Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-07-14

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them, the clarity of his eyes, the album
dant health that was expressed by the
tone of the skin, derided such a pos
sibility as the cablegram made mani
fest.
He forced the smile back to his lips.
Are you sure you're not hoaxing
me?"
No. 1 am the victim of the hoax"
systematically. eff one may call the
quirks of fate by the name of hoax
the stranger added. will you send
it," IN
The years he had spent in the con-
sular service had never brought before
him a situation of this order. He did
not know exactly what to do. He
looked out of the window, into the no.
tel court, at the sky which presently
would become overcast with the daily
rain clouds. By and by he remem-
bered the man waiting patiently at his
elbow
What is your name?"
'1'd rather not give that until I
hear from New York. l am known out
AC1O NY CAO AomC VI w al 11A6toAs
Warrington. The puzzlement van
ished from the older mans face, and
his eyes became alert, renewing from
another angle their investigation of
the stranger. Warrington. So this
was the man? He could understand
now. Who could blame girl for max
ing mistake when he, a seasoned vet
eran, had been beguiled by the out
ward appearance Of the man? Mallow
was right He was handsome beg
gar.
"T promise to send this upon one
condition"
81 accept without question:" readily.
1T is that you must keep away from
Elsa Chetwood, now and hereafter. You
made her acquaintance under false
pretenses."
Il oeny that. Not under false pre-
lenses" How quickly things went
about! Let me tell you how I met
her"
The consul general listened; he lis
tened with wonder and interest, and
more, with conviction that the young
man had been perfectly honest. But
the knowledge only added to his grow
ing alarm. 1t would not be difficult for
young woman
"And you told her what you had
done?"
Yes"
your first misstep?" touching the
cablegram.
my first and only misstep. I was a
careless, happy-go-lucky young fool"
The sky outside also had attraction for
Warrington. A thousand times fool!
"How long ago did this happen?"
"Ten years this coming April"
And now, after all this time. you
wish to go back?'
II have wished to go back many
times, but never had money enough.
I have plenty now. Oh, I made it hon
estly," smiling. "In oil, at Prone.
| Here's cutting from a Rangoon pa
per-"
The other read it carefully. 1t was
romance, romance such as he liked to
read in his books, but which was
mighty bewfldering to have at his
elbow in actually. What a life the
man must have led! And here he
was, with no more evidence of the
conflict than might be discerned in the
manliness of his face and the breadth
and depth of his shoulders. He
dropped the cutting, impatiently.
Don't YOU believe it?"
believe it? Oh, this? Yes" an
swered the consul general. What
cannot believe is that I am awake.
cannot quite make two and two equa
four. l cannot Well, you dc
not look like man who would rob his
employer of eight thousand dollars
Parrot & Co. It's odd, but
recollect that title. You we're a
Udaipur during the plague"
Warrington frightened. $50 that:
got about? I happened to be there
working on the princes railway"
81 will send the cable at once. Yo,
will doubtless hear from New York il
the morning. But you must not se'
Miss Chetwood again"
iOu NAAA 1CL 1uC U1u AC1 SOOu-Uy
I admire and respect her more thai
any other woman. She does not know
it, for as yet her soul is asleep; bu
she is one of those few women Go,
put on earth for the courage and com
fort of man Only to say good-by t.
her. Here in this Office, if you wish.
II agree to that"
| "Vhank arofn - Wyo rriYo -,
rose.
Il am genuinely sorry for you. ]
they say no, what will you do?"
''Go back just the same. have al
other debt to cancel
Call in the morning I'll let 20
} know what the charges are.''
IT forgot. Here are twenty pound.
You can return the balance when
call. l am very grateful"
IL