Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-06-17
He hsld out his hand towards: David

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He held out his, hand towards. David.
Il shall leave him TO talk to you q
few moments while I 60 downstairs .
David shook hands with his host
whom he found watching him Il
rowly. A certain h~Alt.eager kindlinest
which HAD lighted his face a few sec
onds before, had ALREADY passed away.
There was a look OF ~-ague trouble in
his eyes, which he seemed unable to
remove from his visitors face.
1T is a great surprise to me, Mr..
David" he said; ito hear that you are
9 Fellow -countrynaap. You were with
Balkanland during her troubled"
Il wa with her throughout the
war" David replied.
Israel Blackman sighed.
That vas not my privilege. he
/ saia. my stepdaughter may have
told you that 1 was, banished from the
country many years ago for political
reasons. Will you 81 down, please"
David seated hin3elf in the horse
hair chair, and waited while Black
man dived into a cupboard standing
against the wall, from which nc pres
emily reappeared with two glasses
filled with yellow liquid. One he
handed to his guest. #.
-, ,'SSS dpetAtAt, ne SAID.
~tance.'~ c.
With pleasure" David asse1ted.
They sat down their glasses empty.
Israel Blackman seated himself in the
other easy-chair. His-ffame seemed
very thin and shrunken.
Mr.. David Is not a BalkanlAnd
name" he said.
1T is the. name by which I. choose
to be known" David apswered. Fur
So far as that goes" he added With
about the name Of Blackman." sure
Touched" the other confessed,
with a fatQt smile, but then, you see
have already admitted tnat / am g.
refugee, and refugees often change
their names" -
y. , w w.s your mi,demeanor'r
Il way one IT. band Of foolish
young men" .Riackrnan confessed
The late king thought that We wet.c
a menace to the state and he dis.
persed us. am not sureEthat he was
not Ejsht."
your views" David remarked,
Il think that age and experience
does that Tor o men, Israel Black
man replied. II still preach sociology
but preach 1t with d wand instead Of
a SWORD, and as q matter Of fact I am
ratner weary Of preaching at ali. The
eHtnuslAsr1s WhichNear-us to pieces IN
our youth really hever ACCOMPLISH
ANYTHING. The true philosopher il the
man who Is content to tu.n ali the
mental gifts OF which he il possesaaa
% the problem Of his own e~xciusive
future" y.
You have not followed your own
doctrine David said.
have not" BlackmAn admitted.
.1or 1 should not pc engaged now in
n depressing q Or selling Mr..
Llu2pys cry excellent boots and
ishoes to unwilling s~hopkeepers. WHAT
are your views OF life, Mi. David ?EYom
I understand a s%kin-sorter Of
ifunhy's, tnexpe .icnced but insta lled
with 2 special recommendation"
spent a few months al < "a ctorv
n Wilmington David replied WITH .
smile. Il expect, I. know about %
nucn q SKIN sortinE> as You do 81 boot
Granted. But then. YOU ae., -1he
less q last resource with me. yo,,
cannot make the same admission - ~,
David considered tbs matter.
II DO no intend 70 endssny dav, =
a skip .sorter." he said. II have. AZ
planned my position to Miss Marin ,
nave already hsld yatious different az.
uations II America, simply because i
want 70 know 4 little Of some 81
treae which I think 1niskt iatSr Az
pe. Introduced into Balkaniand'SH
hcpe to BET back there. thar y.
u am quite sure that / shall "a y.
some day.. David replied. iaIt lastSs
dsstlre q my .life 10 40 so.,s
Israel BlAckman lnokEd, acro.. -
his 1uest eaxnSbtly. HIS features 49,
tEitchins, hsIwas without j .dcpbt
mi. navid.' no said. vii, ] !.
z ADVICE of an old man I: Be vsrv
careful indeed. I WI Sxil1de ~
nshtsoth Government sfor 4 n
tSlee. With you II IL dii1sfentsSs
yoa know who3I An naytdj
Israel Bisckman threw out his
No,'' hs CRIED .lnost s,.rc.,y. I,
J st ses CIV "a Z,
;stSA4 thefS WITH NY ~ fSiSS{Sss I,
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