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EIGHT THE DAILY CAPIT Ai. JOPBSAL, SALEM. OREGON, SATURDAY, AUGUST ""TA W VTT TT TT sam. 1 -wr ' " ' ' ' mm FOR 100 WORDS. lue d, niton Dollar 3 tnlcr) " ttory will run fur ticcntytico content! ive weeli in u.it paper, hy an arrangement with th Thanhantcr film company it hni been muim iaiMe mil only to riuil the ttory in thit paper but alto to ice it each week i.i inc runout moving picture theatcrt. fir tit mlulion ol lllii mntleru tiara ;:i ,)) iri, be nice by the Thanhoutcr t ilui corporation, coxoitioxs aornnyiya the COXTL'sr. The prhe of SHOO!) trill he von by the man, uonan, ir ciild who writel the mott acceptable loliillon of the myttcry, from which the latt tiro fee's of motion piclaro drama ui.7 6c made and the hit two chapter! of the ttory written by Harold ilardrath. tSotutioni may be tent to the Than. houtcr film corporation, either at Chicago or Sew York, any time vo to midniaht. Jan. J I. 'J hit allowi four trcelt after the flrtl appearance of the latt film relcatet and three werkt after the latt chanter it puhlithcd in thii paper in which to tubmil tolutiom. A bo'ird of three hdgei Kill determine iriitcn of the many mlullom received it the moil acceptable.. The fudgci are to be llarola jlj act. rath, Lloyd Lonergan, and Mini Mae 7,irt The iiulameni of I hi, board trill be aluolute and Anal. Xatkinn of a literary nature tclll be considered in the Jecitlon, nor given any preference in the iclcclion of the winner l the HOM'l pnrr. i he latt tieo reeli, which will glee thn mo.it acceptable solution to the my. tern, will be preienled in the thcalen haiing thil feature at loon at it It not. title to produce the lame. The Itory corrc iponding to thcte motion vlclurci will on- pear in the neictpaperi coineidentally, or at toon after the appearance ol the pic turn in practicable. With the latt tan recti will be thown the picturci of the win nir, hit cr her home, and other intertilling fculnrri. It ii underttood that the newt- open, io far ai practicable, in ttrintin'i I he last two chantnri ol the itoru ba lfnr. old MacOralh, will alto thowt a picture of the successful contcttant. kolulioni to the mystery mutt not h more than 100 wordi long. Here are tome questions to be kept in mlnit in connection itn tiw mitlery ai an aid to a tolution: No. tVhat become) of the millionaire! tf o.2 What becomct of the $1,000,0001 An. 3 Whom doet florenee marryt tio.l-What becomei at the Haitian countistf Hobotly connected cither dlrectlu nr in. directly villi "The Million Dollar Mys tery " will be coniidercd ai a contestant. Staaley Ilara-reave. millionaire, after a tnlraruloua rarape from th lira of the gnus of brilliant fhlevea koorrn a tha Hack Hundred, live the life of a recluae for elglitrrn years. Ilnrgrraie one nliiht rnlrra n llronilvray reatauraut and there romra face to face nltli the gang's leader, limine. Alter the meeting, during which nrlther man apparently recnftolae the other, llariirrave hurrlca to hla mag-nia. cent Illrerdnle home and lava ulana for nuking hla eseno from the eounlry. lie wrllea a letter to tht girl' aeaonl la New Jerary where rlghlreu years before he bad luratcrloualr left on the dooralep hla baby daughter, Florence (Jrar. He alao paya n vlalt to the kaaaar of a dnrrdevll avlntor. Dralne oud members of hla band aur ronnd llarsrrave'a hum, at nlht, but aa ther eater the house the matchers out aide aee a balloon l.-ave the roof. The safe la found empty the million which llilrk-rrove vraa kuonn to have drawn that day nna uour. Ttra nine one an. iiMiticed the linllnon had been punctured and dropped luto the ara. riorrnee arrlrea from the lrla' arhool. Counteaa Olun, Ilrniue'a companion, via I13 her and rlalma to be n relative. l',TO lionua detectlvra call, hut their plot la follrd br Norton, a nvapnprr una, ny brthliiK the rnptnln of the Orient Norton laya a trnp for llralne and hla rounteaa ('lBa alo vlalla the Or. nfa raptnln nnd alie eBlly fnlla Into the repiirtrr'a anare. The plan provea nhor. live throuKh Urnlnr'a good luck, and only hlrellnna fall Into the hauda of the lioltce. After fnlllug In their drat altrnipt the B!oi-k Hundred trail Florence. They nnk her for money, but ahe e'enpea, aunln fo!:iuit them. 1 Koi lon and the ronnteaa rail on Flor. ence the .next day. once more Bnfe at jav hoMe. The vlaltora harlnc Bone, Jonea remavea 0 arrtloa of Ouorluit, and from a cavity tukea a bun. I'uraued by mem. liera of the Black Hundred he rualtea to the water front and aucrrcde la dropping fhe Ijot Into the ara. Brnlne voneelvea the Idea of alvlng a roaeblnv party to which Florence la In. vlted. Jonea and Norton both so alone and are fortunately on hand to aave Florence from being Imprlaoued In the country houae to which ahe la lured. tOopyrlaht: lU: By lUroU hUoOrath.! CIIArTEU VII. WHEN all three 8ually met at tht Hargreare home Florence auduVuly took Jone by the ahouUera and , kiaaed him lightly on the cheek. Jonea atarted back, pal and disturbed, i Norton laughed. He did not fwl tha allght t twlugc of jaloV, but h waa eaten up prllh envy, aa tha old wive aay. . M You are wondering Ml auapect tha Counteaa Perlgoffr aald Jonea. 5 " I am." Thla man Jonea waa developing Into Tery remarkable character. The re porter found blmaeU aide glancing at tha thin, keen, face of thla reaourceful butler. Tha lobe . (f the man'a left ear came within range. Nor. toa readied for a clgaret, but hla bauda abook a ha lit It Ther waa peculiar Uttle tear . I" the canter of th lob. "Well," aald Jonea, "I oaaflnd bo ert aleuc that ah haa been concerned la ny of tuM fair." r laaplciouaT " " Of everybody," looking boldly Into the re porter' ejea. "Of me?" gmillng. " Even of myself sometime." Conversation dropped entirely a'er 'ia dccln ration. " You're a taciturn sort of chap." "Am I?" " You ore. But an aeeraent la an agree, mont, and while I'd like to print this atory, I'll not. YVo neirspaper men seldom break our word." Jones held out his hand. "Sometimes I wish I'd started life right," aaid the reporter gloomily. "A newspaper mnn is generally Improvident. lie never look ahead for tomorrow. What with my iipeclal articlea to the magazines, I earn between four and fire thousand the year ; and I've never been able to save a cent" ' " Terhopa you've never realty tried," replied Jones, villi a glance at hia companion. It was a good face, atrong In outline; a little careworn, pjrhapa, but free from any Indlca - Hons of dissipation. " If I bad begun life as you did, I'd have made real nnd solid use of the great men I met. I'd have made finan ciers help mo to Invest my earnings, or sav ings, little as they might be. And today I'd be living on the Income." "lou never can tell. Terhapa a woman might have made you think of those things; but If you had remained unattached up to 81, as I have, the thought of saving might never have entered your head. A man In my pres eat condition, financially, Las no right to think of matrimony." " It might be the saving of you if you met nd married the right woman." " But the right woman might be heiress to millions. And a poor devil like me could not marry girl with money and hang onto his aelf-respect." "True. Hut there are always exceptions to all rules in lifo, except those regarding health. A healthy man la a normal man, and normnl man has no right to remain single. You proved yourself B man this afternoon, considering that you did not know I occupied the wheel seat. Como to think It over, you really saved the day. You gave me the op portunity of steeriug atrulght for the police station. Well, good-by." " Queer duck ! mused the reporter as, after telephoning, ha headed for his office. Queer duck, ludee.1! What a game it was going to he ! And this man Jones was ptaylng It like a master. It did not matter that some one else laid down the rules ; It waa the way la which they were Interpreted. Bralne heard of the failure. The Black Hundred was fin.IIng ita atock far below par value. Four valuable men locked up in the Tombs, awaiting trial, to say nothing of the seven gunmen gathered In at the old ware- house. liralno began t suspect that his failtirea trnra e.aa a,,. .1 , uuo ,u i,mu(.e lnan t0 Pn, dilation, that at Inn he had encountered a mind which anticipated his every move. Ho would have recognized this fact earlier had it not been that revenge had temporarily blinded him. The spirit of revenge never makes for mental clarity. There was a meeting that nlKht of the Black Hundred. Four men were told off, nnd they ,l,e,v their chairs up to Vroon's table for Instructions. Brnlne Bat nt Vroou'a elbow. These four men composed tho most dangerous quartet in New York City. They were aa daring us they were desperate. They were the men who held up haul; messengers and got nwny with thousands. They had learned to swoop down upon their victims as the hawk swoops down upon the heron. The news papers referred to them as the "auto ban illts," and the men took a deal of pride In the furore they had created. Vroon went over tho Hargrcnve case mi nutely ; ho left no detail unexplained. Blunt ly and frnukly, tho (kiughter of Stanley Har gieave miiBt bo caught and turned over to the caio of the Black HuudrcJ. It must be quick action. Four valuable members were In the Tombs. They might or might not weaken under police pressure. .For the first time In Its American career the organisation stood facing actual peril; and lta ono possible chance of salvation lay in the fact that no oue'a face was known to hia neighbor. He, Vroon, and the boas alone knew who and what such man was. But the plans, the rami fications of the organliation might become public property ; and that would mean an end to an exceedingly profitable business. The daughter of nargreave rode horseback early every morning. She sought the country road. Sh waa Invariably attended by th riding rai.ter of a school near by. " You four will make your own plan," " If ah ahould b lujured?" " Avoid It, If posslblo." "W have a free hanj?"! ' " Absolutely." " W rUk a bad fall from her hors If It's a aplrlted one." " Pretend a breakdown In tha road," Inter polated Brain. "As they approach, draw and order them to dismount. That method will prevent any nccldent" " We'll plaa It somehow. It looks easy." " Nothing Is eaay whVr that girt is eon cernsd. A thousand eye seem to b watch.. Ing her slightest nor.". MYS " We shan't leave anything to chance. How any days will you give us?" "Seven. A failure, mind you, will prove unhealthy to all concerned." with a menace which made the four stir uneasily. The telephone rang. Braine reached for the receiver. " A man Just entered the nnrgreave house at the rear. Come at once," was the message. "Is your car outside? Braine asked. " We are never without It" " Then let us be off. No one will stop us for speeding on a Side street" Fourteen minutes by the clock brought the car to a stand at the curb a few houses below the Hargrcave home. Th men got out. Th watcher ran up. " He Is still Inside," he whispered. " Good! Spread out. If anybody leaves that house, catch him. If he runs too fast, shoot. We can beat the police." The men obeyed, and the watcher ran back to his post. He was desperately hoping the affair would terminate tonight. He was grow ing weary of this eterual vigilance; nnd it wns only his fear of the mr.u known as the boss that kept him at his post. He wanted a nislit to carouse in, to be with the boys. The man for whom they were lying In wait was seen presently to creep cautiously round the Bide of the house. He hugged a corner anj paused. They could sec the dim outline of his body. The light In the street back of the grounds almost made a silhouette of him. By and by, as If assured that the coast was clear, he stole down to the street " Halt ! " Instantly the prowler took to his heels. Two shots raug out. The man was seen to stop, stagger, and then go on desperately. "He's hit!" By the time the men reached the corner they heard tho rumble of a motor. One dashed buck to the car they had left standing at the curb. He mad quick work of the job, but he was not quick enough. Still, they gave chase. They saw the car turn toward the city. But, unfortunately for the success of the chase, several automobiles passed, going Into town and leaving It. Checkmate. Bralne was keen enough tonight "H Is hit; whether badly or not remains to be aeen. W can find that out Drive to th nearest drug store and get a list of hos pitals. It's a ten to one shot that w land him somewhere among the hospitals." But they searched the hospitals In Tain. Non of them had that night received a ahoot Ing case, nor had they beard on reported. Th man bad been unmistakably hit. H would not bar dared risk th loss -of tlm . for a bit of play-acting. Evidently h had kept hi head and sought bis lodgings. To call up doctors would b utter folly; for U would take a week for a thorough cpmblag. Thia waa th second time th man bad got " away. " Perhaps I'm to blame,", admitted Bralne. I should hare advUed Miles to atalk htm , and pot him If he got the chine. There's a -aiaater mind working somewhere back of all this, and It's Urn I wok np to th fact . NORTON PUT HIS ARMS' AROUND HER.... k TEPYHaroldlcGath But you," turning to the auto bandits, "you men have your instructions. More than that, you have been given a free rein. See that you make good, or by th Lord Harry! Ill break the four of you like pipe ateme." " We haven't lad a fnllnrs yet," spoke up one of the men, more courageous than hla companions. " You are not holding up a bank messenger this trip. Remember that. Drive me aa far as Columbus circle. Leave me on the aide atreet between the lights, so I can take off thia mask." Later Braine sauntered Into Pabst and ordered a light supper. This night'a work, more than anything else, brought home to rHC DAUGHTER. OF HABGQFAWtr laOOE- HORffEBACK EARLY EYE BY MOO.KJINI him the fact that hia luck waa changing. F or years he had proceeded with hia shady occupations without encountering any mem orable failure. He moved In the high world, quite unsuspected. He had written books, given lectures, been mad a Hon of, all th whil laughing in his sleeve at the gullibility of human nature. But within the last two weeks he had received aerloua checks. From now on he must move with the utmost cau tion. Some on was playing hla own game, waging warfare unseen. A battle of wlu? So be it; but Brain Intended to play with rough wlta, and he wasn't going to care which sy th sword cut H hateJ Stanley Hargreav with all th hatred of his soul : the hatred of a man balked In lov. And th man waa alive, defying him ; allv somewhere In this city this very night, with a ballet under his skin. "la everything satisfactory, sir?" he beard j th head waiter say. "; " Satisfactory! Brain repeated blankly. " Yea, sir. You struck th table a though, displeased." . , ' "01" - Then Brain, hiuthed relleredly. Mi I struck the table, it was doae uncon tdously. I was thinking." V I. x " Beg pardon, air ! Anything else, air? ? " No. Bring me th check." - 1 " Your master gives riding lessons? " The groom who bad led the horse buck from Hargreave's eyed hla questioner rather super ciliously. "Yes." The groom fondled th anlual's legs. "How much 1 It r "Twenty dollars for a ticket of five rides. The master is the fashion up here. He doesn't cater to any but the best families." " Pretty steep. Who was that young lady riding thia morning with your master?" "That's the girl all the newspapers have been talking about," answered the groom im portantly. "Actreas?" " Actress I I should say not. That young woman la the daughter of Stanley Hargreave, the millionaire who was lost at aea. And It won't be long before ahe puta her finger in a pie of four or five millions. If you want any rides, you'll have to talk it over with th boss.' He HsfiT Or ms V nnt rule a anv rnnr ridea. ' You'd probably have to ride In "th aiternoon, anyhow, as every nag Is out lit the morning. "Where1 the most popular. road?" .' "Toward tha' park ;' but Miss Hargreav always goes along the riverside rosd. Sh doesn't like strangers shout." "O, I se. Well, I'll drop in this after noon and see your master. They say that riding la good for a torpid liver. Have a cigar?" "Thanks." Th groom proceeded Into the stables and the affable stranger took himself off. A free rein; they could work it to anlt themselves. Ther wasn't the least obstnele In the way. On the face of It, it appeared to be the simplest Job they had yet under taken. To get rid of the riding master in some natural way after he and the girl had started. It waa like falling off a log. "Susan," sakl Florence as ahe cam Into breakfast after her exhilarating ride, " did you hear pistol shots last night?" " I heard some noise, but I was so sleepy I didn't try to figure out what it was." "Did you, Jones?" " Yes, Miss Florence. The shots cam from t'ne street A policeman came running up later and said he saw two automobiles on the run. But evidently there wasn't anybody hurt. One has to be careful at night now adays. There are pretty bad men abroad. Did you enjoy the ride?" " Very much. But there were spots of blood on the walk near the corner." " Blood?" Jones caught the back of a chair to steady himself. "Yea. So some one wns hurt 0, let's leave this place 1 " impulsively. " Let us go back to Miss Iirlow's. You could find a . place In the village, Jonea. But if I stay here much longer in this state of unrest I shall lose faith in everything and everybody. Whoever my father's enemies are, they do not lack persistence. They have made two at tempts against my liberty, and sooner or later they will succeed. I keep looking over my shoulder all the time. If I hear a noise I jump." " Miss Florence, if I thought it wise, you ahould be packed off to Miss Farlow's thia . minute. But not an hour of the day or night passes without this house being watched. I seldom see anybody about. I can only sense the presence of a watcher. At Miss Farlow's you would be far more like a prisoner than here. I could not accompany you. I am for biJden to desert this house." " My father's orders? " Jones signified neither one way nor the other. He merely gazed stolidly at the rug. " That blood ! " She sprang from her chair, horrified. , "It wns his! He was here last night, and they shot him I 0 ! " "There, there, SIlss Florence! Tho man was only slightly wounded. He's where they never will look for him." Then Jones con tinued, as with an effort: "Trust me, Miss Florence. It would not pay to run away. The whole affair would be repeated elsewhere. We might go to the other end of the world, but it would not serve us in the least It is not a question of escape, but of who shall vanquish the other. There is nothing to do but remain here and fight fight fight. We have put four of them in th Tombs, to say nothing of the gunmen. That Is what we must do put them in a safe place, one br one, till we reach the master. Then only may we breathe In aafety. But If they watch, so do we. There is never a moment when help ' hi not within reach, no matter where you go." 80 long as you do not deceiv me, no real harm shall befall you. Don't cry. Be your fathers daughter, as I am his servant" "I am very unhappy I" And Florenc threw her arm around Susan and laid her head upon her frlend'a shoulder. " Poor child ! " Susan, however, recognbed the wisdom of Jones' statements. They wer safest her. ... The morning rides continued. To th girl, who loved th open. It was glorious fuo. , Thos mad gallops along th toads,' th smell of earth and sea, tha tingle in th. blood, wer th second btst momenta of her day.- Th rt? She Invariably blushed when sh coo Idered what the first beat moment, wer. lie wss a brav. young man, good to look at, witty, and always ehterfvl Why shouldn't sh. Uk aim Eva Jons Uked him Jonas, who didn't seem to like anybody. It did noi matter whether It waa wis or not a worldlJ point of view waa farthest from her youthfuj thoughts. It waa her own affair; her owl heart. Five days later, aa ah and the riding maM ter were cantering along tho road, enjoyin, very bit of it, they heard th beat of hooff behind. They drew up and turned. A rides was approaching them at a run. It was thf head groom. The man etoppej hla hors In t cloud of dust. " Sir, the stables are on fire 1 "Fire?" All the siding master's savings were In. rested In the stables. The fact that ha ha solemnly promised never to,av Florenct alone and that he had accepted a generous bonua alipped from Lis mind at the though! of fire, a terrible word to any horseman. " H wheeled and started off at breakneck speed bis head groom clattering behind him. Florence naturally wondered which of tw coursea to pursue: follow them, when she wouw be perfectly helpless to Sid them, 01 . continue the ride nnd aav ,rom terrr of seeing flames. ' She chos the latter. But she did Tint rtt-la tufrk , , - . tt ma s,unj arller sest. She felt depressed. . She lov'ej . horses, end th. thought of them dying In thos, wooden stables was horrifying. ; , . '' ' ' v The fire, however, proved to be Incipient But it s plainly incendiary. Some one had et fire to It with a purpose In view. Norto. recognised thU fact almost a. won as the fir. men. ne had come this morning with the Ides of surprising Florenee. Ho was going out on horseback to Join her. Hi. splne grew suddenly cold. A trap I She had been left alone on the road I He ran over to the garage, .ecured a car, and went humming out toward the river road. A trap snd only by the sheerest luck had he turned up in time. Meantime Florence was walking her mount slowly. For once the scenery passed unob served. She was deeply engrossed with ber thoughts, some of which were happy and aom. of which were sad. If ony her father could be with her she would be the happiest girl alive. She was brought out of her revry by the sight of a man staggering along the road ahead of her. Finally he plunged upon his face In the road. Like the tender hearted girl she was, she stopped, dismounted, and ran to the fallen man to give him aid. She suddenly found her wrists clasped in two hands Ilk Iron. The man rose to his feet, smiling evUly. She struggled, wildly but futilely. " Better be sensible," he said. " I am stronger than you are. And I don't wish to hurt you. Walk on ahead of me. It will be utterly useless to scream or crv out. Y- can see for yourself that we are In a deserted ' Part of the road. 1 y0U will promise to act sensibly I shan't lay a hand on you. Do you see that hut yonder, nenr the fork In the road? ne 11 stop there. Now, tiarch ! " She dropped her handkerchief, later her bracelet, and finally her crop, in hope that these slight clews might bring her help. Sh. knew that Jones would hear of the fire, and, finding that she had not returned with the ruling master, would immediately start out in pursuit. She was. beginning to grow very fond of Jones, who never spoae unless spoken to, who was always at .hand, faithful and loyal. From afar came the low rumble of a motor She wondered if her captor beaid it. . He did, . hut his ears tricked him into believing that it ' cime from another direction. Eventually they arrived at the hut, and Florence was forced to enter. The man locked the door and waited outside for the automobile which he was ex pecting. He was rather dumfounded when h. saw that it was coming from the city, not going toward it. It wns Norton. The riderless horse told him enough; the handkerchief and bracelet and crop led him straight for the hut. The man before the Lnt realized by this time that he had made a mistake. He at- . tempted to reenter .he hut and prepare to defend it till his companions hove ln sight But Florenee, recognizing Norton, held tha door with nil her strengtu. The man snarled and turned upon Norton, only to receive a smashing blow on the jaw. Norton flung open the door. "Into the car Florence! There's another car coming up' . the rood. Hurry 1 " It was not a long chase. The car of the auto bandits, looking like an ordinary tnxicab was a high power machine; and It gained swiftly on Norton's four-cylindir. The re porter waited grimly. " Keep your head down ! " h. warned Flor- . ence. " I'm going to take pofat their tire, when they gt within range. If I miss, I'm afraid we'll hare trouble. Under no circnm- - ' stances attempt to leav. this car. Here they : come!" ; He suddenly leaned back and fired. , It wasT only chance. The manner in which th. car -wer, lurching made a poor target for a marks- V man even of th. first order. Chanc directed ' Norton's first bullet into 'th, righ'forward tire, which exploded. Going at sixty-odd -mile, an hour, they could not stop the car In tlm to avoid fatality. Th car careened .wildly, swerved, and plunged down th m- Unkment Into th river. Florenc covered her eyes with hrr hands J . and, quit unconscious of what he was doing, . Norton pat his arms around her. 10 U oonnwcin. MA