The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1908-07-30

the door smok- i&U
Ing a cob pipe. HlF
Seeing Oscar. he wv
went inside and
brouphtoutsome A country store, post
Iottors ordrows. office aud inn COM
papers. which he
delivered to him In silence.
This Is Lamar postoffice," announc-
ed Oscar.
"rhere must be some mail here for
me-" said Armitage.
Oscar handed him several long en-
velopes-they bore the name of the
Bronx Loan and Trust company. whose
Office In New York was his permanent
address, and he opened and read a
number Of letters and ca5legrams that
had been forwarded. Their contents
evidently gave him satisfaction, for he
whlstled cheerfully as he thrust them
into his pocket.
You keep In touch with the world.
do you, Oscar? 1t is commendable.
II take Washington paper. 1t re-
lieves the monotony. and can see
where the regiments are moving and
whether my old captain is yet out Of
the hospital and what happened to my
lieutenant In his court martial about
the pay accounts. One must observe
the world-yes. At the postoftice back
there"-he jerked his head to Indicate
ut Is against the law to sell whisky in
postotfice, SO that storekeeper with
the red nose and small yellow eyes
keeps 1t In brown jug In the back
ROOM"
ITO be sure" laughed Armitage. 81
hope 1t is good article"
ut Is vile" replied Oscar. Ills
brother makes 1t up in the hills, and
It is as strong as wood lye."
"Moonshine! l have heard Of 1t. We
must have some for rainy days"
1t was new world to John Armi-
tage. and his heart was as light as the
morning air as he followed Oscar along
the ruddy mountain road. He was in
Virginia. and somewhere on this soil,
perhaps in some valley like the one
through which he rode. Shirley Clal-
borne had gazed upon blue distances,
with ridge rising against ridge, and
dark pine covered slopes like these he
saw for the first time. He had left his
affairs In Washington In n sorry mud
die. but he faced the new day with
buoyant spirit and did not trouble him.
sell. to look very far ahead. He had
definite business before him. His ca
Diagrams We're reassuring on that
point. The fact that he was in sense
a fugitive did not trouble him in the
least. He had no intention Of allowing
Jules Chauvenets assassins to kill him
or Of being locked up In Washington
jail as the false Baron Won Kissel. II
he admitted that he was not John Ar.
mitage it would be difficult to prove
that he was anybody elsa fact touch
Ing human testimony which Jules
Chauvenet probably knew perfectly
well.
On the whole. he was satisfied thai
he had followed the wisest course thus
far. The broad panorama of the morn.
Ing hills communicated to his spirit
growing citation. He began singing In
German Il ballad that recited the sor-
rows Of pale maiden prisoner in a
dark tower on the Rhine. whence her
true knight rescued her after many
and fearsome adventures. On the last
stave he ceased abruptly. and an ex.
clamation of wonder broke from him.
They had been riding along narrow
trail that afforded, as Oscar said. a
short cut across long timbered ridge
that lay between them and Armitage's
property. The path was rough and
steep. and the low hanging pine boughs
md heavy underbrush increased the
difficulties Of ascent. Straining to the
op, a new valley. hidden until now,
was disclosed In long and beautiful
'istas.
9 Armitage dropped the reins upon the
leck Of his painting horse.
1T is fine valley-yes" asked Os-
ar.
1T Is a possession worthy Of the no
,lest gods" replied Armitage There
3 white building with coonnades
way over there. Is It the house Of
he reigning deityY'
1T is not, SIR" answered Oscar. who