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Show THE GREEN FANCY GEORGE BARR I 1 A Wn MiCUKJlfcQN & SS ' Author of "GRAUSTARK." "THE HOLLOW OF HER HAND." "THE Pr NCE OF GRAUSTARK." ETC CHAPTER XIV Continud. 12 Lying there, he made swift calcula- tlons. The quarry, no longer of use to the builder, was reasonably sure to be abandoned. In all probability some shed would be sort of a found nearby. It would provide shelter from the fine rain that was falling and from the chill night air. He remembered that O'Dowd, in discussing the erection of Green Fancy the night before, had said that the stone come from a pit two miles away, where a fine quality of granite had been found. Two miles, according to Barnes' quick calculations, would bring the pit close to the northern boundary of the Curtis property and almost directly on a line with the point where he and Sprouse entered the meadow at the beginning of their advance upon Green Fancy. That being the case, they were ik,w quite close to the stake and rider fence separating the Curtis land from that of the farmer on the north. "Good," he said, more to himself than to her, "I begin to see light. Are you afraid to remain here while I go I down there for a look around? sha'n't be gone more than a couple of stone-cutter- 's minutes." "The way I feel at present," she said, jerkily, "I shall never, never from this instant till the hour in which I Mr. of your cont-tallSuiting the action to the word, her fingers resolutely fastened, not upon the tail of his coat but upon his sturdy arm. "I wouldn't stay here alone for anything in the world." "Heaven bless you," he exclaimed, suddenly exalted. "And. since you put it that way, I shall always contrive to be within arm's length." And so, together, they ventured along the edge of the pit until they reached the wagon rond at the bottom. As he had expected, there was a shed hard by. It was not much of a place, but it was deserted and a safe shelter for the moment. A workman's bench lay on its side in the middle of the earthen floor. He righted it and drew It over to the die, let go Barnes." ram-shnck- boarding. ... . . . She laid her head against his shoulder and sighed deeply. He kept his eyes glued on the listened for the first ominous sound outside. A long time afterward she stirred. Are you cold? You are wet " "It was the excitement, the nervous-nexMr. Barnes," she said, drawing slightly away from him. "Isn't It nearly daybreak?" He looked at his watch. "Three door and s, he said. ensued another period of silence. She remained slightly aloof. "You'd better lean against me," he o'clock,' There said at last. "I am softer than the beastly boards, you know, and quite harmless." as "Thank you," she said, and promptly settled herself against bis shoulder. "It Is better," she sighed. "Would you mind telling me something about yourself. Miss Cameron? I should like to know whether I am to nddress you as princess, duchess, or Just plain Miss." "I am more accustomed to plain Miss, Mr. Barnes, than to either of the titles you would give me." "Don't you feci thtit I am deserving of a little enlightenment?" he asked. "I am working literally as well as In the dark. Who are you? Why were you a prisoner at Green Fancy? Where and what Is your native land?" "Mr. Bttrnen, I cannot answer any one of your questions without jeopardizing a cause that la dearer to mo than nnything else In all the world. 1 nm sorry. I pray God a day may soon roine when I cito reveal everything to you and to the world. I am of a stricken country; I am trying td serve th unhappy house that has ruled it or centuries and Is now la the direst peril. The man you know as loeb Is prince of thut house. I may say this t you. and It will serve to explain my fxmitloa at Green Fancy: he Is not the prince I was led to believe awaited me He Is the cousin of the man I 'tlKtre. expected to meet, and he Is the enemy of the branch of the house that I would serve. Do not ask me to say more." "Your sympathies are with the entente allies, the prince's are opposed? Is thai part of Sprouse's story true?" "Yes." "And O'Dowd V Mr. Barnes. "O'Dowd If Unit conveys anything to you. Us Isantl-Knglls- not "Wasn't It pretty risky for you to rr.rry the crown Jewels around In a traveling bag. Miss Cameron?" "I sufipoAe so. It turned out, that It was the safest, surest l how-eve- r, had them In my possession for days before coming to Green Fancy. No one suspected. I was to deliver them to one of their rightful way. the 1 TIMES-NEW- S. "I am ready to return with you, Mr. O'Dowd," she said distinctly. "There must be no struggle, no bloodshed. Anything but that." O'Dowd spoke out of the darkness: "You forget that I have your own word for it that ye'll be a dead woman before the day Is over. Wouldn't it be better for me to begin shooting at once and spare your soul the everlasting torture that would begin Immejiately after your decease?" A little co' of relief greeted this quaint sally. "You have my word that I will return with you quietly If " "Thunderation !" exclaimed Barnes wrathfully. "What do you think I am? that " "Easy, easy, me dear man," cautioned O'Dowd. "Keep your seat. Don't be deceived by my infernal Irish humor. It Is my way to be always polite, agreeable and prompt. I'll shoot In a second if ye move one step outof Mr. a Barnes owners, loyal prince side that cabin." the blood." "O'Dowd, you haven't the heart to "But why here?" he insisted. drag her back to that beast of a " "He was to take them into Canada, "Hold hard ! . We'll come to the point and thence, in good time, to the palace without further palavering. Where of his ancestors." are ye dragging her yourself, ye ras"I am to understand, then, that not cal?" only you but the committee you speak "To a place where she will be safe of, fell Into a carefully prepared trap. from insult. Injury, degradation" InThe treachery, therefore, had Its "Well, I have no fault to find with ception In the loyal nest. You were beye for that." said O'Dowd. "Bedad, I trayed by a friend." didn't believe you had the nerve to "I am sure of It," she said bitterly. tackle the Job. You may be Interested "If this man Sprouse does not suc- to know that up to the moment I left ceed in restoring the oh, I believe 1 the house your absence had not been shall kill myself, Mr. Barnes." noticed, my dear Miss Cameron. And The wail of anguish in her voice as for you, my dear Barnes, your went straight to his heart. visit Is not even suspected. How the "He has succeeded, take my word divll did ye do it, Barnes?" for it. They will be in your hands be"Are you disposed to be friendly, fore many hours have passed." O'Dowd?" demanded Barnes. "If you "Is he to come to the Tavern with are not, we may just as well fight it them? Or am I to meet him " out now as later on." "Good Lord !" he gulped. Here was "You are not to fight!" she cried in a contingency he had not considered. great agitation. "What are you doing? Where and when would Sprouse ap- Put it away ' Don't shoot !" "Is it a gun he is pulling?" inquired pear with his booty? "I I fancy we'll find him waiting for us at the Tavern." O'Dowd calmly. "And what the deuce are you going to aim at, me hearty? I "But had you no understanding?" "Er tentatively." The perspiration have a bull's-ey- e lantern with me. started on his brow. He was thinking From the luxurious seat behind this of something else: his amazing stu- rock I could spot ye in a second. Havpidity in not foreseeing the very situaing said as much I now propose arbition that now presented itself. Why tration. Would ye mind handing over had he neglected to settle upon a that tin box In exchange for my pomeeting place with Sprouse in the lite thanks and a courteous goodby to event that circumstances forced them both of ye?" to part company in flight? Fearing "We have no box of any description, that she would pursue the subject, he Mr. O'Dowd," cried she triumphantly. made haste to branch off onto another "Thank heaven, he got safely away!" line. "Do you mean to tell me you came "What is the real object of the con- away without the your belongings, Miss Cameron?" exclaimed O'Dowd. spiracy up there. Miss Cameron?" "You must bear with me a little "They are not with me," she replied. longer, Mr. Barnes," she said, appeal-inglHer grasp on Barnes' arm tightened. "I cannot say anything now." "Oh, isn't it splendid? They did not "You said that tomorrow night catch him. He " would be too late. What did you mean "Will you both swear on your sacred by that?" honor that ye haven't the jewels in She waited a few seconds and then your possession?" removed her head from his shoulder. "Unhesitatingly," said Barnes. He heard the sharp intake of her "I swear, Mr. O'Dowd." breath and felt the convulsive move"Then," said he, "I have no time to ment of the arm that rested against waste here. I am looking for a tin his. There was no mistaking her sudbox. I beg your pardon for disturbden agitation. you." "I will tell you," she said,' and he ing "Oh, Mr. O'Dowd, I shall never forwas surprised by the harshness that get all that you have " came Into her voice. "Tomorrow morn"Whist, now ! There Is one thing I ing was the time set for my marriage comto that wretch up there. I could have must Insist on your forgetting In the avoided It only by destroying myself. pletely: all that has happened I am doing, If you had come tomorrow night In- last five minutes. What Barnes, would be my death senstead of tonight you would have Mr. tence If it ever became known." found me dead, that Is all. Now you "It shall never be known through understand." I'd like to shake your "Good God ! You were to be forced me, O'Dowd. Into a marriage with why, it Is the hand, old man." - "God bless you, Mr. O'Dowd," said most damnable " the girl In a low, small voice, singular"O'Dowd God bless him I was my day I He knew my father. ly suggestive of tears. "Some only champion. may be In a position to " "Don't say It! You'll spoil every"Listen!" he hissed, starting to his thing If you let me think you are In feet. "Don't move!" came from the dark- my debt. Bedad, don't be so sure I ness outside. "I have me gun leveled. sha'n't see you again, and soon." "Tell me how to find Hart's Tavern, I heard me name taken In vain. Thanks for the blessing. I was won- old man. "No, I'm dnshed If I do. You ought dering whether you would say some-to be grateful to me for not stopping you entirely, without asking me to Good-hy- , give you a helping hand. and God bless you. I'm praying that ye get away safety. Miss Cameron. So long, Barnes. If you were a crow and wanted to roost on that big tree in front of Hurt's Tavern, I dare say you'd take the shortest way there by flying as straight as a bullet from the mouth of this pit, following your exg nose." tremely They did not wait for the break of day. Taking O'Dowd's hint, Barnes directed his steps straight out from the mouth of the quarry and pressed confidently onward. In answer to a question she Informed hlifl that there were ho fewer than twenty-fivmen In Green Fancy, all of them shrewd, resolute and formidable. "I cannot, for the life of me. see why they took chances on Inviting me to the house. Miss Cameron." She was silent for a moment, and when she spoke it was with great Intensity. "Mr. Barnes, I had your life In my hands all the time you were at Green Fancy. I shudder now when I think of what might have happened. Before you were asked to the house, I was coolly Informed that you would not leave It alive if I so much as breathed a word to you concerning "Dvflt Mevsl" Cam From the Dark-nta- a my unhappy plight. The first word of an appeal to you would have been the Outside. signal for for your death. That Is thing pleasant about me and, thank what they held over me. When I the good Lord, I was patient. But I'd spoke to you on the couch that night, advise you both to ait still Just the I oh,1 don't you see? Dont you see same." that I wantonly, cruelly, selfishly A chuckle rounded out the gentle risked your life not my own when admonition of the Invisible Irishman. "There, there, now!" he cried, conCHAPTER XV. solingly, as she put her hands to her face sad gave way to sobs. Largs Bodies Move Slowly But Mr. "Forgive me," she murmured. "I Sprout Was Smallsr Than the didn't mean to be so silly." Avars g. "It helps, to cry sometimes," he said There was not a sound for many lamely. The first faint signs of day were second. She was tbs first to speak. A worm , He" I'll" good-lookin- e I" NEPHI. UTAH. struggling out of the night when they stole across the road above Hart's Tavern and made their way through the stable yard to the rear of the house. His one thought was to get her safely Inside the Tavern. The door was locked. He delivered a series of resounding kicks upon Its stout face. Kevolver in hand, he faced about and waited for the assault of the men who, hf was sure, would come plunging around the corner of the building in response to the racket. But there was no attack. At last there were sounds from within. A key grated In the lock and a bolt was shot. The door flew open. Mr. Clarence Dilllngford appeared in the opening, partially dressed, his hair sadly tumbled, his eyes blinking in the light of the lantern he held aloft. "Well, what the " Then his gaze alighted on the lady. "For the love of " began the embarrassed Dilllng I say, can't ford. "What the dev you see that I'm not dressed? What the" "Give me that lantern," said Barnes, and snatched the article out of the unresisting hand. "Show me the way to Miss Thackeray's room, Dilllngford. No time for explanations." "Weil, for the love "I will take you to Miss Thackeray's room," said Barnes, leading her swiftly through the narrow passage. "She of" UTAH BUDGET STEELGQRPQRAT10H FACES LEGAL FIGHT CHARGED BY WESTERN ASSOCI. ATION WITH VIOLATION OF TRUST ACT Utah, Wyoming, Montana and Colorado Interests Among Plaintiffs in Court Action. Violation of Federal Commission J Charged. Washington. Upon complaint of the Western association of Rolled Steel Consumers that the United States Steel corporation and other steel producers act in violation of the federal trade commission act and the Clayton antitrust act in selling rolled steel on a Pittsburg basas, the federal trade commission Saturday announced that it had undertaken a thorough investigation of the subject, with a view to determining whether a formal complaint should be issued. In its complaint the Western association urges that Chicago should be made another basing point in fixation of steel prices. The action, which is undertaken by ike trade commission .as a friendly suit, has been pronounced by B. H. Gary, chairman of the board of the United States Steel corporation, as "the biggest lawsuit ever tried in this country." The application for complaint made by the Western association, represented by John ss. Miller of Chicago, as counsel, says the membership comprises over 700 fabricators of steel. These are operating in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Wyoming, Colorado and California, all being tributary to what is known as the Chicago district ;that the United States Steel corporation mill at Gary produces steel at a cost substantially lower than at the Carnegie plant of the steel corporation at Pittsburg or at other corporation plants in Pennsylvania ; that over of the rolled steel made In the United States is made by the respondent at Gary, Ind. "The applicant submits that the normal, reasonable price for rolled steel should be measured by cost of production with addition of reasonable profit, and without addition of a large and arbitrary increase which forms no part of the production cost and is over and above such reasonable profit." one-fift- h "How Is She? Is She Resting? Does She Seem'' will make you comfortable for the that Is until I am able to secure a room for you. Come on, Dilllngford." was Miss awake. Thackeray Through the closed door she asked what on earth was the matter. "I have a friend here a lady. Will you dress as quickly as possible and take her In with you for a little while?" There was no Immediate response from the Inside. Then Miss Thackeray observed, quite coldly: "I think I'd like to hear the lady's voice, if you don't mind, I recognize yours perfectly, Mr. Barnes, but I am not in the habit of opening my " ' "I'gu'ess I don't heed to dress," said Miss Thackeray, and opened her door. "Come In, please. I don't know who you are or what you've been up to, but there are times when women ought to stand together. And wbat's more, I sha'n't ask any questions." She closed the door behind the unexpected guest, and Barnes gave a great sigh of relief. "Say, Mr. Barnes," said Miss Thackeray, several hours later, coming upon him In the hall, "I guess I'll have to ask you to explain a little. She's a nice, pretty girl, and all that, but she won't open her Hps about anything. She says you will do the talking. I'm a good sport, you know, and not especially finicky, but I'd hate "How is she? Is she resting? Does she seem" "Well, she's stretched out on my bed with my best nightie on. and she seems to be doing as well as could be expected," said Miss Thackeray dryly. "Has she" had coffee and" "I am going After It now. It seems that she Is in the habit of having It in bed. I wish' I. bad It would be great to Imagine that all you have to do Is to aay, 1 think til have coffee and rolls and one egg' sent up, and then go on believing yonr wish would come true. Still, I don't mind. She seems so Dice and pathetic, and In trouble, and I " "Thank you, Miss Thackeray. If you will see that she haa her coffee I'll I'll wait for you here In the ball I can't tell you and try to expluln. everything at present not without ber consent but what I do tell will be sufficient to make you think you are listening to a chapter of a dime novel." to" . YANKEES WED GERMAN GIRLS. Many American Soldiers Marry When Orders Are Misunderstood. Coblenz. Beports of marriages between American soldiers and German girls have been received at headquarters from various parts of the occu- pied aiea during the past few days, but as yet no charges have been filed against any of the men. It is believed most of the marriages were due to misunderstandings regarding the regulations. A week before the treaty was signed several of the chaplains, through a misunderstanding, Informed the soldiers that marriages were permissible as soon as the Germans accepted the peace terms. Officers say that a number of marriages took place before tills belief was corrected by a special order from headquarters calling the attention of officers and men to the fact that until the United States ratified the treaty Germany and America technically were at war, and the regulation prohibiting fraternization was still in force. . Mexicans Hold American Boy. Washington. Military occupation of Mexico by the United States was advocated by Representative Hudspeth, democrat, Texas, in an address Saturday in the house. He urged withdrawal of American recognition of Carran-zand said American troops should be kept In Mexico until a stable government had been estalished. a, Must Oust Rods to Stcurs Bread. Paris. The supreme council of the peace conference decided this afternoon to send a communication io the Hungarian people, advising them that If they eject the Bla Kun government and institute a movement with which the conference can deal, the blockade will be lifted and food reUef provled. Italy Needs Yankee Coal. Italy's vital need of coal and probable Inability to get It from the Soar valley or Great Britain, offer American coal operators a chance to enter the European market with prospects of great success. Retains Ban on German Oyss. Washington Pending action by Congress toward a permanent policy on dyestuffs importation, the war trade board will not Issue licenses permit. ting traffic In German products. He had already taken Putnam Jones Into his confidence. He aaw no other Disorders Rsportsd in Alsace's Capital Berlin. Disorderly conditions in way out Of the new and somewhat Strassburg, the capital of Alsace, are extraordinary situation. (TO BH CONTINUED.) reported In advices received here, Sanguinary conflicts between the French Be Kind and Patient military and civilians ore alleged to more Is There have occurred. special grace requisite and manifest In watchful perse Food Price Probs Is Ordsred In Ohio. vera nee In tittle kindnesses and habitColumbus, O. Sweeping Investigaual patience at home. In abstinence from conversational disparagement of tion of food prices In every county In others, and In resistance to habits of Ohio Is requested In a communication sent by Gov, James M. Cox, Saturday, In sloth and undue private life than In the performance to State Attorney General John ft Price. of great public duties under the ob serration of multitudes. Rome. Dr. Junius Seegmiller, 38 years old, a prominent dentist of Kichfield, died last week at the hospital following an operation for appendicitis. Prof. P. E. Peterson is auditing the books of Cache county from January 1. 2913, to July 30, 1919, beginning in the county office of Leslie W. Hovey, treasurer. Provo City is now suffering from the greatest shortage of water since the past fifty years. According to the tabulation and flow of the river as taken by Water Commissioner Frank Wentz on July IS. The Mountain States Sugar company of which Ernest 1!. Woolley is president and Ben C. Kich, secretary, has decided to change its name to corporation, according to amended articles filed with the secretary of state. Jack Dempsey, the world's heavyweight pugilistic champion, spoke at Bonneville park grounds in Salt Lake last week in the interests of the Salvation Army home service campaign. An interesting program was arranged for the occasion. Three hundred farmers, at a meeting held at Bountiful last week signed a petition for creation of the Bonnea project ville irrigation district, which is to furnish water from the Jordan river irrigation water for approximately 5000 acres of land in the southern end of Davis county. Application was made by the Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph company last week to the public utilities commission of Utah for a hearing in which the company will, seek to have the rates established by Postmaster General A. S .Burleson made permanent. Date for a hearing with the commission has not yet been set. The state road commission Is advertising for bids for construction of about three miles of cement road in Provo canyon, commencing at a point in the canyon a little below the first high dugwuy in "Wasatch county and ending at the Deer Creek bridge, a distance of 2.92 miles. On account of the heavy traffic this year the roads have become very poor. Business men of Ogden, through the merchants of Ogden, have taken up the matter of raising a fund of $3000 for the Martha society's two new dormitories and cottage- for the matron of the home. The decision of the merchants to render aid and support to the well known organization, which maintains the home for children, was announced recently. Prof.. J. C. Hogenson, who for the past seven years has been connected with the Utah Agricultural college as state leader of junior vocational work, extension and as such established an international reputation for expert and efficient work, has accepted a new position with the college. Henceforth he will be in charge of farmers institutes, handling agricultural corre-spondence work. Somewhat Of a departure from the practice of former years will be made in the convention of district school superintendents of Utah, to be held at the capitol, August 8 and 9. Heretofore Speakers from among the superintendents have been assigned to various subjects of interest. In the present case the principal resposlbillty for presenting subjects will be placed on the state supervising staff. , At a mass meeting of the wheat-groweof Salt Lake county, held In Mldvale last week, about 2uO persons were in attendance, representing every g section of the county. A resolution was unanimously adopted asking the government to remove all restrictions on the price of wheat, pointing out that from present indications the wheat crop of the county would be 50 per cent or more under normal. The merchants of Ogden passed a resolution protesting against the proposal of the state board of equalization to Increase the assessment rating of merchants in Ogden and Weber county 100 per cent and farm prop-ert-y 25 per cent. The resolution wlU be presented to the state board at Salt Lake. Charging that freight rates on gasoline and other petroleum products to Salt Lake and intermountoln points are unreasonably high and discriminatory, tbs Utah State Automobile association, through the Traffic Service Bureau of Utah, will shortly file suit with the Interstate Commerce com mission, seeking a rate adjustment. John W. Jacobs of Wllllamsport, Pa., recently appointed secretary of the Utah Public Health association by the executive committee, has taken up his duties. A campaign for the Improvement of health conditions Is being arranged by the association. Alex Hunt, 20 years old, of Roosevelt, was instantly killed by coming Into contact with a live electric wire. Re was at work on the Uintah Power A Light company's line when the accident happened. He had been with the company for two years, finding that a concrete pavement varying in thickness from 5 to 7 inches In the Brigham City paving district for this year would cost $128,251.90, while a bitullthic pavement on a crushed rock base would cost only $131,308.56, the Brigham City council has decided In favor of the latter material. What is believed by the police to have been an attempt of firebugs or radicals to burn the city of Ogden occurred when three fires broke out almost simultaneously one night last week. The first call was to the Mar 'on hotel. rs wheat-growin- |