The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1920-11-17
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many" declared Antoine bitterly.
Flynn. always thought Flynn was
straight did indeed, sir!"
II think Flynn and his wife are both
honest, but We'll take no chance. Warn
the guards to be on the alert. We
don't want Elsie to get the idea that
she's being watched so tell the men to
keep away from the garage. I'll keep
an eye OH the Flynns. You go home
and go to bed. :"
The deep calm of the country night
had settled upon the shore, and the
Flynns' quarters were perfectly tran
quill. 1t didn't seem possible that an
international episode was in process Of
incubation In that quiet neighborhood.
began to think that the general dis
trust of the German woman by her as
sociates might be responsible for
Pierre's story. But, viewed in any
light, had duty to perform If Elsie
had visited the house and purloined
the fan, she would be very likely to get
rid of 1t as quickly as possible. and de,
termined to keep watch. / drew the
reinforcing the lampstadc with
newspaper to deadcn the light, pro.
ceedcd to read.
1t was on toward one O'clock and ]
was doing when n sound reused me.
y door on the Flynn side Of the hall
crcaked; there was silence, then !
heard furtive steps OH the stair.
snapped out my light and pcered out
of the window just as Elsies robust
figure disappeared into the shadows. 1
was about to follow when the creak-
ing of the Flynn door was repeated. In
Il moment another peep through the
shade showed me Flynn himself, and
he, too quickly vanished. Here was
situation indeed! If Elsie was keep
ing tryst with her cO-cOnspirator Of the
afternoon and her husband was spying
upon her, IL row of large proportions
was likely to result at any moment |
leaned from the window as far as |
dared ana saw the woman close to the
wall at the farther end OF the building.
The scene was well set for trouble, and
was wondering what ! could do to
avert the disturbance and the exposure
OF the foolish woman when the whole
matter was taken ont of my hands.
"Yon fool! You scoundrcl !" she bel
lowed in German. THAT you should
think me Il plaything to commit a rob
berry for you! That should steal
from my mistress to satisfy yo,l, you
piece OF 9'Hine-hesh |"
i.n. often heard Elsie vocaly dis
cpliEins her Irish husbnrd and knew
the power OF her lungs AID the vigor
or her invcctive. hut she seemed bent
upon apprising The whole common
wealth OF Connecticut Of the fact that
SHE was vastly displea"cd til the
person she was addressing. uno WAS
certainly not Flynn. AMID sounds Of 4
scuflie and the continuous outpouriny
of billngssate the light over the
garage door flashed on suddenly and
disclosed Flynn In the act OF precip-
tating himself into the fray. Elsie had
grasped, and was stoutly clinging to a
tall man who was trying to free him.
self of her muscular embrace. Her
cries meanwhile included some Of the
raccst terms In the German dictionary
anu otiiciS- -illoutillliso ol lElBlltluilcSS
that didn't recognize.
When reached the open Flynn was
dancing round the belligerents like an
excited boxer occasionally springins
in to land Il blow; and all the while
Elsie continued to address her captive
and the world at large in her native
tongue. Flynn was rather more than
sixty, and Elsie was not m. .ch his ju-
nior, while the invader was young and
agile The man had loosened one arm
and drawn d revolver with which he
was pounding Elsie In the face. l
knocked the gun from his hand with
my walking g-stick and shouted to Elsie
TO let go Of him. Her shouts had reused
the guards and, hearing answering
cries and the beat OF hurrying feet on
the walks, he redOubled his efforts to
escape. had hardly got my hands on
him when with twist OF his body he
wrenched himself free and sped away
In tho darkness
hadn't gone far in pursuit Of him
before | trlpped over the skirts OF my
dressing gown and fell into q bed OF
cannas. This would have been less
melancholy II Flynn, hard behind;