The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-07-13
CHAPTER XIV.
A FINE LOVER.

A FINE LOVER.
Karloff remained in seclusion til
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 | heard of him, he was at
Port Arthur. 1t was evident that Rus
STA valued his personal address too
highly to exile him because CT 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 cali an
agreeable exit.
| was in the Baltimore and Potomac
station the morning after that infer
getable night at Senator Blanks house
l had gone there to see about the de-
parture of night trains, preparatory %
making a flying trip to New York. and
was leaving the station when gloved
hand touched me on the arm. The
hand 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 a
picture for any man to admire. She
looked tired very tired. as women look
who have not slept we'll
Good morning, Mr.. Orator" she
said salIting me with smile.
you are going awav?" l asked,
shaking her hand cordially,
Way, way away am leaving
for Nice, where intend to spend the
winter. had intended to remain in
Washington till the holidays; but 7
plead gnilty to a rowing disposition,
and frequently change my mind"
"Woman's most charming preroga-
tive" said l CALAMITY.
What mask the human countenance
is! How little I dreamed that | WAS
testing with a woman whose heart
was breaking, and numbed with a ter
rible pain!
Her maid came up to announce thst
everything was ready for her reception
in the state-room. and that the train
was about to draw out of the station.
Mrs. Chadwick and I babe each Other
good-by. Two years passed before
saw her aoain.
A. eleven O'Clock I returned TO my
rooms to pack a. case and have ire
thing off my mind. Tramping restless
" up and down before my bachelor
ko-co G!sccr~o3. 7E'cie'
Thames. His face was pale and tror-
bled, but the angle of his law told
me that he had determined upon
or other
Hal" l said railinely. He wore q
iecently respectable suit Of ready-made
clothes: Lost yodr FOB and want ne
to rive YOU a reac!cm a13atiCl
81 want a fey words with yc-r
Chuck, and no fooling. Don't say thHt
you can't spare the time. You've sim
ply got to-"
with whom am to talk James
the groom, or Warburton, the gentle
man."
you are to talk with the man whose
sister you are to marry"
became curious. naturally. No
police AFFAIR.""
mo. it's not the police. | can very
we'll go to a lawyer, but desire 7b-
,olute secrecy. Let us go up to vow
rooms at once"
| led the way I was beginning tc
lesire to know what all this meant.
"Has anybody recognized you?"
asked. unlocking the door to my apart,
nent.
mo; and I shouldn't care hang II
hey had"
"Oho!"
Warburton flung himself into chair |
md lighted cigar. He puffed 1t rap. |
dly, while got together my shaving
md toilet sets
start her up" said l.
"Chuck. when my father died he |
eft nearly a quarter of million II /
i've per cents; that is to say. Jack I
Nancy and I were given q yearly in I
,ome of about $4,000. Nancys portion
md mine are still in bonds wh.ch GO
lot mature till 1900, Jack has mad
everal bad investments, and about !
,aIr ar his Is gone. but HIS vile ms