The citizen., 1919-08-28

Barnes, ann planning visit TO Green
Fancy tonight How would you like
to accompany me7"
"rd like nothing better" said
Barnes. with enthusiasm.
"Wlll you agree to obey lnstruc.
tionsl ! 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.
"Mss Cameron Is constantly under
the watchful eye Of one or more OF
the crowd"
81 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-
nlght1"
ut would be useless. Mr.. Sprouse.
/ They will not come"
Il am perfectly aware Of that. but
II won't do any harm to ask them.
will ~"
Barnes chuckled. 81 see. Establish
ing myself as an innocent bystander.
ehT'
Get O'Dowd on the telephone and
TASK him II they can come" said
Sprouse.
''Bui there Is Jones to consider. The
telephone Is In his office. What will
he think"
"Jones Is all right" said Sprouse
briefly. Come along. You can call
up from my room" He grinned slyly.
"Such thing as tapping the wire.
you know"
Sprouse had Installed telephone In
his room. carrying wire upstairs
from an attachment made in the eel
lar of the Tavern. lie closed the door
10 his little room on the top floor.
with the landlords approval" he
explained pointing to the instrument.
but unknown to the telephone com
pany YOU may be sure. Call him up
about half past ten. O'Dowd may be
up at this unholy hour. hut not she.
Now must be of to discuss literature
with Mrs Jim CNplsy The hardest
parT Of my jon II to keep her from
subscribing for set OF Dickens. Con
ley's house Is not far from Green
Fancy. Savvy7"
Barnes, left TO his own devices.
wandered from taproom to porch,
from porch 10 forge. from forge to
taprOom. his brain far more active
than his legs, his heart as heavy as
lead and as light as air by turns.
More than once he felt like resorting
10 a well-knOwn expedient 10 deter
mine whether he was awake or dream
ing. Gould all this be real?
Ten minutes later he was In
SprouSe's room. calling for Green
Fancy over an extension wire that had
cost the company nothing and yielded
nothing in return. After some delay
ODowd's mellow voice sang out:
"Helo, How are you this morn
ingY"
"Grevously lonesome" replied
Barnes. and wound up doleful ac-
count Of himself by imploring O'Dowd
10 save his life by bringing the entire
Green Fancy party over to dinner
that night.
Opowd was heart-brOken. Person
ally he would go to any extreme to
save so valuable a life, but ms for the
rest of the parts. they begged him to
say they were sorry To hear Of the ex-
pectcd death Of 50 promising chap
and that, while they couldn't come tn
his party they would be delighted to
come to his funeral In short, Il would
be impossible for them to accept his
kind invitation. The Irlshman was
SO gay and good-humored that Barnes
took hope.
"By the way, ODOwd. I'd like to
speak with Miss Cameron II she can
come 10 the telephone"
Don't be surprised II you are cut
Off suddenly. The coast is clear for
the moment, but Here. Miss Cam
eron. Careful now"
Her voice. soft and clear and trem-
bling with eagerness. caressed Barnes
eager ear.
"Mr. ODowd win see that no evil
befullS me mere, nut ne feiuseS 10 h'lp
me 10 get away. ! quite understand
ard appreciate his position. cannot
ask him TO 90 so far as that. Help
will nave To come IRON the outside.
II will be dangerous-terribly danger
Gus"
p "You say ODowd will not assist
you 10 escape"
"IIe urges me to stay here and take
my chances. lie believes that every
thing will turn out well for me In the
end. but am frightened. ! must get
: away from this place"
; 'Then keep your eyes and ears open
for the next night or two. Can you
teN me where your room is locatedT'