Putnam patriot., 1910-06-03

Xefanfs1 All aBslefite for affI5iu steak; also he had aeeepfed Mr bevines of Ter Co become bis guest Tor the night
 And eagly Hexf morning tbere aF- rived at IIe9iDslgn Aeres eare more a eheerfaiig asdae ious Chernb nevlne. who seemed qults unaffected bg tbe f5fbiddiag aasterify mltb which Ep- plf g eHase to regard him as he tn- qaired for the cognfess
 After some moments during which De paced up asa down the reception haH. afr. Deplne was shown into the library with ns much formality as If thls was hls Grst visit Nor was the atfitude of Ar fIewlngton as he re. eeived the Cberub at ALI seassurtag
 i've been looking 0p that count of yours. remarked inc Chefnb. Hes been defunet for nearly t~a years. had man investigate tho records. and it.s all Q. kf
 .impassiblc 3r boyiHe' whg why ~i have beea ia communication wltb hIm.
 .sFB8; WIS faar Hlstake Y9u.se Leen la communication Wlth q smooth y4aea chap Wb0 couldn't eeslHt tha fHaaee t5 pHa5 neW 68Bke game for Hii n gas eafth Ii4W we're fhe iet tefs si9aea ael=a eaHe feea tbe cou9t afler be was sens Co tdnt saaHtefiHgff+
 @By his fetaTg. believe. Fer r z That W6s lte
 es8ee. A0d tae r C sfnad fH Francois Cuuetie lge had heart to Heart taik wiIb Francois and got hla ahele history Aa you might ggesa by hls nnme. he's haif French and half Italian which is Bof bad com bination There was good blood on both sides. but Ia money on either. so that's wbY he didn't finish the med ienl course that he came over here te take. When his funds ran out he goes baek to ltaiy. drifts up Into swltzer laad and gets job as assistant house doctor in thls sanitarium where they were trying to cure Count Necchi of seeing pink whlskered tadpoles and other yafiegatcd fauna"
 Really. now. Mfr, Deyinew protested Mir Hcwington.
 "Why shy so at the faetsf" asked the Cheruh Count or no count. that was Ills complaint Why. his nerves were in such shape he couldn't even sign his name to Il letter. And that's where young pr cunutte vas let In When the counts remittance from you was overdue he dictates il letter to Francois He gets him 10 cash your check. too. and Francois learns thu whole story nhout the runaway count esq and her rich father Then ihe count dies A delayed check comes In. and the doctor is tempted to see that the money isni wnafrd aiso he observes that the passinx af thc count is kept quiet II occurs a tn that You hadn't been notined of the sad event That being the ease, he sees no reason wby tae retniftanees shouldn't con. tinue. SO he keeps you posted on the dates when they're due. See how il works outf'
 "N hy, the scouudFel," exclaimed Mr llewlHeton live been swindied | shnll write te him al once and
 No ne,d te write He's over here He's coming to call on you this after. noon !"
 's1he lHpndcnt rascal. Why. Fl shall have him apprehendedf'
 "I holte not, said the Cheruh mild. ly "fhat would complieate things We 6ldut treat him very well the last time he was here"
 'The last umci" echoed Mir. Hew- ington.
 Yes He was the chap we had shut up fin the ieehouse, you know He was scouting around to see wha, style you lived in before he played his cards"
 "rhe unpsincipled wreieht'
 "IIe Isn't as honest as he might be. but then circumstances have been against him.e
 T shall refuse Co hear word from him. sirrf declared Mir llewlnetea
 Now. that's t0o bad Hes counting to refund the amount he trieked you out Of. Noa see. I've taken htm eu my private stan and advanced him six months pay so he vouh start square. Isat that better than getting into legal snar with htm. eh TT
 "Rut l fall te understand Mir De vine. What Is your motive in doing thisfe
 slt has something to do with the countess" he confessed
 The eouniessi Pray. Mir. pevlne, kindly leave my daughter out of this discussion"
 Not muchr' declared the cheruh say, you might just as well set used Co il now as later think whole iot of your daughter, Mir. uewingten."
 .'lndeel. sir, Your impudence Is as founding. trust that you are not so presumptneas as to suppose that your -er- your regard is h any measure returnedys
 That just describes the ease. Mir Hew Ington Al least l did have some such Idea until thls fool Francois mud died things up for me. no you know what he tod the ceuntessY'
 ''I am not interested. sir"
 .Maybe pot. but want you to listen. just the same and | want sen to let hlm tell hts revised story 10 the count ess, Why. see here she thinks l locked that chap up oecause was tn- terestcd Ln hls wife. says he didn't mean to tel any such yarn. but he was posing as the count. and she couldn't see hlm. and fl just naturally slipped out Nice position to put me In, wasn't il g@
 But Mr Hewiugton shook his head mulishly,
 Hut. great Scott" protested the cheruh "he neant that was In