Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-09-20
CHAPTER xEl.
The First Wayfarer Accepts an InVs-
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 deviIish predica-
ment, Sprouse, shall apply to Wash
ington for help"
"And be laughed at, my friend" said
the secret agent. "It is not matter
for the government to NEEDLE In ut
ALL"
"Wen, 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 gbO-
rious eyes when F.
Eyes, / know. I've heard she -
quite a pretty girl. You needn't
"Quite a pretty gTri!'' exclaimed
Barnes. "Why, she is the lOveiiest
thing that God ever created. She has
the face Of"
II 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 expedt-
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. O'Dowd? He is very sus-
ceptible Irishman, I am TOLD"
I'LL H., ,ryf11
enlargement from her, Mr.. Sprouse,"
said Barnes stifly.
EFF she is as clever as I think she
is she will encourage him tremendous
ly. I would If I were in her place.
Mr.. O'Dowd is only human. He isn't
immune"
II catch the point, Mr.. SpTouse,"
said Barnes, rather glooEiily. BE did
not like to think Of the methods that
might have to be employed In the sub
jugation of Mr.. O'Dowd. There Is a
rather important question I'd like to
ask. Is she even remotely eligible to
her country's throneP
Remotely, yes" said Sprouse.
$50 remotely that she could marry
chap like O'DOwd without giving
much thought to future compiled
tiOns?" he ventured
"She'd be just as safe in marrying
O'DOwd as she would in marrying.
yOU,T was Sprouse's unsatisfactory re-
Spouse. The mans brow was wrin-
kIed In thought. "See here, Mr..
Barnes, am planning visit to Green
Fancy tonight. How would yOu like.
to accompany meP'
"Fd like nothing better" said
Barnes, with enthusiasm.
'WIll you agree to obey instFue-
tiOns9 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 watehful eye Of one or more Of
the crowd
Il know. l passed 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-
nfght?"
''It would be useless, Mr.. Sprouse,
They win not come"
Il am perfectly aware of that, but
1t won't do any harm to ask them,
| win ftp
Barnes ehuckled. II 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 win
he think"
zones is all right" said Sprouse
briefly. "Come along. You can cali
up from my ROOM" He grinned slyly.
"Such thing as tapping the wire.
you know
Sprouse had installed telephone in
his room, carrying a 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.