Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-03-14
Q TALBOT MUNDY-WNU SERVICE

| and expect call from me at any
minute"
"Do I know anything, if he asks?'
mo. Look here, O'Leary: I know
what I'm going to do, but I don't
know what will happen. You follow
the Resident to the palace. Slip in
through the gate after him and
watch for that Bengal doctor. Hold
him, if you catch him coming out or
going in. When you see me coming
out of the palace, if 1 hold up my
right hand, let him go. If I hold up
both hands, turn him over to the
gate guard. You've no police pow
er, remember. So be careful"
Norwood was off at full gallop,
with the sails hard after him, be-
fore O'Leary could answer. He
drew rein at the palace gate and
was delayed there for a moment or
two by an argument between the
commander of the gate guard and
an Indian contractor, who had
turned up with motor truck for
Mrs. Harding's luggage and car
for Mrs. Harding. Because Nor
wood was in uniform, the contractor
appealed to him:
"Sir, I am refused admission. Sir,
I have an order from the American
lady, Mrs. Harding, to collect her
luggage and to convey her to the
station. 1t is long way and bad
road. She has already paid me. I
fear we shall not catch the midnight
train unless"
The commander of the gate guard
drew Norwood aside: eft is his hon
or the Residents WISH" he said
quietly.
''No business of mine," said Nor
wood. inlay leave my horses in
side the gate?"
The great gate changed behind
him. He walked to the guesthouse.
Mrs. Harding was no longer recum-
bent on pillows on the chaise Tongue.
She seemed even to have partially
recovered from her lameness. She
was seated bolt upright on one of
her trunks, on the garden path, in
front of the veranda door.
"There's no understanding you
English" she remarked. ''Why don't
you use your title?"
81 haven't one"
"But your brother is an Earl, isn't
he? So you're an Honorable, aren't
your"
"That is not what you inferred at
our last interview"
"WeL, 1 didn't know who you are.
How could L? have letter for you,
from Lynn. But the envelope was
addressed to me. I have thought
it over, and l suppose she must
have put it into the wrong enve-
lope by mistake, because I have re-
ceived no answer to my letter to
her. Here it is"
Norwood stepped on to the veran-
da to read it by the light from the
| window
Dear Captain Norwood,
81 am feeling ashamed and so
sorry that hardly know what to
write. Won't you please call as
soon as you can and let me explain.
I mentioned, without thinking, some
thing that occurred this morning.
To my horror, l have now learned
that what I said has been repeated,
and that the result may bel can't
write it! Please, Captain Norwood,
please believe that what l said was
merely thoughtless; and that what
I have heard about you l refuse to
believe. l know you are an hon
orable man. Please help me to undo
my very bad mistake. 1, will be
waiting for you at the palace. Won't
! you call as soon as possible?
Lynn Harding"
Norwood returned to Mrs. Hard
ing. How long have you had this?"
Don't try any of that hoity-toity
arrogance on me!' she retorted.
'I'm Harding, I'll have you under
stand! sent a messenger for you
because"
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