Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-07-20

20 please turn of the hot air. l saw
your foreman In Helena the last time
was out there, and he was sober.
mention the fact knowing that I'm
jeopardizing my reputation for veraci.
ty. but it's the Lords truth OF course
you spent Christmas at the old home
in England-one OF those yule log and
plum pudding Christmases you read OF
In novels. You Englishmen"-
| my dear Sanderson. don't call me
English! I've told you a dozen times
that I'm not English"
80 you did. so you did! I'd forgot
ten that you're SO sensitive about 1t. "
and Sanderson's eyes regarded Armi-
tage intently for moment. as though
he were trying to recall some previous
discussion of the young mans nativity.
II offer you free swing at the bar.
senator. May | summon Montana
cocktail? You taught me the ingredi-
ents once-three dashes orange bitters.
two dashes acid phosphate. half Jig
ger Of whisky and half a jigger Of Ital-
ian vermuth. You undermined the
constitutions Of half Montana with
| UNIT LltSS'
Sanderson reached for his hat with
sudden detection.
1.-THE sprinkling cart for me! I've
got nerve specialist engaged by the
year to keep me out OF sapitariums. See
! here ! want you to 60 with us tonight
I The secretary OF states push 80,
any OF the Montana boys get this far
| nd I o.
| n purposes. Say. John. when saw
| inch Tight. Montana" written on the
giSter down there IL increased my
"rulation seven beats. You're all
;.ht. and I guess you're about as good
American as they make-any where
John Armitage!"
The function for which the senator
ON Montana provided an Invitation
'r Armitage wns large affair In
"acr Of several new ambassadors. Al
O'Clock Senator Sanderson wae in
reducing Armltage right and left a.
ne Of his representative constituents
Nrmitage and he owned adjoining
snches In Montana. and Sanderson
allied upon his neighbor to stand up
| Oiuiy AOA tuCII CtdtC UCkVI0 Tue Iulu
ons Of effete monarchies
Mrs. Sanderson had asked Armitage
return to her for 4 little Montana
Alk. a. she put It, after the nrst rush
u their entrance was over. and a. he
waited In the drawing room for an op-
,ortunity Of speaking TO her be chattsd
with Fransel. an attache Of the Aus
rian embassy. to whom Sanderson had
Introduced him. Fransei was Q gloomy
voung man with q mooocle. and he
was waiting for q particular GIRL whe
happened to be the daughter q the
spanish ambassadors. And, this being
bis object 10 had chosen his positian
with care, near the door Of the draw
Ing room. and Armitage shared for the
moment the advantage that lay In the
Austrian's point Of view. Armitaee
had half expected that the Claibornes
wo0ld Be- pessent at d function a. COM
prehensive Of the higher onicial world
a. this. and he intended asking Mr..
Sanderson II she knew them 40 soon
- opportunity offered The Austrian
attache proved tiresome. and Armitage
was about to drop him. when suddenly
he caught sight Of Shirley Claiborne
at the far end Of the broad hall. Her
head was turned partly toward him.
He saw her for an instant through the
throng. Then his eyes fell upon
Chauvenet at her side. talking with
liveliest animation. He was not more
than her own height. and his profile
presented the clean. sharp effect Of a
cameo. The vivid outline of his dark
face held Armitage's eyes. Then a.
Shirley passed on through an opening
In the crowd her escort turned. hold
ing the way open for her. and Armi
tage met the mans gaze.
II was with an accented gravity that
Armitage nodded his head to some dec.
laratiOn OF the melancholy attache at
this moment. He had known when ne
LETT Geneva that he had not done with
Jules Chauvenet. but the mans prompt
appearance surprised Armitage. He
ran over the names Of the steal ers by
which Chauvenet might easily have
sailed from either German or a
French port and reached Washington
quite as soon as himself. Chauvenet
was in Washington. at any rate, and
not only there. but socially accepted
and in the good graces Of Shirley Clai.
borne.
The somber attache was speaking of
the Japanese.
They must be crushed-crushed,"
said Franzel The two had been con.
versing In French.
Eyes. he must be crushed" returned |
Armitage absentmindedly. in English:
then. remembering himself, he repeat |
ed the affirmation In French. changing
the pronoun.
Mrs. Sanderson was now free She |
was pretty. vivacious woman. much |
younger than her stalwart husbands
college graduate whom he had found
school near one Of his silver
Mines
welcome once more. constituent.
We're proud to see You. can tell you.
Dur host owns some marvellous tapes
ries. and they're hung out tonight for
h. II