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CHAPTER XX.
Brain* Trlee Another Wiipon.
v "What I want now," Mid Brains
u he paced the living room ot tlx
apartment of the countess. "Is re
Tens*. I'Te been checkmated enough
Oiga; they're playing with u?."
"That U nothing new." ahe replied
shrugging. "At the beginning
'Warned you. ' I never liked thie attal
after the first two or three failure*
Bat you would hare your war. *o?
wanted revenue at that early date
but I cannot aee that you're gone Mt
ward. Has It ever occurred . to yoi
' that the organlxatlon may be gettlni
tiled, toot They depend eolety upoi
your Invention, and each time yon
Invention - haa resulted In touehlnj
nothing bat *ero." *
-Thanki!"
"O. I'm not chiding you. rvo failed
V?."
"Are yon turning against me?" h>
demanded Utterly.
"Do my actions point that wayf
aha countered. "No. But the more
view what haa paaaed, the more dls
heartened I grow. It haa been a eerlei
of blind alleys, and all we have sue
oaaded In Aoing Is knocking oar heaill
I can eee now that an onr fallnrei
are dne to one mistake."
"And what the devil 1s thatT" hi
asked, irritably.
-wo were la too ttneh of a hum
?t the bediming. Hargreare prepared
hlmaelf tor quick action on your part.' I
"And it I had net acted quickly hi
would have atarted successfully on ou
of Ms world loots again, sad tha
would hare been the last of him. ant
we ahonld never hare learned of th<
glri's existence. Bo there's your arru
?at"
"Perhaps yon sre right. But (01
all that ws bars not played thn gam?
with any degree of Unease."
"Bah!" Brains lit a cigarette an*
?moked nervounly. "I can't even ge<
>ld of that moddllnR reporter. Us ha>
been as much to blams for onr fall
urss as either Jones or Hargreave
I admit ttat . U his casa I Judged
hastily. I believed him to'ia Joai sa
orOlnsry newspaper msn. and he wai
clever enough to lull my suspicions
But I'm KOlng to get him, Olgs; ores
If I hare to resort to ordlnsry gun
man tricks. If there's any final reck
onlng, by the tC-^ Herry. bo shan't
get a chance In the witness MaM."
"And I begin to think thst that lit
tls shit of a girl has been hoodwink
Ins me sll along. By the way, did
you And oat what that letter saldJT
aha asksd after ? pause.
^LsttorT What letter?"
She spring from her chair. "Do you
Mfh to aay that they have not toU
yon about thatr* Olga became great
ly smiled.
"SgptoJn." he said.
"Why. I was at the garden day b?
fora yesterday, tfnd a man approached
and aakod tf I was Miss Hargrsav*
nsywulng at once aasploloua thai
?omsthing rery Important waa stout
to hap pas. I signified that 1 waa MIm
Hargreave. The man allpped a pap?
into my hand and hurried o ft. I took
K quick glance at It and waa dum
fbuadsd to And It utterly blank Of
writing. At flrat I thought some Jokt
h-\d been played on me, *-ien 11
chanced to remember the lnvlslblo Ink
lottan yon alwaya wrote mo.;.TOi#*<
standing that you wero to visit th<
oars In the morning. I had one man
it the garden take the note. And
yon paver got It!"
"So "no one shall pay fo* this car*
lc*m*ss. I'll call up Viuon and Jack
?on st ones. Walt Just a moment."
Ho %?snt to tha tolephone. A low
muttering conversation took place.
Olga could hear little or none of It
When Florence Beard mem returning
she jumped Into the well. And lived
throngh that tunnel! The devil Is In
It!"
"Or out ot It, since we consider him
oar friend.*'
"And I had her In my hands, sot*
and alll"
? "Bat with all that water there will
not be any writing left on the letter.'
"Invisible Ink Is generally tndsllU<
and lmperrloos to the action Of wat
mif: at least the Mn4 I use Is. I'd
(Ire a thousand for a sight ot thai
letter."
"And It might be worth a million.'
Oliut suKKested.
"Not tto; IMK doubt ot it In mj
Bind. Olga. old girl. It do?a look as 1)
my star was growing dim. WsTl neve)
get oar ?**!? oo that . million,
it^ln my bone*. Bo let's settle dowi
tb ? campaign of revenge, without M}
furbelows. 1 want to twbt Hsr
greave's heart before the gam* wfndi
up."
"You Wish really to Injure hwrtT
"I do not wtah to Injore bar. Tai
from It" he replied, smiling evilly.
"Yo? want her . . . deadT"
NOTICE
?
Nolicc of registration pod elec
tion upon the proposition to is
sue Fifty Thousand Dollars worth
of Road Bonds by Farmville
township, Pitt County, North
Carolina. . /- : '
North Carolina,
Pitt County.
Notice is hereby given that the I
Board of Commissioners of Pitt |
County in regular session assem
bled on, the 5(h day of July, 1915.
it being the regular meeting held
do the first Monday of July, 1915,
ordered nil eledion to be held in
Farmville township, Pitt county,
North Carolina, on Tuesday the
21s5l day of September, 1915, at
the regular polling place in the
town of Farmville for said town
ship on the queAion or proposi
tion of issuing Fifty Thousand
($50,000.00) Dollars worth of
Road Bonds, to bear Five per
cent rntere& per annum, payable
semi-annually, p.nd to run tor a
period of Thirty (30) years, the
funds received for the same to
be used for the purpose of laying
out, establishing, repairing, grad
ing concluding and improving
in any wqy the Public Roads in
Farmville iownship as provided
by an Ad of the Legislature of
North Carolina, Session of 1913,
| its ChaptcrOne Hun
and twenty- nvo (122) of the
Public l*ws of North Carolina.
Add notice is further hereby
giVtp2$?t an entirely pew reg*j
tratioo for said election was or
dercdand called and that B. O.
Turnage' was and is appointed
Rcajstrar ioi- said Election, and
that the Books for Registration
will be opened on Monday. Aug^
u& 16, 1915, and closed at sunset
on Saturday, September II, 19
that on each Saturday during | .
?a?d Registration period the Reg
istration Books'^pi ho open at
place in the
of Farmville, North Caro<
FME ENJOYING ?
BOOM OF PROSPERITY
.
Regardless of tbe bowl of depressed conditions all a
round us Farmville continues to progress along many
lines.
During the pail few months several new brick busi
ness houses have been erected on Wilson Areet and there
are now three more u-*.der eredion. ^
Some of the residential actions have put on a new
look recently by each property owner having their side .
walks paved, and entire premises put in a thorough sani
tary and neat condition. ? ? s
Many nety and attractive homes have been eteded of
late and there are four or five now nearing completion,
yet not a vacant hquse is to be found on any flreet. This
shows the great demand for hooies by qew comers, many
of whom are here bow boarding, awaiting the oppor
, tunily of gettibg a house later.
At a mass meeting of the citizens recently the Board
of Town Coipmissiotfers were intruded to issue boods of
$40,000 to impro/e our water and litht systems and to in
flail sewerage, which matter has received their prompt
attention, and there is already a man here from the J. E>
McCrary Co., of Atlanta, to install the sewer system; and
he Aates the work will begin in a few days/
Two new large brick tobacco warehouses have been
added to the Farmville market this season, which have .
ju& been completed by thecontradors, and several large
and roomy tobacco &orage houses have also been recent .
ly built.
- In fad, someting like $250,000 has been (pent in new
buildings and town improvements during the pail twelve
or eighteen months, to say nothing of the rapid &njdes
made here up to thit li-nc.
Without fear of contradidioni we dure say that Farm
ville, though yet small as compared to some towns in the
date, is the "BigcetO. Little Town," of any to be found -
any where* and that wc are proud? in particular? of the
fad that it is becoming one of the moil sanitary towns to
be found in this old U. S. A. . ?
r .'l ?, ? ... v - ? ?
whispered Olga, p?l!hg. ' ,
"Exactly. I want her dead. And
?a If all ay efforts here eon* to aotk
log. bo iball Hargraave's. Bla mtV
lions will become waste paper to him
That's reTsnge. The Persian peac*
method."
"Poison T Tom shall not! T? shal'
not kill her!" vehemently. '
"Tender hearted?"
"Hn If I must In the and go t*
prison, so ba It; but I rafnsa to die lr
"Very wall. than. Wo shan't kU
bar, but wall make bar wish aha wai
dead. I waa only trying Lh saa how
tor yon would go. Th?lw*?t!6i
puachea la In the hallway. Ersn
peach Is poisoned. No man In tm
?Til plans.
"Very wall." .ho uld Anally. "But
listen; ?? shall bo found out. Nerer
docbt that Tour revenge will cost US
hotii our ttrw. I teel M~ "
"Bah! The tow will hsro no \and
tn my sod. I alwsrs carry ? pellet;
and that rlnt of roars would sufflce a
reclment^ She will-not die. She will
ir.*rely become a kind of paralytic;
the tdnd that can mora a little but
not enough ; always wheeled about la
ft chair, ru brinj In the peaches;
rosy and ihw*r. One Ute. after ?
?iren time, win #? the trie*. Irthsy
? n,iuvl IV..> X3SH . ... V...
lowered the peach. Jim turned to UK
mild. "Who- lent It?"
"I. don't knoV, sir. A meaaengai
brought ft, saying It >u tor Mist
HtroMtt."
"Let me tee If then .la a cud.'
But Jim searched In vein for the card
of the donor. At once ell his suspi
cions arose. "Don't touch them. Bet
ter let .Ornill throw tlfem oat.
Fruit from'1 unknown persons might
not bm the healthiest thing In the
world."
"What do yoa think?"
"That In all probability they are poi
soned. But there'* no need trying to
prove my theory right or wrong. Ash
Jones. Hell tell yon to throw tnem
away." ?
"Horrible!" Florence shuddered.
"But they do not want to poison ma
I'm too raluable. They want m?
allre."
"Who can saj ?" returned Jim
gloomily. "They may hare learned
that they cannot beat as, no matter
what card they turn up. I may b*
wrong, but take my adrioe and throw
tbemawajr, . . . Good Lord, what's
that?" startled.
"Soma one cried!"
"O. Miss Florence!" exclaimed the
maid, terror stricken as she recalled
Susan's act. . "Miss Susan took ?
'peach from the basket and waa eating
It on the way to her room!"
"Good heavens!" gasped Jim. "I
wss right The fruit was poisoned "
Jim hadhead enough to eehd tor a
specialist be knew. The specialist ar
rived about tweaty minutes attar Sus
an's first cry. Tp his keen eye It
looked like a certain poison which had
for Its basis the venom of the cobra.
"Will abe liver
"O, yea. Bat shell be m wreck for
some months. Send her to the hos
pital where 1 can visit -her frequently.
And IH take Oat Mch along t&r
analysis. No police aftUr.r*
NOTICE!
Notjceef registration and elec
tion upon* the proposition to is
sue FiftyjThousand Dollars worth
of Road Bonds by Falkland town
ship, Pitt county, North Carolina.
North Carolina,
Pitt County.
Notice is hereby given that the
Board of Commissioners of Pitt
County in regular session assem
bled on the 5th day of July 1915,
it being the regular meeting held
the lit Monday of July, 1915, or
dered an eledion to be held in
Falkland township, Pitt county,
North Carolina, on Tuesday the
21$ day Qf September, 1915, at
the regular polling place in the
town of Falkland for said town
ship, on'the question or proposi
tion of issuing Fifty Thousand
($30,000.00) Dollars worth of
Road Bonds, to bear Five per
cent interetft per annum, payable
semi-annually, and to run for a
period' of thirty (30) years, the
funds received from the same to
he used for the purpose bf laying
abd repairing,
grading, conducting and im
provin* in any my ?%? I*L
Roods in Falkland township as
provided by an Ad of the Legis
lature of North Carolina, Session
of 1913, designated as Chapter
One Hundred and twenty-two
<122) of the Public Laws of North
Carolina.
And Jiotice is farther hereby
given that an entirely new regis
tration for saidVleAion was or
dered tev&?4lled, and that J. H.
the Books for Registration will
be open o? Monday, Aogu# 16,
1915, end closed at sunset on Sat
urday, September lltb, WIS, that
on each Saturday during the said
time the said Registration books
will be open at the regular poU
! ing place in (he town o( Falkland,
fifd at nil other times at ihe rcsi
'dencc or the said ]. H. Smith in
the said Ttt*vof Falkland, North
to
"No. We dare not call them to,"
?aid Jim,
"That's your affair. IU aend down
the ambulance. Keep her quiet She'll
have a species of paralysis; but that'll
work off under the treatment- A
?trance business."
"So It la," agreed Jim grimly.
Florence knelt beilde her friend's
bed and cried aottly.
"You called me just In time. An.
hour later, nothing would' have saved
her. Bhe would have been paralysed
for life."
: Jim accompanied the doctor to the
'door and weint in search of Jonea. He
foun^ 'he taciturn butler eying the
fruit basket, his face gray and drawn,
thoygh his eyes blazed with fury.
"PoUonl"
"A pretty bad poison, too," said Jim.
"We can't do anything. We've just
Sot to alt still. But In the end well
get them. That abe devil . .. ."
"No, my friend; that he devlL The
woman la mad over him and would
commit any crime at hla bidding. But
thla ta his wprk. We want him. He
wasn't without courage to send this
fruit, knowing that I would instantly
Suspect the fender. Yet, 1 have no
definite prool. 1 ronid not hold him
in court In law. He will have bought
the fruit piece by piece, the basket In
a basket shop. Ha will have Injected
the poison himself when alone. Poor
Buoan! That meseeLger was without
donht some oae over who^i he holds
6e threat of the death chair1. Tbat'a
e way he works."
j Jim tramped the room while Jones
Carried the fruit to the kitchen. The
hatter returned after a while.
! "What about that blank aheet of pa
?Bert"
1 "It hafi to be dipped Into a solution;
after that yon can road It by beating.
I have already dipped it into the solu
tion. The mbment the heat leaves the
aheet the writing disappear* again.
The ink la waterproof.' I ll ahow you."
Jones got a candle from the mantle,
lit It, and held the aheet of paper very
close to the tame. Gradually, almost
Imperceptibly, letters began to form on
Ihe blank sheet. At length the mes
sage was complete.
"Dear Hargreave ? The Russian min
ister of police is at the Blank hotel
under the name of Henri Servan. He
la Investigating the work of the Black
Hundred In this country and can free
you from their vengeance if you sup
ply the evidence needed."
"No#, what evidence can .he wontf
asked Jim.
"Such an will prove Bralnc an unde
ajrublo cltlien."
"And then.*,
"Quietly peck htm off to Russia,
where he Is badly wanted."
"Who sent this message?"
' "One of our mysterious friends. We
have a few, as you already know. But
111 go and make" this man Bervan a
visit. 1 have seen the real minister,
and If this man Is the same one, some
thing of Importancu mar turn up. I
shall want yon somewhere about.
Here, 111 let > M have this letter. Re
member, heat brings It out and cold
air makes It vanish. Now IH go up
tor a moment lo see how that poor
girl Is geUlng along. We are lucky;
there's no gainsaying that."
"Yoij're a cleter man, Jones," said
. Jim. v. ? "
Jonis turned upon him, his face
grave. The tw6 men looked steadily
Into each other's eyes. Jones was
first to turn aslda his glance, as he
v had something to conceal and Jim had
nothing. ?'
When tho ambntapce took the tor
' tared Susan away, Jones addressed
Florence gravely.
"1 am going oat and so la Mr. Nor
ton. Da not I save the house; not
eves If you have a telephone call from
me or Norton. Both of us win return;
so don't tot anything bother or con
fuse ycfo.* \ '
"I promise," said Florence, strug
gllng with a sob. '
Jones weal downstairs again, paused
by a window as If cogitating, -and sud
denly threw It up and looked abroad.
A rustle atapeg tb? lllaca caused a
smile to flit qcrosa his faco. Bo they
had sent soneose to learn the effcct
of the polsoaf Or to follow hlrn
should he leave the house? He re
tired to the kitchen and gave some
explicit order* to the chef, orders
which did MM In sky way rofer to
cooking. Then Jones and the reporter
I the house, each .Quit* aware that
they Wire being followedr Near the
Blank hotel they taferated la order
to oonfusc the stalker. He might dod
der and toUow tho wnjhg man. Rut
It was ivldent that this time he had
bee* directed to follow Jones; for b?
entered the hota) a. inmate eftet
a second spy, whom Jones
msb. had ohagryed the trans
Invisible writing sad had
>, '.who
;."yn ??l
_lr!ck?n down i
w^-an.