The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-11-21
he MILLION DOLLAR MYSTERY
Horold NocC7rnfh

. was disguised. but this time Tim was
not to be fooled, But what was he
looking for, wortder the reportare :
Braine continued to pole along. sorna-
4 times pausing TO look over the gun.
vale down into the water. In rais-
Ing his after the last investigation
he discerned something struggling IN
Tthe water, about three hundred wards
away. The current. lsisurely brought
the object into full view. IL was n
yoUtg CONAN with lust power enourb
to keep herself naoat. The golden
head reused something In him strong
ter than curiosity. 1t might be, Z.
Braine proceeded to. move the
launch in the direction Of the girl.
1t was this movement that turned the
reporters, gaze. He, too, now, saw
the woman in the water and wonder
ed how she had come there. When
| Braine reached; the girl and pulled
! her into the ,Iauitch jim saw her
face plainly.
He flew. from his vantage point.
found a akiff, and started after
Braine
"By thet Lord Harry" m..mured
!, the rogue: = Well, they can talk of
! mama from heaven, but this is what
1 call luck. Florence Hargreaye. out
OF nowhere. into my arms! The eod
! OF luck has cast another horseshoe
:, and it's mine. .a'-ss-->,-.-@ Ass
/ He had a. Nnsii m his pocket ana
he forced some OF the biting spirits
dow the girls throat. She opened
her eyes. ~
/ Florence eyed !, HIM wildly, no,
nnitn understanding where he had
come from.
I 81 don't know how you got here.n
he said; land / ,dpp't care. But here
we are tQsethef at last. Where is
your fathers"
"I---I don't kRow.;, dozedly.
Better thinlt sauiekly"- he warned
want lucid answers to nv aueS-
tions. or back You r. into the water
I'm about at the end of my roma.
I've been beaten too marty time, my
girl, to- have any particular love for
: You Now. whore IL your father?" =
him. ~. -.
Braine lauglledsss. srs
1 And Jim's boat ran ilfoul some rocks
and into the water fieSsFenta4 He had
not attracted Braine,s attention. for
/ tunately. He BEGAN to swim toward
! the drifting launth.
] Where have they hidden that
money?"y 80
81 don't know"
We'll well; I've given you your
ichancsi You'll have to try your luck
with the ~ater again."
Florence weak R8 ssRe VAS set her
! lis,,ss.--.<--e-- ssl----s- - sf..,-
''9op dom. for msrcy:.' ne SAID
fbanteringly.
/ i should De wasting my breath TO
TASK for merry from, s,,ssch sSa' zrlenstar
as you are" she answered quickly
That damned Hargreaye nerve!"
he snarled.
He rolled up his sleeyes and. step
tped' toward her, fSheta tahraced herself
Ibut did not turn her eyes from his.
lSuddenly, from nbwhe Tat all, came;
a pair OF hands One cittched the
gunwale and the other laid hold OF
Sraiu. a quick pull followed. and
aIiia basan 10 toppie. But even as
he fell he managed to fling himself
atop his assailant; and 1t was on ",
when the struggle began in tho wnr-
er that ne recognized the reporter.
All the devil In him came to the sur
face and he fought with the fierc+ -
ness OF q tiger to Kill, kiil, kin, In
nearly eysry instance thjs rieddIirg
reporter had cheekinateS iliIn. Thik
| tiI1te one or ttla ot,,dr OF them should
stav. In the water. ~
Norton recognized t.,At he had a
largo order before him to disable
Braine. The recognition. batweail
them wac now frarE and absolute;
there could never again be any diplo-
matte sidestepping. I. II.
ee''You're ID dead q man. Nnrton!p
| p sted Bfaine, as, he Sreacs:sd for tho
fenorter'a throat, ID s.pES; 3
Norton eaid shoshing. hut struck the
hand aside. For a moment they both
went under. They came up sputtes-.
| Ing. each trying for a hold. 1T waa
a terribly generating struggle. i ~ 3.
FlorArtle could do nofhihg.s Tile.
boat in which she sat continued 10
drift away ss.cfn the fightink men,
Once che tried 70 reach Brain with
the, pole he hadahe using. but fails;
ed. 9s
From the shore came another boat.
For awhile shf could not tell whether
II contained iriends or enemies. IL
was terrible to be forced to wait. ah-1
sofutely heipiEss. When she heard
the nnwconnsra cal! eEicpnrh hsinly to-
Braines she krlsw then that the brave
fiKhfs OF liar sweetheart was going TO
come To nanght. She knew Iitflsl
about motors. She threw on the
Power alla hsAdsd STRAIGHT trgardI
yHe TUWupHE Tue men QHOuteds INT
her, but she d I'd Sot alter her course.
The roNboat had its sides crushed
"a and the alsn went piiing into The
WA Lf14
Jim 8 Hiie cried I, 3
Norton suda epIS Geng or Brai1a
and began 70 swira rnadiy for tsIe