Putnam patriot., 1915-12-10
THE PUTNAM PATRIOT December 10 1918

'~The money with youy' Rodney ask ed again.
 "om fai de rareent lei responded the countess. opening her bag and talk ing cut a cheek
 Draft for S2o,0a0r Rodney interpret ed swiftly
 "Shp it to ne, kil; slip it to me. I'm dying ou my seet. cried Peole. aS the Countess iaNhenea
 Rodney explained now tlnt she want. ed to send the draft to the bank to get it cashed; that she was not known there. and that sae would give them their Sl5.0J0
 "Tn make words record setting il cashed." said ,egle and bed sree0ily for the s The countess pulled lt back. however, n surprise ana oniy ure | ap asam when Rcd Het explained tAst lis uaHaseH Was going oYet ta tae hsuk. ieaie @Fabhel t. then paused dramatically
 say. wa.t miaate, he whispered boarsely
 What is itf. asseI Rodney.
 .sWhy don't VIC stall the countess alfF. sueeested peate.
 "What f0r.7 asked Rodney.
 "Why, borrow the money from het and keep the whole S20000 for coupl1 of days Get me-
 What followed this speech gave Am. prose reafe one df the higeest sur. prisos of his life The countess hnd been watching the conversation eager ly. like a bird turning her head quick lf from Peale to Rodney as they spoke and looking very innocent and chic. Upon the finale of feale's scheme to "horrow" her money she broke out into perfectly good American.
 "Why. you eheap grafterr she cried indignantly. with real Bowery ae. cent
 sshe spoke Englishr' cried Rodney and the countess suddenly covered hel mouth with her hand realizing for the first time that she had given herself away
 suffering cats. Shes a fake.s Rod ney added
 The countess agreed. shrusgins hei shoulders.
 50 is the draft Gee, you wef. easv."
 Well, yoa're frank anyhow.e Rod ney said to her
 aWhy nots IEs 8H cold now
 "Whlt was the game Gidfs Pealt asked her, taking . professional inter est.
 sI was going to trim you for the s5, eco change from that draft" said the countess.
 But why pick on usT
 T didn't start out to- You wished il on yourselves" said the countess. ''l came to trim yonr father. You re member l wanted to see him. But looked so soft you thought you'd grah me off and sell me the French agency of your 13 Soap. 1 didn't think youl father could be as big a boob as you were, so I changed my plans"
 "Now I'm going to get the cops to get your' said Peale sternly.
 "I should burst into laughteri'' cried the countess. Why, you pikers, I'm on. You're busted. You haven't goi any money. and you have got phony company
 ..Now. see here.n expostuIated Rod ney
 "Preserve it preserve it." the count ess interrupted. Don't forget I've un derstood everything you two guys wer' talking about To Rodney she said; kiss her hund; it's French stuff. :" To peale:
 "Ah. there. y0n little life saver"
 To Rodney:
 "The money with you-l'argent ave- vous? Gee. your French is rotten"
 To Peale. who moved away from her "Shall l kiss herr
 Then she added after a pause:
 "Send for the cops and I'll blow th' whole thing to the papers,
 She rested her gloved fingers cooll1 on her umbrella handle and surveyed the two boys
 Well, 1 guess we're quits. If yol had any money I'd ask for piece O change to keep me quiet. But as it i I can't waste my time"
 You're not French at allr Rodne, queried.
 "I was educated over there. I'm mense, wasn't I? You never tumblet at all.''
 But why the foreign stuff?' Peal' inquired.
 Well. I can talk good French, bu my English is punk" explained thu countess
 "You won't say anything nowg' Rod ney pleaded "No. l don't hit a fellow when he' down. Anyhow, we're all in the sam