The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-12-24
lCopyrisht. 1914. b. Harold Macarathl
By HAROLD MAC GRATH

YeS, READ ABOUT tnat. Wuds
were they after?"
"You.ve got me there. No one
seems to know. Some cock and bull
story about there being something
valuable. There was"
what was it? The report in this
paper does not say"
"Ten thousand bags Of coffee"
Braine lay back in his chair and
laughed.
'If you want my opinion" said
Norton, 81 believe the gunner were
out to shoot up another gang. and
the police got wind Of 1t,
Don't you think 1t about time the
police called a halt in this gunman
matter?"
"Oh, so long as they pot each other
the police look the other way. 1t
saves a long trial and passage up the
river. Besides. whenever they are
nabbed some big politician manages
to open the door for them. Great is
the American voter"
Take Mr.. Norton's order, Luigi"
said Braine.
"a German pancake. buttered toast
and Coffee" ordered the reporter.
MAN, eat something!"
Its enough for me-"
"And you'll go all the rest Of the
day on tobacco. I know something Of
you chaps. l don't see how you man.
age to do It"
Food is the least Of our troubles.
BY the way, may ask you q few ques-
tons? Nothing for print, unless
you've got new book coming"
Fire away"
what do you know about the
Princess Perigoff?"
Let me see. HIM. Met her first
about year ago at a reception given
to Nasimova. A very attractive wom-
an. I see quite q lot Of her. Why?"
well. she claims to be q sort Of
aunt to Hargreave's daughter"
"She said something to me about
that the other night. You never
know where you're at in this world. do
your"
The German pancake, the toast, the
coffee disappeared, and the reporter
passed his cigars.
THE president visits town today
and I'm OF to watch the show. sup
pose I'll have to interview him about
the tariff and all that rot When you
start on new book let me know and
I'll be your press agent"
"That's a bargain"
Thanks for the breakfast"
Braine picked up his newspaper,
smoked and read. He smoked, yes,
but he only pretended to read. The
young fool was clever, but no man
is infallible. He had not the least
suspicion; he saw only the newspaper
story. Still, in some manner he
might stumble upon the truth, and
It would be just as well to tie the
reporters hands effectually.
The rancor of early morning had
been subdued: anger and quick tenn
per never paid in the long run, and no
one appreciated this fact better than
Braine. To put Norton out Of the
way temporarily was only q wise pre-
caution; 1t was not matter Of spite
or reprisaL
He paid the. reckoning, LETT the res
taurant, and dropped into one Of his
clubs for . game of billiards. He
drew quite gallery about the table.
He won easily. racked his cue and
sought the apartments Of the princess.
What q piece of luck It was that
Olga had really married that old do
tard. Perigoff! He had left her .
titled widow six months after her mar
rage. But she had had hardly . 10
peck to call her own.
"Olga, Hargreave 10 alive. He was
there last night. But somehow he
lice In waiting. Tho question IL, has
he fooled US? Did he take that mill
lion or did he hide It? There Is one
thing left-to get that girl. No mat
ter where Hargreave IL hidden, tho
knowledge that she 10 in my hands
will bring him out into the open"
mo more blind alleys"
What's on your mind?"
"She has never seen her father. She
confessed to me that she has not even
seen Q photograph Of him."
There was long pause.
"Do you understand met" she asked.
by the Lord Harry. I do! You've
head on you worth two Of mine.
The very simplicity of the idea win
win out for us. Some one to pose a.
her father; q message handed to her
in secret; dire misfortune II she whis-
pers q word to anyone; that her t.
theirs life hangs upon the secrecy:
she must confide in no one. least Of
all Jones, the butler. It all depends
upon how the letter gets to her. Bred
in the country, she probably sleeps
with her window open A pebble at.
tached to q note. tossed into the win.
dow. I'll trust this to no one; I'll
do It myself. With the girl in our
control the rest will be easy. II she
really does not know where the money
Ia Har9reave will tell us. Great head.