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SYNOPSIS.
For fifty years the continent of North
America had been Isolated from the rest
of the world by the use of Z-rays, a won
derful Invention of Hannibal Prudent.
The Invention had saved the country
from foreign Invasion, and the continent
had been united under one government
with Prudent as president. For half a
century peace and prosperity reigned In
this part of the world. The story opens
with President Prurient critically 111. His
death Is hastened by the receipt of a
message from Count von Werdensteln of
Germany that he has at last succeeded in
penetrating the rays. Dying, he warns
tils daughter Astra that this means a .for
eign Invasion. He tells her to hurry to
the Island of Clrynlth, but dies before he
can tell the location of the place. Astra
la nominated for the presidency by the
continental party. Napoleon Edison calls
on Astra, Informs her that he was a pu
pil of her father's, and promises to help
her. He gives her a ring made of a new
ly discovered substance which, he says,
will solve the problem of flying. Cheval
ier dl Leon appears In Europe, He notes
that preparations have been completed
- for an invasion of America. He calls on
von Werdensteln and offers him the se
cret of making gold. He demands In re
turn absolute disarmament and peace.
The chevalier la suspected of being an
American. He Is seized at night and
carried off In an areoplane. Astra Is In
augurated as president She receives a
message from &dlson. whose long silence
has worried her. that he has been a pris
oner for two months on the Island of
Helgoland and has lust escaDed. He an'
flounces that the confederated fleet of
Europe has sailed for America. He prom
lses to call on her the following night.
CHAPTER VII. Continued.
The chevalier suggested a walk In
the open air, but the captain shook
his head. "I am sorry to disappoint
you, my dear chevalier, but your ter
ritory ends here." He said this with
such kindness that It was plain to the
chevalier that he was sorry for the
imprisonment.
For two long months the Captain
Hans Euler kept faithful company to
the chevalier.
There v s no chance to escape from
this prison; not even a chance to look
out at the ocean. The Chevalier di
Leon soon realized that he could not
escape and knew" that all he could do
was to wait.
The personal belongings that he
had left In the room at the Hotel
Metropole were brought to him, and
great was his satisfaction when he
saw that nothing had been forgotten.
Papers from Berlin and England
were In the reading-room and he was
Informed of the doings of the world.
On the 5th of February the chancel
lor strode Into the reading-room where
the chevalier was comfortably read
ing a novel by the English writer, Sir
Rider Haggard, that had been pub
lished about 1920.
"What a pleasant surprise, your ex
cellency!" bowed the chevalier with a
broad smile.
The chancellor was somewhat taken
back; he had expected a different re
ception.
"You appear contented here!"
"Considering the circumstances, I
am."
"I have a few words to say to you,
and I will say them plainly,"
"The plainer the better, your hon-
or!"
"The fact that you ' are an Ameri
can is proved beyond a doubt. What
are you doing here and how did you
come here?"
The answer came as a flash, but
calm and sarcastic:.
"I am listening to you. your excel
lency, and as to my coming, I did not
come of my own accord; I was car
ried." A devilish little smile twinkled
In the gray eyes of the chevalier.
The chancellor was offended; the
young man dared to play with him,
the iron banded master.
"Your Jokes are out of place; you
are a clever man, but I will have to
asK my question again, will you
answer It?"
"I refuse!"
Their eyes clashed like the cold
steel of two swords.
"Chevalier dl Leon, you are not
taking your situation seriously. What
Is your liberty worth to you?"
, "It Is very valuable, your excellen
cy; however, It has no price, as 1
know that everything comes to him
who wait."
"Then you are not willing to con
- elder any offer I may make?"
"Your honor, as a prisoner, I am not
In s position to listen to any offer;
the time will come when we will stand
face to face again, both free and un
Influenced by circumstances; then I
will consider things seriously. By this
I don't mean to say that my lmprls
onment Influences me In any way."
The Count von Werdensteln paced
the room Impatiently. Suddenly he
turned to the quietly sitting man.
"Chevalier. I certainly admire your
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courage. I must admit my defeat"
He offered his hand to the chevalier
and turned to leave the room saying:
"Until we meet again, chevalier 1"
When the chancellor returned to
Berlin he called for the Countess Ro
slny and asked her to attend a private
audience as soon as possible. She hur
ried to the chancellor's private office.
"My dear countess, I requested your
presence urgently, as I desire to make
you a gift that I am sure you will be
glad to accept."
The countess looked questlonlngly
at her dictator.
"You have asked me several times
what happened to the Chevalier dl
Leon, your gallant knight and dancer,
and I have found him for you; more
than that. I will turn him over to
you for safe keeping."
The countess' beautiful face became,
for a fleeting moment, sad, then her
serenity returned.
"I am counting on your clever work.
The chevalier is a man whose mUslon
and means are obscure and I must
know more about him. You are the
only one In the service who will be
able to obtain this Information for me,
To show you how much I trust you
and your ability, I give you carte
blanche you may do as you please,
If you should find it necessary, you
may even elope with him. Here la a
Chevalier dl Leon Arranged the Dif
ferent Pieces.
special order and passport, also an ex
tended account upon all the state
banks."
"I see; but what Is It that you want
to know?"
"Everything, my dear countess; but
especially the situation across the At
lantic." .
"I think I know what my duties are,
and will start for Helgoland tomorrow,
When shall I report progress ?" .
"When your mission Is at an end
The Countess Roslny picked up the
documents, looked them over and
placed them In her handbag.
The punctilious chancellor escorted
her to his office door and bade her
goodby, wishing her good fortune.
When the door closed behind the de
parting countess the chancellor rubbed
Ms hands with satisfaction. "I am
glad she took the commission so calm
ly. Now, my dear chevalier, If you
can withstand those violet eyes you
are not an ordinary mortal but a
saint."
The countess' beautiful face was
set and determined; she had not spok
en, but etorm was raging in her heart.
Three days later the captain told
his prisoner that a new guest was ex
pected; that she was a lady of the
court, charged with conspiracy against
the government
The chevalier laughed. '1 should
not be surprised to And an old ac
quaintance in the fair conspirator."
The captain's eyes' grew round and
his honest face expressed surprise.
The following morning Countess Ro
slny arrived. .The apartment adjoin
ing that of the chevalier was given her
and the prisoners met In the presence
of Captain Euler at the breakfast
table.
The greeting that Chevalier dl Leon
gave was quite a surprise to the count
ess; he acted courteously, but gave
not the least sign that he had ever
met her before. When the breakfast
was orer he retired to the reading-
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room, where we countess follower
him, without the captain.
"You don't seem to recognize me.
chevalier!"
He glanced around cautiously, and
when he saw they were alone he whis
pered: "I thought It might be disa
greeable for you, countess, but now
that we are alone, I greet you with
all my heart"
"What brought you here, chevalier?"
Chevalier di Leon laughed and
shrugged his shoulders. "I think it
is a caprice of the Count von Werden
steln; he wants to extend all the hos
pitality he possibly can. Look at those
masterfully constructed windows that
give you air and light, without per
mitting you to see even the sky. Is
that not the limit of forethought?"
The countess recognized bitter feel
ing in the chevalier's heart and cast
ing down her. beautiful eyes, she
sighed: "From now on you will have
a companion In captivity. I do not
want to compliment you, but it was
quite a pleasant surprise to find you
here, chevalier."
You are more than kind," was all
he said.
The days passed more quickly. Many
a man would have envied the prison
In which the chevalier was killing
time seemingly In perfect content
ment When the month of February was
gone he felt a longing for the free air
and his thoughts began to concentrate
upon an attempt to make a strike for
liberty. He examined all the devices
that were arranged to prevent escape
from the prison.
The Countess Roslny noticed the
change that had come over the cheva
lier and one evening she began to talk
about the moon and stars, saying that
spring was at the door. The chevalier
listened to the sweet voice of the wom
an who sat opposite to him quietly.
'Tell me, chevalier, are you of
stone? Have you no human feelings
whatever?"
"I certainly have, countess; Indeed,
I am well endowed in that respect"
Haven't you felt happier since I
came to share your solitude?"
He looked at her with those bold,
penetrating gray eyes for a long time.
"Countess, I admire you, and you
are the pleasantest comrade that I
ever had, but I am troubled. The con
tinuous indoor life Is beginning to tell
on me. I am used to much exercise
in the open air, and I have many
things that I am worried about"
A few days later Captain Euler told
the prisoners that they would be al
lowed to spend the evenings on the
roof of the building.
The countess watched Chevalier dl
Leon's face very closely when the cap
tain told them thle and saw the gleam
of real pleasure In his eyes.
That evening they were takea to
the roof of the building; to be accu
rate, to a section of the roof which
was surrounded by a high wall, so
high that It prevented them from see
ing the courtyard beneath, or anything
but the stars and the pale face of the
full moon. '
It was springtime.
"Don't you think this would be an
Ideal place to send up fire rockets ?'
He looked toward the stars; his eyes
wandered over the dark blue firma
ment restlessly.
"You are playing with fire all the
time," remarked the countess, as she
moved nearer to the chevalier.
"Have you ever heard of a case
where people were married in a pris
on?" she continued.
"No, I never have."
(Jbevaller, win you tell me one
thing frankly, honestly?" Her voice
was tender and soft
"Anything you ask, countess."
"Are you engaged to be married?"
"I am not" The firmness of his
voice was enough to assure the count
ess that he told the truth.
"Are you In love?"
"In love?" he repeated thoughtfully.
LETS ANXIOUS WORLD WAIT
Arkansas Man, In Point of Meanness,
Is Declared to Be Absolutely In
Class by Himself.
"Children, the meanest man in the
world lives In Arkansas," writes Tom
P. Morgan. "He has a tall and bulging
forehead and knows why floods come
and tornadoes devastate, how to stay
pure and wholesome on a wage of sixty-six
cents a day, what causes the
Aurora Borealls, how to prevent thugs
from thugglng, what is the plural of
measles, how to gag and hog-tle a
mother-in-law In a gentlemanly man
ner, whether Sackvllle McKnutt Is as
smart as he Is cracked up to be, how
to take politics out of a policeman
without injuring the fabric, and many,
many other things equally important.
Including why the parents of Humor
ist Iden named him Jay B., when they
could just as well have soaked him
for life with Isaao I. Iden and thus
have given the waiting world a per
petual treat And, yet, although this 1
"I don't know; all I know Ik that I
have an Image, a saint enshrined in
my heart, of whom I think, for whose
welfare I am fighting and suffering. If
that Is love, then I am in love."
The countess sighed, a sob broke
from her heaving bosom and she let
her shoulder lean heavily against him;
she buried her face in his shoulder
and the tears trickled down her soft
cheeks as she sighed: '
"I am so very, very unhappy."
The chevalier bent his head over
her and his eyes became dark for a
second; then he folded her in his
arms and their Hps met In a kiss.
The spell was short;. the next mo
ment the countess stood up and the
chevalier picked her up and placed
her on the bench again, as If she were
a little child; then he turned and ran
down the stairs to his prison.
CHAPTER VIII.
The Fireworks.
Every evening after that, except
when it stormed, the prisoners went
up on the roof. These evenings were
the pleasantest part of the days.
During the day the chevalier read
the dally papers and magazines with
great interest He found plenty of
engrossing news there, especially the
preparations of the confederated navy
and army. One article, very well
written by one of the chief engineers,
particularly attracted . his attention.
That article described the Z ray and
Its destroyer. The supply station of
destruction was Madeira, from which
place heavy cables were laid to reach
the J 0th longitudinal meridian, along
which the Z ray ran. The heaviest
current of electricity was conducted
by this tremendous cable to three spe
cially buljt boats. The Sampsonlan
vibrating rays were generated on thess
boats. Each ray made 8,000,000 vibra
tions a second and all were directed
In a harmonious line toward the Z ray
belt In time the wall of isolation
would fall down under the lmmensa
force playing against It, and the In
vasion of America would follow.
After a long study the chevallei
placed the magazine on the table and
muttered: "The time for action li
nearlng."
One evening at the dinner table the
chevalier asked Captain Euler If ha
could have some material for pyro
technical displays in order to lessen
the monotony of their existence.
The kind captain furnished every
thing he asked for. The countess of
fered her services and they worked al
most all afternoon the next day get
ting the fireworks ready. Dl Leon
seemed to be an expert; be soon had
a large Japanese wheel, several turn
ing stars and also a number of long
sky rockets ready.
When evening came they excitedly
prepared for the grand fireworks. The
sky was clear and the moon had not
yet risen. Chevalier dl Leon arranged
the different pieces, and when the cap
tain came up he fired the first air run
ner. The long rocket went high up
In the air, whirring and whistling, and
then, with a puff, broke Into thousands
of red sparks. Another puff brought
white and the third brought blue.
The next was the Japanese sun;
this was fastened to the center of the
reof. It circled and sparkled for
long time.
The chevalier was deeply Interested
In his projectiles and, as the countess
assisted him, Captain Euler bad to
play the part of audience. There was
a larger audience outside their inclos
ure, but that was another world.
When all the set pieces were used
the chevalier looked up In the sky,
seemingly searching for something;
at last his hand went Into his pocket
and, bringing out an object not unlike
a-Browning pistol, he said: "And now,
ladles and gentlemen, I will show yon
something new In the pyrotechnic!
art"
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
mean man Is able to write with per
feet ease and the most convincing
clarity, he Is so unutterably low-down
selfish that he refuses to write any
'open letters' to the newspapers and
thus extinguish forever some of the
burning questions that are worrying
the life out of the rest of us. Tell
me, children, Is he not meaner than
the meanest pussley?" Kansas City
Star.
Sad Predicament
"Say, Tom, lend me another ten,
will you?"
"Heavens! Why don't you go to
work and earn money?"
"Don't care to, my boy. People
would think the governor had disin
herited me and that would ruin my
credit"
Sweet, 8weet Qlrlsl
Adeline I've heard so much about
Stella. I wonder if shs is the light
sort?
Adele Dear, I don't believe half I
know about her. Judge.
EVERYTHING ALL RIGHT
TWO FOND HEARTS WERE
HENCEFORTH TO BEAT AS ONE.
Of Course, His Popping of Momentous
Question Was 8udden, but as a
Matter of Fact It Generally
' Is That Way.
"I suppose," she said, after she had
slyly glanced at the mirror to assure
herself that her hair was becomingly
arranged, "that you -will think I am
old-fashioned when I tell you that I
have learned to darn as neatly as my
grandmother ever did."
"Oh, can you?" he replied.
"And I have taken a complete
course in domestlo science."
"It 1b getting quite fashionable for
girls to do that, isn't it?"
"Not at alL I don't believe one girl
In 100 takes the course no, not one
In 1,000."
"What do you get out of domestic
science?"
"Dear met Haven't you been Inter
ested In It at all? I should think every
man would be every young man, es
pecially. We get nearly everything
that is worth while out of It I have
learned to cook and manage a house
hold on scientific principles."
"That sounds Interesting. Supposing
you had a household now, how would
you proceed to manage It?"
"Of course, It would all depend on
the household. One wouldn't expect
to manage a $20-a-week household In
the same way that a 10,000-a-year
household should be managed."
"Say a $40-a-week household. Do you
think anything worth while could be
done with that kind?"
"O, I'm sure I should be able to
make It perfectly delightful. You see
I am able to make my own shirtwaists,
too, and having an abundance of hair
of my own, I shouldn't need to spend
money for switches and such
things."
"And I shave myself, and hardly
ever smoke so my personal ex
penses wouldn't amount to much," he
put in.
"And I. know all about buying at
tho butcher's and the grocer's," she
said.
"I have an uncle who Is In the fur
niture business, and he would let me
have such things as chairs, tables,
bureaus and beds at cost"
"Of course, father would expect to
let me have my piano, and my cousin
George, I think, would be able to fix
it bo that we could get rugs at a very
reasonable price."
"Well, then .shall we consider it all
settled?"
"What do you mean?"
"Why, what we have been talking
about. We're going to get married,
aren't we?"
"Really, do you mean it?"
"Certainly. What do you suppose I
meant?"
Why, I I thought you merely
wanted me to explain domestlo sci
ence. But, if you insist, I feel almost
sure that I that I can learn to love
yQU. ' Would you want me to be ready
as soon as a week from next Thurs
day?" Value of Appreciation.
To know that we are a disappoint'
ment to our friends has a paralyzing
effect on our energies, and there are
many people In the world who have
failed simply from want of encourage
ment and appreciation. We feel It our
duty to find fault where blame Is
merited, but are not nearly so careful
to acknowledge work well done, or to
show gratitude for services willingly
performed. ... It Is the dumb,
Bilent folk who most appreciate warm
hearted words and actions. Wbat a
much brighter world it would be if we
were more generous in this reBpect;
how happy we might make our friends
If we gave them the benefit of our lov
ing thoughts instead of locking them
tightly In our own breasts. Jessie de
Home Valzey.
Makes Body Transparent.
A new method of giving medical
students instruction which, It is said,
will largely obviate the necessity of
dissection, will be put Into practice at
the Hahnemann Medical college, Phil
adelphia, at the beginning of the next
term. Physicians and surgeons con
nected with the department of anat
omy are now perfecting the process,
which originates through the recent
discovery by a German scientist of
a fluid by the use of which the human
body can be rendered transparent
The fluid, which Is composed of sev
eral oils, turns the flesh Into a sort of
transparent jelly when Injected, en
abling the student to study the veins,
muscles and bones far better, It is as
serted, "than If they resorted to the
dissecting knife. It Is said to be
one of the most valuable discoveries
In medical science of late years.
In the Lawyer's Light
Blx My lawyer tells me I have a
strong case.
Dlx He probably means that It
Is one that will last for years. Bos
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