The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-11-06
Copyright BY Dodd. Mead & Go.

in the morning. Please come home with
us. Your mother hash-has ask us to
fetch you'll meal your sister. Beg
pardon"
IL cannot go, gentlemen she
stammered. "Please don't insist
please don't ask why. l cannot CO.
81 shay. Constance, by JOve, the
Jokes on YOU" exclaimed Freddie. II
know who t ish you're waitin' flor.
Well. he can't come. He's locked In"
Freddie, you are drunk" in deep
scorn.
81 know it," he admitted cheerfully.
We've looked everywhere for you.
We're your frien's. He said 1t was at
n eatin' house. We've been ever eatin'
house In Inchbrook. Was here first Of
all. Leave 1t to Rodney. Wassen we.
Rodney? You bet we was. You was
sen here ct 'leven o'clock. Come on
home, Constance. s all right. He's
safe. He can't come"
But he will ZONE. unless something
terrible has happened to him. she al
most sobbed in her desperation.
"Cousin Alfred. won't you go to the
Jail and see what has happened?"
Permit me-" interrupted Odell-Car-
ney with grave dignity. "Your friend.
Miss Fowler. is not In jail. He Is
OUT
mot in jail" she almost shrieked.
II knew It! I knew 1t could not go
wrong. But where is he?"
"He's out on bail. We bailed him
out at half past 10 Wot!." She had
leaped to her feet with a short scream
and was clutching his arm frantically.
ION bail? At half past 10? Good
heavens, then-then-oh. are you sure?"
Positive. absolutely"
'"Then what has become Of my 1900
crowns?"
"You en- search me, Constance"
murmured Freddie.
bout, Constance" said Mr.. Rodney in
a very hurt tone. We've put up Sc
curity fr FIVE thous'n dollars. that's
what we did. This is all the thanks
we getsh for 1t. U%ngrachfulr'
Constance had been thinking very
defense. 1t rapidly was dawning upon
her that these men had secured her
lovers release on bail at half past 10
o'clock. IN hour and a half before she
had given her bride of 1900 crowns to
the jailer. That being the case. 1t was
becoming clear to her that the wretch
deliberately had taken the money
knowing that Brock was not in the
prison and with the plain design to
rob her Of the amount. 1t was IA tran
action in which he could be perfectly
secure; bribing Of public officials is n
solemn offense in Austria and Ger
many. She could have nc recourse,
could make no complaint. Her money
was gone.
Where is Mr.. Br-Mr. Medcroft?'
she demanded. her voice full of ankle
ty. Ii he We're out Of Jail why had he
failed to come in the meeting place?
Hes locked in" persisted Freddie.
That's just it, Miss Fowler" ex-
planned Odell-C Carney glibly. You shee
see, it was this way: We got him
out on bail on condition he'd pear to
morrow morning fore the magistrate
After we'd got Inn out he insisted on
coming round here SOS he could run
away with you. That wassen a gen
nelmanly thing to do after we'd put up
u money. We coui'n' afford have him
runnin' away with you. So we had
him locked in a Dol on top floor OF
the hotel, where he can't get out n
leave us to hold the bag. don't you see.
He almos' cried an said you'd be wait
in at the church or-or something like
that bally song. don't you know, an
as a lash reshort. to keep him quiet
like a good ferrer-feller. we said wed
come an get you an 'splain everything
Observation-Disclosures satisfactorily"
She looked at them with burning
eyes. Slow rage was coming to the
flaming point. And for this she had
sat and suffered for hours in a street
restaurant! For this! Her eyes fell
upon the limp horses and the detected
stable boy. Two hours.
You will release him at once!" she
stormed. do you hear? 1t Is outra-
geousv'
without another word to the dazed
trio she rushed to the curb and com
manded the boy to assist her into the
saddle. He did so. in stupid amaze
ment. Then she instructed him to
mount and follow her to the Tirol as
fast as he could ride. The horses were
tearing or In the darkness a moment
later.