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Perry, Ia., Dec. 25.-George Ben mach, an Italian laborer, had Men.il a poker game nearly all night wia felloW-countrymen. Toward daylight he was dealt three aces. and in a tgO- card draw found the fourth one-spoA He dropped dead.
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by the pupils and one of the clerks a boy of about 1e. showed me around He had all the aloof dignity of the teller, He unbent bit to tel! me things, but when 1 inadvertently wondered whether l could borrow $10 CT $15 he froze again. I could monkey in the zoology class, 1t ap poared, but not in the bank.
 By the way. there is real zoo, at the school, the tenderer members, are inside and the tougher ones outside. Cy De Vry, Of the Lincoln park zoo, Chicago has sent them a pair of hawks and there are foxes and coy otes and hons and pheasants, ground hogs and there was Q bear. But he sickened and he was sent away, None Of the animals shows the slightest animcsi,y toward the children. Both pupils and animals have been trained to an understanding of each other. The boys may go into the foNes' cage and pet them and the coyotes VOW! jealousy.
 "We teach no sex hygiene here, v said the zoology teacher, but in our classes the approaching motherhood of guinea pig and the birth Of baby rabbits and so forth, arc taken quite as a matter of course.'
 I'd liked to have fingered longer in the zoo, the inner one particuarly, where I became an interested, pupil myself The teacher has 8 skunk; there, deodorizod, and in process of tanning. She claims that skunks are 4l, pet and those who have tried them say they are more playful than kit tens.
 Every teacher in the Gary schools is d specialist. Glasses visit her room for what she can particularly give them. Thus their interest is stimulated by the expression of a mind skilled in one especial subject. instead of dulled by the smattering Sut-and-out driedness Of the grade teachers imperfect equipment.
 le,00a Instructed Daily.
 The question of lighting reminds me Of the evening classes. It is es- t,mated that some 10000 pupils aro instructed daily, in Gary. for the SChOCsS are open 10 men ana Woliieh until nine at night for any tine O. work they choose to follow. tn tae art craft room l saw some Of the silver work of woman who intends making use of the teaching fer . livelihood.
 This interest of the parents is one of the particularly wise points ln the very wise administration Of Mr. Wirs. In mill city such as Gary, the chll' dren frequently are taken out ct school at fourteen and put to work,
 Getting the parents 10 come 10 school is stimulating their 'nteres. in keeping tho children there. And as far as the children's volition is con cerned, they are not flashing for the school exit. by any means.
 Tho Emerson school has about S0" pupi,s. With it's careful scattering of class work and play time. it coust accommodate many more. The Froe- ael has 1900 day pupils and more than that at night. saw a girl ln
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-11-05

face. She fell, stunned. at his feet
You ruffian. what have you done,''
exclaimed his master, as with thin
smile Grahame held mp the chamois
bag.
But Count Frederick ripped 1t open.
took from 1t what he saw, and thrust
it into his pocket. Even as this hap
pened, the pursuing car was closing in
upon them. 1t was Roleau who sura.e
from the seat and hastened forward.
revolver in hand. AS he did so a
weapon cracked from the car of
Count Frederick. and Roleau, STUN
bling, fell forward and lay still.
Come Grahame-quick." An in
stant later they had taken possession
of the motor impressed by Roleau.
How long she remained senseless,
she herself scarcely knew, but when
Kitty stirred, raised her head, she
saw lying close beside her the figure
of the man who had sought to be-
friend her
Kitty suddenly raised her hand to
her neck. The cord was gone. The
packet was missing.
useless effort to lug the heavy body
of RoIeau into the shelter of the car,
she turned to gaze about her. She
paused. her gaze arrested. Yes, a
little caravan, apparently from some
far off land, and journeying hither
frankly enough across the neutral
ground between these two little king
doms
The apparent leader of this little
caravan was reticent, dark-bearded
man. He advanced now quietly to.
ward the young woman.
The lady Is in distress? There has
been trouble here-robbers. bandits
your man has been killed. perhaps
Yes. there are many such in this land
between the two Kingdoms. There is
no law here. mademoiselle. I cross
as you see. with my own men armed
i am, If you please, a merchant OF
Grahoffen. Sometimes I do little
merchandising between the two king
doms."
He pointed to the coat of arms Oh
the door of the disabled car. THE
Count Frederick of Gretzhoffen has
been here.
AYE. the Count Frederick! II was
he who left us here"
He made gesture now to his al
tendants. and as some of them lifted
the limp form of Roleau, he himself
assisted Kitty to mound A few mo-
ments later and the strange process
sion was again on it's way.
"Mademoiselle.' said the leader at
length, as he drew up alongside. Il
must continue on into my own coun-
try. We are near the edge of 1t here.
At the little stream which lies just
beyond there is a house of peasant
1T is but hovel and no ut place
for you. that is true. But even SO,
that is better either for you OF for
your man"
They advanced now a little distance
farther. until within full sight of the
peasants little hut, Radoz made signs
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-11-05
CHAPTER x.
Greek Meets Greek.

Arrived at his own home. Count
Frederick Of Gretzhoffen found little
pile of unopened letters waiting for
him, and picked up one bearing the
crest of Count Sachio of Grahoffen, a
man he had known for many years
and with whom, If truth be told, he
had had certain plans which neither
would have cared to have come into
public knowledge. He tore open the
envelope.
so, Sachio asks me to join him at
little hunting party at his lodge In
the forest beyond the neutral ground!
l believe I'll go. After all, it might
not be a bad thing to find out little
more about the condition of those two
we left yonder in the desert. Yes, I'll
ride back the very way l just came"
Mile after mile slipped ribbon-like
beneath their speeding wheels Soon
they had left behind them almost all
sights of the green commons and the
fenced fields which lay under the
walls OF Gretzhoffen town. 1t was
Grahame who first detected. far ahead
little dust cloud of advancing trav-
elers. He called the attention of his
master
Glasses. Grahame-find what it fs."
Even the stolid Grahame gave q
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icopyrigh.. 1915. BY Wright A. P.tterson)

at her. his strong fingers tnrned the
key in the lock, removed 1t, thrust il
into his pocket
"Mademoiselle." he said, calmly
| you say you came on business. Very
we'll, let US talk business. We know
something OF the history of certain
broken coin. Very good. You have
half of it. We will say have the
other. Give me your half the coin
and l will let you go. Refuse. and III
never let you CO."
| Il will do nothing under compulsion
from you or any other man" said Kitty
Gray stoutly. 81 offer you a fair price
for your half os the coin.'
| You will not give It to me?'
mo! MOI"
A loud pounding on the door inter
rupted them at this moment. "It is
Roleau.r smiled the count. 81 viii
have him whipped"
The face of Kitty Gray had grown
like marble Suddenly, with one swift
movement, she dashed her clenched
hand with all her force into the face
which bent toward her. A livid mark
arose under the swift compact. The
tall man staggered back. The next
instant Kitty felt her wrist caught in
an iron grasp. Struggling. she was
| forced backward. She felt another
hand grasp her wrist.
The man Grahame. the counts valet,
had appeared mysteriously from the
alcove adjoining.
Give me the coln.' insisted Count
Frederick still Tell me where may
have it--or by the Lord. you will rest
long time to think this matter over
"Excellency." calculated the man
| Grahame suddenly. "On guard! He
is breaking in the door. Quick, excel
| lencyi"
And even as Roleau. by mighty
heave burst in the door. Grahame and
his master hurried Kitty to the rear
door of the alcove. 1t made out upon
a dimly lighted hall.
Roleau heard them pass, followed
swiftly as he could. But 1t was empty.
The purr Of motor getting under
way reached his ears.
so. then-we failed" said Roleau
bitterly.
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-11-05
CHAPTER VIIl.
Count sachio Of crahoffen.

Count Sachio of Grahoffen.
At sunrise of the following morning
Kitty awoke as suddenly as she had
fallen asleep the night before.
After her frugal breakfast with the
old peasant folk-with whom she could
hold no conversation whatever-she
set out for the bedside of the faithful
attendant who had been injured in her
cause.
"Roleau, good morning." she said.
How goes it. them"
'Excellently, l am quite well. I
find my wound not to be serious.
can travel"
Better rest for yet time" said
Kitty. 1T will be the best medicine
for you. AS for myself, l purpose
now to go out and spy out the land"
She left him. making some excuse
to her peasant hosts. passed out from
the little cottage. She walked on stead
lily, not i'll content after all, until just
as she arrived at the edge of the for
est she noticed advancing from its
depths little party Of horsemen, who
were riding swiftly toward her on the
trail.
They came on at gallop. foreign
looking men. richly clad, dark of
,isage. equipped as though for the
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-11-05

him. Had I met this gentleman" he
nodded toward Landozl with whose
identity he was well enough acquaint.
ed, perhaps l might have needed
greater argument"
"All is well that ends we'll, my good
Sachio!" exclaimed Count Frederick
Be my guest instead of my host. Ride
with me now to my own home and at
another day l will return with you to
your hunting lodge"
You know this lady?" asked Sachio
aside, nodding towards Kitty.
But slightly" rejoined Count Fred.
erick. And your"
But slightly" smiled Sachio, and
he told no more.
who is she?" asked the captain OF
the troop. sotto voce. of Roleau.
Il tell you all. my friends" answered
that sturdy soul. "She is highness
from abroad. an excellency. Take no
liberties here. She goes to the palace
she Is to meet the king"
Cro BE CoNTINUEDl
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-11-05

tins lying helpless in the sandy plain
they themselves made all speed possi-
BILE back to the capital. In spite of
his regret at violence to woman, ex-
ultation sat on the dark features OF
Count Frederick
Nov, Grahame." he exclaimed, "at
last we have it,
"Excellency;,' rejoined the other.
you have but half the coin. told
you where the two pieces were
where each was. One you have at last,
and after some trouble. But the other
is still in the possession OF Michael
the king. He may not yield it easily"
"WitA ease or difficulty, he shall
give it up" growled Count Frederick.
I'VE will take 1t from him II need be. !"
And straightway to the Royal pal
ace of Gretzhoffen they Jared on, fast
as might be. There was no difficulty
in securing admission, for Count
Frederick was well known at the pal
ace, almost as the king himself.
King Michael II looked with GER
tain disapproval upon Count Fred
erick's dusty clothes.
II ask your majesty's pardon, but I
have had no time to arrange myself
In proper courtesy. My errand is ur-
gent But I fancy you cannot guess
it?"
mot in the least. It could not be
that you wish to ask me again what
you asked me the last time you came
here-about the broken coin!"
yes. it was precisely that"
why. them"
"Your majesty has promised me
some little thing in reward for a cer-
tain service which l was able to rem
der not long ago. 1t was rude of me
to remind of that-but suddenly there
came up need for some little trinket
some jewel-some oddity. Your
majesty, I wish it for lady. and my
| this broken coin"
There is a woman in it?" The
| puffy eyes of the king showed inter
est now
"To be sure-there is always a
woman"
why not then a pearl. a sapphire
a diamond perhaps? Take as you
like" He waved an Indifferent, pudgy
hand toward sabinet. Michael the
Second keeps all his promises"
But why not the coin, your maj
esty?"
'You persist? So do I. I suggest
that for a lady-and you say there is
a lady-you make some gift more fit.
ting. I have explained to you that
the coin is not presently at hand. But
as I said. help yourself to something
that is better"
Count Frederick was man of wit
quick enough to see that here was NO
time to force an argument. Defeated
once more, he-even accepted his de
feat. He stepped now to the little
drawer which the king pulled open for
him, ard selected very modest little
ring. which carelessly he dropped into
his own pocket.
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-11-05
CHAPTER VII.
In the Desert.

IN tne OcScTt.
Convinced against her viii, as she
hurried along in the grasp of the two
powerful men, that compliance would
serve her purpose better than resist
ance. Kitty Gray took her place on the
seat of the motor car.
More and more admire you," said
the man at her side, as the motor
swung into its speed. what wom-
an you are, II you would but give
me time"
You shall have all the time you
ask, Monsieur le Comte!"
Still, ponder as to your motive in
all this. 1t cannot be money"
Indeed it is money-in part"
How much, mademoiselle?"
"a years salary-I have got much
at stake. on my word. Twelve hun
dred dollars, Monster lie Comte. 1t is
a fortune for me-
Count Frederick flung himself back
upon the cushions and laughed long
and loud. Twelve hundred dollarsl"
said he. Twelve hundred dollars in
a whole year, in an entire year? My
dear, give me the half coin you have
upon you, and l promise you shall
have twelve thousand dollars to spend
| as you like each and every day of your
| life, as long as you live. Come now,
is it trade? You said you came to
| talk business"
| For the first time now Kitty looked
about her, scarce having realized how
long their journey had been. So
A. =,
this time they had cleared the city
walls of Gretzhoffen and passed the
| titled farmlands of the villages. 1t
| was what was known locally as the
| desert-a neutral ground, not titled
and incapable of successful tillage,
which lay between the two Kingdoms
of Gretzhoffen on the east and Grahof-
fen on the west.
| Whether 1t was the heat of the sun
which had expanded the air in the mo-
tor tires. or whether there was some
was no time to determine; yet sudden
| ly. with the usual riflelike report,
there was an explosion of the tire.
The car was practically helpless.
Kitty looked about her vaguely.
fearfully, but as she bent from the
open window she heard in the dis
tance the chug of another motor, driy-
en- rapidly, thrown wide open and
coming forward at great speed.
Quick Grahame," the count de-
manded. This is your work. She
has it on her person. You must-yes,
| you must take 1t at once"
| AS he laid hand upon her. all the
hot indignation of Kittys soul famed
| up. She battled as best she might.
She defeated the man In his purpose
of snatching at the string which he
saw suspended about her neck. His
suspicious were we'll founded. for once
more Kitty had concealed her portion
of the coin In \ little bag which she
carried thus. Befied. and knowing
that he had small time to finish his
work. Grahame at length raised a das.
tardiy hand and struck the gir! In the
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-11-05
SYNOPSIS.

kitty Gray. newspaper woman. finds in
curio shop half OF broken coin, the
snutilatcd inscription on which arouses
her curioslty and lends her. ut the order
~ her managing editor. TO go to the prin-
cipaIity OF Gretzhoffen 10 piece out the
story suggested by the inscription. She Is
followed. and on arrival IN Gretzhoffen
ile- adventures while chasing the secret
-. the broken coin begin.
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-11-05
CHAPTER TX.
King Michael ii.

King Michael ".
When Count Frederick and his ac-
complice Grahame LEFT their two vic
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-04-06
State Highway Repair
Work Is Booming

Close to 5000 men are at work on
the State highways to-day, carrying
out the instructions given by Governor
Brumbaugh to Acting Highway Com
missioner Joseph w. Hunter on Friday
that maintenance work should be re-
sumed at once. Had it not been for
the Easter blizzard which swept across
the eastern end of the State on Sat
urday many more men would have
been put to work yesterday.
George III. Biles, maintenance engi-
neer. expects to have nearly 10000
men laboring on the highways before
many days have passed. When Gov
ernor Brumbaugh gave the word to
Deputy Commissioner Hunter on Fri
day he at once got in touch with Engt-
neer Biles and word was sent to all of
the engineers in charge of districts
throughout the State to overhaul their
| equipment and be ready to start Mon
| day. AS this was the word that the
subordinates of the State Highway De-
partment have been waiting for, the
response was prompt, and when the
engineers got in touch with the main
office here they were told to notify all
of their men to be on the job.
Although Friday was a holiday and
Saturday a half day, the office force of
the maintenance division worked
steadily through both days and far
into the nights issuing authorizations
and honoring acquisitions so that there
might be no delay in getting started.
Efforts are being made to-day mainly
toward clearing away distractions on
the roads and cleaning out cutters
and bitches. The more important
work of resurfacing and rebuilding
worn-out highways will come later.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-04-06
Derry St. Boys Guests
of Men at Big Feed

One hundred and forty boys of the
Derry Street United Brethren Sunday
school were the guests of the big
mems Bible class at the semiannual
Boys Night held in the assembly
room of the church, corner of Fif-
teenth and Derry streets, last evening.
The boys committee of the class, head
ed by L. r.. Hibshman, had charge
of the entertainment. The music was
furnished by the class orchestra un-
der direction of Earle E. Rem. T. B.
Lyter and his boosters made the room
ring with their songs after which o.
p. Beckley gave the boys an illustrated
lecture on "A Trip Through Florida
Short talks by the pastor, the Rev.
J. A. Lyter; j. p. Gipple, superinten-
dent of the school, and d. J.. Carl,
teacher of the mems class, were fol-
lowed by the main stunt of the even
ing, the feed"
]. z. Dare and his social commit
tee served the boys in the social hall,
and Mr.. Dare says the boys lived up
to their reputation of being poor eat
ers by cleaning up seven gallons OF
ice cream, six gallons of orangeade
fifteen large homemade cakes and q
barrel of New York State apples
| Pocket mirrors were given the boys as
4 souvenirs.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-04-06
sPECULAToRs

He'd nothing but his little Job
And she her rosy cheek,
But love still lives on bread and cheese
And kisses twice week.
And so the spectators went
To get the license out
And what's the use to try to preach
When the wind of loves about!
He'd nothing but his manly will
And she her gentle grace;
But. oh. the world and all to him
Was in her glowing face;
And so these spectators took
The problem all must fight
And what's the use to fret and scold
When all comes out so right
He'd nothing but his youth and gleam
And she her laughing eyes;
But they were in the vale of dreams
Beneath the singing skies;
And so these spectators chose
Their nest as others do
And what's the use to raise a fuss
When they only did like you
Baltimore Sun.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-04-06

wanted our present Governor for Gov
ernor and who did not want Vance
Mccormick for Governor, they came
and they asked this House, and this
House passed the bill on that basis,
and it went to the Senate and the SEN
ate passed the bill on that basis, and
it went to the Governors table and he
said that because there is only half
enough appropriated he will veto it,
and he sends it back to this House
with the proposition that we submit
counts to pay them and that they may
be adjusted. Why, gentlemen, do you
know who the Board OF Public Ac-
counts is? ] will tell you. There are
three members on the board. and two
of them consist of the Auditor Cen
eral and the State Treasurer. / think
that any lawyer would move for a
change of venue under those circum-
stances"