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SHi_ The Million Dollar Mystery
Favorite Theatre. ** * Harold MacGrath).
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Back Copies Containing Past Instalments of the Story On Sale at the Evening Star Office {by Mail) Three Cents
$10,000 FOR 100 WORDS
The “Million Dollar Mystery” story
will run for twenty-two consecn
tlve weeks In the Newark Evening
Star. By an arrangement with the
Thanhouser Film Company it has
been made possible not only to read
the story in the Newark Evening Star,
bnt also to see. it each week In the
various moving picture theatres.
CONDITIONS GOVERNING THE
CONTEST
The prise of flO.OOO will he won by
the man, woman or child who writes
the most acceptable solution of 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 Mac
Grath.
Solutions may be sent to the Than
houser Film Corporation, at New
York, any time up to midnight. De
cember 14. They must bear postofllce
mark not later than that date.
A board of three Judges will deter
mine which of the many eolations
received Is the most acceptable. The
Judgment of this hoard will be ab
solute and final. Nothing of a liter
**! nature will be considered In, the
decision, nor given any preference in
the selection of the winner of the
$10,000 price. The last two reels,
which will give the most acceptable
solution to the mystery, will be pre
sented In the theatres. The story cor
responding to these motion pictures
will appear In this newspaper co
incidentally^
Solutions to the mystery must not
be more than 100 words long. Here
are some questions to be kept In
mind In connection with the mystery
as an aid to a solution:
No. 1—What becomes of the mil
lionaire?
No. 2—What becomes of the $1,
000.000?
No. 3—W'hom does Florence marry?
Ne. 4—What becomes of the Ras
slan countess?
SYNOPSIS OF PREVIOUS CHAPTERS.
Stanley Hargreave, millionaire, after a
miraculous escape from the den of the gaug
of brilliant thieves known as the Black
Hundred, lives the life of a recluse for
eighteen yearn. Hargreave one night enters
a Broadawy restaurant and there cornea face
to face with 4be gang’s leader, Braine.
After the meeting, during which neither
mnn apparently rei'ognizes the other. Har
greave hurries to his magnificent Rlverdale
home and lays plans for making bis escape
from the country. He writea a letter to the
girls’ school In New Jersey, where eighteen
years before he had mysteriously left on the
doorstep his baby daughter. Florence Gray.
He also pays a visit to the hangar of a dare
devil aviator
/ Braine and members of his band surround
Hargreave’s home at night, but as they ent?r
the house the watchers outside see a balloon
leave the roof. The safe is found emnty—
the million which Hargreave was knovro to
/w have drawn that day gone. Then some one
announced the balloon had been punctured
and dropped to the bottom of the sea.
Florence arrlvea from the girls’ school.
Princess Olga. Bralne'a companion, visits
and claims to be a relative. Two Dog.ia de
tectives call, but their plot la foiled by Nor
ton, a newspaper man.
By bribing the ••autoIn of the Orient Nor
ton lays a trap for Braine and hi* gang.
Princess Olga ulso visits the Orient’s cap
tain and she easily falls into the reporter’s
enare. The plan proves abortive through
Bralne'a good luck and only hirelings fall
into the hands of the police.
After falling In their first attempt the
Black Hundred trap Florence. They ask
her for money, but she escapes, again foiling
them.
Norton and the countess call on Florence
the next day. once more safe at home. The
visitors having gone, Jones removes a sec
tion of the flooring, and from a cavity takes
a box. Pursued by members of the Black
Hundred who have been watching his move
ments, he rushes to the water front. A
thrilling race In motor boats ensues. Jones
P drops the box Into the sea and with hla
r automatic nets fire to the pursuing boat.
K Braine and the wily Countess Olga now
I g>lan a coaching party to abduct Florence.
(Copyright, 1914. By Harold MscGrath.)
<Continued from Wednesday Evening
Star.)
"No: it is just the same here as it
used to be. Come along and I’ll show
you.”
Norton inspected the rooms careful
ly, Stowing away in his mind every
detail. He might be worrying about
nothing; but so many strange things
had happened that it was better to be
on the side of caution than on the
side of carelessness. He left the house
and ran across Jones carrying a
, basket of wine.
"Here, Norton: take this to the
party. I want to reconnoitre.”
"All right m’lud! Say, Jones, how
much do you think I’d earn at this
Job?” comically.
“Get along with you, Mr. Norton.
It may be the time to laugh, and
, then it may not.”
“I’m going back into the house and
hide behind a secret panel. I’ve got
my revolver. You go to the stables
and take a try at my car; see if she
works smoothly. We may have to do
some hiking. Where is the countees
in this?”
“Leave that to me. Mr. Norton,”
said the butler with his grim smile.
“Be off; they are moving back toward
the house.”
So Norton carried the basket
around to the lawn, where it was
taken from his hands by the regular
servant. He sighed as he saw Flor
ence, laughing and chatting with a
man w-ho was a stranger and whom
be heard addressed as count. Some
friend of the countess, no doubt.
Where was all this tangle going to
end? He wished he knew. And
( Evening Star
Astrologer
| (Copyrighted, 1914.)
* ‘The stars Incline, but do not compel. I
SATURDAY, AUGUST 1, 1914.
! Good influences dominate today, ac
cording to the reading of astrology,
for both the sun and Uranus are in
heneflcient aspect.
There is a fortunate sign for rail
ways and all connected with them.
Journeys are likely to be attended
with pleasant experiences. The out
, look for business relating to freight
is said to be most encouraging.
Inventors are subject to a helpful
rule during this aspect, which is be
i lieved to increase originality and re
I sou ret fulness.
L As Uranus is supposed to produce
I fondness for the society of persons
■ of opposite sex, the government today
■ ja read as especially favorable for
■ romance and love affairs. Summer
resorts and week-end parties are said
H to be under influence tending to sud
^B den Infatuation^.
H Owing to the sway of Uranus the
|^B seers declare that interest in aJl
^B psychic subjects wiil be quickened
and discoveries of great moment .will
H^Bbe recorded, they declare.
*S^B This Is a day that should bring suc
feS^^Bcas to those who make public an
SSj^Biuncemrnts 'if tag plans. Political
■M^Bctarations are under a kindly sway.
t®ffi^Brhcre Is a prophecy that a leader
a political party will expose a
■S^Btlonal scandal within sixty days.
%H^BThe rule is an auspicious one for
SMj^Beeking new positions or making re
rj^Bpuests for promotion in any line of
t^VEmpioyment.
|H| The montli of August is declared
'.iPjliy astrologers to be an exceedingly
j^Bjfevil time for the King of Spain.
I^B Toward the end of the montli trou
X^Bki'lr in Bengal is foreshadowed. The
viceroy of India is warned of per
sonal danger.
■ The elevation of Mars above the
pun and other celestial bodies at the
Ime of the new fhoon in Constantl
pple is interpreted as a menace to
‘ 1 life or the power of the Sultan
.
It Is Jim; do not apeak or make the least noise.
what a yarn he was going to write
some day! It would be read like one
of Gaboriau’s tales. He turned away
to wander idly about the grounds,
when beyond a clump of cedars ne
saw three or four men conversing
lowly. He got as near aa possible,
for when three or four men put their
heads together and whisper animat
edly, it usually means a poker game
or something worse. He caught a
phrase or two as it came down the
wind, and then he knew that the
vague suspicions that had brought
him out here had been set in motion
by fate. He heard “Florence” and
• the old drawing r^om;” and that
was enough. •
He scurried about for Jones. It
was pure luck that he had had old !
Meg show him through the house,
otherwise he w'ould have forgotten
all about*the secret panel In the wall
and the painting. Jbnes shrugged
resignedly. Were these men of the
countess’s party? Norton couldn’t
say.
Norton made his hiding place in
safety; and by and by he could hear
the guests moving about in the room.
Then all sounds ceased for a while.
Norton strained his ear against the
panel. A door closed sharply.
“No; here you must stay, young
lady.” said a man’s voice.
“What do you mean, sir?” demand-1
ed the beloved voice.
“It means that no one will return to'
this room and that you will not be I
missed until it is too late.”
The sound of voices stopped abrupt
ly, and something like scuffling en
sued. Later Norton heard the back of
a chair strike the panel and so pie
one sat heavily upon It. He waited
perhaps five minutes'; then he gently
slid back the panel. Florence sat
bound and gagged under his very
eyes! It was but the work of a mo
ment to liberate her.
“It is I, Jim. Do not speak or make
the least noise. Follow* me.”
Greatly astonished, Florence obeyed;
and the panel slipped back into place.
The room behind the secret panel had
barred windows. To Florence it ap
peared to be a real prison.
“How did you get here?” she asked
breathlessly.
“Something told me to follow you.
And something is always going to tell
me to follow you, Florence.”
She pressed his hand. It was to
her as if one of those book heroes
had stepped out of a book; only book
heroes always had tremendous for
tunes and did nof have to work for
a living. 'Oddly enough, she was not
afraid.
“Who was the man?" he asked.
“The Count Morfeldt. Some one
has imposed upon the countess."
"Do you think so?” with a strange
look in his eyes.
What do you mean.'
“Nothing just now. The idea is to
get out of here Just as quickly as we
can. See this painting?” He touched
a spot on the wall and the painting
slowly swung out like a door. “Come;
we make our escape to the side-lawn
from here.”
At the stable they were confronted
with the knowledge that Norton’s car
was out of commission; Jones could
do nothing with it. Then Norton
suggested that he make an effort to
commandeer the • limousine of the
countess, but there were men about
t so the limousine w’as out of the ques
. tion.
“Horses!” whispered Jones. “There
are several saddle horses, already
saddled. How about these people,
the ow'ners?” ,
“Oh, they are beyond reproach. They
have doubtless been imposed upon.
But let us get aboard first. There
will be time to talk later. I’ll have
to do some explaining, taking these
nags off like this. We won't have
to ride out in front where the pic
nickers are. There's a lane back of
the stable^ and a slight, detour brings
us back into the main road.”
The three mounted and clattered
away. To Florence it had the air
of a prank. She was beginning to
have such confidence in these two
inventive men that she felt as if she
was never going to be afraid any
more.
When the Countess Olga saw the
three horses it was an effort not to
• fly into a rage. But secretly she
warned her people, who presently
gave chase in the limousine, while
she prattled and Jested and laughed
with her company, who were quite
unaware that a drama was being en
acted right under their very noses.
The countess, while she acted su
perbly, tore, her handkerchief into
shreds. There was something sinis
ter in the way all their plans fell
through at the very moment of con
summation. and that night she deter
mined to ask Kraine to withdraw
from this warfare, which gradually
decimated their numbers without get
Ing them anywhere toward the goal.
Jones shouted that the limousine
was tearing down the road. Some
thing must be. done to stop it. He
suggested that he drop behind, leave
his horse and take a chance at pot
ting a tire from the shrubbery at the
roadside.
“Keep going. Don’t stop, Norton,
until you are back in town. I’ll man
age to take good care of myself.”
(Continued in Monday Evening Star.)
See the Pictures at
These Theatres
Strand Theatre, Market St.—7th
episode August 3.
Court Theatre, Rreintnall Place—
Oth episode August 1.
Plana Theatre, 400 Springfield
Ave.—4th episode August 3.
Royal Theatre, Broad and
Bridge Sts.—4th episode August
4.
Liberty Theatre, Ferry and Van
Buren Sts.—4th episode August 4.
Arcade Theatre, Arcade Bldg.,
Broad St.—4th episode August 5.
Playhouse, Clinton and Farley
Aves.—Ith episode August 6.
Palace Theatre, Mt. Prospect and
Verona Aves., Forest Hill—4th
episode August 3.
Lyceum Theatre. 500 Main St.. Fast
Orange—3d episode August 6.
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