SERIAL
STORY
By
JACQUES FUTRELLE
se
wo pp
Ilestravions by M. KETTNER
Cop rright, 1908, by The Associated sSundey Magarin
Vourright IRE, by The Bobble Merrill Company.
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SYNOPSIS.
losin, the Italian ambas-
sador, is at dinner with diplomats when
& messenger summons him to the em-
bassy, where a beautiful yg
asks for a ticket to the embassy
The ticket is made out in the
Miss Isabel Thorne. Chief Campbell of
the sacret service, and Mr. Grinun, his
head detective, are warned that a plot Is
brewing in Washington, and Grimm goes
to the state ball for information. His at-
tention is called to Miss Isabel Thorne
who with her companion, disappears A
shot Is heard and Senor Alvarez of the
Mexican legation, is found wounded
Grimm Is assured Miss Thorne did It]
visita her, demanding knowledge
affair, and arrests Pletro Petrozinni
Thorne visits an old bomb-maker,
discuss a wonderful experiment.
thousand dollars is stolen from the office
of Henor Rodriguez, the mi
Venezuela, and while detectives are
vestigating the robbery Miss Thorne
pear as a8 guest of the legation
accuses her of the theft, the
restored, but a new mystery occ
the disappearance of Monsieur Bolssesur
the French ambassador Elusive
Thorne reappears, bearing a letter which
states thet the ambassador has been kid-
naped and demanding ransom The am
basaador returns and again strangely dis
Appears
house in the
Count di
ball
suburbs. It Is discov
that Pletro Petrozinni shot Senor
and that he is Prince &'Abruszz!
figures In a mysterious jall de
orders both Miss Thorne and
to leave the country; they are conveyed
to New York and placed on a steamer
but return. Grimm's coffee Is drugged
and upon regaining consciousness he
& sympathetic
very
"Abruzzi!
CHAPTER XXIL
The Compact.
A room,
single large table in the center, hold:
als and a metal spheroid a
larger than a one-pound shell;
around it a semicircle of
masked and cowled figures,
shade
There
a woman. In the shadows, which grew
denser at the far end of the room,
was a squat,
give, smooth-sided, black,
thing of iron.
One of the men glanced at
watch—it was just two o'clock-—then
rose and took a position beside the
table, facing the semicircle. He placed
the timepiece on the table in front of
him
“Gentlemen,” he sald, and there was
the faintest trace of a foreign accent,
“I shall speak English because | know
that whatever your nationality all of
you are familiar with that tongue
And now an apology for the theatric
aspect of all this—-the masks,
rest of it.” He paused a moment
“There is only one person living who
knows the name and position of all
of you," and by a sweep of his hand
he indicated the motionless figure ot
the wom “It was by ber decision
that masks are worn, for, while we all
know the detalls of the Latin com
one will not sign, and it is not de
sirable that the ldentity of that per
son be known to all of us. The rea-
place is obvious, for an inkling of the
cret Service
to Central and South America: and
another the inadequate police system
which enables greater freedom of
action.”
He stopped and drew from his
pocket a folded parchment. He tapped
the tips of his fingers with
time to time as he talked.
“The Latin compact, gentlemen, is
not the dream of a night nor of a
decade. As long as fifty years ago
it was suggested, and whatever differ.
ences the Latin countries of the world
have had among themselves, they
have always realized that ultimately
they must stand together against
against the other nations of the world.
This idea germinated Into action
three years ago, afd since that time
agents have covered the world In its
interest. This meeting Is the fruition
of 411 that work, and this,” he held
the parchment aloft, “is the instru
ment that will unite us. Never has a
diplomatic secret been kept as this
has been kept; never has a greater
reprisal been planned. It means, gen
tlemen, the domination of the world
soclally, spiritually, commercially and
artistically; it means that England
of influence has extended around the
globe, will be beaten back, and that
the flag of the Latin countries will
wave again over lost possessions. It
means all of that, and more.”
His jvolce had risen as he talked
until A had grown vibrant with en
thusiasm; and his hands pointed his
remarks with quick, sharp gestures.
“All this,” he went on, “was never
possible until three years ago, when
the navies of the world were given
over into ues hands of one nation-—my
country, Five years ago a teliow-
countryman of mine happened to be
present at an electrical exhibition In
New York City, and there he wit
nessad an Interesting experiment—a
practical demonstration of the fact
that a submariné mine may be ex-
use of the Marconi
He was a practical
gered in his mind. For two years he
od.”
and held it out for their inspection.
“As it stands it is absolutely perfect
of the well-known
cap or fuse by which
torpedoes are exploded.
“The theory of it is simple, as are
theories of all great inventions;
the secret of {ts construction 18
known only to its Inventor-—a man of
It is merely
Marcon! wireless
those —will fire
this cap is
word, to a
and only
other words,
if 1 may use the
a wireless
with
vibrations;
distance up
wireless waves recognize
any
High power
marine mine is as easily brought about
You will readily see its
value as a protective agency for our
He
table.
“But its chief value is not in that”
“Its chief value to the
gentlemen,
and England are now
concluding negotiations, unknown to
each other, by which they will pro
tect their seaports by means of mines
primed with this cap. The tuning of
the caps which we will use is known
the tuning of the caps
which they will use is also known to
replaced the spheroid on the
Latin compact,
Decade.”
us! The addition to the wireless ap
that they can not,
explode a mine guarding sea
ports; but, on the other hand, the ag
dition to the wireless apparatus which
we will use permits of the extreme
high charge which will explode their
mines. To make it clearer, we cquld
send a navy against such a city as
New York or Liverpool, and explode
every mine in front of us as we went;
and meanwhile our mines are impervi
ous.
“Another word, and I have finished
Five gentlemen, whom [ Imagine are
present now, have witnessed a test of
irect command of their
For the benefit
even by accident,
our
home governments
d for tonight
its
been arrange
on the table is charged;
fifteen
At three o'clock he
turn on the current that will explode
Four of the eleven men looked
watches, “It
I am instruct
sealed, or under water
efficacy; to prove to your complete
satisfaction that it can be exploded
His entire manner
change;
table, and
underwent a
stood for an instant with
“The compact
languages—English, French and Ital
fan. [| shall ask you
reading either or all, precisely as the
directions you have received from
your home government instruet. On
behalf of the three greatest
countries, as special envoy of each |
will sign first”
He dropped Into the chalr, signed
each of the three
three times, then rose and offered the
pen to the cowled figure at one end
of the semicircle. The man came for-
ward, read the English transeript,
studied the three signatures already
there with a certain air of surprise,
then signed. The second man signed,
the third man, and the fourth.
The fifth had just risen to go for
ward when the door opened silently
and Mr. Grimm entered. Without a
glance either to right or left, he went
straight toward the table, and extend.
ed a hand to take the compact,
For an instant there had come
amazement, a dumb astonishment, at
the intrusion. It passed, and the hand
of the man who had done the talking
darted out, seized the compact, and
held it behind him,
“If you will be good enough to give
that to me, your Highness,” suggested
Mr. Grimm quietly.
For half a minute the masked man
stared straight into the listless eyes
of the intruder, sud then:
“Mr. rion, you are in very grave
danger.”
“That 1s beside the question’ was
the reply. “Be good enough to give
me that document.”
He backed away as he spoke, kicked
the door closed with one heel, then
“Or better yet,” he went on after
a moment, “burn It.
in front of you."
“It would
to attempt to take
He pav
be absurd
it by force,”
CHAPTER XXII
The Percussion Cap.
There was a long, tense silence.
The cowled figures had risen omin-
Miss Thorne paled behind her
and her fingers gripped her
still she sat motion-
Prince d'Abruzzi broke the si
He seemed perfectly calm and
mask,
“How did you get in?’ he demand
“Throttled your guard at the front
door, took him down cellar and locked
the coal-bin,” replied Mr.
Grimm tersely. “1 am waiting for
you to burn it.”
“And how did from
you escape
Mr. Grimm shrugged his shoulders
“The lamp is in front of you)”
sald
“And find your
prince pursued
Again Mr Grimm shrugged his
shoulders. For an Instant longer the
gazed straight into his In
scrutable face, then turned accusing
way here?’ the
“ls there a traitor?’ he demanded
suddenly His gaze settled on Miss
Thorne and lingered thers
“l ean relieve your mind
point-—there is not” Mr. Ori
sured him. “Just a final word,
Highness {f you will permit me I
that has been
gald here for the last fifteen minutes
The details of your percussion cap are
interesting. 1! shall lay them before
my government and my government
may take it upon itself to lay them
before the British government fou
yoursel! said a few minutes ago that
this compact was not possible
this cap was invented and perfected
the minute my gov
ernment ig warned against Its use
That will be my first duty”
“You are giving some very excellent
reasons, Mr. Grimm.” was the delib
“why you should not be
permitted to leave this room alive”
Murther,” Mr resumed in
the same tone, “I been
to prevent the signing of that
pact, at least in this country. It seems
that I am barely in time If It is
and It be useless now on
your own statement unless you mur
der me—every man who signs it will
have to reckon with the highest pow
er of this country. Will you destroy
it? 1 don’t want to know what coun-
stand committed by the
signatures there”
“I will not was the steady re
sponse. And then, after a little: “Mr
Grimm, the Inventor of this little cap,
insignificant as it seems will
millions for it. Your silence would be
worth-just how much?
Mr. Grimm's face turned
white again
“Which
dependence
tune, or
Suddenly
that
min as
on
your
before
Grimm
have ordered
com
will
receive
red, then
would you prefer? An In
}
by virtue of a great for
or the other th .
Miss Thorne tore
from her face and came
Her cheeks were scarlet
anger flamed In the bluegray
“Mr. Grimm has no
pen to know that,” she declared
“Neither money nor a consid
for his own personal safety will
turn traitor” She
into the prince's eyes “And
not assassins here” she added
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TO
Babies’ Heads Are Bandaged in Asla
Minor to Produce the Ap-
proves Shape.
markedly broad
less flattened at
Some of the
headed people of the world
Armenians and the
the highlands of
Minor and some of them practice the
People who are
shape. It is just the opposite In
With the exception of the better ed.
all
mountains Cretan
to make them of a
In fact, when | was
dren when tiny
mothers had in view one of them told
Yet, after a fairly exhaustive
the bandage In Crete is never tight,
and lasts for so short a time
the Wide World Magazine.
Tolstoy's Intensity.
We quoted the other day an Inter
esting description of the eount by an
eminent Russian writer. Everything
in Tolstoy's character, he said, attalns
Titanle proportions. “As a drinker
he absorbed fantastic quantities of
liquor. As a gambler he terrified his
partners by the boldness of his play.
As a soldier he advanced gayly to bas
tion four, the bastion of death, at
Sebastopol, and there he made dying
men laugh at his witty sayings. He
surpassed everyone by his prodigious
activity in sport as well sa In liters
ture." London Times
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ALL OVER THE STATE
TOLD IN
SHORT ORDER
Media
ing at the Franklin Paper Mills, near
here, lost his balance, and falling
the machinery, was crushed to
He was seventy years old and
Victoria Mills
John Rauscher,
MeKees
grand-
who
Altoona.
Years
Mrs
old, of
yurs before her
athe
her grandparents, was 10
married to Bow-
Altoona
daughter, CC srine
lived with
have been
of
Green,
Clarence
a decreas
sale made » July 17
Pleas
Pursuant to
and
‘ourt of
Norristown
of foreclosure
1811. by the (
of Mon County.
gomery Rapid
pany was sold at
olders’ Co
on
the
Transit (
public sale to
tte
$x Ars
tgomary Mont-
Om-
the
County
mimi
Pottsville Miss Gertrude Hell-
awarded
and the
against Charle
Ashland, was
fict for $260
in the case
Jr., of the same town,
tried for a
marry, made
when she
cCOsLs
} f
had him breach of prom-
ise to two Ago,
years
\ R op {
Was nineteaent years 014
As the result
in whieh
from Alient
automobile, al
ijured in an accident i
two oO iock the
ing, and it is feared ti
Several ot
+ maimed
fourteen
wn starte
even were badly
ton, at
hers,
yust the six mem!
School Board,
because of a dea
religlo
board mem!
and politi
ow
years
man gave 1
worke
by rapping
as still
dangerous
rescued
work
hours ©
was
Went {
worried over
bles,
a local
cide in
himself in
After being
Despondent and
business
hester
adverse trou-
Franze., who
business,
Joseph conducts
hack
his
smpted sui
home here y shooting
with a
discovered by
of the family, who hurried to the up-
airs room upon hearing the
attempt again to shoot
was admitted to the local
where his wound was re
fatal
the head revolver
members
shot,
he made him-
self He
hospital,
ported as not
Pennsylvania
engine and
from
Shenandoah A
NArrow escape
plunging over a geventy-foot bridge
near station here After the
engine turned at the turntable and
was backing the train to the station
the
ag the train was about to pass on the
bridge The cows were struck, two
killed causing the front coach to
jump the tra«
feet upon the sills on the high bridge
brake was applied,
stopping the train and saving
feet below
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