Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-07

grow into girlhood he had denied
himself She at least would be safe.
Only when she was safe in far
country would he dare tell her.
He tried in vain to conjure up a pic
ture of her; he always saw the moth
er whom he had loved and hated with
all the ardor of his youth.
Many things happened the next
day. There was a visit to the ham
gar of one William Orts, the aviator,
famous for his daredevil exploits.
There were two visits in fact, and the
second visitor was knocked down for
his pains. He had tried to bribe
Orts
There were several excited bank
ers, who protested against such large
Withdrawals without the usual for
NAL announcement. But a check
was a check, and they had to pay.
Hargreave covered a good deal Of
ground, but during all this time his
right hand never left the automatic
in his overcoat pocket except at
those moments he was Obliged to sign
his checks He would shoot and
make inquiries afterWard.
Far away a young girl and her
COMPANION got on the train which
was to carry her to New York, the
great dream city she was always
! longing to see.
| And the spider wove his web.
Hargreave reached home at night.
He put the money in the safe and
was telephoning when Jones entered
and handed his master an unstamped
note.
where did you get this?"
AT the door. sir. judge that the
house is surrounded.
Hargreave read the note. IT stated
briefly that all his movements during
the day had been noted. 1t was
known that he had collected mil
lion In paper money. If he surren-
dered this he would be allowed twen-
ty-four hours before the chase be-
gan. Otherwise he should die be-
fore midnight. Hargreave crushed
the note IN his hand. They might
kill him; there was a chance OF their
accomplishing that; but never should
thew touch his daughters fortune.
Jones, you go to the rear door and
I'll take a look out Of the front. We
have an hour. know the breed.
THEY'LL wait till midnight and then
force their way in
Hargreave saw dozen shadows
In the front yard.
"Men all about the back yard"
whispered Jones down the hall.
The master eyed the man.
every well, sir" replied the latter,
with understanding. Il am ready.
The master went to the safe,
emptied it of its contents, crossed the
hall to the bedroom. and closed the
door softly behind him. Jones having
antered the same room through
another door to befool any possible
watcher. After a long while, per-
hans an hour, the two men emerged
from the room through the same
doors they had entered. So whispered
the watcher to his friends below
"Hargreave is going upstairs.
Let him go. Let him take look
at us from the upper windows. he
will understand that nothing but
wings will save him.
Silence. BY and by watcher re.
norted that he heard the scuttle OF
the roof rattle.
"I.ookl" another cried. startled.
A blush glare came from the roof.
Hes shooting off a Roman can
dle!"
They never saw the man-made bird
until it alighted upon the roof. They
never thought of shooting at 1t until
It had taken wing. Then they rushed
the doors of the house. They made
short work of Jones, whom they tied
IN like a Christmas fowl and pumped
| him roughly into chair They broke
open the safe to find It empty. And
while the rogues were rummaging
about the room. venting their spite
upon many a treasure they could
neither appreciate nor understand, a
man from the outside burst In.
1.-THE old man is dead and the money
is at the bottom of the ocean. We
punctured her. She's gone"
thin, inscrutable smile stirred the
Inns Of the man bound in the chair.
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