Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-05-19
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Deviine
BY SEWELL FORD
Copyright. 1900. b, Mitchell Kennerlcy
By SEWEAL FORD
Copyright. 1900. BY Mitchell Kennerlcy
CHAPTER NH CONTINUED


mere guess"
rs 1t: Then | dare you to dcny
that you aren't. Come nE not right.
my dear Adclc.'
rhe countess started and tossed ncr
bead anCrily.
ut doesn't matter in the least ab"n!
NY name. Perhaps yol will tell ne
why you arc IN there"
a stout. pink faced person who =
widely Known. | believe. as ClcruD
Devirc locked me iu"
An" The countess did not mean
10 allow this exclamation TO be aud
BILE. but II was
so he haSD't tod you about it yet.
eb:' commented the unseen prisoner
Stupid f INC. wasD't 1t. to allow him
70 trick ne SO easily? You wa;t:
Your Nj. Dcvine is going to regret
that he vas SO clever"
vat vhy did he do IT,
'vo'; might have guessed anyway.
There's lady ~ Tie case
IA l1tv." casncd the countess
"Somc One thl.--t'iHt Mr.. Dcvine"--
Exactly. found ont only recently"
Thp r:rhel i'ps OF tie Countess Wee.
eli r'r"r l,rr24"d ,i:,l,ilv to.ethcr: hcr
r.3 VS. Ecld ;cry firmly. A,thon@,
she oou'l Sc rott'rg bur ;hn Auccr
holes IN tho i'.',. door. she stared II;
t,!or'
"\"d Wv" she v"nt VI. at;c- Il
pause '--"l u:r Interested m hcr
tiSo:"
"\ntrr...v 'ane The rci0ndcr
','ut Ah; should Mr.. Devinc wish
to-"
~ "@p'aiu all that. Wien N"
found tia; happened to be the lndl's
husband he Gccoycd ne here and
locked no up"
"Oh. oA- scr husband don't be
lic'c ~ word OF H. not word, 1t
rs mistake. al mistake. Why
should you think that Mr.. ncyine cares
enough Tor her 10 to lie So unjust TO
YOU ms this"
"Ony because 10 as good as told
ne So himself You see. my wife and
have been living apart. He thought
was dead. When appear he finds
me in the way. SO he locks me up.
But If there's any mistake ] wish
gou'd point it cut to Mr.. Devine Think
there is. eh:"
"Oh. ! don't know what 70 think"
The Countess Necchi WAS determined
60 hold back her tears at the uneX-
pected revelations. though, until she
had put few more questions. They
were the ones she had been longing to
ask from the first.
''This-thls other No; | mean this
lady OF whom you Speaks she
young"
Just twenty-threc.
My own age" thought the countess
Then she added aloud And she is
quite pretty Surpose:'
oh, she's pretty enough But it's
:hiefy her cute ways which make her
fascinating to men"
Oh Thu countess caught her
breath Sharply. Then she is fascinat
ng: Is She ii hlond:"
Not Il bt-lovely dark hair. big
lark eyes. Her eyes are her strong
point"
'Oh. see" commented the countess
then to herself: It's because look
5omething like her. And she's young
and fascinating. Humph."
Glad could tell you about her"
observed the prisoner. but If you
don't mind ! think I'll climb down Oft
this cot. It's rather rickety, and
feel another sneezing ut coming on
Was there anything more
II beg your pardon" she said ear
,estly. Listen. You must 60 away
rom here Mt once
Nothing would please me better. -
] amt crawl through these holes"
Il know. ana haven't a key TO t..
paddock. Bu, shall get one. II
rant get thu scy shall demand t,n
yoI be set at liberty. III so to II
father, 20 Mr.. ppvine. and
"oh. wouldn't bother them al,u,,
II. Just you ssy nothng at all. III,
md the hc.T, undo the lock and the
slip AWAY. Perhaps r,u'd bstter wa
until afternoon"
But it's such n shame. keeping 80,
shut up Eerc like n c.lriinal."
That's So. told them II W.; al
outrage And I've caught a frigh'fu
cod TOO Think you caa fnd the KEY
dou't you
ina sure can. I'll scnG Timmlr>
On an errsnd and look in his desk"
I'm greatly obliged. You kHov
You're ti'uup, It's mighty good u.
vow"
III isn't at al. couldn't do less,
md II ] ever speak TO Mr.. Devlnc
again il will be only 20 tell him VIVA,
think IF such craze, treatment. Coed
". I'm going now"
"GOodby and good luck" came faint
j. through the air holes In tho door.
Perhaps II was best that the count
css could rot see the grimnce Of salts
faction which accompanied the words
"a she departed to gct the key to that
paddock on the icchOdse door
Thus it happened something after
this fashion: The time was late after
noon between s aud G o'clock. when the
golden autumn day was about to end
IN a blaze of sapphire light that was
soon to fade into m empty arch Of tur.
Uuoi0e blue. The Countess Vecchi was
seading on the upper vernnda. 1t had
become well understood In the serv-
lnts' wing that the brief but disturb
lug reign OF that Devine person was
over Twice he had impudently offer
I'd his hand and fortune TO the Count.
ess Vccchi, and twice he had been