The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-09-25
CHAPTER Xxx.

CHAPTER NX. !.
The rSese Wayfarer Has One Treasure
1iGbik Upon Him-And Forthwith
onIass Another.
t~yghat are you doing here7" de-
maoled Barnes, staring. he seized
tie mans arm and inquired eagerly:
"Hnse you got the jewels"
No; but I will have them before
mo1aing." replied sprouse coolly.
"Wtuld you be surprised II I were to
ten You that his royal nibs is hiding
in 49, town? Well, he certainly ts.
The Baroness Hedlund has been here
for q week or ten days. She goes by
the name Of Mrs. Hasselwein! I popped
down. here this afternoon and found
out that she is at the sanatorium, but
thqt she expects to leave tomorrow
ncsAing. ! made another trip out there
tf,lls evening and waited. About eight
o'e1oek Mr.. Hasselwein strolled up. He
sat "a the veranda with her for half
IN hour or so and then left. I fol-.
lowed him. He went to one Of the
little cottages that belong to. the sana-
tok3nn. I couldn't get close enough to
le1R what they said, but / believe he
expects to take her away in Al auto
mobile early In the morning. 1t Is q
se~ventt-mile ride from here to the
ju.stion where they catch the train
for Ne West. I'm going up now to
nshe a call on Nj. Hasselwein. BY
tie way, what is the number of your
rO0un?' Vi
HTwenty-two-on the next floor"
'0ood. Go upstairs now and I'll join
yoa in about ten minutes. I will tap
thsee times on your door,"
why should you come to my room,
spnsuse? We can say all that is to be
sahnE" " ."a -ss
n you will look on the register you
win discover that Mr.. J. 81. Prosser
registered here about half an hour
ago. He is in room 80. He left q call
Tor I've o'clock. Well, Prosser is an
other name for Ugo. He left the cot
tage m hour ago. Came in a jitney or
= SVOAO AuVc 8Ot W lila OA SAS way
over I'D
Barnes, regardless Of consequences,
dashed over to inspect the register.
SpEouse followed leisurely.
Seer cried Barnes, excitedly, put
ting his finger on the name miss
Jones'" "She's in room 32-next to
his BY CAD, Sprouse, do you suppose
he knows that she is here? Would the
dog undertake anything" u
You may be SURE he dosen't know
she's here, or you either, for that mat
ter. The country's full of Joneses and
Barneses. Go ON upstairs. Leave
everything to me-"
Barnes had been in his room for
twenty minutes before he heard the
tapping on his door. He opened it and
Sprouse slid into the room. The in
slant the door closed behind him, he
threw open his coat and coolly pro-
duced q long, shallow metal box, such
as one finds in safety vaults.
with my compliments" he said
dryly, thrusting the box into Barnes
hands. "You'd better have the coun-
tess check them up and see If they're
all there. I am not we'll enough &C.
quainted with the collection to be
positive"
Barnes was speeches.. He could
only stare, open-mouthed, at this
amazing man.
my God, Sprouse, have you been
In that mans room since / saw you
down"
"An you have to do is to keep quiet
and look innocent. Stay out of the hall
tonight. Don't go near the door of
No. SO. Act like a man with brains.
/ said / would square myself with you
and with him, too. Well, I've done
both. Maybe you think it is easy to
give up this stuff. There Is a half-mil-
lion dollars worth Of nice little things
In that box, small as it is"
II cannot begin to thank you
enough said Barnes. "See here, you
must allow me to reward you in some
way commensurate with your"
"Cut that out" said SprOuse darkly.
ssTm not 50 virtuous that ! have to be
rewarded. / like the game. It's the
breath Of life to me-"
'aThe time viii surely come when !
can do you q good turn, Sprouse. and
you will not find me reluctant" said
Barnes, lamely.
THAT'S different. II / ever need a
friendly hand I'll call on you. N'Donly
fair that I should give you q tip,
Barnes. just to put you on your guard.
From now on. I'm a free agent. ! want
to advise you to put that stun IN q
safe place. I'll give you two days
start. After that, II I can get 'em
away from you, or whoever may have
them, Tn going to do 1t. They Will be
fair plumber from then on. Good
highland good-by for the present.
stick close to your room till morning
ana then beat it with her for New
York. / give you two days start. re-
member
He switched OF the light suddenly.
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