The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-12-10

Z. .miled and chuckled. Some bright,
,-rins he would have all New York,
w the ears, the police running round
- circles, and the chiefs Of the rival
meets tearing their hair. What q
s.orv, Four columns on the first page,
..nd two whole pages Sunday. !.
Ird all of sudden he ceased to
.mile and chuckle.
n the living room Of the Princess
o,g. Perigoff's apartment the mistress
,.~ reading on the divan. There was
cigarette between her we'll shaped
,,ns for she was not the accepted type
- sdyenturess. In fact, she was not
adyenturess; she was really the
pprncess Perigoff. Her maiden name
~ been Olga Pushkin; but more of
that later.
when Braine came In he found her
s-ssming with half closed eyes. He
Sour,shed an evening newspaper.
sOlga, even the best of us make
.,,stskes. Here. just glance over
this"
nsr and read the heading indicated:
EAeronaut picked up far out at sea.
cI,ns ashore from tramp steamer. Had
Ave- thousand in cash in his pockets"
.Hargreave escaped"
mot necessarily" she replied. IF
n vas Hargreave he would have had
,n.,e than five thousand in his peck
AZ My friend, l believe 1t an at
tempt to fool you; or 1t is another
man entirely" She clicked her teeth
4 with the tops OF her polished nails.
"There are two young women in
the house What the deuce can that
mean!"
1.-TWO young women? o! then ev-
erything's as simple as daylight. Kat
rina Pushkin. my cousin. had a child"
Child? Hargreave had a child?
What do you mean by keeping this
TACT from met" he stormed.
1T was useless till this moment. He
probably sent for her yesterday: but
In his effort to escape had to turn her
over to his butler. We shall soon
learn whether Hargreave is dead or
alive. We can use the child to BRING
him back"
The anger went out Of his eyes.
you're wonder, Olga"
"But you should have gone with
Vroon last night. He does everything
Just as you tell him. When they re-
ported that Hargreave had visited
!Orts hangar you ought to have pre-
pared against such coup as flight
through the air"
II admit 1t. But daughter! Well,
] can bring him back" with q sinister
laugh. by the Lord Harry. / have
him in my hands this time, that is. IL
this girl turns out to be his daughter.
A million? Two, three, all he has in
the world. want you to pay visit
right away. Watch the butler. Jones.
He'll lie, Of course; but note how he
treats the girl; and IL you get the
chance look around the walls for a
secret panel. He might not have car
ried away the cash at all. only enough
for his immediate needs, which would
account for that five thousand on the
man picked up at sea. II could only
get inside that house for an hour"
IT believe I'll call at once. Leo.
was Hargreave the mans real manner"
Braine laughed. THAT Is of no vital
He will be Hargreave
till the end Of the chapter. dead or
alive. You can tell me the news at
dinner tonight"
SO, later, when the butler accepted
her card at the door, loath as he
might be, there was nothing for him
to do but admit her.
Whom do you wish to see.
stepping back into the shad-
ow.
miss Hargreave. I'm an old friend
Of her mothers"
There Is no such person here.
"To whom. then. does this hat be-
long?" she asked quietly. She waved
her hand indolently toward the hall
rack.
Jones' lips frightened. "That belongs
10 Miss Gray. q kind Of protege OF Mr..
Indeed! You have no objections
to my seeing her? Ny maiden name
was Olga Pushkin. cousin to Katrina,
wife OF Stanley Hargreave. / am, II
you will weigh the matter carefully
! kind Of aunt" g{
To Jones It was as II Ice had SUD
denly come into contact with mis-
hearts blood. But AZ he still stood
In the shadow, she did not observe
the pallor Of his face.
'If you will state exactly why you
wish to see her. madam.
"You seem to possess authority
yes, madam. absolute authority.
Jones produced his document ana
presented 1t to her.
There is no flaw in that sne
agreed readily. II wish to see the
child. have told you why"
very well. madam" why mao
they not telegraphed the child, even
ON the train. to return to Fariows. ne
knew nothing Of this woman. Wne'1 I1.
she was an enemy or friend. ne