The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1927-05-20
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know. ma am, and the cars In d
nice state! It's covered with ust
and wants cleaning that BADLY !
think I'll have a go at it tomorrow
"Wyebourne," said Mrs. NORTH
wood. and she gave Gerald CraVen o
significant glance.
The young nan understood heI
He guessed at once that the mistress
OF The Moat had no intention Of let
ting the village know what was writ
ten in the telegram h sent
But they kept this thought &c
themselves. And after a little pause
Ellen got up and said;
well, l really must be goins
ma'am. | only asked to be out fof
a couple Of hours. and I've got .
goodish way TO walk back.
"Oh." said Mrs. Northwood. You
need not walk back; I'll send you
home in my small car. Jerry. ring
that bell, please"
When the car was ordered, Geralo
Craven turned to his hostess.
why shouldn't drive Ellen
pack? 1t will do me good and she
IAN tell me which way to take"
So Ellen Storey found herself 8
passenger In a pretty little two-seatei
and being conveyed towards the vii
lage by a SWELL driver. At her re
quest. Craven pulled up some little
distance away from the village In
order to avoid suspicion.
And then he turned and drove
pack as quickly as he could to Mrs
Northwood.
His tired air had vanished; he Yves
fun of eagernes.
1--WE been thinking" he said. I'll
Mrs. Greswold SEM a telegram. IN
doubtedly It must have had some
thing to do with the telephone being
out OF order. Now, what VIZ nave &c
do is to try to get in touch with that
telegram"
Mrs. Northwood nodded her head
"Yesl l wonder7 :" She
paused a moment. "Of course, they
know me very well at Wyebourne.
wonder If they would let me look al
the telegram, Jerry. 1t would be Q
wrong thing to ask, Of course, IN
less l could prove that / had some
right to make the request, but" she
paused again and then shook her
head. 81 shouldn't like to arouse
any sort Of suspicion in the minds OF
the postoffice people. No. ! can't
ask to see the message"
What sort of a place IN Wye
bourne?" inquired Craven.
"Oh, It's just another village. !
wonder while she was about IL
Pauline didn't drive to the Junction
Perhaps she did," said Craven
IF only it had been an ordinary tele
phone. and Ellen could have remeD
bered the number! Then we should
have been well on the track. Or II
she could have overheard the con
this morning!"
THE farther we advance in this
matter" said Mrs. Northwood after
a little pause, 1.-The more ! am o
WINGED that 1t is not only mystifying
but it has all the elements Of a con
s~piracy."
"You might go to Wyebourne,'
Mrs. Northwood suggested. I'm
come with you. 1t will do me good
to have a drive In the cool. and wen
put back for dinner"
The store to which thu postof1ce
was attached was still open, but the
telegraph operator had gone home.
Mrs. Northwood pretended to be
very much annoyed.
"Oh, what a bother. III write my
message. and you will ask the girl to
get it Off as soon as possible In the
morning, won't your"
The s~torekeeper was only too
pleased to do anything in his power
for Mrs. Northwood. and she and
Craven went to the end Of the shop
where the p~ostoffice vas
Sure enough, on the form on
which she was going to write Mrs.
Northwood caught the signs indica.
tive that a message had been written
with a sharp pencil on top Of 1t. She
tore off this form and gave 1t to
Craven.
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