The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1908-06-11
A Diplomatic Coup.

| DecAuSe, Delng younger son, nc
money is to be spent on me. I'd need
both that and influence to get into
diplomacy. No; my father is deter
mined that l shall 60 to America and
earn living as best can. Why won't
you go with me?"
silly boy. You Will find all you can
90 there to support yourself without
being burdened by me. Besides, father
would not consent. No; you must 70
into diplomacy"
1T seems to me that your PROPOSE
ton is as Silly as mine"
mot at all Your father certainly
has influence sufficient to get you an
assistant secretaryship or something
like that"
"At ECO year. What would that be
to us?'
You might rise to better position !"
when you and are past middle
age. Thank you l don't propose to
wait for dead mems Shoes
But the girl carried her point, and
Edgar Manross secured a clerkship in
the foreign office at salary Of $3.50
year. Being young and attractive be-
sides the son of baronet. he was
pushed, but not In the way he wished
to be pushed He was forced to do
social work. If courtesy was to be
shown any person for any purpose. Ed
gar Manross was deputed to do It.
Now 1t was to drive some Turkish
pasta In Rotten row, now to show q
foreign messenger through Westmin-
ster abbey or the British museum. Tir-
Ing OF this. he went to hts chief and
asked for trial at some real diplo-
matte work He was laughed at.
Going to the Hon. Gladys, he poured
out his woes to her In a disconsolate
fashion. There is faculty possessed
by women-at least some wOmen-that
Is pleasing If not valuable. When the
bottom drops out they can say hopeful
~: Never mind. 1t will all come out
right In the end" So said Gladys, and
Edgar went away thinking what a
lovely little fool she was.
: At his rooms he found an order to at
tend dinner, representing the for
eign Office. 1t was not an important
function or he would not have been
sent. He went and found an assem-
blage consisting Of mem bers of parlia-
ment secretaries Of legation and jun
1or government officials. When the
speaking came on Edgar retired to a
cushioned window seat behind pair
OF heavy curtains and went to sleen
AS the evening wore on the assembly
was thinned by the departure of tho
more sober persons, leaving only a few
noisy, ones. About o'clock Edgar
woke lup. Some one sitting near was
talking. Edgar knew by the voice and
the language spoken that he was a
member of the French embassy.
He asks 100000"
why doesn't your government pay
1t at onceY'
1t has offered 1880, 900, but will
raise the price rather than let the |
shares go to any other power"
Il should think so. To control the |
only outlet by sea between Europe and
Asia is worth many times the amount"
+, Soon, after the speaker went away.
Edgar Manross sat up and did prodi-
gious lot Of thinking 1t did not take
him long to deduce from the, dialogue
he had heard that sale Of property
very important to England was about
to occur Keeping between the cur
Eains till he saw his exit would not
be noticed, then passing through the
Few groups OF remaining guests and
the latter clearing away the
remains of the feast, he went out and
called cab.
.4To Lord DIS" he said to the cabby.
When he drove up to Lord DIS there
was not light TO be seen. Neverthe-
less he rang and finally pounded. be-
tore the door was opened Then he Il
old the ffunky who opened it that he
must see the prime minister at once
he was refused till he said he had i'm
lortant diplomatic information for his
ordship. Lord D. came down in Dress
ng gewn and slippers.
Il have important information for
your lordship." said Edgar. II am
clerk In, the foreign Office or / would
'tipulate price for It, AS it is, only
lsk that be given promotion"
Lord ID. yawned and directed him to
proceed.
The khedive Of Egypt is about to
'ellahis shares in the Suez canal"
The deuce you say" exclaimed the
starting up
He is offered $4,000 by France.
lie is standing out for 100000"
The minister stood with mouth and
yes wide open while Edgar told how
Re had secured the information. Then
he said:
Have you a cab at the door?' II
YES"
Hold It while get on some clothes"
In ten minutes the two were whirl-
ng to the residence Of Baron Roths-
HID, whom they routed out. and before
'e was permitted to retire again he
vas pledged to furnish the money to
NY the khedive's shares. When the
morning train loft for Dnvor Er3 uor