The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-07-10
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as Ii gun he is puling?' inquired
! O'Dowd calmly. "And what the deuce
! are you going to aim at, me hearty?
have bull's-eye lantern with me
| From the luxurious seat behind this
rock could spot ye In second. Hav-
ing said as much l now propose arbi-
tratlon. Would ye mind handing over
that tin box In exchange for my po-
lite thanks and courteous goOdby to
both of yep
"We have no box Of any description,
Mr.. ODowd," cried she triumphantly
"Thank heaven, he got safely away
"Do you mean to tell me you came
away without the-your belongings,
Miss Cameron?" exclaimed O'Dowd.
"They are not with me-" she replied.
Her grasp on Barnes arm frightened.
"Oh, isn't it splendid? They did not
catch him. He"
"Will you both swear on your sacred
honor that ye haven't the jewels In
your pOssessionT
"Unhesltatingly." said Barnes.
81 swear, Mr.. O'Dowd."
"Then," said he, II have no time to
waste here. / am looking for a tin
box. i beg your pardon for disturb
ing YOU"
"Oh, Mr.. O'Dowd, shall never for
get all that you have"
"Whist, now! There Is one thing
must insist on your forgetting com
pletely: all that has happened In the
last five minutes. What / am doing,
Mr.. Barnes, would be my death SEN
tence f 1t ever became known"
ut shall never be known through
me, O'DOwd. I'd like to shake your
hand, old man."
God bless you, Mr.. ODowd," said
the girl in low, small voice, singular
ly suggestive Of tears. "Some day
may be in a position to"
"Don't say 1t! You'll spoil every
thing If you let me think you are in
my debt. Bedad, don't be so sure
sha'n't see you again, and soon."
''Tell me how to find Hart's Tavern,
OIu man. Ill
"No, I'm dashed IL I DO. You ought
to be grateful to me for not stopping
you entirely, without asking me to
give you helping hand. Good-by,
and God bless you. I'm praying that
We get away safely, Miss Cameron. So
long, Barnes. If you were a crow and
wanted to roost on that big tree in
front Of Hart's Tavern, dare say
you'd take the shortest way there by
flying as straight as bullet from the
mouth OF this pit, following your ex-
tremely good-looking nose"
They did not wait for the break of
day. Taking O'DowPs hint, Barnes
directed his steps straight out from
the mouth Of the quarry and pressed
confidently onward. In answer to
question she informed him that there
were no fewer than twenty-five men In
Green Fancy, all OF them shrewd, reso-
lutte and formidable.
~ cannot, for the life of me, see
why they took chances on inviting me
to the house. Miss Cameron"
She was silent for moment, and
when she spoke 1t was with great in
tensity. "Mr. Barnes, had your life
In my hands all the time you were at
Green Fancy. / shudder now when |
think Of what might have happened.
Before you were asked to the house. /
was coolly informed that you would
not leave 1t alive If l so much as
breathed word to you concerning
my unhappy plight. The first word of
an appeal to you would have been the
signal for-for your death. That Is
what they held over me. When i
spoke to you on the couch that night,
I-oh, don't you see? Don't you see
that wantonly, cruelty. selfishly
rlsked your life-not my own-when
l."
'"There, there, now" he cried, con-
solingly, as she put her hands to her
face and gave way to sobs.
"Forgive me-" she murmured. 81
didn't mean to be so silly"
"It helps, to cry sometimes" he said
lamely.
The first faint signs of day were
struggling out Of the night when they
stole across the road above Harts
Tavern and made their way through
the stable yard to the rear OF the
house. His one thought was to get
her safely inside the Tavern.
The door was locked. He delivered
q series of resounding kicks upon Its
stout face. Revolver in hand. he faced
about and waited for the assault OF
the men who,s he was sure, would
come p.unging around the corner OF
the building In response to the racket,
But there was no attack.
At last there were sounds from
within. A key grated In the lock and
bolt was shot. The door flew open.
Mr.. Clarence Dillingford appeared in
the opening partially dressed. his
hair sadly tumbled. his eyes blinking
In sae light Of the lantern he held
aloft.