Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-10-05

slur the truth. He conceived it his
honorable duty to keep the girl in ig-
norance of his straitened circum-
stances. She was not to be distressed
by knowledge of his distress, nor could
he tolerate the suggestion Of seeming
to play for her sympathy. 1t was nee
essary, then, to invent a motive to ex-
cuse his return to No. Frognall street.
/ believe he chose to eXaggerate the in
quisitiveness of his nature and threw
in for good measure desire to re-
cover a priced trinket Of no particular
moment, esteemed for its associations,
and so forth. But, whatever the fab
rication, it passed muster. To the girl
his motives seemed less important
them.
IL am afraid" he concluded the SUM-
mary of the Capitalization he had over
heard at the skylight Of the Alethea's
cabin, you'd best make up your mind
that your father
and turned her face to the window, a
quivering muscle in the firm young
throat alone betraying her emotion.
Its bad business" he pursued re-
lentlessly-"bad all round. Mulready,
in your fathers pay, tries to have him
arrested, the better to rob him. Mrs.
/ Hallam, to secure your property for
that precious pet, Freddie, connives at
if she doesn't instigate a kidnapping.
Your father takes her money to de-
| prive you of yours, which could profit
him nothing so long as you remained
in lawful possession of it. and at the
same time he conspires to rob, through
you, the rightful owners. If they are
rightful owners. And, if they are.
why should Freddie Hallam go like a
thief In the night to secure property
that's his beyond dispute? l don't
really think you owe your father any
further consideration"
He waited patiently. Eventually
"No-ov' the girl sobbed assent.
Its this way: Calendar, counting
on your sparing him in the end, is go.
ing to hound us. He's doing it now.
There's Hobbs in the next car for
proof. Until these jewels are returned
whether to Frognall street or to young
Hallam, we're both in danger, both
thieves in the sight of the law. And
your father knows that too. There's
no profit to be had by discounting the
temper of these people. They're as
desperate gang of swindlers as ever
lived. They'll have those jewels II
they have to go as far as murder
"NIr. KirIiwood" she deprecated in
horror.
He wagged his head stubbornly, emi
nously "I've seen them in the raw
They're hot on our trail now. Ten tc
one they'll be on our backs before we
can get across the channel Once In
England we will be comparatively
safe. Until then-but I'm brute-I'n
frightening your
"You are. dreadfully." she confessed
In tremulous voice.
Forgive me. If you look at the
dark side first, the other seems all tn
, brighter. Please don't worry. Wei
pull through with flying colors or m.
names not Philip Kirlwood."
81 have every faith in you," she in
formed him. fawlessly sincere. "Whe
l think of all you've done and dare
for me. on the mere suspicion that
needed your help
"Wed best be getting ready" he IL
= terrupted hastily. Here's Brussels"
1t was So Lights, in little cluster
and long, wheeling lines, were leapin
: out of the darkness and flashing bac
as the train rumbled through the sui
urbs of the little Paris Of the nortl
), Already the other passengers were b.
stirring themselves, gathering togethe
= wraps and hand luggage and preparin
!, for the journeys end.
: Rising Kirkwood took down the
two satchels from the overhead rae
: and waited, In grim abstraction plan