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m THE BULLETIN, 1RWINT0N, GEORGIA. ^Isolated VOj and DEAN HOARD COPYRIGHT. 1913 -BY W.0-GHAPMAN IN THE* UNITED STATES AND GREAT BRITAIN SYNOPSIS. For fifty years tho continent of North America had been Isolated from the rest of tho world by the use of Z-rays, a won derful invention of Hannibal Prudent. Tho Invention had saved the country from foreign Invasion, and the continent had been united under one government with Prudent as president. For half a century peace and prosperity reigned in this part of the world. The story opens with President Prudent critically ill. His •death is hastened by the receipt of a message from Count von Werdensteln or Germany that lie has at. last succeeded in penetrating tho rays. Dying, he warns ills daughter Astra that tills means a for eign Invasion. He tells her to hurry to •the Island of Clrynlth, but dies before he can tell the location of the place. Astra ils nominated for the presidency by in® continental party. Napoleon If.fl 1 sorucalls *on Astra, Informs her that he was PU- ipll of her father’s, and promises to help (Tier. He gives her a ring made of a new ly discovered substance which, he says. jWlIl solve the problem of flying. Cheval ier dl Leon appears In Europe. Ho notes •that preparations have been completed If or an Invasion of America. Ho calls on .von Werdensteln and offers him the se cret of making gold. He demands In re turn absolute disarmament and peace. (The chevalier Is suspected of being an (American. Ho is seized at night ana carried off In an areoplano. Astra Is In augurated as president. She receives a /message from Edison, whose long silence |has worried her, that he has been a prla- (oner for two months on tho island of •Helgoland and has Just escaped. He an nounces that the confederated fleet or nSurope has sailed for America. H»*prom ises to call on her tho following night. Countess Roslny, a spy, becomes pris oner In hope of securing Napoleon s se cret. She falls In lovo with him. CHAPTER VIII.—Continued. I Ho Olevatod his arm. After a few twlrllngs and twistings of the Instru ment. a click was heard and then came tho whizzing sound of a bullet. . “New watch right above us.” \ Five minutes later, at an immeneo height, a flash occurred. Directly after thf3 flash a spiral light began to descend, slowly; then, after several minutes, an. explosion followed that put an end to the dropping spiral of fire and above them a small white cloud puff slowly fell downward. “That was a beauty!” commented (Captain Euler. “Have you any more?” inquired the countess “1 am sorry, madam, but this is tho (last for tonight,” answered Chevalier Idl Leon, with eyes turned steadily (toward tho southeast. They all sat klown, and Captain Euler and the countess started a conversation in •which the chevalier refused to take jpart; he was watching the sky and ithe stars. It was much later than (usual when he returned to his gilt cage, but ho was satisfied at last; ho Iliad seen a star that winked at him familiarly The next day the countess asked if ♦they were to have fireworks again, but (the chevalier thought it would lose its •charm if they had the displays too •often. He retired to his room that (evening, complaining of a slight head ache. “Shall I call the post doctor?” asked teaptaia Euler, but the chevalier de- r ° om - lhen la “ lut0 hia own room - picked up his bundle of belongings and hastily placed It on the roof. Ho arranged several heavy obects around 'I am a prisoner just as long as you are one, chevalier. My fate binds me to you. Why should I hesitate to tell you?" She looked around, and then in a whisper she continued: “I am In the service of the International police, chevalier, and I was sent to you to get your secret." Great tears rolled down her cheeks. "Chevalier, please don’t Interrupt me; I want you to know all. The chancellor wants to know your mission In Europe, from where you come and the secret of gold." She was now openly sobbing. Neither spoke for Borne time; at last the chevalier turned to the countess: “It Is just possible that I am making the greatest mistake of my life, but— what is the difference—you have been frank with me, and I will be frank with you." She lifted her face quickly. The chevalier thought for a second. “Would you like to get rid of all that belongs to the past? Would you come with me?” Sho looked at him with such un utterable longing that he felt irresist ibly drawn toward her; he actually started toward the fascinating woman with arms extended. Then his saner nature reminded him of all that would result from letting their friendship merge Into a love affair, and he stopped. A wave of rage swept over her when sho saw his hesitation and deci sion, but sho whispered softly; “I shall go with you." "Now wo are becoming real conspir ators; be preparod so that at a mo ment's notice you can leave.” “Where will you take me?” "Wherever my stars lead!” was his enigmatical answer, as he left the roof and went to his room to sleep. Night came again, the captain left them alone at 9:30, saying that ho had some writing to do. Chevalier dl Leon watched the sky, which was somewhat cloudy; there was a strong wind that drove the rag ged wanderers to and fro. Tho winking star he had observed several times before was stationed In the eastern sky. Neither of tho prisoners talked; both seemed to be fully occupied with their thoughts. Suddenly dl Leon turned to the dreaming countess: “Are you willing to leave with mo tonight, in half an hour?" "But how absurd that is, chevalier!" "Do you trust me impllcitely ?” "I do!” “Then go to your room and get all the things that you need to take along ready. Will halt an hour bo enough?" “I will be ready." He led the countess down to her room, and from that moment the chev alier became energy Itself. First of all, ho locked the door of tho reading dined. When In his sleeping-room ho looked fover the contents of his small baggage nnd selected a number of articles that he packed into one bundle. Then he |\eft the room. The reading-room was the one that iwas connected with the outer world fcy the stairway that ran to tho roof. fTlie chevalier stepped quickly to the idoor leading to the corridor and list ened; he could hear the sentry walk ing up and down. Ho saw with satis- Saction that the door could be locked on the inside with key and bolts; then he examined the door that led to the roof. It was a heavy door, that could he locked ouly from the inside. He silently crept up the stairs and peered Into the inclosure; under one of tho plants, In the shade, was the countess treading. There were a number of heavy objects with which tho door could be barricaded. He quietly descended, without being Been by tho countess, and Inspected her room. Apparently finding every thing to his satisfaction, he picked up u book from the table and joined the countess. “Are you feeling better, my dear chevalier?" "I thank you, countess, yes. And how are you? Does not this Imprisonment tell on your nerves?” She sighed. "Chevalier, I think It does. If I were in a dark dungeon It could hurt me more; but a prlsou Is a prison, and gilt bars are hateful.” "Why are you here?" She smiled sadly. "You ask me •why I am here as if you did not know my mission." “Your mission—then you are not a .prisoner?" the trapdoor leading to the reading- room and then sent a rocket from his signal gun tbward tho winking star. The light that followed was taken as a warning by tho superstitious sol diers on duty below; the red and white stripes of the American flag high up in the air, and the silvery stars on the blue background completed the flag that was causing so much annoyance to Europe. The rod star above twinkled reas suringly and a second later tho roof of the prison was flooded with a strong light. Tho chevalier ran down and knocked at the countess’ door. “Are you ready?” "I am," she replied nnd appeared with a small suitcase in her hand. Just as they opened the door lead ing to the roof, a secret door iu the wall, that had escaped the chevalier’s scrutiny, opened and Captain Euler stepped Into tho room. "To the roof, countess,” tho cheva lier whispered In the ear of the woman and he stepped boforo the captalu. Bac^of the captain, through the half open door, he could see several sol diers. “Your recent fireworks have aroused some suspicion, chevalier." “I am sorry, captain, but I cannot stop to explain things to you just now; I am In a hurry.” “In a hurry?" "Yes, my dear captain. I have just time enough to thank you for your kind hospitality, and to bid you fare well!” The captain stepped forward, but before he could touch the chevalier there was a flash that blinded all. By the time the captain had recovered enough to shout: "To the devil with your Jokee!” the chevalier was gone. Captain Euler ran to the roof door, only to find it barricaded; It took some time for them to force the door, and when they reached the roof and played their searchlight over the whole space, not a soul was to be found. An hour later Astra received her message from Napoleon Edison. The following morning early risers In Berlin were treated to a novel Bight. High above tho city, a white-headed, tremendously large eagle appeared; It circled above the town for a while, then turned suddenly toward the west and disappeared with a .rapidity that was astounding. The learned Professor Klpfelheimer. a noted zoologist who was one of the first to sco It, was certain that tho bird was a genuine American eagle. CHAPTER IX. In the Master’s Workshop. The following day was a long one for Astra; hope, joy and the expecta tion of seeing the man who was able to do so much made her restless. Shortly before noon a report came from the Z ray generating station ad vising that a peculiar vibration seemed to be forcing the rays backward. Or ders were given to establish the new Z zone, also to watch for further <jie- turbances and, after a lapse of bIx hours, to remove the first line of re sistance, leaving the new Z ray to meet the Invaders. Astra was happy indeed when she descended to the library to await Na poleon’s arrival. As the hands of the chronometer pointed to ten, she list ened Intently. The main door was opened just as the clock gave forth its tinkling warning. A moment later Napoleon Edison was admitted to the library and Astra hurried toward him with welcoming hands. She saw at a glance that his healthy bronze complexion was gone and that ho was thinner. She also noted the unfamiliar clothes he was wearing. T am so glad that you have come at last!” were her first words. "I have longed to come, Miss Pru dent, but 1 was detained in a prison, where 1 had everything but liberty.” “Please be seated; you must be weary after your long trip.” She led him to a chair and took a seat oppo site. "There has not been a day, since your visit here, that 1 have not longed for some news from you. And you, all the time, were in prison.” Edison snld: “I crossed the isolator in my aerodromone, ascending thou sands of feet to get over. My assist ant engineer, Santos Duprol, was with me; we landed on the deserted Zug- spltze, in Germany. I alone descend ed on skiis to Partonklrchen, where I purchased European clothes. Duprel and I were in constant communication with each other until my imprison ment, which came so qninkly that 1 had no chance to advise him. 1 had the honor, before I was confined, to meet his majesty, the Emperor of Ger many, the Prince of WaleB and, above all, the Count von Werdensteln, who Is the real ruler of Europe. “Are your plans for our defeuse for mulated?” Astra asked. “I will, with your permission, tell them in a more detailed manner at the workshop. 1 hope you will ac company mo there sis soon as you can." "I am ready to go at any time; only you know 1 cannot leave the capital for a long period. Besides, 1 must lay a decided plan of action before the continental congress meets, day after tomorrow. Where is your plant?” He looked at her in surprise, but all he could see In her face was frank “On the Island of Clrjme.” "Cirynith!" whispered Astra. “At last you have spoken the word!" said Napoleon eagerly. “The word I have been expecting to hear you say.” Astra looked at Napoleon question- lngly;. evidently there was something back of this that ahe was snpposed to know. Napoleon read her thoughts: “Misa Prudent, I will enlighten you. When I discovered the element of which your ring Is made I came to your father. He was a friend and teacher. When your father realized the value of my discovery and saw the far-reaching possibilities of this wonderful metal he gave me full In structions, and I based my further experiments on them. "His prophetic 6011I foresaw the events that are now upon us, and he was anxious to know the results of my experiments. Three days before his death I received a letter from him. I had just returned from the trial trip of my aerodromone. I was intoxicated with my success. The American Eagle, my first aerodromone, was a marvel, but I will come to that later. I hurried to the capital as eoon as I read your father’s letter, but was too late! How happy he would have been to know that I had won, that no nation can destroy the work of his lifetime." Napoleon’s voice Boftened to a whis per. "But his last letter told me that you would bo Instructed to go to tho Island of Ciryne and that, when I met you, you would greet me with the word you have Just spoken, ‘Clrynlth,’ the name I have given to thiB ele ment." Astra's eyes filled with tears. Tho memory of the last hour of her father returned to her in Its smallest detail, and then she told Napoleon how the dying man had tried to tell her every thing, but that the shock caused by tho message from Count von Worden- stein had killed him before he could do so, though with his last strength he had written, in shaking letters, the word: “Clrynlth.” "I cannot tell what he said about you,” finished Astra, smiling at Napo leon through her tears. “All I can say is that I am very happy today, for you have come.” Her expressive eyes told even more, and Napoleon Edison felt that he was amply rewarded for the services he had rendered, not for tho girl he loved, but for tho country they both loved. "I have one favor to ask, your excel lency!” "Whatever It Is, I will grant it In ad vance.” "The Countess Hosiny, whom I have mentioned, and who played a part. In the plot. Is homeless in our continent. She is In the waiting-room. I brought her with me, thinking you would not let her go without trying to aid her. Under your care, I feel sure she will regain all that Is good In her nature and lose all that is bad." "She is welcome," Astra said, sim ply, and'started to summon an attend ant, but Napoleon Interrupted her. “Astra, permit me! Before you call her, I wish wo could make arrange ments for your visit to my Island." “How long does It take to make the trip?" Edison smiled. “The word ’distance’ is stricken from the American diction ary. I will place you on the Island within three hours." “Whero is your Island?" "Where the 124 degree W. of Green wich and the 34 degree 1(1. meet." "In the Pacific Ocean! Wonderful! Could we go tomorrow?" "Yes, but I think it would be best to travel at night, as I wish to keep the existence of the American Eagle a secret for a while." "That is wise. Let us start at eleven expectation, and in a measured voice tomorrow evening.” he said: (TO BE CONTINUED.) HARSH COMMENT SEX Rooster’s Unseemly Conduct Drew Bitter Remark From His Young Mistress. Dolly was not quite six when her mother bought a flock of nine Ply mouth Bock hens and a rooster, and diligently explained to Dolly that the rooster was the "papa hen" and the rest were all “mamma hens." After two or three days of confinement, to accustom them to their coop, they were let out to wander about the yard, and Dolly was set to watch them. The hens stayed together nice ly, but the rooster showed a tendency to wander Into the next-door neigh bor’s chicken yard. Dolly chased him back time and again, until she was tired and out of patience. She turned her back for a minute, and when she looked round there wore the hens up by the coop, while the rooster was se dately pacing across the garden to wards the next yard. Dolly stamped her foot on the side walk and screamed: “Come back hens! Come back to your own fam ily.” The rooster proceeded with per fect equanimity. Dolly watched him for a moment with a look of utter dis gust. Then her mother heard her say, very emphatically: "That's just like you men, any way.”—London Tit-Bits. Rain Not Necessary. A farm expert In South Africa an nounces he has perfected a variety of wheat which can be grown without a drop of rain from the time it Is plant ed until the harvest, relying on the subsoil for moisture. He may be said to be the man who Is taking the "rain" out of grain. Reconstructed Nature. "So that Is a cubist picturo?" said the matter of fact man. "Yes. What do you think of it?’ ’•’It's a horrible example of how nature would look If somo people bad their way about It." Back Yard Art. "The idea of paying for such a Job.” “How now?” "The fellow who whitewashed this fence for me is evidently a cubist.” Color Blind Never Haunted Are you afraid of the dark? There [/..Isn't a chance of you Beeing a ghost If you are color blind, which may fur nish you a :ray of comfort for the )eautles of landscape and floral decor ations you may have missed during yimr lifetime. Dr. August Lummer, head of the physical Institute of the JpBjtjjerslty of Breslau, In Germany, is •authority for this. Dr. Lummer explains the phenome non In this way: "The normal eye has an arrange ment of tiny rods and cones In the retina. The rods perceive light and the cones color. When a person with a normal eye tries to see In a half dark place tho cones, which are use less, Interfere with the effective action of the rods, and the confusion creates the effect of apparitions that come and go and change their shapes. The -color blind person lacks tho cones and his rods act with extraordinary outline of things as long qb there is the least amount of light present That means that he never sees ghosts." Preserved Memory of Friend. Ten years ago Leonidas Hubbard, Jr. met his death by starvation while exploring that bleakest of lands, Lab rador. His comrade on the trip, Dil lon Wallace, who survived, recently went again to Labrador with a tablet as a memorial to his friend. In try ing to reach the place whero Hubbard died, his canoe upBet and the tablet was lost. Wallace, however, perse vered and finally carved this Inscrip tion on a bowlder: "Leonidas Hub bard, Jr., Intrepid explorer and prac tical Christian, died here October 18, 1903. John xiv., fourth verse.” University .of Today. The true university of these days is a collection of books.—Carlyle. - THE STATE HOAD REPORT SAYS W. & A. IS BEST PAYING RAILROAD IN GEORGIA. commission~makes report Net Earnings of Property, Shown at $731,468.33, Less Rental Paid State. —Atlanta. The Georgia Railroad Commission, having In mind the forthcoming ex piration of the present lease of the Western and Atlantic railroad, has given out some most Interesting and, In parts, astonishing figures in con nection with the business of that road under its present lease contract to the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis railroad. The figures submitted by the com mission show conclusively, when compared with the figures assembled for other roads, that the Western and Atlantic is the “best paying rail road line in Georgia," and the com mission fiat-footedly states as much. With the matter of re-leasing the road now being considered by a leg islative committee, some of the in formation given out by the commis sion is of vast and far-reaching im portance and significence at this time. The commission says: “The Western and Atlantic rail road belongs to the state of Georgia; it runs from Atlanta to Chattanooga, a distance of 136.S miles, and is leas ed to the Nashville, Chattanooga and St,. Louis railroad for $420,012 per an num. “The Louisville and Nashville rail road owns 71 per cent, of the capital stock of the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis railroad, the lessee company. The Louisville and Nash ville has trackage rights over the state road for its trains, through Et owah, Tenn., from Cartersville to At lanta, and for trains through Knox ville, Tenn., from Marietta to Atlanta In addition to leasing its road and the physical properties actually used in railway operations, the state leases other valuable properties, including city real estate in Chattanooga, all included iu the gross rental above mentioned. “The gross revenue received by the lessee company from the operation and use of all the property leased to it by the state for the year ended June 3(1, 1913, was $3,374,910.79. "Deducting this latter sum from the gross receipts from the leased property leaves net earnings of the same property of $731,469.33, which is 5 per cent, net on $14,029,380. "From the net earnings of the property, $731,409.33, the rental paid the state, $420,012, leaves a net profit from the lease to the lessee of $311,- 457.33." Can't Exploit Schemes in Georgia. “Georgia declines to allow oil and gas promotion schemes exploited. In this state." Such was the curt but clean-cut reply Secretary of State Cook made to a letter from one of these pro moters. A few days ago, no less than seven of these oil and gas concerns applied for admission to this state, hut, being unable to come within 1,000 miles of qualifying under the "blue sky" law and the regulations set up by tho secretary, were turned down cold. There seems to be a veritable plague of these concerns with designs on tills state, but they are finding some pretty serious hurdles now in the secretary of stato’s office. It makes one shudder to think what would have happened to guileless Georgians in tills good year of 1914 if the “blue sky” law had not been passed and become ef fective. Evidently news of Georgia’s fine fi nancial condition has gone abroad over the land, and the Wallingfords are about tho first to catcli tho hum of industry and observe the signs of prosperity. Many of them flocked in unaware that Georgia had erected a pretty effectual barrier against such vultures until they landed on the scene. Others thought they would “take a chance" in “trying to get by," “take a chance" in "trying to get by.” Deficit in Pension Fund. In his report, which went to the governor. Commissioner of Pensions J. W. Lindsey indicates that there will he a deficit of $35,380.84 in the pension this year. He estimates that there will be 18,600 pensioners this year. At $60 each there .will be need ed $1,116,000 to pay them. The act ual fund made available by the legis lature, including $10,019.16 brought forward from last year is $1,080,619.10. The commissioner’s report shows that the number of pensioners brought from last year’s rolls are 19,636. With 736 added to the rolls this year it would make a total of 20,272. Forty Corn Club Boys Visit Atlanta. Forty-two members of the boys’ corn club and'one young, lady of the girls’ canning clubs, who had just fin ished a ten days’ course at the State College of Agriculture, passed through Atlanta on their way to their homes. While here they called at the eapito!, where they were addres sed by Assistant Commissioner of Ag riculture Dan G. Hughes. The boys won scholarships at the recent corn show in Atlanta, entitling them to free courses at the state college. G. V. Cunningham, one of the agents, was In charge of the party. Want "Bfacfc-Eyerf p ea Dinner.” The ClnAsre.lla of the farm product, world Is etching info her own, and witft a following out iwf the sugges tion made’by Commissioner of Agrt- cultui?* James f>. Price and Assistant Commissioner Dan G. Hughes they declare the people of Georgia may make this lowly sister one of the greatest products of the state. The black-eyed or common cowpea is the particular product declared to be Georgia’s greatest resource. A • suggestion is made by the two men at the head of Georgia's agricultural department that ail loyal Georgian!! lend a helping hand by calling for a “black-eyed pea dinner” at least one day in each week. Wednesday is the day suggested as the one on which Georgians should partake of peas, and beginning with the first Wednesday in February Messrs. Price and Hughes will de velop the habit. And they are calling upon their friends to join with them. Of Georgia’s 20,000,000 cultivated acres they declare at lerist one-tliird should be planted, in peas in the reg ular rotation of crops. And in this crop they hold that the farmer would have one which would show no loss, as the many use* to which the pea and its vine and roots may be put are certain to bring somo valuable return. In combining black-eyed peas with Wednesday a lucky day and a lucky food are brought together. All truly romantic people, bearing respect for the goddess of luck, marry on Wed nesday. Since revolutionary days southerners have made a habit of eating black-eyed peas on New Years day, a legend given assurance that for each pea eaten on the first day of the year the consumer will accu mulate a dollar during the next twelve months. In itself the black-eyed pea is a most remarkable product of the soil. It will grow on the knoll or In the bottom land, and in the poor ground nearly as well as the good. It is a blessing because of its quick returns, and requires but little care. Nothing has proven more fattening to hogs than peas, and swine turned into a pea patch will eat the meaty pods with all the relish of a hungry youngster consuming a Thanksgiving dinner. There's no finer hay to lie found than that produced by the black-eyed pea, and cut fresh and kept green as ensilage; stored in a silo, will furnish a supply of green food all winter for the livestock. Even to old Mother Earth it has proven rf greater friend than all of the fertilizers, as the roots when plowed under revive and enrich tho soil, Slaton Impressed With Appeal. Rarely has executive clemency been exercised in a case more pa thetic or more deserving than that of Dalton Kelly, a negro ’’lifer,’’ who was paroled by the governor. Kelly was convicted in Jasper county in 1891 of the murder of an other negro named Tom Lewis, and received a life sentence. That was during the convict lease system, and Kelley was sent to Dado county to toil in the coal mines. So intolerable was his situation that he managed to escape in 1904, after serving ten years, and finally made his way to Dade county Fia. Here he married and lived until 1910, when ho experienced a religious con version at a negro revival. Fram that time he knew no peace of con science, feeling that he could not square himself witli God ns long as he was an escaped convict. So one day in 1911 he made his a|>- pearance at Monticello, Ga., and sur rendered himself to the Jasper coun ty sheriff. The sheriff had never heard of him and it took some time to look up the record in the case and find where the negro belonged. As soon as the sheriff was able to locate him, the negro was remanded to the penitentiary, where he has served a» a model prisoner ever since. Now it develops that he was probably never guilty of the murder in the first instance, as witnesses have been produced that he was twice fired on by Lewis before he killed him. In granting tho parole, the governor has made the following brief annotation on the prison hoard's regular form: "Developments subsequent to the trial show that ho was unjustly con victed.” All Passes Forbidden. By executive order the railroad commission has declined to altow the issuance of passes on the Georgia Railroad to tho stockholders and di rectors of the Georgia Railway and Banking company, owners of thf- road. Some time ago Mr. C. A. Wick- ersham, general manager, of the Geor gia road, made Inquiry of the com mission if he could issue passes to such directors and stockholders. The commission wrote in reply that, inasmuch as the Georgia Rail way and Banking company had leas ed the Georgia road and its branches to W. M. Wadley, who had in turn re leased to tho Louisville and Nash ville and the Atlantic Boast Line, passes could not, legally, be Issued Warrant For School Teachers. Governor Slaton made a requisitioix on the state treasurer for $1,188,089.- 27 to be paid to tho public school teachers of the state. Of this $1,018,- 197.89 goes to the county systems, while $169,881.38 is to be paid to tho local systems. To the Atlanta schools there has been apportioned $57,744.16. It will bo several days before the checks can be mailed out to the re spective counties, as there will he a large number of them and a good deal of clerical work la required, in making them out