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I may not be an heiress after all. And
some day I shall marry him."
Jones bowed. This seemed to ap-
pear final to him, and nothing more
was to be said.
Norton did not return to his rooms
till seven. He found the telephone
call and also a note in a handwriting
unfamiliar. He tore off the envelope
and found the contents to be from the
Countess Perigof.
Call at eight tonight" he read. ~
have an important news story for you.
Tell no one, as 1 cannot be involved
in the case. Cordially, Olga, Countess
Perigof."
Humph! Norton twiddled the note
in his fingers and at length rolled it
into a ball and threw it into the waste
basket. He, too, made a mistake; he
should have kept that note. He
dressed, dined, and hurried off to the
apartments of the countess.
He arrived ten minutes before Flor
ence and Susan.
And Jones did some rapid telephon-
ing.
How long, how long," the butler
murmured. How long would this
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him into believing that it came from
another direction. Eventually they ar
rived at the hut, and Florence was
forced to enter. The man locked the
door and waited outside for the auto
mobile which he vas expecting. He
was rather dumfounded when he saw
that it was coming from the city, not
going toward it.
1t was Norton. The riderless horse
told him enough; the handkerchief and
bracelet and crop led him straight for
the hut.
= The man before the hut realized by
this time that he had made a mistake.
He attempted to re-enter the hut and
prepare to defend it till his compan-
ions hove in sight. But Florence, rec
ognizing Norton, held the door with
all her strength. The man snarled and
turned upon Norton, only to receive a
smashing blow on the jaw.
Norton flung open the door. Into
the car, Florence! There's another car
coming up the road. Hurry!"
1t was not a long chase. The car
of the auto bandits, looking like all
ordinary taxicab, was a high-power ma.
chine, and it gained swiftly on Nor,
tons four-cylinder. The reporter wait
ed grimly.
Keep your head down." he warned
Florence. I'm going to take a pot at
their tires when they get within range,
If | miss I'm afraid we'll have trouble
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trust you fully it was because I did
not care to drag you In too deep"
Deep? Norton thought Of Florence
and smiled inwardly. Could anybody
be in deeper than he was? Once 1t
was on the tip Of his tongue to con-
fess his love for Florence, but the
gravity Of Jones' c~ountenance was an
obstacle to such move; it did not In
vito 1t.
To be sure, Jones had no real au-
thority to say what Florence should or
should not do with her heart. Still,
from all points Of view, it was better
to keep the affair under the rose till
there came a more propitious hour in
which to make the disclosure.
Love, in the midst of all these
alarms! Sharp, desperate rogues on
one side, millions on the other, and
yet love could enter the scene Sc
renely, like an actor who had missed
his cue and came on too
Oddly enough, there was no real
loVe-maklng Sucn as you often Teau
about. A pressure Of the hand, a
glance from the eye, there was seldom
anything more. Only once-that men,
orable day on the river road-had he
kissed her. No word Of love had been
spoken on either side. In that wild
moment all conventionalities had dis
appeared like smoke In the wind.
There had been neither past o fu-
ture, only the present in which they
knew that they loved. With her he
was happy, for he had no time to plan
over the future. Away from her he
saw the inevitable barriers providing
against the marriage between a poor
young man and a very rich young
woman. A man who has any respect
for himself wants always to be on
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CHAPTER TX.
Tho Leap In the Dark.

. Tine Leap III tne bdTN.
So far as Jones was concerned, he
was rather pleased with the turn OF
affairs. This was no time for love
making; no time for silly, i%nnocuous
quarrels and chickering's, In which love
must indulge IT die. Florence no
longer rode horseback, and Norton
returned to his accustomed haunts,
where no one made the slightest at.
tempt upon his life. In his present
state of mind he would have welcomed
It. !
whats the matter with Jim?"
asked the night city editor, raising hts
eye shade.
Il don't know" answered the copy
reader.
Goes around as If he'd been eating
dope; bumped into the boss a while
ago and never stopped to apologize
perhaps he's mapping out the frors
page for that Havgreave stuff,
laughed the copy reader. Between
you and me and the gate post, l don't
believe there ever was a man by the
name of Hargreaye."
"Oh, there was a chap by that name,
all right. He's dead. A man can't
swim 300 miles in rough water, life
buoy or no. They ought to have
funeral services, and let it go at that
"But what was the reason for that
fake cable from Gibraltar saying that
Orts was alive? l don't e any sense
in that"
1.-THE man who pulled it of did. I
think, for my part, that both Orts and
Hargreave are dead, and that the mai
picked up by the tramp steamer Orient
was riding some other balloon"
You're wrong there. The descrip
ton Of it proved that it was Orts' ma
chine. Oh, Jim probably has got a
mans size yarn up his sleeve, but he's
a long time in delivering the goods.
He's beginning to nope a good deal.
Woman back Of 1t somewhere. Haven't
held down this copy job for twelve
years without being able to make some
tolerable guesses. Jim's a star man.
When he gets started nothing a stop
him. He covered the Chinese Boxer
rebellion better than any other CORE.
spondent there. I wonder how old he
is?"
20. should say about thirty-one or
two. Here he comes now. 10, JIM
ITO BE CONTINUEb.)
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Under no circumstances attempt to
leave this car. Here they comet"
He suddenly leaned back and fired.
It was only chance. The manner In
which the cars were lurching made a
poor target for a marksman even OF
the first order. Chance directed Nor
toms first bullet into the right forward
tire, which exploded. Going at sixty
odd miles an hour, they could not stop
the car in time to avoid fatality. The
car careened wildly and plunged down
the embankment into the river
Florence covered her eyes with her
hands, and, quite unconscious of what
he was doing, Norton put his arms
around her.
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ported from the French invasion in
Alsace. A fortified outpost was taken,
lost and taken again. At the final sor-
tie of the invaders one lone French
man advanced to announce that he
was already in full possession. When
asked how it happened, he told how
the enemy had become aware that he
was present and how by various sub
terfuges known at least to romance
he had converted himself into a host.
This caused them to remain on the
defensive, as good soldiers do in the
presence Of superior numbers.
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digent prisoners in the jails, but John
Howard induced the state to feed its
prisoners. Time was when the defec-
tives we're cared for by charitable
now the state provides for
these un%fortunates. There will always
be opportunity for private philanthro.
py to render signal services; but 3
democratic society with a proper spirit
of independence will not allow itself
to form the bad habit Of leaning upon
the large private donor, but will take
as it's maxim, Let US do it ourselveR.'
Edward A. Ross, in the Atlantic
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gay deceivers; they always have been
and always will be. Perhaps I'm a bit
wicked; but l rather like to prove my
theory that all lei r weak. If /
had a daughter I'd rather have her be
an old mans darling than a young
mans drudge. I distrust every man I
know. I came to ask you and Susan
to go to the opera with me tonight.
You will come to my apartments first.
You will Gomez"
ITO be sure we will"
Simple little fool!" thought the
Russian on the way home. "She shall
see."
81 believe the countess Is engaged
to be married." said Florence to
Jones.
Indeed, miss?"
Eyes. I couldn't get anything def
mite out Of her, but she had a beauti-
full ring on her finger. She wants
Susan and me to go to the opera with
her tonight. Will that be all right?"
Jones gazed ~abstractedly at the rug.
Whenever a problem bothered him he
seemed to find the solution in the deli
cate patterns Of the Persian rugs. FL
nally he nodded. Il see no reason
why you should not go. Only, watch
out" T..
Jones, there is one thing that will
make me brave and happy. VIII you
tell me If you are in direct commu-
nication with my father"
eyes, Miss Florence" he answered
promptly. "But do not breathe this
to a single soul, neither Susan nor
Norton"
Il promise that: But, ali! hasten
the day when he a come to me.
without fear"
THAT Is my wish also"
"You need not call me miss. Why
should you?" l'
1T might not be wise to have any
one hear me call you thus Familiarity"
he, objected gravely.
please yourself about that. Now /
must telephone JIM"
'"Jim?" the butler murmured.
He caught the word which was not
intended for his ears. But for once
Jones had been startled out Of him
self. ~ = r.
rs it wrong for me to call MI. Nor
ton Jim?" she asked with q bit Of
banter.
"It is not considered quite the prop
er thing, Miss Florence, to call a
young man by his first name unless
you are engaged to marry him, or
grew up with him from childhood"
well, supposing I were engaged to
him." haughtily.
THAT would be a very grave affair.
What have you to prove that he may
not wish to marry you for your
money!"
"Why, Jones, you know that I
haven't a penny In the world I can
call my own! There ,is nothing to
prove, except your word, that / am
Stanley Ha%rgreave's daughter"
mo, there is nothing to prove that
you are his daughter. But hasn't It
ever occurred to you that there might
be a purpose back Of this? Might 1t
not be Of inestimable value that your
fathers enemies should be le"t in
doubt? Might, 1t not be a means Of
holding them on the leash? There is
proof. ample proof. nv child: and
when the time comes these will be
shown you. But meantime put all
thought Of marrying MI. Norton out
of your mind"
THAT I refuse to do" quietly. g"
am at least mistress Of my heart;
and no n shall dictate to me whom
I shall or shall not marry. 81 love Mr..
Norton and he loves me, knowing that
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Norton Put His Arms Around Her.
equal terms with his wife. It's the
way this peculiar organization called
society has written down it's rules.
Doubtless a relic of the stone age,
when Alb went out with his club to
seek a wife and drag her by the hair
to his den, there to care for Ter and
to guard her with his life's t.ood. 1t
Is one Of the few primitive sensations
that remain to US, this wanting the f.
male dependent upon the male. Per.
haps this accounts for mans lack of
interest on the suffragette question.
Only Susan suspected the true state
of affairs, being 8 woman. Having
had no real romance herself, she de-
lighted in having a secondhand one,
as you might say. She intercepted
many a glance and pretended not to
see the stolen, hand pressures. The
wedding was already full drawn in her
minds eye. These two young people
| should be married at Susan Farlow's
when the roses were climbing up the
sides Of the house and the young rob-
ms were boldly trying their. fuzzy
wings. 1t struck her as rather strange,
but she could not ~conjure up Cat this
%wedding) more than two men besides
the minister, the bridegroom, and the
butler.
BY forsaking his accustomed haunts,
under the advice of Jones, the hidden
warfare ceased temporarily. You can't
very we'll kill a man when you don't
know where to find him. He ate his
breakfasts haphazardly, now here,
now there. He received most of his
assignments by telephone and wrote
his stories and articles in his club, in
the writing rooms of hotels, and in
variably dispatched them to the office
by messenger. The managing editor
wanted to know what all this meant;
but Norton declined to tell him.
1t irked him to be forced to rear
range his daily life-his habits. 1t
was a revolution against his ease, for
he loved ease when he was not at
work. He had the sensation of having
been suddenly robbed Of his home, of
having been cast out into the streets.
And on top Of all this he had to go
and fall in love!
There vas no longer a shadow OPP
posite the apartments Of the Princess
| Perigoff. Braine came and went night
ly without discovering any one. This
rather worried him. 1t gave him the
impression that the shadow had found
out what he had been seeking and no
longer needed to watch the coming
and going Of either himself or the
Countess Perigoff.
"Olga, it looks as if We we're at the
end Of our rope" he said discouragedly.
"We have failed in all attempts so far.
The devil watches over that girl"
"Or God" replied the countess
gloomily. I'm nearly every instance
their success has been due to chance.
Somehow I'm convinced that we be-
gan wrong. We should have let Har-
greave escape quietly, followed him,
and made him fast when the right OPP
%portunity came. After a month or so
his vigilance would have relaxed; he
would have arrived at the belief that
! he had eluded US"
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strange combat last? ,rhe ssrAfu was
terrible. He slept but little during
the nights, for his ears were always
waiting for sounds. He had cast
the chest into the sea, and it would
take a dozen expert divers to locate
1t. And now, atop Of all these wor-
ries, the child must fall in love with
the first conner! 1t was heartbreak-
ing. Norton, so far as he had learned,
was cool and brave, honest and reli-
able in a pinch; but as the husband
of Stanley Hargreaye's daughter, that
was altogether a different matter. And
he must devise some means Of putting
a stop to it, but
But he was saved that trouble.
Mongoose and cobra, that was the
game being played; the cunning Of
the one against the deadly venom Of
the other. II he forced matters he
would only lay himself open to the
strike Of the snake. He must have
patience. Gradually they were break
ing the organization, hopping off a
branch here and there, bat the peace
of the future depended upon getting
a grip on the spine Of the cobra him
self.
The trick was simple. The count
ess had news; trust her for that. She
exhibited a %eablegram, dated at Glib.
raltar, in which the British authori-
ties stated definitely that no such a
person as William Orts, aviator, had
arrived at Gibraltar, And then, as he
rose, she rose also and gently precip-
itated herself into his arms, just at
the moment Florence appeared in the
doorway.
Very simple, indeed. When a wom-
an falls toward a man there Is moth
ing for him to do but extend his arms
to prevent her from falling. Outward
ly, however, to the eye which saw
only the picture and comprehended
not the cause, it had all the hallmarks
Of an afectionate embrace.
Florence stood perfectly still for q
moment, then turned away.
81 beg your pardon" said the count
ess, "but a sudden fainting spell seize
me. My heart Is a bit weak"
Don't mention it," replied the gal
liant Norton. He was as innocent as
"a babe as to what had really taken
place.
Florence went back home. She
wrote a brief note to Norton and In
closed the ring which she had secret
ly worn attached to a little chain
around her neck.
When Norton came the next day
she refused to see him. 1t was all
over. She never wished to see him
again.
He says there has been some cruel
mistake" said Jones.
81 saw him with the countess in his
arms. I do not see any cruel mis-
take in that. / saw him. Tell him SO.
And add that I never wish to see him
again."
Then she ran swiftly to her room,
where she broke down and cried bit
terly and would not be comforted by
Susan. '.&
IN heavens name, what has hap
pened?" demanded the frantic lover,
what has h~appened?"
The comedy Of the whole affair lay
in the fact that neither of the two
suspected the countess. who consoled
them both. >.
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"Let Us Do II Ourselves"

Once the philanthropist set up a
drinking fountain; now there is good
city water laid on everywhere. In
olden times kind-hearted people pro-
vided ragged schools" for the waits
of the alleys; now there are public
schools for all. Once the benevolent
created funds to provide meals for in.
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with A CORPORAL'S GUARD"
SInuIe-Handed Victories of the Past
Seem 10 Have Been Duplicated
In Aisace.

Like the lineaments Of a smiling
child peering around the corner OF a
hideous false face, the grim mask Of
war occasionally lowers to disclose for
a moment a feeting glimpse of cheer
fitness or even of comedy, says the
Washington Post.
One such occurrence has been re-
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DissimiIarity.

Marriage is a lottery" said the
ready-made philosopher.
81 shouldn't say that" commented
Miss Cayenne. in a lottery it's a ON
paratively easy matter to tear up a.
losing ticket and take another chance"
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of no one nation, and their valorous
deeds may we'll serve to tighten the
hearts Of those who know how to
fight in companies and brigades.
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IN THE GARDEN OF eErHsEMANE.

LESSON TEXT-Mark 1922. See also
Luke 2:S9-46. H.. ,,s
GOLDEN TExT-Watch and pray, that
We enter not into temptation. Matt. 26:4l
r. v. 500
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SplendOrs of the Panama-Pacific
International Exposition Reveal
ed by Its Present Progress.
SUPERB WORKS or SCULPTURE AND ART IN
COLOSSAL EXHIBIT PALACES FOR AMER.
ICA'S PANAMA CANAL CELEBRATION.

@IINTS Of gold oriental dom Venetian blue
lsous works Of sculpture aud the arrival Of noacs from all
Exposition will when 60 world
tho be- enabled
The Worlds Columbian
produce work OF then
u
International
ChlcagG
displays
appropriation OF 81 3oOi-0 gold
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AIRSHIPS WILL RACE AROUND THE GLOBE FROM SAN
FRANCISCO IN 1915.

ERoNAUTs globe every
standard craft driven by motors viii participate In
aerial around the world which will he feature OF the
sporting be held during the Pannmaiacihc nerna
tionai Exposition Francisco In 1915
The will from the grounds OF the Exposition May 1915
will hundred thousand dollars
prizes for this stupendous world eng contest number OF
the gnhd intention
stoehier ending Muhausen
which he covered 1875 miles, convines nvao that
flights matter adequate supply stations The above
around the world and the stations
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THE WORLDS FIRST INDOOR AeRoPLkle FLIGHT. PAN.
AMA.PAClElC INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION. 1915.

first uur
Lincoln Tcichcy. the rounds
~ Francisco.
u one, end p, whi,h Is
n
of u distance ~
held
The mnchnc however. provided
a easily through the cloth
shaking difficulties Of the nichs
OF bnds
ing OF width
the
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Sunshine" AND "SPRING" At THE PANAMA.PACIFIC IN.
TERNATI0NAL EXPOSITION, SAN FRANCISCO, 1915.

RHE large group right "spring" BY Furo Piccirr
groups Of the Four Seasons at the Panama.
Pacific international Exposition San Francisco. 1915
left "sunshine" BY A. Jaeger who has created companion
eatus "Rain"
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COLOSSAL GLASS DOME FOR PALACE OF H0RTlCUL.
IURE At WORLDS GREATEST EXPOSITION

KNE shows Palace Horticulture
the PanamPncihc International Exposition at San Francisco
building viii entirely OF
The will he 1880 In height and l52 feet
In diameter scaghs within building
will OF q
magnificent bubble een with all the coors the rainbow
The building will
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BRONCHITIS CONQUERED
Royersford, Pa, Man Tells How

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there Is Inflammation In the bronchial
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Townsend Young Of Royersford
Pa. says: "A severe bronchial trou
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General Primary Election

To the Sheriff
You are hereby notified that
a General Primary Election will be
held in this State on Tuesday. the
wen ty fifth day of August 1914. for
all political parties, for the purpose
Of nominating candidates for the
offices of Governor, Lieutenant Gov.
ernor, Representatives in Congress,
state Senators and Representatives in
the State Legislature, also tor nomi-
mating candidates by each political
party in counties, as prescribed by Act
No PSI OF the Public Acts of 1909
rs amended.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF,
have hereto affixed my
signature and the Great
Seal OF the State. at Lans-
ing. this 22nd day OF July
in the year nineteen hun
dred fourteen.
Frederick G. Martindale
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can,t Prove Head Mas Found.

GRAND HAVEN. MICH. - Sher
IN Dyklius has been notified that the
head Of boy had been found in Grand
river, near the home Of Andrew Rels-
ter, in Georgetown, twelve miles from
Grand Rapids. Deputy Sheriff Mort.
house of Jenison found Reister, who
denied any knowledge OF the discov.
cry. Notice was given to the local
sheriff by the Grand Rapids police. but
g. eriff Dykhius is unable to fine any
one who can confirm the report.
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WouId.se War Hero Jailed.

UWOSSO, MICH. = Bullets from
a revolver that Frank w. Rybar, a
Slav. was using at target practice in
preparation for possible service in the
European war sang across vacant
lot and cut cleanly through windows
in dining room where the family OF
James Cantrite were eating breakfast.
The morning meal was hastily aban-
doned as pellets in swift succession
smashed o mirror and ruined a valu-
able picture. Rymar is in Jail.
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NEWS OF THE STATE
TaIked Of PIatonIc Lowe.

PORT HURON, MICH. = Mamah
Bouton Bor-hwick, soulmate OF Frank
Lloyd Wright, slain by an enraged
negro in Wisconsin. taught in the high
school of Port Huron for several years,
She later went to Chicago and was
married TO John b. Cheney.
Miss Borthwick made many friends
in this city. She was regarded as a
beautiful and talented woman. but
often offered strange and unique ar.
suments regarding platonic love and
marriage.
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Hlt RY car; Escapes penth.

ANN ARBOR, MICH George
Cobb, Jackson junk dealer. narrow.
ly escaped death when a team he was
driving was run into by a westbound
car on the Detroit, Jackson and Chi
cago railway at Davis curve, just out
side Of the city limits. Cobb admits
ne heard the automatic bell ring. but
thought he had time TO get across.
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eoy. seven. saves nabe,s Inc.

MONROE. MICH. Mrs. Mar
Csret, three-year-old daughter Of Mrs.
Edith Greening of Bloomfield, n. Y,
was badly burned when she fell over
live electric wire. Rralph Graessley.
seven years old. saw her predicament.
end pluckily pulled her away.
The girl is In serious condition.