Bisbee daily review., 1915-05-25
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TWhdJ Is lt:' she cried quickly
 "Ehcumatism." l announced. care fully raising my right arm and affect ing am expression Of torture. am not a physical coward, kind reader. The fact that young Mir Titus carried in his hands a set of formidable look ing boxing gloves did not frighten me. Heaven knows, if it would give him any pleasure Co slam me about with a pair Of gloves I am not without manliness and pluck enough Co endure physical pain and mental humiliation. lt was diplomacy. cunning. astuteness -whutever you may choose Co call it. that stood between me and a friendly encounter with him. Two minutes time would serve to convince him that he was my master. and then where would ! be? Where would be the prestige ! had gained? Where my record as a conqucror? ''I must have caught cold in my arms and shoul- ders 1 went on. making worse faces than before as l moved the afflicted parts cyper!mentally.
 "Thcrc," she exclaimed ruefully: "I knew you would catch cold. Men ale ways do. I'm so sorry"
 Its nothing" | made haste to ex- plain-"that is. nothing serious TH get rid of ir fin no time at alL" cal- eulated for a minute. "A week or ten days at the most. Good morning, Col ingraft"
 Morning Hello. sis wen?" He dangled the gloves before my eyes.
 My disappointment was quite pathet- ic Tell him." ! said to the count ess.
 Hes an crippled np with rheuma- tism, Colly,' she said Put those ugly things away. We're going in to break fast"
 He tossed the gloves into a corner of the vestibule. l felt a little ashamed of my subterfuge in the face of his earnest expression of concern.
 "Tell you what I'l do." be said warmly. "I know how to rub a fel- lows muscles"-
 "Oh. have a treasure m Brttonw said l hastily. Thanks. old man. He will work it out of me. Sorry we can't have a go this morning"
 The worst Of it an was that he in- sisted as matter Of personal educa- ton, on coming to my room after breakfast Co watch the expert maneu- vers of Button in kneadiug the sun- ness out of my muscles. He was look ing for new ideas he explained | first consulted Britton and then re- sisncdly consented To the dcmonstra- ton
 To my surprise. BrItton was some. thing of am expert l confess that he almost killed me with those strong uon-Iike hands of his If 1 was not sore when be began with me | certain. ly was when he finished Coliugraft was most enthusiastic He said he'd never seen any one manipulate the muscles SO scientifically as Button and ventured the opinion that he would not have to repeat the operation often To myself ] said that he wouldn't have to repeat it at an
 We began laying oar plans for the l4th Communications arrived from Italy addressed to me but intended for either the countess or the rather remote Mr Bangs. who seemed better qualified Co eface himself than any human being I've ever seen These letters Hfoympd us that yacht. one , or three now cruising in the Medlter- ranean would call at an appointed 1 port ou such and such day to take her out 10 sea. Everything was being arranged on the outside for her es- cape from the continent. and precision seemed Go be the watchword or conrse ] couldn't do a stroke Of work on my novel How could | he