The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-05-08

that 1t was l and not Bugle that had
stood In the secret chamber and had
listened to all she said-it had never
occurred to me that, II only l held
my tongue, neither she nor anyone
else need ever suspect that / had en-
tered the castle that Friday night.
Yet before my cousin had spoken
dozen words, saw that, II l was
careful, my secret would keep itself.
He found me finishing breakfast In
his room at The Reaping Hook.
"Well, you have missed something"
he said. LET that be your punishment
for deceiving three simple souls. NOT
that blame you-this time. My lady
had no right to treat you like that.
told her as much In the coupe. But
she wouldn't listen to me. But that's
by the way. You've missed-in way
we've all of us missed the most
astounding show that ever was seen.
Lady Helena saw a good bit-more
than enough, I'm afraid" He threw
himself into chair. upon my soul,
l don't know where to begin"
"What do you know?" I said.
II feel sure" said my cousin, shat
you will be glad to hear that your
failure to arrive at the castle knocked
the three of us fiat. We couldn't as
simulate the fact that simple, honest
John Spencer had laid himself out to
deceive us-and done 1t 80 devilish
well. You certainly got your own back.
Lady Helena was wild. I'D never have
believed it Of him. she ragged.
"Well, now that she was safe IN
the castle, 1 was only too glad of an
excuse to get out, and so I announced
that Barley and I would seek you with
out delay. She insisted that we should
take Sabre and gave the dog his Or
ders before we left. It's right you
should know that she was extremely
worried"
My cousin paused, to frown on his
finger-tips.
81 hope, in the merciful course Of
time, to forget the way we employed
the next two hours. We used Sabre
exactly according to the instructions on
the box. Should the dog display emo
ton, release him at once. Remain ex-
actly where you were when he left
you, until he returns. Then take hold
OF his collar and he will lead you to
John"
/ began to shake with laughter.
"Quite so," said Godfrey. "Quite so.
After about an hour the dog displayed
emotion and was released. After anoth-
er hour Barley and I displayed much
more emotion and withdrew to survey
the mouth of the entrance drive. . o..
1--WE hadn't been there ten minutes
when we heard the Carlotta coming
coming from the castle all out. By the
use of our torches we stopped her, to
find that she was manned by a flying
squad. Watchmen, porters, grooms-all
of them armed to the teeth. They were
going to compass Yorick, travelling
east and the coupe was coming after,
to travel west. The Countess Helena
had been kidnapped. Yorick was
plunged into darkness and my lady was
gone. Let down in sheet from the
| ramparts. Her handkerchief had been
found on the drawbridge and Sabre
had been found in the moat."
felt that 1t was time to say some
thing.
"But how" 1 began. -.
Don't interrupt" said my cousin.
listen to me. Well, let the Carlotta
go, deciding that Barley and would
do better on foot sent him east and
ran west-yes, ran. with my heart In
my mouth. The idea was to find the
Rolls ie the Rolls had not gone.
Il found her at a quarter to one, up
little track-and very near cried with
relief. You see, that meant that my
lady was yet in the park.
II rushed off and stopped the coupe,
which was tapping for the twentieth
time, told the chauffeur to go on pa
trolling, but to send me reinforcements
and tell everybody he met. Then went
back to lay my ambush. soon had
! plenty of men and l did the job well.
| Pharaoh simply hadn't an earthly,
| 1uOuSH nC ulOh hhOW ~ tAAnt Liam
had become the scaffold on which he
and his little friends were going to
die.
| "At quarter to two wallah comes
| pelting with a message-we very near.
~ killed him, Of course. But by the
time he'd said his piece he was near.
er death than before. The Countess
Helena's compliments, and will Mr.
Bohun come back to the castle at
once"
My cousin covered his face.
| II don't think I've ever felt such q
blasted fool. But bias -.
swell, I took the Rolls and drove
back-to hear Lady Helena's tale.
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