The Brazilian Embassy pooh-poohs the whole story, but Embassies invariably do that until the news is stale.

By their own showing, Ambassadors are singularly ill-informed men, especially in matters affecting their own countries.

Here, however, is a short telegram from Paris which is of minor interest." And Verity read again: "PARIS, September 6th.

The members of Dom Corria De Sylva's family, seen early this morning at the Hotel Continental, deny that any lady connected with the cause of Brazilian freedom took part in the attempted rescue of the ex-President.

They are much annoyed by the unfounded report, and hold strongly to the opinion that the revolution would now have been a _fait accompli_ had not a traitor revealed the destination of the _Andros-y-Mela_ and thus led to that vessel's detention at Bahia." The lady! Iris Yorke! At last David's supercharged mind was beginning to assimilate ideas.