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The Washington times., 1914-08-02

1--WE are exactly what fate intended US to be. They
wrote you down in the book beautiful body with
crooked mind. They wrote down the devil, DOOM
ed to earths top till I'm killed"
"Killed?"
"Why, yes. I'm not the kind of a chap who dies in
bed surrounded by the weeping members of the family
doctor, nurse, and priest Pm scoundre but it has
this saving grace, enjoy being scoundrel Now, I'm
going up to the club. There's nothing like game of
billiards chess to smooth that wrinkle which
to worry YOU"
In the great newspaper office there was mighty
racket. Midnight always means pandemonium in the
city of metropolitan daily. Copy boys were
rushing to and fo messengers and printers with sticky
galleys in their hands; reporters banging away at
their ypewriters and ntermngng you could hear the
ceaseless clickety-click from the telegraph ROOM
Tn managing editor came out of his office and ap-
preached the desk of the night city editor.
Editorial page gone down."
Twenty minutes ago." said the night city editor.
81 wanted stick on that Panama rumpus."
"Too late"
where's jim Norton?"
AT the chamber of commerce banquet. The major
is going to throw bomb into the enemy's camp"
Nothing on the Hargreave stuff"
The Washington times., 1914-08-02
SYNOPSIS OF PREVIOUS CHAPTERS.

Stanley Hnrgreave, millionaire, after miraculous
cape brilliant thieves known
Black Hundred, lives the life of reclusc for
eighteen years. HargreaSe night enters Broadway
face with the gangs
lender, Braine.
the meeting, during which neither man nppar-
hurries his
RfyerdaIe home lays plans for making his
escape writes letter to the girls
where eighteen before he had
the doorstep his baby daughter
Florence Gray. a visit to the hangar Of
daredevil aviator.
Brafne members of his band surround HarEreaves
n the house the watchers
empty-the million which Hnrsrcave known to have
taIIoon punctured and dropped into the
Florence arrives the girls school Princess olga
companion, claims be relative
Two bogus detectives call, but their plot is foed by
Norton, q
BY bribing captain Orient Norton lays
gang. Princess OIga also visits
Orfents easily falls into the report
plan proves aborttve through Braine's
luck hIreIngs fall into the hands Of the
police.
failing in first attempt. Black Hundred
trap They her but she
again foilIng them.
Norton countess call Florence the next day,
n home. The visitors having Jones
section flooring, and from cavity takes
box. members of the Black Hundred who
been watching Eis movements, he rushes to the
A thrilling in boats
Jones the and with his automatic
hre O pursuing
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HMIllONlO[lAR MYSTfRYhm me 41sSaR sRE42

The other chuckled raised and lowered his hat
swiftly. ..r
"Good Lord!" murrnured the reporter.
"Wil you take ride with in a taxi?"
"All the way to Syracuse if you say Well, I'll
be tinker damncd!"
"No names, please!"
What took place in that taxicab was generally
known. But at 10 o'clock the next morning Norton
prsed the elevator boy by going out Norton proceed
ed downtown to the national bank where he deposited
$4,000 in bills of large denominations. The teller had
difficulty in counting them. They stuck together
and retained the sodden appearance of money recently
submerged in water.
Florence was delighted at the idea of a coaching
party Often during her schoolgirl days she had
the fashionable coaches 60 careenng along the road
with the sharp clear note of the bugle rising above the
thunder of hoofs and rafting of wheels Jones not
enthusiastic; neither he killioy.
"But you to go along, too," said Florence.
81, Miss Florcnce?"
The countess invited you especially. You will go
with hamper"
"Ah, in my capacity butler; very good Miss Flor
ence To her he gave sign of his satisfaction
The hour arrived, and the gay party bowled away
They wound in and out of the streets toward the
try to the crack of the whip and the bare of the horn
Florences enjoyment would have been perfect had it
not been for the Of Norton Why hadn't he been
nV1ted she did not ask because she did not care TO
disclose the her interest in the reporter
They nearing the limits of the city, when the
coach forced to take sharp to avoid an auto
mobile in trouble The puttering at the engine
raised his head 1t Norton and Florence waved her
hand vigorously.
"A coaching party" he murmured, "and your Uncle
James not invited! o, very well!" He laughed,
and suddenly grew serious. It would not hurt to find
out where that coach going
He set work savagely located the trouble righted
it. and eff for the Hargreave home He found Susan
and bombarded her with questions which Susan came
with the rapidity of rain upon the room.
$50 Jones went alcng?"
"In his capacity of butler only"
Norton smiled. "Well, I'll take jaunt out there
myself. You ara of the location?"
eyes"
"Well, good-by. I'll go waiter since they
wouldn't invite I'm of the best little walters
you heard of, and all things come to him who
waits" ..
What pleasant affahle young man he was thought
Susan, she watched him jump into the car and go
flying up the street.
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So there's no doubt that he watches you enter and takes
note Of your departure"
"But doesn't follow me- That's odd What the devil
is his idea?"
"rd give good deal to learn"
The shadow and the glowing cigarette disappeared
around the corner and the lights in the apartment
turned on again
"He's gone. You really think he's watching me?"
"He is watching this apartment know that much"
And at that moment the watcher was watching
from his vantage behind the corner.
"Suspiciousl" he murmured, tossing the cigarette
into the gutter They're watching for change.
III drop out. l know what know. It's great world
It's fine to be alive and kicking top of it" He
without haste and took the subway train for down.
town.
as there any way l could get him." asked
Brane
Tomorrow night you might leave by the janitor's
entrance. I'll keep the lights till you're outside
Then III turn them off and you follow and learn
who he is
"It's mighty important"
Don't scow. At your age wrinkle is apt to re-
main if you get it started"
He laughed "Wrinkles!" She could talk of wrn-
kles!
"They are more important than you think. Every
morning rub ou: the wrinkle go to bed with
81 wish you could rub cut the general stupidity which
is wrinhine my brain. I've made three and fail
ed in each. What's come me?"
Perhaps you've had too many successes. The wheel
Of chance is always turning around."'
"May smoke?"
Thanks. At least it proves you still have
sideration for You would smoke, whether it
agreeable not. But like the odor of good cigar
And it always helps you to think
Braine lit the cigar ard began his customary pacing
At length he paused.
Suppose have 4 real old-fashioned coaching
party out TO the old mansion we know about?"
"And what shall We do there"
"Make the mansion an enchanted castle where some
times people Who enter can't get out. Do you think
you could get her to go?"
81 can try"
"hlga, must have that girl-and must have her
Sometimes / find myself nightly puzzled over
the whole thing If Hargreave is alive why doesn't he
turn up that it's practically known that his daugh
ter presides his household? might understand it
/ didn't know that Hargreave is really afraid of
nothing Where is the with the five thousand pick
cd at sea- What the for Jones carrying
that box out in broad daylight! Who is the chap
watching tine street? Sometimes believe in my
soul-f have oae!-that Aargreave IS playing with US
playing! WELL, iinging the halfconsumed cigar into
the crate, "the Black Hundred always goes forward
win or lose, and never forgets"
1--WE are fine pair!" said the woman, bitterly.
The Washington times., 1914-08-02
CONDITIONS GOVERNING THE CONTEST.

The prize of $4,000 will be won by the man, wom-
Al, writes the most acceptable solution
of the mystery which the last two reels of mo-
tian picture will he made and the last TWO
chapters of the story written by Harold MacGrath
Solutions may sent TO the Thanhouser Film
Corporation, either Chicago New York. any time
up 10 midnight, December IA They must bear post
office mark This allows four
weeks after the appearance of the last film
leases weeks after last chapter Is pub
Iished in this paper, which submit solutions.
A board of Judges will determine which of
the many solutions received Is the acceptable
The Judgment this board Will be absolute and final
Nothing literary will he considered in the
the winner $4,000 prize The last two reeIs
which give the acceptable solution to the
mystery presented theaters having this
feature practical produce same.'The
story corresponding motion pictures will
pear newspapers coincidentaIly after
the appearance the pictures practical With the
last reels be shown the pictures of the win
and other interesting features II
is understood newspaper far practical,
n printing the last chapters of the story by
Harold MacGrath also show picture of the sue
cexsfuI
Solutions the mystery must not be more thnn
100 words long. Here questions to he kept
in mind in with the. mystery aid to a
solutions
No. 1-what becomes of the miIIionairef
No. .-What o s1,0OO,OO0f
No. 3-who,n Florence marry:
No. 4-what becomes of Russian countess:
Nobody connected, directly Indirectly with
"The Million Dollar Mystery will be considered
contestant.
The Washington times., 1914-08-02
TECoUNr aNDFtoRENcE INI5aMs

"No Guess I'd better put that in the cubbyhole.
He's dead"
'No will found YETI"
'Not piece as big postage stamp"
"That will leave he girl in tough place. No will,
birth certificate ard worst of ALL photograph of
the old himself don't Why Jim sidestepped
this affair. He is the only in town who knew any
thing about Hargreave."
"lie hasn't given it up but he wants to it in
his own way, turn the yarn when he's got it; no
false alarms"
"Ah. So that's the game"
"Yes, and jim IS The sort every paper needs. When
the time the story up if there is one Here
he is Looks like actor in the tourth act OF
drama. Good looking chap though"
Norton came in through the outer gates. He was In
evening clothes, top hat dead cigarette dangled be-
tween his iDs
editor.
Column and half"
"Of with Jour glad rags"
Anything good?" asked the managing editor.
"Ihe lid has been jammed eight. Ho wine in any
restaurant afte~ l o'clock Therell be roundup Of
every gunman in town"
Good work! Go to it."
1t o'clock when Norton turned in mis- last sheet
Of copy and started FOR home Just outside the
trance to the building with 1louch hat drawn
over his syes stepped forward
"Mr. Norton?"
Yes" Norton stepped back suspicously
The Washington times., 1914-08-02

GGNID you get the range" asked the countess
when late that night Brane recOunted his
adventure.
Range" h7 snarled MY girl haven't just told
you that l had to fight for my life? My boat was IN
names. We had to swim for it till picked up
by Long Island barge tug. l don't know what be-
came of the motorman. He have headed straight
fer shore And I'm glad he did. Otherwise he'd he
bowling for the price of another boat Olga, for the
first time I've had let of the boys have look at
ny face Doesn't know the name but of these days
he'll stumble it, and the result will be backmil,
unless push hir off into the dark. 1t accidental"
The countess leaned forward, her hands tightly
clenched
But the box"
Braine made gesture of despair.
"Leo are you using any drug these days."
"Don't make fun Of me, Olga" inpatently. "Did
you ever see me drink more than a pint of wine or
smoke more than two cigars in evening? Poor
fools! What! Let my h2am go into the basket
for the sake Of an hour of exharation? No. and
will l. I'm keen about the gray matter I've got,
and by the Lord Harry, I'm going TO keep it. There's
only one dope hend in the Hundred and he's one of
the best decoys we have; let him have his coke
whenever he really needs it. But this FELTON, has
my face. Some day he'll see it again, ask ques-
lions, and then :"
"Then WHAT"
"a burial at sea-" hG laughed. The laughter died
swiftly as it cana TtrsR II into eight hundred feet
of water on bar Nicre t sands are always shifting
He'll nsver find it. if he took the range. He could
not have cot decent The dropping and
the shadows long. He threw the chest into the
water and then began peggng away at US, cool you
please, and fired our tank"
at looks to me as if he had wasted his time"
"That depends Between you and me and the gate
rsst, I've sneaking idea that this Jones. whom
The Washington times., 1914-08-02

Jones was a good deal surprised when Norton turn
ed up at the old Chiltcn
"What made you come here dressed like this?" the
butler demanded.
"I'n a suspicious dufcr maybe that's the reason"
"Do you know anything?"
"Well, no; I can't say that do But, hang it,
Just had to come out here"
"Maybe it's just we'll you did, said Jones moodly.
81 krow this place. The housekeeper used to be my
and if she still the job she be of service
to You don't think they'll question recognize
me?"
Hardly. I'll put in word for you. III say sent
fo- you not knowing if had enough servants to take
of the luncheon"
"And now III go and hunt up Meg"
Sure enough, his old still in charge of the
house, and when her baby disclosed his identity she
all but fell upon his neck.
"But what are you doing here, dressed up as a
waiter?"
"Its little secret Meg wasn't invited, and the
truth is I'm very desperately in love with the young
lady in whose honor This coaching party is being given
And maybe she's in danger"
Danger? What about"
'The Lord only knows. But show me about the
house I've not been here in so long I've forgotten
the run of it. l remember with the secret
panel and another with painting that turned Have
they changed them"
"No; it is just :he here it used to be. Come
along and I'll show you"
Norton inspected the carefully, slowing away
In his mind every detail He might be worrying about
The Washington times., 1914-08-02
$4,000 FOR 100 WORDS

"The Million Dollar Mystery" story Will for
twenty-five consecutive weeks in this paper. By an
arrangement with the Thankouser Film company ii has
made possible read the story in this
paper, but also to see il each week in various
moving picture theaters. For solution of this
tery story $4,000 will be given.
The Washington times., 1914-08-02

E(T I'D you get the range?" asked the countess,
! when late that night Braine recounted his
adventure.
The Washington times., 1914-08-02
CHAPTER VI.

Copyright. 1914. b. Harold MacGrath)
The Washington times., 1914-08-02

"No Guess I'd better put that in the cubbyhole
He's dead"
ou.;llf
The Washington times., 1914-08-26
Sherman to Continue
Low Price Campaign

Plans for continuing this winter The
movement for reducing the cost of Iv-
ing are being made by John H. Sher-
man. Superintendent of Weights.
Measures and Markets. Addressing the
fourth Of the tri-weekly meetings Of
housekeepers at the District building to-
day on the organization Of community
leagues for buying in wholesale lots
Mr.. Sherman announced that it is his
intention If there is demand for mis-
services to devote three evenings each
week during the winter to addressing
citizens associations and other civic
organizations on methods for lowering
market bills.
Mr. Sherman explained that the pres
ent movement for buying by wholesale
Is merely a temporary measure, adopt
ed to meet an emergency. and that his
plan for a market system includes A
place for the retailer, whom he regards
as essential in any permanent market
plan. He again emphasized the need of
buying goods only in season II reason
able prices are to be obtained.
Mr. Sherman advised all housekeepers
to keep an account of their monthly ex-
penses and analyZe il at the end of
each month. comparing the cost of
items with the prices of the month be-
fore
The next meeting of housekeepcrs will
be held I nthe board room of the Dis
trict building Friday at II a. m.
The Washington times., 1914-08-26
Police Court Record

United states Branch, Judge Aukam-Ethel
Dimes. assault, SIS or Is days: Ethel Dimes.
profanity and d;sorderiy conduct, IS or is
days. Eddie Wilson. assault with a danger
Gus weapon. continued: Fred c. Johnsnn.
larceny. SIS or 50 days: Roy CrummeI. en-
bezzlement. seo or $50 days: Maurice Silver
man. assault. SO or 30 days; Charles Stew :
art. destroying private property. IS or 15
days: Charles Stewart. profanity and dis
orderly conduct, IS or Is DAYS; oliver c.
Watson, murder. continued; william Payne
Joseph Shaperio. Clyde Tyler. Alfonso
Thomas. William Wayne. housebreakins held
for grand jury; Charles Doom. Samuel j.
Chase. assault. continued; Preston OSburn
unpaid board bill. personal bond: Robert
Bell. larceny. dismissed: George Cant
threats, nolle pressed: George Cant. assault
nole pressed: Boozey Parker. threats. $40;
Alice Morris Willis Conway. larceny. con-
tiaued: Thomas Burgess. assault with a dan
yerous weapon. continued: Robert Rice as
sault, SO or 80 days: Thomas Mackey, as
sault. collateral forfeited: Lewis Thomas. as
sauIt with a dangerous weapon. held for
grand jury.
District Court. Judge Muilowny-Aloysius
McGiven. Arthur Allen. intoxication. SO or
Is days; Joseph Herrity intoxication. sus-
pended sentence; Emma Miller. George Hage-
don. Michael Carver. intoxication. SO )
days: Charles Anthony, intoxication. personal
bond: Edward Ross: Beatrice Gaines. Jonn
W. Dixon. Herbert Dixon, Frank Fsstnought
Amcs Fastnought. Harry Herbert. profanity
and disorderly conduct. 50 or Is days; John
Herbert. profanity and disorderly conduct.
dismissed Martha Brooks. Laura Williams;
profanity and disorderiy conduct. personal
bond: Charlotte Davis. vagrancy. dismissed: !:
james Williams, Charles II. Thompkins yio-
lation Of police regulation. personal bond
The Washington times., 1914-08-26
GEN, CLAYTON DEAD.
SOLDIER, DIPLOMAT
Civil War Commander, Leader
Of Republican Party, Gov
ern0r, and Senator.

Gen. Powell Clayton, soldier, states
man, and diplomat, died at his resi-
dence in the Highlands last evening
be from the residence of his son. Capt
Powell Clayton. jr.. general staff. U. S.
A, 1910 Eighteenth street, tomorrow, at
10 O'Clock. The interment will be pri-
vate in Arlington Cemetery.
General Clayton's widow, Mrs. Ade-
laine Clayton: one son, Capt. Powell
Clayton; and three daughters. Mrs
Samuel c. Jones. wife Of Major Jones,
general staff. U. S. A; Baroness Char
Iotte, wife of Baron Ludovic Moncheur;
and Kathleen Grant-Duff, wife of Ar
thur Grant-Duff. survive.
Born in Pennsylvania eighty-one years
ago. General Clayton started his career
as a civil engineer. When the civil
a captain and rose to be brigadier-
general.
At the close of the war he settled
with his family on a plantation near
Pine Bluff, Ark. He was governor of
Arkansas from 1868 to 1871 and United
States Senator from that date until 1877.
General Clayton, since the organiza-
ton of the Republican party in Arkan-
sas. in 1867, had been a member Of the
State central committee, and for more
than forty years was a member of the
Republican national committee.
During the Presidential campaign Of
1896 he was on the executive committee,
and chairman of the speakers bureau
at the New York headquarters. Cen
eral Clayton was sent as minister to
Mexico by President Mckinley. Soon
thereafter that mission was raised to an
embassy. and he was appointed ambas-
sador. which post he held until 1906,
when he voluntarily retired.
The Washington times., 1914-08-26
FARMER HELD FOR
MARYLAND KILLING
Horace Young, Living Near Da-
mascus, Dead as Result of
Quarrel, Is Allegation.

Charged with killing Horace Young,
a farmer. living near Damascus, Md.
Jacob L. Cue, thirty-seven years old,
also a farmer, is lodged in the Rock
vile jail today. The killing of Young
occurred last night. following a quarrel
between the men. Young was shot
through the side, his assailant using a
double-barreled shotgun. The prisoner
says he shot Young in self-detense
According to the story told States
Montgomery county. who investigated
the killing, Mrs. Cue, wife of the prls-
oner. who is a niece of the wife of
Young, the victim of the shooting, Wis
tied her aunt yesterday. and thereby
occasioned Cues dspleasure.
The latter, it is said, went to the
Young house, and there severely ar
raigned his wife for making the visit.
Mrs. Cue later returned, and complained
to her aunt and the latters husband
that her husband was in very bad hu
NOR and had abused her.
Young thereupon went to the Cue
household to demonstrate with Cue.
Several minutes later the shooting oc-
CURED.
Young was fifty-five years old. He
is survived by his wife, two daughters
and two sons. Cue is the father of two
small children. He has engaged At
torney Alexander Kilgour, of Rockville,
to defend him. Cue declares that he and
Young have not been on good terms
for four years.
The Washington times., 1914-08-26
Trap Gun Is Discharged;
Police Are Investigating

The Alexandria county authorities, In
conjunction with the Washington po-
lice. are investigating today what is
believed to nave been an attempted
robbery at the cleaning and dyeing
works of d. J. Tavenner. 6I5 Twelfth
street northwest, located n short dis
tance from Rosslyn. The Alexandria
county plant of Mr. Tavenner is not be-
ing operated at the present time. but is
used as storehouse for supplies used
in the Washington establishment
There have been several robberies at
the plant. and yesterday Mr.. Tavenner
set trap gun inside the building. The
gun was so set that 1t would be dis
charged b yanyone who attempted to
get into the dye room through a screen
door inside the building
Mr.. Tavenner found this morning that
the place had been broken into again
last night. and the trap gun discharged
He says the gun was so set that any,
one opening the screen door so as to
spring the trap would receive the full
load Of shot.
The Washington times., 1914-08-26
Realty Transfers

villa Park Heishts-Otto A. Ruud to Anna
Berg. lot q, square 42ss. SO
VITA Park Heights-O A. Ruud to Anna
BERG. lots "a and S. square 42s7, 81.
whitney Close-Winheld Preston to George
W. Hurst. lot 135. square $3.50 SO
tennessee avenue northeast. between c and
u streets-Harry A. Kite ct ux to Edward
A. and Grace NJ Hartnett lot los. square
1861. SO.
Chevy Chase Heishts-Jacob s. Gruver ct
ux to Herbert B. and Florence L. Brooks.
lot Q. square 1883. SO
ld9 street northeast-Thomas Bones and
John II. Clancy to Albert A. Carter. lot
13s, square east of 1885. Highview. SO
street northeast, between Ninth and Tenth
streets-Hattie L. Russell TO Lydia NJ Rus
sell, Hester L. Russell. Harry J. Russell.
ir.. Milton r. Russell, Lee W. Russell.
Raymond H. Russell Grace V RUSSELL
Earl S. Russell and William E. ]. Russell,
undivided two-th;rds interest in lot 50.
square s39 SO
17s Hobart street northwest-Emma Kline to
Thomas Bones and John H. Chansy lot
lm square Sss. Mount Pleasant. SO
l53 Kentucky avenue southeast-Nannie r
Lee an and j. Edward "a, Lee S to Clifford E. Ke't-
Is kentueky avenue southsast-Clinord E.
Weaver. same property. SO
Sixth and seventh u. s,reets"WiIiam ns Tssn Hs1l
lot II. square s7s. SO.
frospect-Samuel A. Drury and James B.
Nicholson. trustees. to Kate Mcbride part
tract described. s1.al0
Ssl. New Hampshire avenue northwest
Charles F. Gerhardt to Paul Gerhardt. lot
- square asc. Petworth. SO
81 Second street northeast-F1ora ]. Field
and Emma Dellwig to Norman T Engel
and William Engei. part original lot q,
square 72i SO.