| Show SERI L S y THE aj T R W IN 3 11 ja G I 1 1 I AT wal 4 r by MEREDITH NICHOLSON by RAY copyright by the 13 bbs marrill compan 21 SYNOPSIS I 1 thomas ardmore anil and henry maine griswold stumble upon intrigue when tile tho g Ko vernora a ot of north and south carolina are reported to have quarreled both tales states are in a turmoil over one apple weight an outlaw with political influence griswold allies himself with oa 05 borne born daughter of the governor of south carolina while ardmore espouses the cause of jerry dangerfield daughter of the governor ot of north Carol carolina lne these two ladles ladies are trying to till the shoes of their fathers fathera W while hile the latter are missing I 1 ng unaware of each others position both griswold and ardmore set out to make n the other prosecute ardmore or g a bly big hunt griswoldsr Orla Gris wolds men cap ture tine jerry dangerfield discovers the captive and leads lada him to ardsley her own prisoner griswold and car bar ave bara explore the scene of tho the capua ainee and meet ardmore Ard inore and jerry gals is wold refuses to recognize his friend CHAPTER XIV continued griswoldsr Gris wolds companion spoke to him earnestly in a low tone for a moment and then griswold graswold addressed ardmore incisively 1 I dont know what you pretend to bo be sir but it may interest you to know that I 1 am the governor of bouth ouan Caroll carolina nal and this gentleman cried jerry pointing to ardmore with her riding crop though his hair la Is mussed and his scarf visibly untied Is nono none other than the governor ot of north carolina and ho he Is not only on hla his own property but in the sovereign state ot of which he ha Is the chief executive prof griswold lifted his hat with the least flourish 1 I congratulate tho the state of north carolina on having reposed authority aut in hands so capable it if this young lady lad la Is correct sir air I 1 will serve official no tice on you that I 1 have reason to be aleve that a person named apple we weight ight ta a fugitive from justa justice c e li is hiding biding on your property and in your you state and I 1 now formally demand that you surrender him forthwith it if I 1 iway introduce myself interposed jerry ary 1 I will say eay to you adu that my name Is geraldine Gerald lne and that this person la Is now at mr Ard mores house 1 I suppose replied miss osborne with gentle irony that he has the pink parlor and leads the conversation nt at table you are quite mistaken replied ardmore but it if it would afford you any satisfaction to see the outlaw you yon may look upon him in my wine cellar where only an hour ago I 1 left him sitting on a case of chateau bizet 82 my further intentions touching 7 g this south carolinian I 1 need not now disclose but I 1 give you warning that the issue will enill soon and forever bo be terminated and in a marine manne that will greatly redound to tn the credit and the glory of the old north state 1 I trust said griswold that the prisoner whom we cannot tor for a moment concede to be the real apple weight will not be exposed to scarlet f fever e ver pending a settlement of this matter and now I 1 have the honor to bid you both good morning lie he and barbara swung their horses round and retraced their way leaving ardmore Ardro ore and jerry gazing after them when the shabby beasts from the g table stable at turner court house had bad borne miss alias osborne and Griswold out of sight beyond the bungalow ardmore turned blankly to jerry have I 1 gone blind or anything 0 unless im crazy that was dear old grissy but who Is that girl that Is 13 miss barbara osborne osborne and I 1 hope she has as learned such sucha a lesson that she will not be snippy to me any more it she Is s the president general of the daughters of the seminole war but where do you suppose she found GrIs greasy syl 1 I dont know im sure nor der mr ardmore do I 1 care ile he said he represented the state of south carolina do da you suppose the governor has haa really employed him 1 I do not said jerry emphatically tor for he be appears intelligent and intelligence ligen cels Is something that would never appeal to gov GOT osborne Oa borne it Is quite possible mused jerry aloud that miss osbornes Os bornes father has disappeared like mine and she to Is running his office with clr grosa olda aid tf so BO we shall probably have some fun before we got get through with this it if thaes true we wa shall have more than fun exclaimed ardmore Ardro ore thoroughly aroused you dont know het the smartest man alive and it hoa bes running this case for gov osborne hell keep us guessing 1 I wish you to remember mr ardmore that you still have your opportunity luat that I 1 expect you to carry this matte mattera through to a sate safe A i stoa ion and to the honor of the old N korth orth state 1 I have ave no intention of 0 falling ilass D anger flold and with this they turned and rode slowly back toward tho the house prof griswold graswold nod and ilass osborne were silent until the forest again shut abut them in then in a sequestered spot griswold suddenly threw up hla his head and laughed long lone and loud do you suppose they really have asked barbara not for or a minute they told us that story merely to annoy us when they found what we wa were looking for cor that touch about tho the wine cellar la is characteristically Ard moresque it if they had Apple weight you may be sure sura they keep him on tho the premises whereupon on they rode back bach to tur ner court house much taster faster than they ther had come CHAPTER XV the prisoner in tho the corncrib corn crib jerry and ardmore eat ant at a long table in the commod commodious lous ardsley library which was a modification af d a gothic ethic chapel A largo large accumulation of 0 mail from tho the governors gover norB office at raleigh had been forwarded and jerry insisted that it must be opened and disposed of in some way gov dor dan gernald was it appeared a subscriber to a clipping bureau and they had been examining critically a batch of cuttings relating to tho the new orleans incident tl t its a good thing we got hold of colllns collins observed ardmore putting down a clipping from a now new york paper in which the reports of gov GOT Danger fields disappearance were analyzed and tersely dismissed for he knows liow how to write and lies hea done a splendid picture of your father on his throne attending to business and hla his little st ingers for osborne are the work at 0 a genius theres a certain finish about mr colllns collins lying that la Is refreshing replied jerry and I 1 cannot help thinking that he bo has haa a brilliant future before him it he enters politics nothing pains me more than a careless ill considered silly lie ile which is the best that most people can do dut but it would be very interesting to know whether gov osborne has really disappeared or just how your friend the virginia professor has haa seized the reins of state do you suppose he got a jug from somewhere and met miss osborne and do you think do you think she may have er r possibly closed one eyo eye in hla his direction asked dubiously mr ardmore Ard moro and jerry pointed at him with a bronze paper cutter t to inake sure cure ol of his attention hl mr r ari ard miroir moro Ir tt byad f word or d eed deed that I 1 winked at you 1 never never speak to you again I 1 should think that a man with a nice sister like mrs lire atchison would have a better opinion of women than you seem to have I 1 never saw you until you camo came to my fathers house to tell me about the jug and you know I 1 and ns as for that darbara Os 01 f do you Sup suppose they really have borne while I 1 dont doubt that even in south carolina a daughter of the seminole war might wink at a gentleman in ft a moment of extreme provocation I 1 doubt if she did for she abe lacks animation and has no more soul than a gum overshoe the discussion ceased abruptly on tho the appearance of big piu the forester A body of south carolina militia Is marchl marching ng across country train from the south one of my men heard of it down at turner court house last night and rode to where the troops were encamped ile he learned that it was a practice march for the militia theres several tomp companies anies ol of infantry so he reports and a piece of artillery artiller jr dully bully tor for old grissy exclaimed ardmore coming this way war ars are they paul and the three bent over the map this la Is the place sir air they seem to be planning to get around turners without stirring up the town but it would take a good deal to do wake up turners 11 laughed ther the big german jerry placed her finger on the state line it if they daro dare cross that if they as much as aa daret darel it they dare we shall show them a few things take taka all the men you need paul to watch their movements that will do the forester linger lingered dd you remember that wo we spoke the other day of the log house an raccoon creek where the had bad driven ot aft our maul danl yes yea paul it Is where the stata una line crosses the heavy woods wooda and anu the outpost so 0 to on my property also you said some of 0 those follows had bad been cutten cutting off down there hero IJ 11 I 1 ro remember member rightly yes yea sir replied tile the forester rorea tor twirling hla his cap awkwardly but some of the people on the estate havo have said anad I 1 ile he broke off in an embarrassment so BO unlike hint that jerry and ardmore looked at him curiously well paul the matter it if the cabin has baa been burned down 11 ita no serious matter why sir some of 0 the men passing there at night suy say they see BOO lights and hear bear sounds in the cabin though no one from the estate goes there A child died in the house houam last spring an dwell you know how some of 0 theas people arel cheer up paul we have bigger business on hand than the chasing ot of ghosts lust just now when we got through with these other things ill go over there myself and take a look at the spook As aa raul paul hurried away jerry seized a pen and wrote broto this message adjutant general f gnp dangerfield ambell N C ci movie move all aval available lable troops by shortest routs route to at once arid and report to me personally at ardsley Ar daley hake no ments to newspapers answer governor Oo Go vornor 1 I guess that will bring him running said eald ardmore calling ft a servant and ordering the message dis patched immediately before luncheon a message was waa received from to this effect f william Danger dangerield neld ardsley Ar daley N C en route with our entire available force I 1 in n the field I 1 ara am riding ahead with all speed and will report at ardsley at nine la 13 full military dream do da rigueur adjutant that lust just like Rutherfor dl hes afraid ho he wont bo be dressy dress enough but 1 it lie he know that the south carolina troops might shoot holes holca in his uniform form he bo be ba due here for a couple of 0 weeks instead of 0 at nine and jerry laughed merrily they debated diore seriously this telegram from colllns collins at raleigh sent bent the previous evening cant maintain this blurt bluff much even the friendly newspapers now paper bra are growing suspicious state credit jeopardized by disappearance of treasurer boaler billings of bronx loan and trust hor her in a great fury over bond matter io do yu you know gov governors ernoes whereabouts things aro are certainly growing more exciting was waa Ard morea mores comment 1 I 1 B a even a gutted liar like coluna cant muzzle the press forever you cant go on tooling fooling all north carolina all the time either said eald jerry and I 1 suppose when papa gota got tired ot of being seared scared ho he will turn up in raleigh nad and tell some bome plausible story atory about where lie ho has bas been and what has haa happened to being plausible no one can touch papa maybe hes dead suggested ardmore gloomily a real inspiration part mr air ardmore and its ita very sweet 0 of you to mention it but I 1 have no idea that any harm has bas come to papa its tod much trouble to got get elected governor without dying in ollice office and besides papa to la none too friendly with the lieutenant governor and would never think of allowing such a person to succeed him but those bonds seem rather serious and 1 I dont like the idea of your mr bill 1111 ings making a fuss at raleigh that will be all right remarked ardmore blotting tho the last of oc a number of telegrams which he bo had bad been writing and pressing a button we ita much more important for or us ua to got into a south routh carolina jail and its not going to be so easy to do now that grissy is in working on the other side and angry at me about that scarlet over telegram there may bo be trouble said ardmore to his guests as aa they sat at luncheon dut but I 1 should hate bate to have that my could not taken care ot of here perfectly I 1 beg that you will all remain the tha luncheon was interrupted by the arrival of a summons for ardmore who hurriedly left the table dig big paul awaited him below mounted and holding a led horse TO PE BE CONTINUED |
