The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-12-17

! at once. Be very careful; play tn
game only as you know how to play 1,
And II Hargreave is alive, we win. TIC
morrow morning, early. Tears of an
guish, and all that. Sailors are cas-,
when q woman weeps. No color. re
member; just the yellow wig and tn,
salient features. Now, by-byH
Aren't you going to kiss me, Leo?
He caught her hands. There is 8
species of Delilah about you, Olga. A
kiss tonight from your lips would snip
my locks; and I need a clear head.
Whether we fail or win, when this
game is played you shall be my wife"
He kissed the hands and strobe out
into the hall.
The woman gazed down at her small
white hands and smiled tenderly. THE
tigress has her tender moments!) He
meant it!
She went into her dressing room and
for an hour or more worked over her
face and hair, till she was certain that
if the captain of the ship described her
to anyone else he could not fail to give
fair description of Florence Har-
greave.
But Norton reached the captain first.
Other reporters had besieged him. but
they had succeeded in gathering the
vaguest kind Of information. Thew had
no description Of Hargreave, while;
Norton had. Before going down to the
boat, however, he had delved into the
past OF the Princess Olga Perieoff. II
cost him pocketful OF money, but the
end justified the means. The princess
had no past worth mentioning. Bv
piecing this and that together he he.
came assured that she had told the
simple truth regarding the relationship
to Florence's mother. A cablegram |
had given him all the facts in her his.
tory; there were no gaps or discrep-
ancies. It read clear and frank. Trust
Russian secret agent to know what
he was talking about.
SO Norton's suspicions-and he had,
entertained some-were completely;
luiied to sleep. And he wouldn't have
doubted her at all except for the fact
That Braine had been with her when
ne had introduced Hargreave. Har-
greave had feared Braine; that much
ne reporter had elected from the but
er. But there wasn't the slightest
evidence. Braine had been In New
York for nearly six years. The princess
lad arrived In the city but year gone.
ma Braine was q member of several
ashionable clubs, never touched cards.
no seldom drank. He was an expert J.
ness player and q wonderful amateur
illiardist. Perhaps Jones, the taciturn
nd inscrutable. had not told him all :
e knew regarding his masters past.
Veil, well; he had In his time un.;
angled worse snarls. The office had
arned him loose. free lance. to-
andle the case az he saw at, to turn !.
the story when II was complete.
But what story It was going to be-
men ne cleared 1t up! The more mys, !"
Tying 1t was, the greater the zest and, =
bort for him. Norton was like a .
amber who played for big stakes,
I'D only big stakes stirred his crav. v,
gs.
The captain Of the tramp steamer ID
RENT told him the same tale he had ox
Id the other reporters; he had picked w,
man at sea. The man had been II
ought aboard totally exhausted. hi
WAS there another body any AZ
1ereT -
NO"
What became Of him?" CO,
Il sent a wireless and that seemed e.,
bother him. 1t looked SO that he did h;,
want anybody to learn that he had or
en- rescued. The moment the boat 80,
iched the pier he lost himself in the ..r
'wd. Fifty reporters came aboard. M,
he was gone. And l could but tell
IN just what I'm telling YOU" ~,
He had money" W.
About five thousand"
Please describe him." o.,
he captain did So It was the Same
cription he had given to all the re- aoe
tiers. Norton looked over the rail
the big warehouse. o."
Was it an ordinary balloon?" ny
Inere you've got me. Ny Maroon, 49,
says the balloon part was l;ka oio'
other balloon; but the passenger ,,,,
was new business to him. It u -,
d be driven against the wind"
Driven against the wind. Did YOU . -.
this to the other chaps?" saao
)ont think did Just remem.
d 1t. Probably some new inven. ever
and now It's at the bottom Of tba WIZ
TWO men. as understand 1t. 90,
on in this contraption. One is !. !,
} for good" IL is
OF good" echoed the reporter ,,. a.
ely. Gone for good. indeed, Door nim "a,
!! Norton took out roll of bills. 60,
res two hundred in this roll"
,eii?" said the captain, vastly as t TINS
he'd. top
g .. yours r. If you will do me q , lasr'
II doesn't get me mixed up with ro,a -
ponce. I'm only captain of a r.