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THE SALEM OAK TAL JOURNAL, 8ALEM. OREGON, SATURDAY, NOVEMBES 21, . 19tt. MYSTMIk-oldlacGHtD $ 1 0. 000 FOR Oft E h " The Million Dollar U tut try" itory Kill run for tun'ty-two comtoutive weekt in Ms paper. By an arrangement with tha Thonhoutf FUm company it hat been made possible not only to read the ttory in tkit paper but olio to tee it each Keek in tie variant moving picture theater!. For the tolution of thii myttery ttory $10,000 will be given by the Thanhovter Film corporation. coyDinofia ooverninq tub CONTEXT. Tie prise of 1 10,000 Kill be won by the man, too nan, or child who wri(ei the most acceptable tolution t the myttery, from which the last t'co reelt of motion picture drama will be made anil the last two thnpteri of the ttory written by Harold UacOrath. Solutiont may be tent to the Than hiuser Film corporation at B Horth Wa hash avenue, Cnicago, III., or Thanhouttr Film corporation, 11 Went Twenty-third ttreel, Sew York City H. Y, any time up tu midnight, Jan. V, 1915. Thlt allom tmeral week! after the latt chapter hat been published. A board of three fudge! will determine which of the many solution received it the most acceptable. 'The fudyee are to bo Harold Mandrath, f.loyd Lonergan, and Uisi Mae Tince. The judgment of this SVMOPSIS OF PREVIOUS CHAPTIC11S. Stanley Hnrgreave, millionaire, after a miraculous em-ape from the den of tho Bring of brilliant thieves known an the illni-k Hundred, live tho life ul a re cluee for eighteen yenro. Hurgrenve ec eldeutally meets limine, lender of the Illack Hundred. Knowing; limine will try to get htm, ho escapes from his own home by n balloon. Ilefore escaping ho writes letter to the glrla' school where eighteen years before he mys teriously left un the doorstep his baby dougnter, Florence tiroy. Thnfday Hnr greave alno draws SI, 000, 000 from tho bank, but It Is reported thnt this dropped Into the oea when the balloon he eacnped In was punctured. Florence arrives from the girls schuol. Countess Oljia, limlue'n compnulon, visits her and rlnlina her us a relative. Tho Illack Hundred then see a menus nt making- Florence a target for their attacks. They are arter tho 11,0MMXX, and limine, tbelr leader, nets tmiMl for Florence. The Uloi-k Hundred, after a number of , attempts, fall, duo to the ivladom of . Jones, the llargrcavo butler, nnd Norton, . a u-nsiinper tnnn. f i.ni'f nln! nt tho rrndesvou of the Illn.k Hundred, a mun learns of the re lOopyfKht! I1H: tlynnMWMafJrutli.lt CUAPTEIl XXII. A KMIIT Of AliVRNVUItgH. ' T11IC federal goveriuncut ttijreed to S'ty untiling, to put no obstacles In tlit way of the Itusslun anent, provldej he cimhl abduct his trio withiut se riously i-bshlng wKli the Neiv York twlluti nnthorliiei. It wus a rccnunlsml fact tliat the local polles force wiinled tho newspa per jhiry which would attond tha crusliiug of the llliick Uundred. It would be an ex ploit. But their glory was nil; nor did 9.tr run take his trio back with him to Russia Midv strauge things happened that nlglit, (he nlgl t of the dual advonturs. rlorenre sat In her room reudlng. Thn hook was "Oliver Twist," not the pleasant out tort or book to read tindar tha existing circumstances. Several times aha had reached the jlaca where B'agln overheard Nancy's coufcssloa-shs fancied she heard doors dosing softly, but credited It tu her Imuiitnallon. Pnor Nancy, who wanted to be tood but did not 8ud tluio to bs I Florence IM.SHCiwed s habit familiar to most o( us; lbs nusd of apples or candy whon we aro resd.ng. So she rang the boll for her maid, Intendlug to auk her to bring up some ap ples. Shs turned to her reading, presently to bre.ik off snd strike the bell again. Wbare ivss tint maid? Slis walled perhaps Ave mlr.'iios, tben laid dowa lbs book and be tun to Invastigats. 'Pure was not a servant to bs found In jh eu:li h"'!isl What lu tha world could lliat iiieaa? Vi'sed a's she was to heartrend ing s'lapsmsM, she was none the leal ttrrl del. Sotaethlug bad taken the servants !iom tit huuao. From whence was tlis langar tfl coma this tlina, Whera was lonesl Why did ha out return as bs had rt'otnlsedT It was lung pnat tlia hour whta ha in 'J lie would be back. Mb went Into the library sail picked up lie telephone. She was told tint Mr. Nor ton was out on an assignment, but that lo would be notilled the niotueut he re ntrtisd hit opened a drawer In tha dealt. Mia touched lha automatic but did not taka H up. She left the drawer open, hoivevar. I'urll.'r, at the newspaper otHc that night, I Itu went Into the managing editor's olDca jii.l laid a bulky manuscript on that gsn tlcman's ileiik, " 1 tills It?" " It Is," an Id 1 1 in. " You hsvs captured them?" " No, but there la a net about them from which not cue shall esciipo. There's lha hi hi t of my idventiires, of the adventures of Miss Ilargreav and the butler, Junes. You'll llud It sieltlug rnitillug. You might lost s i well send II up to the composing room. At uildulght I'll telephone the luli'ii. ilmlloii It's a scoop. Jou't worry about lUat." The editor rllfleil tint pages. " A huudrrd and twelve pages, iiiKI words to Hi- 1'iiU", uiilii. It's a uocell" " It'll ri'ml like one-," "iiit down for a iuuumiiI and let ms skim Ibinuiih ttie Unit story." ' " At Hie eud of leu tuluule tha editor laid JNDRED WORDS. board wiU be absolute and final. Nothing 0 a literary nature will be considered M tha decition, nor given any preference in the teleation of the winner of the 1 10,000 prist. The latt two teelt, which will five the malt acceptable tolution to the myt tery, will is presented1 in the theater! having thit feature at toon at it it pos sible to produce the tome. The ttory corn eponding to thete motion picture! will ap pear in the ntwspapert coincidentally, or at toon af'er the appearance of the pic ture! at practicable. With the latt two teelt will be ihown the picture! of the win ner, hit or her home, and other interesting feature!. It it understood that the newt papen, to far at practicable, in printing the latt two chapter! of the liory by Uar eld Macdrath, will ado ihow a picture of the lucceisful contestant. Solution! to the mystery must not be more than 100 words long. Here are tome question! to be kept in mind in connection with the mystery at an aid to a tolution: No. f What become! of the milUonairet No. H What become! of thi U,000,000t " No. It Whom doei Florence marry t No. 4 What become! of the Russian countetsf Nobody connected either directly or in iirectly with " The Million Dollar Myt tery " will be considered at a contestant. covery of tho bos from the aea by a sailor and of Ita subsequent return to the 'bottom of the aea, and ho quickly . coinmunlcutea the fuut to Jones. A du plicate bos la planted and later secured by the hand, but before Ita contents are examined the bos mysteriously dtsnp peara. Finding; himself checkmated at every turn, Brnlno endeavors to enmesh tho Hargreava household In tho law In order to gain free accent to the house. Tho timely dlacovery of the plot by Norton sets the police at tho heels of the pack and results In a raid on the gang's ren desvoue, which, however, proves to be barren of results. Tho Ulnl-k Hundred brain to fear Nor. ton nnd plna to dispose of hlin. Agnln the unuotloed butler shows his hand by . resoulng Norton and defeating Bralne. Florencn aocurea a mysterious paper which la of vital Importance to her fathera aafety. Bralne loses hope of securing tho $1,000,000 and turns to re venge. Henri Servan In given documentary ovldenco agnlnst the Black Hundred. They try to get It from him by a clever ruse, but again Jone bents them to It down the copy. He opeued a drawer an took out two envelopes. The blue one I.. tore up and dropiied Into tha vvu.ite basket. Norton uuderHtood and smilel. They had. meant to discharge him If he fell down. Tha ulher envelope was a fut one. "Open It," said thn editor, smiling a lit lis himself. This envelope contained a check for (2,5110, two round trip tirst chins tickets n .if a I .'if' In .jhSUkJ. : . oi-..-wT..,'-.''- . i .-..f.f .." - 5 -en . et.: s y K I. a. - - in 4 if' e v ' Mverpooi, togothor with Innumerable con tinental tickets such is are Issued to tour - lata. "Why two?" asked Jim Inuocaiitly. " r'grgct It, my buy, forget It. You ought to know that lu this utiles wa don't employ blind men. Tin whole slat Is on, There you are, a fut check aud three montln' va cation (Jo and got married; and If you return before the three mouths ire up I'll lire you myself on general principles." Jim laughed happily and the two men shook li.iu.la. Theu Jim went forth to com plete the big assignment Five lulnutes Inter Florence called hlin up to Isaru that ha hud gone. Wlint should she do? Jones had told her to slay III the house and not to leave It - Hut where was he? Why did ha not come? Whut was the meaning of this deaertlun by the servants? She wandered about aim- legal j, looking out of windows, Imagining -forma la the shadows. Her Imagination had not deceived her; alia bad heard doors closs softly. " Susan, Susan! " she murmured; bat Susan was in the hospital, Oliver Twist! What had possessed her to start reading that old tale agulo? She should hare read something of a light and Joyous character. After half an hour's wandering about the lonely house she re turn cil to the library, feeling that she would be mi fer where both telephone and revolver were. And while she sat waiting for she knew not what, her swiftly beating heart send ing the blood Into her tlirout so that It al most suffocated her, a man turned Into the street and wnlked resolutely toward the Hur grrnve place. He passed a man leaning against a tamp post, but lie never turned to look at him. W0h -aV, -w-j " i.lL.: 'it i A V. SUM' f ' , 3 cJk flnwAariWaviWiWi-y- sr v v v -ev-rev o -vvv--i n VU-f ,:?V (etvK"-v r i I I SrtT . s' ,f t. i ' '31, 'i v 'I t J J . - TMt.lLrJCAFE. Of COUNTreJ-vT OLQA Thlt nniu, however, threw away his cIkiit snd hot looted It to tha ueurest puy station, lie knew In his soul that he hud J nut seen the man for whom they had heen hunting sll theso weary but strenuous weeks Slan ley Hargrcavs In the llcahl Half an hour after bis tercphons mexsage the chief of the Itluck Hundred and many lesser lights were on their way to the house of mystery. Had they but kunwnl Now, the man who hsd created this tre mendous agitation went serenely on. He proceeded directly and fearlessly to the flout door, produced a littch key nnd entered. He passed through the hull and reception room to thi llbrury and paused un the threshohl dramatically, r'lorcnc stepped back will) t sharp cry of alarm. She had beard the hall door open and close and bad taken 'I ' fur granted that Jones hud returned. , , There was a tableau of short. duration. . "Don't job know me?" asked the stranger in a singularly plsasant voice. - Florence had been Imposed upon too many times. She shook her bead defiantly, though . her knees shook so that shs was certain that the least touch would send her over, "I am your father, chlldl" Florence slipped unsteadily behind the desk and seized the revolver which lay In the drawer. The man by the curtains smiled sadly. It was a smile that caused Florence to waver a bit. Still, she extended her arm. " You do not believe me?" sold the man, advancing slowly. " No. I hove been deceived too many times, sir. Stuy where you are. You will wait here till my butler returns. 0, if I were only sure!" she burst out suddenly and passionately. " What proof have you that you ore what you say?" ' .Mt-'lSCi eieU -x , fri i ftw.f JIM MANAGEiD TO FLOOL I V ML ' ' -( V " J I J f It, . m. Ho iitiuu toward her, holding out his hands. "This, tha tjou can nut shoot me. Ah, the damimlile wretches! Whut have they dune to you, my child, to nuke you suspicious- of every ime? How I lines watched overoyou lu secret! I will tell you what ouly Jones and the reporter know, that tin aviator died, th.it I ttlnuc was res cued, thai I gave Norton the live thousand, that I watched the windows of the Itus slun woman, nnd overheard uenrly every plot Hint was hutched lu the conned cham ber of. the Illitck ll iildicd; that I was shut In the arm whlln criienhig the lawn mis n Is lit An J now we h.ive the icinin Ir-'lt Jnat where e want Iheui. They will he lit this lnne for me within hnlf'aii hour, itul not one of them will leave It In frilotn I am your father, I'loreu.-e; I am the lonely father who has spent Ike h'st years of Ills Ufa away (rom you In order to secure your i j my I " . 1 11 v8 1. II VI M 5 8 . HI II safety. - Can't you feel tie truth of all thlsr " Mo, not Please do not approach any nearer; stay where you are! " At that moment the telephone rang.' With the revolver still leveled she picked up the receiver. "Hello, hello! Who Is H? . . . O, Jim, Jim, come at once! I am holdlog at bay a man who soys he Is my father. Hold ' hlin where he Is, yon say? All right, I will. Come quick!" ".Tim!" murmured the man, still advan cing. He must have that revolver. The poor child might spoil the whole affair. "So what Jones tells uie Is true: that you are going to marry this reporter chap?" She did not answer. "With or without my consent?" If only he would drop that fearless smile! she thought. " With or without anybody's consent," she said. yew iMWir.viii'as' rasa, i I 1' ' r "Whut In the world can I any to you to convince you?" ha cried. "The trup is set; hut If Brains and his men' coma and flni . in like Mils, good heaven, child, we are both lost! Come, come!" " Stay where you are! " At that moment she heard a sound at the door, Iter gar.e roved; and It was enough, for the m4i. . He renchea out und caught her arm. She tried to tear herself loose. " My child, lu find's name, listen trv ren- on! Tliey arc entering the hall nnd they , will have us both." I 1 Hinlilcnly Florence knew. Slut could not imvo lohl you why; but then' was un:ap-, ileal In the man's voice that went lo her heart. ' . . " You are my father! " . " Yes, yes! But you've found It out Just i trills too late, my dear. Quick; thit lid .' the desk I" ' " . ' Brains nnd his. men dashed Into ths Jbrary. . Olgu entered leisurely. "Both of them!',' : yelli-l Bralne exult niitly. " Both of thorn together; what luck I" Thero was a sharp, Oerco struggle; and when It cams to sn end nargrtavo, was 'rusned to s chilr. "Ah, so we meet ngnlnr lUrjreBve!" said - I'lnlin;. Ilirgreavs shrugged. What he wauted w.i iin.0. " A luillion! We havo you, Where Is It, r I'll twist your heart before, your eyes.'' " 1'alher, forgive rue! " " I understand, my child." "Where Is It? " Brnlno tared rioreneu he the wrist and swung her toward him, . " Don't tell him, father j don't mind me," an i il the girl bravely, limine, smiling his old evil smile, drew the girl close. It was the Inst time he ever touched lier. " Look! " screamed Olga. . Kvery one turned, to see Jones' face peer ing between the curtains, fliers was an Ironic smile on the butler's' .lips. The fars viininhed. "After him!' cried BMl.ne, . releasing I'lorence. "After Mint" mimicked a voles from tha hall. . . .. . The curtains were thrown Inu-k ntddetily. . Jones apKo.ii'ed nnd dim mil the Itusslun, agent a id. a dor.en polli-emen. Tahlean! limine was the only mun who kept tils head. He Hom-ed Sort ni, smushr l a win dow, aud li-iiped, out. ; The blow dnnod No' ton, but lie wits on Ills feel alinul iusisntl) ud followed nrulue through the window. Across the tjtl the two spoil, with su ei rim Hire of shots which emptied both sulo- matlct but did no damage. Brain haadel for his auto. H jumped In, only to bs hauled out again by the furious reporter. 4 hand to hand fight followed; and ths cleat life of ths reporter told. "There, my angelic friend, I believe thai ths game Is up. There Is one shot left ll this automatic. If you make any attempt to escape, I'll let you bare It; not to kil but to disable. You and your preclout . countess will sail tomorrow morning for thi Baltic, and from there you will go to the lend mines." He dragged his prisoner toward the bouse. " Your troubles are over, my child," said Hargreare, as ho pressed Florence to hit heart. "And mine have begun," murmured ths countess. " But I hftve still one shot." The police stood encircling her. Calmle she opened her handling and took out her handkerchief. It was a thick and heavy silk one. Swiftly she unscrewed the top of her wnlklng stick (it will be seen now that the carrying of it was not nn affectation!), extracted a vial and t1 violently tn the floor. An overpowering sweit odor filled the room. Jones, knowing how deeply vcr.ieil Ilrulno was In oriental poisons oul narcotics, made a desperate but futile effort to tear down a curtain to throw over tin liiiild; but even In the effort he felt hit senses going. The last he was conscious of was n mocking laugh. But the eutruuee of Jim, dragzlng Brains after III in, shocked nil tho banter out of ths countess. She - turned and rushed madly for the stairs, without having the least Idea how she was to manage an escape from ths upper stories. She had thought Brains free. As she flew up the steps all the past re turned, all tier warnings to that stubborn man. This was the end ... Bunjiaf Tho horrors of tho cold and tho deadly damps of the mines , . . forever! .Tim. still holding the battered conspira tor, watched her flight in smar.ement He could not understand till he pushed Brain Into the library aud the vanishing odor as sailed his nostrils. What these fumes were lie was never lo know, but they proved to be transitory. Five minutes sufficed to bring ' nil liuck to their senses.' For the while they forgot Olga. ' "This man Is mine," said Servan, nodding Inward Brnlne. "He's yours, without charge," said Jim. " I am an American cltlxeu," said Bralne, who, renlltlng what ths future held, readily preferred a long prison term in Amerira to the horrors of Russian exile. . "Your certlficato has been destroyed," sulJ -Servan, "nnd ths state department consul, era your papers void becauss you obtained them under false oaths. You are an undo slrnblo citizen; aud lbs republic Is happy t learn thnt you will be taken off Its hands." " And because," added. Norton, " you havt laid too many mines lu the blackmailing1 business, and ths government does not pro! pose to have thorn made known to the. pub lic through a long snd useless trial. It was a long run, old top; but right is right And by tho way, I want you to meet Mr. Jcit son, formerly of Scotland Yard.' He indicated Jones, who started. " Yes," went on tlx reporter, " I nicog nized li i in long ago." " ll Is true," said Hiirgicivo, taking Jones' hnn.l In his own. " Fifteen years ago I cm ployed him to Watch my uiT.-iIrs, und very well has he done so. And ti you, yon wretch," tinning upon the bngguril Bmiiin, "listen: there Is a million, nnd you h.va been within; a font of It a dojeu times. It bus been under your very nose. ' I hi you ti member I'oe's 'Purloined Letter'? H.i! Tudor your very nose, within touch of your lisud! Now, tako him away, Mr. Scrvmt. The police will ho sntlshcd with tho pris oner they luive.'' ' j So, present!,-, Hitigreitve, Jones, Florenctj nnd Jim were alone. Thnt smile which hut rcveulcl to Florence her fiithir's Iduititj stolo-ovcr his face ngiilu, He put his h.inc on Jim's shoulder and beckoned to Flor ence. "An you really ntniuus to marry Ihli . ynitiig niau? " Florence nodded, "Well, then, do so. And go to Huron , with him on Jour , lioneyinoou; . nud as 1 wedding present to' you both, for every dolltir that ho has I will 'u,, hiuidrr-rti nnd when you eo.t tired of travel you will both come back here to live. The B!ac Hiindied hns censed to eUt." - "An I now,"sald Jones, slinking his sluml dent. - " Well?" snld Hiirgrcnve. "My business Is done. Still Jouet panned. "Go nn," said Hnrgreave soberly. " Well, Hie tnith Is, sir, Pre grown used In you. And If you'll let me piny Ilia bullet till ths end I shall be most happy." " I wns going to suggcot It." ! Norton Inuk I'lorence hy tin hanj aud ilr"w her ansy. "Where nre you leklug me?" she ssked. "I'm going to take this pretty hand ol yours nnd put It flat upon ll.OiiO.nofl. . And If ru don't believe It, follow me." '. . Shs followed.' ' TAis It the last chapter ol "The Million Dollar Aotters'" (,( wilt annrsr mtit aftrn the tlO.Oim v,H..f k Qrrn awonfrs, when iht ronripdte, chapter,, written hy Mr. Mactlratk from te best talulio offcrnd; will ba puh fUnrd. . .. , 4
