The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-11-26

the time. i bHail not " . ioncsohhNf
be afraid, / shall not be forever annoying
YOU with selfish demands upon your good ma
ture. You will have time to write without
interruption. 1t will be for the best
NO. said I. positively. They were 'onS
parties, and I shall miss them.
She looked away quickly. And IL all goes
well, l shall soon be safely on my way 70
America. Then you will be rid OF me com
pletely."
plan afoot too smuggle you ouI OIL 'ne
country h.
kyou again when it comes TO tnat' 1oV moes
help me, Mr.. Smart"
nodded slowly. Help her to get away1 !
hadn't thought Of that lately. The prospect
|left me rather cold and sick.
..I'l do all that / can, Countess.
She smiled family, but Yves certain that
T detected a Challenge rather unkind char
lenge-in her eyes. You Will come 10 Bee mo
in New York, Of course"
7 shook nv head. II am afraid We are
counting our chickens before they re na.cneu'
One or the other of us may be in jail fr
the next few years
"Heavensl'
"But III come to see you in New York,
II vou'll let me- l cried, trying to repair
the damage ] had done. l was !es"ns "AN1
| spoke Of jail" ,,.
Her brow was puckered in thought. ~
has lust occurred TO me, my dear trieho, ha'
even IL l do get safely away, you VIII De
left hero to face the consequences. When II
becomes known that you sheltered me- the
authorities may make 1t extremely uhcohi'
Portable for you
I'm not worrying about that
"Just the same, it is something to worry
about.r she said, seriously. Now, here IS
! what I have had in mind for a long, long
time WHY don't you come with me when
leayel That will be the safest plan.
: ''You are not in earnestl'
Q "Assuredly. The plan is something IKE
! this. am to be taken by slow stages over
land, to a small Mediterranean port. one OF
n half dozen American yachts now cruising the
K sea will be ready to pick me up. Doesn II
seem simplef' an.
: at seems simple enough said /. 3
! there are a lot Of ifs between here ana tne
little port you hope to reach. 1t will not be
an easy matter to manage the successful 1ileh'
!. Of q party as large IS yours wiii De-:
' CON- she cried, II shall be quite alone,
except for Rosemary and Blake-and MI.
= Bangs -.
But your mother, You can't leave he,
7 here"
.sYou will have to smuggle her out Of the
castle a day or two in advance. 1t Is al
. thought out, Mr.. Smart
y by Jovel'' I exclaimed, with more irasci
' bility than | intended to show. If succeed
in doing all that is expected Of me, c%ertainl!
: will be entitled to more than an invitation t
y come and see you in New York
u She arose and laid her fingers upon my
6 bandaged hand. The reckless light had dice
out Of her eyes. -.
II have thought that out, too, Mr.. Smart
she said, quietly. And now, good-by Yot
" will come up to see Mr.. Bangs tonight
II Considerably m~ystified by her remark, !
said I would come, and then assisted hel
. through the opening in the wall. She smiie'
back at me as the portrait swung into place
What did she meant Was it possible tina
!, she meant to have old man Titus reward me
y in a pecuniary wayf The very thought o.
surh a thing caused me to double up my
E fist-mv recently discovered fistl-and "
u swear softly under my breath. After q few
G moments l was conscious Of q fierce pair
in the back Of my hand.
1t Bangs was a shrewd little Enelishman
: As | shook hands with him-using my LEFT
hand with q superfluous apology glanced
at the top of his waistcoat. There WAS nc
: button missing.
3 1.-THE Countess sewed it on for me-" HI
= said drily, reading my thoughts.
u stayed late with them, discussing plans
u He had strongly advised against any attempt
y on Mr.. Titus part to enter her daughter
hiding place, but had been overruled. / con
ceived the notion, too, that he was 3 yer,
strong-minded man. What then must hav'
a been the strength Of Mrs. Titus resolution
o to overcome the objections he put tn hU
wayi
He, too, had thought II all cut. Every
body seems to have thought everything on
Q. with q single exception-myself. His plar
was not q bad one. Mrs. Titus and her son
we're to enter the castle under cover o
y night, and I WAS TO meet them in an auto
mobile at . town some fifteen kilometer
d away, where they would leave the trail
while their watchers were asleep, and hrini
them overland to Schloss Rothhoefen. The.
would be accompanied by = single lady
maid and no luggage. A chartered moto
boat would meet US up the river a FEY
miles, and-well, it looked very simplel al
that was required Of me was a willingness
lie to address her as Mother and her son
as "brothers" in case there were any CUES
ie tons asked.
IN This was Tuesday. They were coming o
Thursday, and the train reached the static
DO mentioned at half-psst twelve at night. S
Of you will see 1t was a jolly arrangement.