The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-07-11

Tn not the least BIT afraid OF
you. Lea You need me, and II has
never been more apparent than at
this moment"
All right. I fell by the wayside
this trip. Truthfully. I realized II
five minutes after the men were
gone. The only clever thing l did
was to keep the mask on my face.
They can't come back nj mo. But
the thing looked 30 easy: and Il
would have worked but for Nor.
tons appearance.
You all but compromised me.
That butler worries me q littlc."
Her expression lost its anger and
grew thoughtful. He's always
about somewhere. Do you think
Hargreave took him into his con-
fidence7"
Cant tell He's been watched
straight for forty hours. He hasn't
mailed letter or telephoned 10 any
place but the grocery. There have
been no kilograms. Some one In
that house knows where the money
Is, and It's ten 10 one that It will
be the girl"
she looks enough like Katrina
to be her ghost"
Braine went over 20 the window
and stared up Mt the stars.
You have made good impress.
sion on the giri-' with his back
still toward her.
Il had her In my arms"
"Olga. my hat is off to YOU"
turning. now that his face was
again in repose. Your very frank
ness regarding your relationship
viii pull the wool over their eyes.
OF course. they'll make inquiries
and they'll find out that you have
not lied. It's perfect Not even
that newspaper weasel will see any
thing wrong Toward you they viii
eventually ease up and you can act
without their even dreaming your
part In the business. We must not
be seen In public any more. This
butler may know where stand
even though he cannot prove IL.
Now. I'm going to tell you some
thing. Perhaps you've long since
guessed II. Katrina was mine till
Hargreave--never mind what his
name was then--till Hargreave
came into the fold. so sure OF her
was that | used her as n lure to
bring him to us. She fell in love
with him, but too late to warn him.
had the satisfaction OF seeing him
cast her aside. curse her and leave
her. In one thing she fooled us
all. l never knew of the child TIL
you told me-"
He paused TO light a cigaret
"H1rgreave was madly I'm love
with her. He cursed her, but he
came back to tho house to forgive
her, to find that she had been
seized by the secret police and en-
tombed In the fortress. had my
revenge. II was who sent In the
Information. practically bogus. But
In Russia they never question; they
act snd forget. So he had a daugh-
teri"
Hs began pacing the floor, his
hands behind his back; and the
woman watched him, osciilating be-
tween love and fear. He came 10
a halt abruptly and looked down
at her.
Don't worry. You have no rival
III leave the daughter to your ten.
der mercies."
The butler" she said. has full
powers Of attorney to act for Har.
greaye while absent, up to the day
the girl becomes OF legal age"
III Keep an eye on our friend
Jones. From now on, day and night
there Will be a cat at the knotbole
and ware mouse! Could you make
up anything like this?" suddenly.
"A fair likeness"
DO 1t. Go to that ship which
picked up the man at sea and ouIz
the captain. Either the aviator or
iiarRreave Is alive. II IL import
ant to learn which at once. Re
very careful. play the game as only
you know how to play IL. And n
Hargreaye is alive we win. To-
morrow morning. early. Tears OF
anguish, and all that. Sailors are
easy when a woman weeps. No
color remember; Just the yellow
wig and the salient features. Now,
by-by"
Aren't you going 10 kiss me,
Lear"
He caught her hands. There ia
a species OF Delilah about you.
Olga. A kiss tonight from your
lips would snip my locks; and I
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