The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-10-22

have made Florence's window was
open. as the arch-conspirator had ox.
pected q would be with a small
string and stone as a sling he sent
the letter whirling skillfully through
the afr. II sailed into the girls room.
The man below heard no sound of the
stone hitting anything and concluded
that n had struck the bed
tie waited patiently. Presently a
%wnvering light could be distinguished
over the sill OF the window The girl
wue awake and had ~ the candle
This knowledge was sufficient for hts
need The tragic letter would do the
rest. that Is. ~ the girl came from
tho same pattern as her father and
m0ther-strong willed and adventu.
rous.
He tiptoed back 10 the lilacs. when
a noise sent him close 20 the ground
Half a dozen feet away he saw a
shadow creeping along toward the
front door Presently the shadow
stood up ne II listening He stopped
again and ran lightly TO the steps. up
these 10 the door. which he Rugged
Who was this? wondered BraIue
Patiently he waited. arranging his pos
turc 30 that he could keep a lookout
az the door Hy and by the door
opened cautiously A man holding
b candle appeared Brsine vaguely
recognized Olga's description OF the
butler The man ON the yerauda sud
lcnly blew out the light
Hrainc could hear the low murmur
II .Oices, but nothing more. The con.
|yersation lasted scarcely a minute.
TIE door closed and the man ran
down the steps. across the lawn. WITH
Braine close az his heels.
Just "a floment. Mr.. HaTgreave.
he called Ironically. Just a moment"
The man he addressed as Harrreave
turned with lightning rapidly and
struck The blow caught Braine
above the ear, knocking him fiat
When he regained his feet the rumble
OF a motor told him the rest OF the
story.
By the dim light OF her bedroom
candle Florence read the note which
had found entrance so strangely and
mysteriously into her room Her 10.
Their He lived. ne needed her Alive
but In dread peril. and only she could
save him. she louged 20 fy 20 him
az once. then and there How could
she wait tiil tomorrow night g.. eight
Immediately she began 20 plan how 90
Circumyeut the Watchful Jones aud
the careful Susan. Her father, She
slept no more that night
My Darling Daughter ! must see
YOU. Come al eight O'Clock tomorrow
night 10 - Grove street. third Hoor.
Conhdc IN no one. or you seal my
death warrant.
Your unhappy FATHER"
What child would refuse 20 obey a
summons like this2
A light tap pm the door started her.
Is anything the natter asked
the mild voice % Jones
40. got up to get a drink OF
water"
She heard his footsteps die away
down tho corridor she thrust the
letter into the pocket OF her dress.
which lay neatly folded on The chair
a' fhr foot Of The bed. then climbed
back into the bed itself She must
aot tpll even Mr. Norton
Was The child spinning o romance
over the first Young man She had ever
metz ln her heart OF hearts the girl
dia not auuN
Hcr iathor'
lf was AN so terribly and tragically
simple. Co match 70 Vumaus mind
against that OF a child Both No.ou
and the sober Jones had explicitly
warned her never o. go anywhere.
receive telephone calls or letters. with.
out first consulting one or the other
or them And now she had planned
90 deceive them. with an the cunning
Ct her sex.
The uoNt morning az breakfast there
was nothing unusual either .u her APP
r,5rauCc ur maUu'ra tud,r the
shrcwd scrutiny OF Jones sHs was ilst
her e.cryday SELF. a buc bIt of acting
FOR on who had yet 10 sec the stage.
But II Is born lu woman Co agt. as
II Is born iu mar 10 dEhf aud Flor.
cuce vas no exception Co t.e rule
She was going 20 save her father
She read with susan PLAYED the
piano seVed "a little. laughed rummrd
and did a thousand and ou, things
young girls do when they have the
deception OF their elders iu view
All day long Jones went about like
an old hound with Die nose Ca The
wind There was something tu the
air. but he could % tell what 10 was
Somehow or other no matter which
room Florence ven into. there was
Jones within earshot And she dared
NOT show the least impotence or Zee
tiveness Il was a large order for so
young a girl, but she ulled It
she rather expected that tho re-
porter would appear some time during
the afternoon and sure enough o.,
did Re could no more resist 'ae de-
elre 20 see and talk g. her than h.
could resist breathing There was boo
uaa DENYING IL tho worfd had sud