Harrah News (Harrah, Okla.), Vol. 4, No. 42, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 13, 1913 Page: 3 of 12
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V
----, O K L A., NEWS
SERIAL
STORY
The
Isolated
Continent
A Romance of the
Future
Guido von Horvath
and Dean Hoard
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 went smoothly; nobody
interfered with the chevalier’s actions.
One evening, after returning from
one of his daily aerial trips, as he
jumped out of his machine, a dark
robe was cast over his head and a
number of men grasped him. He
struggled, but strong hands held him
fast, and a few minutes later he was
bound and nearly suffocated by a
heavy cloth that shut out the air.
Then the cloth was removed and a
tight fitting bandage placed over hi«
eyes.
"Will the chevalier promise to keep
quiet?" asked a strange voice. "For.
was beating
the girl whose heart
painfully.
* Your excellency. I have to report
that the confederated fleet of the Eu-
ropean monarchies started for Ma-
deira today, I have been a prisoner,
but an hour ago I escaped. Tomor-
row at 10:00 p. m. 1 will be at the
Crystal Palace to tell you everything.”
T am so very, very happy that I
Ousrrt^u. mtbr w. tn. Uuiu*
SYNOPSIS.
. years the continent of North
ca hafi been isolated from the rest
Si*?1® ^orld the us<- of Z-raya, a won-
derful invention of Hannibal Prudent
ia® invention had saved the country
>vl<an».‘ore gn Invasion, and the continent
”b«en united under one government
^Li?..prudent as President. For half a
♦ H<Ltliry_pe*Lce ant* Prosperity reigned in
L-ioL ,°J the world. The story opens
aJ^PfeBldent Prudent critically ill. His
,s hastened by the receipt of a
f^5f.8ase *r.orn Count von Werdensteln of
j£H?any that he has at last succeeded in
ratiJ1.8' the rnys- Dying, he warns
d?ushter Astra that this means a for-
t)**nT Invasion. He tells her to hurry to
ot. Cirynith, but dies before he
. an„ the location of the place. Astra
ff.aIed tor the presidency by the
A2fnta, Party. Napoleon Edison calls
rJl fa- informs her that he was a pu-
t” °r her father’s, and promises to help
gives her a ring made of a new-
w»ii _ Ci°ver?d substance which, he says,
tho problem of flying. Cheval-
Leon appears in Europe. He notes
preparations have been completed
VJL a£- invasion of America. He calls on
_£*J1 , erdenstein and offers him the se-
...il making gold. He demands in re-
urn absolute disarmament and peace.
flclal action waa to commit wltk the
military commanders, then to send
out a proclamation to all the republics
of the greatest union of the world,
giving them detailed Instructions re-
garding the defense of the continent
In accordance with the decision of
the most competent military men.
General Eugene Grant Gunner was ap-
pointed commander in chief of the con-
Unenta, arale. o, America. „„■* 7,“ Ed Em
sive arrangements were made to en-! Friiann v,,,,,,.,,, , ,, ,
msSkHS ="Er#•%=!=
toctlca were revived. »i„f beBllle hlm WM th®
A.tra labored da, aed eight though ““ '°rm °' * WOman ”atcl“a*
she prayed that God would prevent wl11 -
the bloodshed for which she was pre- cellenlv" ‘ ’ your “
paring her people eeuency.
The Vice-president, Mr. Hale, was JL J1" fpect
—------ announced to her one evening. He „ . p c*ure va&ished. She leaned
in that case, I will not be forced to bowed deeply before her as the Pres- °Vfr the p ate that had* a 8econd MP.
gag hlm ” ‘dent, then with the familiar air of a ™h®Cted th® lmage of ** man ln
I promise,” was the helpless chars- close friend, he took Astra’s hand in * fhe placed aH her hopes,
lier’s answer. bin As 8he took the paper out of the
He was placed on a stretchei^like “My dear girl,” he began "I am “ac**,ne to Bee th® message she pon
affair and carried away. much troubled; your efforts will un- ,Gd: The mes8a«® came fron» Hel-
He could not see, but his sense of dermine your health. The roses on go,and> and h® 8®y8 he will be here
hearing told him that they carried your cheeks are already taming pale. to“orrow- Ho» can that be?"
him to a near by hangar; there he You should think of yotirself in the Reca,1ing that the Vice-president
was placed ln some kind of a tonneau Interest of the union or you will be Was walting ,or her, she went back
and he heard the chug, chug of a very HI- My dear Astra, you know how t0„thb green room-
powerful motor. The buzz of the pro- m^ch I—I adore you ” He had re A very ,mP°rtant message came,”
pellere followed. ' ^ -d Astra’s hand, but at these 8he 8ald t0 Ha,e’ ln «xten'~t*on of
The next moment he felt the lift- words she slowly withdrew It. her long abaence. Then, after a short
ing of the aeroplane; the air craft “I first saw you when under the pause’ 8he added: “I may as well tell
made one turn, then shot out under care of your father, watched you de- you now’ the confederated European
full power. Several hours passed velop, strong and beautiful. I wish fle,et ls on lts way t0 Madeira."
without change, but when the ma- you would let me carry at ieast part The v,ce-presid®nt gasped. “And
chine began to descend he recognised of your burden. I am a man and I yOU ^ave connections with Europe,
the fresh, salty air of the ocean, and can stand more than a frail woman.” yoar excellency?”
he heard the water break on the rocks The girl president blushed; taking She 8rai,ed at his surprise. “Not
in a peculiar, mournful manner. this for encouragement, Mr. Hale con-1 connecGons; only one, but that one
The machine landed and he beard tlnued: “Astra, I love you, will you 1 |>el,eve ,n implicitly.’’
muffled talk, but could not understand j he my wife?” ‘ "Then there win ha a aaoai™.™
it. At last he was lifted out from the “Sit down, Mr. Vice-president, and
tonneau of the machine and carried he good enough to listen to me.”
into a building where the bandage He obeyed and Astra sat down op-
was removed from his eyes and the posite him.
Then there will be a session of
the union ministers tomorrow?”
“Not tomorrow, but very likely the
day after.”
When the tired, but now happy girl
------ . _ UtU|. j * 'jU» uu'f «vW uappj girl
ropes cut “Your proposal honors me, Mr. Vice- was alone> undisturbed, she kissed the
He found himself In a simply fur- president; I am sorrv that I am un- I r,ng wIth the word “Cirynith” on It,
nished, clean room with a uniformed
CHAPTER V.—Continued.
Seemingly it was a pleasant, enjoy
able social affair, with everything so
smooth and polished that one might
easily make a dangerous slip and
break his own neck.
When Chevalier di Leon arrived In
his apartment he was well aware that
he had been followed, but he did not
care.. He was thinking of the be-
witching Countess Rosiny. Where had
he met her?
At last he found the place ln his
well classified memories. “The Amer-
ican Cafe Restaurant,” he ejaculated.
Then without further delay he went to
bed.
The chancellor sat ln his library
awaiting the report of his followers.
As soon as he received the inferma-
tion that the chevalier had gone to
bed and was safely 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 chevalier the next day were
not exciting. He had visited the mu-
seums, studied new industries and, in
fact, was interested in everything.
Shortly before nightfall he went to
his hangar, brought out his ’plane and
cruised about above the city, finally
ascending to such a height that he al-
most vanished from the eyes of the
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
played at the card tables, losing a few
gold pieces. The detectives obtained
a number of twenty mark coins and
sent them to the chancellor with their
report; every one was of nineteenth
century make.
The Countess Rosiny was summoned
to a long confidential talk. No one
knew what they discussed, but when
the countess whs home and alone in
her dainty, perfumed boudoir, Bhe
locked the door and fiung herself on
her sofa, weeping bitterly.
officer standing beside him.
"Chevalier di Leon, this is your
room; tomorrow we will have a talk."
He saluted courteously and, turning
on his heels, left, locking the door
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
United . epublics of America. The
dignified Ambrosio 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 flying trips
to the fortifications that were rapidly
going up, or being remodeled accord-
ing to the new requirements of the
times.
Constantly she expected news from
the man she had seen only once, the
man whom |he looked upon as the de-
liverer of the American continent, and
also the man she loved.
Days, weeke, months went by. The
day of inauguration came. She had
expected confidently that she would
hear from him.
The 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 was 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 man whose hand-
writing she had never seen, no news
whatever from Napoleon Edison.
Vet he had said: “You will hear
from me as soon as I can tell you
something definite. When you need
me I will be at your side ready to
help you."
With these thoughts to console her
she bent her head to sleep.
The President was
I and looked up to heaven with joyful
eyes. The man who gave her the ring
was coming.
CHAPTER VII.
r
The Prison.
The morning after the Imprison-
ment of the Chevalier di Leon a mil-
itary official came into the room that
served as his temporary cell.
“I have the liberty to offer you the
freedom of the fort ln case you give
your word of honor not to try to es-
cape. It will not cause you any un-
easiness to do that, as there ls not
the slightest chance for you to gain
your liberty.”
"Captain, I thank you very much;
not only will I not give my word, but
I will tell you plainly that I Intend
to do my best to escape from this
prison, where your superiors have
placed me without having fhe slight-
est cause for the action.” He smiled
pl<*»santly at the captain and contin-
ued : "I can see that you realize how
I feel about it, and for that reason I
advise you to be on the alert or I
will escape.”
“Just as you please, chevalier. It
able to accept it. The times that we j ls my duty to make y°ur temporary
aro living in are such that matters detention as pleasant as possible, and
J*
I Will Be There at 10, Your Excel-
lency.1*
aro living in are such that matters
such as this would be out of place,
and while you have all my sympathy,
I cannot tell you that you have my
love.” * ---------o
A sigh escaped her lips; she thought and Plea8ant; the breakfast
of the man whom she loved for whom 8lmP,e and wholesome,
she felt that she was crekted. She 1 -
if agreeable to you we can get ac-
quainted at the breakfast table.”
“That sounds good. I am hungry."
The dining-room was comfortable
was
Prisoner and guard sat silent for a
o»ac ten. mat Hoe was created. She —.
yearned to say some soothing words whil®. at last the chevalier said:
to the friend of her father, but just '"I 8UPP°se u 18 vaJn for “® to ask
then a sharp ringing sounded through you the narae of the P,a®® where I am
then a sharp ringing sounded through
the whole suite. (It was a signal for
extremely important communications
and she left hurriedly with a glance
pleading for Hale’s pardon.
A moment later Astra was in the
librarv putting the electro-stylograph
imprisoned?"
“You are right, chevalier!"
"You have an advantage over me.
captain. You know my name and I
don’t know yours; is it against your
orders to tell me?"
uorarv putting the electro-stylograph ‘ . ,
In working order with shaking fingers No> ^lnde®d* chevalier; my name la
She could hardly believe her eyes; the j Hans huler.
pointer of the machine was on the Is- j Thank you, Captain Euler. 1 as-
land of Helgoland, the great German 8Ure you that 1 am g,ad 1 have mad®
fortification. I y°ur acquaintance.
The machine was at last adjusted;
, t. *i a. ----'* | “— ----at her office
I—I shall betray him, the first real j early the next morning. Her firat of*
the sparkling stopped and the strong,
manly voice of Napoleon Edison was
heard. His picture appeared on the
heliopiate, bowing smilingly toward
They talked pleasantly during
breakfast. Afterv nrd the captain es-
corted his prisoner into the adjoin-
ing reading and billiard room. They
played a game of carambol.
aTO be continued^
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