Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1910-02-16
How the Trick
Was Done
Showing the Ingenuity of an
Able Emissary.
BY HELEN INGLEHART,
Copyright, 1910. by American Press
Association. !,
BY HELEN INGLEHART.
Copyright, 1910. by American Press
Association.
mime. Chapellier ?"

mime. Chapellier?'
EYES,"
'His excellency has directed me to
admit you as soon as you Called
The attendant led the way to the
private Office of the minister of foreign
affairs, opened the door and announced:
"Mme. Chapellier!'
''The government" said the minister,
"appreciating your past services. is de-
| sirous Of adding to the amounts al.
ready paid you another $4,000 francs"
And doubt not the government ex-
poets me to add to my past services a
corresponding amount"
"Can you leave for London tonight? o.
Il can go anywhere at any time.''
every we'll. l will explain"
The minister cast a look about the
room, habitual with him before enter
Ing upon matter involving secrecy.
leaned forward in his chair and spoke
| in a low tone.
1.-THE British government has made a
| treaty with the ambassador of the SUBJ
lime porte at London by which the sui
| tan grants valuable concessions to
Great Britain. We have been negotiat-
Ing with the sultan's ambassador here
In Paris for these same privileges, but
We are too late
"Sir Bradford Chichester. one Of the
younger members of the British diplo-
matte corps. has engaged passage by
sea for Constantinople in ship sail
Ing on the 18th. He will carry with
him the BritishTurkish treaty for sig
nature ut the Turkish foreign Office. 1t
| Is our purpose to delay him either at
| starting or on the way
| Nine. Chapellier reached London the
next morning and reported in person
to Baron la Brun. the French minister.
I'm order to assist you.' he said, Il
give dinner this evening at which
Sir Bradford Chichester will be pres
ent. Have you costumes?'
"Everything except appropriate jew
els. l shall personate a wealthy Amer
lean widow-Mrs. Worthington Woo"
"Where shall send them?''
mo. - Portman square,"
Every well. I shall expect you
at g.
At the dinner given at the French
embassy Mrs. Worthington Wood, who,
though born of French parents. had
lived the first fifteen years of her
life In America. was taken in to din
ner by Sir Bradford Chichester. She
knew that his family, though ancient,
were not rich and that he would glad
" take wealthy wife. She manifest
ed so much interest in seeing his coun-
try seat, the Dunes, on the Irish chan
mel and some 200 miles from London,
that he, thinking to benefit in the
matter Of courtship-should he deem
such desira ble-arranged a house party
to 60 there to remain till the 18th, when
he must return to the city to be ready
to sail on the 18th. OF course Mrs.
Wood was invited.
The next day small number of
guests assembled at the Dunes. It
was winter. but the house was cheer
fully lighted and logs blazed on every
hearth. Sir Bradford devoted himself
to the young widow. There are WON
en- who possess the knack of carrying
an impossible man quickly off his feet
Such was Mrs. Worthington Wood.
She administered, so to speak, love
potion. There was in it reason-to
cause her victim to feel that he could
| q tn hor Fyyoc hot
shot spark to kindle passion, feigned
innocence to excite reverence.
Sir Bradford. Mrs. Wood and sew
eral others Of the house party had gone
up from London on the same train and
In the same compartment. Mrs. Wood
noticed that her host carried a leather
hand bag that he never lost sight Of
II he left the train for a moment at a
station he took the bag with him: ii
he went into the smoking compart.
ment to enjoy cigar the hand bag
went with him.
Mrs. Wood also noticed that when
he entered the family equipage to be
driven to his home, while he gave up
his rugs, umbrella and other such be-
longings to the servants, he held Of,
to the satchel. She deemed it neces
sary to her plans to know where the
hand bag would be deposited. But as
soon as the host entered the house.
leaving his guests to be shown to their
rooms by the housekeeper, he disap
peared. When Mrs. Wood next saw
him the satchel was not with him.
II have brought with me-" she said
! to him, "a few of my finest jewels
not daring to leave them in London
Have you a safe in the house?"
Certainly" he said. Zone moment
I will call the housekeeper. The safe
Is in my bedroom. She will go with
u.s.
! "Us? Is it necessary for you to go?'
II never allow my safe to be opened
except by myself"
ION second thought, l will keep my
valuables locked in my trunk
There was faint reproach in thu
, glance she gave him and her tone.
= pardon me-" he said. Il would
i trust you. but my housekeeper"-
"You would not trust?"
: "Certainly. would trust you both
but there is property in that safe tina
? doesn't belong to me. Would be jus
titled in permitting any one. however
: trustworthy. to 60 in there?"
q His tone was growing more decided
Interests Of state were asserting them
> selves.
"You would be fool to do so. Here