The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1923-03-02
SYNOPSIS


Q months visit to her austere aunt, Lad.
Eythea Lambe. at Jervaulx abbey, AM
her cousin, Alexander LAmbe. Aimee, vi
yacious daughter OF the Very. Reveren.!
CHAPTER u-She wanders into tn,
park. there encountertng q strange youtl
IN trouble with motorcycle. He laugh
ingly introduces himself as Billy" Amer
lean. The two cement the acquaintance
BY ride on the motorcycle, the, Flying
nsrs. her cousin. Aimee sets out for Jer
vaulx. On the way she decides that 0eor
gina shall impersonate her at Jervaulx
while she goes on holiday. Georgtna's
Mortified protest u unavailing.
CHAPTER LI.-Happy in her new free.
lom. Aimee again meets Billy" He tells
her his name Is Spencer, and she gives
hers as Amy Snooks at presest "out of a
Job" Billy offers to take her into part
nsrship in selling the Sphinx. In a spirit
Of madcap adventure, she accepts. The
two proceed to the town Of stanhoe, TAX
ing separate lodgings in Ivy cottage.
CHArrDr Tv.-Tnar night aimee v1s1rs
9eorgina and learns that the deception
has not been discovered. BY her dominant
personality she compels Georgina to con-
tnue the subtsrfuge.
CHAPTER Won . trial spin next day
On the Sphinx, with Billy, Aimee almost
collides with . carriage In which are her
aunt, Georgina and Alexander. Tho pair
escape unrecognixed.
CnAr-rER v1.-ueorgna learns mat
kord Scroope 10 coming to visit Lady Fry
thea and. realizing what will happen on
his arrival, 10 In hopeless bewilderment.
CHAPTER vu.-While Aimee Ii secretly
visiting Georgina At Jervaulx, the place y
burglarized. Aimee escapes.
CHATTER yII,1aeorgina learns, with
rmuch relief. that Aimee has got away,
CnArrEn Ix.-ronce inspector r-anne
decides that the robbery 10 the work of
Jack the Climber" and Calamity Kate"
noted thieves, who travel on a motoroy-
Gle.
CHAPTER x.-Billy. aware of his
partners" nocturnal 3eunts. 10 troubled.
vaulx. He hears the commotIon, at once
suspects burglary, and follows two figures
on motorcycle who are apparently In q
Cooperate hurry. Cornering the pair. Billy
knocks out q man who attempts to shoot
2am. picking up package the fellow had
cropped. He discovers the other fugitive
2 be woman: Stopping to aid her, she
unconscious. and the pair escape.
CHAPTER Xl.-Recovertng, Billy dis
covers the package he had picked up is .
Jewel case, containing emeralds. Realiz-
Ing they must be part Of the loot from
Jervaulx. he starts for the abbey. On the
way he meets Aimee, with the police In
pursuit. In a secure hiding place, a cave
whole story. He urges that she make a |
frank confession to her father but on re- |
flection both realize Aimee's good name /
has been compromised by her two nights /
stay at Ivy cottage.
CHAPTER xII.-Assuring Aimee he /
has plan to save her. Billy leaves her In
the cave and, proceeding to Jervaulx, re-
stores the emeralds to the astounded \
Lady Erythea.
ward, after explaining how the emeralds
came into his possession, Billy accepts the
position of chauffeur to Lady Erythea. Z
seeing in the situation promise of way
out of the embroglio. h.
well, say motor mechanic" said
BILLY grlnning, land proud of It," b
"Are you employed with any firmr
II am on my own at present"
Inspector Panke closed his note
,o0k with a snap. 4
81 must return to my duties, your
adyship. | congratulate you on recov-
,ring the emeralds" He bowed gloom
ly to Mr. Lambe and darted at Billy a
parting glance that said: young man,
however little you desire to see me
again, l shall find you when / want
you. | am Inspector PanKe.
The door closed behind him.
at is pleasure" said Lady Fry
thea grimly, ito reduce the sem-
esteem Of that very fatuous person"
sbe turned to Billy with Increased in
terest. "You are, 1t seems, a motor
mechanic. And out of employment.
Would you care for situation as
l can offer you" said
Lady Erythea, -four pounds week,
and all found"
Billy was submerged by two waves
OF emotion. The first was strangled
desire for laughter. The second, an
instant determination to clutch at the
offer, with its amazing possibilities
and advantages that opened before
him Thought was a very fluid thing
with Billy.
Done |" he exclaimed.
Mr.. Alexander Lambe coughed.
sSay, yes, my lady" he murmured.
"Yes, my lady!" announced Billy
into the ear-trumpet.
.yery good" said Lady Erythea with
.atisfaction, II engage you. must
W. m YOU" she added with sudden eau
tton. "that had to discharge my last
h.uheur for dishonesty-an onense
that In your case Is obviously impos
.thIa--and also for one still more re-
Voting; I found him pniianoerihs
most indscorously with one OF my
She fixed Billy WIN
her eye. II trust you have no SUCH
propensity as that ,u
II should" said Billy Indignantly
a.s soon think of drinking a gaiion
Of petrol" .,o. u,t,
Precisely" said Lady Erythea with
approval. "Then should ike you 70
enter upon your duties today say
this afternoon. There are quarters
for you over the garage, and the UNI