Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-16

Paul, She SAID, that II 1t had not been Tor the
little girl in Frankfort we might have arranged
this, eh ?"
l shook my head. "Never!" answered But
if it had not been for her"
'Well?"
Madam knows l answered, bowling over her
beJeweled fingers "Ant aiedersehen!"
She let me go then, and glad enough 1 was to
get away from the atmosphere of cheap scent and
madams stealthy advances. l realized, of course,
that the whole affair trap, bred of this womans
suspicious of me. Nevertheless scarcely dared to
hope that they finally a1layed. 1 told Guest
about my afternoons adventure, and he treated it
seriously indeed.
"She is one of the most dangerous women we
could possibly have to deal with, he told me- Il
have known of her all my life. She was in Paris
twelve years ago, and has twice brought Ger
many and France to the brink of war. She trusts or
mistrusts wholly by instinct, and l have heard her
boast that she is never mistaken You have scored
this time; but she won't let you alone She is a
regular Seuth hound"
/ left little before closing time that night and
made my way, by circutous route, to my cousins
club was shown into the strangers soom, and
Gilbert came to me in few moments.
Jim he said it's terrible, but have failed
completely to convince our friend. l haven't even
made the least impression upon him. He listened
to all that had to say, with very polite smile,
and every and then kept taking out his
watch. When had finished, he thanked me very
much; but gave clearly to understand that he
considered l had been made fool of. l tried
to persuade him to you, but he declined
point blank Shall tell you his message to your"
| nodded.
he sent his compliments, and begged you not
to neglect your winter practice. Said he had set
his heart upon the county winning the cham pion-
ship next season"
lin plain words I remarked bitterly, "he rec
ommends me to mind my own business.
1T is like trying to save drowning man. who
persists in clingng to ones neck, l remarked.
Gilbert, have had German service rifle given
me to-day, with plain hint that l may expect to
be using it within month. even know which of the
Tbury forts shall be expected to help in taking"
My cousin nodded and opened out his paper.
No hoyr 1a
Davenport for Kiel on Thursday next. And here,
in another part of the paper is the little rift in the
clouds Listen!
We understand that slight difficulty has arisen with
Germany as the proposed Morocco commission In
view of the better understanding however existing
between the two Governments speedy agreement is
believed certain.
1--WE shall have an u1timatum," Gilbert declared
grimly, - as soon ships safely anchored
in Kiel harbor Pollock may change his tone, then;
but he will be little too late. What can we do,
Jim? Whom can we appeal to-"
Heaven only knows" l answered. If Adele
succeeds in Paris, hint may come from there"
mighty issue to rest upon
I was thoughtful for few moments. Il have
had proof within the last few hours, l said, that
l am under certain amount of suspicion, and it is
possible that am watched. Yet, after all, that is
comparatively unimportant. Do you think that
Pollock would me?'
Il sure that he would not Gilbert answered
promptly. In fact may as well tell you at once
that he has set down for pair of cranks He
dismissed me to-day almost peremptorily. And l
have reason to know that he has warned other
members of the Cabinet against US. He told me
plainly that it was the policy of his Government
to concilate Germany, and he considered that a
good deal of the i'll feeling in the past had been due
to the fact that always oversuspicious of
Germany and her actions. When l spoke of organ
lied corps of commission, of walters and clerks
here, three hundred thousand of them, all of whom
had had military training and possessed rifles, he
practically called me an ass
Gilbert, l said slowly, 1--WE are up against an
impasse l shall go back and consult with Guest.
He is the most resourceful man l know. He may
be able to suggest something
Gilbert did not attempt to detain me. We walked
tOoether across the hall of the club of which too