The Sauk Centre herald., 1908-11-26

Portable about it. have kept my
pledge to do something for his country
something that we may hope pleases
him If he knows"
The three were silent for moment
A breeze, sweet with pine scent Of the
hills, swept the valley. taking tribute
Of the gardens as it passed. The baron
was afraid to venture his last request
"But the name-the honored name of
the greatest statesman Austria has
known-a name that will endure with
the greatest names Of Europe-surely
you can at least accept that"
The ambassadors tone was as grave
" importunate as though he were beg
ging the cession of a city from harsh
eonqueror. Armitage rose and walked
the length Of the veranda. He had not
seen Shirley since that morning when
the earth had slipped from under his
feet at the bungalow. The Claibornes
had been back and forth often between
Washington and Storm Springs. The
Judge had just been appointed mem
her Of the Brazilian boundary COM
mission which was to meet shortly in
Berlin, and Mrs. Claiborne and Shirley
were to 60 with him. In the Claiborne
garden, beyond and below, he saw
fash Of white here and there among
the dark green hedges. He paused,
leaned against pillar and waited un-
til Shirley crossed one of the walks
and passed slowly on, intent upon tn,
rose trees, and he SAVIOR thought he
saw-the sun searching out the gold In
her brown hair. She was hatless. Her
white gown emphasized the straight
line of her figure. She paused to pom
der some new arrangement of a line
Of hydrangeas, and he caught glimpse
Of her against {,
blers. Then he We
"How much of our row in ln,. A..
got into the newspapers| he aske.
sitting down.
"Nothing-absolutely nothing The
presence of the Sophia Margaret off
the capes caused inquiries to be made
at the embassy, and several CORE
spondents came down here to inter
view me. Then the revenue officers
made some raids in the hills oppor-
tunely and created local diversion.
You were hurt while cleaning your
gun-please do not forget that-and
you are friend of my family, a very
eccentric character, who has chosen to
live in the wilderness"
The Judge and Armitage laughed at
these explanations. though there was
little constraint upon them all. The
barons question was still unanswered.
you ceased to be of particular inter
est some time ago. While you were
sick the fraudulent Won Kissel was ar
rested in Australia. and believe some
Of the newspapers apologized to you
handsomely"
THAT was very generous of them"
and Armitage shifted his position
slightly. A white skirt had flashed
again in the Claiborne garden, and he
was trying to follow It. At the same
time there were questions he wished
to ask and have answered. The Bar
oness Won Marhof had already gone to
Newport: the baron fingered merely
out of good feeling toward Armitage,
for it was as Armitage that he was
still known to the people Of Storm
Springs. to the doctor and nurses who
tended him.
'The news from Vienna seems tran
gull enough" remarked Armitage. He
had not yet answered the baron's ques-
ton. and the old gentleman grew rest
less at the delay. II read In the Neue
Freie Presse awhile ago that Charles
Louis is showing an unexpected ca
pecity for affairs. 1t is reported. too,
that an heir is in prospect. The Win
kelried conspiracy ts only bad dream,