The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-08-08

OF those things: bu, n YOU had re-.
NAMED unattached up TO 81. aa |
have, the thought OF saving might
never have entered your head, A
man IN my present condition. FIN.
ancially. has no right to think OF
matrlmony"
1T might be the saving OF YOU
II YOU met and married tho right
woman"
But the right woman might BE-
heiress 60 millions. And a poor
devil like me could not marry a
giri with money and hang onto his
self.rcspect"
"Truo. Hut thero are always ex.
captions 20 all rules In life. except
those regarding health. A healthy
man is normal man. and a normal
man has no right 20 remain single.
You proved yourself man this
afternoon. considering that you did
not know occupied the wheel seat.
Come 10 think Il over. you really
saved the day. You gave ME the
opportunity OF steering straight FOR
the police station. Well. goodby."
Queer duckl" mused the report.
or as. after tclephonlng. he headed
for his office Queer duck. indeed'
What a game II was going TO bel
And this man Jones was playing II
like n master. IL did not matter
that some one else laid down the
rules. Il was tho way In which they
were interpreted.
Braine heard OF tho failure. The
Black Hundred was finding Its
stock far below par value Four
valuable men locked up In the
Tombs. awaiting trial. TO say moth
Ing OF tho seven gunner gathered
In at the old warehouse. Braine
began 90 suspect that his failures
were less due to chance than 10
calculation. that nj last he had en-.
countered a mind which anticipated
his every move He would have
recognized this fact earlier had II
not been that revenge had tempo
rarity blinded him. Tho spirit OF
revenge never makes for mental
clarity.
There was a meeting that night
OF the Black Hundred. -Four men
were told off. and they drew their
chairs up TO vroon's table for In
structions. Braine sat ut VroonS
elbow. These four men composed
the most dangerous quartet In
New York city. They we're as dar-
ing as they were desperate. They
were the men who held up bank
messengers and got away with
thousands. They had learned to
swoop down upon their victims As
the hawk swoops down upon the
heron. The newspapers referred
To them as the auto bandits" and
the men took deal OF pride In the
furore they had created
vroon went over tho Hargreave
case infinitely; he left no detail
unexplained. Biuntiy and frankly.
the daughter OF Stanley Hargrcave
must DO caught and turned over to
the care OF the Black Hundred. II
must be quick action. Four vaiu-
able members were In tho Tombs.
They might or might not weaken
under police pressure. For the
first time in its American career
the organization stood facing actu-
al peril: and It's one possible
chance OF salvation lay In the fact
| that no ones face was known 10
his neighbor. He. Vroon. and the
boss alone knew who and what
each man was. But the plans. the
ramifIcations OF the organization
might become public property: and
that would mean an end TO an ex-
ceefingiy profitable business.
The daughter OF Hargreave rode
horseback early every morning.
She sought the country road. She
was invariably attended by tho rid.
ing master OF a school near by.
/ you four will mako your own
plans"
IF she should be iniured?"
Avoid II. II possible"
We have free hand7"
Absolutely"
we risk bad fall from her
horse. II it's spirited one"
Pretend breakdown In the
road" interpolated Braine. AS
they approach. draw and order
them 70 dlsmount. That method
viii prevent any accident"
We'll plan II somehow. II looks
easy"
Nothing ia easy where that girl
is concerned. A thousand eyes
seem to be watching her slightest
move"
We shan't leave anything ~
J chance. How many days will you
give us7"