Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1908-09-04

\ house, while Armitage surveyed th
: landscape. The bungalow stood on
rough knoll and was so placed as t
3, afford a splendid view Of a wide re
giOn Armitage traversed the long yer
anda, studying the landscape and de
lighting In the far stretching pine GOV
! cred barricade Of hills. He was arous
ed by Oscar, who appeared carrying
the suit cases.
There shall be breakfast" said the
man.
lie threw open the doors, and they
entered a wide. bare hall. with a fire
place, into which Oscar dropped a
match.
"All one foor-plenty Of sleeping
rooms, SRA place to eat here-a,kitch'
en- beyond-a fair barracks for a COM
mon soldier; that is ALL"
1T is enough. Throw these bags
into the nearest bedroom, if there is
no choice, and camp will be estab-
/ lished."
This is yours. The baggage that
came by express is there. A wagon
goes with the place. and I brought the
things up yesterday. There is a show
er bath beyond the rear veranda. The
mountain water is off the ice. but
you will require hot water for shaving
is 1t not so?"
You Cypress me with luxuries. o.
car. Wind up the clock, and nothing
will be wanting"
oscar unstraped the trunks and then
stood at attention in the door. He had !
expected Armitage to condemn the |
place in bitter language. but the pro
prietor Of the abandoned hunting pre-
serve was in excellent spirits and |
whistled blithely as he drew out his
keys.
THE place was built by fools" de-
clared Oscar gloomily.
Undoubtedly! There is a saying
that fools build houses and wise men
live in them. You see where that
leaves us Oscar. Let us be cheerfulw
He tried the shower and changed his
while Oscar prepared coffee
and laid a cloth on the long table be-
fore the fire. When Armitage appeared
,ofee steamed in the tin pot in which
I had been made. Bacon. eggs and
cast were further offered.
You have done excellently well. Os-
ar Go get your own breakfast" Ar
nitage dropped lump OF sugar into
lis coffee cup and surveyed the room.
A large map Of Virginia and a series 4
T hunting prints hung on the unlimited
rails, and there were racks for guns.
nd a work bench at one end of the
DOM where guns might be taken apart
nd cleaned. A few novels, several
lree-year-old magazines and variety
pipes remained on the shelf above
le fireplace. The house offered posi-
ilties Of meager comfort. aud that
as about ALL Armitage remembered
hat the agent through whom he had
ade the purchase had said-that the
ace had proved too isolated for even
hunting preserve and that its only
Hue was in the timber. He was salts
ID with his bargain and would not
[ up a lumber mill yet awhile. He
'hted a cigar and settled himself in
easy chair before the fire, glad Of
e luxury of peace and quiet after his
'cuitous journey and the tumult of
ubt and question that had shaken
n.
lie slit the wrapper Of the Washing =
newspaper that Oscar had brought
IN the mountain postotiice and scan G
] the headlines. He read with care 7
.ispatch from London that purported ma Id,
reflect the sentiment of the CONT fen
ltal capitals toward Charles Louis. oul
new emperOr-king of Austria Hun 10
V, and the paper dropped upon his or
,es, and he stared into the fire. Then
picked up a paper Of earlier date
read all the foreign dispatches and mr.
news Of Washington. He was "a
ut to toss the paper aside when his r.
$ fell upon boldly headlined arti- road
that cause his heart to throb fierce Of Gu
1t recired the sudden reappear- n InI,
e of the fraudulent Baron Won ks S IA
in Washington and described in de .
the barOn's escapades at Bar Har- "
and his later career in California n
elsewhere. Then followed a story.
ID in careful phrases, but based, so
article recited. upon information
ished by gentleman of extensive
aintance on both sides of the At. -
c, that Baron Won Kissel, under
pseudonym and with even more al
lg effrOntery. had within a fort
sought to intrench himself in the IL
exclusive circles of Washington.
nitage's cigar slipped from his I'm
and fell upon the brick hearth as
adj:
Ie boldness Of this clever adven-
is said to have reached a climax
is city within a few days. He
under the name Of Armitage,
ID himself off upon members of
the most distinguished families
e capital, whom he had met
d during the winter. A young
man Of this family, who. it will
to say, bears a commission and