The Marshall republican., 1910-06-03

penalty * two years In prison. and
Italian prisons. | am credibly Informed.
are-cnplensunt."
Pike ruminatcd and folded his letter.
Being In Jail amt much like an
a., Elks' carnival he observed.
Even n citizen Of your admirable
| country could not escape IL his COM
| plicity were proved-if he were caught
in the act. | will be plain with you"
These last words had an ominous
note. Let us imagine thai a badly
wanted man appeared upon he per-
COLA here and made an appeal to n
of your countrymen who. for the pur
poses Of argument. Is at work Upon
this car. Say that the too amiable
American conceals the fugitive under
the automobile and afterward. with
the connivance Of n friend. deceives
the officers of the law and shelters the
criminal. say, In q room Of that lowe:
suit there
He looked about in the growing twi
light and pointed dramatically to the
window. Pike, now thoroughly inter
ested and with his pulse beating p
rapid tattoo. followed his finger. The
earl vent on:
"Imaglne. for instance, that the shad-
ow which appears upon that curtain
were that of the wanted man. Would
you not agree then to q reasonable re-
quest:"
Daniel swallowed painfully. for he
saw In some that that sway
ing window curtain which had caught
his eye an hour ago had held a dis
t;nct menace. 1t seemed too bad <hai
this should be the end of 1t all-all tue
defenses he had raised for the girl OF
his dead friend should be swept away
in an instant by u bit Of folly.
what would be the nature Of that
%request2" he asked
ut would concern a certain alliance
might concern a certain settlement
the earl replied softly.
"If the request were refused, whaI
would the consequences BET" Pike
went on, with lowered eyes, for he
would no. trust himself to meet those
of the nobleman.
1.-TWO years at least In prison fol
the American"
Looks bad for-that American, eh?'
Pike inquired whimsically.
Lord Hawcastle stepped close &c
him.
IF this fellow countryman Of your:
were assured that the law would be
permitted to take its course If q favor
able answer to a certain question were
not received In an hour within that
hotel. what, In your opinion. would
the answer be2"
Pike looked up from the letter he
/. was twisting in his hands. and his
thin shoulders took on q squarer atti
tude. He looked his antagonist square
ly in the eye, but he did not raise the
tone of his voice.
. ut would depend a good deal OF
, which of my countrymen you caught
If 1t depended on the one l know bes
, he'd tell you he'd see you in hade'
first."
For an instant the earl looked fixed
, ly at Daniel, and his face went rec
and white by turns. There was a dan
. gerous fash in his eyes, and he step
ped a tri6e closer and half raised
his walking stick. Then. with a NUT
tered oath, he dropped it, picked W
his hat from the bench where he haC
/ thrown 1t and walked to the hote
steps.
You have an hour" he said, menac
ingly turning. "At the end of tina
time-we will know what to do"
Daniel must have stood there tel
minutes after Hawcastle had gone
ana the twilight came down aud epvel
oped him with its softness. AS thu
lights came out here and there he turn
ed and looked over at the windows O
Won Grollerhagen's suit and noted tn,
shadow still on the window blind.
Looks 10 me like docs in this thin
and ought to be told" he murmured.
He found his way slowly across tn
grass and up the steps and in anothe