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III Prove u.
was room for no emotion but amuse-
ment. And in that laugh the professor
felt a thousand arrows Of jealousy
rend him.
"Listen to me" he exclaimed pas
sionately. "You don't know who I am
or what am trying to do. I am going
to obliterate the earth. as It Is known
to you. I command the Man Of the
Future. The Man who Is to come. The
new race Of the sea, which Is to sweep
away the puny monkey-man. And I
want you to share my power with me"
Ids laughed Historically. She could
not help herself. MacBeard glared at
her. He did not know what to do.
"You shall see!" he cried, beside
himself with anger. "You don't be-
lieve what I tell you? I'll prove it."
1T doesn't make any difference, pro-
lessor. I am not a blackboard" an
swered Ida. twill you kindly take me
back to the place you brought me
frOm?'
"No!" shouted MacBeard. you'll
stay here until you learn to love me.
Why can't you love me?"
Ida's look was touched with pity.
She did not answer him.
AlacBeard sounded his tuning fork,
and Immediately the monsters gath
cred about them. The hydrogen haze
rolled higher, disclosing the entire in
terror Of the cave, and the idol. Mac
Beard sounded another fork, and the
creatures began edging Ida toward the
recesses Of the cave.
IF I sound the sacrif1cial note you
die" snorted MacBeard.
Ida, perfectly passive, waited. The
monsters guarded the entrance. She
was alone. Outside MacBeard paced
ND and down beneath the sea in fury.
He had encountered a problem which
seemed insoluble.
As Ida waited, all at once a most
remarkable object broke upon her
gaze. Advancing through the midst Of
the luminous, vague monsters outside
the entrance there came a perfectly
human figure, a man with q square
board 1000
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CHAPTER XIII.
The Swarmlng Of the Herd.

The swarming Of the Herd.
Davies had correctly OWNED the Sc
eret Of the air under the sen. Nature.
who does nothing in haste, had pre-
cared the sea monsters for their
change of environment by bestowing
apon them the property Of condensing
the hydrogen in the water in such a
manner as to separate it from the
other constituent Of water-oxygen.
But, being too unstable to exist as a
separate gas, except under high pres
sure, the oxygen combined with the
nitrogen that sustained the crinoids
and other plant life at the bottom Of
the sea. The resulting combination
vas oxygen and nitrogen in place OF
oxygen and hydrogen, or air in lieu OF
water.
Masterman, who overlooked nothing,
had explained all this In his letter to
Donald. He had also told him Of the
means Of controlling the sea monsters.
Their auditory apparatus being still in
It's most rudimentary stage, they heard
sounds only as vibrations.
Masterman had discovered, during
those weeks of exploration and immi-
nsnt danger, that G was the signal for
dispersal. A, on the contrary. was the
assembly call. The sacrif1cial bone
knife vibrated to the sound of A. and
It was this which had given the herd
the key-tone of their language.
Unfortunately for MacBeard, he had
been unable to learn much more than
This. The last page Of the manuscript.
Is we'll as the first, was missing. Mac
Beard was sure that Donald had kept
possession Of them.
Had Ae possessed them, he would
have LEANED that the power Of utter
Ing these calls rested with the queen
81 the swarm alone, human organ
Ism, the type of the race toward which
the monsters tended, differentiating
from them as the queen bee differs
frvm The worker or tho drone.
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room with importance written on her

room with Importance written on hel
sallow countenance.
Miss Wingfeld. I'm dreadfully s0r
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
Wingfield and wanted to know IL any
mail for her had been left here by mis-
take. Said her name was Inez Wing
ield-so guess. maybe. that valentine
wGs for her."
Ida Wingfield suddenly looked i'll;
all the light and color died out Of her
face. Slowly she took the envelope
from her bosom and passed it to the
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. It 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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son had thrust her sharp nose into the
room and had even asked Mr.. Root IL
there was anything more he wished.
Second helpings of anything being
rare at the Munson table, Mr.. Roots
fellow boarders gr1nned appreciative-
~ when Selma thudded heavily in with
second cupful Of a muddy mixture,
politely called coffee.
Expecting a valentine, Mr.. Root?"
asked mischiev0us 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 a downtown
warehouse, Mr.. Roots bachelor quar-
tiers ut the top Of the house had been
spoken of as q 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 it would be a fitting ro-
nance If Mr.. Root married Miss Ida
Wingfield, the schoolteacher who sat
at the end of the table.
Miss Wingfeld, once pretty, now
pale and tired, with rather a distin.
guished 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 q reverent
finger and pulled out charming con-
coction of lace paper and golden hearts
and flying cupids. There were roses
and forget-me-nots and arrows scat
tered everywhere.
"Ah!" breathed the excited table as
Miss Wingfield replaced it in the en-
velope.
"You are satisfied, Mrs. Munson?"
asked Mr.. Root in a 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. II wouldn't remain here q 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 Wingfeld 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. It took
away the sting from the comic one she
found in her desk, and it upheld her
through a trying day witt: her pupils.
Night found her coming home to the
boarding house and her dull room with
star-like eyes and flushed cheeks. She
looked positively lovely. Romance was
DOT dead after all.
Mrs. Munson came into the dining
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and his comrades camped In the will
derness. the stockade posts rotted
away until there was nothing to show
where the fort had stood. Then the
Daughters of the American Revolution
of Fort Atkinson took the matter in
hand and placed q memorial to mark
the spot. It is q massive boulder Of
native stone with q tablet of Massa-
chusetts granite upon which this in
scription is engraved: Near this spot
N 1892 in the Black Hawk war, Gen.
Henry Atkinson erected q stockade
fort. To mark this historic ground the
Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton of Fort Atkinson erect this me-
morial."
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TheDeep SeaPeril
Blu VICTOR ROUSSEAU
Bu VICTOR ROUSSEAU
(Copyrighs b. w. G. ChapmaO

He had discovered that the search
for food was the one purpose of the
creatures existence. 1t had assumed
a religious aspect. Their god, their
altar stone, the sacrificial rite were
all the souls instructive cropping up
ward, based upon the dominating ami
NAL impulse.
The tune that Clouts had played,
with its discords, had been the deep
sea equivalent of an artillery salvo.
The terrified monsters had dispersed
In all directions, letting down the cur
tain of condensed hydrogen. Fortu-
nately for the professor, the main por-
ton Of the herd had kept together, and
this afforded him a medium In which
he could, with difficulty. breathe. But
their rapid movement kept the hydro
gen stirred up. and he was nearly as
phyxiated before he reached his refuge
within the cave. he did not like in
haling carbonated jelly.
Seeing Donald and Davies upon the
island. he had attempted to open nego-
tiations with them. Repulsed. he fed
in terror, and on rounding the point
saw Ida alone ut the caves mouth. At
once his scheme was born in his mind.
Pushing ashore. he entered the cave
by the narrow way toward the rear.
! He came upon Ida suddenly. and
grasping her in his arms, he placed
one hand over her mouth. preventing
her from crying for aid. Then. drag
ging her to the top Of the precipice. he
sounded the assembly call.
Instantly the water beneath began
to dissolve. Thick clouds of steaming
hydrogen rolled up to the caves roof.
Soon there was a natural passage,
three hundred feet deep. from the in
terror of the cave to the crater below.
He carried Ida down the descent.
The girl, who had cortrived to drop
her handkerchief, was no match for
the professor. She screamed once or
twice, but the echoes Of the cavern alb
sorbed the sound of her voice. And so
she found herself again within the sub
marine temple.
| MacBeard released her and stood In
front of her, devouring her with his
gaze. He could not understand whence
this novel emotion In his heart derived
its power; and, now that she was his
captive, he did not know what to do.
Geometry, physics. mathematics and
the calculus oil failed to help solve his
problem.
Overcome by the presence Of the
woman he loved, the professor STAN.
mered like q youth with his first sweet.
heart.
"Why have you brought me here?'
asked Ida.
Because TerI love
you," answered MacBeard.
Ida burst into ironical laughter. The
situation was SO impossible that there
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-
He passed through the monsteTS
without the slightest difficulty and en-
tered the cave. He was walking e0
actly as a boy walks when he dives
q flock Of geese or a herd Of pigs; that
is to say, there was straddle IN hia
step quite different from the rolling
gait Of q sailor, and he had his arms
extended. With his lips he made Z
kissing sound which resembled
'ShoO!"
And in front Of him, retiring back
ward, Ida thought she saw q phantom
woman's form. But it must have been
a delusion, because it was only b.
straining her eyes that she could dis,
Germ anything at all; and now ana
again the figure seemed to vanish into
the air.
The man was Clouts. AS he passed
her, Ida called to him. Clouts jumped.
He looked at her with comical e1'
preston of fear on his face.
"Clouts! Where Is Donald? Can
you get me out Of here? Take me to
MIN 0I once!
Clouts looked terrified.
certainly, marm," he said. But
that isn't nobody. There's all sorts OF
shapes and things here, but It isn't 9
real person, marin. I'm telling you
this 50 you'll understand, marm."
He fastened past her, and, far ahead
Of him, Ida discerned the shadowy
shape Of the queen.
"Clouts! Help me! You aren't 60
ing to leave me?' cried Ida pitifully.
She heard Clouts' muttering tones
come back to her, and he was lost In
the hydrogen haze. She was astound'
ed at his abandonment. Hadn't he I'M
derstood1
To do the sailor Justice, Clouts had
one Of those minds which are open to
only a single impression at a time.
Just then his mind was open to the
necessity of keeping Donald's elusive
sweetheart from Ida's knowledge.
He could see only the faintest lumi'
Mostly now, and he stood with his arms
stretched out to prevent her slipping
past him. Suddenly he heard singu'
larry melodious sound proceeding from
her throat.
It was a note unknown even to Mac.
Beard. It was, in fact, the demi-semi,
tone between G sharp and A, which 10
unknown to the Bach scale, though the
bagpipes and Oriental music in general
are acquainted with these subdivisions.
It was the swarming note. The queen
was ready to lead the brood forth upon
its adventures. The spirit, emanatins
from her, made itself felt simultane'
ously> throughout the herd.
Instantly. from all quarters Of the
crater, the monsters rushed together
The hydrogen haze rolled fur away
The ocean opened to its summit. Ida
could see the sky above her, and the
daylight. The air became surcharged
with oxygen.
MacBeard, amazed by this develop
ment, rushed in. He sounded the dis
persal. But the swarming note took
precedence of the dispersal. and the
monsters, gathering into gigantic cir
Gle, ignoring the professors call, began
to scurry wildly about the crater. seek
ing their leader.
| MacBeard saw that the creatures
were beyond his control. For the first
time his tuning forks had failed him
He was afraid of being torn in pieces
And up In the cave Sam Clouts
found himself engaged in the most fu
rious tussle that he had ever known.
| (TO BE CONTINUED)
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Teaching for Future Endeavor.

II the teacher knew what field Of
endeavor each pupil would seek In Ia
ter life, he would be greatly helped in
making school plans. In the case Of
boys he can rarely know, for the en-
pigments of men are many and unlike
and unforeseen circumstances often
determine what their vocation is to be.
In the case Of girls, however, the diff.
Guilty is not so great, for Of hundred
girls more. than eighty will become
homemakers; they constitute so large
a group with q common life business
that special studies and methods
adapted to their needs may fairly be
required of all.-Youth's Companion.
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That DISCOURAGED Him,

An exchange asks: "What has be.
come of the old-fashioned doctor who
used to write, Take a heaping dime.
full Of this powder three times day."
We fancy, brother, he was knocked out
BY the old Irishman who, not having
dime handy, loaded up nickel twice
and nearly croaked.-Boston Tram
script.
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Our Goodness Helps Others.

It is not yourself only you will serve
by the formation Of hopeful views and
habits you will be a perpetual cordial
and tonic to all those among whom
your lot is cast.-Disraen.
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No. Indeed.

Don't worry, parents. The fact that
your little Willie is doing pretty well
in his "joggerfy" is not necessarily an
indication that he Is becoming worldly
wisc.-Ipdianap0lls StaE.
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Future President Twenty-Three
When He Joined the Black
Hawk Expedition.
CHOSEN CAPTAIN OF COMPANY
with Him Were Men Destined to Fig.
ure Prominently in country's His
tory-Spot Where Army Erect
ed Fort Now Suitably
Marked.
ev Lillian STAIR scHRElNER.

ONE of the most In
teresting events in
the life of the great
war president Oc-
Cured ut q time
when he was little
known to fame.
This was in 1882,
during the Black
Hawk war, q war
which, In proper
ton to the number
of lives lost, caused
moro wideSDread
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'svalentines Are important"

soon," said Mr.. Root confidently, al
though this was not only news to him.
self but to Ida Wingfield as we'll.
'Tell them-are you, Idar whis-
pered Mr.. Root eagerly.
"Why-yes-of course!" murmured
Miss Wingfield 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 Wingfeld.
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VALENTINES
l., 7 Y '
Clarence
Moore

n the morning Of st. Val.
entine's day the boarders
at Mrs. Munson's gathered
around the long table with
perhaps an unusual inter-
est in the mornings mail.
But the postman was
late and breakfast Jagged.
nnno ~ kxrylnn A4pc H1s,n.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-11-12
YOU

Should right now be thinking pan,
ming and buying for Christmas you
know you'll buy quite a lot OF CANDY
don't YOU every year? This year IS
different You'll have to buy early
the government asks it. NO stores
win be open late for your convent
ence.
In our line we now have all the
bulk chocolates we're going to nave
Also all the high grade stuffed fancy
Candies. Sugar will be scarce Christ
mas because of the extra demand for
sweets. SO why not order your
cakes now? Have them off your
mind because well take care of all
orders given early.
Have a look at our line of novelty
baskets. We have baskets for every
thing. A nice selection of empty
boxes and Christmas cards. Cigars
on hand now cannot be bought Christ
mas for the price you pay today.
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Observation-Disclosures

Smiling Bill Parsons in a capitol
comedy "The Widows Might" Sugg
tonight,
Nuts and Noodles" a comedy full
Of nutty nonsense. Kozy
F. C. Anderson OF Carnegie, was
transacting business in the city to.
day
WANTED--About 80 women to
pick chickens. Warm, comfortable
room; good wages guaranteed. Aaron
Pro. Co, 2l7 N End St list
Flight for Millions" with VIM.
Duncan. Kozy today 1t
+. L. Sebastian Of Saltwater, was
looking after business in Chickasha
today.
Fast Mail thriller On the rail-
to thrill Kozy. 1t
Send a Salvation Army Lassie's
doughnut to Yank. War Cam
paign, o. c. w. carnival, Tuesday
night s p. m. l1-2t
Mr.. and Mrs. o. e. Matlock, for
mcr residents Of Chickasha, are Wis.
iting friends in the city this week.
Nuts and Noodles" nutty com
edy full of nutty nonsense. A scream.
Kozy today.
c. A. Talley of NARROW, was look
ing after business matters in the
ciyt today.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Baum, Mr.. and
Mrs. Hines Schwartz of Purcell, Mr.
and Mrs. Mamie NJ Paag. Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Schwartz, Miss Maude
Morris, l. A. Bone, Mrs. VIM. Rhein-
heimer, Miss Maude Atwood and
Mrs. L. Baum formed an overland
party to Anardarko Monday after
noon.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-11-12
NOTICE

All business houses are requested
to remove all Fourth Liberty Loan
advertisements from windows and
walls. Destroy same.
Jonas Cook.
Publicity Manager for Grady Co.
United War Work Campaign.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-11-12
cHAMBERLAIrs COUGH REMEDY
THE MOST RELIABLE

After many years experience in
the USE Of it and other, cough rene
dies there are many who prefer
Cha.nif rlain's to any rther Mrs.
A. C. KRISTEN, Greenville, Ills,
pl'tes, "Chamberlain's Cough Rem
edy has been used in my mothers
home and mine for years, ana we
always found it a quick cure for
colds and bronchial troubles. We
find it to be the most reliable
cough medicine we have used"
IA - d&v
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-11-12
Hold Boys for Parents.

Three boys, giving their names as
Cecil Miller, Ed Walters and Otis
chowning, We're taken into custody
last night and placed in Jail await
ing orders from their parents. The
boys give their ages as Is and say
they had left their homes at Cranon
Texas, few days ago. Policemen
Mayfield and Haley took the boys
in charge at the Rock Island sta.
tion where they were asleep.
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c. |. A. Session Thursday.

The ladies' of the G. l. A. to the
D. Of L. E. will hold an important
meeting Thursday afternoon at 2:S0
o'clock in the K of p. hall All
members are urged to be present, by
Mrs. w. P. Keegan, president of the
organization announces,
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NOTICE

J. L. Marsh has a car Of fine Vir-
gnia Baldwin apples. Call at lis S.
3rd and get a sample.
9-3t J. L. Marsh.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-11-12
Arrives Overseas.

owen Springfield has arrived safe
ly overseas, says a card just receiv-
ed by his mother, Mrs. w. n. String
field, Of this city Springfield was
formerly connected with the local S.
H. Kress store, as decorator.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-11-12
Bringing Body Here.

Announcement Of the death Of Mrs.
Maud York Sunday in Denver Colo,
was received in Chickasha Yesterday
The body is being brought here for
burial. The deceased was formerly
Miss Maud Bruce of this city and
Ishe had many friends here.
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State Of Ohio. city of Toledo.

Lucas County. S.
Frank J. Cheney makes cath that he
Is senior partner OF the frm OF F. ].
Cheney & Co. doing business in the city
of Toledo, County and State aforesaid,
and that said firm viii pay the sum of
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each
and every case OF Catarrh that cannot be
cured by the use of HALLS CATARlff
MEDICINE. FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in
my presence, this 9Th day of December,
4. D. 1886. a. W. GlEASON.
(SeaD Notary Public.
Halrs Catarrh Medicine is taken in
ternally and acts through the Blood on
the Mucous Surfaces OF the system. send
for testimonials, free.
+. ]. CHENEY & co. Toledo. o.
Sold by all druggists. 75c
Halls Family Pills for constipation.
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MASONIC MEETING

There will ba a special communi-
cation OF Chickasha Lodge No. "a
Monday evening at 1880. Work in
the E. A. degree. Eswsyp&-E
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Gets Liberty Bond,

Gardner Olive, son of Mr.. and Mrs
Lee Olive is strong for United States
government securities Today he re-
ceived $1,000 Liberty bond as a
present from his parents.
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Bu rs

We have received our bulbs. IIy-
acinths, Tulips and Yellow and white
Narcissus. Prices slightly advanced.
Phone As. 62S S. Fifth
9-9t CHICKASHA GREEN HOUSE