The Washington times., 1914-09-27
'opyright. 1914, by Harold McGrathD }
CHAPTER NV.


I'D %HasS Of sP es "::' sssa: a"',Rs e@ss:
Il ure was the fact that neither
Jones nor Florence had the least
! a what had happened in the summer
ID Sc nor that anything had happened.
IL renee regretted a hundred times dur
) the evening that she had not gone
{ to the summer house. 1t might
llv have been her father Her re-
5 t grew so deep in her that just be
(. going to bed she confessed TO
J"nes.
You received letter of that sort
: i did not show il to me-" said Jones,
- ounded.
You warned me never to pay any at
+ ntion 10 them.
No: | warned you never to act upon
u. n without first consulting me. And
~. might have made a capture, Nv
child, always show me these things l
will advise you whether to tear thom up
o. not
Jones. believe you are going little
too far. said Florence haushtily. 1t
I hit have ieen from my father
Never in this wide world. Miss Flor
ID still. | beg your pardon for rails
my voice. What ] do and have
& " is only for your own sake. There
two things I wish TO impress upon
i mind lcfore / 20. This can be
i ie a comedy or "A terrible trage-y
have already had a taste of the
'cT: and each time you escaped be
+ sc God was good to us. But He is
ely kind TO thoughtless people. They
# I
. 'nC under orders: always remember
4 It"
orgiVe me. ! acted wrongly. But
50 weary and tired of this eternal
, -Il"lon OF everybody and everything.
| 1T 7 90 somewhere, some plarv
y ere J can have rest
!, ! thought for a single moment il
y possible 10 take you thousands Of
- from This spot il would be done
v"rv night. But this is our fortress
Tar It has been imprce BILE The
, ice are watching il: and that pre-
IS general assault by tho scoun-
g II We tried to leave We would
followed: and they play that game
eedinly well. Now. good night Wen
} you out of all this doubt and sus-
1on one OF these days. There will
J be any past: that will be Topped
Is you d lop limb from a tree
Please let it be quick. want to see
; father.
Zones eyes sparkled. And you have
) word that he wants to see YOU. But
: re ] dare not tell you
Do you think he would object to Mr
tom she asked. studying the rug;
In what capacity" he cOuntercG
f' ing her hand.
As-as husband braVoly
'ones in his turn studied the patterns
: the rug 1T is only natural for 4
; p ther 10 look high for his daughters
} sband But, aftGr all. an honest
: is worth as much as anything ]
} ow Of: And Norton is honest and
! al and brave"
Thank you. Jones. intend to MARI
J z when the time comes: 50 YOU may
= well prepare father for thIs
|. entuality'
: There is an old adage-
},It she interrupted him. IF YOU hav,.
& rew adage. Jones, l shouldn't mind
ring it. But I'm only just out o.
2 ooI. where old adages are served
= w soup TO budding. Goodnight"
ID Jones went TO the rear Of th"
so chuCkling
.. The paesing it might we'll he oh-
rd that tho HargTeave house had q
.aarkable menagc There was gar
er. cook. and A maid; and IN"
. zoe OF them reported to Jones ea'h
Int before going TO led. They Wcr"
three detectives from one of the
0 latest ORGANIZATIONS in America.
Finding themselves unable to lure
florence away from the environs Of ;he
fIargreave home. the Black Hundred
r"' some new machinery in molten.
hey proposed TO I'd the house of every
D. ~ I'm II nv q perfectly logical device.
4 the first step in this new move was
ing to be extremely delicate and
sky. II Was no small adventure to |
. uier the HargreaTe hcmc. and vet this /
ust he done. So finally "Spid-r'' /
. .rgss was selected for the work. Tn, .
an could practically walk over
. rockery without causing a sound. hr !
..,uId climb A house by the window
dges: and he could hold his breath /
. .. those profess '""al tank swimmer
Three or four nights after the ParOff
Q SO. Jones started the rounds, put
r.gg out the lights. He left the one in
hall till the last. for il was Ills
bit after having turned off that light.
stand by the door for several minutes.
itching. One never could tell.
on the other hand. Spider Beggs
ever approached a house till an hour
TER the light went out. Persons were
: kelly to move about for some minutes
ister: they might want something 10
sat drink of water. SO he remained
Sf6cen behind the summer house till 1
ong after midnight When at last ne
,elt assured that all in the iIargceaVe
house were asleep, he moved Out "au-
ouEly. Both his future and his po'kot- Z
,oI depended upon the success Of this
enture. II took him ten minutes to |
= rawl from the summer house to the |
eranda, and to have detected this ap-
.<sAch Jones. had he been watching.