The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1910-03-26

ment Miss Osborne's black Phoebe,
stationed where her eyes ranged the
whole lower floor Of the inn, drew at
tention to herself in an elaborate
courtesy
Miss Barbra wish me { say she
done come heah on business. and she
like TO to see yo' all right away. She
done bring huh saddle. and war
a-gwine ridin' twell you come back.
She's a-gettin' ready, and I'll go tell
huh you done come. She got heap
o trouble, tibet young missis, so she
hev." and the black woman's pursed
lips seemed to imply that Prof. Girls
void was in some measure respon.
sible for Miss Osbornes difficulties.
AS he stared out into the street a
negro brought a horse bearing bet
ter saddle than Mingo county had
ever boasted. and hitched 1t near the
horse he had secured for himself. An
instant later he heard a quick step
above. and Miss Osborne, sedately
followed by the black woman, came
downstairs. She smiled and greeted
him cordially, but there was trouble
IN her brown eyes.
II didn't warn you of my coming. 7
didn't want to be nuisance to you:
there's new-a most unaccountable
perplexity. IT doesn't seem right to
burden you with it-you have already
been so kind about helping me; but
dare not turn to our oldest friends
have been afraid to trust fathers
friends at all since Mr. Bosworth act
ed so traitorously."
"My time is entirely at your service,
Miss Osborne: but I have a shameful
report to make Of myself. must tell
you how miserably l have failed. be-
fore you trust ME any further. We
that Is to say. the prosecuting attor-
ney Of this county and party he got
together Of Appleweight's enemies
caught the outlaw last night-took him
with the greatest ease-but he got
away from us! 1t was all my fault
and I'm deeply disguised with N.Y.
self"
He described the capture and the
subsequent mysterious disappearance
Of Appleweight, and confessed the
obvious necessity for great caution In
further attempts to take the outlaw,
now that he was on guard. Barbara
laughed reasslringly at the end Of the
story
"'rhose men must have felt funny
when they went back to get the pris-
found Int hn ho
into the air. But there's new fea-
ture Of the case that's more serious
than the loss of this man" and the
trouble again possessed her eyes. She
drew from her purse cutting from
newspaper and handed it to him.
"That's from last nights Columbia
vidette, which is very hostile to my
father
He was already running over the
heavily loaded column that set forth
without equivocation the fact that
Gov. Osborne had not been in Column
hia since he went to New Orleans. 1t
secuted the story that he was abroad
in The state on Official business con.
nected with the Appleweisht case
the yarn which Griswold had forced
upon the friendly reporter at the tele
graph office in Columbia. The gov.
ernOr OF state, the Vidette went on
! to elaborate. could not vanish without
leaving some trace Of himself and a
| Vidette representative had traced the
steps Of Gov. Osborne from New Or.
leans until he had again entered South
Carolina under cover OF night and for
purposes which, for the honor Of the
state, the Vidette hesitated to dis
close.
The writer Of the article had ex.
hausted the possibilities Of gentle
suggestion and vague innuendo in an
effort to create an impression of mys.
terry and to piqne curiosity as ia
further developments. which were
promised at any hour Griswold's
/ wrath was aroused. not so much
against the newspaper, which he as
aumed had some fire for it's smother
| ed trlfle Of smoke, but against the
governor Of South Carolina himself
who was causing the finest and noblest
girl in the world infinite anxiety and
| pain.
"'rhe thing is preposterous," he said
lightly. "The idea that your father
would attempt to enter his own state
surreptitionsly Is uncomfortable in
these days when public men are de
MED all privacy, and when It's any
mans right to deceive the press II he
finds It essential to his own comfort
and peace; but the intlmation that
your father is in South Carolina fol-
any dishonorable purpose is prepos
! ferrous. One thing, however. is Ger
tain, Miss Osborne, and that is that
we must produce your father at the
earliest possible moment"
"But"-and Barbara hesitated, anG
her eyes, near tears as they were
wrought great havoc in Griswold'f
soul-"but father must not be found
until this Appleweight matter is set
tied. You understand without makinf
me speak the words-that he NIGH
not exactly view the matter as w
do"
1t was a painful subject; and thu