The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1922-08-23

missed n 1 got what was coming I
to me.
That's all, sweet lady. We will
get down to cases again. I have said |
that a moment is likely to arise with
in the next few days, or hours, when
1 will ask you to put me in hiding at
inquest, or so ear to it that / can
reach out and touch it. When II
make that demand upon you, it must
be met. 1t must be. Is there such a
place. And If there is not, will you
see that one is prepared so that it will
be ready when / have need of it?"
Katherine had been timing swift |
ly, too, during that silence, Just be-
fore these last remarks, and she had
determined upon a course, which, an
nous earlier, she would not have
dreamed of considering. She replied
instantly:
Eyes. There is such a place"
Very good. And you will have it
ready for me?"
cit is ready now-at any moment
you need it"
where l will be close to inquest,
and can have frequent interviews
with you-in case it is necessary? ?"
"Yes-to both questions Now, Z
will ask you one"
AS many as you like"
Where do you find the courage to
ask this of me when you must know
that, having hidden you away, l
could so easily direct your enemies
where to find you? When you must
know that my every impulse under
such circumstances will be 20 betray
your Surely you must know that |
could, under such conditions antici-
pate your betrayal of my secret, and
render your knowledge of it impo-
tent"
Lady Kate" he said slowly, "my
favorite papstime is the study of
character. | know that it is as inn
possible for you to do wrong as it is
Tor RE TO do right. You would no
more betray me in that manner than
you would betray your husband in
another one Likewise, you are what
men call a good sport"
Then why aren't you one?"
Il will be, Lady Kate"
You mean-what?
Il mean that while l shall compel
you to assist me in the fulfillment of
my plans down here, l will not, here
after, needlessly offend you-other
than by the use of your given
names"
Thank you-for that much. Will
7 you tell me why you came to Ny
: quest? What your plans are? Just
what it is you seek? And let us get
it over and have done with tiff it
= must be done?" she asked with a
touch of usefulness in her tone.
= mot now. Another time. When
r you have hidden me away-if that
has 10 be DONE"
"Is it money that you want, Mr..
Bel"
Il have answered that question be-
: fore. No, it is not. Don't question
l me now"
1 They arrived at the mill shortly
: thereafter, and had been there only
a little time wheen the remainder of
the house party Joined them-and in
: the last car, which Bing drove him
! self, came also Mr.. Daniel Carruth-
4 ers.
; Katherine stepped forward at once
to welcome him.
Notwithstanding the hideous scar
i on his face, there was something
about the man that fascinated her
! attention. When he grasped hen
hand in greeting, the touch of il
thrilled her strangely. She studied
the expression of his eyes during thai
, brief interval, and wondered vaguely
I what it was that she saw there thai
seemed to convey Ineligible words
and phrases that did not enter int
% his speech, and when she turned
away, it was with the feeling tina
f she had known him and liked him il
h the past, although she knew that sh,
had not; but, as if he were somehow
" mixed up with an incomplete and for
gotten dream.
2 In turning away, she encountered
Belknap, VINO drew her aside ant
ID away from the Others with a pre-
text.
IS 81 was right" he told her in a Low
t, tone. "It's Brainard, of the secre
service. l know, because of one sur
c. point that the messenger gave me
[ shall seek him now, and talk wit
{ him. Keep an eye on me, Lady Kate
and if this wild aster"-he plucke
one and fastened it in the lapel of hi
l coat-'should disappear, it will mea
an that you must hide me away at onc'
m upon our return to inquest"
Belknap sought, rather than avoid
it ed, the society of the man with tn
X scar-and the feathery, purple-hue
ok aster did not disappear from the but
a. ton-hole in the lapel of his coat.
ne 1t was still there when the part
returned to inquest. Belknap ha
n found opportunity to say to RATHER
inc just before the return start WI
at made, that inasmuch as the aster wa
he destined to fade, he would replace
he with some other flower when nece
re- sary, and that whenever she chance
as to discover him without the decor;
at ton Of a boutonniere, that fact won
/ be the signal for immediate action.