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cot In place BY a initial hinge BACK
Of this, in the interior OF the cabinet
below q series of little pigeonholes.
stood q row Of three drawers OF rose
wood, all beautifully fitted.
The eye Of Kitty caught these as she
sat deliberately engaged IN her dis
tasteful but absorbing task. She
drew out all three of these drawers
and put them on the desk lid before
her, examining each in turn. She
wondered why she was glad to nnd
there were no letters from any other
woman-yes, here was one-but the
writing was that Of an old woman
she was sure. And here were certain
rings. seals. trlnkets. a miniature on
ivory-even a tight curled ring of gray
hair, silken and delicate.
She sat Respondent after all her
search. The half coin was not here!
She had failed once more. obviously
at her wits end-for now she knew
not where to look further in the room
she sat gazing ut the three little
rosewood drawers before her.
Suddenly an idea came to her mind
She picked up n of the drawers. and
stepping to the side Of the cabinet
measured the depth Of the drawer
against that of the upper case which
had contained 1t. It was shallower
than the full depth of the desk by
some three inches.
Hurrledly she stopped down in front
Of the desk, dropping her eyes to the
level of the drawers, which in the
cunning Of the maker had been placed
precisely where the level of the hui
man eye would not be apt to fall.
She peered back into the recess from
which she had drawn the three tight
fitting drawers. Beyond them she saw
three little ivory knobs.
An exclamation escaped her. Not
for nothing, then, had been her own
experience In antiques. She knew
something OF the cunning the old max
ers put into secret drawers and spaces
in some of their furniture.
She thrust in her hand, grasped one
of the tiny ivory knobs. and drew 1t
gently toward her. 1t was as she had
thought-there was a row of three
shallow secret drawers in the back Of
the desk. hidden by the three larger
ones which originally she had drawn
out. Not one time in fifty would any.
one suspect the presence OF these Sc
cret compartments. The work of the
old cabinetmaker was beautifully done
throughout. 1t had been a master
mind, and a cunning one, which had
designed it and executed it.
A strange conviction came to Kitty
that now she was at the end Of her
quest. Hurriedly her fingers turned
over the contents of the little recepta-
cles. One held yet another miniature
a beautiful lthing-of a lady whose
high and aristocratic features remind
ed her of some face, she could not at
first tell whose. There was nothing
else.
The second was also empty-just al
address or SO in faded yellow papers,
treasured for some purpose, she knew
not what and could not ask.
The last drawer was filled to the top
with tissue paper which had been
crushed down. Her hands half-trem.
bling, Kitty began to unfold this tissue.
All at once she paused, her eyes gleam-
ing.
The half of the Gretzhoffen coin lay
in her hands!
She caught at the little silken cord
about her, neck, pulled to view the
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CHAPTER XIII.
Count saebbo and His Friend..

Count Saehio and His Friends.
Far acros the neutral lands, beyond
the desert of Intergr4ffen, in his hunt
ing lodge at the edge Of the forest,
Count Sachio for long hours of uncer.
tainty had nursed his OWE wrath and
disappointment at the denouement of
the scenes which he had seen take
place about him. Pacing up and down,
refusing food or drink, his rage always
turned toward the unhappy agent Ru.
dolph, his unsuccessful messenger.
you, Rudolph Of Grahoffen," he ex-
claimed at last. you should have died
rather than betray me! All, you be-
trayed on country as WELL" =
The man addressed. now practically
a prisoner, and if not an object OF sus-
picion at least one Of hostility, sat
moody and unhappy in the main room
of the lodge.
II can say no more. excellency,"
said he. Il failed, it is true. But you
do not count the skill and power Of
those who are arrayed against u.s."
How should l count them?" ex-
claimed Sachio, fiercely. why should
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Sachio grumbled some response. and
the other went on.
These strained times cannot hold
together forever--the break will come
before long. Our own monarch will
not continue to endure this condition,
half peace and half suspicion. that
exists between the two kingdoms"
"Yes-war!" exclaimed Sachio. But
why war without success? War for
plan or purpose or result-yes, We
could agree to that. But curse 1t!
man. do you not lei that 1t all hangs
on the ownership of this spirit coin?
There is the issue. Without. that we
could gain nothing If we did go to war.
not ever though we won the war"
1.-THE economy of, a king may mean
much. my friend" went on Sachio. mi
chael, the dead king. was a business
mamie saved. The economy Of a
people is the hope of business-the
economy of a king is the hope OF q
people itself. There are two sorts of
folk in the world-those who make
mortgages and those who pay them.
King Michael the Second of Gretzhof-
fen is one who makes mortgages.
King Michael the First was one who
planned to pay them. He saved the
money for that purpose-he intended
to leave his kingdom rich.
But where is his hidden treasury?
We know something of tit is I'M
der the Notifications of Gretzhonen.
Our own monarch knows so much as
that-but no more. He asks me to
learn more definitely the location OF
that treasury-and what have / done?
What can l do-unless at length /
shall gain not one but both halves Of
this Gretzhofen coin? So, is it not
plain enough"
Thirty years ago, your excellency."
rejoined his friend, these kingdoms
did fight"
"Yes, and that was ended by the
alliance Michael the First formed with
Jul own prince. Love did that, e
sieurs-he loved our princess, so all
was forgotten. He was a good king
and a strong one. There is need for
another strong man like him these
days-but not like the second Michael
of G%retzhoffen. Why, he gave away
his very birthright-won by the fair
face of a girl-this strange young
American, whoever she may be. He
gave her the Gretzhoffen coin out Of
hand, as though 1t were no more
than a farthing, for all he cared"
But she cared, that is evidence
enough"
yes, she cared, that is true! and
so did another care"
Count Frederick"
"Yes, now you have named them
both" rejoined Count Sachio. his grim
jaws set. 1.-THE young woman has half
the coin, Count Frederick has the 9th.
er half. They must both be found. and
swiftly as may be. Who will ride with
me? Not you, Embellishments
must do the errand you failed in do
ing. You. Johann; you, Marco-come.
We must bring back not either half
of the G~retzhofen coin tonight-but
both halves"
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oil0 0ow SV0 ICvSsS0 VI = wv
volver Protruding.
little chamois bag thus suspended at
her cotsage. From this, her hands
still trembling in her haste, she
brought out the kings half of the coin
that which had given her 70 much
trouble to regain.
"They match-'tis done," exclaimed
Kitty, half aloud. And indeed the
broken edges Of the coin fitted abso-
lutely. Her errand was done-at last
she had succeeded.
"Roleau!" she started up now But
oven as she did SO she stopped once
more, arrested, the two halves Of the
coin still in her band.
There was a little window at
side of the room. a curtained window
she had not stopped to see whether
or not It was glazed. Now through the
parted curtain Of this little aperture
she saw the leveled black barrel OF
a revolver %protruding, its aim directly
at her as she stood. .
"Roleau!' she called once more, and
as she spoke covered away as best
she might from the weapon whose aim
was full upon her.
CTo BE CoNTINUED.)
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Watch Wasn't Necessary.

The colonel of a certain regimen,
in Kitchener's army is a great stickler
for obedience, instant and complete. o
Smith," he said to his orderly re-
Gently, II want you to ride down to
the railway station and get me the
correct time"
Smith shufled his feet and fiddled
with his fingers.
Well, man." roared the officer
irately, "why don't you do as you are
told?"
please, sir" replied the orderly
meekly, II haven't a watch"
IA watch-a watch!" snapped the
colonel. what dye want a watch for?
Just write 1t down on a bit of paper"
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Beer Iona a Popular Drink.

Beer is believed to be one Of the
most ancient Of drinks. Manuscripts
written at least 5000 years before the
Christian era show conclusively that
eve at that primitive period the
ufacture of an intoxicating liquor from
barley or other grain was extensively
carried on In Europe.
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and frequently as to be a source Of
perpetual disturbance In the n~eighbor.
hood in the course Of his exhortation
remarked that the Scriptures declared
that man and wife were one. AYE,
that may be. sir" answered Hodge.
but II you were to 60 by when me
and my wife are at 1t you'd think there
were twenty OF u.s."
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/? Can l explain to my own king-can
you explain to him? Bah! man, they
come to nothing in life-explanations,
excuses, reasons. Results, results. re-
%sults-those alone count for aught."
"Excellency. l tried"
"You tried-what is that? Rather
say you failed, for that Is the main
thing"
But, e%xcellency," spoke up another
man after q time, q friend Of Sachio,
III It is useless to cry over split milk
and we cannot wholly mend this pitch.
er-even the trife Of milk remaining
in the fragments may have some
value"
what do you mean?"
We'll. this. The young girl who was
tho actual instrument Of Rudolph's fail.
ure-as none Of us q doubts still
alive and still at liberty" 2
"Well, what Of that?"
IF We found her-and perhaps she
can be found-we could ven pick up
our skein at the same knot where we
left 1t. She is somewhere on top Of
earth-she is not a spirit after all,
elusive though she seems"
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XXI.

Tho Plunge.
Roleau and Kitty learned soon
enough that In a ace Of the best OF
horses against a good motor a the
former has small chance. They heard
the chug of the motor coming swift
ly on. In turn those in the car
could hear the hoof-falls Of the fee
ing horses. The fugitives had hur-
ried to the rough country at the edge
| Of the desert, but guided by a reck-
less driver the speeding a chung
close to them.
A sudden exclamation from Roleau
came back to her after a time. He
pulled his horse up strongly. and she
herself reined in just in time. Ahead
of them lay the brink Of a sheer drop
Of unknown depth.
Pull of" cried Roleau. Get to
one side and let them come-let them
come on"
She swerved quickly aside just in
time, and pulled up at the brink.
There she was the witness Of q sud-
den tragedy.
The men In the car, their eyes fixed
only ON the two whom they pursued.
did not see the brink of the bank In
time. Throttle wide open, they came
on at speed. Too late they realized
what was ahead. The q sped out
into spacs-how far, neither OF its
occupants ever had time to know.
Roleau's horse dropped into running
water as boldly he sprang in out ahead
Of the ar. Saved by his horse. he
SWAN It to the bank. Not 80 fortunate
those in the car The vehicle turned
over even as 1t fell. and d%ropped-a
drop of many feet. pinning them under
Il beneath the surface Of tho stream.
They were lost hopelessly. for had the
car not crushed them they must at
once have drowned. thus imprisoned.
Kitty. trembling at what she saw. re-
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tcopyrisht. ISIS b. WrisAeA Psasesoal

something to stop the wolves which
pursue them. While you are rend-
ing me she gains time4 But why rend
me? II I had the coin l would give
It to you now. for l fancy q whole
throat more than l do q divided coin.
But you see l haven't It."
VERY well monsieur" said the
renegade leader. Il am forced to be.
ieve what you say-the coin is gone,
no n knows where by now. But
you yourself shall remain here
until my men bring back those
two-the girl and the rufian who
used us SO hard In her defense.
Landozi-he Is safe enough. We do
not fear him. for in . way he is our
brother. But tell me, monsieur. what
is it--this coin? Why do SO many
pursue it,"
He turned n keen eye upon the mo-
bleman who remained SO composed
in these surroundings. B.
why, ! may tell you but littie.".an.
swered Count Frederick. II l had
it in my hand now perhaps I could
tell you more. But always NO soon
er do l place a hand upon it than
yonder young woman appears out Of
nowhere and makes away with it
again! I have resolved to have 1t
Il admit that. As you know. mon
sieur, one does not readily give up res
olutions Of that nature, when formed.
Is it not sol"
Frankly. I own . like DESIRE" re-
Joined Blake. Il will win-my men
will bring her back"
II am not so sure. ! ind her most
active in her ways"
who is she then?-and what is
she to you. monsieur" demanded
Blake.
Count Frederick paused for half an
instant, as though himself engaged in
thought
Monsieur" said he, you ask me
q question there indeed! l have not
yet myself decided upon that answer.
Who is she? She is an American
that is almost all l know of her. She
may or may not be of quality in her
own land. but she has some desperate
errand here in ours"
with such beauty as hers" said
the apache leader, rank matters but
little"
STOP" exclaimed Count Frederick.
ut is not for you to comment in
that way" The blood surged into
the nobleman's face as he spoke.
why? What is it to you?" The
covert sneer on the face OF the other
showed his own suspicious as to which
way the wind might set regarding
these two.
ut is no matter what 1t Is to me
may, / do not know in truth what it
is to me-" said Count Frederick, irri-
tated almost beyond speech. she
is, as l have said. an American-she
has some business here-I know lit
tie more"
"And you did not answer my main
question-What is she to you?"
The nobleman turned or him
angrily, in loathins Of such familiarity
on his part III / could answer that
question, fellow" said he, Il would
not. Since l am not able to do so.
l shall not"
Monsieur admires that jeune flle!"
The sneer Of the renegade once more
was evident.
"Yes!" Frederick turned full upon
him now. Monsieur admires her!"
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President Carnot in 1889 to $1,000
mayors. senators, deputies and other
officials. There were 1875 cooks. 1850
walters, 10000 plates. 10000 leaves.
$4,000 bottles OF wine, GOO gallons of
soup. 3 tons of fish, 5000 pounds Of
beef and 1900 head Of poultry. with
6 tons of fee.
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Willie faged seyen)-Say. paw,
what's the difference between stage
money and real money?
His Father-The same difference
relatively al between what a grand
opera singer gets and what he says
he gets.
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Oiscouraginp.

After a mother has taught her son
not to keep his hands in his pockets.
to turn his toes out and not to snif
his nose or smack his lips when he
eats, 1t must be discouraging to hear
people remark a month after his
marriage that his wife made him.
Wichita Eagle.
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SYNOPSIS

Kitty Gray, newspaper woman. finds In
. cuHo shop half OF q broken coin. the
her curiosity leads her. at the order
Of her managing editor, to go to the prin-
cipality OF Gretxhoffen to piece out the
story suggested by the inscription. She Is
followed, and on arrival in Gretzho6en
her adventures while chasing b secret
ot the broken coin begin.
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Only One Little Cry.

Ny little daughter. having a little
boy playmate who was scornful OF
anyone who cried. tried always to be
as brave as he. One day she had
taken a tumble and soiled her dress.
when ! asked her II It hurt her she
said: "Yes, mamma. but ! didn't cry.
Just one little cry fell out. but wiped
1t right off."-Chicago Tribune.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-06-15

ing attached to the chairs of speakers
q little device which caused them.
when he pushed a button. to arise
promptly and with great enthusiasm"
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raxlcab Driver Senses Danger.

A London taxicab driver, rejected
for the army on account Of defective
eyesight, was re-examined recently.
the London Globe says.
How do you manage to drive your
cab at night?" the officer asked.
les like this" he replied. III We
hear a smash we know we have hit
something, and II we don't we know
It's all right"
He was remanded to Scotland Yard
for further examination.
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"How so?"
III he worked as hard really doing
something as he does to create the i'm.
preston that he is doing something,
there is no telling what Gadson might
accomplish"
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That Sort Of Man.

"Gadson creates the impression OF
being a very busy man."
$50 he does. That's why think no
wastes energy"
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Great Relief.

I'D like to tell you q bright thing
that youngster of mine said last night"
ooh, we'll, go ahead"
But I've forgotten It,"
"Say! Don't you want a good CT.
gar?"-Boston Evening Transcript.
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His Reason,

Moved to pity at the sight of q small
boy Juggling q monstrous bundle Of
newspapers, a man stopped and asked:
Don't all those papers make you
tired?"
Nope" the little newsle replied
cheerfully. II can't read."-Path.
finder.
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Stirred Up the Speakers.

Shocked into speech" was the word
at a banquet of electrical engineers at
San Francisco, the toastmaster hay
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-06-15
Beyond ~serip.uraI Number.

The clergyman OF a country village,
reprehendlng Il of his parishioners
for Quarreling with his wife so loudly
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-06-15
caraantuan Banquet.

One Of the greatest baDquets on
record was that given at Paris by
The Lambertville record., 1916-07-06
TURTLES AS TONNES PETS
British Soldiers on the Tieris Amuse
Themselves With Captured
Tortoises.

London.-Durlng lulls in the fight
ing on the Tigris British soldiers off
duty found it very hard to amuse
themselves, according to Edmund
Gambler, the British press representa-
tive in Mesopotamia.
At one time when the British force
intrenched near Eel Hannah, because
the Turkish position was too strong to
be taken by direct frontal attack, the
soldiers found themselves on a narrow
strip of ground with the Tigris on one
side and salt marsh on the other.
The soldiers enjoyed bathing in the
salt marshes, and favorite sport was
catching tOrtoises. A Tommy Atkins
would tie string around the leg of his
pet and put him up on the parapet of
the trenches to Craze while he fought
the enemy.
The pet of one of the soldiers, a
Scotsman, found too little food on the
parapet, and died. The body of the
victim was gravely buried by the sol
diers with an Identification disk about
it's neck.
The Lambertville record., 1916-07-06
salvlni,s Descendants.

Salvini, the great Italian tragedian.
made it condition that none of his
sons should act in Italy so long as he
remained on the stage. So Gustavo
was banished to the other countries
of the continent and acted In Russia
and Austria with some successes. Alex
ander learned the English language
and played in this country until he
| died at an early age. TomasO is now
an actor in Italy and is said to have in
herited to greater degree than any OF
his brothers the talents of his father.
Salvini was married twice; first to
Clementine Cazzola, an eminent italian
actress, who die, leaving him three
small children. Many years later he
married an Englishwoman named Lot
tie Sharp, by whom he had two chill
dren. His grandchildren have attract
ed attention in art and other circles
in Italy.
The Lambertville record., 1916-07-06
BOY ALONE SAW SEA FIGHT
No One Else in Fleet Witnessed
Whole Dogger Bank Naval
Battle.

London.-In recent visit by Eng
lish newspaper correspondents to the
grand fleet the most interesting point
elected was the extraordinary sudden
ness of modern sea fighting. There
were instances of fight beginning be-
fore the ventilators were closed down
and the strangest of all, story of the
battle of the Dogger bank, where a
boy was sent out to clean something on
one of the turrets and he was forgotten
in the hurry and the turret closed.
The boy lay fiat on the top through
the fight, and he is one of the few per-
sons, officers and men, in the whole af-
fair who actually saw the battle, and
the only one who could give his whole
attention to the sight, as he had moth
ing else to do. That boy will have a
great story to tell when he is an old
man.
The Lambertville record., 1916-07-06
WON'T LEAVE FOSTER MOTHER
Quail Refuses to Part With Hen,
by Which She Was
Raised.

Alton, Kan.-Last summer one of
w. ID. Lemley's old hens stole her nest
out on the creek. Evidently she chose
a quails nest, for when her brood came
off there was young quail in the lot
The old biddy mothered the stranger
with mothers care, and though it
often vexed and astonished its mates
by flying away like the wind, all went
well with the happy family. To this
day the quail prefers to stay among
the chickens roosts in the barn in bad
weather, and is as tame as the ordi-
nary pigeon.
The Lambertville record., 1916-07-06
Had Her Safe.

At the amateur operatic perform
ance of "The Mistletoe Bough"-in
which, as you remember, the heroine
hides in a cellar chest and is smoth-
cred to death-the lady who played
this part was, vocally, a terrible fias-
co. Nevertheless, they struggled
along until the scene where she
climbed into the box-a real "prop-
erty" kindly loaned for the occasion
by John Smith, president of the local
safe-deposit company. The lid snapped
down with click that was only too
realistic.
A frightened stage manager rushed
out to where the owner of the box
sat and whispered:
"Gmme the key! The lid of your
blooming box has sprung locked"
"Is that woman going to sing any
more?'
"Sure, she comes in as ghost in
the next act and sings two songs"
"That settles it," muttered old John
Smith. "She can just stay there"
The Lambertville record., 1916-07-06
"TELEPH0NE" CURES THIRST
and Penalty Is Lessened
by Half.

Paris.-A court-martial at the front.
The presiding officer, speaking with a
distinctly kindly intonation, to the ac-
cused:
Now, now, admit that you tele-
phoned."
mo, my colonel, 1 did not tele-
phone
'If you confess, you will only have
half the penalty"
"Well, then, yes, my colonel, l did
telephone"
All the court laughed and a nominal
sentence was pronounced.
The civilian should not imagine that
the use of telephone is a crime in
the French army. To telephone" in
army slang is to bore a little hole in a
full barrel of wine, to fit a rubber tube
thereto and apply the mouth to the
other end.