The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-09-05

Damn youl"
oh. yes: talk. talk: but IL never
hurts any one" jeered vroon.
You'll never have the chance 10
kin me out OF hand. as you say. Be
sides. do you know my facet"
Il do. That mask doesn't matter
You're the man who had me shang
haied. The voice is enough"
Very good. That's what wished
10 know. That's your death war.
rant Wei do IL Ike they used 20
do IL at the old Academy: tie you
TO the railroad track. We shall not
hurt you at all. II some engine runs
over you heaven In witness we did
not guide the engine. Remember
the story OF the boy and the catz''
with sinister amiabilIty. The boy
said he wasn't pulling the cats tail,
he was only holding e.: the cat did
the pulling. Bring him along. men.
Time is precious. and We have a
good deal 10 do before night settles
down. Come on with him. The
track IL only a short distance"
Jim. JIM" cried Florence in
anguish.
Never you mind. girl: they're
only blufflng They won't dare"
You think So" said vroon.
wait and see" He turned 10 Flor.
ence. Here is your lover DO you
wish him To DIET"
mo. no."
we promise to give him his free
aor.a 10 ka.ra frar. ,ou. - 49,
dition that you tell where tina,
money IT,"
"Florencei" warned Norton.
vroon struck him In the mouth.
Re silent. you scum"
1T is in the chest Jones. the hut.
Ter. threw into the sound" she said
bravely. And so II might be. for all
she knew.
vroon laughed. We know about
where that is
Florence. say nothing on my &C.
count They are not the kind OF
men who keep their word"
"Eh?" snarled Vroon. We'll see
about that" He glanced at his
watch. In half an hour the freight
comes along. II may become stalled
at the wreck. But IL viii serve"
Norton knew very well that II
need said must they would not hes.
itate 10 execute melodramatic plan
OF this character. IL was the way
OF the Slav; they had to make
crime abnormal in order TO enjoy Il.
They could very we'll have knocked
him on the head then and there and
have done with him. But the time
used in conveying him to the rail-
road might prove his salvation.
Nearly four hours had passed since
the sending of the telegram to
Jones.
They bound Florence and left her
seated In the chair. As soon as
they were gone she rolled 10 the
floor. She was able 20 right her
self 10 her knees. and after a tor.
turous five minutes reached the
fireplace. She burnt her hands and
wrists. but the blaze was the only
knife obtainahle. She was free.
Jones arrived with half a dozen
policemen. Nroon alone escaped.
Tho butler caught Florence in his
arms and nearly crushed the breath
out of her. And she was so glad TO
see him that she kissed him half a
dozen times. What II he was her
fathers butler? He was brave and
loyal and kind.
They tied him TO the track" she
cried. Look at my wrists" The
butler did so. and kissed them ten.
DERBY And | saved him"
Jones stretched out hand over
Florence's shoulder. when the
time comes" he said: when the
right time comes and my masters
enemies are confounded. But al
ways the rocks. never the hawks,
do we catch. God bless you. Nor.
ton! | don't know what | should
have done without YOU"
when n chaps in love" began
Norton. emharrassedly.
Il know. ! know" interrupted
Jones. The second relief train is
waiting. Let us hurry back. |
shan't feel secure TIN we are once
more In the house"
So, arm In arm, the three of them
went down the tracks to the hand
car which had brought the police.
And now for the iron bound chest
at the bottom of the sea.
To Be Continued