The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-01-09

I'm your keeper, you know: and when
people like Pharaoh get going, ordi-
nary people like us must pass by on
the other side The moment Barley
=veHHes= aefk5=xe've got to 5ioeates these
blackguards. First come, first served,
you know" He drew In his breath.
1--WE simply must find them. John,
before they find u.s.
With that, he insisted that we
should retire for the night.
And that WAS the end of that as
tonlshing day, upon which by the mer-
est chance my fortune was Joined with
those of the finest lady that ever saw
and one OF the deadliest ruftians that
ever drew arms The one sought to
preserve, the other to take my life:
and was of consequence to neither.
Sharply at eleven next morning Lady
Helena Yorick rode up to the farm.
Her groom led two spare horses, for
after we had consulted. Godfrey and
| we're to ride to Yorick for lunch
AS I stepped to her side
Nothing new" says she.
s.Nothing." said l. And your"
She shook her head.
Except that my brothers. returning.
wish he wasn't just now, but 1t can't
be helped At least he's coming alone.
He's very young. you know: and peo-
pie spoil him. and-and sometimes he
makes the wrong friends. He brought
two back last time. One was
French. He took to me at once.
think he'd have gone very well In some
servants halls" She laughed at the
look in my eyes and swung herself of
her bay. Worries OF chatelaine,a
she added. III only I'd been the boy.
and my brother the girl :. j. Where's
Mr. Bohun7"
"Map-readlng." said I. Ellis man.
with our big baggage. will get to VII
ZACH tonight. He's got to be met, OF
course. What Godfrey is trying to do
Is to work out how we can fetch him
without fetching Pharaoh. too. That
show at Annabers eaten into his
brain"
II wish 1t would eat into yours
Rush mayn't be there next time. to Jog
his superior's arm"
Here Godfrey walked out of the
house and gave her good day.
And now tell me this" said he.
HAD young Florin keys upon him7'
NO" said the girl. -Whlle he's
within the castle, the nIght-watchman
carries keys: but before he goes out,
he leaves his keys with his mate
"Well, you beat them there" said
Godfrey. young Florln was killed
for the keys which he hadn't got"
Il think you're wrong said the girl
ITO enter Yorick won't help them. I'm
the person that matters They've got
to bring me to my knees"
Godfrey looked at her very hard
Then
Lady Helena versus Pharaoh and
others. You know can't help feeling
that you ought to 60 to the police"
| My lady pulled off her gloves.
Lets walk In the meadows" she
said. and I'll tell you one or two
| facts"
In silence, we left the apron and
| took to the fields. :.
MY father she said, had vision
| He knew the great war was coming
and he saw that after the war the
world itself would fall upon evil times
Mother had very great fortune. and
| father was rich. and his one Idea was
SO to invest this money that. while
| the lean years were passing. 1t wonlt
| be perfectly safe / think he reall,
wanted II for Yorick. Our motto II
All things pass, but Yorlck endures
And he wanted to insure That Yoricl
would always be maintained as II has
| been maintained for about five hun
dred years. Well, this idea obsesset
| him, and / think that my mothers
| death affected his brain. He threw
| back to his ancestors. and he put his
whole fortune In gold. Golden SOW
| ereigns, mostly She put her hands
| to her eyes. II tell you It's the curse
of my life
you don't mean" began my cou
sim
YES, do" said the girl. Lying ir
the cellars at Yorick Is the best par
Of two million pounds. It's going, o
| course. We live upon capital. Bu'
even so It'll last for hundred anf
fifty years. And long before that. o.
course. the idea was to change !
| back"
Good God" said Geoffrey. AMI
then, But what astonishing foresight
your father had"
HE was wise-in theory. But how
would you like to have charge OF TIVE
million pounds In gold7 The only PEG
/ ME who know are old Florin and
/ saId 1t was In the cellars. but III
/ not as easy as that It's In private
cellar, the way to which nobod.
! knows. Once a month | take wha
need to Salzburg. there's an ok
firm OF lawyers there that sees mi
1 through.
"But of course 1t was bound to com'
out I've done my very best hu
there's been a leakage somewhere. ant
4 rhHraut knows.