Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1915-02-03

Whenever Bralne and VrOOn became
engaged in earnest conversation they
talked SlaV. Braine was never called
by name here: the boss, simply that.
Well, ten per cent Of million was
equally divided between the second
ten of the Black Hundred. Another ten
per cent would go to so mem bers; the
balance would be divided between
Vroon and the boss But his soul re-
belied at being ordered about like so
much dirt under another mans feet.
He would take his ten thousand and
make the grand getaway.
The next afternoon the princess
called upon Florence. Nothing was
said about the adventure. and this fact
! created vague unrest in the schem.
ing womans mind. She realized that
she must play her cards more care
must be permitted to enter the child's
head. Once that happened good-by to
| the wonderful emeralds. Was it that
she really craved the stone? Was it
not rather a venom acquired from the
knowledge that this child's mother had
won what she herself, with all her
cleverness, was not sure Of-Braine's
love? Did he really care for her or
was. she only the catspaw to pluck his
hot chestnuts from the fire?
When Florence showed her the per
sonal," her vague doubts become In.
stantly dissipated. The child would
not have shown her the newspaper
had there been any distrust. on her
part.
"My child, your father is alive,
then?" animatedly.
"-e don't know sadly.
why, I should say that this proves
| it,
| ION the contrary, it proves nothing
Of the sort, since have yet to dis.
cover treasure in this house. have
| hunted IN every nook, drawer; i've
searched for panels, looked in trunks
Tor false bottoms. Nothing, nothing!
All il | could only find it,!
and what would you do with 1t ?''
Take it at once to some bank and
offer the whole OF it for the safe re-
turn OF my father, every penny of it.
don't know what to do, which way
to TAM tears gathering in her eyes
ana they were genuine tears too.
| There are millions in stocks and
bonds and cannot touch penny of it
because the legal documents have not
Deen found. can't even prove that |
am his daughter, except for half an old
bracelet, and my fathers lawyers say
that that would not hold in any
court"
You were born in St. Petersburg.
my dear. Have the embassy there look
~ the birth registers
That would not put me into posses
SION, Nothing but the return of nv
:ather will avail me- And there's hor-
:ible thought always of my not being
/ lis real daughter:
/ There's no doubt in my mind. /
lave1 only to recall Katrina s face to
know whose child you are. But what
will you live on?' Here was far
greater mixup than she had calculated
! Upon. Supposing after all it was only
s@resemblance, that the child was not
aargreave's, substitute just to blind
he Black Hundred? To keep them
away from the true daughter? Her
mind grew bewildered over such pos
abilities. The single and only way to
settle all doubts was to make this
child prisoner. II she was Far.
greave's tr1e daughte: he would come
out of his hiding.
She heard Florence answering her
|question: There is a sum of ten or
twelve thousand in the Riverdale bank,
under the control of my fathers but
! Ter. After that is gone, don't know
what will happen to us, Susan and
i me-
"The door of Miss Farlow's will al
j ways be open to you, Florence" re-
piled Susan. with love in her eyes.
This interesting conversation was
interrupted by the advent of Norton.
He was always dropping in during the
late afternoon hours. Florence liked
him for two reasons. One was that
Jones trusted him to a certain extent
and the other was that . that
she liked him. She finished this SEN
tence in her heart defiantly.
/ Today he brought her box of beau
tiful roses, and at the sight of them
the princess smiled family. Set the
wind in that quarter? She could have
laughed. Here was her revenge against
this meddler who took no particular
! notice of her while Florence was in
the room. She ouldsencourage him,
poor grubbing newspaper writer, with
his beggarly pittance! What chance
had he of marrying this girl with mil
lions within reach of her hand?
I The peculiar thing about this was
that Norton was entertaining the same
thought at the same time: what earth
ly chance had he?
! In the second story window Of the
house over the way there was q wor-
ried man. But when his glasses
brought in range the true contents Of