The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-04-07
CHAPTER XII.


Tom Truscott stepped from the railroad
train at Warrington and told the little
boy from the Warren Green TO take his
bag II was plastered with hotel signs
and a big poster showed that the Gun
ard Line frst-class" had seen the lug
gage, Truscott was smoking long cigar
and the smoke eurled softly around his
impe,urbable countenance. He looked
happy. even 1t he was not.
Jim Jumper was exercising the hounds
along the road that led to his house, and
he was just turning the corner when
-TruscOtt came I'm sight Jumper looked
at him moment, stopped his horse in as
constituent, and then gave one great vO-
luminous. cowboy yell The hounds stop
ped and looked M in his face, eXpeCtanJ-
~. for they thought that he had found Il
fox on the main highway.
Good afternoon, jim, said Truscott
blandly
The NJ +. II. started 20 speak, but his
words came so fast thar he only biub-
bered
why, what's the matter JIM asked
Truscott.
Jumper. finally was able to answer.
whats The matter2' he asked Whats
the matter? You double-faced double
dyed, two-headed villain, You, Yankee
impostor! You sneak. You thief. You
cheater from the land of eopperheads and
sneak thieves You
Hold on there. JIM" said Truscott
raising his hands; you've only got one
side of the story"
Jumpers face was crimson, only
one side of the story, eh? You hypoeriti-
cal backslider yOu-you lying-cheaung-
Vaga--' but TruscOtt was only human
and he could not stand this, even from
Jim Jumper. He turned his back on him
and walked quietly up the street, while
the N. f. r. collected the hounds from
a magnificent fight which they We're hav-
Ing with a collie dog and cat This
cooled his anger somewhat
As Truscott walked up the street. Miss
Scarlet and Miss Fanshawe drove toward
him in a tea-cart. Smiling, he lifted lis
hat politely, bus the cutting, stony stare
with which lie was Sreeted made him wish
that he had never attempted The ~civility.
Jack FaBshaWe was mailing q letter in
the corner post box, as TruscOtt turned
70 80 10 the Warren Green. When he
saw Truscott. he turned abruptly and
walked into the bank The man at the
desk looked very quizzically at TruscOtts
name, when he registered it on the book.
When he went up 10 his room. the little
boy who was carrying his bag was not to
be found. Truscou had TO carry it up
stairs himself
And the news Of his arrival spread like
Wid-fire- 1t was not long before Ryder
vino was experimenting the breaking
OF coit-was informed. Jack Faushawe
had driven down 10 tell him as soon as he
could escape from the bank LAS for
speaking 10 the rascal De told Ryder, 4
felt more like putting the whip to his
back"
Ryder laughed why. Fan. he said.
don't you know that this Is a good
thing fer US? Don't you know that old
Tom wouldn't be showing his fine an
sorupnious countenance in Gods country
If ii didn't mean that he was going to
make restitution? Why the fellow has
come back 10 settle up. He's going to
return Us some OF our lost and vanished
capital And considering the fact that
Ryder had just received word that Nancy
Lee had iost az Belmont Park he natur-
ally felt we'll Ali his winnings at Ben
ming had gone on Nancy Lee
The redssuring manner in which Ryder
took the matte@ seemed TO calm the ruff
Sled spirit of the senior partner by
Jove, he answered. L believe that
you're right Wen have to arrest him
anyway and make him stand trial"
Toe bad he's got TO go up before
Squire Daingerheld,' said Ryder.
Why's that?"
Because the old gentleman has no use
FOR Yankees, as he calls them"
He never liked Truscott. then?''
NO, not or principle"
Fanshawe smiled We'll" he REPLIED.
AS disagreeable as il may be for us.
We've got to make him stand trial for
thievery. unless he ponies up beforehand.
which is doubtful"
Well you must serve the papers then.
because I'm TOO poor 10 afford II. said
Ryder. turning toward the stable Come
on down and see my -year-olds Fan,
they're beauties" And so In the good.
old. easy-soing Southern way, It was de-
eided TO bring TTuscOtt TO justice.
As Ryder Went into town later in the
day, lie was not thinking Of this, he was
thinking OF far different matter. Since
the Point-to-P0int he had seen Lady Hope
Gceville only once. She was as charm
ing, as cordial, as ever, and apparently
as pleased with his attentions as before.
She had told him that she was soon to
go away. Now thar the hunting season
had ended with the annual spring races,
the country 10 longer had sufficient at
traction TO hold her. There were matters,
too, in England, that required her atten-
ton. She soon would have to SAT- for
nome. True It was that Sam Scarlet
now had the nrst. claim upon her affae-
tions IS far as an actual wager was con.
cerned. but as for the lady herself. whichs
one of her suitors 1t was that she favor
cd, that he could not tell. Apparently he
was as attractive to her as the other.
At any rate she would ride with him
that DAY, so he had dressed himself with
scrupulous care. When he arrived at the
little house with the light green shutters.
she was waiting for him. IN moment
she WIS in the saddle, and they We're
tTotiing quietly down the road
Dear. old Warrington. said Lady
Alice looking back at the village I'm