American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1915-01-07

that the average reporter carries more
secrets In his head than a prime min
lister. 1t was, then, up to him to set
about to allay this distrust and gain
the mans complete confidence.
Meanwhile that same morning n
pretty young woman boarded the
Orient and asked to be led to the cap-
tain. Her eyes were red: she had
evidently beer weeping. When the
captain, susceptible like all sailors,
saw her his promises to Norton tool
wings.
This is Captain Hagan? ?" she asked,
balling the handkerchief she held in
her hand.
Yes, miss. What can | do for you?"
He put his hands embarrassedly into
his pockets-and felt the crisp bills.
But for that magic touch he would
have forgotten his lines. He squared
his shoulders.
Il have every assurance that the
man you picked up at sea is my father.
| am Florence Hargreave. Tell me
everything"
The captains very laundering de.
ceived her. And then he hustled
down the gang plank and headed for
that warehouse. He had a package
which he was as tender OF as if il
had been dynamite"
THANK you!" impulsively.
"A man has to do his duty, miss. A
sailors always glad to rescue a man
at sea-" awkWardlv.
When she finally went down the
gangplank the sigh the captain heaved
was almost as loud as the exhaust
from the donkey engines which were
working out the crates of lemons from
the hold.
Maybe she is his daughter; but
two hundred is two hundred, and I'm
a poor sailor man"
Then Grannis came in for his
troubles. What was a chap to do
when a pretty girl appealed TO him?
Il am sorry. miss. but / can't give
you that package. | gave the man a
receipt and till it is presented to me
the package must remain i'm yonder
SAFE. You understand enough about
the business to realize that. did
not solicit the job. 1t was thrust upon
me. Id give a hundred dollars if the
blame thing was out of my safe. You
say 1t is your fortune. That hasn't
been proved. 1t may be gunpowder.
dynamite. I'm sorry. but you will
have to find your father and bring the
receipt"
h young woman . left the ware.
house, dabbing her eyes with the
eodden handkerchief.
Il WONDER" unused Grannis. as he
her from the window. Il won.
der what the deuce that chan Nor. |
ton is up to. The girl might have
been the mans daughter. Good
Lord, what an ass | am. There
wasn't any mani" And so he reached
for the telephone.
Immediately upon receipt of the
the reporter set his machin.
cry In motion. Some time before
he would know who the arch
eonspirator was. He questioned Gran.
ms thoroughly, and GranDis' descrip
Ilon tailed amazingly with that of
florence Hargreave. But a call over
The wire proved to him c~oncIusively
hat Florence had not been out OF
he house that morning.
TN the morrow the newspapers had
'care-heads about an attempt to rob
he Duffy warehouse. 1t appeared
hat the police had been tipped be-.
orehand and were on the grounds in
to gather in several notorious
'unmen. who, under pressure OF the
hird degree, vowed that they had
'een hired and paid by a man in a
mask and had not the slightest idea
h he wanted them to raid. Moth.
further could be gotten out OF
gunner. That they were lying
fc police had no doubt. but they
'ere up against a stout wall and all