rhe Broken Coin

Story of hy ^ eRSON HOUCH

toy and venture

From the Scenartd by

Grace Cunard

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I INSTALLMENT

o Tr««*y: t U GrrtxhoITen. Kins artlrr*. Kin* ». ct U« teens aiowi) a the i-rrtod of StaMpaI they had plans*

t so recently at ttetr

* u limit to

r. In crief. la exaltation ran alcoholic. Kins Ml mart ceased to drink beak no snore—the i to furnUh any

of Sachlo as be beard these word* He wa* a soldier, and be reasoned now In the opportunity for arm* he misbt win bock somethin* of bis lost favor. "It Is wen, your majesty." said he. "1 shall carry your word at once all the different departments. Tour are bat wattles to follow you. eat will be easy for us now. for we know all their defenses now as well nr own. We shall win!" essaid Cortialaw. “we shall win. If It costs the life of every man. v end child of this kingdom. 1 take charge now myself and trust no more ters like certain sdvlsers I could name. I grant yon your place In your sent, once more. Sachlo. See If can fall In that! If your men give back I'll have my own gun* of the guard behind them to blow them off

brains,

sse others

the

r hi* wits. Perhaps a y made him more taper

u the taoeds of excesa, or per e had certain ambitions of his

c him

t wtre better to

1 of all bis faculties. At least ■ the first to call a halt In the MMm and to take some account •rants past and future. Bs looked sbooffclm at the wre which ha# been w*jght In the pah

"Be not too hard upon me, : majesty! I admit my efror In allowing that yoang girl to lea re our shore*could have told us the secret had liked—al! the secret of the Oretshoffen coin- Bot we shall win yet, though at greater cost." “Too had year chance. Sadhio You did not handle the woman. Well, thought you knew more." “To handle a woman, your majesty. ' said Sachlo—“who ever knew enough for that?" 1 confess my fault and stand ready to pay my share of the added coet True, we should have kept her until we had all mho knew. ’Tla doubtful if the ever sees shores again. We may see the of some American admiral—see their battleships before our port—but es for

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sd by all f to rest upon [<d guests, oi whom be to make quick clearano himself made no protest at for he knew little of what went him. On his mind etlll rested sion that he wa* celebrating victory of the Oretsboffen 1 the Oretsboffen diplomacy fore, the prime minister 'himself In the hope of restoration of order. "semblance of a government. Al way* he missed the strong mini and the strong arms of Count Frederick now bo mysteriously disappeared. Arrur* the narrow neutral lands divided these two kingdoms. In the capital of Grahoffen. a quite different *tatc of affairs held _ .plahe No dissipation for old Cortl7*law. and no celebration for any victory not actually In hand Cortialaw KrUanned war. As for hi* pledged word ' in the armistice and the later treaty ha had long since cast to the wind* all <h!t as a scrap of paper carrying no l wnlu* whatever. CortlsUw signed treaties only to get eoroelhlng afterward | lie had signed this one merely as a ! tamporary expedient to ertrlmte himMtf from a dangerous situation. That done, the world began al! over

In for Cortialaw.

[do* time Sachlo returned from booties* search Ic lh* vault* be

the Gretthoffen palace.

®f a;., henslon. but none the leas

((**.« ..e hi* sovereign.

■p "Tour majesty." be began, when at BfeMSth that dreaded interview wa* no Boner to be evaded. He hesitated j ate a* he did so hi* monarch guosed

his news was none too good,

ft • •Well. well. Sachlo. what 1* It that tnv majesty U lo hear?" demanded i CWtislaw. '-More bad new#? You { have not won the secret—you have

f lost nor last opportunity?"

BPfer- « la true! Thu* far I have

Kfftsd- But atlU—"

r -Too ask more time’ Do you think Ectea' is as Inexhaustible as a river? ms tell yo« 11 P»*- M * wlth ovr t. fcopee. with wing* Time-more time* I't i iv u what you cannot have.

“But. your majesty—"

K “Away with you. Sachlo! ! have KSWte with yon for the last time. K5» s « dM not need you a* an officer, “fetw head indeed should hang on our

as a warding to other failure* " w can I *cme your majesty?" lUchle humbly, glad enough to

"It‘la enough." said Cortialaw. "We march. We advance no more clinging to woman's skirts. It la our guidons now shall lead us to their city's aw

CHAPTER LXXI.

The Rescue.

Those whose, disappearance had

They paaeed down a steep declivity covered with trees ate at length found their way to the lower beech, where after a time they were joined by olb-

thelr hiding place*. It plainly purpose of all thee the aacrtBce which had been arrested by the escape of the victim a few days ago- They inflicted preliminary Indignities upon them, at h with the intention of hurrying them to the aacrtflclal fire, or of obliging them to interpose bet wen thd natives and these new Invaders—who. as now an could aee. also were white people and hence to be dreaded. Much of these operations was easily visible from the yacht's dock- Apparently there wer from the man who stood at the bow. binoculars In hand. Overboard went' • pair of boats manned by stout men who swept them quickly toward

But who are you. If I may ate?" “Too may take us aboard." said Count Frederick with dignity. "Too

“Wyndham. air; Mr. Arthur Wyndham of Hants." •He touched his bat now and led the way to the boatslde where ready hands offered water to the two famished

perhaps more devoted to the latter portiea these —*t tow days—etlll stood with bis giasaeft at hia eyes. "By Jove!" said he. "that boy la a girl, and the gtri Is a young woman, bleat my eyes!" Not displeased at this, be greeted the two newcomers at the ship's ladder when the boat brought them along-

that it had any value, rlously enough. It Impressed her as being like another certain bh of parch men of which Count Sachlo bad As yet she could not decipher the torn half-tocible screed. How came she by It. and why? She herself could scarcely have told why she had paused to taka, it from the pocket of the dead sailor In the cavern when. Just betpre their flight, she had bethought herself that poastblr he bore upon bis person some proof of hi* Identity. Thus far she had not bad time to look at the soiled and

The man with the binoculars saw two flgnree on the teach, easily distinguishable from the savage ones

this coast. How did they get here. 1 wonder? But by Jove! my fellows are giving the native* all they want. I'm thlaklnfc." Such, indeed, eras the case. The sailor men plunged through the surf as their keel* touched bottom and came on at a run. rtflea tn hand and firing as they came, vith the effect that half a doten of the savages fall.

• Well done. Parsons." said he to his beat steerer. "1 aaw you bag a half dosen of those beggars. And who ate these new friends of ours? I am delighted If we have saved you from a bit of ted lock yonoer. Neither of you hurt. I trust?* He talked to Count Fred wick, but he looked at Kitty Gray. •'Fortunately not," replied Count Frederick. "I underetand we are meeting Mr. Arthur Wyndham." "Quite right air. Too are refugees here?" "No, Mr. we are shipwrecked passenger* of the Adler, lost at sea." "Indeed, a shocking accident—no survivors reported. Most fortunate 1

"This I* Mis* Kitty Gray." said Count Fredciict casting a keen eye upon his host and taking

In her mind the growing susplckm that providentially she might hare

pnt in possession of the other

half of the torn paper which Sachlo had coveted! She had ceased to wonder at fortune's caprices now and soon Indeed all thought of this torn parch

. was banished from her mind.

She forgo: that possibly It also spoke of broken coins or treasure chambers, or rther things of ancient history In tn,-** lands whose very stones had ato-

rto. could they but tall them. Restored somewhat by food and

drink, and having regained a trifle of her self respect by the donning of i woman's garments which she found in the cabin, Kitty Gray's buoyant spirts began one# more to assert themselves. As she loked rt her face In the little mirror ate spoke half aloud the resolution which aha

saw In the reflected features "I'm not going to England." said she.

"I'm not going to America. I'm going

to Gretxhoffen. til) my work U ! Sorely they will put ua down

at that port—It is aa near as any.

Mr. Arthur Wyndham gathered no great sense of the speaker's taportanoe. HU eyes were fixed upon Kitty Gray rather too covetously. "So you

i bis shouldei i

t our army! Mobil!** a

, u , ihr last man! 8w« thj*^

. ready with full ammunition Call in the officers at once also that the ships arv rerdr attack at once by laud and

5 the depart-

it of oui navy, when you hav* *"

* for the land forces

. your iraj«'ty „ ,i». ii ■»-. if «o»ia

rt ot loot l-l-or, 1 will blow do, a ai yw .

g the ruins

JTroTwter.xer teflWU tbsyma?

The gods Of mr ancestors wool ■- them root in their gravw. *| fl this situation as It rests

. to the sou!

i certain relief <

made such havoc tn the plana of a principality now likewise were i the point of certain changes In their own plans—and counted that any change must, he for the tetter. '"Look!" said Killy ar they stood at the crest of the cliff gating ont over the white-topped waves toward the nodding sails of the rapidly-advancing craft. "A two-master, tinder heavy Ball. Auxiliary, no doobt. What can

*he be?"

"it is what I also would a*k." said Count Frederick at her side studying the craft aa intently. "Whatever It be. It Is our only hope. Gee. ahe seem* to have the look of a yacht. Watch her bows as they rise and sec how her spars rske back A yadht— but whose. and l what nationality?" 'There comes their flag." said Kitty. "British! Wall, I wish U were the flag of my own country, but tetter that than none." "W* »hall be safe enough under the ' Union Jack." said Frederick. "I count good treatment when they find out who we are " Rhe turned to him with a curious x>k upon her face. "Say rather when they And out who you are. Count Frederick." said sho. "Ton are a nobleman. 1 am an unknown American girl, cast away withit a friend on earth." He smiled at her a» though amused "An American girl who hu* had place in the plans of two kingdoms Perhaps you may not always nraaln so unksown. If It comes to that." "Look!" Once more was her reply i she poldted lo the host. A puff of smoke came from the bow ’ the yacht, followed presently by the dull boom of the small cannon mounted there. •They see our signal." said Count Frederick. “Yes. she'll round to and In a boat, no doubt." And indeed such proved to be the plans of the little vessel. There were other rrnults of the cannon shot which might not have.hjcn suspected The natives, scattered here and there along the beach, in the forest, or tn their village, wcio sclieu with a sudden terror of what they im agtned to be a new enetay. As fast a* the) could they scuttled for she! to the woods or In the caverns that lay below the hllla. the greater iter ftudldg rwfugo in the latter j hiding placet. Of these, some made , their way In their terror quite through the series of caverns until at length they emerged at the creel ol the cliff by a way of the passage which had brought Frederick and Kitty there el an earlier time Three found the summit of the rock already occupied The two el rangers who had caused all tbs turmoil In the village stood st the summit looking out at the tea. and waving signals to the Incoming vessel. For an Instant the natives stood Irresolute, but It was not for long They Identified these two white strangers, whoever or what

An hour later the returned to the deck to make her duties to her host more completely—little as she had been Impressed by his personality or his conduct, which Is ter she was ready

i stigmatize as odious.

Sho met Count Frederick, much Improved by a change to a well-fitting suit of flannels which he bad found, tiled now happily at seeing her. a're looking ripping, mademol- ' said he. "1 did cot eee you have that frock, on the Island yonder." "Nor did I notice that your trouaara ere so well pressed there!" retorted

At this moment Wyndham joined tern. "I was Just saying to Mr

Wyndham." said Count Frederick, “that we owed him a very great debt

of gratitode. and that yoc—" “Quite the other way about. I assure

you." aald Mr. Arthur Wyndham. the brewer's son. ss he pressed somewhat too warmly the hand which Kitty ex-

sd him. "It la I who am the

Tbs others scattered like aheep and got away when she struck! left tbs captives standing there dated, on carelessly,

yet happy at their delivernnee. The petty officer In charge of the landing came up lo Count Frederick and saluted. He seemed to recognize in him. tattered aa he woe a man ol former authority. "How do you do. your hun nr?" said he. "We came Just In time." "Yew. my men. mid we thank yon.

Who are your 1

"Private Yacht Princes* Uverpool registry, owned by Arthur Wyndham. He's on hoard, sir—shall we Lake you

he went

off?"

The am*lor turned toward the apeak er'a companion whose garb was scarce that of a lady, but whose form and feature* surely seemed such. "Do you mean to say that this young

Udy?—" he began

"Yes. she has not had a bite to cat nor a drop of water In two days." "Come quick, sir. then. We've a water breaker In our longboat. Have you anything to fetth along?" Count Frederick laughed at this

and even Kitty smiled

"You aee ua ss we are.' said Count Frederick "We were • csiaways here, shipwrecked from the steamer Adler." "Oh. yes. we heard of that. 1 aee. 1 see—It Is most fortunate we came this

She did not strike.* Count Frederick, “she wt

ay an accident."

"Too bad. too bad—well, well. But 1 say. perhaps the young lady would like to change? There may be some sort of woman's togs In the cabin below. My sister comes aboard once tn a while, you know!" And be essayed a portentous wink aside at Count

Frederick.

"That will he agreeable. 1 am sure.

way “

"How far must that have been from shore where she went down*"

"IVrhapa a hundred snd seventy-five miles from her port of departure. You're half that distance, here, from where she went down, as near as wo cam tell. No other survivor* have been picked up so far as wo heard.

How have you got on here?"

Count Frederick shrugged his shoulder*. "They'd have burned ua both if you had not come If you ted not

seen us we'd have starved "

replied Count Frederick quietly, “and If you could send down to the young lady's cabin a bit to eat and a carafe of water. I am sure ft will be appreciated. She has had neither food nor drink for more than two days, air.' "Nor has ho—mr friend." said Kitty Gray, smiling tainily. "God bless my soul!" aald Mr. Wyndham. “1 never thought of that. Send you down some wine—send you down a brace of stout If you like. I ran recommend It—my lather makos

It. don't you sec-.'

Count Frederick, liking hi* new roundings only by comparison with those he recently had left, signed to Kitty Gray and presently the two, ducted by boat stewards, departed for the cabins to which they wen signed by the owner ol the boat. The latter, whether (rom hla late imbibing* or through the effect of the beautiful young girl’s presence, evidently was what the French call lete xnoutec

victor or victim on his erwn yacnt. Frederick fie g away from hi— bruised and «Hng. the^ffen who had nndertaki swift plnh -had come into his owe mind. He heard the crackle of a wireless mast cu the upper deck. An Instant laterV! had sprung np the last stair and closed behind him the door of the operator's room. At the key there sat a youth, the re celvera of the equipment strapped to his ears. The crackle and roar of the wireless equipment, and the stoppers

nn his ears, left the operator unable o understand what was said to him: hut he comprehended very quickly the language the pistol muzzle which

Then

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change so much!" i gaze, which passed over Kitty In her new apparel, was quite too lantlng. Kitty Gray made such conversation as she could. Unconsciously she drifted to the side of Count Frederick. and finding herself there, wondered why ahe had done ao. Once more she wa* slons. st the mercy of men. There was not another woman on this boat. But now. If ft came to a choice, ahe knew which of these two men she would elect ss her protector. Count Frederick msde some excuse snd departed presently, so that Kitty found herself alone with Wyndham. She liked little enough the ardor of the gaze which ho bent upon her now. and arose to leave him. "You will excuse me?" aald ahe. “1 have forgotten eomethlng " Hut aa. she turned ahe heard him stride suddenly toward her. felt hla hand upon her arm. "No. no!" said he. "Walt—why do you go? Finding you here—such a an—saving your life and all that you think I am a man of atone— do you think—?" "I think you must excuse me." aald Kitty Gray. : Hy •Hut you Just said you owed a debt of gratitude." That any woman rescued from a peril owes lo any gentleman.' "Oh. 1 a^y. come now!" be rejoined. How about a little klaa to the honest sailor who was lucky enough to eavc your life! It's far from home or help, snd no one knows—! say. now—" She sprang from him with a startled scream, a name upon her Ups which came readily enough when she needed

cr-bcnt above him and scribbled a few words on a bit of paper at the deak. his pistol against the operator's ribs. "Send this!" said ha. "If you cut In on anything else 111 kill you!" The operate.- looked down at the

“8. O. S.. Gretzhoffen." ft road. “8. O. 8. one hundred ‘and seventy-five miles south by southwest. Send Adelina, Frederick. Send Adelina. S. O. 8 Frederick." Th» operator looked up at Fi ederiek curiously. "Who are you?" said he. “WeTe not sinking. 1 don’t know Adellcv" "Tn sink you If you wink.” said Count Frederick grimly. "Send’ Do you hear me—send!" Mechanically the finger* of the opator bogan fu tap the keys- Out Into the u • from the antennae of the 1 tensg the cell: "S. O. S . Gretxm . . . Adelina . . . Frederick . . . id even aa this signal, this cry for hel|T went out Into the night, there came another cry from the lips of the helpless girt cowering In th~ corner of the room below. "Frederick. Frederick. come quick!" (TO BE CGNTIHUKD.)

SULPHUR AS A FERTILIZER

Experiments Conducted Seem to Prove That It Is of the Greatest Value

to the Soil.

In parts ot France the realduv from gas works Is extensively used as a fertilizer. Analysis of several samples of garden soil prove that the value of this unusual fertilizing agent Is dus In part to the Urge amount of sulphur In It, 40 per cent of anlphur and from 1 to 2 per cent of nitrogen. In the form ot ammonia or Its salt*. Expertoont* In flour of sulphur are said to promote the growth of both roots and leaves and to give to the pUnts a deeper green color than they would have without It. Probably It helps to form chlorophrU. Moreover, some of the sulphur Is oxidized and becomes sulphate in tht

In this relstb n. ft may be pointed out that expert! .enta at the University

of Wisconsin

t>een regarded aa leratv prevailing

phur in the soil Is ot promoting fertility, as phosphorus and nitrous and that sulphur la. (. Importance. Contlnu-

cniuf .. together with Insufficient fora (ion. causes s large annual loss sulphur which cannot be compens/ _-d from the atmosphere, and little to brought np by capillarity frojn the subsoil. The experimenters therefore, recommend the application ot fertilizer* containing sulphur lo lands which are frequently cropped. The tellure hitherto to recognize the great value of sulphur In the soil Is ascribed to faulty analytic methods employed by early Investigators.

CHAPTER LXXII.

The Signal. Alone for a moment. Kitty looked hastily about to see that she wa* not observed. Then ahe drew from her bosom a crinkled bit of parchment of whose existence not even Count Fred-

erick

Count Frederick heard her. He came at speed—anil arrived Just in time to see Mr. Wvndham pursuing his amor,advanccs to the extent of casting an arm about Kitty as she would have fled. .TOc sight was enough. Without pausing for any question he sprang forward and tern Wyndham reding against the corner of the cabin with one swift sweep of his arm. ^Wfth the other arm he pushed Kitty away. An instant, and he hud Joined her and was half carrying her towar-i the door. Sudden wrath now seized the soul of this gentleman lately aluned to softer emotions. "Stop!" ho called out. His hand found a belt. The sound ot quick footsteps came on the deck and men of the crew appeared at the door. ' Take him away? - ' sputtered Wyndham. "Put him in Irons until 1 call

for him! Hv Is a thief!"

Count Frederick, battling vigorously ith those who laid hands upon him. disappeared at the door from which escape was now cut off foi Kitty "NoW you." said Wyndham to her. still sputtering, "you shall find out that oi' the sea the law ot might still

rule* I’ll show you'"

Upon the contrary 4 was he. himself. who found out scenes hat The young American was as much a

Endless Battle. Look around today. Lo. here and now In our clritizad society, the old allegories yet have a meaning the old myths are Mill truw. Into the Valley of the Shadow of Death yet often the path of Duty leads: through the streets of Vanity Fair walk Christian and Faithful: and on Greathoart's armor ring the clanging blows Ortnuzd still lights with Ahnmau—the Prince of Light with the powers of darkness. He who will hear, to hln^lhc clarions of the battle call. How they call, and call, and call, till the heart swells that hears them: Strong soul and high endoavor, the world needs them now. Beauty still lies imprisoned, and iron wheels still go over the good, the true and the beautiful that might spring from human lives. And they who fight with Ormuzd. though they may not know «-ach other —somewhere, sometime, will their muster roll be called.—Henry George.

from the

aa* aware This was her sole itr. her one bit ol treasure-lrojc

Sought Information. As Illustrating the haziness ot conception which prevailed years ago as to what and where the Philippines were, Dean Worcester tells tn his book. "The Philippines. Past and Present," of a good old lady who came to him on his itrst return from the Islands tor a bit of information. "Itcanle," she sali^ "arc them Philipplans you have been n visitin' the peo pie that 1*801 wrote the Epistle to?"

g By EMILY FONTAINE^,

Lanrotte took her own little Fi roadster and went for a spin up M nac, the somber cone of fore land that lifted Itself behind Me* dale and its valley beeuties.

mr sped downhill toward the 1 on the return trip she saw f figure of a man and pre* Instead of the brake, the! dipped Into high speed; and txl

The car swerved, I foot on the brake c He lay face d side of the road—the t knew him even before ■bel aide him. and lifted hla keadf* knee afraid to look upon tte But he opened hl gfisvei' and looked up at her. "The irresponsible i mured. “You a tki larbooe." Under b to th* •

"We'U 1 and b*T2 r J| swrred fMerette^Mt .j. Ret^ mother, he's very nice. The t tells me he Is b collage roan." “Did he also ten you why he i

"Now. mother, darting, don't he hospitable," Laurel'.* coaxed, ^ ^ won. Mr*. Jane way had b—ton of Georgii have entertained Lucifer 4 have been thought I So th« stranger stayed, i for, for three days, and on the . Colonel Janeway returned with tor Y erring! on. The senator vSaT’ worn-out, and thoroughly glad to btv'. escaped pursuit, as be put U. He was, sure of a perfect rest for at least a week. Laurette told th* stranger when she carried up his afterstoe papers to hftn. He seemed to live on' the pepers. and had told them his name was Bob Edwards. He was artting up. leaning on his good elbow.) when she came In. and hla face wssaf .

“Has hs c

"Oh. Lord!" he dropped back wea ly. and looked up et her with Implo leg eyes. "I hate to b" beaten In s thing like this. If you had known enough to press the right brake It wouldn't have happened. Will you toll the senator I've got to see him?" “You have?" "Please, please." he begged. "II you don’t, 111 get up and go to him and probably get a beautiful fever and die on your hands. I'd love to dl>j here, laurette. \\ by didn't you main f. a perfect deal of It and kill m* out- s

right?"

"I think you're horribly ungrateful.' Laurette tried to be grieved and rather aloof. It was hard when oaej,'

hand Is held prisoner, pre to another's lips. "You v passer In the first place"And the last. I'm s ti Probably as soon at your the senator near why 1 «

call an ambulance and hustle I to the nearest hospital. Listen. dMu do you mind awfully much If I can j yo* dear Just once or twice?—1 came J

deliberately and camped dellberatmr ^

to get a personal tot arv lew with 8onator icrringtcn. He dodged every iwspaper man on tha way up from j

Washington, and even I lost his trail H after wo left Boston. Thought he ws • •

coming straight on and hd ail9lrtek>. !

to some relative to Ket-ne. Will yoi] .

bring him up here to svo me?" Lnurette'a brown ayes stone with l

mischief. It was just the sort of lark.t., L nho loved Indcrtid w.,..to v. ... - ' 1

> she had t

> like

ot which she had known

many In her wanderings In these j lands. She battled with him so tunI ously that he wondered whether be tween the two he was more apt to be

Antlqi'arii * are well acquainted with the ancient church at Bartreeton. near Canterbury England, and during the summer many tourists visit the church. Round the Norman doorway Is a qurtnt carving representing a ban being bunted by hounds. Qhe day t visitor asked the sexton whst was th< m< .mlug ol the carving. "Oh." wn* the reply, “ft of Scripture. Its on the tesf "This the arc; cotae. let us

she loved. Indeed. Bh* would bring the senator up to see her Invalid. Anll 0 ' when he came and Edwards lay bacJ^ on the pillows, boyish and white, am) pleaded for w hat he had come for. shf' added her own argument until tl senator handed over hla own pern and sat down by the feed willing! Two weeks later they walked t gethcr down past the ravine alowft reluctantly, silently. iu<t ut lht .

of the final day.

"Did you know I’m going to wo-k for your father-eft, editor on lu. Washington paper?" he aaked She smUod at him leatlngly m..v.

Ing out of reach.

Be!, I,la ..eU., B „ h ,j th . aotoaja ul u.. h , a „ Si "‘-V •

1 ,

I

him luck. 2“ ^

hand one day l n th* beginning . 1., you thought 1 w*. wMeop. and Ilk. ly

"Oh, 1 didn't." *** ***>"■

0| d.Y he answered fi

’w he

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