The Yale expositor., 1919-07-03
CHAPTER XII.
The First Wayfarer Accepts an InvI.
fafion

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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, shall apply to Wash
ington for help"
"And be laughed at, my friend" said
| the secret agent. 1T Is not a matter
for the government to NEEDLE in at
ALL"
"Well. something has to be done ut
once" said Barnes doggedly. "She is
depending on me. If you could have
seen the light that leaped into her glo-
rious eyes when +"
"Yes. l know. I've heard she IL
quite a pretty girl. You needn't"
"QuIte pretty grill" exclaimed
Barnes. "Why, she Is the lOveliest
thing that God ever created She has
the face Of"
81 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 little more 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.. ODowd? He is a very sus
| ceptible Irishman, am told"
81 don't believe he will get much en-.
couragement from her, Mr.. Sprouse,'
said Barnes stiffly. -
IF she is as clever as think she
Is the will encourage him tremendous
~. would II l were in her place.
Mr. O'Dowd is only human. He isn't
immune"
81 catch the point, Mr.. Sprouse,I
said Barnes, rnther gloOmily. He did
not like TO think of the methods that
might have to be employed in the sub
jugation of Mr.. ODowd. "There is a
rather important question I'd like to
ask. Is sh, even remotely eligible to
her country's throneT"
Remotely, yes" said Sprouse.
$50 remotely that she could marry
a chap like O'DOwd without giving
much thought TO future complica-
tions?" he ventured.
"She'd be just as safe in marrying
O'Dowd as she would in marrying
YOU" was Sprouses unsatisfactory re-
Spouse. The mans brow was wrin-
killed. in thought. "See here, Mr..
Barnes, am planning visit to Green
Fancy tonight. How would you like
to accompany me?"
"Fd like nothing better" said
Barnes, with enthusiasm.
"Will you agree to obey instruc-
lions? can't have you muddling
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"
81 know. passed a couple of them
last night" said Sprouse calmly "By
the way, don't you think it would be
very polite of you TO invite the Green
Fancy party over here to have an old
fashioned country dinner with you to-
night?"
at would be useless, Mr.. Sprouse.
They will not come"
II am perfectly aware Of that, but
1t won't do any harm to ask them,
will it?"
Barnes chuckled. 81 see. Establish
ing myself as an innocent bystander.
eh?"
Get O'Dowd on the telephone and
ask him If they can come" said
SprOuse.
But there is Jones to consider. The
telephone is In his office. What will
he think"
Zones is all right" said Sprouse
briefly. "Come along You can call
up from my ROOM" He grinned slyly.
Such a thing as tapping the wire.
you know"
Sprouse had installed telephone In
his room, carrying wire upstairs
from an attachment made in the cell
lar of the Tavern. He closed the door
to his little room on the top floor.