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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-11

her feet across the parade ground. down the
streets of Manila toward the dock. Her bosom
was rising and falling tempestuously with the en-.
fort and mad despair possessed her - sne
caught the signs of readiness from the Empress
and saw there was no boat to take her OUT "
the ship which carried the precious orders.
She beat her tiny fists fercely together. Thefs
must be way. There must be- Family TO her
ears came humming sound from the boat. ~
reminded her Of another sound she had heard
recently. sound she identified with the solution
OF her problem--Harley and his aeroplane.
1t was five miles. but her horse could do ting
distance In short time. Faster even than she had
reached the dock did she get to the stables In
amazement the groom looked at her as he fol.
lowed her orders She leaped into the saddle ana
through the moonlight she dashed. the little marc
accepting this new freak Of his mistress with DE-
light
The aviator had oniv inst returned from the
dance when she hung herself from the mare and
grasped him fercely bv the shoulders shaking
him IN the vehemerce of her command. BE stared
at her unbelievingly as he made ont what she
desired. but there something in the entreat-
ing eyes, the drawn face. that told her deadly
she commanded herself and. placing her hands
upon his shouldrra looked deep In the mans eyeA
"1t means the honor Of the man I love-"
Harley turned away, turned toward the gianS
Lrci1e was r'eaa,ng for the honor Of the
man she loved-readng only woman can
plead There at the waters edge soul stirring
traeedv was eparted. The avfator--a rnsn among
was being asked by the er' he loved to risk
her life. and his own to the rame Of MS
strongest rival. Torn between conflicting emo
tions. he star-d at her. half rrbe'ievreiv. with
appealing intensity she pointed wildly ont across
the bright hlue water 10 where the maiestic liner
was steaming rapidv towards the horizon. In.
cilIe hrrc breafhlessfv On the aviator's every ac
tior. His Iips opened for protest. hnt there wss
sometime IN fh~ aentreating he conld not
resist Preath'ess'v she watched him. awaiting
his decision. There a curiouslv twisted smiIe
upon HIS lips when he faced her again.
"f2et in" he rnotioned She Ind won her appeaI
Hugo Lorberue leaned against the Iirer's
rail- pencil poised over the open of the diary
which was Observation-Disclosures Account with Love.
Items upor that mage had been cancelled. moro
remained clear The hand sterted to draw thronsh
one of these last when faintlv to his reacheo
down drumming sourd from the heavens.
A his eyes wandered up the great bird In
mid heaven grew more and more distinct. the
figures Of man and woman emerging. grim
smile crossed the spy's face as he put the diary
and pencil back IN his pocket. For Hugo Los-
beque was thorough and the item might not b
cancelled yet. Continued Next Sx<saT.i
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The human body surcharges room with
electricity at times Of greatest stress. Rigdly
the two men stared into each others eyes, donbt.
changing to suspicion. suspicion to accusation on
their faces But two had access to that
safe but two men knew of the arrival Of the
orders and papers General Love suddenly rose.
tn chair scrapne resninolv upon the tense silence
.Ii.utenant Gibson" he began. HIS voice
riya,ing the sound Of the scrapinx chair, 1mcills
mentioned n moment ago that you had ssddeny
acquired sufficient money to justify an immediate
marriage"
"Yes sir A levacv-"
General Love snor+ed his disbelief.
Leaving the continuation ~ this safe. with
secrets which are Invaluable to the Unifed States; 1;
with secrets that wortd be ~ untold vafue to
the enemies Of the United States: with secrets
that might mean the sacrifice Of not territory
alone b1t countless lives-does that not strike
vou as strange not to say suspicious that such
nreeious thing should he left in your Lieu-
feuant?" The tones OF the Generals voice had
risen. n sneer vibrating through every syllable
His aide did not answer. His lips opened to
sneak then with one look at the startled. fright
ened face of nj. sweetheart. they snapped shut
again His grey eyes were hard and cold
steel, his mouth but thin lire, sewed-np cash
ACROSS his face under the dflHtfng nostrils His
His heavy Ast slammed down upon the desk.
"The papers. Lieutenant Gibson-immediatsly.
Thi. is your last chance" ra
1T placed them In the safe and they are NOT
there now. sir" The tones were quiet, cold. de-
t.rmred.
The General stepred swiftly forward his asts
c)enched a. for blow. With effort he com
nanded himself then turned and prsssed the an
nuncator.
"You will go to your quarters, SIR. and con-
slider yourself under arrest. The humiliation Of
an escort will be spared you. However, there win
be a guard about the place"
A faint. little cry Of protest sounded clear
aud distinct against the dead silence. The young
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CHAPTER III.
A Non With But One Thought.


: HCGo LotrBEoUE turned the packet Of papers
and orders over and over in his hand, a
oroodinS expression in his eyes that told his
Thoughts were very far awav frori the butler
cracksman who had Just bronghf them to him. A
massive figure of man, he seemed to f1ll the
room with his presence the chair In which he
sat seemed to have been hnilt about him the
room itself with its magnificent furnishings was
dwarfed by its occupant Greatest of interna-
tional spys. the rise and fall Of many nations
might have been placed at his door, rivers OF
blood had burst their barriers at the touch Of
those powerful fingers. As the musician PLAYS
from the organ loft rpon the sweet toned chimes
in the ehrrch streple far above. so did Hugo
Lorbeo'e play upon hrnan emotions. buying. SELL
ING. defv'ng. commanding nations to do his will
through his superhuman insight into the dorin-
atipC characteristics which mastered the rulers
Of those nations. A Thousand wires there wers
sthrorghort the world 4hat responded to the mas
ter touch nf this dark musician whose instru-
m~nt hrmartv thoueard wiros and vet
again Thousand. and alI-a1I were directrs to-
wards revenge against one toward Ne de-
structior Of General Tove. What hidrous mem
ories that name of love evoked II sent his
thou0hts harl to The horrible event NJ hi. life
to the military college. the scene of his disgrace
where he had been evnosed 70 the scorn of his
frIlew classmen. The proofs ~ his dishonorab'e
plotting ard treason work. had been furnished
bv Cadet Srmpter Love. his srccrssful rival for
the love Of beautiful rir' The conclusive and
urccntrovertibls proofs Of his quilt had resulted
in his Dismissal from tn. service and diserfran.
chiserrent citizen Of his native country
bitter and still more MALIGNANT grew this
feeling Of hatred against this fellow cadet NJ his
earlv manhood davs. this man now General Sump-
Ter Lnvs as his mind swept hack 10 the davs of
never to he forgotten past. the days Of his down.
fall and disgrace.
Over and over he turned the stolen papers
Only another link Il was IN the chain he was
drawing abort the old army officer Many more
there would be before his work was finished and
already, his brooding eyes were sighted along the
Fufure--planrinR planning plotting The but
Ter coughed nervously and his master looked UP.
waving hiua away without word Of praise. The
man Fad but done his duty. Hugo Loubeque ex-
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Immediately | get through with
the orders that came tonight. Lieu
tenant" he said briakly, you put
the orders and papers from Wash
ington in the safe as / told you7
Will you get them for ms%
The aide flushed q bit. hin
fingers playing at the gold strap at
his side.
"Why-why, General" he stam.
mered, II left the combination mem
orandum In my room. Lucille was wait
ing and"
Get IT," snapped the old man. The
slightest infraction of military system
touched his heart on the raw.
He studied his aide curiousIy when
he returned and began fumbling with
the knobs of the safe Gibson was stIlI
embarrassed At his blunder, realized his
superior was thinking that since Lucille
entered into his life these blunders had
shown decided tendency to pile up.
The door opened and the Lieutenant,
hand automatically reached inside to-
ward the place where he had put the
packet. An expression of iucredulous
dismay was upon his face as he drew
out bundle Of bank notes.
"Whv, / don't remember these" he
lief, ''you have already been here, sir?-
No" General Loves tone was per.
emptory. cracking. He did not relish
delay OF any sort. "Come. come! The
papers ] gave you. Lieutenant"
The aide fumhled through the pap
ers in the safe. the expression of con.
fdence on his face changing tn one OF
blank incredulity. then utter dismay az
a second thorough ransackinO failed 10
reveal the big envelope. He drew long
breath as he Strengthened to attention,
his face very white and drawn. his voice
no more than whisper.
General, they are-not-there."
mot there!" Like the cracking Of
fire In dry twigx was the old mans voice.
Not there. sir! Then perhaps they too
NAV he In your room"
"No. sir. distinctly recall placing
them In the order box. There was no
money there at the time
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man .eri salute As he stepped swiftly
toward his sweetheart. General Loves arm reach
ed out and drew the sobbing girl to him. his left
nand outstretched though the mere touch Of
his aide would be defiling. Gibson halted in his
tracks Again his arnNrose stify in salute then.
without word. he turned, his steps falling
fainter upon the of the pair who listened
with leaden hearts
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CHAPTER ~.
"For the Honor Of q Man"

W tH0 dOWOT OJ . M0
IN a world Of mental and physical inequalities
such as this there would be but scant chance
TOT the weaklng were IL not for q kind Destiny
taxing the cards In his own hands and stacking
them to make the game more equal With the
runs OF every hope smashing about her. without
tnought save the need for conhdant and
friend In time Of distress. she took up the tele-
phone to speak with her chum. the wife Of
young officer who had only just reached the post
month before
On such slight things do hinge great conss.
quences; on such tribes may be decided ths
wrecking OF the most cunning plot Of the master
mine that dominates nations. For q second. sensf.
tized BY suffering though her mind was. she did
not catch the significance Of the orders being
given BY the man whose wire had crossed her
own. Then feeling of fantness caused her To
reel at the power and strength she caught In the
tones. She listened. conquerng her fear in one
triumphant throb of love for the imprisoned Of.
fcer. Barley snatches could she get:
General Loves orders and papers are IN my
possession now. For Shanghai on the Empress
tonight Have the launch ready"
And then the buzzing Of the instrument told
her that she could hear more. It seemed too
cruel. 100 impossible that her hopes should be
raised high only to be shattered. The Generals
orders and papers-The Empress for Shanghai
Immediately. She rushed to the window, her
heart sinking at sight Of the smoke curls spew-
ing from the big liners tunnels The empress was
ready-ready-and her sweetheart was arrested.
Resolution so vague as to be indeinable
urged her across the floor and out the door She
did not stop to analyze the impulse which urged
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-11
LUCILLE LOVE. The Girl Of Musteru
Devotion. Danger and Intrigue

pected that. The telephone rang and the spy
stlHened In his chair. no more the dreamer Xou-
oeque was at work, finishing this detail in his
scheme Of revenge.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-07
THE WOMAN THOU
GAVEST ME By HALL CAME
The Greatest Story of the Twentieth Century

of my heart / was wishing him 10
stay, and thinking how little and
lonely ! was, while here was n big
brave man who could protect me
from every danger.
We walked together to the door,
and there / took his hand and held 1t,
feeling like a child that If 1 let go
no might be lost in the human ocean
outside and ] should see no more OF
him.
At last. struggling hard with a
lump that was gathering in my throat,
l said:
Martin. ] have been so happy to
see you. I've never been so happy TO
see anybody in my life. You'll let me
see YOU again, won't your
Wont ]? Bet your life / VIII
he said, and then. as IL seeing that
my lip was trembling and my eyes
were beginning to fill. he broke into
cheerful little burst of our native
tongue, so as TO give me q "heise
as we say In ELAN and to make me
laugh at the last moment.
Look here--keep tomorrow for
me; will ye? II them ones" (my hus-
band and Alma) lis afther axing We
to do anything else, just tell them
there's an ould shipmate ashore. and
he's wanting we to go 'asploring.' See?
So-long,"
1t had been like a dream, a beau
tiful dream, and as soon as I came to
myself in the hall. with the visitors
calling at the bureau and the page
boys shouting in the corridors found
that my telegraph form, crumpled and
crushed. was still in the palm of my
left hand
tore it up and went in TO break
fast.
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To-DAY'S NSTALLMENT
Fiftisth Chapter-Continued.

When ! introduced Alma, she took
Martins hand and held It while she
sa=ed searchingly into his eyes from
under her eyebrows, as she always did
when she was being presented 10 a
man; but l saw that in this Instance
her glance fell with no more effect
on its object than lighted vesta on a
running stream
After the usual banal phrases. my
husband inquired IL Martin was stay.
ing in the house. and then asked IL he
would dine with US some day.
Certainly! Delighted With all
the pleasure in the world" said MAJ
tin.
Then" said my husband with
rather frigid politeness. you will see
more of your friend Mary"
Yes" said Alma, in a way that
meant much. you will see more OF
your friend Mary"
Don't You worry about that,
ma'am You bet Will" said Martin,
looking straight into Alma's eyes,
and though she laughed as she passed
into the breakfast room with my
husband, could see that for the first
time in her life mans face had
Then you knew" said, when they
were gone.
Eyes; a friend Of mine who met you
abroad came down to see us into port
and he ="
.Dr. O'Sullivang
That's the man, Isn't he a boy
And, my gracious, the way he speaks
of you But now now you
must go to breakfast yourself, and
must be Off about my business
Don't go yet" ] said.
I'll stay all day IL you want me
10; but promised to meet the lieu
tenant on the ship in half an hour,
and =.
"Then you must go
mot yet. Sit down, again. Five
minutes will do no harm. And by the
way, now Nhat look at You again,
I'm not sure that you Italy,
Egypt, there's enough sun down
there, but you're pale a lit
tie pale, aren't you?"
] tried to make light OF my pallor,
but Martin looked uneasy, and after a
moment he asked:
How long are you staying in Lon
don7"
told him did not know where
upon he said:
well. I'm 10 be here q month,
making charts and tables and reports
for the Royal Geogra phieal Society,
but IL you want me for anything
do you want me now?"
moo, no, not now" / answered
'Well, If you do want me for any
thing-anything at all. mind, just
pass the word and the charts and the
tables and the reports and the Royal
Geographical Society may go to the
Well, somewhere"
I laughed and rose and told him
he ought to go, though at the bottom
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-07
NO NECESSITY
To Be MISERABLE
Says One Woman Who
Knows Good Advice
On How to Regain
Health and
Strength.

Newtonia, Mo.--Tn advices from
this town, Mrs Susie Williams has
the following TO say for publication /:
Ladies, there's absolutely no neces-
sity to he SO miserable from suffering.
as so many women are. when Cardui.
the woman's tonic will help you so
much. wouldn't think of being with
out Cardui in my home.
When / WAS married. suffered
great pains every month. My husband
got me a bottle Of Cardui, and it
help me SO, | kept on taking It, In
short time ! was well and strong.
Before began taking Cardui. my
weight was only 9S pounds, and in
less than year | weighed 100.
81 think Cardui is the best medicine
IN the world for women. and hope
all suffering ladies will take my al.
vice and try Cardui."
If you are sick and miserable, and
suffering from any Of the pains due
To womanly trouble, take Cardui. 1t
has been found TO relieve pain and
distress, caused by womanly troubles.
and is an excellent remedy to have on
hand at all times in case of need. for
all women's ailments and weaknesses.
Cardui is composed OF ingredients
which act on the womanly constitu.
ton, and build up health and strength
In natural manner
Cardui will help you TO get we'll.
n. B,--Write 20. Ladies Advisor,
Dept, Chattanooga Medicine Co. char.
tanooga Tenn. for speciai Instructions
and a. page book. Home Treatment fol
women sent IN plain wrapper, on re-
ouest-Advt.
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Advice to the
Lovelorn
By BEATRICE FAIRFAX.
BETTER NOT.


Dear Miss Fairfax:
Some two years ago met
young lady who was visiting
lady friend of mine, and / de-.
string to show her courtesy. gava
several theater parties in hsr
honor. Since the lady returned
home she has written me several
letters of a friendly nature. and
in turn replied. Recently l have
had several urgent invitations 10
visit her and a request for INV
photograph. l fear she is con-
STRUNG my letters to mean mora
than / intend they should. Now
l am not in love with this young
lady at all, only as distant
friend, and as l am man of 80
years and she is a young LADY
of only 25, please advise me II
you think it best for me to con-
tinue my correspondence with
her. WORRIED
If your intentions are not seriou,
1t is better to drop the acquaint
ance before her heart is involved.
Take a longer time each time i
her letters, and gradually IN
will cease.
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iousl What a great, great thing it
will be for the world"
Wont it?" he said, and his eyes
sparkled like a boys.
Thus the time passed without our
being aware how It was going, and we
were back at Westminster Pier before
l bethought me that of the sad and
serious subject 1 had intended to
speak about had said nothing at all.
But all London seemed to have been
taking holiday that day, for as we
drove in a taxi up Parliament street
streams of vehicles full of happy peo-
pie were returning from the Derby.
including costers donkey carts in
which the girls were carrying huge
boughs of May blossom, and the boys
were wearing the girls feathery hats,
and at the top of their lusty lungs
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they were waking the echoes of the
"Honeysuckle and the Bee"
"Yew aw the emmy, OF EN- Their bee,
ORD like ter sip Their emmy from those
red lips yew see."
AS we came near our hotel we saw
a rather SNOWY four hand coach,
called the "Phoebus,' drawing up al
the covered way in front of it, and a
lady on top, in a motor veil, waving
her hand to Us
1t was Alma. with my husbands
and Mr. Eastcliff's party back from
the races, and as soon as we met on
the pavement she began to pay me
high compliments on my improved
appearance.
To Be Continued Monday.
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Rather Rafrled Him.

Tommy had Just completed his first
term at a boarding school On the
evening OF his return home, wishing
to impress his little sister with the
vastness of his knowledge, he led her
star, and said:
You see that light up there? Well
it's bigger than all this world"
mo, 'taint!" replied his sister
But tell you it is" returned the
youthful scholar.
"Then why is it that it can't keep
off the rain?" came the battling re-
tort.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-07

Copyright. 1872 by Hearsts Magazine.
Copyright, 1918. by Hearst Magazine.
Copyright in Great Britain. Copyright,
1913. by J. b. Lipplncott Company.
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commander, which made the latt er
rock in his seat and the former shake
and shout so much that he spilled the
coffee.
But what about the fourth man in
the front row from the leftG" asked
the commander.
ooh, should recognize him if | was
blindfolded." l answered.
by what?"
by his eyes" said, and after this
truly Irish and feminine answer the
men shrieked with laughter.
She's got you there. Doc" cried
somebody.
"She has sure" said Martin, who
ment, but was looking supremely
happy.
At length the time came for the
men to go, and I went up on deck TO
see them off by the launch. and then
nobody was left on the ship except
Martin and myself, with the cook, the
cabin boy and few of the crew, in
GLIDING Treacle.
knew that that was the right time
to speak, but l was too greedy OF
every moment of happiness to break
in on it with the story of my troubles,
so when Martin proposed to show me
over the ship away | went with him
to look at the theodolites and chro-
nometers and sextants, and sledges
and skis, and the aeronautic outfit
and the captive balloon, and the dou-
BILE barreled guns, and the place
where they kept the petroleum and
the guncotton for blasting the ice.
and the hold forward for the mems
provisions in Theoretically sealed tins,
and the hold aft for the dried fish and
biscuit that were the food for the
Siberian dogs, and the empty cage for
the dogs themselves. which had Just
been sent up to the zoo to be taken
care of.
! His Own Cabin.
Last OF all. he showed me his own
cabin, which interested me more than
anything else, being such a snug little
place Though l thought l should like
to tidy It up a bit), with his medical
outfit. his books, his bed like shelf
and one pretty photograph of his
mothers cottage with the roses grow
ing over ii, that / almost felt as IL
would not mind going to the Antarc-
tic myself If l could live in such COM
Portable quarters.
Two hours passed in this way
though they had flown like five min
utes, when the cabin boy came &c
say that tea was served in the sa-
loon. and then l skipped down to II
as if the ship belonged TO me. Anc
no sooner had l screwed myself into
the commanders chair, which was
| fixed on the floor at the head Of the
narrow table. and found the tea tray
almost on my lap, than wave Of
memory from our childhood came
sweeping back to me, and l coulc
not help giving way to the coquetry
which lies hidden in every girls hear
so as to find out how much Martin
had been thinking OF me.
I'll bet you anything" I said. q
had caught Martins style), you
can't remember where you and l first
saw each other"
He could-it was in the little dim
| ity-white room in his mothers house
with its eet-smelling "scraas'
under the sloping thatch.
We'll. you don't remember what
you were doing when we held our first
conversations"
He did-he was standing on his
| hands with his feet against the wall
and his inverted head close to the
carpet.
But you've forgotten what hap
| pened next?"
He hadn't had invited William
| Rufus and himself into bed. and they
| had sat up on either side of me-
Poor William Rufus l heard al
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HE is EXTREMELY FOOLISH.

Dear MISS Fairfax:
i am Is and deeply in love with
a young man five years my Sc
nior. 1 met him one day when
not quite Is and he told me to
wear longer dresses and put my
hair up. This young man is on
the road as travelling sales
man, and l have not seen him
since then.
Do you think he meant any
thing by that?
CONSTANT READER.
1 think he was both foolish and
impertinent, as the length of girls
dresses is a matter to be decided BY
her mother. Don't put your heart on
him.
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DEPENDS ON HIS PURSE.
Dear Miss EaiTfax.

How Noften should young man
give a young lady candy? Should
he send 1t by a messenger boy or
take it himself? Should he put
his card in the box?
RAYMOND.
If he can afford it, box of candy
is a pleasing gift to take whenever
he calls; taking it for granted that
he doesn't call oftener than once a
week
Neither his card, nor q messenger
boy, under the circumstances, is nee
esSary.