The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-07-11
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-"'Oh. alb, year said the count !
remember, csscourse He knows me well
and recognized me. IL II not sor
"'He has 90 often staid At your house.
both ia town and country, ! said.
that he could scarcely meet you with.
out recognition. Nevertheless, neither
your wife nor your son was quite pre-
pared to believe that he could have seen
yourself here In London until this same
Percy clsvsrly took your photo and sent
over copy.
1.-THE count started and looked angry
at this ~
What be exclaimed, took my
photograph For what purposes Elk
plain. sir, at once How dared he take
my photograph
"'For the consolation Of the countess.
only, I hastened to reply. That she
and the young count might recognize
that you were indeed your excellence
and no other.
"Then the counts face softened. and
be laughed.
"'Of course, Of courser be said
Naturally. not having received my
letters, they would be unaware OF my
presence in London and disinclined to
believe could have gone 90 far a6eld
without letting them know-ha, hal
So they must verify my photograph tax
en- by this youth, my sons friendl It Is
good. and very good-a curious turn
and combination of eventsl And my
wife recognized the portrait at once. !
suppose. though 1t eau have been but
mere daub Of thing, done by q boy.
chr
The countess recognized 1t at once,
though she pronounced you hasgard
and worn as II with trouble
cha, troubled That's this internal
conspiracy that I told you Of. Haggard
with trouble. Lord, I may well be all
that, my friend. and more. Well, and
the lad, the young count, he swore to
me, too no doubt, shf One doesnt for.
get ones father In a week or two, even
though worn with trouble and go on,
eh9-ha, hai-a good lad, this Young
count. So he knew me by the portrait2'
"'At once I said, though he de-
INJURED to the clothes. You were accus-
toned to tall hat and the coat that is
called in English "frock coat" you
would never wear such clothes and "a
soft felt, he said, such as these you
now have on.
"Ah, a la guerre, CONNIE la guerre!'
laughed the count. Let the hunted
fox change his coat If he can. Disguise,
my friend, disguised
THAT is how I myself explained the
matter, I said.
'Goodl' laughed the count. you
have served the countess well, and l
shall tell her so with my own lips when
return to her.
"'Ah, count, let>that be soon. I said,
for, il I may say &c. it is sad to see her
worrying and fretting because Of your
absence.
"'Hai Well, poor woman; shall re.
turn, I shall return. It may be very
soon. I shall consider what is best.
Have we finished7 Shall we got Do You
desire to write to the countess and to
tell her that it shall be as she wishes9
Do SO then, my friend, for my letters
are, as we have seen, intercepted by
my enemies. Tell the countess that !
may return at any time. maybe this
very week-who knowsf Perhaps we
shall return together, you and I.
"With that" wrote Borofsky, 1--WE
parted, but though we parted. ! made
sure that his excellence returned to the
hotel, for / followed him. This was last
night, and today we have not spoken.
The count is considering, he told me,
whether to risk return at once. In a
few days we shall know for certain--a
week at latest Have done wells I
have done my best. ="