The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1915-01-08

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He never was anything else all these
seventeen years. The truth Is, sue
cess has developed coarseness In our
methods. And now 1t IL too late for
fnesse. We have tried every device
we can think Of; and there they are
the girl free, Norton unframed, and
the father as secure In his retreat as
though he wore an invisible cloak. Ny
head aches. / have ceased to be In
ventive."
THE two are in love with each 9TH
err"
Are you sure Of that?"
IT have my eyes. But begin to
wonder"
About what?"
Whether or not Jones suspects me
and is giving me rope to hang myself
with. Not once have the police been
called in and told what has really EaD-
pened They are totally at sea. Aud
what has become of the man over the
way?"
by the Lord Harry" exclaimed
Braine, clapping his hands. Il believe
I've solved that We shot man COM
ing out of Hargreave's. Since then
there's been no one across the way.
One and the same mani"
"But that knowledge doesn't get us
anywhere"
mo. You say they are In lover
Secretly. | don't believe the butler
has an inkling of it. 1t is possible,
however, that Susan has caught the
trend Of affairs. But, being rather
romantic, she will in no wise inter
fere"
Braine smoked in silence. Pres
emily smile twisted his lips.
You have thought of something"
she asked.
you might try it," he said. They
have accepted your friendship;
whether with Interior purpose remains
to be learned. She has been to your
apartments two or three times to tea
and always got home safely"
mo-" she said determinedly. Moth
ing shall happen here. l will not
take the risk"
"Wait till I'm through. Break up
the romance in such way that the
girl will bar Norton from the house.
That's what we've been aiming at; to
get rid of that meddling reporter.
We've tried poisons. Try your kind"
What do you mean?"
Lies"
"Ah / understand You want me
to win him away from her. 1t cannot
be DONE"
"Pshaw! You have bag full OF
tricks. You can easily manage to put |
him into an equivocal position out OF |
which he cannot possibly squirm SO |
far as the girl is concerned. A little
arranged for the benefit |
Of Florence. Fall into Norton's arms
at the right moment, or something
like that"
Il suppose I could. But If I failed
You're too damnably clever to fail
IN your own particular work. Some
hing has got to be done to keep those
,wo apart I've often thought of raid
ng the house boldly and carrying on
he whole family, Susan and all. But
wholesale affair like that would be
90 noisy. Think 1t over, Olga; we
lave gone too far to back down now.
There's always Russia; and while I'm
he boss over here they never cease
o watch me. They'll make me an
wer for failure like this"
She eyed him speculatively. You
ave money"
20, the money doesn't matter. It's
he game. It's the game OF playing
asst and loose with society, of pilfer-
ng with it with one hand and making
! kow-tow with the other. It's the
port of the thing. What was your
hought?"
I'VE could go away together, to
outh America"
"And tire of each other within
lonth," he retorted shrewdly. mo;
e are in the same boat. We could
OF live but for this never ending ex-
ltement And, more than that, we
ever could get far enough away from
le long arm of the First Ten. Well
ave to stick it out here. Can't you
,e?"
Yes, / can see."
But in her heart she knew that she
ould have lived In hut with this
an till the end of her days. She
,horred the life, though she never,
the slightest word. let him become
ware OF 1t. There was always that
hiding fear that at the first sign of
eakness he would desert her. And
e was wise In her deductions.
.aine was loyal to her because she
Id his interest. Once that failed, A
would be OF and away.
The next afternoon. the countess,
wing matured her plans against the
ppiness Of the young girl who 81
listed her, drew up before the Har-
cave place and alighted. Her vel p'
me was the same as ever, and this "
her confidence.
The countess was always gesticu- tt
ing. Her hands nuttered to empha- ca
% her words. And the beautiful III
,mond aolftaire caught the girls | N