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"You seem to take rather a great deal of interest in the fair Antoinette," said Chester slyly. Hal's face turned red. "Well, why shouldn't I?" he demanded. "No one likes to see a girl or a woman mixed up in this kind of business." "Are you sure that is it?" demanded Chester. "Or is it just because it chanced to be Mademoiselle Vaubaun?" "What do you mean?" exclaimed Hal angrily.
In the captain's hut, seated on a camp-stool, Hal demanded: "How did you escape? I was sure you and Lieutenant Anderson were doomed to die. And where is the lieutenant?" "He has returned to England," replied the captain, answering the last question first. "But my story can wait. Tell me about yourselves." Chester related their experiences after the four had been separated.
All through the next day, while motoring with her cousin Dick Bruce, Hal made a valiant effort to appear exactly as usual; but all the fresh spring countryside now seemed to mock her with its sudden emptiness, and the very engine of the motor throbbed out to her that something had gone from her life which would not come back any more.
Hasn't she grown much better-looking?" Lorraine smiled, a slow, sweet smile. "Alymer Hermon has just been praising Hal too," she said; "I like to hear you men admire her; it shows you can appreciate sterling worth as well well shall we call it daring impropriety?" "You are a little severe."
Word was sent to Jerry; and, half an hour afterwards, when I reached camp, I found him ready for a start. Hal and Ned were both extremely anxious to go; but Jerry would not hear to it for a moment, declaring they must remain and take charge of camp during our absence. The sun was just peeping above the eastern horizon when the party from Magoffin's appeared.
Come, I'll introduce you." Major Derevaux led the way across the room to where the woman had been eyeing the two in the utmost astonishment. "Lieutenant Paine," said the Major,. "I take pleasure in presenting you to Mademoiselle Vaubaun. Mademoiselle, this is Lieutenant Paine, of His British Majesty's service." "I must correct you, major," said Hal, smiling and acknowledging the introduction.
Benton, and perhaps I should find another experience in the next March month that came. Ben was seventeen years old in January, and this was a great year for him; he had sought and obtained father's consent to manage a farm for himself. Hal could not, of course, till the land he owned, and Ben had made arrangements to do it.
"You will not believe me, my Captain," she smiled, wearily, "but I am wholly through with spying. I shall never again disgrace my womanhood in that way." Owing to the fire Mlle. Nadiboff was not burdened with baggage. She carried her evening dress in a new dress suit case bought by Hal at one of the stores.
It began again, and this time much louder and nearer. Surely the others must hear it now, or else it was certainly a ghost. The men sat with dilated eyes for an instant, and then Hal Purvis cried, "I heard it, chief! If it's a ghost, it's hauntin' me too!" Silent cursed loudly in his relief. "It ain't a ghost. It's Whistlin' Dan himself. An' Terry Jordan has been carryin' us lies!
Yes, there was one man Hal ought to talk to; he would be too old to join them, but his advice would be invaluable, and they could be sure he would never betray them. That was old John Edstrom, a Swede from Minnesota, who had worked in this district from the time the mines had first started up.
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