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

The bottom had dropped out of tn
entire scheme of things. Then he
face lit up with CLEAN of hope, ant
she stopped short, thinking swiftly.
"There might be time. It's fright
fully risky. But if l don't try 1t I'm
done for"
She buttoned up the dust-cloak witt
nimble fingers.
"As well be hung for q sheep as ,
lamb" said Aimee.
She left the cave, ran up to the
crest of the crag-pit, and looked rount
cautiously. Then she picked up TIT
skirts of the dust-cloak and scudded
across the common like hare.
!
The Panhard luggage-car from J0r'
vaulx wound its way through the
lanes, with Mr. william Spencer at
the steering-wheel, clad in a dark
| green uniform overcoat with brass
buttons. The time was 5 :15 p. m.
The Panhard was running badly. In
spite Of Billys overhaul, two of the
cylinders misfired; presently the car
stopped with a cough and splutter.
Billy, using blood-curdling language
anent the profigate Mr.. Boxall, late
chauffeur Of Jervaulx abbey, got down
| and opened the bonnet 1t took him
several minutes to start the Panhard
again, and when finally he arrived at
| Stanhoe railway station, the train
| from Burnt Ash was alongside the
platform.
A painfully obvious policeman In
plain clothes was lounging in the sta
ton approach. He did not waste a
second glance on Billy; the driver of
the Jervaulx abbey car had no inter
est for him. Billy, anxious to pick up
his passenger, the disastrous parlor
maid, hurried onto the platform.
He sighted his quarry at once. A
young woman in cheap black tight
fitting coat was standing by the lug
gage-van. Baggage checks are I'M
known in England. A tin trunk was
hurled out of the van by blind, in
visible force, and Billy, approaching
the passenger, raised his peaked cap
politely.
"Are you for Jervaulx abbey?" he
asked
The young woman turned round.
I'm the new parIor maid" she said
primIy in broad Eastshire dialect.
you might carry my box for me, If
that amt too heavy"
Billy's head swan. His fingers
opened, and feebly closed again. His
eyes buIged.
It was Aimee. Aimee In a black
coat over a print dress, and sensible
boots. Her bronze hair was drawn
straight back and plated into re-
spectacle knob, her eyes were prefer
naturally solemn.
They passed out Billy took his
place at the wheel, Aimee seated her
self beside him.
"Pll sit here" she said serenely,
"and you can tell me about the place
as we go. WHAT'S it like? They say
her ladyship is something chronic"
Billy glanced at her dazedly, and let
In the clutch. The transit of Stanhoe
was made at something over the
speed limit. When clear of the town,
Billy gave the coughing Panhard full
road He did not look at Aimee, who
was staring straight I'm front of her.
Billy switched the car down a narrow
lane, covered by oxerarching trees.
and stopped the engine. He turned to-
face Aimee.
''Partner," he said, what In thun-
der does this meanT
Aimee looked at him, and dissolved
INTO spasms Of laughter
"What do you think Of 1t, Billy?"
she said. aren't the complete Amy
Snooksp
ut don't go" said Billy, almost
iereeIy. "Let me In on this. What |
lave you been doingF'
"When you left me this morning, l
remembered something positively aw-
ul. Dad was coming here this after
loon-at five O'clock"
Billy whistled with dfsmay.
"The police business had driven 1t f
1Snt out OF my mead. Anu cOuluH
onsuTt you. 1 thought the only
hing was to get to Scroope Towers
nd try to put it right. 1 knew there
vas train about ten at StanhOe, and
started for the station But never
.ot there"
''Thank the powers you didn't - said
billy fervently "All the stations are
You'd never have passed
through alone without getting pulled
y the cops"
swell, the train wasn't necessary.
/ car overlook me on the road
riven by a young man. He pulled
ID and offered me lift"
-Oh!" said Billy.
Ale was quite good sort. Inclined
o be bit sentimental; but 1t was o
asst car, and he was rather new to
irving. What's the matter with your
There was an expression on Billy's
ace that she had not seen there be-
ore. He was looking sour
"Get on with the song and dance"
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