of this very autoniatisni 'ne rarely 3
hlllildered into a trap. If he failed, it uns for the simple' fact that the mos- ei* ici' mind ilad overlooked some essen- tial detail. The organization oi the m
iililck lluntlred was almost totally lin- iiliown to either the public or'l_ile po-
lice. It is only when you iiiil tilltt you sl .ire ioulld out. ` “"‘\
ilp like you," began Vrooli. "ll' they 'l‘ iinil lllni they will probably ililii you. iiilt before that you will grow thirsty -“I -"Nl hungry- Where did your lliustel' “ pill. the nione-y?"
have been called out of`to\vn_ The ‘ll
servants are off for the night." |‘“ _
--Very mtereSung_.» replied J0“€_S_ cxpectell to set- llilil :it the stalilnl,
staring at the rug. t° _ _ _
..-Your master is dead_.. and __ _ _ toi'i:_ivl- Illini" ’l‘l-ure Jones. Chin sunk upon his breash swam in her eyes as she spoke.
liis heart was heavy, heavier than it _ hurl over been before. “I
four iniliioils 'in stocks and inondri. m l\'llnt. lie took tn thc Iiottonl of tile sea th
with him was his 2l\'itil1iiile._--<l=`.il." ““_1`°Sl' what ill"-2 .V0\ll‘ nllllis'_"' hc
. S
"”' NOVEMBER 7 1914 ""
» - ’ ' ' Ti-IE cHARLo'i‘TETowN GUARDIAN ‘pAGEN°nm'
' J " cr ' rl
S Million liar I ster
svi-ioesis or 'rlis Finer ci~iAi-ren 5
Smiley Hsrereeve, millionaire, ei. 0
ter u miraculous escape from the den
reave i k d . _ fortunesl.) lieeliullp Jimi? to share mslayes mlfng wnh t“"°“' "The 9°”
rdinar PU 15 mist in no child! Fo have all her castlesdn-air ready appeared in the ilewspalicrsf’
Y men. _
A dozen reporters tmoped out ____ gown liketthlsl But wi_:_at au~ replied Jones. as Norton oiieilod his
By Harold M acGrath
y y-
of the (laiiG ¢'.fki~liiinnt.thle-vel, known the Hargresve home only to ilnd itil 'ibl uve you G engage me' Sew batteries of inquiries'
as the Bleek Hundred. lives the life d
eserted And whil ,ti lb y'
“I\ir. Jones, I have kilown your inns-
of a "du" for eighteen year* H ___ b ___ e iey_ were ring- Jones produced u document. duly ter sevcrul years as you will l‘ci'oiIeift_
if-
grcave one night enters a Broadway m
E 9 S. and tapping winiiows the sitncil b
- ’ ‘ y I-Iargrcuve. illld witilessed There never was tl wiiiniln in il 'li
an thgy swght was ffaillpillg \1D and sealed i H
reeilllrirli and there comes fe t _ ' ly u notary, in which it house, not even anioilt: thi- si-rvi t.'. face Wm, the gang.. Ieaden .B__'f:e_ o :g_tl_:_l_i_>wn the Platform ot' the railway wus set forth that ilellry Jones, but. There are two in the otlii-i' |~ooill_ llillo
After the meeting, during which neither men apparently recognizes the r
Icr 'lull vulet to Sta I II' ' \' ll " A d h`at ‘- I ~ ' ' 1
Through an this Um N -_ . n ey ttrgrcuve. are _l_ey. il w ini, tit; doiila 6po___e___ Ha_g______v_____ e._____§rti>_i:_,___:_h_e had lull powers of attorney in the here?
other, Hergreave hurrlee to his mag- slept me sl __ __ . event of ills <llargre_ae’_s) disupl>eiir~ Jones shook his head.
nificant Riverdale home d | plans for making his secs ealir ay' J
eighteen years before h h d _ iously left on the doorstepahlsmyigalay 3 daughter, Florence Gray. H¢ 3|” h
devil aviator. _
Bralne and members of his band e
surround Hargreave's home at nigh; Q but as they enter the house the watch: B ers outside eco a baioen leave the. a roof. The safe is found empty-_uw J
Gel? 0 I0 Just and the un- 'lure lil til . .
t_ H _ _ -_ . i, exeiit ol his death. till
"3 9 rarely 01391195 IHS files before li iorclice iieciline ot legal age
P om the noon. _ _ -
¢ourl_try. Hg w|-lg” a left" to the Group after grou of bald Jones as lic but the document Hifi! lchoni In New Jcmcv where Jones eyed eagerlypOften :Jack ill ms Dowel: "What is 5'°“’
’ ' I > lillllli. 128 ln the Mt of “m"`°“"h1ill§ 11 con- “Slii~inii Willie."
__r__0 Y0\\l.il-1 women, some men would "lio you llivii this chilli?"
pays a vi." to the hangar of a dam or __;__g{_>_.___.=_n£__til__f_ae__;;K;l3:l_lx ____._.___\___l_i___;_i__i_l_]_iiy |iulll't,». the Door un.
lliuiled, ilnil then it wus thai he ills- "'|'|,-mi( pf," --
Oered ai young girl, perhaps 1‘4 ur- lllsiili 'ilu lioiise
*' ' I ' ' llc rolliluctt-li tiiein
u__y_oung_ woman Iii thc tilrougll the vlii'ioll.~i roolils, ut the nee of Sag;-_ly _:iid UID 21l>l>f‘1i1'~ smile time tc-lli‘iig_ tilein what liilil ones ste), d _, _“_ mg. 59m" ‘“‘C- Ufkiili hluci: during the preizoilllig
lie or\v.ild with u .uooii night,
mlillvfi which Hargreave was known deal ot' ditliilence
to have drawn that day wa, 9°ne_
(Copyright: 1914: By Harold Mug. Grlttll.;
'*?'**'- Ill
illev llilve not i`o\illd lil" llol ""
.. ., y ,_ ~ _ _ .. ~ ~ <_v~ i.You..um.“‘im"g 1°’ SOUR 0110-" :iflilt-il l"lol'clli'l:. ".l‘I_v poor, pool- iii,-
cs. stud the elder woinnli, i-oliliv. tllel'!" "A broken bracelet 1"' ` --\'(,--
llle distrust oil both laces vllnislicil “'i`ilcn hc nlzly be alive!"
UIIIUN. Tile young gii~i's fave i ' l L. "A- . . ~ - --
___; S __ _ _ _f 'Hill i ie.l.-.sl God, that ho may! said the
CHAPTER "_ gilflil. llcr eyes sparkleil wli.ii slip- butler, with genuine piety for he had
The Master's Man.
ii
ROC-N faced I-lal°greitve’s hut.
, _ .
"f?§_s_§`_?_f_3_f*é‘l~e'i19|1f<___v ______ ____ loved the llloil who had gone forth “No mms"~___Q__V~_______vC_-_ _ _ l_nl__o the ll_l_p:llt_ so brilvoiy llllil so ___________ . _ _ i 3, .lin iii. ,~_._t_l.tllitci_v_ iiiis is your rooin. Your “Let me _(___ vom _ _ __ i.itlli-i _spoilt many linppy hours here pail ol lilo ili.iii-- ill- iulin for oil
_.__ 4 _'-l`i' lzii y. -
19|' 50mb€l'ly~ The one reason let- Mill HN- .VUUHI-I l»§lI`lS I-Zllurdlilll, ’i‘eill's clinic into the i;lrl`s even
tezlcller who had been assiglli-ii to ilgilin, iinii diecrc-etlv Jones ii-ft thi-
iieuteuant was because Vroon ‘ms “°'l"“U1 lush by Miss l~‘:li'io\v,,lwi> uione. A
Will’ Braille made this man his E'
' i
i
"I believe we lllziy trust Iiiin, l~‘l.,-_».
ire."
..
Let us hurry to thc taxi-cllli. We
list not stzlllil Ilei'e‘."‘
“My niotiler‘_"‘
"She is ileilil_ I iii-Ileve she ilieil lorily utter _vinir iii]-ih_ | im,-__ ;,(,_.n
I your iutllci' hilt |ulli'ti-i-il vt-are now liiil litt - ` "_- prili - all
ziiwiiys followed the letter ei ills in “ll” °">‘1l‘l 1101 Drills lli>i'si-lf t i "\\'l _ .-l li i S I- ° structions tothe final period' he nev- 5 or sldestepped or added any frills or “
innovations of his own; und ‘tecnuse
U “--1.\ lui .iii Ito, ii.u1l.\Vliatovcr
0044!) to I"l0rel1i;e llllywilcrv except sllilil I tio?"
._
-- - ‘ i 1 it ., _ », _ _ _ _
- ‘\ - __ _ _ _ ___ _ _ llloii:..lilii oil tilt- in.lll piil1_i,tI lip ut imp \mm.mmg hi., mm they had been
n in e il _ -=---_----Y-------»-.=-.-_-,_-ee,
"Well, I can easily iiiiil ont." Jones barred his path, :lilii for the
iirsi time Norton gazed iilio the eyes of the inail servant. ’l`iioy were as hard as gun metal.
“My dear Mr. Jones, you uilgiit lo
know tiltltf sooner or iiiii-i' wi: i'i-pol'l_~ crs illlil out, wlnlt we si-ck."
Jones lippeilretl lo l'i\tici-l. "i\ll'.
Norton, _\'tili clzllin tu he il l`l'icilli of iiir. iIitrl:l'cavo."
"i do not. cluiin. I zlin. l\iIol‘c thuu
illzlt I do not believe Ili: is ilcilil, lil- was dccp. Ile had sollle l'cIc-llticss clit-illicit'--I iloll't llllow \\'lll-rl: l`l'lllll ol' wllut Iiiilil--~ilnd he is preii-iiiliill.: lie`s ilouii till this blows ovi-i' lillil is l'iii‘- llottrll."
"You uri- not l-Zolilicz tu suy tllill in
yollr ilc\\'spllper‘?" Jones wills visibly illziluti--ll.
“Nui till I can prove lt." “it” I li-li you who tliosi- yoiilil: lil-
ilics ilrc. wil|__voll give nit- _yliilr \vi>l‘<I ot' honor not to writi- lliiiillt ilieili till I give ili_\' pi'-.i'nllssion7"
I\`oi‘tinl. llilviili: ill lllilld till- inf;
stoiy :it thc end ol this illylsti-l'iolis
vi-_tc svlioul; the other I.; .niilliley iiili-‘ i:l'i-llvi-'s ii'iiiuiiter."
“Good I_i.i‘iI"' gasped the ivstollislll-il
I “I can add nothing to what lias'ui-
tnllllli-, ilirreed. .
‘"l`lil- elilr»r is it imlrllei' i'l'uni ii pri-`
b
islurbed
_'ioolnily, "will _you be so kind its to olloll' ini>"" _
l
iri=\\' thi- willdolv shade. Always seek-
leil sill iioun iii--.nie the reporter
it l'-ill ilollc his took _\'orion by the i` f l‘0\V Hilti '»'.0ll_liy but l`ori:ibly led llilil lowll to the trout door and ushered I
\\'lii\‘ll ‘~‘-'i‘l'i- lli lilo lop ol tll<- llllgc :ip;li'ilil-~ili llo\i~l_ iii: illllllciIliii<»l_\~ t-ull. ii
"|l<'llii! ’i`lii:i is .\Ioi'l<»il_ l'li| Grif- liil oil lilo li:\l';.',l'i:ll\'l- yitrll. i`lll lili " oil iilloihl-i' ilcul."
pol'lf_lllt_ v
"fi, \'<-i'_v well," I
"ll' _viill <':lii pi'oini.~:e tliiit. I .I...i'i li
='ill'<- wliii \vili'l<:~'» oil till' jlib. \\`il| _\'oil li` iii- iii thi- iiiiiw: toii?l.'lli‘!" li
"ll ilotiiilllw prr-vcills inc." Il
I\fi_iilr\li iillvd hi.; pipe, dren' his .I
tliilir to till- u'liilIill\', and i:lti.i‘0tl ill ll lilo i:i'i-:li liner giiiili: to sou,
ly thi e lx' the police running :iroiiilil \\
?i*=i:>;.‘~'..=v:l.- fi; ‘*I’= "'- &_`_'§;-l»“.Q_‘ l_ _~'.`§_il-h, 7‘_"`.' ~"‘§'."§
Q54.:
f T,-
._A
tif
'EP `~_
ni.. rr ._- .. _ .~
:'>¥"”~T f' tl-‘ "3, "."i~‘- 1,
are uitililiit i-.vi-r <-i-lliiili: to st-e i -1’ _ __
.-.-.-.-_-.-_-_-_-fc-_-:_-_-_-.~_-_-,-_-.~ -.-_-.~.-_-_-,-.-_-_-.»_~-ct -Y-.-Y-.-_- ~_ -v-_-V-_-_ _-_-_-.~_-_-_-_-_~_-_-_~Y-v~_-1 »-,» _-,~,~.-_-_-_-,-_-_-_
il
' 1 ,.;_'_._._
“\\\- .'=|i;lilt lil- si'oopi\iI_" iilulgh. “IS_\' till- l.oi'il ilu, _». l have
"\\"'ll. Ilooil-h_\-_" .i -.-im i'ii:l.i :iii'il_i'.\i'.lt<¢il the butler.
l- ~ - otc
-""'-“- sou. il I i-liul.I only get illslllo that ii
wzls II;li'l:l'<~l;\'ie llli- illilil's real mime?"
roilsi-.pil-il<~i_-_ lit- \':iiI Iii- llzlriwizilve
till iiii- ellii ol' the i'ii.ilploi', tieiiil or }.=|0|.Q“(.(, mmutelv while the other I , .
empt to fool you; or it is anotherl
‘gisturbeil as it had never been efore -llets. My friend, I believe it im at-'
` _ i “.'\’ow. Mr. .\'orton. sold Jones iilaii eiltil'cl_v." She clicked her teeth `
is ' ii
'ith the tops ot’ her polished nlllls. i "'l`licre arc two young wolnell ilil
l __ _ __ _\'urioii was li-d to Jones’ herlroinn. the house. Wililt the dielice cull tllut lilo iillllt-i'-ville( clnsell the door ullil llc-zlll‘?"
;_ Y i
i
“Tivo young uonleli- 0. then iw
ill! .~:li:iiliiii':;_ This did llot impress er_vtiiiilg's as simple as diiyllgilt. n~» tlle. l'f=poi'Li:l‘ ui the tillle; he had no trillii l’ils-lllkin, llly cousin, had al otlirzr tlloutrllt but the story. Jones `chilii."
u ' ' . _
l l .' _
ill
K
“i‘.iliii|‘.' I1oi'gl‘c'.ivc had a chiid'.'l
tl iid tuiki-ii in on llniiertiliie \Vlli-n Wlnit tio you mean by keeping this'
uct i`i'onl uni” he stornicd. I “lt wus useless till this moment., Ie probably sent ior llel- yesterday,‘
liilil i`ol'ill. .\'i.i'toil jumped into his but ill his cilorl to escape had to iilxii':il» liiiil i'\-lliriii-ll to hill roolil.~i lilrll iii-r iiyei' to his butler. We slltlill
ooh li.-urll wilt,-tllci‘ llili'i:re;_lvc is deilll ' i' lllivi-. \\'c cull use the child to »
i-_ll lip iliii llliiliiigiili.: eilii_ill'. briiu: llilil bui:k_" _
'l'iii- iliigci' wi-iii out ol’ his eyes. Yoirrc ii wollilcix Olga."
owii. You shall have no cause to doubt tilein. They have not the legal power of yours, but they would find stand- ing ill any court."
.tones turned and went in search ot
Florence. ' '
The princess lost no time in bella-
ning her investigations. but sho west- cd ller tiiiie. There was no secret. panel in evidence. _
"Who is she?" asked Florence .as
she looked at the card. "Did my la- tlier kilou' princesses?"
"Yes," said Jones briefly. “Be
very careful what you say to hor. Admit nothing. She claims to be at cousin oi’ your niother’s. Perhaps."
“My niolller?" Without waiting for iii ilutiif-r iiilvite from Jones. whom
__ _. _ _ Fiort-iii:e Iii her young yearn thought plcsuiiliiig upon his authority, she run llowilstlilrs to the library. Her motiier, to learn some fact about the
"lint you slloulii lliivc gone with .nlotlmr of wymm she knew nothmgi
‘ llilt. ii:ii‘;;i'l‘lll'c wils ii irifinil ut’ \'i‘oi>ll lust night. llc does cverythlngl
_\'uili';~:_" pl'ii|i\:1il-ii the nlilillllgillig i-iii- juni ns you toll llinl. \\'ll<:ll they re lUi` _ ported llliit llurgrezlve had visited
“I kllow it. lint you know ini- well _ ilil`.\' Ilillii;iil‘ you ought iii lilive pre- I
"ilU\l_l4l\. l\il'. l`.liiii'_ I :iiliiulil iii-I aisii p:iiiiI :ll4liili:.l_ silvll ll coup lie, lllgllt
Lili- ti".iiii~'t`i-l' it' ii \\'i\:i not vitiillju ini- lli1‘olil;ll llli: .'lir."
..
"I itiliilii it. lint ll lizlulllitcrl Well.
"Yon knew my mother?" she cried
‘ lwltllout Cercltiony.
lie heard the princess say: "l did.
ny child; and heaven it witness that
you aiu Lili- cxaift picture of her ui. your age. And I knew your tether."
.mil-_-s struigiltciied, his hands abut.
will liriilg llilll l>zll'k," with ll sinister ugm|y_
im lil in_\' lillihls this tiilln .hilt ls,
“'I‘ell me about my father!" Tile princess smiled. It was Kat-
. _ ’ _ _ I
this girl tlll'n_~; out to be his llaugll- .mm pushkm Come to 1ife_ me sumo
-l'_ .»\ lilllli<ill'.' Two, tlir(-c- :ill llc 5
ilipiiisiyeiicss. "I knew him but
us in ihi~ \\'ni'iil. l \\'.llii §"‘\l 10 bill' slightly. I wus zl mere child myself
wiicii he used to pinch my cheeks. I
3'"-`~ Wil W- ‘lf "““"’“`1 bill ll mol hiin lllxilin the other night, but uw iii- li'i-ills the ;§il'i; :uid li you he dm not recognize me; and I cmud l-I lllr- i'll:llll'c look llrollllil tllc walls nm “ml it in mv heart to awaken his
'llii-ii would uc(-ouilt for lllni. live _
ollsil lol' :ill llourl” _ “I ilelitve l`ll cull lit ollcc. Leo.
lll'1lillt~ Ililiirlli-il. "'l`hill is oi nil ylitll
ol-i';ll'ii :ll tlli- door, lisitll its he
li
"l,,-,_--,l_ 1,0,-dy" |,,. mu,~m,_|,-(-_1_ 'l'_h..u lor-ii :ii-iflt-i pzilir-I. lil- nliglit not llilve ,m,m,,|.y in H pumic msmumm__"
he siiliii-il und l'llll<'kIi~iI. Some iirigllt i-ilii'll-il :i'.\'iiy the cil.~'Il lit lili, only ’ii<>i'iiinl: -he ivolllii halve all New Vol-ii iilliilutll lol' his lnllilcillilic llecdu. |,¢,um,_, mm _“.0 dm(,,m“»eH requested
Presently Jones came in to an-
o soc F‘loi‘eni~<-_ ’i‘ile two men enter-
nstiuctoll in investigate the disap- ieiiiviilize of fltariiey Hargreave.
“\‘_Vllo are you, miss?" “I alll his daughter."
“_-\h!" tins ot' the detectives questioned
_ _ _ _ ' gli-i’s pretty room did not escape
illiglll lie. there wus ilutlliilf.: tor him his 5_._.mmv_ By and by he returned to do hill :lilillit lil-it 1 `
li the library and beckoned to his
_ji _"._,_.- _';_7'_f-`§£_`;J.' '~'."§.,_ -';_l"C‘- _“ill _“;“_‘_ ‘til "“` Wi’ ""“`“ ul 'tvoiiliereil about the rooms, feeling
.... ~ ' ‘_.' "_ '"4 We ‘L 1.-2:. -‘-'.1' ‘ \‘i‘W" “WIFI I - ll » wills usin the magnifying glass lil _- . . il- I ll l 4?* i- I- ‘Sf _ _ _ , _ _ ._ ‘° . ‘ ' 5 '
e patrolilmn llils been tiiissml ___ ' I’ il* il' F YO :___ _. <__N_ /;__.i;_____._____. 4 -‘ .Ml .tt-1 nil, l.lioi_ ulicn ilii, hutlii uliepteii mrmng bapk tl". rug5_ Even me
“\’l’ll_\' ilisl lit- Il‘:ll'i‘ ini- :ill iIl<-so M *
'_ ‘ef “
» "_ nt' __
“Your master left. it will?" re “Il\ilced, I could not say." “'° “We can say. Ile has still three or
‘l kilou' nothing riiout his iiiiuilves. xl
I wus his butler tillii valet." ‘
Vrooll nodded. “Colne men: it is _ time ive took ourselves l;t\'. l‘ut " things in order; clcse the sue. You gl Door _iii-;kals. I always have to -.vatci‘ U
willl yon!"
i:<;- was the last to leave. 1_-io star- Fl
rd ling and scarcizingly lit Juilr-'i, who ivit the burning gaze hilt ref-iriiil lo inoet it lest the plotter see the tire iil ills. Tho door closed. For fully :lil hour Jones listened bill dill lint. qu stir. They were relilly gone. Ile ‘_ liivssorl his feet to the iloor llllil lie- (fl mln to llltclt tho chair ttiwzlril the til- M Iiiii. Ilulf way across the lllterveiling
splice he crumpled Iii tile chair. iii-
innsl completely oxiiailsteil. lie let __ ll iiiliirtcr oi' an hour piles. tllell inadc p‘
--Why (udwt you can for helm... I do Iailtiw ihilt lvllutcvi-i' iii- dill \v;ls "-7 ‘ `-`.~‘ “The houses on emler side me mv nlealit for lllc Iwflt. Yiiili' \\'cli`ill'e
iilr tlway. I might yell till lloonisdiiy W '
wiiiiollt being lleiird, Tliey will lluvc , ill'-ril'd the pistol shots; but Mr. liar- g"` llreilve was always practicing iii the "0
backyard.
us eveiyvtiliilg to iiiln.'
“lt is alll vi-ry strallsl-_" :~'ill`il illi- ______ _ ___ __ _ _ __ __ __ _ l. iiclvililerf-ilI_\'._ "\\'Il_\* i|iiIii`t llc 1`_'______’.§__ _i___'._.;-'_“` _~_!`_i_i_.-‘-‘{~l§__¢_; =' ._~il’-'§i~'-‘“i"-'i ' -'=»"@`.il 5 - it le to iliiii-I ini- lilsteui il' v' ._' ‘- `----_' 1"' ' -._~ "“ ' ' ei, -
_ _ ____ _._
I<lver_\'tllilil: will be expliiiilell io you leil we i'l~.nl'll till- lloils--__ lliit :llw;lys nlenliler this, Mins I-‘loruilccz Yun. re everytlliillx ill this 'iviilir \\'i,-rid to
your futher. You will lievl-r klluiv the
isery and Iolleliilizss lit-_ slll`i'ei'ei| at you might not lllive one hour of
cell ililruptlj/ ol` the leairiler from isis Furlo\\"s.
"'l`lint ilcpl-llils," she llnsworetl, lay- g her llaud priitcirtingly over thc
rl's.
"You could ieztvc Miss li`arlo\\°s oil
..
you for outbreaks oi vnllda..-sin. ‘iii lf’ m°m°'"7
“'I'heii _von will slay slid be Miss
orence's i'onipullioil'."'
"Gla<Iiy."
“\\"ilztt is my fntllor's illl.ine'."‘
“Iiurgl'euve, Stonlcy iiili'groiivi:,"
The l:iri's eyes will(-iii-il in it-l'i'or. ridi-_lily silo iiiirsl into a wild irciizyi uolillilllz, llcl' lleliil zlglliilut the ouillcr nl' llcl' ui'st\villli‘. icltvill-r_ 'lilo hull. lie \\':i.~i liillnlllli-d l\_\' illi- .loilcs :lp|lclll'l~tl visibly asllockcll.
We road the story ill the news-
.pf-
fi
Il l I i.li _ __ .,, - i . ,
Jones stilreii ut ills iilliltis illi.<lei'illily. 5}‘».i'>":'-f~_%" "`~l'.'i".',-3"-‘.-`{-2 -yi'-ill ‘]i,l»§;5§li'f‘l§:
...The people in those _W0 houses \\Ily? _silo iiclllulllil-il. ‘I il.i\c -_1§_t'_>u .qw ,',.___>,__, - ’-_ -:}f_~.______ .
ought ot lllin, lholigllt ot' iiiin, lie ,_,t'.T_’_;_ > ~-_.'_-_l_l; ,_,;.__,.; 3-.;.“3l__ol l'~" "W Y- "` s hurl nie ivitll iiil this ilelzli,-rt. I °°""" " " `
_ ll( __ _ _ _ _
i..v'J' __ __ _ ._ , _ ___
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_ _ li_ is _llot lol illt._ Miss lllortilil.. to _i_~-__ '__,i__-_g_ i_.,____ _- \_. um-_i' ,_mm,,ng l,_,(.i( mu, lm, S|m_1mv_
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|"lll2i‘ii<'\‘ liisseil hor it-i'vi-iltly_l
"\\`llill is your opinion iii lllr bliiler'_"': "I tliiill-1 wir lniiy hotll trust lliiil lill-
-soliil<‘l,\'_"
'i‘llcil l"loi'clll'l- beizun cxplorillu thi-
llollsi-, Suszill l'iillo\\'._-ii her <'li>si-ly. I-`lol‘i-lice pf_l‘l'cil blvilliltl lllc lilil‘l'iil‘:i, till- pi<~tlil'el~'_ in till- llraiwerii of the 'ie.-ik_ in illi: iloiikiillseii. l “Wliilt uri. _vnu hulitiilg; l`oi‘, <'liiI.I‘."’ “_-\ pIioii>i.:i‘itpli of lli_\' l'iitllci'_" liul
sill: i`0ililil iloili-_ More, illerc wort- nil plioiollluipils or nily liiilil to be touild in i~Tt:llilc_v lIl:l‘grt‘zlvc':s lloliic.
\\`Ilell -.\iortoil uuokc, llc llilturllily
ivcilt to illc dool' for thc lniirilillg pil- pel'f~i lvllirll were allvzlys plilreil ill ii "clit lille hut`ol'e (Ile Sill. Iii; yzllvileii, t;utIlei‘ed lip thc biliiillt- \\'ll.~l illiiiiil to clliilb buck into lied, lvlieil il iluuiilllle i'ull|.:Iit his diiil cyl-_ 'i`\\'r-ilty-oilc iillli-_ nies iiltcr, io iii-_ pl'i-l:i'_~i_-, Ito i'zll1 lip tili- -*i10Df= of lilo lliii‘l:i‘cilv-_i honiii iiiiii ruiii;
tilciiliril .Ioilt~.s, iii wlionl the i'cpoi‘tor- liild lil-_vor paid :lily p;ll'tit'lllilr ittti-il-l tion. b‘olill\lio\\' Joli'_~:= illlviiys nlallilgi-il '
llcvel' Ivilvo _\'uil uiltil you lllld _\'l>llr[i'eporter. “Ile never lllelliiolleii tho
to stlind in Sl1zlilou'is_ I
per," suid the older \voliluii. hcl' own
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iilct lo lite, ililil svifve been lolzivtlicr ill sonic light pl;l<-os."
“Ile llevoi' iliclltlfilii-ll it to rl'l§'fillt‘.
blil lilo." .Ions-s zlizuiil xeclilt-il to rc- ilect. Al lzisl he rillseii his gillncl- lil the rt-pol‘tiir. “_-\ri~_ you willing lo wuit
for _I gl-out ._i_,_~_\._ ‘lm mnl ,__U,~y'_i" _(.ii,LTll l’r'iiir<_il`i"_,; xliliirililviit the __nii:+ _ _ _ _ _
ii'~__-in lily i'i-niiiiitg nil tile dlvllll. illi‘l'e \yi:..i to mt- iii-i'. liliiililnl,
"II illere is oilie," llllsi\vel'eil ;\'ol‘loil I
\'iill his llsllill mliilioll
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__ _ _ _ _ i.p. _ . _ . iii (;i lily \t.i>i-il ol ilollor _Will slilili ___\l___ M- ___i______mr_,S____ Shu \__.___\. _._,__H_._.i_I_
have sill-Ii it rtoi'_\' ills you ill'-\'t‘r ilri-:init of, ii' you will piwliilkiii- not to ilivlilgif-il it till the zlppoiiltcil time."
“I zlgrreef' “The peilce :lllil ll:lppillii:~'.s ol tliil.'.|
rrllilil ticpoililis llpoli lion' _voll lic(-ip _v<iilt‘.j lv oi'll 'i'l
Your illilstor ktlcu' ills-_ llc liili-_\v nlso tliill l :iiii noi it lllllll who priiiii-'
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islrri lii:llti_\'. .\o\\' illti'oiIllt'ii ini: to tilt* piipi-i', iiii-I rt-iiii till- Iii-ai-iiilll iiliiiwltl-il: lil
‘ " _“.\i-i'i:lllliit pivlii-il up li-i' out lit .<i~:l_‘ "Iio\\' illil _\'oil Iiilow tliill she wus G
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tliiilullli iz
\\'itll pliliil i'i'-illrtliiivu .loileri wi-ill
:-Iioili thi' lli‘|`ziii'. I\`i>l‘ioll pill xi ilfi'/.vii porfilili-iul'y iillcszt ions to lllc i:ii'i. \\`liut llc was lil .~iczli'l'll oi' was not lil-ws but the soiillil ol' lit-i' voice. lil tiiill iitlili't<.-i' ol' iiil hour ill- foil his hcilrt
till' iiiiai iitlrick iiiiiiii the rviiininiiilr W, _
distuilcl-_ Ile sllizceiliul ill rellclliilg the desk but lie could not have litir- i'i-il illi incll illriiicr. 'l‘hi-_ hitlr oil his _ iii-iid wits iluiilp with :iweot and ills ilililiis were cluiiliny. _ When he i'elt sircligili rf-.lili'llIill-i. lie
lifted the tclepllolle ot‘i` the hook witll his teeth.
“Ci-lit_ral_ tfentruil i`iill UW ii0\iI‘0
to coine to this iliiiuiier lit once; H81" i<riiave's house, Rivorilllit-_ Tell tlleln to break in."
“\Vllere's your gag?" “'1‘hero wasn't ally." _ “Then wily didn‘t you yell for heIp'." "Tho thieves iureil our uel$\\\i0\'S
:lway from town. The piitrolmiln who wiliks this beat is iioiliili and gagged and is probably reposlng liiiiik of the
billboard in thc next, block."
“Murphy you watch this mon wliile_
'I make a cull oil the iioigililors_" snid‘ the oiileer who seonieil to he in ilu- thority. When he returned lie WHS frowning seriously. “We’d better tel- Uiillolle to the precinct io sollrvil for lionnison. There’s ilobotii' iii ii0m“- I" either house and t.liere'li iloiiody biwk of the billboards. Untie the iiiiiii. When this was done, the otilcer sind! "N0w. tell us what's Illlnvrileili “""
don‘t forget any of the details." _
Jones told is simple and convliii-ing
story; il wa; go gimple and i-ollvilll'- fill! that the police believed it with out question. _
"Well, if that nin`t the illnit! l)iil_
You hear any autos olltside?"
"l ilon't recollect nsiii J°“°,'f!
stretching his legs gratefully." W|\ii~
“The auto bandits held uP il "“"k
messenger today emi sol. itwio' with twenty thousand. Whenever li ilmu draws down a big sum they Seem t" know about lt. Anil say. MHFDNY- °“" “D and have the river l>0""-0 ‘wk "‘" for e new tangled airsliln- \_'_°‘“' '““°` ter may have been rescued. tllfninfl lo Jones. ,,.
"lf I were only sure oi that. sir.__ When the police took themselves 0 Jones proceeded to act tiiwil UWT” plane ieiii down by Hersreiw W Y that night. When this was done he sought me bed and tell eiiieev. the sleep or the exhausted. When Har~
i 'ii-I ‘ ~< i'i>i‘ -'llc \\'u<; iloi thi- z\_i'i't- hill
lzlt was sliiiiril-_iii lol' .\'ol'linl.,iilis;ll.l.t-s. |li\l‘c_ just ::llllir'i im,
iil cii'cles, und lilo <-Iliei`:. of the rival _\ sill",-is imiriill: tlicil' lluir, W'llzlt_ £1 3 .=.iiil'_vI I~`tiili' izollinlilis on illi- iirst piigin ilit-il lwii lvholi- |>li¥r0_-= i-luiiillly. :I
_ _ _ .\ll=I ilil iiiu iiliiliiell lie ceiiscil lwiillli iiliiiiil, ililt us he still stliiiil d to .-:iiiilc and r-iiilr'klf'_ iii liit- .»i~.lii¢i\i_' .='Ii<_- :lid ilol <ilisci've illf'
In till- li\‘ili_L§ roolll oi' till- I-‘riiii-i-ss _mii._n~ of his l';\l~i~_
wus: rio i'lg:il‘i't llillwc-ell livr Weil Simp-
l\i-- l!i'iiii'iis>; l’t-i'ii:olT, iliir illuiiit-il .st llililli- Ilziii iwiui (ligzl Illllsilltill; bull
iiiillww ol' llllit lu i'el‘_ :litlri-:I rl-n.lil_\‘_ “I wish to see the
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Will,-ll I’.l‘uiilt- clllue lil he foiillil hi-l' i-I
ill'i-lliliillg with lluli' closed r‘_vt-fi.. Ili-_ iioilrisllod ilil evi-ilii::I, ili‘\'.'.~‘piipt-i'. iii
“ili;','il, cvt-il the host oi' il.-a liiilki
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lllisf ~'l`hi‘ ltilrlsinil ilwopli-ll thi- iii-\\'\‘-i
tliiilr. :li=I:iil`i- i`l‘iiili lriilllli1-it-;.liii~l'_ Illlll Il- livi- llioilrlzillil iii l'll:~ll ill ills' |\i-i'l<i'l.'._"
"Iluii;li‘i:\‘i‘ i:.s<'ilpt'il." ill "Noi ilt~i'l-e'._s'llriiy," silo rirplii-il. "Ii lil
il \\-_M [l;;l'gl‘l-il\'i‘ lic \\'olllll lllivl- Ililtl _ Iillll wus ll .<lill'_\' llll its own. l.l\iCl‘ O
iiiilri- llliiii live tiloilsltllil lil his pot' ,I
_I _ to my .vi-i-ing her? lily maiden name ""’“’ “‘~‘ “"“* *"°“““ his “""i‘ ”"“'-""'"“ -' ' ~ - - ~~~-------- \'-'gill Uilr1i_l’u;ililliii. v011~=1u lu Klilrlflili the princess "wfyll be back within
i will- ol' htliiiloy llzi1‘greuve_ I lim. it half an noun pu te" mem wha; 1
“\\`lluiil do you wish to see. mail- C0mpa“i_,n_ The _wo conferred for a
“I\Ii.~is llilrgl'ezlve_ i`m alll olil friend __
“'|`llei'e is ilo such ptirsoll hero.” ,_ “'l`o wlliiiil, then, flows this hat be
iiloliieilt. One cllaliceil to look into
he nilrror. He saw the bright eyes
of thi- princess gazing intelligently lu-
li his. “i'in atriiid we'll have to ask you to
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“iii-' S11” -*elim ‘i““‘l5- Nl( “avail iii-roillpaily us to the station. miss.
l-l'll1tlliliiloieilily iiiwilrii the hill
“‘.\'lly 7" _ “Sonic tecilnicslities. We must have
.loile`s lips tigliieiieil. "'i`llill belongs Home moi cf your right to be in this
_ _ _ _ li
lu Miss (tray ii klllii oi protege of h0uSe_ S0 gm. as we have |eamed_
llurlsrczlvc was unmarried. It will
"Iil<lee'lI You llitve no objectiolls Lake hula few min“'_e,_"
"And I will accompany you." said
oil will u'i\i_2ll the lllalliir carefully, knowi-
lciilil of limit." 'I`i> .ioilos it \'.':l.=; as it' ice llnil slid- _ onli' iwiriiv illto 1'oiit.'u't with ills I
“li” _viiii will siltlc <-xzicily wily _voli __
"‘_'iili :.i-ciil to licism-:.41 ulltllorit_\"."` H "Yi-It iii:iil:iiii_ iiiisiiliite iiutiioi'ity." ._
Jones, ln the hall. caught sight of
lic reporter coming up the steps.
lei-e was sonic one wllom hc could cpcud upon.
"\\'hy. i\ir. Norton!" Tin- reporter eyed the princess in liiiizclllclli. “lou look surprised. Naturally- I in ii miiisill ot' Miss Florence's mo- iic-i'. You might say that l am her
_-ill-s pl'i'iiilii'- ii his iliiciliilit-lit lilid pre- mmh H-S u small w0,.\d_ isnq it? Bm
'liti-.I it iii iicr.
if \-:fshiilg could poison the reporter
"’i`i-ri'-‘ 1'-‘ i=<> “HW iii lim'-` “fir wi.-_.lil have tiled that moment.
'i _ lluro lolil will wily." d
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"\\'lio :irc you and what are you oiiig here?" one of the detectives de~
ii il I “\'i~i'_\' uf-li, l-.iu'iilill. \\ ily lizld tllcy m_mded_
it li-l.'_:',r;i|lIli\ii the chilli, i-veil oil the
“I inn oin to ask that very ques-
. _ __ _ K S i ll;li_ to it-liliil lo I-.iiiou s. Ile ion of _V_,u_-- Bald Norton ul-bane1y_
ii -_\' iiiiliiilll: oi’ this ivliinzlil, lvluxtller l
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i'i-1 frililllellly. _
“\\-'Q ure from lieadquarters." re- lied line, showing his badge. “\\'iint lleiulquarters? What are they siting you to do?" he said to Flor-
IICII.
“'l‘ht-y say I must go to the pollcc
Iliil :.il-- wil.; i'i-oily. I rliii lliit. Ilut _imlkm with ,hemp
l' di-:lili ill' Mr. lI:i.i'i:l'i-:i\'i~ lirolilxlit .»_ _-\nli liliit yolitllfill hut ill the 0
“Nut the least in thc world," laugh- il the reporter. “You two clear out l' here as fast as your riiscaily legs
shall show _you some papers UI’ my can (_m.__V .mL 1 donit know what
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viiilng iniln. So mlicil the worse tor you ii' you uleildlc. Take YOUNG" L>l`t`!"
“_-lil ill good time." "iii-rv Jcuner, you take clitlrgo of
‘K-.i~.’f'>.ii"t T5. ._ we- thi- giri_,i'll Iiondle this guy. Ile shall
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Wliut followed would always be
vivliliy renieilllieroil by Florence, fresh from ilu. pence and happiness oi her
ponoilt down. llc rose und for a mom- i.-ilt the rooni seemed full oi legs and iirnls and panting mon. A foot trlP' perl up Norton and he went down un- der tile hostile deteotivc._ He HEVGI' Sli.-ipl\l'\eii that the tripping loot was not ll<'clilt‘iltal. Ile was too busy-
Tho other nlnil dragged l"\0l'6l1C°
loiviird the hull, hut there the peace- l`ill butler vntcrcd into the ileld of ac- tion with a very unattractive automa- tic. Tho detective threw up his hands. The striigizli- wi-ni on in the librnrY~ A trick iii jill-jiisu brought B\l0\ll !\\8 iliiwilfali oi .\1ortou`s man and Nor- ton run into the liiili to aid Jones. I-Io si-uri-in-il thi- iietoi-tive's pockets and .si-rlireil thc revolver The result ol nil this wus that two bogus detectives _Wm fminil themselves In charge of two poiii-r~llleil_ und they were march- i-il nil' to the Station,
"Your ililveut was most providentlal.
Mr. .\'orton," said Jones in his usual colorless tones.
"i rliiiier believe so. Why iion't
you pack up und clear out for e wliilc'."`
“l am stronger in this house tllln
i-lsr-wiierr-." aiiswf-red thc butler enig- lllatically.
“Woii_ you know best." said the re-
porter.
The princess was breathing rapidly.
No, on second thought she had no
wish to throw her arms smut the reporter's neck and kiss h .
(Continued next Seturday.)
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