The Washington times., 1914-09-27

he can do to save his own skin is to
say that We are fully capable of taking
care OF ourselves"
Olga laughed. To think of his writing
| note like that. Florence would have
! recoGnized-and no doubt did-a pal
pable attempt to play an old game
twice"
How does she act toward you
cordial as ever; and yet"
Yet what
, Il thought her an ordinary school girl.
and yet every once in awhile she makes
What you billiard players call a pro-
fesSional shot. What matter? SO long
as ihey do not shut the door in my face.
1 ask nothing more. But do You want
my opinion? | feel it in my bones that
something will go wrong tomorrow"
Good lord. are you losing your
nerve: cried Braine impatiently. The
secret service has the warning; they will
INA the green stuff, and Jones x Co
VIII mog OFF TO the police station. And
thefc II be week of red tape before
thev are turned loose again. They II
dig INTO HarSreavc's finances and all
that. Well have all the security in
the world to find out if the money is in
the house or not. Why worry
Its $ only the way | feel. There is
something uncanny in the regularity of
that girls gool luck
An, but were not after her this
Time: 1t S the whole family"
The servants, too?'
Every body in the house will he un-
der suspicion
And you can trust Beggs?'
:, Ills life is in the hollow of my hand
on can always trust a man when YOU
hold the rope that's around his neck
SUI the frown did not leave Olga 8
brow. With all her soul she longed to
De out of this tangle. 1t had all looked
SO easy at the start: yet here they were,
M fur Inr
at the beginning, and added to this they
had paid much in lives and money
Well, IL she would be fool enough to
loVe this man she must abide with the
consequences. She wanted him all by
ncrSeif. out of danger. in far country.
lie might tire. but she knew in her
heart that she never would. This was
her one great passion. and while her
mode OF living was not as honest as
might be, her love was honest enough
and answering. though it was not giid-
ed by the the pleasant fancies OF youth.
OF what are you thinking" he asked
when he concluded that the pause had
been long enough
''YCu."
''H'm. Complimentary?'
No; just ordinary everyday love-
"Ah. Olga, why the deuce must you
go and fall in love with a bundle of
ashes like myself? Ashes and bitter
ashes, too. Sometimes ! regret. But
al the more savage. What opium and
dope are TO other men. danger and eX-
cltement are TO me. 1t is not written
that shall die in bed. l have told you
that already. There is no other woman
how. And / do love you after
fashion, as n man loves a comrade.
Wait till this dancing bout is over and
may talk otherwise. And now | am
going TO reception. am going to
shake hands and hobnob with the elite
beautiful word, And while ! bow and
smrk and crack witticisms. | and the
devil will be chuckling in our sleeves.
But this I'll tell you, while there's a
drop of blood in my veins. a breath in
my body, I'll stick to this fight if only |
to prove that I'm not quitter
He caught her suddenly in his arms |
kissed her. ran lightly to the door. and |
was gone before she could recover from |
her astoniShment.
The affair went smoothly. without |
hitch. Norton and his men gained the |
house through the tunnel without at |
tracing the least attention. The Black |
watching the front and rear |
of the house, never dreamed that there
existed another mode Of entrance, or |
that there was a secret cabinet room.
Half an hou- later the head Of the So |
rret. service. accompa MED by his men. |
together with Spider" Rcggs. who !
was in high feather over his success,
arrived. demanded admittarCe, and went
at the front Of the business at once. !
Your name is Jones'" began the chief. |
The butler nodded. though his face !
evinccd no little bcwilderment at the
appearance of these men.
What is it you wish. sir
Il am from the secret service. and | |
have il from a pretty good source that
there is counterfeit money hidden in |
this house More than that. ! can put
my hand on the very place ii is hid
den"
THAT is impossible. sir" declared
Jones Indignantly.
I'm an old hand. Mr.. Jones. It will
not do YOU bit of good to put on that
bold front"
Beggs smiled. How was he TO know
that this was a comedy set especially
Tor his benefit.
II should like to 500 that money.
said Jones. not quite so braVely.
Come with me- said tho secret serv-
Ce man. 'Wh"rc's the library?"
beyond that door. sir
The chief. hoctoninG to his mcn. on
erred the library. went directly to
md there lav tn" money IN thrc" neat
packages
Good heavens" gasped Jones,
Il shall have to request YOU and the
amily to accompany me to tn" station
Put it IL all utterly impossible. sir,
know nothing of that moncr. nor how
I got there. It's n plot. | d"Clar" on
ny oath. sir. that | am mnorcnt. that
NlSS i lOf'li''' bll I'.f companion Nkllp"
lUt hing about it
You will hnv" 10 tell all that 10 the
Federal Judge. sir NJ duty Is I" take
-ou all to TN" station. II would be just
rs we'll not to sly "rNthn" more. sir.
"N"rv we'll: but som" ON" shall smart
or this outrage"
THAT remains to he seen" was the
crSc comment Of tho secret S"rvic"
nan.
Irc led MS prisoners away directly.
Norton and his p'"n had to walt far
nto the night The Black Hundred
lid not intend to max" any mistake
his time by Il haStv move. Al quar-
ter after 70 they dcsceuded. Brain"
Was rot with them. This Was dU"
/" the urgent request Of olga. VIII"
,t.ll had h.r doubts. Tn" men ri"t"d
about tn" house. searching nOOks and
.nrners. examining floors and walls.
lp"uiup books. quilting "ut dra wcrS
~ ihcy frIud nothing They talked
rc"lv. however. and th" diCt"Grarh
registered every word. The printing
liant. which hHd :" long deiied dis
.Ovrry. was in tn" cellar Of tn" house
occupied hV the Black Hundred. Nor
on and his men determined to fol
ow aud raiG the building. Nnd the
repurt"r promised himself good
ron page story without ia any way
With his promises to
lCreS
Events came to pas as thev "x-
,""t"d The trailing WHs uut tn"
he bui1Giu" vas. but h" could nUt ="
hat its "ntranc" wns Identical with
In - hlt.h t,s,,t ttlr IL,