The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1919-10-16
- fo'nk He's Going Now" she whIs-
pereo.

Keen still. al Of you. Is
NJ. Bnrnesf That awf
- uou seemed to- II
4 on the SIN fac
US" Ju'' ''ghilv he holds n
"Why-why how -. i. -,
hnndi I can't get IL
be alive. Mr.. Barnes. "
silly doctorT' Se
Barnes unciasped Tho rigid o.
/ OF the mhn called Andrew Paul. an
2 shaking his head sadly. drew her
away from the impr0vised bier. He
and the shiverlng Mr. Diningford con-
Quoted her % the dining room. where
a single kerDssne lamp gave out a
feeble. =aSler CHA Sly light.
would you Ike a little brandyf"
inquired Bars.s. as she sat down limp
ly in the chair ~ pulled out FOR her.
! have "a flask upstairs IA my"
Il never touch IT, she said "Tm all
riEht My legs wabble a little but
81 down Mr. Barnes I've got some
thing to say % you and II better say
II now. because Il may come IN pretty
handy for You later on Don't let
those women come ia here. Oily.
his afternoon I walked up in the .
woods back ~ the tavern % 20 over /
some lines la new piece We are % do .
later on-Gof knows when / could
see the house from where 7 was sit
ting Rooms windows were plainly .
visible / saw Room standing az "a
window looking toward the crossroads \
with pair OF field-glasses. Every
once In awhile he would turn 20 Paul.
who stood beside him with a notebook.
and shy something 20 him. Paul wrote
o. down. Then he would look again.
turning the glasses this way and that
suddenly my eyes almost popped ouf
Of my head. Paul had gone AWAY
from the window. He came back and
be had a couple 81 revolvers in his
hands. They stood there for a few
minutes carefully examining the
weapons and reloading them with
fresh cartridges. just as 7 was about
o. START down % the house-it was
little after six O'Clock and getting
awfuliy dark and overcast-Roon took
up the glasses again. IL seemed 20
BE- excited and called his companion.
Paul grabbed the glasses and looked
down the ruad. They both became I
very much excited. pointing and gas
ticuiafing and taking turn about with
the glasses"
About six O'Clock. you say" said
Barnes greatly Interested.
1T was quarter after six when
POT hack % the house. spoke o. Mr. Z
Bacon about what I'd seen and b. said d
be- believed they were German spies. r
ip % some kind ~ mischief along the a
'anHdinn border. Then about half nm g
iour later you came o. the tavern. I D
aw Room sneak out 20 the head 81 the 3
fairs and listen o. your conversation q
.ifh Jones when you registered. That
ave Iae AN idea- Ia you they : =
fere watching the road FOR" n
Barnes held up his hand for silence.
Listen" ne said I'm low voice II n
rill tell you who they were looking =,
or" As briefly as possible NJ re- v
ounted his experience with the m
TRANCE young woman az the cross "
onds. "From the beginning have u
this tragedy with the place z
allied Green Fancy. I'll stake my last n
emmy that they have been hanging ri
round here waiting for the arrival II
hat young woman. They knew she v
'as coming and they doubtless knew A
hat she was bringing with her. What G,
p you know about Green Fancy7" Z,
He was vastly excited. His active n
was creating all sorts Of n,
disabilities and complications. depre- n
ations and infrigues. "
Bacon was the one who answered. hl
People live up there and since we've
zen here two or three men visitors u
ave come down from the place % on
nipple our stock ~ wet goods. talked bs
ith a couple Of 'em day before yester- "a
~. They were out for a horseback In
de and stopped here for a mug n
Ie" =
Were they forelgnersT' inquired
arnes.
IF you want 20 call an Irishman a
,reigner. III have % say one Of them
as He had a beautiful brogue. The
Their was an American. I'm sure. Yes
.rday they rode past here with a cOu- M
L. OF swell-lOOking women. saw 90
hem turn up the road TO Green 80 80
ancy."
The arrival Of four or five men. who -,
amped into the already crowded hall
ay from the porch outside. claimed
he attention OF the qunrtette. Among
ZEN was the doctor who. they were NJ
BON 70 discover. was also the coroner ~
, the county. very Officious deputy ~
ieriff was also In the group. N
Mr.. Jones called out from the door
ay: mir. Barnes. you're wanted In
lere."
"All right" he responded -,
The doctor had been working over ca
10 PROSTATE form on the tables. As in,
arnes entered the room. he looked up =