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Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-12-29
CHAPTER XVI.
Solitary Confinement

Solitary Confinement
When Kitty in her blind impulse Of
selfpreservation sprang out Of Count
Frederick's room, she did not 1T first
contemplate continued flight. Once
out of reach of immediate danger, she
paused, loath to leave what she had
come there to obtain, and loath also to
abandon her stouthearted ally in his
time OF stress. She turned back,
paused just outside the door once
more. AS she did SO, yet another door
opening into the hall was pushed
silently ajar-opened fully. Yet an.
other man, whom never in her life
had she seen before, now stepped out.
She felt hard hand close upon her
mouth, more than haif-stifing her
scream for help. "Silence!'" she heard
his voice insist. Go on ahead of me
Once more Kitty undertook to
scream, and again the firm hand
stopped her voice. It seemed to her
that some pungent aromatic. drug
AACV SuS C0I Will llS luWCD. 0AC
struggled less violently. Events
seemed to pass by her in q dream,
and she regarded them carelessly,
alphabetically. In short, either in part
or in whole. she had lost conscious.
ness. .
When at length she fully regained
her senses she was alone-alone with
a terror which seemed to her more
overpowering than any. she yet had
known. Instead Of her own apart
ments in her hotel, instead Of the room
of Count Frederick or the hunting
lodge of his quondam friend, Count
Sachio she found herself surrounded
by four barren walls--in what editice
or In what place, she could not guess.
There seemed some sort OF door,
yes. There was small, high, barred
window; but the latter was at such
height % to be almost beyond hss
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These strange words suddenly
brought Kitty back to a train Of
thought which for the time had been
broken. She felt quickly at her bosom
and at her waist for the bit Of coin
which she had brought away from
Count Frederick's room. 1t was gone!
At some time during her journey from
Count Frederick's palace to this place
long or short whether it had been
she could not tell-the coin had been
taken from her. - n
Kitty sprang to the sill of the little
window and peered out for an in:
stant; but her hold was too feeble.
She sank back, not seeing what would
have given her great Joy to see.
Apparently some eye had caught
sight of her face, brief as had been its
appearance. In truth, Roleau, hound.
like, had run his game to earth. 1t
was he who had caught sight Of her
just for an instant. Later she heard
once more the tiakling of some falling
object upon the floor. She picked it
up-it was substantial file, which
evidently had beer flung through the
window by someone having the intent
to aid her This thought gave her hope.
Almost as soon as she grasped It she
fell to work at the bars which had re-
strained her. 81,
Meantime, at the scene from which
she had been so unceremoniously aD-
stracted but now, Count Frederick re-
manned still pondering on the strange
events which had been brought home
so close to him. He was too much
preoccupied in his concern over the
young woman's disappearance to note
carefully anything else that went on
about him. When one of his house
hold placed a message in his hand, for
the time he gazed at It, scarce com.
pretending that it tame from the roy.
al palace.
Since he had left unattended the
servant Of Count Sachio, whom he
had found IA his own room, the latter
seized the present opportunity to es-
cape from the place. and to find his
OWN master. Count Sacnio himself
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reach For the time Kitty was of the
belief that her senses must leave her
forever. The sense OF solitude was a
poignant torture.
How long she had thus remained
she could not tell, when at length the
close-titting door In one side of the
four walls opened. An old woman
came in, bringing some food for her.
Kitty tried her in every language
which she had ever known, but got no
answer. The old woman shook her
head, and after a time retreated ST.
lently as she had come
Getting no answer to her appeal for
help, Kitty sat down once more, fight,
Ing herself to retain her faculties, her
calm, her poise. Escape? How could
there be hope for that? For once she
was at her wits end as she looked
about her. She sat moody and silent
too dazed, suffering too much, too un.
certain in her own mind to plan intel
ligently any course of action. She
was brought to herself somewhat by
hearing the tinkle of some object on
the floor at her feet.
1t was bit of stone wrapped tight
ly In a little wad Of paper. Surely
1t had been meant as some commune
cation to her-from someone outside
the room. 1t must have come through
the window.
She opened the paper and smoothed
It out. AS she read 1t she wondered
how many other persons there were In
this strange country who could claim
acquaintance with her own plans.
Better write an Imaginary story for
your paper and return to America.
Give up the coins and you will gain
your freedom. Refuse and you will
fare badly"
Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-12-29

In the old days the habit OF skip
ping when reading a book was held to|
be q sign Of q slothful mind. Much
could be said in defense Of that view
even today, but as time goes by and
the output Of books and periodicals.
continues steadily to increase. the
mere knowledge of how to read will
be of little use unless it ID accompa-
MED by thorough knowledge of how
to skip. When every child is taught
reading, writing, arithmetic and skip.
ping, may 1t not improve the quality
of the literary production? Should
every author realize that his readers
have been educated to skip, he would
be all the moro carful to make them
forget that part of their education by
writing pages that could not lightly be
passed over. ..
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BISMARCK DAILY TRIBUNE

who waited for him impatiently
enough at tho rendezvous which had
been established. M " tS
SWELL, wen, then, Bartel", exclaimed
the count. "why the delay? What's
wrong? You are not going to tell me
the same story that Rudolph brought
you have not failed Vi n ", 55.,
The shamefaced look OF the other
gave him his own answer. Count
Sachio himself gave way to hearty
curses Of all Incompetence.
''The counr tanned q @one-half. the
coin," went on the unfortunate mes
senger. Il don't know which 1t was,
The glrl7-the young American got
the other piece, saw heTspick it UP.
But she did not get both! iii DON'T
know which one she did get, bit /
know that each has one,half-- -the
count ana the girl, She must have
been carried away by some other
man. l heard her scream, then all was
SILENT. lsSf5'as tsn
% al eHCapeu you! II lS anOLner
matter what I myself may have done
as to the girl and the coin-they es-
capped you?" .. :. i .t..
Yes, excellency, naturally I could
not prevent the man from escaping,
and the count himself allowed the
other man to do so.''
What other man."
"Roleau, they called hin-the girls
servant-he follows her like 1 dog
and fights like one" x..s1 1t s.e,,.5s
$50. there were two others present
beside yourself?" ..%'
"Yes, it seemed as though everyone
interested In the coin came ill at
once" : %H. fa4.t
Naturally, the competition asks
quick work OF all Of US. And We will
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SEVENTH INsTALLMENT
CHAPTER XIV. 4:

Divided.
Az Kitty approached the little room
of the counts palace-which before
now had proved to be something OF 9
storm center In the affairs of the Gretz.
honen cOin-there came to her the
conviction that there might be Others
beside herself who would have some
tnkling as to the whereabouts Of the
missing portion Of the coin, and who
Right therefore arrive upon the scSne
ct much the same time as that Of her
own visit. She was not altogether
surprised at the sudden interruption
Of her labors, just at the moment OF
her success.
As she saw herself the object Of 4
poised weapon. she swerved aside In.
stinctively-called out instinctively for
help.
"Roleau!" she exclaimed, for WON.
anlike,. she had learned the value Of
q strong mans arm, and her first
thought was Of the faithful servant
who so strangely had attached him.
self to her own varying fortunes. And
Roleau came fastening from his
watching place outside the door.
He saw the little room occupied by
. man-who now suddenly had en-.
tered-and who menaced Kitty, so
that. to save her life as she supposed,
she was on the point Of surrendering
to him both pieces of the coin. The
sight of his mistress in danger was
enough for Roleau. With his custom.
ary battle cry he plunged Immediately
into the conflict, careless OF the threat
ening weapon. In the melee the two
half coins both were dropped upon the
floor.
Even now the ruling impulse Of Kit
ty did not quite forsake her. She
stopped and regained one OF the halt
coins. but the struggling men, shifting
here and there in the room, kept her
from securing the other. In the blind
Instinct for escape she fed now to
the open hall, taking that direction
which led back from the front OF the
building.
Roleau heard her pass, and could
not Join her In tlight-but he heard
her give cry of alarm. whose cause
he could only guess. His energies were
fully occupied by the combat with tbs
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act quickly. Tell me. what happened
then?" ' az s,4S"
'The Count Frederick allowed her
to escape-strangely, he seemed to
have small resentment for her after
all. Nor did he have too much fol
Roleau, whom he must have ranked =
wholly faithless servant. He did not
punish him-but even sent him ofl
after the girl! Excellency, my word
for it, he seemed to miss the girl a.
much as The coin-did Count Fred
erick.""; 5a.....
Follow them then, Bartel. Follow
Roleau-if you can find him-he will
lead you to the girl, wherever she may
be. For myself, cannot guess"
It was this counsel, followed dill
gently by the unhappy messenger Of
Count Sachio, which resulted In
quick shifting of the forces .of Kitty'a
enemies. 1t was true Roleau had
gained access to point within sight
of Kitty's window, where still he
tried to be of aid to her-sull hoped
she soon would be able to aid herself.
But here he was surprised by these
emissaries of Count Sachio-it was
none less than the nobleman himself
who led the forces now.
Therefore when. after all her toll,
Kitty at length managed to make her
escape through the barred window, 1t
was but to find herself once more =
prisoner-Ro1eau once more a prisoner
with her. The fact Of captivity had
not changed the phases of cap
tivity. She and her ally had only ex.
changed captors Who her last prison
guardian had been Kitty, could not
tell. Now, without doubt, she was
once more to be subjected to the scant
courtesy OF the nobleman Of GrahoE
fen. ,S..
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stranger-whom now he saw to be one
Of Count Sachio's men. He had noted
him at the hunting lodge He himself
had not time to reason as to the pres
ence Of this new factor in the general
imbroglio, but at last, able to, bring
his own weapons into play, he stayed
the issue for time. They both had
time to recognize one another as they
stood, the one as mucn baf1ed as the
other, and neither quite comprehend.
ing what the other was doing here.
Very naturally the sounds of all this
confusion could not be concealed. The
scream Of woman had rung widely
through the halls, and used as they
were to extraordinary circumstances
hereabouts, the servants could not fall
to Investigate the cause of this. They
fastened in the direction of the up
roar, but their advance was stayed BY
the command of the master OF the
palace himself
The men in the room. g they
Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-12-29

New York's city paymaster Is using
for the semi.monthly pay roll pay.
ments a new form of check, on which
each employee must sign his name in
the lower lefthand corner as con.
dition of the delivery to him Of the
check, which makes his Identification
automatic by his second signature
when he indorses the check for pay.
ment. This simple device adopted In
any city ought to make the city's pay
checks good-as they should be-for
their face value anywhere. I'D :,
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tair could be undertaken de novo, my
dear count. She gave 1t to you to
return to me? Well, no matter, onlyaI
hope that in some way, on some day.
she will come back again.
Il trust it. your majesty" said Count
Frederick fervently; and the deluded
monarch, pleased at the quick execu'
ton of his wishes. knew nothing OF the
deeper Vaccinations of the keen brain
which he fancied still was In his ssvv.
les.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-12-29

This from the Nashville Tennessee
an is worse than had been expected,
"When the good lady ia out In her
new automobile for the first time and
another lady halls her under the i'm.
preston that it is a jitney. the inhu'
ences Of Christian upbringing are put
to q severe test" ".'
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lie bp0KEN
AHory Of Mystery and Adventure
l@ EMERSON I10UGH ~
/. From the Scenario bT 1
GRACE CUNARD !@sssxz@ e
@eXNEHT NJ 6y
kIiEWA MTTERSN

paused for breathing space, heard
steady football advancing to the door
heard the calm voice Of Count Fred
erick himself. o-t -
"Gentlemen!" " n.hy@
The intruders. whatever the errand
of each. took their eyes from one an
other and turned now, recognizing yet
another man who scarce had come in
friendship. a..4,.; @@.% .
"Ycu honor me, greatly, gentlemen
said Count Frederick with his usual
cooluess in any extraordinary situa
tion. But might ask why you care
thus to disarrange my apartment?
Had l known your own curiosity re-
gardiag it, l might have asked some
Of my servants to assist you In
search more orderly" IT,
Il was sent back by my master" be-
gan the stranger-who was none othel
than Bartel, the late successor to Ru.
dolph in Count Sachio's good graces.
HE had left certain Of his belong.
lngs-some silver cases Of the toilet,
Monsieur le Comte-he did not trouble
to ask you about them, and now he
sent me-"
Indeed! That 10 most plausible!
But why seek for them in my rooms,
when his quarters were in quite an.
other part Of the palace, my dear sir?"
"As to that" replied the other with
calm effrontery. Il cannot say. I only
came here because the servants told
me that this was the room. OF course.
il there has been any mistake"
Cease, say" exclaimed Count
Frederick, frowning now, his face
flushing.
He turned from Roleau to the other
intruder in his apartments. Roleau
stood dumb. The other shook his
head.
Monsieur le Comte," said he, "the
young woman was here when I en-
tered-when this man also entered.
She passed yonder-when she had the
opportunity-and took with her one
half the coin. There lies the other on
your floor. She disappeared-We heard
q cry IN .Rht fs'
Count Frederick stopped and picked
up the object pointed out to him. 1t
was his own half OF the coin--or that
which he had called his own--since he
had taken it from her. -.
=.
So then, he reflected, she had found
the way to his most secret hiding
place-she was on the every point OF
success when this last contretemps
had interfered with her plans. A new
feeling of admiration for her keen.
ness and persistence once more came
to Count Frederlck's heart. For q
moment he stood, regarding half-re-
gretfully the bit Of metal In his hand.
Il shall not offer this trinket to
you, my friend" said he grimly to
the man Bartel, as he pocketed the
coin, "for Of course you were not look
ing for coins-only toilet articles-stl.
YER ones, did you say, sir? You shall
take back an excellent set Of my own
to Count Sachio, with my compli.
meflts. Tell him that it would seem
i'll to me that any guest of mine should
suffer risk of loss either to his person
or his property while he was beneath
my roof" autg y 4grlss. -.,-... -.'-. > =
With these stinging words, which
brought color to the others face,
Count Frederick turned scoolly away.
and once more faced Roleau. That
was in his face now which did not be-
speak remorselessness, revengeful.
ness. No, something softer lay in the
mans cool gray eyes.
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A woman Of ninety.seven runs q
farm herself near q New York town.
Her recipe for longevity is hard work.
Her theory proves how little oompe'
tition she has to fear in aiming by her
method at the century mark.
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SYNOPSIS.

Kitty Gray newspaper woman, finds in
. curio shop half OF a broken coin, the
her curiosity and leads her, at the order
at her managing editor. to go to the prin-
cipality of Gretzhoffen to piece out the
story suggested by the inscription. She Is
followed, and on arrival in Gretzhoffen
her adventures while chasing the secret
Of the broken coin begin.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-12-29

At the present time all the states
men and generals of Europe not only
wear mustaches, but thick and heavy
ones. The clean shaven face was
never considered good form in mill.
tary circles abroad.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-12-29

4 An irate wireless operator who split
the air with profane characterization
of an interfering rival has provoked
Uncle Sam into issuing prohibition
of cussing by wireless. But the inci.
dent Is interesting % showing that
even with the wireless We will still
have the Zine is busy" with u.s.. q.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-12-29

A Colorado postmaster has been dis
missed because he Rugged q lady in
the post Office. Evidently the govern.
mem does not want affable postmas'
ters.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-12-29

The back garden should be moro
popular than ever this year. Raise
In it something for food as well ~
flowers.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-12-29

When a man decides to shoot his
wife and then himself-and many have
done so-what pity he doesn't open
out on himself first.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-12-29

The most restful page in the aver.
age newspaper these days il the
sporting page, which is comparatively
free from war news.
Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-12-29

China at least may point with pride
to its world leadership in the univsr.
sal war against narcotics. -
Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-12-29

The cheeky hobo can be depended
upon to find bread line and always
miss plow lines
Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-12-29

Fresh meat prices are higher, but
what of it? That's what they nearly
always are.
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Better be born rich than not born at
al, for it's . dear old world. q,
Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-12-29
CHAPTER XVII.

The Counterfeit Coin.
Count Frederick finally aroused
himself from the apathy Of inaction
In which Kitty's sudden Disappearance
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Saturday night u always vostA
working for.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-06-15
OBITUARY.,
Mrs. Robert DrysdaIe.

Elizabeth Stevens, widow of Rob
ert Drysdale, died at her home on
North Main street, Monday morning
at o'clock, after serious illness of
two weeks.
The deceased was born in Scotland,
Oct IS, 1925, the daughter of Robert
and Elizabeth Drysburg Stevens,
where she spent the early part Of her
life, but the major part of her life
was spent in Greenevi1le.
She was married to Robert Drysdale,
who died here a number of years ago.
She was a member Of the Greene
vile Congregational church and while
her health permitted, took an active
part in it's doings.
Mrs. Drysdale is the last of her
family and she leaves the following
children: Mrs. Allen T. Chapman, who
lived with her mother and tenderly
cared for her, and two sons, Robert
Drysdale, boss plumber of Westerly,
and David Drysdale, of Rockford, Ill.
A daughter. Mrs. Alexander France,
died on April IS of this year. A broth
er, Robert Stevens and another re1a-
tive died since last November, MAX
ing four deaths in the family in eight
months.
She led a model life and was well
liked by all on account Of her beau
tiful character
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-06-15
SEE NO REASON
FOR RAISING WAGES.
New London TrolIeymen's Request De-
cIined by Company Officials.

New London trolleymen, motormen
and conductors, who have held several
conferences with Manager Samuel An
derson here recently in an effort to
secure the acceptance of a new sched-
ule for the trolley employees, which,
among other provisions, calls for an
increase in wages, are greatly disap-
pointed because of the refusal of the
roads representatives to receive the
proposed schedule with favor.
A final conference was held here, at
which time Manager. Anderson refused
to recommend to the officials of the
road the proposed schedule, and the
committee in charge of the employees
affairs returned to New London disap-
pointed to the utmost because the
members had been encouraged in the
belief that the new schedule would be
accepted.
It is understood that the employees
are not going to let the plan drop, as
far as more wages is concerned, but
that another conference will be sought
and provided the schedule is not ac-
cepted, as it now appears, or is modi-
fed, that strike would not be sur
prising.
The road, it is understood, is salts
fed that the trolleymen are paid a
good wage, and that to grant the re-
quest for more money to the employees
at this time is out of the question.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-06-15
COST HIM OVER $40
PASSING STANDING TROLLEY.
Edgar c. Weldon Fined in New London
Police Court.

In filming Edgar c. Weldon of Nor
wich in the police court this morning
for recklessly operating a motorcycle,
Judge Colt let it be known that traffic
rules must be obeyed. People on mo-
tor vehicles have got to show care in
going about the streets here Judge
Colt said in filming Weldon $40 and
costs, $20.43 in ALL
Weldon was arrested Sunday at the
corner of State and Main streets after
he had passed a standing trolley car
and had barely missed hitting two
small children. officer Hammond told
the court that he went to ask Weldon
if he didn't know the traffic rules, and
Weldon laughed at him.
Welden said he passed the trolley
at a slow rate and missed the children
by nearly four feet. He said he had
been in cities many times larger than
New London, but never had an expert
ence like this. He said he had owned
motorcycles for years but never knew
until Sunday night of the law forbid
ding motor vehicle passing a station
airy trolley. Judge Colt advised him
to keep better informed on the traffic
laws and to respect the laws as they
are laid down.-New London Day.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-06-15
JAMES BARNARD is
SUICIDE AT NEWENGToN.
Mantle Man Hanged Himself in Barn
Was Periodically Insane.

James Barnard of Mantle ended his
life early Monday by hanging himself
in a tobacco shed owned by his
brother Edward of Newington. He had
been in i'll health and had lived with
Edward for the past two months
Barnard was missed from the house
early in the morning, and his two sis
tiers, Ada and Marion Barnard, found
his lifeless body suspended from a
rafter in the shed. Barnard was be-
tween so and 80 years old and is sur
vived by his wife. He is also said to
leave two children.
The deceased man recently returned
to an insane hospital after a period of
liberty. He came to Mantle from
North Haven two years ago, buying
place in the village, and later the
Martin Chapman farm on the Flanders
road. His daughter Jessie is the only
relatives now living in Mantle. He
was about 70 years old.
He was at one time a voluntary pa
tient at the Norwich state hospital,
from which he was discharged on Dec
%, 1914. He suffered from periodic
spells of insanity.