Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1917-03-02

etnhtlcn IN the paper. but In my heart
there was something that ross aud an.
awered the sadness IN bis eyes with
again all fiat aavageness " n bar.
bnrlan.
Then III take you " tbs psIat OF
demiss -0lmost-if nsed you," he an.
swered me-, With laugh that lid a
qulyer of emotion ia bis voice as some
thing that was like unto n spark ahst
from the depths " hs oyos nte the
depths VI mine, 90 get the papsrs
verified and let me know VIXEN ysu
have nnished" And thls time | was
Ia reality dismissed. woat. but n
my heart was u strange smoldsr that
the spark had kindled.
Ia the small room that opened VI that
Of the OogvsTneur Faulkner, with a
door thnt knew 70 lead into the room
Of my uncle, the General Robert,
seated myself at table by n window
which looked down upon the city
spread 1T tue foot OF the Capitol hill
lying shimmerlng IA the young spring
mlsts that driftcd across It's houactops.
! laid down the papers. took a pencil
from u tray close beside my hand aud
then faced the most dreadful Of any
situation that had ever brought down
upon my own head also faced at
the Same time the smiling cyuntcnance
OF my Buzz. who looked Into the door
from tue room of my uncle the Cen
cral Robert, slipped through that door
aud closed Il gently behind him.
safe on lrst base, The old boy OF
the bayonets has been called to the
governor. aud bell not be back bsfore
they both have luncheon sent In to
them. ] hare taken his letters. and
now I'm Oh. What did Bill hand
you?'
Death aud also destruction" an.
eweTed In an eSplctlye cften used by
'ny father In times of catastrophe.
and with those words ! showed 10 my
fiuZz the two long papers
"Shoo; that's uo blg Job. | looked
over aud verified this one myself yes
terday In ten minutes. Hello; this
other one Is IN French, Just run Il
through, and II II Is 10 tally call II
and III hold this one We can do I,
In fifteen minutes Go ahead from
the top line across" And my Buzz
held the paper In his hand az be seat
ed himself in readiness upon the cor
ner OF my desk beside me.
"oh. my Buzz, ! have such morti.
hcat;on that cannot add one to an.
other OF these long llgures When
place one number 10 another ! must
use my fingers. aud ia this case you
see that II Is Impossible" Tears did
not allow Ia my eyes. but they were
In my voice. aud looked into the eyes
OF my Buzz With Il great terror
What Is II that shall dor | am In
disgrace"
You complete edition Of aid, you;
don't you know | can do It for you
that Is, II you know what all these
ktlo things stand for IN Englishg Do
youF' As he spoke that kind Bug put
his hand on my shoulder With q niee
rough shnte.
Il do know from my governess, Mad
am Fournet. aud | VIII write II all
down for you. my Buzz. for whom
feel NO mpeh gratitude for help" an.
swered. with gulckness.
Stow the gratitude and write 'em
all oat. Il WI take us about an hour,
but Il IN good TO keep callcoes waiting
occasionally" he said, and did there.
upon seat himself beside the table and
draw to himself the two sheets Of pa
per, while eGlctly wrote out the tn.
hle OF French weights and measure.
ments translated into English.
did very much enjoy that hour In
which my puz: laborea with u pencil
aud grsa< Industry while ! called to
him tie list OF l9ng figures aud then
verified Gs he showe.i me the units
upon the peEe In the French language.
He made jokes at me between work 4
ings While he attended his cigarette
and we, together had much laughter.
There are just three places where
these fgures disagree, and have mark
cd them ccrefully. LAiglon." h. said,
az at last he lalG down both pieces Of
the paper. These French speclfca.
tions and figures that tnored you rep
resent the ideal mule IN bulk, and
these .Cnited States figures promise
the same multitude IL scrub thought
rs much. You just run IN there to Bill
with them and then forget you ever
saw than ana Wen be on our way to
the girls In ten minutes. Bobby,
mean Il when | say that men in your
and my nositions of trNst lust forget