EVENING- LED0BPHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 1916.
S&NCY WYNNE CHATS ABOUT THE
jjenuA a.s iww .ixive at ner ana
Newport-Several Incidents
P.... nnr.priTANS as well ns men
jPand women from other cities who are
"eidllUC tho summer m mua, ir.n
fi! ...i tntorested In the entertain
ffj which will be given by tho Lenox
IrMi 0f tho American Red Cross In
Sick Hnll on September 15 and 10.
IS affair will bo B-von to raise funds
SSn Berkshire ba?o nospuai. xucic wi
ff number of specialty dances on the
?&am Including a Mexican danco for
&feh Jfarshall Kernochan has written
music nnd Clvlllso Alexandre and
I?,." Hamilton Hussell will dance;
Shee0raCThere will al" bo pictures,
h are alunV" attraction. Do you
' Cber the wonderful copies of point.
ivTwhlch were Riven hero two seasons
, ST ta the "MadHn-Amerlca" Fete
SSlfl Annellca Brown, ot New York.
hea " . cnl.mnB copy
C old fashioned painting and all o
.Er rrettlest maids and matrons appeared
f wonderful pictures or In Oriental cos
- tho like of which have not been
CX t ta. at ono tlmo7
fLutlfti Mr.. Joo Wldenor Is at pre
Sylnf at Lenox and is Interested.
Ue. m evcrythlrur no"
IL lx hard to know just what reports
W (n.e and what not, about tho re
F6,, There Is Narmnansott. for In
.ne. which has always been the cen
K -.octal doings In tho season, and to
K many of the gayest of tho younger
rMset go. One reads very long ac
& of tennis and polo attractions
r2 . and o a danco or so now and
fe but somehow tho fact that so
feS'of the men are down In El Paso
ff among those absent" at very many
5? U, Sons makes a difference, and
"whS 15 true of Narragansott is true of
iTnumbor of yachting parties have
P. ioJ at tho Pier, however, and
Kl SroS of gayety to tho beautiful
F ! The Dales, who were there on
& Se moved on to Newport and
EST ftirthcr up tho coast. Ocorgo
S and Ws SueMB were all
Kelt from their yacht on Tuesday and
KresT Hicks and B. P. HIckH ar
t on their yacht Eleanor that same
t Horace Haro Is staying up thero now
find the Ben Chews gavo a dinner in his
Honor on Tuesday night. I never see
Horace Hare's name that I do not think
Cf on of his performances out ui .u
fcrovc. I was told about it. and I be
'We It happened many years ago. but It
none the less interesting. Horaco and
I bunch of other men and girls went out
there one evening and naturally took In
Ml the stunts. All went well until they
boarded a boat to go through Venice,
I understand it was. Well, at ono place
is you come out of tho tunnel, you passed
k' small .stretch of beach with bathers
leafed thereon, nnd as the boat went by.
Iff Jumped Horace and, ot course, the
felde could not stop, so there ho stood,
ftlUng that ho waa Robinson Crusoo,
inJ wouldn't some ono get off and be tho
JSS1 or Friday to all tho boat passengers
SEo passed by. for, of course, thay kept
Tomtit until the ono he had been on
reached the end. Then all trafflc was
Seid up until a boat camo through alone
an4 the erring Horace was removed by
an exceedingly angry guide, who did not
appreciate tho fun of tho situation,
th'ough all the others of the party nnd
the other boat riders were highly diverted
bT'pls antics. Horaco is now an older
and wiser man, but I guess ho does not
rniod looking back to that night, when
he was the Joy of the party; ne "
Floy, though, for that matter.
i
INAINU1 VY "'""
Personals
BMrs. Harry C. Hart and Miss M. Mary
Hart, of Llynwold, Ambler, have left for
Attantlo City, where they will spend sev
eral weeks at the Brighton HotoL
BMlss Cretchen Clay, daughter of Mr. nnd
Mrs. Alfred G. Clay, has left for Maine,
where she will bo the guest of Mr. and
KlJr-
Ki. . . : .- ..
km, tjrranK uianc ana air. sianey uiar
&MS returned home from an extended trip
fcroujh South America.
rMr.and Mrs. Mmrrt V. Tlf.iln who have
teen motoring through the White Moun
tains, returned to Deepdale, their home In
Strafford, this week. Their Bon-ln-law and
wuxhter, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Morton
TOson, and their family, are spending tho
Hanjer at their camp on Mount Pocono.
Mr. Ilobiri Savrn Tlrnrthp.-iil. MIhs V.
Clids Montgomery Brodhead nnd Mr. Rob
ert Stafford Brodhead will Bpend the rest
t th summer at Cape May.
IMrs. Theodore Voorhees and Mrs. Voor
s, Drayton, of Prospect avenue, Melrosa
rrk, have left for Hast Jaffrey. N. H.,
'ten they wilt spend the remainder of the
iiffluner,
' Elenor Kaufman, cf Providence, H.
nd Miss Edythe Itadls, of this city,
'spending the week in Atlantic City.
" Kaufmnn is visiting Miss Radis.
P-l , ;
lilr. and Mrs. John D. Argeny announce
J?4 engagement of their daughter, Miss
ij7 Angeny, to Mr. Kenneth Thomson, of
?r' pa No dote has been set for the
'lading. Mr. and Mrs. Angeny and their
fuy are spending the summer In Ocean
ii'i J.
J; Along
. lAVEHFoni
the Main Line
HAVPntrrtnrt in t....- r. .
rl T - w.tw-iuiaa ueiltt anaiye, u
tiKimtrr avenue, left recently for Mac
iSlw Island, near Bath, Me., where she
li Pnd the remainder of the season,
. Mrs. Robert Whyte Steel, Mrs.
woujy steel and Mr. Carl Steel, of Mor
Lvnu. left Saturday for a month's
r at Saranao Lake, N. Y. '
?RYN MAWR Mra. George Preston
and her chllden, Miss Ethel Shamer
Master Frank Shamer. will spend some
hTat Edgewood Inn before Joining Mr.
j?r at Newport, R I.
Wl DAVID'S Miss Anna S. Law,
Bti ter.of Mr- and Mra- Ernest Law, Is
gjw friends In Melrose. Mass.
lg., and ilr. H. H. Jenks. of Midland
SS-re spending several weeks at Nan-
r. and Mrs Ralston C. Ware, of Fv
S'tow.?'. taking a motor Uip through
White MounUlnj.
feVNE Mr Julius A. Bailey and the
gH My wlU.spen4 the month of Au-
awn mua, Mass.
W Mr. Chai M. WeUsl ,
W
WU ia.Vf Tturs4 lo UW?
. ...-, 'ju wr ouuiJlilx
fjd Cross Workers to Give Ball in Aid of Hospital in
T .,-iv Vcifrifirrr Potion A ,......- i. - .
liomt, on Aberdeen nvenue, after spcntl
me several week at the Tlioiunnd Islands
r,,n'..n . .Mrs- ""ward 8. Chrltmnn nnd
u-i-i. . 'jCnolr avenue, are apondlnK two
weeks at Ocean City, N. J.
K-m2?EJJ0JfT Mr- nml Mm- ''lwln II.
...'. ot I!? Te"aees. and their small
tni " tCuS M,M n,,so Plte- and Miss Nan
.J !. 1'. .mV?. Bone to Wa'cli Hill, a I., to
stay until September IB.
i.f .' n1cl MrB- ltobert M. airvln, Jr., spent
i.fi feen'1 Rt Knglcs Wire, where they
.;,.i el.r cnl'dren to stny during the
nnl. of. ".BUSt Mr- " W"- Olrvln,
nccompanlcd l.y the aliases Olrvln, of 2120
mniLn.Ut.8itrecV wl" Icavo tlllfl week on a
motor trip through New Knuland. Mr.
,,)ni V6iwis, vnns. of Montreal, Canada,
will Join them later.
Weddings
MBTZMJIt 8ULTIIAUS
Tho marrlaeo of Mls Kathryn V Hul
thaus, daughter of Mr. nnd Mrs John H.
.Sulthaus, of lllfl Chelten avenue, took
plat-rt on Tuesday, August 8, at 4 o'clock
at the l.phcopal Church of St. Jnmes-the-I.oss,
Thirty-third and Clearflold streets.
The ceremony was performed by the llov.
hdward Hltchlo Miss Sulthaus was in
tended by her sister, Miss Kdna Sulthaus,
and Miss Mllinn Metalor, sister of the
brldoBroom. ns bridesmaids. Mr. Frank
George acted ns best man. After a trip
through Canada Mr. nnd Mrs. Mctr-ler will
bo nt home at 0517 Stenton avenue after
September 1.
Along the Reading
MIm Annlo Culver and Miss Theodora Cul
vor, of Greenwood nvenue. Jcnklntown. ac
companied by their aunt, Miss Wallace,
hayo left for an extended trip through
California.
Mrs. H. D. I,arzelcre, of Jcnklntown, has
left for Virginia Beach, whero she will
spend three weeks.
Miss Eleanor Shoemaker, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph L. Shoemaker, of
Noble, has gone to Atlantic City for a Bhort
stay.
Mrs. Andrew K. McKeo and her daughter.
Miss Myrtle McKco, of Wyncoto road, Jcn
klntown, havo left for I.ako Placid, Adiron
dack Mountains, whero they will spend some
time.
Germantown
Mr. and Mrs. II. 11. Powers, of 371 Folham
road, are taking a slx-wccks' trip to Ha
vana, Tanama, Jamaica and Costa Illca.
Mrs. Hufua W. Scott, of Wlssahlclton avo
nuo and Hortter street, will leave this week
by motor for the North Shore, stopping
en routo for a visit of several days with
Mrs. William Adams near Boston, then
going to Manchoster-by-thc-Sca,
Mr. and Mis. Herman Shrewsbury, of
East Musgrave stroot. havo opened their
cottage at Sea Isle City for this month.
Mr. and Mrs. William Draper Lewis and
their family, of Aubury, East Washington
lano, who aro spending the summer nt
NorthcaBt Harbor, Me., will return In Sep
tember. Mrs. Herbert M. Tlldcn nnd her children,
of McKean avonuo, will go to Cape May this
week, whero thoy havo taken a cottage, to
stay until October.
Miss Frances Kliburn, of 138 West Upsal
street, who Is visiting friends In Boston,
will be the guest for severnl weeks of Miss
Anita Blrdsall at her summer homo at the
Thousand Islands.
Miss Helen Gormerly, of Lincoln drive, Is
tho cuest of Mrs. Charles Buck, In Chelsea.
North Philadelphia
Mrs. John J. McCloskey. of 2812 North
Broad street, has gono to Eagles Mere to
recuperate from nn Illness, nnd will remain
there for some time.
A surprise party was given at tho home
of Miss Lillian Barnett. 2C35 North Thir
tieth street, on Sunday, In honor of tho
homecoming of Mr. I. William Gash and
Mr. J. Abrams. It was also tho nineteenth
birthday of Mr. Abrams. A beautiful set
of cuff links was presented to Mr. Abrams
by his friends. Refreshments were served
nnd later an oxhlbltlon of dancing -was
given by Mr. Maxwell Farber and Miss
Elanore Samuels. Among others present
were Miss Clare Saslor, Miss Ros-e Abrnms,
Miss May Lewis, Mr. F. Segal and Mr. N.
Selbst.
Mr. nnd Mrs. Charlos W. Letscli, of 2464
Nicholas street, announce the marriage of
their daughter, Miss Emma Letsch, to Mr.
P. Cope Phlller, of Germantown.
Chestnut Hill
fa Wllllnm W. Adams. Jr.. of Navahoe
avenue and Mermaid lane. Is the guest ot
her mother, Mrs. Shattuck, at Norwoody,
near Boston.
Mr. Adams and his nephew, Mr. Donald
son, spent the week-end In Cape May.
West Philadelphia
Miss Mary Alexander Pallon, of BIO
South Forty-second street, has arrived at
Brown Palace Hotel, tn Denver, after
spending a week at the Osteopathic Con
vention In Kansas City.
Miss Anna M?Dermott. a popular mem
ber of the younger set, left last Saturday
for Atlantlo City, where she expects to
stay for several weeks. Miss McDermott
lives at 2103 South Sixtieth street.
Mr, A. Aberle, of ,8122 Larchwood ave
nue, left Monday for Atlantic City, where
he will visit Mr. and Mrs. Stowman. of
6133 Locust street, who have taken apart
ments at La Grande for the summer.
Mrs. William Berrlll and her two sons.
Master John Berrlll and Master William
Berrlll of Everett, Mass., are the guests of
Mr. John T. Berrjll. of 6810 Spruce street.
Mr, and Mrs. Howard Hager, of -Q
Walnut strest, are receiving congratulations
on the birth of a son.
Tioga
Mr. Walter W, Hagy and Mr. Roy Heinz
Wood' were visitors at the American Trans
continental Aviation School on Manhasset
Bay, L. I. Thiough the courtesy of Aviator
Daniel McCullough, Messrs. Wood and Hagy
were given a flight over Long Island Sound.
The two Phluuiclphlans hae Just returned
from tho Newport tennis tournament and
they will now take part In different tourna
ments In Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
Northeast Philadelphia
Miss Blanche Roitow, of 1222 North
Seventh street, will give a birthday party
tola evening In honor of Misa Sara Mar
lnoff. , ,
The Northeast Junior C. E. Society held
a picnic yesterday at Burholmo Park.
Mrs. Max Staub and hfr daughter. Miss
Ida E. Btaub, of 319 West Glrard avenue,
are spending some time In Atlantic City.
Miss Hazel Bartram, of Sixth and Thomp
son streets, to visiting friends la Ocean
pity tot saveral wk:
MISS SEUENIA BELLE SHILOPSKY
Tho engagement ot Miss Serenln Belle
Rhllofsky, of 3818 Poplar Btrcett to Mr.
Israel l.azaar was nnnounccd yesterday by
Miss Shllotsky's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Maurice Slillofsky.
PLAGUE MAY PUT OFF
OPENING OF SCHOOLS
Cnntlnnril from I'nco Ono
within a short time Tho building will bo
fumigated, however, and none of tho clothes
will be -taken from the shop until tho quar
antine period Is over
Dr 11 L. II Hick, who treated tho Bass
child. Is health ollleer of Darby. Dr. How
ard O. Carpenter, of this city, an authority
on children's diseases, confirms Doctor
Dick's decision that the case was Infantile
pnrnlysls.
A high record was made In New York city
yesterday, where 67 deaths occurred.
It has been announced that tho publla
schools In New York may not open until
November 1, nnd Henry R Edmunds, presi
dent of the Board of Education hero, whon
questioned as to tho courso likely to bo
pursued by tho Philadelphia school au
thorities, said the health omceYs would bo
consulted and their wishes followed. Mr.
Edmunds pointed out that 00 per cent of tho
school children of tho city wero under 1G
cars of ngo, and said he bellovcd It would
bo dangerous to open tho schools as long
aB the dlscnso li prevalent hero.
Tho olllclal dato for tho opening of tho
tchools js September 8 A meeting of tho
board will bo called prior to September 1
to consider the question of keeping the
schools closed for a period.
Daily Inspection was started today at all
tho plnygrounds of tho city by 60 Inspect
ors who nro In the employ of tho city as
school Inspectors. Thero are 23 recreation
centers and 13S school playgrounds In tho
city nnd nono of them will he missed. It
became known todny that Doctor Krusen
had considered carefully tho advisability ot
closing all the city playgrounds, but he has
decided that It will bo moro ndvlsablo to
keep them open
Tho quarantine In Camden will go Into
effect tonight and nil children entering from
this city will be required to show certificates
of health.
The spread of Infantile paralysis Is break
ing up the vacations of a largo number of
city employes who nro being ordered by let
ter, telephone nnd telegraph to return Im
mediately to Philadelphia.
Todax. between 75 nnd 100 employes of
tho Bureau of Housing and Sanitation were
"hnck on tho Job," James F. McCrudden,
chief of the bureau, having summoned them.
This breaking up of vncations was due to
the fact that whllo In normal times the bu
reau receives 300 complaints dally It Is now
being swnmped with 600 each day.
ATLANTIC CITY FREE OF
PARALYSIS, OFFICIALS SAY
Rumors which gained wide circulation In
this city, to the effect that thero were many.
cases of Infantile paralysis In Atlantlo City
and that the health authorities thero had
suppressed the news, have been set nt rest
by a statement Issued by a committee of
prominent physicians, Judges nnd business
men. Only four cases have developed there
this summer, tho statement declares.
Director of Health Krusen sent an In
quiry to the health authorities thero several
days ago In which he stated that ho had
heard tho rumors regarding infantile paral
ysis at tho seashoro and nHktng fpr author
ttatlvo Information.
Tho statement Issued shows that every
precaution has been taken to prevent the
disease from gaining' a foothold nt the re
sort. All children coming from Infected
districts nre vis. ted three times weekly for
three weeks l-y Atlantic CMy physicians on
tho lookout for symptoms of paralyBls.
Meetings of physicians and prominent citi
zens at the resort are held frequently to
consider steps 1o guard against the disease.
A campaign of cleanliness was Instituted
and IS extra men employed for dirt Inspec
tion work.
"In the list month 11,624 inspections,
counting outside and Inside, have been
made of buildings and yards where clean
ups were needed and the clean-ups were
made," the statement reads In part; "982
garbage cans or receptncles were con
demned anl new ones with lids provided;
493 special food and milk Inspections were
made and all stable or other manure piles
and other fly-breeding places wero covered
and eliminated. A large extra force of
street cleaners were employed, and the
streets are kept absolutely clean. The gut
ters are flushed and cleaned, each day nnd
the streets flushed at night.
"Threo extra physicians wero employed
(one an Italian physician) to assist Doctor
Reed, the health director, In visiting, ex
amining and re-examlntng children coming
from New York and other cities. Where
there Is reason to suspect that a child Is
running away from possible Infection and
has been actually exposed It Is placed under
dally observation, either In the observation
ward of the Municipal Hospital or under
strict quarantine if In a prTvate cottage.
"We are, and for the last two months
we have be,en, sparing no 'expense to pro
tect our visitors and ourselves. The only
thing we have not been doing Is talking,
and we are only talking now In order
that people may know that we are and
have been acting,"
Only one of (he four cases described as
Infantile paralysis was definitely diagnosed.
Poliomyelitis was suspected, however, In
the three other cases.
"We have absolute confidence that there
are and have been no other cases In At
lantlo City," the statment reads.
Lancaster Guards Infant Disease
LANCASTER, Pa., Augi 10. The follow
ing Lancaster County physicians, Ave of
the 17 State health officers for Lancaster
County, have been detailed by Dr Samuel
Dixon, State Health Commissioner, for
service on the State borders t connection
with efforts being made to guard against
Infantile paralysis: H. B. Klepper, Colum
bia ; Wakeraan Wesley, Nottingham ; O. R.
Phalra, Manhelm ; Jere G. Mumma. Browns
town, and. Harry Qeler,- Ephrata.
Paralysis Case In Norristown
NORRISTOWN, Pa., Aug. 10. The first
case of Infantile paralysis In Norristown
was reported to the Board of Health today.
It Is in the Italian section; the child Is 14
months old, son ot an Italian rag picker,
there are hundreds of children in the neigh
borhood, and to prevent the spread ot the
distase the Board ot Health has established
an absolute quarantine, and (he infected
house Is guarded by a policeman.
Fire New Cases Reported in State
HARRISBURG, Aug 10.-r-Un to ndpn Ave
new cases ot infantile paralysis bad been
reported in Pennsylvania one In Bristol,
one in AllentoVn, one in Mljlvale. Allegheny
Gtwnty. and cn eacb ta Latksvtlle and
iwrhlta Haven, Liserae County.
THRPRIVATF.WAR"
EST LOUIS JOSEPH VANCE "the brass' bowl"
STNOrSlB.
Gordon Traill, jounir Niw Tork society
favorite. h btn arounert from hl two
far infntal nap hy s lettrr from hie friend
Hevranre. in l,onaon. Informing him that
l.acl)r Herbert., who wos the beautiful Mies
Julia Leh, of hlchmond. Va.. la betrothed
to C'nntnln Kurd on HoUborn, attached, to
tho German EmbaMy In London, Gordon
and "llearfa Desire." an he called I.adr
iierliert. were sweethearts In jears gone by.
buJ..".n' hM' married Lord Herbert. ,
when the peer died hn widow was eagerly
;bt after by fortune hunters, but she
resisted attack until Von Holrborn wooed
ner. In the meintlmo Traill remained, Djs.
ix7iy !n Nw Y'l Hut Hevrance's letter
suddenly aroused him to action and he sMla
. 1. '-opoon Sex ranee, too. Is In lovo with
Julia, but ho nobly sacrifices himself for his
frlnn
Immediately upon his arrival In London
Traill meet melodrama Por has shut down
upon the elij, nnd Trnlll. unable to seo
more than a few feet ahead, trusts him
self to the tender mercies of a, sleepy. In
toxicated c-xlirj, with orders to proceed to
the Carlton Holel Hut within the, cab he
nnils the liodv of a man apparently dead
, The drung-.! and stabbed mn prows to
be M. de Netrn n secret a lent of tne
Russian Government, who has been at
tacked by revolutionists Traill takes him
to Hevrsnc a apartment, and the nest day
Jon Holtbom calls to remove De NfU9 to
his own home It Is tho llrst tneetlnc of
the rivals
That evenlnp at the opera. Von Holrborn
prevents Traill from meetlnit his 'Hearfa
l'eslre Hut the follow In afternoon, after
l,ndy Herbert mysteriously f-vlls to recclva
Traill and Sevrance by appointment, Gor
don receives a note torn Into mlnuto pieces
vvnrnlnit him that his sweetheart Is In ter
rible danger.
CHAPTEll VIH
A Woman nnd the Telephone
DISCONSOLATELY I threw myself Into
a chair. Sevranco began ono of his
meditative walks up and down tho room
hands clasped behind back, head bowed,
brows thoughtful. Up".) tight, leRi swingliiR
methodically, 15 steps one wny, wheeling
on tho heel. IS steps back again.
The monotony of his measured footfalls
wore upon my nerves 1 was sick at heart
and wanted comforting yearned for the
sound of n friendly n!co and the empty
solace of hollowly optimistic phrases. When
I had endured tho silence as long ns I could,
1 snapped at my friend:
"Oh, for Heaven's sako, say something 1"
Sovranco paused by tho window; I did
not look up, but knew that his eyes were
upon me.
He whistled softly. "Thunder l" he com
plied cheerfully, nnd recommenced his con'
stltutlonnl.
I restrained an Impulse to throw some
thing at him, and fell Into a deep and des
pondent mood, pondering vainly tho mystery
of this latest happening.
What tho devil could it all mean, any
how '
Why, tinder what Imaginable prcssuro of
circumstances, had sho composed that mes
sage? What had Induced her to tear It Into
such minute shreds? And what had moved
her to reconsider, to gather those fragments
of paper together, Inclose them in an en
velope and dispatch them to mo by mes
senger? Why, finally, had sho not rewritten her
noto7 It had been ns baining ns a clever
cipher. Purposely so?
My head rang with tho opening words
of that exasperating appeal:
"Gordon, I need youl (Jordan, I need voul
Gordon, I need you!"
Why? I demanded. What concolvnblo
peril menaced hor? What could menace
Lady Herbert, widow of Sir Henry Herbert,
IC C. S. I., mistress of Saltacrcs in Lin
colnshire, mistress of millions In her own
right, acknowledged queen on her own court
tn the socinl world of England my Heart's
Desire? What could even touch her, wring
from her nn appeal for aid so moving nnd
so enigmatic?
"Th" tlllyfun " I suddenly heard Grady
begin.
Hut 1 pushed him aside nnd dashed Into
the farther npartment, toward tho tele
phono Instrument which adorned one wnll.
I know not by what mental process, but
it seemed ns It I was made Intuitively aware
that somu fresh development In thii coll of
mystery was at hand Tho bell had not
time to cease Its whirring vibration, the
sound of It was still loud In the air. when
I lifted tho receiver from the hook and
put It to my ear.
Instinctively I was nware that Sevrance
had followed me, treading on tiptoe, the
better to avoid disturbing me. He was
close by my shoulder when the reply to
my first I fear horso and discordant
"Hollo!" sounded along the wire.
Tho words, when they came, wero en
tirely negative in value and dashing to my
hopes a chill request from central, I sup
pose, for Se ranee's phono number. I gavo
It trembling with impatience, and was told
to wait a minute.
Abruptly I seemed to be aware of a whis
per a stage whisper, if I may so describe
It a hushed nnd guarded repetition ot
my name, carrying with It nn effect of
Intense strain:
"Mr. Traill? Mr. Traill?"
"Ye es!" I well-nigh shouted.
"Ah " The exclamation teemed hard
ly more than a sigh, a faint and sensitive
Blgh, as of relief.
A silence followed, wherein I fancied I
caught a sound as of hurried but subdued
breathing a soft and distant Blbllance
which might reasonably enough have been
charged to the singing of the wires.
I waited In an ngony, muttering over nnd
over again, almost Inaudlbly: "Well? Well?
Wel" . .
Finally there came one word hushed
electrifying "Gordon!" and I was halt
staggered by tho recognition of that voice
whose appeal, "Gordon, I need youl" had
seemed so clearly audible to me during tho
last two hours.
"Yes?" I cried. "Yes? Go on Julia.
Julia 1"
Suddenly there was a change. I seem
now in sea the woman, the dear lady of
my heart's desire, straighten herself up and
nerve herself for that subtle and perilous
ruse. Her word? came clearly, with a cool
and businesslike Intonation. I hearkened
without daring to reply.
"Hello! Hello! Is this Roguet et Cam
pagnla? This Is Lady Herbert.
Yes, Lady Herbert, I wish to
speak at once with Monsieur Roguet.
At the 'phone, you say? Very
well. I cannot come for the fit
tings tomorrow. I am leaving town sud
denly and shall not return for several
weeks. "
Then followed a brief pause. I found no
words. I seemed stricken dumb with aston
ishment She resumed the one-sided con
versation as though she had been listening
with approval to some response.
"Yes. Very well. Yes, im
mediately, to be gone several weeks.
Finish the gowns without moro
fittings and send them as soon as possible
to Saltacres. Yes, the black Jet
first of all. Good day, monsieur,
good day."
There followed a sharp click : then silence,
profound and Impenetrable. I put roy fin
gers to the bell and hesitated. My Intent
had been to ring furiously, to demand an
Instant connection with the other station.
But a second's reflection convinced me that
such a course would be perilous; I was
slowly quickening to the suspicion, nay, the
knowledge, that the message to the dress,
maker, "Monsieur Roguet," was a mere
feint to mask Julia's purpose to Inform me
of her future whereabouts.
Sevrance, whose manifest Impatience I
endeavored to allay with a concise account
of what had passed back and forth upon
that wire. He followed me with strained
Interest, his eye at first clouding, then
lightening as he conceived the acuteness of
Lady Herbert's stratagem. When I had
concluded, he threw back his head with a
ahort, brisk laugh.
vivr!" ha commended. "Clever, you
beggar! Who but she would have thoughfj
of it! On, i can see i Hujr
as though I had been there: Julia at the
'phone, Wd with anxiety to get word to
you, fearful every Instant of Holzborn's re
turn. For ho would have been out, some
where, would ho not!"
I nodded.
"And then, lust as she muaters up. cour
Ca t9 speak, he comes back, Aada hex at
the lastrumest, and she has 'the clever
THE
ness, the Ingenuity, tho very audacity, to
pretend that she Is telephoning her tailor I
Man "
He paused. His face lengthened, his eyes
becoming again shadow ed. And I compre
hended tho cause. "Clever," he murmured
abstractedly, "clcer!"
"Clever t grant you. But what does It
mean, Sevrance? Why should she bo forced
to such subterfuge? What right hns Von
Holzborn, her fiance though he be. to dic
tate whether 6r not sho shall Inform mo of
her destination?"
Seviance shook his head, his eyes on the
floor.
"Where were they," I demanded hotly,
"that sho dared not uso tho phone with
out fear of Interruption? In London?
"They must hae been or near it," ho
muttered.
"Hut we wcto told today that Lady Her
bert had left town."
Sevinnco elevated
shoulders hopelessly,
commented bitterly,
everv thing. Traill
his brows nnd his
"Wo wet told!" he
"Wo have been told
lie hesitated, eye-
lug fi3,
1 saw, without knowing whero he
looked
Tral'I. there's tho devil to pay
somewhere."
"I know that and his namo Is"
"Von Holljom."
"It would give mo great gratification to
pcttlo his account," I affirmed. "God ! I'd
give my right hand to know tho Ins and
outs of this Infernal nlghtmaro business 1"
Hy way of reply, Sevrance turned ab
ruptly to the telephone, ringing up. I
stood wondering, but only to discover that
lie) was attempting to get from Central tho
number with which wo had recently been
connected His efforts, however, wero
fruitless, nlthough ho resorted to every
Imaginable expedient to gain his end.
After about 15 minutes of It he gavo It
up in disgust.
"It's no go," ho conceded; "a beastly
nuisance I"
Tho thing was preying on his mind as
upon mine; what three hours before had
seemed possibly Inslgnlfloant now loomed
before us with all the aspect of some mon
strous Infamy. He took a turn up and
down the room, coming to a halt beforo me.
"At least wo know whore to look for her
from her own lips Saltacrcs."
"Tho Herbert estnte In Lincolnshire?"
He nodded. "That Is much, Gordon. If
alio needs you there, she needs mo. We'll
go, won't wc, old chap together?"
I clasped his hand, but ho broke away,
calling to Grady ior Ills hat
"What now?"
"I m off," hj said, breathless with an In
spiration. "Where to?"
"God knows." ho returned simply. "I'm
going to scour this town for Julln, for Von
Holrborn, for Do Netzc. If I find her, If
It's true that sho Is still In town all well
ami good. Rut If I find ono only either
one of them "
He stopped nhruptly, his handsomo fea
tures overcast with an ugly, threatening
look. Wo had passed on Into the outer
room ; I quietly took up my own hat and
coat. Grady was assisting Sovrance with
his own.
"No, you don't," commanded Sevrance,
noting my notion.
"I'm going with you," I assorted firmly.
"Whnt for, Gordon?" ho expostulated.
"Don't bo an ass, old chap. Thero won't
bo any any trouble, you know. Let mo
nlone let me play a lone hand Just now.
I think I'm very sure I can find out some
thing If you will only hldo quiet here."
"Not hy a long sight "
"Thero may como anothor message." he
suggested.
Tho possibility made me falter In my
determination to accompany him and keep
him out of trouble ; I knew Sevranco's quick
temper, carefully concealed though It lay
beneath his affectation of British insou
ciance, and It was not without reason that
I feared an outbreak, should he Bucceed In
his search and como upon cither Prussian
or Russian far fetched as seemed the con
sideration of either contingency.
He saw his advnntngo nnd followed It up.
"You had best stay," said ho. "If she
should wire you for nld at onco "
"I'll stay." I Informed him, "upon ono
condition: you are to keep your temper
and" I glanced at my watch; It was near
seven "be back by ten nt the latest"
"I agree," ho said ; and we shook hnnds
upon it. In another moment he was gone,
taking the staircase three and four steps at
a time. If the noise of his descent counted
for anything.
And at once I began to regret my
Irresolution, my weakness. I saw clearly
that I should havo persisted, thnt I should
have gone with him nt all hazardB.
There wero before mo three mortal hours
of solitude, which I must endure with
patience, lashed though I was hy the most
mauuening apprehensions, picturing to my
self, as I must Inevitably, a thousand situa
tions, each more terrible than Its prede
cessor. In which my heart's desire figured
helpless, Imperiled, needing tho protection
of the man who would lay down his life
for her!
One fact bulked clear and obvious above
all others that we were shortly to under
take a Journey to Lincolnshire, barring an
Inconceivable righting of affairs. I sum.
moned Grady and directed him to go Im- '
mediately, discover on what railroad lay
tho nearest station to Saltacrcs, and to
procure a first-class compartment on the
earliest convenient train.
Alone I set madly to work stuffing a few
necessary articles of clothing into our suit
cases. I dare say I made a sad, hopelesj
mess of the Job bungled It atrociously, 1
know that when Grady returned he prompt
ly and very solemnly dumped everything
out of both cases and repacked them ac
cording to his own conception of the fitness
of things.
But long ere that occurred I was to suffer
an Interruption that put a prompt period to
this manifestation of my energies. In the
midst of It all, when I had about accom
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plished a complete and satisfactory dis
mantling of Revrance's bedroom nnd had
the tntlro contents, not only of my trunks,
but of his bureau drawers distributed helter
skelter about tho floor, I heard tho pounding
of heavy feet upon the stairway.
I waited, listening. Could this be Sev
rance returning? Or Grady? It seemed
that neither had been gono moro than 15
minutes, but my watch showed me that
It was eight-thirty. It was possible. T
went out Into tho study, carefully closing
the bedroom door behind me a precaution
for which I was afterward grateful,
The footsteps drew near slowly, steadily,
purposefully; I concluded that one of tho
tenants of tho chambers above was return
ing homo ; neither my host nor his man
would hao shown such deliberation,
lJy tho door, however, there was a pause,
and then loudly, nnd as If with Intent to
I ml lea to nn unhurried mood, three sharp
raps upon tho panels.
I flung open tho door.
Captain Kurd von Holzborn entered
calmly, smiling courteously the while he
removed his gloves nnd glanced quickly
about the room.
CHAFTKn IX
Dlptomntto Relations Itroken Off
HH OAVH mo a pleasant good evening
with perfect nonchalance. I stam
mered out a confused and breathless re
sponse, which, however, I managed to covor
by slamming tho door smartly.
My mind wns a whirl of conflicting
thoughts as I turned, but out of them one
consideration stood prominent: I must
conduct myself with a coolness nnd a com
posure In no degrco inferior to tho cap
tain's Whatever his purposo with me, whatever
the motive which had Inspired this visit,
which only omniscience could have foreseen
nnd provided against, I must not show tho
least evldonce of my Amazement: therein
lay the only weak spot In my armor; and,
somehow, I felt that this meeting was to be
of the nnturo ot a duel between us a duel
of wits, If nothing moro.
Certainly Von Holzborn had not come
unprompted by ulterior motive; It waa not
concelvablo that this was a merely friendly
call. He had his point to mako, his sur
mise to prove ; that wns beyond doubt
It remained for mo to keep him ns com
pletely In the dark, concerning what ha
wished to know, as lay within my power
and I prided myself that my wits would
prove as nimble, ns tho Prussian's
At the same time 1 was to find out for
myself and for Sovrance upon what manner
of devilment Von Holzborn was engaged,
and how It affected tho woman whom I
loved. I hnd need of all my diplomacy and
discretion for nn undertnklng so essentially
delicate to worm from this Belf-contalned
naturo the truth and simultaneously permit
him to guess nothing of our suspicions, our
plans, or our knowledge .
Ho put himself In tho middle of the
room, where ho stood squarely, as was his
wont, with his back to the light, his face
shadowed a temporary ndvuntago. But
I managed to meet his hard nnd expres
sionless eyes with a gaze as frank and
open. If colored with pollto surprise, ns I
could havo desired ; or so I prided myself.
At any rate, he scorned satisfied, and
knowing that the advantage of tho light wns
untennble for long, relinquished It without
any maneuvcrlngs, and dropped his heavy,
solid body Into an armchair, sighing with
rollef as a weary man might sigh.
In this position the glare of Inmpllght
was full upon his face; nnbther's had been
an open book to a reader of physiognomies ;
Von Holzborn's was as blank as a freshly
laundered sheet, If not of the samo huo.
To cover my lack of calmness and to keep
my fnco turned from him, I busted myself
about tho room, finding cigars and cigar
ettes, during his opening remarks.
"Mr. Sevranco?" he Inquired blandly. "Ho
Js not In?"
"No," I told him frnnkly; "I am alone."
"But he will return "
I saw no reason for withholding the
truth.
"As a matter of fact," I replied, "I don't
know when ho will get home. He didn't
say to me, at least. And Grady also Is
out."
"I am sorry. I would have liked a
word with him. We havo become quite
friendly Mr. Sevrance and myself, Mr.
Traill."
"So he has Indicated. A cigar? Or a
cigarette?" I offerod tho boxes.
He accepted an Havana, refusing an
Immediate light, however.
"After nil," ho Bald, watching me keenly,
"it is perhaps as well. My errand, to bo
candid, is moro with you than with Mr.
Sevrance."
"Yes?"
I had trimmed the end. of a cigar, and
now I bent over the lamp, lighting the to
bacco with the heat from the chimney, so
that he did not learn much from my ex
pression. An Instant Inter, when I wai
seated facing him, I had the smoke for a
mask, and was well content.
"Yes," he said precisely, speaking with
deliberation and choosing his words. "I
am bo fortunate as to be the bearer of a
message to you, Bir." He bont forward,
linking his fingers, his elbows resting upon
the arms of the chair, a slight smile soften
ing the hard contour ot his lips. "From a
lady." he added slowly.
"I can Imagine from whom, then," I
laughed easily. "You see, so far as I know,
we have but one feminine acquaintance In
common,"
"To be sure," he assented gravely. "We
are both favored of fortune,"
"Decidedly," I agreed; "and yet, you de
serve all the congratulations, Captain."
"And not Lady Herbert?" He laughed
shortly, but not unamlably, to show that
he had purposely misinterpreted my re
mark, and continued:
(CONTINUED TOMORROW.)
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Atlantic City Competition
Atlantic city, n. j., Aug. lo. Phfia.
delphla babies, as fine an array ot future
citizens as ever was grouped together at
the shore, carried off everything n sight in
tho way of ribbons and prizes In the closhfg
baby Bhow ot tho season on tho Sttel Pier
this morning. There were 32 entries, three
less than n week ago, and a larger crowd
of enthusiastic electioneering parents and
relatives than ever.
Helen McMlchael. with 1217 votes, walked
away with the distinction of being the
prettiest baby and took with this award a
large silver cup. .
Warm supporters who gave her 1172 vpteS
won for Josephine Levitt, daughter of Dr.
M. L. Levitt, a ollver knife nnd fork set,
tho prize for tho cutest baby In the
competition.
Rosalind Elsenberg landed a thermos
bottle, tho prize for the fattest child In tho
Bhow, with 1408 votes, and Kathryn Fitz
gerald 'captured a pearl necklace with the
nward for the best dressed baby, her vote
being 1600.
GUARD'S POOR MOTHER AIDED
Suit for Rent Dropped nnd Collec
tion Taken Whon Sho
Weeps in Court
Tottering nnd weeping, Mrs. Clifford Mil
ler wns led beforo Judge William C. French
In tho Cnmden District Court today. She
was threatened with dispossession because
sho wns unable to pay $9 advance rent upon
her little home at 214 North Twelfth
street
Still weeping, tho fratt little woman went
faltering from tho courtroom a few min
utes later. Her tears then wero of grati
tude. Headed by a $5 contribution from
the 'Judge, a collection among those who
heard her story ot distress, as tola on the
witness stand, not only paid the month's
rent, but netted her $11.10 for the living
necessities she needed. Moreover, at Judge
French's Instigation, tho suit was aban
doned and the costs romltted, nnd the case
of tho womnn will be brought to the at
tention of tho Citizens' Relief Committee.
Mrs. Miller told the court she has been
deserted by her husband four months ago.
Since that time sho nnd hor three small
children had subsisted on (Tie earnings of
another son. Tho latter Is now at Fort
Douglas. Arizona, with Battery B, New
Jersey Artillery, She .showed the Judge
a letter from this son, In which ho naked
his mother to send him some tidings of the
household at home. Even pennies wero
too scarco with her, she said, to expend in
postngo. Moreover, sho could neither read
nor write.
Asks Inquiry on Casement Plea Todny
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10. A House In
vestigation of the delay In transmitting to
tho British Foreign Office tho Senate reso
lution Indirectly asking clemency for Sir
Rogor Casement was asked In a resolution
introduced by Repres'ehtatlve Fague, of
Massachusetts.
Ill, Woman Tries to End Life
BRIDGETON. N. J.. Aug 10. Depressed
because of a nervous breakdown, Miss Jen
nlo Benjamin, of Carmel, attempted suicide
by drinking acid. She has been a school
teacher for flvo years.
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