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The Washington times., 1915-07-25

OF the capital OF Gretzhoffcn. IT, ami
mated by some greater ambition OF
his own. ne now and then Joined the
bands OF the desert rovers. his real
preference was for the underwood OF
the city. where. with his comrades Of
the cheaper thicying gentry. he might
for the most part smoke or loaf in
idlenesS, not concerned in deeds OF
activity or daring. 1t had been by
mere chance of his prowling nature
tnat he had learned something about
the ownership OF the broken COIN
had guessed that 1t might have some
value. aud had resolved to possess
himself of it.
AS he fled now. therefore, he made
not for the desert so much as for the
dens of his own sort in the purlieus
of Gretzhoffen town itself. When at
length. after his long ride across the
neutral country. he found himself
once more near to what he called
home, he cast loose his horse and
completed. his journey on foot.
At the door Of the underground
most of his friends he made the
usual sign of admission. 1t was a
choice band of kindred souls who
rose to greet him as he entered. They
asked of him what cheer
"What have l done..what, have I
taken?" Staggering, he pushed them
aside and threw on the table in the
center Of the room bit Of coin
which he took from his pocket.
Something. comrades. / am think
ing"
4 roar of laughter broke from them,
as. motley group. they surrounded
him.
Hes jolly jester, is 1t not so. my
If it were whole it might be worth
perhaps a lra or so. but broken-!t IL
| worthless. What can We get for this
in bank, my brothers? So, Blake. is
| this your days work."
Blake. satisfied smile still upon his
| face, sank into a chair and rolled him
! self cigarette. He only continued to
| smile as they piled him with questions
and tested with him about his scanty
| haul.
You may laugh, comrades" said he
"all you like: at the same time.
venture you that coin will be worth
something to us before we are done
| with it."
| What is it?" exclaimed one. curious.
ly, examining the inscription. AN old
Roman coin, do you Think"
Something even better asserted
Blake. at Is not altogether question
of what the coin would bring at q
bring as ransom. Now. there are per-
| sons of rank and wealth would give
much for the possession of what we have
| here.
True. there Ia mystery about 1t. my
| bullies, never doubt that. 1t is q mys'
terry that will pay we'll when solved
! Besides, 1t might act as some sort OF
safeguard for us There has been plenty
OF talk Of late that our band may need
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FIFTH INSTALLMENT.
CHAPTER XIX.
A New Intruder.

keen senses OF Roleau. school.
ed In peril. told him Of some hid
i den danger - the very tense
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FRECKLE-FACE
Sun and Wind Bring Out Ugly
Spots. How to Remove Easily.

Here's a chance, Miss Freckle- face, to
try a remedy for freckles with the
guarantee Of a reliable dealer that it
will not cost you penny unless 1t re-
moves the freckles; while If 1t does
give you a clear complexion the eX-
pense Is triflng.
Simply get an ounce Of othine--double
strength-from any druggist and a few
applications should show you how easy
1t Is to rid yourself OF the homely
freckles and get beautiful complexion.
Rarely is more than one ounce needed
for the worst case.
Be sure to ask the druggist for the
double strength othine, as this is the
prescription sold under guarantee of
money back II 1t fails to remove
freckles.-Advt
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at the attack. and by this time some
what In possession of recuperated pow
ers, made so stern a hcave at his bonds
| that he broke them and thGreupon ad-
dressing himself to the combat once
more. soon gave Rudolph all he liked
to do.
! Meantime Count Frederick. thinking
( it well to guard all exits Of the chalet
himself had gone to the rear, and had
| found the open window at which Kitty
and the stranger had escaped. What
he now saw. therefore. in the main
room. was his own late prisoner en-
gaged In conflict with Count Sacho's
prisoner! For the moment he grinned
in admiration Of the prowess Of his
, own late retainer. Roleau, who SEEM
ed to have deserted him for the service
Of the young American.
They find him a Tartar exclaimed
he to himself; for at that moment
Roleau. casting Rudolph aside. made
| for the outer door Of the chalet.
others would have followed him. 1T
is useless! Wait-he has not the coin
iWhy waste time on him.
! They fell back as the count once
more took charge of this complicated
situation.
las for you. Rudolph" he exclaimed
you have come late, and you have
failed-you have not the coin that You
! We're sent to bring me-
"EXcellency, nj have failed. That
man"-he pointed to the door where Ro-
leau had fied-'he and a yJung. woman
: it where you directed me They fell
,, en- me and trussea M up and left me
! helpless l stayed there until the master
of the place came. 1t was he who
brought me hitheI--I told him you would
| IT axe any eXplana ion that could be
made
And fire exclamation anyone can
make exclaimed Count Sacaio bitter
ly. Il am helple ST shall be suspected
You cannot tell what consequences may
follow your own ilure."
But m mLster-master--'
IT is nothing to ma what YOU say In
excuses! Can the general accept ex-
cuses from any officer who does not
| have his tr ops at the appointed place
| in the battle at the appointed hour?
Failure commands no explanation, so
offer me none here. They have gone
all OF them-gone-we are left here
cmpty-haa aanded. And You talk OF ex-
| TlaiIing!'
| out ide the chalet there now were two.
| both Of whom We're eager enough to
| leave the place since icnger tarrying
| would be good for neither-Count Fred
car of Count Ere derrick still remained
| for him that of Count Sachio stood in
the front yard of the chalet. moment
later the purr of 10th motors might
| have been heard as thev wnrled out
in'o the read toward Grctzhoffen. There
remained behind thern the plottera :,
rival kingdom, now left to nurse their
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(Synopsis of Preceding Chapters.)

:. Kitty Gray. q newspaper woman. nnds
half Of D broken coin. which arouses her
curiosity, and leads,her to the principality
Of Gretzhoffen TO piece out the story sug
gested by the, inscription. .%
She calls on Count Frederick. who at
tempts to detain her. She is rescued by
Roleau, who had shadowed her as the
friend.
Brought before King Michael OF Gretz-
hoffen, Kitty Gray. confessing the object
Of her Visit. is given the other half Of
the broken coin. It bears the words:
Torture chamber. treasures of the King. "
Later. fearing that the half coin will he
stolen from her. she sends II back to the
King by messenger. Kitty .overhears a
elot against the monarch and warns him
not to drink any wine at the ball that
The, Kips. remained SOBER frustrating
the plans Of Frederick to start a revoiu-
tion. But when the messenger delivered
the package from Kitty to the King the
coin had disappeared. Kitty. overhears
eachio plotting with another person to
Sverthrow Gretshoffen indicating that no
has :interceptsd her messenger and oh
- the King.
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CoeNelGHZ 1915 1r AI1HoH| a. PATTERSON

late so strangely crossed his own In
every possible situation OF life.
VERY wcll.' said he to Rudolph, that
Is precisely what I shall do! We shall
80 to find your master. Count Sachio.
There has been too much mystery of
late: perhaps he can explain a. part
Of It,"
It was thus. therefore. that Count
Erederisk Erred and his new passenger had
direct to the lodge Of Count Sachio, be-
yond the neutral lands. And having ar
rived at the chalet Rudolph had lost
no time in finging himself from the
car and Fastening to explain to his
master that absence which he know
would be so resented. Seeing Roleau
there In advance of him-and bound
not en- instant in casting himself upon
Count Sachio's prisoner.
This was not altogether a fortunate
matter for any; for Roleau. surprised
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4 little window, which gave in upon the
recess under the blum. they saw sitting
close to the table two men-Blake, the
renegade, and another Of his band. The
Keen eyes Of Kitty detected Blakc's
hand lying upon the table-and near II
me object which she 'sought-the miss
, Ing coin!
Quick whispered Landozi. and az
put hesitation he flung himself upon
, biake, and Kitty. wishing to be Of
service, and finding no better means
caught up an empty bottle which stood
mear ,,ear tbs ana ,a dealt 50 Interesting blow
as TO put him out of the combat for
, the time. An instant later she had
caught from the table the coveted coin.
have h% got sH , haRs0sasGh sSs s.esmss Gomez nd
an instant later she was in the passo ge-
way once more.
She had almost made her way out
into the open, when in the semidark-
her wrist-heard low laugh at her
"Roleau!" she cried. aloud.
NO not Roleau." said a voice she
Count Frederick Your man and
Travelled not SO far apart, it is true. my
dear young lady-but now he is hastsn-
| ing yondcr. for he thinks you lost here
in these passages. And so you are lost
from him. but not from me. Come, you
have the coin!"
She felt his steellike fingers grip her
| own. There was no concealment Of
what she held clutched in her hand,
She heard his laugh once more.
so. you have it! Very well. cling to
1t. then-but don't drop it. To prevent
that | will even hold your hand In
mine"
You brutew exclaimed Kitty, sobbins
now in the intensity Of her emotions
after all 1 have done to get it-and it
is mine!
Why argue it, my dear young LADY,"
exclaimed Count Frederick. Il have
told you ! must have it. l regret as
much as you that I must disturb you"
Release me-let me go!
Painting. she looked UP at him ia the
half light. What she saw was Face
grim and full of purpose-a face which
. 1t seemed to her she would alAys
hate-but in which at least there waSao
| trace of any fear.
| Come" he said. and flung an arm
about her waist as he stepped toward
the open Let Roleau fend for himself
! i am satisfied with what have now"
! An instant later he halted From
what sounds he heard at the rear, he
knew escape was cut of there. And
now crowding in at the entrance Of the
main gallery in which they stood, there
came vet others of the thieves band.
barring exit there as well.
Count Frederick. shielding Kitty, stood
= at bay.
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ming. at length. you have the argu-
ment."
Sachio and his men led him out into
the main room where, painting, he was
thrown upon a chair.
Search him. exclaimed Sachio. II
have lost the coin. 1t was here. 1t
is gone-he has 1t about him some
where"
The companions Of the count compiled,
but could make nothing OF the search.
Roleau stoutly asserting that he knew
nothing of 1t and had II not in his
possession.
Il dropped 1t. on the floor in the
scuftle." exclaimed Sachio. "Surely this
man must have 1t, or 1t has wings!
had IT. In my hand but now. this very
moment. That American--surely she Is
a witch. Did she take it, fellow? Tell
mef' He turned furiously upon
Roleau.
Monsieur. how can I tell?" replied
the latter. II do not know. I was too
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friends to keep Us from the moose.
Very we'll. then-I think the ownership
Of this coin at least will give UP friends
when We need them. Guard 1t well,
that same broken coin. my brothers"
What do you mean?" asked the
spokesman curiously. "Who has sought
It, then?"
such men as Count Sachio Of Ora
haffen. 1t was Of him ! took II. There
was pursuing 1t. also, that same young
American--and that ruffian Of hers.
who serves her so like a dog-Roleau.
l heard her call him. My word. he had
a grip Of steel In his hands-he well nigh
did for me before could make my
escape. I saw Count Sachio drop the
coin upon the floor. I threw my man
so I could pick 1t up and then ] fed.
My word to you. brothers. I fed at
speed! So. here am"
Count Sachio 10 not easily balked-he
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CHAPTER Xxx.
The Apaches.

. The man who had proved himself
the last possessor Of the Kings half
of the Gretzhotfen coin was the most
unworthy of any thus far concerned
In its destinies. True. kitty's recol-
lection had been correct--she had in
deed seen him among Landozis con-
dotticri. Yet lawless as the members
Of that band were. he scarce was ut
to claim coriradeship with them.
His name In truth was Blake-a
renegade Englishman. who had for
some time belonged to the underwood
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own i'm otent wrath at their own head
quarters IN Count Sachio's hunting
lOage. ,'
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-10-18

pleted December 10, 1918. For dis.
tance of 1000 feet the road was graded
to width of 26 feet in cuts, and 22
feet in fills.
North Carolina.
Randolph County-A gravel road
2,40O feet long. leading from Ashebrc
north toward Randleman was com
pleted December 10, 1918.
Northampton County - Work or
$500 feet of sand-clay section on the
Church Street Extension Road from
Jackson toward Seaboard was com
pleted November 8, 1913.
Burke County-Work on 500 feet
of sand-clay road leading from Nor
canton to Lenoir was completed or
Edgecombe County Work on 13,
July 26, 1913.
Continued on Page Six.)
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way, during April, 1914. The length
was $50 feet.
Lee -Bituminous resurfacing
work on the McGregor Boulevard
leading from Fort Myers toward Pun.
tarossa, was completed May 7, 1914.
The road was treated for length of
$3.50 feet.
Kentucky.
Todd County-Work was begun on
an earth road north from Elkton to-
word Claymour on October 16, 1914
and continued until December 8, 1914
The length graded was 1900 feet.
Massachusetts.
Dykes County-During the month oi
August, 1918, section of the Makon
ikey Road in the town of Tisbury was
surfaced with sand-clay or topsoil
The length of the section was 32C
feet.
The Improvement of the State Road
extending west from Chilmark toward
Gay Head Light. was completed on
June s, 1914. The length of the sec
tion improved was 1900 feet.
Mississippi.
Coahoma County-A gravel road
leading from Clarksdale northwestern
ly toward Friar Point was completed
January 10, 1914. The length was Il
06O feet. A second section of gravel
road, 2,640 feet long, leading from
Clarksdale northwesterly toward Friar
Point was completed January 30, 1914.
Sunflower County-A gravel road
1,79O feet long, leading from Indian.
ola northerly toward Faisonia was
completed November 10, 1913.
Chickasaw County-Work was be-
gun on the Pontotoc Ridge earth
road leading from Woodland toward
Pontotoc Ridge on July 9, 1913. The
representative Of the office of public
roads remained until July IS, 1918,
just long enough to get the work we'll
under way. The length improved was
1 200 feet.
Missouri.
Newton County-Work on a ebert
macadam road extending from Neosho
toward Pineyille was COM
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-10-18
FORREST COUNTY RANKS
HIGH IN ROAD BUILDING
Continued from Page Four.)

very latest type. and the new bridges
that have been put in are constructed
of concrete and steel.
But the thirty miles of gravelled
road in Forrest county is by no means
all the good roads in the county. There
are at least 100 miles additional which
al q in first class condition most of the
year. These roads have been machin.
ed and dragged and concrete culverts
built and except after an exceptionally
long rainy spell they are splendid
roads,. Work of building such roads
as this is going on steadily and with
in a year or two all the roads in the
county will be in good condition. .7
or course, great many more grav-
elled roads are yet to come. The SUI
pervisors have already instructed Su-
perintendent Culpepper to build a
'gravelled road to Eastabuchie as soon
as he has finished his work in beatoe
which will be but very few days,
and plans are under way to build grav-
elled roads to the Covington county
line by both the Rawl's Springs and
the Eatonville routes.
1t is confidently expected that with
n, tho nav+ war fba TooLeor Nf;1;+orx,
Highway will have been projected
through Forrest county and also that
the Gulf Coast and Mississippi High
way, from Jackson to the coast will
have been constructed. Then Forrest
county will have two national high
ways, and all the while the work of
improving the less important roads in
the county will be progressing.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-10-18

"asnington. D. c., Oct. 1s-The
n uone In the IL states named he.
'ow IN the construction of obiect.les
SO, roads by the office of public roads
n Gnu rurai engineering of the United
"'es department of Agriculture for
'"e period from July l, 1918. to De.
n,'er 81 1914, has just been report.
Gu III d departmental bulletin. Under
'he authority provided in the agricul.
.ura' act for Investigations Of the
es. methods of road making and best
hihds of road-making materials and
,or furnishing expert advice on road
"uiiuing and maintenance" the fed.
eral highway engineers, upop anpli.
cation from local road authorities
nave supervised the construction of
snort stretches of various kinds Of
roads, as object lessons, for the pur.
pose OF demonstrating methods of con.
strucuon adapted to the respective
communities. The counties, save in
the case of special post roads. defrav
.ne entire cost of materials and con.
hef fEuction and the department supplies
md expert supervision. Forty of
,rap1es object-lesson roads have been
,p~ullt during the Is months covered by
the report.
Inc work done in the several states
Is given in alphabetical order 40 fol.
lows:
Arizona.
Apache County-Constructio work
was begun on the Big Hollow Road.
which extends west from st. Johns
toward Holbrook, on August 2S, 1918.
and completed January Is, 1914. The
length graded was 5,515 feet.
Florida.
Dade County-On a bituminous.
macadam road, beginning about one.
iourtn mile north of Lemon City, on
the Biscayne Drive, 334 feet were sur.
laced during January and February,
1914.
Palm Beach County-Seven Sec
tions of bituminous-macadam road
were constructed, beginning at a point
about 2 miles south of West Palm
Beach, on the Miami-Quebec High
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-10-18
OVect Lesson Roads Are
bullt in Tuelue States

meNr OF AGRICULTURE IN ANNUAL aepoar e,ensurs
..,--- '0'@Nv's'oN IN mAW couNrIEs-rHREE MIssIs-
'''eS coAHoMA uNFLowER AND cHIckAsAw,
TAD IMPROVED AlcAw AVS, WITH ASSISTANCE FROM
GOVERNMENT
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-04-02
esTHE ONLY GIRL GREAT SUCCESS
A Box Party-COmmunion Services
Grain Crop Poor.

st. Paul, April Preparatory serv-
ice will be held at ST. Paul on Friday,
the same being Good Friday, at II
o'clock a. m. On the following Sun
day there will be communion service
in the forenoon, with Easter service
by tie children of the Sunday school
in tie afternoon. Everybody is in
vited to bring their dinner and spend
the day and enjoy the Easter exercises.
There will be no meeting of the Lu-
t er league Sunday night, but will be
postponed until Sunday one week
April 11-being at o'clock at that
time. There will be an entertaining
program arranged.
Miss Anna Koon's sister, Miss Felice
of Pomaria, spent the weekend as the
guest of Miss Willie Boinest.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nv. C. Crompton, of IN
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-04-02
GREAT DAY.

Yesterday was a great day in New
berry. Think OF 1000 children in line
and all in happy spirit and joyful. If
it does not make you forget the war
and Eard times cry, then there is not
much hope for you. Then look at that
dinner that was spread out over the
campus at the college z
THE bright and cheerful children IN
their uniforms vas sight worthy the
gods. There was good cheer every
where and every one will go away
feeling better and happy that he lives
in this age and that he could contrib
ute his share to tie JOY of the children.
To be sure, the display made meant
lot of hard work on the part Of the
too poorly paid teachers over the co n
ty, but they had their recompense in
the happiness which their efforts made
possible for these two thousand chill
dren. Hiss Sadie Goggans, the super
vising teacher, was the moving spirit
in the success of the day. To be sure
sic had the hearty cooperation of the
teachers, and everyone in fact VITO Was
able to do anything,
The parade reached from TIE court
house to the college.
The coming together Of the people
from all parts of the county in these
annual gatherings surely does good.
State Superintendent of Education
swearingen and State Supervisor Of
Rural Schools Gunter and Lieutenant
Governor Bethea were present during
tie day and enjoyed the exercises and
were high in their praise of the STOW
ing made.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-04-02

fair and impartial in dealing with the
doings OF the administration. We do
not suppose the administration nor
the governor expects or desires to be
above fair and just criticism.
What We desire to commend in the
above is t e statement that We should
let factionalism go and neither carry
our commendation nor our criticism
to tie extreme. Let us have modera-
ticn in all things and the press to have
influence must neither be blind to the
virtues nor to the faults Of any indi-
vidual or official, but be able to see
both sides of the shield and to deal
fairly, courteously and impartially
with all public questions and public
men. When We reach tat point the
press will nave influence.
But for the past four years the ma
jority of the press has seen only one
side and has found nothing good OF
kind to say about certain officials in
high places. We hope that era has
pessed and We welcome this sugges-
ton from the York News.
AS stated in The Herald and News
some issues back, we hare wiped the
slate clean and no factional Bitterness
rankles in our heart, if it ever did,
which we do not admit. We haveLneTer
been blind to the faults even of the
men and measures that We have in
many respect endorsed. We stand for j
constructive development of our State
and the betterment and uplift of our
people, as we have always stood. And
whatever tends to that end shall have
our support. We shall commend or
criticise as it may appear to us right
so to do, always trying to be fair
and impartial ald courteous to those
who may not agree with US. When
t e press does that as a whole then
it will be a power. Until then not.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-04-02

The article by ProT. Anderson in bc;s
issue Of The Herald and News deserves
the serious consideration of tie peo-
pie of Newberry. especially if they are
interested in her material progress
and development. He writes of ques-
ton that We have written about so
much that we are almost afraid to
mention it again. He puts the case
very forcibly and if it does not bring
forth at least small noise Ulen it is
almost useless to agitate the matter
any further. Read tnis article and then
do as he suggests-act now-not to-
morrow. It is of vital importance to
this community
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-04-02

Would tie governor have the sheriff
construe the law when he can not ?
Yet the governor calls upon the sheriffs
to enforce it. We would suggest, if
permitted, and We will do it anyhow,
that it would be a good plan for the
governor to call upon the attorney gen
eral to make test case in the supreme
court and thave the law construed by
the power authorized to construe the
laws OF the State, and then We will all
know what it is. There is no use talk
ing so much about enforcing the law
when there are such divergent opin-
ions by the law officers as to what is
the law, and when the governor him
self says ne "can not pretend to con-
strue" it. Let the supreme court set
tie it and then enforce it. But before
We begin enforcing it, it seems to is
u2at We should know what is to be
enforced.