Produced by Al Haines [Illustration: Cover art] [Frontispiece: THE PAPER SHE HAD PURLOINED WAS INDEED BLANK] THE MILLION DOLLAR MYSTERY Novelized from the Scenario of F. LONERGAN BY HAROLD MACGRATH AUTHOR OF THE MAN ON THE BOX, THE GOOSE GIRL, HEARTS AND MASKS, ETC. PROFUSELY ILLUSTRATED WITH SCENES FROM THE PHOTO PLAY GROSSET & DUNLAP PUBLISHERS : NEW YORK COPYRIGHT, 1915 HAROLD MACGRATH _Published by arrangement with The Bobbs-Merrill Company_. LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS The paper she had purloined was indeed blank . . . . . . _Frontispiece._ Miss Farlow's Private School You might have marked him for a successful lawyer. The Princess Perigoff The Black Hundred Friends from Tophet The Peaceful Butler entered into the field of action She had gained the confidence of Florence There was a stormy scene between Braine and the Princess Norton reached the Captain first She read with Susan "Who is it?" Jones whispered, his lips white and dry. He read: "Florence--the hiding place is discovered." That night there was a meeting of the organization Jones engaged a motorboat "Leo, are you using any drugs these days?" The Secret Panel Four men were told off "Better be sensible," he said They had become secretly engaged With her he was happy, for he had no time to plan over the future They were to be married Florence was permitted to wander about the ship as she pleased Every one felt extremely sorry for this beautiful girl Florence steals out in the night to jump overboard A young and beautiful woman did not jump from a big Atlantic liner without the newspapers getting hold of the facts "The poor young thing!" murmured the motherly Mrs. Barnes "Come out o' that now!" "I ain't goin' t' hurt ye" Florence fought; but she was weak, and so the conquest was easy "I know it now," she said, and she kissed him He had put Florence and Braine in the boat and had landed them They bound Florence and left her seated in a chair They did not care a snap of the finger what Jones thought She first thought of changing the clock He took her straight to the executive chamber of the Black Hundred Here was an operation that needed all his care and skill. He examined the blotter with care The men rioted about the house, searching nooks and corners They were mapping out a plan when Susan's message came Norton was idling at his desk when the city editor called him "Give this to your father. He knows how to read it." Florence discovers the cave Florence steals the papers from Braine's pocket Braine procured a launch and began to prowl about Braine reached the girl and pulled her into the boat From the shore came another boat "They have all three taken out naturalization papers." "Just a minute, gentlemen!" The Police Captain's desk They were tumbling through the library and the living room Braine sank inertly to the floor, dead