The Glenwood post., 1914-01-10
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Oy RAL0N !. ssGaxiNGA
As II vas dark vhen I reaeAaA
Aniens ! AseAAeA - soeaA ths nigAt
At tAs hsaas q . fFSsoA. 1ss I ~ -
dare to inDsFtl ths neaaa0s ~ riAiAS
At Night. AlraaAy haA hssa afaaeks1
tvics sinos AAAAAg at HsaaG.s aAA ]
AaA - 0ioA u fail n tAs Afst -
psstaat tsust vtth vhAeA - kiaG. ~
master. hAA tntFastsA ~.
Ifes.A ny fEisaA's Assss VIII ssos
little 1i0eslty. bsiaS obliged - ID
quire The way several tines freo
passers By. This Vas unfortunate, -
the eveat proved. for II gave ny sos-
mics cass 70 ny stopping place. Jsan
1t seemed vas abseat On . visit. bat
vas expecteA to return any ninsts.
His father. The C0ant a'Arteis, rsostv-
ID Ne kinAly aAA baAs ns. - Q frisaA
a Jeans. 70 mako 0yoa6 at h00s-
The house was very old aA1 tAo
draving-room which vas sseA 10 .
guest chamber had a. air Of historic
association which was increased by
the trophies OF sport and var that
hung on the walls. The windows were
Of heavy plate glass and were hung
with curtains Of dne Brussels lace.
On the ceiling was . peculiar mosaic
tile which was crumbling in places
with age. In one corner Of the room
stood q carved oak cabinet containing
q valuable collection Of glass articles.
Two of these in particular the count
pointed out to me a. the pride Of his
collection. They were of crystal,
without other ornament than their
natural purity and clearness. He in.
formed me that they were Of the eele-
brated Venetian glass. 20 delicate that
II . poison Wero poured into one 1t
would crumble to pieces.
Dinner was soon over. and after Q
chat with my host over our cigars I
retired to my room. About half after
nine the bell rang and the butler an
asked to have him shown to my room.
and after an interval he appeared. He
was . thin, pale individual. constantly
coughing. In q roundabout manner.
but without displaying any tact. be
manaeeA - coavey the idea that he
wished to purchase my message. Nat
urally ny nrst impulse was to throw
him bodily fro0 the room; but 10
AecteA that II he could be made to
talk might learn something Of value.
With this idea in mind got from my
saddlesass . Aask q cordial and -
thers were 10 0tAer glasses in the
roo0 ] tssk fr0o their resting place
the I've vssstiss esssets, and. pour
ing ~ wt1e into then. returned to
The ~ q tAs Fssa - get . chair.
A. ] Dieke1 - tbs chair there vas
. sAasD sssnA - - stsas AroDptng.
WAso ] sstuFDe0 - ~ tabss I -
tiss1 eAat DSsos - ~ siass vas
bro6so, II . s1aRAAa0sA ase0. .
tho1gA 4 - bsso G16ossly hit. n
pat - st ~ sass - Daseiy 10 givs
hin . sstioa q ~ v1,ss q vhat hs
hs6 bssksa I tse0 ~ visitor ee ths
Da0sso ssaDss1s9 WstA thsa. A. I
anisAs1 I saw 49, - vas ascA ad.
tatsA 6RoDs q DsssssRattsa Stood -
AiB SsssbeaA - ~ tso0bss1 violsatiy.
iss ~ Ne vateAiag - aAA tried 10
esSS - ooafssasa ~ . II u cough.
inG ~ I was tAoeo1gAly aroused.
wv - ths talo - aaoctsa Mn? II
10 A1A saw Il n. Bsa1fas . Discs
q ~ 01Ass 70 tie h0h1 oaW On tAe
s50e . Dew6sr-hks 001DGaaoe. I was
sasoi.lag this wAso ~ caller took
H. sD0oetu1ity - soaSa. The Dov.
~ hDsw - - afDsa6e. With Which
] - bsfors haA sxDssssses. II was
~ 0sits hate - ! vssjA have 10
saase early. Sse1I01 t3ns1Aaasly.
- bsiag aeeusesos1 - unexpected
oAvsstarss was sooo sssseD.
1say The Asxt DsRa1nG Jsaa. VAe
~ Fstur1eA 11Fsag H. DigAt. avak.
GDo0 ~. A. I Fsoaoo1 tho o1Vo0tufs
Q hDsk q aDass0s0 0vssUDeeAA his
soanseaaAee aaA vAsa haA flashed
- ~ Ne that Tie OsAssts wses nsfs
b eoSias of tie faao vsastiaa Giass
81 that the sFfgiaas were safely
sessed in the faD11y vault. This great
b relieved ny 11DA. for I AaA besn
worrying over tAe beeakags Of a heir.
lsem which cssla pevsr have been 70.
paaeed; but viz. then, had The goblet
broken! WaninG over to The table.
Jean pointed - The csiliag. There
above ~ wss . crack IN the mosaic.
and from the Debris Of broken glass -
picked up = little red tile. II heA
saved my lifs!
That nigAt reached Paris in safety
anl dehveToA ny trust to the king.
When toll hin Of Tie happening As
gave ne . beautiful cut glass Ooblet
b present to ny friend - . co0pe1-
eatioa fer he Ioes Of the COPY s( the
veoetian 0oblot.