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HICTANER The Man Fish"
By Jean de la Hire
A Strange Story of Mystery and Fdnatic;sns

/ bathed In light disappeared in q
violet haze, while at the left toward
the south curved the Rosas Gulf.
High in the violet sky the light
clouds were bdown swiftly by a south
east breeze, and the sea moved gently
without the truest speck of spray or
foam.
When he had looked carefully at
the coast, Hictaner said:
"Rosas grotto is down there at the
south OF Cape Circus, which Il be-
tween me and the city. There begins
the sandy beach stretching southwark
The grottoes can only be to the
north of Rosas on the steep part OF
the coast. Therefore, I must explore
all OF Cape Circus. first at the level
fthe water, then at varying depth3,
for the electric launch in which
Severac fed Is also q submersible.
Therefore, the entrance to the
Grottoes may very well be sub
marine!"
Trembling IN the eagerness Of
young love, with his heart palpItatIng
at the hope OF finding and delivering
Moisette, Hictaner sped the Torpedo
along the surface OF the water to-
ward the cliff.
HIetaner's Search.
For an hour he skirted the cliff
from north to south, investigating
all its inlets. sounding all its crevices.
After he sprang from the Torpedo
to a rock. and tried It with his hands,
thrusting his arm into an opening or
trying a fiat one with his heel.
Nothing he found, however, seemed
to conceal an entrance to the Krotto.
At a sharp bend in the cliff he be-
held a most unexpected sight.
Could an earthquake upheaval have
destroyed this portion of the elf?
The smooth and comparatively reg
ular face OF rock had become a cha
otto heap OF Jagged, blackered stone,
with great gaping spaces here and
there. The rents showed plainly how
recent was the cataclysm.
Hictaner quickly recovered from
his amazement and decided that here
was the place for his closest atten-
ton.
He sent the Torpedo into a little
inlet and went toward the ruins.
He began to Chamber over them,
when suddenly he made a discovery.
No longer was he in doubt.
He stood upon The brink OF a great
hole in the earth.
Before h.L.. at his fee., held as ~
By a miracle, he saw an object OF
human construction. !: was CARED
wood chair, such as he had seen in
tine convention hall at Marseilles, and
was partly burned.
Hictaner looked at the chair, and
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/ thousand thoughts ran through his
bewildered mind. Soon he said 70
himself:
Evidently the grottoes are thsrG
What can have destroyed them 50
that the entire elf is demolishedf
Moisette, ali, Moisette! Perhaps she
is buried in this debris, crushed and
dead!"
He uttered a cry Of pain and OF
anger.
Without hesitating ks spranE
down into the excavation and landed
upon something soft. He felt Il, and
he remembered having rested his
hands in talking upon the same sort
Of soft substance on the desk at Mar
settles.
He rose and started along a pas
sage which lay open before him
After several steps he found IL
blocked with debris and was Obliged
to turn back.
Consumed with fear and with eager.
ness, he took his Torpedo once more
and began to examine the wreckags
from top to bottom
Finally his rowing eyes lighted by
chance upon a little plank which the
waves were gradually pushing ashore.
He saw with amazement what seemed
to be some large characters hastily
scrawled upon 1t with the point Of .
knife.
The plank drifted against the Tor
pedo's side. Hictanger picked II up
and Immediately the characters be-
:ams clear. They were the letters:
BALEAR-
The slender lines stood out upon the
rough little board, which . thin OF
blue paint still covered
They had clearly beea written TerJ
recently and the plank had been thrown
into the sea within a few days.
From whence had It come:
The mysterious object lay in Hicta-
ner's hand for a long time while he
reflected
But as he could hardly have EcnJed
Oxus and Fulberts plan. and as ne was
IN consequence ignorant that Mo!setts
had been abducted and the grottoes de-
stroyed BY their associates. and that
Vera, Severac's daughter. had been
taken away with MolSette, he had no
idea OF actual events. Vera had listened
s!yIy to her abJuctors' conversation.
anu gathered that they were taking
he. 20 the coast OF the Balea-!c ioles
with Ac:sette. So Wi:koC. being seen
she hal written pat. OF tire word on a
2.aaS and dropped Il overheard 10 ira
hone that wares. tides and winds wou.1
drive it toward Cape Creuc. 20 which
Vera expected tina; Severac would soon
return.
Gro BE- Continued TOmorrow)
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Saving Lettuce Leaves.

Every one OF tho plants that have
been mentioned above may also be
used as the basis OF soup. They are
good when thickened with milk to
form a PURGE or combined with
stock or water to make a soups
maigre. When serving the latter,
try adding to It little grated
cheese. and small bits Of bread fried
in fat are also a tasteful addition.
Few persons think OF saving odd
bits OF lettuce leaves. and yet they
add q delightful navor to many q
soup. Potato soup may be given a
piquant touch by the addition OF q
little lettuce and q few tips Of pars-
ley.
There is all the 10Y OF exploration
in looking about ones garden to
find cut whether or not there are
delicacies there which have been
overlooked. This article gives some
suggestions. but there Is room for
much more experimentation In this
Geld Of Summer greSnA
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II a H!-But pardon our curios-
" a ity, monsieur. severac
~ says that you have a
sharks lungs. That Is
most extraordinary May we see
them"
Hictaner smiled and stood up. He
raised his arms above his head and
said:
Look under my armpits.
d NJ. White, the admiral. and NJ. de
Ciserat crowded around Hictaner.
They beheld the amazing Jumps In
q break in his coat OF silver scales.
They scrutinized them insatiably
until Hictaner said, visibly impatient:
Gentlemen, let US not lose any
more time. Let US 20 to look for
Moisette."
without further ceremony he start
ed up on the deck followed by the
three men.
once there. he held out his hand
and said:
How long will It take the Cy-
clone, the La Hire, and your torpedo
boats to reach Cape Creus?"
alt Is now 0 o'clock" replied the
admiral. I'VE will reach Cape Circus
at 8 this evening"
II shall be there in two hours at
the outside, going at moderate speed"
said Hictaner. when you arrive I
shall have explored the whole sub
marine coast south OF Cape Circus, in
Rosas Bay, and IL the entrance to
the grotto is there shall have found
IT."
At these words Hictaner fixed the
crystal mask on his face and dived
into the sea. The men leaned over
to watch him, but he was gone.
Forward" cried the admiral.
Since no attack was now to be
feared, NJ. White was able to stay
aboard the Cyclone.
Ciserat repeated the order. Aboard
the La Hire, NJ. Douzans gave II also.
Hictaner laid his course across the
Bay OF Lyons.
He kept half a dozen yards beneath
the surface.
As he was going at the rate OF nifty
miles an hour, and as the distance
from MarseilleS to Cape Creus in a
straight line was about 100 miles. he
slackened his speed when hts ch7Ono-
meter registered five minutes to
eleven.
The Torpedo rose geat!y to the sur
face OF the water. where Il stayed
quiet from the moment Us half cupola
emerged fro the sea.
Three miles ahead the park point
OF Cape Circus arose. A little to the
right the dark mass Of the Pyrenues
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Advice to the LOvelOrn
R1 REATRICE FAIRFAX
What Is His Side?
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:

DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
I have been married three
years and my husband positively
refuses to allow me to visit my
mother. Rather than have words
over this obey. although IL
breaks my heart and I know my
mother must also suffer. She likes
my husband. but he will not be
sociable. I went TO business the
frst two years OF our married
life to help US along. but Il was
not appreciated. There was .
baby. bat II died. Please advise
me. am very lonely.
WORRIED.
WHAT is your husbands side of
the story? He must have one.
or else he is such n brutal person
that you probably would have left
him long ago. I think that no
daughter ought to stay away from
her mother. even to be at peace with
her husband. and II you are weak
enough to do this and to know Of
no other way OF keeping him salts
ned. you really must be q bit OF .
failure as . wife. I DO not mean
to be hard. but I want to make you
think. Look over the situation
carefully. Don't feel like q martyr
or an unappreciAted wife, but try
to figure out how you can make
yourself respected II Is absolutely
your right to be freddy with your
mother. unless she Ias gravely Of
your right to be friendly with your
married life. II you will give your
self over to working out your
seemingly tragic situation I think
you will md yourself too thorough
~ occupied with your puzzle TO be
lonely.
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By Helen A. Moody

- ID you ever think Of making q
salad Of sorreL or Of serving
pussley- a. green's, or OF
using dhndeliOns or beet-tops as the
basis for soup1 II you are very dis
aAinful OF any such suggestion.
have only to remind you that II the
American Pilgrims had not been the
disssntsrs and sxperimenters they
were, We might never have known
the deliciousness Of green corn. the
Savoriness % pork and beans. or the
tang Of rhubarb sauce.
Now. when We must avail our
selves to the utmost OF the prodigal
food resources Of this country. and
feed net only ourselves but the
whole world. It is q good time to try
experiments in new and inexpensive
foods. And one long neglected neld
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A Good Memory.

A certain magistrate was IN .
great hurry 20 get to his court, and.
AGi1inT . taxieab. told the driver to
taxa him there with all speed. The
srtsxtc however. went 90 slowly
ShAt - magistrate was greatly
0uT1FISSd. and he called cut 10 the
lF1vsF, Hurry, my man. hurryr'
u dou't think So said the driver,
very cooiiy; last month you fined
lms for driving beyond the limit"
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A Soldiers Wife.
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:

DEAR MISS FAlRFAA:
I am twenty-five and have
been going about with a young
man one year my senior for two
years. Ono year and a half ago he
Joined a regiment. much against
my will. and ever since then we
have had little Quarrels. His regi-
ment has been away since April.
which caused me nervousness.
during which time I wrote him
a mean letter and he answered
me, telling me that he would only
consider me as a friend. where
he has before offered to marry
me. ! have abrogated. As love
him, do you think can again re-
gain his love. A z.
A SOLDIERS wife has to be made
Of Drawer stun than you show.
I can recognize that you might not
have wanted your sweetheart to Join
a regiment, but none of US has the
right to interfere with the individ-
uality OF the person We love. After
all he could hardly insist that his
regiment come back because q GER
tain young woman was nervous.
You ought TO have been better ma
tured about the whole thing. The
only way to regain his love is to
prove that you aren't going TO be a
nAEEinE wife of the irritable type.
nor one who wants everything her
own way and who can only be
agreeable when her desires are be-
ing satisfied. Good nature. sweet
ness. patience and a li;tle loyalty.
with patriotism thrown in. are what
you need
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Misplaced Praise.

= YOGnG maA. not particularly
SFeH1u1nG. vas EnonopolizinE the
SE50a 81 . pretty dsbutants with
! - GnlntsrestinE conversation
(OW NJ brother" he remarked
a. O0GsSS Of q dissertation on
. eanny, Is JuSt the opposite Of
- - Sy~Y Do you know
~ WHshsFr
, HA SAS ASbUtAats replied de-
~ ~ Z GAOuiA nlEs ter
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A Useless Task.

Two Arabs had stolen up behind
Knox. As he started up. protesting
they seized him, and one produced q
silken cord.
With q hoarse cry. Knox struE-
gied. but in vain. Down came the
cord over his head. to Tighten about
his throat
Pearl. gazing through the key
hole. started up with but one
thouEht-to interfere. She forrct
that she and Tom were powerfully
outnumbered- shet bought only Of
the impossibilIty Of standing By idle
while he was strangled In the room
before her.
They're killing him. We must
save him" she whispered to Tom,
nercely. But no more-for swiftly
before either could move. they were
seized from behind.
Your OF the Arabs who had not
been present before. had come up
behind them unawares and had
found them eavesdropping.
II was IN vain that they struE-
gled. They were between two fres,
and there were two Arabs to each
OF them.
Resisting-but futilely-thsy were
dragged into Rnox's study.
His body lay upon the floor, quite
mottoniess. at the High Priestess's
feet. Over II, she nxsd her burning
eyes upon Pearl
We'll done. my chIldren!- cried
the High Priestess. $50 you have
found her aEain-and her rescuer."
She surveyed both Tom and Pearl,
and nodded approvinEly to the
Arabs who had captured them. Then
leaning forward-almost Kissing out
the words, she added:
You see what has befailen him
upon whom the anger OF the Order
had fallen. Prepare yourself-for
It Is your turn now!"
To Ne COatinue6 MOnAay.
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suits the turnips and carrots. and
the addition OF little grated cheese
makes both of these dishes more
nourishing and delicious. II one
wishes to go into the higher posi-
bIliues Of these vegetable greens.
let her experiment by making them
into = smooth PURGE. seasoning with
salt, pepper and 9 little onion-juica,
and forming a croQuet mixture OF
them by adding the yolk of eggs
and bread crumbs. then moldinE and
frying like any other croquet
The Belgians have always con-
sidersd very young peas cooked in
the pod greatly superior to the
shelled peas alone. Even when not
so young and tender. a separate
dish OF the pods boiled. II they are
fresh enough to have retained their
sugar. Is Considered by them quite
worthy OF being served with the
Iordly sauce Hollandaise.
Tho Swiss chard. which is SO
greatly in favor with those of US
who raise our own vegetables. is
usually shredded from the thick
white mid-rib when prepared for
cooking. This stem. cut into suit
able lengths and boiled and cooked.
makes a delicious salad. with =
French dressing or q mayonnaiss.
have been told by a person
whose reputation as an epIcure is
unquestioned that large. over
gown radishes sliced thin. laid in
salt water for awhile to extract
the bitterness. and then boiled, are
very good eating. The same person
is authority for the statement that
the tops OF radfshes make an Ap-
petizing dish when boiled.
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Preserving the Pumpkin.

IN colonial days pumpkins pared cut in thin strips
of convenient size and dried for future in punkn
bread and punin pie This custom is that should
initiate Squashes and sweet potatoes when they show
signs of spong may be preserved by tAe method
From Good Housekeeping.
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The Battle of GrdUeLOtte.

THIS decisive battle of the FrancoPrusian War followed
the attempts of Won Molke to turn the right flank of
The French armies Just fortynne years ago. The final
result the capur3Of the French army in Metz and the
triumph of the Gern1aR arms.
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~ Se@~AASSAes
Episode 6.
Copyright. 1917. By Fred JseEsoa. an rtEhel
rsssrvsdJ
nCMALL wonder, my father
rejoiced at what he had
done! He had evolved q
destructive force far greater than
swords or spears-greater than
poisons-greater than shot or
shell! He had evolved . force
greater than the plague or the
pestilencs! For the plague and the
pestilence cannot be harnessed and
driven at willard this force my
father found was q slave at his bid
ding!
NO army could stand against I'll
with It. his people-the true be-
levers in the Violet God Of Daroon
could sweep the earth-or bend
all nations to our will"
And II is to gain this power We
have set out" put in one of the
Arabs. You know that the secret
Of its hiding place cannot be dis
closed TO US until we recover the
violet diamond. But you have failed
In your efforts to restore Il to u.s."
Il tried. tried" cried Knox.
MY father spent three years de-
vtsins a means of protecting his
nev-found power so that Il should
never fall into alien hands," cried
the High PriestesA with his ovn
hands he built the Hall of the vIo-
let God. In which the God sits even
now, staring anErily before him
with his one remaining eye.
MY father himself carved upon
the wall the characters of our
language that are to be found there.
And he presented It to his followers
the night he died. Do you remem-
ber?"
She turned to the Arabs. They
bowed their heads.
II remember his very words" said
the eldest Arab slowly. He said:
Ny children. ] have discovered q
secret which will make you kings
OF the earth. Promise me that my
daughter here shall succeed me as
your head and that my will shall
not be opened until one year after
my death. Then shall the secret be
yours-And the power that goes
with IT."
The elderly Arab n.nssd ,n.akinx
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Some Possibilities.

The small sorrsI which grows
everywhere In our meadows makes
q delicious salad and an equally
good soup. and We are already cog
infant Of the piquant taste and me-
dicinaI good OF our dandelion-
greens.
We all know how tempting are
the tops OF little beet-plants
plucked when the plants are being
thinned in the Spring with the small
beet attached. But did you know
that the tops Of young carrots and
turnips are Just as good as the
bssts. and that the tops OF all three
may be cut from the roots, when
the roots themselves are ready TO
be used separately. and. II they are
not too old. make delicious "messes"
Of greens served with n thin cream
BAuos7
As q general rule, vegetable tops
are better served with oil and acid.
But the ordinary cream sauce best
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The Way to the Secret.

Thus he addressed u.s." said the
High Prisstess. "And the followers
Of our order promissd-and there
and then acclaimed me-and their
shouts had no sooner ended than
my father fell back in his great
ehair-dead. Then bscamy High
PriestesA And = year aftsrward. to
the hour. I read to my assembled
people my fathers will. You had
Joined Us ere this. Nicholas Knox.
You were present at this reading"
Il had Joined. thinking you pos
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for experimentation 10 with what
are commonly considered weeds
yes. weeds.
The dietetic value of green vege-
tables L. very high; plenty OF green
things Is a necessity to any we'll
balanced diet. and an addition to
the vegetable diet Is indeed a dis
eovery. One Of the FIRST bits Of
green to show itself IA a garden is
the purslane or "pussley." a weed
whose fate it has been to be fought,
rooted out. and SO utterly despised
that its name has become a synonym
for meanness.
And yet this little green Is de-
icious boiled and sailed and served
like spinach. It has a delicate
flavor, e soft buttery consistency,
and supplies the necessary univer-
sal salts for the tissues and bulk
quite as well as herbs more costly
Of nurture or money.
So also do the young and tender
tops OF the miIkweed. IL plucked be-
fore the flowers form. and cooked in
the same way. Rather better than
either are tho tops of young nettles.
which should also be boiled.
make a special declaration here.
for the beneft OF doubters. that I
have eaten all three greens many
times. beginning in a spirit Of in
quiry and ending in delight have
liked to tell others OF my expert
ments. and II I rise to a crescendo
with the mention Of the nettles las
usually do). am almost sure to
get the startled response: why!
thought only donkeys ate nettles."
Hereafter ] am going to retort.
only donkeys don't"
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tCopyrighted)
PART ONE-(CoEtinued.)

II a H.-But pardon our curios-
"A ity, monsieur. Severac
IA says that you have a
sharks lungs. That Is
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CSovslised from the photo-play The
Fatal RinE.D
By Fred Jackson.
Episode 6.
Copyright. 1917. By Fred Jseksoa. an right
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When Discouraged Plant Beans

very prolific. Limas are more exact
ing in their requirements than other
BEANS"
AS result of recent survey of 100
boys and girls club gardens in a
typical community, the statement
points out, the department of agricul-
ture finds that where failures have
occurred in gardening this year, they
have been due in general to shade,
poor soil or one or more of the fol-
lowing mistakes:
How to Turn the Trick
G) Failure, in preparing for the
garden to dig deeply enough and pull
verize the soil sufficiently (2) Too
thick planting. co Too deep planting.
(4) Ridging the garden and planting
On ridges instead of keeping the
ground level This causes the water
10 drain away from the plant. 60
Planting too early, especially corn,
lima beans and cucumbers. CO. Too
many light, surface waterings. Roots
|eek water, and wet surface causes
! growth of roots there, which are lat
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to working harmony in the present world crisis.
To those this country who have awaited the out
OF the experiment with intense anxiety the report
Of Ehu Roots first address since his arrival in Rus
STA will bring comfort and renewed confidence 1t
the devotion the principal of
resentative government
In the of his address to the council of min
listers Saturday Mr. Root speaking of the American
people, said:
"We love liberty and cherish above all
possessions the ideals for which fathers fought
and suffered and sacrificed that America might be
free We believe in the competence Of the power OF
democracy and In heart of hearts abides faith
in the coming Of a better world In which the humble
and oppressed Of all lands may be lifted up by free
dom to heritage of Justice and equal opportunity"
1t would be difficult give expression to the spirit
of American democracy in fitting words. Russia
may stumble and fall but if she keeps that American
goal constantly in view she will out all right in
the end.
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Moscow Boys at the Front
Well Pleased with Their Lot

/ then we have some excitement fol
| awhile. There sure are snakes ovel
N that country. We got our first
accinations yesterday, then in per-
DDS of 10 days each we get our two
other shots. There hasn't been bit
ii sickness IN camp so far, and that's
wonder with that Pasco sun climb
ing up to lis degrees in the shade and
no shade.
I'VE have good eats, at least we do
every other day. One of our cooks
is a dandy, but the other is big
bum so we fill up on the day the
good one is on duty.
I'VE sure do like the old Star-AIir
ror, and say. those comfort bags were
great we got from the Red Cross, and
as far as ] know we fellows from
Moscow were the only ones in camp
that got any.
"All the fellows are anxious to see
real service in France, and we are
mighty glad we joined when we did.
| don't think a single one of the fell
ows would come home if he could. It's
he life, all right"