The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-29
Braine headed

hauled out again by the furious reporter A
band to hand fight followed and the clean
life Of the reporter told.
There, my angelic friend 7 believe that
the game is up. There is one shot left In
this automatic. If You make any attempt
to escape, III let you have it; not to kin
but to disable. You and your precious
countess will sail tomorrow morning for the
Baltic. AMI FROM there you viii go to the lea
mines He dragged his prisoner toward
tho house
Your troubles are over. my child" said
Harsreave, as he pressed Florence to his
heart
And mine have begun" murmured the
countess Bur I have still one shot
he police stool encircling her Caiol,
SIC opened Der handbag AMI too ,- rrr
handkerchief II VAS Il taIck all. ,4tvv
''N one. swiftly SIT unserewoI Size t,a Of
"er Walking Stiss ~ win lie secn now tha,
the faTylns Of II vas rot IN 4R4etation9
extracted vial ard ,hre.. 3, y;oleatl,. :,
the hoor. Aa ovrrpawcring s,.rat u.tnr filei
the ROOM. Jones. knowing low lee,.l,
vers"d bFa'he was IN oriental t,eisnns nn4
narcotics ma&c desperate hnt futile eFort
70 tear down Certain Ia tlss oy.r III.
h4Hid; but even IN tho ere-t he fngt hi,
senses going. The last he was conscious o,
was mocsn2 laugh
Rui The entrance Of Jim. ,lrasxia. Erains
after him, shocked all the banter out af ia.
countess. shc trent4 aaI ras..el nladiy
for the stairs without HI ling tbr least idea
bo" She was a. n'aunge an e~e s,se from tn.
upper stories. She bad thaus'g BFaine free.
As Size few Up The steps Gil the PAST r.
turned all her WARNINGS to that stubbora +.
man. This was the end Rtlssla
I'll" horrors Of the cold aud the deadly
damrs Of the mines forever.
Jim, still hoiiing The battered ,n.spira.
tor, watched he's his]t Ia au,aa~uent He
coa!d not understand -~eiu he pushed Brain.
into the library and the yanl>,5ne o,lor as
sailed lis nostrii~ What t%ee~ fs,tses we're
he was never TO know, bat iaey proved to
he transjtory. Five minutes Stut,ieed 10 trinr
all back 10 their senses. For tho lille they
forgot Olga
This man is mine" said Seryan. noddings
toward Braine
He's yours without ehnrge. said l,s
am an American citizen sall Drai.e
who. realizing what Tie tutufe AelI r,adil,
preferred a long prison term in America to
the horrors Of RUSSIAN exile
" Your certificate has been destrored." sail
ScrTan "aud The state department cons;s.
ers your papers void because You obtained
them Under false oaths .you are au undo-
S'rahl" citizen; and the republic is hapnr 10
learn that you viii he taken Of its hands,
And because added Norton You have Is
'aie zoe many mines in the hlackmaiiins
business. and the government does not pro.
pose 10 nave them made known to the pab-
lie through long and useless trial 1t was
a long run, Old top; hut right il right And
by the way. want you TO meet Mr.. Jed
son. formerly of Scotland Yard.
lie indicated Jones. who stsrted
YES went on the reporter. ~ recor,
rized him long ago.
~ is true, said Hargreave. taking Jones"
hand IN his own Fifteen years ago en-,
pioyed him to watch my affairs, and very
well has he done And to You. Won
"retch' turning upon the haggard Braine.
hsten; there is million, and you hive
been within foot Of it dozen times. II
mas been under your very nose Do Won
remember Poe's Puroined Letter.? h."
Under your very nose, within touch of your
hand! Now, take him away, Mr. serrsn Is
The police will be satisfied with the nr;..
oners they have"
90 presently Hargreave, Jones, Florence
ana Jim were alone That smile which had
revealed TO Florence her fathers ident,t,
s'o'e over his face again. He put his hand
on !ims shoulder and beckonsd to Fio,-
ence.
Are you really anxious to m.rrv III.
young MANI"
Florence nodded
"eh' then do so. And 90 to Europe
VITA MIN on your honeymoon; and as a
"eaoihg present to You both, for every
aohar that he has win add hundred;
ana when you get tired Of travel you VIII
both come back here to live. The Black
Hundred has ceased to exist"
!" And now" said Jones. shaking his shout
ders.
Well?" said Hargreave.
My business 10 done. Still--" Jones
paused. M
Go on" said Harsreavs soberly.
Well, the truth IL, sir. I've grown used
% you. And II you'll let mo play the butler
i'll the end shall BE- most happy
was going to suggest It."
Norton took Florence By the hand and
irew her away.
Where are you taking me?" she asked
I'm going to take this pretty hand -of
Tours and put It fiat upon 81 100000 And
z you fiOn'f helinvo II foliow M