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Refreshed by a nap and a shower,
Archie was dressed and waiting for
tjle Governor at seven, who arrived
a few minutes later.
"Here's an extra I picked up
downtown. The scream of the eve
ning is a — most deplor
- able line of business."
While Archie waited for the Gov
ernor to dress, he carefully read the
part. The police had ' not yet
Je£rned that the two most impor
tant witnesses had given fictitious
names.
In spite of the Governor's fre-
avowed assertion that he
wished to know nothing about him,
Archie felt strongly impelled to
■flake a clean breast of the Bailey
ilarbor affair, the two encounters
jrith Isabel and his meeting with
Mrs. Congdon. His resolution
strengthened when the Governor ap
peared, dressed with his usual care
and exhilarated by his day's adven
* tijres. Baring retired after the dinner
ifid been served, and the Governor,
cozy accord with his cigar, re
marked suddenly:
"Odd, you might almost say sin
gular! I've crossed old man Cong
don's trail again! You recall him—
t3se old boy we left to the tender
of Seebrook and Walters'.
Well, I met today one of the most
remarkable of all the men I know
who camp outside the pale. Perky
S his name —a jeweler by trade, he
fell from his high estate and went
®nr the road as a yegg—then entered
ihto the game of boring neat holes
in the rim of twenty-dollar gold
nieces, leaving only the outer shell
and filling 'em up with a compo
sition he invented that made the coin
ring like a marriage frell. While he
was still experimenting he ran into
old Eliphalet sitting with his famous
umbrella on a bench in Boston Com
mon. Perky thought Eliphalet was a
stool pigeon for a con outfit, but
explanations followed and it was a
case of infatuation on both sides. The
•Id man was as tickled with the
scheme ss a boy with a new dog. He
»pw assists Perky to circulate the
furious medium of exchange. Perky
he's a wonderful ally, endow
ed with all the .qualities of a first
class croc4c.^
"You'll appreciate that ioetter,"
said Archie, "when you hear what I
lottow ato©ut the Congdon
You've fceen mighty decent in not
pressing me for any account of my
jmlf, but you've got to -tear my
story now. We'Jl probably both be
*»ore comfortable if I don't .tell you
my name, but you shall have that,
to, if y«>JJ -care flor it. So many things
have happened since I left Bailey
Harbor that you don't know about,
things that I haven't dared nell you,
tbat I'm going to .spout it all JIOW and
you've heard it, .well enough.; but I
«Jon't miivi saying that to part with
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you wourd hurt me terribly. I never
felt so dependent on any man as 11
do on you; and I've grown mighty
fond of you, old man."
"Thank you, lad," said the Gov
ernor.
i
He listened patiently, nodding
occasionally or throwing in a ques
tion. When Archie finished he rose
and clapped him on the shoulder.
"By Jove, you've tossed my stars
around like so many dice! I've got
to consult the oracles immediately."
He darted from the room, and
when Archie reached his study the
Governor was poring over a map
of the heavens.
"Your Isabel's all tangled up in
our affairs!" declared the Gover
nor with mock resentment. She
will dawn upon your gaze again
very soon—l feel it coming. Our
next move is outlined—we must go
to Rochester."
"Would you mind telling me just
what Rochester has to do with all
this?" demanded Archie testily.
"My dear boy, Rochester is one i
of the suburbs of Paradise. You may
recall that I told you of a certain
tile in a summer house where my
*adored promised to leave a message
for me if her heart softened or she
needed me. Well, the secret post
office is at Rochester; there the in
comparable visits her aunt and about
this time of year she's likely to be
there. And if you know the way of
the stars and could understand my
calculations you'd see that your Isa
bel is likely to have some business
in that neighborhood just now."
"Rubbish! I happen to know that
her business was all to be in north
ern Michigan this summer. Your stars
have certainly made a monkey of
you this time! You talk like a non
sense book! How much luggage are
we taking?"
The Governor rang for Timmons
to do their packing and fell upon
a time table.
They wrote themselves down on
the hotel register at Rochester ;as
Saulsbury and Comiy and were
quickly in the rooms the Governor
had engaged by wire. A short time
later Archie found himself wihisked
away to a handsome residential area
where the Governor dismissed the
driver at a corner and "Continued afoot
for several blocks.
The Governor ran his stick along
the top of a wall that grimly guard
ed the rear of the premises. He
caught the edge arid was quickly
on top. When Archie hung back
the Governor grasped him by the
arms and swung him ;up and
dropped him into a dark .corner of
the garden. TDaen he left him with
the injunction to remain where he
was.
"Archie! Oh, Archie J" the Gov
ernor whispered excitedly, brush
ing" an envelope across the bewild
ered Archie's face. "Strike ;.a match
before I perish.''''
He tore open the .envelope and
his fingers trembled as he held the
note to the light. He read the two
sheets to himself eagerly; then de
manded a second match ;and read
aloud:
i "If this reaches you, remain near
at hand until I can see you. Please
understand that I promise nothing,
but it is very possible that may
be able to serve me. My aunt is |
j nigh. I must leave it to you as to j
! giving a party for me Thursday J
how best to arrange for a short in-!
terview the day following. A $-ery
dear friend needs help. The mat
ter is urgent."
• The match curled and fell upon
Archie's fingers. A tense silence
lay upon the garden. The Gover
nor clasped Archie's hand tightly.
"It has come as I always knew i
it would come! And something;
tells me I am near the end. Even
with all my faith, boy, it's staggering.
And this is the very night of the i
dance,"
"It's about time for us to clear J
out," Archie remarked. I
"What! Leave- this sacred soil when ,
she's here? Not on your life, Archie! !
I shall not leave till I've had speech!
with her. The festal occasion offers i
an ideal opportunity for the meet- j
ing! It's going to be a big affair
and we can merge with the happy;
throng and trust to our wits to get'
out r alive."
He urged Archie, still resisting, j
through the grounds to the front I
THE FOREST CITY COURIER, TH URSDAYf JANUARY 5, 1928.
entrance, where they were admit-!
ted with several other guests who I
arrived at the moment. The stately j
old lady in the drawing room lifted J
a lorgnette as they approached, smil- i
ed affably and gave the Governor
her hand.
"Mrs. Lindsay, my friend, Mr.
Comly. He arrived unexpectedly an
hour ago and I thought you wouldn't
mind my bringing him along.
"I should have been displeased if
you had hesitated a - moment—-any
friend of youi*s, you know!"
Other arrivals facilitated their
i escape, and as they stepped into
the conservatory the music ceased
i and there was a flutter as the dancers
sought seats, or stepped out upon
■ the lawn. Archie, acutely uncom
t fortable, heard the Governor stifle
r an exclamation.
i "That is she! Stand by mc now!
That chap's just left her. This is
; our chance!"
I A young woman was just seating j
herself in a chair at the farther end !
?I of the conservatory. The Gover- j
r ' nor moved toward her quickly. Ar- !
I ' chie saw her lift her head suddenly j
? i and her lips parted as though she
;! was about to make an outcry, j
' | Then the Governor bowed low over j
- her hand, uttering explanations in!
- a low tone. Her surprise had yielded
t to what Archie, loitering behind,
i thought an expression of relief and
[ satisfaction. He moved forward as
II the Governor turned toward him.
• j "Miss Hastings, Mr. Comly."
5 "My name here," the Governor
was saying, "is Saulsbury."
t j "I think," said Archie, "that the
- j moment has come for me to re
= tire."
f "We shall not turn you adrift!"
-1 cried Ruth "I have a very dear
|
M friend I must introduce "you to."
| "Oh, Isabel!"
s | Following her gaze he was glad
i of the slight pressure of her hand
!on his arm. Here at least was some
i } thing tangible in a world that tot
s S tered toward chaos. For it was Isabel
21 Perry who turned at the sound of
f j Ruth's voice.
Ji "Miss Perry, Mr. Comly!"
ll "Oh, Mr. Comly!" There was the
i slightest stress on the assumed name.
s "After this dance '
t She slipped away, leaving hjm
staring, and Archie, in a daze, lead
£ ■ Ruth back to the Governor.
-1 At the conclusion of the number,
e! Isabel remained, to Archie's dis
y comfiture, at the farther end of the
k platform, and when he hurred for
e ward in the hope of detaching her
cl, from the group that surrounded her
f j she did not see him at all, which was
h | wholly discouraging. A partner
e | sought her for the next dance and
j as the music struck up he made bold
'- jto accost her.
"I am not to be eluded!" he said.
-j"I must have at least one dance!"
hi I "My card is filled—but lam re-
I serving a boon for youJ You shall
6 j have the intermission.""
He passed Ruth, returning to
3' put herself in the path of her next
-, partner.
3 J "This is your punishment for
| coming late!" laughed the girl,
f j There was happiness in her eyes,
i | "How perfectly ridiculous you two
, j men are!"
7 j "Suppose we talk a bit, 1 "' said the
5 ( Governor when they had found a
> j bench on the lawn.
r | "It's nearing the end!" he said i
i solemnly. "There are other changes j
and chances, perhaps, but the end;
is in sight. The whole thing was un- j
■ alterable from the beginning; it !
makes little difference what we do I
now. And it's you—it's you that have
brought it all about. We are bound j
i together by ties not of earthly mak- j
ling'"l ing '" « i
J "You are beginning to believe at !
last?"
"I don't know what to believe/"'
I Archie answered slowly. "Just how
j much do you understand of it?"
I "Precious little! Your Isabel and;
|my Ruth are friends, quite intimate j
i friends indeed. That's news to you, !
j isn't it?"
j "Most astonishing news!" >
"And now I'll prepare you a little j
j for what I prefer you should hear i
t from Isabel—l got it from Ruth— I
• you're not quite finished yet with I
I •
j tnat pistol shot in the Congdon i
j house. It seems to be echoing round I
! the world!"
! (To be continued)
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mentioned have been experienced by !
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may be, has certainly been there.
There is trouble in the print shop
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For Wednesday has come 'round
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The day we go to press.
t
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For hell breaks loose on Wednesday,
When the paper goes to press.
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