The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-01-23

him. With 9 usual luck she atum-
bIed on the method 81 opening the
door ef the cave ard went IN. She
must have been nosine about She
didn't have much time. though. a. the
boys came up 70 await me. Evidently
she cfagisd into that old chest and IN
some in~explicahle manner pnriolned
the letter from 1ackson's pocket They
lefI 20 rocounolicf; and Il vas then
that Jackson discovered HE loss.
when Florence heard them returning
she jumped into the we'll And lived
through that tunneli The devil Is In
IL"
~oE u Of it. since we consider him
onr friend"
and l had her in my hands. note
and all!~
"But with an that weser there viii
not be- any writing left Of The letter"
"lnvisible ink " generally Indeiible
and lmpervious 70 the action OF wat
or; At least the kind I use IL. I'd
gye q thousand for a slight Of that
letter"
And Il might be worth q million"
Olga suggested.
mot the leaet doubt OF II In my
mind. olga, old girl. Il docs look az II
my star was growing dim. Wen never
goo u hands on that million. l feel
q In my bones. 50 lets settle down
to q campaign OF revenge. without any
furbelows. I want to twist Har
greave's heart before the game winds
up"
you wish really 70 injure herr"
Il do not Wish 70 iniure her. Far
from IT," he replied. smiling eviIly.
you want Der ... deadg"
whispered Olga. paiing.
Exactly. | want her dead. And
no II all my efforts here come to moth
ms. 80 shall Hargreave's. His mil
lions viii become waste paper to him.
That's revenge. The Persian peach
method"
~PolsonY You shall mott You shall
no kill heri" vehemently.
Tender hearted?"
mo. II ! must IN the end 20 70
prison, so be Il; but I refuse to die IN
the chair"
Very well. then. We shan't XIII
her. but we'll make her wish she was
dead. was only trying to see how
far you would 90. The basket OF
peaches Is IN the hallway. Every
peach Il poisoned. No man In the
country knows more about subtle poi.
ons than do. Have I not written
books on the suhiect2" ironically.
And they win trace IL back to you
IN a straight line." she warned. Il
will not have 81"
Il can go elsewhere" he replied
coldiy.
You would leave me-"
The moment you cross my Will."
emphaticaily.
II became her turn to pace. Torn
between her love OF the man and the
danger which stared her In the face.
she was for the time being distracted.
All the time he watched her with
m~alevolent curiosity. knowing thai in
the end she would concur with his
evil plaus.
Very well" she said finally. "Bu,
listen; we shall be found out Never
doubt that Your revenge will cost III
both our lives. feel a."
"Bahl The law will have no hand
In my end. I always carry a pellet;
and that ring OF yours would suffice a
regiment She will not die. She will
merely become a kind OF paralytic:
the kind that can move a little but
not enough; always wheeled about In
3 chair. III bring In the peaches;
rosy and downy. One bite. after a
given time. viii do the trick. II they
suspect and throw them out We have
lost nothing but the peaches. A
trusted messenger will carry them to
the Hargreaye house. And then well
ait down and watt
Meantime, IN the library Of the Har-
greaye house. Florence and Jim ere
puzzling over the Blk nk sheet OF pa.
per.
I'm wager" said Jim, "the water
washed all the writing away. The
IRE does not eem TO do any good.
WNM TURN ~ OfNT W doNNhi 1oNSH ~
and a way TO solve Il. Trust him"
What are you two c%hattering
nbout7' asked susan. who was arrang-
ibg some flowers on the table.
Secrets" said Jim, smiling.
"Humph,"
Susan puttered about for a few min.
utes longer, then crossed 70 the recep-
ton room, intending 10 so upstairs.
AZ that moment the maid was ad.
hitting a messenger with a basket OF
fruit.
For Miss HarEieAve." said he. He
gave the basket to the maid, touched
his cap awkwardly. and swung on Ills
heel. closing the door behind him. lie
was In a hurry TO deliver another
message.
20. what lovely fruit" cried Susan.
pausing. I'm going TO steal one.
she laughed. She selected a peach
and began eating II on the way up to
her room.
The maid passed on into the library.
What's this2' inquired Florence. as
the maid held out the basket. She
selected a peach aud was about 10 set
her white teeth into Il when Jim IN.