The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1914-10-27

DSON, AAN VIC C041 uduuIC Hlul DIS we
please. When We get rid OF this news
paper ferret, therell be another to
eliminate. But he's fox, and fox
must be set to trail him.
And who is that?"
Jones, Jones, Jones!" Numbered
Braine Hes the live wire But the
reporter first. Jones depends a lot
on him. Take away this prop and
Jones will not be so sure of himself
There's man outside all this cir
Gle, and all these weeks of warfare
have not served to bring him into the
circle"
"Hargreave is Dead said Vroon
stolidly.
"As dead as | am" snarled Braine
Two men went away in that balloon;
and I'll wager my head that one man
came back. | am beginning to put
few things together that | have not
thought Of before Who knows? That
| balloon may have been carried out to
sea purposely The captain on that
tramp may have lied from beginning
to end. l tell you, Hargreave is alive,
and wherever he is, he has his hand
on all wires He has agents, too, of
whom we know nothing about Hang
the million! l want to put my hands
on Hargreave just to prove that | am
| the better man. He communicates
with Jones perhaps through the re-
porter; he has had me followed. it was
he who changed the boxes, bored the
hole in the ceiling of the other quar-
tiers, and learned Heaven knows what. :"
IF that's the case, said Vroon
why hasn't he had us apprehended?'
Braine laughed heartily. "Havn't
you been able to see by this time what
his game is? Revenge He does not
| want the police to NEEDLE only with
| the smaller affairs. He wants to do
away with us one by one; he wants
to put terror into the hearts of all of
us. Keep this point in your mind when
you act. He'll never summon the po-
| lice unless we make a broad daylight
attempt to get possession of his
daughter. And even then he would
make it out a plain case of kidnap-
| ping. Elimination, that's the word.
All right Well play at that game
ourselves. No. 1 shall be Mr.. Norton.
And il you fail I'll break you," added
Braine to the ex-reporter.
"I'll get him." said the man sullenly.
| LdJcl, VIGIL He ttppllCu lOI SIluu-
ton on the Blade, it happened that
there were two strikes on hand, and
two or three extra men were needed
on the city staff. The man from the
Black Hundred was given a temporary
job and went by the name of Gregg
AS his first copy showed experience,
he was promised a permanent place as
soon as there was vacancy. Gregg
smiled inwardly. 1t would be fine
thing to do away with Norton and step
into his repertOrial shoes.
For three days he worked faithfully
abstaining from his favorite tipple.
He had never worked in New York.
so his record was unknown. He had
told the city editor that he had work
ed on a Chicago paper, now defunct.
He paid no attention whatsoever to
Norton, sign Of no little acumen. On
the other hand, Norton never went
forth on an assignment that Gregg did
not know exactly where he was going.
But all these stories kept Norton in
town: and it would be altogether too
risky to attempt to handle him any
where but outside of town. So Gregg
had to bide his time.
1t came soon enough.
Norton was idling at his desk when
the city editor called him up to the
wicket
Gen Henderson has just return
ed to America. Get his opinion on the
latest Balkan rumpus He's out at his
suburban home. Here's the address"
How long will you hold open for
me?" asked Norton, meaning how long
would the city editor wait for the
story.
IT'LL one-thirty. You ought to be
back by midnight It's only now"
"All right; Henderson's approach
able. l may get good story out OF
him."
Maybe" thought Gregg, who had
lost nothing of this conversation.
1t was his opportunity. He immedi-
, ately left the zone of the city desk for
telephone booth. But as he passed
the line of desks and busy reporters
he did not notice the keen scrutiny
OF smooth face, gray haired man
who stood at the side of Nortons desk
awaiting the reporters return.
"Why. JONES'" cried the surprised
Norton. What are you doing all this
way from homer"
Orders said Jones, smiling family
as he delivered a note to the reporter
Anything serious?"
Il mot that | am aware of. Miss
} Florence was rather particular. She
, wanted to be sure that the note reach
J ed your hands safely"
) And do you mean to say that yos
get away and leave her alone in tina
house?'
IT. Again Jones smiled. 81 left hel
well guarded you may be sure of that
/, She will never run away again." HI
7 waited for Norton to read the note.
E 1t was nothing more than one o
those love orders to come and call a
! once. And she had made Jones ven
4 ture into town with 1t! The reporter
Y smiled and put the note away tender
$ ly. And then he caught Jones smiling
too.
I'm going to marry her, Jones'"
! THAT remains to be seen," replied