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by the waves, nevertheless held o.,
The locked rudder prevented her flon,
submerglng.
Within the messroom the queen OF
the swarm was housed securely.
She was almost invisible, ana nF
at all visible by daylight. A silero
phantom figure, she created fear anJ
awe in each of them. They did not
know what her connection with the
swarm might be. They knew she had
not human intelligence.
From his position upon the highest
point of Fair island, MacBeard saw
the swarm vanish at sea. He saw
the F55 start In their wake, and threw
up his hands and raved. Coward as he
was, he could not let his last hope slip
from him like that.
He was the lonellest man in the
world, as he had always been. But he
had not known it or cared. He had
rebelled against the human race. He
was the modern Cain; he had plotted
the ruin of the world over which lie
was to rule, godlike. But that was be-
fore he had set eyes upon Ida Ken
nedy.
The thought of her renewed his cour-
age. He found his motOrbOat upon
the shore, unlnjured by the inundation,
since the point of rock had acted as
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Urge Eating Of Oysters.

The oyster production Of the United
States Is greater than that Of all other
countries combined. and there is avail.
able in This resource vast quantity of
animal food which should be utilized
to the utmost at this time.
Federal and state inspection are now
given to the sanitary condition Of the
beds and the handling of oysters. and
the producers are cooperating To MS
sure the purity Of the product.
Particular attention Is called to not
only the harmleSsncss but the excel
lcnce Of "green-gllled" oysters. The
gray-grecn color characteristic of this
condition IS never found on the body
Of the oyster, but Is confined to the
gills, brought into view when the edge
Of the oyster "crimps" In cooking. It
Is derived from vegetable cOloring
matter IN some Of the delicate micro
scopic plants on which the shcllish
feeds. Green-gilled oysters in France
are regardpd'as the best obtalnable.-
Department of Commerce Bulletin.
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CHAPTER XIV.
The Battle OF the Dogger.

Within the next three days a series
Of phenomena occurred which left no
doubt as to the dangers which were
menacing the human race.
Before noon messages began to pour
in from all parts of the country and
from the fleet. The admiral in COM
mand of the home squadron wired that
q torpedo-boat destroyer had ap-
preached him under q flag Of truce,
with the singular statement that the
ocean had receded all along the Baltic
littoral, leaving a vast swamp Of mud
dy sand, in which ships were embed
ded. The Zuyder Zee no longer exist
ed. A spur of land extended from the
dogger bank nearly to Ostend. He pro-
posed a temporary armlstice.
BY evening reports were telegraphed
that an army of the monsters had
landed upon the shores of Lincolnshire
and Norfolk, had crossed the Wash,
which became first q swamp, then an
lnundation, and was moving along the
river beds toward Cambridge, strip
ping the land of vegetation.
By nightfall all communication be-
tween London and the eastern counties
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room with Importance written on hei
sallow countenance.
Miss Wingfeld, I'm dreadfully sor.
ry but I'm afraid that valentine you
got this morning isn't for you, after ALL
Along about noon lady came in from
next door and said that her name was
Wingfeld and wanted to know If any
mCibfor her had been left here by mis-
take. Said her name was Inez Wing
lield-so | guess, maybe, that valentine
was for her"
Ida Wingfeld suddenly looked Ill {;
all the light and color died out of her
face. Slowly she took the envelope
from her bosom and passed it to the
hard-featured woman beside her.
There was silence around the table
for an instant. Then before Mrs. Mum
son could move away Asa Root got up
and held out his hand.
II will take that letter, If you please,
Mrs. Munson. 1t belongs to Miss Wing
field know-because sent 1t to her
perhaps Miss Wingfeld will tell you
that she Is going to marry me very
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To My Old Valentine.

In many a golden twilight of tho
year,
Sweet Friend, across the miles that
intervene,
When sun and star tho WeSt incar-
nadine
I think Of you and tUish that thought
might go
On thoughts fleet wings to greet and
tell you how
Hfe's loneliness would vaniSh were
you here.
Friends long forgotten in the worlds
rough race
Come back sometimes in transient
dreams to me.
The dear, dead days like phantoms
fittingly
Pass and the smile of greeting turns
to tears;
But your street. presence through the
changing years
At my hearts hearthstone eper holds
aplace. W. j. 8.
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PRUsslAN AND RUSSIAN.

Once upon time-befOre the war
a Russian gentleman of great i'm
pOrtance was dining with Prusslan
gentleman similarly distinguished. As
was usual on such occasions, wine and
beer flowed and the guests became
more and more unrestralned, much to
the disgust of the Russian, who was
Of a highly refined and intellectual
type and particularly prejudiced
against beer and the grossncss which
attends its use.
In n state of hilarity the Prussian
poured a great glass Of beer and pre-
scnted It to his Russian guest, saying:
"You must empty this to the health
Of our kaiser"
The Russian took up an immense
Joint Of mutton from the table and, lay.
ing It upon the PrussIan's plate, said:
"You must eat this to the health OF
our noble ear"
"Whatw cried the PruSSlan in aston
ishment.' "DO you think am wolf
that could gorge myself on that enor-
nous ioint?"
"Do you think" replied the Russian,
"that am swine 10 pour that rot
ten mess into my stomach?"
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CHAPTER xlll-Continued.

For, like fury, the queen rushed
at him. and Clouts, at first solicltous
about striking a woman, soon found
himself hard put to 1t to maintain the
upper hand, with all his strength and
with the use Of all the wrestling tricks
he knew. He painted as he grappled
with her.
ITS all right, marm" he pleaded.
"Pll ask him II he'll see you, If you'll
only not lose your head. didn't mean
20 put you outside, but orders was
orders. I'm only obeying orders,
enarm. There amt no need for them
Mysteries. Now-now, marin !"
He was still fighting madly when
suddenly her strength seemed to leave
her. Clouts became aware of spec
tator OF the combat. He glanced side
wise hastily, to see Ida standing be-
side him.
"What is she, CloutsT" whispered
Ida.
Clouts scratched his thick head. 81
don't rightly know" he answered. "But
Its all right, marin. was just stroll
ing along, casual like, when | met her.
She amt no friend of mine. marm.
Nor of the captains" he added, with
sly s;pphasls.
He turn-,a "a the queen.
'If you'll take my arm, marin, I'll
take you ways and ask the captain II
he'll see you. can't do no more" he
muttered In an audible aside. I've
done the best l knew how for the cap
tain, and now he'll have to make his
own excuses. And can't leave n lady
In this here place alone, with all them
goings on and Jugglings with the water
like--lle Pharaoh"
Five minutes later the little MILDLY,
seated on deck, saw Clouts and Ida,
apparently rearlsen from the dead, ap-
proach the F55. Between them he
fancied he saw a gossamer form that
scintilated in the sunlight.
There was a space of only a hundred
PAGES between them and the boat when
suddenly the ocean appeared con-
Vulsed. A wall OF water bore down
upon the flanks of Fair island. 1t
rolled toward the submarine, fifty feet
high, its mighty crest upreared.
"Run" shouted Davies.
1t was n frantic race between the
oncomers and the sea. They gained
the submarine with hardly ten seconds
60 spare. Davies drew them aboard
and clasped the matches down. Next
instant the boat was lifted bodily from
the beach and spun round like q top.
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Donald was trying to loccte hotel.
He groped his way from corner to
corner, clinging to the ratings of areas
and pillars of houses.
He had reached some open space,
which he imagined to be Trafalgar
square, but II was impossible to cross.
Carts, carriages, omnibuses, stalled by
the fog, loomed up on every side.
Horses stood snorting invlslbly, a few
inches away. Drivers struck out with
their whips promiscuously. Men were
shouting, women screaming. Panic
had begun. All knew that this was not
one Of those rare black fogs that de-
scend upon London.
Then 1t was that the news Of the
man-monsters began to filter through
the crowd.
A man announcing himself, through
megaphone, to be the police commits
sioner, ordered all to remain still until
star bombs could be set Off. Nobody
needed him, and his efforts to stay the
panic were unavaillng. The mob had
begun to flow in one direction, sweep
ing all before 1t.
Donald had been swept along with
IT, and then left, stranded and jammed
by the human torrent, into small re-
cess. In front Of him he felt n parapet.
He tore himself away and was lost
In the crowd. Donald holsted himself
to the parapet, scrambled to the outer
coping, and clung there. The shrleklng
mob rushed past and never touched
him. Then there came the sound of
mighty explosion, long volume Of re-
sounding thunder. II went rolling
down the river like the discharge of
thousand cannon.
And then, as flood from hose
pipe, burst of water from the skies
deluged the city. 1t boiled through the
air with kissing lashes, as II the por-
tails of the armament were broken
open. The grinning face Of the moon
broke through the smoky pail. Sud
denly the stars appeared. And 1t was
calm, clear weather.
A roar of relief seemed to go up
from the thrOats of the multitude. And
very slowly the traffic began to resume
its course again.
What had happened, as scientists
afterward surmised, was this: The hy-
drogen, increasing until 1t attained a
certain chemical relationship to the
oxygen of the atmosphere, had explod-
ed where 1t was densest, on contact
with fire, rs in laboratory. But the
explosion instantly generated water
as the two gases met. Hence followed
the deluge.
But as yet the government was only
dimly beginning to understand that
this was some unknown natural force
and not a cOntrivance Of the enemy.
They did not know until Donald pre-
sented himself in the Office Of the sec
Ond sea lord Mt nine o'clock.
The second sea lord grasped him by
the hands.
"There isn't time to say more than
that l apologize" he said. "The gov
ernment has been searching for you
since daylight We've cabled Washing
ton, and they have placed you at our
disposal. You are the only man who
can advise us, and-the prime minis
ter wants you Immediately. And that's
no joke this time!"
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son mad thrust her sharp nose into the
room and had even asked Mr.. Root If
there was anything more he wished.
Second helpings Of anything being
rare at the MunsOn table, Mr.. Roots
fellow boarders grinned appreclative-
~ when Selma thudded heavily in with
a second cupful Of n muddy mixture,
politely called coffee.
Expecting a valentine, Mr.. Root?"
asked mischievous Ethel Raymond, the
little stenographer, who was to be
married at Easter.
Mr.. Root blushed furiously and look
ed into his coffee.
II am looking for an important let
ter" he said severely.
valentines are important" teased
Ethel, for she liked the quiet little
gray man who had been bookkeeper
for twenty-five years in downtown
warehouse. Mr.. Roots bachelor quar-
ters at the top of the house had been
spoken Of as model of comfort by
the men of the Munson boarding house
but the women would have 1t that the
little man must be lonesome, and
among themselves they had secretly de-
cided that 1t would be q fitting ro-
nance If Mr.. Root married Miss Ida
Wingfeld, the schoolteacher who sat
at the end Of the table.
Miss Wingfeld, once pretty, now
pale and tired, with rather a distin-
gulshed air lent by her abundant gray
hair, always played Mr.. Roots accom-
paniments when he brought his violin
down to the parlor.
"There's the postman now!" cried
Ethel Raymond eagerly.
A loud knock came at the basement
door and Selma plOdded slowly to take
in the handful of letters.
Ida Wingfield picked up her valen-
tine, broke the seal with a reverent
finger and pulled out a charming con-
coctlon Of lace paper and golden hearts
and flying cupids. There were roses
and forget-me-nOts and arrows scat
tered everywhere.
"Ahp breathed the excited table as
Miss Wingheld replaced it in the en-
velope.
"You are satisfied, Mrs. Munson ?"
asked Mr.. Root in rasping tone.
'Td like to know who sent It." shifted
Mrs. Munson as she went out and
banged the door after her.
Observation-Disclosures gasped
old Mrs. Dodd, as she followed the
schoolteacher out into the basement
hall. 81 wouldn't remain here a day
longer only Mrs. Munson is an excel
lent cook and as neat as waX-person-
ally she Is impossible!" !" She pounded
her gold-headed cane on the stairs as
she mounted.
Ida Wingfield slipped into her warm
cloak and went out into the snowy
streets. The wonderful valentine
burned against her heart; she was con-
scious of its proximity all day. 1t took
away the sting from the comic one she
found In her desk, and 1t upheld her
through trying day with her pupils.
Night found her coming home to the
boarding house and her dull room with
Btar-like eyes and flushed cheeks. She
looked positively lovely. Romance was
/ rot dead after all.
Mrs. Munson came into the dining
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CHAPTER XIV.
The Unheeded Warming.

On the evening Of the same day
London was stirred by n sensation
which eclipsed even the interest in the
progress of the war. The evening
newspapers contained, in full, Donald's
narration of the approaching ruin Of
the world.
The second sea lord, receiving Don
aids name, came to the conclusion that
matters Of the most pressing moment
must have brought the unknown young
American naval officer. He rose from
his desk and shook hands with him
cordially. "Sit down, Mr.. Paget," he
said warmly. Then he noticed that
Donald was dressed in a nondescript
diving suit and that his looks were de-
cidedly wild.
Donald sat down and plunged in
stantly into the story Of the world
danger. It did not lose its dramatic
Interest in the manner Of its telling.
"You must stop the war at once"
Donald ended. "Unite all nations Of
Che earth, for that Is the only way to
save the human race. II Is q matter
of hours, perhaps. Even now these
monsters may be speeding southwark"
The second sea lord had been unable
Go interpose word by reason of the
torrent Of impassioned speech that
poured from Donald's lips. At first he
listened in amaZement at what he con-
sddered an impudent hoax; tnen in
anger; then, after n brief glance at
Donald's face, with absolute passivlty.
81 thank you, Mr.. Paget," he said,
rising, when Donald had ended. "You
have done notable work, and England
will not forget it. And now, sir, you
must be conducted to the prime min
lister at once, that you may apprise
him of these startling events"
He touched his bell, and his secre-
tary, a dapper, alert little man, at once
appeared. Excuse me one moment,
please" said the second sea lord to
Donald.
He whispered with the secretary,
whom Donald perceived to glance
toward him in a rather apprehenslve
manner. The secretary came forward,
making n preposterously low bow.
81 will conduct you to the prime min.
lister at once, Mr.. Paget," he said. "No
time must be lost. am going to have
a taxicab called"
Donald addressed the second sea
lord again.
81 understand" he said, controlling
himself with an effort Of will. "Very
WELL my lord, I shall say no more at
this time. On you will rest the respon-
sIbilty. And you will repent this bit
terly within day or two"
And he walked quietly out Of the
Office, leaving the second sea lord and
the secretary staring at each other. He
was at tho bottom of the stairway be-
fore thry Fad recovered their self
possession. Then the sea lord snatched
up his telephone.
A curious haze was creeping up from
tho Ts.smes, spreading perceptbly
from corner 20 corner. It blotted out
the redness Of the evening clouds and
hung overhead like great, smoky
pail. A newsboy rushed past, shout
ing. Donald saw the contents of the
placard that swung before him. 1t
mentioned series Of local explosions
which mad been occurring along the
east coast " England.
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"You Must Stop This War at Once"

had ceased. The telegraph poles were
washed out of the sodden ground. The
approach of the herd was measured
by the haze.
Already poultry and domestic ami
mails were being devoured. There were
reports that children had been seized
from riverside houses. The docks, the
shores Of Essex and the Thames estu-
ary were abandoned. The flats were
level stretch Of water, above which
the steeples of the churches stood out
as isolated landmarks.
Everywhere the war had been halted
by short armlstice. The governments
of the civilized world devoted their
whole attention to the consideration
and solution Of this new and stunning
problem.
In the meantime there had been a
good deal of activity on Fair Island
The tidal surge created by the depar-
ture of the herd soon subsided. break
ing into a choppy, turbulent sea. The
F55, tossed and batteres ~ she was
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breakwater and protected it. Within
few minutes he had filed his great
gasoline reservoir with Il supply sullt-
cient for several days, and set out in
pursuit Of the herd. He knew that he
could easily outdistance the subma-
rine.
Presently he came upon the mon
sters. Their first wild dash had taken
them In all directions, so that little
vapor had formed, but now they were
beginning to cOngregate, and a wall Of
black cloud, rising in the distance, ia.
dlcated their direction.
The monsters made no effort TO mo-
lest him, but they would not, at first
heed his tuning fork. Later, however
he managed to assemble a small
bodyguurd about him.
'MacBeard pursued them down the
east coast of England. His boat, hid
den in the cloud, remained undetected
by the patrol vessels.
II was not until the second morning
that he guessed where the herd would
make its main rendezvous.
1t was a simple deductive process
though nobody else had thought of it..
1t was the Dogger bank, swarming
with fish, which would provide the
monsters with food.
He believed that, once the first dash
of the monsters was over, they would
obey his call again. And his first sum.
mons proved successful beyond his eX.
pectations. Exhausted by their dash
southwark, numbers of the herd con
gregated about the motorboat to the
G sound, which was perceptlble to
them for a much greater distance than
the tone carried to the human ear
From within a radius of twenty miles
a cloud rolled in upon the motorboat,
until MacBeard, invisible In the heart
of Its blackness, like some arch-devil,
controlled his devil crew.
This cloud was quickly seen by the
rear-admlral's patrol vessels, while 1t
had this disadvantage-it prevented
MacBeard from discovering the F55 as
she slipped past on her way south
ward.
CTo BE CoNTINUED)
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c4z.
OgQp!graE|Ce
g Mites g
mo. NOTHING"

From the Morning Olymplan, Olym-
pia, Wash:
"What's the matter with you fellows
on the force? Are you all asleep that
you never throw any one in these
days?" asked restaurant cook Of the
Olympia police force. "The past two
months / have not had orders for
enough meals at the city Jail to remem-
Der / had Il city contract. In all my
years In Olympia I never saw the like,
and I've cooked many a meal In my
time and made good money. But It's
not even pennies for me now from you
fellows. You're bum bunch"
"You know why, don't you" asked
the police officer addressed.
"N0, only that it's rotten business.
What's the matter"
"No boozer
"Nol Is that fact?"
"Take It from me. She went dry
some months ago, didn't she-bone
dry? Well. where there is no whisky
there Is less trouble, and I've never
seen It fail. No drunks, no disorder,
no old-time rolling no scraps, no moth
ing. There Is no chance 70 jug
the law-abidlng Americans Of Olympia
today"
"Swltched II 1t ever struck me, but
that sure Is the case. guess the
Jail meals business Is shot for good"
And later that afternoon Police
Judge Crosby reported he hadn't had
one case of drunkenness in police court
during the entire month just past. "ln
the old days I used to dread to come
down to the Office in the morning. for
they would he there waiting, six to q
dozen strong" said the magistrate.
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THE RUM RATION.

Yes, we know that the perniclous
practice Of giving small doses Of rum
to soldiers in the trenches has pre-.
vailed in the British army. Also, we
know that thousands of soldiers have
been picked up out Of shell craters in
"No Mans Land" dead because their
power of resisting shock had been low.
cred by rum poisoning. To the man
who must endure wounds hours before
he receives attention, the rum issue is
stab In the back.
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ERnM HIGH AUTHORITY.

In a form letter sent out from the
treasury department at Washington,
making suggestions MS to the sale Of
Liberty bonds, was this significant
statement: "Wlth the higher wages
paid to workmen and with the larger
returns to capital, the savings of the
people, despite the high cost Of living
have increased enormously. The
growth Of prohibition has also stlmu'
lated thrift and helped materially &c
increase savings deposits"
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valentines Are Important"
q q

soon," said Mr.. Root confidently, al
though this was not only news to him
self but to Ida Wingfeld as well.
"Tell them-are you, Ida2" whis-
pered Mr.. Root eagerly.
"Why-yes-of course!" murmured
Miss Wingfeld shyly, and that was the
only proposal Of marriage that she re-
ceived from the bookkeeper; but when
Easter dawned there were two we'd
dings from the Munson house and one
of the brides was Ida Wlngfield.
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MEN FROM PEORIA plsTlLLERIEs,

"Peoria's manufacturers will snap
up every available man Monday morn
ing" said conspicuous Peoria Qll)
business man. Between 1,500 and 1000
men will be put out of employment in
the distllleries, but there is place
for every one of them in the tractor
factories, the implement works, and In
other Peoria industries. We can use
every ounce of coal, and are glad to get
1t, that the dstllleries have been re-
qulring. Industrially, Peoria, will
never know that the distllleries have
been closed.-Chcago Cll.) Tribune.
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Encouraqlna Contrast.

"What are you reading there?"
Something l hope will make me
feel more resigned TO the weather we
are having" answered the gloomy man.
as 1t one of those 'cheer-up' tractsT
"No. It's n newspaper clipping, stat
Ing that the thermometer in the Yukon
territory is 60 degrees below zero."-
Birmingham Age-Tlerald.
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RECIPE FOR GRAY HAIR.

To half pint OF water add l OF. Bay
Rum, small box Of Barbo Compound,
and 4 OF. OF glycerine. Any druggist can
put this up or you can mix it at home at
very little cost. Full directions for max.
ing and use come in each box of Barbo
Compound. IL will gradually darkca
streaked, faded gray hair, and make it sof.
and glossy. 1t will not color the scalp, is not
sticky or greasy, and does not rub off. ADV.