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OF two continents. Braine! She
could have laughed. The very name
he had chosen was an insolence di-
rected at society.
The subject of her thoughts soon
arrived at his destination. \ fight
or stairs carried him into q dimly
lighted hall, smelling evilly of es-
Gaping gas. He donned a black
mask and struck the door with a
series Of light blows; two, then one,
then three, and again one. The
door opened and he slipped inside.
Round a table sat several men,
also masked. They were all tried
and trusted rogues; but not one of
them knew what Braine looked like.
He alone remained unknown save
to the man designated as the chief,
who was only Braine's lieutenant.
The mask was the insignia Of the
Black Hundred, an organization v ith
all the ramifications OF the Camorra
without their abiding stupidity.
From the assassination of n king.
down to the robbery of a country
postoffice, nothing was too great or
too small for their nets. Their god
dwells in the hearts OF all men and
is called Greed.
The ordinary business over. the
chief dismissed the men, and ne end
Bratne alone remained.
''Vroon, have found him." said
Brains.
There are but few; which one?''
Eighteen years ago, in St Peters
burg"
81 remember. The millionaire's
son. Did he recognize your
II don't know. Probably he did.
But he always had good nerve. He
Is being followed at this moment.
We shall strike quick; for IL he rec
recognized me lie will act quick.
He is cool and brave. You remem-
ber how he braved us that night in
Russia Jumped boldly through the
window at the risk of breaking his
neck. He landed safely; that IS the
only reason he eluded US. Millions;
and they slipped through our fin
-refs. If could only find some route
t. his heart! The lure we held out
10 him Is dead"
"Or in the fortress, which Is the
same thing. What are your plansy
"I have in mind. something like
this"
And Hargreave was working out
his plans, too: and he was just as
much of a general as Braine. He
sat at his library table, the maxil-
larry muscles In his Jaws working.
So they had found him? Well. he
had broken the law of his own max
ing and he must suffer the conse-
ouences. Braine, Who was Menshi-
koff in Russia. Schwartz In Ger
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CONDITIONS GOVERNING
THE CONTEST.

The prize Of $4,000 will he won
by the man, woman. or child who
writes the most acceptable solution
of the mystery, from which the
last two reels of motion picture
drama will be made and the last
two chapters of the story written
| by Harold MncGrath.
Solutions may be sent 10 the Than
hOHser Film Corporation, either nt
Chicago or New York, any time up
TO midnight, December IL. They
must bear postoffice mark not later
than that date. This allows four
weeks after the nrst appearance If
the last film releases and three
weeks after the last chapter IL pub
submit solutions.
A board of three Judges will de-
termine which of the mInny solutions
receiN ed is the most acceptable. The
Judgment of this board will he alb
SoIute and huaI. Nothing of n lit
the decision, nor given any prefer
ence I'm the selection of the winner
of the $4,000 prize. The last two
reels, which will give the most nc-
ccptrbIe solution TO the mystery,
will lie presented in the Ihenters
having this feature a. S"Un ~ 10
~ practical to produce same. The
story coTrrsponding {" these melton
pictures Will appear I'm the neuspn-
pers cOincidentafIN. or aS so"n after
the appearance of the pictures NJ
PrE cticSI. With the last two recIs
will be shown the pictures of the
winner. his or her home. and other
Interesting features u H. under
stood that the newspapers, 20 far
as practical. In printing the last
two chapters of the story hy HnroId
TncGrafh, will also show picture
of the successfuI contestant.
Solutions to the myste,N must not
be more than 100 words long. Here
arc some questions 10 I've kept in
mind in connections with the mys-
terry as hn aid 10 a solution:
No. I-What becomes OF the mil
Iionnire.
No. What becomes of the
81 .OOC. 900.
No. s.-wbom does Florence
nArry:
Es. 4-WhHt becomes of the Rus
elan countess:
Nobody connected either directly
or Indirectly with THE Million Dol
Inr MxsferyD will bc considered a.
n cUuteEtaDt.
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q million in paper money. II he
surrendered this he would be al
lowed twenty-four hours before
the real chase began. Otherwise
he should die before midnight.
Hargreave crushed the note In his
hand. They might kill him; there
was a chance OF their accomplish
ing that; but never should they
touch his daughters fortune.
Jones, you so to the rear door
and I'll take a look out Of the
front. We have an hour. I know
the breed. They'll wait till mid
night and then force their way in"
Hargreave saw a dozen shadows
In the front yard.
tMen all about the back yard"
whispered Jones down the hall
The master eyed the man.
ter. with understanding. 'I am
ready"
The master went to the safe.
emptied IL OF its contents, crossed
the hall to the bedroom. and closed
the door softly behind him, Jones
having entered the same room
through another door to befool any
while perhaps an hour. the two
men emerged from the room from
the same doors they had entered.
So whispered the watcher to his
friends below.
"Hargreave Is going upstairs"
Let him go. Let him take a
look at us from the upper win
dows. He will understand that
nothing but wings will save him.
Silence. BY and by a watcher re-
ported that he heard the scuttle OF
the roof rattle.
Look another cried. startled
A blush glare came from the
roof.
Hes shooting on a Roman can
dler'
They never saw the man-made
bird till IL alighted upon the roof
They never thought of shooting at
1t till IL had taken wing! Then
they rushed the doors of the
house. They made short work OF
Jones. whom they tied up like a
Christmas fowl aud pumped
roughly into a chair. They broke
open the safe, TO find IL empty.
And while the rogues were rum
maging about the room. venting
their spite upon many a treasure.
they could neither appreciate nor
understand. n man from the out
side burst in.
The old man Is dead and the
money is at the bottom Of the
ocean, We punctured her. She's
EoDep
4 thin, inscrutable smile stirred
the lips of the man bound in the
chair.
CTO BE CONTINUED NEXT
SUNDAY.)
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Copyright, 1914. by Harold MacGrath.'
CHAPTER
A Call In the Night.

n Sdu In tne Night.
THERE are few things darker
than country road at night,
i particularly if one does not
Know the lay of the land. VI
Is not difficult to traverse a known
path; no matter how dark it is. one
is able to find the way by the aid of
mental photograph taken in the
daytime. But supposing you have
never been over the road in the day-
uhe' that you know nothing what
ever OF its topography. where il dips
or rises. where il narrows or forks.
You md yourself in the same nm
happy state of mind as a blind man
suddenly thrust into a strange house,
One black night. along a certain
country road, in the heart of New
Jersey. in the days when the only
good roads were city thoroughfares
and country highways were routes
10 limbo. a carriage went forward
cautiously. From time to time 1t
careened like a blunt-nose barge in
2 beam sea. The wheels and springs
voiced their anguish continually; for
II was a good carriage. unaccus-
toned to such ruts and hammocks.
Faster. faster" came a muffled
voice from the interior.
Sir. dare not drive any faster.
replied the coaChman- Il can't see
the horses heads. sir. let alone the
road. I've blown out the lamps. but
] can't see the road any better for
that"
Let the horses have their heads:
they'll find the way. II can't be
much farther. You'll see lights"
The CoaChman swore in his teeth
All right This man who is in such
q hurry would probably send them
all into the ditch. Save for the few
L. s,hs
driving Beelzebuh's coach in the Bot
tomless Pit Black velvet. every
where black velvet. wind was
blowing, and yet the blackness was
so thick that II gave TO the coach-
man the sensation OF milo sunoca-
Bv and by. through the trees. he
saw a flicker Cf light. 1t might or
might not be the destination. he
cracked his whip recklessly and the
carriage lurched on two wheels:
The man. in the carriage balanced
himself carefully, so that the oundie
IN his arms should not be unduly
disturbed His arms ached. He
stuck his head out of the window.
That's the place" he said. And
when you drive up make as little
noise as you can"
yes. sir called down the driver.
When the carriage drew up at its
ed out and hastened toward the
gates. He scrutinized the sign on
one Of the pests. This was the
place:
MISS FARLOw'S PRIVATE
SCHOOL.
The bundle in his arms stirred and
ne hurried up The path to the door
of the house. He seized the ancient
knocker and struck several times.
He then placed the bundle on the
steps and ran back to the waiting
carriage. into which he stepped
"Off with you!''
That's a goNd word. sir. May
be we can make your train"
DO you think you could find this
place again?
You couldn't get me on this pike
again, sir for a thousand: not me.
TIE door slammed and the IN
known sank back against the cush-
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was looking into the wall mirror. A
man had passed behind him and sat
down at the next table. Still gazing
into the mirror, Braine saw Norton
wave his hand; saw also the open
wonder on the reporters pleasant
face.
. Who is your friend. NOrton?"
Braine asked indiffereniy, his head
still unturned.
Stanley Hargreave. Met him in
Hongkong when l was sent over to
handle a part of the revolution. War
correspondence stuff. First time l
ever ran across him on Broadway
at night. We've since had some
powwows over some rare books.
Queer old cock: brave as a lion, but
as quiet as a mouse"
''Bookish. Ell? Ny kind. Bring
him over" Underneath the table
Braine maneuvered to touch the foot
OF the princess.
Il don't know" said the reporter
dubiously. He might say no, and
that would embarrass the whole lot
of us. He's a bit of a hermit. I'm
surprised to see him here"
Try" urged the princess. Il like
to meet men who are hermits.
4 haven't the least doubt about
that the reporter laughed. III
try: but don't blame mo If I'm re-
buffed.''
He left the table with evident re-
luctance and approached Hargreave.
The two shook hands cordially, for
the elder man was rather fond OF
this medley Of information known
as Jim Norton.
Wouldn't you rather talk to .
pretty woman
I'm an old man.
Bah! That's a hypocritical bluff,
and you know IT. My friends at the
next Sable have asked me to bring
you over"
Il do not usually care to meet
strangers"
Make an exception this once"
said the reporter. who had seen
Braine's eyes change and was
curious to know why the appearance
of Hargreave In the mirror had
brought about that metally gleam.
Here were two unique men; he de-
sired to see them face to face.
This once. My fault: I ought not
to be here; feel out of place. What
a life. though, you reporters lead!
To meet kings and presidents and
great financiers, Socialists and an
archiers, the whole scale of life.
and to slap these people on the back
as II thev were everyday friends!'
Now you're making fun of me.
For one king there are always
twenty thick brogans ready to kick
me down the steps; don't forget
that
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H&rgrcave laughed. Come, then;
let US get II over with
The intruduCt!onS were mnde. Nor
ton felt rather chaSrined. So far as
hc could see. the two men were total
strangers. We'll, il Was all in the
game. Nine Ou: Of ton opp Jrtumities
for the biz; stOry were fake alarms:
but he was always willing to risk
the labor these nine entailed for the
sake of IT," tenth
At length Braina glanced at his
watch. and III" princess nodded.
-idi"uN We're said. TnsidA the taxi
cab Braine leaned back with a deep.
audible sigh.
What il is?' she aske,I.
The luck Of the devils own" he
said. Child IF the Steppos. for
years w. flown about the seas and
continents. thrOuG'I valleys and over
mounta ins-for what2 For the sight
=: tGc face OF THAI man W" have just
left. At first .;lanr" | wasn't sure:
enough. olga. IN" u"Xt time YOU see
that reporter. throw your arms
around his neck and kiss MIN. What
did tell vnI? Without Norton's
help | would no; hav" been sure.
I'm -oinG TO l"av" yJu at your
APARTMENT
The man II tn" Black Hundrcd?"
r"The man who deserted and drfied
1.-THE Black Hundred. who broke his
vows. and never paid a kopeck for
the privilege, the man who had been
appointed for tn" suprcma work and
who ran away. In those days We
needed m"n Of his atamn. and to ac-
CUnplish this end -
''Th"r' was 4 woman shc inter
rLpted with a touch of bitterness.
ALWAYS the woman. And she was
as clover and handsome as YOU are
~ hanks. Sometimes
An. v"S." ironi"al;". Sometimes
YOU wish YOU "urIil s"ttI" down mar
nv. aid have n family Your dom.s-
tIcity would last abru: a month"
She ma le no retOrt because she
recognized the truth OF this state
n'nt
''Thoro's a. emerald know Of"
lc said rurniratiN"ly. It's uuite
Possible that y"m may be wearing 1t
within a few dIvS.
Il am mad over them. There is
something IN tn" green stone that
fasCinatcS me .an't resist it"
THIS because. somewhere in the
far past, your ancestors were orien-
als Here We are. I'll see you to-
morrow must hurry. Good
night"
She stood or the curb for a mo-
ment and watched the taxirab till Il
whirled around a corner. The man
held hcr with a fascination more ter
rible than anv Jewel She knew him
Ia bc great and da ring rog 10.
cunning, patient. fear'es. Packed
away in that mind OF his there were
n thousand ACCOMPLISHED deeds
which had reused futleIy the police
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Insurance

We place insurance with the most
reliable companies, giving careful at
tention to the provisions of the contract
contained in the policies.
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many. Mendoza in Spain. Cartucci
IN Italy. and Du Bois In France:
so the rogue had found him out?
Poor fool that he had been High
spirited, full OF those youthful
dreams of doing good in the world.
he had joined what he had believed
great secret sOcial'stic movement.
to learn that he had been trapped by
p band of brilliant thieves. Kid
napers and aSSasSinatOrs for hire
the Black Hundred: fiends from To-
phet' For nearly eighteen :ears he
had eluGed them. Tor he knew that
directly or Indirectly they would
never ceas" tu hunt for him: and an
idle whim had toppled him into their
clutches.
He wrote several letters feverish-
". The last was addressed to Miss
Susan FaTlOw ana read: Dear
Madam: Send Flor, nee Gray tc New
York. TO arrive here Friday morn
ing My half OF the bracelet will
be Identification. IncIosed find cash
TO square accounts" He would get
tyoGether all his available funds,
recover his child. and fly to the
ends of the world He would tir>
them out. They would find that the
peaceful dog was bad animal to
rouse. He rang for the faithful
Jones.
S0V9' Iii'S nave lOuHu Ilc' 40
said simply.
..SsaI will need me, them"
"Quite possible. Please mail these
and then we'll talk it over 10
doubt some one Is watching outside.
Be careful
Very good. sir"
HarSreave bowed his head In his
hands. Many times he had Journey
ed TO the school and hung about the
gates. straininG his eyes toward the
merry groups Of young girls. Which
among them was his. heart of his
heart. blood of his blood? That she
might never he drawn into this ab-
Ominable tangle. he had rcsolutely
torn her out OF his life completely.
The happiness of watching the child
grow into Cirlhood he had denied
himself. She at least would be safe.
Only when she was safe In a far
country would he dare tell her. He
tried in vain to contrip up n picture
of her: he a wAyG aAy the mother
whom he had lcl,t.l ana hated with
all the ardor OF Ais ySSfh.
Many things hnpIee1J the next
day. There was a VISIT TO the hang
ar of one William Orts. the aviator.
famous FOR his daredevil exrioits.
Ihere were two visits in fact. and
the second visitor was knocked down
Orts
There were several excited bank
ers, VINO protested against such
large withdrawals without the usual
lorma' announcement But check
was a check. and they had TO pay
farEreaNe covered n GOOD deal Of
ground, but during all this time his
right hand never left the automatic
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$4,000 FOR 100
WORDS

The publication of THE Million
Dollar Mystery" begins today. The
story will run for twenty-five con-
secutiye weeks in this paper. by
an arrIngem mcnt with the Thnnhuusrr
Film Company, fl has been made
possible not only 10 read the story
I'm this paper, but also 10 see IL each
week in the various moving picture
theaters. For the solution of this
mystery story $4,000 will lie given.
The Washington times., 1914-06-28
Mss FaRLow FINDS "F1oRENcE CRAY"

on the walls, with here and there a
fine painting. The library itself rep
sem cd fortune. Money had been
laid out lavishly but never waste
fully. II was the home of a scholar.
a dreamer. a wide traveller.
In the library stood the master OF
the house. busy lingering some papers
which lay on the study table. He
shrugged at some unpleasant thought.
settled his OvercOat about his should
ers. took up his hat. and walked
from the room. frowning slightly.
The butler, v.LU also acted IN the
capacity Of valet always within call
when his mas.er was about. stepped
to the hall door and opened IL
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woman on varied themes, his
thoughts were busy speCulating upon
her companion. He was quite certain
that the name Braine was assumed,
but he was also equally certain that
the man carried an extraordinary
brain under his thatch of salt and
pepper hair. The man had written
three or four brilliant monographs
on poisons and the uses of raditIm.
and il was through and by these
that the reporter had managed 60
pick up his acquaintance He lived
well. but inConspiCuously.
Suddenly th- pupils Of Fraine's
eyes narrow ed; the eve became cold.
Over the smoke Of his cigarette he
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He put the money in the safe and
was telephoning when Jones enter
ed and handed his master an un-
stamped note.
Where did you get this?'
AT the door. sir. I judge that
the house is surrounded"
Hargreave read the note. 1t stated
briefly that all his movements dur
Ing the day had been noted. It
was known that he had collected
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in his overcoat pocket. except at
those moments he was obliged to
sign his checks. He would shoot
and make inquiries afterward.
Far away a young girl and her
companion got on the train which
was to carry her to New York, the
great dream city she was always
longing to see.
And the spider wove his web.
Hargreave reached home at night.
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Rents

Place your property in the hands of
our Renting Department. 1t gives per-
feet service-secures responsible ten
ants, collects promptly, and keeps in
close touch with the condition of the
property.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-07-10

One morning merchant whose
goods did not very strongly substanti-
ute his advertising claims put out a
new sign. He was pleased to see that
a great many people stopped to read 1t.
but directly he was puzzled and an
gered to notice that they all went on.
laughing. There was nothing funny
about the sign. 1t merely read:
II You Buy Here Once
You WIN Come Again.
The merchant went outside in a cas-
ual sort OF way and glanced at his sign
to see what was the matter. Some
one. no doubt a former customer, had
added another line 1t now read:
II You Buy Here Once
You WIN Come Again
40 Bring II Back.
Youths Companion.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-07-10
POLAR RESEARCH.
Arctic and Antarctic Problems That
still Remain UnsoIVod.

Arctic and Antarctic Problems That
still Remain UnsolVod.
The cru OF pole hunting is now hap
PLY over. and the best result Of Pea
ry's and Amundsen's athletic feats In
the north and south is that the really
important problems Of the circumpolar
regions can henceforth be attacked
with q single mind. From a scientific
standpoint enough work remains to be
done in these regions to last for sew
eral generations.
The antarctic has only been scratch
ed. 80 to speak. Owing to the diverse
scales used In school Biographies the
average man goes through life with
badly warped ideas concerning the rel
ative sizes OF various parts Of the
earth's surface, and 80 probably few
people realize that the antarctic conti-
nent Is very much larger than Europe
in fact, about as large as Europe and
Australia combined. OF this huge con-
tinent we do not know even the shape
and location Of the coast line, except
for one long stretch south OF Australia
and few widely scattered points else
where. while the whole interior, apart
from a narrow wedge between Ross
sea and the pole. IS virtually blank on
our maps.
In the arctic a patch Of a million
square miles is still absolutely un-
touched. So much for mere surface
geography; but Of course, modern po-
lar research includes a wide range Of
nongeographical problems pertaining
to such diverse subjects as geology.
glaciology, meteorology, terrestrial mag
netism, seismology, oceanOgraphy. EOol-
Ogy. botany. physiology, ethnOlogy and
archaeology. OF Reviews.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-07-10

A well known magazine writer moved
not so very long ago from Brooklyn to
California. On the day before the fam
lily started west he went for a walk
through the neighborhoOd with his
four-year-old son.
'I suppose" said the father. that
you'll be sorry to leave all your little
chums hereT
The youngster thought be would. At
that he did not seem to show much
emotion at the prospect Of parting
from all his friends.
(which one will you miss the mostT'
inquired the parent.
The boy was not sure.
''Now," pressed his father. (which
little boy Of all the little boys you know
do you like the bestr
The little chap considered a minute
before answering.
''Well," he said at last, II guess l
like myself pretty wellT'-Saturday
Evening Post
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-07-10

Marie is a very bright Kindergarten
pupil, She came hoIne to her parents
the other day and told them that the
kindergarten teacher had said she win
grow up to be a very nice looking
young lady II she is good girl. but
will grow up to be very ugly woman
II she is a naughty girl. "Is that true,
mamma?" asked Marie. and she was
informed that II the teacher said so 1t
was true Marie then sat stlll for
awhile. pOndering seriously. But.
mamma" she suddenly burst forth
again. why was the kindergarten
teacher so naughty when she was lit
tie girl ?"-Philadelphin Record.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-07-10
Fsathsrod Police.

"our aerial police force" is the pic
turesque and at the same time accu-
rate phrase that the state ornithologist
Of Massachusetts, has applied to the
birds. They concentrate rapidly on any
unusual irruption OF insects or OF the
smaller animals that we class as YER
min. They guard alike the property Of
rich and poor, demand no salary, &C.
cept no graft and ask only to be pro
tected in the performance Of their
benehcent wOrk.-YOuth's Companion.