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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-09-16

ence. F. J. Schlink Of the bureau
stated that more than half Of the gaso-
line pumps In these cities were found
to be defective and giving short meas.
urement.
Mr.. Stevenson said he had drafted
q bill to be presented to the session
Of the legislature providing for state
supervision Of weights and measures.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-09-16
DEMAND EXPORT DUTY

With abundance Of everything In
this country the price Of living and Of
manufactured articles has increased.
The reason for this 10 the fact that the
foreign markets are ready to take oil
they can get In the United States at
much higher prices than are now pre-.
vailing in our domestic market.
A big export duty 10 the only thing
that will protect Americans.
Il 10 about time that the state Of
Illinois came TO the rescue Of the
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-09-16

Chicago 10 taxed nearly to death
and there 10 more coming.
The Federal Government outside Of
it, special taxes levies an Income tax
ana Corporation tax.
The other taxes In Chicago are lev.
led by the following bodies:
State Tax-For state purposes. The
governor. auditor and treasurer con.
stitute the board which ascertains the
rate per cent required to produce the
amount Of taxes levied by the general
assembly. The state school tax" ID
levied in the same manner.
County Tax-The county board Low.
les the taxes for all county purposes.
City Tax-The city council. acting
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1916-05-11

Ser Eapit liek far5li@ bnr& Bic
@iener Mun8iatur 10000 &ronen
oIs @pen6e fir 6ie 8ep0lferl1ng Ser
bon Sen 0iterreidiid<ungoriiden
nno buIgariiden Sruppen befebten
@ebiete ser friiberen &0nigrei9e
.Serbien un6 Mortenegro iberreiien.
9ie{e @obe emipridt benz @unide
oes Gopites trob Ser b%e6rdngten eige-
1pen Gage un6 trot Ser 8eidrdnftbeit
Ser finm3ieaen @ittel 6es 9poitolt=
iden @tubIes ollen 6atr4 BEN arieg
Ieioenben 8oIfern dls geneinfmner
8oter ser @briitenbet 5u Silfe gu
fommen. MaturgemdB miro Sic
|@penbe bes &eiIigen @oters fir bie
n~otbleioenoe ferbiide 8ep0lferung
fat ousidIiebIm M~ngeb0rigen bes
ortboooren Befenntniiies 51tgute
fomme1. 9ies entfpridt bonfommen
BEN Mbfidten 6es Bapites, Der in iei-
ner gluffaifnng Der driitliden 0d@.
ffenliebe Bel BEN @erfen feiner
ariegsfirforee feline Frenn1tng Ser
Matior1 1tn6 @~onfeifion fen1n.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1916-05-11

in Deutidlm6, oem bon Der Beit oes
,Militarismus" per1eudten 2anoe.
0ubei lit nod at beadten, oab bur4
@urnifone1 in umiheren &olonien,
sic Sroier, Megppten, BENT Cuban
ETC., {otpie ourd 6ie CUR 8emann11ng
Ser Tlote benotbigten Mannidoften,
sic bieueidt niemals in Nhion ire
ten meroen, ober ood itets m1f Soften
fem miijen, piele Sun6erttauienbe
Ser 8etbeiIigung on oen &fen in
europa %ent5ogen meroen, lno Die BIS
BERGEN @erluite ser engliiden Gratp-
pen iib gut uno germ ouf cine balbe
Minion belaufen.
@ietpoH pone @in5elbeiten Ser
nelten @ebrpflidtporloge midt be-
fa1unt iino> miro man in Ger Mn-
nubme ni9t feblgeben, bab 6ie 81
tersgren5en Ser 9ienitpflidtigen aud
oben uno unten ungefdbr Sic gIei@en
lino mie Sic in mberen 2an6ern, in
6enen a~l(gemeine@ebrpflidt berridt.
81 in biei em &abmen g%infiibrung
oes 5pangsmeiien Militaroienites
Dem engliiden Seere nod iebr be-
oeutenoe @erltarf11ngen 5ufibren
miro, barf binig be5meifelt tperben,
es lei benn, baB Sabrgdnge berange=
5ogen meroen, auf Die unter normaz
len @erbdltniiIen felblt in eirem
&riege nidt refleftiert miro, QUEER
no es ii6 Inn einen ger5meifeIungs=
tampf tpie in Sranfrei6 banoelt. go
idledt tpie Sranfreid gebt eS ober
England nod nidt un6 miro es a1d
tridt gebeH, 10 lange es feline etgene
@olonie11 GIT ftdrferer Sbeilnabme on
SEN gdlodten %beran5iebem fann,
uno iei1en 8un6esgenoiien nod nidt
Sic Mugen 6ariiber n1fgegaugen fino,
6oB tie MIR ba5u 90 iino, ibre etge=
men 2an6esfin6er 5u opfern, 6anit
beim 6rieoensidI1ife Gnglano nit
elmer nobe5u intoften 5IoHe uno Ell
ner natr penig geidpddten 2ar6z
modt m1ftreten nno obne &idfidr
cuff feline Mniierten fir iid felbf 6ie
belten 8ebingungen berm1sidlagen
fnnn.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1916-05-11

r~edtsbeltimm1ngen rulr gege11
ariegsidiffe gu fiibren, faas oie Ser.
|@toaten oarauf ~belteben, ooB o1td
England 1id allen bolferredtli4en
8orldriten fiigt, po6urd oaein Die
6reibeit ser See gepdbrleiitet tper=
SEN fa1ur, oeren @ieberberiteuung 10
a119 Sic Ser. 5tuaten anitreben, mie
sic bel1tlde Regierltng annebmen gu
ourfen gIo,1bt. 8oIf uro &egierung
in 9el1tiblanb befinoen iib IN boil
fommenitem @inperitan6niIie iiber
sic in 3ufunft gu befolgenben Me-
tbooen ser 4riegfubr11ng; foate es
Sen Ser. Stoaten nidt g~elingen, ibr
3iel, 1ramlib 8efolg1ng Ser @ebote
ser Meniblidfeit ieitenS aner frieg-
fiibrenben Mafte, gu erreiden> 10
lpiirbe iid fir 9eutidlono cine nelle
Sadlage ergeben, fir Die es itd iei=
ne g1tideioungen %porbebolten mllB.
M}it onoeren @orten, es liegt MINI
mebr p0uig BEL Sen Ser. @taaten,
OBJ Sic Smtdbootfriegfiibrung, ouf
Sic 9el1tidlano unter feinen lint
7tanoen per5idten fann un0 miro, i'm
gir1fIallge NIT oen 8ori6riften Ser
Sln1unitat un0 oes 80lferre6t5 ge=
filhrt 1per6en miro.
Gie beutid)e Mntmort lit etn moB=
ppa g~ebaltenes 0ofl1ment, 0aS 5tpor
meitgeben6e 3ugeitanoniiie madt,
ober in ieber @iniidt Sen prin5ipiel=
len 5tanopunft 9eutidlan6s tpnbrt;
lie laBt feinen 3tpeifel an Ser Mnf=
ri9tigfeit Deut1dlun6s 5u rar6 5eigt
in ieoer 3eile Sic M1abig1tng zines
.siegers, ser feline @eneigtbeit gum
Trieoen r1tbig fltrogeben ourf, obne
iid oabei MiB6ertungen ieiner Scott
giebigfeit ous5uieten.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1916-05-11
Trablin8sbi1oer.

91tr9s Seniter iiebt Ser 6rnbling.
gnolid lit er gefommen, Ser bielbe=
ilungene, l%angeriebnte 6riibling. SET
ter unb fr0blfd miro unier @eniifb.
Ne1te 2iebe, re1tes 2eben. nn6 mir
1ingen (o gut tpir ff0Gnnen) Ser Wal
lit gefomment. -"
SSm gtappen=9aaorett BEG @otben
&reu5es, tpentge Meilen binter Ser
lSront> liegt Elm Observation-Disclosures
soIoat n1f beiBem EfibI. Sm Ste
Der bot er Sic No9t perbradt. Mes
idymer5t ibn. Seine Seele lit betriibt
Bis in ben sos. Sn ser meiben OBJ
ge3ebrten @anb bdlt er 6ie Saiden-
ubr. Sic gtuben ellen; 6urds 5en-
iter iiet ser SriibIing. S1 6em Ser
u1noeten iteigt sic 6roge ouf: u@er-
Sc i9 nod Ieben, tpem 6er 3eiger
ouf Miitttog ftebt?" Sic @dmeiter
fiiblt ieimen 8rls. Soriden6 blidt
er in Sos ernite @eiidt bes Mr3tes.
Durds Seniter iiebt Ser 6riibling.
Sic erite MmieI iingt. SIMMER It'll.
Ter miro es 6rinnen, Big Sic Sdtpe-
iter ibm oos peibe 2afen iber bas
@efi9t 5iebt.
GriibIing in Gronfrei9. Meue
|@hIodten-ner1e Spfer. 9ie Stdt-
ten, a1 6ener brrr6erte uno tm1ienoe
ser 8eiten seq 6e11tiden 8olfes, rod=
6em iie ibr @er5bl1t fir bos So
terlan6 pergoi1en babert, gum etpigen
@dIummer gebettt ruben, ftn6 ge-
meibt fir ole 3eiten, be6iirfen feines
@rabidmudes. Sic SoIoatengrd=
Der idmiidt Ser Srubling nit eriten
8Iitben uno iungen &eifern. 8er-
SEN tri11mpbiert iiber 8ergeben-
6errIi9 gebt 6ie i11nge @oat m1f I'M
GeI6e Ser gbre, bomit bes @oterIan.
6es grbe feime i'm 6ribling, fret
bom 6ein6.
@os peib ser GriibIing bonn
@rieg? 8as mifen mir bonn 4rieg?
8ir iiben an frieoliden Serb in Der
rre11en Seimatb. 9o@ mir bleiben
nidt hatenlos. @ir mifien, boB mir
6enen bru1Ben Donf f9uIoen. Sic
0ateIen oes @obltbuns uno Der 30
terlonbsbiIfe iprangen cuff IN bic
fem 9anoe. 2aBt fie burtig fpru6e1n,
tpie @ebirgsbdhe I'M GribIing. &c
6enfet Ser miibfelige1 un6 b~ela6enen
Observation-Disclosures. 8etbeiIigt @ub
NIT matb ur6 Sbh an benz groben
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1916-05-11

giebt nod Elm peiteres 8mb, bas
Dentfdlano un6 Amerifa nereinigt
unb einmal, mie i'd gla1be, in enc
Bbofe praftif9er @reifbarfeit treten
miro. Die teutoniihen 8olfer Iegen
einen boberen Bertb auf @abrbet
in @ebe, @ebnnfen unb 9an6lltng als
irgeno tpeIde anoere Bolfer.. -. fe
lieben @abrbeit, h1den lie, Derben
I'M iie, iie adten BEN @ann, Der
ielbit au ieinem eigenen S4abeu
tpobr fpridt un6 ban6elt. SD be-
ba11pte: bier lit elm gerbinoungsban5
gefunbem> cine mirfli4e @Ieidbea
BON @eiit, cine @emeininmteit bon
@ingabe, bon 8erebrung unter cen
B0lfern."
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1916-05-11
Mu9emeine @ebrpfi@t
1T England.

@as fomn1en m1Bte, lit gefom=
men: SOS englilde Minilterium bot
iid ge5tpungen geleben, Ste algemei=
ne 9ienitpflidt ein5ufubren. 9ie
oiesbe5iiglide Gorlage puroe DEM
l1nterbouie n~rterbrettet 11n6 nad
fnr5er 9ebotte in eriter 2eiung a1=
genommen, obne m1f b%elonberen Mt=
bertrand 5u itoBen Elm 4n5eiden 90
fin, baB ard sic 5meite uno brittle
2elung iid glott obtpideln biirften.
gbe Nremier Msq1itb fid 5u Die
tent duBeriten g9ritte entldloB, Ser
Sobrbun6ert alte neberlieferungen
umit0bt uno cine rmtpdI5ung IN Der
engliid)en inneren Holitif be6eutet,
tpie 1ie 10 ra6ifo1 nod nidt bagetpe=
ien, iin6 ole an6eren Mittel Der uGt
mor6en, cine Ser fritiidm Sage 6e&
8eides ongemeiiene Seeresmadt a1f-
5ubringer, iebo6 Dergebli6. gu biele
Musfliidte un6 &intertiirden fir bie=
jenigen, sic ii6 6riifen monten, no.
rem often ge1aifen, I'm einen befrie=
oigenoen grfolg oes @pitems fret
piaiger @teuung gum MilitdrotenIt
5u iidyern. Msquitb erfldrte 5mar
unlangit SOB ba1rd 6ieles Spifem
felt 6em 8eqi1rne 6es &rieges 1tngez
fabr flint MiQionen Mann m1f Die
Seine gebrudt morben ieien, bod itno
niemaIs ginaelbeiten entboltenoe
mtli6e 8eridte bariiber perofent-
li6t porber, 6erren man unbeoingten
@lal1ben idenfen fonrte, un6 6iirf=
tie Die 3obl biel 5u bo6 gegriffen
iein.
gd)enft man ieoo9 oen Mngoben
Msquitbs @la1ben, 10 ergibt ii6 eine
situation, Ole fir Die 3ufrmft Ser
aagemeinen 8ebrpfIidt in bem Ser
einigten &0nigreide penig grfreuli-
DIES birgt. Sn 6en flint Miqionen
Mann Msquitbs iino natiirli@ Ole
BON SEN beridieoenen &olouien ge=
ite1ten 9iIfstruppet inbegrifen
man miro fmum feblgeben, tpenn mon
oieie geitiibt auf 3ablen be5iigli4 Ser
8ebeiIig11ng @maoos, m1f 5uiom,
men 100000 Biz b0dItens 1885,.
600 anidIdgt, 10 bob fir bas eigent-
Iide @roBbritamnien nno Srlanb Ell
ne Mrmee in ser 90be bon 3,750,000
Biz 10000 900 Monn eriibrigt. 9os
LIT beoeuten6 mebr, als Big Dor aus,
brud bes ietigen &riegeS fir Die
&riegsitdrte oes @eeres borgeieben
mar oie auf run6 BRET Nilionen
Mann beranfdIagt tD1rbe, un6 I'll
odt Big adteinbaB 8ro5ent Ser a..
100000 betragenoen 8ebolfernna
6es 2nnbes; 6os Berbdltnib our Sc.
inmmbeb0lferung bs 2anbes felt
fd alio fogar 1ab ettpas bober als
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1916-05-11
3ei@en Der 3eit.

3ei@en Der 3eit.
MuS @uibington fommt Die Na4,
ridt, buB in ser 8unbes-gibliotbd
gegen grnit Brunden, 6en 5i1fs-&e-
giitrator in ser Gopprigbt=Abtbei-
lung, cine unteriud)ung %eingeleitet
moroen lit, neil er TN idmrfen 8or-
ten sic Neutralitat ser M6miniitru-
ton oes Eraiiberten @ilion fritiiiert
baben ion.
Sssn ser gunbes 8ibliotbef 1i116
beridaeoe1re Mdmer oeutlder M-
tunft ooer geburt angelteat, neil
eben bie Mrbeten in Der Bibliotbd
@iiien, idarfen 8eritano uno ohio
lutte 3u~berIdiiigfeit erfor6ern, uno
elmer bon oieien lit 9err 9runden,
ser Dor 81 Sabren in 9eutldlao ge-
boren puroe> als 1%6idbriger Rnabe
nit ieiner gltern nod &merifa fam
unb lei pielen Sabren IN Der grn<
bes- 8ibliotbef angeItent lit - lange
3eit als @bef oes le%gislatiben
Butrea1G.
9eun uia ulo1e on ibm Elm grem-
pei ]totl,ierer, oenn IN 6ielem 2anbe
Ser neutrality-suspicious. &eoereibeit
but elm Maru, ser ridft yd1geIidfHi=
l6en" 9lutes iii, fem Gedt auf cine
eigene Meinung, uenn er au6 feline
ganae 4raft un6 1ein &onnen oieie1n
2oroe Sabre long getuiomet Bot. :
Gin 3eiden Ser 3eit!
Gin ar6eres 3eiden ser 3eit miro
aus Seem Dorf beridtt. Sort traf
fir5Ii9 nit oem 9ompfer Colon"
auf elmer l1rlaubsreiie Elm 6eutider
Maidimit, Namens Conrad 8if-
belm Aufmmoiier, bon Ser Eanamo-
fonaI5one Elm, no er felt be1n Dfal
1914 9ilfs+Superintenoent Der gro
Be arone fir 6os Gusbeben bon
@r6malien fabri5ierenoen amerifani-
lden 6irma NeumeDer & Dimono
getpelen lit. Ser Mann bottle oie nn-
por1idtigfeit begongen, @niidsbiloer
bon Savanna mit3ubringen. Nln
fonn man ioIdye 8iloer 5mar in ol-
len gudla6en in SEN Ser. Staaten
fourteen. aber penn elm 9eutIder fol-
DE 8iI6er GUS Savanna mtbringt
uno obenorein nod einen 6e1tiden
MiIitGrpob in ieinem 8eiite bod,
iiebt 6as per6adtig aus, ruro 10 muir
Sc AufmtpoIIer bon lnieren idla1en
Gebeimer1 prompt ols uberoddtige"
Nerlon feitgenommen einem bodnotb-
peinIiden 8erbor unterltem, nod 81
liz SsInno geionot un6 BORT nod
eimtoI ngeidtpist," ebe man fid
i~iberae1gt botte, boB Ser Mam IN
feiner @eiie uberoddtig" lei uno
man iid Big ouf sic @rod3en blamiert
botte.
u@orfGGe, mie oie betoen dnge-
fiibrten," bemerft Ser ~9eutide &or-
Respondent" ~geben 5u 6enfen. Sic
Iiefern uns einen leiien @orgeidmad
bon Sent, mos gu ertporten ge-
melen tpdre, pdre tpirf1i9 elm
&rieg 5tpiiden SEN @ereinigten
I@toate1 uno 9eutidIaro aus
gebroden. @er imGienit ser 8unoes.
~regierung ftebt uno einen 6eutiden
Mamen trdgt, 6arf idon in Srieoens-
aeiten feine eigene 4niidt boben. @er
einen be11tiden Mamen trdgt, einer
oeutiden MiIitdrpoB uno 5ugleid
rber6ddtig" n11sfebenbe 9onbidofts-
biIoer in ieinem 8eiis bat, miro be-
reitg IN Grieoensaeiten ols Spion be-
|trodtet. Sic 8erfafiung getpdbrt ie-
oem giirger bos 8edt Ser Netition
an oen aongreB, rn6 % bosfelbe iebt
o11sgeiibt miro, brmomarfen Die or1e-
rifamiiden 8ritem3 eitungen bies als
|2on6esperrotb. @os fol- es erft
mer6en i'm Sole zines tuirf1idn
@rieges, tpenrt 8irger BEG 9anoes
lett fdort rridt ourm Die gerfuffln1g
eeidist fino?-
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1916-05-11

Mnf Sic annf, sic @elt aber Ben
20ffeI at bdrbieren, beriteben 6ie
6eutid)e1 @toatsmdn11er fi4 ber3lid
mIe#, borm1f beriteben ibre engli.
iden aonegen iih better; aber lie.
mono Sen @opf az spnfden - 6os
berfteben fie a11seeaeidnd.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1916-05-11
Grnblin8sabnun8


mie bel !6~sffnnng liegt besra=
Sort nnter 8intsrs Gis nn6 S@nee!
Anf 2eidenfelbern frad5en &aben;
SIN @ersen brennt Elm titles &eb.
Gin titles 8eb.-Stnmm bleibt bie
&lage
9as 6er5 marb cine fefte Burg:
&ein 3agen, feline bange Srage =
vMit nus 1T @ott. Sir balteu
bmr9"
yg8ir balteu burd!"-so beift's Eel
alien,
sSn aller Screen lett bas Sort.
11nb Of nod b%nnbertta1ie nb fallen,
Set itebt bas &aterlanbes Sort =
9es @aterlan6es Sort: Ser @la11be
SIN &ed)t 1nb Sies gu 2ano mnb
Meer.
9af bieien @lanben riemanb rambe,
9afar iorst idon bas beutide Seer.
9as bentide Seer, sic bentide
6lotte =
8as in Ser @elt fpmmt linen
glei6? =
1tn6 int &ertraufn 51trt beati9en
@ptte
Gtebt felt nnb tart bas be1tide&etd.
9as bentd5e &eid, mad ranbenn 8tn=
6arrfts 11euen 2e15es neter Hradt.
9ie @oIfen id1uinbeu, nnb babtnter
Die beaite siesesionne ladt.
Sir iaben end ,tmrinst bout Teinbe,
8ebrobt bon Gf, &df, Nurb nnb
Gi6;
8ir fab'n bidl beutfde &olfsge-
meinbe,
&pn .altem1 6elbemgeiit bmrdglibt.
Sir bDrten be11tide 8affen idallem,
@ie Siegfriebs nnb uie &olanbs
G6tuert;
Sir iaben manden 6el6en fallen,
@leid ienem, etp'gen &11bmes mert5.
8ir iubelten bet enren Siegen;
@ir bordten ibers Meer ueitbtn:
9af 9entid1anb f6nnte nnterliesen,
9as fam 111s niemals in Ben sinu.
. Trablingsabnnns! = beirse
@dater
9nrdrieeln iebe be1tide 8rmit;
Sod miidt Sic Trembe f@ Ser
Sra1ter
tim ,1nerieblide11 &erlnit.
nr6 mir int 8eitlanb, mo- Sic Screen
Sinh Dime 2iebe = tpie 11tan iagt =
@ir fiblen NIT end emre Sdmer5en,
go till 1tnb ittm1t ibr lie aud tragt.
1tnb 1T, >pie e1td, rs1tm &aterlamoe
Sea Srieb" = mad Sdi0ers grokem
Sort -
Tirtpabr, ubas tbe1terite ber8anbe;;"
9ie alte 2iebe gliibt ftets fort.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1916-05-11

monde 11nterfnd51ng tpirb ni#
beenoigt: aus plosli9er Gurdt at
riidtigem grgebnis 5u geldngen.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1916-05-11

2iebestperf. @e6enfd 6es Deutiden
&otben 4reu5eS.
6. 6efer, 9elegierter bes Del1t=
iden Motben &re11aes, 1923 8roa6=
tpoD, Seem Sort @ttD.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1916-04-06

mnsiaohed gentleman IN nearby
chair u required but half glance
TO show that Mr. Totten was unmls
issably interested In something the
yoluble lady had just said TO him.
NO. thank you. Mr. Schmidt" sald
Miss Guile hastily and then hurried
over to her chair. distinct cloud ON
her amooth brow. Robin. considering
himself dismissed, whirled and went
his way. a dark flush spreading over
his face. Never In all his life had he
been quite so out Of patience with the
world as on this bright. sunny morn.
ing.
Here comes Mr.. Schmidt" Wits.
pered Mrs CASTOR excitedly few
moments later and at once made n
movement indicative OF hasty de
parture
-sit still" said Miss Guile peremp-
torily.
r. Schmidt again passed them by
without 40 much as a glance In their
direction. There was very sweet
smile on Miss Guile's lips as Hhe
closed her eyes and lay back in her
chair. Once. twice. thrice. even as
many as six times II. Schmidt strobe
rapidly by their corner. his head high
and his face aglow.
Al last a queer little pucker appear.
Cd on the serene brow Of the far from
drowgy young lady whose eyes peeped
through half closed lids. Suddenly
ahe threw of her rug with brief re-
mark TO her companion. arose and
went 10 her cabin. Mrs. CASTOR FOL.
lowed. not from choice. but because
the brief remark formed a command.
Soon aiterward r. Schmidt. who had
been joined by Dank. threw himself
into his chair with a great sigh Of
fatigue and said:
Cad. I've walked a hundred miles
since breakfast Have you n match7"
Hobbs has made a very curious
discovery" said the young lieutenant,
lANNuAlNh iiiN lllNAAHHNAs AMtAH MNAH
a perturbed look In his eyes.
III Hobbs isn't careful he'll discover
new continent one OF these days. He
is always discovering something"
taid Robin. pulling away at his pipe.
But this IL really interesting. II
seems that he was In the hold when
Miss Gulle's maid came down TO get
into one Of her mlstresss trunks.
Now the first letter In Guile Is G.
isn't ~ Well Hobbs says there are
At least half a dozen trunks there be
longing 10 the young lady and that all
Of them are marked with large red
Il. What do YOU make OF ~"
The prince had stopped putting at
his pipe.
Really you know, Dank. ought TO
dismiss Hobbs" said Robin irritably.
"IIe il getting TO be dreadful nut
sance Always nosing around trying
to-
But, after all. sir, you'll have TO ad-
rit that he has made a puzzllng dis
coyery. Why should her luggage be
marked with B2"
Il should say because her name be-
gins with a H." said Robin shortly.
In that case /, isn't Guile"
obviously" The young man was
thinking very hard
And II Il isn't Guile there must be
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FAIRS AND OTHERS TAKING
OIL LAND OPTIONS.

A. A. Faris, of Hickman, and
Ellsworth & Kelley, of Union
City, are Interested in securing
options ON lands below Hickman
for tho purpose OF prospecting
for oil and gas. Quite a few op.
tons have already been secured
but they expect TO get more be-
fore beginning operations.
The rig used at Samburg, a Il
tary drill, has been leased by
these gentlemen, and when the
necessary options have been con
tracted, they will begin drilling
on the j. d. Leech place, where
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an excellent reason TOT ner salling un.
der a false name"
Have you theoryg"
There are many that we could ad.
vance, but, Of course only one OF them
could be the right one. even n we were
acute enough 10 include II In our list OF
guesaos She may have nm imperative
reason for not disclosing her Identity
For instance. she may be- running
away 10 get married"
That's possible. agreed Robin.
But not probable She may be a
popular music bah favorite OF one OF
those peculiarly clever creatures
known as the American newspaper
woman. against whom we have been
warned Don't YOU REGARD II as rather
significant that Of an the people ON this
ship she should be the one to attach
herselI TO the unrocognizcd Prince OF
Grarslark' Put two and two together,
'ir. and
u find Il singularly difficult to put
one and one together Danl." said the
prince rieiully. NO. you are wrong
n both Of your guessos"
$50 be H." said Dank, but with
doubt In his eyes You ought TO
know. I've never spoken TO her.
o.
"Sho thinks YOU are a dreadfully at.
rac.ivc chap Dank." said Robin mis-.
hltyously she said 10 only yester.
my"
Danl gave hla prince disguised
COX and amutcd on In silence His
'rNty wae RULED
Como Old fellow let's forget Miss
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Guile" cried Robin. slapplng the leu
tenant on the shoulder. Let's think
OF the real perii-Maud Apologize
Bllthers" lie held up the ships pa
per for Dank to see, and then sat back
TO enjoy his companions rage.
An hour later Dank and Count Quin.
nox might have been seen seated side
BY side on the edge Of skylIght at
the uptop of the ships structure en-
gagged in the closest conversation.
-He is young enough and stubborn
enough TO make fool OF himself over
her." the count had said Il wouldn't
blame him. pom my soul wouldn't
She In very attractlvo-ahem You
must be his safeguard. Dank. Go In
and do as suggest You are good
looking chap and you've nothing TO
lose. So far as she is concerned you
are quite az well worth while as the
fellow known IA r. Schmidt There's
no reason why you shouldn't make
the remainder Of the passage pleasant
for her and az the same time enjoy
yourself at nobody's expense"
rs II a command, sir?"
1T a."
very well, sir. shall do my best"
Five days later az the Jupiter was
discharging passengers at Plymouth
Count Quinnox and Lieutenant Dank
stood well forward on the promenade
deck watching the operations. The
younger man was moody and distrait,
an unusual condition for him. but one
that had been notioeably recurrent
during the past two or three days
Something had gone wrong with him.
and II was something that he felt in
duty bound TO lay before his superior,
the grim old minister Of war and he
reditary chief OF the castle guard. DC
casionally his somber gaze shifted TO
a spot farther down the deck. where
a young man and woman leaned upon
the rail and surveyed the scene OF &C.
tivity below.
Continued next week.
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gas has been pouring from a shall
low driven we'll for the past year
or more.
Mr.. Faris tells us it Is his n
tcntion 10 drill at least one well
ON each piece Of property option
ed within twelve months, after
date of option.