Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-23
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sense of coming disaster drove into
her mind and banished the memory
OF the past hour, when she had for
gotten it.S What did it mean?t She
recalled that she had had dark pre-
sentiments before in her life, and
they had always come in the form
Of this sudden mental invasion, as
+ some malignant homeless spirit
exulted in being the first to hint at
the misfortune to come.
But the camp was silent. Every
one, apparently, had gone to bed,
and Slept the sleep of valiant souls
and weary bodies. One lamp burned
in the liying-room. and Clavering
turned it out and they parted lin
seringly, and she went up to her
room.
She had barely taken off her coat
and scarf when she heard a tap on
her. door, She stared for a moment
in panic, then crossed the room
swiftly and opened it. Mr.. Dinwid-
die, wrapped against the cold in
padded dressing gown and with
nOiseless slippers on his feet. en,
tered and closed the door behind
him.
What has happened?" she de-
,manded sharply. Something
know it,"
Don't look so frightened. my
dear. have no bad news for you.
Only it's rather annoying, and
knew shouldn't get a word alone
with you in the morning"
What is it? What is it?"
Il had this telegram an hour ago
from Trent" lie took a sheet Of
paper from the pocket of his dress
ggown, covered with handwrit-
ing. OF course those pumpkins
down in Huntersvlhe took their
time about telephoning it up.
luckily the telephone is over in
Larsing's room"
Mary had snatched the paper
from his hand and was reading it
7loud,x
"Hohenhauer took morning train
for Huntersville stop Will spend
night there AMI go TO camp in
morning stop must see NJ. stop
don't let anything prevent stop
very important stop he win not ask
you to put him up stop thought
best to warn yen as yon might Be
planning expedition Trent"
"Hohenhauer, exclaimed Mary,
and now, oddly enough, she felt
only astonishment and annoyance.
Why should he come all this way
to see me? He could have written
if he had anything to say" And
then she added passionately, Il
won't have him here!"
Il thought perhaps you'd rather
go down to Huntersville. to see
him." said Mr. Dinwiddie. looking
out Of the, window. Besides. he
would make thirteen at table. I
can take you down in the morning
and telephone him to wait for us
at the same time | order the motor
10 be sent up"
Il don't know that III see him at
al
But you must realize that il YOU
lon't go down he'll come here.
lon't fancy he's the sort Of man to
AXE that long journey and be put
IF with rebuff From what
Know Of him he not only would
lriye up here, but, If you had gone
IF for the day, wait until you re-
urned don't see how you can
void him"
No, you are right, I shall have
o see him-but what excuse can.I
rive Lee2 He must never know
he truth, and he'll want to go with
IS"
I've thought of that. I'll tell
lin that Trent is sending up some
important papers for you to sign,
and as some one is obliged to go to
Huntersville to check up the proyi
sions that will arrive on the train
tomorrow morning, I've told Trents
clerk to wait there, as | prefer to
see to the other matter myself. l
-I-hate deceiving Lee"
SO do l, but it cannot be helped
Did he bring me up here to get me
away from Hohenhauer?"
Mr.. Dinwiddie's complexion sud.
denly looked darker in the light OF
the solitary candle. "Well-you
see-----''' -
Il suspected it for a moment and
then forgot It. No doubt it is the
truth So much the more reason
why he should know nothing about
that mans following me. Why
should he be made uneasy-per-
haps unhappy? But what excuse
to go off without him."
They have a Ford down there.
I'll tell them to send that. With
the provisions thereIl be no room
for four people"
That will answer. And I'll give
Hohenhauer a piece OF my mind"
But, Mary. you don't suppose
that one of the most important
men in Europe. with limited time
at his disposal, would taks that
journey unless he had something
very important indeed to say to
your Not even for your beaux