Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-04-27
swirling his~imposfng mustache with

little chat with you" he said abrupt
ly. He enjoyed the look Of surprise
on the young mans face. Won't you
Join me at this table? A julep will
not be bad. eh?" King sat down OPP
posite to him at one Of the piazza ia
bles in the shade of the great trailing
vines. A waiter took the order and
departed.
Now. to come to the point" began
the baron. You expected to leave to-
morrow Why are you staying over?'
Baron, leave that to your own dis
tinguished powers of deduction said
Truxton gently. He took long pull
at the straw, watching the others face
as he did so. The baron smiled.
"You have found the young lady in
the gunshop to be very attractive" OBJ
served the baron. Where have you
known her before"
Il beg pardon?"
1T is not unusual for a young man
in search of adventure to follow the
lady of his choice from place to place.
She came but recently. recall"
''You think | knew her before and
followed her to Edelweiss?"
Il am not quite sure whether you
have been in Warsaw lately. There
is a gap in your movements that
can't account for
King became serious at once. He
saw that it was best to be frank with
this keen old man.
"Baron Dangloss. don't know just
what you are driving at, but I'll set
you straight. so far as I'm concerned.
l never saw that girl until the day be-
fore yesterday 1 never spoke to her
until today"
''She smiled on you quite familiar
~ from her window easement yester-
day" said Dangloss coolly.
"She laughed at me. to be perfectly
candid But what's all this about?"
Dangloss leaned forward and smiled
sourly.
'Take my advice-do not play with
| fire." be said systematically.
"You-you mean she's "a dangerous
person? l can't believe that. baron
"She has dangerous friends out IN
the world. She is Olga Platanova
, Her mother was married in this city
twenty-five years ago to Professor Pla-
tanova of Warsaw. The professor was
executed last year for conspiracy. He
was one of the leaders of great rev.
dictionary movement in Poland. They
were virtually anarchists, as you have
come to place them in America. This
girl Olga was his secretary. His death
almost killed her. But that is not all.
She had a sweetheart up to fifteen
months ago He was a prince of the
royal blood He would have married
her in spite Of the difference in their
stations had it not been for the inter
vention Of the crown that she and her
kind hate so well. The young mans
powerful relatives took hand in the
affair. He was compelled to marry a
scrawny little duchess. and Olga was
warned that if she attempted to entice
him away from his wife she would be
punished She did not attempt it. be
cause she is a virtuous girl Her TN
Gle, Spantz. offered her home"
Baron, are you sure that she is g
red?" asked King.
"Quite. She attended their councils
"She doesn't look it. pom my word
I thought they were the scum of the
earth
THE kind you have in America are
But over here-oh. well, we never car
tell
I'm much obliged. And III keeI
my eyes we'll opened. l suppose there!
no harm in my going to the shop t.
look at a lot of rings and knickknack'
he has for saleT'
Not in the least. Confne yourself
to knickknacks, that's ALL"
isn't Spantz above susDicioD?"
''No one is in my little world. B.
the way, AN very fond Of your ia
Their He is most excellent gentle
man and a splendid shot"
Truxton stared harder than ever
"What's that?"
81 know him quite well. Hunte
wild boars with him five years ago i
, Germany. And your sister! She was
beautifuI young girl. They were a
Carlsbad at the time. Was she quit
we'll when you last heard?"
~ 'Sno was, was all Iudt tue WOnUel
; ing brother could say.
The baron left the American stan(
: ing at the head of the steps. gain
after his retreating figure with a loo
of admiration in his eyes.
TruXton Jared forth into the street
: that night with a greater zest in lii
: than he had ever known before.
y man with limp cigarette between b
lips was never far from the side {
the Americana man who had stoppe
to pass the time of day with Willial
Spantz and who from that hour We
not to let the young man out of b
/ sight until another relieved him of tt
task.
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