White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-23

Always the woman. And she vas
as clever and handsome as you are
Thanks. Sometimes
"Ah, yes," ironically. Sometimes
you wish you could settle down.
marry, and have a family! Your
domesticity would last about a
month"
She made no retort because she
recognized the truth of this state
ment.
There's an emerald | know of.
he said ruminatively. Its quite
possible that you may be wearing it
within a few days"
II am mad over them. There Is
something in the green stone that
fascinates me. | can't resist it,"
That's because, somewhere In the
far past, your ancestors were orien-
tails. Here We are. I'll see you to-
morrow. | must hurry. Good
night"
She stood on the curb for a
moment and watched the taxicab till
1t whirled around a corner. The
man held her with a fascination more
terrible than any jewel. She knew
him to be a great and daring rogue,
cunning, patient, fearless. Packed
away in that mind of his there were
q thousand accomplished deeds which
had reused futilely the police of two
continents. Braine. She could have
laughed. The very name he had
chosen was an insolence directed at
society.
The subject of her thoughts soon
arrived at his destination. A flight
of stairs carried him into a dimly
lighted hall, smelling evily of escap-
ing gas. He donned a black mask
and struck the door with a series of
light blows; two, then one, then
three, and again one. The door open
ed ana he slipped inside. Round a
They were all tried and trusted
rougues, but not one of them knew
what Braine looked like. He alone
remained unknown a to the man
designated as the chief, who was only
Braine's lieutenant. The mask was
t he insignia of the Black Hundred,
an organization with all the ramifica-
lions of the Camorra without their
abiding stupidity. From the assasi-
nation of a king, down to the robbery
OF a country postoffice, nothing was
too great or too small for their nets.
Their god dwells in the hearts of all
men and is called Greed.
The ordinary business over. the
chief dismissed the men, and he and
Braine alone remained.
"Vroon, l have found him." said
Braine.
There are but few; which one?"
Eighteen years ago. in st. Peters
burg
Il remember. The m~illionaire's
son. Did he recognize your"
II don't know. Probably he did.
But he always had good nerves. He
is being followed at this moment. We
shall strike quick; for II he
recognized me he will act quick. He
how he braved us that night in
Russia. Jumped boldly through the
window at the risk of breaking his
neck. He landed safely; that is the
only reason he eluded us. II ! could
only find some route TO his heart.
The lure We held out to him is dead"
"Or in the fortress. which is the
same thing. What are your plans?"
II have in mind something like
this"
And Hafgreave was working out
his plans, too; and he was just as
much of a general as Braine. He sat
II his library table, the maxillary
muscles in his jaws working. So they
had found him? Well, he had brok-
en- the law of his own making and he
must suffer the consequences. Braine,
who was Menshikoff in Russia,
Schwartz in Germany, Mendoza In
Spain, Cartucci in Italy, and Dubois
in France; so the rogue had found
him out? Poor fool that he had
beeni High spirited, full of those
youthful dreame of doing good in
the world, he had Joined what he had
believed a great secret socialistic
movement, to learn that he had been
trapped by a band of brilliant thieves.
Kidnapers and ass~assinators for hire;
the Black Hundred; fends from
Tophet, For nearly eighteen years
he had eluded them, for he knew that
directly or indirectly they would
never cease to hunt for him; and an
idle within had toppled him into their
clutches.
lie wrote several letters feyerishly.
The las was addressed to Miss Susan
Farlow and read: Dear Madam:
Send Florence Gray 10 New York, to
arrive here Friday morning. My half
of the bracelet will be identification.
Enclosed find cash TO square ac-
counts lie would tire them out.
They would find that the peaceful
dog was a bad animal to rouse. He
rang for the faithful Jones.
Jones, they have found me- he
said simply.
You will need me, them"
Quite possible. Please mail these
and then we'll talk it over No doubt
some one is watching outside. BE
careful"
Very good, sir
Hargreave bowed his head in his
hands. Many times he had journey
ed to the school and hung about the
gates, straining his eyes toward the