Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1919-07-03
30 MUCH depends upon Il, Mr.. B.raes.''
cHA.rER <.
The Prisoner d oresn Fancy. and the
Lament Of Peter the Chauffeur.


stormer would have risen to the occa-
sion without no much az the blinking
Of nm eye. He did his best, however,
and. despite his eagerness, managed
to come OF fairly well. Anyone QUA Of
eafshOt would have thought that he
WAS uttering some trifling inanity In
stead ,1of these words:
''You may trust me. 1hnve suspect.
ed that something was wrong here"
at is impossible to explain now"
she said. ''These people are not my
friends. / have no. one to turn to in
my predicament."
Eyes, you have" he broke In, and
laughed rather boisterously for him.
/ He felt that they were being watched
In turn by every person In the room.
''Tonight-not an hour ago-I began
to feel that I could call upon you for
help. ! began to relax. Something
whispered to me that was no longer
utterly alone. Oh, you will never
know what it is to have your heart
tighten as mine-but / must control
myself. We are not to waste words"
you have only to command me,
Miss Cameron. No more than dozen
words are necessary. Tell ME how
can be of service to you"
II shall try to communicate with
you In some way-t0morrow. I beg
Of you, implore you, do not desert
me. II can only be sure that you
will"
You may depend on me, no matter
what happens" said he, and. looking
into her eyes. was bound forever.
II have been thinking" she snid.
Yesterday made the discovery that
THAT 4 am actually prisoner here,
Mr.. Barnes. I-smilei Say something
sIlly!"
Together they laughed over the
meaningless remark he made in re-
Spouse to her command.
Il am constantly watched. II I
venture outside the house / am almost
Immediately Joined by one Of these
men. You saw what happened yes
terday. ] am distracted"
II will ask the authorities to step
in and"
mo! You are to do nothing Of the
kind. The authorities would never
find me II they came here to search
ut was hard for him to smile ut that y
1T must be some other way. II
could steal GU; Of the house-but that
is Impossible" she broke on with q
catch In her voice.
Suppose that I were to steal Into
the house." he said, reckless light
in his eyes.
"Oh. you could never succeed!"
"Well, could try. couldn't r.
There was nothing funny in the re.
mark. but they both leaned back and
laughed heartily. Leave 1t to me
Tell me where.
1.-THE place is guarded day and night
The stealthiest burglar in the world
could not come within stones throw
Of the house."
IF it's sas bad as all that, we cannot
AFFORD to make. any slips. You think
You IRE in no immediate perilr
II am In no peril at all unless
bring 1t upon myself" she said signif.
cantly. Z
"Then a delay Of day or 10 Will
not matter" he said, -frowning
Leave 1t to me. I will find q way
"Be careful!" De Soto came loung.
ing up behind them. \
Forgive me for interrupting, but
nm. under command from royal head.
quarters. Peter, the king Of chauf.
feurs, sends in word that the car lis in
an amiable mood and champing to be
OF. So seldom is It In good ilumor
that he"
'Tll be OF at once" exclaimed
Barnes, arising. by Jove, 1t is half.
past ten. / had no idea-Sood night
Miss Cameron"
He pressed her hand reassuringly
and left her. !,
She had arisen and was standing
straight andSslim by the corner Of the
fireplace. q confident smile on her lips.
II You gre to be long in the neigh
borhOod, Mr.. Barnes," said his hostess,
you must let US haye you again." K
my stay IL short, I Iean You have
only to reveal the faintest sign that
may come, however, and I'll hop into
my seven-league boots before you can
utter Jack Rebinson's Christian name,
Good night. Mrs. Van Dyke. l have
You oil to thank for most delightful
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