The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-01-02

~ ~ oieA TOT the ietJert
~fe must sign in Ink said Erase,
70 who was always willing to display hi
<nowiedse. even o. trifes. 1--WE a stoyic
10 graphic pen. Mr.. Dobroski.''
= Excuse me-" said the old man. bow
d ing round when be had received the pack
= age from the postman. He broke the seal
g ,e.surely. walking TO one side as he did 20
4 Angela \ he cried. suddenly. ~com.
= mere The girl moved quickly to hi.
3 sue and saw at glance that he was
D strangely disturbed. His face was white
: and his eyes. ordinarily so calm and
mournfui. glittered with an unusual lsht.
le Is with you" he said, in a voice as
aisordered as his looks. that l must
snare this so sacred joy. Let ns BE- alor,e
, little sweetheart. Come with me-" He
TOOK her BY the hand and hurried her
; rom the garden TO the salon. followed bv
the curious and wondering glances of the
Others Here :" he said-"hereI Aftar
these thlrty-th7e years. Look NV
vile. little sweetheart. my bows -
Angela was alarmed and wonder
stricken, his manner was so changed and
Wild His lean brown baud trembled As
ne held out to her a something in = bind
ing OF faded golden fligree. Angela. open
ing II, saw two miniatures within. In
one, TWO handsome lads of twenty or
rnereahouts were standing with their arms
about each others waist. The other de-
pieted woman in the prime of youth.
and dressed in the national costume az
Poland Angela had scarcely glanced AT |
Il when Dobroski took it and her hand
together and kissed the picture twice or /
thrice
here he said, with hyxteric tremu-
iousness- After these thirty years r.
Iry to be calm. dear" urged Angel.
with hand upon his shoulder.
1es, yes" be answered Il win he
calm Look l am calm already"
1hese are your wife and your bovs7'
she said. surveying the miniatures .sYes
The boys are very ike you"
Mr. Athanos Zeno, with a small secrs-
ralre under his arm. walked into the
room. bowed. and. establishing himself AZ !
4 little table at the far end OF the cham
Der, began to make busy arranepmenfu
'or writing, setting down his inksfsnd I
Win brisk tap on the table, and smooth .
ng out his blotting paper with a flourish Z
Angela had never seen Mr.. Zeno before -
ma Dooroski scarcely saw him now hpf n
ne girl was conscious Of an interior de- D
nand for privacy, and with a hand laid g
entity on the old mans arm she moved u
Oward the open doorway which eommpni- "a
ated with the larger salon. DobrosE; 81
leided to the pressure. aud made a sren d
TWO With downward eyes. his lean d
rown nIgers tremulorisly tearing Al the u
ackage which still contained 4 so,,a- vi
hat bulky inclosure Of papers. The en- oh
slope gave way, and he dropped some 81 ST
contents on the floor. Angela felI Sd
BON one knee and. gathering uD tbe
len papers, handed them to him. 20
Inc sudden grasp with which be tore fri
en- from her fingers, the look be bent
on them. the quick. gaspinx ~Ha - =
at broke from him, so startled her thar Oh,
e kneit there, still looking M At him for
fear and wonder. The quick. pasnin~
ciamation he had made had much ~ M.
: sound with which hungry wild bear The
elves his daily rations, and for = more Int.
'tant his teeth were barred with a Iook :
ogether savage and carnivorous. .r
Inis singular transport lasted but . Gan
ment, but be stood for a second or can
staring intently at the paper in hfs 9TH,
I'd, whilst Angela rose slowly. and laid mes
hand upon his arm again. Then she him
that the object which had so excited ano
was the photograph of a man OF han
rly bis own Gge-the face a quarter Of !
SIZE or thereabouts-the photograph this
Clearly and finely printed-and the foiIe
lect noticeable BY a lofty dome Of and
forehead, and the eyes Of a very wiz
nee more Dobroski obeyed the zIfeht
sure Of her hand. and they entered
larger salon together. Angels closed
door, and the old man sat down upon III
broad sill Of one Of the windosvx crea
hxedly regarding the photograph. BY In Il
by ne offered 1t, without raising his Gerr
to Angela, and began to turn over an e
papers Most Of them were printed go
one was in Russian. and another IN -.
nan type Scattered among them bv 80.
fall were the leaves Of a lengthy lat Int
and having sorted these leaves from IN a
1thers, and arranged them n ~ - City
n which they were numbered. he h. latio
10 read. the I
e letter was written in French. and supp
aue one Or Two ordinations liz the than
lAAsuAzs ~ ne read An! the good cultu
ssh.ta. vns alone dis cost
iown-turned nsIr.. $3.50 ~ sssa n'sers year
little distance ghe bsd ia - creas
-~~-~~ ~%'-'A%T@ one udQ lHl0 DOWN
photograph and the miniatures on the raise
W sill beside Dobroski, and divided emplc
erious and inquiring regard between come
and him. He SKINNED the letter cities.
y as II In search Of something until
sched the final page. This he read
and deliberately, breaking of once
y the letter In both hands between Il
nees with an odd cacklInx laugh, was !
whatever else 1t may have ex- that
d, was absolutely devoid Of mirth. ers.v
this he read on quietly to the end, aI
the letter and the printed papers ot5 "a
er, restored them to the torn en- .stvs
and buttoned up the package in -
coat. ' 'o'>s "Oh,
Is was stolen" he said, taking up Of toll
miniatures, and holding the case string
gently between the palms Of both finger
when my house was sacked BY q me Z z
mob In Vienna more than thirty
lgo. And now e dear old fris~d-
the few dear old friends-fnds Il ~.
nee In shop window In Berlin.
how poor he is--Job was never plopo't
yet he ccntrives to buy It, and TO Daue
10 ne by the friend who ~vrffs. Faith