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) THE SALEM CAPIT AL JOURNAL. SALEM. OEEGOW SATURDAY. OCTOBER 24. 191i. $10,000 FOR ONE " Tht Million Dollar Myitery " Hory mill run lor twenty-two oonteoutive weekt in thit paper. By an arrangement with tht Thanhouier Film company it hat been made pontile not only to read the ttory in ihi$ paper but aim to tee it each week in the variout moving picture theattrt. for the lolufion of thim myttery ttory f 10,000 mill be given by the Thanhouier. Film corporation, COXDITIOXB OOVERKIXQ (THJJ CONTENT. The priie of $10,000 will be von by tht man, woman, or ohild who writei the moil acceptable tolulion of the myttery, from vhioh the lait two reelt of motion picture drama will be made and the lot lico chaptert of the ttory written by Harold UacUrath. dolutlont may be tent to tht Than houier Film corporation at S South Wa lain avenue, Chicago, III., or Thanhouier Film corporation, 7 Wat Twenty-third ilreet, New York City. IV. Y., any time up to m'dnight, Jan. H, 1015. Thit allowt several weeks alter the lait chapter hat been ptibllihed. A board of three judges will drtcrmlne u hich of the many solutions received it the mat aaceptahle. The fvdget are to be Harold MacOrath, Lloyd Loncrgan, ani 3 ui Mae Tinee. Who judgment of thit SYNOPSIS) OF rilEVIOUS CHAPTERS. Stouter tlarareave, millionaire, after a snlraruloue Nrtpi from tke lien of the cans ot brilliant thieves koona aa I ha lllark Iliinilrril, lives the life of a re cline for rlshtcen rear. Ilnrarrava -elnYutallr meets Brain, leader of the lllack Hundred. Knotting llralna will try to got klm, ha escapes from ala orra borne by a hnlloon. Ilefore eacnnlua- ha wrllea a lexer ta the rJlrls' school where eighteen yearn lirfore ke mrslerloiisly left on the dourer. kla hnlir ilaaabtrr, Flurrnca flrav. Thnt any- llaritrravaalao drum I,noo,oiMi from lha hunk, hul It In reported thnt thla droiipeA Into the aea when the balloon ha escaped In wan ptinrtiirtri. I-'lureneo nrrlvea from tha grlrla' school. Countess Olan. Hrnlne'a rooiftHUloa, via Ita her and elnlmn her aa a relative. Tho lllack Iluodred then aea a niruna of mult. Inn; l.'lorenoe n target for (heir allackn I her ara after the I,(M1,imm, and llralaa. their leader, aeta trapa for Florence. Tile lllack Hundred nfter a number of attempt fnll, dun to the wisdom of tC)( T:ihtl IDUl My luiruld UaoOiKlh. crui'Tiou xviu. W THS UAHKB) BAM. AIIOU'I' (hit tlmo Unit la to tor, about tlie lima Ilia Hindi Hundred wu nti cr,'li Irig mil In powerful aooret , onus tuw"nnl Norton Uiars irrtTn.l ta Now York lllly r ra'iniiga. Thit numon l wan Ida I'linccaa I'r1.ia, a fnlmloiity ili'li l'..llih HiiBHlan. Him loaaad lua hoiiao ur t'ciilnil jinrk and aol al'out to roiupmr itirlnl Nhit York. Tlili wan ani er, Jlffl mil, for tier (lilt wna irrfiwlly laniiina anJ ilia innvml In Ilia nuwt Mclnalvo illliiiiullu clrvleta In I'lumiii), wliI'Mi, iih oviirybniljr knows, In tl.o iwmt liiiltln ill In Ilia worlil, Vt'lien (In new limns wa coniptottily iloon rnleit nUe unvo nil I'liilmrnlu illiiimr, ninl Unit lltrmli-,1 thfl iiowiieni. 'limy Ih'Kiiii to in Ik ol I In liluliuniM, pi lnUi'l imrlraltn n( or, nml iIvoIimI ii imu ori'ii'iloiiullf In tliu iunilnj' I'lliilnnit, Him licriiino nmnolliliiir ut I rni(c. Dim innriiliif It wan unnoiiiiceil tlmt Ilia l'rliii'i'HH I'lirlnvit wuulil give a niiiakoil Hiill to fnnlnilly oiin lier lininn lo "ni'liityi mil It wna title niilli'd (lint flrnl lirounlit tlid I'llnrnnn I'nrlnvii iimliT llrulno'a nyna. Hit iiri nt tliu l'iirl(uir npnrlinoiit nt tlni tliuo, "Woll, well!" ha miim-'il nloiul. " Wtint U It?" anki-il OIkh, tiinilnf wr 1mm tin I'ln no nml enillnn vnv uf t'liuplu'l niimirku limki'iily. " !(! In tlie I'rini'oiM Tarlora n tiiwn,'' " And wlio InnlmJ" 1 "Kho la tlio nml UiIiik, OIkiiI real 'liico Willi vnnt Mliili'n In I'uUiiil ullll Irlili'h tli ervpily 81nr nott door Iiki bvuu Icry giHitlo." ) "I liavtm't pnlil nniHi ultontloti to tU firlnl iinwi lutiily, What nlioiit her? " ! "rllia Is giving iiiiinkoil Iwll In fiirmoll, tMU liar hmno on (lio wont aliln, Anil ll'd fulnif to cont l rtilty pomiy." " Willi, jrou'ro not tolling mo tlili to mnkt mo wiint In kuoir tlm rrliiroan," milil Oluu, pi-tulmilly. " Nn, Hut I'm R'lliia In lvn vnil t lellrt if lut 1 1! in ttoti lo lior liluliii'n"." "Ol" "Ami ym tint rliK to ink dor to Invltt Iwo inrtlfulr Mtunln of yotut tn Itila won tcrful M ot tiKm," "lu,lrl," Irouluilly, '"J'lut I'ltiinla til Icry dn." . " KnnliT tlinn ynu llilnk, my clill.1." "I will unt Im vii you mil ma rliltJI" " Well, UiiUI, OIil." "Tlmt'" Iniltet, Now, Iwvr will It I'O Irr Hinn I llilnkT" " Simply lliln, lli l'rlnrenn I'nrlnvn III an im ill tviuii'l iiiainbcr, tint linn nit ln'n aitltn (nr yennt," 1 1 i "Olinl" 01 wna nil iiliiinllutt now, J" On mil" I " Ynti will i tn InT wltli lotliT nf In tMiliii'tlnn mil Metier limit tlmt, you will uinkn furnul call mid nlmw her llila rluif. Yuii know Ilia linn," lit anlil, pnnlii V tilUmmi tn Ilia riiiiulean, " Hlmw till" to her ami ilia will nhey )"ii In erfijililuii. Klia will hnn no allernnlha," "Verr r""l." f'tl'"t Oliia, "Ami then Ilia prliriHii In to Innlal Hint olia Invltn I'lnr ain nml Unit fool ot a reporter tu Mil hall. JVn wlmtt" " Ymi i nn learn that to im." "Itiiren't all tlieaa fallilren Iimii warn lli.r " N.i, mr daaf. I n a lrn npllmlnllo; hut lliern I t J 1 1 1 at muowlmra In on ot in; pork- HUNDRED WORDS board wtli be abiolute ani final. Nothing cf a literary nature will be ooniidertd in the deoiiion, nor given any preference in the election of the winner of the $10,000 prise. The lait two reelt. which will givt the moil acceptable tolulion to the myt tery, will be pratented in the theater t having thit feature at toon at it it pos able to produoe the tame. The ttory corre sponding to theie motion plcturet will ap pear in the newtpapeti oolnoldcntally, or ot toon after the appearance of the plo turei at practicable. With the lait two reels will be ihown the ploturei of the win ner, hit or her home, and other interetling featurei. It it underitood that the nevit papert, to far at practicable, in printing the lait two chapter! of the ttory by liar old UaoUraih, vrtlt alio ihow a picture of the luoceisful cnnteitnnl. Bolutiont to the myitery mutt not be more than 100 wordt long. Here are tome queitiont to be kepi in mind in connection tttlfc the myitery at an aid to a tolution: Vo.l What become! of the millionaire? No.t-Whot beoomei of the tt.OOO.OOOt No.S Whom doei Florence marry f No. i What become! of the ltunlan cotinteiit Nobody connected either directly or in iirectly with "The Million Dollar Myi tery" will be oomldered at a contestant. Jonea, the llararrave butler, and Nor ton, a newspaper man, Concealed above the rendeavotia of the Black Hundred, a miu Icarna of the re covery of the box from the aen br a aallor and of Ha euliseu.iient return to the bottom of the aea, nnd he quickly coniaiiinlcntea the fact to Jonen. A dupli cate box In planted and Inter neoured by the band, but before Ita vontenta nre ex amined the box mraterloualr dUnppenra. Finding- hlmaelf pheckranted nt every turn, limine endeavora to enmesh the llnrarenve hotiaehold In the Invr In order to gain free access to . .ie bouae. The timely dlaeovery of the plot by Norton .lete the police at the heela of the pack and resulta In a raid on the arnna'a ren deavoua, which, however, proven to bj barrea of reaulla. I'be lllack Hundred begin to fear 5or toa and plan to dispose of hrm. Aarnln the unnotified butler ahowa hla hand by reaming Norton and defeating Uralne, And atlll the golden tinted bnnk notea repoae tranquilly In their hiding placet etn. Time after tlmo I've bail everything just where I wanted It, anil thou poofl It's puro Imhl luck on tliclr nhlo, but sooner or Inter Ilia wheel will turn, And any dm mo Hint olTei'H I am I1011111I to accept. Homo, bow or oilier wo tuny ho nhlo to trap Flor ence unit Norlon, I wnnt both of them, If I run get thcin niiiiuly Hwny Jones will be forced in ilrnw III Hurgrenve," " In tlicrn hik Ii a 1111111? " "You snw him that nluht at the restate ant." i "I hnvn often tlioulit tlmt perhaps I Just ilrenmetl It." Klin turned ngnl'i to the fluuo nnd heiiiu huiiiiiilug Idly, " Hlop thnt ami listen to me," said limine, not In qilllo the hunt uf touipcrs, "I'm In no inoud for whlinH," " Mimic does not nnotlie your sold, then?" cynically. "If I Inn! on It might. You will call on the I'rluceHS l'urlova tomorrow after noun. It ilepumln upon you what my pin 111 will he, I think you'll have Ilttlo trouble In getting Into tlni prniimce of her high nuns, and once there she will not be able to roilit you." " I'll go." Ami go alio did. The footman In green livery lionltntml for s moment, but the tills oil the visiting en nl was quite sulmlelit, tin bowed the rounlenn Into tlio rscoptlon room nml went In search of his distinguished uilt trtun. The I'rluciiss 1'arlnvn was a hamUim Woman vorglng upon middle ago. Hli was 1 ialrlclan Olgn's keen nye dlnceruad tlmt Inslnntly, Hhs enma Into the reon'tlou room with that dlgnllled serenity which would have ImpreNneil any 011a as genuine. Blin held tlio ruril In her fingers and smiled Inquiringly toward her guest, "I confess," she begun, "that I recall neither 'otir fit 00 nor your tiuiuo. I am sorry, Where bnro 1 had the honor of llieclllig you before?" " Yoti huvn never met 1110 lu'fore, yoiif lilglineiin," ntiHWercil Olgn nwiM'tly, "You coiuo 011 a clinrlly errnml, then?" "That ilepeuiln, your highness, Will you lie no good an lo glnncn at lliln?" Olgn inked, holding out her pulia upon which Hit tnlliuinu Is), The pilin'cn nhrnnk Imck, puling, "Where did ymi get that?" shs pnnled, " l'roui the licp.1," was I ho answer, "And ymi hnra fnllnwrd mn from Rus sia?" whispered the pilucenn, her terror gron lug, "O, mi. The nimk lliindred la aa alrotig ly nrgaulseil here aa In Hi, t'etershurg, Uuf l always keep Irmk of the old members, especially when they slauit so high lu the Wurhl aa yourwdf," " Hut t wna deceived anil tietrayeill" ei rlnlmeil the prlnceM, "They urged ins to Join on tlni ground that the orgnulratloo. was o nltempt lo bring shout the freedom of I'ohind," (Ilia shrugiieil, " You were rich, highness, The Hlnek Hundred needed money," "And ymi need It now?" eagerly, lie. Ilevlng Hint aim anw a loophotii, " IlnwT ici? (1, I will give I hundred thousand ntldea nn your promise to leave tut stone. Tell me I" "I am aorry, your hlghnean, but I hare) no authority In accept such an offer, In deed, my erminl la fur from being stpeualvs, All the lllack Hundred desires Is foi'i In- TltaUonf to thla bill which 7011 ara toon to (ire. That ikoald not causa yoo any alarm. Wo haQ not Interfere irlth yonr ojoars In Amorlca la any way whatever, prorided these luvltatlone ara Issued. " "You would rob my guests?" horrlQed. "Positively do! Here la a list ot tout names. Invite themi that la all you have to do. Not 10 much aa a sliver ipoon will be found missing. This Is on my. word of , f UPBItiMi&xttCit,. jsjPsa'WrWiWsW'WnWi . iTi ? Vk yjpft H;, ; . 1; :u ( ivy - f'v. hfy t'tirr v Mir , p f '''it v f f.r V , 1 if 1 Jr;,r' ; r;.' 4 PRINCESS PARLOVA, ATTIP.ED FOR THE MASKED BALL. honor, and I never brenk that word, If you plouse," "Give me the lint," said the princess, wearily, "Who gave you that ring?' " The hoed." , "In Itussla?" "No; hero In America," Olga dipped Into her bundling and produced a slip of paper, This she handed to tha princess, "Here Is thu lint, highness," "Who Is Floreuce Ilnrgreave? " " A friend of uilne," evasively. "lines she belong to the organisation? " No," "Then you have aomn ulterior purpoKO In having me Invite her?" "I lime," answered Olgn Bhnrplyi "but that does unt concern your hlgliuexa III thu least" The princess hit her Hps, " I are your name hero also; a hum named limine ami another, Norton." "Hity St ones that you do not enre to eiocuto tliu wishes the ('oiiiiiiundsof ths order," said digs coldly, " I will do ns you wish, And I beg you how to excuse me, Hut If anything happens to any of my pornotial friends" "Well?" huughilly from Olgn. "Well, I will put ths ntnttor In ths hands of the police," " Hut so long ns your personnl Mends art not couoorncd? " "1 ahull then of iiiicennlly renin 111 denf ml blind. It In one of the pennlllea I must tiny for my fully, I wish you good -day." "Aiul also good riddance," murmured Olga under her breath as shs roan nnd started for the hull way, Thus It wits Hint when Norton went to the cfllco tlio next sftornooti ha found a brond white envelope on bin dolt, IndiuVr Mitly he opened the sums and his eyes bulged. " Trluiesa Parlors requests" enrl an forth li ud so on, Then lis aluugiieil, The chief hud probably nuked for His Invitation and hs would hnve to write tip Dm doings, a phna of reportorlnl work emlii'iitly dis tasteful to III in. Ilo wont 041 lo the city desk, "t'nn't you llnd sums ons else to do Ill's Hun")" hs growled to the rlty eilllor, Ths city editor glnnim! si the card and crested envelops, "Hood Iird, man I No body In this utiles had anything lo do with thnt What luckl Our Miss I In yes tried all Dimmer of schemes, but wnn ribuffej on all shies. How ths deuce did you chsncs fo get one?" "tVnrck 111," an hi ths bewildered Nor ton, "If I were toil I'd sit tight and tnke It II In," advised ths editor, "It's going In ha the biggest splurge nf Its kiud we've hsd In years. We've been working every wits we know to get Miss Ilayna Inside, but It was no go, This princess Is not onto the gam ' yet. In this country yon get Into society ot you don't through the Sundays." " Hanged If I know who wished this thing on me." 1 " Take It philosophically," said the editor sarcastically. " The princess won't bite you. She may even have seen your picture" "Get out I" grumbled Norton, turning sway. He would go onl and set) Florence. On BSBSWBIIWiiSIWsjajBiw f.v. .rT' 1 'mv' . V I. J' i y .1 . e." " ths way ont (0 Itlrerdnls hi cwiie to Iho eoiii'lusloii that the list ot the prtio'ens fell short and some friend cf Ms r-hn wts help ing the woman or.t inggMtW i"s ma. It wns ths enl; way he souls' toovunt tot It Hut when ks learned .hat Florence had ait mvtutlns axacll; tike ala ewo ami thai he received It thst mjnilng he became sus picious. "Jones, kst to faa think of It?" he (tirstloned. "I think It was very kind of ths Countess Tsrlgoff suggesting your nnnis snd thai of Florence," eatd ths butler urbanely, "Olgn?" cried Flnrenca, disappointedly, "It Is ths only logical deduction t rsa declared Jonea "Thay are hoth prai-tlrslly Rueatana" "And whs I would yes advise?" takad Norton. ', " Why, go tod Sn)y feurtslraa. Fors rrnad Is fores mini. The thing Is, be very 'careful not to acquaint any ons with the 'Character uf your dlignlaa, leant of all the) Countess rrrlgnff, Besides," Jones nddsd smiling, "perhaps t msr go mysslf," A ''' "'' ' '''''' r''Y'''-"V.f: ': :!'' :V'; '''V'f .;? I y.t.r.: -ItVl r-r-' t.;; ... :. .-. , '.l-. . I J v, , t v , V .' ; S I 11 -J. i'V- 1 .'.w..y--i-i;j Mv:-.:-- -, i A ' !:'.. :' VIM " Goody t I've read about masked balls ani have always been crazy to go to one," said Florence wltli eagerness. " Suppose we go at once and pick out somd costumes? " suggested Norton. "Just as soon ss I can get my hat on,", replied Florence, happy as a lark. " But mind," warned JoneB " he sure that you see the costumer alone and that no one" else Is about" " I'll take particular care," agreed Norton. " We've got to do some hustling to find some thing suitable. For a big affair like this the town will be ransacked. All aboard I There's room for two in that car of mine I and tto can have a spin besides. Hang work 1 3 Florence laughed, and even Jones permitted a smile (which was not grim this time), t'6 stir his lips. A happy person is generally unobservant Two happy persons together are totally un observant of what passes around them. In plainer terms this lack Is called love. And being frunkly In love with each other, neither Norton nor Florence observed that a taxlcab followed them Into town. Jones, not being In love, was keenly observant; but the toxical) took up the trail two blocks away, so the matter wholly escaped Jones' eye. The two went Into several costumers', bull could not find what they wanted. Thoy eventually discovered a shop on a side street that had been overlooked by thoso Invited to the masquerade. They had a merry time rummaging among the camphory smelling boxes. There were dominoes of all colors, and at length they agreed upon two modest ones thot were evenly matched In color and design. Florence ordered them to be sent home. Then the two of them sallied up to the Rltz-Carleton and had tea. The man from the tnxlenb entered tie cos turner's, displayed a detective's shield and do mandod thnt the proprietor show him the cos tumes selected by the two young people who had Just left The man oboyed wondorlngly, " I want a pair exactly llko thoso," said the detective. "How much?" "Two dollars each, rental; seven apiece If you wIbIi to buy them." y, "I'll buy them." The detective paid the bill, nodded curtly, and returned to his tnxlcab. " Now, I wonder," mused the costumer, " what the dickens those Innocent looking young people are up to? " He never found out. On tha night of the ball Norton dined with Floreuce for the first time I and for once In his life he eipcrlenced thnt petty dlnturbnnca of collective thought called embarrassment. To talk over war plans with Jones was one thing, but to lutve Jones serve soup was alto gether another. All through dinner Jones re piled to questions with no more and no loss thnn " Ye, sir," and " No, sir." Norton we" if ' 4 I .V . v e-" .ut. ............ WW OKUQI IINIVJI RODM ANI? MADE PRI'JONEa seglnnlng to learn Hint this strnngo man could put on 'linen kinds of nrtnnr and always re tain kls hiillvliliinllty. And toul.-ht there seniod oiuelhlul vaguely familiar shout tin) Impassnve dice of ths butler, li ho htd em It stimewhrre In the pnt but cmiltl rot tall wlioi) or when- As he snd tilorencs were leaving tor the automobile which was to Inks thcin to the princess', the truth nunc home to blm with ths shock of s douche of h' colrl water. Cnder his breath he murmured ! "You're a wonderful man, Junes; and I tnko my hst oil to ru with the dcepi( admira tion. Hang on I "What srn yon mumbling about?" sskoJ tho happy flrl at his aide. Wss I mumbling? rVrbups t wns going over my cntechlam. I hsven't been nut In so slety In so long that I've forgotten how to act." " I believe that We've been In here for fire minutes snd you haven't to'd ats Hist you lov 11m." , "Good heaven 1" And his arms went viround her so ti.htlj that sbs begged for quarter. ' I VatiMsHMSl k f ' 'rW ; ' . "How strong-yon are l? f The splendor of the room, the dazzling 5f ray of Jewels, the kaleldoscoplo colors, th perfume of the hanked flowers, and the musle! all combined to put Florene into a plea Urable kind of trance. And It was only when the; first waits began that she became bef self and surrendered to (be arms of the man she loved. f 1 1 And they wert walking over a volcano. Shi knew and he knew lb From what dlrco Hon would the blow cornel Well, they weM prepared for H manner ol tricks. In en alcove: off the ballroom sat Brains UA Olga, both dressed exactly like Norton SJid Florence,' Another man and woman en tered presently, and Bralne spoke to them for S moment, as If giving Instructions, which Was indeed the case. rtha band crashed into another dance, and the masqueraders began swirling hither and thither and yon. A gay cavalier suddenly topped tn front of Florence. " Enchantress, may I havo the pleasure ot this dance ?'! Jim touched Florence's hand. But she turned laughingly toward the Btranger. What difference did U make? The man would never know who the was nor would she know him. It was a lark, that was all t and despite Jim's warning touch sho was up and away like tlio mischievous sprite that she wns. Jim re mained In his chair, twisting his fingers and wondering whother to lnugh or row angry After all, ho could not blame her. To him an affair like this wna an ancient story ; to her It was the door of fairyland swung open. Let her enjoy herself. (f Florence was linvlng a splendid time. Her partner wns asking all sorts of questions and she wns replying 111 kind, when out of the crowd came Norton (ns she supposed), who touched her arm. The cnvnller stopped, bowed, and made ofT. , Norton whispered : " I hove made nn Im portant dlkcovory. Wo must be off at once. Come with me." Florence, without the least suspicion In tha world, followed him up the broad etnlrcose. What with tho many Bounds it was not to bo wondered ot that the difference In the qunlity of voices did not strlko Florence's enr as odd. Ths result of her confidence wns thnt upon reaching tho upper halls, opposite the dress ing rooms, she wns suddenly thrust Into a room and mode prisoner, When the light was turned up tihe recognized with horror ths woman who had helped to kidnap her an.) take her away on tho George Washington weeks ago, She could not havo cried out for help if sho had tried.- Meantime Jim got up and began to wan der aliout In search of Florence. Brnluo played a clever gome that nlgl.t Hs and tho Russian, still dominoed llks Norton and Florence, ordered tho Hargreave auto, by number, entered It nnd were driven up to ths porto enchcre of tho Hargreave house, Ths two alighted, the chauffeur sent the car to ward the garage, and Brnlno and his com. panlon ran lightly down tho path to tht street where the cab which hnd followed picked them up. It grew more nnd more evident to Jim thnt something untoward . lint taken place. lit could not llnd Florence nnywluire, In the al coves, in the side rooms, the supper or card room. I.ntcr, to his utter nmnsement, ho was Informed that the flnrgrcnvv auto had some tlmo slnco been called nnd Its owner tnken home. Borne one hnd tnken his placet Ills first sensation wns Impotent fury against .Tones, who hnd permitted tl.em to) play with lire. Ilo flung out nf tho mnnslnn Unceremoniously, cnuinintidoorcd a cab, anil flew out tn Itlverdnle. And when Junes cam to the door ho wns stnggerlng with sh'' p. "What's the matter with you?" ditjinmledi J I in roughly. ," Where's Florence?" "Isn't she with you?" crleri .tones, mnkliif nn effort to dispel the drowsiness. " What thus Is It? " suddenly. "Midnight! Where Is nl.e?" "Midnight? I've been drugged ! " Without a word Jones stnggereil o(I to the kitchens, Jim nt his heels. f; Thero wns always hot water, nnd within llvo minima .Tones hnd ilnink two cups ol row strong eofTee " Pruned 1 " he murmured " Rome ono In the house I I'll attend lo tlmt later. Now, tho chni.feur ! Hot the rUi.tTciir nwero on his nnlh thnt be hnil left Jim ni d I'h.nn.'s on the stipt of ths porte. codiern. "(let In!" snltl Jones to Norton, now fully alive. II,. c,ild rot ret It out of his head thnt si.-ne one In the lioii-e In I droned him. Tha even's w!,hh f,.'iwi( worn to both Jones and Norton somelhlna llko a series of r.lghtinnii'S In the new Inuim of the Princess Pnrlovs s hninb erph.il. d nnd lire followed the etplo.lou. From pleiniiro to terror Is only s step. Tho wild-si confusion Ituaj Innhln ensued. Most of the guests wr of the opinion Hint nunc ninnblst hnd nltiinplnl to blow up the hoiiso of the rich Pol .Tunis nml Norton nirlu'd lost ss tho smoke begnn to pour out from tl.o wltdows. A crowd on.! Irenily collected. Then Jim overheard woman mnsiiuernrter ay I "The fool ninde ths h.tnh toe strong. Mlin Is In the room on the ,nd floor Ths gnme Is up If she sulfncstm " The voice lulled off and Hie womnn Warns Inst In the crowd. Hut It wns enough for the reporter, Who pushed tils way mucli'y through the ot- cited mssquorsilcrs nnd .'OtenH the house. The rescue wnn one of the m .si excltlns to he found In the newspaper (!V of the day. fo Hrnlns In li 1st el?, rt to senre ev.-ryho.lv from the house hsd nreries.-hcd himself unco saers. t ro s coxtim taj