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Show "When I saw yon shake your head I thought that yon didn't want to go.' said Hope as he helped Cleo Into his car. "Of course I want to go, Jarvis," she answered, with a trace of embarrassment,' "hut I haven't any evening gown at least none that would do Sig 5ECD for Mrs. Deimar's reception. 6ft E. Alexander Powell Author of "The End of the Trad, "Ftghttng in Flanders "The Road toGloiy "Vive la France, etc NooeHteJ from the Motion Picture Pity of the Same Name y the American film Manufacturing Company, CmrU 14. b a. AkmnmmU. my mind." "It's the money from the sale of fathers library," said Cleo, holding up a slip. "I think," she pale-gree- SYNOPSIS. n 111 Pnd this eald he hadn't seen you. I was lust I lu!Ied kPPil7. i6noon want you to don't I chopping. to search the house when a Mhamed of me tonight, JarvU.r fellow with a black mask on stepped out from behind a curtain and shoved a pistol in my face, 1 heard a woman Hope and Cleo were scarcely out of scream Just as he pulled the trigger. sight before Satsuma, who had obThere was a noise as though a served their arrival and departure gun had been fired under me, from the shelter of a drug store on the Something hit me on the back of the opposite side of the street, was ring- bead and I dont remember anything I log the door bell of the Delmar How it's your turn, Cleo. What I dene. On earth Induced you to come herej "Mrs. Delmar la not seeing anyone alone and how did you escape?" today," said the butler. "But it Is on n matter of Importance So Cleo told how she had waited at the hotel until long past the hour that I wish tq eee her," persisted Satat which Hope and Hook had prom-- 1 suma. "Mrs. Delmar cannot seo you to ised to rejoin her; how, fearful of day," repeated the servant firmly. and losing) thus missing Stephansk! the opportunity to examine tbe book. "She is busy preparing for & recep- he hnd gone to the house in this Edge- - tion she is giving this evening.1 Ten minutes later Satsuma, In a mere road alone; how she had been seized, bound and gagged; bow a telephone booth, was talking to Mab-llwho was la Valdavla. masked woman had threatened her ", . , but I wasnt abla to see with torture it she did not reveal the key to the cryptogram! how, upon her," the Japanese concluded. "All right," was the answer. Til hearing Hopes motor, a man, also come over to the city, on the next celmasked, had carried her into the Til plan some way to get Into train. bow had she In succeeded lar; ridding herself of the gag; and how Hook, the house during the reception toprowling about at the rear of the night" house, had heard her screams and had Though the sound of the explosion dragged her from the cellar In the doubtless awakened the nearer of very nick of time. . "The scoundrels, exclaimed Hope, Stephanski's neighbors, they wereTso as she concluded her amazing recital. far away and the hour was so late, The reception was In full swing "And the book?" Inquired Hope, that It did not result In attracting any-on-e to scene. It was, neverthe- - when Hope and Cleo reached the Del the "Did a to have chance you eagerly. examine it before they attacked you?" "Yea," said Cleo, "I went through It, page by page, from cover to cover. There was nothing in it" "Well, - said Hope- ,- as Cleo and Hook aided him to hie feet, "theres no need to be discouraged. It Isn't like-- y that we would have found the formula in the first book we looked in, anyway. We still have eleven chances left Tbe thing to do now Is to get In touch with the people who bought the other books. Let's see and he took from his pocket the page from Dawson's ledger, aft-starti- liaat Jarvis Ho pa la detailed hy tha VBttad State naval board to Invaatlfata w4 report hla flndlnr on tha Invention of Jr. Italph Burk, which aarvas to bring tha submartna to a atata of part action Tha lieutenant arrives In Valdavla and li welcomed by tha Inventor and hla daugh Clao. On the trial trip of tha Invan tor s boat, a Japanese helper la aurprlsad In tha act of examining tha mechanism of the ventilating device. Hope reports favorably on tha new device but there are others Interested In It. An attempt to burglaries Doctor Burke's laboratory falls, but later Cleo finds him murdered In his bedroom. Cleo sella her fathers library ta get money; later she finds a note from which aha learna that tha books contain the secret formula. With Hope aha races ta tha auctioneer's store only to find It In flames. Olga Ivanoff and Qerald Morton, two spies In search of tha formula, at tempt to capture Cleo when aha calls at tha house of fltephanskl, tha anarchist Hope rushes to her aid; Morton shoots at him but tha bullet hits a bomb, In the cottar, which explodes. tr, amawBMNa f.' And didn't feel that I could afford to buy "I havent one." Her lip quivered. very much money, you know, "Blees my soul," said Hope, rummaging in an inside pocket until he found a letter, here's something that Dawson asked me to hand you yesterday, but there was so much excitement last night that it sntliwly slipped u tin-inc- h rest-mor- e. n, FIFTH INSTALLMENT. The explosion of tha bombs which lbs old nihilist had secreted In hla cellar had' literally torn the I house asunder Yet by one of those whims which so frequently characterise the .action o. high explosives, though the d front of tho house had been into a heap of debris, tbs rooms at tbs fear remained intact and almost Uninjured. Thus it happened 'that Morton and Olga, standing behind the curtain 'which bung at the entrance to the dining room, though hurled to the floor by the force of the explosion, had escaped with a few bnilscs,whlle Stephanski, who had been in the front room, only a few feet away, now lay dead amid the debris killed by the very " bombs with which be bad planned to kill others. On the other side of the room, half burled beneath a heap of fallen plaster, Hope was stretched. . Morton and Olga, still screened by the curtain behind which they had concealed themselves when Hope broke into the room, had scarcely retained their senses when they 'ware (umfounded to bear outside the house the voice of Cleo Cleo, whom they had left bound and gagged In tbe e and who, they supposed, had the explosion." Tra sure Mr. Hope is In there. Hook," they heard her Bay, and there aa a break in her voice, "I heard )lm calling my name when yon were tarrying me ont of the 4cellar Just before the explosion. . "Bless your heart. Miss Cleo, of tours Im going to look for the answered the old seaman. Morton put his lips close to Olgaa ear. "Don't make a sound," he whispered. "They're not likely to find us here and we may learn something." "Here he is, Hook)" she cried. "Here's Lieutenant Hope, under all this plaster. He's so white and still Da afraid he's he's dead." "Oh. Janrls, Jarvis," she wailed, kneoling beside him when, with Book's assistance, she had dragged trans-forme- cel-ta- r, per-for- loo-tenant- ." Now la your chance to repay me.' Again Mortem bitterly reviled himself for hla blindness, his stupidity. In not recognizing and investigating the mysterious relations between the Burkes and Calvin Montgomery. Gradually, however, his shrewdness began to assert itself. From a man raving with rage and disappointment, he became again cold, calculating, cunning, conscienceless. There waa still a way by which he could obtain possession of the Montgomery millions, he reminded himself. He could marry Cleo. Hia meditations were abruptly interrupted, however, by a rap at the door. He Hung it open impatiently to find a messenger boy with a note. The crest on the flap of the envelope told him that It was from Olga. "Dear Mr, Morton," she wrote, "I want yon to take me to the reception which Is being given this evening by Mrs. Delmar, the Wife of the British consul secretary, Mr. Paget, who is an old friend of mine. When I remind yon that Mrs. Delmar purchased two of the Burke books, yon will appreciate the necessity for our going. I have learned from Mr. Paget, by the way, that the Burke girl and your friend, Hope, have also been invited. You may call for me at nine o'clock." e s e, dreaded the for When, reception, Cleo stepped from the elevator into the hotel parlor where Hope was waiting her, bb fairly gasped with astonishment so marvelous was the transformation which her afternoon's He scarcely shopping had effected. recognized the unsophisticated, simply dressed girl who stood curtsying before him. Even with his inexperience In such matters, he recognized that the gown of chiffon which she wore was a Paris creation, and that its color, a deep purple, emphasized tbe milky, loveliness of her neck and shoulders and her rose-lea- f coloring. "Do I suit you, Jarvis?" she asked demurely. "Do you suit me," he repeated after her. "Do you suit met Why, Cleo, you're ih most beautiful thing Ive ever seen." "the next name on tbe list Is that of an old friend of mine Mrs. Reginald Delmar, Shes the wife of the British consul In San rranciseo; I used to mow her when her husband was to the embassy at Washing-;on- . Shell do anything aha can to ns." help Little they dreamed, as they de parted from the shattered house, that wo shadowy figures lurking behind a curtain had overheard every word of their conversation. ' Still less did Morton and Olga dream that tho Japanese, Satsuma, crouching in tha darkness outsids one of the broken windows, had overheard the conversation, at-ach- tox , gray-haire- d , red-face- whlte-mustache- - y - be-twe- -- ---- , giinwiiflii ay rj.m. V,T - 1 1 -- - -- - well-traine- put-wh- at trt brunette. "Why, ite Mr, Morton!" exclaimed Cleo. "I didnt know, that be was here. Have you. known him long, her. Have you known him long?"but "I never met him until tonight, he seems to be a very charming fellow. He and the Countess Ivanoff, the lady who is with him, are oli friends of my husband' vice consul, I Invited them on bis acMr. d hut-dan-ger- cape was through ths slngi door HI only chance was trapped. avoiding discovery lay in conceal, himself until the unwelcome visitor had departed. Leaving the book the Uhl, he blew out the lamp J! slipping into on of the windows ri ceases drew before him the heavy tains as the , door opened. The h teas and Hope entered the room. "Why, the rooms dark," excla'o Mrs.' Delmar. "I cant understand I certainly gave orders to have the Paget count" "This is indeed a pleasant surprise. Miss Burke" said Morton, gaxing at Cleo in such open admiration that her eyes dropped in confusion. "Now am 'glad I came. You look as though you had com straight from the Rue de la Pali. May I have this dancetf Cleo glanced at Hope, who was already deep In an animated conversation with the countess. Hs seemet to have forgotten her entirely. He had not even asked her for a dance. A little flush of anger came Into her cheeks. "Indeed yon may," she answered. "I am very fond of dancing," and the next moment she was floating away in When the arms of Gerald Morton. Morton them of Hope caught sight was whispering something in her ear which caused her to look up Into his eyes with A smile of pleasure! Morton lost no time In starting his An unexcampaign of thrown had been pected opportunity In his way and he Intended to make the most of !L He had had much experience tn the game of love, but he had never played It for such high stakes, or when It was so vitally for him to win, and he apprelove-makln- r. neo-essar-y ciated, moreover that, were he to he snccesssful he would have to play with consummate skllL Nor did he make the mistake of underrating his Re knew adversary Jarvis Hope. that the young naval officer held an assured place In Cleos affections, but he also knew from experience that It Is always easy to make a woman Jealous of the man she lores. And hs determined that his first move should be to stir up Jealousy between Hope and Cleo. When the dance was over, following the customary rules of the game, he suggested to Cleo that they take a stroll upon the terrace, and It was there, In s nook formed by a screen of palms, that they were found, half an hour later, by Hope and Olga. Tve been looking for you everywhere, Cleo," he said sternly, "Why have you been away so long?" I have been talking to Mr. Morton,1 Cleo answered. "But," she added defiantly, "I wasnt aware that I' was expected to give yon an account of my actions.- - I am quite old enough to take care of myself, thank you." Morton saw with satisfaction that a lovers quarrel was brewing, bat It was ended almost before It began by Mrs. Delmar, who at that moment stepped onto the terrace. O. Mr, Hope," she cried, catching eight of the group behind the palms, Tve been looking all over for The butler tells me that my yon. nephew cam half an hour ago. Hq Tho following meaning Hope and Cleo motored out to the handsome residence of the British consol on Ocean View avenue. Mrs. Delmar, a land some, woman, gave them a cordial greeting. 'Ita been ages since Ive seen you, Ur. Hope, she said. "The last time Oh, Jarvis, Jarvis!" She Walled. wee at dinner at the Russian embassy, wasn't It or was it at the New Years less, with extreme caution that Olga mar residence. Light streamed from reception at the White House? What and Morton, after making sure that every window. In the gardens Japdo yon mean by coming to San Fran- Cleo and her friends had taken their anese lanterns, swaying gently in the departure, emerged from their place night breeze, awung to and fro like cisco and not letting me know?" of concealment and, leaving behind giant fireflies. Guests were strolling Hope briefly sketched the remarkable chain of events which had them the ruined house and its dead on the terrace, the white shoulders of set out on foot by a circuitous the women and the white ahlrt fronts brought him from the nation'! capital owner, route for the city. Nothing was far- of the men gleaming in the darkness. to the shores of the Pacific, telling of from their desire than to be seen Through the French windows of the ther Doctor death of the mysterious Burke, of the disappearance of the formula, coming from the scene of the tragedy ballroom came the strains of a Hunand of the thrilling chase of the books. and to be called as witnesses in the garian orchestra. Mrs. Delmar and investigation which waa certain to fob her husband, the latter a "Why, its a regular romance," Mrs. low d its discovery. Day was dawning .Englishman, whoae Delmar exclaimed, clapping her bands In ths east, before Morton, hav- dresscoat was ablaze with lng decorations, with excitement as though she were ing seen - Olga - to -- her apartment, received their guests at the entrance at a theater. "Someone ought to reached hla and It waa nearly to the ballroom. write a play around it for the movies noon when hehotel, was awakened by. someTm delighted that you've come, my most ever it's the exciting story I one knocking at his door. It was a dear said Mrs. Delmar to Cleo. "And lstened to in my life. Two of the books you describe I bought yesterday bellboy with a telegram. Still half how bewltchlngly lovely you - look. he tore open the envelope-th- en Your gown la a perfect dream. I do at Dawson's auction rooms. I got awake,stood transfixed, staring with un- hope you will both have a good time. hem quite by accident, too. I went at the message printed And I didn't forget about the books. eyes believing in there to look at some Chinese on the sheet of yellow paper. As soon as you left this morning I porcelains I had been told about Just Your uncle died from heart telephoned to my nephew at Palo Alto as the auctioneer was offering these failure at eleven o'clock last and he promised to bring them up two volumes on electricity. I dont with hirer He ought to be here at any night. By hi will hs, has left mow an earthly thing about electrlc-this entire estate to a Mia Ciee - moment" I., dont, know: the diffcrence. Burks ef V Ida via, California." She beckoned" to the servant standa magneto and a volt but my at the front door. was Calvin ing It Francis is the by signed MontgomLeyland, A Little Flush of Anger Came into nephew, taking at course "My electrical In nephew. Mr, Leylafid. will arsecretary. ery's private engineering Her Cheeks. Minute after minute passed and atiU rive shortly. He is bringing with him Leland Stanford, so I bought the him from the debris, "you're not dead, books more as a Joke than anything Morton stared at the message as two books which Lieutenant Hope is are you? Speak to me, Jarvis, dear. else, and sent them down to him." though his eyes deceived him. Surely very anxious to see. As soon as he comes I wish you to take the book It'a Cleo." "Do you think he would let ue eee he must be dreaming. Calvin totho atudy at- - tko hred-o- f tbw stairs fluttered, opened, Hopes eyelids m i.ti 4.. f,.i Is'great dosed again. Alto?" asked Cleo eagerly. estate gone to Cleo Burke. And he, and then notify Lieutenant Hope that "The Lord be praised, be'a all right Tve a better plan than that," said Gerald Morton, hla nephew, and, as they are there! Do you understand !" save for a tap on the back o' the Mrs. Delmar, who dearly lon$d ar ro-- he had supposed, his only heir, had The man bowed respectfully. "Very head." cried Hook. mance. "I am giving a reception this received nothing. Then all at once good, maam," he answered. "I'll at- It was soms minutes before Hope evening and you are both tocometojbe remembered tha strange remark tend to 1L" -Little did Hope and Cleo dream recovered hia senses sufficiently to tell it yea, you must come. Miss Burke. he had overheard hla uncle make that a connected story. My car broke I simply wont take no for an answer. J morning In the New York office:- "I that the man with the deferential down wken I was coming back from My nephew is coming up from, Palo wonder if I did right by Cleo?" Mont-th- a manner of a servant, waa. In reality, an unknown Presidio," be explained; "thata Alto for tbe occasion and I will tele Igomery had eald aloud, as though delayed me. When I reached phone him to bring the books with ting bis thought into words, and Mor- enemy. It waa Mahlin. who too recalled the old mans obvious had bribed one of the servant furbotel the they told me that you had him. Then you can take them upstair ctxrted for here alone. Just aa I to the library and close the door and confusion when be asked him who nished by the caterer to let Hia take reached here I thought I heard you look at " and the smiled "at the Cleo was. He recalled the note which his place.' his uncle had told him to give to And now," said Mrs. Delmar. turnstreaming. I knocked at the door, books to your hearts content" come Doctor Burke. T once gave you some- ing to Cleo, "I want to introduce to indeed be so "I broke I shall wouldn't very glad open it, they some tt ta. In the front room I met tbe old if Mr. Hope cares to bring me," said thing that I valued aa much aa yon men to you. Mr. Hope tells me that value the secret of the submarine. this Is your first real i with lie white whiskers. He Cleo simply. party and Iba r r determined that you shall bars time. Her come a man now that want yon to know," and she beckoned to a man who was crossing ths floor with a tall' and strikingly handsome must have taken the books upstairs, though I cant understand why that stupid servant at the door didn't let me know. Don't yon and Miss Burke want to go up to the study and look at them?" As Hope and Cleo followed their hostess Into the house, Morton and Olga looked at each other significantly. "W must follow them," Olga whispered. When Francis Leyland arrived he was met at the door by Mahlin, who recognised him by the package under his arm. Are you Mr. Leyland, sir?" he inquired respectfully. "I am, was the answer. "Your aunt desires me to ten yon, sir" said Mahlin smoothly, "that you are to give me the books and I am to take them to the upstairs study so that Lieutenant Hope can see them." The study was a laig and handsomely furnished apartment. MahUn, closing the door behind had unwrapped the books with him, nervous fingers, and was bentquick, over the table, absorbed ta their examlna-tion- , when the door was suddenly thrown open and young Leyland entered the room. "Excuse me," he exclaimed, supposing the figure at the table was on of the guests, Tn sorry If I Intruded. I Just stepped in to see If I could find some cigarettes," and then, recognising Mahlin as the servant who had admitted him. "what the devil are yon doing with those books? And haven't you told my aunt that I why had . arrived?" r "I really beg pardon, sir" said the supposed servant humbly, "but I was Bwt glancing over the rolumes, air. M,h!shlr toteresting, air. j notify your aunt immediately, sir, and he backed toward the door. 27 IC then,- -, TOarertims, said Leyland. and you can tell her that Im to stay going her for a while and have a smoke." Dropping into a chair, he lighted a cigarette. An instant late a crush-Tn- r bioir descended on his head with a groan, he slumped from and. chair onto the floor, where he the lay " ELS-- "Heedless of the unconscious body at soTOt!1, ,Mhl!n hld resumed hi outri5eTt?f t59 b0k whea he fcrd the voice of Mrs. HP and Cleo. They were TeT V6re com' about him. - The only mean of es They Reeled Through the Doorway. lamp lighted, and, stepping .to ths wall, she switched n-the electrte -o- light "Good God! What's this?" crlqj Hope, catching sight of Leyland body. Mrs. Delmar gave a cry of horror. "It's Francis! It's my nephew! Is he dead? Oh, Is he dead? Whats happened to him?" "No. hes not dead,"-sai- d Hope, amlnlng the unconscious man, "hut he's had a terrific clip on the back of the head. Looks as though someone had hit him with a Hes coming around, though. Hell ba all right In a few minutes." "Here are the books on the table," aid Cleo, recognizing two of her fa "Poor Mr, thera beloved volumes. at must been have looking Leyland . r. ' them when beShe stopped abruptly, for from hind the curtains had come a muffled sneeze. "Someones hiding thare behind the curtains!" she whispered, grip- ping Hope's arm. Crossing the room on velvet feet, Hope suddenly Jerked aside the heavy draperies. As he did so, Mahlin, whs bad slipped a black mask ever the upper portion of his face, leaped at hla like a panther. Locked In etch other's arms the two men swayed out into the middle of the room. They hit a carved cabinet filled with porcelain and It went over with a crash. Thay caromed from the wall to ths tabls and from ths table to the waQ. Cursing, grunting, snarling, straining, more like animals than men, they reeled, through the doorway .of the study Into the upper hall. A rug lipped from beneath them and sent them to their knees, hut still they battled on. Nearer and nearer their desperate struggle brought them to the top of the stairway. Hope, who was on top now, had his fingers on Hah-in- s throat. The house was In an uproar now. Guests, servants and musicians, attracted by the piercing screams of Cleo and Mrs, Delmar, rushed from the ballroom and stood crowded In the door below, watching the struggle at the head of the stairs as an audience watches a mock struggle on the stage. Now the two were poised at the top of the stairway. Then, amid a chorus of screams from !?lo and Mrs. Delmar abovs and from the assembled guests below, they rolled, with A terrific bumping, dov he marble stairs. So intertwined that one could not be distinguished from the other," they burst Into tho allroom, the frightened guests giving way before them. Panting from exhaustion they rocked and swayed across the polished floor, reeled for sickening moment against ths to warning from the onlookers, plunged outward and downward into the darkness. A terrific crash of broken glass told the horrified listeners that they lad fallen through the roof of the con' servatory below. coupu the Throughout desperate nter Cleo had remained at the top the stairs, petrified with fear tor Elopea safety, clinging convulsively to M rw. - TVt irtT7 "A ty plunged through the open window she gave a shriek of horror. "He's killed! Hes killed! I too ies killed!" she walled, and ra )llndlyf madly down the stairs. Seeing that the coast was now mentally clear, Morton and 0!3 who had followed the others upstaW without themselves being observe and had witnessed the whole' of tk desperate struggle, slipped Into tk empty study with the Intention of ge ting the books, which they bad only a moment before, lying on table. But they stopped tn astout- ment on the threshold. The books had disappeared! (TO EE CONTINUED) -- -- - |