The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-09-16

"HE'D Tell Y0U HE'D St
tnese last words had an ominoua
note. let Us imagine thht n badly
wanted man appeared upon the per-
cola here and made IN appeal 10 one
Of your countrymen who. for the pur.
poses OF argument. Il at work upon
this car. say tint the too amiable
American coneeals the fugitive under
the automobile and affeEward. With
the eonnivanee Of 4 friend. deceIYea
the officers Of the Inv and shelters the
criminal. say, in 4 room Of that lower
zult there"
lie looked about n the growing twI-
light and pointed dramatically to the
window. Pike. hou thoroughly inter.
ssted and with hi pulse beating
rapid tattoo, followed his finger. Tha
earl vent on:
Imagine. for instance. that the Hhad.
o. which appears upon That curtain
we're that Of the wanted man. Would
you not agree then T. reasonable r.
anestT'
Daniel swallowed painfully. for h
saw in some manner that that sway.
Ing window curtain which had caught
Ii ere an hour aTo had held . de
1inet menace. II seemed too bad that
this should be the en1 u II all--all thu
defenses he had raIaad for the girl Of
his dead friend should be swept away
n nj instant by II Of folly.
what would b the nature OF thar
Eeaneslf" hc asked
1t would concern ! certain alliance
might concern eeftaIn settlement
the eari replied softly.
IF the request we're refused, what
would the consequences bcr' Pike
vent on, with lowered eyes. for be
would not trust himself 10 meet those
n The noblemsn.
Two years n leazt In prison for
the American"
Looks bad for fHaI American. chr
Pike inquired whImsIeally.
Lord Hawcasfle steIaod close 70
him.
If this fellow eountryman OF yours
we're assured tint the law would IL
permitted to tuke II course II a faYor.
abIe answer 10 n eerIaIn question we're
nat received In m hour within that
hoIel. what, In youF opinion. would
tie answer be-
Pike looked M from the letter he
WIS twisting In h hands. and hi
thin shoulders looI N squarer att.
tnde He looked b antagonist square.
! IN the eye. but IL I'D not raise the
tone of his voice.
1T would depend : good deal On
which Of my counIrymen you caught.
I It depended On the one know best
he'd tell you he'd zee you in hades
first
For an instant tie earl looked liked.
! n Daniel. and n face went red
and white by turns. There was dan.
gerous fash In hls eyes. and he step.
ped tribe closer aud half rnised
his walking stick. Then. with NUT.
tered oath. he dropped II, picked Up
hIs hat from The bench where he Ind
thrown II and walked TO the hotel
steps.
You have an hour he said, menae.
InEly turning - lie end of that
IIme=we will know Hhal 10 do"
Daniel must hafe stood there ten
minutes after HaNenstle had gone.
and the twilight eaIna down aud enYel.
oped him with it sofIness. As the
IIeHts came out hern and there he turn.
ed aud looked over n the windows Of
Yon Grollerhagen.z snll and noted the
shadow stll On the window blind.
..Looks TO mo Ike uoe's In this thing
and ought 10 be told. he murmured.
lie found his WY slowly across the
ETass and up the sIeps md IN another
moment tapped upon the door OF the
Germans rooms. The door was opened
II Ribiere. who Informed him that
Yon Grollerhagen .aa dressing. He
found his friend adjusting his white
craYat before a mirror.
Within fil minutes he. had ncauaint-
ID the other with al that had passed
md had received smile In return.
Yon Grollerhagen refused to take the
matter seriously.
sronfr' he said .surely you can
trust this Lord uaweastle not TO men.
ton It. He must know that the conse.
quenees for you n well as for me
would be. to say the laast. disastrous.
Surely you made tint clear to him.
Daniel smiled gently.
No" he answered grImly. "He made
It clear to he. THo Years In jail, ana
4 don't mike II NJ mind In fifty
minutes from NJ. 10 do what he
wants me to do
What II II TIM be wants you to
dor. asked tue German.
The young lalY.s father trusted me
70 look SITTER ller. md Il won't prom