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3 410.000 Fon /on Wosos.

“The Million Dollar Mystery? atom

will run /or twentlmuo mnrecutlue uwrlrs 6.1 this ynlper. Ry an lnvanncrnonl ufilli the 'l'lv.1n/louaer l-‘ilrn company it has hem made poaxiblo not only to reusl the :tory ln thi: paver but also to asc it aarli arsrl: in tho various ntoving' picture theaters. For the solution o/ this mystery story $10./mo mil ho given by the Tlnznhcuarr I"s'lm corporation.

C0.\'D1’l'l0NS GOi'Hlt.\'l.\'G THE COD/Tl°J.'l]'.

The pnln ol $10,000 will be won by ilu-

mon, woman. or child who \c1l.‘o.| the must acceptable aolution of the myalery_ from which the Ira? two rreia of motion pu-lure drama will ba mad: und the last tlro chapters of the story written by liarald lllau(.’rath.

_ _Solutions 'nay Da sent io the ’l'huw luouaar Film corporation, either at Cliivugo or New York, any lima up to midnlryhl, Jun. 1.5. This allows several wcelas u/for

ills lan chapter has been publlahed. l A. board of three iudgn will t‘$¢¢cr1.u`uo which ol the many mluflomv received is the moss acolptoble. The iudyes arc to bu

‘i Harold .llacGratl|, Lloyd Lonenyuo. and _` lllin .llae ’l’»`nee. ’I'l|¢ judyme-it of this

board will be absolute and foal. Notlliuy

_ aj a literary nature will be ccmfderoll in

the decision, nor given ony pre/erencr: in `

` tho selection of the winner nf tha -$J0.f.'04'I

prize. 'I`hc lust tu'o roeir, which will viva tlla moat acceptable aalulio-1 to the mys- tery, will be presented in the theaters having this feature cu aoon aa it is poa- aihlc to produce the same. The story corre- sponding' to then* motion pictures will up- pcar in flu: newspapers roiftoiderzlully. or as noon offer the appaomncs ol the pio- tures us practicable. 7741.5 Ihr lust two reels will be shown the piorsrss ol the win- _ ner, his or her home, and olllcr interesting 1 features. It is nnzlerstond that the neun- popera. so /or as practicable, in printiny lim lust lun rlmptcra ol de story by HM- old .llnrrflv-nfl., nill ulsc slow ll 910110/1 al

tho su:»re.v~ful foulrst-ini.

Solution; to the fnysltry MD! uri' do

more than I0: words tony. FD# "ff .. 'mo qlleutions to l.»= lrrpt in mln in .'/-..~ '."2|1¢ with [hc mya(f‘r|/ na an all io ll '/lg-in-__ , t\'o_/ ilfhnn becmnav nf . . r_ilisoss.'t»¢~.'

.‘.'o_ ‘ ‘-Z"\n¢ heroines of 1*.. |i,000,I/00!

Ko, J: \'l'l,/wi dom Flf»rrnoe marry!

.\`o_._'--~-limi; bworset of tha Russian

I coun!.'.=.\f' ' ` I _\'f>hf.f~'1/ covrrfrclcd either dlrnotly or in- ;;

directly "itll "'|"hc llf:'!ll`or\ Dollar .llv_u- I tory " xiii!! ins couv:`dere'i aa u contestant.

S`l',\'(|I'.\|F Ulf l’Rli1\'lUI7S l`..'.l.4.I"I‘E.l{S.

Stanley His:-groove. mllllosnlrr. after a

mlrnculorza v-senile from the llrn of vhs Kung: of brilliant thieves kunvvn as vin- lllnck Iiuudrrd, lives the llfc of s rcclusi- for slglvirrn years. Ill:-groove s¢'ci- iwnfnily ments llraluo. lender of the "'.rlvl< llnlrdrrd. Knovvinz Drains' will try in gel him. be enrnprs from hh usvu izomv li; yi luzitnm.. Before esonplnx hc vvrlton :r lr-ttrr lo thv- ki:-la' school, wr in-rc right'-rn yours lnelorc kc myvntcri- uusiy' left 4.:| thi- iloux-s't~p his baby |!ru,.'.'xi¢~r. I-'inr<>n.e urny. 'I`l|s( day lilr- ;,rw:\l~ xzlnn iirnvvs une million dollars from the hunk. hut ‘I in rtspuliell that thu. dmnperl into the sea when the hali-

lmu ho ¢-srnycd in 'val punctured.

i-'!».»n-ucv- arrives from the girls' sn-buul.

(`4~nf.s.sf| Iii;-,n. llrs2nn’s companion, 'vla- ltv r.t~r und olnlms t¢.» be s relative. Two lvaun vlolrvvlvs-n cult, but their plot Is

fniie-.I hy .\'|vrtou, a nevvlpnper min.

lly brliliug the captain of the Oalent _

Norton inf: n trnp for llrnlne aald his gang. Fnnrvtess Olga also vllits the Uri- a-nt'a\ cuptuln nr..l sl-.e olislly tails into the rc|~nrter’s linnrc. 'l‘hr plllla prnvel shur- tivn- through Ilrslnefis :good luck. llld only lzircllnln fall into the hands of the

p0ll¢r..

' _After falling' lu :hslr Dru Attempt the Black lhmdrud frm- Florence. They ask her for money, l-fn sbs eu-spell. nlslu

[piling them.

'Snrton and the onuutass call on Flor-

ence the next dmv. once more nuff at home. 'Php visitors hav-lu; gone. Jones removeu n section of flooring, and from a 1-a\-My taken n imr.. Pnrsurd by mem- bers of vb.. llhwlr U-Iundrell, he rushes In the vvlitrr front amd succeeds in drop-

pin; the hox into thv ses.

(`.'|u|nte~ls Olpm. s"hru;ln§ to bred): lla

emenxement fairing ha.-tween Flnrimun Hsrlxrenw- and \'t-ftcn. Invites them both in ber apartments and ,svstsnds to fnlnt In the repos-tar‘a arms. Fiarcutr np. prlrs in tho donrvvsy just st thr plaumril moment, and ns is #vault tives Norton

back his ring.

Aecomplicss st 'Brains succeed In km-

lsplng Florence while als; ll shopping all larry har M! to ses. Horton rs- eslvss s vvlroiens later informing lslm _tilt the gif! lxsi! lewpcll into the sea

_cal bass dnuvrlad.

\-~ __ common x|'su"|»T|via-sis mssonn,

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\>, ’I."$PAll‘AlLANK.

T was perfectly tvas that Florence had cast horse! lam th ns. It had not been an act of devpslr, however. On the con- "`-“.". *Iwo and counts had pronwte-i

her 1 » leap. Tun nlht was ciosr, with only a nnnlersta los running. At the time the treat shin was passing the Banks. sud almost within hail sho saw a dlhlug schooner riding grnceflxlly at anchor. Sha quits rea-'lily he- -lleved that it sbs remained on board the George Washington she was lost. Sho nnt- nraiir forgot the marvel of wireless telegra- pby No longer may a man bids st ser.

So. with that quick thought 'which was a

pl-.fi ~:.' hcr luhrritanol, sbs sslsod the lite buoy. r~lir.\i>ed the rail, and leaped far nut. As the gvsat dark tossing asa awoopai up to mn! har she noted a hioek of vvnod bobbing ep and down. She tried to avoid it, hut amid nm, and struck it hand on. Despits the blow and tins shook of the chill wafer sho insiintuirslv clung to the buoy. The wash ftvm tho ndgbty propeller-s tossed hwr about, Inn and yon. -from one swirl to another, Uh a .r.l;- of wood. 'l‘\tsn everything grew blank.

Fovinnafi-|_v for har tha master of ills fish-

lna afinvnnsr was at the time standing on his q|nn<¢of_- .ink ny vim wheel, squinting thmugb his glue at l!.¢ liner and envying the use and oomtnt ut this on board hor. The

mais. :mms on _tho slew 'and smoking his '

lsrbinpi-I pipe. saw tha master ion lorwsrd suddenly, nom- me gum. than rain it _sp_ln.

";bof_|~_ sfmighiy? O _

"Wlll¢‘s lla litter, Gafli* _ _

"Liles, in C~»d‘» nnmo, onine ‘orc nn' inks

a pool l.:.~u.;.'n this gluui. l‘m d\'camin'!"

'I l..» nnnl junipad and look the klzrss.

" \\'iic:'o .|'.\':x_\'. .<il"."'

" .-\. gflut uff Ili' sfa`|»onrd boua Sec somo-

tlxlu' wniu- boi»L»iu' up?"

".\'l»ssix-I lnol.~ like aume one dropped li

l.f»ls:cr'r:|;»lile1'r.\'erbon»|\i. . . . Cud’s \\niskersl" be brukv off.

“'l`l.\-u l ;»iu`L seein` things," cried the

muster. "ill, _v' lulzlicrsl" lic yclled to the crew; " lower th’ dory. 'i‘ney's u muunu in lb' '.\'=tu-:- out lberc. I seen her leap th' rnll. Lnnk alive! Shnrgfs tb' word! Mule, you gn `l~»ug."

'l`ln- \x'.»\v .ir.»;»ped their tasks null sprung

for the <ln\'l|.., null the ularbourd llory was l<»\\'f_~i'<-»l iz: slnpsbupc style.

It nikon a ,goml bit of seauiausbip to haul

rl lnniy out of tho sen into n dancing bob- tallod l!\.x~_\'. wi..-n nue moment it is climbing truu1ii',1ii_y iienwiiward and the nl.-xt heading for tim l.-,x;.»lulc.~‘s pil. 'l‘he_»' were very tender with hor. 'l‘be_v laid ber out lu the bottom of the hoax. with me life iiuny as 1°. pillow, and pazlicil rucrgcilcuiiy for the schooner. She was nlirs-_ be;-nuse she breathed: but she did nn: stir so rnufrb as an eyelid. It was a stiff Li: or work. too. to land her aboard without ufifling tn lu-:~ injuries. The matter ordered z;.e men in |»»:t her in his own bunk. when he neu:-¢_\< stiengled her by forcing raw bran- d_v down hor throat.

“WeEr. sheds alive. any'how'f" When I<`Z'.reuce finally -qaened .hilt J‘_'.:, .1-s

gray <:rdn\\-n lay on vin; sea, dotted. hem and theft by the .=-'l..'-'-r:'\l'. of fbi lieu.. which seemed to '.\-» ».:.u;.: in ...'-Hair, as at t`ne mmtené \‘-Y ~ .is ris.`~§-.- 'ao the aye no hori- som

“ 'J-‘u`1 sum: t' rev:-'igrln nof_l:ly\`." “,-Rebbe sl.e's got s fever," suggested the

rrtbbing his brlsiiy chin. ,

"Fave, nothin‘. No: after bein' in th'

'vrater half nn hour. Mebbe she hit one 0' them wooden floats we loft, Them ciingeci lim-rs keep on orowdin' us," growled Barnes, with n hshez'umn's hate for the iloaiing ho- tels. " \Vcnt 'nv with never a toot. See ‘en ies' like th' bnnker'n wife goin' t' church ou G|nn'in_v? A mile a minute: fog or no fog. it’s all the some t' them. They run us down su' never stop. What tn' tarnntion we goin’ tn vin? Sinfl! haf! 1' stay aboard till th' run is over. I \~nu'f afford L' yank up my mudhuok this time n' tiny."

" (Liles-n sim 1-nn stand three 'r four days in

nn: <~nn1pnn_v, smellin' oil(-lothx, fish, kerosene, nn' punk l'i\:|ca~n_"

“lf ,v' llou`t lilu- tb' l:`u.l o' tfhacvu I buy.

buy your nun. l »|in`x nlijcvlin' none." '

Tin- luull- estc-mn-ll nvor tu tho bunk null

yziunorly rnu his naud nvor the g'irl's lmlld. “('|~.d'.- ‘.\-ln.-l.<frs. (`:\|\`n_ tbcy`»= u bump us big'.~ n vnrk on Ili' bucl; o' ln~r lwndf Sllifa .~t:uvi. -me n' tin-lu ilu:\\.~ :ill right. \\'l\ere'l th' arui<»:\?"

ll:\r'\eu turnled to his locller and fruulnmgad

nl.nn|, tiuhliy pro~i\n»iug un uuvieut boltlv: un-l sumo pnnsubly clean cloth uuod frequently for lmlnlxngen. Snrnrtilnes a man grew cara- iess with 'nis knifc or got in the way of n 1»uIlo_v block. With blunrbfring kindness tho two men bound :xp the ;¢irl's head, ond then \\‘»-ut :rlnmt tlmir duties.

For tllrve days l"l<u~once evinced uni the

sligliiunl inoliuution t-» lt-uve the bunk. Him lay on ber buck eiiucr uulei-p or with her eyes staring nt the beams shove her ln-nd. She me jun cunupgb to keep her alive; und the strong black coifec did nothing more than to make her Wnkcful. .\`o one knew wliat the matter was. There was the bump. unw iliniinished; but that it should leave her in this cuumtn:-:f_~ state vastly puzzled the msn, The truth is she lmd suffered is slight cnzicllssinn of inc brain, and this, :nop of all the worry nbc had had fur tlzo last lcv.- weeks. was sulhi-lent tu cause this binnkncss of the mind.

The final cud was cleaned and packed

away in salt. the mudhook raised, and the schooner Belly net. her sails for the soutn- west. Barnes roali1.e<i that to save the girl she must have n doctor who knew his busi- ness. Mrs. Barnes would know how to care for the girl. once shs knew what the trouhls was. Tnere would bo some news in the po- pers. A young and beautiful woman did not jump from s big Atlantic liner without the newspapers getting hold of the facts.

A fair wind carried the Betty into her

haven: and shortly alfter Florence was sleep- ing r.em-1-fully in a feather bed, ancient, it: is fr\n~, but none the less soft and inviting. In nil this time she had not spoken a sfngls vvord.

“The .poor young thing!" murmured the

nmtlxerly Mrs. Barnes. " W`nat hoaudful hair! 0, John, I wish you would give up the sen. I hate it. it la terrible. l mu always watclning you in my mind's eye,.ln calm weather, in storms. Pieces of wrrf-ks como ashore. and l always wonder over the denth and terror but-k of tlretn."

“ llou't y' vrorry none about mc. Betty. I

never take rn- 1-haucrr. Now 1'm goin' int’ th' village sn' bring back 'li' savvbonas. I-le'li tell us what t' do." `

The village dm-lor shook his grlaaled head

gravely.

" Shiva been hurt and shocked at the mms

time. it will bs many days before she comms around to herself. Just let hor do as sbs plgasas. Only keep an sys on 'ser so that she dozon't wander off and get lost. i'll watch the newspapers, and if I cols across any- thing which hors upon the can 'I'li notify you."

Int hs searched tll sewapspm in vain,

for sh .mon mt that la ala snr nun vs glaaea ovsr the old sues. _ _ _ _

The vlllsn toot sgssd (sal of 'iatirnt la

the alhlr. They sodpsd alqntdt and strolled out to tba Banos' sottaga to satisfy this curiosity. has till; was certain to their *lilo hills: some day Barnes would get s past sum ot mossy for his kisdaus

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'l'7'r~_v und ro-:nl nbnut vuch tl\iu;:.~ in lin- fn:-»~ ily sln|~_\- |n\pcrl She wus u rn-ll |n:iu`|. ~l:\u.--\» ter: the ring nu thc uukuo\\'u's tiugcr would have tilted out n fit-ex.

i"lureuve wng soon able to walk about. Or-

dinary conversation she seemed to under- stand; but whenever the past was branched sho would shake har bend with frownlug eyes. Her main diversion consisted of sitting on tue sand dunes und gazing out at sen.

Une iluy n stranger vnms to town. Ile

said he represented u lilo insurance company und wus up here from Boston to misc a little rin-ation. lie aa! on the hotel gwrch that evening, ».urru'.\\'\ded by nu ad.nlx~iu1: audi- fnce. The stranger lend been nil over the

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if 1 nl' \'r\z~\;.\nin;,' in tho villnizo and nv~-»|\1-

5-§,~ilx. ,; the \\'nx'l; l|i:u.~'eli‘; but :iflcr \lcii\:\‘ru I.:-:_ ln- i-nan-lmicil than lr \\':m i|npn:'i:|ui i-ur»'u;.'i\ for lhniue bllulclf to take u nund iu. Sn thc fullnwiuy; night bo depurleil for lids- tuu. from there to .\`e\\' York. lleprnoeellcli at wwe to the upurtmcnt of the prim-ess.

vrlicre Bruins do."lni'<~l that be himself’ would gn to the obscure viilngc and claim Fiorcue-': as his own child. But tu insure nbsoluin s\\c~.»c~'s they would charter Mnrscfs _v:\<'l|t/ inn' slcaui right up into the primitive harbor.

\\`|1eu Vrouu left the npurtmeut .\'urmu

:~n\\' him. lie uns n man of impulses. and hc had found by experience that first lm- pnlnna are generally the best. He did li0l

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"‘Gu2\.,c-s»n\.,\ Love You BETTER Tnlmuve-

world, so it levmofl. Ho ipokc fnmiliarly of St. Petersburg, \'lmlivr»_i|nk, Slmugbal. as the villagers--s|\t\|e nf tl\cm---might 'nnve spoken of Boston. ’l`l\»-ro vrr-re nuc or two old timers :m1ou|.: the nuilicuce. 'l`hc_\‘ had been to all these pnrl.~‘_ The stronger knew what he was felling about. After telling of his many voyagcs he askin] if there wus s good bathing benclr nearby. He wus told that he would find thc most »=uitui»l+» spot nent (‘np'.. Barnes' cottage just outside- the village.

"_\n' shy, Mister, seen nuytlliu' in th' pn-

pere. nlwut 8 lulss'in‘ young \vo1unu':" n.~l;»:<]

S0l\lH (YUG-

".\llssiug young womnu? \\'lu\t‘s fluff?" 'l‘ln- mon told the story of l-`lorcuf‘es lenp

into th:-, sen and her aubueqiienr ru-rival nt lin: cups.

“'l`lmL's funny," said (ue stronger. “I

iluu`t rv-collect tending about nny jx.-2' 7 v\'o|unu being last at son. lint tin..-f» |-L; liners ure always keeping such things under cover. Hoodoos the ship, they say. and turns pr<rspo<~tivr passenger.-1 to other lines. it lmrin business. lVhnt's tho young girl lonk like?"

l"l.>re||rc was descrlbeil uiinuli-i_\' '|`. ._-

strnmu-r :oetorwi in his chair und .~mn»kwl. l"iunlly 'llc spoke.

"Site was prubalily lusuue. 'l`l|:|\`-1 the

way generally with insane people. 'il1c_.' 1-nn`t soc wnicr or look off 1\ tall building willmut wanting in jump. _\i_v b|..~fin~,sn is in- surauve, and we'vs not thc thing: figured pretty close to the grnutnl. Tluci' "W" "l Iwi tho best of nn on the sui<'i.`. z.'\u\.". .\ muu would luke out n lnr;.:n pniiiy tnrluv and to- morrow bc`ii blow his non-l nfl, und wr-‘ll bnvr- tn pay his wife. But uur.‘:1dn_\'n tr pr\l‘r‘_v iw not Worth the paper it's \\'rilll~n rm if rt n\:\.\ commits suicide under two years."

"You nin't tryin' t' i:v'~".rr. linybody in

town, :ire you?"

"0, no. .`.'o work for mr- when l‘m on my

vacation. \\`ell, ['u| ;zniu,.' to bod: und tn- murrovi mornin: l`l| no out to f'n;'-t. Ilnrnf-»<‘ beach and ltnvn n good nvivn. I'n\ no snil~r_ but I like waist." .

He honestly cl1jo_ved swimiz'-fug. Early thr-

next morning be vvns in the water, frnlivkinc about ns playfully as n boy. He had nl? thu time in ina world. Over his shoulder he '=n\v tvvo women vrnufierinz down tmvnrvl tim benr.‘l\. Deeper he went. farther out. lie vvns n hold swimmer. but thnt did not pro- veutn |_¢_u_ddon and violent ntlnck of cramps. And if was a rsrc piece nf irony ibnt tim poor girl should save thc lilo of tbnt ncnuu- drol who '-vns without pity or mort-y. .\n sha- vnw his fnre a startled frown marred nor brovv. Iiut who onulrl not figure out the nur.- alo. Had sho ever seen the man before? Rho did hot know, she could not tell. \\`l|_v or-nlfl not she rolucmluar? “"hy must her poor licrul nvlu' so when she tried tn pierce the wnll if darkness which surrounllvd hor mentally?

'l`ln~ man thanked her feebly_ but thc grat-

itude was on his lips ant! 'tot in his heart. When he 'nad sufficiently recovered ln\ rc- lurned to the vlllngc and noughttlle railway statin". where the Western Union had its ofllm. `

"I want lo send a code me»\sag'e to my

‘ilr\n. Do you think you can follow lt?"

"i can try," said tho operator. The code was really llavi ald when the

long massage was signed it was signed by the name Vroon.

’I'no day after the news camo that Flor-

ence had jumped ovarboardst tha Banks. Vroon with a doscn other men had sisrtsd out__to comb all the lahlng villages along tho New llnglsnd claat. lomawhra along the way--he felt esaldant that he would kara 'vrhafaar the girl was dead or alive. If sho was dead, than the same was a, draw: but if sbs was allvs there was still s Mining chance for the Blank Hundred. Hs had had some

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knnvv win. \`:'».»=; -,vn.=. Any n\nn who rnllcd on thc- !‘ri::~-- < l‘vri;:nl'f while Brniuc was \\'ill| lu-1' \\’|»x1|<l lic \\~urll\ loIln\\`ll\1:.

ilu thc 1-lin-r blind. \`r-mn ri‘c~v;:||i1.ed the

reporter in.<tnuil_\' and with ilmr c'.'f‘r realy and nlcrt niiuil of his svt ubnn: ln lure the young man iuio n trap 011i; of wliicli |.e might not cnsily come.

.\`n\'tuu llclidcil to follow hir. num. lie

might be twin: nu n \‘-'ll-lmcrwl-w 4-l\|\,-fc, lm rczlsolioll; stil! his Iirit iiuiutlsofl ll.-'ul niiherfo sf-tvvil l|iu\ vw-ll. llc lnoknil cnrc\\'uru. lie wus 1-ouviln-cd ibut l"i-.ranch wus ~l\;`»l, de-

spite the :\.<.~'l-rii~\ns oi' .lnllf-S to lin- <'n|\tr|\r_\'. lil- bull 1--uc uvor ull lin- |\\inimp.= wliioll hull inkou plum- nn-I he \'-'.l~' nur. n`:l.\~-l::|:-l_\' vnu- vlln-oll that uid \'.l'il un fricnll llruiuc und the l'rin<'c».~ l’f~rig-lil' \vt-ru :limi-tl_\' cou<°cx'ne»l. Florence bull r-iihcr ln-on i,'n'u|g to nr uolning

:from \En- npnrinn-ut. And that xn»»nnxrnbln day of tin- nlnllwrinu the princess had been in lim -ir_\' gninls slxnp.

\'roon took n <luv\'um\\'u surfnve car. and

.\'fu'tn|\ toni: thc shine. He snt, huddled in tx corner. nevcr suspecting that Vrnon was vnicbiug 'uint from n corner of his eye. Nor- `»»u wus nut kecu toiluy. The tllouglit nf _".vrmn~e kept running through his head.

'l`n\- cur slnppi-il und Vroou got od. He

hd .\'or\nn n uixnling course whloll nt length cud:--' ni the door of n leucnnent bulldinlg. \'ro-uv .-ntvrcd. .\`ortnn pnnscd, wondering wbut uoxt to do, unw that his man had roar-lictl his dcStiunt,io|\. Weil, since he 'und follo\\'c1l him nil this distance he must mnke nu offnrt to find out \\-lm lu- vvnn and what lm wus |:uinn tn dn. i_‘n\\liously he entered tho ‘uiil\'.n_\'. .\s irc vvns ubnut in lu_\' his hand on tn" nnwsl post vi' thc dilnpidnicl

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stairs tha floor dropped from under his feet sud ho was precipitated into the cellar. 'This tenement br-.longi-ll to the Black Hun- dred: it cunceulrd a timnsntnl doors und s hundml traps. its 'nisiory was as dark as its hallways.

Whalr Vroon nnd his companion, who had

been waiting for him, descended into the vsllsr they found the ri-porter insenllble. They bound, blindfolded, and llllvii him quickly.

" lsundera," said Vroon, “you tell Oorrl-

gan that i'vr a sailor for him' tonight, and that I want this sailor booked for somewhat: south of the equator, Teil him to any to the master that this fellow ls ugly and disobe- dient. A trump freighter, whose captain las

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~ndly. Do _ron understand- ms?"

"l get _r-lu. But therein no need to go to

L`nrri','uu luis trip. Iinnuock la in port uuul mils tonight for Norway. 'I`hat's fur :uougl|."

"i!ouuock? 'l'he very uma. Well. Mr.

.\'urton, reporter and amateur detective, I :ness we've got you fast enough this time. You may or may not come back alive. ilo and bring uround a taxi; some one you can trust. i‘|l dope the reporter while you're £050- _

Long 'nours afterward -Norton opened his

aching eyes. llc could hardly more and his head buzzed nbominably. What had hap- pened? What was the moaning or iid: flow rice. und tail uf his bed? Shnnghnled!

" Come our o' that now. ye skulker!" roared

a voice down tue companionway.

“ Shanghnied!" the reporth murmured. Hn

sat up and run through his pockets. Not n sou-marker, not n match even: and n second glance told him that the clothes he wore were not his own. “They‘ve landed me this tlrue. Shanghnied! What the devil nm I going to do?"

"D‘ _ve bear me?" bowled the strldsut

voice again.

Norton looked about desperately for some

weapon of defense. He saw an euglnoer‘s spanncr on the fiom' by the bunk across the way, and with no small physical effort he succeeded in obtaining lt. He stood up, 'ula hand behind his back.

" All right, ms buckoi I’ll come flown an‘

git ye."

A pair of enormous boots began to appear

down tin- v'»mpauionvvny, and `thero gradually rose up from them a man ns vvide as n church rinnr and as deep as n vvcil.

“ Wait n moment." said Norton, gripping

tho spannor. “ Let us have n perfect under- standing right oi? tho hai."

“ Wyre goin' t' have it, mntcy. Don‘t ya

worry none."

Norton raised the apnnner and, flizzy an he

was, faced this seaftrlngz Hercules vourn- goousiy.

“i'ro noon hlinugiunled, and you know lL

Wlwrc are we bound?"

“ (‘opr-nhngen." “ W1-il. for n month or more ynu'll beat me

up vvhcnevc-r the opportunity offers. 'But I more-|_v wish to \\'n:n you that if you do _vnu`ll lin-l .1 heap nf trouble waiting for you the next time you drop your mudhook In North river."

"ls that sn!" said the giant, eylug the

apnuuer null the shaking baud that held it aloft.

" lt la. l`ll take your orders and do the

host I 1-au, because you'\'e got tho upper ban-I. lint, God is rvitxwss, you‘il pay for cvs-ry nccdlvss blow you strike. Now what do you wnut me to do?"

" Luy down that Spanner an' come on deck.

l'll tell ye what t' do. I wus gon' t' whale th' duyllghts out 0' ye; but ye'rs somethin’ ur n man. Drop tb' spanner ilrlt."

Norton hesitated. As tithe as a vigor the

bulk of a man sprang at him and crushed him to the floor, wrenching away the span- nsr. Then the giant took ‘Norton by the scrulf of his neck and banged him up the steps to the dock.

“I nin't loin' t' hurt ye. I had t' ahom

yo that no spannsr ever bothered Mike Ban- nock. Now, d’ ys know what a cook'a gai- ley is?"

“I do," uid Norton, breathing bard. " Well, 'nike there an' start in with peeiin’

spuda, an’ don't wants ’sm, neither. '.I‘hat‘I! be all tor th' present. Ye were duo for s vraliopin’, but I kinda like yer lpunk."

So Jim stumbled down to the cook's galley

and grimly set to work at the potatoes. It might have been far worse. But here bs vrns, likely to be on high seas for mouths, and no way of notifying Jones wimt had unppeuod. 'Fha outlook was nnythiug but cheerful. But s vague hope awoke in hll heart. lf they wero still aftr.-r him. might it not signify that Flor:-nce lived.

hfesntime Tiraiue had not been idle. Ac-

cording to Vronn the girl's memory was in had shape: so lie hnd 'not the least doubt of briusing 'ner back to New York without mls- hap. Once hs had her there. the game would begin ln earnest. Ile played his cards ex- ""9‘li|\Kl.\' wvll. Steaming up into the llttlt! fishing harbor with n handsome yacht in itself would nliny any distrust, And he worn n vnpitnl disguise, too. Everything went well ti_|i iw laid his hnnd on F‘loronce‘s shoulder. Sh' Kava a startled 1-ry and ran ovnr to Barnes. clinging tn him wildly.

" No, no!" who said.

" .\'n whnt. my child?" asked the ssliur. Sin shook hor head. lier aversion was in-

explirable.

" l'rnn4\, my dgglr; ('nn'l yml lee flint il, il

_vnnr fn1ln~r?" Brains turned to the csptain. “ She l-ns he-on like this for s yenr. Heaven knows If sIw'li ever be in her right mind again." sadly. “I was giving her sn ocean \'l»_.'ngc. with the klndelt nurses possible. and yet she jumpod overboard. Come Florence."

'Pho girl wrapped her arms all the tighter

around Bnrncl' neck.

An idea cams into the old sallor's bsad.

“ Of course, slr. y'vs got proof thst she's !0"l‘ daughter?"

“Pmot?" Brains was taken aback. “ Yes: somethin’ t' prove that you'rr hor

father. l got skinned out of s sloop ones ber-suse I took n man’s word at it's face value. Black an' white, an' on 9000?' ll!! I hereafter.”

“But I never thought ot such s thing,"

protested Brains, bf-‘l|l\l|Ill 1° 10|* Nl Pl- tisnes. "l ean"t risk sanding to llew York for documents. Sho is my dsrsghosg, and nl will hd It will not ns! to nh this paenllsr stand."

“ la blob sn' white, 'r y' cart have hor.”

' Brslas imopoa rushed forward to mn in

flonase Barnes twang Florence behind bin. - .

e M'll'o _ lla ystery

"I gucaa she'!l stay hire n leclls longer'

air." " Qs

'1`ix.\e wus vital, and this obstlancy mm,

lfruiue i'uriu\:s. Ile reached unalu fo: Flor. ence. v

"Clear -'rut ;-' hcrc, ’: show your authors

ity," growl(-ll llnrucs. _

" She goes with mc-, or you‘ll regret. it." “All right. `But_ l guess til' law wow;

hurt mc none. I‘m in my rights. Thera‘| the dour, Mister."

“I refuse to go without her!" Barnes sighed. Ho vvna cn land s man ol

pence, but there was a limit io his patience. He seiacd Braine by the shoulders and bus iled him out of the house.

“Bring your proofs, Mister, un' nothin'

more'll be said; but till y’ bring 'sm, kg, nway from this cottage." _

And, simple minded sailor that be war, lg

thought this settled the matter. _

That night he kept his ears open for nu.

usual sounds. but l\s merely wasted his night.`s rest. Quito naturally, he reckoned that the stranger would mnkc his attempt at night. Indeed, ho made it in broad (gy. iight, with Barnes not n hut.-deed yards away, ealking n dory whose scams had sprung 5 leak. Bruins had Florence upon the cha;-_ tered yacht before tho old man rcn!ized what had happened. Ho never suv Iflorenca again; but one day, mouths later, hs read all about her in n nswspaper.

Florence fought; but she was weak, sn!

so tho conquest was easy. Brains was kind enough, now that he had her safe. He talked to her, but sbs merely ata-red at tho receding const. . .

"Ali right; don't talk it you don't want to.

Here," to one of the msn, " lake her to the cabin and keep l-.er there. But don't yon touch her. l'li hreak you if you do. Put her in her cabin and guard the door: >\t least keep an eye on it. She may tnkv i\ into hc: head to jump overboard." -'

Even tho tsmporarily demented are not

ivitlmut a species of cunning. Florence had never seen Brains till ho appeared at the llnrncq cottage. Yet she revolted at tin; touch of his lzand; hated him with s vloleucs which would have stirred the scientific in- terest nf au ailenist. Sim wanted to hurt him, torture him, bcnt him down and tramplo on him. But as this was n physical impos- aibllity,' she did the next most agreeable thing to her disordered mind. On the second tiny out toward New York, sho found 5 bn; of rimtcltes and blltholy set dire to ber cabin. wullicd out into the corridor and thence to the dealt. lvbeu tlrs iirs was tliscnvered It lnnl gaillcd wo much headway to be atnp|.,»¢_ ?l‘he yaaht was dsoruad. Thsy put off in tha boats old flu' hui! n day driftmi l1elpl¢»ssly.

Fate hu everything mapped out like a

game of chess. You nina si pawn, and bang goes your Kbop, ll lQr knight, or your kilt: or ala lata you kit 'win a gsnn, and thu shsakmahs yOu. But than is ima :rung to is said is hr raver--all sr hu how we will, sbs iaalwsyadvisioddl to the innocent. _

O 0 U 9 O U

Mika Banuock uns ia tha #Dig look-

ing over his charb, wk Dt lsiwt in the ¢mw's nest. lang ont: “Two boob adrift off tho port bow. ltr!" And Bannook, who 'was a lint class sailor. althovth a rough one, shouted down the tubs to the engine room. The frslghtsr cams in a halt in' shout ton minutes. The csstawuys nw that they had been noted, and pulled nsliontly at the oare. ‘

There an some things which science, wail

gnh-ungsd as it il, cannot explain. Among them is' tba shock which cuts ot the page and the conntershock which rsawaksas mam- ory. They may vvrits treatise nftsr trsatilo and expound, but they never succeed in truly getting beyond that dark wall of mystery.

.Lt the sound of .Tim Norton’s voice all st

the sight of his face--for subconsciously sho must have been thinking of him all tha vvlxlle-a great blinding heat-wave seemed to bum across her syss, a_\1d__Hvv__i1_gnV__ths edsct passed svvsy she was hemclf again. A wild glance nt. her surroundings convinced he! that both she and her lover 'wars in_dangar.

"Keep back," whispered Jim. "Dol'¢

recognize me." ~`l.'-

" They hsiievs that I'vs lost my mind, and

i'lI keep that idea in their beads. Somo- tims tonight I'll dad a chance to talk ts you."

Jim kept in the background. It is doubtful

if Brains would have recognized him. Ha was grimy with coal dust, tor he had Msn out in the bottomless pit as s stolur: and there will three days' growth of beard on his face.

It took a good desi of cautious maneuver-

ing to bring about the meeting.

“They shanghaled mr. And I thought you dead! lt was all vvrnng. It was a. trick of that Perlgoi! woman, and lt succeeded. Girb girl, I lore you better than lifsl"

"i know it now," she ssld: and abs KIIIC

bun. " Has my father appeared yotl”

" No." “Do you know anything at all aboll

him?" sadly. _

"i thought I did. It's all a jumble to

me. But beware of tha man who brought you hers. Ha is tha head of all our trou- bles; and it he knew I was on board ha‘d kill mc out of hand. He‘d hlvs lo."

Brains offered Bannock s thousand (alll

to turn hack as far as Boston; and tl _Ili noi-k had all the time in ills lrslld. 8l’!iU no perishable gomls, ha cnnsonld. lil! il never could -wits- understand will! til* He had put l~`lnrr|n‘o and llralle in til #\ all landed them; but when hs welt “WI to us if Brains had left anything bsbvruh he round that individual lwoad sad ¢s||\l ll his huuk. ` ' . _

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