face there was aa expression akfh ta
bewilderment. "W hat can It mean.
lu'sleu ?" he aaksd.
^
"TT» tho German«!" Ubarti* ostea u
“ Courvolelert" the said In « Tow
crest excitement.
«oteo.
V
Deeplte
* ••Oh!"
* O h r ___
___ the tight rein . aha
"G oo d l" bo oxclolmod with satlafac-
T C .w J .r fU » M lr f i W i i ^ i s i l l
tried to keep on hereelf. that one low
tlou.
“ The ptbpr day to General
during the year ending June SO, 1010- A t 1
S J % o u ld com. leaping to Ethel’a
Jacques at the fort you offered your
ported Into the United State« to brew t t a l ^ j » n y cupa <
||p|
oorvtcoo for Franco,” ho ventured.
The Imports for the year amounted to
H alf fearful, half lucreduloua, Henri
“Tool”
r
-
on. pound for every man. woman and « W W I * ■ th# c m
Chrlstophe stood stock still and gased
“ H o wtsheo now to take advantage
OOO.MM) pounds more tee was consumed during this year j
stupidly
st
the
A
merles
n.
of-your offer."
“That 1 cannot believe! he said at
preceding 18 months.
,
” 1 5 » ready.” she answered' quietly.
u
st
But In a moment more he bad
Uncle Sam la taking good care o f hla « " H a
Ha proceeded sw iftly to the busl-
to believe It.
Even little Jeanne
drinking people, and In order belter to p w l * t
'
uees In hand.
adulterated teg Ite maintain* « «p ed a l corps o f exaiulir
“ The Germans w ill be here tonight, knew It. She came flying Into the
examtnere. all under the direction o f a aupervlaor loc
and here the road forks, one turn to room and flung hereelf Into her fa
ton. There are at present ««ven examiners In the «eve
the rig h t the other to the left— you ther’s arms.
“ Mon pere, tnon pc re! The Oer-
country, «nd whenever tea la Imported from a port wig
know?”
"M r. Brown,” Ethel said, “you’re not
examiner a «ample la »ant to an examiner at lh g » W a «
“ It Is Important the general says, man* are coming!” ahe cried In terror.
English. I am; but you are an Anglo-
Her father looked down at her ten
Whenever tea 1« rejected by any o f the exam n «r a «j
The chtot chametero are Ethel W ll- Saxon, and you*must sympathise with that he should know which road the
Germans taka—whence comes the at derly.
t>r, ■ • a r y Str«etman and CmpL
la Immediately «hipped to the office o f the aupervlaor, gfc
The minor characters the allies.”
“ There, there! Do not cry!” Chris
tack. . .
You are to Inform him
tested and compared with ltd, respective goverwnegg j
V a n ta fl o f th«®Brttl*h
“ Sure I dor* w as hla prompt re
toph« said, trying as best he could to
Charles Brown, a New sponse.
by telephone.”
quality, purity and fltneaa for consumption.
iswapaper correspondent Ethel,
“ But they w ill cut the w ire«,’' Ethel calm her fears. “ They w ill not hurt
It Is tha opinion o f the Englishmen, and. Indeed,
lent or sir Oeorge'a household,
“Then, whatever happens while
secretly married to Streetman. a Qermaa
objected.
you or me.”
expert! here, that la «v ite o f the fact that «o much
spy, thouarh she did not know him aa you're here," she continued with au air
As for Charlie Browu—he promptly
“ A ll that they can find,” he agreed.
In the United tftatra. Americans, as a rule, do not kno»|
such. Captain Redmond, her old lover, o f great earnestness, “ whatever hap
returns to England after Iona absence. pens. I want you to remember that I “ But last night, while the others slept, forgot all persoual consideration*, lie
It properly, and therefore, the very good tea «hat rear
FVom him she learns the truth about
w e have strung a wire from the fort became at once the newapaper man.
and U nde Sam allow « nb tea here that Is not
Streetman: furthermore, that he has am English, and that It la England I
betrayed her simply to learn naval se serve always. . . . You w ill believe to— that chlmuey!” By the mereet nod the news-gathering machine.
making.
crets. The European war breaks out.
he Indicated the huge fireplace that
“ The Germaus are coming! And I'm
Ethel prepares to accompany Streetman itr
projected Into the room.
in the thick o f It! God. what a atory!”
to Brussels aa a German spy In order to
“
Oh»
o
f
course
I
w
ill!”
he
assured
cet ravenye and serve England captain
“ H ere?" she exclaimed.
he exclaimed. It wa* what he had
Redmond. Ethel and Charlie Brown turn her And Immediately a thought came
H e bowed.
up at a Belylan Inn as the German army Into Charlie Brown’s head that made
dreamed of.
c o m ea
" I have beneath my coat a tele-
Ileurl Chrlstophe put hla daughter
him start. "A n d by the w a y," be said,
<L_
“ w hile I think o f it, 1 want to warn phono.” he continued hurriedly. “ I f away from him. aa au uueaay thought
madame w ill be good enough to change crept over him.
you about that chap I met at tea at
Hare la a big opportunity fo r
places with me and keep watch, while
“ Go to your room. Jeaune. and atay
your place. Streetman. he called him
Chartio Brown, the Now York
I connect the Instrument, the affair there till 1 call you,” he «aid geutly.
self.
Yon
remember
him?”
newspaper
correspondent,
to
. i
..
A confused murmur, as o f many
T o hide her confusion Ethel rose and w ill be simple.”
ahow either a world o f good sense
“ O f course!” Ethel responded.
voices shouting In the distance, pene
moved
a
fe
w
steps
away
from
the
or a state o f mind bordering on
The Frenchman stole to the fireplace trated that utlll room where they w a it
table.
insanity. The p-oblem la up to
and crept Inalde the wide opening.
ed.
An-I with every uioineut that Cxaggeratad Ideas Prevail, N la De Unele Barn's Cea
“
Yes,
I
remember
him
very
w
ell,”
him— whether ha w ill stick by
Gain e f 174 P e n
And while his head and shoulders passed It grew louder.
clared, as to Amount Spa"* for
she
answered.
hla friends, no matter what oc
— Capital e f |
vanished
momentarily
np
the
chlmuey
From his post In the window Char
This Part of School Iqulpmont
“ I happened that night to get some
curs, or consider the safety o f
be busied himself with his work o f at lie Brown beheld a column o f people
dope
on
him,”
Charlie
went
on,
In
en
.
In
tho
United
fitotoa.
his own person. There Is a big
tire Innocence o f the effect hla words taching the Instrument to the dangling sweeping up the road. They were still
thrill In this Installment. It de
some distance off. But even through
had
upon her. “ H e ’a what yon might w ire within.
Th e United Stag
U ndo Bam does not believe that the
scribee the meeting and plan
A ll ia w ell?" he called in a low the dust be could see that It was
call a professional spy— working for
Introduction o f free text book« In Ihe approximately hak|
ning o f spies. .
voice, aa hla d eft Angara twisted the horde o f frightened people, men. w o »
«g a rs ,
schools would add grea tly«*» tho eoiT worth
why he stuck np for them that a fter ends o f the wire.
en. children.
o f the public school system or Increase and smoking tc
“ It Is done,” the little man declahul.
noon; httt really he’s a Russian.”
"W here are they from, my friend?" the rate o f taxation for school pur year, according to I
,
. C . H A P T E R X I(— Continued.
“ A Russian!” Ethel exclaimed, star H e quickly brushed a few clinging Charlie asked hit startled |>ost.
poses to any extent He d ies figures Uncle Sam. The i
particles o f soot from hla sleeve«.
“ They come from many mllea,»way, to ahow that tho coot o f text books Is products o f the I
Ethel consented to the arrangem ent tled, in spite o f herself, by that sur
“ The telephone Is In the fa r corner.” I think, m'sleu,” be answered
She was immensely relieved that the prising news.
a relatively small Item In Ih# total
“ Yes,” he continued, “ H e got kicked be explained, “ beneath some tree know everyone In th|s nelghlx-rbood
quick-witted Journalist so readily ac
amounted to
expenditure for school purpose«.
branches.
It
cannot
be
seen.”
ont o f Russia ten years ago fo r some
and these are strangers to me."
cepted her alias.
Officials o f tho United States bureau output Increased
“ And what am I to do?” she* asked.
“ Good, good!” their delighted host dtety business. Then he worked for
“ Here they come!” the American o f education declare that exaggerated five-year period I
“ A t the earliest possible moment
the
English
against
the
Boers.
They
exclaimed.
“ Sweet consomme, eh?
said excitedly, aa the vangunnt o f the Ideas prevail concerning the total It may bo aasum
couldn’t stand him either— he’s an aw After the Germans - arrive and you -rabble poured up the street almost to
Boiled chicken, an artichoke, a bit o f
number o f text books sold In the Uni sldernbly above
ful rotter. I don’t know much about have found out which road they take,
salad, and some coffee— real American
the place where he waited and ted States each year. It la said that mark fur tho
him after that. N ow he’a with the call on that instrument.
An officer
coffee, without chicory, eh, m’aleu?”
watched. “ You'd better go to your confidential data «»btalned by the
T h or* w ee In
Germans. . . . You'll forgive my w ill be waiting every moment from
H e was already edging toward the
room, Madame de Lorde,” he told bureau from fit) lext-bouk publisher*, tel Invested In tbs|
speaking o f this,” be said, “ but I now on. I have signaled that the con
door that led kltchenward, to begin
Ethel.
who handle B0 per cent o f the total employment to :
*
hla preparations for a meal that should thought perhaps as you’re In the ad nection Is made.”
“ Yes, perhaps I had,” ahe admitted. text-book sales o f the country, show
W hile the
" I understand— and yon may depend
forever perpetuate his Inn In the mem miral’s family, he might be trying to
But ahe still lingered, fascinated by that their aggregate sale* annually number o f perse*
pomp
you
about
some
o
f
the
navy's
on
me,”
ghe
promised.
ories o f his tw o guests.
the rontagtoua fear that Impeded those
dustry and the
And he bad already reached the door peasants ou.wa.tgL A mhn, disheveled, o f text books for use in public schools,
"G reat!
Sounds Immense!”
Mr. aecreta.”
elementary and high, aggregnte about (here was a
“
Oh—
thank
you
for
telling
me!”
she
to
take
his
departure
when
he
came
to
Brown rejoined with enthusiasm.
wlld-eytd. thrust'ttis bead lu at the llfi.000.000.
In tho number 4 <
"Yes, m’slen— immense!
That Is exclaimed gratefully. And, somehow, a sudden halt. “ Now may I ask you door o f the Lion d’Or.
According to figures which have gaged In t
she
fe
lt
the
least
bit
guilty
that
she
are
Madame
de
Lorde?”
be
inquired
In
your good American word. . . .
I
“The Germans are coming!” be been complied by experts o f the bu producta, and ih tl
shall serve such a dinner as the Lion could not be frank with him. “ And his qualpt English.
warned them. “ You’d better get o
reau. the total enrollment In public tors and B ra e i
one
thing
more—
”
she
added,
as
he
"Y
e
s
!”
d’O r never has seen before!”
And
they’re coming this way!*' be repeat- elementary and high schools amounts decreased ULfi p « i
“ Now It la perhaps beat that you be
H enri disappeared in high spirits. seemed about to leave her, “ you w on’t
speak o f meeting me here? . . . told,” .
to about l&fi00,000.
Excluding the o f salaried
. he. continued. “ Before
A fte r the depressing dullness o f the
elemenjjpp' school enrollment o f Call por root nod the i
pant weeks it was indeed exhilarating You’ll promise, won't you, even thongh yon came a gentleman in the service
fornia, since California prints Its own earners In the
o f your country, a gentleman who met
to minister to tw o appreciative pa I can’t explain V ••
elementary books, the number becomes por c e o t
“ M y dear girl,” he protested, " I ’ve you In Brussel»—he ask fo r you.”
trons.
>
been
on
so
many
stories,
I
’
ve
Inter
HL200.000. For each child enrolled In
Ethel
started
at
hla
announcement.
B y the time Chrlstophe had van
the public schools In the United
ished Ethel W illoughby bad quite re viewed so many people. I ’ ve seen so And she draw nearer to him.
States, therefore, the total annual sale
“ Captain Redmond!*’ she exclaimed
covered her self-poesesalon. And when much o f human nature, that I know
¡tty w ell when to print a story and in a low voice.
o f text books Is about 80 cents. It
Charlie Brown turned to her w ith a
hee been figured that the total expendi
“ Ssh— ssh— madame I” he warned her.
look o f Inquiry upon hla face she was when to kill it— and I ’ll go through for
mont In C o il
“ It was be,” he whispered.
ture per child for all school purpose«
ready to meet hi* scrutiny with a stout you any way yon want me to.”
Cover Strip I
Ethel
turned
to
him
impulsively,
“ Is he here?" she asked eagerly.
Is approximately f3&31. The coot o f
h ea rt
“ H e coold not wait. H e must re
text books Is therefore approximately
"Y o u seem surprised— and quite nat gratefully.
Th o develop— 11
“ Thank yon— you’re a dear”' she turn to bis work,” be enlightened her.
per cent o f the total coot o f main
urally,” she said, “ at hearing that man
o f tungsten d<
told him.
, “ Bat w hat was he doing here?” she
tenance, support snd equipment . The
call me Madame de Lorde.”
discovered la
And at that moment the French spy demanded In a la ta .
cost per child on the school popula
"W e ll, that afternoon I knew you
greatly stlmulafcf j
The little Frenchman w aved her to
— he o f the newspaper— returned.
tion basis—five to eighteen years o f
aa Mias Willoughby,” he replied.
tungsten has batel
And, paying scant heed, apparently, a nearby chair.
age according to officials o f tho bu
“ But 1 w as then Madame de Lorde,”
miles
long. Oat f t
“ Not so close, madame!” he begged.
reau, Is fid.fi cents; (be annual per
Ethel explained glibly. "Yon see, Mr. to Ethel and her companion, be sat
parts, who baa
She
sat
down
obediently.
down
at
a
table,
lighted
another
ciga
capita cost o f text books on the total
• Brown, I ’d been married secretly.”
found that tho m i
“ What was he doing here?” she
rette, and resumed his intent reading
population basis Is less than IS cants.
“ Secretly 7”
remarkable
asked.
once
more.
“ There w ere reasons— good rea
Tho deposita
“ H e came to arrange about the tel- |
Aa soon as be caught sight o f the
sons,” she rejoined. “ I could not ex
o f Bishop, Inyo i
ephone.” the fellow told her. " I t Is
stranger
Charlie
Brown
warned
Ethel
plain what they w ere then; nor can I
April T. 191«. M
bis plan.”
with a quick “ Ssh!”
now.”
compony bogan \
“ His plan!
Then be will come
"
I
t
must
be
nearly
time
fo
r
dinner,”
“ Surely— sorely!” be acquiesced, for
rr* built,
back-*-”
Government*« Experts Havo Elimina«,
he bad not the slightest desire to pry Madame de Lorde remarked carelessly,
a mill i
"H e could not be certain, madame.” i
as
I
f
their
conversation
bore
only
upon
ed
Danger
o
f
Bursting
Propol-
Info her private affairs. “ But what
was brought In,
“ But he’s alive, and well— ”
She
trivial matters.
•era, It la Announced.
on earth are yon doing in this dead
began to
could hardly w ait fo r hla answer.
“
That’s
so.
And
If
w
e’re
going
to
.‘ «a d -aHne spot?” And then, In the next
“ Yes, madame, quite so.”
Mines company i
breath, he exclaimed, aa a sudden In dine together I think I ’ll go wash up—
Unde Sam's experts have succeded
“ Oh, thank God!” Ethel murmured.
4. end by tho
or
the
folks
w
ill
think
I
belong
here,”
spiration came to him, “ Oh, by George!
removing one o f the paramount
In a tone o i vast thankfulness.
H o w dull o f me! You’ re honeymoon Mr. Brown said, glancing down at the
hazards In aviation. It Is announced. completed a l
H
er
fellow-spy
smiled
at
that—a
Wreck o f bis once Immaculate new
ing, o f course!”
The bursting of aerial propellers has capacity, end — I
English suit. “ Oh, X almost forgot my happy smile.
been the source o f a largo part o f main ore body,
“ Not exactly!” Ethel replied. Just a
" I am glad I have told you,” he
vanity bag!” he exclaimed. And he
aviation accidents and the danger o f pinch as B0 feet I
bit lamely, perhaps.
“ My husband
Th e ore bodies I
retrieved his paper parcel from the said. " I had thought perhaps It was
this has now been eliminated, It la
Isn’ t here— Just now. H e had some
table where he bad dropped I t Then an affair o f the heart H e had the
geological
sorvffii I
said.
*
í*
*
-
«
*
«
s
*
_
íU
business in Brussels, but I came on
look. . . . And now, madame, for
he w ent Joyfully to hla room.
ahead.”
*1 Hava Beneath My Coat a T e l»
Under the new fl.l.ooo.ooo congres mentioned by
what you w ill do permit me to thank
sional appropriation, the foremost I ties on ore
8he had, indeed, le ft Streetman In
phone.”
yon. It Is for France.”
C H A P T E R X III.
minds
o f the land aro now combining source o f tungtete J
the Belgian capital.
“ Shall yon be
"A n d fo r Larry!” Ethel murmured ed breathlessly. It was plain that he
to make aeroplanes as nearly perfect o f arheollto
staying long?” she asked Mr. Brown.
softly.
Der Tag.
had run far.
And Immediately he ns can be done and to place this coun garnet, epldoto l
“ No! I ’m off In the morning,” he
It was Ethel’s turn to warn him started on again. But Chat He Brown
Meanwhile Ethel Wlllonghby, alias
informed her.
try’s air fleets on a footing with those era! country
F o r a door opened.
Henry called to him.
Madame de Lorde, strolled aimlessly then.
are scattered
o f European nations.
The information relieved her vastly. to the cigar counter and leaned neg Chrlstophe had returned.
“ W alt a minute!”
which became
She had not relished the thought o f ligently against I t H er feelings w ere
Tho executive committee o f the
"Good day, m’sleu!” the little man
when the granite 1
“ You are «ure?” Chrlatophe Inter-
hsvlng to confess to the American that
newly-appointed advisory committee
decidedly mixed— compounded o f pleas said cheerfully. And he departed.
posed.
condition,
Monsieur de Lorde w as no other than
for aeronautics Is In charge o f tho ex
"Ah, madame! Dinner Is ready!”
ure and uneasiness. A s It turned ont,
The
man
came
Inside
then
tered
to
his erstwhile acquaintance o f the tea
perimentation. This committee con
she foand It agreeable to meet Mr. Chrlstophe announced to Ethel. "And
subordinate
"Sure! Sure! They're not a mile
party— H enry Streetman.
But as a
sulta
with
the
best
engineering
talent
where
Is
the
American
gentleman
V
Brown. It was a distinct re lief to be
ahead!” Jy gasped between great sob-
vapors then
spy In his majesty's service, Ethel took
” 1 fancy he w ill be here directly,”
the country provides, as well ns with
able to talk to someone against whom
like breaths. And already Chrlstophe’«
the ore bodies
as easily to subterfuge as a duck to
experts from the bureau o f standards.
she was nnder no necessity o f being she told him.
neighbors crowded through the door-
water. She surprised herself often by
on her guard. Bnt at the same time, a
“ Ah, good, good! Bnt w e most not
The chairman Is Dr. 8. W. Strut-
w ay and peered curiously at the fel
the readiness with which plausible
matter o f business had brought her to spoil the chicken,” be said. H e bad
ton,
director o f the bureau o f stand-
low.
“They
came
through
our
town—
tales sprang to her tips.
Courvoisler, and the Inn. T o be sore, taken especial pains with that chick
arda. The other membera are Prof.
I
enw
’em—
I
—
I,
Andre
Lemalre.
.
.
.
"O h! Then you w on’ t be able to Streetman expected to Join her there en, and be wished It to be served at
. Am*a ° * John< Hopkins unlver-
} “ w ' « “ — all graylike— million» o f
meet Monsieur de Lorde,” she said later. Bnt in the meantime Ethel ex Just the proper moment.
em— and they’re still coming! There’s ■Ity. I r °f. Charles C. Marvin, chief
with a note o f re g re t *T don’t expect pected to meet someone else firs t Who
" I say!” Mr. Brown exclaimed. " I no end to them !*’
him till tomorrow.”
w . ^ We,,her burcau: prof- C. D.
that person might be she did not know, Just happened to glance ont o f my w in
“ But w e have done nothing. Thev Walcott, secretary o f the 8iulthaonlan
Charlie Brown murmured bis regret except that the unknown was a spy
dow. W b a fs going on over there?”
w ill not hurt us.” tb# Innkeeper told toat tution; Lieut. Col. George O. | Uncle Sam
at that circumstance.
in the service o f the French.
"W hy, nothing, m’sleu!” his host re him Innocently.
a ship owner.
“ But what are you doing here?”
u L Y \ S< A ” and ^ “ “ Bonder Mark
No sooner did be find him self alone plied happily. "A n d yonr dinner is
The ship
L.
Bristol
and
L
ieu
t
Commander
th e man turned his piteous eras
Ethel asked him then. "Perhaps you’ve with Ethel than the little Frenchman ready. It la delicious, I promise you.”
James O. Richardson, both naval of- signed by th*!
a secret In y o o r past too?” she added dropped hla paper. *,
upon.
Chrlstophe
—
upon
Christoph*
Curiously enough. Mr. Brown’s In
law, creates
who had not yet learned what was lii
g*y»r
"Bonjour, madame!” he said.
terest In dinner had suddenly abated. •tore
at fBO,000,000--
for him.
M m
But Mr. Brown could lay claim to
“ I beg your pardon” ’ Ethel said.
"B u t something Is happening! Look
government
no such romantic excuse.
“ Do not look around—stay where fo r yourself” ’ be urged.
•••k Recruits In fim «ll Cities.
bdy or lens«
“Oh, I came o ver looking fo r a war.” you are!” the s t in g e r told her crisply.
Henri Chrlstophe went to the door
Uncle Sam’s marine corps recentlv poses la
he explained.4
Does It occur to you iha#
AU at once it occurred to her that and gaxed down the village street
need aa natal
"A n d you haven’ t found It?"
E lr e m ™ “'"* "Ut,° M ,n 40
this somewhat Inferlhr-looklng indi And w hile he stood there, looking
D* L#rd* "»ey be d l »
was t a £ r .
*° Coaat
ortlon government
"Nothing like it at alir* be replied. vidual might be bo whom she sought. through the shimmering heat-waves
ooverad ae a epy by the nar
trolling share i
"T h e da*», a fter I saw you I got a But she could not be sure. And she that flickered above the cobblestone«,
« • n . tho flret 1 1 «. i . " ? , « . ¿
ndruT**7, bjr th« recruitment o f fi,000 tary being au
straight tip to beat R for Belgium. I resolved to bldfe her tim e
Charlie Brown took another survey
iit yon one-and-a-half cylinder
"Really, sir,” she said, with assumed of/ th e commotion be bad wltnaaead
thortzod^ Iteci-uhT1 m ar,M i Jnat « * canal bond*'
i„ K iP “ Ph 0 dMcriPtlv«
the money,
work In tha next Inatallment
bicycle, and P v s pedaled aw ay for hauteur, “ I beg you to explain this from hi* room.
- « o id iS
are
to be i
' day«, till I feel a ll legs and back. mystery— thlag-”
‘
"Yea, yea, m'aten—yon are right I”
conflned to large d U e o -th ls nevTprtv
iM y right name, this minute, la Georgs
The board
(TO BE COtCTINUBD.)
" X y d e t y — ” be took the w ord out Chrlstophe exclaimed presently. "There
• W . ,, T A d ^ e l i .. r
president
— --------------- o f her mouth— “ shall w e say rather la a cloud o f dnat and people a n run
m
m
^
organization has al- with a
A Philadelphian to the inventor of w a «« h
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