The Tupelo journal., 1911-07-21
CHAPTER XIV.

dAu do QuiCIy CuPPcoASu wv
moments, carrying the hat box which
Lucy had taken from Primmer, and
which she had left in the hallway.
Brains in der head beats cash in
der pocket" he moralized.
He wedged the hatbox under his
arm and crawled up the ladder to the
window. Tapping gently upon it, he
almost fell off the ladder when Mrs.
Blazes swung it open.
BE careful. yoman!" he urged. IF
/ fall off diss ladder on diss hat you
stay in diss house for life"
"Give me the hatl Give me the
hat!" Mrs Blazes exclaimed.
Gift me my ring" the count re-
piled.
She slipped his ring from her finger
and offered it to him hastily. But,
with one hand clutching a round OF
the ladder and the other arm about
the hatbox, he was hardly in a posi-
ton to take it.
How can II" he sputtered. ut ISIS
a ring, not der mumps."
1uJ the Hdt III lHc WiiuOW luSH
you can take the ring" she advised.
"Und den you get der hat und gift
me der laugh?'
"Nonsensei" she answered. 81 new
er want to see your ring, or you
again!"
Der same to you, und many off
dem," he retorted, swinging the hat
box around and trying to shove it
through the window. She caught hold
of it, also, but it was too wide to go
through the opening. In the effort
to force 1t through the count lost his
balance and came %perilously near go
ing down with a crash. He saved him.
self by clutching the window frame.
however. Mrs. Blazes ~fretfully said:
Clumsy! Let me show you"
~She united the string on the box,
took of the lid and took out the hat
She let the box drop to the ground.
and with a little scream of delight
stepped back into the room and hur-
riedly donned the hat.
Its a perfect duplicated" she said,
happily. Then, while the count was
descending the ladder she started to
climb out of the window, but the
count stopped her.
MY ring, III you blease!" he said.
For goodness sake! Take it and
let me go!"
She thrust the ring into his hand,
and he ran down the ladder and stead
led 1t at the bottom. Mrs. Blazes
carefully crept from the window, with
much manipulation Of her skirts, and
a%nxiously let herself down a rung at
a time. When she was half way down
she cried:
"Oh! I'm scared! I'm going back!"
She started up the ladder again.
and the count almost tainted. He
shook the ladder violently and threat
ened:
"If you go up anudder round, ! up
set it,"
Timorously, she came down, and at
last stood on the ground.
ooh! How heavenly it is to be
free." she exclaimed.
Up the walk again stormed the gen
eral, and Mrs. Blazes at sight OF him
screamed, and would have climbed
the ladder had not the count caught
her arm and restrained heT.
General Blazes had not found her
at home, and had returned to hold
counsel with Harry as to the best
way to locate her. And now he found
her in the company of the count, In
Harry's lawn, with a ladder leading
to a window in Harry's house.
"Aha!" he shouted.
"Merciful heavens! Ny husband"
she walled.
"Und he only buries nedding of
dem but DER hats!" the count reflect
ed, keeping Mrs. Blazes between him
and the general.
Sol" the general roared, confront
ing her. "This has besn yous plan.
has IT." He turr IN the count vim
dictveiy. "TryinA inveisle my wife
to climb into that house!~
my deer. you arS wropsi" Mn
Blaxes wept. Listen . momsnt. and
I csn explain"
Wrong! Ezplaini Woman. I :
It al now! You have planned an
elopement With this-this ~prstseii"
"Bretsel! Ach Gott! Und ! must
stand disi" tho count fumed.
syvhatr Mr.. Biaxes demanded. Il
slope with that"
She pointed . scornful finger It the
count.
Don't try to palaver mel" the gen-
sral shouted.
All this noise and shouting Of
course was heard by those in the
house. and first Harry came running
out. followed by Lucy and her father.
what In the world IL happening?"
Harry asked. rushing up to the ex-
cited trio.
T have trapped this wretch" Gen
sral Rlazes yelled. indicating the