov
was disclosed in long and beautif,
vistas. 81 ~ &B
Armitage dropped the reins upon tn
neck OF his painting horse.
! ut is a fine valleyAyesy' asked o.
car, t.4ru3eu
sit Is possession worthy of the NJ
blcst gods!'F replied Armitage.. "Ther
is a white building with colonnade
away over there. Is 1t the house Q
the reiEning deityr' "a
y, III Isl Aots sir" Answered Oscar. VII
spoke English With q kind Of dOgge