The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1915-05-22
CHAPTER XIII.
Tho Secret Of the Million.
tcopyrishs. 1914. By Harold Maearath)

Tho Secret Of the Million.
II will be remembered that Count.
ess Olga had darted up the stairs dur
ing the struggle between Braine and
his captors. The police who had fol.
lowed her we're recalled to pursue one
Of the lesser rogues. This left Olga
free for moment. She stole out and
down as far as the landing.
Servan. the Russian agent, stood
waiting for the taxicab to roll up to
the porte cochere for himself. Braine
and vroon. Norton had taken Flor.
ence by the hand. ostensibly to con-
duct her to the million. Suddenly
Braine made dash for liberty. Nor.
ton rushed after him. Just AZ he
reached Braine a shot was heard.
Braine whirled upon his heels and
crashed to the floor.
Olga. intent upon giving injury to
Norton. whom she regarded equally
with Hargreave as having brought
about the downfall. had hit her lover
instead. With q cry OF despair she
dashed back into F1orence's room.
quite ready to end It all. She raised
the revolver to her temple. shuddered,
and lowered the weapon; SO tena-
ciously do we cling to life.
Below they were all stunned by the
lsuddenness OF the shot. Instantly
they sought the fallen mans side and
10 hasty examination gave them the
opinion that the man was dead. Hap.
lpily q doctor was on the way. Servan
having given q call. as one Of the
Black Hundred had been badly
wounded.
But what to do with that mad WON
an upstairs? Hargreave advised them
70 wait The house was surrounded;
she could not possibly escape save by
one method. and perhaps that would
be the best for her. Hargreave
looked gravely at Norton as he Of.
fered this suggestion. The reporter
understood; the millionaire was will.
ling to give the woman chance.
"And you are my father?" said
Florence, still bewildered by the amaz.
Ifng events. "But don't understand"
Iher gaze rowing from the real Jones
lto her father.
II don't doubt II. child" replied Har'
igreave. "I'll explain. When ! hired
Jones here. who is really Jedson OF
Scotland Yard, I did 80 because we
looked alike when shaven. It was
Jedson here who escaped by the bal.
loon; II was Jedson who returned the
i've thousand to Norton; 1t was Jed.
son who was wounded in the arm /;
1t was he who watched the doings Of
the Black Hundred and kept me rea-
sonably well informed. ] myself
guarded you. my child. Last night
unbeknown to you. left. and the real
Jones-for It Is easier to call him
tthat-took my place"
"And ! never saw the difference!"
exclaimed Florence.
THAT IL natural" smiled the f.
,ther. "You were thinking Of Norton
here instead OF me. Eh?"
Florence blushed.
"Well. why not? Here. Norton!"
The millionaire took Florence's hand
and placed It in the reporters. III
seems that I've got to lose her after
all. Kiss her, man: in heavens name
kiss her!"
And Norton threw his arms around
the girl and kissed her soundly. care
less of the fact that he was observed
by both enemies and friends.
Suddenly the policeman who had
been standing by the side Of Braine
ran into the living room.
Hes alive! Braine is alive! He
Just stirred"
what" exclaimed Norton and
Hargreave. in a single breath.
YES, sir! I saw his hands move
It's good thing we sent for doc
tor. He ought to be along here about
now"
Even as he spoke the bell rang
and they all surged out into the hall
forgetting for the moment al about
the million. Olga hadn't killed the
man. then? The doctor knelt beside
che stricken man and examined him
He shrugged.
"will he livef"
Certainly. A scalp wound that
laid him out for few moments. He'll
be all right in few days. He was
lucky. A quarter Of an inch lower
and he'd have passed in his checks"
~Goodl" murmured servan. $50
our friend will accompany mo bach
20 good Russian Oh. we'1l be kind to
him during the journey. Have him
taken to the hospital ward at thu
Tombs. Now for the little lady up
stairs"
A moment later Braine opened hii
syes and the policeman Assisted him
20 hip feet. eervan with . nod or
hered the police to help the wound
~ man 70 the taxicab which had
1ust arrived. Brains. now wholly
ioonscious. nuns back one look Of
Ihatrod toward Hafgreave; and thai
wae the last other F1orsnce or he1
kn<her ever saw d Brains Of tho Blach
IHundro6 Il lne specimen Of = MAJ
gono wrong throuGh grted and an ~
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