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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.'tȢ~.'
.‘.'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,
f_ ~- OBA.P’l‘1"]B X. '
\>, ’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
r t
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av _|-|ARc>|.|:> lvlaaos'-1A-r|-|
'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
_ /Tin
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|.,Ȣ_
?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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