The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-12

different and better. It is. It plays upon all the emotions as musician runs his scales. and through the eight chapters the subtle charm of Anita Stewart permeates and entrances.
 It is a story of love and war; of adventure, intrigue and romance.
 The Cafe Biribi in Ausone, France is owned by Con Wildresse, who is in reality spy of the French govern ment. The Girl Philippa is ostensibly his cashier, but in reality she has been brought up by him. Phi1ippa, young and beautiful, is often forced to helr Wildresse in his contemptible spying work.
 About this time the plans of the Hardness shell, disclosed to the Brit ish government, are stolen, and tive British officers, HallSett and Gray, are summoned to follow the two spies who, it is believed. have stolen the plans.
 When the steamer on which they have followed the spies docks at Ant
  to the hotel and. overpowering them in their suite, they secure the desired papers and start for France.
 The plans are torn in half and Gray speeds off on motorcycle with one half while Halkett takes the other half and boards a train.
 Jim Warner. a successful American artist, meets Halkett at the Cafe Bir- ibi where he is attracted by the in- fo o,,1f Af r, q beautiful cashier. Pnilippa.
 RECEIVES A MESSAGE
 Meanwhile Wildresse receives a message telling him that the plans have been stolen by Frances ene- mics. The two men are supposedly in his vicinity and he must locate them. He naturally believes Halkett and Warner the people he seeks and tr erefore signals Philippa to pick out Warner Philippa, however, finds Warner more to her liking than most men she has met.
 About this time Philippa discovers that Wildresse is a double-dealing traitor selling secrets of all countries to the highest bidder. Mortified she leaves him a note saying that she is going away and does not want anything more to dc with him.
 When she arrives at Warmers estate she astonishes him by artlessly saying that she has come to remain-is he not her only friend? What he is to do witt the girl Warner does not know. How ever, it is agreed that she remain at the Inn in the capacity of his model
 A few days after this, a messenger; en- countering Halkett, says he is from Gray who has sent him with the plans When Halkett sees the other half of the plans he holds, his suspicious die and he takes out his own papers. The man, who IS in reality a spy working under Wildresse who has overpowered Gray and secured his half of the plans, then attacks him Phlippa, coming upon the scene, seizes a bronze lamp from the newel post anc strikes the spy with it. She then takes the two sets of papers and runs to 6 nearby convent in accordance with Hal kett's request
 OVERTAKEN BY SPIES While she is on her way she is over taken by the band of spies and dragged into an automobile by Wildresse. Just as the machine flies away she sees Warner and Halkett coming upon the scene, ano manages to throw them the papers unob served. They then give the plans to Slstel Sila and pursue Philippa.
 Arriving at Wildesses home, Warner makes an entrance by a secret passage and finding Philippa alone in room he stages their escape by. means ot TOD improvised from a sofa cover. Halkett Il waiting for them in boat, and they re- turn home where they find war IS de clared, and Halkett ordered to the front
 Warner now places Philippa in the car' of his cousin at her chateau, Asucot, servant of Wildresse admires Warner st much for a severe thrash'ne that ne ha given him that he swears lifelong devo tion, and tells him that proof Of Philip pa's percentage are in a safe in Wiidesse'' wine cellar. Phlippa immediately start for Ausone and, fearful for her rate ol account of the battles in the vicinity Warner follows with Asticot
 HAS THE PROOFS They find Philippa in the wine celia with the proofs to her rightful heritage r her hands They tell how she wa: iA m from the palace by Wildress' when he noble mother and father Wer' killed and how he was holding her al these years in the hope of furtherinl his own ends
 Wildresse, returning. discovers th' three in the cellar and, frantic, tells tn Germans, who are now in possession o the town, to capture them. However be fore they are successful the French ar victorious and the trio are permitted t return home.
 The true character of Wildresse IS nov unearthed. and he is led away witl bowed head to be shot. As the repor