The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-07-26
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but once and lie wore. beard then,
the captains description did not tally.
with my recollection"
THANK Cod" But what is the
trap?"
= II propose to find ont Who is back
Of all this, who Hargreave's enemies
are"
Norton returned to hts rooms. there
TO await the call from Grannis. He
was sorry. but IL Jciles would not take
him into the fullest confidence. he
must hold himself to blame for any
blunder lie (Norton) made or course,
he could readily understand Jones'
angle Of vision. He knew. nothing of
the general run OF reporters: he had
heard Of them by Tumor aliu. uistrust-
I'd them. He was not aware or the
fact that the average reporter carries
more secrets In his head than prime
minirier. II was, then,rup DO him to
set about to allay this sdlssrust and
gain the mans complete confidence
Meanwhile that same morning a
pretty young woman. boarded the
Orient and asked 10 be led to the cap
tain. Her eyes were reds she had evil
IDENTIFY been weeping. When the cap
tain, susceptible like all sailors, saw
her his promises to Norton took
wings. s..,faa..-.
This Is Captain Hagan ?' she asked,
balling the handkerchief she held In
her hand. "a, ,ss,at, !, -
Yes. miss. What can do for
you?" He put his hands dEmbarras-.
sedly into his pockcts:Ai felt the
crisp bills. But for that magic touch
he would have forgotten --lais- lines
He squared his shoullers.--.-.-. :,
II have every assurn9ee ,tilat the
man YOU picked up at beatis hy, faith
CT am Florence Hargreave. Tell
me everything" t.ul nG:.
TIL ::7tci.'s very blundertng de-
ct.vti he. i,sn ii>'@n
49, w" she hustled down the
~. ..::.i!. a:.;l headed for that ware
house. He had package which he
was as tender of as II It had Been dy-
Mantle ;iaA q.
!hch:; rcu!" impulsiyeIy.,
"A man has to do his dneyfmfss. A
sailors always glad TO rescue q man
% : akwardly. 49, h,os, 4 ts
E'atn she finally went down the
ed was almost es loud as the exhaust
from the donkey engines which were
working out the crates 'of 'leA5qns from
the hold.
Maybe she is his daughtfrsthut two
!,or californian. ,sii2i' i.si
Then Grannis came nanl for his.
TROUBLES. What was d idhap 48aH6 when
pretty girl appealed to -hitaT
II am sorry, miss, buttI tanis, give
you that package. gayeffha mansa
receipt and I'LL 6 is present III - me
the package must remain iii yonder
safo. You understand enough about
business to realize that did; mot
solicit the job 1t was hftst upon
me. I'd give q hundred sdblihrs II the
| blame thing was out of my SAFE You
sny 1t Is your fortune. THAI hasn't
been proved. It mny. be agdnpoWller
Or dynamite. I'm sorry, but You will
have to find your father and bring
the receipt iiuid ttrs
The young woman LETT itha rwarel
house, dabbling her eyes with the sod-
den handkerchief. IL, s..
~ wonder" unused Granhtssas he
watched her from the window. ,"I
wonder what the deuce that chap Nor
ton Is up to. The girl might have
i,cen the mans daughter.A..' ;...s!..
Good Lord. what an AIS amt There
wasn't any mani" And 30 h6'feaohed
for the telephone. aYa DnfIl5y5:.4
Immediately upon receipt ,dQh the
message the reporter set bis HAchin-
cry In motion. - ..s,.t:: 4,
On the morrow the newspapefs had
scareheads about an attempt Io-run the
Duffy warehouse. 1t appeAfedt that
the police had been tipped Ttsorehand j
and were on the grounds, fnctinte to Z
gather In several notorious. glinmen.
who. under pressure, OF the third de-.
gree vowed that they had been hired
/. and paid by q man In a mask and had
not the slightest idea what he wanted i
them to raid s .a.s uiT...4 #,
Norton was in fine tempecipAfter
all his careful planning hei haHr GAIN
ed nothing, absolutely nothing. But
wait; he had gained something; the !.
bitter enmity OF cunning and; ides-s
perate man. who had been forced tes'
rumain hidden under the pier tilt al
most dawn. s,sI.u es.i. ~.
TO BE CcNTINUEDlESlft.
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