Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-04-02

were thin. and the speaker was "a.
t1aliy leaning against them. I caught
every accent Of h seemed to be th0
answer to q question. Yes; e 1t -
ali right" she said. q covert ring OF Inn
patience In her voice- Take breath
a moment I do not see hsn now"
.Thank h%eavenl" mutte,ed another
perrss,s. Tho latter speakers o n
smacked equally OF breeding with the
formers. but was rounder and fulles
and moro masterfnl. and abe appeared
to be out OF breath. "Then perhaps we
have thrown him of the trail she con-
seemed to have somewhat recovered
herself. II distrusted him from the
first. Anne: from II FIRST. Yet, do you
know. I never feared him az 1 did Mas.
ter Clarence. n az 1t &ss too much
to hope that we should bs rid of both
at once-they o good care OF that
why. The attempt had to be made while
he was at home. Blu 4 always felt he
was q spy"
"who-Master C~larenee." asked she
who had spoken first.
AYE, he certainly But I did MOI
mean I m I meant Philip
We'll, IL said at first. you remem.
Der. that 1t was u foolhardy enterprisA
mistress"
Tut. tut. GIRL" quoth the other tart.
ly. This time tho impatience lay with
her. n she took NO pafns to conceal
1t. I'VE are not beaten yet. Come. looh
about! Cannot you remember where
we are nor which t,e river should
tell"
But with the dawn"
"The streets would tll. True. and
Master Philip giving the alarm, we
should be detected before we had gone
fnW THN ->> .l-1
time. l have my breath again. and the
child is asleep. Let Vi venture one way
or the other. and heaven grant it DO
the right one!"
Let me eee." the younger woma
answered slowly, as II In doubt. did
we come by the church? 40. We came
the other way Let US try this turning.
then"
why. child. we came that way" was
the decided answer. What are YOU
thinking Of? That would take us
straight back into his arms. the wretchi
Come, come! You loiter." continued
and a minute may make ali
the difference between n prison
and freedom. II we can reach tho
Lion wharf by ;--it Ia like to be a darh
morning IL foggy-we may still eR
cape before Master Philip brings the
watch upon us.'
AASS AO "a ia Us StSC SROA0A
and her words were already growing
indisttnct from distance. while I re-
NAMED. still. idly seeking the clew ia
their talk and nauttering over and over
again the name Clarence. which seemed
familiar to me. when q cry OF alarm, in
which I recognized n OF their voices,
cut short my reverie, I crawled with all
speed from my shelter and stood up.
being still In IL line with the boards
and not easily distinguishable. AS she
had said. 1t was a dark morning, but
h roofs of the h-ouses-nowh high. now
low-could be plainly discesned against
a gray. drifting Sky wherein the
first signs of dawn were Wis
ible. and the blank outline Of
the streets. which met at this point.
could be seen. Six or seven yards from
me. In the middle of the roadway. stood
three dusky figures, OF whom 1 Judged
the nearer. from their attitudes. to be
the W women. The faTthest seemed
to be q man.
I was astonished to see that he waa
standing cap in hand-nay. l was dis
gusted as well. for I a crept out hot
listed, expecting to be called upon to
defend the But. despite the
him quietly enough as far as I could
near. And In a minute Or 80 l saw
the taller oma give him something.
He took 1t. with q low bow. and ap-
peared Utmost to sweep the dirt with
his bonnet. She waved her hand in
dismissal, and he stood back. still un-
covered. And-hcy, presto:--the womes
tripped swiftly away.
BY this time my curiosity was IN.
tensely excited, but for a moment ]
thought It was doomed to disappoints
ment. I thought that 1t was all oven
stood looking after them until they
reached h corner. and the moment
they had passed It he followed. Hia
etealthy n OF going and his fash.
lon OF peering after them was enough
for me. I guessed at once that he wa
to them and against their will. and
with considerable elation ] started after
him. using the same precautions. What
was for the geese was for
h gander! So we went-two. me-,
one-slipping after another through
half Q dozen dark streets. tending gen
orally southward.
Following him In this way I seldom
caught q glimpse OF the women. The
man kept at q considerable distance be-
hind them. and I had my attention fixed
on him. But once or twice when, turn
ing . corner. I all but trod on his heels
I saw them. and presently an odd point
about them struck me. There was Q
white kerchief or something attached
apparently to the back Of the ones
cloak. which considerably assisted MP
stealthy friend to keep them In view.
It puzzled me. Was It a signal to hint
Was he really an the time acting IN
concert with them. and was I throw.
ing away my pains? Or was the white
object which SO betrayed them merely
the result Of carelessness and the lack
Of foresight of women graphing with
Q condition OF things to which they
were unaccustomed7 OF course I could
not decide this. the more as, at that
distance. ] failed to distinguish whaa
the white something was az even which