Putnam patriot., 1910-09-23
HAROLD MacGRATH
Copyright. 1900. by the Bcbbs-Merrill
 Company

That was my fault not yours
 When is the weddinE:,.
 After the vintage highness.' Her hiehness tAen spoke te the bride
 Iraem elect. You will be good to terF
 Who could help it your highnessf"
 The pronoun struck her oddly, for
 peasants as Il usual thing never used 4 in addressing the nobility. Well. eu lhe day of the wedding I
 Kill stand sponsor 10 you both. And
 good luck go with yon.~ She passed down the aisle. the head rintner following. wagging his head. The day WAS ended The lad swung l fhe basket te his shoulder. and The sun. l flashing upon it's contents. turned the | bloomy globes Into dull rubies. He presented his card at the office and | was duly credited with three crowns. ! which. according to Gretchen. was I fine days work Hoffman said neth- | Ing about dismissal Come day nfter tomorrow Temor- | row is feast day. You are always having feasG days when work begins | All summer long you loaf about. but the minute you start to work you must 1 find excuses to lay on. Clear out | both of yaut''
 Work al last" said Dietrich fts ahe
 and Gretchen started for the city.
 Arm in arm they went on Some times Gretchen sang. Often he ru1 her | hand 10 his lips. By and by they came | abreast of an old gypsy. He wore . coat of Josephs. and his face was as
 lined as frost bitten apple. will you tell rme how to find fie Adlergasse?" he asked in broken Ger | man His accent rwas that of a Mag 1 gar.
 They eareles~iy gave him specific Al rections and Tr%ssesio on. He followed rrimly. like fa,ea. whose agent he waA- housh long dettMeii When he reach l sd the Adlereassse li,etdnoked for sign | ae came to step in front of the dincy tghop of the clock tsender. He went inside and the xnoieat clock mender cooked up from h3s work. for he was E1t1 1NaA W'ft iAt '3fsN | rrhe gypsy smiied mysteriously and k4sid a hand on his heart. l -,.Who are you?- <sharsJy demanded tise clock mender
 -~-Who am does not sHsatter. l am
 herw hom you seek. l ..-Sp1d in heaven The tbony hands | ,f-the clock mender <lutc&ed the oth-
 .erss.-coat.
 1 The gypsy released himself slowly -Bnr-first show me ycar pretty crowns and tie paper which vSfll give me i'm I munify from the police Yeurssrowns.
 IS ryas. offered. and imoaunity rthen sspeak-'
 .~ManI can give you the crowns. but ] Sod kas ws have no longer the power
 10 giye.you immunity 1 The gyssy shouitiered hts bundle l ."Fer Gods sake. waitl" begged tue dock melsier
 1 But .ts~e gypsy walked out. 'unheec ling
 
 Two dar~alater. In the afternoon.
 -.fsfalnai,aell said Carmichael. .''what were you lacking at the other. night ss1rh those or-.ra glasses at the aaif'. .sY was loakAlg into the past" 2sc,h. pshaw You were following
 her siighness with them. wsrt to
 know why
 --<sse is beautffyl"
 ~Yau made a..fomise to me not long
 ago.
 .'I dde" noucommittaliy. aYe~- Soon | shall be shaking the | Inst of Ireiberg. and I want to know baforehanxa svllaf rhis Chinese puzzle ls What did you ,no that compelled vour flight from Ehrensteinf' 7
 Grumbachss pipe hung penduient in his hand He swung if to and fro ab- sertly
 ..f am waiting. Remeraber. you are m American ciffzen for all that you were born here. If anyrling should hapnen 10 you l must know the whole story in erder to ieip yoa- You know that you may trust me ..;t isn't that. captain has< grown {. like you fin these few days. Those sr~ra giasses-it was an hsa- We'll. sasee you will know. ! was fayren- sys hoy. I worked under my hfdner aern,snn. used to ask fhe nuese. xbo had charge of her sesene hish cs.s. where she would go each day rhen f-a cut flowers and meet them an tbe read somewhere and give fn~ houauet fs the child. There vas seveS ,nx esrorf-a footman and driver. The ,frti~ oae was always greatly pleased. and she would call me Han vas in love fkose days-- Gfumbech laughed with bitterness "fes. esen |I Her name was Tekla- and sne was jade. wanted to run away. bur ! had DO money. had already secufsd . paappors-nc masses bew. II vas 10 Aryf affair. and vas Assperafeiy hsrt. l 0ue day q rypsy eosne e as ! san sIways know Sin by chs yeIsow - tn aae of hiD biarhx sy~A wns .k~-~~..A f-ru~un fo neli nt0 WUcU