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Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-05
CHAPTER XVIII.
The Mysterious Slqnal,

So Locke, as well as Forbes, had
traced us to Alterhoffen, Was their
arrival here, so soon after ourselves,
merely a coincidence? Or could they
have travelled together? Locke had
certainly given me to understand that
he had never seen Sir Mortimer or his
mother and sister. Nor had | reason
to suppose that he knew the kings
messenger-at least two days ago.
II 1t were true that he had met none
OF these people previous to my leaving
Lucerne, II II were true that he did
not know them even now-what could
have brought Locke hither? q
One of three things might have hap.
pened:
Locke may have been keeping a Wig.
ilant watch on the movements OF the
Countess Sarahof.
Captain Forbes might have traced
us here yesterday and have Joined
forces with Locke.
Or Locke may have been watching
me, rather than Madame de WARMER,
and have posted after me, rather than
sAhNi ip' hhh hti NbiiIailohs
1t required little imagination to rea-
son out the affair.
Two days ago he had seen me con.
versing on apparently intimate terms
with the Countess Sarahoff. a noto-
rious adventures. He came to my
hotel to warn me against her; | had
received his warnings lightly enough.
That very evening | dined with the
woman: I took the boat for Vitznau, II
not In her company, In the company
Of DR.. Starva, whom he must have
often seer with her at Lucerene. The
knowledge of these facts would bring
him to the scene at vitznau.
And then? The most startling dis
coveries might be his,
Say that he had actually traced me
as far as Vitznau. He would have
made inquiries yesterday for Ernest
Haddon. From whom else could he
make these inquiries but the con
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-05
Increased Export Of Manufactures.

An interesting and important phase
of the statistics of our foreign trade
is the largely increasing share which
manufactured articles bear to our ex.
ports. For the first nine months OF
this year manufactures were Just
short OF a per cent. of our total ex.
ports, having never before been 40
20 per cent. a quarter Of a century
ago. The figures show the growth in
amount from &c. OO, 900 per month in
1880 to $63. 000, 900 per month in the
first three quarters Of this year. Iron
and steel manufactures form the
largest item, being STAG, OO0, 900 for the
nine months. while prior to 1897 the
years total was not $50, 000, 900.
The increasing ratio of manufac-
lures in our exports is a good sign,
since the higher the process is car.
ried and the more finished the article
the more employment Is given to labor
and the larger proportion of the value
represents wages. C%oincident with this
feature Is the increase of tropical and
sub'tropical products imported into the
United States. These products rep
resent not only food, as we are apt to
think, though coffee, cocoa, sugar,
fruits and nuts form a large part OF
them. There are also crude materials
for manufacturing, such as india rub.
Der, fbers, gums, barks, raw silk and
tobacco. The importation in increas.
Ing amounts OF these materials de.
notes industrial growth, but is not so
clear an outcome OF 1t as the more
impressive enlargement of the manu-.
featured exports.
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read e~uriously. I turned TO Sir MORT

read e%uriously. I turned TO Sir Morti.
mer Brett.
"Sir Mortimer Brett, K.G.M.G.;
C.B.; MA, All Souls College, Oxford,
1879. Competitive examination and
clerk of F. o., May 81, 1880. Sd Sec.
Mad, 1888. Precis Writer to the late
Marquis Of Salisbury. Sec. State for
Foreign Affairs, 1885. Transferred st.
Petersburg. I'd Sec, 1886. Allowance
for knowledge OF Russian, May, 1887.
Charge %d'affaires, Tan, 1888. Trans.
ferred Constantinople. Allowance for
Turkish granted. Consul General,
1902"
I read the list Of Sir Mortlmer's
honors with a strange catching Of the
breath. His progress in his profession
had been extraordinary. That he was
a jealous and ambitious diplomat vas
proven by the one fact that twice his
salary had been increased because he
had mastered two Of the most difficult
languages In the world. That fact also
proved that he owed his promotion not
so much to influence at Court as to
his own determination. He was o
student as well as a diplomatist. II
gave me a distinct shock that such q
man should be so weak as to succumt
to the beauty of a clever adventures
Again ! read at random:
The flag to be used by His Mai
esty's Diplomatic Servants, whether
on shore or embarked on boats OF
other vessels, is the Union, with the
Royal Arms in the center thereof, sur
rounded by a green garland"
My eyes skipped down the page
The uniform OF the consul general was
fully described. The cooked hat was
to be without binding-the fan OF
back part eleven inches, the cockad,
plain b%ullion-gold t~assels. edging o.
black ostrich feather--I skipped that
too. | was not interested in millinery
But presently my y wandered to thi'
paragraph. l began to read 1t moi
without uneasiness:
Official Act of Parliament to pre-
vent a Disclosure of Documents ant
Information: Any person found guilt,
Of a breach Of official trust; of pur
Joining or obtaining under false pre-
lenses papers OF State, and fount
guilty of the same, shall be convicted
of high treason. Any person interior
ing with His Majesty's Diplomatic
Servants in their official business
either by the giving of false informa
ton, the assuming of any Of their pre-
negatives or rights"
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chemlsette Of blue Chinese embroidery
and inside this a chemlsette of trans
parent ecru lace. The embroidery
appeared again below the draped
pieces in a waistcoat effect. which
continued down below the waist and
finished in a rounded point something
like an old fashioned basque. Be.
meath the chemisette the waist was
buttoned straight down tho front. II
had n draped belt at the back and
sides. Another new waist OF blue silk
had a waistcoat OF gray silk and inside
this a chemlsette OF narrow lace. II
also was finished Il go outside the
skirt and had a draped belt. These
waists were, of course, fitted and
lined.
New silk blouses, unlined and meant
for Interchangeable wear with laun.
dered shirt waists, are made Of soft
striped silks In all colors and widths
Of stripes. An attractive design for
such a waist, which was OF blue and
white silk. had knife pleatings OF plain
blue and plain white silk on one side
of the front flap, which concealed the
opening Of the bodice. The waist was
quite full, being tucked at the top
The tucks let out formed the fullness,
The sleeves, OF medium size, were
taken in to a deep. plain cum of the
silk, which was trimmed all around
with a white crochet buttons. Equal
ly attractive vas a waist made Of
fine white and brown striped silk,
which was perfectly plain and very
full. The cuffs were finished merely
with stitching.
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mysterious try was nj longer re
peatsd.
Puzzled, I stood at the window. lean
ing far out, but ] could discover sign
Of no person at such Of the windows
as I could command. My glance fell
idly to the woman summing herself on
the opposite bank. And as I looked, .
tiny shaft Of light arrested my atten'
ton.
II was scarcely larger than my hand
but 1t seemed endowed with elfish In.
telhgence. For 1t moved, II danced.
And always in the direction OF the
woman with the p%arasol.
Now II crawled slowly along the
graveled walk in a direct line from
the river bank toward her. Now II
burned, a shining mark, motionless.
Then II darted about In circles, and
always close to the woman as II to en-.
gage her attention. A minute. five
minutes passed, while I watched the
eccentric gyrations OF this extraordi.
narily intelligent shaft of light. over
and over its antics were repeated.
The woman's parasol was tilted care.
lessly back for a moment. The mar.
row beam Of light seized its oppor.
tunity. 1t played Enthusiastically on the
dress Of the woman Now at last she
had seen 1t. II flashed upward toward
her face. She looked about vaguely,
then toward the chateau walls. Now
I had seen her face.
II was Helena Brett.
I struck my forehead, impatient at
my stupidity. 1t was Captain Forbes
who had shouted. He had seen Helena
Brett; he had vainly attempted to
make her hear. But the roaring river
had drowned his cry. That l had
heard 1t, proved that he was nearer to
me than to her. Yes; in this chateau,
and a prisoner.
He was signaling that fact to her.
Every s~choolboy knows the trick. The
reflection Of the suns rays on a mir.
ror will carry a tolerable distance.
But now that he had attracted her
attention, would she look up and see
him? II by chance that were possible,
would she understand?
Fascinated. | saw the little beam of
light tell its story ~eloquently and In.
g%eniously.
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Gus little stream below. It was now
ten o'clock. The sun was shining
brightly into my room. l could see
the mountains rosy.hued In the morn.
ing light.
My door was raped gently, then
pushed open. The servant who had
ushered me to my chamber entered
with coffee. There vas zone so likely
to have brought the note as he. was
tempted to test the suspicion. 1t might
be convenient to avail myself Of his
services, if my suspicion were true-
But / decided to make no allusion to
It. For the present | had no need of
the man, and IL he were ignorant Of
the existence Of the note should risk
much by making him the wiser.
Il am anxious to see Madame de
WARMER" | said, raising myself on my
elbow to pour out my coffee. rs she
up YETI"
Madam never rises until after her
second breakfast" replied the man.
But DIR. Starva has asked me to say
that he is at your Excellency's dis.
posai.'
He is very good" / yawned. and
dismissed him.
Now that Madame de WARMER was
not to be seen for the present, /
wished | might have slept longer. 1t
a too late to keep the doubtful ap-
pointment with Locke, even had l
wished. But / did not wish to keep 1t.
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Portieres for the Den,

Portieres for a den can be made of
squares Of leather laced together, The
portieres should be made as large as
the ordinary kind and hang in grace
full folds, The great advantage in
having these leather portieres for a
smoking room or den lies in the fact
that they do not retain the odor of the
tobacco smoke. II those made of
squares seem too simple for the rest
of the room, the skins may be cut into
more elaborate designs, which result
in much more labor and time being
expended upon them. Calf skins of
medium quality come in attractive
shades OF red. green and tan. and
work up" wonderfully we'll,
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-05
Cloth and Satin,

Among many of the very elaborate
costumes may be seen a lovely comb.
nation OF cloth and satin. The beau
tifully decorated skirt OF cloth Is ex.
tremely plain and cut with a view to
snugness around the hips, though the
lower portion of the garment is wide,
fiaring and machine stitched. A coat
OF contrasting color is made Of satin
in the Directoire pattern and every
Imaginable kind OF lace adornment Is
q part of the artistic trimming. Natur.
ally, a costume of this kind is for at.
ternoon wear, and Is completed with
a felt hat deliberately trimmed with
rich satin ribbon. One suit of this
kind was a very dark green. the trim,
ming a co~pper-green lace, a shade
between gold and furnished green.
Another suit of exceptional beauty
was buff. The coat was trimmed with
ecru lace and gold buttons.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-05
The BURGLAR and the Waterman

Under the title of The Burglar and
tho Waterman" the New York Press
says:
1.-THE high fnanciers, the specula.
tive bankers. the counterfeiters OF
fraudulent securities, the rebaters,
the monopolists, the assassins Of com.
petition and the great lawbreakers
are not angry with the dark.lantern
gentry that were engaged In a mag.
nificent burglary Of the sleeping pub.
lie. They are roaring mad; they are
in an uncomfortable fury, because the
National Waterman turned the light
on the looters when they were In the
midst of their work. The American
people know the difference between
those who committed the deeds that
caused the panic and President Roose.
welt. who sounded the alarm for the
public to save what vas left to It Of
Its property.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-05

l have never learned the awful fate
Of a person guilty Of these misdemean.
ors. The book slipped from my hand.
Above the clamor Of the stream be-
low | had heard a faint shout.
Twice It vas repeated. Alarmed, !
went to the window and looked down.
At first | thought some n had fallen
into the river. But the shout had not
come from below. l could be sure OF
this. because on the opposite side OF
the Aare was a narrow esplanade.
Benches were placed at intervals, and
there were beds of flowers to break
the monotony Of the gravel we TX. The
esplanade was deserted but fo,' one per,
son, a woman, and she was seated, her
parasol shielding her from the sun
and from my view.
Again heard the shout. and still
again. | listened, breathless. But the
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-05
STYLES In WAISTS
MANY NOW MADE TO WEAR OUT.
SIDE THE SKIRT.
Waisteost Effects Are Among the
Most Popular-Attractlve Design
In unlined silk Blouse for
interchangeable Wear.

This seasons silk waists and those
also Of chiffon and lace are many OF
them finished to wear outside the
skirt. being made either with a draped
belt attached to the waist or like an
old.fashioned basque. Waistcoat eff.
fects are popular, aud many of the silk
waists are fastened directly down the
front with buttons which show. Tai.
feta is a favorite material still, and
waists made of It are trimmed with
waistcoats OF embroidery and trans.
parent chemisettes of lace. Soft
satins and silks are also much used,
matching In color the skirt OF the
suit with which such waists are us.
ually worn. Chiffon cloth, chiffon and
net, both plain and embroidered, are
also made to go outside the skirt.
One such waist made of black tai.
feta silk had the front draped so that
1t seemed to be plain at the top, hav.
ing a full drapery across the bust.
Above the bust line there was set a
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-05
What Is Politics?

THE manufacturers realize that the
tariff can never go out of politics till
protection is out OF the tariff The
Globe.
The Globe Is right. What Is poll.
tics? Free trade to the free traders
Is politics plain and simple, To the
protectionist 1t is the most intense pol.
tiles imaginable. and to say that the
tariff is not a political question is de.
ception, Protectionists who understand
what their true interests are, cannot
afford to shut their eyes to the fact
that the tariff can never be out OF pol.
tics.-Canadian Manufacturer.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-05
Of Gold.

A million and a half dollars of gold
went In N shipment to Germany last
week, This is described by the ship.
per as "a special transaction, having
no bearing on the foreign exchange
situation" Nevertheless It directs at.
tention to the coincidence of increased
imports from Germany. decreased ex
ports to Germany, and a heavy ship
ment of gold to Germany, Shipments
Of gold In the four months ending with
September have aggregated nearly
1872, 5000 In three Of these months
the German treaty has been in opera
ton.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-05

At the hem of the circular skirts
wide Greek or other conventional
borders are shown in heavy and beau
tiful braids with velvet or fur intro.
duced, and the skirt trains ever 80
little. The waist to a gown like this
(for these costumes are in three parts.
the oat usually on directolre lines)
has a square or Y-neck for a guimpe
yoke; at the edge the border design
again appears, but in a smaller pat.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-05
Madam Butterfly Styles

A very pretty and youthful suit that
is having a special run at all the de-
partments where ready.to-wear gar
ments are shown is known as the
Madam Butterfly" This has COM
bined the mandarin sleeve with a coat
that suggests directolre lines. and a
smart fuzzy ruffles' type of skirt com.
pletes an ensemble that is trig. neat.
and likely to be becoming to the av.
erage young woman, As a result the
suit Is already too popular TO appeal
to m who demand a certain dis.
tnction from their apparel.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-05
Old System Of Hooking Abandoned on
Florida Coast.

The practicability of the method now
being employed extensively in the
sponge industry in procuring this prod
uct, says the Tarpon Springs (Fla,)
News. is no longer In doubt, and
a large percentage of the Tar.
pom Springs vessels are changing
from the old method of hooking
to the new one OF diving. and
in order to successfully accomplish
desired results with the diving method
it was thought necessary to employ
Greeks. who are accustomed to the
work, as 1t seemed doubtful whether
many of those who have followed the
hooking process would care to don the
helmet and leaden shoes and pull
sponge with from 30 to go feet of wa.
ter overhead. But recent experiments
by a few have demonstrated that q
little practice and confidence. together
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N MR7YZR N7NY NsN|
6u1Rcgn: Apoo sp nAeRSzvS com,

cierge? And he would learn-what?
The mysterious secret that 1t vas not
really Ernest Haddon who had come
to the hotel, but Sir Mortimer Brett,
passing under the name of Ernest
IIaddon. Yes: the concierge would
tell him the truth, according to his
lights. An old newspaper msn like
Locke would be satisT.sd with no
vague evasions.
II Locke. then. had made certain
that | had entered the hotel the even.
ing before, that | had occupied the
suite OF Sir Mortimer Brett, the truth
would flash on him. He would then
be forced to one or two conclusions:
either that was a great fool to be so
%guileless q victim, or that | was a
much more cunning rogue than he had
thought.
But the note had found SO strange.
ly on my pillow had given no inkling
Of his suspicious, If he had any. That
was to be expected. II Sir Mortimer,
or rather myself, failed to keep the
appointment, he would draw his own
conclusions. And having drawn them.
what would be his course Of action?
He would storm the chateau for the
truth. II, as seemed most likely, he
had Joined forces with Captain Forbes,
he would realize the need Of immedi.
ate action.
What with interviews between my.
self and Madame de WARMER, Locke,
and Eprhnc tho 1ax. nrnrntcaH IN hp
exciting. There might, | thought with
infinite dread, be yet another inter.
view. For If Forbes and Locke had
succeeded in tracing us to Alterhoffen
why should not Helena Brett and her
mother?
looked at my watch. ! had slept
soundly, lulled to sleep by the temptu.
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Curious Custom of China.

leading merchant who for years has
had the supervision of the Chinese
Bank Of San Francisco, entertained
his relatives to a remote degree with
magnificent banquet in honor of the
first cutting of the hair of his only
son, say the Oakland correspondent
of the San Francisco Chronicle.
The banquet took place at an Eighth
street restaurant and there were $50
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-05

guests. A notable feature was the
fact that the wives and children Of
the guests sat down at the same table
with the heads Of the families, A
birds nest soup. steam stuffed duck.
Foon Yon Ha, sharks Ans and other
rare and costly celestial dishes were
served.
The banquet cost the happy father
$500. During the evening quite a
number of prominent members Of the
San Francisco clearing house called
at the restaurant to offer their felici.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-05
New Treatment Of Belts and Buckles.

One Of the new departures observed
in the French gown models is that
both belt and buckle effects are repre-
sented by the skill of the trimmer.
and by NEAR OF the gown material
and a bias fold of color, In hand work
trimmings inch wide velvet ribbons
are conspicuous in forming tabs and
battlements,-Vogue,
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-05
NoW Diue for Sponges

with a good physical condition, :"A all
that is needed to become a diver. Al.
ready a number of our native spongers
have become proficient in this line.
and the probabilities are that In the
near future a large percentage OF the
catch will be obtained In this manner.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-05
Secret of Jewish Success,

Isaac Seligman. the vel l.known New
York banker and philanthroplst. was
asked several days ago why Jews in,
variably succeed, and his reply was
MY people keep their heads. work
hard and spend their spare time In
their homes"
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-05

Once there was a one-dollar Bryan
dinner, Now we have a three-doilar
Bryan dinner. The advance is due
less to the increased prosperity OF
Bryan than to the greater wealth OF
the country following the defeat OF
himself and his theories.
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tations to him, The hair cutting cere-
mony, which was observed with pic-
r%uresque rites, symbolizes that Fons
Hooks heir is now a factor In the
family, The guests brought presents
for the little son worth thousands of
dollars.
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Mistaken Grief.

Alexander wept because there were
no more worlds for him to conquer"
said the hero worshipper.
Yes" answered the skeptic, but
in so doing he did not display great
valor so much as a limited knowl.
edge Of geography"
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wise strap. stitched at each edge; silk
tassels finish the pointed ends.
The smart little jacket has a full
bodice gathered to a waistband, to the
other edge Of which is attached a
pleated basque, The collar and re.
vers are faced with silk, and the front
and straps are finished by tassels.
Hat OF cornfower.blue c%rinoline,
trimmed with a chiffon scarf and
shaded ostrich feathers.
Materials required for the costume:
7 yards serge, 8 tassels, N yard silk.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-05
Democracy Groans.

As his custom is, Mr.. Bryan uses
up a good deal of language in making
his announcement, 1t is perfectly In.
telligible, however, and the Democrats
who have that tired feeling will groan
inwardly as they read it.--Hartford
Courant.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-05
Ceremony Of First Cutting Of a Boys
Hair Observed In Oakland.

One of the most ancient and curl
GUS customs among the Chinese, and
one rarely commemorated In this
country. was observed with great
pomp and circumstance In Chinatown
Sunday night when Fong Hook, q
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-05

The Democrats whom Bryan does
not want and those who do not want
Bryan might make a fair-sized party
II they would get together.
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A Matter of Tina,

II an untruth is only q day old It is
called a lie; II II is a year old II Ia
called a f~alsehood; but II II II q cen
fury old It 10 called q legend.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-05
NIGHTooWN IN EMPIRE STYLE.
One Of the Most Comfortable Of All
Slumber Robes.

For those ladies' who prefer the EN-.
pire style of ~nightgown this will be
found a most comfortable shape; It
IL suitable for making In nainsook,
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-12-05
MADE UP OF SERGE.
Dress and Jacket That Looks Well In
Any Color.

This may be carried out In serge Of
any color; our model is cream. The
skirt Just touches the ground all
round, and Is trimmed with a cross.
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tern. The yoke is OF hlet. Irish, or
Florentine, as taste and purse may In
spire; all are good.