Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-07
CHAPTER XXIv. A FINE LOVER.

A FINE LOVER.
 Karloff remained in seclusion till the following Tuesday; after that day he was seen no more in Washington. From time to time some news of him filters through the diplomatic circles of half dozen capitals to Washington. The latest I heard of him, he was at Port Arthur. It was evident that Rus sia valued his personal address too highly to exile him because of his fail ure in Washington. Had he threat ened or gone about noisily, we should all have forgotten him completely. As it is, the memory of him to-day is as vivid as his actual presence. Thus. give him what dramatists call an agreeable exit.
 was in the Baltimore and Potomac station the morning after that unfor- getable night at Senator Blanks house. T had gone there to see about the de- sparture of night trains, preparatory 70 making flying trip to New York. and { was leaving the station when a gloved : 58hand touched me on the arm. The thand belonged to Mrs. Chadwick. She was dressed in the conventional travel ing gray. and but for the dark lines under her eyes she would have made picture for any man to admire. She looked tired, very tired, as women look who have not slept well.
 Good morning. MT. Orator" she .ssaid, saluting me with a smile. -s.. 7,
 You are going away9" I asked, shaking her hand cordially.
 "'Way. way away. am leaving for Nice, where I intend to spend the winter. I had intended to remain in Washington till the holidays; but l plead guilty to a rowing disposition, and I frequently change my mind.
 "Woman's most charming preroga- tive" said I gallantly.
 What mask the human countenance Is! How little I dreamed that l was testing with woman whose heart was breaking, and numbed with atef= rible pain!
 Her maid came up to announce that everything was ready for her reception in the state-room. and that the tram was about to draw out of the station. Mrs. Chadwick and bade each other good-by. Two years passed before saw her again.
 At eleven o'clock I returned to my rooms to pack a case and have the thing off my mind. Tramping restless lv LID and down before my bachelor apartment house I discerned Msleu Zhames. His face was pale and trou' bIed. but the angle.1of his jaw tollc me that he had Fdsterfiined updt something or other.
 Hal" I said railngly. He wore decently respectable suit of ready-made clothes: Lost your job and want me to give you q recommendatio.?
 q want a few words with you Chuck. and no fooling. Don't say that you can't spare the time. You've sim ply got to-
 With whom am I to talk, James the groom, or Warburton. the gentle man?"
 at You are to talk with the man whos' sister you are to marry 's.'-
 I became curious. naturally. "N' police affair.""
 "No. it's not the police. I can yer well go to a lawyer. but l desire ab ,olute secrecy. Let LIS go up 10 you rooms at once"
 led the way was beginning t' desire to know what all this meant.
 Has anybody recognized you: asked. unlocking the door to my apart ment.
 NO: and shouldn't care hang lthey had"
 , "Oho,"
 warburton flung himself into chai ana lighted a cigar. He puffed 1t rap idly. while I got together my shavin and toilet sets.
 Start her up" said I.
 Chuck. when my father died n left nearly quarter of a million I