Putnam patriot., 1908-12-04

.si,lv not" declared ms father.
 .1ow did you make Arnitage's ac-
 .'.taneey' asked the ambassador. as sss one must have been responsible
 .-.-,5ucing him. if you can remem- kr-
 psck laughed.
 M s. was in the Monte Rosa at Gene shirley and l had been chatting
 o,her about the persistence with sa.a Armitage seemed to follow us
 ss taking dejeuner at the came and he passed us going out Old .ssur singleton-the ubiquitous-was a "'',.r to ms and he nailed Armitage
 ..s h,s customary zeal and intro "a him 10 us in quite the usual aS. s-;.,n fashion. Later l asked Sin ..,.n whe he was. and he knew noth- .ss shout him. Then Armitage turned
 ' 2, the steamer. where he made " ain..v most agreeable. Next Senator sA.a.rson youched for him as one of q. uon,ana constituents. You know
 .,st of the story. swallowed him .ho,e He called at our house on sev- =, occasions and came to the post. "a asked him to my supper for the susnish attache."
 .And now, Dick. we want you to .,d him and get him into room with .urselyes, where we can ask him some .u..,;,,,,s.- declared Judge Claiborne.
 They discussed the matter in detail. v ras agreed that Dick should remain :, tbe Springs for a few days to watch rs.uvenet: then If he got no clew to ,rmitace,s whereabouts he was to go :, Montana to see if anything could be learned there
 aWe must find him. There must be a. mistake about it." said the ambas- ssdor 10 Judge Claiborne when they xere alone. They are almost panic s,r;ekpn in Vienna What with the match burning close to the powder in Hungary and clever heads plotting in ranna this American end of the game has dangerous possibilities.
 And when we have young Armi- sgen- the Judge began.
 sTbpn We shall know the truth"
 But suppose-suppose"-and Judge Claiborne glanced at the door-"suP- pese Charles Louis. emperor-klng of Austria Hungary, should die-tonight- tomorrow.
 We will assume nothing of the kiud." calculated the ambassador sharply. Tt is impossible" Then to Captain Claiborne: You must pardon ue If dc not explain further. wish b find Armitage. It is of the greatest importance. It would not aid you if l told you why must see and talk with klmr
 And as though to escape from the thing of which his counsel had hinted Baron pen Marhsf took his departure af once
 Shirley met her brother on the ve- anda His arrival had been anher aided. and she was frankly astonished ts see him.
 Well Captain Claiborne, you are man of mystery. Yen will undoubted- lg be court martialed for deserting- and after q long leave too"
 T am on duty. Don't forget that you are the daughter of diplomat. "Humphi It doesn't follow necessani- Y that should be stupid"
 You couldn't be that, Shirley. dear" Thank you, captain
 They discussed family matters for few minutes; then she said. with elab- crate frreleyance:
 Wei, we must hope that your ap- pearanee will cause no battles to be fought in our garden. Theps was eaeusa fighting about hepe fA old fines"
 Take heart little sister. ! shall pre- sect you. Oh. ifs rather Aeceat ef As. slAse to have kept away from 5es. hlriey. after all that fuss about the begus baron" Which be wasn'fs- Well Sanderson says he couldn't ase been. and the rog,,es' gallery pie lnres don't resemble our friend at all. Ugh. don't speak of it:' And Shir- ey shrugged her shonlders. She suf- efed Der eyes to climb the slopes of she far hills. Then she looked steadily II Der brother and laughed. What do you and father and Baron son Marhof want with Mir John Armi- aeeT she asked.
 Guess again." exclaimed Dick hur- aedly Has that been the undercur- 'snt Of your conversation? As l may ave said before in this connection. 'eu disappoint me. Shirley. You seem aaap'e to forget that fellow" ne paused. grew very serious and Oent forward in his wicker chair Have you seen John Armitage since l nw him r.
 Experiment! How dare you?"
 nut Shirley. the question is fairr'
 Is It, Richardy'
 And want you to answer me-"
 That's different"
 ne rose and took several steps to- .su her. She stood against the rail- ms. With her hands behind her back. . ''Ns. you are the nnest gill III v world, but you wouldn't do this"-
 This what, DickY
 isu knew what mean ask you .sa'a-have you or have you not seen ssn''age . since you came to the sprnesr
 ne spoke impatiently. his eyes upon wave of color swept her face, - then her anger passed, and she ss = her usual good natured self. nafon yon Marhof is charming " sentleman. isn't her. ,. nes a regular old brick" declared Dck solemnly.
 IS great privilege for young - hke you to know him. Dick, and ' aa se private talks with him and the srsefher about subjects of deep i'm