EVENING LEDaER-PHtLADl3L?HrA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 11, 191G.
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1'ANCY WYNNE TALKS ABOUT MANY
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Another Dance for Miss Carteret Newport Tonight How
J3UJ11C ui uc wt-o,y-a,i,-Ai.uiiu.-a Jnjoy THIS MOntll.
New England Resorts
rjciM3 CARTER Will havo her Bccond
j party this evening at Newport, and
this time It Is her mother and whatever
Imd of ft father Oeomo liroolto may bo
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weans dead- n thtlt ns ll ,nay' Luclla
rtn't helP " certainly, so tho fewer re
marks on tho subject of tho much
rathered little debutanto the better. The
Lrico tonight will bo given at Mdrrcll
House, Ochro Point, which tho Brookes
have rented for the summer, and It will
Uka tho form of a dlnner-danco for
ibout ft hundred guests. After tho din
ger which wltl bo served at small tables
'ulsltety decorated with rn.ro flowers,
bout two hundred additional miosis will
join the eny throng fof tho d.ince, which
will take placo under a larce tent which
Us been erected on tho lawn. It, cer
tainly Is ,iar1 t0 ,mvo ft varlety ln enter
tainments, but this tlmo T,ucllo baa done
It because, you see, last week tho guests
djneed Indoors and nto out of doors,
while this week they will eat In tho bouso
Hid danco on n specially erected floor.
ni n. fow of tho younger girls about
Girmantown (though tho games aro by no
Cleans connneu to U10 younger nei uiiih
piet on Tuesday afternoons at Manhelm,
and, having paid ono hit ns an entrance
fe ' Join In tho ladlos" doubles tennis.
There aro gonorally about 18 or 20 piny
ir, and the lucky winners get a pair of
lllk Blockings each. It has becomo qulto
the rage, though this month thoro aro
not ns many as usual, and many lunch
parties aro given beforo tho game, whllo
the happy, heated plnyers flock to tho
uMt clubhouse after tho game for Iced
I td and othor cooling beverages.
Some of thoso who nro intercstea in
theso Impromptu gnmes are Gortrudo
Otheimor, Isabel Htoughton. Mrs. Stan
ley Pearson, Mrs. William Kurtz, Emily
Tittersflold nnd various others.
McCall Keating arrived homo last
wk, after having been attached to tho
American Ambtilanco Hospital ln Franco
for about a year, and bis family must
surely havo been glad to sco him, for,
bolides tho great amount of strenuous
work ho has been obliged to do, ho wag
vary desperately 111 In tho spring with
pneumonia. McCall Is tho son of tho lato
Dr. John Keating and a grandson of tho
late Dr. William Keating by bis first
marrlago with Miss Susan Ijx. Roche. Ills
mother was Miss Edith McCall, and his
three sisters nro Mrs. William Sands,
Miss Elisabeth Keating and Mrs. Mark
Wilcox. Ho has had n world of ex
perience In all sorts of work whllo in
France, and will probably put it Into
practice hero after a summer of rest.
Up In Narragansett on Wednesday thoy
had a largo lawn feto for tho benefit of
the Episcopal Church there, nnd our
Mrs. Aleck Drown was among thoso In
terested. Eugenia Cassatt, by tho way,
Js at present visiting Hopo Cromwell,
who Is spondlng the summer there. The
LIppIlts are nlways much ln evidence
at tho Pier, and are great favorites in
the younger married sot. Mrs. Llppltt,
you will remember, wns Marlon Almy,
of this cltv. a sister of Agnes Almy, who
!' married Joe Coleman, of Chicago, somo
years ago.
NANCY WYNNE.
Personals
Mrs. Hornco Illnnoy Haro has returned
to Harford, Radnor, after a fortnight's
Visit In Newport. It I.
Miss Esther Haro and Mr. C. "Veiling
Haro havo returned from their fishing trip
la Canada.
Dr. and Mrs. Wilbur Paddock Klapp,
Miss Ellso Klapp, Master Edward Klapp
and Master Wilbur P. Klapp. Jr., or Mount
Vernon, Vlllanova, are spending tho month
of August at East Hnmpton, L. I.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward ti. D. Roach aro
receiving congratulations upon tho birth of
a ion, Itlohard Austin Uoach, on August 4.
Along the Main Line
j BnYN MAWIt Miss Louise Ooff, of
RentBomery avenue, is at Lake Mohawk,
N. Y for tho remainder of the summer.
ST. DAVID'S Mr. and Mrs. Hollln II
nnour, oi oia Stone House, returned re
cently frnm n Innlnp tpln afniind Patid fml
' nd will shortly leave for Stone Island,
o:.uurm uay, n. Jr., to spenu me re-
'"' ui ma summer.
Mr. fitirl TfH rKn.t.a a Yirnin 9 nol.
marthon, left today to occupy their cottage
-. "luuui jYineo, aie., jor me real oi mo
wmmer. Their daughter, Mrs. William A.
wledershelm, Jr., will not accompany them
this year.
"WAYNE Dr. and Mrs, Arthur Trotter,
t Greenwood, Miss., have returned home
ter visiting friends In Wayne. .Mrs. Trot-
w will bo remembered as Miss Mary
Grayson, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs.
C. Grayson, and sUter of Mr. Theodore
Cryon, a bride of the early spring.
. Mlssj Helen Shanley Johnson, accompanied
, y her sister and cousin, Miss Ellrabeth
' Johnson, of Cuba, and Miss Hay Johnson,
". opened her camp at Pocono Lake Pre-
rve, Monroe County, Pa.
Germantown
Mr. and Mrs. Nelson R. Greene, of New
Wt, are receiving congratulations on the
irth of a daughter, Mrs. Greene was Miss
"wen N, Hough, of Qulncy street.
Mr. and ,Mrs. Peter McEvoy and their
on. Matter Lawrence McEvoy, of 68 West
yuipehocken street, are at'Haddon Hall.
Atlantic. City. Mrs. Francis A. aillin, of
"est Philadelphia. Is their guest this weak.
, West Philadelphia
MIsa Margaret H. Lamorelle, of 3510
i j. B"i 9 leil tor tin eicimcu wv
' UUTOUiTh tha r3A -. ri. t .. la
I iu atxompany Mrs. Frank Ward and Mr.
i and Mr-.. t... -r -n i j.
Along the Reading
Mks Marjorle Kentr' daughter of Mr.
J4 Mrs, William Kent, of Bent road, Wyn-
COte. left 1n. . 1. - XT T t.A WkaA
a will be- tha guest for this month of the
' 'v. JaWes HaUey and Mrs. Hftlsay. of
I wrough, pt their lummer cottage.
I fciMlM Eth1 Hlckey. of Washington, D. C.
r Jo .bn th guest ot Mr and Mr8'
.Jiswtowo, Pa., is now visiting- her aUter.
i.sH' Djilworth Hibberd, at Hamilton Court.
--"jp-uinia ana CbtatBUt ttrseu.
t,?0 AUc Hood, formerly of Township
fv Jeokintown, wtjso has been opendiaar
Ptsi. taontba s4 Pitman, W. i, a th
xxijj oyuiAli YVUKLjU
guest of Mr. E. E. Ijng, has left for Eas
ton, Pa., where sho will attend a girls'
camp during this month.
Mrs. W. T. Cluverlua, Miss Elizabeth
Cluvorlus, Mls Martha Cluverius nnd Mr.
W. Tyler Cluverius, Jr., formerly of Wyn
cote, who have been spending eohie time
In Urooklyn, have left for Hancock Point,
Mo., where they will bo tho guests of Mrs.
William T. Sampson, of Washington, D, C,
at her summer cottago this month.
"A NIGHT IN MEXICO"
PROVES SUCCESSFUL
Affnir Held at Royal Palace
Hotel Proves Very Suc
cessful Jewish charities wero tho beneficiaries
of "A Night In Moxleo" nnd Various vaude
ville performances which wero given last
night In tho casino and grill room ot tho
Iloynl l'nlnco Hotel In Atlantic City. Tho
committee in ehnrgo li greatly to lie con
gratulated on tbu result of Its l.ibori.
"A Night In Mexico" was given by mem
bers of the Junior Summer Asicnibly,
who opened tha performance with a tango
cotillon. Many audevlllo favorites of the
profession wero thoro nnd gavo freely of
their talent to aid the worthy cause, and
tho proprietors of tho hotel gave tho rooms
for tho evening, thereby aiding greatly,
financially as well as In other ways.
Those who participated wore Miss Mar
Jorlo Abrams, Mlsi Julia Freeman, Miss
Paulino Abrams, Mlsn Joscphlno Decker,
Miss Marie Sacks, Miss Madollno Ktrouso,
Mr. Jullnn Unchrach, Mr. Jerome Apt, Mr.
Leon Sickles, Mr. Charles Knufmnn, Mr.
Sherman lllock and Mr. Morton llaum.
Among thoso who volunteered for audo
vlllo acts were Mlsn Emmy Berlin, Mr. nnd
Mrs. Wilbur Mnch, Mr. Walter Kelly, Mr.
llort FlUglbbons, Mr. Uob Hall, Mr. Charles
Leonard Klctchor, Messrs. Dooloy and
Hlcgel and 10 other well-known artists.
Mr. Alirnms succeeded ln mnlclng the af
fair nurpnss that of any previous year,
and Mr. Houft'a Casino decorations were
tho talk of tho spectators.
Mr. and M rs. A. Cramer, of Sixtieth and
Spruce streetN, gave a delightful lawn feto
recently in honor of tho twelfth blrth
d.iy of their daughter. Miss Lillian Cramer.
A special fenturo bcfoio luncheon was an
Interesting sight-seeing trip through Phila
delphia, which Included tho following
guests: Miss Dolores Katz. Miss Martha
Uerllnberg. Mls3 Gortrudo Dorllnhcrg, Miss
May Frledlnnd, Miss Sylvia Isongor, MIhh
Alice Cramer, Miss Florence M. Laveno,
Miss Fay Solkar, Miss Ilea Flold, Miss
Clare Mattlson, Dr. Benjamin Cramer, Mr.
Mordccai M. Cramer. Mr. Samuel Laveno,
Mr. and Mrs. Maxwell Field, nnd Dr. Thoo
doro S. Stopplck, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel L.
Miller nnd Mr. and Mrs. 11. Crumer, of
Now York.
Tho World Owners, a new club recently
formed In West Philadelphia, has elected
tho following officers: Miss Viola Craft,
president; Mr. James Coyle, secrotary; Miss
Marlon Lewln, treasurer, and Mr. Philip
Hchaoffor, business manager. Tho club will
bo for social purposes and will be very
active- thl3 fill,
North Philadelphia
Mr. nnd Mrs. Theodore Cramp Fitzger
ald, of 2035 Mndlson avenue, nro receiving
congratulations upon the birth of a son.
Mr. J. Lindsay Hill, of 1819 Oxford
street, and Mr. Frank O'llourke are at At
lantlo City, whoro they will remain for
tho next 10 days.
Kensington
Miss Eiva Downey, of 2024 East Susque
hanna avenue, has Just returned from a trip
to the Thousand Islands.
Miss Anna Belle Smyth, of 221G East
Cumberland stroet, has loft for a live weeks'
trip through New England, stopping off at
Portland, Doston, Casco Bay and Orr's
Island.
Tho Itov. Amos E. Crowcll and Mrs. Crow
ell nro ln tho Whito Mountains for a short
t,tay.
The Montgomery Methodist Episcopal
Church will hold a moonlight sail on tho
Delaware Illver this evening.
Wilmington
WILMINGTON. Aug. 11.
Mrs. James A. Draper, Miss Elizabeth
Draper, Miss Cornelia Draper nnd Miss
Mndollne Draper, Mr, J. A. Hnskell nnd his
family and Mr. and Mrs. Henry F. du Pont
have all been visitors at the Banff Springs
Hotel, at Banff, Can., and have left there
for Lake Lutso and the Pacific coast.
Miss Madeline Williamson, of this city,
Is at tbe St. Charles, in Atlantic City.
Mr. and Mrs. William Coyne, Mr. Carroll
Coyne and Miss Katherine Gallagher, of La
Crosse, Wis., who Is their guest, motored to
tha Pocono Mountains or tho week-end.
Miss Anno Gray and Miss Katherine Wil
son left today for Maine. Miss Gray will
stay at Northeast Harbor for several weeks
and Miss Wilson will spend several weeks
with Mr. and Sirs. Henry B. Thompson at
their cottage at Bar Harbor.
Judgo George Gray and Mrs. Gray went
to Eagles Mere Wednesday, to stay several
weeks with Mr. ond Mrs. Henry Thouron,
of Ardmore, at their cottage.
Ptwto It Marceau.
MISS MILDRED MORRIS
Miss Morris is an extremely popu
lar member of the younger set and
is noted for her active interest in
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MRS. THOMAS RIDGWAY
Mrs. Ritlgwny, who it is Bonernlly
conceded, is one of our moat beau
tiful women, is nt present tho
Ruest of Mr. nnd Mrs. Gcorjra
Brooke, nt their homo in Newport.
Mrs. Ridgway was Miss Edith
Wayne.
ANNUAL CIRCUS AT CLUB
EAGERLY ANTICIPATED
Chelsea Yacht Association to
Hold Affair on Adjacent Lawn
Next Thursday
ATLANTIC C1TV, Aug. 11.
Tho cottage colony Is eagerly anticipat
ing tho nnnu.il circus to bo given by tho
Chelsea Yacht Club on the lawn adjacent
to tho rlubhou.se, beginning next Thursday
nnd continuing for threo days. There will
be gayly decornted booths presided over
by attractive matrons nnd maids. Motor
boat rides nnd nutnmobllo rides nnd various
other diversions will entertain tho visitors.
Mrs. John Nov, bold Wllklns. Jr., has
Issued cards for a luncheon to bo given at
tho Trnymore today.
Mrs. John Buit entertained at brldgo at
her cottage 200 Pacific nvenue.
A huge concert and dance will bo given
nt tho Trnymoro on Tuesday evening for
tho benefit of crippled children from the
big cities who are too poor to afford a
seashore outing. Mr. nnd Mrs. Do Cardo
will Interpret the newest dances and Lillian
Russell will sing.
Mrs. E. ir. .Saunders, Sr.. gavo a dinner
party nt the MnrlborouKh-IUonhelm for
Miss Cnrlnna Gnnt, Miss Jpssnmlne Gnnt
Miss Williamson, Mrs. Mngrude, Mrs, W.
II. Williamson nnd Miss Juliet SaundcrH.
Tho Emergency Aid lias inaugurated a
series of Bed C'rnsq llrst-ntd lectures to bo
given at the Ostcnd every Tuesday nnd
Friday morning nt 10 o'clock.
Among tho prominent visitors Is Colonol
Henry Wntlcrson, tho veteran Journalist.
Mr. and Jlrs. Lewis Glenn nro entertain
ing nt their Chelsea cottage Mr. and Mrs.
Qeorgo Morgan, of Hnddouflcld.
Miss Frances Burleigh nnd Mr. John J
BiuIpIrIi. of MerchnnUllle. nro nt the
Trnymore.
Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Howard, of Moylan,
P.i., havo Joined friends at tho Chalfoutu
CAPE MAY. Aug. 11.
, Mr. nnd Mrs. Joel Cook Hulicr spent
Sunday with friends here. Mrs. I luber wns
Miss Mnry Hayes. Mrs. William Wayne
Ashhurst and her aunt. Miss A. L. Gibson,
of University, Va., accompanied by Mrs.
Ashhurst's little daughter, nro guests at tho
Chnlfonta for a week. They will visit
friends In Philadelphia before returning
home.
Mr. nnd Mrs. John Blnlceley gavo nn
Informnl supper nt the Yacht Club last
Sunday night. The guests wero Mr. nnd
Mrs. Itohcrt James, Mrs. Arthur C. Cola
nan. Mr. Donaldson and Mrs. W. W.
Adams. Jr.
Dr. Yanial Kin. of Tientsin, China, with
her son, Dr. Alexander Kin, of New York,
baa been tho guest of Jlrs. Frnnk Walsh
at her cottngo In Stockton How. Dr. Kin
will spend tho fnll and winter lecturing
In tho principal cities of the United States,
WILDWOOD, Aug. 11. Thursday aft
ernoon has becomo "Crest Day" at the
Casino Orchestra concerts. Many work
bags are In evldenco whllo nn appreciative
group enjoys these splendid concerts.
Mr. Arthur Snxon and his family, of
Philadelphia, aro occupying tho Seward
residence.
Mr nnd Jlrs. Frank Eltlnge and their
daughter, Miss Lynette Eltlnge, of Ger
mantown, nro spondlng several weeks at
Wlldwood Crest.
Jlrs. chmles E. Henry and her family,
of Sanford, Fla., aro at the Heritage
bungalow, on Enst Buttercup road. Wild
wood Crest, for the senson.
Mr. William Wrlghtor has taken Jlr. J.
Kcrney's homo on West neather road,
Wlldwood Crest.
Jlr. nnd Jlrs. II. F. Wright nro visitors
at this resort for a time.
Mr. and Mrs. Jf. Jackson and their fam
ily, of Philadelphia, nro spending some time
hero at the Hotel Sheldon.
JIIss Edna Osbourne Is spending a few
weeks here. i
.Mr. Frank Whlte Is spending nn In
definite tlmo nt this resort.
Mr. and Mrs. M. R. Forrest, of Philadel
phia, were seen among the beach prom
enaders the first part of tho week.
South Philadelphia
Mr. and Jlrs. James Cunningham, and
their family, of 2213 South Colorado street,
are spending tha week at their bungalow
In National Park, N. J.
SIlss Katherine Regan and Miss Rene
Kane have returned to their homes after
spending some time at Atlantic City.
Mr. William Byrne, of Point Breeze ave
nue and Dickinson street, has left to spend
the remainder of the summer at Atlantlo
City.
Norristown
NORRISTOWN. Aug. 11,
Mrs. H. IC Regar, of 1420 De Kalb street,
gave a motor party Tuesday In honor of
her guest, JIIss Grace Covel, of San Diego,
Cal, Luncheon was served at the Old York
Country Club. Covers were laid for 13,
who Included Mlsa Katharine Yeakle, JIIss
Gertrude Hunter, JIIss Anna March, JIIss
Thelma Thoma, Miss Jlelba Thomas. Jlrs.
H. Mulford Bunting, Jr., Jlrs. H. Severn
Regar, Mrs. H. M. Bunting, all of Norria
town, and Mrs. J, Howard Ervlen, of Chest
nut Hill.
Jlrs. David AUabough, Miss Louisa Alia
bough and Jlles Margaret C Harley, of
1314 De Kalb street will spend the next
few weeks at the Dennis, Atlantlo City,'
K. J,
Mrs. Ada S. Walker, of The Norls, is visit
ing her daughter. Mrs. Henry Benson, of
Lebanon, Pa.
Kotlce far lha Socletr Dan mill h n.
flU4. sad vrlnletl tit the. HtclOuc LcUr.
but all ucU notice iuut b tritUa a osa
1J of tit vayr, niuij to aUwtf la full, with
lull , uwlre. , u J, xbia votlM teuphaa
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"THE PRIVATE WM
Eflf LOUIS JOSEPH VANCE "the
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, Gordon Trsltl. a younic New Tnrk socltr
aiorlt", has hn nrottaM from his two;
L'Antnln Kitrri Inn Itnl-I.nrn. nlfArllMl tO
he Carman Kmhftnnv ln Intlon. Gordon
fjid. "Henri's IicMre," lie cnllM ")?
iicrDert,,wer sweetheart in years Bono o,
but sho hail married Lord Herbert. ,
Whn th peer died hln widow was eaireflr
otijht .after by lot tune hunteri. but "h
resitted altark until Von Holfborn wooed
ber. In the meantime Traill remained pn
Jlvely jn Now York. Ilul Revranpe-a letter
Jiiddenly arouted him to action nnd hi il'
(ir, London. Sovrance. too. I In lovp wkj
Julia, but he nobly tactlflces himself for his
upon thn olty, and Traill. unaWe.to "
moro than a faw feet ahead. lrust",.hlnjt
felf to tha tender merelea of a sleepy, in
toileated cahhy, with order to proceed to
tfoJ- jr'lon "olol. Hot within tlio pa h
finds (ho body of a man apparenllv dead.
. Tho drudited nnd atalibed man tiroes in
ha Af do Nette. a aecret .oitcnl of lh
HUMian Oovernment. who baa been at
tacked by molutlonlit". Traill takes him
to Hevrance'a apartment, and tho next day
Von lloltborn calls to remove Da Netia t"
hi own home. It la Ihe Ilrat moi-tlns ot
tha rival". . , ,
That eenln. at the opera. Von HJbnrn
rrient Traill from meetlnit hi r.1"
!flre ' Hut the following aflernoon. after
l.ndy Herbert materlouly fills to reroUo
Traill nnd sevrnnce by appointment, "or
don rerolvea a note torn Into minute piece"
warnlnc him that hi sweetheart I In ter
rible dancer. A telephone ronvcratlon fur
ther convince Traill that Lady. Herbert
need him Whllo Hevrance I out Von Ilolz
born cull to Interview Trnlll about Julia.
Tha rival aro talkliiK.
CHAI'TKIl IX Continued
a A ND so In my capacity ns tho
jCjl bcthrothed of Lady Herbert, you will,
I conclude, bo ngreeablo to recolvo mo ns
her envoy extraordinary nnd minister
plenipotentiary?"
"I am suro that Lady Herbert could not
have chosen a moro accomplished dlplo
mntlit for tho purpose."
Ho had tho graco not to show his nn
noynnce. Indeed, bo bowed slightly, by
way of thanks for this double-edged com
pliment. "I nm, then, Instructed to nppronch you
with nn apology," ho went on, mnlntalnlng
his nlr ot courteous banter. "Lnrty Her
bert has tried twice today to get Into com
munication with you, but "
Ills eyes were like a basilisk's pitiless ;
I believe I endured their searching scrutiny
unmoved
"Indeed T-' paid I politely.
"Both by letter and by telephone," ho
alllrnipd.
"Why, that Is odd !" ho parried.
"You received tho note, of course?"
"Tho note?" I stared him full In tho
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"Just so," he said slowly, "I could break you in two, with my bare hands,
just so."
eye, shaking my head. "Unless," I nunll
fled, "a noto may have coma In my absence
and Clrady havo forgotton. I must ask
him."
"Tho telephone, then?"
"At what hour?"
He named, with passable exactness, tho
tlmo when Lady Herbert had telephoned
"Jlonsleur Roguet."
"Wo wero all at homo nt that hour," I
said, "but I am Euro that tho bell did
not ring."
This was, of course, a full-winged Ho;
but I consoled myself with tho thought that
I was unlikely to bo detected In It. It
would bo a difficult thing to prove posi
tively that tho telophono had been In use
that day.
"Thero was, I bollove, some trouble,"
Holzborn lied In his turn. "Central did
not seem to be able to got the number.
But, of course, I might havo known that,
since bnd you received tho message my
errand would be superfluous."
He dropped tho nlr of gentle raillery
and became miito serious, eyeing mo with
a calculating glanco. I returned tho look
Inquiringly, and contained myself until ho
spoke.
"Jlr. Traill," he said, nfter a short pauso,
"I am going to repose a confidence ln you.
Jlay I usk that you let It go no farther
than Jlr. Sevranco?"
I showed evidences of being startled.
"Is It necessary?" I protested. "It Is
serious?"
"A matter of life and death," ho stated
gravely.
"If you consider It safe, necessary why,
I shall not violate your confidence; that Is,
I must warn you, unless It affects the
interests of my friends."
"It docs, but in the other way; and,
Blnco you Btumbled , upon a part of the
business, Jlr. Traill, you may as well know
tno rest or it.
"I nm nil attention; you refer to Jton
sleur de Netze?"
"Exactly." He lighted his cigar with
care.
"I may Inform you that we are great
friends, Netze and I." he continued "And
although I nm a servant of the Oerman
Kmplre, I feel It my duty to be of what
assistance I may, as a stanch friend, to
Monsler de Netze. It is true, ho serves
another country, but "
"I comprehend."
"Now his life Is In danger grave dan
ger. Ho was all but assassinated, ns you
know. He Is under constant surveillance
hy the assaeslns; they may. at any mo
ment, accomplish their design. They aro
determined, cruel, merciless. Unless he can
be convoyed out of England, and to a place
wherein he may remain In hiding for a
time he Is as good as dead at this mo
ment." "That." I agreed, with sympathy, "Is
unpleasant."
"I havo been put to It to find a way to
help him and I have found It. Jlr. Traill.
Lady Herbert has a yacht a Bteam vessel,
I believe the Myosotii, at Portsmouth. She
has been kind enough to offer us tho use
of this yacht. It is ready to go Into com
mission at an Instant's notice, and and wo
sail tomorrow morning."
He stopped, noting the effect upon me.
I am afraid that I seemed unimpressed.
Indeed, I did not believe the man, and I
failed to divine whither his falsehood
tended.
"Lady Herbert and Mrs. Morchester are
already on their way to Portsmouth." he
went on. "Netze and I" he smiled depre
catlngly "will follow by another route,
and, to tell the melodramatic truth. In dis
guise." "I can appreciate the advisability," Bald
I soberly.
"And that," he concluded with an air of
relief. "Is why Lady Herbert was unable to
receive you at te this afternoon.",
"Oh." I protested. "I should not for an
Instant consider myself slighted, under the
Circumstances. I am cot. Indeed, of sum
det importance "
yort.indfrf.tlmt?i ygagyahie, a.i trtdy
friend of my fiancee," he explained ; "Lady
Herbert Julia, If I may call her so, to you
is moro than anxious to see you, to renew
old associations, Jlr. Traill. Sho would not
havo you consider her vvan'Ing In courtesy
for n moment."
"I hold mvselt honored." I said stiffly.
"Seriously, 1 nm distressed to tMnk that
you thought it a matter of such Importance
thnt you left Jtonsleur do Netze mVguarded
oven for nn instant, to offer me this ex
planation which wns not nt all essential,
I nsuro you. Besides, I shall have the
honor of seeing Lady Herbert herself within
n day or two, I presume?"
Ho possessed nn admirable control. I
prided myself that I had touched him twice,
nnd smartly, pricked twlco through the tis
sue of falsehood with which ho nought to
bewilder tno Hut bo had not shown a sign
of dlsenmllture To the contrary, he was
ready with a smile, as ho rose, evidently to
tnko his departure.
"Mv friend Is In good hands for tho time
being," he countered. "And tho matter was
not to bo passed over lightly In our opinion
Julia's nnd mine." And there ho touched
me neatly t "Lady Herbert I regret to
disappoint you will not return for several
weeks. She accompanies us "
For n moment ho had managed to hood
wink me, for a moment to delude mo Into
believing his absurd yarn! and now, when
1 considered that ho was proposing to tnko
a young, beautiful, nnd Ronsltlvo woman
Into such dangers ns dogging the footsteps
of a IlUsBian spy I shuddered and lost
completo control of my temper. I know
that I Hushed angrily under his superior,
German, Intensely Impertinent stare.
"Lady Herbert," 1 said, "Is, of course, her
own mistress: but I confess I cannot com
prehend with what motive you exposo her to
tho perils of your undertaking."
Iln looked mo over with n smllo ot faint.
Indulgent nmuscment that set my blood
boiling.
"It Is hard, sometimes, to comprehend.
Lnily Herbert serves hh n shield, Jlr. Trnll.
Tho Ityosotls, going Into commission to con
vey Its owner, will not bo nn object of
suspicion."
"You hide behind a woman's skirts, eh?"
Tho words were out before I knew It. "It
Is not our custom In Amerlcn nor In Kng
land, sir!"
He took up bis bat nnd ndjustcd It caio
fully, In silence, stnrlng at mo with that
exasperating nnd cssontlally Prussian Insol
ence. "Lady Ilerbett." ho said, nt length, with
biting emphasis, "Is not nccountnblo to you,
Sfcl
?m
,'".U7
fj'ltfl
'WW
Jlr. Traill, for her nctlons. Nor, may I
venturo to suggest, nm I."
By nn effort I managed to approximate
his aplomb.
"Assuredly not at present." I conceded
steadily; "but you are to understand, Cap
tain von Holzborn, thnt If ono lmlr of Lady
Herbort's heHd Is harmed through this ven
turo of yours, you will bo held accountable
by nnd to mo."
"On whnt grounds?" ho suggested mildly.
Ills words, his manner, should have
crushed mo; they succeeded only in making
mo tho moro angry.
"On grounds of my own nssumptlon, If on
no other." I retorted. "Wo Americans are
not disposed to look calmly on and see our
women deluded by cownrda nnd adven
turers." The fat was nlready In the fire; I saw
no harm In forcing tho Issue between this
Prussian mercenary and myself. In a
calmer moment, perhaps, I should have
spoken differently ; I can't say now. But nt
tho time I was quite rendy to show him my
hand tho hand of un open f nemy.
Ho received tho epithets without flinch
ing ; nut a musclo of his face moved. Only
I fancied that his eyes grew yet more Im
penetrable and opaque; my furious glances
seemed to shutter themselves against their
Impassive hostility.
Very quietly he buttoned his coat about
him ; not until tho operation was concluded
did he speak. Then;
"So that Is tho way you feel about It,
eh?" said he. "Jlr. Traill, permit me to
assure you that, at another time, when I
nm not bound to more serious Usues, I .shall
take great pleasure in forcing you to retract
those words. In tho meantime "
"I nm at your service whenever you are
disengaged," I said coldly.
"In the meantime," he repeated, stooping
nnd taking up his stick. For an instant I
fancied that he thought to strlko me ; It vvaB
a large and heavy cane, of tough wood.
Abruptly, however, he clasped It with both
hands, about six Inches apart, near Its mid
dle. Without any apparent exertion lie bore
upon tho stick with either hand ; there was
a sharp crack, and It splintered and broke.
Von Holzborn dropped the halves to the
floor.
"Just so," he said slowly, "I could break
you In two, with my bare hands just so.
You must bear In mind that I am a strong
man and I have no love for you. I should
advlso you to keep out of my path ; it Is not
to be crossed with Impunity by you"
I laughed In his face. "That mountebank
trick has been worn threadbare, on the
stage and In novels," I told him fimusedly.
"Let me show you."
Fortunately I am not undeveloped In a
muscular way; I used to hold a record or
two tor one thing nnd another in athletics
before a younger generation wrested those
trophies from me.
I picked up the two sticks, put them to
gether, broke them, and offered him the
fragments. "Tour cane, sir," said I with
mock respect. "And a good evening."
He waited perhaps half a minute, his
face livid the first Indication of human
emotion I had ever noted n the man ; then
In alienee he brushed past me and was
gone, tramping heavily down the staircase
and across the courtyard.
CHAI'XEU X.
The Spirit of KaUht-Errantry.
PROMPT to his word. Sevrance was back
at ten. Grady had forestalled his ar
rival by an hour or eo, and was even then
busy, as I have Indicated, with the pack
ing ot our luggage In the adjoining bed
room. A compartment bad been engaged on the
traiu leaving King's Cross at about nine
the following morning. Altogether, the
Journey was to occupy something less than
six hours. We planned to arrive at Baluea.
Regis, a fishing hamlet and, the nearest
statUm to tha Herbert estate, at about three
In tbe afternoon.
Jly friend came px we&rtns long f tea.
wmmmww ''
brass' bowl'
he dropped Into a chair nnd grinned feebly
nt me, breathing hurriedly He mado a
gesture expressive of disgust and disap
pointment. "t'vo scoured tho town," he complained,
"to no purpose or to Ilttlo."
"Uut that little "
"Nothing to relievo our anxiety," ho re
sponded; "though this much Is certain!
Julia has left town. Hol2born has disap
peared slnco last night, and Netzo Is either
out of town or In hiding."
"How did you find out about Julia?" I
demanded with freshening Interest
"Asked her solicitor a young chap of
my acquaintance. Ho was plainly warned
to reticence, but he loosoned up enough to
let mo know that her ladyship was to be
gone for an Indeterminate period."
"Paltacrcs?"
"He would not say. But that's not the
worst of It!" Bevrnnco swore with vexa
tion. "I've been making n few pointed in
quiries nbout our friend, tho Herr Captain
damn him I" ho added vindictively.
"CIo on," I pleaded.
"I havo haft little talks with several peo
ple we both know. Tho remit Is that I'm
convinced tho man's dnngerous."
"I suspected as much long ago. Hut pro
ceed." "Ho is posted nt nil his clubs, and Is re
ported to no dcucedly hird pressed for
money. His paper Is plastered nit over
town and Is falling due nnd going to pro
test. Tho scoundrel!" Sovrnnce's faco
darkened.
(CONTINUED TOMORROW.)
WILLIAMSONS CONFESS
TO WRITING WAR BOOK
Authors of "Lightning Con
ductor" Put Out Novel
Under Pseudonym
C. N. nnd A. Ji. Wllllnmson. It appears,
nra tho authors of "Whero the Path
Ilronks," the novel recently published by tho
Century Company under tho pen nnmo of
"Captain Charles do Cresplgny " Tho au
thorship of tho book wns attributed by
many roviewers to Florence Barclay, author
of "Tho Rosary." No one, so far ns tho
records show, suspected the real authorship;
nnd no wonder, for tho usual Williamson
novel Is n bnppy-go-lucky travel story,
wherens "Where the Path Breaks" Is n
swiftly moving love story, which opens on
a bnttteflcld In France and ends In the Far
West of America, with a. background of
mystic philosophy throughout. Tho book
has recently heen published In England,
whero tho names of tho authors, C. N. and
A N. Williamson, nro printed on tha tltto
page. Tho nnmo of tho book ln England Is
"Tho War Wedding," but a copy received
In this country, by wny of Cnnnda, shows
that it Is simply "Whero tho Path Breaks"
with a new tltlo page.
Wnlter Halo nnd his wife, Louise Closser
Halo, both plnyers as welt us authors, havo
recently returned to France. Jlr. Halo, who
Is tho author of "By Jtotor to tho Firing
Line." wns with tho armies of northern
Franco a year ago, In company with Owen
Johnson and Arnold Bennett. Ho Is to
visit tho front In the Verdun sector and
south of tho Sommc, while Jlrs. Halo Is to
wrlto a series of articles on the economic
situation In the smnll towns familiar to
them, after many yearB of motoring ln
France.
Apropos ot tho so-called "slack season" In
the book trndc, tho havoc wrought ln tho
publishing business by tho paper famine
occasioned by the war. tha destruction of
tho rending habit by motorcars nnd movies,
nnd the going to tho dogs generally of every
thing connected with books. It is Interest
ing to learn thnt tho Doubledny, Pngo &i
Co. bindery now has orders for 1,000.000
books beyond those they would normally
manufacture In tho coming threo months.
The English department of Northwestern
University will conduct during tho academic
year of 1916-17 an essay contest on tho art
of tho Polish master of English prose, a
prlzo set of tho Deep Sen Edition of Joseph
Conrad's works to be awarded by Double
day, Pngo & Co. for the best essay written
by un undergraduate.
Tho Thomas Y. Crowell Company nn
nounccs for early publication "A Dreamer
ot Dreams." by Oliver Huckel, being a
now nccount of the unusual romance of
"Will Penn. the Quaker" ; "Soiling Things,"
by Orison S. JIarden, a book of Inspiration
to men on the road ; "The Worth of a Girl,"
by Bertha Pratt King, a short essay on
the position of women in modern tlmeB, with
special attention to tho period of girlhood;
also two new books by Christian D. Lar
son, entitled "Jly Ideal of JIarrlage" and
"In tho Light of tho Spirit."
"Don Strong of tho Wolf Patrol" (D. Ap
pleton & Co., New York), by William Hey
liger, should prove n story of great Interest
to every Boy Scout It preaches the gospel of
fair play In a thoroughly Interesting man
ner. The tale is built nr.iund a young Boy
Scout and his first unsuccessful efforts to
become a "nrst-clnss" scout. By steady
plugging and the aid of his 'devoted sister
he finally received the honors coveted by
every true-blue Boy Scout.
But for the plethora of character de
scription, Constance Holme's 'The Home
Coming" (Robert JIcBrldo& Co.. New York),
would be altogether pleasing. Fatalism, so
strongly put. It is true, offends tho objector,
but the attraction of tho story Is the weird
charm ot English superstition cleverly told.
It Is the curse af the sheep coming home
from the hills. Tho characters are novel,
yet typical, and for Its uniqueness the story
deserves favor.
Shune Leslie, a Cambridge graduate, con
tributes to the speculation ot "After the
war, what?" In his strong story, "The End
of the Chapter" (Charles Scrlbner's Sons .
The author writes out of the wealth of his
own experience both In political situations
in Ireland and England and then at the
front In the great war. The closing of an
epoch ln British social and political history
and the opening of a new era Is the theme
Victory, with a higher level attained, is to
be the outcome of the gigantic convulsion.
Vol. J I'ublliheJ Aug. let
Announcement is made of the publication of the
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IN 13 VOLUMES, WITH 800 ILLUSTRATIONS FROM NATIVE
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MARSHALL JOKES COMPAMV. hgaton; w,JSjigr
GARY SCHOOLS SUBJECT
OF FASCINATING BOM
Writer Describes Schools Whet;e
Punishment la Being "Kept
Out" Instead o In
Yesterday thousands of childish hearts
In Philadelphia thrilled to the news that
InfAntllo paralysis 'too little understood by
them would probably prevent the opening
ot the schools till late In September. What
n comment on the methods of teaching com
mon to most school systems In tho United
Stalest At such a time tho reviewer rec
ommends with Unusual eagerness Randolf
S. Bourne's clear nnd enlightening little
volumo on "The Gary Schools" (Houghton
Jtlfflln Co., Boston),
Out In Indiana, Jlr. Bourne found a
school or rather a whole sot of schools'
where punishment consisted of keeping
children out Instead of In, whero hlstdry
became n. practical matter of absorbing In
terest, whero tho llfo ot today linked It
self up with every field of mlnd-trnlnlng,
from mathematics to geography, and where
finally vocational training brtaime n sane
and useful thing, Tho novelty bf Profes
sor Wirt's school system and tho fascina
tion of Mr. Bourne's book may be gathered
from tho caption Under tho frontispiece
picture of tho Froebel School In Gary; "A
modol Wirt school-plant, with all grdiles
from kindergarten through tho high school.
Social center nnd people's university."
Kathleen Norrls ngaln approaches the
fulfillment of her promise of a genuinely
strong story nnd nrtlstlo novel In "The
Heart of Rachel" (Doubtcday, Pago & Co..
Garden City, N. Y.). Tho story offers an
Interesting specific Instnnco of the moWl
cltcumstnnccs of dlvorco; nn Instance well
dovcleped and delightfully told, but sur
rounded by characters much too shallow to
lend either color or Btrcngth to Its main
fabric.
It must bo said, too, though reluctantly,
that Jlrs. Norrls's newest novel betrays
huste nnd lapses Into best-seller stylo. De
spllo these rcgrettnblo weaknesses, however
"Tho lltnrt of Rachel" claims absorbed In
terest and nttcntlon. The herolno is a
rharmlng typo of tho brilliant cool Amer
ican woman ot wealth and beauty. Her
Impulstvo grasp of genuine happiness
through the doubtful medium of divorce Is
tho most sympathetic phase of the story.
A dissolute, Inconsiderate first husband
and n selfish stepdaughter make Rachel's
dlvorco seem cntlroly Justifiable; her re
marrlagt with tho fulfilled promise of lovo
and children augment tho Justification. But
Rachel herself, faced by what nho feels nro
Inevitable consequences, declares that what
ever nro tho circumstances, dlvorco Is
wrong, that "no blessing ever follows a
broken vow."
Jlrs. Norrls does not go Into tho question
deeply enough to reach n solution; her story
Is only ono Individualized caso and cannot
ho taken ns seriously perhaps as It was
Intonded.
A very beautiful piece of character Btudy
of the Irish peasant typo Is the four-act
tragedy, "John Ferguson" (JIncmlllan Com
pany. Now York), by St. John O. Ervlne.
Tho play Is a tragedy with not much relief
from tho atmosphcro of mlsfortuno from
beginning to end. But Ervlno has tho fac
ulty of restraint under perfect command.
His characters aro tha enduring north ot
Ireland peasants. They endure nnd suffer
Just as they make merry with but little
outward sign of what rages within them.
There Is a flno depth about Ervlno's char
acterization of tho Irish peasantry. Ho por
trays beautifully the tides and passions
evoked by the many traglo events which
center nround a religious invalid, John Fer
guson, who for only ono moment loses his
firm stand on tho rock of salvation. Every
bit of description of tho typos, from the
half-witted beggar to the selfish mother
who to save her household wants her daugh
ter to marry n man sho docs iot lovo, Is
dono with tenderness and beauty.
To thOBo who like work, Harold Bell
Wright's "When a Man's a JIan" (Book
Supply Company. Chicago), mar reasonably
appeal, but it is doubtful If even the Wright
devotees can rnto this latest story of tho
West as high ns "Tho Calling of Dan Mat
thews" or "The Winning of Barbara
Worth." Jlrdlccre will be tho term many
will npply to It. though haroldbellwrltlsh Is
n more apt adjective.
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J.C.SNA.THJI
AttUiYlHlNUi or UlC
growth and strug
gles of a boy from
squalor and ignorance to
education and fame
through his association
with the sea. A novel of
fhe building of a man's
character.
"Mr. Snaith ha done mora
than write what ought to
prove the 'beit idler' of the
season. He has written a
novel which it is no ex
travagance to proclaim is in
its way a masterpiece of in
trospective writing." Pall
Mall Gazette, London.
"The Sailor ia a irieo&d, endtir
in j achiffyccacnt bjcorw of the
foremoal craftimen of the day
We will wait unmurmuring so
other ten years for suck a book."
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