Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-07-25

hand which ruled them and there were
friends ~ his lFelton'SD who had mys-
~teriouSly vanished after "A brief period
81 rebellion. The boss was u swell: prob.
ably belonged "a clubs and society which
he a%droiily pilfercd. The organization
ALWAYS had money. Whenever there was
a desperate job to hr undertaken Nroon
simply poured out the money necessary
a. promote u. Whenever Hrainr and
Nroon became engaged IN Earnest con
yersatiom they talked Slav. Braine was
never called by name here; the boss,
simply that.
Well. ~ per cent ~ "A million was a
hundred thousand. This would ~ equal
IL divided between the second ten ~ the
Blark Hundred. Another 10 per cent
would 20 Ia eighty members: the bal
would Ir divided between Nroon
and the boss. But his sou rrbrlleh AZ
being ordered about like - much dirt
under another mans feet. lie weuld take
his ten thousand and make the grand
getaway.
The next afternoon the princess called
upon Florence. Nothing was said about
the adventure. and this fact created a
vague unrest in the scheming womans
mind. She realized that she must play
her cards more carefully than ever. Not
the least distruSt mnst be permitted ~
enter the child'S head. Once that hap
pcncd g0od-by 10 the wonderful emer-
aids. Was il that she really craved the
stone? Was il not rather a venom ne
quired from the knowledge that this
child's mother had won what she with
all her c~lcverneSs. was not sure Of
Braine's love? Did he really care for
her or was she only the catspaw to pluck
his hot chestnuts from the fire."
When Florence showed her the per
sonal her vague doubts became instant
ly dissipatcd. The child would not have
shown her the newspaper had there been
any distrust on her part.
NV child. your father is alive. them
animatedlv.
I'VE don't know" sadly.
@Why. I should say this proves H.
"On the contrary. il proves nothing
OF lHt ~OTt. ~ittf Il udNt w w
a treasure i'm this house. ! have hunted
in every nook. drawer: I've searched for
panels looked in trunks for false bot
toms. Nothing. nothing. All. II | could
only find it,"
"And what would YOU do with it?"
sTake il ut once To some bank and
offer the whole Of il for the safe return
Of my father. every penny Of a. ! don't
know what Ia do. which way ID turn
tears gathering in her ewes and they
were genuine tears. too. There are mil
lions i'm stock and bonds and ] can
not touch a penny Of il because the L.
gal documents have not been found. !
can't even prove that am his daughter
except for half an old bracelet. and my
fathers lawyers say that that would
not hold i'm any court.
~You were born in It. Petersburg. my
dear. Have the embassy there look up the
birth registers
"That would not put me into posses
sion. Nothing but the return Of my IA
Their will avail me. And there's a hor'
rible thought always " my not being
his real daughter"
aTherr's no doubt I'm my mind. ! have
ONLY to recall katrina's face To know
whose child YOU are. But what will You
live on?- Here was a far greater mix
up than she had calculated upon. sup
posing after all ii was only a rcsem-
blance. that the child was not Har-
~grcave's a substitute Just 10 blind the
Black Hundred? To keep them away
from the true daughter? Her mind grew
b~ewildercd over such possibilities The
single and only way 10 settle all doubts
was Ia make this child a prisoner. IL
she was H~argreave's true daughter he
would come out of his hiding.
She heard Florence answering her
question There i a sum Of ten or
twelve thousand In the Riverdale bank
under the control Of my fathers butler.
After that is gone. | don't know what
will happen 10 us. Susan and me.
THE door Of Miss Farlow's viii al.
RAYS H. open to you. Florence" replied
Susan. with love in her eyes
This interesting conversation was IN
terrupted bv the advent Of Norton. lie
was always dropping IN during the
late afternoon hours. Florence liked
him for two reasons. One was that Jones
trusted him "a a certain extent and the
other was that that she liked him.
She finished this sentence In her heart
d~efiantly.
Today h. brought her a box ~ beaHti-
ful roses. anil IA the sight " them the
princess smiled family. Set the wind In
that quarter? She could have laughed
Here was her revenge against this med
der who took NO particular notice Of
v, I'll $3.50 - 4ha rnam She