Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-23

i'o vas remembering what ne OuBn
TO have done. He ought to have pu
that pistol to the Captains head ant
forced him thru the palace inch by
inch. He wondered II 1t woulc
do any good to go back. His arm
was rousing from its numbness. how
ever, and raising little racket all
its own
I'VE might as we'll get out of this,
the Englishman advised, and Billy's
reason acquiesced in spite of his
rage. In silence they went down to
the waters edge and embarked. The
homeward course, from caution, was
not past the palace but upstream
thru a remote and unknown region
where they finally landed upon a
bank and struck thru unfamiliar and
unfriendly looking byways toward
city.
Their walk was silent. Fierce
gloom enveloped Billy: furious cha
grin bestrode him. Chump that he
was to have jumped at such positive
conclusions! He ought~to have stay
ed there. II only that second Turk
had not been coming up behind him.
He could think now of a number OF
brilliant ways out OF his difficulties.
Morosely he trudged on thru
/ the interminable streets, his chilly
! "etness like an outward aspect of
his gloomsoused mind
He could not bear to think OF Ar
lee. He felt now that. warned by
falconer's approach from above, they
fNh
hidden her away. He wondered III
he deceived the Captain about the
motive for his presence. He wonder
cd what in the world could he done
now--if all effort was to resolve II.
self into the futility of an official
search-party. He wondered where in
all that battling prison Arlee was
hidden
Upon that tormenting question he
unlocked his lips. Where is she ?"
he mnttered worriedly That's the
question-where is she >"
an Alexandria
Plainly the Englishnan's wrath
had been smoldering. Billy turned
upon him freely.
In that palace. | tell YOU"
So you say
And | say. too" and Billy's exus-
peration strained its bonds. that If
you don't Aelieye she was there--if
you think | got up this little party TO
"hiie away an idle evening. why it
was most nncomnonly good of you
to come! But | can't think why YOU
did II If you weren't convinced of tt,,,
necessity, Cetainlytit was not from
love of me-
Rather not
That goes double But Won
couldn't deny the facts and YOU did
come. because we failed doesn't
change the facts at all She's there
only where? Had we better 70
straight TO the consul now"
Il think" said Falconer coldly.
that we had better telegraph the
FiNershams to see if they have had
any word from her before we stir up
any hue and cry
AN right" said BIN, and then he
gave short laugh. Lord. we shall
be quarreling like couple OF back
yard danes next. OF course.
We're chagrined, It's poor .satisfac-
ton to reflect that we did our best
and IL you are still uncertain about
Miss Beecher's danger there | can't
blame YOU for seeing the folly OF the
business"
After this effort of pleasantness
Billy subsidized into the, cab that was
most welcomely discovered rousing
after some minutes of violent pro-
afess TO change their direction to the
English doctors.
Winged" he said briefly, to Fall
coners question. .watchman chan as
! VAS getting over the wall. Moth.
ing wrong, l know, but it feels like
fire" he substituted
Falconer was instantly concerned
but his sympathy went against the
grain Billy was too stirred for con-
ISOLATION. At the doctors he refused
to have l'alconer enter with him.
NO use in having both OF us
traced If there is to be any trouble
about this" he said with decision.
Go ahead and telegraph the Ever
shams and get an answer as soon as
possible
He had no earthly belief in that
answer, and great, therefore, was his
astonishment when, as he was walk
ing the floor with his tinglng arm
in the early morning hours, tele-
gram was sent to him which Falcon
Ell had just received. His wire had
caught the boat at Rhoda where it
tied up for the night and Mrs. Ever
sham had promptly answered.
I'VE have heard from Miss Beech
en-" she said, land she may join us
later. Her address Just Cooks, Alex
andria."
CHAPTER Nv.
Breakfasting, little one handedly,
that Monday morning, Billy was APP
preached by his companion of the
night. The young Englishman look
ed fresh and fit and subtly trium-
plant.
Good news--what?" he said with
genial smile.
If authentic" said the dosged
Billy.
"Of all the fanatic Fl" The
sandy haired young man checked his
eXplosivness in mid air He gave a
glance at the bulge of bandage be-
meath Billy's coat sleeve and dropped
! into chair beside him. "How's the
arm?" he inquired In tone of re-
straint.
Fine" said Billy without enthus-
iasm
"Glad of that. Afraid the canal
! bath wouldn't do it any good. Bea
ly old place, that" Then the English
man gave sudden chuckle. ITS "a
regular old lark when you come to
think of it!'