The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1913-04-05

a moments interval, was repeated.
Aleck lifted his head at the first sig
nal, took another look at James ana
one at Hand, then light as cat ne
darted from the room and down the
stairs, leaving the house through one
of the tall windows In the parlor. Mr..
Chamberlain was standing near the
lilac bushes, his big figure outlined
dimly in the darkness.
shut up!" Aleck whispered fierce
ly, as he ran toward him. Hes just
got to sleep, Chamberlain; gone TO
sleep. like baby. Don't make an In
fernal racket"
"Oh, didn't know Didn't mean
to make a racket" began Chamber,
lain. when Aleck pumped into MIN
and shook him by the shoulders.
Hes asleep-like a baby!' ne re-
iterated And Chamberlain, wise com
rade, took Aleck by the arm and
| tramped him off over the Hill to settle
his nerves. They walked for an hour
arm in arm over the. road that lay ike
gray ribbon before them In the
night, winding up slantwise along the
rugged country.
Dawn was awake on the hills a mile
away, and by and by Aleck founo
tongue TO tell the story Of the night,
which was good for him. He talked
| fast and unevenly, and even extrava-
gantly. Chamberlain listened ana
loved his friend In a sympathy that
spoke for itself, though his words
we're commonplace enough. by the
time they had circled the hve-miie
road and we're near the house again
Aleck was something like h1mseH'
though still unusually excited. Cnaln'
berlain mentioned casually that MISS
tReynier had been anxious about MIN.
and that all his friends at the big no.
tel had worried. Finally. he, Cham
berlain. had set out for the old red
house, thinking he could possibly De
of service; in any case glad TO be near
his friend.
, And by the way" Chamberlain
added. "you may be interested to hear
that accidentally I got on the track
of thet beggar who ate the hermit
!, eggs. Took tramp this morning, ana
!, found him held up at kind or sailor
e inn, waiting for money. Grouchy ole
e party: no wonder his men shippec
him"
Aleck at first took but feeble inter
est in Chamberlain's discoveries; ne
u was still far from being his precise
judicial self. He let Chamberlain tall
3 on, scarcely noticing what he said
a until suddenly the identity or the
= man whom Chamberlain was descrip
* ing came home to him. Agatha
n story flashed back In his memory. III
d. stopped short in his tracks, haltinl
bis companion with a stretched-ou
:. forefinger.
~ Look here. Chamberlain" he said
~ 1--WE been half loony and didn't tax
NJ In what you said. II that's the owne
or proprietor of the Jeanne D'Arc--
TX man known as Monsieur Chatelaro
. French accent, blond. above medium
size. prominent white teeth--we wan
70 him right away. He kidnapped Mis-
~, Redmond in New York. and ! shouldn
III wonder if he kidnapped old jim an
a stole the yacht besides. He's ba
=, one"
~ Mr.. Chamberlain had the air OF HI
~ moring a lunatic. well, what's to b
Nc done? Is It case for the law?
=! tbore any evidence to be had?'
~ Law, Evidenced" cried Alec
ITO "I should think So You go to 81
Simon. Chamberlain, and IND OF
"a who's sheriff, and well get warral
-, and run him down. Heavens! A ma
L. like that would sell his mother"
NJ Chamberlain looked frankly skep
ne cal. and would not bulge until Alec
10 had related every circumstance tn
eo he knew about Agatha's involuntal
nc e,oht from New York. He was 6
., for going to the red house and inve
tieating Agatha herself, but Aleck
fused to let him do that.
"she's woru out and gone to be-
CO. vou can't see her. But it's straigl
20, Won take my word. We must cat
80 that scoundrel and bring him here I
~ identifcation--to be sure there's
IN mistake. And II It Is he. It'll he b
nee enough for him."
Chamberlain doubted whether
"a was the same man, and put up obi
,o,,. TONS seriatim to each proposition
he Alexis, but finally accepted them
,r,s He made point. however, OF goi
ast. on his quest alone.
In "You go back to the red house
and go to bed, and I'll round up Eggs.
he's think l know how the trick can
de- DONE"
Aleck was stubborn about accc
ely, panying Chamberlain, but the Engli
the man plainly wouldn't have It, He :
Aleck he could do II better alone. Q
ear. led him by the arm back to the
the red house, where the kitchen d
he stood Hospitality open. sallie was
met work In her pantry. Tho kettle
fter singing on the stove. and the N