Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-06-17
SYNOPSIS.


man who won the affections OF Aliens
wife. Aliens brother, Andrew, known to
me criminal world as The Master Mind,
astermlnes 10 avenge his brother. he
writes the district attorney that he will
send him white, red and black blank
cards indicating the progress OF his
plans for revenge.
Andrew discovers that the district at
torney who convicted Henry is In love
with an orphan girl who once saved his
nfe The district attorney, Wainwright.
has been searching for this girl. but can
not ind her.
Andrew finds the girl and after DON
spring TO send her 10 prison gets her re
sased He then educates her,
The Master Mind. Andrew. then pro-
vfdes a family and house for the girl.
Lucene The members Of the family
are ex-crooks living under assumed names.
Lucene however. does not know or their
past Andrew takes the position OF but
Ter in the house.
Lucene's three associates represent them
selves as her father. mother and brother.
They take the name OF Blount under An
drews commands Finally, unknown TO
Lucene. they quarrel among themselves
wainwright. the district attorney. n
mred TO the Blount establishment by An
drew and accomplices Wainwright has
doomed up as a leading candidate for gov
ernor OF New York state. Andrew plots
his ruin.
Lucene meets Wainwright. II Is a case
Of love at first sight Each remembers
the occasion when the girl saved his life
BY binding a tourniquet around wrist
injured In an automobile accident. They
marry.
Creegan a notorious western thief. is
bxr An
rious purpose. Creegan talks with Walter
Blount, who is a criminal posing a. Lu-
Genes brother.
Continued from Last Week
at may be-" he said gently. that
this supreme sacrifice will not be nee
essary But If it should be-well. here
is the money
Again he held forth the sheaf Of
bills. and now the girl put out a Ian
guild hand, took them. and hid them In
her bosom. her face masque-like in its
misery. LAS nearly as | have been
able TO learn" Andrew continued. in a
brisker voice. ''Creegan will make his
attempt here about o'clock tomor-
row morning. or course. he will come
directly TO this room. as he has doubt
less acquainted himself with the gen
eral plan of the house and knows that
the safe is In this alcove. You will
meet him here when he comes g
YES" The word was spoken in a
lifeless tone.
Nothing mattered now. She went
from the room slowly. with dragging
steps.
For a long time after Lucene was
gone from the library Andrew stood as
she had left him. with moody eyes
staring unseeing into space. and the in
tensity OF his emotion was shown in
the harsh grimness OF his face.
But at last that expression vanished
In an instant In place OF IL there was
revealed malignant exultation fright
full to see The black hate OF him
glowed from his face. burned cruelty
from his eyes He hurried stealthily TO
the large table where was lying book
he had seen Wainwright reading often.
book OF love poems.
The Master Mind took from an inner
pocket a card of pasteboard. blank.
which he placed between the leaves OF
the book, in such fashion that 1t pro-
truded noticeably, and so left II lying
there For a long minute he stood look
Ing down In sinister gloating: then.
with sardonic chuckle. he turned and
went out
The card was black.
Marshall, the Pinkerton detective en-
gagged by Wainwright to ferret out the
mystery of the cards by tracing them
20 their source. had wholly failed IN
accomplishing anything whatever in
that direction.
Tonight he had come TO the mansion
under the guise OF participant in
Wainwright's campaign work. as he
had done frequently hitherto. In order
vet once again TO review with his prin-
cipal the facts OF the case In a final
desperate hope of CHANGING on some
neglected item that might suffice as
clew TO definite information.
well. what do you think of itT'
Wainwright demanded in his library.
The detectives face. too. indicated
like depression Of spirit
might as well be frank" be said
reluctantly. IL must confess. Mr..
Wainwright. that this thing has got me
stumped."
"Can't we get any help from the post
Office inspectorsT'' Wainwright sug-
gested.
They've been doing what they
could" Marshall replied, but they
haven't got anything yet"
Its been two months now since the
coming Of the red card" Wainwright
unused.
The longer the better!' the detec-
tive exclaimed energetlcally. It's be-
ginning to look TO me as If the chaps
nerve might be petering-as If you'd
never get that black card. the one to
mean real business. Take II from me.
Mr.. Wainwright. it's just one OF those
cranks that are always annoying pub.
lie men. Why. II stands 10 reason
when you come to think OF IT, You
see. the sender of those mysterious
cards claimed to be Henry Aliens
brother Well. now. that fits In with
my theory, because nobody ever heard
of Henry Aliens brother at any other
time. IL there really had been such
brother he would have appeared TO aid
Henry at the time OF the trial"
Wainwright was not In the least
convinced. He remembered the fact
that the unknown enemy had In fact
IN