The evening world., 1914-03-14


nved In a state Of positive dread for
rear the COMPOUNDED American tour
ISIS might have gobbled up all of the
cabins.
They are always going home l:
seems to me, and they are always
trying to get on a single unfortunate
snip. In all my experience abroad,
i've never known n time when Amer
leans were hot .tumbiing over each
other trying to get back to New
York In time To catch a certain train
for home. wherever that may be. But
Poopendyke managed II somehow. He
must have resorted to bribery.
i awoke one morning to ind q long
and was about to say interesting
letter from the Countess! 1t was n
very commonplace communication.
found on the third or fourth reading.
The sum and substance OF is oon-
tents was the information that she
was going TO Virginia Hot Springs
With tho family for q month or two
and that Lord Amberdale was to Join
tAem there. II appeared that her
father. being greatly overworked, was
In need Of q rest. and ~ the golf
links at Hot Springs are especially
designed to make It easy for rich
men. his doctor had ordered him to
that delightful resort.
She hoped the rest would put him
on his feet again. There was Q page
or no Of drivel about Amberdale and
York Horse Show, a few lines con.
corning Rosemary; and a brief, al
most curt intimation that q glimpse
or two of me would not be altogether
displeasing to her II happened to
be coming that way.
1t may be regarded al q strange
coincidence that ! instructed Britton
that very evening to see that my
golf clubs were cleaned up and put
In good shape for q little practice on
. course near London. WHARF I bad
and who was forever dtng.dDngtng
ct me to come out and lot him "put
Il all over me-" -.
went out and bought . Sow brAs-
ale to replacs the one destroyed by
the experimenting Hocksworth 3ostth
and bsfore got through with q had
q new putter, q ntbltoa and . spoon,
neither Of which needed for the ex-
cellent reason that 4 AlrsAAy pos
sessed q half d0ssn Of each.
Keyed up 70 . high bitch Of eAthv.
stasm. ] played golf for ten days. and
found my friend to be fne Sports
man. Like all Enslishmeh. he took
. beating gracefully. but gave mo to
good deal Of trouble with rheuma-
tism or neuritis In hts right elbow.
On the last day We played he sssc-
oeeded In bringing me In two down
and I've never seen neuritts dispersed
20 quickly a. II was In his case. I
remember distinctly that he oom-
planned bitterly OF the pain In his
elbow when We started out. and that
no was a. At - fiddle at the eight
eenth hole. He even went 10 far a.
70 implere me to stay over ttll the
next sailing OF the Mauritania.
But ! took to the high seas. Mr..
at Hot Springs for suitable accommo-
dations. I cannot remember when I
had been 80 forehanded as all that.
and I wonder what my secretary
thought Of me. Ny habit 10 TO pro-
crastinate.
almost forgot to mention trintng
bit OF news that came to me the day
bekore sailing. Elsie Hazard wrote
In great perturbation and ct almost
unfssiing length TO tell me that Count
Tarnowsy had unearthed the sup
possdly mythical Rothhoefen treas
ure chests and was .reputed TO have
I0un0 g0l0 ana PRECIOUS yeWeb WORTH
at least o million dollars. The accu-
muiated products Of . century's
thicvery! The hoard Of all the rob-
ber barons! Tarnowsy's!
Strange to say. ! did not writhe
nor snarl with disappointment and
rage. I took the news with Q sang
froid that almost killed poor Poopen.
dyke, He never quite got over II,
Nor was especially disturbed or
irritatsd by the telegram OF coincidence
! received on board ship from Tar.
nowsy himsslf. He could not resist
the temptation to gloAt. ] shall not
repeat the message for tho Ampls reA,
son that ] DO not Wish 70 dignity II BY
putttng u into permanent form.
We were two days out when J suo.
csedsd IN setting my mind 1t rest IN
roSpect TO Alins. Countess TaSnoWsy.
] had not thought a Il before, but I
rsMembered oil at q sudden that held
decided scruples against marrying Q
divorces woman. OF course. that am-
phhs1 mattsrA when one has pre-
sonceoveA notienG Aheut mon matters
tAsY a@ord excssleMt material 10 fall