The Washington herald., 1914-03-27

were seated. With a significant glance
at Dick she left the room, instructed
maid to prepare the tea and ran to her
room. The paper she had taken from the
Japanese was spread on the table before
her. She seized a pen. then hesitated for
an instant THE simpleton' she MUIR
INJURED. "The dear goose-Jealous be-
cause he has seen me talking to that
funny little Luriat Just to punish him
I shan't let him know whom this comes
from. II will be such joke" She dipped
the pen and wrote:
Dear Sir: The inclosed bill Of lading
may help you In your work on the smug-
Cling Of arms from the United States to
Central America. 1t was found on one
lof Carlos Luria's assistants. II you will
examine the goods represented as shoes
and baked beans in the bill you may find
"a FRIEND"
She addressed the letter to Dick and
told a maid to deliver It at once without
giving any information as to who had sent
her Then she Joined Luria and Dick and
could scarcely refrain from laughter at
the ex-Presidents efforts to make him
self agreeable. Presently a maid entered
and laid a letter before Dick. Excusing
himself. he opened II and began to read.
A look Of intense excitement crept into
his face, and he pushed the chair aside
and rose. Shoes and baked beans!" he
muttered. bewildered.
Luria caught a glimpse Of the bill of
lading that accompanied the letter. ana
as he gazed at II in Dicks hands the oily
smile faded from his face and gave way
to a look of CONSERVATION. He shufned
to his feet
81 beg you to pardon me-" he num-
bled nervously. and stammered something
al he had f0rpnftan-
Dick also seemed anxious to take his
departure. and the two men left togther.
Flo smiled triumphantly. 'Luria will
run to the rescue of Tammamota," she
unused. THE poor fellow must be un-
comfortable in that closet. And Don
Carlos is afraid he might talk now that
they are caught. Dick, / suppose. Is run
ming around In the freight yards looking
for a consignment of shoes and baked
beans and wondering who sent him that
note. He'll never know" she decided.
smiling wistfully.
why, sweetheart, II was the biggest
catch in twenty years." Dick told her
that evening folding her brazenly in his
arms "Luria and that japanese butler
OF yours and the whole gang were caught
redhanded. Somebody sent me an an
nonymous letter-I wonder who It could
have been" He looked at her specu-
latively, but flo only shook her head IN
nocently.
Those boxes at the railway warehouse
that were supposed to contain baked
beans and shoes were filled with enough
rifles and cartridges to conquer a con-
tinent. We had the goods on Luria, Of
course. At first he was indignant and
denied II. but when ! showed him the
evidence he began to wilt. He had been
fin: ncing a revolution and planning to
have himself reinstalled as president.
There is just one thing I would like
to know" he added as ne kissed her.
land that is who sent me that note"
I am sure I don't know" protested
Flo.
That's queer" observed Dick. 'I could
have taken oath that letter was in your
handwriting. ! know you did IT. Flo,
You didn't think I was such a poor de-
tective that couldn't recognize the
handwriting Of the dearest girl In the
world. did your"
Flo sighed happily. Woman-like, she
hat forgotten something.
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