Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-17


rose from his hiding place and proceeded to
follow her. The result of this espionage on
the part of Jones will he seen presently.
Meantime Jim went down to the Office and
lied cheerfully about his missing the general
Whether the city editor believed him or not is
of no matter. Jim went over to his desk
From the corner of his eye he could see Gregg
scribbling away. He never raised his head as
Jim sat down to read his mail. After awhile
Gregg rose and left the Office and, of course,
Jim left shortly afterward. Wien the new
conner saw that he was being followed, he
smiled and continued on his way. This Nor
ton chap was suspicious. All the better his
suspicious should be made the hook to land
him with. BY and by the man turned into a
drug store and Jim loitered about till he re-
appeared. Gregg walked with brsker steps
now. 1t was his intention to lead Norton on
a wild goose chase for an hour. or so long
enough to give Braine time to arrange a vel.
come at another house.
Norton kept perhaps half block In the
of his man all the while. But for this
caution he would have witnessed little pan
tomime that would have put him wholly upon
his guard. Turning a corner, Gregg all but
bumped into the countess. He was quick
enough to place finger on his lips and
motion his head toward a taxicab. Olga
hadn't the least idea who was coming around
the corner but she hailed the cab and was
off in it before Jim swung around the corner.
Jones, who had followed the countess for
something over an hour and a half, Rugged
doorway. What now? lie wondered. The
countess knew the man. That was evidence
enough for the astute butler. But what
meant the pantomime and the subsequent
hurry? He soon learned. The man Gregg
went his way, and hen Jim turned the cor
ner. Jones cast a wistful glance at the van
isling cab of the Russian, and decided to
shadow the shadower-in other words, follow
the reporter, to see that nothing serious be-
fell him.
Sometimes Norton was overeager: several
times during his tilts with the Black Hundred
he had gone outside the boundary of caution
and paid for it. He did this very thing today,
and but for Jones he might have Jared ex-
tremely ill.
Braine swore that this time Norton should
suffer He would wiring the truth out of the
reporter, the truth as far as he knew it.
Braine was positive that Norton knew one or
the otLer of two things: Hargreave's where
abouts and whether or not the mysterious
box contained the million.
The lurer finally paused at door, opened (
it with key, and swung it behind him, very
careful, however, not to spring the latch.
Naturally Jim was nightly pleased when Ee
found the door could be opened. When Jones,
not far behind, saw him open the door, he
started to call out warming, but thought the
(better of it. If Norton was walking into a
trap it was far better that he, Jones, should
remain outside of it. If Jim did not appear
after a certain length of time, he would start
an investigation on his own account.
No sooner was Jim in the hallway than he
was set upon and overpowered. They had in
this house what was known as the punish
ment room" Here traitors paid the reckon
ing and were never more heard of. Into tLis
room Jim was unceremoniously dropped when
Braine found that he could get no nforma-
tion from the resolute reporter.
The room did not look sinister, but for all
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smaller and smaller slowly or swiftly, as the
man above at the lever willed. When Jim
was apprised of this fact, he ran madly about
in search of some mode of escape knowing
full we'll in Lis heart that he should not find
one.
Presently the machinery began to work,
and Norton's tongue grew dry with terror.
They had him this time there was not the
least doubt of it. And they had led him
there by the nose into tie bargain
Twenty minutes passed. and Jones con-
cuded it was time for him to act He went
forward to try the door, but this time 1t was
locked. Jones, however, was not without re-
source. The house next door vacant and
he found a way into this, finally reaching the
roof. From this lie jumped to the other roof,
found the scuttle open, and crept down the
stairs, fight after fight, till the whir of
motor arrested him.
Consprators are often overeager, too. So
intent were the rascals upon the business at
hand that they did not notice the door open
slowly. 1t did not take tie butler more than
a moment to realize that his friend and ally
was near certain death. With an oath he
sprang into the room, gave Braine a push
which sent him down to join the victim, and
pitched into the other two 1t was a battle
royal while it lasted. Jones knocked down
one of them, yelled to Norton, and kicked the
rope he saw down into the pit. One end of
this rope was attached to ring in the wall.
And up this rope Norton swarmed after he
had disposed of Braine. The tide of battle
then swung about in favor of the butler, and
shortly the fake reporter and his companion
were made to join their chief.
Jones stopped the machinery. He could not
bring himself to let his enemies die so hor-