The Huttig news., 1913-08-09
COPYRIGHT 1913 BY W6GHAPMAN IN
SYNOPSIS,

CHAPTER I-For fifty years the con- tinent of North America had been iso- lated from the rest of the world by the 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 dent For half a century peace and pros perity had reigned. The story opens with President Prudent critically ill. His death Is hastened by the receipt of a message from Count ven Werdenstein of Germany that he has at last succeeded in pene- trating the rays. Dying he warns his daughter Astra that this means a foreign invasion. He tells her to hurry to the Island of Ciryne. but dies before he car tell the location of the place.
 the presidency by the continental party.
 CHAPTER III-Napoleon Edison calls on Astra, informs her that he was a pu- pil of her fathers. and promises to help her. He gives her ring made of a new ly discovered substance which. he says will solve the problem of flying.
 CHAPTER IV-Chevaler di Leon ap- pears in Europe. He notes that prepara- tons have been completed for an in Werdenstein and offers him the secret or making gold.
 CHAPTER Vile demands in return absolute disarmament and peace. The chevaler is suspected of being an Amer lean. He is seized at night and carried off in an aeroplane.
 CHATTER VT-Astrs is inaugurated as president. She receives message from Edison. whose long silence has worried her. that he has been q prisoner for two months on the island of TIelgoland i'd has just escaped He announces that the cnnfederated fleet of Europe has sailed for America. He promises to call on her the following night
 CHAPTER vII-Countess Roslnv. a spy, becomes a prisoner in hope of se- curing Edison's secret She falls in love with him.
 CHAPTER VIII-she agrees to join him in an attempt to escape. By tfle use of fireworks he summons a curious flying ma chine which resembles monster eagle. He escapes and sends his message 10 Astra.
 CHAPTER IX-Edson calls on Astra as promised He tells her his plans for defense have been completed. but that he will give fuller details at his work shop on the island of Giryne in the Pacific. They make the trip in three honrs. His plans are based on the. peculiarity of the new substance. cirynith. which is lighter than any known metal and Is practically inde- strHetible.
 CHAPTER X-The Europeans succeed in passing the line of isolation. but find
  second one. Edison delivers note tt von Werdenstein in his flagship demand ing that the fleet be withdrawn. Edison is attacked. but by the use of some niys terfous power he destroys two wafstlips and several aeroplanes.
 CHAPTER XT-Realizing his helpless ness Werdenstein withdraws his fleet and consents to universal disarmament.
 CHAPTER XTI-Edison's mother is il on the Island of Ciryne Countess RosinX offers to go and comfort her hoping 10 discover Edson's secrets. She begins to weave a net around Santos Duprel, Edi- sons assistant.
 CHAPTER XIIT-The countess gets a letter from Werdenstein offering her the princedom of SchomburgI Iithow for Edi- sons secret.
 CHATTER XTV-Edison and Santos start in search of Il new deposit of ciry- nth. their supply being almost exhausted. They find it on the estate of Schomburg T.ithow.
 CHAPTER XV[The countess finally gets Santos into her clutches and he promises to do anything for her. She gets another letter from Werdenstein asking her to find out why Edison is in- terested in the Schomburg estate, he hav- ing made overtures for it's purchase.