Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1914-07-26
By HAROLD
MaCCRATH

cd a dwindling taxicab The child
was gone.
In the house Susan was answering
the telephone. talking incorerently.
who Is IT," Jones whispered, his
lips white and dry
The princess began
Susan
lie took the receiver from her
roughly
"uelloi Who Is ~"
This is Olga Perigoff Is Flor
once there"
NO. madam. She has just step
ped ont for a moment. Shall tell
her to call YOU when she returns?'
Yes please want her and
Susan aud Mr. Norton 10 come to tea
tomorrow. Goodby"
! Jones hung up the receiver. sank
into a chair near by and buried his
face IN his hands.
what Is IT," cried Susan. terri
fled by the Magazines of his face.
She's gone My God those wret-
che have got her They've got
her"
Florence was whirlod away at top
speed Her father! She was actu-
ally con- the way to her father, whom
She had always loved IN dreams. yet
never seen
Number IS grove street was not
an attractive place. but when she
arrived She was too highly keyed To
take note of its ,ordidness She
was rather out OF breath when she
reached tho door OF the third flat.
She knocked limidly The door
was Instantly opened hy a man who
wore black mask. She would
have turned then and there and
flown but for the swift picture she
had 0f we'll dressed man ~ ia
bic &c. lay with his head upon
his arms
Father she whispered
The man raised his carewOrn
face. go very well done that only the
closest scrutiny would have betray-
cd the paste of the theatre, He
rose and staggered toward her with
oulslrotohod arms But the nom
cut tbD, closed about her Florence
experienced peculiar shivcr
NV child' murmurcd the brok-
ru man
The, caught mo when VAS
about tu come tO you. hay" given
up tho fight a sob chokcd him
What was it' wondered the child.
brr heart burning with the MISERY
of tb, Thought that She was sd in
stead ol glad over bis shoulder
she sent glance about the room.
there Na 90 sofa q table some
.DfaIU and m enormous clock. the
ac. OF which was dou'"d and the
bands Uoro.essIy tangled Why. at
.uu0. 90 moment She could not such
"details disnuurhod ncr Then she
mirror Don % She sass several faces.
DrHuprd 'u look into the cracked
400 masked These men we're peer
IuE 40 beer rhruurH Dee bali closed
door behind her
Sow must return home and bring
.mr tbc money went on the wretch
who dared to perpotrate such mock
cry "lt IS 400 that stands between
mc and death
Then -hu knew The iusistent
.H.N Mruiug came home 20 her
She understood now She had de
Iberatcly walked into The spiders
not But instead OF terror an eX-
triordiuary calm fell upon her
Very We'll father will 80 and
lget it, Gently she released her
self from those horrible arms
Wait. nay child. till ] see u they
.Wil' lot you zoo They may wish To
hold YOU l- hostage
when he was gone she tried the
doors They were locked Then
Doc crossed over f0 the window and
looked ONT A leap from there
would Kim Lo. She turned her gaze
Howard Oh, lamp wondering
The fails. father returned deiec-
teddy
10 Na- said. They insist upon
|spnd.ur some One Write down the
directions give t1 you am very
weak
writ. down the directions your
l.eI father sou know them better
THAN do Since she saw no cs-
Ir1p, -u. 800. determined 10 keep
.I '.' m. 500 |N|'T N. lNNAfi.
.r r. tuUT father
-o -.." sb, replied 7tili with
If.. amazing calm
Hr,n, r tHe otbcr room shook
... H.HI HE1roir Father aud dan-
f.r '., same steel in ihc nerves
I.u"H Hss bend ner Would they
.H.. fl br.aa nor' Bo did not wish
. "..r. ..r bodily. Huf million
H."Ht. million. and There was
....nt. chat uas worth moro 20 him
..Hu 'H. mouor itself Ue listened
Hu.rre t0 thc others to be- silent
HMf. pho directions command
. .I i.e .cYundrol who discarded the
broken man style
know uf no hidden money
iU0n rour father dies this night
Grange pu. whistle 20 his lips.
-ieu write"
. refuse
Once moro Tho moment blow
/ 'Ht whistle The men .n the other
.ooW VIII understand that your ia
'Hrr is tC die BE- wise Money Is
! 1'hin life is everything
20 refuse Even as sire had
sHouu this vile creature 10 be an inn
/ postnr so she knew that De lied that
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