Htreheimnaer To F f i * frfeh d e o a tie evening of the 80th will long be re­ membered In catering dixies it took place la a private room, and Mr. Her ahelmmefa orders were brief and for rthle. He gave carte blanche— and when a millionaire gives carte blanche ba usually gets It I The Hat bi guest« was small and select. The American ambassador, Mr. Oerter, who had taken the liberty, he said, of bringing as old friend, Sir William Beresford, with him, Archdea con Cowley, Dr. Hall, those neo youth ful adventurerA Mlaa Prudeoce Cowley and Mr. Thomas fe,-reeford. snd last, hot not least, as guest of honor, Mlsa Jane Finn. To moat people the » th , the much- heralded "tab o r Day," had passed much as any other day. Speeches were made to thb Park and Trafalgar sqnare. Straggllsg processions, singing the "Bed Flag," wandered through the streets In a more or lass aimless man­ ner. A'Avspspen which had hinted at Take the Train COM FORT and SA F E T Y p lu s D E P E N D A B I L IT Y Low Round Trip Fares reduce the cost of travel $4-15 On sa'e daily L im it IS days $3. 90 On sale Fri. Sat. it Sun,, limited to Tue. to P O R T L A N D Low Round Trip Fares to other points Roomy, well heated and Ventilated Whoa« flat?" "to o think I mind aaylng It. bat T don't la the least! Oars, se there"1 "fo a darting!" erted Tommy, hla arm« tightly round her "1 was deter­ mined to make you say it. I owe yen something for the reteetleee way yeu'vw squashed ma whenever I've tried te he aent I meatal." Tuppence raised bee face te hla Tb« taxi proceeded oa a raerse reond 1 north aide of Regent's park. "You havCn't really propeeed n«w." pointed out Tuppence "Net what euz grandmothers would rail a prnpoaal But after listening ta a rotten one like Julius's, I'm Inclined te let you off.’ "You won't be able to get out of mar ry tng me, ao don't you think of I t " "What fun It will ba" responded Tuppence. "Marriage la called all sorts of thlnga a have*, and a refuge, and a crowning glory, and a state of bondage, and lota more. Bat do y knew what I think It le t ’ equipment makes traveling on the a general strike, snd the Inauguration "Whatr of a reign of terror, were forced to Southern Pacific a pleasure. "A sport 1" hide their diminished heads. The bold­ You know that irrespective ol rain, "And a d—d good «port, too," «aid er and more astute among them sought Tommy. fog, snow or other unfavorable condi­ to prove that peace had been effected IT H B E N D ] by following their counsels. In the Sun­ tions the train can he depended upon day papers a brief notice of the sud­ — that efficient and courteous Sou'h- den death of Sir James reel Bdgertoo, W H O W IL L P R E S E N T COW? ern Pacific meu will look after your the famous K. C„ had appeared. Mun­ Who w ill present cow No. 8 to the day’s paper* dealt appreciatively with comfort. the dead man's career. The exact man­ Children’s Farm Home at Corvallis] Ask agent for a Southern Pacific ner of hla sudden death was never Have you ever shopped to think time table and for information made public. regarding (ares, e tc ,, or write Tommy had been right In hla fore­ what an absolute necessity milk is for cast of the situation It had been a JOHN M. SCOTT, the growing child and have you ever A tti stint Passenger Traffic Manager. one-man show. Deprived of their realized how much milk it would take Portland, Oregon chief, the organization fell to pieces. to properly nourish forty-six children': Kramenln had made a precipitate re­ This is the number now being eared turn to Russia, leaving England early on 8unday morning. The gang wad for at the Children's Farm Home fled from Aatley Priors In a panic, They must have all the milk they need leaving behind. In their haste, various for the mothers of the W. C. T. U. damaging documents which compro­ whom is due the thanks and gratitude have entered into a solemn compact mised them hopelessly. With these of two great countries I" with themselves that the children plac proofs of conspiracy In their hands, ed in their care shall have the real aided further by a small brown diary CHAPTER X IX ■ 1 necessities of a simple home life. taken from the pocket of the dead man Suppose you sit down and consider which had contained a full and damn­ And After. ing resume of the whole plot, the gov­ “That was a mighty good toast, the quantity of m ilk required for this ernment had called an eleventh-hour Jane," said Mr. Hershelmmer, as hd family. The answer to this Is cows, conference. The labor leaders were and hla cousin were being driven back cows and then more cows for there forced to recognize that they had been In the Rolla Royce to the R ita will be twenty-five more children in used a t a eat’s-paw. Certain conces­ "The one to the Joint Venturer’ the Home in a few weeks. Realizing sions were made by the government, "No—the one to you. There Isn’t an­ and were eagerly accepted. It wag to other girl In the world who could have this the Orangemen of Oregon City- be Peace, not W ar! carried It through as you did. You asked fifty cents of each member and But the cabinet knew by how nar­ were Just wonderful I” with that purchased a fine Jersey row a margin they had escaped utter Jane shook her head. with $160.00 and sent a delegation to disaster. And burnt In on Mr. Gar­ “I don’t feel wonderful. A t heart present her ladyship to the Farm ter's brain was the strange scene I ’m Juat tired and lonesome-—and long­ Home. A few days later Mrs C. S ing for my own country.” which had taken place tn the house In Jackson of the Portland Journal, who Soho the night before. "That brings me to something I He had entered the squalid room to wanted to say. I heard the ambassa­ waa interested in the Hom« to the ex­ find that great man, the friend of a dor telling you hla wife hoped you tent of a big heart and one thousand lifetime, dead—betrayed out of hla would come to them at the embassy dollars invested in the Portland cot­ own mouth. From the dead man's right away. That's good enough, but tage now under construction, visited pocket-book he had retrieved the Ill- I've got another plan. Jane— I want the Home and realizing the barrels of omened draft treaty, and then and you to marry me I Don't get scared milk needed told the big Journal fam ­ there, in the prevnre of the other and say no at once. You can’t love me ily on her return and a agcond cow three, It had been'1 reduced to ashes. right away, of course, that's Impossi­ ble. But I've loved you from the very found Its way through their gifts to , . . England was saved! moment I set eyes on your photo— and the farm to delight the boys, who have And now, on the evening of the 30th, now Pre seen you I'm simply crazy each and all a big ambition to learn In a private room at the Savoy. Mr. “ It’s Her Handwriting, All Right.” about you I I f you’ll only marry ma I to learn to milk. Julius P. gershelmmer was receiving That these cow» his guests. "That's why I sent the girls off to won't worry you any—you shall take will be groomed to the queens taste Soon the supper party wna In full Sir James. I waa sure they'd fetch up your own time. Maybe you'll never goes without saying. awing, and with one accord Tommy at the house In Soho sooner or later. f . T * ‘° Ve • Dd *f th• t'■ the r * M There are little children there who was called upon for a full and com­ I threatened Julius with the revolver, »“ m’ n'« e t0, ,et >AU # » « I ’ •»« did not know the taete of milk when because I wanted Tuppence to repeat ,be rl«ht ‘’ J 00“ n ,e r ,ou “ d plete explanation. they arrived. The complexions of “Tommy's been the good« thia trip! that to Sir James, ao that he wouldn't care of you.” some vied with stong coffee which had “Oh, Julius!" And, Instead of sitting there at dumb worry about ua. The moment the glrla "Well, I don't went «0 buttle you, been their dally beverage. Theae are aa a fish, let him banish hit blushes, were out of Bight I told Julius to drive Jane, but there'e no eenae In waiting fading out into attraclve blonds un­ and tail ut all about It." like h—11 for London, and as we went abont. Don’t be scared— I shan't as­ der the use of milk. "H ear! hear!” Not only th-s along I told him the whole story. We "There'a nothing to tell," said Tom­ got to the Soho house in plenty of time pect you to love me all at once." but their tired hungry eyes are flash my, acutely uncomfo.-able. "I was and met Mr. Carter outside. After ar­ | But a small hand waa slipped Into ing with vigor and their muscle« an awful mug—right up »0 the time ranging things with him we went In . hla | " I love you now, Julius," said Jane hardening with health with this child’s I found that photograph of Annette, and hi