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CHAPTER XIX.
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. A Saved Situation.
II waited . Impatiently for ber r !
turn. Bessie, be knew, might be In J
one of the rooms Just across the ball, i
but, though Bessie was a trump, ht
did not go to look for ber. The girl
might come back at any moment and
be did not wish to miss one instant
of ber presence.
! Again be considered the miracle of
ber appearance In his life, and be r
Joiced that, from the first, he had been
able to be of service to her. Thosi
.loving, trusting words that she bad
'just spoken how they glowed In hii
heart! She bad known that be would
succeed! He could only think that
the secret telegraphy of his love had
sent her messages of confidence.
And yet he did not even know hei
name. The house was just such a on
as be might have imagined to be hei
home beautiful, with the air of i
longer family tradition than Is com,
monly found in the middle west un
obtrusive but complete. And the fur
nlshlngs of the room In which be wa4
standing were in quiet but perfect
taste.
On a table near him lay a book
Mechanically be picked it up.
. It opened at the fly leaf Something
was written there her name, per
baps.
' He closed the cover without read
lng the Inscription, conscious only ol
a line of writing In a feminine band
that might be ber's or another's. No,
be could wait. The name did not
matter. She was bis, and that wai
enough.
Near the book lay an empty en.
elope, addressed to he averted bli
eyes.
He found himself wondering wbeth
r Porltol was still kneeling In thi
field, and whether Maku was still run
nlng, and whether the Japanese mln
Ister was still telling charming storiei
on the porch at Arradale.
And presently, when she cami
again, ber face radiant, and said soft
ly, "You have done a great thing, raj
dear" when she said that, he could
only look and look and thank heavei
for his blessedness.
"Where were the papers when you
fooled me into leaving you?" shi
sked.
"Arlma bad them. It's quite a story
girl, dear."
"Then, wait a little while," she inter
rupted; "we have permission to set
the papers signed."
She led him through the adjoining
room and to the curtained doorway ol
a library long, alcoved, shelved wits
books, and furnished with heavy leath
er chairs. In the center was a larga
table of polished mahogany, upon
which rested a reading lamp.
' The glow of this lamp Illuminated
the forms and faces of a group of se
rlous faced men two seated, the otn
'era standing. In the golden light,
with the dim background of shelves,
surmounted here and there by a vase
or a classic bust, the group impressed
Orine like a stately painting a tab
leau distinguished by solemn dignity.
"We are to remain here and keej
very quiet," whispered the girl.
Orrae nodded. His eyes were fixed
on the face of a man who sat at tin
table, a pen poised in his hand. Thost
strong, straight features the eyes,
with their look of sympathetic com
prehension, so like the girl's the Hps,
eloquent In their calmness surely this
was her father. But Orme's heart
beat faster, for the face of this man,
framed in Its wavy hair, was familiar.
Where had he seen this man? That
they had never met, he felt certain,
unless, indeed, they had shaken handi
In a casual and forgotten Introduction
Or was he led Into a feeling of rec
ognition by the undoubted resem
blance of father to daughter? No, It
could not be that; and yet this man,
or his picture ah! Tbe recognition
came to Orine In a flash.
This was the magnetic face that wai
now so often appearing in the press
the face of the great, the revered, the
able statesman upon whom rested so
great a part of the burden of the coun
try's welfare. No wonder that Orine
recognized It, for It was the face of
the secretary of state! And the girl
was his daughter.
- Orme was amazed to think bow he
had failed to piece tbe facts together.
The rumors of Important International
negotiations; the sudden but not se
rious illness of tbe secretary; his tem
porary retirement from Washington
to Chicago, to be near his favorite
physician for weeks the papers had
been full of these Incidents.
When South Americans and Jap
anese combined to hinder the signing
of mysLerloiM papers, he should liaVe
realizfd that the matter was not of
private, but of public importance. But
the true significance of the events
into whk h.he had Lucn drawn luJ e
.apea nis logical mind, it naa uewi
occurred to blm that such a series of
plots, frequent though they might be
In continental Europe, could ever be
attempted in a country like the United
States. And then, he had actually
thought of little besides the girl and
her needs.
He glanced at her now, but her gaze
was fixed on the scene before them.
The brightness of her eyes and her
quickened breathing told him how In
tense was her interest
Across the table from the secretary
of state sat a younger man. Ills breast
glittered with decorations, and his
bearing and appearance had all the
stiffness of the high-born Teuton.
Of the men who stood behind the
two seated figures, some were young,
some were old, but all were weighted
with the gravity of a great moment.
Orme Inferred that they were secre
taries and attaches.
And now pens scratched on paper,
The secretary of state and the Ger
man ambassador for Orme knew that
it must be he were signing docu
ments, apparently In duplicate, for
they exchanged papers after signing
and repeated the action. So these
were the papers which at the last
hour Orme had restored; and this was
the scene which his action had made
possible all for the sake of a girl.
And when the last pen-stroke had
been completed and the seated men
raised their eyes and looked at each
other looked at each other with the
responsible glance of men who have
made history at that moment the girl
whispered to Orme: "Come," and si
lently he followed her back to the
room In which be bad first awaited
ber. ,
"Oh, Girl," he whispered, as she
turned and faced blm, "Oh, Girl, I am
so glad!"
She smiled. "Please wait for a mo
ment.' When she had disappeared he re
pictured the scene they had Just wit
nessed. With all its absence of pomp,
it had left with him an impression
that could never be effaced.
Again the girl appeared in the door
way, and leaning on her arm was ber
father. Orme stepped forward. The
secretary smiled and extended Lid
hand.
"Mr. Orme," he said, "we owe you
much. My daughter has told me
something of your experiences. You
may be sure that I had no notion,
when this affair began, that she would
have to envelop herself and others In
so much mystery, but now that all has
ended well, I can only be thankful."
He seated himself. "You will excuse
me; I am not quite strong yet, though,
as I might say, very convalescent."
. Tbe girl was leaning on the back of
her father's chair. "Tell father the
story, won't you, please?" she asked.
So Orme quickly narrated the series
of events that began with his stroll
along State street the afternoon of the
day before. "It doesn't sound true,
does It?" he concluded.
( "But the marked five-dollar bill will
always be evidence of Its truth," said
tbe girl; and then, with a suggestion
of adorable shyness, "We must go and
redeem that bill sometime."
The secretary was pondering. He
had listened with manifest interest,
interrupting now and then with ques
tions that helped to bring out salient
points. At the report of the conversa
tion between Alcatrante and the Ja
panese concerning the commissions
on ships, he had leaned forward with
especial attention. And now, after a
few momenta of thought, he said:
. "Tbe Japanese minister we can ban
die. As for Alcatrante, I must see to
It that he Is recalled and Porltol."
"Poor little Mr. Porltol!" exclamed
the girl. "Do you think be Is still
kneeling In that field?"
"Possibly," said Orme, smiling. "We
will look to see when we go to redeem
the bill."
"I think, Mr. Orme," tald the secre
tary, "that I may fairly give you a lit
tle clearer Insight into the importance
of the papers which you rescued for
us. You have seen stories of the ru
mors of negotiations with some for
elgn power?"
"Yes," said Orme.
"But, perhaps you have not known
of tbe secret but aggressive policy
which Japan has lately adopted to
ward us. The exchange of friendly
notes a few years ago might as well
not have occurred. If we bad done
nothing to check the tendencies In
tbe Pacific, we should have been at
war within another year. Only a com
plete understanding and definite agree
ment with some strong nation could
prevent hostilities. The Anglo-Japanese
alliance eliminated Great Brit
ain as a possible ally. There were
reasons why It seemed Inadvisable to
turn to France, for an arrangement
there would Involve the recognition of
Russian Interests. Therefore, it
sought an alliance with Geriniuiy.
"The uenn atnDnfsaaor ana my
pelf drafted u treaty Inst month, wl'.h
the proviso that It must be cigued
within a certa'n period which, as you
know, will expire within a few min
utes. My illness followed, and with It
the necessity of coming to our home,
here. I had exacted to return to
Washington last week, but as Doctor
Al'ison forbade me to travel for a
while longer, I had the drafts of the
treaty sent on, and urged the German
ambassador to pay me a long deferred
viflt. He and bis suite have been
here several days, In mufti.
"Now, Mr. Orme, this treaty con
cerns two Important relations a Just
balance of power In the Pacific and a
just arrangement by which the coun
tries of South America ran be made
to live up to their obligations. I at
not go into details, and it will be sonu
months before the treaty will be made
public but Japan must not dominate
our Pacific trade routes, and the Mon
roe doctrine must be applied in such
a manner that it will not fhelter evil
doers. You understand now why Al
catrante and the Japanese minister
were working together."
"It is quite clear," said Orme. "I
don't wish you to tell me any more
than Is advisable, but the Japanese
minister said that, if the new treaty
should lapse, the German government
would not renew It."
"Very true," said the secretary,
"The German ambassador Is pleased
with the treaty. After It had been
drafted, however, and after his home
government had agreed to the terms,
Japan brought pressure to bear In
Germany. The result of this Japa
nese effort which contained a counter
proposition for the isolation of Russia
was that the German government
weakened not to the point of dlsa
vowing the arrangement with us, but
in tuo event of a redrafting of the
treaty, to the adoption of a less fa
vorable basis of negotiations, or, pos
sibly, even to the Interposition of such
obstacles as would make a treaty Im
possible. You can see how essential
these papers were to us. There was
not time to provide new copies, for
the lost drafts carried certain seals
and necessary signatures which could
not be duplicated on short notice."
"Did the German ambassador know
of the loss?" Orme was encouraged
to ask questions by the secretary's
obvious desire to explain as fully as
he could.
"No one knew of It, Mr. Orme, ex
cepting my daughter and myjelf that
Is, no one besides the South Amerl-
DP
i
"Tell Father the Story, Won't You,
, Please?" She Asked.
' cans and the Japanese. It seemed
I wise to say nothing. There were no
j secret sevice men at hand, and even
if there had been. I doubt If they
would have acted as efficiently as you
have acted. The police, I know, would
' hnVO himcrtOfl' onrl almVA otl aIuo mik
' llclty had to be avoided.
"As things have turned out, I era
glad that Porltol set his burglar on
us wheu he did; otherwise Maku
would have got the treaty at the last
moment. Alcatrante's desire to so
cure" a diplomatic advantage over the
Japanese was really the saving of us."
The secretary paused. His face
lighted up with a rare smile. "Above
everything else, Mr. Orme, l' thank
you."
He arose and rang for a servant
"And now," be continued, "I know
you will excuse me If I return to my
guests. My daughter will bring you
In presently, so that we may have tbe
pleasure of making you acquainted
with them. And, of course, you will
remain with us till tomorrow." He
smiled again and went slowly from
the room on the arm of the servant
Orme turned to the girl. Her face
was rosy and her eyes were fixed on
the arm of her chair.
"Girl, dear," he said, "I can hardly
believe that It Is all true."
She did not answer, and while he
gazed at her, surprised at her si
lence, falling to understand her sud
don embarrassment, Bessie Wall Ing
ham appeared In tbe doorway and
stood hesitant
"Am I still not wanted?" said Bes
sie, roguery In her voice. "Sure, ye'll
find me a faithful servant I minds
me own business and asks no ques
tions." The girl rushed over to her friend.
"Ob, Bessie," she cried, with a lit
tle laugh "Oh, Bessie, won't you
please come In and and-"
Orme began to understand. "And
wait for us a little longer," be broke
In.
Masterfully he led the girl out
through the doorway to the hall.
Bessie Walllngham looked after
their retreating figures. "Well, I
uever!" she exclaimed.
(TII12 END.)
Hume swell Initial stationery at the
Journal offiie. Don't fall to see it.
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II 1KJB WEST
Mr. Charles C Johnstone and
Miss Marguerite Walters
Married at Billings,
Montana,
The following account of the mar
riage of a former Plattsmouth lady Is
taken from the Sheridan (Wyo.) Post
of March 3:
"It wa3 a pretty wedding at the
Northern hotel at Billings, on Tues
day, In which SherMan young people
were the contracting parties. It was
precisely high noon when Mr. Charles
C. Johnstoen and Miss Marguerite E.
Walter, attended by Mr. Cecil Wenti
and Miss Ila Thurmond, entered the
parlors to the graceful strains of
Lohengrin, played by Mrs. John L.
Scott; and were met by Rev. Mr.
Fritch of the First Congregational
church, who pronounced the beautiful
and Impressing ceremony of that
church, which Joined the young
couple for life.
"Immediately following the cere
mony an elaborate wedding break
fast was served In the private dining
room of the Northern.
"The bride is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. E. O. Walters of Platts
mouth, Neb., and has made her home
with her elster, Mrs. Roy C. Tarrant
of this city, for some time. '
"She Is a charming young lady of
many accomplishments, among them
being music, and Is popular with all
who enjoy her acquaintance.
"She was arrayed in a bridal cos
tume of pink silk of a delicate shade,
and carried white carnations. The
maid of honor was exquisite In white,
with pink carnations.
"The groom Is a son of Mr. and
Mrs. Oliver P. Johnstone of Chicago,
and is one of the efficient and pop
ular railway postoffice clerks run
ning between B'JIings and Edgemont.
"The young people will make their
home In Sheridan for the present.
"The bridal party, chaperoned by
Mrs. Tarrant, left Sheridan on Mon
day afternoon and returned Wednes
day morning."
The bride will be remembered as
the former wife of W. C. Ford,
cashier of the Thermopolls State
bank of Thermopolls, Wyoming. She
was born, reared and educated In
Plattsmouth and is a daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. E. O. Walters of thte
city. The Journal extends congratu
lations and wishes the newly wedded
couple long life, happiness and
prosperity.
SUCH DETECTIVES SHOULD
CERTAINLY BE
The detective that came to the city
last night after the two men arrested
charged with breaking Into a M. P.
car at LaPlatte, was In an intoxicated
condition and after getfng the men
on the train proceeded to beat and
abuse them. Sheriff Fischer says that
In the future all officers who come
after prisoners he arrests must be
sobqr or he will not turn the prison
ers over to them and that If the train
had not started as soon as the prison
ers were aboard be would have
brought the prisoners back and with
them the two drunken detectives of
the road." lie reported the matter to
the railroad officials last night and
filed wr'itten charges agninst them to
day Nebraska City News.
No official has got license to beat
prisoners, much less a lot of hireling
detectives, many of whom are worse
than the thieves themselves, and
when they resort to such means of
treatment they should be arrested by
the public officers and fined to the
fullest extent of the law or fined and
Imprisoned both. We are surprised
that the Missouri Pacific keeps such
brutal hyenas !i their service.
CATARRH
HAY FEVER
ELY'S CREAM BALM
Appllad Into th nostrils
le gulokly absorbed.
CIVCS RELIEF AT ONCI.
It. clonnw, noot be, lieiiU and protects the
diHcitti'd iiicmliriuio resulting from Cutnrrb
ami drive awny a Cold in th Ileiul quickly.
Kent ore the Koiihos of Tuito and Kipell.
It is eiify to iiki!. Contain'' no injurious
'Ipim, No iiicp'tiry, no eoniliio, no mor
JiIiiiim. Tim lioiimili'ilil Miii-ily. (
1'rici', fid ci iiIm at 1 ru;'u;in1 h or ly umil.
r.U UROTIOS, EJ Wsrmn St., Now Yo-
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We are now showing a very complete line of Summer
underwear for Ladies, Men and Children.
Ladles' Vests. 10, 12',', 15, 25 and 50c
" Union Suits 25, 35 and 50c
Men's Balbriggan Shirts and Drawers. ... .25 and 50c
Union Suits at $1.00 and $1.50 Each
A Full Line of Children's Underwear!
THE
LADIES' HOME rjSi-.fc
JOURNAL STJ&t
L-V v IHfc C1RIS'
1 SPRING NUMBER.
dMmiii TINCtNtt
SIXTH AND
MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP OF THE
WATER
M
T
Meeting of the Committees at the Council Chamber, and a Sub -Committee
Appointed to Investigate the Plant and Its
Surroundings.
From Tuesday' Pally
The Joint meeting of the com
mittees appointed by Mayor Sattler
and Mr. Pollock of the Commercial
club held a session at the counci
ohamber laat evening and made con
siderable progress toward the solu
tion of the vexed question of the
water franchise and what shall be
done with It one year hence.
Tho committee from the council,
composed of F. Neuman, William
Shea, William Weber, George Dovey
and D. 0. Dwyer, were present with
the exception of Messrs. Dovey and
Dwyer.
The committee from the Com
mercial club, composed of T, H. Pol
lock, C. C. Parmele, J. P. Falter and
Superintendent William Ilalrd, were
all present save Mr. Falter. The com
mittees organized for business by
electing Councilman William Weber
aa chairman and Mr, J. P. Falter as
secretary of tbe Joint meeting, Mr.
Pollock acting for Mr. Falter until his
arrival.
Several communications were read
from the city clerks of cities In both
Nebraska and Iowa which own their
own water and light plants. " The
members of the committees expressed
their views freely as to the situation
and It was agreed that the matter
should be acted upon promptly, as
the time (one year) was brief enough
In which to transact the business
necessary, should the city decide to
own Us plant.
Mr. C. C. Parmeio moved that a
committee of three be appointed by
the chair to ascertain what tho
Plattsmouth water plant could be
purchased for and on what terms;
also, loam what the expense of run
ning the plana Is; also, that the sec
retary correspond with a competent
engineer to ascertain he physical
value of the water company's prop
erty. Chairman Weber appointed on
this committee Mr. C. C. Parmele, Mr.
William Shea and Mr. William Pa'rd.
Among the letters read to the
committee was one from Mr. D. 0.
Bond, treasurer of the water com
pany, to Mayor Sattler, In which he
suggested the way to arrive at tho
value of the water plant was to have
appraisers appointed, one by the city,
one by the company, and these to ap
point the third, and the three go over
In the City on IIiimIuchm.
From Tuesday's Dallr '
Charles H. DuBch of Nebraska
City and John II. BtiBch of Avoca
were In tho c'ty today looking after
somo biiBlness matters. Tho former
gentleman 1b In tho concrete manu
facturing business In Nebraska City
and was here to meet with the county
commissioners in regard to their
adopting tho new reinforced con
Qiuoair!
THE GIRL'S SPRING NUMBER
OF
The Ladies' Iloma
Journal
FOR MARCH 15th
is now in and on sale at our
pattern counter.
Price 10c
MAIN ST.
J
the plant and fix the value. A letter
from U. D. Pickett, clerk of th city
of Broken now, to Mr. Wurl, was In
substance that Droken now owned It
water plant, which 'X purchased from
the private owners five or six yetra
ago at a cost of 1 1 5,000. The plan:
was In a poor state of repair and tbe
city spent quite a sum on It. The
rates there are: First 1,000 gallons,
$1.25; the minimum 4,000 gallon
after first, 35 cents per 1,00 gallons.
A similar communication from El
Lehmkuhl, clerk of the city ot
Wahoo, was to the effect that their
city, pr'mr to two years ago and for
twenty years, had had a water plan:
owned and operated by private
parties, water being furnished to con
sumers mostly on flat rate, those who
had meters took water at 50 centa pe
1,000 gallons for ordinary consump
tion. The city pa'd hydrant rental,
for first ten years, $2,000, and for tt
last ten years, $2,500 per year. Thr
best the company would offer for 6
continuation or tne rrancnise was
$3,600 per year for hydrant rental
and a continuation of the" private
rates and maintained that tho corr
pnny was operated at a loss. Tr-
light plant was owned formerly by."
private parties and sold to the cur
rent consumers at 23 cents per kllo
wat. The old water plant was ownf
by Pittsburg parties, and bonded fc
$75,000. The city did not arbitrate
with either concern, but employed n
glneers to estimate the cost of a nev
plant of each kind combined. Tl"
city finally bought the water plant for
$17,500 and the light company's con
sumers and franchise for $1,000. Tt.
combined plants now stand the clt
about $64,000. The light rates air-,
on a al'idlng scale now, ranging fro -i
15 centa down to 10 cents p r
kllowat. The meter rates for watf
are planned on the same sliding seal. .
from 25 cents to 10 cents per 1,0('
gallons, payable quarterly, and tr
llght accounts are payable month)",
both with 10 per cent discount If pal T
at the office within the Drst Ave days
of tbe month.
LetterB were received also fro-t
! Shenandoah and Clarlnda, Iowa, bo1
'of which were favorable to tl
! proposition of the city owning In
jown plant.
j The committee adjourned to mrt
at the call of the chairman.
crete culverts In this county, of whl"'i
Mr. Ilusch makes a specialty. Bot's
gentlemen were callers at the Jonrii
office and we were pleased to ukc.
them.
Cheapest accident Insurance 1'
Thomas' Electric Oil. Stops the pt
and heals the wound. All druuggl
sell It.
LAST