LISOLATED an DEAN HOARD COPYRK3HT.1913 "BY W3.CHAPMAN 1MTK- U v 8YN0P8IS. For fifty years the continent of North America haa been Isolated from the rest yt the world by Z-rays. the Invention of Hannibal Prudent, president of the united government. A message from Count von Werdensteln, chancellor of Germany, that Je has succeeded In penetrating the rays astens the death of Prudent. Dying, he frarns nls daughter Astra that foreign ln raalon Is now certain, Astra succeeds her father as president. Napoleon Edison, a former pupil of Prudent's. offers to assist Astra and hints at new discoveries which will make North America Impregnable. A man giving the name of Chevalier dl Leon offers Werdensteln the secret of making gold In return for European dis armament. The chevalier Is made a prls sner. Countess Roslny, a spy. becomes a prisoner In the hope of discovering dl Ieon's secret. Bho falls In love with him d agrees to Join him In an attempt to scape. By the use of rockets he sum mons a curious flying machine. He es capes and sends a message to Astra thlch reveals the fact that he Is Napo on Edison. He warns Astra that the sonsolldated fleets of Europe have sailed to Invade America. He calls on Astra the following night and explains his plans for lefense. By the use of aeroplanes made of a new substance which Is Indestructi ble he expects to annihilate the European forces. He delivers a note to von Wer densteln on his flagship demanding Im mediate withdrawal. Hp Is attacked and. by destroying two warshlos and several aeroplanes, forces von Werdensteln to agree universal disarmament. The tountess, who has remained In America as a guest of Astra, receives an offer from von Werdensteln of the princlpil fty of 8chomburg-Llthow In return for Edison's secret. Edison and his assistant. Santos, go In search of new deposits of ihe remarkable substance, clrynlth. They Ind It on the estate of Schomburg-Llth-ew. The countess gets Santos Into her latches. She promises to reveal Edi son's secret as soon as von Werdensteln turns over the Schomburg-Llthow estate to her. On the dav of the wedding of Astra and Edition the countess and Santos flee the country. Santos perfects a ma chine. Is made a count and marries the eountess. now nrinress of Schomburg' Llthow. Edison finds a new deposit of Srynltn and builds a new fleet 01 air iIds. He accidentally discovers a llauld that will render opposing airships help less. Santos completes a fleet for the mincesa. Th aviators of the fleet elect her queen. She plans to master the world. Werdensteln sends an ultimatum to America. He discovers the princess' eej plana and Is In despair. CHAPTER XXII. Continued. An hour later an aerodromone land d the chancellor In Berlin. He re tired to hie library and tank into the chair before hli desk In despair. The weapon that he had counted on had turned againet him. He, too, was glad that he had sent Captain Hochamberg on his mission before the visit to fluemeg. The next day four aerodromones started from Suemeg. They were car rying, suspended from their bodies a tremendous bomb. Their orders were to reach the Island of Clryne by morning of the coming day. When Washington received the news that the European monarchies, with the exception of England, had ent an ultimatum, most people sim- It 8truck the Metal 6hell of the Bomb and the Next 8econd an Ex . plosion Came, ply smiled and aeked: "What can they doT Napoleon Edison can take care of them." Captain Von Hochamberg waited in vain for orders to reach him at Liv erpool, and at eight o'clock he opened the sealed order. There was another sealed envelope in the packet and this order: "Take this letter porsonally to the address mentioned in the quickest possible manner." The sealed envelope was addressed to "Mrs. Napoleon Edleon, Washing ton. U. R. of A. , ; The captain left the German consu late and hurriedly secured a stateroom on the quickest route to the United SNTINENT UNHID STATU AND GREAT BRITAIN Stales, and at eleven that morning be sailed for New York.' CHAPTER XXIII. The Second Victory. It was the Tuesday before Thanks giving day. No one would have thought that the sunshiny, clear sky would soon be the flela of the first aerial encounter. Napoleon took leave of his wife and ujuiuer, assuring mem mat as soon . i. . . . ae. he had finished his task he would nurry Dack to them. After another embrace from Astra he ascended to the roof of the Crystal Palace and stepped into the Eagle. He was alone. He floated slowly toward the east. His preparations were complete. Jerome Whistler had marshaled all the men together and they had taken the aerodromones from the island. rri. i urn . i no uusy mue piace was as silent as the grave this Tuesday morning. Napoleon rose high in the air and connected his 'graph with young Sul livan who, with his three helpers, had been patrolling the Pacific Ocean all night Young Sullivan told him that they had sighted . four blue-flagged aerodromones headed for America an hour before. They were Erouoed to gether and carried a large, heavy ob ject. ' Napoleon told Sullivan to stop them and make them drop the object into the ocean. If - they refused to obey Sullivan was ordered to use his Judg- ment in his treatment of them, but they were not to be permitted near the coast Young Sullivan bowed and the connection was broken. . The young man was using the Hawk, the machine Santos Duprel bad used, He went straight forward to meet the four strange aerodromones that were approaching elowly, being handicapped by the tremendous weight they were carrying. He signaled for his three men to come to his assistance. They answered from the north and south and he knew that they would hasten to him. He sped onward, meeting the four strange aerodromones. They had slackened their pace and the foremost answered Sullivan's "Hello." "What do you want?" he asked In German, through the speaking tube. "I want you- to drop that balloon that you are carrying Into the ocean right here!" replied Sullivan, decld edly. In the same language. -we'll drop it in good time, my friend." wnen tne four aerodromones re fused to stop their flight toward Cl ryne, Sullivan made a dart forward and upward and those in the bur dened crafts, knowing the significance of that upward dart rose also. "Will you drop that?" shouted Sul livan. The answer was a hall of bullets, Sullivan was surprised to see that they bored Into the protecting shell of his machine. They did not enOrely penetrate the clrynlth. "That is some thing new," thought he. After the return to Clryne he examined those bullets and found each tipped with diamond chips. He saw, in the distance, two other aerodromones coming in answer to his call for assistance. The four hostile aerodromones con tinued their Are, and finally Sullivan pulled the lever that discharged the collected lightning. It struck the metal shell of the bomb and the next second an explosion came that sent the flock of machines high up Into the air. Sul livan's 'dromone, being to one side, did not Buffer the shock that the oth ers had, and he succeeded in spread ing the wings and checking the up ward flight The nature of clrynlth was such that the aerodromones escaped without much damage, but had the explosive found a greater resistance than air there would have been great havoc among the machines. The awful shock In the air was felt by Napoleon, who was circling above Madeira. He knew what bad hap pened, as his aerial instruments told him that the disturbance had been In the air and not on the earth's surface, Clryne was safe. He had been wait ing for Rosltta, but now, fearing that her feet had been diverted to another course, he hastened to meet her. Just as he sighted the Spanish coast he saw, spread out in a great crescent seventeen birds. He recognized the "Princess" as the glittering bird In the center, leading. His powerful tele scope showed that the Prlnoess Ro sltta and two men were In the fore most machine. He began to elevate the Eagle, with out advancing, and the flotilla of the Princess Rosltta also glided upward. Thus he knew that he was seen. He still faced them and the dis tance between them was rapidly di minishing. He watched the oncoming Princess closely and saw that one of the two men was Santos, strangely changed. The ruddy cheeks were pale and he seemed taller. The other man was a stranger, dressed in the uniform of Rositta's fleet Hardly two miles separated the Eagle and the Princess when Napo leon turned and flew- at full speed toward America. The Princess fol lowed. The larger bird slowly gained on the retreating Eagle. Rositta's eyes glowed with excitement; the man whom she feared, loved and hated was running from her. It seemed as though they gained on him with more rapidity; half a mile, then a quarter, then only yards were between them. Rosltta was now sure of her prey and clutched the railing behind Santos, whispering sweet and encouraging words in his ear. She shook from the .excitement of the chase and never noticed that the six teen aerodromones had been left far behind. The Princess was hardly a hundred yards behind the Eagle when she be gan to rise slowly. The distance was diminished to flfty, twenty-five yards, when something happened that opened the eyee of the pursuer. Napoleon made a dip, enforced by the power of the wings, so quickly that the Princess had sped onward several miles before they could check Its flight Rosltta looked back and saw the great Eagle shoot forward, with its winga touching the smooth water now and again, thus seeming to give twice as much speed. The stu dent was willing to learn and imitated Napoleon's action, getting on hia trail Just as he passed beneath him. They quickly passed from the hori zon of the sixteen other aerodro mones. Napoleon was again far in ad vance when he began to ascend rap idly. As he rose, he saw with satisfac tion the faint blue line of the Ameri can coast The Princess was pressing him closely, rising as he rose. The Eagle slowed down and let them come near er, then he turned about and faced them. They were rising, each trying to gain in elevation. Rosltta cried to Santos: "Why can't we rise faster?" "There are three of us and only one of Napoleon. "Did you hear that SulamovT" sharply said Rosltta. He bowed sub missively. "Your ancestors were always ready to die for their sovereign; are youT "I ami" . "Thank you!" She smiled at the Russian and pointing to the side door of the aerodromone, continued: "This wa, my boy, we are too heavy." Sulamov kissed her hand and opened the door calmly. With a last ardent look, he Jumped. ONLY MADE MATTERS WORSE. Captain's Words of Intended Comfort Completed Panlo of Terror-Stricken Passengers. "To try to reassure people In time of an accident sometimes causes more trouble than the accident itself," said a man who once lived on Staten Island. "At any rate, that was my experience when one of the old Staten Island fer ry boats nearly turned over one day in a fierce Wind. It looked as if destruc tion were inevitable. "The boat had dipped until It almost stood on edge; passengers stampeded, women and children shrieked and cried in terror. Badly scared as I was, I undertook to comfort a woman who had knelt and was praying loudly for deliverance. "Don't be alarmed. Madam,' I said: We are sure to be all right The boat will straighten up in a few minutes. It has been running for flfty years, and it is not likely to go down now.' "My comforting words had a most unexpected effect "'Oh,' walled the. woman, 'if the boat has been running for flfty years ft must be so old and rotten that it can't possibly stand this strain. We're done for.' "And with that she Jumped over board. "Fortunately, she was fished out by the orew, but she sustained a severe shock. The boat, of course, weath ered the storm, and that woman was the only person on board who was in jured." - The Outcome. . He The man who offers me a drink Insults my manhood. She Well, that's all right as long as yon don't follow your usual oourse an4 swallow the Insult The Princess leaned nnwarrf nls. lng rapidly on the Easla. Rn.in. urged Santos and watched Napoleon, wao was xoiiowing every move of the attacking Princess closely. He could have dinned axaJn anil mn away, but that was not his game. They almost touched, and the Prin cess Rosltta shouted through the speaaung tune: "Give, up, Mr. Peace President; you have no chance!" Indeed, it seemed so: the irr hint made a leap toward the Eagle that was neiow her, but a twist of the steering wheel saved him. Napoleon Was watching the east anxlmialv anil Rositta's eyes were focused on Napo leon, sne felt sure that he was help lessly prolonging the surrender. This dangerous play went on until Napoleon could see the widely extend ed fleet of aerodromones with his naked eve. Ha rilnnad linnmn.n mA stopped in the air, about two hundred ! feet above the surface of Pamlico Sound. There the Earla awaited the, Princess. As she made a desperate rusn lor him, he escaped again, almost by a miracle, then turned and darted after the Princess madlv. changing from the pursued Into the pursuer. Tney rose upward together and Napo leon waved a smiling salute to the princess. The aerodromones of the latter were approaching steadily. She seemed to have forgotten them entirely In the heat of the pursuit, while she was the aggressor, but now, when Napoleon turned against her, she quickly turned to the stylograph and gave orders to her fleet to close In upon them, but not to Interfere until It was necessary for her safety. Napoleon plainly heard the message and waited until she had broken con nection, then he faced her machine and unhurriedly pulled a lever that was connected with the tube that had been lately attached to all his aerodro mones. A thick stream of white llauld shot out and landed squarely upon .the lert wing of the Princess. The bird trembled. Santos calmly turned on the emergency dry battery and, like a great wounded bird, the Princess began to eettle downward. The white stream was Btonned. a deft turn of tha wheel, a well-directed move and the Eagle slipped between the wings of the Princess, and she was a prisoner. Rosltta was as pale as death. The terrible disappointment of losing, when victory was so near, made her faint Then she remembered her fleet and signaled orders quickly. She had not noticed that Napoleon, just before he turned on the liquid that had disabled her machine, had hoisted a red signal, and a great fleet of aerodromones rose from the coast along North Carolina and silently closed in on the fleet of the enemy. The formation of Pamlico Sound made this maneuver easy and Napo leon had cleverly led RositU and her fleet Into the trap. He turned his Eagle landward and, weighted as he was, moved slowly away. His men had been fully Instructed in regard to their action and Whistler led them. (TO BE CONTINUED.) HELD UP LIFE MIRROR WRONG Strlndberg Saw Only the Worst In Human Nature, and Wrote Ac cording to His Convictions. Strlndbery had an uncanny power of psychological analysis, says a prlter In the London Nation. He exhibits him self to the world naked and raving, but the exhibition causes him no shame. He also dissects his foes with convincing malice. So it is In the plays. He displays the average vulgar coquette, the worst product of the older social conventions which taught her that her sex is her fortune, with an insight that Is not wholly unjust in its remorseless and ungrateful bru tality. But there Is In him this quality of intellectual honesty, that In reveal ing the woman who is a coquette he is also compelled to exhibit the man who is a sensualist The latter reve lation Is apparently altogether uncon scious. He sees and despises the triviality and tinsel of the animal at traction in the "woman ; he reveals, but does not appear to despise, the brutal ity and vulgarity of the animal passion in the man. He regards the man as the creative mind, yet shrinks from placing on him the responsibility for what he has written on the "slate" of the woman's mind. His was a genius which worked its hardest and best under the Impulse of hatred. He has the insight of malice, the vision of scorn. To Remedy Rattling Windows. Do not allow yourself to be made wakeful and nervous by rattling win dows or doors when the comb on your dresser makes a perfect wedge, easily inserted and as easily removed. Especially annoying are such noises in hotels and other strange bedrooms, but even there the comb is at hand and equal to all sites of cracks. , dFuniorj HARVESTER WAS BOY'S IDEA Suggested to Father Plan of Putting Large Scissors,. Instead of 8lcklea, on Reaping Machine. In 1830 Obed Hussey of Ohio was inventing a reaping machine, the first ever designed in this country. His chief difficulty was the cutting device, which was three large sickles, set ia a frame and revolved so as to cut Into the grain. It would not work satisfactorily. A young son, watching the experiments, aBked his father why ne did not use a lot of big scissors, with one handle fastened to one bar and the other handle to a sliding bar, thus opening and closing them. Hus sey Instantly adopted the Idea, sub stituting for scissors the two saw toothed blades which are In common ubo today on harvesters, the cutting action being quite similar to that of scissors. From the boy's suggestion he per fected In ono week a machine on which he had In vain exercised all his ingenuity for the preceding two years. The principle of that cutting device Is the principle of all of the great harvesting machines, and its benefit to the farming industry of the entire world has been ut.surpassed by any other Invention for use on the farm. George F. Stratton, in St Nicholas. MUCH FUN TO SHOVEL SNOW Janitor of Kansas City Public School Creates Apparatus to Make Small Boy's Pastime Useful. The .yard of the Yaeger school at Nineteenth street and Indiana avenue Is large and the- walks extend nearly around the block, says the Kansas City Star. When covered with snow, to clean them off is a difficult Job. A Snowplow Operated by Boy Power. So Bernard M. C. Walter, head Jani tor of the school, and his little helper, Sammy, built a snowplow to do the work. It may be hauled by a horse, but lacking such motive power, Wal ter hitched 12 youngsters to the con trivance and in half an hour had the sidewalks around the school and the school yard cleared off. Four boys ride the plow to weight it down. It is 'fitted with iron run ners. The question of taking turns was a difficult matter to solve and required severe commands of the principal WINTER PASTIME FOR BOYS Velocipede Built on Sled Runners Af fords Much Amusement Where Snow and Ice Is Available. Sled runners take the place of the two wheels on this velocipede so that It can travel on snow or ice. A spiked wheel with cranks on Its shaft is mounted at one side of the front runner. The novel part of the drlv- 8now Velocipede. lng mechanism Is that the spiked wheel slides up and down in the fork so that it can be raised off the ground for coasting downhill. In Dark Ways. Why are fixed stars like wicked old ment Because they sin till late (scintillate).