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compel her to talk, why, let us cast
her iLto the discard as of no use to
u.s."
What is it your majesty means?'
inquired the nobleman.
"Why should we trade in such small
deer as this after all?" said Cortislaw.
we may well lose all our time and
have only additional trouble for our
pains. Certainly there are enough
things to do. AS for these larger
troubles which she threatens-might
we not well have a care? Well, then
let her have her way. Let us send her
back to that country Of which she
talks-let us send her back whether
she wishes to go or mott"
"As your majesty Wishes" said Sa-
chic gravely.
"Coome to me within the hour, Sa'
chic" said Cortislaw, turning away.
Bring me the plan by which we can
send her out of our country. Let it
be soon, and good riddance of the
vixen as well"
1T shall be as you say, your majes-
ty," said Sachio.
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He knew of such an instance nova
vessel of sorts was lying loaded and
almost ready to sail p .rhaps chance
would favor him.
He made his way across the crowded
docks to the gangway of the steamer; (;
but he sought no converse with the
captain or the purser of the ship. In
stead he beckoned to him one or two
deck stewards, whom he selected after
a quick look as countrymen of a land
he knew.
See here, my good men" said he
when he had them aside. las | fancy,
we are all interested in making money
is it not true?"
A grin made the answer of the two
sailors, who stood expecting some gra-
tuity
The gratuity came-it fell into their
hands-in gold-and in large pieces!
They stood dumfounded and speech
less for the moment, but Sachio went
on: D
Listen, men," said he. There are
two spies here in the city, man and
a young woman. They are dangerous
to our country. They are our pris-
oners-we took them in the assault
on Gretzhoffen in the recent war be-
tween these two countries. They are
both Americans. | know how much
your country loves Americans-you
can guess how much | love them"
True, true said one of the men.
THAT is right. We know them
those Americans"
Precisely" resumed the nobleman.
Now. we must get these spies out OF
this country secretly. They refuse to
take passage. Very well-we will
book it for them then. And see,
pay you the passage money instead
of paying it TO the ships purser.
Somewhere in the hold you could
watch them. could you not, men?
None will be the wiser, and you will
be the richer. What then, my
hearties?"
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His hearties hesitated for a moment.

His hearties hesitated for a moment,
but at length agreed with him. why
then" said the spokesman. II sup
pose'-and once more they looked at
the gold pieces in their hands.
There is not the least danger in
the world about It," said the strange
man who had thus accosted them.
You are committing no crime, but
are doing this country service.
These two spies will be brought here
to the dock Just before the ship sails.
There is some confusion-but they get
aboard-they are hoisted from the
dock into the hold. where they will be
safe. Very good, the vessel sails. She
Is at sea one day, two days. Then all
at once there is hue and cry-stowa-
ways dscovered-two of them. Very
well, that is all They tell their story
but the captain of the ship thinks
them to be stowaways, and nothing
else. They have the look of such. AS
such they will be landed in due time
at New York. Their passage money
is paid not to the ship but to you
yourselves-more than you would
make for six months wages. And be-
sides that, you have done a good serv-
ice to our country, which is far more
friendly to your own, my hearties.
than that America to which these
spies must be deported. What say
you, then? 1t is a bargan?"
1t seemed that it was to be a bar
gain.
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had proved successful An instant and
Roleau was past them, beyond the
door, and in the hall before their scat
tered senses had time to realize what
had happened.
AS he fed, Roleau had no plan be-
yond that OF mere flight But It
chanced that he reached the outer cor
ridor just as Kitty's guards were
bringing her into it, He fell likewise
upon Kitty's guards with such des
perate valor that before long they, too
were scattered and helpless. A mo-
ment later Kitty and Roleau fed. seek
ing some exit from the palace walls.
The hue and cry followed them now
Almost they had escaped. but not
quite. Even at the great door OF the
palace itself they were apprehended
by yet other armed men. Once more
they were brought before the king.
so it seems we have two incor-
rigibles," commented that monarch
coldly as he faced Roleau and Kitty,
still painting This man, as you
huON, cdCHlO, is ldl uuOlc dangerous
than his accomplice here. She is dan
gerous, yes, in way, but this man
has hesitated at nothing-not even
murder. What shall we do with him."
Sachio stood also regarding the two.
''Ill tell you, your majesty" said he
at length. slowly, "if you ask me my
own feeling in the matter. Let us
send them out OF the country to-
gether. They have way of gravitat-
ing together-let them go together to
that America of which they talk SO
much. Let them find the protection
of that Uncle Sam of whom they
prate."
Away with them" command Cort-
islaw imperiously.
Sachio therefore now had his task
But how to achieve it was his ques-
tion. He knew well enough he could
not oblige either Kitty or Roleau to
book passage across the ocean unless
they so desired.
Attend to these two, lieutenant"
said he to the officer of the guard.
Keep them safe until return"
He hastened now as rapidly as he
might to the water front, where at the
somewhat restricted docks of Grahof
fen an occasional ocean liner touched.
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branches OF tree! We pulled her out
Of that, and found In her possession
something had lost-this parchment,
your majesty" =
Cortislaw examined It curiously,
What. another half-told rnle?" said
he" tbs torn across"
Yes" assented Sachio. 1T is a mys-
terry like that OF the broken coin. II
my Latin serves me, 1t says something
OF lost prince"
you are very faithful, Sachio," said
Cortislaw. You are very faithful,
and very efficient What do you say,
mademoiselle?"
Il say nothing" rejoined Kitty Gray,
and stood defiant
Count Sachio spoke for her. II am
persuaded from the way she comports
herself, your majesty, that she knows
more than she pretends about this in
scription here"
so. then, you undertake to be OBJ
durate?" The eye of Cortislaw was
fixed on her with its cold menace.
Il am not obdurate, but / stand up
on my rights" she went on. Il have
not both the halves of the coin, and IL
had | would not give you either. AS
to this inscription, | know nothing Of
t'-this is the first time have seen
it"
Take her away. men," said Sachio.
Keep her under guard. We will call
you when we need you"
The door of the great reception hall
closed now upon Kitty Gray, prisoner
once again in Grahoffen towers.
We'll, what think you, Sachio?" said
Cortislaw, turning at length to his Of
ficer. "She speaks with boldness."
yes, and always has" assented Sa-
chic, musingly. What is the secret OF
her courage? She seems to have no
fear whatever for u.s."
Listen, Sachio" said he. I'VE have
made acquaintance with that young
woman before, and have got no profit
from the meeting. She is too mysteri-
Gus, and she makes us too much trou-
BILE. Were there certain to be a reward
for that, very well, but what reward
may we hope? We dare not torture
the truth from her, as once the king
of this country would have done. Since
she will not talk. and since we cannot
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CHAPTER lVIll.
Travel Incognito.

Roleau paced his narrow cage like
some restless wild beast, some half
formed plan in his mind. The time
was at hand for his guards to bring
him his midday food. He heard them
approaching before long, four of them,
all careless. singing some ribald ditty
OF the line and trench. He saw them
open his door and enter, putting down
the basin which held his meager prison
fare. 1t was enough! The door of the
cell was open.
With leap and a snarl of rage the
powerful man was upon the qua 'ds,
striking. wrestling, assailing here and
there with such violence and such skill
that soon the four were much at his
mercy, taken altogether by surprise as
they had been. Once more boldness
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SYNOPSIS.

Kitty Gray. newspaper woman, finds In
a curio shop hat OF broken coin, the
mutilated inscription on which arouses
her curiosity and leads her. at the order
Of her managing editor. to so 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.
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The Broken Coin
oA Story of By EMERSON HoueH
Mystery and -
Adventure Grace cunard
By EMERSON HOUGH


Copyright 1911. By Wright
the
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-10-14
WILL HOLD POTATO SHOW
Annual Event to Take Place at Mari
nette Nov. 17-19-WlI Feature
"Tuber Hospital"

Marinette.-The annual Wisconsin
Potato Growers show and convention
will be held here, Nov. 1919.
The potato hospital will be one of
the big features for the control or
wiping out of potato diseases means
several million dollars of additional
profit each year to Wisconsin potato
growers.
The two largest auditoriums In the
city will be used for the show. About
$1,000 in cash and merchandise pre-
miums will be awarded. Nearly all
middle western railroads will have
special representatives present in pri-
vate cars, the best farm papers will
be represented. and many county
agents and agricultural school instruc-
tors from other states will be present.
]. w. Hicks, farmer of Prentice,
Wis, is president of the state growers
association, Prof. j. G. Milward of the
agricultural department of the Univer-
sity of Wisconsin, is secretary treasur-
er, and Anton Follstad of Elcho, Wis.
is vice-president. Prof. Milward is in
active charge of the general prepare
tions for the show. while local pre-
parations at Marinette are in the
hands of the Marinette County Potato
Growers association. of which Ralph
Skidmore is president
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-10-14
HURLS KNIFE; HITS BROTHER
Six.year-oId Was Having An Argument
Over Cutting Loaf of
Bread.

Green Bay.-An argument as to
which sister was to cut the bread re-
suited in the death of 7-month-old
son of Peter Zimba OF the town of
Flintville. Frances, a sister, years
old. is said to have thrown knife at
Rosie Zimba, Is years old, who was
carrying the baby in her arms. The
knife missed the other sister, accord
ing to confession she is said to
have made to Dist. Atty. Davis, and
buried itself in the baby's head. Ro-
sic told the district attorney she
pulled the knife out of the baby's
head and when she saw the blood
squirt from the wound she called her
mother and said tramps had thrown
the knife. On account OF the girls
youth and the fact that death was the
result of an accident, no charge of
murder has been preferred.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-10-14
NATION TO MAKE WAR
ON THE CATTLE PLAGUE
First National Conference on Foot-and-
Mouth Disease Scheduled for
November 26.

Washington, Oct. 9.-The first ma
tional conference of experts in hoof-
and-mouth disease will be held In Chi
cago November 26 and 81.
The department of agriculture Is
sending out the call for the gathering
with a view of deciding on plans to
wipe out the disease. The federal gov
eminent and each state is expected
to have official representation, along
with the packers, the stockyards, the
breeders, associations, and banking
interests intimately concerned with
stock raising.
If accurate figures could be given
the shifts in the stock industry Of the
mouth epidemic would be startling.
Department Of agriculture officials say
that the business is moving westward
with great rapidity, and they attribute
this to the fact that the epidemic has
taken business away from the former
leading markets Of the country.
Today practically the only state I'M
der a federal quarantine is Illinois,
and that is in large part because some
of the local courts in that state have
been willing to interfere with the en-
forcement Of the federal regulations.
Great sections Of the livestock yards
in Chicago, as they were described by
federal officials recently, are cleaner
~.
but there is no business going on be-
cause nobody can ship out of there.
In holding the forthcoming confer
ence it is confidently believed that in
the light Of recent experience it is
which a repetition of a national cpl
demic will be impossible.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-10-14
AGED BEAVER DAM
PUBLISHER DIES
3. r. SHERMAN SUCCUMBS TO AN
ATTACK OF HEART
TROUBLE.
LONG IN NEWSPAPER WORK
Deceased Editor Served AZ City Official
And In State Leqislature-En-
tered Newspaper Work
in 1862.

Beaver DAMP. f. Sherman, 70
years old, who ranked among the old
est newspaper men in Wisconsin in
point of service and age, died at his
home in this city. He had been i'll
with heart trouble.
Mr.. Sherman, who for many years
had been editor and publisher of the
Beaver Dam Argus, was at his office
attending to his usual work up to a
short time ago, Since then he had
been confined to his home, gradually
failing until the end.
His newspaper work in Wisconsin
extended all through the years from
1862. He came to Wisconsin from
Ann Arbor, Mich, in 1857, and in 1862
entered the Office of the Argus. In
1863 he took part interest in the
publication and in 1884 purchased the
entire plant.
During the time that he was resi-
dent of Beaver Dam he served as city
treasurer and was a member of the
city council for twenty-one years. He
was a member of the state assembly
In 1879 and was elected to the state
senate in 1882 He was prominent as
an Oddfellow and Mason.
Those who survive are five children,
four sons and one daughter, all Of
Beaver Dam.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-10-14
CHARGED WITH BlACkMAlL
Hudson Man AIIeued to Have Sent
Threatening Letter to Towns
Wealthiest Woman.

Hudson Carl Swensen was arrested
accused of sending a black hand letter
to Miss Anita North. Hudson's wealth.
est woman. He demanded that she
meet him at Third and Myrtle streets.
right in the center of the city, and
give him $1,000 in 800 and $50 bills.
1t is charged he went to real estate
office, borrowed a sheet of paper and
a plain white envelope and wrote the
letter on typewriter. The letter was
signed "Friends." The Authorities were
notified by Miss North Immediately on
receipt of the letter. The paper and
typewriting were identified Swenson
was arrested at us home by Chief of
Police John Kecfe before the hour
stated In the letter that Miss North,
was to appear.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-10-14
STATE REAL ESTATE
INCREASES IN VALUE.
COMMISSION REPORTS GRAND
TOTAL OF APPROXIMATELY
$1,000, 10000
1914 VALUE $2,592, 442, $50
The Total of Real and Personal
Property Accessible for 1915
Will Reach Nearly
$33oo,oOO,ooO

Madison. real estate as
sessable for taxation purposes increas-
ed in valuation last year $l07575, $50,
according to tentative figures by the
state tax commission. The total assess
ment is approximately 81, 100000,
as compared with S2,592, 424,350 for
1914.
The commission has not completed
its compilation of the personal proper
~ values, but will have done so soon
and the assessment will then be made.
For 1914 the personal property assess
ment was $5S0,OO6O04. A rate OF in
crease approXimating that on the real
estate will bring the personal property
assessment for the present year some
what more than O0,000,000, making
the total of real and personal property
assessable for 1915 approximately
S., ,000, coo, an increase of Sl2G569,-
GAG over the valuation of 1914.
This valuation or assessment as it
is called, is made by the tax commits
sion independently of the local assess
ment and upon its own investigation.
1t is not used by the local officials in
fixing the local values. 1t is used
chiefly as a basis for the distribution
of state funds which go to the coun-
ties, school funds. etc, that the state
collects through the operation OF the
general laws and for the apportion-
ment of the state tax.
1t is made the basis, too, of levying
the mill taxes. 7.10 of mill for the
common schools. 3-S of mill for the
state university and 1-6 of mill for
the normal schools. approximately Ia
mills for these three purposes.
As result of the present increase
of approximately $l27,569,647 in the
state assessment. the revenue derived
from the mill taxes for educational
purposes will be 100000 more than
under the assessment of 1914.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-10-14
SOPHS WIN BAG RUSH
FIVE THOUSAND SPECTATORS
WITNESS ANNUAL EVENT.
Battle Lasts Twenty Minutes After
Which Varsity Band Leads
Downtown Parade.

Madison. Before crowd esti-
pie and university folk, the sopho.
mores won the annual bag rush from
the freshmen on the lower campus
When the final gun was fred the
sophomores had corralled eleven
bags, while the freshmen had only
four behind their goal line.
The rush was handled better than
any previous class scrap and there
was none of the disorders that have
usually characterized the event.
Bleachers were erected around the
field, which was lined off so that the
battling classes had the enclosure all
to themselves.
Shortly before the rush the sophs
were around the campus with big
auto trucks, picking up any 1919 men
they happened to see. Whole wagon
loads of "freshies" were deported
from the city, and it is estimated that
nearly 800 men were kept out of the
rush by these methods. The yearlings
were bound and hauled out into the
country by their tormenters.
The battle lasted twenty minutes
after which the varsity band struck
up the varsity march and led the
downtown parade.
The only casualties that were re-
ported were 400 shredded shirts, a
few tattered trousers and several
ruffled dispositions.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-10-14
LEASE CAUSES SPECULATION
Supply of 100000 COO Tons Of Ore May
Come From Various indie
pendent Mines.

Superior.-Speculation among To-
cal mining men as to the source Of
the 100000 tons of iron ore I'M
der option to the Midvale Steel and
Ordinance company, is divided on
the question whether it is Great
Northern ore or iron owned by a
number of independent concerns and
syndicates in the Lake Superior dis
trict.
President Charles r. Van Hise Of
the University of Wisconsin, an au-
thority on iron ore sources, who is
here, expressed the opinion that the
Midvale option was upon number
of Independent holdings on the Me-
saba, Cayuna and Michigan ranges.
There is considerable unsold ore
on the Mesaba range, in the iron
river district of Michigan, and new
bodies are being constantly donated
on the Guyana.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-10-14

Marinette.-At given signal
from prof j. G.. Milward, secretary
If the Wisconsin Potato Growers as
ISOLATION, kilograms went forth from
many quarters inviting James ]. Hill
IF st. Paul, president of the Great
Northern railroad, to be the guest OF
he potato growers association at the
annual state show and convention to
be held at Marinette, Nov. 1919.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-10-14
MARKETS
Milwaukee, Oct. IL, 1915.

Butter.-Creamery. extras, ESQ
prints, 29c; firsts. 25@26c; seconds, %
Q24c; renovated. 23@23kc; dairy,
fancy, 25c
Cheese-American. full cream, new
made twins, 13@13hc; Young Ameri-
cas-, 14014hc; daisies, 14@14hc;
longhorns, 14m14kc; limburger, fam
cy 2 lbs. 1301Shc.
Eggs-Current receipts fresh as to
quality, 21hz@23c; recandled, extras,
ESQ csc; seconds. 14@16c.
Live Poultry-Fowls, 12b@13c;
ROSTERS, &c; springers, 1870
Wheat-No. l northern 1.0S01.101a;
No. northern. 1.0601.07: No. 3 north
ern, 92@1. No. velvet. 10701.0S.
Corn-No 3 yellow, 631ac
Oats-No. white 33& 637c; STAN
dard, 3Sc No. white, 35035%c.
Barley-No. 3. 5S@5S1ac; No. 4, ssh
459c; Wisconsin. 56a59c.
Rye-No. /, CSC.
Hay-No, 1 timothy, 1300614O0;
No. 2 timothy, 11.OO612.50; clover and
clover mixed, 11.OO4115O; rye straw,
$50.
Hogs-Good heavy butchers, 5000
sos; fair to best light, S250S.6O; pigs,
G5O@L25.
Cattle-Butchers' steers, 100000:
feeders, 5.50nG.75; cows, 3.OO@6OO;
heifers, 4.75@675; calves, 11OOa11.75.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-10-14
SERBS DESTROY OR
CAPTURE INVADERS
Dispatch From Nish Claims VIC
tory for Allies.
BULGARIA JOINS THE WAR
Reported to Have Crossed Frontier az
Austro. German Armies Move For.
ward-Greece Decides Not to
Aid Serbia.

London, Oct. II. - The advance
guard of the Austro-Germans which
crossed the Danube at Belgrade has
been partly destroyed and partly cap
tured, and those who entered Serbian
territory across the Save have met
with enormous losses, according to an
official dispatch received on Friday
night by the Serbian legation from
Nish.
The Austro German force that Is IN
vading Serbia probably numbers AGO.
900 men, with a tremendous amount
of artillery. 1t is commanded by Field
Marshal Won Mackensen.
Serbia and Bulgaria are officially at
war. Aviators from Bulgarian terri
tory bombarded Nish Friday night,
killing five persons, and the Serbian
government handed his passports to
the Bulgarian minister. Part OF the
Bulgarian army has invaded Serbia.
All the allies ministers at Sofia, in
GLIDING the Italian, received their
passports at Sofia.
The Times correspondent at Athens
telegraphs that the Greek govern
ment has decided to declare an atti-
tude of benevolent neutrality toward
the allies.
An Athens dispatch states that Pre-.
mier Zaimis and his neutrality cab
met have decided that the terms OF
the Serbo-Greek alliance do not re-
quire the intervention Of Greece In
the war to defend Serbia.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-10-14
Jail Delivery Plot Revealed.

Kenosha.--A daring plan for the
escape of three prisoners from the
county Jail was revealed here by
James Ransbottom. a young south
ern Illinois man, who came into
court to plead guilty to charges of as
sault upon l.. j. lack, with intent to
do greatly bodily harm. He alleged
that the plot was formed by a negro.
The other prisoners, however, finally
drew the color line and refused to have
any part in it, The plan provided for
vicious assault on the undersheriff
and a break for liberty. Ransbottom
was assessed a fine Of 5000 and costs.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-10-14
REPORTS ON STATE MONEYS
Fund Owes Other Departments
$3,253,654.

Madison.-Judge S. ID. Hastings of
Green Bay, acting Us special referee
under direction of the supreme court
to make an accounting as between
the various state funds involved in
its decision of the forestry case June,
holding the laws of 1903 and 1905,
setting aside certain lands for for
estry purposes, unconstitutional, filed
with the court his findings, which
were that the general funds of the
state is indebted to other funds in the
sum of 1928, 65423.
1t may require legislative action
to recover the trust fund. This is
the opinion of Atty.-Gen. w C.
Owen.
Atty.-Gen. owen says it is posi-
bic the land held by the state, pur-
chased by the proceeds arising from
the sale of the trust fund land, will
be impressed with lien in favor of
the trust fund until the Indebtedness
is legslated Off