The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-10-05
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y. Jones turned on the lights and in
vesttgated the room, but he could not
find anything disturbed, and naturally
came to the conclusion that the In
trduer had been interrupted before he
had begun his work. He turned OF
the lights and sat UP the major por-
ition of the night Nothing more hap
pened Florence came down, but he
sent her back to bed, explaining that
some one had attempted to enter the
house and he had taken shot at
him.
spider Beggs had letter to write.
He was In high feathers. He had
tackled difficult job and had come
away without scratch. But ne nad
the misfortune to write his letter 70
the secret service officials in hotel
often frequented by Norton. And so
Jim. on finishing his own letter, blot
ted it and casually glanced at the blot
ter. A single word caught his eye
Being an alert newspaper man, always
on the hunt for stories, he examined
the blotter with care. 1t was an easy
matter for him to read writing back
ward, having fooled away many an
hour in the composing rooms. Tne
word which had awakened the report
orial sense in him was counterfeit
He held the blotter toward the mirror
and read enough to satisfy himself
that the Black Hundred had become
active once more And this was one
of the best ideas they had yet con-
ceived.
Harereave had always been some
thing of mystery to his neighbors,
Where he had lived in other days was
unknown; neither had any one the
remotest idea from what source ms
riches had been obtained. And noth-
ing was known of Jones or the daugn.'
ter. 1t was very shrewd method OF
clearing every one out of the house
and leaving It to be examined at leis-s
ure. And he had fallen upon this
thing; he, Norton, all because his
tailor had written him sharp note
about his bill and he had been pro-
voked to reply in kind! Counterfeit
money. There was quite furry
these days over certain issues OF
spurious paper. It was SO good that
only experts could detect it. There
were two plates, one for ten and an
other for twenty For while he was
pulled between duty and love. Well,
it would only add another interesting
chapter to the general story when he
published it. He started out to River
dale to acquaint Jones with the dis
covery.
/ s.FIumphi' said Jones; mot a bad
idea this. So that's what the sneak
was doing here last night. I've been
wondering and wondering. Let's have
look"
length came across the three vol
,,nes. These held a thousand In ex-
cellent counterfeit.
mighty good work that. What are
YOU goine toldo?', asked the reporter
Jones rubbed his chin reiectively.
How long may counterfeiter be
Anywhere from ten to twenty
:arhat viii serve. Ny boy. this time
wei 20 and take Mr.. Black Hundred
right IN his cubby hole
"You know where It is 2"
every nook and corner OF It. Now
you go at once to the chief Of the local
branch OF the secret serVfcc and put
the matter to him frankly. ], Flor
ence, Susan, and the rest OF US must
be arrested. The wretches must be-
fieve that the house Is empty. They'll
rove about fruftlessly and Will return
to their den to report the success OF
the coup. All the while you and some
detectives will be IN hiding upstairs,
dfctagraph and all that. When the
time comes YOU will follow. This viii
not reach the heads, perhaps, but y
VIII demoralze the organization IN
such q way as TO make Il helpless for
several months to come. There Is
tunnel from the stables to this house.
what, ttnnel?"
eyes. Mr.. Hargreave hal It built
built several years ago. don't Know
what his idea was; possibly no anttcs
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