The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-02

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Yet anybody escape! Presently she would be-
come normal and then she would tell him.
Il found the lying note. You dropped it."
Horrible, horrible" she said almost in
audibly.
"What did they do to you?"
He said he was my father. He
knew.
Knew what?"
That be lied. can't explain"
DON'T tryi"
Suddenly she laid her head against the
buffers shoulder and cried. 1t was terrible
to hear youth weep in this fashion Jones
put his arm about her, patted her, aud tried
10 console her.
HorrihIe,' she murmured between the
violent hiccoughs- Il was wrong, wrong
Forgive me. se,e
unecnseiously tho arm sustaining her Drew
her closer.
Never mind be consoled. "a Tell no one
what has happened. Go about as usual. Don't
LEI even Susan know Whatever your poor
father did for your sake. He wanted
you to be happy. without care in the world.
:. promise" And gradually the sybs ceased.
But / feel so old, Jones, SO very old.
threw over the lamp. l threw chair through
the window. They thought that IL was who
had jumped out. That gave the neces-
sary time. / don't understand how I did IT.
wasn't frightened at all till gained the
street"
They found Susan still seated H. the chair.
the automatic in her lap She had not moved
in all this time.
Braine paced the apartment of the Princess
Perigof. From the living room to the boudoir
and back, fully twenty times. From the diTAn
Olga watched him nervously. He was like &
tiger, fresh in captivity. All at once he paused
In front of her
DO you realize what that mere chit did,"
81 do
Planned to the minute. We had her;
seven Ct us; doors locked and all that. No
weeping. no wailing; could not understand
tLen. but / do now. It's in the blood. Har
greave was as peaceful as a st. Bernard dog.
till you Acornered him, and then he was
lion. O. the devil! Slipped out of my fingers
like an eel And across the street. Jones IN
a racer. | never paid any particular at
tention to Jones, but from now on l shall.
The girl may or may not know where the
money is but Jones does, Jones does Two
men shall watch. FELTON, on the street and
orloff from the windows of the deserted house.
With opera glasses be will be able to take note
Of all that happens ia the house during the
day lie viii be able to see the girls room.
And that's the Important point 1t was a
good plan, little woman; and it would have
been plain sailing if only We had remembered
that the girl. was Hargreaye's daughter. Be
very careful hereafter when you call on her.
A night like this will have made her sus-'
picious of every one. Our hope lies with you.
Anything on your mind?"
Yes. Why not insert a personal in the
Herald?" Sic drew SOM writing paper To-
ward her and scrubbed few words.
He read Florence--the hiding place il
discovered Remove it to a more secret spot
at once. S. HE laughed and shook his
head I'm afraid that win never do
II she reads it, Jones will The man with
the opera glasses may see something. Ineres
a chance Jones might become worried"
Well, wen give it a chance"
1t was midnight when ha made his depar-
ture. As he stepped into the street, he
glanced about cautiously. On the corner he
saw policeman swinging his night stick.
Otherwise the street was deserted. Braine
proceeded jauntily down the street.
And yet, from the darkened doors Of the
house across the way. the figure of man
emerged and stood contemplating the win
dows OF the Perigcn apartment. Suddenly
the lights went out The watcher made no
effort to follow Braine. The knowledge he
was after did not necessitate any such pro-
cedure
OF course. Florence read the personal"
She took the newspaper at once 70 Jones.
1ho .miled grimis.