Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-05-29

his SIDE.
"They're in there" said Barney,
nodding his head toward the court
house.
Guy stepped into the building. Miss
Pinkney, white as death, was leaning
against one of the unfinished walls.
At sight of Guy an expression of hor-
ror crossed her face. Miss Betty was
standing little distance away jotting
down something in notebook A
tape line was Topped over the gloved
fingers of her left hand.
''TOld of US, did you?" she observed
Jelly, without looking up.
Guy went hot and cold in breath.
''Told of you?" he echoed.
eyes" said Miss Betty, still writing.
"Some of your worthy townspeople
are IN pursuit of us. They came out
of store down the street and bolted
past, shouting all sorts Of direfui
threats against odd Vlandingham's
daughter L am almost sorry helped
you out of your dilemma last night,
Mr.. Herbert. But for my meddling
tray our identity" She closed the
notebook with curt little snap, laid
the pencil on it's cover and wrapped
the tape line around and around. Il
do not care for myself particularly, as
/ know your fellow citizens would not
dare to do anything very desperate.
But Miss Pinkney is not made of such
stern stuff as / am. 1t was very unkind
and ungrateful Of you, Mr.. Herbert"
Guys face had become almost as
white as Miss Pinkney's.
"Do you think for a moment" he
gasped, "that.I would do such das-
tardly thing?"
''Who else could have done it?" She
looked at him hopefully, asking with
her eyes as plainly as eyes could ask
anything that he lift himself from the
depth to which he had fallen in her
estimation.
She seemed to have no regard for
the peril of her position, appearing to
desire only an explanation and half
fearing he could not give it.
''It was done by some one else" said
Guy, in desperate earnest. stake my
word for it. An explanation would
consume too much time and endanger
your chances Of escape. | have had
that carriage made ready for you.
Please get into it at once without
moments delay. AS soon as these men
find you are not at the hotel they will
go elsewhere to look for you"
"Who is the driver of the carriage?"
asked Miss Betty, able to see only one
side of the vehicle through the narrow
door.
Barney" said Guy; "a man whom
you can trust implicitly"
"Lois," said Miss Beatty, ''get into
the carriage. think we are mistaken
about Mr.. Herbert. Anyway, l shall
stay here long enough to make sure"
Miss Pinkney left hurriedly and Miss
Betty again turned to Guy.
ut is too bad that the high opinions
we sometimes form of people on first
acquaintance should be overthrown,"
said she, land 1 was very much dis
appointed when forced to the conclu-
here. Now tell ne truly, Mr.. Her
bert, is not this little plan of yours
to get us to leave Concord without ac-
complishing the work that brought us
here?"
"Great heavens, mol" cried Guy.
cit would have been a very clever
plan," she went on demurely. "Have
carriage ready, you know, tell the pop
ulace, send them rushing away on a
wrong scent and thus make us glad Of
the opportunity to avail ourselves of
the carriage which we refused this
morning. AS a ruse it would have been
almost-Napoleonic.''
Don't wait any longer" implored
Guy. Il fancy | can hear your pur-
suers coming"
She bent her head listeningly
''No, not yet" she answered, light
ly. ''Who was it told of us?'
ga man who will never again go
back to Harmony. His name was
Hepburn and he worked on the rail
road in your town, but was dis
charged yesterday. I refused to pur-
chase his information, but Col.
Keever paid for it and I heard what
he had to say. l have done what I
could for you, Miss Vlandingham-"
II know it, Mr.. Herbert, and in or
der that your work may not have
been done in vain, I am going. I
have performed the mission that
brought me here, so look out for
master stroke on the part of Har-
mony"
She flashed bright smile at him
and was out Of the building and into