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No. 1 Washington Street, Boston, Mass
PAINT WITHOUT OIL.

Remarkable DiscOy ~ That Cuts Down
the Ost OF Paint SevenIy-five Per Cent.
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SYNOPSIS or PRECEDING CHAPTERS.

James Adams, American business
man and graduate of West Point, is IN
Paris at the opening Of the great i0dr
betDeen France and Germany. He en-
cages in balloon reconnaissance for
the French; nGrrOl0ly escapes capture
by German troops; and is 10recked in
the grounds of the Chateau Ldgundy,
in France. He is nurSed by Aimee,
the Counts daughter, i0ith tChom he
falls in loUe. The Germans ddvdRce
and take the Chateau for headquarters.
GrteSmdn, German Colonel, after
aodrd in charge Of the Chateau, insults
Aimee and is attacked by Adams, the
fght being stopped by the Kaiser, 1oith
achom Adams is personally acquainted.
Adams joins the German HuSSdrS, un-
der Col. Loioenberg, an old friend, and
becomes acquainted lOith FleiSchmdnn,
gigantic sergeant, 1Cho later pr0UeS to
be friend in need The army nloUeS
a0est to meet the French. Adams,
LolOenber0 and FleiSchmGnn lead an
ambush, defeating a French column.
Returning to camp, Adams is Informed
that Aimee has assisted in the escape
of a French spy, Ldtour, taking him
al0dy in her carriage. GrieSmGn and
cdvdlry are IN pursuit. With FleiSch-
mann, Adams impreSSeS German 1Cdr
automobile and rHSheS to Atmee'S aid.
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watching each other like hawks; then
UP and at it again, back and forth. cut
and slash, thrust and parry, until 1t
seemed to me that all my life long l
had been doing this thing. and that /
should continue until the end of time.
At last my anger rose again.
twisted his sword to one side and
pricked him beneath the arm. THAT
for a hint" / cried. 81 shall press less
lightly the next time. Put down your
sword and deliver the lady TO me or
you shall die, traitor"
The word struck home. For answer
he cursed me, and came in with a great
sweeping stroke that would have cut
me in two had it reached its mark. But
I stopped, caught his blade near my
hilt, and with strong upward lift and
throw put him off his guard. And,
though 1t was unwise, considering my
uncertain status with the Emperor, l
was too far gone with hate and with
desperation to recede. My sword came
down with a heavy, drawing stroke. 1t
grazed the side of his head, slicing off
an ear 1t bit deep into the muscles OF
his thick, corded neck. 1t struck the
collar bone. shattered 1t, and turned in
ward. And as he staggered back and
fell, carrying down table and chair. his
blood spurted to the low ceiling and
r knew that my work was We'll done.
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came down on hands and feet. like
cat. A moment later We were on again.
at full speed.
But forty minutes had passed when
saw, far away to the southeast, nut
ter OF white high In the trees, 1t was
the balloon case-the remnants OF La
Jaune-and l knew we were near the
end of our run.
The infantry guard at the gate recog-
nized my uniform and saluted as we
swept through the gates. At the porte
cochere / set the brake, leaped from the
car and rushed into the chateau, my
sword clanking ominously behind me.
There was no change in the appear
ance of the rooms, save that they were
deserted. The tables were still Uttered
with papers. Blankets lay upon the
cots Just as they had been thrown back
when the sleepers arose. 1t seemed a
dead place; yet with a great hope In
my heart that I might find Aimee there
/ passed quietly through the carpeted
parlors and on to the small family din
ing-room beyond. which had been re-
served for the Emperor's private apart
ment-
I threw back the heavy curtain at the
doorway. A man stood within. He had
risen suddenly to his feet from a chair
Inv a small table on which lay papers
ana maps left by th9 Emperor he
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of which sat Griesman and his orderly,
busily talking. The innkeeper came
forward with a smile of welcome. l
waved him aside and turned to Cries
man, who looked up with sneer.
"Ah, Herr Adams, so you have come
for the lady?"
"I have come for Mademoiselle La
gunay," 1 replied. "I wish to see her at
once"
He broke out into mocking laugh,
in which the others Joined. well, so
you shall, so you shall see her, pres
emily. perhaps. But you must know
that she is a prisoner Of war-my pris-
oner."
"She is to be released said. hotly
'I heard from the Emperor your report
1t is said that she aided the spy, La
tour. to escape. You will prove 1t OF
release her."
Griesman took the time deliberately
to draw from his pocket a cigar and "a
| light IL before he spoke. He knew that
was burning with impatience and an
ger. Leaning back and speaking
| through a cloud of smoke he made my
heart leap with delight.
"There is nothing In the charge, 50
far as II relates to mademoiselle. for
which am glad, since my regard for
| her is very--tender. may say"
He paused to take In the full effect Of
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wore the uniform of q Prussian private
of cavalry-dark blue with red tacingS
and a small, close-fitting shake with
red pompon. But what struck me was
his attitude of terrified surprise, the
whiteness of his face, the stare of hi:
small eyes. He thrust into his innei
pocket a packet of papers that were II
his hand; his features relaxed in g
faint, sickly smile, and he saluted.
Monsieur startled me-" he said, II
bourgeois French. at am arranging
these papers which have been left be
hind"
Disguised as he was, and with thai
guilty look, 1 still knew that some
where, and recently, / had seen him II
utterly different surroundings. But
there was no time for thought. Where
is your Colonel-Griesman?" l asked.
"He is not here. He has gone-north
since daylight, after the spy"
/ turned back and met Fleischmann
"Mademoiselle is not here" he said
'nor is Griesman. We must follow
them"
At the outer door l spoke to a guard
who sat on a stone bench summing him
self: "Who is the man within?'
"He is Colonel Cheeseman's interpre-
ter" he replied.
"IIis name?"
Jacques Grevoir."
"Ah, a Frenchman?
mo, q Belgian"
1 hurried down the steps. Fleisch-
mann was already in the car. ITO the
NORTH" he said, as / took my seat.
And to the north we went on the wing.
Grevoir-Jacques Grevoir. The name,
the face, haunted me. Then 1 remem-
bered. Jacques, the servile garcon, at
the clubl Why had seen him only the
night before 1 left Paris. And what
dfI ha harao GriaGunaniG
Ell?
Before I could pursue the peculiar sit
uation further we reached fork of the
road and stopped in a quandary.
Fleischmann left the car to examine
for tracks. There was no dearth Of
these, but they covered either road,
showing that horsemen had gone In
both directions.
Fleischmann fastened to a small
farm house near by, and returned lead
ing a sorry-looking plough horse.
"'Tis no great affair compared with
your iron steed," he said, with a grim
smile; "but 1 will manage. You keep
ahead and 1 will turn to the left The
roads run parallel for some miles. II
you do not find her, cut across and
join me. II I do not, I Will join you"
He swung to the saddle and rode off at
a smart gait.
At a small village 1 obtained infor-
nation that a party, in three carriages,
had passed at sunrise, followed few
hours later by small body of cavalry.
So pushed on, growing reckless in my
chase and running many risks on the
narrow, winding road.
At last came upon them at the lit
tie village of Vartoux. Eight horses
were picketed near a well. Close by six
troopers were lounging on the grass be-
meath a great tree, for the afternoon
was warm in spite of the lateness Of
the season. Beyond them stood a car
riage. 1 recognized the vehicle as
Aimee's, and hardly waiting for the
machine to stop, rushed toward 1t.
There was no one inside. 1 turned to
the soldiers.
Where is your Colonel?"
One of them saluted, with scant re-
spect, and pointed to a low, stone inn,
twenty rods up the road. Thither 1
hastened, my heart beating fast with
anger and hope and fear.
The room was long with low ceilings
and somewhat dark. on one side
stretched row Of small tables, at one
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CHAPTER w

was not familiar with the road over
which we were travelling, and could not
afford TO be reckless with its many
turns. Better that l arrive a few min
utes late than not at ALL Yet the pace
the giant automobile made seemed fu-
rious to Fleischmann, for presently l
heard his heavy voice in my ear:
"Gott und Himmell! 1t Is too fast."
"There is no danger" 1 shouted back.
'I know the machine as you know
your horse"
Presently he spoke again:
1--WE shall be arrested at the chateau.
They will telephone from headquar-
ters."
1t was a disagreeable thought.
Should a suspicion arise at camp as to
my intention, the rear guard at the
chateau would be ordered by wire to
arrest us. But Fleischmann rose to the
occasion, as he did so often in times of
trouble. once more heard his voice at
my ear: ,u +.
i glanced upward where, at the side
of the road, two strands of wire were
supported on iron poles or on conven-
lent trees. 1 had seen the signal corps
at work and knew the system. The
upper wire, of heavy copper, was the
through line, extending back across the
Meuse, into Lorraine, and thence, by
established lines, south into the Nosgcs
Mountains, where 1t connected with the
army OF the Crown Prince, operating on
the southeastern border. The other
wire, or iron, was a local" running
only from the chateau to the headquar-
ters on the Aisne River.
1t was daring act-deliberately 10
sever this line of communication. Yet
we were we'll into the affair now and
must see 1t through.
L slackened speed and Fleischmann
sprang from the car. The wires were
here fastened to a tall poplar. He
Skinned" up the tree, and, taking hold
of the local" with both hands, swung
out upon It, The slender strand broke
clean at the insulator and Fleischmann
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WOMAN OPPOSING EX-
TENSION OF SUFFRAGE
TO WOMEN.

Mrs. Caroline F. Corbin Of Chicago,
has served notice on Chairman Les
sing Rosenthal of the city's new chart
er convention committee on municipal
elections, that there are women who
are opposed to the extension Of the
franchise to women. Mrs. Corbin is
president of the Illinois Association
opposed to the Extension of Suffrage
to women. She has published many
hooks, most of them upon social ques'
tions, and is a contributor to many
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magazines. Her first important work
as a leader of her sex, was, in the
foundation of the Association for the
Advancement of Women. The most
recent book which she has brought
out is "a Women's Philosophy OF
Love-" published in 1892. Mrs Corbin
opposes woman's SUFFRAGE, on the
ground that it threatens home life
and is an adjunct to Socialism.
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PALTSADE PATTERNS.
A MAJOR DRESS FOR THE
BOY OR GIRL.

Mother is always glad Of new! ideas in frocks for
her young offspring and the ske.ched here is ex-
cell,nt in style and pracdcsDiity. The frock is in
one piece and thus easi pat of and on. It has the
4 further ADVANTAGE Of closing tie shoulders, being
slipped on over the head and buttoned along shoul-
Ter pieces which resemble epaulets and give broad
ening effect. A pretty stitched cuff completes the
sleeve and reiniorces a place which is subject to
much wear. The frocA is belted in long wasted
manner and leather The best material for the belt
A crash or serge would serve a resster Of wear
and soil and with belt and shoulder buttons Of red,
the frock would be quite fetching For the medium
size yards Of 5C-inch material needed.
t77o--szcs, o TO 9 years.
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TO az USED TO SHOW ACTUAL
ARTICULATION IN LIFE.
Bones of the Dead PAGER Sysonby Be-
ing Mounter for the American
Museum of Natural History.

james X. Keene the owner of the
famous racer Sysonby, which died q
few months ago. has had the skeleton
prepared for public display at the
American Museum of Natural History
at New York city. In the horse alcove
on the fourth floor of the museum
there are already several specimens
of the equine skeleton In accord
ance with the scheme of the man
agement to prepare specimens TO por-
tray active life. each of these Is
mounted so as to typify some charac'
teristic phase of the life of the horse
or of its history So Sysonby, when
placed on public view. will be shown
galloping, arranged TO suggest the
wonderful speed he showed on the
track The bones of the great stall
lion after their long preparation are
now disarticulated in the laboratory
of DR.. S. II. Chubb who is in charge
of this particular phase of the mu-
seum's activity. When the work of
mounting them will be begun is not
yet determined. It will be some
months before they are prepared for
public display,
Those who have not seen the speci-
mems displayed in The great museum
cannot fully appreciate the effect of
their novel treatment Each exhibit
placed on view there is UNNECESSARILY
enhanced by this suggestion of ANNA
ton. Birds in their eyries, beasts in
their lairs, and reptiles in their nests
are made to picture life as nearly as
the dead reproduction can. This idea
is not surprising. but to employ the
plan in the mounting of skeletons is
certainly highly ingenious and strik-
ingly effective. II is amazing what
the framework of The animal can tell
when. by careful study. each part is
made to suggest its function in actual
life.
An instance will serve for illustra.
ton. The draught horse. beast of
burden. nodded on powerful. heavy
lines, trained to drag great weight,
automatically adjusts its body TO its
task, so that each part with the great
est economy of effort produces the
greatest resultant force. When the
right hind leg is set firmly, its broad
hips lowered. its body swerved to the
right to bring its massive shoulders
IN direct line for lreest action. with
head TO right and lowered every mus
Gle is set for The greatest strain So
t. IT,, la IL lot, -,
the horse, when set up thus in action
shows the hind leg, the lowered, flat
tened pelvis, the arched and curved
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SEE MONEY In ZEBROlDS.

The attempt has been made over
in Germany with some degree of sue
cess of raising a breed of animals
known as zebroids which is a cross
between the wild zebras of Africa and
the domestic mule or horse. but the
breeding of these strange animals has
never been anything more than an
interesting curiosity.
Now an American proposes to go
into the business of breeding the ami
mails for practical purposes. claim
ing that they have such superior
points over the horse and the mule,
both as to length of life and haril.
ness, that they will command high
prices and be in much demand.
AT his country place at Rye. n Y,
Warren NJ Van Norden a New York
banker, has established his zebroid
farm. In temporary quarters in one
barn are three zebras. said to be
among the finest of their species ever
brought to this country.
One of them is declared to be a
genuine Grevy's zebra, from Abys-
sinia, and this animal alone is valued
by Mr.. Van Norden at $4,000 The
other two zebras belong to what is
known as the Bohimii class Two
more, equally as valuable as those now
in Rye, have been captured for Mr..
Van Norden, and will be shipped to
this country early next spring. These
animals are about six years old. and,
inasmuch as the life of the average
zebra is about 80 years, they are as
yet mere babies, and are full of more
life and tricks than young colts.
So much for the zebra parents of
the zebrods. Their parents on the
other side will range from a full,
blooded Arabian mare down to little
burro jennies. through list of horse
flesh including piehald. hackney and
mustang.
In speaking of the zebroid. Mr.. Van
Norden says: The zebroid makes an
excellent all-around animal for domes.
tic use, and | hope to introduce il in
this country, 1t is already used in
South Africa, where it has given salts
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human frame walks beside. with hand
uplifted. evidently holding the bride
and restraining the mad plunges Of
the animal Each bone tells plainly
the story of its purpose to those who
care to seek its meaning.
SO Sysonby will tell his tale. While
to the unthinlling his frame will serve
merely to recall his proves. the stu.
dent will find il of greatest interest.
Posed as galioping. the agility and
easy grace OF his movements will be
IN evidence rather than the power
which the figure of the draught horse
tvpii,es The power will be there,
hui sub serving the sug .estion of
speed There will be conservation OF
strength and nervous, racEing energy
in it's apnlica.ion to attain the swift
Il G ,ht the one teHscness which
drives he modern ,ace horse at Its
rrca'est 1.c for short stretches sur
"assina MI :iierements of the turf
mcrarchs or the past, though lacking
pe-hans. the sta ina that carried the
great horses of Old over long distances
;lnwear;ed
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.,.ss-s>sA AeoaasssflNrss

faction | cannot say just how speedy
the zebroid will be. but those | shall
raise will be from the finest stock
especially suited for driving purposes
These animals are much more strong
and vigorous than the horse, and live
about twice as long. They will rank
with any of the horses In general use
to-day, and in value will range from
$500 to $1,000 They will be very
tough and able to endure twice the
hardship the average horse can stand
The zebroids will owe their appear
ance in this country, however, not
so much to Mr.. Van Nordens desire
To raise them for themselves alone
as to his determination TO solve the
problem of telegony He is determ''
med to demonstrate whether 1t Is real
as breeders of blooded stock assert
or whether it is a vagary of the breeu-
ers mind as scientists declare Elk
planning the object of his undertaking
Mr.. Van Norden said;
"All breeders believe in telegohy'
1t has always been their claim tha'
if female animal is bred to one OF
different species but of the same ram
lily and is afterward bred to one Vi
her own species the second onsprlns
will show resemblance to the hls'
sire. Opposed to the claim OF tne
breeders is that of the scientists, WIN
say there is no such thing as teleson!
and that the breeders are mistaken III
| their diagnosis. A man VINO stahu'
near the head of the scientists IN thei'
| contention that there is nothing ~
| the breeders fear If telegony is rlo',
w. Ewart of Edinburgh university anu
| for years he has conducted eApe'i ,
ments to support the correctness "
his theories. Prof, Ewart is no" Ga
perimenting with pigeons ana laD
| bits. He asserts that no one mas eve
gone into the subject of telegoh! :"
such a manner as clearly to demon,
strate the truth or falsity OF the MAN.
| claims made concerning 1t. inc o.
| periments of Prof, Ewart ana o'ho,
have thrown some light on the SUI
| ject, but there is still much u ~
learned"
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Skeleton of a Horse.

vertebrate swinging to the side 4,
shoulders hunched and neck ."s!
each bone, in short. true to life-irn
position II would occupy when ac,na~
engaged in such action. So also ,t
skeleton oi pony, set as II pra,,a~
is truthful to the minutest do,us1
Everything else that is placed m ,,a
shows the same painstaking e,Yo,s
and the effect Is truly amazing
As striking a display as any 70 ;.
found in the museum is the comh,nos
figures of horse and man Man ans
His Friend ii is called. and II is so,
up to illustrate the subiugation Of ~,
horse by man after the animal hod
reached its present form of devalon
ment. The skeleton of the horsa !,
erected on hind legs. rearing az :,
fear of the figure by its side m,
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OF the $4,000 or 10000 day laborers
employed on the canal a few hundred
are Spauiards. These do excellent
work Their foreman told me that
they did twice as we'll as the West
Indian laborers. They keep healthy
ana no difficulty is experienced with
them in any way. Some Italian labor
ers are also employed in connection
with the drilling. AS might be eN-
prcted with labor as high priced as
IT present in the United states, II has
not so far proved practicable 10 get
any ordinary lahorers from the United
states The American wage workers
ON the isthmus are the highly paid
skilled mechanics of the types men
toned previously. A steady effort is
being made to secure Italians, and cs-
prrlally to procure more Spaniards
beuause of the very satisfactory re-
suits that have come from their en-
plOyueut ami their numbers viii be
increased us far as possible. 1t has
NOT proved possible, however, To get
them i'm anything like the numbers
needed for the work, and from present
appearances We shall ia the main have
t. rely. FOR the ordinary unskilled
work partly upon culored laborcrs
from the West ludics. partly upon
Chinese llD1g II certainly ought to
be unnecessary to point out that the
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If He Only Were.

Il gather from this article" he said
laying aside his magazine. that if a
man were relatively as strong as a
flea he could, every lime an automobile
threatened to run MIN down. grab up
the great machine and hurl 1t over a
nineteen-story office building"
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Has the minister much of a yocabu.
larry"
81 don't know; ! have never seen
NAa fall down. -Iloustca PNst.
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asked One Favor.

"rn give you the keys to the mus" ape
and show you where the valuao,es .or y
kept If you will only do ne one ''''''
she said to the burglar,
And what is that? ,,,,cou.
Remove the gas meter -- ''''"'
kee Sentinf'.
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low the Cock Fared.

Cow the Cock Fared' at.
Mrs. knicker-ls yOdr COOK
ed ike one of the family? ...
Mrs. Smartset---Dear no. pD
band kisses her,---N. y sun
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Gives Results of His Obser-
vations While on Tour of
inspection to Congress.
the WORK IS BEING PUSHED
Perfection of Sanitary Conditions
in Canal Zone Has Taken
Much Time.

He Found But Little Ground for Com.
plants and Refutes Statements Of
Critics-cslls Some Writers ISLAM
derers and Liars" - Approves Of
Type and Route Of Canal.
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