Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 August 1919 — Page 7

SATURDAY, AUGUST 10, 1010.

GREEN FANCY

By GEORGE BARR McCUTCHEON

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CiuiiWiiW WiMidiJCiw*. ba. SYNOPSIS. CHAPTER I—Thomas K. Barnaa. wealthy New Yorker, on a walking trip through New England, is caught in a storm miles from hls destination. At a crossroads point he meets a girl tn the same plight While they discuss the situation an automobile, sent to meet the girl, arrives and Barnes Is given a lift to Hart's tavern, while the girl la taken on to her destination, which she tells Barnes Is a place called Green Fancy. CHAPTER IT—At the tavern Barnes falls In with a stranded troupe of "barnstorming” actors, headed by Lyndon Rushcroft, and becomes interested in them. CHAPTER TH—As the storm grows, Barnes finds himself worrying over the safety of the girl, traveling over the mountain roads at what he considers dangerous speed. He learns tnat Green Fancy Is something of a house of mystery. Two mounted men leave the tavern manner which arouses Barnes' curlCHAPTER IV—He meets "Miss Thackeray,” leading lady of the stranded theatrical troupe, who is acting as chambermaid. That night he is aroused by the bringing of a dying man to the tavern, one of the two who had ridden away a short time before. They tell of finding the dead body of the other man. Both had been shot. CHAPTER V—The wounded man, registered at the tavern as Andrew Paul, dies, and Barnes la Informed he must not leave until after the inquest. O’Dowd and De Goto, guests at Green Fancy, visit the tavern, apparently much mystified over the affair. CHAPTER Vl—Barnes advances Rushcroft money sufficient to release the company from its embarrassing position, thereby becoming its official backer. He visits Green Fancy, and in the grounds meets his acquaintance of the night before, finding her a girl of surprising beauty. CHAPTER Vll—She seems not to be desirous of recognizing him, and turns away. •O’Dowd appears and in apparently friendly fashion escorts Barnes (who feels he Is unwelcome) from the grounds. CHAPTER Vlll—Miss Thackeray warns Barnes that a man stopping at the tavern, ostensibly a book agent, had searched his baggage in his absence. O’Dowd comes to thestavern and with Barnes and others goes over the scene of the previous night’s shooting. Barnes is invited to dinner at Green Fancy. CHAPTER IX—His acquaintance of the storm Is introduced as Miss Cameron. The makeup of the bouse party, particularly a man Introduced to him as ’’Loeb,” and the number of menservants about the place, somewhat astonishes Barnes. CHAPTER X—Miss Cameron informs him she Is a prisoner In the house, appealing to him for aid and binding him to secrecy. In conversation with the chauffeur who drives him back to the tavern, Sarnes becomes convinced there is a conspiracy of moment Batching at Green Fancy.

“You were wrong," said Sprouse, as If Barnes had answered in the affirmative. “I am working on my own. You may have observed that I did not accompany the sheriff’s posse today. I was up In Hornville getting the final word from New York that you were on the level. I telephoned to New York. Eleven dollars and slxfy c«a4s. You were under suspicion until I hung up the receiver, I may say.” “Jones has been talking to yon,” said Barnes. “But you said a moment ago that you were up at Green Fancy last night. Not by invitation, I take it” "I Invited myself,” said Sprouse succinctly. “Are you Inclined to favor my proposition?” •*You haven’t made one.” “By suggestion, Mr. Barnes. It Is quite impossible for me to get inside that house. You appear to have the entree. You are working in the dark, guessing at everything. I am guessing at nothing. By combining forces we should bring this thing to a head, and —” “Just a moment. You expect me to abuse the hospitality of —” “I shall have to speak plainly, I see.” He leaned forward, fixing Barnes with a pair of steady, earnest eyes. “Six months ago a certain royal house in Europe was despoiled of Its jewels, Its privy seal, Its most precious state documents and Its charter. They have been traced to the United States. I am here to recover them. That is the foundation of my story, Mr. Barnes. “Without divulging the name of the

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OOUM I Will say that Its sytnpauuea have been from the outset friendly to the entente allies —especially with France There are two branches of the ruling family, one In power, the other practically In exile. The state la a small one, but Its Integrity Is of the highest. Its sons and daughters have married Into the royal families of nearly all of the great nations of the continent The present—or I should My, the late raler, for he died on a field of battle not many months ago, had no direct heir. He was young and unmarried. I am not permitted to state with what army he was fighting, nor on which front' he

“Six Months Ago a Royal House Was Despoiled of Its Crown Jewels, Seal and Charter.”

was killed. It Is only necessary to say that hls little state was gobbled up by the Teutonic allies. The branch of the family mentioned as being In exile lent Its support to the cause of Germany, not for moral reasons but In the hope and with the understanding, I am to believe, that the crown lands "would be the reward. The direct heir to the crown Is a cousin of the late prince. He Is now a prisoner of war In Austria. Other members of the family are held by the Bulgarians as prisoners of war. It Is not stretching the Imagination very far to picture them as already dead and out of the way. At the close of the war, If Germany is victorious, the crown will be placed upon the head of the pretender branch. Are you following me?”

"Yes,” said Barnes, his nerves tingling. He was beginning to see a great light. "Almost under the noses of the forces left by the Teutonic allies to hold the Invaded territory the crown jewels, charter and so forth, heretofore mentioned, as they say in legal parlance, were surreptitiously removed from the palace and spirited away by persons loyal to the ruling branch of the family. As I have stated, lam engaged In the effort to recover them. “Now we come to the present situation. Some months ago a member of the aforesaid royal house arrived In this country by way of Japan. He Is a distant cousin of the crown, and in a way remotely looked upon as the heir apparent. Later on he sequestered himself In Canada. O6r agents in Europe learned but recently that while he pretends to be Igyal to the ruling house he Is actually scheming against it. I have been ordered to run him to earth, for there Is every reason to believe that the men who secured the treasure have been duped Into regarding him as the avowed champion of the crown. Now, Mr. Barnes, without telling you how I have arrived at the conclusion, I am prepared to state that I believe this man to be at Green Fancy, and that in time the 100t —to use a harsh word —will be delivered to him there. I am here to get it, one way or another, when that comes to pass.” “What led you to, suspect that he is at Green Fancy, Mr. Sprouse?” “History. It Is known that this Mr. Curtis has spent a great deal of time In the country alluded to. As a matter of fact, his son, who lived in London, had rather extensive business interests there. This son was killed in the Balkan war several years ago. It Is said that the man I am looking for was a friend of young Curtis, who married a Miss O’Dowd in London — the Honorable Miss O’Dowd, daughter ■of an Irish peer and sister of the chap you have met at Green Fancy. About I six weeks ago a former equerry in the royal household arrived in New York. Through him I learned that the daughter of the gentleman In whose house the senior Mr. Curtis was a frequent guest had been In the United States since some time prior to the beginning of the war. She was visiting friends In the States and has been unable to return to her own laqd, for reasons that must be obvious. I may as well confess that her father was, by marriage, an uncle of the late ruler. “Since the Invasion and overthrow of her country by the Teutonic allies she has been endeavoring to raise money here for the purpose of equipping and supporting the remnants of the small army that fought so valiantly in defense of the crown. These men, a few thousand only, are at present interned in a neutral country. I leave you to guess what will happen if she succeeds in supplying them with arms and ammunition. Her work is being carried on with the greatest se-

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crecy. To bring the story to a close, I was Instructed to keep close watch on the man O’Dowd. I traced him to this place. I was on the point of reporting to my superiors that he was In no way associated with the much-sought-after crown-cousin, and that Green Fancy was as free from taint as the rlllsge chspel, when out of a clear sky snd almost under my very nose two men were mysteriously done away with at the very gates of the place. The killing of those two men changed the aspect completely. You will certainly agree with me after I have explained to you that the one known aa Andrew Roon was no other than the equerry who had undertake to find the—young woman.” Barnes drew a long breath. HlB mind was made up. He had decided to pool Issues with the secret agent, but not until he was convinced that the result of their co-operation would In no way Inflict a hardship upon the young woman who had appealed to him for help. He was certain that she was the fair propagandist described by Sprouse. “And the young woman, what of her? She would, In any case, be held for examination and —”

"My dear sir, I may as well tell you now that she is a loyal and, far from being in bad grace at court, is an object of extreme solicitude to the ambassador. From what I can gather she has disappeared completely. Roon was sent over here for the sole purpose of finding her and inducing her to return with him to Paris.” “And to take the treasure with her, I suppose,” said Barnes dryly. “Naturally.” “Well,” began Barnes, Introducing a harsh note into hls “I should say that If she Is guilty of receiving this stolen property she ought to be punished. Jail Is the place for her, Mr. Sprouse.” Sprouse put down hls coffee cup rather suddenly. 4 Queer pallor came into his face. “You do not understand the situation. Hayen’t I made it plain to you that she Is Innocent of any Intent to do wrong?” “You have said so, Mr. Sprouse, but your Idea of wrong and mine may not jibe.” “There cannot be two ways of looking at It, sir,” said Sprouse, after a moment “She could do no wrong.” Whereupon Barnes reached hls hand across the table and laid it on Sprouse’s. Hls eyes were dancing. “That’s just what I want to be sure about,” he said. “It was my way of finding out your Intentions concerning her.” “What do yon mean?” “Come with me to my room,” said Barnes, suppressing hls excitement “I think I can tell yon where she is—and a great deal more that you ought to know.” In the little robm upstairs he told the whole story. The little man listened without so much as a single word of Interruption or Interrogation. Somewhat breathlessly Barnes came to the end. “And now, Mr. Sprouse, what do yon make of It all?” he Inquired. Sprouse leaned back in hls chair, suddenly relaxing. “I am completely at sea,” he said, and Barnes looked at him in surprise. “By Jove, I thought It would all be as clear as day to you. Here Is your man and also your woman, and the traveling bag full of—” “Right you are,” Interrupted Sprouse. “That Is all simple enough. But, my dear Barnes, can you tell me what Mr. Secretary Loeb’s real name Is? Why has he established himself so close to the ‘Canadian line, and why the mobilization? I refer to his army of huskies.” “Heirs apparent usually have some sort of a bodyguard, don’t they?” - Sprouse was staring thoughtfully at the celling. When he finally lowered his eyes It was to favor Barnes with a deep, inscrutable smile. “I dare say the first thing for me to do is to advise the Canadian authorities to keep a sharp lookout along the border.” (TO BE CONTINUED.)

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FARMS FOR SALE

No. 2. 160 acres—This farm Hee on atone road, adjoining Tillage with two •torea, two railroads, elevator and school; 90 acres of this farm la in wheat and remainder 18 In paature, which has some timber. There are no buildings on IL The soil Is a dark loam, adapted to all kinds of grain, except four acres of a small ridge of lighter soil that Is suitable for feeding yards. Price SBS. Will sell on easy terms. No. 3. 220 acres—This farm Is all good deep loam soil, well tiled and all level grain land. It Ilea In good neighborhood, on main pike, known as the Jackson highway, and only four miles out from thl* city. There Is a good sixroom house, fair outbuildings, good silo, windmill and good well and nice shade. This farm will produce grain equal to the high-priced Illinois farms. Price $225. .No. 4. 160 acres—This farm lies three miles out from this city, on Jackson highway, and la all in cultivation except 20 acres in pasture. It is all first-class grain land. It is well tiled and has fine outlet. There la a good new six-room house, good barn, cellar and well. Price $255. No. 6. 160 acres —This farm lies in spendid neighborhood, seven miles out on good road. It la all good soil and in corn, wheat and oats except six acres in timber pasture. The timber is hickory and burr oak. The farm is fenced and cross-fenced with hog wire fence. There is a five-room house, large new barn, new double cribs 50 feet long, good well, windmill and tanks. Can sell on easy terms Price |IBO. No. 6. 240 acres —This farm lies in the best farming community around and is only seven miles out. It is all in cultivation except 50 acres in pasture that has some stumps and Umber but well set to bluegrass. It is all good grain land and well Uled. There are two sets of improvements, a fair six-room house, large barn, double cribs, garage, chicken house, outside cement cellar and windmill and tanks. The other set of buildings consist of a new eight-room house with basement, an old house and small barn and nice shade. Prite |l6O. No. 7. 116 acres—This farm lies joining railroad town with pike roads, elevator, stores and good brick-high school. There is a good two-story, eight-room house, fair barn, silo, garage and workshop combined, with cement floor, and a number of outbuildings, a good well, windmill and fine orchard. The farm has 75 acres in black land in culUvaUon and 40 acres In pasture which has some timber. There is a good outlet for drainage and the farm is a good stock and grain''farm with high school privileges. Price $125. No. 8. 31 acres —This piece of land lies on pike road 40 rods from staUon, stores and school. It is all good heavy grain land and all in culUvatlon. There are no improvements except deep well. This farm lies along dredge ditch which gives flne outlet for drainage. Price |IOO. No. 9. 156 acres —This farm lies on the Jackson highway, two miles from staUon. It is in good neighborhood and has school across the road and five churches within five miles of the farm. It is all black land in cultivation except 15 acres. It is fenced with cattle wire and cross-fenced. There is three acres of bluegrass pasture at barn fenced hog tight. There is a 12-inch tile starts on this fariA for outlet for drainage. There is a good five-room bungalow, good small barn, well house, good well and new garden fence with cedar posts. Price $125. Owner might take clear property or small farm as part payment. Will sell on terms of $4,000 down and long time on remainder.

No. 10. 56Q acres —This farm lies on pike road, near station and high school. It is in cultivation or pasture and chas some timber in the pasture. There is 300 acres of level grain land in cultivation. It is fenced and cross-fenced. There is a new seven-room bouse, large barn and other buildings, windmill and accept clear property or smaller farm as part payment. No. 11. 40 acres —This farm lies on main road, 80 rods from the Jackson highway and half-mile from station, school, church and store. It is on R. F. D. and telephone line. It is level black soil and well tiled into large ditch that runs along one side of farm. There is a new four-room bungalow and good -small barn and well. Price 1135. No. 12. 100 acres—This farm lies on main road and is all level black land in cultivation except eight acres in timber, fenced hogtight for hog lot. There is a dredge ditch on the line along one end and one side that gives good drainage. There is a house of five rooms, .good barn and a number of outbuildings. A good grain farm for the low price of S9O. No. 13. 97 acres—This farm lies on the Jackson highway, six miles from this city; 80 acres is

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in culUvatlon and well tiled. There la 17 acres In pasture that has some timber 'on It. There is a small three-room house, large new barn, good well and tanks. This is a bargain at $125. No. 14. 78 acres—This farm Is In Gillam tp. It is a good grain farm and all In oulUvaUon except a few acres In pasture. There is a good five-room house, fair barn and a number of other buildings, lots of fruit and a good well. There is running water on the farm for stock in creek. Price >IOO. Can be sold on favorable terms. No. 15. 40 acres—This is a good grain farm and all in cultivation except three acres in nice Umber. It has good drainage and l<ea on main road, in good neighborhood. The soil Is very goo-1. There are no buildings. Price SIOO. Favorable terms. No. 16. The farms listed at Nos. 14 and 15 lie half-mile apart and can be bought together. No. 17. 79 acres —This farm is all good grain land in cultivation except three acres In pasture that has some Umber. 40 acres is fenced hog-tlghL The farm lies in well Improved neighborhood .on public road, near pike. It has lots of tile and good ouUet for drainage. There is a good two-story four-room house, good new barn, good well and is well Uled. 40 acres fenced with woven wire. Price $125. No. 18. 120 acres—This farm lies three miles from staUon on main road and half-mile from the Jackson highway and in good neighborhood. It is all in cultivation except a grove of four acres. This is mostly black soil and well tiled and has good outlet tor drainage. There is a good one-story house of five nice rooms, a good barn for eight horses and ten cows, crib and large mow, cow part and feedway has cement floors. There is a double crib, gralnary, garage chicken house and well house with cement floors. There is a good well, windmill, tanks and lots of fruit. Can sell this farm for slls. Owner will take some property as part payment or will sell on terms of 83,000 down and long time on remainder.

No. 19. 200 acres —This Is a good farm and lies well on good road near two pikes. It has lots of tile and a good outlet for drainage. The soil is mostly black corn land. It is all culUvated except about 80 acres in pasture, which is part timber. There Is a good eight-room cement block house with cellar, large barn, good well, windmill and tanks. Owner will sell on favorable terms and might consider dear property or smaller farm. Price 8125. No. 20. 60 acres—This is nice home In splendid neighborhood and all good wheat and corn land and Is well tiled. It Is all cultivated except five acres In timber used as a hog lot. There Is a good six-room house with cellar, large barn double cribs with shed attached for stock, good chicken house and numerous other buildings. There is a good well at the house with windmill and water piped to tank at barn, also to tank in hog lot. Price 8175. Can make terms. No. 21. 80 acres—This farm has new bouse of four rooms, 14x 14, new barn for' four horses, crib and mow; a good well, some fruit and larges walnut trees. It lies on crossroads and in good neighborhood, eight miles from this city and five miles from good town with elevator; 20 acres is in pasture, mostly timber land, 60 acres tillable. This is a bargain at $75. Terms $1,500 down and long time on remainder. Might , take property or - livestock.

No. 22. 100 acres—This farm Iles miles from this city, in Marion township, on good road. It is all in cultivation except a few acres of nice timber. It is good grain land and well tiled with large tile through the farm. There is a five-room house, fair barn and other buildings. There is a good well, some fruit and thirty large walnut trees. This is a good farm and can be bought at the low price of 1135. Can make terms if desired. No. 23. 240 acres—This land has no buildings on it. It is all prairie land with deep black soil except three groves of timber, in all about 20 acres. It is in pasture and meadow and has large ditch through it. Owner will sell for 185 per acre. He might take some property or small farm. Can make liberal terms. No. 24. Owner of No. 23 will sell 80 acres or more to suit purcliAsor, No. 25. 120 acres—This farm lies In good locality, one mile from main pike, near school, and three miles from good town with elevator and ’ high school; 90 acres of this farm is deep black corn soil and has good drainage, 30 acres is in timber of which 20 acres is fenced for hogs. There Is a good eight-room house, horse barn, cow barn, silo, cribs, grainary, windmill and fruit. Can sell at the low price of $75. Terms $2,500 down and suitable time on remainder. No. 26. 300 acres—This farm

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is the beat grain farm we have. It is black land, all cultivated eweept small grove of nice timber. It la well Hied and Urn on Jackson highway close to this city. There Is a good largo house, large barn, allo, cribs and lots of hog fence. Thia la a real corn, wheat, oat« and clover farm. Price s27*. Can make terms. No. 27. 120 acres—Thia piece of land It level and black soil, 40 acres is in cultivation and 80 acres in pasture. There are no improvements except fences. The pasture has scattering timber on It but makes good pasture and It cleared would be good grain land. It lice on pike road and has good outlet for drainage. ’Can sell for $55 on farvorable terms. Might consider property or livestock as part. No. 28. 80 acres —JU 1 nice black prairie land in culUvatlon except 5 acres timber. It lies on main road, near station, school and church. Has flne outlet for drainage. Price $75. No. 29. 83 acres—This land lies on main road, near school, churches and station; 35 acres In grain and remainder timber pasture. Large barn and other buildings, and well. 10,000 feet of lumber on place. Easy terms. Price $55.

No. 80. 40 acres—This farm lies near staUon, with stores, tworoom school, three churches and in good neighborhood. It is all level black grain land In cultivation and has good ouUet for drainage. There is a five-room house, small barn, chicken house, good well and lots of fruit. Price SBS. Can make favorable terms. No. 31. 80 acres —This farm lies eight miles from this city In west Jordan tp. It lies on main road near pike and in good neighborhood; 70 acres of this farm la good land and in grain or grass and is good grain land. There Is 10 acres of lighter soil. There la a five-room house, fair barn and several outbuildings, well, lots of fruit and nice shade. There is 160 rods of hog fence. Owner will sell this farm for the low price of SBS. Terms $3,000 down and long time on remainder. No. 32. 160 acres—This is a good farm and a nice home. There is a six-room house, good barn, double cribs, hog house, chicken house and good well. Buildings new and all painted; 100 acres is well tiled and nice level black land in grain. It is all black land except 20 acres in Umber pasture. It has lots of woven wire fence with cedar posts. Owner will sell on favorable terms or will take clear property or smaller farm as part payment. Price $125. No. 38. 40 acres—This Is an unimproved piece of land. It la fenced and used as pasture; 25 seres In black prairie land in grass, and 15 acres Is In Umber. It lies on public road, in good neighborhood and mile from pike. Price SSO. Owner will sell on terms of SSOO down and long time on remainder. Might take livestock as first payment. 'No. 34. 100 acres—This farm lies on main road and Is all deep black prairie land except three acres of young timber in one corner. It lies joining large ditch that gives good outlet for drainage. The house on this farm was burned. There is an old barn, gralnary, silo and good well. Owner will sell on terms of $3,000 down and long time >u remainder. Price sllO. No. 35. 160 acres—This farm lies on the Jackson highway and is a bargain at the price; 120 acres of this farm is good grain land, and remainder lighter soil. It Is all cultivated except small pasture. There is a six-room house, barn and other buildings, fruit and good well; has R. F. D., telephone and near school. Price $135. Owner will sell on terms of $6,000 down and good time on remainder. Might take small farm or clear property. No. 36. 160 acres —This tract of land lies on pike road, 2% miles from good town with church, high school and bank. It is level to gently rolling. It is all timber pasture except 15 acres in cultivation. There is a five-room house, barn and good well. The buildings are old but habitable. Price $4 5. Owner would accept clear property as first payment or sell on easy terms. No. 37. 100 acres—This tract of land lies four miles from good town, on main road, and one mile from pike. It is fenced but has no other Improvements on it. It is all timber pasture and is level to gently rolling. Price $45. Owner will accept clear property as part payment or sell on easy terms. No. 38. 161 acres—This land lies in Saskatchewan, Canada, five miles from the Great Northern railroad and is all smooth, productive prairie land in meadow. Price $5,000. Owner will trade for land here and assume or pay cash difference. No. 89. 40 acres—This farm has no buildings but lies on pike in sight of the court house and is all In grain and well tiled, and is as good grain land as any in the county. Price S2OO.

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