The Detroit times., 1914-07-23

OF 20 because On, legal documents
have not been found / can't even
prove that am his daughter except
Tor half am Ola bracelet and my faith
or S lawyers say rhat that would not
hold IN any court
You were born IN ST. Petersburg
my dear Have the embassy there
look mp the birth registers
Thai would NOT pat me into pos
session Nothing but the return OF
my father win avail me And there
a horrible though, always OF my NOT
being his real daughter
There's no doubt III my mind
have only - recaN Katrnas face 90
know whose child you are bat what
Will YOU i've on ~ Here was far
greater miXup than she mad r7rtfrrrfi
ed upon Supposing after AN 10 was
only a resemblance. that The child
aas not Hargreaves substitute
just 10 blind the Black Hundred To
keep them away from the true daUgh
ter Her mind Grew hewildertd over
such possibilities The single and
only way 20 settle ain doubts was 70
make this child prisoner III She
was Hargreaves true daughter he
She heard Florence answering her
question There is a sum Of ten or
twelve thousand In the Riyerdale
bank under the control Of my fath.
er's butler After that is gone, don't
know what will happen 10 as Susan
and me
The door Of Miss FarIows win al
ways be open 20 YOU Florence re-
Piled susan with love In her eyes
This interesting conversation was
Interrupted by the advent of Norton
he was always dropping in during
the late afternoon hours Florence
liked him for two reasons One was
that Jones trusted him no = certain
extent and the other was that
that she liked him she finished this
sentence In her heart defantly
To-day he brought her box OF
beautiful roses and at the sieht of
them the princess smiled family Set
the wind In that quarter She could
have laughed Here was her revenge
against this meddler who took MO par.
ticular notice OF her while Florence
was IN the room She would eucour-
age him, poor grabbing newspaper
writer, with his heEgarly piuance
What chance had he Of marrying this
girl with millions Within reach Of her
hand?
The peculiar thing about this was
that Norton was entertaining the
same thought ar the same time what
earthly chance had he9
Tn the second story window OF the
house over the way there was wor-
ried man But when his glasses
brought tn range the true contents OF
the box he laughed sardonically.
This watching Is getting my goat.
! smell a rat every time see a shad
ow. He wiped the lenses of his
opera glasses and proceeded to roll
cigarette.
When the princess and Norton went
away Jones stole quietly nip to Flor.
ence's room and threw up the curtain
Two round points OF light flashed
from the watchers windows but the
saturnine smile on Jones' lips was
not observed lie went TO the door.
opened II cautiously. a hand To his
ear Then he closed the door, turned
back the rug and removed a section
Of the flooring Out OF this cavity ne
raised box There was lettering on
the I'D in fact the name OF its own,
or Stanley Hargreave Jones re-
placed the hooring tucked the box
under his arm and made his exit
The man longing in the shadow
heard faint whistle II was the
signal agreed upon The man FELTON,
ran across the street and boldly rang
the bell II was only then that Flor
ence missed the eyer-present butler
She hesitated, then sent Susan 20 the
door
Il must see Mr. Jones upon yitally
important business
he has gone out" said Susan. and
very sensihly closed the door before
Felton, foot succeeded in getting IN
side
IL was time TO act He ran around
70 the rear The ladder convinced
him that Jones had trickcd him re
was Wild with rage He was over the
wall In an instant Away down the
back street his eve discovered his
man in full flight He gave chase As
he came ~ the first corner he was
nearly knocked over by man com.
Ing the other way.
who are You humping into2"
FELTON,
Not so fast, Felton,
Who the devil are your
The stranger made q sign which
FELTON, instantly recognized>
Quick What has happened ~
Jones has the million and is max