The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1915-04-29

pick with you 1lave you seen yester-
days papers! Well. III one of them
there is long account of my-of Mr.
Pless' visit to your castle. and a
lengthy interview in which you are
quoted as saying that he is one OF your
dearest friends and a much tnallgned
man who deserves the sympathy OF
every law abiding citizen III the land.
IAN auuninable lie!" l cried indlg
nanty.
Another, paper says that your Tor
tune has been placed at his disposal IN
the fight he is making against the Grim
inally rich Americans. In this partic,
ular article you are quoted as saying
that | am dreadful person and not
tit to have the custody of child"
Good Lord!" gasped helpleSsly.
"You also expect to do everything in
your power to interest the administra
ton at Washington in his behalf"
well. of all the Oh. say. countess.
YOU don't believe word OF all this.
do yon?"
She regarded me pensively. "You
have said some very mean. uncivtl
things to me-"
"If | thought you believed l be
gan desperately, but her sudden smile
relieved me Ut the necessity Of jump
ing into the river. by Jove. l shall
write to these miserable sheets, deny
ing every word they've printed. And
what's more, III bring an action for
damages against all Of 'em. Why. It
is positively at:ocious! The whole
world will think despise you and
stopped very abruptly in great con
fusion.
"And-you don't?'' she queried, with
real seriousness in her voice. "You
don't despise me?"
"Certainly mott" cried vehemently
Turning to Poopendyke, said: mir
Poopendyke. will you at once pre-
pare complete and emphatic denial
of every word they have printed about
me. and IN send it to all the Amer
lean correspondents in Europe. Well
cable it ourselves to the United States.
| shan't rest until | an, set straight
in the eyes of my fellow countrymen
The whole world shall know. countess,
that | am for you first. last and all
the time 1t shall know
But you don't know who | am. Mr.,
Smart" she broke in. her cheeks very
warm and rosy How can you pub
licly espouse the cause of one whose
name you refuse to have mentioned in
your presence?"
dismissed her question with wave
of the hand "Poupendyke can supply
the name after have signed the state
ment. l give him carte blanche. The
name has nothing to do with the case
so far as | am concerned. Write it.
Fred. and make it strong"
She came up to me and held out her
hand. IL knew you would do it," she
said softly. "Thanks."
She not only came for dinner with
us ON Sunday. but made the dressing
for my alligator pear salad. We We're
heSieged By the usual crowd OF sun
at our stanch. REINFORCED gates and
anathenatiZed ME soundly for refus
ing admission. One bOurgeoise party
OF fifteen refused to leave the plaza
until their return fares on the ferry
barge were paid. stoutly maintaining
that they had come over in good faith
and wouldn't leave until | had reim-
Dursed them to the extent OF so helers
apiece, ferry fare. | sent Britton out
with the money. He returned with the
rather disquietins news that he had
recognized two OF Mr.. Pless' secret
agents in the mob.
II wonder if he suspects that am
here." said the countess, paling per
ceptibly when mentioned the pres
ence OF the two NEIL
did not sleep we'll that night The
presence OF the two detectives outside
my gates was not to be taken too light