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VROY 'NORTON SYNOPSIS. "Vanishing Fleets," a story of "what might have happened." opens in Wash- L ingrton with the United States and Japan on the verge of war. Guy Hiliier, sec­ retary of the British embassy, and Miss Norma Roberts, chief aide of Inventor Roberts, are introduced as lovers. Japan declares war and takes the Philippines. Guy Hiliier starts for England. Norma Roberts with military officers also leaves "Washington on mysterious expedition for the Florida coast. Hawaii is captured by the Japs. All ports are closed. Tokyo learns of missing Japanese fleet and whole world becomes convinced that United States has some powerful war ajjcncy. England decides to sepd a fleet to American waters as a Canadian pro­ tection against what the British suppose is a terrible submarine flotilla. Hiliier is also sent to Canada to attempt to force his way through American lines with a message. British fleet departs amid mis­ givings of English. Fleet mysteriously disappears. Hiliier makes a failure of ef­ fort to deliver message to the president. War between Great Britain and Germany is threatened. The kaiser disappears. King Edward of England is confronted by Admiral Bevins of the United States, and upon promising to present the missing British admiral, the monarch agrees to an if u accompany Bevins on tour, which the lat- u m ter says will uncover the agent of war and end all conflicts. The Dreadnaught, biggest of England's warships, is dis­ covered at an impassable point in the Thames, much to the mystery of the kingdom. The story goes back to a time tnany months before the war breaks out, and Inventor Roberts visits the president and cabinet, telling of and exhlbitl juetAl production. lng months from to-night the American navy can be so equipped as to make it the most powerful in the world; and whether he realizes the importance of such haste." The scientist threw his half-finished stogy into the ash receiver before him and became grave. He waa the dig­ nified, thoughtful man again, weighing his words and speaking with delibera­ tion. "Mr. President," he answered. "I am not. completely beyond the ex­ perimental stage; but I believe I can plan such secrecy as you desire, and with the aid of men and money make the United States navy invincible in less than three months. I wo'uld al­ most stake my life aud reputation on it. But why, may I ask, do you de­ sire to keep it from the world's knowl­ edge that you have such power?"* The president walked up and down the room with his hands behind his a dream, while the oth­ ers waited for his reply. "Because we are facing war with Japan, a skill­ ful, advanced and cunning enemy, and there must be no risk of its discover­ ing our secret. Its spies are every­ where in the land. Hostilities are to be courted in this emergency rather than declined, provided they can be rendered harmless to ourselves and humane to our adversaries. To talk CHAPTER XIII.--Continued. The others looTted eagerly at them as the president held them, wondering I of power without demonstrating It, Is what connection the two little strips* of metal could possibly have with the! defense of a nation against a multi- ( tude of battle ships. Nothing but Rob- • ers' known ability prevented them | from looking upon him as a crank. \ They inspected "the objects befora them in turn, passing them from han<J to hand with blank looks. Only the secretary of war, who in his earlier years had been a metallurgist, showed any signs of surprise or amazement He turned excitedly away and crossed the room to a side light, against which glare he held the little plate, staring at it fixedly. The inventor smiled, and the others renewed their interest. The secretary hurried back. "What on earth *is it, Dr. Roberts?" he asked, and then without waiting; for an explanation continued: "I never \ saw a metal that looked or felt like ] It. What is it?" "Gentlemen," said the inventor, re­ covering t&e slab and balancing it in his hands, "that is a new plate that can be made cheaply and quickly. If it does what the laboratory tests sjiow, it will, when applied to cruisers which can now steam 20 knots an hour, make 60 knots an easy gait for them." There was a gasp of astonishment amounting almost to Incredulity among those who crowded round, and the scientist, enjoying the effect of his words, smiled and smoked., A mo­ ment's pause ensued while the pos­ sibilities of the discovery dawned oh them. Those who knew him least were again questioning his sanity, and then, as if all at once they could wait no longer for him to explain, they burst into a chorus of questions, which he did not answer. He waited until no voice was heard, and then began. "That plate practically overcomes friction. My assistant, my daughter Norma, and I have made several tests before I came here with it. These were cast and tested last night. I am not going into scientific details; but this much I'll make plain: A ship coated along certain lines with that metal, electrified only to a point where she would not sink for lack of support, can reduce her skin friction caused by the water to a point where her speed would be something hitherto un­ known. It would, of course, mean lighter armaments, because the light­ er the dead tonnage the greater the buoyancy. But a cruiser with a few long range, high explosive guns, that can travel at the rate of 40 or SO miles an Li our, or a suboiariBe that can make that speed for 24 flours at a stretch, would play havoc with any navy in the world." The room was alive with excited men now as the full force of his state­ ment came in all its clearness. If that unknown metal had that proper­ ty, and sufficient fighting ships could be armored with it In time to meet the demands made upon them, the seas would be whipped into subjection and legions of troops transported before they could be Interfered with. The president himself had lost his calm­ ness and was gripping the arms of his chair. The secretary of the navy, having the practical point of view, came out of his trance, and snapped out a question: "How long would it take to equip a cruiser with those plates?" Roberts turned toward him. "De­ pends on the plant. The plates can be cast and electrified just as rapidly as you could cast sheets of plain iron and turn a current into them; but I wish to experiment a little further first and try them out on some old gun­ boat that wouldn't amount to much if lost." The room was again filled with a babel of sound, as the officials began an argument; but on one point they were agreed. The man before them was so well known that the govern­ ment was taking no great hazard in affording him every means within its power to carry out his work, and, if he could do what he believed, and of that there seemed no room for doubt, the solution of the approaching war, or any other, was in their hands. The president alone sat buried in thought, his brows drawn into a frown. "Gentlemen," he said, and there was that In his voice which demanded at­ tention, "I should like to ask Dr. Rob­ erts a few questions. I wish to know if this work of his can be carried on so secretly that no other power--not one, nor even the people of this coun­ try--can become aware of his discov­ ery; if he can suggest a means for such concealment; If his work can be done so expeditiously, with full gov­ ernment support, that within three Monty and men! us! They can't Moeey and men,! They can't beat beat us!" His hands came back to his sides. He folded the precious pieces of meta! into their coverings, while the others stood silently by, and, as if abashed by his own outburst, bade them a curt "Good night," and walked from the room. The others, with the burden of reticence upon them, filed after him one by one, contemplating the strange change which might be wrought by this night's work, and wended their way to their homes. The fog settled down closer and im­ partially spread itself over the river, the White House and the patrol­ man on his beat, but until the dawn came stealthily peering over it all the. president wrapped in thought sat at his desk and in imagination saw in­ vincible ships of war bound out to cer­ tain victory. And all his hope «u founded on a war for peace. CHAPTER XIVk The fiirth of a City. Like criminals afraid of the light, and seeking the cover of darkness, a score of the most distinguished men of the United States, occupying its most responsible positions, and bear­ ing the burden of government, came to the White House, which loomed massive and apparently untenanted. They came singly, obeying the in­ structions given them, left their con­ veyances at a distance, and walked unattended to the dark portals, which opened and closed behind them. All were aware of the portentous reason for their visit, and the importance of the utmost secrecy. Oaaservant indeed would have been the foreign spy wljo could have surmised that they were gathering to discuss a plan involving the defense of the nation, or the ac­ ceptance of a challenge to war. There were only two visitors who came together, the inventor and his daughter, and they were the last to * !> The President Walked Up and Down the Room. as idle as a braggart's boasting. To maintain silence and then prove abil ity, is to make one's action doubly impressive." He started to say more, his big som­ ber eyes glowing with some new thought, and then, as if afraid of his own conceptions, stood expectantly be­ fore his lifelong friend who was fa­ cing him. "Bill, Bill!" he said, brok­ enly, "do you see what depends upon you? Why, man, the nation itself, the lives of thousands of fathers and an army of our boys; yes, more than all that, the peace of the world! Good God, man! Try to realize what you have, and what we can do, if those two pieces of metal will do all you think they will!" His long ungainly arms reached out, and* he put his hands upon the smaller man's shoulders. Those within the room awoke to a realisation of the magnitude of the power that was pos­ sible, and stood in awed silence, spec* tators of a tableau. From the broad sweep of the river without came the wailing whistle of a belated steamer, seeking its way through the fog that had settled down. The measured tramp of a patrolman in front of the huge white building came reverberat­ ing to their ears, cast back from the empty street, and thus they stood, cen­ tering their attention on a little, wia- ened old man who had grasped one of Nature's secrets and was now offering it as a nation's salvation. In this light he loomed to gigantic proportions, and seemed possessed of Titanic power. Oblivious to the others in the room, his restless eyes gleamed and probed those of his friend. "Paul," he said in an oddly con­ strained voice, dropping hack to the boyhood phrase, "I can make good. I'm at my country's service, and I've made no mistake In what I said." He swung sharply round to the others, and his clenched hands swept the air in a sudden frenry of determination. He was the enthusiast once more, dar­ ing, dreaming, positive and sanguine. "Send me the two best engineers in the navy and the two best supply men to-morrow morning. I'll tell them what we need and they can tell me how soon they can deliver It .where I want it I'll want machinery and ap­ paratus, supplies and assistants. enter the room, where those who pre­ ceded them were divided into groups round four officers of the navy, who were answering questions, quoting fig­ ures and volunteering details which were not written. The men at the head of the nation were preparing to plunge headlong into what under less Immediate menace would have seemed a sea of folly ready to submerge them and their country. The entrance of Norma was the signal for an abrupt halt In the con­ versation, and some of those who were not entirely familiar wfth the part which she played In her father's work looked at her disapprovingly. He, interpreting these glances, In­ troduced her as his assistant, and con­ cluded by saying: "I can't do any­ thing without her. She knows more about my work than I do myself, and as far as I know she's the onlj Woman living who can keep her mouth shut** They smiled at his manner and cyni­ cism, while the president tendered her a seat at his side and waited for the others,to resume their chairs. "All of you are familiar now with th0 possibilities of the invention offered by Dr. Roberts--" "And his daughter Norma," Inter­ jected the Inventor. ;:, The president-accepted the altera­ tion and continued without a halt-- "and have gone over the reports of the four most expert men in the United Staates, who haye passed the day with the inventor and his daughter in their laboratory, are convinced of the merit and practicability of the discovery, and have prepared state­ ments of what supplies would be needed, the time in which they could be obtained, and their approximate cost." . There was a look of acquiescence, and the secretary of the navy, who had been paying no heed whatever to the chief executive's remarks, rustled the reports in his hand as he turned another page to scan its contents; The room became still again, and the speaker went on. "Dr. Roberts tells us that he does not regard himself as beyond the ex­ perimental stage; but further experi­ ments cannot decrease known values, and may perhaps add to them. This invention as it, stands, in the opinion of the four men who have passed the day in testing it, Is sufficient to en­ able us within three months to com­ bat successfully any nation which might begin hostilities." Norma looked at her father admir­ ingly; but he seemed oblivious to all those round him, and sat absorbed in thought, his eyes fixed in a blank staro of concentration into space, and the thumbs of his clasped hands re­ volving round each other aimlessly. The president reached over to a mass of papers before him, referred to some of them in quest of data, and then looked very grave and earnest as he continued in a lower voice: "Extraordinary times demand ex­ traordinary measures. We are with­ out precedent, and are confronting an emergency of such immense import that those of us who were 'here last night believe it is a time when all rules, official routine and regular meth­ ods must give way in behalf of quick accomplishment. We have no time in which to seek special appropriations; but must take it upon ourselves to levy upon the various budgets which are now open for the considerable sumi of money necessary to prosecute this work." One or two, who were evidently late arrivals and had not heard the earlier discussions, looked at each other with some hesitation. It was hard to drop routine and dip into the nation's treasury on such short consideration. The high dignity of the presiding of­ ficer, however, forbade any interrup­ tion, and he went on unchallenged. "The absolute preservation of 6ur secret Is recognized by all as a vital necessity, and to obviate all leakages the members of the army and navy board suggest that our work be car­ ried on in one of the most secluded of the Florida keys. On this they pur­ pose to erect a plant adequate to cast and perfect this metal on which we de­ pend, and aB rapidly as possible apply it to the vessels of our navy, which will be sent there as quickly as prepa­ rations can be made for their recep­ tion." Norma, who had not been Informed of this part of the project, gave a start of protest, foreseeing that she, too, would have to share in this isola­ tion and become an exile until the ex­ periments were concluded. Her father turned a questioning look toward her, and then reached over and patted her hand in sympathy. The president was, steadily summing up the situation. "The navy department will attend to purchasing supplies, including ma­ chinery and crude metals necessary for the first work, vfhlle Dr. Roberts will place his orders for apparatus, and all will be consigned to the collier Penobscot, which will transport them to the chosen spot. The gunboat Har­ per will accompany her, and wfil be the first boat to be experimented upon and equipped with the new plates. Rear Admiral Brockton will be as­ signed to her command for the pres­ ent. These two ships will sail from New York harbor, together with a small transport which will carry such engineers and mechanics as the navy department may select for a work of this importance. Communication will be maintained by such means as seem best to Admiral Brockton, and more men and supplies will be dispatched from time to time as required. It is needless to say that the entire experi­ mental work, the casting of the plates, and the general supervision of every­ thing, will be under the direction of Dr. Roberts." "And his assistant," the Inventor again interjected. (TO BE CONTINUED.) ESCAPED WITH LIFE v;:i-f a 4&, •" SWITCHMAN WAS FORCED SACRIFICE LEG. ' Caught hi 3witch, Robert Cochran of Richmond, Va., Threw Body from Wheels of Oncom­ ing Train. Some Large French Families Official Statistics Give Figures That Are Rather Surprising. » Small families are the rule in France, but there are some striking exceptions. The following data were taken by Consul Chapman Coleman of Roubaix from the latest official sta­ tistics of the population of. France. According to these statistics the total population of France is 38,350,788. The female sex exceeds the masculine in .numbers, the figures being, respec­ tively, 19,533,899 and 18,816,889. On the other hand, an excess in the num­ ber of unmarried Is shown on the mas­ culine side, the respective figures be- 9,917,178 and 9,114,356. There are 2,- 384,897 widows and divorced women, as against 1,005,884 widowers and di­ vorced men. The number of French families is 9,781,117, of which 1,314,773 are with­ out children; 2,249,337 have but one cMld; 2,018,665 have two; 1,246,264 have five; 248,159 have six; 138,769 have seven; 71,841 have eight, and 33,917 have nine children. These fig­ ures represent, in a rapidly decreasing proportion, the number of families having a large number of children. For about two-thirds of the families of France the average number of chil­ dren does not exceed three; while for about 1% per cent, of them the aver­ age number Is seven, and for less than one per cent of the families, eight chil­ dren. Twenty-four families are re corded, however, as possessing 17 and 34 as possessing 18 children. Deep Breathing. A woman who has learned deep breathing almost always is a good sleeper, for nerves and mind are kept In healthy condition by the good chest expansion. Then, too, there is an ab­ sence of facial wrinkles and lines, and she Is apt to keep her freshness long after the Ume that : . v i . , 2": ^ . A * ' I : . > * X h J _ have three; 748,841 have tour; 429,789 It The tale of Chillon's prisoner pales Into insignificance beside the Spartan­ like courage of Robert Cochran of Richmond, Va., who, finding himself wedged between the rails of a switch on the Chesapeake & Ohio railroad, realizes that his life must pay the for­ feit, yet, with a sixth sense, sees the one bare possibility of escape--sacri­ ficing a limb to the onrushing mon­ ster in steel. Cochran was employed as switch­ man on the main line of the Chesa­ peake & Ohio railway, his hours of duty being at night While performing his usual tasks, with his lantern swinging gayly from his hand, and his thoughts ..at home with his little ones, he, una­ ware, caught his foot in the guand rail of a switch on the main track, over which the fast flying Virginian, the fastest train operated by the company, was to pass shortly. Almost simultaneously with his im­ prisonment came the shrill blast of the engine carrying its load of human freight to the city. In playful irony a gust of wind extinguished his lan­ tern, making it impossible for him to signal the train, which was now but a short hundred yards off. Apparently there was no possibility of escape, and thoughts of the grinding, crushing death began to rise before the im­ pending danger. To release the foot without tearing away the shoe was an obvious attempt, and the time was too short to unfasten the offending shoe. By turning his head he could see the blazing headlight almost upon him. Seconds were precious, though each seemed an age. With dogged deter­ mination, and with unexampled nerve, Cochran quickly made up his mind to make a last desperate effort for life. It was dear to him. His wife and babies needed him, and with this thought to spur him on he leaned his body with an energy born of despair as far from the rails as he could, and, well-nigh erased, awaited the approach of his doom. This is the story in his own words: "I had my back to the train. It was my right foot which was caught. In order to lean away from the track I had to cross my right leg over the left while getting the rest of my body out of the way. Even after I had cleared my body I didn't know but what the engine might pull me entirely under the wheels. Then I waited. I know I was conscious, but It was certainly a funny Kind of consciousness. Maybe people just before they die feel that way. The next thing the train struck me. I didn't feel any pain, though I let out one long yell when the wheels first struck. After each of the coaches had passed I was still conscious, but there was nobody to whom I could tell my sorry plight. "I was getting cold and shaking all over, still I crawled away from where I had been hurt, and after covering about 150 yards I met a track hand, whom I told of the accident. Then I swooned and the next thing I remem­ ber I was in the hospital at Hinton, W. Va. In less than two weeks' time I was back home with my wife." Why Trains Are Late. "We re one minute late in starting," observed a man to his seatmate. "Eith­ er the train is late, or my watch is slow. I don't think it's my watch, for it's as absolutely accurate a chronom­ eter as there is in America. I paid |700 for It," he added, prldefully. "Your watch is all right and so Is the train," replied his companion. "It is something that is not known to the •public, but it is a fact that most of the great railroads nowadays make their established time cards--those that it issues to the public at large--- exactly one minute faster than those they furnish their train employes. For Instance, this train, according to the time table, is due to leave the sta­ tion at 4:59. The time card the en­ gineer runs by gives the leaving time at five o'clock, and at five o'clock to the second he pulls out. "The reason for that Is this: I got to the gate at exactly 4:59. I am agreeably surprised to see that the train I want to take is still there and slide through the gate just as it is closing. I get aboard and in my seat just as the train starts. I look out of the window and see no one hastening down thp platform trying to make a swift swoop and land on the rear step at the last moment. If there is any one left behind he is on the other side of the gate. The railroads have adopt­ ed this plan of having their public time tables 60 seconds faster so that the gate leading to the train may be clo^sd at the moment the train is scheduled to start, and so that those who get inside at the last moment can have exactly one minute to get aboard, wfelch is ample if one is at all nimble." The Telephone Dispatcher. The following is a description of the telephone dispatcher, which many railroad men believe eventually will supersede the telegraph in the dis­ patching of trains: Each dispatcher is provided with a chost transmitter and a head set. while the equipment of the station operators consists of a special set, in­ cluding a desk arm and a hand set. It was found more convenient to do away generally at the stations with the head pieces, because of the fact that operators at stations are obliged to attend to switches and signals, so that the headpiece to them is a nui­ sance. In issuing orders over the dis­ patcher's circuit the same rules gov­ erning the movement of trains by tele­ graph are followed. This equipment has given such good service that at no time has it been necessary to re­ sort to the telegraph service. It has been found, after careful study, that the trains on one section of the division have been safely han­ dled with much greater speed than is possible under the old telegraph sys­ tem. In fact, the dispatcher is busy only about 55 per cent, of the time, while other dispatchers adjoining, bar* bean kept busy all the time. t INHERITED KIDNEY TROUBLE. Feel ft Constantly Saining Ground as Time Passed. Mrs. Frank Roseboom, 512 W. Wasb- :• Ington St., Moscow, Idaho, says: "Kid­ ney trouble was he­ reditary, and my parents spent hun­ dreds of dollars try­ ing to cure me. I was nervous, my eyesight had failed noticeably, my cir- culation was bad, sleep fitful, heart action irregular, and my back so weak and painful I could hardly stand It. 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It's the easiest thing in the world )Uj point out the proper course for Others to pursue. • -- -- U Troches^*" Buy a Watch Only of a _ '^rm Jeweler] For h® can properly adjust it to your lndlvul- ntl requirement* so It will keep perfect time wxicr conditions. Never buy » watcn by . matter how (rood you thinlc the wat -a l». it will never be accurate unless It is prop* yif •rly adiusted to your individual rebate*- meats. A South Bend Watcli Frozen in Solid Ice keeps perfect time. I' would t*Batteriy mm a perfect time-keeper; f it wasn't adjusted i* meet the reauireironts of each iDdivsduil. Yon can never buy a Soutli Bead Watdk by mail. They are sold only by retail tew elers who are competent to properly adjtat them. Ask yoar jeweler to show you a SmS Band Watch - a real masterpiece ot maelk- aniscn. Write us and receive by return mail free showing how and why a Sw Baml Watcb keeps accurate time in ai temperature. Sooth Bend Watch Co. TEXAS STATE LAND MlUtonsut acresol school land to h* suid tn- t u» BUUvtl.OU to ft.00 iH-r a. rt* i>nlv a»-fbf»ll»4ll cask and M years time on balance. * hsw paHr c«al - est; only SlSJtO casb tot iO) ncres a* tltt ywracMk v <ireatestopportunity-, good ami lam): mhm U GO cents fo* Book of Instructiottsam! Kew State law. J . J . ^ n v d e r . i S o h o o l L a n d L o c a t o r . N O M M , Aaar lYx. Kuference, Austu; Naugoti Bank. ff '**>.. 4 Bronchial a. Asthma. Catarrh and Throat ^5 cents a box. Samples sent free & Son, Boston, Mass. "Brown's Broncliiti Diseases. by John I. Brown Some actors who claim to be wedded to their art have good grounds for a divorce. BROMO it OKII OS1 * rtmt is L**ATtV» Uie signature ot K. over to Cure a Colt In One Day. Ibc Some people avoid popular eoa because thej am tkmd of muai«, . * V , , . v ff nsRire DOR SALE OK KKXT-~liap«vv«a Farm Ueh.»'f S in the Vatuowa Yorktoa 14strict fwi oe«-St*a :,y* '*"'**•*• bttlunct' oiM^halt orviuas : rue Vitruus U> Knot. per cent iuterea* sauue a few men" preferred. \Y»a» J,. a few men bt th* mcuuh. i^traian or sk'aiwtliwtain Addnt>»s Jmw tllll. Yocfctoo. Saak . t^aa. GALL STONES niMia&covii.ftr.Ri.iAMiait •r w UTSa Wm» IM i*. MM". -»A