Putnam patriot., 1910-05-06

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 ~why. tDse check She will buy back the property toe s-0h. Is that alIs- A1 Hnnnlssas sabi- sigh Of satisfaction came oyer the wires
 .she wants to see yos a5ouf fl. though says she Dua ceal direct Wants 10 know if seu eaH eonle i6s nsaFrss :.
 '-whv. aare ! can. But sag slsk. 1 gre xog cerf9fa i8erp.s rethlHz eiee- 5o congratulations oofaine from me-
 'eWils sa yeu might eongrataiate f54 counfees oH making good bafeala E faa gfsl
 Itlls wae lsGeeuse. bat convincing
 .pesr al4 Slel aa fhe eise#uiy as he hurg ID t8e re- eelver. ~Iie's had his fryaut. fhcneh. Tomorrow H7l be np fe me
 chefab Derlie. hafiaa raaeiHte slashsd aeag aii tar -l4e..,.e r.e= of buslaess cares ~faf Hiia ig oH 10 Hewl9s.f0a Acres aea lsfa ste ore enee ef tho eaHnfrss Fesstf
 "H'eit cenntesa. we smasiied ief. sidet ve? Aud f0a had hand IL |. after ell Nick tDid yeu. ell =
 Evidently she Lad bsen standing there it. ihe window recess in ihp library waiting for him Whether hy accident or design Il proved To be a very effective pose. for the slender grace fnIness Of her dark robed figure came out ln strong relief against the duii green window haBgings. and the mel low afternoon light showed the hint If celer in fbe Iong oval of her cheek
 .sYes, Nicholas has told me. sIr De viue-told me all about everything ln fact bf made quite full confession
 Decidedly this was not cordial opening lIef lone ~as cool. almost cynical Something was wfoae
 T hope Slak didn't overdo the thing eouafeas Did bef"
 I'm sure I don'f know. Mir Devine Tint aii depends upon how much you intended bHu b say
 Well, he tod yeu about how hahdy those shares eame isf'
 'sAfes
 And the prize te got for them and how wanted you To buy back tue housef.
 Al of those things Nleholas ex plained fully"
 And H4 all right. isn't it7 Any hitch over detalisY'
 The countess walked to a table and picked np long document envelope.
 T merely wish to understand clearly your proposals she was saying You sent Mir Walleway here to offer me this check aud an opportunity to buy back Hewington Acres for the price you paid K that correctf"
 That's 0 K. conutess.'
 "s !so you cunfidetl to NIT. Walioway that you were that you entertained certain sentiments of regard for me You called II love. 1 believe"
 "Eh?s ejaeuiated thc astonished Cherub Say, Nick didn't give me away like that. did he? Honest. he wasn't ehnmp enough to let on that said"-
 '''fo be made the topic of such an in timute disclosure and by person whom have known for such short lime under such peculiar conditions. you can fancy perhaps that I'd rather not dwell oil 1t '
 Great Seott. yes" groaned the cherub. beginning 10 wipe his fore head "But give me show here. countess. Fun trying to think how came to do he sieve act. Oh. must haye done Il. all tight. bul how
 "l'm afraid 1 can't share ynur Inter est in thnt problem Let as not go intn il any deeper. If yon please. You told Mir Wailoway. aud then
 "Ah. remember He wished me luck Wasn'l that nice of him when
 When whaff" spnrred en the countess.
 Why. when-wh hen he was In the same boat"
 So Mir walloway exchanged conf dences. lid heg pelightfulr' No. ne. Nick didn't say word. found it out by accident Saw your picture in his locket. you know. and I'd heard about how he aud you used to-
 sReally, Fun glad that there was some reserve in that discussion. Was u utlu hl Il stIttt tetbSf VI tn II hotes lobby or"-
 'srrain.' groaned the Cherub "Ah" said the countess. The other passengers must haxe been entertain ed Did any of them offer adyicey' The 1hefus, sank into a chair. sfhnt's right he observed. "keep it up deserve il. sRemorse. commented the countess s3s always touching but Il arrives se late in the day 1 am curious on oniN aue point Having made your confes slon te Mir. waiioway and having earned ef als~aell, his attitude to ward me- whet prompted you 10 send hlm AereF"
 Why. thought Nick ought 10 have his chance "Neu-you thougAt'-- The Countess Neeehi appeared te grasp his meaning but slowly tier brown eyes 10 longer resemhict any kind of fireworks TAes regarded hina with wide wonder. "Nou see." continued the Cheruh earnestly. he's So much nearer your kind of ehap-.n your class aud all that-and didn't know how you two stood. you know Why, it didn't lock just right fer me te butt Ia before welt before yeu and Nick had a show to make II np If yoa wanted 10. That's ali it was only right" The silence which had followed hls ments, and when the Countess Neschi