Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-09-19
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Hut I'm a man and can dodge quick he
laughed picking mp his hat
"what a horrid thing money isl 10 badnf
any money, nobody would bother me
al would" he smiled lie wAatc, 10 kl--
her, but the ,trOsl Jones migl, h. walehinz
IRON the windows; aud 50 be paited her hand
instead and WALKED down the gruvcled psth 10
the stneet
II was diiiicut wurh for Florrnc, 10 risy At
friendship, She was like her father she dil
not bestow Il on every ont, Ehe had given her
friendship to the nueiisn, tho first real bls
friendship in her lfe, and she had bceo roughly
disillusloned. But II the countess could act,
SO could she and Of the two her acting was
the most consummnte. The could auile aud
hugh and j,st all the while her heart was
burning with wrath
One Nay, a week or 10 after her meeting
with Norton In tho summer house, Olga ~.
rived, beautifully eowned, handsome ~ ever.
There wRS not the least touch Of the adven
turcU In her makeup Florence had just re-
ceIved some mail, and shc bad dropped the let
ters on the library table to greet the countess
She had op.n,d them, but bad not yet looked
at their cuntcntA
They were chatting pleasantly about in
consequent things, when the maid came m aud
asked Florence to come to Miss Susan's room
for a moment Florence excused herself,
.hok
got ths mail
rs sooo Ss size was gone the countess, Ger
uiu that Jones was not lurking about picked
UP the letters and calmly examined their con
tents; and among them she found this re-
marknble document. " Dear daughter have
mover seen; ] must turn the treasure over
60 you. Meet me at 8 In the summer bousn
Tel no one Ss my lilo Ia In danger Your
loving father"
The countess could have laughed aloud She
Sw this man ParoH's hand; and mere was
tho chance to befoo ind bumihate him aud
send him OF packing u bis cold and mis-
crable country. She Ind made up once NJ
Florence. and she conld easily do so again
The only thing that tcuubl hcr was The
fact that sho did not lrpsv whether Florence
had read the letter or not Tins, she did not
dare destroy IT, She FIRST thought Of chaag
Ing the clock thrn abe concud' d to drop tbs
letter cmcty where size Ind found il snd
trust to luck.
When Florrnce returned she explained that
hcr nbhence had been due TO some trnng
household affair.
said the Russians come primarily 20
usk you to tea tomorrow, where they dance.
n you like you may ash Mr. Norton TO 20
along begin to observe that you two are
rather fond Of one another"
90. Mr. Norton Is just a valuable friend
returned Florence win smile that quite
deceived the other woman shah he glad
To 90 to the tea But shall not prUmIse
TO dance"
Not with Mr., Nortou1" archly
Reporter never dance themselves; they
mike others danen luste,tJ"
- sban hnve to ten That" declared rns
eUrntcm; and abe langhed uults honestly
Then ! bave said something wittyfT
-lDdced you have; and n b. not only witty
but truthful I'm afraid you're deeper thsn
the rest Of hive my idea Of"
Perhaps Mm,7 ihougbt Iclorcpe-; VI
least, deepeI than yon believe"
Whep the eonpteSs nuttersd down 10 her
limousine Florence hated tho sight ~
and drOve away F1orenes remembered her
letters And when SDe cnme to the one pnr
porting 10 Sc from her fnther che rend u
carefully beDt her head IN thought, and 6Dnt
~ destroyed the misHve, absolutely confident
that II was only trap, and no, very well
conceived st that Norton had given bs.
plenty Of rrAxous for believing Sll sosa lel
ters to be forEereA Her father, " he really
wished to Gee her, woald enter the house, BE-,
wonld not write An, when wonid III, rso
fnal fnther of berR 50 myslerion slweysi
lowering ncar, always unseen7
II must have been an amusing adventure
for the countess To steal into the summer
house and wait there, not knowing Flo.
renee bad advised JONES or the reporter ~
caught, she had her excuses paroG, tho
confident however appeared sho,tIy after.
my chidl" whispered the man
And olgn SiAed lspebi bu' to him "
Duuded like n sob.
am worn ont" be enid. - ON tired
Of the game Of hide and Hsah-"
You viii pot have TO play the Eame long, -
Thought Olga.
The money " hidden In nay ofhce do~i,
town And We m1si go there at nnrs When
we return we win paeh up and leave fo'
Europe I've longed 10 see ron SOL
You poor fool And p,ey sept you to
sipersede LcoI- sss mnsed
She played out the farce to the very end
She permitted herself 10 be- pInioped and