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wound in the throat and another
drought the heart The tunic had been
slashed to pieces, and the fragments
lay beside the corpse. The bullet
proof cloth was gone
Captain Murray raised his fist to-
ward the sky.
This is Won Stamm's work." he
cried. mo bayonet could slash a
tunic, nor would the Bulgarians have
any desire to strip the bodies of their
enemies"
In truth, Popopoulos was hardly
cold, and the pursuing Greeks were
barely half mile ahead of us. AS
we stood there the artillery came
laundering up behind us to take up
position upon the crest. Riding be-
hind the guns came a small group of
officers, among them tall, fair man
of military bearing, dressed in plain
uniform with the generals crossed
swords upon the shoulders. 1t was
King Constantine.
What" he exclaimed refining in
his horse. Have they killed Popo-
poulos?"
Your majesty" said, that man
was slain treacherously, and not in
fair fight. Look at the stripped body
and"
THE man seemed to bear charmed
life" his majesty interrupted. mo
doubt the Bulgarians resolved to kill
him at all hazard
Have your majesty's permission
to avenge his death?' inquired Muir
ray.
with all my heart" answered King
Constantine. "By the way, has any
body seen Baron Won Stamm? I
should have liked him to have wit
messed this victory. French guns, you
know-French gunsi'
And, with an affectation of light
heartedness which his countenance
belied, he rode on after the artil-
Tory.
Captain Murray raised his arm and
pointed toward the crest behind us. A
tiny figure on tiny horse was riding
hard along the military road that
leads southwark toward Saloniki
You know where he is making
for?" asked the captain.
Corfu" answered. "And we
must head him of before he reaches
the isIaRi.''
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M".;:."1~..

No doubt can obtain permission from
his majesty, King Constantine, for you
to accompany me to England as my
aid"
Popopoulos turned abruptly upon
the captain. Il prefer to retain the
formula, Captain Murray" he said.
Understand, it is not that I do not
trust you Won Stamm knows better
than anyone whether / can be pur-
chased. l have given my word, and
it remains. But during the remainder
of the campaign the formula remains
with me, where nothing can harm it."
1.-THE rest of the campaign" in
quired the captain.
Gentlemen" answered Popopoulos.
smiling a little sheepishly, 'as a sol
der of Greece intend to fight till the
war is ended. / never guessed how
magnificent war is. 1t is divine, glo-
rious! And. as patriot, it is my duty
to remain with his maiesty's army"
The mans experiences of battle had
utterly transformed his views, and no
argument could shake him. Politely,
but stubbornly, he refused to hand over
the formula. After the war he would
accompany us to England; for the
present he would continue a soldier
with the conquering Greeks.
There was not much danger to Po-
popoulos, for, as he had said, only a
huge shell or bayonet thrust could
harm him. Against shrapnel the cloth
was secure; and shells that burst on
percussion are not used against infan-
try. Nor does one often come to bay
onet work in modern warfare The
chief danger to be apprehended was
treachery on the part of Won Stamm.
WELL" said Captain Murray to me
at last, st seems useless to attempt to
change Popopoulos mind. However,
even If Won Stamm did get hold OF
the formula it wouldn't help him much,
because Popopoulos has conhded TO
me one point that he didn't write
down, namely"
A figure came striding across the
rocks, not ten PAGES away. It was
Won Stamm. He must have tethered
his horse upon the heights, crept up
toward us among the rocks, and lis
tened-for how long 1t was irnpossi-
BILE to surmise.
Pardon me, gentlemen" he said,
with sinister smile, but his majesty
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PLEASANT PATHS OF YOUTH
Lies Ways Made Easy for the Young
Man Who Belongs to the Mod
ern Generation.

Mother" said the eldest born, did
you put the family poker chips in my
trunk?"
Eyes, dear"
And you have packed my medicine
ball, golf clubs, baseball bats and ex-
ercising machines in their cases ready
to ship by express?"
Eyes, dear"
Have you instructed the garage to
go over the motor car and, after fill
ing it with oil and gas, have it in
front of the house at nine o'clock"
Il have, darling"
Have you told father to deposit a
thousand to my credit at the bank?"
Eyes, pet"
"Then," said the youth, with a
bright smile of approval, as he looked
up from the batting averages, there
is really nothing else to do, mother
dear, but ring up the president of the
college and tell him will be there at
4:30 tomorrow afternoon. Life.
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invites us to a camp supper tonight,
and / suggested to him that l might
be able to find you"
1t was evident that Won Stamm was
hot on the trail. And the inexplicable
obstinacy of Popopoulos made our
chances of outwitting the baron ex-
tremely tenuous ones.
There was battle on the following
afternoon, and another two days later,
this one the most stubbornly contested
of all during the brief campaign. For
seven hours the Bulgarian artillery
beat down that of the Greeks, and the
Greek infantry, prone in the valley,
waited for the order to charge that
could not be given.
1t was not until three in the after
noon that King Constantine brought
up his howitzers and finally put the
Bulgarian guns out of action. Then be-
gan the advance of his majesty's
matchless troops Moved down by
hundreds, they advanced steadily,
leaving behind them patches and pyra-
mids of tall Euzones, stark in their
starched white petticoats.
But ever at the head of the advanc-
ing troops, devoid of fear, heroic
figure among the bursting shells and
ripping rife fire, ran Popopoulos.
When at last, by almost superhuman
efforts and matchless courage, the
Greeks closed with them, we saw the
line of bayonets crown the hill, the
sharp hand-to-hand struggle; and then
the Greek flags went up, and the Bull
garians, utterly beaten, raced down
the hill in panic-stricken confusion.
Captain Murray turned to me.
Il think" he said emphatically, that
our friend Popopoulos will at last
have seen as much of war as he
| wishes"
And this prediction was true enough,
| for on the top Of the hill, heaped round
with stiffening corpses, we found
what had once been Popopoulos, but
did not now bear very much resem-
blance to him.
1t was chiefly by the sword, clutched
fast in the right hand, that we were
able to identify him. The body was
entirely nude; there was a gaping
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stood and lived, unless he was bullet
proof"
Popopoulos took off the face net,
and pointed to his cheeks. They were
fiecked with what appeared to be
mosquito bites, but the netting was
intact.
81 am riddled," said the Greek,
laughing. Il am human sieve. But
assure yourself, captain"
He handed Captain Murray his army
revolver. The captain raised 1t and
leveled it at Popopoulos' breast. Be-
fore / could intervene he had fired
point-blank at him.
The bullet seemed to drop at the
revolver's mouth. Murray stopped
down and picked up shapeless lump
of lead. It burned his hand, and he
dropped it hastily.
Popopoulos, who was standing I'M
harmed in front of US, smiled, and I'M
buttoned his tunic Under the linen
shirt was net of closely woven, vel
lowish stuff like silk, exactly similar
to that which had covered his face.
Upon his breast were a number of red
specks, and a small raised lump like a
mosquito bite.
"Your bullet, Captain Murray" he
said, smiling. "You see, nothing but a
huge shell or a bayonet thrust can
harm me. And I alone Of all the
world possess the formula"
He tapped his chest, and now per
ceived a little bag, woven of the same
silken material, under the cloth, evil
IDENTIFY containing paper.
The captain turned to me. You are
satisfied now" he asked
Entirely So" replied enthusiast
tically. And let me congratulate you,
Mr. Popopoulos," 1 added, ION having
banished the curse of war from the
world"
The Greeks face fell. "Eh?" he ex-
claimed. 81 hope not. Why, mon
sieur, II had forgotten"
He buttoned his tunic and paced alb
sently among the rocks. We followed
him.
"Well, Mr.. Popopoulos," began
Murray, "as we are satisfied, suppose
you will hand over the formula to me
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Taken at His Word.

The smart young man-his school
honors thick upon him, and his inten-
ton to teach the world in general,
and his father in particular, the man
ner in which up-to-date commerce
should be conducted-stood earnestly
holding forth in his fathers Office.
you may rely upon me, sir he
was saying with perfervid emphasis.
81 will devote my whole life to the in
terests of the business. 1t shall be
my aim and ambition to keep the fam
lily name free from STAIN"
Good" said the old man, gruffiy.
That's the spirit. Tell the Office boy
to give you the whiting and ammonia;
then go and polish up the brass name
plate on the door,"
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lay stretched out beneath our eyes:
the brick-faced structure in the center
which even the work of reconstruction
had been unable greatly to spoil, so
original architect
Working our way to the edge of the
precipice, Murray and i leaned over,
thrusting our heads out from among
the clumps Of rhododendron bushes.
So still was the air that we could
hear the voices of two sentinels be-
meath as one relieved the other. Then
we saw three figures emerge from
among the trees, cross the marble
bridge, and enter the amphitheater.
The foremost was the kaiser. 1t
was impossible to mistake the short,
erect figure, slightly stouter than Of
yore, but carrying itself with the
same instinct of command.
The second figure l thought I rec
ognized as that of General Holtz-
hansen, of the general staff. 1t was
impossible to be sure, but it made no
perfectly discernible, even without the
aid of our glasses.
1t was Baron Won Stamm, and he
wore, over his tunic, a veil of f1lmy
yellow material, which shrouded him
from head to feet He had evidently
sewn the whole piece together, so as
to form single garment. 1t gave him
the resemblance of cocoon, except
that the transparency of the thorium
compound lent a sort of illusiveness
to the cloth.
In the center of the amphitheater
the kaiser turned abruptly, and, owing
to the high walls of rock surrounding
him, we could hear each word he
spoke:
Herr Baron, you are willing to
guarantee the safety of this material
by permitting me to fire at your" he
asked
Baron Won Stamm laughed conf
IDENTIFY as he answered.:
Your majesty, before the fellow
was dead fired six balls at his body,
and the bullets could not penetrate or
even injure the cloth. Here they are!"
He held out something in one hand,
and both the kaiser and General Holtz-
hansen uttered cries of establishment.
The kaiser unstrapped a huge army
service revolver from belt about his
waist, beneath the dust coat.
Herr Baron, will you have the good.
ness to take your stand about thirty
PAGES away, against that wall of
rock?"
81 will stand at your majesty's feet
and let you shoot at me-" replied
Won Stamm.
Nevertheless, he obeyed the kaiser's
injunctions, and, backing, reached the
precipice beneath and little to one
side of us. The kaiser leveled his
revolver.
Once more, Herr Baron, you as
sumo the responsibility? he called.
Entirely so, your majesty" replied
Won Stamm.
Crash!
Won Stamm stumbled; look OF
tragic surprise came over his face,
and, clutching at the gaping wound
above his heart, as though to stem the
flow of his life's blood, he toppled
over, dead.
Before the kaiser and General
Holtzhausen could reach his side Muir
ray had pulled me back through the
bushes
I'VE have just time to reach oul
boat before she SAILS" he said.
you see," he added later, "the tho
rum mantle has to be worn next tt
the skin. Won Stamm did not know
that. He was wearing it outside his
,tunic on the road to Saloniki. The
thorium does not have the needed eff
feet except at the body temperature Of
90 degrees"
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Laudable Ambition.

what is that little sawed-ofr man
always SO busy about?'
''He is trying to accomplish some
thing that will cause the community
to look up to him"
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The Bullet-Proof Mantle
| Revelations of An
| Ambassador

Transcribed by H. NJ from the private papers of
an Eng lshan who for time unofficial diplomat
in the service of the British Government
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you see," he added later, "the tho
rum mantle has to be worn next to
the skin Won Stamm did not know
that. He was wearing it outside his
,tunic on the road to Saloniki. The
thorium does not have the needed eff
feet except at the body temperature of
90 degrees"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-10-03

trude Brown, Dorothy White, Mary
Watson, Margaret Haldy and Mar
garet Waters.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bates have gone on
a wedding trip south, and will be
at home after Nov. l, at 4646 Ken
wood Ave. The bride travelled in
black satin ensemble, trimmed in
kasha and monkey fur. She wore
black felt hat. She was graduated
from Butler University and is a
member Of the Delta Delta Delta
sorority. Mr.. Bates attended But
Ter University and is a graduate OF
Indiana University Law School and
a member Of Phi Delta Theta and
Delta Theta Phi fraternities.
Fl PRETTY wedding took place
a at 4:S0 at the Roberts Park
a NJ. Il. Church when Miss
Mary Elizabeth Hanger, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Frank j. Richmann,
20 S. Arlington Ave-, became the
bride Of Arthur Charles Rainier of
Chicago.
The Rev. Edwin Dunlavy per
formed the ceremony before an altar
banked with palms and ferns, and
lighted by cathedral candles. Only
the immediate families and friends
were present. Mrs. Roy L. Burtch,
organist, played a program of bridal
airs.
The bride, who was unattended,
was charming in a gown Of tan fiat
crepe, and a tan velour hat. She
wore a corsage Of Mrs. Aaron Ward
roses.
Following the ceremony, a dinner
party was held at the Spink-Arms.
Covers for ten We're laid at a table
arranged in the bridal colors. scar
let and crystal.
In the evening, a reception was
to be held at the home for 1875
guests. Mrs. Richmann was to be
assisted by Mrs. Matthew Farson,
Miss Margare James, Miss Ilene
Ha 'ryman and Miss Doris Dahlberg.
Following a short wedding trip,
Mr.. and Mrs. Rainier will be at home
at 1904 N. Dearborn Parkway, Chi
cago. Mrs. Rainier was to travel
in a tailored dark blue ensemble
suit, with hat to match. The bride
was graduated from the University
of Illinois and is a member of the
ri Beta Phi sorority. Mr. Rainier
attended the University of Wiscon.
sin.
Among guests from out-of-town
were Sylvester Erman, Burt
Schmidt and Miss Doris Dahlberg
of Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. w. B..
Kern of Toledo, Ohio; Mr.. and Mrs.
c. G. Smith and Mrs. e. ]. Kern of
South Bend, Ind, and Mrs. Eliza
beth Rainier of Portage Wis.
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D. a. r. TO give
BRIDGE PARTY
Literary Committee to BE
Host Thursday.

Library committee of the Caroline
Scott Harrison chapter Of the d.
A. r., Of which Mrs. Minnie j. Link
is chairman, will entertain with a
bridge party Thursday at p. m.
at the chapter rooms, S24 N. Penn
sylvania st.
Mrs. Link will be assisted by these
members of her committee: Mes
DANES Kennedy Reese, J. II. Auf-
derheide, w. ]. Hogan. Eph Inman,
G. A. Petersdorf, Giles Smith, J. w.
Sturgis. John c. Madden. Henry C.
Thornton, Walter Green. J. II. Moi
felt, Charles P. Lesh, z. H. Elwood,
Thomas ]. Owens, c. o. Robinson,
Michael j. Carr Elmer w. Rogers
and Walter Myers.
Reservations may be made with
Mrs. Link or at the chapter house.
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-TzCo Brides of Week ON Wedding Trips

The marriage Of Miss Beatrice
NJ. c. Prange, daughter Of Mrs.
William Richter. 726 w. Forty
Second St., to Clyde E. Pike, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Eli Pike, 1891
Broadway, took place Wednesday
evening at the Trinity Evangelical
Lutheran Church. Mr.. and Mrs.
Pike have gone on a motor trip to
Florida. They will live in Indian
apolis. Mrs. Edward Franzen was
the brides matron of honor.
Before her marriage Tuesday
morning Mrs. Leonard Beckerich
was Miss Gertrude Hughes, 721 e.
Twenty-Second st. Mr.. and Mrs.
Beckerich have gone on a motor
trip East and will be at home after
Oct. 10 at 22O1 College Ave.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-10-03
PROGRAM FOR
INDIANA CLUB
Meeting GIVEN
State Federation to Con-
Vene at Hammond
Oct. 1915.

A tentative program for the con-
vention of the Indiana Federation of
Clubs which opens Oct. 13 at Ham
mond, Ind. and continues through
Oct. Is has been announced.
Tuesday morning, the executive
board will meet. Tuesday afternoon,
discussion of County Federation, -
"Courtesies," Universal Member
ship" and THE Club Woman"
will be held. An address will be
made by Mrs. George Plummer, Chi
cago, chairman of applied education
of the general federation. The con-
tention will open formally at p. m
Principal speaEe will be Miss Ada
Ward English lecturer and black
board cartoonist.
Wednesday evening, Mr.. and Mrs.
Marx Oberndorfer will give a music
program. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Dudley will give a program of art
and songs. The press luncheon
speaker Wednesday will be Prof.
Claude M. Bolser, Indiana Uni
versity instructor of journalism.
Mrs. II. B. Burnet of Indianapolis
will speak at the Fine Arts lunch
con Wednesday.
Thursday evening. at the Fedora
ton dinner. Mrs. Joshua Hodgins,
Wisconsin director, will speak.
Friday visit to the Sand Dunes
will be made
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Miss Blanche Carton, Lincoln,
Neb., had charge of the installation
and was assisted by the Theta chap
ter Of Indiana University.
Other national officers present
were: Mrs. j. N. Woolett, Evanston,
ILL.,, national president, and Mrs.
Frederick Erlbacher, Evansville
Ind, alumnae representative on the
national council.
A banquet at $50 p. m. was to
be given in hronor of the new chap
ter in the Travertine room of the
Lincoln. Reservations have been
made for 200. The Theta Alpha
Alumnae of Delta Gamma have had
charge Of the arrangements, with
Mrs. Forest Thorne as chairman of
the committee.
Bronze Decorations
Decorations were to be in bronze,
pink and blue. the colors of the So
rority. Guests were to be seated at
large U-shaped table which was to
be decorated with a massive plateau
of bronze chrysanthemums, pink
roses and blue delphinium. Pro
grams were to be in the shape of an
anchor. Mrs. Dwight Peterson, pres
ident of the Theta Alpha Alumnae,
was to be toastmistress. Responses
were to be made by Miss Alice
Young, president of the new Butler
nI1 IN 11t Mic.
Wayne, Ind. Miss Dorothy Donald,
Miss Marguerite Williams, Column
bus, Ohio province officer was to
speak; Miss Gertrude Munger, Lin
coin, Neb., soloist, was to sing and
Miss Mary Norwood was to play the
pipe organ.
Sunday afternoon the Travertine
room of the Lincoln will be the
scene Of a reception for the new
chapter to which all fraternity men,
bers are invited. Those in the re-
ceiving line will be Mrs. Douglas
Dash, Mrs. j. Dwight Peterson,
Miss Blanche Garten, Mrs. Fred
erick Erlbacher. Mrs. Joseph N.
Woolett, Miss Alice Young, Miss
Sarah Sisson and Miss Jane McAllis.
ter. The Orloff Trio will play. Miss
Lucille Chandler, Indiana Univer-
sity, and Miss Dorothy Wilhelm, Uni
versity Of Illinois, will preside at
the coffee tables and will be assisted
in serving by Misses Virginia Lucas,
Leona Blakely, Josephine Fitch,
Frances Parker, Dorothy Dugdale
and Thelma Thomas. Butler Univer-
sitY.
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LETTER FROM LESLIE PRESS
COLT TO THE LITTLE MAR
QUISE. CARE OF SECRET
R-CONTINUED.

Here she comes!" called Jimmie
ljoyously. He threw away his ciga.
ret. he seemed to want both hands
free. I could not but think he was
still only a boy and at that moment
| gave Sally Atherton all the credit
in the world for bringing a soul back
into its own.
Jimmie was just on the verge; the
slightest push would send him
either way Almost any other WON.
an would have sent him over and
he would have sunk down. down.
into a morass of desperation and
hopelessness. AS it was, he had be
come a man, with a great boys joy.
GUS heart, and he was holding q
niche in my husbands business that
probably would be hard to fill.
While was thinking these
thoughts, Little Marquise, Sally,
looking more distingue than ever
came to us followed by three porters
carrying all sorts Of travelling i'm
pedimenta-
IT don't always carry these things,
as you know" she exclaimed, but
most of them are gifts from friends
who accompanied me to the train.
Leslie" she said. kissing me, ut
is sweet to see you again. I'm very
glad to get home. although Holly
wood is a most fascinating place,
and had a gorgeous time. Are you
glad to Sc me, Jimmie?" She said
all this in a breath.
You bet 1 am. Everybody will
be glad to see you at the plant, ex.
cept that little cat of Marcy Stimp.
son. 1 don't envy you with her. 1
think the boss wants to talk with
you about her right away, when
she's not around. He said was to
bring you right up to the office if
you would come"
Let me take you home instead.
Sally" 1 offered. Surely Jack
should not expect to bring you di-
rectly from the train to the office.
Tomorrow is time enough to get into
harness. Jimmie. you go back and
tell Mr.. Prescott that 1 came down
to the train to meet Mrs. Atherton
and am going to take her to her
home"
You're somewhat peremptory,
Leslie, but I'm such bossy person
myself that I like to be bossed once
in a while, and 1 am glad you have
taken matters into your own hands,
for I do want to go home and get
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!aEZANGII

into a kimona more than anything
else in the world, except to take
hot bath"
We babe Jimmie a good-by which
I could see was rather reluctant on
his part. and started away in the
little roadster. AS soon as we were
on our way, Sally turned to me and
asked:
What is it, Leslie?"
Good heavens, Sally. did I show
that I wanted to talk to you as
patiently as that?"
you did to me. Tell me al about
It,"
Little Marquise. hardly knew
how to begin.
CoDVrt0ht. 1925. NEA Servtce
NeXt-Letter from Leslie Prescott
to the Little Marquise, care of the
Secret Drawer-COntinued