Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-09-27
CHAPTER XVI.
The First wayfarer Visits Shrine
confesses, and Takes an oath'

-Lo riret WaIarer Visits i ohr'"e'
cortesses. and Takes an Oath' Ct
~. ,..as he to find TIA" courage 10 ne
iupart the appalling news l" n'i
wqs now convinced beyond All ""O,' =,
that the so-called SprouSe han '''''' az
IF with the priceless treasure an" }"
A., o,I, a miracle could bring ABOUT q
-. -ocoverv He realized To what OK Il
toni ne had been shaped INTO ''''
| no used by the master craftsman ii
,,,,. tbrouph the whole MacmaVeiiiuh
.,,,ona and he was also now NOR
IN. cortoin that Snrousc would have :
sacrificed him without the Si's"''' ,
hesitation. ,-, mani ,
In tho event that anything went
rron,, with their enterprise, the "'"',
,,.o,,Id have shot him dead and earhcu
,,o ,,rotitudc and COMMUNICATION OF MS
, a..ociotes, He would have beeh
, rlorftied and not crucitied by MS
friends. .,,, ,ho
with = heavy heart he mounted tne
: ..,irs At the top he paused to dellb-
q crate Would it not be hetter u ny
n her in ignorance? what was " ~
+ Gained by revealing to her the nut
Miss Thackeray was Turing him on 10
1ostruction. She stood outside the dooF
, ond hacloned. Then she closed the door
from the outside, and Barnes was
N oIone with the cousin OF kings anu
queens and princes.
>, ~ feared you had deserted me
:, che soid holding out her hand to MIN
a
.,I saw no occasion to disturb your
m rest" he mumbled.
~ 81 have been peeping," she saiu'
looking at him searchingly. ""here
&c 70 Mr. Loeb going Mr.. BarnesT
% "O,Dowd says ne is to be gone TOT
fev DAVIS on business" he equivocateu'
80 "He win not return" She said quiet,
- -aHe is a coward at heart. On, j
No know him WELL" she went on scorn III
her voice. s.or
"Wos | wrong in not trying to stop
him." he asked.
-, She pondered this for momeh.
49, "No." she said, but he caught the JUDI
ors note in her voice. ut is just a.
AZ, well. perhaps. that he should ulsap
=, neor His flight today spares-but w
!" orc more interested in the ma
Sprouse. Has he returned"
be .No Miss Cameron" said he rue
fully. And then, without Single re'
=. ervatiOn. he laid bare the story
It. Snrouse's detection. When he inquire
he'' - she had heard of the man known
Chester Naismith, she confirmed u
CNo worst fear by describing him as u
puard who watched beneath her WI
mus dow He was known to her as thl
- of international fame.
Aeh' .you we're no match for Chest
'ging LOU ~ not look en- plum. 7
' shrewdest police officers IN EURO
have never been able to cope WI
; u,u him Why should you despair
'n III He sprang to his feet by gnd'
UNI hasn't got away with it yet
&c ne Grated 81 will run this scoundrei 90
r. 7 have to devote the remainder
W nv lie to the task"
scent She 'ie Ill yor O little m
wv .hort this wonderful man you kn
as Sprouse. Six months neo
lnesn rrends and supporters OF the lea
-ooto successor to my country's thr
i Inc oonsummated a plan whereby
ruS'eu crown Jewels and certain docum'
:, s,ote were surreptitiously reno
from the palace vaults. instead Oh
nos,ting the treasure in Paris, II
cont 70 this country in charge
,roun of men whose fealty couid
Wlil be questioned. The man you hho'
&A4 Ioeh Is in reality my cousin.
Avn known him all my life. lie is
a. ,,o,rgast brother Of the pretende
8& ,bo chrome. and a cousin OF the pI
ISM ,.bo &c held prisoner by the Austr
~ This prince has brother also' al
~ ,,.os to him that l was supposed L
fsxeh 1,,.a- the Jewels | travelled from
Nm vort hut not alone as you may
~ nect was carefully protected
n ~ the time lief; my hotel there III
IA "a we'll until | arrived in Boston.
XII "While there l received IA
,AI ,,ssoca from friends in Canad
EtlI racting me to 90 TO Spanish
EHI ,vbara 7 would be met and
VHl Quoted nv Prince Sebastian hi
N'Il 20 tho Mace called Green +
! ,rbich was near the Canadian h
A safe escort would be provide
\ rs and we would be on Births
\ within a few hours after our me
N II Is only necessary TO add that
7 arrived at Green Fancy | met
Ugo-and understood! l had e.
Iv covered my tracks after II
Thief OF Boston. My real friends were
still are. completely in the DARK
49,, 10 NV movements, so skilfuliy WI
-. how trick managed.
), tho vi "And now for Chester Naism
was he who, acting for the mis-
over his loyalists and recommended by
,roso,,ed Young aristocrats who by VIZ
their own u'S'' = ,,s,,
..Ioras know him as man OF hmm
., o~o,nd sourcefulness and daring, plann
- tl,a pillc CinU of the