The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-09-05

Susan see any sign OF weakness In
him.
So the reporter had found her.
and she was safe and sound and
on her way 10 New York; Know.
Ing by this time something of tn.
reporters courage. he was eager 10
learn how the event had come
about When he had not heard n
telephone message from Norton In
IS hours. he had decided that the
Black Hundred had finally sue
ceeded In getting hold of him. IL
had been something OF blow; for
while he looked with disfavor upon
that which was intended for his
charge. he appreciated the fact that
Norton was n staff 10 lean on. and
had behind him all the power OF
the press. which included the priv.
ilege OF going everywhere. even II
one could not always get back.
As he folded the telegram and
put II into his pocket. he observed
the man with the opera glasses
over the way. He shrugged. Well.
let him watch TIN hts eyes dropped
out OF his head. he would see only
that whihc was Intended for his
eyes. Still. II was irkBoms 20 feel
that. no matter when or where you
moved. watching eyes observed and
chronicied these movements.
Suddenly. not being devoid of a
sense OF dry humor. Jones stepped
over to the telephone and called
up her highness the Princess
Perigoff.
Who Ia IT,"
He was forced 10 admit. however
reluctantly. that the woman had a
marvelously fine speaking voice.
1T is Jones. madam"
'Jones7'
Mr.. Hargreave's butler.
madam"
"ol You have news OF Flor.
ence7"
Yes" II viii be an embar.
RAISING day for humanity when
some one invents a Photographic
apparatus by which two persons at
the two ends OF the telephone may
observe the facial expressions OF
each other.
What Is TT Tell me quickly"
Florence has been found, and
she is on her way back to New
York. She was found by Mr.. Nor
ton, the reporter"
Il am so glad Shall I come up
at once and have you tell me tho
whole amazing story7"
TT would be useless, madam, for
I know nothing except what I
learned from a telegram | have
Just received. But no doubt some
time this evening you might risk n
call"
Ring up tho instant she returns.
Did she say what train7"
mo, madam" lied Jones, smiling.
He hung up the receiver and
stared at the telephone as II he
would force his gaze in and
through II to the woman at the 9th.
er end. Flesh and blood Well,
greed was stronger than that.
Treacherous cat! Let her play; let
her weave her nets, dig her pits.
The day would come. and Il was
not far distant, when she would
find that the mild-eyed mongoose
was just as deadly as the cobra,
and far more cunning.
The heads OF the Black Hundred
must be destroyed. Those were
the orders. What good To denounce
them, to send them 10 a prison
from which. with the aid OF money
and a tremendous secret political
pull, they might readily find their
way out? They must be exterminat.
ed, as one kills off the poisonous
plague rats OF the Orient A won.
an? In the law OF reprisal there
was no sex.
Shortly after the telephone cpl
sode (Which rather puzzled the
princess) she received a wire from
/. Braine, which announced the fact
that Florence and Jim had escaped
} and were coming to New York or
train No. 25. and advising her to
meet the train en- route. She had
, to fly about TO do II.
When Capt. Bannock released
, Braine, he had been In no enviablt
frame OF mind. Tricked, fooled by
the girl. whose mind was as un
= clouded az his owni She had sue
ceeded ia bribiDg a coal stoker