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Show 4 REWARDS OF BASEBALL I SERIAL STORY Other Players Than Pitchers Are Paid Big Money. Worlds Championship Series of Last Fall Unearthed Hero In Person ELUSIVE I of Frank Baker of Philadelphia Athletle Team. RETURN TO OLD STYLE AND ACCORDION PLAITS BACK IN PASH ION. UN-RA- Y There Is still the straight line of the figure to be adhered to, and it must be admitted that the designers have given fullness in the plaiting without bulkiness, flowing lines without ugliness and a change without the usual shock. HOLD MEMENTOES OF TRIP ISABEL It isnt necessary to be a pitcher to tarn big money, for there are other departments of the game In which to ihlne. It has been said that every world series develops a new hero. That By applies to third baseman Frank Baker, FUTRELLE JACQUES who is now known at Home-ruBaker. Baker was one of the leading factors in the Athletics late victory over the Giants, and bis efforts were rewarded by prize money to the extent of S3, 654.59, this being his share nhuttadsw hr KETTHER pf the extra 75,746 37, which was divided among the 21 eligible players of MM. Sr Tk AwxItMd Sumter Mairulaa his team. When a baseball player qwrlfht, tofrHffctMM. kr Tk SvMtetterrUl Owmj can secure 609 per game for six YNOP8IS. games his earning ability compares favorably with any man whose business Buccess depends upon bis hands t Const SI Roslni, the Italian ambasis at dlnnar with diplomats when as well as bis brains. That the Phil- sador, s mease user summons him to the emadelphia American League club- con- bassy, where a beautiful youne woman Saks ball. to a for ticket the sidered that Baker was worth the The ticket la made cut in embassy the name of Is Miss Thorne. Chief shown Isabel money Campbell of by the fact that he file secret service, and Mr. Grimm, his signed a contract this season calling heah detective, are warned that a plot la for almost 1,000 a month for the brewing In Washington, and Grimm goes tho stato ball for Information. Hls atseven months of major league base- to tention la called to Mlsa Isabel Thorne, n Whole Skltra, Pannlort, Fichu and Case That Will Provide for InconceivFlounce Are Showing Thla Efable Accumulation of Picture Poet Cards. fect, Which of Late Years Has Bean Discarded. Everyone knows how quickly picture postcards accumulate, especially In Behold the sun-ra- y plaiting again the front place of fashion and convinc- during the holiday season; and this In which a good ing in it softness and graceful lines, handy little caae. and the countless opportunities fbr draping one filmy color over another and obtaining the rainbow effects that are always becoming. . Accordion plaiting Is coming with a rash. It Is here in a few advanced models of clever makers; but the fashball. ion is too beautiful to be ignored and Two veterans who have drawn big prediction is here made that the dividends from the national game for Is to be a feature of late plaited frock more than a decade are Hans Wagner summer and fall styles. Can you Imagine the grace of a chiffon pannier plaited and held In at the lower edge by a deep band of embroidery? The fichu on this same delectable gown Is accordion platted and the number may be kept, will prove very waist defined by a wide girdle of panne useful. This Is a very quaint and velvet. , Plaited ruffles edge the novel case, made somewhat In the sleeves and the bottom of the under- shape of a large envelope. It can be skirt. i carried out equally well In art linen, Sift in plain or changeable polors Is satin or silk, and lined with soft silk plaited for entire costumes that are and bound at the edges with narrow adaptable for little roundabout frocks ribbon. or for elaborate afternoon gowns. A good site in which to make it is Here Is the fullness In decided form nine and a half Inches long and six In skirt, sleeve and bodice. Inches In width, and the center por, Littel accordion plaited jackets of tion In which the cards rest should soft chiffon and mousseline de sole be stiffened with a piece of cardboard are now threatening to replace the of the dimensions shown in between the material and the lining. The four flaps fold over on the cards, the two sides first, and then the upper and lower flaps, the latter being secured together with the ribbon strings, and so securely closing the case. Initials of the owner can be worked upon the upper flap in the position where a monogram is usually found Frank Baker. upon an envelope, and it is Important that the flap shaald be made of the .Pittsburg Pirates and Christy s' i large to entirely dose "the Matbewson of the New York Giants. f case when well; filled with cards, so Each has been a star in his pothat In cutting ' allowance must be sition player and has been paid accordingly. made for this contingency. It In estimated that Wagner has reThe sketch Illustrates the caae open, ceived more than 1100,000 for his la and clearly shows the shape in which hors on the and he is still diamond, the material should be cut out. a mighty drawing card on the Nation 1 league circuit. The average fan Cashmere In Favor. who has seen Wagner c muting one inCashmere is well to the fore for of his marvelous stops and throws, or expensive gowns, and in its silk va- clearing the bases with a teriflc home-ru- n drive over the centerfield-e- r riety for elaborate dresses. It may be trimmed with braid, s head, will tell you that he is worth black or colored, or with galloon or the money. Harpers Weekly. and sometimes the passementerie, trimming forms the outline of a coat JOHN BATES NEVER WORRIES upon the skirt portion of an gown. One Posassass Playei One of these Is ornamented with Cincinnati Whom Most Persistant Knocksr buttonimitation buttons and pearl Among Fans Cannot Disturb. coatees of taffeta that have been such holes, a mode of trimming that looks strong features. Evening wraps and very smart and is yet quite inexpenEven the most persistent knockei lovely negligees are showing plaiting sive. hi either entire lengths or as ruffles that can be dug up In Cincinnati fan dotn and they have some fierce onet on the berthas and sleeves. To Mend Gloves. on the Rhine can not charge that As a swing of the pendulum of fashan White gloves especially have ion in the oppos'te direction, no fea- annoying habit of tearing "at the 1st Clarke Griffith made a bad move when ture of the modes can more clearly moment, when you hlvent time to he got Johnny Bates as part of hit famous trade with Philadelphia. Bates exemplify the vagaries than the plait- darn them. ed dresses that are Invading the realm To temporarily mend the rip, place has played great ball for the Reds; of dress. But one thing must be re- a piece of court plaster upon the under he is one of the topnotchers In the Na tlonal League in base stealing and run membered. Fullness there Is In all the side. This will neatly close the ripped getting and covers a lot of ground in jiew frocks, but balloon skirts are not the type to which we have resorted. seam and will wear for a long time. fielding. Furthermore, the condition! that make it hard for a ball player tc give his best efforts in Cincinnati do Press between the hands without not seem to bother him knocks and MOUSSELINE DE SOIE AGAIN wringing. Wash through fresh soap- criticisms worry him not. That may Quaint Effects That May Be Noticed suds and place In cold water. Rinse through several waters and In Some of the Latest of the It between cloths. dry French Arrivals. Never hsng woollen articles upon the line. To stretch the full length With the fine weather, warm and upon a towel and cover with another tunny, there Is a strong movement in absorbs the water without stretching favor of printed mousseline de sole, the article out of shape. either in the same shade or in white upon dark blue or black. Buttonhole Hint. One dress Is in black charmeuse In nearly all of the ready-to-wea- r draped ever so lightly with one of these printed muslins in black with shirtwaists and lingerie blouses sold large white flowers. The black char- In the shops the buttonhole will be meuse crosses on one side over a cut parallel with the opening, and If chemisette of fine white lace that is there is the slightest strain on them seen in the emplacement and the when the blouse Is worn they will gape sleeves, the latter finished with a cuff open in a most discouraging way. of plain white mousseline de sole. There la really no way to remedy Moussellne de sole in pure white is this fault In the bought waist unless very popular in the Robespierre and you are able to match the material sailor collars, both very fashionable and cut away the atrip of material havat present finished with a wide open- ing the butonholes In it and stitch on work hem. a new piece, In which you can work Black dresses with black mousseline the buttonholes horizontally, as should de sole draperies are being worn over always be done on every blouse that Is transparent net emplacement and high to be worn buttoned In the back. collar-bandwith the Robespierre or the sailor collar in plain white mousFresh Clothss. seline de sole, as described. But to Not only muBt the skin be kept in some of the plain black charmeuse working order by plenty of John W. Bates. dresses the collar In finely embroid- good baths and massage, .but the clothing, ered lawn Is more of a relief than the which absorbs the moisture from the be due to the years he spent with the moussellne de sole. pores, must be changed frequently to Boston Nationals before he went to Insure perfect health. Philadelphia. Bates, like most of the The stockings, particularly, which ball playing fraternity, thought he was Washing Wool Scarfs. It Is an easy matter to cleanse at are cased up Inside a heavy shoe all cut out for s pitcher when he started and day, and so have no chance of air, out In Pennsylvania In 1905, but he home white woollen scarfs should be changed dally. If one only was shunted to the outfield. He broke shawls. has two pairs they may be washed Into the National League as a recruit pure boiling by soapsuds Prepare in rainwater. Soak the ar- out at night and the other donned in with Boston and has always made so ( white soap ticle first In warm, clear water. Dip the morning. There would be fewer good that he is an object of envy by fit In the soapsuds and gently knead foot troubles If this plan were gen- managers. He is n weighs clean. erally adopted. 162 pounds, stands 6 feet 7 inches, and jwlth the hands until it appears Is a native of Ohio. suffl-eient- ly all-in-o- s r, u Who with her oompanlon, disappears. A Alvares of the Shot la heard and Senor legation. Is found wounded. Grimm is assured Miss Thorne did It; he visits her. demanding knowledge of the affair, and arrests Pietro Petroslnnl. Miss Thorne visits ,an old bomb-makand they Alsou is a wonderful experiment. Fifty thousand dollars Is stolen from the office of Senor Rodrigues, the minister from Venezuela, and while detectives are Investigating ths robbery Miss Thorne appears as a guest of the legation. Grimm accuses, her of the theft and threatens with deportation. er hr CHAPTER "But If I am innocent? she pro- tasted. "You must prove it," continued Mr. Grimm mercilessly. Personally, I am convinced, and Connt dl Rosini has practically assured me that "Its unjust! she Interrupted Its "Its you have proved nothing. Its ynheard ofl Its beyond J ! Suddenly the became silent A min three minutes ute, two mlnytes, passed; Mr. Grimm waited patiently. Will you give me time and opportunity to prove my innocence? she And if I do condemanded finally. vince you T I should be delighted to believe that I have made a mistake, Mr, Qftam aaaured her, "How much time? One day? Two days? 1 will let you know within an hour at your office, she told him. Mr. Grimm rose. "And meanwhile, in case of accident, I shall look to Connt dl Roslnl for adjustment, he added pointedly. Good-mornin- g. One hour and ten minutes later he received this note, unsigned; Closed carriage will stop for you at southeast corner of Pennsylvania Avenue and Fourteenth Street at one. He was there; the carriage was on time; and my lady of mystery was Inside. He stepped in and they swung to-nig- But If I Am Innocent?' out Into Pennsylvania Avenue, noise-lessl- y over the asphalt . "Should the gold be placed In your she hands now, within the hour, queried solicitously, "would it be necessary for you to know who was the he thief? "It would. Mr. Grimm responded without hesitation. "Even if it destroyed a reputation T -t- ha pleaded. "The Secret Service rarely destroys E reputation, Miss Thorne, although it holds Itself In readiness to do so. I iare say In this case there would be no arrest or prosecution, because of of reasons which appear to be good. There wouldnt? and there was a note of eagerness In her voice. "The Identity of the guilty person would never appear?" "It would become a matter of record In our office, but beyond that I think not at least in this one Instance. Mias Thorne sat silent for a block or more. "Youll admit, Mr. Grimm, that you have forced me Into a most remarkable position. You seemed convinced of my guilt, and. If you'll pardon me, without reason; then you made it compulsory upon me ,to establish my Innocence. The only way for me to do that was to find the guilty one. bve done It, and Tm sorry, because Its a little tragedy. Mr. Grimm waited. "it's a girl high la diplomatic so- - ciety. Her fathers position Is an honorable rather than a lucrative one; be has no fortune. This girl moves in a certain set devoted to bridge, and stakes are high. She played and won, and played and won, and on and on, until her winnings were about eight thousand dollars. Then luck turned. She began to lose. Her money went, but ahe continued to play desperately. Finally some old family Jewels were pawned without her fathers knowledge, and ultimately they were lost One day she awoke to the fact that she owed some nine or ten thousand dollars in bridge debts. They were pressing and there was no way to meet them. This meant exposure and utter ruin, and women do strange things, Mr. Grimm, to postpone such I an ending to social aspirations. know this much Is true, for Bhe related It all to me herself. "At last, in some way a misplaced letter, perhaps, or a word overheard she learned that fifty thousand dollars would be In the legation bank overnight, and evidently she learned the precise night. She paused a moment Here is the address of a man in Baltimore, Thomas Q. Griswold," and she passed a card to Mr. Grimm, who sat About four motionless, listening. years ago the combination on the legation safe was changed. This man was sent here to make the change, therefore some one besides Senor Rodriguez does know the combination. I have communicated with this man today, for I saw the possibility of Just such a thing as this Instead of your stethoscope. By a trick and a forged letter this girl obtained the combination from this man. Mr. Grimm drew a long breath. "She Intended to take, perhaps, only what she desperately needed but at sight of it all do you see what must have been the temptation then? We get out here. There were many unanswered questions In Mr. Grimms mind. He repressed them for the time, stepped out and assisted Miss Thorne to alight. The carriage had turned out of Pennsylvania Avenue, and at the moment he didnt quite place himself. A narrow passageway opened before them evidently the rear entrance to a house possibly in the next street. Miss Thorne led the way unhesitatingly, cautiously unlocked the door, and together they entered a hall. Then there was a short flight of. stairs, and they stepped into a room, one of a suite. She closed the door and turned on the lights. The bags of gold are in the next room, she said with the utmost composure. Mr. Grimm dragged them out of a dark closet, opened one there were ten and allowed the coins to dribble through his fingers. Fin Ay he turndd and stared at Miss Thomie, who, pallid and weary, stood looping on. What "Where are we? he asked. house Is this? t The Venezuelan legation," she answered. "We are standing less than forty feet from the safe that was robbed. You see how easy! And whose, room? inquired Mr. Grimm slowly. "MuBt I answer?" she asked appealingly. You must! "Senorlta Rodriguez my hostess! Dont you see what youve made me do? She and Mr. Cadwallader made the trip to Baltimore in hls automoShe stopped. He bile, and and ! knows nothing of it, she added. Yes, I know said Mr. Grimm. He stood looking at her In silence for a moment, staring deeply into the pleading eyes; and a certain tense expression about hls lips passed. For an Instant her hand trembled on his arm, and he caught the fragrance of her hair. Where Is she now?" he asked. Miss replied "Playing bridge, Thorne, with a sad little smile. "It is always so at least twice a week, and she rarely returns before two or halfShe extended both hands impast. petuously. "Please be generous, Mr. Grimm. You have the gold; don't destroy her. Senor Rodriguez, the minister from Venezuela, found the gold in hls safe on the following morning, with a brief note from Mr. Grimm, in which there was no explanation of how or where it had been found. . . . And two hours later Monsieur Boissegur, ambassador from France to the United States, disappeared from the embassy, vanished! the room, closing the dooc behind him. Hls stenographers impression was that some detail of business had occurred to him, and he had gone into the general office to attend to it I may say. Monsieur, that this lmprew sion seemed strengthened by the fact that he left a fresh cigarette burning In his ash tray, and his pen was behind hls ear. It was all as if he had merely stepped out, intending to return immediately the sort of thing, Monsieur, that any man might have-done- . "It so happened that when he went out he left a sentence of his letter incomplete. I tell you this to show that the impulse to go must have been a sudden one, yet there was nothing In his manner, so hls stenographer says, to Indicate excitement, or any other than hls usual frame of mind. It was about five minutes of twelve oclock high noon when he went out. When he didnt return immediately the stenographer began transcribing the letters. At one o'clock Monsieur Boissegur still had not returned and hls stenographer went to luncheon. As he talked, some Inbred excitement seemed to be growing upon him, due, perhaps, to hls recital of facts, and he paused at last to regain control of himself. Incidentally he wondered If Mr. Grimm was taking the slightest Interest In what he was saying. Certainly there was nothing in hls impassive face to Indicate It "Understand, Monsieur, the secretary continued after a moment, "that I knew nothing whatever of all this until late that afternoon that is, Tuesday afternoon about five oclock. There Are Only tp the Embassy. Now, Monsieur, s I was engaged all day upon some Important work in my office, and bad had no occasion to see Monsieur Bole-segsince a word or so when he came In at ten o'clock. My attention was called tb the affair finally by hls Monsieur NetterviUe, stenographer, who came to me for instructions. He-hafinished the letters and the ambassador had not returned to sign-- , them. At this point I began an investigation, Monsieur, and the further-- I went the more uneasy I grew. "Now, Monsieur, there are only to the embassy the frontdoor, whfere a servant Is In constant attendance from nine in the morning until ten at night, and the rear door, which can only be reached through the kitchen. Neither of the two men who had been stationed at the front door had seen the ambassador since breakfast, therefore he could not have-gon- e out that way. Comprenez? It seemed ridiculous, Monsieur, but then I went to the kitchen. The chef had been there all day, and he had not seen the ambassador at all. I inquired further. No one in the embassy, not a clerk, nor a servant, nor a member of the ambassadors family had seen him since he left his office. Again he paused and ran one hand across hls troubled brow. (TO BE CONTINUED.) How He Timed His Talk. A successful salesman for a hard- ware line of goods had a novel way last season of exciting at least a momentary Interest in his prospective customers Id the new territory he had been given. On entering the office of his prospect hls first remark was "Mr. Smith, we are both business men with whom time Is money. 1 only ask for three minutes of yours, as I can olr give yofi three minutes of mine. .Let's be sure we keep to tha CHAPTER XII. limit. Thereupon he pulled from hls pockThe Vanishing Diplomatist. et quickly and placed on the desk of was three days after the ambasIt sador's disappearance that Monsieur hls hearer, well within his vision and little article of the same Rlgolet, secretary of the French em- reach, a as and shape patterned after the charge-daffaireand temporary bassy hour glass, but containing only reported the matter to Chief Campbell In the Secret Service Bureau, add- sand enough to require three mlnutee ing thereto a detailed statement of for its passage from the upper to tha several singular incidents following lower compartment. You keep tab and dont let tarn close upon it. He told it in order, overtalk the limit System. to and the concisely point, while Grimm and hls chief listened. "Monsieur Bohssegur, the ambassaMorgan, Sentimentalist The sentimentalist of the world of dor, you understand. Is a man whose habits are remarkably regular, he be- finance is J. Pierpont Morgan. He gan. "He has made It a rule to be gives money widely and recklessly to at his desk every morning at ten help men who think they have some o'clock, and between that time and wonderful Invention or olher thing one oclock he dictates hls corre- that will be a sensational benefit tc spondence, and clears up whatever the human race. A few years ago an routine work there is before him. I electrical experimenter got some have known him for many years, friends to obtain a hearing for him and have been secretary of the em- with Morgan. He had plans for tbs bassy under him in Germany and greatest of all Inventions. He had ne I have money himself; he had no backing. Japan and In this country. never known him to vary this general He went away with a fat check, but order of work unless because of ill- returned for more again and again. In the course of time he received ness, or necessary absence. Well, Monsieur, last Tuesday this 150,000 to perfect hls wonder, but It is Friday the ambassador was at his was not perfected even then. Hi desk as usual. He dictated a dozen made a final appeal for 60,000 more. or more letters, and had begun anoth- Morgan wanted to send It to him, but er a private letter to bis sister In some ofthd other members of ha Paris. He was well along in this let- firm induced the hanker to shut down ter when, without any apparent rea- on the supplies until there should b son. ho rose from his desk and left more signs of making good. f rat f well-know- n |