The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-07-25

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Good" said Arrelsford, while
want to handle this thing myself. !
may call you. Be ready. that's ALL"
Very we'll"
"Obey any orders you may get, and
send out all dispatches unless ! stop
you"
yes, sir"
And IL you don't mind, don't care
to have all these messenger boys com
ing back here. / will order them to
stop in the hall. II you have any
messages for them you can take them
out there. don't want to have too
many people in the room"
Very good, sir. VIII you give the
order to your orderly when he brings
up the young LADY,"
yes"
Arrelsford stepped to the door, and
Foray busted himself with the click
ing instruments. After a few min
utes' conversation with the orderly.
| who had Just returned, Arrelsford
ushered Edith Varney into the room.
With not even a glance at the opera
tor in her intense preoccupation, the
girl spoke directly to Arrelsford.
1--WE accepted your invitation,
you see."
81 am greatly obliged to you, Miss
Varney," returned Arrelsford with
deferentlal courtesy. "As matter Of
justice to me II was"
81 didn't come to oblige you" an
swered Edith haughtily.
She had never liked Mr.. Arrelsford
His addresses had been most unpleas-
ant and unwelcome to her. and now
she not only hated him but she loath-
ed him.
81 came here" she continued, as
Arrelsford attempted to speak, ito
see that no more" her voice broke
for a moment, murders are commit
ted hereto satisfy your singular Gu
riosity."
"Murders!" exclaimed Arrelsford,
flushing deeply.
The girl nodded
"The Union soldier who escaped
from prison" she began.
rs the man dead?" interrupted Ar
relsford
"The man is dead"
1T is. a curious thing, Miss Var
ney," continued the other with cut
ting emphasis, that one Yankee pris-
oner more OF less should make so
much difference to you, isn't it? They
are dying down in Libby by the hun
dreds."
"At least they are not being killed
in our houses, in our drawing-rooms,
before our very eyes?"
She confronted Arrelsford with "a
bitterly reproachful glance, before
which his eyes for a moment fell, and
he was glad indeed to turn to another
orderly who had just entered the
room.
Have you kept track of him?" he
asked in a low voice.
Hes coming down the street to
the department now, sir"
Where has he been since he left
Mrs. Varneys house?"
He went to his quarters on Carey
bLTtGl. We BOI III Nllb hNAb lOOh anu
watched him through a transom."
What was he doing?"
Working on some papers or docu-
ments."
Gould you see them? Did you see
what they were?"
"They looked like orders from the
war department, sir"
He is coming here with forged or
ders, l suppose"
'I don't doubt it, sir"
81 surmise that his game 10 to get
control of these wires and then send
out dispatches to the front that will
take away a battery or brigade from
some vital point, the vital point indi-
Gated by Plan g. That's where they
mean to attack tonight"
Looks like it, sir" agreed the or
derly respectfully.
"'Plan g. that's where they will
hit u.s." mused the secret service
agent, "is there guard in the build
ing?"
Not inside, sir" answered the or
derly, there's a guard in front and
sentries around the barracks over in
the square"
If ! shouted they could hear from
tAis window, couldn't they?" asked
Arrelsford.
The guard in front could hear you
sir But the time is getting short He
must be nearly here; you'd better
look out, Sir"
Edith Varney had heard enough Of
the conversation to understand that
Thorne was coming, OF course it
would never DO for him to see her
there.
Where am to go?" she asked
Outside here on the balcony" said !
Arrelsford There Is no closet in the
room and It is the only place | will !
be with you in a moment"
But il he should come to the win
dow"
I'VE viii step in at the other win
dow Stay orderly, see if the win :
dow of the commissary generals Of
dce, the next room to the left, is
open"
uey WdlLeu Wnlle Jne orderly went
out on the balcony and made his in
spectlon.
THE window of the next room is
open, sir" he reported
That's all / want Of you. Report
back to Corporal Matson. Tell him to
get the body Of the prisoner out of
The Varney house. He knows where
It's to 60"
Very well, sir"
"Mr. Foray," continued Arrelsford,