Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-11-20

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and Jones took the seat beside him.
Where to-"
Number 7S =" and the rest Of
it trailed away, smothered in the vic
lent thunder Of the big SKIS engines.
During the cars flight several police
men hailed it without C Down
this street, up that, round this corner,
so miles an hour; and all the while
Jones shouted: Faster, faster!"
Within twelve minutes from the time
it left the garage, the a stopped op-
posite No. IS Grove street, and Jones
got out.
wait here, Howard. If several men
come rushing out, or | don't appear
within ten minutes, fire your gun a
couple of times for the police. l don't
want them if we can manage without.
They'd only bungle."
"All right, MI. Jones" said the chauf-
feur. He had, in the past quarter of
In hour, acquired a deep and lasting
respect for the butler chap. He was a
regular fellow, for all his brass but
tons.
AS Jones reached the curb, Florence
came forth as if on invisible wings.
Jones caught her by the arm. She
flung him aside with a strength he had
not dreamed existed in her slim body.
Florence, / am Jonesl"
She stopped, recognized him, and
without a word ran across the street
to the automobile and climbed into the
tonneau. Jones followed Immediately.
"Home."
The car shot up the dimly lighted
street, shone palely for a second under
the corner lamp, and vanished.
"Ah, child, child" groaned the man
at her side, all the ~tenseness gone
from his body. He was Jones again.
Still she did not speak but stared
ahead with unseeing eyes
No further reprcach fell from the
buffers lips. 1t was enough that God
had guided him to her at the appointed
moment. He felt assured that never
| again would she be drawn into any
| trap. Poor child! What had they said
to her, done to her? How, in Gods
name, had she escaped from them who
never let anybody escape? Presently
she would become normal, and then
she would tell him.
81 found the lying note. You dropped
| it."
Horrible, horrible." she said almost
inaudibly.
What did they do to you?"
He said he was my father.
| He put his arms around me.
And I knew!"
knew what?"
THAT he lied. 1 can't explain"
Don't try!"
Suddenly she laid her head against
the buffers shoulder and cried. II
was terrible to hear youth weep in
this fashion. Jones put his arm about
her, and tried to console her.
"HorribleI" she murmured between
the violent ~hiccoughs. "I was wrong
wrong: Forgive met"
Unconsciously the arm sustaining
her drew her closer.
Never mind" he consoled. Tell nc
one what has happened Go about as
usual. Don't let ven Susan know
Whatever your poor father did was fol
your sake. He wanted you to be
happy, without a care in the world"
Il promise" And gradually the sob:
| ceased. But I feel SO old, Jones, Sc
very old. / threw over the lamp.
! threw a chair through the window
They thought that it was 1 who hat
jumped out. That gave me the neces
sary time. l don't understand how
did it. 1 wasn't frightened at all til
I gained the street"
They found Susan still seated in the
chair, the automatic in her lap. She
had not moved in all this time!
Braine paced the apartment of th'
Princess Perigoff. From the living
room to the boudoir and back, full,
twenty times. From the divan dig;
watched him ~nervously- He was hk'
a tiger, fresh in captivity. All at one
he paused in front of her
do you realize what that mere chi
did,"
ST do
Planned to the minute. We hat
her; seven of u.s.; doors locked, ant
all that. No weeping, no wailing;
could not understand then, but d
now. It's in the blood. Hargreave wa
as peaceful as a st. Bernard dog, til
you cernered him, and then he al
lion, o, the DEVIL Slipped out of GU
fingers like an eel. And across tn
street, Jonesfin a racer! v pai'
any particular attention to Jones. blu
from now on | shall. The girl may o
may not know where the money is, bu
Jones does, Jones doesi Two me-
shall watch. FELTON, on the street an
Oriof from the windows of the dc
serted house. With opera glasses h
will be able to take note of all tina
happens in the house during the day
He will be able to see the girls room
And that's the important point 1t wa
a good plan, little woman; and j
would have been plain sailing if onl
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Hargreaye's daughter. Be very care
full hereafter when you call on her.
night like this will have made her sus
picious of every one. Our hope lie
with you. Anything on your mind?"
Yes. Why not insert a personal i
the Herald?" She drew some writin
paper toward her and scrubbed a fey
words.
He read: "Florenoe-the hidin
place is discovered. Remove it to
more secret spot at oRce- S. H."-H
laughed and shook his head /"Fr
afraid that will never do"
IF she reads it, Jones will. The ma.
with the opera glasses may see some
thing. There's a chance Jones Nigh
become worried"
We'll, Wen give it a chance"
(TO BE CONTINUEDD
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