The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1915-01-16

while you had in mind another? And
an ordinary pair Of cutthroats. at
that"
The thought came to me after you
left. ] knew you'd recognize the men
and understand. see no reason why
II didn't work"
II would have been all right II you
had consulted clairvoyant."
What the deuce do you mean by
that?" Braine demanded roughly.
II mean that then you would have
learned your friend the reporter was
to arrive upon the scene at its most
vital moment"
what, Norton?'
Eyes, The trouble Is with you, you
have been SO successful all these years
that you have grown overconfident. l
tell you that there Is q desperately
shrewd man somewhere back Of all
this. Mark me. do not believe Har-
greave is dead. He Is In hiding. 1t
may be near by. He may have dropped
from the balloon before 1t left land.
The man they picked up may be Orts.
the aeronaut. The five thousand might
have been his fee for rescuing Har-
greave. Here Is the greatest thing
we've ever been up against; and you
start in with every day methodist"
Little woman. don't let your tongue
run away with you too far"
I'm not the least bit afraid OF you,
Leo. You need me, and 1t has never
been more apparent than at this mo-
ment
Albright. I fell by the wayside
this trip. Truthfully. realized 1t five
minutes after the men were gone. The
only clever thing / did was to keep
the mask on my face. They cant
come back at me. But the thing looked
30 easy; and 1t would have worked
but for Norton's appearance"
you all but compromised me. That
butler worries me little" Her ex-
preston lost its anger and grew
thoughtful. Hes always about, some
where. Do you think Hargreave took
him into his confidence?"
Cant tell. He's been watched
mailed a letter or telephoned to any
place but the grocery. There have
been no kilograms. Some one in that
house knows where the money Is, and
it's ten to one that II will be the girl"
"She lookes enough like Katrina to
be her ghost"
Braine went over to the window
and stared up at the stars.
"You have made good impression
on the girl!" with his back still to-
ward her.
II had her In my arms"
"Olga, my hat is OF to you." turn
ing, now that his face was again In
repose. your very frankness regard
ing your relationship will pull the
wool over their eyes. or course
they'll make inquiries and they'll find
out that you haven't lied. It's perfect.
Not even that newspaper weasel will
see anything wrong. Toward you
they will eventually ease up and you
can act without their even dreaming
your part In the business. We must
not be seen In public any more. This
butler may know where stand even
though he cannot prove 1t. Now. I'm
going to tell you something. Perhaps
you've long since guessed 1t. Katrina
was mine till Hargreave-never mind
what his name was then-till Har-
greave came into the fold. So sure
Of her was that used her as a lure
to bring him to us. She fell in love
with him, but too late to warn him. 1
had the satisfaction of seeing him cast
her aside, curse her. and leave her. In
one thing she fooled us all. I never
knew of the child till you told me-"
He paused to light cigarette.
"Hargreave was madly in love with
her. He cursed her. but he came back
to the house to forgive her. to find
that she had been seized by the secret
police and entombed In the fortress.
had my revenge. It was who sent in
the information, practically bogus. But
in Russia they never question; they
act and forget. So he had daugh-
teri"
He began pacing the floor, his hands
behind HE back; and the woman
watched him, oscillating between love
and fear. He came to halt abruptly
aud looked down at her.
Don't worry. You have no rival.
I'll leave the daughter to your tender
mercies."
"The butler" shs said, .'has full pow
err Of attorney to act for Hargreavs
while absent. mp to the day the girl
becomes Of legal ase."
'Ill keep an eye on our friend Jones,
From now on. day and night. there will
be cat at the knothole, and ware
mouseI Could you make up Snythins
IKE this sirIf" suddenly. fs
"A fair likeness"
do II. Go to the ship which picked
up the man at sea and Quis the cap
tain. Either the aviator or Harsreave
| 10 alive. 1t Il important to learn which
It once. Be very careful; play the
game only - you know how to play II.
And II Hargreave = alive. We win To
morrow morning. early. Tears Of ap-
euish. and al that, Sailors art sa6y
when . woIhAh wsepe. No color. ~.
nan bor: mat the yellow Wfg and the