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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-21
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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-21

You've heard Of ships burning 10
the water and afterwards going into
service again
Well, here's a Maxwell 'l5' auto
mobile that went through garage
IRE in Shreveport, La, ind was con
stdered total loss.
Some mquisidve boys, however,
cleaned away the charred wood and
ashes Of the body, brushed up the
mechanism, put in some gas and
The Detroit times., 1914-08-25
The Million f s;;z
::. ....- Dollar Mystery

as they enter the house the watchers
outside see a balloon leave the roof
The safe Is found empty-the million
which Hargreaye was known 10 have
one announced the balloon had been
punetured and aropped into the sea
school, Princess Olga. Braine's COM
panton, visits her AMI claims to be q
relative, Two bogus detectives call,
but their plot Is foiled by Norton, a
BY bribins the captain Of the Orient.
Norton lays trap. for Braine and his
eabsss S1sa sss s0 easily li,'' ta:
proves SboStiye through Brainss good
luck; and only hirelinss fan into the
the Black Hundred trap Florence They
ask her for money. but she escapes
Norton and the countess call on Flor
ence the next day. once more SAFE at
removes a section OF fiooring, and from
a cavity takes a box. Pursued by MEM
bers OF the Black Hand who have been
the, water front. thrilling race In
motor boats ensues. Jones drops the
box into the sea and with his automa-
tic sets fire. 70 the PURSUING boat;
coaching party to which Florence is
Invited. Jones and Norton both go
along ana are fortunately on mana TO
save Florence from being imprisoned
In the country house to which she 10
lured.
Florence goes horseback riding and
Is captured by one OF Braine's men
along the roadside, Norton rescuss her.
They are pursued, however. and the
pair make their complete escape only
after Norton has exploded tire on the
fast approaching machine with bull
let
Countess Olga. scheming 10 break
the engagement now existing between
Florence HargreaSe and Norton, invites
them both to her apartments and pre-
tends to faint In the reporters arms.
gives Norton back his ring.
Accomplices OF Braine succeed In
kidnapping Florence while she Is shop
ping and hurry her of TO sea- Norton
receives a wireless later informing him
that the girl had leaped into the sea
and been drowned.
The Detroit times., 1914-08-25

IF y don't like tn kind o. t'bacco
I buy: buy your own A amt objectin'
none.o
The mate stepped over to the bunk
and gingerIy ran HIS hand over the
girls head. Gods whiskers, Cap'n,
they's q bump as big's cork on tn
back o. her head! She's struck one
O. them floats all right Where's tn
arnica?"
For three days Florence evinced
not the slightest inclination to leave
the bunk She lay on her back either
asleep or with her eyes staring at
the beams above her head. She ate
just enough to keep her alive; and
the strong black coffee did nothing
more than 10. make her wakeful. No
one knew what the matter was.
There was the bump, now diminished;
but that II should leave her in this
comatose state vastly puzzled the
men. The truth Is she had suffered a
slight concussion OF the brain, and
this, atop OF all the worry she had
had for the last few weeks. was suf-
ficient to cause this Darkness OF the
mind.
The final cod was cleaned and
packed away In salt, the mudhook
raised, and the schooner Betty set her
sails for the southwest Barnes real
lied that to save the girl she must
have doctor who knew his business.
Mrs. Barnes would know how. to care
The Detroit times., 1914-08-25
$4,000 For 100 Words.

The publfcation of 'The Million
Dollar Mystery continues today,
The story runs Tor twenty-two cor
sccutive weeks In this paper; ny
an Arrangement with the Thanhous.
eosslb m G non only to n read the story
In this paper. but also 20 see u each.
week In the various moving. picture,
theaters For the solution OF tals
mystsry story $4,000 Will pc sNsh
The prize OF $4,000 will be won
b. the man, woman, or child Wno
writes the most acceptable solution
Of the mystery. from which the last
two reels o. m9ti ION i p,Sta two ehap.
ters OF the story written by Harold
Solutions may be sent to the
Thanhouser Film company either ae
to midnight. Dec. IL. They must
bear postoffice mark not later than
a board OF three Judges will de-
termine which OF the many soiuti iShs
judgment OF this board VIII DE aD-
Solute and final - Nothing or
literary nature will be considered
the decision. nor given any prefer
81 the tio 900 prize. The last two
reels which will give the most ac-
ceptable solution 10 the mystery,
Will be presented In the theateTs
having this feature as soon as u ~
practical to produce same. the story
corresponding to these motion PIC
lures will appear In the newspapers
coincidentally, or as soon after the
appearance OF the pictures as prac.
teal. With the last two reels VIII
be shown the pictures of the win
ner. his or her home and other IN
2eresting Features. II IL understood
that the newspapers, so far as prac-
teal, In printing the last two chap
fors or the story by Harold McGrath.
will also show picture of the suc-
cossful contestant.
Solutions TO the mystery must not
Be more than 100 words long, Here
are some Of the questions TO be Kept
~ mind In connection with the mys-
terry as an aid to n solution:
No. 1--What becomes or the mii-
To sz.what becomes Of 'he
'- No. s~whom does Florence mar
No. 4--what becomes of the Rus
sian countess7
Nobody connected either directly
or Indirectly with The Million Dol
lar Mystery" will be considered as q
contestant
The Detroit times., 1914-08-25

was with her would be worth follow
Ing,
On the other hand. yroon recoE
mixed the reporter instantly and Win
that ever-ready and alert mind OF nir
set about to lure the young man INTO
a trap out OF which he might no'
easily come. !,
Norton decided to follow his man !
He might be going on Wild goose
chase. he reasoned; still his first I'M
pulses had hitherto served him well
He looked careworn. He was con-
yinced that Florence was dead. de-
spite the assertions OF Jones TO the
contrary. He had gone over all the
mishaps which had taken place ano
he was now absolutely convinced thai
his whilom friend Braine and the
Princess Perigoff were directly con-
cerned. Florence had either been go
Ing to or coming from the apartment
And that memorable day OF the ALB
duction the princess had been In the
dry goods shop.
Vroon took q downtown surface car.
and Norton took the same. He sat
huddied In q corner. never suspecting
that vroon was watching him from o
corner OF his eye. Norton was not
keen today. The thought OF Florence
kept running through his head.
The car stopped and vroon got on
He led Norton winding course which
at length ended at the door Of tene-
ment building vroon entered. Nor
ton paused. wondering what next to
do. now that his man had reached his
destination. Well, since he had fol-
lowed him all this distance he must
make an effort to fnd out who he was
and what he was going To do. eau
tiously he entered the hallway. AZ
he was about to lay his hand on the
newell post OF the dilipidated stairs
the floor dropped from under his feet
and he was precipitated into the eel
lar. @
fc~-ts~w>S raur.A.vN
The Detroit times., 1914-08-25

CHAPTER X.
The Past q Blank.

II was perfectly true that Florence
had cast herself into the sea. II had
not been an act of despair. however.
On the contrary. hope and courage
had prompted her to leap. The night
was clear, with only a moderate sea
running. At the time the great ship
was passing the Banks, and almost
within hail she saw fishing schoon-
er riding gracefully at anchor. She
quite readily believed that II she re-
NAMED on board the George Wash
ington she was lost She naturally
forgot the marvel of wireless telegra-
ply. No longer may q man hide at
sea.
So, with that quick thought which
was a part Of her Inheritance, she
seized the life buoy, climbed the rail.
and leaped far out. As the great dark
tossing sea swooped up to meet her
she noted block Of wood bobbing
The Detroit times., 1914-08-25

"She was probably Insane. That's
the way generally with insane people.
They can't see water or look on .
tall building without wanting to jump
My business Ia insurance. and we've
got the thing figured pretty close TO
the ground They used 10 get the
best OF US on the suicide game. A
man would take out Q large policy to-
day and tomorrow he'd blow his head
on. and we'd have TO pay his wife.
But nowadays policy Is not worth
the paper it's written on II a man
commits suicide under two years"
"You Amt tryin' { insure anybody
In town. are your"
20, no. No work for me when I'm
on my vacation. Well. I'm going to
bed; and tomorrow morning I'll 60
out to Capt. Barnes beach and have
good swim. I'm no sailor. but ]
like water.A
He honestly enjoyed swimming
Early the next morning he was In tho
water. frolicking about as playfully
as a boy. He had all the time In the
world. Over his shoulder he saw two
women wandering down toward the
beach. Deeper he went. farther out.
He was bold swimmer, but that did
not prevent sudden and violent at.
tack OF cramps. And II was rare
piece of irony that the poor girl
should save the life OF that scoundrel
who was without pity or mercy A
she saw his face startled frowp
marred her brow. But she could not
| figure out the puzzle. Had she ever
seen the man before? She did not
know. she could not tell. Why could
not she remember? Why must her
poor head ache so when she tried to
pierce the wall Of darkness which
surrounded her mentally?
The man thanked her feebly, but
the gratitude was on his lips and not
! In his heart. When he had sum-
GENTLY recovered he returned to the
village and sought the railway station.
where the Western Union had It's Of
fee.
Il want 70 send code message to
my firm. Do you think you can fol.
low it?"
Il can try" said the operator.
/ The code was really Slay; and
/ when the long message was signed 10
was signed by the name Vroon.
The day after the news came that
| Florence had jumped overheard OF
| the Banks, Vroon, with dozen other
men. had started out to comb all the
fishing villages along the New Eng
land coast. Somewhere along the way
he felt confident that ne would learn
whether the girl was dead or alive
| II she was dead, then the game was
q draw; but IL she was alive there
was still a fighting chance for the
Black Hundred. He had had some
idea OF remaining In the village and
accomplishing the work himself; but
after elaboration he concluded that
| II was important enough for Braine
himself to take a hand In. So the
following night he departed for Bcs-
| ton, from there to New York. He
proceeded at once to the apartment
of the princess. where Braine declar-
ed that he himself would 60 to the OBJ
scure village and claim Florence as
| his own child. But to insure absolute
success they would charter Morse's
| yacht and steam right up into the
/ primitive harbor.
j When vroon left the apartment
/ Norton saw him. He was man OF
| impulses, and he had found by expe-
rience that first impulses are gener-
ally the best. He did not know who
I9yroon was ANY man who called on
the Princess Perigof while Braine
The Detroit times., 1914-08-25

for the girl. once she knew what the
trouble was. There would be some
news In the papers A young and
beautiful woman did not jump from
a big Atlantic liner without the
newspapers getting hold OF the facts.
A fair wind carried the Betty into
her haven; and shortly after Florence
was sleeping peacefully In feather
bed, ancient, Il is true. but none the
less soft and inviting. In all this
time she had not spoken single
word.
y THE poor young thing" muir
INJURED the motherly Mrs. Barnes.
What beautiful hair! o, John. l
wish you would give up the sea. !
hate IL. II Is terrible. am always
watching you In my minds eye. In
calm weather, In storms. Pieces OF
wrecks come ashore. and l always
wonder over the death and terror
back OF them"
Don't WORRY none about me,
Betty. l never take no chances. Now
Pm goin' int tn village an bring
back tn sawbones. He'll tell US
what Z do"
The village doctor shook his griz-
zled head gravely.
She's been hurt and shocked at
the same time. II will be many days
before she comes around to herself.
Just let her do as she pleases. Only
keep an eye on her so that she
doesn't wander OF and get lost. III
watch the newspapers, and II / come
across anything which bears upon the
case I'll notify YOU"
But he searched the newspapers In
vain, for the simple fact that he did
not think to glance over the old
ones.
Florence was soon able to walk
about. Ordinary conversation she
seemed to understand; but whenever
the past was preached she would
shake her head with frowning eyes.
Her main diversion consisted Of sit.
ting on the sand dunes and gazing
out at sea.
One day a stranger came to town
He said he represented life insur
ance company, and was up here from
Boston to take q little vacation. He
sat ON the hotel porch that evening
surrounded by an admiring audience
The stranger had been all over tbs
world. SO 1t seemed. He spoke IA
miliarly of st, Petersburg, Vladivos
tok, Shanghai, as the villagers-soms
of them-might have spoken of Bos
ton. There were one or two old-tim
ers among the audience. They had
been to all these parts. The stranger
knew what he was telling about. Al
ter telling of his many voyages hs
asked IL there was a good bathinf
beach nearby. He was told that he
would find the most suitable spot neal
Capt. Barnes cottage, just outside the
village.
AN say, Mister. seen anythin' In
tn papers about missin' young wo
man. asked some one.
missing young woman? What's
that"
The man told the story OF Flor
ence's leap into the sea and her sub
sequent arrival at the cape.
That's funny" said the stranger
II don't recollect reading about an,
young woman being lost at sea. But
those big liners are always keepinS
such things under cover. Hoodoos the
ship, they say, and turns prospective
passengers to other lines. II hurt.
business. What's the young girl lool
like%
Florence was described infinitely
The stranger teetered In his chair and
smoked. Finally he spoke. - esf'
The Detroit times., 1914-08-25
srNopsIs OF PREVIOUS CHAPTERS

SYNOPSIS OF PREVIOUS CHAPTERS
stanley Hargreave. millionaire, after
miraculous escape from the den OF
the gang or brilliant thieves known as
the Black Hundred. lives the life OF q
recluse for 10 years. Hargreave one
night comes face TO face with the
gangs leader. Braine.
After the meeting. during which
neither man apparently recognises the
INDECENT Riverdale home and lays plans
for making his escape from the coun-
Try. He writes q letter to the girls
sfchool In New Jersey where 10 years
bsfore he had mysteriousiy LEFT or, the
doorstep his baby daughter. Florence
Cray He also pays visit to the ham
gar OF q daredevil aviator.
Braine and members Of his band sur
round Hargreave's home at night. but
The Detroit times., 1914-08-25
'TEUTONS OBJECT
TO FERRATA
His Election as Pope Would be
Resented by Germany 4
and Austria

ROME, Aug. 24.-Despite strict reg
ulations against the exercise Of the
Spanish Veto" Germany and Austria
are said to have already let 1t De
known that the election Of Cardinal
Ferrata as successor to his holiness
Pope Piux X. would be Objectionable
to these two nations OF the triple ALI
ance.
No cardinal may introduce the veto
in the conclave upon pain OF ex-com-
munication, but in view OF the Euro
pean war and the generally tangled
political condition there II much spec
ulasion as to whether nations affected
may not seek to exercise II In some
other way.
There is a strong movement afoot
among the members Of the sacred col
lege to appeal TO the. warning powers
to declare an armistice during the
conclave at which the new pope viii
be elected. A
The Detroit times., 1914-08-25

up and down, She tried TO avoid IL,
but could not, and struck II head on.
Despite the blow and the shock OF
the chill water she instinctiyely chung
TO the buoy. The wash from the
mighty propellers tossed her about
hither and yon, from one swirl to an
other, like chip OF wood. Then
everything grew blank.
Fortunately for her the master OF
the fishing schooner was at the time
standing on his quarter deck by the
wheel. squirting through his glass at
the liner and envying the ease and
comfort of those on board her. The
mate, sitting on the steps and smok-
ing his turning-in pipe, saw the mas
ter lean forward suddenly, lower the
glass, then raise II again.
Lord Almighty"
What's the matter. Cap'nr'
Jake. In Gods name, come ere an
take a peek through this glass. I'm
dreamin'i" M
The mate jumped and took the
glass. Where away, sir?''
"A pint of tn sta'board bow. See
somethin' white bobbin' up?"
"Yessir! Looks like some one
dropped bolster r piller over
board. Gods whiskers!" he broke
or.
Then ! amt seem things cried
the master Hi, y lubbers!" he
yelled to the crew: lower tn dory.
They's woman in tn water out
there. seen her leap tn rail Look
alive! Sharp's tn word! Mate, you
60 long"
The crew dropped their tasks and
sprang for the davits, and the star
board dory was lowered in shipshape
style.
1t takes good bit OF seamanship
to haul body out of the sea into a
dancing bob-tailed dory, when one
moment 1t is climbing frantically
heavenward and the next heading for
the bottomless pit. They were very
tender with her. They laid her out
In the bottom Of the boat. with the
life buoy as a pillow, and pulled ener-
getically for the schooner. She was
alive, because she breathed; but she
did not stir SO much as an eyelid. Il
was stiff bit OF work. too, to land
her aboard without adding to her In
juries. The master ordered the men
to put her in his own bunk. where he
nearly strangled her by forcing raw
brandy down her throat.
well. she's ahve, anyhow"
When Florence finally opened her
eyes the gray Of dawn lay on the
sea, dotted here and there by the
schooners OF the feet, which seemed
to be hanging In midair, as at the
moment there was visible to the eye
no horizon.
Don't seem Z recognize nothin'"
"Mebbe she's got fever" suggest
ed the mate. rubbing his bristly chin.
Fever nothin'! Not after bein' In
tn water half an hour. Mebbe she
The Detroit times., 1914-08-25

hit one o. them wooden fiosts we left.
Them\ dinged liners keep IN crowdin'
u.s." growled Barnes, with fisher
mans hate for the floating hotels
Went by with never toot. See 'er,
jes' like tn bankers wife goin' I
church on Sunday? A mile a min
ute; fog or no fog, it's all the same
4 them. They run US down an never
stop. What tn tarnation We goin
10 do? She'll han 4 stav aboard till
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-08-18
A GROWING HARDNESS.

The growing iepravity of our Gus
toms threatens us with danger. Mod
ern civilization is hurrying toward
crisis. The internal restraints are be-
ing relaxed. temptations and facilities
are multiplying with the growth OF
riches and Of cities. Especially in the
big cities, where everybody is I'M
known, can easily hide away. and is
watched by nobody; virtue runs seri-
GUS and continual risks. Hardly aware
of it, we are yet undoing, little by lit
tie. Christianity's great contribution to
the Christening of our morals by our
suppression of the many limits which
our religion had set up with so much
labor amid the unbridled license of
the ancient world. We are travelling
step by step back towards paganism,
with all its accommodations and all its
perils. Another danger Is the
increased opportunity of late for the
strong to abuse their strength. In this
limitless chase after money and en-
joyment, the spirit of charity is OBJ
scured and mems minds become ac-
rustomed to hardness and brutality
that may one day startle the world in
4 terrible way
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-08-18
With Scissors and Paste


Play II Iowly, sing IL slowly.
Mothers sweet. old tune:
ONCE Il rolled in measured cadence.
Like brook In June;
Now, II halts along the measures.
Bringing with II tears.
Dear old voice that echoes through IL,
Sweetness lost with years.
Play II sowly--it is holy.
Angels chant this hymn:
Youthful gladness, ages sadness.
Fill II to the brim:
Mothers Voice within the music,
Comes like evening stars,
Wakens thoughts of childish fancy.
Sleep steals through its bars.
Grooming. grooming go its measures.
TIL In slowing time.
Nodling head and folding eyelies 4
Yield to It's sweet rhyme.
We together sang this music,
Old familiar tune.
Heaven can not be heaven without II,
| shall hear II soon.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-08-18
rnE GERMAN POSITIONS.

from the maps and the teieeraphle
news. much of which Is utterly unre.
liable. It appears that the Germans
are gathered, rather than eoncen-
trated. IN three main armies. The
nethermost, we may style the army
Of the Meuse. whose immediate base
il Aix lA~c hapelle The middle may
be styled the army Of the Maselie. It's
Immediate base Treves. and It's
tue x-ThionviIIe.L uxemhurs. The
southern army may be stlsed the
|afms Of the Rhine it's base the great
fortified camp and fortress Of strass-
burg. It's business the defense Of Al
SAGE aud attack through the yosges
PASSES Inward Belforh Indications
Iare that these are the present dlspo-
sitions u the kalscrs forces on the
west
Suspicion grows that the army 81
tine Manse designs turning move
ment north 81 i.icee toward Isauyain
land brussels. 10 hold possible
French turning movement south Of
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-08-18
WHY MEN HUNT RECORDS.


Why anybody should want to make
a 'no-stop run" by automobile from
Chicago to New York is not easily ex-
planned. but theslogic of II is no harder
to understand than is that of doing
numberlcss other things the only re-
ward Of which is the making of rec
ord. preferably new.
Human beings are SO constructed
that they get a deep Joy from doing
anything. no matter what. that has
never been done before and little less
Joy from doing an old thing in way
or TO degree hitherto unknown.
That the thing when done is Of no use.
or that the performance is painful and
costly. seems not to matter. provided
only period Of supremacy over all
rivals has been achieved
OF course. TO drive a motor car 1850
miles in forty-one hours. as MIR. Pater-
son did. was to make the Journey
mere getting from one place to anoth-
er. and to rob II of practically every
pleasure that could have been derived
from a leisurcly traversing of the
selected route. But for the pleasures
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-08-18
MAKING LEAD INTO GOLD.

Prof. f. Soddy, F. X. s., declares
that 1t is only question of application
to change lead into gold He. says
that, while now we can only work with
electricity at 100000 volts, II Is only
a matter of perfecting the methods to
be able to work at ten times that volt
age, when the baser metals can be
changed into the more precious. In
other words, electricity. when brought
to Its highest efficiency and applica-
ton, is the real philosophers stone for
which the alchemists of the middle
ages searched so long.