Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-02-11
cAAPTER xII-cOntInued.
5heAMAIEUR CRACKSMAN.

CHAPTER xIl--continued.
--ff-- s.V
Toye accepted his fate with a ready
resignation. little short OF alacrity.
There was a gleam in his somber eyes
and his blue chin came up with jerk
That's talkingl" said he. Now will
you promise me never To marry GAIA
ietg'
"Mr TOyei"
That's talking. too. and guess
mean Il to be. It's not all dog-in-the-
manger. either. | want that promise a
lot more than ! want the other. You
needn't marry me. Miss Blanche. but
you mustn't marry Cazalet"
Blanche was blazing. But this is
simply outrageous-"'
Il claim there's an outrageous cause
TOR Il. Are you prepared to swear
what | ask. and trust me as. I'll trust
you. or am ! &C. tell you the whole
thing right now3'
you won't force me to listen to an
other word from you. II you're a gen.
tleman. Mr.. Toyel"
IT'S not what l am that counts.
swear that to me. and swear, on my
side. that l won't give him away to
you OF anyone else. But II must be
the most solemn contract man and
woman ever made"
The silver teapot arrived at this
luncture. and not inopportunely She
had to give him hin tea. with her
young maids help, and to play tiny
part In which he supported her really
beautifully. She had time to think, al
most coolly; and one thought brought
\ thrill. II It was a question of her
marrying or not marrying Walter
Cazalet, then he must be free, and only
the doer of some dreadful deedl
What has be done?" she begged,
with pathetic abandonment of her
previous attitude. the moment they
were by themselves.
AUST tell your" His reluctance
rang genuine.
Il insist upon IT," she flashed again.
wen. it's long story"
Never mind. can listen"
You know. had to go back to
italy"
Had your"
well. did CO." He had slurred
The FIRST statement; this one was char
acteristically deliberate. '1 did go
and before | went asked Cazalet for
m introduction to some friends of his
down in Rome"
Il didn't know he had any" said
Hi4nche.
Why. he doesn't have any" said
rcye. but he claimed to have some
He left the Kaiser Fritz the other day
at Naples. guess he told your"
mo. understood he came round tc
southampton. Surely you shared a
cabin?"
only from Genoa; that's where
look the steamer and Cazalet regained
her.-
"wenf"
He claimed to have spent the In
.erval mostly with friends at Rome
Those friends don't exist, Miss
Blanche" said Toye
is that any business of miner" she
asked him squarely.
Why, yes. I'm afraid it's going tc
be. That Is. unless you'll still trust
NE"
go on. please"
Why, he never stayed at Rome a.
all. nor yet in Italy any longer than II
takes to come through on the train
Your attention for one moment" HI
took out neat pocketbook. Blanch,
had opened her lips, but she did no
Interrupt; she just grasped the armi
pf her chair, as though about to beal
physical pain. "The Kaiser Fritz
Toye was speaking from his book
got to Naples late Monday afternoon
September eighth. Seems she wal
overdue. and was mad about 1t, ant
never got away again till the"
do tell me about Walter Cazaleti
cried Blanche. Il was like small tall
from a dentist at the last moment
II want you to understand about tn
steamer Rrst," said Toye "she wait
ed Monday night in the Bay of Naples
only sailed Tuesday morning. onl
reached Genoa Wednesday morning
and lay there all of forty-eight hours
as these German boats do. anyhow
That brisgs us to Friday morning bt
fore the Kaiser Fritz gets quit of Italy
doesn't it7"
''Yes--I suppose so-do tell m
about walter!"
why, first heard of him at G,
uoa, where they figured should hav
stateroom all to myself. as the otht
gentleman had been left behind (
Naples never saw him till t
scrambled aboard again Friday, aboi
the ffty-rinth minute of the elevent
hour"
at Genoa7"
Sure"
"And you pretend to know whe
he'd beeng"
Il guess l do know"-and To.
sighed as ne raised his little boo
"Cazalet stepped on the train that IL
Naples six-fifty Monday evening, al
of the one timed to reach Charil
Cross thren-twenty-five Wednesday.
"The day OF the m"
"Yes. aever called It by the hai
est name. myself; but 1t was sew
thirty Wednesday evening that Hen
Craven got his death-blow someho
Well, Walter Cazalet left Chari
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