The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1914-12-18

Number IS - !" and The rest 81
it trailed away. smothesed II Tie vlo-
lent thunder of the big six engines
During the cars flight several police
men hailed it without success. Down
this street, up that, round this corner,
so miles an hour; and all the while
Jones shouted: Faster. fasteri"
Within twelve minutes from the time
1t left the garage, the car stopped op-
posite No. rs Grove street, and Jones
got out.
Wait here, Howard. If several men
come rushing out, or | don't appear
within ten minutes, fire your gun =
couple of times for the police. ! don't
want them If we can manage without
They'd only bungle."
"All right, Mr.. Jones" said the chauf-
feur. He had, in the past quarter of
an hour, acquired a deep and lasting
respect for the butler chap. He was
regular fellow. for all his brass but
| tons.
AS Jones reached the curb, Florence
came forth as if on invisible wings
I
| flung him aside with strength he had
not dreamed existed in her slim body
Florence, am Jones!"
She stopped, recognized him, and
without a word ran across the street
to the automobile and climbed into the
tonneau. Jones followed Immediately.
@Home!"
The oar ebat ~ +to dir,Iv Iiobtsd
street, shone palely for second under
the corner lamp, and vanished
All, child, child" groaned the man
at her side, all the tenseness goue
from his body. He was Jones again
Still she did not speak but stared
ahead with unseeing eyes.
No further reproach fell from the
buffers lips. 1t was enough that God
had guided him to her at the appointed
moment He felt assured that never
again would she be drawn into Gny
trap. Poor child What had they said
to her, done to her? How, in Gods
name, had she escaped from them who
never let anybody escape? Presently
she would become normal, and then
she would tell him.
Il found the lying note. You dropped
it"
Horrible, horriblei" she said almost
inaudibly.
What did they do to you?
He said he was my father. -
He put his arms around me. -
And / knew!"
Knew what?"
THAT he lied can't explain"
Don't tryi"
Suddenly she laid her head against
the buffers shoulder and cried. 1t
was terrible to hear youth weep in
this fashion Jones put his arm about
her, and tried to console her.
"HorribIei" she murmured between
the violent hiccoughs. 81 was wrong.
wrong! Forgive mel"
Unconsciously the arm sustaining
her drew her closer.
Never mind he consoled. Tell no
one what has happened. Go about as
usual. Don't let even Susan know
Whatever your poor father did was for
your sake He wanted you to be
happy, without care in the world"
q promise" And gradually the sobs
ceased But feel SO old, Jones. so
very old. l threw over the lamp. 1
threw a chair through the window
They thought that it was / who had
jumped out. That gave me the neces-
sary time. | don't understand how I
did it. I wasn't frightened at all till
gained the street"
They found Susan still seated in the
chair, the automatic in her lap. She
had not moved in all this timel
Braine paced the apartment of the
Princess Perigoff. From the living
Dom to the boudoir and back, fully
wenty times. From the divan Olga
him neryously. He was like
! tiger, fresh in captivity. All at once
lie paused in front of her.
do you realize what that mere chit
Iid?"
81 do"
Planned to the minute We had
er; seven of us; doors locked, and
II that. No weeping, no wailing; |
ould not understand then, but do
ow. Its in the blood. Hargreave was
S peaceful as St. Bernard dog, till
on cornered him, and then he was
on, Q, the devil! Slipped out of our
ngers like an eel And across the
-reet, Jones in a racer. / never paid
ny particular attention to Jones, but
'om now on l shall. The girl may or
Jay not know where the money is, but
1nes does, Jones does! Two men
lall watch. FELTON, on the street and
rlof from the windows of the dc
.rted house. With opera glasses he
i'll be able to take note of all that
ippens in the house during the day.
e will be able to see the girls room
nd that's the important point. 1t was
good plan, little woman; and it
ould have been plain sailing IL only
2 had remembered that the girl was
argreaye's daughter BE very care