Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-03-06

can. rather wanted you, but perhaps
1t Is best for me to fight 1t out alone.
VIII you help me pack bag3 Get the
one from my dressing room while I
take q plunge"
"Quick, Robert Carruthers. make an
excuse to that Roberta, marQuise OF
Gree and Bye, who Is Of such a fool
ishness, that you must 90 with your
beloved Gouverneur Faulkner for hif
aid," I said to myself.
1T Is necessary hat your foreign
secretary accompany yea to deal with
that gentleman Of France Nho is In
prison. my Gouveraeur Faulkner" /
said with decision as rose from the
side Of the table with great quick
ness. T must return homo for q few
necessities Of my toilet for those three
days, but win be back In what that
good Kizzie says to be lily. when
speaking Of cooking that Is delayed"
won't be time for you to 60 homs
boy" he answered me, looking at 4
clock upon the mantel over bis large
fireplace. "You are still In your even
ing clothes, / see. But that's easy.
You climb into that pink coat and .
pair Of those corduroy trousers OF
mine you see hanging In my dressing
room. haven't hunted for two
years, but they are still there. Put
linen In that saddlebag on the shelf
for N both out Of the drawers In the
old chest over there. Take heavy
socks to 60 under the leggings. You'd
better put on a flannel shirt, too. and
take an extra, one for both Of us
Wen travel light. I'll only be IN the
bath a couple Of minutes" With which
assurance he entered the room Of the
bath and closed the door upon me.
mon Dieu. Roberta, marquise OF
Grez and Byer' was all that allowed
myself to exclaim. as made a very
quick rush for that dressing room.
switched on the light aung OF my
coat, seized q pair Of corduroy riding
breeches that hung In a corner beside
another pair, discarded my own broad
cloth and struggled with both OF my
legs the same moment into them.
Then In q hurry as great as / shall
ever know, discovered gray flannel
shirt In q drawer Of the very tall old
mahogany chest and inserted myself
into that with an equal rapidity. A
wide leather belt made the two very
large garments secure around my
waist, and I again allowed breath to
come into my lungs. I then opened q
very queer bag, which I knew to be
for a saddle, that was upon shelf In
the dressing room and began to put
things into 1t, according to directions
Of the Gouverneur Falkner. The other
pair of those riding breeches laid
with another of the flannel shirts IN
great conspicuousness upon q chair
In the bedroom directly In front Of the
door from the dressing room.
"We're going to make q record get
away, boy" said that Gouverneuf
Faulkner to me as in a few minutes he
came, clothed In those riding trousers
and that flannel shirt, to the door Of
his dressing room, where / was just
making q finish Of putting needful
clothing into his bag. you'll fnd the
other things we need In the bathroom.
Put It all In while get together few
papers I want. We can start now In
two minutes"
IAN d ready now. my Gouverneur
Faulkner" I made the announcement
after a wading into that very wet room
Of the bath and a return,
"Here, give me the bag, and you 60
ahead with this electric torch. Quiet.
now" admonished the Gouverneur
Faulkner to me as we took our depar-
ture through. the dark hall.
sThis IL the maddest escapade that q
rovernor Of this ancient state has ever
under$aken, and the weight Of years
has sxd from me. boy" said that
0ouverueur Faulkner to me g the
ehsrry made . long glide from the cty
out into the open road.
Ths day was Just beginning to cone
With IL light from behind the yety
iargsa and crooked mountain that y
called Old Harpeth when my 0ouveR
neuf Faulkner made me to turn my:
good ehMxy from OF tha main ree0
hte s little.foad Of much ualrownecs
and, az beautiful brown dirt The color
+of tho riding trousers that Lwore, and
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