The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-05-01


past, shouting all sorts Of direful
threats against odd .Vlandingham's
daughter. Lam almost sorry I helped
you out of your dilemma last night.
Mr.. Herbert. But for my meddling
you would not have been here to be-
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. twas very unkind
and ungrateful of you, Mr.. Herbert
Guys face had become almost as
white as Miss Pinkney's. III
do you think for a moment" he
gasped, 'that l would do such das-
tardly thing?" s.- ..>~
'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.
ut was done by some one else," said
Guy, in desperate earnest. ''Take my
word for it. An explanation would
consume too much time and endanger
your chances of escape. I 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. I think we are mistaken
about Mr.. Herbert. Anyway, I shall
stay here long enough to make sure"
Miss Pinkney left hurriedly and Miss
Betty again turned to Guy.
1T is too bad that the high opinions
we sometimes form of people on first
acquaintance should be overthrown,''
said she, "and was very much dis
appointed when forced to the conclu-
sion that you had told of our presence
here. Now tell me truly, Mr.. Her.
bert, is not this little plan of yours
to get us to leave Concord without &C.
comprising the work that brought US
here?''
"Great heavens, no!' cried GUY.
1T would have been very clever
Plan," she went on demurely. "Have
carriage ready, you know, tell the pop
ulace, send them rushing away on
wrong scent and thus make US glad of
the opportunity to avail ourselves of
the carriage which we refused this
morning. AS ruse it would have been
almost -Napoleonic."
Don't wait any longer,'' implored
Guy. Il fancy I can hear your pur-
suers coming
She bent her head listeningly. t.
mo, not yet" she answered, light
ly. "Who was it told of us?''
"A 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. I 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.
have performed the mission that
brought me here, so look out for
master stroke on the part of Har-
mony."
She flashed a bright smile at him
and was out of the building and into