The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-10-09

"You Must Come Every Day and Tell
Me How You Have Progressed"
evidently been weeping. When the
captain, susceptible like all sailors.
saw her his promises 10 Norton took
wings.
This is Captain Hagang' she asked.
balling the handkerchief she held In
her hand.
"Yes. miss. What can do for your"
He put his hands embarrassedly into
his pockets-and felt the crisp bills.
But for that magic touch he would
have forgotten his lines. He squared
his shoulders.
II have every assurance that the
man you picked up at sea is my father
am Florence Hargreave. Tell mo
everything"
The captains very laundering de-
ceived her. And then he hustled
down the gang-plank and headed for
that warehouse. He had a package
which he was as tender of as II II
had been dynamite"
Thank you!" impulsively.
"A man has TO do his duty. miss. A
sailors always glad to rescue a man
at sea-" awkwardly.
When she finally went down the
gangplank the sigh the captain heaved
was almost as loud as the exhaust
from the donkey engines which were
working out the crates OF lemons from
the hold.
Maybe she is his daughter; bat
two hundred is two hundred. and I'm
poor sailor man."
Then Grannis came In for his
troubles. What was a chap 20 do
when a pretty girl appealed 20 hlmf
II am sorry. miss. but I can't give
you that package. l gave the man a
receipt and till II is presented 10 me-
the package must remain In yonder
safe. You understand enough about
the business to realize that. did
not solicit the Job. II was thrust upon
me. I'd give hundred dollars II the
blame thing was out Of my safe. You
say II is your fortune. That hasn't
been proved. II may be gunpowder.
dynamite. I'm sorry, but you viii
have to find your father and bring the
receipt"
The young woman left the ware
house. dabbing her eyes with the
sodden handkerchief
II wonder" unused Grannis. as he
watched her from the window, 4 won
der what the deuce that chap Nor.
ton is up to. The girl might have
been the mans daughter. Good
Lord, what an ass am There
wasn't any mani" And so he reached
over for the telephone.
Immediately upon receipt % the
message the reporter set his machin.
cry in motion. Some time before
dawn he would know who the arch.
conspirator was. He questioned Gran.
mis- thoroughly. and Grannis descrip.
tion Tailed amazingly with that of
Florence Hargreave. But a call over
the wire proved 20 him conclusiveiy
that Florence had not been out 0f
the house that morning.
On the morrow the newspapers had
scare-heads about an attempt 90 rob
the Duffy warehouse. IL appeared
that the police had been tipped be-.
forehand and were on the grounds In
time to gather In several notorious
gunner. who. under pressure % the
third degree. vowed that they had
been hired and paid by a man In a
mask and had not the slightest idea
what he wanted them % raid. Moth.
ing further could be gotten out ~
the gunner. That they were lying
the police had no doubt. but they
were up against a stout wall and an
they could do was TO hold the mea for
the grand jury.
Norton was in a fine temper. After
all his careful planning be had gained
nothing - absolutely nothing. But
wait: he had gained somethlng--ghe
bitter enmity OF a cunning and dea.
perate man. who had been forced 20
remain hidden under the pier ull al
most dawn.
CONTINUED next week.