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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,
she could not tell-the coin had been
taken from her.
Kitty sprang to the sill Of the little
window and peered out for an in
slant; 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 it's
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
Ip-lL WAS d buUSlduIldl hlCS WhANA
evidently had been flung through the
window by someone having the intent
to aid her This thought gave her hope.
Almost as soon as she grasped 1t she
fell to work at the bars which had re-
strained her.
Meantime, at the scene from which
she had been so unceremoniously abb
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 womans disappearance to note
carefully anything else that went on
about him. When one of his house
hold placed a message in his hand, for
the time he gazed at 1t, 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
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CHAPTER XVI.
Solitary Confinement.

When Kitty in her blind impulse of
self-preservation sprang 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 stcIt-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-stifling 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
filed the car with it's 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
a 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 edifice
or in what place, she could not guess.
There seemed some sort of door
yes. There was a small, high, barred
window; but the latter was at sucn
height as to be almost beyond her
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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 a
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, cannot guess"
It 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 here 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 a prisoner
with heri 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 Grahof-
fen.
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who waited for him impatiently
enough at the rendezvous which had
been established
We'll. 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. II 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 bothl / don't
know which one she did get. but
know that each has one-half-the
count and the girl. She must have
been carried away by some other
man. heard her scream, then all was
silent"
$50 all escaped you? IT is another
matter what | myself may have done
as to the girl and the coin-they es
| capped your"
Yes. excellency. naturally could
not prevent the man from escaping
and the count himself allowed the
other man to do So"
What other man?"
"Roleau, they called him-the girls
servant-he follows her like a dog
| and fights like one"
so, there were two others present
beside yourself?"
Yes. it seemed as though everyone
interested In the coin came all at
once"
Naturally, the competition asks
quick work of all of us. And we will
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[hE bRoKEN(QIN
| ;lorv Of Mystery and Adventure
b. s'' EMERSON HOUGH M
\ r.or, the Scenario by VI
|!Fp['AI IC CUNARD sss asrssz II

| 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 vet
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 / ask why you care
thus to disarrange my apartment?
Had l known your own curiosity re.
garding it, 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!
Bat why seek for them IN my rooms,
when his quarters were In quite an
other part of the palace, my dear sir?"
las to that" replied the other with
calm effrontery, II cannot say. | only
came here because the servants told
me that this was the room. OF course,
il there has been any mistake"
Cease, l 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 lie Comte," said he, "the
young woman was here when l en-
tered-when this man also entered.
She passed yonder-when she had the
pportunity-and took with her one
half the coin. There lies the other on
your floor. She disappeared-we heard
a cry"
Count Frederick stopped and picked
up the object pointed out to him. 1t
was his own half of the coin-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 this 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
gretfully the bit of metal in his hand.
Il 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 articles-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
i'll to me that any guest of mine should
suffer risk of loss either to his 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,
and once more faced Roleau. That
was in his face now which did not be-
speak remorselessness, revengeful-
ness. No. something softer lay in the
mans cool gray eyes.
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Gus segments perceive particular
odors. The segment at the tip. for ex-
ample, warns an ant that he is ap-
preaching colony other than his own.
Again. the next segment below per
ceives the odor that marks one ant
colony as inimical to others of the
same species. Another segment serves
to guide the ant when homeward
bound by enabling him to pick up the
scent he left on the ground during his
outward journey. Still another seq
ment enables a worker ant to recog-
nize the whereabouts of the queen and
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use and during the past season the re-
suits were equal to the highest expec-
tations.
The device is of reasonably simple
construction, being a powerful light
enclosed in a glass globe and suspend
ed over a shallow galvanized iron pan
containing oil. The insects. flying
against the globe, fall into the pan and
perish in great numbers. AS a large
proportion of the moths are females
the results of a seasons catch can cas-
lily amount high in the millions. Inc
light is furnished by acetylene gas,
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The Ants NostriIs.

IN a recent issue of the Journal OF
the Philadelphia Academy of Sciences
Miss A. NJ. Fields, author of several
papers on the life and habits OF ants,
describes her Investigations into the
function of the antennae. In her ear
lier paper she sought to show that the
function of the antennae is olfactory,
and she now declares that the vari'
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Monster Of His Time.

A giant tyrannosaurus, greatest Of
dinosaurs, has been mounted at the
Museum OF Natural History. New
York. According to authorities, this
specimen is the largest dinosaur
known to the Cretaceous period, and
its age is estimated at about three
million years. This was a monster
of his time, and when alive measured
about forty-seyen feet in length and
stood about eighteen and half feet
high. Traced by the scientists. he -four
ished near the close OF the Creta-
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nothing but disk Of metal about the
size of large coin. The edge Of the
disk is put into the slot OF a screw
like the blade OF an ordinary screw
driver. One edge is thin, for small
screws, and another is thick, with
graduated thickness between the two
extremes for the purpose of having an
edge that win fit any slot A hole in
the middle of the disk gives a chance
to slip in a nail or pocket knife, or
anything else handy, to be used as a
lever on tight screws.-Saturday Eve
ming Post.
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and foreigners brought In a verdict
of guilty and the five were sentenced
to be hanged. The three Portuguese
were pardoned. the English boy"
was hanged and Don Pantaleon, at the
request of his brother, the ambassa-
dor, was spared from hanging and
was beheaded on July 10, 1858. This
case impressed foreign nations with
a sense of Cromwell's power. and
has ever since been considered
as a precedent in questions respecting
the privilege of ambassadors and the
persons of their household
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Pantaleon Sa, brother of an ambassa'
dor from Portugal to England, walk
ing in the New Exchange, London, en-
gagged in a quarrel with young Eng
fish gentleman named Gerard. They
were separated, leaving Gerard
slightly wounded in the shoulder Inc
next day Don Pantaleon came to the
exchange with fifty well-armed toi-
lowers, for revenge. Four English
men were slightly wounded and MI
Greenway, while walking with his SIS
ter and a lady to whom he was en-
gagged, being mistaken for Gerard
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vas killed by pistol shot through

was killed by a pistol shot through
the head. A great and enraged crowd
collected. The Portuguese took ref
uge in their house of embassy. Crom-
well. the lord protector, sent a mes
senger to the embassy, stating that II
the criminals were not given up to the
civil authorities the soldiers guarding
the embassy would be withdrawn and
the mob left to do as it pleased. Don
Pantaleon, three Portuguese and an
English boy" were given up and COM
mitted to Newgate Their trial was
delayed. A mixed jury OF Englishmen
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her undeveloped progeny. But in re-
spect to the travels of the ant, our
readers will remember the paper in
the Companion in which the great
French naturalist, Fabre, describes the
experiments that led him TO believe
that the ant guides himself by sight
alone
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ELEVENTH. INSTALLhENI
CHAPTER XIV.
Divided.


.,,.., onproached the little room
b NJ, counts palace-which. before
~ }, GROW Droyed to be something OF a
nSu ..r IN the affairs of the Gretz-
r COIN ooin-there came to her the
E. a,. CUII that there might be others
w. sa-.als who would have some
II ~ 70 the whereabouts OF the
hs - nortion OF the coin, and VINO
IT, sAprefore arrive upon the scene
~ .ho ssre time as that OF her
] VIZ ri.ii She aas not altogether
H.. 'l5i' at the sudden interruption
H. labors, just at the moment OF
J. .So saw herself the object OF a
!. ~ wsopop. she swerved aside in
',irslv-called out instinctively for
4 ,..r,n she exclaimed, for, wom-
r. sbe had learned the value OF
Es,oDg mans arm, and her first
IT, was Of the faithful servant
] 81 strangely had attached him
- bar own varying fortunes. And
H. came fastening from his
TbIns place outside the door.
i saw the little room occupied by
<,n-yho now suddenly had en-
Ind who menaced Kitty. SO
i to save her life as she supposed,
w. on the point Of surrendering
H. both pieces Of the coin. The
n, his mistress in danger was
i N for Roleau. With his custom
I. hattie cry he plunged Immediately
tbs conflict, careless Of the threat
4 weapon. In the melee the two
il coins both were dropped upon the
b. now the ruling impulse OF Kit
IN not quite forsake her. She
hi and regained one Of the half
but the struggling men, shifting
4 and there in the room, kept her
Il securing the other. In the blind
Shct for escape she fed now to
open hall, taking that direction
IA led back from the front Of the
Eng.
Beau heard her pass, and could
joln her in flight-but he heard
gye a cry Of alarm whose cause
build only guess. His energies were
4 occupied by the combat with this
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sI-Ehom now he saw to be one
", Sachio's men. He had noted
i Tue hunting lodge. He himself
l. Ime to reason as to the pres
I, 'als new factor in the general
r. but at last, able to bring
r. weapons into play, he stayed
~ 'Of q time. They both had
II recognize one another as they
.as one as much baned as the
sll neither quite comprehend
ra' ms other was doing here.
naturally the sounds Of all this
VI could not be concealed. The
FL VI u a woman had rung widely
Il = 'le halls, and used as they
]. w.. extraordinary circumstances
.oa's' the servants could not fail
\. ,ta'e the cause Of this. They
IT, ~ 10 the direction Of the uD-
~, 'aeiT advance was stayed by
himself. '''''' u 'ne
49, W. IA the room, as they
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fair could be undertaken de novo. my
dear count She gave it to you to
return to met Well. no matter, only
hope that in some way. on some day,
she will come back again"
Il 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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No AIcol,oI Allowed A. krupn,.

Describing In the Paris GauIois a re-
cent visit to Krupp's, Maurice Verne
says that for the last seven months
work has been going on continuously
there night and day. The only drinks
allowed are milk and coffee, which are
supplied in liberal quantities.
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serewdrIver for ANY screw.

The simple idea that makes the in
ventor successful is illustrated by a
new vest pocket screwdriver capable
Of fitting screws of any size. 1t Is
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SYNOPSIS.

o..,. newspaper , w9man, ed finds the ls
zl rrllo:sd description o. her. at the order
Islriosy and .5 iIaa to go to the pT tbe
En- r. ' q Grst5ss s me- inscription. She Is
MI and on ,.,' ii chasing the secret
adyeni..l..s, coin begin.
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ceous period, and lived on herbivorous
dinosaurs. The tyrannosaurus was
the largest flesh eater in existence, 50
far as known, and is considered the
king of the dinosaur family.
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tank being set below the frame carry
ing the tank, though an electric light
has been used with equal success.
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CHAPTER XVII.
The Counterfeit Coin.

Count Frederick finally aroused
himself from the apathy of inaction
in which Kittv's sudden disappearance
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(TO BE CONTINUED.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-21
Compulsory Tax Plan
Will Put G.. w. u. Back
On the Football Map

voluntary tax which the students will be
urged, but not compelled. to pay.
The presidents council will meet within
a few days to consider the two PROPOSE
tionS. II is understood that the mass of
students favor the compulsory tax. II the
compulsory tax is approved football next
season is certainty. II the voluntary
tax proposition is approved football
within two years is a certainty. So no
matter which way the presidents council
acts. il is certain that football will be
revived at the institution within the next
few years
The compulsory tax plan is sane
and logical and attractive" said Prof.
McNemar last night. There are a
few members of the faculty who are
opposed to il. but their opposition is
because they are not far-sighted
enough to see the inestimable profit
that would come to the university
through the restoration of football.
They are afraid that a few students
might drop out because of the tax.
question whether a single one would
be kept from the institution by reason
of the levy. But granting that few
students would be lost, the gain
through the publicity given to the uni
versity by football team would far
outweigh the loss. \ dollar a month
is a small amount, considering all the
things the student would get in re-
turn. | feel sure that the president ;
couTcil will look favorab1y upon the
compulsory plan. II il does, | feel
safe in saying that George Washing
ton will be back on the gridiron next
fall
The Washington herald., 1915-12-21
Western and Business
Play at Arcade Today

What may prove to be the winning
scheduled to be played at the Arcade
Auditorium today. when the Business
High School quint and the five repre-
senting the Western High School are
to play Owing to the fact that each
team plays each other three times the
two duints will be out on the floor try
ing their best to win. as II is probable
that the winner of this game will be
the champions once more.
Business won the championship in
1913 while in 1914 the Western team
tied up the series and later won the
deciding game in the play-on and as a
championship for this this year may give
of the Spalding trophy. on which each
team has a leg.
Business will be led on the floor by
Carl Glessner, the selection by all the
critics last year for a guard position
on the mythical. and with him comes
many of the best of the scholastic
players of the city. Together with
Glessner comes Culligan. rated by
many as the best scholastic forward
ever turned out in the high school.
while Millofr, Wise and Wassman will
make up the Business lineup.
on the other hand Western Is as well
fortified, having Peine and Smith in for
wards: PEEK. in center; and in the guard
ing positions Sargent and Whelchell.
Last year the crowds which attended
the games between these quints filled
the hall to its capacity and II is expected
that just as large. If not a larger crowd.
will be on hand at $3.50 this afternoon
to see the same two teams in a battle
for supremacy.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-21
New Workers Slated to Ap'
pear on Georgetown Field
Thanksgiving Day.
DARTMOUTH ON LIST
October %. the Date Selected for
Contest in Hanover, N.
H.-Cossip.
BY WILLIAM PEET.

Unless well-laid plans fail. football
lovere OF the District are sure to see
a real game here next Thanksgiving
Day. and Syracuse University will more
than likely be the team on the Hill
'toppers' schedule. although there is q
possibility that Brown University may
be scheduled.
Just at present negotiations for a
game with Syracuse are being carried
on. and the big guarantee necessary to
cinch matters with the New York col
legians Is the only hitch.
Brown. IL Is understood. Is willing
to play in the Capital Thanksgiving
afternoon. but would not close for this
date until definite information is re-
ceived from the Carlisle Indian School.
as the Indians have in years past al
ways played the Providence collegians
on Turkey Day.
Indications point to a speedy set
tlement and the booking of Syracuse
here next November. and with such
an attraction one Of the biggest
crowds in the history of local football
Is sure to turn out.
Georgetown's football team plays
Dartmouth College in Hanover, N. H..
on October rs. 1916. Terms were
agreed upon and papers signed yes
terday.
The Herald announced several weeks
ago that Dartmouth would be on
Georgetown's 1916 schedule.
The Washington herald., 1915-12-21
PROBABLE LINEUP.
GALLAUDET TO PLAY
FAST LOYOLA TEAM

Jack Hass' crippled Gallaudet quint
is scheduled to play the Loyalo Col
lege five of Baltimore tomorrow night
in Baltimore. and as both of these
teams have had but one other game
this season. nothing is known of their
strength.
Last Saturday the Catholic Univer-
sity romped with the long end of
"a to "a score from Gallaudet. while
the Baltimore team was going down
before the onslaught of the Midship-
men at Annapolis. In holding down
the Catholic University team to such
a low score the Gallaudet team seems
to have strengthened. but because of
the fact that several of the best men
are on the sidelines unable to play.
the real worth of the team will not be
known until after the holidays.