New-York tribune., 1910-09-18
,.cn7,nE FOR SEPTEMBER 1s. 1910
Cynthia's Chauffeur
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DurDOSe | can hardly conceive hO
frowninq with vexat1On at the traglCoiiedJ
INTO which he had been drawn renCh-
r,,e, i is true. regard these things from
d;Tnrent viewpoint. That which seems "a
t;ona1 TO YOU is little else than buttoonery 10
rr,o If that is YOUR object IN seeking an IN
+cr,,ievv il has now been Accomplishment L
absolutely decline to entertain the PROPOSE
tion for a moment. You have certainly sue
coded in lending an air of dr1vel to con-
troversv that | regard as serious L came
hero filled with very bitter thoughts toward
Won: but your burlesque has dlsarrned me-
Il IS only fair, however, that | should warn
YOU not to cross my path again since one
sense of humor may become SIrdiilcu' e'ii"
that will be bad for you.
His attitude seemed to betoken an imIne-
d;atr deDarture; but Marigny looked at nm
co 6xediv that he waited to hear Wlat the
otber mad to sav. He was determined no"
70 Ieen CYNTHIA out of the discussion. Even
V,,ranen's letter need not be mentioned
Until he had seen the millionaire IN person
.a,,d d;sab,,sed his mind of the lnept 1nVen-
+;ons with which the Frenchman had per
II don't take your refusal as final SAID
Count EdOuard. speaking very Slowly dIN
choosing each sentence with evident odLo
81 was at pains to explain my position anu
able duty of telling you what Will happen II
Won do not fight. You English may not care
70 defend votir honor in the manner that ap-
naa1c to a more sensitive nation like the
French. but YOU are vulnerable IN your
women folk. | now tell you frankly that
if Won do not abandon your pretenSioris
to Miss CYNTHIA Vanrenen, | shall make II
NV special business in life to ruin her so
cally.''
AHEDENHAM listened more IN amaze
1~1 rnent than indignation At fIrst' the
'tr,,e significance of the threat lett nm TN
moved In his ears it was a mere rePGIltIion
Of the bopv raised by Vanrenen, and that
was the widest nonsense. Il really do not
think YOU are responsible for your words
Maripnv swept aside the protest with an
ennhatic gesture. "Oh, yes. am, he SAID
his voice low, sibilant, nenacing. Il have
laid nv plans, and shall pursue them with
cornn1ete detachment Others may suffer
so shall I. | have practically reached the
limit of nv resources. In month or less
shall be penniless. What money | could
scrape together | devoted to the turtherance
of this marriage project, and L am well
aware that when you meet MI Eanrenen
nv moor little cobweb of intrigue Will be
blown into thin air. You are quite des1r-
able barti, Viscount Medenham- every con-
dition points to your speedy and happy
union to the lady of your choice 1t IS, now
ever, a most unfortunate and lamentaDIe
fact that she also happens to be the lady OF
my choice, and l shall revenge myself on
Won. through her, in the way best calculated
to pierce your thick British hide The
future Countess of Fairholne should be
superior to Caesars wife in being not only,
above suspicion, but altogether removed
from its taint. am afraid that 1t will be my
task to tarnish her escutcheOn-
You miserable rascal cried Medenham,
stung beyond endurance by this extraordl-
nary declaration of vile purpose. Why
should you imagine that | shall allow you
to sit there and pour forth your venom
unscathed? Stand up, you beast. Or must
| kick you up?"
"Hal You are ready to fight me now. my
worthy Viscount. But not in your coster-,
rnonger fashion. You cannot, because
have your promise. You see l have taken
YOUR measure with some accuracy, and hard
words will not move me. | mean you to
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