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The Ki Th By E. PHILLIPS OPPENHEIM, (Copyrighted) BYNOPSIS: The story, written in 1916, begins with Lady Anselman's luncheon-party at the Ritz Hotel, London. Amaz She £ are Lord Romsey, a Cabin ~sinigter; Surgeon-Major Thomsol, Chief Inspector of Field Hospitals; h fiancée, Geraldine Conyers; her bro- ther," a naval jientenant, and a . fiances Olive Moreton; Cantain atonal Granet, nephew of the hostess, home with a wounded arm. Lieut. Sonyers receives commission. on a "myster ship 'and Major Thomson decodes a secret message from the battl eld. ) Lord Romsey receives a visitor and the conversation reveal. (he Cabinet Min-| ister's secret dealings with Germany. | Thomson calls at Granet's apartments to discover whether he knows any- thing about Lord Romsey's visitow Granet denies any knowledge of ihe so-called American ehaplain. Gerald-, ine evades Thomson's plea for an im-! mediate marriage. e expostulates with Conyers for disclosing dmiralty| plans to" the two girls and Granet. After a walk in the park with Gerald-| ine, Granet returns to his room to find: a bottle missing from a cupboard. He warns his servant that a new hand has cntered the game. War Office refuses, to allow him to rejoin his regiment, homson goes to the Front to inter-| view Granet's General and has his suspicions confirmed, Granet motored the two girls to Portsmouth to visit | Conyers on the "Scorpion," and tried to discover the ship's secret device. i CHAPTER XIL ed the train. re f tance?" , for ins " "Well, Olixg and 3 refereed having an escort Cap Granet wis a most agreeable one. He took us down in a car his uncle had just given him --a sixty horse-power Panhard. Dever enjoyed motoring more in my e. "You are all very foolish," Thomson said slowly. "I am going to tell you something now, dear, which you nay not believe, but it is for your hs and it is necessary for me to have some excuse for the request I am go- ing to make. Granet is under suspi- cion at the War Office." "Under suspicion?" Geraldine re- peated blankly. "Nothing has been proved against od him," Thomson' continued, "and I tell you frankly that in certain quarters the idea is scouted as absurd. On the other hand, he is under observation as being a possible German spy." Geraldine for a moment sat quite [ Then she broke into a peal of laughter. She sat up, a moment later, wiping her eyes. "Are you really serious, Hugh?" she demanded. : "Absolutely," he assured her, a lit- tle coldly. She wiped her eyes once more. ; "Hugh, dear," she sighed, patting his hand, "you do so much better look- ing after your hospitals and your wounded than unearthing mare's-nests like this. I don't think that you'd be a There are heaps of | 3 ne,' he begged, "t least the advice of & man who Wait" FE LATE you. he incon rare e felt a en him back. She heard him go down the hall, heard the front door: ~pen au lose, fle sat ud looked in =< zed sort of way at the en _gpace upon her finger. © Then Sf and went into the drawing-room, where her father and mother were still read- ing. She held out her hand. = "Mother," she announced, "I am not engaged to Major Thomson any more.' The Admiral laid down kis news-|and a score card. paper. fui is commonl, ; "Damped good job, too!" he declar- these IY ' * "That young fellow -Granet's Jelly par suffers. from. mis. worth a dozen of him. Never could , Ju: ticularly a stick an Army Medical. Well, well! | understanding as to just what product How did he take it?" -- } is included under that name. It is an Lady Conyers watched her dauglter | exact product made by exact rule and | searchingly. Then she shook her head. and recog- "1 lioge you have done wisely, dear," : she said. " CHAPTER XIII At a little after noon on the follow- ing day, Captain. Granet descended from a taxicab in the courtyard of the Milan Hotel, and, ing through the swing doors, made his way to the inquiry office. A suave, black-eoated young clerk hastened to the desk. "Can you tell me," Granet inquired, "whether a gentleman named illot juices that the resulting mass will quiver, not flow, when removed from its mould; a product with a texture| so tender that it cuts easily with a spoon and yet so firm that the angles thus produced retain r shape; a clean product that is neither syrupy,| gummy, sticky nor 3 neither is Geraldine, a few hours later, set Prilliant success in the Intelligence down the telephone receiver with a Department. fel jhe War Office) little sigh of resignation. Lady Con-| Well, you know wi at] think of them. ers glanced up inquiringly from her Captain Granet a German spy, in- tor | deed!" 3 | "Neither the War Office nor my- " ' | as Some re this miing i self," Thomson continued, "have ar- night, Geraldine?" she asked. | rived at these suspicions without some Geraldine yawned. reason. Perhaps you will look at the "It's Hugh," she explained. "He has| Matter a little more seriously when I rung up from the War Office or tell you that Captain Granet will not is staying here?" The young man bowed. 3 "Monsieur = Guillot arrived = last night, sir," he announced. "He has juet rung down to say that if a gentle- man called to see him he could be shown up. Here, e," he went on, turning to a diminutivegouth in the background, "show this gentleman to number 3822." ? Granet followed the boy to the lift it brittle; and it will break with a dis- tinet 'beautiful cleavage which leaves sparkling, characteristic faces. . Score Card for Jelly. Package ...... Ra EAN sam. sae eda vi0 Clearness. and Color ... Consistency .......4 x 5 Flavor .. Sessa vsssuen rans somewhere--says he has just got back from France and wants to see me at once. 1 think he might have waited] till to-morrow morning. 1 can scarce- ly keep my eyes open, I am so sleepy." Lady Conyers glanced at the clock. "It isn't really so late," she remark- | ed, "and I dare say, if the poor man's | been 'travelling all day, he'd like to! say goodenight to you," Geraldine made a little grimace. "I shall go into the morning room and wait for him," she announced. "He'll very likely find me asleep." The Admiral locked up from 'be: hind the Times. "Where's that nice young fellow Granet?" he asked. "Why didn't you bring him in to dinner?" "Well, we didn't get back until near- ly eight," Geraldine reminded her father. "I didn't think he'd have time to change and get back here com- fortably." "Fine young chap, that," Sir Sey- mour remarked. "The very best type of young English soldier. We could do with lots like him." Geraldine left the room without re- mark, She could hear her father rustling his paver as she disappeared. "Can't think why Geraldine didn't pick up with a smart young fellow like Granet instead of an old stick like Thomson," he grumbled. "I hate these Army Medicals, any way." "Major Thomson has a charmin disposition," Lady Conyers declar warmly. "Besides, he will be very well off some day--he may even get the baronetcy." "Who cares about that?" her hus- band grunted. "Gerald has all the family che needs, and all the money. How she came to choose Thomson from @'l her sweethearts, I can't im- agine." Geraldine, notwithstanding her fat- igue, welcomed her lover very charm- ingly when he arrived, a few minutes later. Major Thomson was still in traveldng clothes, and had the air of a man who had been working at high pressure for some time. He held her fingers tightly for a moment, without speaking. Then he led her to the sofa and seated himself beside her. "Geraldine," he be, "kas what I say any weight with you at all?" "A good deal," she assured him. "You know that I do rot like Cap- tain Granet, yet you took him with th you down to Portsmouth to-day and even allowed him to accompany you on board the 'Scorpion.' " _Geraldine started a little. "How do you know that already?" she asked curiously. rn He shook his head impatien'ly. . "It doesn't matter. I heard. Why did you do it, Geraldine?" , © "In the first place he of- fered 5- n gravely, A be allowed to return to the Front." "Not be allowed?" she repeated. "Hugh, you are not serious!" "I have never been more serious in my life," he insisted. "I am not in a position to tell you more than the bare facts or I might disclose some evi- dence which even you would have to admit throws a rather peculiar light upon some of this young man's ac- tions. - As it is, however, I can do no more than. warn you, and beg you," he went on, "to yi2ld to my wishes in the matter of your further acquain- tance with him." * There was a moment's rather cur- ious silence. Geraldine seemed to be gazing through the walls of the room. Her hands were clenched in one an- other, her fingers nervously inter- locked. "I shall send for him to come and see me the first thing to-morrow morning," she decided. . "You will do nothing of the sort," Thomson objected firmly. She turned her head and looked at him. He was conscious of the an- tagonism which had sprung up like a wall between them. His face, however, showed no sign. "How do you propose to prevent me?" she asked, with ominous calm. "By reminding you of your duty to your country," he answered. "Geral- dine, dear, I did not expect to have to talk to you like this. When I tell you that responsible people in the War Office, officials whose profession it is to scent out treachery, have de- clared this young man suspect, I am certainly disappointed to find you em- bracing his cause so fervently. It is no personal matter. Believe he," he added, after a moment's pause, "what- ever my personal bias may be, what I am saying to.you now is not actuat- ed in slightest by any feelings of jealousy. I have told you what I know and it is for you to make your choice as to how much or how little in the future Jou will sez of this young man. But I do forbid you, nof in my own name but for our country's sake, to breathe a single word to him of what I have said to you." *"It comes to this, then," she said, 1 accusations against a man and deny him the right of being heard 1" ] Z choose to like that, assented. i consid, "It Jou yes, e that He leaned a little towards her. If she had been looking she could scarce- ly have failed to have been touched by the sudden softness of his dark the little note of appeal in his| vanity immobile face. Her eyes, how- ever, warp fixed the : diamond 1 3 100 Package--Containers should ~ be clean, bearing clear, neat labels. They should be sealed by some method which will perfectly protect the pro- duct from mold. Clearness and Color--Jelly should be transparent and have a decided sparkle. Certain jellies, such as mint, are tinted to render them more sug- gestive of the real mint and to add! the desired touch of color to the meal with which they are to be served, The: and was conducted to a room: om: the third floor, The door was opened by a tall, whiteshaired Frenchman, "Monsieur Guillot?" Captain Gran- et inquired pleasantly. "My name is Granet," - The Frenchman ushered him in. The door was closed and carefully locked. Then Monsieur Guillot swung around and looked at his visitor with 'some curiosity, Granet was still wearing his uniform. x "France. must live," Granet mur- mured. 3 The Frenchman -at once extended) his hand. 3 "My friend," he confessed, "for a moment I was surprised. It did net occur to me to see you in this guise." Granet smiled. "I have been out at the Front" he explained, "and am home wounded." "But an English officer 7! Monsieur Guillot remarked duldiously. " I do not quite understand, then. The na- ture of "the communication which I have come to receive is known to you?" Rr Granet nodded and accepted the chair which his host had offered. "I do not think"that you should be so much surprised," he. said simply, "If the war is grievous for your coun- try, it is ruin to mine. We du not, per- haps, advertise our apprehensions in the papers, We prefer to keep them locked "up in our own brain, There is one great fact always before us. Ger- many is unconquerable. One must find peace or perish." Monsieur Guillot 'I. tened with a curious look upon his face. His fore- finger tapped the copy of the Times which was lying upon the table. The other nodded gravely. - xen he continued, "I know that our Press on a magnificent campaign rane know that many of the ignorant people of the country!. believe that this war is still being rosecuted with every hope of success, Hi ae Jans roi, ofr cially those w ve any source o information in Germany, know differ-| ently, The longer the war, the more ruinous the burden which your cotm- try and mine will have to bear." "It is my opinion also," Monsieur _ furthi color of the fruit used. 4 Consistency--Jelly should be stiff enough when cut with a spoon, to Lbarely hold its shape. ' Yet it must hold it., When turned from the mold it should quiver and, if it breaks, break' clean, and have a glistening surface. It must not be stringy or tough. A portion held in the mouth seem to melt when pressed with the tongue. There should be no indication of crystals in the product. Flavor--Jelly flavor should be deli- cate, distinctive and pleasing. Preserves is a term used in speak- ing of fruits in the preparation of which 'enough sugar has been used to prevent spoilage without airtight sealing. In judging preserves, 'the fruit and the syrup are to be clearly distinguished as two essentially differ- the original in shape and surrounded by a clear, honey-like syrup. + Score Card for Preserves. -- | color. of jelly should suggest the best' Fla ugatized The division of the day Into a cer plain number of hours, minutes, and seconds is a'purely arbitrary measure intended - to simplify the process of apples; | keeping account of time and schedul- Score Card for Conserves, g westerns 15 Harp SINE | Flavor, ,.. .. 0 Yene : ws Fruit butters are made from the same fruits as those used for mar- malades and jams in that there are no distinct pieces of fruit and there is no evidence of juice as a separate liquid. Their distinctive characteristic is that they are a smooth, even mass. Score Card for Butters Packag Color * srssinaay +16 Package is considered as in and preserves. . Color--Fruit butters should have a rich, somewhat darkened color of the fruit us They should appear glis- tening and bright. } Consistency--A portion of fruit but ter dropped from a spoon should re- tain a slightly rounded appearance with no. separation of juice or pulp. It should not be stiff enough to show clean-cut angles or retain the shape of the spoon used in serving it. It should be smooth and absolutely free from pieces or junks of fruit, skin or seeds. Flavor--Butters should cirry the flavor of the fruit used, not that of spices nor the strong (rank) flavor occasioned by scorching or near- scorching, or of that flavor induced by the use of inferior kettles or spoons-- jams ©| these presenting & worn metal surface to the cooking fruit. Wooden spoons are best. ---- A Forest of Gems. .- Among the many wonders of the red hundreds: of mt once cover ds of square miles, EE It is "probable 'tha ofthe ing various events which must occur at the same time each day. y Since the dawn of history the revo lutions 'of 'the heavenly bodies have formed the basis for the measurement - of time. These revolutions are three in number-<the revolution of the earth upon its axis, which forms the foundation for our twenty-fourour day; the changes in the appearance of the moon, which consume approximate- ly twenty-nine and a half days and form the basis for the month; and the ~~ yearly motion of the earth around the sun, The sub-division of 'the time the earth. takes to revolve upon its axis into the twenty-four spaces we know as hours is comparatively recent. In time of Homer only four such divisions were recognized--morn day, evening, and night. Fait ~ Barly Jewish historians reco fact that the might and the day wera each divided Into eight parts or | "watches," a custom followed also by the Romans, who referred to.the first, second, third, and fourth vigils of tha day----vesper, evening, midnight; and. cockerow. Each of these spaces was three hours in length, the first vigil starting at what we call six o'¢lock in the morning. But as the Romans started their daily timekeeping at sun- rise It followed that their summer vigils were longer than their winter adoption of the modern division of time into hours, each of a certain exact length, ; ia a Sterling. In this country the word sterling, when stamped on silver; méans simply' that the manufacturer declares the ar- ticle to be made of silver eleven twelfths' fine; but the. British marks," arranged in a column, give a sort of history of the article. © Usually the first mark is the maker's sign; next: comesya mark thal shows where the | article was made--for London, a leo- -| pard's head; for Birmingham, an chor; and for Sheffield, tamous for its | silver, a crown. Dublin has the Irish -ones--a condition - which led to the