Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-29


Never mind how l found you out.
Tell me. what does it all mean? Are
you here of your own free will?"
;"Absolutely"' she answered.
ut was you at Runton?"
YES
"Under false name-with a man
who committed robbery"
She shrugged her shoulders q little
YEARLY.
MY dear Andrew" she said, 81 will
admit that I have been doing all man
ner Of incomprehenSible things.
couldn't explain everything. 1t would
take too long. What l did l did for
Guys sake and of my own free will.
1t will be all over in Il day or two now
and we shall be coming back to
Raynesworth. Then | will tell you
tales of our adventures which will
make your hair stand on end"
1T isn't true about Guy, them" he
exclaimed.
She hesitated for a moment
Andrew" she said, Il cannot tell
you anything. 1t must sound rather
horrid of me, but l cannot help it.
want you to go away. In a day or two
l will write"
IF l must" he said reluctantly. 81
will go away, but not to worry about
you-that is impossible. You seem to
be surrounded by all the medieval
terrorS which confronted the enamel
patton of princeSses in our fairy books
Only a short time ago DuncOmbe i'm
plored me to follow his example and
leave you and Paris alone. The detec-
tive whom / brought with me has been
Swallowed ever since we left Paris
Last night he left me for a few hours,
and this morning comes a note from
the hospital. He is lying there with
the back of his head beaten in-garrot-
ers, of course, the police say. looking
for plumber. How can you ask me to
be easy in my mind about you?"
She smiled reassuringly.
NO harm Will come to me here, /
can promise YOU" she said. at is you
who run the most risk if you only
knew it. Sir George Duncombe gave
you the best advice when he tried to
get you to return to England"
Il cannot leave Lloyd now until he
has recovered" Andrew answered
Tell me, Phyllis, has Duncombe found
you out? Has he been here?"
Yes she answered. II sent him
away-as am doing YOU"
HAS he ever told you" Andrew
/ asked, why he was willing in the first
instance to come to Paris in search of
you?''
NO" she answered. Wasn't it be-
| cause he was your friend|'
He shook his head
ut is his affair. not mine" he said,
with 4 sigh. Ask him some day"
The marquise swept into the room as
he passed out an impression of white
ermne and laces and perfume.
Another of your English lovers. ma
| belle:" she asked.
Scarcely that" Phyllis answered.
He is very old friend. and he was
| rather hard to get rid Of
| 81 think" the marquise said, "you
would get rid of all very willingly for
the sake of one. eh?"
| The marquise stared 1nsolently Into
the girls face. Phyllis only laughed.
| zone is usually considered the idea
number-in our country" she remarked
demurely.
But the one:" the marquise contin
ued. He would not be one of these
cold, heavy counuymen of yours, no
You have learned better perhaps ovel
here?7
Il have not had very much opportu
nifty over here, have l. to amend my
! idealsE" she asked. Il think the only
two Frenchmen / have met are the
marquis and that languid young mar
| with the green tie, the Vicomte de Ber
gillac, wasn't itT'
The marquise watched her charge
| closely.
Well she said, "he is CONNIE i
fault is he not? You find him more
elegant, more chic, than your English
men, eh?'
Phyllis shook her head regretfully.
"He is twenty three" the marquis
declared.
Phyllis laughed softly.
| ell, she said, Il do not think tina
l shall amend my ideals for the sake o
the VicOmte de Bergillac."
Tell me child" she said. "You mean
then. that of the twO-your Englisl
Sir George DuncOmbe and Henri-tha
you would prefer Sir George?"
Phyllis looked at her with twinklin;
eyes.
you would really like to know?' sh
asked
Yes"
''Sir George overwhelmingly
The marquise seemed to have recov
cred her good spirits.
Come, little one" she said. ''yor
lose color in the house. I will TAX
you for drive"