The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-08-31

Imatch.
"All one hoor-plenty OF sleeping
rooms, SRA place to eat here-a kl.ch'
en- beyond-a fair barracks for a com
mon soldier; that Is all."
ut is enough. Throw these bags
into the nearest bedroom. 10 there Is
no choice, and camp viii be estab-
lished."
This Is yours. The baggage that
came by express IL there A wagon
goes with the place. and I brought the
things up yesterday. There is a show
err bath hey ond the rear veranda. The
mountain water Is or the ice. but
you win require hot water for shaving
| lis II not sop
"You Cypress me with Injuries. Os-
car. Wind up the clock, aud nothing
will he wanting"
Oscar unstraped the trunks and then
stood at attention In the door. He had
| expected Armitage 10 condemn the
place 10 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 gloomlly.
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 cheerful
He tried the shower and changed his
raiment. while Oscar prepared coffee
and laid cloth on the long table be-
fore the fire. When Armitage appeared
coffee steamed In the tin pot in which
II had been made. Bacon, eggs and
toast were further offered.
you have done excelleutly well. Os-
car. Go get your own breakfast" Ar
mitare dropped lump Of sugar into
his coffee cup and surveyed the room.
A large map Of Virginia and n series
OF hunting prints hung on the unlimited
walls. and there were racks for guns.
aud work bench at one end Of the
room where guns might be taken apart
and cleaned. A few novels, several
three year-old magazines aud a variety
OF pipes remained on the shelf above
the fireplace. The house offered posi-
blllties OF meager comfort. and thar
was about all. Armitage remembered
what the agent through whom he had
made the purchase had sald-that the
place had proved too Isolated for even
a hunting preserve and that It's only
value was In the timber. lie was salts
fed with his bargain aud would not
set up a lumber mill yet awhile. lie
| lighted a cigar and settled himself In
an easy chair before the fire, glad OF
the luxury OF peace and quiet after his
clrcuItous journey and the tumult ~
doubt and question that had shaken
him ~
He slit the wrapper OF the Washing.
ton newspaper that Oscar had brought
from the mountain postofiice and scan
ned the headlines. He read with care
la dispatch from London that purported
TO reflect the sentiment OF the cont
mental capitals toward Charles Louis.
the new emperor-king Of Austria Hun
gary, and the paper dropped upon his
knees, and he stared isio the IRE. Then.
he picked up a paper Of earlier date
and read all the foreign dispatches and
the news Of Washington. He was
about to toss the paper aside when his
eyes fell upon boldly headllned arti-
Gle that cause bis heart TO throb fierce
ly. II recited the sudden reappear-
ance OF the fraudulent Baron Won ..is
sci In Washington AMI described " De
| tail the baronls escapades at Bar Har-
Dor and his later career In California
and elsewhere. Then followed a stoy.'.
yelled In careful phrases. but based so
the article reclted. upon information
furnished 10y gentleman of extensive
acquaintance on both sides OF the At.
lantic. that Baron Won kissel. under a
new pseudonym and with even more
daring effrontery. had within n fort
night sought TO intrench himself In the
most exclusive circles of Washington.
Armltsge cigar slipped from his I'm
gers and fell upon the brick hearth as
he read:
THE boldness Of this clever adven-
turer Is said 10 have reached n china
In this city within n few days. He
had. under the name OF Armitage
palmed himself of upon members ~
one Of the most distinguished families
OF the capital. whom he had met
abroad during the winter A young
gentleman Of this family. who. II will
suffice TO say. bears commission and
title from the American government.
entertained a small company OF friends
at Washington club only few
nights ago. and this plausible adven-
turer was among the guests. lie was
recognized at once by one OF the for
eigners present who. out Of considera-
ton for the host and fellow guests.
held his tongue, but II Il understood
that this gentleman sought Arnitage
privately and warned him TO leave
Washington. which accounts for the
fact that the sumptuous apartments NJ
the New American I'm which Mr.. John
Armitage. alias Baron Won kissel had
established himself were vacated i'm
mediately. None OF those present at
the supper will talk OF the matter. but
It has been the subject of lively gossip
for several days. and the German en-
bassy Is said 10 have laid before the
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