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THE CLAYTON TRIBUNE, CLAYTON, GEORGIA.
^Isolated
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JR ROMANCE OF THE FUTURE
cur DO VON HORVATH
and DEAN HOARD
COPYRIGHT. 1913 "BY W.Q.GHAPMAN IN THE- UNITED SIATES AND (3REAT BRITAIN O
n
SYNOPSIS.
in or fifty years the continent of North
America had been Isolated from the rest
of the world by the use of Z-rays, a won
derful Invention of Hannibal Prudent.
The Invention had saved tho country
■from foreign invasion, and tho continent
had been united under one government
wltti Prudent as president. For half a
century peace and prosperity reigned In
thlH part of the world. The story opens
Willi President Prudent critically 111. HI*
death Is hastened by the receipt of a
message from Count von Werdenstetn of
Germany that he has at last succeeded in
penetrating tho rays. Dying, he warns
his daughter Astra that this means a for
eign Invasion. He tells her to hurry to
(lie Island of Clrynlth, but dies before he
ran tell tho location of the place. Astra
Is nominated for the presidency by the
continental party. Napoleon Edison calls
on Astra. Informs her that he was a pu
pil of her father’s, and promises to help
her. Ho gives her a ring made of a new
ly discovered substance which, he says,
Will solve the problem of dying. Cheval
ier dl I.eon appears in Europe. Ho notes
that preparations have been completed
for an Invasion of America. He calls on
von Werdonsteln and offers him the se
cret of making gold. He demands In re
turn absolute disarmament and peace.
,Tho chevalier Is suspected of being an
■American. He Is seized at night and
carried off In an areoplane. Astra Is In
augurated as president. She receives a
message from Edison, whose long silence
lias worried her. that ho has been a pris
oner for two months on tho Island of
Helgoland and lias Just escaped. He an-
inouncoH that Hie confederated fleet of
Europe has sailed for America. He prom
ises to call on her the following night,
CHAPTER VII.—Continued.
Tho chevalier suggested a walk In
the open air, but the captain shook
his head. "I am sorry to disappoint
you, my dear chevalier, but your ter
ritory ends here.” He said this with
Hiieh kindness that it was plain to the
■chevalier that he was sorry for the
imprisonment.
For two long months the Captain
Hans Euler kept faithful company to
the chevalier.
There ' s no chance to escape from
this prison; not even a chance to look
out at the ocean. Tho Chevalier dl
Leon soon realized that he could not
escapo and knew that all he could do
was to wait.
‘ The personal belongings that he
had left In the room at the Hotel
Metropolo were brought to him, and
great was his satisfaction when he
saw that nothing had been forgotten.
J’apors from Berlin and England
worn in the reading-room and ho was
informed of tho doings of the world.
On tho 5th of February the chancel
lor strode into the reading-room where
the chovaller was comfortably read
ing a novel by the English writer, Sir
Itidor Haggard, that had been pub
lished about 1920.
"What a pleasant surprise, your ex
cellency!" bowed tho chevalier with a
broad smile.
The chancellor was somewhat taken
back; he had expected a different re
ception.
“You appear contented here!”
"Considering the circumstances, I
am.”
“I have a few wordB to say to you,
and I will say them plainly.”
“The plainer the better, your hon
or!"
"Tho fact that you are an Ameri
can is proved beyond a doubt. What
are you doing here and how did you
come here?"
The answer came ns a flash, but
calm and sarcnstlc:
"I am listening to you, your excel-
■ lency, and as to my coming, I did not
■ come of my own accord; I was car
ried.” A devilish little smile twinkled
.in the gray eyes of tho chevalier.
The chancellor was offended; the
young man dared to play with him,
tho iron handed master.
"Your Jokes are out of place; you
are a clever man, but 1 will have to
ask my question again. Will you
answer it?"
"I refuse!”
Their eyoB clashed like the cold
steel of two swords.
‘(Chevalier dl Leon, you are not
taalng your situation seriously. What
;is your liberty worth to you?"
“It la very valuable, your excellen
cy; however, it has no price, as I
know that everything comes to him
who waits.”
"Then you are not willing to con
sider any offer I may make?”
"Your honor, nB a prisoner, I am not
In a position to listen to any offer;
the tlmo will come when we will stand
face to face again, both free and un
influenced by circumstances; then I
will consider things seriously. By this
I don’t mean to say that my impris
onment Influences me ln # any way."
The Count von Werdenstetn paced
the room Impatiently. Suddenly he
turned to the quietly sitting man.
“Chevalier, I certainly admire your
ALL GOOD THINGS
ME
rlter Speak* of Happiness Ushered
In With the Coming of the
First Frost, i
With the coming of the first frost,
ten a wind of icy freshness blows
rose the fields, comes also the true
ilization of what, "home” means,
ith supper ended, an intermittent
Liter of knives and dishes comes
„ the hidden regions of the kitch-
where IJzzle is manipulating a
courage. I must admit my defeat.”
He offered his hand to the chevalier
and turned to leave the room Baying:
"Until we meet again, chevalier!”
When tho chancellor returned to
Berlin lie called for tho Countess Ro-
siny and asked her to attend a private
audience as soon as possible. She hur
ried to tho chancellor’s private office.
"My dear countess, i requested your
presence urgently, as 1 desiro to make
you a gift that I am suro you will bo
glad to accept."
The countess looked questionlngly
at her dictator.
"You have asked me several times
what happened to the Chevalier di
Leon, your gallant knight and dancer,
and 1 have found him for you; more
than that, I will turn him over
you for safe keeping.”
The countess’ beautiful face became,
for a fleeting moment, sad, then her
serenity returned.
"I am counting on your clever work.
The chevalier is a man whose mission
and means are obscure and I must
know more about him. You are the
only one in the service who will be
able to obtain this information for me.
To show you how much I trust you
and your ability, I give you carte
blanche—you may do as you please.
If you should find it necessary, you
may even elope with him. Here is
Chevalier dl Leon Arranged the Dif
ferent Pieces.
special order and passport, also an ex
tended account upon all the state
banks."
“I see; but what Is it that you want
to know?"
"Everything, my dear countess; but
especially the situation across the At
lantic.”
"I think I know what my duties are,
and will start for Helgoland tomorrow.
When shall I report progress?"
"When your mission Is at an end.’
Tho Countess Rosiny picked up the
documents, looked them over and
placed them In her handbag.
The punctilious chancellor escorted
her to his oillce door and bade her
goodby, wishing her good fortune.
When tho door closed behind tho de
parting countess the chancellor rubbed
his hands with satisfaction. "I am
glad sho took the commission so calm
ly. Now, my dear chevalier, if you
can withstand those violet eyes you
are not an ordinary mortal but a
saint."
Tho countess’ beautiful face was
set and determined; she had not spok-
on. but storm was raging in her heart.
Three days later the captain told
his prisoner that a new guest was ex
pected; that she was a lady of the
court, charged with conspiracy against
the government.
The chevalier laughed. “1 should
not bo surprised to find an old ac
quaintance in tho fair conspirator.”
The captain’s eyes grew round and
his honest face expressed surprise.
Tho following morning Countess Ro
siny arrived. The apartment adjoin
ing that of the chevalier was given her
and the prisoners met in the presence
of Captain Euler at tho breakfast
table.
The greeting that Chevalier di Leon
gave was quite a surprise to the count
ess; he acted courteously, but gave
not the least sign that ho had ever
met her before. When tho breakfast
was over he retired to the icadlug-
tca towel with all the vigor of her
eleven years in the hope of earning
the "extra nice present" which Broth
er Bob, writing from Chicago, has
promised her at Christmas for lend
ing mother a hand. Father pulls out
an old, blackened cob, and having
filled and lit. it, props his feet up on
the hob. From now till bedtime, save
for sundry interruptions, he is burled
to his eyebrows in the weekly paper,
and neither Nero's growllngs at the
rumble of a distant wagon nor the
continued mutterings of the kettle
room, where the countess followed
him, without the captain.
"You don’t seem to recognize me,
che^alipr!”
He glanced nround cautiously, and
when he saw they were alone he whis
pered: "I thought it might bo disa
greeable for you, countess, but now
that we are alone, I greet you with
all my heart.”
"What brought you here, chevalier?”
Chevalier di Leon laughed and
shrugged his shoulders. "1 think It
is a caprice of the Count von Werdeu-
steln; he wants to extend all the hos
pitality he possibly can. Look at those
masterfully constructed windows that
give you air and light, without per
mitting you to see even the sky. Is
that not tho limit of forethought?"
The countess recognized bitter feel
ing in the chevalier’s heart, and cast
ing down her beautiful eyes, she
sighed: “From now on you will have
a companion in captivity. I do not
want to compliment you, but it was
quite a pleasant surprise to find you
here, chevalier.”
“You are more than kind," was all
he said.
The days passed more quickly. Many
a man would have envied the prison
in which the chevalier was killing
time seemingly in perfect content
ment.
When the month of February was
gone he felt a longing for the free air
and his thoughts began to concentrate
upon an attempt to make a strike for
liberty. He examined all the devices
that were arranged to prevent escape
from tho prison.
The Countess Rosiny noticed the
chnnge that had come ever the cheva
lier and one evening she began to talk
about the moon and stars, saying that
spring was at the door. Tho chevalier
listened to the sweet voice of the wom
an who sat opposite to him quietly.
“Tell me, chevalier, are you of
stone? Have you no human fecitngs
whatever?"
"I certainly have, countess; indeed,
I am well endowed in that respect."
"Haven’t you felt happier since I
came to share your solitude?”
He looked at her with those bold,
penetrating gray eyes for a long time.
"Countess, I admire you, and you
are the pleasantest comrade that I
ever had, but I am troubled. The con
tinuous indoor life is beginning to tell
on me. I ant used to much exerciso
in the open air, and I have many
things that I am worried about."
A few days later Captain Euler told
the prisoners that they would be al
lowed to spend the evenings m the
roof of the building.
The countess watched Chevalier dl
Leon’s face very closely when the cap
tain told them Ihia and saw tho gleam
of real pleasure in his eyes.
That evening they were taken to
the roof of the building; to be accu
rate, to a section of the roof which
was surrounded by a high wall, so
high that it prevented them from see
ing the courtyard beneath, or anything-
but the stars and the pale face of the
full moon.
It was springtime.
“Don't you think this would be an
Ideal place to send up fire rockets?”
He. looked toward the stars; his eyes
wandered over the dark blue firma
ment restlessly.
“You are playing with fire all tho
time,” remarked the countess, as she
moved nearer to the chevalier.
“Have you ever heard of a case
where people were married in a pris
on?” she continued.
"No, f never have."
"Chevalier, will you tell me one
thing—frankly, honestly?’’ Her voice
was tender and soft.
"Anything you ask, countess.”
“Are you engaged to be married?”
”1 am not.” The firmness of his
voice was enough to assure the count
ess that he told the truth.
“Are you in love?”
“In love?” he repeated thoughtfully
"I don’t know; all I know Is that I
have an image, a saint enshrined in
my heart, of whom I think, for whose
welfare I am fighting and suffering. If
that is love, then I am In love.”
The countess sighed, a sob broke
from her heaving bosom and she let
her shoulder loan heavily against him;
Bhe buried her face in his shoulder
and the tears trickled down her soft
cheeks as she sighed:
"I am bo very, very unhappy."
The chevalier bent liia head over
her and his eyes became dark for a
second: then he folded her In his
arms and their lips met in a kiss.
The spell was short; the next mo
ment the countess stood up and the
chevalier picked her up and placed
her on the bench again, as if she were
a little child; then he turned and ran
down the stairs to his prison.
NEW PARCEL POST RATES NOW IN FORCE
CHAPTER VIII.
The Fireworks.
Every evening after that, except
when' it stormed, the prisoners went
up on the roof. Those evenings were
the pleasantest part of the days.
During the day tho chevalier read
the daily papers and magazines with
groat interest. He found plenty of
engrossing news there, especially the
preparations of the confederated navy
and army. One article, very well
written by one of the chief engineers,
particularly attracted lits attention.
That article described the Z ray and
its destroyer. The, supply station of
destruction was Madeira, from which
place heavy cables were laid to reach
the 30th longitudinal meridian, along
which the Z ray ran. The heaviest
current of electricity was conducted
by this tremendous cable to three spe
cially built boats. The Sampsonlan
vibrating rays were generated on these
boats. Each ’ay made 3,000,000 vibra
tions a second and all were directed
in a harmonious line toward the Z ray
belt. In time the wall of isolation
would fall down under the immense
force playing against it, and tho In
vasion of America would follow '
After a long study the chevalier
placed the magazine on the table and
muttered: “The time for action iu
nearing.”
One evening at the diuner table the
chevalier asked Captain Euler if be
could have some material for pyro-
technical displays In order to lessen
the monotony of their existence.
The kind captain furnished every
thing be asked for. The countess of
fered her services and they worked al
most all afternoon the next, day get
ting the fireworks ready. Di Leon
seomed to be an expert; lie soon had
a large Japanese wheel, several turn
ing stars and also a number of loug
sky rockets ready.
When evening came they excitedly
prepared for the grand fireworks. The
sky was clear and the moon had not
yet risen. Chevalier di Leon arranged
the different pieces, and when the cap
tain came up he fired the first air run
ner. Tho long rocket went high up
In tho air, whirring and whistling, and
then, with a puff, brake into thousands
of red sparks. Another puff brought
white and the third brought blue.
The next was the Japanese sun;
this was fastened to the center of the
roof. It circled and sparkled for a
long time.
The chevalier was deeply interacted
in his projectiles and, as the countess
assisted him. Captain Euler had to
play the part of audience. Tilery was
a larger audience outside their Inclos-
urc, but that was another world.
When all the set pieces were used
the chevalier looked up in the sky,
seemingly searching for something;
at last hi3 hand went into his pocket
and, bringing out an object not unlike
a Browning pistol, he said: "And now.
ladies and gentlemen, I will show you
something new In the pyrotechnical
art.”
(TO BE CONTINUED)
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A fraction of a pound counts for
cepted for all eight zones,
a pound. The pac
larger, girth and length combined,
than Beventy-two inches.
Parcel post is, almost wholy, hand
led in mail bags. Parcel post pack
ages must be packed so that they can
withstand the handling necessitated
by throwing bags of mail from rail
road trains to trucks and wagons.
Parcels weighing four ounces or
less are mailable at the rate of one
cent for each ounce, regardless of
zone or distance. A fraction of an
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LETS ANXIOUS WORLD WAIT
Arkansas Man, in Point of Meanness,
is Declared to Be Absolutely In
Class by Himself.
"Children, the meanest man In the
world lives in Arkansas,” writes Tom
P. Morgan. “He has a tall and bulging
forehead and knows why floods come
and tornadoes devastate, how to stay
pure and wholesome on a wage of six
ty-six cent s a day, what causes the
Aurora Borealis, how to prevent thugs
from thugging, what is the plural of
measles, how to gag and hog-tie a
mother-in-law in a gentlemanly man
ner, whether Sackville McKnutt is as
smart as he is cracked up to be, how
to take politics out of a policeman
without injuring the fabric, and many,
many other things equally important,
including why tho parents of Humor
ist Iden named him Jay B., when they
could just bb well have soaked him
for life with Isaac I. Iden and thuB
have given tho waiting world a per
petual treat. And, yet, although this
which steams and sputters on the
stove, can disturb his meditations.
And w^iile father reads and mother
mends, with Lizzie frowning over her
lesson at the table, an invisible white
brush paints all the countryside with
the sparkling rine of the first frost. It
sparkles from the cobweb under the
eaves like drops of molten silver; it
gleams from grass and stubble, and
glitters from every tree, so that when
the moon comes over the barn, grass
and tree and stubble scintillate with
soft, sugdued brilliance.
mean man is able to write with per
fect ease and the most convincing
clarity, he la bo unutterably low-down
selfish that he refuses to write any
‘open letters’ to the newspapers and
thus extinguish forever some of the
burnlns questions that are worrying
the life cut of the rest of us. Tell
me, children, is he not meanei than
tho meanest pussley?"—Kansas City
Star.
Sad Predicament.
"Say, Tom, lend mo another ten,
will you?"
"Heavens! Why don’t you go to
work and earn money?"
“Don’t care to, my boy. People
would think the governor bad disin
herited me and that would ruin my
credit.”
Sweet, Sweet Girls!
Adeline—I’ve heard so much about
Stella. I wonder if sho is the right
sort?
Adeie—Dear. I don’t believe half I
know about her.—Judge.
Now is the time of all good things
that delight the heart of man at the
passing of summer. Hickory nuts,
fresh molasses, apples, sweet cidar
and "punkin" pie, are all ushered in
with the approaching vanguard of
winter, and until tho April rains re
turn we shall be basking in tho
warmth and comfort, tho cheer and
delight of home.—Paris, Mo.. Appeal.
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pass a bill giving federal aid to the
states in tho building of good roads
la the settled conviction of Gordon
],ee, representative from the seventh
congressional district. The bill will,
in the opinion of Mr. Lee, carry with
it an appropriation of at least $20,-
000,000.
Mr. Lee was in Atlanta on bis way
to Washington to resume his duties
in congress and, while here, lie talk
ed very interestingly of tho growth of
tho good roads sentiment and of the
strength to which the movement for
federal aid had attained in the pres
ent congress.
"It is very important that the state
should get ready to acept the money
that will bo offered it by the United
States government,'' declared Mr.
Lee. “The legislature should pass a
bill at the next session providing for
a state highway coinmision or some
state department that would be in a
position to receive the federal funds
and would be responsible for their ex
penditure.”
Spain annually uses the huge quan
tity of 275,000 tons of grapes for the
) making of other products than wine.
No Necessity for Smoke.
All excuse for keeping Atlanta a
sniokey city has been removed by the
establishment of the immense water
power at Tallulah, according to a state
ment made by Ii. M. Hall, consulting
engineer of Atlanta, in an address be
fore the mechanical science and engi
neering department of Georgia Tech.
Mr. Hail points out that within a luo-
mile radius around Atlatna there is 1,-
153.000 horsepower, and that within a
radius of 150 miles the available horse
power runs over three millions.
The part that tills wonderful devel
opment and the tower lines of the
Georgia Railway ana Power company
will play in the future upbuilding of
Georgia, Mr. Hall said, was so great
that it could not be estimated. If
properly utilized it will make Georgia
the richest manufacturing state in the
whole country, and at the same time
will play a great part in the develop
ment of cities and the improvement
of. municipal conditions.
Better Days Ahead for Georgia.
“Tlie day is near at hand when the
people of Georgia and this section of
the South will manufacture what they
eat and what they wear,” declares
President J. C. Haden of the Georgia
Chamber of Commerce, in a leading
article in Frost’s Magazine, Tho Call
of the South, which, like other publi
cations throughout the state, is co-op
erating to the extent of its ability in
the state chamber work.
While Frost’s Magazine has no offi
cial connection with the state cham
ber of commerce, a coming issue of the
magazine is going to be devoted espe
cially to the state chamber movement
and other interesting articles In addi
tion to that by. President Haden will
appear in it.
The state chamber of commerce is
receiving in all parts of the state the
splendid co-operation and aid of vari
ous weekly and other publications
which are interested in tho commer
cial and agricultural prosperity of the
section.
A series of cartoons by Frank Stan
ton, Jr., son of the Georgia poet, de
voted to state chamber of commerce
Interests, will from time to time ap
pear in “The Call of the South.”
Never Sold Bonds Below Par.
By way of response to numerous
inquiries which lie has received late
ly in regard to the credit of the state
from persons living at a distance,
State Treasurer Speer announced that
he had made a careful investigation
covering the period since the war,
aud he finds that no bonds of the
state hqve ever been sold below par.
He is preparing a statement to be
sent out to inquirers showing the re
sults of his investigations.
This is, indeed, a record of which
any state may be proud, and sur
passes any of the great countries.
Atlanta Wants Regional Bank.
The prospective success of Atlanta
in securing a regional bank will be a
state-wide triumph, in which not only
Atlanta* but every city of Georgia will
have a right to claim a part.
All petty jealousy has been put aside
and Georgia lias united in advancing
the strong argument that Atlanta has
the largest and most central city of tho
section, should have one of tho big
central financial depots which Uncle
Sam is about to establish.
The strongest endorsements of the
idea have come from Macon, Columbus
and other Georgia cities. Clearing
House associations and chambers of
commerce have given the project their
unqualified endorsement.
Facts have been presented in Wash
ington, and have been strongly back
ed by United States Senator Hoko
Smith, showing that the southeastern,
states are pre-eminently in need of a
reserve bank, and that the location of
Atlanta and the enormous business
done through Atlanta banks, place this
city far in the lead or other south
eastern cities for the choice of the or
ganization committee.
Tlie postal receipts of Atlanta to
day are larger than any city south
of Washington, Cincinnati, St. Louis
and tlie bank clearings of Atlanta are
in excess of any other city in tho same
territory.
it is pointed out that the establish
ment of a regional bank in Atlanta
will be of almost as much benefit to
all the banks in Georgia as it will be
to those located in Atlanta. The im
portance of the establishment of tho
bank to the stHte as a whole is tho
thing which has brought about tho
united sentiment in its favor.
$20,000 Surplus Goes to Schools.
Game Commissioner Charles L. Da
vis announced that he had turned
ever $20,000 from his department to
tho state treasury. This was the bal
ance which he itad to the credit of
tho game and fish protection fund
Under the new law this money will
go to the public school fund. This
is much the largest sum which has
been turned over to the treasury by
the game department since its es
tablishment three years ago.
Georgia Music Prodigy.
Georgia 1b going to give tho next
musical prodigy to the world, in tho
person of a blind negro, according to
the judgment of Atlanta musical crit
ics, who have been to hear Frank
Butts, the blind negro boy of Eatonton,
who entered the Georgia Academy tot
tho Blind a year ago.
The boy is young, still In knee pants,
but already has a marvelous technique,
and plays such classic selections as
Paderewski’s Minuet, Chaminade’s mu
sic and Leybach’s "Fifth Nocture,”
with a brilliant touch that would d«
credit to any normal mature artist.