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THE SALEM CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM, OREGON, BATORDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1914. H BDMP TEDYHaroldfcGith MYS $10,000 FOR ONE HUNDRED WORDS. The Million Dollar Mystery" ttory Kill run for twnty-luo consecutive wecki in thi$ paper. By an arrangement with the Thanhovser Film company it hat been made poiMle not only to read the ttory in thit paper but alia to ee it each week in tht varioul moving pioture theater!. For the eolation of thie mystery ttory $ 10,000 will he given by tht Thanhouter Film corporation. conditions aovETimua TUB CONTEST. The prize of 1 10,000 will be won by the man, woman, or child who writet the mott acceptable tolution nt the mystery, from which the latt two reelt of motion pioture drama will be made and the latt two lhaptere of the ttory written by Harold MaotJrath. Solutioni may be tent to the Than houter Film corporation at 5 Houth War iash avenue, Vnkago, III., or Thanhouter Film corporation. 11 West Twenty-third t'.reet, New York City N. Y., any time up to midnight, Jan. Hi, 19IS. Thit allowl tuveral weekt after the latt chapter hat been published. A board of three judges will determine which of the many solutions received it the mott tnocntab'.t. Tho indues are to bo Untold MavUmth, Lloyd l.onergan, and Mitt Hue Tiuee. The judgment of thil board wiH be abtoluie and final. Nothing of a literary nature will be considered in the decision, nor (riven any preference in the telection of the winner of the i 10,000 prize. The latt two reel, which will give the mott acceptable tolution to the myt tery, will be presented in the theaters having thil feature at toon at it it pos sible ta produce the tame. The ttory eorre eponding to thete motion pictures will ap pear in the newspapers coincidentally, or tu toon after the appearance of the pic tures at practicable. With the last two teelt will be thown the pictures of the win ner, hit or her home, and other interetting feature!, It it understood that tht news papers, to far at practicable, in printing the latt two chapteri of the ttory by liar old ilacOrath, will alio show a picture of the tuccettful eontettont. Solutioni to the nyttery must not ha more than 100 wordt long. Here are some questions to be kepi in mind in connection with the mystery at an aid to a tolution. No. 1What become! of the millionaire' No. 2 What becomet of the $l,00l),000t No. 3 Whom does Florence marry t No.i What becomet of the Russian eountesst Nobody eonnected either directly or in iirectly with "The Million Dollar Mys tery" will be considered at a contestant. SYNOPSIS OF PIIICVIOIS CIIAPTGOS, Stanley Harsrenve, millionaire, after a) miraculous escape from (lie den of tho bad of brlllluut thieves knowa aa Ike lllack Hundred, Uvea the life of a recluse for eighteen yearn. Ilnrgreavo accidentally meet Itrnlue, lender of tlio lllrtck lluudrrd. Knowing llralke will try to get him, he escapes from hla own home by a balloon. Urfore eacuplug h wrltrM n letter to the glrla' aehool where eighteen yeurn before be uiya tcrloiialy left on the doorstep hla baby dnouhter, rliirenee Gray. That dny ilurgrruve also ilrnwa ai.ooo.oou from the hank, lint It la reported that tbla dropped Into the am when the balloon III' eaenped lu una punctured. Florence arrlvra from the Klrla1 school. I'ounteaa OIi;b, llralnr'a com pa 'Ion, visit bee auil elnlina her aa r Inlive. I'he lllnck Hundred then aee m meiina of ninlilug Florence a target for tlirlr attaeka. They are aflcr the 1,000,1100. anil llrnlue. their leader, aria trnpa for Florence, The Black llua dred, after a number of attempt, fall, due to the wladom of Jours, the liar ffrrave butler, and Norton, a newspaper man. Coneealed at the rendeavoua of tho Black Hundred, a man learna of the re covery of the hox from tha aea by a allor and of Ita subeequent return to the bottom of tho aea, and he quickly communlcatea the fact to Jonea, A du plicate box la planted and later aecured by tho band, but before Ita contenta are examined tho box myaterloualy dlanp peara. Finding hlmaelf checkmated at every turn, llrnlno endeavora to enmeah tho llnrgrenvo houaehold la the law la order to sola free acceaa to the houae. Tho timely dlacovery of the plot by Norton aria the police at the heela of the pack and reaulla In a raid on tho guug'a rendeavoua, which, however, proven to bo barren of reaulta. The lllack Hundred begin to feor Nor B ton and plan to dlapoae of him. Again tho unnoticed butler ahowa hla hand by reaculng Norton nud defeating- llralne. limine and Countess Oluu plan dur Ins; attempt to capture Florence nnd Norton at a maMkcd boll given by Prln ceaa I'arlova. 1'hey defeut their owa plaa by overanxlrty. Ily chance Florence dlacovera a cava tiaed by the Black lluntlred. Being lur. prlaed by onembera of the band, ahe eon oeala heraelf and then learna of a toiye terloua paper which la of vital lloper taneo to her fathrr'a aafety, and nt great rlak to heraelf aeeurea tho paper. iOipyrlthll 1911: By Harold MacQrith. CHAPTER XX. BRAINS TMIta ANOTIIHIl WEAPON!. HAT I wmit now," itnlil limine. as he paced the living room of the iipnrtmcut of the countess, "la revenge. I va been check mated enougti, Olga; they're playing with "W " Tlmt Is nothing new," ahe replied, shrug ging. " At tlio beginning I warned you. I never liked afTiilr nftnr the lint two or lliree failures. But you would have your way. You wiintod revenge ut ' tint early dale; but I cannot sen lliut you've gone for ward. Has It cvor occurred to you that tha lugaiilr.iitloii may be getting tired, too? Toey il 'penil solely n p ti you- Invention, mid each lime your luvenllou ha resulted lu touching nothing bill miro." "Thanks!" " 0, I'm nut chiding you. I've, fulled, tiio." "Arc you turning against lite?" ho de manded bitterly. "Do my actions point that way?" aha I'liuniervd. " No, llnl the more I view whut Iium io xhciI the mora ilislicurlcucd I grow, It Inn been a Morion of blind alloys, uud u II we lilt va succeeded In doing la knocking our Inuds. I ciin nee now that all our fniltmn tie dun to one uilslnke." "And whut the duvll 1.1 tlmt Tf " he llske.l, Irrlliilily, " We were lu too luucn of n hurry nt (ho lieliinltig. Iliii-i:reiiv ireinred hiumelf for (I 1 1 It iiitlou i. u your inl." " And If 1 had ii 't u 'led ('iirkly ho would loive uliirli'd Miieeenfully n:l one of hit world Urn iikiilu, ii lid Unit would bine boon the id .t of liliu, uud no HllOllid ll.'MT Iiiivh ti ii'in'd of Hie glrl'a exlHtence. So toere' your iii'isunienl." " I'imIiiiioi you are rUlit lint for nil tlmt we huve not ployed tho khuio with nuy de !tee of linew." "Itnli!" llrnlue lit a rlguretle mid uoolied nerroinly. " I eiin't even net rid uf Hint nieddlhiK rejiorler, Ho Iiiih heeu u 1 1 1 n ' 1 1 lo lihiino for our fuilureii at either ,l"iieH or 1 1 ii r K relive, I ndmit lout lit hU enne I J 1 1 . 1 1-. 1 1 IniHtily. I believed him to be Jmt mi t t ) 1 1 in ry neniiii'er mull, uud he m I I 'ver eliouxh lo lull my ailieloui. Hut I'm goinu to get bim, Olun, even if I Imvo lo li'init lo orillnury gunuum tililiH. If there's nny llinil reek unliig, by Hie Lord II .i n y. e hloiu't get II climiro III I lie wIIiiphh Hlillltl," " And I begin to think tlmt tint lit Ho chit nf A girl Iiiih keen hoodwinking Inn nil ill mil, Ily the wn.v, did you llnd out v. lint tlmt hit ler mild?' alio inked after a imiue. " Letter? What letter?" Slit" Kiniug fniui her rhslr. " Po you menu to miy Hint tiley have not (old yoll iiliout tlmt?" Olga liecaiiio grenlly etclled. " F.kil:iln," he an id. " Why, I wua nt the garden dny before yenlerdny, and tuna aiii'onclied nnd Hiked V 1 nti Mint llnrgreava. Heciiulng at oinn nuplt-'u'ia (hut aouielliliig very buiorlitut nt about lo hniien, I Klgiiilied tlmt t u Mlaa Hnrgreave. The mm alliiel pnper Into my 'nmid ami hurrieil off. I I "ok iiilrk gUoee nt it and ilumfomi led to llnd it U'tcrlj blank of writing. At llrat t thought 9OUI0 joke had been played on me, then I chanced to remember the Invisible Ink letters you ulwiiyn wrote inc. Understanding that you were to visit tlio cave in the morn ing, I had one man ut the garden take toe note. And you never got It!" " Homo one hIiiiII pay for this carelessness. I'll cull up Vruou and JuckNou ut once. Walt Just a moment." He went to the telephone. A low mutter ing conversation took place. Oliu coul I hear little or noun of It. When limine put the receiver back on the hook uls face was not (ileasuut lo see. "That girl!" "What now?" "It seems she had been nut horseback rlillug that morning. She hud seen one of tho boys cross tho Held and suddenly dbuippcur; and ulie wns curious to leuru whut hail be come of him. With her usual luck she tum bled on to tne method of opening the door of tho cave and went lu. She must have been nosing about. She didn't have much time, thoinih, ns lli boys came up to await me. Kvideutly sho crawled luto that old cnest and In some Inexplicable manner purloined the letter from Jackson's pocket. They left to reconnolter; nud It wua then that Jackson discovered Ills loss. When Florence heard them returning ahe Jumped luto die well. And lived through lint tunnel! The devil h lu It!" " Or out of It, since wa consider him our friend." "And I hud her In I i 'Uia.ls. note and nil!" f "Hut with nil tnat water there will not be any riling left on the loiter." "Invisible Ink Is ueocnlly Indelible nnd Impervious lo the action uf water; at least tho kind I mo I i. I'd give u 111 iH;ind for a Kliiht of that letter." "And It illicit ho worth a mllllou," Olgil silk' ,'e ilod " Not tjie least doubt uf It lu my mind, (llita, old girl, It doei look as If my star was nrewliiii dim. We'll never get our hands on tout mill on. I feel It III my bones, So let's selllo down 1 1 ii cniiipulin uf revenge, without any fui-lielows. I want to twist IlaiX'ienve'a lieil'l L'foro the game wlmU lip." "Yon wish really to Injure Iter?' " 1 do not wMi to Injure her. Kar from It," he replied, smiling evilly. " You mint her , . , dead?" wolf pered Oku, paling. " Kxuclly. I want her dead, And ho If nil my efforts here coiue lo nolh!ug, an shall Hnrgreiive't. Ills millions will become waste paper to him. That's revenge, The Ter shin pencil method." " I'olsoii? You nlinll not! You ahull not kill her! " vehemently. " Tender hearted? " "No, If I must In the end gn to prison, o bo It; but I ri-fusn to die lu the chair." "Very well, then, W shan't kill her, but we'll make her wish she was don I, 1 vM only trying to see how far you would go. Tiio basket of peaches is lu the h.JI way, Ktery peach Is poisoned. No mail Id (he country knows more about audita poisons than I do, Have I not written books oa the subject? " Iruiilciill " And they will trace It back ta you la straight line," the warned. " I will not haveltl" " I can go elsewhere," he replied coldly. "You would leave mi-'t" "The moment yon cross my will," em phatically. It became her turn to pace. Torn Be tween her lore of the man and the danger which stured her in the face, ahe was for the time being distracted. All the time ha watched her with malevolent curiosity, knowing that in foe end she would concur with his evil plans. "Very well," she enld Anally. "Bnt lis- t'ae way up to her room. The maid passed on Into the library. "What's this?" Inquired Florence, as tht maid held out the basket. She selected a peach and was about to set her white teeth Into it when Jim Interposed. , " Walt a moment, dear." Florence low ered tlie peach. Jim turned to the maid. "Who sent It?" " I don't know, sir. A messenger brought It, saying It was for Miss Hargreave." " Let me see If there Is a card." But Jim searched In vain for the card of the donor. At once all hie suspicions arose. " Don't touch them. Botter let the maid throw them 'Y ? ! v ' : i V. , 1 : ' "-x vf ; - - if, 4 r j 'fj - ' .nil r ' ' ' ' , St...' V? la- cr JONES AiMP HENRI SEBVAN, BUbSI AN MINISTER OF POtVC6,CON3PltaiNO TO TKAP &BAINE AND Hl ACOOMPVICE8. o out. Fruit from uultnown persons might not bo tne healthiest thing in the world." "What do you think?" "That in nil probability it Is poisoned. But there's no need trying to prove my theory right or wrong. Ask Jones. He'll tell you to throw thein away," "Horrible!" Florence shuddered. "But they do not want to poison me. I'm too val' liable. They want me allvo." "Who con say?" returned Jim gloomily. "They may nave learned that they cannot beat us, no matter what card they turn up. I piay he wrong, but tuke my advice nnd throw them nwny, . , . Good Lord, wlint's that? ' startled. " Some one cried!" " O, Hiss Florence!" exelnlmcd the maid, ten; wo shall be found out. Never doubt that. Your revenge will cost us both our lives. I feel It." " Bah! Tho law will hare no hand In my end. I always carry a pcTlet; and that ring of yours would suRlce a. regiment. She wilt not die. Sua will merely become a kind of paralytic; the kind that can niovo a lit tle hut not enough; always wheeled about In a chair. I'll bring in the peaches; rosy nnd downy, One bite, after a given time, will do the trick. If they suspect and throw them out we hare lost nothing but tlio peaches, A trusted messenger will carry them to the Hnrgrenve house. And then we'll sit down and wait." Meantime, In the library of the Flargrearj house, Florence and Jim were puzzling over l$J:t,:- t v.. ,, v .: &wA ,.; ..f i ;, ..'' ,:' y "' ':' ''' ''''." j &- : r'fy- '.; ; ': " .' .':"v' ' ' ' . j A'';r;:...vVV' .. ,; ;'- ',?, ';3 ,."'' ;.'.V'.f .f v.v;: ., ' " .;';:.' Vayay- lllmii.i, mnm i..niil.m.ips( lf tji-' JONE3 WtAOS THU ULANK, SrHtfcT OF r'VPtM. JONE3 WtAOS THU ULANK, SWtfcr OF r'APtM. tho blank sheet of pnpur. "I'll wngor," said Jim, "the niiler wnsnrd all the writing nwny. The lira docs not seem t do nny good. We'll turn It over to Jones, Joucs'll llnd a way lo solve It. Trust lilm.'l "What are you two chattering about?" naked Hunn, who won nrrnmiliig some (low era on the table. , "Secret," said Jim, smiling. "Humph!" Susan puttered about for n few minutes longer, then crsst to (he reception room, Intending to go upstulrs. At Hint moment the maid was admitting a messenger with a basket of fruit. "For Miss Hargi-etve," sail he. lie gavo the basket ( l,ie maid, tombed bis tap awkvnrdly, and swung on his heel, cloihu the dor behind lilm. He was In a hurry to deliver another n"ssage. "O, what lovely friilll" erle l Sosnn, pans. Int. " I'm going to si ml one," the laughed. Bit selected a peach and began eating It o terror stricken ns sho rocnllcd Susan's act, "Miss Siisuii look a peach from the bas ket nnd was eating it on tho way to her room!" "(loud ncavcns!" itnsied Jim. "t wns right. The fruit wits poisoned," I I in hnd head enough to send for n special ist lie knew, The spe.'hillst mrlvcd about twenty minutes nflcr Susan's llrst cry, To his keen ere It looked I ke a tertalu poison which li.id for Its b:i-ls the venom of the cobra. " Will sue live?" " 0, yes, Hut she'll I e n wreck for some mouths, Send her to the hospital where I can rlll her frequently. And Ml take Hint peneh along for nnnlysls. No pillco nfTalr?" " No. We daro not call Ihcni lu," said Jim. "That's your nf.ilr. I'll send down (he ambulance. Keep her iulet. 8 noil have a species of paralysis; nt that'll work off under tha treatment. A strange business." " So It s," agreed Jim crlmly. Florence knelt beside her friend's bed and cried softly. "You called me just in time. An hour later, nothing would hare saved her. She would hare been paralyzed for life." Jim accompanied the doctor to the door and went in search of Jones. Ha found toe taciturn butler eying the fruit basket, his face gray and drawn, though his eyes biased with fury. " Poison! " " A pretty bad poison, too," said Jim. " We can't do anything. We've Just got to sit still. But In the end we'll get them. That she devil . . . ." " No, my friend; that ne devil. The woman Is mad over him and would commit any crime at his bidding. But this Is his work. We want him. He wasn't without courage to send this fruit, knowing that I would Instautly suspect the sender. Yet, I have no definite proof. I could not hold him In court In law. He will hare bought the fruit piece by piece, thesbasket In a basket shop. He will have injected the poison himself when alone. Poor Susan! That messenger was without doubt some one over whom 'ne holds the threat of the death chair. That's the way he works." Jim tramped the room while Jones car tied the fruit to the kitchen. The butler returned after a while. " What about that blank B'neet of pnper? " " It has to be dipped into a solution; after that you can read It by heating. I have already dipped It Into the solution. The moment the heat leaves the sheet the writ ing disappears again. The ink Is waterproof. I'll show you." Jones got a candle from the mantle, Ut It, and held the sheet of paper very close to the flame. Gradually, almost Imperceptibly, letters began to form on the blank sheet. At length the message was complete. ." Dear Hargreave Tho (lussian minister of police is at the Blank hotel under too name of Henri Servnn. Ho is investigating the work of the Black Hundred in this coun try nnd can free you from their veugeanco If you supply the evidence needed." " Now, what evidence can he want? " nuked Jim. " Such ns will prove Brains an unde sirable citizen." " And 'then." " Quietly pnek him off to Rusala, where 'ne is badly wanted." "Who sent this message?" " One of our mysterious friends. W have a fow, as you already know. But I'll go and mnke this man Scrvan a visit. I have seen tho real minister, and if this man is the enmb one, something of Importance may turn up. I shall want you somewhere about. Here, I'll let you have this letter. Remember, 'neat brings It out and cold air makes It vnulsh. Now I'll go up for a mo ment to see how that poor girl is getting along, We arc lucky; there's no gainsaying Hint." "You're a clever man, Jones," snld Jim. Jones turned upon hint, his fnce grave. The two men looked steadily into each other's eyes. Jones was. first to turn aside his glance, as ho had something to conceal nud Jim had nothing. When the ambulnnco took the tortured Sunn it nwny, Jones addressed Florence gravely. "I nil going out nnd so Is Mr. Norton. Ho not lenve the house; not oven If you have a telephone call from nie or Norton. Bot'n of us will return; so don't let anything bother or confuse you." " I promise," said Florence, struggllug with a soh. Jones went downstairs again, paused by a window as If cogitating, nnd suddenly threw It up and looked abroad. A rustle n niong the lilacs caused n iniiie to flit across Ids face. So they hnd sent some one lo lenrn the effect of the poison? Or to fol low lilm should no lenvo the house? He retired to the kitchen and gnve some cipliclt orders to the chef, orders which did not In any wny refer to cooking. Then Jones nnd Hie reporter left tho house, each quite nware that they were being followed. Near the tllank hotel they separated In order (o con fuse the stalker. He might dodder nud fol low the wrong man. Hut It wns evident lliut this tlnio he hnd been directed to fol low Jones; for he entered tho hotel a niln uln lifter Jones, Mcnntlma a second spy, whom Jones nail not seen, had observed the transfer of tho invisible writing nud hnd Immedlntely In formed llralne, who was not far nwny, That his poisoned fruit had stricken down an out sider troubled lilm none nt nil, But Hint mysterious nicssngo ho meant to hnve; It in I p ii t be a life nud denth affair, It might be n clew lo the treasure, or the where abouts of Ilargrenvo. Thus, while only one man followed Jones, acvernl kept a fnr eye on Jim, Jones scribbled his nnme on a blank card and had It tnl.cn to the Itukslnu'a mom. The pnie eyed tlmt card curiously. It wns different from anything he had ever seen before. Ill one comer were written tares oi four words which resembled a cross be tween Hebrew and Greek. "Humph!" muttered the boy, " Whadda y' know about that? Chicken scratches; but 1 guess tlte bell rings Itonsinn. On your way, Hnrteiise," ho cried lo the hall inuld, who wanted a look nt tne card. When tho boy returned to Jones, he suld; " Up t' tit' room, sir. He'll see ynh!" The boy kept the silver salver extended expectantly, but Jones went past without apparently noticing the hint, Tti Russian was standing by a window when Jones knocked and was bidden to ntt "You are not Hnrgrenve." "Neither are you the Russian miniatet of police," urbanely. "Wuo are you?" " I am nargreare's confldential man, sir.'1 The two men eyed each other cautiously "You apeak Russian?" " No. I am able to scribble a few words! that Is all." The Russian lit a cigarette and smoked leisurely. Ho was In no hurry. " No, I am not the minister; but I am his accredited agent. I am empowered to bring back to Russia a man who is known here by the name of Bralne, another by fa name of Vroon, and a woman who calls herself a countess and unfortunately Is one. All I desire is some damaging proof gains! them that they are outlaws in this country. The rest will be simple." "They bare all faree taken out narurau izatlon papers." The Russian waved his hand airily. " Ones' they are in Russia those documents will never come to light. This man Braine, It has been learned, has long been in the pay of Prussia, and 'nas given Hie general staff of that country many plans of our frontier fortifications. I do not know what any ona of the three looks like. That Is why I sought Hnrgrenve." " I will gladly point them out to you," said Jones, rubbing his hands together, a sign that 'ne was greatly pleased. "Thnt will be very good of you, I'm sure," in a rumbling but perfectly legible English. " And suddenly they all three will di appear?" "Suddenly; and you may believe me Hint from that time on they'll be heard of never more." ."All this sounds extremely agreeable ta me. Mr, Hnrgrenve will be happy to heat that his long enforced hiding will soon coma to an end." "All you have to do, sir, Is to point them out to me." " It may take a week or ten days." "My government has waited for ten years to gather in this delectable trio. A month, If you like." "The sooner the better. I shall call this evening after dinner. We shall begin witb Mr. Bralno; and generally w'nere ha Is is the woman, i roon will be the most dilfl cult." "After dinner, then, since you know soma of his haunts, There is a reward," Jones laughed Bhortly. Keep it yourself, sir. Mr, Hargreave would willingly double whatever this reward is to eliminate these despicable creatures from his affairs." " Tannks." Whilo tills conversation wns taking plnco Norton idled about; and feeling the cravings for a clgnrette, prepnred to Toll one, only to find thnt he hadn't the "innkings." So fate urged him (o step Into the nearest to bacconist's. Ho asked for his fnvorite brand and passed over the silver. Brnlne nnd his companions saw Norton enter fao shop. It agreed with their plans perfectly. The tobacconist happened to bo affiliated with the order. So they Mirried luto the shop. Jim instantly realized that he wns In a trap, "How enn I get out of here?" he w'als pered to tho tobacconist. The latter smiled. "I have to obey these gentlemen. I don't know what they want you for; hut If I made a mora to help you I ehsuld flniT my own throat cut without saving yours." "Tne devlll" Jim made a dnBU for the rear door, to find It locked, Even ns he fumbled with the key, Brnlno nnd his companions flung themselves upon tho reporter nnd overpow ered ttlin. "Ah, my friend Brnlne!" he snld. "My friend Norton!" Jeered the victor. "And want do you wnnt; some penclies?" " A paper, my friend, a little sheet of Taper with Invisible writing on It. We prom ise to give you something In exchange for It." '"What?" naked Jim with as much non clinlnuce ns he could assume. "Life." " Search." said Jim. " Yon won't object to my smoking?" Ho begnn to roll a cigaretto while they passed over 'aim. He struck a mntch; tho pleasant nrumn of tobacco flouted about his head, "Ho's got It on him somewhere. 1 saw hi in tnko It, He's got his nerve with him." Tno cigarette glowed, Jim smoked hur riedly. Through every pocket they went. Ttia contents of hla wallet Iny scattered nt hla feet; his wnlch dangled from the chuln. Tha clgnrette grew shorter and snorter. Sud denly one of the men stretched out, a hand and whisked the cigarette from Jim's lip. Ho threw it to tho floor nnd stumped out tha coal. "1 thouirht so!" he exclaimed, holding out the scrap of burnt paper towards Brain. The words "Pear Hnrgrenve" wtra all thnt remained of Hi message. With n snarl of rage Binliie whipped out his revolver. " 1 will give you one minute to tell ma whnt thnt paper contained." "And nfter that minute in up?" " A bullet In your stomach." Quick as a flash Jims hnud st out, caught the loosely held revolver, gar It a wrench, snd brought It down savagely upon Brnlne's bend. Then h reverse,! It anil backed toward the front entrance. " Au revolr, till ws meet again, geutlk men!" Ito n ooitntttncD.)