The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-11-04

Ing Of that charming young lady some
days ago"
"You say your young friends name
1s Saffren?'
solver Saffren." The benevolent
gaze continued to rest upon me, but 4
shadow like a faint anxiety darkened
the Homeric brow. Finally he SAID
abruptly. 1T is about him that have
come to talk TO you"
II shall be very glad"
"Ha. my dear sir" he cried, but you
are man of feeling. lt was the way
you have received my poor young geu-
tleman's excuses when he was 50 rude
which makes me wish to talk with you
on such subject. IL IL why | would
not have you believe MIR. Saffren and
me two very suspected individuals
who hide here like two bad criminals"
mo, nor protested hastily. "The
name of Professor keredec"-
1.-The name or no man." he thunder.
ed, interruping, ''can protect his rep
utation when be Is caught peepine
from curtain! Fla, my dear Dir.
know what you think! You think
He is a nice. fine man. that old pro.
fessor-oh, very nice, only he hides
behind the curtains sometimes. Very
fine man-oh, yes. only he is spy.
Eh? Fla. HAP
mot at ALL" laughed. II though,
you might fear that was "a spy"
"Eh" He became serious.
'T supposed you might be writing D
book which you wished to keep from
the public for time and that possibly
| you might imagine that A was n re
porter"
$50! And that is ALL" he returned
with evident relief. mo. my dear Sir
! was the spy; it is the truth. 4 con
fess my shame. wish very much tc
know what kind OF on man You are
And 50 have watched you"
"Whyr III asked --u..w ..-.
1.-THE explanation Ii 30 simple; it was
necessary"
Because of-of Mr.. SaffrenT' I said
Etowfy and with some trepidat1on.
Precisely" The professor exhaled
a cloud or smoke. Because 1 arr
sensitive for him and am HIS guard
| Ian. but am not his guardian by the
law"
81 had not supposed that you were.
i said. because. though do mot nm
derstand Chis-his case. 30 to speak.
have not for ON moment thought him I'm
sane"
"Ha. my dear sir. you are right!' ex
claimed Keredec. HE Is as sane as
anybody in the whole world! Ha. ht
Is now much more sane. for his mind Il
not yet confused and becobwebbet
with the useless things you and | put
into ours. "A few months more-ha. nj
the greatest year from now-and ht
will not be different any longer. He
will be like the rest of us, only"-the
professor leaned forward. and his big
fist came down on the arm Of his
chair-''he shall be better than the resi-
OF III! But IL strange people were 10
see him now" he continued. ut would
not do. There are SO many who judge
quickly. II they should see him now
they might think he il not just right
in his brain. and then. as it could hap
pen so easily. those same people might
meet him again after awhile 'Ha.
they would say. there was a time
when that young man was insane. 4
knew him" And so he might sc
through his life with those clouds over
him.
"Ha: wish you to know my young
man." Keredec went on. You will
like him--no man Of feeling could keep
himself from liking him-and he is
your fellow countryman. | hope YOU
will be his friend. He should make
friends. for he needs them. You will
dine with us tonight" he suggested.
Acquipscing cheprfully. added
You will join me at the table on my
veranda. won't you?"
Before answering he cast sidelOng
glance at the arrangement OF things
outside the door. The screen of honey
-suckle ran partly across the front OF
the little porch. about half of which /
concealed from the garden and consS
quently from the road beyond the arclf
way. I saw that he took note of this
before he pointed to that corner Of the
veranda most closely screened by the
vines and said:
MAY the table be placed yonder?"
Certainly"
"Ha. that Is good" he exclaimed.
Suddenly we heard the rapid hOot
beats of u mettled horse. He crossed
our vision and the open archway-a
high stepping hackney going well.
driven by lady In light trap which
was half full of wild flowers. had
not the least difficulty In recognizing
her. At the same instant the startled
pigeons futtered up from the garden
path, betaking themselves to flight. and
''that other monsieur" came leaping
across the courtyard and into the road
"Look quickly" he called. who is
that lady?"
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