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of Sachio as he heard these words. He was a soldier, and he reasoned that now in the opportunity for arms he might win back something of his lost favor.
 Tt is we'll, your majesty" said he. q shall carry your word at once to all the different departments. Your men are but waiting to follow you. Success will be easy for us now, for we know all their defenses now as well as our own. We shall win!"
 "Yes," said Cortislaw, "we shall win, if it costs the life of every man, wom- an and child of this kingdom. I take charge now myself and trust no more boosters like certain advisers I could name. l grant you your place in your regiment, once more, Sachio. See if you can fail in that! If your men give back, I'll have my own guns of the guard behind them to blow them of the earth"
 Be not too hard upon me, your majesty, 1 admit my error in allowing that young girl to leave our shores she could have told us the secret had she liked-all the secret of the Gretz- hoffen coin. But we shall win yet, though at greater cost"
 "You had your chance. Sachio. You | did not handle the woman. We'll, thought you knew more" ITO handle a woman. your majesty | said Sachio-"who ever knew enough for that?" I confess my fault and stand ready to pay my share of the | added cost True, we should have kept her until we had all she knew. 'Tis doubtful if. she ever sees our shores again. We may see the face l of some American admiral-see their battleships before our port-but as for | her-neyer!"
 "It is enough" said Cortislaw. "We march. We advance no more elinging l to womans skirts. It is our guidons now shall lead us to their city's Sc crets."
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The others scattered like sheep and left the captives standing there dazed yet happy at their deliverance. The petty officer in charge of the landing came up to Count Frederick and sa, luted. He seemed to recognize in him. authority. How do you do. your hon or?" said he. We came just in time.
 Yes. my men, and we thank you. Who are you?"
 Private Yacht Princess, Liverpool registry, owned by Arthur Wyndham He's on board. sir-shall we take you ofr?"
 Certainly, as quickly as possible. But have you any water in the boat ? We have had none for more than two days"
 The sailor turned toward the speak. CTS companion whose garb was scarce that of a lady, but whose form and fea. lures surely seemed such
 Do you mean to say that this young lady?-" he began
 Yes. she has not had bite to eat nor drop of water in two days"
 Come quick, sir, then. We've a water breaker in our longboat Have you anything to fetch along?"
 Count Frederick laughed at this and even Kitty smiled.
 You see us as we are" said Count Frederick. We were castaways here, shipwrecked from the steamer Adler"
 "Oh, yes. we heard of that. see, see-it is most fortunate we came this way"
 How far must that have been from shore where she went down."
 Perhaps hundred and seventy-five miles from her port of departure You're half that distance, here, from where she went down, as near as we can tell. No other survivors have been picked up so far as we heard How have you got on here?"
 Count Frederick shrugged his shoul ders. They'd have burned us both if you had not come If you had not seen us we'd have starved"
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 an arm about Kitty as she would have fled. The sight was enough. Without pausing for any question he sprang forward and sent Wyndham reeling against the corner of the cabin with one swift sweep of his arm. With the other arm he pushed Kitty away. An instant. and he had joined her and was half carrying her toward the door.
 Sudden wrath now seized the soul of this gentleman lately atuned to soft CT emotions. "Stop!" he called out. His hand found bell The sound of quick footsteps came on the deck and men of the crew appeared at the door.
 Take him away?' sputtered Wynd- ham. Put him in irons until l call for him! He is thief"
 Count Frederick. battling vigorously with those who laid hands upon him. disappeared at the door from which escape was now cut off for Kitty
 Now you" said Wyndham to her, still sputtering, you shall find out that on the sea the law of might still rules. I'll show you!"
 Upon the contrary 1t was he. him self. who found out somewhat. The young American was as much a tigress as she had ever been in cases like this, of which she had known too many in her wanderings in these lands. She battled with him so furi. ously that he wondered whether be- tween the two he was more apt to be
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Endless Battle,

Look around today. Lo, here and now in our civilized society, the old allegories yet have meaning. the old myths are still true. Into the Valley of the Shadow of Death yet often the path of Duty leads: through the streets of Vanity Fair walk Christian and Faithful; and on Greatheart's armor ring the changing blows. Ormuzd still fights with Ahriman-the Prince of Light with the powers of darkness. He who will hear. to him the clarions of the battle call.
 How they call. and call. and call, till the heart swells that hears them! Strong soul and high endeavor, the world needs them now. Beauty still lies imprisoned. and iron wheels still go over the good, the true and the beautiful that might spring from hu. man lives.
 And they who fight with Ormuxd. though they may not know each other somewhere. sometime. will their muster roll be called.-Henry George.
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victor or victim on his own yacht.


 Frederick flung away from him, bruised and bleeding, the men who had undertaken to imprison him. A swift plan had come into his own mind. He heard the crackle of wire less mast oh the upper deck. An is.. stant later he had sprung up the last stair and closed behind him the door of the operators room.
 At the key there sat youth, the re- ceivers of the equipment strapped to his ears. The crackle and roar of the wireless equipment, and the shoppers on his ears, left the operator unable to understand what was said to him; but he comprehended very quickly the language of the pistol muzzle which was showed against his side--a pistol which he did not know was empty, but which he was quite convinced was wholly unlovely in it's look.
 Count Frederick bent above him and scribbled few words on a bit of paper at the desk, his pistol against the operators ribs.
 Send this," said he If you cut in on anything else I'll kill you!"
 The operatCr looked down at the message.
 IS. O. S., Gretzhoffen," it read. "S. O. s. one hundred and seventy-five miles south by southwest Send Ade- lima, Frederick Send Adelina. s. O. & Frederick
 The operator looked up at Frederick curiously. Who are you?" said he. Were not sinking. I don't know Adelina.'
 I'll sink you if you wink" said Count Frederick grimly Send Do you hear me-sendi'
 Mechanically the fingers of the op- orator began to tap the keys. Out into the air from the antennae of the mast sprung the call: "S. O. S., Gretz- hoffen Adelina Fred erick
 And even as this signal, this cry for help went out into the night, there came another cry from the lips of the helpless girl covering in the corner of the room below. Frederick, Fred erick, come quick!'
 (TO BE CONTINUED
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ever they might be, alike with thes.

ever they might be, alike with these past disturbances and these new ter TOTS. Whereupon with savage shouts they once more fell upon the unfor- tunates and made them prisoners again.
 To the left, across bare ledge of rock which showed no trace of 1t. there led path whose presence Fred erick had not suspected. It was down this new passageway that the natives now led Kitty and Count Frederick. They passed down a steep declivity covered with trees and at length found their way to the lower beach, where after time they were joined by oth- CTS who cautiously had emerged from their hiding places. It plainly was the purpose of all these now to complete the sacrifice which had been arrested by the escape of the victim few days ago. They inflicted preliminary in- dignities upon them, at least, whether with the intention of hurrying them to the sacriticial fire, or of obliging them to interpose between the natives and these new invaders-who, as now all could see. also were white people and hence to be dreaded.
 Much of these operations was cas- fly visible from the yachts deck. Ap- parently there were some commands from the man who stood at the bow, binoculars in hand. Overheard went a pair of boats manned by stout oars men who swept them quickly toward the shore.
 The man with the binoculars saw two figures on the beach, easily dis tinguishable from the savage ones | around them. One was a man, and the other boy, at first he thought. White" he muttered to himself.
 fugees-castaway of some sort on
 this coast. How did they get here,
 I wonder? But by love. my fellows are giving the natives all they want, I'm thinking"
 Such, indeed, was the case. The sailor men plunged through the surf as their keels touched bottom and came on at run, rifles in hand and firing as they came, with the effect that half dozen of the savages fell.
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Handsome luck, sir! But who are

Handsome luck, sir! But who are you, if 1 may ask?"
 You may take us aboard" said Count Frederick with dignity. You said your owners name was"
 "Wyndham, sir; MT. Arthur Wynd- ham of Hants."
 He touched his hat now and led the way to the boatside where ready hands offered water to the two famished castaways.
 On board the Princess MT. Arthur Wyndham, owner of the boat and her cargo, solid or spirituous-he had been perhaps more devoted to the latter portion these last few days-still stood with his glasses at his eyes. By Jove!" said he, that boy is a girl, and the girl is a young woman, bless my eyes!"
 Not displeased at this, he greeted the two newcomers at the ships lad der when the boat brought them along side.
 Well done, Parsons" said he to his boat steerer. "I saw you bag half dozen of those beggars. And who are these new friends of ours? I am de- lighted If we have saved you from a bit of bad luck wonder. Neither of you hurt. trust?"
 He talked to Count Frederick, but he looked at Kitty Gray.
 Fortunately not" replied Count Frederick. 'I understand we are meet ing Mir. Arthur Wyndham.'
 Quite right sir. You are refugees here?"
 No, sir we are shipwrecked pas sengers of the Adler, lost at sea-
 Indeed, shocking accident-no sur vivors reported. Most fortunate l sailed this way"
 This is Miss Kitty Cray said Count Frederick, casting keen eye upon his host and taking some reckon ing of his evident late conviviality. She is American. AS for me, 1 am citizen of the kingdom of Gretz- hoffen."
 MT. Arthur Wyndham gathered no great sense of the speakers impor- tance. His eyes were fixed upon Kitty Gray rather too covetously. So you
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CHAPTER lxXl.
The Rescue.


 Those whose disappearance had made such havoc in the plans of a principality now likewise were upon the point of certain changes in their own plans-and counted that any change must be for the better.
 Look" said Kitty as they stood at the crest of the cliff gazing out over the white-topped waves toward the nodding sails of the rapidly-advancing craft. "A two-master, under heavy sail. Auxiliary, no doubt. What can she be-"
 Tt is what also would ask" said Count Frederick at her side studying the craft as intently. Whatever it be, it is our only hope. See, she seems to have the look of yacht. Watch her bows as they rise and see how her spars rake back. A yacht but whose. and what nationality"
 There comes their flag" said Kitty, British Well, l wish it were the flag of my own country, but better that than none.'
 
 Union Jack" said Frederick. "I count on good treatment when they find out who we are.'
 She turned to him with a curious look upon her face.
 Say rather when they find out who you are, Count Frederick" said she You are a nobleman, I am an un- known American girl, cast away with out friend on earth.t He smiled at her as though amused
 An American girh who has had place in the plans of two kingdoms. Perhaps you may not always remain so unknown, if it comes to that"
 Look" Once more was her reply as she pointed to the boat. A puff of smoke came from the bow of the yacht. followed presently by the dull boom of the small cannon mounted there.
 They see our signal said Count Frederick. Yes, she'll round to and send in a boat. no doubt" And in- deed such proved to be the plans of the little vessel.
 There were other results of the can non shot which might not have been suspected. The natives. scattered here and there along the beach. in the forest, or in their village, were seized with a sudden terror of what they im- agined to be a new enemy. AS fast as they could they scuttled for shel- ter in the woods or in the caverns that lay below the hills, the greater number finding refuge in the latter hiding places. Of these, some made their way in their terror quite through the series of caverns until at length they emerged at the crest of the cliff by way of the passage which had brought Frederick and Kitty there at an earlier time.
 These found the summit of the rock already occupied. The two strangers who had caused all the turmoil in the village stood at the summit looking out at the sea, and waving signals to the incoming vessel. For an instant the natives stood irresolute, but it was not for long. They identified these two white strangers. whoever or what
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Souoht Information,

As illustrating the haziness of con ception which prevailed years ago as to what and where the Philippines were, Dean Worcester tells in his book, "The Philippines, Past and Present" of good old lady who came to him on his first return from the islands for a bit of information. "Deanie.' she said. "are them Philip plans you have been a-visitin' the peo- pie that Paul wrote the Epistle toT
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ExpIaInino the Carvinq.

Antiquaries are we'll acquainted with the ancient church at Barfreston. near Canterbury, England, and during the summer many tourists visit the church. Round the Norman doorway is quaint carving representing hare being hunted by hounds One day . visitor asked the sexton what was the meaning of the carving.
 "Oh." was the reply. it is taken osi of Scripture. It's on the text This tl the are: come. let us kill him."
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CHAPTER lxxil.
The Signal.

Alone for a moment, Kitty looked
 hastily about to see that she was not observed. Then she drew from her bosom crinkled bit of parchment of whose existence not even Count Fred erick was aware. This was her sole souvenir, her one bit of treasure-trove from the savage island. She was not
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SYNOPSIS.

Kitty Gray, newspaper woman, finds in curio 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- cipahty 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.
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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-13
By BUD RUTHERFORD.

TEN of clever and scientific boxing Willie
Richie, former lightweight champion, and Johnny Nc
- Carhy, of San Francisco batted to draw Sunday alter
the Juare there not being oppos
ing when referee Fred Winsor hOsted both hands
toward the sky.
Richie by his aggressive work and clean boxing won
earlier part the fight while Mccarthy with his nappy
left abs and right hooks to the face and stomach earned
the part The ninth and tenth rounds
particular. gave Mccarthy big advantage the brick
layer getting in his best work in these sessions.
Rches left jabbng and his straight punches
favorable impression all during the fight while the
ability Mccarthy successfully block and slip punches at
various stages also him him many comments The for
mer lightweight champion appeared rife heavy, while
Mccarthy weight and fine fighting form
The little did not weigh in Tor the battle the con-
being cachwghs but thought that the pound
age nearly the Richie appeared to carry
little excess weight stomach and black
band around the upper part of his trunks
Boys Start Slow
Pretty boxing points occupied the first round both
boxers appearing be laying of prior to starting IN
earnest Richie jabbed successfully several times while
Mccarthy got hook the jaw. Several blows that
appeared to the jaw and stomach OF Richie fell short
or were blocked by the exchampons gloves Richie was
exceptionally clever blocking and slipping punches during
the entire battle the clever work of the western scPPer IN
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-13

beef and Drawn were requisites for a
varsity football job They laid for
Eckersan and they tried to put him out
but they never succeeded
Chicago Gets Him.
The only time that Eckersail ever
as hurt so badly that he forced a de-
lay in the pastime was during that
memorable Chicago Michigan game in
1905. when Chicago beat the great VOL
VERNE team. TO 0. They were big
bruisers. those Ann ArbOr boys. and
they rammed and battered through a
line like a locomotive. They singled
out Eckersall as the main point of at
tack. but the plucky kid took their
hauling and came on for more. Curtis.
tie Michigan giant. ripped through the
line once and crashed into EckersaIl
with such force that he knocked the
wind out of the little quarter. But after
a few minutes. the kid got back into
the game again, and played with re-
newed fury.
a football player is judged not only
by what he does. but also by his power
10 asslmll2te punishment. No matter
how brilliant player he may be. he
is valueless to his team If he cannot
stand up under the battering and stay
in the game. 4 star on the side lines
is Of as much value to "A team as a
toothpick is to a pig The man who is
in the game week after week and plavs
II with amazing skill is the one who
writes his name in indelible letters in
the football Hall of Fame
And such a man was Walter Ecker
sail"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-13
By CHUCK SWAN.

- ERCY HAUGHTON again proved that he is the com
- handkerchief the amy of strategy Saturday
Harvard defeated Princeton of the greatest
hbitions staged in the Harvard stadium,
O. and the brain of Haughton which turned the
trick
Opposed to Haughton Speedy Rush. now rated as
the best in the game Rush has developed
team Princeton this year which real team able
withstand the batteng of any combination OF backs IN
football circuit but he could not fathom out
such HaughtOn shot into the game at
the critical moment Saturday.
Horween Star Kicker.
Hauehton has kicker at Cambridge Horween by name,
laid up the major portion of the season with
badly injured in fact. he hurt bad 1t was
doubtful if he would get into the Tiger contest
after Harvard had failed to gain through the Prince
ton first half HaughtOn decided to send his
cripple the melee with Instructions 10 try for field
goal any place inside the 40 yard line This chance
early third period and Horween booted the Crimson
to victory played wonderful game, but lacked
the necessary punch
Army Defeats Maine.
Army proved keen disappointment in its Il to victory
over Maine Reports from the tend to show that the
Cadets unable handle the ball. showed poor judgment
in almost every angle Of the game and the weakness
of the Maine aggregation rather than the strength Of the
Cadets which decided the contest.
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Was Eckersall the Greatest Quarterback?
-:H:- -:II:- -:K;- -:n;- -:I-
Never Was Forced Out of Game IN Career

4 FLOCK OF football enthusiasts
n gathered the other day and. Of
L course. the subject shifted to
the gridiron and its past and present
status
Walter Eckersan was the greatest
quarterback that ever donned the ar
NOR" advanced western rooter. And
although the gathering included men
from Yale. Harvard. Cornell. PennsyI-
vania and Princeton. no one disputed
the assertion
In all around play Eckersall never
had q peer" continued the westerner
He was a punter and a drop kicker
whose deeds still are fresh in memory.
He was one of the headiest field gen
erals the game ever produced He was
a wonder in playing defensive back
and could make greater gains through
broken field than any other runner
Of the past or present
Never Out of Game.
The glory of Eckersall becomes even
more apparent when one remembers the
fact that during the four years he
starred for the university of Chicago
team he never was put out Of a game.
only once was time taken out for him.
Eckersan was the center of attack;
every zoe was intent upon disposing Of
him because II feared him more than
any other man OF the team-or any
three men. for that matter
-Eckersall. all during the time he
played. never weighed more than 143
pounds. yet he starred in an era when
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, On the other hand. the Navy was at
home. and at home right Jack He
garty's North Carolina A and NJ out
fit tried to score q repetition Of last
years victory over the Midshipmen.
but IL was not to be- The Annapolis
lads walked all over the Tar Heels,
winning handy, so TO O.
Yale and Michigan Lose.
Both Yale and Michigan were handed
defeats. Cornell. looked upon as the
whipping Hurry Up" Yost's boys. q
TO 20. while the big Brown team
tramped on Yale's hopes, q - s.
Il must be said in defence OF Yale
that head coach Tad Jones is uD
against il for men Only last Friday.
Bob Bingham. half back, was carried to
the infirmary, suffering from diabetes
and Bingham was rated as the great
est defensive half back since the days
OF Johnny Field at New Haven
Yale Line Is slow.
The Brown line was a revelation It
had the jump on the big Blue for
wards at every hand while only the
Haven collegians from a white wash
ing
Penn and Dartmouth hooked up IN
a whirlwind to tie on Panama
Franklin Field. only a tumble prevent
ing the Red and Blue from registering
the star. reeling off a so yard run for
PENIS touchdown As il was. the game
ended with Penn having the ball on
the Big Green teams five yard line
Ohio State again scored victory.
defeating Indiana, to 5. The margin
was not big. but big enough to keep
St Johns boys in the race for the
Western Conference championship.
Thanksgiving days game with North
western will decide the title /
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SHORT ABS
FROM JUAREZ

~ CCUPYING a ringside seat with
other prominent officials of the
- Juarez garrison. Gen. Francisco
Gonzales was an interesting observer OF
the fight Special seats had been re-
served for the military commander and
his staff. who entered the arena unac-
companied by a guard, although all Of
the Carranza soldiers stood at ten
ton" when he walked through the
Same door of the big stone structure.
GSn- Gonzales exhibited particular in
terest in the work of Mccarthy behind
whose corner he sat, and was seen to
applaud frequently.
=
Managr Sol Levinson. Of Mccarthy.
stood near the gate and greeted Old
friends before he found IL necessary TO
20 back to the dressing room of his
charge and prepare him for the conflict
Billy Smith one line ,ida,.,...5..b,
boxer, and now house detective Of the
Paso del Norte, was there with bells on.
BIZ was chief cook and bottle washer
or the Richie corner. and was consid-
cradle help to the former champion
Lawyer Sanchez was also there with
Gen Gonzales Mr. Sanchez several
years ago was associated with Severe
Gonzales IN promoting boxing contests
in Juarez.
Harry Harris. Of adding machine
fame. was -ringsider' and enjoyed
the two battles immensely Harry said
that he thought the second battle was a
dandy. both boxers doing pretty work.
There We're quite . number Of women
in the audience. All appeared to be
boosting for Mccarthy to win He is a
married man and Richie is not.