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$10,000 FOR ONE "l"W UWion Dollar Jfystary tor mill run far ticly-ito oocJic wk to tai fptr. Bp arreBfeBteat A A Tknkeur Film eaetyeay it tt bee Weee $ estiNe not only re rai the Ifery to tkit miw hut alio to see it aee tcecb to li Wo meeiwy pieter f Healer. Far tkt eetotiea a tkit asytlery tttrp , 110,000 will be ytoe by raeaAeaaar Me oarsorsft, -... COXD1TJOXS QOVERXMQ TBI CONTEST. . j" f t i0,ooo win m y tu aaaa, wotMtt, or ekiU tche write f mail 1 aeotytokfe eolstiea (a myeiery, from tokiih tkt Itt tto reel of moiitn yietor drsme win a mtit aaa tkt leal two es(erf the story terilitn kg Harold MtcOrttk. Solatia may e? to tk Tkor Film corporation, titktr el Ckictf ar tfee Tor It, y time ay lo miinlgkt, Jan, H. tkU eiieiti itvtrtl tceelc nler tkt toil tkaptmr he been puklitkei. A. oari o lre todo witt- itttrwUnt vkick of tkt many rotation received to Ik meat eoeeytell. Tkt fuigtt art to la KervZd IfeoOrwta, Lloyd loaerye, ana Uitt Mat Tin. Tkt fudgmtnt of tkit ktard. will l eesolaf ana JlnaL tfelfttoy THorau or nmnov aurmu. taalar aillUaaalNt a(tw atoaaalaaa unma tiaaa tka In at tka at MUlnt tklaraa kaawa aa tma lack Bnit, Uvaa fc Ilia at a r claaa lav aichtaea y . Harftaara ae ctoratatlr ataaia Bralaai leader at tha laak aaarad. KaawlaV Bralaa will try la a lat ha cacayaa Mm kla awa kw ky a aallara. Utn ncaalac ha wrltaa a lattar la ta girW aahaal win al(ataa ycara batar ha airatcriaulr left aa tka atr hU hahy, iaawhtaa, Flaraaea Gray. That aar Haiwacava aUa drawa flaaaM fvaai tha haakt hat It la lapartaa: that thla 4raaa lata tha aa whta tha hallaaa ha aaaapal la waa yaaetafaC Flaraaea arrlyaa trnt tha sirla' aahaaL Caaataaa Ola; a, BraiaVa eaaiyaalaa, Tla la hr aal alalaw he aa a ciatlva Twa bayaa a4aetlrM call, hat their plat ta taUaa by Nartaa, vrayaaar bub. y hriblav tka eaytata at ta OHaat, Nartaa lays tray tar aralaa aa hla Vaac Caaataaa Ola-a alas rlalta tha Ori aafa eaatala. aad aha aaally lalla .lata tha rayartar'B aaara. Tha alaa yrevea aharttra thraayh ralaa'a c4 lack Bad aal hlrellasa fall lata tha haaaa at tha yallea. After ialltay; la their tret atteaaat, tha Black Haa4rd tray narna. They aak her far ataaey, hat aha aaeayaa,' asala fatlia thaai. NaTtaa) a ad tha eaamteaa ealt aa Flar aaea th at t, aaaa 'aiaaa aafa at haaie. 'VTha vlaltara havlay aaaa, Jeaaa wawt aaeettaa af ajaaeta Bad fraaa a earlty takaa a hex. Paraaed hy Heat, bare af tha Black HSaadred, ha raahee ta the water treat aa4 aetaaa; ta dray yla tha baa lata tha ae, -l , - (Copyright: 1114 1 by Harold Mrath.) CHAPTEB XV. ; ASOTHia n&r itr, IF tka truth li to be told, Jonea waa aa Jlunlw fhmwrinaA AVjlf th vmtoAma nf tba cr v "-" v - v. counterfeit deal aa wti Brtln'e. Jbj baJ both failed tiinally to reach tha yoal xnifht. Bat thla time ta orcaaliatton had broken eren with Joaea, and thla fact dis turbed tha butler. If . mlfht elgnify that tha turnlnf point had beaa. ctached, and that in the future tbe food luck might twlni ortr ta the aide of the Black Huadred. Joqea re doubled hii caution, reiterated htl warnlnr. and lept leaa than rrtr: Indeed, a be went orer the (round be conceded a point to tha Black Hundred. Ha would no longer be able to keep tab an the oryaolMtloo. They had deaerted their formar quarter absolutely. The tent at whom they had leaaal tbe building knew nothing except that he would ha to repair the place. The rent had been paid a year in advance, aa it ha been the lat eight year. He had dealt through aa attorney who knew no mora of hla client than the agent Ba it will be eeen that Joaea bad la reality received a check. . More than all thla, it would gtra hla eaa lee renewed confidence and ' tbl waa a deeper menaoe thaa he cared to face. But ha went about hla affair aa nmitl, giving no hint to any one af tha mental turmoil which had poasettlon of him. It I needle to atate that Nortoa did not acoop hi rival oa tb counterfeit ctory. But h et to wark exploring tbe cellar of. tbe gutted building, and la oaa corar he found a bartered die. He turned tbi over to the tecret acrvica men. There wa ana man ha wanted to' find Yrooa. Tbi mas, couU be find him, afcould be made to lead him, Norton, to tha tew atrongbold. He aaw tha futility of trying to trap Bralaa by ihadowing him. Ha dealrad Bralaa to believe that hla aacapa from the freighter had been a bit af wild luck and aot a preconceived plan. .Brafne waa aqt of reach (or the preaeat, o h begin tha acarrh foi the man Troon. He haontad 4b water !ront aalooaa for a week withorut anecea. H did aot know that it waa the policy of tha Black Handred to lay low for a month after a raid of auch a erloua character. 0a the Hargreara menage had thirty day f aeace ; alwaya watched, however. For Braina lever relaxed hi vigilance In that part of tha tama. He dM aot car to loee eight of Joaea, whom he waa positive waa ready far light if tha tlighteet epportaalty atered itaelf. Norton, weat back to the primroaa pa tha af lott; fnd aometimea he would forget all abaat auch a thing aa the Black Handred. lo the aummar.daya want hy, with the illaca and tha neeiniafowerlfif flir HfcTrarvw haaaai" Ba ' Nartaa teak bU of tha tact that riereaoa HUNDRED WORDS. ' t literary Miara aria ta MiutfwW to lAa deoiaiea, aor ytoe any prtftrtmot im tkt Mtodtoa a the nnr a Ik M9 aftoa. TU leaf twa reel, wic mill ytoa Ma m eooeatoeto eeferiea to to mys tery, will la presented in tkt theater Uki safer ai n m it to tiklt to pnim tt tama, Jfta itory arra ayaan to tktt atotioa ytoiarM oiU ay year to (a iutaiyar aatootoawtoiiy, ar a aaaa a(ar Ma ayyaarwaaa a ffta yto (r a yraatioalto. 1Fa tha toal raaii wiA la iJtown tka yfolta-at a tla wto ar, Jktl r lUr kMM, mni allir tolr(finy fetturu. It to alarafaai Ikat Ma' aa syeri, a ar a yraaMaaaia, to print if Ma toil Iwa eay(rt Ma itory ly JBTar aM UtcQrttk, will afoa dtow picturt Ma aeeafitol ooalaitoal. Solution to Ma myittrp mtut nat la ara Man 100 writ tony, ffara ara faaittoaa to la kepi to mini to mimoMo piM Ma mjritory ai m ato to aatotto t Va. 1Wkt Uom t Ma attlltoairf o. tWkU Ueernt a Ma Kt.SWkm iou FUrtnot marry t Xt.4Wkrt aaoaaMt a Ma AiMito aiileiif ; Xotoif enneot4 tUktr aaoMy ar tor trptly wM Mfka Jfiiitoa DaUar Jfya try will la (wiwilarfa ai a aaMto4. AeeaatyUaaa af B,ralaa kldaay Flareaaa while aha la aheyalay; aad harry her adt ta aeaw lha, laaya everbaard aal la ylakad ay la a daaad aaadlttaa by flah. aiaaea. Tha Blaek Raadrad laeata hat. had Bralaat dlagalaaA aa her fathan takaa bar back, ta aaa with hlat. Flareaaa aata Bra ta tha beat aad la reeeaad by a ably aa which Hertea ha haea.ahaaaAalad. ltertaa aad Flereae aafely aahaaa take tha train far heme. Tha trala ta wracked. Nartaa, wha trlea ta reaeae bar, la tied ta tha rail read tracke. Flar aaea aarea hla aad aaally Jeaes aaaaea ta tha raaaaa af bath. Caaeaaladl abat tha faadaareaa af tha lack flaadred, a aaaa laaraa af tha re aavery fraat tha aaa af tha baa af Jew el by a aaller aad af Its sabaeaaeat re tara ta tha bettea af tha aaa, aad ha ajalekly aaataiaaleataa tha fact ta Joaea, A daylfeata has la ylaated aad later ae ared by tha baad. bat before tta eaa teata are euualaed tha baa Bayaaaaloaaly BlaayyaaaB. Owlas ta tha falllBa aa at aaatylba ttoaa ta tha yareat eraaaUatlea la Baa ala, aa ageat arrives aad aaaaaies th leaderaMy of tbe Aaaarleaa braaeh a th Blaek Haadred. ThreaBh tha caa alvaaee at th aeaataea aad Bralaa th aaw head la thaaaayaly haamlllaaad. , Fladlaa- hhaaalf chaekauitad at oyer, tara, Bralaa aadeareaa ta eeaaeab tha Rargrwava haaaehld ta tha law la ar dor ta arala fra aeaeaa ta th heaae.1 The tlaaaly dlry af tha Blt by Nar.) tea aeta th yalle at tha heala at tha yaek aad rvaalta la a raid aa tha yaBa-a readcayaaat whleh, hawevar, yawra ta be barraa at aaaalta. wa no longer tbe light hearted echoolgirl he had firat met Her trial had made a serious woman of her, and aerbap thla phase waa all the mora enchanting to him, who baJ hi erl oua id also. Hr young mini wa like an Italian garden, alwayt opening new itae for hi j admiring gat. He went about hla work tha aame a of old, interviewing, playing detective, fattening hla pay envelop by ipeclal to tb Sunday edition and some of tha lighter magaaiaea. Sometime k had vagae dream of writing a play,, a novel, and making a tremeadoua fortune like that chap Header, wha ealy a few yeare ago haJ been hid deak mat. He really began tb first chapter of a novel ; but that haa nothing to do with tbi hlitory. Already, then. The ches ar once more ea the board, and it Is the nova of the Black Hundred. The day waa rather cloudy. Jonsa viewed th iky wtarlly. He eould bear Flore are play ing rather a cherries nooturn by Chopla, Fourteen week 'ago tbl warfare had begun, and all be had accomplished, he and thoee with him, waa th death or incaroeratlea af a few Inconaequent member of th Black Hun dred. Alwaya they (truck and alwaye he had ta ward off. He hid alway beea oa the de fensive; aad a defend fighter may last a long while, but he seldom win ( aad tbe but ler knew that they emit win or ga down in bitter defeat. There wa no half way rout t tb end; ther could b no draw. It all reminded him of thunderbolt; oa ati knew wher they were going ta strike. The telephone raag; at the aame momeat Florence left the plane. 8be stopped at the threshold. "Hello! Taut Where have yoa beea t What hit bappeaedr " Who 1 itT' asked Florence, stepping for ward. Joaea held op a waraiag hand, aad Florence pued. "Tea, yea; I hear perfectly. 01 You've been working out their new quarter? Good, good ! Bat be very careful, air. Oaa aever knswa what may happen. They have beea quiet for aoaaa tin now. . ... Ah 1 Tea can't work tha oelllag.thla timer , . . Win dow over the way. Vry good, air. Bat be" careful." The word "air" caught loreace'a atten tlcu. She raa ta Joaea aad aeited him by the arm. ' Who waa that 7" aha eriad, aa he tamed away from .the telephone -Whyr "Tonaaid'air.!" Jones' eye widened. M dljr Tee, aad it'f tat tort time 1 ever, heard e aaa U atat.Me JsJaphoa.'onea,70ti ware talking la mj taer HIT naniall ! ' ' ' " '''' - - ''"'"-'-mam i""' " ' Mji-- iucvUv. ;;w,r d,;vs tfe';uv: .iT.Jv A r "b w-ica S ?4Vt' t t i i- s ' : " t-1 'JlN, " 3 ; 'VV.' rvv-.,, . y-;.w .wx A iy :if.-v.. e. UVf 3 C raVV WJ'V, dP?L ' '"""'"araia) aaaBaaaa" i .,.,.., t'r , " Please, Mis Florence, do not aak me any queetlona. I cannot leaver any. I dare not" " Bat if I ahould command, upon tha pain dismissal r coldly. M Ah, Mia Florence, " and Jonea tapped hla pocket, "you forget that yoa cannot diamie m by word. I am legally In control bare- I am aorry that you have made me recall thla ' fact to yon." Florence began to cry softly. " I am aorry, very aorry," aald the butler, torn between the desire ta comfort her and tha law that he had laid down for himnlf. "It is very gloomy today, and perhapa w are all a little depreeaed by it. I am aorry." "0,1 realise, Jonea, that all thla unending myatery and secrecy nave a act purpoae at back. Only, it doe Joat eeem aa if I ahonKI gi mad aomeUmaa with waiting and wonder ing." , " AJ if tha truth moat be told, it h A aame with me. W bav to wait tor tbtriTta strike. Shall I gat yoa eomtthlnb; hew to reed? I am going down to the drug tore and they have a circulating library." " Get me anything yoa pleaee. Bat IM feel better with a little lunthln." " That1 universal," replied Jonea, going Into tha ball for hla hat Had tha telephone rung again at that mo ment it la quite probable that the day would heve came ta a cloa aa tha day before had, monotonoualy. But tbe ring came fra min ute after Jonea had left the houea. " la thla the Har peeve placer " lea," aald Florence. ' Who ia itr " Thla la Ml Harpcave talking r "Yea.- - " Thla ia Dr. Morse. I am at the Queen keteL Mr. Nortoa baa beeaabadly hurt, and he want ya and Mr. Jonea to coma at once. We cannot tell juat now haw aarioua th la jury ia. He ia Juat conscious. Shall I tell blm you will come immediately V Tee, yea r Florence aaapped the reoelver on the hook. She wanted to ly, fly. He waa hurt How, when, where t " Suaaal Suaan I" aha called. " What ia it, Florence T asked 8oaaa, run aiag lata the room. " Jim la badly hurt He want ma to coma at oace. O, Bus ! I've beea dreading aome tklag all day loag." Floreoc struck tha aid's bell. " My wrap. Ten will ga with me, Sueaa." "Where, Mia Flareacar aaked the maid, alive to her duty. M Where? What la that ta rear deouaded Florence, wbo did not kaow that thi maid wa a detective. "Why not wait till Mi. Jeaea returaif abo tagg eeted patleatly. "Aad 1st the man I love die?' vehemently. "At least yen will leave word where yoa are going, Mia Flortace." " Tha Queea hotel. Aad if you say aaother word 111 dlacharge yaa. Coma, Kosaa." There happened to be a taxkab coaveaUntly near (aa Vrooa took care there should be), and Flare Doe at aaoa engaged it She did net mi the maa hiding la tbe bushes. The two youag women etepped into tha'taxirab and were driven off. They had beea gone leaa taan five minute when Jonea returned with hla parcliase, to Bad tha house empty af Ita moat valuable asset He waa furious, not only at the maid, wbo, be reallteJ, waa virtually helpless, but at his owa negligence. In tbe midst ef bis violent harangue the) bell sounded. In his bone be knew, what waa going to be found there. It waa a latter ea tb back of which waa drata the fatal black aak. With tasking finfera he tare opea tha en re lose and reed tha eon tent ! " Florence j saw to ear pewexOnly tt aurrtadrf eliaajm efot to the) wearaai tatoahaaa MMlMtgf pfaf to keep yaay " -aaaaaam mil i i r i u n 1 1 najinajijiii - & li !: ' -j r-.VwN it"I" J ' ' - - V'V k?.'f: ' - 't 'V "'V v4', $ With rLOROecf SAFE. IN THE MrCHNE, THE RETUON HOME 6UMED OUT A fCVV tha million will acta bar. Our agent will call in aa hour for an newer. " Tub Blsok irunDixo." Aa a mttr of fact, they had wanted Jonea almost ai badly aa Florence, bat her -desire for a book some popnlsr story of the day had eared 'arm from the net. The tetter had beea written egainit this possibility. Jone became cool, 00 that ha knew juat what danger to face. The Queea botel meant nothing. Florence would not be taken there. Ha called op Norton. It took all the butler' patience, however, ti It required seven differ ent call to locate tbe reporter. Meantime the taxlcib containing Florence and floaan apua madly toward foe water front Here the two were separated by aa e OT retire threat Florence recognised the mad Vrooa and kaew that to plead for mercy would be a waste of time. She permitted beaaalf to be led to a waiting launch. Alwaya whaa aha disobeyed Jonee aomethlpg like tUie happened. But thi time fney had cunningly truck at her heart, and all thought of ber personal stfaty became nothing. For tb preaeat aba knew that sha waa la bo actual physical danger. Km waa merely to be bold ea a bottage. Would Soaan have mentality enough to tell Jone wher the taxiceb hid stopped). She doubted. Ia aa emergency Sueaa had proved herself a nonentity, a ban dl of hysterica! thrill. Ad nutter of fiet, for once FlorencVa deduction a ware happily wrong. When tha cbaaSear peremptorily deposited goaaa oa tba lonely country read, aareral mil from home, V - I if aeut a vary concise message home. Huiaa area becoming acclimaUd to thla atrtnge, ex citing existence. Norton arrived In due time, and be and Jonea were mapping out a plea when luiao'f BaeeMge came. " Good girir add Jonea. " Bbe'a learning. Can you 'oaodl thi alone, Norton They rant me out of tbe house again, for I believe they were ftcr ma ai well a Florence Half a a hour gone!" " Trut me!" cried Norton. Aad he na out to bia auto. It waa wild ride. Heveral policeman shouted after bluu but be weat oa anmlndfuL Taey could take bia license number a hundred times for all ha rared. So they had got her? They coald wait till tbalr enemy' vigilance slicked and thru would atrika? But 81110! The next time be saw 8un ha waa going ta take oer In bia arma and kla her. It might be a new aeneatlon to kla 8ua, alaaya so prim and offlsa. Corey itreet that bad Wo her direc tion. They hd put Florence In a motor boat at toe foot of Carey etreet II waa perhapa balf aa hour behind. 1 Florence never opened her Hp,' She etared ahead proudly. She would how these econa dref that aha waa her fatber'e daughter. They piled ber with queetlon, but aaa pre tended not to hear. "Well, pretty bird, well make yoa apeak when the time come. ', We've jot yoa thla trip where wa want yoa. There wos't be any Jumping Terboar4 thla mmIob, believe me. We've waited enough time. We've got yoa " iet oer oa, aaia-TToon tnoroeery, - w e n put ill fn questions wywiih when we're at ; our deatination." And h nodded algnlficantly . toward the thip rhliug at anchor. Florence felt liar heart link in iplte af bar abundant courage. Were they going to take ber to sea again! She hid acquired a horror of tu , 10 big. ao terrible, so strong. Shy hid had an experience with ita lullen power. They hid gone about four mile down whaa aba looked . back longingly toward ahore. Something white Beamed to be spinning oval the water far behind. At first aaa could not diicera what It waa. Aa ah watched It It. grew and grew. It finally emerged from tka lllumon of a gigantic bird into tha actuality of an everyday hydroplane. Hef heaf gave. 1 great bound. Thla flyhig machine wi to lug directly toward tha lauue'n; it did not da riata a half breadth from tha Una. Fortu nately the mea ware looking toward a hog frelgkter a quirter of 1 mil farther on, and from their, talk Jt.waa evident thit thai freighter .wdi . to be uar prlaon-ouBd foi . wherer ; Nearer and nearer tama tha hydra plana. W11 It for hrT It wai Impoailble for tha mat hot. to takl notlc of tha barking of tha angina at uit M Tha thing! heading for Bit" 1 Vraon itared nndar hi palm, , It waa aot, credible' thit purault bid take plica aa quickly. To toit yonder man-bird ha ab ruptly, changed tha course of th launch. Thf hydroplan red Hi t)f to ult. " ; - FlortBc VeanL her pamq called faintly., On of th man; draw hi revolver, hut Troot knocked it aut of hi naad. ' . , , " There' th pollc boat, you fool! , . " Jump!" a voice called to; Flaraara, 8ha finng haraelf Into th water without thy allgbtaat hiltatloa.) ' ' . i 1 All tbl bam about something after fhti , fashion. When Norton arrived at tb foot of Corey street t boatman Informed him that young woman, ai hi deaerlptloil had ftB Into a fut motor boat and had foe dowp th river. " "Wa tber tny tngg1r : " Struggle 1 Hon (hat I could a' 8fc didn't mab a f ua abaat lolng." ; ; ' "Hav yott laqncb,r' ' ' T ,4 t Yaa, but tha other boalliaTr hilf ai hwr v start, and I'd aever catch har In a thousand ' jean, But there' a hydroplane a little abov Toa might n tereet th"f tiler thif foh It" ' " V . Thank!", ,,.',., , iui in arwior wouiq sot ii-an, ? t "A lffa may hB in the balinee, rnta!" ainoatnlatad Morton, longing to bommel UK atubbora man. ' . 'IWbat eraof har t tt thatr "' Norton ahowed hla card aad badge, "0, I e!" jeered the aviator. "A fitfll newepaper attint In which I am to ba th goat It eao't b doaa, Mr, Nortoai k ean'l to don," , ' s ' . . . . 4 u .'-."A hoDdred dollrr , w( "Not for flv hundrao.and th ivjatof tallotttty turned away toward th young worn aa with whoa ha had bee ooafenlng prlol to Norton' aaproack. Tbd two wilka m doiea yard away. . -" Nortoa had aot served twelv yeare a metropolltia eawipiper man for nothing. II approached to mefaaalce wbo war pntunng about th machine. - - , " Hew about twenty a piece r I begaa. or whati" th maa aaked. " ' " " For aeading that paddle afwnd i fv0 fJinea,' ( -Get tip into that seat, bat on' touch' ny of thoee levers," ana of them warned. "Twenty la twenty, Jack, and th bos I A aorehead today anyhow. 01 Ui a'lhov for th fua of It" f It waa a dumfobnded aviator who aaw hit bydroptan aklm tha water and a momeat later aill Into the air. Tba bwlft nurrlBf day a reporter of tha drat caliber ia mppoeed to be able to rua railroad anginal, uhma rtnea, flying macblaef, conduct a war; able to ahoot, walk, run, wlm, fight, thiol, go with ont food Ilk a pyfoos, aad liv without water Ilka a eamel. Norton had flow min time during the lat four yeara, (At th moment ha called out to Floreoc to Jump be dropped to the witer with all the aklll trf an aid time and took her firward. And h aonld aot aaa a Una of thla exploit for hid paperl .. ' .. " ' Jone heard fa hell. It waa ft 3tf from tbe Black Handred. Ha amlied jauntily. " Well, old foi, we't coraered y a laatj haven't we? I want that money, or Ha rt greava'a daughter take another era awyaga, qnd thi time ih will not jump overtward, A mniloa; aad no mare nonsense." " Olv m flfteea minor to aedda," hegga Jone, hoping agilnst hop. t " Fifteen aecoad!" - " Then we caa't do bail aaaa. Whatt ON yoa a million, knowing yon all to be a pack of liar? Bring Mis Florence hick and tha money la yours. We are tired of fighting." A Indeed Jone really wa.- th strain had been terrific for weeks., , ,,; , " Tha money first W don't He eey better thaa yon do. Fark over. TonH hav to trnel ns. W hat ao ue for th girl ac w get toe caeh." t ,', , ' "And you'll never touch a penny of It yo blackguard!" cried Nortoa from th doorway. Th agent'turned to behold ft reporter and the girl H did not atop, to ah questions, but bolted. Ha aerar got beyond tha toot, . however. . i. , - .-.. "Alwaya tha amall fry ; etghtd , Jonea. "And 1f 1 could have put my aand an tha money I'd Save given it to' him! Ah, girl, it doetnt do any good to "taft to yen, doee Itt' . ; -Bat fny told aaaba waa dylngr . . ' Jone ehrngged. y.y"- fro It'dpltnl;
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