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8YN0PSI8.
For flfty years the continent of North
Deen isoiaiea irom xne rest
' " worm Dy uu use or -i-rays, a won
derful Invention of Hannibal Prudent.
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pom foreign Invasion, and the continent
"T". VVTI1 uniiea unaer one Kovernmcu.
with Prudent aa president For half a
century peace and prosperity reigned In
this part of the world. The story opens
with President Prudent critically UL His
death Is hastened by the receipt of a
message from Count von Werdensteln of
uermany that he has at last succeeded In
penetrating the rays. Dying, he warns
rtn Invasion. He tells her to hurry to
u- uiano 01 uirynitn. dui aies oeione ne
can tell the location of the place. Astra
la nominated for the presidency by the
continental party. Napoleon Edison calls
n Astra, Informs her that he was a pu
pa of her father's, and promises to help
" " gives ner a ring maae 01 a new
ly discovered aubstance which, he aays
Will solve the nrnhlem nf flvinr. Cheval
ter dl Leon innMri In TPnrrm Tte notes
that preparations have been completed
ror an invasion of America. He calls on
on werdensteln and offers him the se
cret of making gold. He demands In re
turn aosoiuie disarmament and peace.
CHAPTER V r.nntlniinri.
Seemingly It was a pleasant, enjoy
able social affair, with everything so
smooth ana polished that one might
easily make a dangerous slip and
break his own neck.
When Chevalier dl Leon arrived In
his apartment he was well aware that
ke bad been followed, but he did not
care. He was thinking of the . be
witching Countess Rosier. Where had
he met her?
At last he found the place in his
well classified memories. "The Amer
ican Cafe Restaurant," he ejaculated.
, Then without further delay he went to
bed.
The chancellor sat in his library
awaiting the report of his followers.
Aa soon as he received the informa
tion that the chevalier had gone to
bed and was safely sleeping he did
likewise, but be did not sleep as
soundly as dl Leon. He had troubled
dreams.
The reports that the chancellor re
ceived from the men who were follow
ing the chevalier the next day were
not exciting. He had visited the mu
seums, studied new industries and, in
face, was Interested In everything.
Shortly before nightfall he went to
his hangar, brought out his 'plane and
cruleed about above the city, finally
ascending to such a height that he al
most vanished from the eyes of the
detectives. By ten o'clock he was
again at the hotel.
Saturday evening the chevalier at
tended the. house ball at the palace
of the Countess Roslny. He even
played at the card tables, losing a few
gold pieces. The detectives obtained
a number of twenty mark coins and
sent them to the chancellor with their
report; every one was of nineteenth
century make.
The Countess Roslny was summoned
to a long confidential talk. No one
knew what they discussed, but when
the countess was home and alone In
her dainty, perfumed boudoir, she
locked the door and flung herself on
her sofa, weeping bitterly. "s
11 shall betray him, the first real
man I have ever seen; besides, how
can I be certain that he will love met"
She clenched her little fist and shook
It at the portrait of a man who hap
pened to be her husband. "You fiend,
see what you have made of me!"
Everything went smoothly; nobody
Interfered with the chevalier's actions.
One evening, after returning from
one of his dally aerial trips, as he
Jumped out of his machine, a dark
robe was cast over his head and a
number of men grasped him. He
struggled, but strong hands held him
fast, and a few minutes later he was
bound and nearly suffocated by a
heavy cloth that shut out the air.
Then the cloth was removed and a
tight fitting bandage placed over hla
eyes.
"Will the, chevalier promise to keep
quiet?" asked a strange voice. "For,
In that case, I will not be forced to
gag him."
"I promise," was the helpless cheva
lier's answer.
He was placed on a stretcherlike
affair and carried away.
He could not see, but hla sense of
hearing told him that they carried
him to a near by hangar; there he
was placed In some kind of a tonneau
and he heard the chug, chug of a very
powerful motor. The buss of the pro
pellers followed.
The next moment he felt the lift
ing of the aeroplane; the air craft
made one turn, then shot out under
full power. Several hours passed
ijrlthout change, but when the ma
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chine began to descend he recognised
the fresh, salty air of the ocean, and
he heard the water break on the rocks
in a peculiar, mournful manner.
The machine landed and he heard
muffled talk, but could not understand
it At last he was lifted out from the
tonneau of the machine and carried
Into a building where the bandage
was removed from his eyes and the
ropes cut.
He found himself In a simply fur-
msnea, clean room with a uniformed
officer standing beside him.
"Uhevaller di Leon, this Is your
room: tomorrow we will have a talk."
He saluted courteously and, turning
on nis neeis, left, locking the door
Deuna nun.
CHAPTER VI.
The Message From Helgoland.
The election was over. Astra Pru
dent, daughter of Hannibal Prudent,
had been elected President of the
United l.epubllcs of America. Tha
dignified Ambrosio Hale won the vice-
presidency. The elections of the south
ern republics took place at different
aaies, out throughout the continent
the continentals were In Dower.
The girl, upon whom future respon-
"I Will Be There at 10. Your Excel
lency."
sibilitles rested heavily, was strength
ening nerseir lor coming events. She
was occupied consulting noittieiana.
generals, admirals, making flying trips
to the fortifications that .were rapidly
going UD. or being remodeled accord
ing to the new requirements of the
times.
Constantly she exnected news from
the man she had seen onlv one tha
man whom she looked upon as the de
liverer of the American continent, and
also the man she loved. .
Days, weeks, months went bv. Tha
day of Inauguration came. She had
expected confidently that she would
hear from him..
The whole American continent cele
brated the day. but It was emntv of
Joy for her, the President.
She appeared In white. Simula.
beautiful, unadorned except for the
ring which he had given and she al
ways wore. She looked like a bride
on her way to the altar with the man
sne nad chosen.
The ceremonies occunied almost tha
entire day, and the evening was spent
at the ball given by the continental
lets. Throughout the congratulations
that were received a shadow was hov
ering over all ,
It was late when Astra arrived at
her home. She looked over the cor
respondence that awaited her. There
was no' line from the man whose hand
writing she had never seen, no news
whatever from Napoleon Edison.
Yet he had said: "You will hear
from me as soon as I can tell you
something definite. When you need
me I will be at your side readr to
help you."
With these thou eh ts to cnnaola hoi-
she bent her head to sleep.
The President was at her office
early the next morning. Her first of
ficial action was to consult with the
military commanders, then to aanii
out a proclamation to all the republic
01 ine greatest union of the world,
giving them detailed Instructions re
garding the defense of the continent
In aocordanoe with the decision of
the most COmnetent mllltarv man.
General Eugene Grant Gunner was ap
pointed commander in chief of the con
tinental armies of America. Exten
sive arrangements were made to en
list those who were willing to take up
arms tor the defense of their country,
and the old form of national guard
tactics were revived.
Astra labored day and night though
she prayed that God would prevent
the bloodshed for which she was pre
paring her people. Such were her
thoughts and still no news came from
the man who had promised so much.
Her cheeks began to lose their
color, and her large eyes often looked
longingly Into the distance. "Why
does he not come? Why does he not
send a message?" .
The Vice-president, Mr. Hale, was
announced to her one evening. He
bowed deeply before her as the Pres
ident, then with the familiar air of a
close friend, he took Astra's hand In
his.
"My dear girl," he began, "I am
much troubled; your efforts will un
dermine your health. The roses on
your cheeks are already turning pale.
You should think of yourself In the
Interest of the union, or you will be
UL My dear Astra, you know how
much I I adore you." He had re
tained Astra's hand, but at these
words she slowly withdrew It
"I first saw you when under the
care of your father, watched you de
velop, strong and beautiful. I wish
you would let me carry at least part
of your burden. I am a man and I
can stand more than a frail woman."
The girl president blushed; taking
this for encouragement Mr. Hale con
tinued: "Astra, I love you, will you
be my wife?"
The statesman stood helpless before
the girl who smiled kindly at him.
"Sit down, Mr. Vice-president and
be good enough to listen to me."
He obeyed and Astra sat down op
posite, him.
"Your proposal honors me, Mr. Vice
president; I am sorry that I am un
able to accept It The times that we
are living In are such that matters
such as this would be out of place,
and while you have all my sympathy,
I cannot tell you that you have my
love."
A sigh escaped her Hps; she thought
of the man whom she loved, for whom
she felt that, she was created. She
yearned to say eome soothing words
to the friend of her father, but Just
then a sharp ringing sounded through
the whole suite. It was a signal for
extremely Important communications
and she left hurriedly with a glance
pleading for Hale's pardon.
A moment later Astra was In the
library putting the electro-stylograph
in working order with shaking fingers.
She could hardly believe her eyes; the
pointer of the machine was on the Is
land of Helgoland, the great German
fortification.
The machine was at last adjusted;
the sparkling stopped and the strong,
manly voice of Napoleon Edison was
heard. His picture appeared on the
helloplate, bowing smilingly toward
the girl whose heart was beating
painfully. Her blood rushed to her
head as she responded to the greet
ing. "Your excellency. I have to report
that the confederated fleet of the Eu
ropean monarchies started for Ma
deira today. I have been a prisoner,
but an hour ago I escaped. Tomor
row at 10:00 p. m. I will be at the
Crystal Palace to tell you everything."
1 am so very, very happy that I
have at last heard from you I"
.Edison bowed; in the hazy back
ground of the picture she could see
another man holding a steering wheel
in his hand, and beside him was the
faint form of a woman watching Edi
son. BRITONS FIRST TO USE SOAP
Roman Conquerors 8ald to Have
Transferred Custom to Italy,
From Whence It 8pread.
One of the few inventions that are
not ascribed 'to foreign Ingenuity Is
that common household article soap.
It Is said that the ancient Britons
were the first makers of soap, and
that the Romans, when they con
quered that Island took the Invention
back with them to Italy.
Most of what we wash with Is made
from fat but In foreign lands there
are natural soaps. The Is the soap
root of Spain, the soap-berry of ChllL
and the bark of the Peruvian soap
tree. At a little town In Mexico soap
actually takes the place of copper
coinage! In another part of the same
Souti. American republio the Inhabi
tants eat soap, finding much nourish
ment therein. -
Tho French term for soap, "savon,"
br the way, owes Its origin to the
town of Savons, la Franos, where
1 win be there at ten, your e
.cellency."
"I will expect you!"
The picture vanished. She leaned
over the plate that had, a second ago.
reflected the Image of the mau la
whom she placed all her hopes.
As she took' the paper out of the
machine to see the message she pon
dered: "The message came from Hel
goland, and he says he will be here
tomorrow. How can that be?"
Recalling that the Vice-president
was waiting for her, she went back
tq the green room.
"A very important message came,"
she said to Hale, In extenuation of
her long absence. Then, after a short
pause, she added: "I may as well tell
you now, the confederated European
fleet Is on Its way to Madeira."
The Vice-President gasped. "And
you have connections with Europe,
your excellency?"
She smiled at his surprise. "Not
connections; only one, but that one
I believe in Implicitly."
"Then there will be a session of
the union ministers tomorrow?"
"Not tomorrow, but very likely the
day after."
Shortly after this the Vice-president
left and Astra retired to her private
apartment Riving out orders no one
should disturb her until the next
morning.
When the tired, but now happy girl
was alone, undisturbed, she kissed the
ring with the word "Cirynlth" on It
and looked up to heaven with Joyful
eyes. The man who gave her the ring
was coming.
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CHAPTER VII. Hl i
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The Prison.
The morning after the Imprison
ment of the Chevalier dl Leon a mil
itary official came into the room that
eerved as his temporary cell. '
"I have the liberty to offer you the
freedom of the fort In case you give
your word of honor not to try to es
cape. It will not cause you any un
easiness to do that as there Is not
the slightest chance for yon to gain
your liberty."
"Captain, I thank you very much;
not only will I not give my word, but
I will tell you plainly that I Intend
to do my best to escape from this
prison, where your superiors have
placed me without having the slight
est cause for the action." He smiled
pleasantly at the captain and contin
ued: "I can see that you realize how
I feel about It and for that reason I
advise you to be on the alert or I
will escape."
"Just as you please, chevalier. It
is my duty to make your temporary
detention as pleasant as possible, and
if agreeable to you we can get ac
quainted at the breakfast table."
"That sounds good. I am hungry.
The dining-room was comfortable
and pleasant; the breakfast was
simple and wholesome.
Prisoner and guard sat silent for a
while, and at last the chevalier said
"I suppose it is vain for me to ask
you the name of the place where I am
imprisoned?"
"You are right chevalier!"
"You have an advantage over me,
captain. You know my name and I
don't know yours; Is it against your
orders to tell me?"
"No, Indeed, chevalier; my name Is
Hans Euler."
"Thank you, Captain Euler. I as
sure you that I am glad I have made
your acquaintance."
They talked pleasantly during
breakfast Afterward the captain es
corted kls prisoner into the adjoin
ing reading and billiard room. They
played a game of carambol.
(TO BE) CONTINUED.)
vast quantities of the material were
formerly manufactured.
Tanbark as Fuel.
Perhaps the most Important of
waste fuels In the United States has
been spent tanbark. A rough estimate
would Indicate that this material gen
erated a few years ago an amount of
steam that would have otherwise re
quired the yearly consumption of
about 2,000,000 tonB of high-grade coal
Yet this valuable fuel, says the En
gineering Magazine, was at one time
considered a mere detriment and an
expense to the leather Industry. It
was disposed of by dumping it Into
rivers, filling In waste ground, and by
making roads with it often necessi
tating the paying out of large sums
for Its disposition. This strikingly
illustrates a case of bow the Improve
ment of a furnace converted a hither
to supposed combustible Into a valu
able waste fuel of the auto-combus-tlble
class, and shows how an enor
mous waste was converted Into aa
equally great economy.
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AMUSING GAME FOR PARLOR
Cross Questions Are Made and Crook
ed Answers Given One Must
Not Laugh Nor Smile. 1
The players arrange themselves in a
circle, and the first player commences
the game by asking his neighbor
question, and receiving a reply. The
second player must do likewise, until
every player has both asked a question
and received an answer. The last
player then asks a question of the
first who replies with the answer giv
en him to the question, which he, In
the first Instance, asked the second
player.
Another, and in most people's opin
ion much more amusing, way of play
ing the game, Is for the players to
seat themselves opposite to each other
In two rows, the ladles on one slda
and the gentlemen on the other. Two
of the players, a lady and a gentleman,
remain standing. When the rest ol
the players are all comfortably set
tled, the lady walks down the line be
hind the gentleman, and asks each In
turn a question. . The gentleman at
the same time whispering in the ears
of the ladles opposite ridiculous an
swers to the questions which are be
ing asked, the nature of which he la
entirely ignorant Then, starting at
the head of the line, the first gentle
man repeats the question which was
asked him, and the opposite lady re
plies. The rest of the company are
naturally highly amused at the absurd
combinations, but the gentleman ask
ing the question, and the lady reply
ing, may neither laugh nor smile. If
they do, they are obliged to pay for
feits, and retire from the game.
CONVENIENT FOR FISH HOOKS
Hat Band Arranged for Carrying
Flies and Leaders Pockets
Free for Other Things.
This hat band for anglers does
away with the necessity of carrying
pockets full of fly books. In the cen-
Hat Band Fly Book.
tral pocket of the band Is an oiled
1 1 1. 1 1 , a . . .
sua uag ana paa tor leaders, ana the
files are carried on either side.
RIDDLES.
What Is the best word of command
to give a lady who is crossing a mud-
ry road?
Dress up in front close (clothes)
up behind.
Why Is a postman in danger of los
ing his way?
Because he Is guided by the direc
tion of strangers.
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What fruit Is like a statue? ,
Fig (ef-fl-gy).
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Why should Denmark be an ami-
nently religious country?
Because it has had so many Chris
tians kings.
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What would Neptune say If the sea
were dried up?
I haven't a notion (an ocean),
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What belongs to yourself, but la
used by your friends more than bv
yourself?
Your name.
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Where can happiness always be
found?
In the dictionary.
My first Is eaualltv. mv second la
Inferiority, my whole is superiority?
jviatcniess.
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Why does the butcher's knife ak
ways keep the books?
Because the business is a Joint af
fair.
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Why are pawnbrokers like pioneers
of progress?
Because they are always raadv ta
make an advance.
Why Is a ship like a woman?
Because she is oftan tanita
man-of-war, sometimes attached to a
treat buoy, and frecraentlr mak.na-
at-
to a pier (peer).