The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1913-04-30

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yes"
Arrelsford stepped to the door. and
Foray busted himself with the click
ing instruments. After q few min
utes' conversation with the orderly,
who had just returned. Arrelsford
ushered Edith varney into he room.
With not even a glance at the opera
tor in her intense preoccupation. 0s
girl spoke directly to Arrelsford.
live accepted your invitation.
you see"
81 am greatly obliged 10 you, Mss
varney," returned Arrelsford with
deferential courtesy. As matter OF
Justice to me 1t 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 loathr
ed him.
II came here" she continued, =
Arrelsford attempted to speak. %
see that no more" her voice broke
for Q moment, murders are commit
ted hereto satisfy your singular Gu
riosity."
sMurdersi" exclaimed Arrelsford.
flushing deeply.
The girl nodded.
The Union soldier who 0ocaDo0
from prison" she began.
els the man deadf" interrupted A.
relsford.
"The man b dead"
1T II q curious thing. Miss Var
ney," continued the other with cut
ting emphasis. shat one Yankee pris-
oner moro or less should mako 20
much difference to you. isn't 1T They
are dying down In Libby By the hun
drsAs." -, rs 2
AT least they are not being killed
In our houses, in our drawing-rooms,
before our very eyesf'
She confronted Arrelsford with .
bitterly reproachful glance. before
which his eyes for q moment fell, and
he was glad indeed to turn to another
orderly who had Just entered the
room.
Have you kept track Ct himf" he
asked In . low voice.
Hes coming down the street to
the. department now. SIR"
where has he been since he left
Mrs. varney's house?"
He went to his quarters on Carey
street. We got in the next room and
watched him through q transom."
what was he doingf"
Working on some papers or docu-
ments."
Gould you see themf DID you zee
what they weref"
They looked like orders nom the
war department, SIR"
He II coming here with forged OF
aers. suppose"
Il don't doubt It, sir"
Il surmise that his game II to gel
control Of these wires and then send
out dispatches to the front that will
take away q battery or . brigade from
some vital point, the vital point indi
Gated by Plan s. That's where thsy
mean to attack tonight"
Looks like It, sir" agreed the or
derby respectfully.
"cPlan g. that's where they wf1
hit u.s." unused the secret service
agent, "is there guard in the build
ingf"
mot inside. SIR" answered the or
derby. "there's a guard In front ant
sentries around tie barracks over II
the square"
IF I shouted they could hear from
this window, couldn't theyr' asket
Arrelsford.
The guard in front could hear you
sir. But the time IN getting short. HI
must be nearly here; you'd bettsl
look out, sir"
Edith Varney had heard enough o
the conversation to understand tina
Thorne was coming. OF course 4
would never do for him to SEQ he
there.
where am I to got" she asked.
~Outside hero on the balcony" sait
Arrslsford. 'There IL no closet in tn,
room and It IL the only place. I vii
b with you in q moment"
But II he should come to the win
dawr
we wfn step in ct The other win
dow. Stay. orderly, 80 II the win
dow Of the commissary generals Of
hoe, the next room 10 the left, b
OPEN .f
They waited whfle the orderly went
out on the balcony and made his IN