The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1911-07-14
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CHAPTER l. Harry swifton is spin
ming along in his auto, his thoughts
dwelling In happy anticipation of a com
ing visit from his dancee. Lucy, Medders,
Qualeress, who nursed him when he was
injured In an auto accident out in the
country. His mind taken off of his sur
roundings by these pleasant thoughts he
crashes into another auto containing
German count and a beautiful woman.
The womans hat is ruined. Absent mind
edly Harry thrusts the remnants of the
hat in his pocket and makes his escape.
! CHAPTER II. Carolyn. Farrys sister.
arrives to play hostess. Socrates Prim-
mer, a distant relative of Lucy's, arrives
/ with a hat intended as gift to Lucy
Harry is traied to his home by the Ger
man count and the lady of the damaged
hat.
CHAPTER III. Who, IT develops, is
! Mrs. General Blazes. She is in distrac-
iescapade. She declares that her milliner
told her duplicate Of the ruined hat had
been delivered to EIarry's house. Re
sponding to her demands for the hat Iiar-
! ~ insists that he knows nothing about
1t, Lucy Medders and her father arrive
and the Count is secreted in the library
and Mrs. Blazes In Harry's bedroom.
CHAPTER ". Lucy profeses curiosity
regarding the room in which Mrs. Blazes
Is hidden and Harry Is forced to do some
fancy lying.
! CHAPTER v. The milliner arrives to
trace the duplicate hat. She proves to be
daphne Darlington whom Harry had
shown considerable attention to in the
past and the situation becomes more com
'plcated. She agrees to make another
that providing Harry will take her TO dim
,ner. Lucy and Carolyn call Harry and
Daphne Is hustled into the room occu-
ipied by the Count The Count and Daphne
1T seems had carried on a Irritation be-
fore and greeted each other warmly.
CHAPTER VI. The Count asks Daphne
why she had left him standing on a cor
!ner waiting for her one evening. she eX-
iplains that she met a dear friend and
had accompanied him to dinner, the
Count had givon her ring on a former
occasion and demanded it's return, Daphne
iexplalns that she had given it to General
Blazes. at that the Count was IN a state
of mind bordering on insanity as he had
given Mrs. BlaZes q duplicate Of the ring
that her husband had Daphne and the
Count exchange bitter words and Daphne
refuses to stay in the same room with
him. so she enters the room that Mrs.
Blazes is concealed In.
CHAPTER VII. Harry and Lucy enter
the room, accompanied by Mr.. Medders,
who was busy looking around the house
ana before Harry could stop MIN had
opened the door of the library where
the Count was concealed. Explanations
followed and the Count played the role
forced to tell what he has learned and
the Count assists him. the deception
proves a success
p CHAPTER VIII. Things seemed 70 b7
running smoothly again when the grouD
is startled by the sudden appearance OF
the General who is I'm a highly nervous
state OF mind he accused Harry Of con-
lcealing his wife. and he demanded to SEE
her Herry's protestatons were futile
,and Mr.. Medders IS called upon to calm
the General The General apologizes and
is about to leave the room when loui
,sneeze came from Harry's room, which
ithe General recognlgeg rs his Vyife's: rs
he Is about to enter the room Daphne
walks out and the General is dunn
founded Lucy gives way TO tears. and
seeks comfort on her fathers shoulder.