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I "41 y "VanlshlriB Fleels." a storj' of "wlint mislit Iiav' liapinned." opens in Wash ington v.-ith the Cnited States and Jap;in mar war Guy lllllier. secretary of the Uritish finbassy, and Miss Norma Hob Ttp, cliiff aide of Inventor Roberts, are introduced as lovern. Japjn declares war and lalres the Pliilippinea. Guy Hillier Marts for HnIand. Norma Roberts leaves Washington for the Florida coast. Hawaii is captured by the Japs. All ports are closed. Tokyo learns of missing Jap anese licet and whole world becomes con vinced that United Status has jtowerftil war a-jem-y. Knjland decides to .send a licet to American waters as a Canadian protection against what the ItritiFh sup lo.s. is a tcirilde submarine flotilla. Hil Iter is sent with a messaire. Fleet mys teriously disappears. The kaiser is iniss lnj. ICIiik ICdward of England is con fronted by Admiral Reins of the Fnited SliUes. The Dreadnaiisrht. blifge.st of Eng land's warships. Is discovered at an im passable point in the Thames. The story now goes back to a time many months before the war breaks out, and Inventor Roberts visits the president ami cabinet, telling of and exhibiting a metal produc tion. This overcomes friction when elec tritlcd and is to be applied to vessels. A ity for the manufacture of the mys terious discovery is built. The mys tery of true levitatlon is solved. Roberts evolves a great Hying ma chine. The cabinet plans a radioplane war against Japanese. The'start for the scene of conflict with a large licet of mon ster airships is made with Norma in com mand. The Japanese ileet. believing Nip pon sup-eme. suddenly discerns the radi oplane Ileet. After maneuvering the air r.iilps descend, and by use of strong mag nets lift the airships, one by one. from the sea. The trip to the west coast of Amrica is then commenced. Because of a partiallv disabled radioplane. one of the warships is dropped into the sea aft rr the men are transferred to another. The vessels nie deposited In a mountain lake in the United States to await peace. CHAPTER XIX. Continued. '.'Men," he said, "I take no credit for the result, and I'm big enough so to report to Washington. This battle brought out throe heroes. Brockton, Jenkins and above all this little girl. Norma Roberts." His "God bless her!" was lost in the tumult. They were men intoxicated with the wine of victorj. They yelled themselves hoarse. They patted one another on the back, hurled their caps into the air. and finally formed escorts of honor to conduct the men and officers of the fleet to their cabins, asking over and over for de tails of the fight. And even as those tired fighters went to rest, in a city, across the con tinent newsboys were crying their extras through the streets, and the citizens of a great city were asking one another how the night had worked its miracle. A lounging patrolman in Ravenna park, which bordered on Lake Washington, had sleepily rubbed his eyes as the sun was tinting the everlasting snows of the Olympics, anil had come to a sudden stop, lean ing against a tree and wondering if. he was still asleep; but with his knuckles he could not obliterate the floating vision before him. He con vinced himself. by a lusty hail: "Hello, out there! What are you doingZ Get off that lake!" and back to him there volleyed a storm of objurgations in an unknown tongue. Not until he had called a fellow officer and rowed a boat round those fallen monarchs of the deep did he learn that they were captive to his country, and then, elated with the news, he hastened to impart it. Rut this was not the only surprise for Seattle. For some "days preceding troops had been pouring into the port, and it had been the general belief that they were being mobilized preparatory to embarkation for the Philippines or Japan. On this morning, however, there was an exodus. Nearly all the troops had disappeared in the night. Likewise there were strange happen ings in the telegraph offices. When men went to consign messages they were met with the intelligence that the wires were in charge of military operators, that nothing could be re ceived for any point beyond the bor ders of the United States, and that all messages without exception would be censored before transmission. The newspapers fumed and roared, until they learned that all incoming news would pass uninterruptedly; but that for purposes known only to the gov ernment the story of the presence of the Japanese fleet would be closely guarded for the time being. For once the Post-Intelligence, the Times and t,Star united in attacking the adminis tration. Polite officers forwarded abpeals from the chamber of commerce to Washington; but the government an swered that there was no alternative, because if the secret was known throughout the United States the chances for its leakage across the lines would be augmented. All Sound traffic stepped, and from the great union depot no departing trains rum bled. Within an hour it was known that a cordon of soldiers surrounded the city, and that all traffic or com munication with the outside world was interdicted. Seattle had been iso lated. t Thus it was that the presence of the captured fleet and the method of its taking were unknown to the country at large. Seattle extended all consis tent courtesies to the vanquished; but it afforded little balm. And thus it was that for many days, imprisoned, powerless, and lost, with crippled tops, crushed stacks and un der the while flag of surrender, the flower of Japanese prowess floated on an inland sea in sullen mourning, while the gasping world shuddered in contemplation of its fate. CHAPTER XX. Whst Befell the Emperor. Like a lonely rock that has with stcod the fury of a storm and the bat tering of the seas to emerge again into sunlight, the president felt bis The Wires Were in Charge of Military Operators. time of justification approaching. His hour of triumph was at hand, and his prayers were being answered; but the task was not yet done. The unqualified victory over the Japanese fleet made the outcome of the war a certainty; hence it was with patience that the administration waited for the next move In the far east, which must of necessity come' China. There was no doubt that she would assist her ally. At first this seemed an imminent action; but sev eral days passed bringing through the secret service no news save that her fleet, huge and well manned, was making preparations to sail. The president, knowing that for the accom plishment of his purpose oriental power must be broken, indulged in the fervent houe that the attack might come soon. There was less trouble internally, as the people were beginning to have faith in the administration, though thej- were speculating as to what course of procedure was being fol lowed. It was while affairs were in this condition that the sailing of the British fleet was duly announced through secret channels of informa tion. The coterie saw before it the necessity of either abandoning the hope of teaching China a drastic lesson and announcing its secret to the world or meeting the British squadrons and holding them hostage in the interest of peace. They chose the latter alter native, and thereby was caused the strangest chapter in the history of war. Like that other sally outward to the western seas, this one was timelj. It was made when the British fleet might be met beyond the reach of wireless telegraph communication, and the pe parture from the key was also under cover of darkness. Again there was a resemblance to the Japanese affair, in that the appearance of the radio planes created surprise and consterna tion on the warships. Here, however, the similarity ended. The Anglo Saxon mind knows no such thing as surrender when once it Is stirred to the depths of its stubbornness. It can read only two answers to the riddle of conflict victory or death as has been attested by many a hard-fought battle on land and sea. The armada of Great Britain had sailed with apprehensions, being fully cognizant that it was invading a terri tory of mystery and danger, and the vigilance of its watch, therefore, was never relaxed. The consternation caused by the first sight of the aerial fleet was immediately followed by a hurried clearing of the decks for ac tion, although defeat in a battle against such overpowering odds was a foregone conclusion. No gun was fired, however, and all stood expec tantly awaiting a declaration of intent from the monsters of the air which had come upon them in the full glare of the afternoon sun. With slow and stately majesty the radioplanes approached, each flying the flag of the United States and be neath it the emblem of truce. The Dreadnought, answering sluggishly to the swell and hurling great cascades of water from its bow, was in the heart of the formation, and in Its pon derous might seemed fearless of any thing afloat. Toward it the foremost radioplane directed Its course, drop ping steadily down until full abreast and on a level with the great fighting tops, while the officers of the battle ship watched with amazement its splendid control. Not till then was there a visible display of life aboard jt A port opened and Into the black nes: of its frame Bevlns emerged, while directly behind him stood the scientist, who had recovered, and was to witness the first full demonstration of the power he had evolved. On the bridge of the battle ship the British admiral stood, surrounded by staff of ficers. "Good afternoon, admiral," the American hailed. "Glad to see you. How do you like the looks of us?" Across Fields face flitted a half smile. "We are very well indeed. Ad miral Bevins; but can't say we are particularly glad to see you, or sure that we like you until we know more. Clever invention that. Must have been conceived by an Englishman." Behind the United States officer a withered little figure became im bued with a sudden frenzy of passion that threatened to interject an un pleasant remark; but Bevins checked him with a laugh and grew serious again. "Admiral," he said, "my country isn't at war with yours. You under stand that." Fields looked relieved, and lost somewhat of his air of set 'defiance. At the head of his men he crossed to the end of the bridge where he might be nearer the one addressing him. The nervons strain of the situation was be ing rapidly diminished. "Frankly, I'm glad to be reassured," he replied. "There are a lot of things we'd rather know." "And which 1 shall be glad to ex plain if sou and a dozen of your im mediate subordinates will come aboard as my guests." The invitation was immediately; ac cepted; but it was a trying interview for the Britons. The machine on which they were received was the Roberts, which was the latest pro duction of, the plant on the itey. It was larger than its predecessors, and had been made the most pretentious. It was elegantly appointed. Amid ships it contained a drawing room on which the most careful workmanship had been lavished. The guests gath ered round a huge mahogany table, whose polished top reflected the light from the colored ports of the dome, and were served with refreshments be fore Bevins recurred to the object of his visit. He drew from his packet an official packet and laid It open be for, him. "Gentlemen," he began, "of course you are Interested in all that you have NEIGHBORS KNEW HER HABITS Matter That Puzzled Mrs. Lawton Really Was Quite Simple. When the Lawtons had lived in Wil low park about a month they were in vited to a succession of little dinners at the houses of their new neighbors. Mr. Lawton was on a dyspeptic's diet, and Mrs. Lawton was endeavoring to reduce her, weighty "I suppose we shall have to eat all sorts of things we don't wish, or else seem rude," said Mrs. Lawton, mournfully, as they set out for the first dinner. To their" growing surprise the bill of fare placed before them at each din ner, although aot remarkably varied, was composed of such dishes as they could both enjoy. "I don't see how you all bit on just the right things, when Mr. Lawton seen, and in the attitude of the United States. What I shall read to you are my orders. I have come out here to meet you for the purpose, first of all, that you may hear them." The Roberts had ascended to an al titude above the others of the Ameri can fleet, and was resting in mid air. It was very still, the light hum of a small dynamo from behind the parti tions being the only disturber of si lence. He opened the document and read: "You are instructed to intercept the British fleet and assure its officers of the good will of the United States to ward his majesty, King Edward VII., and -all his subjects. You are to ex plain to them that the United States is compelled, in pursuance of its adopted policy formulated at the commence ment of the war with Japan, to main tain the secret of its power until such time as it is deemed expedient to an nounce it to the world. You will then endeavor to induce the British fleet to surrender itself into your hands as guests of this country, assttring those in command that all damages accru ing will be repaired by the United States. "You are to use all due caution to avoid injury to life, property, or pride, and to transport the entire fleet to the waters of Chesapeake bay, after which for a brief period the officers and men of Great Britain will b'e en tertained by the United States." Bevins stopped and looked into the faces confronting him, which ex pressed a variety of emotions, running the gamut from stolidity to wonder, and from compliance to indignation. The British admiral's visage was a frowning one. "Your country asks too much!" he said, almost explosive ly. "And really it volunteers no ex planation of its acts or intentions." Some of his companions nodded their heads in approval. "We can't ac cept." Bevins reopened the parchment. "I must then read you the concluding clause," he said, and began: "It is strongly desired that there be no clash at arms; but in any event you are to return with the fleet" There was brief silence in the room, which was broken by Fields, who jumped to his. feet. Bevins rose, and the other officers did likewise. The situation threatened unhappy conclu sions; but Bevins held up a restrain ing hand and went on: "Here! Before you underestimate the force of this last clause, let me give you a demonstration of what we can do and how difficult it would be for you to offer ariy defense or effec tive resistance whatever." He turned to a speaking tube, gave a curt order and requested his visi tors to look through the transparent ports, which were suddenly opened be neath their feet. The Roberts swept up into ttie air to such a prodigious height that the internal pressure against her shell became terrific. She was at such an altitude that no mortal being could have withstood the strain, and only her splendid anchorable con struction and cohesive qualities kept her from flying apart. The world be low was reduced in appearance until its surface was obliterated in a dull haze and the shadows of the sun were marked against its eastern outline. In great circles she descended, until the water again became visible, then the vessels upon it, and last of all the crests of the waves. Now she swooped lower, and then at a speed of nearly 600 miles an hour whipped a straight line close above the tops of the fighting masts, slowed down, and whirled in and out, about and above the British ships as easily as would a swallow in playful flight On the decks of the vessels men stared in wide-eyed amazement at this demon of the air, at first fearing that control had been lost and the lives of those aboard were in jeopardy. Then at the splendid exhibition of speed and han dling they were dumbfounded. The Roberts then rose in one quick lift until it was above the plane of altitude assumed by the other machines, poised for a moment, and came to a stop. In all this time no one had spoken a word. Now they turned to the Amer ican, unloosing their convulsive clutches from the seats and liberated from the spell. (TO BE CONTINUED.) and I are such difficult guests," said Mrs. Lawton in a burst of confidence one afternccn when the neighbors were taking tea with her. The ladies looked at each other, and then one of them spoke. "Ycu know Mary Sloan, who comes to wa'sh for you Tuesday mornings ?" she said. "Well. I have her Mondays, and Mrs. Green has her Wednesdays, and she Irons for Mrs. Porter Thurs days and scrubs for Miss Homer Fri days, so you see " Her voice trailed off Into silence, but Mrs. Lawton no longer wondered; she "saw." Youth's Companion. Character Shown in Face An amiable face is trustworthy. If eyes are shifting and you have, dis covered insincerity then beware. Don't Poison Baby. FORTY YEAES AGO almost ervwy pother thought her child must Iiata PAJKEGOBIO or laudanum to make it sleep. These drags will produce deep, and A PEW DROPS 100 MANY will produce the SLEEP FROM WHICH THERE IS NO WAKING. Many are the children who have been killed or whose health has been rained for life by paregoric, laudanum and morphine, each of which is a narcotic product of opium. 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