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to your chivalry right now to help ,„r „tvp
th« tight right now than Jumped Into the water and »warn to
wharf, where he waa Immediately
loo In * very delicate m ailer- aud a have your hurt!“
vary dangerous ouo that call» tor
Tht, Arthur It llrover ha<l round« I overpowered an<t hauled abroad Hie
prompt attention."
tha point anil -««a feeling It» way lug By thia lim e Carey was «tiering
lie bail* Archie tell the atorv. In | Owar<| Heart I»’ Dreatna Archie ro< for Ihe middle of the bay, whet'» he
larropttng occasionally to »Upply nRUia«d Parky, Intlualroualy taking latched ihe lug lor a while ami then
.one detail. When taabel'a uume wna and UkStly giving onlera to the man at retired tumwrd hla camp
It wa» live o’clock when the la»l of
k M e n x iith N ich o lso n
mentioned aa the head o( the camp (he wheel.
•'There'» our new launch trailing he the cargo was landed In Ihe store
Congdon Jumped to hla feet e x d te lv
‘‘Why." he Hung round upon Archie. hind like cloud» of glory." »»id th house The engineer sounded the
"Thai'» the girl who gave me the had Governor "A very »nappy little nt whistle.
Itulli ran down Io the »Imre and
advice that got me Into all mv fair It la."
"And a very »nappy little man 1» Archie and Ihe Governor w ent to meet
trouble with my »if«
And »he ta
custodian of my daughter! With m> hanging oyer the rail of the tug grip her.
The Governor gave her Ihe detail»
own child ovac there al the mercy of ping un umbrella. Ilow do you »up-
that acoundrel I couldn't refuse, and po«o Perky'» explaining all thia to of Ihe afternoon and when lie had
linlahed »he cried:
I assure you that I cherish no reaenl- I ..tphalot ?"
ML rZ \ i n
"You angel»!
It'» perfectly aplem
"Truat
IVeky
to
lie
plaualhle."
meat
.»gainst
Ml»»
Perry.
I
enllat
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OCi
By the tima the Arthur It Orover did I"
right now."
"By the way," Ihe Governor added,
••Good" the Governor cried, "and had warped In. t’arey had tirough:
“when does Ihe camp close?”
hla
launch
to
within
a
doaen
yarn»
now
to
get
hack
to
business
Tha
to
deal
with."
INTRODUCTION
j nor gave th a stgnal to »top and they
"August twenty. If Mr Carey does
"W ell make for the camp aa fast tug that’» bringing the supplies tor of the tug. and hla companion w#<
Isabel Perry recommends a Ufa of draw together for a conference
er me L X t u r e . ronmnea and excite
They must be keeping watch. saW a* possible. I'U take tha oar«," «aid the camp Is also towing a launch foe »landing up anxiously sorutlnlalng the n't close l( «oonar."
"That dale ahull »land without re
ment 'aa a cure for Archibald Ben Archie, calling attention to lig h t. «« tha Governor. "You and Leary follow our Use. Now, Congdon, If you've no men o • board.
ference to t’arev'a wlalies. Intentions,
'objection
Io
taking
order«
from
the.
"Prisoners!"
he
bawled:
"every
one
In
my
canoe.
M t t s serv es Archie goes to Bailey the »bore. "If we could land without
Pleane 'r ile your father
When they reached the camp they ,-|| a, a , ou to ua „j, Heart O’ Dream» ,,f you n prisoner* I know you Perky or art«
Hartavr to investigate a house for h i. , frightentng the girto to d e a t b -
■in io lie here on that laal day «nd bring
were met by the camp doctor and ln , he row boat, white the supplies «nd you needn't try any trtrka on
' hla eplacopal robe» with him
Have
unloaded Our landlord, a iruat- me or It'll be Ihe worse (ur you "
•Trapped!
Ixw t!” cried Rllphaie'. ' you anything Io add. Archie?”
peraon In every particular.
I •‘Ytm in «ht aay lo laabel," »aid Ar-
Ith you. fou lly and I will tragically.
■ hie slowly, 'Thai Auguat twenty
"You're
mighty
right
you’re
loot!"
tug
and
pick
up
the
launch."
hether I repeated fitfully for several minute*
In return. He doesn't know
While they walled tor Ihe tug » ap yelled the officer. "You're a nice old strikes me aa the happiest possible
,hA t “It'a Carey tinkering with hl» cn able Io walk but laabel became th”
ba has killed or only wounded
gtae
He'» been playing possum o.T object of their* Immediate concern p„arance Archie and the Oovernor scoundrel, lA he circulating plugged dale for our we,Idin« ''
"You two talk of wedding» »»
, h ere„
i She lay In the boat muttering taco- hung off Heart O' Dream» ahore, pad gold pieces, and a rich man al that.
to make hla escape. l a hi« flight li
The launch waa so near that they herently. Archie gathered her In hl» d|«,d ,-tose enough to talk with Ruth You're under arrest, do you under though we were not In the midst of
m eets "The Oovernae“ —a master mind heard the waves slapping Its sides, arms and bore her to the hospital at the wharf
haul», murder and sudden d eath l”
stand?"
frwiiHsj who mistake» him for a fel Suddenly Leary sprang up in the lose tent where a nurse awaited therm
She folded her arm« and regarded
Perky was thoroughly prepared for
"Everything'» all right.” she report
low criminal Archie afraid to tell the
i "We're lucky devils, said Ihe Gov- ed cheerily. "The doctor Is keeping ihe expeditious delivery of hla carg), them with an odd little »mile, half
truth, falls in with "The Governor.'’ A
"Look ahead!" he exclaimed, legel ernor. as they wrung the water from Isabel ir. bed today but merely lo real. even lo wheelbarrow» In which Ihreo wlalful. half questioning, playing
series of events lead him to believe ln< his arm at a shadow that darted 1 ihelr clothes in the bath house. Tf *i be camp's running smoothly and the men now began truudllng supplie» up about her lipa
he has shot Putney Congdon—the out of the darkness and passed be- » . hadn t been Just where we wvre girls don't know that tln-y ate our the wharf aud along Ihe beach lo tin
"I was Just thlnkln«." she said in
owner of the house. They precede to , iween them and the launch. T h e ! «hose girls would have drowned. In last bread and butter for luncheon.”
■ amp »lore house. He paid no hre-l a few moments, "how we seem to bo
New York, -where they are visited by I ‘* « « n them an<1
An exclamation from Ruth caused whatever lo Ihe threat» nltered by living ta the good old time» whan
Governor saw It and stifled a cry of their skirts they couldn't have made
Julia, the Governor s sister. A rct.e
Archie and Ihe Oovernor to turn to the officer. and Ihe work was proceed knights hastened by land or water to
the shore!"
dismay.
promises her he will stick with Gie
Mrs. Perry came down presently t> ward the lake. The Arthur B Grover ing rapidly, without noise or confu the rescue of ladles ta dlatreaa. But
•Two women in a canoe! They're
Governor through the strange phase
report
lhat Isabel and Ruth were waa steaming slowly Into Ihe hay A sion. when they were startled by a I don't quite see through to tha end!"
going to run for it!"
The smile was gone and her eyes
the claim s he is passing througo
moment later Leary whistled to call yell.
The Governor had already turned asleep.
darkened aa she ended with a little
While strolling in the park. Archie
"I
wish."
she
said,
“we
might
pro
Leary
and
Congdon
In
the
row
boat
attention
to
the
Carey
launch,
which
the canoe and was furiously plying
quavering, despairing note: "Some
eees Mrs Congdou with her two chll
. . . .
u ..
. ...
his Diuldlt? A lantern shot Its beam claim to the world your gallant con was running rapidly toward the ramp. had been stealing up behind Carey'a
draa. and ia w itn ess to the kidnapping
p
.
thing serious and dreadful threaten,
launch
W
ary
sprang
aboard
while
the
duct;
but
for
any
report
of
this
mat
"Keep
out
of
sight,"
the
Oovernor
af the little girl. W ith
He lea r n . H
T * “ ’ bU‘ the 1 *hl
He learns
ter lo get abroad would be lilaastrous. onfered Ruth “and send your young two occupants were snitching the ua. one aud all of ua maybe! It’» only
• vanished Immediately.
from the Governor that the father-in-
landing of (he stores. Carey, diving —whal do you call such a thing- -«
"There -goes his engine.” Ihe Gov- a dire calamity, as you can see. It charges to play In the woods.
law of Mrs Congdon—a very wealthy
would
be
best
for
you
to
return
to
under
W ary's arms, seised a club and presentiment?"
"Please."
she
cried,
turning
to
go.
ernor called as he took the lead. "He »
(TO B I CONTINUBO)
man—
engaged in the
circulation of .Dotted that light and will try to run Huddleaton aud keep silent as to Ihe ~u ge care of yourselves! We'd bet- knocked him overboard The detective
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counterfeit twenty-dollar goM piece* !
i own ”
a b c id e n f
w
The go to Rochester, where the Gov-1 ' “
Rulh atteml>tlnK :o
You may count on our discretion."
ernor receives a letter from Ruth, tha I
,g
gn(J
he(p , ald the Oovernor "Let me say first
girt he loves. ta which she te ll, him
Hudd,eston w„ „ forclnr . crisis 1 that as to the danger of starvation
were forcing a
he may be able to serve her. At a l
that might at any minute result in you need have no fear on that »core
dance at Ruth’s home. Archie m eets i disaster It was Inoredlble that Carey I wired yesterday for a tug I'm some
Isabel and they are reconciled. Archie
! would attempt to run down two wo- what Interested ta to pick up supplies
and the Governor promise to find
i men on the dark bay and It was a p at Harbor Springs and it will put ta
Edith Congdon and srhlsk her away
parently hts lUt ention to circle round here some time during the afternoon."
to Isabel's camp. They secure work
CHAPTER IX.
i them and drive them back to ramp
on E liphslet Congdon's farm, where ! Neither the canoe of the adventurous
When the Oovernor and Archie
Bdith has been taken. They learn
MAIL ORDERS PROMPTLY FILLED
PHONE 2700
' women nor the launch was visible went down to breakfast at nine
that Putney Congdon—the man Archie
from the row boat, though the engine s o'clock the next morning they learn
shot—Is also there. While Archie Is
rapid pulsations indicated the line of ed that Congdon bad risen early and
teaching Bdith to ride the Governor
gkine out.
Carey's pursuit.
kidnap« her.
The governor drew from hla pocket
The
launch
executed
a
wide
half-
When Putney Congdon leaves the
a telegram which Leary had carried
circle,
stopped
and
retraced
Its
course.
farm. Archie follows him. They be
up to him while he waa dressing
come friendly and Archie agrees to go The Governor called to Archie to stop
'•A cipher from Perky at Harbor
following
and
move
in
the
direction
of
with Putney to Huddleston, -where
the town, independently of hla own Spring.
He's got the provisions
they meet the Governor The Gover
aboard but reports that he suspects
movem«nts.
thus
broadening
the
sur
nor tells Archie that Carey, Isabel's
the tug Is being watched. It's pos
cousin, has blocked the camp and they face they were covering with a view sible of course that he and old E1I-
to
succoring
the
canoe.
are unable to get supplies.
"It that blackguard keeps this up : phaiet were spotted at Clevelaod
we
may have to swim for It! Give when they boarded the boat and that
In their hours together Archie had
: the Government is keeping ao eye on
me
the
oars; I want to warm up!”
never been able to free his mind of
Archie and Leary were changing the Arthur B. Grover."
the diaagreebale fact that he had so
Archie fidgeted uneasily.
positiona
when the launch, exeenttng
nearly killed Congdon, and he was
'•We've got enough trouble on hand
beset now by the th-iught that sooner another of its gigantic «volutions, right here without bucking the Feder
again
swept
by.
A
second
later
they
or later he must confess his culpabil
were startled by a crash followed by al authorities. Of course you’ll warn
ity in the Bailey Harbor shooting.
screams and cries for help. Leary . him at once not to put ta here!"
‘T've got to tell Congdon I shot
whistled shrilly to attract the Cover- ' "My reply was sent Instantly. I
him and that he was in no way re
our’» attention and bent to the oars. wired him to hold on to Ellphalet but
sponsible for Hoky's death." he an
.Carey shut off his power the moment to drop all the men he didn’t need to
nounced determinedly to the Governor,
he struck the canoe. A shout from handle the tug at the first conven'ent
whom he found pacing the street tn
the
Governor announced that he was point and send them s ngly Into the
front of the hotel after supper.
hurrying toward the scene of the col woods beyond Caldervllle to await In
"Of course you'll tell him, but not
i structions "
yet. Unitl we get some other things lision.
Bear
le
ft!”
cried
Leary,
seizing
an
I They had reached the veranda,
cleared up we'll let him think he killed
car. "Slow down! Stop!"
’ where Congdon Joined them. Obvl-
Hokv. Just to keep him bumble. And
The lights playing upon the scene ously he was ln a serious mood.
now that he's off the Invalid list we ll
from the launch fell upon the struggl- ( "Something’s happened that bothers
let him share some of the little ad
ing women, the Oovernor and i>eary me a little.” he said. "A man motored
ventures that lie before us. Tonwhf
swimming toward thorn, and A rch ie' up here awhile ago, looked the place
we've got a matter on hands that's
steadying the row boat ready to aid ' over and asked me a lot of questions
better done by ourselves If you think
about the hotel and Its guests. You !
he's safe for a few hours ws'll go In the rescue.
The rescuers were now dependent understand Comly—”
ahead."
He hesitated, glancing questioning
He stopped on the way to the upon sound and the starlight ta the
wood-bordered shore and produced urgent business of marking the posi ly from Archie to the Oovernor.
"You may trust Saulsbury. We
from a fence corner an electric lamp tion of the young women. A hand
have
knowledge of some other things
grasped
Archie's
trailing
oar
and
In
and two revolvers.
“Stick one of these ta your pocket a moment with Leary's saslstance he that make It necessary for us all to
We'r<- not going to add to our crimes had gotten one of the women Into the stand together,"
“This fellow seemed to have busi
boat. The men now redoubled their
If we can help it, but—"
At a point half a mile from the efforts to find the second victim of th« ness here," Congdon continued. "He
village the Governor flashed bis lamp catastrophe, shouting to keep tract looked me over ta a way I didn't like. ]
along a bank that hung over the beach of one another and to hearten the g h l You remember, Comly, I took you
and found a canoe and a row boat who was somewhere battling) for her Into my confidence about a little dif
ficulty I had before I came here— "
life.
It takes more than we, ouraelvea aa owners—or the asalatance of
hidden ta a thicket.
•‘That little affair on the Maine !
A faint cry. hardly distinguishable
our co-worker»—-or the convenience of our new modern building to make
"We’re all fixed. Good old Leary
planted these things for us while we above the commotion of the '»lives, Coast’ It was a shooting, Saulsbury,”
a Hucceitsful »tore.
caught Archie's ear and he Jumped Archie explained soberly.
were at supper."
"Extraordinary!” exclaimed t h e
He gave a whistle and ta a moment Into the water -nd swam toward It.
In making a stroke his arm fell upon Oovernor, and listened gravely while
Leary stood beside them.
Only ln the degree that you give us your confidence and good will
They had carried the boats to the the side of the overturned canoe. A Congdon described the shooting at
can we hope to have this store continue to grow and to »erve—
Bailey
Harbor.
pitiful
little
whimper
startled
him;
water's edge when the Oovernor auu-
"You have troubled about this mat
denly stood erect. The monotonous he touched a face and his fingers
turn turn of a gasoline engine -wns caught In a woman’s hair. The canoe ter quite unnecessarily," the Oovernor
That we have your confidence 1» most gratifying—That we enjoy
still retained enough buoyancy to suiy declared with a wave of the hand.
borne to them out of the darkness.
your good will Inspire« ua to offer »till better service and to build a even
“Carey has a boat of some power." port him, and hla lusty cries brought You wiere In your own house, and
greater inatitutlon.
the Oovernor remarked, "and as he the Oovernor to his side, followed an had every right to be there. You
carries no lights we've got to take the Instant later by Ixary, laborously were defending yourself against a
scoufidrel who did his best to kill you
chance of sneaking around him or get pushing the boat before him.
"But It’s moat fortunate that we
They worked In silence save for
ting run down. You and Red take
Ever will we strive to merit your good will a» expreimed ln tho
the row boat and trail me; I'll scout the sharp commands of the Oovernor. three have mat here, gentlemen and
patronage you give ub .
The boat had to be balanced against murders all!" the Oovernor wont on
ahead with the canoe.”
The canoe shot forward, the Gover the lifting of the second figure over airily. "Comly tellH me that, he too
nor driving the paddle with a prac the side, and I-eary managed this, has been dodging the police, and to
tised hand. The r e v boat followed while Archie and the Oovernor, after maka you both feel perfectly at. ease j
•nd as they moved steadily toward twice falling, with a supreme effort, I’ll be equally frank and say that for
Raven years I’ve been mixed up with
the middle of the bay they marked got the second girl aboard.
"They were both taking care of the leading crooks of this country.
more and more clearly the passage of
"And now to business. We seers
tha launch aa It patrolled the farther them selves when we picked them up.”
shore. They were two-thlrds of the said Archie holding to the side of the to be fellows with a pretty taste for
way across the bay when the Oover- boat We haven't a case of drowning adventure, and I'm going to appeal
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