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In an ordinary way she would have taken them over to Fort Garry to-day, but with the prospect of a customer they could wait for a more convenient time. Selincourt and an Indian had arrived together. Neither of them was in the slightest hurry.
"Faith, it's moighty glad I am, sor, to say you at last!" cried Garry O'Neil, starting up from his seat at the cuddy table, on our ultimately reaching the saloon, where the Irish mate was having a rather late lunch with Mr Stokes, who had preceded us below. "I was jist comin' after ye ag'in, colonel, whin I had snatched a bit mouthful to kape the divvil out of me stomach, sure.
The problem now is entirely one of elimination. Have you anything to do, Garry?" "I have," said Garry distinctly. Kenny looked hurt. "I'm sorry," he said. "Because you're a jewel at eliminatin'. I mind me of the sketching trip we took together. You did all of the packing then in a marvelous way." Hopelessly uncertain what he ought to do, Garry lingered.
Barbara remembered then, with a twinge of guilt, that she could have forgotten it so completely, the black-robed figure that had gone thundering off on the same mount which Stephen O'Mara was riding now. She half lifted both hands to him, apprehensively. "You aren't going to tell me, are you," she asked, "that anything dreadful has happened to Garry?"
As they passed through Waterville, they saw the great shaded campus of Colby College, deserted for the summer except for a few students who were pursuing extra courses. "By golly, there's a pretty college there. I almost think I'd like to go there," remarked Dick. "Well, according to things as they now stand, we have a couple of years to think that over," said Garry.
I did not think of that!" returned the colonel impulsively, half-starting from his seat in his excitement. "We must be near her now, captain, though, surely. We must find them, and I must see my little girl again!" "Kape aisy, me darlint; kape aisy," here interposed Garry O'Neil, before Captain Applegarth could answer the question.
I calculate likely as not you fellows have been to a theatre." "Half of your guess is correct," said Garry, with a laugh, "but since leaving the show, we have had a wild time. First place, we found a dead man, and second place, we got arrested." "'Sho' now, you don't say so. What have you fellows been doing that got you in the grip of the law?"
Good-night! Toddle along, bo; there's nothing coming from me. Nix." "Would ten dollars make you talk?" asked the reporter, desperately. "Ye-ah about the Kaiser and his wood-sawing. By-by!" The operator, secretly enjoying the reporter's discomfiture, shut off the lights, slammed the elevator door to the latch, and walked to the revolving doors, to the tune of Garry Owen.
By Jove, let's try and get in." As he spoke, Phil ran to one of the windows. This had been boarded up from the outside, but one of the boards appeared to be loose. "What say, Garry, shall I try and make an entrance?" "I think under the circumstances it would be all right, since we are in search of possible evidence," replied Garry, after a moment's consideration.
What with the young lady's information about watching this Lafe Green person, and Dud's hint that there was something brewing, it strikes me that we ought to get going. There's only one logical place to start, and that is this restaurant," said Garry emphatically. "We must understand one thing, though.
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