The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1910-12-01

was no CABIN accommodation ABOVE
4 learned the code. you know. com.
Ing over" he conhded to Betty. Won
der what they're saying2 Listen.
Johnny's knowledge was not verS
extensive. He deciphered the words
~ryoga." great haste" make all ef-
forts to save life. and III H"
Well. we're on the train OF the story,
anyhow" he ch~eerfuily mused. That
ought to be some consolation
All night the three were crowded n
a space not big enough for two Of
them. The yacht made good time. n
when a finally stopped with a jolt.
Meta sought them out and babe them
SO ashore
They were landing at the wharf Of
what might have been a conventional
English seaport country place. At the
end OF a driveway. over which every
body llmped except City Editor Bur
ton. who Benoni had left tethered in
the yacht. rambled a ~pretentious house
Of Gothic architecture. A modern
glass covered piazza was built along
a side OF the place. and as they
mounted the steps Betty recognised
within this enclosure Tyoga in cap and
apron. In charge OF q pair OF children.
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boy was the larger Of the two. a slight
dark lad. with a petnlant expression
and awkward movements. Later Betty
saw this a~wkwardness was caused by
q deformity OF the hip The girl was
palmer OF face han her brother. but
her figure had The perfect symmetry OF
all wild things that live In the Open
air.
Tvora wa~ ma,din~ whfta -
ment. but At sight OF the pilgrims n
dropped her work me went forward 20
greet them. leaving the children star
ing after her.
She bowed before Betty and the two
other Americans. kissed Meta warmly
On the cheeks. and embraced Benoni
passionately. When these two were to-
gether the relationship OF mother aud
son was easily dIscernible-
~Ah. so you came safely away" she
sighed. In a relieved manner 4 was
50 alarmed Hamley came home his
morning. He and the old man had a
dreadful argument They are upstairs
now. II has been frightfuI- But you
must not mind. / do not know what
I am going &c do with the children.
They are getting 50 old now. ! can't
put them on with fairy tales any long
er. It Is racking.- She turned o Bet
u. I'm glad your friends found you
Poor child The strain on you has
been terrible. but the mari Is nearing
It's end. You shall soon see"
The interior Of the house was as con-
ventIonal as It's exterior Betty. Larry
Morris and Johnny felt that the pc
numbra OF mystery was at length be-
ing pierced BY the return OF reason ,
But II Mr.. Wayne finds these peo- f,
pie here he may kill them" objected
BenonL !
He shall not see them.- assured 4
Tyoga- Nor Hackleye. neither. They r
and the children must an be out OF .
sight before ne comes down stairs :
Since she Is dead HackIeye cannot :
abide the sight Of the children any !
more. And all her things-he wants :
them out OF sight down here. yet he
lives in her old rooms. Take them to
the north wing. Meta. and / viii bring !,
the children
The north wing had four bedrooms.
a sitting room. and q small olcove. Il !
was done In English chlntz. and several Il
canaries sung and swung in the win
dOws. In Betty's room had been placed !
garments more conventional han those y
she wore, and a dozen little toilet con-
not the least welcome Of e
which was a box OF hairpins In assort- y
ed sizes. She fingered long at her 2
dressing-why shouldn't she have done d
so? In all this time she had not been Z.
near the accustomed Injuries Of g
life. The bath tub was a delight. the 70
brushes. creams and powders brought !"
visions OF civilization. and even @
The makeshlfts for fashionable clothing .
we're q comfort. True. the skirt laid x
put was plainly Tyoga's and needed q :.
iozen reefs and tucks; but for a wafsr y
here was an ~old-fashioned p~olonaiee. -
this was better suited to Beffvss CO
IKE. When she was finished she real
y felt proud OF herself, and awaited
he reunion with the boys In the sic
room with great authorization ne
a Jared better IN the matter 4 ~,
though Johnny's trousers were ~
100 long and Larry's were at half-mast ~
While they criticised, commented ana sn'
compared the children burst IN uDon tn
hem. The boy limped quietly Ia. bnt nrl
he girl stormed through the DOOR rei
Ike q whirIwind ths
-Where you live when you were . ger
little girl7" she flashed at Betty. mid SUE
hey always rave something dolnr Ing
Iround hat you couldn't see fnto7s we
"Of course they did" said Bette 4
Those things always happen when dor
'ou're children" Ma
But I don't believe II was like II f. and
persisted the child. Here I
Kings are 80 funny. they make you Bet
II you don't want to. You needn,f put
brother. you know it's true Any eat
'ody can see Il And why did these Ls
'eopie come here In those skin ciothes7 mai
Ind why has Tyoga been 50 worrIed7 ned
Why won't papa see Us. and where T
motnerl Do you-oh. tell me-do star
ou think our mothers dead7" he aan,
hiid cried, ningiag herself IN Bett,sr berr
~ we had the lovoliest mother. and avn
he's been gone for 50 longi" y
what was your mothers name har'
aarf~ questioned Betty. though she rorr