The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1914-09-10

lieved and told him not TO try to e.
cape. but await further Development
On leaving the telephone Rudol
Z found his captor host waiting for hir
I'm the dining room. and the two sa
down TO such luncheon as the DO
had never tasted before. While the.
we're eating the gentleman talked. blu
not about what Rudolf wished TO hear
an explanation OF this strange captiv
ity He asked Rudolf what he proposet
to do DOW that he had left school. ant
when Rudolf told him that he was 90
ing to hunt for position In business
the other shook his head.
"You will never succeed In business.
he said
why do you say thatY'
by the shape Of your head and the
: expression Of your face | judge that
you were born for an intellectual ca
reer How would you like to go ia
collegeT
"Oh, | should like that above all
things But I can't Mother has done
everything for me up to this time. aud
now that ! am nearly man | must
begin the work OF taking care Of her."
/ The host seemed to vince at this and
remained quiet for a time. Then he
continued
III certain arrangements can be
made which shall propose to you.
will you go to collegeY'
This quite took Rudolf's breath
away For one year during which his
mother was Ill she had been obliged
TO put him In store as errand boy.
| This had given the natural distaste
there was In him for business an OPP
portunity TO crop out The bare Idea
of going to college filed him with de-
light
Where will the money come from p
he asked
II will furnish that"
Rudolf. though intent upon knowing
more. thrust back the next question
that was on his tongue and applied
himself to a delicacy which the butler
served him
When the luncheon was finished his
host led him TO the library. pointed to
an easy chair. then. seating himself in
another, said:
Rudolf your father is not dead he
is very much alive"
The boy started. then sat looking at
the speaker. waiting hungrily for more
HE came to America from England
about twenty years ago He was the
son of nobleman. and In that country
they have what they call law of
entail. which settles the family estate
on the oldest son Your father was
the second son He came to America. /
met your mother. who was then a
beautiful girl. fell in love with her
and married her After you were
born his father in England sent for
him TO come back without his wife +
and proposition would be made to
him. He accepted the invitation His
father told him that his older brother
had received an injury while hunting
from which he would never recover
II your father would remain In Eng
land. divorce his American wife and
marry among his peers In England he
should be put In possession of the title
and estates. Your father after much
persuasion wrote your mother OF this
She consented to It and
obtained divorce on the ground of
desertion Your father married again.
and his wife died chlldless year ago.
These are the bare facts | shall
neither try to excuse your father nor
10 condemn him. That | leave for
your mother to do | will say. how
ever. that he condemns himself bit
terly"
Where is my father nowY asked
Rudolf. wondering.
Here; am your father"
There was a pause, after which the
boy asked why he had been kidnapped
II came to America to make amends
for what have done Your mother
can best be made to forgive me through
the one she loves best-her son. | de
sired to tell you the story in my own
way and send my supplications for
forgiveness to her through you. You
ire free to go back TO her this after
loon and ask her If she will receive a
visit from me-"
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now; | am sure she viii do as | wish.
md | wish that she shall forgive
you"
The car was ordered. and the two
vent hand In hand to the porte-cochere
There Rudolf threw his arms about
his fathers neck. kissed him and was
arred away.
When Rudolf reached home his moth
n asked him to give her couple OF
hours of quiet thought In her room
Ind then she would give him her de
,ision For awhile she found II hard
o conquer rebelious feelings against
he husband who hid deserted her. but
of her early happy married
life softened her heart.
Rudolf went back with a favor
BILE reply He remained at the house
lis father had temporarily taken dur
ne his stay In America while his
ather went for m interview which
he boy hoped and prayed might bring
family reunion During the time that
e was left alone he was treated with
very attention by the servants, but so
reat was his impatience to learn what
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