| Show “And $ 000 0 1 “The "The Million ONE OR Dollar HUNDRED story wilt run jor twenty-two consecutive weeks in this paper By an arrangementwith the Thanhouser ilm companyit has been possible only made not to read' the story in this paper but also to sec it each week in the various moving picture theaters the solution of this or mystery story $10000 will be given by the Thanhouser ilm corporation ' ' ' ' Mystery" Mvsterv" board will be WORDS absolute and have final Nothing v : a iiiera?y nature win oe considered m he decision nor given any preference in the selection of the winner of the $10000 prize The last two eels which will give the most1 acceptable solution to the mys-‘ tery will be presented in the having — What — What Whom — IVAct — countess? No ’ plicate by the box bund “W t IlaA with his That “ newspaper the police at and results in a never three liked way You warned affair after this failures date: but I the herself risk a and then herself to thought then secures And went little back pleasant to actions my countered has has It No “ passed we to “ boys view I she blind doing in grow and al! alleys all the devil that? is And much of a Hargreave prepared have on started he ” asked him of hurry at is himself and we should the girl’s existence of “Bah!” his world to the “ have I or hastily fur with there’s can’t and he newspaper man enough to lull my suspicions clever I’m going get to him resort to ordinary final reckoning any shan’t get “And by begin even if tricks the Lord the witness chance in a I Olga gunman think to a By hoodwinkingme has been girl ' §£ way did you find out what said?” she asked after pause “Letter? What letter?” “Why yesterday ’f I was into quick find was and a the garden day before that hand my glance it and at it utterly blank of off I took a was dumfoanded to writing At first I two that each mad I The poison too” said Jim just We’ve the end we’ll get able “ ten we that shall Your end ring I The yours not die but peaches “ got to them We leisurely sit “ No am his accredited He back no hurry the minister l agent Russia to learn put them the not was am in bite She have nothing lost and Jim about they do held the flame need what had They then no prove to my He’ll They “Who the beat I over want sheet that ' no us sheet of into matter what them that??’ what’s Jim that my in of hands that country fortifications of 1 her! ” “No card take they turn up advice and my Good Some “ “ Jones have that he exclajmed ” let The Russia it Very we’ll you have “ sure” how cold for in if get it my in my my never “ the men looked the him his h h Jones away our a you” to together they and said sign a of you Pm perfectly legible three all you will believe may sooner the better after dinner We Braine and di that me shall call this shall begin with I generally “Thanks” While this Norton idled -ment for to grave passed and Reeling prepared that he urged him and taking conversation was about cigarette a find said Jim took info each turn aside conceal to hadn’t to the He asked over the place the cravings roll only one So makings” “ step into the to Braine enter us the tortured lorence and so me don’t so Mr is not even from into he nearest for his favorite tobacconist’s brand silver said lorence struggling downstairsagain cogitating if looked up and the lilacs caused a So the they effect rustle flit to sent across some Or poison? by suddenly A smile had the of paused and abroad should retired to hot that the Olga that time JONES sheet of paper ’ seem to do any good Jones’ll find over to Jones it Trust him” if “What so asked You shall Susan on the longer her ' to die We wish in shan’t ( she see how peaches to of go to prison the chair” kill ‘is f in the hallway I ironically took was eating the “ Sh about for Susan’s from on the gasped fruit was to few a knew keen act 'the way be her follow hotel follow to min--ute a and transfer had informed the to at none he But all meant death it migljt it the or where-abouts Jim “I several kept Jones as his the door rear to fumbled with companions flung he reporter and my friend friend overpowered said Braine!” he Norton!” jeered the victor asked Jim with as much as he could assume “Life” You won’t object to “ Search”said Jim my smoking?” He began to roll a cigarette non-chalauce “ while they about him He struck a tobacco floated aroma of his head He’s “ him passed over the plejisant got take on him somewhere He’s got his nerve with it it cigarette glowed Tne Jim I saw him” hur smoked riedly Through pocket they went every his wallet lay scattered contents of feet watch his cigarette grew one only one man followed far eye on Jim a for the and “What?” Hargreave while Thus was you without cut “ that have to affair treasure these want help “And what do you want some peaches?” A ihy friend a little sheet of paper paper with invisible writing on it We promise to give you something in exchange for it” who him obey him the of immediately had was not far away That fruit had stricken down an that whispered they to throat Even Braine “Aly match Jones whom outsider clew a the confuse evjdent was directed the mysteriousmessage might be a life and basket to poisoned” send for enough to The m a Susan’s looked like first about To cry‘ certain a scribbled Jones special-ist specialist arrived after eye' it cobra room “ moment messenger “ -with' and ” to peach basis He gave-f - his “ cap closing his heel a had it The eyed page different ' poison his name taken to the and of dangled from shorter and threw it the floor and bis at The snorter Suddenly the men stretched cigarette from to The the chain out whisked the He hand a Jim’s lips stamped out the that card on a Russian’s curiously anything he W’ill she O live?’ - But she’ll be yes Send her to the No We dare not That’s hospital And No I’ll ! take in” that eating it f on - species under of the “So'it paralysis treatment agreed : ’ a about guess corner the It grimly that? bell returned to The past Russian cross be- Itoosian cried the ’Jones the to card he said: without ’’ thought I the scrap The that of so! ” he exclaimed holding On your' hall maid When ‘Up t’ The boy burnt “ words remainedof paper towardsBraine Dear Hargreave were ” rage a Braine the caught th’ wrench Braine’s the loosely held revolver gave and brought it down savagely head Then backed toward the “Au revolt till front he we reversed entrance meet by a window SO BE CONTINUED it it a upon and ' again men!” was all the snarl message With whipped out his revolver “ will give you one minute to tell m what that paper contained” “And after that minute is up?” "“A bullet in your stomach’ Quick as a flash Jim’s hand shot out of kept but expectantly apparentlynoticing standing out I the boy “ Whaddi Chicken scratches but rings at was ever seen written three were He'll’ see yuh! room 'sir the silver salver extended that’ll work off f Jones went uut ‘A strange business”?'the hint Jim muttered Hortense’-he wanted a look who boy ' -the know way " ’ is" I " said-Jim ? Susan paus- V laughed’ one four ‘y police affair?” them' call ’ she In “Humph!” wreck for some where a affair I’ll send down your She’ll have ambulance Keep her quiet “ J - 'before “ room had -from the of coal blank-card words which Yesembleda tween Hebrew and Greek ' lrarry - cried began in ' venom ot ' was the ’ touched steal one” arid its can visit her frequently'' peach' along for analysis ' said he maid for - months - - 'the had which minutes -reception lovely fruit! a head twenty minutes his A’t that a Hatgreave” I'm going selected had he '' the to upstairs' go Miss' what “ it heavens!” The Jim - admitting was of’ fruit’ basket O recalled peach a of “Good right smiling and awkwardly swung on the doorbehind him' He to deliver another message ing’ as she it been spy observed the troubled room!” solve to -i “or I Susan and it But had 1 then 'crossed maid basket a her' dead was far you would Every peach is poisoned No man in the country’ knows more' about subtle poisons than do Have not written books on ’ the “'Miss does tvirn aware and to what move a own dash a locked - way a ' Jim puttered not-kill terror water fir® two chattering you about?” who arranging was some flowers table said intending to the end The We'll and have I know I made he here?” of ' are “Secrets” “ Humph! ” ' the “ not might dodder second a his poisoned PAPER Q stricken ’ “ I’ll wager” said Jim washed all the writing away from BLANK SHEET THE each quite he-entered seen had invisible writing blank Jones Jones Braine whispered He he for not f" And the house wrong man this after So house? which Then mada “Ah He explicit some did not in gave “ don’t if themselvesupon follow to smiled I find my key to one being followed Near were hotel they separated in order to Meantime hands and orders cooking to the stalker a winds ar chef the they Blank mind leave the kitchen to refer any way the reporter left I he realized devil!” it the be hurried they yours” Jim find happened to trap but you should saw Norton their plans with So instantly I for saving Jim a The latter gentlemen Both bother agreed order get out can the tobacconist “Tne it among in was companions It tobacconist the shop to have ou anything sob learn the Norton if Norton or let his The I you” promise” a his face I? out confuse I and the shop perfectly affiliated with addressed the house: call return will threw revenge to twist dead?” refuse then ” out but rumbling a “How going Jones went window as i I and her?’ dead her in make I them ” air m getting face steadily ambulance not leave “ Bl b°nes game injure to shall not! well subject? our frontier what any one why sought I is hands suddenly The Mr gainsaying Jones” man upon telephone star was want I before must basket In “And a is there’s no clever a am I Do of t it - Tne of know That his appear?” “Suddenly letter and Now I’ll go up tbatpoor girl turned two When a t vehemently hearted?” but not like English to where this out 'it Jones was first eyes to his glance as he had something had nothing and Jim 1 our will million” a her only trying rubbing fate Jones the maid j wel1 note campaign of a want You I Once “ where he is is the Vroon will be the most diffi woman cult” “After dinner then since you know some of his haunts There is a reward” Keep it yourself Jones laughed shortly if this man sir Mr Hargreave would willingly double importance whatever this reward is to eliminate these somewhere despicable creatures from his affairs” and you brings are lucky We You’re “ lorence! devil thousandfor a worth feel really I airily was greatly pleased That will be very good that” startled one cried!” Miss 0 I’ll see along — - to off shall want I Here to Lord with paling If looks gladly point will after gravely heard method” “Tender plans many do I of the three “I close very somethingof one Remember heat makesJt yanisJu cannot to him there not wish to injure her replied smiling evilly Poison? naturalization out his hand waved ara in Russia those documents will light never come to This’ man Braine it has been learned has Jong been in the pay of Prussia and has given the general staff evening him real minister same turn up the be to I token they “ seen the about gloomily they the The consider I’d give I want three papers” paper? solution a paper Gradually almost the may returned learned wrong but away be may throw me have may have is valuable V-- ’ Jackson lorence that water heart wish this country in simple” all I I’m too me alive” say?” can “They poison to “But - -Susan the the the the Susan left into the tunnel! furbelows Exactly was be dipped to a woman who calls is unfortunately one damaging proof against badly wanted” Who sent this message?” our “One of mysterious friends Wa few have a as you already know But I’ll go and make this min Servan a visit stumbled purloined do go" That “ poisoned is letter” any he be poison is ne it trying i efforts here come to nothing shall my so Hargreave’s His millions will become waste him That’s ’revenge The Persian paper to “ the Susan! by Hargreave” that blank And then” Quietly pack “ “ i p the but injected Poor and are outlaws have am Braine and be will Russian The while about They I “Dear not think?” probability all not want rosy time throw puzzling were persons might the world” right or Ask Jones wrong you to throw them away” lorence shuddered “Horrible!” trusted lorence in tell little but' CONSPIRING theory kind and unknown thing you in there’s -that a the to do That But the peaches after a given If they suspect become all so have a rest “ but empowered to known who is another man a some that they The in Have bought the thebasket in a basket alone after and - horseback luck she When jumped Well Olga “ when have is smoked of countess a desire I them would I hold him Vroon of name All will piece will I Yet not the name herself work-f? courage that sender could I his is without knowing the He by here by any-crime this wasn’t fruit law The woman would commit He this Jones “You “ that he devil suspect definite proof lie words and in was not I That sirable citizen” from ruit “ my a POLICE bo the healthiest messenger will carry Hargreave house And then we’ll sit’ down and wait” Meantime in the library of the Hargreave hear A in always wheeled bring One out our become I’ll We no hand pellet and that can’ move kind the trick out both us ‘VWhat have will enough: downy do will muttering couhl not doubt Never carry a suffice a regiment merely will She the chair a and Wait law -would paralytic of found out whl cost always of Will be revenge it” feel I seen one of the suddenly disappear that is settle down I him in few a cigarette a imperceptibly from that time on they’ll be heard of never beganto form on ths blank sheet At more” message was complete “ All this sounds extremely agreeable to The Hargreave Sussian minister — me Mr Hargregve will be happy to hear of police is at the Blaik hotel under the that his long enforced hiding will soon come He is investigating name of Henri Servan to an end” the work of the Black Hundred in this country “ All you have to do sir is to point them and from their can free you vengeance out to me” if supply the evidence ’needed” you “ It may take a week or ten days" “Now what evidence can he want? “ My government has waited for ten years asked Jim to gather in this delectable trio A month “ Such as will prove Braine an undeif you like” I ix nj w 1 had was her might it s it” friend piece sir” cautiously scribble to Russianlit bring him and over his bidding But send other Russian?” am all” is j eyed men speak “No his eyes blazed other’s since we all that million I hurried and low '?a 1 JONES AMP HENiSr SERVAN PRUSSIAN MINISTERO TPTSAP E?RAJNE AND HlS ACOOMPUIOES - Miss “You ” him use peach I Miss And “You man approachedand asked Hargreave Becoming at once something very important about to signified that happen was Hargreave The man slipped a paper was suspicious of ? at it it with Hargreave’ She sprang from her chair Do you mean to say that they have not told you Olga became greatly excited about tha ” “ Explain” he said I w $&& ’ pocket she had I without chit that hi S3 that to a hnsket urbanely you?” Hargreave’sconfidential man are am ' in my length up” letter Who I The letters I manner loss growing dim just along all the t of sight - of though police” ‘‘ moment the heat leaves the sheet the writing again The ink is waterproof disappears I’ll show you” Jones got a Candle from the mantle lit it viIK writing left on the letter” any Invisible ink is generally indelible and the action of water at least on there’s little fruit read it by heating you can already dipped it into the solution Nor-ton once out her usual through out No The and his I Harry he stand” that that knocked and was bidden to enter not Hargreave” the Russian minister are you are the - anything But devil orders let’s was But have I If Neither ’ been the least doubt of Not Olga old girl look as it does rid be to ordinary an Or “ and get even do she suggested- degree any You “ “ that house With tho kind that all cigarette a believed him I can’t still '$ imperviousto I judged I lit “ donor “ - dti-s lives Braine his face “ Braine the of Don’t arose the maid throw them let What “It has it!” in be -tours been the drawn pretty bad “ in A hook Jackson’s lived “But meddling reporter He has been as blame for our failures as either admit that in Ida Hargreave case that much Jones the inexplicable “And for would never So But the game nervously smoked of right are not played finesse” have card suspicions Better all!” he your wo his touch friend” the' pxirt” not acted quickly argument” “ Perhaps you vain for the in once all them “A - Huccessfnliy on one of and that would have again last of learned your had I if too in is “ of door - returned great Olga When it on returning And “ were beginning action quick “ some them irritably “ We She the found messengerwas without doubt some one over whom he holds the threat of the death chair That’s the way he works” Jim tramped the room while Jones cartied the fruit to the kitchen The butler them took place of him discovered mistake” one her to He fury- “Poison!’’ himself carelessness Jacksonat cross the field and she was curious to reconnoiter failures our there if Jones when hour for life” doctor Jones of evimr and gray with shop see letter from knockingour is that lis- messengerbrought Hargreave” a card” But Jim or what in I searched -At- i- “But see me A sir for-Miss the method of opening the door on to of the cave and went in She must have been nosing about She didn’t have much time though the boys came await me as up to Evidently' she crawled into that old chest and demanded way?” and ’now?” seems she had that morning She It riding disheartened see now what And “ a can that “Let was fruit “What too” he me?” But the more more series of succeeded I due are point the been have heads I’ve failed against face know it court a (mysterious Importance at girl!” “That of turning you bitterly “Do none or and I’m not chiding you O “Are it?” sent don’t saying ’ no on me the invisible ink the telephone to receiver “Thanks!” “ butler saved paralyzed search instantly played you never got it!” shall pay for this conversation touching in finally said I “ it however one up a He two or have your resulted taciturn to paper been remember Vroon moment” call I ever occurred to you that tho be getting tired too? Tney may dependsolely upon your invention and each has and An '’ to A' fear and the had chancedto Some “ it your invention nothing but zero” joke some I note I’ll organization time maid at man you would that early revenge at see that you've gone for cannot I the to been accompaniedthe in time in have would have We want I shrugyou nothing would and 'went i? letters you alwayswrote me Understanding that you were to visit the cave in the morning had the garden take fne one at wanted Has ward later quickly learns of vital which Is of paper her father’s safety to first But turned low-’’ “ the heels of raid on the -which the by replied she new beginning the ' she well” is rendezvous be barren of results Black Hundred begin to recovery the living room of of the countess nothing is “At Who - plans evil “Very surprised just ging Jim teeth friend’s bed ' just me - - and plan to dispose of him Again unnoticedbutler shows his hand by rescuingNorton and defeating Braine and Olga plan daring Braine Countess attempt to capture lorence and Norton at a masked ball given by Princess defeat Parlova They their own plan by overanxiety By chance lorence discovers a cave used by the Black Hundred Being by members of the band she conceals apartment enough peach- the I’ve been check revenge Olga'’ they’re playing with “ is mated us” paced the white lorence Jim dear” I the pack gang’s proves to girls sea subsequent return its Norton sets XX ANOTHER WEAPON now” said Braine he as the “moment a inding himself checkmated at every turn Braine endeavors to enmesh the the Jan In llnrgreavdhousehold in order to gain free access to the house The timely discovery of the plot by want I ered be- time planted and later secured' but before Its contents are box the mysteriouslydisap examined pears CHAPTER TRIES Torn pace her love or tne man and tne danger Etaredjier in the face she was for being distracted' All the time he watched her with" malevolent curiosity ’‘knowing that in the end she would concu: the “Bah! HAT about to set her was hen Jim interposed v indirectly pallor and the bottom of the sea and he communicates the fact to Jones 1914: By Harold MacGrath BRAINE to it “Wait " her " called ’ of companion the the into emphatically - “ attempts from 1 The rendezvousof man learns of the box pencil and - will”? my knelt beside softly “You PREVIOUS CHAPTERS O the the cried connected either directly or with The Million Dollar Mys-tcry” will be considered as a contestant her and claims her as a The Black Hundred then see a n target means of makingTheylorence after for their attacks are the and their leader 81000000 Braine sets traps for lorence The Black Hundred after a of fail of 3 Nobody visits Copyright: her-turn held becomes of the millionaire? becomes of the $1000000? does lorence marry? becomes of the Russian 2 No No relative a maid contestant Nol lie Concealed at Black Hundred cpldly connectionwith left on the lorence Gray That day also draws SI 000000 from the bank but It Is reported that this dropped into the sea when the balloon greave lorence j on intothe library inquired lorence as the ‘She selected out1 the basket a the mystery Solutions must not be than 100 words long Here ape some more questions to be kept in mind in the mystery as an aid to a solution: daughter Hargreave xuna ? room passed io mysteriously number her to a the successful the glrla’ school before he doorstep his baby the wisdom of Jones butler and Norton a up maid -the Stanley Hargreave millionaire after a miraculous escape from the den of the gang of brilliant thieves known as the Black Hundred Uvea the life of a recluse for eighteen years Hargreave accidentallymeets Braine leader of the Black Hundred Knowing Brainewill try to get him he escapes from his own home by a balloon Before escapinghe writes to became ’ 3 board of three judges will determine the received is the many solutions acceptable The judges are to be Harold MacGrath Lloyd Lonergan and Miss The Mae Tinee judgment of this escapedin was punctured from the lorence arrives school Bralue’s Countess Olga replied tween win--tier ‘ A due 'pos this appear whichof to It - way The ’ in most letter the a not -a to MacGrath eighteen years in ' feature as soon as it is proauce the same The story corresponding to these motion pictures will the coincidentally or newspapers as soon after the appearanceof the practicable With as the last tied seels will be shown the pictures of the his or her home and other interesting features It is that understood news-' far as practicable papers so in printing the last two chapters of the story by liarold will also show picture of sible be sent to the Thanhouser ilm corporation at 5 South Wabash avenue Cnicago III or Thanhouser ilm corporation 71 West Twenty-third street New York City N any time up to midnight Jan This allows H 1515 several weeks after the last chapter has been published a will -theaters MacGrath Solutions may where you ' pictures SYNOPSIS would‘leave mo?” moment you cross “The t THE The prize of $10000 will be won by the or child who writes the most man tvoman solution of acceptable the mystery from which the last two reels of motion picture drama will be made and the last two chapters of the story written by Harold elsewhere” he go You “ to “I “What's this?” can- u back It warned sshe I “ trace will line” ” it! - CONDITIONS GOVERNING CONTEST they straight geutlfr |
