The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-10-24

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maay sseA lstt9s - ~ - - ~,
- in ~ 1Esase Des11k - N0rj
|neAsns1 Gaxs1l h - n - -
nse q ~ WssaL ee1a1 Wsua6
ne had vatl naAnfgAt AZ tAA1
hosr q nssseneee weald seesive ~
Letter ffon him In tAs. ceamna1o q
the cathedral. On this nigAk, saeA
wsek, the messenger Wqatsd. ou0e-
times theee was q lsttse, somselnuss
none. That was all. Il Was amaa1ng.
IL slmpss. and for IL oee rsceaved tAe
di@oeeneo bstWssa ps01sy an com
foet.
1eslng Peter sst&3sa, Z steamiAg
Dlattse bsfese In, Herman tuEned
and hneFsed through tbs nisAk. TAis
WAaeA - lad happened - Voe ~
thing. tse big for Nm alooa. 1Wo
heAAs weeo bettsr tAaA - H
wpld 49, advSce.
OG - Dnin avsAus - I'm Into Q
smart tfet. Ths eosse eams 10 Als
pale eboGha. 4 cold sWuat besAe ct
over I'm. He was short 0f wind froD
many eieArs<tsa. INT At last hs
reaehed - Aooes.
Back Hunbert wus not in his bu.
rsau. bsAanA tAs grating. with cay
familiarity Herman turned to . door
bsyoaA 80 sotsesd. A dirty little
ro00, it wab Uttered now with the
pesparatioas for Q meal. On the Dare
table wsrs Q loaf. q jug Of bsss. and
Q a. Il ffisd veal. The coscisrge
was ut tAs stove making gravy In .
nFying' pah-a hugs man, bsasasd and
heavy Of sirth, yet stepping lightly.
nks . cat. 4 dark man and called
'ths blaek." As ut revealed, on full
0lance, eyes- c1Si0psly pale aad nat
No srseting passed bstwsen them.
Humbset gave his visitor . quick
GaDes. Herman closed the door. and
wiped ont ths band q his hat. The
soncisess poured tAs gravy over the
meat.
Il have discovered souethins." Her
man said. As b itD value. know
nothing. o. its - to us."
'Lst mo 3edss dat"
1T II q matter Of q letter"
.Ht down. man, and tell It Or do
yoa wish me to draW the Information,
Mks bad tssthr
"A IAetsr from the palace" said
Herman. And sxplalnsd
Black Humbeet nstened. He was
skeptical, but not entirely incrsdulouA
He know the court-noos better. The
women Of tie court wrote many let
tera. He saw Q number Of them,
through one Of his men in the post
omee. There were many intrigues.
Aftee an, who could blame themf The
court was drsafy enough these days,
and II thsy chose to amuss themselves
- best they eould-ons must make
allowances. ~.
"A Naison Z" ~ said at last. with
his mouth full. The countsss u hand
some, and bored AnnuDc1ata u driv-
Ing her 10 WickedneGs, - she drove
hsr husband. Bat It y worth cooeid-
sfation. Even the knowisdss Of an
intrigue u often helpful. OF what
ass was The lsttser
"a small savelopa saw no more." :"
go" Ehs big man rose. and un-
lied his sollsd apron. s0o back" he
said, and entse tAa restauFant On.
dee o small meal tAat yoa Day have
AnisAsA WAsa - eoea Lsavs WITH
In .0d sn0ase - H1n0ssfa."
s8m0n11ai I hGve No Mccoy.
SYou wlh nsed 10 money. Now.
marx tbs: AZ . certain corner you
wiu - attached and robbed. A mere
fpn,s hs ADDED, - b saw Hsraan's
pallid faes % whitR. Tor the rsai
envelope win b substituted another.
In his breast pocket you said We'll,
tAsa sssrsst going to his room. he
may. added he cooc1sfss srimly. Sre-
quirs your assistance. Leave him at
his LODGING, but watch the house. Il
u important to know to whom he de-
uvefs thsss letters"
A. the man stood. he seemed to the
covering Herman to swell until he
domiaated the room. He took on au-
tAority. To Herman came suddenly
the memory Of q hidden room. and
many men, and one, huge and tower
ins. who held the others In the hollow
AZ his hand. Back went Herman over
his earlier route. But now he did not
run. HIS craven knees shook beneath
him. Fresh Sweat not Of haste but
a fear, broke out over him. He who
was brave enoush Of tongue In the
meetings, who WAS capable Of rising
to heights Of cruelty that amounted to
fsroaty when one Of . mob, was
coward alone. Ee.
However, the sisht Of the restaurant
and a his fsllsw clerk eating calmly.
! qulstsd him. Peter Nlburg was sun
alone. Herman took table near him,
and ordessd Q bowl Of soup. H1s
hands shook, but tbs hot food reviSsd
/ him. After all, It was dmpas enough.
But o6 course, It hinged entirely On
his fellow clerks aESeing to accon-
pany him.