The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-11-06

story about there being something
valuable There was"
"What was It? The report in this
paper does not say"
"Ten thousand bags of Coffee
Braine lay back in his chair and
laughed.
III you want my opinion" said
Norton, 81 believe the gunner we're
out to shoot up another gang. end
the police got wind Of IT,"
Don't you think it about time the
police called halt In this gunman
matter?"
"Oh. so long as they pot each other
the police look the other way. Il
saves a long trial and passage up the
river. Besides. whenever they are
nabbed some big politician manages
to open the door for them. Great is
the American voter"
Take Mr.. Nortons order. Luigi"
said Braine.
"A German pancake, buttered toast
and coffee" ordered the reporter.
Man, eat somethingl"
tits enough for me-"
"And you'll go all the rest Of the
day on tobacco. know something OF
you chaps. don't see how you man
age to do t."
Food is the least Of our troubles.
By the way, may ask you few Ques-
lions? Nothing for print. unless
you've got new book coming"
Fire away"
what DO you know about the
Princess Perigof?"
Let me see. HIM. Met her hrst
about year ago at a reception given
to Nasimova. A very attractive wom-
an. I see quite a lot of her. Whyf"
"Well she claims to be a sort OF
aunt to Hargreavee daughter"
"She said something TO me about
that the other night. You never
know where you're at in this world. do
your"
The German pancake, the toast. the
coffee disappeared, and the reporter
passed his cigars.
"The president visits town today
and I'm off to watch the show. l sup
pose I'll have to interview him about
the tariff and all that rot. When you
start on new book let nae know aud
I'll be'Sour press agent"
"That's a bargain"
Thanks for the breakfast"
Braine picked up his newspaper,
smoked and read. He smoked, yes,
but he ons- pretended to read. The
young fool was clever but no man
is infallible He had not the least
suspicion; he saw only the newspaper
story. Still. in some manner he
might stumble upon the truth, and
It would be just as we'll 10 tie the
reporters hands effectually.
The rancor Of early morning had
} been subdued; anger and quick tenn
per never paid In the long run, and no
one appreciated this fact better than
Z Braine To put Norton out OF the
way temporarily was only wise pre-
caution; it was not matter Of spite
= or reprisal.
He paid the reckoning. left the res
! taurant. and dropped into one Of his
clubs for a game OF billiards. He
} drew quite a gallery about the table
, He won easily, racked his cue and
sought the apartments Of the princess
What a piece OF luck II vas thai
r Olga had really married that old do
tard, Perigoffl He had left her (
3 titled widow six months after her mar
a riage. But she had had hardly . 10
peck to call her own.
o "Olga. Hargreave is alive. He wa
= there last night But somehow b.
Q anticipated the raid and had the Do
lice in waiting. The question is. ha
8 he fooled us1 Did he take that mi
n lion or did he hide lit There Is on
y thing left-to get that girl. No ma
\ ter where Hargreave is hidden. tn
b knowledge that she is In my hand
Q will bring him out into the open"
% mo more blind alleys"
T. What's on your mind?"
D "She has never seen her father. sh
% confessed to me that she has not eve
seen a photograph OF him"
h There was a long pause.
h DO you understand met" she Rsko
~ by the Lord Harry, dol You'N
~ q HCdN VI JOu with bWo "a Aut4A
% The very simplicity Of the idea vi
Is win out for u.s. Some one 10 pose I
her father; a message handed to b
ID in secret; dire misfortune II she viii
v pers a word to anyone; that her
~ theirs life hangs upon the secrec.
d she must conflde In no one. least
40 all Jones, the butler. II all depen
upon how the letter gets TO her. Br'
30 In the country. she probably slee
IT, with her window open. A pebble I
as tached to a note. tossed into the vi
sr' dow. I'll trust this to no one;
o. do 1t myself With the girl in Oh
OF control the rest will be easy. II 81
'r- really does not know where the mons
40 is Hargreave win tell US. Great hea
an little woman, great hsad. She do
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