The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1907-07-18

oue whispered syllable OF warning,
and the dishes were hurriedly with
drawn as Norbert Flitcroft, wearing
solemn expression Of injury, came out
upon the veranda.
He halted suddenly. whats that?"
be asked, with suspicion.
'Nothing," answered Ariel sharply.
'Where?'
Behind those palms,
"Probably your own shadow" she
laughed; ''or it might have been a
draft moving the leaves"
He did not seem satisfied, but stared
hard at the spot where the dishes had
disappeared, meantime edging back
cautiously nearer the window.
"They want you," he said, after a
pause. "Some ones come for you"
"Oh, is grandfather waiting?" She
rose, at the same time letting her
handkerchief fall. She stopped to pick
it up with her face away from Nor
bert and toward the palms, whisper
ing TREMENDOUSLY, but with passionate
urgency, "Please go!'
1T isn't your grandfather that has
come for you," said the fat one slow
ly. 1T is old Eskew Arp. Some
things happened"
She looked at him for a moment
beginning to tremble violently, her
eyes growing wide with fright.
els my grandfather-is he sick?''
@'You better go and see. Old Eskews
waiting in the hall. He'll tell you"
She was by him and through the
window instantly. Norbert did not
follow her; he remained for several
moments looking earnestly at the
palms; then he stepped through the
window and beckoned to youth who
was lounging in the doorway across
the room.
''There's somebody hiding behind
those plants" he whispered when his
friend reached him. go and tell
Judge Pike to send some of the mig
gers to watch outside the porch, so
that he doesn't get away. Then tell
him to get his revolver and come
here"
Meanwhile Ariel had found Mr.. Arp
waiting in the hall talking in a low
voice to Mrs. Pike.
"Your grandfather's all right he
told the frightened girl quickly. HE
sent me for you, that's all. Just hurry
and get your things"
She was with him again in a mo-
ment and, selling the old mans arm.
hurried him down the steps and toward
the street almost at a run.
you're not telling me the TRUTH"
she said-"you're not telling me the
truth!'
Nothing has happened to Roger"
painted Mr.. Arp. Nothing to mind, l
mean. Here! We're going this way,
not that" They had come to the
gate, and as she turned to the right
be pulled her round sharply to the
left. 'We're not going to your house,
"Where are we going?''
"Were going to your Uncle Jonas"
"Why?" she cried in supreme aston
ishment. "What do you want to take
me there for? Don't you know that
he's stopped speaking to me?"
eyes," said the old man grimly, with
something of the look he wore when
delivering a clincher at the National
House; 'he's stopped speaking to ev-
erybody."
CHAPTER v.
THE Canaan Daily Tocsin of the
following morning "ventured
the assertion" upon it's front
4 page that "the scene at the
Pike mansion was one of unalloyed
festivity, music and mirth; a fairy
bower of airy figures waiting here and
there to the throb of waltz strains: a
veritable temple of Terpsichore, shin
ing forth with a myriad Of lights.
which, together with the generous pro-
fusion of floral decorations and the
mingled delights afforded by Minds
orchestra of Indianapolis and Caterer
Jones Of Chicago, was in all likelihood
never hereto core surpassed in elegance
N our city. Only one incident" the
Iocsln remarked, "marred on other
wise perfect occasion, and out of re-
gard for the culprit's family connec-
lions, WIKI J are prominent in our So
clal world. we withhold his name. Suf-
ice it to say that through the vigilance
Of Mr.. Norbert Flitcroft, grandson of
Colonel y. n. Flitcroft, who proved
himself a thorough Lecoq (the cele
GRATED French detective), the rascal
was seizs1 and recognized. Mr.. Fit
croft having discovered him in hiding.
had Gordon Of walters drawn up
around his hiding place, which was the
sharmingly decorated side piazza of
me Pike mansion. and sent for Judge
P1ke. who came upon the intruder by
surprise. He evaded the judges in
dlgnant grasp, but received a we'll
merlted blow over the head from a
poker which the judge had concealed
about his person while pretending to
approach the hiding place casually.
Attracted to the scene by the cries Of
Mr.. Flitcroft, who, standing behind
Judge Pike, accidentally received a
blow from the same weapon, all the
guests Of the evening sprang to view
the scene, only to behold the culprit lean