Putnam patriot., 1910-05-27


 vines rival for some woman's nffee. tons. so her father had as good as sald. but she could not believe that now. Perhaps fhe mn WIS crim- tnni or dangerous lunatlc. The conni ess shrank away from the padloeked door and glanced ansiously about II might have been wIscr 10 have walted untll later and then insisted upon Tim. tnins coming with her
 Bni. no. she felt that she wanted bn witnesses fo thls interview. Suppose her fathers version shonid he eorrecti Tho countess lifted a determined chin and stepped bfiskly up to the heavy door. She doubled up one fst and tried te make nnize bg hamnerlnR the wood Thls WAS | failure. Theu she loaked around far smal stene found it. wrapped her handkerchief about one and and proceeded to exeke n series of loud lhamps, This proved effective. fpr m instant later she heard a creaking aS of wire springs, and Il sleep latlen voice mnrmnred some iu. distinct reply
  sapping again wlfh the stone
 sGo away don't want my hreak. inst now i@fs-- Then came pro. ionged yawn
 "I haven't brought you breakfast said the countess a iittie impatientty. -I just want te know why you are iu our icehouse"
 This wns sufficient to bring the un sknswh to his feet
 "Wl4at why well, like thatl What am 1 doiug In your icehonse. eh? no you suppase 1 - - a-a-at choo-o-o-ol A-a-a.atclieoo.o.o There. blast itl Do you Imagine l would laek myself tn snch hole from choice7 Say, who the deuce are san out there anyway T .'Neyer mind who l am." reterted the countess. shnt please tell me who you are2''
 eoh. ho. So that's fl. ehr Well. you walt minute. will yeo, until i-l@- But another sueegiag ii interrupted this sentenee Nheh t was over ihe sonntess hearl bin mafh9s something against the dsnr and was soon eou- sciaus thal ,ome oHe was gazing at her thrmvd sar aueer holes. she ghoaght he ,su.si distinguish a smoth. cred exclamation If surprise.
 ~wen.s ste observed. .'ean you see sxnN
 ~ua. tes. sulte we'll. thank you''' .isot yaa don't know any more about who ! am than before. do soaf@
 ~fAnni l. thonghf" And the nn- known ohuekled. You're tho Countess xeeehie
 sHnulpAr' said the countess. 'srhatt sS mere guess"
 -is uf Then ! dare you 10 den, that ycu aren't Come, am not right my dear Adslef'
 The countess started and tossed bel head angrsiy.
 '.lt doesn't matter ia the least about any naue. Perhaps you wtli tell ne why you are in there
 "A stout pluk faessa person who Is widely known. believe, as Cherue pevine ioeked me tli."
 -Ahs' The countess did not mean so allow thiS exclamation to be audi Die. hut t was.
 .''so he hasn't told yea about il yet eny~ commented the unsecn psisouer --sxnpid If anc. wasn't il. to allow him ee trick me 50 easilys You walt Yorr Mir Devine ls going se resre' nhar he was Sc cleser
 *Bnt why did he de ltgs'
 .sTou might have guessed anyway Therxsa . lady in the case"
 -A-A ladys' gaspad The countess s-Scne .one that --.that Mr. pevine@--
 -ExAcsiy. found ess, cnay rsreasiy. ' The aYcAsd lips of the Countess Nee chi were pressed tightly together: he' chin was held very firmly. Although she could see nothing but the augel holeS In the thick dcur. sae ssarcd al ghem
 And yoa,- she went on. afser psuseyou are interested sr hel nisoy
 .Nasnrsliy,s came the rejoindsr.
 Hut why should Mir pevine wish tD"--