The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-07-11
XII.
The First Wayfarer Accepts an lnvl.
+afion

The First Wayfarer Accepts an invi-
tation.
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 shall apply to Wash.
ington for help"
And be laughed at. my friend" said
the secret agent. 1T is not a matter
for the government to NEEDLE In at
ALL"
well. something has to be done at
once" said Barnes doggedly. "She Is
depending on me. II you could have
seen the light that leaped into her glo-
rious eyes when l."
YES. I know. I've heard she Is
quite a pretty girl. You needn't"
Quite a pretty girl" exclaimed
Barnes. "Why, she Is the lOveliest
thing that God ever created. She has
the face Of"
II I'M 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 q little more of
her than you. but"
Don't talk nonsense. Tn not In
love with her"
Can you speak with equal author
ity for Mr.. O'DOwd? He is a very sus-
ceptible Irishman. / am tolc."
II don't believe he will get much en-
enlargement from her, Mr.. Sprouse,"
said Barnes stiffiy.
IF she is as clever as I think she
is she will coura him tremendous
ly. I would if l were in her place.
Mr.. O'Dowd is only human. He isn't
immune"
II 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 SUBJ
jugatiOn of Mr.. 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.
$50 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-
Spouse. The mans brow was wrin-
killed. in thought. "See here, Mr..
Barnes, I am planning a visit to Green
Fancy tonight. How would you like
to accompany me-"
I'D like nothing better" said
Barnes. with enthusiasm.
will you agree to obey instruc-
tons? I can't have you muddllng
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"
Il know. l 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?"
1T would be useless, Mr.. Sprouse.
They will not come"
i am perfectly aware OF that, but
1t won't do any harm to ask them.
will itT"
Barnes chuckled. IT see. Establish.
ing myself as an innocent bystander.
| eh?"
Get O'Dowd on the telephone and
ask him II they can come" said
Sprouse.
"BNt there is Jones to consider. The
telephone Is in his Office. What will
he think"
Zones is all right" said Sprouse
briefly. Come along. You can call
up from my ROOM" He grinned slyly.
"Such a thing as tapping the wire,
you know"
Sprouse had installed a telephone in
his room. carrying a wire upstairs
from an attachment made in the Gel.
lar Of the Tavern. He closed the door
to his little DON on the top floor.
Barnes and Sprouse make
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