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schedule time. All well, what might
not one do for these OF the nobilityi
The motor which bore Kitty an6
Roleau whirled into the station an in.
slant too late. or so it seemed. The
race seemed lost, and recovery OF II
beyond hope.
Quick. Roleau, close to the
tracks," commanded Kitty Gray.
Drive, drive-they are not out OF the
switch yards yet"
With Roleau's revolver muz-le ct
his back. the driver obeyed his or.
ders. Neck and neck he raced the
passing train. drew alongside Just
close enough for one desperate leap.
His passengers took It. An instant
later he was alone. They two were
on the train,
As for Count Frederick, he pounded
along hopelessly distanced in this
race. He saw what had occurred, but
could do no more than accept the
facts as they were.
But Count Frederick himself was
no irresolute soul, and moreover he
knew his country well enough. He
did not pull up now. but rode of
through the town, across the country,
taking the arc OF the great semicircle
which he knew the train must make
where the line curved around the
northern extremity of the uncultivat-
ed plains.
On the train Bartel, the kings coin
in his own possession, sat well
enough content with the turn OF his
fortunes. He knew that few hours
now would place him in safety-and
knew that more than safety would
await his arrival in Grahoffen with
the coin. Perhaps Cortislaw would
reward him In measure even beyond
that awarded to his superior. Count
Sachio. Surely there would be pro-
motion for him, pay of material sort
He had not seen the desperate
means employed by Kitty and Ro-
leau to board the same traia-did not
know that even as he sat comfortably
smoking and complacently looking
forward to the future, these two pur-
suers were but coach or so in the
rear, making plans of their own.
Remain, excellency." said Roleau
at length. Let me go forward alone
he. may be hard to handle. for
surely he will not give up what he
has except with stiff resistance"
II shall go Also said Kitty stout
ly. Il must see how it goes on-no
one can tell what next may happen
to the coin--I must be there to see ii
all. Nevertheless, | thank you for
your chivalry. Roleau-you bring to
mind the men of my own country"
A flush Of pleasure came to the
face of the honest fellow at words OF
praise whose like he had never heard
in all his life.
Come, then" said he, "at least
there is no chance for him to escape
from US"
But, excellency," he added as they
passed the window in the next car
forward. look! What is that?"
She followed his gesture, and
looked out across the rugged land
scape In which they now found them.
selves. Ahead, coming at reckless
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CHAPTER xxxVllI.
The Hidden Thief.

AS he turned from the room where
these late exciting scenes had &C.
CURED, there was one-Count Fred
erick-who gazed back with a look of
inquiry to the solitary occupant who
tarried there. Kitty Gray, wrapped
in her own anxieties, did not catch
this look of solitude, but as they all
passed out and left her to her own de-
vices, robbed now even of the aid of
her faithful servant. she cast herself
upon couch in sudden access of ap-
prehension.
Then she paused, her breath held.
her heart sitting her lungs for just an
instant. 1t seemed to her that she
felt in the couch beneath her some
suspicious movement-yes, it must be
SO! She sprang across the room to
the door. her first instinct that of
flight, but halted and found conceal
ment beyond the first curtain of the
alcove. Her eyes were fastened on
the cover Of the couch which but now
she had occupied.
Yes, she saw the lid move, saw
hand appear beneath its edge-saw
a man slowly crowd himself out from
this hiding place within the body of
the couch! 1t was the face of one of the
apache banda face that she saw
turned questioningly into the room,
which evidently he thought now va
cant. Surely Blake had abundant re-
tain!y he himself did not tarry. A
moment, and he was out of the win
dow and passed from sight as had
his fellows.
There was no time for Kitty to call
for aid, even had there been aid which
she could have summoned. She
wasted no time in utilities, but her
own fashion of self-help, resolved to
lose no opportunity to end certain Of
these complexities. Without time for
thought she sprang after the man, no
definite plan in her mind. AS she did
so, she called out once more, almost
by instinct, upon the one friend who
thus far had not failed her. "Ro-
leau!" she cried.-"Roleau!"
But the faithful Roleau did not hear
his mistress summon him. BY this
time he was in the front part of the
hotel, himself in charge of the officers
of the law.
On his way to the station house In
charge of the gendarmes he weighed
deliberately the chances OF success
one bold man might have against
these others now torn by indecision;
for certainty the gendarmes them
selves had come out of this with none
too much glory, and were in no too
good conceit of themselves. They
walked loosely. heads down, dreading
what lay ahead. 1t was no great feat
for Roleau, half guarded. to spring
away from them at speed, and once
more to gain the front Of the hotel. |
He passed rapidly to the desk.
"Padron,' he said to the clerk who !
stood there, himself irresolute, ''the |
captain has asked me to inquire of her |
excellency-" and he did not step to |
specify as to the nature of that in |
quiry. He sprang to the stair, I'M
deferred. ran down the hall, and once
more found open the door of the room |
which but now he had left.
He entered eagerly, gazed about |
hirh-and stood dumfounded for
moment. There was no trace of his
mistress. The room once more was
altogether empty.
To him there was only one conclu- |
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that is true. There was a victim
here-and yondei lies proof enough of
that Someone must have killed him.
Someone must know about that. De-
tail two men," He motioned to Ro-
leau and the renegade, who still had
been retained in custody in the hall,
by guards who had not dared to enter
the room.
Now for the first time Kitty Gray
rose above her fears, excited at this
sudden danger to her faithful serv-
ant.
What do you mean?" demanded she
of the project. This is my servant
Roleau. He is innocent as babe. He
has been with me all the day, every
moment of the day since l left my
room. We were together when we
were taken in charge. He even brought
to you the man who was in this room.
Why do you accuse him."
Enough" said the project at length,
and signed to his men. THE man Ro-
leau and this other with him will re-
main in charge. You others may go
free. Messieurs, mademoiselle, shall
l say adieu or au revoir?"
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charge as that of murder. Say to him
that we give our honor that we know
nothing of it."
But. monsieur. that picture"
Count Frederick now flushed and
frowned in sudden anger.
True. the picture. / admit that l
have It. / admit freely that / came
to this room and took that picture
without process of law-I make no de-
NAL Of that in the presence of its late
owner. 1t interested mel took It'll
will make such reparation as need be
for that. But that has nothing to do
with the crime of murder. You have
not connected my name or hers with
that You shall not detain us under
any trumped up, imaginary cause
which may please you, eager to find
some victim of the law"
CHANGING from one to the other dubi-
ously. the project at length turned to
the door. making a sign to his sub
ordinates.
Hold these prisoners here" said he,
until l return. l will make such
haste as l can-there shall a messen-
ger go to the royal palace, and mean
time | will see if | can save any more
time by finding the kings servants by
use of the telephone from the hotel
rooms below"
Left presently alone, for time the
uncongenial party sat or stood about
as best they might, moodily awaiting
the issue of the chiefs errand.
Kitty felt her eyes turning again
and again to the grave face of Count
Frederick himself, whose own glances
were averted from her. How calm he
seemed, how strong, how resourceful
these thoughts came to her mind.
Without him now in this last desperate
coil of circumstances regarding the
Gretzhoffen coin, where would she
be? What hope would she dare en-
terrain?
Count Sachio paced about or sat,
head in hand, brooding over the deli
cate nature of his own situation.
OF all those thus strangely gathered
here only one seemed to feel anything
but suspicion or despairl-the apache
leader, who remained under guard in
the hall. somewhat apart from the
others.
A considerable time had elapsed,
how long none of these might have
said. when the air was split by a sud-
don ChriIl vrhicfln nh oh
the hall beyond the door.
Blake, biding his time. appraising
the proper instant, had given the sig
nal of his tribe.
The result was confusion to all but
him. 1t was as though the call of
Rhoderick Dhu had been repeated,
summoning armed men from every
rock and bush about. For now, In
stantly, swiftly, it seemed as though
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Most OF the great ruins of Mexico
are covered with inscriptions and carv-
ings that until recently were totally
undecipherable. One day. while ex-
ploring the ruins of Xochicalco, Pro-
fessor Mena discovered stone that
bore a double carving. One one side
was the original, done by the men who
built the temple; on the other side,
cut by some Aztec priest, was trans
lation of this carving. in tie picture
writing of the Nahuatl tongue of the
Aztecs, a language partly known to-
day. Working with this key, PROBES
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Very few people keep quail, and
even if they did it is very rarely that
the birds lay eggs. Perhaps Kotaro
Oda may be the only dealer in quail
in Tokyo who can successfully obtain
: their eggs.
Last year Mr. Oda presented some
of these eggs to the emperor, who &C
cepted the rare gifts, which he highly
priced. Since then the quail eggs nave
formed favorite dish for the emperor,
who now never fails to partake OF
them once every day.
A farmer of Echigo. Oda worked III
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speed down the face of the steep
grade, rode a man whose going was
fast and furious. He rode a horse
spent almost TO his limit, but rode so
recklessly as showed disregard of his
own life and that of his mount as
we'll
HE is going to be killed." cried
Kitty. Look, it is the Count Fred
erick-how has ne come here?"
Roleau suppressed an exclamation.
by the short road across the band
how did he happen to think CT it,
But he is helpless!"
And so it seemed-the rider. who
did not draw rein. but spurred furi-
ously on down the slope-seeme rid
ing to his death.
But once more courage proved its
own best defense. The rider cams
head on toward the train, paused on
the cut just above it-spurre.l for
ward recklessly, and pulling his stag
gering horse together leaped boldly
out and forward-those who looked
through the window could not tell
with what result.
Now" said Roleau, I'VE have a
dead man for sure. Dead or alive,
there are two men on the train with
whom we must account There will
be work for US, excellency, that is
sure"
Kitty Grey turned a pale face
toward him. "He took his chance
like man." said she. Il hope-oh.
/ hope"
ITO RE, C,0NTreyrrEp
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called on me and asked my views on
quail breeding. When he was leaving
/ presented him with 20 quail eggs.
which be duly accepted.
The young man was later found to
be a son of Prince Takatsukasa, for
it was known that the prince offered
the eggs to the emperor several days
afterward.
Some time afterwards received an
inquiry from Baron Kameda, chief
Imperial veneur. if | had more quail
eggs to be presented to his majesty.
This vas an unexpected nonor 10 me,
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scr Mena has been able to decipher
the carvings that adorn the walls Of
the ruins.
The facts that he gathered are
briefly these: About 5000 years ago
a race, light of skin. prominent of nose,
high of forehead, and numbering at
least 1OO.O0O,O0O people, dwelt in Mex
leo. They had five great cities, Militia,
Palenque, Chichen-Itza, one of un-
known name on the Gulf of California,
and Xochicalco. From the name of
the last, which means The House of
the Yellow King" it appears that this
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the fields when quite young and later
made a regular trade of hunting. He
started the rearing of quail, which has
now almost become his monopoly in
Tokyo and vicinity. some years after
coming to the capital.
He first procured pair of quail
from a bird fancier and tended them
carefully. In due course the pair
furnished him with number OF eggs.
and thus be obtained some fine young
birds
One day." narrated Mr. Oda. "a Ger
tain noble looking VI ne man
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What TommIe Got.

The callers eye had caught the pho.
tograph OF Tommie Billups. standing
on the desk Of Mr. Bil.ups.
That your boy. Billups?" he asked
yes" said Billups; hes a sopho-
more up at Binkton college"
Looks intellectual rather than ath.
letic,' said the caller.
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The bird of freedom has been off,
cially pronounced an outlaw Many
states in the nation pay stipulated
sums OF money to any man who will
show that he has killed an eagle. Now
the federal government has o1tiawec
its own emblematic creature of the air.
the bird that appears on its money,
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vas the capital of the empire.

was the capital of the empire.
The carvings revealed, too, the story
of young man of unknown origin who
possessed a thorough knowledge OF
building. He travelled through Mexico,
teaching the mason's art, and super
yising in each city the building of q
temple. Then he disappeared. saying
he would return to teach them more
after they had thoroughly mastered the
art of masonry. He was called Quet-
zalcoatl, on account of the mark of a
feathered serpent that he carved on
every stone of every temple. This
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M TRACED RACES HISTORY
. ,s Professor Learns Much of
mysterious Race That Once
Lived n Mexico.

heat ~ as ''a1 been known that the
nys' '-.-5 ia Ne8lco were built by
and ba.o, race ihat inhabited the
ards. p. J.e A2tecs, or the Span
iis co r'o- Ramon Nena has recently
anab,es key TO tile secret which
iistorg - .''- to reveal much of the
'-- strange race.
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''N'O0 FOND OF QUAIL EGGS
ps,~Is(..o evoora Two, Raw. Every
in 'J Mr., oda Enjoys Monopoly
metropolis Of Tokyo.

Fear On t qaay da.auaa which daily ap-
tae quail H. perIai table the eggs Of
Known IN which are additionally
Perhaps ~ ,s Japan as an elixir of life, are
FAese epg. p.Ior daily takes two of
ported to es Ira, raw for which he is re.
lave great fondness.
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"Oh, he's an athlete. all right" said
BiIlups. When 1t comes to running
up accounts and jumping his board bill
and lifting his voice and throwing a
32-pound bluff there isn't a gladiator
in creation that can give my Tommie
any kind of handicap. He's just
written for an extra check"
And as proud father YOU are send
ing ii, don't doubt" smiled the caller
Yes" grinned Billups; am send
ing him rain check got at the ball
game yesterday AS an athlete he'll
appreciate its value"
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signature Is significant in that 1t
proves that all these scattered ruins
were built by the same tribe and de-
signed by the same mind.
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and I presented box Of the eggs sew
eral days before the emperor's birth
day last October by way of wishing
him longevity. New York Sun.
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and forest rangers and hunters are
instructed to use all their tricks to
exterminate it. For the regal bird
that symbolizes the power and
strength of an unfettered nation has
the habit Of devastating chicken yards
and preying upon the young of the
ranchman's focks. Utilitarianisn out
weighs sentiment and the eagle must
go.
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SYNOPSIS.

Il ,.,sr woman. finds 10
cray, newSsp pf a broken coin, the
in4S ct sss 81 he. E0 Il ne s'@ @%Ssf
'sTosliy and .g igaG; to 60 to the prin :,
j psnagings, soifei' to piece out the ,e
/, q Grst n ,bs Inscription. she Is
Suggested Oy arrival in GretEhoitean3
Ia and on ,s he chasing the secret
d, ssoten coin begin.
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Have Strange Preference.
In Cochin China, the inhabitants
prefer rotten eggs to fresh ones
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- aav-ig6t I9ls. b. Wright A Patterson

,., picture of the Same Name. Produced by II
-, From TIE M Sossi FILM Manufacturing Company.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-14
garian Embassy at washington and re-
pudiates DR.. Goricar's statement in toto"
DYNAMITE IN SUITCASE.
Miner About to Sail for England
Held ny Police.

Abraham Cummings. an Englishman,
who says he wants to offer his services
as a miner and sapper with the British
army. was arrested on the American
line pier yesterday Just as he was about
to board the steamer st. Louis. He had
in his suitcase among his mining tools
and miners clothing two sticks Of tun-
nelite, a low powered explosive.
There was much excitement at first
among the local police and the secret
service agents. because tho finding OF
the explosive seemed to point to an
other plot Of German propagandists.
After several hours spent In examin-
ing Cummings, Capt. Tunney said he
was sure Cummings was not a German
sympathizer or a pl0tter. Capt. Tun-
ney said he believed the Britisher's
statement that he had forgotten all
about having the explosive n had
received the dynamite for work In a
mine in West Virginia.
The only thing to which the detec-
tives gave special heed was the fact
that the two sticks OF explosive were
made by the @. X. McAbee Powder ana
ers also OF the two sticks OF explosive
found on the steamer Arabic some time
ago.
Cummings told Capt. Tunney that he
had come to this country in 1911 and
had drifted from one coal mine to an
other in Pennsylvania, Maryland. West
Virginia and Kentucky. He said the
tunnelite had been given to him by his
partner several weeks ago.
lie was locked up until Tomorrow.
when he will be transferred from the
hands OF the local police to the Federal
officials on a charge of carrying explo-
siyes from one State to another secretly.
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search Of same. inside OF the three
mile limit and being under the juris-
diction of the authorities Of the re-
public Of Mexico, by an armed force
sent out by n cruiser belonging to a
nation at present at war with certain
other nations. to avail him hereafter
II found necessary.
Attested.
Vice-Consul Of the United States
Gin charged.
Master of the steamship Zealandia.
u. s. seal.
The statement OF the British authori-
the company says. that the YES
sci did not have its papers aboard IL
evidently made for the sole purpose OF
iecciving the American public. since not
only did the British naval officers know
in accordance with shipping laws
and custom the ships papers were de
with the American Consul. but
the British Consul at Progreso even de-
manded an inspection Of these papers
from the American Consul"
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CAPTAIN DESCRIBES
ZEALANDIA SEARCH
Owners Get His Report, and
Say Ship Was at Usual
Place Of Landing.
ATTESTED BY CONSUL

The -riske- Trading Company. inc. re
in New York yesterday a repor'
from Capt. Devantier Of the Zealandis
rding the search of his vessel by q
British cruiser at Progreso. Mexico
Since the search was made. h company
Il has received telegraphic advice
to the effect that the port authorities
Of Progreso have ofielally a~scerteinet
that the Zealandia was anchored at tn
usual discharging place and was within
three miles Of the land.
Capt. Devantier's report follows.
PORT OF PRooRrso, YucArAN, MEXICO.
NovembsS s. 1915.
On this NTH day OF November In
the year Of our Lord nineteen hundred
ana Afteen, before me, j. w. aermon.
vice-Consul Of the United States OF
America for Mexico and the d~ependen-
cies thereof. personally appeared Paul
Devantier. master OF the American
vessel called the Zealandia of New
York. of the burden Of 2,730 gross
tons, or Whereabouts, and declared that
the aforementioned vessel Zealandia
Is at present anchored to the north
west Of Pr0greso, l. e.. inside the port
limits.
That at s A. NJ. this morning a
cruiser. not showing any name and NY
Ing the British nag. Approached fro-
greso and anchored 10 the hortheast oi
his ship. the said cruiser tnereupon
hoisted signals ADVISING mat sne
would send a boat over.
That the a got alongside aoout
$3.50 A. NJ. with two officers and four
or I'VE sailors, all armed WIN nrearms
n side arms anu ooar"eu '"0 s"'u
steamshiD Zealandia,
That the oincer IN charge OF inc
aforementioned party uemanueu ms
papers, which ne informed sald onnoer
were In tho hands OF tne american
Consul ana the customs autnoIites ot
Progreso. me said omcer theh re-
quested that the captain OF inc Eea-
landia SEND one OF ms omeers asnoIo
In the motor launch OF .he cruiser 10
secure ms papers WHIT" '"o '"P'"'"
refused 70 40
Inat aiter ashins Iur'heI uu,H''
the SAID armed party proceeaeu W
search the Dealanuia . nolus u III
~rs. That the sara .ap'' pe'an.ier
erDaliy protested aea,.st SUN a'elot
without avail H,ter the 1e~Ion va
completed ~ l~,eNan''er teoues'.
the SAID ohcer IN cnarse o' ,He aini.u
party 10 MAKE nj en.Iy VI pe' ~,
acton IN 'he HeaiahuIa ,os "''N ~
the request was nay -,
the captain OF tne Aealahu,s .lo"s,y
protested asa'nst ,ne 10
vessel ior '"o n,E.
ianuia . -, w. c,.tndv
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no SHOOT FLEEING GERMANS
Navy seeks Right ca Fire At In
termed Men Who Try to Escape.

WARRINGTON. Nov. l3.-Wfth the
escape OF another member OF the crews
Of the informed German boats at Nor
folk authorities are anxious TO learn
how far they are authorized TO 20 In
preventing suc escapes
The Navy Department to-day sub
mitted TO the state Department the
question whether guards at the navy
yard may be authorized to o AT any
German sailor who may be detected In
an attempt to escape from internment.
The State Department has taken the
question under consideration.
This Government is regarded "a bound
In honor 10 gee that all the men on the
interned cruisers remain within the juris-
diction OF the United States. More han
ten altogether have now left the vessels
without authority and nc trace has been
found OF any Of them. The lava au-
thorities at Norfolk responsible for the
interned men are seeking permission to
adopt such measures as nay be neces-
sary 10 prevent further scapes.