The Minneapolis journal., 1905-06-24
CHAPTER XIII.-Continued.

The impostor's card inspired him
with an idea. He would accept him at
Every WE'LL" he said, rising from his
chair. 'As 1 am the first conner, per-
haps it is right that I should be first
served. 1 IL take the bedroom, Mayne;
but there's no need to disturb your
put the room to rights. Goodnight,
sir, and thank you for your courtesy.'
With which he signed to the keeper
to lead the way and followed him out,
casting a glance at the American to
see how he took the arrangement. Di- !
impossible, for he had already turned to
the window and was drawing aside the
curtain-to signal to his fellows, Beau
MANOR had no doubt.
Mayne mounted the steep cottage
staircase, Beaumanoir imping awk-
wardly in his wake into one of the two
rooms on the tiny landing. The mo,
he perceived that the chamber was lit
tie better than a trap. The man down
stairs would simply have him at his
mercy, after admitting his companions
and probably screwing up the door of
the keepers sleeping apartment. Locks
and bolts to the primitive doors there
were none. He recognized all too late
insisted on the Yankee occupying this
room and on remaining downstairs
himself, when he would at least have
formed a wedge between the traitor in
the camp and his colleagues outside.
To stay the night in the room was out
put in practice the inspiration derived
from "Cclonel Walcot 50 card.
"Mayne," he said, laying his hand
on the astonished keepers shoulder,
81 must get out of this at once, with
out the gentleman below being aware
of it, and you must help me-
Bony y0Ht wtbstand sfaed me 5efaa maHoS
cut short the protest. IL cannot go
into long explanation, but it's like
this. That man is the colonel of my
former regiment-an old brother Off
Ger, you understand. My name was
Hanbury then, and he either does not.
or pretends not to, recognize me. It is
not q nice thing to have to confess,
from Colonel Walcot. which never till
now have I had it in my power to re-
repay. 1t would distress me greatly
to have that money mentioned before
have repaid it, as + shall do tomorrow,
so if you can contrive to let me out
Prior's Tarrant and never forget your
assistance
Mayne scratched his grizzled head in
panied perplexity. To his slow brain
the incident Of a wealthy nobleman
fleeing in the dead Of night from q
creditor, presented, startling incon
that he had heard that the new duke hat
been "a bit wild' when in the army
and, after all, his reluctance to be rec
ognized by the Colonel till he had hai
: time to iquidate the debt seemed nat
ural;
<. lattice easement. "The lean-to roo
Of the woodshed reaches right up here
the shed. You can get down cas-.
enough, and as it's the. back of tn
house, if you are careful, he won
know anything about 1t: But ~ come me
of the wood.'
manoir n no auieIiy isppun @Yoyu ii a0 be- un' muc
more useful here. I'll find my way ou
of the wood all right, but you mus
! 60 back to the kitchen and tell Colone
op7 mfest whas that am dgSSng to sapoan sea
note on account of it. Stay>with hir
as long as you can-half an hour a
least-and then go to bed yourself =
g. IvfrY I'VE y, vel, u Xop3g grace; don T hk
"And see here, Mayne: there 8 on
thing more. In the morning, or whe1
ever Colonel Walcot discovers that
have gone away, tell him from me VIII
went, and that intend to repay hil
all owe him. All owe him, don
forget that
Directly he was alone Beaumanoi
left himself no time for weighing th
chances, but took the risk. Squeezin
thru the window, he climbed down th
sloping roof of the woodshed and theme
by way Of the fagot pile to the groun,
He was well aware that every step, q
he CROPPED his way across the clearrin
into the thicket, might be his last, fl
doubtless he had been traced to tt
cottage and the whole pack were SOM