White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-20


land your Uncle James was not In.
vited! o. very we'll, He laughed
and suddenly grew serious. It would
not hurt to find where that coach
was going.
He set to work s~avagely, located
the trouble. righted 1t. and set on for
the Hargreave home. He found
Susan and bombarded her with ques-
tions which to Susan came with the
rapidly of rain upon the roof.
$50 Jones went along?"
In his capacity of butler only"
Norton smiled. Well. I'll take a
jaunt out there myself. You are sure
of the location?"
yes"
We'll. good-by. I'll go as a waiter,
since they wouldn't invite me. I'm
one of the best little walters you ever
heard of; and all things come to him
who waits"
What a pleasant, affable young
man he wasi thought Susan Is she
watched him jump into the car and
go flying up the street.
Jones was a good deal surprised
when Norton turned up at the old
Chiffon manor.
What made you come here dress
ed like this?" the butler demanded.
I'm a suspicious duffer: maybe
that's the reason"
do you know anything
We'll. no; I cant say that I do.
But, hang it, I just had to come out
here"
Maybe it's just as we'll you did"
said Jones moodily.
Il know this place. The house.
keeper used to be my nurse. and If
she is still on the job she may be of
service to us. You don't think they'll
question or recognize me?"
Hardly. I'll put In a word for
you. I'll say I sent for you, not
knowing If we had enough servants
to take care of the luncheon"
And o I'll go and hunt UP
Meg"
Sure enough. his old nurse was
still in charge of the house; and when
her baby disclosed his identity she
all but fell upon his neck.
But what are you doing here,
dressed up as a waiter?"
Its a little secret. Meg. | wasn't
invited, and the truth is I'm very
desperately in love, with the young
lady in whose honor this coaching
party is being given. And
maybe she's in danger"
Danger What about?'
'aThe Lord only knows. But show
me about the house. I've not been
here in so long I've forgotten the run
of 1t. I remember one room with the
secret panel and another with a
painting that turned. Have they
changed them?"
No; it is just the same here as It
used to be. Come along and I'll show
you
Norton inspected the Dom care
fully. slowing away in his mind every
1etail. He might be worrying about
nothing; but so many strange things
had happened that it was better to
be on the side of caution than on the
side of carelessness. He left the house
and ran across Jones carrying a
basket of wine.
Here. Norton; take this to the
party. | want to reconnoiter.
"Arl right, MUD, Say, Jones. how
much do you think I'd earn at this
job" eomically.
Get along with you. Mr.. Norton.
1t may be the time TO laugh, and then
it may not"
I'm going back into the house
and hide behind a secret panel. I've
! got my revolver. You go to the
stables and take a try at my car; see
If she works smoothly. We may have
to do some hiking. Where Is the
countess in this?
Leave that to me. Mr.. Norton. :
said the butler with his grim smile.
BE off; they are moving back toward
the house.
So Norton carried the basket
around to the lawn. where it was TAX
en- from his hands by the regular ser
want. He sighed as he saw Florence
laughing and chatting with a man
who was a stranger and whom he
heard addressed as count. Some
friend of the countess, no doubt.
Where was all this tangle going to
end? He wished he knew. And
what a yarn he was going to write
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