...__¢-¢»-v-a-<-»~- 'I7-UIIDAY . ` " v nUAB.DI.A!l " ‘-,.1 ‘i \ \ 4. a‘&s-at if 1”* F * A ‘V uh .svn a- ._,_,,‘ __ , ,- . . .I -',.¢>". . u. 1" slo. ooo FOR om; “The lllllios Dollar Mystery" story will run lor twenty-tsro oonsecutive wccln in this paper. By sn arrangement with the Tlianhouser Film company it has bien made possible not only to read the story _ in this paper but also to see it each week in the various vnooiny picture theaters. For tho solution of this mystery story , $10,000 will be given hy the Thanhouser | Film corporation. ~ . CONDITIONS GOVERNING THE CONTEST. _ The prize of $10,000 will he won by the stan, woman, or child who writes the most ‘ acceptable solution nf the mystery, /rom aohioh the last two reels of mation picture drama will bs made and the "last two chapters of the story written by Harold llacGrath. Solutions may be sent to the Than~ llouser Film corporation at 5 South Wa- bash avenue, (lnicayo, lll., or Thanhousor Film corporation, 71 West' Twenty-third street, New York City N. Y., any time up to midnight, Jan. 14, 1915. ’1'his allows several weeks after the last chapter has I hen published. A board of three iiulyes will determine which o/ the many solutions received is tha most ac|:¢‘_t:tal>!c. The iuflyes are to be Harold `.l!ac(lrath, Lloyd I-oneryon, and Miss .llae Tince. The iudyment of this H UNDREID WORDS. ' _~_a-¢ -u-aux P board wil be absolute and final. Nothing of ¢ litgsrary nature will bs considered in :he decision, nor given any prderonoe in tha selection of the winner ol the $10,000 pn:e. The last two reels, which will give the most acceptable solution to the mys- tery,- will be presented in the theaters liauonp this /eaturo as soon as it is pos- sible to produce tho same. The story carro< sponding to these motion pictures will up- veor in the newspapers coincidentally, or as soon a/'er the appcnrance of the pio- tures as practicable. With tho l/nt neo reels will be shown the pictures of tho win- , ner, his or hor hamc, and other interesting ‘ features. lt is understood that the ncurs- papcrs, so /ar as practicable, in printing: »` the last two chapters ol tho story by /Inf- old MacGrath, will also show a picturc o_ the successful contestant. Solutions to the mystery must not bu , more than 100 words long. Haro arc some questions to be lrcpt in mind in coum.'¢~liu.-| with the mystery as an aid to a solution: No. 1-What becomes of the nlillionuiri-.V No.2-What becomes of the 81,000,003/ No.5-Whom does Florence marry! No.4-~I’i'lrat becomes of the Russian countcssl Nobody connected either directly or in- , cirectly with "The Million Dollar .I!y.v~ tory" will lie considered as a oontcstunt. 1, SYNOPSIS 0F PREVIOUS CHAPTERS. ltanley Ilsrgreave, lnllllonslre, after Q mlraculous escape from the dcl ol the gang or brlllfant thlcvrs known as the Black Hundred. lives thc llfe of a recluse for eighteen years. I-Isrgresva accidentally raccts Bralne, leader of the Black Hundred. Knowing Ilralnc vvlll try to get hlrn, he escapes from hls own home by s balloon. Before csca|»lnK bo vvrltes a letter to the glrls' school where eighteen years before he mys. terloouly lcft on the doorstep hls baby dass Hof. Florence Gruy. That day llarguare also drsvva $1,000.00!! from fha bask, sg' lt ls reported that thll dropped lata be sen when the balloon he oscapsl La mas punctured. Phrase asvlvwss fiona the glrls' school. Cannons' Olga, lh-alnc's com- gaalrls clash ab and clnlaus bor as s Nlsdn. fha Maul: Hundred then see I menus ot Salina' Florence a tsrlet hr their sztaalu They are after the llsassllro. and lsalne. their leader, sets trssv f-r Flassoasa. 'l‘h¢ Black Hun- dred. sl-cr a nnuber of attempts, fall, due to thu srbluu of Jones. the liar- Srolvc ha|.ls` 'Ai Norton, s scvvsvlper Kill. Canaan!-4 al the rendesvous of tha Blasts lnntraa. a man learns ot the rc- loovery ol the bax from the sea by s snllor and of Its subsequent return to the bottom of the sen. and he quickly omansunlcstcs thc fact to Jones. A du- pllcste box ls planted and later scoured by the hand, but before tts contents are examined the box mystcrlonsly dlsap- pears. Flndlng hlnsself chcckmatcd at every turn. Bralne endeavors to cnmcsh tha Hsrlrcsvc household ls the lsvv is order to Isla frcs access to the honsh The timely dlaoovery of the plot h7 Norton sets the pollce at tho heals oi tho Dick and results In n rald on the gang’s rendesvous. vvhleh, however. proves to be bsrrrn of results. The Black Hundred begin to fear Nor- ton and plan to dlsposc of ht-. Agaln the unnotlccd butler shovvs hls hand by rescuing Norton and defeating Brains. llralae and Countess Olgn plan dar- ing attempt to capture Florence and Norton at s masked ball given by Prlu- ccss Parlova. They detest their ovva plan by oversuxlcty. By chance Florence dlscuvers a cave used by the Black Hundred. Being sur- prised by members of the band. sbc con- ceals hcrsclf and then learns of a mys- terious paper which ls of vltal Impor- tance to her father’s safety, and st great rlak to herself secures the paper. (0»pyr1ght: 1Dl.lx By Harold llncGvsth.] CI-IAPTEI1 XX. nuns: -rails Alloc-urn wnlron. UAT I want naw," said Bmlue. ‘ 6 so ha pnced the living room of ; If :Le apartment of the couutess, “is revenge. I've been check- azacd cnuug'n, Olga; they're playing with haf " That is nothing new," she replied, shrug- gtng. "At the beginning I warned you. I never liked this ufiuir after the lirst two or three failures. But you would have your way. You wuutod revenge ut that early dats; but I cuuuot see that you've gone for- ward. Has it ever oc-urrod to you that the asgnni»a\i»u may br- gcttlu; tired, too? Tucy dapeud s:lc'y' upon your i::\~cn\\cn, and cfich time your iuvcutiou hu~ ;~¢'s-zltcl iu touching _lathiug but zero." “ Thanks!" "O, I'm not chldlng you. I`ve failed, too." “Asa you luruiug nguiust mc'."’ he de- mssdsd bitterly. “Do ny u.tlous point that way?" she souslarod. “ .\`o. But the more I view what has pnusd the more disheurteued I grow. It has been u series of blind alleys, and ull as have succeeded in doing is knocking our llssds. I can nee nuvv that all our failures are due to one mistake." “And what the devil is that?" ho asked. lrrltnbly. "We were lu too much ot_n hurry at the beginning. Hnrgreave prepared himself for quick action on your part." " And it I had not noted quickly he would have started successfully ou one of his world tours again, and that would have been the last of him, and we should never have learned of the girl’s existence. So t'nere‘s your argument." “Perhaps you are right. But for ull that we lmvf- not played the game with nn; da- gxve of lluesse." " Bah!" Ilrslna lit a cigarette and smoked nervously. “I cnn't even get rid of that meddling reporter. He has becn ns much to blame for our faxluvcs as either Jones or Hargresvs. I admit (oat In his case I judged hustily. I believed him to be just an ordinary newspaper man, sud ha was clever Qvugh to lull my suspicious. 'But Pm rolls to get him, Olga, even if I lmve to rdnrt ls ordhary guumau tricks. If there's any Isa! rvebaolng. U tla Lord IIorry» |\9 ahan't gal s ahaaea Is the witness stand." “And I bsgh to Hal that that liulc chit of n gill bu bleu. ivosddizlfag 11'.: all along, By the war. 4-d you and aol what that lst- ta: unto?" else asked after s psuoe. “I.eN»'l What Idler?" Mn sprsag isa: lsr chair. “Do you mean to ss: that boy have nat told you about that!" &s aeaana sssally sxclt-d. “ Explain," ha uid. “Wl»y, I vas at tls garden day before yesterday. and a asa apps¢&sd and asked 1 I was -Miss Ilargrsave. Bsesmlng at once auspicious that something very important v_rss about to happen; I algnllled that l was lllas Hsrgteavs. Tha msn slipped s paper Intl my 'sand and hurried aI. I took a _ . sua THESE RIQIPURES AT P5QPl>E$’ .. thought some joke had been played on me, thou I chunced to remember the invisible iuk letters you ulwuys wrote me. Understanding that you were to visit the cave in the morn- ing, I had one u:uu nt the garden take tue note. And you never got lt!" “ Some one shall puy for this carelessness. l'Il cull up Vroon und .lucksou ut oucc. Wait just u moment." He went to the telephone. A lou' mutter- ing conversation took plzivo. (H_;u 1-o'.:1\l incur little or uoue of it. Whi-u Bruizzc put the vccei\'er buck ou the hook 'nie fare wus not pleasant to see. "That girl!" “ What now?" “lt seems she had been out lmrschnck viding that morning. She had sci-u unc ot the boys cross the Held nud suddculy llisuppcur; and she was curious lo learn what had bc- nome of him. With her usual luck she s\um» bled on to the method of opening the door of tbc cavc and went in. She must have been nosiug about. She didu't have much time. though, as the boys came up to await me. I~Ividcntly sho crnwlcd into that old cnest und in some inexplicable manner purloiucd the letter from .Inc-ksun`s pocket. They left to recouuoitcr; and it was then that Jackson discovered his loss. Y\’heu Florence honrd them rcturuiug she jumped into the well. And lived through that tunnel! The devil is in it!" “Or uut of |t,`siuce we consider him our friend.” “And I had her in my hands, note and ull!" “But with all (nut wutor there will not be nny writing left ou the li-tier." “Invisihlc Ink is gl-ue-rully indelible and impervious to the action of water: at least the kind I use is. I‘d give n thousand for s sight of that letter." “And it might be worth a million," Olga suggested. "Not the least doubt of it ln my mind. Olga, old girl, it docs look as if my star wus growing dim. Wi-'ll never get our hands on that million. l feel it in my bones. S0 let's settle down to o campaign nf revcngc. without any furbelovvs. I want to twist IIargreave‘s heart bc-fora the game winds up." “You vvish really to injure her't’ "I do not wish to injure her. For from tl." he replied, smiling evilly. "You wnut hcr . . . dead?" whis- pered Olga, pnling. "Exactly, I wnut her dead. And so If all my edorts here come to nothing, so shall Hurgtcave's. Ilis millions will bccoxnc vvuste paper to him. 'l`lmt's reverq-_ The I‘cr- sian peach method." “I’olson7 You shall not!` Tau x. " not kill her!" vehemently. ‘ “Tender hearted? " “.\’o. If I must in the end Ito iv. prison. so be lt; but I refuse tu dis lnnths chair." “Very well, thou. We sha..'L `...|| her, but we'll make her wish sho was dead. I was only trying to sos how lar you would go. Toe basket of peaches Is in the hall- way. Every peach ls poisoned. No mnn in the country knows more about subtle poisons than I do. Have I not written books cs lbs ssbjsctlf’ ironically, _fy I I 3 I' Bv |-|Ar=ao|_b |v|a°onA-r|-| “And they will trace It back to you in n straight line," she warned. -“1 will not have It!" “I can go elsc\vheve,"`he replied cnldly- “ You would leave mv-`t" . “The moment you cross my will," cm- phnticully. It became hcr turn to pace. Torn he- t\vcon hcr love of the man and the dnngcr \vhi¢h starr-d hor in the fucc, vhu wus for thi- tfuu- bring distructed. Ai! thc time he \\':\t<-hcd her with malevolent curiosity, kno'.\in;_: tlmt in the end she would concur \\-Lth his :wil plans. “ \'|--qv \\-ull," che said finally. “But lis- t'uc way up to hor room. The mnid passed on into the librnry. “\\'!\ul's th.`.~i‘t" Iuquired Florence, as the nmid hold out the basket. She sclectcd a pouch und wus about to set ber white teeth into it \\-hen .lim lutorpased. ' ‘ "\\':\it u mums.-ut, dear.” Florence low- ered the peach. Jim turned tn' thc mold. “\\'ho sent lt?" "l d.>u’t know, sir. A nxcstieuger brought it, s;|_viu;,' it was for Miss IInrg’rszxve.°' “ Let me see if there is o card." But Jlm senvcbcd in vuiu for the card of the donor. At once all his suspicious oroe. “Don't touch them. Better let the maid throw them 1'o_vIzI°.|5'ét2l°liNc 'Ar§b'\~l\e§"AclcomDL\cEo. .ga »¢~ ten; we shall be found out. Never doubt thot. Your revenge will cost us both our livcs. I feel it." “Bnhl The lnw will have no hnnd iu my cud. I uivvuys curry u pcnct; and (hut ring at yours would sutllce u rcglmcut. She will not die. Sue will mcrcly become n kiud of paralytic; the kind that can move u lit- tle but not enough; ul\\in_\'s whcclcd about in a clmir. I'l| bring in the pcuchcs; F05? und do\vu_v. One bile, ufier n given time, will do thc trick. If they suspect und throw them out we have lost nothing but tho |:<\ucl\cn. A tvu:;tcd mc;=s