Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-02-16
CHAPTER xvll.--continued.

He smiled. 1T ISIS not chance.
but a certainty" he said. 1T wass
only agreed last night. England will
march this summer 700 men up the
Peace river. In the fall they will be
across the Rockies So. They can
take boats easily down the streams to
Oregon. You ask II there will be
troubles. l tell you, yess."
What time can England make
with her brigades, west-bound. my
friend?" asked him casually. He an
swered with gratifying scientific pre-
cision.
From Edmonton to Fort Colville.
west of the Rockies, IT bass been done
In six weeks. and FIVE days. by Sir
George himself. From Fort Colville
down 1t ISIS easy by boats. 1t takes
the voyageur three months to cross,
or four months. II would take troops
twice that long, or more. For you in
the states, you can go faster. And
ali, my friend II iss worth the race,
that Oregon. Believe me, it ISIS full
OF bugs--of new bugs; IL news species
haf discovered and named 1t ISIS
something's of honor. iss II not?"
What you say interests me very
much, SIR" / said. Il am only an
American trader, knocking around to
see the world little BIT. You seem
TO have been engaged In some scien-
tific pursuit in that country"
.Yess," he said "Mein own govern
ment and mein own university. they
send me to this country to do what
hass not been done. ! am insecto-
logger. Shall show you my bugs of
Oregon? You shall see them yess?
Come with me to my hotel. You shall
see many bugs. such as science hass
not yet known"
was willing enough to go with
him; and true to his word he did show
me such quantities of carefully pre-
pared and classified insects as had
not dreamed our own country offered.
Twelve new species!" he said, with
pride. "Mein own country will gif
me honor for this. Five years spend.
Now I 60 back home.
Il shall not tell you what nickname
they gif me in Oregon" he added.
smiling; but my real name ISIS VOL
fran Won Rittenhofen. Berlin. 1t wass
last my home. Tell me, you go soon
to Oregon"
That is very possible" answered:
and this time at least spoke the
truth. I'VE are bound In opposite d.
rections. but II you are sailing for
Europe this spring, you would save
time and gain comfort by starting
from New York 1t would give US
great pleasure II we could welcome
80 distinguished a scientist In Wash
ingtop."
mo, / am not yet distinguished.
Only shall / be distinguished when !
have shown my IL new species to
mein own university"
But 1t would give me pleasure also
to show you Washington. You should
see also the government Of those
backwoodsmen who are crowding out
to Oregon. Would you not like to
travel with me in America SO far as
that?"
He shook his head doubtfully. Per
haps ! make mistake to come by the
ST. Lawrence? 1t would be shorter to
go by New York? Well. hat no
hurry. think 1t over. yess.Y
But tell me, where did you get that
leetle thing?" he asked me again pres
emily. taking up in his hand the In
dian clasp.
II traded for it among the Grow In
dams"
You know what 1t ISIS, eh?"
mo, except that it is Indian made"
He scanned the round disks care
fully "Wait!" he exclaimed. II
show you something's
He reached for my pencil, drew
toward him a piece Of paper, taking
from his pocket meantime bit Of
string. Using the latter for radius,
he drew circle on the piece OF paper.
Nov look what do" he said. as
bent over curiously. See, ! draw q
straight line through the circle. ! d.
vide 1t in half. so divide 1t In half
once more, and make point. Now l
shorten NV string. one-half. On each