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Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1910-12-27
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Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1910-12-27

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Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1910-12-27
Mrs WinsIow's Soothing Syrup.

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Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1910-12-27
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Nur 25c bei aIIen Drusgiiten.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1910-12-27
Eur neuiabrswende.


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Bon ieinem srinfperbot.
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sipon3ig Herioren ifsper berlebt
m,irben.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1910-12-27

Das 8abnltnelld BET Satpes
Sinctton in gngIatb ion ourb
Die Nahl6iiisfeit zines Sienolman-
mes herbeiqefiibrt iein.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1910-12-27

@enise beiisen Die MdBieung,
iih nit einem eerineen @erluit 8u be.
snteen.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-04-29

ing learned that he was under sus-
picion and would soon be arrested. 1t
was he, am sure. who entrapped you
into taking photograph of the forts.
You are under suspicion and would
have been in terrible danger, had you
gone with him. You will sail, now, on
another ship and will be safe"
He will be in danger!' said Hardy,
mystified. what sort of danger?"
did l say that he would be in dan
ger?" asked Aisome, sweetly. NO,
| said that you would have been in
danger. We have taken the plans Of
the forts away from him, but he still
has them in his head-and-and-
perhaps you have, but l do not think
so-a man who could speak so beauti-
fully of a woman"
But why are you doing all this for
me?" asked Hardy.
"Why? Because l am woman, l
suppose Because you have said there
is moonlight in my cheeks, that my
lips are ripe cherries, that / am made
of gold dust, that l am a queen OF
fairy-land. | am known as the Fox,
but | have woman's silly heart and
cannot resist flattery." There was
something elfn-like in her beauty as
she stood there with her face raised
to his in the moonlight. "Old Sano
says my head is turned" she sighed,
but it is easy to wheedle him"
"Sano? He is not your father,
then?'
mo, he is my superior in the secret
service. And now good-by; you may
kiss me once, If you really meant
what you said 1t will be the only
kiss of my life, as it is not the Gus
tom of my country"
She raised her lips to him and he
stopped and kissed her The lips
we're dewy and very sweet, and he
was conscious of some subtle perfume,
as if she herself were some exquisite
flower.
"Good-by," she whispered, land
think sometimes of the little Lilac
Blossom!"
She turned and was gone, and he
stepped into the boat waiting to take
him out to the ship.
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opened portfolio. A sudden fear that
the ship would founder and that he
would be drowned, cooped up there IN
the cabin, seized him and he leaped,
clambering, for the portfolio. 1t was
not far above him, but ere he could
reach it, it was below him and he was
thrown toward it, receiving a second
waterspout full in the face, drenching
him to the skin. But he was as active
as a monkey and succeeded in thrust
ing an arm through the opening. He
hung on with a will and as his side
of the vessel hove into the air again,
slammed the window to and gave a
few frantic whirls to the screw, suf-
ficient to make it catch and form a
solid object to which he could hold.
He secured the window and rolled to
the floor, where he rested on hands
and knees, with his limbs spread out
as widely as possible to keep himself
from rolling about, while he took
stock of the situation. Enough water
had come in to drench him thorough
ly and to wet his blankets and bag
gage, but not sufficient to flood the
floor of the hold.
He crawled to the door and tried to
open it, but to his surprise found it
locked. He pounded on it and shouted,
but to no avail. This discovery
aroused in him again the sense of
danger, and the face of Aisome, as he
had seen it in his dream in the train,
took shape before the eyes of his
memory. Selling the knob of the
door, he threw his entire weight
against it several times, with the in
tention of breaking it in, but, to his
surprise, it offered unexpected resist
ance. AS he stood thus, still holding
to the knob and wondering why he
had been made prisoner, there was
horrible grinding, grating sound; the
ship shuddered as though wounded to
the death, and the stern rose high IN
the air and remained thus. Hardy
knew this from the fact that he was
now almost lying on the door, against
which, moment ago, he had been
leaning. The grinding continued. ac-
companied by bumps and slidings,
giving him very much the same SEN
sation that he had once experienced
in a building that was being shaken
by an earthquake. The waves, over
which she had but now been leaping
against her with terrific and angry
violence.
my Cod" gasped Hardy, 1--WE have
run upon a rock and l shall be
drowned here like a rat in hole, If
they do not let me out! Open this
door! Hello! Open, say!"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-04-29
CHAPTER III.
The Queen of Fairy.Land.

They were off for Aomori, at the
north end of Nippon, in the early
morning, leaving Yokohama on a toy
train that started at GAS. All day
they travelled through a country titled
like a garden, country of vivid
green, with many brawling streams
of water clear as crystal, and hillsides
thiclIly wooded. The sky was dark
blue, reminding one of the excess of
color used sometimes by impressionist
artists, and seemed ever low and near
Objects evidently close by appeared
far off, an effect sometimes attained
In skillful landscape gardening, or per
haps in fairy-land. The frequent
farmhouses were built of bamboo set
on end, and were matched with straw
AS Hardy and his companion gazed
from the window, they were enter
tanned by the running comment OF
their guide or dragoman, Masatsura
Tsuchiya, whom they had picked up at
Yokohama. This young Japanese had
spent several years in New York
knew English, and was bright and
oficious to the verge Of pertness.
When q Japanese merchant and a
pretty young woman boarded the
train about the middle of the day, II
was Masatsura who acted as intro
Queer and apologist.
"This is a Japanese silk merchant,
he explained, land he is going with
his daughter to Hakodate. If the hon
orable gentlemen do not object, he
will bring his daughter in with us.
have explained that such is the GUS
tom in England and America"
Bring her in. of course" said
Hardy. rising and making one of his
most graceful bows. 1--WE shall be de-
lighted to have the lady's society
This was translated to Mr.. Sano, the
merchant, who executed a series OF
supple obeisances, and to the daugh-
ter, who arose and courtesied demure-
" in Japanese style.
shes quite an acquisition, eh, Ne
ville?" observed Hardy. by the way
turning to Masatsura-"does either
of them speak English?"
Not a word" replied the guide.
shes positively beautiful, don't
YOU think so, Neville?" Hardy in
auired of the Englishman.
NO" replied the latter. Il can't say
that I do. There's something sicken-
ing in their beastly yellow skin to me;
and those Sits of eyes. pitched at that
angle, strike me as deformed, or, as
physicians would say, monstrous. All
foreigners living in japan regard the
natives as an offensive, inferior lot
mo, I can't get up my enthusiasm
aver your Jap girls beauty"
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WELL to me, she's about the dainti-
est and most exquisite creation my
eyes ever rested on" persisted the
American. "If there's any yellow in
her cheeks, it's slight tinge of moon
light, or, perhaps, one might fancy
a little gold dust mingled with the
mortal clay of which she is made. She
is as dainty as a March lilac blossom,
her lips are as red as cherries, and
the blood that shines through her
cheeks, like-like freight through a
delicately-stained window is as
warmly red as if she were Anglo
Saxon. | can understand now how
foreigners, like your own Edwin Ar
mold, for instance, have married Jap
anese women. Is it true that they do
not kiss? Such lips as those were
intended by an all-wise and merciful
Providence for kissing"
You'll jolly well change all those
ideas after you'd been here while,
replied Neville. You grow sick of
yellow people after living with them.
AS far as I'm concerned, I'd as soon
kiss rat as a Japanese girl"
well" said Hardy, to whom the
conversation was becoming distaste-
full, its not the thing to discuss a
lady, even if we are in a foreign
country and observing and discussing
everything. l must insist, however,
that | should weary of people like our
little friend opposite very slowly"
An idea occurred to Hardy-Neville
was so disagreeable, he would talk to
Miss Sano. He proposed the matter
to Masatsura, who informed him that
the young lady would be incredibly
honored. Masatsura addressed a few
words to her and she smiled on Hardy
by way of assent and comprehension.
He sat down by her, and Masatsura,
standing before them, acted as in
terpreter. She was not the least en-
barrassed or silly. Her manner COM
bined the most deferential interest
and quaint suggestion of ROBUSTNESS.
When night came on, Aisome-Ah-e-
some, so she was called-left the
compartment for the women's quar-
tiers and Hardy and Neville lay down
on the benches, which ran around the
sides of the car like the seats in a
Turks house, instead of across it.
They all slept soundly, but the
American was troubled with an I'M
pleasant dream during the night.
1T amounted almost to a night
mare" he explained to Neville. 81
thought that Aisome came in with two
Japanese and they searched us as if
we had been thieves. Aisome was still
beautiful, but she did not look child
ish any more. was positively afraid
of her in my dream. The girl held
the lantern and spoke once or twice,
sharp and quick, as If giving COM
mands. Her eyes were hard and
eager, like those of a ferret. l could
feel the mans hand running rapidly
over my person, going into my peck
etc, crumpling up my shirt. They
opened the valises, and even felt in
our shoes. Then they all stole out
again, closing the sliding door noise
lessly."
THE Japs are all thieves" replied
Neville. Perhaps you were half
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-04-29
CHAPTER v.
At the Mercy of the Waves.


The crew of the Shikoku Maru con
sisted of five persons; the captain, the
engineer and three sailors. They were
the first filthy unkempt Japanese that
Hardy had seen. One of them, a
shock-headed boy, who seemed to
have brought to sea with him all the
smells of Chinatown, came and stood
by the Americans side and gazed into
his face with Unsuitable, devouring
curiosity. Hardy was watching the
twinkling lights of the town and think
ing of Aisome, with whom he had
been thrown so brief a time, yet who
had played such large part in his
life and left such an indelible impress
sion on his memory.
The lights grew fewer, fading in the
distance one by one.
1T might be as well" unused Hardy,
ito make myself as agreeable as pos
sible to these Japs. | am alone with
them in the middle of the sea, and l
heard rumors in Yokohama that, de-
spite their exquisite politeness, they
me-but no, she certainly was sincere.
| wonder where Neville is now?" The
American felt in his hip pocket and
was comforted by the cold touch OF
his revolver handle. The reflection
that he was one of the most famous
amateur shots in America gave him a
distinct feeling of security.
The lights were all gone now. That
one yonder, at which he had been
gazing so long and which did not fade,
was a star, he was quite sure. He
turned and walked forward to where
the captain was talking with one of
the sailors, and indicated, by laying
his cheek on his open palm, that he
was sleepy and would like to go to
bed. The captain, with sudden COM
prehension and many exaggerated
gestures of politeness, led him to a
hatch and opened the door. Hardy
saw a ladder and as much of the dark,
roomy hold as a lantern hanging from
a beam could illuminate. The cap
tain went down the ladder and Hardy
followed.
The captain took down the lantern
and opened the door. The cabin into
which he led the way was nearly semi
circular in shape, as it was bounded
by a partition across the hull and the
walls of the ships stern. A cushioned
divan extended in a semi-circle around
the rear end, there was a carpet on
the floor and furniture in the form OF
a table over which was swung din
ing rack, and couple of chairs. The
captain made an inclusive, hospitable
gesture, accompanied by low salaam.
Hardy's mind was relieved.
The divan looked comfortable, so
he lay down on 1t and composed him
self for sleep. He woke up about an
hour later on the floor. The wind was
rising and the increased plunging of
the boat had rolled him from his
couch.
He spread bis blankets on the floor,
lay down and soon dozed off. He was
awakened q second time by a cold
stream Of water, spouting full upon
him with terrible force. He jumped
to his feet, only to be thrown sprawl
ing. The little vessel, which was light,
was rolling from rail to rail, and the
water had coughed in through the
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-04-29

helpless when his standing-ground is
! tilted
There was at last more violent
upheaval than any before. The ship
plunged and settled. leaving the cab
in floor nearly level. Hardy sprang
to his feet.
"She has either broken her back"
he cried, "or she has gone over the
reef and settled in the shallows!"
She listed to port and rocked gently
from side to side, rendering it impos-
sible for him to stand without holding
to something And now the water,
which had been pouring into the for
ward part of the hold, came seething
from beneath and around the door
and through the cracks of the parti-
ton. Every time the ship listed to
starboard it reached a tiny knot-hole
and spouted for several feet in
Kissing stream.
"She has settled on the bottom"
muttered Hardy; "she will hold now,
she will hold! The water can't pos
sibly rise high enough to drown me.
| will climb on the table, on the di-
van"
1t rose to his ankles, to his knees
and he got upon the table, and sat
there holding to the edges. The wind
began to subside somewhat, and he
could hear the ghostly, unearthly
noises made by the wreck itself;
meanings and groanings, creakings,
knockings, mutterings. whisperings,
the gurgle and seething of the water
as it rushed in and out with the
rhythmical listing of the ship.
He climbed to the portfolio, opened
1t and looked out. The early sun was
cleaning redly on sullen heaving
sea. The waves were whitening over
a long reef. Perhaps, If he could pro-
cure something in the shape of stick
or pole that he could poke out of the
window, with his shirt tied to the
looked about, and, to his surprise, dis
covered that the door was partly open.
He jumped down and waded to 1t,
thinking for the moment that the Jap
anese had come to release him. He
pushed the door open and gazed into
the dim hold, where mattresses and
planks from the berths were floating
about in rather dangerous confusion.
He gained the ladder, mounted and
stood upon the deck; there was no
sign of a living soul. Evidently the
Japanese had gone off and left him to
his fate. The door, he had no doubt,
had been jammed open by the strain
ing and plunging of the ship. There
was land in the distance, faint coast
line, which he knew could not be that
of Russia, for the Shikoku Maru had
been out only few hours when she
struck. Hardy remained on the wreck
till nearly noon. He had about made
up his mind, should the crew return.
to let them get aboard, pick them OF
with his revolver and take to the sea
with their boat, when he discovered q
steamer approaching He signs:ed her
and she sent small boat that took
him and his baggage OF. She was .
Russian steamer, bound for Vlad-
ivostok.
(To BE CONTINUED)
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-04-29
CHAPTER vi.
A Terrible Hour.

The ship had evidently ridden part
ly over the rock or reef upon which
with long, free strides. pounded
it was perched and was resting at an
angle with nose downward. This was
fortunate, because it precluded any
immediate danger of drowning. Har-
dy's position was uncomfortable in
that there was not level surface in
the entire room for him to rest on.
Man, inferior in this respect to a cat
or a fy or a worm, becomes next to
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-04-29
COPY R/GHT 1906 THA

awake. We'd better look and see ii
anything has been taken"
The Englishman did not appear
greatly perturbed, yet he went careful
ly through his pockets and his va
lise. Hardy followed his example.
saying after he had finished:
at was a dream right enough Had
it been anything else, 1 should have
walked"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-04-29
SYNOPSIS.

Frederick Hardy, fashionable Boston
society man, lost his wealth, was Tilted
charge of an American Trading Company
store in Russia. On his journey through
Japan he met Stapleton Neville, sup
posedly an Engllshman. They agreed to
go together to Russia. Because of sus-
pieious circumstances they were several
times molested by the Japanese Hardy
was arrested and found upon his person
were papers showing maps of Jap forts.
Hardy was proven guiltless.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-08-15
Didn't Expect Much Of Her
Husband But He Makes Her
Happiest Woman In World

Grey experiences directly opposite
that have printed referring articles written
the whose ideals reazd They
have interested much decided tell of
experience.
have mingled families and have not
who his wifes Therefore, when
ed life first good
goodness expected him agreeably
disappointed Instead of changing the
considerable of me than he
He does where the that
must have groceries and other necessities.
He tries to show time possibly If
it is impossible take baby with
takes of it while He does OF his free WILL will
ingly that g and enjoy myself.
want for clothes and he oftmes without things
that be able l Since
ed he has numberess little things ordinary
would think of.
He does allow breakfast; and pre-
it, then calls When he home from ding
quite prepared he
instead of giving lecture He jolly and always has funny
yard to cheer if feel blue.
He evenings at
Sundays he helps with the work. worke
done out together and enjoy ourselves. is -s
Can realize what this me? happy
home with husband baby them would be will
ing to give great deal There be who have
good husband, but whose husbands better.
THE HAPPY WIFEsW
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-08-15
The Black Mans Hope


Brooklyn Heights rather exclusive suburban residence
cial community" And Brooklyn Heights is panic streken
things this that the black back 1t
difference high the black climbed pugi
list scholar merchant artisan he makes
equality
of his color. 1t be but it is so!
Society prejudice ingraned,
equality s
fifty preaching leuring educating
impression upon it.
A black takes in the You hitch
little family of blacks locates Your
dpreciates. hardly
lot be.
be You sympathy your
brother You be sensitive
his rights. Yet when the
sharply anybody.
All intelligent country understand They
that the advancement of their
fensve committed public
that the color question
whether foolish
place that is particularly his
The hope of the black that
gradually raise himself
the races foremost fscuffs
prejudice.
We all smile Heights
skedaddle in
with house good the best of
we'd kedadde which signifies that
rectly concerned that Brooklyn
act acquired little stronger opinion
ness that We formerly possessed.
The black mans hope surely isn't Mr.. .ae
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-08-15

arrived, the queen asked that her
husband grant her one wish before
she was put to death, and he con-
scented.
II wish to tell you a wondrous
tale" she said, land / beg of you
to listen WE'LL" The king listened
carelessly at first, but as the story
grew in interest his attention be-
came breathless. The voice of his
wife gradually grew softer and
more soothing until 1t lulled the
king to sleep. When he awoke,
the light of the next dawn was up
on him and 1t was time for him to
begin the duties of the day. He
remembered that he had gone to
sleep before he heard the end of
wonderful story, and he felt that
he wanted to hear the end of the
tale, even though 1t would give his
queen an extra day of life. So he
babe Schehera-zade finish her
story for him that evening.
Evening came, and with it the
end of the story. But the queen
cleverly managed to begin another
before she lulled the king to sleep
So he granted her another day OF
life, and again Schehera-zade con.
trived that the king fall asleep be.
fore the end of the tale. For one