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Der taÌˆgliche Demokrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 186?-1918, 1915-10-23
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Buffalo Imunibip.
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.I6eil Ser Sltbalite oes 5ii0oitpiertels
pom Seftion 81, Buffalo 1papnlbip,
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ten balben Sllterelle in Ibeil BON DIT
balfte Der 5eftton 81, 8uffalo Count
lbip.
Malnie G6riltienicn u1o @atte OH
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more's Mooitipn.
@lliam Irefb ltn0 Sralt an II. g.
Noberts Company, Cots II luto 10,
9lod 2, @eDerbalrier uno 9enf=
mann's Mboition.
gItber 8.. g. Mcssri6e on s.. S.
S6ll5e, 2ot 10, 9lof A, Central
Harf 9Cobitioll.
George $. &llllb 1tllo Iralt on II.
M. Moberts Company, Got 81, 8lod
1, @etmore's Mobition.
@illiam Grefb u1rb Tral1 an Union
5api1gs 8anf, 2ot 90, 9lpf /, @et=
morc's MbOitiolt.
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Noberts Gompa1p, Got 90, Blof |,
@etmore's Mbbition.
Sen $. SornbD ii. 81. an Size II.
sc. &oberts Company, 2ot 5, @lod a,
8etmore's Iobition.
IS. s. Goberts 11nb Iralt a11 Il. g.
9foberts Company, 2ot 3, Blod a,
@etmore's 9looitio1t.
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IS. Moberts, Got Is, 8lpd a, @et=
more's Mooition.
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|2ot 3, 9lof a, Metmore's Mobition.
6. 8. Gpbcrts m10.Sra1 on II. sc.
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8etmore's Mooition.
rs. s. Moberts unD Strait on II. g.
Hoberts @ompanD, Got 16, 9lod a,
@etmore's Mo6itio1.
Malter g. Eeterlen on tbe II. 81.
9foberts Company, Got a, Blod 4,
@etmore's Mo6ition.
Gbriit Gbriitenien l1rr6 Sro1t an Il.
sc. Gpberts Company, Sitbalfte Ser
|2ot 10, 8locf 4, @etmores Mbbition.
Sobn s. &od} at @briit Gbrilten-
len, SltDalfte Ser Got IL, 8lpd 4,
@etmore's Mbbition.
Charles shid lln6 Sra1 al Geo,
g. 3empieb, noroli6e 40 Sub 1ir0
iii0li6e a. SUB Don Got 3, 8lod 46,
2eGlaire's 1. Mb6ition.
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Gfoiet 8, @illiams, 1peltlide 60 SUB
bon Got 13, Darmooo's MbOition.
Der taÌˆgliche Demokrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 186?-1918, 1915-10-23

sSn Chicago mltroer gclterll
9eadln1lttog 6ralllcil1 slmelia @im=
mir NIT &crrn Charles 9. Osborn
aetrallt, mic outs elmer bier gelterr
Mbeno einaelauiellcll Melol1ng Der
tprgebt. Ias Goar itammt alls Do
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Der taÌˆgliche Demokrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 186?-1918, 1915-10-23
Gentld.cs shcater.

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IS lit alio sic bodlltc 3eit, lid quite
GlGbe Sit iiderl1. Nlan lit eiiriJ nit
Den Gorprobell 6e'duftigt ltllo per-
lpridlt Bic 9lnlfilhrung an1 Sonntaa,
Den 81. Sftn5cr, Ibenos S:15 l1hr,
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Mollcll lieQel in gllten @alloea n1b
nclnen mir npdpnals Nanell mic
2olliie griifller, Margaretbe Iarolt,
gnna Iengler, sl1lnn geroer, Mor=
t6a 6al1bberg, sic @erren <rf Go
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M}iiblban (Spielleitlng), San1es
9riifner, Oscar @offman1, @rnlt
SCHUBERT etc. Nld) lit SEER Iral15
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fir Sen llnterltiislngs Ionos fleiBig
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ian1neln. Mloge IS inn gelingen,
ein lebr 9roBes &apital 5uiamnen gu
brillgen, oas Ientihc Ibeatcr beoarf
oellen. @ir mod}ten nit stol5 la
gen fonllcn, 3apenport bat Grobes
getba11 fir lein 3enti6es Ibeater.
@eraeBt nidt Sen morgigen Solln=
taal Scr GorperfallT fat t6ereits be-
gollnet IN Sanlens Irltg Store. -
Ereile: 75c1 SOC, 25c.
Der taÌˆgliche Demokrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 186?-1918, 1915-10-23

-ssSSiir 6ie morgen so6eno I'M Sur
l1cr 9pernbal1s %ltattfinbenoe Ibeater=
porItellltng u@roBitaotluft" Don Ser
3aDenporter 9el,tiden Ibeater=@e-
leQidaft ii16 bereits iiber 800 gi11-
trittsfarten int @orperfallf a6gelett
mor0en, lobaB nit aienllider 9e-
ltimmtbcit ein belebtes Sans ertpar-
Itet meroet fann. Gin Iolb' gldn5en=
Der 8orberfalf 5lpei Gage Dor ser
gorltellllng lit felt langen sSSobren
nid)t mebr bier ber5eidnet tporoen.
user iidl quite 5ibc Delorgelt mill, iou=
te -bas beltte ODER lmorgelt III San,
len's Mpot9efe an Der 3. Mno GipleD
Der taÌˆgliche Demokrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 186?-1918, 1915-10-23
Die 9eoples 2i6bt Gpmpan

Die 8eoples 2i9bt Company
fat geltern Worgen nit Dem gntfer<
lle1 Scr friiber Ser Union Telephone
Company geborenOen Selepbonpfo-
item I'M @eihafts6e5irf begornen.
Ser @eiellihaft tpnrbe Dor mebrerelt
8agen Die grlaubniB gum 'gntfcrncrl
Der IelepbonpfuIten ertbeilt. Die
Mufraumungsarbeiten iperben gnoe
Ser nadblten @ode beenoigt lein.
Der taÌˆgliche Demokrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 186?-1918, 1915-10-23
@criimpclpcrfanf grokcr Grfplg.

Ser porgelter1 nno geitern bon Ser
.2aoies Sllo1lltriol Gelief Society Der
onltaltete 8criimpelperfauf bat lid
pleocrltm OILS ei1t GROCER 'grfolg er=
mielen; aroBer ielbIt ais in porber=
gebenocn Sabrell. SIN @an5en iin0
lllgefabr 500 eingegangen.
Die Gelief Society lpiinl6t Ser SSS11.
DEPENDENT Batting Company 1,ll6 oer
Crescent grodcr Company fir bte
neberloliulg beg 2ofals SIT banferr;
ferner nld) oQen Herlonen, oie 5lt Sem
glan5eloen grfolge oes Serfauis ibci=
getragen 6ober.
Der taÌˆgliche Demokrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 186?-1918, 1915-10-23
9[l1lll ON neitfinen Snnr

9(lld ON geIttigen Gage fms
ge1dll6te So ganflloten in bieiigelt
gol1fen alfgetolldt. gs miro anges
1lornlrell, Dab Ell grnBer goiten Iol-
der golfidjeine nod bier ge6rad)t
apllroe, Inn bon bier aus i1 gerfebr
acbradt 5l meroen. g6rltbt bei Ser
G11tgc9ermabme 1lcller So Soften lit
geboten.
Or. SAFER, 8a6nor8t m5itater
Building. Qn5.l
Der taÌˆgliche Demokrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 186?-1918, 1915-10-23
George Gotterion. Gbermelhl

George Nattcrioa1, Gbermebq=
1ifer auf Dem God Sslano Nrienol,
tit Dos Spfer zines g%erie6enen 9(llto=
n1obilolebes gelppr0en. ST fal1fte
filr5lih BON eil1en ibn1 flenloen Mon=
nc, Der bon lciner 6rau u1o 54pei
&iloern begleitef NOR, eil1 5iemli1
1lslles e(llton1pbil fir Die 5ltnrne BON
$50. Ser Tremoe fat i'm ol1d) eli
l1er1 Gerfaltfsldein ge5eigt, ipooB
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ben porllabm. SSe5t bat iid berol1s=
geItellt, OoB Oas 9(l1tpnlpbil geltoblen
l1l1o glge1thum BON @errn 81. @.
Nanlle BON ct. 2oltis mar. Sic $50
li5ei iudlt nad oem gentlemen 9(lto=
mohil=Iieb.
L. @o6en Gle idon 0l0 miiiion
Bier probirt? @leid NIT Sem beIten
lmportirten 8ier ur1O en1pfoblen bon
Den 9oftoren. &od Sslono 8reming
20. (Wn3.)
Der taÌˆgliche Demokrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 186?-1918, 1915-10-23

Seit Nnfal1g oieicr ISOLDE linz
Die |ciiernci 6lnlren. sic bon Dem
Gprrnlm Der Ioli5pi5ellen nadl 0ell
@odlrallnt Ser Enli5iitsn loluic nod
Nenl Goli5eigeridlt fiihrul, felt Der
ldloliel. @ir0 ein @eialgellcr ein=
oeliefcrt, 10 nliilicn oie 4oli5iitGl Ncn
oicllittbuen6en Ioli5cibeanltcll Ter
a%nsflinacln". Iieie Ncl,eutng lnl1r=
Sc cingciiihrt, nahoem Dor nl9cf0hr
5lrei @nd]en SllriiGf Gin @c%1aagcncr,
Scr beinn Ginbrnd} olf friidler Ebot
eriaBt moroal NOR, aus Dent Nor
ralllil flob un0 bis 5lt}n l~lelltigen Sna
nod llid}t Singfclt 9cnlad)t morocn tit.
Scr gcplallte Gltnlp Ser 2lliir=
ten 5llm getra9e bon S50Ot000,000
nrlb in Sen Gereiniaten Staaten oern
bodl oli icbr aipaden" Niibsn ltebcll,
Scnll ipnlt miiroe oas WallfAalls Don
Morgan & So. llno allocre ganfball=
'er llidot in taltlelloen bon a.nerifulll=
ldell 3citnngen anlerifanllder 3lrt=
ae sln5ciaen bon iiber ciller olertel
geitc @robe sum allpreiien lo5lallcn.
1iele 3eitlungsreflane fiir Sen 9lni=
irten Gunlp helauft it'd mlf bnlOert=
tauiallSe BON Collars. 9lbcr tros Ser
3eitlul9sreflanle miro iid} Scr Eln1p
oils eli 1Seblidllog crlpciicn. slldl
llnicre 1aoenporter NrelIe lit nit iol=
dlen 9%[nseigen begliidt morocn. Ser
Chicago slmlericml ibrieb i1 elmer lei
ller lebtell Mllsaohen, BOB CT sic sl11=
aei9en mar 6rinac, trotoem Oas
@latt ocnl 9allllp ourdal,s iein0lidl
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Glump=9 m5eigcn m0elIelr miiroe oenl
TallGs fiir oas Hothe &ren5 5llaepie=
len peroelr. Sur 9Sahohmlllg emf
pipblc1.
,S1 Sem gdouieniter elmer bic
1igcll Ipothcfe iiro mebrere Iubeno
ariitfell al,saeltellt moroen, 9rnbe
a1no fleilc, oidc nao oiinme. Gin
QrpBes Shilb fiilroigt I'M oem Sdal1=
fenlter al1, oab 0ieicl1ige1l, 1peldle iid
offs SplDatsn almerbe1 lallcn mollell,
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1pld)e 9l1rpreiilalg BIN miirben lid
mpbl llidbt piele Niinglinge fir ben
Militaroienlt mel0el1. @ie lparc eS
i%ihrigens, melln eill lulternebmlngs=
lnltiger 2eidenbcitotter cine gltsnabl
Sdrae ms Sdol1feniter lteltc nit Ser
einlu0elloen gltfforocrllna BOB Sic
ienigel1, meld1e lid, fit Sen &eercs=
bienit sit 1neloen ibeablidtigcn, iid
borerlt ibren Sarg mlsinben2
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port Commercial Club rid6tete ae=
1terll Elm Ianfihreiben an Sic Graii=
hellten ser Observation-Disclosures BON
&pd Ssslallo, Decline, Dit M1oIine
n1l0 8ettenoorf fir Bic rege unO frai-
tige ll1lterltiitlrng oieier Gereil1igun-
Gen anlablid Ser fiirsIid bier obges
haltenen aplferel15 fin militariidc
@ereitidaft ser Staotct oes Mittel,
meltens.
81 G6icaao mlrroell acitern
9%sadpnittog Sralllcin s1nelio @im=
mir nit @crrn Charles 9. Osborn
aetral,t, mic alts elmer bier geiterl1
Mbell0 e%i1aelaufencn Meloung Der
hprgebt. 3as Gaar l%tanua1t aus 81
ie1lpprt.
Der taÌˆgliche Demokrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 186?-1918, 1915-10-23

tStrabe p%ornebmelr. @ei Ser an1le
on1 Son1ltag Mberb hper6en Sic Gbe-
aterbelllber NIT iold)el1 citizen, bie
|iibrig geblieber iitlo, Dorlieb rttebl1ert
1niiIien. Die llddJten in Il,s1i9t ge-
ltont11pnell 5tiifc iin6 - bieie @ei-
Der" an1 81. OCTOBER, i0ie uMl1nez2ije"
ant IA. 9eobem6er atnb Scr SER
'Senator" ant 81. Mobember.
Der taÌˆgliche Demokrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 186?-1918, 1915-10-23

Gin grlab @6nis @eorss, 0a,nit
.2pnoon aildtern iper0e? 8irfen oie
8erihte bom&ric9si1alplat nod nidt
er;ii1terno 9enug?
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-01-22

ette," It was the time for disappearing.
AN keep out O. my way. Ill git
y yet" growled Blossom.
Keep your mouth shut" said the
mate, "or I'll have you put in irons,
you pig!"
"All right sir. I've said all I'm goin'
t. say tday;" and Blossom strobe off,
What was the box like?" asked the
captain Of Dunkers.
Chinese contraption, sir; leastwise
1t looked that way to me. Didn't look
as If it'd been in tn water long, sir.
Somethin' lost overheard by some pri-
vate yacht, t. my thinkin'. I'll keep
out O. Steve's way. I'll lay low on
shore, sir"
And though Steve made a perfect
range of the spot, he never came back
to find the mysterious box, never saw
the ellison house back home, nor did
he ever see Dunkers again. On the
voyage home he brooded continually,
and was frequently found blubbering;
and one night he skipped his watch
and went to Davy Jones locker.
Dunkers had not told about the
name he had seen on the box; and
Blossom had not thought to. The name
Hargreave had instantly brought back
to Dunkers' mind the newspaper
stories he had recently read There
was no doubt in the world that this
box belonged to the missing million
aire, who had drawn million from
his banks and vanished and, more
over, there was no doubt in Dunkers'
mind that this million lay in the Ba-
hannah waters. 1t had been drawn up
from the bottom of the sound, under
the path of the balloon. He proceeded,
then, to take most minute range.
1t would require money and partners;
but half loaf would be far better
than no loaf at all; and he was deter
mined to return to New York to find
backing. Finding is keeping, on land
or sea.
Now it happened that his favorite
grog shop was cheap saloon across
the way from the headquarters of the
Black Hundred; and Vroon occasion
ally dropped in, for he often picked up
valuable bit of maritime news.
Dunkers was an old friend of the bar
keeper, and he proceeded to pour ana
guzzle down his throat very poor
substitute for whisky. He became
communicative. He Dragged. He knew
where there was million, and all he
needed was a first-class diving bell. A
year from now he would not be drink
ing cheap whisky; he'd be steering a
course up and down Broadway and
buying wine when he was thirsty
He was no miser. But he had to have
diving bell; and where the blue devil
could he get one with $12 and an
Ingersoll watch in his pocket?
From his table Vroon made sign
which the bartender understood. Then
he rose and approached Dunkers.
Il own pretty good diving appar.
atus," he said IF you've got the
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-01-22
SYNOPSIS.

Stanley Hargreave, millionaire. after a
miraculous escape from the den OF the
gang OF brilliant thieves known as the
Black Hundred, lives the life OF re-
-cluse for eighteen years. Hargreave &C
cidentally meets Bralne, leader of the
Black Hundred. Knowing Braine will
try to get him, he escapes from his own
home by balloon. Before escaping he
writes letter to the girls school where
eighteen years before he mysteriously
left on the doorstep his baby daughter,
Florence Gray. That day HargreaVe also
draws 100000 from the bank, but 1t Is
reported that this dropped into the sea
when the balloon he escaped in was pune
tured,. Florence arrives from the girls
school. Countess Olga, Braine's compan-
Ion, visits her and claims to be relative
TWO bogus detectives call, but their plot
is foiled by Norton. newspaper man
By bribing the captain OF the Orient Nor
ton lays a trap for Braine and his gang
Countess Olga also visits the Orients
captain, and she easily falls into the re-
porter's snare. The plan proves abortve
llifss fall into the hands OF the police
After failing In their first attempt the
Black Hundred trap Florence They ask
her for money but she escapes, again foil
ing them. Norton and the countess call
on Florence the next day. once more safe
at home. The visitors having gone, Jones
removes a section of flooring and from
a cavity takes a box Pursued by mem
bers of the Black Hundred, he PUSHES to
the water front and succeeds in dropping
the box into the sea. Countess Olga sue
ceeds in breaking the engagement exist
Ing between Florence Hargreave and Nor
ton Accomplices OF Braine succeed in
kidnapping Florence while she is shopping
and hurry her off to sea. She leaps into
the sea and is picked up in a dazed con-
'dition by a party of fishermen. The Black
Hundred locate her and Braine, disguised
as her father. succeeds in taking her back
TO sea with him. Florence sets fire to the
boat and is rescued by ship on which
Norton has been shanghaied. Norton and
Florence, safely ashore and with no long
.er any misunderstanding between them,
take the train for home. The train is
wrecked and waiting members Of the
Black Hundred carry the injured Florence
to a deserted hut Norton. who tries to
rescue her. is tied to the railroad tracks
Florence saves him and finally Jones
comes to the rescue of both.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-01-22
lCOpyrlgh., lgll, by Harold Maeorathl

on the quarantine tug which lay along
side. He was willing to fight under
ordinary circumstances, but he must
get his treasure in safety first. They
could call him a welcher II they
wanted to; devil bit did he care. So
he pried back the boards of his bunk
wall, took out the box, eyed 1t fondly,
and noted for the first time the let
tering on it:
STANLEY HARGREAVE.
He wrinkled his brow in the effort
to recall pirate by this name, but
was unsuccessful. No matter. He
Rugged the box under his coat and
made for the gangway, and inadver-
tently ran into his enemy.
Dunkers caught bit Of the box
peeping from under the coat
What "a yuh got there?" he de-
manded truculently.
None O. your damn business! You
femme by; hear me?'
Amt none O. my business, huh?
Where'd yuh git box like that? Steal
it? BY cripes, I'm goin' t have a
look at that box, my hearty. 1t don't
smell like honest onions"
You femme by" breathed Steve,
with murder in his heart.
Suddenly the two men closed, surged
back and forth, one determined to
take and the other to hold this mys-
terious box. Dunkers struggled to up
hold his word: not that he really
wanted the box but to prove that he
was strong enough to take it if he
wanted to. The name on the box
flashed and disappeared. 1t was kind
of shock to him. He and Blossom went
battering against the rail. Dunkers'
grip slipped and so did Blossoms. The
result was that the box was catapulted
into the sea. With an agonizing cry,
Blossom leaned far over. He saw the
box oscillate for a moment, then sink
gracefully in zigzag course, down
through the blue waters. Fainter and
fainter it grew, and at last vanished.
I'm sorry, Steve; but yuh wouldn't
let me look at 1t" said Dunkers, con-
tritely.
Damn you; I'm goin' t. kill y for
that"
1t became real fight this time, fist
and foot, tooth and nall one mad with
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-01-22

Well, let's you and see that he does
that and nothing else. I'll have no one
meddling with my own game"
Some one sneezed, and everybody
looked at his neighbor, The sneeze
was repeated, but muffled, as If some
one was desperately anxious to avoid
sneezing.
1T came from above!" whispered
Olga. Don't look up"
Braine was cool He walked idly
across the room to where Vroon sat.
Very well, Paroff; we give you free
rein" To Vroon he said: Some one
is watching us from the room over
head. thought that room belonged
to US"
1T does" said Vroon stolidly.
Then how is 1t that some one is
watching from up there7 No excite
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-01-22

the lust to kill and the other desper-
those contests in which honor and
fair play have no part. But for the
timely arrival of the captain and some
Of the crew Dunkers would have been
badly injured, perhaps fatally. They
hauled back Blossom, roaring out his
oaths at the top of his lungs. 1t took
half an hours arguing to calm him
down. Then the captain demanded to
know what 1t was all about And
blubbering Steve told him.
six hundred feet of water, if I've
got my reckoning right. The anchor
lies in go feet, but the starboard side
drops sheer 900. You swab! Why
didn't you bring the box to me? A
man has right to what he finds. I'd
have taken care of it for you till we
got back to port. know; you we're
greedy; you thought l might want to
stick my fist into your treasure And
you'll never find it in 600 feet of water
and tangled, porous coral. That's what
you get for being a blamed hog. AS
for YOU" and the captain turned to
Dunkers, get your dunnage and your
pay and hunt for another boat back.
l won't have no murder on board Cap
tain Manners And the sooner you go,
the better"
I'll go, sir" said Dunkers, readily
enough. Had the misfortune happened
to him and had Blossom been the ag-
gressor, he would want his life. He
understood. Lake the valet In "Oliv-
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-01-22
ers tapped his coat pocket suggestive:

ers tapped his coat pocket suggestive,
ly.
And Vroon knew that the one thing
he wanted was there, plan or draw
ing Of the range. So there was another
man shanghaied that night, and his
destination was Cape Town, 90 days
voyage by the calendar
Vroon carried his information to the
organization that same night. They
would start the expedition at once,
and till this was accomplished. Har-
greave's daughter was to be immune
from attacks. Besides, 1t would give
Hargreave wherever he was) and the
others the idea that the Black Hun
dred had concluded to give up the
chase.
Above, with his ear to small hole,
skillfully bored through the ceiling
without permitting the plaster to fall,
knelt man with bandaged arm. He
could never see any faces; no one
ever took off mask in this sinister
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-01-22
CHAPTER XIII.
An Agent From Russia.

The Black Hundred, not as individu.
ais but as an organization, began to
worry. Powerful and often reckless
and daring because it was powerful,
it began to look about for some basic
cause for all these failures against
Hargreaves daughter and Hargreave's
ghost They had tried to put the in
quisitive reporter out of the way; they
had laid every trap they could think
of to catch the mysterious visitor at
the Hargreave home; they had thrown
out hundred lures to bring Har
greave out of his lair, and failed; and
they had lost a dozen valuable men
and several thousand dollars. This
must end somewhere, and quickly.
The one ray of hope for the conspi-
rators lay in the fact that Florence
had never seen her father and knew
not in the least what he looked like.
They determined to try again in this
direction.
Give it all up" said the countess
to Braine. Il tell you, whatever is
back of all this is stronger than we
are. He knows the organization. and
for all we know he may be a ghost
81 never go back smiled Braine.
There's something more than the mil.
lion. There's the sport of the thing.
We've been bested in dozen bouts,
and nearly always by fluke. They
have the breaks, as they say out at the
Polo grounds"
But the time and expense when
we might be getting results elseWhere
| tell you, Leo, I'm afraid. It's like
always hearing some one behind you
and never finding anybody when you
turn. | have told you my doubts.
have also asked you to trap that but
Ter, but you've always laughed.
You are seeing ghosts, Olga. A
new man from holy Russia" shrug-
ging, lis coming tonight. Evidently
the head over there thinks our contri-
buttons of late have not been up to
the mark, and they are going to stir
us up / am willing to wager my soul,
however, that that box is simply
hoax to befuddle us. Either that or 1t
holds the key. But the rest of them
insist that the box must be recovered.
When | leave this room tonight | am
going over to Riverdale and stalk all
by myself. I'm going to get glimpse
of that mysterious stranger He car
ries a scar of mine somewhere, for
hit him that night"
The door opened and the executive
chamber became silent.
Count Paroff," doomed the voice
of Vroon. HE will present his ere
dentials."
This formality was executed as pre-
scribed by the rules; and Count Par
off was given his chair. He spoke for
while, rather pompously.
THE head organization is not sat
isfied with its offspring In this Har
greave affair" he said in conclusion.
"You are slow"
Then you have come with some
suggestions for the betterment of our
business?" asked Braine ironically.
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| met him years ago in China; and
when he started out to do a certain
thing he generally did it. He never
botched any of his plans So we all
must wait. Only I'm going to marry
you all the same, whether he likes it
or not. The rogues will try to impose
upon you again; but do not pay any
attention to notes or personals in the
papers. And it was lucky thing tina,
| was on the freighter that picked you
up at sea. shall always wonder how
that yacht took fire."
80 shall ]" replied Florence, her
brows drawing together in puzzle
ment. Sometimes l think must have
done it. You know, people out OF thssr
heads 90 strange things. seem to
see myself as in dream. and thlA
nan Braine is a scoundreli"
(To NE cQNTnkIERIaA-
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oonc WEEKS Later, 10 rice OnCe
More the Original Box.
chamber. But there were voices, and
he was going to forget some of them
After the meeting came to an end,
he waited an hour after, and then stole
down into the street by the aid % The
fire escape. Later, he entered tele-
phone booth and called up Jones.
Then, one leathern and steel box,
dotted with bits of ivory and mother
of-pearl, became two; and the second
one was soaked in mud and salt water
for two weeks till you could not have
told 1t from the original And that is
why Jones was able, some weeks later,
to hide once more the original box.
AS for the substitute, just as Braine
was about to use a mallet and chisel
upon it, the lights went out There
was wild scramble, a chair or two
was overturned,
THE door, the door" shouted
Braine, furious
1t slammed the moment the words
left his lips. And as suddenly as they
had gone out the lights sprang up
The box was gone. There were evi
IDENTIFY traitors among the Black Hun
dred.