The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-07-12

/ arrived at his destination. a flight
, of stairs carried him into dlmly
lighted hall. smelling cvilly of cscap-
ing gas. He donned a black mask
and struck the door with Il series Of
i light blows: two, then one. then thr"o,
and again one. The door opened and
he slipped inside. Roun4 Il table sat
several men. also masked They
/ were all tried and trusted rogues; but
! not one OF them knew what Braine
looked like. He alone remained un-
known save to thu man designated as
!!c chief, who was on.v E:Uiac's lieu
tthant The mask was the insignia
OF tie Black Hundred. an organization
| villa all the ramiii.atinua nf the Ca
mn-rI without their ubiuin3 stupidity.
Frrn the assassination Of king,
down to the robbery Of Il country post
oilicr, nothing was too great or too
small for their nets Their god
| dwclls in the heart OF all men and Is
called Greed.
The ordinary business over, the
chief dismissed the men. nDu lie and
Brainc alone remained.
| "Nroon. l have found him. said
| Brainc.
There are but few; which one?"
] Eighteen years ago. in ST. Peters-
; burg"
81 remember The milliona;rc's
soE Did he recognize you:"
| Il don't know. Probably he did
/ But he always had good nerves. lIc
! Is being followed al this :noment.
We shall strike quick; for If lie rqc-
ognized me lie will ret quick. He Ia
cool and brave. Ycl rememb,- how
ll1 bravcd IL; That night in ItuEsia.
Jumped boldly t:o:gh the window
at the risk OF breaking his neck. He
! landed safely; that Is tho only reason
/ he cludcd us. Millions: aud they
slipped through our fingers. If
could only find some route to his
heart! The lure we held out to him 10
dead"
Or in the fortress. Which is the
samo thing. What are your plans?"
! 81 have In mind something like
this" z 't.AsS.i3 =. ~ - s.
And H.rereuves was working ort
Ills plans. too: and he was Just as
sat nj his library table, the max,la:y
they had found him. Well, he had
broker tho law of Ills own making mud
he must .,.t;.r the col: .ancnces.
t:raine. who vas Menshlxof in Ria
STA. Schwartz in GERMANY. MenIt,a
in Spail:. Cart"cci in Itl'. and nu
Boi; in 'rsJtc; so the rogue had
found him out? Poor fool that he had
':een: High spirited. full Of those
youthful dreams of doing good in tho
world. lie had Joined VIVA: he had be-
licvcd u great sc cret soci1listi: movo-
ment TO learn that he hi;i been trap.
ped by n 3and Gf brilliunl thieves.
Nidnappers amt assassiEstDrs for hire
II; Black .IunIred; fien Is from Tro-
phct! For aeaily eighteen years fe
',nH eluded tn m: for he krep that di-
rectly or ln!!rs ct'" they would never
cease to hun. fer him; and an .ilL
whim had toL; led him into thoii
clutches
He wrote several lett:,s feverishly.
The iest ras addressed :, Miss Susan
Farlow and read: Dear Madam:
Send Florence Gray 70 New York, to
Send Florence Gray to New York. to
arrive here friday mo:GiLs;. Ny
half Of the bracelet will be identifca-
tion. InclOsed find cash to square
accounts" He would get together all
his available funds. recover his child.
would tire them out. They would
find that the peaceful dog was bad
animal to rouse. He rang for tho
faithful Jones.
Jones. they have found me-" ne
said simply.
you will need ME. then?"
quite possible. Please mail these
and then we'll talk 1t over. No doubt
some one is watching outside. Be
careful"
i Very good; sir"
Hurgreaves bowed his head in his
hand. Many times he had journeyed
to the school and hung about the
gates straining his eyes toward tho
merry group of young girls. Which
among them was his, heart of his
heart, blood OF his blood? That she
might never be drawn into this abom-
Unable tangle. he had resolutely torn
her out Of his life completely. The
happiness of watching the child grow
into girlhood he had denied himself.
She at least would be safe. Only
when she was safe in q far countrv
would he dare tell her. He tried In
vain to conjure up q picture of her;
he always saw the mother whom hs
had loved and hated with all the ardor
of his youth.
! Many things happened the next day.
There was visit to the hangar of
one William Orts. the aviator, famous
for his daredevil exploits. There
we're two visitors in fact. and the Sec
ohd visitor was knocked down for his
pains. He had tried to bribe Orts.
There were several excited bankers,
who protested against such large
Withdrawals without the usual for
NAL announcement. But a check was
i q check and fhav had fo MY, -------.--