Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-04-03

he is indeed hard to beat IN the game
of life.
Charlie was feeling unusually bold
and light-hearted on this night, which
ne supposed would be his last on Eu-
ropean soil.
Presently he expected to be on board
a stanch German liner. viewing the
low shores Of the old world with COM
placency--fcr at his side would be
Lady Airline; and left behind as a
memory OF the dead past. such persons
as the professor and his wife, Baron
PeterhOff. Isolde, Countess Brabant,
and Captain Brand Of the Hespasia.
He intended giving Capt Brand the
full worth of his money, and then. by
fiuke, dropping him in some section
of old Antwerp, while he himself took
fly and drove to the landing stage in
time TO catch the steamer
Perhaps this might have been car
ried out had circumstances not united
to arrange events in the captains
favor
Charlie had his fun.
He dragged his persistent pursuer
over good part of Antwerp-now
they We're on foot and anon chasing in
vehicles at a pace to set the staid old
burghers agog with surprise and con
sternation.
Outside a desire to have little
sport with his friend. the captain, his
sole purpose in leading Brand this
wild-goose chase was to keep his at
tention upon himself, while Lady Ar
line and Artemus left the hotel; for
somehow Charlie had a vague fear lest
the resourceful ex-sailor might use
force to prevent his supposed daugh-
ter from departing. advancing some
daring plea that her mind was affected
and having hired experts. who would
perhaps decree that she should be in
generated in an asylum.
These things might appear ridicu-
lous, but such happenings have come
to pass ere now, and he CHANGED to
have personal knowledge Of at least
one similar case.
Whether or not Charlie were foolish
in thus conjuring up phantoms that
could not exist, was a question that
should not be decided hastily.
He believed Brand to be desperate
man, against whom he could as yet
hardly appeal to the law. since Airline
would not give her consent
He was convinced that Brand did |
not desire the heiress to get beyond |
his reach, and would hardly hesitate |
at any end in order to hold her until /
his sinister plans could be worked out. !
Hence it was, after all, in spirit of 4
that Charlie undertook |
to have a little fun with Capt. Brand, /
and led him this fine chase up and |
down the crook streets of Antwerp |
All would have been well but for
TWO cronies of Brand. They CHANGED /
he other had agreed to meet them,
md, hearing his signals, sprang upon
Charlie ere he comprehended his dan
ger.
AS a result he was struck senseless
" blow from some blunt weapon.
When Capt. Brand arrived on the
scene his first act was to sprinkle a
,owdery white pigment in the young
mans hair, to give him the appear
nee of age, and to smear his face with
little street dirt in order to disguise
lis features.
Then. for the benefit of the man
rhom he knew lowered near by, lit
lie one-act drama was carried out, the
wo men chasing Brand hither and
on-then, as the baron's spy came in
light, two men running away, while
form lay on the street.
1t worked like a charm. The ennis
airy of Baron Peterhoff fastened up as
eopie began to open the windows of
ouses to learn what the disturbance
light mean. There he found one who
ppeared to be the old fellow he had
cen set to watch.
The man called a vehicle. placed the
mp figure in its interior. entered him.
elf, and then started to report the
stonishing result of his espionage to
aron Peterhoff himself.
While Capt Brand, rejoining his ;
onfreres down the shady street, set
# in hot haste to get aboard the {
Gamer which. in another hour or so,
ould be moving down the River
heldt, bound for the far-off distant
lores of America.
Artemus stood on the hurricane deck
the great Red D ocean liner and
oked back in the morning sunlight
the distant and fast-receding coast
Belgium.
Homeward bound,
There is always a pleasure in this
ought and Artemus experienced it v
it'll enthusiasm.
So far as he knew, Charles plans
ID progressed all right. the ogre was q
tt behind. lamenting in the land of n
e Belgians, and clear sailing seemed d
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