The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-09-30

her; seven Of US; doors locked, and
all that. No weeping. no wailing; 1
could not understand then. but do
now. It's in the blood. Eargreave was
as peaceful as a St. Bernard dog, till
you cornered him. and then he was q
lion, O, the devil! Slipped out Of our
fingers like an eel. And across the
street, Jones in racer! l never paid
any particular attention to Jones, but
from now on shall. The girl may or
may not know where the money IS, but
Jones does, Jones does! Two men
shall watch. FELTON, on the street and
Orloff from the windows Of the de-
serted house. With opera glasses he
will be able to take note OF all that
happens in the house during the day.
He will be able to see the girls room.
And that's the important point. 1t was
g. good plan, little woman; and 1t
would have been plain sailing If only
we had remembered that the girl was
Hargreave's daughter. Be very care
full hereafter when you call on her. a
night like this will have made her sus-
picious Of every one. Our hope lies
with you. Anything on your mind?"
"Yes. Why not insert a personal in
the Herald?" She drew some writing
paper toward her and scribbled few
words.
He read: "Florence-the hiding
place is discovered. Remove It to a
more secret spot at once. S. H."-He
laughed and shook his head. I'm
afraid that will never do"
IF she reads it, Jones will. The man
with the opera glasses Eay see some
thing. There's chance Jones might
become worried"
well, we'll give it chance"
1t was midnight when be made his
departure. AS he stepped into the
street, he glanced about cautiously.
On the corner he saw a policeman
swinging his night stick. Otherwise
the street was deserted. Braine pro-
ceeded jauntily down the street.
And yet, from the darkened doors of
the house across the way, the figure of
O man emerged and stood contemplat-
ing the windows of the Perigoff apart
ment. Suddenly the lights went out.
The watcher made no effort to follow
Braine. The knowledge he was after
did not necessitate any such procedure.
OF course, Florence read the "per-
sonal." She took the newspaper at
once to Jones, who smiled grimly.
You see, I trust you"
And 80 long as you continue to
trust me no harm will befall you. You
were left in my care by your father.
am to guard you at the expense of my
life. Last nights affair was miracle.
The next time you will not find it SO
easy to escape"
Nor did she.
There will be no next time," grave
Iy. But I am going to ask you a d.
rect question. Is my father aliVe?"
The buffers brow puckered. "I have
piOulSSQ W odJ Ao|hAn5' ooS "eJ VA
the other"
She laughed.
why do you laugh?"
II laugh because if he were dead
there would be no earthly reason for
your not saying so at once. But hate
money, the name Of it, the sound Of 1t,
the 81 1T Of it. 1t is at the bottom Of
all wa md crimes. 6espise it,"
"Th> root Of all evil. Yet it per-
forms many noble deeds. But never
mind the money. Let US give our at
tention to this personal. Doubtless it
originated in the same mind which
conceived the letter. Your father
would never have inserted such per
sonal. What! Give his enemies a
chance to learn his secret? No. On
the other hand 7 want you to show this
personal to all you meet today, Susan,
the reporter, to everybody. Talk about
it. Say that you wonder what you
shall do. Trust no one with your real
thoughts
Not even you, Mr.. Jones'" thought
the girl as she nodded.
And tell them that you showed It
to me and that appeared worried"
That night there was a meeting OF
the organization called the Black Hun
dred Braine asked If anyone knew
what the Hargreave butler looked like.
Il had a glimpse Of him the other
night; but being unprepared, I might
not recognize him again"
Vroon described Jones minutely.
Braine could almost see the portrait.
"Vroon, that memory Of yours Is
worth lot Of money" was his only
comment.
Il hope it will be worth more soon."
Il believe III be able to recognize
Mr.. Jones If see him Who Is he and
what is he?"
He has been with Hargreave for "a
years. There was homicidal case IN
which Jones was active. Hargreave
saved him. He is faithful and uncom-
municative. Money will not touch him.
If he does know where that million Is,
hot irons could not make him own up
to it. The only way IS to watch him,
follow him, wait for the moment when
he'll grow careless. No man is always
on his mettle; he let's up sooner or
later"
"He is being watched, as you know"
Vroon nodded approvingly. "The cap
tain of the tramp steamer Orient, by
the way, was seen with a roll Of
money. He was in one Of the water
front saloons, Dragging how BE had
hoodwinked some one"
did he say where he'd got the
cash?~ asked Braine.
They tried to pump him on that,
but he shut up. Well, we have agreed
that FELTON, shall watch from the street
and Orlof from the window. Orlof
will whistle If he sees Jones removing
anything from any of the rooms. The
rest will be left to FELTON,"