New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-27

"Jdh! You can go nome now ana 90 10 Dci' OH
There will be tram until nine, and VIII not be on
duty then. Goodnight,
pRITTON led me into the waiting room. where sat
- down and glarcd at him as il he was 70 blame for
everything connected with present plight.
II dare say we'd better be starting ONE, SIR, sad
he timidly. Something as gone wrong with the plans
fear. They did not come, Sir.
"Do YOU think am blind; ! roarcd
Not at all Sir he said in haste, taking step or two
backward.
verify the report OF the station guard There would be
no train before nine O'Clock, and that Was very slow
one. what We would call local in the States More
over il carried nothing but thrd-cass carriages mere
was not the slightest probability that the asdouS MIS-
Titus would travel by such tram so we were iorced 70
the conclusion that something had gone wrong with the
plans Dsmally we prepared for the long drive home
At last we were off, Brton at the wheel shall not
describe that daboical trip home. II Is necessary ony
20 say that first lost our way ana went SIX 81 c8'
miles in the wrong direction; then We had blowout
and no quict-dctachablc rim subsequently something
vent wrong with the mud-calc1 machinery and my
unfortunate valet had to lie on his back IN puddle Tor
half an hour Eventually sncaked into the garage
with our trembling Mercedes and qu1rrclcd manluly
with the men who had to wash her
"Grcat Heaven, Brtton Poopcndykc! exclaimed
aghast stopping short in my 5oshy progress down te
Of him. The poor devil has been waiting or Us tIec
miles up the river since midnight!
40 such luck, Sir said he grufnply
luck You hcartlcss rascal! What do you mean
by that" t..t,.;t;,,t o
ho,t 'ouSc and twiddc is thumbs at the clements Sir
Trust Mr. Poopendykc to keep out Of the ram!
an any event he is still waiting there for US wet OF
dr, he and the two big Schmcls. We must telephone
~ The castle and have Hawkes. send Conrad out win
word to them" | looked at my watch II was twenty
minutes past seven. 81 suppose no one III lc c"9tc
went to bed last night Good Lord! what scene ioi
We retraccd our steps to the garage, where Bntt3n
vent to the telephone. stood in the doorway oil the
building. staring out gloomily, hollow eyed. -,.ti
The excitement in Britton's usually nnpcrturDaDie
contcnancc as he came running up 10 me from the tee
phone closet prepared me in way tor the starting
q had Mr.. Poopcndykc himself on the WIRE Sir
What DO YOU think Sir: ,~,,id
4 prcmontonl "She-she has arrived uo''''i''N
duly. .,.. c.
: in vour midst. She arrived by special tram at
twelve lawst night Sir L;
| was specifies. The brilliant morning sunshine sunshine
seemed to be turning into sombcr night before my eyes,
everything was gong black. ,. .. 10 AZ,
"Shcs asleep he says and doesn't want 10 Dc us
TURNED ill noon: 50 he saws he can't say anything more
INST now over the telephone because he arnd 81 "'kh
er She appens to be sleeping in your Ded' OH ne say
an my bed, Good Heavens, Brtton' WHAT "
become Of me- , $500
SDont take it 50 ard, Sir" he made haste to say.
@Batchford as fixed place for you on llc ooo0" III
your study, Sir. It's all very snug, SIR.
"Bv special train, muinbed. a hg'. oi' ~,
on nv revving intellect "Why, it was the tram mat
went through at a mile minute while We were III 'ie
cofTce house, No wonder we didn't meet her.
81 shudder to think Of wat would aye appenea ~, Il
we had Sir" said he "Mr. Poopendyke says inc
Countess as been up ali night worrying about YOU Sir
She wanted i'm TO 60 out and search TOR you AT loii
o'clock this morning. but he says he assured Ct you
turn up all right He says Mrs-the elderly ady peg E
5csf when She took special. She wanted to save us
all the trouble she could He says she was very much
distressed by failure ave someone iees ne; mi'i
launch when she got here last night or rs II was,
looked like a drowned rat when She got there beng