COPYRIGHT BY CHARLES SCRIBIERY SONS CHAPTER V—Continued. a “His name Is Dick Searles,” I said, “and he's my most intimate friend.” She professed indignation when 1 told of my eavesdropping In the woods. but when I explained that I knew all about the play and Searles’ despalr- Ing search for her she was enormously pleased. “How wonderful!” she exclaimed, *You know I told you, Constance, that if we really threw ourselves in path of adventure mystery would come out to meet us in silken sandals.” “But you will not appear in play? Raynor anxiously, *“It asked mit no further indiscretions. clear up. You are not only a subject of concern to the British embassy. but the ‘French ambassador has pealed to us to assist him in a trifling matter!” “The exclaimed be unfeigned. “I thought Montani was an Italian?” “We will continue to call him tani, but he's a Frenchman and of the keenest men ip the gecret service, You have caused him the deepest anguish.” “Please hurry on!” She bent ward childish delight, a part of the story we've been that I really know nothing about. I hope it won't be disappointing!” Raynor laughed and head. “It's fortunate that Montani is a gen- tieman, anxious to shield and protect you. You have a fan io your hand—" She spread it out for Inspection. uA but without the been tame.” “The story of the fan Is In also French ambassador?” the Mon- one for- with “This Is his shook harmless trinket, adventure would have very the most secret archives of Paris an ton. When Tokyo to come home on the very las day before your departure a lady eal on whom you knew Mads Yolkoff."” - “The dear woman !™ exclaimed Farn r “We knew her well.” most too w you were You as me . +4 SWortin cried Raynor enltivated woman and 3 clever, but a spy. collected Some in with to Japa and de but €xce German ys t reference fenses, was heing most ingeni 3 formation across the to commu in America pass it thought yon an told of a fan whic me is the watch Ons 3 nicate with who ¢ on to exact hold. counterpart of one yo She reduced her to the smallest possible compass, con- cealed it in her fan, and a chance to exchange with you. astute Montant found the artisan who had done the for her and surmised to be made the uncon the Ineriminating Montant jumped for the steamer you were sail- watched for The tinkering yOu were aie papers, the "fan. anonused, found it that he ft good His professional pride and it was after impossible to the asked our assistance. fellow, a gentleman in he fan only atonl every wanted to do the job without disturb- ing you in any way.” held it close against a tabledamp. “The third, sixth and ninth” he counted, “You will notice that those three pleces of ivory are a trifle thicker and not as transparent as the others. Glane- ing at them casually in an ordinary Hight, you would never suspect that they had been hollowed out. an ex- ceedingly delicate plece of work. It's a pity to spoil anything so pretty, but" He snapped the top of one of the panels, disclosing a neatly folded piece of thin paper. the prisoner In bring him here. “A man In the toolhouse!™ BJMon- tani, Torrence and Raynor ejaculated in concert. h “Oh, yes,” murmured Alice, “that's the pleasantest chapter of all. Our grenadiers eaptured a whole Inyading army that made a night attack-—one of the most remarkable engagements of the present war, Mr, Torrence.” “The battle of the Bell-Hops™ I stiggested, “The prisoner will be here im a moment” While we walted Montani produced 4 photograph, instantly recognizable as n likeness of our prisoner. “My reputation ls saved!” he es. claimed excitedly. “That he should have heen caught here! It Is too much! I shall never forgive myself for not warning you of the danger, ¢ the toothouse and CULIER But you uaderstand, mesdames, that I was sincerely anxious to recover the fan without letting you know (ts im- portance. When I found at Seattle and Chieago that you were traveling under assumed names, 1 was—pray, becanse [| had Tokio that you and | of complicity Why you your names, 1 but it's not my affair “We saw you on the again in the hotel at Chicago. amusing to followed, the i Buffalo to see Niagara, and you came on here and the Jo denth $ But were at ev Alice, could satisfied myself In were loyal Euglish- youn to be in- with Madame should have didn’t know, now,” stenmer and It was We believed nocent Volkoff. s changed be gave you stopped at seared servants you generous “We fam expense changed $0 use oursel TR : W Here—it So now 1 as a everybody's forgiveness!” at thi center of Montani The prisoner, arriving ment, became the Without a word brushed wnlkee him, “The Fan Is Safe,” Cried Raynor, t it. If the it would h barra “Chivalry I" for arn for the peace and dignity ve : you Mrs me ssing for ‘arnsworth ars swered anxious of two there the COn- women ! idn't k much foolish now Wis 80 left in An hour wns spent in explanations, Raynor declars 1 that 1 must a full unt of the Allied in Connecticut and the eapture of the spy. The archives con- tained nothing that touched thisepi- sode for piquancy, he declared; and and write face arn s#tnte saw the joke of the thing and became tnynor and Montan! decided after a conference that the German agent be taken to New York im- mediately, and 1 called Flynn to drive them down, “It's most fortunate, sir, that yon sent for him when you did!” an- nounced Antoine, nearly bursting with importance. “The boys had heard queer sounds In the night, but could find nothing wrong. The prisoner had teken up the flooring at the back of the tool-house, and wns scooping up the dirt He'd got a place pretty near big enough to let him through, I sup pose we ought to have noticed it, sir.” It wns just as Raynor and Montani were leaving the house with the pris oner that we heard a commotion In the direction of the gates, 1 had sent the word thay no one was to be admitted to the grounds, but as I ran out the front door a machine was ipeeding madly toward the house, A lozen of the guards were yelling their protests at the Invasion, and a spurt of fire preluded the booming of Zimmerman's shotgun. “Gej your man into the car and beat it.” 1 shouted to Ruynor, thinking an attempt was about to be made to res. cue the prisoner, The touring car left just as a Bar ton taxi flashed Into the driveway. The driver was swearing loudly at one of the Tyringham veferans who had should mnchine, Searles Jumped out (1 had forgotten that be might arrive that night). but before | could greet him he swung round and assisted a lady to alight a short, stout lady In a traveling cap, wrapped in a coat that fell to her heels. She began Immediately to de Hver orders In, an authoritative tone As to the of her Searles dived Into the tax! and began dragging out a vast amount of small luggage, but my attention was divert. rescue belongings, ed for on monient by Aliee, who jumped down the steps and clasped her ars | about the neck of thé stout lady, “Aunt Alice!” | henrd her sayin: “Why dido't you tell us to meet you!” “Why dido't | tell you?” the stout lady, “The moment left me | knew I'd made a in letting you come over here on one of your absurd larks! And from the row I had getting into the premises | Judge thar you're at your old tricks, Fired upon! Treated: as though 1 were an outlaw! You shall never go out of my sight again! “Oh, please don't scold me!” Alice pleaded and turning to me: “This Is Bob Singleton, your nephew.” Mrs lashford—and 1 made no question that Searles’ companion was | indubltably my widow-—gave | me her hand apd smiled In a way that showed that she was not so great- | ly displeased with Alice as her words | demanded you mistake uncle's implied. i “Pay that driver for me and don't | fall to tip him Those Methuselahs at the but killed him. It was | only the determing of | gnte nll 3 vigorous ition this gentleman, who very generously Ser the 11e8 iftted me to share the only m that 1 1 beg your par station, got through ® alive! what is “Mrs, friend “Mr. a cage your Jashford,” 1 in Mr. Searles.” Searles!” cried lice, containing some weird Orient: 4 ii npaesdinwent, The bird squawl iideonsly. “Migs Violet resent the author Dewing. permit me to of ‘Lady Lark spur’ I” It week later that 1 sat on the Allee stone wall watching point forever memorable frst was a waves, at the the “Aunt Alice isn’ “She scene of our t playing pretends now as y idea—coming ove sing our uncle's widow, si me an impartial naracter, else can do it so : t question i i A the mone 3 1 diers” £1 didn't ma i “Being what yoa are and all you are, | ft would be brutal for me to | he number of things you have to tell | yeiar I'm a very obscure per- | soit, and he is a gentleman of title and | otherwise distinguished. You are the | Honorable Miss" “Papa has sald numbers of times” she began softly, looking far out across the bine Sound-——"he has eaid, oh, very often, that he'll never stop troubling about me until—until I'm’ happily married.” “When you came here you wore a wedding ring,” 1 remarked casually, “It was only a ‘property’ ring. to help deceive you. 1 bought It In Chi. cago. When Aunt Alice came 1 threw it away.” “The finger seems lonesome without it.” 1 sal, “If 1 get you another, I hope you'll take better care of it." “If you should put it there she replied, looking fixedly at the hand, “that would be very, very different.” (THE END.) wished the tears them mord I 1 ke i to add father, Siamese Superstition, At the birth of a child In Siam, a cord that has been blessed by the priests Is tied around the outside of the house, and three balls of rice are thrown in “lucky directions” by three old women, who are always present at such a time and whose business it is to solicit for the little one the pat. ronage and protection ef sundry guardian angels, Mother's Expressive Eyss, Clin started to list the baby from ite erily, but caught her mother's eye, and desisted. Afterward, she was over heard telling her playmate that she knew whén her mother didn't want her to do anything. “She doesn’t have to tell me” Ella added, “she just thinks stop, and I can see her think” there were some new des feta Journey, 8 monopo women hav nes suits, to be worn on neyngs : dust, easily cleaned, smartly they are that “som that makes BEN ROT appeal ied above the hem of the fluish bands of stitchin tern more coat. They But the in herring-bone pat- 1! the flaring sleeves. ox that sdorn £ Cont are ev difficult to acl and vertical lines hove the ups of ah Th n yoke covered with T IS everyone to her taste In mil linery: for fashion is easy-going. lured this way and that by lovely mid. sufnmer hats of all descriptions. Speak. ing generally, headwear Is trimmed than for many summers, but there are so many exceptions to this that the devotee of plain hats will not find her choice peculiar. There are many hats that have no trimming ex- cept a twisted band of velvet ribbon large ornament of Jet or composition placed in lonely and conspicuous state on the hat shape. The simpler models have a steadfast following. But whether hats are simply or elavormtely trimmed, their making Is rarely simple. There is a demand for hand-made hats which require delicate and pre- clee needlework. Just now navy blue hats summer wear. Ofton they are faced with a pliant white straw facing and this year finds them beautifully dec: ornted with white yarn, used for em. sroidering them and in separate orua- ments. Sometimes an entire brim is made of the yarn woven over wire A lovely esample Is shown in the pleture above, made of navy bine taf fota with embroidery on the erown in white silk and wool yarhs sad two poses wade of yarn. A wnat! hint of crown and upturned brim made soft rough braid, are banked velled with braid stitched on. | ribbon completes it. | Midsummer translated into miilinery | compels us to admire the designers art in the lovely hat of georgette with roses and grapes posed on the crown. It-has a facing of figured chiffon and | long ties of narrow black velvet rib- pon. Its companion is one of those well beloved, wide-brimmed black hats that threw a protecting shadow over the face. Wide moire ribbon with a satin edge makes a becoming finish { for the brim edge and narrow rib. bon furnishes a sash about the crown fo hide against the brim and malines having rows of A twist of velvet Gray Popular Color, | “Gray Is the predominating color in {the new tailored suits irom Paris These suits have plalted skirts, which are generally ten Inches from the foor, : . Linen Holds Favor. | Linen for summer blouses contin: ues to hold front place in the exhibits of favorite fabrics i DADDYS EVENING AIRY TALE Oot Donner Sica. THE MOON'S JEWELRY, the tink They ear Jewel forth, arfping and and boys and giris have vatches or rings or sowething or oth- er in the way of jewelry before they're through. “By saying before they're through, 1 mean that boys usually own watches before they're through being boys ane girls usually have bangles or rings or something before they're through being girls and have ] “It's a very funny thing" said Moon, "but folks that old Mr like it themwelves, ry, rings and and rcutiemen watches, don’t seem to Moon likes jewelry. Hen Ladies find 8H bracelets WEelr ses reached the stage, But no one in the worl old Mr, Moon likes jewelry.” “Do you?” Fairies. “I didn’t know that you d “Yes,” sald Mr. Moon, * but I Va fact 8 nice grown-up thipEs of the g fa asked the Queen Jewelry, littie. In I want.” “Have you asked, of my 11 bles rings “Wh fore Queen some to The Queen of the Fairies smil “Pray continue,” she said. “So 1 decided upon rings and 1 have told you be as 1 one is my golden one, times, but “And plain to me would ex- ring the that you you wear to rain?" said why you your is going asked “Ah, said Mr. Moon, “I whi yes,” He paused for a moment and then over his laughing at? fairies, 1 am going to tell you” face. “What are yon asked “At what “Then tell it to me 0 1 can enjoy the joke with you,” she sald. “When it is going to rain and when it should rain.” said Mr. Moon, “I wear SOON. enough, and that I'm expected back of the clouds for a visit “Yau know how folks will tie a piece of string around thelr fingers to make them remember something? Well, Mr, Moon does that too, only he has no string and no fingers, and so he does it this other way. “I haven't that good habit of saving string,” Mr. Moon chuckled. “But I remind myself of the rain and of my promised visit and rest by wear- Ing the ring about me. And as long as I'm to remind myself 1 might as well have a beautiful reminder as an ugly one, and so I have if. “I love a ring or so, and yet 1 only wear one of my rings at this time, for ff I wore them all the time they wouldn't remind me of anything. 1 do fove having beautiful reminders, too smiled the Moon. ‘ Obedient. “I ean't Imagine why old Smith should be so angry with his son. The boy did Just what he was told” “What was that? “iis hither told him to go out afd find an opening, and the next thing be sent his father word he wos ie 8 hole."—Boys' Life.
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