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TH . ?M -a?. THE MILLION DOLLAR M lt STE BY "The Million Dollar Mystery" will run for twenty-two consecutive weeks in this paper. 'By an arrangement with the, Thanhouser Film Company it ha? heep made possible not only to read the story in this paper but. also to seo it each week in tue various moving picture theatres. For the so-1 . turton; of this mystery story f 10,000 will be glvon. Conditions Governing the Contest The prize of $10,000 will be won by ! the man, woman or chi! 1 who writes j the most acceptable solution of the mystery, from which tue hist two reels of the motion picture drama will be made and the last two cnapters of the story written by Harold Mac Grathi Solutions may be sent to the Than houser Film corporation, either at Chicago or New York, any timo up to midnight, Dec. 14. They must bear posnfllee marks not later tuan thai late. This allows four weeks after the first appearance of the last film Oelerses and three weeks after the I last chapter is published In the paper | JO which to Bubmlt the solutions. A board of three judges will deter mine which of the many solutions re ceived ls the most acceptable. Thc Judgment of this board will be abso lute and final. Nothing of a literary nature will bo considered in the de cision, nor given any1 preference in the selection of the winner of tho $10, 000 prize. Tho last two reels, which will give the most acceptable solution to the mystery, will be presented in, the theatres haying this feature aa' soon as lt is possible- to produce the same. Tho story co responding to these motion pictures will appear hr the newspapers coincidentally, or as soon after the appearance'of the pic tures ab practicable. With' the last two reels will be shown the picture of the .winner,-hts or her hbme, and othor interesting'features. It lt un- I darsiood that tho newspapers, NC far as practicable, in printing the ? ? 7o chapters of tho story by Harm JIUC Grath, will alBo show a picture of the successful contestant. Solutions to the mystery must not I be more than 100 words long. Here aro som o ((uostto?B to be kept *n mind in c<. anectlon with, the mystery as'an j aid to a solution: Nett 1-What becomes Of the mil lionaire? * j No. 2-What becomes of the $1,000.? OOO?. No.' 3-Whom does Florence marry ? ''.No."1 A-What does becomes of the Russian countess? .. Nobody connected either directly or1 IndiXctly willi .'"The, Million, Dollar Mystery" wtHTje consid?r?s- as a con testant. ' ^ " ?yr*?*i?,*? Cwtaa-:.---'. .Stanley HargxcAve, mlllowlre. after a.miraculous escape from the den of the garitr or-brilliant thieves known as the Black Htindrbd: lives the life of s recl?so for. eighteen years. Hargreav? ono night enters a Broadway restau rant and there comes face to face With the gang's leader; Brolne. After -the meeting, during which neither man apparently recognizes the other, Hargre?ve hurries to hlB mag nificent Riverdale-home- and lays plans for making his escape from, the country: rW writes a letter ' tb ' ind girls' school in New 'Jersey where 18 y cur s. before ha" had m7sierto,'.??y Isft o>; che doorstep his baby daughter, Florence Gray. H? also pays a visit ?-.'?I-'-- ?. <?ai.ArfA-.Hl M?<a>t/\>. ^'i^^lS^'i?it?t?axu'?t hts bond surround Hargreaves home at night, bdtrea they enter the house ?he watch-' . ers a^ftelde^ee* a- balloo/i leaver ' roof. " The safe fi? found esa| - million whlctt?lfara^r? w?? to have drawn that day was gone. Then Borne one announced ?he balloon had been punctured and dropped, into: the Florence arrives from the girls' school. Prlilcesi. Olga,. Bralne'i* com panion.?vlsi ts her and claims to be a rotative. Two bogus detectives call? j but their plot is foiled by Norton, a newspaper maa.' Dy bribing tho c?ptale of the Orient Norti.n Jays a- trap for Draine and bil gahg. Princess Olga also visits the Orient's captain and abe easily* faffs into tho report?>'s,-siarc: Th? plan iMif&i abortive through Brates's, goad luck and only hirelings fail into the h?ofio of the p?lice.' tit?c, Floret** Is tared from howe ?,j b-r.fi, ?s? snreeeds ?\,freefef Myself frsm their einwies, w next sBpJ'^ft ? AMI . Florence gees' fccrsebaek riding and la gered 'fe ene ^?gg?j ned, however, Norton ase on cac. last tfppreaehlag1 n ballet, ' Atter failing in their first attempt, the Black Humired' trap Florence, esk bar tor money, but she es t again lollttg thssn ' .btes? Olga? scheming te ,%reaa a*w exist?a* be-weea ve a ?ii Korten? m* te iwr ??il?igW?dmt ptattnea mom** V**d s N?ricn back his rlug (T^o?Urlght: l?f:'?ffs^ CHAPTER OL' Tho'Lean tn the Dara. So far as Jones was concerned, he wis rather pleased With the turn of alf al ra. This'was no time for love ll ag; no tlpw for silly^ inaocaotn* rrcls and bickerings, In which-lote 1 Mil roturued to. his accustomed haunts upon bis Ute. In his pr?sent state of mind he would have welcomed lt. "What ls the matter with Jim?" ask ed the' night city editor, raising his eye shade-* "I don't know," answered the copy I reader. "GpeH around.as If he'd been eating dop?; bumped into the boss a While ago and never 'stopped to apologize." "Perhaps he's mapping out the front page for that Hargreave stuff," laugh ed the copy reader. "Between you and me and the gate post, I don't be lieve there ever was a man by' the name of Hargreav." "O, thro was a chap by that name, all right. He's dead. A man cant swim 300 miles' in rough water, life buoy or no. They ought to have fun eral services 'and let it go at that." ' "But what was the reason for that fake cable from Gibraltar saying that Orts was alive? I don't See any sense In that;" ' "The man who pulled it off did. 1 bink, for my part, that both Orts and Hargreave are dead, and! that the mon picked up by Che tramp steamer Or lent was riding some other balloon!.' ^You're wrong there, j The descrip tion of lt - proved that it was Orts' ma chine." 0, Jim < probably has got a man's size yarn up his sfeeve, but he'? a. long, timo in delivering the gooda He's.beginning to mope a good deal Women back of it, somewhere Haven't held down thia: copy job foj twelve years without being able tc make spme.tolerable guesses. Jim's ? star man When he ' gets starte J nothing can stop-him. He eovere the Chinese Boxer rebellion bette] than any other correspondent there 1 wonder how old he is?1' "O. I should say about thirty-on: br two. Her0 ho comes now. - 'Lo Jim!". . "Hello! Where's Ford? He gav< me a ticket to the theatre tonight, ant I want to punch his head. Wh&t'i drama coming to, anyway,? Cigar ettes and ' booze and mlemated cou pies. Can't they find good enougl things out of doors? O, I know. The; cater to a'lot of fools who believ that what they] see ls an expressloi or high lifo in Nev/ York and London Itkhaa'Mfhu, ?11 shr bgtwaly raotatc And it's roi, plain rot. It's morel; the scum on the bolling pot And ah; old housewife would skim lt off on .chea it into the clops- Life? Piffle! "What's1 the grouch?" ? "Looking for the dramatic Job?", "No. I've Just been' wondering bot far tb eso /theatrical managers can g wlthouf slitting^ the golden goose." Norton ?ought his desk and boga rummaging among, the drawers. H LWf?..35i i;??i?g ~gjr?'?g; Us Wi merely'passing away tue lime. ? ii'd by, when the pastime t?o longe sewed?, ha pulled, his chair over to th wlDd^v-ani, ?at down, ?Uting, at stat such as Copernicus never, dreamed o ShipB "going, down to sea, terrie swooping diagonally .hither an thither, the clockwork signs; but t took no note ot these marvels ot Kgb "Not at home!" he muttered, h He had called, written, telephone No. use. Tho doon remained.1 shu answered the telephone,'and the le tere carno back. He bc-*an to thir, very deeply conco-nlng th? Perigt w*?u\an. Hoad she flayed a tticl Had that fainting rpe?l been oui combe for bis benefit as well as Flo ?_U..1 kiliaj ??o* ' " *"'*sdi>W Of ?rbbfT Tba thing that tussled *! equally with this was that ill attemp against bis life bad' miraculous ceased; no safes thundered down front or him, abd no autos tried' e?rvo him in two. The; only tbWg th .kept him active wac- the dally cfit 'joovi by wire. Miss Fi?ro*ee7% well;? that wac all Jpnes. was petm! led to say. ? ' 5 jcestl?asiy Norton spurned his -etti and walked over to tho. telephoi .booth. It was midnight. He might. mlgM not be able to get Jones. B almost Instantly a voice said, **Wh is it?" ' "Jones?" "Yes. Who m lt?" * '?Norton." ,;. "Xthy You called up not tan rai unte^ago." G0.?CT? _, ..j -??li* ImjagjgiS Til? ic my um uxtx, ?"?M?VW. ti.- ara certain it %pa not yoi f ?nwan ? ?to.m4nt*?ted i'll call the ? Itor. H? Will 'prove to you that 1 been hore for an hour, and thal this the first call I've mad baa been Imposing on you. WtaUt ? they ask you to do?'* "You ?sted tte tb come down to t office at once, and I requested fob come to the house, and you said ; eui* nt I. declined k.itlr?? >What do yon think? "Kxactiy what you'r* ?B?^IW? that, they have come to life again;" -Jones, Ml?a Fl?ren?e, aarpkar "?o you think tn???:%r hope having her uhd?ratoft >-Sat rpi t<4 penedf L em here only to guarO nar, un^r^ge. to read . thoughts.T ? pirflfoa're not gutta te favor, tal s>. coocilHstlon?" '^?p'y^.fatt, .Prenti no turtl Young people ara youngj peopla. world over.** ' .1 .That'they would not create lmi native heart aches-if ftuey Were young. Batear lat Ulta** remain etfl/ aa tboy are. When all U troubl?e are settled finally, the let trouble mag P? talked over sens? But thia fa not tb?^pgs'j There U osas. Good-night.'' . Norton returned to his chair, glfl By Harold "MacGrath ? ... i ? ''i-*^ . ? - ? ,. -^ Alway? ready to serve us, fer th? *rr~ " * "" ''.." '*'?'tfir-TA'j?~'7T' ~~-?-:---'-mere lova of lt." /'Wffif&K^^ V &*t* v?vV\ "There's' DO need of using that kind fV?^&V^J^^^ -..'0 of talk ?o me. You have mo lp the J]BP- v V^^- ] hollow of your hand. Why should I 1 afc^'?^^B^ ji*i|W'.^V^v?Wte^ - '>." . i bother to deny lt? I have broken tho ) Sw^^^^tP'^ ?RW? I hroke lt because I was atarv ^^^^^Kaa^aaa "You're u flue auyuudfel.*' j ' Plk^l^^LffiHL' t'<?SS?^:-V.^Wj "Nut sp. loud!" warningly. ' : .4K?AaL^H|K?^HB^^'. -?t?^-^??aSSE^ayf'^ . "As loud as I please. 1 am not for getful that you need me. I'm no cow 4S^HH^^HH^^^BS^" ??V .' ~x^?^^w^^ ard. 1 recognlzo tho: you hold tho ^^H?igf %. < . V? V whip hand. Hut you can send mo to jfl IDHI Hr ^ ?" '? ^ ' "?Vi??R?. tho chair before I'll crawl to you. \y \ 'WSSflir*' . .** **\ ' ' ? ' Now. leave mo alone for a while." HK^^H?^it' * '"'* .'r**v--./-.^^lj The other physicians had no such ^***STHHS KISS ^rcaaHRiw r.\^V -J* . qualms of conscience. Ho was ready ?PuPSBH B^Hlflel^LBK-mSl^r : I ut all times for the generous eyiolu BP^H^Bffy^"*-- J..'l.ijfl-Bf?';> monta which accrued from his deal IJywiW HSH?G^FV' ?* . 'ISl????mmmwKttE lnKa w,tn tho man Braluc, HssOaiHI WB^gwoF': ~. . 'J&?29E^^BSjHflH Tho Countess- Perigoff was Indis. I S L^LHBPPK&LV ' ^3flHla^H?l 8Sm posed; BO 11 was quite, in the order of a?B Br jtlBgb-, JEWn?&Ba rmmSK ' Ihlngj that sh? should summon phy There I* o law in the ?tate of New H j?BBB- i York-Just or unjust, whichever you . Please-thot: rends that any person may be adjudged insane if the signs Bl fKivtVs'lK^ '".,...?.. ? ?;_ tures of two registered physicians aro Hi - |}fv ??t P SjB?^rtsrHP*,B* '^WHBnsfi affixed to the document. It does not ^^HSfSk fl n'i^sWT^^rB^s?raiPf* Hay tnat tltese Physicians shall .have ! K Rt.. fl?';*|*^^ifl^H|[a3H l)cen proved reputable. There were, besides toe physicians, Hi : a motherly looking woman and a man ! M H of benign countenance. Their faces H W ' :.;^M were valuable assets. To gain an ? H ftffjv > BB oilier porsoK's cont)dcnco ls, perhaps, I W\ IB among the gr.ictl?st. ' human achlcvo PVH ^K?^MmmWwM?H * 'A- conuMo-jce mun a<.i! vornan \Va_HK?3| ^Tt?mlnrr+mmtmWj fi tnc rQa? tense o' the word. In your k^CS^s'tHHRm E8g3Ss9BV0C?lM could soe thl!. "^n?i?iif-iiii 11-i nil II T" " "i"r 'r^Sl?!/"''M " ' .j^*w ?^^^r A carrying the contribution pluto down JHk?~^^^ '^^''^^^^^^SSm^^^^^^^^^^^r^^^^^^^^^mm 1,10 atHle on Sunday mornings, and UIJ myf^^$^JSSSS9^r.-^r^x*^^^^^^1^^*^ ?^T^^EP^fr-^-??, .. ni'fsjan; jwffo ^?to ratting-her mite on the th? window sill, Sistered and star- ', 7 .mm V, -,. Li^"^^^r^.. . ? -' li_ - '- ?_?? ed and dreamed andv dreamed till a f*j~CTr??&*P^ 1 lilli T^TTi?n lUTi ? fiHTin i hand fell upon his shoulder. It be- t 'tjfcJamissyJL^^VE^ ! longed to one of the office bdyB. IwBPi - JStWk WLmm "Noto fr you, nlf." 't^Hl^nSwSSHl 3 Norton read lt and. tor? it into lit. tie pieces. Then ibo rose and diB- BBB (?mted tho pieces In the severa! . yarning waate baskets which ?trowed the aisle leading to the city desk. I K . "I'm not wanted for anything?" he HW \ "Na. Clear out I "laughed the night ^HBH H I i-t I etty editor. "ehT* sigbr of you. ls WmWmmm\mmWmmm\ H putting everybody. In the gloom ward." "'"-'Lil BL . Norton went down to the Btreot. . if H At the left or >htfkeh^-.c?i he'was Sl?H?THHBtM?5^sMB? quietly Joined by a s;an whose , arm >({W WXmiS?m i 'iv1?? '_T?.rl4sKi i? a'ss?s?.;" He O?O??O???-? f? ^^^^^^S?^^^^^?S^^^^^^^S^m^t?^' ^ja^^*^-B-^?^-^_^^^^^_t? tnteSi- -?o i^i *. n." .-"i. mvi-" J 1HMs^^yC^B?a?PW^tSEm^ttnM?T^to^?^-'y ^rM^S^^?LiiSSSSSSSSSSSSS^^SSssSSS't' were dropped in a deserted Bpot in i Ifra^niH?sttgwH % ^B^H H ' Riverdale. Op foot they wont for- :?T ^mWLm\m\mmwWkw'-'' '? ward to their destination, which prov- jK? ? ??- . , ?S?|B^B^^^^^^^"^> : EBB ed to be tue deserted hanger of the ^tv^??ttA^g^.:-' m-Jid '*. HHS < aviator William. Ortis. *f .SaBHg^Ed??l^ "I want y<m to tell Jones that a tug and several divers are at work on tho S-JIol H spot wh?re he: threw the cheat ^ ^?S; ? ' "' . I T . ' That's alt. Now, doctor, rewind this 1 .Wm^B?m^^l^wLwP^Wt^ HWfc arm of mine." MBHH ' The ameteur surgeon made a very ' > ' ^K9H- i good Job of lt; not for nothing had he j . ^m?WX^^g^msBkv^^?^^B^^ followed ghting armies to tho front. .R 'sSSmll "DR they findd anything?" I li Eft ' V'"a^SW^ ^^Pl- ^?JH *'' "Not up to date. But we might if i^lUlg^^^^^r^itW^^SSM' ' we cared to. They had left a buoy 'Ha*ll ?T^. E'jt* ^**&Wm?mSm\ over, the spot they're exploring. But ?Wals i .s^e. Her?. no ^'^il ^ ' gas afloat-" , .-. ^- ; ? . - ... . * r'Norton"put the clgajrets back into ' * \'\ his pocket. "What's tho real newer' Got a Jct to di? tomorrow and po?? he throw Ms arms around her. And plate for the benefit of some poor, un he demanded. "Ton would not bring sleep.'* so on. and ap-forth, half Ilea and half tidy. Hottentot , me out here Juat to rtbandago that Norton stole away vWRh great cant- truths. tiR.the psUent J???Melt Uhe _ Oh Tuesday ortho arm tr r?allv did hot'?e??! tt* rnmc loni Ills first, intention was lo prb- wringing ber neck. . Florence and basan went shopping. ^ WiS it "* * ? c^ su?jg?t*t? despite Froifa his vantage point the butler The chaffeur wa? ? etronr young fol hiareso?itto I?you ?ln^L?^?>~ un lt Wtrt of this- Perigoff woman as he ply a man well and hold out fine pro ina paid to be sharp, * ^".TW^P* ^^^_5 "p -y c?u?d read? psfeo of a bodk. The af- niless. you gener?Uy cac trust him "I've .found ?here thC Black Hun- the wIndowe of ^e.^nrgrsaves bouse. jgJJ,^* >?ndSl ?e while he must As their esr i^t the corner an?, uer drcd houldn its sextons.'.' ?Not at ?-?*?*l , - gravely admit, her and pretend when it?l?wed 'leisurely;: ' This secern car *ByCkorge, that Is bowel" ; -Qnlta imcoimclomi;^t.?-ths.'tecti hojjf*Tt,t?d <n w. v?in? nt tho coatslatd Thw?? 'fen-'.t sad.hl* ?>!<. "The room above ls vacant. A lit- was os close to death as any mortal UT-j-t OfJUer But he dared not swerve Kate. The two young women stopped ^?f^^^Mhe.etteagiand who knows nian might care ta be. Thu l?licc- {<*en a single inch from, the plans laid at the great'tlry geb-?s ?hop near thb WSiai-might-hW-ppva?" > ' r?an, suddenly I^??* under thejd^n, h ?aa a cop of. bittar gall, Etoblie ?hrary<L*\aiV^or^^ u^ JK>i*,f "wnai do you want me io dor; ?-"?P? P?"6Tcd ii.t? his savior. omi ihero w?? no . way ur svom ut? iwiufjjii/ fingv*, ./WVM --t i~? \ "Tell oJties. When \?? nrst meet- putting'of lt to his lips. She emauat- marvels which hs'i come from 2ll lng como? around, ni adyvise yen. Tho lull mado iopes doubly alert, ?d polabn aa nighUhado emangtee lt, parts of the. nor A. lt It n natural I've stumbleVl upon a dissatisfied Ho was psIUvc Uiit ttey,' were pro, the ?na?, tree. And be must bow When fora woman to buy as lt la for a man member. So. back up, as they say. paring to strike ?(aja'?fSut frpm ^hc?.entered andI bow^when She left! to-sell. .W?t? got two ends ot the>nk down, what direction and;?^haTmanner? ?Pty "i?, *? ^d^}\ some manner or other Florence W,??*;*^ He hod not tho gUVof clalrvoyancaV |^f|S?lf*8kinS "P ?ovo bust-{becamo ?cPar^,'/om"^,"iA K?' iBr-i?l?w. let mo h?K~g.hnod'red-.- "' so he bad U, wattj *e wailing ls *. *c** A#t^.annn ?raink ?mmoned ??^ r??' Norton draw out a racket of h?ia t?rriblA irpm? whm ?ar^?in? death la ? \ y09 iP*'^? Bralpa Wjnunoned could not find her for the simple rea ?JJ ?^t.i^Wf# rtv^tS^ifia ?^,;ifn5?mo T^?P^C^? l\l*?t lils'runabont and called. upon two ?pn that Sucaa was bunting Tor bei. '.?L.?0??^ ?? 9?^WfM??e?. balancing tb? scalek;.; It is alwkysily^^u,,? tir?.-.. a- ?s- ?hhered a'"occurred tr. tS?-girl-' that Si?ss?. "t?7 don t you ?.raw tiu> Wti your- ?*?1fr *? TO"* 4aa -tsaault than to ^?"??e dVscrted oflleo Of the drat he might have wisely concluded the best awa,t ?: and ltda^M tood geof ral ocnt hl8 card in.. The doctor replied pUce to walt would be !n tho taxicab, * .-m happens to. be lp you name, who always tinda.nonselt prepared. fn person tace waa pale and his Aud ie Florene-? bprrled'out Into the ?Pfc* ;But Ii made Wa heart ache to wach hand? ahook. atreettnto the armt'of the Wendi fsm "I forgot," satd-Norion. "But what tho child. She Weat^ahout-cheerful- "Good afteri oon." said Rralne afta. u>( who were patiently awaiting ber. a chance for roe! Nearly five thous- ly-when airy one wa? in the room blot- I The trusted cbs??wr bsd been sent and, all mine for a ticket to Algiers!" with her. Many a time; however, he The doctor eyed him like s man eround to the eldo entronco by tho A grunt^as t?*o?tyreply. had stolen to tho door'or ber bedroom hypnotised. '"You . . you wish- major domo. Th*-young lady had so . "i want yon -to iel! me about, tho sad heard tho heart rjwiderlng. sobs, ed, to see me on som o particular bus- reqaeated, so he said Perigoff Woman." ? vain attempt being made to strife inesB?" Florence struggled and Called for * "t know only one thlng^-thdt Bratne ?hem among the pillow*. She was on- ' Very partieuiar," drly.. "My ctr ls the poric:tu..n, who 'cs^ne running up, is there every night" ito? lt; lt was first love; and first love? outside, will sm bs. so goo4 ss to followed by the. usual idle, curious "No!" 1 are pale 'ev?OBc?nt attachments. It acedmphirdr.mer',V . crowd. . V -ST. OM.? .r. for,?, ?pl., lb? I?/?.;* ?he w"?M ?? .v.M. ^T?x?^^?Tu?Zt?Z ?^SlKm? gu? Jul u ,oo ?t? pl?,lo? lt. Ww. Omitir. Youth totiou. Time, Ilk? *?"l^Tjf1,^:^:-, " ,,1^.^t ^ ^ ^? ^iJl ^vJ 7t l?WLSWt^*^ ?SS HIHI "? ?iSSSS?*9 V^^V&SSSF*: oi^?" SK -;s^-.K,?r:K"f4'1T"to JaPttttSse game eallcd 'Jo/ It looks waa, of couria. drcadfnUy sorry over 0 ^our dVll Iace Wliat dcviiment "She has the ItsJtaclnatlon that'sha slmpi.-, but chess.Ia a tyro's gar.:? be- what had hepperied, abe bad^htetd ?r yon rbqnlre ot me this time?'' iB the daughter bf . the miin?nalre side lt Can you find your way back sonvtbins about his charsttfer; news- "A moro^%mijkej2r7ti.e?P^ Stanley llnrgreate/;. . Anl '.bumaa ?x all right?" .,?T['jgtttr men weren't always the beat. ?Whore aro wc soing?" lilblted bia docpbWPt Which Was per "I can." 'faim one was a moro fortune humor; To tall on, another physician ot your fofctty legal, so fer as appearance* "Well, you'd setter be going. That's a two faced one. at that. She was at?Niqg^ "lt la a groat went IfAtr^.Ught I have, tn tMt to*?h. here, never tutre aurpr?ed in her ?fe wbea thing to hsvo frlenda like yqu tw?, J- "Hurry.ap and fjtt htr off tbs weik. I can't have the crowd ?rowing unye larger," Satd th? policeman, 'convine-, ed. .M So. despite her cries and. protestar,, tlons, Florence was hustled Into tho" automobile, even the policeman I?u?? lng a hand. "Poor young thing!" he ?aid to the. . crpwd. "Come, now, move on. Jg Can't have the walk blocked up. ilet a' f galt on you." at He was congratulating himself up? on tho orderliness of the affair when n keen eyed young man tn t?e gath of a ehufleur toueiied his shoulder. "What's this I hear aoout an in-* ''<? son? young woman V he demanded. "She was insano, all right. , They had paper? *~ provo lt. She kept cry-* lng tbab al as Stanley Hargreaves . daughter!" 1 r "My God!" the young man struck hip forehead in despair. "You ash? she was Stanley Hargreaves daugh ter, and thoy'vu kidnapped her right under your nose! What was the n,UD&r ber of that cur?" . - , ?., "Cut out that line of talk young fellah; 1 know my business. Tt?jT had" tba proper documents." . > "But you hadn't brains enough- to inquire whether they were genuine or nut! You/waiti" shrilled the chaf four. "Ill have you broken for. tuts, work." He wheeled and mntie^la big car, to find Susan and the coan"-.', . teas in a groat ?tata ??of agltattraJ[? ',y* "They got her, they, got her! Aud 1 swore on th? book; that. they., ?ever should, co long as I drove the canCiM '4 . Suban wept, and the countess tried' ' ' in vain to console her. And when Jones was Informed .W frlghtcnod even the countess with the snarl of rsgo which burned ncroaplUa ' lips. He toro int? the hall, Bolton3 SUrj bat and was gone. Not a word of MK proach did ho, o?>r. to the chaffetlr. Hp undur^tnd. lust no one is intailfc, hie. Ho ton nd the blundering po3??-/ injap, who now understood that he '.r t>A>od In lor a whiff of the commi? ! cue,'s carpet All ho could, do waa . tq give a good doivcrlpUon Of ihp.man; add weman. Word was ' e ont" broad cr?t t?rc-gh the city. The police had ' ia be informed ?this time. - ??*'.** Late In the day an ot&cor wbosa btat included the fdrry landing ? lioLiiken said he'had seen tho tht?a.i . ,-. Everything had looked all righi- to .,...1. lt-was tho* motherly fsoe of the ope and tho benign countenance of the other that had blinded him, . At midnight Jones, haggard and? . with tho air or Ono beat?n, returned \ Nf h th Oorman Lloyd does nqi : Sh ower. Soraothtng has happoned to t?0 ?.'-^ '-'?Tl J"" ' eTl'?i.'r''i'??yi. will bot be a'bla lo tend at a sfngi*7 port 1 havo cont. ten. cables. Thay can't get away from tho wire. If? could only get bold or tho names" of t?ope damnable doctor* who signs*"'' t < that document! Twenty years." ! Jones bent his pead in lils baud?' and,Norton tramped thc floor, till the sound ot his footsteps ' threatened;-!m > '. dflye the .mooning Susan, into- iforfe-vr tories {"lt is only a matter of a. few days.'*,, kbows that they may not. really dflvsy .. "h?r insane?" On board the Goorge ..WalMvgK?, every one felt e?tr^rieiv, aor>y ftm; ?ge? T~;> r~ i"8he la certainly Insano." said poe of the passengers, who: bad ?n?wri jrfar?eavo ^ttyM t?feongh' 1 acm*, banking business. "Hargreave wasn't married. He lived alone:" A'ftev e second day out Florance was permitted to wander abbat' the ship as she pleased, . J . lu A good many of the passengers were ml?htily woTHed when \*eyTtMVf&^- , that the wireless had tn Some myster ious way been tampered with artel- the boat bad mada the open sea.. IfcTatP* impo^vlhle to put. about. Ttpjj ap??r: alus must bc fixed at sea*. . I And when flashy Norton's wir*h>i* caught the wifes of the George Wash ington he was gravely informed that the young lady referred to sad ? Isp Patt. tho rail off the HepV? r?t ^'gbtsnd ?ag - been drowned. Sho had , no% 'WM* mitfflcd till the roilowini' WgOTW^ ^ '.jj' ? -^vr^j;''!' II ?wv ti . ?*? . f\ a ll ii mt mm mu I .rr--- . 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