Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-09-13

that Norton was stan TO lean on, and had
behind him all the power of the press, which
included the privilege of going everywhere
even if one could not always get back.
AS he folded the telegram and put It into
his pocket, he observed the man with the
opera glasses over the way. He shrugged
Well, let him watch till his eyes dropped out
Of his head he would see only that which
was intended for his eyes. Still. II was irk
some to feel that no matter when or where
you moved, watching eyes observed and
chronicled these movements
Suddenly, not being devoid Of sense of
dry humor. Jones stepped over TO the tele-
phone and called up her highness the Pfln-
cess PeHgof
"who is it?"
He was forced to admit however reluc-
family that the woman had a marvelousy
fine speaking voice.
at is JONES' madam"
"Jones?"
Mr.. Hargreaves butler, madam"
90. You have news of FlorenceY'
Yes" 1t will be an embarrassing day
for humanity when some one nvents pho
tographc apparatus by which two persons
at the two ends of the telephone may OBJ
serve the facial expressions of each other.
What is it? Tell me quickly"
Florence has been found, and she is on
her way back to New York. She was found
by Mr.. Norton, the reporter"
L am 90 glad! Shall come up Mt once
and have you tell me the whole amazing
story"
1t would be useless, madam, for know
nothing except what learned from tele-
gram l have just received. But no doubt
some time this evening you might risk CALI
Ring up the instant she returns. Did
she say what tramp
No, madam" lied Jones, smiling.
He hung up the receiver and stared Mt
the telephone il he would force his
gaze in and through It to the woman at the
other end. Flesh and blood Well, greed
was stronger than that. Trcacherous cat!
Let her play; let her weave her nets, dig
her pits. The day would come, and it was
not far distant, when she would find that the
mild eyed mongoose was just as deadly as
the cobra, aud far more cunning.
The heads of the Black Hundred must be
destroyed. Those were the orders. What
good to denounce them, to send them to
prison from which. with the aid of money
and a tremendous secret political pull, they
might readily find their way out? They
must be exterminated, MS one kills off the
poisonous plague rats of the orient A wom-
an? In the law of reprisal there was no
sex.
Shortly after the telephone episode (which
rather puzzled the princess) she received
wire from Braine, which announced the
fact that Florence and Eve had escaped and
were coming to New York on train No. o.
and advising her to meet the train en- route
She had to fly about to do It.
When Capt. Bannock released Braine, he
had been in no euviable frame of mind
Tricked, fooled by the girl, whose mind was
as unclouded as his own! She had sue
ceeded In bribing a coal stoller and had
taken him unawares. The man had donned
the disguise he had laid out for shore ap-
proach and the bloekhead Bannock had
never suspected. he had not recognized
Norton at all. II was only when Bannocl
explained the history of the shanghaied
stoker that he realized his real danger
Norton! He must be pushed off the board
After this episode he could no longer keep
up the pretense of being friendly. Norton,
by rare stroke Of luck, had forced him our
into the open. So be it. Self representation
is in wise looked upon as criminal. The
law may have its ideas about II, but the in
dividual recognizes no law but it's own. 1t
was Braine whom he loved and admired, or
Norton whom he hated as dog with rabies
hates water With Norton free. he would
never again dare return to New York openly
This meddling reporter aimed at his ease
and elegance.
He left the freighter as soon az a boat
could carry him ashore. The fugitlves would
make directly for the railroad, and thither
he went at top speed, to arrive ten minutes
too late.
"Free!Y said Florence, as the train began
to increase its speed.
Norton reached over and patted her hand.
Then he sat back with sudden shock OF
dismay. He dived hand iuto pocket into
another and another. The price OF the tele-
gram he had sent to Jones was all he had
had in the world and he had borrowed that