The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-06-08
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By HORACE 3. GAYLORD.

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copyright, 1850. BY American Press Assoc
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My cousin, Betty Archibald. Is scat
Ter brain9d. AS ! was about to leave
on the $50 train to spend the week
end at her cottage by the sea she sent
me this telegram:
Vic wllI be At station at s:i5. Bring her
down.
/ knew no more who vic was than
the contents Of a Hottentot newspaper.
What should / do-go to the station
and trust to luck7 That was all /
could do. and that / did.
There was the usual rush to get
aboard that one finds on the last days
Of the week at trains going 70 seaside
resorts. There were a dozen people
ahead OF me at the ticket Office, among
them pretty girl 10 whom the agent
gave ticket TO Manasquan, which
was my station. OF course 1 took note
OF her and hoped she might turn out
to be Vic, but there was only the rea-
son Of her destination. / walked about
for ten minutes before the train start
ed, observing every one who seemed to
be looking for some one. All | could
see were youngster Of eighteen who
waited at the gate tiiithe starting bell
rang and a man with dog, who leaned
against post.
AS the train rolled or / entered 3
car, and there sat the girl with the
Manasquan ticket. I stared at her,
and, after looking az me for mo.
menb she dropped her eyes. Beside
her on the seat was a suit case, which
/ noticed was marked Z f. That set
tied it She mtst be Vie. Instead Of
approaching her and asking her IF she
was the girl looked for / concluded
to gain the information on the detee-
tive plan. 1t would be interesting to
discover her identity b. following tie
elew given me ca her suit case. It
would be more interesting to know her,
she not knowing me. 1t would be
downright fun TO take her to my
hostess. chat Bet for her failure ID
give me proper information, then tell
them both that by my ingenuity I had
after all, been enabled to do all that
had been required of me. Raising nv
hat said to her.
Pardon me, but I think we are GO
ing 10 the same station. and, arrived
there, we win be entertained at the
same house,
s'Yes7' she replied, with smile.
''YoH are going to Manasquan, be-
lleveT
II ann
@And you win be the guest or my
cousin2"
She put the suit case on the floor,
and sat down beside her.
'eWho IL your cousin?'
II have thought that it would be en-
tertaining to have yop see II BY ques-
ti0ning me you can find out who i am
and certain orders / have received re-
gpecting you
eThat would serve to while away
the time we shall spend on the train"
"Wili you beginf"
"Let me see. You are Harold Bliss n
ssNo.o
mot Rose Dutton's fiance?1
mo. / wish | we're any ones
fiance."
II give 1t up.
"Can't you guess my orders2"
"No.e
Il am directed to be your escort
sYou don't mean it,
Eyes; I was teIegraphed to meet you
MI the station to escort YOU to Manas-
quan and thence to-
"Whera9'
aTo tell you would spoil all the fun. ! /
AAnd" she said, after q little
thought, TO tell you where I'm going |
would spoil ali the fun too.
"It certainly would The person /
from whom / received my orders is
verv careless and gave no clew by /
which to recognize you. Nevertheless
have secured a clew. Do you like
to read detective storiesfs
Il dote on them"
ssWsll we are enacting a little de-
fective story. When we get to the end
Of cur Journey We shall have the de-
nouement"
Il dare say it viii al be very clever.
How did you happen 20 think Of such
a plsnfa
ssAdanasquan!a shouted trainman.
/ picked. up her suit case and left /