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CHAPTER w.
The COnsul's Story.

The business Of any true American
consul is to have known the father. or
at least some relation. of any caller
who comes from his own nation. Con-
sui Jethro Thompson, Of Ohio, cast
away in the melancholy enterprise Of
representing the dignity of this republic
in this small and none-too-well-know
principality. of Gretzhoffen, was glad
really glad-to see Miss Kitty Gray.
And he knew-really knew-her father,
or had done so at the time when he was
still living.
TITS a grand little place. isn't it
Gretzhoffen?" said Kitty smiling. i've
read about it-and written about it-be-
fore now. But this isn't a vacation.
really. l am on a big assignment.
Mr.. Consul l may want your help-the
only trouble Is, i don't know what
want to dol am after a story, and
don't know where 1t Is or what 1t Isl"
What do you know Of Gretzhoffen.
anyhow" he asked suddenly. You
said you had written about 1t. l sup
pose"
We'll. you see," replied Kitty, when
the big news story about the proposed
Gretzhoffen loan-its hawking about the
street and Its reJection-when that came
out was put on the assignment of look
ing into Gretzhoffen in general l re-
Michael, wasn't it?''
THE one that died? Yes. Michael the
First. He was good sort. His death
was the unluckiest thing that ever hap
pened for this poor little people. He
was good man, King Michael. and a
strong one. and Just. SO much can
not be said. l am thinking, of the new
incumbent OF the throne. Michael the
Second"
You see. this Michael the Second Is
only king in name, when 1t comes to
facts. He Is only a little lieutenant.
He has been put on the Job by a bigger
and stronger man-Count Frederick Is
the real power behind the throne on
Gretzhoffen-a strong and handsome
man-be sure you don't fall in love with
him. What Count Frederick plans no
one knows. Perhaps he has his own
eye on the thronc-we can't toll what
may happen. ! say II is O tense sort OF
place, Gretzhoften. But GretEhoften
Is broke. Michael. the king. is broke.
Count Frederick, the Warwick OF Gretz-
hofren. also 10 broke. That Is why thsy
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down once more upon the little couch
and resigned hersalf more comfortably
to slumber.
But again she woke-this time It was
with O scream Of terror. She had felt
the touch of a hand. Something had
tugged at her neck
She raised her hand. The chamois
bag was gone-it was tho jerk Of the
broken silk cord that had awakened
herl And there was the hand that had
done 1t, strong. dark hand, full
veined. hairy. 1t still clutched the bag
1T still was visible at the portfolio. A
ribbon end had entangled itself for just
an instant in the portfolio fastening-an
instant long enough for Kitty to see
what had been the hand that had COM
mitted this robbery.
But who was the robber himself
Quick as thought Kitty sprang to the
door, ran down the deck. out the next
deck door.
She turned to the captain now and
made report of what had happened not
once but twice; but even as she went
she smiled grimly to herself. The
channels bag was worthless-it had held
only a kerchief. a bit of powder pun,
Perhaps little silver-nothing more.
Her real treasures-she knew where
they were now.
The captain was outraged at what he
learned when at length she gained ad-
mittance to his cabin. With marine
precision. he acted at once. From that
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letly array Of fresh and interesting OBJ

deity array of fresh and interesting OBJ
THAT Is the story" said she.
What makes you think soT Are you
seeing things, Miss GrayY'
Look here.'
Kitty picked up the coin, and showed
II to him.
see, It is broken quite across-more
than a third Of 1t gone. The inscription
10 Latin. 1t i5 not so much what Is on
the coin-it Is what Is off Of 1t. Perhaps
1t commentaries something"
"Commemorates what, Niles Gray7'
"Precisely-what? That's the story
by Jove!' Cutler was studying at
the Inscription. Sub means under
what does It say7-'under the bamboo
tree7"
"No. under the sidewalk or the
flagstone,' or floor"
Underneath the fagstone' or pave
ment' or 'hoor-in the angle or COR
ner-whatever that may be-'chamber
Of torture-'room of torments'--what-
ever 1t is-'there will be found treas
| ures'-'of the king'-'of-'"
"-'Of Gretzhoffen!' concluded Kitty
Gray You have not forgotten all your
Latin, have you, Mr.. Cutler7 There IL
q story for you-f we can only dig II
out There'd be an assignment wouldn't
there? I'd rather do that than society
In the summertime"
Billy Cutler, time-tried news man,
grown. thin and grim and gray in the
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denly remembering that she did not
know who he was and remembering
also that her own conduct might be
held as singular. she turned her COM
hotel and hurried away to her own
rooms
Apparently the disfigured stranger re-
matned at the hotel that night, for when
at eleven the following morning Kitty
morning ride. she saw the stranger in the
hotel lobby. his face swathed in band
ages. He seemed to be waiting for her
tongue which she did not understand
then changed to French-and then to
EHfIi'n; Hff nsasmo,.el,. would Deru,. M, ;.
he said ~ ~ might tgh be BE- Of Nss Use even as
courier for the time? would show my
gratitude, II mademoisselle regards It as
proper for me thus to do so.''
Kitty Gray, actuated by no definite
purpose. but governed by the impulse
which she trusted in her trad de, turned
suddenly toward the curb where stood
her hired motor cor. and motioned to
the man to enter.
They passed on down the wide avenue
Of the capital. a strange couple enough.
Kitty looked curiously about her, stu
diously examining everything she saw.
Yes. the old city was beautiful. with Its
long lines Of green trees, it's stately
e01nCeS Dy iOHB Btllieu
death. Soon she began to find the need
OF a guide. and unobtrusively the muf-
fled figure at her side quietly suggested
the Information he thought might be OF
service He pointed out some of the
other large hotels-mansion houses Of
this or that court official, the hall Of
Justice, the city hall. the great cathe-
drels, the royal palace, the palace OF
the Count Frederick.
Yes" exclaimed Kitty Gray, ut was
here that I found you yesterday. The
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can ballad, be hot time in the old
town in that case"
IT'S a story!" said Kitty Gray, draw
ing a long breath. But a troubled light
came to her eyes at the same time.
How will a fellow dig 1t out?" she
asked whimsically.
Come to me at any time" said Con-
sui Thompson. "I'u see that you have
good protection in this city. II within
my proper official relations I may do
so. I'll help you in your own work as
l may. But, I need not say, NUNS the
word"
The same to you. Mr.. Consul" said
Kitty Gray. She held out her hand.
with a straight gaze of her wide, gray
eyes which both gave and invited con-
fidence.
Consul Thompson stood. his hands In
his pockets, looking out OF the window
rs Kitty crossed the pavement to her
waiting taxicab. She made a comely
figure In her trim travelling dress and
jaunty French chapeau-a figure such
as one may see on the avenue OF a
sunny Sunday afternoon. or in some
time Of festival.
Kings and queens!" murmured Con-
sui Thompson. hands in pockets. Now.
about queens!"
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hotel of the Count Frederick. I knov
yes, but why-how did you"
Her companion suddenly raised 4.
hand, touched her arm gently, request
ing silence.
A great car, splendidly equipped and
driven at rushing speed. came out OF
the very side street on which Kitty
Gray had found her companion on the
previous day. In the car. his gloved
hands resting on his stick, sat a tall
man, erect, strikingly handsome in his
own way. imperious Of air and bold Of
gaze.
Kitty Gray did not notice that her
companion had shdunk back low into
the seat. Her own eyes met those Of the
occupant OF the advancing car.
Kitty Gray was young and more than
q little handsome. She had taken pains
to turn herself out well as she might
might meet on her strange quest. To
the bold eyes OF the tall stranger she
must have seemed fair enough to look
upon. for suddenly, as he passed. he
stared at her directly res, bowed. raised his
Who was that mani" demanded Kit
ty Gray fiercely of her companion. He
doesn't know me. And yet how like he
looked to pictures I have seen. There
was a man-an international spy, they
said in our country-some strange for
eigner-at the time Of the Gretzhoffer
loan fiasco. Yes. the two faces are
strangely alike. Who is hep
"Of the other I know nothing" re-
Joined her companion: but this-he II
the Count Frederick"
Count Frederick-the pretender !"
Hush. mademoiselle, for Gods sake
hush We do not dare-you must not
dare"
Follow said Kitty Gray, sharply.
Now, tell me more
Continued Next Sunday.
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business. sat for just one moment in
thought. Wait a minute. please" said
he at length. and rose to leave the
, room.
what reason she could not tell. She sat
at her own desk. the mysterious broken
coin tight clutched In her hand. 1t
seemed an hour before she saw the
slender form of the city editor return
ing from the door which led to the Of
Evening Star. He looked at her
thoughtfully. as he approached.
Cutler held out a check.
Three thousand dollars!'' Kitty
Grays eyes grew larger.
"Expense money. Three months va
cation. Full powers as missionary plen-
ipotentiary of the Evening Star to
Gretzhoffen. ambassadress to any old
Gray. / never knew the old man to go
of, of his head before. but he has this
Tugsing at her heart the swift feeling
that she was leaving her usual modest
and safe line Of life to adventure upon
something perhaps fateful-perhaps. in
deed fatal-Kitty Gray, sober-faced
turned from the door Of the Evening
Star and walked slowly toward the cor
ner where customarily she took her car
for home.
When she entered her apartment she
room. and then paused.
The rug in the hall was turned over
at one corner-was It by accident? The
pictures oil hung on the walls, yet sew
eral were askew, and-the little wall
safe back OF one Of the piCtures-which
had held some small objects of little
Nalue-an Old daguerreotypc or two, some
silver spoons, a few gold pieces which
she had cherished-had been broken
open. Its contents now lay upon the
floor. Amazed Kitty stopped and
picked them up. one by one. Nothing
was missinR-even the gold coins were
there. Nothing had been harmed. But
Who had done this and why?"
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CHAPTER III.
The Big Assignment,

Kitty Gray did not go to her usual
place for luncheon that day. Instead
she hurried into a nearby delicatessen
shop and bought a sandwich. which she
put in her handbag. After this she hur-
ried on back to the office. Arrived
again TO the desk of the city editor, and
silently laid down before him her empty
purse, her antique fan. her sandwich,
and her broken coin.
Cutler looked up with professional
calm.
lYeS. Miss GrayR Why. all this or
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Stops Itching

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Don't fail TO try d. u. D. for any
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.-Advt.
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TOO BAD
YOU'RE OLD
With Your Hair You
Would Look Ten
Years Younger

How often we have heard this
expression concerning a prema-
turely bald young-old man. 1t is
absolutely unnecessary that any
man should be subjected to such
sympathy from his friends for
there is a preparation on the mar
ket which, if used in time will re-
move all symptoms of falling hair,
dandruff, and irritations of the
scalp and promote the growth of
the hair.
If you have been experimenting
with preparations containing cocoa
nut oil or alkalis Gf it foams it
contains alkalis) throw them away
at once! Go to O'Donnells Drug
Store, eO4 F street, and ask for a
SOC bottle of Speiser's Scalp Tonic.
Use it according to directions and
in a reasonable time the most sat
isfactory results will be obtained
Remember, Mr.. O'Donnell guar
antoes this preparation personally
If 1t fails, ask him for your
mopey.-Advt.
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CHAPTER V.
The Encounter.

Meanwhile during the interview Kitty
Gray had with the American consul, a
scene Of other import was enacting else
where In the Gretzhoffen capital. In the
interior of a white marble fronted pal
ace. perhaps a mile or so distant from
the humble equarters of the American
consulate. tall dark. imper!ous man
was pacing UP and down restlessly, his
eyes now and again turned upon the
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FIR RECKLES
Now IL the Time to Get Rid of These
Ugly Spots.

There's no longer the slightest need of
feeling ashamed OF your freckes. as the
prescription othine-double strength
is guaranteed to remove these homely
spots.
Simply get an ounce of othine--doubie
strength-from any druggist and apply
a little OF 1t night and morning. and
you should soon see that even the
worst freckles have begun to disappear,
while the lighter ones have vanished
entirely. II 10 seldom that moro than
an ounce Is needed to completely cloor
plexion,
he sure TO ask Cor the double strength
othino az this Is sold under guarantees
OF money baek II Il falls &c remove
freckles.-Advt.
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time oY all through the voyage. a boat
detective stood at each end OF the pas
sageway which led to Kitty's stateroom.
But no trace OF any other robbery
could be found. nor any clue by which
the intruder could be identified.
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the enemy of the purchasing na- ton happens for the time to be unable to do this that is for him one of the mis- fortunes of war, the inability. however, obligation to prevent the sale
 Neither the President nor any ex- ecutive department of the government possesses the legal authority to inter fere in any way with trade between the people of this country and the ter ritory of belligerent. There is no act of Congress conferring such authority or prohibiting traffic of this sort with European nations. although in the case of neighboring American republics Congress has given the President pow CT to proclaim an embargo on arms and ammunition when in his judg- ment it would tend to prevent civil strife.
 For the government of the United States itself to sell to belligerent na ton would be an unneutral act. but for private individual to sell to beig- erent any product of the United States is neither unlawful 0 runneutral. nor within the power of the Executive fol prevent or control
 "The foregoing remarks, however, do not apply to the outftting or furnish Ing of vessels in American ports or of military expeditions on American soil in aid of a belligerent These acts arc prohibited by the neutrality laws of the United States"
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City Official Paper
NOME, ALASKA, FEBRUARY 6, 1915.
ENGLAND'S VITAL WEAKNESS.

should the recently expressed plan of the Germans To throw d cordon of submarine vessels around the British Isles becomes d reality. and if such form of blockade will be as effective as might be supposed. the position of England will indeed be critical Eng
 land, of herself produces practically nothing in the way of comestibles, al least in keeping with the needs of her population and thus is forced to draw npon the markets of the world for the bulk of her subsistence and is also in practically the same position as re- eards the various other commodities in the shape of raw products upon which her industrial prosperity de- bends. Hence il follows that the erippling of her commerce is blow at her very heart. and one that she can not well sustain for even compara
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lively short time. Before the advent of the submarine the world dominating power of her mighty fleet insured her freedom from attack in this regard, but with the development of this new and seemingly invulnerable terror of the sea even the overwhelming might of her powerful naval battalions is rendered negative and she is brought face to face with a danger which may
 threaten her ultimate destruction. not only as a world power but also as d nation. Without an open gateway to the markets of the world England is lost and it is safe to assume that if Germany can put the proposed plan into effect for even few weeks the resultant erippling of her sources of energy. not considering the inevitable starvation of her people, will compel her withdraw wal as a factor in the war
 At present it would seem that the pos sibility of avoiding this ultimate lies in the probable inability of Germany
 to put into practice what she has
 proposed rather than in any measure
 that Britain can command 10 prevent
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As there seems te be a singular di versity of ideas concerning the "neu- trality and contraband" questions at present. the following article, which is the substance of circular letter issued by the State Department Oct A last. will undoubtedly be of consid- erable interest az it clearly defines the meaning of national neutrality and also governmental liability as regards contraband goods. Also the question has been asked as to whether or not the United States was not permitting a violation of neutrality In ignoring the shipment to Canada of manifestly contraband goods and. as will be seen 1t is answered in the negative:
 "Generally speaking. a citizen of the United States can sell tn bellieerent government or its agent any article of commerce which he pleases. He is not prohibited from doing this by any rule oi international law, by any treaty pro visions. or by any statute of the Tnited States It makes no difference whether the articles sold are exclusively for war purposes. such as firearms, explosives etc, or are foodstuffs. clothing, horses, etc. for the use of the army or navy of the beligerent
 Furthermore, neutral government is not compelled by international law by treaty, or by statute to prevent these sales to a belli9erent Such sales. therefore, by American citizens. do not in the least affect the neutrality of the United States.
 Tt is true that such articles as those mentioned are considered contra band and are, outside the territorial jurlsdic- ton of a neutral nation subject to seiz . ure by an enemy of the purchasing government. but it is the enemys duty to prevent the articles reaching their destination. not the duty of the nation whose citizens have sold them. Ii
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 The roller skating rink is attracting numbers of people nightly and is B very popular exercise. Rink located in old Alaska Mercantile Go. building, east Front street.
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Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-07-02
The Cost Of Golf.

81 wish / had der money desc folks
spend on golf in my pockets" sighed
the caddie boy as he laid down the
bag of clubs. It's der one best bet
dat wouldn't work no more" The
remark fioated into the club smoking
room through an open window and a
group OF members took 1t 40 the text
for their after-golfing talk. THE cost
OF the game foots up to a pretty total
at the years end" remarked one man.
although / agree that for the health
full enjoyments it returns golf Is cheap
at whatever price. I've paid 500 TO
join this club and $50 for the years
dues. My set of clubs and bag cost
me SIS, and a box of balls SO. That's
ALL" you have paid a caddie boy
so cents each time you have gone IS
holes, and your luncheon. drinks and
cigars each visit have cost at least
So" said the statistician. Then there
Is your railroad ticket to be counted
in and also the $40 you have paid for
coaching. You can figure that the
game costs you at the very lowest $275
a year"
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-07-02

lie Marechal? she asked, as soon az
they had exchanged greetings.
It has never been your lilies for
which ] have felt repugnance,' pro.
tested the marshal: but only for
those with which the Comte de Cham.
bord has sought to replace our glori.
Gus tricolor.'
All. monsieur pleaded the girl.
will you not indulge me SO far as to
say Henri VIZ Remember that to
me he is the king of France.
AS your king, mademoiselle, he is
certainly worthy of his title answered
t. 9 marshal discreetly.
accept the compromise. But to
return to our lilies; must / tell the
king that ! have failed to reconcile
you to my fiower?
The marshal temporized.
You appear to be very much inter.
ested In your king, he said, with a
slight accent of reproach. Henri v
is indeed fortunate to have inspired
so much devotion in his emissary.'
"A gay smile became visible he
meath the veil. and treasured the mar
shall.
Do not mistake my feelings for
the king, entreat you, said the girl.
and she lifted the obnoxious veil as
II to let him read her sincerity in her
beautiful eyes. ! love no one-except
him who wears my lilies!'
"Enraptured by this confession the
president made a movement to seize
her hand. Instantly her manner under
went a provoking change; she drew
herself up haughtily. and said, in freez-
ing tones:
Pardon monsieur, but you forget
that ] am your guest!'
'Abashed. in spite Of his age an, az
perience Of the sex, the gallant mar
shall shrank back. and answered re-
specially:
1t Is you who must pardon the
enthusiasm which you naturally in
spire. But tell me, is 1t necessary that
we should always meet under these
restraints? VIII you not give me the
opportunity Of cultivating your friend
ship in some situation in which shall
not embarrass you by the expression
OF my sentiments?'
The lady of the lilies became a.
cious again.
But hat is what l desire. It is
for you to say whether you are willing
to be seen entering the house of a CON
spirator'
~ win enter any house which con-
tains You. mademoiselle. was the gal.
liant response. though it should be the
castle OF Henri himself!'
Another smile flashed across the
face OF bis companion.
81 believe l shall make a convert
Of you In the end she observed. Wen.
You viii and me a. the "Fleur de Lys. :
The president eOuld,uot repress q