The Snowflake herald., 1920-11-19
INN naEIs COUNT
BARBARA SANDS

eplortn'ps, s,oirs of his favorite bar
nsered cn'''
" h0p, nr hest by me, Tony" he
30 yoo' you barber "I've an important
s5to 'Ds t tonight, and it is impera-
o'ss,,I'I' .sat I look my best" .
tre ll1' ',1tn returned Tony I'll give
al haircut r.irg fit for a king"
cd ,,obt p that kings, like poets
: soI,9evists. t,oasr always wore long, t's
I'd po, 3o.Es." remarked Dan. "As long
arg Io'na, ao fit for a count I'll be sat
s'' Pm going to meet a count to-
5el' " sisters fance. He is a
d'l,-m' ,on Of yours, by the way: an
Sa.a' ,al I don't much like the ldea
.ar. ,,Ting brother-n-Iaw with .,,a,,nt t.
. a,,,n .,,nsb His kind doesn't amount
a' 'nIue os . rule. and usually marries
0nu.n nar " I wish knew if he was
d'l ~ al our aristocracy are de-
". ,top defended Tony. MAY l
,,s .,l'se,' the genteman's name?"
~ as is the Count vitelli."
-,.ro - heard of him. He is reputed
!. - rorv wealthy in his own right
nr is unlikely that he would marry
sf money
70, thoughtfuIly.
v..nrbiIe. at Mile Celeste's exclu-
~ bsontv parlors, in another part of
.tr nan's sister. Helen, was pre-
..r n+ to make a favorable impress
rDon her brothers. bride-to-be.
4 nnst look my best tonight, Mary"
4, confded to the pretty and intelli-
NJ looking manicure girl, whom she
N rome to regard more as a friend
n.o servant. Dan is going to
.nc his fancee to meet me and the
gmt"
go must he a fine man." agreed
hr "but do you think you will like
No gir who is going to marry your
trher?'
Helen looked dubious. I'm not
up she answered.
At eight o'clock that evening the
r-It stopped his roadster at the curb
front Of the Fenton home. At the
Ar he was greeted eagerly by Helen,
m theirs was a love match, pure and
inDIe
Meanwhile, Dan and his fiancee
Tp speeding toward the Fenton
me in the formers runabout.
As the two entered the living room
Been and the count stood up and
Uaqd to greet them. AS the noble.
ml faced Dan. the latter stopped in
Il tracks, his face assuming an ex-
rsion Of increduity. which. how.
T, soon changed to one Of anger
me had noticed, he would have seer
rcisey the same emotions reflected
mon the pretty face of mis- sister as
BE gaZpd at his fancee, For a Ions
sant the four stood as though made
fsone. Helen was the first to speak
why, Dam she cried. what"
But her sentence remained unfin
Med as Dan gave vent to his anger
fh explosive speech.
10 this is your count !" ne cried
This Is the adventurer who inveigleC
700 into accepting him with his lie.
ioI money and a titlel A count
aly he's no more a count than I an
king of Siam! He's nothing bu
common, ordinary barber, and h,
shaved me every day for the las
months You unprincipled scoun
u he yelled. turning to the impos
r "rll-"
Ou MS threat was halted in tht
'up by his sister. who had placed he
W about her lover as though t,
'sa MIN from the wrath of he
rber
pan" she cried, her voice choke,
u anger will you stop abusin,
Y Tony long enough to tell m
u you mean by getting engaged t,
] common manicure girl and lead
ne 10 believe that she was an au
'e% Why, She has been rnanicur
ay nails at Celesta's for the las
\, y months, Haven't you any re
" I0f the family nane?"
!, Y'a reached out and drew Mar
n his arms
.O'uIloh manicure girl !" he crieC
n anSty that he could hardly SET
- isn't manicure girl. She ha
\, yen working at Celeste's to PC
n aana Information for new move
M, gong to write in which a man
ln., the heroine. Her father
~ r McNary, the copper mas
a,,. AS for YOU" he continued. r.
br,.s y Mary and taking another ste
M NV The Italian, "the ouicke
was again interrupted by his 81.
4, "p. she cried. "I WON'T stan
oau oa nsfen to YOU insult TONY. p
%ua'' b"., and he was only workin
s,' p'roer shop because I told ii,
N.Y., wouldn't marry him until i
M, lived W. that he could earn his ow
,ab, 'Or SIX months. And the 81