The Huttig news., 1913-08-02

use of Z-rays. wonderful 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 presi perity had reigned. The story opens with President Prudent critically III. His death is hastened by the receipt of message rom rom Count von Werdenstein of Germany ihat ne has at last succeeded in pene- tratlns the rays. Dying he warns his daughter Astra that this means a foreign inyasisn. He tells her. to hurry to the island of Ciryne. but dies before he car tell the location of the place.
 CHAPTER II-Astra is nominated for the presidency by the continental party
 CHAPTER III-Napoleon Edison calls on Astra, informs her that he WAS pu- pil 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.
 CHAPTER Iv-Chevalier di Leon ap- pears in Europe He noteY that prepara- s,en tlons have been completed .,fo for an in, Werdenstein and offers him the secret of making gold.
 CHAPTER v-He demands in return absolute disarmament and peace The chevalier Is suspected of being an Amer lean. He Is seized at night and carried orr In an aeroplane.
 CHAPTER VI-astra is inaugurated as president. She receives a message from Edison. whose long silence has worried her, that he has been prisoner for two months on the isiapd of Heleoland and has just escaped. He announces that the confederated fleet Of Europe has sailed for America He promises to call on her the following night.
 CHAPTER VII-Countess Rosiny spy. becomes a prisoner In hope of se- curing ~Edison's secret. She falls In love with him.
 CHAPTER vI1I-She agrees to Join him in an attempt to escape By tiie use of fireworks he summons curious flying machine which resembles monster eagle. He escapes and sends his message to Astra.
 CHAPTER Ix-Edison calls on Astra as promised. He tells her his plans for defense have been completed, but that he will give fuller details at his workshop on the island of Giryne in the Pacific. They make the trip in three hours. His plans are based on the pecuiarity of the new substance. cirynith, which is lighter than any known metal and is practically inde- struc;ible.
 CHAPTER X-The Europeans succeed in passing the line of isolation. but find that the Americans have established q second one Edison delivers a note to von Werdenstein in his flagship demand ing that the fleet be withdrawn Edison is attacked. but by the use of niys- terious power he destroys two warsliips and several aeroplaues.
 CHAPTER XI-Realizing his helpless ness Werdenstein withdraws his fleet and consents to universal disarmament.
 CHAPTER XII-Edison's mother is i'll on the Island of Ciryna. Countess Rosiny Gers to g9 and hsr hopng nen to weave a net around Santos Duprel, Edi- sons assistant.
 CHAPTER XITI-The countess gets a letter from Werdenstein offering her the prfncedom of Schomburg-Lithow for Edi- sons secret.
 Napoleon communicated. through his electro-stylograph, with his friend Kalmar. to find out who owned the property on which the peak of Suemeg stood. After a delay his questions were answered. The peak, as part of the Schomburg Lithow estates. had fallen to the crown, as the prince had recently died without heirs That was all the information he could get, so he decided he would call on the Hun garian minister of agriculture, who would probably be in a position to tell him what he wished to ascertain.
 Fate is testing with me. I had to find that precious metal in a foreign country. but gold will buy it," thought Washington, to tell his betrothed the good news.
 Santos returned to Ciryne, where he found the countess with Mrs. Edison. He did not mention the discovery of ths new cirynith deposit, as he knew Napoleon wanted to keep it secret un- til negotiations for it's purchase were completed.
 The little island, hardly three square miles in size, was in the glory of tropi cal spring, and the fine weather had brought back the health of Mrs. Edi. son.
 The sunsets were wonderful. Pc. etry and love were adrift in the air. Poor Duprel! It was only question of time until he would become Rosit- ta's slave, only question of time when he would betray his master for sweet .ord from those treacherous lips.
 Napoleon came week later and thanked Rositta for her kindness to his mother during her indisposition. He did not talk about the discovery Of the rich cirvnitb deposit in her pres ence, but when they went out for walk he found an opportunity to com municate the good news to his mother.
 There was but one obstacle in the way of his acquiring this property. The last Prince of Schomburg Lithow had died. His possessions were DOW German crown lands and diplomacy must be employed, or the Count von Werdenstein would suspect the value of the property, and if he discovered the secret of the aerodromone Napo leon we'll knew that he would not hesi tate to take to war in the air.
 Tt would be terrible" he sighed, ''tc destroy all the good we have accom- ,plished."
 Napoleon invited the countess to re turn to the capital with him and s.end