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` “TM Million Dollar .ill/st¢rll" story

will run for lwemlu-two consecutive :reeks in this paper. By un arrangement u.-'itll

'i tha Thonltounr Film company it has lwm

made possible noi only to _rf-ad tho :tory in this paprr but vlan fo no it rack meds in Ute various marina picture theaters. For the solution of`tht's myalery stmy 310,000 will be glow by the Tltanhouser Film corporation.

CONDITIONS GOT’ER-NING THE? 00.\"l`Eb'T.

The prize of $l0.000_ will he toon. bv tha

mnn, vronuzn, or rltild who writes t-hr. most arvttllabie .solution of the my/atery, from whivh thz lust two reels of motion picture

‘ drama lr-ill he made and the Inn ttro

mlmptnrs of ills story written by Harold .llur‘(.iratl\.

» Rolufiotts may be sont to the Tima-

ltavuer Film corporation nt 5 South Wa- bash an-nut, f‘nicap'~-. Ill.. or 'I'l\anhou.1er Film c.n~|»ornlion, 'fl Went ’[`u'cnt;/-third etran. .\'fu- York City N. Y., any time up to midnight, -lun. I4. IIH5. ’l‘hi.|l nllotm sz-vc:-:ll nl/'elm after the last chapter has hen publil.-lml.

_i hoard of th-me itldllrs will rlrtermine

1/~Iti1:l. 1,-_! lllr many solutions rN‘ri|'.-rl is the most new-ptfltlln. Tho judo:-s are to be Rm-nld .‘-'tz~liralll, Lloyd lfotu-|‘_/Jan, and Min .ifao Timm. Thy judgment of this

HUNDRED WORDS.

lrourd will be absolute! and final. Nothing ol a lilfrury nature will be oomlidercll in :hr rlrvi-tion. nm- _uirfn any preference in tlir x<'lc.~t»`ou 1-) zh.: winner of the 810.1109 pri.-1:. The Inst (uso welt, n~hiv.'h will _aim :hr mo/lt al'.‘rplnlrl»: .~ol-slion to the nun- frry, will br prf:.vr;nl¢'¢l in the tllofltera laariny I/uit /rutnm on soon us it is pos- sililr to prmIlu'r‘ the mme. Thu story ._-on-¢~ sponding to tltfs.: motion pictures will np- pear fn I/nr mn,-.<pap¢>r_g min.~|'|I¢»"1n1l|/_ pr am sr/on ujfrr tllf. cope/vrrlntu: of tim pic- tures as prncth~ni»l<‘. Witt. the lust two feel-8 fl/'ill br' shotrn "tc pivturra of thu win- , nrr, Ilia or her Imnwr, and other infcruslinfl jcaiurcs. ll in nudw'ntoml that the .mrs- pop1=r.v. so fur as prnniicnlllc, in printing the [rut nm f~Impt.~.-ll of Hn: story by Hur- (-ld .iIrm(.'ratl», lrill also nlmw rx picture of the ollucnxx/til uzllatmtlrrzt. | Sultltiomc to ilu: rvtgftlory/ must not lla

more llum 700 11-or.l.v lanfl. Horn arf: aorna 'ill/‘.vtiol|.~: to Im l.'.-pt in niincl in connection . with l/tc inyntwy us on aid to a solution:

No. l---ll'lmt l|<'mn1»-.v nf the millimm.'r.>7 .\`u..! ~ li'/ml lin(-ulnra of tho 31,/100,000?

No. 3--\l'hon| llof'.v If'lm't'nr‘o marry?

_Vf/_ i--~\\`hat immune.: of tho Ilnssifm

catmtrssi

Nulzorly/ eonrwnlrrl ¢‘i.'l|rr vllrf-c1l_u or in-

I.irrl:1ly with "T110 llillion llollnr _iI,/_v- ferg/" will br' vun.~fidcl‘r'|l do ri f~o|1t<‘/ttant.

_ SYNOPSIS OF PREVIOUS CHAPTEILS-

Stanley Hargraave. millionaire. after a

r»;lrru-sllovsl rlvape Iron the den of thi- gaua at hrlliians tliavaa isa-own aa th.: Dllrk Hundred, Ilvea th llls- oi' n rv- Qlllr for eighteva years. lv-':rrm.- nv- rhlelltssllp menu llrlinq lender of tln- .Blark llundresl. Knowing Rvninr will try to get lsilr. ls- ea:-lmao Chun- his .ns-a youu- by a balloon. Before e.|-aplng~ he writes n letter tn the girls' avixnsl when- eighteen yearn before he mya~ ts-rlnualy lett Du the douraten Isla b-In slnvlgiater. Florelre Gray. That day tina greavr also draws ll.000.0¢i0 from IM bank, hut It la reported that this dropped into the sea vvlaeu the balloon ise earaped in vv-aa pluactslred.

Flnrem-e arrivenv from the gh-ia' arhoui.

founteas fills. Brai\ae‘s eomvlnloa. vlnlts her and vlalnsa her as a relative. The lllark llnmlred then see a means of mak- ing Florence a target for their attacks. 'They are after the ll.000,000. and Bralaz, their leader. aets trap; for Flareus-e. The Black Hundred. after a number of lttemnta. (ali. due to the vviadom of Jones. the Hargreave imtler. all Norton. A newspaper hal. '

Connealevl nt the remleavona of the

“lark lhludred. a mln learns of tha re-

con.-ry of the Im; irlun the len ily a unllor nlul ni' Ita aul»,~;s-un;-ul rotlrrn tu tins lvoltnsu uf tha- ae-as, null he qnivkly t-uuuuuulcnten the tart tu Junca. A :ln- ;-ll|~u|.~ hux he plnnlrtl and Intl-r aeruresl l._\ the bantl. hut lu-fort-, lla contents urn \-.ra-,mlm~|l the ima nxyltteriuuisiy tllsup- yum-a.

l~'in|liu;:, himself flu-<'k|n|\tcd ut over?

turn, llrulm- ¢~xnlfv|\v0rs to ruluenh the ilargrcnvr luoxxaolmld ln tho luw in nrdcr -0 gnln In-e nl-vs-as to tho huns(-. The timely dial-u\L~r.'y of thi- plot by .\'ortnn aota the poll.-e nt thu lweln ut the park nml ri-aulta in n rnhl nu the ;:Nu:':s rrn- tlosvoua. uhluln. hov\‘e\\~r, prov;-n to ine lunrrmi of resnfis.

The Bllsrk llumlrell ltrgfln to fear .Tor-

tuls nml plan tn <l|.».|u»at~ -l’ him. _-\l.;'ulu the nnnntlm-rl hlltlur nlmun his lxnml hy,- rraculnli Norton nu.) tl.-i'f\ntI|u;; lirnlnr.

l-‘lnrl~||c|- |a¢~l'nr1'.~ n ulymtvrlusml nztprl’

with-h ls nf vltnl impurtmnrt- to h~-.- t’|\ther'r| nufottr. lirnlno loses l:1\\x:~ uf' at-‘u\rl‘lu¢ the $i.(l0ll.|1(lu und tnrnri to rr- venge. t

Henri Servnn is yglvvn .Iucnn|t'ntn|',‘

e\'lden\‘.e ul-t‘nlu.~t the l'.l.¢wl< lFx;:~.lr|~.l, 'Thr-y try to gg:-t It i`r‘~':\ him hy x: ~'i\>\`l~=‘ runr. hut nlzuln .lam-s hrntu ihvm tu ll.

toooyrzm.: lou: By Harold MAcGf\‘J=-1

CHAPTER XXII. A Stan? or knvmxrunzs.

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Ill? ffwlorsi government nxzreed to say

I nmhinz. to put no ohstnrlcs in rho

wny of the Russian nl!PH\» Dffwi'-iilfl iw v.».|:._-l ahduvt his trio without str

rlnus}_\' 1-lasilinrz with the .\'e\'v York P0ii4‘0 .\:s|!=f-rilivs. it was n rev‘f\R\1iZ*“l f*i‘~`f UWT th' ingnl police forte wanted tht' |1e\v.\U=\'

A 1..., ,f;lo\‘.\' “'|\i<‘h would att:-nd the vrushing' .

1" liar lilrwi: Huntl1'orl_ it wotllli ho nn rx-

_ p,,,;|_ Bm their glory was nil: nur fihl Sor-

vur [nite his trio hack with him to ii'\1FSif\

Xlnny slrnxtge things l\npp»;‘»=rl tlml llidvf.

tht: 1-.ight nl \h.= fmnl a~l\-enr,urf~.

y.~]_),.,..,(,. ,mt in har mom \'°:|riin;_f. 'i`i‘»

'imnk \\-nn “Oliver 'I`\\'i§t." Hui lil" l'lN\<’\1l" ,..»_ _om-._ of bool; ln roml unilnr tho v_~`:istlu'.' circlllllstnlwi-s. Sovorxll lim~s» sho Iwi rf-...~h.-.l fl... phwe ohorf: l"1u:it» ~\'@1'i\“1‘»"f 1\':lu<'.\"s vo|\l1-:~I=ion- she [nllriv-i she i\f'2'-1*: 41...," .-\.._ql..g softly. hut vrediml it to ln-f imnzinltlilill. Your Nnnoy. who wnlltvvl to in- go-.ul hut di-I not flwl time to hc-Z l<`ln.-.-nt,-l~. row:-ssoli :\ llllhii illmiiillr to llltlsl ui' ‘-WZ thu n¢.,..\ ,~f apple; or 1-uully when wo nt'-.~ ,.,.|.,1§,,:_ S., php |~|-tug the iwli fur hm* mail. ~|;|vf-y..1iy|y_- rw nal; hor to hriul! “l’ ’5"i"° iii" PE;-. Sho Luvnetl tu hot' f‘“=\<iif\l!~ l“"‘5\‘"'i" t: hr#-tk ull' :uri slriko lil# |1“\i flliniil- wl\l‘l"‘ \\'n,- lhnt untill? Sho u'nit°'l ll°\'l‘"l" 5"' ull-,w1e=. tht-1. laid down the itrnvk null ho

gm to iufontignto.

'|'1,,..-.. wp not n servant to lm founzl in

I

.gi thi ontirv i.¢.:\e=o=f \\'hnt in thu \vnt'i~] 1-.ntl-i

tint rm~nn'.' l'sv:d ns she was to lw:1l't1‘f‘n'i-

.,,, _ tm. _.,,,.,],(.l|u¢g_ who was nonv tht* loss lorri-

‘h<~.i_ .\‘ou1otl\ing had takvu tho st-r\'nl\i»=

i, f,-..|,| gl... !...\||.¢, i-‘rom whim.-i- was tim

‘}“,,¢¢.r t.. .-.Nuo this timv. \\'i\t-ro wnn Jom-s'.' ¥\'h_\' -lid he not return na iw had

'§. p......l¢.».1'_' || was lung [mst the hour when , 1 1|- mill hu \\-utliri hr l>nCii-

.\‘l\i» wont into the lihra\r.\' fllld lll_"‘k0‘l ‘|l‘

tlvn |`.~lepit<.||n. She was told that Mr. .\`nr»

““ 1;... wa.. out nn an nssigulnunt, hut that

. ..~.».||.l ho- notified the moment hr ro-

‘tm ..'l. Nm opened a llravver in the dusk. 'SI . .ourlwtl the iutomalio but did not take in ..|._‘ Sha- left the drawer, open. _l\owe\-or.

, nrlinr, .sl the newspaper ofiioe tbnthlght.

Jlm_~o:em into the nmnsginz rfiltor's omce and lah! a bulky mauuslrript on that gen-

’ t'l`eman‘s deak.V ~ . ,_ __ i --1.. un.. nt" ~ ~

‘ “lt is." said Jim. ‘

"You have captured that?" "Nm but there ls a net, about them from

which not one shall escape. 'I’iaere's tho nory of my adventures. ol the adventures of Miss Barsrasve and the butler. Jones. Yatflludad it 'exciting reading. You might gust as well and lr up no un emposlnx Misra. ` Al: midnight l'll telephone the intro- Asetloa. In a scoop. Doa't vom About NIU* ‘ .

om... mm in me.. - mia-ssadnd and twelve poses 800 word#

_ ' ‘ <-jaray .-lt's a am-¢li" » s l l

` a 'garment and lee me skim

_ _ " _.-. `.: _ l.,

axiaataa ills sdltor laid

do'-vll thu .‘f:|~_\`. liv u;~r~:`.;~1l ll |'.l'n\\'t~r :lu/i _f took nut (wh t-llw-I-~y-hs, 'l'l~,|\ i.!u-- uno iw ~

tori! up :Hui "|"\l\}~»‘\i itttn ti'f~ '.\':t:~'.- lv:|\'.~-l, .\`f\rYUl\ vlr;|lf\\‘~!f'u<5 :mtl .\:\liff~i. 'i`it.;\ ilfui mvulll lr. 1ii:=<'l1'll'\_'f‘ hiut if iw ft-ii vi~\'v|;, 'i`i\1~

miller 1'n\'¢»i.»~,u- \'.:l:= :| i`.LI --tw.

“dl1oll il." .~'|i-i lim o'ilu|'. slxliiintg tt lil

tif iliulsnili

This »~n\'l"i\||~/1 1-utltliilu-fl n vi|l_\ri< fr

$'2,-3|`N". t'~"u :~o\:'.\fi l:'i\» first 1-hiss ti-:i.:-is l‘\ JI

I ";’l‘iilg mio. ll<»\yy¢_if¢r. lhi_fert~»a`;yp,y._,‘his_. trlgiu- 'kr' }~l_.`,_f__qnlv\o` ;}t5`t`tvr_.`rd-»'l.1éi~. ht`1i¢ll_t__z;§._"o\|t_ his

ood' hot tob\é<l._l1,'t.'. the »‘lco.\-i-it'"t.>:_.=`.s§atjogil ;hn`ud:l.` _"_~'I1hls, tha 1, ou' qunnowshpot '_ Hb khovr in his soul thnlihti had just iteoh' ` fill. 'tlm3 |1`llu;u`nl,~ie \\'rétcl\os!` \\`h::t havi' the mnn for whom they had het;-n hunli\1g_ they dont- to yon. my <-hlld. to make you oil those weary but strentmns -wt-ek`s»-Stnu litmpivious nt' every one? How i imva ley Ha|r,','reu\'e In the flesh! Halt nn hour watched over you in secret! l will tell you nfter his tert-phone messnlro the chirf ol what only Jones nud the reporter know. the Blank Hundred and many ledsar llghln that the aviator dl(-al. that 1 nlotur vvna rss~ were on their \vu_v to the house of mystery. cued. that I wave Nnrtoh the fire thoumnd.

that lwvotollcd, the wltnlovvs of tlts Rus-

Nnw, the man who had createti this uw sinu woman; and overheard nearly svn!

nu-nrlous nzitntion went aerenoly ou. He t plot that was hattfhed ln the nnuuoil clmm proceeded directly rind fearlesslg to the trnnt - bet-~ of tho Black Hundred: that I wan sim? door. produced alntch key and entered. Hn iti;» the arm while crossing ths_ lawn oas ‘

pnsaed through tim hall snd___reQoptlnt1 room aight. And ‘now we have tl1|a__lc6undi‘e_\{__° in the llhtqry and |»nw.ed nntlm `tl.i~o;\.r»ltt .jim when 'ss wan; them. 1‘hey= will bv n .1mm,q¢-my. 1-'tonnes |¢op|y§a»__.\§ol: \\~_|th_'_ lfltli hooss for me nvlrhla hal! so hour. sad n' shnrnfcry or alum. Sho hadkfaoard tho nat." oss or trl\_l».léavs trio hall door operand _close and _had _taken it i _am .lfloronrill I _stil the loasiy for rmntdd that--Jones had relorhsd. father vs-bo"_hsI‘s!§»¢ tha heat yaasp of. his Tram' was a tableau of shot-¢_'dun_tlnn. _lilo away h»tna`ros.'.la-_osasmo ssm|rs..n\l"

l.i_.\’.vrtion__I, ti1sel,iu=.r `with__‘ l_n_n'\.u_uerahia 'molt- tinsntal tickets _ such _as fare _ issued . to`, iour~ ...~..=~ ~ ~ o ‘ ‘

"Why two?" 'naked .lim innocently. "l~`or|zot li, my boy, forget It. You ought

to know tilnt in this oliice wo don`t employ blind men. Tho whole staff is on. ffhero you aro, a fat check and threo months’ vn- cation. Go nud net married: nod it you return before the Lhres months noe up I'll fire- you myself on general principles."

.lim laughed happily and the two men

nhonk hoods. Tluen Jim wont torch to com- plete (ho big assignment.. Five' mlnuqu later' Floreivee vullcd him up io learn that hc hnrl qono.

Wim! ivhonid sho do? Jones lmd told lfer

tn'itp‘-_\' ill -tho lmust- and Iwi to_»l¢_ave lt. But \'\'iv'er:~ was hy? Why diqihe §9§§»con\e? wl.‘... _.ml mo shaun; ..r_‘u.t» .té..Siu».. to the servants? Sho a-su.1¢red`sl»Z>ui"`aTH5

BY HAROLD

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!=,>s.<;l;.~_ lor-kim: out ol' windows, i\nrl;:inin§ [mulls in tilv >':\:l.ir»\\`s. Her il\\ft;.:inuli»»lx hui not .i~r.w-ivwl ht-1'; she lmd llcnrtl ¢lc»0l'S c~il=>'.‘ ra-.lft|_\~,

“.\iu:.:|n. S.u.;.uI" she u'lurln'.1|‘e.i: hill

b`~.\snz| \\'.'|.-'. in tht- imspitni.

ul;-rl-\~ 'l`v\-lst! \\'|.nt had l'»~>.~ef<»"~'==<‘\i \v`r

in .~l.trl rv.-alfliuir tilttl nhl tallr- .'ig:liu'.' She .-i.r.ui<i i'u\‘l~ l'¢-nfl sul\\i~li:iug.: ul’ A ii-,fill un-J j.._-.'..us vlmmf'lr-r. Afmr hull' nn hom-'w \\'.1ml~.-lux ni1u‘..t mo l<\n¢~l_\' house sho rf: turn.-ll to ilu- lil.-.`1r_\', fouling that she \\\~'.tl'l I--- .;nl'or \\'ln~x'v both telephone and rvvol\'ur \\'l\l'|‘. `

.\n.l xvhilo sho sul whiting for she knew

:wt vvhut, Iwi' s\vifll_v lwuriu-.' lwllrt somi- in-,g Ihr* bifmll into hm' lilruxtt; F0 that ii nl- nmst sui’l‘<u-»\‘.ed hor, n man t\ir`l»ed into the ntl-r'»'~t :intl wztlketl rcsolulvly totrnrd the liar-

l_:l‘f-:lrc pint-L-_ llc- t»:\ss|=.i ll ntnn icnhiug a_-.::\in_at n lamp post.. but he never turned to iunk at him. -

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"D.m't you know me?", 1 asked' the

~t.-;\l:_'»-1° in n sil|;.!l|inri)',[>lQ4!,1_-Ellikt’yolqg. "

l`iortm.~u hull L-_umm imposed upnn ton mnuy

liz...-an Sho slmok hr-r llbml del'iu|ltiy. though

in-r i.u.,»es shook so thnt_eh<- \\‘:\,=\ f.‘vx‘ll\'-i rlfnt, lim lc-:ist touuli would- sgntifher over. "l nm ruttl' l`:xLl:cl', chilli!" ` '

l`?»|-1-;:f-2 alipp:-.1 umtentlily behind thu

.3--~.'<, mtl soizetl the t'e.rui\'er lvilirll lily in tl.~ -ll'».\\\'t-r. Thr- mam by the c'u`l'tniru= r-ullilml sllllly. It wus n smile that ctntzwzl i"!.>l'0llrc Lu \\‘tl'.v,e|' u hit. Still. she extended hor arm.

"You do not l\t-liuve me?" said the man,

l\ll\':1lll'ill3 niu\\‘i_\'. "

“.\'.\. I have heen do(-r:i\'-_-.i too mfinv

tim(-sl. sir. Stay \\'h\-rt: you rx:'e; You will wait herd till my hulirr rclurus. O. if I wrt* only sure!" sho burst out slltidenly

and DngBi<»uutel§'. What proof have ¥0\I

_thot .you ure what _vnu any?" ‘ - t \

safety. Cun't you feel' the truth of .ali this?"

uc:\r.~r: ntuy \\‘lt0r0 _"ml NYG!"

At thnt umuwnl tim lelr-nlwne rang. With

the revolver niill is-rvlell she Di\`k2d UD' tl" rt-rciver.

“l-lci!o`_ hello! Who is il? . . . Ov

Jim, Jim, conm nt once! l nm lxoldim! B! !m_\' it num who says he is l11.\' fUfl1“¥'- H915 him will-re he is. .WU BUF? -U1 "if¢l“» I \\-ill. Come qui.-la!" .

“.lim!" mnr|uurf‘<l tim mon, 'still _advan-

oing. lin must huvv that re\'oivel'. The poor f‘hil.l might spoil tho whole olinir. " So what .loues tells me is tru:-: that you ara goin; to marry this roport¢>r cl\ap?"

Sha tlhl not u|u<\\'t-l'.

_ “With or without n\_r .»m|scutf"’-'~ _

If only he wmlitl tir\\l\ limi. f€Lii'lPS§ Smile!

sho thought. . “With or wiLhout l\i\!'illl¥lY'f‘ cl.nsent."` she said. -

gave:-¢.~,»..,f-»..

_ _ - --- _-.-, ~._,~__

Had they but known! '

i

TLOOR. .i§KA.iNE» .

“Whitt ln the world can i any to yfu to

cunvluco you?" iw vriod. “Tho trap is sol: hut i.' Iirniue unrl his mon vonlo und iini us iiko this, igoorl lmnvcn. child, we are both lost! Colne-. come!"

“Slay where you tire!" At that moment alta- lmartl n sound ni the

door. Her guzo rovf-ri: and it was enough for the mon. I-le rrncl\t~.l out and caught her arm. Shatrlrd to tour herself loose.

“ My ohild, ln Guri's name, iiston in ren-

son! They arc 1-ntcring the hall and they will have us both," ,

Suddenly Flor(-noe knew. Sim could not

have told you why; but there was an up- pcsl in the `mm\'s voire that went to bor heart. ,

“You are my fntlxex-l"`

" Yrs. _veal But _vou`\'e found it out just

n trille too late. my dear. Quick; this side ul' the desk!"

Braiuo and hln inen dashed into tha

lihrnry. Olgn entered leisurely.

"Both of tlxemif' _veiled Hmlnn exult-

anlly. “ Both of them together; what luck! "

There was A sharp, liercs struggln; and

when it camo to un and Bargresva was trunsed to a choir.

“ Ah, no we moot a¢|\ia~ Hlwvavli" aah]

liruitlc.

linrgrvore almutauil. What ha wanted

tvng-, '.|r..n. _ . ._

."A million! _'Wo have [sm W\g;.~`_|_q_j¢_

'~l"- l'll tnziqti your honrt your icyos."

“ l\`nthur,'forulre gnu!" ‘_ f _ “i tlndarstdlid. `my f‘l)ii&" _ ‘ ' ".\vl.'l~.-.» 1.. l.1'_'=n..._l..o;..l..¢ rl-|.‘,..,..,,

bllitho wrist and s\\"ll'ng liar-tawdlsi iiiin. "fl)n_t\_ft.ite`I| him.:fn¢l\er_;'».ion'i mind me," said \bc`glrl bravely. ' T - ` ` ' .iirnli|`e,'amiHiuz ihis old svll simile, draw nh# alrl clonté. lt"vvas the Inst time the over ttouéhod hor. - ~ ' i ` _-

“Looi:l"' screnmed Olga. i Every one turned. to sen Jones' fare peer~

im: batween the curtains. |`here was au ironlr smlio on the hntlet-'s lips. Tl... (nc, _\-anlshed. ` '

“ After him!" cried Brains. relenslas Florsneo. ` ,“After him!" mimicked a voice from tha hall. ,_ ' The curtaiaa wen thrown hack sndelehly. Joan answered. and .n... ...fl the noun.. aqaut, aa¢l~a-dosen.pollesmea.' 'rahisani , _!It\m.wu. me ...nv ma.. .uw uqn~r.t. ltssd. Hs iéord Norton. smsshsd. s vuia» dw, alll httpd mt. TH hlmv dasqli-1|". tw. birlw til# °_h..l\\| ini. nlmlm lqnnqy IM T flfiiit tlrotlgb lilo Willow. AHF!! ,"'» . '3""W0.lnd. with as .pa- og _ valet emptied both auto

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"No, nn! i’leu.=o do not al‘l>r0M‘ll 'IM'

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mailer bamlld a¢..asm¢,¢,,_ ;;.»¢\”_..\”g,|_. for hirauto. .Hn Jumuod;_gg,__";3~_p;\, hauled out again _by tho tutibaa, Q bond to ltoml tlsht' Ioitovvud; and“ti1_s"'¢l¢ia lite of the repotieatoldf' 1' ‘ _ ,._~ ________ "'l`h¢re. mr augella {riaud._`i holhviliilai

the gums is 1\p.V'.i‘har$"l|;-ni§ht‘;L,g,,-lgigim this automatic. lt~`¥o\\",iuhke aa;_,_¢g_¢,*,'¢ t<r_ escape. I’ll~let' you han _lt;_ act,” .kill hut to disable( 'IYo_l| Bind--_`yo'ui_ rounteas will Dall t6moi'!u\'W`..`morhia_| My Ula Baltic. and from ,titers you will so to tho~1Qd mines." ~ Hsf dragged his prisoneatoasid the house. . ' .,`

" Your troubles an over. ||'\v__t:_l,_pli¢."»;`l_a_ld'

Harm-ears. as he pressed Flnrsncaito \_|_| hurt.. . ---.-,. ' ., ‘

“ And mine have bagun,-”‘u\_urpm;ed 'tha

counteas." "But I hard stlil'oua,.siwt.”_~ .`

Tha police .stood encirélhtg iler. Calmlv

she opened her handbag aud_i00k m1t,__h» handkerchief. It 'asia thick. and 'haavy silk ous. Svvittly ahe unscrov`sad.=tha toiy_».o! her walking stick (lt will in seen new that lhe carrying ot it vvas not: an aRo,cfati'oa_!),` extrsewd a vial and i‘ _ . 7- rioienfly to the floor. All overpowering arrest. odondllod the room. Jones. knowing ilovv despii versed Braine was in'orieat'al polaopa.,a»;! narcotics, modem daspgratg bil! futile Q¢o'!'!° to tear down n curtain to tiirowovpr tha liquid: but even in the. eKnr¢ he hit hi! sonses going. The ,last he wus conscious of was :1 nmrkimr laugh. _ _

lint tho enlrnnoe of Jim. lllllling Braiuo_

utter him, shmeketl all the banter onto! tha 1-cunt.-ss. Sim turned and \rnshed madly( for the stairs. without huving the lellst iilen how nho was to manage nn es.-one from tha upper stories. She had thourht Brains free. As she flew up the steps all the past ra- turned. ..il hm-_wnrtlings to that stubborn man. This was tho end . . . Ruusial Tim horrors nf the mid aurl tim deadly dumps nt tho. mines . . . forever!

Jim, still lmldinz the buttered éonagira-

tnr. wnt.:l|r».l her flight in amazement. Ho ooulfl not understand--till he pus\t_ed` Billion into the liltrnry and the vanishing odor ai. snilerl his nostrils. What these fumes warg ho wns new-r to know. but they proved to iw trnnsitury. I-‘ive minutes sufflced to hriag all ham; to their senses. For ills 'vvbils they forlrot Oiga. ' ` _

“This man is mine.” said Servan, uoddlnl

toward Brulne.

“He's yours without charge.” said Jllli. “ I am an American citizen." said Brain. whn, realizing what the future held. reltlil! preferred a long prison term in America to the horrors of Russian exile. 3' `

" Your certificate has beeuidestloyed,” said Servan, "and the slate depnrumnt`onml§_|.. ers your papers void because you obtained them under false nnths. You are' all uadol sh-nblo citizen; and the republic is baol>!:to lF'“'l1 Ulll you will ba taken off its hlmda." "‘ And hacause." added 1'\'orton,-“you haio laid too many mines in tha hidrkmalling business. and tho government does not pro- pose to have them made known tothe pub- lic through a long and useless trial. It was u long run. old top; but right ia right. 'Ani by the way- I want .l'0\| to meet ".\Ir. .led- snn, formerly ot Scotland Yard. '

He indicated Jones, who started. ` . “Yvs." went on tho reporter, “i renng.

nizad him long sro." . _ _

" It is true," said iiarlrelvo, takin; Jonas'

hand in his own. “‘ Fifteen years ago I gm. Dioyed him_ to watch my affairs. and very vvell has he done-‘ so. And tqryou; 3-0u_ "\'9f°l\." Ulfuillk upon tho hazard- Brains. "listen: there is a million. and you hnvn been within n foot of it a dozen times.. V lt has been under your very nose. Do you remember Poe's ‘Purloined Let'ter"'l Ha! Under your very nose. witlxln touch of your hand! how, take him at\'sy,.)ir. Ilarralt. The volioe will he satisded with tite_ prid- oners they have." , ._ ~ ,, .,-._

9". Presently. llargrehn. Islas, Floronm

and .llm were alone. That anilo whirl. had revealed to Flasauca. her !a‘4lar’s -ldslatiky llolo over his taco nfaln. ‘Ha »oot`hls land on Jim’s sl\\ldsr and beekoaed to Flor- ence. _ ,_ _ _ __ ,_ _ _

“Ara you really anxious to' marry this

Nha man?" _ ' fioranc-s nodded. , , ._; _` _Q “Well. then, do so. .-.And ,so touilnsoia

with him on y'o\|r»houymm; ¢¢_|d";|=q wedding prearnt .-to 3 you; V ,~f..fdi»._t-~qy'gfy_ dollar _.thot he his.-I will ndd_"a'.li|'lnd,r_illl anrl ~wheo`_ yon |it~;.ti_|-dflgor .travlil lloth,-come *hs'rk_."1tara £_to",,l_l_\e1`~, filo "Blick H....a.»p.l .har .»l»u».mn~`=;_&’»it»¢.'v PL; ` - “ _And"no'w," "ma ».1'.l...»‘»$'l.|.‘m'..¢ -s|i”¢u6'o|-' am.»"/ - . . 5...; ‘ #_ -_.i'~.;» “wgm" ~..|.l n...»¢.-...va._'; `- '» ` M11 »...u.¢s»‘ n’ ".l.l..a:‘.g: sun'-`-"1 my p'at|_ssIl.' " fl...-‘-_-..\_‘.'L‘.’ .~';'l'2l"".~ ' ff: ‘

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