l '~ ' 4 ._,-V-_ >.~ ' .'.'. .tv 1 1 ji. \'l“ .__.`_ '1-z -alt ali' '.1 L l ii »:_= _.Q 1-if. az’ E, l ‘W - l ptulsle. The judges are to bo llnrotd .‘l!nclfn1th, Lloyd Lonergan. uni .iii-'s _llue Tinoe. The judgment ol this _ sz; 4 -m bond will bo obsoluta and Jinal. Nothing of I literary nnlurs will bs considered in tho rlecisiml. nor given any pre/rrenos in the selection of tha winner ol tho $10,000 prize. The lost two reels. which will give :Ira most acceptable solution to thc mys- tery. will be pn-sented in tho theaters I-t:r¢`n,7 tl.-ir fcaturs as mon as it is pos- sible to produce the snmc. Tho story rorro- spnnding to there motion pioturas will up- peor in thi- nrzrapaprrs coincidentally. or ol soon n/tu the oppmrnnrv! 0/ the pir- turea as practicable. With the lost two reels will hc shown the pirlurrs of tho trin- ner, his or her home. and othrr interesting features. It is understood that the ne|'J.s~ papers. so for or practicable, in printing tho lust two 4-hoptcrs of thu story by }lar~ old _\lorGrnth_ will also show is picture nf the successful contestant. Solutions to ths mystery must not be more than l00 srordl lony. Hen’ are some questions tn he kept in mind ¢‘n_oomm¢-ti/m -uith the mystery as an aid to a solution: No.1--What become! of tht- millmnairrl No.2-» What brcomcs of the -f1,l|U’).Ull0f No.3-I\`honi does Plarrnco marrl/1 No.4-What becomes of the Russian counters? Nobody connected either directly or in- dirsvtly with “Tha .llillion Dollar _Hyb- trry" will be cuvuidfrrd al ls contestant. ` SYNOPSIS 0F PREVIOUS (`ll.\P'I‘El¢S. !tanlry Ilurgreavet mllllnaalre. altar -1 rrtlrnr-“lun” esrnpp from the slea at the Kung ut lsrllllnnt thievra known sta the lllack Hundred. llvra the lite of n rs-rlnnc tor rlxhtern yearn. llarzrrave aiwlrlenlnily morn llralnr, leader of. the Illacn llusnired. iinvsslng Bruin-* will try tn get him, he esrlulea from his own hnmp hy rs balloon. Brfbre enraplng he writes n ls-tter to the girls* school wht-rv vlghtrcn yearn before he raya- terlorzxly is-ll na the sluoratep hiss baby daughter. I-'lorrare lirsy. 'I'hat ally llartrrsirrr also ilrnwss 81,000,000 from the hunk. lust It ls reported tissst rhla dropped into the leo when the balloon lar rlcnltrll in was punctured. Fmrrncs arrlrea from thr girls' sch-11-I. t'0un¢eas Olga. llrslne'a com- pnnlnn. rlslui lsrr und claims her as ss rr~ln|i\r~. The Black Hundred then ssc I menus of making I-‘lnrenrf A tarlot [ltr their nttarks. They are utter tho ll.000.000, null Brlinr. their ieadrr. leta ifllllfl f0r Florence. The Blssck Hua- dreli. aflt-r n number 0! Attempts, lull. els-r to the wisdom ot Jones, the Har- ¢rr.~\¢- lintlsr, and Norton, a newlplper I \:n. (once-lied It the relnlrnvnsu of the Black Hundred. a man lenrna ol the rn rovery ut the box from the nra hy ls sailor sslil ot Its aubarquent return to the lmttusu uf thr- sra. und he qlslrltiy cflmmunlratcs the tnrt tu Joaea. A ilu- pllrale hox is plantrrl and inter aecus-sd by thc hand, but botorr lta contents are examined the box mysteriously dhap- prara. Ftndlnsr himself eheokrnntetl at every turn. Hrnlne entienvnrs to enlist-sh the llnrgrfnxr household in the low in order to gain lrrc nrersl to ibn housp. 'l‘he timely discovery of tho pisst hy~ Norton lotsa tht- pollen ht tho hr-lil of the pack and results in a r.|¢| 4.) gg; gan|:‘l rcndt-avoua. which, h0Wevr,~l', proves to be bnrren of results. The Blank Hundred he|:ln to (ear Nor- ton sind plan to dispose ot him. Again the unnoticed butler ahllrvs bil hnnd hy rescuing Norton and defeating llralne- Brnlne and Countess Olga plan sl dar- ini attempt to capture Fin;-gn;-Q and Norton nt n masked bnil given Ivy Prin- c'sa Pariovn. 'l‘hcy delent their owls nlln hy overanxluy. And still thc xnlden tinted hunk notes repose tranquil!! in their hiding nlaccl lfcmrghtz WN: Byilnrold him:Grn\h.) L_'ll.\i’Ti-`.ll XIX A ummt s-mm' or x-it-nr.. t-ring from thi- shock of 'ner vxpcriorxcc nt tht- umske-fl hull nf the l‘rinr‘4>ss P-'Y!'i0“I1. \\ho, hy the vrny, :lisnpponre-1 . FL01llZNCi'} rvsa s fortnight in recuv~ from .\`<-r.- York snort.: nftr-r the tire. no doubt bf.-f‘r\us»_~ nf her fear of the Black llunrlz'-5:. Tim fire did not rlestrr-_\' the h'm|se. ui. mf-.=\> of til# furnishings Worr sn th'-:'- Oils-'l>f_'~ 'lr-nv-ho-l hy rvnter thnt they were 1-rm.-te.-_-all_v ruzued. Her coming nnd going '-"r'f' :t him- »ln_vs' wands-r. and thon the pztb- ill' it-'1;.»l af-u\t=rhi|\g else to talk nhnlxt. _\`~*-rt'-n u ns n cnnstsnt visitor at the Hor- 1`_f'.’-'\\’t‘ I-3-'H'<‘. 'l`herr- wss to him n neu- inter- est fn that vnystrrlrms house, with its hidden p;:n<en ns- uigtitnolxts. lu- rnn out to lilverfinle und rlid un.-at lm cowl-l to sruuse his sure-ethcart. Lntwr, tl~¢-_v t-‘Volt short rides in tne runub-aut. :.n'l nt lruzrh sho hscnme us lively ss she i.n` ow.-r lv-I-1|. lint f-1'tv~'1 =h»- u-nulfl rntrfh Norton hr od- .mn ."\TT"‘f mnltr-s you frown like that?" “\\`:\_~i l frlvu-nin_c'."` iuur\c¢-ntly i-nough. "I fin-l _\'-,ul this u'n_v n -lo1.».n timv-s in nu |lltvrn~»o||, \\'u:\t. is the matter? Are tlxoy lifter _run Nalin?" " Ilmwni-1, nu! I`m only n vnzuo issue. Thr; will not lmthrr mo so long mt l do not lu-tlwr tlwlu. It has rlwintilcrl into |\ tzsmo of truve-." “ Ilo _mu think so?" eylng hiih curiously. " \\'l|_v, yes.” '* \\'h:|t`s the use of trying to fool mo, Jim? If ilu~_\‘ ha\'cn`t hi-en sftvr you, you are lettmtg te pri-satm ut evil. l’n\ not s chilli suy lou|¢i-r. llnrt-u't l been through t-,numrh to nmki- me rl wou||n'l Sunnetimes I ft-ei very old." "’_l`<> nu- _\-on are the ui--st clmrmlng .u ull this wide wurlvl. No, ynu'r#- not A chilli any lonrsrp You are a wmnsn, hravn and patient; and i ku/nv thnt. l could trust you with any socrel l haw- or own. But sum:-times n per- srrn nmy have n secret. which is not his su-l which he lu|su't tiny right to disclose." -Sho lvcvsnru- silent for swhllo. "l hue moue_v_" she said. “l hsto it, 'unto ltf " " It's mighty comfortable to have it srouud lvniirrlnu-si." he munterod. " As in my csse, for inntslrco. it I worn pour and had to work no one would bother me." " l s-ouhl! " he declared, lsughing. " Como; let`s throw ntl’ moods and go into town for tes at the Ross Gsrrlmz md if you teel f',‘:t\n; cnough u'e'U trip foe light fsutssth-_" They hsll been gone from the house less thsn -sn hour when s man rsn up the steps of the vcr.-tnds snd ring the hell. Jones Dolan busy st the rear st the house, the msid Orme to thi- door. “ls Miss I-lsrgresvs ini" the stranger éliqs. * `.'€o." sbmstly. The door bogus to eioss svp_r's`o slush., *iff 'i " U0 you knuv: whrrc l can find her?" Tho mflill t-_ri-tl him with lruvrxrt kf=u:\:\es:= tl:»»n_ rolli--mlwriug that 1),.. I-¢.W,,;L.r “-ns Wm, Fl|»1'e11<'n, suifl: "I lw‘.le\'c alle is nt the ltr-so Vlartlr-tx this uftcrnol-n.' "That is in touu?" ‘ “ Yes." "'I`l_-ar1ks_" The mon lurncrl abruptly and run d.f»u'n tho stops. The mnil mn hunk to Jones. “ Why di-ln't you cull mv?" he deumutlrd impntit-ntl_\‘. “ There \rnsn`t time-," " Did _vnu teitnim where sho u-ss?" “Yes But l .=lmuhlu’r Lure mm him if Mr. .\'r1rton had not been with Miss Flor. once." Jcncs rnn to the trout. -lashed nut. c-.yell tht- hack of the man linstnnizig flown the _ r_'rz-nt, smih-il. and rc-lurm-<1 to his work, nr f~'l!l\Pl'. tu the mnitl. Ho t-_-ok hor by the ahf-uI|lcr_ \\'l\lrlv.‘fl her ntmut, nnrl shot :\ look into ht.-r #yes that quuilr-tl l:»_-r. "-\l“'rl>`s cull me hs-rcn€ter_ no matt:-r Whnt I'm doing. Thnt man lms never lail ¢-_v-s on l~`lm'our¢-_ nn-1 hun no wit-r. u'u~r she lnnks liko. Why :lid you drug my cntfog tho night of tlmt hull?" ifihc stt~p|ml laavk. "And lwu' much tlitl tlwy P115' 50'* fm' lctting thnx tim.-tor .<1-nil 1-`|'>renf~~~ to .1.tlunm: *'i\)"~' I klmu' n\‘r‘r}'l\\i1|;¢. }II\ru|\l'xn-_._ walk srrnizllt. if you ploy nnotut-r trick l'll kill To-| with \ln~_~¢e two l\x\m.l»4, Ami li.-str-1| null toll this to _vuur t-onli--la-|'ut¢=~i: i nl\v:x_\s know evcry mow tlwy xnnlto: that ls \\'l1_\' tm one is missing from this ll--me. ']`hr-ru is n traitor. l.ct them limi him if tlivy 1-un. '\\`lll you wnlk slrtnighl, or will you lt-:|\'c?" “I-»l will wslk srrni;:ht." she l'nlL¢-rt-tl. nr. lhe xn1»nc_\' wus too big it temptation.” " llifl they irivc it to y.,u?" “\'P||. Ami more tn stay in-rc. But lh’s is tho lirst l»lt of .lislmm-st work I cvcr dill." "\\'s.~ll, remeulin-r unnt l have mill. _\|\- othsr tllisstep nml l'll uutkr un cu-l to you. Ilnu't think l'm tr_\‘i|||; tu isvnre you. \'ou‘\'c u`ilr|°ssc¢l mlumzlt tn know thnl it':- llft- nu-l tlmlll in this house. _\'v\\v run nloug." At the ilurilt-u .litn und Flnrcnuo nntlntt-ri-il stnfmg the »-ruml, not h:\\‘ing any particular objcvtirt- point i|\ vit-u'. ` "Sill" wliitlpvroil Jim. -_ .~--fill* 'l “\\"nst is it?" ` . ‘ “ Olga I‘t~rizoff ls youtlsr in it box." \ " \`i~ry well: li-l its 10 nnrl sit with hcr. is sho sions? " "Appsrt-ntl_v. But |lon’t you think We'd better |o elsrwhera-‘."` " My clesr ,ronng msn." said Florence rvlth mock loftlncss, "Olin Porigoif has written me down ss 1| simple young fool. and that is why, sooner or later. l`m going to put the shoe on the other foot. You sud Jones have eoddled me long snoush. inssmurh as I sm the stake they sro playin: for, I intend tn hun something more than s meshing part it the play." *All right: you're the srlmirnl," 'no ssld ' wmi gnu-num mlm..-q. So Ihr two of whom joined their suhtlo ' enemy, uns:-lanes nl s tingle nt zest as th»_v lid so. _Ol lor lift. the counters was slmivs I _ av |-|ARo‘t`..b' Mn¢’<5|'='rA'r`|-| ___.___;_-__ _ T 'V 4 FLOQQNQE. \2\S\/6 Ham uamarv To oamlm Tue MA\:s ol' this slat-py~eyt~\l rt-;»t»rtcr. -*he in-\'~-r voultl tell now uiuvlt ho lint-u'. But of l"lo\'e-|101- she wus renso:1:1lt»rt:\in: mul so lou; as she rouhl tool thc pri-&t_\' infant the smpii-.oxxs of the repnrtcr \\-r'r»~ uf u nog- lixlhlt- quantity. She xzrcclrzl tlwm 1-flusirt-ly nn'l oll`crt-tl the-nt 1-hairs, For lmlf un lumix' tl:v_\' sn! tut-ro. clxnttim: itmnitit-S, ull t!\'.'; While mlclx mintl busy with dr-I-pf-r <~-navcrhs. \\'he-n thc man in search of lflorvnve oven- 1\-Hllt' nrrivv-ll und asked thu mauzuzcr uf the gnr'lt-xl if lin lam-rr Miss IItu‘g\'cnvt- hy sight ilu- m:\n.'\;.'<-r pointed tn\rsx'd tor- box. 'I`l\e lnun wuimvl his \\‘n_v in nnrl out of the idlcrs nntl h_\' the lime lu- rcachcrl tho hux film nnrl l"l<~r01\t'f.- hurl nmtlc thoir rl<>p:\|'t\irt-_ Tim mztn l\uu'r~tl, npproaiclxt-<1. :mtl naked if she wus Miss il;\\'_;ronve. I-‘or u momcnt the muutcss suspcctt-.d n trap. Thcn lt appealed to her mind thnt if thorn was no trnp lt might hz- well to po.-e ns I-‘lnrr-uct-, if only to learn what the u\1l<'on:r- might hp. “ Yes. Wlfrxi is u'nntc\l7" she asked. Tho mrxu Iofrlt 11 lettcr from his pncltct nud 'nnli-'lt-rl lt to Olga, snying: "Girl: this to 5"-'lr i'ftth'~r_ Ilf- l~:nov\`u lluw to ron-l il." Ilvfnrt- slzc 1'-Jultl roply thc man lmfl turvw-l nnrl uns hur"yiu;: n\\'1\_\'. ' Olga opt-nr-rl tlrf- unto. hm' llonrt hi-utin2 f\:ri0\lsl5'. ll run utt<‘rl_r hlnnl<_ - .ft f'.r.=t. sho tlwuzlxt it was :\ norm, 'l`l\r~n sho lum- pt-zmrl to r~-u.r»mlu-1' tlmt tlnuo wus ¢=uf~l\ rx Illia.: us i:\~.i~ll»i1- |n‘.:. .\t l.'.s1f , li:\‘f_':'4-u\'»- wus nlirc: 1l:l< lf-tlcr _<1-ztlml all \lf\ul»l in ll. r mltrl on |l\i< qm-r\1ou_ .\Il\‘t~! Anil not ¢=ul_-_- tlmt. lull( l':'~ :ill :mal .I--:lox \\`P:'o r-'.l.lt~!»tl5' lu <1 umxtunl-'ntioxl \\'iln him. Sho .l\1tl-l_\‘ ulzr- x':\`»lt‘| thc lint tl( this nllrst. .-\n ius=plx':\tion i-n'mr~ th thc _;:lr\. un 0x.‘ci~|lilr;:i_v ¢l:\ri|1;: hm-, .\'l\<- took hor lilcrly in hor Imnlls :ts Sho t-:r\r~ut'~~l tim tit-c~!. Hut the tlinlnoss of tho wire niflml hcr. \\':mu shr- crcuvlnctl down nguiu th" muzic psprr wns ht-rs. it scenic-rl hours to lu-r hcfore thc tuou left the care. As shc nr.-ml the hidden door jar lu 1-losing she mist-ll the thi snd slcpwvl out. 'hrt-ntliitm deo|$`|`_v. Tho pnpcr shshs-'i pur- lolncd was intlecrl hlnnk, but Jones or .lim would know u“nnt tn do with lt. And \u'ouhln't _they he surptilrfi when Hilo NM them what she had Accomplished all stone? Her exnltstinn vvns of short durstlon. She hesrd the u-him- nf the door on its hinges. The men we-ro returning. Why? They were rt-turnlnl beolnre they had dis- covered s wnmnn's lthoopflut outsl|lo.- it pointed toward tho MVC. frsllsll. md RNIB \\.-is num: <_'<»un|1-.; nv.:|_\‘. 'In rciilll-‘1' the i‘n<~.=l \\'llu\r~'l_'.'_ It woulll he the lir.~t |»l!\t'\- thf- mr-u r.oul|l look. .\`l\(‘ l:l:\u\'t-tl nluwur 1l~‘.-pf-x':xlr\l_\'. Sli-~ .=:\\\' hut uno <'l|n\\<'r\. tho wcll. .\nf| uvvu wliilv tlu- floor uns s\\'in;:ln;: i|w:n\'|l_ lclting thc l\|'illi:lnt mm- slxinr- <:nt|~r_ sho ~".\|\m\'u\r\|l up thc |‘|rt|r:\;.'P mul lot u|~r.~~-ll' |l<»~.\\\ into the woll. \\'l\'4'l| N‘»»\~<-ll to lu- :|.\tl\in',' nmrr- nor loss tlmu un llntlumzruunfl ri\'r‘x'Y Thr- mr-n rnmc in \\'il\\ n rush. Tllcy npsot lion--5. I-.uvltr-fl'l1‘.lo thc t-l|I~s=t_ :tml tho muh who wus ovitlt-nll_\' in t'f\nm\:n\d gnzt-il tl<\u'u the uv-ll. t.-nnltlng his hr-ml. 'l`l\r-ir st-f\n~l\ wus tl:-u-lu;;:l\_ it-_il turgv fouuvl nu uno. And nt lt‘N:tl| ll:¢~_\' l'<‘;::\n lu rt-t1su|\ il\:\l |»crl»np_~1 ll \\'lu-_'zu l|:\-\ :ni l\= fur as tho liuur nml then tur:'l--l n\\';\_\', '.'.':\lltit\|_' on th? turf. _ _\l\-zlntlum l i.u't-urn \\‘.'|s lmrnt- hlutng hy the ~zu`ift r»ur1'L~n| of ilu- rivt-r, \\'hi|_'l| t.::\iuc\l in t~\\-lllt\r~\'_- 1-\‘v|'_\' n;- ml-nr. I"rm\l limi- to limo Shi- lutrxzpml nloug ilu- rocky walls, hut sho flung: to lift- v:\li:|utl_\‘. ln ton m‘\\\\\¢-_~i sho wus im r-pl Io ilu- "lin-x' sith- of ilr: hill, Into the r:||_\i|'l»=; hui. lltc ltlm- sla_\'~\\iu.~z ~`|ri~i-lu-xiii, shi- uns out in tht- i'n|nilhu' u'url~l :|;(uin_ U12, on »xl'o was `¢~n\‘ri<‘tl, I-Tri-n tlx-nigh fillv- \\'ns lmll' ~loml_ sho cuuhl l\0:\r tho roar uf u fnlls son\c\\'l\r-rc in aulrnncc. _ _ ilrniuc tnu|_uzl|t ho r<~nll_\'-l\':\`d.‘ti vluoito this tl't‘tlsurP_ iuhl u'ltl\~ hits ustinl .proniptlnrss ho not nhout toi-li-nrn lf it was i\'urll|-nnytllino. llc pro(-ur:-1| ti launch nxul hr_iit¢,u to pruwl nhont, using n polo ns .1 fr-<-lt‘_l'._-_.U.l..\lu- \\‘l\ilr- lv- u-ns ht-ing 1-lone-l_v \\-ntvlnul hy Norton, who 'und t-tutrlmttul to hnng unto Bruins-'s trsil till hu iuunrl snincthintz worthy of not:-_ Rrsiue wus tlisguiserl, hut. this time .Iltn wus not to hr- fooled. But wl\||_t was he -looking tor, wonrlcrrd the reporter; Bruins continued to pnle nlong, sometimes psnsing to look over thc tmmvale down into the irster. in rsis- ing his head utter the lsst investlgstlon hs discerned something struggling in the water, about three hundred yards sway. Tho enr- rent leisnrely brought tha object .Into full rlur. it wil s young _womlu with just power enough to keep fnersslt slloat. The golden hesdroused something in him shoogsr than curiosity. lt mlzht bel _ ' Brains-procsedefl to mon thslstmch in .-, tus dlncrlon ol thu girl. it ms this novo-_' _ sEE.TH.osE PICTURBS AT THE. pEoPLEs.THEATRE _ _ _ ` -'.~ . iw ., ment that turned the rsportssls.|ss'3.' too. now sin the woman in the ,water md '\\'on1le1'ed_hon sho had q:oia‘s_ thstd. _Whe'l\“ Bram naeiuq ¢h_,,|n1..sna pu1\_¢s_~n¢r im um mum. Jlio `»».'w=\m rim fsiitllu ~ lin flew from his vsntsgmpaglnt, _found skid, snd_sl.\r_ted sftpr Brsioe.'_ _ 'j "By the Lord Hsrryl." ntmrlitlltod 'tits rogue. “ Wctl. they can tllk qfjsianns from heaven, but this is whst I cull luck. Flor- ence Hsrzresve. out of nowhere, into my arms! The god of luck has css; snotiosr horseshoe and lt's mine." Ha had a flask in his pocket. and hs forest! some of the biting spirits down the hh-i's thrust. She opened ‘ner eyes. “ Well, my beauty?" - Florence eyed him wildly, not quite itldsr- stsnding where he had como from. ' " ` - " I don't 'know how you got hare." 'no “id "and 1 dnn't csrc. But here we are tn- gethor at last. Where is your futher?" _ “ 1-I don't know." dszedly. for you. Now, whore in your fsti\or'."’ “ I tlon't know; l have never seen him." » Ilrulns lnughod. And .li1u'u -hunt rnn sfoul some rocks sm! into thc water hp wi-nt. llc hnrl not st trsctorl llrnlm-'ei tlttrntion, fortunnti-ly. Hs hcguil tn swim toward thc drifting launch. “\\'ho1'a hurt- they 'nidden that money? “ 1 dnn`t ltnow.” “ Wi-ll, wr-ll; Pro given you your chance You'll hnve to try your luck with the wstar again." . I-‘lore-nce. weak as she sus, set her lips. “You tlon't ssl: for mercyt" he said ibnnterlntrl_r_ "I should he wnstlnx my brenth to Ill! for more-_\~ from such n monster as you sro," she nnsu-'orgll qtnckly. “Thur damned Hnrgrssve nerve!" hs sus rlerl. Q Hr rnllcd up his sleeves snd stepped toward her. She braced herself but aid not turn her eyes from his. uddenly, non-nero ut ull. cnme n pslr of hands. Ono clutched the gunwnle and ths other laid hold of Bmlne. A quick pull followed, and Hraine hogsn to topple. But even as he fell he mnnngeel Lo tling himst-lt' stop his alsnll- nnt: nnd ir was only when the struggle began in tm- unter that he recognized the reporter. All the devil in him came to the surtsce and ho fought with the tierceness of s tigerto kill. kill, kill. In nearly every instuscsthls metl~llin|r rcpdrter had vheckmnted him. Titls time mw nr the other of them should stay ln the water- \~ " xvqliv widestrpping. "\’.>u`re n th-nd msn, Norton!" psntoil Brains, ns he reached tor tho reporters throat. Norton ssld nothing. but struck the lm_nll ashlo_ l-‘or n moment. they both went under ` s ’l’m-_r cnmt- up sputtering, ench trying for _ r ; h|»'~l lt was n terribly cnervntlng sfrunls W/HEQE HAVE THEY H‘DDbN THAT MONEY' 8. "" l"l-u'<-n<:o could do xlotliiniz. The -host its wltivh shi- ant coufniucd to drift sway from tho lighting men. Unce she tried to roach in-nine with the pole 'ne hsd heén using. but i':\i|c1l. \_, From the shore como another host. lfol nu-hilc she could not tell whether it con' tnined friends or enemies. It was terrible In ln- forced to irsit, shsolutely helpless. When she ut-nhl the newt-onn-rs cnll encouragiitjly to llrtliuo sho ku'-\v tin-tx that the htlvs tiki!! of her uve:-thesrt was going to como to mtught. She knew a little about motors She threw on the power sud handed stroljllt mu-nrd the rowbost. The men slxoutod at lwr, hut she did nut alter her course. The ru\\-hunt hsd its sldes crushed in and till nu-u went piling into t'ne water. “.llu\," she crlod. , `- Norton sntlllt-|\l_v ilung off Brnino Ind hsjsn to swim madly for the motorhiist, _vrltiqll I-`h»ren1-e had brought nhnut. Even then _it uns only hy tho lmrost luck in the world till! .\'t.rton nmungeil to cntch the gunvrsls. ,Tho rr-st of it wus si|up_lc. \‘Vhen _they Milli! |'r-:wilful |\ Imran, i"h»_rrnce. oddly eno\t|'n. thuutzht of the horse she had left tetlilrhii uhm mllss from the stnbles. She laughed hystrricslly.. ` ‘. " l gui-ns he wou't elle. We can send-soms our out fnr hini. Nutr. for heiovt-n's.l°slo. hou' tliil _\'uu‘got into this? -\\’her`o_vre1'¢'§0\\1 Whst hnvc you hem up to'l"_ with tstidor hrusimencss. ~ V _ _ "I wanted in do s _llttls detective workho! n\_v_owri."»she fsltered. _~ _l`_ ` - “lt looks ns if y0l.\ 'nqd d0_l\| if. YOU lnfsnt! Will you never lssrn to 'kosp out- sldr this mudllle? It'l I ll\lh's Work." Florence, thoroughly _weakened by her lon( immersion in the water, bogsn towllll li' lently. - I _ "You poor child. Yu; l brlltll” #ld BI comforted her. _ Lim me ay, n ham, sin rbmollbfvl the blink plpor. ` ` _ "I stole this from one of tits _iii .ll W tm. in nu out um nw *ml-I If prohsbly sive tsthsr. nm mx tt. -- ant :mums iss. wi 1*l~’» hsd s _t|_nysshlpg." -_ __ N _ -. “But nsrtie it ts wsvlkhrobf-" ‘ 5'.-' _ -f_u,,§g |¢ |;_ ittsi summit . _'M1' °°¥_¢°'§`i_."*.4- .."'““F”*" _ ".2 -no as _,_ ` " _ l -t t f_ . 1 _"Better think quickly," he vrsrnod. "_I want lm-ld answers to my questions, nr buck you go into the water. l.‘m nhaut at the and nt my rope. l’vo heen heutcn ton rnsuy times, my girl, to hnvo any particular lovo so recognized tl::'; he had s lsrgs order ht-fore him to disable Brains. The recogni- tion lmtu-t-on them was now frank sud sbso- lutez ther# could norm' nqnm bs Any dl|sl0~