The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-02-06
CHAPTER xx-(continued.)

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dent that enabled me to re
turn the lost necklace to her majesty
l presume?" Prue replied, seating her
self and negligently pointing with hel
fan to a sufficiently distant chair. g
assure o I deem myself most happy
In rendering a service, which has beer
only too highly appreciated, but ! car
not lay claim to brilliancy. for I was
but a passive instrument"
The brilliancy I refer to, dear Wis.
countess, was not SO much the for.
tunate accident as the ready wit by
which o turned SO compromising ar
adventure to such good account" said
Sir Godfrey significantly.
The challenge of his tone and words
was unmistakable and Prue responded
with more spirit than wisdom.
You u speak more plainly ii you
wish to be understood" she answered
Compromising adventures, you know
very we'll, are not rare in my expe-
r! sce-or yours"-she laughed rather
maliciously-.but I seldom turn them
to good account. Now, the accident
h a gave the queens necklace into
my hands
WAS the happy result Of little visit
to Newgate." interposed Sir Godfrey,
with yelled insolence. Why beat about
the bush with me, dearest girl? ]
know who gave you the necklace
when he was warned, by you, Of the
danger OF keeping 1t! and how 1t came
about that he was lucky enough to
escape before the soldiers arrived to
arrest him"
.s MWha IT, in n the wo, IS are YOU talking
rather over-acted bewilderment.
What ts every n talking about to-
day, but the rnadcap viscountess, who
coaxed the highwayman out Of the
stolen necklace. and being caught in
the trap that was timed for Robin
Freemantle, circumvented the soldiers,
and beguiled the Queen Majesty. Am
4 not right In congratulating you on
such brilliant series Of achieve
ments?n
sMy dear Sir Geoffrey, you have
mistaken your vocation" she laughed.
With such an imagination YOU ought
to have been. not q member Of Parlia-
ment, but a poet! I am quite inter
ested In this romance; surely there is
more Of it?n
Considerably more" he went on,
lowering his voice and drawing his
chair closer to her. There are those
who saw the beautiful shepherdess in
red. at the ball; and whoanow know
that he was no other than Robin Free
mantle in the borrowed splumes Of
B-eachcombe. You have enemies, fair
Prudence-men Q have Tilted and
women YOU have excelled In wit and
b-eauty-and by some of these you were
seen, In company with the Red Dom
mo. very near the queens firing room
from which the necklace was stolen,
q you wonder that when q story IL
hrutted about that Lady Prudence
Brooke, In dead OF night, was discoy-
cred with the necklace In her posses
sion, In the place where Robin Free
mantle was looked for, these good peo-
pie should compare notes about her
ladyship's latest exploit, and place
their own construction upon, 1t p?
And YOU. Sir Geoffrey?" she asked,
her thoulghtful eyes upon hin, what
curious rodomontade?"
Ohi" he laughed softly; Il hold ali
the clews, 30 it seems Less of q ro-
.sdoMontade to me than. perhaps. to
others. 1 alone know OF the little cere.
mony In Newgate, which explains all
oh! It explains all. does It ??she re.
speated reftectively. ~ should be glad
70 hear the explanation. nov You have
proppundedssthe con1ndrum.s
tssTfs simple enough. When Barbara
6Weeting told the storysof the necklace
Eciusion as thearest Of us-namely, that
Robin E~reernantle, secure In his dis
gutses had made the use OF HIS oppor-
tunttyS tAht aHrobber naturally would
and hkd3stolen the most valuable thinp
hescouldaay his hands on
Oh! then you don't give me The
credit OF the robbery2ss she exclaimed
With pont, ut would have addet
'ao4l much To the Interest 81 the romancl
xouy OH LAZY Prudence. e.n -