The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1915-06-25
their eager lips. l doubt If there ever
was such a sensation before.


They brought rather interesting news
concerning the count. 1t appears that
he and the baron had quarreled, and at
the time Of my friends departure from
Vienna it was pretty generallyAunder-
stood that there would be a duel.
81 never liked the baron" l said,
with a grim smile that could not have
been misinterpreted. but l hope to
heavens he isn't killed"
Mrs. Titus sighed. '"Tarnowsy is re
garded as a wonderful marksman."
Worse luck" growled Colingraft,
gloomily twiddling his thumbs.
what kind of IL shot is the barOn?'
asked Jasper Junior hopefully.
No one was able to enlighten him,
but Billy Smith shook his head dole
fully.
"Maris Tarnowsy is a dead shot.
He'll pot the baron sure"
Hang it ALL" said 1, and then lapsed
into a Mortified silence.
When the Hazards and Smiths de-
parted the mex morning they were in
full possession of all Of our plans.
hopes and secrets. but they were bound
by promises that would have haunted
them throughout all eternity if they
allowed them to be violated. l do not
recall having seen two more intensely
excited. radiant women in my life than
Elsie and Betty Billy. They were in
an ecstatic state Of mind. Their hus-
bands. but little less excited, offered
to help us in every way possible, and
to prove their earnest. turned the
Prov of the motorboat down stream,
abandoning the trip up the river in or
der to be in Vienna in case l should
need them for any purpose whatsoever.
you may rest easy S far as I am
concerned, Mrs. Titus" said the young
diplomat. LAS a representative of the
United States government l can't be-
come publicly involved in this inter.
national muddle. I've just got to keep
my lips sealed. If it We're discovered
that l knew of all this. my head would
be under the snickersnee in no time at
all. Swish. Officially s%uicided"
At 10 o'clock the next morning l was
called to the telephone. Smith had
startling news to impart. Count Tar
nowsy and Baron Umovitch had en-
gagged in a duel with pistols at sunrise
and the latter had gone down with a
bullet through his lungs! He died an
hour later. Tarnowsy. according to
the rumors flying about official Wen
ma, was already OH his way to Berlin,
where he would probably remain in
secluSion until the affair blew over or
imperial forgiveness was extended t.
him.
There was cause for satisfaction
Hmong us. ever though the baron had
fallen instead Of the count. The sen
S%htional affair would serve to keep
TarnOwsy under cover for some weeks
at least and minimize the dangers ut.
tending the countess flight from the
castle. Still. | could not help feeling
disappointed over the OUTCOME of the
meeting. Why couldn't Count TarnOw-
sy have been the N to fall?
The countess, very pale and distract.
gave u%tterance to her feelings in q
most remarkable speech. She said:
This is one of the few fine things
that Maris has ever done. l am glad
that he killed that man. He should
have done SO long ago, the beast! He
waS-ugh!-the most despicable crea
ture I've ever known"
She said no more thar this, but one
could readily grasp all that she left
unuttered.
Colingraft rather sententiously re.
marked to little Rosemary. who could
not have cOmprehended the words of
course well. little Rosebud. your
papa may De a s%pendthrift. but he new.
err wastes bullets"
Which was entirely uncalled for.
contend. l was struck by the swir
look of dread that leaped into Aline'!
eyes and her %lallor.'
On top of all this came the astonish
ing news by cipher dispatch from ole
Jasper Titus principal adviser in Lon
don that his offer Of 81 ,O0O.O0O hat
been declined by Tarnowsy two day,
before, the count having replied
through his lawyers that nothing shor
of two millions would induce him t.
tCiliIiulSu I'LL CIulilS " Ills Cullu.
l had been ignorant of this move il
the case and expressed my surprise.
Il asked father to do it, Mr.. Smart,
said the countess dejectedly. 1T seem
ed the easiest way II Of Il Difficult
ties-and the cheapest. He will neve
give in to this new demand though
We must make the best Of It,"
But why did you suggest such
thing to him:" l demanded with heat.
She looked hurt. Because you seem
ed to think it was the right and hon
orable thing to do" she said patiently
II do not forget what you said to IN
days and days ago ever though it ma
have slipped your mind. You sal
that Il bargain is II bargain and-well.
had Mr.. Bangs write father just wha
you thought about it,"
There was II suspicion Of tears in he