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BE came toward her. holding out his
bands This, tina tyou cannot shoot me-
All, the damnable wretches! What have
they done to you, my child, to make you
suspicious OF every one? How / have
watched over you in secret! will tell you
what only Jones and the reporter know,
that the aviator died. that l alone was res.
cued, that ! gave Norton the Ave thousand.
that / watched the windows of the Rus
sian woman, and overheard nearly every
plot that was Matched in the council cham
Der of the Black Hundred; that was shot
in the arm while crossing the lawn one
night. And now we have the scoundrels
just where Ne want them They will be In
this house for me within half an hour. and
not one OF them win leave it III freedom
! am your father, Florence; am the lonely
father who has spent the best years OF his
iifs away from an n order to securs yous
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This man, however, threw away bis cigar
and hot footed it to the nearest pay station.
He knew in his soul that he had just seen
the man for whom they had been hunting
all these weary but strenuous weeks-Stau
ley Hargreave in the fesh Half an hour
after his terephone message the chief of
the Black Hundred and many e1aesser lights
were on their way TO the house of mystery
Had they but known!
Now, the man who had created this ire
mendous agitation went serenely on He
proceeded directly and fearlessly to the front
door, produced latch key and entered. He
passed through the hall and reception room
to the library and paused on the threshold,
drama tieally. Florence stepped back with
sharp cry OF alarm. She had heard the
hall door open and close and had taken Il
for granted that Jones had returned
There was ! tableau Of short Duration.
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TIE EJCAPE OF COUNTECT OLGA

Liverpool. together with innumerable con-
tinental tickets such as are issued to tour
lists.
Why two?" asked Jim innocently.
Forget it, my boy, forget it. You ought
TO know that in this Office we don't employ
blind men. The whole staff is on There
you, are, fat check aud three months va
cation. Go and get married; and if you
return before the three months are up I'll
fire you myself on general principles
Jim laughed happily and the two men
shook hands. Then Jim went forth to com
pIete the big assignment. Five minutes
later Florence called him up TO learn that
be lad gone.
What should she do? Jones had told her
to stay in the house and not 10 leave it,
But where was he? Why did he not come?
What was the meaning Of this desertion by
the servants? She wandered about aim
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SYNOPSIS OF PREVIOUS CHAPTERS.
'0NS GOTERNfyG THE
CONTEST.

stanley Hargreave, millionaire, after n
miraculous escape from the den of The
gang of brilliant thieves known as the
black Hundred. lives the life of m re-
ciase for eighteen years. Hsrsreaye we-
cfdentaliy meets Hraine, leader of the
Black Hundred. knowing uraine viii
try to get him. he escapes from his own
home by n balloon Before escaping he
writes letter To the girls scAooi
where eighteen years before he mys-
terioasiy left nn the door@tep hiw baby
daughter, Florence Gray. That day Har-
greave also draws sf.aoo,0OG from tho
bank, but II Is reported that this dropped
into the sen when the balloon he Escaped
In was punctured.
Florence arrives from she gtris' school.
Ceuntess Olga. Braine's compnuion, visits
her and claims her as relative. The
Black Hundred then see means of max
ting Florence target for their attacks.
They are after the 81 900 600, and Rraine
their leader, sets traps for Florence.
The Black Hundred, after II number of
attempts. fail. due 10 the wisdom of
JOnea. the Hsrgremve butler, and Norton,
. newspaper man.
Concealed AT the rendezvous of the
BLACK Hundred. n naan learns of the re-
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fccpyrghk: 1914: by Harold MacGrath,l
CHAPTER xxi.


CHAPTER xxi.
MONT or ADVENTURES.
~ HE federal government agreed to say
nothing, 10 put obstacles in the
way Of the Russian agent, provided
be could abduct his trio without Sc
riously clsshing with the New York police
authorities 1t was a recognized fact that
the local police force wanted the newspa-
Der glory which would attend the crushing
Of the Black Hundred. 1t would be an ex-
plot. But their glory was nil; nor did Ser
van take bis trio back with him To Russia
Many strange things happened that night,
me night Of the final adventure,
Florence sat In her room reading. Tho
book was Oliver Twist" not the pleasant
ct sort OF book to read under the existing
circumstances. Several times-she had
reached the place where Fagin overheard
Nancy's confession--she fancied she heard
doors closing softly, but credited 1t to her
lima gina ton Poor Nancy. who wanted TO be
GOOD but did not find time to be Florence
possessed habit familiar to most of us;
the need Of apples candy when we are
reading. So she rang the bell for her maid.
intending 70 ask her TO bring up some APP
Pies. She turned 10 her reading presently
to break of and strike the bell again. Where
was that maid3 She waited perhaps five
minutes, then laid down the book and be-
gan to Investigate.
There was not a servant 10 be found in
the entire house, What in the world could
that mean3 Used as SHE was to hear,rend-
ing suspenses, she was none the less terri
fed. Something had taken the servants
from the house. From whence was the
danger to come this time. Where was
Jones? Why did he not return as he had
promised 1t was long past the hour when
he said he would he back.
She went into the library md picked M
the telephone She WAS told that Mr. Nor.
ton ont on ali assignment, hat that
he would he notified the moment he re-
turned. She opened a drawer in the desk
She touched the automatic but did NOT take
it mp. She left the drawer open, however.
Earlier, al THE newspaper Office that night,
Jim went into the managing editors offce
M 1AAH a HA4+s lAAbdstIABt pA tDAt gen
tlemap's desk.
is this it,"
at is said Jim.
" You have captured them1"
u No; but there is net about them from
-hieh not one shah escape, There's the
story Of my adventures Of the adventures
~ Miss Hargreave and the butler. Jones.
You'n find Il exciting reading. You might
Just as well send It up TO The composing
room. At midnight III telephone the intro
dnction. It's scoop. Don't worry about
that"
The editor rified the pages
y. A hundred ami twelve pages, 800 words
r the page; man. its a novel"
tn read like ONE
{ 6it down for moment and let me skim
Ihrcngh the first story
81 ~ ~ end Of ten minutes ths editor laid
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down the copy. lie opened q drawer and
took out two envelopes. The blue one he
tore up and dropped into the waste basket,
Norton understood and smiel They had
meant to discharge him II he fell down. The
other envelope was n fat one
Open it said the editor, smiling liz.
tie himself
This envelope contained check for
$500. two round trip first class tickets to
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coFer3 of the box from the sea by a
sailor and of las subsequent return TO
the bottom Of the sea, and he quickly
communicates ahe fact TO Jones. du-
piicste box is planted and later secured
by the band, hut before its eoatenta are
examined the hox mysteriopsIy disap-
pears.
Finding himself checkmnted at every
turn, Brafne sndeators 10 enxmesh the
IIargrenve household In the law In order
60 gain free access 10 the house. The
timely discovery Of tbe plot by Norton
sets the police at the heels of the pack
and results I'm n raid the gangs rem
dezSous, which, however, proves TO be-
barren of results.
The Black Hundred begin to fear Nor
ton and plan to dispose of him. Again
the unnoticed butler shows his hand by
FescuinG Norton and defeating BraIne.
Florence secures n mysterious paper
which In of Vital importance 10 her
fathers safety. Brnine loses hope of
securing the 81 100000 and turns TO re-
venge.
Henri servan fs given documentary
evidence against the Black Hundred.
They try 20 yet 1t from, him by n clever
ruse. hut again Jones beats them to IT.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-10-18

oopynrAd ltby comp.py RIGHTS Reserves
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-02
RAIL WAY COMPANY TO
CONSIDER SPORTSMEN

Eowlers. swimmers, roller skaters
and dancers alike will be Interested
In the improvements contemplated at
Forest Hill Park for next summer and
which are now under way. in that the
Horse Show Building at lakewood Park
Is being dismantled. and the material
Will be used in the construction OF adj
ditional buildings at Forest Hill Park
Under the plans of the Virginia Rail-
way and Power Company the present
building occupied by bowling alleys
Will be moved over to the crest of the
hill overlooking the wooded vale. and
nine more runs will he placed along
side of the present ones. making n total
|of eighteen alleys for duck and ten
pin players. The runs Will he on the
ground floor. while the upper part will
be divided: half for roller skating and
half for dancing purposes.
Alongside OF the bowling alley build :
ing will be another structure. In which
there will he a vast swimming pool
above which will be an auditorium
where free moving pictures Will be
shown. This auditorium Will have ad
Unstable sides and can he used during
all kinds of weather.
These buildings will be situated on
the brow of the HILL which will give
considerable open space around new
grandstand TO be erected. Granolithic
walks Will add to the beauty of the
surroundings.
Summer amusements will be greatly
augmented at the park, and bowling
4 sport becoming more popular day by
day with men and women--wilI gain a
new impetus.
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BOWLERS PREPARING FOR
a BIG WINTER SEASON
TcnpInners 10 Organize Several Leagues
Tor rDnmcnts-ttowscy's Pets
HOII COnteAtS Ncx1 WCclN.

With somewhat cooler weather dur
ing the past week. the Bowlers began
rious runs of the city, and from indi-
cations tournaments during the winter
VIII he more numerous than AT any
time IN the history OF the sport in this
city.
At the Palace alleys prize contest
Will open TOMORROW night. and the
amateur baseball players will have an
opportunity OF selecting the most pop
uiar player in the city. who viii re-
ee,ye from ron ne MANAGEMENT trophy
method OF deciding-has been counted
The bowlcrs are devoting their spare
moments TO the little pins. at present,
voices of the big pins will set busy.
| The big pin game promises 10 be a
great feature in local winter sport cir
cies; as the tricity tournament vii lbe
Richmond Primers are determined to
gather IN some OF the cash as well as
There will be several hcadpln tour
naments featured on the Palace and
Newport runs. and several leagues will
be organized. 4 triangle league viii
be organized. TO consist OF two or three
teams from each alley, games TO be
played at home and on opponents run.
This viii be the means OF solidifyins
the bowlcrs and serve 10 develop fves
that Will be able to take the measure
OF any team that the locals may stack
up against
The Palace All-Stars issued a chal-
lenge to Rowsey's Pets, which has been
accented, and a series Of three gam es
will be rolled Thursday night on The
Palace runs. The teams Will lineup
as follows:
Palace All-Stars--Eailey, Cook, Wade.
Richardson and Anderson.
RowSey'S PetS--Corby, Hoover Arri-
CHI, Gilbert and Rowsey.
Rowsey's Pets will meet the Cleve-
land Maps Tuesday night on the Pal
ace drives in three game series. The
winner of this series will be out 20
meet any duckp!n FIVE III the state for
championship honors. The lineup
Thursday Will be as follows:
Cleveland Naps-Aiartin, Pettus,
Nunch, Anderson and Miller
Rowsey's Pcts-Hoovcr Corby. Hay
ward, Alright and Rowscy.
Andy Anderson and c. L. Corby chal-
ilonge any two-man team in the State
for a series of games for the duckpin
championship. Acceptance of this
challenge should be sent 10 the Palace
alleys.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-02
STANDING OF TEAMS.
WHERE THEY PLAY TO-DAY.
tSo games schcduled).

Baltimore. August baltimore got
after Cullop to-day, and in the two In
ninss he occupied the mound scored
enough runs TO win to-days game with
Kansas City, to q.
Score by innings: r. H. T..
Kansas City. 20 o0O0 90 5 /
Batteries: Cullop. Stone, Adams and
Easterly; Suggs and Jaclitsch.
Buffalo. August davenport held
Buffalo TO four hits to-day. ST Louis
taking the second game OF the series,
to g.
Score by innings: r. II. F..
ST. Louis. .....3 l. 00 - . !
i'uffalo ...;:...0 Q 90 o. % =
Batteries: Davenport and simon; Mo-
ran. Brown. Knapp. Moore and Blair
Pittsburgh. August l.-Claude Hen
drix's pitching and his spit ball won a
victory for Chicago over Pittsburgh
here to-day.
Score by innings: r II. E.
Pittsburgh ..0oo1oooO o-i G
Chicago ........0 OF 90 o o 2--3 6 .
Batteries: Camnitz and Berry; Hem
Dirk and Wilson.
Brooklyn. August 1.-Brooklyn re-
covered third place in the Federal
League from Indianapolis to-day by
defeating the Hoosiers . TO .
Score by innings: II. II. +.
indianapolis 80 1 DO 0 o.
Brooklyn ......012 oOoo - S .
Batteries: Mosely and Warren; Sea-
ton and Land.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-02
BORROW FIRST IN THE
SARATOGA HANDICAP
II. r. Whitncy's HnmburS GcldInE Was
Seven tn One Chotce-'Trinl by
Jury Wins Flash Stakes.

Saratoga, y. Y, August Borrow,
Hamburg geldinE, owned by II. p.
Whitney, sncaked over the finish first
In the Saratoga handicap. Borrow
alimony dodger with a deputy two
jumps behind.
That his victory was considered high
~ commentaries may be judged from
the fact that he went to the post a
to > choice. Hedge, a well-played Is
to shot. finished second Flying Fairy,
at to /. was third.
Now that the result has been men
toned it might be we'll to say that
FigEiny. with only. q. feather on his
e!ghths OF a mile. when Hedge shot up
and started a battle.
Bounding the home turn Notter
brought Borrow up nicely. and as he
heightened. the Whitney colors came
like flash OF lightning. An eighth
from home Borrow looked Hedge
straight il, the eye. Neylon. on Hedge,
great effort. but old man Notter was
BORROW won and also added s3,S75 to
II. u. Whitney'S bank roll
In the flash stakes. z 1-2 furlon1
dash for two-year- Odds. Trial by Jury
finished first with the Cassatt colors:
Lady Barbara was second and Soely
third.
Catalina. backed at 4 to 1 to to S.
had her chances killed at the start
through general humping match
Martin. who rode Silica. the first to
carry the Sanford colors to the post.
was thrown against the fence and had
boot torn off.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-02
VA. UNITED HUNTS MEET
TO BE HELD OCTOBER 81

Dates for the amateur hunt meets
were announced last week by the hunts
committee OF the National Steepleehase
and Hunt Association at New York,
and there is a prospect of n liVcller
fall season than in many years.
All the usual meets are scheduled.
and dates arc left open for several
newcomers. The Rockaway Hunting
Club, which has not been Il very active
promoter lately, is considering holding
fall meeting. and If arrangements are
completed it will take place on cleo
The Invitation race meet Of ]. f.
Widener is another not on the list. but
this probably will be held on October
"a. race day at Goshen is also under
considerations, to be held under the
which Miss Carol Harrimaa Is ono of
the masters. Tho dates scheduled are:
September 26 - Meadow Brook
Steeplechase. Belmont Park Terminal
October 3--Whitemarsh Valley Hunt.
Flourtown, Pa.
October and lo--Rose Tree Fox
Hunting Club. Media, Pa
October Z and ie--Piping Rock Rae
ing Association. Locust Valley, l.. I.
October IL and l1---United Hunts
Racing Association, Belmont Park
Terminal.
October s1-virginia United Hunts,
1iiddleburgt. va.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-02
AUSTRALIAN TENNIS
PLAYERS WIN AGAIN

Pittsburgh. Pa, August 1.-The Aus
tralian\ tennis cracks made 1t a clean
sweep over the Germans in the Davis
cup elimination trials here to-day.
Having won all the matches on
Thursday and Friday, the Australians
could have lost today and still have
retained the right to meet England next
week IN the crucial series, which will
decide which team will meet the
Americans. present holders OF the
trophy.
But the men from the Antipodes went
out and won the two singles matches
scheduled for today just the same.
OF Germany, three straight sets.
Brookes, of Australia, won from
Kreuser. OF Germany. three sets TO
one. Froitzheim is German army Of
iccr, and was notified while playing
that Germany had declared war on
Russia.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-02
RESOLUTE DISPLAYS
CLASS IN 54.MIL-E RUN

New London. Conn, August Head
ed by the cup candidate Resolute, the
New York Yacht Club feet swept into
this quaint old port shortly after =
o'clock this afternoon after n fast run
from Smithtown Bay.
Resolute, which nearly always beat .
Vanitie in windward work, proved
equally fast before the wind to-day,
which was Il speed maker run from
start to finish. and not only covered Tn G
-four-mile course in the remark :
ably fast time of six hourse four min
utes and fourteen seconds, bu: beat
tho Nanitie by two minutes. twenty :
five seconds actual time, and by five
minutes, thirty-fve seconds corrected
time.
The weather conditions were. ideal
o-day. and the race was sailed in Il
fine westerly breeze and a smooth sea.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-02
Columbia win. from Arvop,n.

Columbia, Va. August I'm the
contest with Arvonia to-day Columbia
put the game on Ice in the second In
ming by punching hits Off Morgan. the
final score standing 10 to / In Column
bia's favor. Nelson. the Columbia
pitcher, was in rare form, proving in
vincible at critical stages
Other features for Columbia were
the fielding of Snead on second,
the catching OF Griffin and pretty
For Arvonia Hughes caught clever
game.
Batteries: Columbia. Nelson and
Griffin; Arvonia. Morgan and Hughes.
Umpire. Harry. Griffin.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-02
MAPS WIN AND LOSE

Cleveland. O.. August 1-After Ios-
ing five straights In this series, the
to day In the first game OF a double
header. Z to o, but the unlucky streak
was revived when they lost the second
game. Q to ..
In the first game Marty McHale start
ed away against Willie Mitchell, and
was knocked out of the box in the first
Inning. Mitchell was invincible. The
second game was a sallop for the Yam
KEGS, and Ray Heating finally won a
game. Collamore and HaEerman were
both hatted out, and Banding finished
for the Maps. Score:
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-02
STANDING OF TEAMS.
WHERE THEY PLAY TO-DAY.
Washington mt Cleveland.
Philadelphia Mt Chicago.
New York at Detroit.
Boston mt st. Louis.
,troit. August Though

Detroit. August Though the
Tigers frisked Walter johnson for
seven hits and six passes to-day. he.
nevertheless, simply toyed with them.
Washington won. to o. Johnson was
good only when he had to be, and then
was at his best. as Is shown by the
Detroit total OF eleven men left strand-
ed. John Brodie Williams. the only
native Hawaiian baseball player, pitch
ed n better game than Johnson until
the ninth. the Washington run of the
eighth counting on Bush's bad throw.
In the ninth the Nationals discovered
through sacrifice that buntation was
death to the young pitcher. and showed
over two more runs by it. Score:
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orange Faces water rnminc.

Especial 70 The Times Dispatch.
Orange, Va, August 1.--Orange faces
a water famine. The we'll which was
thought, when bored four years ago.
many years has not, owing to the
nnequalled growth OF the towns popu-
lation and to the severe drought of
the demand. The Town Council has
ordered a carload OF piping to be used
In bringing water from q spring about
a mile from town. In this manner it
Is hoped to relieve the situation. At
present tho stand pipe Is only one
third hlled,. and each day secs this
amount diminished,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-02
JUDGES NAMED FOR BIG
HORSE SHOW AT ORANGE

Orange, VA. August 1.-The Orange
Horse Show will be held August and
8. and the entries which closed last
week point to n most successful ex-
hibition. In number and in tho quality
of the horses to be shown the show
will measure up to the high standard
of the past years.
New York: w. D. Henry, of Pittsburgh;
Harry Spratley. OF Surry. Va, and Chas
w. HUrkamp, Of Fredericksburg. Va.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-02
HARD HITTING BEATS CUBS

Philadelphia. August 1.-The Phillies
walloped the Cubs to-day by the score
OF 10 to 4. The Phillies won by a COM
bination OF hard. clean hitting and err
rors by the Chicago team. They land
cd on Pierce In the first for six runs
HUMPHREYS and Hagcrman, who also
pitched, were easy. Mayer. who twirl-
cd for the Phillies. held the Cubs to
seven hits, two of which were home
runs by Leach and Zimmerman.
Magee, of the Phlllies, got homer
Score.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-02
PIRATES IN THE CELLAR

Brooklyn, August 1.-The Dodgers
drove the Pirates into the cellar by
smuggling out double victory to-day,
to ! and 10 to I. Dauberts drive
over the right field fence. with Dalton
on. sewed up the first game.
Doubles by Gibson and Collins saved
Pittsburgh from shut out. BROOKLYN
got TO O'Toole In the second inning of
the second game, and before the side
could be retired seven runs had been
scored. Sharp fielding saved Reulbach.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-02
CHURCH AND MATHEY
WIN WESTERN DOUBLES

~ ChIcago. AUGUST 1:-George NJ
Church and Dean Mathey, OF New
York, former Eastern intercollegiate
champions. won the mems doubles in
the twenty seventh annual Western
tennis championships at Lake Forest
to-day by defeating Heath Ryford and
Ralph III; Burdick. 1913 champions.
:. The. victors. were extended to the
limit in downing their opponents, and
1t was not known until after four
gruellins sets which team would claim
tho title. The final score was 6-1, Sc,
6-f and 14-12
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WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY.
(No games schcdulcd.)

New York. August 1.-The Reds made
It three straight by taking to-day's
game from the champion Giants. 6 to
1. Tho game was decided in the sec
ond inning, when tho visitors landed on
Tesreau for six runs, off a triple,
double and two singles, added to
pass and n hit batter.
Douglass pitched fine ball. and was
given air-tight support. with the eX-
ceptlon of the second inning. Tesreau
was also In great form. Score:
New York. Cincinnati.