Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-08-22

aisle after aisle. but could not find heri fof
the simple reason that Susan was hunting
for her. 1t occurred to the girl that Susan
might have wisely concluded the best place
to walt would be In the taxicab. And 70
Florence hurried out into the street, into
the arms OF the wendt family. who were
patiently awaiting her.
The trusted chauffeur had been sent
around to the Ade entrance by the majos
domo. The young lady had so requested,
so he said
Florence struggled and called for tho po-
llceman, who came running up, followed By
the usual idle curious crowd.
The poor young woman Is insane" said
the motherly Kate, tears in her eyes. The
benign Thomas looked at heaven. ave are
her keepers O.
at Is not tfuel" cried Florence des-
perately.
:" She has the halluclnation that she "a
the daughter of the millionaire Stanley
Hargreave." And Thomas exhibited his
document, which was perfectly legal. 30 far
as appearances went.
Hurry up and get her off the walk. I
can't have the crowd growing any larger"
said the policeman, convinced. -
So, despite her cries and protestationA
Florence was hustled into the automobilc
even the policeman lending a hand.
Poor young thingl" he said to the
crowd, Come. now, move on. can't
have the walk blocked up. Get a gait on
you."
He was congratulatlng himself upon the
Orderliness of the affair when keen eyed
young man in the garb Of chauffeof
touched his shoulder.
"What's this | hear about an insane
woman2" he demanded,
"She was insane, all right. They ha1
papers to prove IT, She kept crying that
she was Stanley Hargreave's daughter"
"NIy Godl" The young man struck bis
forehead IN despair "You ass, she was
Stanley Harsreaves daughter, and they've
kidnapped her right under your nosel What
was the number Of that cart"
"Cut out that line Of talk, young felahl
I know my business They had the proper
documents"
But you hadn't brains enough to inquire
whether they were genuine or notl You
watt" shrilled the chauffeur. "I'll have
you broken for this work" He wheeled
and ran back to his ear, to find Susan aud
the countess in great state Of agitation.
They got her, they got her! And swora
on the book that they never should. SO long
as drove the caro-
Susan wept, and the countess tried IN
vri~ to console her.
And when Jones was informed he fright
ened even the countess with the snarl Of
rage which burned across his lips. He tore
into the hall, seized his hat and was gone.
Not a word of rsproach did he offer to the
chauffeur. He understood that no one ~
infallible. He found the laundering police.
man, who now realized that he stood in for
Whit Of the commissioners carpet. All
he could do was to give good description
of the man and woman. Word was sent
broadcast through the city. The police had
to be informed this time.
Late In the day an officer whose beat in-
cluded The ferry landing at Hoboken said
he had seen the three. Everything had
looked all right to him. II was the mother
~ face Of the one and the benign counte-
nance Of the other that had blinded him.
At midnight Jones, haggard and with the
air OF one beaten, returned home.
"No wireless YETI" asked Norton.
1.-THE George Washington Of the North
German Lloyd does not answer. Something
has happened to her wires; tampered with
possibly"
$50 long as we know they are at sea,
we can remedy the evil. They will not bt
able to land at single port. l have seDi
ten cables. They can't get away from tbs
wire. II l could only get hold Of the nance
Of those damnable doctors who signed that
document Twenty years"
Jones bent bis head in bis hands, and
Norton tramped the floor till the sound Of b'
footsteps threatened to drive the moaniDI
Susan into Mysteries.
at Is only q matter Of a few days
but can tho child stand the terwrsf'
questioned Jones. "Who knows that the,
may not really drive her insanei'
On board the George Washington ever
one felt extremely sorry for this beautifu
girl. 1t was frishtful misfortune to be .
stricken at her age.
She Is certainly insane said one o
the passenRera who mad known Hargreay
slightly through some banking business
"Hargreave wasn't married. He live
alone"
After the second day out Florence wa
permitted to wander about the ship as sh
pleased.