The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-08-09
The Million Dollar Mystery

brief period of rebellion. The boss
] was swell; probably belonged to
clubs and society which he adroitly
pilferred. The organization always
had money. Whenever there was a
desperate job to be undertaken.
Vroon simply poured out the money
necessary to promote II. Whenever
Braine and Vroon became engaged in
earnest con.-Srsation they talked to
Slav. Braine was never called by
name here; the boss, simply that.
Well. 10 per cent Of million was q
hundred thousand. This would be
equally divided between the second
ten of the Black Hundred. Another
10 per cent would go to eighty men,
bers; the balance would be divided
between Vroon and the boss. But
his soul rebelled at being ordered
about like so much dirt under an
other mans feet. He would take his
ten thousand and make the grand get
! away.
The next afternoon the princess
called upon Florence. Nothing was
said about the adventure, and this
fact created q vague unrest in the
scheming wOman's mind She realiz-
ed that she must play her cards more
carefully than ever. Not the least dis
trust must be permitted to enter the
child,s head. Once that happened good
by to the wonderful emeralds. Was 1t
that she really craved the stone? Was
1t not rather venom acquired from
the knowledge that this child's moth
er had won what she. herself, with all
her clevernessa was not sure of
Braine's love? Did he really care for
her or was she only the catspaw to
pluck his hot chestnuts from the fire ?
When Florence showed her the
personal" her vague doubts became
instantly dissiapted The child would
not have shown her the paper had
there been any distruet on her part.
my child, your father Is alive.
then?" animfatedly.
I'VE don't know" sadly. IS
"Why. l should say that this proves
It,"
ION the contrary it proves nothing
Of the sort, since / have yet to discov-
er a treasure in this house. have
hunted in every nook, drawer: I've
searched for panels. looked in trunks
for false bottoms. Nothing, nothing!
All. II 1 could only find It: -.
"And what would you do with it,"
Take 1t at once to some bank and
offer the whole of 1t for the safe re-
turn Of my father every peny of It.
don't know what to do, which way
to turn" -: tears gathering in her eyes
and they were genuine tears too.
There are millions in stocks and
bonds and cannot touch penny of
it because the legal documents have
not been found. can't even prove that
am his daughter. except for half an
old bracelet, and my father's lawyers
say that that would not hold in court
"You were, born in st. Petersburg,
my dear. Have the embassy there look
up the birth registers"
"That would not put me into pos
ssion." Nothing but the return OF
my father will avail me. And there's
i a horrible thought always Of my not
being his real daughter"
There's no doubt In my mind.
have only to recall Katrina's face to
know whose child you are. But what
viii; you live on?" Here was far
greater .mixup than she had calculat-
q. g. ;1;Iorls. ss;;IFr4ossIs after a.. 4 7-;ss
4 only resemblance, that the child was
not Hargreave's, q substitute Just TO
blind the Black Hundred? To keep
them away, from the true daughter?
Her mind grew bewildered ,oyer such
4 possibilities. The single and only way
to settle all doubts was to make this
child a prisoner. II she was Har-
greave,s true daughter he would come
out OF his hiding.
She heard Florence answering her
question:: There Is sum of ten or
twelve thousand In the Riverdale
bank, under the control OK my fathers
hutlar< A ASfar TINT, 10 . p0nal, dontt