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At once. Reach Gibraltar soon
as possible without breaking CO.
hesion of fleet. Find detailed In
structions Gibraltar.
(Signed) "GERVAlS.
Admiral Germinet gathered up all
THE scattered papers with a single
sweep OF his hand, and cried hosrse-
ly:
gentlemen, to your ships! Not one
word until you reach them!"
Five minutes later, completely up
set by what he had heard, Louis de
Ciserat sprRnE to the Cyclones deck
with q single bound. Sainte-Claire
was awaiting him in great Rppre-
hension. De Ciserat took him by
the hand and said, in q voice which
he forced to be calm and clear be-
fore the eager men Of the crew:
Lieutenant, we sail at once. Are
the hawsers slack?"
The Fleet DeDarts-
"Yes. sir"
Ciserat turned toward the flagship.
Twenty seconds. later q pennant ran
up the mast OF the Patrie. Almost
Immediately the water at the torpeoo
boats stern began to bubble violent
Iy, and her screw Vibrated sharply.
"Commandant, the engines are
ready"
As his sole response Ciserat blew
the whistle, then said to Sainte-
Claire:
Come to the turret, lieutenant"
When they reached 1t the torpedo
boat was already gliding over the
tranquil water. Likewise, the forty
| five other members OF the squadron
were heading straight out to sea
some slowly, some more rapidly, sc
| that each might at once take its
place in the order Of the line.
| When the two officers had reached
| the yellow steel turret which, being
bulletproof, protects the steering
gear and the broad bench where Is
the commandants man at the helm
they mounted the post of observation
There Ciserat related-directing the
course by word and by gesture In
/ the meantime-all that had taker
place on board the Patrie.
The ensign's eyes opened with ter
ror as he listened to the awful mar
TGtiVs, and more than once the mar
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cially true In Summer. Play suits
must be made for rOugh-GnA-tumbls
wear. 90 that . child need not con-
StAntly bs reminded 70 look out for
his elothsA etarcAS4. fullsd or
fancy garments are entirely insult
able cor young children. fer they Do
not permit free play.
OF course. all play cl0thiAR Should
De WAShaole. cut the laundering
should b reduced 70 the ntninum.
seersuekSr and cotton crepe are
ideal In that they require Nc iron
Ing. Striped and checked gingham
fade less than plain materials.
However. the gfnghans should b
well shFunk before being made up.
Light coioPs like pink, blue. laven-
der or green fAAS very easily II not
laundsrOd vita care. POroals. gala
tee ana MADRAS are AlsO suitable fer
chndrsn's wear.
4 manly little fOIlSw Of ave yoArS
VIII bS proud to wear blue oP brown
galatsa O~Ohslls. These GrO vary
easily nAda. and have straps Ovsr
the shoulder. fAs big poskSl at the
hip must n0t - emitted. for Il 70 .
nnS place 10 taek string. pennies,
AAA other lmpiOzasnts e
boyhood 4 lttla cotton blsuSS ana
SaAAals VIII b al that u aoosssary
to wear wftA sho0s Gmail ovaralis
during hot aayA
A cunning costume fer \ child Of
four consists Of . cotton crepe droas
and bloomers with waist attached
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BY JEAN DE LA HIRE
WHAT HAS GONE BEFORE

Eighteen years pass, and the scene is
Shifted to the messroom Of the French
torpedo boat Cyclone IN Villsfranche hAr-
Dor. Il L. February l. The commander,
Lieut.. Louis de Ciserat, II talking 20 MS
friend, Ensign Sainte-Clatre- Ciserat
calls attention to q newspaper article
which tells Of the visit Of a mysterious
stranger to the palace Of the Kaiser On
January / The stranger. II seems, hand
ed the Kaiser q parchment in which ne
1.-THE Emperor) was commanded TO dis
solve tho Reichstag. dismiss his minis
ters and substitute others, to be named
by the Unknown" Failure to do this
means the destruction OF the German En-
pIre II the commands are obeyed, the
parchment stated. the Unknown" prom
ised to pay all the debts Of the nation,
TO unburden the people Of their taxes Tor
q year. and also 10 do away with the
standing army.
Tho two French officers then look At
newspapers Of later date and see that
similar proclamations were received
through the mall by the rulers OF France
Belgium, Denmark, Great Britain, Aus
triA Russia and Holland.
Ctsernt and the other officers Of the
French squadron are summoned on board
Admiral Germinet's flagship. The Ad-
miraI announces that the Unknown" has
blown up a German and 4 British battle
ship, and has also destroyed Fort ChaV-
aganac CherbourH
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Tha story opens with the arrival Of Fui-
bert, q Buddhist monk Of the Tibetan
Lama, At an isolated and mysterious
houss on the western end OF the island
Of Cabrera. BY q signal he IL admitted
and greets OIuS, the master Of the house,
with whom he is plotting for the making
OF q human creature, which. by means OF
Nvisection, will have such powers that IL
will finally bring all the nations Of the
earth to his feet.
In the secret LAmaist Order the killing
Of human beings was not considered
matter to bring regret II murder was
done In their cause. the cause being .
dream Of world power, 4 power that
would give the LamaiEtS the actual con-
troll Of conduct Of the peoples Of the earth
These fanatics. working with the fright
full strength OF their kind, finally decide
on the means by which they will attain
this goal. The replacing Of human lungs
by the breathing organs OF a nsh viii
make a man-hsh, q creature that may slip
into the sea, and from below sweep the
oceans Of every ship that hoats.
OxuB had expected his own daughter
Bertha to give birth TO q male child, but
a little girl was born instead Tho plot
ters then decided to look elsewhere, and
Fulbert In a LRmaiSt monastery In Spain,
brings the search to a successful close
when he takes from Martha de Bliguires
her male infant born out Of wedlock.
The mother goes mad when the child II
torn from her breast.
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By William F. Kirk

VUYHEN Pa CAIN hoam last mite
NJ Il was too srly for supper
" Insted Of t0o lait- Ma looked
kind Of worried Are you sick.
deer. she sed-
I newer fslt SSttsr. sd Pa
Why7
It Il vary unusual fer you to Git
Aoam this srIy, sed Ma
I know It. ssd Pa This was my
day OF 4 I went to see the Giants
play 4 It rained q the gain vas
called on. The way It locks. sed
Pa, this must be my unlueky month,
the saim as the other IL monthA I
guess I won't see a gain this Sum-
msr.
Well sed Ma. can imagine
worse hinEs happening to you.
deer. You have seen ball gains
enuR in yurs life Why deant you
talk me out to the Rren1 Zoe. Ma
ssd. 4 We can look At the monkeys.
Thay act = good dssl like ball
players, Ma Sed
Eusss I was bern unlueky. ssd
Pa The only luck I evvsr had
was wen married you. he ssd kind
Of quick
am GLAD yo1 thought 20 say
that. s1d Ma It seems 70 me you
have . good dssI to Be thankful
fer. IOu have yurS hslth 4 yurS
IuvinE fambly q . nice hoam . =
good JOB. what near de yOu wAntf
I suppose that V true snun,
sed Pa. but I like baseball q I
doant git . shGnst TO see many
Saims. I used to Ss . grAts player
myself. SD Pa
so I have onsn herd you say. ssd
Ma You were . crate hand 1t
everything you tried wen yOu
were yuns. weren't you. How Jsi1uS
tie nabors children must have been
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Copyright. my
PART I-(Continued).

THE admiral was still standing.
He lifted his hand and said
Il in a voice once more calm and
commanding:
gentlemen, definite orders have
accompanied these dispatches, which
unfortunately leave no room for
doubt, as they are worded in cypher,
this cypher being known only to the
ministry, the admirals. and the cap
tain in command OF La Patrie.
"a part of these instructions were
obeyed this morning. when I sent
sailing orders to each OF you. In q
half hour we leave for Gibraltar.
ITO the southwest OF the Balearic
Isles we expect to meet the Mediter-
ranean feet of the British-thirty-
one ships and four submarines.
"our allied forces will block the
Straits of Gibraltar. the British in
the outer line, we in the inner. Thus
IL is planned to prevent our puZZling
enemy from passing into the Aedi-
terranean and perhaps to see, cap
ture, or destroy him, whether he is a
unit or a number"
The admiral paused for breath. and
then went on:
This is all I wish to say. gentle
men. Please report on board your
own ships in five minutes. In a quar-
ter of an hour you will receive the
signal to depart.
1--WE are going forth to war OF q
now kind, for no one knows what
sort of enemy ours may be. There
fore, let US have courage, discipline.
self-abnegation, and presence of
mind, and let us cry together:
Long live France! Long live the
republic"
A wild burst OF cheers and solemn
pledges followed his words.
Around the table, all the officers
from the admiral TO the simple en-
sign, stood straight and raised their
trembling hands with cries of Long
live France. Long live the republic"
Suddenly their enthusiasm was cut
short.
The door OF the saloon opened and
a captain entered, shockingly pale. In
his raised hand were two dispatches
A score of officers saw him I'M
mediateIy and stood transfixed. The
others turned quickly and ceased
shouting, dropping their arms.
In the tragic silence, which came
over them like a pail, Admiral Ger
minet calmly asked:
what news, commandant2"
The officer took a few steps for
ward and held out the papers to his
chief, murmuring family:
81 translated them, admiral"
The admiral took the papers, ran
his eve over them, and trembled so
that the great beads Of sweat stood
out upon his brow. By an effort OF
will he read in a voice whose hard
ness i'll concealed its emotion:
Paris. EIffeI Tower,
FEB. 3, IL 80 a. m.
Yesterday, February 2, at mid
night, in the port of Lisbon,
PortugaPs only battleship, Vasco
de Cana, was destroyed by a
single explosion. All OF her $40
| men were lost.
THE explosion was so heavy
that several ships at anchor were
capsized, and an entire block OF
houses on the quay were demol-
ished The number OF victims is
| estimated at 5000"
The admiral dropped the first tele,
gram and took up the second, which
he read:
Minister of Naval Affairs to
Admiral oSTminSt-Hoist anchor
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The "Unknoun's- Havoc.

Three battleships destroyed. one
fort demolished, 1000 men killed was
the sum OF that days disasters, and
these catsstrophes, apparently pro-
took place at four points, whose two
extremes, Heligoland and Lisbon, were
separated some 7,7OO miles by the
straight maritime route. AS the dis
asters had taken place between
o'clock in the morning and midnight
of the same day, It was evident that
the redoubtable enemy, II he worked
alone. had made LOO miles in twen-
ty-three hours, or about seventy
four miles an hour.
A. the fastest war vessels have .
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ne nt1s eFoSk h 0ut kfnono gtyiA
both fer essinAss AAd simplicity n
makinG
A SQUARE nsek = faishSd ~ inch
vids bias binding banding. ~ ven
~ tAs AAlf-IsugSA slSSvos- A bslt
may es vorn n DESIRED. though
more frseAom ana oS0lnsss ars wAF-
rantsd II the bSlt b oaaittsA
BloOuers d away vitA thS nsess-
sity Of pstttoeAss. A little muslin
waist may bs sSwS1 70 thS bloomsrs
70 DrOvsat them from siiDping.
with . small Sanbennet aad san
dals. this 10 an sxosllsnt costume
for the psashor0. Clothing Of thls
style IL very easy to wash and u .
boon TO the busy mother - well .
JOY 70 the kiddisAL
For the run-about bGby. thsrO
are several styios that may bs
adopted 70 ittIs boys and giris
alikA They are cut like romper1
buf left loose 1T the knee. Thsss
are found cooler than the tiEht-end-
q IN variety. Low noeks and short
sleeves may bs simply outlined with
bias tape.
Play hats are bsinE advanced IN
SosrSucksr. linen. gtnghAm and
duck For girls they are IN the
form Of adorable little Sunbonnsts.
edged By . tiny ruifls and held on
By strings tying under the chin.
The crown 10 cut - . large circle.
Plain hats devoid Of ''frillSr are cut
for boys. Crowns that button -
the brim share . great advantage
In washing and ironing. for thsy
may Be removed and ironsd nat
These little bonnsts complete prao-
teal costumes for the SsAshore.
mountains. Farm. or wherever thS
sun rays are hot on little kiddiea
NotherA when planning Summer
play clothes for your children (And
these should constitute . greater
part Of the ehilA's WardrobO). try
to reduce the eost AaA making to .
minimum. a. WsIl - the laundsr-
ing. Mako yO1r SAildrsn cool al
comfortable
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Cucumber Salad with eAfnSA
Dressing.
(CAlorsSs fBa)
0aa ASA1 ISttuoa. . eooumbsSL 3
onion. 1 eupful sAlmOn. salt AnA DaD-
per. boiled salAd 6SOssiag.
RrSak apart. wash and dry tho
lettuce lSAVSb. pare the eucambsro
and chill For individual service
make . bed Of the lSttueS leaves oa
the plates and upon them place thin
slices Of cucumber. AASiy minced
0niOn. salt and pepper. Put salmoa
int = cold bowl. shred and remove
bonos; add to II. until right consist
ency 70 pour. . sour. highly seasoned
boiled dressing. Beat thoroughly
GAd place ever lettuce and SaOnn-
bSrA
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The Stranger
By Jane Mclean.

= Asst weSk played with summsr-hov We Played
Out in the country. where the air is sweet,
- found her but . young and besuteouS maid.
With GSurO eyes and SWsyinG dimpled feet
How feet she was. for when we race
Down wooded pains where scented blossoms stray
She New ahead and turned laughing face
Ts mock my lAEEinS steps along the way.
But here, where heavy buildings and frown.
And little children gasp bor breath and die,
And Misery wGIks stark about the town.
cannot help but stop and wonder why.
Where Il the laughing child who won my heart,
Who piled her wares that might buy and feGStf
/ DO know this thing that walks apart
SARR.AS ~ GU kka tsAGas hOASt
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Household Suggestions

n you hA1Dsn to have run cut Of
6Oot poliSh, . few drops Of lemon
Juice rubbed briskly on to black or
brown leather will give It . brilliant
polish
TIE pei Of Lemons ShSSid be
saved and dried and placed among
the sugar to be used for cakes. This
gives . night flavor 70 the sugar.
An ounce Of sfum added to the
FinsinE water or to the starch win
render muslin or cotton EoOds al
mort hrsprOoE
To keep niss out Of the pantry
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BuekwhOat Gen
CISCO cAloriSAo

ouo-hAlf eupful sugar. sgE .
tabIsapoonfuls butter. I supful milk.
1 eupful buekwAsat -four. y cuDful
bread hour, III tsaspooafuls bAktAg
powder. y tSAspoonful salt
Beat the sugar into the eGg. 49,
the melted butter. Add alternately
the milk and buckwheast 1ourI then
the wheat nSur. into which the eAr-
iag powder and salt have bees
uiftsd. Bake In gsm-pans. These
may be split and served vita maple
GyTuD or honey -
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Holding a Mans Love
By BEATRICE FAIRFAX.
Some of the Little Things a Wife
Can Do to Make Her Husband
Happy in His Home.

foolish. momSatAry anaff Or . grow
ing tragedy. the wife herself win
probably have TO decide.
II she 10 Jealous and petty and
irritable. she fairly drives her man
int the arms Of the other woman,
who is naturally being a. sweet
and GmiGbIS and lovSels a. are all
Of us when We are wooIng and b.
ing WoOSd
Let me tell you . very true story,
the ending Of which was written BY
the wife. John Simmons was ffty
and had come to Erandfatherdom
without giving one sign that he was
not an exemplary citi1en and . good
husband and father. And then be
fall In love with Rose Lansing. .
beautiful young widow who was a
friend Of one Of his dAuGhtera-
II looked a. II Johns feelings
arose from one OF those tremendous.
whiriwind pAssiOns. which have
come down through history because
Of their force and tragic power 10
triumph over right and convention
and almost over time itself.
John SfmmonTs daughters were
desperate. They aid not want their
mother to divorce their father. nor
did they want her to be shamed and
betrayed BY him They wanted to
20 to him and plead with him to
spars his family-not to make II pay
for his Illicit love. And very quietly
their mother prevented all this and
gave her command:
Listen, Eirls-therSs ne tragedy.
no disGrAcs. unless I acknowledge
It Were making this whole thing up
In our own suspicious mindA John
10 attracted by Rose-thGt's all We
don't have to cut her or make fuss
because she's younger and prettisr
than an I don't have to beg my
husband for the devotion he has al
ways given me freely. The fuss
you are making is disgrAosfuL I
won't have any soensG am giving
. dinner tonight and . house party
next week Rose n TO be at both-"
Good Sense Wins.
TIE w1fSs good nAtuSN. her refusal
to think evil her calm. taking the
thing out Of the realm Of clandsstinO
and making It easy for John TO see
the siren. Destroyed some Of the
romance Of It am not sure mat
all men could be % cured Of their
InfatuatisaA. but I think . large
percentage Of Grant husbands
could be won back By their WivsS
Good-humored Acceptance Of the
fact that John was having "a little
nirtatiOn- when an excited accuse
tIon that John was indulging in "a
dangerous AFFAIR might actually in
cite him to have the sort Of an AZ
fair which was bSinC taken for
granted
no man could Be false to her; ne
man could tire Of hSr-shs's %
reasonable and square said . very
charming man recently of his wife
. woman Of Infinitely less attraction
than he possesses.
Reasonable and sauarSr-how
many women are that when brought
face to fAcs with emotional tragedy
HyBtSricL and bitter; Jealous and
Suspicious; WhimpSriRE and deS-
psratSi accusing and tragio-sIl
these women proceed to be when
they think the man they love has
Rivsn them cause" I recommend .
complete reversal Of policy. Try
being REASONABLE and square
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sponge the wind0Nrs weekly with .
weak solution Of carboIie acid ana
water.
oid potatoes stepped IN Geld water
0vsrniEh. will be found much
whittier when ready for serving.
For setting . rat-trAp. use bread
soaked in linBeed-oiL Rats cannot
resist lnseed-oiL
oil-cans should be tightly eorksd.
a. oil exposed to the air will not
burn brightly.
when sDrinklinE clothes use hot
water. It damDens them more
evenly.
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~ course ~ioVO does gonefally
X come home at last"-hoWsvsr
he gees G-wAndsrinE. But
'Vhioh Of Us does not long for the
magic ounce of prSvention"-thS
YGnfAfl4nE charm which shall keep
1Svs Bafs at homSf
EoW 70 prevent . man from
wanting to wGndSrf Make him
comfortable. never nag him. bring
70 his recitA1s Of his days doings =
sympathetic interest and never
bother him with your days doingL
II he is tired. let him feel free to
rest; II he wants To fare forth 70
the place Of the tango or the bur
lsS9us. 90 with him. and forget that
you pine to see IsadorA Duncan or
listen to cAruSo.
Before your marriage you trettsd
along 10 baseball games and acted
~ stimulated and interested a. II
you knew third base from an ''sr-
ror.- Why not keep up the good
work Of pretsndinE TO like what
Ar. LttIs Boy nkesf
In all SsriOusnsss. II - important
70 make your husband comfortable
BY letting him have the diversions
and the rOlAxations which his nEht
With the world make him long for.
II your LIE holds only love, why not
give 70 love breadth of mind and
undsrtsAnAtnE and the whimsical
tenderness which every Peter Pan Of
Q man nOSd1f
4 Little Discretion.
II In your life there are big In
tsrsStS- -p0r1Ons Of the worlds
vork-oonstructive efforts In poll
dos - social service or the artA,
yOI win nn6 that your deeper in
EsRaSts make you enough Of . pal
end Oon0autOn. enough Of q com
Ylsts equal - that your husband
may - Just a. concerned about
holafng your interest now that he
has H. a. is the average woman over
1hS reverse procesG
Ths things which lure . man
away from homS are nsvnSsG. . va
FiAt1On from the usual and hum
drum, the lure Of youth. the nat
tsrinE Admiration Of some one who
tells him he Is wonderful, the JOY
Of OonauSrinE SOmS Au-dSsirOd
young creature
There isn't one Of thSsS things
which the wife cannot be or Dc or
furnish II she takes the trouble
However. n being = pal and =
sweetheart and . Wifs and q mother
and q siren Snd An unknown guam
tIty and - sxperisnced nurse AL
added up together fail to hold an
Orrant huSbAnd-S vanity. what thSnf
First Of AL DON'T Let yourself b
guspIC1ouk Try to trust and by
your trust - comDei . sort Of 10y
atty. BoDettnsS . Jealous WifS
drives . man % the DOrverSS feel
Ing and - may - veil have the
game - thS name.
Be toIsean4 EAthsr than GSCusaasr1.
ETT . ssnSS Of h1nor instead Of
herotoA- ga eat SSns Of the SitaA-
tion and Isok At n in the Hight Of
calm rsasooAblsneaA
Here 10 John, SCOd fortY-nr&
heretofore devoted husband and
father and always generous ana
kindly. making fool Of himself over
tweuty-yeGr-Oid T1ossis Frtyol or
thirty-yeaT-Oid LseretiS Blue
StookinG, - the osSS may be. Now.
vhstha1 this litt1s infAtuAtiou Be .
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should be provided
ed By the thought
ful mother. v&T
much Of the CON-
fort Of the ehnA
deDsnds upon his
having the right
kind Of clothing.
and this is eaDO-
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HICTANER---'THE MAN FISH WHO
DESTROYED A NAVY
BY JEAN DE LA HIRE

speed only half as great, there was
indeed cause for alarm The terror
of officers and men, when they had
made this calculation, was indescri-
able. and each ventured an hypo-
thesis.
What was the nature Of this en-
emy!
1t could not be q submarine, for
the Goubet, the smallest ever built,
could not even try to penetrate the
harbor of Cherbourg.
Perhaps It was one man. or several
men, or more likely still, several men
in perfect diving bells. In this case
there must be at least three, for one
man alone could not have spent twen-
ty-thre hours in the water, nor make
a speed of sSventy-four miles an
hour!
Then, too, from whence did these
men come? How could they pro-
gress to distant points with such
concerted action? Whom did they
this Unknown"
And thus the questions multiplied
which no one, from the admiral down
to the cannon-man, could answer.
As the ships neared Gibraltar, the
in spite of the beIlicose and lofty
speeches made by the officers, and
the contagious proclamation which
Admiral Germinet issued shortly after
leaving VIllefranche.
Waiting In Fear.
It Is fair to go into battle with an
enemy Of whose quality, number. and
strength one knows something, even
IL that enemy Is twenty times ones
superior.
But to set out in the dark toward a
vague danger, to go unquestionably
to death without chance of self-de-
fense, was a prospect which brought
a cold sweat to the bravest.
The men kept their anEuish-strick-
en- eyes and minds upon the yardarms
OF the wireless apparatuses, with
which all the ships were equipped.
Would they hear of a fresh disas-
ter before reaching Gibraltar? Might
not the invIncible, Incomprehensible
enemy have crossed the straits?
Might It not signify Its presence in
the Mediterranean at any moment?
Or was II at that moment crossing
10 carry ucShEuSeAOA ~ eAS -NSN
World7
Now, 7o4 miles lay between VILE
franche and Gibraltar. In order to
keep in line, the squadron was not
making more than sixteen knots an
hour, the faster ships regulating their
speed by that of the slower. There
fore the passage was being made in
forty-four hours-and these were for
ty-four hours of anguish.
When the forty-siX vessels arrived
without damage at the Straits OF Glib
raltar at 8 o'clock of the morning of
February 8, no message had yet
reached them. and all hearts were
somewhat freed OF their burden. Evil
IDENTIFY, the mysterious enemy had not
caused a new catastrophe.
As the squadron was being drawn
up In line for battle, the large ves-
sells in the center, and the front flank
ed by torpedo boats, a tender steamed
out from Gibraltar. bearing dis
patches from Paris to Admiral Ger
mInet. They were only instructions
| from the minister OF war. however
and contained no new facts.
The very mystery Of his having
made no sign of life in three days
made The Unknown" seem more for,
midable, II possible, than ever. BY
what disastrous means and in what
part of the globe was he now about
| to signal his existence?
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Play Suits For Summer
By RITA STUYyESANT
Some of the Serviceable Clothes That
Can Be Made at Little Cost
for the Boy or Girl
for the Boy or Girl
By RITA STUYVESANT

Nov that the hot months are
IN here. little tslks turn their
thoughts to outdosr play and