American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1915-01-21
toopyright. 1914. BIZ Harold Maeor.lhJ


Florence, | am Jonesi"
She stopped, recognized him, and
without a word ran across the street
10 the automobile and climbed into the
tonneau. Jones followed Immediately.
"Home!"
The car shot up the dlmly lighted
street, shone palely for a second under
the corner lamp. and vanished.
"Ah. child, child" groaned the man
at her side. all the tenseness gone
from his body. lie was Jones again.
still she did not speak but stared
ahead with unseeing eyes.
No further reproach fell from the
butler's lips. II was enough that God
had guided him to her at the appointed
moment. lie felt assured that never
again would she be drawn into any
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. horrible!' she said almost
inaudlbly.
What did they do TO your"
He said he was my father.
tie put his arms around me-. .
And | knew!"
Knew what7"
That he lied. | can't explain"
Don't tryi"
Suddenly she laid her head against
the buffers shoulder and cried. IL
vas terrible to hear youth weep in
this fashion. Jones put his arm about
her. and tried to console her.
"Horriblei" she murmured between
the violent hiccoughs. II was wrong,
wrong. Forgive mel"
Unconsciously the arm sustaining
her drew her closer.
Never mind" he consoled. Tell no
n 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 a care In the world"
Il promise" And gradually the sobs
ceased. But | feel SO old. Jones so
very old. | threw over the lamp. |
threw a chair through the window.
They thought that IL. was | who had
Jumped out. That gave me the neces.
ssry time. ! don't understand how |
did II. ! wasn't frightened at all till
gained the street"
They found Susan still seated In the
chair. the automatic In her lap. She
had no moved In all this time,
Braine paced the apartment OF the
Princess Perigon. From the living
room to the boudoir and back. fully
twenty times. From the dlvan OLGA
watched him %neryously. He VAS Ike
a tiger. fresh in captivity. All at once
he paused In front OF her.
DO you realize what that mere chit
did?"
Il do"
Planned to the minute. We had
her; seven OF us. doors locked. and
all that. No weeping. no NailinE: 1
could not understand then. but | dc
now. It's in the blood Hargreave Eas
as peaceful as a 81 Bernard dog, til
you cornered him. and then he Sas a
lion. o. the devil! slipped out Of our
fingers like an eel And across the
street. Jones In a racer never paid
any particular attention 10 Jones. bat
from now on ! shall The girl may OF
may no where the money Ia. bat
n does. Jones does, Two men
shall watch. FELTON, on the street and
Orion from the windows OF the de
serted house. With opera glasses b.
VIII be able to TAKE note OF all that
happens In the house during the day.
lie Will be able TO see the girls room
And that's the important point II wal
a good plan. little woman. aud II
would have beer plain sailing II only
We had remembered that the girl was
Hargreaye's daughter. Be very care
fui hereafter when you call on her. A
night like this will have made her sus-
picious Of every n Our hope lies
with you. Anything on your mind7"
Yes Why not insert a personal In
the Heraldf" She drew some writing
paper toward her and scrubbed n few
words.
He read: "F1orence-the hiding
place is discovered. Remove II to a
more secret spot at once. s. HE
laughed and shook his head I'm
afraid that will never do"
III she reads II. Jones will. The man
with the opera glasses may see some
thing There's a chance Jones might
become worried"
We'll. we'll give Il a chance"
IL was midnight when he made his
departure. AZ he stepped into the
street. he glanced about cautiously.
On the corner he saw a policeman
swinging his night stick. Otherwise
the street was deserted. Braine pro-
ceeded jauntily down the street.
And yet. from the darkened doors Of
the house across he way. the ngure Of
a man emerged and stood contemplat.
ing the windows Of the Perigoff apart.
ment. Suddenly the lights went out.
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