Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1910-03-02

The Right 5,
Of Search (;
And the Woman Who Would
Try to DO q Little Smuggling. \
BY A. 8. CROCKETT. {
Copyright. 1910. by American Press
Association.
By A. 5. CROCKETT.
pyright, 1910. by American Press
Association.

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~Be sure" Mrs. Jeffreys read from
nor husbands letter. ito declare ev.
erything. The customs inspectors are
an the alert. The new collector b car.
wing out the law to the letter. and
there is no chance Of getting free en-.
~, this year. spoke to Senator
Tones about 1t, and he assured me that
vhile he would be glad to give me the
same sort Of letter ~ last year, II
would be worthless.
Tet's see," she rejected. ''Of course
can wear the travelling dress ashore
and then can also wear that dear
little turban. I must muss both up .
bit. and /, can break the feather in the
turban, so that the hat will not look
new.
sHeloise" she called.
.Oui, madame" answered her maid
.Have you bought much In Paris for
yourself?"
"Non. madame; JUS Ieetle lace"
'Then you must take one of my
trunks for yourself and pack some OF
nv things in 1t. l will tell you which
later"
Left to herself, Mrs. Jeffreys re
sumes her addition, subtraction and
division.
LETS see. 500 for each passenger
That makes $500 for Heloise and my.
self. That black silk alone cost that
much, while the other dresses cost
let's see-4O0 francs plus 500. plus 75O
That's 1850. Five into sixteen goes
three times, carry one. Why. $50 plus
200 equals $3.50, and. merciful heav.
ems, thar doesn't count lingerie OF
stockings orr And her glance en-.
countered two beautiful Sevres vases
standing on the mantel. She gave a
scream that brought Heloise to the
door.
at is nothing. Ii thought I saw a
mouse"
Heloise picked up her skirts and fed.
"Ah, those vases!' Mrs. Jeffreys re-
sumed. How on earth am l ever 60
ing to get them in? The duty on them
alone would be more than $100. Let
me think. No." after pause. II could
not conceal them. Well let me make
the best can out OF the other things.
Let's see. can put the black silk
down at. say, $50. The materials did
not cost more than $50, am sure;
the other dresses $50. $35 and $40. not
counting the one I shall wear. That
makes S155 altogether. The lingerie
well. we can change the appearance
Of most Of that by rubbing 1t on the
carpet, and the rest can divide be-
tween Heloise and myself in such
way that l can list the hats and the
stockings for $40"
Then she thought Of the vases again.
Mrs. Jeffreys was still thinking of
the vases when the steamship left
Cherbourg. and she thought of little
else for the first three days. Women
homeward bound are sometimes a lit
tie laxative when 1t comes to discuss
ing great bargains they have picked
up, but Mrs. Jeffreys maintained
strict silence on this topic. even when
her friend Mrs. Burroughs confessed
that she had bought lots Of things, In
Guiding yards and yards Of lace, and.
as for simply paying duty. she would
see congress and the president In very
not regions before she would give up
cent. II shall conceal the lace on
my person." she confided. II have
dress that am taking home to moth
or. who. you know. is larger than l,
ana on the morning we land you will
zee an extremely matronly person go
ing down the gangplank II you watch
me, my dear"
Mrs. Jeffreys sighed. All. II she had
not bought those vases!
A thought struck her. Why not car
~ those vases ashore. after all? She
excused herself and went to her state
room, where. after locking the door.
she took the two exquisite ornaments
1om travelling bag.
She removed her skirts. Then she
TOOK strap from the bag and fas-
tened one end to vase and the other
10 belt. The other she fastened SIM
harry, so that one hung from the front
and the other from the back. Then
fNS VA ava 10 dSdlA anu WuIhCn
about the room.
i have 1t at last" she exclaimed
9oyfuliy. "only must be careful about
walking"
That day she ate the first hearty
luncheon Of her voyage. and when in
the afternoon the declarations were
passed about to be filed by the pas
sengers she made hers out in the fash.
'on she had planned in Paris.
Mrs. Jeffreys did not complete hef
Joliet on the morning the ship ar
rlved until the vessel was coming up
rom quarantine. Then she went be-
low, locked her door and slipped into
tne harness she had invented.
She went down the gangway so
carefully that her husband. who was
at the foot, asked In great concern:
what is the matter? Hurt yourself?