The Washington herald., 1921-04-24

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you said you would destroy the pearrs
he went on. In all my peculiar set Of en-
periences have never seen ons quite nks
this 4 n not often rhat one In your or.
cumstanoes viii do - you ssy you wsR d
And VIII you7
He paused
Il say, will youf Cleopatra, n N s.ih
destroyed q priceless pearl by dropping n
into vinegar. She could afford that pl.cs a
bravado. Can youe The Eiass before yos
does not contain vinegar Itcontains q. m.~h
more powerful acid II the pearl n DROPPED
into It, II will foam like an effervesceut uthta
tablet and it viii dissolve like one
Dolores smiled
-Well?" said he -Coma, now. Lsut n
rather too mnch 70 psy-eoo much 70 pay fer
Insurance. rhat 70 ns 49, may sunsr nna
It's pesssssiou7-
He laughed AZ ths end Of this shnrt- -
risive laugh he beazd rhs nttis spaaxh - ths
pearl twisted out Of In setting dropp>d inss
the Eas- with an snra.nznDn he ezns
and. Like Dotor.s, bent ovsr ths- t,na., r.-S
Ing hts weight upsn Ids srz1shts,sA -
gazing DOWN
The Eye Of Csopstra. u.tosohed snt uD-
moving. giving forth no bubbles Of nztuf.-
grafton, lay At the bottom of the Eta... In
blue haze and It's pink light emphasized h
its immersion The add had no eject
upon IT.
You have deceived me-" exclaimed Do
lores. II was a cruel trick"
Perhaps" said the other. II have .
reputation Of being a cold-blooded man. Mi.s
Tarana- They say that Of me. But you may
think am not without my romantic s1ds
when 1 tell you that the evl that you
thought was in a pearl was the evil Of fear
that dwelt only in your own mind You vii
not think am lacking in my romantic si0s
when tell you who 1 am"
who are your" asked Dolores. II b.
Deve you are the devil himself"
NO" said he But my name u not
Nondel Ny name Is Slade. am Robbles
father. lie has come back from a long
journey, and he has sent me to look for you
and take you back TO him"
1T Il not so!" she exclaimed In her Din.
belief. 1t couldn't be 90! II couldn't hap
pen to me. to the owner Of cleopatra's Eye,.
Perhaps not said Slade, with his faos
suddenly drawn into grave. hard Iines. But
this Isn't the Eye Of Cleopatra You never
have been Its owner. This thing IN this
glass is only clever imitation by q japanese
skilled in such work"
And there was no erfl-r-
He answered after q moments deITberat,oa-
Il said. only in the mind Hide6ushiro Its
was discovered over q month ssc with q
bullet hole in hi, head and a revolver IN hIs
hand In bis other nst they found the resI
Eye OF Cleopatra"
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Competent authorities ADVISE that
American exporters cannot hope
10 hold trade In Brazil unless the
credit accommodation similar TO
that granted by European export
ers is afforded These are excel
lent firms worthy Of credit to large
amounts and, as In domestic trade.
II Ia essentially the task Of the
credit man Of an export nrm to
assure himself that be u dealing
with reliable houses
Chile is q country fortunate In
possessing a single great natural
source Of wealth in It's nltrnteS
which gives q stability to Its gov
ernmental revenues Our exports to
Chile were valued nt ST0,2S9 900 in
the fiscal year ending June so, 1919,
and imports from Chile at $780,
COS 600 Our exports were $4i.29o,-
2S5 in the fiscal year ending June
80, 1920; imports, S112,6S7, SIS
Our drafts on Chile are usually
in dollars or sterling, as the paper
currency is subject to extreme
Since the war. drafts
have usually been In dollars, and
ninety days sight" is me custom
ary form. Some firms maintain
book accounts with American ex-
porters and buy dollars at favor
able times to reimburse their CORE
spondeuts In the United States.
Countries bordering on the Car
rIbean Sea, with their seasonal ex-
ports Of coffee sugar, fruits and
other products to the United
States, maintain especially close TO
with this country and II n
said that a large volume Of bux-
ness Is conducted on open account
between firms which have long
been trading with each other. Such
firms NAV even maintain mutual
balances over long periods, permit
ting the balancing Of exports and
imports against one another st con-
yenieDcs
The Central American states and
Venezuela and Colombia should de-
yeIop stronger commercial ties with
us every year. Our investments
there are growing. and the two lat
ter countries will be sources Of SUP
plies Of beef, OIL, hides and skins