The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1913-04-04
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ming along Wis auto. his thoushss
dwelling In irtppy anticipation OF a com
Ing visit from his nancee. Lucy Medders.
injured In an auto accident out in the
country. His mind taken OF OF his sur
roundinss by these pleasant thoughts he
crashes into another auto containing q
German count and a beautiful woman.
The woman's hat IL ruined. Absent-mind-
eddy Harry thrssts the remnants Of the
hat In his pocket and makes his escape.
CHAPTER II. Carolyn. Harry's sister.
mer. a distant relative OF Lucy's, arrives
with Q hat Intended as a gift to Lucy.
Harry Ii trailed to his home by the Ger
man count and the lady of the damaged
CHAPTER Ill Who. n develops. Is
ton lest her husband should hear OF her
escapade. She declares that her milliner
s s,a hs di,v duplicate q the ruined hat had
spending to her demands for the hat Har-
~ insists that he knows nothing about
II. Lucy Medders and her father arrive
and the Count is secreted In the library
and Mrs. Blazes In Harry's bedroom.
CHAPTER ~. Lucy PROPOSES curiosity
regarding the room In which Mrs. Blazes
Is hidden and Harry 10 forced to do some
fancy lying
CHAPTER " The mil'iner arrives TO
Daphne Darlington whom Harry had
shown considerable attention to in the
past and the situation becomes more com
hat providing Harry will take her to din
ner. Lucy and Carolyn call Harry and
Daphne !. hustled into tns room occu.
II seems had carried on "A Irritation be-
fore and greeted each othar warmly.
d. CHAPTER VI The Count asks Daphne
why she had left him standing on a cor
ner waiting for her one evening. she eS-
had accompanied him to dinner, the
Count had given her ring on former
occasion and demanded its return. Daphne
e~plains that she had given IL to General
BiaEes, At that the Count was In q state
~ mina boraerng on insanity as he had
ss her ss spp Dsphn q. and the
Count exchange bitter words and Dauhns
refuses to- stay In the same room with
him. SO she enters the room that Mrs.
Blazes In concealed In.
CHAPTER VII. Harry and Lucy enter
the room, accompanied by Mr.. Medders.
who was busv looking around the house
ns sefsss derry eos him had
followed and the Count played the role
forced e tell what =. Ia. learned and
the Count assists him. the deception
\ proves success.
4 CHAPTER VIII Things seemed to be
winning smoothly again when the group
e startled by the sudden apn.arance ~
the General who In IN q highly nervous
state Of mind. he accused Harry of cor
ceaiing his wife and he demanded to see
sed Mr. Msds.rs !. eailea upSn 's to calm,
the General. The General apalowises and
r. about to leave the room when . loud
e-1ne General recognizes as hi. wif.'s: as
Hhei about TO- enter the room Daphne
walks, out and the General Is dunn,
seeks comfort on her fathers shoulder.
that ii. behavior during her absence has
been scarssious. and that she 10 ashamed
81 him. When she resains her composur"
AFFAIR. He tells them that Harry II limo.
cent Of any wronydoing and takes all 81
ne blame mncn himself The. are In.
Their verdict until later when Harry tells
them he will vindicate himself.
CHAPTER x. Mr. Medders and Harry
have q confidential talk following dinner
and Harry tells him that to save . wo-
OF. the incidents that had occurred hut
~ reveal everything later. Mr.. Med
ders has the utmost confidence IN Harry
arouses Mrs Biases by throwing pebbles
yhe bsx. him to help he, tee. e escape from
and the General EXPLAINS that he was
to w,x s' sss acted
Harry, He admits TO Harry that b. has
carried on . Irritation With Daphna snN
Harry and Lucy take . stroll in thu. gar
DEN and she insists on having an explana.
ton. He refuses and says he will tell
her all later. He ashs her TO be his wife
hut she refuses until he can clear him
self.
CHAPTER xf The Count again
arouser Mrs. Biazes, this time by Wills.
in getting her a duplicate OF her damaged
hat: he replies In the negative ana tells
her he has ordered one w. tells her 70
tear all the sheets into strips ana We
them together. so a. to make rope by
which she can escape from the window.
CHAPTER XII. Mrs. Blsses attempts
10 escape with the aid Of the sheets as
rope and In In the act Of descending when
Count. not hearing him, Il still standing
bv the window when the General and MI
Medders seize him. They mistahs him Tor
s,y es's ana Harry Claims il was he who
ordered u and that Il was for his sister.
Mr.. Medders and the General desire to
box and Harry sees a way 70 escape with.
out showing the contsats Of his boz.
CHAPTER XIII. Harry and the Count
esain attempt 10 rescue. Mrs. Blafes. this
time she 10 about TO descend when the
General starts back home. Daphn. ap-
pears with the hat Harry had ordered
and she tells him . lady friend OF Hsrry's.
Lucy overhears them and she u con.
~ WALKS forth and demands the hat.
Daphne insists that he take her 70 dinner
when he refuses she threatens 20 sS.
pose him and tell the kuests that ne has
l. q married woman concealed IN his room.
I!uey hears This and can hardly restrain
herself for JOY at learning the true state
81 affairs and that Harry In Innocent.
Lucy wallis out n the shadow and -.
cepts ~ 4 Eft from Harry the hat thas
was intended for Mrs, Biases.
= rust come" Lucy told him. And
what Art thee getting. Harryf"