Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-28


: CHAPTER I-Georgy Wagstaff
daughter Of Sir George, OF the British
admiralty, hints at a liaison between
her goyerness, Ethel Willoughby, and
Henry Streetman. Ethel denies it.
CHAPTER II-Henry Streetman
calls on Ethel and while waiting for
her talks to Brewster, Sir George
butler, who is a German spy, about his
failure to get at admiralty papers in
Sir Georges possession. He phones Ia
German secret service headquarters
CHAPTER III when Ethel appears
he tries to force her to get from Sill
George knowledge Of the sailing or
dors OF the British feet Though shs
believes him a French instead Of a
German spy, she refuses until hC
threatens her. She bcgs him to an
nounce their secret marriage, as
Georky is suspicious, but he puts lei
off.
CHAPTERlV.--At tea Georsy and
her lover, Guy Falconer, tease Sir
George, and Streetman makes an aHk
ward attempt to talk politics.
Don't worry Sir George" Guy In.
terposed. Charlie doesn't mean All he
says"
Fathers only s.. o9ng yor," Gcorgy
assured the reVortc'
"spooiir Slo,dEc?" NJ. Brown
rel tied IN a >'ncp Int l~wltior d
fashion. lie Mjd M mutt W $,
during his short stay IN Lontion. t.ilt
he had never before encountered IN
the English language.
! But his quick mind was not long at
fault. "Oh, sure. Kidding that's it,
r. But Sir George don't blame
YOU. We do butt in good deal into
things that don't actually concern us
or the public. but | happen to belong
to n newspaper where it isn't n crime
for one Of its staff to act like Il zen
/ tleman: so don't think I'm making
mental notoS or that you have to put
the brakes on. If YOU skid. rs Just
! a private tea party. and tl,at ends it.
/ You greatly relieve me-" Sir George
! Waastatf said, smiling. "Hut III try
1 not to-skid-as you put r."
\ "Then that's all rirll.' the Amerl-
q can declared
A And speaking Of tea won't you
shaye s0meW Ethel asked him.
\ You bet | will" he responded In
his Yankee yernacuar And he stepped
{ quickly TO the table behind which sho
sat. ITS a great habit, tea he d.
lated. as he took the cup from her
f"l'rl going to introduce it nj The
Knlckerbocker bar when get back.
Its got cocktails skinned a mile" lie
ssaid feryenty.
l "Old man, what are you doing over
shere?' Guy inquired.
I "Oh, Iust shopping around. The
Ipaper thought they needed n change
lin their London news. and knew |
Enecdcd one. SO | cane over"
ut must be very Interesting work, -
Ethel Wiloughby observed. She was
lmorc than interested in Guys quaint
sfricnd. His sor was new to her. Aud
\ though his hreeziness might not have
yeeen considered quite good form in an
/ Ehellshman it was a quality which
tthe British find both refreshing and
sentertalnlng in IN American
I 1T is interesting" Charlie Brown
told her but you sound as if you
were going to interview me; and for
the love Of Mike-don't"'
"Nho is Nike" Sir George incurred
lnnoeenilr, in his cndeavor to grasp
the intrcacles Of Mr.. Browns CONVEX
satlon.
"Oh, he's an Irishman we Americans
swear by the newspaper man replied.
"Fancy that, How odd!n Mrs. Fal.
coner exclaimed. She did not know
that Mr.. Brown was--spoohng--n
"Since you're newspaper man you
must know everything said Georgy
Wagstaff. She quite fancied the
stranger; and she wanted to know
him better.
well, at least I try to convince my
editor Of that" he replied
Then tell us about the war. We're
\ very ignorant. We only read the head
lines," she said. Father won't talk
It'd be a breach of--something or
other"
DO tell us your opinion. Mr. Brown
Ethel urged. "We're all so very In.
terested."