The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-10-29
have been so successful all these years

| this. Mark me, l do not believe Har
greave is dead. He is in hiding. 1t
may be near by. He may have dropped
from the balloon before it left land
The man they picked up may be Orts,
the aeronaut. The five thousand might
have been his fee for rescuing Har-
| greave. Here is the greatest thing
we've ever been up against; and you
start in with every day methods"
Little woman, don't let your tongue
run away with you too far"
I'm not the least bit afraid of you,
Leo. You need me, and it has never
been more apparent than at this mo-
ment.'
All right. l fell by the wayside
this trip. Truthfully, realized it five
minutes after the men were gone. The
only clever thing l did was to keep
the mask on my face. They can't
come back at me. But the thing looked
so easy; and it would have worked
but for Norton's appearance"
You all but compromised me. That
. butler worries me little" Her ex-
preston lost its anger and grew
thoughtful. He's always about, some
where. Do you think Hargreave took
him into his confidence?' ~,
Cant tell. He's been watched
straight for 40 hours. He hasn't
mailed letter or te1ephoned to any
place but the grocery. There have
been no kilograms. Some one in that
house knows where the money is, and
it's ten to one that 1t will be the girl.
she lookes enough like Katrina to
be her ghost"
Braine went over to, the window
and stared up at the stars.
you have made a good impression
on the girl?" with his back still to-
ward her.
Il had her in my arms"
"Olga, my hat is off to you," turn
ing, now that his face was again in |
repose. Your very frankness- regard
ing your relationship will pull the
wool over their eyes. OF course
out that you haven't fed. It's perfect
Not even that newspaper weasel will
see anything wrong. Toward you
they will eventually ease up and you
can act without their even dreaming
your part in the business. We must
not be seen in public any more. This
outler may know where l stand even
hough he cannot prove 1t. Now I'm
going to tell you something. Perhaps
iou've long since guessed it. Katrina
vas mine till Hargreave-never mind
What his name was then-till Har-
,reave came into the fold So sure.
# her was that l used her as lure
0 bring him to us. She fell in love
With him, but too late to warn him. l
ad the satisfaction of seeing him cast
er aside, curse her, and leave her. In
ne thing she fooled us ALL l never
new of the child till you told me-"
He paused to light cigarette.
"Hargreave was madly in love with
er. He cursed her. but he came back
o the house to forgive her, to find
olice and entombed in the fortress. l
ad my revenge. 1t was | who sent in
re information, practically bogus. But
. Russia they never question; they
ct and forget So he had a daugh-
err"
He began pacing the floor, his hands
ehind his back; and the woman
atched him, oscillating between love ,
nd fear. He came to halt abruptly
nd looked down at her.
Don't worry You have no rival {
II leave the daughter to your tender
The butler" she said, has full pow
rs of attorney to act for Hargreave
lille absent, up to the day the girl
ecomes of legal age
"Ill keep an eye on our friend Jones. {
rom now on, day and night, there will |
e a cat at the knothole, and ware | a
ouse! Could you make up anything
Ike this girl?" suddenly.
"A fair likeness" II
do it. Go to the ship which picked a
p the man at sea and quiz the cap c
in. Either the aviator or Hargreave c
alive. 1t is important to learn which
once. Be very careful; play the t
ame only as you know how to play it.
nd il Hargreave is alive, we win To. b
orrow morning, early. Tears of an. t
fish, and all that. Sailors are easy s
hen a woman weeps. No color, re. v
ember; just the yellow wig and the 6
lient features. Now, by-by!"
Aren't you going to kiss me, Leo?" g
He caught her hands. There is a d
ecies of Delilah about you, Olga. A I"
So tonight from your lips would snip
y locks; and l need a clear head. t.
neither we fail or win, when this
me is played you shall be my wife," s.
Q kissed the hands and strobe out
to the hall. II
The woman gazed down at her small tt
lite hands and smiled tenderly. (The HI
,ress has her tender momentsD HeT y,
cant It! ~
She went into her dressing room aid IN
T an hour or more worked over/her | RI