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Yes. please. want her and Susan
ana Mr.. Norton to come to tea to.
morrow. Good by"
Jones hung up the receiver, sank
INTO chair near by and buried his
face In his hands.
What is it?" cried Susan, terrified
by the haggardness of his face.
Shes gone! My God. those
wrctches have got her! They've Got
her!" - t|.. 4
! Florence was whirled away. at top
speed. Her father! She was actual
~ on the way to her father, whom she
had always loved in Dreams, yet ney-
er seen. Eitp
No. rs Grove street was not an at
tractiye place. but when she arrived
she was too highly keyed to take note
OF its sordidness. She was rather
out OF breath wien she reached the
door Of the third nat She knocked
timidly. The door was instantly
opened by man who wore q black
mask. She would have turned then
and there and flown but for the swift
picture she had OF q we'll dressed man
at table. He lay with his head up
on his arms. sssN NffH
Father" she whispered. AZ.
The man raised his careworn face;
so very vel done that only the oio1eat
| scrutiny would have betrayed the
paste Of the theatre. He rose aud
staggered toward her with out
stretched arms But the moment they
they closed about her;9F 9FlorenSsr ex-
pcrienced n peculiar shiyor.F
MY child" rlurmured the broken
man. "They caught me when i was
| about to come to you. / have given
up the fight" sob choked him..
What was It? wondered the child.
her heart burning with the n,isery, OF
the thought that she was sad, instead
OF glad. Over his shoulder abe cent
a glance about the, roum.. 4, There was
sofa, q table. some chSifs and an
enormous clock, the faces oE whtch
was dented and the hands hopelessIy'
tangled. Why. at such moment. ete
should note such details disturbed ter.
Then she chancsd to- lopks into the
cracked mirror. In I'll she saw sev-;
| eral faces, all masked, ~ Ssa \ udsn
were, peerfng at hsr sfhf1 SS6' the han
closed door behind her. 4 VI 81 4
I You must return home and bring
me the money" went ION the wretch
who dared to perpetrat6 such moek.;
cry. IT is all that stand ibatween
Then she knew! Thief sihsiBtant
daily warnings came home ito her: She
understood now. She had deliberate
ly walked into the SPIDERS net. Bnt In
stead of terror an extraordinary calm
fell upon her. 3i.} So.
Very well. father, Il win go and
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- At quarter tc g Florence be!ag
long, 4for mute set fire. to- veil
Hnt stuffed 1t down. the register. y. z.
Jones" she called excltedly, II
smell something burning!"
Jones. dashed into the room, shifted
and dashed out again, heading for the
cellar door. His first thought was
naturally that the devils incarnate
had set fire to the house. When he
returned. having. OF course. discover
ed no fire, he found Florence gone. He
rushed into the hall. Her hat was
missing He made for the hall door
with speed which seemed incredible
to the bewildered Susan's eyes. Out
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get It," Gently she released herself
from those horrible arms!r u 81,
wait my child till ! zee iz they will
let you go. They may wish to hold
you as hostage" tf, 3. !.
When he was gone she tried the
doors. They were locked. Then
she crossed over 70 the window and
looked out. "A leap from there
would kill her. She tt1rned3 her gaze
toward the lamp wondering 81. III,
The false father returned Selected
ly. lsSe Il isss e -: q
ut is aa r;said.. ! Tkey i1sist UPON
sending some one. Write down tha
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Sooao eAaH Cat WOulu nave made.
florence's window was open as the
aIsh c09sp :ratqT had gxpected It would
be- With small string and stone as
a. sling he sent the letter whirling
skilfully through the air 1t sailed
into the girls room. The man he
low heard no sound ct the stone hit
ting anything. and concluded that It
had struck the bed. He waited pa-
tiently. Presently a wayering
light could be distinguished over the
Sill OF the window. The girl was
awake and had lit the candle. This
knowledge was sufficient for his need.
The tragic letter would do the rest.
that is, II the girl came from the
same pattern as her father and moth
er-strong willed and adventurous.
He tiptoed back to the Iilacs. when
noise sent him close to the ground.
Half dozen feet away he saw shad-
ow creeping along toward the front
door. He stopped again; and ran
lightly to the steps. up these to the
door, which he hugged.
Who was this? wondered Braine.
Patiently he waited, brranging his
posture SO that be could keep look
out at the door. BY and by the door
opened cautiously. "A man, holding
candle, appeared. Braine vaguely
recognized Olga's dissertation of the
butler. The man on the veranda sud
denly blew out che light.
Braine could hear the low murmur
OF voices, but nthing more The
conversation lasted scarcely min
ute. The, door closed and the man
ran down the. steps. across the lawn,
with Brafne close at his heels.
"Just a moment. Mr.. Hargreave," lie
called ironically: "just o moment"
The man he addressed as Hargreave
turned with lightning rapidity and
struck. The blow caught Braine
above the YEAR, knocking him fat.
When he regained his feet the rum bl G
OF motor told him the rest of the
story.
BY the dim light of her bed room
candle Florence read the note which
had: found entrance 80 strangely and
mysteriously into her room. Her
father! He lived, he needed her!
Alive but In dread peril. and only she
could save him! She longed to fly to
him at once. then and there. How
could she wait till tomorrow. night at
how to. circumvent the watchful
Jones and the careful Susan. Her
father! She slept no more that
night. s.Q
my Darling Daughter-I must see
you. Come at o'clock tomorrow
night to 78 Grove street, third floor.
Confide in no one, or you seal my
death warrant .Your. unhappy
l: "Father."
What child would refuse to obey a
summons like this?
Alfght tap on the door startled her.
"Is anything the matter p, asked the
mild voice OF. Jones.
mo: I got up to get a drink Of
water & .f !. As
She heard his footsteps die away
down kthe corridor. She. thrust the
letter into the pocket of her dress,
which lay realty, folded son the chair
at the, foot OF the bed itself. She
must not tell even Mr.. Norton.
Was the child spinning b.. .3.roniance
overitile ftrst young man She had ever
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into the street up and down. which he
looked. Far away he discovered q
dwindDng taxicab. The child was
gone.
In the house Susan was answering
the telephone. talking incoherently.
who Is it?" Jones whispered his
lips white and dry.
He took the receiver from her
roughly.
n Hello! Who is it?"
."rhis Is Olga Perigoff. Is Flor
|ence there?"
mo. madam. She has just stepped
0iit for g moment. 4 Shall tell her
TO call you when she Feturns7'
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sE2ERA1FACES.

| -|oJ tSAAPoi GIify was CQiy wise DrC-
| caution; It was not matter of spite
He paid tie raeskonifle left the; ~ res.
taurant. and dropped into one of his
! clubs for game OF billiards. He
drew quite gallery about the table.
He won easily. racSed his cue and
sought the apartments of the princess.
| Whaf piece of luck 1t was that
Olga mad really married that old do
tard, Perigoff! He had left her q
| titled widow six months after her
marriage. But she had hardly a
kopeck to call hero own
"Oiga, Hargreave is alive. He
was there last night. But somehow
he anticipated the raid and had the
police In waiting. Tho question is.
has he fooled us? Did he take that
million or did he hide It? There is
one thing left; to get that girl. No
matter where Hargreave is hidden,
the knowledge that she is in my hands
Will bring him. out into the open"
mo more blind alleys"
Whats on your mind?"
she has never seen her father. She
confessed to me that she has not even
seen u photograph Of him.
| There was a long pause.
do you understand me?" she asked.
by the Lord Harry. dol. You've
a head on you worth two OF mine. The
very simplicity OF the. idea will win
out for us. Some one to pose as her
lfathers @ message handed to her in
secret: dire misfortune If She whis-
persia word to- any one; that her
fathers life hangs upon the secrecy:
she must conflde in no one, least of ali
Jones. the butler. 1t all depends
upon how the letter. gets to her Bred
In the country. she probably sleeps
with her window open1i A pebble at
tached to a note, tossed into Il q win
dow, I'll trust this to no one: I'll
do it. myself. With the girl in our
control the rest will be easy. II she
really does not know where the mon
! ey is. Hargreaye will tell US. Great
head little EHcc,s., great ,heai Sine
does. not know of her fathers hand.
Iwriting?" .ss.
"she has never seen scrap OF It.
All that Miss Farlow ever received
was money. The original note left
on the doorstep. with Florence has
been lost. Trust. me, to make, all these
Inquiries" :tii ( h
Tomorrow night, then, Immediately
after dinner,ba taxicab will await her
Just around the corner. Grange is,
the, best man 4 can think of. He's an
artist when It comes to playing the
old man parts."' *
= .aNot too old, remember. Har-
greaye isn't over 45.", q
Another good point. I'm going to
stretch out here on thedivan and
snoOze for q while. Had devil OF q
time last night 553s, s 3 :
when shall y wake yousp
AT 9. Well have an early dinner
sent In. II want TO KEEP out of ev-
| serybody's way. By.by!p z. q
In less than three minutes he was
sound asleep: Tho woman gazed
down at him In wonder and envy. If
only she could drop to sleep like that
Very softly she pressed her lips to his
hall. 3si Ii = , s KS, 8 z z
At: II O'clock the following night the
hail Light IN the Hargreave house was
Turned OF and the whole interior bel
Jeanne 5dark. "A shadow cfept through
liza lilac hushes without any / more
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met? in her heart of hearts tho
girl did not know.
tiefi. father - 7i- -; '. -. =, =,
She was going to save her father. g
All day long Jones went about like
an old hound with his nose to the
| wind. There was something In The
air. but he conId not tell what It YVES.
Somehow or. other, no matter which
room Florence went into, there was
Jones within earshot. And she
dared not show the least impatience
or restiveness. It was n large order
! for SO young q girl, but. she filled it.
She rather expected the reporter
would appear some time during the
afternoon; and then sure enough
he did. He could no more resist the
desire to see and talk to her tl,an he
could resist breathing. There was
no use In denying 1t: the world had
suddenly turned ut new angle, pre-
senting a new faco, ,roseate vision.
II rather subdued his easy banter.
What news?" she asked. ti
None" rather despondently. "I'm
sorry. had hoped by this time to
get somewhere. But 1t appears that
l can't get any further than this
J house."
She did not ask him what he meant
by that. 7..-
Shall play something for youg
she said.
| please" 5
He drew chair beside the piano
and watched her fingers white as the
ivory keys, flutter up and down the
board. She played Chopin for him,
Mendelssohn. Greig and Chaminade,
and she played them III a surprisingly
| scholarly fashion. He had expected
the usual school girl choice and exc
cutton; TitaJtia. the Moonlight Sonata
(Which not half dozen great pianistB
have ever played correctly, Monas-
tery Bells, and the like. He had
prepared to make q martyr of. him
self; instead he was distinctly and de-
| lightfully entertained.
"Yon't don't. ne said whimsicaiiy,
| when she finally stopped; "you don't,
by any chance. know The Maiden's
Prayer'?" 'iit}
She laughed. This piece was a
standing joke at school, t. ~:
II; have never played It. It may.
however. be in the music cabinet.
Would you like TO hear IT." nis-
chievously.
Heaven forfend!" he murmured.
raising his hands. M
All the while the letter burned
against her heart; and the smile ON
her face and the gayety on her tongue
were forced. "Conflde in no one"
she repeated mentally, "or you seal
my death warrant"
why do yon shake your head like
that?" he. asked. -. f
did I shake my head 2" Her heart
fluttered wildly. II was not con-
scious OF IT, .t.s2; NJ
"Are you going to keep your prom
ise?"
what promise?" ,.g9
''Never to leave this house without
Jones or myself being with yoti.p
II couldn't II wanted to. III wa
ger Jones is. out there in the hall this
minute. know; 1t is all ,.for my
sake. But It bothers me-" Is.
Jones was indeed In the halt; and
when he sensed theS petulance iiither
voice, his shoulders sank despondert-
ly and he sighed deeply. IL BflentIy! n
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THE MILLION DOLLAR MYSTERY
THE MILLION DOLLAR MYSTERY

THE Million Dollar Mystery" will
run for twenty-five consecutive: weeks
In, this paper. BY an ARRANGEMENT
with the Thanhouser Film Company It
has been made possible not only to
read the story in this paper but also
TO see 1t each week in the various
moving picture theatres. For the So
lution or this mystery story $4,000
will be given.
Conditions Governing the Contest
The prize OF $4,000 will be won by
the man, woman or ch:.l who writes
the most acceptable solution OF the
mystery. from which the last two
reelB Of the motion picture drama will
be made and the last two chapters Of
che story written by Harold Mac
Grath.
Solutions may be sent to the Than
houser Film corporation, either al
Chicago or New York. any time up tc
midnight. Dec. IA. They must bear
postofflce marks not later tnan tha,
date. This allows four weeks after
the first appearance of the last film
releases and three weeks after the
last chapter Is published in the paper
IN which to submit the solutions.
A board of three judges will deter
mine which Of the many solutions re-
ceived is the most acceptable. The
judgment OF this board will be abso-
Lutte and final. Nothing of literary
nature viii be considered in the de-
cfAion, nor given any preference in
the selection OF the winner of the S1O;-
600 price The last two reels, which
Will give the most acceptable solution
to the mystery, will be presented in
the theatres having this feature as
sOon as 1t Is possible to produce the
same. Tie story corresponding to
those motion pictures will appear in
the newspapers coincidentally, or as
soon alter the appearance of the pic
lures as practicable. With the last
two reels will be shown the picture
OF the winner. HIS or her home, and
other interesting features. It Is un-
derstood that the newspapers, 80 far
as practicable, in printing the last two
chapters OF tbs story. by Harold Mac.
Grath, will also show picture; OF the
s'sssasias ssiasi5sS g. s hsI Sas
be moro than 100 words long! Here
are some questions to be kept in mind
In connection with the r. stery as an
aid TO q S0fut'Su:
No. What becomes of the mil
lionaire7
No. 2-what becomes OF the 81. .0o0..-
600?
No. 3L4Whom does Florence marry?
No. 4---What> does. becomes OF the
Russian counteas? 80,
Nobody connected either directly or
Indirectly with "T'he Million Dollar
Mystery" will be considered as con-
testaat. I! ~
,,----
Synopsis Of Previous Chapters;
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-09
Fertilizer Dealers
 Meet in Montgomery

Montgomery. September S.-tSpecialA Representatives of fertilizer companies in all parts of Alabama met at the capi- tol today in response to a call issued by Capt. Reuben k. Kolb, commissioner of agriculture and industries. discussed ths shortage in the shipment of potash to this country resulting from the European war. and decided on the manufacture of a complete fertilizer by increasing the percentage of phosphoric acid and nitro- gen.
 Heretofore manufacturers have always put ? ger cent of potash in fertilizer. but in view of the war situation it is claimed that it will be practically impossible for manufacturers to continue to make il with that percentage of potash hence a substitute was sought by which a com p,ete fertilizer could be made without using so large quantity cf the imported product
 It was decided that the manufacturers, during the progress of the war shall use one-half of one. per cent of potash in- stead of ? per cent. and sufficient quantity of phosphoric acid and nitrogen to make d fertilizer that will contain IA per cent plant food. Ammonia necessary to make a complete fertilizer is per cent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-09
SUNDAY SCHOOL
 WORKERS MEET
Superint endents of Birmingham Dis trict Gather at First Methodist.
 First of Series of Meetings

The superintendents of the Methodist Sunday schools in the Birmingham dis trict met last night at the First Metho- dist church at the instance of the direc- tors of the Birmingham Sunday School association The meeting was for the purpose of stressing the importance of evangelism in Sunday school work. not bv evangelistic meetings. but by actual work. In other words it is the desire that Sunday school superintendents get out of the prescribed manner of conducting a Sunday school get new ideas and apply them.
 w. H. Stockham, director, stated the object of the meeting Vassar l.. AL len of the Highlands Methodist church was chosen chairman and H. D. Cullen. superintendent of the West End Metho- dist Sunday school, was chosen secre- tary.
 The meeting last night was the first of three sectional sessions that will be held and is a forerunner of a general meeting which will be held on Septem- Der 29 The next meeting night twill be that of the superintendents of Bap- list Sunday schools on Tuesday, the 18th. The meeting which follows this will be of the superintendents of Presbyterian Sunday schools and will be held on Tues day, September 22. The meeting of the of all three denomina- tions will be held September 20 and the superintendents will compare notes Of their previous meetings.
 Sunday school work from every angle was discussed last night and many ideas were advanced and will be worked out.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-09
SOME FRESH STORIES
 OF EUROPE'S GREAT WAR

forming preparatory to a charge. It was not long in coming. | had already been obliged several times to change
 my post or observation. being entire ' too near bursting shells for com fort.
 From my new vantage ground I could sec the German dragons hurl- ing themselves forward along the road between Diest and IIaelen in what proved to be the supreme effort of the day They did not go far
 At the entrance to the village of zeIek- -Haelen a barricade had been con strucfed across the road. A eyclist corps with machine guns lay in wait behind this and were distributed in several houses and in the church tower await ing the attack. When the lancers came within 800 yards. as near as I could judge. from those who lay in ambush the automatic guns burst into song, the hailstorm of bullets cutting down the attacking, squadron like so much grain. of the entire squadron but two poor riderless horses succeeded in reaching and jumping the barriers.
 5000 Left on the Field
 For the Germans this was the decd- ing moment in the days struggle. Their artillery fire gradually subsided The retreat commenced in the direction of Saint Trond. With the arrival of night there remained nothing more of the enemy upon the field of battle than a great number of dead and wounded. abandoned guns. lances and debris of the accoutrements of war. The enemy had left more than 5000 of their men on the field.
 Later I visited the battlefield, where the dead bodies of horses and men mingled in an inextricable mass.
 The peasants were reluctant to re- turn to the scene and engage m the york of burying man and beast alike. so much so that the officers thousst the bodies would have to be burned be- cause there were not enough available for the work Belgians and Germans received the same care. I learned from German prisoners that in order to more greatly excite their troops 10 fight the German officers had instilled into the minds of their men the belief that if they were wounded they would be put to death by the enemy if they fell into the hands of the French or Belgians.
 A few of the German wounded had received from their own surgeons be- fore their precipitate flight some slight attention, or at least had been eN- amined I saw many of them with cards tied around their necks giving their names, the number of their regi- ments and some slight medical advice as to the nature of their wounds and the care they should receive.
 saw among the trophies of the victory the colors of the famous Death Hussars. the spectral standard to which I remembered that the crown prince. upon leaving the command or this regiment several months be1ore to 20 10 Berlin. had addressed the memorable belligerent farewell.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-09
EIGHT GOVERNORS OF ALABAMA
 1874-19O1
No. 140-Call for Extra Session of 1899
 Joseph F. Johnston, Governor

The wild, tempestuous. unparalleled excitement of the 5o4 delegates to the state democratic convention, far sur passing any scenes heretofore beheld in any republican convention,s wrote the late Major ". W. Screws. was fol- lowed by an immediate calm on tho floor, almost miraculous. Like oii upon the towering waves. the motion that the convention proceed to elect the class of 3s delegates to the consti- tutional convention (the legally pre- scribed purpose for which 1t had been assembled proved to be the pacifiel. The convention came to its reason.
 When sthe Cleveland faction named such men to be charged with the duty of making new constitution for the state as W. C. Oates, Thomas q. Jones. Willis Brewer, George P. liar rison, Richard H. Clarke. the Bryan faction had it not in their hearts to offer objection to the notably competent nominees. When the Bryan faction came forward with the names of such A. NJ Tunstall Tennent Lomax. k. M. Cunningham, John H. Bankhoad, Jr., the way to fusion was made wide open.
 Looking over the completed oil of nominees to the proposed constitutional convention of 1899, 1ss. all told. it is safe to say the machinery established by the enabling act of the leg -.ature mad selected from the talent of tne whole people a safe custodian of the sovereign power.
 It may be well said that the expe- rience of the movement of 1859, and specially the character of the nomina . tions made by the counties and the state, acted favorably in this, that the constitutional conveption which ac- tually assembled two years later re- ceived from that abortive movement no little confidence in itself and the strene tn of the public mind behind it.
 The reported resolution, committing the democracy to convention passed, voted sor by every Cleveland boiter of 1896 on the floor
 Governor Johnston sat in the nearby executive chamber all day and as the hot and vituperative disputatioa over that resolution proceeded his friends reported to him, passing to and fro fer he purpose. The governor was of an acute understanding in politics. He saw in the attitude of the Cleveland lerders-in their abnormal enthusiasm in support of the convention side only sop to Cerberus. The bolters of 1896 had seized an opportunity only to recover position and regain control. stitution they would give the state.