The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-10-22
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sec 1870 - +. - :
Florence was having a splendid
time. Her. partner was asking al
sorts Of questions and she was reply-
ing in.kind, when out of the CROWD
came Norton Gas she supposed. VINO
touched her arm The cavalier stop
ped, bowed, and made OFF.
Norton whispered: Il have made
an Important discovery. We must ne
off at once Come with me.
Florence, without the last susptc.
ion in the world, followed him up the
broad staircase. What with the many
sounds it was not to be wondered al
that the difference In the quality OF
voices did not strike Florence.s ear
as odd The result of her confidence
was that upon reaching the upper
halls. opposite the dressing rooms,
she was suddenly thrust into room
and made prisoner When the Hght
was turned up she recognlzed with
horror the woman who had helped 70
kidnap her and take her away on the
George washin gton weeks ago. she
could not have cried out for help II
she had tried.
Meantiem Jim got up and began to
wander about in search OF Florence.
Braine played a clever game that
night. He and the Russian, still dom
inoed like Norton and Florence, or
dered the Hargreave auto, by num-
Der, entered it and were driven up 20
the porte cochere OF the Hargreave
house. The two alighted, the chauf-
feur sent the car toward the garage,
and Braine and his companion ran
lightly down the path to the street
where the cab which had followed
picked them up.
1t grew more and more evident to
jim that something untoward had
taken place He could not find FLOR
ence anywhere. in the alcoves, In the
side rooms, the supper or card room.
Later. to his utter amazement, he was
informed that the Hargreave auto had
some time since been called and its
owner taken home. Sonic one had
taken his place.
His first sensation was impotent
fury against Jones, who had perml tilted
them to play with fire. He flung or:
of the mansion unceremoniously, COM
manleered a cab, and few out 10
Riverdale. And when Jones came to
the door he was staggering with
s.What.s the matter with you?. de-
manded Jim roughly. Where's
isn't She with your cried Jones,
ness. What time is it?'' suddenly.
.sMidnight! Where is she q
Midnight? I've been drugged =.
Without word Jones staggered on
| to the Kitchens, Jim at his heels
There was always hot water, and
within five minutes Jones had drunk
two cups of raw strong coffee,
..Drugged!" he murmured. Some
one in the house! III attend to that
| later Now, the chauHeur
But the chauffeur swore on his oatn
| that he had left Jim and Florence
on the steps of the porte cochere.
"Get in :" said Jones to Norton. now
! fully alive. He could not get out
of his head that some one In the
house had drugged him.
The vents which followed were to
both Jones and Norton something liko
series of Nightmares. In the new
home al the Princess Parlova a bomb
exploded and FIRE followed the explos-
ion. From pleasure to terror is only
I a step. The widest confusion mag
Unable ensued. Most of the guests
were OF the opinion that some anar-
chist had attempted to blow up the
house Of the rich Pole. Jones and
Norton arrived. Just as the smoke be-
gan to pour out from the windows a
crowd had already co1lectede.
Then Jim overheard woman mas
ouerader say: "The fool made the
bomb too strong. She IS In the room
! on the second floor. The game Is up
If she sutfocates The voice trati-
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