The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-11-02

| to resort to ordinary gunman tricks.
| II there's any fnal reckoning. by the
Lord Harry, he shan't get chance In
the witness stand"
And I begin TO think that that lit.
| tie chit Of girl has been hoodwink-
ing me all along. BY the way, did
you fnd out what that letter saidf'
she asked after a pause.
Letter. What letter."
She sprang from her chair. do you
mean to say that they have not told
you about that?" Olga became greatly
excited.
Explain. he said.
why. I was at the garden day be-
ed and asked II I was Mas Hargreave.
Becoming 1t once suspicious that
something very important was about
to happen. 7 signiied that was Miss
|Hsrgreave. The man slipped Q paper
into my hand and hurried on. took
la quick glance at IL and was dunn
founded to find It utterly blank OF
writing. At first thought some joke
had been played on me, then /
Glanced to remember the invisible
ink letters you always wrote me. On
|derstAnding that you were to visit the
cave IN the morning. I had one man
at the garden take the note. And you
meyer got it!'s
Some one shall pay for this care
lessne S.. I'll call up vroon and Jack
SON at once. Wait Just q moment"
He went TO the telephone. A low
mattering conversation took place.
Olga could hear little or none OF Il.
When Braine put the receiver back on
the hook his face was not pleasant to
see.
That grill.
What nowf"
1T seems she had been out horse
back riding that morning. She had
seen one OF the boys cross the field
and suddenly disappear: and she was
curious TO learn what had become Of
him. With her usual luck she STUN
hled on to the method Of opening the
door of the cave and went In. She
must have been nosing about. She
didn't have much time, though, a. the
boys came up to await me. Evidently
she crawled TITO that old chest and In
some inexplicable manner purloined
the letter from Jackson's pocket.
They left 70 reconnoiter; and Il was
then that Jackson discovered his loss.
When Florence heard them returning
she jumped Tito the well. And lived
through that tunneli The devil h
In IT."
"or out Of it. since we consider him
our friend" -s
And had her in my hands. note
and ALI"
But with all that water there win
not be any writing left on the letter"
invisible ink Is generally indelible
and impervious to the action !. OF
water; at least the kind I use Ia. I'd
give q thousand for sight OF that
letter"
And It might be worth a million.
Olga suggested,
Not the least doubt OF Il In my
mind. Olga, old girl Il does look as
II my star was growing dim. Well
never get our hands on that million.
/ feel II In my bones. So let's settle
down TO campaign Of revenge, with.
out any fureblows. I want to twist
IHargreare's heart before the game
lwinds up" $500
You wish really to injure her?'
II do not wish to injure her. Far
from IT," he replied, smiling evilly..
You want her . q dead?"
Whispered Olga. paling. -
Exactly. I want her dead. And
50 II all my efforts here come 10 moth
ling, so shall HargreaveS. His mil.
Hons viii become waste paper TO him.
That's revenge. The Persian peach
method"
Poison? You shall not! You shall
not Kill her!" yehemently.
Tender hearted?'
| No. IL ] must In the end 20 to
prison, so be It; but refuse TO die
In the chair"
Very well, then. We shan't kill
her, but we'll make her wish she was
dead. was only trying to see how
far .ou would 60 The basket OF
ypeaches Is in the hallway Every
peach Is poisoned. No man In the
icountry knows more about subtle
lpoisons than I do. Have not writ.
Item books on the subject" ironically.
And they viii trace Il back TO you
In straight line,'' she warned. Il
Twin not have e."
Il can go elsewhere" he replied
IcoIdly.
You would leave mel"
The moment you cross my will"
emphatically. -
IL became her turn TO pace Torn
between her love OF the man and
Isho dauoor uhioh ofa rad h.r a. a..