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"And 1t win not be SO very difheult.
| after all, will it, she inquired. and
she smiled tauntinsly.
TT I will not be at all difficult,
madam the ambassador assured her
g~ravely. II shall take steps at once 10
have an invitation issued to you for
tonight; and tomorrow l shall be
pleased to proceed as you may sug-
gest."
She nodded. He folded the note, re-
placed it in the envelope and returned
it TO her with another deep bow sac
drew her skirts about her and sat down;
he stood.
ut will be necessary for your name
TO appear on the invitation" the am
bassador went on to explain. IF you
will give me your name I'll have my
secretary
oh YES. my name" she interrupted
gaily. "Why. count, You elnbarrass me.
You know, really I have no name.
Isn't it awkward?"
II understand perfectly, madam"
responded the count. II should have
said "a name
She meditated a moment.
.sWell. say-Miss Thorne-Miss Isabel
Thorne.' she suggested at last. THAT
will do very nicely. don't you Think
Very nicely, Miss Thorne," and the
ambassador bowed again. Please ex-
cuse me a moment, and I'll give my
secretary instructions how to proceed.
There Will be a delay of a few minutes
He opened the door and went out.
For a minute or more Miss Thorne sat
perfectly still, gazing at the blank
wooden panels. then she rose and went
to the window again. In the distance,
hazy in the soft night. the dome of the
capitol rose mistily; over to the right
was the congressional library. and out
there where the lights sparkled lay
Pennsylvania avenue. a thread of COM
n,erce. Miss Therne saw it all, and
suddenly stretched out her arms with
an all-enveioping gesture. She stood
so for a minute. then they fell beside
her, and she was motionless.
Count di Rosini entered.
Everything is arranged. Miss
Thorne," he announced. will you go
with me in my automobile, or do you
prefer to go alone?"
'Tll go alone, please" she answered
after a moment. II shall be there about
eleven"
The ambassador bowed himself out.
And so Miss Isabel Thorne came to
Washington
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A Little Girls Bathing Suit

Sv HE season is rapidly approaching when bathing suits will become a
necessity fol the fortunate youngsters who e 10 the seashore in sum
= nr. and the wise mother is already preparing for the emergency.
A sui hat will be found most ser iceable has the body and boomers
cut in n ant a straight gathered skirt which nay be closed either a the
centre back OF the side front, say the New Idea Nomans Magazine for
May.
For little girls wear the suit would be quite correct without the skirt
many mothers prefering this unconventional style o. sea dress for their little
ones
The body fs tucked at each side Of the front, the tucks being stitched
the entire length or to yoke depth only as preferred.
The neck may be finished with or without the sailor collar. q band giving
the completing touch if the collar is omitted. Either cap or puff sleeves may
be used, both being included in the model
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ington. Perhaps he anne nearer Know
ing everything that happened there
than any other man living; and no mar
realized more perfectly than he just how
little CT all of it he did know
In person Mr.. Campbell was not un-
like a retired grocer. who had shaker
the butter and eggs from his soul and
settled back to enjoy a life of placid
idleness. He was a little beyond middle
age. pleasant of face. white of hair and
blessed with guileless blue eyes. his
Genius had no sparkle TO it; it consisted
solely of detail and system ana moe
f%atigability, coupled with a memory
that was we'll nigh infalllble. Ills prai1
was as serene and orderly as a casn
register; one almost expected 10 near
il click.
He sat at his desk intently studying
a cable dispatch which lay before MIN
1t was in the Secret Service codei
Leaning over his shoulder was MT
Grimm-the Mr.. Grimm OF the bureau
Mr.. Grimm was an utterly difereni
type from his chief. He was younger
perhaps thirty-one or two, physlcaliy
well proportioned, a little above the
average height, with regular features
and listiess, purposeless eyes--a replca
of a hundred other young men Wne
dawdle idly in the windows OF tneii
clubs and watch the world hurry py'
His manner was languid; his dress
showed fastidioUs care.
Sentence by sentence the bewilderlns
intricacies of the code gave way pc
fore the placid understanding o. me
Campbell, and word by word. from the
chaos of it, a translation took inteihgi-
BILE form upon a sheet Of paper under
his right hand. Mr.. Grimm, looking on
exhibited only a most perfunctory IN
terest in the fextraor Anary message he
was reading; the listless eyes narrowed
a little, that was all. 1t was a specisi
dispatch from Lisbon dated that morn
ing. and signed simply "Gauit. Com
pletely translated it ran thus;
Secret offensive and defensive alliance
OF the Latin against the En~glish-speak-
ing nations of the world is planned
Italy, France, Spain and w Soutf
American republics will soon sign com
pact in Washington. Proposition just
made to Portugal, and may be &C
cepted. Special ENJOYS now working
in Mexico and Central and South
America. Germany invited to join, ou'
refuses as yet. giving, however. tocli
support; attitude of Russia and Japan
unknown to me. Prime Benedettc
d,Abruzzi. believed to be in Washing
ton at present, has absolute power to
sign for Italy. France and Spain. Pro-
found secrecy %enjoined and preserved
| learned Of it by underground. Shall
/ inform our minister? Cable instruc-
tons
S much.r commented Nh. Camp
bell.
He clasped his hands behind his
head. lay back in his chair and sal
FOR Il long time. staring with steadfast
thoughtful eyes into the impressive face
of his subordinate. Mr.. Grimm perched
himself on the edge Of the desk and
with his legs dangling read the dis
patch a second time. and third.
IT. he observed slowly, IF ANY
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CHAPTER |.

Miss Isabel Thorne.
A LII the world rubs elbows in Wash
"a ington. Outwardly it is merely
a city of evasion, of conven-
tionalities, stated with the common
place pleasures OF life. ~listless, blase
even. and always exquisitely, albeit
frigidly, courteous; but beneath the
still, suavc surface strange currents
play at cross purposes, intrigue is end
Tess. and the mereiloss war of diplo-
macy goes IN increasingly. Occasional
~, only occasionally. a bubble comes
TO the surface. and when it. bursts the
echo goes crashing around the earth.
Sometimes 4 dynasty is sha ken, Il ma
ton trenbles. Il ministry topples over;
but the ripple moves and all is placid
again. No man may know all that
happens there, for then he would be
diplomatic master of the world.
There is plenty of red blood in
Washington" remarked a jcsting iegis-
lative g~ray-beard, once upon a time.
but it's always frozen before they
put it in circulation. Diplomatic ne
gotiations are conducted in the draw
ing-room, but long before that The
fight is fought down cellar. The diplo-
matists meet at table and there isn't
any broken crockery. put you can al
ways tell what the player thinks of the
dealsr by the way he draws three
cards. Everybody is after results; and
lots of monarchs of Europe sit up
nights polishing their crown waiting
for word from Washington"
So. this is Washington! And here
at dinner are the diplomatic repre-
sentatives of all the nations. That is
the British ambassador, that stolid-
faced, MISUNDERSTANDING elderly
man; and this is the French ambas-
sador, dapper, volatile, plus-correct;
here Russia's highest representative
wags a huge, blond beard; and yonder
is the phlegmatic German ambassador.
Scattered around the table, brilliant
splotches of. color, are the uniformed
ENJOYS of the Orient-the smaller the
country the more brilliant the splotch.
II is a state dinner, to be followed by q
state ball, and they are all present.
The Italian ambassador, Count di
Rosini. was trying to interpret a French
hon mot into English for the benefit OF
the dainty doll like wife of the Chinese
minister-who was educated at Rad
cliffe-when a servant leaned over him
and laid a sealed envelope beside his
Mate. The count glanced around at the
servant. excused himself to Mrs. Quons
Ii Wi, and opened the envelope. Inside
was a single sheet of embassy note
NJ amer, and a terse line signed by his
secretary:
"a lady is waiting for you here. She
saws she must see you Immediately, on
. matter of the greatest Importance"
The count read the note twice, with
wrinkled brow. then scrubbed on it IN
pencil:
Impossible tonight. Tell her to call
at the embassy tomorrow morning at
half past ten o'clock.
He folded the note, handed 1t to the
servant. and resumed his conversation
with Mrs, WI.
: Half Ar hour LATER the same servant
Slaced q econd sha'ed envelope oeside
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A DAINTY COMBINATION.


A dainty model in corset cover and
petticoat that even the stoutest figure
would not hesitate to wear is made in a
combination of the empire and princess
styles. A low neck yoke fits the Shout
ders smoothly and ends just below the
top of the corset. This is of all-over
embroidery edged at neck and armho:es
with a narrow beading threaded with
ribbon.
From the yoke down over the hips
the garment fits the figure in princess
effect. Then it flares. and the lower
edge is trimmed withsa friH. "A bead
ing conceals join of yoke and lower por-
ton. Two n three-quarters yards of
material are needed for the garment.
and for the decoration one yard OF al
over embroidery will be necessary.
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COPYRIGHT 1909 BY |
The Bobbs-M Company ]

which is about to find expression NJ
one great. desperate struggle for world
supremacy. 4 few hundred years 2
Italy-or Rome-was stripped of her
power; only recently the United states
dispelled the Illusion that Spain was
anything but a shell: and France,
One can't help but wonder if the power
She boasts is not principally on paper
But If their forces are ~cenlbinedg Do
you see? 1t would be an enormous
power to reckon with, with a hundred
bases of supplies right at our doors
He rose suddenly and walked over
10 the window. where he stood for a
moment. staring out with unseeing
eyes.
Given a yard of canvas. Mr..
Grimm" he went on finally. "a Spanish
boy viii waste it, a French boy will
paint a picture on it. an English boy
win build a sail-boat, and an American
boy will erect a tent. That fully Illus
trates the difference in the races"
He abandoned the didactic tone. and
returned to the material matter in
hand. Mr.. Grimm passed him the dis
patch and he sat down again.
VIII soon sign compact in Wash
ington, . he read musingly. Now I
don't know that the signing of that
compact can be prevented. but the
signing of it on United States soil can
be prevented. You will see to that, Mr..
Grimm"
Very WE'LL the young man agreed
carelcssly. The magnitude OF such a
task made, apparently. not the slightest
impression on him. He languidly drew
N his gloves.
And meanwhile I shall take sters 10
assertion the attitude of Russian and
Japanese representatives in this city"
Mr.. Grimm nodded.
And now, for Prince Benedetto
d'Abruzzi.9 Mr.. Campbell went on slow
ly. ''Officially he is not in Washing
ton. nor the United States, for that
matter. Naturally, on such a mission.
he would not com as a publicly ac-
credited agent. therefore. l imagine
he is to be sought under another
name"
.Of course Mr.. Grimm aequieseed.
And he would avoid the big hotels"
Certainly
Mr.. Campbell permitted his guiIeless
blue eyes to liager inquiringly upo
those of the young man for half a
minute. He caught himself wondering.
sometimes, at the perfection of the de-
liberate Indifference with which Mr..
Grimm masked his emotions. In his
admiration of his quality he quite
overlooked the remarkable mask OF
benevolence behind which he himself
hid.
And the name. p'Abruzzi.T he re-
marked. after 4 time. What does il
mean to you. Mr. Grimm"
at means that ! am to deal with q
prince OF the royal blood of italy. was
the unhesitatins response. Mr.. Grimm
picked up the Almanac de Gotha and
glanced at the open age "Of course,
the first thing to do is to find him; the
rest will be simple enoush He pc
rused the page carelessly. Il viii be
gin work at once
tro ne c~oAsisasdl Mssdss .i'Nf Z
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other man than Gault had sent that
should have said he was crazy.
The peace of the world is in peril.
Mr.. Grimm said Campbell impressive
ly, at last. 1T had TO come, of course
the United States and England against
a large part of Europe and all of Gen.
trail and South America. 1t had &c
come. and yet
lie broke off abruptly. and picked up
the receiver OF his cess telephone.
The White House, please, he re-
quested enrtly. and then, after a mo-
ment: Hello! Please ask the president
if he will receive Mr.. Campbell innledi-
ately. Nes, Mr.. Campbell eff the Secret
Service" There was a pause. Mr.
Grimm removed his immaculate person
from the desk. and took a chair.
Hello. In half an hour? So much
The pages of the Almanac de Gotha
1uttered through his fingers. and finally
he leaned forward and studied a para
graph of it closely. When he raised his
eyes again there was that in them
which Mr.. Grimm had never seen be-
fore-a settled. ~darkening shadow.
1.-THE world-war has long Seen a Chi
mera, Mr.. Grimm" he remarked al
last, "but now-now! Think of it! OF
| course. the Central and South Anlet-
can countries. taken separately, are
inconsequential, and that is true, too
Of the Latin countries of Europe, eN-
cept France, but taken in combination,
! under one directing mind. the allied
navies would be-would be formidable
at least. BACKED by the moral support
of Germany. and perhaps Japan.
| Don't you scee Don't YOU see9"
He lapsed into silence. Mr.. Grimm
| opened his lips to ask a question; MT
Campbell anticipated it unerringly:
1.-The purpose OF such an alliance? II
is not too much TO eonstrue 1t into
the first step toward a world-war-a
war of r~eprisal and conquest beside
which the other great wars of the world
would seem trivial. For the fact has
at last come home to the nations OF the
world that ultimately the English
speaking peoples vii. dominate it
dominate it. because they are the prac-
lea peoples. They rave given to the
world all it's great practical inventions
the railroad. the steamship, cleo
tricity, the telegraph n cable-ah OF
| them; they are the great Civilians
forces. rounding the world up to new
moral understanding. for What Eng
land has done in Africa and
india we have done in a smaller way
in the Philippines and Cuba and Porto
Rico: they are the great commercial
n~eoples. slowly but surely winning the
m~arket-places of the earth; wherever
the English or the American flag Is
planted there the English tongue is
being spoken. and there the peoples
are being taught the sanity of right
living and square dealing.
TT requires no great effort of the
imagination. Mr.. Grimm, to foresee that
day when the traditional power OF
paris. and Berlin. and st. Petersburg,
and Madrid viii be honey-combed b.
the steady encroachment OF our
methods. This alliance would indicate
that already }hat day has been fore
rscen; that tltre is now a resentment
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WATERING PLANTS.


Wrong Watering-All plants like to
have their ave sprinkled, but to
sprinkle the soil about them as a means
of giving the roots a drink does very
little good. and a thorough soaking
once a week is infinitely better than a
slight daily wettins.
Where flowers or vines are planted
near a house they are in especial dan
ger of suffering from lack Of water and
should have much more than in other
situations. says Harper's Bazaar.
Among the plants which are heavy
drinkers are dahlias. heliotrope. forget
me-nots, japanese iris. Nasturtiums
and poppies both will starve and go
thirsty c~ontentedly, only blooming the
better.
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NEWS FOR SHoRERS

Dotted nets. suitable for blouses, in
white and ecru. are greatly reduced at
l.. S. Plaut & Co.'S.
Sauaw bags, of burnt leather. in sew
eral sizes, may be obtained at Hahne
& Co.'S.
Blouses OF neat checked silks, in a
variety of delicate colors, are reason
ably priced at L. Bamberger & Co.'S,
English suiting, in tan and red or
gray and red mixtures, is specially
priced at the David Straus store.
Chantecler collars of net or lace, with
inset borders of persian banding, are
shown at Lissner's.
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CHAPTER Il,
Nr. Campbell and til. cnbie

TCST as it is one mans business TO
manufacture watches and another
mans business to peddle shoe
strings, so it was Mr.. Campbelrs bust
ness to know things. He was a human
card index, a governmental ready refer
thee posted to the minute and backed
by all the tremendous resources OF a
nation. From the little Office in the
Secret Service Bureau. where he sat day
after day. radiating threads connected
with the huge outer world. and enabled
him to keep a firm halid on the diplo-
matte and departmental pulse Of Wash
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WORTH WHILE.

For ideas in making attractive jelly
desserts housekeepers cannot do better
than to max rounds OF the grocery
departments where the different gela-
tines are demonstrated. Many novel
dishes Of the kind are invented by the
clever demonstrators, who carry on q
gcod-natured rivalry in bringing out
attractive combinations and forms.
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X NEWS OF WOMEN FOR WOMEN AND THE HOME X
AUnTMATTYJMENu
gMaY4 -

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Grape fruit
Oatmeal
Scrambled eggs Rolls
Coffee
DINNER.
Corn SOUP
Roast beef Drowned potatoes
caulifower
Feet salad Saltines
Strawberry short cake Cream
Coffee
TEA.
Baked beans Picalili
Graham bread
M~olasses cake Cocoa
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Dates in B'heatena
Crisped bacon Corn gems
Coffee
LUNCHEON.
beef kidney Dreamed potatoe
Radishes
Floating island Tea
DINNER.
Sliced roast beef Brown GAUGE
Macaroni
Cucumhers French dressing
Rice pudding Coffee
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CHANTECLER STATIONERY.

The chantecier stationery is decidedly
p~rettier than some of the millinery
named after this famous play.
The correspondence cards with en-
velopes to match are especially charm
ing. The tone of the paper is OF a rich
cream. ike the tint of a pale brown
egg. giIt-edged and decorated in the
right-hand corner. The flaps of the en-
velopes have scarlet ROSTERS.
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Fig Pudding.
Dear Miss Doom

Dear Miss Doom:
VIII you please publish a recipe for
fig pudding?
YOUNG HOUSEK EEPER.
Fig Pudding-Chop half a pound OF
figs and mix with a teacup of grated
breadcrumbs. a teacupful Of sugar, two
tablespoonfuls of melted butter. four
egg beaten light. and FIVE ounces Of
candied orange and lemon peel. Turn
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Date of Passover.

Dear Miss Doom:
Can you tell me the date of the first
day of Passover IN 1887?
PASSOVER.
The date of Passover in 1887. the 14th
of Nissan. which was the Jewish year
5s47. was Friday. April 8. making Pass
over first day) Saturday. April 2, 1887
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A MARBLE BOARD.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The ideal meat and bread board is a
marble slab. but when wood must be
used care should be taken to keep it
in a sanitary condition.
1t should be scrubbed with hot water
each time after using, and once a day
should be rubbed off with the surface
Of a cut lemon, then rinsed thoroughly
in cold water.
This keeps the surface white and re-
moves grease.
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! FASHIONS FADS AND FANCIEs. .

Quaint evening hoods are enjoying a
deserved vogue. Some of the models
are decidedly pretty and becoming.
Slippers of brocades in the deep cop
per, old gold and peculiar reddish shades
will be popular for evening wear.
Silk scarfs weighted with fringe are
very pretty and are draped on Panama,
hats with very sfnart results.
Crepe era is a material with a SUBJ
dued satiny lustrc which is delightfully."-
pliable and is yet of a fine light weave.
~
Metallic ribbons are with us in gor-
geous array, and the latest among them
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One cupfu1 butter. m cupful brown
sugar, one-half cupful molasses. one
cupful milk, one and one-half pints
flour, n and one-half teaspoonfuls
baking powder, one Egg. Rub smooth
the butter and sugar: add the milk, egg
and molasses. stir in flour. sifted with
the powder: mis- into a consistent bat
ter. and bake in cake tin forty minutes.
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Correspondents are requested
not 10 send stamps for personal
replies. Miss Doon's mail Is too
heavy 10 permit her TO write
private letters.
Letters written ON both sides
of paper will not be considered.
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THE MENU RECIPES.
Slowed Reef kidney.

Time, thirty minutes. A beef kidney;
cut kidney into slices. season highly
with pepper and salt, fry a light brown.
then pour a little var water into pan,
dredge in some -four. put in slices of
kidney; let them stew very gently.
Sheep's kidneys should be split open,
broiled over a clear fire, and served
with a piece of butter placed on each
half.
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To Reduce Flesh.
Dear Miss Doom

Dear Miss Doom:
Please tell me of something that will
reduce about ten pounds of flesh. I
am a little too stout.
II it is some drug that must be taken.
state directions and price. READER.
The very best thing that you could do
would be to put yourself in the hands
Of , competent instructor in physical
culture, who would prescribe certain
training suitable for your particular
case. The same rules will not apply to
every one. Several of the evening
schools and the Young Mems Christian
Association have gymnasiums. Any
drug that viii reduce flesh will also
reduce your physical vitality.
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STRANGER-The Ninth avenue ele-
waited road has a station at F~ifty-nintk
street, which is within one block.
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ELLEN-You can obtain a copy OF
the poem IN the Free Public Library.
1t would require Too much space to
print in this column.
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is a refreshing green with silver edges.

On evening gowns fringes Of Jet or
tubular beads are placed upon the bod
ice of the skirt. much as founces OF lace
are made.
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into a creased mould. steam two hour
and a half. Serve with pudding sauce.
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In green, blue and white a piece Of
printed chameleon foulard is one of the
expressions OF the seasons changeabie
silks.