v DAKOTA COUNTY HERALD; DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA. MwwMnrsfmnM UN A European ROI SYNOPSIS. Tho chief charnctors nro Etlicl Wit louKhliy. Henry Streetmnn and Capt. I.airy Hedmond. Tho minor characters arc Sir Georjca WnRstaft of tho British admiralty and Charles Brown, a New York newspaper correspondent. Ethel, a roildont or Sir OeorKo'a household, secretly married to Strcetman, a German py, though J'he did not know him aa such. Captain Redmond, her old lover, returns to England after lonsr absonce. From him sho lcarna tho truth about Htrntmnn; furthermore, that ho has betrayed her simply to learn naval so crotfl. Tho European war breaks out. Ethel prepares to accompany Htrcolman to Brussels as a German spy In order to Ket rnvengo and servo England. jmwuwVMMuwwwvvvw In this Installment is given a remarkablo picture of Belgian village life Itspcacefulness and $ hopefulness Just before the German host ewept tho little na- $ tlon In 1914. You will enjoy Charlie Brown's meeting with ? the Innkeeper, and sympathize S with old Henri In his pathetic 5 effort to reassure his frightened i daughter of her safety. You will 3 thrill at the meeting of spies. Copt. Lnrry Redmond, n British spy, spy discusses plans with a In a Belgian Tillage Inn. French CHAPTER XI Continued. Lnrry swiftly cautioned lilm to be careful. "Pardon! A slip of tho tongue!" his nlly apologized. "You hnvo arranged matters ns I planned -with your General Jacques?" J.irry asked. "Yob! Last night vo havo Btrung a wire from tho fort to this Inn, Even now the end of it Is dangling In Unit .chimney." Ho nodded toward tht? Lugo iflrcplnco across the room. "I have outside n telephone. ... I wait only the opportunity to connect tho In strument." "Now alt over thcrel" Larry com manded, waving the man to a chair nt one of the tallies. Tho fellow obeyed III in without question. And after a quick survey of tho place to ninko sure that there wero no eavesdroppers, Captain Hedmond Joined him. "flood!" he said. "Now, tho Germaus will bo here tonight," lie confided, as lie sontcd himself upon the tablo and leaned toward his fellow-spy. "So booh?" "They march fast," Larry said. "Here the road forks. Ono turns to tho left, tho other to tho right. Tho safety of your fort depends on which road they take." "I know," the other assented. "And "The Germans Will Be Hero Tonight." on their nrrlvnl a woman will send us word by our telephone," - Larry hud not learned that "A woman?" ho exclaimed. "Who Is teho?", "( do not know, m'slcu." "Is Sho hero now?" Larry persisted. A suspicion bad suddenly swept across IiIh mind, filling him half with hope, naif with fear, that tho unknown worn jtti might ho Ethel Wllloughby. Tho Frenchman uuook his head. "JCo, in'sleu, I wait her return," ho explained. ".She wuh not, perhaps, a Madnmo do '.Lordo ." Larry mused. "I wn not told her name, m'sleu. I nm to find her by code." "I thought possibly It might bo n Mndnihd do Lordo," Larry told hlra. "Until two days ngo -wo were work ing together In Brussels. Then I hnd to leave. ... I thought sho might hnvo como this way." He slipped off tho table onto his feet "Still, no mnt 'tori' ho added, as tho French spy looked nt him a bit too inquiringly. "You can depend ou this woman)" ho inqulrod. Tho follow shrugged bis shoulders. SJie corves General Jacques, lie truslfl her." i" replied, as If that fact buolx ed him oi' responsibility. Ik i iLllll! Mf SI DER'FIRE War story based on the drama of COOPER MEGRUE "Explain everything cnrefully to her," Larry cautioned him. "Everything, m'slcul" tho llttlo man promised. "Shall you return hero later?" ho asked, as Larry started to leave him. "I do not know If my regiment -will stop here, or if It will go on; so I must rely on you nnd tho woman," Captain Redmond warned him. "Re member It is Imperative your general know if the attack be direct or by a flanking movement." "Yes, yes! . . . Now I shall get tho telephone," the Gallic gentleman announced. And then ho exclaimed qilekly, In French, "Vous nvez rai son!" Ills change to his own language, no less than the inflection of -warning In his voice, brought Captain Redmond around sharply; nnd he saw that they were no longer alone. It was tho Inn keeper, Henri Chrlstophe, who had come back to servo his leisurely pat ron. "Ah. gentlemen! Something to drink?" Chrlstophe asked them, rub bing his hands in .anticipation of the feel of good coin In them. "No, thank you! My friend is leav ing now," the Frenchman said. "Rut I will bo back soon," Larry promised. And with that Henri Chrls tophe had to bo content. Again tho indefatigable newspaper reader returned to his favorite pas time, while nenrl Chrlstophe regarded him with n mild penslvencss. The fel low had loafed much in his inn during thopnst two days; but ho h'ad been aW together too abstemious to suit tho pro prietor's notions of what "was duo him from n guest. And then nil at once old Henri's fnco turned happy onco more, nt tho sight of a quaint little croaturo who tripped into the room and called to him: "Ah, father! You aro homo again! What news of tho war?" "Nothing, ma petite!" ho said. "Nothing! Do not bo alarmed." "But all say tho Germans aro com ing through Belgium," she told him plaintively. Her remark seemed to exuspcrato him. What with poor business, and tho "worry of the Inst fow days for Henri Christopho dla nbt entirely share the complacency of bis moro placid patrons regarding rumors that were in tho air whnt -with those things tol trouble him his patlcnco hnd becomo finespun. Tho good God know that ho did riot deslro" war to sweep over his fatherland, no hoped passionately thnt it might csenpo Unit calamity. And dreading it ns ho did, ho took occasion, whenever Uio possibility was men tioned, to denounco tho contingency ns being beyond reason. Somehow, he derived comfort simply from nssertlng his disbelief in such n thing. "All say it!" bo repented after her with an Irritation which was ntrnugo In him. "So always it is with you women you exaggerate every rumor," ho cried. "I tell you your father wo aro n neutral country. AH tho big na tions thoy hnvo promised US' Uiat our land Is snfo from invnslon. It is near ly n hundred years slnco they gave us their word nnd always they have kept It." "But still I am frightened," his daughter reatllrmcd. Sho was, in truth, n timid llttlo Uilng Just the sort to bo thrown Into n twitter of excitement over a mouse or n war. It mattered not what ono might tell her to calm her. Sho would still bo alarmed. And now Tennno looked up at her father with such fear In her great dark eyes that ho forgot his anger in his attempt to soothe her. "But why?'' ho asked her moro gently. "They did not como through our country In 1870 in tho Franco I'ru3lnn war. Why should they now? Tho Germans mnko much money from us and wo from them. They aro our friends. . . . No, ma petite, thnulyi to God wo need fear nothing." "I hope, father, you mny bp right," she said, albeit somewhat doubtful still. "You eluill scu! You shnll see!" he reassured her. IIo mndo his way to tho elgar counter nnd busied himself set ting things to rights there. "Whnt worries mo far moro thnn Uo Ger mans, my little ono," ho went on, "what worries mo is thnt wo have so fow Americans nutomoblllng this sum mer. Always in August thoro are many: nnd they pny well." "Perhaps It is tho Germans who keep them away," sho vcutured unhap pily. "Will you ccaso?" ha cried angrily. "Always yon talk of tho Germans. Soon you will hnvo mo nervous llko you," ho complained, ns if bo wero not already that "I am sorry, mon pore," sho said in filial repentnncc. There, thero!" ho exclaimed, ns if ashamed thnt ho had clilded her. "I did not mean to bo cross. Como! For- got your fenrs nnd prny to your saints thnt business will bo better. To think that in August wo havo only that one lady lodger!" At his remark tho French spy glanced tip quickly from his nowapa per. no had not known that there was a lady staying In tho house. And ho wondered whothor sho might not prove to be the person for whom ho was on the lookout. N "And whnt do you suppose sho Is do- ing here In Courvolslcr?" little Jeanne asked her father. It was not quite the usual Uilng for a foreign or nny oUicr Indy to stay in nn Inn without an es cort "Thnt I do not know nor do I care, mn petite," Henri Chrlstophe said. "She Is not French ns she says. Ono mny tell from her accent," tho girl re marked. It wns patent that her wom an's curiosity had been nrouscd by their feminine guest. "But she pays, my llttlo one nnd sho minds her own business," her fn thor responded. "Let us do likewise. . . . Wipe oft tho tablo yonder!" ho directed Jeanne, as if ho would give her something to think of that would tako her mind off such Idle thoughts. Llttlo Jcnnne took the cloUi from n nearby hook and proceeded to polish the table top at which tho two peas ants hnd lately sat And while sho wns thus engaged their too frugal French guest folded up bis paper, ros,e, and left them. CHAPTER XII, Lost A War! A stranger unmlstaknbly American pedaled a decrepit bicycle up to tho very Uircshold of the Lion d'Or before ho threw n leg wearily over the rear wheel and stood there, leaning heavily upon tho hnndle bnrs and saddle. It wns Charlie Brown, though his best friend might not havo recognized him without some dllllculty. Ho wns both dirty and disheveled, and hot and tired ns well. Dust Iny thick upon his shoes. And now he gazed mournfully Into the inn, somewhat as n thirst parched wanderer In n desert might hnvo looked upon nn oasis, with its promise of shado nnd cooling wnter. Henri Christopho did not sco him at first, for his broad back wns toward tho strcot. But ho sprang up quickly ns Mr. Brown called to him in very bad French "Musscer lo proprietor!" It was llko music In tho innkeeper's cars. "A. customer, and nn Amcrlcnn!" he exclnlmed under his breath. "Oul, monsieur!" he responded delightedly. "I am Tcry tired," Chnrllo explained Uiough ho senrcely needed to dllntc upon that obvious fact "I deslro n chamber with n bed, Immediately." "Oul, monsieur I have n very good room, on tho mezzanine floor excel lent for monsieur! . . . Ten francs a day I" "Ton?" said Charlie. "Cheap enough! Go to it!" And while llttlo Jeanne went to prc paro the room for him, ho threw hlm- solf Into n chnlr nnd cast n paper par cel his solo baggage upon the table In front of him. Beyond n few fresh collars Its contents were negligible "I want to go to my room now," Chnrllo informed his' host. "I'm dead to tho world." Unconsciously ho had lapsed into his own vernnculnr. And then ho realized that a Belgian inn keeper In n country town could by no manner or meanB comprehend him. "Oh, how tho dovil do you say 'I want to go to my room' In French?" ho groaned. "But I speak English, sir," the Inn keeper interposed. Ho hnd n decided accent, it was true. But to Chnrllo Brown's ears tho words wero ns grate ful as tho sound of n rippling brook upon a hot summer's dny. "You do? Why didn't you say so?" ho demanded. "Pardon me, sir!" tho politic Inn keeper begged him. "But so many Amerlcnns llko to exhibit their knowl edge of French thnt I have found it wisest never to speak English to nn American until I nm nsked." "Say how did you know I wns an American?" Chnrllo asked him with sudden suspicion. He would have liked to know Just what it was nbout his ap pcaranco thnt seemed to stamp him as n Yankee, no mnttor where ho went "Oh! I could tell nt once. . . . Tho voice, tho mannor. . . . Oh! I cannot explnln. . . . It is n somo tlilmr" Chrlstonhe croped. "nn air ono can novcr mlstako it" Mr. Brown grinned nt him. "Right thero with thnt French 'gaff,' uren't you?" ho said. nenrl Christopho smiled. "Ah, m'slcu, I understand," ho ex claimed, nodding bis head sagely. "But you do mo nn Injustice. 1 do not flat ter. I speak tho truth." All nt onco tho American remem bered that he was a newspaper man. "Well, then, havo you seen nnythlng of a war around hero?" ho nsucu. "No, sir!" "Neither havo II" Charlie volun teered. "And I've been looking for it for n week." "Oh, there will bo no war here," Chrlstophe assured him. "It is always llko this Just our peaceful llttlo vll lagol. Wo harvest our crops; wo brew somo beer; wo mnko n little wine good wine. Monsieur shall sample it and see," ho added parenthetically. "Wo go to church on Suudny, wo live and dto In tho quiet sunshine. . . . There will be no war here."' Charlie Brown did not llko to break rudely In upon tho good man's placid dream. But at tho same time he saw no reason for dtssombllng, If trouble wero coming as he bollovod he con sidered it as well that Uio lunkecpcr should be prepared for it as well as might bo. "But they nay hc Germans nro com ing through Belgium," ho ventured. Henri cfhrlstopho picked up tho checkerboard that the two peasants hnd used to nmuso themselves, and plnced it upon Uio counter. "Ah, no, m'slcu! And even should they, our' people nre good people. Thoy will not touch us," he said ns opUmls tically ns ho could. "Well I hope not," Chnrllo ngreed.v "But at least I'd llko to see some of the beggars. It's d d irritating to look for n war nnd not bo nblo to find it." He rose stlflly from his chair and strolled to the cigar counter. "Got nnythlng to smoke?" ho asked, leaning over tho glass case. Tho innkeeper fumbled inside tho showenso nnd laid his wares out for his guest's inspec tion. "Gosh, Peter!" Mr. Brown exclaimed in delight "And a real cigar counter, "Great Scottl Youl" He Cried. tool Where on earth did you got that?" "Oh, I was in New York," tfae other told him proudly. "I educated my dnughter there. I was a waiter at tho Beaux Arts." Charlie Brown stuck his hand out The Beaux Arts wns ono of his speclnl weaknesses. "Greetings!" ho exclnlmed. "And you brought this with you?" Ho looked al most lovingly upon thnt familiar con trlvnnce of oak, glass and nickel. "I had wished to introduce here a little of the Amcrlcnn what you call It? enterprise. And this year 1 had hoped to purchnso a book to registra tion in, nnd llttlo boxes behind for tho letters and tho keys," Christopho add ed. "But business has not been good." IIo sighed. "You're n good sort, old man!" Chnr llo told him. "I hope if they do come, they'll leave you alone." "I hope so, m'sleu," the innkeeper nnswercd. And ho breathed a silent prayer that tho Germans would not como thnt way. At that moment n lady in wlnlto entered from the street nnd started across tho room toward a door that led to tho chambers above. "Bonjour, mndame!" Chrlstophe said politely. It was his mysterious lodger. And since sho paid well, thero was every reason why he should be nffable to her. " "Bonjourl" tho young woman nn swercd. Sho did not recognize her fellow guest until ho approached with outstretched hand. "Great Scott! .You!" he cried, scarco bcltevlng his own eyes. Ethel Willoughby for It was she could not do otherwise Uian pause. Sh stared nt Chnrllo Brown. "How do you do, Mr. Brown?" she said. Her manner wna nervous, con strained. But Charlie Brown did not notice that in his surprise. He took her hand with undisguised delight. "Imnglne meeting you here!" he said with grent good-humor. "I suppose I ought to sny, "This Is a smajl world nftcr nil.'" Henri Chrlstophe had witnessed their unexpected meeting wlUi nil the Interest of n curious-minded resident of n small village. ' t pleased him, more over, thnt his newly found friend from Now York nlrcat y knew bis feminine lodger. "Ah, m'sleu knows Madame o Lorde! Thnt is good, good," ho mur mured, ns ho bo." mod upon them both. Chnrllo Brown looked first nt Henri Chrlstophe then back at Ethel again. And nu cxprct-- Ion of bewilderment spread over his mcc. "Madame do Lorde?" he said to her questioning?. "Yes, yes!" sho nnswercd impatient ly. And ho perceived then that she was decidedly I'l nt ease. But all that escaped tho pleased Innkeeper. "And now I myself will prepare din ner," Chrlstopdo announced. "Perhaps you and mndame will dlno together," he told Mr. Brown. "Why, yes, sure if mndame will," Charlie agree l promptly. So far ns h wns concenw d, nothing could please him more. Do yoi' believe that Brown will discover for himself the truth about Madame de Lorde, 5 and do you think he will Join his friends In their soylnn work? WVWAt AWMWAWHWWJ (10 11U CONTINUED.) III BAD HOUSING CAUSES MISERY N;rw York Tenement Expert Describes Evil Conditions Living In Small Place Best After All. Tho three great scourges of man kind, disease, poverty nnd crime, nrc largely duo to hnd housing, nccord Ing to John J. Murphy, Now York's tenement house commissioner, whoso official task It is to study nnd remedy ns fur ns possible improper housing conditions in New York city. Mr. Murphy, who is tho only tenement house commissioner In tho United Stntes, recently hnd published nn nr tlcle on housing conditions, based on his investigations in Inrgo centers of population, in which ho snld: "There can bo no question that tho thrco great scourges of mankind, dis ease, poverty and crime, nro in n inrgo measure due to bad housing, in its broadest sense. Intemperanco in many of its most repugnant forms mny be traced to the fn,ct that so many citi zens nro obliged to live in homes in which they enn tnko neither pride nor comfort nnd which mnko the saloon seem desirable by contrast. "Bad housing Is espcclnlly detri mental in Its consequences to the chll dred renred under Its Influence. In many cases the evil Influences of en vironment can never be eradicated. The need for the erection of Institu tions for. the blind nnd hospitals for the child victims of tuberculosis, spinal meningitis nnd other diseases of like character is greatly intensified by bnd homo conditions. The employee liv ing In a house inadequately lighted and ventilated is unable to perform his task with proper energy nnd intelli gence. Women compelled to live in such houses develop tendencies to irri tability, wldch frequently lend to fam ily disruption. "Bad housing tends to increase tho tax burdens of n community by requir ing lnrger expenditures for remedial service, which might otherwise be elim inated. The lack of proper cleanliness nnd decency in Uio exterior nnd inte rior of houses tends to reduce the self respect of the occupants. Note how eagerly ths family which has even slightly Improved its flnnncinl stand ing seeks buildings with more attrac tive exteriors nnd better decorated rooms. It will ulso be found thnt as families descend in the social scale one of the pnngs most keenly felt Is Uio necessity for the occupnncy of quarters in buildings whose general np pearanco Indicates that they are occu pied by the miserably poor." WATCH THE PAINTER AT WORK Poor Economy In Using Shoddy Mate. rial and Cheap Labor Where Looks of Homo Are Concerned. In no branch of the building game is poor material and workmanship so common ns In exterior painting, says a writer In Popular Mechanics Maga zine. The architects' specifications for painting generally set forth" that tho painting contractor must pro vide all the materials of every descrip tion, including ladders, scaffolding, ropes, brushes, etc., for4bo proper per formance of the work In a substantial nnd workmanlike mnnner; all the ma terials to be of the best of their re spective kinds, and all woodwork to bo thoroughly cleaned before being pulnted; nil nail holes, Joints, cracks and defects in materials to be filled with putty ; all Jointed work to be sand ed smooth before npplylng the second coat The specifications then itemize what work is to be done, nnd how, ns fol lows: AH outside woodwork to bo given n certain number of coats of good white lead nnd linseed oil paint, mixed to correspond with the color se lected by tho owner on outside blinds or shutters, exterior of sash, window screens, door screens, outside- door., tin nnd galvanised Ironwork, ironwork, roofs nnd cement work. The homcbullder should know wheth er his specifications nrc rightly drawn and whether they nro being followed by tho painting contractor. Undoubtedly tho best way of ltnow Ing if tho work is being rightly done, Is to know how to do it. Wordless Traffic Signs. Unlettered rond signs' nro being used to regulate motor-car trnfllc on tho driveways of a Fargo, N. D., pnrk. Although they do not gtvo n motorist u slnglo word, of instruction or warn ing, they havo served tholr purposes niriclently. At best, road signs detract moro or less from Uie nppenrnnco of a parkway or boulevard, especially when they nro literally signboards. Whllo tlioso used in Fargo are only a smnll Improvement In this respect, they hold n good suggestion. One of these signs was recently erected to di rect trnfllc into n new artery branch ing from mi old and much-traveled one. It consists of n white post at the top of which nro two nrms, the right ono pointing in tho direction to bo pursued, whllo tho other hangs down. Although this means n reversal of tho nccustomed direction of travejk from tho beginning motorists turnei. In to tho new road without hesltaUon Popular Mechanics Mac? zinc. Ask for and Get Skinners THE HIGHEST QUALITY MACARONI 36 fye Redpe Book Fkc SKINNER MFG.CO.. OMAHA, USA 1MCUT HACMONI FACTORY IN A.MCICA. Harbinger of Autumn. "You nro ns merry ns a cricket" this morning." "Yes," replied tho cheerful subut bnnltc. "When I Issued forth from my dwelling I snw something on n va cant lot that convinced me this terri bio summer is about ended." "Whnt did you see?" "A billboard carrying nn advertise ment of fall overcoats." A GRATEFUL ACKNOWLEDGMENT. V W Mr. F. C. Caso of Welcome Lake, Pa,, writes: "I suffered with Back acho and Kidney Trouble. My head achod, my Bleep was broken and un- refreshing. I felt heavy nnd sleepy after meals, was always nervous and tired, had a bitter tasto in my mouth, was dizzy, had floating specks beforo my AVflU tt?no nlnrnva F. C. Caso. ',: " "a ,. "" "' " lUUHljr, IU1U u dragging sensation "across my loins, difficulty In collecting my thoughts and was troubled with short ness of breath. Dodds Kidney Fills havo cured me of these complaints. Tou aro at liberty to publish this let ter for tho benefit of any sufferor who doubts the merit of Dodds Kidney Pills." , Dodds Kidney Pills, 60c. per box at your dealer or Doddo Medicine Co., Buffalo, N. Y. Dodds Dyspepsia Tab lots for Indigestion havo been proved. BOc. per box. Adv. Work for Unemployed Men. In Town Planning, James F. Mc Crudden tells how a number of unem ployed men were put to work last win ter cleaning out prlvnte nllcys, vacant lots nnd mosquito-breeding places in fashion similar to that used In Chicago during tho recent period of industrial depression. Tho nlm wns to fix pay ment on such n bnsls that a man would conUnuo in the work only ns long as ho was unable to find oUier employ ment. In every large community Insanitary conditions exist on n considerable amount of property belonging to tho city it.self which Is unimproved nnd upon land the owners of which are in accessible or the Utle of which Is in dispute. Thousands of cubic yards of refuso and filth were gathered and col lected from vacant lots throughout tho city. In mnny cases Uio lots, after be ing cleaned, wero turned into neigh borhood recrenUon centers, tennis courts and other places of amusement Tabloid Aeroplanes. The British reason, qulto logically, that the smaller the aeroplune nnd the faster it can fly tho less danger of Its being hit by shots fired from earth. So the British airmen favor an unusu ally small machine, which they cull the "tabloid." A very light frame is fit ted with nn 80-horse power motor, which will drive tho frail machine through the nlr at tho rate of 100 miles an hour. The engine is covered wlUi armor. The nvlator seeking to drop a bomb on tho enemy approaches his target nt n height of 5,000 feet When straight above it ho turns tho nose of his machine straight down nnd drops nt terrific speed. When within 500 feet of the target hc drops his bombs ns quickly as possible and then shoots skywnrd nt a tremendous puce. Americas' Boy. "Another Article Against Coffee" In spite of broad publicity, many people do not realize the harm the 2 grains of caffeine in the average cup of coffee does to many users, until they try a 10 days' change to POSTUM Postum satisfies the de sire for a hot table drink, and its users generally sleep better, feel better, smile oftcner and enjoy life more. A fair trial off coffee and on Postum shows "There's a Reason" . Mr. I 7 jPJ r I V. 4 r V