Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-02
route. She had to fly about

en- route. Sne mad TO ny ABOUT TO
do it.
When Captain Bannock released
Braine he had been in no enviable
frame of mind Trickled, fooled by the
girl, whose mind was as unclouded as
his own. She had succeeded in brib-
inb coal stoker and had taken him
unaWares. The man had donned the
disguise he had laid out for shore ap-
proach, and the blockhead Bannock
had never suspected. He had not rec
ognized Norton at all. 1t was only
when Bannock explained the history
of the shanghaied stoker that he real
lied his real danger. Norton! He
must be pushed off the board. After
this episode he could no longer keep
up the pretense of being friendly
| Norton, by rare stroke of luck, had
forced him out into the open. So
be it. preservation is in no wise
looked upon as criminal. The law may
have it's ideas about 1t, but the indi-
vidual recognizes no law but Its own.
1t was Braine whom he loved and
admired, or Norton whom he hated as
dog with rabies hates water With
Norton free he would never again
dare to return to New York openly.
This meddling reporter aimed at his
ease and elegance.
He left the freighter as soon as
boat could carry him ashore. The flu
gitives would make directly for the
railroad, and thither he went at top
speed, to arrive ten minutes too late.
"Free!" said Florence, as the train
began to increase its speed.
Norton reached over and patted
her hand. Then he sat back with
sudden shock of dismay. He dived
hand into a pocket, into another
no of the tpla-
gram he had sent to Jones was all he
had in the world; and he had
borrowed that from a friendly stoker.
In the excitement he had forgotten
all about such contingency as the
absolute need of money.
FLORENCE, am afraid we are going
to have trouble with the conductor
when he comes"
"Why?"
He pulled out his pockets sugges-
lively. mot postage stamp.
They'll put us off at the next station.
And" with a glance in the little mir
ror between the two windows, Il
shouldn't blame them Bit he
was unshaven, he was wearing the
suit substituted for his own; and
Florence, sartorially, was not much
better off.
She smiled, blushed stood up and
turned her back to him. Then she
sat down again. In her hand she
held a small dilapidated roll of bank
notes.
~ had them with me when they
abducted me-" she said Besides,
this ring Is worth something"
THANK the Lord" he exclaimed,
relievedly.
So, while these two were hurrying
on to New York, the plotters were
hurrying east to meet them. The two
trains met and stopped at the same
station about eighty miles from New
York. The princess, accompanied by
Vroon, who kept well in the back
ground, entered the car occupied by
the two castaways.
In the mirror at the rear of the car
Norton happened to cast an idle
glance, and he saw the princess.
Vroon, however, escaped his eye.
BE careful, Florence" he said.
"The princess is in the car. The
game begins again Pretend that you
suspect nothing. Pretty quick work
on their part And that's all the
more reason why we should play the
comedy well. Here she comes. She
will recognize you, throw her arms
around you, and show all manner OF
effusiveness. Just keep your head
and play the game"
she lied about you 10 me.
mo matter"
So there was nothing more to do but
be happy; and happy they were. They
were quite oblivious to the peculiar
interest they aroused among the other
passengers. This unshaven young
man, in his ragged coat and soiled
jersey; this beautiful young girl, in
a wrinkled homespun, her glorious
blonde hair awry; and the way they
looked at each other during those lulls
in conversation peculiar to lovers the
world over, impressed the other pas
sengers with the idea that something
very unusual had happened to these
two.
The Pullman conductor was not
especially polite; but money was
money, and the stockholders, waiting
for their dividends, made it impos-
sible for him to reject it. The regular
conductor paid them no more atten-
ton than to grumble over changing a
$40 bill.
"Oh!" cried the princess. She seized
Florence in a wild embrace. She was
an inimitable actress, and Norton
could not help admiring her. Your
butler telephoned me! / ran to the
first train out. Ande here you are,
back safe and sound 1t is wonder