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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1913-09-26
CHAPTER v.
The Countess Roslny.


Chevalier di Leon and his compan-
ion hardly had left the room whom the
count gave orders that caused two
men to emerge from the side door at
the instant the two men approached
the waiting conveyance. These two
men took separate cabs and found
1t an easy matter to follow the quarry,
as they had no desire to avoid the
detectives.
Herr Kalmar returned to the edito'
rial rooms and Chevalier di Leon went
to his hotel, where he bought a num-
Der Of papers and magazines.
The secret service reported at 11:0O
p. m. that he had retired, and consid-
ering him safe for the next eight
hours they did likewise. There they
made mistake. The chevalier read
until twelve. Then, cautiously open
ing the door, he looked into the hall
and listened.
No one was in sight and no sound
came to his ears, 30 he turned and
picked up small box and hurried
with 1t to the fire escape at tho end
of the hall.
It was a clear, starry night, but nc
moon was shining. He mounted to the
square. fiat roof, and listening again
advanced to the center and leaned
against the chimney about which the
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T 1913 BY M6GHAT1AN nE WuItD SIATfS AND GREAT BRITAIN

snow had melted. He looked at the
sky for long time until he discov-
cred the star he was looking for. Was
1t star? 1t cleaned like one, but 1t
winked like an old-fashioned revolving
lighthouse.
Chevalier di Leon took the object he
brought with him, and directing II
toward that winking star he manipu-
lated something that gave a metallic
sound. A hiss followed, like the hiss
of bullet.
A minute later another star ap-
peared near the winking one. 1t was
large and bright and seemed to spit
fire. Suddenly 1t disappeared in q
small white cloud, looking like a
shrapnel exploding in midair.
The winking star vanished entirely
Then the chevalier returned to his
rooms and went to bed.
The following morning at nine
o'clock he stood before the chancellor
The count bowed to him more cor
daily than he had the day before.
"The experts report that the ore
you gave me is chemically pure gold
purer than any they have ever SEEN
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CHAPTER IV-continued.

CnAf Elk IV"COntInueo.
The. counts face was disturbed for
second, when his own cold blue eyes
met the gray ones; they clashed like
two swords, both blades keen, hard
and elastic.
"Chevalier di Leon?"
The chevalier bowed.
your business must be very impor-
tant, since you ask to see me In my
private residence.
at is, your excellency, and as
know your time is valuable shall not
delay you long"
"Please!"
The chevalier took a small package
from his pocket and unwrapped 1t,
then he placed a piece Of yellow metal
on the table.
"Will your excellency examine
this?"
The count picked up the metal with
a bored expression and its weight sur
prised him.
"Gold?"
"Yes, it is gold"
"And what is its meaning?"
'T am willing to build and equip a
factory for your excellency, enabling
you to produce the metal for 25 pfen-
nigs the kilogram."
Then 1t is not gold"
"Have 1t examined by an expert"
"I will do that"
when may return for your an
swer?"
Tomorrow morning at nine sharp"
The two bowed and turned to go,
but the count stopped them.
who knows the secret Of the COM
position besides yourself"
"Only one man. He lives In South
Africa"
And this gentleman7 and the count
pointed to Kalmar.
HE knows as much about 1t as your
e1cellency."
The count thought for a moment
Suddenly he came nearer to the cheva-
lier and. stopping before him, looked
steadily into his wide, gray eyes.
What the chancellor felt no one
knows, but he looked as If he were
the supplicant and the other the al
mighty chancellor upon whom the eyes
Of four continents rested hopefully. At
least that was the impression Herr
Kalmar received.
Slowly he asked: "And what Is the
price Of your secret?"
II will tell you tomorrow"
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SYNOPSIS.

For nifty years the continent of North
America had been isolated from the rest
Of the world by the use of Trays, a Won
derful invention of Hannibal Prudent.
The invention had saved the country
from foreign invasion. and the continent
had been united under one government
with Prudent as president, For half a
century peace and prosperity reigned In
this part of the world. The story opens
with President Prudent critically ILL., His
death Is hastened by the receipt Of a
message from Count Won Werdenstein Of
Germany that he has at last succeeded In
penetrating the rays. Dying, he warns
his daughter Astra that this means a for
sign invasion. He tells her. to hurry to
the Island of Cirynith. but dies before he
can tell the location of the place. Astra
II nominated for the presidency by the
continental party. Napoleon Edison calls
on Astra, informs her that he was pu-
pill Of her fathers. and promises to help
her. He gives her ring made Of new
ly discovered substance which, he says.
will solve the problem Of flying. Cheval-
Ter di Leon appears in Europe. He notes
that preparations have been completed
for an invasion of America
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HE RECOGNIZED THE NAME
Not Only That, But He Could Give
the Correct Expression That
Engllshman Made.

A certain London clergyman who
had been travelling in Greece found
himself compelled to stay the night
at a monastery on Mount Athos. The
welcome was warm, but the food
execrable. in particular the soup
which the guest could hardly force
himself to swallow.
Being a classical scholar. his knowl.
edge of ancient Greek helped him to
some understanding Of the monks,
who spoke the widely-aifferent mod.
ern tongue, and he was astonished to
hear that the unpalatable soup was
an English dish.
English" cried one Of the monks
adding that an English sailor had
been there not long before and recog.
nized It.
what did he call itf" asked the
clergyman.
The monk had to think for Q mo
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breeze carries the fragment OF thistle
down.
1--WE are creating a sensation, Chev-
alieT di Leon"
His majesty and the princess left
the bali at midnight and soon after
the Countess Rosiny found an oppor-
tuaity to talk once more to the cheva-
lier.
Am I asking too much OF you In
inviting you to our house ball on Sat
urday next?"
The chevalier bowed and smiled at
the countess, whose long, silky eye
lashes shaded her beautiful eyes with
such apparent innocence.
81 am very much honored," he said
simply.
He met the chancellor once more In
the buffet that adjoined the great ball
room. He took the chevalier by his
arm and led him to table. There, in
the company Of high mobiles and diplo-
mats, they clinked glasses and drank
to the health Of His Majesty, the EN-.
peror Of Germany.
(TO BE CONTINUED)
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RIDDLES.

Why are fishermen and shepherds
like beggars?
Because they live by hook or by
crook.
Why is thief picking coiner's
pocket reminded OF a line in Othello7
Because who steals his purse
steals trash"
Why is a shoeblack like an editor7
Because he polishes the understand
ing of his patrons.
Why is a whisper like a forged
note?
Because 1t Is uttered but not aloud
(allowed).
When Is a sheep like ink?
When you take 1t up into the pen.
What is the best way to keep a
mans love?
Not to return 1t.
r~'~'
What is a button?
A small event that Is always coming
OF.
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KINGS SIGNPOST IS QUAINT
Ing the God Tyr and the Great
NEUROLOGICAL Wolf.

The illustration shows signpost
remarkable for it's decorative qualities
which King George Of England has
Just had erected by the roadside near
Wolferton railway station on the San
dringham estate. The post is sur
mounted by device in oak, carved,
painted. and gilded, depicting the god
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1913-09-26
A Kings Slgnpost.

Tyr trying to wrench his arm from
the jaws Of Fenrir, the great mytholog-
ical wolf of the old Norsemen, after
whom. 1t is supposed, Wolferton was
named. The wolf was symbolical Of
Fate. In the background is a repre-
sentation Of the gilded rooms of A.
gard.
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ment before he could recollect the
strange English name of that soup.
All! he had 1t. 1t was "bees1y
muck!"-Stray Stories.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-28
REFUSES WILSON'S OFFER.
Gordon, Presidents Favorite Hair.
Cutter. Not to Come Here

Sam Gordon will continue to be the
ornament of the post he has SO long
graced as doorkeeper for governors of
New Jersey. He will reluctantly decline
the tender made by the President of the
United States of a job at the White
House.
This is the news that comes from New
Jersey. His official declination, in re-
Spouse to President Wilson's urgent re-
quest, has not yet been received at the
White House. That he will not come is
generally credited.
Sam Gordon consulted his old cronies
around Trenton. They pleaded with him
not to leave them. Partly because of this
affectionate urging, and more because of
his business in antique furniture, which
is bringing him in a good revenue, he
has reached the decision to keep on doing
what he has been doing and not to be-
come national figure.
He is fond of the President, whose hair
he can cut to a nicely, and the President
is fond of him. Mrs. Wilson and her
daughters also hold him in high regard.
1t was with great reluctance that he
made up his mind to turn a deaf ear TO
the cali to Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-28
BRIEF ALARM CAUSED
ON UPPER POTOMAC
Sudden Rise in River Menaces viii.
liamsport-F1ood Has
Abated.

WILLIAMSPORT, Md, March 2S.-The
Potomac river rose SO rapidly and so
high yesterday morning as to threaten
Williamsport The flood situation i'm this
section, however, changed since noon,
following a cold wave which sent the
temperature down about twenty-five de-
grees. The heavy storm clouds broke
and rain ceased falling late in the day.
The flood in the east end Of Williams
port, caused by the town run overflow
ing and a great volume of water rush
ing down from the surrounding hills, has
abated. About two blocks were flooded.
Families were marooned in their homes
during the day. The flood was the
worst ever known in that section of the
town. Scores of cellars and gardens in
other parts of the town were flooded.
Electric Railway Damaged.
The roadbed of the electric railway
between this place and Hagerstown was
were run in nearly foot OF water. The
tracks OF the Western Maryland railroad
west Of Oldtown were covered with
water. No damage was done. All trains
on the road are reported to be running
The rainfall was the heaviest that was
recorded here in the same period since
the Johnstown flood, between four and
five inches falling in twelve hours. Ear
lier rains started the Potomac river and
the Conococheague creek rising, and the
heavy volume of water that rushed into
these streams put them Into flood stages
Lowlands Near River Flooded.
No serious damage has been reported
along the river. except that done by the
flooding of lowlands between the river
and the Chesapeake and Ohio canal.
A message received here from Cumber
land stated that the rainfall in that re-
gion was not unusually heavy and that
the condition of the Potomac river was
not alarming. There is corresponding
stage of water in the Potomac at Han
cock and Falling Waters, but no damage
has been done so far. The Conococheague
creek Is backed up for some distance
above the town and Is out Of banks.
The electric Hight plants at dams 4
and 5, that furnish power for Martins
burg, Shepherdstown and other places,
are reported flooded by the high water
in the river. /,
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Fair Weather Indicated.

Fair weather is indicated tonight and
Saturday for all sections east Of the
Rockies except in the frontier states
reaching from the north lake region west
ward to the mountains.
Freezing temperature or heavy frost
will occur again tonight in the Atlantic
states north Of Florida and frost will
also occur in Alabama and the east por-
ton of Tennessee. but warmer weather
will gradually overspread the west and
central portions Of the country after to-
night and extend over the east and south
portions Saturday. the temperature being
still higher on Sunday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-28
Life Saver Will Get Medal.

For jumping into the quick water"
Of three North river ferry boats in New
York harbor December 81, 1911, and at
great risk of his life rescuing Owen Gal
lagher. a civilian. who had jumped or
fallen overheard, Secretary Daniels has
recommended to the Treasury Depart
ment the award of a life-saving medal
to Sergt. Harry Williams Miller of the
Marine Corps.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-28
Ships Boilers for Gunboat.

Rather than bring the little gunboat
Wilmington half way round the world
from the Philippines for much-needed re-
pairs. the Navy Department has resorted
to the unusual course Of shipping new
boilers for the vessel from the United
States to the Cavite navy yard, where
they will be installed on the ship. Origi-
nally designed for service in the shallow
Chinese rivers the Wilmington has seen
duty in every ocean since She, was COM
missioned in 1897.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-28
May Mean Canal Opening.

What may be a pointer" as to the
probable date OF opening the Panama
canal is found in the announcement in
the Canal Record that all the gates in
the west chambers OF the big locks ar
Pedro Miguel and Mira Flores VIII be-
completed by October ! next It has been
already stated by Col. Goethals, and the
statement is reaffirmed in the Records
that without waiting for the compieiou
of the east locks and gates the passage
of ships will be permitted as soon as one
side of the locks can be operated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-28
Man Lashed to Tree.

Starting north from Columbus toward
Cleveland, we encountered the flood
again on the outlying districts of the
city,, he said. I'VE reached Delaware
before noon, and there we saw from the
car windows a man dashed head down to
tree that was caught in raft and
stood against the current, bending and
swaying Then We saw a frame house
swept by us on the flood, and on the
roof was a man and a woman with four
children. From a small elevation near
the station a boat with several men put
out to their rescue, but the small craft
was unable to battle with the eddying
waters.
Proceeding from Delaware toward
Gallon, we were in sight of the flood,
wreckage and the bodies of animals. At
Gallon the tracks We're deeply SUBJ
merged that the train crew. decided to
start back to Delaware. and We arrived
at that place in the afternoon. We
learned that the man whom we saw lash
ed to the tree had been rescued. In the
trainshed at DelawaTe there was a baby,
said to have been the only survivor of
family Of six caught in the flood
Men Weep in Despair.
''From Delaware we returned to CO.
lumbus, and found the city in the wild
est excitement, and in the afternoon late
we started for Gallon again. Fresh signs
Of wreckage were to be seen all along
the route, and the women in our car
begged to have the window shades pulled
down to hide the sights. The tracks were
under water, and the train moved along
slowly. Reports Of hundreds Of drowned
reached us when we arrived at Ashley,
west of Gallon, and there we found wom-
en-, and men as we'll, weeping with de-
spair
Il saw two men try to save another
from the roof of barn near Flint, Ohio.
The flood was sweeping around the
building, and 1t was evident that it's
foundation was being eaten away. The
rescuers set out in raft with ropes,
and they were almost within reach of
the marooned man when the barn gave
way before the rushing waters and was
carried out on the flood
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-28
ANT|-TyPHO|D VACCINE
SENT TO FLOOD REGIONS
Medical Corps of War Depart
ment Urges Its Use to
Prevent Disease.

Anti-typhoid vaccination as a prevent
i've against fever that is liable to arise
from the ruins Of the f1ood-stricken cities
of Ohio and Indiana is being advocated
by the Medical Corps of the War De-
partment.
Discussing the value of such a measure,
Alton G. Grinnell of the Medical Corps
headquarters urges the Immediate appli-
cation Of the treatment in the flooded dis
trictS.
"At this time. when the story Of the
national calamity In Ohio, Indiana and
other states Is being given hourly to the
public, and is constantly becomeing more
appalling" he says, there is likewise
being shown that same spirit OF SYM
patty which instantly meets every great
calamity in this country. While food and
supplies of all kinds are being rushed to
the scene as fast as the crippled trans
portation facilities will permit, equal at
tention is being paid to the prevention
of unnecessary suffering from infectious
diseases.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-28
Reminded Of Bible.

when l looked on the scene | felt
as if Dayton had been visited with some
divine curse. 1t all reminded me of pic
lures 1 have seen of the flood told of in
the Bible
Henry Kopperl, a salesman Of New
York, passed through Dayton early Tues
day morning on one of the last trains to
run out of that city. He was marooned
by the flood for most of Wednesday with
2CO other passengers between Columbus
and Gallon.
1905 o'clock on Monday morning Mr..
Kopperl said the rain was falling in tor
rents. The train was run cautiously
over the inundated tracks in Dayton. He
arrived in Columbus at daybreak, and
the train was more than three hours late.
Mr. Kopperl said that as far as he could
see from his car window the land was
covered with water.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-28
Marc A. Blumenberg Dead.

NEW YORK, March 2S.-Word has
been received here from Paris of the
death in that city yesterday afternoon
of Marc A. Blumenberg, edftor-in-chief
of the Musical Courier. Mr.. Blumenberg
was born in Baltimore in 1851.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-28
Thrown Into Waters.

II would see people clinging to a roof
in desperation one minute, and the next
the house they were on would be lifted
from it's foundations, turned topsy-turvy
and sent whirling with the rush of the
waves, the people being thrown helpless
into the water.
II saw a man and a woman on one
roof with four children-I suppose they
were family. The man went down into
the house and brought up several chairs;
he broke them up, made them into an
improvised raft and dashed the children
to it. Then the house went over The
raft was sent spinning in one direction
and the man and woman, without any
thing to keep them afioat were thrown
in another.
Then the fire broke out. I could see
the flames in the distance burning the
houses down to the waters edge. 1t
looked like the water and the fire We're
rushing to meet each other in frantic
effort to destroy the city. The rain,
sometimes sleet and sometimes snow,
poured down. The sky was low. and an
awful dull color, except where the glare
of the flames would make it CHASTITY
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-28

Rev Bernard j. Lennon, pastor of st.
Joseph's Catholic Church, Taneytown
Nd who has been appointed pastor OF
ST Joseph's congregation at Emmitsburg.
will succeed Rev. Dennis Mccormick.
who died last week in this city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-28

James Baker of Long Island has pur-
chased from Clinton McC. Henry about
one-half of the Pleasant Valley farm,
situated on Miles river. near St. Mi
chaels, Md.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-28

John c. Senter of Roanoke and Miss
Lena Frank, daughter of l.. NJ. Frank,
supervisor of Luray, Va. district. were
married Tuesday night at the bride
home, near I.uray.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-28
Danger From Typhoid.

sfPolIuted water supplies and general
insanitary conditions will give rise to
grave danger of typhoid epidemics As
adequate sewerage systems. facilities for
the isolation of patients and the usual
means of combating this disease will not
be available, 1T is extremely fortunate
that there is offered by the medical de-
partment OF the army q simple and ef-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-28

south Atlantic states, the minimum tenn
peratures in those sections being abnor-
mally low for the season.
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HORRORS Of FLOOD
WILDLY DEPICTED
Persons Returning From the
Stricken West Tell Thrill
ing Stories.
BODIES AND BUILDINGS
CAUGHT IN MAELSTROM
Fire Increases Terror of Dayton's
Helpless Residents-Men of
Ashley Weep in Despair.

thrilling tales of their experiences in
the hooded districts of the west are told
oy persons coming from Ohio. George F.
Aor1an, who was drug clerk in Dayton,
narrated his escape from the water and
the sights he saw in Dayton in a graphic
nervous way that showed that his expert
ence was still fresh in his mind
I was in the drug store he said
when the river first broke through its
banks. For two days before all of the
people in Dayton had been in a state of
fear on account Of the heavy rains and
the rising OF the river. but we never ex-
pected such a food as happened.
while I was In the store I suddenly
heard the alarns-bells ringing, guns
firing, people shouting, The dam has
brokeni'
Mad Rush to Safety.
81 ran outside and saw crowds of peo-
pie rushing like mad down the street, and
in the distance l could see the water
coming. [ Joined the rush, and We all
ran for our lives to higher ground. The
crowd was fearful, and l was knocked
down. Some one must have accidentally
kicked me in the head; don't know. but
l was unconscious for a time. When |
came 10 was lying III pool Oh water.
More water was coming got to my
feet and made my way to house further
up. There were already a crowd of
people on the roof, and I Joined them.
This was Tuesday morning, and until
afternoon we stayed on that roof while
the water rose around us and rushed past
us. 1 cannot describe the terrible sights
l saw that morning.
You couldn't look at the ugly threaten
ing water, the houses carried by, the .peo-
pie on the roofs and in the water, the
animals, vehicles and human beings all
mixed up and tossed around in the flood
without being almost overcome by the
horror of il all
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-28
Value Demonstrated.

THE value Of this procedure has been 50
conclusively demonstrated that there Is
no longer any doubt as to It's effective
ness, and 5000 anti-typhoid prophyiactic
treatments have already been forwarded
by the War Department to the flooded
areas for immediate use.
Now that the way to escape from dis
ease which attacks half q million people IN
this country annually is placed within
the reach Of those who will avail them~
selves Of 1t. there seems to be no reason
why this prophylaxis. which causes prac-
tically no inconvenience to the person.
vaccinated, and conveys almost abso-
lutte immunity against infection, should
not be used throughout the country where
the typhoid rates are high. and especially
in emergencies such as now confront the
flood sufferers"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-28
Below Levee Breaks.

Reports from Columbus, Ohio state
that the river at that point is now below
breaks in the levee.
The weather has now cleared in all
east and central sections and fair weather
now prevails in all portions of the coun-
try except in the far northwest, where a
disturbance has appeared. The winds
along the Atlantic coast are steadily di-
minishing although they are still high in
the stretch lying between New York city
and Nantucket.
killing frosts are reported this morning
in the north and central portions OF the
gulf states and in the interior OF the