PAGB SIX
THK SPRINGFIELD NEWS
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 24 11*27
day* and uiy only surprlaa I» that he the aecepte«! »eherne of thing» Walker
| he knew whelk the qulttlug was good,
aroused the Governor's deepest Inter
and having sailed away a nice little so completely failed to give me the
est by telling of the visit of IVIn
faintest
Idea
-
Idea—
"
, (ortuue avvuculated In express hold
"Of your charm, your Ineffable Barney, a diamond thief, who had
ups. he dwells here In peace and
lately made a big haul In Chicago, and
beauty!"
the Governor supplied
passes the hat at the meeting house
had been passed along from one point
M e r e d ith N ich o lso n
' every Sunday. You may be dead sure j "You'd better chase yourselves In
lh a t only the aristocracy of our pro- to the house now or pop'll be peeved of refuge to another
Leary appeared » moment later and
' fvsslon have the entree at Walker's. at having to watt for you."
On the veranda a tall elderly man Archie was about to leave the room.
A gray-bearded man with a pro
uouuced stoop, clad tn faded blue rose from a hammock In which he hut the Governor Insisted a^ttl'y that
1 overalls, was waiting for them at the hail been reading a newspaper and he remain
"I'm anxIoW for you and Bed to
stretched him self
Ills tanned face
, burn.
i ''Just run the machine right in,” was deeply lined hut he gave the know that I trust both of you fully.“
"What'a the young brother.—®
Impression of health and vigor.
he called.
con?"
asked Leary wtih a glance at
"Leary,"
whispered
the
Governor
tn
The car disposed of. the Governor
introduced Archie as oue of his deur- and aside and Immediately Introduced Archie.
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To be referred to aa a confidence
«»l friends, aud the hand Archie clasp him
"The road ha* been smooth and the man by a gentleman of la>ary'a pro-
out result. And I have learned that protectors and makes It possible tor ed was undeniably roughened by toll.
INTRODUCTION
men of genius like you and me to Walker mumbled a "glad to see-ye," sky 1» high." sat dthe Governor In fes^onal eminence save Archie a
Archibald Bennett, wealthy bach hts wife has left Bailey Harbor and
The Governor answered by
desponse to a quick anxious question thrill
walk In high places unmolested
A and lastly looked him over.
elor, travel» constantly In the Interval the house there is c’oaed. Closed!
drawing up hla alaevea and going
ing of lamrv'a »mall restless eyea
damnable system, Archie, but we
How
dare
they
close
that
house
when
There
was
nothing
In
his
speech
or
«< hl» health.. He meets Isabel Perry,
•'Did yon And peace in the churches through the motions of washing hla
learned It from the greedy trust mag manner to suggest that he had ever
wtko reconlniiends a life of crime, ad 1 was about to pay them a visit ?"
hands
nates
You take the wheel; It Just been a road agent He aastated them by the way?" asked Ixiary.
Seebrook
and
Walters
expressed
venture, romance and excitement a»
"In ona of the temples wa found
Tha brushing of the hands together
occurs to me that you said you were In carrying tbelr traps to the house,
A cure for hts nerve». Archie goes to their sympathy In mild tones that
peace and plenty," answered the Gov Archie Interpreted aa a coda sign sig
a fair driver.“
roused
the
olud
gentleman
to
greater
talking
farmer
fashion
of
the
weather,
Salley Harbor to inveatigate a sum
CHAPTER VII.
crops and ths state of ths roads Ths ernor aa though reciting from a rltua'. nifying murder and the subsequent
mar house for his slater. A heavy fury.
With alt his outward candor the bouts was connected with the barn In
I<eary nodded and gave hitch to hla Interchange of words he took to be In
“Can a whole family be obliterated
storm forces him to spend the night
Governor
had.
Archie
found,
reserves
quiry and answer aa to the danger of
trousers.
the
usual
New
Kngland
style.
In
the
and
no
trace
left
behind?
Is
It
pos
there. During the night he la awak
"You found the watera of (’ham apprehension
He felt that lx«ary’a
ened by footstep», and in an encounter sible that they've been murdered In that were quits unaccountable. He kitchen a girl sang cheerily and bear
let
fall
allusions
to
his
past
In
the
altitude
toward
him became friendlier
plain
tranquil,
and
no
hawks
followed
ing
her
the
Governor
paused
and
their
beds,
servants
and
all,
and
ths
with the intruder, who sees Archie's
most natural fashion, with an Inch struck an attitude.
the landward passage ?"
from that moment There waa soma-
'liv e
a a v a yet
J v * o
*w« w wra
•
not
aware
of aw
It?"
figure • reflected in the mirror and police
"The robin and the blue bird sang thing ghastly In tha thought that aa
At the mention of murder Archie dental air that added to their plausi-
Th» girl appeared at a window, rest
shoots. Archie Area in return, wound
over
all tha road." he answered then tha slayer of a human being he at-
began
stealthily
feeling
hts
way
along
blilty.
without
ever
tearing
aside
the
ed
here
Imre
arms
on
the
till
and
lng the Intruder, who makes hia es-
eape
Archie plans flight to evade 1 the cigar counter to a water cooler. j ” “11 that concealed his origin or the smilingly saluted them with a cheery wtth a glance at Archie- "You gave (alnrd a certain dignity In tha ayes of
no warning of the second pilgrim ”
men like Leary Hut hs becnme Inter
publicity.
He starts cross-country There seemed to be ne escaping from manner of his fall. If, indeed, a man "Hello th ere!“
"Look upon that picture!" exclaim-
afoot in the ulght. At dawn he ts the Congdons and here was the father who ao Jubilantly boasted
of his
"The brother la young and Innocent. ested In the transaction that waa now
stopped on a lonely country road by of Putney boldly publishing to the crimes and seemed to And an Inflnlte cd the Governor, seising Archie's arm but I And him an apt pupil," the Gov- taking place between the thief and
and the Oovemor The Governor ex
•'The Goveruor." master-mind criminal ' whole state of New Hampshire his satisfaction and delight In hla turl- "In old times upon Olympus she was ernnr explained,
who mistakes him for a fellow crimi- ' fear that his son had been murdered, tude. could be said to have fallen. cup-bearer to the goda, but there she J "The brother will learn first the tracted the sixty one thousand dollar
nal. Archie, fleeing. Is afraid to tell j The concentration of the hote! .staff Having mentioned Battleboro as the is Sally Walker, and never ao charm-| wisdom of silence, remarked la>ary, hills from his hag. and laid them out
the truth—falls in with "The Gover-1 upon the transfer of Mr. Congdon's point at which they were to fore lng as when she sits enthroned upon
and then aa though by an afterthought on the bed He rapidly explained Just
■OF.“ is whisked across country in a ’ luggage to his room left the Governor gather with Red Leary, the Governor the milking stool. Mias Walker, mv he shook Archie warmly by the hand how Leary's hidden booty had been
stolen car. Sees story in Newspaper j and Archie to manage the removal -if did not refer to the matter again, old friend. Mr. Com’y, or Archills»,
recovered, and the manner In which
They went Into the house where
the smaller denominations had been
_
of killing a t Bailey Harbor and. their own effects to ths waiting car. but chose routes and mads detours as you will!"
Mrs Walker, a stout middle-aged wo-
converted Into bills that could ba pass
A veyr pretty picture Mlsa Walker
frightened, he decides to say nothing ' Seebrook and Walters obligingly as- without explanation.
It was on the second afternoon out made In the kitchen window, a vlvld n*an. «footed them effusively.
ed without arousing suspicion.
kut stick with his strahge friend and slated, laughing at Congdon's eccen-
of Cornford that ths Governor sudden portrait that Immediately enhanced "We've got to put you both In sne
await developments. At Concord, N .! tridties.
laiary philosophically »lowed ths
H.. Archie comes upon Isabel Perry at j Seebrook seised the Governor's kit ly hade Archie, whom he encouraged Archie's pleasurable sensations In room. If you don't mind." she explain bills In his clothing.
“Your* done, are you?" asked tha
the hotel desk but she refuses t o , bag containing the sixty thousand to drive much of the time, pause at finding a haven that promised rest ed. "but there's two beds In IL I
Governor; "out of the game?”
and security. Ha black hair swept you ran make o u t“
recognise him. The Governor, by a , dollars and carried it out to the car. *
We linger here, son
May I sug back smoothly from her forehead and
The second floor room to which
“I sure have quit the road." Imnry
clever plan, sw itches stolen money for The sight of tt In Seebrook'» hand
"Ths old girl has got a
good m osey Archie used as decoy— gave Archie sensations of nausea that gest that you take your cue from me? there waa tha glow of perfect health Wh'ker led them was plainly but neat- answered
thousands tucked away and 11»
making love to niece of agent sent to were not relieved by the grin he de Bill Walker is an honest dairyman to tn her rounded cheeks. Archie noted ly furnished' and the windows looked
, o pl<.g (,er up and buy a motion
meet eccentric Congdon here next tected on the Governor's face. Within all Intents and purposes, but realty an her dimples and the white even teeth out upon rolling pastures. Ths Gov-
an hour or two at the most the su b -1 °*d crook who <°t tired of dodging t tx*t made something noteworthy and ( ernor abandoned hla high flown talk picture Joint or a candy and aoda
day. Now read on.
and asked blunt questions aa to recent shop somewhere In the big lake
stltution and robbery would be dis- 8hsriffs ani1 bloodhounds and bought memorable In her ■lie.
“Wall, Mr. Saulsbury. I'vw read all vlaltora. apparently referring to crtml- one of those places that freesea ap all
covered and the country wonld ring this farm. A sober, tndustrous family
CHAPTER VI
man. you will And him. with a wife those books you sent ms and tha nals who had lodged at tha farm They winter, ao I can have a chance to real.
When they reached the dining room with the demand for their detention.
and one daughter. This is one of the candy waa the finest I ever tasted."
• talked quite openly while Archie un- Tha old girl baa a place In mind
But
the
Governor
was
carrying
off
at ten the neat morning they found
best stations of ths underground rail
"She remembers! Amid all he- packed hla bag. The testiest activity
TO BE CONTINUED
Seabrook and Walters Just finishing the departure with his usual gaiety.
road; safe as a mother’s arms, and domestic cares, aha remembers! My of the folk of the underworld, their
breakfast
Miss Seebrook was hav It was clear that hs had made the
most favorable impression upon S ee-| 5,0,1 w111 ,n*Ter believe you're not the dear lad. the girl la one In a million!" , methods of communication and points
Returns From tpekane
ing coffee In her room, her father ex
“You'd think Mr. Saulsbury wa« ' of rendesvoua seemed part of a vast
plained in response to Archie s polite j »»rook and W alters; and in the cordial favored guest of a week-end party.
H. E Maxey returned yesterday
inquiries
handshaking and expressions of hope Walker's an old chum of Leary's crasy about me!" she laughed. "But system and he waa ashamed of hla
They used to cut up in the moat re he makes the same speeches to every enormous Interest In all he saw and from Rpohane where be attended the
"We re hoping to get away this f° f future m eetings Archie Joined with
prehensible fashion out West In old girl he tees, doesn't he. Mr. Comly?" heard. The Governor’s cool fashion funeral Tuesday of Mrs. Maxey's
afternoon." he continued "It will take th« best ’ Pirit he could muster. A
Mrs
Umes.
You're probably wondered
"Indeed not," protested Archie, of talking of the world of crime and brothenin-law. E. O. Htrsnd.
only a few minutes to transact our cheery good-by caused him to look up.
what becomes of old crooks. Walker rallying bravely to the Governor's sup Its denltens almost legltlmatlxed It. Maxey will remain In Spokane for a
Miss
Seebrook
with
a
red
rose
'n
business when the man I'm waiting
few days with her sister.
for appears; be he's an uncertain her hand waved to him Iro n her la o( cour8e an unusual specimen, for port. He's been raving about you for made It appear a recognised part if
quantity, and there's no telling when window
he’ll show up But we're having a
Aa he lifted his cap she dropped
good time and I shan’t mind another ' tbe r08e with a graceful sweep of the
day or two If only you gentlemen arm-
wou’d bear us company!“
Like the o.d stage coach days!
Ah. you are very kind!” said t h e cr,ed
the
Governor.
applauding
Governor; "but we must resume our Arcjile ■ catch.
ramble toward the Pacific. We are
He Jumped into the machine and
more or less dated up for little en ! Archie scrambled after him. Archie's
tertainments on the way."
Ia8‘ impression of the Inn was the
blur of a waving handkerchief In Miss
Seebrook and Walters lingered in
' Seebrook!» window
the office as Archie and the Governor
“We are a success, my boy! You
paid their account. As they waited
for their car to be sent round from ^°re yourself marvelous);' w e ll.' said j
the garage a machine drew up and tbe Governor. testing the gears. Ah.
discharged a short, wiry, elderly man i ‘bat "“ •* touch of the rose was worth
In a motor coat that was much too 811 our P«ril8: nothing In my expert- j
large for him He was accompanied ence was ®TW P " n ,er ,h>n that! A j
by an enormous amount of luggage lo,,ely <lr |: you ml« h‘ do worse if
and from the steps of the Inn gave 5,0,1 ’ "‘re
already plighted. If she '
orders in a high piping voice as to had come down 10 “ y <r,od b?e >t
the manner of its disposal
As the would have been much less significant,
various pieces were hnsUed into the ■ Bu‘ tbe ro8*- the red, red rose! It
office he enumerated them in an ail- w o u p ‘ n t be a bad idea to stick It in
dible tone as though Inviting the co- an pn,"‘lopp 8«>d mall It to the girl
operation of all the loungers in m ak-, you were telllnK ®e a b o u t-th e one
lng an inventory of his effects. When I y bo se° ‘ 5,0,1 forth to shatter king
this had been concluded Seebrook 1 1 doms. I guess that would Jostle her
stepped up and accosted the ne-.-. a I'tt’e. particularly If you were to
enclose a line telling her that It had
comer
"Mr. Congdon. I am very glad to fallen to your hand from a curtain
see you. I hope you are not worn out lattice.”
"I don't know her address.” mum-
by your drive."
I
bled
Archie.
"Worn ou t!” snapped the little
He suggested the dangers of theh
man. “Do you Imagine a run of a
hundred miles wou'd fatigue a man of J situation, thinking that here at last
my constitution? I assure you that I was something that wou'd sober the
you are mistaken If you think I am 1 Governor. But the Governor merely
feeling my age. Seventy!
And I laughed as he swung the car round
don’t feel a day over fifty, not a day. a sharp corner.
"Don't you believe that I hadn’t a
■ir. But I shall rest for a few hours
as a precaution, a mere precautionary care for our safe flight! You must
measure and be able to meet von for | learn 10
your eyea> "®n There
onr little business at two th irty , M one ot the ^ « ‘herhotM] of the
sharp ”
road right th^re in the office when we
"That will suit me perfectly.” r e -, left
1 *ave h,m ‘""“'uetlons last
piled Seebrook.
i nl<ht H e's a sneak thief of conslder-
Archle hung about impatiently wn.t- abl* lntelll«*nc« * ho gave me the sign
ing for the Governor to make hla I M / Was Pretend ,n£ to leave for th<t
farewells to the old lady and her , Cal On my old ,rlend- 1 smuggled
granddaughters on whom he had ex- j b,m uPsU lr" to keep watch for me and
pended his social talents at the dance ; h® proved him self a fellow of decided
Mr. Congdon was quarreling with th» ' merlt' He’U be hanK|n« round Corn-
clerk over the location of the room |
today and as the ab’ urd
be had reserved. Having frightened *"* be Obllged to make an arrfi,,t «>
the clerk into readjusting the e n tir e 1 saye thelr reputations he will pul
registration to accommodate him, fce 1
ln tbelr way and encourage
demanded to know whether his son, | the idea by subtle means that he
Mr. Putney Congdon. was stopping In might have been the malefactor who
robbed Seebrook's trunk and left
the house.
Assured that Mr. Putney Congdon Leary's bills behind. They will be
was not In the Inn and hadn’t been unable to make a case against him
there within the recollection of the but he'll probably get thlrly days for
office stair, the senior Congdon ex loitering. Then he'll walk out and
ploded violently upon beehrook and draw a thousand dollars from one of
our little private banks further along
Walters.
"Things have come to a pretty pass the road for so chivalrously throwing
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