The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1914-10-16

The subject of her thoughts soon
arrived at his destination. A flight of
stairs carried him into dimly lighted
| hall, smelling evilly of escaping gas.
He donned black mask and struck
the door with series of light blows:
two, then one, then three, and again
one. The door opened and he slipped
inside. Round a table sat several men,
| also masked. They were all tried and
trusted rogues; but not one of them
knew what Braine looked like. He
alone remained unknown save to the
man designated as the chief, who was
only Braine's lieutenant. The mask
was the insignia Of the Black Hun.
dred, an organization with all the ram
lhcat1ons of the Camorra without their
abiding stupidity. From the assassina-
ton ofsa king, down to the robbery
OF country post Office, nothing was
too great or too small for their nets.
Their god dwells in the hearts of all
men and is called greed
The ordinary business over, the
chief dismissed the men, and he and
Braine alone remained.
"Vroon, have found him." said
Braine.
There are but few: which one?"
eighteen years ago, in st. Peters
burg"
Il remember. The millionaire's son.
Did he recognize you?"
i don't know. Probably he did. But
he always had good nerves. He is
being followed at this moment. We
shall strike quick; for if he recognized
NE he Will act quick. He is cool and
brave. You remember how he braved
us that night in Russia Jumped boldly
through the window at the risk of
breaking his neck. He landed safely.
that is the only reason he eluded us.
Mllllons-and they slipped through our
fingers. If | could only find some route
to his heart! The lure we held ont
to him is dead"
Or in the fortress, which is the
same thing. What are your plans?"
i nave in mind something like this"
AND Hargreave was working out his
plans, too; and he was just as much
OF general as Braine. He sat at his
library table, the maxillary muscles
IN his jaws working. So they had found
MIN! Well, he had broken the law
OF MS own making and he must suffer
the consequences. Braine, who was
MenshlkoH in Russia, Schwartz in
Germany, Mendoza in Spain, Cartucci
IN Italy, and Du Bots in France: SO
The rogue had found him out? Poor
fool that he had been! High spirited
1ull OF those youthful dreams of doine
good in the world, he had Joined what
ne had believed a great secret so.
clallstic movement, to learn that he
| had been trapped by a band of bril-.
liant thieves. Kidnapers and assassi-
majors for hire, the Black Hundred;
! fiends from Tophet! For nearly
eighteen years he had eluded them,
for he knew that directly or indirect
ly they would never cease to hunt for
him; and an idle whim had toppled
him into their clutches.
He wrote several letters feverishly
The last was addressed to Miss Susan
Farlow and read: Dear Madam: Send
florence Gray to New York, to arrive
here Friday morning. My half of the
bracelet will be Identification. In
closed find cash to square accounts"
He would get together all his available
funds, recover his child, and fly to the
ends of the world. He would tire
them out. They would find that the
peaceful dog was a bad animal to
rouse. He rang for the faithful Jones.
Jones, they have found me-" he
said simply.
You will need me, them"
Quite possible. Please mail these
and then we'll talk it over. No doubt
some one is watching outside Be
careful"
Very good, sir"
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