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CHAPTER xxxII.
In the Name of the King.


/ 1t was plain enough to Count Sachio
which way Kitty would head in her
flight. Her car was little more than
| out of sight on the Gretzhoffen road,
ere Sachio himself was in pursuit.
Count Sachio himself was no blum
derer, and no common thief chaser, but
a courtier and a man of intelligence.
He knew it would be futile to make
direct demand of the hotel manage
ment regarding the whereabouts Of
the young American. Therefore, while
he himself approached the hotel desk
to engage the clerks in conversation,
he sent two or his own men-one of.
them Bartel, the spy, who had been
established here SO long-by way Of
rear stairway to find Kitty's room
and report to him what they learned.
He stood for some time making po-
lite speeches with the desk men and
the porters, asking for certain infor,
nation as to routes and distances, but
all tho time burning with impatience
that he heard no report from his mes
sengers. AS he stood, there came
news OF DEMONSTRATING news enough |
There came shrieking down the stairs,
incoherent, babbling, maid who
called out to the clerk, or to any who
would hear her!
"A man." she cried-"A man-killed
in her room-the young Americans
room murdered-i is murder. I tell
you'll"
The oficials Of the hotel took
prompt action.
Close al tho DOORS" ordered the
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EIGHTH INSTALLMENT
CHAPTER xxx.
Kino cortisIaw.

King cortisIaw.
So you find it convenient to ente
my room once more unasked?" Kit
tvs eyes flashed in genuine indigna
ton as she faced Count Sachio.
1T is not your room, mademoiselle
but ours. We pay for it and have con
troll of it,
SO there was some definite pur
pose in secreting me here away from
my friends?"
Assuredly, purpose very definite
and one from which we do not intend
to be swerved, mademoiselle."
What then do you purpose doing
with me?"
I'VE plan taking you before the
king-not the king of Gretzhoffen, but
our own king, Cortislaw of Grahoffen.
He wishes to see you, mademoiselle. :"
Kitty turned back into the room
and Sachio, irritated at the delay,
went so far as to take her by the arm
to induce her to leave the room with
him. She resisted him so vigorously
that for the time he stood back nom
plused.
But at length the girls powers
proved no match for those brought
against her. She was forced from the
room toward the front of the build
ing.
Once more Kitty adopted the pol
icy of Roleau himself-she ceased to
struggle when she found struggling
useless, and lay back to wait until
time when resistance might be more
effective.
very well, then, gentlemen" said
she. do as you like. l am weaker
than yourselves. Since you are men
and gentlemen, naturally you are
strong"
Count Sachio made no answer to her
biting words. In truth, matters had
not gone so we'll with him as he would |
have liked. He had been ordered to |
report to his own king, and now must |
soon make that report, and certainly
he could not tell of the unqualified
success which he had so confidently
hoped.
The insignificant distance which
separated these two kingdoms was
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ing after her in her wanderings re
gar1ed her as little more than child
| and they smiled as now she pushed
past them through the door which led
out to the gardens. She walked out
to the car which stood at the curb
| regarding it curiously, as though ii
were the first car she had ever seen
in her life-something very far from
true.
What the guards, who smilingly re-
garded her through the windows,
saw was swift leap of the girl to the
drivers seat, her rapid movements
with the controlling levers as she cut
on the spark, gave the car gas, threw
in the clutch, threw open the throt-
tie, and drove away, the cut-out muf-
fer roaring her own defiance to pur-
suit.
Hue and cry now through all
the halls of Grahoffen palace, and gen.
eral uproar. Count Sachio, never too
far away, was promptly on the spot.
When he saw what had happened he
cursed the two grenadiers with all his
ardent soul. Even the king, him
self, aroused from his midday slum-
bers, joined in these scenes of excite
ment
What has happened-what is all
this about?" he demanded.
The trembling guards scarcely
dared tell him the truth.
What, she has escaped-that pris-
oner! She was of more Importance
than any held here in our own re-
~ shall all be held to
account for this. How now, Count
Sachio, did we not give her into your
charger
Your majesty, you did. | dare no
explanation Of her escape. Only-she
d gone"
And with her our only hope Of sue
less in the ambitions Of this kingdom.
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CHAPTER xxx.
kino Michael Of Gretzhoffen.

King Michael OF Gretzhoffen.
Meantime In Gretzhoffen town the
people remained irresolute, uncertain.
making no further overt attempt at
the long-pending revolution. And as
they waited their king amused him
self after such fashions az had long
been his own. Continually hs changed.
sometimes hoping. again dreading;
and AZ often as he changed he sent
for Count Frederick, on whom he
leaned In fatuous confidence.
But, my dear count" he re-
preached that gentleman one day.
you have left one errand uncom-
pletsd. You have brought " our
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spanned In hours, somewhat to the
wonderment Of Kitty, schooled in the
great distances of her own country.
Arrived in the capital of Grahoffen
she was allowed small time to arrange
her toilet or compose herself after the
fatigue of the, journey. Very presently
she was brought before King Cortis-
law himself.
She found him an old man, thin,
wrinkled, Grabbed, irritable, excitable.
Cortislaw regarded the young girl
steadily as she stood before him.
so this is the woman?" he demand
ed Of Count Sachio, who stood humbly
BY.
1.-THE same, your majesty. She can
explain what you desire to know"
The king looked intently at some
thing he held In his hand. Kitty
caught sight of tit was the half
coin which she had cnce possessed.
which had been taken from her but
lately by these men. Evidently Count
Sachio had turned 1t over forthwith
to its royal possessor.
"Mademoiselle," said he, tell me
what It says. The inscription y
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| disorder had been removed Spick
and span in military neatness the
apartment lay before her.
Upon the dresser, in full view,
openly displayed, was picture in a
little frame-a frame of silver set IN
brilliant gems. She looked at it sud-
denly-it was the portrait of herself
which once had stood on her own
dressing table in her hotel Now it
was here. Why? Kitty felt strange
flush come to her face.
Something now arrested her-she
paused, reluctant to resume search
which ever had been distasteful to
her. No, she would not touch thing
hal he not done as much for her
had he not been more respectful than
herself of another's privacy? If he
had taken anything from her apart
ments it was but-this. And appa-
rently he had cherished it. No, she
would not search for the coin. She
would leave this country disappoint-
ed, if need be.
But there lay, just at the foot of the
little portrait, an object which caught
her eye 1t was the half coin of
GretzhoffenI
Yes, here it was in full view, open
ly displayed, that any might see it
who liked. who CHANGED to be there.
Count Frederick felt that
all pursuit of the coin had ended-that
10 longer could any intruder gain &C
Jess to his palGce.
Kitty hesitated for moment. The
appeal of the coin came to her once
more. She took it up, held it in her
land, gaZed at it-and once more, as
10 often had been the case-she found
lerself surprised at the very moment
# her success.
She heard Count Frederick's quiet
ootsteps, his calm voice behind her.
"Mademoiselle, againi"
The count stood there regarding
er.
Evidently, mademoiselle, you did
OF realize that these repeated visits
endered necessary the installation of
n electric system of my own devils
10 yOd 6OC, nit W vi Jul "a C6SnC6y
nd as you see, have come. You
ang. Of what service can l be,
Leave me alone" painted Kitty, her
ICE hot, tears almost il her eyes. Il
ate youi hate you'll"
81 grieve at that, mademoiselle,"
i'd Count Frederick evenly. Il wish
could say the same of you-but /
Innot. With every reason to distrust
,u-I cannot Continually we cross
words, do we not? And you were
sy to deceive this time. See-you
e trapped as simply as bird which
cps into its cage without hesitation.
''Will you rot give me back my coin,
ademoiselle? Will you not add it to
. other? Will you not assist me in
aiding the message of the coin, SO
1t we may make an end of all this
so that we may not continually cross
ords with one another"
n answer Kitty darted past him,
ind her way into the hail. ran she
ew not where. Before her lay
lie narrow stairway, and she spraug
it, hoping to find eg-ess some
ere. Alas! the door that closed the
I'd Of the stair was locked. She
lrd his low laugh as an iron grille
lpped across the opening, cutting
escape.
Won't you give 1t me now-my
az" he asked.
ilence reigned in the great white
rble palace Of Count Frederick OF
tzhoffen.
nd now, far on in other parts Of
city, where men sought one who
done crime, there rose in tho
'ets the sound Of hurrying feet.
j the warning cry, In the name a.
king!"
ITO Be Continned)
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! You seek to explain that to me? After
her, dullard, and bring her back in
twenty-four hours-or else do not re-
turn. You guess my meaning, Sachio?"
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SYNOPSIS.

Kitty Gray, newspaper woman, finds in
q eurio, shop half of broken coin, the
mutilated inscription on which arouses
ner curiosity and leads her, at the order
OF her managing editor, to go to the prin-
clpality of Gretzhoffen to piece out the
story suggested by the inscription. She is
LIoilowed, and on arrival In Gretzhoffen
her adventures while chasing the secret
OF the broken coin begin,
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-11-19
BOWERS CASE ON AGAIN.
Fight For Custody of Child Goes to
Supreme Court.

After many months since the bill
of exceptions was prepared and an ap-
peal granted, the much-discussed
Bowers case is to be heard by the
Supreme court at Salem on December
l. This case was tried before Judge
Belt last February and he denied the
mother, Mrs. Mollie Bowers, the Gus
tody of her four-year-old child which
was in the keeping of Mr.. and Mrs.
M. B. Grant. In his opinion Judge
Belt said that the child could not
have as good home with its mother
as with MIR. and Mrs. Grant, and he
ordered that it remain in their care.
The case was brought into the Polk
county courts from the juvenile court
at Portland. The latter is said to
have taken jurisdiction over the child
in 1913, and that an order was made
by Judge Gatens making the child a
dependent and a temporary ward OF
the court. Mrs. Bowers was given
temporary custody Of the child by
another order of Judge Gatens, ac-
cording to the petition for writ filed
by Mrs. Bowers at the time Of the
trial here.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-11-19
Invading New Territory

B. J. Bernhardt, representing the
Buffalo Brewing company of Sacra-
mento, California, was in Dallas this
week making preliminary arrange
ments for an advertising campaign in
Polk county early in December. The
entire county will be circularized,
The Buffalo Brewing company, ac-
cording to this authority, is the first
to provide full quart bottles to its
customers, and expects to make this
point in its favor stand out in bold
relief. "It requires more than five
ordinary beer bottles to hold a full
gallon" says Mr.. Bernhardt, "and
in order to give the customer what he
paws for under the Oregon law our
company has substituted full-measure
bottles for those formerly in use. ~
This is new territory to the Buffalo
company.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-11-19
HELP ALONG SALES DAY
ARRANGEMENTS COMPLETE FOR
SECOND MONTHLY EVENT.
Committee Provides Accommodations
For Everything That May Be
Brought ht-Urges Attendance.

The Importance Of the occasion
makes it permissible to again call at
tention through these columns to the
monthly Sales day, which will be held
in this city on Saturday, November
27, and for which the committee in
charge has completed all the neces-
sary arrangements to make it the un-
qualified success it should be. 1t on
ly remains for residents of the rural
realm to do their part and expecta-
tions will be met. Farmers of the
county are urged to come to Dallas on
this day, and bring with them some
thing they wish to dispose of. The
committee will afford all an oppor-
tunity to drive their own bargains,
and failing in this the article will be
sold at auction without cost to the
owner. Attorney Walter L. Tooze
Jr., has volunteered his services as
auctioneer, and will sell from the
block those things given him to dis
pose of in this manner. At the Burk
& Shepherd stables, which have been
secured for the sale, stalls have been
provided for stock that may be
brought in, while ample accommoda-
tions are afforded for vehicles, farm
ing implements, tools, etc.
This will be the first monthly Sales
day under the auspices of the Dallas
Commercial club, Mr.. F. E. Davis
having hitherto conducted previous
events of this character personally
As chairman of the committee, how
ever, he is devoting much time and
attention to the matter, and with the
cooperation of the rural communities
this day promises to become a per
manent institution in Polk county. AS
has been said, other communities are
making monthly sales days important
events in local history, and there is
no good and sufficient reason why
Polk county should not. 1t can be
done if the farmers take sufficient in
terest, and The Observer is of the
opinion that the number who will be
present on November 27 will be sur
prisingly large. A considerable num-
ber of people from the countryside
have promised their support and CO.
operation, and with these will come
others.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-11-19
INvENTs EFFICIENCY CHART.
A. g. Snyder Determines Percentage
of Accuracy Automatically.

1t is just possible that little time,
energy and talent have conspired to
make A. C. Snyder famous. Some
time ago Mr.. Snyder who has been
employed by the Oregon Power com
pany for several years, tired of the
task and waste of time necessitated
bv figuring out the percentage of ac-
curacy after reading an electric light
meter. He solved the situation by in
venting or constructing, with pen, ink
and ideas. chart that automatically
gives the percentage of accuracy. The
chart is a simple circular design with
a conglomeration of figures that
would startle most any one except an
electrician or engineer. BY placing
a straight edge on one spot, determin-
ed bv the meter reader, and reading
directly opposite on the chart the per
centage of accuracy is automatically
determined. The chart is on the or
der of the slide rule, or the old circu-
lar slide rule. and for his invention
Mr.. Snyder has received much praise
from officials of the Oregon Power
company. electrical engineers and
large corporations that have inspected
and used the chart. The contrlvance
is a great time-saver and from the
favor with which it has been received
NAV come into. general use in the
work for which it was designed.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-11-19

The following is complete list of
realty transfers recorded during the
week ending yesterday as reported for
The Observer by Sibley & Eakin, alb
stractors, 515 Court street, Dallas: !
W. L. Barber and wife to E. H.
McDougal, lots in Dallas, $5O1.25.
w. B. Stevens and wife to Gudron
and Ole Ellie, 2 acres, T.-8-6, $40.
John W. Orr, sheriff, to g. A.
Withee, 39.6S acres, T.-6.5, $3110.61.
James 0. Rountver to Louis P.
Beno, lots in Eagle Crest orchards,
$40.
James D. Hubbard to Mary E. Hub
bard, 1876, T.-8-6, $40.
Louisa Robbins to j. ]. and E. E.
Mcdonald, 1915 acres, T. rs, $40.
Frederick Gerlinger and wife to G..
E. and X. Rempel, 10 acres, T.-7-5,
$4,000.
John w. Orr, sheriff, to H. G. Stone,
tract in Monmouth, $4724.39.
Clear View Orchard Co. to Ada HI.
Coleman, lot in C. V. O., 10 acres,
$21O0.
Julius G. Voget and wife to J. c.
and Iva 0. Clearwater, 34.33 acres, T.
7-3, ST..
Herbert L. Stevens and wife to
Evan Evans, lot in Applebower tract,
81.
O. B. Guisness and wife to Vernon
and F. Bennett, lot in Clear View or
chard, $40.
Helen Anderson to Mary Hunter,
lots in Dallas, $40.
Clear View Orchard Co. to Wini-
fred johnson, lot in Clear Ciew or
chard, $1S25.
Andrew Smith and wife to A. R.
Ford, "a acres, T.-6-7, 1850.
Emma X. Skibbs and husband to
H. H. Jaspcrson, lots in Indepen-
dence, $25.
Clear View Orchard Co. to A. T
Gunderson, lot in Clear View orchard
$1,000.
Clear View Orchard Co. to 0. B
Guisness, lot in Clear View orchard
$1,000.
Perrie Mark and wife to Max B
Luck, 320 acres, 7. 6-6, $40.
John w. Orr. sherid to W. H. Boals
lots in Falls City, $460.15.
William w. Wood to c. C. Wood
lots in Dallas, 81.
United States to Joseph Carmack
patent.
John B. Fitzpatrick and wife tc
Anthony Mullaney, 10 acres, 7. 81
5000.
NJ. w. Mix and wife to Sarah E
Nelson, 2.96 acres, 7. 8-4, $592.
L. d. Brown and wife to Franz
Lane, 2 acres, 7. rs, $1,000.
James l. Hopes to Naomi Rowe
$1O.27 acres, 7. S-5, $40.
S. L. Stewart and wife to Karl R,
Stewart, 20 acres, T. ga, $1,000.
C. E. Harren and wife to C. j
Bruce, 26.10 acres, T. "a, $40.
Eliza J. Crowley to James T. Grow.
ley, lot in Independence, ST..
Mary G. Lynott and husband tc
Maude A. McKennon, etal, 9S.6 acres
T. "a, $40.
Caroline James and husband to Car
oline Ferguson, 3l2 acres, ga, $4,000
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-11-19
Standard Schools.

The following schools have become
standard:
Buena Vista, November s, teachers
Mr.. w. E. Buell., Mrs. Justina Xii.
dee and Miss Marie A. Smith. School
board, S. W. Leonard, j. A. Reynolds
J. R. 10y and Cleve Prather.
Pedee, November 10, teacher, Miss
Winifred Glossop. School board. J
H. Trueax, F. C. Ritner, Frank Shey-
the and Mrs. H. NJ. Lacey.
Elkins. November II. teachers, Miss
Edith Witzel and Miss Phoeba G
Denney. School board, G. B. Jones
A. E. Tetherow, Frank Loughary and
E. A. Tedrow.
Oakpoint, November II, teacher
Miss Carrie Dahm. School board
Guss Sperling. Edward Rex, ]. G.
Arehart and H. B. Wolfe.
The Gooseneck school became stand
ard on November II, with Miss Ella
Mehrling as. teacher and the following
as members of the school board: Mr.
White. Ed. Kireher, J. F. Rhodes and
Mrs. Elsie Bartlett, clerk.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-11-19
ORDERS EMPORIUM"
H. G.. Seymour Wins Prize offered il
the Name Contest.

On Tuesday morning a committee
opened letters in the name contest ad-
vertised by Mr. C. L. Crider and Sc
lected a name for the store he recent
ly purchased from the Dallas Mercan-
tile company, the one submitted by H.
c. Seymour, county superintendent of
schools, having the preference. Sew
eral contestants came near to the
title selected, but the committee
thought it advisable to have the own
er's name incorporated in the title,
this being an important feature for
Identification. Mr.. Seymour suggest
ion was "Crider's Emporium. A." Sug-
gestions by others follow:
Ralph Morrison-The Emporium.
Mrs. A. B. Muir-The Dallas EN-
porium.
J. C. Talbott-The Dallas Empori-
um.
W. S. Muir-Crider's Department
Store.
D. C. Getchel-The Square Deal
Store.
Mrs. J. E. Sevier-The Bon Marche
Mrs. H. G. Campbell-The Metro
politan, The Hub, The Ideal, The
Model, The o. X. Store.
Frank M. Bethel-The Tradeatho-
MUM.
A. G. Rempel-The Square Deal
Store.
Miss Addie Gobot-Bon Marehe.
Mrs. G. w. Curtis-The Old Reli-
able.
Velma Curtis-Crider's Busy Store.
Georgia Curtis-The Busy Store.
Eugenia Curtis-Crider' Daylight
Store.
Ina Fishback-The Quality Store.
MIS-. S. Ouderkirk-The Rock Bot
tom Store.
Mrs. T. S. Brown-The Hub.
Edgar Miller-The Dixie Store.
Mrs. Maggie Miller-The Surprise
Store.
l.. G.. Miller-The Grand.
R. Y. Morrison-The Emporium.
Mrs. c. B. Stone-Crider' Mercan-
tile Store. The Crider Mercantile Co.,
The Dallas Leader.
A. V. Oliver-The Criderion.
H. c. Seymour-Crider's Empori-
UNI
Mrs. J. E. Goetz-Dallas Empori-
um.
Nellie Ouderkirk-The Good Luck
Store.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-11-19
DRUG FIEND IS IN JAIL
CORNELL PASSES TICTICIOUS
CHECKS ON DALLAS FIRMS.
After Many Years of Successful Op-
Grafton Salem Man is Halted at
Command of Brother.

For several years Shelley IL. Cor
nell of Salem has been living an easy
life by passing checks, signed with
his own name, and payable by his
brothers. bank ia Southern Oregon
The brother has submitted to this fol
a long time, but when Cornell started
another rampage in which he issued
checks when he had no funds and
cashed them with two Dallas mer-
chants and with Col. Matthews al
Falls City, the brother called a halt
At first the brother refused to in
tercede in the wayward ones behalf
but in recent telephone conversations
with Sheriff Orr he has intimated
that he would be willing to settle fl
nal accounts and have the man turn
ed over to Federal authorities to be
taken to McNeil's island for treat
ment for the drug habit.
Cornell is a confirmed user OF mar.
cotic drugs, and was in a semi-stupol
from the effects of these when Sheriff
Orr arrested him at local hotel on
Sunday afternoon. Cornell is confin-
ed in the county Jail and unless ac-
counts are settled for him and he is
committed to McNeil's island he will
be held for the grand jury when thai
body meets in the spring. District
Attorney Sibley has said that prose
cution will be carried out if the mar
is not to be cared for by the govern
ment. Cornell has had no funds in
the bank which his brother runs, but
until the present time he has beer
successful in getting his brother to
pay the damages from his fictitious
papers. The sufferers in this city
were pool halls, and in one instance
check for $40 was issued. Col
Matthews at Falls City is said to have
cashed check for $50 for the mar
and other reports say that that dis
penser is behind about 800.
Cornell is about 40 years old ant
for many years has been a drug
addict. He has feeced his brother
out of many hundreds of dollars il
late years by passing the same kline
of fictitious checks that have brought
him to the bars this time.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-11-19
WILL DISTRIBUTE SUNSHINE.
Dallas Knights of Pythias Planning
for Holiday Season.

Following its custom OF former
years, Marmion lodge, Knights of
Pythias, will look after the worthy
poor children of Dallas during the
Christmas holidays, seeing to it thai
none have cheerless Yuletide sea-
son. AT meeting of that order Mon
day night Messrs. William Himes,
Walter Young and Fred West were
appointed a committee to carry out
the wish of the lodge, and after con-
sulting the charity organizations will
make arrangements to supply the less
fortunate youngsters with not only
useful presents but with gifts for
their amusement as well. The knights
last year shed ray of sunshine into
several homes that would otherwise
have passed cheerless Christmas,
their good offices being without osten-
tation or show, but Of that character
that is all the more appreciated, and
which counts in the long run.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-11-19
Burton Joins Marine Corps.

James R. Burton of Polk county,
who enlisted in the marine corps from
the Salem recruiting Office, November
9, has been accepted by the Portland
Office and is now undergoing the reg
ular training of marine at the gov
ernment barrack on Mare Island near
San Francisco. Francis ]. Stewart,
who was accepted by the Salem Office
at the same time, was refused by the
authorities at Washington, as he was
but Is years of age.