Putnam patriot., 1908-09-18

ziNs HhU Gony NHHtCN UHH Dtths a chair for him and took his hat Ar. thur Singleton Was an American. to have lost his identity with any par. ticuiar city or state of his native land. He had been an attache of the Ameri- can embassy at London for many years Administrations changed and ambassadors came and went, but Sin. gletoD was never molested. IL was said that he kept his position on the score of his wide acquaintance. he knew ev cry one. and he WAS a great peddler of gossip. particularly about people in high station.
 The children of Hilton Claiborne were not to be overlooked. He would impress himself upon them, as was his way. for he WAS sincerely social =hy iIls stinet and would go far to do kind ness for people he really liked.
 "Ah me. You have arrived oppor- timely, Miss Claiborne. There's inys- tery in the air-the great Stroehel Is hereunder this very roof and in a .dreadfuly bad humor. He Is dan cerous mana very dangerous man, but failing fast Poor Anstrial Count Ferdinand von Stroebel can haze ne successor He's only q sort of hold over from the nineteenth century. and with him and his emperor out of inc way-what? For my part l see only dark days ahead" And he concluded with little sigh that implied ernm. bling thrones and falling dynasties.
 The reader of the Neue Freie Fresse nrensrilig t0 leave his table. tore rom the newspaper an article that seemed 10 have attracted him. placed h Ill his cardease and walked toward the door The eyes of Arthur Singleton hshiei in recognition. and the attache, mutter ing an apology to the Glaiaefnes. aa. dressed the young gentleman eof' dially.
 ~Nbg. Armitage. of all mem" and he rose still facing the Claibofnes wHh an air of embracing the young Ameri cans in his greetings. He never h6ed to lose an auditor and he would lh he circumstances miss chance to dlsfiaa the wide cfrcum ference of his aegnalht ance.
 .shir,ey-Miss claiiorne-aifow ms ,o ,,,esent Nr. Armftara.~ The young army officer and Aripitase fhen sbook hands. and the three men stood TOT moment. detained. If seeDed. bs tbe old aftaehe. who had no engageihehi for the next hour or two and fssehleo the idea of being left alone
 "One always meets Ariphare. "e clared Singleton. He KNOWS oui America as well as we do-hnd very well Ipdeed-for an Engiishman-
 Armitage bowed gravely.
 "you make it necessary Ter h'e 'o s,sayow any allegiance 10 the power that r,,le Great Britain I'm reaii! fair sort of American l have some t;u,as told New York people all apca' Colorado. Montana. New Mexico.
 His voice and manner were those o' gentleman. His color. as Shifes r-,aiharne now observed. was thai o' an outdoors man She was faniilai with it In soldiers anu sai knew that it testified 10 vigorous ana wholesome life.
 -.of course you're not English ex- claimed Singleton. annoyed as ns ,e memt-sed. or thought he did. tnat AT, r,,,aee had on some other oceasion made fhe ssme protest
 .I.m really getting sensitive 'lou' if- said Arm.tage- more 70 tne e.' bornes than 10 Singleton but nus ve all be from ssuaeN heref IS II - melancholy 6 plight 10 te man "''h' out country" u.
 The moekery in bis 'ons was '~,ru '' nx s,se good humor in his face hi, eyes caught shiriey's passineiy' ah1 .sa sa,,,es st him IL seemed a nain'