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CHAPTER vII-contlnued.

Meantime Florence was walking her
mount slowly. For once the scenery
passed unobserved. She was deeply
engrossed with thoughts, some Of
which were happy and some Of which
were sad. II only her father could BE
with her she would be the happiest
girl alive.
She was brought out OF her revery
by the sight Of a man staggering along
the road ahead of her. Finally he
plunged upon his face in the road Like
the tender hearted girl she was, she
stopped, dismounted. and ran to the
fallen man to give him aid She sud
denly found her wrists claspet in two
hands like iron. The man rose to his
feet. smiling eviHy. She struggled
wildly but futilely.
Better be sensible" he said. IT am
stronger than you are. And I don't
wish to hurt you. Walk on ahead OF
me. 1t will be utterly useless to
scream or cry out. You can see for
yourself that we are in deserted part
OF the road. II you will promise to act
sensibly shant lay hand on you. Do
you see that hut yonder, near the fork
in the road? Wen stop there. Now,
march,"
"She dropped her handkerchief. later
her bracelet, and finally her crop, in
hope that these slight clues might
; bring her help. She knew that Jones
would hear Of the fire, and, finding that
she had not returned with the riding
master, would Immediately start out in
pursuit. She was beginning to grow
very fond Of Jones. who never spoke
unless spoken to, who was always at
hand. faithful and loyal
From afan came the low rumble of
motor. She wondered II her captor
heard 1t. He did. but his ears tricked
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srxss you fully II wss because did
not care 70 drag you IN too Deep
peep? Norton thought &C Florence
and smiled inwardly. Could anybody
BE- In deeper than he wasf Once Il
was on the tip Of his tongue to con-
fess his love for Florence, but the
gravity of Jones' countenance was an
obstacle to such move; It did not In
vite 1t.
To be sure, Jones had no real au-
thority to say what Florence should or
should not do with her heart. Still.
from all points Of view. It was better
to keep the affair under the rose till
there came more propitious hour In
which to make the disclosure.
Love. in the midst Of all these
alarms! Sharp. desperate rogues on
one side. millions on the other, and
yet love could enter the scene Sc
renely. like an actor who had missed
his cue and came on too soon.
Oddly enough, there was no real
love-making such as you often read
about A pressure Of the hand. a
glance from the eye. there was seldom
more. Only once-that mem
orable day on the river road-had he
kissed her. No word of love had been
spoken on either side. In that wild
all conventionalities had dis
appeared like smoke In the wind.
There had been neither past nor fu-
ture, only the present in which they
knew that they loved. With her he
was happy, for he had no time to plan
over the future. Away from her he
saw the inevitable barriers providing
against the marriage between poor
young man and very rich young
woman. A man who has any respect
for himself wants. always to be on
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Under no circumstances attempt "a
leave this car. Here they comet"
He suddenly leaned back and fred.
1t was only chance. The manner in
which the cars were lurching made Q
poor target for marksman even Of
the first order. Chance directed Nor
toms first bullet into the right forward
tire. which exploded. Going at sixty
odd miles an hour, they could not stop
the car in time to avoid fatality. The
car careened wildly and plunged down
the embankment into the river.
Florence covered her eyes with her
hands. and, quite unconscious OF what
he was doing. Norton put his arms
around her.
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him Into believing that It came from
another direction. Eventually they ar
rived at the hut, and Florence was
forced to enter. The man locked the
door and waited outside for the auto
mobile which he was expecting. He
was rather dumfounded when he saw
that It was coming from the city, not
going toward It,
| Il was Norton. The riderless horse
told him enough; the handkerchief and
braceist and crop led him straight for
the hut,
The man before the hut realized by
this time that no had made q mistake.
He attempted to re-enter the hut and
prepare TO defend II till his compan-
sons hove in sight. But Florencs, rec
ognixiug Norton, held the door with
~ her strength. The man snarlsd and
harmed uDsn Norton. only to receive .
nnashins blow ON the Jaw.
Norton flung open the door. sTnto
ne car, Elorencei There's another cax
coming up the road. Hurry"
II was not long chase. The ~
Of the auto bandits. looking IKE @
erdinoFy tnkicab. was = high-power n,
eeln4 - 4 gainsd swiftly o. Nor
ton'e 1se1>e ylInlsr. The reporter wsat
s. ~ s' -. 80 49,. go
|yIepencs. tn eolne q ~ = ~ 4
fbedF DIRE who ~ - V11hln 1onDo
= - IN afrsSe ven - s1UeoQ =
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may not b an heiress after all. And
some day / shall marry him."
Jones bowed. This seemed to ap-
pear final to him, and nothing more
was TO be said.
Norton did not return to his rooms
till seven. He found the telephone
call and also note in . handwriting
unfamiliar. He tore on the envelope
and found the contents to be- from the
Countess Perigoh.
"Call At eight tonight" he read. II
have an important news story for you.
Tell no one. ~ cannot be involved
in the case. Cordially, Olga, Countess
Perigoff."
Humph! Norton twiddled the note
IN his fingers and ct length rolled Il
into bail and threw II into the waste
basket. He, too. made { mistake; he
should have kept that note. He
dfesssd, dinGd. and hurried o. 70 the
apartments of ths countos1.
He ARRIVED Tn minutes befdrs Flor.
ence and Susan.
A Johss ia polne RAPID telsphoor
:;ss,' 4 y I; ~ a !: -; y
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ssssnxs COMBAT isssy The strain was
terrible. He slept but little during
- nights. for his carr we're always
waiting for sounds. He had cast
the chest into the sea, and II would
take Z dozen expert divers to locate
It. And now. atop Of all these wor-
ries, the child must fall In lore with
the flrst conner! II was heartbreak-
ing. Norton. 90 far a. he had learned.
was cool and brave. honest and reli-
able In . pinch: but as the husband
OF Stanley Hargreave's daughter. that
was altogether q different matter. And
he must devise some means Of putting
. stop to Il, but
But he was saved that trouble.
Mongoose and cobra. that was the
game being played: the cunning of
the one against the deadly venom Of
the other. II he forced matters he
would only lay himself open to the
strike Of the snake. He must have
patience. Gradually they were break
ing the organization, looping on
branch here and there, but the peace
of the future depended upon getting
grip on the spine Of the cobra him
self.
The trick was simple. Tho count
ess had news: trust her for that. She
exhibited a cablegram. dated at Glib
raltar, In which the British authori-
ties stated definitely that no such q
person as William Orts, aviator, had
arrived at Gibraltar. And then. as he
rose. she rose also and gently precip-
itated herself into his arms, Just at
the moment Florence appeared in the
doorway.
Very simple, indeed. When won.
an falls toward a man there Is moth
ing for him to do but extend his arms
to. prevent her from falling. Outward
ly. however, to the eye which saw
only the picture and comprehended
not the cause, 1t had all the hallmarks
of an affectionate embrace.
Florence stood perfectly still for a
moment. then turned away.
Il beg your pardon" said the count
ess. but a sudden fainting spell seize
me. My heart is a bit weak"
Don't mention it." replied the gal
liant Norton. He was as innocent as
a babe as to what had really taken
place.
Florence went back home. She
wrote brief note to Norton and in
closed the ring which she had secret
ly worn attached to a little chain
around her neck.
When Norton came the next day
she refused to see him. 1t was all
over. She never wished to see him
again.
"He says there has been some cruel
mistake" said Jones.
II saw him with the countess In his
arms. do not see any cruel mis-.
take in that saw him. Tell him so.
And add that never wish to see him
again."
Then she ran swiftly to her room.
where she broke down and cried bit
terly and would not be comforted by
Susan.
"In heavens name, what has hap
pened?' demanded the frantic lover.
what has happened?"
The comedy OF the whole affair lay
in the fact that neither of the two
suspected the countess, who consoled
them both.
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Norton Put His Arms Around Her.
equal terms with his wife. It's the
way this peculiar organization called
society has written down its rules.
Doubtless relic Of the stone age.
when Alb went out with his club to
seek a wife and drag her by the hair
to his den, there to care for her and
to guard her with his life's blood. 1t
Is one OF the few primitive sensations
that remain to US, this wanting the fe-
male dependent upon the male. Per-
haps this accounts for mans lack of
interest on the suffragette question.
Only Susan suspected the true state
Of affairs, being a woman. Having
had no real romance herself. she de-
lighted in having a secondhand one,
as you might say. She Intercepted
many glance and pretended not to
see the stolen hand pressures. The
wedding was already full drawn in her
minds eye. These two young people
should be married at Susan Farlow's
when the roses were climbing up the
sides of the house and the young rob-
FMS were boldly trying their fuzzy
wings. 1t struck her as rather strange,
but she could not conjure up Cat this
vedding) more than two men besides
the minister. the bridegroom. and the
butler.
By forsaking his accustomed haunts,
under the advice of Jones, the hidden
warfare ceased temporarily. You can't
very we'll kill man when you don't
know where to find him. He ate his
breakfasts haphazardly, now here,
now there. He received most of his
assignments by telephone and wrote
his stories and articles in his club, in
the writing rooms Of hotels, and in
variably dispatched them to the Office
by messenger. The managing editor
wanted to know what all this meant;
but Norton declined to tell him.
It irked him to be forced to rear
range his daily life-his habits. 1t
was d revolution against his ease, for
he loved ease when he was not at
work. He had the sensation Of having
been suddenly robbed Of his home, of
having been cast out into the streets.
And on top Of all this he had to 90
and fall in love!
There was no longer shadow OBJ
posits the apartments of the Princess
Perigon. Braine came and went night
ly without discovering any one. This
rather worried him. It gave him the
impression that the shadow had found
out what he had been seeking and no
longer needed to watch the coming
and going OF either himself or the
Countess Perigoff.
"Olga, II looks % II We were 1t the
snd.of our rope" he said discouragedly.
We have failed In al attempts 20 Tar.
The dsvil watches over that girl"
"Or God" replied the countess
gloomiiy. Tn nearly every instance
their success has been due 10 chance.
Somehow I'm convinced that We b.
gan wrong. We should have let Har-
grsave escape quietly, followed him.
and made him fast vhen the right up-
poFtuni>y came. Ai(er \ month or %
hie vlsi1anoo VouI1 ~ rolnxed; -
wsono heyo esslvoG - ~ 1sllef chat
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/ ] small neve, marry again. Men are
gay deceivers: they always have been
and always will be. Perhaps I'm . ~
wicked; but I rather like to prove my
| theory that all men are weak. II
| had daughter I'd rather have her be
an old mans darling than . young
mans drudge. distrust every man ]
know. l came to ask you and Susan
to go to the opera with me tonight.
You will come to my apartments nrst.
You will Gomez
ITO be sure We will"
Simple little fooli' thought the
Russian on the way home. "She shall
see"
Il believe the countess il engaged
to be married." said Florence to
Jones.
Indeed, miss?"
Yes. couldn't get anything defi-
mite out of her. but she had q beauti-
full ring on her finger. She wants
Susan and me to 90 to the opera with
her tonight. VIII that be all rightr
Jones gaxed abstractedly at the rug.
Whenever q problem bothered him he
seemed to flnd the solution In the deli
cate patterns of the Persian rugs. FL
nally he nodded. Il see no reason
why you should not 60. Only, watch
out"
Jones, there Is one thing that will
make me brave and happy. Will you
tell me II you are in direct commu-
nication with my father?'
Yes, Miss Florence" he answered
promptly. But do not breathe this
to a single soul, neither Susan nor
Norton"
Il promise that. But. ali! hasten
the day when he can come to me
without fear"
THAT is my wish ALSO"
"You need not call me miss. Why
should your"
1T might not be wise to have any
one hear me call you thus familiarity"
he objected gravely.
Please yourself about that. Now
must telephone jim"
"Jim" the butler murmured.
He caught the word which was not
intended for his ears. But for once
Jones had been startled out of him
self.
"Is 1t wrong for me to call Mr.. Nor
ton Jim?" she asked with a bit of
banter.
"It Is not considered quite the prop
er thing. Miss Florence, to call
young man by his first name unless
you are engaged to marry him, or
grew up with him from childhood"
well. supposing I were engaged to
him." haughtily.
THAT would be q very grave affair.
What have you to prove that he may
not wish to marry you for your
money!"
why, Jones. you know that /
haven't a penny In the world can
call my own! There is nothing to
prove, except your word, that l am
Stanley Hargreave's daughter"
mo. there is nothing to prove that
you are his daughter. But hasn't 1t
ever occurred to you that there might
be purpose back Of this? Might 1t
not be Of inestimable value that your
fathers enemies should be le'. in
doubt? Might 1t not be means of
holding them on the leash? There is
proof. ample proof, my child; and
when the time comes these will be
shown you. But meantime put all
thought Of marrying Mr.. Norton out
of your. mind"
THAT I refuse to do" quietly. II
am at least mistress of my heart;
and no one shall dictate to me whom
shall or shall not marry. love Mr..
Norton and he loves me, knowing that
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CHAPTER YIN.
The WIIes Of q Woman.

/
After the affair Of the auto bandits
three Of whom were killed. lull fol-
lowed. II you're . sailor you know
what kind OF lull ! mean-blue-black
clouds down the southwest horizon,
the water crinkly, the booms wabbling.
Suddenly series Of accidents" began
to happen to Norton. At first he did
not give the matter much thought.
The safe which fell almost at his feet
and crashed through the sidewalk
merely induced him to believe he was
lucky. At another time an automo-
bile came furiously around corner
while he was crossing the street, and
only amazing agility saved him from
bodily hurt. The car was out OF sight
when he thought to recall the number.
Then came the Jolt in the subway.
Only desperate grab by one Of the
guards saved him from being crushed
to death. Even then he thought moth
ing. But when new box of cigarettes
arrived and he tried one and found 1t
strangely perfumed, and, upon further
analysis, found It to contain Java
nese narcotic, a slow but sure death.
he became wide awake enough. They
were after him. He began to walk
carefully, to keep in public places az
often as he possibly could.
He was not really afraid of death,
but he did abhor the thought of its
coming up from behind. Except for
the cigarettes they were all "acci-
dents;" he could not have proved any
thing before jury of his intimate
friends.
He never entered an elevator with
out scrupulous care. He never passed
under coverings over the sidewalks
where construction was going ON.
Still, careful as he was. death con.
fronted him once more. II was his
habit to have his coffee and rolls
he rarely ate anything more for his
breakfast-set down outside his door
every morning. The coffee, being In a
silver thermos bottle, kept its heat for
hours. When he took the stopper out
and poured forth cup it looked oddly
black. discolored. 1t is quite probable
that had there been no series of "ac-
cidents' he would have drunk cup
and died in mortal agony. It con-
tanned bichloride OF mercury.
Very quietly he set about to make
inquiries. This was really becoming
serious. In the kitchens downstairs
nothing could be learned. The maid
had set the thermos bottle before the
door at 1890. Norton had opened the
door at 1:30-three hours after. The
outlook was not the cheerfulest. He
knew perfectly well why all these
things happened" he had interfered
with the plans OF the scoundrels who
we're making every possible move to
kidnap Florence Hargreave.
One afternoon he paid Florence a
visit. or course he Told her nothing.
They had become secretly engaged
the day after he had rescued her from
the auto bandits. They we're secretly
engaged because Florence wanted It
80. For once Jones suspected moth,
ing. Why should he? He had trou-
bles enough. AZ matter Of fact.
Norton was afraid Of him in the same
sense as q boy is afraid Of q police
man.
But on this day, when the time
came, he accosted the butler and drew
him into the pantry.
Jones. they are after me now"
lyon? Hxplafn."
Norton briefly recounted the DELHI
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CHAPTER TX.
The Leap In the Dark.


So far as Jones was concerned, he
was rather pleased with the turn OF
affairs. This was no time for love
making; no time for silly, innocuous
quarrels and chickering's, In which love
must indulge or die. Florence no
longer rode horseback. and Norton
returned to his accustomed haunts,
where no one made the slightest at
tempt upon his life. In his present
state OF mind he would have welcomed
It.
Whats the matter with Jip?"
asked the night city editor, raising his
eye shade.
Il don't know" answered the copy
reader
Goes around as II he'd been eating
dope; bumped into the boss q while
ago and never stopped to apologize
Perhaps he's mapping out the front
page for that Hargreave stun,
laughed the copy reader. Between
you and me and the gate. post, ] don't
believe there ever was a man by the
name OF Hargreave."
"Oh, there was chap by that name.
all right. He's dead A man cant
swim 800 miles in rough water, life
buoy or no. They ought to have
funeral services, and let It go at that
"But what was the reason for that
fake cable from Gibraltar saying that
Orts was alive? ! don't see any sense
in that"
"The man who pulled It on ssd.
think, for my part. that both Orts ana
Hargreave are dead, and that the man
picked up by the tramp steamer Orient
was riding some other balloon"
You're wrong there. The descrip-
ton OF 1t proved that It was orts' ms
chine. Oh, Jim probably has got .
mans size yarn up his sleevs, but he's
q long time In delivering the goods
He's beginning to NOPE . good deal
Woman back oft somewhere. Hayent
held down this copy Job for twelve
years without being able 70 make some
tolerable guesses. Jim's star man.
When he gets started nothing can stop
hims He covered the Chinese Boxer
rebellion better than any other eorre-
spondsnt there. wonder how old ~
'isf- sls',
20. i should say abodk thirtylone O.
two. Here Ne comes now. To, Jimi-
To bn coNTr< uHp9
uls>Ir>lle ~ 81
Marriage 4 : lottsFy' "a -
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ADVISING
WITHBOSS

sY BOND p. ogooEs

SYRACUSE. April &c Again
on the stand today in the trial Of
the $4,000 libel suit ot VIM.
Barnes. ir.. the former president
put I'm one OF the most uncomfort.
able days Of the hearing
The evidence was also tho most
unfayorahle TO the colonel thnt has
vet been brought out. and he took
evident pains 10 hold his temper
when Attorney Barnum. succeed.
ing WINS. endeayored TO rouse his
ire.
From the executors of the es.
tate Of the late Sen Platt. scores
OF letters we're produced They
disclosed details OF long and fire.
quent correspondence and FIRE.
quent consultations as to appoint
ment. and acduiescence Of Roosevelt
to Piatt's wishes In many matters.
The colonel admitted that Platt
was the boss OF the republican
party and that he worked with
him.
The attention Of Barnes attor.
neys was directed TO show that
Roosevelt was not always such a
violent enemy OF bosses and ma
chine politics as he appears now.
that he worked hand In hand with
the late Boss Platt. and later with
Boss Barnes and began his attacks
upon the latter only after they had
disagreed and fallen out.
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APPLYFOR
T. B. TEST

Health Commissioner Nc.
Brides bill to insure Seattle
consumers against tubereular
milk was 70 be introduced In
the city council Monday after
noon.
Since The Star published the first
story about the milk situation in Sc.
attic. there have been applications
made to Health Commissioner Nc.
Bride to make tuberculin tests OF
46i COWS The applications were
made voluntarily by six dairies.
The city. for the first time. is pre-.
pared 10 make the tuberculin tests
free OF charge
In return for this. the dalrymen
are asked 10 sign an agreement TO
slaughter the COWS. II the test
proves them defective. without ask.
ing damages from the city.
DR.. F +. Smith. chief veterinary
in the city employ, has been .ap.
pointed assistant state inspector by
the agricultural department. 10 take
charge Of the Seattle district.
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The haste with which the date for
hearing has been fixed is almost
unprecedented In the history OF the
commission. Many residents OF the
Rainier valley fear some tentative
understanding on the transfer ques-
sion already has been made.
Calhoun's petition followed his
voluntary dismissal Of Injunction
.rsoeeedsass IN the federal court
Thursday. IN which he sought TO on
Join the public service commission
from enforcing a five-cent rate with.
In the city limits.
He now seeks a modification of
hts original petition. asking the
commission for straight nickel
fare within the city. but with no
transfer privileges The transfer
privilege was contested In the
courts for three years by the peo.
pie OF the valley. and the case was
taken 10 the supreme court of the
United States before the people won
out Now the battle is about TO be
reopened. the valIeyites fear.
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A result the Central Labor
Council has called mass meetings
for Monday night. to which the
county commissioners have been
invited. and the Mcfugh camp at
Preston Is surrounded by a com
pIets line OF union pickets.
Hold Mass Meeting
At Issaquah sunday night
meeting OF 500 citizens was held.
A citizens committee. the chair.
man OF which Is Hugh Lingry. pres
ident OF the Miners union. prom
ised moral. financial and physical
support TO strikers. unless their
demands for living wages are
granted.
A Seattle meeting will be held In
CITY Hall park at o'clock Mon
day night. presided over by VII
liam Short. vice president OF the
state Federation Of Labor.
Men Work Long Hours
The county commissioners have
been invited and will be served
with resolutions. asking that con
tracts with Brice and McHugh be
broken or some other remedy be
anulfed which will relieve condi-
rlons in the camps
There Is no pretense that an
esght-hour day Is being observed.
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ors can find.
There were IS cases of typhoid
deaths in 1914" said DIR. Mcbride,
health commissioner, Monday. 'and
while half of these came from out
side the city. nevertheless the mum.
ber can be greatly reduced by pre-
venting the breeding OF flies. Swat
ting the fly helps, but to give it no
chance to breed is still better
While the health office is power,
less to compel housewives to put NJ
screens in kitchens. especially. re-
quest to that effect is made by DR..
Mcbride and Inspector Stevens.
The latter will hold lecture at a
place 10 be designated later on Ned
nesday. He will explain how TO
make the anti-fly campaign as eff.
fective as possible