The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1907-03-21
A DIPLOMATIC
POINTER.
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some difficulty LII IlaliHS InGiN OUC. 1t
was generally conceded that Mrs
Compton was OF & superior grade to
her husband-that is she had tie
mannerism% of society. which her lus-
band had not. MIR. Compton laugAel
rather l1gG. while AIS. Compton laugh
ed very softly. thouga an exre:. il
caste would have Getc@teI that it was
rather artificial than L9 Ural
The minister fro-<a .Crania-the"e is
no such country g .Aurania; the name
is used to sand fer & Eingdo2l v-hic.l
it would MOI 60 to mention open.l-3:e-
came devoted to Mrs. Compton. Hitter
this or Mrs. Compton became &c 2.1 &,
to the Ambassador We must haze q
name for I've minister. 50 we win cal
him the Marquis Of Caribas. lie was
regarded as one Of tie brightest &C to
diplomatic CORPS and W;1llai the most
reticent. Re Lad 4 way Of Furnishing
items to reporters without giving tA>.i
Information which, though it did Eo,
satisfy. never antagcniEed them.
Marquis" said Mrs. Compton enc
evening when with tie a.lbaS~a ,-,,..'.
''there IS a rumor that the war be-, ec-l
your people and the Wisterians'' LII
other fictitious nalne-''is a10ut i.
cease. hca" the Un;ted States wa
intervene"
"AIl depends upon the emperor i:
WisteIia."
Indeed! What do you Arrss.;3s. +
expect him 20 do?"
1--WE eXnC, / him s. 10 nothing"
'"That il4I'-:e5 thar he is he.lc o. {,
ing some;a.-.,"
IF 50 it IS the first tie he h&a ~
done anything. Ia is the laEcit So
ereign on the face O. the caral''
Il thought possibly that you U3y.
trust re Just q little since We ..9V> u.
come such coed friends" sail the Ia :!
with hurt expression 4 dcu't ~
how you diplomats ever marry; -
must always have secret frc2l tie re-
man who loves yea
AS Mrs. Compton spoke the 4
words she looked UD I,cani2~ly II IL
marquis.
NY dear Ms. Compton" he r2p.icl
81 knew nothing as yet Of the So -
you are mentioning. Asiz re so.:,e
thinS that I k2ow-tl,c methods. ="
instance by which we dip.32lats SC.
and | Will show you that a-y wo:Ha .
who-who loves NE viii he repaid fc.
her devotion"
'Well, then, how DO you co:nm"ni
cate important information to ro,.'
SOVEREIGN without having il known u
the world:'
"By a cipher code
''What is your code?''
sit is too complies tel to make ye.:
familiar with it except by considerable
instruction"
Mrs. Compton pondered; then she
asked. What's your word for peacewI
"PaI." renlied the marquis.
"Pax? What 4 funny word! What's
your word for WARP"
"Vobiscum.'
PAX and vobiscull, Seems to RE
I've heard something like that son.e
where
Mrs. Compton had made a step II: .
plan she had formed and began II
consider her next enc. Presently s.I2
added:
promise ne one thing
"Anything.'
'"Telephone me when you are abHIt
to send your cablegram on this subj2ct
to your sovereign"
IF there i; time"
'fKeep me posted as to whom YOU ex-
pect the ma tier to be settled. ana
will go at Il moments notice"
81 promise"
A few days later Mrs. Compton was
summoned to the Auranian embassy.
Calling a carriage, she proceeded t? t,
er at rapid pace. Size was uShe !;
into the marquis private Office.
81 am sending an important aess;;Gs
to my government" e said. * =
Impossible without betraying Il sac"o
trust to show it to you. l am going
into the other office for few mo.2a.i11;
and you viii he alone here
He looked meanngly at a paper lying
on his desk and went out. Mrs Comp
ton rushed to the paper and ran her
eye over Il number Of words which 10
her were meaningless. But-one attract
ed her attenton-the word pax. When
the marquis returned she gave him Z
look Indicating her profound apprecia-
ton OF his act Returning to her hotel.
she found her husband waiting for her.
''Well?" Re exclaimed eagerly.
''Its peace"
Without Il word he rushed to his tele-
phone and. calling up his New York
stockbrOker ordered hinl to buy mil
lion in Auranian bonds Immediately.
Mr. and Mrs. Compton's expectation
that peace would be announced and
the bonds rise in price was dsappoint-
id. There was no intervention. 10
peace She did not see the Marquis CT
Carabas again. for he soon after took
his vacation The bonds sank III price.
and Mr. Compton's were scM out at q
loss.
One day the couple went to Il Roman
Catholic church 10 hear some 1i.e inu-
sic, and during the services the priest
pronounced the words Pax vObiscun.
They looked at each otlie: rneani3@!y.