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Corjf3 r a rit:e oi Heatherbtoom
siiebv^:. - m the finest ik you can
buy. "i .;,* it ti.isalltheaJvan- /
tases.l - .:mJ p ssibiliries of the /
tatter, * i■ne of its faults.
Heal m never splits, arts nor
crad<^. t has a dainty rustle, deli
cate sh : j « lW (hnsfa that make
itheauTr ■ yood cnnipare.
The i. ■:■'; •j! improvement over
forr^n: . droj- i skirts, foundations,
bings, ■ ■ . A Hydegrade fabric of
Hydegi
1 :: ' :- ' V.a Jes ; 4c cents
tit j ■■ : •..; count
Cam. • re is bat one grade
mi ;: atherbluom.
(U ~1~ - i'A/la?^ ■* *° r ' >•» see
MVdP "•<*"" tbls trademark
SJ^T* / on the selvage.
Re; j\ -Made Petticoats
of Hea-' 1 Taffeta are '■ nabie at
•JX'ta - jr. s<j ihades.
"••■ : «• u.!»i:ar the Jreis. , always
tt>..il.
SUNDAY MAGAZINE f()R NOVEMBER 10. 1907
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an hen gentlemei ." he com id<
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example of th< Pre ident, be eati ■ •
■ • other did likewi • They weri ti
v . ■• ; . . ■. ■ . !,.• did m ' hare "In
formal, isn't it?" 1 . ... • .
when a ured that such wa the ca • bi
drew a handkerchief from hi p ket and wept
it ai ro the ■:■ ne oi !•: forehej
All were ting for him :■•
with exasperating slowi c ..■ d with
ing permi ion from the Pre ident he thru I
a hand into the roomy fold of hi sack coat
and produced a bundle oi l-^' stogie . one of
whim tn- i arefully withdrew and examined
with care. He thrust it into hi mouth
and revolved it. apparently for the purpose
oi tightening a 100 c wrapper. li<- turned to
the ■ !.!■•! executive. There wa an aii of ex
pectancy in the room and a leaning forward,
that no word oi the great secret might !« lost
Tin v caught all !■<■ said.
"Got a match, Mr. President?" h>
with the utmost nonchalance
They dropped back into their seats, some
with exa peration and others smiling The
President gravely supplied h:s want, and then,
; . u« evil -dor of the weed was wafted round
the room, he sat back in his chair, with the
tip oi hi fingen touching each other. The
Secretary d War was beginning to fidget with
impatieM ■
Robert puffed three or four time . fixed his
eye on a cornice a: ifhewai the sole occupani
d the room, then calmly reached into a pocket
and drew out a parcel which he laid on the
President'! desk. While every eve was fixed
upon him he tilted the stogy m hi m puth to
an ancle where the moke would not interfere
with hi- operations, and began unwrapping
the package, throwing the new paper on the
floor at hi- feet. Then came a fold oi silk,
and last of all a sheet d tissue paper, whose
crackling crispness sounded startling!) loud
in the stiline- ol the room.
"There"' be remarked triumphantly, ex
posing two small plates of metal not differing
greatly in appearance from two pieces ol
bunn.he.l steel. Eagerly all those in th. room
crowded forward, while the President gmgerlj
took on« of the slabs m bis fingers.
"New explosive? he asked.
"No, •■ ■'"■ harmless. 1 The. mytaa
""lEoth.-r. looked «erl; •» <1«-"' » '*'-
Prandeat h.l.i them, wondermg whai con
. the W<, little strip ■■! metal could
TjltZ hive with the .m™- ol ■'":■''•"'
I a multitude oi battleship t1,.,,,
SSTtoterts', known ability Invented them
&. S an7^^^ed their
i:,- e« retar) hurried back. Roberl -■•
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led round. u:;u •>:;• cienti I enjovins
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• ■ • • ngm preal hazard i i
him ever) mean within it- power to i arrv
out hi wi • . and if he i ould do whai •
nd of thai there eemed • • ■
• th< olution ol the approat hing ••
any other, was in thi ideni
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•■ i lent emei ■ there was thai
in hi voice which •!■ i lention. "I
B h< uld lik< •■ a k Di !:•■■■• rt af< '■•• qu< ti ■
I wihh to know i: thi ■•-. • ■ • • •
. i retly thai n<> othei r — noi
nor even the peopli of thi counti
• . awan of hi di i • v* ry ; ii ■
.-, • . mean: foT such concealment
, . -, „. . expeditiously, with full
„ rrnmeni :••••■■■ within thre< month
from to-nighi the American i ■■• be so
equippi d .. to mak< it the mo I powerful it.
the world; and whether he realize the im
portance of su< h ha '•
The ....... hl« hall finished stogy
into the ash receiver before him and became
!!. W.i the dignified, thoughtful man
again weighing hi word: and speaking with
deliberation. • Mr. President," he answered,
• 1 am not completely beyond the experi
mental ■.. ..... Ii an plan such
secre y as you desire, and with the aid ol men
and money make the United States navy in
vincible in ■„. tl>;.n three months. 1 would
almost slake my life and reputation " it
Bui why, may 1 ask, do you de hre to keep it
from the world's knowledge thai you havi
such power? " ,
The President walked up and down the
room with his hands behind hi- back ai il in ..
dream, while the others waited foi Ins replj
"Because we are facing wai with Japan, a
skilful, advanced, and cunning enemy, and
there must be no risk "1 us discovering our
secret. Its spies ar.- everywhere in the land
Hostilities .■:• to lx courted in thii emergency
rather than ilei Imed, provided they i an U
rendered harmless to ourselves and humane '•
our adversaries To talk oi power withoui
demonstrating it. is as idle as a braggart s
boa; tin) To maintain silence and then prove
ability, i- to make one's action doubly nn
pressive."
11. start.-.! to say more, hi- I>ij,' somber eyes
glowing with some !.> « thought, and then, as
it afraid <■! his own conceptions, stood ex
pectantly before hi- lifelong friend who was
facing him. "Bill, Bill!" be said brokenly,
"do you see what depends upon you? Why, |
man. •:., nation itself, the live oi thousand
of fathers ami an army ..! our boy ; yes..
more than all that, the peace oi the world!
Good God, man! Try to realize what you
have, and what we can <!■ , ii those two piece
d metal will do .ill you think they will! '
His long ungainly arm reached out, and he
put his hands upon the smaller man's shoal- .
ders. Those within the room awoke to .■ real
ization of the magnitude of the power that was
possible, and stood in awed silence, spectators
of a tableau. From the bro.nl sweep of the
river without came the wailing whistle d a
belated steamer, " kii . its way through the
fog that had settled down The measured
tramp of a patrolman in front of the huge
white building cam*- reverberating to then*
ears. i<ist back from the empty street, and
thus they stood, centering their attention on
a little, wizened old man who had grasped one
of Nature's secrets and was now offering it as
There is character in garments made
Of the FLEISHER YARNS they set well,
; ,ok well and hold theft shape under the
test of wear anil wash
The Fleither Yarn* have an even, lofty,
elastic thread and are dyed in a[l the
wanted shades.
Whrthrr yon »»«" Knitting Wonted Saiony, Crrtnan
tOWß ShrtUn.l FieM, s,«nKh or I <■ Wool. etc.. *m Dm
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thrrr- d>r \"t:r |ir..tr ;,■ .11. II iv .1 penonal pledge of
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ual" --in tin -'"• ir.iii'-nidil. tirkrta and 5 rents lor
IxnUtgr It contains (iirrcnont lot making all thr m
itylr and ltap^ uarnii-nts.
SB FLEISHER. Department 16 PHILADELPHIA
Near-Brussels Art-Rugs, $3,50
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