The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-05-22

Sit down Mr.. Barnes. I've got some
thing 10 say to you and I'd better say
II now, because II may come in pretty
handy for you later IN. Don't let
those women come in here, Oily.
'ThiS afternoon | walked up in the
woods back of the tavern 10 go over
some lines i'm a new piece we are TO do
later on-God knows when! / could
see the house from where | was sit
ting. Rooms windows were plainly
visible. ! saw Room standing at a
window looking toward the crossroads
with a pair OF feld-glasSes. Every
once IN awhile he would turn to Paul,
who stood beside him with a notebook,
and say something to him. Paul wrote
IL down. Then he would look again,
turning the glasses this way and that.
suddenly my eyes almost popped out
OF my head. Paul had gone away
from the window. He came back and
he had a couple Of revolverS in his
hands. They stood there for a few
minutes carefully examining the
weapons and reloading them with
fresh cartridges. Just as | was about
: I. start down - the housc--!t "as =
little after six o'clock. and getting
awfully dark and overcast-RoOn took
up the glasses again. He seemed To
be excited and called his companion.
Paul grabbed the glasses and looked
down the road. They both became
very much excited. pointing and ges-
ticulating. and taking turn about with
the glasses"
"About six o'clock. o say?' said
Barnes, greatly interested.
at was a quarter after six when /
got back 70 the house. | spoke to Mr..
Bacon about what I'd seen and he said
he believed they were German spies,
up TO ONE kind Of mischief along the
Canadian border. Then about half an
hour later you came 10 the tavern. I
saw Room sneak out TO the head Of the
stairs and listen TO your conversation
With JoGes when you registered. That
gave me m idea. 1t was you they
were watching the road for"
Barnes held up his hand for silence.
@Listen." he said in a low voice. II
will tell you who they were looking
Tor" AS briefly as possible he re-
counted his experience with the
strange young. woman ar the cross
roads. "From the beginning I have
connected this tragedy with the place
called Green Fancy. I'll stake my last
penny that they have been hanging
around here waiting for the arrival Of
that young woman. They knew she
was coming and they doubtless knew
what she was bringing with her. What
do you know about Green Fancy?"
He vas vastly excited. His active
Imagination was creating all sorts of
possibilities and complications, depre.
dations and intrigues.
Bacon was the one who answered.
People live up there and since we've
been here two or three men visitors
have come down from the place to
sample our stock Of wet goods. / talked
with a couple of 'em day before yester-
day. They were out for a horseback
ride and stopped here for a mug of
ale"
"Were they f~oreigners?" inquired
Barnes.
"If you want TO call 81 freshman a
foreigner. I'll have to say one Of them
was. He had a beautiful brogue. The
other was an American, I'm sure. Yes
terday they rode past here with a cou-
pie OF swell-looking women. saw
them turn up the road to Green
Fancy"
The arrival of four or five men, who
stamped into the already crowded hall.
way from the porch outside, claimed
the attention Of the quartette. Among
them was the doctor who. they were
soon to discover, Yves also the coroner
Of the county. A very oficious deputy
sheriff was also In the group.
Mr.. Jones called out from the door
way: "Mr. Barnes, you're wanted IL
there
"All right" he responded.
The doctor had been working Owe
the PROSTATE form on the tables. A.
Barnes entered the room. he looked VI
m declared that the man was dead
This Is Mr.. Barnes" said Pathan
Jones, indicating the tall traveller witt
a short jerk of his thumb.
II am from the sherinrs Office sal,
the man who stood beside the doctor
The rest of the crowd evidently IA,
been ordered to stand back from tn
|. tables. did you ever see this man be
fore?"
mot until he was carried In her
; an hour ago."
|, What's your business up here, M
: Barnes?'
Il have no business up here. ! JUS
happened to stroll in this evening"
, "Well," said the sheriff darkly. .
guess I'll have to ask you to site
, around here till we clear this bushes
Up. We don't know you an Wei
we can't take any chances. You vi
! derstand. l reckon"
+ Il certainly fail to understand. NJ
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