The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1919-07-17

riCht. My legs wabble a little but
SIT down Mr.. Barnes. I've got some
thing TO say TO you and I'd better say
II now. because II may come In pretty
handy for you later on. Don't let
those women come In here. Oily.
"This afternoon I walked up in the
woods back Of the tavern To go over
some lines in new piece we are to do
later on-God knows whenl I could
see the house from where ! was sit
ting. Rooms windows were plainly
visible. 7 saw Room standing ut a
window looking toward the crossroads
with 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
u 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 couple ~ revolvers In his
hands. They stood there for a few
minutes carefully examining the
weapons and reioadlng them with
fresh cartridges. Just as was about
to start down to tire house-it was a
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 GEES
ticulating. and taking turn about with
the glasses"
"About six o'clock. you sayf" said
Barnes. greatly Interested
at was "A quarter after six when I
got back to the house. spoke 10 Mr..
Bacon about what I'd seen and he said
he believed they were German spies,
mp to some kind Of mischief along the
Canadian border. Then about half an
hour later you came to the tavern. l
saw Room sneak out to the head Of the
stairs and listen to your conversation
with Jones when you registered. That
gave me an idea. II WIS you they
were watching the road for"
Barnes held up his hand for silence.
Listen" he said In 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 at the cross.
roads. "From the beginning ] 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 Fancyf"
He was vastly excited. His active
Imagination was creating all sorts OF
possibilities and complications, depre
datlons 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 tC
! sample our stock Of wet goods. talked
with couple of 'em day before yester
day. They were out for horseback
ride and stopped here for a mug of
ale"
"Were they forelgners?" inquired
Barnes.
III you want to call an Irishman n
foreigner. I'll have To say one of them
was lie had a beautiful brogue. The
other was an American. I'm sure. Yes
terday they rode past here with n 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
J way from the porch outside. claimed
the attention Of the quartette. Among
them was the doctor who. they were
soon 20 discover, was also the coroner
of the county. A very oflicious deputy
sheriff was also In the group.
Mr.. Jones called out from the door
way: "Mr. Barnes, you're wanted in
! there"
"All right" he responded.
| The doctor had been working over
the PROSTATE form on the tables. As
Barnes entered the room. he looked up
and declared that the man was dead
This is Mr.. Barnes" said Putnam
Jones indicating the tall traveller with
short jerk of his thumb.
81 am from the sherlff's Office" said
the man who stood beside the doctor
The rest Of the crowd evidently had
been ordered To stand back from the
tables. did you ever see this man be
fOre7"
"Not until he was carried in here
an hour ago"
"What's your business up here, Mr.
Barnes"
II have no business up here. just
happened to stroll in this evening"
swell" said the sheriff darkly,- "a
guess I'll have 10 ask you 10 stitch
around here TN We clear this business
up. We don't know you an Well