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CHAPTER XIV.
The Chamber Of Horrors.

The Chamber Of Horrors
Arrived presently In the royal pal.
ace and in the company not only of
Count Frederick, but Of yet other no.
blemen and officials. King Michael re-
Taxed his martial front under the
warming influence of the wine ON
which he SO much relied.
They fed." he exclaimed again and
again. b%oastingly. as he referred to
the scenes which but now he had left.
They fed before us like sheep. my
dear count. With myself to lead the
army-and you at my side-what
chance would they have? They knew
they had none. and took counsel OF
their wisdom for once. II they re
main in that counsel. surely they will
stay behind their own walls, and not
give ofiense to our country. We would
annihilate them. A half hour more,
and We would have plundered their
city today. Their treasure would have
been ours!"
What treasure. your majesty" In
quired Count Frederick coldly. Would
we 60 to war for that?"
For what else!" smiled the king.
For liberty. justice. freedom, your
majesty"
Tut! tut! where do you get those
terms? A monk speaks! But listen
did we not march to your rescue"
YES. your majesty, l am not un'
mindful and not unthankful. But still
We lack the clue which alone car make
war possible or desirable-the clue
which alone has back of 1t motives
worthy Of a king and Of q people,
We'll, well, what does all this mean
them" rejoined Michael, irritated
Where do we arrive? What is it that
you ask"
Il can ask no questions and answer
none. until we have found once more
the young American. your majesty"
King Michael smiled in self.satisfac'
ton at last.
"Ah, well, that is easy" said he. 81
have said that she is. or should be-
here in this palace. It is true she
brought me the news of your plight"
Count Frederick waited for nc
change in the royal will. but bowed
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Clock for Crown Prince.

Attesting their loyalty to the land
of their nativity and as an expression
of good will towards the royal fam
lily, Japanese residents of Washing
ton, Montana and Alaska have had
made II bronze and onyx clock as Il
gift for the crown prince of Japan.
Before the gift can be officially ten
dered, however, permission must be
obtained from the royal household.
The clock is 5 feet high and II
by IA inches at the base. Surlnount-
ing the entire clock Is a globe with
q bronze and silver meridian ring
encircling the earth at the equator.
On u separate limb is a highly polished
bronze ball representing the u In
its relation to the earth ut the various
times of day.
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away, true, on business in other lands
business connected with my coun-
try's welfare. Having concluded that
matter l returned fast as I might, and
here I am"
Criminals always come back to the
scenes Of their murder" asserted the
project pompously.
rs that true? did not know it.
As for me. I have done no crime. l
was simply looking after my mis-
tress' affairs in her room-her excel
lency, the young American, who is SO
high in the kings good will"
THAT is all very we'll, very we'll,
but it is not enough, as you will see,"
rejoined the project. THE king did
not set you Free"
"Only because the king had not
yet heard from my mistress. Give
me leave to bring the two together
and that may be done and she will
set all right at once. Ask her"
Il do not need to ask her. The king
has set for me the task Of finding
yonder murderer. must ,fll that
task. I have done SO now"
'"What-myself-I am suspected Of
that crime! Your honor, that is i'm
possible. There has been no proof Of
any crime"
"Send to the king" he added. catch.
ing a glimpse of uncertainty on
the face of the project. Send to my
mistress. l claim that right under the
law"
II send to the king?" demanded the
project clustering. why should l? 1
can control the process Of the law
without troubling royalty with details
Of that sort"
But suppose there are conse-
quences. These are ticklish times, be-
lieve me, your excellency. have
seen blood deeds done today. When
a king goes.to war-and our king may
go before %long-the life Of an officer
left behind is worth NJ more to him
than that of a good fighting man taken
with him to the front. Perhaps as be.
tween your honor and myself"
The official took counsel with his
own caution for a moment.
II will myself go to the palace" said
he at length. ITO be sure. we cannot
be too careful in the attaining Of the
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but with larger faults, or II 1t is dis.
tinctly colored. The correct valuation
is therefore very difficult and often
subject to the jewelers. Judgment. For
this reason Professor RoAwaI gives to
the layman the following hints: Stones
Of the first water are carried only by
the highest class jewellers. The requi-
site is perfect lack Of color, or-what
is more highly przed--a tnge OF blue.
In general, beautifully colored dia'
m0nds command fabulous prices and
are to be found only In the treasure
vaults. Of princes.
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"StOnes of the second water are nu-
merous. They are supposed to be mi
croscopically pure, but almost always
show some incIusions.
"There are oftentimes traces of vel.
low color in this grade, and because
this can be seen best in sunlight one
should never buy diamonds at night,
for the prevailing lights cause stones
that are even noticeably yellowish to
appear clear. Most Of the stones of
the ordinary market are Of the third
quality. and the dealers try to cover
UP their faults by combining them into
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-07-27
TWELFTH iMsTALLMENT
CHAPTER Kiln.
The Sjnews Of Va

The sinews Of War.
II was touch and go between the
two little kingdoms for . time, Their
troops had faced each other In the
open Neid.- Blood had been shed.
Generals had looked other generals
In the eye at no great distance. At
the lines Of contact the imperial
rulers of the two countries had been
within. earshot one of the other.
Yet they parted now. Whys The
trumpets sounded the recall, ven as
the leaders were awaiting the sum-
mons foE the charge. Whys At least
one ruler had been eager for the as
sault, get did not advance his troops.
Why's The other, v~acillating Al ever
Of sou, none the less had been upon
the battle front itself. whether or
not his courage had bsen more than
Temporary. He now retired. Why?
The answer to all these questions
lay in the hands of the young Amer
lean girl. Sundered. the two halves
of the divided Grefzhofen coin still
pleaded for reunion. One lay in the
grasp of another. Had either king
dom on this day owned them both,
war would have ensued.
Cortislaw of Grahoffen, old as he
was. none the less was in respect Of
martial nature far in. advance of the
weak ruler of Gretzhoien. Michael
had come to the rescue not 80 much
to save Count Frederick from danger
as to save Count Frederick for him
self. He needed Frederick's courage.
Not SO Cortislaw, who retired to his
own city tuning and full Of ire. Evil
was that hour for the courtiers Of
Grahoffen, and worst Of all for the un-
fortunate Sachio. who had promised
60 much for his sovereign and him
self, and who had come SO far short
of the measure OF his promises.
Believe me, my good friend
Sachio." exclaimed Cortislaw, when at
length that c~restfallen Individual was
brought before him. Your failure to
bring me the missing half Of the coin
has well.night cost me my dignity and
you your life. I will not longer suffer
such disappointme at your hands"
Your majesty" began Sachio. but
the other raised a hand.
I'VE are at the brink Of war now
AT any moment war may be forced
on US, whether we like it or not !
did not think Michael would march.
but he has shown that under certain
circumstances he not only can but
will. II w delay we lose all the ad.
vantages Of tina initiative. None can
tell what yonder Count Frederick Will
do. for at least he does not lack cour-
age. And now he will be eager for
revenge against us for the danger in
which we have placed him"
1T was q danger shared by all
those who engaged in the struggle for
the COIN" said Sachio. I'VE had It
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himself from the room. Inquiry found
for him presently the waiting woman
in whose care Kitty had been placed.
and together they approached the
room where she had been left, some
hours before. to her own devices.
They knocked, knocked again, and
| yet again-but got NO answer. The
woman at length opened the door with
her own key. Her sudden exclama-
ton convinced Count Frederick that
the room was empty.
"She is up to her tricks" exclaimed
he to himself. Now I wonder"
He did not pause to ask much Of the
waiting woman, but hurried away
down the hall, intent on certain plans
OF his OWL.
He must find her. must see her at
once. He had no real idea as to which
course Kitty had taken after leaving
the room, but alone after a time. he
walked more slowly, he could not say
why. Something came to his senses,
as first not recognized-a faint
scent--a perfume which it seemed
to him he had known b~efore-the per-
fume Of violets. faint, indefinite, fra
grant.
He found himself at length in q a
row hallway from which there were no
side passages. It led him deeper back
into the palace. its trend continually
downward. Thus finally he found him
self in the self-same s~ubterranean tun-
mel which Kitty earlier had discovered.
"She was searching for the torture
chamber" said he to himself. with
sudden conviction. "That is why she
came here!"
He came at length to the great door
which closed the passageway. Yes, IN
the dust before him were footprints.
and in the dust on the door itself were
finger prints! The silence and secre-
cy of ages had been broken within the
hour.
He pushed open the door-pushed 1t
until 1t met some obstruction-some-
thing which lay vaguely white upon
the floor. He turned downward the
fare OF his light-started back from
what he saw.
She lay at his feet, unconscious,
helpless-dead, for all he could tell.
He bent over her, doubt, terror in his
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-07-27

sunde u friend from going to law, was
asked what lie would himself consider
a sufficient ground for resorting to litf-
CATION.
my dear fellow" he replied, II do
not say that in no conceivable circum-
stances would l take proceedings
against anyone, but I do say that IL
Mt this moment you deliberately upset
my Ink on the tnbleclOth, chucked my
wife out Of the window. threw TINT
volume of reports ut the bust Of Black.
stone made hay with my furniture,
and finally tweaked my nose, I should
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-07-27
HINTS FOR NJ BUYERS
Some Things to Remember About the
Most Popular Of All the Worlds
Precious Stones

"A diamond Of the first water should
be entirely coloriess and Transparent.
without n Inclusion or flaw" says
the Scienti6c AmerD An. at Is Of the
second water II 1t is coloriess, with
but unImportant faults. or IL 1t is with.
ont fauits but with some traces OF
coIor: and third water II 1t Is coloriess.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-07-27

groups for border stones or for the
popular pendants. diamond hearts.
marquise rings, etc. While they may
be colorless, they are often so full Of
flaws that they. would be ranked MS
bort or diamonds good only for me-
chanical purposes, If there had not
been such u demand for gems US to In
crease the price,"
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in our own hands. We brought It to
the very edge Of our throne; it was
In our country when they took 1t
once more"
Yes. and those persons were per.
sons that had no more at stake than
you have. Count Sachio." broke in
cortislsw, with the cold wrath his
officers knew 30 well. Have they
more reason for success than you?
Are they Of greater wit than yourself?
BY the Lord! II those things be so,
It's time we had better wits about u
than such as yours"
Sachio hung his head, but found no
speech In answer and the king went
on:
Listen now"
He beckoned about him other OH.
Gers Of his court, and held out be-
fore him In his palm the half coin
which had come into his possession.
Zee what this says-it talks Of treas
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OF Course Not!

A somewhat befuddled individual,
who evidently had been lunching a
trile too freely, climbed on board the
car with difficulty.
whats the matter?" he asked.
mildly, as he observed the conductors
impatience.
Saint this car the one I want"
"How do l know whether it is or
not?" growled the conductor.
"Oh, you must have known 1t, or
you wouldn't have stopped to let me
catch it," said the befuddled one.
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Inference

Inference. q,
Mr.. Flatbush-Where In the world
did you get this bread?
Mrs. Flatbush-I made 1t, of course.
Why? .
"Oh, I don't know. I read today that
ants have been found in Dalmatia that
actually make bread by chewing seeds
into pulp, forming it in loaves, baking
them in the sun, and then storing them
away for future USE"
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Both Prodiual0,

A young wife demonstrated with her
husband, n dlsslpnted 's%pendthrlft. on
his conduct. Love-" said he, 81 am
like the prOdlgal SON.; I shnll reform
by and by" II will be like the prodi-
gnl son, too" she replied, for l shall
arise ind 60 to my father
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ends of justice. II I cannot gain &C.
cess to the king. l shall at least hass
made the attempt. II I can have an
audience, l shall put something Of this
case before him myself. We wish not
to NEEDLE too intimately In affairs of
which We do not know. But II the
king disavows YOU"
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-07-27
FOR BABY RASHES
cuticura Soap Is Best Because So
Soothing and Cooling. Trial Free.

If baby is troubled with rashes, &C.
zenas, itchings, chafings or hot, irri-
tated skin follow Cuticura Soap bath
with light application of Cuticura Oint-
ment to the affected part. Nothing so
soothing, cooling and refreshing when
he is fretful and sleepless.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. l..
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
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SYNOPSIS.

Kitty Gray, newspaper. woman, finds In
. curo shop half of a broken coin. the
mutilated Inscription on which arouses
her curiosity and leads her. at the order
of her managing editor. to so to the prn-
cipalityy OF GretEhofen to piece out the
story Suggested by the inscription. h Is
followed. and on arrival in Gretxhonen
her adventures while chasing the secret
Of the broken coin begin.
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CTo BE =

no doubt use my best endeavors to
kick you downstairs; but, once rid OF
you, either by force or persuasion, no
power on enrth should induce me to
bring nn notion against you"
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| owe
MY HEALTH
To Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg.
etable Compound,

Washington Park, In.-"I'am the
mother of four children and have suf-
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Original Elsewhere.

Sapleigh-I-aw--gOt off a WEAKLY
clevah thing lawst evening.
Miss Cutting--Is it possible! 4.
Sapleigh-Yaws. I wead it in a pa.
rah first, doncher know.
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Close Connection.
"vas that star course any good"
"All mOOnShine."
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Wouldn't Bring an Action.

There is a story told Of n very emil
nent advocate, now no longer with us.
who once, while e%ndeayorlng 10 dis.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-02-16
Everything in Readiness
for the Biggest Social
Event Of Season.
BEAUTIFUL PRIZES
Costumes Were Engaged
Rapidly by Prospective
MerrymakerS Yesterday.


7 ,r ne annual maSqueI ade ball of the
| Iu'SHa - IlLe uepai'Ih'nJ Tor the hcn' 10
"I lhe Ilr'meh $ rclei Iund viii bo
heid at convention nan tonight Those
VINO 90 not care 10 participate i'm the
"ahclhS may secure admission TO the
/ spectators balconies by the paEm"n,
o. nominal lee. All those who dance
| must De cosJulned ana masked and
VIII nave 10 undergo inspection I'M
ihe private Once OF the manager Of
convention nan before they are ale
i"WeG ON the lIoor. The prccauiiou
l9 lah,n as Il protection Of every BODY
VINO 3llehus TINS, the most important
ana laI 3esl S"cIal event OIL the season.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-02-16

CHAS. WON'T APPEAR


NTAsHINGTON, Feb. 1.-Two
w witnesses charged Louis d.
Brandeis with unprufcssional conduct
today before judiciary subcommittee
of the senate. which is investigating
his fitness for confirmation as a jus
tice of the supreme court of the
United States. They were Sidney w.
Winslow, president of the United
Shoe Machinery company and Hollis
r. Bailey a Boston lawyer The
latter gave it as his opinion that the
bar Of Massachusetts regarded Mr..
Brandcis as an able lawyer but not
entirely trustworthy"
Senator Walsh surprised the sub
committee when today's hearing op-
enod by reading kilograms from
Charles S. Mellen, former president of
the New York New Haven Il Hart
ford railroad. declaring that he knew
nothing against Mr. Brandeis about
which he could testify regarding, un-
Continued on Page Two)
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-02-16
Night Riders
Are Fighting
USury System:
SnecinI 10 The World.

Special to The World
SALLISAW, Okla, Feb. Is. - Fif-
teen men had been arrested by TO-,
night charged with being members OF
masked gang who on last Sunday
night broke into the home of George
Shambln. Near MuldrOw, dragged
him from bed and after tying him in
his nightclolhcs to post ON his
front porch peat him insensihle with
whips Included in the number OF
defendants are six brothers of sham
bin. Dr. clyde Shamblin, Alex, Dan,
VIII. Marion and Henry, and James
r.. TrammeIl. a deputy sheriff Mem
bers of the Norkmen's union an or
ganization that is fighting usurious
banks IN this county, declare that
their propaganda has nothing TO do
with the assault They declare the
ShambIn affair is a family fuss.
originating over the beaten mans al
legged condu t toward his mother. In
other circles however, the affair is
said to be 4 nightrder occurrence
connected with the usury fight.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-02-16
WILSON CONFIRMS
CHOCTAW TRUSTEE
lRr IoHN w. ELENNERD

WASHINGTON, Feb. l5.-After the
Indian office had held up the appoint
ment since last September, President
Wilson has finally approved the ap-
pointment of W Il. Mcintosh Of Nc
Alestor. Okla, as Choctaw mining
trustee for another four-year period.
Mr.. McIntosh's commission expired
last September. since which time he
has been serving without pay Gov
ernor Locke of the ChOctaw nation
recommended the reappOintmcnt Of
Mcintosh last September, but the
Indian office. for some unexplained
reason. held up the appointment until
onIvs recently. The ChOctaw mining
trusteeship SAYS $4,000 a year
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-02-16
WO BANDIT S
HOLD UP Store

Vt 1915 tonight two armed and
masked bandits held up the cashier of
the Quaker drug store and obtained
more than 500. stores oi persons
were in the store at the time. The
two men escaped III a buggy, with Of
ficcrs in pursuit The Quaker is To-
Gated in the heart of the busincs, dis
triCt.
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BROWNSVILLE, Texas, Feb. ID
Lieutenant r. l.. Glass of the Third
United states cavalry was seriously in
iurcd during maneuvers at Fort
ln today when his horse ran
under a tree, causing Lieutenant
Glass to strike a limb with his head
and be thrown off the horse. after
turning a double-sOmersaul He was
still unconscious late tonight.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-02-16
INTERVIEWED in Mexico to
Upset Hucrta and Put
CalTanza in Power.
SERIES OF BLUNDERS


NEW YORK, Feb l5.-The poll
~ cics Of President Wilson and the
Democratic administration toward the
international situations arising out of
the European war and the Mexican
disturbances, and, as relating to dom
estic conditions, toward the tariff.
were attacked by former United
States Senator Elihu Root today i'm his
address as temporary chairman Of the
New York state 'epuhican conNcn-
tion, i'm assembly here.
No other presidential election since
1864 has been so fraught with cOnse-
qucnces so vital To national life as the
one now approaching Mr. Root said,
and all ordinary considerations which
play SO great a part i'm presidential
campaigns "are and ought to be
dwarfed into insignificaucc.' He
promised that if the Republican party
is returned to power the people may
expect foreign policy which will
leave mo doubt anywhere i'm the
world of Americas purpose and CUur-
age to protect and defend her indie
pendence, her territory and the lives
and just rights of her citizens under
the laws Of nations,' and that the
people may expect also, that "the
government will stand for fun and
adequate preparation by the Amcri-
can people for their own defense
DOn't Enforce Threats
Mr.. Root charged the present ad-
mnistration with "the lack Of fore
sight to make timely provision for
backing up Of American diplomacy by
actual or assured military force;
with the forfeiture of the worlds
9 ill. L..
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Time and trouble saved in trading
or selling The World Want Ad way
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