Putnam patriot., 1910-06-03
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 hotel and 3 before De had halsA 4 ed dinner
 He had tbsf ordered hts second demi. fasse mhen he beard bis DaW beirg .slaaede through ilIe grill room. Hold lHg ap T foreaHser to admt bis iden- ufy. be was handed q cahiegfam sf four sheets. eifh tgil chsrges marked @eoiiect The ever ready NeQu1de had lived up to hie reputation in chg day ha haa BHearihci a1i tbaf was to be learned of the history of Count Lefgl Salvatore 7 yeeehi
 On page aere recorded tbe facts concerning fine birth. percentage and early childhood of fhe count. Page 2 took him oa te youth. when he be gaa to have cacapades which had be eame matters af public record Page 2 was largely devoted ta accounts of hts rnmefe1 engagements and br!ef statements e4Heeeu5ng fe9 duefs Ip which he hH4 Heen eaeaeFaeI lf Was while hastlls sEimmns fhe last shset that Aif peVias vaH Hoyed 10 eE claim, eith exHif=ifs eagerae#s. .'s D. haas Ar Heeuaara mesaaae eipfed in fIis manner
 ssept t9 efgate saaltas8@ b I7sass swI9fa aafd Aag E. itt liied ihefe AaT 23. eaua 5eaF FHgegai prleate. HaHi* ts#Hsd 6p a0 lr
 seaals tHH taHs 9E9F commented fise CheHB sY5ee hefieYa he's good aud dged 5g lIas eHe= hui whg shoaldnt fbe lfesiugl9aa base known
 Further speenad9na waFe laieffupt. cd hy The announcement tli0 nersoa aho gave bis name aa j HiHis Was II the desk asking to communicate with Mir Bovine. He mentioned that lie was connected with anme agency or other.
 Mfr. J Binks, bristly haired man with an nhdershot jaw and narrow set eyes. tiptoed opoiogetically in among the tables.
 Excuse me. he whispered hoarsely. but We got your gent. all right He was walking out ns cool as you like, too. sir, when we nabbed him"
 .The deuce you sayi iiut what have you done with himf''
 Just what was hotherlnG us, sir Generally we has papers and takes .em 10 tbe nearest station house. But In this case. as 1 says to the chief. Chief says l. this is the pccullarest' -
 '.Yes. it is q little odd broke in the Cherub Hut where's your man nowY"
 "ouiside, sir. 'cuffed to Mir coegan. my side partner Now. If you would step around te the sergeautss desk and swear out
 "Bui ean.t. Mir nlnts You and Googan haVe doHe welt Here split tbnf between you. md Mr Besne in sinastssi yellow backed nutr iato an antleigHfofE paln. Now all you have ta 6a ls uflehan your man from Mir coegaa. e5d hun in here and leave hin with nlt'
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 "None at ail. Mir nlnka All waai Is his eeanauf for I few minutes
 .Neil. 1 m Jiegered auW
 The bogus count seemed rnthcr meek and subduel. Ills clothes wers wrln. kled aud dusty his shirt hoaom rum. pied. and he was In need of shave. With some hesitation hc slid into the chair opposite Nr nesine
 ..whn,ever your little game was it's .queered." aaia Mf. bovine. You fool cd me all right. but of course you couldn't fool Mir fiewlngton or the countess. What was tue Idea, any wnyg'
 T was just joking I'm going to make you smart for your share in this, Mir. Gheruh pev he"
 "Of course you are. That's oaly natural. You'll bring suit Tor damages and all that sort of tiiina. and III haNe 10 have you arrested on charge of attempted blaekmaii. and between us we'll keep the courts busy for year, l have that nj dgured cut But what do you Say io a good dinner first
 sn involuntary rolling Of the eyes toward the menu card betrayed the fact that the suggestion was pleas ing one.
 How would nlc thick sirloin, with mushrooms and baked potatoes, strike your And few little neeks to atai on. eA 1stNt bStNt ""t'stt
 Suddenly. however. MT. Devine ask. ed abruptly:
 .wen. got ne all sized up1 Then let's get down 10 facts Whats your real hnna eae name. anyway
 The man flushed little.
 .suppese'- pair ef piercing dark eyes watched for the effect shrewaiy suppose eame direct from Count Necehi as bis personal repre-
 iswon't de." Interrupted Mir. pevine, ''nnless you can show your pass from the cid b0y' You see ! know just how lans the counts been dead,s
 If you had taken The trouble 10 ask Mir uewinstou be would have told you how mistaken you werea
 syes. but I'm better posted than Mir. Hewington There are the latest re- turns" and the cheruh tossed over the last sheet If MeQuade's message.
 Seeing that further pretcnse along this line was useless. be merely shrug- gea his shoulders tndiuvteatly.
 T might have known you woule nnd out. Rnt what of itT'
 -whs. not maeh.~ answered the Cherub slowly. "oniy this som~ ones been holding up The old gentle man for remiitances ever since tn. count died. using tho counts name. Of courss I'm not sure who that some body was. but the ALTON points 10 you How about IL. ehr"
 The man across the table began tc think. uis air of indifference van.