Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-07-25

let anybody escape7 Presently she would be-
come normal and then she would tell him.
81 found the lying note. You dropped it."
Horrible, horriblel" she said almost In
audibly
What did they do to you?"
He said he was my father. He
put his arms around me. =. And
knew!"
"Knew what?"
"That he lied can't explain"
"Don't try!"
Suddenly she laid her head against the
buffers shoulder and cried. 1t was terrible
to hear youth weep in this fashion. Jones
put his arm about her, patted her, and tried
to console her.
Horrible!' she murmured between the
violent hiccoughs. 81 was wrong, wronsl
Forgive me
Unconscously the arm sustaining her drew
her closer.
Never mind,' he consoled TEL no one
what has happened. Go about as usual. Don't
let even Susan know. Whatever your poor
father did was for your sake. He wanted
you to be happy, without care in the world
promise" And gradually the sobs ceased
But | feel so old, Jones, so very old.
threw over the lamp. l threw a chair through
the window. They thought that 1t was | who
had jumped out. That gave me the neces-
sary time. l don't understand how | did it.
l wasn't frightened at all till gained the
street"
They found Susan still seated In the chair
the automatic in her lap. She had not moved
in all this time!
Braine paced the apartment of the Princess
Perigof. From the living room to the boudoir
and back, fully twenty times From the diyan
Olga watched him nervously He was like a
tiger, fresh in captivity. A. at once he paused
in front of her
Do you realize what that mere chit did?"
al do"
Planned to the minute We had her;
seven Of us; doors locked, and all that No
weeping, no wailing l could not understand
greave was as peaceful as st. Bernard dog,
till you cornered him. and then he was
lion. o, the devil! Slipped out of my fingers
like an eel. And across the street. Jones in
a racer l never paid any particular at
tenton to Jones, but frcm now on shall.
The girl may or may not know where the
money is, but Jones does Jones does Two
men shall watch. FELTON, on the street and
Orof from Inc windows Of t,o deserted house.
With opera glasses lie will be able to take note
of all that happens 10 the house during the
day. lie will be able to see the girls room.
And that's the important point. 1t was a
good plan, little woman and it would have
been plain sailing if only We had remembered
that the girl was Hargreaves laughter Be
very careful hereafter when you call on her
night like this will have made her sus-
picous of every one. Our hope lies with you
Anything on your mind?"
Yes. Why not insel. personal in the
Herald?" She drew son, writing paper to-
ward her and seribbed few words.
He read Florence-the hiding place is
discovered Remove it to a more secret spot
at once. S. H."-He laughed and shook his
head " I'm afraid that will never do"
'' If she reads it, Jones will The nan with
the opera glasses may see something. There's
a chance Jones might become worried"
Well, well give it chance
1t was midnight when he made his depar-
ture. AS he stepped into the street, he
glanced about cautiously. On the corner he
saw policeman swinging his night stick.
Otherwise the street was deserted. Braine
proceeded jauntily down the stree
And yet, from the durkened doors Of the
house across the way, the figure of man
emerged and stood contemplating the win.
dows Of the Perigof apartment. Suddenly
til, lights went out The watcher made no
effort to follow Braine. The knowledge he
was after did not necessitate any such pro-
cedure.
OF course. Florence read the personal"
She took the newspaper at once to Jones'
who smiled grimly