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‘Ile .IDU Dollsr Hosiery" story

will rp for ttteoly-uw conseootivs weeks

_ ta ilk plpdr-» ly an ensneesneat with

the Desheunr Film venues it. lin been stole psssills aol only ts food the story in Ile paper but also to see it secll :cools its Ile Nations moving piollre tlleaters. For Ole eelaiioii of this mystery story 310.000 will be given by.tls Tltonhouser Wk dorpuroiiou. _

_ 0_0NDITIO.\`o’ GOT’ERNI.\'G TEE

': t'u_\`TEST. The grin u/ Ilmlell' will be icon by the

leon, woman, or vitlnl wlte writes the most scoeptoble solution of ilu mystery. from which the last two resls o/ :notion picture drama will is meds and the last two oloepters of the story written ly Harold .\(a¢*0rotlt.

Solutions may he sent to tlls Tltonltoussr

Files corporation, either at tihicayo or New York, any time lip lu snidnipllt, Jim. ll.

; This allows srvsrel weeks after tits last 1 oltspisr has l~¢_sn pyllishsd.

A bosro' 01 tlu-eo judges will dstsrnsine

which of the along suniiiuns rereired is I/is mos! acceptable. lhs /tulyes are to be

_ Harold llaotirutlt, Lloyd Lonerasn. and

Miss Hoe Tinze. 'llte itulnment of this Board will he uo|ol~.¢ and /iuql. .\oi‘hs`np

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'l‘llE

_ _ $l0.000 FOR ONE HUNDRED WORDS. °

ol o literary,r.otisrs will bseonailervd in the decision. nor yiven a.:_-~ prsforunco in the selection of the -dimer of the 510,000 prize. The lest taco reels, trl_ti|~h will pire the most dot.-eptollo eoliiion to the mys- tery. uill be presented in :Ita theaters hiring this feature as soot. as it is pos- sible lo produce the sums. Tits story corre- a_"< fltiiny to tlteu motion pictures will o_o- /,tur in the newspapers coinoillenlally, .vt as soon s/lsr the appearance of llis 5 ~» lures as practicable. With the lust t..., reels will lu shotvtl the pictures ol tliv fair.- ner, [tis 0|' hvr homo, orld uthfr l`nt¢rc_s.i.~ig lcdtwee. It is uttdsrstoad that tha mwe- popzrs, ro /ar oe proctitt-lliv, in printing the lost two chapters o/ the story by Har- old Liao-(hath, icill slxo show o picture of the successful contestant. 'Solutions to the mystery must not be more than 100 words long. Here are solns qeesttiuns lo be kept iss mind in connection with the tnyslcry ue tm uid to nl solatuu:

Xu. I-What becomes of the milliunoircl .\`o_.'!--lfltat becomes of me 31,000,000

No.3-Wltons dose Florenfa marry? t\'o..1-\¥’llas becomes ol the Russian

oounlessf Y '

Nobody connected eitltcr directly or isa-

direvtiy with “The .llilliutl I)ul'llir llye- tery” will be considered os a conlostent.

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- D" SYXOFSII 0I~‘ P}lE\'l0l'l ('H.\P‘l`El\§. I

` llanley Hargreave, millionaire. alter a ‘ his-aenllls. uaenpe trcns the dea ol the ‘ gang ef hrllllaas tislrves known aa the

llaak Hundred, lives the lite ei a re~ elite lar elghlens yearn. Bat-[renee ae-

- sllsatally meets llralur. leader of the - Dllek Hundred. Kswsilng Bralaa will

try to get him. hr escattra Irons hla evns kia by a Balloon. Before eaeaylux he

' vrlliea a letter so the ¢"'la‘ aeluol vvlere

aigltoea years before he asyaterlenaly

' tart ea the doorstep his baby daughter.

l1erl'ni'e Gray. 'l‘hat any Hargreave also draws at,wo.oo|» 1|-ua. the bank. has 'lv ls reported thu |l\|~ dropped into the aaa when the hntzt -i lsr escaped la vvaa phlserurzd.

l‘I0l‘ener arrives Irons the girls' lrhnol.

(balloon Ulla. Ilralul-'a t-ulnpanlon, vla- lla her and elaine hsr as a relative. 'Pvso ltfna deteetirra call. Int their plot la lollad by Norton, a aevvsvnper -an.

lly lrlllny the captain or the Orlont.

Horton lays a trap lor Brnine and hla Ianni fsinateea mga also vlslta the Orl- elfa raptaln. anal ale really falla llto the reper1er'a snare. 1'la plan jrevel lburllve tlraalgl llrallva [sled lseek nn( only hlrellnga fall llto the llnla ef the

pssllee.

- After falling ln their lrlt_attaQ]t, (lp

llnok Ilnldred trap l"l_ev'ene-e. Tieyllll her for naeney. but ahe eaeapea. aglla lelllelf them. ._

Nurtuvi and the eeuateaa eall an Flar-

ence :he next day, ance lnofe _ante nt aonse. 'rl' visitors leaving gena,,Jenea rentsvvea a aerellla ai' loorlng .and [reg a eavlty tn||.ea'a box. fnrnned ly ion"- lsera ol the Blas-la Hvigdrld. he rwnhrn to the vvaler front nad nuns-rein ln drop-`

_ plan' the has late the sen. .' _ "

_ Ass-enplloea ut Bralae kidnap Florence while ale is ahepgllng and hurry her ot! lo ata. She leaps overboard and la picked lib la n daaed condition by ilaa- ereaea. The Black Hundred locate har. nal Brains, dlagolaed na her tatlen taken her lack to aea with lhn. Florence ana In to the beat and ls rescued lsy a ahlp on vvllel Norton hae been nhaughaledl

Norton all Flifrelee, nalaly allolm

take the train lsr hole. The trnla la wreeked. Norton, who trlea to reeene her. is tied to the railroad tracks. Flor- ence earn hi- and laally Janes' canes to the reaene et both. »

Coneealed abvve the rendeavela el the

llaels llandred, a _aa learns el’ there- eevery from the sea at the box at Jew- Ola by a aallor and nl its alabaegnent rn- turn to the \atts_l_ at the sea. all la qnlekly eo-nnnleatea tle last ta Jgaeg. A dnnllaate lf.: le planted aaflater aes vnrel by the band. bnt'balola`lts aaa- taltn are exa-lnsd the Dex _-ysterlenaly disappears. ' -_

owl" se na. nina; ea or “airwa-

tlaaa ta the parent argaaliatlan in lina- ala, aa agent airlved and naan.sea_t\_e_ leadevnhln »¢_ the '.\l_es-ltaa_._hran_a_§ __a_l the mask staadnl. 'rhrenah eheeea- alvanes et rle.eoan_teaa all lgalne the -evv aeaa te t_a_ee¢a`¢\|y_a_\`;ai_lhates.' _ - _

rlaala;-asaiaelr eaeelaaiaaes at every

tara, lralee endaavsrn_ve~eeneali-'ras l|argreave;lo'laahold_ln the lavv.ln e__r- ¢pr_vo_galn Ifeevieaeaa _to .tle'fq\_Qm‘ 'ras rtairty .aiieisyery e_r ne -pres ayfN'»r_- rqatsstr taepgliée _at_1he_ ~nssla e¢~tp'e pai-lr.aln relnlfafin a raid on tha ‘hafta ven_||¢|-gang, 1|§ggl, however. 'proven to l|`¢ has-nn at Ranlll. . _ ~ _,

_(C.»'p_<<'|;1¢nt. wil \-_.- llama.; _\m<-1:.-stil.)

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A.\'(l‘IIYll TRAP FFT. °

F the truth is to he told. .lon=t¢ wats 'ala

dneply I-hagritled uverlltr »»i`|i<-\»t.»»- 0_1 the vonnterfelt deal no was Hrainr. They ha-\ both failed _sizltally to rengh the' goal

_aol\ght. But this tim» the organization had hrulteu even with Janos. :Ind this hot \‘|iil~ turned 'the butler, ll might signify that the lurnlug point ~h|\.I hum rest-heti. and that in th- tutnrs the good lu.-It might swing nvt-r to tht sith ul the Block Hundred. Jones re-

douhlei his 1-autimns, reiteratvtl his warilin|¢s_ and slept has than ewr. Indeed. as hc went

over the ground he <‘r»ut.-etit-tl _ti puitlt to the Black Hlllldtrtl. Hr would no Iutntvr he nble to keep labs on the organization. They had deserted their former quarters shs\»lul_¢|.V~ The agent ot whom they had leased tho huildius .knew nothing except that Le would have lo repair the olacr. 'I`h~» rent had L-eeu paid ; year In advance. as it h.-.s hrau these last. eight iyoail' He had dealt through an attorney who knew no more of hls clients thnn the agent. lo lt will he sern that .Toner had In reality leoelved A check.

More than all this. It would KiV¢ hi* *U*

miss renewed voniidauee: und lllil WI! I deeper menace than he cared to face. But he went about his alslrs as usual. giving no hint to any one of the mental turmoil which had Dosalblon of him. f tv ts mats" tt. Im. not soma dia not afroop his rivals on the counterfeit story. Bn: lu in fs work exploring the cum- of the gutted' hullding, and In one corner he found a battered die. He turned this over to the secret service msn. There was one man he wanted to find-Vroou. This man, could he Rnd him, should he made to lead him, Norton. tt the new stronghold. He saw the futility of trying to trap Brains hy shadowing him. Ile desired Brains to hslieva that his escatre from the freighter had been s hit of wild luvll Ind not a preconceived* plan. Braine was out of r»~r.rh for the prsasnt, so he began the search _'.. the man Vruou. He haunttnl the watt-r

' ut saloona for a week without success. "` lc did not know that It waa the policy of t.- lllnck Hundred to lay low for a nwnlh nl:--r a t-aid' of such s serious character. So :lv Ilnrgreave manage had thirty days of rv- -rt: nlwnys watched. however. For Brains news- relaxed his vigilance in that part of the ,-hoe. t-ts um not can is lou slsht or .lones- ~>l»on\ his was positive was rt-mly tor' flight It

lil- slightest oppqrtulllty olletrd ilu-It.

Norton _went hack tu the primrose paths of

love read sometimes-hr. wotthl forget all about athrhl _t'llin_|_ aa” tire. Blsrl I-Intwlrrd. Eu the I\ilslI'l\\"-fdd]'l_;Vl'el\t hy; With the lllira Mil the r<nsa'_ea'\¥5wetlas -this lltrsreave homrx th:t

tt»ra_|l'_'ft_3i»&;a»t“¥'.;=;t on tmtull mt.-nt-f ess q.'»‘lb_h'¢_i.-r _th 'light `ti`€irt~etl if-;»..o\sirt its led lit BQ' hills 'lad meds s’ 'serious

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woman of her. nnd`pe|~)‘apa this phase' was all the more our-hauling to him, who had his wri- otls side nlso. Her _voting mind \\'ns liko un

Itsilinu gnrtivttf aIv_vl_\'s_upenIng new vistas for hltadnuring gaze.. - .- V ` - '

Ile went nbout hisnlvrork the asmells of ~"»lil.

irtte-r'viewin|f, playing detectitt-_ fntthning his pay etlvs-lople by specials rut the Sunday edition and some of the Hghlrr luagnzim-t=. Sometimes

he had v:1gu»_~ drennlu of writing at _-play. o novrl. und rnal;ir._¢_tl.rremutl<Io'l:s [ortuuolike that vhap .\iuutIers, \\-ht»’nnI_v al few _\‘e;r:'t ago hnd hevn his -iffll: tanto. lie rcall_\' lycgan [ltr tirst chapter uf :I tt-»\~»-I; !>;:t that has nothin: f-I ft.. with this l.-tr.-._,:~_v. ` ` `

~\lf£‘1U`l.Y- iiwlt. 'l`l:.- vllrrs :'rt~ tmcw more uri

the hlmrtl. and it is ‘.fl¢_~ t.:o.\- Ylttrk Huutlt't~d,

'l‘he day was rather fuolttlf-_ \°.d

tht- sky wt-':Iri;_\'. III-could L 1:- ;-':,~_- it.; uthor :t t'htr‘:!uss uot';`z::1 ` ¢'L.~;».`~t I~'» t|rt»_-un_ vveek.s u_','.» this w.: .._:E 'i-3:; ‘_ sud till he had -.:cco:upZis`rI_ l,-- nw! litosr- wlth hitu. was the dralh nr l..<-r.r::'r:t_ ul-cl tl tow iucotlscqtzc-nt members of the Block Ilun- dted. Alwltys they struvls nt.-d t.1'.-_'trys hr hml tft ward nfl. Hu had l\l\\°t\_\`l I-or-ll ot thc du- ft-nsivé: und u defensive lighter may Inst a long while, but hc seldom rsitxs; and the hut- ler knew that théy must win or go down in hitter detest. There was no hnl! \-:ny route to the end: there would be no draw. It s. reminded him ol thunderboltl: one man Itnetv whats they were going to strike.

The telephone rung; at llte same nuum-nt

Florence left the piano. She stopped ut the threshold. _ _

" Hello! You? Where have you been?

What hns hnppt»ned?"

‘ Who is it?" asked Florence. stepping for-

ward.

Jones hshl up a warning hand, and Florence

psutlt»tI_ `

"Yrs, yes; I hear pet-IL-ctI_v. 0! \’ou'\'e

been working out their ut-w qtturtero? Good. good! llut be ri-ry careful, sir. ()ne~nsvér kt»o\_\-s what may happen. 'I`tt»_»_v 'have b~en quiet lor some time now. . . _ A||!_ ` tl rtut`t work the ceiling this titut-Z' . _ _ \\ .n- vh»w~over the way. Very good. air. But be r-art-ftti_" -

The word "sir" taught l_-`Iur5,~m:.-'st altru-

lh nl Sho rau to Jones and st-in-tl him hy the arm._ ~ ' _ _

" Who was thai?" she cl'i\~<l. ns ht' itlrned

away from the tt-Ic|:Ilunc_ " Why?" \

-' You asia -‘sais " ` t'

.l|mr_d' eyes v\'ii"lln`e l. “T did?"

Yes. ond il's the flrst_t§tt:t~ I rt-~r h¢-:erd you lilo It urer the telctthone., .lo._¢a. _vnu

were talking to tny 1’ath¢r!"_ _

" Please, ‘Hin Flnrettcc. _do not ssh 'uw any

1tt\1~sttl0lll.’. I "('BU\ll¢ l_Ie\\‘t»r lltly. | darn hot."

~- thu tg l vhmita <~°iam\sa_.' hols the turn

¢..' ulslltsaltt ¢8|oly;_“_ _ ' ‘_ '

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“ Ah, .\Ii.~~ Pla.-ence." and Jones tnppstl his

pocket, “_\-ou forgot that you cannot dlszltiss nie hy word. l am legally in control Iu~r~.-_ I nm sorry that you have made me rot-all tim fart to you."

Flolenue hegau to cry s\»ftI_\'_ " I' ant sorry. very sorry." said the l»utIt~r.

torn between rite' desire to ffolnlurt her :'n;d_ the law that hu had Inid down for l:it==<='.‘_ "lt Is wry gloomy today. tml pt-l'\l:t|.-t' .-~ art- III a little' depressed hy it. I mu sol-r_\."

" 0, 1 realize. Jones. that nll thin untutllmt

n1.\'stery und lwcrecy [law u set. |tur;-.~<-\ :tt hack. Only. it dues just seem _'ls if I .<houI»I gt mad sometimes with waitin; and \\'<»ndt»r- ing." _

"And 'if the truth must be told, it inthe

stuns with me. We have to walt for them to strike. Shall I get you something: new tu rehd? _I am going down to the drug store and they have a circulating library.”

'_' l.`lr_t ine! anything you plehe. lint I'd torl_

better withaiittle sunshine."

" 'l'liht'l utn'verinl," replied Jones, going into

tht- hall for his hat.

Had tho telephone rung spain at tlfnt mo-

nuitt it is quite probable that the day \\`t,uIrI have I-ottltl to tl I-lose ns the dny before hnd. m--:to_it»u~msiy. But thc ring came -live min- utes utter Jou'es_lm¢I left the house., <

"I_s'this the I-lurgren_\'epI:lc`e':" ` '_ ' -- iw." is-sa l~`»lms't-.».. -~ who is it?" _ " This is Miss Hargreavertnlking?" _

-.‘\'t~s:‘ _ » - _ , _ "frills ts'-Dr. ttorse' t sm -st me QW..

hutoL Mr. Norton has been badlylhutt. au’ ho wnnts you und .\Ir, Ioneo to come tt: hut-.~ \\'e t-nhnot telhjnst now how_ serious ti-to tu jury_ itll' Ile ix _just codscious. ‘Shr.II.I wil

Lim you will come iullIledil\tcIyT"_‘ ' l é

" Yes, yrs`! _ V' Florencta uilsppcd the 'rt~ccivt_>t- ,fm the h.--lk.

Him wanted tu ily, tly. He wn:; Ztnrt. II.»w, tvhcn, where? ' '

"Susanl . Susan!" the cnllod. " What Ia It. l_"|orcnch?" oghod Susan, run.

ning into thc room. _

"-Tim ll bf-Nlll' hurtf He \\'nnts.mt- to come

tl' once. O, Susan! l‘vu been dt‘e:\d.in;: sutur- titfng nl! d.':_\' Zottt/'_ l"Iorct1t‘e otruck the _ m:u"tI‘s bell. "My wraps, You will go with

mt-. Susan."

" \Vhcrt\, Miss Florence?" asked the maid.

alive to_l1cr Jury.

“ Where? Wbnt in that to you ?" dernumherl

Florence, who dill not know that this maid

was ts detective. ‘_ ` '_ _

“_\\'hy not wait till Mr. Jones returnu':"

sho suggested patiently. _ -

“And let the man _l love dit?" rehérhently. ".\t least you will leave word when you

nru going, Miss Florence." t '

'- The Queen hotel. And il' you ray-atiotlter word I'II discharge yon. Come, Susan." _ -

Thgre happened to be n taxicah '.on\'oniently

hour' (as Vmon took care there should bel. an-I Florence at once engaged it. Sho did not I0* ‘M “Hill llldillt in the Iiushcsf The two _\-cunt' women stepped Into the talieah and wore driven ull. 'htry hnd been goth' lcs_l than live minutes when Jones returned with lull purchase,» to Gnd the |\m~.'.=f\ atltpty uf its most valuahle asset. He was furious, not only s: the mold, who, hr renlizcd, \vas virtually

halpivss, hut at his own negligence.. `

lu tho mhlst of his violent hnraugue the hell

suuudrd. In his' bones he Itnetv what was going to he found there. It was a letter un

tht hut-k ot which was drawn. the fatal black mask. With shaking lingers hs tors open the t-nvrlopo' and read the contents: “Florence |s'no¢r'__in our power. .Only the surrender of tln- million will save her. -Out agent will call

lu an hour ‘or an nntvser. `

“Tris Buda Ht':<oaan." Ati annstter of fact, they had wanted .Iunrs

nI:|:ust tts Itadly as_Florénl'e,_ but het' sloslrr tur :t_'~hook-~sou}e popular stoty of the th\_\~- hfftl sf\'t~o~l him the net. The lntt_¢r had

tn-It rrntt-n aeslmtuus 'pssittjltttr

Jones hc'1_-ame cool, non-_that he knew _'nat whnt noqgor to face. The Queen hotel ir.un.t _ aolblag. Florence vrohld not be taken "tL_~n~g

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MAc:H|NE,Tt-ttf t`£Tt_tDt~| Home C4:-1 SUMBD ‘Et *`./'~.\t';'- M|NuTf2S~=.

Fe cz"ed up Norton. It look all che hntIer's pa.'Iencs, however, ns it required ssrsn diiier-

(-nr “lla tu local; the reptu-:cr_

=_\!gmtIni'a the taxicalt contzfniug Vlorettrc

and Qusnn sptln ~mad!y to\\'nl'd tue watt-r front. ‘Here the two were serttruted hy Il" cllcctive threat. Florence recottnizt-tl the tunn .\'t-non! slid knew that tu plvzul for merry yl"ould_be a wnsiuof timc. Shu pertnitted 1,”-"lf to be lcd to a wnitittg Innut-It. .\|\\‘uys when she dlsohryod Jones something like this happened. But this time they I_uuI vuuititlzls' s`\ru`ck at her hesrt._s`nd all thought of her personal safety became as nothing. For tho prsaetllt the Iltlew tht\t'she was in no ttctuul |,hy,i¢¢|'¢l|d¢sr. Fine was nu~re\Iy lu hc Iicl-I as A llolfale. \\'llllld -Surfztlx lm\‘l~ tut~ntn|?t_v enough. to tell Jones wltere the tuxh-:th h=|~I stopped? Sho dbtthtc-tl. In an vtut-rgt-tu~y Huggduhad proved herself it utttlvutityt n hun- f||¢.._o¢ hiiterlt-it mrut..

_lg 11 mutter of_f:u'\. tor once l~`lt>t'v:wt"*

delluotlhul were Itltppily \vru:|g_ \\'ht‘n tht- ,.1m_|,`f|‘¢u|\__'|',¢r»_-_|N1torily dvpn~itt-d Susan on th-2 |,m¢l_y mtmtry rmttl, several ttziltm (mm I;t»h‘.t-. gh, lg-fm bo(-‘foot th tht- In-nt'e~'I lclcpltotu- ntul “im r__¢r)` cnllcisq mnsatyo Ittumr. Sltsntt “,"‘ Uccunjlng nccllmntgtl to this strange-, cr- v-lvI|\1't~xlt'tf-f_1t<‘1‘- ‘ '

Nm-mn `||r\:I\'etl In duo' lh:_:\\, and 11:- :ntl

llnlkl \"!f8.-l1!ll\I¥lill"\Hl :I ||I;:|| wltsrn .“lt'fx\_tl`.s. tn0|l4l¢"_

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'asta_l_Jo`s»'s. sto. tmussr.

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(Jun you handle this alone. .\~\:'.t\;l? 'Thry wnnt mc out of the house nzniu, f-»r I helix*-‘e they were after me as well as l~'Iore_m-e. _'Half an hour gone!" ' '_ _

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Trust tue!" vritvl Norton, _

Antl he mn'uut to his auto. It was a wihi

ritlt-_ Severin! policemen shouted }\_f1#~r him. but hu went on uuutitl»\|'\|l. ’l‘nry t-ouhl take his lit-cnso number u hundrotl limes for all he I-nrt-I. 'St tht-_v Ind got her? 'Ifhey could wait till their cnt-tny's vlgilttlwr- sIn_i‘L'cd null tht-n woul-I strike? Hut Susan! The _nut time hu unw Susan hs was going lt' ll\lf‘. 'Ml' in his tlrttls untl kits her! It might ht' tl nth* st-usntitm to kiss Susntt, nlvvsys so prim null ntlisn. Corey strrtrt-that lull been her`~!Ire»:- thm. '|`ht-_v had put FIorenco`In‘a tnoh»’r lfcixt nt uw foot of Carry street. He was perhaps

hull' :tu huur hr.-hlntI.' _ _

lfl-»rt~m-e ut-ver opened her lips. She- stand

nhrtill pro\xtII_v. Sha would show N121" l_¢°'-UI' tlrols that she was hsr fatha-r's tlsoillfttf- 'rt.t,» pn.-.t her with questions. but vjnevote- lulttltul nut tn hear. ' __

"\\'t-II. pretty bird. 'wt~'Il nnllae you 'speak

“hott tho time vomdl. \Vi*'¥'F H0* !"’“»_"U'l' t:-ip wht-rs we want you. Tltrre vt'¢\'ti-'l.`fHi‘_l_YlY !t:n:pfn|: t,\~nrho:trd this scnslon, 'lreliertt nw. \\'t-‘rn \\'mttnel cnollgh time, _“°\_"_!’°._|'l‘t 3"‘“ ntnl \\'e'rc going to keep yot1'.",‘ _ _

" lm( her Mt," nnl|]__\"|'t\vm lll_0|'“*"lf-i “ “.911

put all t'm~`r|m-svions ws wisIt§\vh!'t\_\'-'f"f_f -1! our destination." Lndfhe llhidlll 5ll\\!|“°.\“3}`

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trrwtrd the ships riding ue anchor. '

'tl-*I-irvncc ret: her heart. sink in spite of Q

_nht‘.mIhu: Atrago. Were they going to Q” ter to st-tl again? She had acquired' a hurior ur too sen. sr. big, ao terrible, so strong. lhe had had au' experience with its sullen power. 'l`!wy had gone nbout. tour miles down when she looked hurl: lougingly toward shore. Something white s _med to he spinning over the water fat- he-hlzul, At lirst ina could not discern what it wus. .Ls she watched it lt grew und grew. it linally emerged from the ilhtsiou of a giguntic bird luto the actuality of ttu 1-.\'el'yday hydroplttna. Her heart gave It great hound. This dying machine was com- lug directly toward the launch: It dltl not de~ \-inte tt h»\ir’s breadth from the Ilne. Fortu- utttcly the menivvere looking toward a huge ft-oiglttet' rt quarter of a mile farther ou. and from their tail: It was evident that that frei;;Ittcr'\\'ns to he her prison-‘bound for \\het'e'! .\'ea¢er und nearer rome the hydro- plsue. Was it for her?

It was Impossible for Lhe men not to take

uutioe ot the barking of the engines at last. “ The thinz`s heading for us!" `

Vroou stared under his palm. lt was nj

t-retlihle that pursuit had taken place se <,uit-kIy.` To test_ yonder lnan-bird Ile ah~ ruptly changed the cottrae of the launch. The ltydroplntte veered its tfotirievto suit. I

Florence heard hir! name .culled faintly.

(tue at the msn drew his revolver, 'but Vroon knocked it out ot hit hand.

" There's the police boat, you koi!" " Jump!" a voice' culled to Florence. She flung herself into the water wlthonhhs

slightest hesitation. _ _ `

All this came about something after thh

fashion. When .\'ot-ton arrived et the foot of Corey street a hoatm-an Informed him that 'a young woman of his description had gotten into n fast motor boat and had gone down the river. _ " Was there any atl'll¢lle ?" " Struggle? None that 1 could see. lie

tIIdn't make no fuss about going." " Have you a launch?" _ “ Yes, hut the other boat has hail an ho\1r's

start, and Id ltarsr catchher in a thousanll _wi|t's_ Ilttt there's a hydroplane a Ilttle shove here. You might Interest _'the roller that runs it." ' ._

“ Thanks!" ` Ilut thc aviator would not IIs'u\, “A lite may hang in the balance, msn?"

I-wttatttlntetl Norton, longing to pomntol the »-tuhhorn msn. ` ' _»

"Wh_at proof havefl ot that?'_- _ Xttrtotl hltowotl ith uerd' and ibadle- ` “0_`I see!" jeer`e:l'tle'arlstor.- “A llttle

non-s|mper stunt In/which I‘am to' \n=_tlie gum. j.It'\~an't he/done, Mr. N¢l&n: it oan’l he done." _ 2.,

“ A 'numlretl dollars!" ".\'nt for five hundred." and the “html

calluusly turned away toward the young wel- nn with whom he had been converai prior to .\'orto|\‘s approach. The tww wzioll A dnaru _rsrtls away.

_\'ortnu hull not, .orved twelve years as a

rm-t.*opo_Ilta|\ newspaper man for nothing. He aptnmnf-Iletl thg rue:-nanlca who were putoerllj

ahnut the utothiue. _ _

" How ahout twenty apiece?" hs Mum- “For what?" tho men asked. "I-‘or mending that paddle around I WY.

times." '

“Get up into that. seat, but doa't touch

muy nt those lovers." one of than warned. "'T\\~enty is twenty; Jack. and tha boss' is a uuroltentl today anyhow. Glve her a shove for the flln of lt."

It was o dumfoundod aviator who saw his

hytlroplaue skim the water and a moment Inter sail into the nir. These swift llovilil days a reporter of the llrat calihsr ls supposed tu he able to run rail-oad et\|il1ll._lI\|lil‘ rines, dying machines, conduct a warzable tn shoot. walk, mn, awlm. light, think, go with- out food Iiku; tt python. and live wlthnttt water like a camel. Norton had lkiwu many times during tho last fum years. .lt the lnmhul he called out to Florence to jump he dr0IID¢"| to the water'wit.h all the aklll of an old Lime! and too! her aboard. Aud he esnld not usela Ilne of this exploit for his panperl

Jones hoard’ toe hell. It was the agen!

from the Black Hundred. He smiled heist!!!-

“ \\'t>II_ old fox, wa've cornered yell ut llllt

htlve|;'t ive? I want that motley, or- liar ttrt-nrt-'s daughter taken another aoa v0‘ylll~ stud this time she will not jump overboard. A million; and no more nonsense." _ "

“ Glvr me llftaen minutes to dsdfle," hwlfil

Janet, hoping against hope. -

" Fifteen seconds!" ' "Then we ran`t do husineea. What! 0|”

you at mi!Iio‘n, knowing _mtl all to be I -DW* of liars? Il:-Ing _\lIss Florence bark and the money is _v<:::r~_ \\'» art- tlrefl o1_|l'Uull~" .\a indeed June. ro-ally waa. The still! had huctt l¢.r:‘!?i'- for weoka. "

"The tnuney iirst. \\'e ilnn't. Ile ally bln"

than you do. Fork rn-cr. Yon`ll have tolli!! us. We have no use for the 'girl ones' we Q! (nr rash." ` " "` ‘ ,_

" A nd you'Il hover tnnch a pen!! 0f‘f¢.`¥"

hlsvltzuardf" cried Norton front tlie’d0\NQl_Y-

Tha nzcnt turned to behold the no out in ma not -mn to uk awk* hut homo. Hr never ent lieyold 'th|_`7“00" hun-ers-r. ` ’ .

" .\I\\‘nys\ the small fry," llkllefl JW* ~-_thu tr t smut han onhm MN' °° "‘° ..._.|.s_»- |'.1 novo gh-en tl to lust: sh. elrhlt .:~~.--nw .tu .ny em-I to nth to you. dnl lil" tm my mm me he _was drtusff' A,

Jones- shrtlg¢!\'l_ _ _ _ . I _ » ' "

t-to sa ooannomii. *

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