Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-10-14

arms, land Us you were very much &C.
cupied made free with the rear We
eanca and changed places with him.
Claiborne walked slowly toward him,
the anger glowing in his face.
"You are worse than l thought
eavesdropper. housebreakef!"f .
"Yes: am both those things. Cap
tain Claiborne. But am Also In. a
great hurry. What do you want with
meg"
"You are rogue, an impostor''-
I'VE viii grant that" said sArmitaee.i
Where is your warrant for my ar
rest?''
"That will be Forthcoming fast
enough. want you to understand
that have personal grievance
against you"
ut must walt until day after tomor-
row. Captain Claiborne. will come
to you here or wherever you say on the
day after tomorrow" 4.
Armitage spoke with deliberate
sharp decision that was not the tone
of q rogue or a fugitive. As he spoke
he advanced until he faced Claiborne
In the center of the room. Shirley still
stood by the window, holding the soiled
paper in her hand. She had witnessed
the change Of the men at the end Of
the room. 1t had touched her humos.
1t had been joke on her brother. but
she felt that the night had brought Z
crisis. She could not continue to shield
q man of whom she knew nothing save
that he was the object Of curious
enmity. The coup de theatre by which
Armitage had taken the place Of his
but she was vexed and angry now that
he had dared come again to the house.
"You are under arrest, Mr.. Armitage.
must detaln you here" said Claiborne
"In America-in free Virglnia-with-
out legal processs'. asked Armitage.
laughing. Z
lyon are q housebreaker. that u
enough. Shirley. please go"
"You We're not detached from the
army to find a housebreaker. But
will make your work easy for you
day after tomorrow Twill present my.
self to you wherever you soy. But
now-that cable message which my
man found in your sheep pasture is Of
Importance. l, must trouble you to
read 1t to me-"
moi! shouted Claiborne.
Armitage drew step nearer
you must take my word for 1t that
matters of Importance. of farreaching
consequence. hang upon that message.
must know what 1t Is"
"You certainly have magnificent
cheek! am going to take that paper
to Baron Won Marhof ut once"
do so-but must know first! Bar
on Won Marhof and are on the same
side in this business. but he doesn't
understand 1t. and 1t Is clear you don't.
Give me the message"
He spoke commandingly. his voice
thrilling with earnestness. and jerked
out his last words with angry impa-
tIence. at the same moment he and
4 Claiborne stepped toward each other
with their hands clinched at theii
SIDES. ..s
II don't like your tone, Mr.. Armi-
tagew
III uOn ike 10 Use tnut tone, captain
Claiborne"
Shirley walked quickly to the table
;, and put down the message. Then, 60
. ing to the door. she paused rs though
by IN afterthought and repeated quite
slowly the words:
MISUNDERSTANDING later than
I'riday-Chnuvenet."
shirley" roared Claiborne.
John Armitage bowed to the already
vacant doorway. then bounded Into the
hall out upon the Sveranda and ran
through the garden to the side gate
where Oscar waited.
Half an hour Inter Captain Claiborne.
after an interview with Baron Won
k3nhof. turned his horse toward the
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