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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1915-12-16


the samc sight which IN turn had met
the gaze Of that friend whom now she
nourned- II lay there low On the sea
and distant-land. some sort Of land.
she knew not what
She looked at IL duly. alphabetically.
In truth. she was too far gone to care
Whether or not she retained con-
sciousness through the remainder Of
her voyage, she herself could never
tell
At length. q weak and unimportant
bit Of fotsan Of the sea. Kitty Gray
was cast up upon the shore. rejected
by that sea but now so eager TO clam
her as its own Yes. by some miracle.
she dared not ask what. she had bern
spared This at Least was land II
death must come, il was not now TO
be death through peril OF the ses-
YEARLY she lifted herself from her
bed upon the sand. raised herself upon
an elbow TO look about her.
What she saw gave her no great de-
light Rather, had sha had strength
left for terror. she had known addition
al terror now
Approaching from q distance were
certain figures. Inhabitants Of this
lad. whose look she could not recog-
nize. whose language she could not
understand They approached. shout
ing. gesticulating- They were armed.
and they advanced upon her menac~
ingiy.
Go BE coNTISuEDa
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CHAPTER LxII.


Marecnec-
The vessel when blown up vas well
GA her war with the favoring winds
which she sought. which IN ordinary
course would have carried her out into
the Mediterranean
How Count Frederick ard Rcleau
lived they scarcely knew. Happily the
water at that latitude WIS not cold.
and the day was one Of calm
Roleau. she has perished.- nur-
INJURED Count Frederick she l. gone.
Let ne too. perish then. for | have
never been able to say thar which I
should have said have had no op-
portunify to expiate many things
which have done"
As well die now rs any time said
Roleau-
Wind and wave carried these two
far-they knew not how far and had
no means Of guessing. for they could
not tell how long a time had passed
since the explosion which had sunk
the ship They knew not which way
to look for land. IL land there r.ixhr
be- It was by mere chance that At
one moment as they flung high on tho
crest OF the wave. Count Frederick
saw. many hours after the vreekirg
Of the ship. soEcthing which caused
him to give an exclamation OF surprise.
-Roleau." he exclaimed. There Is
land ahead. I BELIEVED
~Lookl" said Count Frederick At
length They are coming out to US
Surely enough. even from where
they were they could see dark forms
running here and there. could see the
launching Of q boat. could see it con-
ing on. rising and falling on the waves.
At length the craft came alongside.
manned by strange. svarthy natives.
whose speech they did not know, yet
who seemed friendly enough withal
to serve as reseuers for them With
small ceremony they were hauled on
board. and tho boat, turning. rafe
way back again to the shore ahead.
lis an island. Roleau.- said Fred
erick. after q moment spent in exam
nation Not so large. but excellent
under foot. is it not truef AID these
people seem rot unfriendly to u.s."
For tine they had been left alone,
but now they saw certain OF the na-
tives returning with food and water.
Upon these both the shipwrecked ad-
ventarers fell with eagerress. Their
captcrs stood about and grinaed in
pleasure All the wealth OF Count
Frederick. his gold. h1s castles. his
laads-these things scanned little in
value as compared to what these
swarthy natives brought him nov.
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But II he knows nothing whatever
o. that scrap Of paper-if he never
heard Of IT.
An the more he win be Wiling TO
part with II II We ourselves can fnd
4 Al to that We do not know. This
a but erzg-net sort OF move On our
part but Il may take some nsh-vho
knows-
cooc, Then What 10 our next
move a. you perceive it,
Why. let u make q cautious move
TO feel cut their poizt-as . fencer
tests his advsrsary's wrist. to feel his
strength At the hilt- Let Us send a
note Of friendship to Michael and ask
him II IL be not better that these two
little kingtoms. separated By 20 mar.
row . stretch Of land should not
nereesorth meet In harmony. and
no longer jotn IN armed encounters.
Let - point out to him that there are
other nations greater than either OF
0-cr both Of uHwhfch perhaps
some time may look our way Let us
shcv htn the virtue Of an alliance BE-
tween these two ktngionA Let ~
play UPON bis fears. his vanity. his
weakness. Until We have convinced
kiu that friendship with u II . thing
desirable for him Let u ask good
Michael II he Is not grzciogsIy dis
posed 70 be cur friend today-to be
cur uagranincuz and powerful
TREND
Sachio grin1ed broadly at his own
irony. and his monarch gave vent 70
4 loud laugh. his gray beard curing
It the thought Of his courtier's Gun
ming as vel as his loyalty 10 his own
king.
Excellent, Sachio. exceIIerts- he
exclaimed Nor do doubt the sue,
cess Of this thing a. you plan e. I:
yc1 yourself shall carry Il forward
Do you then write that humble mis-
stve that you sugxest-do you your
self ask Michael 20 be gr7ciozsly gen
eruus to \ weak and pleading trtend
Ha, Ia, Sachio. what nsxt lies On
the board for u.s.
why. thea. your majesty. We ars
alcu gxi1e the fence that les between
Us We do not know how tar Il nay
be until We come 70 q gate or . gap
but sonetines there win be q gate or
. gag. through which We nay pass
In some way doubt not and Others
nay perhaps gain access 10 the palace
Of Gretzho1en- That gives rs cur
footing As for them. they sleep and
reveL As fer Is. We act Il 10 the
man CT action who succeeds. Let
them drezm-xe VIII act
Your counssls jump with NY own,
ny dear Sachio.- said CorrfsIav. !
have snail use for the man who
dreams or the man who waits II
shall be as you say. A test Of this al
least cannot harm Us. and may prove
Of extreme value Go forward with II
then as you have said
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they were not now as they had been
then Both bore marks Of conflict,
and Of conflict which had not gone a.
together TO their favor.
How. now. you dogs" cried the
captain What's wrong with you.
Have you been fighting among your
seivesF'
One. quicker witted than the other,
gave his assent to this at once. The
second was not so fortunate
Twas the animals" said he. with
cunning not quite equal to the issue
What. You disagree. them said
the captain What does this mean.
feilowsy Animals. What animals
Lions 7-tigers| did not know we
carried SUCH"
The sailor hung his head. and the
captains suspicious grew
You are covering up something
here Speak. you rutnans. and speak
the truth"
Captain began the man once
more. we are innocent But We found
two stowaways below. and thinking to
bring them up. they fell upon us and
beat us-a man and q woman"
How did they get aboard-vhere
are they then-who are they
They must have come in with the
freight by the lift from the dock. cap
tain The young wonan-she Is beau
tiful-and as you say. she is like a
tiger As to the man. yes. he was Ike
n lion They fought Us. you see
Where ara they now. spitzhuben,
rufhansy
The speaker paled suddenly. They
are there in the hold" he said
Lead Us TO them then"
They turned to find their way to the
lower portions Of the ship. but even as
they did so they met an interruption
An agitated man. grimy and dirty, IN
oil-stzined clothing. came running to
wards the captains room-none less
than the chief engineer Of the vessel
who obviously had been engaged IN
ecmmoner duties than naturally De-
lonxed to him
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CHAPTER Lxf.
The Discovery.

The Discovery
The two kingdoms now hung on the
fate Of two refugees. two eastavays.
themselves foriorn and hopeless Even
as Grahofen's king and its leading
man Of affairs pondered the absence
Of these two. so likewise the kingdom
Of Grefxhonen was concerned in their
absence. in their welfare. in their fu-
ture, in their return
Count Frederick stood on the deck
of the Prinz Adler liner and fronted
the captain Of that vessel. who was
severe in his resentment Of the lib
critics he deemed to have been taken
with himself and his ship
Il tell you said be. Il have moth
ing to do with your little war here
an neutral am . carrier In the
open trade OF the open sea My gov
eminent viii demand reparaticn for
this insult to our flag"
Sir said Count Frederick. your
government be damned. I VIII take
nv chances with your government
OF what use viii your government be
to you II We blow your ship out OF
the water
You threaten ne. them
NO. I do not deal In threats I
ten YOU that know the persons whom
I mentioned are on this ship i mean
70 take them or
aAud 7 tel ycu again that there are
no such passengers On my ship The
shiu's lists show all who have sailed
with Us. You may look for yourself
axaruine cur books all you Ike Do
you take Us for piratss-are We ne
,ycnd all rssponsf5iliriss
Il do not call you pirates. said
Count Frederick. calmly. 4 only call
YOU dupes. / believe you have been
deceived You are not in possession
os All the facts Ny own Zen have
told ne that these persons were 10
BE- suugxied aboard the ship
-HesIixer Gctr,~ Eused the captain
-what Is this that has been under
taken here. I never discovered Il
Who and what are these persons-ir
there be indeed any such ahoart
Two. as I said. Ore il man OF
small rank. no more than = faithful
servant. powerful and resouresful
himself. once loyal ~ my Own serv-
ice. now loyal in that Of his mistress
and she-the cthe<E
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hurried search in the confused freight
age Of the ships hold At last he
found that which he sought
She tried feehly to raise herself as
she heard footsteps. heard 4 voice she
knew TO be that OF her friend
Observation-Disclosures God, was all
Count Frederick could say.
1t is you. them was her reply.
What has happened, Why are you
hereTs
Il am here, my dear madcmoisclle.
in the justice of the immortal gods
to save you-to care for you / heard
OF the plot against you Ny own boat
lies aIoagsid-I have come am here
TO take you from this ship. IL so you
wish Come then. let Us hasten There
Is scant time"
They all crowded now to the lad
ders up from the hold. and. rapidly az
they might. found their way back to
the upper deck There came confu-
sion. noise. tranpIing. shouts. sounds
not ordinary at this stage OF the yoy-
age OF 4 vessel putting out TO sea The
passengers themselves suspected
something 70 be wrong They crowd
ed now about the captain exeitedly. ex-
postuIating- The master OF the ship
pushed them aside
Well. Miller" he demanded again
Of the oiI-stained engineer who hurried
up. what Is it,
1t may be = minute. sir-or less."
In an instant they were face TO face
with the ultimate peril OF the seas
fire. explosion on shipboard-
There came from below that sound
which had been expected. Dreaded
muffed. heavy roar. comparable to
nothing in the world in terrifying quail
ity at such 4 time as this The ship
so lately safe and strong beneath them
all. now trenhled- Midway her decks
rose. spread apart. fell A cloud Of
binding white steam rolled from the
engine rooms. sitting and sealding all
within its way. Cries Of anguish came
from below decks. cries Of despair To
these were added now the far more
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~Captain-quicki- be exclaimed.
There Is trouble with the engines.
What's wrongz- inquired the SHIPS
master.
Ihe right-hand tubular has gone
bad. exclaimed the engineer. she
has been pounding like a million ham
mers The water Is lov. and the In
takes eiogged- Something's wrong
1 cannot tell what We have tried 10
shut her OF and can't The boiler may
90 At any minute
Explode-' inquired the captain
calmly.
The engineer could only nod
Stay" called Frederick AT this
iuneture. Let the engineer 70 back
to his work Let rs first find the help
less persons below. II danger Enpend
let Us bring them up to have their
chance for safety
The captain. o gallant man vithai.
turned TO him and nodded grimiy. Go
back to your post. Miller he said to
the engineer. We viii ioln you pres
entity
He himself led the way to the nm
which led 20 the lower decks and thu
hafehvay which covered the ladders
into the ships hold
They found themselves AZ last deep
tn the bowels Of the vessel. among
the bales and casks Of the cargo.
where for n time all vas darkness and
mystery But as they hurried here
and there. commanding the guidance
OF the two recreant seanen and cast
ing the rays Of their lights hither and
yon. AZ last they saw . trus.ed-1p
bundle behind q bale Of goods which
seemed 70 have some human sem
biance- Il vas Roiean Frederick
himself vas erss at his side. He bent
over him. freed htn,. and after q time
revived hfn-
xonsieur-yuur exceIlency.- said
ne NJ length 1T "a you
Where Il she-- demanded rreder.
lex Was she here
i have known nothing for some
time. II seems Yet she was here. yes
she Is gone, know not where
Frederick Left him to continue his
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numerous cries Of those IN mortar ter.
rur.
Ohedient to their orders for a time.
the crew hesd 20 their posts. The beats
were lowered enc after another. Yet
into each there pied ssrsefess mass
Of packed humanity. overcroeding and
rendering II useless as IL reached the
surface Of the sea
chlidren and women and strong men
fought now for q place In the last OF
the boats. Discipline broke and failed.
What had been . happy party OF trav.
eiers was now . dtsors.nired mob.
His arms supporting Kitty on one
side. those Of Roleau on the other,
Count Frederick did his best to reach
the rail- Useless. hopeless, They were
forced bach time and again
-Jumpi- cried Frederick at last
Jump. We viii swim for Il. We
must take the last chance"
The look On the face OF the girl q
his side vas one In part Of despair,
but more OF trust Unhesftatingiy the
three sprang together.
The sea closed over them They rose
altar an agonirei instant which
seemed death itself-ruse but to see
the giant ship which had carried them
raise her bows aioff- shiver and
trenblo. and slowly slide back and
down beneath the waves. In the vhirf-
pool which marked the spot they were
but little human units. floating as best
they might among scores and hun
dreds OF others
This vay,- cried Frederick. and he
and Roleau aided Kitty to q floating
piece Of vreckage- But others saw II
also. Time and again they were
fought back from n As others strong.
er or more reuorseless claimed Il a.
their own
In all this commoticu Of shouting
and struggling men Of wailing WON
en-. OF failing arms and beating nsts.
Frederick and Roleaa lost sight Of
Kitty AZ last-she had gone. they knew
not where. IN that chaos Of the sea
Where Is she-" demanded Fred
erfck weakly. himself welLnigh spent.
Which wayr'
know not gaspcd Rolsau. hfrn-
self IN as bad case as the other. Il
cannot tell. but fear that she is gone
They swan about for a time In
search but could not make out the
vhereabouf OF her whom they sought,
then they hotsted themselves one on
each side Of floating spar and rested
Allow me. exceilency.- said RoIeau.
and flung across the end Of his belt.
Let rs lash fast cannot hold much
longer
Spent and hopeless. they rested as
they might and allowed fate to have
its way with them
Our bozr-the yacht. exceIIency.-
exclaimed Roleau At length Where
II she-the vessel which brought you
OUT
Frederick could cnly shake his head
Gone said he I doubt not she was
scurrisd by the heavy frunvurk blown
ont By ths explosion There Il No
hope-
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Tea a young American OF youth
anu much beauty She was in this
country on business OF her own. with
oat pan she became Involved I'm At
airs between these two monarch.
sne has been the victim Of evil for.
tune. not through fault Of her own.
VOW. am telling you the truth-sines
l nave gained my purpose Of an audi
enee With you- You may rely upon
what have said. captain. This 4, the
truth. 50 far ~ know IT.
Then Why not let them sail fur
.neir own eountry-if she has been IN
lured here Why not let her 70 back To
ner own country. I am booked for
New York II that be a city Of her
native land Why not that port n we'll
a. any otherT And how shall I kp,w
your own motives,-
Count Frederick paused In thourhs
a. this True-that Is true.- xaid hs
Very well. We will search your .hip.
when We find the young woman let
ner decide what she wishes to Do. II
she says she wishes to 20 hack to her
nome. | VIII not prevent IT, But II
she be asked to go back against her
VIII then I shah take her with me.
no matter at what cost At least she
should have the choice OF dectssou-
she should not be slowed aboard IKE
dumb beast with no solisicn Of her
own"
We are quite at one a. to that. =
assented the captain Good. ne win
search the ship am convinced We
shall not find tsese persons IN any
Of the cabins"
Stay. he added IN instant later.
I recall that q short time back there
vas complaint Of noises below deckss
l sent some men to hook into that
Where are they
He pressed . bell and soon one Of
bis assistant oc1cers came
Go. bring ne the men sent to ex-
anime the cargo . while ago. There
vas some taIk Of . noise as OF loose
animals In the hold
After n time the otrcer returned.
pushing before him two seanen- They
were the same who had been dir
patched On the errsnd mentioned But
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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1915-12-16
CHAPTER KILN.

II Count Frederick and Roleaa had
been dismayed when they saw Kitty
Gray swept away from them In the
mad struggle for safety In the SEA.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-07
Estimated Number to See San
Francisco Fair-22,OOO,O0O.
Railroads Expecting to Haul
Millions Westward.
EUROPEAN WAR IS A FACTOR.
Trend of Foreign Travel Is Now
Toward Pacific Coast.
Other Items of General Interest
i'm the Traffic World.

With expectations that fully 5,00O,-
900 people from the eastern states Will
visit the Panama-Pacific exposition at
San Francisco this summer, the trans
continental roads are preparing to
handle the anticipated rush or tourists
to San Francisco. While shortiy prior
to and Immediately after the opening
of the exposition in February, there
was a fairly steady stream Oh expo
sition travel from the eastern states'
the situation at present is quiet
According to unofficial figures, the
attendance for the first month OF tne
exposition reached the total OF shght-
Nv over 100000 people, and since
March 20 the number of people pass
Ing within the gates of the exposition
has ranged from $4,000 to 65,Ooo
day 1t is on these figures, whlch are
regarded as merely forerunners OF the
throngs to be cared for during the
summer months that the exposilIolI
officials predict that when the 1alr Is
closed on December 4 next, that more
than 22,OOO,000 people will have VIII
messed the newest gathering OF the
arts in the world
The European war, which at Ilrst
was viewed apprehenSively by expoSl-
ton officers, is now regarded as rae
tor which will serve to turn the tioe
of European travel to the Pacific coast
and this will rebound advantageousiy
70 the fair, as we'll as the railroads.
Attendance at the St Louis and Chi
cago expositions was about 11,OOO,-
600 persons each. Thus if the expec-
tations of the San Francisco men are
realized the Panama-Pacific fair Will
have attracted an attendance double
that of the two previous international
expositions. -,
What portion of this attendance will
represent long distance travel is the
problem which has been engaging the
attention of railroad men for a con-
siderable length of time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-07
KANSAS IN D. C.
Sunf1Ower Society at Washing
ton Dies Natural Death.
Only Social Representative
Now X. s. A. G.. Alumni.

Washington, d. c., May 7.-State
societies in Washington rise and fall
with the political tide. They are the
political barometers of the National
Capital. During the administration OF
President Taft the Ohio Society flour
ished. and it's banquets marked the
gathering of the political solons.
Today it is the Southern Society,
which claims President Wilson for its
own. The Southern Society achieved
it's perihelion last February, when it
had the most pretentious dinner 1t
yet has attempted. Around its ban
uished officials of the Capital. who.
just now, come in large numbers from
the South.
Meanwhile it is not too early for
other State Societies to keep a wealth
er eye on 1916, and already they are
scanning the political skies in anxious
hope that their star is to be in the
ascendancy next.
During the long Republican reign a
majority of the western and northern
states maintained flourishing social
and olitfc a organizations here.
Among these still in existence are Cali
fornia, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan and
New Hampshire.
Kansas, which is represented in fed
eral offices in Washington by nearly
500 people. for many years was con-
spicuous for it's entertainments. partic-
ularly on the event of Kansas Day.
January 90. But because of political
changes at home the local Sunflower
Society lost interest and was aban-
doned several years ago. AS a ma
jority of the Kansans here are Re-
publicans, naturally they show temer-
ity in throwing themselves in the lime
light either politically or socially. They
deem it wisdom to remain in the back
ground at least until their party gets
back in power, whenever that will be.
In the days of John J. Ingalls,, Pres
ton B. Plumb, Dick Blue, j. r. Bur-
ton, Lucien Baker, and other old
timers in Congress from Kansas. the
Sunflower Society here was in its
bloom. Its functions. always bristling
with scholarly oratory and novel en-
tertainment, attracted wide attention
and did much to advertise the state
The only organization now main
tanned in Washington by the state is
the one known as the Alumni of the
Kansas State Agricultural College. Its
membership is comprised of some
thirty or forty employees who are en-
gagged largely in scientific work in the
federal departments. 1t is purely a
social organization and the enjoyment
of its members is largely picnics in
the country or at nearby summer re-
sorts.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-07
RUMoRED OKLAHOMA BRANCH.
Santa Fe Harmony Special Learns OF
East and West Line.

The Santa Fe officials on their bust
ness tour of Oklahoma and Kansas
have been constantly asked If there
will be any important extensions in
the south this year. The residents OF
a dozen cities and towns of northern
Oklahoma have petitioned them to
build an east and west railroad. Two
plans have been suggested, one to
build a line from Miami, Okla,
through a rich oil, gas, agricultural
and mining section. By another plan,
a line would extend from Bartlesville
to Ralston. where the main line of
the Santa Fe would be reached. The
proposed line would shorten the Santa
Fe 12O miles from Chicago to the
gulf, giving supremacy over all COM
petitors in this way.
c. w. Kouns, of Topeka, general
manager of the road, gave little en-
couragement to these rumors on this
trip. He is quoted in several Okla
homa papers on the subject, saying
that there is little hope this year of
extensions or new branches.
The harmony special will banquet
in Lawrence tonight and then return
to Topeka. Nearly all Of the Topeka
officials are on the train.