The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1915-07-29
CHAPTER XVI,
] Change Garden Spots.

AWOKE one morning to find a
long and was about to say in.
teresting--lettcr from the count
ess! 1t was a very commonplace
communication | found on the third
or fourth reading. The sum and sub
stance of its contents was the informal
ton that she was going to Virginia
hot Springs with the family for a
month or two and that Lord Amber
dale was to join them there. 1t ap-
peared that her father. being greatly
overWorked. was in need of a rest. and
as 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 page or so of
drivel about Amberdale and what he
expected to do at the New York horse
show. a few lines concerning Rose.
mary. and brief. almost curt intima.
! ton that glimpse or two of me would
not be altogether displeasing to her if
| happened to be coming that way.
1T may be regarded as a strange CO.
incidence that | instructed Rritton that
very evening to see that my golf clubs
were cleaned up and put into good
shape for little practice on a course
| near London, where had been put up
by an English author. and who was
forever dinGdoncing st me to come out
and let him put it all over me-"
went out and bought ii new brassie to
replace the one destroyed by the ex-
perimenting Rocksworth youth. and
before | got through with it had new
Dutter. n nibick and spoon, neither
OF which | needed. for the excellent
reason that already possessed a half
dozen of each
Keyed up to a high pitch of enthusi-
asm, | played golf for ten days and
found my friend to be a fine sports
man. Like all Englishmen. he took Il
beating gracefully, but gave me to UNI
derstand that he had been having
good deal Of trouble with rheumatism
or neuritis in his right elbow. On the
last day we played he succeeded in
bringing me in two down. and I've
never seen neurtis dispersed so quick
ly as it was in his case l remember
distinctly that he complained bitterly
OF the pain in his elbow when he start
ed out and that he was as fit as tid- !
die at the eighteenth hole. He even
went so far as to implore me to stay
over till the next sailing of the Mature.
tania.
But took to the high seas. Mr..
Poopendyke cabled to the Homestead
at Hot Springs for suitable accommo.
dations. l cannot remember when |
had been SO forehanded as al! that. and |
wonder what my secretary thought Of
me. My habit is to procrastinate.
! almost forgot to mention tri6ing |
OFT OF news that came to me the day
before sailing. Elsie Hazard wrote In |
great perturbation and at almost un.
feeling length to tell me that Count
Tarnowsy had unearthed the supposed
~ mythical Rothhoefen treasure chests
and was reputed to have found gold |
and precious jewels worth at least a |
million dollars. The accumulated prod
ucts of century's thievery. The hoard |
OF all the robber barons: Tarnowsy's! |
Strange to say. did not writhe nor |
snarI with disappointment and rage. |
took the news with sang froid that |
almost killed poor Poopendyke. He
never quite got over it.
Nor was l especially disturbed or ir-
ritated by the telegram of coincidence
l received on board ship from Tar
nowsy himself. He could not resist the
temptation to gloat. l shall not repeat |
the message. for the simple reason that |
l do not wish to dignity it by putting |
1t into permanent form.
We were two days ont when I sue
ceeded in setting my mind at rest in |
respect to Aline, Countess Tarnowsy.
l had not thought Of it before. but |
remembered all Of a sudden that held |
decided scruples against marrying |
divorced woman. OF course that sim.
pllhed matters. When one has precop-
celVed notions about such matters |
they AFFORD excellent material to fall |
back upon. even though he may have
dlsregarded them after fashion while |
unsel6shly thinking of some one else.
AS say. the recollection Of this we'll |
defined though somewhat remorseless |
principle of mine had the effect Of put
ting my mind at rest in regard to the !
countess. Feeling as strongly as did |
about marriage with Divorces, she be-
came an absolutely undesirable person
SO Tar as matrtmony was concerned. |
experienced rather doubtful feeling |
OF relief 1t was not so hard to say to !
myself that Lord Amberdale was vel. /
come to her huf n waa vn,v woe. Ase