The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-06-07
CHATTER VII
ShOrt.tIyed Inv

w F'll W NllF ll''lF rFFfF ~ Inc rooms
Of the baron was that the chevancr. be.
coming helllgercnt, Vivian threw him hall
way down the corridor and that while
st George sat hcwidcred, the baron told
story which eSculpnteh himself ana
hid al MS shortcomings 10 the influence
Niusk
The sudden departure Of the baron
/ rom Ems the next morning was regret.
! ted hy the society there The grand
duke ,mlsssd hun immensely
I'm diplomatic circles the sensation was
great ,Nhal had occasioned the sudden
departure VI The envoy from fret class
1 power There were all sorts Of rumors
aud the newspapers took hold NJ II There
Vas something IN Tho wind perhaps war
u Mot finally declded that Il was war
ana thai England must take a hand "
The British representative At Frankfort
sent word 10 his agent TO sell g. u0n uNp
worth ui conSOls The market broke: the
puhli" of all Europe experienced n shock
Down went the country banks. thero
was a run on the London banks aud
loI"n h1toncls went broke In q day
All the South American states refused to
phN thclf dividends. tho mlnufnctorles
We're shul down people were out Of EN-.
rloNmenl, the revenues declined There
we're orders IN council meetings of par-
lament, changes of ministry, and ~ new
ionn All this because a diplnu,t had
chosen to turn hlnckleE
vivian found hiA reception by the Tre-
Noi paNN the morning after the scene IN
~" hntoh - room = sufficient reward for
all his anxiety and eNertions And how
came YOU tn discover the whole plotT"
asked Lady Madeleine We owe our
Irtes"rvn'lon. answered Niviau. to nne
whom Ne must. hereafter. count among
our friends was prepared. 90 told
! YOU iot ANYTHING And though only a
/ few hours hsioro I had been shown
Z ,atds similar ins l------ which we
/ played. N was With difficulty that
/ |"l'lsiird myself nl the tables thnt the
. cards We lost hv we're marked 50 won.
/ d''ul H the JnrifN1u,,"
liul who N our unknown friend"
asked Violet with great enternep can
/ none oy YOU gues- NO. no. no"
| Why said Vivian" he Ii Essp,r
/ George You remember my having told
/ YOU " how hc rather took me into his
service than my taking him into mine
/ Esspcr George had lrgro,iatcd himself
. into the conference NJ ErnstorU. the
harou.s msn lie lid this IN order tim,
ho might become familiar with the duties
/ NJ a Ecntloman.s servant About week
since he purchased from Etnstorf a
7 quantity ~ chs'suff clothing Of tho
haton's and other regulates tor q great
mans valet
Among these we're some playing cards
which had been borrowed. I'M great haste
one mghi nom tho servant NJ that
turned On accidentally examining these
cards ESsp'l George discovered that they
were marked AZ Vienna Esspcf tells
me. he mas met with these ratds before
lssrot tells me thai ue noefilcurs Ia
oven more sk.llml us cpniur,r than
himself Rul could easily deal such hends
as he wished with these marked rHTds
hui the sNstom " marking while Nmps
~ one that would never be- suspected h,
the uulnitmtud
lhr WIND ana told mo Ro, also revealing
~ me tho secret " the marked cards
Am ! not right IN calling him our pte.
Iscrvcf'' What can W. Aonr ~, MIN !"
tIii Violet Nothing his onl, wish Ia
srnhiedi he - permanently my servant
has passed sll,nu, Il the word fof IN
pstiira' Tho Cholplor de Uocuirurs
leu Frankfort NJ his leisure and never
sent the challenge ~ Vivian witch he
hnd threatened to ana which challenge.
he knew, would be replied to h, = public
caning Thus 81 ucotge VAS .,endiea
Tor NE hN the peril he had ~ narrowly
escaped
\ week very happy week passed
over nnd Violet Pane found Vivian ali.
'eni nom her eide few " the moments
oi me dnN Md nov he thought Of Eng
land ag7sn and " his return TO that coun
w under very different cirrum,tany..
from amy thej he had ever ANTICIPATED
ii' Ninlo in hts father announcing tr
nm NE revolution Of hts wishes. the
Nh" pleasure With which h. shoiid hail
hlH. native cliffs lio and Ninlet Pane
hnd talked ~ the future q future which
without saving No IN so many word.
'hsl Thought tn share together
Nlolett health seemed much ir,nfoVea
sud even The watchml and snslous i.sdy
Madeleine hessn 10 bsli.v. that reall,
her ,ousin would recover To all ou,
, Mhtd appearances Violet had recovered
lhtee Young men college mates ~ \,
uro,te ~ osiotd. arrived =, tho baths
on the grand tour" and thsr. vas ,
; very mgrn and Nety hspp, rnlish
parry that season At Ems after ths
clouds Witch had Al nr., lowered shnu,
vivian aud his friends had been dispellsd
There we're arrivals cf really nice youns