Evening star., 1925-09-05

They descended the stairs and re-
mained for a moment in the lounge
Of the grill room, while Sullivan or
uered luncheon from an attentive
maitrs d'hotel. The barkeeper was
content with a nod.
You like your cocktails dry, of
course" Sullivan went on. Il brought
YOU here instead of the club because
oil the fellows would want to meet
you and talk, and were not loqua-
cious, just at present, except TO one
another"
Very thoughtful of YOU" Grant
approved. Il had an idea that you
might be coming across with us. !"
Cant be done. We shall work the
show from here. All the same, must
confess I had rather be in Washing
ton. Have you sent that cable?
I've sent one a yard long. The
trouble is the Government are pretty
we'll convinced already. It's the
voters we want to get at, What I'm
afraid of all the time is that the trou-
BILE will commence before the Presi-
dent has been empowered to sign"
The Admiral rose to his feet in re-
ply to a summons from the maltre
d'hotel and led his guest toward the
table which had been prepared for
them.
Don WpIIN IOu IlutlA Sibcbt tiAt'N'
young fellow" he enjoined cheerfully.
I'm a sailor, not a politician, but L
can see my hand before my face in the
daylight. If half the members of the
pact go on the rampage-Wel, l
shouldn't be surprised if the other half
didn't follow suit. Now then, sit In
that corner and try an English
lobster"
Another thing that rather puzzles
me-" Grant remarked. as they pro-
ceeded with their luncheon, ''is why
our friends, the enemy, should have
chosen for their enterprise the year
in which England is policing. the
Asiatic seas on behalf of the imlta-
ton of armaments committee. Ii II
had been Germany's year, for in
stance. they could have done what
they liked"
well, there are two reasons for
that" his companion explained. The
first is that the most important year,
so far as secrecy is concerned, was
last wear, when some of their phan-
tom ships were actually laid down
Last year, as you know, Germany
policed the whole of the eastern
waters and reported everything o. X.
Then. their second reason, no doubt
is that England poliCes very strongly,
and it means at least two capital
shiDs and subsidiary craft detached
from the main fleet. They thlnk
they've got rid of those units in case
by any chance, we should break the
pact and intervene. AS matter OIL
fact, we have made few changes,
he went on, lowering his tone Our
best battleship and three destroyers
are on their way home now. Aus
traIia's replacing them for US.
II am going to ask you the most
improper question a person in my po,
sition could ask of person IN yours
Grant declared. IF the German meet
entered the Atlantic steamlng west
wards. before America had had time 70
ioin the pact. should you interfere"'
Sullivan grinned merrily.
.'The politicians have to decide
that he reminded his guest. But
n look round our naval ports today
would probably surprise you
How would your strength work
out?" ,.-
raner " the Admiral admitted, IF you
count the Russians in. But there
might be a little difficulty about
Russia keeping her appointment.
They have just been served with a
notice to receive a police patrol OF IN
spection for a report to the Limitation
of Armaments committee. 1hey VIII
either have to show their hand or stay
in T0elr naTDOI 1lACiA NAtSA
other point to be borne in mind. l am
n terribly pig-headed and preJudiced
Rritisher. and | swear by our own
forces but the French submarines
have gone one or two ahead OF US, l
had sooner face the devil himself than
the f1otiIIa which is collecting IN Cher-
bourg harbor." ..
Grants eyes flashed for moment
s'You mean that France
~ Il fellow | don I mean
ANYTHING" Sullivan interrupted. Il m
2. sailor, not a politician. But III tell
Won this: France is very often ms
Judged Thirty years ago the Worid
thought her selfcentered, selhsh'
neurotic. SO would any of US nave
been after what she went through.
You wait. Jove. There's our hostess
of last night. Ripping, isn't sneE one II
be the partie Of the season. They say
Young Suffolk S making the running
Makes one wish one were young again
WHY not an international alliance,
Slattery? Why don't you go in with
your millions? Old Yeovil thinks no
end of you"
Grant endured his companions care
less banter without moving a muscle.
Susan, the center of a gay little party,
looked round as she entered the inner
room and nodded to the two men.
There was a smile for each-the smile
of a happy, light-hearted girl who
has nothing but good will for the
whole world. And yet somehow or
other it was a smile which Grant
hated. He felt that it put the seal
upon his ostracism.
CHAPTER XIX.
Grant was conscious of a queer
presentiment as he stopped to speak
with Cornelius Blum on the first day
out from Southampton. Blum was
occupying his usual suite and was
living in splendid isolation in his own
little portion of the deck. He had
rome on board the day before, to all
appearance his usual self. Now,
within "a hours, he was again writh-
Ing in misery. There was something
in his look of misery, as he glanced
up at Grant, which touched the latter.
"Sit down and talk to me for a
minute, my young enemy" he invited
1.-The doctor tries to tell me that part
of this seasickness is nervousness.
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