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SERIAL STORY CV ELUSIVE ISABEL By JACQUES FUTRELLE Illustrations By M. KETIKER opyrlaht, IBOS, by The Associated Sunday Uairamln—, Oopjri«ht IM, by Tba Bobbe-Marrlll Com panj. 12 SYNOPSIS. A. Count dl Roslnl, the Italian ambas sador. la at dinner with diplomat# when a messenger summons him to the em bassy. where a beautiful young woman asks for a ticket to the embassy ball. The ticket Is made out In the name or Miss Isabel Thorne. Chief Campbell of the secret service, and Mr. Grimm, his head detective, are warned that a plot Is brewing In Washington, and Grimm goes to the state ball for Information. His at tention Is called to Miss Isabel Thorne, who with her companion, disappears. A shot Is heard and Senor Alvarex of the Mexican legation. Is found wounded. Grimm Is assured Miss Thorne did It; he visits her. demanding knowledge of the afTalr, and arrests Pietro Petrozinnl. Miss f’horne visits an old bomb-maker and they Iscuss a wonderful experiment. Fifty thousand dollars Is stolen from the office k Cf Senor Rodriguez, the minister from 'Venezuela, and while detectives are In vestigating the robbery Miss Thorne ap- Cars as a guest of the legation. Grimm cuses her of the theft; the money Is restored, but a new mystery occurs In the disappearance of Monsieur Bolssegur the French ambassador. Elusive Miss Thorne reappears, bearing a letter which states that the ambassador has been kid naped and demanding ransom. The am bassodor returns and again strangely dis appears. CHAPTER XlV.—(Continued.) “The house is two blocks west, •long that street there/’ he explained, and he Indicated an Intersecting thor oughfare Just ahead. “It is number ninety-seven. Five minutes after we enter you will drive up In front of the door and wait. If we don’t return In fifteen minutes—come In after us!” "Do you anticipate danger?” Miss Thorne queried quickly. "If I had anticipated danger/’ re plied Mr. Orimm, “I should not have permitted you to come with me.” They entered the house —number ninety-seven—with a key which Mr. Grimm produced, and a minute or so later walked Into a room where three men were sitting. One of them was a coarse, repulsive type, large and heavy; another rather dapper, of su perficial polish, evidently a foreigner, and the third—the third was Ambassa dor Bolssegur! “Good morning, gentlemen!” Mr. Grimm greeted them, then ceremoni ously: "Monsieur Bolssegur, your car- 1 rlage Is at the door.” The three men came to their feet Instantly, and one of them—he of the heavy face—drew a revolver. Mr. Grimm faced him placidly. “Do you know what would happen to you If you killed me?” he Inquired, pleasantly. "You wouldn’t live three minutes. Do you Imagine I came In here blindly? There are a dozen men guarding the entrances to the house —a pistol shot would bring them in. Put down that gun!” Eyes challenged eyes for one long tense instant, and the man carefully laid the weapon on the table. Mr. Grimm strolled over and picked It up, after which he glanced Inquiringly at the other dlan—the ambassador’s sec ond guard. "And you are the gentleman, I dare say. who made the necessary trips to the ambassador’s house, probably using his latch-key?” he remarked In terrogatively. "First for the letters to be signed, and again for the ciga rettes?” There was no answer and Mr. Grimm turned questlonlngly to Mon sg-ur Bolssegur, silent, white of face, Vuj itionless. Yes, Monsieur,” the ambassador burst out suddenly. His eyes were fixed unwaveringly on Miss Thorne. "And your escape. Monsieur?” con tinued Mr. Grtmm. "I did escape, Monsieur, last night,” the ambassador explained, "but they knew it immediately—they pursued me into my own house, these two and another—and dragged me back here! Mon Dieu, Monsieur, e’est—l” "That’s all that’s necessary,” re marked Mr. Grimm. "You are free to go now.” “But there are others,” Monsieur Bolssegur interposed desperately, "two more somewhere below, and they will not allow —they will attack—!” Mr. Grimm’s listless eyes narrowed slightly and he turned to Miss Thorne. She was a little white, but he saw enough In her face to satisfy him. "I shall escort Monsieur Bolssegur to his carriage, Miss Thorne,” he said, calmly. "These men will remain here until I return. Take the revolver. If either of them so much as wags his head —shoot! You are not—not afraid?” "No.” She smiled faintly. "I am not afraid.” Mr. Grimm and the ambassador went down the stairs, and out the front door. Mr. Grimm was Just turn ing to re-enter the house when from above came a muffled, venomous crp-as-ash!—a shot! He took the steps going up, two at a time. Miss Thorne was leaning against the wall as If dazed; the revolver lay at her • feet. A door In a far corner of the room stood open; and the clatter of footsteps echoed through the house. "One of them leaped at me and I fired,” she gasped in explanation. "He struck me, but I’m—l’m not hurt.” She stooped quickly, picked up the revolver and made as if to follow the dying footsteps. Mr. Grimm stopped her. "It doesn’t matter,” he said quietly. “Let them go.” And after a while, earnestly: "If I had dreamed of such a —such a thing as this I should never have consented to allow you—” "I understand,” she interrupted, and for one Instant her outstretched hand rested on his arm. “The ambassar dor?” "Perfectly safe,” responded Mr. Grimm. "Two of my men are with him.” CHAPTER XV. Master of the Situation. As ihe women rose and started out, leaving the gentlemen over their cof fee and cigars, Miss Thorne paused at the door and the blue-gray eyes flashed some subtle message to the French ambassador, who, after an In stant, nodded comprchendingly, then resumed his conversation. As he left the room a few minutes later he no ticed that Mr. Grimm had Joined a group of automaniacs of which Mr. Cadwallader was the enthusiastic cen ter. Ho spoke to his hostess, the wife of the minister from Portugal, for a moment, then went to Miss Thorne and dropped Into a seat beside her. She greeted him with a smile and was still smiling as she talked. "I believe. Monsieur,” she said In French, "you sent a code message to the cable office this afternoon?” His eyes questioned hers quickly. “And please bear In mind that we probably are being watched as wo talk.” she went on pleasantly. “Mr. Grimm Is the man to be afraid of. Smile—don’t look so serious!” She laughed outright. "Yes, I sent a code message,” he re plied. "It was your resignation?” "Yes.” "Well, it wasn’t sent, of course,” she Informed him, and her eyes were sparkling as If something amusing had been said. "One of my agents stopped "Nothing Can Stop Us—Nothing.” It. I may add that It will not be sent.” The ambassador’s eyes grew steely, then blank again. "Mademoiselle, what am I to under stand from that?” he demanded. “You are to understand that I am absolute master of the situation in Washington at this moment,” she re plied positively. The smile on her lips and the tone of her voice were strangely at variance. "From the be ginning I let you understand that ul timately you would receive your in structions from Paris; now I know they will reach you by cable tomor tow. Within a week the compact will be signed. Whether j'ou approve of it or not It will bo signed for your country by a special envoy whose au thority Is greater than yours—his Highness, the Prince Benedetto d’Abruzzi.” “Has he reached Washington?” “He is in Washington. He has been here for some time, incognito.” She was silent a moment. "You have been a source of danger to our plans,” she added. “If It had not been for an accident you would still have been comfortably kept out in Alexandria where Mr. Grimm and I found you. Please remember. Monsieur, that we will accomplish what we set out to do. Nothing can stop us—nothing." At Just about the same moment the name of Prince d’Abruzzi had been used in the dining-room, but in a dif ferent connection. Mr. Cadwallader was reciting some Incident of an auto mobile trip in Italy when he had been connected with the British embassy there. “The prince was driving,” he said, "and one of the best I ever saw. Cork ing chap, the prince; democratic, you know, and all that sort of thing. He was one scion of royalty who didn’t mind soiling his bands by diving in under a car and fixing it himself. At that time he was Inclined to be wild —thnt was eight or nine years ago— but they say now he has settled down to work, and is one of the real diplo matic powers of Italy. I haven’t seen him for a half dozen years.” “How old a man is he?” asked Mr. Grimm carelessly. “Thirty-five, thirty-eight, perhaps; I don’t know,” replied Mr. Cadwalla der. "It’s odd, you know, the number of princes and blue-bloods and all that sort of thing one can find knocking about In Italy and Germany and Spain. One never hears of half of them. I never had heard of the Prince d’Abruz zi until I went to Italy, and I’ve heard Jolly well little of him since, except Indirectly.” Mr. Cadwallader lapsed into silence as he sat staring at a large group photograph which was framed on a wall of the dining-room. “Isn’t that the royal family of Italy?” he asked. He rose and went over to it. “By Jove, it is, and here Is the prince In the group. The pic ture was taken, I should say, about the time I knew him.” Mr. Grimm strolled over Idly and stood for a long time staring at the photograph. “He can drive a motor, you know,” said Mr. Cadwallader, admiringly. “And Italy Is the place to drive them. They forget to make any speed laws over there, and if a chap gets in your way and you knock him silly they arrest him for obstructing traffic, you know. Over here If a chap really starts to go any place In a hurry some bally idiot holds him up.” "Have you ever been held up?” quer ied Mr. Grimm. “No, but I expect to be every day,” was the reply. “Ive got a new motor, you know, and I’ve never been able to see how fast It is. The other eve ning I ran up to Baltimore with it In an hour and thirty-seven minutes from Alexandria to Druid Hill Park, and that’s better than forty miles. I never did let the motor out, you know, be cause we ran In the dark most of the way.” Mr. Grimm was still gazing at the photograph. “Did you go alone?” he asked. “There’s no fun motoring alone, you know. Senorlta Rodriguez was with me. Charming girl, what?” A little while later Mr. Grimm saun tered out Into the drawing-room and made his way toward Miss Thorne and the French ambassador. Mon sieur Bolssegur rose, and offered his hand cordially. "I hope. Monsieur,” said Mr. Grimm, "that you are no worse off for your— your unpleasant experience?” “Not at all, thanks to you,” was the reply. "I have Just thanked Miss Thorne for her part In the affair, and—” “I’m glad to have been of service,” interrupted Mr. Grimm lightly. The ambassador bowed ceremoni ously and moved away. Mr. Grimm dropped into the seat he had Just left. "You’ve left the legation, haven’t you?” he asked. “You drove me out,” she laughed. “Drove you out?” he repeated. "Drove you out?” "Why, It was not only uncomforta ble, but It was rather conspicuous be cause of the constant espionage of your Mr. Blair and your Mr. Johnson and your Mr. Hastings.” she explained, still laughing. “So I have moved to the Hotel Hilliard.” Mr. Grimm was twisting the seal ring on his little finger. "I’m sorry If I made it uncomforta ble for you,” he apologized. “You see It’s necessary to—” "No explanation,” Miss Thorne In terrupted. "I understand.” “I’m glad you do,” he replied seri ously. “How long do you intend to remain In the city?” "Really I don’t know —two, three, four weeks, perhaps. Why?” "I was Just wondering.” Senorlta Rodriguez came toward them. "We’re going to play bridge." she said, “and we need you, Isabel, to make the four. Come. I bate to take her away, Mr. Grimm.” Mr. Grimm and Miss Thorne rose together. For an instant her slim white hand rested on Mr. Grimm's sleeve and she stared into his eyes un derstandingly with a little of melan choly in her own. They left Mr. Grimm there. (TO BE CONTINUED.) HATED "DVERSE CRITICISM Actor Retorts to Critic’s Opinion With a George Washington Story. The late Frank Worthing, the well known actor, was the subject of a re cent discussion at the Pen and Pencil club In Philadelphia A dramatic crit ic said; "Worthing, though a superb actor, bated adverse criticism —hyper-criti- cism he always called It. To some adverse criticism of mine he retorted one winter night at the Majestic, with a George Washington story. "He said I reminded him In my crit ical remarks of a Scot named Saund ers " ’Saunders,' said an American. Mid you ever read the history of America?* ” ’Aweel. I canna say I hev.' Saund ers replied “ ‘Then I’ll lend you the book.’ said the American ‘l'd like you to read about George Washington.’ “ ’What about him?’ Saunders In quired coldly. " ’George Washington/ said the American, ’was- celebrated In history as the boy who couldn’t tell a lie.’ i " ’Could he no’?’ said SauDders. j ‘Man. there’s no muckle to boast ( aboot In that. He couldnn He. ye say? Noo we Scot’s hae a higher standard o’ veracity We can lie, but w( won’t!’ ’’ Little Willie Again. "Pa!” came little Willie’s voice from the darkness of the nursery Pa gave a bad imitation of a snore. He was tired and did not wish to bo disturbed. “Pa!” came the little voice again. "What Is it. Willie?” replied his fa ther. sleepily. “Turn In here; I want to ast you sumpln’.” said the little voice So pa rose up from bis downy and. putting on his bath robe and slippers, marched Into the nursery. "Well, what is It now?” ho asked. "Say, pa.” said little Willie, ’if you was to feed the cow on soap would she give shaving cream?”—Harper's Weekly. EVER TAKE A MUSIC BATH? They Are as Good for the Soul, Holmes Says, as Water for the Body. One must bo educated, no doubt, to understand the more complex and dif ferent kinds of musical composition. Go to the concerts where you know that the music la good, and that you ought to like it whether you do or not. Take a music bath once or twice a week for a few seasons, and you will find that It Is to the soul what the water bath Is to the body. I wouldn’t trouble myself about the affectations of people who go to this or that series of concerts chiefly because It Is fash ionable. Some of these people whom we think so silly will perhaps find, sooner or later, that they have a dor mant faculty which is at last waking up, and that they who came because others came, and began by staring at the audience, are listening with a new ly found delight. Everyone of us has a harp under the bodice or waistcoat, and if it can only once get properly strung and tuned It will respond to all outside harmonies.—Oliver Wendell Holmes. 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I can truthfully say that tho Cuticura Rem edies are not only all, but more than they claim to be.” (Signed) G. Bau mel, 1015 W. 20tli Rlace, Chicago, 111., May 28, 1911. Although Cuticura Soap and Ointment are sold by drug gists and dealers everywhere, a sam ple of each, with 32-page book, will be mailed free on application to "Cuticura,” Dept. 28 K, Boston. For Cramps. A piece of old-fashioned candlewick worn around the leg In the garter place, next to the skin, will prevent, or, cure, cramp In the calf of the leg or In the foot. I have proved this by personal experience; I believe this would prove effectual In preventing swimmers’ cramp; those liable to cramp while In the water would be wise to try It. Cottonbatting, wrap ped round the body from the arm-pits downward, saved the life of a man suffering agony from painters’ cramp; It gave almost instant relief.—Nation al Magazine. Chirograph. 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