The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1915-02-12

Eyes. What is wanted?" she asked.
The man took a letter from his I
ocket and handed it to Olga, saying:
Give this to your father. He knows
DIV to read it."
Before she could reply the man had
irned and was hurrying away.
Olga opened the note, her heart
eating furiously. It was utterly
lank. At first she thought It was
OAK. Then she happened to remem-
er that there was such a thing as in
isfble ink. At lastl Hargreave was
live; this letter settled all doubt in
er mind on this question. Alive!
y md not only that, but the girl and |
ones were evidently in communica-
ion with him. She summoned a
Taiter, made a secret sign, and he |
owed and approached She slipped |
4 he letter into his hand and whis-
lered: SHOW that at the cave to-
morrow. 1t is in invisible ink and
meant for Hargreave."
Hes alive?"
Positively"
Very WELL" The waiter bowed and
strolled away nonchalantly.
Braine was in Boston over night
otherwise the countess would have
aiken the mysterious note at once to
aim. She remained for perhaps a
quarter of an hour longer and then left
the garden. She would have taken the
letter to her own apartment but for
the fact that the chemicals needed
were hidden in the cave.
Now it happened that Florence went
out for her early ride the next morn
ing, and crossing a field she saw
man with a bundle under his arm.
The sun struck his profile and limned
It plainly, and Florence uttered low
cry. The man had not observed her
So, very quietly, she slipped from the
horse, tethered it to a tree, and started
after the man to learn what he was
doing so far from the city. She would
never forget that face. She had seen
It that dreadful night when the note
Thad lured her into the hands of her
enemies The face belonged to the
man who had impersonated her father.
It occurred to her that she might
Just as we'll do a little detective work
ron her own hook. She had passed
through so many terrifying episodes
that she was beginning to crave for
the excitement, strange as this may
seem. Like a gambler who has once
played for high stakes, she no longer
found pleasure in thimbles and needles
and pins. She followed the man with
no little skill and at length saw him
approach a knoll, stoop, apparently
press a spring, and a hole suddenly
yawned. The man vanished quickly,
and the spot took on again its vir-
ginal appearance. A cave. Florence
had the patience to wait By and by
the man appeared again and skunk
away.
When she was sure that he was be-
yond range, she came out from the
place Of concealment, crept up the
knoll, and searched about for the magic
handle Of this strange door. Diligence
rewarded her, and she soon found
herself in large, musty, earth-smell
ing cave. Loot was scattered about
and there were boxes and chairs anc
3 a large chest Men evidently me-
here, possibly after some desperate
adventure against society. She founC
nothing to reward her hardihood and
as she was in the act of moving to
ward the caves door she beheld will
terror that it was moving
She was near the chest at that me
ment The cave was not a deep one
" There was no tunnel. only a wall
noooItr4o1,y no wofco1 Tho lid ~ I'll
chest, stepped inside, and drew tn
lid down. She was just in time. Tn
door opened and three men entered
talking yolubly. They felt perfect
secure in talking as loudly as the
pleased. To Florence it seemed a
most impossible that they did nc
hear the thunder Of her heart? Strai
her ears as she might, she could gail
er but little of what they said, except
IF Hargreave had this paper "
might all be put on the defensive. 7
an outsider It is a blank paper. BIZ
the boss will be able to read 1t.
The speaker moved away from II
vicinity Of the chest and she hear
no more.
Very deity Florence raised the L
just enough to peep out. The ma
who had been talking was putting Il
note in his hip pocket AS he turnC
toward the chest he sat down on Il
soapbox Immediately in front of Il
chest. An inspiration came to the gil
an exceedingly daring one. She too
her liberty in her hands as she e
ecuted the deed. But the dimness
the cave aided her. When she crouc
ed down again the magic paper W
herA n
It seemed hours to her before L
men left the cave. AS she heard 4
hidden door Jar in closing she rails
the lid and stepped out. breathil
deeply. The paper she had purloin
was indeed blank, but Jones or il