Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1917-01-05

money and appropriate 1t to his Owl
uses.
When Mr.. Fitz Hugh called again OF
Mrs. Fleetwood he brought with hin
some photographs OF interesting scene.
In Rome and In explaining them show
ed a great deal Of information, which
the lady. being highly educated wo
man. fully appreciated. He was
good talker, and 1t was not long befor,
be had won the lady's good opinion
In a few weeks Mrs. Fleetwood re
ceived a letter from her daughter &C
knOwledging that she had received &
proposition of marriage from Couni
volinski and assuring her mother thai
It would be a brilliant match for bel
since the count possessed a magnifi
g.. cent estate In Austrian Poland and
was prominent politically. By this
time Mrs. Fleetwood had become
much interested in Mr.. Fitz Hugh and
, on receipt Of the letter showed It &c
him. asking him II he might not have
been mistaken In bis estimate Of vo.
linskI
Il think u time has come for a con
fessiOn." said the young r1an- Il me,
your daughter and fell 10 love with
her. but. having nothing but my profes-
sion to rely on. did not feel justified in
proposing marriage. Then came this
count and carried her of her feet
made inquiries respecting him and con
WINGED myself that he was no count at
all: that his estates in Poland were a
myth
-Oh. heavens" exclaimed the mother,
is my daughter In such danger? Can
nothing be done TO save herr II she is
fascinated II win do no good for me to
disinherit her. She Is self willed and
will walk into the trap laid for her"
Had that impostor kept away an
other month believe | could have
won your daughter. and 1t requires no
conceit to say that even ! would be
more desirable man than an adyen
turer." replied Mr.. Fitz Hugh
Il wish TO heaven that your modesty
had not prevented your capturing Dor
othy while you bad the chance"
do you mean that you would have
consented to my marriage with your
daughter provided had won herr
Il would most certainly consent to
your marriage with her provided you
could save Der from a bogus count"
Fitz Hugh arose from the chair in
which be was sitting. evidently alb
sorbed In deep thought Presently he
said:
IF l could convince her believe
could win her"
Have you proofs Of this mans des-
picable Character asked Mrs. Fleet.
wood
'1have"
Il suppose" said the lady lugubri-
ously. that shall have TO 60 abroad.
presume you will give me the
proofs"
Certainly"
Il dread the passage on the ocean"
Mrs. Fleetwood" said Eitz Hugh i'm.
pressively after a brief silence. IF |
have your consent TO win your daugh
ter ! will return to Europe and ar.
range that she sPe the proofs have I'm
my possession that this Polish noble
man has victimized a number Of won
an and is intending to play the same
game on her"
"will your exclaimed the poor wo.
man, much relieved
IL will
But II you fail to win Dorothy you
will not be repaid for your trouble"
That, my dear Mrs. Fleetwood. Is
my risk"
III you don't succeed will make up
your loss to you"
When the next steamer sailed for
Genoa Fitz Hugh was aboard armed
with Mrs. Fleetwood's written consent
to his marriage TO her daughter In
a few weeks the anxious mother re.
ceived letter from him recounting a
dramatic interview with the impOstor
In her daughters presence. wherein
Fitz Hugh had shown the proofs and
the rascal had shrunk away like the
bastard he was. A postscript was at
tached which read. II have reason to
hope"
letter came from Dorothy to her
mother announcing her rejection OF
the false count, and this was followed
soon by another informing her Of her
engagement to the man who had saved
her from a life Of misery She was
pleased to know that her fiance had
won her mothers good opinion and
consent In Difference to her mother
and her desire that she should be pres
ent at the wedding ceremony she would
return TO America to be married
What a delightful change In her,
exclaimed Mrs. Fleetwood. land what
a splendid. thoughtful. honorable fel.
low she Is going to marryi l shall be
very proud Of him."
Dorothy's infatuation for a man who
proved to be an impostor was not men.
toned between~her and her mother
when she returned, and no one else
knew anything about Volinski. AS the
years went by and the story got out
some OF those who heard It were In
clined to believe that he was a myth
and had been created for the purpose
Of enabling Victor Fitz Hugh to win
Mrs. Fleetwoods consent to a union
with her daughter. These persons as.
sert that when Fitz Hugh called on the
good lady he was engaged to her
daughter, the two being madly in love
with each other. Only two things ara
certain-Dorothy inherited her moth
er's fortune, and no one was ever found
who had seen Count volinski