1 rfed to th* chancellor'» private offlca.
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Isolated
Continent
A Romance of the
Future
By
CuHo von Horvath
and Dean Hoard
OwuM. i» V t-. w << Ch»e<t>M la U» LBÀM4
Siaua and úiwl Bools.
V
SYNOPSIS.
For titty years the continent of North
America had been Isolated from the rest
■C the world by the use of Z-rays, a won­
tarful Invention of Hannibal Prudent,
ft. Invention had saved the country
pwn foreign Ins .talon, and the continent
Bad been united under on. government
with Prudent as president. For half a
•autury peace and prosperity reigned In
th:» part of the world. The story opans
frith President Prudent critically 11L His
•aath Is hastened hy the receipt of a
Bw>-te from Count von Werdensteln of
■aruianv that he has at last succeeded In
Csetrating the raya Dying, ha warns
daughter Astra that this means a for­
eign Invasion. He tells her to hurry to
tBe Island of Cirynlth. but dies before he
san tell the location of the place. Astra
to nominated for the presidency by the
gowtlnental parly Napoleon Edison calls
sb Astra. Informs her that he was a pu-
■0 of her father's, and promises to help
Bar. He gives her a ring made of a new­
ly discovered substance which, he says,
•rtn solve the probit -it of flying. Cheval-
tor dl Leon appears in Europe. He notes
taat preparations have been completed
for an invasion of America. He calls on
sun Werdensteln and offers him the
•ret of making K 'ld. He demands In re­
tara absolute disarmament and peace.
The chevalier is suspected of being an
Arnert an. He Is seised at night and
■arrled off In an areoplane. Astra Is in­
augurated as president. She receives a
toessage from Edison, whose long silence
Bas worried her. that he has been a pris-
•eier for two months on the Island of
Helg dand and has just escaped. Ho an-
Emees that the confederated fleet of
rope has sailed for America. He prom-
i 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 ’ s no chance to escape from
this prison; not even a chance to look
»ut at the ocean. The Chevalier di
Leon Boon realized that he could not
••cape and knew that all be could do
was to wait.
The personal belongings that he
bad left In the room at the Hotel
Metropole were brought to him, and
great was his satisfaction when he
•aw 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-
tor strode Into the reading-room where
the chevalier was comfortably read­
ing a novel by the English writer, Sir I
Rider Haggard, that bad been pub-
Rshed about 1920.
"What a pleasant surprise, your ex­
cellency!" bowed the chevalier with a
broad smile.
The chancellor was somewhat taken
back; he bad expected a different re­
ception.
"You appear contented here!”
""Considering the circumstance«, 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 handed 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
•teel of two swords.
"Chevalier dl Leon, you are not
taking your situation seriously. What
iff your liberty worth to you?”
"It is very valuable, your excellen­
cy; however, ft has no price, as I
know that everything comes to him
who wait«.”
"Then you are not willing to con­
sider any offer I may make?”
"Your honor, as a prisoner, I am not
In a 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; ti^n I
will oonslder things seriously. By this
I don’t mean to say that my impris­
onment Influences me tn any way.”
The Count von Werdensteln paced
the room impatiently. Suddenly he
’turned to the quietly sitting man.
"Chevalier, I certainly admire your
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!"
When the chancellor returned to
Berlin he called foTThe Countess Ro­
sin y and asked her to attend a private
audience as soon as poeeible. She bur-
"My dear countess. I requested your
preaeuce urgently, aa I dealra to make
you a gift that 1 am aura you vlll ba
glad to accept"
The countess looked questlonlngly
at her dictator.
"You have aaked me several time»
what happened to the Chevalier dl
Leon, your gallant knight and dancar.
and 1 have found him for you; more
than that. 1 will turn him over to
you for safe keeping."
The counteaa' beautiful face became,
for a fleeting moment, aad. then her
serenity returned.
"I am counting on your clever work
The chevalier Is a man whose mission
and means are obscure and 1 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 mueh I trust you
and your ability, I give you carte
blanche—you may do aa you please.
If you should find It necessary, you
may even elope with him. Hero 1« a
special order and passport, also an ex­
tended account uicn all the state
banks."
“I see; but what Is It that you want
to knowf"
“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 Rosiny 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
his hand« 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 storm was raglr.g tn 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. “I 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
siny arrived. The apartment adjoin­
ing that of the chevalier was given her
and the prisoners met in the presence
of Captain Euler at the breakfas’
table.
The greeting that Chevalier dl Leon
gave was quite a surprise to the connt-
ess; be acted courteously, but gave
not the least sign that he had ever
met her before. When the breakfast
was over he retired to the reading-
room, where the countess followed
him, without the captain.
"You don’t seem to recognise 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 dl Leon laughed and
shrugged his shoulders. "I think It
is a caprice of the Count von Werden­
steln; he want« to extend all the hos­
pitality be 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
Chevalier dl Leon Arranged ths Dif­
ferent Pieces
a companion in captivity. I do not
want to compliment you, but it was
quit« 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 th« 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 device«
that were arranged to prevent escape
from the prison.
The Countess Rosiny noticed the
change that had come over the cheva­
lier and one evening «he 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 m< chevalier, ar« you of
stone? Have you no human teeUugv
whatever?"
"I certainly have, count«as; Indeed.
I am well endowed tn that respect.”
“Haven't you felt happier since I
came to share your solitude?”
He looked at her with those bold,
penetrating gray eyce for a long time
"Countess, I adtulre you. and you
are the pleasantest comrade that I
•ver had. but I am troubled. Th« con­
tinuous Indoor Ilf« Is beginning to tell
on mo. I am used to much ex«rclse
In 'he open air, and I have many
things that I am worried about"
A tew days later Captain Euler told
the prisoners that they would be al­
lowed to spend the evenings on the
roof of th« building.
The countess watched Chevalier dl
Leon's face very closely when the cap­
tain told them thl« and saw the gleam
of real pleasure tn his eye«.
That evening they were taken to
the roof of the building; to be accu­
rate. to a section of tho 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 Are rockets?”
He looked toward the stars; his eye«
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 ease
where people were married In a pris­
on?” she continued.
“No. I never have.”
"Chevalier, will you tell me one
thing—frankly, honestly Y' 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.
"I don't know; all I know Is 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 hie shoulder
and the tears trickled down her soft
cheeks as she stgbed:
"I am so very, very unhappy."
The chevalier bent hts head over
her and his eyes became dark for a
second; then he folded her In his
arms and their Ups 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.
WITH POPULAR GAUZE BUTTERFLY
A New Yorker has Invented a motor
truck with four roar wheels Instead
of two, so mounted on short axles that
the load la equally distributed among
all of them regardless of the rough­
OW that It Is a little too late to want a straw hat. and considerably too ness of the roud.
early to buy a velvet or winter felt, a between seasons Idea has been
launched in that dear Paris. It Is the black or white satin hat and It la
Equality of strength In both arms
trimmed with a gause butterfly. The "gause” la fine tuallne, of course, occurs almost twice aa frequently with
women us with men, more men than
but "gauze" goes better with "butterfly."
The satin hat and tho gause butterfly have mad« an Instantaneous suc­ women being stronger In the right
cess. Already the manufacturers are getting dally telegrams from all points arm than In the left
of the compass, and are laying wagers with each other as to which particular
satin hat with a butterfly Is ordered In said telegram.
These hats usually have soft crowns and somewhat flexible brims. They
fit dose to the head and are worn without a hat pin.
The liking for black la a reaction after tho riotous rogue of riotous colors
BUSINESS COLLEGE .
which la passing with the summer.
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JULIA BOTTOM LEY.
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UOLMES
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A A PORTLAND ORE-
PRETTY IDEA FOR MILLINERY WHY SERVE CAKE WITH TEA?
Hand-Painted Effects Are Among the
Season's Novelties and Have
Been Received With Favor.
The application of anallne dyes tn
hand-painted effects to millinery of
the season la an entirely now device,
and the result Is unique. Whito os­
trich feathers, long and thick, are dec­
orated In flower designs In natural
colors. The design runs upward with
the quill and spreads out on the flues.
Another fancy Is to paint the straw
hat directly, just In the design the
flowers would make, or fruit, were It
placed upon IL On the brim or on
the crown, or partly under the brim,
or on its upturned edge. Here the
pattern Is traced In brilliant tones.
White straw and "natural" straw are
the only shades so decorated. Any
surface or quality may be used. Gar­
den hats are really pretty done In this
CHAPTER VIII.
way. A design of cherries In rod with
green leaves and gray twigs of stems
The Fireworks.
Every evening after that, except is, for instance, especially odd.
when It stormed, the prisoners went
up on the roof. These evenings were
NEW STREET GOWN
the pleasantest part of the days.
During the day the chevalier read
ths dally papers and magaslnes 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 hts 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 30th longitudinal meridian, along
which the Z ray ran. The heaviest
current of electricity was conducted
by this tremendous cable to three ape-
dally built boats. The Sampsonlan
vibrating rays were generated on these
boats. Each ray made 3,000,000 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 Immense
force playing against It, and the In­
vasion of America would follow.
After a long study the chevalier
placed the magazine on the table and
i
muttered: "The time for action Is
nearing."
One evening at the dinner table ths
chevalier asked Captain Euler if he
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; ho soon had
a large Japanese wheel, several turn­
ing stars and also a number of long
sky rockets ready.
When evening came they excitedly Model of Roae-Colored Charmeuse,
prepared for the grand firework«. Ths
Showing a New Arrangement of
sky was clear and the moon had not
Pleats—Trimming« of Whit« Tulle.
yet risen. Chevalier dl Leon arranged
the different pieces, and when the cap
8uede Belts.
tain came up be fired the first air run­
Wide
suede
bolts of soft color to
ner. The long rocket went high up
In the air, whirring and whistling, and match the predominant shade In the
then, with a puff, broke Into thousands printed design are worn with chil­
of red sparks. Another puff brought dren’s frocks of figured muslin. A
usual trimming for such frocks takes
white and the third brought blue.
The next was the Japanese sun; the form of frills of white lawn scal­
this was fastened to the center of th» loped in the color of tho belt with
roof. It circled and iparkled for • mercerized cotton. These frills some­
time« extend from neck to hem on
long time.
The chevalier was deeply Interested each side of a tncked panel of white
In hie projectiles and, as ths countess muslin. The belt buckles over the
assisted him. Captain Euler had to frills and the panel, and Is held In
play the part of audience. There was place by narrow straps of the print­
a larger audience outside their inclo» ed murlln.
urs, but that was another world.
Gloves Held Up.
When all the set pieces were used
I was considerably annoyed by my
the chevalier looked up In the sky,
seemingly searching for something; long gloves slipping down my arm aft­
at last bls hand went Into his pocket er they had been washed once, writes
and, bringing out an object not unlike a contributor to Good Housekeeping.
a Browning pistol, he said: "And now But I have relieved the trouble by
ladles and gentlemen, I will »how you ripping a short place In the hems and
something new In the pyrotechnics! running In narrow elaatlc and hem­
ming down again.
art."
CTO BE CONTUTUEDJ
Writer Criticizes Hostesses for Their
Panchant for Bsrving Inappro­
priate Combination«.
Anyone who serves wafers with tea
Is lacking tn gastronomic Imagination.
Drinking tea and eating a wafer Is
like having a picnic In tho woodshed,
or wearing an Easter hat with go­
loshes, declares a writer in tho Atlan­
tic Monthly.
It Is a hueless compromise where
there might be a vivid delight Many
otherwise excellent hostesses fall to
peroeive the relation between after­
noon tea and Its edible accompani­
ments. They will serve you a hard,
obstinate biscuit that you break, red­
faced, on the rim of your saucer, send­
ing, as likely as not, your cup bounc­
ing over the other edge, and your tea
splashing into your neighbor’s lap;
or they generously provide you with a
huge, gelatinous cube of caka that ad­
heres to your saucer, and renders you
temporarily web-fingered, the while
you attempt to formulate an epigram
on Henry James, or discourse glibly
as to why women like men.
There Is yet another type of boa teas
who passes with your tea a dribbling
sandwich, oozing salad dressing at
every pore and containing, half con­
cealed. a malicious. Indivisible lettuce
leaf. People who thus fall of main­
taining tho fitness of things at the
tea hour have no genuine apprecia­
tion of tho drink which they dis pens*.
Upward Strokes of Beauty.
When my little girl was born the
old colored nurse I got for her told
me that if I brushed hor hair the
wrong way It would make it curly,
writes a correspondent of the I’ltts-
burgh Dispatch. Whether that was
what did It or not I do not know, but
her hair, while It never really curled,
has always stood away from her head
in a soft, pretty way. Mammy's In­
structions set me to thinking. 1 real­
ized that all face« fall aa they grew
old, and I wondered why It wouldn't
bo wise to wash and dry the face up
Instead of down. I not only taught
my little daughter to do this—sho al­
ways wipes upward—but 1 began on
myself. Today, at forty-seven, not a
muscle In my face has fallen; there
are no droopy lines In it, and no sag­
ging shows at my chin. My eyelashes
are always noticed because they curl
upward so prettily (they didn't before
I began the upward treatment), and
my daughter’s are just like them.
Best Use of 8cenL
The best way to use scent. If you
care to use It at all. Is to put a deli­
cate extract in an atomizer and spray
yourself with IL Strong scents are
offensive and the most subtle and
elusive odor Is that obtained from a
generous use of sachet bags laid
among one's lingerie, In the drawers
with one's handkerchiefs, gloves and
veils, and possibly fastened In the
front of one's stays or in some Inner
fold of the bodice. One can buy many
different kinds of powder for sachets,
but whatever you choose, heliotrope,
violet, rose or carnation, remember
that the addition of a little orris pow­
der will add to Its strength and make
it more lasting.
In— How Ixing?
A number of men gathered in the
smoking car of a train from Little
Rock to another point in Arkansas
were talking of the food best calculat­
ed to sustain health, says the House­
keeper.
One Arkansan, a stout, florid man
with short gray hair and a self satis-
fled air, was holding forth in great
style.
“Look at met"
he
exclaimed.
“Never had a day’s sickness in tny
life. All due to simple food. Why,
gents, from the time I was 20 to when
1 reached 40 1 lived a regular Ilf«.
None of these effeminate delicacies
for me. No late hours. Every day,
summer and winter, 1 went to bed at
9; got up at 5. Lived principally on
corned beef and cornbread. Worked
hard, gents—worked hard from 8 to 1.
Then dinner; plain dinner; then an
hour's exercise, and then—“
“ Excuse me,’’
interrupted
tho
stranger, who had remained silent,
“but what were you in for?”
Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets regu
late and invigorate stomach, liver and
l>owels. Sugar-coated, tiny granules,
easy to take. Do not gripe.
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To Grow Hair on
A Bald Head
BY A SPECIALIST.
Thousands of pwipl. suffer from baldaeM
and falling hair who, having tried n.arly
•v.ry advertised hair tonic and halr-grow.v
without results, hav. resigned th.maelvM to
baldness and its attendant discomfort. Y.t
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after years of baldnMa, and la also unequalled
for raatorlng gray hair to Ite original aolor,
stopping hair from falling out and destroying
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greasy, and can be put up by any druggist;
Bay Rum, 8 ounce«; lavona do Compose«^ 1
ounces; Menthol Crystals, one-half drachm.
If yon wish It perfumed, add half to one tee*
spoonful of To-Kalon Pefuma, which unites
perfectly with the other ingredients. This
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Touch of Black.
The black lorgnette ribbon 1« a tea» elans and special ists, and Is absolutely harm­
tore of this season's dress. The nar­ less, as It contains none of tho poisonous wood
alcohol so frequently found In hair tonlea.
row black ribbon of moire silk has
tiny gold or jeweled slides, and from
It may depend. In lieu of a lorgnette
or monocle, a locket, watch or any
other trinket The narrow line of
black against a white bodice is iar-
tlcularly smart and effective. Those
ribbons are seen tn navy blue, crim­
son, even tn green and pink; but black
Is the correct monocle hue, and a
sautotr ribbon of any other color is
not correct form.
Carelessness..
Old Lady (who has be«n lunching
with her son)—"Here, William, you
left this quarter on th« table by mis­
take.
it's lucky 1 saw IL because the
waiter had hla eye on 1L”—Life.
According to an English parliamen­
tary committee the production of all
of London's electric power In a few
large ctatlons would save 8,000,000
tons of coal a year and greatly lessen
th« smoke nuisance.