The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1919-06-06
CHAPTER XII.
The First Wayfarer Accepts an InvI-
tation.

tatlon.
Barnes insisted that the first thing
to be considered was the release Of
Miss Cameron.
III we can't think of any other way
to get her out of this devilish predica-
! ment, Sprouse, I shah apply to Wash
ington for help"
And be laughed at, my friend" said
the secret agent ut is not matter
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 L"
Eyes, know. I've heard she 70
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"
Il am beginning to understand
ODowd'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 little more of
her than you, but"
Don't talk nonsense. I'm not in
love with her"
Can you speak with equal author
| ity for Mr.. O'Dowd? He is a very sus-
ceptible Irishman, | am told"
II don't believe he will get much en-
said Barnes stiffiy
"If she is as clever as think she
is she will encourage him tremendous
ly. / would if l were in her place.
Mr.. O'Dowd is only human. He isn't
immune"
| Il 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 sub
jugation of Mr.. O'Dowd. There is a
rather important question I'd Ike to
ask. Is1she even remotely eligible to
her country's throne?"
Remotely. yes," said Sprouse.
$50 remotely that she could marry
chap like ODowd without giving
much thought to future complica-
tiOns?" he ventured.
shed be just as safe in marrying
O'Dowd as she would In marrying
you was Sprouse's unsatisfactory re-
Spouse. The mans brow was wrfn-
killed. in thought "See here, Mr..
Barnes, l am planning visit to Green
Fancy tonight How would you like
to accompany me?"
I'D like nothing better" said
Barnes, with enthusiasm.
"Wtll you agree to obey instruc-
tons? I can't have you muddling
things up, you know"
1.-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"
II know. passed 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? ?"
SIT would be useless, Mr.. Sprouse.
| They will not come"
Il am perfectly aware of that, but
1t won't do any harm to ask them,
! will it,"
Barnes chuckled. 81 see. Establish
ing myself as an innocent bystander,
eh?"
Get ODowd 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 Gel
lar of the Tavern. He closed the door
TO his little room on the top floor.