Show th C M filliol I rier M YS by HAROLD MAC GRATH illustrated from scenes in the photo drama of th the same name by the Thanh film company ISU 1914 bi Ma cOntti SYNOPSIS stanley Ilar hargreave greave millionaire after a miraculous escape from tho deti deno bof the fans ana of brilliant b thieves known as th the lack hack hundred un d ed lives alvea tile lle life 0 ot r a recluse for eight eighteen ten years hargreave c one night filters enters it a broadway restaurant and there comes face to face with the gangs leader Il raine after the meeting ting during which willell In neither elther man apparently tho the other hurries to ills his magnificent riverside home bome and lays plans tor for making his from tile the country lie he writes a letter fetter to the girls school in new jersey where eighteen years before lie he had mysteriously left on the doorstep his baby daughter lorence llorence l grey lie he also also paya p a a to tile lie hangar of a a daredevil a aviator v la or hrasne ard members ot of tits ills band sur surround roun Ilar greaves chonle at night but as they enter the lie linuse the watchers outside see BOO I AL balloon leave tile the roof the safe Is round empty the alie million wiloh hargreave ki eave way know to have haloj drawn that hat ilay day was gone then some one announced file balloon had been punctured and dropped into tile the sea florence arrives from aroni the gIrla sell school ool Prince mH olga companion visits tier lier ami claims to be a relative two bogus detectives call but their plot Is foiled by norton a newspaper man ily by bribing the captain of the orient norton layh lays a trap for bragne awl and its hla rang princess Princ esp olga also ali 10 visits ifsits tho the orients Orlen ls captain and slie she easily falls into the lie reporters snare the plan croves abortive through gl Br braines alnes good luck 1 k and only hirelings fall fail into the hands of f tile the police CHAPTER IV continued it if you want my opinion said bald norton 1 I believe the gumen were vere but to up another sang gang and tile the police got wind of it dont you think it about time the police called a halt in this gunman matter oil so BO long as they pot each other the police look the other way it saves a long trial and passage up the river besides whenever they are nabbed sonie some big politician manages to open the door for them great to IQ the american voter take mr nortons Nor tons order luigi said eald braine A 9 german pancake pan calce buttered toast and coffee ordered the reporter man alan eat something its enough for me and go all the rest of the day on tobacco I 1 know something fit af you chaps I 1 dont see how you manage to do it food Is the least of our troubles by the way may I 1 ask you a few questions nothing for print prin t unless youve a fire away what do you know about the princess Perli orr let roe me see hm met aret her first hout phout e a year ago at a reception alv given en to Nasi niti va A very attractive ati an I 1 see quite a lot of 0 her why well she claims to be a sort of aunt to Ilar hargreaves Hargreave greaves a daughter she said something to me about that the other night you never know where youre at in this world boria do you ou the gernian german pancake the toast the coffee disappeared and the reporter passed his cigars the president visits town today and im oft off to watch the show I 1 suppose ill have to interview him about the tariff and all that rot when you start on a new book let me know and ill be your press agent a bargain thanks for the breakfast brains braine picked up his newspaper and read ile he smoked yes but he only pretended to read the young fool was clever but no man la Is infallible ile he had not the least suspicion he be saw only the newspaper story still in some manner he might stumble upon the truth and it would be just as well to tie the reporters hands effectually the rancor of early morning had been subdued anger and quick temper never paid in the long run and no one appreciated better than draine to put norton out of the way ay temporarily was only a wise precaution it was not a matter of spite or reprisal lie he paid the reckoning left the restaurant tau rant and dropped into one of his clubs for a game of billiards lie he drew quite a gallery about the table lie he won easily racked his hie cue and sought bought the apartments of the princess what a piece of luck it was that olga oiga had really married that old dotard Perl goff he had left her a titled widow six months after her marriage but she had had hardly a ko peck to call her own olga hargreave la Is alive ile he was there here last night dut but somehow lie he anticipated the raid and had the po lice in waiting the question is has lie fooled us did he take that million or did he be little hide it there is one thing left to get that girl no matter where hargreave to Is hidden the knowledge that she Is in my hands will bring him out into the open no morek more blind alleys I 1 on your mind she has never seen her father she confessed to me that she has not even acen a photograph of him there was a long pause do you understand m me eshe ehe asked by the lord harry I 1 dol do youve A licad head on you worth two of mine tile the very simplicity of at the idea will win lit out for us some game one to pose as abr father t r message handed banded to her in secret dire misfortune if she ehe wills pers pera a word to anyone that her fathers life hangs bangs upon the secrecy silo she must confide in no one leaston lea least of all jones the butler it all depends upon how bow the letter gets to her bred brad in ili the country silo she probably sleeps with her window open A pebble attached to a note tossed into the window ill trust thle this to no one ill do it myself with the girl in our control the rest will be easy it she really does not know where the money Is hargreave will tell us great head little woman great head she does not know her fathers handwriting she has never biever seen a scrap scrap of at it all that fiffles farlow ever received was money the original note left on the doorstep with florence has been lost trust me to make alt all these inquiries qu iries Toni tomorrow orro night then immediately after dinner a taxicab will await her just juat around the corner comer grange Is the best man I 1 can think of iles hes an artist when it comes to playing the old man parts not too old remember hargreave over forty five another good point im going to stretch out here on the divan and snooze for a while had a devil of a time last night when shall I 1 wake you at six well have an early dinner sent in I 1 want to keep out of every blodys way by byl in less than three minutes he was sound asleep the woman gazed down at him in wonder and envy it if only she could drop to sleep like that very softly she pressed her lips to his hair at eleven the following night the hall light in the Ilar hargreave greave house was turned oft off and the whole interior became dark A shadow crept through the lilac bushes without any more sound that thai a cat would have made Ploren florences ces window was open as the arch conspirator had expected it would be with a small string and stone as a sling he sent the letter whirling skillfully through the air it sailed into the girls room the man below heard no sound of the stone anything and concluded that it had r 1 c the bed he waited patiently presently a avert wavering n g light could be distinguished over the sill of the window the girl was awake and had lit the candle this knowledge was sufficient tor for his need the tragic letter would do the yest rest that ls Is if the girl came from the same bame pattern as her father and mother strong willed and adventurous lie tiptoed back to the lilacs when a noise sent him close to the ground half it a dozen feet away he be saw a shadow creeping along toward the front door presently the shadow stood up tip as ae it if listening ile he stooped tood ed again and ran lightly to the seq steps up these to the door which lie ha hugged who was this wondered braille patiently lie he waited arranging his posture fco 60 that he could keep a lookout at the door by and by the door opened cautiously A man holding a candle appeared brains vaguely recognized description of the butler butle r the man on an the veranda suddenly blow blew out the light braille could hear the low murmur of voices but nothing more the conversation lasted scarcely m minute the door closed and the man ran down the steps across the lawn with braine close at his heels just a moment mr air hargreave he called ironically just a moment the man he addressed as hargreave turned with lightning rapidity and struck the blow caught brains above the ear knocking him flat when he be regained his feet the rumble of a motor told him the rest of the story by tile lie dim light of her bedroom candle florence read the note which had found entrance so strangely and mysteriously into her room her father ile he lived he needed herl her alive but bilt in dread peril and only she sho could save him she longed to fly to him at once then and there how haw could she wait till tomorrow night at eight immediately she began to plan how to td circumvent the watchful jones jonea and the careful susan her father she slept no more that night my aly darling daughter I 1 must see you come at eight tomorrow night to 78 grove street third floor confide in ili no one or you ecal beal my death warrant your unhappy FATHER what child would refuse to obey a summons like this A light tap on the door started her Is anything the matter asked the mild voice of at jones jonea no I 1 got up to get a drink of water site she heard beard his footsteps die away down the corridor she thrust the letter into the pocket of her dress which lay neatly folded on an the chair at tile the foot of the bed then cl combed abed back into the bed itself she must not tell even mr air norton was the child spinning a romance over the first young man she had hat Lever a or met in her heart at 0 hearts the girl did not know her eatherl it was all so BO terribly and tragically simple to match a womans comans mind against that of a child both norton and tile the sober jones had explicitly warned lier her never to go BO anywhere receive telephone calls or letters without first consulting one or the other of them and now she had planned to doe deceive elve them with all the cunning or of her sex the next morning at breakfast there was waa nothing unusual either in her appearance pe arance or manners under the shrewd scrutiny of 0 jones she was just her everyday self a one gas bit of of acting for one who had yet to see the stage but it is born in woman to act as it la in born in man to fight and flor ence was no exception to the rule she was going to save her father she read with susan played the piano sewed a little laughed hummed bummed and did a thousand and one things thin 9 young girls do when they have th the deception of their elders in view all day long jones went about like an all old hound with his nose to the wind there was something in the air but he could not tell what it was somehow or other no matter which room florence went into there was wa jones within earshot and she dared not ilot show the least impatience or res it was a larga order tor for so young a girl but she filled it she rather expected that the reporter would appear sometime some time during the afternoon and sure enough he did lie ho could no more resist the desire to see and talk to her than he could resist breathing there was no use denying it the world had bad suddenly turned at a now new angle presenting a new face a roseate viston vision it rather subdued fits his easy banter what news she asked none rather despondingly im sorry I 1 had hoped by this time to get somewhere but it happens that I 1 cant get any further than this house she did not ask him what ho he meant by that shall I 1 play something tor for you she said bald please lie he drew a chair beside the piano and watched her fingers white as the ivory keys flutter up and anil down the board she played chopin chapin for him mendelssohn grieg and chaminade and she played them in ili a surprisingly scholarly fashion lie he had expected the usual schoolgirl choice and execution titania Tl tania the Aloon moonlight light sonata which not halt a dozen great pianists have ever played correctly monastery Afon astery bells bella and the like he had prepared to make a martyr of at himself instead he was distinctly and delightfully e entertained ante rt a I 1 ned you dont he said whimsically when she finally stopped you dont by any chance know the maidens prayer she laughed this piece was a standing joke at school 1 I have never played it it may however be in the music cabinet would you like to hear it mischievously ly heaven for fendl fendt he murmured raising his hands all the while the letter burned against her heart and the smile on her face and the gayety gaiety on her tongue were forced confide in no one she t 11 N 2 i 6 1 y X I 1 X i Z she tried the doors door they were locked repeated mentally or you seal my death warrant why do you shake your head like that he be asked did I 1 shake my head her heart fluttered wildly 1 I was not conscious a of r I 1 it t are you going to keep your promise what promise never to leave this house without jones or myself being with you ran 1 I if I 1 wanted to ill wager jones is out there in the hall this thia minute I 1 know it Is all tor for rny ray sake eake but it bothers me jones was indeed in the hall and when he sensed the petulance in lt her r voice his bis shoulders sank despondently and he sighed deeply it silently at a quarter to eight florence being alone tor for a minute set act fire to a veil and stuffed it down tile the egester eg lster jones she called excitedly 1 I smell emell something berhing burh bu jones di beed into the room sniffed and dashed out again heading for the collar cellar aror his first thought was naturally that the devils incarnate had sot set fire to the house when ho he raa ra turned having ot of course discovered no tire ho he found florence gone lie rushed into the th liall her hat was waa missing lie he made tor for tile the hall door with a speed which seemed incredible to the bewildered susans eyes out into the street up and down which ho he looked far away ho lle discovered red a dwindling taxicab the child was gone in the house susan was answering the telephone talking incoherently who Is it jones whispered his lips white and dry the princess I 1 began susan ile he took the receiver from her roughly I 1 ill hello silo who to Is it this Is olga Peri gott Is florence there no madam she ha has aJust just stepped out for a moment shall I 1 tell her to call you when she returns yes please I 1 want her and susan und mr norton to come to tea tomorrow goodby good load by jones hung up the tha receiver sank into a chair near by and burled buried his bis face in his hands what Is a it cried susan terrified by the haggardness of his face ashes gonel gone my god those wretches have got horl her got her I 1 florence was whirled away at top speed her eatherl silo she was actually on the way to her father whom she had always loved in dreams yet never seen number 78 grove street was not an attract attractive ho place but when she arrived she was too highly keyed to take note of its sordidness silo she was rather out of breath when she reached the door of the third flat she knocked knocke d timidly the door was instantly opened by a man who wore a black mask she would li avo turned then and there and flown but for the swift picture she hadlof had of a well dressed man at a table ile he lay with his head upon tits his arms Fa eatherl therl she ehe whispered tile the mail man raised his careworn face so very well done that only tho the closest scrutiny would have betrayed the paste of the theater ile |