The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-03-01

Il certainly am"
"You admit it?" eagerly.
81 see no earthly reason why
should not"
"When did you last visit this city,"
Several years ago"
Several years ago." incredulously.
Exactly. Have you ever seen me
before?
"No. But it was little less than
two years ago when you were here"
/, at is scarcely polite" said /, "to
question the veracity of a man you
never saw before and of whom you
know positively nothing" Suddenly
my head began to throb again, and
grew dizzy. You hit me rather sound
ly with that pistol. Still your eye
ought to be recompense."
He replied with scowl. Perhaps
your name is"-
"Winthrop, John Winthrop, if that
will throw any light on the subject"
zone name is as good as another"
with a smile Of unbelief.
"That is true. What's in a name?
There is little difference. after all, be-
tween the names of the nobility and
the rabble'
"You are determined to irritate me
beyond measure" said he. a German
is the most sensitive man in the world
as regards his title.
Grant that 1 have some cause. And
perhaps" observing him from the cor
ner of my eye, sit is because you
smoke such vile tobacco"
Remembering the incident in the
railway carriage, he smiled in spite Of
the gravity Of the situation. at was
the best | had" he said, land then it
was done in self defense. ,I'll give you
credit for being a fearless individual.
But you haven't answered my ques-
ton"
"What question:
"Why you returned to This country
when you were expressly forbidden to
do 500
II answered that" said l. "And now
let me tell you that you may go on
asking questions till the crack of doom,
but no answer will give you till you
have told me why / am here-I, who
do not know you or what your business
is or what I am supposed to have
DONE"
He began to look doubtful. He
thumped the table with the butt Of his
pistol.
do you persist in affirming that
your name is Winthrop
''These gardens are very fine. could
see them BETTER" said l, "if the win
dow was larger"
Perhaps" he cried impatiently,
''you do not know where she is?"
.'She?" / looked him over carefully.
There was a perfectly sane light in his
eyes. Am l crazy. or is it you? She;
know nothing about any sher'
"Do you dare deny that you know
Of the Whereabouts Of her serene high
ness the Princess Hildegarde and that
you did not come here with the pur-
pose to aid her to escape the will of his
majesty? And. do you mean-oh. here,
read this fiinging me cablegram.
The veil Of mystery fell away from
, my eyes. / had been mistaken for
Hillars Truly things were growing
interesting. | bent and picked up the
cablegram and read:
Count Won walden-He has left London and is
on his way TO the capital. Your idea TO allow
him to cross the frontier is good one. Undoubt
| eddy he knows where the princess is in hiding.
In trapping him you will ultimately trap her.
! Keep me informed.
The name signed was that of a well
| IyDoxrp ,,,iI;to,sy a4tocho ot tho ON no @
sy in London. l tossed back the ca
blegram.
"WellY' triumphantly.
mo, it Is not well. 1t is all very
bad, and particularly for you. Your
London informant is decidedly off the
track. The man you are looking for is
in Vienna"
81 do not believe you. 1t is trick"
"Yes, it Is trick. and / am taking
it, and you have lost a point, to say
nothing of the time and labor and a
black eye. If you had asked all these
questions yesterday, should have told
you that Mr.. Hillars''-
Eyes, that's the namey' he interrupt
ed
SHOuiu IdNt lOil NOu tlltll lC 10 lO
longer the London representative. of
my paper 1t is true that the .descrip-
ton of Hillars and myself TALES some
what. only my hair is dark. while his
is light. what there is left OF it. and he
is handsomer man than |. All this
should have told you with pleasure,
and you. would have been saved no end
of trouble. | presume that there is
nothing left for you TO do but to carry
me back to the city. To quell any fur.
Their donbt. here are my passports. and
If these are not satisfactory, why, take
me before Prince O., your chancel
ior."
He was irresolute and half inclined
to believe me. ~ do not know what
to do You know, then, the gentleman
l am seekingT
Eyes"
would he enter this country under
an assumed nameT
"No. He is n man who loves excite
ment. Whatever he does Is done open
ly. Had IL been he instead of me hi
would have thrown you out of the car