The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1923-03-09
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y mOnlH WISH 10 ner duStere aunt, IAu1
Eythea LAmbe. at Jervaulx abbey, am
her cousin, Alexander Lambe. Aimee, vi
Yncious daughter OF the Very Reverend
Viscount Scroope. is In rebellious mood
CHAPTER u.-She wanders into tn,
park, there encountering q strange you'll
IN trouble with q motorcycle. He laugh
mgly introduces himself a. BILLY, Amer
tcan The two cement the acquaintance
~. ride on the motorcycle, the, Flying
Sphinx" and part. With Georgina Der
nors, her cousin, Aimee sets out for Jer-
vaulx. On the way she decides that Geor-
Gina shall impersonate her at Jervaulx
while she goes on holiday. Georgina't
Mortified protest Is unavailing.
CHAPTER III.-Happy in her new free
fom, Aimee again meets BILLY" He tells
her his name Is Spencer, and she gives
hsrs AZ Amy Shocks, at presest "out OF a
tprship in selling the Sphinx. In spirit
~ madcap adventure, she accepts. The
two proceed to the town Of Stanhoe, TAX
Ing separate lodgings in Ivy cottage.
eSorgina and learns that the deception
has not been discovered. BY her dominant
Personality she compels Georgina to con-
tinue the subtsrfuge.
CHAPTER Won q trial spin next day
a the Sphinx, with Billy, Aimee almost
eollides with . carriage In which are her
aunt, Georgina and Alexander The pair
escape unrecognized.
CnAFrER v1.-lfeorgna learns tnar
lord Scroope Is coming to visit Lady Ery-
fbea and. realizing what Will happen on
Ais arrival, IL In hopeless bewilderment
CHAPTER vII.-while Aimee La secretly
visiting Georgia at Jervaulx, the place u
burglarixed. Aimee escapes.
CHAPTER vIII.-Gsorgina learns, with
much relief, that Aimee has got away.
C!ArTEn IX.-roncs inspector ranne
acides the5 the rosbsy z the work Of
noted thieves. who travel on a rnotoroy-
partners" nocturnal 1aunts, is troubled.
he follows her, on the Sphinx, to Jer-
vaulx. He hears the commotion, at once
suspects burglary, and follows two figures
on q motorcycle who are apparently iP a
desperate hurry. Cornering the pair, Billy
knocks out man who attempts to shoot
~ picking up package the .sf fellow ty,t hal
to be woman. Stopping to aid her, she
strikes him with a stone, rendering him
unconscious, and the pair escape.
CHAPTER Xl.-Recovering.. Billy dis
covers the package he had picked UP is a
Jewel case, containing emeralds. Realiz-
Ing they must be part of the loot from
Jervaulx. he starts for the abbey. On the
pursuit In secure hiding place. a cave
among the crag pits, Aimee tells him the
whole story. He urges that she make a
frank confession to her father. but on re-
Election both realize Aimee's good name
has been compromised by her two nights
stay at Ivy cottage.
CHAPTER xII-Assuring Aimee he
has a plan to save her, Billy leaves her In
the cave and proceeding to Jervaulx, re-
stores the emeralds to the astounded
Lady Erythea.
CHAPTER xIII.-Rejecting any re-
ward. after explaining how the emeralds
came into his possession, Billy accepts the
position of chauffeur to Lady Erythea,
seeing in the situation q promise of a way
out of the embroglio.
lin .ER xIv-ReanzIng what her
fathers visit to Jervaulx would mean,
Aimee goes secretly to her home, disables
the family auto, thus preventing his jour
ney, and induces parlormaid to let her
take her place at Jervaulx.
CHAPTER XV.-Alexander recognizes
Aimee as the woman on the motorcycle
nouncing her as Calamity Kate" Geor-
gina divulges Aimee's identity. Hearing
her story, Alexander consents to keep the
secret.
"Who would ever have dreamed he
was such a good sort as that" she
said to herself. "It's a delirious sort
of mess I've got them both into. I
hope he won't Jump on poor George.
Why on earth doesn't she hurry up?
There she is-Oh bother Alexander
again.
Aimee retreated out of sight into
the arbor.
GeOrgina came slowly along the
path, her countenance pale and down
cast, like a recalcitrant novice who
fears the Lady Superior. Mr.. Alex
ander Lambe, looming through the
forest of standard roses, quickly over
took her.
"Miss Bernersl"
Georgina turned to him with fright
ened eyes,
81 wish to speak with YOU" said !
Alexander with suppressed agitation.
"Shall we be seatedY" He led her to
q rustic seat close against the arbor
ut distresses me-" said Mr.. Lambe
earnestly, ito see, as cannot help
seeing, the effect this has had upon
you. The shock to your sensibility. !
Let me SET your mlnu NJ reel, do AoA
as can. l hardly dare to thinkehow
1t will all end. But your cousin Is as
innocent as an infant Of any real In
bent to deceive. She has behaved as
as q child-that Is all.
One-one must try to make allow
ances for her. She should be still at
vchool. That is what 1 think Of her."
Eyes," murmured Georgina miser-
IDLY, "but what must you think Of
ne
"Of your said Mr.. Lambe with
,trong feeling. your loyalty-your
attachment to that young
nadcap, Stirs my admiration. 1t is
lreadful to think Of what you must
ave suffered. Purely to protect
Aimee. You faced my aunt" Mr..
.smbe clasped his hand and drew his
reath In sharply. Eyes. you risked
be displeasure Of my aunt! And
{ course, the police. For days this
word Of Damocles has been hanging |