The Washington times., 1905-04-16


SYNOPSIS OF CHAPTERS ALREADY PUB-
LISHED.
Russia has at last drawn China into the
war with Japan, in spite of the American
note subscribed to by the powers declaring
Chnas 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 a standstih'
There are two parties in the United States
one favoring interference in the East and the
other opposed to il.
At the head of the opposition IS senator
Langhorne. the leader of the Repupilcah
party. A Russian secret society, the Maltese
Cross, desires the overthrow OF tne Ear
government In order 10 accomplish its ena
il sends representatives to the United states
with orders to make this country interfere III
the East so that the war may be stopped.
For peace with terms unfaForaple 10 f'ussid
means the downfall of the government
Representatives of the Maltese cross eii en-
list the aid of a number or New 1orh mn. mn
Honaires bv promising them great concessions
in Russia Billy Hale, a friend ana protese
Of Senator LanghoTne. returns from the seat
of war, where he has been on a se~ml-alplo ~
matte mission. He reaches Washington sun
dav morning and is told by Senator Lang
horne under whom he served when the Sena
tor was ambassador to Russia, that the MAI
tese Cross is operating in this country IN IN
The same train a beautiful woman, Marie
Won Breunen, member OF the Maltese Cross
comes TO Washington. 1t is her duty 70 Win Wii
the Senator to her cause py niahin6 Inn i
in love with her. -.
Hale goes for ride in the Senator auto
mobile and in Rock Greek Park stops q iuH-
away horse. thereby saving the ite OF I,i'iI- :
iorie Lee a niece of the Senator, Whom
Hale has never before seem He is badly
Knocked out ,.o
n,obile meeting Madame Won Breunen on
the way 1t transpires that madame anu anu
Hale are old friends, she having nurseo mn
through a fever in Cairo four years DeIore;
,o1 left
Hale had seen or heard OF her agaln
until now During their friendship IN the
East he had learned that she. nVed III afeao
of a mysterious power.
Senator Langhorne meets the repreSehta-
tives of the Maltese Cross at mionight ps
appointment Its leader tells him ne WantS
tbs United States to stop the war Inc
senator refuses TO remove his opposition Z
interference in the East, saying that TO ut
so would plunge the United States into war
The Maltese Cross bids him beware. as 1t ha:
power in America of which he does no
dream 49,,
thirty American seamen have been mUrdeTec
by Russians on the coast of Manchuria Ih'
country is in an uproar. Senator Langhoii u
and Hale suspect that the Maltese cross ]!
behind the story, for 1t comes nrst tniousi
a New York yellow journal which mas al al
ways been inirnical to the senator BY st
,,rene effort the Senator defeats war meas
,,re In the senate He has wired his agent
in the Philippines to. investigate the story
He feels that unless he hears immediatell
he will not be able TO prevent wal, -,
Hale follows the millionaire owner Oh IN
New York yellow journal to what ne 1eeN
sure is a rendezvous of the Maltese Cross
He discovers plot to prevent the news .
,ba actual condition of affairs in the Eas
reaching the Senator. is captured py IN IN
Maltese Cross. but escapes, after nearly XII
ing three of the conspirators, in Tune .
catch the train for New York. There n
manages to get the much-needed cable ant
wires, ii TO Senator Langhorne just IN tiin
to prevent the passage of a war Dill py IN
H. ocf,pS Washington
night. and Marjorie finds him asleep peior
the fire