Evening Star Newspaper, July 28, 1925, Page 16

.;-4—.--.-—!—r—H-—i—« THE WRATH T COME One of the Best Mystery Stories Ever Written By E. Phillips Oppenheim. (Copyright, by Little, Brown & Co.) 3:‘ ar.) “Well, T don’t know,” he acknowl-| edged. “You remember what our own ambas: 1id many years “Prust ever but a Germa he is dead he confessed, rd Mr. Blunn. he is not a 1d rather have him \ference table than What about a ntil cocktail time? teck short in his prom he repeatec with a Did T he: about bridg s a fanatic,” Gertrude déclared. “Grant, you will have to come and unless you are very an ay He rose at once to his feet and gave an order to t steward whom he had | £umn some one | chart roc are plenty to her. Susan & then interlaced fingers. Suddenly she became aware Blunn’s eyes were upon her. and inst any 1 Take me s' with you Discard from weakness. Always support me when You can, a 1l win all the mc is or 3 ween I ha ht almost as lar lying up in Kiel Harbor t use her because slur up: One ‘no it. You me luck. I am going ry card in the pack CHAPTER X. rest he int ibated as soon a: ne with her host ey sat on cane | ed aside problems | A, “E| vou set the| )¢ where you | really like to| you don't hold my| restraint upon | “My cap- d side_of the t officer on room with all| ows, I can't| ned. am 1s this after. very sweet of ty and to let nn. He wa cet Lord Yeovil Grant remarked, “hate politics and most | he loves men,” she| and women, too, tter. A new type interests He has more friends than any | > number o is scan a simple person. ve believed that he D one reads so at capitalist, the the man who con: so many great en- newspaper talk,” she ob “He holds the ma a great manv v interitance. but ive part in_their man. I wonder what Lord Yeovil estion that Amer- h ked again to join | Pact of Natons.” t's expression was one of blank ence. have no idea what Lord Yeovil's own views on the matter may be,” he ‘e seldom talk politics a your friend on_ with politicians, e Lutrecht irely different,” “Lutrecht is comes from He would d views of Cor- America, for in- “How shou it,” she queried, > “impatientl+ “and do we waste time talking | pol You're not nearly so nice | as _you w vesterday. Have you nothing more interesting to say?"” And if T have, what would be the use His tone seemed full of bitterness, his 1ce w ainly reproachf! She leaned toward him and took his | ng about | just a little ' he demanded. Pack—to Berlin®® ho knows?” she sighed. “You yourself have had proof that I gm a creature of impulse. When I feel strongly enough I have no will.” | but conceited.” Walks in h | dare say that's fancy There was a knock at the door. A steward brought in a message scrib: bled on a piece of paper. Grant glanced at it and nodded. “We had better go down,” he said, turning to Gertrude. ‘“The tain wants to consult me about the course. I have promised Lord Yeovil that he shall. be back at 10 o'clock. And J have an appointment myself later “What sort of appointment? sked a little plously othing of any moment,” he sured her They descended the pausing to speak for a few moments with the captain m tired of all these pp(v]tl»‘ Gertrude declared abruptly. **1 me into your music room and I'll play to you.” He shook his head. Lymane was | glowering at them from the rail, and Rose L ter was sitting alone. “Alas!” he murmured “You must remember that T am a host.” “I shall flirt with Arthur Lymane,” she_threatened. “You've done that already,” he answered drily “Nonsense, I've only trifled with im.”" she laughed “He's a nice boy master’s shadow and fancies himself a diplo matist. He is, as some « ic of a war-time Pri Minist of small reticences and bubbli over with ingenuous disclosures.” “How did you discover that?" “When I talk to him I have to pre tend to be in in politic eplied evas There is nothi e he can talk about Susan cut out of the rubber and Rose Lancaster took her place. Grant a over nk into a chair srmer’s k2" he enquired francs, thanks to Mr He's darin caller but he rfully most interesting character,” he rked. ither seems to like him,” she | agreed. “The only German he ever | has liked." “And you?” “I like him, too, or rather I think I do,” she replied, after a moment's hesitation T e are just odd mo- ents when he gives me rather a t impression of insincerity. 1 Grant, you're giving us a wonderful day. “I want it to be,” he answered “It's very nice to get you all here and I fancy it must be rather a relief to your to be right away for a few hours possible. Hullo!" He looked up at the masthe: Susan followed his example. There was a little crackling of blue fire there “I'm afraid I _spoke too soon.” he pointed out. “The wireless evi ently working. I meant to have h rd Yeovil, who was plaving a hand, paused for a moment and looked up curiously “I should like to have been Prime Minister to Queen Elizabeth,” he umbled. “One might have had a chance of a few hours’ holiday then.” ot you, Dad,” Susan exclaimed “You'd have found making love to her all the time much more strenuous than law-mak “My knowledge of history is slight,” her father rejoined, “but I don’t fancy | that Queen El eth showed much amorous interest in elderly widowers.” The Marconi operator presented a mi e to Lord Yeovil. He tore it open, nodded, and waited till the voung man had retired. 2 moment's hesitation, he glanced across toward Gertrude, who was leaning against the rail, with Lymane by her side. news is official.” he said, “but I imagine, no secre~- abon probably interest you Princess. . “Me!” Gertrude exclaimed, looking genuinely surprised. “It is a cable from Berlin,” Lord Yeovil continued, “which Andrews Sales and Service Depot United States Latex-treated Web-Cord Usco Cords Royal Cords Balloon Cords Shie Reliablc Jire House SERVICE TIRE (0 GW.RUNDLETT, Prop. 1336 147¢ ST NW. Payable in All other States— One month. . One week. .. with what’s going on Even though you are away on a vacation, you will want to keep informed on the course of events at home. The surest and best way to do that is to have The Star—Evening and Sunday—sent to you regu- larly while you are gone. 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United States Rubber Company Handled in Washmgton by the following dealers: 507 8th St. S.E. ' Little & Co: Akron_Auto Supply 509 7th St. S.W. TUESDAY, drink to the end of my g Blunn looked at the beautiful glasses, | hood. dentials to take Naga's place here. I|with their slight frosting, and rose| She looked across at Grant. am informed that he is accompanied | to his feet, as he uccepted one. | by Prince von Diss.’ " “To my friend and host,” he sald,| “You anticipate,” he reminded her. Gertrude | addressing Grant. “I drink to you|«The Prince cannot arrive until the You are the prince of | morning after tomorrow.” Three minutes ago 1 felt that “Is your husband, by any chance, a | slight uneasy sensation, that faint but| “In 'that case,” she Princess?” he | insistent desire for alcoholic suste- asked. nance, which sometimes prompts me she re.[at about 7 o'clock to press the plied.” “He learnt it at Toklo years |bell for my own butler, or, if I am in O et . # b tan hotel or at my club, to make cer- | e e e ver, inere once or ¢ in suggestions to the waiter., The previous day and motored over to feeling comes nnd within thres min-! Nice to collect the materials for one of his favorite sauces, had surpassed Every one except Gertrude seemed in the highest possible spirits. Cornelius Blunn, growing pinker with every course, sat like grown and overfilled child—sometimes “I lke your cocktails. | witty, sometimes T like the time he was looking | Which they are served. Susan intercepted | thing about them. shall drink to something else.” Dinner, served as they crept at half- speed toward the harbor, Grant's ingenuous, Lancaster on True Low Pressure Harry Winingder Garage 13th & Eye Sts. N.W. Lo-Ko Service Supply 1430 Florida Ave. N.E. W. S. Kenworthy & Co. 14th & Corcoran Sts. N.W. JULY 28, endeavouring to {gle his neigh conversation which she, s persis-| him tently, discouraged. She altogether to take him seriously. “don’t you understand the situation? | grass widow. 1 cannot flirt with you any longer. hours. necessary siafe of mind to receive | entirely alone. him. a calamity, perhaps, but|dine with Mr it must be born night, and a promise is a thing “You have the whole of tomorrow,"” never break. I he muttered. t will take me the whole of to. “ athe: r into a whispered | morrow to find myself,” she assured pted bitterly, ‘“Here have declined | ing Mr. Slattery listening to you, with all the license | t was the “My dear man,” she protested, |of a fairly respectable but susceptible | friend,” she Otto is very jealous nd I am a very dutiful wife. My husband will be here within a few | little more than twenty-four hours to 1 must bring myself into the | forget you both understoo Ly that you we.e been encourag- | 1 with me and coming some- and, at any rate > to dance afterwards.” night after, my replied. “And, alas’ nothing ‘in the least modern I have | about Otto. I'll give every one fair arning that while he is here I shall I must be left 3 ed to dine or flirt with have promised to | # € Tomorrow night is my last lattery tomorrow ng of frecdom. Don't be sur 1| prised, Grant, if I lead you a terrible T warn him, however, | dance at it will be—well-—"" oA —“cold drinks are delicious in Summer, but—" Then comes indigestion! Summer is the time when your faithful old stomach must take its hardest abuse. Ice-cold drinks are probably the worst offenders. So often they bring indigestion! Of course, you're not going to forego these summer pleasures. But you’ll enjoy them all the more if you have with you some Life Saver Pep-o- mints to nibble on afterwards. They are a won- derful aid to digestion. e Indigestion is a miserable thing. So many people suffer this way. If they only knew that simple old method our grandfathers used—peppermint. And now it is available in a new and really conve- nient form—Pep-o-mint Life Savers; the little candy mints with the hole. It sounds very simple and old-fashioned. But Pepe o-mint Life Savers really do the trick. 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