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La libera parola. [volume] (Philadelphia, Pa.) 1918-1969, 1918-09-21
Lasciatemi, signore,

- Lasciatemi, signore, - di-
ceva il cavaliere facendO mo
sforzo per sprigionarsi dale ma
nj di Gaetano, il quale gil strtn-
geva i pugni come in due tena-
gle.
- Rispondimi prima: ci siamo
intesi?
- Lasciatemi, perdio.
- RispOndi.
- 81, faro quel che vorrete,
- rispose il cavalierc, gettando
bava dial furore.
- Benissimo. Ora, addio; sia-
mo amici, non e vero? Ebbene,
non avetc piu voglia di batterVl
meco? -
Amedeo non rispose.
- Vedete che 10 non avevo
torto, - continue Gaetano -
allorche ieri vi dissi che eravate
indegno di portue quel nastro
rosso all'occhiello dell'abito. -
II cavaliere fremeva di rabbia,
e non rispondeva. Tuttavia, mel
suoi occhi luccicava Un lampo dl
gioia satanica.
- Addio dunque, cavaliere;
non dimenticate mai il colloquio
di questa mattina. Ci siamo inte-
81, signor ladro di testament?
81, - rispose il cavaliere con
freddezza.
- Addio.
II cavaliere intanto apri un al
tro uscio della sua stanza, attra-
verso un salotto, dischiuse una
fnestra che dava sulla strada
Nardones, e 81 pose a guardare
giu, verso il proprio pOrtone.
Getano stava per montare nell
la caITozza che 10 aveva aspetta-
to, quando un uomo di circa qua
ranta ami, vestito con molta de-
.cenza, gil 81 accosto.
- Non e ella il famOso dOtto-
re inglese Ohviero Blackman?
- Per servirla.
- Imploro un istante della vo-
stra filantropia, signOr Black
man. Una funesta sciagura he
colpito il solo sostegno di una nu-
merosa famiglia--. 10 vi no vedu-
to uscire dalIalbergo dele Gro
La libera parola. [volume] (Philadelphia, Pa.) 1918-1969, 1918-09-21

HDr FABAN esce per far vste in casa degli ammalat
tutti i giOrni DALI 1 allie 4 pom.
La libera parola. [volume] (Philadelphia, Pa.) 1918-1969, 1918-09-21
> Strada Nardones.

- StTada NardoneS. -
Dopo pochi minuti, egh 81 trO-
vava mel luOgo Indicate.
~ Il cavalier Amedeo Santo-
nj, - chiese al portinaio.
COStui SbiTcio IuomO, e veden-
do la carrozza che 10 aveva por-
tato e la giubba inglese, fece col
capo un gesto come Sc avesse det-
to: ''Passate".
E Gaetano Pisani fece annun-
Ziare Oliviero Blackman.
POGO dopo. veniva intrOdotto
mel gabinetto del cavahere. Guam
do salute, e gil tenne aperta la
uomo, il quale gil fece un profon-
do salute, e gl itenne aperJa la
bussola per lasciarlo passare.
Gaetano salute col capo, indi la
bussola fu chiusa, ed egh 81 tro-
vo a faccia a faccia col cavalier
AmedeO.
Costm stava seduto in ampio
seggiolone a bracciuoh, col piedi
distesi SopTa altrO SeggiolOne
una larga veSte da camera di Sc
ia, tutta fiori ed arabeSchi, CO.
priva in parte una gala di cami-
cia inglese, sulle piegoline della
quale brillavano due bottoni di
diamanti. Una specie di berret-
to militare messo a sgembo gil
copriva la folta chioma. I baff
erano iucidi, atTicciati e resi- d.
guzzi con la ceretta; un sigaro di
qualita sopraffina fumicava ira
Quelle labbra sdegnose.
Quando GaetanO entro, il cava-
iere non 81 smosse dalla sua po-
sizione, ma un leggiero pallore gil
cOpl1 le cote.
- Eccomi al vostro invite, ST.
gnor cavaiere, benche IaveTmi
datO un convegno in casa vOstra
sia state POGO delicate prOcedere.
Sapete che sianO nemici, e che 10
avrei potuto sospettare un ag-
guato. Non voglio credere che la
speranza chic non fOssi venuto
vi avesse indottO a darmi Ia vO-
stra casa per TitrovO. Sc clio fos-
Sc, vi sareste proprio ingannato,
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-05-24

sheet iron and steel, adorned with de-
jected greenery that had manifestly
been out too soon in the chill air or
very early spring.
A wonderful possibility presented
itself. eff / see Bobby" he asked,
may 1 stop the carriage and speak to
him?"
Certainly not"
''Well, may 1 call to him?"
think it over" suggested Miss
Braithwaite. would your grand
father like to know that you had done
anything so undignifiedT
He turned to her a rather desperate
pair of eyes. "But could explain to
him." he said. 81 was in such hurry
when left, that I'm afraid forgot to-
thank him. i ought TO thank him.
really. He was very polite to me-
Miss Braithwaite sat still in her seat
and said nothing, just then. But later
on something occurred to her. You
must remember, Otto" she said, that
this-this American child dislikes
kings, and our sort Of government. 10
is possible, isn't it, that he would re-
sent your being of the ruling family1
Why not let things be as they areT'
ave were very friendly" said Ferdi-
nand William Otto in a small voice.
81 don't think it would make any diff
ference"
But the seed was sown In the fertile
ground of his young mind, to bear
quick fruit.
Bobby first. He was standing on q
bench, peering over the shoulders Of
the crowd. Prince Ferdinand William
Otto saw him, and bent forward.
"There he is |" he said, in tense tone.
"There on the" D..
"Sit up straight" commanded Miss
Braithwaite.
MAY / just wave once? t"
"Otto!" said Miss Braithwaite, In q
terrible voice.
But dreadful thing was happening
Bobby was looking directly at him,
and making no sign. His mouth was
trifie open, but that was all. Otto
had momentary glimpse Of him. OF
the small cap set far back, Of the white
sweater, of two coolly critical eyes.
Then the crowd closed up, and the
carriage moved on.
Prince Ferdinand William Otto sat
back in his seat, very pale. Clearly
Bobby was through with him. First
Milky had forgotten him, and now the
American boy had learned his unfor-
tunate position as one of the detested
order, and would have none Of him.
"You see" said Miss Braithwaites
with an air of relief, "he did not know
YOU"
Upon the box the man beside Beppd
kept his hand on the revolver. The
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-05-24

But there was something about the
story of the letter itself that bore the
hall marks of truth.
"You see," finished Black Humbert
cunningly, "she-this lady of the court
is plotting with some one, or so we
suspect. If it is only a liaison-w
He spread his hands. eff, as is pos
sible, she betrays us to Karnia, that
we should find out. 1t is not" he
added, "among our plans that Karnia
should know too much of u.s."
The brandy was still working, but
the spy's mind was clear. lie. asked
for a pencil, and set to work. After
all, if there was a spy of Karps in the
palace, it were well to know it. He
tried complicated methods first, to find
that the body of the letter, after all,
was simple enough. By reading every
tenth word, he got a consistent mes
sage, save that certain supplies, over
which the concierge had rallied, were
special code words for certain regi-
ments. These he could not decipher.
"WhOever was to receive this" he
said at last, would have been in
possession of complete data of the
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-05-24
CHAPTER vi.
Two Prisoners.


Herman Spier had made his escape
with the letter. He ran through tor.
Guous byways of the old city, under
arches into court yards, out again by
doorways set in the walls, twisted
doubled like a rabbit. And all this
with no pursuit, save the pricking one
of terror.
But at last he halted looked about
perceived that only his own guilty
conscience accused him, and took
breath. He made his way to the house
in the shadow of the park until, an
letter now buttoned inside his coat
and, finding the doors closed, lurked
sn the shadow of the park until an
hour later, Black Humbert himself ap-
peared.
He eyed his creature with cold an
ger. at is a marvel" he sneered,
''that such flight as yours has not
brought the police in pack at your
beels"
'T had the letter." Herman replied
sulkily. "It was necessary to save
It"
"You were to see where Niburg took
the substitute"
But here Herman was the one to
Gneer. "Niburg" he said. "You know
we'll enough that he will take no sub
Stitute tonight, or any night. You
strike hard, my friend"
The concierge growled, and together
khou opforod tho hnI1co oorncC thc
street.
In the absence of Humbert, his
niece, daughter Of q milk seller near
Kept the bureau, answered the bell, anC
after nine o'clock, when the doors were
bolted, admitted the various occupants
of the house and gave them the tiny
tapers with which to light themselves
upstairs. She was sewing and singing
softly when they entered.
"All right, girl. You may CO." sale
Humbert.
"Good night to you both" the CIR
said. and gave Herman Spier nod
When she was gone, the concierge
locked the door behind her.
"And now" he said, "for look a
the treasure"
He rubbed his hands together a:
Herman produced the letter. Head:
close, they examined 1t under the lamp
Then they glanced at each other.
"a cipher" said the concierge
shortly. at tells nothing.
"Code!" And struck the paper will
a hairy fist. Everything goes wrong
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-05-24

army, equipment and all, and the loca.
ton of various regiments. Probably
you and your band of murderers have
that already"
The concierge nodded, no whit ruff.
fled. sand for whom was it intended?'
II cannot say. The address is fic-
titious, of course"
Black Hulnbert scowled. "So!" he
said. .'You tell us only a part"
"There is nothing else to tell. Save,
as 1 have written here, the writer
ends: Il must see you at once. Let me
know where"
The brandy was getting in its work
well by that time. He was feeling
strong, his own man again, and reck-
less. But he was cunning, too. He
yawned. "And in return for all this,
what?" he demanded. II have done
you a service, friend cut-throat."
The concierge stuffed letter and
| translation into his pocket. what
would you have, short of liberty.
"Air, for one thing" He stood up
and stretched again. God, how strong
he felt! eff you would open that &C
cursed window for an hour-the place
reeks."
Humbert was in high good humor in
spite of his protests. In his pocket he
held the key to favor, aye, to plan
which he meant to lay before the COM
mittee of ten, plan breath-taking in
its audacity and yet potential of sue
cess. He went TO the window and put
his great shoulder against it.
Instantly Haeckel overturned the
candle and, picking up the chair
hurled it at Herman Spier. He heard
the clerk go down as he leaped for
the door. Herman had not locked it.
He was in the passage before the con-
cierge had stumbled past the bed.
Haeckel ran as he had never run
before. The last flight now, with the
concierge well behind, and liberty two
seconds away.
He flung himself against the doors
to the street. But they were fastened
by a chain, and the key was not in the
lock.
He crumpled up in heap as the
concierge fell on him with fists like
| fails.
Some time later, old Adelbert heard
sound in the corridor, and peered
out. Humbert, assisted by the iodSer,
Spier, was carrying to the attic what
appeared to be an old mattress. rolled
up and covered with rags. In the
morning. outside the door, there was a
darkish stain, however, which might
| have been blood.
At nine o'clock the next morning
! the chancellor visited the crown prince.
He came without ceremony. Lately he
had been coming often. He liked to
come In quietly, and sit for an hour
in the school room. saying nothing.
Prince Ferdinand William Otto found
these occasions rather trying.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-05-24

carriage turned back toward the
palace.
Late that afternoon the chancellor
had a visitor. Old Mathilde, his
servant and housekeeper, showed some
curiosity but little excitement over II.
She was, In fact, family resentfuL
The chancellor had eaten little all day.
and now, when she had an omelet
ready to. turn smoking out of the pan.
must come the Princess Hedwig ON
foot like the common people, and de-
mand to see him.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-05-24
REDWIG AND THE CROWN PRINCE WAIT In VAIN FOR THE
RETURN or Milky

SynopssThe
ten years DID, taken to the by his
shps the where
Thorpe little American boy Returning the
finds everything
made for him. The
boys grandfather the old
that kingdom which
the republic
kingdom Of giving
Princess
and his marriage Hedwg Hedwg
Milky
for Loschk
substituted
holds Karls chauffeur
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-05-24

Milky has an exciting inter-
view with King Karl and finds
himself In a serious predica-
ment as a result Of his foolish
undertaking. Read about this
development In the next INSTALL
ment.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-05-24

THAT blond devil interferes, and now
this letter speaks but of blankets and
loavesr u
The bell rang, and. taking care TO
thrust the letter ont of sight, the con-
cierge disappeared. Then ensued. In
che hall, short colloquy. followed by
q humping on the staircase. The
Dcssderge returned.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-05-24
(To BE coNTINUED.)

Stone Church Without Mortar.
Although built early in the Christian
era without mortar, stone church I'm
Ireland stu Is In excellent condition.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-10-17
WHY NOT GIVE FACTS?

The Big Business interests of this state, aid
ed by the profiteers of the Minneapolis Cham
per OF Commerce, have raised a gigantic slush
1und IN order to defeat the peoples program
ana already have started spending their money
with their subsidized newspaper organs for full
page advertisements telling about the dangers"
OF the Constitutional Amendments. These ad-
vertlsements tell WHAT MAY HAPPEN. VIII
don't they tell us WHAT HAS HAPPENED
where these same measures have been tried?
Sixteen states in the Union have the Initia-
tive and Referendum measures. These meas
ures also have been employed in Australia and
Switzerland for years. What has been their
effect? 1t it has been Disastrous why don't
tnese Big Business papers give us the facts so
we can benefit by their experience?
The Australian provinces have state land
banks (much like the rural credits banks pro-
posed by the Frazier administration which
loan money to farmers and workers on long
time loans at 4 per cent interest. These banks
nave been in operation for % years. They
haven't ruined the credit of the state or bank
rupted the people, either. On the contrary, the
Australian states have a larger percentage of
a deposits than North Dakota can show.
exemption of farm improvements and state
hail insurance is in effect today in a neighbor-
ing Canadian province. If these policies are
dangerous, as Big Business alleges, why don't
they publish the facts? This would make the
strongest possible argument againt their adop-
ton in this state.
The reason for this significant silence is that
IN EVERY CASE WHERE THIS LEGISLA-
TION HAS BEEN GIVEN A TRIAL IT HAS
PROVED ENTIRELY SUCCESSFUL, AND
NO PROVINCE, STATE OR NATION THAT
ADOPTED ONE OF THESE MEASURES
EVER HAS REPEALED THE LAW.
That is why Mr.. Doyle and other Big Bust
ness bally-hoos carefully avoid the easily ascer-
tainable truth. They give their fancy free rein,
but they are afraid to deal with the cold facts
which would utterly %confound their dishonest
objections.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-10-17
LET'S DISCUSS THE RECORD.

Why is it that the opponents of the Frazier
administration are willing to discuss every
thing under the sun except the Administrations
records After all, the record is the vital thing,
for it is on their record that Governor Frazier
and his associates are asking reelection and
are willing to be judged. Are the Jerry Bacon
Byerly-Doyle crowd avoiding this record be-
cause they know it offers them no loopholes for
attack?
Instead of talking about Kate O'Hare, single
tax, socialism, free love, House Bill "A, and 9TH
er fake issues which have no real bearing upon
the campaign, why don't they mention North
Dakota's splendid war record which is a source
of pride to every patriotic citizen; the seed and
feed bonding act; the idle acreage act; the laws
combining county offices and reducing expens-
es of the supreme court; the bank deposit
guarantee; the establishment of a model high
way commission; the creation Of the grain
grading and weighing law; the great improve
ment of our rural schools; the rigid enforcement
of vice laws, the collection Of thousands Of dol
lars of taxes from delinquent corporations; the
increase in the assessment of the railroads; the
Is per cent inheritance tax; or any other of a
score of meritorious measures which the last
Legislature placed upon the statute books and
which Governor Frazier and his colleagues have
enforced? i
Any man or any set Of men should be Judged
by what they have done-not by what some
rival says they may do. Let Mr.. Doyle and the
subsidized newspaper organs which are support
ing him drop glittering generalities for awhile
and explain specifically and in detail what Gov
ernor Frazier has left undone that they could
do better.
The record Of the Frazier administration is
the real issue in this campaign and the lodging
Of the opposition is a confession that this rec
ord constitutes the best possible reason why,
the entire administration should be returned
to office.
Mr.. T. D. Acheson, Democratic nominee for the
office of Clerk of District Court for Bottineau
county, for having had campaign cards printed
reading ~. D. Acheson, Democratic candidate
for the office Of clerk Of county court" This
error is not Mr.. Acheson's but one made in this
':f6r, = Mr.. Acheson = not responsible for the
error.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-10-17

A vote for Doyle is a vote for the grain
gamblers and market riggers Of the Minneapo-
lis Chamber Of Commerce.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-10-17

in his address at the Nonpartisan league meet
ing in this city Saturday night. The Advocate
man goes after L. L. about as hard as he can
and from his write-up it is pretty easy to sec
that the Advocates "cub reporter brought
something back from the meeting which had a
"kick' to it. 81.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-10-17

Let the people of North Dakota take off their
coats and roll up a bigger majority for Cover
nor Frazier and his associates than they got two
years ago. That will be the best answer to the
dlsgraceful and undetermined campaign which
the profiteering special interests are conduct
ing in this state.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-10-17

One good term deserves another" Is the bat
&c e!y which = going 70 reelect Covering
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-10-17

Some bankers were very much
over what the farmer was doing wi
What is being done with the one
the capital stock slush fund which ]
hackers r attempting to assess fron
Of this state?
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-28
CITY BRIEFS

The local draft board has re-
ceived instructions to send its next
big quota, eighty men, on Friday OF
next week, This contingent Will go
to Camp Humphreys at Accotink, Va.
Members of Company ID of the
militia reserve will hold a special drill
tomorrow night, Captain c. c. HON.
mann having requested hat all mem
bers report at the high school at f;45
o'clock.
Plans for the annual outing and
games of he Perth Amboy Caledo-
MAR Club thai is to be held Saturday
will be completed tonight at a meet
ing OF the club. =,
The regular monthly meeting OF
the Ladies' Aid Society of the Danish
Lutheran Church will be held tomor-
row at the home of Mrs. G. Harmsen
in Richmond Valley. The members
will leave on the 2:05 ferry.
The Ladies' Aid Society OF the
Danish NJ. e. church will hold its
monthly meeting Thursday afternoon
at 2 o'clock al the home of Mrs. ]. p.
Holm at PIT Brighton avenue.
The. company of United States
Coast Guards now stationed In this
city will leave here Friday afternoon
and go to New York. The barracks
in the Board of Trade building will
not be vacant, however, as a new
company will arrive here Immediate
ly.
Sergeant Clarkson Durham of the
local police force. while walking neal
the Pennsylvania t%urntable in Broad
street this morning. discovered a set OF
false teeth which he will turn over to
the owner II he applies at the police
station for them.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-28

thus as a miner and a local Official
till he was t~wenty-one. He was
then elected secretary of the Bellville
sub-district. and after five years In
that office became state secretary
of the Illinois Miners Union. He re-
manned in this ONCE for two years,
when he was chosen international
vice president of the United Mine
Workers of America. This was In
1910, n Hayes was elected by the
largest majority ever given q candi-
date for this office.
As vice president OF the U. NJ. w.
Hayes has been an organizer. These
seven years he has r.shrdul
seven years have seen the union take
the creates strides in membership of
any a In its history.
The hercest struggle mas been In
Colorado, where there have been Bit
ter hostilitles and even bloodshed. To-
w. are stronger In Colorado and
throughout the mines of the country
than they have ever been.
In this organizing work Hayes has
been all over the United States, but
most of all In the places where the
fighting was the most intense-in
Tennessee, Alabama, Kentucky and
In 1917, John P. White was chosen
to become labor adviser to Mr.. Gar
field on the United States Fuel Com
mission. and Hayes was put into his
place as president of the U. M. w.
This position he still holds. In on
n~ection with 1t he is still carrying
along the work on the war labor
board, as one of the five representa-
tives of labor appointed by President
Wilson.
Hayes is not only red-headed. but
he is a man OF idealism-a writer of
pretty good poetry. when he feels
like it-and besides and apart from
all of his honors and dignities. a man
that keeps the democratic spirit. He
is the head of the largest labor organ
ization in the world. with 100000
members. He keeps his job by not
forgetting the things that he learn
ed when he vas q miner himself. and
by taking the broad views of a states
man rather than a narrow faction
Header.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-08-28
Jewish Welfare Board VIII
Open Branch Here Monday

The Perth Amboy Branch of the
Jewish Welfare Board will be estab-
lished here. commencing Monday of
next week. with temporary headquar-
ters in the Y. NJ. H. A. building at
Smith and Mcclellan streets. The
secretary of the local branch, Henry
H. Nussbaum, has been at work here
making preliminary arrangements
since Monday.
The Jewish Welfare Board has
branches in all parts of the country
for the purpose of furnishing enter
tainment to the Jewish men In the
army and navy. Reading matter.
writing material and smokes, game
rooms, pool and billiard parlors,
shower baths. athletics and dancing
will be furnished by this branch.
Perth Amboy has been allotted a
quota of five men to do overseas WORK
as a field worker for the Jewish We'll
fare Board among the Jewish sol
diers. These men must be between
the ages of thirty-one and forty-flve.
None have gone from this city as yet
to take up this work.