The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-08-31
"I'm all right, Brilgey. I'm not hurt

At this moment the butler uShcred
in the smiling Dick AnneSslcy.
GLOW are you. Miss BrcwstCr?" he
asked. Il couldn't help ovcrllearing
your convCrSatiOn-and | think l may
be Of some use to yOu---sO if you will
say the word Ill 60 along"
Philippa was on the point of saying
"yes" when Bentley caught her eye
and shook his head.
"rm sorry" she said, "but I'll have
to refuse your kind offer, Mr.. Bentley
and | will 60 alone"
Mr.. Annessley smiled again-and de-
parted-but instead of returning to
his office, he waited till he saw Bent
ley and Philippa emerge from the
house and keeping them in sight he
Swallowed them so effectively that
when an hour later they alighted from
train at a small station on Long
Island he also stepped off.
The way to the place was along
lonely road, and the immediate ap-
proach was deep in shrubbery and
small trees.
rhou roro no,r s,o,,dor h,r, T. .,o
coll r,o.so. ons pLi1inno oau,no
ohood hobo,d witch torrnr tnosI,oG
sooo so,,,o distonoo houond C,,tohina
how oscort NV tho own che monarod 20
ao-,, ..ooI. ~ o.1 pr;aoo,, Dan+,e,. g.,
1ou,inr hor mnzo oonabt eoo+ino
r,,mneo of tho fiorro thot bod como co
ofton hotuoon hin, ond tho ovoout;on
- his sohoros
mr,ho Nfon,.od S4rOnroru ho or,od
oa ,toutos ~ 90 fost 49, ho oovId 80
"tD., ' hIa' a. ,'auaI IT, ose.n. oN ,,.ouo
tuti1o T,at ,nd,r;dnn1 disonnoorod
leaving No trace and pbilinna stonnine
hrootbIossIv called r. Rantiov with an
exclamation Of omozement which
caused him to turn ahruptlv He saw
her stoon and rising hold I'm q gold
cigarette case,
"NIv moor fathers" said pbilinpa, ms
no prisoner in this terrible Mace. Oh.
Rridgey. what shall we doT"
Rridgov wos nuzzIed-tbe moro ha
1oolod At tho hio STONE houso which
phi,inno nointed ont rs tho scene Of
her lote contivitv. the less he liked the
,dea If venturing inside
And now another person was added
TO their party. Mr.. Dick Annessley
rounded the bend, took off his hat ant
said gayly, lust as if they had not
met for davs: "Whv, how do yor
doP Nav I assist in this little game
of hide and seek?"
BENTLEY frowned, eve can take care
Of our own affairs, he said brusouely
uron Won tbouchw oskod Mr.
Arrocc,or glove Won found Mr. Prov
e+or ro+sr
hn5 bo vo,Lod bo,dIv n tho doo,
ond Lnoo,,od hr+ Tho door was M,
Ino,,od T. nnonod oosi1v And wit,
pbilinna holding r. Rridpev the tri(
ontorod 1orco boll poforo tbem var,
t,,o ,,o,o doors IN ono ~ which vas
o,an M, ~, rood ord wondored
for thoso u.oro +bo uords.
n.s;.5 o,o - thoso doors 1rr,,
49,. D' 49,. INV ~ nomu rori, Th
ue"tn. S nn.e ~ ~
-" "T,, 80 oheSne,,,, ,o,d A,noss,o,
,,,, i"" 800, - ,'a .,,,.n. ~ =,
49, apou =. ~ wv ~, on1q Wo,thor y
""ieA ' -" ~
10 40 n sv" puor..o. oh,o,,os wiz
Pr t, ~ ,,.-'. 20 49,. $500
d suu . ueele ~ hno" - nel - 49, ..ao
m"S IMP, ST. aaou, ~ n,ado dosh for "
100 houd ,.nOh ond u,os m tho noir
t nt trrnina IL whom AnneSs,ey tire,
e ~. on,,,s ohort how ond droraod be
{. 49, - ' WV
;. Sho t,rnoa ornoo,;no oroS IN Ron
s ,on a,To1,o hin, lot mo az Rridoo
a y,rs+ Coo wboro INV fotber ;sn
e "No Won CONT On IN thoron col
pont,nr wv
s "Thor Won COZ sho cried IN desner
tion "von 90 ~ Rut this idea did n,
q n,oaso pont1ov
: T. wos Annoss,ev who took unc
r himself the task of establishing hin
Il spIf in the young lady's esteem. an
he did this by the simple motion
It starting to open the left-hand door.
,r Mr.. Bentley and Philippa followe
r, "Now, them" said Bentley, concludir
l. that, after all, there could be no da
ger, II was anxious only for yo'
n sake, Philippa. I'll go in and inves
:" gate," and he stepped boldly inside.
le It was O dark room, fitted like {
armory, and the first thing Mr.. Ber
1o,, Found 1IyoC fho% tho hnnp hoOon