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CHAPTER XVI.
Solitary Confinement.

| Solitary Confinement
When Kitty in her blind impulse of
self-preservation sprang out of Count
Frederick's room, she did not at 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 stout-hearted 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 half-stif1ing 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. 1t seemed to her
that some pungent aromatic drug
filled the car with its fumes. She
struggled less violently. Events
seemed to pass by her in 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
q 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 surroundedAl
by four barren walls-in what edifice
or in what place, she could not guess.
There seemed some sort of door
yea There was small, high. barred
window: but the latter was at such
height ~ to be almost beyond her
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reach For the time KirIy 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-ftting 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 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 communi-
cation to her-from someone outside
the room. 1t must have come through
the window.
She opened the paper and smoothed
1t out. AS she read it 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"
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who waited for him imparlently
enough ut the rendezvous which had
been established
"Well, well, 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"
The sbamefaced look of the other
gave him his own answer Count
Sachio himself gave way to hearty
curses of all incompetence.
"The count retained one-half the
CON-" went on the unfortunate mes
senger. II don't know which it was.
The girl-the young American-got
the other piece. saw her pick 1t up.
But she did not get both! / don't
know which one she did get, but
know that each has one-half-the
count and the girl. She must have
been carried away by some other
man. l heard her scream, then all was
silent"
$50 all escaped you? It is another
matter what I myself may have done
as to the girl and the coin-they es-
capped your"
Eyes, excellency, naturally could
not prevent the man from escaping,
and the count himself allowed the
other man to do 3d."
what other MANI"
"Roleau, they called him-the girls
seryant-he follows her like a dog
and fights like one"
$50, there were two others present
beside yourself?"
Eyes, it seemed as though everyone
Interested in the coin came all at
once"
Naturally, the competition asks
quick work of all of us. And we will
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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 Is 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 q time. They both had
time to recognize one another AZ they
stood, the one AZ much bafled 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 fail
ID 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. - thsy
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fair could be undertaken de novo, my
dear count. She gave it to you to
return to me? Well, no matter, only l
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 serv-
ice.
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SEVENTH INSTALLMENT
CHAPTER XIV.
Divided.

Divided.
As Kitty approached the little roon
Of the counts palace-which before
now had proved to be something Of 6
storm center in the affairs of the Gretz
hoffen coin-there came to her the
conviction that there might be others
beside herself who would have some
inkling as to the whereabouts of the
missing portion Of the coin, and who
might therefore arrive upon the scene
at much the same time as that of he1
surprised at the sudden interruption
of her labors, just at the moment OF
her success.
AS she saw herself the object of a
poised weapon, she swerved aside in
stinctively-called out instinctively for
help.
"Roleau!" she exclaimed, for, WON
anlike, she had learned the value of
a 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
a 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
airy 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 half
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 fled 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 f1ight-but he heard
her give cry of alarm whose cause
he could only guess. His energies were
fully occupied by the combat with this
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SYNOPSIS.

Kitty Gray, newspaper woman, finds in
= curio shop half of a broken coin, the
mutilated inscription on which arouses
her curiosity and leads her, at the order
of her managing editor. to go to the prin-
cipality of Gretzhoffen to piece out the
story suggested by the inscription. She is
her adventures while chasing the secret
Of the broken coin begin.
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Tie bp0KEN0QIN
AStory Of Mystery and Adventure
By EMERSON IIOUGT1 m
From the Scenario W W.
GRACE CUNARD . sascs azAzgsg,

paused for breathing space, heard q
steady football advancing to the door,
heard the calm voice of Count Fred.
erick himself.
Gentlemen"
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.
"You honor me greatly, gentlemen"
said Count Frederick with his usual
GOODNESS in any extraordinary situa-
ton. "But might l ask why you care
thus to 'disarrange my apartment?
Had I known your own curiosity re-
garding it, might have asked some
of my servants to assist you in a
search more orderly"
II was sent back by my master" be-
gan the stranger-who was none other
than Bartel, the late successor to Ru-
dolph in Count Sachio's good graces.
"He had left certain of his belong
ings-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 is 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, 81 cannot say. / only
came here because the servants told
me that this was the room. Of course,
if 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 lie Comte," said he, "the
young woman was here when / en-
tered-when this man also entered.
She passed yonder-wben 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"
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
was on the very 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 |
10 Count Frederick's heart. For a
he stood regarding half-re-
yretfully the bit of metal in his hand.
II shall not offer this trinket to
you, my FRIEND" said he grimly to
he man Bartel, as he pocketed the
'oin, "for of course you were not look
ng for coins-only toilet articles-sil-
Ter ones, did you say, sir? You shall
AXE back an excellent set of my own
o Count Sachio, with my compli-
nents. Tell him that it would seem
II to me that any guest of mine should
uffer risk of loss either to his person
r his property while he was beneath
ny roof"
With these singing words, which
rought color to the others face,
cunt Frederick turned coolly away,
nd once more faced Roleau. That
1as in his face now which did not be-
peak remorselessness, revengeful-
ess. No, something softer lay in the
lan's cool gray eyes.
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CHAPTER XVII.
The Counterfeit Coin.

Count Frederick finally. aroused
himself from the apathy Of inaction
n which Kitty's sudden disappearance
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-03-24
! I'VE
@ 1>~ ~
. ] W. -
WRONG PRACTICE WITH sOWS
First Pure-8red Sow Is Usually Put
in Pen by Herself, Petted and
Generously Diverted.

t seems almost natural for the pur-
chaser of his first pure-bred SOW, in
his desire to give her extra care, to
overfeed her, to keep her away from
the other hogs, put her in a close
pen, where she is petted and fed at
Regular meal times, and lunch be-
tween in some Instances, in their
anxiety to do the very best for her
possible.
This method of treatment is sure to
ruin the SOW, both in the feeding and
IL the close confinement, preventing
her from taking the necessary exer-
else, so needful to the proper strength
ening and building up on a solid
foundation and to harden her in de-
veloping her, giving her a good con-
stitution, broadening her and
Strengthening her with the exercise,
which is also impaired to her coming
litter.
The parlor SOW, with her pettings
and care, is nearly always failure,
and the party is wondering why it is,
writes William Carruthers in Orchard
and Farm. 1t is the wrong method
throughout. 1t is unnatural and al
most certain to result in failure Of
the SOW.
Feeding when properly done, COM
bined with exercise, is the proper
idea. Feeding of the right character
is essential; it needs to be regular.
at uniform times, and with plenty of
water and proper exercise, is the power
that is depended upon to develop and
improve the breed. The feeder is an
important man in the destiny of the
hog and should understand the bust
ness and act according to reason and
the experience that is taught from
those who have made a success of it..
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HIDDEN FORTUNE NOT FOUND
Long Search Fails to Disclose Where
abouts of Supposed Hoard of
Dead Recluse.

Minneapolis, Minn.-Search for a
fortune supposed to have been hidden
in the shack of James Kehoe, reclIse
in Bloomington township, who died re-
Gently, ended in failure. The old man
left two bank accounts totaling $4,000,
but his brother, William Kehoe,
thought more money would be found
in the house. With E. S. St Martin,
the town clerk, he ransacked the place.
but found no money. E. S. st. Martin
was appointed administrator Of the es'
tate by Probate Judge Iohn A. DAHL
James Kehoe had lived in Blooming
ton for nearly forty years.
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are enormously effective at al Smile
range. Critics think this is the dis
lance at which the great naval battle
between dreadnaughts, an engagement
the like of which the world has never
seen, will be fought.
In target practice off the Virginia
capes recently, Gunpointer William
Ruf of the Texas scored eight straight
hits with a 14-inch gun on moving
target II miles away. This sounds
encouraging.
In addition to the Oklahoma and Ne
Yada, the navy officials are now hur-
rying work on five much larger yes
sels-the Pennsylvania, Arizona, Cali
fornia, Idaho and Mississippi, each of
which will have $4,000 tons displace-
ment and carry twelve 14-inch guns.
They will not be ready in 1915.
First Line of Fleet.
By next month the first line of the
United States navy will consist of the
following:
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Hoof Trimmer.

each other on their inner faces. The
rack members are held together by a
yoke that has rollers on both sides,
SO that it moves readily back and
forth. This allows complete freedom
Of movement of the various parts of
the tool, yet keeps the intermeshed
teeth of the racks from slipping out of
place and making the implement use
less. The cutting jaws are operated
over the top of the hoof.
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pened and the rus drained on.

opened and the rus drained on.
The next thing to do is to apply
strong disinfectants to kill the trouble
some parasites. Ointments made OF a
lard or lard-and- flour body, with car
bolic acid or sheep dip in generous
proportions incorporated, are some
times used for this purpose. This is
applied after the foot has been thor
oughly bathed and cleaned up. This
treatment requires considerable time
and effort and is not practical in large
focks.
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TRIMMER FOR HORSES FEET
Tool, Resembling Pair of Pliers, In
vented by Idaho Man, Neatly Re-
moves Superfluous Growth.

For the neat and expeditions trim
ming of horses hoof, an Idaho man
recommends a tool that he has pat
ented. 1t resembles a pair of pliers
with an extra joint. A pair of cutting
jaws are pivoted together and to each
of the jaws an arcuate rack is pivoted.
These racks, which constitute the in
ner ends of the handles and have stop
shoulders beyond them, mesh with
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-03-24

IIreS. l hey
protect you in
i've ways en-
ployed by no
other m aker.
They comb at
five major trou-
bles in unique
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They are not trouble proof.
Mishaps come to them, misuse
affects them, much ike other tires:
But Goodyears are Fortified
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-03-24
COMMON DISEASE OF SHEEP
Animals Afflicted With Foot Rot
Should Ee Removed to Clean, Dry
Lands and Trouble Attended To.

The first thing to do for sheep with
foot rot is to get them on to clean,
high. dry lands Their feet should
then be examined and any foreign mat
ter between the toes, which may be ag-
gravating the case, removed. All
ulcers containing pus should also be
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-03-24
Useless Expense.

Il have the grip. We must send for
The doctor"
IF you know what ails you l do
not see the necessity for paying 10
francs to the doctor to tell Paris
illustration.
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NAVAL PROGRAM
FOR THIS YEAR
EXTENSIVE ONE
General Board Is Bent Upon
Complete Reorganization of
the Fleet.
HURRYING WORK ON VESSELS

Strongest Fleet Ever Seen Under
Stars and Stripes Now at Guam
tanamo-Repairing of Rents
and Creating of New Fight
ing Machines Going On
as Never Before.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-03-24

These are the ships which would
bear the brunt of the onslaught if we
engaged in first-class naval power.
A big gun can fire twice in three min
utes. The Atlantic fleet could throw
$40 shells at an enemy in the first
three minutes of action. Their total
weight could be 227, 200 pounds and it
is to be remembered that they are
filled with high explosives.
In the Second Line.
The second line consists of the pre-
dreadnaughts Connecticut, Louisiana,
Kansas, Vermont, Minnesota, New
Hampshire, Georgia, Virginia, New
Jersey, Rhode Island and Nebraska.
In reserve are II older battleships,
now far behind the times. These old
er vessels are being refitted and kept
ready for action on two days notice.
This fact is considered significant
here.
There is also great activity in all the
navy yards, despite the fleets absence
in Cuba. All are running with regu-
lar or increased forces. Much work
is being done on small craft, which
European conflict is showing to have
great usefulness in certain cases. Sew
eral vessels now being put in fighting
trim have suffered from minor neglect
because of the pressing needs of larger
ships.
For instance, the converted yacht
Aileen, which has been the school ship
for the Rhode Island naval militia, has
now been taken to the New York navy
yard, oyerhauled and fitted with real
guns instead of it's toy saluting pieces.
1t will be ready for scouting purposes
and river reconnaissance.
Ordnance Works Hum.
In the naval ordnance works there
is hum of activity, too. Both from
the Watervliet IN. W arsenal, where
big guns are turned out, and at the
Indian Head Md arsenal where pow
der is manufactured for the 10, II and
14-inch guns, increased output is re-
ported. At the naval torpedo station,
Newport, r. l., the largest number of
civilian employees on record is en-
gagged.
Navy men just now are interested
in the plans for the war game at New
York. This game will serve to show
the American people what their fleet
can do and at the same time serve as
a drill. The plan contemplates a
maSsed attack upon the port by
score or more of dreadnaughts and bat
tloShinC rpOrocontiuU q hostile foroa
and a defense of the harbor by the
coast artillery corps of the army, by
submarines and destroyers, and per-
haps by the battleships in reserve,
manned for the occasion by the naval
militia. Aeroplanes, hydro-aeroplanes.
dummy mines and other apparatus of
modern war would be utilized. The
f1iers would practice detecting sub
merged undersea boats, and would
throw dummy bombs.
There would be some additional ex-
pense connected with this game. 1t
would cost something to commission
the reserve fleet and man it with the
naval militia, but the present scarcity
of personnel for the navy makes this
only a slight drawback and one over
balanced by the advantages offered.
About one hundred and twenty-five
vessels would take part in the game.
AT least twenty submarines would be
detailed, besides six to eight divisions
of destroyers.
This war game, if it takes place,
will create popular interest in the navy
and should bring many visitors to New
York.
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School for the Manned.

Paris.-The French cabinet has de-
cided to establish at st. Maurice q ma
tional. school at which mutiIated SOL
diers will be taught trades.
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"I'll be hanged if that cheeky plum
Der hasn't charged me carfare for his
nenr'
well. that's cheap enough; they
might have come In taxis. boston
Transcript.
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Some Size.

There is only one thing as big as a
mans first dollar, and that is his last
Florida Times Union.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-08-12
T0DAY'S BEAUTY HELPS

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