Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-10-11
Continued from Tuesday, Oct. o.
ENGAGED In HASTE.
II NIss II. Z. BRADDoA.

| to get away without their seeing me:"
Mrs Jaker will keep them talking In
the back room while you and l slip out by
the front door"
~Where are you going to take me?'
The colonel explained his plan. He
would get at trap at Darnel park, and pick
Camillac up at the barn a little after dusk.
| 1t should be trap that he could drive
himself, and he would take the young
man to the station, and thence ship him
off to London under charge Of his own
valet, man who might be trusted.
What the valet was to do with the
young man when he got him to London
was point which the colonel had not yet
had time to consider. But it was ques-
ton which must be answered before even
ing.
Camillac was not easily managed. At
one moment he was white with tertor at
the thought of those men below, believing
In them firmly, and in the next moment
he doubted their existence, and was afraid
of the colonel. He knelt down by the
pallet presently and took the packet of
notes from under his pillow and thrust it
inside his ragged shirt. He did this in a
secret way, glancing furtiyely at the col
onel all the time
"How do | know that you don't mean to
rob me?" he muttered. Il have missed
some money already in this house. l be-
lieve it is den Of thieves"
"If you suspect me had better wish
you good-morning" said the colonel.
This threw the wretch into panic Of
fear and self abasement He flung his
arms roung the coloners neck; he en-
treated him to keep off those devils,
who wanted to drag him away and hang
him.
II didn't mean to kill him." he said II
shot him without thinking. The pistol
was there, don't you know, ready to my
hand, as if Satan himself had put it in my
way. Save me, save me-hide me- l am
not murderer"
"Be quick then" said the colonel, decis-
lively; there is no time for fooling. If you
want to escape those men you must not
lose an instant"
He went downstairs and Camillac fol-
lowed him like beaten hound
"You've got the policeman out of the
way" said the colonel, winking at Mrs.
Jaker THAT was clever of you. And
now come and show us the way to the
barn"
He put the young mans arm through
his and lead him out into the garden.
Camillac was in pitiable state of
weakness and could not have gone
three steps without help. But the fresh
morning air revived him a little, and
| he was able to get over the ground, sup
| ported and helped by the colonel. The
barn was in sight, across a couple of fields.
They skirted these open fields, keeping
close to the hedgerows. where there was a
| hard, well-beaten track, and where their
| feet would leave no perceptible traces.
| The barn was never locked 1t was q
large, airy building-old, but substantially
built, with great heavy rafters and patches
of open sky showing here and there
through the great dark roof.
"Why, this is Noahs ark" cried Ca
millac.
what rotten old hulk We shall be
wrecked in the first storm"
There was some straw in a corner ca
millac flung himself down upon it, The
colonel took off his heavy ulster and spread
| 1t over the shiverin9 wretch
"Get through the day quietly here; sleep
II you can, and I'll come to fetch you at
dusk" said the colonel
~ can't get on without brandy" an
swered the other. "You can bring me a
bottle" he said to Mrs. Jaker, handing her
a sovereign from his waistcoat pocket.
The young mans possession of this gold
puzzled the colonel, but he concluded that
the takers had changed one of his notes
for him, albeit Mrs. Jaker had not mem
toned that fact in her confession lust
now.
"She shall take care of you.n said the
colonel. but remember that YOU are in
constant peril of being arrested as long as
you remain in the neighborhood of Darnel
Park. So YOU had better keen as quiet "a
you possibly can till | come to fetch you.u
And with this Injunction Col Stukely
left him.
There was no lock to the barn door. and
he found a primitive and Ingenious way
of fastening it outside by means of a bit of
wood and n strip of iron. which he twisted
under and over the latch. so as to render il
difficult matter for Mr.. Camillac to get
out As they went back to the lane the
colonel gave Mrs. Jaker her instructions
"You are to take him no raw brandy.n
he said. Nunless Won want To hasten his
death. You must get couple of pounds