Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1919-06-05


he road. He remained near the horses.
That's how he managed to get away so
quickly. II remained for the man at
he crossroads 10 settle with him. But
we're wasting time with all this
:waddle Of mine. Let US be moving.
There is one point on which we must
al agree. The desdliest marksman In
he world fred those shots. No bun
Ring on that score, bedad.-'
In the course Of time the party, trav-
srsing the ground contiguous to the
public road, came within sight Of the
green dwelling among the trees.
Barnes interest revived. His second
view Of the house increased his won
Ter and admiration. If O'Down had
not actually located IL among the trees
Tor him he would have been ut a loss
to discover II. although It was Imme-
alately In front of him and In direct
line of vision.
De Soto was seen approaching
through the green sea, his head ap-
pearing and disappearing intermit-
tently In the pillows formed by the
lndulating underbrush. He shook
hands with Barnes a moment later.
I'm glad you had the sense to
bring Mr.. Barnes with you, o'Dowd. !"
said he. s"You didn't mention him
when You telephoned that you were
personally conducting a sightseeing
party. / tried to catch you afterward
ON the telephone. but you had left the
Tavern Mrs. Collier wanted me 10
ask you to capture Mr.. Barnes for din
DER tonight"
MRS. Collier is the sister Of Mr..
Curtis" explained ODOwd. Then ne
turned upon De SstO increduIousIy
For the love of Pat" he cried, "what's
come over them3 Why. / made so
bold as to suggest last night that you
were chap worth cultiyating. Barnes
and that you wouldn't he long In the
1eighborhOod-but to save your feel.
lngs I'll not repeat what they said. the
two OF them. What changed them
over. De SotO?"
"A chance remark of Miss Cameron's
at lunch today. She wondered II
Barnes could be the chap who wrote
the articles about Peru and the Incas,
Or something Of the sort, and that SET
them to looking up the back numbers
II the Geographic Magazine In MFR.
Curtis library. Not only did they find
he articles but they found your pic.
ture. had no difficulty In deciding
that you were one and the same. The
atmosphere cleared I'm q jlffy. II be-
zane even clearer when It was dlscoy.
cred that you have had few ances-
tors and are received In good society
both here and abroad. as the late Fred
eric Townsend Martin would have
said. hereby officially present the
result OF subsequent elaboration. Mr..
Barnes In invited to dine with M to-
hight"
Barnes heart was stiIl pounding
rapidly as he made the rueful admis-
sion that he ''dldn't have a thing 10
wear" He couldn't think of accent.
ing the gracious invitation
"If they'll take me as I am began
Barnes. doubtfully.
81 say" called out O'Dowd to the
sheriff. who was gazing longingfy ut
the horses tethered ut the bottom of
the slope. would We mind leading
Mr.. Barnes nag back to the Tavern?
he Is stopping to dinner. And. while
l think of II, are you satisfied, Mr..
Sheriff, with the days work? II not
you VIII be welcome again at any time
Ii ven only telephone n half minute
IN advance" To Barnes he said: wen
send you down In the automobile To-
night. provided IL has survived the
day. We're expecting the poor thing
to die in Its tracks at almost any In
slant"
Ten minutes later Barnes. passed
through the portals Of Green Fancy.
CONTINUED NEXT WEEK.