The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-08-01


reporters were banging away nj
their typewriters. and intermin'
Cling You could hear the ceRhclesS
elickety.click from the telegraph
room.
The managing editor came out OF
his office and approached tho desk
OF the night city editor,
Editorial page gone down
Twenty minutes ago" said the
night city editor.
Il wanted a stick on that Pan
anna rumpus."
Too late"
where's Jim Nortonf"
AT he Chamber OF Commerce
banquet. The major Is going 10
throw a bomb into the cnemy's
camp"
Nothing on the Hargreave
stuff"
mo. Guess I'd better put that in
the cubbyhoIc, He's dead.
NO will found yet7''
Not piece as big as a postage
Stang"
THAT will leave the girl In a
tough place. No will. no birth Ger
tificate; and worst OF all. no photo
graph OF the old man himself.
don't SEQ why Jim sidestepped this
affair. He is the only man In town
who knew anything about Har'
EreRve."
"He hasn't given II up. but he
wants to cover II In his own way.
turn the yarn over when he's got u
no false alarms"
"Ah, SO that's tho gamer
Yes: and Jim IL the sor, every
paper needs. when the time comes
the story turns up. II there Ia one
Here he IL now. Loks like an actor
Here he Is now. Looks like an actor
looking chap. though"
Norton came In through the outer
gates. lie was In evening clothes.
top hat. A dead cigarette dangled
between his lips
How much do you wantT" asked
the night city editor
Column and a half
''off with your glad rags"
Anything good ?" asked the man
aging editor
The lid has been jammed on
tight. No wine In any restaurant
after | o'clock There'll be round
up OF every gunman In town"
Good work. Go 10 II"
II was l o'clock when Norton
turned In his last sheet OF copy and
started for home Just outside the
entrance TO the building n man with
SLOUGH nat drawn down over his
eyes stepped forward.
MIR. Norton
Yes" Norton stepped back. sus-
piciously.
The other chuckled. raised and
lowered his hat swiftly.
Good Lord" murmured tho re-
porter
"will you take ride with me in a
TAXI"
IAN the way TO Syracuse. II you
say so. Well. I'll be tinker DAMNED
mo names. pleasei
What took place In that taxicab
was never generally known. But nj
10 o'clock the next morning Norton
surprised the elevator boy by going
out. Norton proceeded downtown 10
the National bank. where he depos-
tied ST.. 900 In bills OF large demon.
nations. The teller had some diffi-
Guilty In counting them. They stuck
together and retained the sodden ap'
pearance OF money recently sub
merged.
Florence was delighted at the idea
OF coaching party. Often during
her school girl days she had seen
the fashionable coaches go careen-
ing along the road. with the sharp.
clear note Of the bugle rising above
the thunder OF hoofs and rafting of
wheels. Jones was not enthusiastic !:
neither was he n killjoy.
But you are to go along, too.
said Florence.
IL, Miss Florencef"
THE countess invited you es.
pecially. You will 20 with a ham
per"
"Ah, in my capacity as butler:
very good, Miss Florence" To her
he gave no sign Of his secret salts
faction.
The hour arrived, and the gay
party bowled away. They wound In
and out of the streets toward the
country to the crack Of the whip
and tho blare OF the horn. Flor.
enee's enjoyment would have been
perfect had II not been fog the abb
sence OF Norton. Why hadn't he
been invited7 She did not ask be-
cause she did not care to disclose
to the countess her interest in the
reporter They were nearing the
limits OF the city when the coach
was forced to take sharp turn to
avoid an automobile in trouble. The
man putterlng at the engine raised
his head. II was Norton. and Flor
cnce waved her hand vigorously.
"A coaching party" he muir
INJURED; "and our Uncle James was
not invited Oh, very Welt" He
laughed. and suddenly grew seri-
Gus. IL would not hurt to find out
where that coach was going.
He set to work savagely. located
the trouble, righted II. and set off
for the Hargreaye home. He found
Susan and bombarded her with
questions which to Susan came
with the rapidity OF rain upon the
roof.
80 Jones went along2"
I'm his capacity OF butler only"