The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-07-18

the coffee disappeared, and the re
porter passed his cigars.
The president Visits town today
and I'm off TO watch the show,
suppose III have to tntervlew hin
about tho tariff and all that rot
When you start ON n new book lei
me know aud I'll be your press
agent"
That's a bargain"
Thanks for the breakfast"
Bralne picked up his newspaper
smoked and read. He smoked. yea
but he only pretended TO read. Tn,
young fool was clever. but no mat
Is inialible. lilo had not the least
suspicion. he saw only tho news
paper story. sun. In some manner
he might stumble upon the truth
and II would DO Just as we'll 90 I'D
the reporters hands ecfectuaily.
The rancor OF early morning had
been subdued. anger and quick
temper never paid In the long run
and no one appreciated this TACT
better than Braine. To put Norton
out OF tho way temporarily wa
only n wise procautlon. Il was not
a matter OF spite or reprisal.
lie paid the reckoning. LETT ths
restaurant. and dropped into ono
OF HIS clubs for a game Of billiards
He drew quito gallery about ths
table. He won easily. racked his
cue. and sought the apartments OF
the rinceas.
What a piece OF luck Il was thai
Olga had really married that old
dotari. Perigoff, He had left hot
a tiled widow six months after hei
marriage. But abe had had hardly
a kopeck 20 call her own
"olga. Hargreave Is alive. lie
was there last night But some
how he anticipated tho raid and
had tho police In waiting. The
question IL. has he fooled ust Dld
he take that million or did he hide
II? There ia one thing left: 20 gcl
that girl. No matter where Har
greave "a hidden. the knowledge
that abe Is In my hands viii brins
him out into the open"
mo more blind alleys"
What's on your mindT"
"sas has never seen her father
She confessed TO me that she has
no, even seen a photograph o.
him"
There was a long pause.
do you understand me-" shs
asked.
by the Lord Harry. do You've
head on you worth two OF mine
The very simplicity Of tho idea vii
win out for us Some ono 10 pos
AZ he. father. a message handed
70 her In secret: dire misfortune u
she whispers a word to any ono:
that her fathers life hangs upor
the secrecy: she must confids 10
no one. least OF all Jones. tho but
Ter. II all depends upon how the
letter gets TO her. Bred In tho coun
try, she probably sleeps with hei
window open. A pebble attached
to a note. tossed into tho window
I'll trust this to no one: Ill do II my
self. With the girl in our control
the rest will DO easy. II she really
does not know where the money r.
Hargreave will tell us Great head
little woman. great head. She doe.
not know her fathers handwritingy'
she has never seen n scrap of II
All that Miss Farlow ever received
was money. The original note left
on the doorstep with Florence has
been lost Trust me 10 make al
these inquiries.
Tomorrow night. then. immedl
ateiy after dinner. taxicab viii
await her Just around the corner
Grange Is the best man can thinh
OF. Hos an artist when II comes e
playing the old man parts"
mot too old. remember. Har
greave isn't over as"
Another good point. I'm COINS
10 stretch out here on the dlvan and
snoozs for while. Had devil OF I
time last night"
when shall I wake your
at 8. Well have an early din
ner sent In. | want TO keep on
of everybody's way. By.byi"
In less than three minutes he wal
sound asleep. The woman gaze,
down AZ him in wonder and envy
II only she could drop 10 sleep lik'
that Very softly she pressed he
lips to his hair.
At II o'clock the following nigh
the hall light In the Hargreav,
house was turned off and the who'll
Interior became dark. A shadov
crept through the lilac bushes with
out any more sound than a ca
would have made. Fiorence's win
dow was open. as the archconapira
tor had expected II would be. Wit
a small string and stone as a slim
he sent the letter whirling skillfull
through the air. IL sailed into tn
girls room. The man below hear,
no sound of the stone hitting am
thing, and concluded that IL ha,
struck the bed.
He waited patiently. Presently
wavering light could be distinguish
ed over the sill OF the window. Tn
girl was awake and had lit the car
die. This knowledge was suffIcien
for his need. The tragic lette
would do the rest. that is. n tn
girl came from the same patterl
as her father and mother-stron
willed and adventurous.
He tiptoed back to tho lilac,
when a noise sent him close 10 tn
ground. Half a dozen feet away h
saw shadow creeping along IN
ward the front door. Present.
the shadow stood up as n listening
He stopped again and ran light
TO the steps, up these 10 the dooi
which he Rugged.
Who was this? wondered Brain.
Patiently he waited. arranging hi
posture so that he could keep
lookout at the door. BY and by IN
door opened cautiously A mar
holding a candle. appeared. Brain
vaguely recognized Olga's' desert,
ton OF the butler. The man on IN
veranda suddenly blew out tn
light.
Hrafna could hear The to-y y,,,,,