Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-18
CHAPTER XIV.
Norton Makes a Discovery I.

0Aitt iield tlit i1ttSt iQ1cl W iiell htlQ
pened in the summer house nor that
anything had happened. Florence re-
GREETED hundred times during the
evening that she had not gone out to
the summer house. It might really
have been her father. Her regret
grew so deep in her that just before
going to bed she confessed to Jones.
You received a letter of that sort
and did not show it to me?" said
Jones, astonished,
You warned me never to pay any
attention to them"
No; | warned you never to act upon
them without first consulting me And
we might have made n captured My
child, always show me these things.
] will advise you whether to tear
them ur or not"
Jones, I believe you are going a
little too far said Florence
haughtlly. ut might have been from
my father"
Never in this wide world, Miss
Florence. STILL / beg your pardon
for raising my voice. What l do and
have done is only for your own sake.
There are two things | wish to i'm
press upon your mind before | go.
This can be made a comedy or a ter
rible tragedy. You have already had
a taste of the latter; and each time
you escaped because God was good
to us But He is rarely kind to
thoughless people. They have to
look out for themselves. | am acting
under orders; always remember
that"
Forgive me; I acted wrongly. But
I'm so weary and tired of this eter-
nal suspicion of everybody and every
thing. Can't l go somewhere. some
place where / can have rest?"
IF I thought for a single moment
1t was possible to take you thousands
of miles from this spot. it would be
done this very night. But this is our
fortress. So far it has been impreg
nable. The police are watching it;
and that prevents general assault
by the scoundrels. If we tried to
leave we would be followed; and
we'll Now, goodnight. Wen have
you out or all this doubt and suspic-
ion one of these days. There will not
be any past; that will be Topped off
as you'd lop limb from a tree"
please let it be quick. I want to
see my father"
Jones's eyes sparlSled. And you
have my word that he wants to see
you, But more / dare not tell you"
do you think he would object to
Mr.. Norton?' she asked, studying the
rug
In what capacity?" he countered,
forcing her hand.
"As-as a husband?" bravely.
Jones in his turn studied the pat
terms in the rug. ct is only natural
for father to look high for his
daughters husband. But, after all,
an honest man is worth as much as
anything | know of. And Norton is
honest and loyal and brave"
THANK you, Jones, / intend to
marry him when the time comes; so
you may as we'll prepare father for
this eventuality."
There is an old adage-"
But she interrupted him. "If you
have new adage, Jones, | shouldn't
mind hearing 1t. But I'm only just
out of school, where old adages are
served from soup to pudding. Good
night"
And Jones went to the rear of the
| house, chuckling.
In the passing it might well be OBJ
served that the i1argreave house had
a remarkable menage. There was a
gardener. cook and maid; and the
three OF them reported to Jones each
night before going to bed. They were
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Finding themselves unable to lure
! Florence away from the environs of
the Hargreave home, the Black Hun
bred set some new machinery in mo-
/ ton. They proposed to rid the house
/ of everyone i'm ii by a perfectly logi-
cal device. But the first step in this
new move was going to be extremely
delicate and risky. 1t was no small
adventure to enter the Hargreave
home, and yet this must be done. Sc
finally Spider" Beggs was selected
for the work. The man could prac-
tically walk over crockery without
causing o sound; he could climb q
house by the window lodges, and he
could hold his breath like those pro-
fessional tank swimmers.
Three or four nights after the
Paroff fiasco, Jones started the rounds
/ putting out the lights. He left the
one in the hall till the last, for it was
/ his habit, after having. turned of
that light, to stand by The door foi
several minutes, watching. One never
could tell.
On the other hand, spider" Beggs
never approached house till an houi
after the lights went out. Persons
were likely to move about for some
/ minutes laJofs they might WANT SOME
thing to eat. drink of water. So he
remained hidden behind the summer
house till long after midnight. When
at last he felt assured that all in the
| Hargreave house were asleep, h'
moved out cautiously Both his flu
ture and his pocketbook depended
upon the success of this venture.
1t took him ten minutes to craw
from the summer house to the YER
anda, and TO have detected this ap.
proach Jones, had he been watching
would have needed a searchlight
Beggs Rugged the lattice work fol-
another ten minutes and then drew
himself up and wriggled to one of th'
windows Here was an operation tina
needed all his art and skill; to lifi
this window without sound; but ht
was an old hand and windows will
ordinary locks were playthings UNI
der his deft touch He raised th'
window, stepped over the sill into tn,
library, and crouched down. He die
not close the window; house thieves
never do. They leave windows ant
doors open because sooner or late
they have got to make their escape
that way.
Presently he stood up, flashed hi
torch, found the library shelves, ant
tiptoed toward them. He then Sc
lected three or four volumes, opened
them at random and laid neat pack
ages of money between the leaves