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VlS1CfQ at syracuse. RanOOIpn, Tlaln-
field and Caspian lake.
There was a good attendance at the
regular meeting of the Orleans club
Wednesday evening of last week.
Twelve new members were voted on
and accepted as members of the club.
The treasurer's report was read and
shows the club to be in excellent fnan-
cial condition. A committee was
appointed to look into the matter of
amending and revising the bylaws and
constitution of the club to report at
the next regular meeting. Two other
names were presented for membership.
The next regular meeting will be the
first Wednesday in August.
July l, Dominion day, was celebrated
by the Canadian Circle at the home Of
Mrs. Moses Burbank in Bloomington,
where we were roy ally entertained by
Mr.. and Mrs. Burbank Twelve mem
bers and six guests were present.
The program was reading, "Macdon-
aid on Canadian Federation. Arti-
Gle, .'This Canada's Birthday" also
'Maple Sugar for Dominion Day in
Canada. After social hour we were
bountiful refreshments were enjoyed
under the grand old naples, the leaves
of which are emblems of our society.
If you had difficulty in finding most
/ Orleans people the past week, it was
safe to assume that they were camp
ing at Willoughby lake. Among some
Of those who spent part or all of last
week at cottages there were: Marion
Ordway, Hazel Twombly, Susie Ford,
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Demick, CLYDE
Wiley, Rodney Heath and Dean Cor
ley all at the Cliff cottage in Lyons
grove; Miss Ruth Skinner and party
of classmates at the Skinner cottage
where they will be joined this week
by Mrs. L. j. Matheson. Mr.. and Mrs
Fred Wilkie were there a part of last
week. B. 0. Smith and family and
Mr.. and Mrs. S. F. Sargent were at
the lake over the Fourth. Mrs. A. E.
Ordway and Mrs. A E. Buchanan were
the guests of Mrs. E. L. Chandler at
her cottage. Besides these parties
who were stopping for some time
there were large number of automo.
bile parties there during Saturday.
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Bar aims

We still have good line Of Oxfords left to be
closed out at just onehalf the regular price.
Also about Is large pictures 27x21 inches, reg
ular S.. 90 to $500 values, closing at soc
We shall add to our bargain table, this week,
about 40 boys knckerbocker SUITS to close at just
one-half the original price. Regular $3.50 to 500
to close at $1.25 to $50
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Otis S. Smithers arrived at the
Methodist parsonage Friday night for
his summer vacation. having wheeled
40 miles on his bicycle from Union
Springs, N. Y, where he has been
teacher of the sciences in lakewood
seminary the past year. Enroute he
visited at Syracuse. Randolph, Plain
field and Caspian lake.
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Hot Weather
. it's

Summer is here and you are going on that
vacation and you will want new suit and some
underwear to keep cool in.
We have everything in the suit and underwear
line for the man and boy. Nightshirts and Pajamas,
Outing Shirts and Silk Hose.
Our line of Shoes is complete, both for the
man and boy. Call and let us show you some of
the good things.
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lots will return them forthwith they
will avoid prosecution.
Cemetery Trustees.
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Copyright, 1914. by harold MacGrathl

VERY good" replied Olga. "And
then the program'is to insist that she
invite Florence and that fool Of a re-
porter to this ball. Then what?"
you can leave that to me-"
Haven't all these failures been a
warning?"
"No, my dear. l was born optimis-
tic; but there's a jinx somewhere in
one Of my pockets. Time after time
I've had everything just where wanted
it, and then-poof! It's pure bald
luck on their side, but soone or later
the wheel will turn. And any chance
that offers I am bound to accept.
Somehow or other we may be able to
trap Florence and Norton. I want
both of them. If I can get therl snug
ly away, Jones will be forced to draw
in Hargreave."
"Is there such a MANI"
"You saw him that night at the
restaurant"
IT have often thought that perhaps
I just dreamed it." She turned again
to the piano and began humming idly.
stop that and listen to me-" said
Braine, not in quite the best Of tenn
pers. Pm in no mood for whims."
Music does not sooth your soul,
them" cynically.
IF I had one it might. You will
call on the Princess Parlova tomor-
row afternoon. 1t depends upon you
what my plans will be. l think you'll
have little trouble in getting into the
presence of her highness, and once
there she will not be able to resist
you"
I'll CO."
| And go she did. The footman in
green livery hesitated for a moment,
but the title on the visiting card was
quite sufficient. He bowed the count
ess into the reception room and went
in search of his distinguished mis-
tresS.
The Princess Parlova was a hand
some oma verging upon middle age.
She wa "a patrician; Olga's keen eye
discerned that instantly. She came
into the reception room with that dig
niied serenity which would have i'm
pressed any one as genuine. She held
the card in her fingers and smiled in
| quiringly toward her guest.
II confess" she began, that I re-
call neither your face nor your name.
I am sorry. Where have 1 had the
honor. of meeting you before?"
You have never met me before,
your highness," answered Olga
sweetly.
You came on a charity errand,
them"
THAT depends, your .highness. Will
you be so good as to glance at this?"
Olga asked, holding out her palm
upon which the talisman lay.
The princess shrank back, paling.
Where did you get that?" she
painted.
r"From the head" was the answer.
And you have followed me from
Russia?" whispered the princess, her
terror ~rowing.
"Oh, no. The Black Hundred Is as
strongly organized here as in st. Pc
t~ersburg. But we always keep track
of old members, especially when they
stand so high in the world as your
self
But I was deceived and betrayed"
exclaimed the princess. "They urged
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SYNOPSIS.

Stanley Hargreave, millionaire, after a
miraculous escape from the den OF the
gang of brilliant thieves known as the
Black Hundred. lives the life Of a recluse
for eighteen years. Hargreave accidental
ly meets Braine, leader Of the Black Hun
dred. Knowing Braine will try TO get MN
he escapes from his own home by a pal
loon. Before escaping ne writes a ietees
to the girls school where eighteen years
before he mysteriously left on the door
step his baby daughter. Florence Gray;
That day Hargreave also draws $l.ooO,Wo
from the bank, but it is reported that
this dropped into the sea when the oalloon
he escaped in was punctured, FLORENCE
arrives from the girls school. Countess
Olga, Braine's companion, visits her and
claims her as a relative. Two bogus de-
tectives call. but their plot Is foiled by
Norton. a newspaper man. After failing
in their first attempt, the Black Hundred
trap Florence. They ask her for money,
but she escapes. again foifng them. Nor
ton and the countess call on Florence the
next day. once more safe at home. The
section OF flooring and from a cavity
takes a box Pursued by MEMBER Of the
Black Hundred. he rushes to the water
front and succeeds in dropping the box
into the sea. Acconlplices Of Braine kid
nap Florence and hurry her Off to sea-
h leaps overheard and is picked up In a
daxed condition by fishermen. Braine,
disguised rs her father. takes her back to
sea Win nlUl- r FOfeHCe ScGS NIc 10 llC
boat and is rescued by a ship on which
Norton has been s~hanghaied. Concealed
above the rendezvous of the Black Hun
dred. q man learns Of the recovery OF
the box from the sea by g sailor and OF
its subsequent return 70 the bottom Of the
sea, and he quickly communicates the
fac& to Jones. A duplicate box Is planted
and later secured by the band. but before
its contents are examined the box mys-
teriously disappears. Finding himself
checkmated at every turn. Braine endeav-
ors to enmesh the Hargreave household
in the law In order to gain free access to
the house. The timely discovery Of the
plot by Norton sets the police at the heels
gangs rendezvous. which. however. proves
to be barren Of results. Following a tele-
phone message Jones received from q
mysterious person whom he addressed as
<'sir," Florence Is again lured from her
home and taken out to sea- Through
Norton's daring and skill as an aviator
she is rescued and returns to her home In
time to confront an agent Of the Black
Hundred. Through ~treachery in the Har-
greave household Florence Is delivered in
to the hands of an INSCRIPTIONS doctor,
who is in the pay Of the Black Hundred.
From the faithful Susan Norton learns
that the doctor has declared that Flor
ence is stricken with smallpox and that he
is preparing to spirit her away. BY act
ing quickly the reporter, with the aid OF
Susan, succeeds in extricating the young
woman from the danger after an encoun-
ter with members Of the gang. The Black
Hundred begin to fear Norton n plan
to dispose of him. Again the unnoticed
butler shows his hand by rescuing Nor
ton and defeating Braine.
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her arm. The cavalier stopped. bowed
and made off.
Norton whispered: ~ have raade an
important discovery. We muss be OIL
ut once. Come with me-"
Florence, without the least suspicion
in the world, followed him up tho
broad staircase. What with the many
sounds it was not to be wondered at
that the difference in the Quality OF
voices did not strike Florence's a
as odd. The result of her confidence
was that upon reaching the upper
halls, opposite the dressing Rooms, she
was suddenly thrust into a room and
made prisoner. When the light was
turned up she recognized With horror
the woman who had helped to kidnap
her and take her away on the George
Washington weeks ago. She gould not
have cried out for help II she had
tried.
Meantime Jim got up and began to
wander about in search Of Florence.
Braine played a clever game that
night. He and the Russian, still dom
inoed like Norton and Florence, Or
dered the Hargreave auto, by num-
Der, cntered. it and were driven up to
the porte cochere Of the Hargreave
house. The two alighted, the chaur-
feur sent the car toward the garage,
and Braine and his companion ran
lightly down the path to the street
where the cab which had followed
picked them up. ..
1t grew more and more evident to
Jim that something untoward had
taken place. He could not find Flor
ence anywhere, in the alcoves, In the
side rooms, the supper Or card room,
Later, to his utter amazement, he was
informed that the H%argreave auto had
some time since been called and Its
owner taken home. Some one a
taken his place!
His first sensation was impotent
fury against Jones, who had permitted
them to play with fire. He flung u
Of the mansion unceremoniously, COM
mandeered a cab, and few out to Riv-
erdale. And when Jones came to the
door he was staggering with sleep.
whats the matter with you?" de-
manded Jim roughly. where's Flor
ence?" .,..... ~. .
isn't she with you?" cried Jones,
making an effort to dispel the drowsi-
ness. What time. is it," suddenly
Midnight! Where Is she?",
Midnight? I've been drugged!"
Without a word Jones staggered OH
to the kitchens, Jim at his heels.
There, was always hot water, and
within five minutes Jones had drunk
two cups of raw strong coffee.
"Drugged!" he murmured. Some
one in the house! I'll attend to that
later. Now, the chauffeur"
But the chauffeur swore on his oath
that he had left Jim and Florence on
the steps Of the porte cochere.
"Get in" said Jones to Norton, now
fully alive. He could not get it out Of
his head that some n in the house
had drugged him.
The events which followed were to
both Jones and Norton something like
a series Of nightmares. In the new
home of the Princess Parloya a bomb
exploded and fire followed the explo-
sion. From pleasure to terror Is only
a step. The widest confusion imag-
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CHAPTER XVIII.
The Masked Ball.

About this time-that Is to say,
about the time the Black Hundred vas
stretching out its powerful secret arms
toward Norton-there arrived in New
York city a parsonage. This person
age was the Princess Pariova, a fabu-
lously rich Polish Russian. She leased
a fine house near Central park and set
about to conquer social New York.
This was not very difficult, for her
title was perfectly genuine and she
moved in the most exclusive diplo-
matte. circles in Europe, which, as
everybody knows, is the most brilliant
in the world. When the new home
was completely decorated, she gave
an elaborate dinner, and that attracted
the newspapers. They began to talk
about her highness, printed portraits
of her, and devoted a page occasion
ally in the Sunday editions. She be-
came something Of a rage. One morn
ing i: was announced that the Princess
Parlova would give a masked ball to
formally open her home to society;
and it was this notice that first
brought the Princess Parlova under
Bruine's eyes. He was at the Perigof
apartment at the time.
"Well. WE'LL" he unused aloud.
What is it," asked Olga, turning
away from the piano and ending n
OF C.,cpin's mazurkas brokenly.
Here is the Princess Parlova in
town"
ard who is she?"
"Sha is the real thing, Olga; a real
princess with vast estates in Poland
with which the greedy Slav next door
has been very gentle"
az haven't paid much attention to
the social news lately. What about
herr"
"She is giving a masked ball to for
mally open her house on the West side.
And it's going to cost a pretty penny"
well, you're not telling me this to
make me want to know the princess"
said Olga. pe~tulantly.
mo. But I'm going to give you a
letter Of Introduction to her highness."
"Oh,"
"And you are going to ask her to
invite two particular friends of yours
to this wonderful ball of hers"
Indeed" ironically. That sounds
all very easy
Easier than you think, my child"
81 will 0 have you call me child"
well. then, Olga"
That's better. Now, how will it be
easier than | Think"
Simply this, the Princess Parlova is
an oath bound member, but has not
been active for years"
"Oho!" Olga was all animation now.
GO on"
you will go to her with a letter Of
introduction--no! Better than that,
you will make a formal call and show
her this ring. You know the ring" he
said, passing the talisman to the count
ess. SHOW this to her and she will
obey you in everything. She will have
no alternative"
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of mace. Then add butter, fish stock
and thin cream until 1t Is OF the con-
sistency of thin batter. 1t is then put
to steam two and a half hours In q
we'll buttered mold. Serve with drawn
butter sauce.
Boiled Fish.-prop the cleaned fish
into boiling salted water with a table.
spoonful of vinegar, a few whole black
peppers and cover the kettle tightly.
Do not cook until the fish falls from
the bones, but until the end Of the tail
cracks easily when broken. Serve
with drawn butter sauce.
Baked Salmon.-Clean a four-pound
salmon and fill with the following
dressing: half a cupful Of finely
chopped apple, a cupful of bread
crumbs, a little chopped parsley, onion,
salt and pepper and. a beaten egg.
Wrap In oiled paper and haste the pa.
per often while baking to keep it
moist. Serve with lemon and parsley.
Cod en- casserole.-Prepare inch.
thick slices of fish, wipe dry with a
soft cloth. Dot the bottom of the cas-
serole with butter and lay In the slices
of fish. Dust lightly with flour, salt
and pepper, dot with butter and re-
peat as before. When all the fish Is
used pour over it half a cupful OF wa.
ter or fish stock, a third Of a cupful
lemon juice and a bit Of the rtnd. Add
finely chopped parsley and a little
onion Put on the cover and bake un-
til tender.
Fried Fish.-Cut the slices about
three-quarters of an inch thick, wipe
them dry with a cloth, sift a little
-four over each slice, dust with pepper
and salt and fry in plenty Of butter
until a delicate brown. Serve with
brown drawn butter sauce. Horse
radish, whipped cream, salt and vine
gar makes a good sauce to serve with
any fish,
T1kAEM 1%~eA.
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me to Join on the ground that the
organization was to attempt to bring
about the freedom of Poland"
Olga shrugged. you were rich,
highness. The Black Hundred needed
money"
And you need it noy? eagerly,
believing that she saw a loophole.
How much? Oh, l will give a hun
dred thousand rubles on your prom
Use to leave me alone. Tell mel"
Il am sorry, your highness, but l
have no authority to accept such an
offer. Indeed, my errand is far from
being expensive. All the Black Hun
dred desires is four invitations to
this ball which you are soon to give.
That should not cause you any alarm.
We shall not interfere with your 80
journ in America in any way what
soeyer, provided these invitations are
issued"
You would rob my gue%.s?" horri-
fled.
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makes a common dish quite another
affair. A spoonful Of chopped pepper
added to bean soup gives it an added
favor. .s,-
, A most attractive and tasty salad
may be made Of steWed, strained and
seasoned tomatoes which is s~tifened
with gelatin. Line the mold with
rounds of green pepper and pour IN
the tomato carefully. 4,
Peppers scalded and chopped then
sprinkled. over lettuce make q good
salad with French dressing.
Stuffed peppers are at their best.
Take large, .well-shaped peppers for
stufing. Cut of the tips and carefully
remove the seeds and veins, parbofl
for five minutes and they r ready
for any kind Of stufing desired. A
mixture of chopped ham and rice or
potato with leftover meat finely
chopped, OF sausage, in fact, almost
any tasty combination Of meat and
vegetable Is good baked in a pepper
shell.
Dreamed Goldfish, creamed potatoes,
creamed celery are all good served
in peppers. A good pepper relish ia
prepared by using chopped cucumber,
onion and green tomato with equal
parts of chopped red pepper, sailed
and covered with boifing vinegar. Il
liked quite hot add grated h~orseradish
Use chopped pepper in c~roquettes
and notice how much more tasty they
are. ,
To Can Green or Red Peppars.-Be
gin at the stem and cut the peppers
round and round in thin strips Cover
with boiling water and let stand hve
minutes, remove them and plunge into
ice water, drain after ten minutes
and pack solidl4 into jars. Boil q
quart Of vinegar. with two cupfuls Of
sugar for ten minutes, then pour this
over the peppers. This will cover a
peck of peppers if well packed in the
jars. Keep in a cool place. &
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ute so4ial and political organization.
In this respect it stands in striking
contrast to other oriental countries.
80 far as the feeling of radical unity
and the consciousness of sharply de-
fined national aims and interests are
concerned, India and China lave been
mere geographical terms. conveying
no such group of ideas, convictions,
and mental habits as the word Italy,
France ana England convey.
japan, on the other hand, has as
keen a sense of it's individuality, 80 as
to speak, as any western nation; and
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Positively no! Here is a list OF
four names. Invite them; thai IS all
you have to do. Not so mucn as d
silver spoon will be found MISSING
This Is on my word of honor, and !
eve break that word, If you please"
Give me the list" said the princess
YEARLY. who gave you that ring?
1.-The head"
I'm Russian"
mo; here in America" Olga dipped
into her handbag and produced a slip
Of paper. This she handed to the
princess. Here is the list, highness."
"Who is Florence Hargreave?
"A friend Of mine" evasively.
Does she belong to the organiza
ton"
No"
Then you have some Interior pur
pose in having me invite her."
II have" answered Olga sharply;
"but that does not concern your high
ness in the least"
The princess bit her lips. i see
your name here also; a man named
Braine, and another, Norton"
Say at once that you do not carr
to execute the wishes-the commands
of the order" said Olga coldly.
81 will do as you wish. And | beg
you now to excuse me. But II any
thing happens to any of my persona
friends" =
"Well?" haughtily from Olga.
well, l will put the matter IN the
hands of the police"
"But so long as your persona
friends are not concerned?"-
81 shall then Of necessity remain
deaf and blind. 1t Is one Of the pen
alties l must pay for my folly. I wish
you good-day."
"And also good %riddance," mur
INJURED Olga under her breath as she
rose and started for the hallway.
Thus 1t was that when Norton wen'
to the Office the next afternoon he
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found a broad white envelope on his
desk. Indifferently he opened the
same and his eyes bulged. Princess
Parlova requests" and 80 forth and 80
on. Then he shrugged. The chief had
probably asked for the invitation aid
he would have to write up the dofngs,
a phase of rep~ortorial work eminently
distasteful to him. He went up to
the city desk.
Cant you find some one else to do
this stuff" he growled to the city
editor.
The city editor glanced at the card
and crested envelope. Good Lord,
man! Nobody in this office had any
thing to do with that. What luck!
Our Miss Hayes tried all name Of
schemes, but. was rebuffed on all
sides. How the deuce did you chance
to get one?"
Search me-" said the bewildered
Norton.
IF I were you I'd sit tight and take
it all in" advised the editor. Its
going to be the biggest splurge of its
kind we've had in years! We've been
working every wire we know to get
Miss Hayes inside, but it was no go.
This princess is not onto the game
yet. In this country you get into So
ciety or you don't through the Sun
days."
Hanged if I know who wished this
thing on me-"
Take it philosophically," said the
editor sa~rcastically. "The princess
won't bite you. She may even have
seen your picture" .
Get Quit" grumbled Norton, turn
ing away.
He would go out and see Florence.
On the way out to Riverdale he came
to the conclusion that the list of the
princess fell short and some friend of
his who was helping the woman out
suggested his name. 1t was the only
way he could account for it.
But when he learned that Florence
had an invitation exactly like his own
and that she received it that morning
he became suspicious.
Jones, what do you think Of it,"
he questioned.
81 think it was very kind Of the
Countess Perigoff suggesting your
name and that of Florence" said the
butler urbanely.
"Olga?" cried Florence, disappoint-
eddy.
1T is the only logical deduction I
can make" declared Jones. They are
both practically Russians"
and what would you adviser"
asked Norton.
"Why, go and enjoy yourselves.
Forewarned is forearmed. The thing
is, be very careful not to %acquaint
any one with the character Of your
disguise, least of all the Countess
Perigoff. Besides" Jones added smil-
ing, perhaps l may go myself"
"Goody! I've read about masked
balls and have always been crazy to
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l22d of his dynasty; the development
If the life of the people, whatever
It's limitations and defects, has been
uninterrupted by d%isturbadce from
wltnout 1t has been deeply Influenced
oy Aslatlc ideals and conventions; but
the foreign ideals and manners which
have found acceptance by the Jap
anese have made their way by persua-
sion. not by arms.
Japan differs radically from the
other countries of the East in it's pos
session Of a sensitive national CON
seriousness and of a thorough and min