The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-09-11
CHAPTER XII.
The First ~ayfarer Accepts an invL
tation


tation.
Barnes insisted that the first thing
to be considered was the release OF
Miss Cameron.
"If we can't think OF any other way
to get her out OF this devillsh predlca.
ment, Sprouse, shall apply to Wash.
ington for help"
"And be laughed at, my friend" said
the secret agent. "It Is not matter
for the government to NEEDLE In at
ALL"
"Well. something has to be done nj
once" said Barnes doggedly. "She Is
depending on me. II you could have
seen the light that leaped into her glo-
rious eyes when +"
"Yes, I know. I've heard she is
quite pretty girl. You needn't"
"Qulte n pretty grill" exclaimed
Barnes. "Why, she Is the lovellest
thing that God ever created. She has
the face Of"
II am beginning to understand
O'Dowd's interest in her, Mr.. Barnes.
He has probably fallen In love with
her with as little difficulty as you have
experienced, and almost as expedi.
tiously. He has seen q little moro OF
her than you. but"
Don't talk nonsense. I'm not In
love with her"
"Can you speak with equal author
ity for Mr.. O'Dowdf He is very sus
ceptible Irishman, I am told"
II don't believe he will get much en-
couragement from her. Mr.. Sprouse,"
said Barnes stiffly.
"If she Is as clever as I think she
Is she will encourage him tremendous
ly. / would II were In her place.
Mr.. O'Dowd Is only human. He isn't
immune"
II catch the point, Mr.. Sprouse."
said Barnes, rather gioomlly. He did
not like to think of the methods that
might have to be employed in the sub.
| jugation of Mr.. O'Dowd. There Is q
rather important question I'd like to
ask. Is she even remotely eligible to
her country's throneF
Remotely. yes" said Sprouse.
$50 remotely that she could marry
chap like ODowd without giving
much thought to future compiica.
tions?" he ventured.
"She'd be just as safe I'm marrying
ODowd rs she would In marrying
| you" was Sprouse's unsatisfactory re-
sponse. The mans brow was wrln-
kled in thought. "See here, Mr..
Barnes, am planning n visit to Green
Fancy tonight. How would you like
TO accompany me?'
I'D like nothing better" said
Barnes, with enthusiasm.
"Will you agree to obey lnstrsc-
tonsf can't have you muddllns
things up, you know"
"The grounds are carefully guard
ed" said Barnes, after they had dis.
cussed the project for some time.
Miss Cameron is constantly under
the watchful eye Of one or more of
the crowd"
II know. passed couple of them
last night" said Sprouse calmly. by
the way, don't you think II would be
very polite OF you TO invite the Green
| Fancy party over here to have an old.
fashioned country dinner with you to-
nlghtf'
1T would be useless, Mr.. Sprouse,
| They will not come"
II am perfectly aware NJ that, but
II won't do any harm to ask them.
will it?"
Barnes chuckled. 81 see. Establish.
ing myself as an innocent bystander,
| eh?"
Get ODowd on the telephone and
ask him II they can come" said
Sprouse.
But there Is Jones to consider. The
telephone Is In his office. What will
he think"
"Joaes is all right" said Sprouse
briefly "Come along. You can call
up from my room" He grlnned slyly.
such thing as tapping the wire.
you know
Sprouse had installed telephone In
his room, carrying a wire upstairs
from an attachment made In the eel.
lar of the Tavern. He closed the door
TO his little room on the top floor.