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GREEN
By GEORGE BAR&
McCUTCHEON
[A*Sm "CRAUSTARJC." *THB I
HOLLOW OF HER HANDTTHE I
PRINCE OF GRAUSTARK," ETC. R
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"Now I know yon ore mistaken,"
cried Barnes, a ware of relief surging
over him. "Be has been In this tarera
every night?"
"Sure he has. Bnt answer ait, did
ye ever see him here after eleven In
the evening? Ton did not?not until
last night, anyhow. In the struggle he
had with Nicholas last night he was
recognised. That's why poor old
Nicholas is lying dead up there at the
house now?and will have a decent
burial unbeknownst to anybody bat
his friends."
"Good God, CDowd, you can't mean
that he?he killed?"
"He stuck a knife In his neck. The
(make! And the chief trusted
Mm as no crook ever was trusted before.
Tn the name of God, Barnes, how
did you happen to fall In with the villain
?"
Barnes passed his band over liis
brow, dazed. "He?he represented
himself as a book agent," he mumbled,
striving to collect himself. "Jones
knew him. Said he had been around
here for weeks. I?I?"
. "That's the man," said O'Dowd.
scowling. "He trotted all over the
county, selling books. For the love of
It. do ye think? /Not much. He had
other fish to fry, you may be sure.
Ropnoc if tvo pvpr lnv hands on that
friend of yours?well, he won't have
to fry in hell. He'll be burnt nlivo.
Thank God, my mind's at rest on ont?
score. She didn't skip out with him.
Tkey all think he did. Not one of
them suspects that she came away
with you. There is plenty of evidence
that she let him in through her window?"
"All ready, O'Dcwd," called Lo(l>.
"Come along, please."
"Coming," said ti>e Irishman. "Don't
blame yourself, old man. niTir7T'TO'?*u'
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I 401 1-4 ACRES?:J miles t
!ing, four temuil housi
room ninl i (x'.'O'I'iruiu
houses. Fine Pasture,
Plenty wood, rue pu;
bo I torn land on the pit
Price :
155 ACRES?5) miles from
two tenant houses; gi
out-houses.. Nearly a
Stream runs through
lands. School 1-i ar
Price
293 ACR2S?10 njiles fro
level. No-rolling lane
(here is White. Rod a
Grass. 1-4 mile froi
church. Quantities o
The place is well wa
cultivation. Price . .
40 ACRES?Abullt six Dill
provements, all iu wo
Price
227 1-2 ACRES?11 mile
splendid piece of pro
on this place. Price.
100 1-2 ACRES?12 mile?
1 idence and out buildi
plenty of wood and til
Price
189 1-4 ACRES?10 mile
did farm but no imp:
acres bottom lands. I
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CHAPTER XVI.
The First Wayfarer Visits a Shrine,
Confesses, and Takes an Oath.
How was he to find the courage to
Impart the appalling news to her? He
was now convinced beyond all doubt
that the so-called Sprouse had made
off with the priceless treasure and
that only a miracle could bring about
its recovery. He realized to what extent
he had been shaped into a tool to
be used by the master craftsman. He
saw through the whole Machiavellian
scheme, and he was also now morally
certain that Sprouse would have
sacrificed him without the slightest
hesitation.
In the event that anything went
wrong with their enterprise, the man
would have shot him dead and earned
the gratitude and commendation of his
associates! He would have been
glorified and not crndfied by Mil
friends.
With a heavy heart he mounted the
tairs. At the top he paused to deliberate.
Would it not be better to keep
her in ignorance? What was to be
gained by revealing to her the? But
Miss Thackeray was luring him on to
| destruction. She stood outside the door
I and beckoned. Then she closed the door
: from the outside, and Barnes was
alone with the cousin of kings and
! queens and princes.
I *1 feared you had deserted me,**
! sbe eald, holding out ner nana to nun
i as he strode across the room.
i "I saw no occasion to disturb your
' rest," he mumbled.
j "I have been peeping," she said,
: looking at him searchlngly. "Where
Is Mr. Loeb going, Mr. Barnes?"
j "O'Dowd says he Is to be gone for a
few days on business," he equivocated.
"He will not return," she said quiet!
ly. "He Is a coward at heart. Ob, I
know him well," she went on, scorn in
i her voice.
"Was I wrong In not trying to stop
him?" he asked.
She pondered this for a moment
"No," she said, but he caught the dubious
note in her voice. "It is just as
well, perhaps, that he should disappear.
His flight today spares?but we
are more interested in the man
Sprouse. Has he returned?"
"No, Miss Cameron," said he rue-1
fully. And then, without a sincle reservation,
he laid bare the story of t
Sprouse's defection. When he inquired
if she had heard of the man known as
Chester Naismith, slip confirmed his
worst fear by describing him as the I
guard who watched beneath her win- i
dow. lie was known to her as a thief
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a good lot of saw Timber, gi
tee is well watered. Fine' 8|
ice. Eight horse farm open. . |i
$45.00 Per Acre
Abbeville, flood residence;
n bouse and all necessary S!
11 the place perfectly level. g;
place. N>me fine oouom ri
id churcl) 2 i-2 miles.
$60.00 Per Acre |jj
m Abbeville. This place is
1. Fine pas!lire in which
md Burr clover, <"ri*o Blue
n school. 3 miles from
f wood. Some saw limber.
lered. About 100 at;res in
$50.00 Per Acre
c.s from Abbeville, im im- ;
od .'ind limber.
$25.00 Per Acre
s from Abbeville. This is a '
perty. A lot of saw timber
$17.50 Per Acre
> from Abbeville. Good Resngs.
It is well watered and
mber.
$30.00 Per Acre
s from Abbeville. A splen
rovements, about 50 or 60
>rice .... $18.00 Per Acre
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Ho Wai Known to Her a* a Thief of
International Fame.
of International fame.
"You were no match for Cheater
Nalsmlth. Do not look so glom. The
shrewdest police officers In Europe
have never been able to cope with
him. Why should you despair?"
He sprang to his feet "By gad, he
hasn't got away with it yet," he
grated. "I will run this scouftdrel down
if I have to devote the remainder of
my life to the task."
She sighed. "Alas, I fear that I
shall have to tell you a little more
about this wonderful man you know
as Sprouse. Six months ago the i
friends and supporters of the legitimate
successor to my country's throne
consummated a plan whereby the
crown Jewels and certain documents
of state were surreptitiously removed
from the palace vaults. Instead of depositing
the treasure in Paris, it was
sent to this country in charge of a
group of men whose fealty could not
he questioned. The man you know as
Loeb is in reality my cousin. I have
known him all my life. He is the
younpest brother of the pretender to
the throne, and a cousin of the prince
who is held prisoner by the Austrian*.
This prince has a brother also, and ir
was to hiin that I was supposed to deliver
the jewels. I traveled from NewYork,
but not alone as you may suspect.
I was carefully protected fron:
the time I left my hotel there until?
well, uniil I arrived in Boston.
"While there I received a sefcrer j
message from friends in Canada di- j
inn tn frn to Snnnish Falls. !
v.hore I would be met anil eonducted
by Priuce Sebastian hi-msr!!
to the place called Green Fancy,
which was near the Canadian border.
A safe escort would be provided f<>f
us, and we would lie on British soil
within a JVvr hours :ifter our meeJintr. 1
Ft is oriiy necessary to add that when I
C arrived at ft rem fancy I met Print" '
Cgo?and understood! I had cnrei'ul ;;
ly covered nsy tracks after Io;>vi::r- i
Boston. My real friends were, aur! jj
ill a:*', completely in the dnrl: a? to "
ijiov'/ine'ils, ,.so skilfully was thej,
[rick nuiiif.giHl. " * " *'
"And n-.\y *"tjr Chester Natemith. I:
was lit' who. sifting for the misguide,
loyalists and recommended by eertnir ;
youns aristocrats who by virtue c: ,
thi-ir .vu dissipations had cone !f i
know iiirn as a man of infinite r> 1
sourcefulness and during, planned and
carried out tin* pillaging of the palace j
vaults. Almost under (lie noses 01 t!>.' i
foreign guards he succeeded i:i oh- '
laining *h? jewels. No doubt he could i
have made off with them at that time. j
b;it ho shrewdly pivrerrci to rav
them brought to America by some on" j
else. It would h:lve been impossible j
for L!ri' lo dispose of them Euro];'.'.
i'ou sec bow running he is?
"He was do doubt thwarted ia 1
design to waylay mo on the roarl front
Spanish Falls by a singular occurrence,
In this tavern. lie was attached in his
room here, overpowered, l?i>utjd nnd
gagged My t;vo men. Ho knew the,
men. They wore thieves as clover end
ns merciless as himself. They too,
were watching for me. I do not know i
how those men learned of my Jnteri-,
tion to come to Green Taney."
"They camc to the Tavern four or
five days before yonr arrival a! '
Groen Fancy," Barnes interrupted.!
x~1'1 ?" cn. '
"Ejprouse lum lilt; tiiiu mt j ?
cret service men from abroad and that f
he was working with them. My theory j
is this, and 1 think it is justified hy i
events: The men were really secret j
agents, sent here to watch the move-1
ments of the gang up there. They |
came upon Sprouse and recognizedj
him. On the day mentioned they over- J
powered him and forced him to reveal I
certain facts connected with affairs at I
Green Fancy. Possibly he led them to |
believe that you were one of the conspirators.
They waited for your arrival
and then risked the hazardous
trip to Green Fancy. They were discovered
and shot"
"I believe you are right," she cried.
"Then we have accounted for Mr.
Sprouse, and I am no longer interested
in the unraveling of the mystery surrounding
the deaths of Roon and
Paul," said Barnes. "There Is nothing
to keeD me here any longer, Miss Cam
eron. I suggest that you allow me to
escort you at once to your friends,
wherever they?"
She was opposed to this plan. While
there was still a chance that Sprouse
might be apprehended In the neighbor
hood, or the possibility of his being'
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caught by the relentless pursuers, she
declined to leave.
"Then, I shall also stay," said he
promptly, and was repaid by the
tremulous smile she gave him. He was
helplessly In love with this beautiful
cousin of kings and queens. And
when he thoi^ht of kings and queens
he realized that beyond all question
his love was hopeless. .,w i.
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- CHAPTER XVII.
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The Second Wayfarer It Transformed,
O'Dowd returned late In the afternoon.
He was In a harry to get back
to Green Fancy; there was no mistaking
his un^slfless.
"For the lore of heaven, Barnes, get
her away from here as soon as possible,
'and do It as secretly as yon
can,** he said. "I may as well tell yon
that she Is In more danger from the
government secret service than from
anyone up yonder/*
"She may prefer to face the music,
O'Dowd. If I know her at all, she will
refuse to run away." "
"Then yell hare to kidnap her*
said the Irishman earnestly. "There
will be men swarming here from both
sides of the border by tomorrow night
or next day. If s the gospet truth, and
?Ifs going to be bad for all of us if
we're here when they come."
"Who Is she, O'Dowd? Han to man,
tell me the truth. I want to know Just
where I stand." *
O'Dowd hesitated, looked around
the taproom, and then leaned across
the table.
"Miss Cameron Is In reality the
Countess Therese Mara-Dafanda?fa
mlllarly and lovingly known In her
own land as the Coon teas Ted. She
was visiting In this country when the
war broke out If It Is of any us? to
you, I'll add that she would be rich if
Aladdin could only come to life and
restore the splendors of the demolished
castle, refill the Chests of gold
that have been emptied by the conquerors,
and restock the farms that
have been pillaged and devastated. In
the absence of Aladdin, however, she
is almost as poor as the ancient
church mouse. So there you ace, me
man. Half the royal progeny of Eu-!.
rope have been suitors for her hand,
and the other half would be if they
dl&i't happen to be of the same sex.
Good-by. I must be on my way." He
arose and held out his hand. "Good-by.
and good luck forever."
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fighter in behalf of the liquor traffic
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