The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-09-26

but only bank clerk could have
told you that. This done. he moved
toward the window again.
stop" said Jones quietly.
Spider Bcggs gaspod. II was 40
unexpected: but n; tho same time
almost tnHtinciiveiy hs plunged
headiong through tho window. and
tho bullet which followed shipped
lock OF his hair lilo threw him.
self off tho yeranda and scnrried
across the lawn. xigrag fashion.
But no moro bullets followed.
Jones turned on the lights and
Investigated tho room. but no coui-
not find anything disturbed. and
naturally camo TO tho conclusion
that the intruder had been inter.
rupt.d before he had begun his
work. lie turned off tho lights and
sat up the major portion OF the
night Nothing moro happened.
Florence came down. but hs sent
her back 10 bed. explaining that
some ono had attempted 70 enter
the house and h. had taken sho;
a, him.
Spider B.ggs had letter 10
write. He was in high feather.
Ha had tackled difficult Job and
had come away without scratch.
hut ha had tho misfortune 20 write
HIS letter 20 the secr-, service Of
ficlals In a hotel often frcauented
by Norton. And so Jim. on finish.
Ing his own letter. blo,ted II and
casually glanced AZ tho biottsr. A
single word caught his eye. Being
an alert newspaper man. always on
tho hunt for stories. he examined
the hiotter with care. n wRa an
easy matter for him 10 read writ.
Ing backward. having fooled away
many an hour In tho composing
rooms. The word which had awak.
enef the reportorial sense I'm him
was counterfeit" He held the
blo,ter toward the mirror and read
enough to satisfy himself that the
Black Hundred had become active
once more And this was one OF
the best ideas they had yet con.
ceived.
Hargreave had always been
something OF mystery TO his
neighbors. Where he had lived in
other days was unknown: neither
had any one the remotest idea from
what source his riches had been
obtained And nothing was known
OF Jones or the daughter. II was
a very shrewd method OF clearing
every ono out OF the house and
leaving II 10 be examined at let's.
ure. And he had fallen upon this
thing: he. Norton. all because his
tailor had written him n sharp
note about his bill and he had been
provoked 10 reply In kind Coun.
terfeit money. There was quite
furry these days over certain
issues OF spurious paper II was
so good that only experts could
detect II. There were two plates.
one for ten and another for twenty
For while he was pulled between
duty and love. Well. II would only
add another interesting chapter 10
the general story when no pub
lished II. He started out TO River
dale to acquaint Jones with the dis.
covery.
"Humphl" said Jones: mot n bad
idea this. SO that's what the sneak
was doing here last night I've
been wondering and wondering.
Let's have a look"
He went through the books and
nj length came across the three
volumes. These held thousand
in excellent counterfeit
Mighty good work that What
are you going to dor" asked the re-
porter.
Jones rubbed his chin reflect
lively. For how long may n coun-
terfeiter be sent up7"
Anywhere from ten TO twenty
years"
THAT will serve My boy. this
time we'll go and take Mr.. Black
Hundred right In his cubby hole"
You know where II ls7"
Every nook and corner OF II.
Now you go nj once TO the chief OF
the local branch of tho secret serv-
ice and put the matter 20 him
frankly. I. Florence. Susan, and the
the rest OF US must DO arrested.
The wretcheH must believe that the
house Is empty. They'll rove about
fruitlessly and will return TO their
den TO report the success OF the
coup All the while you and and
some detectives Will be In hiding
upstairs. dictagraph and all that.
When the time comes you will fol
low. This will not reach the heads.
perhaps, but II will demorallze the
organization in such a way an to
make II helpless for several months
TO come. There II tunnel from
the stables 10 this house"
What. & tunnep"