ELUSIVE i adie" [ISABEL By JACQUES FUTRELLE se IMustrations by M. KETTRER atid Munday Mager Dla Merrill Company Copyright, 1908 by The Ase Copyright 19, uy the Bo SYNOPSIS. nos, nati brings a mar HA it a Miss Thorne } wiede i a man named CHAPTER VIL The Signal original iarked Mr question?” repeated ‘And the unanswer question remains Campbell “Where snedetiod Abruz. zi. the secr minded him his hi 1 wonder!” mused the ‘If the the young Latin g United States The Latin signed in the Grimm interrupted a moment ‘Have further compact compact United And we received Miss Thorne? 1 ign then, after any reports on mean reports from fore agents? The chief shook his head inevitably, act will lead us our word, the prin ce,’ de clared Mr. Grimm and the moment he is known us everything be- comes plain sailing. We know she is agent—I expected a denial, but she was quite frank about it. And 1 had no intention whatever of placing her arrest I knew some was In adjoining room because of light noise in there and 1 knew knew It She raised her voice a little. obviously for the benefit of was th From that everything I said was to com pel that was, to show himself” His chief nodded, Mr. Grimm was silent for a little went on “The last that moment,’ the person in there was the man who Alvarez Frankly 1 had half an idea that—that {t might be the prince in per Suddenly his mu changed: And now our lady may come and go as she cause | know, even if a dozen ir men have ransacked Washington in vain for the prince, she will inevitably lead us to him. And that reminds me 1 should like to Blair, and Hastings, and Jo Please plant them so they may keep constant watch Miss Thorne. Let them re port to youn, and, wherever | am _ 1 will reach you over the way, what was in that was taken from Campbell inquired curiously to do with some responded Mr some 10 by or she to a secret unger the one whoever re point and did person, whoever it understanding'y then possibili mind at “was that ty in my * he confessed, shot Senor a0n woud of mys likes be of our tery borrow hnson on ‘phone.” that seal Qenc “By the ed packet Alvarez? “It had somethin~ railroad franchises ™ Grimm as he rose I sealed it again and returned it to the senor. Fwvident ly it was not what Signor Petrozinni expected to find-—in fact, it wasn't what he was looking for.” thoughtfully, each into the eyes of the other, then Mr. Grimm entered private office where he sat for an hour with his immaculate boots on desk, thinking. A world war—he had been thrust forward by his govern ment to prevent it-——subtie blue-gray eves—his Highness, Prince Benedetto d’Abruzzi--a haunting smile and scar let lips. At about the moment he rose to go out, Miss Thorne, closely veiled, left the Venezuelan legation and rapidly down the streei to a corner, where, without a word, waiting automobile. The wheels apun and the car leaped forward For a mile or more It wound aimlessly in and out, occasionally bisecting its own ward and touched the chauffeur on the arm, “Now!” she sald. The car straightened out into a street of stately residences and scut. the Potomac came Into view; besides that for a few minutes, then over the bridge to the Virginia side, in the dilapidated little city of Alexandria. The car did not slacken Its speed, but wound In and out through dingy streets, past tumble-down negro huts, for half an hour before It came to a standstill In frout of an old brick mansion. “This is number ninety-seven,” the chauffeur snnounced. Miss Thorne entered the house with a key and was gone for ten minutes, perhaps She was readjusting her vell when she came out and stepped Again It moved forward, on to the end of the dingy street, and finally into the open coun: try. Three, four, five miles, perhaps, out the o'd Baltimore Road, and again the car stopped, this time in front of an ancient colonial farm-house. Outwardly the place seemed to be deserted The blinds, battered and stripped of paint by wind and rain, were all closed, and one corner of the small veranda had crumbled from age and neglect. A narrow path, strewn with pine needles, led tortu ously up to the door. the house rising from an old barn, a thin pole with a cup-llke attachments at the apex, thrust its point into the open above the dense, odorous pines. it appeared to be a wireless mast Miss Thorne passed around the house, and entered barn A man came forward and kissed her a thin, little man of indeterminate age—drying his hands on a cotton His face was pale the the plece whaste pallor of door life, with and the thin er In a sharp jong bench on arious chemi one w and a-glit- feverish fire, were pressed togeth Hehind him was a were his eves deen-get ter some inward lips line which tools of v shaped three sorts, apf electric atteries fantastically two or sizes, iratus, of od¢ cad ranged along were a and row ‘ore or more shade larger one From clatter spheroids, a pound shell rear came the line engine, and still tric dynan arranged, Rosa?’ the lit eagerly in Italian not fixed yet” same than a where | all farther away SON of a 8m Ease was o 3 the test fed query date she re language. “It will be, 1 within the two weaks And then- “Fame and fortune with qui hope, next for both of us” ck enthusiasm worked and waited and now it will come dominion of the world sain by our coun How the data is fixed? It would not hora ™ fiere he Interrupted ‘Ah. Rosa. 1 bh 30 long for this and with it the ave try wiil when he well to My lady nervou write me s hand affection slender, caressing! f great shone in gray eyes “At eight o'clock on the night of the speaking will appear at dome in Wash ained, still light the capitol test,” she expl Italian, “a single the apex of “With That We Control the World,” Exclaimed the Man, Triumphantly. That is the can i visible here ington. on; it agreed the signal by all in from the up city. be seen and of your bedroom Yes, he verish glitter in i there attempt the “No, not In a for" It must be ¢ And if It light in the And all 3 we in? “Yes. And yours? “l don’t think there is any question but that both England and the United States will buy Do it means? Do you know what It means?’ He was silent a moment, his hands working nervously. Then, with an effort: “And his Highness?” “His Highness is safe” The subtle misty, thoughtful for a mo then cleared again. “He is she repeated “Mexico and Venezuela were—7" he The ned exclaimed his you" eyes deepe test.” she went on he put in gq lear.’ ick is clear you can see dome without difficulty.” your plans are you ment, safe,” “We don't know, yet, what they will The Venezuelan answer is locked the safe at the legation; 1 will fs within forty-eight She was silent a little. "Our difficulty now, our greatest difficulty, is the hostility of the French ambas- sador to the compact His govern has not yet notified him of the presence of Prince d'Abruzzi; he does not believe in the feasibility of the plan, and we have toto proceed to him working do in “But they must see the incalculable advantages to follow upon such a com- pact, with the vast power that will be givén to them over the whole earth by this” He indicated the long, lit: tered work-table. “They must gee it.” “They will see it, Luigl"” sald Miss Thorne gently. “And now, how are you? Are you well? Are you com fortable? It's such a dreary old place here.” “1 suppose #0,” he replied and he met the solic¢itous bluegray eves for an Instant. “Yes, | am quite com- fortable,” he added. "I have no time to be otherwise with all the work 1 must do, It wf mean so much!” They were both silent for a time. Fioally Miss Thorne walked over to TO the long table and curiously lifted one of the spheriods. It was a sinister looking thing, nickeled, glittering. Af one end of it was a dellcate, vibratory apparatus, not unlike the transmitter of a telephone, and the other end was threaded, as if the spheroid was made as an attachment to some other de vice, ‘ “With that we control the world!'* exclaimed the man triumphantly. “And it's mine, Rosa, mire!" “It's wonderful!” she mused softly “Wonderful! And now I must go. | may not see you again until after the test, because | shall be watched and followed wherever [| go. If | get an opportunity I shall reach you by tele phone, but not even that unless it is There is always danger, always danger!” she repeated thought- fully. She was thinking of Mr. Grimm. “I understand,” sald the man sim- ply. “And look out for the signal the light in the apex of the capitol dome.” understand the night must be perfectly clear; and you un- that the test is to be made at three o'clock by your chronometer? ‘At three o'clock.” For a moment they with arms around other, then visitor kissed him, and He remained looking after vacantly until automobile, as it moved road, was lost in the turned again to the he repeated stood thelr tender went her each the chugchug of off down distance ong work-table CHAPTER VIII Miss Thorne and Not From a pleasant dow floor Miss wide ope: of her apartments Thorne the avenue with insery hind the closely Miss drawn other bay window avenue, on the man named Hastings knew that for an hour watching her as other direc in the «¢ another man was farther corner heen the tion orner similarly ensc ONC ad been watching as sh ld be a third 3 11 "a" sam man Thorne iriously studied passer by. seeking to remember at the little mah with the She sat ind a note it lay dressed to the district My Dear Fy I have been with ink before her fa 1s face up } Signor Pletro priso and lend waiting the hope that Senor Alvarez out of regret Shall 1 send to BAY. hanged you? Would you kind? Or an like a some delicacy Can | be of & you in any way? If 1 line “Sincerely ISA HORNE" “AY last she rose and standing in t window read placed it in an A maid came in answer at the wind« eyes of Blair can the note over envelope and there and, perhaps, Johnson the note to the maid with mail it immediately SAW avenue 10 & mald % the the post ner Then she of the Wrap window, drew back shad room, slipped on a dark-col and safe beyond eves walted patie He appeared and dimultancously turned near the post. box and spoke to him Then. togeth- into the standing awny {rom the roach tly for ostman about snoth the corner corner So that's Miss Thorne, Mr. Grimm compliment watched” A few ised a little the Johnson, is It?" m and she certainly of having smiled pays me me carefully dropped and aw After later she the desk again minutes dark wrap had been thrown ide places could see her distinctly a while they saw her rise duickly an antomobile turned into the aver and lean toward the window eagerly looking out. The car came to a stand still in front of the legation, and Mr as Ho, British embassy, who was alone in the car, raised his cap. She nodded and smiled, then disappeared in the shad ows of the room again Mr. Cadwallader went to the door, spoke to the servant thers, then re turned and busied himself about the car. Hastings and Blair watched in- tently both the door and the window for a long time; finally a closely veil ed and muffied figure appeared at the bay-window, and waved a gloved hand at Mr. Cadwallader, who again ified his cap. A minute later the veiled woman came out of the front Coon, shook hands with Mr. Cadwallader, and got in the car. lle also climbed in, and the car moved slonly away (TO np CONTINU ED) in 8mcke Prevention. Economy to prevent the fuulivg of great cities with factory smoke unicss it ean be demornsiraisad (hat the adop tion of such taeans will result In the saving of money to ths makers of the smoke, Prof. J. A, Seltzer of the Uni versity of Tenneeses records the result of experiments which he has wade with smoke consumers based on the principle of Injecting, wilh steam Jots, fresh air foto the furnaosa whenever fresh fuel Is pat upon the fires, Ile finds that the cialm that such appara tus increases the eMcloncy of the bot) ers by Increasing the evaporation of the water Is well founded, and that there is a real economy in tholr use. -- Youth's Companion. 333333WEEEEEe |, THE NEWS OF PENNSYLVAXIA 333333/\see€€€ Sunbury A representative body of the instituted and the State Grange met here what promises to be most important action ever undertak- the They arganization, will gn by grange formed an which be known as the United Stores Assoclation, the object of which is, by co-operation on the part of the farmers, to place the products of the farm first-handed to the The plan is for the association to receive the farm prod- ucts of its and distribute them to the association stores in the large populat Auto trucks will be carried and ABHBO- ciation will per- cent. system The main object is to lower the the benefit ner by consumer members on the the centers of be operated on of the association cost of farm products of dispensing both farmer and niddle- the profi { all ncerned, and large cost of live sided over hare ’ BOWS ith receive Erange ATe8, Are for {ther delegates tre Hall, Mansfield Arm mers, girong Orangevi potatoes the inf essed sr barn, near Swelgart was of ¥ Stevens, The v nd mind, xamin- Mentzer phrata, r of \ np coms- iim to the Naor ployed t qd by pany, in Angelo Poletto, ris ristown om- the Ne town Water Com- laboring around the com- as kK na heavy pany's reservoir. » by light- Whe rm came tree and itning ning up he the Reading-—-8. V ville, this county health officer of hocken Townships Commissioner 8S. G (G. E. Schlassman, tree was struc HE Elsenhauer, Meck has been appointed Bethel and Tulpe- by Health to succeed State Dixon, resigned Bethlehem «Perhaps the youngest person ever St Luke's Hospital in South Bethlehem, is the b-day-old daughter of fer. of Allentown. The infant is suf- fering from a broken arm and leg York Rev. Dr. J. F. Mesick, a Presbyterian minister, his ninety-eighth birthday He was born in Albany, N. Y. fought with Harriet Beecher admitted to brated He Joseph Marone, 17 John Spalone, of Hazleton, were Hazleton with old, both York. in attempting to Gettysburg While doing work near the battlefield, two men came upon the bones of a dead man, supposedly a soldier, near which were a lot of bullets, two Vermont plates, a belt and cartridge box. The skull was missing, but all the other bones were found. Stroudsburg. Theodore Lehman, a Lackawanna section man, was kill ed at the East Stroudsburg station. His head was caught between cars and crushed. Ee ——_ eRe TERUE. Tha incu of your in advan & ADVERTIFING RATER--DispiaZ sdvert'se metit of en or mores inches tor three nr 0 ore 10. | less space than ten red iim rtions, from neeupyt inches ard for less t an 1 display adv rile fnesertion ; other mislmum charge Loos] notices AOAmDANYIng five cents per line 107 eas Legal notices. twenty ostis per line for three insertions, nod on ceni's per ioe for sech ad- ditions] insertion POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS, DEMOCRATIC. FOR BHERIFF, We are authorized Wo sunounes that Arthur B, [re of Pavier tinwpship. is 8 oandidats fir the office of Bhenff sabject to the rules and reguls- tions of the Dem cratic primaries 0 be held Beotember 30, paid We are suthor'sed tn» sunounce thet DD. J Gingery, of Huston wwoship, iss candidate ‘0 the office of Sherif! subject to the decls on of the Dewocratic pi imes les 10 be held on Sept mber 50 FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER We are svthorized 10 announce that John R frmon of Ferguson townsh'p sa candidse Li # the offioe of Commissioner, sublect 10 the USAEws of the Democratic party We are au'horized 'o antinos wn.. sohin H Runkle, of Potter township, is a8 candidate for the office of County Commissioner subject tu the rules and regulations of the Democ.stic party fot We are requested to sanounecs tL at John L Dunlap will be s candidate tor Om ty siove:, sul Jeet tn the decision of the Dem ¢ stile yolers of ‘he oouDLly a8 eXpréewed al Lhe ri- maries to be held September 30 ell paid Commis We are author'zsd to aanounce that William A. Stover. of Peon township. fs a candidate for the « Moe of County Commission er. subliol 10 the decision of the primerios of Lhe Democratic par y ot Beptem ber 50 paid We are an'hor'red 0 anr H. Koll, of Piessant Gap, 10 Bpr candidgie or the offioe of subieet to the dechs ons of the waries to be hed Feptember 30 ¥ Commies gnyer, Dewiorstlic pr paid POR COt I berehy Trea sion of tb RTY TREaSI anpouncs mysel! 8 candifats f Centre county, subject 10 the ¢ Demorratio promuries 16 bw held & nu ber 30 J. MITCHEL C1 RINGHAM RER ier « a oh Hefonte, Pa. noe thet t is a candidate for the usages of Lhe paid paid Be We are nuthorizsed to anno Miller, of Walk r wow ship County Tressurer, subjeet WwW Democralic party We are authorised 1» sanofnos of "hl ipeburg Boroush, the offic unty Tressu to the d cision «f the Democratic held Septoty ber 30 WW. Lrebe, date for we of { FOR REGISTER yi ponct ' 0 announoes the” {entre Hall borough, #8 a cand! be usages of the D itt Frank dnte for SOC TRAC paid tie 10 FOR REOO r adtboriz 4d to smo ans that DD. A { Walk. r township be & cand 3 + offios of Recorder of Centre gourd the dec bon of vile re gener ember 30 ithe Democratic as expromed si 4 saturday he coudctly fue lw be he the Beep FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY We are agthorised 'o snnounce thst J M Keichlive #» 8 candifate for the offiee of Dinriot Attor ey sublet to the taeger of the Dem ocralic party paid We are suthaorissd 0 sunog Lust D Fortney of Belietonie, I» 8 randidele for 1he office of District Allorney, subject 10 Lhe Ussgos eo! the Democratic pany pasd Pani We are suthorized to spnounce that J Kenne dy Jobreon, of Bellefonte, 18s candidate for th oer of District Attorpey, subject 0 the aot « of tb+ Dem oomtie vols r= at the jrimary eloctic to be held peplember ¥ paid FOR PROTBOSOTARY We are authorised 0 sonunos thal DD, R Foreman, of the § yoeh of Bell fonts, I= a 08d didate for ibe office of Prothonotary, subjret, te the usg es of Lhe De OCTRiie party Pad REPUBLICAN, FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER TO EDITOR REPORTER 1 vereby announce mse { as 8 candidate for County mm sd oner sutvet 10 the decision of the Republican voters at Lhe primaries to be heid Sept 80, 1911, JACOB WOODKING Por Matiida Pa TO EDITOR REPORTER-1 hereby annoures myself se 8 OAD didste for Coun'y Commissioner subject to the decim 0 « f the Reps 1h at the primaries to be held Sept, 50, vil HARRY E ZIMMERMAN springtownship Formerly of Benner township FOR REG TER TO EDITOR REPORTER mysel! aes candidate for Regist 1 of county. su ject to the decision of the ican voters ai lhe primaries 10 be », wv FDWARD J i hereby announce entre Repeats heid Seps Wil LIaME Unionviie, Ps BOALSBURG TAVERN BOALSBURG, PA AMOS KOCH, PROPRIETOR This well-known hostelry is prejmread to accom modate all travelers “Pus to sand from all trains stopping st Oak Hall Sation. Every offort is made $0 scoommodate the traveling public. Liv ery aitached. oLD FORT HOTEL EDWARD ROYER RATES Proprietor 21 00 Per Day Location : One mile South of Centre Hall Accommodations Arst.class. Parties wishing to enjoy an evening piven special attention. Meals for such cooasions prepared on short notice, Al: ways rapared | for the transient RE. Av hase ty and resi stale to sell st publec sale guarantee of efMiciency whole of Lhe Jear. Ka es ressonable LF. MAYERS Lemout, Pa, DR. SOL. M. NISSLEY, VETERINARY SURGEON. A graduate of the University of Peun'a Cffice at Palace Livery Stable, Belle. fonte, Pa. Both ‘phones. Sor1.001yr DR. SMITH’S SALVE CURES : Flesh Wounds, Ulcers. Felons, Carbuncies, Boils, Erye sipelas, Scrofuls, Tetter, Eczema, White Swelling, Skin Eruptions, Fever Sores Piles, Burns, Scalds, Chilblaing, Cores Bunions, Chapped Hands, Hie., Ble. Be Mall spe. DR. SAITH CO, Contes Wall, Centre Reporter, {1 a year, In ad anos. AT rORNEYS, P. 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