White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-06

paper uoes not say.
Ten thousand bags of coffee
Braine lay back in his chair and
laughed.
IF you want my opinion said
Norton, Il believe the gunner we're
out to shoot up another gang. and the
police got wind of it."
Don't o think it about time the
police called a halt in this gunman
matter"
20, 80 long as they pot each other
the police look the other way. 1t
saves a long trial and passage up the
river. Besides, whenever they are
robbed some big politician manages
to open the door for them. Great is
the American voter"
Take Mr.. Norton's order. Luigi
said Braine.
"A German pancake, buttered
toast, and Coffee ordered the report
er.
Man, eat something"
Its enough for me-" se
And you'll go all the rest of the
day on tobacco. | know something
of you chaps. I don't see how you
manage to do it"
Food is the least of our troubles.
BY the way, may | ask you a few
questions? Nothing for print, unless
you've got a new book coming"
Fire away"
What do you know about the
Princess Perigoff?"
Let me see. HIM. Met her first
about a year ago at a reception given
to Nasimova. A very attractive
woman. | see quite a lot of her.
Why?'
well. she claims to be a sort of
aunt t. Hargreave's daughter"
she said something to me about
that the other night. You never know
where you're at in this world. do
your
The German pancake. the tsast. the
coffee disappeared, and the reporter
passed his cigars.
The president visits town today
and I'm of to watch the show. I
suppose I'll have to interview him
about the tariff and all that rot.
When you start on a new book let
me know and I'll be your press
agent.
That's a bargain"
Thanks for the breakfast
Braine picked up his newspaper.
smoked and read. He smoked. yes,
but he only pretended to read. The
young fool was clever. but no man is
linfallible. He had not the least sus-
ricion; he saw only the newspaper
story. Still. in some manner he might
stumble upon the truth. and it would
be Just as we'll to tie the reporters
hands effectually.
The raneor of early morning had
been subdued: anger and quick tenn
Der never paid in the long run. and
no one appreciated this fact better
than Braine. To put Norton out of
the way temporarily was only a wise
%precaution; 1t was not a matter Of
spite or reprisal.
He paid the reckoning. left the
restaurant. and cropped into one of
his clubs for a game of billiards. He
drew quite a gallery about the table.
He won easily. raeked his cue and
sought the apartment of the princess.
What a piece of luck 1t was that
Olga had really married that old
dotard, P~erigofi He had left her a
titled widow six months after her
marriage. But she had had hardly a
kopeck to call her own
Olga. Hargreave is alive. He was
there last night. But somehow he
anticipated the raid and had the po-
lice in waiting. Did he take that
million or did he hide it? There is
one thing left; to get that girl. No
matter where Hargreaye Is hidden.
the knowledge that she is in my
hands will bring him out into the
open
mo more blind alleys"
What's on your mind
"She has never seen her father.
She confessed to me that she had not
even seer a photograph of him"
There was a long pause.
do you understand me?" she ask
ed.
by the Lord Harry, | do, You've
a head on you worth two of mine.
The very simplicity of the idea will
win out for us. Some one to pose as
Ter father; a message handed to her