Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1919-06-19

"y0u must let us have you again."
my stay Is SHIRT. I fear. You have
only to reveal the faintest sign that i
may come. however. and I'll hop Into
my seven-leacEe boots before you can
utter Jack RobinS0n's Christian name.
Good night, Mrs. Van Dyke. I have
you sIl TO thank for most delightful
evening"
The car was waiting at the back Of
the house. OTDosEd wRIked out with
Barnes, their arms linked--as on a for.
mer occasion. Barnes recalled.
''rIl ride out TO the gate with you"
said the Irishman. ITS a winding.
devious route the road takes through
the trees"
They came In tine, after many hair
pins" and right angles. to the gate
opening upon the highway. Peter got
down from the seat to release the pad
locked chain and throw open the gate.
ODowd leaned closer TO Barnes and
lowered his voice.
"See here, Barnes, I'm no fool. and
for that reason I've got sense enough
to know that you're not either. j
don't know what's In your mind, nor
what you're trying to get into IL II IL
isn't already there. But I'll say this to
you, man to man: Don't let your
Imagination get the better Of your
common sense. That's all. Take the
tip from me-"
81 am not imagining anything,
ODOwd," said Barnes quietly. what
do you mean?"
81 mean just what say. Tn giving
you the tip for selfish reasons. II you
make a bally fool Of yourself, I'll have
to see you through the worst of it
and it's a Job / don't relish. Ponder
that. viii We, on the way homer
Barnes did ponder IL on the way
home. There WAC but one construc.
ton to put upon the remark: II was
ODOwd's way OF letting him know
that he could be depended upon fol
support II the worst came to pass.
O'DOwd evidently had not been de
ceived by the acting that masked the
conversation on the couch. He knew
that Miss Cameron had appealed q
Barnes. and that the latter had prom
Ised to do everything In his power t.
help her.
Suspecting that this was the stu
alton. and doubtless sacrificing his owl
private interests, he had uttered the
vague but timely warning to Barnes
The Significance Of this warning grew
under reflection. Barnes was not slow
to appreciate the position In which
ODowd voluntarily placed himself.
word or sign from him would be suf
icient to bring disaster upon the Irish
man who had rlslSed his own safety In
few irretrievable words. The NOR,
he thought Of II. the more fully con
vinced was he that there was nothing
to fear from ODowd.
Peter drove slowly, carefully owe
the road down the mountain. Respond
ing TO a sudden impulse, Barnes low
cred one of the side seats In the ton
neau and moved closer to the driver.
"HOw long have you been driving
Tor Mr.. CurtiSF
Ever since he come up here, more'I
two years ago. Guess I'm going to &c
the G. b. fore long, though. Seem
that he's gettin' a new car an want
an expert machinist to take hold Of 1
from the start. / was good enOugI
to fiddle around with this second-han,
pile o. junk an the one he had las
year, but I amt qualified to handl
this here machine he's expectin', so h
says. l guess they's been some infiu
ence used against me, If the truth wa
known. This new SECRETARY he's 20
CANT stummick me-"
"Why don't you see Mr.. Curtis an,
demand"
"See him?' snOrted Peter. Nigh
as well try to see Napoleon BOnyparte
Didn't You know he was a sick man2
Certainly. But he isn't so iii tina
he emit attend TO business, is he?"
He sure Is. Parylised. they say"
what has Mr.. Loeb against you,
may ask7"
We'll, it's like this. I amt In tn
habit o. bein' ordered arOun' as IL
was jest nobody at ali, so when b
starts In to cuss me about sOmethin
n week or so ago. / ups and tells hin
I'll smash his head II he don't take I
back. He takes II back all right, bu
the first thing i know / get a cal
down from Mrs. Collier. Course
couldn't tell her what i told tn
sheeny, SEEM as she's a female, 30
took 1t like lamb. Then they gifts
Teller up here to wash the car. n,
gosh, mister, the burned ole rattle-tral
amt with bucket o. water all told
So i sends word In to Mr.. Curtis tina
IL she has to be washed. I'll wash her
Then's when l hears about the new
car. Next day Mrs. Collier sendy fe
me an go In. She says she guessel
she'll try the new washer on the new
machine when IL comes, an IL / keer {.
stay on as washer In his place shell
be glad TO have me. i says I'd like {,
have word with Mr.. Curtis, IL sh,
don't mind, an she says Mr.. CurtiI
amt able to see no one. So Kues
I'm gOin' to be let out"
An idea was taking root in Barnes
brain, but 1t was too soon to considel
Il fixed.
"You say Mr.. Loeb is new at hi
jobT'
swell. he's new upahere. Mr.. Cur
tbs was down to New York ali las
winter bein' treated. you see. He didn'
come up here till about Eve week
ago. Loeb was workln' fer him mos
OF the winter. gittin' up book e
somethin'. hear. Mr.. Curtis mind d
all right. I guess, even IL his bod,
amt"
Il see. Mr.. Loeb came up with him
from New York"
"kerect. Him and Mr.. O'Dowd an6
Mr.. DE Soto brought him up bout ths
last o. March. They was up here Wis
itin' last spring an the fall before. Mr.
Curtis Is very fond Of both of EN-"
ut seems TO me that have heard
that his son married O'Dowd's sister,
That's right She's N xvfddar v,oxr,