The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1914-07-30


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Then they sat down and shot ouss
lions. while Abbott looked on bew,,
dered. Elephants and tigers and chi,
tabs and wild boar and quail-runptnx
and strange cultural names; welterIns
nights In the jungies, freezing morn
ings In the Hills; stupendous cara
games; and what had become OF Az
and-so, who always drank his whisky
neat; and whatshis-name, who IN.
vented cures for snake bitesi
Abbott deliberately pushed over an
oak bench. Am / host here or No, ~
ABBY, old man, how are your" sa,d
Courtlandt. smiling warmly and boId'
Ing out his hand. my apologies. but
| the colonel and never expected %
see each other again. And / find him
talking with you up here under this
roof. It's marvellous"
| It's a wonder you wouldn't dron
fellow line said Abbott. in a fault.
finding tone. as he righted the bench
When did you conner?
Last night Came up from Como
Going to stay long?r
That depends am really on NV
way to Zermatt I've hankerine n
have another try at the MatterhornY
Think OF thatl" exclaimed tho
colonel. He says another try"
You came a roundabout way" was
the artists comment.
"Oh, that's because l left Paris for
Brescia. They. had some good flights
there. Wonderful yearl They cross
the channel in an airship and discover
the North Pole"
"Pah, Neither will be of any usa
to humanity; merely fine sporting
proposition" The colonel dug into his
pocket for his pipe. But what do
you think OF Germany"
Fine country" answered Court.
landt, rising and going to a window.
fine people, too Why?"
DO you-er-think they could whip
u.s."
ION land. yes
The DEVIL"
"On water, no.
Thanks. In other words, you be.
lieve our chances equal?"
so equal that all this war-scare ia
piffle. But | rather like to see Won
English get up in the air occasional
ly. 1t will do you good. You've an
Idea because you walloped Napoleon
that you're the same race you were
then. and you are not The English.
speaking races. as the first soldiers
have ceased to be-"
We'll. | be deml" gasped the colonial
It's the truth. Take the American
he thinks there is nothing in the world
but money. Take the Britisher To
1im caste Is everything. Take the
money out of one mans mind and the
Importance OF being well-born out of
he other - He turned from the
window and smiled at the artist and
ne empurpling Anglo-Indian.
Abbott growled the soldier chat
nan Will some day drive me amuck
What do you think? One night, on
iger hunt. he got me into an argu.
nent like this. A brute OF a beast
umped into the middle of it. Court.
andt shot him on the second bound.
nd turned to me with-'Weu as
'as sayingl' don't know to this day
'hether it was nerve or what Won
lmericans call gall"
Divided by two." grinned Abbott.
Tia, see; half nerve and half gall.
IL remember that But we we're talk
lg OF airships.'
1 was retorted Courtlandt. you
ere the man who started the DOW
ow.' He looked down into the street
ith sudden interest. Who is THAR"
The colonel and Abbott hurried
ross the room.
what did | say, Abbott? | told
~ saw him. He's crazy; fact.
ninks he can travel around incognito
men there isn't magazine on earth
at hasn't printed his picture
Wei, why shouldn't he travel
ound II he wants to-" asked Court.
ndt coolly.
Inc colonel nudged the artist.
mere happens to be an attraction
Beiiaggio." said Abbott irritably.
me moth and the candle" sup
the colonel, peering over
shoulder. He's well set
!" grudgingly admitted the old fell
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