The Huttig news., 1913-06-14

HanulDal 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 from Count von Werdenstein of Germany that he has at Hast succeeded in pene rating the rays. Dying he warns his daughter Astra that this means q foreign lnVasisn 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. momenJ-a question was on fer lips but as she hesitated it was too late; the visitor was gone.
 "Cirynith-Cirynith. she sighed, more than uttered, and looked at the chair that had short moment ago held that splendid man. It seemed to her as though the stranger had carried away something something g?-what? She did not know. She sat down before the desk and taking the ring in her hand looked at it, and finally she slipped it on her finger. It fitted perfectly.
 Then she looked at 1t more closely and saw some small tracings on it. She could not distinguish the lines with her unaided eyes, so took mag nifying glass and examined it curious ly. A cry of joy left her lips as she deciphered the strange word "Ciry- nth"
 By some coincidence Napoleon Edi. son. emerging from the portal, again encountered the man he had met three days before; the only difference was that this time he was leaving and Am- brosio Hale was coming.
 The tall man with those ferret-like eyes, fox nose and brittle mustache was evidently surprised As he passed the porter's gate he asked who the stranger was. The porter could not remember. but it was name that made him think of Napoleon; whether 1t was Bonaparte or Caesar he could not recall.
 Mir. Hale was received in the green room.
 Astra had peculiar dislike for that color, not in nature, but in furnish ings and clothing. and generally re- ceived people she did not like in the green room. That room had a de- pressing effect on her mentality. and the people who visited her there soon left
 T have come this time, my dear As tra, to congratulate you. 1 wanted to be the first. You are nominated by the continentalists. and there is no doubt but you will be elected. there Is hardly any opposition on the sec tionists part. Whom could they put up against you. my dear Astra?'
 He pressed the hand of the girl warmly. He knew that he had to vii, her love or he would never reach tn, goal he was longing for.
 ''r u'ieh vou would roneider mo vnur very best friend my dear Consult inc any time you please. Your wisdom and judgment is great. The whole continent is looking at you as the deliyerer; still. once in while the
 
 help"
 Indeed, Mr. Hale, assure you that If I ever need your kindly offered help 1 will call on you"
 The intimate conversation did not last long, as other visitors arrived and spoiled Ambrosio Hale's ardently longed for opportunity.
 Before Astra fell asleep, she kissed the glittering ring on which the word Cirynith was faintly engraved.
 That evening Napoleon Edison, ac- companied by his short friend, sat in a compartment of the fourteen-hour Frisco limited, flying toward the West: the train that was shot through the tube by compressed air was so perfect