The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-07-04

her great mass VI hui ""'
a style that harked back before his
day did away with none OF the
charm of it. This woman might
have been his grandmother as far
as age was commemorative dead
and-gone fashion of her pretty
gown. the dulness Of the unmount-
ed print, everything about her PIC
tured self told him this-nEd yet
his aching heart insisted that ESre
was the one girl.
Don had known many girls in the
old home town, but none who had
awakened in him the feelings that
this picture maiden inspired. lie
closed the volume, carefully repla-
cling in it the photograph, and with
a sigh retired.
The next day Don Werner start
led his employer by demanding a
long overdue vacation. Akron,
Ohio, was the objective point. He
suddenly had an inexplicable hun
ger to see the old town-to renew
old acquaintance.
The next day found him in the
Buckeye state.
At the best hotel in Akron he
dined alone. There was notice
able scarcity Of guests. The winter
holidays had called them home.
At the small table at the right OF
Werner sat an elderly man alone.
As Don gazed at him pretty girl
was piloted by SNUG waiter to a
chair beside this neighbor. She
was more than pretty; she was hand
some and to the solitary diner at
the other table, who now sat posi-
lively gasping, she was even Other
than this. She was reincarnation
For the princess who had just en-.
tered, faultlessly dressed, to the
fashions of the times, was living
breathing double of the maid whose
likeness Werner had found but two
evenings before in the old book.
With an effort the youth recov
cred himself. In daze he finished
his meal and left the hotel for ,
short stroll before retiring.
"Hello, Werner"
A hearty hand slapped the re
turned one en- the back and h
turned to recognize and eagerl.
greet his boyhood's chum, Fred Lis
don.
A few minutes swift dialogue, il
which the fortunes of each wer
made clear to the other, ensued.
$50 you are located in Ne,
York;" came from Lisbon. "Ho,
easy it is to lose track of old friends
But come back into the hotel. M
uncle ard cousin are here with mt
/ want you to meet them"
! They went into the hotel and tn
surprised Don was presented to tn
gentleman and girl who had been a
the adjoining table With an effor
he acknowledged the introductic
and the quartet repaired to the pal
lor of the Lisdon suite.
!, 1t was only after the theate
party following that Don found OK
portunity to speak to the girl alon
! and tell her the mystery that wa
puzzling him.
To Don's surprise, the gi1
laughed unsteady as he complete
the tale.
"Your mystery is no mystery 6
ALL she smiled. '"The photograp
you have is Of me. 1t is a proof
that gives it its look of antiouit,
and it was taken in a masquerad
costume. The mystery sums up
only one thing Why did that sui
, case go to New York inst FAD of New
ark. 1t belongs to father. 70
know, and We have never been abb
to trace it. Not that it was of an
particular value, but father is
!, collector of out-of-print books an
: you are now holding in your pos
session the gem of his collection"
Don Werner changed the subjec'
Upon his return to New York h
made a special trip to Newark
: return the old print. And, ther
after, he did not need ali excuse t