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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-19

square as n die. Looks funny to see an old
tub Ike that fixed up with wireless hut chat
las saved his neck dozen times when he
Interview me, are yoa?"
No. I'm going to ask You to do me
little favor"
They always say that But spin her out.
Ii it doesn't cost me my job, it's yours"
Well there will be persons making in
quiries about the mysterious aeronaut. All
want yon to say is. that he left packet
with you, that you've put it in that safe till
he calls to claim it'
Grannis ntbbled the end of his pen, !" Sup
posing seine one should come and demand that
] open the safe and deliver?"
All you've got 10 do is to tell them to
show the receipt signed by you"
The warehouse manager laughed. Got a
lot Of sense In that ivory dome OF yours. All
right, But if anything happens you've got
10 come around and back me up What's it
ahout7"
That dare not tell you This much.
I'm laying "a trap and | want some one I
don't know to fall into it,
F." On Your way, James But If you don't
send me some prize fight tickets next week
fer this, III never do you another favor
In reply Norton took from his pocket two
bits Of pasteboard and laid them on the desk.
Il knew you'd be wanting something like
this"
Rngside!" cried Grannis "You report
ers are lucky devils "
I'D go myself If there was any earthly
chance of real scrap. You make me laugh,
Gran. You're always going, always hoping
the next one will be real one But it's all
bunk, The pugs are the biggest fakirs on top
the sod They've got us newspaper men done
to a FRAGILE"
3" guess you're right. Well, count on me
regarding that mysterious bundle in the safe"
=" At O'Clock this afternoon l want you
to call me up. If has called, why
the game is up. But il some one does come
around and make inquiries, don't fail to let
me know
"I'll be here till g. I'd better call you up
them
Then Norton returned home and idled about
til! afternoon. He went over to Riverdale.
Five times he walked up and down the front
of the Hargreave place, finally plucked up
his courage and walked to the door. After
all, he was a lucky mortal. He had good
excuse to visit this house every day in the
week. And there was something tantalzing
in the risk he took. Besides, he wanted to
prove to himself whether it was a passing
fancy or something deeper. That's the way
with humans; We neveY See sign Fresh
Paint that w don't hAya to Prove il
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-19
H7MlulONlOlAR MYSTfRYY11 M, &He SREF

Braine went over to the window and stared
up at the stars e.
on have made a good impression ON
the grl?" with his back still toward her.
:" had her in my arms
"Olga, my hat is off to you turning now
that his face was again in repose Your
very frankness regarding your relationship will
pull the wool over their eyes. Of course,
they'll make inquiries and they'll find out
that you haven't lied. IT. perfect. Not even
that newspaper weazcl will see anything
wrong Toward you they viii eventually ease
up and you can act without their even dream
ing your part in the business We must not
he seen In public any more, This butler may
know where | stand evei 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 Hargreave-neyer
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-19

cept for the fact that Braine had been with
her when he had introduced uargreave Har-
greaye had feared Braine = that much the
reporter had elected from the butler, But
there wasn't the slightest evidence. Braine
had been In New York for nearly six years.
The princess had arrived in the city but
year gone. And Braine was member OF
several fashionable clubs, never Touched cards.
and seldom drank He was an expert chess
player and wonderful amateur billiardist.
Perhaps Jones, the taciturn and nscrutahle,
had not told him all he knew regarding his
masters past. Wen, we'll he h~d in his time
untangled worse snars. The office had turned
him loose, free lance to handle the case az
be saw fit, to turn In the story when Il was
complete.
But what a story it was going to be whea
he cleared 1t up! The more mystiiying it
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-19

shaven, straight, with a scar high up on his
forehead, generally covered up by his hair
I" That's battered down. my lad. Go un."
Say that you him enter yonder ware
house, and later depart without his packet
81 Easy as dropping my mudhook."
That's ALI" Norton gave the captain the
money. "Good-by and many thanks
Don't mention it,
Norton left the slip and proceeded to the
Office of the warehouse. He approached the
managers desk
Hello. Grannis, old top!"
The man looked up from his work surlily
Then his face frightened.
Norton? What's brought you here? o,
yes that balloon business. Sit down"
What kind of a man is the captain Of
that oil hooker in the slip?'
Shifty In gun running, hut otherwise as
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-19


was ''s s's'lf' ''i1 477' ANA st'i' ''' U'''''
.''''oi was '', S'.' i''' P''>s1 ~
80
'ia HES
Ahe captain oi t''e 'Nl"V S'e@1'sf orient
'old nm ''F same 'll' ne Naa '-'' 'i'' ''neF
reporter Nv '"N i''Ne0 '''" L" 'i'"' AZ sea
Inc man Aau 'e'R p''0g"' 0''''i1 '"'''y
exhausted
Was tAeFe another ooay auF"here'
Ao.
nat became Of nm
sent wireless and that seemed to bother
him. 1t looked to rae that he did not want
anybody 70 learn that he had been rescued.
The moment the boat touched the pier he lost
himself in the crowd Fifty reporters came
aboard, but he was gone Aud could only
tell them just what m teiiins you
lie had money! '
About five thousand
Please describe him.
The captain did 80. 1t was the same de-
scription he had given to all the reporters,
Norton looked over the rail at the big ware
house.
Was 1t an ordinary baloon2"
There you've got me. My Marconi man
says the balloon part was like any other bal
loon; but the passenger car was It 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 ! dill. Just remembered it.
Probably some new invention; and now it's
at the bottom of the sea. Two men, as I
understand it, went off in this contraption,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-19
SYNOPSIS OF CHAPTERS ONE AND
TWO.

stanley HarEreave, millionaire, after
miraculous escape from the den of the
gang of brilliant thieves known the
Btact< HUNDRED, Tfves tne rfr@ OF recfuEe
for eighteen years. Hnr1reave one night
enters Broadway restaurant and there
leader. Brmtne.
After the meeting. during which
neither mau apparently recognizes the
other. Hargreave hurrie~ 20 his maGniA-
cent Riverdaie home and lays plans for
making hEs escape from the country. He
writes letter 10 the girls school in
New Jersey where eighteen years before
be had m, steriou@Iy left on the doorstep
hia baby daughter, Florence Gray. Vie
also pays visit to the hangar of
daredevil aviator.
nraine and members of his band sur
round Hsrgrease's home nt night, but ms
they enter the house the watchers out
side see balloon leave the roof. The
safe is found empty-~the million ~hich
uarsrease was known 10 have drawn
that day gone. Then some one an
nouneed the balloon had been punctured
and dropped 80 the bottom of the
Florence arrives from the girls school.
Princess olga, Brmiue's companion. Wis
its and claims 10 he n relative. Two
bogus detectives eaIi. but their plot IL
aoilcd by Norton, IA newspaper man.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-19
toopyrisht: 1914. BY Harold Meoorath.I

THE SAFE IN THE LONELY WAREHOUSE.
~v~ HE princess did not remain long after
the departure Of the police with the
bogus detectives 1t had been very
difficult corner to wriggIe out Of, all
because Braine had added to his plans after
she lad left the apartment But for the 40
vent Of the meddHng reporter the coup would
have succeeded herself apparently perfectly
innocent # completely. That must be the
keynote ot ell her plans TO appear quite
Innocent and leave no trail behind her. She
ha3 gained the confidence Of Florence and her
companion And she was rather certain that
she had impressed this lazy eyed reporter and
tbe stoid butler She had told nothing but
the truth regarding her relationship. They
would fod that cut She was Katrina Push
kins cousin. But blood with her counted as
nausht She had room in her heart but for
two things, Bralny and money 10 spend on
Der caprices
How long has your hiehness known Mr..
HrmHef asked the reporter idly as he
e~ootbed away all signs Of bis recent con
fict
-, the better part Of year, Mr. iIar-
sfeave lid Got recognize nae the other night.
That was quite e1cusabe. fer when he last
sa~ ne ! was Uor mere ;han T. Ny child
she said 10 Florence. build no hopes regard
ing your mother. She il DOUBTLESS dead. Upon
some trivial matter.el 10 not know what il
vas-she saa confined to the fortress. That
was seventeen years ago. When you ENTER
the fortress at ST Petersburg, you cease to
b."
That Is true enough"
Il did not recall myself to your 1other
] did not care 1T that moment 70 shock him
with the remembrance Of the past. Is not Mr.
Braine a remarkable man" All this in her
charming broken English
lie is, indeed affirmed Norton. He's
Il superb Hnguist, knows everybody and has
Travelled everywhere No matter what sub
sect you bring up he seems Well informed"
Come often" urged . .orence.
II khaA nv child. And any time you
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-19


II believe that she has told the truth She
is charming
She is Bat Tor all her charm and truth
7 cannot help dietrnsfine her bayg an
idea, I shall call up your office ut the end
of each day, II day comes without call,
you will know that something is wrong"
a very good idea. Norton shook hands
with eyery one aud departed
WHAT a brave. pleasant rsanr man -,
murmured Susan.
Il like him too ara.1a 15ts l:,, g..
friend" soid the .aIiiofass q5rI
afr is v.r,-e s1a =. l.a,..- f-..-5 m. NJ
v,~tor - aad.a In 49,. 49,.
t,. l.i,..t.n A., .l.,.l,. -
o,5 ,,,,,, III. .l..,,{4..r. -. -. s.,
,aol.inr t3l .nob tim. ,-l., IN n..ta -ai..
s,o+. tho ,..l
'ii'e
go" ~ ''af a2s7Sf she ASKED
mere mere BRING F9Ar voice down
OI' where me s1Fi
In her home Where did You suppose she
would be- after that hoteh"ofk Of letting me
go TO 90 one tnlnF while you had Ia mind
9no'h'ff Ana an ordinary pair OF cu'throats,
at taat'
The thought came 70 ne after vera left
i knew YOU'D recognize the men and under
stand. sec no reason why it didn't work.
1t wonId have been all right if you had
consulted = clairYoyant'
" hat the deuce do you mean BY that? "
braine demanded roughly.
mean that then You would have learned
your friend the reporter was TO arrive upon
the scene at ITS most vital moment"
hat. N"rtent
1es The trouble is with you, yoo have
been so successful all these years that you
have grown overcontdent. tell you that
there is desperately shrewd man somewhere
BACK OF all this Mark me, / do not believe
HargreaYe is dead lie Is IN hiding. 1t may
be near by lie may have dropped from the
balloon before It LETT iand 1he man they
picked up may be orts, the aerounut The
five thousand might have been his fee for
Tesco'ng hargFe"Ve' Here IS the greatest
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-19
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For the solution 81 this mystery story
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Evening star., 1914-07-30
A Bathing Beach Plan.

Senator Norris proposition to trans
form the tidal basin, in Potomac Park,
into bathing beach is worthy of
favorable consideration. The present
so-called bathing beach of this city is
little short of a disgrace in point of
size and general equipment, consider
ing the opportunities so close at hand
for safe, suitable and commodious
public swimming pool. With an ex-
penditure small in comparison to the
amount of benefit to be derived by the
people the basin could be made, 1t is
estimated, to accommodate 5000 bath
ers, as against the few dozen who are
now able to find room in the little pools
that are euphemistically known as a
bathing beach"
Washington should have 4 model
public swimming pool and Senator
Norris has suggested a means of pro-
viding one that will stand every prac-
tical test. 1t is to be remembered that
the original bathing beach was sit
uated in the old tidal basin, and was
in some respects superior to the equip
mcnt of later years. To adopt the Nor
ris suggestion now would be merely to
return to first principles and give
Washington that which it should have
had for many years-a true beach
where practically all corners could be
accommodated.
Evening star., 1914-07-30
, New War Names.

The present aspect of the war In
Europe, with fighting in progress in
Bosnia and Servia. will lead to the
introduction of many new and difficult
geographical names in the western
world. During the Balkan wars some
familiarity was afforded with the &C.
centric nomenclature of the Slavic
lands, but the territory now covered
by the lighting. so far as the censorship
permits an understanding of 1t. is vir-
tually new ground and an educational
scanning of the maps will be neces-
sary 10 follow inteIligentIy the prog
ress OF the campaign. There is one
town in Servia that will become dis
tinSuished for at least the brevity of
its name. as compared with the major
ity of the Servian geographical titles.
This Is Cb, which stands forth con-
spicuously OH the Servian map as an
oasis of rest for the unwonted Ameri-
can eye. 1t is to be hoped that Cb will
figure frequently in the dispatches. for
1t is easily remembered, easily spelled
and by reason of its breyity easily
found on the charts.
Evening star., 1914-07-30
The Cape Cod Canal.

The completion of the Cape Cod canal,
which has just been accomplished to the
end of admitting traffic, marks another
of the short cuts which commerce is con-
tinually seeking throughout the world.
This work. which cost $12, 600 coo. effects
shortening of the sea route along the
New England coast by seventy miles, a
material saving that will in very few
years compensate for the expenditure
in economies Of fuel and wages and in
increased carrying efficiency. Further
more, the canal enables coastwise ves-
sells to avoid one Of the most dangerous
parts of the Atlantic coast, which has q
long record of disasters. Thus. ultimate
ly, the cost of the canal is certain to be
far more than repaid through the pre-
vention OF wrecks.
Although the present depth Of the Cape
Cod canal, twenty-five feet at low water,
il not sufficient to make of 1t u possible
naval route. 1t is, nevertheless, u po-
tential factor in maritime warfare and
might easily. through enlargement, prove
eventually to be valuable asset for the
Evening star., 1914-07-30
The Probable Theater of War.

So futile seem present efforts for peace
in Europe that speculation is now active
with reference to the probable theater of
the war between the powers. That. in the
event OF Russian and consequently Ger
man participation. the fighting will ex-
tend far beyond the territories of the two
originating nations is assumed at the out
set. Should Russia persist in its ap-
parent intention and Join the fray in be-
half Of Servia, Germany must necessarily
follow, as a member Of the triple alliance,
which in turn will involve France and
italy and possibly England. This may
mean lighting in all of those countries.
though in the rirst stage the hostilities
viii probably be conducted upon Aus
trian, Balkan, Russian, German and
French soil. 1t will be. of course. the
primary object of each of the three major
powers. France. Germany and Russia, to
force the lighting to the soil OF the
enemy by invading movements. Thus
Germany. disregarding for the present the
possibility Of England's participation, is
likely to find herself between pressure
from both the east and the west as Rus
sia and France respectively endeavor to
throw their armies over the international
boundaries. Iu such case the hostili-
ties will be most active at the outset
probably in East Prussia, Posen and ST.
Evening star., 1914-07-30
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lesia in Germany, GaEcia in Austria. and
Russian Poland on the one side, and In
the historic battlefield of Alsace-Lorraine
and the adjacent French territory on the
other.
In the event of English activity fighting
will undoubtedly occur in the North sea
between the German and British neets'
the former aided by the French and Rus
sian naval forces. The objective of the
English navy in this campaign would un-
doubtedly be the control OF the mouth OF
the EIbe which is also the oceanward
terminal of the Kiel canal, through winch
the German navy has its most effective
outlet from the Baltic westward. Ihe
natural outlet from the Baltic to the
North sea is through the Straits of Elsi-
more between Denmark and Sweden. Thus
the sound north of that narrow passage
the Kattegat, may likewise be the scene
Of a great naval conflict should the Eng
lish succeed in effecting a sufficiently
swift advance to catch the German navy
before it leaves the Baltic.
In case of an appeal to arms by all the
powers comprising the triple alliance and
the triple entente the weight OF numbers
on both land and sea lies with the Russo
Franco-English combination, with It's BAL
kan coadjutors. Russia's army some
what exceeds that of Germany on war
footing. France can put much greater
number of men in the field than Austria,
while the Italian and English armies are
about equal in numerical strength. In
addition to these factors of the equation
the report comes today that there is a
possibility Of Japanese participation as an
ally of England in the event that that
power is drawn into the war. That would
materially affect the balance In favor OF
the anti-Teutonic coalition and incident
ally present the spectacle of Japan and
Russia, so lately enemies. fighting for the
same cause.
Evening star., 1914-07-30
Business.

III his very cordial and assuring au-
dress to the business men who called on
him yesterday the President said:
Eve have had ten OF fifteen years of
ceaseless agitation about business. Dur
ing that length of time we have read
stories in the newspapers and in the mag
azines of the eXtrava gantly wrong Things
that were. going on. and an atmosphere
of almost universal suspicion has been
created: so that If a man became busi-
ness man in big way he had the un-
comfortable feeling that his fellow-men
probably looked upon him as not coming
by his money in the right way
This is frank statement of the truth.
and 1t explains a difficulty under which
the President and Congress had been.
and still are. l;iboring They came into
power on that misleading representation
of matters. and pledged 10 action on that
basis. Their mission vas to straiehten
the crooked. and punish lawbreakers
ON the tariff subject it had long been
charged that the high cost of living was
due to the policy of protection. and 1t
was promised that q revision of the
tariff on revenue lines would lower the
cost. and bring relief to everybody. Take
a definite whack at protection. and all
would be well.
ON the subject oil business-particul;ir
ly big business--it had long been charged
that great evils had crept in every
where; that the world OF trade was
tainted, and needed a general purifica-
tion. Men of wealth and wide business
connections were posted as malefactors.
whose practices should be prohibited and
whose past performances barred.
Everything looks different today; and
the President, with others. sees the diff
ference. The whack at protection has
not reduced. and will not reduce, the
high cost of living. for the simple rea-
son that protection was not responsible
for it. The problem-gravc enough-must
be considered from another angle, and
settled by different means.
As to the trust question, Congress is
proceeding on the basis Of the campaign
allegations of two years ago, which have
done much harm. and should not be per-
initted to do more. .'The atmosphere OF
suspicion should be cleared, and the
best way to clear it would be by post
poning further trust regulation until
later day, and pondering the assurance
contained in the Presidents deliverance.
that what is sought and necessary is not
the destruction but the security of busi-
ness.
But as postponenent of the question
is not favored by the President, and his
wishes "go' with Congress, the best
thing in the circumstances Is the fullest
examination and discussion Of the meas
ures proposed and now in the Senate 8
hands. Both democrats and republicans
who see danger in those measures should
point it out unsparingly, and employ all
the agencies at their command to re-
move or minimize it. The European
situation adds to the adyisability Of pro-
ceeding with the greatest care In what
ever is done affecting our great business
interests at this time.
Evening star., 1914-07-30
The Borland and Anacostia Injustices

The possibility that the Borland amend
ment to the District appropriation bill
may not become effective until July. 1915,
affords some ground for hope that before
this unfair provision of law takes effect
it may be repealed. The prospect of such
n postponement of its enforcement was q
most gratifying announcement. for the
District seldom gains anything in the way
OF a respite from unfair and organic
act-ignoring enactments.
The principle involved in the Boriand
amendment is identical with that which
inspired the surprising and virtually
secret change in the terms OF the Ana
costa river improvement appropriation
The abutting property owners are to he
made to bear {; heavy part OF the cost OF
q work which is designed primarily for
general public benefit. 1t is certainly a
Ilcayune policy for the government to ex-
act need of toll from the adjacent prop
erty owners in such a great work as the
reclamation of a river. In the case of
the Anacostia it is only fair to remember
that the properties that may now be tenc-
fitted by the reclamation of the stream
are only coming back into values destroy
ed by the neglect of the government II re-
spect to this waterway. For many years
the Anacostia has been filling and fats
have been making because the United
States refused to undertake its plain duty
of river redemption and the property ly-
ing along the stream has been rendered
virtually useless in consequence. Now
that this work is to be tardily performed
the owners of the properties that have
thus been virtually put under water
through government neglect are to be
mulcted in part of the cost in terms of
so-called benefits.
AS in the case of the Borland amend
ment, If it should be construed as ap-
plicable only a year hence, this Anacostia
flats injustice is still susceptible of ccr-
rection before the time comes for actual
application of the benefits principle.