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“Tien Million Dollar Mystery" story

will rm-. for twcntydwo consecutive weelss in this paper. Hy an arrangement with

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ruule possible ual only la rcud the story in Ilulv paper but also to sae it each week ii. the Various moving pictllrc thsuters. I'or thu .volutinn of this mystery story "I-'1.(/'10 1-'ill lu- yircn by the ’l'honhoa.tsr I ill/I <'o."no1'a!i0n.

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_I l.udnI of Ihre; judges will dz't»=rmina

1l'/.itll ~»_/ tho mu/ly .~rolul:'ous f'4'<~ziL‘P/I is the mort acceptable. Thr' judges ure to be Hurol_' 'Ilac(lrnth_ Lloyd Lon(-ryan. and Mis.; .llrm Tinev. The iudjmrnt n/ this board will be nl/mlutc and /iual. .Yuthivig of a litrrary nature will be considered in the decision, nor' given any prrferrnce in ilu avlrvlion of thc winner of the $10,000 prix. The last two reels, which will give tlu mos: acceptable solution to tha mua- tfr,/_ will be presented in the theaters harxiny/ this /salurs as soon. as it is pos- sible ln produce tho same. The .vtory corro- sponrliufro thaw motion pictures will ap- pear in the newspapers coincidentally, or as soon after the appearance of the pie turn as practicable. With the last two reels will be shown the pictures of the win- ner, his or har homo, and other interesting features. It is understood that tho news- papers. so/ for as practicable, in printing the lust Iwo chapters of the story by Har- old .llac-Grath, will also show a picture of fha success/ul contestant.

Solutions to the mystery must not llc

more Hum 100 words limo. Here arc soma queslious to be l-‘opt in mind in connertifn. with thy- mystery as an aid to a solution:

.\"o_ l~- What becomes of the millionaire? \'o.2»-What becomes of lho 31.000000’ No.3-Whom does Florence marry? _\‘o.}-What becomes of the Russian

countussf

.Yobody connected cithor diracilll 0" 5"'

directly/ with “The Million Dollar Mys- tery " will be considered as a contestant-

slmorsxs on ummvmus caavrmns.

Manley Harfreave, millionaire. alter a

-Iracnloul escape ¢r0lll,,,the den ol il¢ gan; ol brilliant thieves known al the llack Hundred. livra the llto of n recluse lor eighieth yearn. Hargrenve acci- dental!! saeein Braine. loader ul the Blank Hnndrad. Knowing Bralne will try in get him, he escapes from hla own homo hy a balloon. Before escaping he vu-lt" 1 letter to the girls' school. where eighteen :ears helen he m¥Hf¢l'|- ously lelt on _the doorstep his hah! laughin. Florence Grai- WIN* ‘WY Harzrcave also draws one million dol- lans irons the bank. but It ia reporlcd that this dropped into tho sea, when tha balloon hr sscapcd in was l»llll'¢“l'°1i~

I-‘lorellce arrives from the girls’ school.

Countess 0l5a. Bi-aine's companion, vls- its har and clalml in he a rolatlvi-. 'l‘\v0 bogus detectivv.-a 4-all. but their vlol ls foiled by .\ortuu, va nrvvaplber mua.

By hrlbllllc the vupinin ut the Orient

Norton lays a iran for Hralnr and hia Klux.” (7\n|ni¢»a» illkn alau vialla the Uri- eni'n oaplnin and ahr 1-unily falla lntu thc rrporter‘s auare. 'l‘he plan proves abor- tirr lhrnuxls Br:\|nt~'a good luck. und only his-slings tall into the handa of the police.

After (ailing In lhvlr iira( attempt the

Black Hundred fran l~‘lnreu¢~c-. 'HMV lik hs-r lor mon»7» Nl! Ihr cscaad, again tolling them.

Norton and the cnuntrsul call on Flor-

escs- the next day. 1-~~~<~ more saw nl homo. 'l‘ho visitors ‘.53 in! 5:;-oe, .leurs removra a au.-ctlon of ilolrinf. ull lrivm a ¢~n\|ty ialicn a box. l‘urs|:od if ,Unl- lnsra of the Black iluudrcil, lap :wahoo lo tha water (runi and suucowds il 4100- ping lhe Ioox into the sea.

Ilralne eonceivrs the idea of dvltx a

rnnclvlug party, to which Florelsaa la Ll- vltcil. .Ions-a and Norton both yo alebl and are iortunagely on hand to ll” Florencp from being imprisoned in ill country hnuse to which Ihr is hasal.

I-‘lon-ner goes horachack ridlna' and in

captured hy one of Brnim"l men along thr ruadaide. Norton rracura har. 'Vary an. pursnad. however- and the Pllf lflk-> their cnmpletr escape only after Norton has exploded a tire on the last approx"- ln; .machine with a bullet.

Countess Glga. ache-il; to hrcak the

angagcmeat now exlsiiag hetween Flor- om~.- llargnavc aad Norrnlf invites un-n. imih ts her apartawlta all ll'¢- tessu vo Islas la tha renrtssts arma- lflorrncr appears la th; doorway lust st the planned nomat, aal aa a sit gives Norton hack his rill-

°_ CHAPTER IX.

'IRB LEAP IN Tl-Ill DARK. O fur as -Tones was ~r\m~ellld~ hc Wal \-|\t.her planned with the turn at nllnirs.

' Thin was un time for lovemaking; no

rims lop sllly. innocuous quarrel; und

bickeriugs. In which love must indulge or die. lv`l.>ro~|cs no longer mile horseback. and Nor- ton returned to his accustomed haunts, vs-hero no one' made the slightest attempt upon his life.. ln hls pruent stale of mind hs would have wslcomsd lt. . “ W_hat.’s the matter with Jlu-|'l" asked the night city sllior, ralslng his eye shade.

“I dnn't know." answers-d thc rupy render.

" Goes around as lf hs‘d been eating dope;

htllpod into the boa: a while ago and never sispgad to apologise."

“Parllsps his mapping out the front page

for that Hargresve stul." laughed the copy msdsr. " Dstweufyou and me and :he sms ` I ¢loi|‘t ballevo thsra ever was A msn

,»» ,,:~_mhd_ mms of Hargreave."

"-"0, ilsrs -was s chap hy Ihnt nam.-, all

A mnu onu't swim 300

*huh IUC bio! oi' ho. They

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ought to haM¥RWOf§h / xwlllt dll! _they lglk you to do?" '(-` ,_ _

ur that." " ' ' “ You naked ms to come down lo the oillce

" Bur what.ws| gn,-. gm=¢bt»'tl|at hh _ at once, and Z rsquesmd you to cams to the

came :mm Glhrslur SL; that Oth was choose, and youssld you could not. I da- iuw? I dom seo say was lu that." ' ‘ d to sur.” - ~ -_. , _

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“The man who £3106 It of dl. Ithlnbz “What do you think?" ' for my pan, that li um and Hhvsssnm- ‘ “Exactly what you‘r¢ ihmklim-um they ...-9 wa, -ns me an nassaui sony _ ‘hm ms so un mm.

balloon.” - No." I ~'

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tramp steamer ll Mi” F|WUlN*lW‘k‘7" ( (__

“You'rs wrong thats, '1ll\*CB¢¥Ul&a1:“' ' \"' #Do you think than ksay hopo at havlng

u pm.-ca msc u vm 0ns'msdih_n. 0, ' imau-moo what nelly hwnnooedt

probably im. so: s mask sin yum up his nl.-eve. but he'|» s long dmc in dellvuling the goods. He’s begilxnihk $0 UWM I B000 GMI, Wuiuan buck of It somewbtlo, Havelft lil down this copy job for “P6179 M861 Wil# our being ahh. zo main soma tolerable

“I am hon only to her. I cannot

hndtriike to nad her thoughts."

“ Yafro not quita in favor ot a reconcilia-

Qu?"

"0, yes, 1! it went no further. Youll

noople sm young people the world over."

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Puoveeuce pub SUSAN wem- Suopmuef ' *

glxessca. Jim’s a smr muu. WY-'lu-n lin gels slurlvd numbing <-an stop him. llz- covered thu <‘I\inl-so Boxer rebellion better than any uthi-P correspondent them. I wonder how old Im is? "

“ 0. I slmulrl any nlmnt thirty»one or tvvu.

I-lrvo lu- 1-32210:. now. 'l,n_ Jim! "

“Ilvll<~»I Wheru'n l"ord? Ho gave mc n

livhr-I in Ihr* Ihcntrrr l¢_\ui_1.:I1t., and I \\’:u1t to punch his lir:u!. \‘v'Ii:xl's drunm. coming Yu, anyl:\\\v? tfiguxartis und booze and mifunutf-<| <~oupIf:s. (Ian'l Lhey find good enough lliiiigs out ol' doom? 0, l lcnow. 'Piney valor to .I lou <»l` (`m»';¢ who Imiif~\'<\ that \v|11\t,I.l1e_\' sec ~.4 uu expression ol' high lite in New Yurl: :uul Ilozuluii. And il’s roi, plain rot. li`s luurnly tho nfuum on the boiling pot. And uuy uld lumaewifc 'would skim lt oil' mud

"Wlml'.~ the groulrli? -~

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“ \\ hut. dura that ulouu? "'l`Iu\t tI|r~,\' \\'uul-I uv( :~1':1:|t\- iu1u::i|u\ti\'o

lu-url |u'Iu\.< if llugv '.\'<-|'n um _\'u'.:|\;:. ll(-Itr-r lol tI|iu<;_- roumiu c-:::\<‘!F_\' :ls llu-_\' uv#-. \\`I\|-"1 :III ilu-su l\'uul»Ic.~ nrr- sg-'tilod Iiu:1II_\'. Ihr* Zo.~as|\~~ truul>l<- |uu_\' he Inllcvd 4.\'¢-r sr‘:x.<iI\|_'.‘, Hui this IS unl lIu~ (lux--. 'I`I1(tx'u is un ui-\\'s. (hm.‘ ui;'l||."

.\`|»rhul| \'vtur11o»I to his vlmir, uliuvlril-1' Ilmu

o\'<\r. \\'i|l| his i'<~-'I uyuul llu- \»`|.;.`\|\'.‘ sill, ln- sturvll nu-I _<l'1r¢-:I :xu~I III-r-Vlu-.I :lml ilrl-:nur-\I (III u Ilurul fr-Il ufuul his .=’|n\1IiIr_‘v. It Iii-Iorigod in u:u\ uf Ilu- dillvu Iu»_\'~a

".\'ulo i"r you, sir."

_\`urt~u\ rx-:ul il und lore- il into Iilllo \\f<~rax.

'I`|u-u lu- rr\s<- und |II<lriI»:xIwI IF" gi.. L-,I in lIu~ :~e\'<~r||I _\'u\\'uiu;_' \\'u~l»- If:s»" !~' \~’\\i\~I| slrowoil thu :iisle l<‘u\`:Iu-g Id \!.~ |»i\_\' dn-P.

"|"“'k il' im" the Kbps' U Life? Piaiel n ,yn “ l’m nut wnntml fur u1|_\'tI|i:1;.:'.' " I:" ::.»`...~»'.

ISE.) J ‘\'o (I "`lu;:I I 'I' it

»"‘ - _ ' _ . ' cur out. u md lm ui:_ 1 " _-.-

“ l..u>kiu;: for lhn dramatic job?" "‘

" .\'o. I‘\'o just. lm.;-u wondering how fur

these iImn1.rir:.'\l managers can go without slitting the golden goose."

Nurruu sought his desk and began rum-

mugiuf.: ilu- drawers. Ho was noi hunting rnr anything; ho was merely passing sway the limo. By and by, when tha pastime nh longer scrved, he pulled hls chair o_vor to the window and sat down. staring at amrs such sa Copernicus never dreamed of. Ships going dawn to sen, ferrlm swnnplng diagonally hither :and thither, the clockwork nlgns; but us tml: un nntc of these man-els ot iight.

" Not at home!" he muttcnsd. Ho had called, written, telephoned. No

uso. The door remained shut, Junsa nn- irwascd the telephone, and tha lstisrs came hack. He began to think vary deeply con- cu-nlng the Périgoff woman. Had she plays] n iri<~k'.' Had that fainting spoil been bam- mmbo for his benefit as wcll as Flornnca’s? Dui. hu had not n shadow ot I proof. Tho thing that puzrlerl him equally with this was thot. all attempts against his llto had mirac- ulnuxly coasod; no safe! thuildoted down In rrrmt. nf him, and no autos tried to carve him In two. The only thing that R9! hllll active wus tho daily call of .Iona by wlra. Hill Florence was well: that was all Jones was pormltlrd tu ly.

.llcsuonsly Norton spurned his did! IM

walked over io the tolephono booth. It wal midnight. , He might or might not be able to get .lunch But almost instantly a voleo snid. " Whnt. in it?"

“ Jones?" ` `

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" Norton." " Why, you called me up not ten mlitliul

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ago. _ , ,amz

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" \'\'l:ur did l wnut?"\lleeu ill at once. Tho reply did not oomolmmsdlguisly. » "You

au: rertnln ll was not " \\'nlt u moment

llc will an hour,

irlzidu.

the editor.

here for

editor. “Tho si;:I:t nl you is Il:lti::'_: o\'|~\'y- hmly in the gloom ward."

Norton went down In thc struct. .\t :Yu-

left of the ox\\ruuc~<~ hcywus \|uiotI_v j».i:u~.I hy n mnn \vImsv arm was rarriofl in n sling. H4- mniiou\I Norton to got into tho tnximli. 'l‘l\f-_v wore dmppsxl in n dosvrned spot. in Rivvrrlnle. On foot they wx-,112 forward to |.l\r~ir dostination, 'which proved to be tho deserted lmngnr of the nviafur William Orin.

“l want. you to toll Jones that n tug and

several divers are nt work nn the spot wlmrv be threw thc chest. Tlmtfn nll. Now, dsc- tor, rc-.wind this arm of mine." _

Tho amateur surgeon mndc a very goo.-I

job of It; not for nothing had he folio-.ri-:l

lighting armies to the trout.

" Did they dnd anythlugl' “Not up to date. But we might if we

cared to. Thr# have left a buoy over tho spot they'ra exploring. But just now it floats s quarter oft s mile to the east of the spot."

" Who were tho msn ln the motor boat

that chased Jones?"

“ Only Jones can tell you. Queer old

eodgor, eh?" V

“A blt stubbom. He wants to liandls it

without police asshtanev.”

“And l\e’s right. Wa an not"al|aln¢ to

arnlt any one," sinlltarly. ' “ There caa’tbs auydsaweoiblagsms. Karquosmoking. Too msn ps iam."

Noroop put the durch bank into hh

packs; “Whst.'s is :sal news?" hs de- mndod. “ You would not bring me out hors Jolt to rsbsndass that arm. It mall; did not used lt. Como, out wld: it."

"Yours sharp." ` '

"Tm paid to ba sharp.” _ ,_ "I've found when tbefmack HHH!!!

holds lu sessions." '

"By George, that la'iilwsl"‘ ‘ - ,,"'.l'be room lbovo II NNW ul llttla lioll ln"-lbs selling, and whurlmws vvist- mlfht mmm" ,. _ ff.

#Whit 'do you

"'11-u Jones.

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for mo emu an \us`uv=` hs

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.h:v.~.,, uud xlvuh u little cars we'll nine than .-1ltst_’l4s,lt"\i1¢f'1§ls,csrd _lnf. _» atosz.slus, bu; _,mt and hw un. raw, 1.. me r..».»-. .mu.sf.a.~» ' is sushi. ms wa »»1e~»na.m|,»lis»d» _ :us um‘»1¢..¢i»_\ our .shim '

was hunting

Norton drew out u packet ot bills ann ,»shook._ ' * ,` ~ ` ' - If",-"yor ber., ,It..o_i_a"e_u|»ml to‘tli’o ¢irl\-thstgl,

counted oi! live twenties. f ` “Good ~¢@n*$5" aaid»3!l|ll_0» ' V n I i

" Why don't you draw tlxsvcash yo\||s`sl£'t" ` adsblyf ' ' ~ V

" I: luvppens to be lu your name, hon." T||.»__¢`|¢qh¢ .na um. uh a mm “I forgot," sald Norton. “But 'what a ___k` g_|_¢éd_ fu!-'W _ _ _ ,ou w|`¢¢4'¢,,“’m¢

chance for me! Nearly an thousand,-all ‘ ,B ,0,,',, “”’ ,,,,|',, hnfngg"

lllllw fOr ll Llckef i0 Allléfll " - “V " " ru' Bula; dnb. uu,_“'“_¢u°_

A grunt was the onlyirsply. h* “am »|° ,°‘.‘w¢¢°m“_w "1 want you to tell me about the Pathol! - me?" __ 4 '

v ‘n.Y| . ' ‘Miz know only one thins--chat Bmlno is 3 Th' d°“°".k”‘~ 'mt hh uw hm 1"

there every nlght." _

“N01”

" The orders arctor you to play the gums

just as you are playing iz. When we striko,

it must be the last blow. All this liid`oa.ud¢_

seek business muy look foolish to you. It‘s like that Japanese game called ‘ ju.” 1! looks simple, but chess ls u tyro’a game besldo it. (fun you tiud your way back ull rlgl.t?"

“I can." ' " Well. you’d better be going. Ths1.`s all

the light. I huve, lu this torch here; Got a lot to do tomorrow nnd need sleep."

I\'orhm stole away with great caution. I-lla

first iuleuliou \\'us`to proceed straight to the city, lun despite his resolution he found f himself \\'it.hlu o. quarter of un hour gazing up at the windows of the Hurgreave house. " Nob nt holual ”

Quite unconscious of the tact, he was as

close to death as any mortal man might care to be. The policeman, suddenly looming up uuder the nrc lamp, proved to bo his savior.

The lull :nada Jones doubly alert. Ho wus

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his hat and coat. ,He ls_tt lhslwusa andnot lmo tlurcdr ,wich :mir a. would slshst.,

"fI.‘hhikin|'I " slid Illia.

mllht have wlaoly concluded the '“

. f . _ be ~* to 'wait would bi ln the tsxlcab. lligimc.

" Florence hurried out into the street in?

thc arms ot the Wemlz family, wh.; ,, 0 pa¢tently'avmlting her. m .'1_'|I°’ triltqd usa |,,,,, W ll'0'lmd` to the ildroihhnco bv the um'

._ nomo. 'rua yéung my 1...; Q., “°"

` 04 lie Qld. a` mquemd'

‘FIUNMG liflltlod and called fur the p0.

llumau, who cams running up, 10110,,” 5, . thc usual idle, called; crowd, - “Tho wr youu ‘mmm is inn-,~ ,,,

" ‘ “I sm always thinkin; wivmwa I sss -th, mmm, Km' "_" uh" 'M _P A

your srll'tace._ .What dovilimnt do you ls-

blllilll ll‘lwlIIlsfloolsd at heaven " we , °

qulre of-me this dmc?" ' _ '_ ‘ ~ lm- lingers." h N “A mu-`c simka ot tha paul’ Q '5~` 4 “It 1| mg_gu1» ~¢,|,,1 mm-as d “ w'h'ere ua we going?" . "\ ,¢¢m|,_» _ _ ` ”`

“ To cull on another phyllelsn at your

staudlug," aiguidcsutly. “It is a great thing to have tx-lends like you two. Always Nady in servo us, tor the mom love of lt."

" '1‘l1cre's no need ot using thshklnd ottalk

to me. You have me ln the hollow of your hand. Why should I bother to deny lt? I have broken the law. I broke lt because I

“Sho has the hallnclnstlon that sho 1,

tb' davlhtlr or the millionaire Smal.. Hamann" _'And Thomann exhibited his dacumaut, which was oerfocuy 1¢g,,_|' ,O ,H nl nwenranms wsnr. I

“Hurry up and get her oif the walk. 1

e.su’t have the crowd growing any lm-,m-'a ssld the pollcunan, convinced,

was starving." _ If 50. tklvlts har crlas and pmt¢¢;¢j.\,,,,

"1: is Better is sum in :moon mum

eat fnt joints up the river. Today lt is\_a question of sanity.

-Ilflorsnss was hustled into the aulnmohns, sfvsn the pollosmsn lending . hand,

" “Pwr youu: thins!" he mm I., 14,,

“And you want me to aslist in signing crowd. "Come, now, more ou. I <»an'¢

away um liberty of some person who is per- fectly unc?"

“The null on the hsad," urblilllf. “ You‘re a line scoundrel! " ~l”`.~

havs thc walk blocked up. Got 1; nit on nm.. H0 vu wnsmtuhdus hlinnle nm.. Q.,

ordorliness of the l_.!olr_ 'when e keen eyed

3 ,- _j-_`_'§__ _` young man lu tba garb of a ehandoug

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”' ` ~ crcuue \s melee Evem me:-u »

no»siti'.'c that they were |\rv|uu‘iu'; to strilio ;-.;;uiu. lan :rom wlxnisliml-tI|.:1 :md in \\'lrut iunnuur? l>l': bud not`llif'.' \;|l't ol' \'lu`ir\'uv» um-v, so he had to whit; und \\'ui1i1|;; in :\ lcrrlldc mxuxe when [wv'l~nun deulh i< b:\!- :Iuviug thi- scales. It is _nl'.\':\_\'s <~:mi1‘r to uzakc an nsrmult thuu to await il: and It is 1' mail general who always linda Inimaolt prepnrod. `

But it made hla heart ache to which the

nhild. Sh:-_ went about cheerfully-when any one wus ln thr. room with hor. Many n limo, hrv\vu\'l_r, hu hnd stclcu in thu dool'

-- .isxw _

" .\`|~t so Iuudl " \\'uruIngI_Y. “.\s l~»u»l us I pIc:\.~‘¢-_ I um not forget-

lillp: lllui _vnu nr~<~\l ulc. I'|n no <‘u\\‘;\x'\l. l |'¢~r‘u;zuI7.<- \I:ut you hold lin- whip huud. liut _\'<»\| 1-:lu .\u'xuI um to ilu- 4-Iulil' licfnw l'Il <-r:\\\'I to you. .\'o\v, IL-:wc luv uhuur for :i \\'hiIc."

'l'l\`u other physician had un such quulms

of conscience. He was ready at. all tinwu for the geucrmua cmoluml-nts which accruod from his draliluzs with thr- mon Ilrnine. 'l`lu- Countess Pr-rigoll wus inclisposedz su it, \\':t>= quite in the order uf tliluxs that she

of her bedroom and heard the heart renillulfu ‘h°“l‘| °“‘“m°“ Dl’3""“`i"""

`\¢ I

f.'\l.s, n vain attempt being madc to stlile them among the pillows. She was only 18; ll 'uns lirstdove; and Hitt loves are palo. ov:\nosceut sttachmdnts. It hurt now: but sho would get ovnr It presently. Youth for- mats. Tlme, like water. smooths away. the i'ugucd places. f` ' `

Tho Cuuhtsss ml|r_d rggulurly. She was, of course, dreadfully hurry over. what had hsppcncd. She had heard something about his character; newspaper' men wer-sn’t nlvvnys the hcit. This one was s-more fortune hunter; s two laced ons, at that. She was

never' more surpfléd In her Ilia when lu; threw his arms around her. And so on, and so mu., nm ua ins;\.i1r mm, uufm patient Jones felt like svrlnglng her neck.

From his vantage polnx the butler smiled

ironically. He could rénd thc heart of this l’erlgoH woman as he dould read the pan of a book. The adroutefyl And all the whlle l|s'mau.¢rsvoly and pretend. what tho blood volns at the sight ol hir. But he swerve n single inch mm mg lt was no cup ot

uo way of avoid-

llls llps. Sha cms-

omoustns lt, tba

1vI|¢'u alm,_en~ Silllf. sllollsd blflsklnl =up

i'm_l-, when 'f

1`I1<=l'c Il n Inu' in tho stall* of Now York-

.Ilwt or ultlust, \vhicbe\'<»r you please--that reads that nuy person muy ho adjudgoflu- sono il`tl1e,siguntnres of two _registered physi- rlans are ulllxud to thc document. It docs not my tlis`l'thesc physicians shall have been proved reputable. . _A '_ ,

Tllerb wr-rr-,V In-‘si»lvs the pl\;.~slclaiw,__ ri

moths;-ly_ lookiugyws-oumnn und n mnu olbcnlgu countenance. Tliolr faces wcrc- valuable assets. To gain suotheripcrs-m’s cnulloucs is. perhaps, among she gnstnst human ru-li! wements. A mnildencc man and 1Y'0iiv¢n in the real sense of the word. _ln your"m|p4'.- 4-yo yon ,could ssc this man carry-Inn the cos. trlbution plate down tho 'nlsle on Buuflay mornings, nm] his wlfo Kato 1," mlls ou the plate for the henetit

untldy Hottcntot.

Ou Tuesday of (ho 1,-,ek

Florefnce and Busan vrout Th; Mnsullcur was o strong; wlmm Jloucs relied upon. It _vnu 1;-9|] nud hold our ilns |¢nm|||, can trust hhu. As their M-nn amnhor fbllou-cd auto-', mobile ,contained and ~l||s. wlio Kato. Them-o

the front, dr;

llbrury.

the public

naturally Nh

which

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buy 'vo It la

come natural

.touched his shoulder.

',»"-3" “'What's this I hear about an lnnsns

1" woman?" he demanded.

I ll

V She was insane, all right. They nn lpapen to' prove it. She kept crying um; she was Stanley Hargroavds da.nzht1.~r.“ I f' My God!" The young mnn struck bla 'forehead in despair. “Yon sm. sho was Stanley Hu-greavefs daughter, and th»~y‘vs kiduaped her rlght under your nose! Whgg was the number of that car?"

"Cut out that Illia out talk, young tellslu

I know my business. Thsy .had the pn-we, documents." 5

" But you huln't brslxw enough to lnquirs

whether they were genuine or -.ntl You wait!" shrlllsd the clmuteur. “Ill hav, you broken tor this work." Hu wheejqi uud ran back to his car, to find Susan ‘ml the countcss lu s great state of agitation. " They got her. they got lxcrl Lxsrl I sworn on tho hook that they never slaoulkl, so lang as I drovo the cur."

Susan wept, and the oounisss tried iq

v..f.. to console her.

And when Jones was informed In fright-

ened even the countess with tha snnrl ol rage which burned across bla lips. He tore into the hall, seized his lml, und was gone. Nut a word of reproach did he ollor to the I-luiutfeur. He understood that no one li

iutnllilrle.. He found the hlunderlug polieol

man, who now realized that bo slvood in in

n whlff ot the conm\isslouer’s 1-urpot. he could du was tu five u good dvscrl of the muu und woman. Word \vll broadcast through the clly. The polka

lu he informed this time. Q

Iato in the day au ofdcer whose boat Inf

vludeil the ferry landing at Hohokan nil; hc had seen the three. Everythlpg lm ihuked all right to him. ll was thu mother( ly face ut the ana and tho benign counts-\ nunoe of the ol-ht _hat had bliudsd hluu

.it midnight Zdlfhaggqrd mul with UQ

air of one Ui; Illlmid homo. _

“No wlrelb pl?" uokoil Norton. ', “Tho George Washington- ot tho Nortl

G ermon Lloyd has not answer. Somélllilll Ima lmppcucd to her vylrll: tambered Willis; possibly.” -, I

‘1So long as wmknovr they orc at IBI-

wo can remedy Ile alll. They will 110* 5° .uno in mud ni s llnsts own I HH” *U* ten cubll. &n°§ Qt IIN! mm fb’ wire. It I couldonly zsi hold of :hs namss or chose osmmhlo qsovuxs who mined U1" document! ,Twdiy Yours.” ‘ Jonas beat his _hood lu his handl. ID*

Noi-uon` trsmpod tholllr tilltbe soundofhll

roouismoihissivnsa is orlvs tho mmol" Gusshf hystsslu. ’ , _ I

"Iota only s/mms: of s tow dan.” '\' "Bill can the abil, stand the tomcat”

qdo loucd Clones. "fV\`?lio~liaovv,s,thlf 11"! nina!-opt, ¢l|lys,.l\st_»ln_gans?" ‘ 'On' board the George _~Whl\ill1'|_t°ll ‘"5 oo f°=¢“\‘° \'““”‘“‘

...sm -'xiwvsi »“ia¢,inu,¢|naam» o. bl si

etr|c`kj_;Kp_‘!_a"t__h"o':r` " ~ -` ‘ ‘~~_iIiWv`»"»1\sk~f»I11i1y.1»~¢»»»." -M °“° °' uw .-ivlolilsil H\'l?“'° uggjqg" num - Mathias ~b¢l°°“- " mm-me ‘ \vssu‘¢, mmm. H1' 11"* uol_iv.‘."'. ~ f ' ~ ‘.i|hr- ua ami; "" vsrmliild to wlhdqr U *° plssssd. . _A .oss \"" mightily ‘hu the

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