Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-01-29

the ear. Your excellent father and
 can pass the evening very we'll"
 Karloff! Warburton's chin sank in.
 to his collar and his hands trembled
 This man Karloff had very penetratin,
 eyes, even in the dark.
 But I shall miss the music which I promised myself An, if you only
 knew how adorable you are when you
 play the violin. become lost, for
 get the world and its sordidness. I
 forget everything but that mysterious
 voice which you alone know how to
 arouse from that little box of wood.
 You are great artist, and if you were
 before the public, the world would go
 mad over yo,l-as I have" .5+ So she played the violin, thought the
 unhappy man on the box of the coupe.
 Count, you know that is taboo;
 you must not talk to me like that, -
 with a nervous glance at the groom.
 ''The groom embarrasses you?" The
 count laughed. Well, 1t is only a
 groom. an animal which does not
 understand these things
 Besides. I do not play nearly so
 we'll as you would have me believe,''- steering him to safer channels. Whatever you undertake, Mademoi- selle, becomes at once an art, gal 1 lantly. ood-night!' the count saluted her hand as he helped her into 1 the coupe.
 How Msieu Zhames would have liked to jump down and pommel Mon- sieur le Comte! Several wicked thoughts surged through our jehu's brain, but to execute any one of them in her presence was impossible.
 Goodnight, Count. I shall see you at dinner on Monday"
 She would. eh? And her new butler would be on duty that same evening? Without a doubt. M'sieu Zhames vowed under his breath that if he got good chance he would make the count look ridiculous, Not even a king can retain his dignity while a stream of hot soup is trickling down his spinal column. Warburton smiled. He was mentally acting like school boy disappointed in love His own keen sense of the humorous came to his rescue.
 James, to the city, No - Scott Circle, and hurry" The door closed.
 Tir,1oo wrinkled. Heaven help him, he was driving Miss Annesley to his own brothers house! What the devil was getting into fate anyhow? He swore softly all the way to the Connecticut avenue extension. He made three mis- takes before he struck Sixteenth street. Reaching Scott Circle finally, he had no difficulty in recognizing the house. He drew up at the stepping stone. alighted and opened the door.
 "I shall be- gone perhaps an hour and half, James. You may drive around, but return sharply at ten-thirty" Bet ty ran up the steps and rang the bell,
 Our jehu did not wait to see the door open, but drove away. lickety- clip. l do not know what a mile lick ety-clip is generally made in, but am rather certain that the civil law de- mands $500 for the same. The gods were with him this time and no one called him to halt. When he had gone far away from Scott Circle as hn dnraI ic h.. a genial cigar sign. He hailed a boy to hold the horses and went inside. He bought dozen cigars and lit one. He didn't even take the trouble to see if he could, get the cigars for nothing, there being penny-in-the-slot ma chine in one corner of the shop. am sure that if he had noticed it. it would have eDtioed him. for the spirit of chance was well-grounded in him. as t is In all army men. But he hurried out, threw the boy dime, and drove away. For an hour and 20 minutes he drove and smoked and pondered. So she played the violin: played 1t wonderfully es the count mad declared. . He WAS passionately fond Of music. In London, in Paris. in Berlin. in Vienna, he had been an untiring. unfailing patron Of the opera. Some night hs resolved to listen at the window. pro- viding the window was open. Yes, a hundred times Chuck was right Any other girl. and this jest might have passed capitally: but he wanted the respect of this particular woman. and he had carelessly closed the doors to her regard. She might tolerate him, that would he af She would look up- on him as a hobbledehoy.
 He approached the rurb again in front of the house. and gazed wistfulIy at the lighted windows. Here was another great opportunity gone. How he lOnged 10 dash into the house, con- fess. and have done with it,
 ''I wish Chuck was in there. I wish he would come out and kick me good and hearty
 iChuck would have been delighted to perform the trifiing service. and he would not have gone about it with any timidity. either-
 Hang the horses. I'm going 10 take a peek in at the side WiudoE. and he slid cautiously from the box He stole around the side and stopped at one Df the windows The curtain xas not wholly lowered and hs could see into he drawiug-rOorn- They were there. III of them. and Miss AnuesBey Eas holding the hsby. uhirh Mrs Jaek rad awakened ard brought down stairs.