The Washington times., 1914-07-26

too. There are millions IN stocks and bonds, ana
cannot touch penny of because the legal documents
have not been found. can't prove that his
daughter, except for half old bracelet, and my
fathers lawyers say that that would hold in any
E. court"
"You horn in st. Petersburg, my DEAR Have
the embassy there look up the birth registers"
"fhat would not pat into possession. Nothing
but the return of my father will avail And there's
horrible thought always of my not being his real
daughter"
There's doubt in my mind. I have only to recall
Katrina's face to know whose child you But what
will YOU live on?" Here far greater mixup than
she had calculated upon. Supposng after all it was
only resemblance, that the child not Hargreaves
substitute just to blind the Black Hundred? To keep
them away from the true daughter? Her mind grew
bewidered such possibilities The single and only
way to settle all doubts to make this child pris-
oner. If she Hargreave's true daughter he would
out of his hiding.
She heard Florence answering her question: There
is of ten twelve thousand in the Riverdale
bank under the control of my fathers butler. After
that is gone, don't know what will happen to rs,
Susan and me-"
"The door of Miss Farlow's will always be open to
you, Florence" replied Susan, with love in her eyes,
This interesting conversation interrupted by
the advent of Norton. He always dropping in dur
ing the late afternoon hours Florence liked him for
two reasons. One that Jones trusted him GER
liked him. She finished this sentence in her heart de-
family.
Today he brought her box of beautiful roses, and
at the sight Of them the princess smiled family. Set
the wind in that quarter? She could have laughed.
Here was her revenge against this meddler who took
particular notice of her while Florence was in the
room. She would encourage him, poor grubbing news
paper writer with his beggary pttance, What chance
had he of marrying this girl with millions within reach
of her hand?
The peculiar thing about this that Norton was
entertaining the thought at the time: What
earthly chance had he?
In the second-story window of the house over the
way there was worried man. But when his glasses
brought in range the true contents of the box Norton
had carried he laughed sardonicaIly.
"rhis watching is getting my goat. I smell q rat
every time see shadow" He wiped the lenses Of
his opera glasses and proceeded to roll cigarette.
When the princess and Norton went away Jones
stole quietly up to Forence's and threw up the
curtain Two round points of light flashed from the
watchers window but the saturnine smile on Jones'
lips was not observed He went to the door, opened
it cautiously, hand to his Then he closed the
door, turned back the rug, and removed section Of
the flooring Out of this cavity he raised box There
was lettering the lid in fact the of its owner,
Stanley Hargreave. Jones replaced the flooring,
tucked the box under his arm, and made his exit
man lounging in the shadow outside the house
heard faint whistle It was the signal agreed upon
The man. FELTON,, the street and boldly
rang the bell 1t only then that Florence missed
the ever-present butler. She hesitated then sent
Susan to the door.
81 must Mr.. Jones upon vitally important busi-
ness"
"IIe has gone out" said Susan, and very sensibly
closed the door before Fcons foot succeeded in get
ting inside.
1t time to act. He ran around to the rear
The ladder convinced him that Jones' had tricked him.
He wild with rage. He the wall in an
instant Away down the back street his eye discovered
his in full flight. He gave chase. As he came
to the first he was nearly knocked over by a
man coming the other way.
"Who you bumpng into?" growled Felton,
mo so fast, FeltonI"
"Who the devil are your"
The stranger made sign which FELTON, instantly
recognized.
"Quick, What has happened?"
Zones has the million and making his getaway.
See him hiking toward the water 'front.'"
The two men began to
There followed thrilling chase. Jones engaged a
motorboat and it speeding seaward when the two
pursuers arrived. They laggard There was
another boat, and they made for it.
"A hundred if you overtake that boat" said Fell
tons strange companion.
FELTON, eyed him thoughtfully There was some
thing familiar about that voice
Great plumcs Of water shot up into the air. It did
not prove short race by any means. 1t took half
hour for the pursuer to overhaul the pursued.
as that jones'"
"Yes." FELTON, fred his revolver into the air in
hopes of terrifying Jones' engineer but there was five
hundred dangling before that individuals eyes.
"Let them get little nearer" shouted the butler.
The engineer let down the speed notch. The
other boat up within twenty yards Jones sought
perfect range. He would have find this spot