Charlevoix county herald., 1915-08-07
CHAPTER Nv.
Introducing jeanette.

mediately closed them again. He
thought he was dreaming and the
vision was one he did not wish to lose.
He was aroused by gentle shake
and opening his eyes, he looked into
a pair of brown ones in which he
detected a twinkle of amusement, and
great deal of interest.
"I-I-er-beg your pardon" stammer-
ed the consul swinging his legs to the
floor and sitting bolt upright. Il had
no idea was intruding on the sylvan
retreat of lady," Notwithstanding
his rumpled hair and disarranged tie,
he was good to look upon, this clean
limbed, well built American. The odd
ness of the situation caused faint
tinge of color to flood his cheeks.
jeanette started as she realized she
was regarding him most intently. A
deep flush suffused her dark face.
The confusion of the awakening
leaving him, he realized he was look
ing at rustic beauty, child of the
country, simple, earnest and honest,
but intelligent as well. Her words,
well chosen, were spoken with slight
French accent. Everything about her
was dainty, even her thick soled shoes
fit her neatly and were of good ma
terial. Plainly but well dressed with
a fur cap set jauntily on her head,
she presented a most pleasing picture.
harrington thought so and managed
to make a mental photograph Of her
in spite of the vexations with which
he was surrounded.
"My brother, Pierre Langlois, sent
me to you," she explained simply.
"He could not come himself. 1t would
be dangerous to you, he said"
eyes ?" Something in the girls
manner checked the gallant speech he
had prepared, and there was nothing
but respectful admiration in his gaze.
jeanette with woman's quickness
of perception, realized the change and
appreciated it. She had had no
schooling in the ways of the world as
harrington knew it, but her intuition,
a God given faculty of defense be-
slowed upon many of the fair sex,
taught her he was to be trusted. The
embarrassment disappeared from her
manner.
"You have the glove, and that in
itself is sufficient to place you in dan
ger, he says. If you will come with
me l will take you to a place where
he will see you later. He babe me
tell you that all that you have striven
for in behalf of your country is as
nothing compared with that that is to
come"
Filled with wonder dazed at the
complications closing in upon him,
worried at the statement that his safe
had been, or would be rifed, anxious
as to the safety of his sister, Barring
ton was undecided as to what course
to pursue. His inclination was to at
once go to Nationwide, size up the
situation and openly fight in the name
of the United States, demanding
PREPARATION and explanation for the
outrages perpetrated.
jeanette saw the struggle going on
within him. He had forgotten her
presence, forgotten the Glenmore
murder; all he thought of was his
duty.
pierre never talks without reason"
she hazarded looking at him with
anxious eyes. He caught the express
sion of concern, looked into the open
face.
Very well, | will do as you wish"
He spoke very gently. There must
be something deeper than a mere
within in the request of the French
deputy. If it really bore upon the
great plot he was unearthing it was
Ills uulN W Sllih ali ptlSOlIdl COHSlO-
eratioi.s and get to the bottom of it.
He smiled grimly as he thought
how ridiculous all this. seemed in the
present high state of civilization. The
garnishness of the sensational events
took him back to dime novel days
when the entire world seemed envel-
oped in a haze of blood, thunder and
romance.
Passing out of the shack after hav.
ing scattered the embers Of the fire,
harrington followed the girl who
glided in and out among che thick
underbrush with the grace and light
ness of gazelie. 1t was an intricate
way, and yet she never faltered. Jean
cite kept up pace that tired even the
muscular American, and yet seemed
to think nothing of it. She looked
back frequently in the gathering
gloom with dark eyes that made his