The evening world., 1915-01-26

do object to having a husband that
I don't want and who certainly could
not, by any chance. want me. You
think that am In love with Channie
Scoville. Well. Tn not. am very
fond of hiys, that's all. and II II came
to q pinch |, would marry him In
preference to any prince on the globe.
How could any prince love . girl
who set out to buy him with lot Of
silly millions? It's not to be expected.
I know It IL done In tho best society,
but should want my prince to be
happy instead Of merely comfortable.
should want both Of US to live
happy ever afterward.
so, dearest mother. I am going
abroad to forget. Miranda Ii going
with me. and we sail next Saturday
on the Jupiter. think. We haven't
got our suite. but Mr.. Bliss says he
is sure he can arrange 1t for me. II
we can't get one on the Jupiter we'll
take some other boat that 10 Just a.
inconspicuous. You see. l want to 60
on q ship that isn't likely to be packed
with people l know. for 1t is my In
tention to travel incog., as they say In
the books. No one snail stare At me
and say: There il that Maud Blith-
ers we were reading about Her
father u going to buy q prince for
her.
az know dad will be perfectly furi-
Gus. but I'm going or die, one or the
other. find have lots Of money in
bank. Now It won't do a bit of good
TO try to stop me, dearest. The best
thing for you and dad to do IL to
come down at once and say good
by to me--but you are not to go to
the steamer! Neveri Please, please
come. for love you both and I do
so want you to love me. Come to-
morrow and kiss your horrid, horrid,
disappointing. loathsome daughter
apd forgive her too"
Mr.. Blithers was equal to the occa-
sion.
"Immense!" he exclaimed. TIM
mense!"
"Oh. Will" sobbed Mrs. Blithers.
"Brace up! Grasp the romance.
Both of 'em sailing under assumed
names on the same ship. They see
each other on deck. Mutual attrac-
tion. Love at flrst sight Both of
'em. Money no object. There you
are. Leave 1t to me-"
Maud Is not the kind Of girl to
take up with stranger on
Don't glare at me like that! Love
kind Of a girl she rs: But listen to
me, Lou; we've got to be mighty
careful that Maud doesn't suspect
that wore putting up a job on her.
Shed balk at the gang plank and
that would be the end OF It.. She
must not know that he is on board.
Now, here's the idea" and he talked
on In q strangely subdued voice Tor
fifteen minutes, his enthusiasm
mounting to such heights that she
was fairly lifted to the seventh
heaven he produced, and for once
in her life she actually submitted
TO MS bumptious argument without
SO much as u single protesting word.
A gray day at sea. The Jupiter
seemed to be Sinking through the
mist and drizzle. SO still was the
world Of waters.
The decks of the Jupiter were wet
and the sky was drab. New York
was twenty four hours astern.
Three tall, interesting looking men
stood leaning against the starpoaIo
rail OF the promenade deck, unmlnoIuL
of the mist. watching the scurrylnk
throng OF exercise fends. Two WIZ
vo,inr' the third was old. and Of the
three there was one who merited the
second glance that invariably was
bestowed upon him by the circiins
passers-by.
He stood between the gaunt, SOL
dierly old man with the fierce mus.
tache, and the trim, military young
man with one that was close cropped
and smart. He wore a blue serge
suit and affected a short-visorcd cap
OF the same material and lazily puned
at a very commonplace briar pipe.
The customary he gossip and peren-
NAL enooper who IL always making
the voyage no matter what ship one
takes or the direction one goes nosed
out the purser and discovered that
the young man was X. Schmidt OF
Vienna.
Evidently an Austrian army OF.
ficer." ne always proclaimed, and that
seemed to settle 1t.
Luckily. he did not hear r. Schmidt's
impassive estimate of the first cabin
parade. or he might have had some
thing to repeat that would not have
pleased those who took part In 1t.
"Queer looking lot Of people," said
r. Schmidt, and his two companions
mocdily nodded their heads.
1T was uncommonly decent OF
Blithers not coming down to see us
off," said the elderly man. who was
down on the passenger list as Totten.
"I was apprehenslve, 'pon my soul. He
stuck like leech UP to the last min
ute"
I'VE should have Marconigram to-
night or tomorrow In regard to the
bid made in Paris for the bonds held
by the French syndicate" said Dank,
pulling at his short mustache. "Mr.
Blithers Is investigating"
There In something sinister In all
this" said r. Schmidt. "Who is buy
Ing up all the outstanding bonds and
what is the amount? London has sold
all that were held there and Paris Is
approached on the same day. II Paris
and Berlin should sell nearly four
million pounds in Graustark bonds will
he In the hands Of people whose iden-
tity and motives appear to be shrouded
In the deepest mystery"
"And four million pounds represents A
the entire amount OF our bonds held
by outside parties" said Totten, with
a significant shake OF his grizzled
head. THE remainder are In the pos
session OF our own institutions and
the people themselves. We should