Putnam patriot., 1910-05-27

locked me up."
 sob. oh her busbaud' I don't be lieve a word of if pot q Hordi It. it'a mistake all a mistake Why slobId yoH fhink that Hr Define cares enough fer her to 10 be 50 unjust to you as thisf
 eoHiy becausc te as good as tod me sy himself. You see my wife and have been living npart He thought ] wss dead When I appear be luds me ia inc way. 50 he locks me up Rnt f there's Bny mistake l wish you'd point f out to Nr Deyine Think there is ehf
 "Oh. l dent know what to think"
 The Countess Neccb was determined to hold back her tears at the aeex- pecfed revelations. though pntll she had put i frs faefe aaestlous They were Inc aBss zbe had Deea 8onging f0 ask from the first
 s8 bIa@ ti1iz ufHef so 1 mean tbls Indy of whom sga speak Is she youHs3e
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 eAly eea aee theaeht tlia countess. Fheu sic added atull sAHa sAe g quife pfHtlf. ] eupPasex
 -ah shes pfeg enough But it's chiefs hse eafe wHys 5 Lii j. make her faseiaalas p g.eH
 saG@ H5a eeasfess caught Ter breath sAaay tl09 sAe is faselaae lasf E. she q hlaHa r
 "Aoi a blf lovely dark hair. biz dari eyes. lier egee are her stroue point"
 "Uh. seef' commented the countess fhen 10 herself elts breausc l book something like her And she's young aud fascinating IIumphie
 "Glad l could tell you about her. observed the prisoner. but If you don't mind | think I'll climb down or this cot It's rather riekety, and l feel another sBeezlng ft coming on Was there anything moref'
 T beg your pardon" she said ear nestiy. Listen. You must go away from here at once"
 Nothing would please me better. but I can't crawl through these holes"
 T know, and 1 haven't key to the paddock. Bnt l shall get one If ean't get the key l shal demand that you be set at liberty I'll go 10 my father. to Mfr neYine and
 "Oh. l wouldn't bother them about f. Just yon say nothing at all. but find the key. undo the loek and then slip away. Perhaps you'd better wait until afternoon
 ''but irs such T shame keeping you shut un here like erielaal
 '.Thats sa l teld them II Nas an outrage And lste caught a friehfful cold tee Think you can dnd Inc key. don't youT'
 ,'i.m sure I cnn lll send Flmmins on an erraud and hook in hls desl,
 "Im greatly obliged you know. Yoa'rc ttHn. lt's mighty good of you"
 .'It lsu't ri ail ! couldn't to less. and if l ever speak to Mir pesine a@ain | pil' be euiy to tell him what taibk of such cluel treatment. Good ly. f,1 eoiug nav
 sGoedHY and raud luck. came faint ly through the aif holes in the door
 Perhaps | wns best that the count ess could net sre the grimaee of satis. faction which accompanied the words as she departed Ia set the key to that paddock on the icehouse door
 Thus fl happened something after thls fashion. The tine was late after. noan between a aud | o'clock. when the rolden autumn day vas about to end In a blaze ef sapphire Hsht that was soon to fade Into an empty arch of turs queise blue The conntess veeehi was .eadlng on the upper yeranda II had become well unaeretood ip the serys ants wing that the brief but disturb ng reign of that pevine pctsNn was aver g'wife he Lad tnuudenily onee t1 his hand and fortune ta the count .ss Neeehi and twice be had been scesnfrlly refused The parlar maid lnew all the details
 lus, nav suumias anreared ID the ieft carfiese drive tie Nas oa foot ana leaalae half Trswa 4erset catf He had heeH aeHt to rtifeh the ealf from the Wilbur Iremway's head dai ryman.
 suddenly ihe icehense door swung gently outeard on Is hinges while man. wearing wrinkied freek coat and silk hat whose iuster was eomew hat dlmmed Icy drapery of eobwets. sspped cautiously out. NeN he gianeee tn the direcion ef the house
 Above thc shrnbheTy be could see enls the roof and he dermer wind9ws of the upper story. bur apparently In was satisfied Then ae .uraed and locked toward tue stables. No one was la sight there, but the man In the silk hal shook hls llsg at tue sunset redden ed windows
 Ind he cast glance directly behind hIm he would have seen rimmlns and the calf just casAlag Into view over she rrest of llttle rise in the rolling drive WAY. But De east as such glance. wAsss tdently he knew pf 7enlysone exit freia newlngtau Acres. the right gateway, hs whleh he had entered. and he at ance struck Ii businessitke gait in msx. ing for il
 The diserecf Tlmmias was both star. tied and pussied He dtd not wish to saout and alarm the folks in the house, for that would reveal the SC 1 crrg of she prlsaaer.s Neither dsd se wish lo resase the calf. q he eoulss | uet stand there and watch the man escape That would never de. What would cneruh nesiae sAys ftmmins'