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Daily Cotton Movement

Galveston: Quiet; middling, 14&c; mel receipts, 3733; gross receipts 3733; sales 3S9S; stock, 73,041; exports to continent 3260; coastwise 1899.
 New Orleans Quiet: middling, 14ssc: nel receipts, 1860; gross receipts, 136O; sales ESQ., stock. 90. 0.773.
 Mobile: Firm middling, 14 7-16c: net re. ceipts, 70: gross receipts. 40; sales, 225 stock, 6565: exports to Great Britain, 123
 Savannah: Firm; mlddling. 149sc; net receipts, 2120; gross receipts, 212O; sales 562 stock, 42.360; exports to continent 4950: coastwise. 1882.
 Charleston: Nominal; net receipts, 1O4 gross receipts. 1O4; stock. 1O,026 exports coastwise, 79l.
 Wilmington: Nominal: net receipts, 2sS gross receipts. 2ss; stock. 553s
 Norfolk: Steady: middling. 14%c: net receipts, 455 gross receipts. 455; sales, sSf stock, 13,348; exports coastwise. 1869.
 Baltimore: Nominal; middling, 14tc gross receipts. 196; stock, 4045: exports to France. 5s5; exports to continent. 50
 New York: Quiet; middling. 14s5c net receipts, 21S; gross receipts, 2970; sales, 70 stock. 17s,1s9; exports to France 1277; to continent, 4l16; coastwise, 1293.
 Boston, Quiet: middling. 14.s5c: net re- ceipts, 50 gross receipts, 14O5: stock. S905. Philadelphia: Quiet middling, 15.10c; gross receipts, 25 stock, 3213; exports to continent 204.
 Jacksonville: Net receipts. 13l; gross receipts 13l.
 Minor ports: Stock, 226s
 Total today. at all ports: Net. S504; ex ports to Great Britain, 123. to France, 1872; to continent, 1264O: stock. 446, 9O6
 Consolidated. at all ports: Net. 15,a2s; exports to Great Britain, 9l79: to France, 1872: to continent. 1880; Japan. 100.
 Total since September 1, at all ports Net, S,020,s9S; exports to Great Britain, S,064,716: to France. ssl 464 to continent, 2.666, ,43s; to Japan, 142. .416; to Mexico, 1925.
 Interior Movement
 Horsfnp. Ctaody. v,,tHH1inp 14Mc. net
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Taking of American Cotton

Hester gives the taking of American cotton by spinners throughout the world as follows, in round numbers:
 This week 202,000, this year against 261 900 last year, 237,000.
 Total since September 1. this year S,9O2.000 against S,240.000 last year and 9, ,550, 900 the year before.
 Of this northern spinners and Can ada took 1,799.000 bales this year, gainst l 7S6,000 last year and 2,5O5,00O the year before; southern spinners, 1.- 756, 900 against 1.764.000 last year and 1,S10,O00 the year before; and foreign spinners 5,367,000 against 4.69O.O0O last year, and 5,435.000 the year before.
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Hubbard Bros. & Co.'s Letter

New York. April 17.-(Specia1.) At the opening there was disposition to take profits because of the favorable weather conditions over the cotton belt during the holidays, but support was given on the first indication of weakness and from that moment the market began slowly to improve, in the last hour some of the early sellers became buyers. advancing prices 10 points over last Thursday.
 Liverpool is expected to show a ma terial advance from their closing prices last Thursday in view of the im- provement here, which Is due to feel ing that the trade in Europe will fol- low the advance because of the good business doing in Manchester
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was any great amount of trading done hut toward noon the old crop months were 1 to points over last Thursdays close, while October was point under At noon the market was quiet but steady with the list 1 point down to 1 point up, compared with last weeks close.
 In the afternoons session the market was fairly active on reports of more rain in the cotton belt. Tn the trading up to ? o'clock prices were put 1 to points over last weeks final quotations.
 The market closed steady at net ad- vance of l to points.
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Treasury Statement

Washington April 17.-At the begin ming of business today the condition of the United States treasury was:
 Working balance in treasury offices, $27, ,2232, 952. In banks and Philippine treas ury, $31, 474. The total balance in gen. eral fund was $S5, 562,245 Ordinary re- ceipts yesterday were $2, ,9SS2 PAP, with ordl- nary disbursements of g, 2,420,O24
 The deficit 10 date this fiscal year is e974.347 as against $l7,3O0,3O2 at this time last year. at s7 M These figures exclude Panama canal and public debt transactions.
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Big Lumber Transfer

Lake Charles, La, April 17.-The Rice institute of Houston, Tex. yesterday transferred its timber land to the Rice Land Lumber company for A. 395 S71 65. The latter is a holding company and the transfer is said to be preliminary to the conveyance of the property to the Amer. ioan Lumber company, organized by J. NJ. West and Samuel Park.
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Toledo Blade is Printed

Toledo, Ohio, April 1.-The Toledo Blade was printed as usual today in spite of the fact that the building is almost wreck from the big fire which ragged with in Saturday night
 The owners are unable to estimate their loss until the appraisers complete their work
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New Orleans, April 17.-All the transac- tions today in the rice market were ir clean Honduras, with a few sales in rough Honduras. The market was steady Re oeipts: Rough. 4446: clean. 3336; millerS 13il. Quotations: Rough Honduras Pa 3.7occ; Japan, 150di2.6lc; clean Honduras Honduras, S4 at 1.50M26l: Japan, none clean Honduras. 319S, at 11-16d44c; Ja pan, 1164 at 134M2%c.
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Cotton Seed Oil

New York, April 17.-Cotton seed o was firm early today on covering ol shorts and scarcity of crude offerings but later reacted slightly under realiz. ing, local professional selling and witf the decline in lard Total sales, l6,2W Futures closed generally 4MS points high CT than Thursday. April. 6.10M615; May 6. 17ae. .19c; June. G. 9od6. .25c July, 6.29a G.3O; August, 632QG.35.
 Prime crude, 510M5.14c; prime summer yellow, 6.l5d6. 2Oc; prime summer white 6@7c.
 New Orleans, April 17.-Cotton seed oil prime. refined in barrels, per pound, 613c Choice meal s per cent ammonia, per long ton, $2S; choice contract $2o.
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New Orleans Cotton Futures
Open. High. Low. Close.

Spot cotton firm, unchanged; sales on the spot 560 bales; to arrive 320: low ordinary, Il 3-16c nominal; ordinary, 11o nominal good ordinary, B 7-16c; strict good ordinary, 13 13-16c; low middling,s 1fsc; strict low middling, 143sc; middllng, 1i9sc; strict middling 147kc; good mid- ding. 15 1-16s; strict good middling, 15 1-l6c; strict good middling. 15Ac; mid ding fair, 15iAc; midding fair to fair, 157sc; fair, 1614c nominal. Receipts, 1S60; stock, 90,779.
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Kansas City Grain

Kansas City, April 17.-Cash wheat un- changed. No. 2 hard, s6ds5c: No. red, 9o691c; No. 3. Ssd9Oc. Corn, 1ac lower; No. 2 mixed, 471sc; No. white. 47Q47Ac. Oats unchanged; No ? white. 33G33s4c; No. 2 mixed, 3l@32c Close: Wheat, May, S4S4 q s47se; July. s21ac; September. S1%@s1 1sc. Corn May, 4714@47ssc; July. 4SA@4Sasc; September 49M49lsc.
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Dry Goods

New York. April 1.-The cotton goods market opened steady with the demand light. Dress goods for fall are being duplicated in rough lines and in heavy cloaking lines. Yarns are un- changed. Raw silk is steady.
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St. Louis Grain

St. Louis, April 17--Cash wheat steady track No. 2 red. sOq91c No. hard S7@ SIC. Corn lower: track, No. ?, 4S&@49c; No. white, 491aQ50c Close: Futures Wheat lower; May, S1c; July, S37sc. Corn lower; May. 4Sssc: July 49asc. Oats low CT: May 31a4c; July, 31Nc.
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New York Money

New York, April 17.-Money on call steady, .2@2ss per cent; ruling price rate and closing bid. 2A; offered at 2Ss; time loans soft; So days, 21ad2% per cent; 90 days, 2s4@3; six months, SG34.
 Prime mercantile paper. 31a@4 per cent; sterling exchange firm, with actual busi- ness in bankers bills at $4.S4.30 for CO., day bills and at $4.S6. 55QI4. .S6 60 for de- mand commercial bills. $4.S3s4 Bar sill yer, 53c. Mexican dollars, 45c. Govern ment bonds steady; railroad bonds irreg- uar
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Naval Stores

Savannah. Ga, April 17.-Turpentine, firm: 73c: sales, 112G; receipts, 516 ship ments, 294; stocks, 5222
 Resin, firm; sales, 2SO4; receipts, 1898; shipments. 1545; stocks, 32,S17.
 Quote: B. $74o! D, $7.5o; F, 7.571k; r, s7. 60; G, s7.621h; H. s7.65; I, $7.67h; K, NJ and N, $7.7O VIC, and wv, S721a.
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Cash quotations were as follows:
 Flour-Steady.
 Rye-No ?, 92c.
 Barley-Feed or mixing, 65dS5c; fair to choice malting, s1Q1 .09.
 Flax Seed-No. 1 southwestern, g. .491h; No. 1 northwestern, g .615s.
 Timothy Seed-s11. 75. Clover-S15.
 Mess Pork-Per barrel, $16. 351a6. 50.
 Lard-Per 100 pounds, $. .10
 Short Ribs Sides-Loose, 8. .871zqS. .621ac. Short Clear Sides-Boxed, S. .371k6S. 50. Enthusiastically; creamerles, 15@21c; dairies, 13Q1sc.
 Eggs Steady; receipts, 22.215 cases; at mark, cases included, 13d131ac; firsts, 141ac; prime firsts, 15c Cheese-Steady; Daisies. 14Q141kc; Twins, 12s4@1Sc; Young Americas, 13A@14c; Long Horns, 12%@14c.
 Potatoes-Firm; choice to fancy 5665sc fair to good. 53Q55c
 Poultry-Steady; turkeys, dressed, 19c; fowls, live. 15c; springs. live, 15c.
 Realistically; 50 to 60-pound weights SO 7c; 60 to S5-pound weights, 7Gs1ac; S5 to 110-pound weights. 9@lOcS
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Robbers kill Saloon Keeper

Chicago April 17.-Samuel Meyer sa- loonkeeper, was fatally wounded today and his porter whose name was Ernest, was killed outright by three robbers who had attempted to seize the proprietors cash.
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Der, 9.69c December, 9.64c; January, 96sc; February, 96Sc; March, 9.7oc.
 Owing to the holiday there were no ca- bles from the European markets.
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OPTICAL HEADQUARTERS

At Jas. H. Finders. His finely fin- ished eyeglasses are carefully ad- justed to wearer. He is an expert in frame adjustment. 306 N Nineteenth street.
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. Visible Grain Supply

New York, April 1.-The visible supply of grain in the United States Saturday, April 15, as compiled by the New York Produce Exchange, was as follows; Wheat. S0,993,000 bushels: decrease, 1,5S7.- eco bushels corn, 9,25S,000 bushels; de- crease, 1,001 900; oats, 11,97S,0O0 bushels; decrease. 40l 900; rye, 106.O0O bushels: in- crease, 5000; barley, 1,53O.OO0 bushels in- crease, 16,OO0
 The visible supply of wheat in Canada last Saturday was 12,272,0OO bushels, a de- crease of 1S2, 900.
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Elgin Butter Market
New Orleans Rice Market

Elgin, I'll. April 17.-Butter, firm; 2lc output, 516,3O0 pounds.
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Metal Market

New York, April 17.-Standard copper dull; spot, April. May. June and July, t11 06D11.75; London holiday.
 Arrivals reported at New York today, TO tons. Custom house returns show ex- ports of 11,27S tons so far this month. Lake copper s12 S7k@125O; electrolytic, 3l2. 121k@12. 371s: castings, $11 S71sQ12.
 Tin quiet; spot and April, $42G42 25; May, s4l .s71aG42.15; June. si1 .25dH 70; July, $41 .1od41. 50.
 Lead easy, s4.4014.50 New York; s4.25@ A.30 East St. Louis.
 Spelter easy, $5, 4O@5. 55 New York; s5. 300 6.S71a East St. Louis.
 Iron quiet; No. l foundry northern, s15.5Od16 25; No. ?, $15. .25@l6; No. south ern and No. southern soft, s15.50@16.
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Coffee Market

-- New York, April 1.-The market for coffee futures opened steady at a de- cline of 189 points under scattering iqul-
 dation and some selling by brokers with Brazilian connections but the mar ket offerings were readily absorbed
 around the initial figures and after very quiet morning the market became more active and hrmer during the afternoon. There does not seem to be much for sale and prices advanced sharply on covering by recent sellers, buying from trade sources and a little support from local bulls The close was firm at a net ad- vance of 5@14 points. Sales. 1,75O bags.
 Closing bids follow: April and May, . 9Sc; June and July, 9.95c; August, .S9c September, 9.5Sc; October, 9.73c: Novem-
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New York Cotton Futures

Weekly Cotton Statistics. New York, April 1.-The follow ing statistics on the movement of cot- ton for the week ending Friday, April IT, were compiled by the New York cotton exchange:
 WEEKLY MOVEMENT.
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Interior Movement Houston: Steady middling, 14%c: net
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1911-07-14
Woman Suffrage Advocate.

Miss Marjorie Johnson is giving a
course of lectures in Philadelphia. She
is one of the young college women
connected with the Henry Street Set.
Element House OF New York. She was
chosen by the Consumers league of
New York to investigate the condi.
tons of factory and mill operators.
and while investigating them worked
in several mills and factories. In her
lectures in Philadelphia Miss Johnson
contends that women in industrial oc.
equations need the ballot more than
any other class.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1911-07-14
lowers of King Ohio J.. Are Found
in and Near Athens.

A visitor to Athens who goes to the
~neighbcring village Of Heraclea is sur.
prised to see children with blue eyes
and light hair playing in the streets;
in fact they are little folk who re.
semble but remotely the descendants
Of Pericles.
These children on the Greek soil
are descendants of the suite and fol-
lowers Of King Ohio l.. When the
prince Of Bavaria was called to the
throne of Greece in 1892 he was &C.
companied by soldiers, officials. pro-
fessional men, workmen and shop.
keepers. In plain language a good
part of the contingent was a motley
crowd of adventures.
Most Of these remained behind aft.
err the fall of the dynasty, and occupy
ing good positions today in Athens are
the bearers OF anne unquestionably
German, for instance Hoesslin, Rienck
and Schauroth.
The Bavarian king and queen en-
couraged the settlement of their coun.
trymen in Greece. Queen Amelia Gre
ated a model farm in Pyros Amalias.
but the land uncultivated has now re-
turned to a state of nature. The king
founded a village upon which he be
slowed the ancient title of Heraclea.
and in view of the brigandage he sur
rounded it with walls and gates. At
the four corners he erected small
forts. 1t had new town houses for 60
families specially reserved for Bavari-
an artisans. but only forty we're ever
occupied.
After the troubles of 1843 Is fami.
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p /.
Miss Isabel Thorne.

Miss Isabel Thorne.
All the world rubs elbows in Wash
1ngton. Outwardly it is merely a city
of evasion. of conventionalities. stated
with the commonplace pleasures OF
life, l~istless, blase even, and always
exquisitely, albeit frigidly, courteous;
but beneath the still. suave surface
poses, intrigue is endless. and the
merciless wal Of diplomacy goes on
increasingly. Occasionally. only &C.
casionally, a bubble comes to the sur
face, and when it bursts the echo goes
crashing around the earth. Some
times a dynasty Is shaken, a nation
trembles. a 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 testing leg
1slative g~ray-beard. nee upon a time.
but it's always frozen before they put
It in circulation. Diplomatic negotia-
sOAS AN "a III NuC III
room. but long before that the fight
is fought down cellar. The diplo-
matists meet at table and there isn't
any broken crockery, but you can
always tell what the player thinks
OF the dealer by the way he draws
three cards. Everybody is after re-
suits; and lots of monarchs of Europe
sit up nights polishing their crowns
waiting for word from Washington"
So, this Is Washington! And acre
at dinner are the diplomatic repre-
sentatives of all the nations. That is
the British ambassador, that stolid-
faced, distinguished looking. elderly
man; and this Is the French ambassa-
dor. dapper, volatile, plus-correct:
here Russia's highest representative
wags a huge, blond beard: and yon-
der is the phlegmatic German ambas-
sador. Scattered around the table.
brilliant spotches of color, are the
uniformed ENJOYS of the Orient-the
smaller the country the more brilliant
the splOtch. 1t is a state dinner, to
be followed by a state ball, and they
are all present.
The Italian ambassador, Count di
Rosini, was trying to interpret a
French bon mot into English for the
benefit of the dainty. doll-like wife of
the Chinese minister-who was edu-
Gated at Radclihe-when a servant
leaned over him and laid a sealed en-
velope beside his plate. The count
glanced around at the servant, ex-
cused himself to Mrs. Quong Ii Wi.
and opened the envelope. Inside was
. single sheet Of embassy note paper.
and a terse line signed by his secre-
tAry:
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1911-07-14

which held his glance. He bowed low.
and closed the door.
Il am at your service, Madam" he
said in a tone of deep respect. please
pardon my delay in coming to you."
1T is unfortunate that I didn't write
the first. note" she apologized gra-
ciously. 1T would at least have saved
a little time. You have the card?"
He produced it silently. crest down,
and handed it to her. She struck a
match. lighted the card. and it crum-
bled up in her gloved hand. The last
tiny scrap found refuge in a silver
tray. where she watched it burn to
ashes, then she turned to the ambassa-
dor with a brilliant smile. He was
still standing.
THE dinner isn't over yet?' she
inquired.
mo, Madam, not for another hour,
perhaps"
Then there's no harm DONE" she
went on lightly. The dinner isn't of
any consequence, but | should like
very much to attend the ball after
ward. Can you arrange it for me?"
Il don't know just how l would pro-
coed. Madam" the ambassador object
ed difldently. 1T would be rather un-
usual. difficult. I may say and"
But surely you can arrange it some
way" she interrupted demurely.
The highest diplomatic representa-
tive of a great nation should lot find
1t difficult to arrange SO simple a mat
ter as-as this?" She was smiling.
Pardon me for suggesting it. Mad
am, the ambassador persisted courte-
ously. but anything out of the usual
attracts attention in Washington. l
dare say, from the manner of your ap-
pearance tonight, that 0 would not
care to attract attention to Yourself"
She regarded him with an enignlat-
ic smile.
I'm afraid you don't know wom-
en-, Count she said slowly, at last.
There's nothing dearer to a woman's
heart THAI to attract attention to her
self" She laughed-a throaty. silvery
note that was charming. And if you
hesitate now, then to-morrow-why.
tomorrow ] am going to ask that you
open to me all this Washington world
this brilliant world of diplomatic So
ciety. You see what l ask now is
simple"
The ambassador was respectfully
silent and deeply thoughtful for a
time. There was, perhaps, something
of resentment struggling within him,
n certainly there was an uneasy
feeling of rebellion at this attempt to
thrust him forward against all prece-
dent.
Your requests are of so extraorr-
binary a nature that" he began in
courteous protestation.
There was no trace of Impotence in
the woman's manner: she was still
smiling.
1T is necessary that l attend the
ball tonight" she explained, you may
imagine how necessary when | say !
sailed from Liverpool six days z
reaching New York at half-past three
o'clock this afternoon: and at half
past four ! was on my way here. |
have been here less than one hour.
came from Liverpool especially that
I might be present; and even
dressed on the train SO there would be
10 delay. Now do you see the neces-
sity of it,"
Diplomatic procedure is along we'll
oiled grooves, and the diplomatist who
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1911-07-14
A Bad Boy in Colonial DAYS,

A notebook Of a justice of the peace
IN Connecticut, in the year 1850,
specifies the behavior of a Ger.
tain small meeting house boy as fol.
lows:
"A rude and idel behaver in the met.
ing how such as smiling and larf.
ing and intiseing others to the same
evil.
Such a larf1ng or smiling and
pulling the heir of his nayber benonl
simkin in the time of publick
worship.
Such as throwing Sister Penticost
Perkins on the ice it being Saboth
Day or Lords Day between the met.
ing hows and his plaes Of abode
Bliss. Side Glimpses."
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JACQUES F

"A lady is waiting for you here.
h says she must see you immediate
ly. on a matter of the greatest i'm.
portance."
The count read the note twice, with
wrinkled brow, then scrubbed on it in
pencil:
impossible tonight. Tell her t.
call at the embassy tomorrow morn
ing at half-past ten O'clock"
He folded the note, handed it to the
servant. and resumed his conversa-
ton with Mrs. Wi.
Half an hour later the same servant
placed a second sealed envelope be-
side his plate. Recognizing the super
scription. the ambassador impatiently
showed it aside, intending to disre-
gard it. But irritated curiosity final
ly triumphed, and he opened it. A
white card on which was written this
command was his reward:
1T is necessary hat you come to
the embassy at once"
There was no signature. The hand
writing was Enthusiastically that of a
woman, ana just as Enthusiastically
strange to him. He frowned a little
as be stared at it wonderingly, then
idly turned the lard over. There was
no name on the reverse side-Only a
crest. Evidently the count recognized
this. for his impressive face reflected
surprise for an instant, and this was
followed by a keen, bewildered inter.
est. Finally he arose, made his apoio.
gies. and left the room. His automo-
bile was at the door.
T the embassy" he directed the
chauffeur.
And within five minutes he was
there. His secretary met him in the
hall.
The lady Is waiting in your office"
he explained apologetically. Il gave
her your message. but she said she
must see you and would write you a
line herself. l sent it,"
Quite correct" commented the am.
~bassador. What nam did she give?"
None" was the reply. She said
none was necessary"
The ambassador laid aside hat and
coat and entered his Office with a
slightly puzzled expression on his
face. Standing before a window, gaz-
ing idly out into the light-spangled
night, vas a young woman, rather
tall and severely gowned in some rich.
g~listening stun which fell away sheer.
~ from her splendid bare shoulders.
b turned and he found himself look
ing into a pair Of clear, blue-gray eyes,
frank enough and yet in their very
frankness possessing an alluring, in.
defnable subtlety. He would not
have called her pretty, yet her smile,
slight as 1t was. was singularly charm
Ing, and there radiated from her q
something - personality. perhaps -