Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1914-11-06
attention to them"

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me. And we might have made cap.
ture My child, always show me these
things. will advise you whether to
tear them up or not"
Jones, l believe you are going a
little too far" said Florence haughtily.
1T might have been my father"
Never in this world, Miss Florence.
Still, I beg your pardon for raising
my voice. What do and have done
is only for. your own sake. There are
two things wish to impress upon your
mind before CO. This can be made
a comedy or a terrible tragedy. You
have already had taste of the latter;
and each time you escaped because
God was good to us. But he ia rarely
kind to thoughtless people, They have
to look out for themselves. am act
ing under orders; always remember
that"
Forgive me; l acted wrongly. But
suspicion of everybody and every.
thing. Can't go somewhere, some
place where can have rest?"
IF thought for single moment
1t was possible to take you thousands
Of miles from this spot. it would be
done this very night. But this is our
fortress. So far 1t has been impreg.
nable. The police are watching it;
and that prevenrs general assault
by the scoundrels. If we tried to
leave we would be followed; and they
play that game exceedingly we'll. Now,
goodnight. Well have you out of all
this doubt and suspicion one of these
days. There will not be any past;
that will be Topped off as you'd lop a
limb from a tree"
please let it, be quick. I want to
see my father"
Jones eyes sparkled. "And you
have my word that he wants to see
you. But dare not tell YOU"
do you think he would object to
Mr.. Norton?" she asked, studying the
rug.
In what capacity?" he countered.
forcing her hand. 49,.
"As-as husband?' bravery.
Jones in turn studied the patterns
In the rug. 1T is only natural for a
father to look high for his daughters
husband But, after ali, an honest
man is worth as much as anything l
know Of. And Norton is honest and
loyal and brave"
Thank you, Jones. l intend to
marry him when the time comes; so
you may as well prepare father for
this eventuality."
There is an old adage-"
But she interrupted him. IF you
have a. new adage, Jones, l shouldn't
mind hearing it. But I'm only just
out of school, where old adages are
served from soup to pudding. Good
night ~s.-. ~. ..s '
And Jones went to the rear of the
house, chuckling.
IN the passing it@m1ght well BE OBJ.
served that the Hargreave house had
remarkable menage. There was a
gardener, a cook, and maid; and the
three of them reported to Jones each
night before going to bed. They were
all three detectives from one of the
greatest organizations in America.
Finding themselves unable to lure
Florence away from the environs Of
the Hargreave home the Black Hun
dred set some new machinery in mo-
ton. Thep proposed to rid the house
of every one in it by perfectly logi-
cal device. But the first step in this
new move was going to be extremely
delicate and risky. 1t was no small
adventure to enter the Hargreave
home; and yet this must be DONE So
finally Spider" Beggs was selected
for the work. The man could practic-
ally walk over crockery without caus-
ing a sound; he could climb house
by the window lodges; and he could
hold his breath like those professional
tank swimmers.
Three or four nights after the Par.
off fiasco, Jones started the rounds,
putting out the lights. He left the
one In the hall till the last, for it was
his habit, after having turned off that
light, to stand by the door for several
minutes, watching One never could
tell. .,.,. p-5l 3d.
On the other hand, Spider" Beggs
never approached house till an hour
after the lights went out. Persons
were likely to move about for some
minutes later; they might want some
thing to eat, drink of water. So he
remained hiHd-n behind the summer
house till lci.ss, litter midnight. When
at last he felt assured that all in the
Hargreave house rere asleep, he
moved out scai.t 9L&,y Both his future
and his pocketbook depended upon
the success of this venture. It took
him ten minutes to crawl from the
summer house to the veranda, and to
have detected this approach Jones,
had he been watching, would have
needed searchlight. Beggs Rugged
the lattice work for another ten min.
utes and then drew himself up and
wriggled to one Of the windows. Here
was an operation that needed all his
care and skill; to lift this window with