The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1919-09-04
SYNOPSIS.


crossroads point he meets a girl In the
same PLIGHT While they discuss the sit
nation an automobile. sent 60 meet the
Firl arrives and Barnes Is given a lft to
Harts tavern, while the girl IL taken
on Co her destination which she tells
Barnes II place called Green Fancy.
CHAPTER nat the tavern Barr~s
falls IN with stranded troupe OF barn
etorming' actors, headed by Lyndon
hushcroft. and becomes Interested In
them.
CHAPTER fTf-As the storm grows.
barnes hnds himself worrying over the
mountain roads at what he considers dan
gerous speed. He learns that Green
fancy " something OF house OF mys-
In a manner which arouses Barnes curl
oslty
CHAPTER Tv-He meets Miss Thack-
cray leading lady OF the stranded theat-
rical troupe. who is acting as chamber
maid. That night he Il aroused by the
bringing % a dying man 10 the tavern.
one Of the two who had ridden away a
short time before. They tell OF finding the
dead body OF the other man. Both had
been shot
CHAPTER V-The wounded man, regis
tered at the tavern as Andrew Paul. dies.
ana Barnes Is Informed he must not leave
until after the inquest O'Dowd and De
y
tavern, apparently much mystined over
the affair
CHATTER vI-Barnes advances Rush
CROFT money sufficient to release the com
pany from It's embarrassing position
thereby becoming It's official hacker. lie
visits Green Fancy. and IN the grounds
meets bis acquaintance OF the night be-
fore. finding her a girl of surprising
beauty.
CTtArrrp VIZ cA .- -. A. -,
dcsirous 81 recognizing him, and turns
away. 20 Dowd appears and In apparently
friendly fashion escorts Barnes twho feels
ne Is un"elcome) from the grounds.
CHAPTER vIfI-Miss Thackeray warns
Barnes that a man stopping at the tnV-
ern. ostensibly aboOk agent had searched
his baggage In his absence O'Dowd
comes to the tavern and with barnes and
Others goes over the scene OF the previous
nights shooting Barnes Is invited to
dinner at Green Fancy.
CHAPTER kills acquaintance OF the
storm IL introduced as Miss Cameron.
larry man i9 NJ ds e9u 10 bhia1 PIfSsr
and the number Of mcnserNants about the
place. somewhat astoEishes Barnes.
CHAPTER x-Mlss Cameron informs
him she is prisoner In the house, APP
Dealing 60 him for aid and binding him
10 secrecy. In conversation with the
chauffeur who drives him back TO the
tavern. Barnes becomes convinced there
= conspiracy OF moment Matching ~
Green Fancy.
CHAPTER Xf-At breakfast the sup
posed book agent Introduces himself as
SprOuse. a government secret agent
Sprousr tells Barnes he IN there TO watch
Tue party at Green Fancy. describing
them a. refugees from "a country OVerrun
b. the Germans. lie asserts that Miss
Cameron b. rolatae of the former ruler
ali A. IN
Loeb have with them the crown Jewels,
OF enormous value. which Sprouse would
recover.
Several minutes went by. There
was not a sound save the restless pat
ter Of rain In the tree tops. At last
the PARKWAY thud Of footsteps came to
the ears " the tense listener. They
drew nearer. louder, and once more
seemed 10 be approaching the very
spot where he crouched.
Then came the sound OF dull.
heavy blow. hoarse gasp. n mOmen-
tary commotion in the shrubbery.
and-aeain silence. Barnes blood ran
cold. He waited fr the next football
of the passing man. IL never came.
A sharp whisper reached his ears.
"COme here-quick :"
lie fioundered through the brush and
almost fell PROSTATE over the kneel-
Ing figure Of man.
"Take care! Lend a hand" whls-
pered Sprouse.
Dropping to his knees. Barnes felt
for and touched wet, coarse garments,
and gasped:
"My God Have you killed hlm7"
Temporarily" said Sprouse. be-
tween his teeth. "IIere. unwind the
rope I've cot around my waist. Take
the end-here. Got n knifef Cut of
a section about three feet long. I'll
get the gag In his mouth while you're
doing II. Hangmen always carry their
own ropes" he concluded. with grew
some humor "GOt II cut7 Well. cut
two more sections. same length"
With Incredible swlftness the two
OF them bound the feet, knees and
arms Of the inert victim.
II came prepared" said Sprouse, so
calmly that Barnes maryeled at the
iron nerve of the man.
"By heaven. Sprouse. II believe
he's dead. We've haven't any right
90 kill a"
"Don't be finicky." snapped Sprouse.
sit wasn't much OF n crack, and IL
was necessary" Strengthening up,
with sigh of satisfaction, he laid his
hand on Barnes shoulder. We've
Just got 10 90 through with II now.
Barnes. Wen never get another
chance. Putting that fellow out OF
business Queers US forever afterward."
He dropped 20 his knees and began
searching over the ground with his
hands. "IIere II is. You can't see IL.
OF course. so I'll tell you what II Is.
A nice little block OF sandalwood. I've
already got his nice little hammer, so
well see what we can raise In the way
OF wireless -chlt-chat."