Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-07-22

The man Jumped to their trifiing dan
his feet and stood at gers"
attention. "There are on.
emies-yesY and Oscar nodded his
head solemnly In acceptance Of the sit.
uation.
Il am going to trust you absolutely.
You have no conhdants-you are not
maried?"
How should q man be married who
10 a soldier7 have no friends. They
are Improbable" declared Oscar SOL
EMMY.
Il fear you are a pessimist Oscar.
but a pessimist who keeps his mouth
shut II a good ally. Now. II you are
not afraid Of being shot or struck with
. knife. and II you are willing to obey
my orders for few weeks We may be
able to do some business. First, re-
member that am Mr.. Armitage. You
must learn that now and remember it
for all time. And If any one should
ever suggest anything else"-
The man nodded his comprehension.
That win b the time for Oscar to
b dumb. I understand. Mr.. Armi-
taGe." .TS
Armitase smiled. The man present
ed 20 vigorous q picture Of health, his
simple character was 90 transparently
rejected in his eyes and face that be
did not in the least question him.
"Hou ars IN intelligent person. SER
esant II you are equally discreet
able to b deaf when troublesome queA-
lions are asked. then think W shall
get on"
"You should remember began o.
car.
II remember nothing, observed
Armitage sharply. and Oscar was
quite humble again. Armitage opened
q trunk and took out an envelope. from
which he drew several papers and
small map. which he unfolded and
spread on the, table He marked a
spot with his lead pencil and passed
the map to Oscar
"Do you think you could find that
placer ~ 't.
The man breathed hard over It for
several minutes.
Eyes. 1t would be easy" And he
nodded his head several times a. he
named the railroad stations nearest
the point indicated by Armitage. The
placeAwas in one Of the mountainous
counties Of Virginia, fifteen miles from
an east and west railway line. Armi-
tage opened q duly recorded deed
which conveyed to himself the title to
1900 acres OF land; also q curiously
complicated abstract Of title showing
the successive transfers Of ownership
from colonial days down through the
years Of Virginia's splendor to the
dread time when battle shook the
world. The title had passed from the
receiver Of defunct shooting club to
Armitage, who had been charmed by
the description Of the property as set
forth in an advertisement and lured,
moreover, by the amazingly small
price at which the preserve was Of
fered.
1T Is farm-yes?
1T is wilderness, l fancy" said
Armitage. II have never seen 1t. !
may never see 1t, for that matter. But
you will find your way there, going
first to this town, Lamar, studying the
| country. keeping your mouth shut and
seeing what the Improvements on the
ground amount to. There's some sort
| of bungalow there. built by the
| shooting club. Here's a description of
the place, on the strength Of which l
bought It. You may take these papers
along to judge the size of the swim.
de"
Eyes, SIR"
"And a couple of good horses. plenty
OF commissary stores-plain military
necessities. you understand-and some
bedding should be provided. want
You to take full charge Of this matter
and get to work ~ quickly - possible
| 1t may be tribe lonesome down there
among the hills. but n you serve me
well you shall not regret it." e.
Yes. / am quite satisfied with the