The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-07-31
CHAPTER XII.
The First Wayfarer Accepts an Invi-

The First Wayfarer Accepts AZ invI-
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 devilish predica-
ment, Sprouse, I shall apply to Wash
ington for help"
sand be laughed at, my friend" said
the secret agent. 1T is not a matter
for the government to meddle in at
!, ALL" u
well, something has to be done ct
once" said Barnes doggedly. "she n
depending on me. If you could have
seen the light that leaped into her glo-
rious eyes when +" ,
"Yes, / know. I've heard she is
quite a pretty girl. You needn't"
"Quite a pretty grit" exclaimed
Barnes. "Why, she is the loveliest
thing that God ever created. She has
Hhe face Of" y
81 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 expedi-
tiously. He has seen a little more of
her than you, but"
"Don't talk nonsense. I'm not in
love with her" y
Scan you speak with equal author
ity for Mr.. O'Dowd? He is a very sus-
ceptible Irishman, I am told."~
II don't believe he will get much en-
couragement from her, Mr.. Sprouse,"
said Barnes stif1y.
IF she is as clever as I think she
is she will encourage him tremendous
~. I would If I were in her place.
Mr.. O'Dowd is only human. He isn't
immune"
IT catch the point, Mr.. Sprouse,"
said Barnes, rather gloomily. He did
not like to think Of the methods that
might have to be employed In the SUBJ
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 throne?"
Remotely. yes," said Sprouse.
$50 remotely that she could marry
q chap like O'Dowd without giving
much thought to future complica-
tions?" he ventured.
"She'd be just as safe in marrying
O'Dowd as she would in marrying
you," was Sprouse's unsatisfactory re-
Spouse. The mans brow was wrin-
kled in thought. "See~ here, MI.
Barnes, I am planning a visit to Green
Fancy tonight. How would you like
to accompany met"
I'D like nothing better" said
Barnes, with enthusiasm. m y.z.,,
win you agree to obey instruc-
tons? I 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 watchful eye Of one or more of
the crowd.S @
II know. I passed a 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,
night?" H.
ut would be useless, Mr.. Sprouse.
They will not come"
Il am perfectly aware Of that, but
It won't do any harm to ask them,
viii it?"
Barnes chuckled. II see. Establish
ing myself rs an innocent bystander,
eh7"
"Get O,Dowd on the telephone and
ask him<if they can come" said
Spr0use.
But 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 ear call
up from my ROOM" He grinned slyly.
such a thing as tapping the wire.
you know"
Sprouse had installed a telephone In
ms room, carrying q wire upstairs
from an attachment made in the Gel.
lar Of the Tavern. He closed the door
to his little room on the top floor.
With the landlords approval" he
explained. pointing to the instrument
hut unknown to the telephone CON.
pany, you may be sure. Call him N
about half past ten. O,Dowd may Be
up at this unholy hour, but not she,
Now / must be OF to discuss literature
with Mrs. Jim O0nley. The hardest
part Of my job Is to keep her from
subscribing for q set Of Dickens. Con.
legs house Is NOT far from Green
Fancy. Savvyf"
Barnes, left to lis own devices,
wandered from taproom to porch,
from porch to forge, from forge ia
t1proQm. his brain far more active
on NJ legs, his, heart as heavy q
4nd as light as air BY turns
than once he felt like ~resortnl
oE = wsaf Known expedient to deter
lGe whenA@ he was awake or dream.