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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-07-19
SYNOPSIS OF CHAPTERS ONE AND
TWO.


stanley Hnrsreave, millionaire, after n
miraculous escape from the den of the
gang of brilliant thieves known the
Black Hundred, lives the life of a recIuse
for eighteen years. Hargfeave one night
enters a broadway RESTAURANT and there
comes face to face with the gangs
leader, Braine.
After the meeting, during which
neither mnn apparently recognizes the
other, HargrenVc hurries 10 his magniH-
cent RiyerdaIe home and lays plans for
making his escape from the country. He
writes letter TO the girls school in
New Jersey where eighteen years before
he had mysteriOusIy left on the doorstep
his baby daughter, FLORENCE Gray. lie
also pays n visit to the hangar of n
daredevil avintOr.
Brnine and members OF his band sur
round Hurgreaye's home mt night, but
they enter the house the watchers out
side see Il balloon leave the roof. The
snfe Is found empty-the million which
HarEreave WIS known 10 have drawn
TINT day gone. Then some one an
nounced the balloon had been punctured
and dropped to the bottom of the sea.
Florence arrives from The gIrls' school.
Princess olga, Brnine's companion, Wis.,
its and claims 10 be relative. Two
bogus detectives call, but their plot is
foIIed by Norton, a newspaper man.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-07-19

some of the harbor police have taken dis
like to me. What do you want me to do?
The police will not bother you. This man
Hargreave had some enemies; they want
either his life or his money; maybe both. 1t
is a peculiar case, with Russia in the back
ground. He might have laid the whole bust
ness before the police, but he chose to fight
it out himself And to tell the truth, don't
believe the police would have done any good"
Heavc her over; what do you want me
to do Tor that handsome roll of money!"
If any man woman who is not re-
porter comes to pump you tell them the man
went ashore with packet under his arm"
Tie knot in that"
" Say that the man was gray haired, clean
shaven, straight, with a scar high up on his
forehead generally covered up by his hair"
That's battered down. my lad Go on"
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ject you bring up he seems well informed"
Come often" urged Florence
IL SHALL my child. And any time you
need me, call for me- After all, am nearly
your aunt. You will find life in the city far
different from that which you have been ac-
customed to-"
She limped down to he limousine. In trip
ping up Norton he had stepped upon her foot
heavily.
"She is lovely Z" cried Florence.
well, 1 must be on my way, also" said
Norton 81 am a worldly wise man, Miss
Florence. AS Jones here. Never go any place
without letting him know; not even to the
corner drug store. / am going to find your
father. Some one was rescued. I'm going to
find out whether it was the aviator or Mr..
Hargreave."
Jones drew in deep breath and his eyes
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closed for moment. At the door be spoke

closed for a moment At the door be spoke
to the reporter.
What do you think Of that woman?"
:" believe that she has told the truth. She
is charming"
:" She is. But Tor all her charm and truth
l cannot help dstrusting her l have an
idea. l shall call up your office at the end
of each day. If day comes without CALL
you will know that something is wrong"
"A very good idea" Norton shook hands
with every one and departed
What a brave, pleasant young mani"
murmured Susan.
II like him, too; md I'd like him for a
friend" said the guileless girl.
- 1t is very good to have friend like Mr..
Norton added Jones, and passed out into
the kitchen. All the help had been discharged
and upon his shoulders lay the burden of the
cooking till such time when he could rein
state the cook.
There was a stormy scene between Braine
and the princess that night.
Are you in your dotage?" she asked
vehemently.
There, there; bring your voice down
bit. Where's the girl?"
In her home. Where did you suppose she
would be, after that botchwork Of letting me
go to do one thing while you had in mind
another? And an ordinary pair of cutthroats
at that"
The thought came to me after you left
/ knew you'd recognize the men and under
stand. see no reason why it didn't work"
1t would have been all right if you had
consulted cairyoyant."
What the deuce do you mean by that?"
Braine demanded roughly.
g mean that then you would have learned
your friend the reporter was to arrive upon
the scene at its most vital moment"
What, Norton?"
Yes The trouble is with you, you have
been so successful all these years that you
have grown overconfdent. tell you that
there is a desperately shrewd man somewhere
back of all this Mark me, do not believe
Hargreave is dead. He is in hiding. 1t may
be near by lie may have s-opped from the
balloon before it .eft land. The man they
picked up may be Orts, the aeronaut. The
Eve thousand might have been his fee for
rescuing HargTeave, Here is the greatest
thing we've ever been up against; and you
start in with every day methodist"
Little woman, don't let your tongue run
away with you too far"
I'm not the least bit afraid Of you, Leo.
You need me, and it has never been more
apparent than at this moment"
"All right. fell by the wayside this trip.
Truthfully, / realized it FIVE minutes after
the men we're gone. The only clever thing
did was to keep the mask on my face. They
can't come back at me. But the thing looked
so easy and it would Lave worked but for
Norton's appearance.
You all but compromised me- That butler
worries me little" Her expression lost its
anger ana grew thoughtful He's always
about, somewhere. DO .ou think Hargreave
took him into his conhdence?"
Can't tell He's beea watched straight
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several fashionable clubs, never touched cards.
player and wonderful amateur billiardist
Perhaps Jones, the taciturn and inscrutable,
had not told him all he knew regarding his
masters past. Well, well: he had in his time
untangled worse snars. The Office had turned
him loose, free lance to haadle the case as
he saw it to turn in the. story when it was
complete.
But what story il was going TO be when
he cleared it up! The more mystifying it
was, the greater tn. zest and sport for him.
Norton was like a gambler who played for
big stakes, and only big stakes stirred his
cravings.
The captain of the tramp steamer Orient
told him the same tale he had told the other
reporters he had picked up a at sea.
The man had been brought aboard totally
exhausted.
Was there another body anywhere?"
NO"
What became of him."
1 sent wireless and tHat seemed to bother
him. 1t looked to me that he did not want
anybody 10 learn that he had been rescued.
The moment the boat touched the pier lie lost
himself in the crowd. Fifty reporters came
aboard, but he gone. And | could only
tell them just what I'm telling you"
" lie had money!"
About five thousand"
Please describe him.
The captain did so. 1t as the same de-
scription he had given to all the reporters
Norton looked over the rail at the big ware
house
Was IT an ordinary halloon?"
There you've got me. My Marconi man
says the balloon part was like any other bal
loon but the passenger car was new bust
ness to him. 1t could be driven against the
Wind
Driven against the wind. Did you tell
this to the other ehaps?"
Don't think | did. Just remembered it.
Probably some new invention; and now it's
at the bottom of the sea. Two men, as
understand il, went off in this contraption.
One is gone for good"
For good" echoed the reporter gravely.
Gone for good. indeed, poor devil Norton
took out roll OF bills There's two hundred
in this roll
well?" said the captain. vastly aston
ished.
It's yours if you will do me a small favor"
If it doesn't get me mixed up with the
police. I'm only captain &C a tramp; and
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up and you can act without their. even dream
ing your part in the business. We must not
be seen in public any more. This butler may
know where l stand eve though he cannot
prove it. Now, I'm going to tell you some
thing. Perhaps you've long since guessed
it. Katrina was mine till Hargreaye-never
mind what his name was then-till Hargreave
came into the fold. So sure of her was
that used her as Il lure to bring him to
She fell in love with him, but too late to warn
him. l had the satisfaction of seeing him
cast her aside, curse her, and leave her In
one thing she fooled us all l never knew of
the child till you told me-"
He paused to light a cigaret
Hargreave was madly in love with her.
He cursed her but he came back to the house
to forgive her. to find that she had been seized
by the secret police and entombed in the
fortress l had my revenge. 1t was | who
sent in the information practically bogus
But in Russia they never question they act
and forget. So he had daughter!"
He began pacing the floor, his hands be-
hind his back; and the woman watched him,
oscillating between love and fear. He came
to halt abruptly and looked down at her.
Don't worry. You Lave II rival I'll
leave the daughter to your tender mercies.
The butler" she said, has full powers
of attorney to act for Hargreave while alb
sent, up to the day the girl becomes of legal
age"
"I'll keep an eye on our friend Jones.
From now on, day and night, there will be
Al IL. -. 4
you make up anything like this girl?" sud.
denly
"A fair likeness"
DO it, Go to that ship which picked up
the man at sea and quiz the captain. Either
the aviator or Hargreave is alive 1t is inn
portant to learn which at once. Be very care
full play the game as only you know how to
play it. And if Hargreaye is alive, we win.
Tomorrow morning, early. Tears of anguish,
and all that. Sailors are easy when woman
weeps. No color, REMEMBER; just the yellow
wig and the salient features. Now, by-by +"
Aren't you going to kiss me, Leo?"
He caught her hands. There is a species
of Deliah about you, Olga. A kiss tonight
from your lips would snip my locks and l
need clear head. Whether we fail or win,
when this game is played you shall be my
wife" He kissed the hands and strobe out
into the hall
The woman gazed down at her small white
hands and smiled tenderly. THE tigress has
her tender moments!) He meant il
She went into her dressing room and for
an hour or more worked over her face and
hair. till she was certain that if the captain
o. the ship described her to any one else he
could not fail to give fair description Of
Florence Hargreave.
But Norton reached the captain first. Other
reporters had besieged hill, but they had sue
ceeded in gathering the vaguest kind of in
formation They had no description of Har-
greave, while Norton had. Before going down
10 the boat, however, he had delyed into the
past Of the Princess Olga Perigon. 1t cost
him pocketful Of money, ri the end justified
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$4,000 FOR 100 WORDS.

The Million Dollar Mystery" story
tciH run for tweHty-tiCo consecutive tceeks
ia this paper. BIZ an Arrangement toi;h
tho IhankoHscr Film contpfnV It has been
made possible not only 10 rad the story
IN this paper but also TO SIDE It edch 'ceeE
IN the rGrioHs H,oring picture hedters'
For the solution of this mystery story
SI0,000 iriH be giueH.
CONDITIONS GOFBRNING THE
CONTEST.
The prize of Sf0,000 triQ be ICON by the
man, ieomda, or child rho critics the most
acceptable solution of the mystery, from
tehich the last tro reels Of motion picture
drama wHE be made and the last tlco
chapters Of the story tcrittea By Harold
MdcGr0b.
Solutions may be sent to the Than
houser Film corporation, either at Chicago
or NetC York. any time ~ to midnight,
Dee. II. They must bear PostoBlce mdrS
not later than that date. This dllotcs four
ioccks after the FIRST appearance Of the last
fIm releases aud three tceeAs after the last
chapter is Published il. to- paper in tehteh
to submit solutions.
A board of three judges tciH determine
chich Of the many solutions reeetred Is the
most acceptable. The Judgment of this
board riH be absolute and final. Nothing
the decision, nor giDeB any preference IN
the selection of the BiHHer of the $4,000
prize. The last tteo reels. tchich lottt gtre
the most acceptable soLutipa to the myS-
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ing this feature as soon fs 10 Is prdc-
teal to produce same, Ihe story CORE
spending to these motion pictures ciH dp-
pear in the newspapers cdincideRtdlty, or
as soon after the appearance of the pic
lures as practical. WIFI the last t1oo
reels trdt be shonn the pictures of the teiH-
Her, His or her home, and other interesting
features. 1t is understood tat the neses-
papers so far as practical, IN printing the
last tico chapters Of the STORY By Harold
NGcGrath, leH also shoio \ picture Of the
successful contestant.
Solutions to the mystery must not be
more than 100 ioords long, Here are
some questions to be Kept in mind in
connection tcith the mystery rs an aid
to solution;
No. II What becomes of the millionaire?
No. What becomes of the $1,000 900?
No. S-Whom does FIordnce marry?
No. i-Wbat becomes df the Russian
contest
Nobody connected either directly or in
! directly lcih The HHli4n Dollar Mys-
tory" WH be considered Us a contestant.
Arizona republican., 1914-10-14
INFORMATION WITHHELD

A party of the younger set consist ing of Charles Robinson and Miss Clara Phelps, Edwin Daley and Miss Doris Robertson, Burns Rabbit and Miss Opal Core have been over looked in the chronicles of the daily press. They formed a pleasure par ty Sunday, equipping an outfit for an old fashioned time. Journeying toward and up to Blue Point they attempted to ford the river at the old Jones crossing. The operators at the Roosevelt dam had misunder . stood orders issued to them, and while the orders were to raise the gates one tenth of a foot, they were raised one foot, causing the river to be a flood. As they got into the stream the horses began 10 go lower and lower into the water, finally commencing to swim. MT. Robinson nothing but their ears and he was whipping them All the nicely pre-
 pared lunch that the ladies had talk en along was swept into the stream and all of the occupants were thor oughly wet. They had not planned their trip with the intention of bath ing and consequently had not taken the proper apparel. The young peo- pie had nothing else to do but to turn around and come home, quite as empty as they went Other than wetting the party were considered to have escaped very lucky from a serious situation. All hail to Charles for whipping the ears
Arizona republican., 1914-10-14
WOE IN HEARTS OF THE FANS

A large proportion Of base ball fans in the Gem City were unable to eat their dinner yesterday when the report came in that Boston had There was weeping and wailing and taken the fourth straight game. gnashing of teeth. The professional dCpsters had it roled out that the Athletics were just stalling for the big end of the gate receipts, accord ingly they arrived at Langowsky this morning with a big smile on their faces and said look out for fut, we're going for three straight games and then we will see which team has the real club" But woe, wot, tEere was nothing to it but a pipe dream.
Arizona republican., 1914-10-14

,icopa County, Arizona, in denomina- tion of Five Hundred Dollars each, amounting in the aggregate to the sum of Twenty Thousand Dollars. be and the same are hereby awarded to the said Salt River Valley Bank, for the sum of $20,312.5O, and ac. crued interest to date of delivery, the said bonds to bear interest at the rate of 51a per cent per annum.
 And it is further ordered and the Chairman and Clerk of this Board are hereby authorized and directed to issue the said Bonds in accordance with the provisions of a resolution of this Board, relating to the issuance of Bonds of School District Number Eight, made and adopted on the goth day of May, 1914, and recorded in Book Eleven of the Minute Records of the Board at Page 360, Provided, however, that the said Bonds shall bear interest at the rate of 515 per cent Der annum.
 ROAD PETITION FILED
 A petition having heretofore been filed with this Board by Mrs. Mary E. Craig, praying the Board to es- tablish public road along the fol- lowing boundaries, to-wit:
 Commencing at the center of the south line of Section 8, township one north range four east, and extending thence north along Median line of said Section B to the north line of said Section, said roadway to be 66 feet in width, 8 feet thereof on each side of said Median line.
 And it appearing to the Board that the said petition was signed by at least ten persons, residents of the County and paying taxes therein. And it further appearing that notices had been duly posted as required by law, stating the beginning and term mus of said road, it's general course and direction, and further stating that application would be made to the Board of Supervisors on June 22nd I 1914, at ten o'clock A. M., for action on said petition and for the establish
Arizona republican., 1914-10-14
MESA
MESKS CONTRIBUTION ID
 THE NEWS 0F THE DAY
FROM UNKNOWN CAUSES,

The body of Joseph Carmicheal was brought to Mesa last night by Constable Burton. Judge Irwin held an inquest at the place of death. Upon examination of the body there vas no signs of violence nor indi- cations of poisoning or the effects of eating poisonous food. The yer. dict that was rendered was that the deceased died from unknown causes, probably appoplexy or hemorrhage of the brain. The body is at pres ent at. the Burton undertaking par lors Mr. Carmichael has a num-
 Der of brothers whom the authorities are trying to locate before complete for burial are made.
Arizona republican., 1914-10-14

ment of said road; proof by affi- davit Of posting such notice being duly made and filed with this Board as provided by law.
 THEREFORE, it is ordered that O. C. Thompson, County Surveyor, and D. G. Buck and l.. E. Pafford, be and they are hereby appointed as a Board of Viewers to view out and locate said road, and to appraise and re- port all damages that may be caused by said location or change.
 AUDIT OF STATE ROAD
 ACCOUNTS
 The Board audited State Road Ac- counts as follows:
 J. B. Blakeley .s35.95 SW. General Electric Co.... 2S.0S
 Six Points Lumber Co. ...... 5S.22
 F. E. Jack 1925
 Ariz. Hardware Go. ..... 2.25
 The Chairman was directed to exc cute vouchers for the above Claims, payable out of the State Road Tax Fund.
 APPROVAL OF BONDS
 The Chairman reported that he had approved the following Bonds Viz: On June 16 The Bend of Isabel Major as Notary Public with Eide lity and Deposit Company as Surety.
 On June IS: The Bond of J. R. | Price as Notary Public with A. G. Ctley and Fife Donnellv as Sureties. On June 22: The Bond of Jose phine H. Ryan as Notary Public with J. c. Mudersbach and A. $. Reed as Sureties.
 DEPUTY SHERIFF APPOINTED J. D. Adams filed his appointment of T. G. Peyton and J. J. Grath as Deputy Sheriffs ard the same were approved by the Board.
 On motion and by unanimous vote the Board stood at recess until ten i o'clock A. NJ, Friday, June 26 1914. 1 W. A. MOEUR Chairman Board of Supervisors, Mar icopa County.
 1 JAMES MILLER, JR., Clerk GAL TWO-LEGAL-JU 22-
Arizona republican., 1914-10-14
TEMPE
GRIM REAPER CLAIMS
 ESTEEMED TEMPE CITIZEN
James B. McNeiI, Pioneer of this City, Passes to Great Beyond
 After Lingering Illness

James B. McNeil, one of Tempes esteemed and most highly respected citizens. passed from this life Mon day evening at his home on East Eighth street, following few days serious illness. For a number of years deceased had been ailing, yet until Saturday no unusual condition las apparent
 Mr. McNeil was one of Tempes oldest citizens, coming to the valley in 1884 Prior to that time he spent a couple of years in silver King and Florence. Arizona. He is a native of New York state. Two sisters re- main to mourn the death, Miss Nellie McNei employed in the local schools, and a married sister in Los Angeles who is due to arrive in Tempe this morning.
 In the death of MT McNeil, Tempe loses one of it's most prominent citi- zens He was one of the incorpor ators and one of the heaviest stock holders in the Arizona Mercantile Company. the greatest dry goods and grocery establishment on the south side for many years. He was also associated in q variety of other bus mess enterprises that helped put Tempe on the map during the early days and marked himself as one of Inc towns best promoters.
 The remains will be laid to rest t.is afternoon at the Double Butte cemetery. Services will be conduct ed from the residence on Eighth street at two o'clock.
Arizona republican., 1914-10-14
HIS THIRD OVERLAND

A. A. Jones, southside agent for the Overland auto, reports the sale of a new Model 80. five-passenger machine to Worth Bellamy, one-time resident of the southside and now located at Superior. Bellamy has owned a 1913 and a 1914 model, driV- ing the latter one this past summer to Salt Like City and return. There's nothing too good for him, though, and annually as fast as the new car comes on the market, one new model is sold to Bellamy.
Arizona republican., 1914-10-14

clock P. NJ. Monday, October 18th 1914, for resurfacing the pavement or Central Avenue from McDoweil Road northerly, approximately one half mile.
 Bids will be received for resurfac ing with Btulithic or with oil Macadam, in accordance with speci- fications on file with F. N. Holm quist, Civil Engineer, Basement, Noll Building.
 All bids must be accompanied by certified check for (S50000) Five Hundred Dollars, payable to E. NJ. Lamson, Clerk. The Board reserves the right to reject any or all bids. All bids shall be addressed to E. NJ. Lamson, Clerk of the Board of Trustees of Special Road District Number One.
 E. NJ. HANSON,
 Clerk. Wed- thurs
Arizona republican., 1914-10-14
TAKING A REST

J. c. Entz, who has been asso- ciated with the Stapley Co. for some tune in ine harness dcbdrtment, Is taking a months layoff. MT. Entz has some property east Of town and is going to spend the month Tn making some improvements. Reeves Bird has charge of the department while MT. Entz is away.
Arizona republican., 1914-10-14
OIJT TO MINES

Ed. Jones and Wellington Kitchens left Yesterday morning for an inspec- ton of the mines they are interested in in the Eastern mountains. They took a wagon with plenty of provi- sions as they do not believe in going hungry, at least not while eatables are as easily gotten as they are now Both of these men have passed through pioneer experiences and they know what it is to have plenty to eat
Arizona republican., 1914-10-14
REGISTRATION CLOSING

But two days are left for register ing for the November election. In view of the fact that only those are required to register who did not do so for the primaries last month, the count is rather light now. Officers l.. E. Pafford and E. P. Carr both report that there are quite a num- Der who have not registered how ever. and call attention to the fact that the hooks close tomorrow even- ing
Arizona republican., 1914-10-14
VISITORS IN TEMPE

A very pleasant time was enjoyed at the Christian church parsonage in Tempe Sunday when a party of friends of pastor J. R. Rountree, from Mesa, came in for a visit. Among the guests were: Dr. and Mrs. Chas. Shouse, Mir. and Mrs. A. x. Smith. Mrs E. R Blake, Mrs. J I. Coffin, Mrs. E. P. Grover and Mr. Edwin Coffin.
Arizona republican., 1914-10-14

licenses, the matter has been trans fererd to the hands of the clerk Who specifics that all accounts are pay able at his office. Regular hours are kept from eight to twelve each afternoon and there is generally
 some one on duty in the afternoon.
Arizona republican., 1914-10-14
TOWN LICENSES PAYABLE

Town licenses for the current quarter are now due and payable at the office of the clerk at the city hall, according to the statement of that self-same town official last ey- ening. It is another improvement added by the new council and in stead of making it a duty of the marshal to call and collect the