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ps SYNOPSIS: ",., The dibassador shrugged his shoul- The story, written in 1916, begins ders. : i with Lady ARselman's luncheon: yl "T note at the Ritz Hotel, London. Amacg "Lg! | only put} fore x ts are rd Romsey, a Cal in ti ative. You | e this inister rgeon-Major Thomson, mient pon French soil. Chief I r of Field Hospitals; WS this 'mission' which has bs flancee, Geraldine Conyers; her bro- to you; 1 1 def ther, a naval iieutenant, and his have the n lances Olive Mcreton; Centain ronald rt to France." A Tanet, nephew of the nostess, Home| "inoiain™ ma?" On what charge?" ve th a wounded arm. Lieut. Jonyers pop oo exclaimed angrily. receives commission. on a "myster | "On the'charge of treason," was the ®. "ship and Major Thomson decodes & jet reply. "I shall have you strip- secret message from the battlefi {aa and searched in this room, I shall Conver niey Jecaves 3 vigita: and Yon. have your lug and your room er og b i 4 : ter's a ation, a SEC ermany. | Searched at the Milan Hotel. And now, Thomson calls at Granet's apartmen g to discover whether he knows any-} thi 's visitor. Sing §v_bond Ro of he! wilderment of a different sort. . He!;: i ald- | thou for a moment steadfastly. ing "erades Thoteaonie plath. & vig im- | Whowas there who could have betray- : he im . Monsieur Pailleton?" ; t Once more than man was bewilder- ed. This time, however, it was be- "You'll soon be at work again," 'told him encouragi ; "I don't know," he sighed. talk' about giving me a home I don't think I could stick it. walking in the Park this mo Miss 2 marriage, He expo . with Conyers for disélosing Admit 1 "What is the nature of this docu- plans to. the two, gir aug Ta «| ment, monsieur, which you expect to e pitas a walk in the pak ¢ wit Geel find 5 ongst my belongings?" he de- ranet returns to his room to manded. TES a le missing from a cupboard. He| «An authorized offer of peace from warns his servant that a new hand has 'Germany to the Fremch people," the cntered the game. War Office refuses! rocco ior answered slowly. © "It is to allow him to rejoin his regiment.!the second attempt which has been mson goes to the Front to inter-|, 46" Tha first was torn into frag- view Granet's General and has Wis pants before the face of the person suspicions confirmed, Granet motored yo hag the effrontery to present it. He two girls to Fortamouth to Jisit | The second, Monsieur Pailleton, is in nyers on the "Sc on," an possession. You ma it to Ai the Bi Loh device. I In Brazil a oi find it of That evening, because Thomson warns fittle use." 5 x her that Granet is suspect, Geral- dine breaks their engagement. The following day' Granet calls upon Mon- sieur Guillot at the Milan Hotel and gives him a document from the Kaiser offering France a separate peace. After Granét's departure Guillot, whose real name is Pailleton, is sum- moned to the French Embassy and Sommanded to convey a packet to razil, CHAPTER XIV.--(Cont'd.) "It may be a little contrary to your wishes, my friend," the ambassador roceeded, "to find yourself so far m the throb of our great struggle, yet in these days we serve best who obey. It is the wish of those who stand for France that you should take that 'packet and board that steamer." Monsieur Pailleton began in some measure to recover himself. He was still, however, bewildered. "Monsieur," he protested, "I do not understand. This mission to Brazil of which you speak--it can have no great importance. Canmot it be en- trusted to some other messenger?" "Alas! no, my dear sir" was the uncompromising reply. "It is you-- Monsieur Paillebon--whom the Presi- dent desires to travel to Brazil." The light 'was breaking in upon Pailleton. He clenched his fists. "I'am to be got out of the way!" he honk SD ery ne nae} She hesitated for a moment. | file. Sh Tali A a "No, I am playing golf at Rane- Pain and inflammation | 2 large] ; th)? & sw. Yioint 'may indicate the formation of al. "Might I call this afternoon?" bunion and should be carefully noted. |. "If you like," she assented. 'After |g. are usually caused by pres-| four o'clock, though, because 1 am ure, and Tellaf: 6 by Shanghg % staying out to lunch." ¥psure, Lomes by Cha gy a " jed| hoes which fit more easily. To post- Thank you so much," he replied gratefally. ~ - or prevent the formation of a She set down the receiver again and| Bunion, grasp the big toe and work it went back to the breakfast-room. round and 'round in a rotary motion "Captain Granet just wanted to con-| in order to loosen the joint; this can gratulate us all," she announced, "and be followed by applications of iodine. to know if he could come in to.tea this 7 py Fy > or bunions which have already de- "Better ask him to dinner, m: veloped, use medicated bunion' plas- dear," the Admiral suggested hospi- ters. These give instant relief and in tably. "He's a fine young fellow,|time will effect a cure. Granet. Very thoughtful of him to Soe, ih form between the toes; ring us up." i an ess absorbent cotton is inserted dy Conyers made no comment.|to prevent rubbing, a second corn 'will ine was bending over her plate.| appear on 'the other toe. Dr. Gal- The Admiral rose to his feet. He was braith, in her book on personal hy- much too. excited to pursue the gom-|.: y i iw / versation, dl hens Deaton OL Enos Jt Seon. Sothern inbow Revelati "I ghall walk down to the Admiral |b in the treatment of soft) KNOW, it ts ¥ Rainbow Revelations. Void sre Loan gut hold of Slalfurns. The stone is moistened injSSicHity with any degree of bevoming=|. og oe pe ET SelghL Wilcock," he continued, "If he won't|in water, then applied thoroughly to| ness: ; A but it hay b that tew of the corn and a bit of absorbent cotton| , I've known a frill to take ten years| PV = Pigtail ete between tHe fo of from a woman's age. : are learned in rainbow" lore. Here, placed . Stearate then, are some interesting 'rainbow and vast oceans. ing pressed Sort oS When the eoTE wa "bu 8 through and flood the land to its high- «= est peaks. hi i Eg ? igh towards w arthe moth fits to its doom. As we circle round and 'round it, we are supposed to be decreasing the Tistants Doposed. Monsieur Pailleton folded his 'arms. "T am a Frenchman," he proclaimed, "What I may do, I do for France." "You refuse my mission, then?" "I refuse it." ' The ambassador struck a bell upon his table, One of his secretaries promptly Appeared. "Send Colonel Defarge to me at once," hig chief ordered. , There was a brief pause. The am- bassador was busy writing at his table. Pailleton, who was breathing heavily, said nothing. Presently an officer in French uniform entered. "Monsieur le Colonel," the ambas- sador said, stretching out his hand to- wards Pailleton, "you will accept the charge of this man, whom you will consider under arrest. I take the full responsibility for this proceeding. You will conduct him to your rooms heré and you will search him, 'Any docu- ment found in his possession you will {bring to me. When you have finished, | let me know and I will give you an authority to proceed to his apart- {ments in the Milan Hotel. You under- stand 7" "Certainly, my chief." The officer saluted and moved. to- ward -Pailléton. 'You will come quietly, monsieur, is he asked. Pailleton waved him away. it not so?" He turned to the ambassador. ! eon sitire 8 Tecipe 107 the older; ,, two bodies, till cventually we shell -- Hk Sddies a, dents in be so close that there will be no re: uantities mixed well with a ng sisting the sun's attraction. Then it ofp ettiness.? After all, you will swallow us up. tell me anything, I'll wring the old De I T 1eft the house a 3 the friend of the mature e Admiral le © house a 1eW| zinc, which is a fine powder, is also 0 mature woman, minutes later and Lady Conyers mended rie k 'especially if she is growing stouter.| revelations. : od walked arm in arm with her daughter] Toco "Fhe i the Of BO Te & fon oft sok Le La er oler-|. (To produde a mlabow. tiers. must into the pleasant little morning-room|: * 38 powder freely on ward curve of the hips | be falling rain, bright sun, and dark whici looked out upon, the Square,|S0rhent cotton and place between the ae ID | clouds--the latter always opposite the * The former paused or a moment to] toes. i And there's the question of color, sun. The sun't rays are then divided Sook 2t Thomson's photograph, which] When the skin splits hetween the! The small woman need not worry her| IU: J) ~ SURE S85 'Tatndrops, which stood upon one of the side tables.| toes, apply chalk, the kind used for|head about it except, perhaps, - to act in exactly the same way as a Then she closed the door. writing upon blackboards. Procure a| Match the color of her eyes. or to prism, or triangular plece of glass Geraldiu, she sad, 1 om ,B0tlgtick of the chalk, scrape off the outer| choose » Shade that rites out: the "nv continued span of a rainbow is very happy about you a: A erent' 4 onal lights in | hair. hy : p LA o yy not, others the girl asked, od Sow hi ad rare 'stout, or your hips unusually reo pase ions 91 HAndrops api a 0} out of 'the window, ~~ * he remaining 0 powder | #1ORY SU 'ting ; rei Peshun botanic. 1: Hike Hugh," | 84d dust this powder between the toos. Jour, Iuiek Sh. Dros oe Dm Ie, 'making a band or series of them. = Lady Conyers went on quietly, "per-| The 'chalk has a drying effect which 8.1 A double rainbow is not, as some haps, too, because I am not sure that|is very healing and gives quick relief.| Dark colors are less bulky and con- think, 'the shadow or reflection of the exclaimed. "The President fears me | politically, he fears my following!" The ambassador drew himself a lit- tle more upright, a -stiff, unbending figure, His words seemed suddenly to become' charged with more weight. "Monsieur Pailleton," he said, "the only thing that France fears is treachery!" Pailleton gripped at the back of his "Monsieur," he decided, "I will go to Brazil." CHAPTER XV, TWO MORE GERMAN SUBMAR- INES SUNK WITH ALL HANDS The Admiralty report that they re- you have done wisely. You haven't given me any reason yet, have you, for breaking your engagement?" Geraldine was silent for a moment. Then she came back and sat on the rug at her mother's feet. her face, however, a little turned away. "It's, so hard to put it into words, mother," she said thoughtfully, "only Hugh never seemed to give me any of his Hard corns should be pared or re- moved after the bath, A solution of one tablesponful of turpentine and two tablespoonfuls of olive-oil, applied She kept: : spicuous, when made up; than light shades. Navy blue is nearly always a safe choice. * It's one of the popular cotton shades, too. When the older woman wears a becoming navy-blue g| Crepe or voile, she. may have the satis- 'fied feeling that. it's the smart thing both in silk and' cottons. The older to do. Lovely browns and grays come| first. Each rainbow is distinct. In one we see the sun-rays entering the raindrops at the top, and reflecting the colors to the eye from the bottom, In the: second, rainbow the sun's rays en- ter the drops at the bottom, and re fect the colors from the top And who has noticed that the colors of the second bow aré, when compared 8 confidence, Of Jouise; hig is very dull work, r hospi- tals and that sort of thing, but still, Td have liked to try and take an interegt in it. He must have seen ex- citing things in France, but it is only by the merest chance that one ever realizes that he has been even near the Front. He is so silent, so se- cretive, . Lady Conyers took up her knitting. "Some men are like that, dear," she remarked. "It is just temperamental. Perhaps you haven't encouraged him 0 woman may 'even venture a medium 'green if it's a soft shade. i 1 might be tempted to say, don't wear figures and stripes, if it weren't that I have just seen such pretty small-flower-sprigged voiles and nar- row-striped Shan } tissu es; The ceived lact night a message from Commander Conyers of the destroyer. "Scorpion," announcing he has de- stroyed German submarines U 22 and 27, with all hands. "Well, I'm damned!" the Admiral exclaimed, as he laid down the news- _listenine ome part of carbolic acid 'is good for the purpose. ' 'When excessive perspiration is pres- ent apply the following: powder, night and morning: Salicylic acid, 105 grains; powdered boracic acid, 360 grains; pure powdered tale, seven ounces. with the firet or primary how, ail Te versed? The cause of this is the same as that which makes the-colors of the secondary bow weaker. To get the latter. there has been two reflections-- one more of the last than is the case 'with a'primary bow. -The colors are, pin. st therefore, wegkened. «© | uo ¢ usness: that it isl An evening rainbow in the east is a ; the. T woman | sign of fine weather. The fain-clouds, may - satisfy her desire for variety. which generally come to us on wast | They are so cool, fresh; and summer-| and south-west winds, afe passing i like that, with a supply of them on| oa Ge "But I have," Geraldine insisted. "I : vi Natrive orl' eat a Bore ot haye asked him no end of questions, Wearer of awning. stripes, checker: | Mi Liniment for Burns, ets, | but before he has stew any of board blocks, blanket plaids, and cab- hn i . them rly, 'him trying to od A ; : : Ch Le prope. trying all hi timo talking th. He was always 11, thange the conversation." "Men don't like talking about the i t his. . | and usually when anyone wen' to see him he was in bed with a headac chair. The room for a moment swam before his eyes. "Is this an insult, Monsieur I'Am- bassador?" he demanded. "Take it as an insult if in your heart there is no shadow of treachery towards the France that is to-day, to- wards the cause of the Allies as it is paper a few mornings later, "Ralph's to-day," was the stern answer. ldone it this time, and. no mistake.r "I refuse to accept. this extraordin-| Geraldine looked over his shoulder, ary mission," Pailleton declared, ris- her cheeks aglow, ing to his feet. "You can send whom! "I knew at seven o'clock," she de- you will' to" Brazil. I have greater clared. "Harris-brought me the paper affairs before me. up. They are all so excited about it in the kitchen. You'd just gone out in the Park." x "I want to know how it was done," the Admiral speculated. "Can't have been ramming if he bagged fwo of them, and they surely never came to the surface voluntarily, with a de-| stroyer about." Geraldine glanced around the room to be sure that they were alone. "Don't you remember when Olive and I were at Portsmouth?" she said. Mi war, you know," Lady Conyers went 'on. "There was that nice Major Tyn- dale who Wad ack from: the nt the ay rheumtism, or something else. = . ns; | TPE, or cotton crepe on your shop.| One day Healoy was totterng misor- a ay TE 2 fae ine 7 TTL now wi ol when he fl "Ralph had been absolutely dumb he is cheery way + rd chalk, fou . hes : with a.burly friend of his named J about it but he did just give us a hint {iat he end fond of talking?" | ounces into' 4 th ; D-| kins. pay Font ne whadu little surprise in store! "Even "then" Gefaldine: protested, | mers ub filo & one by a k s Professor "Jenkins," He cried, "Td give thing on deck, covered all up and Say pe oe : San cist). Meany feel the need of 3 E Sony, are | about the wounded qiid that sort of 3 fook Sewdes wd te ehove: formula {were turned off and had t go to the! [118€; but he must have had some Ew 'Ship."" Ralph wouldn't tell A us a word| « a " i oe | 1 don't think," Lady Conyers said,| ia "the very nicest men talk about their before. "It Kas been con- || clusively demonstrated | that yeast is rich in this all important element. | | Many people ha f