The Governor's I
”Oh, father, tell the tru th ,” Kath­
erine Interrupted. “These gentlem en
want to m eet you, Mr. Slade. I hear
we're to expect great things of you.
You see, I’ve been mixed up in poli­
tics all ray life, and I do love to have
a hand in them .”
“She’d run for president if they’d
]
A N o v e l i z a t i o n of
let her,” teased her father.
“Indeed I would,” the girl adm itted,
1—
Al i c e B r a d l e y ’ s P l a y
brazenly. ‘T v e got politics in my
blood, and home doesn’t seem like
home unless politics are being brewed
in our dining-room. So you’ll both
Illu stra tio n s fro m P h o to g r a p h s o f th e S t a g e P r o d u c tio n
No Fewer Than 200 Kaiser's Big
come, won’t you—you and Mrs. Slade.”
Slade was s:am m erlng his accept­
Siege Guns ot Large Calibre
ance when Strickland Interrupted ab­
C o p y rig h t, l» U ( P u b l ic a t i o n ttlg b u t U oaerr«*!) by LMtvUl liobusco.
Hurl Destroying Shells.
1
woman th at m akes a man glow with ruptly.
SYNOPS IS.
“How’d you like to be governor,
pride to present as hiB wife oT daugh­
Slade?”
ie l S la d e s u d d e n ly u d v a n c e s fro m a ter. She was all th at Mary Slade was
London—The Morning Post Saturday p e D n a n n ile
Slade threw back his head with a
s s m in e r to a m illio n a ire a n d be- not.
says th a t it has been inform ed by a cutm -s a p o w e r In th e p o litic a l a n d b u s i­
Slade stood looking a t her, fasci­ laugh th a t was intended to denote
n ess w o rld . H e h a s h is e y e o n th e g o v e r ­
good au th o rity
th a t A ntw erp has n o r ’s c h a ir . H is s im p le , h o m e -lo v in g w ife nated. forgetting for the m om ent the com plete unconcern.
“Oh—th a t talk! Did the evening
fa ils to ris e to th e n e w c o n d itio n s .
fallen.
man she was with, rem em bering noth­
ing but the m agnetic personality of papers put th a t into your head or—”
The official press bureau says it is
C H A P T E R I— Continued.
the woman whose reputation for do­ and he paused significantly, “did you
unable to confirm the foregoing.
put it into the evening papers?”
The D aily Telegraph R otterdam cor­
“Dan.” she said, ‘T il tell you some­ ing big things in a big way was al­
S trickland« laugh was a practical
respondent, telegraphing Friday, how­ thing. These expensive laundries ruin ready known to him —a woman whose admission.
ever, says:
your sh irts right off, and when 1 eyeB m eeting his gave back flash for
“It would mean a hard fight, Slade.
“ A more hopeful view prevails here washed ’em they lasted a whole year. flash and understanding for under­ The w ater-front crow d’s against you,
standing.
regarding A ntw erp.
R efugees from They a in 't ironed right, either.”
Almost m echanically Slade found and you can ’t get on w ithout th eir
th a t city declare th a t not a single Ger­
“Oh, my God!” groaned Slade, help­
influence."
man soldier has yet entered A n tw erp .” lessly, pitying her lack of understand­ him self acknowledging Senator S trick ­
“Not in this town, a t least,” amend­
“ Stubborn fighting is proceeding be­ ing ra th e r than being angry with her. land’s formal presentation of his
ed K atherine.
fore the A ntw erp fortifications,” says
“I wish you’d forget, Mary, that I daughter. H eeitatingly he offered his
“You’ve got to have W esley M erritt,
the Daily M ail’s Ostend correspondent, had to let you wash and scrub once. hand, which the girl, perfectly a t hiB paper, his highfaluting editorials
teleraphing Friday.
We’re up now. Let us kick the lad­ ease, grasped with a cordial, sym pa­ and his speechm aking—and his wife,”
“ Four assaults have been repulsed der out from under*us and stay up— thetic pressure. H er eyes were look­ Strickland explained. “He and his
ing critically into his, much as if she
a t No. 4 fo rt a t Vieuxdieu. The bom­ forget how we got here.”
crowd run the tow n.”
bardm ent of th e town appears to be
“ But I don’t want to forget,” rem on­ were trying to read him through and
“Oh, you m ean my neighbors?”
dim inishing som ewhat in intensity.
strated the little wisp of a woman op­ through and take his m easure for fu­ aeked Slade. "T hey’ll come around,"
“ According to the late st advices the posite him. “ I was perfectly content­ tu re use.
H er easy, graceful acceptance of the he finished, meaningly.
Belgians m ade a successful sortie from ed those days. I ain ’t now. 1 hate
“But, man alive! Only today Mer­
A ntw erp, which resulted in the cap­ this house. I hate it. It’s too big. situation, her thoughtful inquiry for
r itt’s a tta ck on you was scurrilous. I
tu re of 300 Germ ans and forced the The help scare me, so m any of ’em. Mrs. Slade’s health, prompted by well-
rem onstrated with him myself. He’s
enemy to recross the R iver N ethe, I’d like Jest one hired girl and my old bred sym pathy ra th e r than any curi­
your out-and-out enemy. I’ve tried to
T hese photographs, ju st received from Europe, give som e idea of the appearance of Louvain a fte r the destruo abandoning th e ir guns a t L inth. ”
sitting-room set.” She stopped medi­ ous interest, and the cultured m odula­ get him—to—to come over and shake
"E v e ry sign indicates th a t A ntw erp tatively, her thoughts w andering back tion of her splendid voice, charm ed
tion of th a t once beautiful Belgian city by the Germans. The main picture shows the stu d en ts’ quarter and the in*
hands, but he sw ears he’ll never c > bb
is fa llin g ,” th e Daily C hronicle’s A nt­ to the early days when h e r husband
se rt a glim pse of the Place de la Concorde, where were m any hotels and cafes.
your threshold—”
w erp correspondent says in a dispatch took his pick and dinner pail and
“I guees they’ll come when I want
dated Thursday. “ It is possible the tram ped off to the mines, and Bhe
’em to come,” Slade interrupted, with
SERVIAN LAD A FIGHTER
town w ill be surrendered.
sang as she bent over the washtub
an assurance his auditors could not
"T h e m ain stre e ts are deserted, but and busied herself a t th e kitchen
understand. “In fact, I’m looking for
there are 20,000 panicky people on stove.
’em any m inute now,” and ho consult­
the quays and around the railroad sta ­
H er husband sat with face averted,
ed his watch.
tion, w aiting to leave.
his im agination carrying him far into
“You’re looking for them —here—to­
“ The town is in flames throughout the future—a vision of honor as chief
night?” gasped Strickland, showing
the southern section and no a tte m p t is executive of the sta te and power in
plainly he thought Slade was making
being made to quench th em .”
keeping with the untold riches he had
a Joke of the m atter.
The D aily Chronicle’s Rosendaal, accumulated.
“Yes, tonight,” replied the would be
Holland, correspondent, under date of
“T h a t’s it,” he finally exclaimed, “ I
governor, quietly, and turned to K ath­
Friday, says the situation in A ntw erp wunt to go ahead and you want to
erine.
_________
is critical and th a t the town is v irtu a l­ stick over your washtubs. I need the
Strickland subsided, a question
ly deserted except fo r the Belgian support of big people—got to mix with
grow ing in his mind as to w hether he
troops.
Western
Wings
Extended
and
Ad­
Commanding General Tells Citi­
'em, and be one of ’em. And you
had fully m easured the man he expect­
“ E very house h ere,” the correspond­ won’t.”
vance Guard Is Said to Hold
zens His Forces Have Entered
ed to use for his own political and
ent continues, “ is packed to the roof
“No, I don’t have to,” replied Mary.
Position Near Arras.
financial ends. T here was in Slade's
City as Conquerors.
w ith refugees, and other refugees are T needn’t.”
method of fighting a direct and open
cam ping around the railroad stations.
“ You don’t see the necessity of Join­
quality th at would m ake him hard to
A ntw erp’s civil guard was disbanded ing m e?” he asked, testily.
handle in the crooked and indirect
London— D ispatches from A m ster­ on W ednesday.”
London—Germ any has imposed a fine
“I don’t know how.”
ways of political life.
dam Thursday say th a t the Germans
An A m sterdam dispatch to the Reu­
of £20,000,000 ($100,000,000) on A nt­
“Do you w ant to know how?” he
continue to bombard Antwerp, th at te r Telegram company says th a t 32
K atherine Strickland's eyes nar­
werp as a w ar indem nity.
persisted.
rowed as she met Slade’« gaze. H er
two more defending fo rts have fallen Germ an m erchant ships, including a
The population of A ntw erp is about
“No,” came the provokingly indiffér­
quick, calculating mind saw in this
and th a t the Belgian governm ent has large num ber of steam ers, have been
292,000. The levy, therefore, is ap­
ant answer.
man the possibility of realizing her
been moved to Ostend.
blown up in th e port of A ntw erp.
proxim ately $342 per capita.
“You’re putting the bars up in the
highest hopes and am bitions. W ith
M eanwhile the French account of
A dispatch to the Daily Express middle of the road,” he continued,
A dispatch to the R eu ter Telegram
such a man a woman could scale any
the battle of the Aisne says th a t the from A ntw erp says :
company from A m sterdam says th at
‘and I’m making up my mind to
heights—reach any goal. He was hard
b a ttle on the a llies’ left w ing contin­
“ A t 3 o ’clock Friday m orning all change things.”
General von Beseler, commander of the
—yes!
But a man needs to be hard
ues
w
ith
extrem
e
violence,
the
line
be­
the back p a rt of the city was a mass
German troops th a t captured Antwerp,
Suddenly M ary’s lips quivered and
in theee days and tim es If he is ever
ing extended more and more.
The of flames.
has issued the following proclamation :
\ hu rt look showed in her eyes behind
to accomplish anything. In her fer­
Germ an account says th a t the advance
“ To the inhabitants of A ntw erp:
“ The loss of life in the city is ap­ the m isty tears as she realized th at
guards of the opposing forces are in palling.
tile brain sm oldered am bitions as
The aristocratic suburb of w hatever she did irrita te d her hus­
The Germ an arm y has entered your
g reat as his am bitions th a t she now
touch north of Arras.
Berchem has been burned.
city as conquerors.
No citizen shall
band. She started to speak, but was
A dispatch from A m sterdam says:
realized would never be attained un­
“ Thousands of refugees are arriv in g interrupted by the entrance of a serv­
be harm ed and your property shall be
“ A m essage received
here from here and the steam ers for England are ant, who announced th a t Senator
less she m ade some great, radical
spared if you refrain from hostile acts.
This twelve-year-old Servian boy G hent says fighting of a violent char­ packed,” R e u te r’s Ostend correspond­
change in her life.
All refractions will be punished ac­
Strickland and his daughter had ju st
She had pushed her father as far
cording to the law of w ar and may fought hard in the rifle pits a t Bel­ a c te r has taken place betw een Aude- ent says.
phoned
to
say
th
at
he
and
his
daugh­
as the man would—could go. She
“ In the siege operations against ter would call on th e ir way to the
lead to th e demolition of your beauti­ grade, and proved him self a first rate narde, 15 m iles southw est of Ghent,
shot. He is the pet of the soldiers and and Leupeghm, a small town about a A ntw erp the Germ ans are using no
had outdistanced every girl in her
ful c ity .”
Dpera.
mile south of Audenarde.
circle. She had reached high, but she
The H ague correspondent of the E x­ shares their hardships and perils.
few er th a t 200 guns of 11, 12 and 16-
Slade's face flushed and paled a t the
had trium phed. Now she waif at the
“ A fte r an hour’s engagem ent the inch caliber, some of them having a
change T elegraph company says th a t
thought—flushed a t the pleasurable
end of her tether. It was a m atter
Belgians received reinforcem ents and range of more than e ig h t m iles. The
Prince A ugust W ilhelm, the fourth son
surprise
a
t
this
unlooked-for
attention
1
Secretary to Pope Benedict
of m aking some one huge stroke or
threw back the Germ ans w ith heavy bom bardm ent of A ntw erp Saturday be­
of the emperor, was among the first to
from the senator, and paled as he
sinking back into stupid obscurity, a
XIV Passes Suddenly losses. ’ ’
penetrate the fortifications of A n t­
gan a t half past nine o'clock a t night .hought of the se n a to r’s stunningly
situation all the more bitter because
An Am sterdam dispatch to the Reu­ and stopped a t 10, only to be renewed çowned daughter arriving to find his
werp. He sent an enthusiastic m es­
Rome—Cardinal Dominic F errata,
of her previous successes.
The
w ith increasing violence a t m idnight.
sage to the emperor, who replied, be­ the cardinal secretary of state, died te r Telegram company s a y s :
wife in a cheap, ill-fitting dress th at
thought of settling down into the ev­
“ Among the refugees who left A nt­
stow ing the Iron Cross on the prince Sunday.
would have looked badly even for
eryday life of the w estern city where
w erp w ere Cardinal M ercier and the
and General Beseler.
morning wear.
The im m ediate cause of the death of
Belgium famine Protest
She Was All T h a t Mary Slade Was she was born m ade her very soul
According to a report received here Cardinal F e rra ta was p eritonitis, an m inister of justice and other high offi­
“Mary, you look like a steerage pas­
Not.
squirm. Surely there was som ething
Is Made to America senger,” he exclaimed suddenly, tu rn ­
from The Hague, Baron von der outcome of his protracted illness. Be­ cials. They traveled by automobile to
more in life for her. Surely there
Sehuetz has been appointed governor cause of this peritonitis, it was consid­ Flushing, from which point they pro­
him
as
no
woman
had
ever
done
be­
ing
on
the
flustered
little
woman,
who
W ashington, D. C.—The Belgian
were bigger goals to be gained.
ceeded to Ostend.
of A ntw erp and has notified the Bel­ ered im prudent to o|>erate.
fore.
was
aghast
a
t
the
very
thought
of
a
“ More than 10,000 fugitives have m inister filed w ith the S ta te d ep art­
She had never realized how empty
gian refugees in Holland th a t they
T here was nothing of the shy, re tir­
The death of the cardinal was not arrived a t Rozendaal, a t which place m ent a protest from his governm ent call from the senator and his daugh­
the old home life was until now, when
may re tu rn unm olested w ith all g u a r­ unexpected. The news was conveyed
ing
ingenue
In
K
atherine
S
trickland’s
ter.
‘‘Go
upstairs
and
dress.
I’ll
the bom bardm ent of A ntw erp can against the threatened fam ine in B rus­ make excuses and hold them till you m akeup. She was a woman of splen­ she suddenly found herself a part of
antees for th e ir safety.
to the Pope by telephone and his com­
sels, said to be due to th e ravages
It is said th a t the Germ an soldiers m ent w as: “ God’s will be done, but clearly be heard.”
did physique and wonderful m ental de­ it again a fte r the brilliant European
caused by the German arm y.
The come down.”
are active in m astering the fires.
”1 can’t,” she gasped. *T a in ’t got velopment. H er appeal to a man was season and the stim ulating, exciting
it takes from me a dear friend and my English Help Japanese in
message from the Belgian foreign
life in diplom atic circles at the capital.
The Gem rans agreed in the term s of
rig h t hand.”
office and filed w ith th e departm ent time, anyway, and 1 haven’t anything th a t of a dom inant intellect as much The thought of rem aining in the W est,
capitulation not to disarm the civic
as of a lovely woman. She imm edi­
to go to the opera in.”
7 sing Tau Bombardment says:
The Pope im m ediately retired to his
guards or m ake prisoners of males be­ private apartm ents, where he prayed
Slade leaned forward and struck ately im pressed Slade as being keen­ a big frog in a little puddle, had
“ The civil au th o rities of the Brus­
grown positively hateful to her. Big
Pekin—A comm unication received
tw een th e ages of 18 and 30 years.
for the repose of the soul of the de­ here from a German source in Tsing sels agglom eration inform th e govern­ the table with his clenched flat “Don’t w itted, strong-m inded and clever. His or little herself, she wanted a big
you understand? You m ust see these adm iration displayed itself in his shin­
parted
cardinal.
m
ent
th
a
t
Brussels
faces
fam
ine.
puddle. She was quite satisfied in her
Tau, the fortified position in the Kiau
Berlin—The Germ an official report
The secretary of sta te passed away Chau territo ry , sets forth th a t in a V iolating once more the rig h ts of m an­ people. T onight’s paper nam es me for ing eyes and his unusually affable, a t­ own mind that no puddle would be so
on the capture of A ntw erp sa y s:
governor.
Strickland’s influence is tentive manner.
surrounded
by
faithful
friends.
He
kind,
and
namely,
a
rticle
43,
of
the
Germ an sortie last F riday night the
“ The first shot was fired on Septem ­
Suddenly he found him self com par­ big th at she couldn’t become a frog
more necessary to me than any other
ber 38 a g ain st the outer line of forts. was conscious to the last moment. Germ ans lost one man killed and three fourth convention of The H ague, the m an’s in the whole state. He controls ing his ow n little old fashioned wife of considerable size in it.
His
last
rem
ark
w
as:
“
I
am
so
tire
d
;
German
army,
a
fte
r
having
taken
Now as her restless brain and soul
wounded, while 25 Germ ans are m iss­
On October 1 the first forts were taken
the party. He's bringing his daugh­ with this handsom e, self possessed
ing. A B ritish battleship, according away from the population an im portant ter to my house. You’re m eeting them woman before him. W hat a wife K ath­ clam ored for higher goals and a wider
by assault.
The riv er Nethe was I go to join my sa v io r,.”
Cardinal
F
e
rra
ta
was
stricken
w
ith
p
art
of
its
resources,
is
g
e
ttin
g
ready
field, the thought of Slade’s millions,
to th is sam e inform ation, has p artici­
crossed by the Germ an infantry and
appendicitis soon a fte r his appoint­ pated in the bom bardm ent of Tsing to let it starve.
The sam e inform a­ socially. Come on, now, come on”— erine Strickland would be for the gov­ Slade’s dom inating, forceful personal­
a rtillery on October 6 and 7.
he becam e persuasive—“put on a nice ernor of a state! W hat a picture she
m
ent
on
Septem
ber
4
to
the
ofticie
of
tion
is
coming
from
N
am
ur
and
L
ux­
Tau.
A Germ an torpedo boat, re­
On October 7 A ntw erp was notified
little gown and come along and show would make presiding a t the head of ity, Slade’s reputation for sweeping
th a t a bom bardm ent was im m inent and papal secretary of state. The cardinal cently engaged w ith the Japanese, has I emburg.
How • everything before him, Slade’s prob­
them you can do som ething. W e’ll a m illionaire’s dinner tables!
was
born
a
t
Montefiascone,
Italy,
in
"T
he
Belgian
governm
ent
protests
returned to the harbor undamaged. !
this was begun a t 12:40 o'clock in the
hold a reception here and It’ll be a wonderfully such a woman would able governorship, flashed through her
1847.
He
was
created
and
proclaimed
w
ith
the
utm
ost
indignation
against
mind like a burning streak of electric
m orning of October 8. Sim ultaneously
For six
this revolting act of barbarism and direct answ er to W esley M erritt’s slur adorn the richly furnished room s of ' fire. W ith him, with his weapons,
Blame Put on French.
an attack was made on the inner forts. a cardinal Ju n e 22, 1896.
his newly built m ansion! Instead of
on you in tonight’s paper.”
years
he
was
papal
nuncio
a
t
P
aris
and
brings
it
to
the
knowledge
and
appre­
"O n October 9 two of th e inner forts
I/Ondon—The A m sterdam correspon­
Go to the opera with K atherine the work-worn fingers of his wife, con­ what a career lay before a woman!
were taken. A t 2 :30 o ’clock on the late r was prefect of the Congregation dent of R eu ter’s Telegram company j ciation of the civilized n a tio n s.”
with
darning ■ Just.,as suddenly she found herself
Strickland—with *\ women who had tinuously fum bling
of
bishops
in
Rome.
"T
he
Brussels
agglom
eration”
is
afternoon of October, 9 the city of
says th a t dispatches from Rerlin deny !
just returned from Europe—the wom­ threads, he eaw, in a m ental vision. , wondering what sort of a woman had
the
name
given
to
th
e
city
proper
and
A ntw erp was occupied by German in­
indignantly the reported destruction j
an who had dined with a queen and this woman’s lovely hands constantly | been a m ate to this man for so many
Teuton* Take Yankee Dye.
fantry w ithout resistance on the part
by German troops of the property of : the surrounding suburbs, which are been feted all over the continent. Hold engaged in unwinding the threads ot i years. She was conscious of a poign­
formed
into
one
civil
com
m
unity.”
of the Belgians, whose conduct was
New York — Dyestuffs valued at M. Poincare, president of France, a t
H ere , ant pang of envy—Jealousy alm ost—
a reception—hostess in this house problem atic political tangles.
valiant. However, the effect of the $500,000 shipped from Basel, S w itzer­ Ribecourt. They declare this proper­
where she felt, save for her Dan, a was a woman who would be a m an’s against this woman who had the op­
Educator Defends Kaiser.
German a rtillery , in fantry and m arine land to the firm of W alter F. Sykes & ty was the center of a heavy battle
stranger. Meet people who spoke in wife and comrade—the very antithesis portunity which was denied her.
divisions in the first atta ck was such
U niversity of C alifornia— “ The E u­ w hat to her was a strange and alto­ of the household drudge his own wife 1 “Well, what do you think of your
Co., of this city, and consigned for near Verdun, and th a t it was bom bard-)
th a t resistance was futile.
The charges ropean war came about ag ain st the in­ gether unm anageable fashion—with was content to be, with no in terest own country, now you’re back?” she
A m erica by way of Rotterdam , Hol­ ed by French artillery.
heard Slade's voice saying. “Seem
“ A large q u antity of supplies was
land, were seized Septem ber 14 bv the of the Countess de Bays th a t the Ger­ terests, against the desires and against an aocent she did not recognize as be­ outside of the four walls of her home big to you?”
taken by the Germans. The efficiency
German governm ent.
Such is the in­ man Crown Prince looted her chateau the efforts of the Germ an K a ise r,” said longing to her own plain w estern and no desire for anything bigger in
(T O B E C O N T IN U E D .)
of the Germ an troops was recognized form ation contained in a cable dis­ also are ridiculed. It is declared th a t President W heeler, in a recent address. speech.
life than the daily routine of break­
by the em peror in conferring on Gen­ patch received
Mary caught her breath with a sob fast. dinner and supper, washing on
here.
A protest the Crown Prince never was in this He described a long talk he had w ith
eral von Beseler the order of m e rit.”
French Temperance Society.
ag ain st the seizure has been lodged mansion.
the em peror in June, 1913, ju st before of dism ay. The very thought para­ Monday, ironing on Tuesday, and so
An organization for the promotion
he celebrated the 25th anniversary of lyzed her. “ I can’t, Dan,” she finally on to the end of the week—week a fte r
w ith the S tate departm ent at W ashing­
Cotton Sent to France.
Japanese Report Advance.
his acecssion. D uring the conversa­ managed to blurt out. “I'd do any­ week in the sam e deadly rut. H ere of tem perance in France has been
ton and Secretary Bryan is said to
was a woman who would “go along founded by M. Schm idt, deputy for the
New York—For the first tim e since have notified Ambassador G erard to
Tokio—The following statem ent rel- j tion the kaiser review ed th e e x p eri­ thing else for you—but not this.”
“1H not ask you again.” replied with a m an”—possibly a step ahead, departm ent of the Vosges. A feature
war sta rte d in Europe a direct ship­ urge release of the shipm ent.
a tiv e to Japanese operations a t Tsing ences and problems of his em pire. The
Slade, ominously, and poor Mary, too blazing the way for new and greater of the new body is its catholicity. It
m ent of cotton from th is country to
Tau, seat of governm ent of the German president, who is a w arm friend of excited to in terp ret the th reat, picked glories and recognizing no limit.
includes every shade of political and
La**en Shoot* Fireball*.
France was made Thursday. It is sup­
concession of Kiau Chow was given out i Emperor W ilhelm, m aintained th a t the up her sewing and her new spapers
Slade brought his reflections to a religious belief, and all classes of so­
posed m ost of the cotton which has
Chico, Cal.— Balls of fire and flam­ here Monday: “ The Germ an forts, j ruler had always advocated peace.
and m ade for the door.
sudden halt as he rem em bered the ciety—politicians, professional men
been reaching France has gone through ing gas were seen spouting from the w arships and aeroplanes are try in g
and workmen. A m eeting, addressed
“Tell them ,” she exclaim ed b reath ­ g irl’s father.
Prisoners to Be Listed.
G reat B ritain, but T hursday’s consign­ c raters of Lassen Peak.
These fire­ vainly to a rre st the Japanese advance.
lessly, “tell them I had a headache—
“Why, what has happened to you, by doctors, law yers and a deputy, has
m ent was to H avre. The total exports balls are superheated boulders torn We are sustaining no dam age. Japan-1
Paris — The governm ent is assem ­
th a t’s a fashionable enough excuse, senator? Your face looks different Just been held in Bordeaux. The
of cotton were 29,812 bales.
This in­ loose from the throat of the c ra te r and ese w arships have silenced litis fort bling exact inform ation reg ard in g the
new association, which is called
anyway.” And, terrified, she fled out than it did thle afternoon.”
cluded 3405 bales to France, 5478 to shot upward by explosions of steam . and driven a w arship out of range of identity of 70,000 German prisoners j
of the room as K atherine Strickland
“ H er fault,” replied the senator, “L’Alarme,” justifies its nam e by call­
G reat B ritain and 7456 to other points The stream s of one m ountain are th eir guns. Our aviators answered an now in French hands, w ith th e object j
and her father were announced.
with a smile of tolerant affection, in ­ ing attention to the rising flood of
on th e Continent.
More than 12,000 bringing down so much g rit, ash and unsuccessful attack by Germ an airm en of exchanging this inform ation w ith
dicating his daughter. “She m ade me alcoholism in France.
bales w ent to Japan and approxim ate­ slim e th a t the irrigation dithches in on Japanese mine draggers by flying the German au th o rities fo r sim ilar
C H A P T E R II.
cut my beard this way. It’s French.”
ly 1250 to Mexico.
the valleys are becoming choked and over T sing Tau and dropping bom bs.” facts regarding French prisoners.
K atherine laughed a delightful,
Remembered Instruction«.
The French m inistry of w ar has
fields are being overlaid.
Ranchers
As Slade turned from the fright­ throaty little laugh.
She was a little girl and very po­
issued
regulations
under
which
money
'
have
petitioned
the
governm
ent
to
Idle Period Not Feared.
Tars Fear Mines and Quit.
ened, Insignificant figure of his flee­
“
Nonsense,
fath
er,”
she
protested.
lite. It was the first tim e she had
London - David Lloyd George chan­ build catch basins on H at and Lost
London—A m essage to the Weekly may be sent from France to French j ing wife, he saw a woman of perfect “Of course, I like the W est, but I been on a visit alone, and she had
cellor of the exchequer, in a speech to creeks, 30 m iles from the m ountain.
Dispatch from Chiasso, Sw itzerland, prisoners in Germ any and also from j poise and queenly carriage, a woman don’t believe In being absolutely typ­ been carefully instructed how to be­
prisoners in
a deputation of the w orkers’ national
says:
"T h e crews refuse to work on i Germ any to Germ an
a trifle haughty and insolent in her ical. I was horrified when I got back have.
Turk* Active in Syria .
com m ittee, said it was not a t all cer­
vessels of the A driatic because of the I France through th e Swiss postal ad-1 youth and beauty and assured com­ and found you so blatantly the typi­
“If they n k you to dine with them .”
m
inistration.
ta in th a t they were not a little pre­
P a ris—A dispatch to the H avas fear of floating mines. A m ericans who
mand of all the intricacies of social cal, m uch-cartooned W esterner.”
papa had said, “yon must say. ‘No.
m ature in looking forw ard to any con­ agency from A thens says: “ The news­ spent a night on board the Sardenga.
grace and charm . Her wide, full eyes
“ Mr. Slade.” resum ed Strickland, "a thank you; I have already dined.’ ”
Four Killed in Tornado.
siderable am ount of unemploym ent as papers here say it is announced from bound for Alexandria, are indignant,
met his with an engaging, frank curi­ few Influential men from different
It turned out Just as papa had an­
th e w a r progressed.
The demands on an au th o ritativ e source th a t the Turks as th e Italian governm ent offered a
Joplin, Mo. — Four persons w e r e j osity to see this new factor in the po­ parts of our sta te are having a m eet­ ticipated.
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industry in this country, the chancel­ are show ing much energy in Syria, j torpedo boat to convoy th eir steam er to j killed and five w ere injured, tw o prob- \ litical world. H er gown was a tri­ ing In town tom orrow , and I w ant you
“Come along. M arjorie,” said her
lor said, would lie enormous, but in the P alestine and N orth A rabia, where Ancona, and the shipping company had ably fatally, when a tornado sw ept a umph of soft, shim m ering silk and to meet them. I'm arranging a little little friend's father, “you m ust have
cotton tra d e the distress undoubtedly they are concentrating troops a t sever- i promised compensation in the event of \ farm ing d istric t nine m iles southw est alluring chiffon—a gown th at em pha­ Im promptu dinner, and thought K ath­ a bite with us."
All passages have been re­ of here Saturday. The four killed and sized the charm of her proud, statu erine might be able to persuade Mrs.
would be severe. T hat was the only al points and fortify in g im portant ; disaster.
“No. thank yon,” said the little girl,
trad e , he added, which had completely ports on the coast and on routes to the ; called and traffic in the A d riatir is three of the injured were m em bers of j ssqus figure. She waa tb s sort of Slade and yourself to join us.”
with dignity; ”1 have already bitten.*’
again a t a sta n d still.”
one family.
in te rio r.”
broken down so fa r.
SCENES
AMID
THE
RUINS
OF
LOUVAIN
ANTWERP IS TAKEN
Rumor Also Says 3000 Germans
'Captured Near City.
LEVY $100,000,000
A M P FOOTS CO
Germans Demand of Antwerp Huge
War Indemnity.
Belgian Capital Moved to Ostend—
Bombardment Continues.
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