The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-04-03

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Charlie while abroad. had seen
something that gave him quite start.
This was nothing moro nor less than
lovely woman with golden hair and
blue eyes In carriage. taking an air
Ing. while at her side. stln aud stern
looking, the baron sat
Charlie bowed politely. The coun.
tess gave him a look Of curiosity and
t-e Of her ravlshlng smiles
So she passed out OF hls life-lucky
man.
Tho sight Of Charlie recalled to the
baron's mind the promise he had made
with regard to Capt. Brand.
Accordingly be took advantage Of
mis- first hour on to set the wires in
motion. and learn certain facts regard.
ing tho worthy captain
Charlie, relying on the baron to cor
raj the captain. had made arrange
ments for sailing upon the next trans
Atlantic steamer
lie had engaged passage for airline.
her companion. Artemus and himself
The captain. having paid man to
keep upon stuart's track, found out
what was in the wind.
He learned that the crisis had ar
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.
Artemus had heard enough to know
the three schemers were planning to
do his friend an evil turn. but strain
his ears as he would. he had not been
able to catch the particulars OF the
game. owing TO certain sounds in the
hotel that mufiied even the bold voices
OF Captain Brands champagnebibbing
friends
All he could do was 20 warn Stuart
on general principles. and It can be set
down as an assured fact that he car
ried out this dramatic little episode
quite TO the queens taste.
It would not have been Artemus 9TH
.erwlse
Charlie promised to keen his wealth
-er eye open for squalls.
He hoped his early departure from
Antwerp would serve to entirely dis
concert the beggarly plans OF his enc
mics. and leave the fellow In the
lurch.
About this time there was consider
able hustling being done among the
various forces circling around Airline
Brand. Just as the planets whiri about
their central sun.
The baron tried to drive from his
mind the startling phantoms that had
been coniured into being by the mys-
terious power OF Isolde. Countess OF
Brabant. and. as this could only be
done by means OF work. he gave him
self up to the mission OF the hour
with redoubled zeal
Il was really question what the
scramble would result in-whether
Charlie or the redoubtable captain
would come out OF Il IN credltable
shape. and how Artemus might fare In
the shuifle.
Lady Airline had an interview with
her alleged papa, during which she an
nounced her determination Of crossing
the Atlantic on business, and that she
had provided literally for him during
her absence. as he would hnd upon APP
plying in person to her banker In Lon
don.
The interview was possibly not de-
void OF dramatic features. Artemus
was on guard near by, and heard the
old sea dog clustering more or less in
his usual way.
But he had evidently lost much OF
the power he formerly possessed over
Lady Airline. He came forth from the
rooms looking like an enraged hyenn.
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.
II was night again.
Time and tide wait for no man. and
ocean steamers have TO put out very
frequently at unreasonable hours. in
order to cross the bar on the mood,
The baron and Captain Brand played
a game OF crosspurposes, as II were,
for, while the eX.sailor Swallowed Char
lie with Intentions that were both darn
and desperate, he was, at the same
time, under the surveillance OF Peter
hoff's emissary-the baron himself be-
ing too buslly employed catering to
the comfort OF his fair prlsoner-in
reality his captor-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 II was not his nature to be de-
spondent.
He believed In utilizing whatever
came in his way as one Of the 70, -es
that might bring success.
When man can thus twist threat
sning disasters into fayorlng factors
he is indeed hard to beat In the game
OF life.
Charlie was feeling unusually bold |
and lighthearted on this night which |
he 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-for at his side would be |
Lady Airline; and left behind as a
memory of the dead past. such persons |