The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-10-31

Iniight Just as sensibly throw yourself
!; from the top of the Metropolitan tower
as come to New York while Trine
lives and knows you're this side the
water.
a seNensense!" Alan laughed. Ere
momber this Is New York-not the
backwoods of Maine!"
4 Alan paused and smote his palm
with g remorseful fist. "By the Eeter-
nal, I'm forgetting Barcus!"
i "Bafcus?"
4 "Chap whose boat chartered I'm
Portland-sheer luck on my part; he's
i cne of the salt of the earth. First,
something must be done for the boy.
You've got influence of some sort in
iNew Bedford. surely?"
j Digby reflected: Some. There's
George Blaine, justice of the peace
''The very man. telegraph him In
IBarous, interests Immediately And
4 telegraph Barcus as weli-send him
q hundred for expenses and tell him
to. join me here I'm New York as quick
las he can!"
"Your friends address?" Digby in
anired, mildly ironic as he sat down
at the desk and fumbled with the sup
ply Of stationery.
"New Bedford jail, OF course!" Alan
chuckled-but cut his laugh In two as
something fluttered from the pack OF
envelopes which Digby had disturbed
and fell to the floor between the two
men.
| 4 Face up, 1t grinned sardonic mock
DRY of Alan's confidence: 1t was q Trey
OF Hearts.
4 With an ashen face and a trembling
hand, Digby stopped to pick the damn
ell thing. up; but Alan was beforehand
with him, and got his fingers first
upon the card.
Nov will you believer" Digby de-
imanded huskily.
| "In what? A simple coincidence?"
iAlan fionted. "Not Is Who knows I'm
In New York-or that the Arthur
Lawrence for whom your agent en-
igaged these rooms was Alan Law. No.
imy friend: It's a bit too thick for me.
Tako my word for 1t, this is nothing
moro nor less than Eouvenir OF a
poker-party hold by yesterdays ten
ant OF this suite"
neutrality-suspicious. Digby assent
FED stroking tremulous lips. "But I'm
afraid for, you. my boy. Who knows
!, that Trine's spies were; not watching
lmy man when he made this reserva-
4 tion? Who knows but that Arthur
Lawrence, was too thin a disguise for
IAlan Law? I tell you, I'm frightened
to the marrow of my old bones! Do me
this favor at least~my boy: now that
YOU'VE been. warned. whether by &c
lcident or desigf-we won't argue that
~ do leave town-go incognito to some
lquiet place near by and wait there for
! the sailing OF the next transatlantic
steamer. Oh, surely you can't deny me
Ethis one, wish OF my fond old heart. my
iboy:''
i, with a gesture of unfeigned affcc,
ticn Alan dropped a hand on Digby's
shoulder. ',F s,s}
There's nothing on earth would
not do for you." he said: you've been
j q fathe, and a mother to me ever since
can remember, even If we were sep
arated, most OF tho time, by three
thousand miles OF salt water But this
thing-I cant do 1T. even for yon.
Il 1aii'tt do Il sys:s so= myself Rose Trine
is here in New York, in the hands and
at the mercy Of her father and sister
aud you may judge what their mercy
VIII G6 when you learn all tnat sne
has done for me. ] won't go a;.d
can't go until find her and take heI
with me. And that is final"
II Then" Digby struck IN, graspine
Z wildly at straw OF hope, 81 have your
8 word you'll go, providing find and
. restore Rose to your
II You have my word to that, unques-
tionably Bring Rose to me, and III
) gladly shake the dust of New Yorl
from my shoes, and never return till
Trinc is put away comfortably in hi:
a graye.4
at shall be done." Digby promised
: "It mustI''
y "Yoa believe tilat?"
y .tn twelve hours Rose shall be re
! stored TO you. ~, II;
"Will you make q book on Il? I'll be-
you soinething handsome-and hope
!, lose into the bargain. IL you believs
! you can carry out yonr promise, wire
!. the White Star line to reserve the bes
available SUITE on the Oceanic saiiinl
tomorrow 1norning at ten--and max,
arrangements for O. marriage befor,
the boat sailst"
3. .I,H 90 you Digby agreed; ".and /
fall 4 forfeit the cost OF the reser
!; yation. But about this marriage
He hesitateti.
You'll have "a. have license In tlii
Sta ateand can't get one except by ap
! plying In person with your bride-tp
be. There won't he time ~
Then wen marry in Jerseyi" AIai
, insistcd. Dig up some clergyman oye
there, III you don't know one your
on I'm wen acquainted with tn
+ livery mani
III-THE TIME o. NIGHT.
n Not ifi-plessed to be lett TO his owi
7 tEliBby would never have approved haI
. Ire so mitch sfspected thefnl Ala