Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1902-09-12

| CnuTue, Wnlle hDrOuu, nuu seen
something that gave him quite start
This was nothing more nor less than
a lovely woman with golden hair and
blue eyes In a carriage. taking an air
ing. while at her side. stiff and stern
looking. the baron sat.
Charlie bowed politely. The coun'
tess gave him n look OF curiosity and
one OF her ravishins smiles.
So she passed out OF his iifc-lucky
man.
The sight OF Charlie recalled to the
baron's mind the promise he had made
with regard to Capt. Brand.
Accordingly he took advantage o.
his first hour on to set the wires In
motion. and learn certain facts regard
ing the worthy captain.
Charlie. relying on the baron to cor
raj the captalS. had made arrange
mcnts for sailing upon the next trans
Atlantic steamer.
He had engaged passage for Airline
her companion, Artemus and himself,
The captain. having paid n man TO
keep upon Stunrt's track. found out
what was In the wind.
rived. Whatever he proposed doing
must be put through with all possible
speed. since. ere many hours elapsed.
those against whom his schemes were
directed would be upon the sea. and.
mayhap. beyond his reach.
Artcmus had heard enough to know
the three schemers We're piannin. TO
do his friend mn evil turn. but. strain
his ears As he would. he had not been
abb. To catch the particulars OF the
game. owing to certain sounds In the
hotel ,ha, mufiicd even tn. bold voices
OF Captain Brands ehampaEne'biobins
friends.
All he could do was to warn Stuart
on general principles. and 1, can be Sc,
down as an assured fact that he car
Ticd out this dramatic it'll. episode
quite TO the arccn's taste.
Il woald not have been AEtcmuS 9TH
crwisc.
Charlie promised To keep hiS wealth
or eye opcn for squalls.
lie hoped his early departure from
Antwerp would serve to entirely dis
concert the b-sEaFiy plans OF his enc
mics. and leave the fellow In the
iu.ch.
Abau, this time there was consider
abb. hustiins being don. among the
various forces eiTciing around Ariin.
brand. jus; as the planets uhirl a6ou,
their erntral sun.
The baron tried TO drive from his
mind III. startling phsntams that had
been eonlur-i into being by the mys'
FERROUS power Of Isolde. Countess OF
nrabant. and. as this euEid only be
done by means Of work. he save him
self up Go the mission of the hour
with rctinuhird zeal.
It was really a question what the
scramble would result in-~hc,hcr
Charlie or the redaubiabic captain
would come gu, Of u In ercdl,abic
shape. and how Ar;sfars might fare In
the shuttle.
Lady airline had an Interview with
her alleged papa. during which she an
nnuneed her determination Of crossing
the Atlantic on business. and tina, she
had provided literally for him during
hss absence. a. he would tiai upon APP
plying in person to her banker in Lon
don.
The interview vas possibly no, dc.
void Of dramatic features. Artcmus
vas on guard near by. aud heard the
old sea dos clustering more or less In
his usual way.
hat he had evidently los, much Of
the power he formerly possessed over
Lady airline. lie came forth from the
rooms looking like an cnraged hyena.
because diplomacy had forced him to
bottle up his wrath.
To Artemus Charlie delegated the
task Of seeing Lady airline and her
maid aboard the ocean greyhound.
where he would Join them later.
Il was nish, again.
Time aud tide wait for no man. ami
ocean steamers have to put out very
frequently a, unreasonable hours. In
order TO cross the bar on the flood.
The baron and Captain Brand played
a game Of crusspurposes. as II were.
for. while the cx.saiior Swallowed Char.
lie with intentions that were both dark
and desperate. he was. at the same
time. under the surveillance Of Peter
hoff-s efnissary-the baron himself be.
ing too busily employed catering to
the comfort Of his fair prisonsr-in
reality his cap;or-to personally inject
his individuality into the game.
Captain Brand knew he was fol.
lowed. and perhaps could give rough
guess as To the why and wherefore.
But IL was not his nature to be de
spondent
lie believed in utilizing whatever
came in his way as one of the forces
that might bring success.
When a man can thus twist threat.
eninE disasters into favoring factors
he Is indeed hard to beat in the game
of life.
Charlie was feeling unusually bold
and lishthearted on this night. which
he supposed would be his last on Eu.
ropean soil.
Presently he expected to be on board
a staEch German liner. viewing the
low shores Of the old world with com.
plscency-for at his side wulld be
Lady Airline. and left behind as
memory of the dead past. such persons
as the professor and his wife. Baron
PeterhofT. Isolde. Countess Brabant.
and Captain Brand of the Hespasia-
He intended giving Capt. Brand the
full worth of his money. and then. by
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