The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-10-10

The judge and Armitage laughed at
these explanations. though there was
little conshnint upon them all. The
lbarens question was still unanswered.
You ceased 20 be OF particular inter
est some tine ago While You We're
sick the fraudulent Won kissel was ar
rested In Australia, aud believe some
u the newspapers apologized TO you
Handsomely" et s
That was very generous OF them"
aud Armitago shifted his position
slightly. A white skirt had flashed
again IN the Claiborne garden. and he
was trying to follow Il. At the same
time there were questions he wished
10 ask aud have answered. The Bar
,uess Won Narhof had already gone to
Newport the baron fingered merely
ont OF good feeling toward Armitage.
sor It was as Armitase that he was
sim known 10 the people of Storm
Springs. TO the doctor and nurses who
tended him.
THE news from Vienna seems tran.
,ui enough" remarked Armitasc. He
had not yet answered the baron's qucs-
Jon. and the old gentleman grew rest
less nj the delay. Il read in the Neue
Frec rrcsse awhile ago that Charles
Louis is showing an unexpected ca
lpscity fer affairs. II + reported. too.
that an heir Is in prospect. The Win
kclried conspiracy Is only q bad dream.
and we may safely turn to other az.
fairs
"yes. hut the margin 10y which We
escaped Is too narrow 10 contemplate"
I'VE have a saying That miss Il ~
good ms 4 mile remarked Judge clai'
borne. I'VE have never told Mf. Ar
mitace that we found the papers IN
the safety l,ox at New YORK. to lie as
be described them
They are dangerous We have hesi-
lated as to whether there was more
risk In destroying them than IN pre-
serving theni." said the barou.
Arnltage shrugged his shoulders and
laughed. L
"Thcy are out OF my hands posi-
lively decline to accep; their further
custody . 81
4 messenger appeared with tele
gram. which the hanon opened and
read
airs from the commander Of the
Sophia Margaret. who IS Just leaving
Rio .laneIro for Trieste aud reports
bis prisoners safe and In good health"
'fi was a happy thought 10 have
him contlnue his cruise 10 the Brazilian
roast before returning homevard. by
|the time he delivers those two scoun-
I5rels to his government their fellow
ronspirutors viii have forgotten they
over lived. Ruts-and Judge Claiborne
shrugged his shoulders and smiled dis
anonymously las lawyer deplore
| such methods. Think what stir would
he made IN this country " II were
known that two men had been kid
mapped In the sovereign state OF yir-
ginia and taken ont 10 sea under con
|voy ef ships carrying our flag for trans
fer To an Austrian battleship. THAT'S
what We get for being a free republic
that cannot countenance the cxtradi-
| ton OF foreign citizen for political
loffcnse."
Armitage was not listening. Qucs-
| tons OF international law and comfy
had no Interest for him whatever. The
valley breeze. the glory OF the blue Vir.
giuia SKY. the far stretching lines OF
hills that caught and led the eye Ike
sea pillows, the dark green OF shrub
berry. the slope of upland meadows and
that elusive. vanishing CLEAN Of white
-before such things as these the SPLEEN
Idor OF empire and the might OF armies
were unworthy OF mans desire.
| The baron's next words broke harsh
~ upon his mood.
"rhe gratitude OF Rings Is not 4 thing
to be despiscd. You could 60 10 yiennn
and begin where most men leave OF,
strong hands are needed in Austria
You could make yourself the younger.
the great Stroebel'-
The mention OF his name brought
back the baron's stll unanswered