assembly from their constituents. We'll make a Yale finish of this yet."

"It's lucky Miss Frome recognized Mr. Farnum. Otherwise I suppose he
would have been sent back to the _Nancy Hanks_."

"Oh, Miss Frome recognized him? Jeff said one of the passengers did. He
couldn't remember who."

"I don't suppose my name is necessary to the story. Just say a young
woman on board," Alice suggested.

Dunn's black eyes questioned her. "Are you for us, Miss Frome?"

She smiled. "I'm for you."

"Against Senator Frome and Mr. Powers?"

"I think the bill ought to be passed. I'm not against anybody."

"Well, I'll tell you this. It will help the story a lot to have you in
it. Some people might say we framed the whole thing up. But with Senator
Frome's daughter starring in it."

"Oh, no, Mr. Farnum's the star."

"Well, you're the leading lady. Don't you see how it helps? Clinches the
whole thing as genuine. It's as good as putting the Senator himself on
the stand as a witness for us. We've just got to have you."

"It will really help, you think?"

"No question."

"Very well."

"And photographs. You'll stand for one, of course."

"Now really I don't see."

"They can't get back of a photograph. It carries conviction. Of course
we've got pictures of you at the office, Miss Frome. But I want to play
fair with you. Besides, I want them to show the ship setting."

She laughed. "Don't worry. Your enterprising photographer caught me
twice before I knew it. And he got one of my cousin, Mrs. Van Tyle. She
doesn't know it, though."

"Good boy, Quillen. Now, if you'll begin at the beginning, Miss Frome,
I'll listen to your story."

When she had finished his eyes were gleaming. "It's the biggest scoop I
ever got in on. Sounds too good to be true."

Part 5

At Gillam's Point Jeff and his friends, with Dunn and Quillen, left the
_Bellingham_ on the launch which brought the pilot. They caught the fast
express a half hour later and reached Verden shortly after midnight.
His hat drawn down over his eyes and muffled to the ears in an ulster so
that he might not be recognized, Farnum took a cab with Captain Chunn,
Dunn and Quillen for the office of the World. He slipped into the
building and his private room unnoticed by any member of the staff.

Dunn presently brought to him Jenkins, the make-up man.

"Rip your front page to pieces. We've got the story of a life time,"
Captain Chunn exploded.

Jenkins opened his eyes and