Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-10-03
Continued from last week
SYNOPSIS.

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SYNOPSIS.
CHAPTER Flor fifty years the con-
kinent OF North America had been iso-
sassd y from 3n.t the rest Of the world yorsn by the he
Hannibal Prudent h invention had
saved the country from foreign invasion.
ons s sose S1nansn' Vita haS P PRUDENT aa'' Is p prssi-
Perfty had reigned- The STORY opens with
Is FASTENED by the receipt of q message
from Count Won Werdenstein of Germany
that be has at last succeeded In pene-
daughter Astra that this means a foreign
Invasion He tells her to hurry to the
Island Of Ciryne, but dies before he can
CHAPTER u-Astra Is nominated for
fhA presidency by the c~ontinental party.
CHAPTER IIILNapoleon Edison calls
on Astra. informs her that he was q pu-
her. He gives her a ring made of a new
" discovered substance which. he says
win solve the problem Of fyiE@
CHAPTER Iv-Chevaiier al Leon ap-
pears in Europe. He notes that prepare
xasion Of America. He calls on Won
Werdenstein ana offers him The secret OF
making gold
CHAPTER Vile demands IN return
absolute disarmament and peace. The
Scan. He is seized at night and carried
en- In an aeroplane.
CHAPTER vT-Astra Is inaueurated as
president She receives q message from
Edison. whose long silence has worried
her. that he has been a prisoner for two
has just escaped. He announces that the
ecnfederated fleet of Europe has sailed
for America He promises to call on her
b following night
CHAPTER vII-Countess Rosiny. q
vpy, becomes a prisoner In hope OF. Sc
curing .Edison's secret b falls In love
with him.
CHAPTER vIIT-She agrees to Join him
in an attempt to escape. BY the use OF
fireworks he summons q curious Tying
mach which resembles a 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
h isiand Of clryne IN the Pac Inc a,nsy
are based on the popularity of the new
natal andys9eA aotSaiiy 'nde-
CHAPTER x-The Europeans succeed
an passing the line of isolation. but fnd
that the Americans have established a
Won Werdenstein in his flagship demand
ing that the fleet be withdrawn. Edison
IS attacked. but by the use of some mys-
ferrous power he destroys two warships
and several aeroplanes.
CHAPTER xI-Rearizing his helpless
ness Werdenstein withdraws his fleet and
consents to universal disarmament.
CHAPTER xII-Edison's mother is Ill
on the Island of Ciryne. Countess Rosiny
offers to go and comfort her. hoping to
discover Edison's secrets. She begins to
weave a net around Santos Duprel, Edi-
sons assistant.
CHAPTER xIII-rhe countess gets a
letter from Werdenstein offering her the
princeton of Schomburg-Lithow for Edi-
sons secret.
CHAPTER xIv-Edison and Santos
start in search of a new deposit of CRY
NTH, their supply. being almost exhausted.
They find 1t on the estate OF Schomburg-
Lithow.
gets Santos into her. clutches and he
promises to do anything for her. She
gets another letter from Werdenstein
terested In the Schomburg estate, he hav-
1ng made overtures for its purchase
CHAPTER xvI-Edison applies person.
ally to Werdenstein with an offer for
I Hstrap ra apd Edis oua set ef't the no da teei for their
wedding. Werdenstein gets a letter from
the countess promising to reveal Edison's
secrets as soon as the property is turned
over to her.
CHAPTER xvII-On the day of their
wedding Astra and EDISON get q letter
from the countess saying she has left the
country with Santos.
CHAPTER x~vIII-santos perfects a
machine and is made a count by the en-
peror of Germany. He marries the coun-
tess. now princess of Schomburg-Lithow.
CHAPTER xIx-Edison finds a new
deposit of cirynith and builds q new fleet
liquid that will render opposing. airships
helpless by removing the magnetism from
icirynith. He is injured while making the
discovery.
CHAPTER xx,His long absence
causes great uneasiness in Washington.
Santos completes q airships for the coun-
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 a contrivance to render opposing
machines helpless.
CHAPTER xxIT-werdenstein sends
an ultimatum to America. TIL princess
Werdenstein to inspect IT. He then dis
covers her real plans and returns to Ber-
lin In despair.
CHAPTER xxIII-Edison's new dis
lcovery enables his feet to overcome and
Essgss ts the pr asst q in t sCut6 Pr HsSsrioa E to
pass the rest Of her days where she can
DO no more harm.
CHAPTER xxTv-Peace again reigns
and Astra and Edison are happy In the
possession OF q son and heir.
CHAPTER XIII.
The Second Victory.