The Huttig news., 1913-09-13
COPYRIGHT. 1913 BY VIC CHAPMAN IN I
 SYNOPSIS.


 SYNOPSIS.
 CHAPTER For fifty years the con- tfnent of North America had been iso- lated from the rest of the world by the use us 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 pres- dent For half century peace and pros perity had reigned. The story opens with President Prudent critically i'll. His death Is hastened by the receipt of message rom Count von Werdenstein of Germany mat he has at last succeeded i'll pene- trattns the rays. Dying he warns his daughter Astra that this means q foreign inVaslsn He tells her to hurry to the Island of Ciryne. but dies before he can tell the location of the place. CHAPTER H-Astra is nominated for the presidency by the continental party.
 CHAPTER uI-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 new ly dlGcoYered substance which. he says. VIII solve the problem of flying. 1 CHAPTER Iv-Cheva1er di Leon ap- tions have been completed for an in- Xasion of America. He calls on ven Werdenstein and offers him the secret of making gold.
 CHAPTER V-He demands in return absolute disarmament and peace. The 1 cheYalier is suspected of being an Amer l ican. He is seized at night and carried l of In an aeroplane.
 CHAPTER VI-Astra is inaueurated as president She receives a message from Edison. whose long silence has worried I her. that he has been a prisoner for two months on the island Of HeIgoland and has just escaped. He announces that the l confederated fleet of Europe has sailed Tor America He promises to call on her the following night
 CHAPTER VII-Countess Rosiny, 1 spy. becomes prisoner in hope of se- curing Edfson's secret. She falls in love with him
 1 CHAPTER VITI-She agrees to join him l in an attempt to escape By tfle use af l fireworks he summons a curious flying 1 machine which resembles a monster i eagle. He escapes and sends his message l to Astra.
 CHAPTER IX-Fdison calls on Astra as promised. He tells her his plans for l defense have been completed. but that he l will give fuller details at his workshop on 1 the island of Ciryne in the Pacific. They make the trip in three hours. His plans are based on the peculiaritv of the new substance eirsnith which Is lighter than any known metal and Is practically inde- struetihle.
 CHAPTER X-The Europeans succeed l aln passing the The or lSG1dtiOn. put tlil that the Americans have established n | second one. Edison delivers note to | von Werdenstein in his flagship demand m Ing sas .he b set sv s h "ae of Some ys terious power he destroys two warships and several aeroplanes.
 CHAPTER XI-Realizing his helpless, ness Werdenstcin withdraw WIS his fleet and consents to universal disarmament.
 CHAPTER XII Edison,s mother is ill raIs, offers tn go and comfort her. hoping to discover Edsons secrets. She begius to weave net around Santos Duprel. Edi- sons assistant.
 CHAPTER XIIT-The countess gets letter from Werdenstein offering her the prtncedom of Schomburg-Lithow for Edi- sons secret.
 CHATTER XIv-Edison and Santos start in search of a new deposit of ciry- nth, their supply being almost exhausted Thcv find it on the estate of Schomburg- Iithow.
 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- tcrested in the Schomburg estate. he hav- ing made oVertures for its purchase.
 CHAPTER XvI-Edison applies person. ally to Werdensten with aa offer for the property. but gets no satisfaction. Astra and Edison set the date for their wedding. Werdenstein gets letter from the countess promising to reveal Edison's secrets as soon as the property Is turned over to her
 CHAPTER XvIT-On the day of their wedding Astra and Edison get a letter from the countess saying she has left the country with Santos.
 CHAPTER XvIrr-Santos pcrfects machine and is made q count hy the em- peror of Germany He marries the coun- tess, now pfineess of Sehomburg- -Lithe W.
 CHAPTER XTX-F,lison finds new deposit of cirynth and builds a new fleet of airships. He accidentally discovers liquid that will render opposing airships helpless by removing the magnetism from cirynith He is injured while making the discovery.
 CHAPTER XXaHis long ahsence Santos completes 21 airships for the conn- tess. The aviators of the fleet elect her queen. She plans to master the world. Edison returns to Washington.
 CHAPTER XXI-He equips his airships with contrivance to render opposing machines helpless.
 CHAPTER xxTr~weraenstein sends an ultimatum to America. The princess declares her fleet Is ready and invites werdenstein to inspect it. He then dis covers her real plans and returns to Der lin in despair.
 When washington received the news that the European monarehies, with the exception of England, had sent an ultimatum, most people sim ply smiled and asked: What can they do? Napoleon Edison can take care of them"
 Captain Von Hochamberg waited in vain for orders to reach him at Liv- erpool. and at eight o'clock he opened the sealed order. There was another sealed envelope in the packet and this order: Take this letter personally to the address mentioned in tne quickest possible manner''
 The sealed envelope was addressed to Mrs. Napoleon Edison, Washing ton, II. R. of A"
 The captain left the German consu- late and hurriedly secured a stateroom on the quickest route to the United States, and at eleven that morning he sailed for New York