The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-06-29
CHAPTER iIi.-(contInued.)


Grimm glanced idly toward Miss
Thorne. She was still talking. her
face alive with interest: and the fan
was stiii tapping vhythmically. stead
fly, now on the arm Of her chair.
"Dot-dash-dot! Dot-dash-dot, Dot
dash-dot! pot,dash-dot!"
Pretty women who don't want to
be stared at should 20 with their faces
swaiAed." Mr.. Grimm suggested. indo-
iently. "Haroun ei Raschid there
would agree with me on that point. !
have no doubt. What a shock he
would get n he should happen up at
Atlantic City for a weekend In Au-
gust"
'Dotdssh-doti Dot-dash-doti Dot
dash-dot!"
Mr.. Grimm read II with perfect un.
derstanding; it was "F-F-F In the
Morse code. the call Of one operator
10 another. Was Il ACCIDENT Mr..
Grimm wondered. and wondering. he
went on talking lazily:
Curious. isn't IL. the smaller the ma
ton the more color II crowds into the
uniforms OF its diplomats? The Brit
ish ambassador. you will observe. Is
clothed sanely and modestly. as befts
the representative OF a great nation;
but coming on down by way OF Spain
and Italy. they get more gorgeous
However. ] dare say as stout a heart
beats beneath a sky-blue sash as be
bind the embellished black OF evening
Dress
"F-F-F." the fan was calling In
siStently.
And then the answer came. II took
the Unexpectedly prosaic form OF VIC
lent sneeze. q vociferous outburst in a
bench direcHy behind Mr.. Grimm.
senorita Rodriguez jumped. then
laughed, neryously.
1T startled me-" she explained.
Il think there must be n draft from
the conservatory" said a mans voice
apologetically. do you ladies feel Il?
Mo- Well. II you'li excuse me-"
Mr.. Grimm glanced back languidly.
The speaker was Charles Winthrop
Rankin. n brilliant young American
lawyer who was attached to the Ger.
man embassy IN an advisory capacity.
Among other things he was a Heidel-
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 nutter OF gaiety
IN her voice the while the ivory fan
tapped steadily.
"Dot-dot-dot! Dash' Dash-dash-
DASH Dot-dot-dashl DASH"
"s-t-5-u-t." Mr.. Grimm read in
Morse. He laughed pleasantly at
rome remark OF his companion.
"Dash-dash! Dot-dashi Dashdot!"
said the fan.
"M-a-n." Mr.. Grimm spelled It
out. the while his listless eyes royed
aimlessly over the throng. "s-t-5-
ut m-a-nl" Was II meant for
"stout manY' Mr.. Grimm wondered
"Dot-dash-dot! Dot Dash-dot dot! "
"F-e-d." that was.
"Dot-dot-dash-dotl Dot.dash. Dash
dotdash-dot! Dot"
"Q-a--J-ei" Mr. Grimm was
puzzled little now, but there was not
a wrinkle. nor the tinlest indication OF
perplexity in his face. Instead he be-
gan talking Of Raphaels eherubs, the
remark being called into life by the
high complexion Of a young man who
was passing. Miss Thorne glanced Pt
him keenly, her splepdid eyes fairly
hglow. and the fan ratified on In the
code
''Dash-doti Dot Dotdashi Dot.
dash-doti"
"N-e-a-i" Mr. Grimm was still
spelling II out.
Then came a perfect tumble. Mr..
Grimm followed II with difficulty. a
dificulty utterly belied by the quizzi-
cal lines about his mouth. As he
caught II. II was like this: "J-6-'n-
s-e-f-Av--a-t-b followed by
an arbitrary signal which is not In the
Morse code: "Dash-dotd ash-d DASH"
Mr. Grimm carefully stored that
jumble away In some recess OF his
brain. along with the unknown signal
"D-5-6-f," he read. and then, on
20 the end.; "B-f-t-n-g 49,