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About Daily coast mail. (Marshfield, Or.) 1902-1906 | View Entire Issue (June 10, 1902)
fmmmr'mm' TtfinK r"-- -cryir!r yW 1 tut o JhtM &?(." .": tjLarif y?v--,it-f'i;i'h -. ,..-. COAST sf?)r"w f I MAILi. .' ' V- ' '-... .. -, wUiimmmjiMomrimimm,tMiimcrmmKtitimmisBJmmnjmmiHlvi)tkSMUtmniiilM)UiLtij.titiir vol. :. -'---- o r .,- 'vb . 'i , II I Ffe Gunm&ker I Of Moscow & & & & By SYLVANUS COBB, Jsv. K' '! ''! I i., ,,gl',,,,,t,,,,S,''0t'a "Holdl" cricil Ruric, starting to Ills foot, hi handsome fnco Hushed nud his bright cyo burning. "Speak not tlnte' nt least nofnow. I flaiv tcr not tftyscH, but 4 claim ttisoul vfi puro and a henrt as noblo as any man in tho land. Mymind is ns clear, my hopes nro as high, my ambition is as truo to real greatness and iny will as firm ns any of them. If Rosalind seeks tiio love of a truo licurt and tho protection ..of .stout prms ond determined success then I fear not to placo myself by tho side of any suitor in the land; but if ulio 6ecks immediate wealth and tho 'glitter of Eomo high, sounding title, Alien ah, I know sh docs not! But lot it pass now. I will feco her.' ' Claudia would not oppog,Q- tho -wishes of her Eon, and sho eaid no moro upttn tho subject. For awhilo nothing further was said, untU.Ru lie remarked upon tho increasing forco of tho storm. . .A - "Ilarkl" uttered Ids mbtjier, bending her car, in a listening atti tude. "Was that a knock upon our floor?" "Surely no ono is out on such, a night thqt could Ecck sholtcr here," returned Ruric. "You must havo"- - Tho youth did not finish tho sen toncc, for at that moment tho knock came so loud that it was 'not to bo mistaken. The youth caught up the .icandlo and hastened to tho door. opened jt, but tho blast camo roar ing in, whirling a cloud of snow in .,io Ruric's faco and extinguishing thoi light nt once. '.Is there any ono hero?" tho gun maker, asked, bowing his head and shielding his eyes from tho driving uuow with ono hand. "Yes," returned a voico from tho f The E. P. Koad and Gross shoos for ladies, The Oontemeri glove, The Royal Worcester and G-. D. Wm. . N it it.gi.tpfiit.i ticiit t ffi 1 otygian UurUncss. "in (Jocl'3 name, let mo in, or I shall perish." "Then follow quickly," said Ru ric "Hero, givo mo your hand. There, now come." Tho youth found tho thickly gloved hand gloved with tho soft est fur and, having led tho invisi ble applicant into tho hall, ho closed tho door ond then led the way to the kitchen. As soon ns tho candle was relighted Ruric turned and gaz- cd upon tho newcomer. Ho wus a mom; turn naoitcu somcining iiko ono of tho black monks of St. Mi chad. Ho was of medium height and possessed n rotundity xt person which wiw enmical to behold. Ho was fat ond unwieldy and waddled about with laughable steps. Ilia hugo black fqbe, which reached from his chjp, t'o his toe3, vas so cured about t!io waist wjth a sash of tho same color, and tho snow which lny tipputhe.ghouldcra'andi uacK prcscntcu n sinking contrast. Ruric brushed nwny tho snow with his own hand, and having taken his visitor's thick fur bonnet tho latter took a scat nenr tho lire. Boforo u word was spoken tho youthful host carefully examined his guest's features, und tho latter seemed equally desirous of discov ering what manner of pcoplo ho had fallen in with. Tho monk's faco was a peculiar one. vTho features wore very dark ond prominent and almost angular in their strongly marked outlines. His brow was very strong in mental development', and his ev'os wore dnrk and brilliant. Tim slight etiflo ot iiuir mot es caped from beiieath tho tight skull capl which ho retained upon his head was somewhat tiheed with nil- Jtye largest assortmt tb. Vfc4VkmMV 5l?.e rQt siiperb lip ofpaiey 5unm?r res5 Qoods aijd 5tyirt Uaist5 The neatest collection of Trimmings s F$JJ.M-& MARSHPItiLD, OREGON, TUESDAY, u-r, tnnngii jus race did not betray such advanced ago as this silvery hair would seem to indicate. "You have boon rnnaht in a se-j cru aionn, goon lamer, saiu 1110 youth after his guest Ji'nd somewhat recovered from tho ch"cct of "tho cold. "Aye, that I have, my son," the monk returned in a d$ep, rumbling tone. "I left tho Kremlin this morn ing little thinking officii a change. This storm has commenced sinco I started on my return A'6;it Imlf a milo from hero my hor6c cot foun dered in iho snow, and I left him with nu honest peasant and then started to mak.o tly? r.est of my way on foot, but J reckoned wildly! Tho driving storm, blinded mc, ahd the piling drifts swallowed mo up at ev ery dozen steps. Ify body is not very well adapted to such work. Ha, ha, hli I But Jf saw yonr light, and I determined to seek shelter hero for tho night. By St. -Michael, but this is a most severe storm. Yet you aro comfortable here." "Aye, father, we try to ho com fortable," faid Ilurie' "My mother could hardly survive ( a winter in sonio of tho dwellings' which stand hereabout." Tho monk mndo no answer to this savo a sort of commendatory J nod, nrd shortly afterward the youth usncd: "Do you belong here in the city, 4 JJVKprnt lJd''tHAra.nfe iunnumi, mut men, w,mi a.smiie, ho added : "I suppose you w'puld liko to know whom you novo thus re ceived. 3Iy nama-jjiydiinir, aiitl my homo $Sv)vhcrevcr.I may chanco to bo on Gocl's heritage. At present I am residing hero in Moscow. .Thoro, could you ask mo to bo mora frank?" Ilurie smiled, but ho mndo no di rect reply. Ho w,as too deeply in terested in tho faco of tho monk to enter with much eagerness into conversation. At length tho guest asked if ho could bo accommodated with somo sleeping place, and, hav ing answered in tho atlirmative, the youth lighted another candle and conducted him to a chamber which ( was located directly over tho kitch-1 en and. which was very well warm ed by mcauB of several Iron tubes of best ailor Qoityi forfapd feo)jh corsets. v--sfea&i JUNE io, 1902 tnat connected with the lurnacc bo low. "Mother," uttered Ilurie as soon as he had returned to tho kitchen, "who is that man?" , . "How should I know?" the wo man replied. "But liavo you never seen him 'be fore?" Rune asked in an earnest, eager tone. "I cannot tell, my con. II13 face most surely calls up somo strange emotions In my mind, but I think I' never saw him before." "And yet he seems familiar to mo," the son resumed. "Those eyes 1 surely. havo seen before, but to savo my soul I cannot remember when nor where." And so Ruric pondered, but to iio avail. After ho had retired to his, bed ho lay awako and thought of tho stranco face, 'and.iill through' the night Ms dreams were out star tling visions of tho black monk. CHAPTER II. A BTHAXCE mOCEEDINC. When Ruric camo down in the morning, ho found tho monk al ready there and breakfast nearly ready. But littlo was sr.id during iho mealtime, for tho monk seemed busy with thoughts of his own, and Ilurie, was too much engaged in .studying tho strange man's features anil pondering upon tho various dpuhts and surmises thAt had cnter-( cd his, mind. After tho meal wasl 3vce tho nvmk accompanied . the J gVnmakcr to lu;Elio'p,,rau'dtlIcr'ff'lib'i spirit somo timo in examining the quaint articles of machinery that wcro used in the manufacture of arms. Ruric was engaged in finishing a pair of pistols, and .for some min utes tho monk had stood silently by his sido watching hia movements. At length tho youtli stopped in his work and laid the pistol' down. "Excuse mc, good father," ho eaid rather nervously, ot tlnj ramc timo gazing lu3 visitor in the face, "bu I must ask you a question. Where have I seen you before ?" 1 "How should I inow ?" the monk returned, with a smile. t "Why," resumed Ruric, with some hesitancy, "I know not hut that'you troight enlighten me. I have surely seen you somcwhere.,, The swellest display; pf shirts and ties, The Stetson and Jfawes hats, t , v.vV, The Unparalelled Flo s helm shoe. date; Ladies' and Gents' Furnisher NO. 137 WIRES DOWN Tlio "old has-bern" plcg opcrainr hom Otto lift In charge of (Ijo Wl rn Union o(Eco wheiji lit) was obl!gv! n mats n trip to Kan Francisco, ban illen dovjn already. JIu ninnajcd in worry through aftpr a fnhimi until yea?, crday afternoon; theu )io Jet the lice, iitf t somewhere bctvrecn Fahvirw und 'ilkutn, arid tlio rc:r.lt la tbat wc htv.i 10 "pre'' for this issue. 4 1C Otto lyd bt-en hcrr, we aro ronJL. lent Ibat thit tvouldu'l have cccnrrcOf nt eotno reojde would hocdeo nJDit'a-y. lii"S. -Ann aro mero not Hundreds whom you have seen in this great city, aye, thousands,- whom you might recognize as you recognize me?" "Ah, it may be bo, but not libj ibis. There may be n thousand faces I would recollect to have seen-, but not ono of them would excito even a passing emotion in my soul. But yotir face qalls up some power ful cmot;ipri,v6pjna startling memory of tho past, which bothers mc. Who aro .you, good father? What' aro you? Where have wo met before? Was it In Spain r" J) , "No," said Vladimir, with a shakcV of tho head.r. And then, with it- Imoro perious shAdo upon his face, ' 9Jo added f"Laifc.thwij8VnojtiI : kwiu not aeny. ja you tnac tnero mayf Lo somo grounds for your strange fancies, , but 1 assure you' most sa credly that until last night I never came in direct companionship with you before at any rate, not-to mj knowledge. You havo acted thn good Samaritan toward -ni'iapd hope I may at somo time return tho favor:!' t,i "2Tb, no!" quickly respond?! thjt. (youth. ("If 3'qu return it, then fc will boyn favor' no more, X nave Only 3qnO for yoinwhat every man should do to his neurhbpr. and sc far from needing thanks for my services I would ratHer givo them for the occasion, idr I know of no sourco of joy so puro and plcasur ablo as that feeling in tho soul - , f 1 " -v , J" - - -- JH m0 XZ.J:-Mi2:a4SZMl & fc,'i & ??S