Gunnison news-champion., 1910-03-18

Haven't noticed What do yeS
think of kisyy"
rCbarging
And the photo isn't a marker"
Possibly not :"
three mossbs like a bear. My capital
might then readiasi itself q left aione
tBat ieugth of time
'scs yos at the club ;onieht." I" laugh
ed Hillard
They no,ided pieasautly aud took
their separate ways Merrihcw stood
very high IN Eiillard's regard He was
a iovable fellow. aud there was some
thing Kindred in his soul and III illard's.
possibly the spirit of romance. What
drew them together perhaps more than
anything else was their mutual love
of outdoor pieasures Take two men
aud put them ON good horses. send
them forth into the wilds 10 face all
inconveniences. aud II they are not
fast friends at the end of the journey
they never viii he.
For all his aversion to cards there
was a bit 81 the gamester In Hillard.
as once In his Office he decided on the
Fall of coin not to withdraw his per
sonal from the paper. Ne WAS quite
positive that he weuld never hear that
voice again; but. having thrown his
dice. he would let them lie.
Now. at n o'clock that same morn.
ing two distinguishes Italians sat
down to breakfast In one % the fash
ionable hotels. The one nor the other
had ever heard Of Hillard. They did
not even know that sHch a person ex-
isted and yet sereneiy unconscious
one was casting his life line. as the
palmist would say. across Hillasd's
The knots ana tangies were TO couse
later
The coffee IN this country Is abom-
inabler' growled one
The waiter smiled covertly behind
his hand These Italians and these
Germans. Why. there Is only one
place in the world where both the arc
ma and the flavor of coffee are pre-
served. and n is not. decidedly not. in
Italy or Germany. And IN his Zip ex-
ceesied 10 cents ne would be vastly
surprised The Italian never wastes
on necessities q penny which can he
applied to the gaming tables. And
these two were talking about Monte
Carlo and Ostend.
The younger OF the two was q very
Handsome man. tall. slender and netv
Gus. the Venetian type. bis black eyes.
keen and rowing. suggesting hasty
temper. The mouth. partly hidden IN
der a graceful military mastache. was
thin Tipped. the mouth Of a man who
WAS always master Of his vices From
his right cheek bone to the corner Of
his mouth ran scar. very well heal
ed And the American imagination
might readily have pictured villas.
maids in durance vile and sword
thrusts under the moonlight. But the
waiter. who had served his time in a
foreign army. knew no foil or rapier
could have made such scar: more
probably the saber.
His companion was equally pictur
esque With white head and iron gray
beard, he wore in his buttonhole tiny
bow of ribbon. the badge Of foreign
service
TIN afraid. Enrico. that you have
brought me 10 America on a useless
adventure" said the diplomat.
''She is here in New York. and I
shall find her. I must have money
must | owe you the incredible amount
Of 100000 lire There are millions IN
der my hand. and cannot touch a
penny"
do not let your debt to me worry
you"
"You are so very good. Giuseppe"
Have we not grown up together?
Sometimes ] think ! am partly 10
blame for your extravagance. But
friend is friend or he is not"
"Rut he who borrows from his friend
loses him. Observe how ! am placed
1t Is maddenins. ! have had dozen
opportunities TO marry riches This
milestone Is eternaily round my neck
] have gone through my part of the
fortune which was left us indepeBd
emily She has all of hers. and that is
why she Is so strong. ! am absolutely |
helpless"
Poor friend. These American we-
men, They all teiieve that man
00st have no Peccadillo< once ~ has
signed the marriage contract. Body
II Bacchus, the sacrament does not
make a man ,ess human than he was
before But this one Is clever She
0ieht be Italian bcrn-"
Her mother MAS Italian. u 10 the
schooling In this ccuntry that has made
~ 30 clever. The only thing ltaiian
shout her il her hatred she h my
ce9Dtrywoman there Without her
eossert Z can toSch nothing. and IL
divorce her-pcun'-aIi gees 10 the