Milford chronicle., 1909-01-15

Der OF the Brazilian boundary com
/ mission which was to meet shortly IN
/ Berlin, and Mrs. Claiborne and Shirley
were to go with him. In the Claiborne
] garden. beyond and below. be saw q
4 flash Of white here and there among
the dark green hedges. He paused,
leaned against a pillar and waited un-
iii Shirley crossed one Of the walks
aud passed slowly on, intent upon the
rose trees. and he SAVIOR thought be
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 ew arrangement OF a line
OF hydrangeas, and be caught glimpse
Of her against a pillar of crimson ram
blers. Then he went back to che baron.
How much of our row in the hills
got into the newspapers? 2" he asked,
sitting down.
NOthing-absolutely nothing. The
presence OF the Sophia Margaret OF
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 a 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"
A fNnr Hun uf
these explanations, though there was
a little consraint upon them all. The
baron's 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 Aruitage.
for it was as Armtage 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
quil enough" remarked Armitage. lie
had not yet answered the barons ques-
ton. and the old gentleman grew rest
less at the delay Il read in the Neue !
Freie Presse awhile ago that Charles I
Louis is showing an unexpected ca /
pacity for affairs. It is reported, too, !
that an heir is in prospect. The Win
kelried conspiracy is only a bad dream, |
and we may safely turn to other af- 1
fairs"
Yes, but the margin by which we |
escaped is too narrow TO contemplate" /
I'VE have a saying that miss is as
good as a mile" remarked Judge Clai- |
borne. I'VE have never told Mr.. Ar |
mitage that we found the papers in
the safety box at New York to be as
he described them"
"They are dangerous We have hesi-
tated as to whether there was more
risk in destroying them than in pre- /
serving them. said the baron.
Armitage shrugged his shoulders and
laughed
They are out of my hands posi-
lively decline to accept their further
custody
A messenger appeared with tele-
gram. which the baron opened and
read.
"Its from the commander Of the
Sophia Margaret. who is just leaving
Rio Janeiro for Trieste and reports
ais prisoners safe and in good health"
ut was a happy thought to have
lin continue his cruise to the Brazilian
'oaSt before returning homeward. BY
he time he delivers those two scoun-
lrels to his government their fellow
will have forgotten they
.ver lived. But'-and Judge Claiborne
hrugged his shoulders and smiled dis
vas a lawyer | deplore
uch methods. Think what stir would
,e made in this country if it We're
.nown that two men had been kid
Iaped in the sovereign state Of Nir-
,inia and taken out to sen under con
oy Of ships carrying our flag for trans
er to an Austrian battleship That's
What we get for being a free republic
hat cannot countenance the extradi-
ion Of foreign citizen for political
fense"
Armitage was not listening Ques-
ions of international law and comfy
ad no interest for him whatever The I
alley breeze. the glory Of The blue Vir
inia sky the far stretching lines OF {
ills that caught and led the eye like
"a pillows. the dark green OF shrub {
cry. the slope Of upland meadows and (
nat elusive. vanishing gleam Of white
before such things as these the Splen.
or Of empire and the might Of armies
ere unworthy Of mans desire t
The baron's next words broke harsh. v
upon his mood d
''The gratitude OF kings is not a thing i
be deSpised You could 90 to Vienna s
nj begin where most men leave of, S