Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1914-08-02
By HAROLD
MaCCRATH

Whenever Braine and Vr0on became
engaged ~ earnest conversation they
talked Slay liraine was never call
eel by name here. the boss. simply
that
Well. 10 per cent of million was
HUNDRED thousand This would b-
equally di/ded between the second
ten OF the Black Hundred. Another
10 per cent would go TO eighty meni-
beers. the balance would be- divided
between Vroon aud the boss. But
his soul rebelled at being ordered
about like 80 much dirt under an
other mans foot. lie would take
his ten thousand aud make the grand
getaway
The next afternoon the princess
called upon Florence Nothing was
said about the adventure and this
lact created a vague unrest in the
scheming woman's head She realiz-
ed that she must play her cards
more carefully than ever Not the
least dlstrust must BE- permitted 10
enter the childs head Once that
happened good-hv 90 the wonderful
emeralds Was il that she really
craved the stone? Was u not rather
q venom acquired from the know
ledge that this child's mother had
won what she herself with all clev-
erness was no, sure OF Braine's
love- bid he really care Tor her or
was she only the catspaw To pluck
his hot chestnuls from the fire?
When Florence showed her the
personal. her vague doubts be-
came instantly dissipated The child
would not have shown her the news
paper had there been any distrust
on her part
MY child. your father is alive,
them" animatedly
I'VE don't know 30 sadly
why should say this proves
II
ION the contrary. II proves nothing
of Nh, sort. since ! have yet TO dis
cover treasure In this house.
have hunted ~ every nook drawer.
I'VE searched for panels, looked IN
trunks for false bottoms Nothing,
nothing, An. o. could only find II.
And what would you do with it,
Take II nj once to some bank ana
offer the whole of " for the saie re-
mrn of my father every penny OF II.
/ don't know what 20 do. which way
- turn tears gathering ~ her eys
aud .hey we're genuine tears TOO.
"rhOrr are millions IN stocks anu
bonds aud cannot touch "a penny OF
Lao because the legal documents have
/ not been found I can't even prove
/ that / am his daughter, except for
j hau OF an old bracelet, aud my Ia
/ theirs lawyers say that that would
not hold boo any court
/ "You were born iu 81 Petersburg.
my dear Have the embassy there
look up the birth registers"
THAT would not put nae into pos
session Nothing but the return OF
Imy iHtiS VilI avail me- Aud there's
. horrible Thought always Of my not
being his real daughter
There mo- doubt ip my mind |
have only to recall Katrina's face to
/ know whose child YOU are hut
what Will you live uu Here was
Tar greater miXup than she had
, calculated upon Supp0sing after all
b 81 Nu. only resemblance that the
child was not Hlarereaye's. suhsti-
/ tutc lust Co blind M, Black Hun
drod' 10 keep them away from the
true daughter Her mind grew be
rildcrod over such possibilities. The
+ uplc aud only way 10 settle all
+ doubts Was goo make this child q pris-
uuer % .h, Was Hargr,aye's true
daughter ho would come ont OF his
hiding
She heard Florence answering her
question There is q sum OF ten or
twelve thousand Boo The Riyerdale
uauk under Dhr control of my ia
cher. butler After that is gohe. |
don't know shat viii happen TO us.
sr.iu and mc
"Thr door OF Nils. Farlow's will
glVa, bp open to YOU. Florence.
replied susan. with love In her eyes.
rh interesting conversation was
interrupted hy tbc advent OF Nor
ton ne wa. always dropping In
during th' lgt" afternoon hours.
. FIorouc, liked him ion two reasons.
. Ou, was that Jones trusted him TO
certain extent aud the other was
/ chat That she liked MN.
She finished this sentence In her
I hsart dsnuutly
Toda, no brought her q hoX of
/ beautiful roses. aud az the sight of
them IN, princess smiled faintly
Set the wind 10 that quarter She
could have laughed Here was her
royong, against this meddler who
Itoot uo particular notice OF her
while Florence was In The room. She
would encourage him. poor grubbing
newspaper writer with his beggardly
pitianr,' What chance had he OF
marrying this girl With millions IN
| reach of her hand'
The peculiar thing about this was
/ that Norton was entertaining the
same though az the same time what
what earthly chance had he'
I'm the second story window of the
Ibouse over the way there was a wor-
4 rled man Hut when his glasses
Ibrought he range the true contents
off the box he laughed sardonIcally
This watching is getting my goat.
ID smell RAJ every time ! see n
shadow tie wiped the lenses OF
his opera glasses and proceeded To
] r.I. IA cigarette