The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-08-29

I Where's the most popular road ?"
Toward the park; but Miss fInr-
greave always goes along the riverside
road. She doesn't like strangers
about"
90. / see. Well. I'll drop in this
afternoon aad gee your master 1aey
say that riding is good for torpid liver.
Have q cigar.
Thanks"
A free rein; they could work It to
suit themselves. There wasn't the
least obstacle in the way. On the
face OF 1t, II appeared to be the simpA
lest job they had yet undertaken. 70
get rid of the riding master in some
natural way after he and the girl had
started. 1t was like falling of a log.
Susan" said Florence as she came
into breakfast after her exhilarating
ride. did you hear pirtoi shots last
night?"
II heard some noise. but I was so
sleepy ] didn't try to figure OUT wnat
II was
did you, Jones?"
Yes, Miss Florence. The shots came
from the .stret. 4 policeman came run
ming up later and said he saw two
automobiles on the run. But evluent-
ly there wasn't anybody hurt. One
has to be careful at night nowadays.
There are pi city bad men abroad. Did
you enjoy the ride.
very mneh> But there were spots
of blood on the walk near the corner"
"Blocd?" Jones caught the back of
a chair to steady himself.
Yes. So some one was hurt. o,
/ let's leave this place!" impulsively
"Let US go back to Miss Farlows. You
could find q place in the village, Janes
But IL stay here much longer In this
ctate OF unrest. shall lose faith in
everybody. Whoever my fathers enc.
miee are, they do not lack persis-
tence. They have made two attempts
against my liberty. and sooner or later
they will succeed. l keep looking over
my shoulder all the time. If hear
noise Jump"
Miss Florence. IL thought 1t wise,
you should be packed of to Mics Far
lows this minute. But not an hour
OF the day or night passes without this
house being watched / seldom see
anybody. can only rense the pres
ence of watcher. At MISC Farlowes
you would be far more like a prisoner
than here. could not accompany rou.
l am forbidden to desert this he irse."
"Mr fathers orders?%
Jones signified neither one way nor
the other He merely gazed stolidiy
at the rug.
THAT bloodn' She rprang from her
chair. horrified. ut was his! He
was here last might, and they shot
There. thss Miss Florence. The
! man was only slightly wounded. He's
where they never will 20 >k for him."
Then Jones continued. az nth an ef-
fort: Trnst me- Miss F,0fssice 1t
would not pay to run away. The whole
affair would be repeated elsewhere
We might go TO the other end OF the
world, but II would not serve us in
the least. Ii lis not q question OF es-
cape, hut of who -siail yanquish the
other. There Is nothing TO do but re-
main here and fight, fight, fight. We
have put four CT them In the Tombs,
to. say nothing or the glnmen. That
is what we must do-put them In
safe place, one by cne, till we reach
the master. The only way we breathe
In safety. But IL they watch. so
do we There Is never moment when
help is not with reach no matter
! WHARF, ynn go. SnSnnR as you do not
deceive me. no real harm shall befall
you. Don't cry. BE your fathers
daughter, as an, mis- servant"
II am very unhappy" And Flor
ence threw her arms around Snssan
and laid her head apon her friends
shoulder.
Poor child. Susan, however, re-
cognized the wisdom 81 Jones' state
ments. They were safest here
The morning rides continued. To
the girl, who loved the open, 1t was
glorious fun. Those mad galiops
along the roads, she smell OF earth and
sea, tile tingie In the blond. were the
second best moments OF her day. The
firttf She invariably blushed when she
considered what these first 1esi mo-
i1lents we're. He was n brave young
man, good to look al, witty. and al
ways cheerful. Why shouldn't she
like him? Even Jones liked him
Jones, whe aldn,s seem to like any
body. It did not matter whether 1t
was wise or not worldly point or
view was fAthest nom her youthful
thoughts. 1t was her own affair; her
cwn hear:
Five days iafer, as sss and the rid
Ing master were canserIhg alons the
road enjoying every bit of 1t, they
heard heard the beat OK hoof8 behind.
Tney drew up And turned. A rider
was approaching. them at run. 1t
was the head groom. The man stop
ped his horse In d cloud OF dust.
Sir, the stables are on iire!"
. Fire ?''s s.
All the riding master'i rawlings were
Invested In the stables. The fact that,
ne lad solemnfy promised never 20
Ida ya E,orafirp siiuttn q ,,sb That he had