The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1920-10-13

am no worsc'n Longicllow." n,
protested
liz point was delicate ana moi on,
."'' lc'i myself qualified to discuss
! hi''i" him cheer up ana passed on.
AS ! reached the house | hcurd s
Shnrr ranlmanh In an authoritative
'"''' 'ih saw at Il curve OF the drive
way number Of men in miItar,
'"'''''''"h rerfnrlning cvolutionS in
~" NEST Sn"ightly manner. Thry
carried 'hroomStickS. and nj sirht ri
H'' III" commander brought his com.
rhhA !" .'cr% ragged "prc;cnt arms; -
'"'ir 'iE'"rnl WAS that OF the Tyriny.
| quo hei'.hops and walters, and It
dhwncd upon mo that this was an
| hrhN o' protest representing The Allied
| mr'hN'S on 10" shores of Connecticut.
'"":" was dozen of thcm and the
f;'pfiilh >"cngoniZcd as Scotty, a
t'op wEo hnh long worn the birmingham
livery. waved my hand to them
ana turned to find Antoine awaiting
me nt tho Coor.
IT'S The troops. sir" he explained.
ITS to keep Dutch and Gretchen and
if'sle--she's the wife of that FLYNN
IN proper order. sir"
troops was large term for the
awkward squad Of retired walters
ana bell-hops, and It was with diff
Guilty that kept my face straight.
ITS most unfortunate, but we was
forced to It. Dinner is served sir"
FROM the dining table I'm the long
dininE-room caught glimpses through
the gathering dusk OF Scotty's battal.
ion at its evolutions.
Antoine" I said sharply, "what
do YOU mean by these hints OF trouble
on the place? You're not silly
enough to imagine that Dutch and
couple of women can do anything out
mere to aid Americas enemies! And
as FOR these inquiries about Mrs.
Bashford, they couldn't possibly have
anything to do with The war. SDecifI-
cally, who are the persons who'ye
asked for !cr?"
There's the party told you about,
most persistent, who's motorcd here
three times, and another person who
seems to be looking for him, sir. It's
most singular"
It's singulnrly ridiculous; that's |
all. They're probably piano.tuners
or rival agents for rug house or
Of that sort"
"They may be agents, but not that
kind, SIR" His lips quivered, either
from fear or vexation at my refusal
to take his story seriously.
"1f anything tangible happens,
Antoine" said kindly, anything we
can really <rut our hands on, welI
deal with It, But you
get nervous or allow yourself
% suspect everybody who turns up n
lero Of evil designs against the repub-
ic. I've come here for quiet, you
inow. and we can't have every pass
ng stranger throwing the place into
| panic"
had no sooner reached the library.
where he gave me coffee, than heard
SLOW, measured tread on the brond
rick terrace that ran along the
lOusc on the side toward the
sound. The windows were open and
he guard was in plain view.
anced at Antoine, whose attitude
'""'N 'hS WIS tHul Oh one DencyO-
entity tolerant Of stupidity. He meant
save ne in spite OF my obtuseness
Tell the picket to remove himself | b
here ! won't hear him, IL you please.
ntOine." 4
he disappeared through one OF the
rcnch windows and In Il moment I
NV the guard patrolling Il walk some
iStance from the house. now made
lysclf comfortable with a book and
gar. but | had hardly settled myself
'r quiet hour before heard n com
lotion from the direction OF the gate.
'llowed few minutes later by
lout and noisy coloquy, after which
roadster arrived In haste at the
ont door.
"Air. Terrence. SIR" announced q
ntoinc. I'm sorry, sir, but he ran by q
he guard at the gate, and our man Il
'low the house stopped him. It's a
'ecaution we've been taking. sir"
TOrrence's sense Of bumor was bj
ways a little feeble, and FASTENED III
to the hall to reassure him as to H
s welcome. Fl
"FOr Gods sake, Singleton, what's 81
lppcned here? a band OF pirates La
mpcd on, my running-bOard, and Ii
ter I'd Knocked them or a road !,