The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1915-01-22
heMi|ionDoNar Mystery
BY HAROLD MAC GRATH
Illustrated from Scenes IN the Photo Drama Of the
Same Name BY Thanhouser Film COMPANY
(oopyright. 1914, b Harold Aao0rash,

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take hand in. So the following nigh
he departed for Boston, from there t.
New York. He proceeded at once tt
the apartment of the princess, where
Braine declared that he himself woult
go to the obscure village and claim
Florence as his own child. But tt
insure absolute success they wouli
charter Morse's yacht and steam righI
up into the primitive harbor.
When Vroon left the apartment Nor
ton saw him. He was man of i'm
| pulses, and he had found by expert
ence that first impulses are generally
the best. He did not know who Vroon
was. Any man who called on the
Princess Perigoff while Braine was
with her would be worth following.
On the other hand, Vroon recognized
the reporter instantly and with that
ever-ready and alert mind of his set
| about to lure the young man into a
trap out of which he might not easily
come.
Norton decided to follow his man.
He might be going on a wild-goose
chase, he reasoned; still his first i'm
pulses had hitherto served him well.
| He looked careworn. He was con-
WINGED that Florence was dead, despite
the assertions of Jones to the con-
| trary. He had gone over all the mis-
haps which had taken place and he
was now absolutely convinced that his
whilom friend Braine and the Princess
Perigoff were directly concerned.
Florence had either been going to
or coming from the apartment. And
that memorable day Of the abduction
the princess had been in the dry goods
shop.
Vroon took downtown surface car,
and Norton took the same. He sat
huddled in corner, never suspecting
that Vroon was watching him from
corner Of his eye. Norton was not
keen today. The thought of Florence
kept running through his head.
The car stopped and Vroon got of.
He led Norton winding course which
at length ended at the door of tene-
ment building. Vroon entered. Nor
ton paused, wondering what next to
do, now that his man had reached his
destination Well, since he had fol-
lowed him all this distance he must
make an effort to find out who he was
and what he was going to do. eau
tious1y he entered the hallway. AS
he was about to lay his hand on the
newell post of the dilapidated stairs
the floor dropped from under his feet
This tenement belonged to the
Black Hundred; it concealed thou
sand doors and a hundred traps. It's
history was as dark as its Railways.
When Vroon and his companion,
who had been waiting for him, de-
scended into the cellar they found the
reporter insensible. They bound, blind
folded, and gagged him quickly.
Saunders said Vroon, you tell
Corrigan that I've sailor for him to-
night, and that 1 want this sailor |
booked for somewhere south of the
equator. Tell him TO say to the mas
ter that this fellow is ugly and DISC
bedient. A tramp freighter, whose
captain is bully. DO you understand
me?"
Il get you. But there's no need to
go to Corrigan this trip. Bannock is
in port and sails tonight for Norway.
That's far enough"
"Bannock? The very man. Well,
Mr.. Norton, reporter and amateur de-
tective, / guess we've got you fast
enough this time. You may or may
not come back alive. Go and bring
around taxi; some one you can
trust. I'll dope the reporter while
you're gone.
Long hours afterward Norton
,pened his aching eyes. He could hard
y move and his head buzzed abomi-
lably. What had happened? What
vas the meaning of this slow rise and
all Of his bed? Shanghaied?
Come out o. that now, We skulk-
.rt'' roared q voice down the COM
anionway.
"Shanghaied!" the reporter muir
nua,ed. He sat UP and ran through
Is pockets. Not a sou-markee, not
aatch even; and second glance told s
i'm that the clothes he wore we're not
II own. They've landed me this
me. Shanghaied! What the devil '
m going to do?" v
Dye hear met" bawled the stri
snt voice again. t
Norton looked about desperately for t,
,me weapon of defense. He saw an q
ngineer's spanner on the floor by the s
uuk across the way. and with no 1t
nall physical effort he succeeded in 81
1t. He stood up, his hand be-
md his back. h
All right me bucko! I'll come
own an git yet" Sc
A pair Of enormous boots began 81
appear down the companionway,
Id there gradually rose up from 10
EN- man - wide ~ church door
id as deep ~ well. m
wait moment" said Norton, grip az
ng the spanner. Let us have per-
ct understanding right on the bat" tn
We're going t have 1t. matey. y
mt ~ worry none" gr
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