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THE
DIAMOND FROM
THE SKY
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cello hunt was riding TO hounds The
Monticello hunt, rival social organ
iZation OF the next county, made it
point TO hold a fox hunt always upon
the day that the elite OF Fairfax cOun-
t. held their masked old time tourna-
ment IL you were socially prominent
In Monticello you must consider that
no such thing as the Fairfax tOurna-
ment ever took place. In turn, the old
families OF Fairfax likewise ignored
thA Monticello hunt with its throng OF
fox pursuers-
Arthur's daring and dramatic escape
had given him considerable lead over
his pursuers- This lead he increased
considerably. and he had quieted Star
light TO less strenuous pace on an IN
frequented road some fifteen miles
I from Fairfax when he beheld the Mon
ticello hunt in full cry after a wary
old dog fox crossing the fields some
several hundred yards ahead Starlight
was an old fox hunter.
Reused TO renewed life and his IA
tigue passing from him at the bayIng
OF the hounds and the crying OF the
huntsmen, Arthur's no longer jaded
horse turned briskly from the road and
made after the chase.
Arthur let Starlight follow his bent.
noting that the way he was taking
across the fields was a shorter route
to the safety and shelter OF the Smith
farm
A small colored boy driving a frac-
tious pig beheld with much interest
and some alarm the travel stained man
and the horse join In the fox chase as
he had drawn to the side OF the road
to let Arthur pass.
The colored lad had been nearly
bowled over by the hunt stirred Star
light when that eager animals legs
had encountered the rope which was
attached to the hind leg OF the frac-
tious pig.
Just ahead OF him, I'm hollow at the
bottom of the field by n sunken fence.
Arthur beheld the last of the hunts
men make a leap upon his horse. only
to come a nasty cropper and to lay In
huddled heap. strangely still. against
a storm felled old tree.
The hunters horse stopped with an
abrupt jerk as the fallen reins caught
and held him tightly by one OF its
gnarled branches.
Arthur rode over and dismounted-
! The hunter was dead, his face bruised
and disfgured where IL had struck the
log, breaking his neck
Then Arthur remembered the colored
boy with the pig and the pursuit that
be had outdistanced. The colored boy
would tell which way he had gone.
He had been a fool to leave the high
way.
Then a wild idea seized Arthur. This
, man was dead and beyond all aid. He
| hurriedly changed his coat, with its
white scarf. and his plumed hat for
the red hunting jacket and velvet cap
Of the dead fox hunter.
Then. engaging the bride Of Star
light to the gnarled limb from which
he had released the dead hunters
horse. he changed his mount and can
tered away.
When Sheriff Swain and his posse OF
tournament riders reached the scene,
directed by the colored boy with the
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Miss Ellen Park returned to her
home in Crystal River yesterday aft
ernoon in response to a telegram
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a chill ar her heart. and from that mo-
ment she realized that this woman had
crossed her -pa,h in life and Arthur's
like some baleful and yet beautiful
serpent
The mounted knights charged through
the gateway in pursuit The sheriff.
tossing the key OF the handouts to
Blair. had gained his horse and had
followed after the pursners-
Shielding and hiding the dangling
handcufr as best he could. for In his
nervousness he could not open the lock
upon his wrist. Hlafr cursed Quabba.
the grinnins hunchbaek organ grinder.
and rejoined his mother and her
friends.
He had loosened the handcuff at
last. but the knocking Vivian bad in
sisted Il be retained as "A souvenir OF
what she termed "the leap OF the white
knight
SO ended the last masked tourna-
ment OF the knights OF Fairfax, and
the excited dowagers and maideHs
were driven 10 their homer recounting
the exciting events OF the day, while
their husbands. brothers ana Iatners
who had come on horseback. were far
on their way IN bot pursuit OF the
fugitive
The day had been too much for Mrs
Burton Randolph-s poor nerves" a
she expressed f. She regarded hel
Fairfax relatives with smolderfng ami
mostly.
What BIS : the Fairfax stanleys done
but break ~ her ball In Richmond witt
a shameful attendant nOtorietyz And
now when she had come 10 Fairfax &C
forgot another hOrrid eontretemps has
occurred 10 further rack her already
shattered nervous system
She resolved 10 return TO Richmcnc
and seek sc .lusion and. If possible. for
getfulness there
Some twenty miles away the Monti
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-08-25
Missionary Meeting

The Women's Missionary Society
of the Baptist church will hold its
regulAr meeting Thursday afternoon
at A o'clock at the church, and all
members of the church are cordially
invited to attend.
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fractions pig. they saw a fox hunter
In his red coat riding away far OF, but
at their feet lay, as IL seemed TO them,
the body of Arthur Stanley, killed by
a fall from the horse he had ridden so
CALAMITY at the thrilling Fairfax tour
nament-
Cropping the grass near by the log
against which seemingly his rider had
fallen, the bride rein caught I'm a
gnarled branch OF the fatal tree. was
the horse that they all recognized as
the very steed that had made the leap
from the grand stand. leap long TO
be remembered I'm Fairfax
That night while Arthur. who has
told all his story to Farmer Smith. is
being sent upon his way with hearty
yet sad farewells and expressions OF
godspeed by the farmer AMI his family
the body OF the dead huntsman with
the bruised face is borne into Stanley
hall.
With a wild cry Esther recognizes II
is not Arthur. but the silencing hand
Of Hagar falls upon her lips
"A gypsy trick" murmurs Hagar.
She yearns for the son whom she has
disowned. but all OF whose secrets she
will hold let them find out his ruse
In all good time Hagar mutters 10
herself 1T will give him the better
chance 10 be far and safely on his
way"
flashing eyes. openly voiced Der adj
miration-
There Is a man." she cried. who Is
worth a woman's whileF'
Esther shrank back at the words
spoken as II seemed TO bar She Eel
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Miss Lillian Tweedy, after pleas.
ant visit to her mother, Mrs. Anna
Tweedy, has returned to her home in
DeLand-
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-08-25

Mrs. Richard McConathy has con.
GUIDED a delightful stay at Hot
Springs, Va, and is now enjoying
the refreshing breezes of Atlantic
City.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-08-25

Mrs. John Boisseau and little
daughter have returned from their
visit to Lakeland.
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Don Have Malaria
Cleanse Your Blood
Malaria is a Blood Disease
That Saps Your Strength

You can tell this from the yellow
complexion, the wasted body, sunken
eyes, the dun headache, the fever
Pushes, the terrible tired-feeling and
lack OF energy. Al this points with
unwavering certainty TO bad blood
Authorities agree that the Malarial
germ infects the blood. The one treat
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OCALA SOCIAL AFFAIRS
you call phone 1859

calling her to the bedside of loved
ones. Miss Park has been the guest
of Miss Lilly Bailey for the past
month and her many friends regret
her departure.
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Rome's colosss, Fish Pond

The duke Of Sermoneta who is acting
as president OF the committee formed
In Rome to promote the independence
OF Poland, ranks among the greatest
landowners in Italy. Fogliano, his es-
tate near the Pontine marshes. extend
Ing to $4,000 acres. mainly under
grass, for the duke owns vast herds of
cattle. The most productive portion
of the estate, however, is a lake sew
eral miles long and about a mile IN
breadth. which, from the time of the
Roman empire downward. has sup
Piled fsh for the market in Rome.
Whenever there is flood by rain on
the hills the lake overfows through
narrow channel into the sea. The
sea fish find their way through into
the lake, and remain to fatten In the
fresh water, and then are captured on
their return by an ingenious labyrinth
constructed OF reeds into which they
SWIM They are Of the best kind
chiefly gray mullet.
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Bryan (fsss to Desk.

Washington. D. C.~-Though Mr..
Bryan found Il possible to part com
psny with President Wilson and TO
separate himself voluntarily from the
once Of secretary Of state, he could
not bear TO leave the huge historic
dest In his Office in the State depart
msnt. Accordingly he took the desk
with him when he left. While Presi-
dents and often cabinet msmbcrs take
their official chairs with them, this IL
the first time one has carried off =
desk.
Mr.. Bryan became greatly attached
to the desk. chiefly because no felt II
had peculiar personal and historical
value, "a his peace treaties were
signed on Il. He had new desk OF
the same size made for the depart.
msnt. When an effort was made last
summer to take out the old desk snc
substitute more modern one. Mr.
Bryan objected.
The desk had been In the State
department for nearly 90 years anc
had been used by every secretary Of
state for nearly two generations.
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! out to find Monsieur de sabron At
once?"
| 1T would cost = great deal. Excel
| lency."
You shall have all the money you
need Do you think you would be able
to md your way!"
Yes, Excellency."
The Due de fremont watched the
American girl. She was bartering
with an Arabian for the salvation Of
\ poor oficer. What an enthusiast
He had no idea she had ever seen
Sabron more than once or twice In
her life. He came forward.
Let me talk to this man." he said
with authority. and Julia Redmond
did not dispute him.
In = tone different from the lixht
and mocking one that he had hitherto
used to the Arab, fremont began to
ask dozen questions severely, and
In his answers to the young French
man, Hammet Abou began to make a
favorable impression on every one
save the Marquise dEsclignac. who
did not understand him. There was
huge bamboo chair on q dais un-
der Chinese pagoda, and the Mar
quise d'Esclignac took the chair and
sat upright as on throne. Mimi, who
had just been fed. came in tinkling
her little bells and fawned ut the
sandals on Hammet Abou's bare feet.
After talking with the native, IRE
mont said to his friends:
This man says that If he joins .
Jewish caravan, which leaves here to-
morrow ut shutdown, he will be taken
with these men and leave the city
without suspicion. but he must share
the expenses of the whole caravan.
Tho expedition will not be without
danger; II must be entered into with
great subtlety. He is either" said
fremont. AN impostor or q remark
able man"
He is an impostor, Of course"
murmured the Marqufse d'Esclignac.
Come here, Mimi"
fremont went on:
Further he will not disclose to us.
He has evidently some carefully laid
plan for rescuing SAFFRON"
There was pause. Hammet Abou,
his hands folded peacefully across his
breast, waited. Julia Redmond wait
cd. The Comtesse de la Maine, In
her pretty voice, asked quickly:
But, mes amis, there is a mans
life at stake! Why do we stand here
talking in the antechamberg Evident
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CHAPTER XXI.
Master and Friend

Pitchoune, who might have been
considered as one Of the infnitesimal
atoms in the economy OF the universe,
ran over the sands away from his
master. He was an infinitesimal dot
on the deserts face. He was only a
small Irish terrier In the heart Of the
Sahara. His little why body and his
color seemed to blend with the dust.
His eyes were dimmed by hunger and
thirst and exhaustion. but there was
the blood Of fighter in him and he
was thoroughbred. Nevertheless,
he was running away. 1t looked very
much like it. There was no one to
comment on his treachery; had there
been, Pitchoune would not have run
far.
1t was not an ordinary sight to see
on the Sahara-a small Irish terrier
going as fast as he could.
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
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ly the war ONCE has done all It can
for the Cnpitaine de Sabron. But they
have not found him. Whether this
fellow Ii crazy or not, he has a won
derful hypothesis"
brilliant look OF gratitude crossed
Julia Redmond's face. She glanced
At the Comtesse de la Maine.
"Ah, she's got the heartl" she said
to herself. Il knew It," She crossed
the hall to the Comtesse de Ia Maine
and slipped her arm in hers.
Has Monsieur de Sabron no near
family?"
NO" said the Marquise d'Esclig-
nae from her throne. He is one of
those unfamilied beings who, when
they are once taken into other hearts
are all the dearer because of their
orphaned state"
Her tone was not unkind. 1t was
affectionate.
Now. my good man." she said to
Hammet Abou. In a language totally
inoomprehensible to him, money is
no object in this question, but what
VIII you do with Monsieur Dc sabron
II you ind him7 He may be an In
valid. and the ransom will be fabu-
lous"
The Comtesse de la Maine felt the
girls arm In hers tremble. Hammet
Abou answered none of these cues
lions, for he did not understand them.
He said quietly to fremont:
The caravan starts tomorrow at
shutdown and there is much to do"
fremont stood pulling his mus
tache. He looked boyish and ch.rr,
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1915-07-08
And That Spoiled II.

Douglas Fairbanks went to a social
anair the other night and an admir-
Ing woman cornered him.
oh. Mr.. Fairbanks" she said. your
acting is wonderful"
Thank you," he replied.
It's marvellous how you bring out
the different emotions"
I'm glad you appreciate my work.
Yes, indeed. you are a great actor"
You are indeed complimentary"
And do you know" the woman rat
tied on. Il have a little nvs-year-old
son at home who acts exactly like you
do"
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crease in state expenditures for gov
ernmentaI costs between 1904 and
1913 was los.
The revenue receipts Of counties in
1913 were $S7o,o43.o00, and their pay
ments for governmental costs aggre-
gated @385, 162 900, or about SIS, 000,.
900 more than their revenue receipts.
The governmental cost payments Of
the counties increased BY IS per cent
between 1902 and 1919.
The revenues Of municipalities Of
$500 and over amounted to 81 Jos, 107.-
Q90 in 1919. while their expenditures
for governmental costs aggregated 81
246. 657, 900, exceeding their revenues
by more than $685.. 000, 900. or about IS
per capita
The agsregsts value Of state prop
critics exclusive Of those Of Pennsyl-
vania, for which no data we're obtain
ed) in 1913 was $685.. 4s9, 900 The
largest two items. $17s,ob4.o00 and
$136,966. 900, represented the value OF
lands, buildings, and equipment Of ed
ucational institutions and Of state
houses and departmental libraries, 70
spectively.
The value OF county properties in
1918 was 3s76.667, 900, Of which
amount $293. 2o5. 900, or more than one
half. represented the value OF court
houses.
The value Of public properties in
1918 for Incorporated places of $500
and over was 1907. 806 900. OF this |
amount, t1,607 .133, 900, or more than
one-third. represented the value of
lands, buildings, and equipment OF
public service enterprises. The re-
covered the value of lands,
and equipment of the var
Ious municipal apartments, Of which
Tho leading Items we're: Property OF
schools and libraries, S1,01S,b28, 900; |
parks and other property falling un-
Ter the general head OF recreation"
1857 .l88. 900.
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ing withal serious beyond his usual
habit. His eyes wandered over to the
corner where the two women stood to-
gether
4 fntsnd to 80 with you, Hammet
Abou.' said he slowly, II 1t can be
arranged. Otherwise this expedition
does not interest me-"
Two women said:
"Oh. heavens!" at once.
Robert dc fremont heard the note
Of anxiety in the younger voice alone.
He glanced At the Comtesse de la
Maine
You are quite right, Madame" he
said, - mans life Is at stake and we
stand cha11ng hero. know some
thing Of what the desert is and what
the natives ara. Sabron would be the
1rst to 60 If 1t we're a question OF
brother officer"
The Marquise dEsclignac got down
from her throne, trembling. Her eyes
were fixed upon her niece.
Julia" she began. and stopped.
Madame de In Maine said nothing.
Robert, you are my godson, and
forbid It. Your mother"
lis one Of the bravest women
ever knew" said her godson. my
father was a soldier"
Julia withdrew her arm from the
comtesse de la Maine as though to
leave her free.
Then you two girls" said the Mar
quise d'Esclignac. thoroughly Ameri-
can for moment, must forbid him
to co." She fixed her eyes sternly
upon her niece. with a glance of en-
treaty and reproach Miss Redmond
said in 4 firm voice:
I'm Monsieur de Tremonts case
should do exactly what he proposes."
But he is risking his life," said the
Marquise d'Esclignac. He Is not even
an intimate friend of Monsieur de sa-
broni"
fremont said. smiling:
You tell US that he has no broth
or, marianne. Eth bien, will pass a.
his brother"
A thrill touched Julia Redmond's
heart. she almost loved him. II. as
her aunt had said. sabron had been
out Of the question
Madame de la Maine" said tho
Marquise d'Esclignac. her hands shak-
Ing, Il appeal to you to divert this
headstrong young man from his pur-
pose"
The Comtesse de la Maine was tho
palest OF the three women. She had
been quietly looking at fremont and
now a smile crossed her lips that had
tears back of it-one of those beau
tiful smiles that mean 10 much on
woman's face. She was the only
one OF the three who had not yet
spoken. fremont was waiting for her.
Hammet Abou, with whom he had
been In earnest conversation, was an
swering his further questions. The
Marquise d'Esclignac shrugged, threw
up her hands as though she gave up
all questions OF romance, rescue and
disappointed love and foolish girls.
and walked out thoroughly wretched,
Mimi tinkling at her heels. The Com
Jesse de la Maine said to Julia:
Ma chere. what were the words of
the English song you sang last night
the song you told me was a sort of
prayer. Tell me the words slowly.
will your"
They walked out OF the vestibuIe
together. leaving Hammet Abou and
fremont alone.
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Le Comte de sabron. captain Of French
cavalry. takes to his quarters to raise py
hand motherless Irish terrier pup, and
names II Pitchoune- He dimes with the
Marquise d'Esclignac and meets Miss Ju-
LA Redmond, American heiress. He Y or
dered to Algiers but II not allowed 70
takes care Of Pitchoune. who, longing for
his master, runs away from her me
marquise plans to marry julia to the DUO
de fremont. Pitchoune follows sabron to
AlRisrs. dog and master meet. and Sabron
gets permission to keep his dog with him.
The Due Dc fremont nnds the American
hefress capriclous. 6abron. wounded In
an sngs cement, falls into the dry bed OF
river and Il watched over by Pitchouns.
After horrible night and day Pitchouns
msrquiss to Algiers in his yacht but has
doubts about Julias Red Cross mission.
After long search Julia gets trace. OF SA-
Irons whereabouts. julia for the mo-
ment turns matchmaker In behalf OF Ire
mont.
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Washington, D. CA tSemendous
expiesioa b~iisvsd 70 hsvs be>n sansed
~ scns kim a hesnb o. internal ma-
shine, wFscksd tbs publIe rsesption
ron o. ~ ssst sids II ~ Capitol
baking shortly bsfors midnight nj
~. NJ on W. inferred.
oGeish believe hat IL explosion
w. plxeed By crank who desired TO
orsats . ssnsation. Visitors were a.
Iewed 10 ~ RON during ths day, and
Z tined machine might have bssn left
without attracting attention.
Superintendent Woods, Of the Capt.
70, Building. summoned BY panic
striekea watchmen, made . hurried
Investigation. then tslsphonsd for an
export On explosives. Until tho OK
psFt has made HE report, no official
statement concerning the incident will
- mAds publIc.
Part Of tho csiling and aide walls Of
~ room vere shaken down, . huge
mirror and crystal chandelier shat
tsrsds and the doors blown opsn. Ono
q ths doom led into tho ONCE Of the
vice prssidsnt and Il sAid not to have
bsen opened In 20 years.
Psrncns who reached the Capitol
saen after the explosion said they no
tied what smslisd like burned pow
DIR, which persisted IL or 20 minutes.
At The time Of the explosion the
Capitol had bsen closed since dark and
no ons was in the building except the
few wstchmen on duty and telephone
opsrators. The Waterman In the hall
directly below the reception room said
b was almost blown from his chair.
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The Liberty Bell, which. on July I,
1776, l39 years ago, rang for more
than two hours from the steeple Of the
old State House In Philadelphia In JOY
full annunciation Of the fact that tho
representatives Of the Is colonies had
proclaimed the Independence Of the
United States. will visit the following
towns In the Northwest en- route to
the Psnama-Pacihc exposition:
Monday. July n.
Boise. Idaho, Arrives at 7 a. M. for
= stay Of hour; Caldwell, Idaho, o a.
m, 20 minutes; Weiser, Idaho, 10:15
:. M, s minutes; Huntington, Or,
ii 10 =. M; Baker, Or, 1910 p.
m, 30 minutes; La Grande, Or, $3.50
p. m, 15 minutes; Pendleton, Or.
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Baker, While playing with her
pet rabbit. Vera, the little daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. E. II. Ware. living near
Hereford. this county. was bitten by
the animal The bite was severe and
the parents fear that the pet may have
developed hydrophobis. so they have
had the animal sent to Portland for ex.
animation for rabies traces.
So far the little girl has shown nc
symptoms Of the disease. but eonsid.
cradle anxiety is felt by the parents
until they hear from the Portland ex-
perts-
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s rs p. m, IL minutes; Wslls Walla,
Wash, 1880 p. m, n hours.
Tuesday, July 10.
Spokane, Wash, 8 a. m, hours /;
Wenatchee, Wash. $3.50 p. M, 80
minutes; Everett, Wash, II :56 p. M,
8 hours.
Wednesday, July IA.
Seattle, Wash, 9.16 a. M, st
hours; Tacoma, WASH, 4 p. M, 4
hours; Olympia, Wash, $3.50 p. m,
Thursday, July 10.
Portland, Or, a. M, hours; Sa-
lem, Or, p. M, 80 minutes; Eugene.
Or, p. m, Is minutes; Cottage
Grove, Or, sos p. m, s minutes;
Roseburg. Or, 8:l5 p. M, 10 minutes.
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emy. Each Of them claims that the
way to prevent any further marzuding
Is to hand the keys of the storehouse
to him and to lock out his opponent.
Great Britain insists that Germany
cannot have 1t both ways. Germany
insists that Great Britain cannot have
Il both ways. The insistencs of each
that the other cannot have It both
ways does not prevent both from seek
Ing to have 1t both ways. The result
upon the fate of the belligerent Of this
Reputation OF all the rules remains to
DO seen. but Its results ON the fortune
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1915-07-08
SORROWS OF THE NEUTRAL
Small Nations, In the Present Conflict,
Seem to Be Caught Between
Two Flrss-

The neutral h living In a world In
which vsxatious and costly inroads are
constantly being made upon his means
Of subsistence The responsibility for
bis losses lies between two marsud-
Ing powers. Each of them Indignantly
repudiates all Imputations OF misbe-
havior and Indignantly accuses the en-
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PhilAdeiphis--The Western Navigs-
tion company has chartered the steam
ship Walter d. Noyes. due to arrive
here July 10. which will be the second
steamship Of the line recently formed
10 establish new service between this
portland the Pacific Coast. On arrival
here the vessel will load general mer-
ehxndise for Pacific Coast ports. in
GLIDING Portland and Puget Sound.
The Walter ID. Noyes Is new steel
steamship. having been launched at
Newport News on June 10. She has a
carrying capacity Of 1000 tons.