the left on the wheel; as the rune be
low thundered, the bird man wu far
away, and their ebells were watted.
But the next moment brought the
avenging answer; lightning after light
ning darted toward the two boats, the
powder magaxlntw exploded and the
dreaded giants were wrecks, sinktug
A tew minutes later the boats were
gone, leaving a mass of floating debris
and dead men.
The Count von Werdensteln looked
at the scene helplessly. For the first
time In his lite he realised how puny
ho was.
He looked for the eagle, but It had
disappeared.
Boats were put out at once to res
cue those who had not been killed by
the explosions; but the experiences of
that day had spread terror over the
whole fleet and the eSect was demor
alising.
The Count von Werdensteln ordered
all the commanders to gather at the
flagship, for he felt that he had to de
cide on some action. He paced the
bridge of the Brigltta. The navy *nd
army under his command, that he hml
thought great enough to conquer the
whole world, had been defeated by a
single man.
When the council of war began the
count stood to talk, but before he said
a word a message from one of the
transport boats was banded him. It
read:
"We can see the other boats toward
the east, but we cannot communicate
with them. They are trying to reach
us, but can make no progress. Please
send orders."
bem Imprisoned between two X rays
for a week He had held councils of
war and the quickest boats aud air
crafts were sent out to break through
the lines of resistance. He was ready
to retire to Europe.
The word retreat did not seem so
shameful as It had.
They had not seen the eagle during
this time, but the arrival of the obso
lete tnen-of-war told the count that
some preparation had been made by
hla enemy to eud thia terrible state
of affairs
The eagle's appearance was rwporV
ed early one morning It came majee-
UcaJly sliding downward from a great
height, flying the beautiful tricolor
flag of liberty. This time Santos was
A Romance of the
at ths wheel. Napoleon and a woman
Future
stood behind him.
The bird flew directly to the flag
ship. Not even the flag of truce was
shown. When It reached the Brigltta
By
the eagle dropped down toward the
Cuido von Horvath
count, who stood on the bridge. Ills
and Dean Hoard
face was pale and careworn, and his
eyes spoke of many sleepless nights.
''Brigltta, ahoy!” shouted Napoleon
through the speaking tuba. "A mee
sage for the commander." He dropped
a large sealed letter at the counts feet.
SYNOPSIS.
The eagle then turned and disappeared
in the clouds toward the west.
For fifty years the continent of North
America had b«n Isolated from ths rest
Thought and care had been put Into
of ths world by the use of Z-rays. a won
the message. It was a great docu
derful Invention of Hannibal Prudent.
The invention had saved the country
ment In Itself, but Its greatest beauty
from foreign Invasion, and the continent
was In Its expression of brotherly love,
had been united under one government
with Prudent as president. For half a
In its magnanimity In extending mercy
century peace and prosperity retened In
to the enemy.
this part of the world. The story opens
with President Prudent critically 111 His
Rosltta was present when that doo
death Is hastened by the receipt of a
ument was read Anally. She was one
■weesac-- from Count von Werdensteln of
Oern- any that he has at last succeeded In
of the last to touch it before It was
renetratlnr the rays
Dying. he warns
carefully wrapped In the silk covers;
CHAPTER XI.
la daughter Astra that this means a for
It was she who placed the great seal
eign Invasion. He tells her to hurry to
th- Island of Ctryne. but dies before he
on the Imposing envelope.
Astra and Rosltta.
sen tell the location of the place. Astra
The count took the message and re
to nominated for the presidency by the
The excitement caused by Napole
continental party Napoleon Edison calls on’s encounter with the enemy was In tired into bls cabin, where nobody
ms Astra. Informs her that he was a pu-
Cof her father’s, and promises to help describable.
The automatic electro dared disturb him. He cut the enve
He gives her a ring made of a new
Who wouldn’t undertake to own a
lope. unfolded the silk wrapping and
ly discovered substance which, he says, stylograph on board the American
will solve the problem of flying. Cheval- Eagle had recorded the action of the began to read. It »iw a long, concise yretty boudlor cap and gown when
flee di Leon appears In Europe. He calls fleet and had made a copy of the resume of the present state of affairs; both can be made for about two dol
«• von Werdensteln and offers him the
Since
•ncret of making gold In return for abso- count's answer to America's desires the chancellor was touched by the lars and a half expenditure?
twte disarmament and peace. The cheval The attack on the aerodromone was kindness of his enemies
Notwith manufacturers of lace have said good-
ier Is suspected of being an American.
degrading defeat, be by to the old hand-made patterns and
He Is seized at night and carried off In shown and the subsequent destruction standing the
on areoplane Astra is Inaugurated as of the monoplanes. Napoleon Edison's knew now that the loss would not bs have turned their attention to the
president. She receives a message from
original designs that can be made by
Edison, whose long silence has worried name was In large print on every as great as he feared.
her. that he has been a prisoner for two board.
The document decided upon the fol machinery, we have a now order of
The
Hourly
Stylograph
said
months on the Island of Helgoland and
the filmiest and moat exquisite luces
Ivas Just escaped
He announces that the 1 "God bless our deliverer!” The Amer lowing:
confederated fleet of Europe has sailed ican's comment was "The hero of
L The whole navy of the confeder that cost hardly more than fine, plain
for America. He promises to call on her
the following night. Countess Rosiny. a America." He was compared to Wash ate European mights shall be deliv cotton fabrics. This adaptation of de
•py. becomes a prisoner In hope of secur ington. to Lincoln and many other ered into the hands of Admiral John sign to mechanical workmanship has
ing Napoleon’s secret. She falls in love
His name Earle, the American commander, who done wonders In putting pretty things
crith him She agrees to Join him In an great American patriots.
attempt to escape
By the use of fire was on the lips of every citizen.
will see that all men and officers are within the reach of even woman. I
works he summons a curious flying ma
These laces are woven In wide flouno-
No one watched the belloboard with safely returned to European porta.
chine which resembles a monster eagle.
He escapes and sends his message to such interest and none prayed for Na
1. The war vessels shall be the prop Ings as well as narrow edgings and
Astra. Edison calls on Astra as promised.
He tetls her his plans for defense have poleon's success more sincerely than erty of the United Republics of Amer can be used like any other thin mate
wen completed, but that he will give full | Astra as she sat In her library with the ica. In consideration of which the said rial.
They have made a tremendous
er details at his workshop on the Island
United Republics of America will pay advance In popularity this season.
of Ciryne In the Pacific. They make the Countess Rosiny.
trip In three hours His plans are based
The cheaper varieties of machine-
Astra's kindness toward the countess a sum of money to be decided upon;
on the peculiarity of the new substance,
dryntth. which Is lighter than anv known had not soothed the pain she suffered. however, not less than one-third of ths made laces are not specially durablo,
snetal and Is practically Indestructible She would have preferred a dungeon actual value involved.
but they are not Intended for gar
The Europeans succeed In passing the of ancient times, where she could rave |
3. The European armies shall be Im ments demanding durability. But with
3ne of Isolation but find that the Amort-
cans have established a second one. Edl- at her and curse her, but she was a mediately disarmed and the men tn a modest outlay one can buy the Ger
oon delivers a note to von Werdensteln
tn hts flagship demanding ’hat the fleet secret eervlce agent, and had early I service shall be returned to their man Vai and better grades of shadow
bo withdrawn.
lace and be sure of their wearing ’
learned the art of concealing her feel homes.
ings.
4. No other force, save for policing qualities. It Is laundering that is hard
CHAPTER X.—Continued.
With passion burning In her heart and a number of bodyguards for the on filmy lace. It is so easily done
The eagle lingered above the right she was able to respond gracefully to reigning rulers, shall be allowed to that garments made with lace trim
wing of the first line of dreadnoughts Astra. Even while she watched the exist in any of the countries. Ths mings should never be sont to n
Napoleon could inflict any damage he conflict of the American Eagle and United Republics of America will see
chose. He could almost count the the European fleet she was scheming. that this item, tn particular, is en
number of men aboard each vessel. She lived for intrigue.
Her soul forced.
SMART FALL GOWN.
Werdenstein gave hurried orders, and craved the excitement of battling
5. The United Republics of America
watched eagerly for their execution.
minds. She considered herself still will open its ports to all foreign com
A few minute« later two armored in the employ of the Count von Wer merce, will give free entrance to all
monoplanes glided up from the flag- densteln, co she planned as she European products, and also insures
■«hlp and turned toward the eagle.
thought the count would have de free exportation into Europe for Amer
Napoleon must have suspected their manded.
ican products.
intention, for he circled higher and
Santos Du pre 1 came to report the
8. The oriental foes on the eastern
higher up.
The bats followed the events of the day at the Z ray station, hemisphere will be treated with when
angle; each monoplane carried four and to put before Astra suggestions a final settlement Is agreed upon, bat
men, each of whom carried small cali for further defense. Napoleon could until that time the isolation in Pacific
ber. mltrelious bombs and other am not come personally, so he sent his waters will be maintained.
munition of war.
trusted assistant.
7. Peace Bhall reign over the “arth;
Still the eagle went higher and
He was admitted to the library national differences shall be settled be
higher, hovering above the north wing w here the counters sat.
fore an International committee that
of the long line of war boats. It was
Santos Duprel was a pleasant indi will make its headquarters in Wash
ao high now that it appeared only a vidual, having, as most fat men, a ington, the capital of the United Re
speck to the naked eye. The planes keen sense of humor. He greeted the publics of America.
ascended In a spiral, and they were two beautiful women with a broad
8. Any further points that may arise
far behind. The eagle turned and led smile.
in the course of events will be decided
the two planes along the line, near the
When Rosltta retired to the rooms upon after the Anal settlement with
flagship. It descended quickly and that had been assigned her she sat the rulers of all the countries.
made a dip similar to the swoop of
When the count turned over the last
the eagle on Its prey that caused the
page a tiny slip of paper fell to the
thousands of spectators to believe It
floor. He picked It up and glanced at
was falling, but before It touched the
the words that were written and not
water it darted forward and skimmed
typed, as was the rest of the mf-seaga.
the waves, its great wings touching
It was a writing that he knew well.
the water occasionally.
"Don't hesitate! Accept the treaty!
Napoleon watched the enemies who
The future reats In the aerodromone,
were now above him. One had dropped
the secret of which will be delivered to
several bombs, but none had touched
you, sooner or later. I have kept my
the swiftly moving aerodromone. A turn
contract; will talk of my reward when
of the wheel caused the eagle to make
circumstances permit."
a circle before the Brigltta, then It
Thie was not signed, but it was not
went higher and higher until it
necessary.
reached the two monoplanes. Before
"And I,” murmured the count, after
Napoleon knew what they were about
a moment, "I never thought of Rosltta.
the two planes had opened firo; he
What a wonderful, clever woman she
was so close to them that the bullets
1 b . But what will be her price? What
Ml on his aerodromone like hall. The
is the difference,” sighed the man who
result was surprising. The deadly mis
had suffered so much the last few
siles rebounded from the sides without
days. "The next time we meet it will
be in the air."
leaving a mark on the glittering body.
Napoleon had cleverly led them di
He regained his calmness, finished
rectly in front of the flagship, so that
the paper and refolded It He placed
the scene was enacted before the eyes
Rosltta's message In his pocketbook.
•f the count and his staff. It was mar
Twenty-four hours were given for
consideration. He called hla admirals
velous, the greatest play a man's eyes
together at four o'clock that afternoon.
had ever rested upon.
The council sat until late that night
Napoleon turned to face the ascend
The Once Armored Monoplane Was When the admirals and captains left
ing bat. The count saw him reach up
Shattered Into a Thousand Bits.
for their respective boats they wera
to a lever that he had not used before.
He hesitated for a moment, but when for a long time motionless, maturing depressed. The world seemed to have
Model of brown and white striped
the first bomb was thrown at him he a plan for the benefit of the Count reached the millennium.
One thing they were certain of That wool cloth with collar, vest and belt
trailed the lever; a flash followed. Zig von Werdensteln.
was that they did not know how they of brown poplin.
sag lines of lightning burst forth and
Astra wan still at work In the
the once armored monoplane was shat library, completing preparations for would earn a living when n-leased
Chiffon Motor Bonnet.
tered Into a thousand bits. Its fate the following day's duties as she from military duty.
When Napoleon came for ths an
Among the attractive new automo
•earned to shatter the nerve of the en closed her deck a sigh, a prayer left
gineer on the other plane, for he her lips: "God save our country, and swer, he received the original docu bile caps is one of two thicknesses of
ment signed by the commander In chiffon, made like- a sunbonnet. The
turned and raced for the flagship. It shield Napoleon."
chief and all the commanders of ths chiffon is green and blue and Is shirred
was too late. Napoleon pulled the
The next morning the admiral of
lever again and It followed its com the united navies of America received respective nations of the European over a wire frame which fits closely
confederacy.
about the head and flares out over the
rade into space.
orders to sail with the fleet toward the
face. The Inside of the bonnet is blue
When
the
American
Eagle
appeared
The count was pale; he had been enemy. Even the formation of the
and the outside Is green.
given a terrible example of his ene great squadron was planned In detail. for the first time above the capital Its
Raffia is also used for automobile
my's power, still he did not turn back
The gray boats steamed toward the mission was to announce that peace
bonnets. A prettily patterned cap is
Orders were flashed to the two boats east In a broad line; they arrived at on earth would be established.
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
woven of colored straws and Is mount
nearest the eagle to open fire with the Isolation and could see hundreds
ed over a shirred foundation of col
their heavy guns Napoleon read the of inen-of-war before them, flying the
Her Work Undone.
ored silk. A frill of the silk about the
order on his plate and was sad. but flags of almost every European nation,
After a woman has spent twenty
face and neck softens the effect of the
fee knew that the only way to eave but no sound penetrated the Invisible years trying to make a man of her
raffia. A silk chin string fastens at
son, along comes another woman who
<*e masses from annihilation was by ray that stretched before them.
one side under a bunch of artificial
The Count von Werdensteln was in proceeds to multi; a tool of him Ik
• gainful operation.
flowers
His right hand was on the lover. despair He and all bls boats had twenty minutes.
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laundry but done al home. No starch
ing, no blueing la nocooaary. They are
washed as other laces are washed by
hand.
The pretty nainsook boudoir gown
shown here Is made up with sleeves
and trimming of the least expensive
shadow lace which sells from twenty-
five to forty cents a yard. About two
and a half yards of It provide for the
sleeves, trimmings and lace stripe tn
the cap.
Five yards of ribbon an
Inch wide Is needed and two yards
of baby ribbon. A yard of not nich
ing for the cap and five yards of a
very narrow lace edging lu one of the
simple Cluny patterns for the gown
are needed. Four yards of nninsook
will be an ample allowance for the
body of the gown It is <*asy enough
to figure that this bewitching little
outfit can hardly bo called an extrav
agance by any one.
The same design can be worked
out tn wash silks and more dumb)»
laces of It Is not necessary to practice
strict economy
Even In those mate
rials so much prettiness can hardly
bo achieved at so small an outlay of
money. In any other way
JULIA BOTTOMLEY.
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or Brother's Silk 8hlrt.
A man doesn't like "fussy" things,
but he’ll appreciate a bit o' handwork
on the front of hla silk shirt.
Ask
him! No, don't—surprise him!
If you are afraid that you can’t
make the shirt entire, buy one from
his haberdasher. The material best
suited for the purpose Is striped—
colored stripes about an inch apart on
a white ground—so be sure that you
get his favorite color. Most men are
fond of lavender. Now stamp tn the
center of the white ground between
the colored stripes, about two Inches
apart, tiny designs not larger than a
ten-cent piece down the front Ther«
Is a tiny round five-petaled flower with
out foliage or stem and with a solid
dot to fill the center space where the
petals meet that Is easily drawn or
stamped by even the novice, and looks
well
If preferred, one can use the
more difficult bowknot or fleur-de-lta.
Pad the designs well and work them
In white silk floss. Floss the color of
the stripes may be used, but it Is
rather conspicuous. There is a qulot
elegance about the white on a white
ground that most men would prefer.
It Is necessary to embroider only that
part which shows when the coat is
unfastened.
Of course, a hand-em
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New Sashes.
To the Invention of new sashes
there seems no end.
Those long
lengths of supple material are an ab
solute rage in Paris, and they are
worn by women and girls of all ages.
Some of the newest sashes are tied
directly In front. In a large, full bow;
others are tied at the side rather low
down; others, again, are wound round
the hips in Fatima fashion and simply
knotted at the back.
All the art shades of blue are In de
mand for these sashes, especially the
blue known as Madonna.
For wearing with pure white dresses
we And smart sashes of printed gauze,
which exploit various shndes of red In
termingled with touches of black and
deep blue. Almost all the sashes of
this season are fringed in order that
they may fall heavily.
Gathered Skirts.
Al! smart skirts now are gathered at
the back of the waistline, and the
plain, close-fitting skirt—at this point
—Is distinctly out of the running. Oi
course, the fullness is between the
waistline and hip only, for below ths
hips the garment must cling closely to
the figure.
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Man in the Case, Probably.
Alice “I think Kitty’s new hat is
simply a fright.”
Marie—"Isn’t it.
I helped her to select it.”—Boston
Transcri pt.
Is A Wonder
In the Blood
A Remedy That Has Showr
a Most Remarkable
Purifying Effect.
The word medicine Is one of the most
abused In our language
There are cer
tain medicinal properties just as ne es
«ary to health es the food we eat. Take
for example, the well known tonic modi
cine 8. 8. 8. This famous blood purinol
contains medicinal components Just ai
vital and essential to healthy blood al
the elements of wheat, roast beef, th«
fata and the sugars that make up out
dally ration.
As a matter of fact, there is one in
gredient In 8. 8 8. which serves th«
active purpose of stimulating each cel
lular pert 'of the body to the healthy
and judicious selection of Its own essen
tlal nutriment. That Is why It regener
ales the blood supply; why It has such a
tremendous Influence In overcoming eo
soma, rash, pimples, and all sain af
flictions.
And In regenerating the tissues 8. R. R.
has a rapid and positive antidotal effect
upon ell those Irritating Influences that
cause rheumatism, sore throat, weak eyes,
falling hair, loss of weight, thin, pals
cheeks, and that weariness of muscle and
nerve that Is generally experienced as
spring fever. Get a bottle of 8. 8. 8 at
any drug store, and In a few days you
will not only feel bright and energetlo,
but you will bo the picture of new life.
8. 8. 8. la prepared only In the laboratory
of The Swift Specific Co., ISO Swift Bldg.,
Atlanta, (la., who maintain a very effi
cient Medical Deportment, where all who
have any blood disorder of a stubborn
nature may write freely for advice and
a special book of Instruction. 8. 8. 8.
la sold everywhere by drug stores, de
partment and general stores.
Beware of any attempt to sell you
something "just as good” an 8. B. 8.
Such a claim Is preposterous. There Is
nothing else "just ss good" as 8. 8. 8.,
nor is there another remedy similar ta
thin famous blood purifier.