Cleveland County herald., 1919-07-24
CHAPTER XII.
The First Wayfarer Accepts an Invi'
 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 devilish predica- ment Sprouse, I shall apply to Wash ington for help.'
 And be laughed at, my friend" said the secret agent. 1t is not matter for the government to meddle in at all."
 Well, something has to be done at once" said Barnes doggedly. "She is depending on me. If you could have seen the light that leaped into her glo- rious eyes when r."
 "Yes, I know. I've heard she is quite a pretty girl. You needn't" Quite a pretty girl p exclaimed Barnes. "Why, she is the lOveliest thing that God ever created. She has the face of"
 q am beginning to understand ODowd's interest in her, Mir. 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 little more of her than you, but"
 Don't talk nonsense. Pm not in love with her"
 Gan you speak with equal author ity for Mir. O'Dowd? He is very sus- ceptible Irishman, I am told."
 "I don't believe he will get much en- couragement from her, Mir Sprouse," said Barnes stiffiy.
 If she is as clever as I think she is she will encourage him tremendous ly. l would if I were in her place. Mr. O'Dowd is only human. He isn't immune"
 Il catch the point. MT. Sprouse," said Barnes, rather gloomily. He did not like to think of the methods that might have to be employed in the sub jugation of Mir. ODowd There is a rather important question I'd like to ask. Is she even remotely eligible to her country's throne?"
 Remotely, yes" said Sprouse.
 
 a chap like O'Dowd without giving much thought to future complica- tions?' he ventured
 Shed be just as safe in marrying 1 O'Dowd as she would in marrying you," was Sprouse's unsatisfactory re kled in thought. See here, MT Barnes, l am planning visit to Greer Fancy tonight. How would you lik, to accompany me?"
 'Pd like nothing better" sait Barnes, with enthusiasm.
 Will you agree to obey instruc tions? I can't have you muddlins 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 oI | the crowd"
 q know. I passed a couple of then last night" said Sprouse calmly. "By the way, don't you think it would bt very polite of you to invite the Greer Fancy party over here to have an old fashioned country dinner with you to night?"
 Tt would be useless, Mr. Sprouse They will not come"
 T am perfectly aware of that, bu it won't do any harm to ask them will it?"
 Barnes chuckled. "I see. Establish ing myself as an innocent bystander eh?"
 Get O'Dowd on the telephone an, ask him if they can come," sai, Sprouse.
 But there is Jones to consider. Tn telephone is in his office. What vii he think"
 'Jones is all right" said Sprous briefly. Come along. You can cal up from my room." He grinned slyly Such thing as tapping the wire you know"
 Sprouse had installed telephone il his room, carrying wire upstair from an attachment made in the eel lar of the Tavern. He closed the doc to his little room on the top floor.