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IE SADR RAID BING ET PRM PUR TABU aha 8 Ren NR SR Ps The Newest Kalem Picture Now Being re ere m Plotu Plot by George Bronson Howard cure “Theatres. “areeter “New York Novelization by Hug h "A Weir EODDDODOOSITOHOOHHDHHHHDOHHOHODHODDDHHOHDHHDHDOHHHDHDHHHHHHHOHHHOHHHOSS: Gerry, before he had inherited his uncle’s millions, had been the principal in some shady transactions, and the girls were more than ever determined to go after him when they learned that he had swindled their laundress out of her paltry savings. THE MILLIONAIRE PLUNGER Two American girls, Mona Hartley and Mary Burnett, set about punishing the “Wolves of Society” through their check books. This is the story of their fifth adventure. (Copyright by Kalem Company) Y JOU needn't try to argue with ms, you know, dear,” sald Mary. “1 “Are you really going to make big name of the horse. They bets?” asked Mary tearfully. to the poolroom, and found that aier “This isn't any game for pikers,” Were only just in time. said Gerry. “A chance like this only “There you are!” gaid Gerry, ex+ comes along about once in @ lifetime, eltedly, at the cashier's window, “Fite you see, and you want to jump on it teen thousand—there's the slip——" hard when it does com , 0» you “Take mine, too!” cried Mona, can rest easy about this ‘ve made pushing him aside.“ ngements to get hold of @ good horse!" de, "On the same deal of cash—a good deal more than The bets were placed J can usually command in a hurry! one " And it's going down when your father to ¢ hink I'm even more firm than you are! And ‘his f#n't what you gtarted to way, is it? If it's time for us to resume our campatgn— ‘why, I'm ready.” Mary bad finished her breakfast and she went now to the window tn fe next room and iooked out, while Mona, with a amile, took the paper, She G@lanced through it while she sipped her second cup of coffee, And suddenly " ehe exclaimed, under her breath, as her eyes fell on a certain headline, Sho Almost at too, the story of the race began mein, ‘1 had bet on Hallo— gives the final word,” Hallo was oft ; pend the story beneath tt—and then read it again, And then, very slowly, “Um taking a big chance, too,"@ald set the pace RNAS arly sehen ted in thought, she went to Mary, Mona, “Oh, Mary, don't let anvthing of the race, 1 ‘ Ger brows knitted in t ai go wro! I'd be in the most per- end, i And then, just at the another horse, Chine tectly dreadful hole if we lost!" Vorite, swept up aad won oe nie . said Gerry con- Hallo was second—ani they had lest! h no chance of that. | “We win; we win!” cried Mol All Tin afraid of is that we won't “And the odds for place wore 6 ents have the chance to win, I'd think You never eiid places ne bee that was pretty nearly as bad as win!" said Mary, finding ho ey losing myself, after our hopes have suddenly, i & her votce been raised this way." “Youbet to win? rej ‘And just then a walter camo up. her face white, "f eare net Mona, “Miss Burnett?" he said. “You're —not to win’... *"!4 place—place on the telephone, Miss.” NG) ones Gucty, rry and Mona wero ready to leave tng a trick. ss) fee itemt lt acent- when she cane back, with flushed — “Of course you ditt eto cheeks and shining eyes, For a tense quoment ean Mary. “Dad says it's all right," she said. glared at one another (1° {WO etre “We've just got time to ‘hurry over — “You—you miserable, lyin - and make a bet. I'll do tt to-day, breathed Mona. And thoes cheat! you sce, I've got enough.” | tion rushed to «Ang, then the situa. “Oh, we'll all risk a fiver or #0," that the onlookers wees Dae eey eatd Gerry, “What odds will we get were held spell bound. Wi t Sot Very big; this 48 Just for @ flung herscition muttered ery, Mona “T wonder,” she said, half to herself. “Mary—did you see this? j Mary took the paper and looked at the article Mona pointed out to her. i “Tomlinson Gerry” she said, surprised. “We've got it!” eald Mona, “Do you see what it says? That he tired @f the bright Ughte—tired of being talked and written about just as a spend- @t That he’s going to work—Tomlinson Gerry, with his millions, ts going work!" “As an architect! said Mary, read- fag on. “He's opened offices tn the sight. “I don't seo how we can do tt @terling Bullding! Mona—t bolieve all alone.” gou're right!” The thought was an unweloome ona, Gerry, before he had inherited his She and Mona, she felt, ought, eo far @qncle’s millions, had been the prin- as possible, to play alone hand. But— @igal tn ome rather shady transac- the help of some man acemed neces- @ons, and the girls were more than wary, And suddenly Mary saw both determined to go after him when the man and the inspiration she was wer the 4 they learned that he had ewindled looking for, It was the man who gave try-out, you see,” said Mary, “But out a long pin on” » Whipping 4 hurry, hurry, or we'll be too lat gleamed in th r hat. It Qhetr laundress out of her paltry eav- her the great idea. He was across the 4 dl 4 In the pool-room, however, they b. t a weet Mary staggered fnge. The fact that, since he had come strect, and at first he did not notice “WE'LL TRY IT TO-MORROW,” BURNETT SAID. “I'LL SLIP Au found there was plenty of time, ginc® gieamed, It wasn tree, «else f fo money he had tired of being @ her at all. But, though he had changed MARY HERE THE WORD ON ONE RACE, AND YOU CAN PUT \ the clock there was slower than Ger- had pulled from her muff, Referee H ' profiigate and had ecttled down after @ good deal sino sho had last seen DOWN A SMALL BET, IF YOU LIKE. IF IT GOES ALL RIGHT WA Die hid dak Fiked* dhe Wells grow could interfere, or even cry out, | atx years of riotous living toe decent bim, and for the worse, Mary knew $ WE'LL PULL OFF A BIG ONE THE NEXT DAY.” : i pered. “That gives us even more of awirl of smoke ney note &. Ute cooupetion, the girls decided, should hir. at once, He was Jack Deering, a 3 . @ margin, you see.” floor, a red stain’ patra a me heey * 3 y smiled reassuringly at her. templ acne: on her met eave him. telegrapher. Gerry sm is mple, | As always, Mona and tang t4 baigioers Some time before Mary had been , th ei ret ey are ag hecie shrieked Mary, “I have killed wapldly and two days later, Mona sent employed in the offices of a great tele. “I didn't think I'd ever go crying to thero were other tines when she was Mona, dear—I'm afraid he's bothering all 5 exciting few minutes in which the — Gerry, N : - othe f all right we'll pull off a big one the i Gerry, etaring tn hor: her card in to the architect. raph company, in another elty. Deor. @ Woman," ho sald, bitterly, “Hut cold and distant, and he was never SOU something! "Yow know, he's Wext day! man ag the wire rend off the descrip remembered his own pent, 1h cong { “Miss Hartley?” sald Gerry, maute- ing had been one of the fow men YOU'TS right, Mary! What's the uso euro which Mona would greet him Pear, “aul fhe Union eee eee ener riae of joa Tessie, at even money, in the fourth der! Ie datmere devolved in @ mur. ingly, rising, and glancing at Mona's among her fellow workers in whom ©f Hving? They've Kot mo pretty when he came, with the fast-growing at ail, ‘Dhey'ro just as mean and Much for myseif, but I'd hate to Trace, and at last came the final an- two of the foappeny’ a (oct. ae card. Mary hed even any signs of chivalry BC#Tly down and outl” portfullo of skotches of the bungalow SUngy as they can be. And he says think Mr. Gerry——" nov Raval rm ‘ *Wait, youne man! Weil seen eee “Bo good of you to eee me—when I and decency. Ho had been kind to ,, /!° @uld Mary. She slipped ho was to bulld for her, Ito never {Mt& ey e wanted to, he could make ¢, “Do "t worry about me!" > onsteid Pa belies AOL AE ECIC La when the police arrive! = ; came without en appointment, Mr. ner, and, apparently, without thought Mi Yory quietly, @ bill. “Take it!" gaw Mary when he called, as ho did, la cute Gor ites aad aces, girl! Meee ey eee tee cc raabla a hene-Deanlé a Janets the alen rae aacea to Gerry's grow. Gerry,” ead Mona, holding out her of any reward, Sho know him exactly Ove S#ld furiously, when ho tried to now nearly every afternoon, If sho “Geo-Tin glad to aco’a mean eucit He was delihted at the chance to. Tessie wins ie ilemay. He darted another ganos hand, which Gerry took, delightedly. gor what he ; pleasant Tus “What -vod's a friend 1f you Wis tn when ho camo sho always Uke that stung any old tim be associated with Mona in an enter- | ‘They cashed tn the small bets they ft was not of Hen the floor, but Weick he tat lie Cras was; @ weak, pleasant won't tet thom help? Bexides—thia S6iyed tu her own room; if she was hat's what I say!" eaid Mary, Prise of this sort, It sceme him had made, and Mona was almost All of his seifichnene Nas think ‘ou see—oh, ¥ chap, who never meant to do wrong, ignt a gift. It's an advance, I'm Sut she looked up at “whe window “But he doesn’t like the idea—and, More of a hold on her than he had hysterical with Aolight. She managed etincts had come ot a ent basen An: s other woman, I suppose! When I get and eeldom, as a matter of fact, did iN aot head si nt eeek When she neared the house, IfGerry besides, he says it would take some Yer had before, and that, f this to repress her enthusiasm until they surface. He was co @ sudden to the an idea I want to carry it out at onco!” signet a man who was always an easy S0In# to nocd your help. fF want you was (alling. Mona always arrangod a money,’ and ho hasn't got enough to Went trough, sho would find iL much were outside, but tt was with dlf the thought “of protectins ya with vice,” sage to go to some place where | can ree I. d ary, seeing it, would make it worth whi. More dificult to maintain their rela- fleulty, espe : protecting himself, ‘Tm very much at your service,” victim of @ stronger will, and could, you at any time. You're ready for MPN ind walk for an hour or ao to |. “T-could lend hii some," said Mona tionship on a formal plane, And ha “Oh, T can't walt until tomorrow, ook and Pouca produced his check 4 aid Gerry. therofore, tn all probability, he used pretty nearly anything, aren't your S'n7) Gey leay ra thought, too, that what he had seen now that T know {Wa so aure to b® ly acribbled a larce chino ey nurried: “1 want to buiki a home, Mr. Gerry.” tn the vague ‘plan she was already fe anything at. alll” he anid: ones” coltipterc nn semomt—te's eo t Just Ike you!" sala \ mig "to prove that there was All right!" she maid. “Mary, isn't It “Now, will you" el “ "4 ‘of Kald, vile D ye 0 De nlity of de on, the onde ‘d sa waid Mona, “and I haven't the least “God bless you, Mary Al joking nside, though.” eaid aR nere Mr, ¢ Rey! BO pee OU cr cece nen eos te mepnaare think we needn't worry Disnded: id t4ea of how to go about it! But I sup- \ Dl give you a ohince to prove ib” Mona, “T think it's time to put your ghe's Willing to take cr chitadsy= relied upon. And it waa upon exact- any more!” anid Mary, ber pellet ante Eroup around him hesttated, pose the first thing to do is to get an ti an into execution. Jack Deering t's people who do that who get /¥,this fact that they had nll counted. plain in her voice shy Anes ent over Mona, sobbing ’ architect—and so here I am! Knows his part thoroughly, And { the big rewards, though,” suid Ger- _ “Come back to the oliice, won't — “OF course not!” sald Gerry, heart- the eek ut at a sign from Deering WLS Waste axe ever 40. o0dentl® papas ray, is as ripe for plucking ry. Hea was convinced of the In- YOU?" he begged Mona, "I've Sot lly, "Now—about to-morrow? “Py tabs a chan lanere ow as he ever will be, ence of the two girls, but he, him. 8°ms more tches that you really “Need wa walt until to-morrow, ce,” he sald, “after @ontinued Mona. “I have got one or T'vo been thinking that myself, self, thouht he hadan inkling of what SURBE tv seo at once.” even?” asked Mary, suddenly. “T Ht ietoaahed fi €wo general {deas, but I think you'll t. Suppose you let him take you was in the wind. He was decidedly — ,Well=i inikht,” sie were think Dad might have something with a rubberstound peers ee / Gnd that they don't intert: Waneeeat tow. He asked you, Interested, and quite glad that Mona | And 80 sho did) Mary and Burnett, more, even to-day ber-bound packet of bills ey don't interfere at all didn't he? had b her Old sohcolinate as soon aa they were alone, became — We'd have to get some real p*, (he white-faced Gerry suttered ‘with your conceptions, I want a Yes—and I satd I'd telephone to | Mary tried to change the subject, decidedly busy pe A good deal sald Gerry to depart. As the door closed his Bim in tho morning.” fat Moun care Geo te the ena, was to be Gone, re was not Pe Tre se towed yet Steh® Could bo heard clatter:ng wildly ;, Mi right. Tell him to make ft the troubles, and his idea, again and Much time. They had been afraid to aid Mona mn, BOER ree sree San Marco at ono o'clock. T'll ba again, nae maka many arrangements, But now “you telephone again, Mary," sald ;o4t the sound the scene in tha poole there—and you can notice me, after "Oh, I don't know, Mona!” said they went out aud closed a lease “Ti drop Mona at har bank, Toom changed as by magic. With « you get comfortably settled at your Mary, at last. “But I'll tell you what ff 40 empty brownstone house In and then go to my own. When wa Hiserery of relief, the “dead” girl on own table. You know what to do? we can do, We might go down and %,Side street, A ticker and several come back, {f you've got another Gabbing wit ee need eee wye)Fohearsed It often enough,” neo Dad! ‘Then you could talk to felestaph instruments Wer» hasilly good thing—why, we'll make the DIE the red paint which Cee eerctiet a ‘ alf past twelve!" suid Mor him." ailed, and a few , © plunge!” ‘1 hich she had clappe & moment's thought, “it dre * said Mona, “Let's start Pl" ee EE Ret ta erulpped aeoyt Meng arraned They dropped No nen ie ee fy gone?” she gasped, 5 @ don’t want ty fae Mary at a drug store, and then Mona « hi one?" at little thine, if we rez fey ae ae serpy, necessary apers” tor the farce; op. g)Ary A ane ‘* “And ts it all over?” start someting tosmerrow." “Tih get ay car and take you dows, eralors, cashiers, sheet writers, and RewPee git aimee until the merteday p Mery,tneew lier arms ar “AN right -C think that's @ good How about that?” A customers, The tap was walled ay ‘ai events, she couldn't hopa to Peck “You did it splend Idea, Mo "Ml let Jack Decring know “Tha we ady to be sprung Paty ‘ é pone tg L_really thought I had espe 1 Wee Bohs Deoring know That would be splendid!” said next day Mona and Mary again !"4uixa tn the luxury of a real bank tn (oe Pr a tec. en bakes hia he greatadven- Mona, “Are you willing, Mary? met Gerry for luncheon, But now @ccont. But when Gerry came back rayon ysterical ture ts really going to begin at last ary was. And so it Was arranged. Qf. Reding for her she emerged from the bank, . ano preliminary skirmtsh la over. Not Gerry, of course, did not see Deering ay es Sita telophene tome here closing her hand bag, which was Hone turned to the men, ervous, are you?" who was Waiting outside the res- Con ha AL Waa. wats bulging, precisely as if she had filled | “NOW. we'll divide! Here, take Not even a little bit! There's no taurant, spring into a taxicab when 28, Sqn as 1b wos sale t it with bills. Gerry tapped hig coat YOUF Money and go. We were glad reason to be! I know Gerry, you see!" Mary dropped her handkerchief. But centaronal neat pocket significantly, and they drove Of your hol, but we won't noed you = a that was what happened. And when, of what will become o on to the drug store where they had @Y longer, I. think. ie . ere ie Te ‘i ullding, far downtown, jt ht Sha ce zon a a little later, h their lunch at the Sun Marco. Mone and went up in the elevator, it was ™ es ie wou wong!) wala “Oh, you're just in time!" she erted, hurriedly packing up in Rabie cosy had accepted very few invitations Decring, In- alpaca office coat and e'3 no reason wi Shouldn't, hysterically. “Dad's Just give me the Apartment, “ie that we will have to froin, bin it was her desire that he green shade, who encountered them, And if Miss Mona and I both divide yon tho fifth race--hurry—hurry— move! But we have ma Je @ splen- n ‘surd her company at lunch to his own great surprise, in the cor- our winnings with you, according to burry did haul, haven't we, dear? or diner as an event, and she had ridor, He Was standing outside a door Gur plan, you won't have to worry She handed Gerry the slip of paper | And Mona, her head and shoulders been thoroughly successful in this marked: “Private Wires.” And at the ut the future for some time, fean he had held in her hand as she burled in a trunk, nodded agreement, regard, Ho was all attention; he was sight of Mary be started, in great NH came, and he took it, glancing at the (End of Episode Five.) ready to meet, to an ‘s seuyen dy to meet, to anticipate, indeed, dismay her slightest Wish, Certainly he wag Ma! you shouldn't bring people reduced to exactly the condition that to see me here!” he exclaimed. “Y: Mona and Mary wanted him to be might make all sorts of trouble!” yal" said Mary disappointingly, his coffee L# delicious no, nothing ought——" thank said Mona. “You or- yaway now, but meet me around dered # heavenly Tunch, Oh!" ae Jad suid Deering, or Burnett, exclamation Was caused by the eight was henceforth to bo known, sat at a tablo on the an wait in tho restaurant there, of the room, She bowed pli be off duty in half an hour.” th maton ‘Then he dashed into the room, And THE STATE OF GERRY'S FEELINGS TOWARD MONA WAS NO LONGER A SECRET, 3 ‘9 is that?” asked Gerry nat- ot cours they, wore tn the oe : fers eo : vator, id not see thi . y mit ba : $ 4 ® answered Mona. out again in a moment, with @ man ote onli NF : : : angrily asking him what he w do- Bungalow, you see—a nice, rainbiing along behind Deering, studying him. she sald." KO to this Httle hotel ing, and that he took another coat Y ' , she was | is earby washroom, and hid the wert of a place, and I thought—can't It was plain that ie was seeing bad and wait tll you hear from ma It pibly proud, and hee f from a rade im his pocket. They were you help me with the land, too days. Hix clothes were shabby, His won't be long much money, so she has rather ‘ing for ‘him, eagerly when he “11 do my best,” said Gerry. “I'l elbows were shiny; his heels wore run Mona, meantime, had thoroughty ti! me some other old friends joined them a Httle more than halt Qe! you what—it just hapy mn because an hour later. By thie time Gerry that I down. There was a dispirited sag to enjoyed her ride with Gerry. Almost 1." sald Gerry, was sure he knew what was in the ave an option, right now, on some his shoulders. H whole bearing from the t, Gerry had been dis- the »« . who el pal a9 @uburban property. If you like it, I'll spoke cloquently of discouragement, posed to be more friendly than it 1s seem to feel that way—the ones you “the dirty hounds!” ead Burnett, q @urn the optior over to you. Why don't of @ ready eurrender to adver necessary for an arc st to be with @on't like are never bashful because as he sank into a chair, “Ob, I'll get they're poor! en with them now, if it's the last She caught dis client, but M you let me drive you out to have a Mary’s eyes brighter a had had no dite MEET Ror a. neat her” ‘ 5 Ws ’ ; look et the land right now? My car up to him. ficulty 4n Kooping tim et arma Moin Mhwerdoe it tis poe ee wing 5 aver ge RAY 7808 ee ls downetairs.” She consented. “Why—Jack Deering! she ata, Jensth and have some coffee with us pave me two weeks 5 Mona had gone alone, according to jeurtily. | “Whoev« 4 have And fo tho enalavemont of Gerry ,,Jt Hrovad that Mary woull—which “Father!” ered Mary, and burst the plan the two girls had arranged, thouht 7 Arai was begun went on apace, Ter guiaode had been. carefully planned, {to ta ‘Whatever are you aging for her visit to Gerry. But Mary had pe res; t 5 ha fore long the state of his feelings to- down to the last 1 EHS DIghE bee. iiince) patter than qrelavan hayal followed, and she waited anxiously fmendiiness of her tone. And i ward Mona was no | A secret, He fob tie Mied as the two girls “I've Kot a way to get hgly exp! eir delight at seeing one . eemed to him to be en the fecte Me the racing wires! By which the arrangement with all the pool- y unat- pooms we hold the results back for He admired Mona's tact in ten minutes. But 1 know them, I'll Was ready to do anything to win her. But Mona pretended a bissful Bclousness, an jerry—Gerry, ecrose the street from the building an instant effort, @at housed Gerry's office, When she prevent her from gaw Mona and Gerry come out to- he really was. brace up; to seving how hopeless , chatting eceerly, she smiled, “Hello, Mary!" he sald, “It's good Deartbreaker—was actually afratd of taking to ane ne. was less for- tind some one to go and bat, and give when Gerry put Mona into his tosce you! How's every little thing?” BEM! He was afraid to put his fate tnate than herself; 1¢ seemed to him me half the winnings, I'll telephone é y y ning he teat, Somet! ! that It was exquisite, him the winner and he'll place his Feedster, with the utmost wolicitude, Tut the gayety of his voice was 10 the test, Some t soomed to" "Dad?" auld Mary. her eyas becom- bet, Hie horse will have won wlready @ucking @ robe about her, and making forced, him, Mona Hked him immensely, But tng troubled. “Oh, I don't know, —put the poolrooms won't know tt! gure that she was comfortable, Mary “Come into the park and wo'll have There's enough to make up for all aD eae near ret I've done in one big killing!” emiled again. a talk f sake," said Mary, By Jove! Sounds good!" sald Ger- ‘The thing now, it seemed to Mary, He w th her willingly, and elf, you ry. "I might take a flyer my know.” Then thera Turnett was distrustful, but he weak ened when Mona, his daughter's friend, vouched for Gerry. ‘Well-we'll try 1t tomorrow,” he THE SIXTH ADVENTURE OF “THE SOCIAL PIRATES” WILL BE PUBLISHED SATURDAY, APRIL 29 ‘was to prepare a way to turn Gerry's when they seated on a bench very obvious interest in Mona to ac Mary urned on m frankly count. He must be brought completely ‘Now, Jack she said, “foas , under control. You're up aga aren't you? You “We're going to need help," she suid needn't be ashamed to tell me—l've to berself, frowning slightly, after she been to you for help!" ad pmaiched Mona.and Gerry put of He broke down quite guddenly, if ! 1 to he explanations & = = ' € ¢ sald, "I'l allp Mary here the word on one race, and you can put down i DESPERATELY GERRY PRODUCED HIS CHECK BOOK, i) © emall bet, if you like, If it goes ‘| Te