The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-06-01
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Miss Isabel Thorne.


All the world rubs elbows in Wash.
ington. Outwardly II is merely city
OF evasion, of conventionalities, sated
with the commonplace pleasures Of
life listless, blase even, and always
exquisitely, albeit frigidly, courteous;
but beneath the still, suave surface
strange currents play at cross pur-
poses, Intrigue is endless, and the
merciless war of diplomacy goes on
increasingly. Occasionally, only oc-
caslonally a bubble comes to the sur
lace, and when 1t bursts the echo goes
crashing around the earth. Some
times a dynasty is shaken, nation
uembles, 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 jesting leg
lslatiye gray-beard, once upon time,
but It's always frozen before they put
In circulation. Diplomatic negotia-
ions are conducted in the drawing
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
VI 'he dealer by the way he draws
UIee cards. Everybody Is after re-
SUITS and lots of monarchs of Europe
SIT up nights polishing their crowns
waiting for word from Washington"
80, this is Washington! And here
!" ulhner are the diplomatic repre-.
sen'etlVes Of all the nations That is
,ue british ambassador, that stolid;
'"ceu' MISUNDERSTANDING, elderly
man and this is the French ambassa.
WI uapper, volatile, plus.correct;
"o'e hussia's highest representative
.asS huge, blond beard; and yon-
le, Is the phlegmatic German ambas.
@ ,auuL Scattered around the table,
o,,iant spotches Of color, are the
~n"U'iNed ENJOYS of the Orient-the
.''eI lhe country the more brilliant
sue Splotch 1t is a state dinner. to
oe followed by a state ball and they
are all present.
FL ~ lalian ambassador. Count di
oo was trying to interpret
'euch Don mot into English for the
ma ,"'nt OF the dainty, doll-like wife of
ca,.s ,"'uese minister-who was edu-
eu at Radcliffe-when a servant
N vo Sueu over him and laid a sealed en-.
lpo oeslde his plate. The count
cr.aS around at the servant, ex.
Sg'u himself to Mrs. Ouong IA WI
! Du opened the envelope. Inside was
ma J'Ds'e sheet of embassy note paper,
n tary; 'isheu oy MS secre-
sho laay Is waiting for YOU here.
d ly on sue must see you immediate.
ror,on Oa a matter of the greatest i'm.
vrr,, 1ouht read the note twice, with
pencil: Scriooled on II IN
can =, 'VSsIole S tonight Tell her t.
lnp M ha,s e"luassy tomorrow morn
H. az ,ala Saltpast ten o'clock"
.ervaa, 1y folded the note, handed It to the
ItloD u,, n,s and resumed his conversa.
NV1 IN with Mrs Wi. ''''''"
blcaS a,, an hour later the same servant
5lGs S, d second sealed envelope be.
scrnt,o. pate Recognizing the super.
shovro%o ruon' the ambassador impatientlv
sarS 'u !, 1t aside, intending to disre.
't t,, 1t. But irritated curiosity IT. IlS, anoI.
kh,to ,Sto,umphed, I'M and he opened II ma A
fommosaT NM card on which was written this
If dpo was his reward:
Th embassy at once" '0' 'on'e 10
kritnge was no signature. The hand.
komane was Enthusiastically that Of q
iranaro and Just as unmistatahl~
Ias9 Se It.. to him. He frowned 1,IS,aIdpls q Iit,is
ky 't %std stared at it wonderinrlv. iib,.e ,ben
d oonrn ,uraed the card over s,y, T6ero 'nen mss
I'M r., Evidently the count s'pemsniy reooen,yod
vt his impassive face rejected