The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-13

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you have the reputation, LORD
Matresser," Van WeStrheene said
"of being a great traveller"
Then my reputation bellies me.
was the dry response. English
country life becomes at times
monotonouS and one is glad ther
to disappear for a time, but my
journeyings are all within a Ger
tain orbit have never climbed
an unknown mountain or named
newly discovered lake"
Mijnheer van eStrh e n {
stroked his sharply pointed beard
thoughtfully. His blue eyes were
fixed upon his host.
"You have not then, I gather
the same tastes as your father,
he observed. If my memory
serves me he was Ambassador al
st. Petersburg in the old days anc
after that at Rome"
LOST BROTHER
my father was considered g
brilliant diplomat" Matresser re
piled. "He was also a consider
able figure in the political world
which could nevey be. I had 8
brother with brains who might
have gone in for that sort Of thing
but we lost him during the war.
Van Westrheene rose to his feet
He bowed to Yates, who took hi
glass from him.
my congratulations to you,
he said. II have never tasted q
better cocktail"
you are very kind, sir" was
the gratified reply.
IT will give myself the pleasure
Of returning your call within the
next few days." Matresser said
I'VE have rather a houseful now
and it is difficult to get away
Thursday, if you can shoot, I will
send a car for you at 10 o'clock
You will dine with us afterwards
trust. My mother, I am sure
would be delighted"
Van WeStrheene did not hest
tate for a second. He accepted
promptly.
"It will give me great pleasure,
he said Solemnly, ito meet hel
ladyship, your mother"
He crossed the floor towards the
door-a huge, impressive figure
who seemed somehow or other tc
dwarf all the contents Of the room
On the threshold he turned ano
bowed again.
The footman who had beer
summoned closed the door. Mat
resser remained for several mo
ments silent, listening to his firm
footsteps upon the hard oak stairs
He turned to Yates.
What about that, my astute
Secretary?"
II think that before he leaves, u
Henry Yates replied, "he will give
us something to think about"
Nothing but their natural good
breeding and a certain sense
of stupefaction kept Matresser's
guests, gathered together at fixed
rendezvous within the Park, in a
sober frame Of mind when Mr.. Jan
van WeStrheene joined the group
on Thursday morning.
He seemed to disentangle him
self inch by inch from the interior
of the torpedo shaped racing car
which had fetched him from the
harbor, until at last the whole six
foot seven inches of him stood
q strange and towering figure
among the by no means under
sized group Of men which COM
prised the house party. His cos
tune and outfit, too. seemed to
add to the unuSualneSS Of his ap-
pearance.
He wore a short double-breasted
shooting coat with an enormous
collar, trimmed with thick fur. be-
meath which his legs. clad in tight
riding breeches and CATERS, ap-
peared, their notable length I'm.
duly exaggerated and the CATERS
themselves overlapping a pair Of
wonderful Hessian boots. His hat
was a dark green Homburg felt, or.
namented with a row of woodcock
pin feathers on the one side and a
single cocks feather on the other,
SATYR-LIKE SMILE
He wore his usual eyeglass and a
fixed contraction Of the lips-a
Satyr-like caricature of smile. He
was pleased to see everybody. He
had hung a cartridge bag, which
must have contained nearly three
hundred cartridges, over his shoul-
der. He protested smilingly when
Humphreys brought up his loader,
to whom, however, he was per-
suaded to transfer all his sport
ing inpedimenta with the excep.