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service men. There was one man he
wanted to fnd-Vroon. This man
could he find him. should be made tc
lead him, Norton, to the new strong
hold. He saw the futility of trying to
trap Braine by shadowing him. He
desired Braine to believe that his es-
cape from the freighter had been a
bit of wild luck and not a precon.
ceived plan. Braine was out of reach
for the present, SO he began the search
| for the man Vroon. He haunted the
water front saloons for a week with
| out success.
He did not know that it was the
policy of the Black Hundred to lay low
for month after raid of such a
serious character So the Hargreave
menage had thirty days of peace;
always watched, however. For Braine
never relaxed his viligance In that
part of the game He did not care to
lose sight of Jones, who he was posi-
tive was ready for flight if the slight
est opportunity offered itself.
Norton went back to the primrose
paths of love; and sometimes he would
forget all about such thing as the
Black Hundred. So the summer days
went by, with the lilacs and the roses
empowering the Hargreave home. But
Norton took note OF the fact that
Florence was no longer the light
hearted schoolgirl he had first met.
Her trials had made serious woman
OF her, and perhaps this phase was all
the more enchanting to him, who had
his serious side also. Her young mind
was like an Italian garden. always
opening new vistas for his admiring |
gaze.
He went about his work the same as
OF old, interviewing, playing detective,
fattening his pay envelope by specials
t. the Sunday edition and some of the
lighter magazines. Sometimes he had
vague dreams of writing a play, a
novel, and making a tremendous for
tune like that chap Manders, who only
4 few years ago had been his desk
mate. He really began the first chap
Ter OF a novel; but that has nothing
20 do with this history.
All ready, then. The chess are once
more on the board, and it is the move
II the Black Hundred.
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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-
ciuse for eighteen years. Hargreave &C
cidentally meets Braine, leader of the
Black Hundred. Knowing Braine will try
by balloon. Before escaping he writes
a 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
sl,ooo000 from the bank, but it is reported
that this dropped into the sea when the
Florence arrives from the girls school.
Countess Olga, Braines companion, visits
her and claims her as a relative. Two
bogus detectives call, but their plot is
Bribing the captain of the Orient. Norton
lays a trap for Braine and his gang
Countess Olga also visits the orient's cap
tain, and she easily falls into the report
ers snare The plan proves abortive
through Braine's good luck and only hire
lings 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
foiling them. Norton and the countess
call on Florence the next day. once more
safe at home. The visitors having gone.
Jones removes section of flooring and
from cavity takes box. Pursued by
members OF the Black Hundred, he rushes
to the water front and succeeds in drop
ping the box into the sea. Countess Olga
causes an eStrangement between Norton
and Florence. Accomplices of Braine kid
nap Florence while she is shopping and
hurry her off to sea. She leaps overheard
and is picked up in a dazed condition by
fishermen. The Black Hundred locate her
and Braine. disguised as her father, takes
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 longer any misunderstanding be-
tween them tale the train for home.
The train is wrecked and the Black Hun
dred carry the injured Florence to a de-
serted hut. Norton. who tries to rescue
her, is tied to the railroad tracks, Flor
ence saves him and finally Jones comes
10 the rescue of both. Concealed above
the rendezvous of the Black Hundred a
man learns of the recovery from the sea
of the box of jewels by a sailor and of its
subsequent return to the bottom of the
sea. and he quickly communicates the
fact to Jones' A duplicate box is planted
and later secured by the band but before
It's contents are examined the box mys-
teriously disappears. Owing to the fall
Ing or OF contributions to the parent or
ganization in Russia an agent arrives
ana assumes the leadership of the Ameri- |
can branch of the Black Hundred. |
Through the connivance of the countess,
the new head is thoroughly Inundated.
Braine pursues his own plans pending re-
storation to power
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he nodded significantly toward the
| ships riding at anchor.

he nodded significantly toward the
ships riding at anchor
Florence felt her heart sink in spite
of her abundant courage. We're they
going to take her to sea again? She
had acquired horror of the sea, so
big, so terrible, SO strong. She had
had an experience with its sullen
power. They had gone about four
miles down when she looked back
longingly toward shore Something
white seemed to be spinning over the
water far behind At first she could
not discern what it was. AS she
watched it it grew and grew. 1t final
ly emerged from the illusion of a 81
gantic bird into the actually OF an
everyday hydroplane. Her heart gave
great bound. This flying machine
was coming directly toward the
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launch; it did not deviate a hairs
breadth from the line Fortunately
the men were looking toward the huge
freighter d quarter of a mile farther
on, and from their talk it was evident
that that freighter was to be her pris-
on-bound for where? Nearer and
nearer came the hydroplane. Was it
for her?
1t was impossible for the men not
to take notice of the barking of the
engines at last.
THE things headed for usi"
Vroon stared under his palm. 1t
was not credible that pursuit had
taken place so quickly. To test yender
man-bird he abruptly changed the
course of the launch. The hydroplane
veered its course to suit.
Florence heard her name called
family. One of the men drew his
revolver, but Vroon knocked it out
of his hand.
There's the police boat, you fool"
Jump" voice called to Florence
She flung herself into the water
without the slightest hesitation.
All this came about something after
this fashion. When Norton arrived at
the foot of Corey street a boatman
informed him that young woman of
his description had gotten into a fast
motor boat and had gone down the
river.
Was there any struggle?"
Struggle? None that l could see.
She didn't make no fuss about 60
ing"
Have you launch?"
Yes, but the other boat has half
an hours start, and I'd never catch
her in thousand years. But there's
a hydroplane little above here. You
might interest the Teller that runs it."
Thanks
But the aviator would not listen.
"A life may hang in the balance,
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CHAPTER XlV-Continued.

An, Olga, why the deuce must you
go and fall in love with a bundle OF
ashes like myself? Ashes and bitter
ashes. too. Sometimes / regret. But
the regretting only seems to make
me all the more savage What opium
and dope are to other men, danger
and excitement are to me. 1t is not
written that shall die in bed. l have
told you that already. There is no
other woman-now. And l do love you
after fashion, as man loves a COM
rade. Wait till this dancing bout is
over and / may talk otherwise. And
now am going to shake hands and
hobnob with the elite-beautifu world
And while l bow and smirk and crack
witticisms, l and the devil will be
chuckling in our sleeves But this
I'll tell you, while there's a drop of
blood in my veins, breath in my
body, I'll stick to this fight if only
to prove that I'm not a gutter
He caught her suddenly in his arms,
kissed her, ran lightly to the door.
and was gone before she could re-
cover from her establishment.
The affair went smoothly, without
hitch. Norton and his men gained
the house through the tunnel without
attracting the least attention. The
Black Hundred, watching the front
and rear of the house, never dreamed
that there existed another mode of
entrance or that there was secret
cabinet room.
Half an hour later the head of the
secret service, accompanied by his
men, together with Spider" Beggs.
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The day was rather cIJuay Jones
viewed the sky YEARLY. He could
hear Florence playing rather a cheer
less nocturne by Chopin. Fourteen
weeks ago this warfare had begun, and
all he had accomplished, he and those
with him, was the death or incarcera-
ton Of few inconsequent members of
the Black Hundred. Always they struck
and always he had to ward off, He
had always been on the defensive;
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ion had desperate battle with flame
and smoke to gain the street.
The fire was put out finally, but
there was nothing in the ruins to prove
that there had been counterfeitins
den there. There was, however, at
least one consoling feature: in the fu-
ture the Black Hundred would have
to hold their star-chamber elsewhere.
1t was checkmate; or, rather, it was
a draw.
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who was in high feather over his sue
cess, arrived, demanded admittance,
and went at the front of the business
at once.
your name is JONES'" began the
chief.
The butler nodded. though his face
evinced no little bewilderment at the
appearance Of these men.
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FEDERAL LEAGUE
 ADJOURNS SESSION

Buffalo, N. T.. February 27.-The Fed eral Baseball league adjourned it's two days session late today and will meet in Pittsburg March IS. By that time 1t was expected that the court obstacle pre- venting the transfer of the Kansas City franchise to Newark would be removed and the seasons playing schedule could be adopted. President Gilmore made pos- itive the statement that Newark would have a Federal league team this year and characterized the legal controversy as i'll advised and unjust" E. B. Gates, the leagues attorney. following sugges- tions received from players and club own- CTS, presented a new contract, which will be submitted to owners by the usual % days mail vote. Mr. Gates stated that the contract was an equitable one and he considered 1t ''oourt proof bind ing alike on player and club.
 William Brennan. chief of umpires. an- nounced the following umpires for the season: James Johnstone. Newark: Fred Westervelt, Richmond: William Finneran. Erie; Harry Howell, Brooklyn; Levin Fyfe, Chicago; Barry Mccormick, Chi cago; w. P. shannon. Minneapolis. The ninth umpire will be either Hank O'Day or Jack Egan.
 President Ward of Brooklyn today re- leased Mordecai Brown to the league and he will be added to the pitching stan of either the Buffalo or the Chicago clubs.
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and the game ended with the Avondale Juniors triumphant.
 The championship game started about 3 o'clock. The players were impatient for the opening whistle of Referee Brown and when it came they iininedl-i ately entered into the fray with daz- zling runs and kicks. Each team was out to win and played hard, scrappy football, though at no time could the contest be called rough and brutal. It appeared that the contestants were inn bued with the spirit of clean sports manship as well as that of keen rivalry.
 After about 10 minutes of play the fast forwards of North Birmingham be- gan to display their prowess and the much vaunted East Birminghammers began to see visions of defeat. The crowd also saw that the claims of the East Birmingham team were very much exaggerated for at no time during the game did East Birmingham appear to have chance with the fast eleven of the northern suburb. The Easr Bir- mingham boys were clearly outplayed and following the game had no excuse to offer for their inglorious defeat.
 The features of the game was the playing of II. Brown, Shields Hardy and Nash of the North Birmingham team, while D. Loveless. W. LOveless and Glass of East Birmingham in part redeemed the mediocre playing of their comrades. The lineup follows:
 East Birmingham-Glass, goalkceper: Walker. fuIlback; Day, fullback; Schultz, center halfback: Campbell, right half back. Graves, left halfback; Bogley, center: Haynes. inside forward; W. Loveless. outside forward Nelson in side left wing: E. Loveless, outside right wing.
 North Birmingham--OHear goal keeper; Hardy, fullback; Shields. full back: Nash, center ha1fback; OBrien, right haifback: Norris, left halfback; Harrignn. center: Dovel, inside forward, Reid, outside forward: Mayhew, inside left wing; Fl. Brown, outside right wing.
 mingham g. Referee. George Brown; linesmen, E. Brown and B. White. At tendance, 500
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FINAL SPURT GIVES
 COLUMBUS GAME
Ceorpia Athletes Down B. A. O. Five in Brilliant Battle on Local Court-B A. c. Boys Fight Hard But Are
 Unable to Slave Off Defeat

to ring up a point Had the foul shoot ing of the B. A.. C. been up to their previous work Columbus would have been defeated. The first half ended with the score IS to If in favor of Co., lumbus
 The second half began with the B. A C.'s determined to accomplish the downfall of their ancient rivals and for a few minutes 1t appeared as If they would as the score was speedily tied and the protegees of Doc Glow, even took the lead. However, this lead was shortlived as the scoring machine of Massey and Struppa broke loose from their guards and began pelting the basket with long shots. It was then that Columbus began to draw away-and victory was theirs. In. the last three minutes Doc Glow substf- tuted Luther Strange for Tommie Me- GOwan and Murdpck for Enneking. but 1t was evident that the change had come too late, as with the added strength the B. A. c. were unable to score again. The game ended with both teams wearted to the point of exhaus- ton.
 The stars of the game were Massey and Struppa for the Columbus team and BrazelltOn, McGowan and Crest Black for Birmingham Despite the fact that Struppa scored five baskets on Black that husky young guard played his best game for the B. A. C.. and hts efforts were preventive of much higher score on the part of Columbub
 Following the game 1t was an- nounced by Manager Bridges of tho Columbus team that if satisfactory ar arrangements are made he was willing to play the Atlanta quintet in Biry mingham for the championship of the south. Columbus and Atlanta have
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A fast squirt toward the end of the second half enabled Columbus to de- feat the Birmingham Athletic club last night at the B. A c. gymnasium by the score of 32 to z4. It was the last game of the season and was featured by some of the best baeketball play ing seen in Birmingham in many sea sons.
 From the moment Referee Nespor called the boys together there was ac- ton and plenty of it. The Columbus boys were out to win, as their. chances for the southern championship depend ed on the result The B. A. c. ath- letes fought for victory for the rea- son that 1t was the last game of the season and 1t was highly desirahls that the season end as 1t had begun with a glorious victory. But 1t was not to be.
 For the first few minutes after the opening whistle the players merely felt clever passing on the part of the B. A. C., there was little shooting for the bAsket. Finally Brazellton broke away and counted for Birmingham. He was rapidly followed by Nancy, the star center of the Columbus team, who threw in two coupters In almost the twinkling of an eye. There then fol- lowed some very fast wcrk and sev- eral fouls were called on which the Columbus team added to its score. In the foul shooting Birmingham was com pletely outcIassed as BraSellton was able to count only five times out of neaFly score of attempts In all his tries at fouls Captain Tommie Me- Gowan. Clay and Strange were unable
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D. RESTA WINS BIG
 GRAND PRIX RACE
Italian Driver Field On Rain Drenched Dangerous Track-Time is Seven Hours, Seven Minutes and
 Fifty Seven and One Half Seconds

No. 2, led. Time. s5-44; Ruckstell, No. $, was second, nine seconds wasted. Following were Alley No. 2. Hughes No. 2s, De Palma No. 22, Rickenbacmer No. IT, Restas average was eS files an hour Earl Cooper was forced out on the second lap by broken connecting rod.
 Shortly before noon & sharp shower which promised to continue indefinitely threatened to bring the race to a close. Three cars which had been maintain ing an average speed of 65 miles an i hour. slowed down perceptibly Resta, No. g. was still leading. At the end of the twentieth lap Alley, No. ?, had taken the lead away from Resta, who had dropped back to sixth place. Ruckstell was still in second place and Wilcox third. The shower turned into drizzle that made the track slippery and dangerous Sand was thrown on the dangerous curves. Aver age for the 20 laps 64 miles an hour. The mean speed at the end of the thir- tietE lap had dropped to 5S miles an hour and Resta had regained the lead. Hughes. oriving No. 2S, was in second place, and Alley third.
 Barney Oldfield went out of the race on the So-round lap because of motor trou- bIe. Caleb Bragg and J. B. Marquis were officially declared withdrawn about the same time. Lou Candy, who had gone into his pit sometime previously, seemed unlikely to re-enter tte race Twenty-Five drivers remained.
 On the fortieth Hughes, No. 2S. was in the lead full minute ahead of Resta Wilcox. No. 26. was third. Two laps .ayer Hughes stopped two minutes and lost the ioad.
 At the fiftieth lap Resta lead Hughes by a fractional part of a second. Ahey- was third; Wilcox, No. 26, fourth; Buck stell, No. 5. fifth. The time for the 50 laps was 3:22:A.
 William Carlson, driving No. 32. jumped into second place at the sixtieth lap. Resta took the lead. Hughes dropped back to third
 Ralph De Palma stopped in front of the srandstand at 3:20 o'clock and an- nounced that he had quit the race.
 'sNothing is wrong wrrn my car he said. but the condition of the track is such that a racer is foolish to continue
 Rcsta in the seventieth lap led Hughic Hughes by three minutes; Wilcox, No. 2 had worked into third place, five minutes behind Hughes. Resta's average was 57 rifles an hour. Eddie Pullen, winner of the 1914 Grand Prix. dropped out in this lap.
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NORTH BIRMINGHAM WINS HARD FOUGHT SOCCER GAME
By RICHARD F. LUssIER

North Birmingham without exerting it. self defeated the soccer football eleven of East Birmingham at Redwood field yesterday afternoon by the score of 4 goals to g. The game was for the cham pionship of the Playground Soccer league snd the North Birmingham eleven clearly demonstrated it's superiority to the chal- 1engers. large and enthusiastic crowd of soccer enthusiasts witness the game, which was clean played throughout despite the spirited rivalry of the two teams.
 Prior to the big event of the afternoon the Avondale Juniors walloped the North Birmingham Juniors by the score of 1 goal to none. This was also very interesting contest.
 Following the victory of the North Bir- n,ingham eleven Director of Recreation E. Nespor issued a challenge to the Wylam 'kecond team for game next Saturday Afternoon at Redwood field Nespor also stated that his playground soccerites were easily the class of the Birmingham dis tfhct
 'It is our first year at the game,' said Dii ector Nespor, ''and T believed that we , have made good. Certainly we have in- duced great many people to like the soccer game. The soccer season is now practically closed, but next winter every playground in the city will have soccer team, and the game will really become a factor in the sporting events of Bir- nlngham. Soccer is the best game fo: the red, blooded young Americans"
 Junior Soccer Game
 The junior soccer game began yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Avondale won the choice goals and the game started with a rush. After about 10 minutes of frenzied play Avondale steadily rushed the ball down towards the North Birmingham goal and Eddie Robertson easily kicked zeal near the end of the first half. In the second period, although the play was very fast. neither side were able to score
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PRATT CITY IS
 EASILY DEFEATED

The first and second teams represent ing Wylam in the Alabama Association Football league scored two easy, but hard fought victories over the crippled Pratt City eleven. the score of the first teams being to in favor of Vivian and the second team emerged from their battle safe by the score of to 0. The excuse put up by the Pratt City boys was that tlieir best players were on the crippled llst and thus their form of attack was useless. The games yesterday were far below the standard and the one-sided vic tories lessened the interest. The games were. fought on the Wylam field before a large crowd. l5.ss 4.
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San Francisco. February 2I.-On a rain-drenched, dangerous track, D. Resta. an Italian driver, engaged in his first American speed struggle. won the Grand Prix automobile race at the Panama Pacific exposition today in car No. g. His time was hours, min utes and 571a seconds.
 Howard Wilcox in No. 2s was sec ond, three laps behind Resta, time 7:14:36: and Hughie Hughes, No. es. third, time T:21:46; Louis Bisbrow, No. 12, fourth. time 7:31:sS; and ell An derson, No. 5, fifth, time 7:s4:51. There is some question as to fourth and fifth places which can only be adjusted by . recheck of the entire score.
 Before the race was two-thirds over Resta went out in front and stayed there, warding off the rushes of Will cox and Hughes. who fought valinntly for the leadership. Resta won sso0o, the other four named dividing $4000.
 Rain began to fall an hour after the start. It stopped for two or three hours, then began again and con tfnued until the race closed in the gath ering darkness
 Earl Cooper raced only a little moro than one lap when a broken connecting rod forced him out. Barney Oldfeld was eliminated by engine trouble about the middle and Eddie Pullen, winner of last years race, and Ralph De Palma were forced to retire long before the end.
 At the expiration of the long grind veteran drivers who prudently withdrew when their cars began to slip and slide on the glassy asphalt that composed the major portion of the course. ex- pressed amazement that no tragic ac- cident had occurred.
 Only a few of the machines were equipped with roughened tires that minimized skidding, but all drove with what appeared to be reckless disregard of their lives
 The distance was officially anonunced as 40O285 miles, requiring 104 laps When the signal was given by Starter Fred Wagner, Cooper, No. 8; Ruckstell, No. 6; Newhouse, No. 15, shot out on the track. They went in flights of three ears every 15 seconds for the balance of the travellers.
 At the end of the tenth lap Resta,
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each won one game from each othe, and a third game must be played on a neutral floor. The local athletic club is seeking to land the game, which is certain to bring out a large crowd as the basketball interest in this ..iry is running high at the present time.
 The lineup and summary of the game last night follows:
 B. A.. C.--McGowan, Brazellton, for wards; Clay, center; Enneking and Black. guards; Luther Strange and Murdock, substitutes.
 Columbus-Turrfer, Struppa, for wards; Massey. center; Dozier, New man, guards.
 Baskets from the floor, Massey 6. Struppa 5. Brazellton 8, McGowan ,. Clay B. Turner l, Newman 1. Referee. 2. Nespor; timer. Newman; scorer. Mil. liken; attendance, 800.