Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-10-24

knife and In the left Z fork. He
greeted the newcomer with great 70
spect; It was surprising to SEQ . guest
at this time Of the year. The man Of
the skis leaned his knapsack ana the
skis against the wall and said. "01tsn
morgen. Herr Wirthl"
The big German threw fork ana
knife on table and rubbing his hands
on his apron to remove the grease,
took the strangers sack and carried
II into the ONCE. There he put Z long.
ofhcial blank Of reporting paper be-
fore him, together with pen and ink.
It took long time for the stranger
to MI out all the somewhat imperti-
nent questions. but 1t last It was done.
On the last line he wrote IN large,
round characters tho name:
"Chevalier Sonapo d di Leon
what can do for you. chevalier1 r.
asked the hotelkeeper. who had used
the time to remove his apron and put
on = clean coat.
First Of All, / want some break
fast, then = room. ~ l would like to
spend q few days here."
The hosts face shone with pleasure
and he led his guest into the small
dining-room.
The chevalier's eyes wandered
around searchingly: they seemed to
penetrate into every nook and corner.
The host returned. followed By I
girl. who put snow-white cover on
one Of the tables. then steaming hot
rolls were brought in with coffee, but
ter. honey and some eggs.
The chevalier ate heartily; the early
morning exercise had given him .
splendid appetite. When he had nm
ished, the host offered him some o.
gars, but no smilingly refused. assur-
Ing him that he never used them.
"They are real Saharan, chevalier."
"Saharanf II that 4 new brandt"
mot exactly: Va have had It for
ton years. ever since the successful ir-
rigation Of the desert / understand
that It ID even better than the once
famous Havana.
Tho stranger looked 1t tho host
thoughtfully. then with some hesita-
ton he asked:
what = the name Of the engineer
who planned that projecti have
quite forgotten"
You are not q German. choyalier,
otherwise you would know the man
whom al the 0erman-speaking nations
regard with hope: his name b Count
Won Werdenstein."
The young man started, but recov-
cred himself quickly. How foolish.
have nearly split my coffee. Yes.
Werdenstein: / remember the name
now"
He 10 our Bismarck. Moltks and
Edison. in ono person"
The young man stared 1t the host
for second. "Quite . remarkable
man."
Indeed. sir, he was selected q
commander in chief BY the Interna,
tional Federation. for the war against
America"
II am sure It u = very happy selee.
ton"
We'll, sir. he IL . great man indeed.
but do wish. and ! am sure many
others wish 20 too, that instead Of
militarism, he would devote his ener.
giles to the betterment Of tho people.
TO industrial, agricultural and hnan.
cial developments: u that what you
meanf''
"Yes. sir. and above all else, to lift
Ing the burdens from the citizsns. You
know what we have to suffer under
this terrible military rule"
Il am . stranger. my dear host:
came from where the coffee and slen-
der palms grow. 30 don't know much
about the happenings around here
However, am interested and pray
that you tell mo more"
| Tho good host Of the Red Star waa
happy to ind some one who was glad
to listen to his talk: this stranger
even took his notebook out and dashed
some interesting details into It.
Later on he found q queer little
newspaper, the Koelnische Zeitung,
and read the news section with much
interest.
The same morning no inquired for
the best tailor in town and Herr
Schulz, the host. telephoned for him.
When the little tailor arrived he took
measurements, showed fashion plates
and goods. but the chevalier left the
selection to him. STIMULATING that al
he wanted was the latest In svegy.
thing.
| The tailor touched the clotA the
chevalier's Alpine coat was made Of
and examined 1t closely with An air
Of surprise. This u something nsv