The Washington times., 1905-04-23
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Russia has at last drawn China into the
war with Japan, IN spite of the American
note subscribed to by the powers declaring
China's neutrality. Japan has claimed Eng
lands aid and received IT, In consequence.
the ports of China are closed, and American
trade in the Far East is at standstill.
There are two parties in the United States.
one favoring interference In the East and the
other opposed TO it.
At the head of the opposition is Senator
I-anghorne. the leader of the Republican
party. A Russian secret society, the Maltese
Cross, desires the overthrow of the car
government In order to accomplish lis ena
il sends representatives to the United states
with orders to make this country interfere IN
the East 50 that the war may be stopped
For peace with terms unfavorTable 10 Russia
means the downfall of the government
Representatives of the Maltese Cross en-
list the aid of a number of New York mil
lionaires BY promising them great concessions
IN Russia. Billy Hale. friend and pfotese
of Senator Langhornc returns from the seat
of war. where he has been ON a semi pi''-
matte mission. He reaches Washington sun
DAY morning, and is told by Senator Lang
horne under whom he served when the Seha :
ter was ambassador TO Russia, that the MAJ
tese Cross is operating in this country IN
the same train a beautiful woman, MARIE
Won Breupen. member of the Maltese tfoss
to Washington. IT is her uutH 10 VII
the Senator 70 her cause by making MIN iaA
in love with her
Hale goes fer ride IN the Senator's auto
mobile and in Rock Creek Park stops run
aMay horse. thereby saving the life OF Mar
5orie Lee a niece of the Senator, whosn
Hale has never before seen. He IS padiE
knocked out.
Marjorie and Hale rode home in the auto
mobile meeting Madame Won Breunen on
the way. 1t uacspires that madame anu
Hale are old friends she having nurseG hsrn
through fever in Cairo four years before.
She had left Egypt suddenly, however ana
Hale had not seen or heard OF nef ibain
until now During their friendship IN TIE
East he had learned that she lived IN dread
Of a mysterious power.
Senator Langhorne meets the represent
tiyes of the Maltese Cross at midnight py
sei,nirltuoent It's leader tells him he wants
the United States TO stop the war me
Senator refuses 10 remove his opposition e
interference in the East. saying that TO &C
so would plunge the United states into War
The Maltese Cross bids him beware, as II haas
power in America of which ne does MOI
dream.
4 report comes TO the United States thai
thirty American searnen have been murdereo
by Russians on the coast of Manchurla- me
country is in an Uproar senator Laneiioi ~ !.
and Hale susnect that the Maltese cross j
behind the story for it comes first througf
a New York yellow journal which mas al
wavs been ini7iacal TO the Senator BY Su
.,r-ene effort the Senator defeats a Waf meas
IRE in the Senate. He has wired MS agent
in the Philippines TO investigate the story
He feels that unless he hears inmediatel.
he will not be able to prevent war
Hale follows the millionaire owner OF IN
New York yellow journal to what ne feel
sure is q rendezvous of the Maltese efoss-
He discovers a plot to prevent the news
the actual condition OF affairs in the las
reaching the Senator, is captured py IN
Maltese Cross but escapes. after nearly XII
ing three of the conspirators. in time
catch the train for New York fhere
manages to get the much needed cable an
wires il to Senator Ianghorne just IN TIM
TO prevent the passage of a war Dill by tn
Senate.
uaIa and Marjorie go for a horseback r2d'
He leaves her on the road, expecting TO rne'
her TWO miles farther on. But Rubinof,
member of the Maltese Cross, and an a
tache OF the Russian embassy, who has pa
Marjorie marked attention, finds her aion
r,ro,icses TO marry her, and insults her VINE
she refuses him. Hale arrives, however,
time to punish the Russian
Senator Langhorne. who has falten oeep
IN love with Madame Won Brennen' ASKS q
10 be his wife She tells him of her wo
in the cause OF freedom and asks hihl II
cares enough for her TO give up ms opp
sition to the interference OF the Clit ,
states in the Far East. This he cannot q
Meanwhile the Maltese Cross. a1oed py |
New York ring, has sprung another suIpIis
The Senator is accused OF graft ana ms 70
tune is threatened by clever manlpuis..'
of the stock market. He refuses 70 ue'
with the society, however. one OF the co
enirators a nondescript character. Wor
busiiT over an Internal machine, Which
feels may be the last resort II the oehau
again wins.