Chapter Two The Night Of The Misunderstanding

Artie was madder as hell, it had turned out his orders was false, he needed to find out, where the misunderstanding came from with his orders from Colonel Richmond.

When in fact, Colonel Richmond only had orders for just James West to protect President Grant for the Charity Ball at the White House.

And it was inevitable something like this would happen, during their many years in the secret service, but he had the feeling, something was not right after James West had left the train.

He had to investigate this, thinking about making up an disguise, for where Grant or Jim would not reconize him in the first place during the charity ball.

So he came up with something special, even his partner would think he was nuts in the first place. Dressed as woman of all things... A first for him.

When he went back into the living area of the Wanderer, he heard a telegraph message was coming in. He waited until the message was done to read it, it was from San Fransico, Jim's wife, telling him about another threat from Doctor Loveless to blow up the White House.

"Damn you, Loveless!" He had to act quickly, he call the conductor/engineer he was leaving on his horse for Washington, D.C.

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Everyone was getting ready for the charity ball at the White House, including several senators and congressmen to join in with President Grant for the evening.

Secret Service agent James West was steering all of the guests into the ball room to speak with President Grant, while checking for their I.D.'S. He wasn't taking any chance at this time, despite what ever threat their might be against the President.

When Artie dressed as a woman, came in with his special pass, he showed it to his unsuspecting partner to walk in.

But for James West, he didn't let on that he knew something was up with his partner Artemus Gordon.

When James West walked over to the woman, he asked on whether she would be interested in a drink, near the bar stand.

"Of course, my dear, please call me Alice." West takes her by the arm to walk over to the bar. Artie whispers in his ear playing cute with the on lookers. "A Bomb has been placed some where inside the ball room to try and kill the President, it was Loveless works once again, Jim."

"I will advise the President right now to leave the ballroom, along with the rest of everyone." He says into his ear before moving over to the President in the corner talking with several of the senators.

James West muttered something into the President's ear to leave right now, along with the rest of his guests, while Artie and West after clearing out the ballroom, to start looking for the bomb.

It would be going off in twenty minutes...