The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-01-14

to people who had not the least notion
what 1t meant to do sums in economic
subtraction. 1t was soon apparent to
me that re~trenchment, stern n re-
lentless, would have to follow upon my
wild though brief season of profligaey.
i decided to dismiss the ~scullery maid.
| was indescribably lonely. Poopeldyke
was worried about my pallor,. my lassi-
tude. At the end of a week he took 1t
Yards. urging them to run out for a
visit in the hope that company might
take me out of myself. All attempts
to renew my work on the Inflated
novel met with utter failure. The power
spent most of my time in the garden.
The Hazards came and with them
the joyously beautiful Betty Billy.
Poopendyke must have prepared them
for the task in hand, for they proceed
ed at once to transform the bleak.
Gus merry-go-round, with me in the
very vortex of it all. They. succeeded
In taking me "out Of myself" / will say
that for them. My spirits took an up
ward bound and, wonderful to relate,
could do to lower them. I did not want
to be happy; I figured that l owed it to
my recently aroused Temperament to be
permanently unhappy. But the wind
blew another way and I drifted amiably
~ ~ no a VI ~ NhO
currents Of the ocean. but preferably
with the warm gulf stream.
We had word from Mrs. Titus, in Lon
don. that negotiations had been re-
opened with the Count, and that a COM
promise might be expected me 3D.
to meet Jasper. Titus lawyers in Paris
at no distant date. Ny chief concern.
however, was for the Countess herself.
That she had successfully. reacher
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newspapers, which I read with eager
ness. would have been filled with &C
counts Of her seizure. We eagerly
awaited the promised c%ablegram from
New York announcing her safe arrival
there.
week. I nerved myself to question him
about the Englishman.
splendid fellow saia he, with dis.
c%ouraging fervour.- o n OF the finest
chaps | know, Ell. George?""
For an Englishman.' admitted Haz-
Hes a gentleman, and that's more
than you can say for the rag = tag OF
nobility that paid court to Aline
Tarnowsy. He was in love witt her,
thoroughbred, I sSy"
Wen. rather! The sort Of char
women rave about. Ask Betty. She
was mad about him But he coqidn,t
him now. He had eyes for no one but
the fair Countess. An awful grind on
Betty. She's used to something differ
ent." ..
Hazard studied the clouds that drift
cared anything for him."
1--WE always believed that she nked
him better than she cared to admit,
ven to herself"
under his feet, now that she's free"
Think she'll have him."
Why not? He has a much better
position in England than Tarnowsy has
here, and he's not after her money; ]
hate to say it.. but Aline is a seeker
after titles. She Wouldn't be averse
70 adding your ladyship' to her col
lection"
"oh, Gomez l protested. "That is a
nasty thing to say, George
she may have re~generated." he said
obligingIy. You know her better thar
l do. old chap. What say"
II didn't say anything" muttered.
Ihesitated a moment and Their purged
myself of the truth. AS n matter OF
fact, i have reason to believe she's In
love with Amberdale and has been for 8
long time. I'm not saying II IN dis.
she's entitled to something decent and
fine in the shape. OF love. l hope he's
good enough for her"
They looked at me with interest, anI
Smith broke the ~momentary silence.
"Oh, he's good enough for her." hi
said, with a queer smile.
I'm glad of that" l said gruffly.
"The old Ia / mean Mrs. Titus will
be tickled to death If the match is
pulled off" said Hazard.
"She was tickled the first time" sait
7 sap~fautiOuSly. and hanged the sub.
ject. There was no sense in ~prolOngina
the agony.
Toward the close of their visit, 6
message arrived from the Countess her,
self, signed with the fictitious name w
had agreed upon, The news she gax'
: caused VS. to celebrate that night. w,
/ had a bonfire in the courtyard ant
drank to the god of good luck.
, Cargo safely landed in New Yorl
t. and forwarded to the A~dirondacks TO
storage and to await the appearance o
: a claimant. Former owner has agreed
7 to accept million and n half and RELEASE
I all claims. When are you coming over
(Signed) "ALR0SE."
, BY the most extraordinary coinci
. dence a curt, business-like letter ar
rived in the evening post from Mari
1 Tarnowsky, p~Ostmarked Paris. Its con
tents staggered me:
= John Bellamy Smart, Esquire:
{ Dear Mr.. Smart-Wm you Put
9 price on SchIoss R~Othhoefen? / am de
T sirous of purchasing h castle IL y0'
: are to sell and we can agree upon
I fair price for the property. Sentimen