The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-08-03
CHAPTER Ill.-(contlrued.)

SenorIta Rodriguez laughed, and Mr.
Grimm glanced idly toward Miss
Thorne She was still talking, her
face alive with interest; and the fan
was still tapping rhythmically, stead
lily, now on the arm Of her chair.
"DotGash.dot! Dotdash.dot. Dot.
dash.dot! Dotdash-dot!"
Pretty women who don't want to
be stared at should go with their faces
swathed," Mr. Grimm suggested indo-
lently. "Haroun cl Raschid there
would agree with me on that point, !
have no doubt. What n shock he
would get If he should happen up at
Atlantic City for a weekend in An.
gust"
"Dotdash.dot! Dot.dashdot! Dot
,dash.dot!"
Mr. Grimm read II with perfect un.
.derstanding 1t was "F-F-F'' in the
Morse code, the call Of one operator
to another. Was II accident? Mr..
Grimm wondered. and wondering. he
went on talking lazily:
Curious. isn't it, the smaller the ma
'tlon tho moro color it crowds into the
uniforms Of it's diplomats? The Brit.
'ish ambassador, you will observe, Is
clothed sanely and modestly, as BELTS
the representative Of great nation;
but coming on down by way OF Spain
and Italy, they get more gorgeous.
However, dare say as stout heart
beats beneath a sky-blue sash as be.
hind the embellished black Of evening
dress"
"F-E-F," the fan was calling in.
,sistently.
And then the answer came. It took
the Unexpectedly prosaic form OF VIC
lent sneeze a yociferous outburst in a
bench directly behind Mr. Grimm
Senorita Rodriguez jumped. then
laughed, nervously.
ut startled me-" she explained.
81 think there must be a draft from
the conservatory" said a mans voice
.apologetcally. "Do you ladies' feel IT,?
No? Well, II you'll excuse me-
Mr.. Grimm glanced back languldly.
The speaker was Charles Winthrop
Rankin, brilliant young American
lawyer who was attached to the Ger.
man embassy in an advisory capacity.
Among other things he was a Hcldel.
berg man, having spent some dozen
years of his life In Germany, where
he established influential connections.
\ Mr. Grimm knew him only by sight.
And now the rhythmical tapping Of
Miss Thorne's fan underwent a
change. There was n futter OF gaiety
in her voice tho while the ivory fan
tapped steadily.
'Dot-dot.dot! Dash! Dashdash
DASH Dot-dot.dash! DASH"
"S-t-5-u-t," Mr.. Grimm read in
Morse. He laughed pleasantly al
some remark of his companion.
"Dash.dash! Dot.dash! Dashdotr
,said the fan
"M-a-n," Mr.. Grimm spelled II
out, the while his listiess eyes roved
.aimlessly over the throng. "S-t-5-
Ut m-a--n!" Was II meant foI
-'stout mann" Mr.. Grimm wondered.
"Dot.dash.dot! Dot! Dash dot dot!
ped" that was.
"Dot-dot.dash-dot! Dot.dash Dash
.dot.dash-dot! Dot!"
"Q-a-t-e." Mr.. Grimm was
puzzled a little now. but there was no
wrinkle, nor the tinlest indication o
perpleXity in his face. Instead he be
gan talking of Raphael's cherubs. thu
remark being called into life by thu
high complexion or young man whit
was passing, Miss Thorne glanced a
him keenly, her splendid eyes fairl.
saglow. and the fan ratified on in tn
cole
/Dash.dotl Dot! Dotdash! Dot
/dash-dot!"
"N--e-a--f" Mr. Grimm was still
spelling II out.
Then came perfect tumble. MI
Grimm foiiowed II with difficulty,
difficulty utterly belied by the quizz
cal lines about his mouth AS h
caught II, It was like this; "J-5-n-
s-e-f--y--a-t-5- followed b
an arbitrary signal which is not in tn
Morse code: 'Dash-dot-dash dash!"
Mr. Grimm carefully stored tha
tumble away In some recess of hi
brain, along with the unknown sigma
"D-5-5--f," he read, and then. o
10 the end: "B--f--i-n-g 5-v-e-
w.-h--e--p e g--5-e-R."