The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-12-08

these Appleweight fellows had been
cutting off the timber down there, u
] remember rightly"
YES, sir" replied the forester,
twlrling his cap awkwardly. But
some OF the people on the estate have
said"
He broke off in an embarrassment
so unlike him that Jerry and Ardmore
looked at him curiously.
WELL Paul. what's the matter? II
the cabin has been burned down It's
no serious matter"
why, sir; some of the men passing
there at night say they see lights and
hear sounds in the cabin, though no
one from the estate goes there. A
child died in the house last spring
and--well, you know how some OF
these people are!"
Cheer up, Paul. We have bigger
business on hand than the chasing OF
ghosts just now When we get
through with these other things I'll
go over there myself and take look
at the spook."
AS Paul hurried away, Jerry seized
pen and wrote this message:
Rutherford Glllingwater.
Adjutant- General, Camp Dangerfield,
Azbel N. c.:
Move all available troops by shortes;
route to Kildare at once, and report to
me personally at Ardsley Make no state.
ments to newspapers. Answer.
DANGERFIELD,
Governor.
81 guess that will bring him run.
ming" said Ardmore, calling serv.
ant and ordering the message dis
patched Immediately.
Before luncheon a message was re-
ceived from Gillingwater, to this eff
feet:
Gov. William Dangerfield,
Ardsley, N. c.:
En- route with our entire available force
speed and will report at Ardsley at nine
o'clock. Is full military dress de rigueur?
Gilingwater.
Adjutant-General.
isn't that just like Rutherford!
He's afraid he won't be dressy enough;
but II he knew that the South Carolina
troops might shoot holes in his uni.
form he wouldn't be due here for a
couple Of weeks, instead Of at nine
o'clock" and Jerry laughed merrily.
They debated more seriously this
telegram from Collins at Raleigh sent
the previous evening:
Can't maintain this bluff much longer.
Even the friendly newspapers are grow
ing suspicious State credit jeopardized
by disappearance of Treasurer Foster.
Billings. of Bronx Loan and Trust. here
in a great fury over bond matter. Do
you know governors whereabouts?
Things are certainly growing more
exciting" was Ardmores comment. II
suppose even gifted liar like Col.
Inns can't muzzle the press forever"
you can't go on fooling all North
Carolina all the time, either" said
Jerry, land I suppose when papa gets
tired of being scared he will turn up
in Raleigh and tell some plausible
story about where he has been and
what has happened. When 1t comes
to being plausible no one can touch
papa"
Maybe he's dead" suggested Ard.
more gloomily.
That's real inspiration on your
part, Mr. Ardmore; and it's very
sweet Of you to mention it, but !
have no idea that any harm has come
to papa. It's too much trouble to get
elected governor, without dying in
office, and besides, papa is none too
friendly with the lieutenant governor
and would never think Of allowing
such person to succeed him. But
those bonds seem rather serious and
| don't like the idea Of your Mr.. Bill
ings making fuss at Raleigh"
THAT will be all right" remarked
Ardmore, blotting the last of num-
Der of kilograms which he had been
writing, and pressing a button. ITS
much more important for us to get
Appleweight into a South Carolina
jail; and it's not going to be so easy
to do, now that Grissy is working on
the other side, and angry at me about
that scarlet fever telegram"
There may be trouble" said Ard
more to his guests as they sat at
luncheon. But should hate to have
1t said that my guests could not be
taken care of here perfectly. / beg
that you will all remain"
The luncheon was interrupted by
the arrival of summons for Ard.
more, who hurriedly left the table.
Big Paul awaited him below, mount.
ed and holding led-horse
(To BE CONTINUED.)