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The Detroit times., 1915-02-23

In st. Louis. NO. way out in.'the
south side OF the town and in the
heart Of . modest district. stands a
particular apartment house. It is
like hundreds OF Its neighbors up
and down Minnesota avenue. 1t is
two stories high. red brick. stands
on. . terrace few feet above the
atrset. and faces the observer with
An unornamented front that radi-
ates rigid respectability. The ten
steps and narrow walk are spotless
and the two white enameled brick
colnmns on the perchlike porch
show they have been scrubbed.
The two windows In the first
apartment reflect the silent dark
ness OF q seldom used and old
fa1hioned "front room" The shades
an drawn to q few inches below
the top bar OF the lower sash with
mathematical accuracy. The lace
curtains. primly white, are most
precisely divided.
IAsre IL the home OF an old
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receive $4,000 IN cash, like q dia-
mond falling from the sky.
There will be q thrill IN these
lines for the girl. Miss Ida Damon
Of s7sI Minnesota-ave.. 81. Louis.
The 7o-year-old father. Albert. and
the Industrious mother. Caroline.
will have to spread the paper on
the table by the window back In
the snug. warm kitchen and read
these lines over and over again to
be sure that they are really true.
II IL a romance Of true and hum
BILE life that took its beginning In
fiction and grew into fact.
One day last August Miss Damon
went to Chicago on q visit. At q
Sixty-third-st. motion picture house
she saw flaming herald announc-
ing "The Million Dollar Mystery"
she passed by.
Weeks later. back at her type
writer In st. Louis, one Of . long
battery OF stenographers In the
skyscraper Office of . big roofing
concern. she was set at the task OF
checking advertisements in the
newspapers. She came upon the an
nonncement that a prise Of $4,000
was being offered for q solution Of
''The Million Dollar Mystery" the
solution to carry the suggestion for
. plot with which to build the ANAL
episode OF the film serial drama.
Reporter Finds Her skeptIeaI.
The girl had an idea. She fol-
lowed the picture for weeks. Then
one day she wrote the idea into
words and sent It to The Chicago
Tribune.
After the judges reached their
decision reporter was sent to 81.
Louis to hunt out this young wo-
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man and, without taking her into
confidence. to make q report.
Inquiry at the prin little house
in Minnesota-a met polite frigid-
ity. The old folks were indeed
careful OF what they might have to
say to a strange young man asking
about their daughter. Her busi-
ness address was impaired reluct-
antly and with an implied injunc-
ton.
"Shs says never to call her up
unless II IL something of the great
est Importance. She doesn't like to
be interrupted. Better come back
here to see her."
Miss Damon was found at work
at her once. Five feet tall. almost
plump. athletically poised. clear
skinned. home grown complexion.
brown hair and eyes to match.
: She was interested but skeptical
at the suggestion she was among
the remaining possible winners in
the award Of The Million Dollar
Mystery prize"
What She'll Do With Prize.
1t took several creden tials and
one chaperon to convince her that
It was hitting that she should take
lun heon with the insistent
stranger.
What would you do with the
$4,000 II II should be given to
your"
'If I didn't die Of heart disease
on the spot think ! would buy a
home for my folks with some Of II
and put the rest in the bank" she
answered. "Then after that I
might go into some kind OF busi-
ness for myself maybe But
what's the use OF spinning dreams
about It? There never could be that
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would continue to play the game to
the end. She would show them that
she had been the mans mate. not his
plant tool. She raised the window
and In slipped the policeman who had
patiently been waiting for her. In
stantly she placed the revolver at
her temple. A quick clutch and the
policeman had her by the wrist. She
made one tigerish effort to free her
self. shrugged. and signihed that she
surrendered.
II don't want to hurt you, miss"
said the policeman. but II you make
any attempt TO escape I'll have TO put
the handouts on YOU"
I'll 60 quietly. What are you
going to do with me7'
Turn you over TO the Russian
agent. He has extradition papers,
and guess IT'S Siberia"
For meY'' She laughed scorn-
fully. do look like woman who
would 20 TO Siberiay'
"Be careful. miss. Az said. i
don't want to use the cuffs unless !
have to-"
The Detroit times., 1915-02-23
WORK BEGINS ON NEW
AMUSEMENT PARK

While one army Of Detroit's unem-
ployed besieged the welfare bureau
In the city hall and the various fac
tories which are putting on additional
men, another army, Monday. split up
In large and small detachments.
watched their more fortunate fellows
work. Many OF these belong to the
curious class. that body OF persons
which Ands something interesting In
any activity involving men. machines
and horses. About $500 stood about
the grounds to be occupied by the
Wolf Detroit Amusement Co. at West
Grand-blvd. and the river, and watch
ed surveyors and other workmen lay
ing out the seven-and-a-half-acre tract
on which the company proposes to
erect about $126,000 worth Of build
ings and improvements.
Maurice M. Wolff, Of the amuse-
ment company, says that the park
will be ready for business before Dec
grafton day. according to y present
plans. Contracts have been closed !
with one of the large concerns OF the
country for the erection Of roller
coaster, circle swing and msrry-go-
round, and Peter Shea and Harry
keenan,, local men. have closed nve-
year lease with Edward w. voigt.
owner OF the ground. for q modern
baseball park adjoining. II In limited
that Messrs. Shea and keenan, are
negotiating with oficials of the Fed
eral league, but neither will ray any
thing further than that, before the
end Of the week, they win have some
thing Of unusual interest to give TO
the baseball public.
The general plans Of the park pro
vide for the construction Of . large
number Of shelters for motor craft,
which win be placed at the diaposai
OF operators Of such pleasure boats
at . reasonable rental.
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At that moment the other police
man broke In the door.
"All right. Dolan; she's given up
the game"
She didn't kill the man after all"
said Ofiicer Dolan.
"He's alive?' she screamed.
Yes; and they've taken him on to
the Tombs. Just scalp wound.
He'll be all right In q day or two"
Z "Aiivel" murmured Olga. She had
not killed the man she loved. thenr
And II they were indeed taken to
Siberia she would be with him until
the end OF things.
With her handsome head proudly
erect she walked toward the door.
She paused for a moment to look at
the portrait OF Hargreave. Some
how II seemed TO smile 1t her iron
ically. Then on down the stairs, be-
tween the two officers. she went Her
glance travelled coolly from face TO
face and stopped at Fiorence's. There
'n sYoa o." are Sorry for me'- she asked
specifically.
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BIZ HAROLD McGRATH

She laughed again. II did not have
a pleasant sound In the officers ears.
He had heard women, suicidal bent.
laugh like that
"Tll ask you for that ring on your
finger
do you think there is poison In
it,"
Il shouldn't be surprised" he adj
mitted.
She slipped the ring from her
finger and gave It to him.
There Is poison in 1t. 80 be care
ful how you handle It." she said.
The policeman accepted II ginger
ly and dropped II into his capacious
pocket. II tinkled as II fell against
the handouts.
Before you take me away I want
you to let me see my
man"
II can do that"
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very unhappy young woman there at
present"
1T Ii In my room?" cried Florence.
Hargreave nodded.
Meantime the Countess Olga how
cred between two courses: q brave
attempt TO escape by the window or
to turn the revolver against her heart.
In either case there was nothing left
for her The man she loved was dead
below. killed by her hand, She felt
as though she was treading air In
some fantastical nightmare. She
could not go forward or backward.
and her heels were always within
reach of her pursuers.
80 this was the end of things? The
dreams she had had OF going away
with Braine to other climes. the hap
piness she had pictured. all mere
chimeras! A sudden rage swept
over her. She would escape, she
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Yes, sir! / saw his hands move.
It's good thing we sent for q doc
tor. He ought to be along here
about now"
Even as he spoke the oell rang. and
they all surged out into the hall. for
getting for the moment all about the
million. olga hadn't killed the man.
then? The doctor knelt beside the
stricken man and examined him. He
shrugged.
'rWill he live?"
Certainly. A scalp wound that
laid him out for few moments. He'll
be all right In few days. He was
lucky. A quarter of an inch lower
and he'd have passed In his checks"
Good" murmured Servan. so
our friend will accompany me back
to good Russia? o, we'll be kind
to him during the journey. Have
him taken to the hospital ward at
the Tombs. Now for the little lady
upstairs"
A moment later Braine opened his
eyes and the policeman assisted him
to his feet. Servan with q nod or
dered the police to help the wounded
man to the taxicab which has just
~
scious. flung back one look Of hatred
toward Hargreaye: and that was the.
last either Florence or her father
ever saw OF Braine OF the Black Hun
dred--a fine specimen OF a man gone
wrong through greed and an inordi-
nate lust for revenge.
The policeman returned to Har-
greave.
Its pretty quiet upstairs" he sug-
gested. Don't you think. sir, that
I'd better try that bedroom door
again."
Well. II you must" assented Har-
greave reluctantly. But don't be
rough with her IL you can help It."
For Braine he had no sympathy.
When he recalled all the misery that
devils emissary had caused him, the
years Of hiding and pursuit, the loss
Of the happiness that had rightfuily
been his, his heart became adamant.
For eighteen years TO have ridden and
driven and sailed up and down the
world, always confident that sooner
or later that demon would find him!
He had lost the childhood Of his
daughter, and now he was To lose her
| in her womanhood. And because Of
this implacable hatred the child's
mother had died in the Petrograd
prison fortress. But what an enemy
the man had beenl He, Hargreave.
had needed all his wits constantly;
he had never dared 20 to sleep ex-
cept with one eye open. But In en-
ploying ordinary crooks Braine had at
length overreached himself, and now
he must pay the penalty. The way
Of the transgressor Is hard. and
though this ancient saying looks dingy
with the wear and tear OF centuries.
II still holds good.
But he felt sorry for the woman up
above. She had loved not wisely, but
too we'll Far better for her II she
put an end TO life. She would not
live a year In the God forsaken SHOWS
OF Siberia.
MY kind father" said Florence, as
II she could read his thoughts.
II had a hard time OF II. my child
IL was dificult, TO play the butler
with you about. The times that I
fought down the desire TO sweep you
up In my arms But I kept sn-iron
grip on that impulse. II would have
limperiled you. In some manner Il
would have leaked out. and your life
and mine wouldn't have been worth
Ia button"
Florence threw her arms around
him and held him tightly.
That poor weak woman upstairsl"
she murmured. Cant they let her
lsNo. dear. sh. has Loo. ana losers
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over the mighty steppss Of that bar
barrie wilderness to the Siberian
mines The way OF the tfansgrc6sor
Is hard.
On the same day that Olga, Braine.
and vroon made their first descent
into the deadly mines Florence and
Norton were married. After the
storm the sunshine; and who shall
deny them happiness?
Immediately after the ceremony the
two sailed for Europe on their honey.
moon; and II 10 needless to say that
some Of the million went with them.
but there was no mystery about IT.
(THE END.)
The Detroit times., 1915-02-23

'Copyright: 1915: By Harold MacGrath.
3 CHAPTER, XIII.
, Ths secret OF the Million.
& III will be remembered that the
Countess Olga had darted up the
stairs during the struggle between
4 BrG1nos md his captors.
+ The police who had followed her
were recalled to pursue one OF the
1eoA2r rogues. This left Olga free for
10 moment. She stole out and down
- far the landing.
Dervan, the Russian agent, stood
waiting for the taxicab to roll up to
|th4 porte cochere for himself, Braine.
\ ana Vroon. Norton had taken Flor
enee by the hand. ostensibly to con-
duct her to the million. Suddenly
Bro1ne made dash for liberty. Nor
fok rushed. after him. Just as he
reached Braine a shot was heard.
Bro1ne whirled upon his heels and
tcr4nhed to the floor.
Olga, intent upon giving injury to
I. NortOn, whom she regarded equally
VIM Hargreave as having brought
About the downfall. had hit her lover
4 inojead. With cry OF despair she
dohhed back into Florence's room,
UUXUD IGa0l w CAu ~ I'LL ohO AoaoSe
h the revolver to her temple, shudder-
"a. and lowered the weapon: SO
KtenGciously do we cling to life.
Below they were all stunned by the
suGdenness Of the shot. Instantly
thet sought the fallen mans side. and
y hasty examination gave them the
Eoplnion that the man was dead. Hap
|Dily doctor was on the way, Servan
! having given call, as one OF the
Black Hundred had been badly
wounded.
hut what to do with that mad
woman upstairsf Hargreaye advised
them to wait. The house was sur.
roonded; abe could not possibly es-
care save by one method, and per
haUs that would be the best for her
|HaPereave looked gravely at Norton
\ a. he offered this suggestion. The
foporter understood: the millionaire
va willing to give the woman a
and you are my fatherf" said
E10rence, still bewildered by the
|4n6ting events. But l don't under
\ 6fn6d!w her gaze rowing from the reaI
Jo<no1 to her father.
v - don't doubt II, child" replied
[rziFkreave. "1'll explain. When
thlho0 Jones here, who IL really Jed.
, - OF Scotland Yard, did so be
100 we looked alike when shayen
! - was Jedson here who escaped by
<1hH balloon: Il was Jedson who re
;@unhed TIE ave thousand TO Norton: II
~ Jedson who vas wounded in the
49,: Il was he who watched the
1o1hxs Of the Black Hundred and
so}1t me reasonably well informed.
nypeIf guarded you. my child. Last
.I(bf, unbeknown to you. left, and
" real Jones--for II Is easier to cal
Mn that--took my place"
HAnd never saw the difference!
<&C1aimed Florence.
7rhat Is natural smiled tbs
|sk<or. "You were thinking of Nor
- here Instead OF me. En-"
= II0rence blusfNd.
"A well. why notf Here. Nortoni'
~ millionaire took Florence's hand
1 placed II In the reporters. II
10 that I'VE got TO lose her aftei
Kiss her. man: I'm heaven
-. Mrs hertz
Ia Merton threw his arms around
x1rI and kissed her soundly care
81 the fact,that he was observed
IN enemies and friends.
denly the policeman who has
standing by the side OF Brain'
Ito ne living room.
- >1lve' Brsine II alive. HI
40 ( unclaimed Norton ana
~ - angle breath
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Prize Winning Solution of
"The Million Dollar Mystery
BY IDA DAMON

physician has been summoned and it is learned that
Hrane lives Braine, Olga and Vroon taken to the
Siberian mines end their lives Hargreave who has been
acting the butler for Forences protection reveals his
Identity and embraces bis daughter Then he joins the
hands of Florence Norton after which he takes them
to Forences where he turns the portrait of himself
and presses button the back of the portrait then opens
and he places her hand the million dollars Thereafter
follows the marriage of Florence and Norton and all is
happiness. s-sa.a
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BADLY
TREATED By GERMANS

LONDON, Feb. 23.--Ths Geneva
correspondent Of the Impress cabled
today that travellers reaching Basle,
Switzerland. reported that six Amsfi.
cans. including two women, were In.
suited and maltreated by German
soldiers ct strassburE. because they
spoke English. I
One American woman's waist was
torn completely on In the crowded
railway station. the travellers report
ed. German ofhcers finally came to
the rescue of the Americans.
The Detroit times., 1915-02-23
During the bombardment,

During the bombardment. By a
combined British and French squad.
ron. Of the German positions on the
Belgian coast one Brftish vessel Ia
said to have nred no fewer than 1000
lyddite and shrapnel sheiIs. 50 rApid
S disc aired - p'c :ex !. ni,uts.
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very unhappy young woman there at
uroaanf" kr
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-08-27
DINNER IN HONOR
 OF "AGGIE" EXPERTS
MT. and Mrs. E. R. Bloom Will Eh. certain at Jefferson HCtel
 This Evening.

Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Bloom will en- te rtain at dinner this evening at the Jefferson the members of the party of agricultural experts who are con- ducting the farmers institute in this county this week, and few of the lCcal men who are assisting in mak- ing the institute a success.
 Those who have been invited to participate in the affair are District Farm enonstrator Harry r. Kapp of Camden, and Mrs. Kapp; Miss Emma Archer, head of the canning club agen;s of the state; Miss Mar celia Arthur, ead of the home eco- monies work of the state; pr. J. E. Gibson, federal hog cholera expert C. w. Watson, state head of the fed eral demonstration agents Prof Knox and Prof. Fitzpatrick, of the extension department of the Uni yersity of Arkansas; w. R. Beattie, agricultural missioner of the Cot ton Belt, and Mrs. Beattie; T. P Cole, assis. ant agricultural commis- sioner of the Cotton Belt; c. o. Car penter, assistant agricultural com missioner of the Iron Mountain; Miss Mary Fcrtner, canning club agent for Jefferson county; County Judge c. M Philpot and Mrs. Philpot; Mayor Si- mon Bloom and Mrs. Bloom; Mrs Mary Rowland; County Demonstra- ';ion Agent c. H. Thomas and Mrs IThomas; County Demonstration Agent Joel Lambert; President J. E Boyce of the Jefferson County Farm ers' club; President N. J. Can't, IT,. E of the chamber of commerce, and Mrs. Can't; Frank R. Blcom.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-08-27

Liven up your sluggish liver! Feel fine and cheerful; make your work pleasure; be vigorous and full or ambition. But take no nasty. dan sgerous calomel because 1t makes you sick and you may lose a days work. Calomel is mercury or quicksilver
 which causes necrosis of the bones.
 Calcnsel crashes into sour bile like
 dynamite, breaking it up. That's when you feel that awful nausea and
 cramping.
 Listen to me! If you want to en- joy the incest, gentlest liver and bowel cleansing you have ever ex- perienced just take spoonful oi harmless Dodson's Liver Tone to. night. Your druggist or dealer sells you a 50 cent bottle of Dodsons Livep
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-08-27
STUDIO.

Miss Ida Baughman, recently re- turned from the Cincinnati Conserva- tory of Music, will open a studio TOT Pianoforte and Harmony in Pine Bluff, September 1, at 716 south Walnut. Miss Baughman's certificate speaks for itself:
 THIS IS TO CERTIFY: That Miss Ida Baughman of Pine Bluff, Ark, has completed the course required for teachers certificate at the Cin- cnnati Conservatory of Music.
 She pursued the study of her major, the pianoforte, under MT. George A. Leighton during a period of four terms of ten weeks each, and proved herself an intelligent, industrious student, making highly satisfactory progress. Her work in this depart ment comprised in addition to thorough technical drill, the two and three-part inventions of Bach; etudes of Czerny, Mendelssohn. Meszhowski; sonatas of Mozart and Be ethoven; and compositions of Men- delssohn, Schubert, Schumann. Llszt, Gade, Frinl, Leighton, and other writers She successfully completed the required course in theory, ap- piled harmony, history of music, sight-singing and normal work. Pos ! SC ssing the enthusiasm of artistic | natures, that ever strive for higher states of advancement, she will like wise inspire her pupils and thus her course as "a teacher will be marked l with success. Miss Baughman Is young woman of refinement and ex- | cellent character.
 '(Signed) BERTHA BAUR, Directress a , Cincinnati, Ohio, May 28, 1915. \.
 For hours, terms, and further par | ticulars call phone 396. 8-1S-1m
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-08-27
PICNIC AT RISON.
Rajn Interferes with Attendance q
 w. 0. w. Event.

Rain yesterday interfered to some extent with the attendance at the Rison Woodmep of the World picnic, but Pine Bluff men who participated declare that those who braved the ele- ments were delighted with the hospl- tality accorded and the excellent din ner served.
 George F. Brown of Rison, can didate for state senator, served as master of ceremonies at the public speaking, introducing Colonel Smith of Dewitt, candidate for governor !; Attorney T. Havis Nixon of Pine Bluff and G. A. Sawyer of Hot Springs, candidates for congress from this dis trict.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-08-27
lJGH! CAlOMEL MAKES YOU SICK!
 CLEAN LIVER AND BOWELS MY WAY
Just once! Try .Dodson's Liver Tone'' when Bilious Constipated Headachy-D Don't Lose Days Work

Tone under my personal money y-back guarantee that each spoonful will clean your sluggish liver better than a dose of nasty calomel and that it won't make you sick.
 Dodson's Liver Tone is real liver medicine. You'll know it next morn ing because you will wake up feel ing fine, your liver will be working; headache and dizziness gone: stOm- ach will be sweet and bowels regu- lar
 Dodson's Liver Tone is entirely vegetable, therefore harmless and can not salivate. Give it to your chil' dren. Millions of people are usinl Dodson's Liver Tone instead of dan gerous calomel now. Your druggis will tell you that the sale of calome is almost stopped entirely here.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-08-27
Aro Yon Too Eat1

n you are too stout don't take mo -educing medicines. Cut down on your diet, get out-of-door exercise, and you will assume normal lines and TO. duce to normal weight. Avoid sweets. eggs, cream, fat meats. qua especially potatoes. Live mainly on lettuce, spinach, cabbage, lean meats, youns onions. celery, tomatoes, etc. Take yalted toast instead of bread and but ter. If you cease to give your body fat-making fords you will cease ere ating tat cells. It is no trieA: to xeduca t you practice self-denial