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My Last
By F. A. MITCHEL
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1 am the daughter of an American
admiral. When rcy father wns retired
lie Joined rn in Washington, where
ve lived. At his death, his Income
being cut otf, I found it necessary to
do something to rdd to tlij Binnll In
come of mj inoihei' and was given a
clerkship in tlio navy ilepnrtinent, but
the salts ry was small, and I confess
I looked forward to tho humdrum life
before me with dislike.
Notwithstanding our limited re
sources I malntnned my position in
society. Washington docs not suffer
socially from commercialism f.s othtr
American cities. I was invited Just as
often after my entrance upon my clerk
ship as before. Indeed, I occupied a
better social status than many newly
rich people who, having suddenly ac
quired wealth, settled in "Washington
to spend it
One evening during a reception at
the Whlto House the -wife of a mem
ber of the Russian diplomatic corps
sought me out and drew me away from
tho throng for a cbat. She gradually
led tho conversation upon myself and
asked mo how I would like to enter
tho diplomatic service. Upon asking
her what she meant she explained that
diplomacy was synonymous with chi
canery. There was a constant effort
botween tho diplomats of tho world to
get possession of each other's secrets
and thus forestall action. I was inter
ested, and tho lady proceeded to tell
me that women were usually mixed
up in theso affairs and were relied on
principally by their husbands to ex
tract information from their diplo
matic rivals. Then, after pledging me
to secrecy, she told mo that the Rus
sian embassy was at that time In waut
of nn attractive woman to obtain a
secret from a diplomat and that she
would bo paid liberally for the service
rendered.
Of cpurse the lady was sounding mo
to learn if I would undertake the mat
ter. I neither accepted nor declined,
leaving her, intending to think it over.
I did think It over and came to a xle
clsion that may be considered peculiar.
I determined that I would not dishon
or my father's name by becoming a
spy; but, being Infatuated with the
idea of swimming in that undercur
rent of duplicity that had been men
tioned, I resolved to accept tho offer,
but not for pay. I had an object in
view that concerned my own Individ
ual self far more than Russia. When
I had made up my mind I called on
the lady who had been given the conir
mission to employ mo and told her I
was ready tb listen to a proposition.
I dare say that this may be consider
ed whipping conscience around the
stump, but at the time I was not nwe
of doing nnythlug dishonorable. I was
employed by the Russian embassy no
particular person in it was speciiled
to get a secret from tho secretary of
legation of Great Britain. It was sus
pected by tho Russians that England
was making n secret treaty with the
sublime porte. Russia has alwnys been
at issue with the other European pow
ers as to Turkey, andvever since the
Czar Nicholas I. was outwitted by the
British minister, Just previous to the
Crimean war, Russia has been eager to
get oven with England by some sharp
diplomatic move. I was therefore em
ployed to. draw this secret fromN Ed
ward Cathorue, who would surely be
cognizant of it, who had chosen diplo
macy as a profession nud was expect
ing soon to bo raised to tho rank of
ambassador.
At tho next important social func
tion, given by the secretary of state, n
member of tho Austrian embassy asked
permission to present his friend Ed
ward Cathorne. What the Austrian
had to do with tho matter I did not
know. Evidently he was either in some
way connected with the plot or was be
ing mnde a tool of. That was nothing
to me, ' but 1 experienced a peculiar
hensatlon of pleasure nt being launch
ed in the whirlpool of diplomatic chi
canery. I graciously permitted tho in
tjoduction and found Mr. Cathorne
very agreeable. Indeed, he was of the
best typo of English gentleman, not no
ble, but well connected at home and
in every way desirable. 1 refrained nt
this first meeting from anything con
nected with tho work 1 had undertak
en. I simply endeavored to make my
helf as agreeable as possible to him. I
saw at onczj that he was- an intellectu
al man, and I treated him accordingly
that Is, I talked of anything but
weighty matters. Girls make a mis
take In thinking that men of depth
wish deep women for companions. One
might as well expect a lawyer to talk
law for amusement Howover, I per
mitted Mr. Cathorne to do most of tho
talking, leaving him to chat as ho lik
ed. Small talk a all that ""can bo In
troduced nt social functions anyway.
Mr. Cathorne asked permission to
all upon me, which was, of course,
granted. Wo occupied the same house
as when my father lived, n two story
licick nenr circle, and it had In it
all tho attractiveness of simplicity. My
visitor told me during the evening that
ho would sail for angland on lenvo of
ttbsenco the next week. T told him that
I was about to go abroad, and by com
paring notes it turned out that I had
engaged my passago on tho same
rtiwmOT An nblnh hm hai nturnrrnrt hjfl
Russian embassy would do my bidding
In the matter. Mr. Cathorne seemed
very much pleased to havo my compa
ny on the royngo and offered Ids moth
cr's and sisters' hospitality duriDg my
stay in England.
I was offered a passage across tho
ocean and amplo fnnds for other ex
penses by my employers, but Mr. Ca
thorne knew that I was not ablo to
travel expensively so I choso ono of tho
poorest staterooms and declined to ac
cept anything from tho Russian em
bassy until I had finished my work.
Fortunately I had enough for tho pur
pose savod from my salary. I offered
to resign my position In tho navy de
partment but on account of my fa
ther's services was given a lenvo of
absence. I learned afterward that
those who sent mo on my mission wero
much puzzled at my declining to bo fur
nished with funds. But they contin
ued to bo puzzled till they heard defi
nitely from mo later, for I gavo them
no satisfactory explanation. I also
learned hat from this time they began
to doubt mo and took measures to get
tho information they desired through
other parties.
Mr. Cathorno was dovoted to me on
tho voyage. Ho talked about every
thing excopt diplomacy, on which he
maintained a rigid silence. I did not
mako tho slightest attempt to draw
him out in that line. Any effort to do
so would have aroused suspicion. Dut
it was not In accordance with my
plan to draw him out Something far
deeper was in my mind. Besides, I
soon learned from him what was nec
essary for mo to know. Ho told me
that ho would remain at home only
long enough to mako a report at tho
foreign office In London, nfter which
ho would take a little trip on the con
tinent I well knew that this meant
a visit to tho Bultan of Turkey.
Everybody knows what an ocean
voyago Is for matchmaking. Wo had
not reached England before Mr.
Cathorno and I wero engaged in what
in America we call a flirtation. The
flirting, however, If It really was flirt
ing, wns all on one side. An English
man is not an adept In such affairs.
The game at which ho is especially
expert Is not tho game of love, but of
diplomacy. I was content for tho
time being nt least, to let him havo his
own way at tho game of diplomacy
provided I could havo mine nt tho
gnmo of love.
I had not been In England eighteen
hours before I received an invitation
from a sister of Mr. Cathorno to visit
tho family home, near London. I
spent several days there, during
which, 1 fear, the visiting was rather
iwtwcen Mr. Cathorno and me than
between mo and his mother and sis
ters. Our affair reached a crisis one
evening when ho told mo that ho must
run over tho next morning to Paris
on business. Before going he told me
what I had been hoping for not his
diplomatic secret, but that he wished
me to be his wife.
Before parting with him that even
ing I was not to see him tho next
morning he ndmltted that ho was go
ing farther than Paris. I asked him
If he was going still farther, and he
finally admitted that he would riot
stop till ho reached Constantinople.
I asked him why ho was going there,
and he declined to tell me. I remon
strated with him, Baying that a prom
ised wife should share all her fiance's
secrets.
"Not his government's secrets."
I threw my arms around his neck,
laughed and said:
"You're going to Constantinople on
the matter of a treaty between Eng
land and Turkey."
Disengaging himself from me, ho
looked at me with astonishment
I told him that I had been employed
by whom I would not say to get n
knowledge of that treaty; that I had
accepted the offer for tho fun of tho
thing and had declined to receive even
tho money for my expenses. He de
manded to know who had employed
mo, and I refused to answer. That, I
considered, would be dishonorable.
Had I set out with tho Intention of
spying upon him his love for me
would havo turned to hate, even
though I had weakened on the way
through love for him. My action was
Incomprehensible to him. Ho became
convinced that I had had from tho
first no Intention of getting any diplo
matic knowledge from him, but ho
could not understand tho reason I gave
him for entering upon tho mntter at
all. I told him I had yielded to a do
sire to see something of the undercur
rent of diplomatic life. It was not re
markable that ho did not understand
this, for there was another reason un
derlying the first.
And now it is time that I give this
reason. Before I made up my mind
to accept the Russian offer I felt pret
ty suro that Edward Cathorno was to
bo tho man I was to prey upon. I had
sucu him otea, awl tho moment I first
looked upon him the little god shot
ono of his deadly arrows Into me. But
I had not had an opportunity of meet
lug tho man I worshiped. Tho Rus
sian offer I regarded as a possible
means, at least an opportunity, to win
him.
He did not feel easy about mo for
a long while, but I brought him uround
In time, and wo wero married. I made
it a condition that ho should not re
turn to Washington. I didn't llko tho
prospect of facing the dlplomnts who
had employed mo to do their spying,
I having married tho man I wns to
spy upon. I learned, however, long
afterward that they had a very high
opinion of mo sinco they had learned
that I would not glvo them nway even
to my own husband.
I havo continued to bo a dlplomnfs
wlfo at many courts, but tho diplomat
ic effort by which I received a husband
Is tho only ono of my life. I am quito
FISCAL REFORMS
PRODUCE RESULTS
Treasury Department Example of
Economical Administration.
EVEN DEMOCRATS APPROVE
Under Taft Reorganization Accom
plished, Frauds Stopped and Law
Violator Punished Divorced From
Wall Street.
Tho treasury department has recent
ly received the commendation of tho
Democratic appropriation committee of
tho houso of representatives for tho re
sults achieved in bringing about econ
omy and efficiency in that department
Tho general basis of this unusual
praise Is the fact that it is costing SI!.
600,000 a year less to run this big busi
ness machlno of tho government than
It did three years ago when President
Taft began his administration and ini
tiated his campaign for governmental
economy by placing nn experienced
business man, Secretary MacVeagb, at
the head of the treasury department
The Economy Effected.
Tho amount now saved each year is
a 10 per cent reduction in tho previous
cost It tolls but half the story of the
actual economy effected; for there has
boon a 10 per cent Increase in the busi
ness of tho department during this
time, making a total gain in tho inter
est of tho taxpayer of 20 per cent
Tho eagerness that now exists to
mako political capital out of criticism
makes tho fact eminently striking that
through this period of investigation and
inquiry the treasury department has
been found a fruitless field of opera
tion. It has not even been mentioned
in connection with tho alleged "money
trust" for the reason that the treasury
department is now for tho first tlrar
wholly independent of tho big bank
ers of tho country in Its operations
That tho department should always be
above the slightest ground for moral
criticism is of course one of tho funda
mentals of its administration.
Frauds Are Punished.
Tho vigor with which tho udmlnlstra
tlon has gone after those who huve
attemptei frauds on tho customs rev
onuo is illustrated by tho fact that
mora1 thnu .?5.000.000 has been collect
ed In fines against dishonest importers
and attempted smugglers. Jail sen
tences in numerous instances have been
added to the fines. Tho result has been
tho creation of a wholesome respect foi
the law on the part of Importers and
Americans who travel iu foreign lands
Tho entire machinery for .the collection
of customs has been overhauled, with
tho result that valuations are made
more accurately, and many channels
for frauds have been stopped. Ono of
tho special aids in this connection lias
been tho special agents' service, which
tho secretary has taken personally In
band.
The other collection agency, tho in
ternal revenue service, has been
brought to a high degree of efficiency
Its collections last year wero the high
est in its hlstory-$322,000.000-whlch
was collected at tho expense of 1 CS-100
cents for each dollar, n substantial de
creaso in cost. Internal revenue col
lectors are now giving tho major por
tion of their time to their omclnl du
ties, an innovation brought about for
the first time through the insistence of
tho president that efficiency of admin
istration was more to bo desired than
tho developing of political machines
Where Savings Resulted.
Savings in tho method of printing the
paper money of tho country have been
made to tho extent of $000,000 annu
ally, while similar work in the mints
has resulted In cutting down the ex
penses annually to the extent of &,w..
000. By using tho malls instead f 'hi
express a saving of $00,000 a year 1
effected in bending wornout note to
the treasury for redemption. Nearly
$50,000 u your is being saved through
Improved nuthods in handling the pi
per on which money and postage and
Internal rovenue stumps is printi 1 A
similar amount is being saved Ih.'migh
closer scrutiny and economy In l"-'"
ing the" stationery, for the depnttn 'u
The revenue cutter service adds t ,
list a saving of $100,000 a year i li .
creased activities, so also doe t! i '
lie health service. There arc n. n
more details of savings, all tell '
samu story.
Genuino Reforms fiado.
And this story Is tho stronge t t ir '
of a denial of tho charge thtu ' "
dent Tnft has used the govern -
employee to further his own j '
advantage. There have beon l.Mij uu
necessary places abolished uudi-r l'
treasury department In the luut tl
years. Five hundred and forty tvwi i
theso havo been In the dejnrti ie
servlco In Washington. Nono of Upm
In Washington whoso places wcionh t
lshed havo boon separated from tlh
service by that fact. Secretary V'c
Veagh has rigidly adhered to the pnl
ley of saving tho vacancies which o
curred in tho depnrtmcut by redgnu
tlon and death, and these places huvt
been filled by those who would other-'
wise havo been dropped.
Tho facts nbovo set forth aro con
vincing proof that under tho ndniinls
tration of Prcsldont Taft genuine re
tacmn in administration havo been uc
compllshed in bringing the govern m on
business to tbo most practlcnl and w
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Referee's Sale.
Notice ic hnrnliv oivon that- iW rr!..
of an order f sale issued to mo by the
district court of Lincoln county, Ne
braska, on tho 20th day of Dec, 1911,
In an action therein pendine, wherein
Olivers Christian and David E. Martin
are plaintiff! and Claude H. Reed,
nlafi known uq C H nrl ! J
fendant, and also an additional and
anu supplemental order issued to me by
tho district court of Lincoln county,
Nchrnnkn. nn that 11th rliu nt A....I
1912, in said action, I will on the 8th
day or June, 1912. at tho hour of 1
o'clock p. m. of said day at the east
front door of t.hn rnnrr hmisa In 1...
city of North Platte, Lincoln county.
BuiuBKB, aau ut puuuc auction, to tho
highest bidder, tho following :do3cribcd
land, towit: Tho nnafc nnn.hnlf an1 tha
south-west quarter of section twenty-
iiyv in luwnainp mteen, norm or rang
tilirty-threo west of tho 6th P. M. : and
also all of flection ttvnntv.nlna nnH tVi
west one-half and tho north-oast quar
ter ui aecuon tmrty in township nf-
leun norm 01 range tnirty-two west of
mu uui -. m.: mi in juincoin county,
Nebraska; also sixteen school land
teases, made uy tho state of Nebraska,
on tho 14th day of August, 1897, for 8
term of twcntv.fivn vonra frnm Ton
1st, 1898, for the following state school
mnas, to-wit: an or section thirty-six
in township fifteen, north of range
thirtv-thmn. wont nt fith P M n Tin.
coin county, Nebraska, and of the in
terests created oy said leases In said
Innd, and tho improvements thereon,
GQCh of' Mild lnnnnn rnvnrttifr fnrlu.nnviiii
of said section thirty-six; all of tho
uuuvo uuscnueu rem estato and school
land leases will hn nfTTirnrl fnr anln Ir.
nunrtnr snnHnn trnnta nnd nf tV
samo timo nil of the above described
real estato and ochool land leases will
bo ofTored for Bale as ono tract, and
the bid or bidB will bo accopted which
will amount to tho greater sum.
ine terms ot said sale will be one
fourth cash on day of sale; the balanco
on March IhK Ifllfl. nn ivhiVi lntn tk
promises will be conveyed and deliv-
oruu to me purcnaser or purchasers.
uateu tins jj an unv or April, 1912.
W. T. Wilcox, Roforoo.
Steam Boilers.
NOTICE TO BIDDERS.
Sealed Bids will be received at the
office of the city clerk of tho city of
North Plattp, Nebraska, up until 5 p.
m. of tho 7th day of May, 1912, for tho
furnishing of ono honzonal roturn
tubular boilor, GO inches in diameter by
IC feet long, suitable for a working of
TircHSUro Of 125 nounds. in ncenrrlnnrn
with tho plans and specifications on
mo in tno oiiico oi tho city clerk of
North Platte, Nebraska. Specifica
tions can bo obtained from the city
clerk or water commissioner of North
Platte, Nebraska.
Each bW-must bo accompanied by a
certified check for 10 per cent of tho
amount bid, made payable to tho order
of tho city treasurer of said city, to be
forfeited to said city in tho event said
successful bidder shall fail to enter
into a contract according to his bid and
specifications within ten (10) days after
award of samo.
Approximate estimate of cost of said
boiler is eight hundred dollars ($800).
Tho city reaorvea tho right to reject
any or all bids.
By order of mayor and city council.
Dated nt North Platte, Neb., April
2Gth, 1912.
Chas. F. Temple,
City Clerk.
Sheriffs Sale.
By virtue of an order of sale issued
from the district court of Lincoln
county, Neb, , upon a decree of fore
closure rendered in Baid court wherein
tho American Investment and Trust
Compuny, a corporation, is plaintiff
and Victor A. Palm, et al aro defend
ants and to me directed I will
on tho 5th day of June, 1912, at
2 o'clock p.m., nt tho east front door
of tho court houso in North Platte,
Lincoln county, Nebraska, sell at public
auction to tho highest bidder for cash,
to satisfy said decree, interest and
costs, tho following described property
towit: Tho west half of section nine
(9), township sixteen (16), range
(31), Lincoln county, Nebraska.
Dated at North Platte, Nebrsaka,
April 30th, 1912.
A. J. SALISBURY, Sheriff.
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I'HOUATE NOTICE.
In tho County Court of Lincoln county. Ne
braska. Audi IU, 1U12.
In the matter of tho rstato of Katlo
Ilcuidy, deceased.
Nottco In liorouy uiven. that tho creditors
of said Uocoasod will moot tlio Adminis
trator of Hald ostato. before tbo County J udee
Of Lincoln county. Nobranlia. at tlin enuntv
court room In said couuty, on tho2othday of
May. 1'J12. and on tins 20th day of Nov.
11)12, at 0 o'clock a. tn. each day. for tlio pur
pose of presuming tlmlrclalms for oxatnlna
tlon, adjustment and allowance. Six months
aro allowed for creditors to present their
claims and ouo yoar for tho Administrator to
Hottlo said estate, from tbo 10th day of
April. 1012. A copy of thlsordorto bo pub
lished In tho North l'latte Trlbuno a boml
wookly nowspapor of Hald county for four
succosslvo weeks prior to said day of
hearing. '
aai-4 JOHN OUANT. County .TudKo
PHOBATE NOTICE.
In tho county court of Lincoln County, Ne
braBku, April 1G. 1012,
In thu mutter of tlio estate of Christian Mar
quette, deceased.
Notice U hereby irlven, that tho creditors of
said deceased will meet tho administrator of
said estate, beforo the County Judgo of Lincoln
county, Nebraska, at the county court room, in
said county, on the 20th day of May, 1912, and on
tho 20th day of November, 1912. at 9 o'clock o. m.
each day, for the purpose of presenting their
claims, for examination, adjustment and allow
ance. Six months are allowed for tho creditors
to present their claims, and one year for tho ad
ministrator to settle said estate, from the 16th
day of Anril. 1912. Anntlrnnf tliln nnW n lm
j published In the North Ptatto Tribune; Mini-