The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-04-03

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There were a few farms in thu
valley. but II Huntersville had no
been junction OF sorts, it is doubt
ful II It would have consisted o.
anything but general store
now that the saloons were closed
There was one long crooked street
with the hotel at one end, the
Store at the other Containing the
post office), and a church, shops
Tor automobile supplies, two ga
RACES. a drug store. and a candy
store: eight or ten cottages filed
the interstices. Men were working
In the fields, but those in Hunters.
Vile proper seemed to be exhaust.
ed with loafng. Campers going in
and out OF the woods needing shell.
ter for q night, and people demand.
Ing meals between trains. kept the
dismal looking hotel open and rea.
sonably clean.
The situation was very beautiful.
for the mountains rose behind and
there was brawling stream.
Mr.. Dinwiddie having ascertained
that mr." Hohenhauer had re-.
ceived his message and gone for a
walk. leaving word he would re-.
turn at ten o'clock, Mary went into
the hotel parlor to wait for him.
The room was seldom used, pa.
irons, local and otherwise, prefer.
ring the Bar Of happy memories,
and 1t smelled musty. She opened
the windows and glanced about dis.
tastefully. The walls were covered
with a faded yellow paper, torn in
places, and the ceiling was smoked
and fy-specked. The worn thin
;arpet seemed to have been chosen
Tor its resemblance to turtle soup
with vermicelli. Over the
pine mantel. painted yellow, were
The inevitable antlers. and on a
handicapped table were badly ex-
ecuted water lilies under a glass
lone. The furniture was horse.
hair, and she wondered how she
and the Austrian statesman were
% preserve their dignity on the
,lppery surface. Then she heard |
lis voice in the hall as he stopped
o speak to Mr.. Dinwiddie, and she !
glanced out curiously.
She had not seen him since a
rear before the war. but he was
title changed: improved if any.
hing. for there was more color in
lis formerly pale face. He was as
traight and as thinssAs ever, his
inc head erect. without haughti.
less: his dark eyes under their
leavy lids had the same eagle
lance. He was still. she conclud.
d dispassionately. the handsomest
nan she had. ever seen, even for an
austrian. the handsomest race on
arth; he combined high intelli.
ence with a classic regularity of
eature. grace, dignity; >and when
he firm lips relaxed he had a de-
Ightful smile. If II had not been
or his hair, very thick yhite hair
70 would have passed for little
yer forty He wore loose gray
Favelins clothes, and every detail
'as as quietly faultless,aS-Jever,
She went hastily To the speckled
,irror beneath the antleTs and sur
eyed herself anxiously Her own
raveling suit Of dark green weed, /
18th its white silk shirt. was as
arelessly perfect as his own, and
he little green ,turban. with it's
haded, dropping feather, extreme
7 becoming No color set OF her
airness like green, but she turned
way with a sigh: It was not the
yes OF the past three days that
,oked back at her.
And then she remembered that
e had not seen her since the re.
aissance. The moment was not
'ithout its excitements.
Their meeting was excessively
primal.
Frau Grain"
"Excellenz."
She lifted her hand. He raised
to his lips.
And then he drew back and
,oked at her with penetrating but
milling eyes.
II had heard, of course" he said
"but I hardly was pre-
ared. May say. Fran Grain.
lat you look younger than when I
ad the pleasure of meeting you
rsta"
Il assure you that I feel many
ears younger" she replied lightly.
May I add that l am delighted to
ee that you are in the best Of
ealth? Your rest in Switzerland
as done yon good. although it
'ould have been better for Austria
ad it been shorter. Shall We sit
own" @ ,
Two tall dignified bodies adjust
d themselves to chairs both slip
cry and bumpy. He had closed
,e door behind him.
'Now that the amenities are
yer. Excellenz." she said with the ,
risknsss she had picked up from
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