Bisbee daily review., 1915-04-17

| me again-stll OminOusly. to my de spair. COnfound it all. she was such a slim. helpless little thing-and all alone against a mob of burly rudians. 'Will you be good enough to send yOur your army away, or do you prefer to have it on hand in case should take ! it into my head to attack you:'
 Take 'em away, Mir Poopendyke,' l commanded hurriedly. As they crowd ed down the short, narrow stairway remarked old Conrad and bis two sons standing over against the wall three very sinister figures. 'l see, mndame, that you do not dis miss your army" ! said. blandly sar- castle.
 "Oh, you dear old Conradr' she cried. catching sight of the hitherto suhmerg. ed Schmicks. The three of them bob bed and scraped and grinned from ear to ear. There could be no mistaking the intensity of their joy. Don't look so sad, Conrad. ] know you are blame less. You poor old dearr'
 have never seen any one who look ed less sad than Conrad Schmick. l rather peremptorily ordered him be- low.
 CT will attend to you presently-all of you" said ! They did not move Do you hear meT | snapped uugrily They looked stolidly at the slim young lady
 She smiled, rather proudly l thought You may go, Conrad. shall not need you. Max, will you fetch up another scuttle of coal:'
 They took their orders from her!
 By love-" said. looking after my trusty men servants as they descended 'I like this. Are they my servants or yours?
 "Oh. l suppose they are yours, Mir Smart" she said carelessly. win you come in now and make yourself quite at homef"
 "Perhaps I'd better wait for a day or two" said |, wavcring. Your headache. you know can wait just as we'll as'-
 "Oh, no. Since you've gone to all the trouble ! suppose you ought to have something for your pains
 "Pains:' murmured. and | declare to heaven ! limped as [ followed her through the door into a tiny hail.
 You are a most unreasonable man. !" she said. throwing open small door at the end of the han "I ann terribly disappointed in you You looked to be so nice and sensible and amlable''
 'Oh. I'm not such nincompOop as you might suspect. madame" said testily. far from complimented
 And now, Mir Smart will you be kind enough to explain this mcompreheusi- hle proceeding on your partF she said facing me sternly.
 But l was dumb stood just inside the door of the most remarkable apart ment it has ever been my good for | tune tO look upon. My senses reeled. Was l awake? Was this a part of the bleak. sinister weather lucked castle in which was striving NO hard to find a comfortable corner:
 "Well:" she demanded relentlessly
 By the Lord Harry. began, find ing my tongue only tO lose it again.
 The room was completely furnished, bedecked and rendered habitabie by a hundred and one articles that were mysteriously missing from my side of the castle. Rugs tapestries. curtains of the rarest quality; chairs. couches and cushions; tables. cabinets and chests that would have caused the eyes of the most conservative collector Of antiques to bulge with-not wonder, but greed; stands pedestals. brasses, bronzes porcelains-but why enumer- ate? On the massive onkcn center tu- be stood the priceless silver vase we had missed on the second day of our occupancy. and 1t was fled with fresh yellow roses.
 And 90 complete had been the riding Of my rooms ny the devoted vandals in their efforts tO make this lady cUzy and comfortable that they did not overlook a silver framed photograph of my dear mother.
 tried to smile "How-how cozy you are here" | said.
 You couldn't expect me to live in this awful place without some of the comforts ana cOnveniences or life. Mir smart" she said dehantly.
 "Certainly not" [ said promptly. "l am sure that you will excuse me. how ever. if glOat. | was afraid we had lost all these things You've no idea how relieved am 70 dnd them all safe and sound tn my-in their proper place was beginning to disuust the Schmicks. Now ] am convinced Of thelT integrity"
 'l suppose you mean to be sarcas- tic"
 Sarcasm at any price. madame would ne worse than useless. 1 am sure.
 Crossing Go the Fireplace, ! selected lump of coal from the scuttle and examined it with great care. She watched me cuTiOusly
 Do you recognize itY' she asked ] "l do" said L. lookmg up. "lt has