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THE DAILY CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM, OREGON'. SATURDAY, APRIL 26. 1919.
7
GREEN
s GEORGE BAM
i'VMSCOOBON
"CRAUSTARK." THE
J"-Tf 1 .HCRUDfi? OF HER HAND."THE
- rOTW ax ... . . . - .
T at &ifcg this to of!!- e!d
m Jeaoa. yoa tMt. I weal attesBt
U oVerivo y. Tai worrit out
iiy b4rrd bin. Chock three tlaea a
aW aod a d to sleep to that's what
l a doing It for. as dot act It tote
vw head that I BMdied f if the VA.
IM au look at J oa. I waat to g a Jnt e foar of a here, work-r-i
square peT at a Baa who feat ; lc the two days board bill of
llw (uraaa to go aoaiewher and yet la J R'ad'T aad the manager. RatKTofT'a
b-i ewoagk to rtxoa t this gosh- ! "V1'T spree, aad at the Basse time
arfil 6la- of hi own fra will and
a-wd. Ixra It. a look lnt-i!irot.
I 4 t f-t yua t aj. What a the mat-
tr? Are jua a fufliire fmm Jatir
; Bereea laughed aloed. There was
iw wiTsTsoaing ice iniows spngntiy
Imftttdn.
l happen to enjoy walking,
be.
"If I enjoyed it ss mora as yoa do
4 4 be limping Into Harlem by this
0-." sold Mr. Dllliarford sadly. "Hut
yoa ae I'm aa actor. I'm too proud
1 walk f
The cracked bell oa the office desk
lutTrujited him. somewhat peremp
turtlr. Mr. iHllinff.ird'a fa.-e svnmed
aa eTeilo of prufouod dignity. He
loaered hia voice at he gave vent to
the following:
"That man Jooea Is the mesoett ba
nian being God ever let Tea, air.
owning, air V He stsrted for the opo
A t it with surprUing alacrity.
Kirnes surveyed the llltle bHcham
tr. It was Juit what be hsd expected
It would be. The wslls were covered
wlb a garish er selected by one
wkn hsd aa eye but not a taste for
i 'dor bright pink (lowers that looked
anwrH or le like rhanks of I shattered
!-rtue!oa split proulHCUoaly over
ii background of pearl gray. The bed
at -el. bureau and wattiitsnd were of
fiftively modern. Everything was aa
i lnn as a I'lii. however, and the bed
p.mked corafortalile. He stepped to the
Mfiail, many paned window and looked
ill Into the night. The storm waa at
lielKht. Ia all Ms life be never had
jheard such a clatter of rain, nor a
wind that shrieked so appallingly.
: His thnughta went quite naturally
to the woman who was out there In
the thick of II. He wondered how she
wra faring and lamented that she ass
svtt In lila place now and he In hers.
Whut was she doing up la this Ood-fTu-Kftken
country? What was the name
'of (tie place she wa bound for Green
' ruif-y! What aa odd name for a
rmnoe: And what sort of boue
Hs r-(lectloiis were Interrupted by
tttf return of Mr. IMIIingford, who car
rld a huge pewter pitcher from which
nt"mii sroie In volume. At bis heels
sir.) a tall, cadaverous (lersoa la a
chwked suit.
Never hud Hump seen anything
quite si overpowering In the wsy of a
suit. Joseph' cost of many colors was
no Iiiiik't s vUion of childhood. It
was a reality. The checks were an
I ti. It wiusre and ea-h rube had a nar
row Ixinlrr of sture blue. The general
Vme ws a dirty gray, due no doubt to
; nml a rotmtitution that would not
ttl'' it to outlive l!i uw-fiiiacHS.
"Meet Mr. liiiri.n, Mr. Ilarnes," in
tr ediced Ir. iHlllnKford, going to the
nwllei etertion of Indicating Mr. Ba
chi wlih a generou sweep of his free
Imud. "tur heavy leads. Mr. Moola
gne Uncos, alio of New Turk."
"Usui aud egs-i, pork teoilc'rlula,
rontilry snsire, ramp aleak and
tM-tiir ctilrken." Mill Mr. ISaron la a
r ci-cfioiH voice, getting It over with
Wtiile the lint was frrali In bin mem
ory. Tried and boiled potatoes, beans.
BO'tsh, onions, stewed tomatoes and
er Just a moment, please. Fried
and I Milled potatoes, beans "
"Hani and een. poiutoe and a min
or to of corTi-e," said Burncs, ati
lirenlng a ileire l ImukIi.
"And apple pie," concluded the
Waiter trltioihntitly. "I knew Td get
It If you gave me time. As you uiav
h iv nlmrvel, my ih-sr sir, I am not
whai yuu would call an experienced
waiter. As a mutter of fact, I"
The bell ilnMntftilr ning violently.
He ItneiMi d"iarted In grent lwte.
Wtille (lie traveler performed bl ah
lu'l hi Mr. IMIIInitford, for the imiment
rt!viii;;ii;ii!. tuit Umiii the eilie of Hie
b-H uni r-J"j-"tJ himsi !f. He t.lki-J.
"We were nine fit the sturt," said he
petwvely. "(iradually e were re
rt'wv I to seven, not Including the man
bt. Two of 'em escaped before the
iMiiaxli. 1 be Idw CotiiHInn and chsr-h-
t.-r old woman, hw Itiii kley and his
wif. That left the old mun I mean
hlr. itu-Ui roft. lie efnr l.yndun Huli.
I-r-ft, yt know m-plf and Bacon.
Tinoiy flray, Min (iihcroft. Miss
Unities mid a aoinun named Urtidley,
"tiMi of ui. The woman named Brsd
I -y sj'd lier niuther Wax dying In IStif
f w (he rest of ut mped loyethcr
all Ibe money w iisdnlne doll irs
ant Niity cent stul did the rlht
lliifii? by her. Actors are alvrsya do
Inif darn fiNil thirties like that, Mr.
I: innn. And wl.at do you supixxe she
did? Hlie took Unit money and bousrht
l.j tickets tQ Aii'Bny, one for, herself
RNCY
a&3 aawtnrr" for" the' niu(r of" the
company the low wit, ra-r.-t orer
lt white in a that ever Bat I ia
crabbing the old aoao's part Toa
attit to her whit fee fcaa U aj; a boat
Mr. Manager. He esa we word I
' "ever erea beard of before. So that
. kP!a r an alate riaa. Mina
Tha-keraT will Bo doabt make op jroar
i bd la the moraine. She la tempo -
j n"'f rktmMrmald. Crarkla fiae
1 rn. too. are yoa an ready T l II lead
"'"'"'"'"i "
j prefer a little appetiser beforehand?
t that little graveyard town dowa the
lKa Ifttlas 0Mwasl A. . A,. m k.
na wouiu turn over rompieteiy ir
Z, . V JT, '
did. Hallowed tradition, yoa
kno'
"I doa't mind having a cocktalL Will
yoo Joia mr
"As a matter of fact, Tm erpected
to," confessed Mr. Dilllngford. "We've
beea drawlbg quite a bit of custom to
the taproom. The rube like to alt
around aod Ulrica, to conversation
about Broadway and Bunker Hill and
Old Point Comfort and other places,
and then go home and tell the neigh
bors that they know quite a number
of stage people. Human i
iuejw. jjinteu : 1 1 'Ti r mat r nin
croft reciting Guaga IHo.' Toa can't
bear the thunder for the Boise he's
making."
The descended the stairs aad ca
tered the taproom, where a dosen men
were seated around the table, all of
them with pewter mnrs la front of
them. Standing at the top table that
la to aay, the one farthest removed
from the door and commanding the at
tention, of every creature la the mom
waa the Impoelng figure of Lyndon
Ruihcroft. He was reciting, In a so
norous voice and with tremendous fer
vor, the famous Kipling poem. A
genial smile wiped the trsgic expres
sion from hia face. He advanced upoa
Barnee and the beaming Mr. Dilllng
ford, bia hand extended.
"My dear fellow," he exclaimed re
soundingly, "bow are yooT Cordial
ity boomed In hia voice. "I beard you
had arrived. Welcome thrlcefold wel
mm
"Wslcoma, Thrieafold Weleoma."
come!" He neglected to say that Mr.
Montague Rucou, la siwiiig a few
minutes before, hnd leaned over and
whi-perrd behind hia hand:
"Fellow upKtalrs from New Tork,
Mr. Itu-hcroft fellow named Barnes.
Quite a swell, believe me."
It was a v. ell placed Up. ttr Mr.
Rulicrofl had been telling the natives
for days thut he knew everybody
worth knowing In New York.
Ilerne ws momentarily taken
iil.u.k. Tlieu he rose to tha spirit of
tbe occasion.
"Hello. Ilulicroft," he greeted, as If
meeting an old lime and greatly be
loved friend. "This Is good, 'port
my soul yoa are like a thriving dsta
palm In the middle of ao endless des
ert. How are yoo?"
They lnik hands warmly. Mr. Tll
llngforil slspped the newcomer on the
shoulder affectionately, rsmllisrly, aud
kliOtlleil;
"Who would have dreamed we'd run
across rd old Bsrney ap here? By
Jove, it's iniirvrlousr
"Friends. r.iinlrymen." boomed Jfr.
Rushcrnrt. "this Is Mr. Barnes of New
Tork. Not the man the book wss
w-ritten about but one of the best M
lows God ever put Into this little world
of ours. I do not recall your name,
gentlemen, or I would Introduce each
of you. separately, and. divUilbJir
if Z2
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V: i
i a 14. i
L;l Ri-A--rnf! tali. rrr
oa of iff. fJjte tus deiermiBe4
be was iariia- to m froea
fa sbotiiders aWa.
R heed, hog
arsd n.'. appeared t be ase too
aaderows for bia rwtdiag b4r. a-ad
yet he carried It
emafajly. ttaa tba-
arrk-elv.
The Uaea la hia dark, ata
aoad fae were ll farwjwa; h!a aaaa ar leaa !tf-t be-way aftttoca af hla
wma targe aad MBehat balhwaa. hta vw ctanTy. fc aay aathlBf af eirar
moath vide aad trim- Thlrk. bUwk 'atoaa la Earhee.
erebrov vbaded pair of eyea hi J fie aa rVh. Parkapa aot aa rtrhaa
vkk M'i iu m looter appareet i are auwrnl tm tbeaa hf'daMtk daya.
It had crra way U a permaaent red. j bat rVk heyoad the deaaada of aw
A tweta? "bWe roeeeed hia ebU ! ripe. Hia leaarr bad beea aa aasio
! aal cfceeka. AHocether he wea a at a-
gular neapUSeatloa of ooa'a idea af kU aratanalBa fr oe year'a end to
the old-time arwjr. j the adiar-ot excladiBC the aUc
Paaala thrport the arV. hta arm f derated fa aMatafiy pnOxttt Jaaatt
llaked la aa at? BaraeT. Mr. Baa- a preof aufflcieot that bo aa
eraft keaKated loor rath to Impreaa eoatent to acbaia aa tha fnatta.of aa
poa Laod'ord Jeoea the Inpartaaee ! other aaa'a ek'erprtea. H vaa
of prerMlnc hia !iaflBjrlafc! frtead. j worker.
Bobert JT: Bamea," with tke ery heat , The Brat fortnlxbt af ptwpoaed
that the eatabliahmeat aborted. Pat-,' all areefca Jaaot brooch apper Kew
nana Jones Mtaked lt!y a1 k!a i l&ffUqd terml oared 'whe bo Utd
eyea aooctit the retter-o if T aV-j atide bia haary park la the K:tie bed-
cwaa or jqmij j bib atemory. inea D
pat ropioaalr lata the coraer. a aee
ewary prakmlDa! to fria. He
hadn't much ie f.- rha reat Lrsdoa
RwtMxoft. Hia crla waa aardualr.
8-joieiWnf totd hha that Mr. Rath
croft waa abodt to bo trhatdVy fid.
j CHAPTER III.
. Mr. Ruahe?tt Diaaalvaa, Mr. Jena I
; terveata, ara Twa Maa Ride Aa.
Ro.hernft explained Ihat he had
aa nia supper, (a ract, ha went oa
j to confess, he had beea compelled,
1 . .....
, g. he nourned, thaa the spectacle
f , mm wbo had anDesred In all of
" mmm " n,a PPra or
, lh pr0Hpal theaters of the Und as
, atar and leading aanoort to atara. aet
: tnng f, hM supper by lelllog atortes
j ,d reciting poetry la the taproom
I of a tavern?
Still." he eoBserited. when Vr.
Barnes Insisted that It won Id be a
kindness to him. "since yoa pat It thst
wsy, I dare say I could do with a little
anack. aa yoa a apiiy pat It Just a
bite or two. What have yoa ready,
Mia TlUyr
Miss Tilly was a buiom female if
! tbwMbot
Ith spectacles.
She waa one of a pair of aedentary
waitresses who bad beea so long In the
employ of Mr. Janes that he hated the
sight of them.
Mr. Rushcroft's conception of a bits
or two may have staggered Barnes
bat It did aot bewilder Miss Tilly. He
had foar egge with his ham. aod
other thing id proportion. He talked
a great deal, proving la that way that
It waa a supper well worth sneaking
for. Among other things he dilated
at great length upon his reasons for
not being a member of the Players or
the r 4i tubs In New Tork city. It seems
thst be bsd promised his dear, devoted
wife that he would never join a club
of any description. Dear old girl, he
would aa soon have rut off his right
hand as to break any promise made
to her. Ha brushed something away
from hlf eyea, and hia chin, contract
ing, trembled allghtly. "What Is It.
Mr. Baron? Any word from New
York?
Mr. Bacon hovered near, perhaps
hungrily.
"Our genial host has Instructed me
to aay to hia latest guest that the
rates are two dollars a day, la ad
vance, all dining-room checks payable
oa presentation," aald Mr. Bacon, apol
ogetically. Rushcroft exploded. "0 scurvy In
sult." ha boomed. "Confound his"
The new guest waa amiable. He
Interrupted the outraged star. "Tell
Mr. Jonea that I ahall sett'e prompt
ly." he said with a smile.
"It hss just entered his bean that
you may be an actor, Mr. Banes," aald
Bacon.
Miss Tilly, overhesrlug. drew a atcp
or two nearer. A sudden Interest In
Mr. Karnes developed. She hsd not
noticed before that he was an uncom
monly good looking fellow. She al
ways hsd said that she adored strong,
"alhaletlc" faeee.
Later on she felt Inspired to lot
I down, for use no doubt In some future
literary production, a concise, though
general, description of the msKtilfiVent
Mr. Bnrnea. She ntlllxed the bsck of
the bill of fare and she wrote with
the feverish ardor of one who dreads
the loss of a flrst Imnresslon. I here.
with snnend hr vImiimI Mtlrtiat nf it. i
hero of Ibis story:
"He wss a tall, shapely specimen
of mankind, "wrote Miss Tilly. "Broad
shouldered. Smooth-shaved face. Pen
etrating gray .ryes. Short, curly hslr
about the color of mine. Strong
hand of good shape. Face tanned
considerable. Heavy dark eyebrows, j
Good teeth, very white. Square chin
Lovely sniile that seemed to light up
the room for everybody within hear
ing. Nose Ideal. Mouth same. Voice
arlstocrrMe and reverberating with i
education. Age about thirty or
thirty-one. Rich aa Croesus, Well-,
turned legs. Would make I good no-'
Diemsn.
All this would appear to be reason
ably definite were It not fur the note
rfr-'dloc the rotor f.f bis hair. It
leaves to me the simple tak of com.
plellng the very admirable description
of Mr. Rarnes bv annonncln, th.t
Miss Twly'a hair was an extremely
dark brown.
Also It Is advisable to append the
following btogrsphlcsl Information:
Thomas Kingsbury Barnes, engineer,
born rn Muntelslr, Jf. J., September
2fl. mi Cornell and Beaut Arts.
Purls, Ron of the late Stephen 8.
Barnes, engineer, and Edith (Valen
tine) Ranie. Office, Metropolitan
building. New Tork city. Residence.
Amsterdam mansion. Clubs: (Lark
of apace prevent listing them here).
Recreations, golf, tennis and horse-
Em'rnny ,Uitf t Roy e.ro-
g-sphfcat aoriety. Mee&er of the
Loyal LhHw si tha Soaai ef ti
'Asjerieaa Brsolariua,
. Added to th. It atff
mmt that he wa la a positm
da a faae for tsec aad oerkapa
' alatleaa waltlnt twera tkraock avira
: eoe. The tmet that ha warked hard at
at Hart'a Tkrera. COrkrraw
woakl Had bin ready aod eacw to ba
ta hie third wfek.' At Joaat aa he
tboafht. Big. trh la. ha. had eomo
to hia-Jecraey'a ead; ae wa sot to
alict hia pack fur many a day to rosoo.
After eemcf the mint of tke land
lord at rest Bar) dectieed Mr.
Baaberoff i InritarJoa to "qsaS" a cor-
Jltt I- - , I
I T .1 Tv 7,VT'
m . iub bw mmm mm OI!r lit ! mrm
Intaoded to retire early.
Instead of gain p to hia room Ira-
mediately, bower er. be decided to
! have a look at the weather. His go.
! - .
j peered at the wall of blacknesa loots-
Inr no bevond the elrele of Urhf Hh. I
mg op Deyona the circle or Ught. She
I waa aomwhere oouide that sinister
black wall and In the smothering
grasp of those Invisible bills, bnt wa
abe living or dead? Had she reached
her jooroey s end safely? He tried to
extract comfort from the confidence
afae bad expressed la the ability and
Integrity of the old man who drove
with far greater reckleasoess thaa one
wouia nave lootea ror in a wild and
Irresponsible youngster.
He recalled with a thrill the Iruperl-
00 a manner In which she gave direc
tions to the man. and hia surprising
servility. It suddenly occurred to him
mat ane wa ao ordinary person; he ihalf from here, up the mountain. It'a
wa rather a mated that he had not a house and people live In It, same as
thought of It befora. any other house. That 'a about all
Moreover, now that be thought of It, J there is to aay about It"
there waa. even In the agreeable re- j wij ii It called Green Fancy?"
joinders aba had made to bia offerings, j "Because It'a a green house," re
the fslnt suggest loo of an accent that plied Jones succinctly. "Green as a
should save struck him at tha time j gourd. A man named Curt! built It
but did aot for the obvlou reason, that a couple o' yeara ago and he had a
be waa then not at all Interested In (fool Idee about paintln' It green,
her. Her English waa so perfect that Mlcht ha been s little enn foe all
be bad failed to detect tha almost im
perceptible foreign flavor that now
took definite form In his reflections.
He tried to place this accent Was
It French 0? Italian or Spanish? Cer
tainly It waa not German.
He took a few turn up and down
the long porch, atopping finally at the
upper end,
The clear. Inspiring clang
Spoke Suddenly
Elbow.
Hia
of a hammer on an anvil fell sud
denly upon his ears. He looked at his
watch. The hour was nine, certainly
an unusual time for men to be at work
In a forge. He remembered two men
In tbeftaproom .who were bnre-armed I
and wore the shapiese'leatuer aprous
of the anrhtiy.
He had been standing there not
more thau half a minute peering In
ihe direction from whence came the
rhythmic bang of the anvil at no
rreat distance, he was codrtate-
when some one rpoke suddenly at his
elbow. He whirled and found himself
facing the gaunt landlord.
"Good Lord! Too startled me," he
exclaimed. His gaxe traveled nast the
I" " CT or mn" Jones and rested
08 ,h"t of won'' ho 'ned.
w"n ,p(r crossed aud arma folded,
against the porch post directly In front
of the entrance to the house, his fea
tures almost wholly concealed by the j
Droao-orimmed slouch bat that came
far down over his eyes. He. too. It
seemed to Barnes, had aprung from
nowhere. .
"Fierce night," said Putnam tones,
removing the corncob pipe from his
Hps. Then, as an afterthought
"Where'd yatt' walk from today r
"I slept in a farmhouse last night,
about fifteen miles south of this place,
I honMay . ;
- a- . - - - ' If
Tz. v- ,-i i7 t , J
i'C w
1
Bom on
Kara Se Utile ways ewt of
East Co6b." areUed Mr. Jeeea.
"Fire or aSx mile."
"Geia aoer ina Caeaiiaf
"No. IshaS rcra weat, I thiek, aad
auike for the Lake Ouabain roas-try-
"I soppoe yoa're traveled ritht
aaaavrt ra EaroeeT
"Qaita a bit. Mr. Joaea.' W
"Aay panielar partr
"Sa," said Baraaa. aeddeory dlrlo
fctf that be waa beicc "pompod." "Oao
ead to the other, yoa BU(ht aay.
"What a boot then reantriea down
araaad Bclfaria rod Roomaaia? I re
bora roBolderaMe iDtereeted to wbat'a
aaag ta aeem of them if Germany
fwia Hrhad. What do they ft out of
ft either wayr
Baraea apect the ant tea mlntrtea
aipattatlnc apoa the fat era of the Bl-
kaa state. Jea had tittle to aay.
He waa Interested, and drank la all
the Information that Barnes had to tm-
pah. He paired at hia pipe, aodded
bis head fmia time to time, aad occ-
atooaGy pat a leading qatstioa. And
uite aa abruptly as he introduced the
topic be twanged it.
"ot nu; aotomobllss ap here this
time o the year." he said. "I waa
a little surprised wbea yoa said a fel
ler had gtvea yoa a lift Where from?"
?Tke erowarued a mile down. He
ease frota the direction of Frogg'a
; Coraer and was oa his wsy to meet
j anmeooe at Spanish Falls. It an- ;
; years that there waa a misunderstand- !
j tog. Tha driver didn't meet tha train.
ao tha parson he was going after
walked all the way to the forks. We l
sftni', IDH
we studied the signpost to- I
; pther. She was bound for a place
called Green Fsncy"
j -rxd T0B aay aheV
Tea. I wa proposing 'to kelp ber
oat of her predicament when the be
lated motor came racing down the
slope."
"What for sort of looking lady wa
eher
She wore a veil," said Barnes euc-
j eioctly.
, "Toung?"
I -i na)) tblt impression. Bt the war,
Mr. Jones, what and where is Green
Fancy?"
"Well," began the landlord, lowering
i hia mice, "It's about two mile and a
I know. Anyhow, after be got It fin
I shed be settled down to live In It,
and from that day to this he's never
been off"n the place."
"Isn't it possible that he Isn't there
at akT
"He's there, all right Every now
and then he has visitors 1n lib
this woman today and sometimes
they come down here for supper. They
don't hesitate to speak of him, so be
must be there. Miss Tilly hi got the
idee that he I a recluse, If you know
what that Is."
Farther conversation wag Inter
rupted by the Irregular clatter of
horses' hoofs on the macadam. Off
to the left a dull red glow of light
spread across the roadway and a
man's rolce called out, "Whoa, dang
yel"
The door of the smithy had been
thrown open and someone wss lead
ing forth freshly shod horses.
A moment later the horses pranc
ing, high-spirited animals their
bridle bits held by a strapping black
smith, came Into view. Barnes looked
In the direction of the steps. The two
men had disappeared. Instead of stop,
ping directly in front of the stops the
smith led his charges qulie a distance
beyond and Into the darkness.
Putnam .Tones abruptly changed his
position. He Insinuated his long body
between Barnes and the doorway, at
the same time rather loudly proclaim
ing that the rain appeared to be over.
Tes, sir." he reputed, "she seems
to have let-up altogether. Ought to
have a nice day tomorrow. Mr. Barnes
nice, cool day for walkln'."
Voices came up from the darkness.
Jones had not been able to cover them
with his own. Barnes caught two or
three sharp conimnnds, rising above
the pawing of horses' hoofs, and then
a great clatter as the mounted horse
men rode off in the direction of the
crossroads.
Bames waited until they were muf-
"ed by distance' and then turned to
Jones with the laconic remark:
"They seem to be foreigners, Mr.
Jones."
Jones' manner became natural once
more. He leaned against one of the
posts and, striking a match on LU kg.
;"ated w P1
!dr "? 0 cnrion, hout r he
i . It ncr entered my mind until this
uaium tu in? curious, said Barnes.
"Well, it entered their minds about
an hour ago to be curious about you,"
aald the other,
t
CHAPTER IV. '
An Extraordinary Chambermaid, a
Midnicht Trajedy, and a Man Who
Said "Thank You."
Siis Thackeray was "turning down"
Ms bed when he entered his room after
bidding his new actor friends good
night. He wss staggered and some
what abashed by the appearance of
Mis Tha-kerar. She was by no
means dressed as a chambermaid
should be. nor was she as dumb. On
Contrary, f cnfrontehlmln
E?"clioicft raiment lliat her Vr3
robe eootained'aod he waa bright aad
cheery aad eVoewiingly likwapetent
It waa her costume thai abocked bim.
Kot only waa tho attired In a low
Becked, root rotor ed ereclEf gown, lib
erally bespangled with Unset, bat aba
wore a vast, top-heary picture hat
whose rrowa of black waa almost
wholly obscured by a forreooa white
feather that ooce mast hare adora
the kior of all ostriches. She waa not
at all hia Idea of a chimbermall Ha
started to hack out of the door with
aa apology for bavlnf blundered Into
the wrote room by mistake,
j "Come rial rn." aha said ebeerUy.
Til aona ha throoeh. I seppoao I
j ahooid hive done all this aa hoar agd.
. bat I Jnet had to wrtje a few letters. I
am Miss Thackeray. Tula ts VIr.
i Bamea, I belleTa."
Be bowed, still quits overcome.
j "Too needn't be scared." aha cried,
! observing his eonfasloa. "This Is my
j regular uniform. Tm starting a now
style for chambermaid. Did It para-
you to Bod ma barer
I couldn't believe my eyea."
She abandoned her easy, care! ess j Aim Thackeray poshed ber way
manner. A look of mortification cams past the maa who tried ta atop her
Into her eyea aa abo straightened op and joined Barnes,
and faced him. Her voice waa a trtflo! "It ia the place for ma," she said
husky when sha spoke agaid, after a 1 sharply. "Haven't yoa mea get seas
moment a pause, enough to put something aader hia
"Ton see, Mr. Barnes, these ara tha head? Where ia be hart? Get that
only duds I have with me. It waao's
if.
V ' f it 2, 3etv
iV Uaf
You See, Mr. Barnes, Theae Ara thi
Only Dud I Have With Me."
necessary to put on this hat. of course
but I did It simply to make the char
acter complete. I might Just as well
make beds and clean wasbslands In a
picture bat as In a lrw-necked gown, so
here I am.
She was a tall, pleatant-faced girl
of tweuty-three or four, not unlike het
father lu many respects.
"I am very sorry," he said lamely
"I have heard something of your mis
fortunes from your father and th
others. It's It'a really hard luck."
"I call It rather good luck to have
got away with the only dress In the lot
that cost more than tuppence," aht
said, smiling again. "Lord knows what
would have happened to me If thej
had dropped down on us at the end ot
the flrst act I w as the beggar's daugh
ter, you see absolutely In rags. Glad
to have met you. I think you'll find
everything nearly all right. Good night
sir."
She closed the door behind her,
leaving him standing In the middle ol
the room, perpleied but amused.
"By George," he said to himself, still
staring at the closed door, "they're
wonders, all of them. I wish I could
do something to help them out of '
He sat down abruptly on the edge ol
the bed and pulled his wallet from hl
1"jrc'si?iHS'
pocket. He set about coiintlnir thp!g,'1'r81 They had their mculs la their
km. - ........ - . . "
niun, a cHicuiRiini rrown in hia
ihen he stared at the celling, sum
ming up. "I'll do It," he said, after a
moment of mental figuring. He told
off a half dozen bills and slipped them
into ms pocket. The wallet sought Its
usual resting place for the night: Un
der a pillow.
lie was healthy and he was tired.
Two minutes afier his head touched
the pillow he was sound asleep.
He was aroused shortly after mid
night by shouts, apparently Just out
side his window. A man was calling
In a ffhid voice from the road below ;
an Instaut later he heard a tremendous
pounding on the tavern door.
Springing out of bed, he rushed to
the window. There were horses In
front of the house several of them
and men on foot moving like shadows
among them.
Turnlug from the window, he un
locked aud opened the door Into the
ball. Borne one waa clattering down
the narrow staircase. The bolt on
the front door shot hack with resound
tag force, and there came the hoarse
Jumble of excited voices as men crowd
ed through the entrance. Putnam
Jones' voice rose above the clamour.
"Keep quiet! Po you want to waka
everybody on the place?" he was say
ing angrily. "What's nr.? This Is a
fine time o' night to be Good Lord !
W hut's the matter with him?"
"Telephone for a doctor. Put damn.'
quick! This one's still alive.. The
other one la dead as a door noli up at
Jim Conlcy's house nit i.
- - vie arw
James down from Saint Llx. Bring
Mm In here, boys. Where's your light?
Easy now! Eas-eel"
Barnes waiter! to hear no more. His
blood seemed to be running Ice cold
as be retreated Into the room and t
gan scrambling for hiscloth.es. The
flaint he Teareil had coaie F6paV. Tn
aster had overtakes her la that wh
aeDselea dash cp the asoasMoia road.
He waa ransnf half asd aa-h4
dressed. CBrsiag the root ke drevo
that machtao and who aaw was pee.
bspa dying dowa there ia the taproot
"The ather one la dead as a doer aaal.
kept ruaning thrch his bead"
other one."
A dosea men were la tke 1Kai,
gathered aroond two taibles that had
beta draw a together. Tha bmb asoat
the table, oa which waa rtretrhed aW
Cgsra of tha wounded maa, ware aa
doobtedly natives: Fanaera, wooaa
men or employees of the tavera. At a
word from Pataam Jones they spread
op and allowed Barnes to advaaee as
the side ef the aiaa.
"Sea If yoa e'a anderstaad hha, VIr
Barnes,' aald the laadrard. Perwpw
tlou was dripping from bia Wag, raw
boned face. "And yoa, Baraa yoa aad
Dilllngford hustle apMalrs sad get a
mattrese off" a cue of the bene. Stoad
at the door there. Pike, aad doa't let
any woman In here.. Go away. UlM
nackeray ! Thia is ao place far yoa."
cushion, yoa. Suck It s rider here whea
I lift his head. Oh, yoa poor thing t
We'll be as quick a possible. There r
The man e eyea were closed, bat at
the sound of a womaa voir ha
opened tbem. The hand with which ha
clutched at hia breast slid off aad
aeemed to b groping for hers. His
breathing waa terrible. There was
blood at the corner of bia moath, aad
more oozed forth when bia Hps parted
in an effort to speak.
With a courage that surprised evea
herself, the girl took his hand la bt.
It was wet and warm. 8be aW aot
dare look at It.
"Mercl, madame." struggled from tha
man's lips, and he smiled.
Barnes leaned over and spoke to hiaa
In French. The dark, pala-strkkea
eyes closed, and an almost Imper
ceptible shake of the head signified
that he did not understand. Evidently
he had acquired only a few af tha
simple French expressions. Barnes
had a slight knowledge of Spanish
and Italian, and tried agaia with aw
better results. German wa hi last
resort, and he knew be would fall ones
more, for the man obviously waa not
Teutonic.
The bloody lips parted, however, aad
the eyes opened with a piteous, appeal
ing expression In their depth. It waa
apparent that there was something be
wanted to say, something he had to
ay before he died. He gasped a dosea
words or more In a tongue utterly un
known to Barnes, who bent closer to
catch the feeble effort. It was he who
now shook his head; with a groan the
sufferer closed his eyes In despair. He
choked and coughed violently an In
stant later.
"Get some water and a towel," cried
Miss Thackeray, tremalously. She
wa very white, but still clung to the
man's baud. "Be quick ! Behind tb
bar."
Barnes unbuttoned the coat aad re
vealed the blood-soaked white shirt.
"Better leave this to me," he said ia
her ear. "There's nothing yoa can do.
Hea done for. Please go away."
"Ob, I sha n't faint at least, aot
yet. Poor fellow ! I've seen him up
stairs and wondered who he was. Is
be really going to die? "
"Looks bad," said Barnes, gently
opening the shirt front. Several of
the craning men turned away sud
denly. 1
"Who la he, Mr. Jones?" 1
"He 1 registered as Andrew Paul.
from New York. That's all I know, r
The other man put his name down aa '
Albert Boon. He seemed to he the
boss and this man a sort of servant,
far as I could nmke out. They never
talked much and seldom came dowa-
........
"There Is nothing we can do," said
Barnes, "except try to stanch the How
of blood. He Is bleeding Inwardly. I'm
afraid. It's a clean wound. Mr. Jones.
Like a rifle shot, I should say."
"That Just what It Is," said one of
the men, a tall woodsman. "The feller
who did it was a dead shot, yoa c'n
bet on that He got t' other maa
square through the heart." -
"Lordy, but this will raise a runs
pus," groaned the Inndlord. "Well
have detectives an'"
"I guess they got what was comln
to 'ein," said another of the men.
"What's that? Why. tliey wis rldln
peaceful as could be to Spnnlh FalK
What do you mean by savin' that, Jim
Conley? But wait a minute! How
does it happen tiuit they were ap near
your dad's house? That certainly
ain't on the road to Sian "
"Spanish Kails notliin'! They wasn't
coiu' to Swinish Falls any more a I una
at this minute. They tied their horse
up the road jnst above our house."
said young Cnnley, lowering bis voice
out of consideration for the feelings
of the helpless man. "It was about
leven o'clock, I reckon. I was comln
home from singln' school up at Number
Ten. an' I passed the hosses hitched ta
the fence. Naturally I stopped, curi
ous like. There wasn't no one around,
fer as I could wee, so I thought TA
take a look to see whose bosses they
were. I thought it wss derned funny,
them Bosses beln' there at that time a
night an' no ' one around. Looked
mighty queer to roe. Course, thlnka
I, they might belong to somebody
vlsltln' In there at Green Fancy, so I
thought I'd"
"Green Fancy," said Barnes, start
ing. "Was It op that far?" demanded
Jonej. ,
(Continued next Saturday.)