Putnam patriot., 1909-01-29

you. You are getting SD much strong CT every day that we cant be sure of you long. said the baron.
 You have spoiled me l am not at all anxious to venture back into the world These Virginia gardens are dream world where nothing is really quite true"
 Something must be done about your ing and ready"
 The baron bent toward the young man anxiously-
 Armitage shook his head slowly and elasped the stick with both hands and held it across his knees
 "No-no. Please let us not talk of that any more. l could not feet com. fortable about it I 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 a 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 ly importunate as though he were beg ging the eession of a city from harsh conqueror. 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 l had been back and forth often between Washington and Storm Springs The judge had just been appointed a mem Der of the Brazilian boundary com l mission which was to meet shortly in Berlin. and Mrs. Claiborne and Shirley were to go with him In the Claiborne l garden. beyond and below. he saw a flash of white here and there among the dark green hedges. He paused. leaned against pillar and waited un- l til Shirley crossed one of the walks and passed slowly on, intent upon the rose trees. and he saw-or thought he saw-the sun searching out the gold in her brown hair She was hatIess. Her white gown emphasized the straight line of her figure. She paused to pon- der some new arrangement of line of hydrangeas. and he caught glimpse of her against pillar of crimson ram- biars. Then he went back to the baron. How much of our row in the hills got into the newspapers?" he asked, 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- funely and created local diversion. You were hurt while cleaning your gun-please do not forget that-and you are a friend of my family. very eccentric character who has chosen to live in the wilderness"
 The judge and Armitage laughed at these explanations, though there was h little constraint upon them all The baron's question was still unanswered. You ceased to be of particular inter est some time ago. While you were lick the fraudulent Von kissel was ar- rested in Australia. and l believe some pf the newspapers apelegized to you Handsomely"
 That was very generous of them.' md Armitage shifted his position blightiy. A white skirt had flashed hEaia in the Claiborne garden. and he was trying to follow It. At the same (ime there were questions be wished b. ask and have answered The Bar mess vou Marhof had already gone to Newport. the baro0 fingered merely ut of good feeling toward Armitage Or t was as Armitage that he was till known to the people of Storm )prings. to the doctor and nurses who ended him.
 "The news from Vienna seems tran uil enough" remarked Armitage. He ad not yet answered the baron's ques- lon. and the old gentleman grew rest lss at the delay. .I read in the Neue (reie Presse awhile ago that Charles Iouis is showing an unexpected ca Ecity for affairs. It is reported too. lat an heir is in prospect. The Win eIried conspiracy is only bad dream. nd we may safely turn to other af- irs'
 !Yes. but the margin by which We caped is too narrow to contemplate"
 We have a saying that miss is as od as mile" remarked Judge Clai- rne We have never told MT. Ar tage that we found the papers in
 safety box at New York to be as
 described them"
 They are dangerous. We have hesi- ed as to whether there was more
 in destroying them than in pre- iving fhem." said the baron
 rnnItage shrugged his shoulders and
 ghed
 They are out Of my hands l posi- fiy decline to accept their further
 fedy ~
 messenger appeared with tele-
 m. which the baron opened and
 i
 t's from the commander of the
 |ssia Margaret who is just leaving
 Janeiro for Trieste and reports
 prisoners safe and in good health"
 was a happy thought 10 have
 continue his cruise to the Brazilian
 r before returning homewsrd- By
 time ne delivers those two seoun-
 to his government their fellow
 pirators will hare forgotten they
 llved Bat--and Judge Claiborne
 s-esi his shoulders and smiled dis
 anoussy Ii lawyer deplore
 nnsFhads Think N bat stir would