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EVEHING ftEDGrEB PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY. APRIL 12, 1915.
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(A TALE
I' a GM ASHING STORY OF
A SMASHING STORY OF
i$y uuiunujw uArNuujji'u CHESTER
' Author of "Get Rich Quick Wallfngforcl."
;. - Mi ion, the rtobbs-Merrlli Companj
SYNOPSIS.
.. ii. Marlev daueliter ot the president
Mnl'r l,l.yriiY Traction Company, at-
t'he" attention
ot lloa. Slcrtgr .. . ii"
infill ;
nf Iho c ty. a I D1UF.
" .rnrward. ilom nrerin imn
ilralrMfo'warn pr Irnrryin(r
innoui.s J," . " ,, .Molly, assisted
moil ft !' W...t.i.ir. f. mm nf
r"!iV.V
.lomlnrerln man, who
by her
in? on a
'""?! ntviili liert Oilier, of Hie Mary
HW SP.il'." and her father fors.tlii;
""ie'idr'her all the , d roses in
F1 W, "uMntline a group of promoter!
WftCliy. "'Wtv with the Intention of
w?. '". nTinSev" traction line
In onro-
On the
ttti eii"' '.. Aartv sictlffo proves mm
PIJ'S ,?"S by reSculnn Mollys
elf t VJ'4.. MuniJ. lie offers to match
do from ihe "."", Molly's, and Molly,
Ei'tlnhl. bruU?8. h J ;l,"''t he
IK urn. wan' ?., p"J,ir mnt to tho older
'Mr.,?J siedae ndvlies 1 fo Insurance a;
0Jrvff n oDeratlon. Then he orders
'.rtS S fcnrln that Bert
m?.Ti.. a chanco with Molly, orders
Older has a cnnniu . )d bualnesa.
Fnl!u.,0to JloW-s party, make, hlmcelt
"t.ree and popular and only emerges
both ;"cu of darky sonaaters, cnuaaed
rtin" "ff.VP.. .in under tho Marley
s if mm. wm"
1 """ili1 ,,iim Marley to break up Bert
cid2S oruirs i,','w,,..,, -,,,, ihtAitrn
f OlW.flAKe if, o "re uses. Dy telephone
y ik m n Marley " ""MS,, .....J. sirdea
Rj Br, tjiTerl In a buslne'aa deal, dependlr.it
I e.h"nhlmriT Ber? bVcome. n.d to
i ; rinuu. ";"- f0Md n, one of those
,' and ""'"In?0!," Henry Peters, father ot
1 ?&, f lM?tli,!ii friends. ..,
i
ssfi.:srn-
CHAPTER XVIII-(Contlnued).
TVe'll take a chanco."
Bendlx shook his head.
..ntuVe's against you," ho warned. "Be-
fi ..... ii,,t. there's an election coming
s ildes
off."
'"We
lose." Sledge rumbled.
We're
due, anyhow." , n.nllix
"I guess you iu lit,, in b.--
luetantly. "So long ns we have to lose,
a might as well make It a good one.
tf there's any other scandal about us,
may as well arrange to havo It
wrung, and get It all cleaned up at
'4"tx Lansdalo today," commanded
BWge. .. .,., ,
"I'll go see Hcnwarzm.in una ii mm.
6r course, nave mm ouer mu juu
Unsdale, so he won't imagine it coiner
from us. Schwarzman, though, didn't
want to change his legal department un
til fall. That won'.t do, I suppose?"
"Today, announced aieasc.
iif mi vnu " reDlled Bendlx, rising. "If
lAnsdalo takes the Job, he'll have to re
,u from tho bench Immediately," and
n n.nent to this being necessary, ho hur-
Srled out to mako an appointment with
the president or the JJisuiiers- ana urew-
ti' League.
Boizam came, suave, smiling, a more
uollshed gentleman than anybody, but
Pi rot offensive with It.
jf! "How goes It?" naked Sledge.
Bj "Splendidly." said Bozzam. "The
itock'a all sold, Including our own. We're
ready to move on, unless wo can put over
a real good organization ot some sort.
T'e,don't want another littlo one, though.
Traction companies are our game."
"Get busy, remarked Sledge.
"With the original traction thought?"
A grunt of assent was Sledge's reply.
H he looked out along tho high board
fence which bound In tho narrow area
way, A thing which had onco been n
nop leaned In a cornel; by one of the
cantllngs, decaying.
Bozzam looked at Sledge for a moment,
and being a gentleman of rare pentra-
rtlon, rightly
concluded that his errand
wu over.
"Good dnv'
ho said, and started for
the door.
Bendlx and
n big blue-eyed man with a
Ware jaw and muscular shoulders, came
In, and Bendlx Introduced the latter
to Bozzam as Jim Gaily. The two gentle
men exchanged grins as they shook,
bands, but neither one of them was cHre
leu enough to state that they had al
ready met; although, as a matter of fact,
Mr, Gaily now possessed tho exclusive
Mr privilege at the new amusement park.
stick around, Bozzam," said Sledge.
Tonj, Bozzam cets his car line. Gaily
U1 fix tho franchises,"
5"fllx, although the project And
Hedge's resolution were absolutely new
to him, never hatted an eyelash.
-"We'll get together on that ut tho
Mtel In about an hour," lie told Gaily
"a Bozzam. "Nothing ready to glvo
out to the papers, Is there, Sledge?"
Tou'd better exnlaln tn Tlnz!im''whnt
VH want In the wav of routes " sin?.
fted Bendlx. "The franchises should
co passed In secret session, Gaily. Is
Werybody all right?"
''It's a family reunion," declared Gaily.
that all. Sledge?"
'"Wait." SAlH SUlnra a... lHAl..r1 .. t
We mon.
.Sir,,body sat down. d there seemed
imw ome Important topic In abeyance.
wyi'",du!sed ln no trifling conversation.
,". .vuai-u out or the window. Bendlx
waered drinks, which they consumed si
WW and solemnly. Sledge evidently had
WHY drank lmie 1.1. 1
H' DaVlS, Of the First Nn'tlonnl n,n. In
pompous man, with a fish-fat doubla
uun and nnmnnna ,.l.ll IJ. ...1.1.1
'llid ii i-" .viiiiu Diua Wlliait-B
rS?.. W.hlle walatcoat. He stood at the
M.V i, V ,ne tab,e. but Sledge beck-
EX. .nV?,0l'er' anJ Dav's' wearing nn
WPenetrahlA ni. . . .. , , . .'
fihi.1,.1 ,- "" " niyniry, icuneu ins
fc wnutered em- r- ......
Iito i MfrIey a loans." rumbled tha
tauniS ?,,tone ,vhcn. at three teet away,
fcunded like a tuba sawmill.
S. fl no shaky" InnnlrnH ri!,..!. I.. .
U"ic-rlcken whisper.
P. "O Will he." rml..j oi.j
"Whu i, rivimotu oituBC
j.t, vny. he owes tho bank 153,0001" re-
I Early Planting
kn early veraiat.1. - -i -...
.W n.0,u a d0 no requlr warm
Wi.no "P" t tha store or our
Vm rtrt.ok wl" te" yqu ,he ' to
'JU ri.f pow' ,nd lh varieties that
IVuiiiTvyou ,h raMt aftory ra-
f " la yw garden.
garden Tools of
f All Kmrlc
fS.V'i.11.0' ?a 9ul"v' "d ev.ry
ittaen ,iT ' implement that makes
yATot:'r.UowtlM-etc- com
low Dreer's Lawn Grass
Si i. ytu.r 'wo ? vy of all
uwn'ir.c " v"1' b.kl"
can f7, . ', "" yo.u now
A tJ . ??ur Uwn- D"ra Garden
a ea .v K"J rellabla laforraa-
.,.,- "mi " Ksraemnc. tail
" for a. copy ot aach.
liifiaM Seedi, Plant, ToaIi
pIt5er 714-16 Chfniit
rftlon to Mater Mnricv project,
'lnKinAI?f the promoter, fn hand. , Bert
Mil kP J"8 r.rV . ..,. imo noes In for
Kl. hearniK OI ine "":, ,!-
OF RED
LOVR AMn Dni.trrrnc.
LOVE AND POLITICS
turned Davis, more paiilcstrlcken than
ever, and tils whispering sounded like tho
exhaust of ft gafty vnlvc .,,. R(J r,Rht
away, and protect tho bank. What has
happened to him, Mr. Sledge?"
"Nothing jet," stated Sledge. "Hit
down, Mavis."
Mr. Davis sat down, and the four who
had been told to wait looked at one an
other with growing wonder, and at the
Impassive big man. who was still draw
ing Inspiration from tho decrepit mop.
,imVnml!J.Ut,e,s passr1' Beml,c ""d Bs
wIm, iii..,lyi s,nt '? "m'ortable quiet,
tn? on i01.' th')r ncul",s. Phjslcal. menl
i,:ud mt.rn1' but Mr- Dav's tldgetcd
i1;.,.11' twiddled his fingers! he
In I,?? iVl.hlS Cr-V lle fan B,P "8"
In his watch Lord, he wiped his reading
glasses, and put Ihem on and took them
Fiyo minutes more passed. Mr. Davis,
n denperntlon, rang the bell for the
velvet-footed Adolph, and ordered a
drink. In other gatherings Mr. Bozzam
would hao enlivened the moment with a
story, or with conversation and repartee,
t'n occasion, ho could have sung a Bong
or recited a poem, or played seven-up,
?nnpn1r,tlcldleywl"k8' n11 w'h the Pleas
ing finish of a professional. Just now,
however, ho remained as placidly ealm ns
a cako of Swiss cheese.
A step came down the narrow passage
way. A raw-boned fellow appeared In
the doorway. He ubb tall and big, and
wore good clothes. Ills hands were
coarse, and had bulbous finger tips, with
extremely broad, stubby nails, but they
showed no signs of recent toll. Ho had a
wide mouth and prominent cheek bones
and a low forehead. He looked like a
retired coal heaver. The exigencies of
politics had onco mado him County
Treasurer, and since then he had lived in
prosperous idleness,
Sledgo arose, and walked around to tho
front of tho. tnble.
"Say, Feeder," he growled. "I've been
paying you soventy-flvo a month for two
years. That right?"
"Yes," hesitated Feeder, with a puz
zled glnnco at tho unusual crowd In tho
littlo room.
"What for?" demanded Sledge.
Mr. Feeder smiled Ingratiatingly, but
paled In the process.
"Campaign work," ho replied.
"What for?" demanded Sledge.
"Well I" and more ptizled than ever,
ho looked around tho equally puzzled
gathering. Even Bendlx was at a loss.
"What for, I say!" suddenly thundered
Sledse.
"On the level?" Inquired Feeder, "I
don't get this, Sledge. I don't sec "
"Tell 'cm!"
"Well, If you got to havo it "
Ho stopped, gave another glance nt lits
audience and stared at Sledge Incredu
lously. Sledgo advanced a step toward him.
"I said, tell 'em."
"Hero goes, then," responded Feeder.
exasperated. "For keeping my mouth
shut about receiving tho public funds In
terest money for you."
"You're a liar!" boomed Sledge, and
suddenly stepping forward with marvel
ous ngility for so ponderous a man,
swung his light nrm, tho biceps of which
was lll(o a thigh, and knocked Feeder
straight through tho door. "Throw him
out," he directed, and sat down.
Bendlx accepted that commission on
readily as if It had been a suggestion to
ring for nnothcr drink. A rather heavy
man himself, he stepped lightly Into tho
passageway, grabbed Feeder by tho col
lar as ho was rising, and punched him In
the ear. Phil and Blondy, both gentle
manly bartenders, selected for tho hard
ness and llmberncss of their shoulders.
came running back as promptly as ilro
horses nt the sound of tho gong.
"Itough toss," oxplained Bendlx briefly,
handing his collar hold to Phil.
There was a rattle of chairs and tables,
and thp crash of two or three glasses In
terspersed with an occasional smack.
There were exclamations from a few
hangois-on, and a few Inadvertent oaths
from the astounded Feeder, but Phil and
Blondy were voiceless, until, uftcr bat
tering Feeder at the curb until a police
man came up, they turned him over for
a wagon call.
"What's tho charge?" asked the officer.
"Pink necktie, I think," returned Phil.
"But I'll find out," and he ran back to
Sledge's room. "Feeder's pinched," ho
stated. "Want It to stick?"
"Uh-hunh!" grunted Sledge.
"Copper's fussy. He wants to know
what's the charge."
Sledgo took a slow Biirvcy of his wit
nesses, and the faintest possible suspi
cion of a twinkle came Into his small
gray eyes.
"Attempted blackmail," he chuckled.
CHAPTEH XIX.
Little Henry Peters, with his morning
paper In one hand and his coffee cup
In the other, set down the latter so
hastily that he bedded it in a griddle
cake, and arose from his chair.
"Almost too late!" ho groaned, Axing
an accusing eye on Mrs, Peters.
"For what?" she quite naturally want
ed to know.
"For that stock," he told her. "Seel
two hundred and twenty-five thousand
out of the two hundred and fifty Is
already subscribed, and the paper says
Rebuilt Car Sale
phalmers m$?m
- liuaranteea
P
tory- These uied earn will be
Chalmers Motor Co.
25Z-ZM rtorui
ROSES
that the tolal amount will probably be
taken this morning." ,
"My my!" sympathized Mrs. Peters,
but there was no particular heartiness
In her tone. Jessie looked across at her,
and smiled brightly. ,
"Probably before I could get down
there with tho money It would be all
gone," he complained, with his hand on
the back of his chair. . ,
"Maybe wo mado a mistake," conceded
Mrs. Peters, buttering one of tho cold
cakes.
"Aren't you going to finish your break
fast, father7" Inquired Jessie, willing,
now that the whole thing was settled,
to help him ease his burden and relax
Into tho normal.
"While I'm losing a business chanco
like this?" he demanded. "It Isn't too
lata yot, Jessie. I went to the German
bank the other day, where thoy carried
our property so long white we wero pay
ing for It, and made arrangements that
we could havo the money any minute.
They've looked up the title, and the pa
pers aru at the bank right now, all ready
for us to sign."
"Maybe the stock's all gone," Mrs,
Peters only half hopefully suggested.
"We'll find out," he returned, snatching
hln hat. "Come on!"
Mrs. Peters looked down In dismay at
her faded and mended wrapper, which
had onco cost 93 cents.
"I'm not dressed," she protested.
"That's all right," ho complimented her.
"You're dressed good enough for me, and
It's nobody else's business."
"Father, sho simply can't go that way,"
Insisted Jessie.
"Sho can put on her long coat," ho re
minded them. "Nobody can tell what
you have on underneath."
"She'd know, though," retorted Jessie.
"Come on, mother, I'll help you dress."
"Be ready In five minutes, then," di
rected littlo Henry, looking at his watch
In a fever of Impatience, as he realized
what golden opportunities wero slipping
away, minute by minute. The other littlo
Henry Peterscs of the city had beaten
him to tho gold mines, and ho was most
unhappy.
In 15 minutes, Mrs. Peters, with red
evo, camo out of tho bedroom, but littlo
Henry did not notice that she had been
crying. He opened tho door and darted
out. Thcro was a car ln the next block.
Mrs. Peters stopped on the stcp'nnd took
a longing farewell of the place. She
loved It, weatherboard by weatherboard,
even to the fancy little cement triangle
In the gnblc, with a queer pattern of
atrociously colored broken glass.
"Hurry up!" called Henry, front tho
gate. "Do you want to miss this car?"
The car ln question was crowded so full
that It seemed to bulge, and half a block
behind It was another one only half filled.
Nevertheless, little Henry crowded his
wife on the first one, and watched the
fare register click In a satisfaction so
profound that It neutralized his discom
fort The conductor, when ho took little
Henry's fare, passed by a man who had
got on at the same corner, and Honry
wedged out after him to tell him about It.
That nickel went to make up his 7 per
cent, and his Increase In stock.
They arrived at tho bank 10 minutes tot,
early, and waited outside tho Iron gate
until It opened. In a trembling hand,
Mrs. Peters signed her name In the placon
pointed out to her. and went home In a
daze, but little Henry, richer by $4000 In
his bank book. Jammed his hat on tho
back of his head and hurried over to the
office of the street cmr company.
"Am I too late to take up any of that
new stock?" ho eagerly demanded.
"By half an hour," the stock clerk told
h!m, with the necessary Insolence of a
man who, unaided, has accomplished a
huge financial operation "You want to
wake up early to grab traction stock."
Little Henry was miserable.
"It serves me right!" he groaned. "Who
took It all?"
"Mall orders, mostly," tho stock clerk
condescended to explain. "We're about
COCO oversubscribed."
Quite crestfallen, little Henry turned
away. As he went through the outer
office. Hunt followed him.
"I beg your pardon," said Hunt, smiling
pleasantly. "Did you wish to buy somo
stock?"
"Four thousand," answered Henry,
with renewed hope.
"Four thousand." repeated Hunt
thoughtfully. "Urn! I think I can get
you that much!"
"Thank you!" returned Henry grate
fullv. "Can you get It right away?"
"At about 2 o'clock," promised Hunt,
looking cautiously back toward tho main
offlrc. "Give mo your address and I'll
send it around to you."
Eagerly and thankfully, little Henry
wroto down his address, and Hunt, ex
plaining that the stock was to bo secured
from a man who was hard up for money,
cautioned little Henry to say nothing
about it. ind glided back Into the main
office, leaving the odor of extract of hello
troupe in his wake.
At 2 o'clock little Henry received his
to shares from one John Tucker, nnd gave
his JIOOO In exchange. At approximately
the same hour, clerks of John Tucker de
livered stock to a widow who gave her In
surance money for It, a boy who had
fallen heir to enough to see him through
college, a bricklayer who had worked all
his life to save 13000, and a number of
other members of the little Henry Peters
class. This was the Sledgo stock which
had been voted by Attorney John Tucker,
and It brought $100 per share. In cash.
Jesslo Peters and Dicky Reynolds cam
Into littlo Henry's place of business Imme
diately after Henry had secured his long,
coveted stock, and found him In the hap
piest possible state of mind.
"Hello, Dicky," he hailed young Bey-
Our new cat bual
nesa has been the
largest ln our his
fold reaardleaa of price.
of Philadelphia
nroaa Bff5
nolds, with more than the usual cordiality
ho dlsptnjcd toward that young man. "1
e-ot the Block, Jessie."
"What stock Is that?" nsked Dicky.
"Oh, jes, tho new traction. Well, it
ought to be good, I guess. I understand
they plan some big Improvements, ana
we certainly nied them.
"it's tho most solid Investment In this
city." boasted littlo Henry. "I had to use
all my Influence to get these 40 shares. I
don't know whether there's any left, but
I'll try. If you'd llko some."
"No, thanks!" laughed Picky, exchang
ing a glance with Jessie, whereat sho
blushed. "We're going to buy thnt house
In Wllllsburg, Jessie and I."
"Well, I'll declaie!" exclaimed little
Henry, blinking nt both ot them.
"Yes; that's what wo camo ln to tell
you," went on Dicky, slipping his nrm
about Jessie's shoulders, and drawing
her comfortably to him. "Wo settled It
In Maborly's candy store, about half an
hour ago, over nn Ice-cream soda."
"Well, I'll declare!" repeated littlo
Henry, still dazed.
Jessie took her father's face between
her hands and kissed him.
"It's quite true, father," she assured
him, blushing prettily, nnd turning fond
eyes to Dicky. "He asked mo to marry
him right nt a soda fountain. I didn't
want to answer there, but he made me,
and when 1 finally said 'yea', he leaned
rlgrit over and kissed mo In front of
everybody, nnd they all laughed, nnd a
Frenchman clapped his hands and said,
Vclla!' "
Dicky, laughing, slopped that furiously
blushing narrative by kissing her again,
whereat little Henry, though polite with
out, wna slightly uncomfortable. Ho had
never been so silly In public.
'I hope ou will be very happy," he
congratulated them, shnklng Dicky by the
hand "She la a good girl, Dicky, nnd
you must be very kind to her."
"How could I help It?" returned Dicky,
tartlnp Jesslo away fiom her fathers and
restoring her to that snug placo against
his side.
"Now let's talk business a littlo bit," In
vited Father Peters. "You're a young
man yot, Dicky, and you would be wlso to
lake nnothcr man's advice. You men
tioned to me tho other day that you have
a littlo money, and I want to see you In
vest It wlseU."
"I mado every cent ot It myself," as
serted Dicky, with a sidelong glance, to
see If Jesslo had tho proper prldo In him.
She had
"Put It to work, llko I do mine,"
promptly urged Henry. ".Mnlco your
money mako money. I'll call up my
f i lend, nnd sec If I can't get you some
of that stock," and ho started for the
telephone.
"Don't do It!" called Dicky so decisively
and sharply that his future fnther-ln-law
turned on him, offended. "That traction
stock may bo good, but my money stns
In tho West End Hank until we buy nnd
furnish our home."
"All right," gave up little Henry. "Some
day you'll realise the value of an older
man's ndvlce."
"I suppose so," granted Dicky, easily.
vc navo to go up to the house now,
nnd break tho nous to our mamma."
Jesslo squeezed his aim adorably for
saying "our mama" nnd they took a car
straight up to tho Peters home, where
they found their mama b.iking cookies
for Minnies baby.
"Hello, Dicky." she greeted him, wiping
her hands on her apron to shake hands
with Dleky, and beaming up at him with
tho motherly warmth ho always Inspired
in her. "Did you get that thrend, Jessie"
Jesslo colored.
"I I forgot It," she fnltcrlngly con
fessed. "Why, you went down for nothing
else." protested Mrs. Peters.
"Sho met me," smilingly explained
Dicky. "Kiss me!" and ho held down
his puckered lips.
Sho shrank from him. as If he had
Haunted a spider In her face. She blushed
until the white parting of her hair was
red clear back to her knot, and sho
looiicd at mm to illatrcssvilly anil so
helplessly that Jesslo felt a sudden sharp
tugging of compassion for her.
"Don't, Dicky!" sho piotcsted. "It isn't
fair."
"That's right." agreed Dleky nicely.
"Wo'll sit down and talk It over," and
placing himself comfortably In the big,
sag-seated, splint rocking chair, with
tho led worstcil cushion In It, ho calmly
drew Jesslo on his lap. "You see. Mama
Peters, having nothing else to do on tin
first of next month. Jessie nnd I havo
decided to bo mairled."
Mama Peters slowly sat down and
stared nt them for a long, long minute,
ns If they had been their own ghosts:
then bho suddenly put her gnarled, red,
old hands to her eyes and began crying.
Jesslo was on her knees besldo her Im
mediately, and had that gray head bent
on her shoulder and petted It, and tears
camo Into her own eyes.
"Don't you llko mo for a son?" de
manded tho apparently much-abused voice
of Dicky.
She looked up at him. smiling through
her tenis, and then sho and Jesslo both
laughed, half hysterically, at him.
"Come hero and I'll kiss you," offeied
Mrs. Peters.
Dicky was very prompt to accept that
offer; then, seeing that It was positively
necessary for her to cry a little longer,
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he placed a chair for Jessie by her lde,
and walked outdoors to look at the strug
gling chrysanthemums.
When he returned Mrs. Peters was
aBklng eagerly:
"How many rooms has it?"
"Beven," replied Jessie, happily "We're
going up to see It Sunday. We leave hero
on the o'clock train In the morning
and get back at 10 at night."
"How Is It nnanged7" asked Mr.
Peters, appealing to Dicky. "Your new
house we're talking nbout."
"I guessed It," laughed Dicky, drawing
his chair directly In front of them, anrt
reaching over Into Jessie's lap for her
hand. "You step off a wide porch Into
a big square reception room. To the
right of that Is the parlor, with wldo
folding doors. Straight ahead ot tho re
ception hall is the dining room. The
stairway goes up between the parlor ana
kitchen. There's a pantry between the
kitchen nnd the dining room, and a door
for Ice opening on to the back porch.
Upstairs there are three bedrooms and
ft bath."
"How about clothes closets?" nsked
Mama Peters, arranging that house In
her mind's oye, and walking through It
critically.
"A big closet In every bedroom and one
In the hnll Tho cellar stairway opens
from tho kitchen. There's a cellar under
the whole house Hot-nlr furnace, hot
and cold wnler, electric lights nnd gas."
"Any hardwood floors?" asked Jessre,
with her mind on rugs.
"Borders downstairs, except In the
kitchen," answered Dicky promptly.
"That's nice," upproved Mam.i Peter?,
with a sigh. "But tho house Is too big
for Jessie to take care of all by her-
BClf."
"Tho hired girl's already picked out."
Dicky assured her, patting Jessie's hand.
"You must hnvr been quite certain you
wero going to marry me." that oung
lady chlded, ntralghtonlng up, in pre
tended offended dignity.
"Of course I was," he retorted.
"Weren't you?"
Naturally she blushed at that, and
punished his hand and he kissed her,
nnd Slamn Peters almost cried again.
"It's mighty nice to move right Into
your own house," she declared. "1
guess you don't know, Dicky, what a
woman's own home Is to her. It makes
her feel safe. I think I'd die If we were
to lose this place."
A paper boy raced up half way to the
house, and threw a twisted copy of the
Blndo ognlnst the door nnd Jumped the
fence. With tho habit of n man. Dicky
went out for the paper nnd opened It.
Mi face paled as ho read tho starlnn
big headlines, but ho stuck tho paper
quietly In hla pocket, and talked to Jessie
for a solid half-hour longer with Mama
Peters, then ho accepted nn Invitation to
dinner and Jessie walked down to the
gate with him.
(continued Tostonnow.)
MAN WHO HAS WALKED 11,000
MILES KESTS IN CAMDEN JAIL
Dietz Tramps Country in Appeal for
Father's Pardon.
A stranger applied to the Camden police
for a night's lodging yesterday. He said
ho was Leslie Dletz, of Wisconsin, and
tho police, as Is usual, assigned him to a
cell and promptly forgot him. But Lesllo
Dletz is a man with a story.
Back in 1903 a lumber company wanted
to open Cameron dam, In Wisconsin.
John Dletz, Leslie's father, a sturdy pio
neer, held the dnm was his own The
company cared littlo for that. They had
logs that could be turned Into money and
they went about the matter calmly and
legally A Sheriff's posse was sent to
force the opening of the dnm. It camo
bnck nnd reported that Dletz was op
posing tho opening with n shotgun. An
other posse was sent with similar re
sults Several others met the same ro-
sistnnco
Finally, after two years of opposition,
one posse went forth to open the dam or
kill Dletz The man blockaded his cabin
and defied the posse to get him. The
posse opened fire and it was retumed
fiom tho wooclon home of the pioneer.
A deputy fell. In tho home of the littlo
family Leslie's mother became lnsnno
from fright; two of his children, u boy
of 9 nnd a girl of S, were killed.
When Dletz ran out of ammunition tho
posse entered the cabin nnd took them nil
prisoners. John Dletz was tried, con
vlc'ed and sentenced to llfo Imprisonment
for killing the deputy. Tho rest of the
family were acquitted.
Since 1M5, when the prison doors closed
behind his father, Leslie Dletz has
wandered over the entire country seek
ing signatures to a petition for a par
don for him. Ho has walked 11,000 miles.
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Telephone Company, that a relatlvo had
committed suicide because hla widowed
mother refused to permit him to enter
tho Huropenn war. Standing before tho
picture of his1 father, who served In tho
franco-Prussian War, nn 18-year-old
student hnd blown out his brains, leaving
his mother alone In tho world.
Tho letter was written by Mrs Bertha
8leln, of Emdcn,-Germany, sister of Mr.
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