The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1911-11-24


| pressed me-"
HAS 1t, thought" replied Payton.
"I'm glad to hear that you are SO rea-
| sonable aud so open to conviction.
knew you would not like to run the
risk of misalliance for your daugh-
ter It's n great pity, too. but see
have no chance against all those
counts and dukes"
mo more personalities. II you
please" said Grayman. II prefer to
talk business"
Excellent again. exclaimed Pay.
ton. "Bnt. remember. no fooling this
time. won't put up with 1t again. II
you will bring the money to-
YWait moment" interrupted Gray
man. mindful OF the secretary's In
junction. 81 am involved in trans
actions Of the utmost Importance
which absolutely forbid my absence
just now. can't tell yet exactly when
can get away. but 1t will be very
soon, Suppose, You call me up again
tomorrow. By that time I'll know
when ] can leave my affairs and we
can Ok a date"
II Payton felt a momentary doubt
he apparently quickly dismissed It. for
in half a minute he replied: Good.
You'n hear from me tomorrow at the
same hour"
AS soon as the conversation was
ended Mr.. Grayman called up the sec.
rotary Of the treasury in Washington.
''So- be exclaimed as soon as Gray.
man had told him what had Just &C.
Cured. ''Then the nibbling has begun
again already. Well. we must hook
the fish this time. Only twenty-four
hours. you say. wish It had been
longer. but perhaps 1t will suffice.
shall know as soon as see my young
to me this afternoon. His name. by
the way. is Allan-Lieutenant John
Allan. want you to know that. for
I stake my reputation that he will
render you service that you'll never
forget We are going to bring Alfonso
Payton's career to sudden end"
II the secretary talked more conf.
IDENTIFY than he felt 1t was only in or
der to enhearten his friend. and in
that he succeeded.
1t was Payton's business to suspect,
and he was an adept in suspicious
that count. He knew that Mr.. Gray
man was laying another trap. but In
this case he had no spies to aid him,
and he couldn't have guessed from
Mr.. Grayman's words what the trap
would be. because the Millionaire did
not know himself
When ] reached Secretary Gran
tham's Office in response to an impera-
tive summons had not the remotest
idea of what 1t meant.
Lieutenant Allan" he began, II
have seen you several times, have
heard good reports Of you. and don't
mind telling you now that have
formed good opinion Of You. I am
about to put you 10 lie lest am
come Nto think that you can hold your
tongue"
The, secretary had never spoken to
me like that before.
IL believe I can, sir.
Very good. 1t is quite necessary in
this case. The daughter of William |
Grayman, the New York Millionaire.
has been stolen by the pirate Alfonso |
Payton. want you to find her and
to capture or kill him"
1t was indeed thunderbolt For a
minute i did not know what to say.
At last I stammered: -'t
But, Mr.. Grantham. how can find
herr"
Ibid you not tell me not long ago
about an invention of yours for find
Ing INDICATED origins or something
Of that kind?"
81 believe I did. sir" I replied.
CLEAN of Intelligence as to his drift
coming into my mind.
II thought so. Well, an opportunity
s now presented to try the value Of
your invention. You know probably
hat Mr.. Grayman is my particular
friend. Everybody"-with a smile
seems to be aware of that. I am GO
ng to aid him to find his daughter
Ind to punish her abductor with all
he power of the service. and l am
,oing to put you in command. under
ny personal directions"
But what shall do?"
Listen" Then he went on to tell
ne of the abduction. of the demand
made upon Mr.. Grayman. of the COM
from Payton. of the abor-
i've enterprise of the police and of the
apparent impossibility of locating the
coundrel and his prisoner