The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-01-16

were vet in the countryside. anu that
meant that If we could find them. we
should only have two men 10 -aeat
with. and those very ordinary thieves.
tAnd here will say that since ar
forwards learned that the fourth. rogue
was known as Bugle. from now on IL
Will be convenient to give him mis-
name.)
will not set out our discussion OF
these very obvious points, Tor luiiy
three hours had gone by before with
MANY mlsglvings our plans were lain.
This NAV seem something foolish. but
II must he remembered that we hau
great deal at stake. and the fear OF
abusing a chance which might not
return continually haunted our EFFORTS
to make up our minds. In the emo,
however. we came to certain decisions,
and since we stuck to these. Will
say what they were.
Early the following morning, Geof-
frey and Barley and were to visit Inc
Roaming Hook. that Bugle and Kush
would be gone. we had no doubt, out
we had some hope OF tracing the dam
| aged car. II this should lead us up 10
the men we sought, We should at once
| rive battle and do our best to lay the
two by the heels. but unless by mlu-
day we had picked up some definite
| cine. then Godfrey and Barley wouio
leave for Salzburg by train. whilst
remained at plumage, lying low our
Ing the daytime and patroiling ne
roads about Yorick from dusk tt
dawn. "And give you my word, salt
Geoffrey, 1T only you'll mind YOU
step, I think you're more likely 70 &c
there than Barley and |. We've got e
search q city, and we don't know
where to begin. But your held II
much more narrow. In the first place
Yorick's a loadstone, and Bugle ant
j Rush will naturally turn that way.
NBEt you simply must watch your ster
You're out to get information, not {
attack. II you find them, you mus
not strike. lie Town and see ther
home. and then drive all out for San
burg and Barley and me. VIII 70
give me YOUR word to do that7 An
always to be back at pluaage 0ef0F
It's light?'
gave him my solemn word. nut
knew In my heart that he would nevt
| have left me II he had thought 1t like
.. that should find Bugle and Rush, an
, that though he disliked the idea
nv working alone, he was doing n
: hest to choose the lesser evil and
:, keep me away from Pharaoh at al
price.
Thanks to my lady's foresight,
could now send word to Yorick Wit
out any waste Of time, and before
: left the next morning our groom W
:, on his way to the castle, hearing
:. note from my cousin in which he n
set out our plan.
l. IT was barely eight o'clock WI
4 we ran into Annabal
10 BY Geoffrey's direction ! stopped !
gar at cross roads out OF sight OF /
ReapIny Hook: then he and Bari
descended and walked as far as
forge which was walling one side
10 the forecourt that graced the inn: q
- there Geoffrey stood by the corr
while Barley walked up to the hou
If AS luck wouldlKave 1t, servant Y
70 washing the steps, and a word IT
ut Barley brought him to Geoffrey's 81
oil. Then my cousin turned and way
and brought up the Rolls, for, as
had fully expected, the bros W
nd flown. One minute later we "
speaking to the host and his wife
Now we had had no doubt that
AS moment we mentioned their late
Eat desirable guests, the two would
The only too ready to talk themse
in hoarse. but we were not prepared
rds the spate OF lncoherence which
casual inquiry unloosed. Inc
led were simply bursting to vent sue
volume Of grievance as can
ash comnare to the burden Of Christi
ter Gins. Since we were there TO rs
ere there was clearly nothing TO do
let the storm blow Itself out and Y
our we had heard them In silence for
,ar- seemed a quarter of an hour and
lsin Insnected the spots at which viol
had been committed or damage {
we yentured to put the ques
tole which we had come to ask.
The strangers were gone.
the What was the order OF their
and what had become OF their q
hen Our words might have been
have never seen human bein'
suddenly change their tune. AS Tn
me. had turned some tap, the fou
OF talk stopped dead. all their g
| he ment died an Immediate death,
the two became as crafty and
half az though we had come to trap
have and do them some evil turn.
ught They had seen nothing at all.
minute the strangers were there
mo the next they were gone. They
NOT seen them go: they knew M
efore Of any car. when we spoke OF Its
disabled. they glanced at one al
!. and shook their heads,
mo- "Scared stiff" said Godfrey 81
and went off to prove the servan
ana no avail.
We're In silence we returned to the
aAnd now for pIumage and villa