The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-02-27

| HoOr-DOdTuS anu put his cont over HIS
face. Then l took my seat at the
wheel and started to turn the car
round.
Helena was speaking.
"iouse the other watchmen and the
warden as WELL The castle Is to be
searched Unless he left by postern,
his lordship must still be here. Tell
the warden that l have news for his
lordshlp which Will not walt, that I've
gone to Lass to catch him In case he
has gone.'
"Your ladyship will be returningT
within the hour"
had the car we'll In the shadows
and Iielenas door was open before she
left the wicket to take her seat. And
she was so quick that. though the
porter made to escort her, | was ahle
to have the car moving before he was
out Of the light.
As whipped over the drawbridge,
| heard her sigh with relief.
And now for Mona" she said
The time was now half past twelve,
which shows That much may be done
In a quarter of an hour Indeed,
would not have believed 1t If the clock
had not been Ginning as we passed
over the bridge.
As we left the meadows, set
foot on the brake and switched out
my lights
For a moment we sat In silence.
Then
Mona cried Helena. Mona"
The girl did Aot answer, and after
frantic moment l flung myself out
: of the car.
Mona" / cried, where are your
A figure rose out of the night
"She's hoped It, SIR said Barley.
"Cut through the woods. But I'm
, thankful to see you, sir. And that's
the TRUTH
1t was twenty minutes later, on the
skirts of Annabel village, that Barley
stood by the Rolls and told us his tale.
We dared not return to the castle
before ten minutes past one, for Lass
was Il miles from Yorick and not even
the Rolls could have done the double
Journey in less than 35 minutes, no
matter how much she was pushed. We
had, therefore, ten minutes to spare
much against our WILL for that Pha-
raoh was racing for Yorick we had not
a shadow OF doubt. Still, to be IN
easy was foolish: that day | had done
the journey as Pharaoh was doing II
now. II Pharaoh had the luck OF the
devil, we might expect to see him a.
half-past one. but | would have laid {
fortune that he would not arrive be
fore six.
So, as we had time to spare. Barle,
stood by the Rolls and told us his tale
"a wire come on Monday, sir, III
tie later than usual, about ten o'clock
Return at once 4 said and 1t Dor
your name. Well. we left as sharp a
we could-for Vilach, OF course, Blu
when we gets out at Villach, Their
aln't no car to meet us. let alone n
Rolls. That's queer says Mr.. Bohur
i don't understand It, he says. IL MI
Snencer could wire, he could send
car. It may be all right, but we'd be-
ter go careful, Barley, from this tim
on Well, we 'lred car at Villach. an
m stopped four miles from the farm
10 Then we enters the woods on foot.
Of was lust about half-past four when W
he sights the house. Everything looks 9
usual-seepy an peaceful. you know
p1tA r EnhnU
uneasy. Mustn't rush In he says. Yo
m STAY an watch out he says, while
II 90 round to the back He hadn
r. hardly spoken before Rush comes o.
o,. the apron. as bold as brass.
lid II give you my word, sir, that shoe
us. we made sure they'd got you 6
ed right But Of course we couldn't
nothing until 1t was dark. Then Y
crent In and ad closeup He Dire
no In his breath "Those two-Rush al
Bugle-theyre simple, that's what tn
ter are. They're like turn on the al
,ed You could walk right 10 between the
ne, before they'd know you were the
&c. For 'alf an hour that evening we
sSS fpnpn 10 NIfdl tItg cNidt u''u - NN''
no we very soon knew that Pharaohd
the his foot In the castle and you "
ge, away. Then Mr.. Bohun goes for
run farmers wife. but she knows nothi
the At all. except that his lordshlp's bn
the and given special orders that Bu
In and Rush is to have your rooms at
farm.
aWell. we had to have quart
the somewhere so Mr.. Bohun comes he
The last place they'll look, ne sa
Will and the best know Then we sta
In watchln' the castle and visi
- | plumage at night. And that was
the we could do. for to look for you
hopeess-we didn't know where to
GIN But we knew where Pharaoh
her and we made up eur minds to get
,me for once he was out OF the way.
fern roads were clear
Barley closed his eyes and pus
hted back his hat.
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