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FURNITURE AT LESS THAN MANUFACTURERS' COST The BLACK BOX By E. PHILLIPS OPPENHEIM Author of "Mr. Grix oMonf Carlo," "The Vanished Mess enger. ""Tht Lighted Ww. "etc. NOYcltztd from the motion picture drama of the mi name produced by the Univerael Him Manufacturing tlompany. Illuatrated with photocraphl from tba motion pkture productloe. . ill (Copyright, 115, K8CAPE OF CONVICTED PRIS ONER! ' Maedougil, on HI Way to Prlion, . Grapples With Sheriff and Jumpa Prom Tralnl Still at Large, Though Searched For by Poete of Polio. CHAPTER VII. The window ot Mr. Rhelnholdt'a town house were ablate with light A crimson drugget stretched down the steps to the ; curbstone. A long row of . automobiles stood waiting. Through the wide-flung door was vis ible a pleasant impression ot flower and light and luxury. In the nearer of the two large reception rooms Mrs. Rhelnholdt herself, a woman dark, handsome , and In the prime of life, was standing to receive her guests. By her sido was her son, whose twenty-first birthday waB being celebrated. "I wondor whether that professor of yours will come?" she remarked, as the stream of Incoming guests slack ened for a moment. "He hates receptions," the boy re plied, "but he promised he'd come. 1 never thought, when he used to drill science into us at the lectures, that he was going to bo a tremendous big pot":: Mrs. Rhelnholdt's plump finger toyed for a moment complacently with the diamonds which hung from her neck. "You can never tell In a world like this," she murmured. , "Her he Is, mother!" the young man exclaimed suddenly. "Good old boy! I thought he'd keep his word." Mrs. Rhelnholdt assumed her most encouraging and condescending smile a she held out both hand to the pro fessor. ; ; "ft is perfectly sweet of you, pro fessor," Mr. Rhelnholdt declared. Mr. Rhelnholdt breathed a sigh ot i relief a she greeted her sew arrival. The professor mad himself univer sally agreeable In mild way, and hi 1 by Otis F, Wood.) presence created even ' more' "than the sensation which Mrs. Rhelnholdt had hoped for. ' In her ' desire to show him ample honor aho seldom left hi aide. ,.,.-'w'. "I am going to take you into my husband's, study," she suggested, later on In the evening. "He has some spe cimens of. beetles' " "Beetles," the professor - declared, with some excitement, "occupied pre cisely two months of my time while abroad. By all means, Mrs. Rheln holdt!" . "We shall have to go quite to the back of the house," she explained, as he led him along the darkened pas sages. .' The professor smiled acquiescently. His eyes rested for a moment upon her necklace. "Vnn mliRt mnllv nArmlt n fr. Rhelnholdt," he exclaimed, "to admlrej your wonderful stones. I am a judge of diamonds, aria those three or tour In the center are, I should Judge, unique." ' She held them out to him. " The professor laid the end ot the neck lace gently In the palm of his band and examined thorn through a horn-rimmed eyeglass. ' "They are wonderful," he murmured, "wonderful! Why " He turned away a little abruptly. They had reached the back ot the house and a door from outside had Just been opened. A man had crossed the threshold with a coat over his arm and was standing now looking at them. "How extraordinary!" the professor remarked. "Is that you, Craig?" "Yes, sir,'!- he replied. "There Is a rainstorm, so 1 ventured to bring your mackintosh." . , "Very thoughtful." (ha Vrofeo( murmured approvingly. '1 have weakness," he went on, turning to hi hostess, "for always walking home after an evening like this. In the day time I am content to ride. At night 1 have the fancy always to walk." "We don't walk halt enough," Mm Rhelnholdt sighed, glancing down at her somewhat portly figure. "Dixon," he added, turning to the footman who had admitted Craig, "take Professor Ashlelgh' servant into the kiteben and see that he baa something before he leavea for. home. Now, professor, if yon will come this way." ,'. .. . They reached a little room in the far corner of the house. Mrs. Rheln holdt apologized a aha switched on the electrio light. ; v-rv . , "It is a queer little place to bring you to," he said, "but my husband used to spend many hour here, and he would never allow anything to be moved. You see, the specimens are in these cases." The .professor nodded. His general attitude toward the forthcoming ex hibition wa merely one of politeness. A the first case opened, however, hi manner completely changed. Without taking the (lightest further notice of hi hostess, he adjusted a pair of horn rimmed spectacles and commenced to mumble eagerly to himself. Mrs. Rhelnholdt, who did not understand a word, strolled around the apartment, yawned and finally interrupted a lltMe stream of eulogies, not a word ' of which she understood," concerning a green beetle with yellow spots. "I am so glad you are interested, professor," she said. "If you don't mind, I will Tejotn my guests. You will find a shorter way back If you keep 'along the passage straight ahead and come through the conservatory." . "Certainly! With pleasure!" the professor agreed, without glancing up. Mrs. Rhelnholdt's : reception, not withstanding . the temporary absence of Its presiding spirit, .was without doubt an unqualified success. In one of the distant rooms thfe younger peo ple were dancing. Philip Rhelnholdt, with a pretty young debutante upon his arm, came out from the dancing room and looked around amongst the little knot of people. "I wonder where mother is?" he re marked. "She told me " The young man broke off In the middle of his sentence. He, too, like many others in the room, felt a sud den thrill almost ot horror at the ound which rang without warning upon their ear a woman cry, a cry of tear and horror. Mr. Rheln holdt, her hand clasping her neck, her splendid composuro a thing of the past, a panlc-etrlcken, terrified woman, stumbled Into the room. Sfce seemed on the point of collapse. Somehow or other, they got her into an easy chair. "My Jewels!" she cried. "My diamonds!" "What do you mean, mother?" Phil lip Rhelnholdt asked quickly. "Have you lost thero?" V ' ' ' . "Stolen!". Mrs. Rhelnholdt Bhrleked. "Stolen there in the conservatory!" .They gazed at her open-mouthed. In credulous, . Then a still, quiet voice, from the outside of the tittle circle Intervened. . Instruct your servants, Mr. Rheln holdt, to lock and bar all the doors ot the house," the professor 'suggested. "No one must leave It until we have heard your mother's story." "I had Just taken the professor Into the little room my husband used to call the. museum," .- Mrs. Rhelnholdt explained, her voice still shaking with agitation. "I left him there to exam ine some specimens of beetles. V I thought that I would come back through the conservatory, which Is the quickest way..,7 I was about half way across It when suddenly I heard the switch go behind me and all the electric lights , were turned .out "" I couldn't imagine what bad happened. While I hesitated I saw-r-" . She broke down again. : There was no doubt about the genuineness of her terror. "I saw a pair ot'hands Just hand no arms nothing but hands come out of the darkness! They gripped me by the throat. I Buppose it was Just for a Bccond.- I think I lost con sciousness for a moment, although I was still standing up. The next thing I remember Is that I found myself shrieking and running here and the Jewels are gone!" .'-"You saw no one?" her son asked Incredulously. "You heard nothing?" "I heard no footsteps, I saw no one," Mrs. Rhelnholdt repeated. The pro fessor turned away. "It you will allow me," he begged, "I am going to telephone to my friend, Mr. Sanford Quest, the criminologist An affair so unusual a this might at tract him. You will excuse me." ': 'The professor met the great crimin ologist and hi assistant In the hall upon their arrival. , He took the for mer at once by the arm. "Mr. Quest," he began, "in a sense I must apologise for my peremptory message. - I am well aware that an or dinary Jewel robbery doe not- inter est yon, but in this ease the circum stances are extraordinary. I ventured, therefore, to summon your aid." ' Sanford Quest nodded shortly. "As a rule," he said, "I do not care ,to take up one affair until I have a clean slate. There's your skeleton till bothering me, professor. How ever, where' the lady who was robbodr State cf Ohio, City ot Toledo, . , Lucas County. I "" Frank J. 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