The Pulaskian., 1919-08-01
CHAPTER XII.
The First wauarer Accepts an lnvI.

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"
 And be laughed at my friend" said the secret agent. Tt is not matter for the government to meddle in at all."
 Well, something has to be done at once," said Barnes doggedly. "She is depending on me. If you could have seen the light that leaped into her glo- rious eyes when I--''
 "Yes. know. I've heard she is quite pretty girl. You needn't"
 Quite pretty girl!' exclaimed Barnes. "Why, she is the loveliest thing that God ever created. She has the face of"
 q am beginning to understand ODowd's interest in her, Mir. 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 little more of her than you, but"
 Don't talk nonsense. I'm not in love with her."
 Gan you speak with equal author ity for Mir O'Dowd? He is very sus ceptible Irishman, I am told"
 "I don't believe he will get much en- couragement from her, Mir. Sprouse," said Barnes stiffiy.
 If she is as clever as I think she is she will encourage him tremendous ly. I would if I were in her place. MT. O'Dowd is only human. He isn't immune"
 "I catch the point. Mir Sprouse," said Barnes, rather gloomily. He did not like to think of the methods that might have to be employed in the sub- jugation of MT. 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
 "So remotely that she could marry a chap like O'Dowd without giving much thought to future complica- tions?" he ventured.
 Shed be just as safe in marrying ODowd as she would in marrying you," was Sprouse's unsatisfactory re sponse. The mans brow was wrin- kled in thought ''See here, Mir. Barnes, I am planning a visit to Green Fancy tonight. How would you like to accompany me?"
 "Pd like nothing better" said Barnes, with enthusiasm.
 "Will you agree to obey instruc- tions? 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"
 T 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 ?'
 Tt would be useless, MT. Sprouse. They will not come"
 T am perfectly aware of that but it won't do any harm to ask them, will it?"
 Barnes chuckled. 'T see. Establish ing myself as an innocent bystander, eh?"
 'Get O'Dowd on the telephone and ask him if they can come," said Sprouse.
 '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 can call up from my room." He grinned slyly. "Such thing as tapping the wire, you know"
 Sprouse had installed a telephone in his room, carrying wire upstairs from an attachment made in the eel lar of the Tavern. He closed the door to his little room on the top floor.