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guwln the Twenty Million Bollat mysxew yff H AROU 'MAC GRA.TH J w """M MADAM :DU VALWAf) The rf ma liable udventuret of thf riunii'it y.uduni wilt he itortrayid hi) Harold Mmtlralh in Iho iiwrerding riu;)lir. ' J'iik ;)iol nial ii bring niiiii'ii (n the h'tulini iiioi ijii ()irfur tlirtlm b) thn Thanhauinr cor puralimi. Anmnn Mono purd'i ipating am Mnrtiiifritr Mhoic, ,1eirK I'Ahabrth Vnrbrn, Jamn Cnitn, in (in tific nil of ruimrtrr hrrn; Kidney Bntrey, and Frank h'arrinyton. '.iiiloiu, liulruHH tu lii.Diio.OUO, Ih plauail In tliu K'lo'lunnlili) of luir uiil-U, Hub am At), a inyHUc. llimMivm AM la tli'tur liihicl tn HiTUiu Ilia girl furluna (r hlmmtir, mul wliim iho lii-cuintiii uf an hn innko nvury nffxi t to In lnit uliout Ikt dvath. Ziuturu Ih In fuvn Willi a younx ' liiwyr, Jnhri Hlunn, uiul whtt Meka pir iiiIhhIom of her miBMiy tiui'lti to Mikity lilni MiiHHiini All iiioiiiIbi'I to u in nl li'ir wlnli luovlili'il aim nlmll aolvx IwimiIv ut lila i'imi'1 .iiilnrii aiilvnn nllui uf Ilia rdHi'H whoit In) tlhl'lu tlh'H, HIlU sl)H la ia IfiiHi-il (if lnr ili'ilKi. Al I ln ili'iiih ir In-i' uiu'Ih, 'iiilura liua kiiuIIh'I' an 1 1 hi' fur hi'l luiihl -,11m llnlnl, a liitiri who liuit Ihm'ii pliiyliiK Ita iluilliU tu IliiNn.'im All, lull whii, throiiKli alm-t'fo lil llf till1 Kill, Klv,,f up llm TuUh llfu mul K'li'K Lull to lila work na a iii'Wipn prr ii'piii tiT. Nil litliK'!' tilillKDil tu anlvu Hilaaulil All'a niHi'a tnlora iiitw i-uiifrunta tlut M i ii I . m t myatvry of all, wlilrh la llu iiiai'i'v uf her own 1 i r mill th titulil tlun lo ai'i-ura tlx vant fortunr of $.1), liiln.iinii ,.f ),!, () looking IhruHKh lior unili'a pupura alia ,ilo llmta tlmt Ii-t f.-illoT It'ft Iiit un lnt'M'i'Ht In a tllmnoiiil iiillm, mul Stiu in anil lliilnl both land at aliiliiiira In tiyl: .. to tixnln for lier poa ai'aalon of llila valuta, which la IiIiiik ap proprlutail hy roauna. InU'iit on Hi'tllnK 'udorn out of tha way, th ii roiiia, under tha ti'iuloiahlp of Mnia, I mi Vnl, liuva llui ulrl aplrllid Hway to a prlvala Inaitna uayluni In tha Mum Inatitiitlnii they form ua an In innta Howiil.l, thn inlna auin-rliitundiiit, who wlaln-a to ha loyal to Zudorit'a in tiiiala. Howard dlca fioni liuimai, but Ktidora la tvai'iiad by bar frlHiida, Onyrlht: 1U1S- Hy llaroM Ma.'llralto.l CHAH'KK XIV THE UIN'IMI Mll.l.lilNi. IT took a r. ut n tuli i fir u.lini to lifi'oiua lirrni'lf nauiu. Tlia tiKatnn'iil alia loi.lara ii'ivi'il In III.' aiiulMiliim would Imi ilrlv.oi liiKiina utiy Woinau with lean m. iltal lull linn ami plij ali'ul aiamiiia, Sln had Ihtii III I. 'il, III (IoiIiimI, rouiihly huhilli'd, tlui'iiti'in'il. Klir mul aliut lnr It toip'tlit'r ami I'liilur.' l, Tin' ili'iiih of I hi' uiiiiK aiip.'rluti'ndi'iit ill) h"t i lour aw iiy ail) cloiiila. 'I lia iliiiinoinl uiinn vi ax un fur anity from udora aa ivr. Siorm ami Hunt univi'd that xnun oik' bu t Rot Into II. if.iihu Ali'a piipi'ia, and Oioaa miir mad tha iiwiii'ialilp oi tin' dluiiioud iiiiiii-a mina aalliihlii. Hunt illicit loiiisl Italid In iirlvalf. but tiki hilar awuii' on h i a oath Unit h.' !iml uayor Iwau alili' to put Ilia liiiud ou HiKnaiii All'a iiinnry or oti Ii'ih prlvata papi'in. Th.' Illn.l'i Ki'ryaiil liiid kiiowii wh.ro thoaa llilni woro, mul Ih.'io it u no Joiiht in llulnl'i uilml llut Ih broftii mau lia.l takon both toll aii.l pa u ra, tha laltor liolng tururd oiar to 1 1. .no wh i II w pi aaoaarj tlli'UI, "Thorr'a on" thlnj I'm rtirl.ma, alivMit," aalci llalr.l. " Atul wliat'i that?" "That oM ulna. Zti.lom h,kl ijulta a frw IliouaamU at tha alarL I know nho mvlvad It. I know that ha wa loyally antltliM to It. I loli! uilnca do U"t vaulah off tha oaith la tha raahlou llili ono la aaid to hava ranlho.l. I lat it oiH-urrod to jrou that tha rort uilglit hava Wru fakaj by lh'a tu.iat lutarvataj la iliatlu ZiidoraT " Wa ran aoon Oud out. Yur luVa to t vood otic. And mora than that, It'a my opln that (boa who ar nilUuf lb dlawoaj 1 1 1 l l u ' GIVING AN INFOALDINblERTO. DECEIYE VILLIER5 mini, nrc diguing lulo tlio gulil. Tliey've got till tha iliH iimoiiU In tin? ciiHC. All right, For ii hili' we'll I'hmk tho iliiinioiid tui uf It uiul hiv what cum ha dnuu with the gold. Ziiiluru ciin turn oor lior IntiT.-Htu to Storm, mi. I hf run Hturt tho liouiliardiiiont. 8uppoH0 I ti'lophoue him to liicot ua up there at her lioina at ohm'? Wo can't Iohu anything by going to It ut the drop uf tho lint," llnlril fulleil ut iiiii h ou Storm and expluinod lila Idou. " flu you think thi'Ho crooks ur trying to put that den) over ua ill 10? The lufortuiitiou cuma to Zuilora uuaolicltcd, Soum dork ai'Ut tha liiforiuiitlon." "A frnmoiip, no doubt. Mr. Storm, wo'ye ull got to iiiovo luiidily aiuoolhly to bout tha rmwil wi'Vo up iiKiiiu.il. Vp to Unto wo Imve no li'Hiil bold. If wo go to court with bulf rliihtH, il la iiilto lllioly llie liliKiitlnu will run 011 for yi'iii'ii. I don't think you could enjoin un African diamond mine from produ.luit. Wo mliilil b uhlo to hold up thn gold tnlna foi a time. Hut theao people him money, liiirrela of it ; mid they'll nxo it to liijlit. Now, wo wunt do got the upper huiul in tlila giiiuv without having to o to tho I'oiirta. Hunpoan you write a lellei' to llie .iiilura mine, to aoo where wo aland. Aak tor lufor uution uhout Tiuinor, Ifuil nn'a fiilhor; ndi K there nro any I m 1 mm h relating to llie will, uud'Ho f 01 ill mid a 1 on. I'Vel llielil out, If they un crooka uut there lt'a heller to know it na aoou n poa hI iil.v Iloro'a Mlta Truliior now," wound up Huiul, aa .uiloru onteiol. Shi' upinovod of the lelter. Hut It xvna nlwiiya money, money, money. She win be ginning to hit le the aound of it. Why not lot the Mooiiu.lrt'la Imve It? "That iau't the Idea, my girl," anhl Slorui. "It inu't tho luouey o luueli ; It'a the prill I'iple. I know i yoii'v.i Juat gone tbrougli a I.Til'.le 01. 1. '11I mul it I1.11 put fear Into you. Hut wo can't lot theae people go acot free. 1i. u think I'll over let up liiinling them when I think what they did to you'.' No, thnnka! Thia hunch of roguea la golug to pay Iho piper for their fin trot." They all laughed; and I lieu Storui lluule out lita Idler to Murcua Villlera, chairman of the bourd of trtiNteea, And Mine, dti V11I unulo up her uilml to have a Utile inaiiiuerndo for llie lieu. 'Ill of thia aiime Murcua Villlera. The cluiinnaii va coming fail to aoe the teal .u.l.'la, aupioniug, nf coin -o", 1I11U the fortune waa atill under her control, Thera bad been an uniiamilly flno win atrilck, mid he wna going enit to aunijeat that "lie aoll otiti'Uht Iter boliliniia. Italrd'a Idea that there might be mi iiiifiillh ful cleik nt the millet win a kceu one. The uperliitomleiit of the mine waa of a different rnlllier from llie man who tin. I liik.u 1 Inn 1:0 if the diiim.'li.l mine. Itionn of the .udura gold miue wua not ntmve doubling Ilia lini'ine, and be waa not particular how tlmt doubling wua brought about. The moment the new liii.l wua made be promptly wired I'upt. lUilclill'.' that 'llliei wai arranging to c one omt ami that IV'l.sllve Hum, whom ItudclilTe bud wuriied him almut, would be lured wot ami put out of huHlueaa. When Stoim'a letter arrived llruwn waa lint to rend it. It ia uoedleaa to an v tlmt it did uot reach Villlera. I'pon receipt of tha wire from llrowu. fairt It a .1. It (1 at ou.v aoujbt Mine, du Val. "Thia llrowu can be truited?" " 80 long aa we pay hi in well. My dear woman, with a little clot nailing we'll hava rlchfa beyond our wlhl.-at -dreauia. Milhotia, anj uot a aixil to aton In between! Kdwanli Ii out of tha way, ami that diamond mlu Ii piaillcally oura, to do with at we pleat. With thia ruaa Villlera arut along after KJ war.lt, good night to Kudorm and vouipany. Brown will make an effort to get to Villlera' aafa, whr Joohtle aoni good 4oruiuentl See "Zudora Every Thursday at the Bligh Theatre are In existence relative to the mine. Once we din destroy these Kurope, Monte Carlo, or the inner puluce at Peking if you nuy o." " It'a not the money with me, lUdollffe; lt'l the sport of the game. I like to bent the law, t coufiiao it, to niiiku it Impotent. It twisted me outtt. Hut for an old mini's folly tbey would hum mo still, I wus pretty, Du Vnl linil iullueucu ; uud here I am, inlstrCBS of his fortune. It'a the gunus with me." " Aud it'a the cold lucre, If you want my uhlc of It. I like good things to wear, to eat; ' I like to spend money for the mere suke of Rpciiiliug it. I'd like to ait in a game of poker without feeling the necessity of slipping aa nee from my sleeve." HudillLTo 'luughed. ' And because I fumbled an ace ouce upon a 1 j.---. -lf':4 ,; ;! : ;': . ' ; '';;; is ' ,;ki$-? : -' r'e- : . r' 1 : '-1 . v'm. I I'm m&M 1 'v i:i ' f"M '' ffsV y-$?'-'At K' ' w. K'j La a . , .i , ji . 1 r-YTrrriwjrriirmir)rri--iiaaairiiiiirr i i HUNIANO BMltD fWGilTJHJaOtaY AND JUCCEEDEO KlGETTIN&aTHE CHAUFFEUR AT. A DlAOVANTA&E time . . . t), well ; (he past la the pnil. nii.l a baud oli.e played can't be phiye.l iin.un auppoae we'll have to put Villiera out of the way. St uiii lias written him, but Hrowu In tercepted the letter. Ou my aide, in Storm, l'e ro'ineslcd him to bring euit nil lm .locu incnti. And ihere'a the real mime: to net our tm ii .Ii upon thuae. Hut I would like to know where our pretty .udoru hid those diiiiuouda, The loot was worth at leant fifty thou,unJ." " Who la thii tuaii Huiid ?" " Why, I thouiiln )ou knew nil uhout bim'.'" "I thonnht I did. Kither ho bus tinned over for keeps, or be is plu,wn u deeper n.iiu.i ll nil we me." Mndiim luuaed for a ui.mu. nt " I never i-ould tell when it wat llnlnl or the real llaaauui. He waa the cleverest uiakeup tuau I eier uw." " And you were Just a little bit smitten with him, eh?" " W. ll, ma Ih' t waa. Hut I've g.n over It." "Thera'a ou tbiug w may b ture: be didn't got Into llaaaam Ali'a trunk. That llludii waa a glaeu.l to ua. I luppox bT Ihit time he la back In India, with trained elophatita to light fur hint and lav, atria to wait upon him. II got llassum's horded gold, all right. Th. old b..y wa, th brwd. r.. .. vua.aiss.. Uj ,u, w.y, woulj MT'FOIJJflEiriMELYiARPIVALfOHUNlANDBAlRP.MAD you mltnl letting me have a couple of hun dreds?" "Cards?" " Surely ! I've got to have a little recrea tion for the risks I'm taking and about to take. Hut I'm going to give you some fine news for the money. It is worth ten thou sum! innleud of two hundred." "What is it?" "Miiiiu committed suicide in the Tombs this uioruing, and the Edwards case goes off the calendar with hlin. Sooner or later he'd have blown the game and we'd have bad to hike." " Munn dead ! What a weight off my shoul dels! I've been wnlting for the police every - day since he went to the Tombs. He overdid ' . ?e.., thf Kdwurda business. Of course, he hud only verbal evidence ngiilnst ua. Hut If ho had broken down under the third degree it would have put ua luto hot water. Mure, it would have aturti'd the hawks looking nio tip. And then, by-by. We muat pluy a finer baud. Ni rough stuff from our side escept n the cute uf Hunt. We'll ship Villier to a pot bo cau't get buck f rn. If we give bim nochuile, t ) so the real Zmlorn it will be plain tailing. One we have his papers in our posaeaalon w can laugh at him." " You're a wonder! Are you ever golug to marry me?" " Marry you? t the b,t mnn that ever lived! We'd tire of each oilier in a week. You kuow It and 1 know It. Lot u keep to th plutoulc scheme, If you please, captain." Now, wbeu notedly. Hunt received tha wire which wua to lure him west, he bad an Idea that It waa a lure; but If h pretended to play luto thf hands of the toemy be would b likely at lenst to locate the axact spot th nilut lay la. He had fouud the dlsnioud mint under circumstances far mora difficult. With tb enact localiona of tha twa propsrtlrs, he would hav gained half th aht II. wa, .11 r..dy to leav. hi. offlc. -ban Balrd cam In. " Where now? " Hunt showed bim the wire. "Do you put nny fnilh In it?" Hunt shrugged. "I want to find where that mine is. I don't care a hung whether this wire is a plant or not." "Would yon like company?" suggested Buird. "I should wit yes! Will you go?" '"What kind of a yaro will I tell the of fice?" "Tell them you've got the mnte to the South African story. Add, your expenses will be taken oare of by the Trainor estate " Buln! sat down to the telephone. Two minutes later he Jumped up with a 'wboop. "All 0. K.! I'll meet you nt the Grand Ccntrul in ouo hour. I'm aching for a shindy." " You'll get It, I'm thinking, If you come with me," n Id Hunt, grimly. Murcus Villiers was the son of John VII licrs, the banker to whom Tiuinor had en trusted his mine originally. lie was a lively Individual, a shrewd business man, but some thing of n fop. lie possessed the only valet in that part of the country, and he -kept that valet, not because be needed help, but be cause It took courage to do so in face of the old timers who held all men servants In con tempt, Brown, the superintendent, after having read Stann's letter, doctored It so as to lure Villiers east, then retnailcd It. And Villiers was glad to get a good excuse to go east and show the eflfete niotrnpnlilnns thut he knew bow to bundle valets with the best of them. The day previous tn Hunt and Baird's de parture It was agreed that I'upt. Itatlcllffa himself should go west to gee that Hunt was properly taken care of. lie was three days later met at the little mining town station by two trusted men of Brown's. The trio went directly to the mine, uud iu the office, to gether with Brown, they mapped out the campaign against Detective Hunt, who wag due to arrive on the morrow. When Hunt and Buird nrrlved It waa nat ural that they should select the one automo bile In sight- The chauffeur, who was tb same niuu who bad driven RndclitTe to ths mine olllce the day before, nsked the new arrivals where they wanted to go. "To the Zu.lnra mine," said lluut, study ing the man closely. But the chauffeur knew that he would buve to tin n. 1 sharp scrutiny. So his bflind countenan.'e partly reassured the detective. " To the Zu.l. ira mine it Is, sir. It's a bit rough going and about half tin hour's ride." "Hit her up," suld Buird, Jovially, "and see how near you can come to dumping us over the cliff without losing the car." The chauffeur bent suddenly to his mag neto to hide the surprise on his face. One of these men wus Hunt, all right; but this other chop might force them to rearrange plans. Howe rer, he was tinder orders to take Hunt past a certain break In the mountain road, and so he forged ahead at a good clip. "What do you think!" whispered Bnlrd. " In a guuie Ifke thia you'v got to wait for the other man to move," returned Hunt, with bis eye on the chauffeur's neck. The chauffeur turned. " See that ledge, around the bend there? That's the mine." In their Interest. Hunt and Bnlrd forgot thf chauffeur, as he trusted they would. In stantly he stopped the cr and whirled In hi seat. When Hunt and Balrd looked at him SffSin thf. folin.t eliamanlvAa atan tftnb. lug Into the barrels of two ugly, servlceshl " - -'"'",v 'v- " automatics. At thf snma time Radcllff. and Brown, both mada un for the occasion. dasheit around tha break In th road. Quick light. Hunt's cant Bstbed through LblQItlEB. THICK; W the air, striking the chauffeur on the trig anJ sending' one of the guns whirlini dot, the rnvine. Before the chauffeur rrcomnl, Hunt was upon him for the possession of Ibt remaining weapon. But thinm did not p very well with Buird. Rnilcliffe md Bran got hint fuul, and he had bis hanili full Hunt fought furiously and lurrctds) Ii getting the chauffeur nt a disauvniitafe. Hi minpped the gun from his grasp n.l him over the head with the bull; and, lib the miner In Bret Ilnrte'g poora, " the ank qtient proceedings interested him no mon? The detective threw on the potter md ml the car whizzing ahead without mllrlm what hud happened to Buird. Tie; Ui mo feeded In pulling lilni mt ot wt knocking him senseless, Tin moment tU car started Radcliffe jumped nl caught boU Of the side, mnunglng with no Binnll difllcalty to crawl Into the tonneau. And then Hml'l brave dash came to an abrupt end. Balrd saved half the dny by keeping tt until ho had recovered his -breath. Thsi h reached for Brown's leg and threw tin ly. Aud that was the end of Brown's t for the present. ' Meantime, Badi'lifTe got Ilunt to a deserts! wnyaide Inn. Tho detective nt nt i amiable frame of mind. Here he wis, nM cnugbt, ond Balrd no one knew wl'- Bal all this while the reporter was forelng Brewi nhend of him along the tire tracks. fftikH a qunrtcr of nn hour he came within W of the Inn. Radcliffe and the cbultfur taking things easy, doubtless waiting Tor tki arrival of Brown Ho arrived, but it point of Baird's gun. There was another set-to, In which M nud Buird succeeded in getting frtt""1 the open. . inn,.. ...i.i.ii. rlon't csre to M IIUV ui i.ii-ii.... - here," said Hunt, drily, as he wotW bn. nut nf thf handcuffs which Ridf hin sin a nnpd nn hill wrMB. ' No; our room is bettor mn . . . it.. nt pany; and just now Hie more room ter. i nt noi oeuo I II I 1 of, those chops bm'k In New u "I've the same idea. Support nround for a bile to cut snd for w " ....!, nnt a hots II tation where they won i w.- - n Balrd. this 'Is going to be Interesting. " Chilli." k h When Villiers arrived In N'"" wont straight to a hotel lns.es of Storm of hi. arrival. He M train a wire from ulr Tr.r where to come for dinner tlmt I was giving an Inf.irmul dinner ui rot be complete wlil.-nt the '. old friend. Vllllfts .tnfff I J document. Into his pocket and mIW Madam Du V.I m hat when, "' dug to the westerner; he snilleJ a 1 be missed hi. documents, ne " It seem, that Mm " "'.t two ends of the game. At ipifW. received Villiers, 7a r w"' . message purporting to J b( In which be declared thn l to ( ment. shf re.)nlred. but tb.t M oner at 121 HIhh ' had brought the messnge. i1 Dti t oat ir w jt So Zmlora and Storm r. - . .tr..e. snd they were folio" ksl r"- rt.,d.. Hunt and Buird who I upon th. hfels of Villier.- ..' . .n.ared ratlifr rn1""". . rt m. to ur. -ri . , , IS r . - .W.I t ist - ..4 U IT.. .... - . Lai eye. Storm nrui.-- p,.c. before. The do.. . a m to seek . .k.r, - ,l , anil ' lumen ...ikutl"' i prsn out upon i nr i" -1 ni.nt wd P.'' " ....... , ,nl. would have won at I" ' rrlTBl ui -' . trli-tV