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_»` 4 ' Thaahasasr Islas company it Aus l~¢-nf
 Qasaillo not only to read Ilia story
~ iillpsparlstalsotosaeitearksneek
lla earloas noting picture zliesun.
. lla aolaiiol ol this mystery story
*WU will ba gives 'hy the Tllanhouser
'lllas eassonsloa.
UOIDITIONS GOVE'Rl'\'INf} THE
‘ ' CONTEST.
`1'a».,uu of 310,000 wsu ss .mt ut- me
lea, aaoasas, or child who write. the mon
daasjllila solution of the mystery, from
did the last tsoo.nala al motion pit-tara
dnlawillbsnade ond the last .wa
alQ¢l'a ol tba story aorittsn by Harald
livill. .
Babtioas may be not to she Tlsonhouser
Mlloorporslion, either at ('ln`cugo or New
Yari, any tiasa up to nidniyht, Jon. I4.
Ilia allows several weeks u/tor the but
saqar su bun psszonsa.
L had of slsfea judges will determine
\lHdOf the D009 solutions received is the
naar! laosplslla. The judges ara to be
Ili lldarltl, Lloyd Lonerpas, and
M I1” TEE. The )'¢dg1l\0s\¢ of this
\kf'Ulll M absolute and /iaal. Nothing
of u literary aalare dll oeoossidrcd in
.Jw art-iuou. nor glam any preference 'U
.ac amen-sion ol the winner of sho 310,000
prize. The last two raala, wllloh will give
the mast awcyrlable solution to Ike mys-
nry. will be presmlad in the theaters
hm:.`ng this _feozsrs la soon as it is pas-
ribln to produce the sasla. The story corre-
apundfuy to these n.otlc.1 pictures will sp-
pcur in the newspapers coincidentally, ar
os soon after thc afgmrsnce of the plc-
tarer os practicable. With the lan mo
reels will be shown the pictures of the wis-
ncr, his or her hmnr. and other illterefsxing
/natures. it is understood that the sewa-
popsrs. ac jar as practicable, in printing
Use last two cha1..‘»'rs of the story by Hur-
-'-Id llavflrmh, uilt also :how a picture of
tba successful contestant.
Solution.; to the mystery vnu! nat he
:sure Lum JUU xcunls lunu. llcrc cfm- mms
»4u¢.||iu:.s to bf, kept in mind in 1-onfiectson
v.-ith the mystery ns an uid tc a iwiuiian.
X0. I---Wit :t becomes of the miitiuzmixrf
.\`o..*.’-f nut becomes u/ :he $1,000,000
' .\ o. 3- Aon: docs I"l0r¢'m:e marry?
_\ o. .5~ 'hot lmco'r.¢<: of the Russian
rauntessf
.\ abuay connected either directly or in-
dirn-tly uinh "The .Million Dollar .Upr-
xery" will he considered as a oontatom.
.1
3-'.._$‘
 ` ‘M arsorsxs or 1°
Z   3: &dq‘lars-weave. aal\|:.I° ‘|.-garter" a:
lf 'it H ea annum mov” news as me
, Flux
l i ,_ v
` lnndn¢l.l£vaa\h¢llteolnr¢-
r» -lsr eighteen years. llsrlrenve a¢~
y -sets Banlne, lender sl the
_ hed. Knowing lrnlne will
~ hl-. he eseasel Iron hla own
\ n hnlloen. Before encsplng he
‘ latter to the Iirls’ school vvhera
‘ `!d3h1c$ years beforo he -ysterlausly
- ` ,hh an the aaoniep his baby dsaghtsr,
; ills:-anne Gray. That lay llargrenve
` vllst lrnvvs $1,000,000 from the hunk. but
k it ll rtftlrted lllt thin droppoi his the
> len when the Walloon he escnpad ln was
~_ punctured. Q
_ Flvrence nrrsven from the girls’ school.
` Clunteaa Olgn, Brn|ne'a eu-pnnlon. Vis-
.` k har nnd els!-s her ns n relative. 'l‘vvo
' Illt detsetlvea call, but their plot is
` lslled by Nortel. n newspaper han.
' sy analog ne canal- or as ofmn.
lalhn lays n trap for Brnlne and hla
fl &1'a>ls 0l[n nlso vlllts the 0rl-
Qls 1-Qinh and she enally lnlla lata
Os reyalhra _nn. Th. plan proves
idilve tlssnzh Urnlnda good lnek and
Q17 hlrchngn lah lnlo the hnnda of the
pnllee.
After falling In theks lrst nttempf, the
llsck Hundred any Florence. They ank
DG X i, but she escapes, nlnln
tiling i
1100 nd the eoulatals call on Floss
nnce thn Deli dary. ones: more safe nt
Lame. 'N3 vlaltorn having game, Jonas
raunvan n arcissn of tlsvrlng nnd rrmn
n rnelts tak 9 hex. Pnrsncd bf mun-
hora of the llnek llvndlwd. he rushes to
lllll'
li
l1\'l0US CHAP’l'EIL§.
she wnsrr from and succeeds ln drop-
ping the box Ilan the seo.
Countess 0l¢a causes an eatrngeuaent
between Xenon nnd l-Horenee.
Acuampllcea cf Brnlne kidnap Florence
while she la shopping » nd hurry har all
so sen. Ale lcnps ovgrbonrd and la
pleked un In n dnscs. conllltlsu hy Ish-
ernaen. ‘1‘he Black Hundred locate har
nnd Brnlns, disguised ns her lnaher, tnkes
her hack no sen vrlth hun. Florence sets
lrefolhehantnndlnreslrnclhyaahip
on vvhffh Norton has heeu shnnghnled.
Norton nnd Florence. sllsly nshore
and vrllh no longer any mlsnnderstnnl-
7n¢ heavvecn them, tnke the trnln for
home. The trnln la wrecked and the
Black Hundred carry the lnlurcd Flor-
.-aeo so a aeaenea sae. Norton. who
tries to reaeng her, ls tied to the rallronl
tracks. Florence snwea him und llnlly
Jones comes to the reaeus ol both.
Concealed 'shave the rsndexvans sl the
Black Hundred, n man learns ol the re-
rr-vary Irons the asa of fhslha d ,lew-
ela hy a anllor and of hs snhnnwumt re-
turn to the bottom or tht ann, QI he
quickly communicates tlg ind in Junea-
A duplicate box la plnnael and Inter s¢-
cured hy the band, Isnt helure Its aol-
leuls are nxnmlned the box mysteriously
disappears.
Ovvlng- to the lalllng ol! sl coutrlhu-
dolls to the parent orgnnlsntlon In Rus-
sln, nn ngent nrrlvan nnd nssumes the
Ientlarahlp of the Anerlcnn hrnnch 0! the
Blnek Hundred. Through the eonnlv-
anee of the eountess. the new head la ~
thoroughly hunalllated. Brnlne pursues
his own plans pendlnl* restoration to
power.
gqwrsgm: mu ‘zvziuem alma:-za.)
Cl.€`TE~ XIV.
I li? Kll A DIIGJVIIRY.
ERHAPS tba mat nmuslng phase of the
. secret a::ent‘a diacomtiture was the fact
It that neither Jonas nor Florence had the
least idea what hnd happened in the
snrrmer house nor t.ha¢ aqfhlng had bap-
pcued. Florence !'@¢!¥ I &ldXed times
during the evening that she K not gone out
to the summer house. It might rsslly have
been her father. Bar regret grew so deep
in her tha: just h&re going to hai she con-
fessed to .lonel-
“ You recelvsd A Path! Cf dnt. aft and did
not show it to ma!" asia Jonas. astonished.
" You warned ma :never tc pay any atten-
tion to them.”
“ No; I warned you navnr ‘-1 sei loss them
without first consnltlng me. And we might
Im\e made a capture! My child, always show
mf- these things. I will advise you whether to
tear them np or not."
“ Jones, I belle'-'c you arc going a llttle too
°far," aald Florence haughtily. “It mlght
have been from my fatln_~r."
“Never in thls wide world, Min Florence.
Still. I beg your pardon for raising my voice.
What I do and have done ls only for your
own sake. There are two *hinge I wish to
impress upon your mind before I go. This
can he made a comedy tr a terrlbls tragedy.
You Lava already had a taste of the latter:
and each rlma you escaped bonus God was
(ood to us. But He la rarely Had to thought-
llsl people. They have to look out for thsm»
selves. I sm acting under orders; slwsya re-
msmhar that."
“Forgive ms; I satad wrongly. But l'm
to wury and tlrsd of this atdnal snapldoa of
'everybody and everything. Oan't I go some-
lwhare, some place when I an have rest?"
“ll I thought for a single moment it was
pollble to take you thou-Isla of nilea from
‘this spot, lt would be dons this vary aight.
But this ls our fom-aaa. lo far lt has been
impregnsble. The pollen an watching it; and
that prevents s general amault U! the acous-
drela. If we tried to leave we would be lol-
lowad; and they play that game sxoaadllllly
well. Now, good-nhht. We’ll have you out
of all this doubraad alplcion one of these
days. Thara wlll not ba any past; that will
be lopped ol as you’d lop a limb from a tres”
“Please let It be quick. I want to see my
hthar.”
Jonea's eyes aparklad. “ And you have my
word that he wanh to see you. But more I
dare not tall you."
‘f Do you think he vrouldiobject to Mr. Nor-
ton?" ahs asked. studying the rug.
~ “ Io what Ipseityf” he countered, forcing
»,-palm. .
' ="-"w‘~\'1.=~,*=`~~ »,¥Al»-_-as a husband? " bravely. '
.,i.;.=-. ._ ._  .:‘.“' . ‘
 1’ -r-ew--: ».-2:51-'.1°.2~:
new adage, Jones, I ahouldn‘t mind hearlm:
lt. But l'm only just out of school. where nhl
adagcs are served from soup to pudding.
(G->ml~night."
And .lanes went to the rear of thu house,
chucllliug.
In tht- |»asaln|: it might wt-ll bo abservell that
the Hargx-_“ave house had a remarkable me-
nagv. There was a gardener, a cook, and a
mnld; and the three of them reported to Jones
nach night before going to bed. They were all
tlree detectives from one of the greatest or-
ganizations in America. 
Finding themselves unable to lure Florence
away from the environs of the Hargreave
home, the Black Hundred set. some new ma-
chinery ln motion. Thvy proposed to rid the
house of every one in it by a perfectly logical
dvvica. But the first ate-p iu this new move
was going to be extremely delicate and rlakv.
It was no small .'ulventnr\- t.: enter the Hur-
greavs home-; and yet this must be done. So
finally “ Spider" Boggs was selected for the
work. The man could practically walk over
crockery without causing a sound; he could
climb a house by the window ledges; and he
could hold his breath like those Drofeaslonnl
tank swimmers.
Three or four nights after the Parol! fiasco,
Jones started the rounds, putting out the
lights. He left the one in the hall tlll the lost.
for it was his habit, after havlng turned off
that light, to stand by tl\e door for several
minutes, watching. One never could tell.
Oo the other hand, “ Spider" Beggs never
approached a house till an hour after thr
lights went out. Persons were likely to move
about for some minutes Later; they mlght
want something tn eat, a drlok of water. So
hs remained hidden behind the summer house
till long after midnight. When at last he ielt
assured that all in the Hsrgreave house were
asleep, he moved ont cautiously. Both hls
future and his pocketbook depended npan
the success of this venture. It took him
tso minutes tu crawl from the summer house
tn the veranda, and tu have detected this
approach Jones, had he been watching, would
have needed a nearcbllgnt. Boggs hugged
the lattice work for another ten minutes and
then drew himself up nod wriggled to one
af the wi-ndovva. Here was nn operation that
needed all bla nrt and skill: to lift this win-
dow without sound. But he was an old
'aand and windows with ordinary locks were
playthlngs under his deft ton:-h. He raised
the window, stepped over the sill into the
library, ood crouched down. He dld not
1-lose the window; house thieves never do.
They leave windows and doors open, because
sooner or later they have got to make their
escape that way.
Presently he stood up, dashed his torch,
found the library shelvu, and tlvtoad towsrd
them. He tbea selected three or four vol-
amaa. oseaad them at random and laid naat
-»:.°. sis r.nI ucurrled across the ‘..1'-ru. :lx-
ur fnxhlou. Bu! no more bullets f~.\!!n\\-cd.
Jones tnrneal on the lights and i:i\'ca!i;::t\'l
th: mam, but 'ua cunbl not had zxzxytlsny
disturbed, and naturally came to the cant-lu-
aion tzaf the lntru-le: had been interrupted
before he had begun bla work. Ile turned
al me lights and sax up the major portion
0? the night. Nothing mme happened. Flor-
ence came down, but ho som Lt-r buck to bed,
explaining that some one had :un-mprcd to
enter the house and l-e ball taken u shot at
him.
"Spider" llc-,';_'.~ bn-l a letter to write.
He nas in nigh fczttlzc-rs. Ile had tackled
a dillicult jul: and hull c-.ram xl1\':x_\' \-.ith»’~.t
u scratch. But hc had the xni.s‘furt\me to
Write his letter to the sccret sw-r\'l-_'e olllcinl.-s
in a hotel often fr--qucntcd by .\'ormn. .Rnd
_sary _gm I dou't know wn¢_g'p1g mn wa-..
p9|___1_\» as aaticlpmeii an .tveatlike this.
You and yunr men will had eutrsncehy (ala
nletaarl. It ran'he dove _without ax:i‘_`;g
the suspicious of the watchers."
_" l.-n-ks as if my yarn wasn't going who
delayed vw |011: after all. Jones, you ought
to lmvo been in the secret sen Ice yourself,"
admiriugly. _ '
Janos smiled and shrugged. “Lam per-
fectly satisfied with my lot-or would be if
the Black Hundred could be wiped out of
existv:u~'v."
“ l'll see the secret service people at once.
I stand in well with them all."
'-_xml good luck to you/ We'll need hood
luck." ,
_\'-.rr »-; -.fur \ve.lcome£' cordially by the
elzisf. The at-t-ret service men trusted _him
I' Tv-' vc DMG up your ml-nu. ra: so rc 1
I 1- ¢=739f'f-'2.,'$"_? “’!!"\.hlng out ‘ol you'\
s ¢:.u-ogrper. ._'l ihzifs why we trust you,
Ly l'.:;'. Dad: forgot the telephone.”
“I a`;::'_. 2': Burg." .
'1`.~:'.t rs-_:.2 I`\;°x`-tt I!7:'2e paid the Iluallsn
wzman mbrlef vfslt. `
“ l think that here'a where ue go forward.
The secret servlca will raid the house ro-
morrow and than for n few »l:|_\-s wt-'ll roam
about as we hally please. l'm hanged lf I
don't have every plank torn up mal all the
walls pulled "own. More and more l'm con-
vinced that the'mbne_v i; in that bunse."
“Don't be too ro:.i`.i'.~:."` »-ar; ~.. Olufs.
"Su runny( limes hr.'<.‘ \'~f 1.;-‘.2 :H1-;'l up
wl-en everything :cena-a 1:. 01:1- 1u.‘..1~. 'five
honsc should he gn:.rd;.i but nut cater: fc:
1; day or two; at lens: :ci til! nftz. the raid
TO THE. STATION
so Jim. an fini-hiu;: his own letter. blotted
it and t~n.~'n:nlly glam-ed ut the bluttcr. A
Anglo word <-nngat his cya. BL-lug an alert
||e\vsp:1pex' man, always on the hunt for
aturies, he uzzxunlned the blottcr with carl-.
It was an \-:xsy matter for him to reall wrlt-
lng backward. having fooled away many su
hour in tba composing roums. The word
whlch 'nad awakened the rm-porturiul st-use
ln him was “ c<>\mtcrfcit." I-le held the blot-
ter toward the mirror and read enough lu
satisfy himself that the Black Ilnndrcll lmfl
become al-live nm.-e rnore. And this was nm-
of the best idx-ua they had _vet can-';xived.
Hnrgrcnve had always been am. 'thing 1/
a mystery tn his nciglxlxos. \\'h0|’.~ '-r~ ‘1 *-
lived in other days \\'n.\: u:xl.u-vwtx; n-rho:
had any one the rcmotest idezx from what
source 'nfs rlchca had been ulntalxlcil. .\ud
nothing uns known of .Innes or thi- dnughtr-r.
It was u very sbrcwd methml 0' vlsarlng
everyl ana out of the lmuse and Zmvixxg lt h
be examincll nt leisure. Anal hc had fallen
upon this tluiug; lw. Norton, all lavcuuse 'ala
tailor had written him a sharp nate about
his hill and ln- had been gn-'\\’ukcd to rcply
in kind! Counterfeit money. '1`l»rr<> \va'<
quite :\ Hurry thcsu <l:i_vs over curtain ismcs
of 5-puriuus paper. It was so good that :July
exports could detect it. Tnure wvrt- two
plates, one for ten and axmthcr fur tm-1|t_\‘.
F.: u while be was pull-fl bct\vuan duty and
love. Well, lt would oul_'~' add another- lu-
teroatiug chnper to the general story wtncn
he published it. He startud out to Illver-_lule
to an-quaint .lanes with the disco'.'Pr_v.
“IInmph!" said Jones: “not a had i-lon
this. Su tb:1t's what the sneak was doing
hart- lant night. l‘\'e been wondering and
wondering. Let's have s lunk."
He went through the book.-1 and at length
came at-russ the three volumes. Tlmsc hcl".
n thousand in exccllt-nt counterfeit. '
“Mighty good wnrk that. \\'hnt are you
going to do?" asked the reporter.
Jones rubbed his chin rt-llactivelv. " Huw
long may a conntcrfeitsw he sent un?"
"Anywhere from (cn tn tuvnly y\eur.<,"
“That will serve. My boy. this time we'|l
go and (ako .\Ir. Illnck llnnrlred right in hfa
cubby hole."
"Yon know where lt in?"
“Every nook and corner of lt. Now you
go at once to the chief of the local branch
of the secret service and put the mattcr ta
hlm frankly. I, Flonnce, Susan, and the
rest of ua must be arrested. Tha wretches
must believe that the house la empty. They'll
love about frultlasaly and will return to
heir dan to report the success of the coup.
l
and fnlll him Iota of' lnlcs that nc-ver saw
light on the printed page. The reporter went
directly to the point uf his story. without
elaboration, and fne chief smiled and handed
him the original letter.
"Norton, l've been after this gang of
countérfeiters for months and they are clever
beyond wards. l‘ve never been ahlc to get
any\\'here near tht-ir presses. And for a mu-
nu-nt I thought thls note was from a squealer.
l've a dozen men scouring the country. They
find the bogus notes, but never the mon who
pass them. You acc, it`s nlw stuff. I know
what all the old timers are at: but num- uf
them bn-4 had :\ hand in this issue. Some
fwr,-i','r\reri. I take it, under the lca|i<»r.~.bip
Q2' :l n‘.:'.:| I`d vory much like In knmv. .\`u\\',
\\'hu:`s your sc'ncme'."‘
. .lim o\1'tlinL»<l it briefly.
“It all -lepcmls." sni~l the chlvf, “up-Jn
the fact thst they will be iu\p::tivnt. If
they have thc ability to walt, we loan. But
we can afford to rfék the chance. Thx- man
wllo wrote ti-is letter ia not a comm-:'fr-lter.
Hair =1'\ wld we-.r.L'nmu. we !;uv»a`¢ beam
nuyllniug uf Illm lately. \\`e‘trit-ll lo corn(-r
him on n pcrstotlive jab, but ha slippa,-tl Ivy.
Ile may bu :x stlfbl. .»\nyhr»w, 1'l| draw biru
in scan-ho\\'."
“'l‘ln-re’ll bv sonic oxciteuu-|11."
““'e'rn usml to that; yon, too. All \\-c`\'c
got to du is to lm-are this man Be.§¥:1. 'I`uon»
nrv signs of spite in this lettcr. Very well
played, if _von want my opinion. \\'bat`s this
Black Ilundred?"
“l'm nut at liberty tu tell just yet. lt'a
a strange game: half |»alltlc:\l, hull’ blzu-knmll.
If':'» a prolly strung orga||iz:1lio|\. lint if
!hey'ra hack of tbla counterfeiting. tln-ru‘a
u fum chance of landing tht-an ull." _
Here the chiefs assistant camo ln. “Got
Boggs on the wlre. Says hr-‘ll conlluvt you
to the home lf you'll promise him immunity
for some other offenses."
“Tell him he shall have immunity an the
word of the c'olef. But also any that he
must come to see me ln person."
“All right, sir." ` _
“I dun‘t believe it yvouhl be wlsn for
Ttegga to see me here. I gavo htm n good
send-ol!-Slng Slug-five years ago. I-Ie may
rc-collect," suld Norton. _
“Suit yourself about tlml. Only. keep
Into communication wlth_-_ me by tslophons
and I‘ll tip you _off as to when the raid shall
take place. -Lucky you come ln. l"ahonld
have 'aoneatly gone there and arrested ln-
aoeent people, and thefwould have had a
devil ofa tlme explaining. It would have
-taken them at least a _week to clear them-
1 `g-s/ w
la cold. l'm hegiunlng to see traps every-
where."
“ Nonsense! leave lt to me. We shan't
stick our 'neads inside the I-Iargreave house
till we are dead certain that lt ls absolutely
empty. Olga, you're a gem. I don’t thlnk
Russia will bother us for awhile. Eh?
Paroff will not dare tell how he was lllm-
tlammed. The least he can do to save hla
own sklu is to say that we are fully capa-
ble of takingrare of ourselves.”
Olga laughed. “ To fnink of his wrlttng a
uotolike that! Florence would have recog-
nized-aud no doubt did-a palpable attempt
lu play nn old game twice."
“-Huw does she not toward you?"
“Cardiol as ever: and yet . . ."
“ Yet what?"
“I thought her an ordinary school girl,
and yet ekery uuce in awhile sho makes
what you billiard players call a prafeaslonal
snot. \\`hat matter? So long as they do
not abut the iluur in my face. l ask nothing
n\oro_ But do you want my oplnlou? I feel
it ia my hotles that something will go wrong
tunmrru\\'."
“Hood lfml, are you losing your nerve?"
criod Braiue impalicntly. ""1`hc secret asrv-
im- Ima the warning: tht-y will find the gn.-en
stuff, and .lanes & Co. will mug off tb the
police station. And thcre`ll be a \\‘el:-k of
rm] tape before tney are turned loose ngam.
'I`llL‘y"ll dig into Hargreaves finances and all
that. \\'e'll have all the security in the world
to find out if the money la ln the house or
not. \\’by worry?"
" 11's only the way l feel.l There is some-
thing uncanny in the regularity of that glrl'a
gum] luck." _
"Ah, but we're not after har this tlme;
it's the whole family."
“The servants, ton?"
"Everybody 'ln tho house will be under
suspicion." V ,
" -501| S011 can trust Boggs?"
“I-Ils life ls in the hollow of my baud.
You can always trust s man w’nt~u yo\\ hold
the rope thnt'a around his neck."
Slill the frown did not leave 0lg:\'a brow.
Witlvnll her soul she longed to be o\|t_of tbls
whsle. lt had all looked soeasy at the
Muff: yet here they were, weeks later, ao
furfper furward than at the hsglnnlng, and
added to thla they had pakl much ln llves and
'l\10I1¢y- Well, If she would he fool enough to
lova this man ahsmult ablda with the con-
sequoaces. She wantll 'blur all by harsalf,
aa: of danger, In a Hr `c0\Iotry. lla mlght
tlre, but she knew laher heart that she never
U., , <. _.......-., _._.,__,4,,,,_..
"ll.!~., Olga. wbyths dean  you
and fall in love wlth a hu\dl¢,af,_'a`_f§aa
myself? Ashes and hl¢tar.sshaa,___p§s_, 
llmas l regret. But. thc'  'QQ
seems to make me all  aava¢s._;_*h‘st
opium and dope are to other’
and excitement are to me. It U'll0¢.-'],‘l#j°
lea :an I nan .lie In sed. I \»s.v'q‘ss‘||lf`ys
that already. There ls no otllir Hogsh-
now. And I do'love you after a' fasilfup, na
a uma loves a comrade. Walt' till .thk dgn-
cmg bout is aver and I may talk othsrwhs.
And now I am going to a reception.. I .sl
going to shake hands and hohnob with tha
Gite-beautiful word! And wh|le`l how all
smirk and emu wnaeaat, I -aunts ann
wan he crackling in our nan". nm 'una
l`Il tell yon. while there's s drop of ‘blood ln
my veins. a brent'n in my body, I'll stick to'
this flzht if only to prove that l'm not s
\.[ . ‘I-1,."
lk- caught her suddenly ln hla arms, kissed
her, ran liglztly to the door, and was gone
before ah-1 <~-wuld recover from her aatnhlah-
ment.
Th: -half went smoothly, without a bltch.
Norton and hla men galued the house throulh
the tunnel wlthout attracting the least sl-
tcntlon. The Black Hundred, watching the
front and rear of the 't.nns», nsver dreamed
that there exlsted another mode of entrance
or that there was a secret csblnet room.
Half an hour later the head of the ascrst
service, accompanied by his msn. Wlsther
with "Sp'de‘r" Beggs, who was in 
feather over hls success, arr!v91!, dnmsndbd
admittance, and went at the fonnt of .tha
business at once.
“Your name is Jones," 'bash the ehhf.
The butler nodded, thangh hlaface evinced
no little bewilderment at the appearance at
these men.
“\\’nat is lt you wish, slr?"
“I am from tba secret service sad-I have
lt from a pretty good source that than ls
counterfeit money hlddea in this house. More
than that, I can put my hand on the vary
place lt ls hidden.” '
“That ia Impossible, alr." de(-land Janes
indignantly.
“l'm an old hand, Mr. Jonas. It will not
do you a bit of good to put on thot bold
front."
Begg; smiled. How was he to know that
this was s comedy set especially for "his
beneht.
“I should like to see that mossy," sail
Jones, not quite so bravely.
“Cams with me," said the searat sasvloa
man. “Whsre'a the llhrary?" ,  ,_
“ Beyond that door, slr." ` 
The chief, beckoning to hla man. aatssall
the llbrary, went directly to a certain shalt.
extracted three volumes, and there lsy the
money in three neat packaaea.
“ Good hsavens! " gasped Jones.
“I shall have to request you and the tam-
ily to accompany me to the station."
“Bat it ls all utterly lmpoaslhle, slr! I
know nothing of that money, nor' how it got
there. lt's a plot. I declare on my oath.
slr. that I am innocent, that Mlas Florence.
and her companion know nothing about it."
“ You will have to tell all that tu the fd-
cral judge. air. My duty la to lake you all
to the station. It would be just as well not
to say anything more, slr."
“Very well; but in uns shall smart for
this outrage."
“ That remalh D hs anns,*\\| the tarll
comment of the vault an¢a nas.
He led his plbnass aaqihnuly.
Norton and tb lm han b walt far lata
al. mom. 'ras sms fan-It->a ala .az nt-
teud 'to make any ik this time by s
hasty move. At Qnnrmr after 10 they ds-
scsnded. Bralne was not with them. This
was due to the urgent request of Olga, who
ntlll had her doubts. The mon rlotsd shout
the bunse. searclllng nnoka and corners, al-
amining floors and walls, opening books, pull-
ing out drawers, but they found Mthlsi.
I`l\e_v talked freely. howfver, and the dlctnf
graph registered every word. '.I\e prlntinl
plant, which had so long daled dlscovcry,
was in the cellar of the house ocenplad by
aa- am-k Hundred. Numa ma las mas
determined to follow and raid tha bullllllj
And me repomr promised hlnsal a ,lil
front page alory without ln any ‘wsy alm-
filetlng with hla px-omlsaa to Jones.
Ev:-nts came to pass aa they espoiad. Tho
tralllng was not the easiest thlng. Norton
km-w about where the building was. but hs
could not gn to It directly. Ha was quits
maadem nm in eau-ance was identical with
that w’n|eh had the trap door xhrongh whldh
be had been hung that mersorabledsy wlial
ho had been shanghsled.
When they reached the bnildlng ha warns!
the men to hun the wall tn the atllrl. Th!
fran vvvned. but no nas was hurt. ‘This
nmmnered up the stairs lllts a lol of MIN
Mya: broke the door .ln-to had (Isa Awyblli
executive ehnmhu- dark and empty all al
aerlrl smoke la their nostrils. This N151!
new molar an my amaama ,spec no as
dark. By lack Norton' .follld tha aff! aol
mulled to the man to follow. 'Hd #W
Bm- se an up of an m|qw»y.sa|5'_t-suis
out to htm to surrender. __ 'Ha held up hi
hands and the stairs `col1apq||`_ llgal 
hum ont and Norton and his g|pgga|i\\‘“_l
'I flelnerau-. buns wha a|a`a'¢'_sa1| 
mln tba street. l *lv 4  "__ ff "W
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