LITTLE BROWN JUG 1 'ATI ' 1 KILDARE MEREDITH NICHOLSON IlluBtratloas By RAY WALTERS T T Copyright 1908 by The Bobbs-MerrUl Compar 21 SYNOPSIS. Thomas Ardmore and Henry Main Grlswold stumble upon Intrigue when th governors of North and South Carolln are reported to have quarreled. Bet states are In a turmoil over one Apple weight , an outlaw with political influence Griewold allies himself with Barbara Os borne , daughter of the governor of Sout Carolina , while Ardmore espouses th cause of Jerry Dangerfield , daughter c the governor of North Carolina. Thes two ladles are trying to fill the shoes o their fathers , while the latter are miss ing1. Unaware of each other's posltior both Griswold and Ardmore set out t make the other prosecute. Ardmore or ganizes a big hunt. Grlswold's men cap ture Appleweight. Jerry Dangerfield dls covers the captive and leads him to Arda ley , her own prisoner. Grlswold and Bar bara explore the scene of the disappear ance and meet Ardmore and Jerry. Gris weld refuses to recognize his friend CHAPTER XIV. Continued. Grlswold's companion spoke to bin earnestly in a low tone for a moment and then Grlswold addressed Ardmon incisively. "I don't know what you jpretend fc be , sir ; but it may interest you t ( know that I am the governor of Soutl Carolina ! " "And this gentleman , " cried Jerry pointing to Ardmore with her riding crop , "though his hair is mussed anc his scarf visibly untied , is none othei than the governor of North Carolina and he is not only on his own proper ty , but In the sovereign state of whici he is the chief executive. " Prof. Griswold lifted his hat witl the least flourish. "I congratulate the state of North Carolina on having reposed authoritj in hands so capable. If this young lady is correct , sir , I will serve official no tice on you that I have reason , to be lieve that a person named Apple- weight , a fugitive from justice , IB hiding on your property and In your state , and I now formally demand that you surrender him forthwith. " "If I may introduce myself , " inter posed Jerry , "I will say to you that my name is Geraldine Dangerfield , and that this Appleweight person Is now at Mr. Ardmore's house. " "I suppose , " replied Miss Osborne with gentle irony , "that he has the pink parlor and leads the conversa tion at table. " "You are quite mistaken , " replied Ardmore ; "but if it would afford you any satisfaction to see the outlaw you may look upon him in my wine cellar , where , only an hour ago , I left him sit ting on a case of Chateau Bizet ' 82. My further intentions touching this scoundrelly South Carolinian I need not now disclose ; but I give you warn ing that the Appleweight issue will soon and forever be terminated and in a manner that will greatly redound to the credit and the glory of the Old North State. " "I trust , " said Griswold , "that the prisoner , whom we cannot for a mo ment concede to be the real Apple- weight , will not be exposed to scarlet fever , pending a settlement of this matter. And now , I have the honor to bid you both good morning. " He and Barbara swung1 their horses round and retraced their way , leav ing Ardmore and Jerry gazing after them. "When the shabby beasts from the stable at Turner Court House had borne Miss Osborne and Griswold out of sight beyond the bungalow , Ard more turned blankly to Jerry. "Have I gone blind or anything ? Unless I'm crazy that was dear old Grissy , but who is that girl ? " "That is'Miss Barbara Osborne , and I hope she has learned such a lesson that she will not be snippy to me any more , if she is the president general of the Daughters of the Seminole War. " "But where do you suppose she found Grissy ? " "I don't know , I'm sure ; nor , Mr. Ardmore , do I care. " "He said he represented the state of South Carolina do you suppose the governor has really employed him ? " "I do not , " said Jerry emphatically ; "for he appears intelligent , and intel ligence is something that would never appeal to Gov. Oiborne. It is quite possible , " mused Jerry aloud , "that Miss Osborne's father has disappeared like mine , and she Is running his of fice with Mr. Groswold's aid. If so , we shall probably have some fun be fore we get through with this. " "If that's true we shall have more than fun ! " exclaimed Ardmore , thor oughly aroused. "You don't know Grissy. He's the smartest man alive , and If he's running this Appleweight case for Gov. Osborne , he'll keep us guessing. " "I wish you to remember , Mr. Ard more , that you still have your oppor tunity , and that I expect you to carry this matter through to a safe conclu sion and to the honor of the Old Nortl State. " "I have no intention of failing , Misi Dangerfield ; " and with this the : turned and rode slowly back towan the house. Prof. Griswold and Miss Osborn < were silent until the forest again shu them In. Then , in a sequestered spot , Gris weld suddenly threw up his head anc laughed long and loud. "Do you suppose they really hav < Appleweight ? " asked Barbara. "Not for a minute ! They told ut that story merely to annoy us whet they found what we were looking for That touch about the wine cellar It characteristically Ardmoresque. I ] they had Appleweight you may bt * sure they wouldn't keep him on the premises. " Whereupon they rode back to Tur ner Court House much faster thai they had come. CHAPTER XV. The Prisoner in the Corn-Crib. Jerry and Ardmore sat at a long table in the commodious Ardsley li brary , which was a modification of a Gothic chapel. A large accumulation of mail from the governor's office at Raleigh had been forwarded , and Jer ry insisted that it must be opened and disposed of in some way. Gov. Dan- gerfleld was , it appeared , a subscriber to a clipping bureau , and they had been examining critically a batch ol cuttings relating to the New Orleans incident. "It's a good thing we got hold of Collins , " observed Ardmore , putting down a clipping from a New York paper in which the reports of Gov. Dangerfleld's disappearance were ana lyzed and tersely dismissed ; "for he knows h w to write and he's done a splendid picture of your father on his throne attending to business ; and his little stingers for Osborne are the work of a genius. " "There's * certain finish about Mr. Collins * lying that is refreshing , " re plied Jerry , "and I cannot help think ing that he has a brilliant future be fore him if he enters politics. Noth ing pains me more than a careless , ill-considered , silly lie , which is the best that most people can do. But It would be very interesting to know whether Gov. Osborne has really dis appeared , or just how your friend the Virginia professor has 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 possibly closed one eye in his direction ? " asked Ardmore dubiously. "Mr. Ardmore" and Jerry pointed at him with a bronze paper-cutter to make sure of his attention "Mr. Ard more , if you ever Imply again by act , word or deed that I winked at you I shall never , never speak to you again. I should think that a man with a nice sister like Mrs. Atchison would have a better opinion of women than you seem to have. I never saw you until srou came to my father's house to tell me about the jug and you know I iidn't. And as for that Barbara Os- "Do You Suppose They Really Have Appleweight ? " borne , while 1 don't doubt that even in South Carolina a Daughter of the Seminole War might wink at a gen tleman in a moment of extreme provo cation , I doubt if she did , for she lacks animation , and has no more soul than 3 gum overshoe. " The discussion ceased abruptly on the appearance of Big Paul , the for ester. "A body of South Carolina militia is marching across country 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. He learned that It was a practice march for the militia. There's several companies of infantry , so he reports , and a piece of artillery. " "Bully for old Grissy ! " exclaimed Ardmore. "They're coming this way , are they , Paul ? " And the three bent over the map. "This is the place sir. They seem to be planning to get around Turner's without stirring up the town. But it would take a good deal to wake up Turner's , " laughed the big German. Jerry placed her finger on the state line. line."If "If they dare cross that if they as much as dare ! " "If they dare we shall show them a few things. Take all the men you need , Paul , to watch their movements. That will do. " The forester lingered. "You remember that we spoke the other day of the log house on Rac coon creek , where the Appleweights had driven off our man ? " "Yes , Paul. It is where the state iine crosses the -heavy woods and the farthest outpost , so to speak , on my property. Also you said some of | these Appleweight fellows had bei cutting off the timber down there , I remember rightly. " "Yes , sir , " replied the forest * twirling his cap awkwardly. "B some of the people on the estate ha1 said " He broke off in an embarrassme : so unlike him that Jerry and Ardmo : looked at him curiously. "Well , Paul , what's the matter ? the cabin has been burned down it no serious matter. " "Why , sir ; some of the men passii there at night say they see lights ar hear sounds in the cabin , though i one from the estate goes there , child died in the house last sprii and well , you know how some < these people are ! " "Cheer up , Paul. We have bigg < business on hand than the chasing i ghosts just now. When we g < through with these other things I1 go over there myself and take a lee at the spook. " As Paul hurried away , Jerry seize a pen and wrote this message : Rutherford Gillingwater , Adjutant-General , Camp Dangerfield , Azbell , N. C. : Move all available troops by shorte : route to Kildare at once , and report 1 me personally at Ardsley. Make no st&ti ments to newspapers. Answer. DANOBRFIELD , Governor. "I guess that will bring him rui ning , " said Ardmore , calling a ser ant and ordering the message dii patched immediately. Before luncheon a message was r < ceived from Gillingwater , to this e feet : Gov. William Dangerfield , Ardaley , N. C. : En route with our entire available fore In the field. I am tiding : ahead with a speed , and will report at Ardsley at nin o'clock. Is full military dress de rigueur Gillingwater , Adjutant-General. "Isn't that just like Rutherford He's afraid he won't be dressy enough but if he knew that the South Carolini troops might shoot holes in his uni form he wouldn't be due here for i couple of weeks , instead of at nim o'clock ; " and Jerry laughed merrily. They debated more seriously thi ; telegram from Collins at Raleigh sen the previous evening : Can't maintain this bluff much longer Even the friendly newspapers are grow ng auspicious. State credit Jeopardize * by disappearance of Treasurer Foster Billings , of Bronx Loan and Trust , hen in a great fury over bond matter. D < you know governor's whereabouts ? "Things are certainly growing mor < exciting , " was Ardmore's comment. " . ' suppose even a gifted liar like Col lins can't muzzle the press forever. " "You can't go on fooling all Nortl Carolina all the time , either , " sale Jerry , "and I suppose when papa get * tired of being scared he will turn ui in Raleigh and tell some plausiblt story about where he has been and what has happened. When it comet to being plausible no one can touch papa. " "Maybe he's dead , " suggested Ard more gloomily. "That's a real inspiration on your part , Mr. Ardmore ; and it's very sweet of you to mention it , but 1 have no idea that any harm has come to papa. It's too much trouble to get elected governor , without dying in Dffice , and besides , papa is none too friendly with the lieutenant governor ind would never think of allowing mch a person to succeed him. But : hose bonds seem rather serious and : don't like the idea of your Mr. Bill- ngs making a fuss at Raleigh. " . "That will be all right , " remarked Vrdmore , blotting the last of a num- > er of telegrams which he had been writing , and pressing a button. "It's nuch more important for us to get Appleweight into a South Carolina ail ; and it's not going to be so easy 0 do , now that Grissy is working on he other side , and angry at me about hat scarlet fever telegram. " "There may be trouble , " said Ard- lore to his guests as they sat at uncheon. "But I should hate to have t said that my guests could not be aken care of here perfectly. I beg hat you will all remain. " The luncheon was interrupted by he arrival of a summons for Ard- aore , who hurriedly left the table. Big Paul awaited him below , mount- d and holding a led-horse. ( TO BE CONTINUED. ) King Granary. The Crimea and the whole Black ea region , owing to the sparse popu- ition to consume it , had a great sur- lus of wheat. For centuries it was oveted by all hungry nations and xploited by the one with the strong- st armies. For centuries after Athens ad feasted upon the grain-raising mds beyond the Bosphorus , Mithri- ates , as a preparation for his life and eath contest with Rome , fell upon le corn fields of the Crimea. Because Icily was yellow with wheat from irliest memory , through ages and ? es she was raided by all the powers 1 the world. It was because of gypt's corn , more plentiful than any- here else along the Mediterranean , lat , Caesar and Pompey wanted the .nd of the Ptolemies. It was when ome held or controlled the granaries -her first and dearest conquests of icily , Sardinia , Spain and Egypt that le could become mistress of the orld. No Proper Comparison. The olc. arky had driven his fare the hote1 and was now demanding dollar for ) is service. "What ! " pro * sted the pas 'enger , "a dollar for that stance ? Whr , it isn't half a mile as e crow flies. 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Make , a sauce of three ta- ) lespoonfuls of butter , four and .a half ablespoonfuls of flour , one-half cup if chicken stock , half a cup of cream ind the oyster liquor. When the but- er is bubbling hot , add the flour and vhen well mixed add the other ingre- llents ; add' two yolks well beaten , a ablespoonful of horse radish , two ta- ilespoonfuls of capers , salt and pep- ler. Add the oysters and as soon as tot fill the patty shells. Stuffed Eggs. Cut four hard-cooked ggs in halves crosswise , remove the oiks , nsash and add two taWespoon- iils of grated cheese , one teaspoon of Inegar , one-fourth of a teaspoon of lustard and salt and cayenne to taste. i.dd enough melted butter to make tie mixture of the right consistency o shape. Make in balls the size of tie yolks and refill the Tifcites. Ar- ange on a serving dish , pour around ne cup of whlte sauce ; cover and re- eat Eggs poached and served on toast 'Ith tomato sauce are very good for change. 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