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The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-12-17
CHAPTER XII.

|
The grind of the wheels under tn,
brakes had hardly ceased when a higf
official of the court OF Grahoffer
sprang aboard the train. looking this
way and that expectantly, peerine
through the windows and doors OF
coach after coach. But he did not find
the man he sought Hurrying through
tho last car of the train, at last he
half-stumbled over the limp form OF
Bartel lying on the floor where Ro
leau's arm had flung him. neck and
crop
! Quick here!" he called out. Here's
murder-but by whom? Where have
they got to? After them, menl"
| But now some sort of answer to their
questioning came in a shout from the
| station platform. Someone was point
| ing beyond the train up the mountain
side. The official sprang forward.
After them. men! They must have
done this" cried he. They have what
wo seek"
A band of mounted men an instant
later rode out of the station in full
pursuit of the fugitives. They raced
down the road, toward bridge which
spanned the stream ahead.
Look yonder, excellency!" ex-
claimed Roleau at length, as he turned
and faced down the slope to gaze at
these pursuers. THEY will cut us of
on ahead. Look-they are riding for
the bridge"
He looked this way and that, as the
three paused uncertain. At last his
eyes fell upon a vast bowlder that lay
near by the edge of the ridge upon
which they stood. He cast a swift
glance below, lining up the course of
the bowlder straight down to the
bridge below. Bracing himself. he
threw his shoulders against the bowl
der, exercising every ounce of his own
prodigious strength.
The advancing soldiery heard the
roar Of the coming stone. saw how inn
minent was the danger from 1t. but
some of the riders were already at
the bridge itself as it struck 1t
crashed through the timbers as If
they had been straw. What had been
the bridge was ruin. Horses, riders
all were carried down into the
stream below.
Come, now" cried Kitty's compan-
ion to her once more as they saw the
pursuit arrested ION ahead there
may be a better place-we may yet
get through If we hasten"
At length, wellnigh spent, they
flung themselves down In this place of
greater security. Far below they
could see mounted men still coming.
Count Frederick and Roleau pxds
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such silent answer - they could. Each
drew his weapon and prepared 1t tor
what might next ensue.
I'VE can hold them for 4 little
Time" said Count Frederick. tudicially.
But we must not lose-our cause
IL too good to be lost!" exclaimed Kit
ty. Il will not yield to fate-I will
not give up! II l myself could escape
perhaps ! could get to Gretzhoffen at
last and bring back help for you. II
you could wait long enough"
1T Is a good plan." said Count Fred
erick, suddenly. There Is danger in
1t. but not so much for you as for
either OF US. You are good on your
feet, mademoiselle - what shall |
say"
But Kitty had made her own re.
solve. Roleau extended his hand to
her. She took the coin into her pos
session, unseen by Frederick. A mo-
ment later she was speeding away,
crouching, attempting to cut In ahead
OF the mounted men below.
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Drawer than that, these men of Ora
hoffen.'
Something has happened below
there" rejoined Count Frederick. I'VE
could not hold out against their forces
and 1t is not fear that has halted
them.
They turned in the other directing,
gazing across the edge OF the plain
along the upper Gretzhoffen roadway
A cloud Of dust was advancing swift
ly. Who goes there, master?" said
Roleau. Are they men OF this king
dom or OF our own"
The eyes Of Count Frederick kim
died at the sight. by the Lcrd!"
said he, "the girl has won! Now they
are coming-it is police duty for
neither of these, but army against
army! Win it be war, or peaoe?"
In the event, it proved to be peace.
The counsel of Count Sachio pre-
vailed. Cortislaw's Unborn prudence
held back his hand even now, angered
as he was at this failure to secure pos
session of the coveted coin on which
he counted so surely to mend his own
waning fortunes. He sent forward a
band of trunpeters with a white flag
for parley. They met the advancing
forces of King Michael. There were
explanations, apologies. Within an
hour after the dust cloud first had
been discovered, Count Frederick was
shaking the hand of his own monarch
and making such explanations as he
might of this scene of turbulence.
There were two of us only, your
majesty" said he, laughing. and point
ing up the mountain side to the steep
ridge they had left. 1.-TWO, beside the
young woman"
Yes, yes-she came-she brought
the news. You owe your safety to her,
as usual"
The pourparler at length ended, the
two bodies OF armed men saluted, each
dipping Its banner to the other. And
so, with much sounding of trumpets,
each turned back In it's own direction.
The leaders OF each army turned back
as well to problems OF their own. The
coin was now In Gretzhoffen-or half
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but departed just too soon to welcome
the return of one of the fugitives they
sought-none less than Kitty Gray
herself!
Safe from immediate pursuit, Kitty
paused for a little rest and a little
food What should she do? For a
time she was undecided, but presently
her resolution was made.
Il will try it," said she to herself,
see if can get access to the king!"
: And thither. forsooth, she did turn
her way
Rank by rank of the guard she
passed by this way or that, wheedling
them, threatening them. bribing them,
until she found herself within the
doors of the palace.
"Mademoiselle, again." exclaimed
King Michael. Welcome. then" His
notified face did indeed express graft
tication at seeing her once more.
Kitty first made apology for her
disordered apparel. 81 ask your ma
jesty's pardon said she, for my
plight. am sure of my welcome only
because of the news | bring-I am
from the front-the war,"
1.-THE front-the war-mademoiselle
what do you mean? What war? We
are not at war;" But even as he spoke
the blood shrank back from his face.
There is war, your majesty, IL
may say It," rejoined the young girl
"Yonder at the edge of the neutral
lands, this side of Grahoffen, men are
fighting. Their army is out-they have
besieged our people"
Our people?-Who are our peo-
ple?"
Two only-one q friend OF yzpr
majesty-6other of my own"
Meaning"
None less than Count Frederick Of
Gretzhoffen is there besieged at lit
tie pass in the mountains. With him
is Roleau, my servant, whom you do
not know. Horsemen we're all about
them when l left. They were holding
the little pasa as best they could"
But wh4I caused ell this-why
were they besiogedf"
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Your majesty, II II because they
want what belongs here in Gretxhoffen
they covet the Cretshonen coin"
The coin! What coin? Impossi-
Bile! have 1t myself-at least =
half Of 1t, mademoiselle."
"You--your majesty-how can that
be-? For see, l myself have tt ned
with 1t to get safety for It,"
King Michael's wits were not quick
enough to meet this sudden demand
upon them.
1T travels, that coin-I would not
believe that you could have 1t. So now
they think he has 1t and have Gov
eted it? Shall yonder rufian Cortis-
law take from us that which 10 ours7
No, mademoiselle, you are right! You
are . faithful messenger to bring US
this news. Listen. l myself will go to
the rescued"
Your majesty speaks ~ = king"
said Kitty Gray.
Pompously. the less rapid for his
avoirdupois, King Michael turned now
to tho halls.
Call out the guard" he command
ed. Sound the bugles now and bring
me my ofncers here. Quick. equip me-
you men-we must ridc-the troops
must form"
The word passed quickly Within
the half hour iron hoOfs rang on the
pavements of Gretzhoffen avenue as
the guard. their sovereign at their
head, rode out at speed.
Left in the care of one Of the house
hold women, Kitty was shown to q
room of her own, where she might
the better arrange her apparel and
dispose herself for rest. She did
not know anything Of Sachio's pres
ence In the palace-indeed, Michael
himself had not been aware of that:
but that crafty individual. readily
enough learning what was meant by
all this excitement, himself sped away
from the palace even before the guard
was out.
On the mountain side where they
had been left, Count Frederick and
Roleau, once master and man, now
partners elbow to elbow in q COM
mon cause, lay and looked down.
As they looked they saw the ad-
vance of the troops below them halt
ed. Why was this?
Surely" chuckled Roleau uncon-
cerned, I'VE have beaten their whole
army, the two Of US! Are they no
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yes, a vast and cumbersome affair OF
iron. She tried it. 1t did not yield.
Where then was the key, IL there was
one?
with no special plan, she cast her
hight here and there along the wall.
She found at last. near to the lamb OF
the heavy door. an iron prong project
ing from tho wall, on it a vast and
rusty bit of iron-the key.
With all her strength she twisted
the great key. At length she felt the
lock turn, yield. One moment abe
matted. and then threw her weight
against the door. 1t swung open. al
iently. She found herself within.
Had anyone, whether friend or foe
been near to Kitty Gray at that time.
they would have heard her sudden
scream OF mortal tsrror-would hav~
seen her fall and orumple, in a linn
heap. on the fioof.
tTo BE CONTINUED Il
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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 Gretxhoffen to piece out the
story suggested by the inscription. She Is
followed, and on arrival in Gretxhoffen
her adventures while chasing the secret
Of the broken coin begin.
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Of 1t at least. Precisely as much could
be said for Grahoffen. The old king,
Cortislaw, was shaking in his wrath
and humiliation that he had but half
the coin.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-10-21
BANDITS HOLD
UP SILK TRAIN

NEW YORK. Oct. 2i.-Piying
their trade as In the days OF
Western holdups. bandits early to
day followed up the recent Wes,
Shore holdup by an attempt to rob
tho "silk express" carrying a small
fortune In raw silk.
Railroad detectives. however.
drove the moff with rifles. while
the robbers kept up running fight
until they DISAPPEARED IN the under.
brush.
Posses are now combing tho un-
dergrowth about Ridgewood. n. J.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-10-21

PLA ~ =
a TIA OK
ON SUEZ
BY Carl w. Ackerman

BERLIN, oct. 2i.-Ger-
many is confident of blaz-
ing her way thru to Bull
garia and Turkey soon.
Then the campaign
against England will really
start.
In few more weeks" high
official OF the foreign office told
me today. the way will be opened
thru Serbia to Bulgaria and Turkey.
where great quantities Of food and
raw materials are stored Wa will
have all the Anatolisn cotton and
wool required. 80 that we will not
need Americas when communi.
cation with bulgaria and Turkey Ia
established the war against Eng
land will really begin
We have enough OF France and
Russia slready TO guarantee salts
factory peace terms with them
Our success In the balkans means
menhclng the British empire. Once
the way 70 ConstRntinople ia open.
We can strike the suex canal and
Egypt"
Count Rsventlow OF tho Tages
Zeitung. emphasized similar yisws
aud that the outcome ~ the war
practically depends upon the sue.
cess Of the Balkan campaign il the
consensus ~ opinion among In.
formed men.
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OF OUR PRESIDENTS NUMBER
Madison Politics. Quick Conquest Pretty Queen

for her beauty and men We'd with
each other 10 catch a glimpse ot
her as she went walking.
Madison saw her Then FASTENED
TO hls friend Aaron Burr and
begged To be presented. Soon ru
mors OF Madisons new love AZ
fair spread. The president and Mrs
Washington sent for Dolly.
rs 1t true?" asked xrs. Wash.
ington.
NO. ] think not" replied Dolly
but her bushes told the story. Mrs
Washington "bade her not TO be
ashamed. II is an houor to win a
man so great and so good"
Madison had won tho whole
heart OF the beautiful and brilliant
woman and he showed his devotion
and appreciation by being the most
devoted of husbands.
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Cupid has dared TO dictate to
President Wilson and by now you
are pretty we'll acquainted with his
pretty love affair and OF plans for
bis approaching marriage
But are you familiar with the
romances OF other presidents OF the
United States7 Many have had real
I. Tomancea.
Here is the story Of Madison and
: Queen Dolly"
Madison, solemn az he was,
( nevertheless always was quick to
! note and appreciate a pretty woman
f, and shortly after he was 30 he was
( attracted 10 a girl still In her teens.
Catherine Floyd, a vivacious and
strikingly pretty young woman.
He courted her by sitting In a
room with her and discussing at
great length with her father mat
ters concerning the public debt.
tariffs and revenues OF state and
nation
When he asked her 10 marry him
Vthe young girl, swayef by her
IRts. reluctantly said Yes"
bry while Madison had been talk
Ing ~ ublitics with the father a rival,
. yeYlng clergyman. had talked
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eaily AT the interviewer
Am | supposed 20 answer that"
he asked.
He was assured on that point.
Nothing doing. then" Hiram rul.
ed. tn married already. That
elimina.cs me definitely. Even sup.
posing was eligible. should first
want to see Theda and talk II over
with her should want TO be en-.
titled first TO give her the once-over.
80 TO speak None OF this CORE.
spondence business for me
But. as | said before. I'm married "
And Hiram went on reading The
Star The interview was over
Even supposing Theda Bara Is as
vampirish in real life as on the
film, would YOU marry her anyway.
fellows?
Or wouli you be afraid OF herr
And. girls and women Would
you like TO see your brother or your
son marry Theda Bara? Ia she the
kind OF girl you would want for a
sister or daughter7
To the r-sd~r giving the best answer,
In 100 words. telling why the actress
would make n desirable wife W. will
give complimentary ticke, to the
Cicmmcr theatre. whore ThedR Bnra mp
pears In william Fos photopi,ys. good
FOR two persons for sis months.
To tho reader giving the best. answer
telling why Thedn Bara would NOT
make a desirable wife, we win civ. 70
mi Inn Al f.x
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-10-21
MACKENzEN FORCES
ARE MAKING SPEED

PARIS. Oct 2l.-FTeld Marshal
Won Mackenren's hattering ram Ia
still hammering It's way thru the
Moravia valley. In Serbia, toward
Constantinople.
it is now proceeding little
faster.
Everywhere along the northern
frontier for 80 miles east and weRt
Iof Belgrade there In more or less
fighting. but the main drive is In
the Morayia valley.
Won MaekenKen is reported 20
have been heavily reinforced in re.
sponse TO reported urgent request
for additional forces
Serbs. fighting brilliantly. are In.
flicting heavy losses on the Teuton
invaders. but In turn the Serbs
themselves are being moved down
in enormous numbers.
Bulgarian forces are across tho
Serbian frontier at many points.
Their main object is to cut the
Salonika railroad. which ia Serbia =
only means OF communicating with
tho outside world and receiving aid.
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earnestly to the girl Of other mat.
ters.
He continued to talk Of the other
matter" until the young miss re-
solved 10 and did break her en-.
gagement to Madison
Madison took II hard" and II
was more than ten years before he
vsnturod TO amile on n woman
again-this time the charming
widow Todd.
When a girl her parents had
moved 10 Philadelphia and EN-.
braced the Quaker faith, but nothing
could subdue tho spirited Dolly
| Payne.
She. noted for her charm. soon
attracted a well.to-do young Quaker
lawyer. John Todd.
When he asked her to wed she
demurely said.
II never mean TO marry"
Her parents urged her. however.
and finally she consented. Three
years OF married life followed. dur.
ing which time So became the
mother OF two babies. Then her
husband died Of yellow fever.
In the full bloom OF womanhood
the widow Todd soon gained fame
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This means not less than 5oo.-
600 men, fully equipped and
trained.
We are not safe until we can mo-
bilize. at any given point on the Pa
cific coast, on three weeks notice.
an army fully equipped and train
ed, as large as could be accommo-
dated by the shipping facilities OF
any two Asiatic nations.
This means not less than 5oo.-
600 men. fully equipped and
trained.
lnasmuch as We may possibly be
attacked by European nations and
Asistic nations at the same time.
this means that the first thrust of
such an attack might be such that
we are not safe unless we can mo-
bilize also half million fully
equipped and trained men on the
Atlantic coast on a weeks notice.
These are TO meet the first thrust.
There should be back OF these a
body OF millions of reserves well
organized, capable OF taking on
complete training In a short time.
and reserves OF factories. shells,
guns and other material of war.
We have a regular army OF 93,0l6,
spread over our enormous terrific
ries.
We have 4S,42S regular troops In
the United States
We have certain coast fortifica-
tions which must have garrisons.
These absorb l7,9i7 men. They
must stay on theft jobs. They are
fixed. not mobile.
This leaves but 3o.4st reau-
lar troops TO defend the richest
nation on earth. and one which
is talking to such nations as
Great Britain. Germany, Aus
tria and Japan In tones OF
thunder whenever any differ
ence Of opinion arises!
We have praised Wilson for
his firmness In dealing with
foreign nations.
Il 10 the flrmness Of the peace
ful householder who stands off
a burglar by pointing a pair Of
scissors at him, pretending IL iss
a pistol.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-10-21
BIG MILITARY AEROPlANE
MAKES FIRST FLIGHT HERE

Flying over Seattle after quick
ascension from the hangar Of the
Seattle Aero club. the new $4,000
Curtiss hydro-aeroplane owned by
w. r. Boeing. millionaire lumber
man. made its first trial flight
Thursday morning
Floyd Smith, official tester for
the Los Angeles company that built
, the huge air bird. and who helped
10 assemble II at the Lake Wash
ington hangar. declared the ma
chine practically ready TO turn over
TO the local birdman. A few minor
adjustments are to be made.
On Thursdays flight Smith rose
to height OF 900 feet from the
hangar near Madison park. and
headed northwest
He passed over the business sec
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-10-21
PROMINENT DISTIlLER IS
SENT TO Pen FOR 8 YEARS

FORT SMITH. Ark. Oct 2i.-A
sentence OF nine years and thre.
DAYS In Leavenworth prison and n
s33. 900 fine were imposed today
upon John Caspar. Kansas City dis
tilier. who pleaded guilty to an In
dictment In the government
81 900. 900 moonshine" conspiracy
case.
He was connected with a diH-
tillery here. which II was claimed
did business after being sealed by
the government without paying
proper revenue.
In this case. revenue men and
gaugers were involved.
Sentence was also pronounced on
others who pleaded guilty.
Other sentences were Henry
Bown. Harrison. Ark. former gov
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-10-21
I'D LIKE TO GIVE HER
THEONCE-OVER FIRST
HE SAYS OF VAMPIRE

Would YOU marry Theda Bara,
Mayor Gill7"
Tho mayor aimed at the cuspidor
and scored a bull's-eye.
lie elevated his feet 10 the desk.
He leaned oack IN his swivei chair
Ard he spread The Star ou' before
him. For long time he looked Al
yesterdays picture OF the famous
vampire actress. Then his eye
roved furtlvely oves the rest of the
page Back Il came TO Theda Bara.
WOULD you. msyor-woull you
MARRY herr persisted the report
et.
"Huh?' asked hizzoner.
He grinned-and glanced quizzi-
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fpams His Ideas Of Law Enforcement 0nca Epte Answering
Charges Made Speeches Before Sunday Club by Prosecutor and Rev
Leonard Defends Attitude Toward Gambling and Immoral Women
NINEU.S.
MENARE
SHO B y
RAIDERS

BROWNSVILLE. Oct. al
Less than day after carrsnra
had been recognized as chief
executive of the Mexican de
fae,o government more than
100 Of his oountrymen--nany
of them In Carranrists uni.
forns-todsy killed three Amer.
lean soldiers ard wounded sls
a, oIo de Aqua, 90 miles from
here.
The killed were: servt
sehseffer. Troop G, Third cav
airy; Private Mcconnell. Com
pany D, signal corps: Private
Joyce. Company D, signal corps.
The wounded: Sera,. Smith
and Corp. cansler. comary o.
Troopers kubIey. eohred. eehr
and Lan9land. OF Company G.
The MeNicaus completely sni
rounded the village. All were vel
organized. and seemed to Do rcgu
lar soldiers. for they answers
bugle calls
American outposts discovers
them and gave the alarm after rec
ngnixinE the Mexican call o
charge
Eight American soldiers with n
iles and seven only with revolver
went into the action aud defeatel
them.
They fled after sharp eIchanE
af almost point blank range.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-10-21
ClTY'S MORAL
CONDITION IS
GOOD, HESAYS

Spirited denial OF assertions made recently by Prosecuting
Attorney Lundn that his office handicapped obtaining
convictions against gamblers and dsordery because
OF lack OF cooperation between his office and the city police
department made Thursday communication by Mayor
Gill addressed the Sunday Club of Seattle N. C. 4
organization.
1t before the Sunday club that Lundn and Rev. \
w Leonard appeared recently and made the charges which
aroused the mayors ire
The mayor declares his communication that he does
agree with DR. Leonard in his attitude toward fallen
women and declares that conditions Seattle were
better than they today.
He goes into detail explain the orders issued the
police respecting gambling raids and arreng without
and calls Lundn's attention the fact that
gambling raid which the police did Cooperate with
dns office the resulted the chief OF police being sued
The communication follows:
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tlon OF the city. over Elliott bay.
swung south. and then headed
northeast for the hangar.
The flight drew the eyes OF thou
sands. as the new flying machine
IL the largest manufactured. It's
wings spreading so feet.
Later in the week Boeing. who
started the movement for a trained
reserve corps OF citizen sirmen in
Seattle. may make flight
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-10-21
A MILLION MEN
ARE NEEDED TO
GUARD THE U.S..
HERBERT QUICK.
QUICK.

We're going prepareThe Sta congress
that queston-but how7
Herbert Quick whose articles The Star
eystsxng the sentiment
writing
MUST PREPARE.
The military Of will
Tense rans-as they should
Put In the present onprepaed condition OF this
should
be taken TO meet and defeat possible foe.
MORE THINGS THAN you IMAGINE have
Tense OF country.
Quick a non,eehnieaI msnner-n way that
everybody The frs. OF his articles
today.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-10-21
PACIFIC COAST FORTS WILL
GET new S|XTEEN-|NCH GUNS

WASHINGTON. Oct I'll Pacific
Coast ermy forts viii gl'sten with
big guns. under plans for coast de
fensc officially announced today.
Installation OF many big 14-inch
and i6-inch guns is planned. Btg
batteries will be added at Puget
Sound.
Among Secretary Garrison's esti.