The Washington times., 1905-04-09
SYNOPSIS OF CHAPTERS ALREADY PUB.
L1SHED.

SYNOPSIS OF CHAPTERS ALREADY PUB
L1SHED.
Russia has at last drawn China into the
var with Japan. In spite of the American
note subscribed to b. the powers declaring
China's neutrality. Japan has claimed Eng
lands aid and received 1t. In consequence,
the ports of China are closed, and American
trade IN the Far East is at n staudstill.
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
Langhornc. the leader of the Republican
party. A Russian secret society. the Maltese
Cross, desires the overthrow OF the Car S
government In order to accomplish its END
IL sends representatives TO the United States
with orders TO make this country interfere In
the East SO that the may be stopped
Fur peace with terms unfavorable 10 Russia
means the downfall OF the government.
Representatives Of the Maltese Cross en-
list the aid of 4 number Of New York mil
ltonaires by promising them great concessions
IN Russia. Billy Hale. n friend and protegc
OF Senator LanghoI1le. returns from the seat
OF war, where he mas been on q semi -dlpIo-
matte mission. He reaches Washington sun
day morning. and is told b. Senator Lang
horne. under whom he served when the Sefia-
tor was ambassador TO Russia. that the NAL
tese Cross IS operating in this country On
the train beautiful woman Marie
Breunen, member OF the Maltese cross,
comes to Washington. 1t is her duty TO win
the Senator 10 her cause by making alul ian
In love with her.
Hale goes for ride In the Senator's auto
mobile and in Rock Creek Park stops run
away horse. thereby saving the life OF Mar-
jorie Lee, a niece OK the Senator. Whon
Hale has never before seem He is badly
knocked out.
Marjorie and Hale rode home in the auto
mobile meeting Madame Won Breunen on
the way. II transpires that madame and
Hale are old friends, she having nursed him
through fever in Cairo four. years before
She had left Egypt suddenly, however, and
Hale had not seen or heard OF her again
until now During their friendship in the
East he had learned that she lived in dread
of mysterious power.
Senator Langhorne meets the representa-
tives of the Maltese Cross at midnight oy
appointment Its leader tells him he wants
the United States to stop the war. The
Senator refuses TO remove his opposition 10
interference in the East, saying that to do
so would plunge the United States into war
The Maltese Cross bids him beware. as 1t has
power in America OF which ne does not
dream
report comes 10 the United States that
thirty American seamen have been murdered
by Russians on the coast of Manchuria. The
country is in uproar. Senator Langhorne
and Hale suspect that the Maltese Cross Is
behind the story, for IL comes first through
a New York yellow journal which has al
ways been inmical to the Senator BY n su-
prene effort the Senator defeats war meas
in the Philippines to investigate the story
He feels that unless he hears Immediately
he will not be able TO prevent war.
Hale follows the millionaire owner OF the
New York yellow journal TO what he feels
sure is a rendezvous of the Maltese Cross.