= Cowpiled by Win RMacKTill Synopsis of Preceding Chapters. James Adams, graduate of West Point and European representative of American mabu- facturers, is ia Paris at the outbreak of the French-German war, He ongnges in a balloon regonnoissance for the French, and narrowly poe capture, His balloon 1s wrecked at the Cha a Lagunay in northern France. He Is rescued and nursed by Count Lagunay's daug he ter, Aimee, with whom he falls in love. The German army advances and takes possession of the chateau, Adams fights a German colonel gently and In my best French. “Your law gives even a criminal a hears Ing. Sir, I am an American, though my uniform spenks to the contrary. 1 alighted from my ale-ship but a few minutes since, and was Pies Fut attacked by this mob in the apparent belief that | am a German spy. Couslder for n mowent what possible object a =py might have In landing In this region, where there are neither troops nor fortifications. Mademoiselle speaks troly— I am even more than her lover, I .am her tiance, accepted by the Count Lagunay. Surely 1 may clalm right to courtesy from by her maid bearing a bundle of clothes. 1 took my dear one ln my arms, covering her lovely face with kisses, Then we hurried to the carriage, But though love will hlways as runs the old song, the cherub is some times balked, Before we could enter our carriage we observed bright lights in the windows of the chateanw, and heard shouts and the sound of wheels Iu the stable yard, It was evident that the uncle had somehow learned of the elopement. Almee was terrified. She informed we that her two cousins had but the day before re turned from the army, and were loud in thelr abuse of the German officer who had won Ler affections, Her fe had been 4 burden since my visit, We applied the whip, Fleischmann drelv- lng, with me at his side, while Almee and the mald sat behind, Phe road was smooth and for some miles we pushed on without sign of pursuit. The night had been dark, but now the heavy clouds broke away, and we wenl ou through the brilllapt moon- Hight, It was nearing dawn when I heard the sound of hoof-heats behind us, and later the shouts of our pursuers, urging thelr horses Our team was no match for theirs, I saw that we must face the music and have it out on the road Flelschmann had his own plans, however, As the pursulng team drew closer he gave me the lines, “1 will attend to the garlic-eaters,” he sald quietly I may need vour help: but be ready to drive on without me when I give the word, The dashing team passed us and stopped find a way, rn————— JUNE FORETHOUGHTS. Some Suggestions for Summer Dresses for Girls-The Graduating Frock. MARTHA DEAN. “rare days” of June at are many questions con. cerning the wardrobe which interest both maid and matron. June is the month for school and college gradus- tion as well as for numerous weddings and anniversaries. It is also the threshold of summer, and many lads and lasses are looking forward to the time when they will board the train for shore or countryside. June is sure to be a busy month, for there are frocks to be fashioned for both old and young, and everything must be thought By With the hand, there out beforehand us to answer for | practical needs and summertime com- fort. The graduating frock is always a NO topic of interest to the girl, for this is {the day of all days her who is to lenve her school life behind, and it PALISADE PATTERNS. A SIMPLE SHIRT WAIST DRESS. The woman who has household duties or business to attend to during the morning is niways glad of a simple gown which is easly made and tubbed. Here t the thing such a dress and suitable to duck, linen or lawn, as well as a bight wool or taffetas : perce consists of a shirt waist which escapes absoly plainness only by 118 three tucks on the der in frome, which provide a modish fu Ihe skirt is a new sevengored one which f. smoothly ever the his $ and has a {vil rip; about the lowe, edge. The of trimm suggesied in the drawing might be followed using the plain mater in bands about t} lowe r edge. Acollar and belt of silk would ad tO its attractiveness In the medium size the pattern calls for 10i yards of 88-inch material Two Patterns =6475, sizes 82 to #4 inches bust measure 6454. sizes, 0 to these {Aes idea 2 ins. waist The price of but either will be sent PALISADE PAT 17 Batter TERN CO., who has insulted Almee, and is thrown to the floor by the Kalser, with whom he Is acquainted, He ts impressed into the German army, engages in an ambush of a French column, and later kills the German colonel, Griesman, who has arrested Almee for alleged complicity in the escape of a French spy. After terrific fighting Three men leaped from the cartinge must be quite the finest gown that the | Almee's uncle, whom 1 recognized by his | family ean afford. Fashion has decreed Increase hs ahges nd eyes ed up height, Jaaped the bridles of Sur ol iy that this dress must ve white, and all again. "Lies es all, ie exclaimed, * while we two cousins ran toward us | . "we as y tell you T will not have you In my house.” | As they came Fleischmann stepped to | White, with not even a sash or bow of | against the French. Adams is picked up by a ]| He came toward me threateniogly the grouns sh! Sms! I hear It should also simple, but | French airship and blown out to sea, where he I shrugged my shoulder Very good. | terrific this does not mean wat a great deal of | observes the great naval battle in which both I will go.” 1 started ird the door, bug | faces Sects are Jnithiiated, by strange and Wrriiio Almee clung to me, the tears running down mplements of war, fl wen sets sall In his aire. i. vt » ly ha " is} ‘ ship for Bethel, where Aimee has taken refuge J| ber cheeks, Pitcously she plended with her with cousins during the war. uncle, but to no avall. He stormed up and ‘ down the room, cursing the Germans and all thelr kin, Then Alinee's face set In that womanly determination she showed in eritlh moments, Taking my band led me the hall, and thence to the rear door, » an extensive garden stretched away his brother.” But my speech had little effect, unless to up color be his great fistg in thel down In an heap One other uibl wildly an oath, while the beautiful bandwork may not be lavish ed upon it. In fact, in this day of exquisite effects, one could scarcely ing need of his : ’ brandishing # hue swork magine graduating frock which did himself wit 3 . ) "Wi ( ot show a Ii elaboration of some Murderers! ' he snare kind, But these dresses are not elab- recall the orate on the sc of mother's gowns fussy Was 80 cool, The mull at wisses with ecoly a CHAPTER VIII, Lie have stated, pow the battle was over, my objective was Bethel, and my sweetheart Almes But It was not easy to sall at an elevation of a thousand thick woods hill. Her uncle stood yards over strange country and pl & dista d, wal us curl from a hundred villages § particul me ously. “A iil fad a which has been visited but a single Bethel, as I remembered it, could he distin guished by Its great monastery Yet | with a striking landmark to go by, dark. | von efully rents ere yon are i upg ness came upon me and I was still cruisin ‘ my ‘oon 1 shall be back at} hire about, using my glass in vain ther and 1 will wel ! mi 4H With morning r ned my = Good bye, my love." the panorama I and forenoon discovered mor lected a broad 8 by settled to earth ng pass: I was the obi Numbers 6475 and 454. PRICE, 10 CENTS EACH. As 1 great naval | eal she fle nor are design. never this and | Httractiy vers in were sheer than t1 Jjitistes, lawns 130 ploke man) wi the rib} wins they d i tt T STORY WRITERS! SEND ME YOUR SHORT STORIES. - roy railroad learly Bhe Iho the kh very Silks are A! fr went ant B00 go tor of five a tl 1 rd ( ‘ § { W. 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So Intent were they on | full of love and protestations of lowalty completing this plece of destruction that (She gave me he address of an lotimate attention was distracted from me. and | {girl friend ia Paris through whom | could tursed and ran across the Seld, followed a {send letiers, an opportunity of which | moment later by the whole mob, streaming | took dally advantage during the next ten after me asad shouting “Spy, pr, Cateh [days him.” Reaching Paris carly tn the morning 1 I felt a coward, yet there was no (made Wy way 10 my old rooms took & alternative It was flight ignominious | lath (the first jn many dare and donned though it Leo, or death, and | dashed scross | familiar and wellfitting clothes The de the wendow, bounded over a low fence lute | light of belong sack fn my old baunts, the road, and fled for shelter—apywhere. (away from strife aud danger, was lnespres Having a good start | had goined sotgewhat {ible, though 1 longed to have Almees with t PUT sues 1 after ranning a few From the sewspapers | found that an R ards 1 struck the main road at iarmistice had I» teclared e on the the . corner where stood the ehstean | heels of the great land l 2 battles g end a 1 ia y th in which lved “'s * I recog | President Roosevelt and King Edward friends through the ¢ nized the place | odiately, snd with a des | were making streanous efforts Roosevelt : \ 4 : : toward ’ ! era hoy Ike that o huuted hare, | Pence, aud prospects were favorable. The "0d happing fe Tent - LINEN WAYS POT darted Intothe gateand through the grounds, | Germans had withdrawn foto Lorraine. t ath o po og Rn f Pit ter LINEN Al AYS POPULAR, the ral surging after me. Straight up | The Kalser was In Bertin sweel landed » +B "END . the the broad drive ran, through the fromt ND Homer suit gure widely That night | returned to door, which stood open, and Inte the dmw. | was cordially welcomed hy A — haere CULL pon A ale Mrs. Jennie C. Taylor. 1 . A , 0 ng since told us that peace was Journeying Alper, and had rest. He welcomed me rdi 1 Be ing the story of our eclopeiment and wy treatment at the hands of his brother eided not to go to Bethel, but 1 rety re with ww» to Paris later the 1} rang sweetly octets of the histor | h of t Madeleine, and in the presence of my & bh friends, with Fieiwhwaon as best ma } ihe y all weans Nrst in ied my Almere to the allar T™he Chatean Lagwnny ret stands in stately grace amid the the banks of the Meuse Almere and loveller than ever e we spend of lelsure, taking Ocrasional Las trips to Amerie Fielschmann is with alwars Ia r i f i Wo : Oar the In va sho day Te narrow sencrally used, valst, skirt and I'he wousseline ] aflead 11001 and mauy such elect of considering without stint. ut for making 0B Princess being worn nl ™ mpwu | style are iin hw the “ summer * ward dnporiance or ens fa sw N yt PS Wen re : » thy POLE and fact 0 al LL § | : it : H]) for This of the shirt { snl the wititated trews one {rowed times this season frequent] nen is most popular fabrie for nid the it bolero in the fashionable one with ans the fas ndispensa It is ght aid nest of wow] hook van, the club, and my old ssao work on his Generalissime, had Seen close Hine Et men nned the Gov 2 int a falr Inter | professed to be In hourly of 8 summons to lnethe rahip h Peace Commission All tongues ike, 1d clattering with the glovlous success il wear French aru h for the life of : for 20 cents a ind 1 arose and held out my @rme Ames,” | me | could not either side had » . : 1 said gained the least advantage. | told the de. The skirts of That 1 w {Mary of my reconpolssance, of the death red or elrenlar-gored upshaves. fn {of Martin! 9d Rechere eaptare by straight onch of 1A ria ton Brangers was af negt & woman entered the room famous statue the dying swish of ber skirts and her though no speralissimo 1 looked up. It was Almee. | eoough to the fighting Ald pot recognise | scratchad; Ouvrard had fe open eyes, her hand on her | eroment ten million fras rapidly whe WM snd ssf; Mongers ere of the eurnged gsr expectation was dressed in bin and? white. In the the same gown she wore when | first saw | Were her Again was my angel of mfort. | of the ols pretense this ttle during and cipensive on op “ lef period she we the Werks cool to which had ng he Je sy wan hdd nen quality well age he nnd may we that 2 Inches Sits are meaning that edge Meets a bias one at the four seams Mis last %, the see 1) : : these Aishevelrd ade no difference shabby, bhatiess, te this dear waition she ON WHICH SIDE of » girl, With a ttle ery of re the Germans, and my RB Bn serviee to me, drew me down the couch, | In the ut her fare 10 mine. “Oh, my love w isp red My lon hearted Jamie. 1} that you were dead you forever Vor 8 brief minute 1 held her close to me. | 2ppeared, Then the rang In fntrMancs Bpy, py cries of the angry crowd outside my They afl stopped at the They feared to come further they cried Let us have the German spr. Ki him. Ki! him." At this Juneture 8 harsh masculine voles sounded In the hall, thes at the outer door. | Away with yom, varieis. How dare you enter my grounds? Back, | say Away | with you Through window | saw the villagers Mink away, like whipped curs. They feared the nuger of thelr overlord I deew 8 long breath of relief i Kuddenuly the curtain at the door was) flung asifle and a tall, stern faced man | strode In. He looked at me frst and then at Almew "How now.” he said harshiy “Villian, what would you have?’ He came at me with clenched fists, and | arose to! confront this pew danger Bat Almere | stepped in front of me and faced her Bncle with her head erect and biasing eyes “He ta my lover,” she said proud! THe has cote here for protection, | hall de fend him “« long as 1 have life In my body A sneer euried uncle's Hps lover,” he sald A infully, "Your lover indeed! A Ggrman spy, ternal enemy. What do you mean, girl? Have you the of frontery to tell me this’ Wis eyes hate at me. “Out with you, Out of my Eight toes hot maar be "uncle care : : the “Your Re SR 4.5% “iparticipation In the actual fghting I thought | bad i { terms | where the Hussars, omitting reference to my We {talked for hours, talked mEaln I had been In Paris a week when Latour froah Drom London, where the | Peace Commissioners were wn ling over le regarded me oo'dly af frst. hut warmed np whe | told him how ( fleadad for his Hife, and how hth LE art's earriage had been the means of bis escape Latour alse brought news of the arrival fn Parte of a tates of German prisoners, captured at Mon tepelior With a sudden hope in my heart ft the marty as soon as possible and hunted up the barracks prisoners wore quartered. As I had vaguely exported Piolsrhmann was smong them, sullen and disheartened, hat well, He was overjoyed to see me, think ing me dead I found litle difficulty in secnring his réloase through my friend Captain Maubourg., and took him rooms, where | saminoned 8 taller and made Fleischmann Into 4 Frenchman as Lowenberg had long before turned me in to B German hess r Then | unfolded to him a plan In which he Joloed hesrtll It wan pothing loss than an expedition tal Hothel, and actually stealing Almee from »" bela house. N ate the next night we loft Parts the morning were at Bethel | i and in y grown a heard, and folt 1 h ¥ woud net be recognized " he AL Batore tevin " te Almes tell Rg Au oA latdet nt wtwo halt tiarbed horses ate, slept, and 5 my The women business Increase In the number of engaged In the banking Is very noticeable, espec ally In the middie West, and, far as known, not one woman entrust™l with a « sponsible bank position has folled or betrayed the confidence: reposed In her, Owe of the most successful of these banker women Is Mra. Jonnie Taylor, prin cipal owner and manager of the Bank Melvin, Indien Territory, It Is sald that Mrs. Taflor, who, by the way, Is a Cherokee Indian, holding some stock In the bank and not satis fled with the management, quietly hought up a majority of thi stock and then took affairs In her own hands How well she has sucoeeded is ved BE he tailing of the uetitution, not RE diplomacy mther Spied et hat ge only In vicinity, the territory, M pain named skirt will not sag like the clr cular one and yet has its advantages, I'he skirts are ttle trimmed save for a stitched fold or two though some of the more elaborate ones show bapds of embroidery set jn, With this suit Is worn the lingerie blouse or matching the salt. A good supply of these thin blousds will be necessary this snmer for they will appear upon every sort of occasion and will worn incessantly. They are far wore dainty nan ever before and not more expensive. If desired they may be made at home of flue batiste or lawn and prove very daloty and fetching. ole be -— Where the Nickel Got lis Name. The word came from the Swedish and Ia connected with Old Nick, an {evil spirit, The reason it is applied to [the metal we know as nlekel is bo leause iis ore, which is coppercolored, | deceived the miners, who expected to obtain copper from It a — A normal cow In full flow of milk | Will drink about 1500 pounds of water a month, OF THE DESK ARE YOU? hefare the dealt warke with his hands and in paid for his lader, Ser ¥ In return we show you how 16 imprave your position or to seeure and better salary, without los of time, without nn SAE tat) wifor remewts beyond fee Fo tex bund 40 buy — ve wonih racewed sands of men, and women too In of Lhelr swovest 10 the day they lied tn Das the works with his head and is paid for bis nes TG HOw Mawiadgn [nln map congenial ooow work or oblige be ability to read And witte, and the amb Ante the beginning hejnting your present near #vely trade and oink hy net IT COSTE NOTHING TO FIND OUT, Cut Thine Out and receive free 1001 Mores of Buco’ and “The Mary of Mellam™ INTERRATIONAL CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOLS, Bor 917, SCRANTON, PA. 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