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Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-03-19

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IT'S good. Take nothing else.-Adv.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-03-19
Heredlty,

How did your son get that stay-up-
late habit?"
Acquired II in babyhood."
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-03-19
The Dlmc,,ltv.

"fTe simply refuses to throw any
light on his past
Perhaps he can't; it's SO shady"
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1915-08-04

who waited for him impatiently
enough at 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 shamefaced 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
coin," went on the unfortunate mes
senger Il don't know which it was.
The girl-the young American-got
the other piece. ! saw her pick it up.
But she did not get both! don't
know which one she did get. but I
know that each has one-half-the
count and the girl. She must have
been carried away by some other
man. I heard her scream, then all was
silent"
$50 all escaped you? It is another
AldsICI NulI AdNC uOhO
as to the girl and the coin-they es-
capped you?"
Yes, excellency, naturally l could
not prevent the man from escaping,
and the count himself allowed the
other man to do so.'
what other MANI"
"Roleau, they called him-the girls
servant-he follows her like a dog
and fights like one"
$50, there were two others present
beside YOURSELF"
Eyes, it seemed as though everyone
once"
Naturally, the competition asks
quick work of all OF us. And we will
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| act quickly. Tell me. what happened
them"
"The Count Frederick allowed her
to escape-strangely, he seemed to-
have small resentment for her after
all. Nor did he have too much for
Roleau, whom he must have ranked q
wholly faithless servant. He did not
punish him-but even sent him off
after the girl! Excellency, my word
for it, he seemed to miss the girl as
much as the coin--did Count Fred
,, erick."
Follow them then, Bartel. Follow
Roleau-if you can find him-he will
lead you to the girl, wherever she may
be. For myself. I cannot guess"
1t was this counsel, followed dill.
gently by the unhappy messenger Of
Count Sachio, which resulted in a
quick shifting of the forces Of kitty's
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-still hoped
she soon would be able to aid herself.
But hero 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, it
was but to find herself once more a
prisoner-Roleau once more prisoner
with her! The fact of captivity had
not changed-only 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 Grahot-
fen.
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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 q
poignant torture.
How long she had thus remained
she could not tell, when at length the
close-fitting 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 81
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 I'M
certain in her own mind to plan intel
,ligently any course of action. She
was brought to herself somewhat by
hearing tho tnkle Of some object on
the floor at her feet.
1t was bit of stone wrapped tight
ly in q little wad Of paper. Surely
it 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 snloothed
it 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.
"Hetter 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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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.
taken from her.
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 tinkling Of some falling
object upon the floor. She picked it
up-it was substantial file, which
evidently had been flung through the
window by someone having the intent
to aid her This thought gave her hope.
Almost Dis soon as she grasped it she
fell to work at the bars which had re-
strained her.
Meantime. at the scene from which
she had been so unceremoniously alb
stracted but now, Count Frederick re-
manned still bordering 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 alse that went on
about him. When one of his house
hold placed message in his hand, for
the time he gazed at it, scarce COM
pretending that it came from the roy
al palace.
Since he had left unattended the
servant Of Count Sachio. whom he
had found in his own room, the latter
seized the present opportunity to es-
cape from the place and to find his
own master, Count Sachio himself
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1915-08-04
CHAPTER XVI.
Solitary Confine ment.

Solitary Confine ment.
When Kitty in her blind impulse OF
MISREPRESENTATION sprans 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 haif.stitling 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 a 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
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 edince
or in what place, she could not guess.
There seemed some sort or door-.
yes. There was a small, high. barred
window; but the latter was at such
height 20 to be almost beyond nes
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Years
After

Mrs. d. c.. Matthews, we'll known
resident of Griwold, Iowa, says:
| lived in Villisca nineteen years
ago and my eyes We're so bad | could
not see the food in. my plate. DIR.
Weber visited Villisca then and after
treating my eyes l did fine embroil-
cry and pieced silk quilts remen,-
Der leading physician Of Villisca took
his daughter to DR.. Weber at the time
and lie cured her of 4 serious eye
treble. | was glad OF the opportunity
to consult Dr. Weber recently as l
could not obtain satisfactory glasses.
The doctor corrected them perfectly.
Mrs. d. c. Matthews,
Grswold, Iowa.
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PAGE FIVE

Some one has asked what has be-
come of the old fashioned woman who
used to spend all her spare time Gull
tivating flowers? Apparently just now
she is telephoning down to the florist
for two dozen OF those long stemmed
cut roses.
1t is surprising how cool a girl feela
on a hot day when she looks in a mir
ror and finds her complexion where
she put it.
Paris fashions are said to be as alb
surd as ever, so no doubt they will sell
we'll this fall.
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SEVENTH alNSTALLMENT
CHAPTER XIV.

Divided.
AS Kitty approached the little room
of the counts palace-which before
now had proved to be something Of a
storm center in the affairs Of the Gretz-
hoffen coin-there came to her the
conviction that .Aare 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 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 a
poised weapon, she swerved aside in
stinctively-called out instinctively for
help.
"Roleau" she exclaimed, for, wom-
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 t6her 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
rom 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 fiight-but he heard
her give a cry Of alarm whose cause
he could only guess. His energies were
fully occupied by the combat with this
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1915-08-04

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stranger-whom pow 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 much baffied 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 q woman had rung widely
through the halls, and used as they
were to extraordinary circumstances
hereabouts, the servants could not fail
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, % they
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1915-08-04

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"
II 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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From the Scenario W ~
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paused for breathing space. heard a
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 I ask why you care
thus to disarrange my apartment?
Had known your own curiosity re-.
garding it, l might have asked some
of my servants to assist you IN a
search more orderly"
Il 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 we're in quite an
other part Of the palace, my dear sir?"
las to that" replied the other with
calm effrontery. Il cannot say. 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 l en-.
tered-when this man also entered.
She passed yonder-when she had the
opportunity took with her one
half the coin. There lies the other on
your floor. She disappeared-we heard
cry"
Count Frederick stopped and picked
up the object pointed out to him. 1t
was his own half Of the ,cpin-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 very point of
success when sthis last contretemps
had interfered with her plans. A new
feeling of admiration for her keen
ness and persistence once more came
to Count Frederick's heart. For a
moment he stood regarding half-re-
gretfully the bit OF metal in; his hand.
II 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 articlcs-sil-
yer ones, did you say, sir? You shall
take back an excellent set of my own
to Count Sachio, with my compli-
ments. Tell him that it would seem
ill to me that any guest of mine should
suffer risk of loss either to hts person
or his property while he was beneath
my roof"
With these singing words, which
brought color to the others face.
Count Frederick turned coolly away,
ard once more faced Roleau. That
was in his face now which did not be-
speak remorselessness, revengeful-
ness. No, something softer Jay IN the
mans cool gray eyes.
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SYNOPSIS.

Kitty Gray newspaper woman, finds IN
curio shop half of 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
followed, and on arrival In Gretzhonen
her adventures while chasing the secret
OF the broken coin begin.
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CHAPTER XVII.
rha ro,,n}orfaif Coin

The Counterfeit Coin.
Count Frederick finally aroused
himself from the apathy of Traction
in which kittys sudden disappearance
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-09-24
PAY ATTENTION TO DETAILS
Small Things Of Dress Are What Give
Perfection &C the Costume as
a Whole.

II seems superfuous to say that the
perfection OF the details in dress make
for its complete more than the
mere dress itself. Yet ii must be
owned hat many forget this. and il is
not unusual 10 see a pretty. we'll
dressed woman fail TO look al her best
because her shoes. her gloves or the
dressing OF her hair are not what they
might have been. Even in these days.
when no one cares much about clothes.
personal appearance has TO count. and
IT is nothing to be ashamed OF.
Paris is filled with women dressed
IN navy blue. The amazing thing is
that the people do not get tired OF H.
II is to the wardrobe what bread is
to the larder. Its possibilities for com
rl1te dowdiness and unequaled smart
mss have no limit II al be the most
correct thing in the world and ms Of
the most incorrect You g a woman
OF irreproachable distinction in a blue
tailor-made. and you see a young per-
son in something very like Il and the
effect is entirely different. Both can
be cutie nice TO look at. and which
you like best depends upon your point
OF view. like most other things.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-09-24

MIGHTY POWER OF LOVE
Great Truth in Words Which Elmer.
son Is Put on Record as
Having Spoken.

IL was Emerson who said. AN &C
ceptance 81 the sentiment Of love
throughout Christendom for a season.
would bring the felon and the outcast
TO our side in tears. with the devotion
OF his faculties TO Our service. Love
would put a new face on this weary
old world. in which we dwell as pa
gans and enemies too long. and II
would warm the heart 10 see how fast
the vain diplomacy of statesmen. the
impotence Of armies and navies and
lines Of defense. would be superseded
by this unarmed child" Alas that
the sentiment has not been accepted,
but instead the world and the indi-
vidual have been laying their plans,
and directing their action, by a calcu-
lation OF chances which. of course.
can be no bigger than the human
mind hat does the calculating. That
love has not been tried is proved
by the collapse OF commercial civil
zation. but the things Of commerce
and OF calculation perish. while the
sentiment of love endures. because II
is OF God. and being Of God. is sure
in the end TO triumph-Universalist
Leader.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-09-24
RUGS FROM WASH DRESSES
Pretty and inexpensive Articles May
BE Made n a Little Thought
Is Used.

Pretty and Inexpensive rugs can be
made for bathrooms and also bed
rooms from old percale dresses that
have no further use as wearing ap-
parel.
The pretty blues and pinks make the
o attractive rugs The only expense
is 10 purchase a wooden needle. Mine
is ten inches long and thicker than a
lead pencil.
The rags should be cut and not torn
10 avoid the thread hanging. They
should be cut three-quarters OF an inch
wide and sewed together just as rags
for an old-fashioned rag carpet.
Crochet a chain OF several stitches
and make in this way a center. and
then knit around and around. throw
ing your thread (which is the rag)
over before putting the needle through
the chain. You must put in two stitch
es TO keep il from drawing up like a
poke Put your needle through the
back part 81 the stitch and use your
taste in knitting the colors and finish
with an edge like an old-fashioned
tidy.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-09-24
BEST KIND OF TABLE COVER
IN This. Housewife May Find a soiu.
tion Of Something That Has Been
a Trouble 20 Her.

II you are like most housekeepers.
you have a number OF little tables
about the house which are always
needing clean covers. Usually. one
doesn't like 10 use embroidered cen
t~erpieces and doilies for the purpose.
for these little tables are more than
likely used as stands for plants or
are little catch-alls which make them
rather trying household children TO
keep clean. An excellent solution in
the way OF little table dresses is the
plain linen cover ornamented with a
colored edge. Natural colored. oyster
or white linen may be used or even
gray linen (all depending upon the use
OF the little table,. and then the edge
IL bound with linen or heavy muslin OF
any color that you prefer. The bind.
ing. when completed. is an inch in
width and sometimes more. Guard
against colored materials that are in
clined to run. and also exercise a rea-
sonable amount Of care I'm the wash.
ing. for no matter how unimportant a
little table may be IT'S dress shouldn't
be streaked.