The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-10-20

to have his daugnter once more An uIs
arms. In the turmoil of his spirit he
lost a whole minute. Suddenly q sharp
ring came. and the voice, very grave,
said:
Come! No fooling. Mr.. Grayman. ]
have your daughter right here In my
hands. No power under God can save
her il you do not answer me instantly"
Il dare not say no." thought the
Millionaire. "for all this may be true.
ri answer yes and then we shall
see"
| Accordingly he spoke the word.
81 congratulate you on your good
sense, Mr.. Grayman." came the instant
response. land OH your fatherly affee-
ton. Have no fear now Helen shall
| not be harmed unless you attempt
treachery. Remember that. Now IN
tell you how to proceed In two days
go to the bluff overlooking the Mo-
hawk river. at Tribes Hill. New York.
I'll be there. and we will arrange for
the payment Of the money and the
simultaneous delivery of the. girl at an
other place. You may come armed
II you like, but you must have no
friends on the ground. and you must
not come In an aero We will meet
alone. man. to man, and | pledge you
my word, which l have never broken
that no personal injury will be offered
to you. have your daughter, which
is all | need. | shall not gain. but
lose. by offering any violence to you.
Simply remember that there must be
no treachery. Goodby."
Mr.. Grayman called out. where are
you?" But this time there was no
response. The conversation was end
ed
The Millionaire sank back into his
chair. his thoughts still in whirl. But
he could not get away from the con.
viction that his daughter was really
The pirates prisoner. The question
was how to rescue her. There must
be- no false steps. The scoundrel had
apparently placed himself in his hands
by giving him rendezvous. But there
might be danger both to himself and
TO his daughter in trying to outwit
him. He must consult the chief Of
police.
DO you know Alfonso PaytonT' Mr..
Grayman asked as soon as the com.
missioner entered The latter stared
1umfounded.
"Payton hasn't got her. has he? Then
God help you!" he blurted out.
Yes; | fear that that Is the situa.
ton. have just had a talk with the
outlaw. who called me up by wireless
from nowhere and demanded $4,000.
900 ransom"
Ten million dollars" cried the com
missioner.
Yes. $lo,000.00O." Mr.. Grayman re.
sponded testify. do you think that
that would break me. or do you think
that my daughter is not worth it?"
Mr.. Grayman's irritation arose from
the remembrance Of Payton's insolent
tones as he had made the demand, and
the commissioner WINGED at his angry
glance. TheD be begged pardon, ex-
planning that such sums were unusual
in his arithmetic. Mr. Grayman was
Modified and proceeded to tell the
story Of the conversation by wireless.
And now | think we've got him."
he wound up.
I'm not so sure" replied the com.
missioner, who had recovered his
aplomb. alfonso Payton is the skill
fullest crook alive. He gave you fns
the air for location and told you to re-
spond 'undirected. didn't hep
He did"
well, he always does. You see, this
wireless telegraph and telephone bust
ness is an enormously powerful lever
in his hands. In former times kid
napers had to write letters. and letters
can be traced. but Payton carries his
victims Off in a swift aero that nobody
has ever been able to follow-a perfect