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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-06-17

and transportation equipment of all
description. Many millions of dollars
have been spent on contract since the
opening of the new year, and many
Millions more win be spent on orders
now pending.
Railroad men throughout the country
assert the outlook for the railroads is
the best since the beginning of govern
ment regulation in 1906, and the in
creases in passenger and freight reve-
nues which will res-lt from decisions
by the interstate commerce commission
will give them enormous sums to spend
for improvement and rehabilitation
plans.
List of Orders Pending.
The following is list of the rail
road and foreign government orders
now pending or recently confirmed, in
cluding the probable additional expen-
ditures:
Burlington Road-Thirty to thirty
five freight locomotives, fifteen pas
senger locomotives, fifteen passenger
locomotives, 1900 box cars, 800 stock
cars, 200 gondolas, and 30, 900 tons of
steel rails, including an additional order
of 10000 tons from the Illinois Steel
Company. 100000
fifteen thousand freight cars. $12,.
100000.
Russian Government-Fifteen thou
sand ears from car concern in Seattle
$12,OOO,O0o.
French Observation-Disclosures locomo
tives, 100000.
Chilean Government-Two hundred
and fifty freight cars. $250,000.
Southern Pacific-IThirty thousand
steel rails, Tennessee Coal & Iron Co
100000.
Pennsylvania Tank Car Company
One hundred tank cars for Oklahoma
oil producer. 100000.
Chicago & Milwaukee Electric-Fif
teen passenger coaches.
Illinois Central-One thousand re
frigerator cars, American Car & Foundry
Company; seventy-five mikado an(
switching locomotives from the Ameri
can Locomotive and Lima Corporation
So, 900.
| Swift & Co.-Five hundred and fit,
beef and freight cars, company shop
and Haskell & Barker. 100000.
Mather Stock Car. Five hundre,
stock cars, Haskell & Barker. $500,
900.
Chicago & Nothwestern-Twenty
seven thousand tons Of steel rails $500,
900.
Erie Railroad-Twenty- two Thousand
tons steel rails from Carnegie Stee
Company.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-06-17
GREATLY BENEFITED BY CHAM
BERLAIN'S IMMINENT.

II have used Chamberlain Lini-
ment for sprains, bruises and rheumatic
pains, and great benefit have receiv-
ed justifies my recommending<it in the
highest TERMS" writes Mrs. Florence
Elife, Wabash, Ind. If you are
troubled with rheumatic pains you will
certainly be pleased with the promp.
relief which Chamberlain Is Liniment
affords. Obtainable everywhere,
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-06-17
RAILROADS BUY SUPPLIES.

Here are some more incontrovertible
facts showing the renewed business
activity of the country. The railroads
the nations heaviest buyers and en-
ployers-are definitely in the markets
for men, steel, rails, locomotives, cars
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-06-17

Garden Hose-the kinkless kind Is
what you want. We have 1t. Miller
Hardware 8 Imp. Co. "The place to
buy Hardware D Implements. 4s-tf
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-09-10

the young girl, Sachio grew somewhat
grave. This" said he, lis matter
for the king"
But the king was in no too good hui.
NOR over all these failures.
What, Sachio," said he, you come
| to me once more with these old wom-
| ans tales? II your time is SO short
before your secret is discovered, then
all the more reason for diligence on
your part. It is not the business of
kings to accept reasons for failure
In performance. The girl is still avail
able-complete your errand with her
bring to me the reading of the coin.
know well enough that If Count
Frederick comes he will be different
from his king"
Therefore once more Sachio went
back to his bootless interviews with
Kitty, once more pleading with her to
give him all knowledge she had OF
the coin. And once more Kitty could
no more than reassure him of her own
ignorance of what he wished to
know.
She heard odds and ends of informa
ton which taught her which way the
wind sat at Grahoffen capital. Some
times she heard Sachio, again Bartel
again this or that man, speaking
freely of the plans at hand.
81 told the king" said Bartel one
time, speaking to Count Sachio, that
all is ripe for the shaking Of the
tree. I told him that we have full
plans of all their Notifications and de-
fenses-that their resistance will be
but nominal. Once we get the Gretz.
hoffen Golfers opened, times will be
easier in our country"
Yes, once you do" rejoined Sachio
grimly. But tell us howl"
Kitty, really owing allegiance to
neither of these kingdoms, both of
which had done her such repeated in
justice, hardly stopped to ask herself
why she found her own leanings to-
wards Gretzhoffen, the scene of
most of the indignities she had met.
She must escape for every reason
so she assured herself. But how?
From the windows she had a full
view of the well-kept grounds of the
palace and of the boulevards sur
rounding it. She stood alone one day
staring out on scenes grown familiar
to her. But all at once her gaze grew
more intent, fixed upon some object
not far away. A car was standing at
the curb. She did not remember to
have seen it there regularly.
The two giant grenadiers to whom
had been assigned the duty of watch
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-09-10

coin back again, that is true. but the
young lady who we fancied would
come after it still remains absent
from our court. There has been no
word from her for many days.
True, your majesty, she has dis
appeared, 1T seems. / do not, myself,
know where she is"
you have made inquiry at her
usual place of residen ce-some hotel,
was 1t not? An absurd thing, for such a
woman as herself to live in a hotel"
AT her hotel" replied Count Fred
erick, they know nothing. They tell
me that she comes and goes at all
hours, and leaves no word as to her
return. Nearly two weeks ago she
lett, and has not yet returned"
There may be many reasons" con-
tinued the count, "for her continued
absence. Perhaps the business upon
which she came is not yet completed.
Perhaps her employers have called
her away. Perhaps she may have
been intimidated by certain obstacles
in her way?"
"By whom, Count Frederick"
"Well, she has seemed curious her
self regarding the coin. Perhaps she
knew somewhat of it"
$50 she also has studied this trinket
that we gave her? Very well-we
meant it to prove of interest"
Doubtless. But regarding the coin
so many threats have been made
Threats? What threats? What do
you know Of any?"
Many things come to my ears,
your majesty, but I strive to keep
as may be when / find them unwel-
come"
1.-THE most unwelcome thing that
could come to us, my dear Frederick,
is the absence of this young woman
now. Where, think you, she may
be-"
Il could not guess, unless perhaps
she may have returned to her own
country-in which case we shall never
see her again, your majesty. We can
make examination of the passenger
lists of all sailings within the last two
weeks. 1 will look into that. If she
has not gone back to her own coun-
try, she either remains in this some
where, or in some other near by"
"You do not mean Grahoffen?"
Count Frederick nodded. THAT
is what I do mean. In truth, your
majesty, there are Grahoffen spies in
this city-they were even at your ball.
Perhaps they concern themselves with
this young lady. Why not? If they
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-09-10

suspect that she had part of the coin
and it was easily seen by any that
once she did have that part-might
they not undertake to make trouble
for their own purposes with her?'
But what good would come OF
that?"
Count Frederick saw that his
argument had gone too far for his
own purposes. He did not care to
tell the king all he knew, yet his
zeal for Kitty had led him far.
Much good might come to Grahoff-
ems war department, your majesty,
if they knew our secrets. Perhaps
they thought she could give some in
formation"
But you do not predict trouble be-
tween US and our neighbor-you do
not mean WARP"
Your majesty, l predict nothing
these days, but always it is well to
be prepared"
You disturb me sorely-do not
speak to me of war-I cannot endure
the thought do not wish to hear
of it,
AS it CHANGED, much of this CONVEX
sation came to the ear of one of
Sachios agents, the spy Bartel. still
hanging about the city of Gretzhoffen.
He overheard enough in his passing
by at the time of this conversation
to be advised that the king of Gretz-
hoffen intended to make search for
the missing American. Not besitat-
ing, he himself now sped of for his
employer to communicate this news
that he had learned.
He found Sachio aloof and discon.
tented, out of favor in the court, and
somewhat at a loss what next to do.
At the thought Of a definite demand
on the part of King Michael-or rath.
er on the part of Count Frederick
upon their kingdom for the person OF
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-09-10

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 Cortls-
law himself.
She found him an old man, thln'
vrinkled, Grabbed. irritable, excitaoie.
Cortislaw regarded the young girl
steadily as she stood before him.
$50 this is the woman?" he demand
cd of Count Sachio, who stood humbly
by.
"The same, your majesty. she can
sxulain what you desire to know.
The king looked intently at some
ching he held in his hand. Kitty
corght sight of tit was the hall
coin which she had once possessed
which had been taken from her Out
lately by these men. Evidently Count
Sacbio had turned 1t over forthwith
40 its royal possessor.
.sMademoiselle." said he. tell me
what 1t says. The inscription u
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-09-10

ing after her in her wanderings re-
garded 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 it
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-
membrance. You shall all be held to
| account for this. How now, Count
Sachio, did We not give her into your
| immediate charger
Your majesty, you did. l dare no
explanation of her escape. Only-she
is gone"
And with her our only hope of sue
cess in the ambitions Of this kingdom.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-09-10

porter. Clear the corridors at once,
IN the kings name. Apprehend the
murderer whoever 1t nay be. Have
the gendarmes come at once. You,
boy-run 1 say"
1t was hue and cry once more. and
Saohto was glad enough that his own,
abb was plain. for he knew not what
nov might happen. One of his men
reloined him-the spy Bartel. The
other remained behind-his fate un-
known as yet.
AS for Kitty, she was at this mo-
ment once more away from her hotel
ana once more in the stately palace
OF Count Frederick.
She entered softly, leaving Roleau
as usual somewhat remote, to guard
against any sudden intrusion. Once
more she cast about searching gaze
upon the details Of the place. All it's
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-09-10
CHAPTER XXI.
In the Name of the King.

II was plain enough to Count Sach1o
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
a direct demand Of the hotel manage
ment regarding the whereabouts or
the Young American. Therefore, while
he himself approached the hotel desk
to engage the clerks in conversation,
he sent two of his own men-one CT
them Bartel, the spy, who had been
established here so long-by way OF
a 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 ln1or'
nation as to routes and distances, but
all the time burning with Impotence
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, a maid VINO
called out to the clerk, or to any who
would hear herl
"A man." she cried-"A man-hlled
in her room-the young Americans
room-murdered-i is murder, l tell
you!"
The officials OF the hotel took
prompt action.
CLOSE all thu 6oora." ordered thu
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-09-10
EIGHTH INSTALLMENT
CHAPTER xxx.
King CortisIaw.

King CortisIaw.
$50 you find it convenient to enter
my room once more unasked?" Kit
tvs eyes flashed in genuine in0igna-
ton as she faced Count Sachio.
1T is not your room, mademoiselle,
but ours. We pay for it and have con-
troll of it."
$50 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?"
1--WE 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
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 a
time when resistance might be more
effective.
very we'll, then, gentlemen" said
she. do as you like. / 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
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-09-10

disorder had been removed. Spick
and span in military neatness the
apartment lay before her.
Upon the dresser, in full view,
openly displayed, was a picture in
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
had he not done as much for her
had he not been more respectful than
herself of another's privacy? II 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
Gretzhoffen
Yes, here it was in full view, open
ly displayed, that any might see it
who liked, who CHANGED to be there
Apparently Count Frederick felt that
all pursuit of the coin had ended-that
inf r.
cess to his palace.
Kitty hesitated for moment. The
appeal of the coin came to her once
more. She took it up, held 1t in her
hand, gazed at it-and once more, as
so often had been the case-she found
herself surprised at the very moment
of her success.
She heard Count F'rederick's quiet
footsteps, his calm voice behind her.
"Mademoiselle, again!"
The count stood there regarding
her.
Evidently, mademoiselle, you did
not realize that these repeated VISITS
rendered necessary the installation or
an electric system of my own devils
ing-you see, knew Of your presence,
and as you see, / have come. You
rang. OF what service can be.
mademoiselle?"
Leave me alone" painted Kitty, her
face hot, tears almost in her eyes. Il
hate you! hate you'll"
81 grieve at that, mademoiselle,'
said Count Frederick evenly. Il wish
| could say the same of you-but
cannot. With every reason to distrust
you-I cannot. Continually we cross
swords, do we not? And you were
easy to deceive this time. See-you
are trapped as simply as bird which
steps into its cage without hesitation.
'Will you not give me back my coin.
mademoiselle? Will you not add 1t TO
the other? VIII you not assist me In
reading the message Of the coin, so
that we may make an end OF all this
so that we may not continually cross
swords with one another?"
In answer Kitty darted past him.
found her way into the hall, ran she
knew not where. Before her lay q
little narrow stairway, and she sprans
up it, hoping to find egress some
where. Alas! the door that closed the
head of the stair was locked. She
heard his low laugh IS an iron grille
snapped across the opening, cutting
of escape.
won't you give II me now-my
coin?". he asked.
Silence reigned In the great white
marble palace of Count Frederick OF
Gretzhoffen.
And now, far of in other parts OF
the city, where men sought one who
had done a crime, there rose In the
streets the sound OF hurrying feet
with the warning cry, "In the name Of
the hng!"
ITO Be Continued)
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-09-10
CHAPTER xxx.
KIM 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 as had long
beer his own. Continually he changed,
some times hoping, again dreadlng;
and as often as he changed he sent
for Count Frederick. on whom ne
leaned in fatuous confidence.
But, my dear count ne re-
preached that gentleman one day,
You have left one errand uncom-
pleted. You have brought US our
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-09-10
SYNOPSIS.

Kitty Gray, newspaper woman, finds In
curfo shop half of broken coin, the
mutilated inscription on which arouses
her 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
followed, and on arrival in Gretzhoffen
her adventures while chasing the secret
OF the broken coin begin.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-09-10

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?"
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-08-19
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

A girl had proposal of marriage
Sunday night, and asked a week to
consider it before answering. She
then o. ganized herself into an in
vestigating committee and began
taking testimony from married la
d1- 8 of her acquaintance. The first
one she visited used to be a. belle
and the most admired girl in town
before she married six years before.
The cross-examination brought out
the fact that she had six children
did all her own work, including was
Ing and ironing, and hadn't been
down town for four weeks, and that
her husband had given her but 50
since she married, and that he had
borrowed and forgot to pay luck
Sl0 which her brother once gave
her for a Christmas present. He
bought himself new overcoat with
the money, while she wore the
same plush coat which she wore
when he was counting her. Another
woman whom she visited quit teach
ing school three years ago to marry
"the handsomest and best dressed
man in town. and she was support
ing him. A third didn't dare say
her soul was her own when her
husband was around, although
she used to write some lovely
essays when she was at school
on the emancipation of wo-
man." and the fourth woman she
visited was divorced. After visit
ing them and summing up the evil
dence, she went home and wrote
the young man. She will be mar
ried next month.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-08-19

That youth and courage are prac-
tically synonymous terms is simply
demonstrated in the person OF art"
Smith, the young man that is startl-
ing the civilized world by his fear
less and extraordinary work in the
world of aerial navigation. There
have been some remarkable men be-
fore the public of recent years, but
none to compare with young Smith.
He is the wonder of the times. Last
year visitors to the Iowa State Fair
and Exposition were thrilled and de-
lighted beyond expression by the work
of the late Lincoln Beachey. and
while his evoIutions high in air were
of the most signal ard unusual char.
acter they were almost tame along
side the stunts that Smith is turning.
He does all that have ever been done
by other men and then contributes a
few extras by way of good measure.
He will be seen at his best at the
Iowa State Fair and Exposition. That
portion of humanity that loves the
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-08-19

sensational in show stunts-wh.ch
takes in the most Of us-will certain.
ly be able to get their fill, for time
at least, of the unusual. For Smiths
contract with the fair management
calls for long list of sensational
performances that no other aviator
before the public today dares to even
attempt. For instance, he agrees to
fly straight up to the height OF 2,50U
feet, looping the loop ten times in
succession on the way up; he agrees
to do what he calls roll over loop,
finishing within 300 feet of the ground.
In this act the machine is turned
over sidewise, sort of sidewise sum
mersault. He will do vertical drop
Of anywhere from 1000 to 5000 feet;
he will fly with the machine upside
down, hands free of the steering
wheel and arms outstretched; he is
to fly at night. looping the loop not
less than three times in succession
with a fireworks display of fifty pieces
attached to the aeroplane.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1915-08-19
MAUD AGAIN

Maude Muller ON a summers day
AS usual raked the well-known hay
The Judge rode by in his limousine,
And lamped friend Maude i'm field
of green.
"What is your name?'' he. asked.
My Lawd.
Don't laugh she said, my name
is Maud"
Gas candidate" began the Judge,
II beg you accept this box of fudge
"You win vote for me? The reason
why
Is merely this: l am a Dry"
"Sorry," said Maud, though a SUI
fragette,
I beg to inform you that 1 ann a
Wet
"Ahem," said the Judge, as he
cleared his throat;
"I'm only dry until after the vote.'