Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-10-12

IpiltttI heS tJil ii Tt'DlltNe
upon the best of future good behavior
SO it took another turn of the audacit.
screw 10 tune me up for the battle roy
al with Gilbert Stoir and the pettifog
I ger. owen PengarNin.
CHAPTER NNXv
IN WHICH | FIGHT THE DEVIL
WITH FIRE.
With the house guard for guide
found my host in box-like den below
stairs a room With writing table
Two chairs and great iron strong DO.
for its scanty furnishings.
The old man was sitting at the ,abI
when l looked in, his long nose buriet
IN musty parchment deed. The Ugh
from the single small window was nom
too good. but it sufiiced to help hin
recognize me at glance. despite tn,
hussar uniform. In twinkling he pI
the breadth of the oaken table be
tween u.s. hurled the parchment dee,
into the open strong box, clammed t.
the cover and gave a shrill alarm
"Ho. you devils without. there
Here he isl have him, Help. Muir
der"
The guard. burly. bearded Darn
stadter turned on his heel and stood
stolidly for his orders. not To the shriil.
ing master of the house but 10 the mar
who Wore a uniform.
lis nausht,' said. speaking In
German. He mistakes me for rift
meister of the rebels. N@rstehen SIZE"
The soldier saluted. wheeled and van
ished: and sat down to wait till The
old mans cutlery should pause for lack
of breath. When my chance came,
said
Calm yourself MIR. Stair You are in
no present danger greater than which
YOU may bring upon yourself. Blot out
all the past If you please. and consider
me now as Il member of Lord Corn
wallis military family seeking QUAR-
tors in your house by my lord $ express
command.'
QUARTERS in my house, we're a
damned rebel spv.' lie cried. Iii de-
nol;mcc sc to my Lord for what We are.
Ilo, Nc rascals. say"
Peace" | commanded sternly. this
is but cilld's folly. No man i'm the Brit
ism army would arrest rue AT your be
hest. Ring the bell and summon your
factor lawyer. 1 would nave a word
or two in private With both Of you.
He dropped into ii chair and could
see the sweat standing in great beads
on his wrinkled forehead
u WI Se mean VI XIII us ItOtl
he gasred.
Not if 1 can help it, But some bet
ter understanding is needfu, and we
will have it here and NOW, once for all.
VIII you ring. or shall l?''
He mace no move to reach the bell
cord. and rang for him. a grinning
black boy came to the door. and seeing
that Mr.. Gilbert Stair was beyond Civ
ing the order. | gave it myself
4 i
him here quickly. Tell him Mn Stair
wants him
There WAS a short interval of waiting
and then the lawyer canoe. Being but
a little Wisp of II man. all malisnance
and no courage, he would have fled
when be saw me. but caught him by
the collar and sent him scurrying
around the table TO keep his master
company.
Now, then; how much or how little
have you two b!aobed of the doinss at
Applcby Hundred some weeks since3'
i demanded. Speak out, and quick
ly"
Twas the lawyer Who oleyed and
now he was the trapped rat to snap
biillfiiy in despair.
You will hang higher than Hanan
when the dragons find YOU" he grit
ted out.
'iOn your information
''On MINI and MI Stairs"
'.irc he shlieked the mser. II tell't
sc to keep hands off, We bletheln lit
tie deevil, Ne.
Never mind" said |: what's done
is done. But il must be undone. and
that swiftly and thoroughly Lie out
of il to Colonel Tarleton and the others
as you will; Captain Jonn Stuart and
the baronet are not here to contradict
you, and you are the only Witnesses.
Knock together some story that will
hold water and lose H.. time about it
DO you UNDERESTIMATE
Seeing he was not to be put TO t.ie
wall and spittecl ON the spot, the ls v Yer
himself
Ills not the criminal al the bar v no
dictates terms. 'aptain lret,a. he
said, with his hateful s.nirk. Yo:. re
court awful enough i'm war time.
You refuse? said
He shrugged.
Speaking for myself ! shah leave
no stone unturned to bring you to book.
when it suits my purpose.
| was loath ia go to eNtremilies with
either of them; but my bridge OF glass
must be defended at all hazards.
You would best reconsider, Mir. Pen
garNin. At this present moment | am
one of Lord CORVALLIS military family
and have his confidence. y word from
me will put YOU both in arrest as per
sons whose loyalty in times past has
been somewhat more than blown upon"
BAH, SAID the pettifosger. "i!lus
ter is a good dog. but lioldfast is the
better You can prove nothing, as you
We'll know. Moreover, With your own
neck in a moose you dare not mess and
ncddle with other mems affairs
Dare not. you say? III tell you what
may dare, Master Attorney. If you
are not disposed to meet me half way
in this matter, j shall go to my lord.
tell him how | have been cheated out
OF my estate. declare the marriage
with Mistress Margery. and see that
YOU get your just deserts. And you