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Show THE By oeoroeA. BIRMINGHAM WNU Service. CHAPTER XI Continued 14 They will," euld Janet. "By this He went off lime I expect they have. office this morning to obtain Ms Auswels, taking the passport with him." -What?" said Cnslmlr. "He has one f to the police oflice !" "That's what I'm trying to tell you," aid Janet, "and I'm very much afraid there'll be trouble." "Trouble I They will imprison him. They will deport him. They will-- But not even Von Steinveldt would dare shoot him. I5ut Excuse me. I must act at once or all is lost. The princess! My beloved country I But I have friends and I have money. The king has friends. Perhaps it Is not yet too late." He hurried across the hall toward the door. Janet hurried after him r Tommy was In serious trouble. was excited and frightened. She could not bear the thought of not be ing helpful In a crisis as desperate as this. She caught Caslmir by the arm Just as he reached the door. "Shall I ring up the embassy?" she aid. "The third secretary Is a friend of mine. At least, I've often talked to him over the telephone. After all our friend I mean my nephew Is a British subject. The ambassador roust do something. I shall Insist on his moving In the matter." Caslmir turned on her. He must have felt extremely irritated, but his politeness did not fail him. uracious iaay, ne eaia, "I can think of only one thing In the world which would make this affair worse than It Is, and that Is the interference of the British ambassador." Janet says that his face waj white, drawn and tragic when he spo.e. and that beads of perspiration had gathered on his forehead. But Janet is Inclined to exaggerate In the Interests of the picturesque. I do not suppose that Caslmir was In the state she described. He was upset about whut had happened and foresaw a great deal of trouble. But he had no doubt that he could straighten things out even If the police had arrested Tommy. When he left the hotel Caslmir went straight to his bank and cashed a check for ten thousand marks. In Germany It takes a long time to cash a check and It was half an hour before Caslmir actually got the money. Then he drove to the police office and walked Into the room Into which Tommy had gone that morning. There was still a Ion? queue of Voles, Hus-lunSlavs, Ukrainians and other foreigners waiting to approach the police officer's desk. But Caslmir did not take his place at the end of the line. He hunded twenty marks to the who kept watch at the door and was Immediately placed at the head of the queue. In return for another twenty marks the policeman ordered nil the other waiting people out of the room. They were allowed to draw a breath of fresh air In the passage until Ciisimir finished his business. This was good for them, but they did not like it. For some months the German mark had been falling rapidly. Official salaries, from those of cabinet minister to those of simple policeman, had In h March only about of their Biippoed value and a large class of more or less deserving people found themselves starving. This, though disagreeable for them, was a great to any one who controlled money In a stable currency. Caslmir had I'rocoplus Cable's English pounds lo draw on. He felt confident of being able to persuade any official to do what he wanted done. ile began his Interview with the police officer by laying a thousand narks on the table In front of him. Then he said he wanted cn Auswels, duly signed and In proper form, for nn Englishman called Norheys. The officer stood up and bowed to Caslmir. Then he fixed bis eyes, hopefully at first, sadly a the thousand marks. Ha tegan to apolofUe. If he had kncm . little earlier that ne highborn Kcntlatisa wished for an Auswels The young Englishman had be-j- i there, In that very office There had been a trifling Irregularity in his passport, very trilling, nothing that If he had known mattered. Now, unfortunately, he could do nothing. The young Englishman had been passed on to his superior officer. The poor man eyed the thousand marks hungrily. He had a wife ami two children at home. They had very llttl fod and no firing. A thousnnd murks would have made life a much pleasnnter affair to Mm. "Aeh, most highborn sir," he said, "1 cannot now Issue th Auswels, though how willing! I would do so If I could." Caslmir la not a man who pays for to the police Cas-Iml- one-tent- what he does not get. He picked up the thousand marks again Then he laid down a note for a hundred marks, and asked to see the su perior officer who had takeu charge of Tommy, This time the young man, standing behind. his desk, bowed gratefully. Certainly the highborn gentleman should see the superior officer at once. Caslmir was shown into the inner room. The young man at the desk note. Per pocketed the hundred-marhaps he spent half of it on a piece of soap. His face looked as If he had none at home. Caslmir dealt with the superior officer In much the same way, except that this time he laid down two thou-sun- d marks. He was received with almost groveling civility. This officer looked at money not so much hungrily aa greedily. He had neither wife nor children and was not actually hungry. But he was a man who Uked himself, and In the good old days before the mark fell he was accustomed to spend his evening in pleasure resorts less sumptuous and much less respectable than the Mas-cottFrom these delights he had been cut off for some months. With two thousand marks a man can buy great deal of pleasure in Berlin. For two thousand marks most government officials would have done a great deal. Caslmir said what he wanted, an Auswels for Tommy. The officer, his eyes fixed on the money, cursed himself, his bad luck, his government, the late war, the French nation, the English nation, the Reparations commission and the International Military He control. k e. TIMES-NEW- NEPII1, UTAH S. to whatever charity In Berlin ha thinks most worthy of support. Tell him at the same time that I want ta remain anonymous and desire no receipt for the money." The king, who had been lounging la a chair, got up, went over to his writing table and unlocked a drawer. He took from It a small case made of real morocco leather. "l'ou may as well offer him this at the same time," said the king. He opened the box and displayed a small golden snake. It was curled up so that Its tail was In Its mouth. Its eyes, which had a fierce expression, were garnets. Casimlr looked at It with reverence. It was the sign of "The Most Noble Order of the Golden Adder of Lystrla," an order granted to very few people and worn by no Lystrlan except the king himself. "He may like to have It," said the king, "though I don't know why he should. It's only nine carat gold, and the creature's eyes aren't rubies. Still, he may like It. Try him, and you might say If at any time he wants a good table at the Mascotte, he hag nothing to do but ring me up and I'll arrange It. What's more, I'll take fifty per cent off his bill, and he won't be expected to tip the waiters. Tell him all that, will you?" Casimlr went off to Von Steinveldt' office in good spirits and full of confidence, lie did not expect that his Interview would be pleasant, but h had no doubt that he would be successful in obtaining Tommy's release. Von Steinveldt would probably try ta bully him. He usually did try to bully any one he met. He would certainly bargain and the' haggling might be prolonged. Caslmir expected bullying and bargaining; but he felt that no living German would resist the offer of five hundred pounds In English bank notes, a decoration to pin on his coat and the chance of supper at the Mascotte whenever he liked at half the usual price. Never was any diplomatist, engaged In a demarche of on Important kind, more surprised than Casimlr was. Von Steinveldt made no attempt to bully him. He received him with extreme politeness and showed every kind of courtesy and consideration. This made Casimlr suspicious. He knew Von Steinveldt fairly well and had never seen him behave like a gentleman before. "His majesty the king of Lystrla" Casimlr began. "Ah, poor King Wladislaws," said Von Steinveldt. "My heart bleeds for him. Such a position for one who has been a king. Tell me, how la he getting on?" Caslmir did not believe that Vou Stelnveldt's heart ever bled for anyone. He felt sure that he did not care whether King Wladislaws starved or not. His suspicions, already awakened by Von Stelnveldt's politeness, became acute. "His majesty," he said, "sent me to place a small sum of money in your excellency's hands. He knows little of the needs of the poor in Berlin and he hopes that your excellency will be kind enough to spend this money In the way that you think wisest." He drew from his pocket his packet of English bank notes and laid it on the table. Von Steinveldt picked It up. There were fifty Bank of England notes for ten pounds each. Von Steinveldt hated and despised almost everything English. But he had- - a deep respect and a genuine liking for r.ngllsh bank notes. He became al most genial, certainly facetious, while counting the notes. The feel of the paper between his finger and thumb gave him a sense of physical pleas-e. Von Steinveldt Picked the Adder Out of Its Box, Held It Suspended by the Pink Ribbon Attached to It. cursed fluently, blasphemously and obscenely. At last he told Caslmir that Tommy had been sent on to the Prince von Steinveldt. He himself could do nothing In the matter of the Auswels. The information was worth some thing and Casimlr paid for it. Then he went back to his bank and drew out, not marks this time, but live hundred pounds sterling. Even with that sum In his pocket he did not feel quite sure of being able to deal with Prince Von Stiinveldu s He drove to the flat which King occupied and took coun-- l with him. The king listened to the story. "Ths difficulty is," said the king, that Von Steinveldt wants to step in to my shoes himself. He can't, of course. I lie Kntente powers would never allow a German to sit on the throne of I.ystria. And, besides. Calyp so wouldn't marry Mm. But that's not the point. He thinks he'll be able to manage it and of course he'll want to get Norheys out of the way." "Fortunately," said Casimlr, "and thanks to the excellent Cable, we have plenty of money." "There's no use offering Steinveldt marks.' said the king. "He understands all about marks and knows what's going to happen to them." "Naturally," said Casimlr. "I should not offer him marks. I have in my pocket Ave hundred pounds sterling." "That ought to lie enough," suid the king. "He wouldn't make that much clear profit, after paying all expenses, out of Lystrla In two years unless he la a great deul cleverer than I am. But you'll have to be careful, Caslmir. He ll take the money all right. But he's a prince. Yon must allow him to keep up his self respect." "I had thought," said Caslmir, "of laying the money on his desk without aying anything about it." 'I should be rather inclined," said the king, "to hand It over to him open-1-, a donatio saying that I sent It Wlud-ihlaw- ex-act- "King Wlndsliaws," he said, "seems to have been doing pretty well at the Mascotte." 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Initials, technical dictionary terms obsoand lete forms are Indicated In the definitions. 1 FROM A PRISONER 4 U ds? k & 1 I I b - e The lion, noted as being the nob!e of the Jungle's beasts. Is. of course, a His ferocity Is pro mighty hunter. verbis). Ail animals an well a man become Its victims. The African buf- fslo, however, Is often Its master. n elephants sometimes are shre to both Hong and ail members af the tiger fa mil. &i 2i 40 ri : 2i At the conclusion of the preliminary stages of the active canvass for the American Legion's $5,000,000 fund for disabled veterans and orphans of the World war, the $l,000,000-mar- k had been passed, according to National Commander Jame.s A. Drain. Nine states had "gone over the top." completing their quotas. In most cases with a substantial oversubscription. Kentucky was the first state to complete Its quota, oversubscribing It by CO per cent. Tennessee and Arkansas followed closely. The first Northern state to raise Its proportion of the fund was North Dakota. South Dakota was not far behind.- Other states which completed their quotas In the camearly stages of the nation-wid- e paign were North Carolina, Utah and Nevada. Avon Park, Florida town with a population of 800, claims to be the "only city In the country to have trebled Its quota In two hours. The town raised $1,503 against a quota of $425 by noon of the first day and pushed on. A total of $947 was subscribed In the first ten minutes. George O. Baumgartner, Civil war veteran of Phoenix, Ariz., sent In a check for $5. ne said he would send that amount each month. The first contribution at Tucson was from the Associated Federal Students at the University of Arizona, who gave half the funds In their treasury. Attaches of the United States Veterans' bureau office at Minneapolis, Minn., pledged themselves to raise Patient's and attaches at ?,()00. the United States Veterans' hospital. No. 90, at Excelsior Springs, Mo., con trlbuted $150. Employees of the Denver (Colo.) office of the veterans' bureau pledged $225 to the fund, every person making a contribution. Votaw-Swanpost No. 458 at Neoga. III., raised Its quota In the face of many difficulties. This farming community had been having hard times. A bank had failed with a large loss. Funds and supplies had been sent in large quantities to the victims of the terrible tornado which struck Just south of the town last spring. But the quota was raised. aMyiy governor are taking an active part in the work for the fond. Among those who have recently accepted the chnlrmnnship of their state committees are: Franklin S. Billings. Vermont; John J. Blaine, Wisconsin; Alvin T. Fuller, Massachusetts; Albert C. Ritchie. Legionnaire, Maryland; George S. Silrer, New Jersey, and Alfred E. Smith. New York. Former governors are also active In the work. Annwig thos more recently accepting places on state committees are: Channing II. Cox, Massachusetts; Frederick D. Gardner, Missouri; Carey Hardee, Florida; A. II. Longlno, Mississippi; Nnthan L. Miller, New York; David I. Walsh, Massachusetts; Charles S. Whitman, New York. - I I I z i is HAS BEEN PASSED J) (TO 8B CONTINUED.) 3 E .J, $1,COO,000-MAR- K $ make any public complaint of their poverty. I think, if your king approves, that this money would be well- spent, perhapa best spent, In relieving ineir distress. Casimlr bad little doubt that the German aristocracy at all events one member of It would benefit bv tt,a five hundred pounls. "It is," said Von Steinveldt, "a most generous gift. I beg of you to con vey, to your king my warmest thanks." taslmlr took out of his pocket the crimson Vase which contained the Golden Adder of I.ystria. "Ills majesty," he said, "Is deeply conscious of your kindness In acting as his almoner, and is not unmindful of the many services which you have rendered In the past to the unfortunate kingdom of I.ystria. He hegi your acceptance of the Order of the Goldrn Adder of Lystrla." Von Steinveldt picked the adder out of Its box and held It suspended by the pink ribbon attached to It. Then, standing up and bowing deeply to Caslmir, he pinned the decoration lo tint breast of his tunic. It hung there, the last In the second row of decoration which Von Steinveldt wore. There were twenty-ninof them and the Golden Adder made the thirtieth. Xedion eRess- i Copr (or This Department Supplied by tbs American Legion Nawi Service.) I money." Von Steinveldt pocketed the notes. "Among the German aristocracy " he said "there are many who have suffered severely by the fall of the mark. Their pride forbids them to In m n r i i i S v 5M URSERY RHYME PUZ-ZLE- 4 : V q & $ Ji Jj S V $ A J Q' JS ( S V $ VJ tjt ( (,i ft (I Ve 16 Deed "Do you know." observed nn salesman, nf'er unloading several hundred dollars' worth of worthless stock, "l feel son of righteous today?" "You? his Klehteniis?" snorted partner. 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