The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-08-23

, answered that question for me. Is it
not obvious that the game is a game
of ball:'
BY George. Rawson." replied,
you are incorrigible. II you aren't the
man that put the screw into inscrutabil-
ity | give up
Maybe said Rawson. But now
that ! know just where am at you
will soon see that | am also the man
that put the busy into business"
We're off, are WEI" l asked, sensing
for the first time real situation.
You betcha!" said Rawson. 81 had
to get on FIRST, but now that | am on
why, we're off. Keep your eyes open
for the next two days, links. and you'll
see strange things
The next evening after supper Raw
son was positively brilliant in his con-
versation. have never heard him talk
better and even ScovilIe seemed con-
tent TO sit and listen. The subject was
criminology. and Rawsons account OF
various kinds OF adventures and ad-
venturesses in crime, amateur and pro-
fesSional alike. was OF thrilling interest.
1t happened to be Sunday night. and a
kl cat IlldllN Oh lllC dAllNllCS VI lllC Al
gonac were for that reason in a state
OF allegiance, The tangoing and bridge
at least ceased for the moment, though
it is just possible that the little wheel
in the BarrOws bungalow was still pur-
ring softly. Everything else, however,
in honor of the day, was temporarily
suspended with the result that the al
fresco room was pretty we'll filled up
with guests, men and women alike The
circle of admiring listeners gathered
about Rawson grew larger and larger
as he went on, until from the point of
view of its audience. anyhow. his talk
seemed ligkely to develop into a lee
ture. He was suave, smiling and calm.
and the guests were absorbed in their
interest.
Isn't he wonderfulI whispered little
Miss Scoville to me as we sat back OF
Rawson drinking in his every word.
I'd rather listen to him than read any
novel we've had this summer
1T is the activities of women. how
ever" Rawson was saying, that give
the authorities the most trouble these
days, especially women you'd never
even suspect OF wrongdoing. because OF
their eminent responsibility. 1t is their
very responsibility that makes them all
the more troublesome to the law. Take
the mere matter OF the custom-house,
for instance. There are always, OF
course, lot of professionally crooked
people who are engaged IN smuggling,
most OF whom are we'll known to the
Federal authorities and are watched so
constantly that they have to proceed
warily. But the rich society woman who
feels it to be a matter of principle to
beat the tariff laws and smuggle things
is a mighty difficult proposition
to deal with. 1t isn't pleasant for an
inspector to make charges Of dishonesty
against women whose names are almost
household words because of their social
activities; and these ladies and their
husbands consider it an outrage that
the United States government should
have adopted a policy OF espionage in
order to keep track of what they are
doing. They complain bitterly of the
insult of what in a loose way they call
Russian methods, and they consider 1t
when they arrive in this
country after a trip abroad and the in
spectors refuse to accept their declara-
tions as truthful 1t does seem insult |
ing, and it is humiliating that an Amer
lean citizen cannot come home without
being met at the gate with suspicion
and mistrust, but what else can the gov
eminent do? Law is law, and it must