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SERIAL
STORY
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ISABEL
By
JACQUES FUTRELLE
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HMlasrrarions by M. KETTNER
CHAPTER Il.
Mr.
Just
manuiacinre
man's busi
s0 It was
know thing
index, a ¢
posted 1 &
Cam pbell and the Cal%ls
F
all the tr
tion. From
cret Sery
after day,
with the
abled hir
.
diplor
ing
before
Chief Cam;g
from the
took intelli
paper
Grimm
most
gible
of
looking
perfut ctory inte
traordinary me
g8age
the listless eo
from Lisbe
signed
Is Latin
Is nations of
plar
two
speaking
ned "aly
South American
compact
France,
rej
in
just made
be accepted
working in M
South An
to loin. but
tacit
Japar
s00N
Prope
and
vOove
tral and
MIEN
gition Iu
now and Cen
rmany in
as yet, giv
support; attitude
unknown to me
Prince Benedetto d Abruzzi, believed
to in Washington present, has
power Italy,
Spain gocrecy
erica Ge
vited refuses
ing. however
of Russia and
be at
to sign for
absolute
France and Profound
enjoined and ved i
it by underground. Shall |
minister? Cable i
much!
preser learned of
inform our
ons.”
Mr
instruct
“Bo commented
bell
He ¢
Camp
his hands behind his
in chair and sat
for a long time, staring with steadfast,
thoughtful e the Iimpassive
face of his subordinate Mr, Grimm
perched himself on the edge of
desk and with his legs dangling read
the tch a time, and a
third
“If,” he observed slowly, “if any oth
or man than Gault had sent that 1
should have said hegwas crazy.
“The peace of the world is in peril,
Mr. Grimm.” sald Campbell
sively, at last. “It had to come, of
course, the United States and Eng
land against a large part of Europe
and all of Central and South America,
It had to come, and yet...!”
lagped
bead, lay back his
ves into
the
despa second
up the receiver of his desk telephone.
“The White House, please.”
quested curtly, and then, after a mo
ment: “Hello! Please ask the presi
dent If he will receive Mr. Campbell
immediately, Yes,
the Secret Service.” There was a
pave. Mr. Grimm removed his im
took a chair. “Hello! In hal’ ad hour?
So much!”
The pages of the Almanac de Gothd
fluttered through his fingers, and final
ly he leaned forward and
paragraph of it closely. When he
raised his eyes again there was that
in them Mr. Grimm had never
soen gettled, darkening
which
before—a
hadow
“The
chimera
‘but
the
long been a
he remarked at
Think of it! Of
Ameri
ly, are
world-war has
Mr
now
Grimm.”
now!
Central and South
taker
Course
can count
neons true too,
+X
ation,
allie
yrmid
the of
in combin
ind,
of Europe,
cept Fra
the
be f«
(ierm
on't
he went
boy will wast
aint a picture
Tt
wil 111
will build a
on Eng
sail-boat. and
boy will erect
differ
3
the ences |
strates
He abandoned the did:
to the material matter
Mr. Grimm passed him the
and he down again
soon sign compact in Wash
ington,” he read musingly Now 1
don't know that the signing of that
compact can prevented, but t!
gigning
be prevented
Mr. Grimm."
Very
carelessly
ictic tone
returned
hand
$
il
ateh
desps aat
Will
vill
he
You will see to
that,
well,” the young man agreed
The magnitude of
a task made, apparently, not
lightest impression on him
languidly drew on his gloves
And meanwhile 1 shall take steps
ascerigin the attitude of Russian
Japanese representatives in this
guch
the
He
fo
Ay
Mr. Grimm nodded
“And now, for Prince Benedetto
d’Abruzzi,” Mr/ Campbell went on
“Officially he Is not in Wash.
matter. Naturally, on such a mission,
therefore, |
is to be sought under
imagine,
he another
“Of ourse,” Mr, Grimm acquiesced.
“And he would svold the big ho
tela"
“Certainly.”
{
| ing, sometin at the
the deliberate indifference with which
Grimm masked his emotions. In
his admiration of this quality he quite
overlooked the remarkable mask of
benevolence behind which he himself
hid
‘And
marked, after
mie My You,
“It means that I am
a prince of the roval
was the unhes
Grimm icked
and
mes perfection of
1zz1,"”! he ro
What
ore
name, 0D’ Ab:
a time
Mr, Grimm
the
does it
nn
to deal with
of Italy”
LpOnse Mr
Almanac de
page.
isn tO
hilood
tating re
up the
Gotha the
Of
find
glanced ar
the first thing
the rest
He peru
ll begin
open
to do
simple
Course
him;
enougl
lessly 1w
CHAPTER I11.
The Language of the
Grimm was
todriguez
Venernelan
World's Greatest Oil Well,
scene in the Potrero del
ow miles a ve bere. where
well in the world has
January 3, 1911. can
geribed. Imag
smn of ofl shooting to a
than four hundred and
a hole fn the earth,
ofr minute globules car
wind for more than ten
down upon the vege.
forming pools of oll within
jug; then a great lake of the
| fluid four miles long by three miles
wide and formed by means of an
t earthen dam hastily thrown across a
| natural reservoir, and at the lowest
{| depression of the bank of this lake a
*hannel several feet wide leading into
| the Tuxpan river, through which the
overflow of oil from the wonderful
geyser is constantly going to waste —
Tuxpaw (Mexico) Dispatch
Took the Warning.
“Charles,” sald a sharp voiced wom.
sn to her husband In a rallway car
riage, "do you know that you and 1
once had a romance in a rallway car
i ringe?”
“Never heard of it,"
in a subdued tone.
“I thought you hadn't; but
you remember It was that pair of
| slippers 1 presented to you the Christ.
| mas before we were married that led
| to our union? You remember how
! nicely they fitted, don't you?! Wall.
| Charles, one day when we were going
| to a plenic you had your feet up on
| a meat and when you weren't looking
IT took your meastre. But for that
| pair of slippers 1 don't believe we'd
| ever been married.”
A young unmarried man, sitting by,
is feet from
ine
of
feet
a mist
i ried by the
miles settling
tation and
| that rad
more
from
replied Charles,
HOW FIRST
Jake Daubert of Brooklyn Nationa!
League Team Gives Few Tips on
Initial Sack Position.
I don’t suppose ]
how to play first base. It Is one thing
to get In and play the game accord.
ing to my own ideas, and a different
thing to set yself up au
thority
A youngster
first base-——o
team
He
fecal part
A first
hander
an I in
can tell anybody
as an
who to
on
al 2bility
Han
wants play
anywhere alse the
I
must have the
must be
of
base
able lay the me
basc ball Case
nan be a left-
because [| am
iy
handed man
a clear appar
can
has the e
SDeakK,
n
to
turns
aften
there
firg!
top speed
the
aown
take
ayer
Cultivate the
aintance
ten to
acq
perienced and lis
carefully
Observe the rules of the
bait an umpire
Behave like a geatleman
Play hard to win and never give up
Keep regular bours
Let “booze” strictly
Don't smoke to
at all
Learn the inside of
Practice all you can
players
game
Never
alghe
excess. Better not
the game
Browns Get Pitcher McGrainer,
The New York American baseball
club has turned over Pitcher Howard
McGrainer the St. Louls Browns
McGrainer went south with the Yan
kees and showed up well on the
sping trip
Manager Chase asked for waivers
on him, but St Louls refused to
walve, McGreainer comes from the
Parkersburg club of the Virginia Val
ley league.
to,
Star Pitchers Lose Out.
Ho far the baseball season has not
proved a rosy path for the star {wir
Jers of the big leagues. Mathewson,
Johnson, Walsh, Ford, Coombs. and
Brown lost their opening games.
George Mullin is the only one of the
star veterans who seems to have all
of hig old stuff.
Games Are Too Siow,
The games are dragging along too
slow to suit the fans. If the magnates
want to make home life more peace
able they should begin the contests
carlier. The hungry fan might miss
many & rolling pin at the door in that
event
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