The evening world., 1914-11-12

- from Governors Island to
Manhattan Island. and to the Metro.
pslitan Club.
e0ait hssitated to open his real bust.
ness. He began obliquely.
well. I've Just fired the first gun
IN my war with Mrs. Men"
"Yes7" said Forbes drearily.
YES" said TAFT. positively. "Just
before you came young Stowe Webb
was here-nice young fellow. sent
Tor him. and said to him: Young man.
Mise Alice Neff. whom I believe you
know'-he blushed like house afire-
tells me-. said. that her mother OBJ
5scts to you because you have no
money And then lowered my voice
About an octave and growled. i won
der II you have the grit to 20 out In
tbs hard old world and work for that
mi and-and earn herr He said,
know where there's a Job you might
ret; It's small salary and lot OF
work at first, and by and by q little
more salary and much harder work:
and you won't be able to see her Of
tan: perhaps not at all for a long
while: but eventually. II she'll walt,
you'll be able to support her as we'll
a. any girl needs to be supported who
has love In the bargain. Do you want
that Job, young man? said, glaring
at him. And he said: Lead me to
mr."
,"And what is the tob?"
"I'm going to make him my secre-
tary. at. twelve hundred year at
"Your secretary" said Forbes.
Does he know any law"
I'm not going to be lawyer. m
eoing to be a diplomat-in Paris.
"Splendid!" cried Forbes. reaching
across to squeeze his hand. II con-
gratulate the country-and France.
!. I envy you Paris. I've never been
there"
fST"How would you like to got"
Hoy should l like to be major
H"Tve got to have a military attache.
you know. l could get the billet Tor
30u. Nobody ought to die without
sssinx France and England-ths Old
World that's so much newer than
ours and SO much wiser In so many
ways. It's your opportunity. 1t may
moSn wonderful things for you. YOU
oan't refuse. You won't refuse. will
ysur .
When PersIs had returned to New
York from the Enslee country place
- dad her father helpless and de.
3eotSd, the offer Of Wi!lie's AID had
SA1oa like Q magic elixir. II hao
Geont tho payment Of old bills. or
tAair sniarEement, and the opening
y a now credits. Dealers whom the
Inarcantile agencies had secretly filled
[WgSN Alarm for the Cabot accounts
~ been subtly treasured.
\ 4 ~ 10 whom Willie Enslee A.
sevoA n the Cabot house with all MI
SeoDons ready to force Persia 70 an
aEoY Marriage he was astounocoC.
M even dismayed-to fnd ina!
- offsred no resistance. out srse'eo
- peoposal With delight.
y sNsssis was running amucA ~
- ohops. she was In q torment OF
SSSf-N cat in q cosmos OF oatnip
souipment OF the humblest bride
-. q matter Of supreme ,enort Lc
GaSa 4 Persis Cabot req to enter
~ dynasty Of the Enslees was
ftSe hsd not forgotten Forbes. Tht
thoVsft Of him lowered epou1 No.
1921 She paused now and then. wNr
Ssid ON cheek and eyes far away
I1hinkipg Of him 40 tntently thAt .ns
~" dreasmaker to lift her armi
~. he position ne wanted Tor th'
6y-on.
,,,iometimos she woke nom drea M
A. Which she seemed to feol Foroes
~ y About her. As she woke theS
v~re Withdrawn, az II he ned. sne
vos,ld weep a little and lick tho SAL
.frsn her lips and find her toars very
hitter. She would pout at rate aho
samse: "Why couldn't 1t have peer
,H~ryey instead Of willie7 on. VIVA
ispitisul sacrthOe am making OF my
Pers,s was not the only busy per.
..r IN New York. Willie was KEEP
the wedding arrangements.
Forbes was busy too. Senator TAI
Nd seasily arranged his appointment
= riainilitary attache. He had MS du
- to learn In this capacity. lie mar
4 - po1ish up his French and take les
sSDns in conversation and composition
and learn whot he could about TN
tVTOnch military establishment am
procedure. And he had TO max
eSoeAy for a long residence abroad;
f,on the morning of the day ne salleo
- ,Hs held his newspaper between
~, .coffee and his cigar. certain nead
Nnos leaned up and shouted at MN
from the ton of column with a roa
= a npocalyptic trumpets, lie mas
toned 10 his room to be alone VIM
be read the chronicle OF what wa
Nlraady past-the account OF Persi
CAbot's wedding.
hand. The irrevocable was accom-
paiShed. She was Enslee'S'
rvvx DrpD W