The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-08-27
BY MEREDITH NICHOLSO


Ian yermuth You undermined ths
constitutions Of half Montana with
that ness"
Sanderson reached for his hat with
sudden detection
''The sprinkling cart for mel rye
got nerve specialist engaged by the
year 60 keep me out of sanitariums See
here. ] want you 10 70 with us tonight
10 the secretary Of states push Not
many OF the Montana boys get this far
from home, and want you for exhibi.
ton purposes. Say, John. when ! saw
.Cinch Tight. Montana" written on the
register down there II increased my
circulation seven beats! You're all
right. and guess you're about as good
sn American as they make anywhere
John Armitagew
The function for which the senator
from Montana provided an invitation
for Armitage was large AFFAIR In
honor Of several new ambassadors. Al
10 o'clock Senator Sanderson was In.
PRODUCING Arnltage right and left as
one OF his representative constituents.
Armitage and he owned adjoining
ranches In Montana, and Sanderson
called upon bis neighbor to stand mp
boldly for their state before the min
ions Of effete monarchies
Mrs. SandersoD had asked Armitage
to return to her for little Montana
talk. as she put IT, after the first rush
Of their entrance was over. and ms he
waited In the drawing room for an op-
portunity OF speaking TO her he chatted
with Franzel. an attache OF the Ans.
trian embassy. to whom Sanderson had
introduced him Franzel was gloomy
| young man with monocle. and he
was waiting for a particular girl. who
happened to be the daughter Of the
Spanish ambassador And, this being
his object be had chosen his position
with care, near the door Of the draw
Ing room. and Armitage shared for the
moment the advantage that lay In the
Austrian's point of view Armitnge
had half expected that the Claibornes
would be present al function as com
prehensive Of the higher official world
as this. and he intended asking Mrs.
Sanderson If she knew them as soon
as opportunity offered. The Austrian
attache proved tlresome. aud Armitage
was about to drop him. when suddenly
he caught sight OF Shirley Claiborne
at the far end Of the broad hall. Her
tttrn ri him
He saw her for an instant through the !
throng Then his eyes fell upon
Chauvenet at her side. talking with
liveliest animation. He was not more |
than her own height. and his profile
presented the clean. sharp effect OF a |
cameo. The vivid outline OF his dark |
face held Armitage's eyes Then as
Shirley passed on through an opening |
In the crowd her escort turned. hold |
Ing the way open for her, and Arml
tage met the mans gaze.
Ii was with an accented gravity that
Arnitage nodded his head to some dec
laration of the melancholy attache at
this moment. He had known when he
ltIl btItNd tHut it uuh NV bObt WIN
Jules Chauvenet but the mans prompt
appearance surprised Armitage. He
ran over the names Of the steamers by
which Chauyenet might easily have
sailed from either German or
French port and reached Washington
quite as soon as himself Chauyenet
was In Washington, at any rate, and
not only there but socially accepted
and In the good graces Of Shirley Clai
borne.
The somber attache was speaking Of
the Japanese
"They must be crushed-crushed."
said Franzel The two had been con-
versing In French.
"Yes, he must be crushed" returned
Armitage absentmindedly, In English;
then, remembering himself. he repeat
ed the affirmation In French. changing
the pronoun.
Mrs. Sanderson was now free. She
was a pretty, vlvacious woman. much
younger than her stalwart husband-a
college graduate whom he had found
teaching school near one OF bis silver
mines
"Welcome once more, constituent!
We're proud TO see you. can tell you
Our host owns some marvellous tapes.
tries, and they're hung out tonight for
the world to see" She guided Armi
tage toward the secretary's gallery on
nm upper floor Their host was almost
as famous as connolsseur as for bis
In diplomacy, and the
gallery was a large apartment In which
every article Of furniture, as well as
the paintings, tapestries and speci-
mems Of pottery, was the careful choice
OF q thoroughly cultivated taste.
1T isn't merely an art gallery It's
the most beautiful room In America"
Mrs. sanderson.
Il can well believe IL There's my
fayorite vlbert--I wondered what had
become Of H."
1T isn't surprising that the secretary
Is making a great reputation by bis
dealings with foreign powers It's
poor ambassador who could not be per
suaded after an hour In this splendid
room. The ordinary Affairs OF life
should not be mentioned here
kings coronation would not be out OF
place-in fact. there's a chair In the
corner against that Gobelin that would
serve the situation The old gentle
man by that cabinet Is the Baron Won
Aarhof. the ambassador from Austria
Hungary. He's brother-in-iaw OF
Count Won Stroebei. who was murdered
70 horribly In railway carriage few
weeks ago"
''Ah. TO he surei ! haven't seen the
baron In years He has changed III.
-ie."
Then you knew him-ln the old
yes: used 10 see him-when !
xas g boy remarked Armifage,
Mrs. Sanderon glanced at Arrnifage
Iharpiy She had diped NJ his ranch
house 10 Montana and knew that be
ivea like q gentleman. that his house
ts appointments and seryte were on
isusi for western rsnehman. And
be recalled. TOO. that she and her bus