The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-09-26

this Is our fortress. So far 4, has
been impregnable. The police are
watching Il: and that prevents a
general assault by the scoundrels,
IL we tried TO leave we would be
followed: and they play that game
exceedingly well. Now. good.
night. Wen have you out OF all
this doubt and suspicion ono OF
these days. There will not be- any
past: that win bc Topped off as
you'd lop a limb from a tree"
please let II be quick. | want
TO see my father"
Jones eyes sparkled. And you
have my word that he wants 10
see you. But moro dare not toll
you
do you think hs would object
TO Mr.. Norton-" she asked. study
Ing the rug.
'in what capacity he coun-
tered. forcing her hand.
"As-as q husbandr" bravely.
Jones In his turn studied the
patterns in tho rug. 1T Ia only
natural for a father 20 look high
for his daughters husband. But.
after all. an homes, man IL worth
as much as anything ! know OF.
And Norton ~ honest and loyal and
brave"
Thank you. Jones I intend 70
marry him when tho time comes /:
so you may as we'll prepare father
for this eventually.
There is an old adage-"
But she interrupted him. III
you have ncw adage. Jones. !
shouldn't mind hearing H. But
I'm Just out OF school, where old
adages are served from soup 20
pudding. Goodnight"
And Jones went 10 the rear OF
the house. chnckling
In the passing II might we'll be
observed that the Hargeave house
had a remarkable menage. There
was a gardener. cook and a
maid: and the three OF them re-
ported TO Jones each nigh, before
going 20 bed. They were all three
detectives from one OF the greatest
organizations in America.
Finding themselves unable 10
lure Florence from tho environs OF
the Hargreave home. tho Black
Hundred set some new machinery
In motion. They proposed to rid
the house OF every one In II by a
perfectly logical device. But the
first step in this new move was
going to be extremely delicate and
risky. II was no small adventure
to enter the Hargreave home. and
yet this must be done. So finally
Spider" Beggs was selected for
the work. The man could practic-
ally walk over crockery without
causing a sound; he could climb n
house by the window lodges; and
he could hold his breath like those
professional 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 TIL the last.
for IT was his habit. after having
turned off that light. to stand by
the door for several minutes,
watching. One never could tell.
On the other hand, Spider"
Beggs never approached a house
TIL an hour after the lights went
out. Persons were likely to move
about for some minutes later; they
might want something to eat. a
drink OF water. SO he remained
hidden behind the summer house
TIL long after midnight. When at
last he felt assured that all In the
Hargreave house were asleep. he
moved out cautiously. Both his
future and his pocketbook de-
pended upon the success OF this
venture. II took him ten minutes
TO crawl from the summer house
TO the veranda, and to have de
tected this approach Jones, had he
been watching. would have needed
searchligbt Beggs Rugged the
lattice work for another ten min
utes and then drew himself up and
wriRgled 10 one OF the windows.
Here was an operation that needed
all his art and skill: 10 lift this
window without sound. But he was
an old hand and windows with or.
binary locks we're playthings under
his def touch. He raised the win
dow, stepped over the sill into the
library, and crouched down. He
did not close the window: house
thieves never do. They leave win.
dows and doors open, because
sooner or later they have got 20
make their escape that way.
Presently he stood up, flashed
his torch, found the library shelves.
and tiptoed toward them. lie then
selected three or four volumes
opened them at random and laid
neat packages Of money between
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