The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1910-09-22

Miss Adele Will sing for us again."
IL am little frightened, Colonel
Moreau." interrupted Nine. Davezac,
her emotion mastering all repressive
measures. while she glanced apprehen-
| Sively at the window. There are
strange shadows moving in the garden.
We saw them from the parlor."
| "Ah, undoubtedly my secretary" re-
piled Kirby, "a most active being for
one of his excessive displacement. l
assure you he is entirely capable of
creating more than one legitimate
shadow
1T was more than one man." inter-
rupted Ann Pleydell in a frightened
voice of conviction. please do not
jest with us. Colonel Moreau. We are
convinced that some men are watch
ing this house both front and rear"
| ''In that case" said Kirby. instantly
serious. Il beg of you, ladies, to retire
to your rooms and permit me to in
vestigate this matter There is no
cause for alarm
A shrill. frightened scream ,ut him
short. and the next moment roulette
came flying into the room. moaning
and wringing her hands.
"Oh-h-h" she cried, shrinking away
from the window. MEN all round de
house. Dey have gun muskets. Dey
hide in de bush. Oh-h-hv'
Instinctively Kirby placed a hand
in his breast pocket and strobe toward
| fI0n hn AC In in0 h0 do
a hand suddenly pulled him back, and
he turned to confront Adele.
you think they have tracked you,"
she whispered. biting the CULVER from
her lips. "They shan't take you! They
shan't" passionately, vehemently.
"Stand back from the window" he
commanded quietly, throwing an arm
before her. ladies'" he added. turn.
ing to the others. who, with Poulette,
had defensively bulwarked themselves
behind the card table, there is no
cause for alarm. 1t is possibly only a
posse of our neighbors hunting a run
away Niger"
"Quite so, SIR" agreed a drawing
voice. And, turning, Kirby discerned
Judge Pleydell standing in the door
way, complaccntly and resolutely
blocking the one avenue of escape.
Kirby felt quite assured that at last
some one of his late friends had dis
covered the true identity of yColonel
Moreau."
II have found out who these tres
passers are" continued the Judge, sig
nificantly eying the masquerader, land.
ladies, it is my earnest request that
you retire to your rooms"
"Retire?" furiously stormed Adele.
her eyes swapping. II tell you I'll
have them whipped off the placer
~"You can't do it; he's right" cut in
Kirby. nodding toward the Judge.
A heavy step in full retreat now
sounded on the balcony, and as Nine.
Davezac gave birth to a frightened
little scream Larkin Bunce. looking
considerably overheated and embar-
raised, pushed through the window
and beamed rather foolishly Upon the
assembled company.
"You changed your mind about TAX
ing that stroll. did you. Larkin?"
greeted Kirby pleasantly.
well, l didn't stroll fur" acknowl-
edged the other. fastening an innocent
eye upon the ceiling. "There was
some men out there, strangers to me
so fur. Yet they kind O. seemed to
show some interest in me when l ran
into 'em. Told me it wasn't healthy to
take too long Il walk in the night air.
And when l went round the house the
other way there was some more O.
them says the same thing similar. So
reckoned might as we'll come back
to the house."
'If you will permit me-" said Kirby.
facing the company and raising his:
voice. II will receive Judge Pleydell's
friends on the porch yonder. No.
Bunce," he added sharply as the other
approached. IL don't want you. It's Il
lone hand, partner"
"You shan't do it," implored Adele.
catching his arm. "Oh. don't you see
it would be as If had betrayed you?
Anatole," she broke off sharply. note
Of agonized relief in her voice as the
young creole appeared in the doorway
and gently shouldered his way past
the judge-"Anatole. you've told me a
hundred times you'd die to do me a
service. Now ! give you the chance.
want those men driven of my prop.
erty."
NJ. Veaudry's fl &c whitened and set
as he became the cynosure Of all eyes.
Kirby's excepted.
1T is a service that do you, made
moiselle," he said ut length, with quiet
dignity. "Those are my men. out there
told them to surround the house, and
this gentleman knows what for" bow
ing gravely to Kirby.
mo, he doesn't, but l do" cried
Adele, laughing Historically. $50 this
is how you win woman, Anatole: