The Leedy Times And Herald (Leedy, Okla.), Vol. 15, No. 52, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 10, 1919 Page: 3 of 8
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THE LEEDEY TIMES
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By GEORGE
- I CHAPTER XVIII— Continued
"Yon taka this one” said Barnes
"and I will manage tbe other” He
was In a hurry to get away from the
house There was no telling when the
government agents would descend
upon the place
Barnes helped Peter to lift the
trunks Into the car and then ordered
him to start at once for Bart’s Tav-
ern ‘ “You can return later on for your
things” he said "
”1 got 'em tied up In a bundle In tbe
garage Mr Burns” be said "Won't
take a second to get 'em out” He
hurtled around the corner of the
house '
A dry quiet chuckle fell upon
Barnes’ ears He glanced about In sur-
prise and alarm No one was In sight
“Look up young man” and the
startled young man obeyed His gaze
halted at a window on the second
story almost directly over his head
Mr Sprouse was looking down upon
him his sharp features fixed In a sar-
donic grin
“Well I'll be d— I” burst from
Barnes' lips '
“Surprised to see me eh? If you're
oot In a hurry Td certainly appreciate
a lift as far ns the Tavern old man
ITl be down In a Jiffy Stond aside I
I'm going to drop” A moment later
he swdng over the Bill and dropped
lightly to the ground eight feet below
“See here Sprouse or whatever
your name Is — ”
“Better hear me out” broke In
Sprouse calmly "I could drill a hole
through you so quickly you’d never
know what did It” he went on His
hand was In his coat pocket and a
quick glance revealed to Barnes a sin
gularly Impressive angle In the cloth
the point of which seemed to be direct-
ed squarely at his chest “But I'm
not going to do It I Just want to set
myself straight with you In a word
I never got anywhere near the room
In which the Jewels were hidden This
Is God's truth Barnes I wasn’t the
only one who was trying to get the
baubles my friend It was a game In
which only the best man could win'
“I know the truth now about Boon
and Paul” Bald Barnes significantly
“You do?” sneered Sprouse "HI
bet you a thousand to one you do not
The girl was led to believe that they
were a couple of crooks and that they
fixed me In that tavern down there
Isn't that what she told you? Well
that story was cooked up for her spe-
cial benefit Boon was the Baron Hed-
lund Hedlund came up here a week
or so ago to keep a lookout for his
wife Tbe baroness Is supposed to be
deeply enamored of 'Prince Cgo He
found letters which seemed to Indicate
that she was planning to Join the
prince up here When he beard of the
arrival of a lady at Green Fancy tbe
other afternoon he got busy I admit
that I am the gentleman who tele-
phoned the warning up to the prince
They tried to head the baron and his
man off at the cross-roads but be
beat them to It If there was to be a
fight they didn't want It to happen
anywhere near the house I believe
Ugo Is the one who got the baron — or
Boon os you know him Now that Is
the true story of the little affair
“To go back to my own troubles
When I got out Into tbe hall night be-
fore lOBt after leaving her room
beard voices whispering In Prince
Ugo's room I beat It up the stairway
Into the attic Nothing happened so
J sneaked down to have a peep around
The door to Ugo's room was hpen but
there was no light on the Inside He
- came to the door and looked up and
down the hall Then some one else
came out and started to sneak away
I leave you to guess the sex
“Nlcholus butted In at this unfor-
tunate Juncture He made tbe mis-
take of his life Ugo Jumped back Into
his room In less than a second he
was out again He landed squarely on
Nicholas' back as the fellow turned to
escape I saw the steel flash Poor
old Nick went down In a heap letting
out a horrible yell Ogo dragged him
‘ Into tbe room and dashed back Into
j his own A moment later he came out
again yelling for help There was
only one thing left for me to do and
that was to get out on the roof If pos-
qlble and wait for things to quiet
down I got out through a trap door
and stayed there for an hour or so
- “Well to shorten the story I final
' 0 took a chance and slid down to the
’ Mves where I managed to find the
Pmb of a tree big enough to support
Just as If the Lord had ordered It
t there for my special benefit
s soon on the grounds and that
at safety for me 1 had heard UfO
ncy
BARR McCUTCHEON
Oopjzif at by Dead Head ut Oowynjr be
tell the others that Nicholas said the
man who stabbed him was yours truly
Can you beat It?
“And now comes the mnddenlng part
of the whole business He said that
the crown Jewels were gone I The thief
was running downstairs when he stag-
gered to the door If we are to find
the crown Jewels my friend we will
first have to find Prince Ugo He has
them"
“I don’t believe a word of this
yarn" said Barnes flatly "You have
the Jewels and — "
“Look here Mr Barnes Pm not go-
ing to double-cross you again That’s
all over I want to get that scurvy
dog who knifed poor old Nick If you
can give me a lead I'll try to run
Prince Ugo down And If I do we’U
get the Jewels"
'We? You amuse me Sprouse
'Well I can’t do any more than
give my promise my solemn oath or
something like that I can't give a
bond you know I swear to you that
If I lay bands on that stuff I will de-
liver It to you Might Just as well
trust me as Ugo”
“Get In the car" said Barnes sud-
denly He bad decided to take
chance with the resourceful Inde-
fatigable rascal There was something
convincing about Sprouse's version of
the affair at Green Fancy
Barnes told him that he knew of
Prince Ugo’s fight Sprouse looked
thoughtful for a long time
“So O'Dowd knows that I really was
after the swag eh? He believes I got
It?”
“I suppose so'
“The only one who thinks Pm abso-
lutely Innocent Is Ugo of course — and
Mrs Van Dyke That's good'
Sprouse smocked bis Ups “I've got a
pretty fair Idea where I can find Mr
Loeb It will take a little time — a
couple of days perhaps — but sooner
or later he'll turn up In close prox-
imity to the beautiful baroness”
CHAPTER XIX
A Trip by Night' and a Late Arrival
Shortly after sundown that eve-
ning the Rushcroft company evacu-
ated Hart's Tavern They were de-
layed by tbe Irritating and to Mr
Rushcroft unpardonable bebavlor of
two officious gentlemen lately arrived
who Insisted politely but firmly on
prying Into the past present and fu
ture history of the several members of
the organization Including the new
"backer"
Barnes bad devised a very clever
plan for getting Miss Cameron away
from the tavern without attracting un-
due attention She was to leave In
one of tbe automobiles that be had en-
gaged to convey tbe players to
Crowndale where they were to
“show” In case of detention or in-
quiry she was to pose as stage-
struck young woman who had ob-
tained a place with the company at
the last moment through his influence
When the hour came for the depar-
ture from Hart's Tavern be deliberate-
ly engaged the two secret service men
iu conversation In the taproom Mias
Cameron left tbe house by the- rear
door and was safely ensconced In Pe-
ter’s automobile long before he shook
bands with tbe “rat-catchers" and
dashed out to Join her Tommy Gray’s
car occupied by tbe four players was
moving away from tbe door as he
sprang In beside her and slammed the
door
Peter's efforts to stay behind Tom-
my's venerable but surprisingly ener-
getic car were the cause of many a
gasp and shudder from the couple who
sat behind him In the bounding car
He bad orders to keep back of Tommy
but never to lose sight of his tall light
"Are you there?” he whispered
"Yes Isn’t It Jolly running away
like this? It must be wonderfully ex-
citing to be a criminal always dodg-
ing and — "
"Shi Even a limousine may have
ears 1”
But If the limousine had possessed
a thousand ears they would have been
rendered useless In tbe stormy racket
made by Peter's muffler and the thun-
derous roar of the exhaust as the car
got under way
Sixty miles lay between them and
Crowndale Tommy Gray guaranteed
that the distance could be covered In
three hours even over the vtle moun-
tain roads Tea o'clock would find
them at the Grand Palace hotel nous
the worse for wear provided (be al-
ways put It parenthetically) they lived
to tell the tale! The luggage had
gone on ahead of them earlier In the
day
Soon after ten o'clock thejeptered
Author of
“GrtuzUrk" “The
Hollow of Hu
Hand" " Beverly of
Grauztark “The
Prince of Grau-
stark” Etc Etc
the town of Crowndale and drew up
before the unattractive portals of the
Grand Palace hotel An arc lamp
sw aging above the entrance shed a
pitiless light upon the dreary Godfor-
saken hostelry with the Ironic name 1
scioofcVhrn Tt h:rIy ft e
sclous of the thrill that bad come into Lflfa place n you days
her blood when he carried her up the Btart After tbatf lf z caD get
PT?Ul aT8’ dlalnn away from you or whoever may have
?f a 'fflance fr°ra the 8ua‘ them I’m going to do It They will be
“n w‘UfedT°mnly °?y- fair plunder from then on Good
e'eve“ ??arp' nlght-and good-by for the -present
v “LeUer-perfect StJ8ck cloge t0 roora m morDl
every one of you No guessing Byand tten beat It with her for New
the way Miss — er — 'pon my soul I
don't believe I got your name7”
'Jones" said the new member
shamelessly
Barnes went down to the dingy
lobby A single half-hearted electrtc
bulb shed Its feeble light on the desk
In front of which stood a man regis-
tering under the sleepy eye of the
night clerk
Barnes was turning away when a
familiar voice assailed him
York I give you two days’ start re-
member” He switched off the light suddenly
There was no sound for many seconds
save the deep breathing of the two
men Then with Infinite caution
Sprouse turned the knob and opened
the door a half Inch or so He left the
room so abruptly that Barnes never
quite got over the weird Impression
that he squeezed through that slender
1 crack and pulled it after him I
Whirling he looked Into the face of Many pa8ged before -be
turned on the light The key of the
box was tied to the wire grip With
trembling fingers he Inserted It In the
lock and opened the lid “A
half-million dollars' worth of nice lit-
tle things” Sprouse had said I
He did not close his eyes that
night Daybrenk found him lying In
bed with the box under his pillow a
pistol at hand and his eyes wide open
He was In a graver quandary than
a man who stood almost at his elbow
— the sharp Impassive face of Mr
Sprouse
CHAPTER XX "f
The First Wayfarer Has One Treasure
Thrust Upon Him — And Forthwith
Claims Another
“What are you doing here?" de-
manded Barnes 6tarlng He seized
the man's arm and Inquired eagerly:
"Have you got the Jewels?”
“No but I will have them before
morning" replied Sprouse coolly
"Would you be surprised lf I were to
tell you that his royal nibs is hiding
In this town? Well he certainly Is ordering coffee and rolls and eggs sent
The Baroness Hedlund has been here room Singularly enough the
for a week or ten days She goes by I waer solved the other and more d la-
the name of Mrs Hasselweln I popped I turblng problem for him
down here this afternoon and found I “Some robbery last night” said that
out that she Is at the sanatorium but I worthy “Feller up In one of the cot-
that she expects to leave tomorrow I tages at the sanatorium All beat up
morning I made another trip out there I something fierce they say'
this evening and waited About eight “Up In— Where?” almost shouted
o'clock Mr Hasselweln strolled up He Barnes starting up
sat on the veranda with her for half The man explained where the cot-
an hour or so and then left I fol- tages were situated
lowed blm He went to one of the "Seems he was to leave by auto
little cottages that belong to the sana- early this mornln' and they dldu'
tori urn I couldn't get close enough to know anything was wrong till Joe
hear what they said but I believe he Keep — he's driving a car Mr Norton
expects to take her away Iu an auto- has for rent — till Joe'd been settln out
mobile early In tbe morning It U a I In front for nearly half an hour The
seventy-mile ride from here to the man's wife was waitin’ ter him np at
Junction where they catch the train the main bnlldln’ and she got so tired
for the West Fm going up now to waitin’ that she sent one of the clerks
make a call on Mr Hasselweln By down to see what was keeping her
the way what Is the number of your husband Well sir him and Joe
room?” couldn't wake the feller so they climb
"Twenty-two— on the next floor" I in an open winder an’ by gosh Joe
"Good Go upstairs now and HI join says It was terrible Tbe feller was
you In about ten minutes I will tap isyln’ on the bed feet an' bauds tied
three times on your door” and gagged and blood from head to
“Why should you come to my room foot He was Inconscious Joe says
Sprouse? We can say all that la to be an — my God how his wife took out
aid — ” Joe says he couldn't stand It so be
“If you will look on the register you 8nook out shakln like a leaf"
will discover that Mr J IL Prosser ia ig the man dead!” cried
registered here about half an hour Barnes aghast
tgo He Is In room 80 He left a call "Nope! Seems like iff nothing serl-
for five o’clock Well Prosser Is an- ona: jut beat up that's all Terrible
other name for Ugo He left the cot- cats on his head and — ”
tage an hour ago Came In a Jitney or "What time did all this happen?"
I could have got to him on the way "Doc Smith Aggers It was long about
over" I midnight Judgin' by the way the blood
Barnes regardless of consequences I Epilated'
dashed over to Inspect the register I “Did they get sway with much?"
Sprouse followed leisurely I "Haven't heard Seems as though
"See 1” cried Barnes excitedly put-1 the burglar — roust ha' been more’n one
ting his finger on the name "Miss of 'em I say — wasn't satisfied with
Jones" “She's In room 32 — next to crackin’ him over the bead' He stuck
bis By gad Sprouse do you suppose the point of a knife or something into
he knows that 6he is here? Would the him — Just a little way Joe says — In
dog undertake anything—” more’n a dozen places What say?”
"You may be sure he dosen't know "I — I didn't say anything
he's here or you either for that mat- “I thought you did Well lf I bear
ter The country’s full of Joneses and anything more I'll let you know"
Barneses Go on upstairs Leave TO BE continued)
everything to me"
Barnes had been In his room for T Gllmpof Ponlltlea
twenty minutes before he heard the “ "ould neJ' rlriug
tapping on his door He opened It and ?a“ta aract" a
Sprouse slid Into the room The In-
slant the door closed behind him he n h
threw open his coat sad coolly Pro- f ''ata °u ®' 1 J lfe
duced a long shallow metal box -such I the man ho Upon the marg1n of a
as one finds in safety vaults
"With my compliments" he said
dryly thrusting the box Into Baruen’
hands “You’d better have spinster who n primi llnea
teas check them up and see lf theyre 1 0j a schoolteacher wrote In a pathetl-
all there I am not well enough ccaiiy drooping hand upon the margin
qu&lnted with the collection to bl0f a page In an encyclopedia dealing
positive" I with “Marriage" these soul-revealing
Barnes was speechless He could rords : "I wish I was married'
only stare open-mouthed st this
amazing man
- “My God Sprouse have yon been I
In that man's room since 1 saw you
down—”
“All yon have to do Is to keep quiet I
tod look innocent 8Uy oot of the hell
tonight "
L Don’t go near the door of
No 80 Act like a man with brains
I said I would square myself with you
and with him too Well I've done
both Maybe you think It Is easy to
give up this stuff There Is a half-million
dollars’ worth of nice little things
In that box small as It Is"
“I cannot begin to thank you
enough" said Barnes “See here you
must allow me to reward you In some
way commensurate with your — ”
“Cut that out” said Sprouse darkly
Tm not so virtuous that I have to be
rewarded I like the game It’s the
breath of life to me”
'The time will surely come when I
can do you a good turn Sprouse and
you will not find me reluctant” said
Barnes lamely
at's different If I ever need a
frlendl y band ru ca on It
falr that j ghonld glve a tl '
Barnelli ju8t t 0D 'our £
From now on I'm a free agent I want
ever Now that be bad tbe treasure In
his possession what was he to do with
It?
He solved the breakfast problem by
calling downstairs for a waiter and
page In "Tbe Biddle of the Universe"
penciled this comment: “There Is no
hereafter I know it absolutely'
And wbo was the saddening aging
Between the Acta
“That scene was so strong It took
my breath away
j “Dear me! It did not strike me It
I wa8 thet most stronger then toot
—
breath-
SATED BT A
FAITHFUL WIFE
8uffersd Thirty Year With 8tom
aoh Trouble and Hemorrhagse
Of the Bowels
The Story of a Wonderful Recovery
There Is hardly
any one who does
not axperlenoa
some trouble with
the stomach It la
so common that wa
frequently pay lit-
tle or no attention
to lb Yet the
stomach Is very
easily upset and
catarrhal inflam-
mation of the mu-
cous lining devel-
ops grows worse — the pain and dis-
tress Is Incessant and the troth
dawns that wa have chronio stom-
ach trouble
The case of Mr Louis Toung 209
Merrlmao St Rochester N Y la
typical He writes: “I suffered for
thirty years with chronio bowel
trouble stomach trouble and hem-
orrhages of the bowels Wa bought
a bottle of Peruna and I took It
faithfully I began to feel better
My wife persuaded me to continue
and I did for some time aa directed
Now I am a well man” Mr Young's
experience Is not unusual
If you suffer from catarrh fat any
form whether of the head stomach
bowels or any other part of tha
body try Peruna It may be Just
what you need Peruna comes In
either liquid or tablet form and Is
old everywhere Your dealer has
It or will get it for you Ask for
Dr Hartman's World-Famous Pe-
runa Tonic and Insist upon having
It If you want your health accept
nothing else
All the sick and suffering are In-
vited to write The Peruna Company
Dept 78 Columbus Ohio for Dr
Hartman's Health Book The book
Is free and may help you Ask your
dealer for a Peruna Almanac
Resourceful Individual
"Brown’s lu luck ain't he?”
“Huh?”
“He used the telephone and electric
fight poles around his house In making
fils chicken yard All he had to buy
was the wire and staples”
WHY DRUGGISTS RECOMMEND
SWiMP-ROOT
For many yean druggists have watched
with much interest the remarkable record
maintained by Dr Kilmer's Swamp-Boot
the great kidney liver and bladder "medi-
cine It is a physician's prescription
Swamp-Root is a strengthening medi-
cine It help the kidneys liver and blad-
der do the work nature intended they
should do
Swamp-Root haa stood the test of years
It is sold by all druggists on ita msriS
and it should help yon No other kidney
medicine has so many friends
Be sura to get Swamp-Boot and start
treatment at once
However if yon wish first to test thin
gnat preparation send ten cents to Dr
Kilmer A Co Binghamton N Y for a
sample bottle When writing be sura sad
mention this paper— Adv
He who laughs last may laugh best
but he who eats first eats belt
Opinions held by the average man
re of the second-hand variety
You Do More Work
Yon are more ambitious and yon get mere
enjoyment out of everything when yes
blood is in good condition Impurities in
the blood have a very depressing effect on
the system causing weakness laziness
nervousness and sickness
GROVE'S TASTELESS ChlH TONIC
restores Energy and Vitality by Purifying
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ita strengthening invigorating effect see
bow it brings color to the cheeks and how
It improves the appetite you will then
appreciate iu true tonic vahie i
OROVE’S TASTELESS ChQl TONIC
Is not n patent medicine It is simply
IRON and QUININE suspended in Syrup
So pleasant even children like it The
blood needs Quinine to Purify it end IRON
to Enrich it These reliable tonic prop-
erties never fail to drive out Impuritlea in
the blood
The Strength-Creating Power of GROVE'S
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the favorite tonic In thousands af homes
Mon than thirty-five years ago folks
would ride e long distance to get GROVE'S
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member of their family had Malaria or
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