The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-19

mind what his name was tben-tili Hargreave
came into the fold. So sure of her was |
that used her lure to bring him to
She fell in love with him, but too late to warn
him. ! had the satisfaction of seeing him
cast her aside, curse her, and leave her. In
one thing she fooled rs all. l never knew of
the child till you told me-
lie paused to light cigaret
Harereave was madly in love with her.
lie cursed her but he came back to the house
to forgive her 10 find that she had been seized
by tbe secret police and enton6ed in the
fortress. / had my revenge. 1t was / who
sent ia the information. practically bogus.
Bot in Russia they never question; they act
aud forget So he had daughter
lie began pacing the floor. his hands be-
hind his back; and the woman watched him.
oscllating between love and fear. He came
to a halt abruptly and looked down at her,
Don't worry. You have no rival III
leave the daughter to rour tender mercies.
The batter" she said, has fun powers
If attorney to act for Hargreave while alb
sent, up to the day the girl becomes Of legal
age"
III keep an eye on our friend Jones.
Fram now on, day and night. there viii he
cat at the knothole, and ware mouse. Could
you make up anything like this girl1f sud
denly,
"A fair likeness"
Do it. Go to that ship which picked up
the man at sea and quiz the captain. Either
the aviator Hargreave is alive. t is Inn
portant to learn which at once. BE very care
fui play the game as only You know how to
play it. And if Hargresve is alive, We win.
Tomorrow morning, early. Tears of anguish,
ard all that. Sailors are easy when a woman
weeps, No color, remember just the Yellow
wig and the salient features. Now. by-by {"
Aren't you going to kiss me, Leo?"
lie caught her hanls There is a species
of Delilah about you, Olga. A kiss tonight
from your lips would snip my locks; and |
need clear head. Whether we fail or win,
when this game is played you shall be my
wife, He kissed the hands and strobe cut
into the hall.
The woman gazad down at her small white
hands aud smiled tenderly, (Thc tigress has
her tender moments,) He meant 1t
She went into her dressing room and for
an hour or more worked over her face AMI
hair till she certain that If the captain
oil the ship described her to any one else he
could not fail to give q fair description Of
Florence Hargreave.
But Norton reached the captain first. Other
reporters had besieged hinr, hut they had sue
ceeded in gathering the vaguest kind Of in
formation, They had no description of Har-
greage, while Norton had. BEFORE going down
to the boat, however, he had delved into the
past Of the Princess Olga pergoff. 1t cost
him pocketful Of money, bat the end justified
the means, The princess had no past worth
mentioning. BY piecing this and that together
be became assured that she had told the SIM
Pile truth regarding the relationship to Flor
ence's mother, cablesran had given him
all the facts in her history there were no
gaps or discrepancies, 1t read clear and frank.
Trust a Russian secret agent to know what
he was talking about.
So Nortons suspicions--and he had enter
tanned some--were completely luled to sleep.
And he wouldn't hare doubted her at all CT.