Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-03-08

~1H Snoi ming, L cdn tel you
It's all very odd. In Paris that night
they both sat at the next table
why did you not speak to them?
Didn't know who they were. The
admiral was one Of my fathers boy.
hood friends and did not meet them
I'LL very recently" which was all true
enough. For some unaccountable rea.
son. Fitzgerald found that he was on
guard. Il have ordered an open car.
rage. If you have any trunks. | can
take them up for you"
1T will be good of you"
They proceeded to finish the repast,
and then sought the office for their
reckoning. Later they strolled toward
the water front. Fitzgerald. during
moments when the talk Jagged,
thought over the meeting. There was
a false ring to it somewhere. II
Breitmann had been turned down in
all the Offices in New York there must
have been some good cause. News.
papers were not passing over men Of
this fellows experience. unless he had
been proved Enthusiastically. Brett
mann had not told him everything: he
had even told him too little. Still.
he would withhold his judgment till
he heard from New York on the sub
ject. Cathewe hadn't been enthusiasts
tic over the name; but Cathewe was
never inclined to ehthusiasms.
Passing the angle of the freight
depot brought the little harbor into
full view. A fine white yacht lay
tugging at her cables.
There's beauty" said Fitzgerald
admirNgly.
"She looks as II she could take care
Of herself. How fresh the green water
line lOOks She'll be. fast in moderate
weather; a fair thousand tons, per-
haps."
"a close guess"
II understand she belongs TO my
employer. ! hope he takes the sea
soon. | suppose you know that have
knocked about some as a sailor"
That will help you into the good
graces Of the admiral"
The carriage was at the hotel when
they returned. They bundled in their
traps and drove away.
The little man now dropped into the
railway station and stuck his head
into the ticket aperture. The agent.
who was seated before the telegraph
keys, looked up.
mo tickets before half past 10, sir"
II am not wanting a ticket. wish
to know If can send a cable from
here"
"A cable? Sure. Where to-"
Paris"
Yes, sir. I telegraph it to the cable
Office in New York, and they do the
rest. Here are some blanks"
The other wrote some hieroglyphics,
which made the address impossible to
decipher. save that it was directed
mainly to Paris. The body Of the
contained a single world.
The writer paid the toll. and went
away.
"Now, what would you think of
thatY' murmured the operator.
scratching his head in perplexity.
well, the company gets the money;
so it's all the same to me. Butter
flies, and all the rest in French. Next
time it'll he bugs. All right; here
goesp
The house at the top Of the hill had
two names. 1t had once been called the
Watch Tower for reasons but vaguely
known by the present generation Of vii.
layers. Today it was generally styled
The Pines. Yet even this had fallen into
disuse save on the occupants letter
paper. When any one asked where
Rear Admiral Killigrew lived he was
directed to "the big white house at
the top O the hill"
The Killigrews had not been born
and bred there. Its builder had been
friend of King George-that is, his
Sympathies had been with taxation
without representation. One day he
sold the manor cheap. His reasons
were sufficient. 1t then became the
property of a wealthy trader, who
died In 1t. This was In 1909. His
heirs, living and preferring to live in
put up a sign and. being
Of careful disposition. kept the place
in excellent repair.
In the year 1916 it passed into the
hands of Frenchman, and during
his day the villagers called the house
the Watch Tower. for the Frenehman
was always on the high balcony. tele-
scope in hand. gazing seward. No
one knew bis name. He dealt with
The villagers through his servant, who
could speak English. himself profess
ing that he could not speak the Ian
suage. He was a recluse, almost a
hermit At odd times a brig would be
seen dropping anchor in the ofing.
She was always from across the wa
Ter. from the old country, as villagers
% this day insist upon calling Europe.
The manor during these peaceful In
Vasions showed signs Of life. Men
rom the brig went up to the big white
house and remained there for a week