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CHAPTER TX.
The Leap in the Dark.

So far as Jones was concerned, IA
was rather pleased with the turn OF
affairs. This was no time for love
making: no time for silly, innocuous
quarrels and chickering's, in which love
must indulge or die. Florence no
longer rode horseback, and Norton
returned to his accustomed haunts.
where no one made the slightest at
tempt upon his life. In his present
state of mind he would have welcomed
il.
What's the matter with JIM"
asked the night city editor, raising hia
eye shade.
Il don't know" answered the copy
reader.
Goes around as if he'd been eating
dope; bumped into the boss q while
ago and never stopped to apologize
Perhaps he's mapping out the front
page for that Hargreave stuff
laughed the copy reader. Between
you and me and the gate pest. don't
believe there ever was q mar by the
name Of Hargreave."
"Oh, there was a chap By that name.
all right. He's dead. A man can't
swim 800 miles in rough water, life
buoy or no. They ought to have
funeral services, and let it go at that"
But what was the reason for that
fake cable from Gibraltar saying that
Orts was alive? don't see any sense
in that
"'fhe man who pulled it OFF did. I
think. for my part, that both Orts and
Hargreaye are dead, and that the man
picked up by the tramp steamer Orient
was riding some other balloon
You're wrong there. The descrip-
ton of ii proved that it was Orts' ma
chine. Oh, Jim probably has got a
mans size yarn UP his sleeve, but he's
a long time In delivering the goods.
He's beginning to NOPE a good deal.
Woman back of it somewhere. Haven't
held down this copy job FOR twelve
years without being able to make some
tolerable guesses. Jim's a star man.
When he gets started nothing can stop
him. He covered the Chinese Boxer
rebellion better than any other CORE
~spondent there. wonder how old he
Isl"
20, | should say about thirty-one or
two. Here he now. 'Lo. JIM"
CTO DE CONTINUEDD
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strange combat last? The <.rsin was
terrible. He slept but little during
the nights. for his ears were always
waiting for sounds. He had cast
the chest into the sea. and it would
take a dozen expert divers to locate
it. And now. atop OF all these wor-
ries, the child must fall i'm love with
the first conner, II was h~eartbreak-
ing. Norton, SO far as he had learned.
was cool and brave, honest and reli-
able in a pinch; but as the husband
OF Stanley Hargreave's daughter, that
was altogether a different matter. And
he must devise some means OF putting
a stop to il, but
But he was saved that trouble.
Mongoose and cobra, that was cSa
game being played; the cunning of
the one against the deadly venom of
the other. If he forced matters he
would only lay himself open to the
strike of the snake. He must have
patience. Gradually they were break.
ing the organization, looping Off a
branch here and there, but the peace
of the future depended upon getting
a grip on the spine OF the cobra him
self.
The trick was simple. The count
ess had news; trust her for that. She
exhibited a C~ablegram, dated at Glib
%raltar, in which the British authori.
ties stated definitely that no such a
person as William Orts, aviator, had
arrived at Gibraltar. And then, as he
rose, she rose also and gently precip-
itated herself into his arms, just at
the moment Florence appeared In he
doorway.
Very simple, indeed. When a WON
an falls toward a man there is moth
ing for him to do but extend his arms
to prevent her from falling. Outward
ly. however, to the eye which saw
only the picture and comprehendeA
not the Cause. it had all the hallmarks
of an affectionate embrace.
Florence stood perfectly still for "A
moment, then turned away.
Il beg your pardon" said the count
ess, but a sudden fainting spell seize
me. My heart Is a bit weak.
Don't mention it." replied the gal
liant Norton. lie was as innocent as
a babe as to what had really taken
place.
Florence went back home. She
wrote a brief note to Norton and in
closed the ring which she had secret.
ly worn attached to a little chain
around her neck.
When Norton came the next day
she refused TO see him. 1t was all
over. She never wished to see him
again.
He says there has been some cruel
mistake" said Jones.
Il saw him with the countess in hin
srms. | do not see any cruel mis-
take in that. / saw him. Tell him SO.
And add that | never wish to see him
again"
Then she ran swiftly to her room.
where she broke down and cried bit
terly and would not be comforted by
Susan.
In heavens name. what has hap
pened?" demanded the frantic lover,
what has ~happened?"
The comedy of the whole affair lay
in the fact that neither OF the two
suspected the countess, who consoied
them both.
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equal terms with. his wife. It's the
way this peculiar organization called
society has written down it's rules.
Doubtless a relic of the stone age,
when Alb went out with his club to
seek a wife and drag her by the hair
TO his den, there to care for her and
to guard her with his life's blood. 1t
is on of the few primitive sensations
that remain to us, this wanting the fe-
male dependent upon the male. Per-
haps this accounts for mans lack OF
interest on the suffragette question.
Only Susan suspected the true state
of affairs, being a woman Having
had no real romance herself, she de-
lighted in having a secondhand one,
as you might say. She intercepted
many a glance and pretended not to
see the stolen hand pressures. The
wedding was already full drawn in her
minds eye. These two young people
should be married at Susan Farlow's
when the roses were climbing up the
sides of the house and the young rob.
II "NiS poiuiy bgiuS lltll luLLl
wings. II struck her as rather strange.
but she could not ~conjure up tat this
wedding) more than two men besides
the minister. the bridegroom, and the
butler.
BY forsaking his accustomed haunts,
under the advice of Jones, the hidden
warfare ceased temporarily, You can't
very we'll kill a man when you don't
know where to find him. He ate his
breakfasts haphazardly. now here.
now there. He received most of his
assignments by telephone and wrote
his stories and articles In his club, in
the writing rooms of hotels, and in
variably dispatched them to the office
by messenger. The managing editor
wanted to know what all this meant;
but Norton declined to tell him.
II irked him to be forced to rear
range his daily life-his habits. II
was a revolution against his ease. for
he loved ease when he was not at
been suddenly robbed of his home, of
having been cast out into the streets
And on top OF all this he had to go
and fall in love.
There was no longer a shadow op-
posite the apartments Of the Princess
Perigoff. Braine came and went night
ly without discovering any one. This
rather worried him. 1t gave him the
impression that the shadow had found
out what he had been seeking and no
longer needed to watch the coming
and gcing of either himself or the
Countess Perigof.
"Olga. ii looks as IL we were at the
end of our rope he said discouragedly.
I'VE have failed in all attempts so far.
The devil watches over that girl"
"Or God" replied the countess
| gloomily. I'm nearly every instance
their success has been due to chance.
Somehow I'm convinced that we be.
gan wrong. We should have let Har-
greave escape quietly. followed him,
| and made him fast when the right op-
| ~portunity came. After a month or so
his vigilance would have relaxed; he
/ would have arrived at the belief that
he had eluded US"
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Copyright, 1914, By Harold MacGrathj

Under no circumstances attempt 10
leave this car. Here they comet"
He suddenly leaned back and fired.
II was only chance. The manne in
which the cars were lurching made a
poor target for a marksman even Of
the first order. Chance directed Nor
tons first bullet into the right forward
tire, which exploded. Going at sixty
odd miles an hour, they could not stop
the a in time to avoid fatality. The
car careened wildly and plunged down
the embankment into the river.
Florence covered her eyes with her
hands, and, quite unconscious OF what
he was doing, Norton put his arms
around her.
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; shall never MARRY again. Yea are
gay deceivers: they always have been
and always VIII be. Perhaps I'm a bit
wicked; but I rather like to prove my
theory that all men are weak. II /
had a daughter I'd rather have her be
an old mans darling than 4 young
mans drudge. i dist.ust every man |
know. | came to ask you and Susan
to go to the opera with me tonight.
You will come to my apartments first.
You will Gomez"
ITO be sure we Will"
Simple little fool" thought the
Russian on the way home. she shall
see"
Il believe the countess is engaged
to be married" said Florence to
Jones.
Indeed. miss"
Yes. l couldn't get anything def.
mite out Of her. but she had a beauti-
ful ring on her finger. She wants
Susan and me to go to the opera with
her tonight. viii that be all right"
Jones gazed a~bstractedly at the rug.
Whenever a problem bothered him he
seemed to find the solution IN the deli
cate patterns of the Persian rugs. Fi-
nally he nodded. Il see no reason
why you should not go. Only, watch
out"
Jones, there is one thing that will
make me brave and happy. VIII you
tell me if you are in direct commu-
nication with my father"
Yes, Miss Florence" he answered
promptly. But do not breathe this
to a single soul, neither Susan nor
Norton"
Il promise that. But, all, hasten
the day when he can come to me
without fear"
That is my wish also
You need not call me miss. Why
should YOU"
1T might not be wise to have II
n hear me call you thus Familiarity"
he objected gravely.
Please yourself about that. Now I
must telephone jim"
"Jim?' the butler murmured.
He caught the word which was not
intended for his ears. But for once
Jones had been startled out of him,
self.
rs it wrong for me to call Mr.. Nor.
ton JIM" she asked with a bit of
banter.
"It is not considered quite the prop
er thing, Miss Florence. to call a
young man by his first name unless
you are engaged to marry him, or
grew up with him from childhood"
We'll, supposing | were engaged to
him. haughtily.
That would be a very grave affair.
What have you to prove that he may
not wish TO marry you for your
money!"
Why, Jones. you know that I
haven't a penny in the world | can
call my own. There Is nothing to
prove, except your word, that | am
Stanley H~argreaye's daughter"
No, there is nothing to prove that
you are his daughter. But hasn't it
ever occurred to you that there might
be a purpose back Of this? Might it
not be of inestimable value that your
fathers enemies should be le"t in
doubt? Might il not be a means of
holding them on the leash? There is
proof, ample proof, my child; and
when the time comes these will be
shown you. But meantime put all
thought of marrying Mr.. Norton out
of your mind"
That | refuse to do" quietly. 81
am at least mistress of my heart;
and no one shall dictate to me whom
shall or shall not marry. love Mr.
Norton and he loves me, knowing that
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Dissimiiarity.

Marriage is a lottery" said the
re~ady-made philosopher.
Il shouldn't say that commented
Miss Cayenne. In a lottery it's a com-
paratively easy matter to tear up .
losing ticket aud take another ahaacA"
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THE CURB MARKET.
war stocks strong-Electric o
Makes New High.

A further upward movement devei-
oped in the market for outside securities
yesterday and In the early session new
biRh records were established by some
OF the leading active Industrial issues.
Electric Boat when issued sold as high
as An, this being a new high v
an advance of II Of a point from the
previous close Along with this Issue IN
ternational Mercantile Marine stock DIS
played activity and rose to higher Levels,
the common selling UP y Of a point n
the preferred advancing 1 point. Brigg-
Seabury was not as active as the day
before, but advanced 8 points.
Oils again were strong and active
with standard Oil Of New Jersey. a weak
spot early in the week. becoming the
feature of this particular group. The
stock, under heavy selling. made a sharp
increase and showed a gain Of 8 points
at the close of the day. Illinois Pipe
Line. although active, was irregular.
Prairie Oil inc Gas moved up : fuil
points.
Kennecott Copper still continues to
lead the mining stocks In strength ana
activity. This issue. which has been the
most prominent Of the mining group in
the last week, moved up IL points UNI
der heavy trading. Around noon the
stock reacted somewhat on profit taking.
but at the lower level was In good de-
mand. Early in the afternoon 1t dis
played its firmness.
Bonds were exceptionally active n
strong, with the International Mercantile
Marine new 5s advancing 3 points and
kennecott Copper Gs o points.
Transactions in detail on the market
Yesterday were as follows:
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Thought rood for War Bride
Critics.

h Air Brake Company presidents
remarks met with convincing ree'i.oss
and in~clus!veness the criticisms ~ ,.
unbelievers in the war stocks, W ur,,
is the company keeping itself open r.. r..
creased domestic business, but Il 4, 'aE.
Ing more. Its war orders are 'o' only
large, but safe as TO their payment srd
simple 20 manufacture with Si;isfar..or
TO the buyer. The regular air brak.
business Is better than last year and n,
outlook IS encouraging for large business
which the company is fully eQulT~d &c
take During the past month the MOTT.
pany has booked orders for nla-!y cars
and engines from some of tho lsrg-~
roads In the countries, which H. fcaies
n revival In the equipment business gen
orally. In addition TO It's regular hR
ness the company has undertaken order
for high explosive shells and csrtrids.
cases aggregatlns 1881 800. FOR de-
livery within the q twelve n,oIthA or
which substantial payments havS beer
made and IN which there Is no oanoells
ton clause, The orders taken are for
material which Ia simple to manufacture
and deliveries already havs cornmenosd
and are giving satisfaction me omn
pany 10 fully equipped to take on large
additional orders for high explosive
shells and cartridge cases and nesocs.
lions are pending which an likely 70 ~
suit IN la8e additional bua meas running
into 1917"
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PUBLIC UTILITIES.

According to the repor shown BY the In
.ternational Traction Company for the year
ended June 30. 1914. gross earnings were
s6,74s,T7s a decrease OF S7l,J70 from the
year previous. Net earnings were s2,Sl3.05l,
an increase Of sl43.jl4, Balance after in
terest charges was 1858, 220. an increase Of
SI6,ss9. Out OF this was charged 1920 AL
for renewal reserve, leaving a balance OF
s64s.7S9, applicable TO preferred dividends.
As the I per cent, preferred stock would
require $3.50. 600 for dividends, rhere would
be left approximately 5 per cent for the
&c. 900, 600 COMMON stock outstanding.
The International Traction Company owns
all the SIC, 707.50O stock OF the Interna-
tfonal Railway Company, operating tho
street railway lines In Buffalo, and Is con-
trolled by the United Gas and Electric Cor
p~oration through the ownership OF 57.5S
per cent. Of It's common stock.
The latter part of 1914 and the early
part OF 1915 earnings of the Buffalo lines
were affected by titney competition, which
Is now u thing OF the past, and also by the
general Industrial depression. With busi-
ness conditions more active. earnings are
increasing with rapidity and for the next
year It seems certain that the showing by
the company in its earning statement will
be materially improved.
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Ions Range Speculation.

When 1t is said that interes, I'm o..
stock market is not simply cpunir,-pA.
but worldwide h statement Is man,
literally. The European investor is i"'
terested in this market because
the only free market for sa,lri,.s d,
the world and the only mArke, vbe-,
he is sure of being able 10 turn se,n-
ties into money when he wants TO Pr.
In addition TO this the Speculate 4,
Europe n other parts OF the ro-,s
has been attracted Ivy the great rise
American stocks. He has also tak..
an active part In the advance. IN.
amount of money made ny Turnre,-
spectators here would undoubtedly n,
surprising II any intelligent estimate
could be made of IL. Isolated incidents
indicate a large total. Thus in m.
present week drafts were mailed ,n
foreign SPECTATORS running in some rss..
over 100000 and representing profits
made on the rise In steel common FINN
81. Foreign participation would n.
larger were II possible 10 make IN,
necessary arrangements. one bs ~,lr
mission house a had inquiries from
prospective customers as far' apart as
Sweden and Peru. The trouble ma. bsr
tho arranging Of margin protection. +
In the extensive outside parryirat.or
thus indicated that partially accounts
for the fact that the market Ia ~ hrS,
while half the houses In the Street ar.
doing comparatively little.
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THE C0PTn MARKET.
sales Of Malt yf1lIiS. PsrnAs MaSs
at . New Low Prfce Level.

A new low Lowell was established yet.
tersay for small tonnages OF oupps-
when 100000 pounds were sold a. lsi
cents a pound. AZ 1914 oents there were
quito free offerings from the smaller pro.
ducers. IN the other hand the large
factors among tho copper prodtrers
were asking l7ia and Is cents a pound
and they seemed confident that tAsy
would soon be in position 20 maxi
sales al those levels.
Some small inquiry appeared IN ~
market from foreign Governments. h.:
II was not considered a factr % MI
p~ortance, England was said TO b H.-
curing for about 1000. 900 pounds b.
was DESTROYS of getting Il a. c'esp
prices
Again cheap offerings OF sfc.te' - o.
without eject and producers FAILED % 20
ceive any inquiry for metal uot'
standing IL was offered down 20 - 80" q
a pound for futures.
Some OF tho export inquiry for " ,
developed into sales. and THIS caused
s%tiffening in prices among the 'ru"p''
ent producers. The American Sr..' Z
and Refining quotation was ST. ''' '
~. cents a pound.
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1--we stock Market.

WEDNESDAY. August IL.
Receipts OF heeves were l,fSS head, In
Guiding - cars for the market. Trade
slow: steers were on l5925c.: bulls and
cows l0Q lie. lower. The yards were not
quite cleared. Very common TO choice
steers sold at $500 $40 per 100 lbs: oxen
So IS 20; bulls t5oWss,5o; cows $40
"; extra dry fed ST.254,7.35. Dressed
beef slow at IL q l5c, per ID. for common u
choice native sides,
Receipts OF calves were 1910 head. in
GLIDING 900 for the market. Trade active
and prices firm 10 zoe. higher. All sold.
Common to prime veals sS@Si3 per 100
iS,;; eTlis Eg;s.5O; grassers and skin,
lesc. per ID; country dressed i4ul7c.
Recelpt of sheep and lambs were 704s
head, including 10 cars for the market.
sheep steady: prime lambs Arm; others
steady. Common TO prime sheen (ewesl
sold at ,3.5ogs5.75 per 100 lbs, cuils $3.50
&Ss: lambs EGSa26. culls s5dtG,bC,
Dressed mutton steady at SQl2ac. per
ID: dressed lambs i3dl5Hc.
Receipts OF hogs were 3.3io head; ! car
on sale Market steady, Heavy 10 night
weight sold at E.46 $3.50 per 100 lbs.
pigs $50 $3.50; rouEhs s625aS6.So.
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A Flank Move,

The rise in New York Air Brake .vi.
IDENTIFY took by surprise the talent which
lies in wait for new ~faVorites they an
advance. II o o an exceptionally hu'-
18Th statement from the president ~ t.
company to turn the spotlight on ,A
stock II inform the hunters for H.dl,1
speculative sensations that Ar Brake
possibilities had by no means been cy.
hausted. In its rise of over 10 ron,s
on the strength OF the Statement wtlrs
came with quite evident unexpected.
ness. a few OF the speculative ..,!'s
who acted quickly were able - 'rH. Go-
a modest profit. President Charles \
Starbuck's statement on the orcH Jon o.,
the regular dividend d~eclarat."u ap',-.
emily left no point OF optimism ur.
touched in the presentation -: the ftg's
OF the company's business.
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per cent. for four months. 31SL per
cent. for five months and for over the
year.
Sterling exchange was higher. Final
quotations We're Demand, 4.6GL ca
bles, i.667s.
Domestic exchange on New York 81.
Louis. par: San Francisco, 4Oc. pre-
MUM Minneapolis, soc. premium Chi
csgo. Dc. discount Cincinnati, par
Montreal, Sl,sli2 premium.
Can money I'm London was 3mi per
cent. short bills, AZ per cent. three
months bills. ) per cent.
Bar silver in London, 22%d,; New
York. 1880.
New York Clearing House statement
Exchanges. SAGA, 335, s79 balance, Sl7,-
745,s04 Sub-rreasury debit balance.
$2,e0i,S 6t.
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Forced Selling.

Canadian Car and Foundry m On.
curb broke sharply from io7 "a ss. Tn.
explanation given for THE weakness u
a rather unusual one. Some time -,no.
a good deal OF this stock was sold her.
FOR foreign account seller 20" Stock
sold with a delayed delivery date do~
not have TO I've paid for. The purchaser
VINO took the stock and got Il quite a
little under the market expected TO n.
able to sell put on a rising market
But yesterday when the stock came In
and was delivered a good many Of them
were unable to pay for II and had IN VEL,
put Immediately. They spoiled each
others market.
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GOSSIP OF WALL STREET
The RumeI-.

The s per cent. notes Of the Ru,,,.
Company were quoted at ~ hid ana =,
asked yesterday. Tho shares n, ~
company continued fairly strong ,s
common selling as high as i2I ~
the preferred at IL. Considerlnr 49,
present state of mind of the public n
regard to the stock market II Is rerh,m
not extraordinary that there Should y
people to buy the shares of IN. hs,y
rupt concern with the certainty o, b.,
Ing to an assessment presently
a market In which all tips mako CO.,
surprising things are liable 10 ban,o"
The real mystery about the rise I'm NJ.
Rumelys Is how the speculation 4,
There n a turnover " p.
600 shares in the common stock -.
terday and $500 In the preferred =,
Is hardly to be assumed that this 10
cash business. And yet Runcly st,cy
Is absolutely taboo in bank loans
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SUB. TREASURY STATEMENT.

TUESDAY,
Paid by Sub. Treasury to banks, ..sSe,o 900
Paid by banks to sub -Treasury 2,6c7, 900
Gain to banks on days trans
actions ........r....,,, SOS. 600
SINCE FRIDAY LAST.
Paid by Sub. Treasury to hanks 3lO,37o.oO 900
Paid by banks to Sub-Treasury. $50, 900
=-
Gain to banks $4,000
Loss to banks same period pre-
viour week .,....."...,.,,,. ?,oss,ooo
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stock Exchange seats Higher.

The sales Of two Stock Exchange seats
wcr" announced yesterday, the consid
GRAFTON being $3.50 0 each. This is an
advance of $1,000 over the price of the
last previous sale OF an exchange scat.
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NEW CITY NOTES.

Int.
Security. Rate. Pay. Due. BID. Oner, Yield
SNCity MS Sept. i,is 1925 1924 s.77
NYCty q Ms Sept II ios I3-is 1903 1911 Q %
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THE BALTIMORE MARKET.

BALTIMORE. Aug. ls.-Consolidated
Coal was strong and ? points higher.
Otherwise tho markets here were duh.
The summary: