The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-10

rse Barr MeCutcheon.
 of the sacrifice he was ready to make in order to secure me against personal q loss blandly announced that there were but two mortgages on the chateau
 'sYou wish me to. accept third mort gage on the placer" I inquired. pnrsing my lips.
 ,sHThe chateau is worth at least a mil Hon." he said earnestly '-But why worry about that, MT. Smart2 My per sonaI note is all that is necessary
 Just moment, count said. lenn- ing forward in my chair. May la qIlire where and from whom you re- ceived the impression that I ann 2 rich man2'
 He laughed easily. "one who in- dulges a whin, AIr. Smart. is always rich. Sch1oss Rethhoefen condemns you to the purgatory of Croesus.7
 -Croesus would be a poor man in these days,' said L If he lived in New York he would be wondering where his next meal was to come from. T am not a rich mani
 He eyed me coldly. Have you EeS- denly discovered the fact sir7''
 What do you mean?"
 q suggest 9 way in which you can be of assistance to me, and you hesi- tate. How am I to take it, sir2"
 His internal air of superiority aggra- vated me. You may take it Jcsz as you please, MT. PIess."
 CT beg you to remember that am Count Tarnewsy. Mr. I arose. "The gist of the matter is this: You want to borrow S151,G0O oe me. That is''-
 He hastened to, correct me. .'I do not call it borrowing when ona gives ample security for tke5 amount iH- yolved.''
 1 -swhat is your idea of borrowing. may ask?''
 l Borrowing is the same thing as aEz- 1 ing a favor, according to our concep- ton of the transaction I am not ask I ing 8 favor of you, sir. Far from it. I am offering you an opportunity to put 9 certain amount of money oEE a5 a high rate of interest"
 ssWell, then, we'll look at 1t in Ehat l light am not in position to invest so much money at this time. 70
 Suppose mat I were to say that any day inside the next three or four weeks would be satisfactory to me. said bss as if he were granting ne favor l Please be seated, MT. Smart" l .Thank you. I fear it is impossible ! TOT me 10 EeuHku- i .'I shall be disappointed However. another time if not tonight I trtisE- kAnd now to come to the point May ] 1 depend upon you to help me at this l trying period? A few thousand Wll be sufficient for present needs, and tRs balance may go over g few weeks without seriously 1nconveniencing me
 l actually WIS staggered My eholes was rising.
 T may as vel teiI you drsC as last, i Count Tarnowsy, that 1 cannot let yoti Have the mcney It IS quite inPGssi- 1 bic. Tn tie first place. I haven't tls l amount 1o spare; ID the secohl - ssEnoueh,l sir he broke iH ang5 5te- IT have committed tLe c0nmon error of regarding one of yoa as gentle 1 man. Dash me. if I shall ever do s5 ] again. There isn't one in the whuEa oe the United States.
 s.Yon will do well. sir. to keep a eivil tongue in your head. said l, paHRg with fury
 Il have nothing more to say to you. I MT. Smart. said he eontemptuo;ls iy- ,ssf4ood night Francois. conduct Ai F Smart to the corridor
 Strangely enough,N1 did Lot recover my sense of speech until I was well O1C z10LO llS GOlt1S1OE- A-ACAt @t-A--s= erately took q gold coin out of my pocket and pressed it into the yalsfs hand.
 kindly give that to your master 1 with my compliments, said I in l voice that was intended to reach Tar nowsy's ear.
 MT. Poopendyke was waiting fer me in the courtyard on my return. sfWhat is the matter with your ! demanded irascibly. Whats up9 What are you doing ont here with a lantern?"
 q was rather anxious, he said, a note of relief in his voice. "I feared that something unexpected might haTa befaIIen you. Five minutes ago the Mr. Pless called up on the telephone and left a message for you. It rather upset me, sir.,s
 "He did, eh? Well, what did hs say?o
 ssHe merely commanded me to give you his compliments and to tell yoQ to go to blazes. l told him th0t you wouId doubtless be at home 9 little later on and it would sound very much better if it came from him instead of from me Whereupon he told me tO accompany you. giving rather eNplicit directions. He appeared to be in 9 tremendous rage
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