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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-10-21

rentals in Paris has received a last.
ing check. A luxurious apartment in
the Avenue de IAlma that rented for
25,O0O francs a year, has just eben
leased for 1000 In the quarter of
the Pare Monceau apartments that
were in great demand at 5000 francs
are now offered at 5000.
Before the war in the quarter where
commerce in luXuries flourishes par
ticularly. the landlord had never to
seek a tenant. He simply marked up
the rentals 10 per cent in anticipation
of the expiration of the lease and
waited for his customer; he was never
Obliged to advertise. Today one of
the striking features of these same
quarters is the long wide band of can
vas that here and there advertise an
apartment or n store FOR rent. There
are dozens CT them on the grand
Boulevards from the Place de la Con
corde to the Place de la Republique;
there are four in the Place Vendome,
several in the Avenue de rOpera and
the Rue de la PaiX. Some of the for
mer tenants have gone out of busi-
ness. some have sought other less eX-
pensive quarters and others have sim
ply compromised with the landlord; !
unale to pay rent, they have given /
way for anyone who can.
Real estate experts predict that the
decline in commercial rents and rents .
for luxurious apartments will continue .
after the war, while small and modest
apartments will e unchanged or high
er. \ great many families roken up
by the war and with finances more or
less tied up, will abandon large apart
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-10-21

residence loans as on business prop
erty, All the interest paid into the
association remains in Ardmore in.
! stead of going out of the state.
Building and loan stock offers the
highest possible inducement to both
the small and large investor. The
small investor can put away his saw
ings and have them earn for him a
handsome rate OF interest and have
both returned to him in lump sum,
and it appeals equally to the large
investor as it affords the maximum
rate of interest with the maximum Sc
curity, and building and loan stocks
Of all kinds are exempt from taxa
tion.
New members are coming in very
rapidly. Some are putting in large
lump sums of money in prepaid stock
on the monthly payment plan. The
secretary went to Marietta yesterday
on the 1:O3 train and returned at
3:l6. He arrived in Marietta %
minutes behind schedule, giving him
81 minutes between trains. During
that time he secured two new mem
bers, Miss Maurine Williams and VI.
B. Fountain, and secured DR.. Martins
for additional stock. DR..
Martin is . director of the association
and is a real live booster. He re-
ceiyed the associations check for
$1,000 in August in payment Of ma
tured stock. He has another certiti-
cate maturing next June, and he
now takes ont another certificate for
stock
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-10-21
A Contented Mother.

A quiet, tranquil mother will trans
NIT a more healthful influence than if
she is extremely nervous from undue
pain. That is why experienced moth
ers are constantly urging eXpectant
mothers to use the old time remedy
Mothers Friend, dependable ex-
ternal treatment obtained at any
drug store. 1t relieves undue tension
on the cords and ligaments resulting
from muscular expansion and gently
oothe+ the network Of fine nerve
threads. 1t is the one splendii as
!staut to ease. comfort and safety.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-10-21
A Wonderful AntlseptIc

Germs and infection aggrayate all.
ments and retard healing. Stop that
infection at once. Kill the germs and
get rid of the poisons. For this pur.
pose a single application of Sloan S
Liniment not only kills the pain but
destroys the germs. This neutra lies
infection and gives nature assistance
by overcoming congestion and gives
Ia chance for the free and norma
flow Of the blood. Sloan's Liniment
Is an emergency doctor and should be
kept constantly on hand. 25c, SOC. The
Sl.OO size contains six times as much
rs the 25c.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-10-21
THRIFT 7 TALK
TELLS SIMPLE
TRUE STORY
WHO CARRIES THE LOAD? -
READ 1T AND NO DOUBT IT
WILL CHANGE YOUR OPINION
REGARDING BANKS.

James Smith WAS taka, sicy .rf
lost the use of his rigb, arm H.
had a wife and four Children danerd
e9t upon him and for yaar ba r.a.
ont Of work and faced starvation
He lived in modest frame co,,sga
and his rent was siytaa, dollars o
month He had no money laid ayay
when he was taken sick and only
because tha landlord was IfrdI,. in.
cuned did he have o roof ova- bis
head veisbbors and friard. b.r,ad
him and somehow he ,rI,ad ,brorg5
that draar, yasr
Tho lardlord u.as no, u.o.,.b,.
man. he only Looked 81 He was
.nro,arty roor" ITa ou.,ad about
ff,v bo,sas and ou.f,, % do,roc;,.
tjon in raaI estate var,os o,d aor.
eraI business stagration was unable
N soil hi. real as,ata a,d 1i,.ad or
bts rents He was or 1orao~
scaIo IN ,lrost 90 nod oord;+ion
as his tersrt
For ,,ro v.ous bo n,id no t,.ouo-,
nm tbo mortgage on critb,s borsa
ora ,ho taxas u,aro IN orroou. .or
o,ar tbrao ,aors sori,as ho,,,
bold ,bo nortgaoa and u.o. as ~
tfert ui,b rho Iand,ord as rho land.
1ord v.os r.ttb Smith Tb.roeoro Tho
ou.rar of tho .bo,,sa ,,.os ,o, Cr,i+I,s
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-10-21

Wormy children arr unhappy, puny
and sickly. They can't he otherwise
while worms eat away their strength
and vitality A few doses of WHITES S
CREAM NERMlFUGE performs a
marvellous transformation. Cheerful.
ness, strength and the rosy bloom Of
health speedily return. Price 25c per
bottle. Sold by Bomar Drug Co.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-10-21
EVERY HOME NEEDS A FAITH.
Full COUGH AND COLD REMEDY

When seasons change and colds ap-
pear-when you first detect a cold af.
ter sitting next to one who has
sneezed, then Vt is that a tried and
tested remedy should be faithfully
used. 81 never wrote a testimonial
before, but, | know positively that for
myself and family DR., Kings New
Discovery is the best cough remedy we
ever used and we have tried them all"
SOC and $lOO.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-10-21

When the chest reeis on fire and
the throat burns, you have indigestion,
and you need HERBINE to get rid of
the dis1greeable feeling. 1t drives out
badly digested food, strengthens the
stomach and purifes the bowels. Price
soc. Sold by Bomar Drug Co.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-10-21
APARTMENT RENTALS IN PARIS
GOING DOWN WITH A SLUMP

Paris oct spondence OF
The Associated Press s)-There are evi-
dences that the upward movement of
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-10-21

ments and increase the demand for
smaller ones.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1915-10-14

act quickly. Tell me, what happened
then?"
The Count Frederick allowed her
to escape-strangely he seemed to
have small resentment for her after
all. Nor did he have too much for
Roleau, whom he must have ranked a
wholly faithless servant. He did not
punish him-but even sent him off
after the girl! Excellency. my word
for it, he seemed to miss the girl as
much as the coin-did Count Fred.
erick."
Follow them then, Bartel Follow
Roleau-if you can find him-he will
lead you to the girl. wherever she may
be. For myself, cannot guess"
1t was this counsel, followed dill.
gently by the unhappy messenger of
Count Sachio, which resulted in a
quick shifting of the forces of Kitty's
enemies. 1t was true Roleau had
gained access to point within sight
or kitty's window, where still he
tried to be Of aid to her-still hoped
she soon would be able to aid herself.
But here he was surprised by these
emissaries Of Count Sachio-it was
none less than the nobleman himself
who led the forces now.
Therefore when, after all her toll,
Kitty at length managed to make her
escape through the barred window, 1t
was but to find herself once more q
prisoner-Roleau once more a prisoner
with her! The fact Of captivity had
not changed-only the phases of cap
tivity. She and her ally had only ex.
changed captors. Who her last prison
guardian had been Kitty could not
tell. Now. without doubt, she was
once more to be subjected to the scant
courtesy Of the nobleman Of Grahof.
fen.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1915-10-14
CHAPTER XVI.
Solitary Confinement.

Solitary Confinement.
When Kitty in her blind impulse OF
self-preservation sprang out of Count
Frederick's room, she did not at first
contemplate continued fight. Once
out of reach of immediate danger, she
paused, loath to leave what she had
come there to obtain, and loath also to
abandon her stout-hearted ally in his
time of stress. She turned back,
paused just outside the door once
more. AS she did SO, yet another door
opening into the hall was pushed
silently ajar-opened fully. Yet an
other man, whom never in her life
mad she seen before, now stepped out
She felt hard hand close upon her
mouth, more than haif-stifihg her
scream for help. "Silence!" she heard
his voice insist. go on ahead Of me
Once more Kitty undertook to
scream. and again the firm hand
stopped her voice. It seemed to her
that some pungent aromatic drug
filled the car with its fumes. She
struggled less violently. Events
seemed to pass by her in q dream,
and she regarded them carelessly,
alphabetically. In short. either in part
or in whole. she had lost conscious.
ness.
When at length she fully regained
her senses she was alone-alone with
terror which seemed to her more
overpowering than any she yet had
known. Instead Of her own apart
ments In her hotel, instead of the room
OF Count Frederick or the hunting
lodge of his quondam friend, Count
Sachio. she found herself surrounded
by four barren walls-in what edifice
or IN what place. she could not guess.
There seemed some sort OF door
yes. There was a small, high. barred
window; but the latter was at such
height 40 to be almost beyond her
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1915-10-14

reach For the time Kitty was Of the
oeae9 that her senses must leave hos
aorUver. The sense Of solitude was q
poignant torture.
How loag she had thus remained
she could not tell. when at length the
caose-a.tting door In one side Of the
four walls opened. An old woman
came in, bringing some food for her.
Kitty tried her in every Language
which she had ever known. but got no
answer. Tho old woman shook her
head. and after Z time retreated u.
lently ~ she had come.
Getting no answer to her appeal fol-
help. Kitty sat down once more, night.
Ing herself to retain her faculties, her
calm, her poise. Escape? How could
there be hope for that? For once she
was at her wits end as she looked
about her. She sat moody and silent
too dazed. suffering too much, too un.
certain in her own mind to plan intel.
Ngently any course Of action. She
was brought to herself somewhat by
hearing the tinkle Of some object on
the floor at her feet.
1t was . bit Of stone wrapped tight.
y In little wad Of paper. Surely
1t had been meant - some communi.
cation to her-from someone outside
the room. It must have come through
the window.
She opened the paper and smoothed
1t out. Az she read 1t she wondered
how many other persons there were In
this strange country who could claim
acquaintance with her own plans.
"eettsr write an imaginary story for
your paper and return to America.
Give Up The eoIns and you will gain
your freedom. Refuse and you will
fare badly"
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1915-10-14

These strange words suddenly
brought Kitty back to a train of
thought which for the time had been
broken. She felt quickly at her bosom
and at her waist for the bit of coin
which she had brought away from
Count Frederick's room. 1t was gone!
At some time during her journey from
Count Frederick's palace to this place
long or short whether it had been,
she could not tell-the coin had been
taken from her.
Kitty sprang to the sill of the little
window and peered out for an in
slant; but her hold was too feeble
She sank back, not seeing what would
have given her great joy to see.
Apparently some eye had caught
sight OF her face, brief as had been it's
appearance. In truth, Roleau, hound
like, had run his game to earth. 1t
was he who had caught sight of her
just for an instant. Later she heard
once more the tinkling of some falling
object upon the floor She picked it
up-it was a substantial file. which
SAS A"u OSSA Huu6 tuTOuSu Tie
window by someone having the intent
to aid her. This thought gave her hope.
Almost as soon as she grasped it she
fell to work at the bars which had re-
strained her.
Meantime. at the scene from which
sne had been SO unceremoniously alb
stracted but now, Count Frederick re.
manned still bordering on the strange
events which had been brought home
SO close to him. He was too much
preoccupied In his concern over the
young woman's disappearance to note
carefully anything else that went on
about him. When one Of his house.
hold placed a message in his hand, for
the time he gazed at It, scarce com.
pretending that it came from the roy.
al palace.
Since he had left unattended the
servant Of Count Sachio, whom he
had found in his own room, the latter
seized the present opportunity to es.
cape from the place and to find his |
own master, Count Sachio himself
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who waited for him impatiently
enough at the rendezvous which had
been established.
well. well. then, Bartel." exclaimed
the count, WHY the delay? What's
wrong? You are not going to tell me
the same story that Rudolph brought
you have not failed?"
The shamefaced look Of the other
gave him his own answer. Count
Sachio himself gave way to hearty
curses Of all incompetence.
The count retained one.half the
CON-" went on the unfortunate mes.
senger. Il don't know which it was
The girl-the young American-got
the other piece. ! saw her pick it up
But she did not get both! don't
know which one she did get, but !
know that each has one-half-the
count and the girl. She must have
been carried away by some other
man. heard her scream, then all was
silent"
$50 all ESCAPED you! It 10 another
matter what l myself may have done
~ to the girl and tho coin-they es-
capped your"
Yes. excellency, naturally I could
not prevent the man from escaping,
and the count himself allowed the
other man to do co."
What other mani"
"Roleau, they called him-the girls
servant-he follows her like q dog
and fights like one"
so, there were two others present
beside yourself?"
Yes, it seemed as though everyone
Interested in the coin came all at
once"
Naturally, the competition asks
quick work Of all Of us. And we will
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1915-10-14

stranger-whom now he saw to be one
OF Count Sachio's men. He had noted
him at the hunting lodge. He himself
had not time to reason as to the pres
ence Of this new factor in the general
tmbroglio, but at last, able to bring
his own weapons into play, he stayed
the issue for time. They both had
time to recognize one another az they
stood. the one as much banned az the
other. and neither quite comprehend
ing what the other wss doing here.
Very naturally the sounds Of all this
confusion could not be concealed, The
scream Of . woman had rung widely
through the halls. and used az they
were to extraordinary circumstances
hereabouts. the servants could not fail
to investigate the cause of this. They
fastened in the direction of the up
roar, but their advance was stayed by
the command of the master of the
palace himself.
The men in the room. - they
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1915-10-14
SEVENTH INSTALLMENT
CHAPTER XIV. hill
l,~.xa.' kS~
Divided.

O1vIoo0.
Al Kitty approached the little room
OF tho counts palace-which before
now had proved to be something Of =
storm center In the affairs Of the Gretz-
hoffen coin-there came to her the
conviction that there might be others
beside herself who would have some
1nkling a. to the whereabouts Of the
missing portion Of the coin, and who
might therefore arrive upon the scene
1t much the same time 40 that Of her
own visit. She was not altogether
surprised ut the sudden interruption
of her labors, Just at the moment Of
her success.
y As she saw herself the object Of q
poised weapon, she swerved aside in
stinctively-called out instinctively for
help.
"Roleau!" she exclaimed, FOR, WON.
ankle. she had learned the value OF
q strong mans arm, and her first
thought was Of the faithful servant
who 80 strangely had attached him
self to her own varying fortunes. And
Roleau came Fastening from his
watching place outside the door.
He saw the little room occupied by
= man-who now suddenly had en-
'tered-and who menaced Kitty, so
that. to save her life as she supposed,
she was on the point of surrendering
to him both pieces OF the coin. The
sight of his mistress in danger was
enough for Roleau. With his custom
airy battle cry he plunged Immediately
into the conflict, careless Of the threat.
ening weapon. In the melee tho two
half coins both were dropped upon the
floor.
Even now the ruling impulse of Kit.
ty did not quite 'forsake her. She
stopped and regained one of the half
coins, but the struggling men, shifting
here and there In the room, kept her
from securing the other. In the blind
instinct for escape she ned now to
the open hall, taking that direction
which led back from the front Of the
building.
Roleau heard her pass, and could
not Join her In fiight-but he heard
her give q cry of alarm whose cause
he could only guess. His energies were
fully occupied BY the combat with this
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1915-10-14

fair could be undertaken de novo, my
dear count She save It to. you to
return to met Well. no matter, only i
hope that In some way, on some day,
she will come back again."
I trust 1t. your majesty" said Count
Frederick fervently; and the deluded
monarch. pleased at the quick execu.
ton of his wishes, knew nothing of tha
deeper Vaccinations Of the keen brain
which he fancied still was in his sery.
ice.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1915-10-14
|IhE bRoKEN(QlN
A%ory Of Mystery and Adventure
b. EMERSON 11OUG1
il From the Scenario bv
GRACE CUNARD ssge::rsxzx%.

paused for breathing space, heard .
steady football advancing to the door,
heard the calm voice Of Count Fred
erick himself.
"Gentlemen!"
The intruders. whatever the errand
Of each, took their eyes from one an
other and turned now. recognizing yet
another man who scarce had como in
friendship.
you honor me greatly, gentlemen"
said Count Frederick with his usual
GOODNESS in any extraordinary situa-
ton. But might ask why you care
thus to disarrange my apartment?
Had known your own curiosity ~
garding It, might have asked some
of my servants to assist you in 4
search more orderly"
Il was sent back BY my master" be.
gan the stranger-who was none other
than Bartel. the late successor to Ru-
dolph In Count eachlo's good graces.
He had left certain of his belong.
inss-some silver cases Of the toilet,
Monsieur 10 Comts--he did not trouble
to ask you about them, and, now he
sent me- M
Indeed! That 10 most plausible!
But why seek for them in my rooms,
when his quarters were in quite an
other part OF the palace, my dear sir2"
"As to that" replied the other with
calm effroutery. II cannot say. only
came hero because the servants told
me that this was the room. OF course,
II there has been any mistake"
Cease, I say" exclaimed Count
Frederick, frowning now, his face
flushing.
He turned from Roleau to the othe.
intruder in his apartments. Roleau
stood dumb. The other shook his
head. .
Monsieur le Comte." said hs, the
young woman was here when I en-.
tered-when this man also entered.
She passed yonder-whea she had the
opportunity-and took with her one
half the coin. There lies the other on
your door. She disappeared-we heard
Z cry"
Count Frederick stopped and picked
up the object pointed out to him. II
was his own half Of the coin-or that
which he had called his own-sincs he
had taken 1t from her.
So then, he reflected, she had found
the way to his most secret hiding
place-she was on the very point Of
success when this last contretemps
had interfered with her plans. A new
feeling of admiration for her keen.
ness and persistence once more came
to Count Frederick's heart. For q
moment he stood regarding half-re-
gretfully the bit of metal in his hand.
Il shall not offer this trinket to
you. my friend" said he grimly to
the man Bartel, as he pocketed the
coin, for OF course yDu were not look
Ing for coins-only toilet articles-sil.
YER ones, did you say, sir? You shall
take back an excellent set of my own
to Count Sachio. with my compli-
ments. Tell him that it would seem
Ill to me that any guest of mine should
suffer risk of loss either to his person
or his property while he was beneath
my roof"
With these singing words, which
brought color to the others face,
Count Frederick turned coolly away.
and once more faced Roleau. That
was in his face now which did not be-
speak remorselessness, revengeful.
ness. No. something softer lay in the
mans cool gray eyes.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1915-10-14
SYNOPSIS.

Kitty Gray, newspaper woman finds in
. curio shop half Of q broken coin. the
mutilated inscription on which arouses
her curiosity and leads her, at the order
Of her managing editor, to 60 to the prin-
cipality Of 0retShoffen to piece out the
story suggested by the inscription. She IL
her adventures while chasing the secret
Of the broken coin begin.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1915-10-14
CHAPTER XVII.
The ColIntApfeikH olA

The Counterfeit Coin.
Count Frederick finally aroused
himself from the apathy of inaction
In which kitty's sudden disappearance
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-08-14

We want good reliable
Agents in every city and
town in the country. Write
us for tennis.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-08-14

Say, have you a furnished or un-
furnished room for rent? Adver-
tiss it in The Sun and let il be
bringing you in something.