The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1909-07-01
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promised not to say anything about IL.
But. truly, didn't mean TO bother
you"
Millicent exploded in an access OF
Indignation: "And do you mean that
you expect us to accept such a ridicu-
lous promise-after all we have been
through"
quite So" remarked Aunt Rebecca.
with precise echo OF her niece's
most Anglican utterance-the gift OF
mimicry had been one OF Mrs. Win
ter's most admired and distrusted so
cial gifts from her youth
Rupert Winter FASTENED TO distract
Mllllcents attention by saying. de-
clslvely: III the boy has promised.
that ends Il: he can't break his parole.
Anyhow, they don't seem to have hurt
you. old SOM"
"Oh. they treated me dandy. those
fellows" said Archie. Miss Janet.
know how TO run an electric motor
car, except backing"
I'm bet you do" muttered the do
tectlve.
Here the colonel came 10 the boys
relief second time and drew Birdsall
aside. Best let me pump the chap n
little. You get downstairs and see
how he got here. who brought him.
They'll get clean away. II is late for
that as II Is. You can report tomor'
row"
II was the colonel. also. who elm
mated Mrs Mlllicent by the mastery
sratagem OF suggesting that she pass
the news 10 Mrs Wigglesworth. He
artfully added that II would require
tact TO let the lady from Boston I'M
derstand that the lad had been found
without in any way gratifying her
natural curiosity In regard to the man
ner Of finding or the cause OF disap-
pearance. I'm have 10 leave that 10
you" he concluded. Maybe you can
see a way out: confess my hands
are in the air"
Mlllicent thus relegated TO the am
bassador's shelf. the colonel slipped
comfortably into his pet armchair
facing his nephew on the lounge be
tween Aunt Rebecca and Miss Smith
Miss Smith looked frankly. charmingly
happy. Aunt Rebecca looked rather
tired.
"Of course" he remarked. Il under.
stand. old man, that you have promised
secrecy to the Fireless Stove gang.
ms wen call them: but the other kid.
napers. the crowd that held up your
car and then switched you on on a
side track while young Fireless was
ietained-they haven't any hold on
your"
mo. sir" said Archie: "but--you
see. that strange gentleman and Aunt
Milllcen,-I was scared lest I'd give
something away"
They're not here now. All friends
here. Suppose you make clean
breast OF your second kidnapping. II
may be important you should"
Nothing loath. Archie told his story.
Left outside while Tracy went into
the Office with policeman. to whom
he gave his assumed name. he re-
malned for hardly two minutes before
a gentleman and cop" came up 10
him. and the latter ordered him 20
descend from the machine-but not
until they had found II impossible to
move the vehicle. When they did dis
cever that the key was out and gone.
the man in citizens clothes hailed a
cab and the officer CURLY informed
Archie that Gardiner (Tracy's travel
ing name) had been taken to another
court and he was to follow. He didn't
suspect anything beyond collision
with the speed regulations OF the city,
but had he seen a chance TO dive under
his escorts arm the boy would have
taken IT, Such chance was not az.
forded him, and all he was able 10 do
wac TO lean out suddenly as they
passed the Palace and to wave at Ran.
dali. Il wanted them to stop and let
me get some one to pay my fine" said
Archie, but they said I was only a
witness. They wouldn't let me stop;
they run down the curtain-at least
so far as II would run. II was like
all those hack curtains, you know-all
out Of order"
Cro BE CoNTINUEDD
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