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


declaration.
You're taciturn sort of chap"
"Am II"
" You are. But an agreement Is an agree
mcnt and while I'd like to print this story.
I'll not. We newspaper men seldom break
our word"
Jones held out his hand
Sometimes l wish Id started life right"
said the reporter gloomily. "A newspaper
man is generally improyident He never looks
ahead for tomorrow. What with my special
articles to the magazines l earn between
four and FIVE thousand the year; and I've
never been able to save u cent"
Perhaps you've never really tried" replied
Jones, with glance at his companion. 1t
was good face, strong In outline; a little
careworn, perhaps, but free from any indlca-
tions of dissipation. " If had begun life as
you did, I'd have made real and solid use Of
the great men I met I'd have made fnan-
ings, little as they might be. And today I'd
be living on the income"
You never can tell. Perhaps A woman
might have made you think of those things.
but II You had remained unattached up m n
as have, the thought of saving might never
nave entered your head. man In my pres.
ent condition, financially has no right to
think of matrimony"
IL might be the saving of you If you met
and married the right woman"
But the right woman might be beiress 70
millions And poor devil like me coulj NOT
marry girl with money and hang onto b,s
self-respect."
True But there are always exceptions
10 all rules in life, except those regarding
heaitn' A healthy man is normal man, and
normal man has no right to remain single.
hou proved yourself a man this afternoon.
considering that you did not know occunisd
the wheel seat. Come to think il over. you
really saved the day. You gave me the op.
pOrtunity of steering straight for the police
station. Well. good.by"
Queer duck :" mused the reporter os oftsr
telephonins, he headed for his Office Queer
duck, indeed What game it was going to
pe' And this man Jones was playing II like
master 1t did not matter that some one
else laid down the rules; 1t was the way In
which they were interpreted
Braine heard of the failure. The Black
Hundred was finding its stock far below nor
Valre' -Four valuable men locked up in tho
Iombs' awaiting trial, to say nothing Of tho
seven gunmen gathered in at the old wara.
house Broine began to suspect that his
failures were less due to chance than to co!.
cuIatlon, that at last he had encountered a
mind which anticipated his every move He
would have recognized this fact earlier bo,I
IL not been that revenge had temporarily
blinded him. The spirit of revenge never
makes for mental clarity.
There was a meeting that night of tbe
Black Hundred Four men were told off and
tney drew their chairs up to vroon's table
for Instructions Braine sat at vroon's elbow
lhese four mon composed the most dangerous
quartet In New York City. They were as
daring as they were desperate They were
the men who held up BAN; messengers and pot
AWAY with thousands They had learned to
swoop down upon their victims as the hawk
iwoops down upon the heron. The news.
papers referred to them as the "auto ban.
ITS and the men took deal of pride In
he furore they had created
Nroon went over the Hargrcave case mi
lutely he left no detail unexplained Blunt
y aud frankly, the daughter of Stanley Har-
rcave must be caught and turned over to the
are OF the Black Hundred. 1t must be quick
ctlon. -Four valuable members were in the
-ombs' They might or might not weaken
nder police pressure. For the first time In
Is American career the organization stood
nclng actual peril: aud its one possible
harce of salvation lay In the fact that no
nes face was known to his neighbor. He.
room, and the boss alone knew who and
hat each man was. But the plans, the rami-
cations of the organization might become
ubi'c property; aud that would mean an end
an exceedingly profitable business.
The daughter OF Hargreave rode horseback
'rly every morning. She sought the country
'ad' She was Invariably attended by the
ding master of a school near by.
- You four will make your own plans"
II she should be injured2"
Avoid 1t. IL possible"
We have free hani2" =
Absolutely" ,
we risk bad fall from her horse II It's
spirited one"
Pretend breakdown in the road" inter
lated Braine AS they approach, draw :
ID order them to dlsmount That method
II prevent any uccldent"