Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-09-19

ever. There was not the least touch Of the
adventures in her makeup. Florence had
just received some mail, and she had
dropped the letters on the library table
to greet the countess. She Ia opened
them, bat had not yet looked al their con
tents.
They were chatting pleasantly about IT,
consequent things, when the maid came in
and asked Florence a. come 10 Miss
Susan's room for a moment. Florence ex-
cused herself, wondering what Susan
could want. She forgot the mail.
As soon n she was gone the countess,
certain that Jones was not lurking about,
picked up the letters and calmly examined
their contents; and among them she found
this remarkable document: "Dear dangh-
ter, | nave never seen: | must turn the
treasure over TO you. Meet me az 8 in the
summer house. Tell no one as my life i
in danger. You loving father
The countess could have laughed aloud.
She saw this man PARROTS hand; and here
was the chance to befool and humiI;ate
him and send him off packing to his cold
and miserable country. She had made mp
once as Florence and she could easily do
20 again. The only thing that troubled
her was the fact that she did not know
whether Florence had read the letter or
not. Thus, she did not dare destroy n.
She first thought of changing the clock
then she concluded 10 drop the letter rx-
actly where she had found IL AMI trust Ia
luck.
When Florence returned She explained
that her absence had been due TO some
trifling household affair.
Said the Russian: II come primarily 10
ask YOU to tea tomorrow. where they
dance. III YOU like you may ask Mr..
Norton to go along. ] begin to observe
that you two are rather fond Of one an
other
20, Mr.. Norton j. just "A valuable
friend" returned Florence with a smile
that quite deceived the other woman. II
shall be glad to 90 to the tea. But | shall
not promise to dance"
Not with Mr.. Norton" archly.
"Reporters never dance themselves
they make others dance Instead"
IL shall have to tell that" declared the
countess; and she laughed quite honestly.
"Thcn ! have said something wiitysr
"Indeed you have; and n Is not only
witty but truthful. I'm afraid you're
deeper than the rest Of Us have any idea
off,
When the countess fluttered down 10
her limousine-Florence hated the sight Of
it-and drove away Florence remembered
letters. And when she came to the
one purported 10 be from her father. she
read il carefully, bent her head in thought.
and finally destroyed the missive, ahso-
lutely confident that il was only a trap.
and not very well conceived at that.
had given her plenty Of reasons
believing all such letters TO be for
geries. Her father. IL he really wished 10
see her, would enter the house; he would
not write. All, when would she see that
Of hers, so mysterious, always how
ering near, always unseenf
II must nave been an amusing adventure
for the countess. To steal into the sum
mer house and wait there, not knowing II
had advised Jones or the report
or. If caught, she had her excuses. Pa
rolf, the confident. however, appeared
after.
my child" whispered the man.
And Olga stifled a laugh; put to him il
like a sob.
II an worn out" he said. al am tired
Of the game of hide and SEEK
"You may not have to play the game