Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-05-31

ratch him. He
FWIn you both swear On your sacred
honor that ye haven't the Jewels In
your possessiOnT
ssUnhesitatingly." said Barnes.
II swear, Mr.. 0Dowd."
~Then," said he. Il have no time 10
waste here. I am looking for a TIN
box. / beg your pardon for disturb
ing you"
"Oh, Mr.. ODowd. shall never for
get all that you have"
~whlst, nowi There Is one thing !
must insist on your forgetting com
pletely: all that has happened in the
last 1--WE minutes. What am doing
Mr.. Barnes. would be my death SEN
tence Y it ever became known"
1T shall never be known through
me, O'Dowd, I'd like to shake your
hand, old man."
God bless you. Mr.. o'Dowd." said
the girl in low, small voice, singular
" suggestive OF tears. "Seme day
may be In a position to-
"Don't say it, You'll spoil every
thing II you let me think you are tn
my debt. Bedad. don't be so sure ]
sha'n't see you again, and soon."
''Tell me how to find Hart's Tavern,
old man. III"
"No, I'm dashed If l do. You ought
to be grateful to me for not stopping
you entirely, without asking me to
give you a helping hand. GoOd-by,
and God bless you. I'm praying that
ye get away safely. Miss Cameron. Sc
long, Barnes. If you were a crow and
wanted to roost on that big tree In
front of Hart's Tavern, I dare say
you'd take the shortest way there by
flying as straight as a bullet from the
mouth of this pit, following your ex
tremely good-looklng nose"
They did not wait for the break Of
day. Taking O'Dowd's hint, Barnes
directed his steps straight out from
the mouth Of the quarry and pressed
confidently onward. In answer to q
question she Informed him that there
were no fewer than twenty-five men in
Green Fancy, all of them shrewd, reso.
lutte and formidable.
II cannot, for the life of me, see
why they took chances on inviting me
to the house. Miss Cameron"
She was silent for a moment, and
when she spoke it was with great in
tensity. "Mr. Barnes, l had your life
in my hands all the time you were at
Green Fancy. l shudder now when
think Of what might have happened.
Before you were asked to the house, ]
was coolly informed that you would
not leave 1t alive If / so much as
breathed a word to you concerning
my unhappy plight. The first word of
an appeal to you would have been the
signal for-for your death. That is
what they held over me. When i
spoke to you on the couch that night,
Lob, don't you sect Don't you see
that l wantonly. cruelty. selflshly
risked your llfe-not my own-when
+"
"There, there, nowl'' he cried, con-
solingly, as she put her hands to her
face and gave way to sobs.
"Forgive me-" she murmured. Il
didn't mean to be so silly"
ut helps, to cry sometimes" he said
lamely.
The first faint signs of day were
struggling out of the night when they
stole across the road above Hart's
Tavern and made their way through
the stable yard to the rear of the
house. His one thought was to get
her safely inside the Tavern.
The door was locked. he delivered
a series of resounding kicks upon its
stout face. Revolver in hand, he faced
about and waited for the assault Of
the men who, he was sure, would
come plunging around the corner of
the building in response to the racket.
But there was no attack.
At last there were sounds from
within. A key grated in the lock and
q bolt was shot. The door flew open.
Mr.. Clarence Dillingford appeared in
the opening, partially dressed, his
hair sadly tumbled, his eyes blinking
in the light Of the lantern he held
aloft.
"well. what the" Then his gaze
allghted on the lady. For the love
Of" began the embarrassed Dilling-
ford. "what the dew l say, can't
you see that I'm not dressed7 What
the"
"Glve me that lantern" said Barnes,
and snatched the article out of the un-
resisting hand. "Show me the way
to Miss Thackeray's room, Dillingford.
No time for explanations"
"Well, for the love Of"
II will take you TO Miss Thackeray's
room." said Barnes, leading her swift
ly through the narrow passage. "She
viii make you comfortable for the
that Is until I am able to secure a
room for you. Come on, Dillingford."
Miss Thackeray was awake.
Through the closed door she asked
what on earth was the matter.
Il have q friend here-a lady. WIN
you dress as quickly as possible and
take her in with you for a little
whlleT
There was no immediate response
from the inside. Then Miss Thackarav