The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-18

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 s.The gentlemen called day before yesterday, mein herr, and took much away. They will return tomorrow for the remainder 7
 sGentlemen ?, gasped. Remain der?'
 .sThe gentlemen. to whom the herr count sold the rugs and chairs and chests andn-
 ..What.'' I roared. Even Poopen- dyke jumped at this sudden exhibition of wrath. Do .you mean to tell me that these things have been sold and carried away without my knoEledge or consent2 I'lIehaVe the law
 Herr Poopendyke intervened. Ehey lad bills of sale and orders for re- moval of property dated several weeks prior to your purchase, Mir. Smart. We had to let the articles go. You surely remember my speaking to you about it.'sy
 1T don't remember anything. I snap ped which was the truth. Why why, I bought everything that the cas- tie contained! This is robbery! What the dickens do you mean by
 Old Conrad held up his hands as if expecting to pacify me. l sputtered out the rest of the sentence which really amounted to nothing.
 AsThe count has been selling of the lovely old pieces for the past six months, sir. Ach, what a sim They have come here day after day, these furniture buyers, to take away the most priceless of our treasures, to seIE them to the poor rich at twenty prices I could weep over the sacrifices. have wept, haven't l. Gretei? Eh, Ru- d0lph Buckets or tear haze he'd, mefn herr. Oceans of tIc1la. Time aft CT time have [ implored him to deny. these rascaIIy curio hunters, these bloodsucking
 "But listen to me, I broke in. Do you mean to say that articles have been taken away from the castle since I came into possession2''
 Many of them, sir. Always with proper credentials, believe me. Achs what a spendthrift he isl And bis poor wife! Aeh, Gott, how she ndls6 suffer! Nearly all of the grand pEiIlt- ings, the tapestries that came fa5m France and Italy hundreds Of rs ago, the wonderful old bedsteads and tables that were here when the castle was new-aiI gone! And for nere songs, nnein herr-the cheapest of songs! IT.
 Please don't. weep now, Herr Schmick,' I made haste to exelaim, seeing lachrymose symptoms in bis bIear old eyes Then I became fm once more. This knaveFy must eease or I'd know the reason why. he next man who comes here to ear5 away. so much as a single piece is tg be kicked out Do you understauele These things belong to me. Kick. bum into the river. By love, I'd Ike to wiring that Fascal's necki A ceHnti f Umphr'
 "Ach, he is of the noblest family in all the landt,' sighed old GFetel- :L5is grandfather was q fine man" Icon trived to subdue my rage and dlsap- pofntment and somewhat loudly re- turned to the topic from which we were drifting.
 sAs for those beastIy padlocls, shall have them fled off tomorrow give you warning, Conrad, if the Keys are not forthcoming before noon to morrow I'll file 'em of, so help me-
 "They are yours to destroy, u3ein herr, God knows, said he dismaily- Ut is a pity to destroy fine old pad locks''-
 Well, you wait and see, salQ grimly
 His face beamed once more Aens forgot to say that there are padlqeizs on the other side of the door, just aa l on this side It will be of no use Do destroy these. The door still eould not be forced. Mein Gott, how thapk- kful I am to have remembered # in timer
 ''Confound you, Schmick l believe l you actually want to keep me out or that part of the castle"' I exploded. i. The four Of them protested nlanful- l ly, even Gretei. T have plan, sir said Britton ssWhy not place tall ladder in the courtyard and crawl in 1 through one of the WindowsS
 Splendid! That's what we'll ao I cried enthusiastically And noW let's go to bed. We will breakfast ae 8, Mrs. Schmick. The early bird eatclls es the worm. you know
 twill you see the American ladies' and gentlemen who are coming tolnor- I row to pick out the
 'sYes. I'll see them, said l, compress- ing my lips. Don't let me oveEsieep, Britton.''
 q shan't sir said he.
 But I did. ..Get up, sir, if geu please Britton repeated the fhird i time. 1.-The party of Americans is be- low. sir, rummaging about the place
 Where is Poopendyke2" ] cried leaping out of bed