The Washington times., 1914-07-01
h7M[lUONlOuAR MYSTERY1 Mac a1eSaR SRE1a

mother whom he had loved and
hated with all the ardor OF his
youth.
Many things happened the next
Gay. There was VISIT to the hang
ar OF enc William orts. the aviator.
famous for his daredevil exploits.
There were two visits In fact, and
the second visitor was knocked
down for his pains. He had tried
tc bribc Orts.
There were several excited Sank-
Hrs. who protested against such
large Withdrawals without the usual
forFnal announcement. But a check
was chcc',. ard they had to pay.
HargrcAvc covered a good deal OF
ground Dt:f d..rihg all this time his
right haHd hc:cr left the automatic
in his overcna. pocket. except at
those r1nmenta he was Obliged to
sign his checks. He would shoot
and make inquiries afterward.
Far away young girl and ner
ccmran:oa gof on the train whish
was to Garry her to New YORK. the
great d-cam city she was always
Longing 10 ste
And the sriScr wove his web.
Hargrcave reached home at night.
He put ti- m1ney in the safe and
was teie0honirg when Jones enter
cd AMI lla"',ed his master an un-
stamped note
Nv here did you get thIs?"
AT the do5=. sir. Judge thar
The house ~ surrounded"
Harsresr: read the note. IL stated
orieE: that all his movements dur
lDg tho day had been noted. II
wss snoE'n that he had collected
millior ~ paper money. II hs
surrendered this he would be al
lowed tw.Rty-four hours before
the -e7, chsse began Otherwise
lie shoIid DE before midnight.
Hargreav, crushed the note In his
hand Thsy might XIII him, ,1ere
was chanoe of their accomplish.
ing that: but never should they
touch his daughters fortune.
Jones. yo'd 10 to the rear door
and III t1ke look out Of the front.
We have an hour i know the breed.
They'll wa't till midnight and then
force their wsy in"
hargrea:e saw a dozen shadows
in the front yard.
Men all about the back yards
WHISPERED Innes down the hall.
The master eyed the man.
Very well. sir." replied the lat.
ter. with understanding. IT an
ready"
The master went to the safa
emptied 1t of its contents, crossed
the hall to the bed room, and closed
the door softly behind him, Jones
having entered the same room
through another door to befoul any
possible watcher. After a long
while. perhaps an hour. the sv.o
men emerged from the room from
the same doors they had entered
So whispered the watcher to his
friends below. -. -. - -
"Hargreaye Is going upstairs"
Let him go. Let him take q
look at us from the upper windows.
He will understand that nothing but
wings will save him."
Silence. BY and by a watcher re-
ported that he heard the scuttle Of
the roof rattle.
Look" another cried, startled.
a blush glare came from the
roof.
He's shooting off a Roman candle!''
They never saw the man-made
bird till it alishted upon the roof.
Thev never thought of shooting at
it till it had taken wing, Then they
rushed the doors of the house. They
made short work of Jones. whom
they had tied up like a Christmas
fowl. and pumped. roughly into a
chair. They broke open the safe,
to find il empty. And while the
rogues were rummaging about the
room. venting their spite upon many
. treasure :hev could neither rn-
preciate nor understand. man from
the outside burst in
The old man Is dead and the
money Is at the bottom of the ocean.
We puncturcd her. She's. gonei"
a thin, inscrutable smile stirred
the lips of the man bound In the
chair