The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1919-10-23


CHAPTER Ir-st the tavern Barnes
stOrminE" actors, headed BY Lyndon
Rushcroft. and becomes interested In
them
CHAPTER ITT-As the storm grows.
Barnes finds himself worrying over the
mountain roads al what ne considers dan
ger0us speed He learns that Green
Fancy g. something OF a house OF mys-
ter, Two mounted men leave tho tavern
osisy.
CHAPTER VILE meets Miss Thack-
eruy." leading lady Of the stranded theat-
real TROUPE, who Is acting a. chamber
bringing ~ a dying man % the tavern.
dead body Of the other man Both had
been shot
teret ~ o.. tavern ae Andrew Paul. dies.
and lfl- ..a u Informed BE- must not ieaye
until after thc ir4ur a. obowd and De
Soto. el..f. 10 gr.en Fancy visit the
tavern. npIar,utiy much mysisred over
tie affair
~I-tn~fE ~ esrrcs advances Rush
..s.r ias .f a.ni iei.f lo release tie con-
tl..ehy i0romlur i;s Official bacier. lie
visits Green Fancy. and 90 tire grounds
lr..tr iis frqualutauce 81 the pight be-
.,aaty
CHAPTER Whsle seems not 20 be
.ir0 ls 90 recognizing him. aud turns
1aag - noUl appears and in apparently
ffiealiy fashion escorts Barnes who feels
DE- o. ln"eicomei from the sfOunds-
CHAPTER VIII-Mtss Thackeray warns
Earnss that "a man stopping az the tav-
MS ba@eaee in his absence ~ Dowd
comea % tie tavern aud with barnes ana
nights shooting Barnes Is Invited 70
dinner ~ Green Fancy
and sfucr hfe tNufnfs m tie arfnh0les
or his vest. He displayed no un.Iue
elation- Instead he affected profound
calculations. His daughter shot a
swift. searching look at the wOuld-bs
Samaritan. There was "a heightened
color in her cheeks.
Moreover. shall be happy to In
Grease the amount OF the loan SUN
GENTLY 10 cover your return AT once
TO New York. n you so desire-by
train" Barnes smiled as ne added the
last two words.
Extremely kind Of you. my deai
Barnes" said the actor, running nj.
fingers through his hair. your faitf
in me is most gratifying. IL reali,
don't know what to say 20 you. sir
May | inquire just how you ex
pect 10 profit by this transaction, Mr.
Barnesf Miss Thackeray asked
steadily.
He started. catching her meaning.
my dear Miss Thackeray." he ex
claimed. "this transaction Is solely be
tween your father and me. / shall
have no other claim Ia press"
Il wish l could believe that" sh.
said.
"YOu may believe IT," he assured
her.
at isn't the usual course" she sale
|. quietly. and her face frightened. aYo,
are not like most men. Mr. Barnes"
MY dear child.' said Rushcroft
you must leave this matter to orl
friend and me. I fancy I know 81
honest man when I see him. NV dea
fellow. fortune is but temporaril-
frOwning upon me. In few week,
! shall be on my feet again. zippin,
along on the crest of the wave I dar.
say I can return the money to you IN
a month or six weeks. If"
'Oh. fatherr' cried Miss Thackeray
'Well make IL six months, and III
pay any rate of interest you desire
Six per cent eight per cent. ten per
'-Six per cent. sir. and we will max
II year from date"
agreed. Get up and dance for u
Dillyi We shall be I'm New York 4,
morrow"
You forget the dictatoriai sheriff
Mr. Rushcroft." said Barnes.
THE varlet 90 barked Mr.. Rushcrof
IL was arranged that Dillingford an
Bacon We're To 20 to HornvilIe I'm
hired motor that afternoon. secure IN
judgment. pay the costs. and atten,
10 the removal of the personal belong
ings of the stranded quartette frou
the hotel TO Harris Tavern. Tn
younger actors stoutly refused To sc
cept Barnes offer TO pay their boar,
while at the Tavern That, they Dc
clared. would be charity, and they mrs
ferred his friendship and his respec
TO anything of that sort Miss Thack
eray. however, was to be immedisteI,
relieved of her position as chamber
maid She was TO become q pawn,
guest
Rushcroft took the whole affair vsss
the most noteworthy compIacencv. q,
seemed to regard IL as his due. =