mf- -'"iiSf-,"(.K! -i $jrJWrV '. 'i,T t EVENING LEDGEIt-PHJLLAJDELl'HlA, "HUlifcJDAY, MAJLtOH 8, 1917 ?'M5ivjW;i ' ' k-t&& i Eh- ' B, bl e . Tk , 3TT The Young- Lady Aeroim the Way The young lady across the wn sh.vs he taw In thn paper thnt hue recently reached their highest price since the Civil War, selling at 13 per hundred, but after all that'll only 1.1 rent apiece. Success "Sly first rich patient win the mak ing of me," confessed the doctor. "Did you malt, n marvelous cure?" "Oh, no. nut I (tot enough money to move Into a fashlonnble neigh borhood, nnd then I called myself a specialist." -6 Slipi A soldier whoso head and fact were heavily awathed In bandages, and who obviously had had a bad time, was feelingly sympathized with by a solicitous lady, "And were, you wounded in the head, my poor fellow?" "No, ma'am," Tommy replied, "I was wounded In the ankle, but the bandage slipped " A Suggestion 'I would like to give you a good recommendation, Ellia, but my con science compels me to state that you never got the meals ready at the proper time. I wonder how I can put It In a nice sort of way?" v "You might say that I got the meals the same as I got my pay!" SO TO ';'I ')trt r an, aeeount of two girls t '"Tftrm iHvV"!' mvt- 1ny" Is... IUr, .g--r 'Vl' llKUlTHFLLuillnTriTvw 9H m ' ' 'f. r-V fTCDAPPLB THi: PADDED CKA. ) TOOL'S BEAUTY HINT - 1 1 START THE tKf VVITH AM AMIABLE t1, POSITION , - x - aoseffe f I iS h'a'. This is - MAVVAARr I SCHOOL DAYS TL e THK LITTLE A I4 First Bantam Stand Second Bantam 'Art back1 The Ultimate "Did you see my sunburst last night?" Inquired the pompous Mrs. Newrlch of her poorer neighbor. "No, I didn't," said tho neighbor caustically, "but I certainly thought he would If he nte another bite." Would They? The Arabs all aro Allnh's sons Not one of them ore traitors, Now If they wore galoshes would They call them alligators? Cornell Widow. SPEAK g sttlng lost In the Alps In midwinter," ' 9 j I " v pvtk m B. I M bird. Wise (JAMES OP V Ml '"n IMMinr Show up, Jumbo' I'll soon march ou home. a mo. Bill Leave 'lm like mat nnd wp i'an both ride Lnhor Lost "Dear me!" "Huh!" "linbyV rich undo wants to Kiss him, and here I had Just gotten tho child nicely sterlllzpd." Kuns.i.i City Journal. iffism ,-. .? """i'lt e-l'l'-il-1 The Hkalfh The Umployer (to applicant for ap pointment) Are you truthful? ' The Applicant Yes, sir; but I ain't o truthful as to spoil your business, m The Eighth Wonder To the seven wonders of the world Add this as number eight; Girls' hair grows curly In the front, And In the back grows straight. Cornell Widow. He'll Dn sovran Tnl LS LL Wmit, KJ2 rt ' -.. .,..iff THE AFTERGLOW tiii: story Tilt's far Onre more, in earth after their eiperl eni e In the stives, llestrlt-d nnd Allan start for their bungalow on the Hudson. As they rear Hope Villa they aee. that the horde nf beaat savasra haa infeated the. building nnd Krnunda, vind that the In vaders tune eel lire, to the heme, llroken hearted, Allan nuldea his aernilano toward tha ureal llnthle rathedral on Hlnrm Kin, where rerorda nf the In at rllsrlm after tha itret dlater nrn hidden Among tho rerorda la n phonograph and dv Inrlud In thn wedding service There. In the de erted ruins nf the lathedral, llentrlra and Allan are married The two return to the nine of the e.b) and prepnia n raa on Settlement Cliffs, where AlXin Plans to brln tha Polk from tha underworld Tho laves enable him to keep tha while haired, while. skinned peo ple awnv from th hrleht sun during tha 'lav Allan returna with two nf the Merit raana on hla flret trip, to find that a giant inrllln had stolen lleairlce The three men save the girl, and Altin preparea to Hart bark on hia aernnd trip to the ahyM. fllAIM Kit II (t'nntlnneil) IJIAIt below New llopn ltler rhatted 111 lnreaint Kiialp to tho exlng bntilrlera. Aboxe, In thn elty. Insv .Itltin rlotidx, wncil ullltc". drifted t" ucatuiiril, ua IbotiKh ncek HiK Ibc kI'iiv that there promlned to trans mutn tbeni Into (fold nnd crimson. A pleasant wind aunjrd the foieat, u herein the ei-nrlet IdrdH (lilted llkn ll.ieboa nf flume Tho be.mty nf the nullonk thrill ed their hearts liMXlng no romn for words' Hut suddi-nlv Allan n ees narrowed, nnd with n singular hardening of i xpteirin, H tlglitemng nf the Jnw. bo peen-d iiwny nt thn dim ham-shrotidnl lino f fur bnrl ron to nnrtlieiintwitrd lie rust a sldelnnK Klnnee nl Beatrice She bud noticed tintlnnc one nmmeiit he tnnile na IhdUKh to speak', then repressed tbn wotda, nnd nni'o imno Ka.eil nt the horizon There, en ngtio n' nlinnat In leave n ili.uht in mind, et, nfter nil, only too tei nbh teal Iii.h keen slKht had dnteiteil fonie thlng which r.iuaiMl his briirt t throb the null ker nnd bis t-je to Rle.un with bnte 1'Vir, nt tbn xory rim nf the wot Id dim. pule ninliiiiiiH, thiix tiny thi-.td nf sinol.e were hiinRlnu In Ibe evpnlng ""' t'ii.i'Ti:it The Anniini III lilt Inn A. for Allan's aecnnil Hip Into the Ahvsa llli arm had lcrmorcd lis uaunl strength and suppleness, for bis flesh healthy as am saxngp's, now hnd the power nf beal inq with n rapldltv unknown to clilll.cd men In the old dns nd bin abounding Mgnr dictated action nlwaM iiPlinii, progresa and iiccnmpllsh ment only nun thing i)ppri-spil him idlencaa It was mi the seconil dav nf July, nc pniiling In tbn rude calendar they nere kreiilng thnt be once tnoin baile farewell- to lleatiti-o and. bornn bv the T'aulllac, headed for thn village nf the l.ost Knlk Up lejt linlilml him nil mattirs In a state of much Imprmeimnt "angainon nnrl llremllu were now well installed In the. new environment and heemlngly content. Bv night they llshrd In Vpw llnpn pnn, mak ing hauls such as llielr steaming sea had neor yielded They wandered- nnt inn far. however In the forest, gradually making the nccpjiilnt nnce nf the wnndroua upper world, nnd with their strangely acute Instlncis finding fruits, bulb and plants that well agired with Hum for fond Allan bad carefully Insliiicteci their, l thn tic of tho Mnnrlerftil 'flrp-linw" -tho revoUer warning them. nnn.-er, nnt In waste ammunition. Thev learne.l quickly and now llef,irrp fnimd her larder sun Piled each night with game which tliov droned and biought her In the caning gloom eager to serve their mlstreis In all possible ways Tltey fished for her as vr nnd nil the choicest fruits were hor portion she l turn ennke,! f,,r .ln in ,Icr ,mi) MmI for nn hour nr t .j., Uht ,,0 inatruiled them In llngllib Nhoil arc the nnn.-iN nr peace- ami ponce reigiif.l nt Settlpniunt flifN those few data nt least Prngiess' She i mild foo it, oo it ovory hour nd hrr thoughts nr Allan, now abandoning Ihi-lr melanchnlv hue began to thrill with a new and own greater grille Onlv be. oiilv be i nuld have .btnugbt Iheso tliltiRM In pass' ' alio murmured some times 'Onlv be niilil have nlnm.n.l ..II I i In- dreamed thja dieam nnd brought -It tn I milm nnh bo could labor for the futute I s flr mgl nnd so well '." ml In ber heart tbn love that had been tin.t t n girl heenme that nf n woman It I lr,idoned deepened and grew calmer I i fuer pooled Into n finer, purer glow ! sii.ngthentd dav by day transmuting to I n poi rpct trust and confidence and peace j l .in relumed safely inside the week with two more nf tho Kolk warriors and fishers both Heatrlce would hnvn welcomed the an al of even one woman to bear her some knd of company, but she realized the wis dom nf hts plan The main thing at first." he explained, ns 'he. snt ngnln on the terrnco the evening of b h return, "the verv most essential tiling is to build up even a small force of fighting men to hold tbn colony nnd protect II a stalwart advance guard as If this were a military expedition After that tbn women and rhildien can come Hut for the present theie s no place for them " Now thnt there weie four Merucaans, all seemed more contented The Utile group settled down Into some real semblance of a community. Woik became systematized Life was be ginning to tnke firm root In the world again, and already the outlines of the future colony were commencing to be sketched In So far as Stern could discover, no dis affection ns yet existed. The Folk. In any event, were singularly stolid, here as In their own home If the colonists sometimes muttered together against rondltlons or con cerning the Up Allan hnd told about the patriarch he poiiIiI nlver discover the fact Ho derived a singular sense of power and exaltation from watching his Bottlers at thelt work Strange figures they made In the upper vvoild descending the cliff at night, their inn Ives flaring on their pure-whlto hair bound with gold ornaments, their nets slung over their brown-clad shoulders Strange, too, were the sensations of neta and Allan ns they beheld the flambeaux gleaming silently along the pool or over the surface when tho Folk put forth on the rude rafts Allan had helped them hulld And as with thn same weird song they had used In the under world, the heavy laden Merucnans clambered ngaln up the terraces to their dwelling. In the rock, some thing drew very powerfully at Allan's heart. He analyzed It not, being a man of deeds rather than of Introspection; yet It was"'the strong man yearning toward his kind," the very love of his own race within him the thrill, the Inspiration of the master builder laying the foundations for better things to Allan and the girl had long talks about the character of the future civilization they meant to raise eVn must begin right this time at all haxards," he told her. 'The world we used to know Just happened ; It Just grew up, hit- or-mlss, without sclentine planning cr thought or care. It was partly the result of chance, partly of Ignorance and greed. The kind of human nature It developed wan In essence a beast nature, with 'Orab' for, "We must do better than that I From th very start now we must nip off tho evil bud that might later blossom Into private prop erty and wealth, exploitation and misery. There shall be no rich men In our world and no slaves. No Idlers and no oppressed. Service' must be our watchword and our motto. 'Each for all and all for each.' "While tnere are fish within the river nnd fruit upon tho palm none shall starve and "on ,h"' h0rd' 8uPr,t,tl'm ni dogma. ijr -"-" -"-vy"' "2 ularta wiin u. j vi.tu....-., fjrm jnrr I: nnd what we ktmw wn shall leach And nothing shall survive of the world that was, save such things its wcro good Kor the old order linn passed nwny and the new day shsll be n belter one " Thus for hours ut a time, by starlight nnd moonlight, on the tnek terrace or by fire glow In their cave now bome-llko with rough-hew n furnltuie nnd mnts of plnltpd grass they talked and dreamed nnd planned And executed too: for they dtew up a few basic, slmplo law, nnd thesn they taught tbolr little colony even now, for from the very In ginning 'they meant Hid germs of the now society should root In the hearts of the rescued race The third trip was delayed by a tremen dous rain that poured with tropic sudden ness and fury over the farn of the vvotld, dtlven on tho breath nf a wild-shouting tempest I-'or the space nf two days heaven nnd earth weto blotted nut by tho gray, hurling sheets nf vvlnd-drlven water, while down the tanynn New Hope Itlyer roared nnd foamed Ui thunder rnd-nccs lleln and Allan, warmly nnd snugly shel tered In J heir rave cared nnlhlng fnr the storm It nnly servfd to remind them of thnt nther torrential ilnwnpniii, sonu after they had toadied tho Hinge of the l-'nllt j but now bow nlliled Ibe situation' t'ap lives then, tiny worn masters now; nnd thn dread chasms of thn Abjss were now exchanged foi Ibc beauties and tho Ircfdom of the unpei win Id No wind iniilil shake, no-deluge Invndo thnlr bouse among the everlasting lock rlbs llrlgbl ir.iiklcd tbclr Hip. mid on tbn broad divan nf cellar be bad hew, tt and covered thick with furs Ihey two could llo nnd Inlk and dream nnd let the rtorm inge, careless of Us Impotent fury "Thete's only one soi row In my hentt," whlspeied Beta, dtnwlng his bead down on her biensl nnd smontlilng his bnlr with that familiar, well-loved caress "Just ne, dear can von guess II"' "No millinery shops to visit, you menu''" he tallied ber 'Ob. Allan when I'm so much In earnest, how can vou"" Well, what's the liouble, sweetheart ?" ' When tho storm ends jou'j-n going ,tn leave me ng.iln' I wish I nlinnst wish It wnulil lain fnrvel"' lie made no nnsuer, and she, as one who sees sti nngo and sad visions, gazed Into the leaping llamis and In ber deep gray ejes lay lea is unshed "Slug m me' ho mutmutci! presently Stinking bis head and limw alio sang ns nfoietlmo nt thn bungalow upon the Hudson: Stark win dor Tela, Tlef win das Meer, Muss delne 1,1'be, Muss dclno I.lebo seln! i The tblid trip was made In safety, and ntbets nfter It, and steadily tho colony tonic slmpn and gtnwtb More nnd more, the caves came to bo occu pied Stern set the Menu nans to work ex invatlng tbn limestone, pic icing tunnels and chimneys, making passngewavH and pre A STORY FOR SPARE MOMENTS The Spelling School Tl II village of Freedom had no i.nlrnnd connection, but bad ou entered It on foot in bv vehicle the first resilient jolt em oiin tend would have been Deacon Kalatbiel (Ireeri. putting a leather bingo on his fnuit gato nr seated with foldetl nuns on the steps of tlm potnlllce. Had nu nsked tlm ileacnn for a list nf excuses' as to why the village existed he would hnvn nnsweird : "Will, we bavo'MIss Illrd Pavls, who Is handsomer than an nrie nf ted, white and blue hollj hocks nnd smarter')! chnln-llght-iiing "Alsn, a three-legged calf owned by Kezlah Pet kins. "A?sn, the loyalty nf the people We have TOO inhabitants, but claim twice that num- ' "Also a church spire that has been struck five diffeieni limes bv li'ihlnmg. 'Also, lii.iiidma llazletnn. who remem tieis thnt she dandled lieoigp Wnshlngmn nn her knee when lm was a kid six moi'tbs "Also, half a dnen young fellers who aro In love with Urn chain-lightning gal" This was tbo tale told to .voiing Hoy faiiipltell as be ai lived In Hm village to spend a vacation of a month In tho lato fall lie was slightly Interested In thn three-legged calf, and ho reasoned that In limn lm should behold Miss Davis, but he was not startled As bo bent Ins steps inward the Inn, Deacon (Ireen looked after him and shook Ills head "Hn may b a. nice oung man, nnd he mav bo a postofllco rubber Instead. Tims will tell" 'ri, iiiintTo nf Freedom had galheicd tlm vegetables fiom Its gat dens, and had plenty of Hum In which tn slzn up tlm strangei. It came to the toneluslon that bo was not dangerous, but why didn't lm tnnio out as frankly nH tlm wire-fence man. tlm wind mill man and others had done nnd ifl.itn his hlstorv from childhood -1111? U 1 "tinted for nothing that hn , attended church tbo first Sunday nf hlsfirrlval and made a gen erous contribution ns thn plate wns uuusi under his nose Indeed, ns Mr Spa now said and as others agreed with him: H he hndn t been In jail somewhere fm some thing or other would he be seen Insldo a church nnd to lug to deceive us?" "No! No"' "He gave tip half a dollar to tho plate, while the test of us gave pennies and nickels, but wouldn't Captain Kltbl have, done the same?" The young men realized nt oncn what bad brought the stranger In the gates nf the village. lie had heard nf the winsome Miss Davis, nnd bad coino to ndmlre, fall in lnvo and wed Imi and bear her nvvav He was from tlm city, and she had been heard to say that nne snouiu never m 10 ...- n.MinA ni.of re thev a Village aiier nmin. ;,- ' rlared nt him nnd avoided hlin nnd ta ked to his detriment and wished him to Hall A woman ran overlook It In a matt for being a bit wicked, If It Is not her husband A girl can nnd does overlook It If the man Is young and good looking nml a myster Is thrown around him. It was logical that when tlm young men dropped, their differences nnd combined against Iho stranger limy excited ctrrloslty morn thnn distrust among the female hearts not too Miss Tllrd Davis encountered Mr. Hoy Campbell nt church and on the street, and said to herself. "He may hn a criminal nnd a fugitive from Justice, but I'd like nr. In troduction to him Just the same.'" They told her that lm was probably a horscthlef. That he was a scout for post office robbers That tlm constable had an eye on him That the Sheriff was seeking to get his fingerprints. That while he loeked as Innocent as a yearling babo. bn would try evor ait to get a girl to elope with him, nna alter a inontn leave nrr uruo broke on tlm stteet of some cold nnd cruel city Miss Bird listened She also laughed. She likewise suggested that an Introduction to such an Intcrestlsg character was In order. What brought matters to 11 bead was a spelling school. Freedom was proud of her school. It wasnt a great big schoolhouse, with a large and liberal staff of teachers On the contrary, no unnecessary building material had been used, anil two teachern did all the whaling and teaching. Neither French nor German was taught there, but when tt canto down to old-fasliluned orthog raphy the rest of Wan en County hnd to go 'way back and sit down. Whenover In newspaper or magazine one of the pupils discovered the word "programme" with the last two letters left off, an Indignant pro test was at unco forwarded to tho guilty lleglnnlng with the fall term, these spell W schools were held once a month all winter. -One was due a few days after Mr. Campbell appeared In Freedom. It was talked of aa be,lng better than a moving pic ture show or a, circus. People who wouida't A Sequel to By GEORGE ALLAN ENGLAND paring for the ever-lncrenslng number of settlets. Their native arts nnd crafts began to nourish In the gloomy rcccses fires glowed hoi ores began to bo incited Willi primitive bellows nnd 'V lU" ,," hi s II II imderworld. iiml through tho night at II ness sounded thn ring nnd clangor of nnviis mightily Kmllteii. I'nlm fibers vlcldcd cordage fnr more nets or finer thread for the looms that now begat to clack for nt last some few' w""", , ,; nrtlved. nnd even a couple of the. strong, pain children, who had traveled stowed In crates like tbn water fowl Bv night the pool and river gleamed more and' morn brightly. Bo-its navigated even tho tnplds, for them worn hardy water people, whosn wholo lifo bad been rcml aiiuiitlc. Tho strange fowl nested ill the cliff below thn settlement hiding bv day. Hying nbroad by night, swimming -and diving In the tljer. oven ipiirlng their broods of siUawl:lnk, naked lltllo monsters In rough nests 01 twigs nnd mud. Sniiic of the hardier of the first-arrived colonists bad already far sooner than Allan had Imped begun to toleinto n llttlo ' "rnllowl. his original Idea he prepared some sets nf brown mica, evesblelds and bv tho aid of thesn 11 number of llifl Meruraiina weto nblo to enduin nn hour or two nf cany dawn and Inte evei ng In tho open air , , . Tim cblldien ho found, worn far less sensitive to light than the adults -a natural sequence nf Hits nlnvlstio prlnciplo well knnwn to nil biologists. , lie Imped Hint In a j ear nr so many "l the IVilk might even bear the noonday sun nine lm could get them to working with hint bv daylight his prngiess would leap foiwaid mightily In ninny lines of activity thai lm had planned. An nccasloii.il short tnld with tbo I'aiiill.ie had stocked the colony with me arms, chemicals nnd neccssarv drugs, un let), ammunition nnd snnin glasswnlc. fiom Ibe dlsmnntlid cities of Nashville. I 'inrln natl, Indianapolis and nther plares unldentl- Allan foresaw nltnoM Inlltiitp pnssiblhtleM In these raids rivlllzatlon he foil would surgn onvviiiil wlih nm.iztng nipidltv fostered by this iletrltus of tho distant pat llo nlso unenrtbed nnd brought back In Settlement flirts tbn plmnograplis nnd tec ords. scaled In their oiled canvas anil hid den In tlm lock cleft neat tbo patriarch's grave. Thereafter of an evening tho voices or ntlmr dnvs sang In the r.io Around the entrance, now pintectpd by stnui and ample timber doois, gathered nn eager, wnnder iug, fascinated ginup, understanding thn universal appeal nf harmony, softened nnd Imm.'inicd by tbn music.nf the wmld that was And thus, inn, vv is tho education of tbo l-'olk making giant sttldes. I'logics, tiemendoUH progress, toward thn goal ! Autumn came down tbo world, nnd tbo nun paled n llttlo ns It sank to Bnutbwnid In thn heavens Warmth and luxuriant fertility, fecundity without parallel, still go to n funeral hnd thn front scats nt these rnntt-tts Nn one limled or suggested, but when tho livening came Mr I'ampbfll was theie. Mm cover, be was 1 hoen by onti of the sIiIls, and it was thus Hint ho fnuntl himself .1 contestant, Instead of n spectator It was Miss llliih-wbo had tlm cholcn of tbo oppos ing line, nnd sbn bail her love-sick swains bcMidn ber. All wero good spellers, but she, wan always tbn last of tho two lines to go down Her mother bail said of her 'Nobody can say whom Ibid will fall in lovo with and inniry, but vou can mako up our mlnil It II hnvn to be somebody who can spell her down." Hy and by tlm haul woids came, nnd tho lilies began to thin nntl shoiion up I'niil lm caught Miss Hlrd looking at him dellanilv. Mr Campbell had wished bo had kept out of It There wns a dliect chal lenge in ber eyes nnd poso that tiwokn a leelipg of antagonism, nnd ho determined that thn vlctoty should bo his. In timo they went tho last two up. Of course tflo hopes nnd sympathies pf tho peo ple wein wlih tlm girl IJven in bar alert ness slin caught whispered words behind her which sbo was to iccall later on For n long ten minutes it was nip and tuck, as Deacon Crcen expressed it, and then tho gnl missed her word nnd tho young man bad won tho victory. Tiiertt wero no signs of dejection 011 her part, but tbo victor hold out his hand with a smllo nnd said: "Vou did nobly. I.ot nm say to you that I am ono of 11 firm publishing a dictionary, nnd no wortl goes into It until 1 havo spelled it" "I nm glad that I had such a worthy an tagonist " sbn pleasantly leplied Thn net morning thorn wns girat ex citement in Freedom Mr. Campbell was missing llo bail nnt returned to tho inn nfter tho spelling school Ho had not left town In any vehicle. Ho hail not tnluti any of his effects with hlpi Would bo take the highway '.bus on font? I In had hoon seen leaving tlm schoolhouse, but nfter that all ti.ites vveii' lost The 1 unstable got bus.v, and with him n scnin nf poisons It could not lm lhat nnv incident li.nl li.ipponrd. and telephone messages 10 tho nearest villages failed in nsicrlain that tlm missing man had ar rived theie or been seen upon the high wnjH All day tho hunt nnd tlm talk went on, and It was far Into evening that Miss Hinl lememberod llm whispered woull bo bind hoi "If lm spells her down it must c-oiitn tonight Is evcrvthliig leady?" Hoy Campbell hnd mysteriously illsap. pen red Her would-bo loein must havo bad a hand In it, for thoy were all sitting together. There was no Inkn or river Into which thoy might plunge him If they had menaced him Into leaving the village bo would not leavo without calling at ' the hotel. Whnt then? It must be a rase of kidnapping, though that seemed too bold an offense for tbo young men to commit If It vvns a case of kidnapping, whoro was thn victim being held? Mr. Davis was a riulet, even-temper'ed man Not once a vear did bo get angry at anything, and ho had never been known to strike. a man a blow. It was to bo ex pected, Uhercfoie, that ho would bn be wlldered when tho daughter camo to his bcdsldn nt midnight nnd awoke him. earner, ou are 10 get up nnd with me !" come Where? -What? "I think I know where Mr. Camnbell Is "Good Lord!" Ten minutes later, when lm had Joined her downstairs, sho said: "I bellovo tlm young men have kidnapped Mr. Campbell and are holding him lit the old elder mill. AVe nro going to r.eo." "I will get Hie constable," be replied "Wo do not want him wlih us. Wo nre Folng tn manage without him. If we find Mr. Campbell In there alone he will bo bound, nml wo can release him If the young men nro there you are to sail In nnd knock their heads ofrj" "Hut I'm no fighter," ho protested. "Hut you've got to bo or I'll deny you as a father!" Tho joung men had mado prisoner of Hoy Campbell and borne him off to tho old elder mill, thinking to drive him nway from the, village by threats. When he tic. fled them when he was missed and a seatch began, they knew not what to do except to bind nnd guard him until somo plan wns formulated They were all there seeking to brlbo and renewing their threats' "Hit every one of them, nnd hit hnrdl" the girl whispered In her father's car as they listened 11 1 (he dilapidated old door Mr Duvls spat on his hands, kicked the door down and "sailed In," nnd nouu es caped him, Tlvn town of Freedom bus never learned tho full particulars of that adventure, and never will. It has to be' content with the marriage that took plate a year Uter, (TUB END) "Beyond the Great Oblivion pervniieu me enrin nut a certain ry had even so Ik mine well marked n " the venr was dying, Hint ntiotbee Li??.1' hot 11 "(mt It wns of a glorious purple evtnlnr i . In October that Allan mado the, ..! ' covery. "tx ! Hn had rnine In from working iiw . or tbtio of the hardier Kolk on thi ' pnrary hangar bo was building r .? Vaulll.m on Newport Heights t, whl' broad nnd well-graded roadway iJJ. " tended Ihtnugh the Jungle ow llnterliig tbn home mvo suddenlT .. It was Imme now Indeed, with lt P ' stone Iheplacc. Hn comfortable fuml.M M Its rurs, Its tiinss of clean, sweet-.n,.?,1'' lushes bo slopped, toil-worn and u to view the well-loved place T. "Well, llttlo wife ! Busy, n, ,,, ways busy, su'ecthcnrl'''' "" Ah At his greeting Bciitrlcn tooi .. though Mm tied. Mho vvns mint,,, i .'. easy chair he had bamboos clmerly cushioned mad? for her of ,,! lashed H,,d oftlj At I, rt, tnfl l.n.wl H .1.. ... ".". .""" "" "" Pn'm wood tiki. stnnd n heavy binnzn lamp frm som. t gotten mllllnnalio's palaro m AManbL t!' lanln. j,4 Soft llillliilicn l1I,i,iA.I l.. r.. . : ". ' " "'e in Arr.li. making a wondrous nuieole of i,Pr rh,,. . bah- ns In old paintings ,,r ,,, ,,"rl nt tbn Aiinunciatlnn ' "al,M A plcsago gripped the ninti s iic.art a Ing powct fully ut lis Hi logs win, nii "'. unit itciicioiis nopo unu jnv toward him Tor something In her fa. beatllled, matertfal lovclino. it, jrpj '" "he turne . fnma ni " '"it to u nnnlyzed nr unilcrstontl, tlinus srclct bet,,,.vrd Iter WOE. With n llttlo gn.p, she dinppH int. ... lap the hit nf needlework nml soui!,h I; bttlo It with her hands g-stnro hr,ll. giriisn jci to iikio nntl gnat, ,t with ikr.7. .. .. I.L .. ' hands so useful nnd beautiful "1 precloui nnd so nearly loved. Iljit Allan, liiPiiihltiB hard nnd dun simile to her, his face aflame with hone iJ ntloratlon llo caught ti,. , ,, toV."k In the geiftbi strength t.r h,u rouh hiaSi nntl pressed them to his b. ir- ' tCO.NTINfKI) TOJlnpiiriiT) Farmer- Smith's Column TIIK littli: KOOM My Penis lliy 1 n-k win re vour l.tt'i room Is'.' Is it In jour head , 1 ,ui hsarif I havo 11 litilo room .and m that room nrn my friends. I soo' ,n ...icon slttirg nvir them evidently nmu.d .it a joU Abraham I.liicnln has Ju.t told bun Oier by tho piano lleelhnven Is stanilingillsten. ing tn 11 piece of music. I think ho m,, to bo in my mom, fnr I havo two beautiful pictuies of him nt homo nnd I love to nil my I.itlln I'eoplo bow ho was blind jri got the music, fnr Ills wonderful composi tions from llm bltd.s. C.eorgo Washington Is there, very cailst nnd very $ed:itc. Harris Is there nml be Is telling sonu stories about "Ilr'cr liabhlt, and I thlrk hn likes to bo lu my little mom becaun I havo written n lot about tho rabbit myielf. Havo ou a llttlo room'.' I hope you do-not let any one Into that llttlo room where .your heroes are and whero jnur nlr-castlcs nro boin. I'leaso do not tell your Inmost thought! tn every one. I do not tell you of all my hemes who are in that llttlo room or of thn thoughts whlih go on thero If I told you nil 1 know, then I would be Interestlrr no longer, I nm Interesting becnusn I do net1 tell ALL I know. YOU will be Interesting to those about you if vou Veep the door ot that liltlo room SHUT to some people,. You do not want every ono In your house you do not want every one in your own room -so ou do not want every oni Iti that 'llttlo room which Is your very own. Your loving editor. FAHMIIIt SMITH. P S 1 hope you b.ivn a rocking chilr V l ...... 1.,,.. r-.. ... r. ' III )"U 111,1,1 I,,., Ill 1J III,' 1 HILLY A.N'I) TIIK IIL'RNT SOUP Hy Farmer Smith It was haul to K-rep Hlllv Rumpus frcn knowing that thn soup wis burnt for r Was very good nt smelling food And now ho vvns sonv that there was nMhing for him to eat for dinner. "Thn fti what comes nf tr mg 10 tell you nbnnt Mrs Opossum and lmr hnbn s while you nre prewiring dinner for 1110 If pa)S to do' one thing nt 11 time ,i id Hilly as bo went into tho silting r The nevt timo you want me tn tell nm nbnut any nniutals suppose wn sit do mi oh Uv incur sitting room nnd have a good 1 Uk Dui llslen. wine, dear, I want sotm thing to e.it" "Supposo you go out and g 1 it 1'ke Mr Opossum." replied Mrs liump'i- She !oi nil tlm bousovrork. besido lanving her twelve ImbleH nn her b.'u k nnd g n ng food for them. Why don't VH pi ,, vourself useful? ' ' I had set mv heait on lm ' " In '" for dlniiei, nml I don't thiol, n 111 this world will do." iinsvniod "It tloes nnt pay In sit mn 1 " Hung els ! ih H- .11 any m 1 - Hum- , . ui nit tin ,, e,,t ny h re tin L- 1 inlt and . th oilier I .i Of lt thing in this world," teimtk pus All right " said Hlllv a" bo v ilnm In search of somrthiug n nnd bv be camo to tin pi k tioatvllle skating rink was b, m lm stood fnr a while watih n- goats carry the bilcks up l" I building " Konn an Idea came to him I n brick or two and we'll have 1.1 ,! tali . Kbat siup fnr supper." , Hilly watched nnd watched nnd bv anl by Jonathan "ioat put a br. k n a bnaro and when lm turned around tv r.iickwas gone; Hilly bad put It nut of sicm "I wonder where Hint brn k n mm Jonathan Coat, looking sttaigb' ' nilly "Do you think 1 ato It" a led Hilly, sticking out bis tongue. "I didn't accuse vou of eating if I inereijf nskfd you n polite question If V"U dldnt take that brldt then ou have nothing w fear." "Hy thn way." began Hilly "' have a whole lot nf the most delicious soup at hom Would ou llkn to havo.somo of If" Jonathan's eves sparkled as he rtp'a' "Of coutse, I would" "You Just keep on with your work nr and I'll bring you some of that soup. JU'? busy, fnr that will make you hungry, M Hilly, scooting around the corner nnd tawm tho brick he had hidden. In a minute ho was on his way home, turning every now nnd then to look over his shoulder to see thnt no one was f0'10" Ing him. Soon he reached home wltn nu brick and handed It to .Mrs Bumpus "Oh, 'you dear!" she exclaimed. "Wner did you get this?" k "Don't ssk any questions, dear. i' brick Is here nnd all you bavs to do i give mo some nf that burnt soup and '' take It tn Jonathan float He's hungry ana he's waiting fnr It." M Mrs. Humpus returned In a little wra with .1 cuto little pall filled with steamin soup . v,,, "Thanks." raid Hilly "See that we M some brickbat soup by the time IshR I'll have another brick for us by that time "He Btiro that you come back for if nre gone too long I will have to think tn" you are locked up In tho fioatvllle po" station again," replied Mrs, Humpus. pus" Ing Hilly gently out of the door When nilly arrived nt the Gontvllle skm Ing rink he found Jonathan silting In shade. "You sit right here and eat ia delicious soup." said Hilly , - Jonathan tasted the soup rmn iurm -- his nose What's the mailer?" said Hilly. This Eotin tastes funny." answered Jna v .!,' ..,. ti, I- ,, nnl the SOUP- m II. J Till,.. ,,V-.. t.A t.. nt mv Wlf4 IFJIIICU "HI? i'U lliuna imm w. --. . ya cooking." Then he began to cry; ." J cried ana cried, hungry as ne w And then Blliv heard a. noUe.! Tttln - fk ' V rJ V. ' I '" " ?elW " f.j ... It.. "V .1 & :H j. itU&yiili., t. 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