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BY AGATHA CHRISTIE
Copyright Dodd. Mead & Company
WHO KNoWs?"

MISUNDERSTANDING that she
mas a possible chance or being
saved, as the L~usitania Is sinking,
a stranger gives a young American
girl a package which he asks her
to deliver TO the American ambas-
sador In England. She is saved.
In London, former Lieut.. Tom
my" Beresford and Miss Prudence
Cowley - "Tuppence" discharged
army nurse. form an organization,
THE Young Adventures. Ltd"
They are both broke and conse-
quentIy ready for unorthodox meth
DDS. They write out an advertise
ment. Tuppence makes a business
appointment with a man, EDWARD
Wilmington, who offers her easy
employment, but on giving her
name as Jane Finn" which she
had heard on the street, Whiting
ton disappears. IN answer 10 an
advertisement signed Jane Finn
the two receive notes from Mr..
Carter and Julius p. Hersheim-
mer." Carter, a high government
Official, speaks OF a mysterious
Mr.. Brown" az head OF the Boil
sheviki in England, and engages
the pair 10 find Jane Finn, whom
he f. seeking for important reasons
of state. Next day the pair visits
Hersheimmer. American million
aire. He is looking for his cousin,
Jane Finn. who had disappeared
after landing from the Lusitania's
boats, and employs them to search
for her. They DISCOVER = Mrs. Van
deriayer is q LusItania survivor.
Tu1pence recognizes Wilmington In
a caller on Mrs. Vsndemeyer.
Tommy trails him.
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Brothers. She invited the Gnomes
and Peter accepted for all Of his fam
lily. She invited the Doggy family and
the Oaf family and she invited the
Cloud Fairies.
Some one asked her how she eX-
pected to have all of the guests come.
1t would not be possible to have the
King Of the Clouds and the Army Of
Raindrops and the Mist grandchildren
and the Rainbow Brothers and the
others all at the same time.
And she was told that though these
creatures did not hate each other-in
fact they admired each other-that
they all had different times for APP
pearing.
Efie Elf said she knew that was
true, but she had made her plans and
she thought they would work out all
right.
She invited her guests to come in
the afternoon and to remain until
night. Some Of the guests had other
engagements and told her they could
not stay all those hours, but they
could stay for a while and that pleased
Efie Elf.
Well, the party began. And all the
guests came. The Fairies and the
Brownies. the Gnomes and the men,
bers of the Bogey and Oaf families,
Witty Witch and old Mr.. Giant
every one of them appeared.
And then, all Of a sudden 1t began
to rain and then every II remem-
besed that 1t had been said that the
King Of the Clouds and the Army of
Raindrops and the Mist grandchildren
had all been invited.
And how dark they made IL and how
they did pour down and what a spat.
tering and a splashing they made. But
Enie Elf had called her guests tc
come within the great Elfland tent sc
they could look out from every side
without getting wet.
Before long Mr.. Sun appeared right
while the King Of the Clouds was com
ing down, and he called out:
"Hello King, how are you?' II
shows what a high up creature Mr.
Sun Is that he feels entitled to speak
to a king in such a fashion. And the
King of the Clouds liked to be greeted
In that way by so noble and high {
creature as Mr.. Sun.
And then appeared the Rainbow
Brothers and Mother Rainbow looked
we them. All the Rainbow children
came too. for Mother Rainbow Away;
brings her children with her. The,
wore orange and green and pink ant
lavender.
Oh, then came the Cloud Fairies II
fluffy white sflvery costumes and som
wore sashes of yellow golden CLIQUE
silk which were very gorgeous.
Later Mr.. Moon caine peeping owe
a hill and Mr.. Sun excused himself
politely after a bit. But oh, such
gorgeous ball It was. and every CUES
came to Il!
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but he could not rid himself of the
impression that some unusually potent
force emanated from the man. The
creature reminded him of q venomous
snake.
A moment later his impression was
proved correct. The newcomer
knocked at the door as all had done,
but his reception was very different.
The bearded man rose to his feet, and
all the others followed suit. The
German came forward and shook his
hands. His heels clicked together.
"We are honored," he said. 1--WE
are greatly honored. i much feared
that it would be impossible"
The other answered in q low voice
that had q kind Of hiss in it:
"There were difficulties. 1t will not
be possible again, / fear. But one
meeting Is essential-to define my pol
icy. / can do nothing without-Mr.
Brown. He is here?"
The change in the Germans voice
was audible as he replied with slight
hesitation:
1--WE have received a message. II
Is impossible for him to be present In
person" He stopped, giving a curious
impression Of having left the sentence
unfinished.
A very slow smile overspread the
face Of the other. He looked round
At a circle Of uneasy faces.
"Ah! / understand. I have read Of
his methods. He works in the dark
and trusts nc one. But, all the same,
1t is possible that he Is among us
now. :" He looked round him
again, and again that expression OF
fear swept owe the group. Each man
seemed eyeing his neighbor doubt
| fully.
The Russian tapped his cheek.
$50 be 1t. Let us proceed"
The German indicated the place he
had been occupying at the head of
the table. The Russian demurred, but
the other insisted.
at is the only possible place." he
said, "for-Nummber One. Perhaps
Number Fourteen will shut the door,
In another moment Tommy was
again confronting bare wooden panels,
and the voices within had sunk once
more to a mere undistinguishable muir
muir. Tommy became FESTIVE. The
conversation he had overheard had
stimulated his curiosity. He felt that,
by hook or by crook, he must hear
more.
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was impressing on his companion, and
with which the latter seemed from
time to time to disagree. Wilmington
addressed the other as Boris.
+ Tommy caught the word Ireland
several times, also propaganda" but
Of Jane Finn there was no mention.
Suddenly, in q lull In the clatter Of
the room, he got one phrase entire.
Wilmington vas speaking. "Ah. but
you don't know Flossie. She's q mar
vel. An archbishop would swear she
was his own mother. She gets the
voice right every time, ana that's
really the principal thing"
Tommy did not hear Boris reply,
bpt In response to It Wilmington said
something tSat sounded like:s LOT
course-only In an emergency. !"
Then he lost the thread again. But
presently the phrases became distinct
again whether because the other two
had i~nsensibly raised their voices, or
because Tommy's ears were getting
more attuned. he could not tell. But
two words certainly had a most slim
u1ating effect upon the listener. They
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Premier Baldwin's Son a Radical.

1t may not be so generally known
that Mr.. Baldwin'S domestic associa-
tons are literary and also that he has
a radical member in his own house
hold. Rudyard Kipling and Professor
Mackail are his first cousins and ia
yOrite companions. One of his sons,
Oliver Baldwin, is a proved Socialist.
though a violent opponent Of bolshe-
vism, on account OF his experiences
with the Bolsheviki in Armenia.-From
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"But Tommy heard no more.
A crushing blow descended on
his head and all was darkness"
Cro BE coNTI,suED.)
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Scientists now inform US that II Is
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the idea, how ever, that amer artists
Will stick TO faces rather than run The
chance OF starving TO death.
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II. for the Hebrew Temple on
Eighth street northwest. One
other synagogue in the city lis
reared on q Masonic corner stone,
the Adas Israel Congregation.
Sixth and I streets northwest,
which was started in 1905.
The third in 1897 was on Sep
TENDER IS, the Christian Church
at Ninth and D streets northeast.
In 1898 one church corner
stone was laid-that Of the Doug
las Memorial Church at Eleventh
and II streets northeast.
In 1899 the Gay Street Baptist
Church, which I can not now
locate, was laid.
In 1904 the Mount Pleasant
Methodist Episcopal Church on
Columbia Road was the scene OF
Masonic rites.
In 1905 the Whitney Avenue
Memorial Christian Church re-
ceived the conservation Of the
corn, wine, and oil.
PETWORTH LATEST.
In 1906, in addition to the syna-
gogue for the Adas Israel Congre-
cation, the Protestant Episcopal
Church Of the Advent, at Second
and U, and the Bethany Baptist
Church on Rhode Island avenue
between Second and Third. were
begun under the ausices Of the
Grand Lodge.
In 1907 Northminster Presby-
terrain Church at Eleventh and
Rhode Island avenue laid its corn
erstone.
In 1914 the Evangelical Luther
an Church Of Georgetown, Wis
consin avenue and Volta place,
was the scene of the mystic rites
which dedicated cornerstone to
the service of the Grand Master
of the Universe.
Petworth Methodist Episcopal
Church laid its cornerstone in
1915, and in 1915 the Lincoln
Avenue Methodist Episcopal
Church at Lincoln Road and U
street northeast was laid.
In 1921 the H Street Christian
Church was started.
The last church in the District
to have a Masonically-laid corner
stone was the Petworth Baptist
Church, Seventh and Randolph
streets northwest, the ceremony
taking place September 80, 1922.
The City Hall
ONE of the biggest times ever
held In the early days OF the
District was the laying of the
cornerstone of the City Hall on
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ably located in the southwest,
that section at one time being
known as ''the Island"
In 1858 the Metropolitan Pres
byterian Church on Capitol Hill,
at Fourth and B streets south
east, was started with these cere-
monies; as was also the old Metho-
dist Episcopal Church South,
located at Ninth street and Mt.
Vernon place, where the Machinists
Building now stands.
EIGHT YEARS PASS.
In 1872 the stone Of the Inde-
pendent German Protestant
Church on Fifth between M and
N, was consecrated by the Craft.
Then, for period of eight
years, only one church was laid
on a Masonic corner stone, and
that was All Souls Church, at
Fourteenth and L, which was
started in 1877. In 1913 the Par
ish Hall of the church at Six
teenth and r. was started with
Masonic honors.
In 1881 the corner stone OF q
building known as the "Taber-
nacle" on Ninth street, near
B southwest, was built. its cor.
ner stone having been pronounced
''well formed, true and trusty."
This was a predecessor Of the
Westminster Memorial Church,
now located on Eleventh street
northwest.
Seven years later the corner
stone was laid for the Fifth Bap-
fist Mission. on Four-and-a-half
street, near N southwest. This
has grown to be one Of the larg-
est Baptist churches in the city.
On October 10, 1889 the corner
stone OF st. Marks Evangelical
Lutheran Church was laid. This
congregation now occupies a
beautiful new structure at Ninth
and B streets southwest.
In 1895 the stone for the
Fifteenth Street Methodist Epis-
copal Church, at Fifteenth and
r streets northwest was laid.
In 1896 Trinity Methodist Epis-
copal Church was started at Fifth
and G streets southeast on a cor.
ner stone laid with the usual
ceremonies.
GRAND LODGE FIGURES.
In 1897 the Grand Lodge of
the District officiated three times
in cornerstone ceremonies. The
first was on February %, for the
North Carolina Methodist Prot
estant Church,
The second was on September
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Presidents, Members of Both
Houses of Congress, and
Many Other Distinguish
ed Men Participated

August %, 1920. The young set
tlement made It an occasion to
be talked Of. Invitation to the
ceremonies were extended by
Samuel Smallwood, the Mayor Of
the District. All the citizens were
invited to join the Masonic pro-.
cession; thus it was the first
civic procession ever held In Wash
ington.
The officers OF the army and
navy. the members OF the various
courts, the marshal of the Dis
trict and his deputies, the District
attorney, the foreign ministers
and their secretaries. the commits
sioner of public buildings, the
heads of the various Government
departments, the President OF the
United States DANES Monroe). the
master builders Of the work and
the principal architect, the officers
OF the corporation Of Washington.
the mayors Of Alexandria and
Georgetown, together with the
ex-mayors Of Washington, the
mayor, officers OF the common
council and the common council.
together with the board Of alder.
men and its officers, in addition to
the various Masonic lodges and
dignitaries, and many army and
navy officers, all helped to swell
the procession; while the Marine
Band furnished the music
The procession formed at the
rather unreasonable hour of 8 a.
m. and moved to Strother's Hotel,
where it was joined by the citi-
zens and others; and at 8 a. m. the
impressive cortege started for the
City Square. or as we term 1t
now, Judiciary Park.
John Law "a Mason), was the
orator Of the day, and con-
trasted the appearance Of the
city twenty-five years before with
1t at that time. In 1875 1t con-
sisted mainly of desolated fields
and pine woods. He gave the
population at the date of the
building of the City Hall as $4,000,
and stated that the value Of real
property, independent of the pub
lie domain, as exceeding $4,000, 900,
while the revenue Of the District
was $4,000 annually.
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The Smithsonian
Institution

THE next public building erected
on q Historically tried corner
stone was the Smithsonian 1nsti-
tuition. President Polk and mem
bers of his Cabinet attended, as
did the Vice President. George M.
Dallas. who was the principal
speaker in his capacity as chan
celIor OF the institution.
Masons came from Philadelphia
and Baltimore to assist In the
ceremonies. The Odd Fellows also
Joined in the procession. which
was over q mile in length and
accompanied by two bands-tne
Marine and Garcia's, Of Alexan-
dria. The cost of the ceremonies
OF laying this cornerstone. accord
ing to old records, was $1S6.8S.
which was probably expended for
the music, carriages, etc. The
dinner which the Grand Lodge
gave to the visiting lodges that
evening at Coleman's Hotel was
enthusiastically described by con-
temporary papers as an elegant
celia ffnyn
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The Washington
Monument

pRoBABLY the Grand Lodge
took more pleasure in par
ticipating in the laying Of the
cornerstone for the Washington
Monument than in any other
building, for the Father Of His
Country is a revered figure in
Masonry. The original plan Tor
the memorial to Washington en-
bodied a mausoleum, but the idea
of the removal of the beloved clay
from Mount Vernon was so vigor-
ousIy fought by Virginia that the
proposition was dropped and that
of an obelisk substituted.
The corner stone, which was laid
on July 4, 1848, is massive
block of marble weighing 24,oOo
pounds. It was donated by Thomas
svnnington, OF Baltimore, and
taken out Of his quarries.
The grounds around the Monu-
ment presented the appearance OF
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drifted from its former religious
uses, housing, among other activ-
tiles, McGuire's buffet and the
Port Arthur Chinese restaurant.
1t still shows signs, of its former
use, the upper portion clearly
being religious architecture, and
moreover several Of the memorial
stained glass windows are in
place.
In 1914 st. Paul's cornerstone
was laid, John Quincy Adams
marching in the procession.
"NEW METHODIST"
In 1886 the cornerstone Of the
New Methodist Church In the
First ward was laid, but where
it was located I have not been
able to learn. It was probably
the early home Of the Union
Methodist Church, now located
on Twentieth street, below Penn
sylvania avenue northwest.
In 1853 another church which
cannot be located, and which was
referred to as "the New Baptist
Church on Thirteenth street,.
was erected after a Masonic be-
ginning.
In this year was also erected
the Sixth Presbyterian Church, at
that time located in the South
west, but now at Sixteenth and
Kennedy streets northwest, on
Masonically consecrated stone.
Then in 1854 came the Western
Presbyterian: and in the same
year the Metropolitan Methodist,
at John Marshall place and c
street northwest. A handsome
new structure, at the same place,
was erected by subscriptions given
from all over the country, and is
called National Memorial Church.
This year also saw the birth of
the new Methodist Church in
Georgetown, which has been iden-
titled as Dumbarton Avenue
Church.
On August IS, 1855, the corner
stone of the German Reformed
Church at Four-and-a-half and
D streets southwest, was laid.
In 1857 the brethren assem-
h1ed at the Ebenezer Methodist
church to perform their work.
FOUNDRY'S CEREMONY.
In 1864 Foundry M. E. Church
had its first Masonic corner stone
laying. This church was located
at Fourteenth and G streets,
where the Colorado Building now
stands, and was built on the site
of the first Foundry Church,
erected in 1914. This church was
given this unique name because,
during the War of 1872, Henry
Foxall, of Georgetown, who OWL
ed a foundry, vowed that should
the British troops not destroy 1t,
he would make some present to
the Lord. The British did not
attack his property, SO he gave
the ground at Fourteenth and
G streets for the building of a
church, which was accordingly
called Foundry. In 1903 the con-
gregation moved to its present
location, Sixteenth and Madison
streets northwest, the corner stone
Of which was consecrated to God
with Masonic rites.
In 1857 three church-stones
were dedicated-the First Baptist
Church Of Georgetown, now known
as the West Washington Baptist
Church; the chapel and school
house of the German Lutheran
Congregation Of Georgetown; and
the Island Baptist Congregation
Westinghouse, which was prob
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MARK OF MASON UNIVERSAL ON D. CnS HISTORICAL LANDM

President Monroe, although a
member Of Christ Church, gave
st. Johns it's bell, and President
Arthur placed therein stained
glass window in memory of his
wife.
LINCOLN HAD PEW.
The next church to have its
cornerstone laid with Masonic
ceremonial Is also noted for its
prominent members. This is the
Second Presbyterian Church, now
known as the New York Avenue
Presbyterian Church. The corner
stone Of the older building was
laid July 20, 1920. The present
church was erected on the same
site, the Masons having set its
stone on October 10, 1859. This
is the church that is visited for
a glimpse Of the Lincoln pew,
occupied by President Lincoln.
In one period of the church his
tory new pews were installed,
and the Lincoln pew was rele-
gated to the storeroom because
its stained and dark appearance
did not harmonic with the shiny
new oak ones being installed, but
it was later replaced in its orig
inal place in the auditorium, and
is now used by members OF the
pastors family.
Seven years after the Second
Presbyterian Church was built,
on April 10, 1927, to be explicit,
the stone Of the First Presbyter-
Ian Church was laid, the Marine
Band taking part in the process
sion and ceremonies. The first
services Of this congregation were
held in the little carpenter shop
in the White House building. It
still occupies the church erected
In 1927. although it has been
altered to meet changing condi-
lions.
TRINITY EPISCOPAL.
The next church was struc-
ture for the famous Trinity Epis-
copal, and was laid May 81, 1928.
It is almost impossible to find out
anything concerning this old
church further than that 1t was
located where the Columbian Law
building now stands; and it is not
likely that a church history will
ever be written, as those who at
tended the early church have
gone the way Of all mortals. The
congregation is now located in a
handsome structure at Third and
Indiana avenue. This institution
is probably best known through
its community work, the Trinity
Community House playing a most
important part in its neighbor.
hood.
In 1885 the German Lutherans
and the German Presbyterians of
Georgetown united in building the
United German Church, which
was the direct ancestor OF the
Concordia Church at Twentieth
and g streets northwest. The
Free Masons tested the corner
stone OF this quaint little build
ing, which was SS by IS feet. in
1888.
In 1885, on the 18th day of
March, the cornerstone was laid
for the Methodist Protestant
Church on Ninth street, between
e and F. This congregation,
after several moves, Is now
known as the Rhode Island Ave
nue. Methodist Protestant Church,
being housed on the corner of
First street and Rhode Island
avenue northwest. The old build.
ing Is still standing. but has