South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-10-15

nA SS 80 Hammii. the driver
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passenger-ofered him a nip. together
With few reflections en- the univeIse-
and went out Of his way 20 say some
nice things about "over thar" But the
straight-backed. yellow mustsched. sol
dierly-looking man from "over thar" re-
ceived these advices with inarticulate
murmurs OF repression and on their
being repeated. turned away the light
OF his countenance from Robert Hammil'
and engrosse1 himself in the scenery OF
California. This was a pity. not only for
Its tacit denial Of the brotherhood OF
man. but as IL later on involved the de-
scent OF the straight backed man into
what might be called space-together
with a dressing case. dispatch box. hat
box and q roll Of steamer rugs. The
stage dropped him at the dusty cross
roads, disappearing in the direction Of
what a rusty iro6 notice said was Wat
sonville. while the erstwhile passenger
gazed blankly at another, on which was
the inscription: Gel NidO Ranch"
a little unbending on the part OF the
man from "over thar" would have re-
suited in Bobs taking a detour and dis
embarking him. all complete, at his des-
tination; and this for no other toll than
a hearty you're welcome" as he whipped
up his four horses. But Captain An
struther was unused 10 a scheme OF
things where a ready fellowship counted
for more than money. All his life people
had automatically arisen TO carry his
baggage. move him in the proper direc-
ton and answer generally for his COM
fort and we'll being To find himself on
a dusty road. in the heart Of a wild and
lonely country. an orphan traveller so 10
sneak, with nobody to take care of him
but himself-was it any wonder that An
strutheT looked somewhat depressed, or
that the tails OF his pugree dropped limp
y in the ambient air Of the Golden State?
o. course he had a pugree, and strange,
enormous shoes. with hObnails in them,
and wonderful checked knickerbocker
costume. involving a weird variety OF
gaiter that stopped half way up his calf
He was no less singular inside than out,
and next his skin was a leather money
belt, and he was wound round and round
with flannel TO keep him from having
cholera, and concealed about his person
was a silver drinking-cup that cost
guineas at Silver's, and compact little
filter that weighed only a pound and an
extraordinary knife Of extraordinary size.
which had a folding spoon in it, and a
gimlet and saw and a sailors needle
He had been "outftted" in London. at
an expense of f1OO. and that was why he
clanked as he walked and dug things into
him when he sat down. Why California
should require such terrific preparations
It Is not for the narrator to say. Per-
Aaps it is because the narrator does not
know. Does anybody know. indeed. why
the BritOn abroad should assume a guise
likely to tempt the lightning from its
path and interfere with the stars in their
courses?
Captain Claude George Pennifeld An
struther regarded his dressing case, dis
patch-box. hat-box. portmanteau. gun
case, portable bath and roll of steamer
rugs with a dawning sense that British
sclidity and lightweight might be carried
TOO far. He Yves even more of this opin-
ION by the time he had conveyed these
articles to the shelter OF some adjacent
chapparal and had Topped of with the
help of the knife with the folding spoon
the Eiblet, saw and sailors needle)
enough dusty branches to hide them
from the gaze Of possible passersby.
This accomplished. he set of. in no
very rosy frame OF mind. to follow The
read TO FL Nido Ranch. He did nor stem
out with the air Of a man assured NJ a
bath. Scotch and soda and hospitable
welcome. on the contrary. he wore the
set expression of one engaged with a
very disagreeable duty, and his mind in
stead Of dwelling on the beautiful and ro-
mantle scenery. was weighted like lead
besides with the memory OF a dressing
case. despatch box. hat box. portmaneau.
gun case. portable bath, and roll of
steamer rugs left unchecked in the cloak
room Of high heaven However. he ad-
vanced manfully. swinging a very thick
stick. and printing the mountain road
with a hobnaiied pattern that puzzled
those little woOdmen. the school children.
for days afterward. A miIe-two miles
and then he came in sight OF some strag-
ely red buildings on a hill. The captain
pegged away; the red buildings grew
redder and larger: one of them. almosS
factory for size CURLY informing him.
in letters ten feet high. that IL was
WINERY
The stranger breathed a sigh OF relief
He knew now that he had arrived az his
destination. He struck of a little TO the
right. where a good sized private house
surrounded by a paling fence. obviously
sheltered the owner or foreman of the
ranch. The privacy OF this place was
protected by a board which said sue
cinctly: Keep Out" but the English
man, undeterred by the warning. kept on
and STROBE up the gravel walk to the
rose-embowered porch beyond He was
a little daunted. however. by the prevail
ing silence He would have welcomed the