Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-10-17
SYNOPSIS OF PREVIOUS CHAPTERS.

Stanley Hargrease. millionaire, after a
miraculous escape from the der OF the gang OF
brilliant thieves known as the Black hundred
lives the life OF a recluse for eighteen years
Of the Black Hundred. Knowing Braine will
try to oct him, he escapes from his own home
BY a balloon. Before escaping he writes a let
ter 10 the girls school where eighteen years
before he mysteriously left on the doorstep ms
baby daughter. Florence Gray. That day Har-
Qreave also draws 81 600. 900 from the bank
but u Is reported that this drspped into the
sea when the balloon he escaped In Was pune
tured.
Florence arrives from the girls school.
Countess Olga. Braine's compaaIon, visits her
and claims her as a relative. Two bogus oe-
~tectives call. but their plot IS fooled by Norton
a newspaper man.
BY hribing the captain Of the Orient. Nor
ton lays a trap for Braine ant MS gang. Coun-
tess OLGA also visits the orients captain 1hs
plan proves abortiye through Braines good
luck and only hirelings fall into the hands OF
the police.
hundred trap Florence. They ask her Tor
money, but she escapes, again foiiing them.
Norton and the countess Cal on Florence
the next day. once more safe at home. Ihe
OF FLOORING and from a cavity ta..cs a box. Pur-
sued by members Of the Black Hundred, ne
rushes to the water front aud succeeds IN
dropping the box into the sea. 80,
AtGOW HtttN. W ofatut ftbe
she Is shopping and hurry her OF TO sea. she
leaps overheard and is picked up IN a dazed
condition by fishermen. The Black hundred
locate her, and Braine. disgui.sd as her Ia
ther. takes her hack 10 sea With him. Florence
sets fire 10 the boat and IS rescued by a snip
on which Norton has been saangnaied.
Norton and Florence, safely ashore. take
the train for home. The train is wrecked and
Florence is kidnapped. Norton who tries to
rescue her, Is tied TO the railroad track. Flor
ence saves him and finally Jones comes to tne
rescue OF both.
Black Hundred, a man learns OF the recovery
from the sea OF the box Of jewels by a sailor
and its subsequent return 10 the bottom OF the
sea, and he quickly communicates the fact 10
Jones. A duplicate box IS planted and later
secured by the band, but before its contents
are examined the box mysteriouSly disappears
Owing to the falling of OF contributions to
the parent organization IN Russia. an agent
arrives and assumes the leadership Of the
American branch OF the C-ack Hundred
Through the connisance OF the countess and
Braine the new head Is thoroughly Inundated
Finding himself checkmated al every turn
Braine endeavors TO enmeSh the Hargreavt
household in the law IN order to gain Tree
access TO the house. The time.y discovery OF
the plot by Norton sets the ponce at the heels
Of the pack and results in a raj; on the gang
rendezvous. which, however. proves to be bar
rem OF results.
Following a telephone message ZONES re.
ceived from a mysterious person whom ne ad'
dressed as 'sir, Florence as again lured from
her ZONE and taken out 10 sea. Through Nor
tons daring and skill as an aviator she IS res
cgcd ana returns to her home IN time TO con
front On agent OF the Black Hundred.
Through treachery IN the Hargrease house
hold Florence is delivered into the hands o.
an unscrupulous doctor. who IS IN the pay OF
the Black hundred. From the faithful Susan
Norton learns that the doctor has declared
that Florence Is stricken with smallpox and
that he Is preparing 10 spirit her away. By
acting quickly the reporter. with the aid OF
Susan. succeeds In estrcating the young WON
an from the danger after an encounter with
members Of the gang.