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Local News of the Week.
Pat Pitts of Monroe, was in
Huttig Sunday visiting with friends.
W. R. Dickerson and family visit
ed with relatives at Lapile Sunday.
D. F. Collett spent Saturday and
Sunday with his wife at El Dorado.
Mrs. D. M. Clowny is yisiting
with relatives at Alden Bridge. La..
Be sure and vote for a Demo
cratic candidate for governorSatur
day. _ _
E. R. Ford is enjoying a visit
with home folks at Alden Bridge,
La. _
Miss Clara Price was down
from Lapile Saturday visiting with
friends.
Mrs. M. H. Claybaugh was here
this week visaing with Mrs. Tom
Milstead._
A. E. Conn has returned from
Baton Rouge, La., and will go to
work here again.
Mrs. C. M. Caldwell returned
home Monday from a visit with her
daughters at Graysonia.
A. C. Benson snd family arrived
in Huttig Thursday evening and
will again make this their home.
Vote in the primary Saturday if
you are a Democrat for Judge Geo
W. Hays candidate for governor
Geo. Lee who has been working
at Deering, Mo., is back in. this
country and now working at Camp
No. 1.
The editor and wife spent Sat
urday and Sunday with her parents
Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Carter at New
London. _______
W. H. Wheler and wife arrived
home Monday afternoon from a
month’s visit with relatives it SoutH
Carolina.
J. D. Loyd and wife arrive.!
home from an extended visit with
relatives at Piedmont. Mo., las!
Saturday afternoon.
J. W. Wells was down from
Kirkland Sunday visiting with his
son Floyd who is here assisting in
the revival meeting.
Mrs. H. A. Finley of Trout. La.
was here the first of the week the
guest of her sister Mrs. W. H.
Moore and other Huttig friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Welker entertained
a number of young people at .heir
home on Railroad street Saturday
night in a most delightful manner
A boy wants to be well off if he
goes to Yale university. A state
ment just made shows that the av
erage cost of taking the oachelor of
arts course there for the four years
is $4,370.
Miss Denie Mahony returned to
her home at El Dorado last Sat
urday after a short visit here wi ll
her brother Dr. F. 0. Mahony and
his family.
If you want a man from South
Arkansas in the Governor’s chair
turn out Saturday at the primary
and vote for Judge Geo. W. Hays
of this Judicial district.
Mrs. Martha Spells and daughter
Mrs. Ed Bird left Tuesday morn
ing for Malvern where they will
make their future home Mr. Bird
now being employed there.
No. Six-Sixty-Six
Thit ii a prescription prepared especially
for MALARIA or CHILLS 4. FEVER.
Five or six doses will break any cose, and
if taken then as a tonic the Fever will not
return. It acts on the liver better than
Calomel and does not gripe or sicken. 25c
That Huttig is becoming more
like St Louis everyday was deni
cnstrated again last Sate,day v. 1.v.
G. B. Wood came in from Monroe
driving a new Ford automobile he
had purchased there.
For Sale, Two acres of land and
house with two large rooms and
hall adjoining Huttig on the north
west. Call or write News office.
Services at Union church Sun
day will be as follows: Surday
| school at 10 o’clock a. m.; preach
ing at 11 a. m. and at 7:30 p. m.;
B. Y. P. U. at 4 o'clock p. m.
Everybody is urged to attend any
of these services.
—
E. L. Adams and wife returned
Tuesday from Nashville where they
visited with relatives for two weeks.
They were accompanied by Misses
Clara and Emogene Bennett who
will visit with Mrs. W. H. Moore
until July 4th.
The Democratic primary to sel
ect a nominee for governor to be
voted on July 23 will be held June
21. Every Democrat in Union
county should turn out and vote as
South Arkansas has a good clean
candidate for the position in the
person of Judge Geo. W. Hays of
this Judicial district. Don't forget
the date Saturday June 2 1.
Itching Piles.
I want you to know how much
good your Hunt's Cure has done
me. 1 had suffered with Itching
Piles for 1 5 years and when 1 was
traveling through Texas a man
told me of your Hunts Cure. 1
got one 50c box and it cured me,
John Bradley,
Caney, Kansas.
“I have a friend who owes me
and is no n in British Columbia. He
wrote me a letter recently to ex
plain that he would pay up as soon
as he struck it rich. He is pros
pecting in the Sawtooth Peaks. He
closed the letter by saying that al
though the thermometeroften drop
ped to 30 degress below zero, he
expected to keep warm this winter
as he is camping on a mountaian
range.”_
Senator Nelson of Minn.. Rep.,
introduced a resolution in con
gress recently for a constitutional
amendment giving the president
power to veto any item in appro
priation bills. It often happens
that an objectionable item is in
cluded in an appropriation bill, but
the president has to either veto the
entire bill, thereby defeating need
ed legislation, or accept the bill
with the undesirable item in it.
The most wonderful hydro-elec
tric power plant in some ways in
the world is now under construc
tion in the Swiss Alps near Martig
ny. The water is to be used un
der a head or fall of over 5.400
feet The column of water in oth
er words will be over a mile high,
and the pipe carrying it to the tur
bo-generators will have to be able
to withstand the enormous pres
sure of 2.500 pounds to the square
inch at the lower end.
A very rich Jewish merchant
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"Veil 1 tell vou," -said the Jew. "1
am vorrying over vare the Gentiles
get the money we take avay from
them? Oh 1 vish 1 knew, yet"
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and DEAN HOARD
SYNOPSIS.
CHAPTER I—For fifty years the con
tinent of North America had been iso
lated from tlie rest of the world by th(
use of Z-rays, a wonderful invention oi
Hannibal Prudent. The Invention had
saved the country from foreign invasion,
ari<4 the continent had been united under
one government, with Prudent as presi
dent. For half a century peace anil pros
perity had reigned. The story opens with
President Prudent critically ill. His death
is hastened by the receipt of a message
from Count von Werdenstein of Germany
that tie has at last succeeded in pene
trating tiie ravs. Dying he warns Ills
daughter Astra that tills means a foreign
invasion. He tells tier to hurry to th<
Island of Ciryne, but dies before he cat
tell the location of the place.
CHAPTER II -Astra is nominated for
the presidency by the continental party.
CHAPTER III—Napoleon Edison call.
on Astra, informs her that he was a pu
pil of her father’s, and promises to help
her He gives her a ring made of a new
ly discovered substance which, he saj's,
will solve the problem of flying.
CHAPTER IV--Chevalier dl I,con ap
pears in Europe. He notes that prepara
tlong have been completed for an In
vasion of America. He calls on von
Werdenstein and offers him the secret of
making gold.
then he placed a piece of yellow meta".
on the table.
"Will your excellency examine
this?"
The count picked up the metal with
a bored expression and its weight sur
prised him.
"Gold?"
“Yes, It. is gold."
“And what is its meaning?”
“I am willing to build and equip a
factory for your excellency, enabling
you to produce the metal for 25 pfen
nigs the kilogram.”
"Then it is not gold."
"Have it examined by an expert.”
“I will do that.”
"When may I return for your an
swer?”
“Tomorrow morning at nine sharp.”
The two bowed and turned to go,
but the count stopped them.
"Who knows the secret of the com
position besides yourself?"
“Only one man. He lives In South
Africa.”
“And this gentleman?” and the count
pointed to Kalmar.
“He knows as much about it as your
excellency.”
The count thought for a moment.
Suddenly he came nearer to the cheva
lier and. stopping before him, looked
steadily into his wide, gray eyes. They
stood thus for a few moments.
What the chancellor felt no one
knows, but he looked as if he were
the supplicant and the other the al
mighty chancellor upon whom the eyes
of four continents rested hopefully. At
least that was the impression Herr
Kalmar received.
Slowly he asked: “And what is the
price of your secret?"
"I will tell you tomorrow."
CHAPTER V.
The Countess Roslny.
Chevoller di Loon and bis compan
ion hardly had left the room when the
count gave orders that caused two
men to emerge from the side door at
the instant the two men approached
the waiting conveyance. These two
men took separate cabs and found
it an easy matter to follow the quarry,
as they had no desire to avoid the
detectives.
Herr Kalmar returned to tho edito
rial rooms and Chevalier di Leon went
to his hotel, where he bought a num
ber of papers and magazines.
The secret service reported at 11:00
p. m. that he had retired,jnnd consid
ering him safe for the next eight
hours they did likewise. There they
made a mistake. The chevalier read
until twelve. Then, cautiously open
ing the door, he looked into the hall
and listened.
No one was In sight, and no sound
came to his ears, so he turned and
picked up a small box and hurried
with it to the lire escape at tho end
of the hall.
*t was a clear, starry night, but no
moon was shining. He mounted to the
square, flat roof, and listening again
advanced to the center and loaned
against the chimney about which the
enow had melted. He looked at the
sky for a long time until he discov
ered the star he was looking for. Was
it a star? It gleamed like one, but it
winked like an old-fashioned revolving
lighthouse.
Chevalier di Leon took the object he
brought with him, and directing it
toward tli.it winking star he manipu
lated something that ga 'e a metallic
sound. A hiss followed, like the hiss
of a bulb-t.
A minute later another star ap
peared near the winking one. It was
large and bright and eeemed to spit
fire. Suddenly it disappeared m a
small white cloud, looking like a
hrapnel exploding in midair.
ue winking star vanished entirely.
then the chevalier returned to his
rooms and went to bed.
The following morning at nine
o'clock he stood before the chancellor.
The count, bowed to him more cor
ban he had the day before.
"Xtr ey- .”-f~ ^ tl)e nr*
••ou gave me is clie'mictpure golu,
purer than any they have ever seen.”
He thought for a moment. “For some
reason 1 cannot doubt vour words; 1
| rni, so to say, forced to believe in
• ou.” He looked inquiringly at thr
chevalier, but as he did not answer
!he count continued: “Do you real!?'
I the far-reaching influence of your in
I vention?”
"I do to the most minute detail ”
“What is your intention?”
"To give my invention to you—fo;
consideration! “
" And that is?”
’’’he young man weighed every won!
snid
“Absolute disarmament and peace "
The count showed no surprise. H 3
’elt that he stood before an extraordi
nary man. He walked up and down
'he room thoughtfully, then suddenly
re stopped before the chevalier.
"Sir. who are you?”
The chevalier stood up and smiled
pleasantly.
"I expected this question, your ex
cellency, but If you will permit I shall
not answer it. All 1 can say is that
I believe I am a true apostle of broth
erly love. My ideal is to overthrow
tyranny and make not only the leaders
but the masses happy and contented.
What I am offering you is a mighty in
strument to forward this movement.
True, it also means destruction if in
judiciously used. I came to you, sir.
the chosen leader of the armies of
four continents.” He looked earnest
ly at. the man standing before him.
“Do you not think that, it is your
duty to accept my offer—to send home
• he millions who are amassed to break
peace; whose final destination is to
break Into a happy, peaceful continent,
where every man is free and wher<*
the hearts of the people are not poi
soned with the passions of selfish
greed? It Is my own wish, also, that.
i those invisible walls which separatu
' the American continent from the oth
era shall disappear, not be destroyed
by ruthless hands, but opened to re
ceive brothers!”
The enthusiastic young man stopped
! when he saw a sarcastic smile play
round the corners of the count's
I mouth.
“I know enough, chevalier!” His
voice was cool and cutting. “You are
an American.”
The chevalier did not say "yes” or
' "no,” but scorning the cold expres
sion on the count’s face he almost or
dered hint to hear him out.
"Your excellency must listen to me
to the end. Who I am or whence I
come does not, matter. I have offered
you a secret that will enable you to
make your country, and through your
country the world, happy If used with
discretion. If not, it may bring con
ditions that will break all your ambi
tions. Your tremendous armies, men
of war and fortifications, figuratively
speaking, are all made of gold. You
can easily imagine what, chaos will
reign if I give my gold away—make it
no more valuable than iron. Don’t
you realize that it will break you, in
spite of your might, and drive your
armies to work instead of wasting
time in pursuing the scientifically per
fected exercises and studies of devas
tation? You ought to realize that gold
is only an image created by man; that
yellow metal has no real value. Work
Is the only thing of value to a nation.
“I hare one thing more to say. You
have evidently selected for your life’s
work the invasion and conquering of
the American continent, claiming that
the United States had refused to yield
to the wishes of the European powers
fifty years ago. Do you think there are
no more men like Hannibal Prudent?
Do you think that after breaking the
isolator all you would need do would
be to land your armed puppets and kill
: the people who have nursed at the
bosom of Liberty? I have spoken,
your excellency!”
The chevalier made a courteous bow.
The count seated himself before his
desk. •
“Chevalier di Leon, no man has ever
spoken to me as you have." His voice
was dull. “I will think over the far
reaching perspective you have spread
before me; I will have to consider it
from every side. For that reason I
cannot set a date for my final decision
and the decision of hi9 majesty the
kaiser.
“Above all, you have awakened my
admiration; you are a strong man,
chevalier, and I am a friend to strong
men. I welcome you.” He rose mid
offered his lytnd to his visitor.
“I want to introduce you to his maj
esty and the chief diplomats,” contin
ued the count. “I hope you will ac
cept the invitation to the Tlof-ball'
givan day after tomorrow.”
The chevalier bowed. The count
filled out an Invitation card personally
and escorted his caller to the door.
In the afternoon the chevalier
Bought aeroplane hangars and stores
and bought a small monoplane of the
“Belt" style. After trying the ma
chine, he inquired for a large, private
and sn-ceeib la. finding one
near the count’s residence.
The court ball was one of the formal
social events of the week. The room
in which the court marshal and his
assietants received the guests was in
the ultra-secession style. When the
chevalier entered it he received th
impression of entering a gigantic wed
ding cake that had been hollowed and
decorated artfully on the inside.
The stiff courtesy that once pre
vailed at. the court of Frederick the
Great still was in existence during
ceremonious affairs. Only the few
French diplomats seemed to have ease
of bearing and a certain freedom of
movement.
The Count von Werdenstein ap
proached the chevalier with unusual
kindness and introduced him to many
of the guests. The plain, black eve
ning dress, without stars, crosses, rib
bons or other signs of distinction, was
strange under this roof and among
tlies gorgeous uniforms.
Baron vor, Koener was asked by the
chancellor to take eiuv of the cheva
lier, and the little liuzzar did his best
to ehtertain the interesting chevalier,
whose sole reason for being there was
that he had some great arid valuable
Invention for military purpose®.
At 10:00 p. m. the great double
doors were flung open. The master of
ceremony came in with his big gilt
cane and knocked on the floor to an
nounca the arrival of his majesty.
The emperor, a tall, tvpical Prus
sian. came first, leading the Princes
of Wales, then ceoie the Prince of
Wales, escorting the Princess Isold.
the young emperor was not married
The hidden orchestra played the oi i
melody, “Die Wacht am Rhein." When
his majesty finished the regular circl ■
the chancellor introduced the cheva
lier. The courtiers fell back at a mo
tion from the emperor and he and the
chevalier spent some time in whan
was apparently an intimate conversa
tion. When the danee began he wan
dismissed and the emperor waltzed
around the great, hall once with his
cousin, the Princess of Wales.
Chevalier di Leon stood alone for a
short time, watching the dancers with
in>erest; then the Baron von Koener
came and whispered in his ear that
the Countess Rosiny desired to dance
with him. Di Leon smiled pleasantly
and followed the baron, who led him
to a young woman of great beauty.
Her large, dark eyes rested on the
bowing chevalier; her rosy checks
dimpled in a smile as she stood up to
take his arm. They waltzed P'vay from
r^s 'Mr
“I Am Very Much Honored,” He Salo'
Simply.
the baron, who looked after them with
admiration.
The ch'-valier proved to ho a master
of waltzing; disregarding the usual
habit, he did not stop after the first
tour of the room, but continued. The
countess smiled at him coquettishly.
“Chevalier, you dance wonderfully.”
“Ah, you, countess, are the dream
of a dancer."
They arrived at the countess’ chair,
hut the chevalier showed no signs of
stopping and carried her along as eas
ily and gracefully as the morning
breeze carries the fragment of thistle
down.
“W* are creating a sensation, Chev
alier di Leon.”
His majesty and the princess I of
the bail at midnight and soon r.ftei
the Countess Rosiny found an oppor
tunity to talk once more to the clit vc
lier.
"Am I asking too much of you ii
inviting you to our house ball on Sat
urday next?”
The chevalier bow^d and smiled a
the countess, whose long, *»i 1 ky eye
lashes shaded her beautiful eyes wit!
such apparent innocence.
“I am very much honored." he sal'
simply.
He remt the chancellor once more it.
the buffet, that adjoined the pleat bail
room. He tool: the chevalier by hi
arm and led him to a table. There, in
the company of high noble.; ar.d dirde
mats, they clinked glasses and drank
to the health of His Majesty, the Em
peror of Germany.
Seemingly it was a pleasant, enjoy
able social affair, with everything s'
smooth and polished that one miuh
easily make a dangerous slip am
break his own neck.
When Chevalier di Leon arrived i
his apartment he was well aware thn
he had been followed, but he did no
care. He was thinking of the b<
witching Countess Rosiuy. Where ha<
he met her?
At last he found .the place In lri
well classified memories. “The Amps
lean Cafe Restaurant,” he ejaculated
Then without further delay he went t<
bed.
The chancellor sat in his lihrar
awaiting the report of his follower
As soon as he received the >fcrni.
tion that the chevalier hej ^;uc to
bed and was eafely sleeping he did
likewise, but he did not sleep as
soundly as di Leon. He had troubled
dreams.
The reports that the chancellor re
ceived from the men who were follow
ing the ;hevalier the next day were
not exciting. He had visited the mu
seum., studied new industries and, in
face, was interested in everything.
Shortly before nightfall he went to
his hangar, brought out his plane and
cruised about above the city, finally
ascending o such a height ‘hat he. al
most vanished from the eyes of !he
detectives. By ten o’clock he was
again at the hotel.
Saturday evening the chevalier at
tended the house ball at the palace
of the Countess Rosiny. He even
flayed at the card tables, losing a few
gold pieces. The detectives obtained
. number of twenty mark coins and
sent them to the chancellor with their
report; every one. was of nineteenth
century make.
The Counters Rosiny was summoned
to a long confidential talk. No one
knew what they discussed, but when
the countess was home and alone In
her dainty, perfumed boudoir, she
locked the door and flung herself on
her sofa, weeping bitterly.
"I—I shall betray him, the first, real
man I have ever seen; besides, how
can I be certain that he will love me?”
She clenched her little fist and shook
it at the portrait of a man who hap
pened to be her husband. "You fiend,
see what you have made of me!”
Everything w< nf sinoeth.lv; nobody
Interfered wtth the chevalier's actions,
although he knew every move ha
made was watched.
One evening, after returning from
one of his daily aerial trips, as ha
jumped out of his machine, a dark
robe wp cast over his head and a
number of men grasped him. Ila
struggled, but strong hands held Mm
fast, and a few minutes later he was
bound and nearly eufTocaled by a
heavy cloth that shut out. the air.
Then the cloth was removed and a
tight fitting bandage placed over his
eyes.
“Will the chevalier promise to keep
quiet?" asked a strange voice. "Kor,
In that case, I will not. be forced to
gag hitn.”
T promise," was the helpless cheva
lier's answer.
hr wsiR piarpfi on ft stretcner: ,k«
affair and carried away.
He could not see, hut hie ponRe of
hearing told him that they carried
him to a near by hangar; there h*
was placed In some kind of a tonnea i
and he heard the chug, chug of a vat y
powerful motor. The buzz of the pro
pellers followed.
The next moment he felt, the lift
! ing of the aeroplane; the air craft
; made one turn, then phot out und-r
i full power. Several home pass' 1
I without change, but when the- ma
chine began to descend he recognizi d
I the frpsh, salty air of the ocean, a: i
i he heard the water break on tho roc.-s
I in a peculiar, mournful manner.
The machine landed and lie hea- l
muffled talk, but could not understa: 4
! it. At last he was lifted out from ti a
| tonneau of the machine and carried
i into a building where the banda, »
was removed from his eyes and tKa
ropes cut.
He found himself in ft simply fu>
nlshed, clean room with a uniformed
officer standing beside%im.
"Chpvalier di Leon, thiR Is your
room; tomorrow we will hare a talk ••
He saluted courteously and, turning
on his heels, left, looking the dour
behind him.
CHAPTER VI.
The Message From Helgoland.
The election was over. Astra Pru
dent. daughter of Hannibal Prudent,
had been elected President of the
Pnited Republics of America. The
dignified Ambmsio Hale won the vice
presidency.- The elections of the south
ern republics took place at different
dates, but throughout the continent
the continentals were in power.
The girl, upon whom future respon
sibilities rested heavily, was strength
ening herself for coming events. She
was occupied consulting politicians,
generals, admirals, making dying trips
to the fortifications that were rapidly
going up, or being remodeled accord-•
I ing to the new requirements of the
'imes.
Constantly she expected news from
(he man she had seen only once, the
man whom she looked upon as the de
li\erer of tlu> American continent, and
also the man she loved. .
Days, weeks, months went h\\ The
day of inaugural ion came. She had
expected confidently that she would
hear from iiiin. or see hint on the day
■he took the oath at the capitol, but
he was disappointed.
The whole American continent celo
hratod the day, but It was empty ol
joy for her, the President.
She appeared in white, simple,
beautiful, unadorned except for tbs
ring which he had given and she al
ways wore. Sip iuoked like a bride
on her way to the altar with the man
she had chosen.
Tite ceremonies occupied almost, the
entire day, and the evening was spent
at the ball given by the continental
Ists. Throughout the congratulations
that were received a shadow wjub hov
ering over all.
It was late when Astra arrived at
her home. She looked over the cor
respondence that awaited her There
was no line from the mau whose hand
writing she had never seen, no news
whatever from Napoleon Kdison.
Yet he had said: “You will hear
from me as soon as I can tell you
something definite. Wiien you need
me I will be at your side ready to
help you.”
With these thoughts to console her
■he bent ’lead to sleep.
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