The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1919-08-14
CHAPTER X.
The Prisoner OF Green Fancy, and the
Lament Of Peter the Chauffeur.


He envled Mr.. Rushcroft. The barn
stormer would have risen TO the occa-
sion without so much as the blinking
Of an eye. He did his best. however.
and. despite his eagerness. managed
10 come of fairly well. Anyone out Of
earshot would have thought that he
was uttering some trlfllng inanity in
stead of these words:
"You NAV trust me. have suspect
ed that something was wrong here"
at Is impossible to explain now"
she said. 'These people are not my
friends. have no one TO turn to In
my predicament."
"Yes. you have" he broke In. and
laughed rather bolsterously for him.
lie felt that they were being watched
In turn by every person In the room.
'Tonlght-not an hour ago-I began
to feel that | could call upon you for
help. began to relax. Something
whispered To me that | was no longer
utterly alone. oh. you will never
know what IL Is to have your heart
tighten as mlne-but I must control
myself. We are not TO waste words"
"You have only TO command me.
Miss Cameron. No more than a dozen
words are necessary Tell me how I
can be of service to you"
II shall try to communicate with
you in some way-tomorrow. I beg
Of you. implore you. do not desert
me. II can only be sure that you
will"
"Yon may depend on me, no matter
what happens" said he, and, looking
into her eyes. was bound forever.
II have been thinking" she said.
yesterday made the discovery that
THAT am actually n prisoner here.
Mr. Barnes, I-Smllel Say something
sillyw
Together they laughed over the
meaningless remark he made In re-
Spouse TO her command.
81 an constantly watched II !
venture outside the house l am almost
Immediately Joined by one Of these
men. You saw what happened yes
terday. | am distracted"
~ will ask the authorities to step
In and"
"Nol You are 10 do nothing Of the
kind. The authoritfes would never
fiud me II they came here to search. y
Qt was hard for him 10 smile at that y
1T must be some other way. II
could steal out of the house-but that
Is impossible" she broke off with a
catch in her voice.
Suppose that were to steal into
the house." he said. a reckless light
In his eyes.
"Oh. you could never succeedw
swell. | could try. couldn't ~
There was nothing funny in the re.
mark, but they both leaned back and
laughed heartily. Leave 1t TO me
Tell me where"
"The place is guarded day and night
The siealthlest burglar In the world
could not come within IA stones throw
of the house."
''If it's as bad as all that we cannot
afford TO makes any slips. You think
you are In no immediate perllf"
IL am In no peril at all unless
bring II upon myself" she said slgnh-
cantly.
"Then delay OF day or so will
not natter" he said. frowning
leave II TO me. will find a way"
"Be careful" De Soto came loung.
ing up behind them.
Forgive me for interrupting but
am under command from royal head
quarters. Peter, the king of chauf-
feurs sends In word that the car is In
an amiable mood and champlng TO be
OF. So seldom is II In good humor
that he"
"Tll be on at once" exclaimed
Barnes. arising. "By Jove. II is half
past ten. | had no idea-good night
Miss Cameron"
He pressed her hand reassurlngly
and left her.
She had arisen and was standing
straight and slim by the corner OF the
fireplace. a confident smile ON her lips.