The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-10-23

There viii be- no next time. grave
~. But I an going to ask you "a d.
rect question II my father alive7"
The buffers brow %puckered. Il have
promised to say nothing. one way or
the other"
She laughed.
why do you laugh
Il laugh because ~ he we're dead
there would be no earthly reason for
your not saying 40 at once. But I hate
money, the name Of Il. eho sound Of u.
the sight OF Il. II Is at the bottom Of
all wars and crimes desplse a."
THE root OF all evil Yet IL per.
forms many noble Oeds But never
mind the money Let as give our at.
tention 10 this personal Doubtless u
originated In the same mind which
conceived the letter. Your father
would never have inserted such a per
sonal. What! Give hig enemies a
chance to learn his secret? No. ON
the other hand ! want you 20 show this
personal 10 all YOU meet today. Susan.
the reporter. 10 everybody Talk about
a. Say that YOU wonder what you
shall do. Trust no one with your real
thoughts
Not even you. Mr. Jones, thought
the girl as che nodded
And tell them that YOU showed Il
TO me aud that J appeared worried
That might there was q meeting Of
the organization called the Black Hun.
dred. Braine asked if anyone knew
what the Iiargreave butler looked like
u had a glimpse Of him the other
night but being unprepared, ] might
not recognize him again"
Vroon described Jones infinitely.
Brainc could almost SOC the portrait.
"Vro0n that memory OF yours Is
worth a lot OF money, was his only
comment
4 hope II will be worth more soon
4 believe IN be able 20 recognize
Mr. Jones n see him who is he and
what is he2"
He has been with Hargreaye for Il
years There was a homicldal case In
which Jones was active. Hargreave
saved him. He Is faithful aud uncom
m|uniCative. Money will not touch him
n be does know where that million is.
hot irons could not make him own up
10 g. The only way is TO wa.ch him.
follow him. wait for tho m when
he'll grow careless. No man rs always
on his mettle. he lets up sooner or
later
HE is being watched as you know
Nroon nodded Appruvingly 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 he had
hoodwinked some one
Did he say where he'd got the
rash ." asked Brainc
They tried 20 pump him on that.
but he shut up Well. We have agreed
that FELTON, shall watch from the street
and Orion from the window orion
viii whistle II he sees Jones removing
anything from any OF tho rooms The
rest viii Doc lcft 10 FELTON,
And. FELTON,. 10y friend. said
Rraiue softly boz always spoke softly
when he was In a deadly tumor 'FcI
ION. you slept on duty the other might
Hargrcaye stole up. ]consutgu Jones,
snd got away after knocking me down
The next failure will mean short shift.
BE waiaedt"
Il saw only you. sir So help me. |
was not asleep. ! saw you run down
the street after the taxicab ! did not
see anyone elias
Hraino shrugged Remember what
! said
FELTON, bowed respectfully and made
his exit He wished In his soul that hc
might some day catch the master mind
free OF lia eternal mask n was an
iron hand which ruled them and there
were friends or his tFe!ton's| who had
mystertously vanished after a brief
period OF rebellion. The boss was a
swell probably belonged 10 clubs and
society which no. adroitly pilfered The
organization always had money When.
ever there Was a desperate Iub TO be
undertaken, Nroou simply poured out
the money necessary 20 promote A.
Whenever Braiuc and Nr0Ou became
engaged "a earnest conversation they
talked Slay Braine vas never called
by name here the boss, simply that
Well. ten per mi OF a million was a
hundred thousand THIS would be
equally divided between the second
ten or the BLACK Hundred Another ten
per cent would go 70 So members the
balance would be- divided between
Nroon and the boss But his soul re-.
belled a. being ordered about like so
much dirt under another mans feet
BE would take his ten thousand and
make the grand getaway
The next afternoon the princess
called upon Florence Nothing VAS
said about the adventure. and this fact
created "a vague unrest IN The schem.
ing woman mind she realized tina,
she must play her cards more care.
fully than ever Not the least disfrusi
must be permitted 20 enter the child
head once that happened good by %
the wonderful cmeTalde Was n that
she really crayed the stone Was IL
not rather a venom acquired from the