Show author of the ne hollow of 0 her re y hand beverlye Bever lyo the L prince of grau by TIN GEORGE BARR mccutcheon wk etc etc f I 1 I 1 FIG GREEN FANCY LIARS synopsis thomas K barnes barncs a wealthy young new yorker on n walking trip in new england near the canadian border bonier Is given a lift in nn an automobile hy by a mysterious and attractive girl bound for it house called green fancy at hurts tavern barnes finds a stranded troupe of barn actors of which lyndon Rush croft 14 s the star and 11 ailes thackeray tile alie leading lady indy they are arc doing hotel work for their board ile he learns green pancy fancy la Is a house of mystery that night two mounted men leave the tavern under odd circumstances one la shot dead near by the other Is brought hack back dying the sheriff detains names barnes orpen green fancy guests appear find say the mystery does not concel concern 11 green F fancy ancy 1 CHAPTER V continued 5 the two men looked at him plainly perplexed when was all this inquired do soto early last dinst evening ile he p picked leaked up tip your latest infest guest at tho the corners and she Ing insisted isted in his driving ino ine to tio ahn tavern before the storm broke ivo ive been acea terribly anxious about lier he she must have been caught in all that frightful 1 hats this you tire saying mr barnes cut lit in de soto frowning no guest arrived at green fancy last evening nor was one expected 11 art barnes barnea stared do you mean to kay ay that silo get there after nil all 7 she A woman was it demanded odowd Be ballad llad it if she said silo sho coming to green fancy silo she was spooning spoofing fing yon are you sure it wits old peter who gave you that jolly ride no I 1 am not sure said barnes uneasily site she was afoot having walked from the station kelow below I 1 met tier her tit at tile corners find she asked me 1116 it if I 1 knew how fur far it was to green fancy or something like that said helas help was going there then along caine tho the automobile rattling down this very road an ancient Pan lanhard liard arivett dr ivett liy by an ah old codger site she seemed to think it was all right to eliop top in ili find and trust herself to him cibu although shod shed never seen scon lilt him la before the rile antique ants in all right said odowd but im hanged if the woman fits at nil all no such person arrived ut tit green fancy last night pid did you get it a square look at tho the di ivors drivers face demanded do soto it was almost too dark to see but he was old hatchet faced and spoke with 1 h nn an accent 11 then it have been peter said do de soto positively iles hes old right enough but lie Is as big as the side of a house with a face like a full and lie he Is yankee to ills toes by oad barties tho the plot thickens t A woman liaa been added to tile mystery now who the devil Is she and what lias hns become of her CHAPTER vill VI charity charily begins far from home and a stroll inice in the wildwood follow 4 mr croft will wag furlong furious when ho he arose at eleven on tho the morning after the do double tible murder having slept like a top through all of tile the co bornino cornino rnino tion lie ile boomed nil all over the place vocal castigations falling right and left on oil the guilty and the innocent without distinction 1 I dont sea how you mating managed ged to sleep through it barnes broke in you must have an unusually dear clear conscience mr Rush croft 1 I any conscience tit at till all ar sir retired tho the star 1 I hall had an unusually full stomach what was tile the matter with tile me I 1 taku take eiith now sir never to eat cat again as long us its I 1 live A mon who cannot govern lit his beastly ought to defy it it if nothing lse from that remark that you Ir breakfast ahls morning breakfast sir in gods name I 1 isril implore 1061 you not to io refer to anything so sn s n illga tang its as stewed slowed prunes primes and baji 1111 tit at it time like this my mind laa 1 I how ow about luncheon will ivill you jon ino file ni at twelve thirty plats Ph quite another matter t said mr readily refi dIlY luncheon Is till in esthetic tribute to the physical physic ill in of ninn if you know what I 1 duenn aitt an I 1 shall be delighted to join you twelve twelve thirty did you say it would give nio me great pleasure if your tour laughter would also grace the f lionard I 1 lienk think it Is too had that f 1 hp ling has to po go about in ahe he gown slip she milars mr air said names aliea Sl iea aluch too ton splendid for that I 1 ellve li ive it proposition rl id like to make to you cateron later la teron on I 1 cannot make it however consulting miss thack C bruyn i sly my dr deir fell fellow owl I 1 beamed rush rott broft uio the others hand one copyright by dodd bead and company Compa inc frequently rends reads tit in hooks books about it coming coining like tills this tit nt first sight bight lint but damme danice I 1 never dreamed that it ever really happened count on met me she ought to leave tile stage the dear child no more fitted to it than till an raster mister illy iler her place Is in the home alie good lord I 1 mil ant not thinking of and barnes aghast stopped before blurting out the words leaped to his lips 1 I mean to say eny tilt this Is it proposition that may also direct affect your excellent companions bacon find and dilling ford ns as well fis as yourself at twelve thirty sharp barnes barnea came down from ins ills room freshly shaved and brus brushed lied to find tint not only mr allush croft find and miss Thoc thackeray keray awaiting him in the office but tilt the 9 all and bacon as well 1 I took the liberty old fellow said ashcroft ush croft addressing barnes of asking my lily excellent coworkers co workers to join us la in our repast Delight delighted eol to have you with us gentlemen tic clemen inen said barnes barnea affably I 1 the alie sole topic of conversation for tile the first halt hour wits was the mysterious slaying af pf of their fellow lodgers sir mr complained bitterly of the outrageous highhanded high handed action net ion of the coroner and F cheriff ln lit in idillio imposing upon jilin him and allol lit ills company the stano sinni restrictions strict ions that lind hail beti been applied to barnes they were not to leave tilt county until the authorities gave the word one would linao lave ailt to hear the indigent 4 lamentations atilt tant 1 li nod cinq N a party were in a position to depart when they plea pleason sod it 1 would have been cult to imagine that he was not actually rolling in money ioney it I 1 instead of being absolutely penniless barnes had bad been immersed in its his own thoughts for some time A slight frown its as of reflection darIc darkened ened his fits eyes suddenly perhaps impolitely it he interrupted mr how flow of eloquence have ilava you any oh objection lectIon mr arr rumi croft to a more or less personal question concerning your own private er cr misfortunes lie he asked leaning forward wart for a moment one could have heard a pin pill drop mr evidently held ills his breath there afier could ile bo no ito mistake about that its ruther rather delicate but would you mind telling me just how much ou oil were stuck up for by tiie A ir r was ans it a writ of attachment it was said the star A writ of inquisition you might us its well substitute sti tute tile the nt net n t of a polluted liffie cullous cun loui lous want shall I 1 say well I 1 will be as simple ns its possible lintel keeper ninety seven dollars and forty cents for that pitiful lie subjected me ino to lu well that so bail bad sald said barnes vastly relieved iio was ans covertly watching miss rays half averted face as lie ventured upon tho the proposition lie he had decided to put before them thein 1 I tint am prepared and willing wiling it to advance this amount mr alush croft and to take your personal note us its security r 11 Rush croft t leaned back in ills ids chair and stuck ills his thumbs tit in tile the grinhole armholes arm holes i of his vest ile iio displayed no undue elation instead lie ho affected profound calculations ills daughter shot it swift sw aft searching 1001 at the would bo samaritan there was a heightened color in tier cheeks moreover I 1 shall be happy to increase tile the amount of tilt the loan duill clentry to cover your return nt at once to new york if you so desire by train barnes smiled as lie added the last two words extremely kind of you my lily dear briles said the actor running ills fingers through fits hair your falth faith in me Is most gratifying 1 I 1 I really dont know what to say to you yon sir may I 1 inquire just how yuu expect to profit by this transaction mr names barnes miss thackeray asked steadily ito ile started clin tier her meaning my dear amiss thackeray he exclaimed tills this frans transaction action Is solely between your father and I 1 shall i have no other claim to press 1 I wish vish I 1 could bellovin that slie site said you may belleve believe it lio lie assured tier her it the usual cour course qc slip she ald find lier ter face brightened you lou are tint not like most men I 1 mr fr burnes my dear child said you yott must leave this matter to our friend anti me I 1 fancy I 1 know enow rii pit honest man when I 1 see him my dear 1011 fellow MY fortune Is but temporarily frowning upon m me e in n few weeks I 1 schall be on my feet zipping bulong ulong on the creat of the wave I 1 dare say I 1 can return tile the money to you lit in it month or six weeks it if I 1 oil father I 1 cried miss thackeray well make it six months find ill pay any rule of interest you desire aj six ix per cent eight per cent ten per 1 six per cent sir and we will make it it a year front from date agreed get up ard dence for us we be in new york tomorrow I 1 r I 1 you forget the dictatorial sheriff mr air nosh croft said barnes barnea the varlet Mir let barked burked mr it was as arranged uri aneed that find kacon flacon were cn to go to Il orrivIlle in it hired motor that afternoon secure tin judgment pay the HIP costs roid att end to the removal of the personal belong ings of the stranded quartette from tile hotel to hurts hurt tavern the i younger actors stoutly refused to tic nc clat dames offer to pay their board while allo at tilt aliu tavern that they declared would bo be charity find and they preferred ills friendship and ills resi respect et to anything of that sort miss thackeray however lioe vcr wits mas to ile be immediately relieved of her position as chambermaid silo sho was afta to become a paying pa ing guest HuMi croft took tho whole affair with the lie most noteworthy complacency lie he seemed to replied regard it us ns lits ills due or more property properly speaking sneaking ns as if lie were doing barnes a n great favor in allowing him to lend money to a person of ills his A thought tins has just cometo me inc my dear fellow lit he remarked us they arose front from table with tile the proper kind of ot backing I 1 could tint put over on one of if tile the most stupendous things the the titer lins has known in ili fifty years I 1 dont mind saying to you ou though its rather sub hub rosa that I 1 have written a piny 11 four int dannin hint flint will pact the biggest house on broadway to tl th root roof for ns as many mouths us its wed vod care to sany ig you avill allow me hiir to talk it over with you it a little inter intel on oil you will mill ile be interested pin im sure jr I 1 NO f W Rush croft took the whole affair with the most noteworthy complacency lanil sir ill road rend tile play piny to you ill what lie ho landlord have alave your liest best automobile sent seat around to tho the loor door its in quickly ns as possible A couple 0 of f my lily men are arc going to Il ortiville to fetch hither my lily just a nil interrupted put linin jones wholly unimpressed A man just called you up tip on tho the phone sir mr barnes I 1 told bitin you was entertaining royalty ut ot lunch junell find and coull nt be disturbed so 1 lie I asked me ine to have yon iou cull call him up us its soon ns as you revived ills his words vor ds not mine call up tip mr odowd at green fancy heres the iho number the mellow voice of the irishman soon responded respond ed to bornes barnes call 1 I catlett called you up tip to relieve bellev e your mind regarding the young woman who cattle came last night 1 he said you observe that hint I 1 say caine ashes quite quite till nil right safe and sound anti and no causo cause for uneasiness I 1 thought you yon meant that silo alic wits was coming hero here as a guest find so I 1 made the very natural mistake of saying silo she come at nil all nt at all the young woman lit in question Is sirs mrs van dykes maid but bless ino lac soul how low was I 1 jo 0 o know site she wits waa oven even in existence much less expected by train or motor or shanks mare well kates sacs here so theres the alie end bild of our mystery barnes wits was slow in replying lie III was doubting lifs lifa own cars it was not conceivable that an ordinary or even lift an extraordinary ladys maid could have hao possessed the esq exquisite ll lIte voice and manner of ills his chance acquaintance of the tiny day before or the temerity to order that hint sour faced chauffeur about ns as if the t chauffeur I 1 but I 1 thought you said that mr curtis chauffeur was moonfaced moon faced and ile he Is beilan broke in mr odowd chuckling Thil ts what deceived me entirely anti and no wonder it ant hii nt peter nt at all but the rapscallion washer who went after her ile he was instructed to tell peter to meet race t th the e four train anti the blockhead forgot to give the order bedad alint does lie ho to do but sneak out after her himself stared reared out of his boots for fear of what lie was to pet get from peter I 1 had the whole story from mrs van dyke well veil im tremendously rell relieved eved 11 said barnes slowly and so am L I 1 said odowd with conviction 1 I have seen tin tho heroine berohn of our busted romance she aliex 4 it good gloo girl vm lm not surprised that site she kept tier her veil iowa down if you were to leave it to me file though id that lint its 1 n I slit sin to carry discretion so far us its nit nil that lint you see what I 1 mean dont you HIP III rich laugh came over the wire perfectly thank you for jotting me know my mind ts Is tit nt rot rest good I 1 lis lii As an he hung up tip the receiver lie said to himself ailin self you are arc it ino it nf falle cing calip 11 air r odowd ii za ona hut it I 1 dont believe bellevo it word you say that woman Is 14 no ladys maid anti youve known till nil the ahne that she was there at four lie set out alone tor for it n tramp up tho the ro road ad in which the two MO men had been shot town down ills mind wn 4 quite clear roon koon and paul wert were not ordinary robbers they were no doubt honest men ile he would leivo sald that they were thieves bent on burglarizing green fancy were it not tor for the disclosures clor ures of all ss thackeray und find tile alio very convincing proof that they were tint not shot by the lie saine mime limit it was not beyond renson reason indeed it was quite probable that they were trying to cross tile the border bonier lit in event their real operations would bo be confined to the taw canadian side ride of tile the title line lie could coula not free himself of tile the suspicion that green fancy possessed the key to the situation sit nation bitoon and ills his companion not have lind had the slightest lightest interest lit in ills his movements up ul to tile tho instant lie he encountered the young nt at tile the nis ills busy brain suddenly stiff pred the shock of it distinct conclusion wits was she a follow fellow conspirator was she rile tile tho inside worker nt fit green fancy in ill a well veil laid hild plan to diflo the place could it ile he possible that 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