The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-09-20
CHAPTER XIII.

The Black Hundred. not as indivld
rials. hut rs an organization. began tC
worry. Powerful. and often rockies.
and daring because IL was powerful
1t began to look about for some basic
cause for all these failures agains
Iiargreave's ghost. They had tried e
put the inquisitive reporter out of tho
way; they had laid every trap they
| could think of to catch the mysterious
visitor at the Hargreave home; they
had thrown out n hundred lures tc
bring IIargreave out of his liar. and
failed; they had lost dozen
valuable men and several thousand
] dollars. This must end somewhere
and quickly.
The one ray of hope for the con-
8piratOrs lay I'm the fact that Florence
mad never seen her father and knew
not In the least what he looked like
! They determined to try again In this
direction,
Give it all up" said the countess
to Brnino. ~ tell you. whatever is
back OF all this is stronger than we
are. He knows the organization, and
for all we know he may be ghost"
Il never go back" smiled Brainc.
There's something more than the
million. There's the sport of the
thing. We've been bcsted i'm n dozen
bouts. and nearly always by fluke.
,fhey have the breaks. as they saw ont
at the Polo grounds"
But the time and expense when wo
might be getting results elsewhere,
tell you, Leo, I'm afraid. It's like al
ways hearing some one behind Won
ana never finding anybody when van
turn. 1 have told You my doubts. I
nave also asked you to trap that but
ier' bnt ynu've always laughed"
"You are seeing ghosts. Olga, A
new man from holy Russia" shrug-
ging. ''is coming tonight Evidently the
head over there thinks our contribu-
tions of late have not been up to the
mark, and they arc going to stir us
up. ! am willing to wager my soul,
however, that the box is simply 4,
hoax to hefuddle u.s. Either that or it
holds the key. But the rest of them
insist that the hoX must be recovered.
When leave this room tonight I am
going over TO Riverdale and stalk all
by myself I'm going to got glimpse
of that mysterious stranger. He car
ries scar of mine somewhere, for I
hit him that night"
The door opened. and the executive
chami:e! became silent.
Count Paroff." doomed the voice of
Froon. He will present his, creden-
tiais.u
This formality was executed as pre-
soribed by the rules; and Count Pa
rolf was given his chair. He spoke for
while. rather pompousIy.
me head organization Ia not sat-
isiiea with Its offspring In this Har-
freaye affair."" hc said In conclusion.
You are slow
fhen You have come with some
tnggestions for the betterment of our
business? :? asked Bfaine Ironically.
sir this Is not the hour for film
phacy. said the agent coltily.
traino made sign with his hand. n
sigh not observed by every one. In.
stantiy Paroff bent lowiy. He recoy-
hized that the speaker was the actual
net the nominal, head OF the American
,1s.iiIi,. .i; ;. = - .sy'''
What are your suggestions?e in
luired the nominal head from his chair
! my ses.sS &c a:ga!a :; clash s.sxtvsu5, t..a
newcomer and the truculent master
OF taosn ali
Il have been informed that Har-
grenve's daughter has never seen her
iiather, notseven a photograph OF him .,
SAID Parosf. more amiably. =
We are absolutely ccrtaif, that fh,s
Is the case" said the nominal hend
VINO was known as the president. "Rn,
I'VE tried one play In that direction.
and 1t failed miserably."
| Il h&ye tho story. replied Parofs
-! ~ was e.s,..s.i;i aas;isS. aas;isS iHe house was
Braine was frank enough to admit
tine truth of this statement, hcyyoyer
nodded III sac
II have authority to take a hand In
tnis AFFAIR. We cannot waste all sum
iiier lhosc government plans pf the
waitinRs There's yon:s ,niiisanst, t,,, ~
that remains that II Ia the law nj St,a
Black Hundred never to sten down
TIL absolutely defeated. The hidden
lfnillion is but half: we must find and
break this renegade Hargraaye. =
~ lie lives. raid Braine
" Whn can say one WAY or tha
| cfhcr?, brtlsqueiy asked Paroff. "The
I met that all your plans and Schemes
isiiayo come to naught should prove 10
You that you are not fighting q
l9hosE Tliore is bur one way 10 BRING
Out the truth" .f.sss.s -. s.. =
Ind that is to mako n captive of
his da5 .glstcr, sJfpplemep.ef B7nine
l Ssligl We have worked toward that
S<sltt ssaEaiy. We are nuite ready
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