The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-22

-Thsrs's No doubt IN NJ ninA. hays
cnly % recan Katxina,s fAce 70 k1ow Whsss
chfld you are. But what VII ion Hive oass
Here WAS fhr greater mixup thaa - haA
calculated upon. supposins after an II vas
only . resemblance, tia. tn child va noe
Hargreavss, . substitute just 10 bllnd IT,
Black Hundred: To keep them away fro0
IL true daushter1 Hse mind grew bswil
1seed over such posdbilitiss- Ths sinsle ard
only way to settle III doubts was to mahs
this child prisoner. II shs was Hargreavss
true daughter he would come ont Of bin hidiaG
She heard Florence answering her Quss-
ton: There il sum Of ten OK twelve thou-
sand in the Riverdale bank under ths caotrea
Of my fathers butler. After that h 500.
don't know what win happen to u. Susaa
and me"
THE door Of Miss Tariow's win always b.
open to you, Florence" replied Susan. With
love IN her eyes.
This interesting conversation was interrupt.
el By the advent Of Norton. He was always
dropping in during the late afternoon hourA
yloeence liked him for two reasonA Ons was
that Jones trusted hlm to certain extsnt
and the other was that that che
liked him. She finished this sentence in her
heart defantly.
Today he brought he- . boz Of beautiful
roses, and at the sight Of them the princess
smiled family. Set the wind in that quartef1
She could have laughed. Here was her r.
venge against this meddler who took no par
ticular notice Of her while T1orsnes Wa IN
the room She would encourage him, poor
srubbing newspaper writer, with his beggariy
~ ~A> ~ ~ - vA~ fs,
this girl with millions within reach Of her
hand7
The peculiar thing about this was that Nor
ton was entertaining the same thought at
the same time: what earthly chance had b.:
In the second story window of the house
over the way there was q worried man. But
when his glasses brough. in range the true
contents of the box he laughed sardonically.
This watching Il getting my goat
smell a rat every time zee . shadow" He
wiped the lenses of his op-ra glasses and pro-
eeeded to roll cigaret
When the princes and Norton went away
Jones stole quietly up to Florence's room and
threw mp the curtain. Two round points Of
light flashed from the watchers window, bat
the saturnine smile ON Jones' lips was not
observed. He went to the door, opened IL
cautiously, hand to his ear. Thea he closed
the door. turned back the rug and removed
section Of the flooring. Out Of this cavity be
raised . box There xes lsttsrins On TIE IA:
in fact. the name Of its owner. Stanley Har-
greave. Jones replaced tie fceeine. tucked
the box under his arm srd made his exit
The man lounging in the shadow heard .
faint whistle. It was the sigma. agreed upon.
The man FELTON, ran across the street and
boldly rang the bell 1t was only then that
Florence missed the ever .sresent butler. She
hesitated. then sent Susan to the door.
IL must SEQ Mr.. Jones upon vitaIly isu-
portant business"
I" He has gone out" snsd Susan, and veey
sensibly closed the door before Eelton's foot
succeeded in getting inside.
1t was time to act He ren around to the
rear. The ladder convinced him that Jonee
had tricked him. He was wild with rage He
was over the wall in an instant. Away down
the back street his eye discovered his man 1,
full flight. He gave chase. Az he cana to
the first corner he was nearly Knocked over
By a man coming the otter ~ay.
Who are you humping into7" srovIed
FELTON,
Not 30 ,nst, Felton!"
Who the devil are you?"
The stranger made sign which Telto> r.,
SANITY recognised
Quick! What has happened7.
Jones has the millioa and il maxim. h.
getaway. See him hiking toward IT,. vate,
'front.'"
The two men began to run.
There followed thrilling chase. Jo.e.
engaged . motorboat and II was speeding -.
ward when the two pursuers arrived. r.,
were not laggard. There was another ho.t
and they made for It.
A hundred If you overtake tina. bo~t~ -
keifons strange companion.
FELTON, eyed him thoushtfully. Tber. -.
something familiar about that voice.
Great plumes Of water shot nm into n. -.
It did not prove = short race b. any me.n.
1t took half IN hour for the pursuer to over.
haul the pursued.
II that Jones?~
xes FELTON, fired h;- revolver into -.
air in hopes Of terrifying Jones' epri..,,.
but there vas i've hundred DANGLING heSo,s
that iudividuals eyes.
Let them n u<<l> :