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HICTANER---"Ihe Man Fish, Who Ruled the Seas
Lays Plans % Rival Win Moiete

| seemingly clothed In a silver coat Of
mail vi. .
The young man was very young and
OF surprising beauty, and he. too,
smiled, and his dark eyes looked into
those OF the young girl with an ex-
preston OF Joy, love, and triumph
severae's Hate.
Beside himself with jealousy and
amusement, Severac spied upon the
extraordinary and charming pair.
He watched Moisette put her two
hands upon the young mans shout
ders and lift her face to his He saw
her lover stoop over and kiss her ten
derby. Then the young girls voice
continued a conversation evidently
begun elsewhere
Yes, am going to call you Guy.
dear, because you are like the oak
flower to me, q promise Of strength
and goodness.
Guy. my beloved Guy, be careful!
Each of US has heard all the other
knows. We have guessed the greater
part Of what we don't know. and we
shall turn aside the terrible fate they
planned for us.
But be careful. dear. Fulbert Is
memorable. and my father has NO will
of his own in opposing him
THE reasons for their acts are
really unknown to US.
BE careful. Go. My heart goes
with you, dead. and be sure I shall be
strong for you. for our love and for
our future happiness.
Heaven will reward us for putting
an end to this monstrous war. which
seems all the more cruel because It'll
purpose Is unknown, and my father
and uncle will be forgiven because OF
what we are doing.
Heaven meant that we should
meet and love each other, and II will
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FuIbert. . Buddhist monk Of the TIbstan
Lama. living In an Isolated houss on the
Island OF Cabrera In the Mediterranean.
longs TO rule the world. Fulbert r. alone
with Oxus master Of the house, who has
made startling experiments IN vtvtsection-
Fulbert learns that Oxus has succeeded In
producing q new kind Of creature By
Migrating the lungs Of q great nah IN an
orang outanE. They decide to Try the
same experiment on a human being.
Oxus had expected his own wife. Bertha,
TO give birth to q male child. but q little
girl was born instead. Fulbert, In . mon
astery In Spain. takes from Martha de
Bliguires her male infant born out OF
wedlock. The mother goes mad when the
child Il torn from her breast.
Fulbert takes the child and journeys
back TO Cabrera.
Eighteen years pass. The scene shifts
to the French torpedo boat Cyclone. IN
Nfllefranche Harbor. The commander,
Lieut.. Louis de Ciserat, 10 talking to .
friend. II u February /. Ciserat calls at
tention to . Newspaper article which tells
Of . visit of q mysterious stranger to the
palace Of the Kaiser. The Kaiser Il COM
manded to dissolve the Reichstag BY the
Unknown" Similar proclamations are
received by the rulers OF France. Bel
GUM. Dsnmark. Great Britain, Austria,
Russia. and Holland
Ciserat and the other officers OF the
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At the Perfume Counter
By Jane Mclean.

= ASKED for perfume and she smiled and said:
We have . lovely rose" and she spoke
- thought how Ike . rose she was herself,
So young and working in . crowded store.
She held the bottle up. and as breathed
The counter faded. and saw . place
Where roses grew along . prtm old walk.
Their vagrant petals dropping everywhere.
The garden faded. and saw again
The rows Of bottles and the girls white face.
And smened again the mAn-made scent Of rose
And felt the busy joStling Of the crowd.
Tomorrow shall walk Glong that path
And gather roses 70 my hearts content
While this girl fingers In the citys heat
Ana smells her country through Q bottled scent
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, not refuse US anything. We are the
instruments In its hands for the peace
Of the world Go, dear Guy. Tomor-
row. two hours after sunset. I will be
waiting for you near the trap door.
have explained to you how Il II
opened from outside"
Again she held up her lips to his.
1t was q Ions. long kiss
Then together they quickly climb
ed the stairs, leaving the door open
behind them.
When the lovers had exchanged Q
second kiss, Severac. In his jealous
hatred. had with difficulty stifed an
outbreak. He was furiously tempted
to spring upon them and to kill then,
but good sense came to the rescuS
and he saw the folly Of such = dees
1T Is Hictaner." he said. Il nevC
saw him, but 1 know from the de
seription Fulbert gave me. Hig
tanerl
Moisette and the young man diA
appeared from his view at a bend In
the stairs. Savsrae saw nothing be-
fore him but the open door.
"Ah. I have her" he muttered to
himself
Blind passion was making him for.
get his resolutions of the day be-
fore. He was not thinking now Of
going to Fulbert and Oxus to propose
his shameful bargain.
His obsession now was to possess
Moisette, to possess her at once. He
sprang forward. entered the door.
slipped along the passage to Q sec
ond door half closed. through which
came a ray of light He pushed IL
open. entered. crossed the luxuriods
little salon. and entered a coqusttish-
ly furnished bedroom.
at must be her room" he said to
himself. "She will come back. I will
wait for her"
Less excited now and more in con-
troll OF himself, he hid behind . tall
pier glass.
To Be Continued Monday.
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It Won't Do.
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX;


am seventeen and admire .
girl q couple Of years my elder.
love her. but she 10 interested In
an enlisted man She says that
she has not become engaged TO
him. but that she might. II she
loves me - much A. she does the
other. do you think she would be-
come enEAEsd to hint. z
T KNOW the matter looks serious
TO you. but you are at least I'VE
Or six ysGrs too young to choose the
partner" with whom you want to
enter on . life contract The next
ave or six years Of life are going 70
change you more than you can
dream. Probably the girl who at
tracts you new will have nothing TO
onSr you then. Please believe
me. for all life and expert
Snos have gone to prove the
truth OF what say. You are
not taking q particular nns or hon
orGble attitude toward her possible
engagement to another man. Do
you realise that while q girl Of
nInstssn IL . woman. . boy Of your
age 10 fully four years away from
the beginning OF real manhoodr
Please. dear boy. prove yourself
brave enough and StrenE enough
and sensible enough to sonausr
yeur SmotionA
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NOU Go On With the StOry

light Of the electric light on the
stairs.
"Half-past s." he murmursd.
Two hours before go back to the
laboratory"
He heaved a great sigh. At the
same moment he heard the creaking
of a hinge. He drew back into the
shadow. What he beheld was so
startling that he was obliged to lean
against the wall for support.
The door to the women's apartment
opened. Side by side. full in the light.
stood Moisette, all in smiles, and an
incredible young man with a body
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By
BEATRICE FAIRFAX

VitS . party OF young men 70
spend the last day with them.
Some u the girls are afraid 70
might cause gossip. Gad thought
II best to ask your advice.
The aunt Of one OF the EirIs
lives on the Island ANXIOUa
JUST to be on the safe side. why
not invite Aunty to come GlonEf
OF course. Il will be all right for
you TO invite some Of the men yeu
know over to spend the last day.
Naturally. I take Il for granted
that you are not going to DO any
thing to give EOSsip any real slain
against you.
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Progress of Rice Culture

The culture Of rice 10 alluded 70 IN
the Talmud. and thsrs II evidences
that Il was grown In the valley Of
the Euphrates and In Syria before
900 b c. Il was taken into Persia
from India and later into Spain By
the Arabs. Thence its culture was
introduced into italy about \ ..
l+6s. The Spaniards are also 70.
sponsibls for its introduction int
Peru and other sections Of Spanish
America during the early Colonial
period. but the exact date has not
been donnitSly determined
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By Jean De La Hire
PART I-fcontinuedh

PART 1-(Continued.)
n BAEwHHE, tia priest asked
M when can we see the
N electric mirrorT'
"In q few days" answered
ssverac. 81 made secret experiment.
In France with an important machine
II was that one which helped me tC
kill an emperor, q king and a genera
at the same time in the same landau
at went off in my hands by 1
fault in the construction. which
know now how to avoid. / have
been working for seven months or
the aiming apparatus, and 1t will b
ready by March 20 at the latest"
at will be useful in answering th'
answer Of the world congress-" SAID
Fulbert with a sinister laugh.
IF the congress does not submit
you mean?' said Oxus calmly.
What about the new machinery
for the torpedo?" asked the priest.
81 will show u to you sometime
after tomorrow" Severac replied.
severae's Thoughts.
But to himself he was saying:
Tomorrow l will know who my
rival is. and then will play my last
card. / will say to the priest that
my inventions. my knowledge and
ny courage will all be at his COM
mand, in exchange for Moisette's alb
solute surrender to my love and to
my wishes As for the rival, he will
be the first to experience the effect
Of the electric mirror"
And in his heart the engineer felt
glow of triumph.
.feanwhIle, oKus and Fulbert had
risen.
we are going TO tale you to He
tAner," said Oxus. Scipio appeared
at the door In answer to a ing.
Dress u.s." ordered the priest, FOR
Inspection only"
While ScIpio was taking the false
diving costumes from the chest. Full
bert was giving the necessary ex-
plantations and warnings to Severac
In preparation for the drama about
to be enacted.
Soon the three men were dressed in
their garments of aluminium scales
and the false helmets. ScipIo witt
drew and OXus announced to Hictaner
by means of the signal tale that he
was expected in the aquarium. He
then made the laboratory wall slide
aside.
The fairy-like aquarium was -
vealed. as usual. and Severac mar
veled at beholding such a sight for
the frst time.
He looked for Hictaner eagerly in
the crevices OF the submarine rocks,
but Hlctaner was not there. They
waited five minutes for him, but in
vain! O1us repeated the signal call,
and they continued to wait. Five
ten-hfteen minutes went by. He
taner did not appear.
The light construction OF the he'll
NETS and the sirholes in them, al-
lowed the voices to be heard.
He has gone away on an eXcur-
sion" said Fulbert.
I'VE did not think to order him TO
be in readiness this afternoon"
He then explained TO Severac why
given permission to roam along the
submarine coasts Of the Lost Isle.
"Ah, WELL" said Oxus. I'VE will see
him tonight after dinner"
The sliding wall was brought back
into place. and Scipio was called.
Being Invested OF his costume, Sew
erac was permitted to return to work
in his own laboratory while Oxus
went TO tho library and Fulbert to
the workrooms, whore his associates
were busy with their various tasks.
But Beverac did not work. Stretched
out on his bed, he smoked one cigar
etts after another, dreaming Of the
young girl he loved.
~ an going TO keep watch over her
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all night" he said to himself. 81
must know absolutely by tomorrow.
But whether know or not who my
rival is, l will present my proposition
TO oxus and Fulbert. will say to
them:
"-GIve me Moisette and my motor
mechanism, my electric mirror, my
Intelligence, my devotion, all are
yours
They won't hesitate. II they hest
tate, or refuse, very well-all the
worse would rather die than go on
with the struggle. But I will 10 the
impossible, rather than leave Moisette
behindr'
Severac repeated these words with
out ceasing. while he waited feverish-
ly for the dinner hour and the sight
OF Moisette.
He even forgot the young girls alb
solute refusal so that he might think
more easily OF possessing her. which
he believed as certain.
At o'clock Scipio announced din
ner
When he entered the dining room
Severac had a disappointment. Moi
settle was not there. and the table
was laid for three. He could not re-
sist speaking of it, and he added:
Isn't Mile. Moisette going to dine
with u.s."
mo" answered Oxus quietly. Moi
settle sent word that she had a slight
headache. She is rather subject to
them. Tomorrow we will see her
fresher than ever"
"Of course" said the priest.
The father was not anxious. The
uncle seem treasured
The lover, therefore. could NOT very
well do anything but acquiesce.
During the dinner Severac forced
himself to talk clearly.
He explained the workings of the
electric mirror. and Fulbert and ONus
listened with passionate interest. But
the moment they ceased speaking in
scientific terms and figures his heart
beat more rapidly and his mind was
filled with the thoughts of MOisette.
while a great apprehension befogged
the inner regions OF his soul.
Certainly the pretext given by the
young girl was plausible. But to
Severac IL was only a pretext. She
did not wish to meet him. And. per-
haps. at this hour when all the in
habitants OF the Lost Isle were din
ing, this hour of safety, perhaps his
rival was with Moisette.
This thought made Severac tremble.
Oxus and Fulbert, however, were not
letting him rest
In spite of trying to combat his
jealousy and hatred to allay his pains
by reason. all his inner being was
suffering cruelty. while. with a quiet
voice, he was being obliged to an
swer, explain, carry on arguments.
add or multiply numbers!
His torture came to an end, how
ever.
Scipio removed the dessert. Full
bert was the first to rise. They left
the dining room.
Let us go now to see Hictaner."
in by this time
The scene of the afternoon in the
was repeated
ScIpio dressed the three men and
retired. The moving wall revealed
the aquarium. but no Hictaner.
They waited again. they repeated
the signals. but in vain.
The wall was quickly put In place.
scipio called, the diving suits taken
on
Il am uneasy this time" exclaimed
Oxus, when the negro was gone.
Fulbert said not a word. his brows
Severac waited. unde-
clded. for permission to leave. for
Hictaner bothered him less than
Moisstte. and he wished TO spy upon
her.
Suddenly the priest spoke In that
solemn voice which commanded by
Itself,
"oKua, please wait in the Iabora-
tory and watch the aquarium,
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Indifference

Bingis-when you found mat you
had not got your fare, aid the con
ductor of the tramcaf make you get
off and waikiki
Mowls-Oniy get off; he dIdnp
seem to care WhsthsT ! walked -
sat down.
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Ask the Aunt, Too.

DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
Would 10 be proper for q party
Of young ladies going camping
en- Al Island Tar Q week. = ~
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Meeting Success
Half Way
Have You Gone to the Trouble of Taking You
Own Measure

studied the office work a. q vhols
in order to see whsrS you can help
III And whore It can help youi II
you have not-you have completely
failed to get your own measure
When little Phyllis Masoa came
into one Of the largest Offices In
New York there was nothing In
particular to indicate that In SIX
months she would have nEursd
out half . dozen ways to sim
plify the work OF one official, and
that she would have quaIined a. an
understudy to the ehiers secretary
and have prepared herself to take
on work totally different from that
for which she was trained But
there 10 no reason why any clever,
Well-balanoed. far-siEhted ambi-
dous girl should not make SIX
months bring her just a. much per
sonal growth and just a. much real
usefulness to her office - my hsrS-
Inc managed to do.
And Perfectly True.
A perfectly good story, you say
only such thinEs don't happenf
Oh. yes, they do. I happen to know
Clark!
No one 10 indefinitely oonsiEned
to one niche In the world Of busi-
ness. Almost any position 10 open
to the man who has the mentality
-
mination TO go after It II 10 all n
matter Of goal II working up 10 .
twenty-five dollar a week secretary
ship IL enough for you. You win
never get beyond IL But II YOU
come into an office a. . four dollar
. week office boy ~ an eight dollar
4 week Stenographsr. you have the
same chance to be president Of
the road" as had James J. Hill
provided always that you have
brains and grit and the sort of vi
sion which makes you an active.
not passive. dreamer.
You can determine your own
chances OF advancing In life By
etudytnG and analysing yourself AZ
you are and as you want TO BE-
First Of all you have to know
-N ~ NAn 10 paBI LO-0AY and
what you want most to do to-mor-
row To train yourself for the
place ahead. you have to all the
place you are now occupying. Fill
Ing your place 10 not q matter Of
merely doing what 10 required Of
you; II means figuring out what
you require Of yourself Il means
looking for extra work, not trying
to avoid the seif-svident work for
which you are definitely held re-
sponGible. Il means discovsrtn~
that the executive you serve can
save Al hour of hIs time II You rive
an hour Of yours to work he might
otherwise have TO DO.
When you md that out and real
iSs that ten minutes Of his time has
= money value and q constructive
worth equal or SURPRISING an hours
worth OF yourS, you have become
an amateur efficiency expert ana
you are . useful member Of the
world of work.
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By Lillian Lauferty.

INTO . big downtown onies not
many months ago there came .
quiet. modest little Erl who
seemed at FIRST exactly the sort we
describe a. average" She did her
work very we'll. but you are sup
posed to do your work we'll in an
efficiently managed Office or lose
your Job!
After = few weeks the girl was
told to devote two hours = day to
one of the younger officials Of the
firm The young official set about
giving his dictation to Miss Mason
with no particular thought about
the girls personality except fesl-
ing Of gratitude for its complete
lack Of stridency. She never forced
herself on his attention; she never
made him in any way conscious Of
the fact that she was an individual
CLARK accepted Miss Mason as =
-quIet little mouse" who did her
work we'll
And then Clark" discovered that
his mail had q way Of being d.
vided into two piles, one marked
Important and one marked Not
neeessary to read" He discovered
that the litele Mason girl was slim
ulatinE him BY very genuine inter
est in his work In all sorts OF
WAYS his Job was simplihsd ana
speeded up
But no one dreamed that Miss
Mason was ambitious even after
they discovered that she was = thor
ouEhiy competent worker. When
the chief secretary fell III, Il was
Miss Mason who managed to DO All
his work, beside taking care Of her
end Of the offics routine and giving
Clark the same efficient service to
which she had accustomed him.
A Suggestion.
One day the quiet little mouse
approached M. Clark with the sug-
restIon which made him realize that
she was = young woman to be re-
Bpected and reckonSd with In the
world Of business
Il wonder IL couldn't arrange to
give Miss harper Two or three nourS
in the morning just as give you In
the afternoon7 The library work she
a. doing interests me q good deal
and / feel as II there were . real
opportunity for me- I like books
you know and this will give me .
chance to study them And then II
ever Miss Harper gets mArried-or
goes to Q better position-you'll have
someone trained and ready to step
dn her shoes, Do you think I'm
capable of the work. Mr. Clark7 Do Z
you think 1t could be arrangsdr
1t was arranged
Have you-whoever you are I
looked around your office and hg-
ured out simple little methods Of
helping the work Of your superior
officer Have you trained yourself
for the Job one or two steps In ad-
vance OF your own? Have you
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TRUE LOVE.
Whereso'er / am below, or else
above you,
Whereso'er you are, my heart
shall truly love you.
u. Sylvester.
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A NEW HOPE.

when Harry did telephone he i'm
parted news that inspired new hope
In the heart OF lima.
"wexton, the pawnbroker, has one
Of your pearls; he will try to sell II
today: suppose you watch him"
lima needed no second Invitation.
She had no difficulty in locating the
shop. and though her plan of proce.
dure was q little vague, still she re.
solved to trust to good fortune and
her own wits and learn what she
could.
Evidently wexton, who acted as a
fence" had a customer in mind,
when he had consented to receive the
pearl This customer was Nullo Fa.
lenti, small banker, and his arrival
to inspect the Jewel happened to CO.
incide with Ilma's visit Although
Mr.. Falenti said nothing about pears
so long as lima was present, she sur.
missed from his manner that he was
not comfortable at seeing any one
else In the place and she resolved 70
follow him.
Nullo FaIenI watched her leave
and asked the pawnbroker who she
was. He shook his head and pro.
ceeded to business. "Well, here's the
pearl What do you think OF it," and
Wexton pulled forth the gem from a
small box and laid II on a black vel.
vet square.
Falentl. like most Italians OF educa.
tIon. was lover OF fne Jewels; he
saw at once that this was no ordinary
pearl, and after q good deal Of bag
Cling he paid wexton's price, and,
slipping his prize. In his waistcoat
pocket, drove OF.
when he reached his own Office he
passed to his private room and laId
aside his coat His bookkeeper tim
idly knocked. and in response 10 a
grur command, sided up to his am
ployer.
What he said reused FaIenti 70
anger. Don't you dare to tall me the
AFFAIRS OF this bank are crooked" be
almost shouted; "go back to your
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70 lima ITS all right SAID Harry,
a. be looked into Ilmass palm. where
one Of the oth.r mari. 49, r.oo.,,,-
anna neio the Two tossenst
Hairy went TO the telephone. and -
the horror Of the banker, asked for
police headauartern -
avyA.t a.. -, a.,.-,.. .-...s -
-. -
's-I.nso Euenth IusniAs toNara nm.
rhis is Falenti the banker" said
AArry over The wire 7 had reason
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EKUS TO Be SPEAKER
AT MEETING TONIGHT

The most Important meeting Of the
campaign By Warrington Jews for
$4,000. washington,s quota OF the
national relief fund for war sufferers.
win be held this evening IN, he
Eighth Street Temple AZ o'clocks
Abram /. Elkua. former United States
Ambassador TO Turkey, win be thoa
principal speaker.
An appeal In behalf Of Jewish war
sufferers Il being sent out By MEM
bers Of the executive committee. The
total fund Is S1o.co0.o0o