Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1920-05-27
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hrlend, Bob Singleton, the fact that, in
whom he had seen in London. he he has
written play, Lady Larkspur,". solely
With the thought that she should interpret
has This ana gr Gs
fuses to allow the play to be produced
with anyone else in the part Singleton
has Just returned dnvalided? from France.
corps. His uncle, Raymond Bashford,
a wealthy man, had contracted mar
riage a short time before his death, while
comparatively small amount Of money
and the privilege of residence in the
garage" of his summer home. Barton-on-
believed to be travelling in the orient: The
employees Of the birmingham, New York
not Ste where RashfoEd made his home By
their lives, Singleton goes to Barton, TAX
Ing with him the IN nds tR Of y
strangely upset, some of its members be-
ing suspected by their comrades Of pro-
: Germanism. Antoine. head of the estab-
perplexed by the somewhat mysterious
eigner. seeking Mrs Bashford. Antoine
household into guard for the protection
of the premises. florence. high official Of
the trust company handling Bashford's
CHAPTER 11.-singleton reads searles'
play and thinks highly Of it. In his tenn
porary absence Mrs. Bashford and
female companion arrive: Next day SIM
finding her young and decidedly attrac-
tive person about his own age. At lunch
-eoh he meets Mrs; Bashford's eompanion.
unconventional, but highly agreeable COM
Rense to % ds aach other and and
Dab YVf1 10 !, {r{k rNf kt~ Cav
-eigner which had SO disturbed Antoine,
the two ladies seem to be much amused.
Terrence. on a business visit to Barton:
''Alice' being Mr.. Bashford's widow. Sim
gleton laughs at him, but Terrence re-
mains unconvinced finally telling his
ment Raynor, has been making inquiries
about the two women.
CHAPTER III.-searles writes Singleton
that all efforts to find the young actress.
Volet PeWing have been aa un an1 Ing
Farnsworth are slightly acquainted with
the mysterious stranger" who calls him.
self Count Giuseppe Montani. having met
him to call. Singleton is at first favorably
impressed, but Montani's somewhat sus-
picious actions in connection with fan
Later Singleton leans that Montani is not
q guest Of the hotel where he claimed to
be stopping. Antoine informs Singleton
ana Elsie e Wi.e Of one Of the employees on
the place, had been overheard and that
the stranger had sought to bride Elsie to
steal for him the fan IN which Montani
quiesced. Alarmed, Singleton remains on
watch. During the night the stranger ar
rves and is vehemently berated by Elsie
for his attempt to brine her. The man is
captured and confined in an old tool house.
kss:Thc two ladies seem highly diverted by
= the occurrence.
CHAPTER Iv.-1n the morning Single
ton learns that Alice and Mrs. Farms
worth are leaving at once for New York.
After an interview with the prisoner, who
As urcommunicative, he follows them. In.
>luil.es at various hotels are tsuitless ana
Singleton becomes vaguely alarmed He
visits a theater and discovers Montani
seated near him. Also present is Sir Cecil
-Arrowsmith. noted English actor. and
He notices that Montani Is closely watch
ing Alice, who has the fan which seems
SO important. Leaving the theater, Sin,
gleton meets the Arrowsmith party, apd
Alice snubs him. Much mystified, he goes
to his club and shortly afterward receives
a telephone call from Alice she promising
meet him at bree aay
There Antoine tells him the prisoner is
safe and apparently quite at his ease.
Questioning him. the prisoner ,r,a refuses hsa1 to
admitting that he knew Count Montani
and making some indirect illusions to
Mrs. Bashford's position.
Alice had repeated these lines, test
iug and trying different modulations.
Sometimes dozen repetitions hardly
suficed to satisfy Mrs. Farnswortn.
who herself recited them and postured
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"Please read the whole of the sec
ond act again." said Alice, seating
herself on the boulder. l waited for
a few minutes, enjoying the beautiful
flow Of Mrs. Farnsworth's voice, then,
mystified and awed, crept down the
ladder and stole away. "1t's Dick
Searles' play" kept whispering to
myself. 1t was the LADY Larkspur"
that he was holding beck until he
could find the girl that had so en-
chanted him In London and for whom
he had written this very comedy with
its setting in the Virginia hills.
Hurrying to the garage. snarled
" Clyul1v WHY oUAu AO4AC0NS u0O
been calling me all morning and had
finally left word that he would motor
to Barton at eight the next evening
to see me on urgent business. I'M
locked my trunk and dug out my copy
of LADY Larkspur." Not even the
e swizardry Of Alice and her friend
could have extracted the script. The
4 two women had In some way pos
sessed themselves Of another copy. an
Il. exact duplicate, even to its blue payer
Z cover; and I1sat down and began re
4 calling everything Searles had told
me about his efforts to find the ac-
tress. III. ij5
The telephone on the table at my ell
Zbow rang until Flynn came in tim1d.
Wy to quiet II. lE
I; II it's NJ. Terrence ] began.
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