F Tiffi: FAMILY CAN FIND SOMETHING INTERESTING HERE TOREAW STEALTHY TERR OR THE DAILY NOVELETTE b: JOHN. P&RGUSO.L P THE LOST YEARS iw i.dn.i hum: mkrkum "I i,'bjr'Pti.io Lamia Company mromv the fak reremby. a young Bcolch stu- Minn hla surgical education in nil Um Cafa ftoaenkranti en Dff notlceo a flirense ir ... tteraenu In Investigating, he large crowd of IMrraini in fvrMentlr waiting for some one. . axpecica Hum rrr ira - rtw citi furtlva clancta. first nor ana men ac nw . ;". i. Thin the Scotsman Inter uts appeal. , . omeming amiss. atciim. k Butv whloh conducts the . t of th bulldlnT. the leeder bDewlnakt, a slim. Jewish man. ana or a Kumt rracii 'rj Im ramea upon the tussling C truiHiu hut nAl until Jlceman as been laid low and hot. in minisienn 10 i" nan he Bnds a small cipin iih the lctlm wishes eafe- "Over." he as. "OyertOverl ' m doel not undentand, but 1 eketv . ., ... r St. flav ne is visiceu w '" kwt. WM.M1I ne . " taken irum cho i.r""V..!" .titrate, end Biles AGercroniur Felock to return them, ,p,,r0"r"!': by, reallflnx by Wohlenhaupi's inat aomeming stiiiu..uii. - iiapere ano ine inur.icr '''.' . it . nut to visit the the preceding night's evnta ami I return walk home is nearly "' kless uiomoDiie uri.r.. ...- WOUlO-pe rescusrs nirmi'i " -v. t.i. uu-vta Ahercrorahy at ?" "'.Ki;r.. --.I nl.t In of hla thounhu a uxl driver End yln.y unuu to 'ptck uo uw flnatlttf rnrhM home flirt hi. worn his, been carefully r. The Undladr la out and the dlaaODtar. Miin w.r.r ...... neop e are utimni" .?',' . Vu--JL n.n n th tef trie, bulb KTaoekete. he walla, unlll the . In- r in tne room aim "' ".iVi... aaei to make hla eecape. hatleea otchman ,cll. a., tall fnA"li" t one friend in iierim. irnt "".;", llAVi: sent my oul a thoiifantl time ncrnaa the ocean 111 nnxloils rtrnapa sne tlinugni una incoiierm. -uni 'i i cnea ir im-. s uie .:.. - ,,., r,..!....." .-ii.t l'nl unit rather wild, for Ihero . n. Irnce ' nolnt nl which I aimed til br lie her I InnClllR for r-lall DurltaRP. a.tlil 1-ajl oi anxiety in ner Riance. l niauu niiBte -you icreet mat i iohi ynu nau an to reaesure her by laying my hand on tncpi ration a whlln back." tiers ncroBS the table And found that thla .s Thompson eat down, act win ratner worae man tne worn. ' "you Know a way out; 'Something bids me bo In per- She withdrew her hand, alarmed, "Oh, Miss Thompson, I am.nelthei mad nor drunk," I blurted out, "It'ri uet It's Just that I've seen a way by which possibly, mind jou I etty possibly, not probably, much less certainly, you and I may Ret out of this hole we'eo In." "I am In?" shn asked, "I am sorry to say It, nnd sorrier still that It should be through me; but It Is true. ou cannot stay on In this house. It Is a marked place now, and your llfo would not bo safe.' She thought a while. -"I don't think I could stay on In It after this night alone, but I hate friends who will take me In. When ou urn safety uway I'll shut up the house and go to tlum." ' I shook my head. "To be tpilte frank, I doubt If nou'll be safe In this couutiy fur a while." l iln " "Tell inn what It Is," t-lie said simply, "for 1 see It Is something you want me to do." Now that was just the moud and the mli.it to which the girl had to bo worked up: she had to he ready to do what I nsked, without questioning or sugges tions. She hnd to understand, but neither too llltlo nor too much. The shops were beginning to open when she left, with Instructions to spare no exnenic In procuring a large strong . packing-case, and In getting It sent ' K....n.1 ,n .tin tint n a ai.nt- na Iw.-ettil Ulla had then to II ml out a firm of carrier who would undertake to call at the ad dress for a heay packing-case at 10 o'clock exactly, Kioni behind the curtains I watrhed for the arrlxal of the case, Riid It cainn puonct than I cxiected. Hy the time llosmer son." "Vou are mad, Hart rank, staling mail! Why, what Ik she to jou, or lather you to her?" cried uiiug Ilosmei's cloi. est friend, to whom he had shenn his heart afttr a month of seciet, silent brooding. "True, Indeed!" sighed Karl s.idly "What am I to her? Nothing, I fear, but I love her. We were good friends after a week's acquaintance nbroad. If nothing more, ns n true friend, I am The letter was a brief, oidinary nils site, as If wiltten between acquaint ances It gae an nddiess In the far away war-heleaguiifd city. It told of l)Ulne?s there going on as u-ual, of no paitlcular effect of the win. There was nothing In the letter tlmt would not UM the mail ciltlcal lenirshlp, Theie was u postscript to the letter and It gi catty piuzled Karl It read: "The war stamp on this letter Is piob abl) quite a curiosity In America. You might soak It oft, for they will be Ecarco after a while, and It Is quite a memento to pretcne." "Of course, I will ave II," murmured 11 DREAMLAND ADVENTURES" By PADDY "THE BEAUTIFUL STRANGER." A cumiAtte neii: advanture each tee !;, htglnnlna Monday and tiullnp Saturday. lh E -r... jtrtvmf I nn the alert. w A v.'.'.'-' -." .....: i.n.i. neo luaiuve "i. ",";.. However, ac a turn ... ..c .- sea to eacape from the lal rain la laiitna. inu rtu.j-i",-J-now hla whereaboutPS .Hut the nt aound of puraulna Tooiaiens Film wn on """?,,?';;: -....T. ..,.nl nn tn t!l H ll- cai.imr i.er -.." " .v j. r ..... nf 1.IN nunueri.. .Sti- ilm into the home of trjenda. with . la atayina. ihfh u''.; -- r.lT. . . .Inn In the hOUtf ' Boon the keen eara of the, alrl. rrirlta Thomoion. or hcouanu. atudrlnr mualo In llerlln. near aounaa ni mr uwi, . mmn roninlrators aiw a hole In I of the door and. wnue one oi rtamots to unbolt the. door. Aber- Kttea a rope around nis arm nu UTtast. In the mornln Aher "pena the door to nnd the Oer Hknat'cut from ear to ear. CIIAPTKR V T -.tnnrl Inrtlllll- llOWM &t aivtia o'w- -v- - body I don't know. The man SwilnK on his back, the bare arm still tied by the rope neiu up aliv If In Drotest or surprise fUJJustlct! or suddenness of his i' was a snort, inicis-.-ci . 1, with a dark brown beard. I r seen htm berore. mere ; nce about this body that It some time to understand. ' T hart been made aware of the '. these men were ready enough ?tne Uvea of any who opposed ow it was being mode plain to .they were ready. In certain nces. to sacrifice tno lives m haloed them. They reareu k'tnlght bo made to speak ! jat what moment his death took t'was whtn they heard me c3ll f British embassy. They ere r It I It was strange and awful ESthat my ring on that old .tor- til, a bell that Had been inno- jhloned to bring some oiwb ad at last suddenly summoned this man. well indeed mmm that arm extended in an av- ludtcrous amazement. I won mt h eould have told me ! Well, faealed his lips taut enough, and -' rse he told me tnat tms pc... ght did not hold the product r. vnirar burglary or torserj , do wltlt some matter ot high al nolltlcs. I had been lucicy nentlon of the British embassy ; at every rapscallion oi inem one nignc. , . knw InnrT CUllinE me luiic. . ' -fT.n. -I.- Arw ThV AVOUlll FtffitSo dVme .to my aid not uream tnai, oc.. ... .- thev would permit, me to .walk Bmft ot th. Brttwi i m" ? Aerwere mrt.nderllngs, Sows who had attacked the F"liad gone away for bigger ... IrnattMlitlnnil. rbien myself 1 would of course L.?S" .!!:; the, house on the RSit there was Miss Thompson K.-"- -"-lk, kv What aort rwouldiieb. who would yield BPtatlono selxethe favorable. LP "S 4?:. B hi. Vin" 'won d Tf thtroom'lnto which she nerscir. anu . -:-r nm Ml inar IVllia fct.v.w. - Z.7..A m. in action. She must fine body there when she came adw.. something to be, done!.. r-ia a..cupboard In tne nail. little aimcuujr " ,.t, ranger Inside, covering It with trKi-i. h. hl,l fallen. So far. rThen I went and knocked at door. u"" M.-- hompson!" I called. Lent t uc Ua i it-- ? -,-- avecl that bedlam-like game ilT.7 t.l.nhone. Perhaps. Seen fc little more clearheaded reSVh'.dJia fJS.WyfXTwyiM that in out of the way. iropsonl" I called again, tap- 1W I can find something to -.'no response for a little 1 OVlfl! I t-CaaHBBBBBBSlMBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBfIUl . W S I I jr-ftl IaKaaaBBBBBBaaBaaBaBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBnilfl Inil I 1 I . 1 Iff Owi.vH I? -:M ; i 7& aaaa I 3L OSjtS-SrSi F ." ill ,.''.', m"wllf T f Mr i SBiX iJ-, AMaaaaeViKaaaaaaaaaMiIi HW9Si9l ? ' i ', MM TBal 7VkMf ' lf!5vI'nkiVaaCij31aaHatSaaajlll I .IT t-VK Ij" SbbWv llSI'aiVr LaBBBBBBBBBBtA BBBaVaBaaaiuBB anxious for her welfare. When the great i ,hs ardent Karl, thinking of the dainty l.uropean war began she and her folks were stranded In an Inland city of the continent. Thoe who escaped docrlbed the sufferings and ttnor of these not so fortunate us heartrending I tell jnu It fairly ngonlztt me to think of 111. Durl age, nu Imalid, leduced to beggary, of i that beautiful girl- oh '! '. ci led Call polruantly, choking up wltlt utenH imo- i tlon. "I can't endure It. I nm going to' their rescue" "That Is Impossible," spoke, his friend seriously. "Vou risk jour liberty In at tempting It, even your life. How can you hopo safely to penetrate to a country nt war?" Karl's Million This procession tfemcil in interest a man on a l.niilcr cleaning whitlows She was taken nhack at that. "Surely." she said, "that Is too much." "indeed, I fear It Is not," I said gravely. "And to me It Is so suie a thing that, to tae time, of which, I sus pect, we hae but little to spare. I ina as well tell you that'imless you go with me I will not go at all. If I have, without wishing- It, brought jou Into Miss Thompson ictiirnrd I was nailing It ilnwii, and making all secure with the i rope that hail already served me so well. Sim wan mightily nstonlsheil i "I thought tu were going to c.cape . In It?" she mid. "So. they would Just follow It, a box ' has no legs." 'Tim,, l.'u 111. l.litff tti, . r.i, ir-i I,. ' ...... .If J.b .1 MIUIl t.i.i. .i. b.v ,. "I must," answered Karl d( tennlnedly. "I understand the condition of the Duri yages perfectly from what I have heard from others. Tluv nm nnnnll... t. ilated afforded no opportunity to receive iiiuiit-y irom nome. i snail go prepared to a' least rele(tliclr necessities." 1 he frleml pmt- tlmt lit... ,t.n ..!. Ing more to he said to his Impetuous young chevalier In the way of strltlng to dissuade him from tanking out Ills ailteuturoiis plan. "Mr. Ijrlage has an agent In the city here." he remarked, "it appears to mc that It Is up to him to make "oiiif effoit to help out his client "Vou mean Itodney," replied Karl. 'I have hcen him. lie Is a cold-hloorl ed proposition, all bushics. h he calls it Ho seems to think ho has dona his full duty In tr lug In get monev to Mr. Durltage. In which he failed " "Well. I wish you eery success In the win Id spoke the friend heaitllv. ' "but I feai ou will not accomplish much " "I shall tij, an1iow wa the reo-, lute response. i:ery time Kail llosmer thought of the fair joung girl with whom and her father he had passed a pleasant month nbroad, his heart stirred with in him. They had been nothing mole than friends, but she had made the Im pression of his llfo upon him. A thought of how genial nnd frlendlv the father and daughter had been to him, of their present distressing condition, itf their f Heedlessness and wnrrtv In n foreign land, appealed to tho best Instincts of his !o)at nature, i They were wealthy people, the Durl- ages. hut Karl as well hail an :itiun-, dance of worldly means lln hail n husl- I tiers in aiienu to, nnd going abroad Just now meant something serious for Its In terests, but he was willing to m.ikc the sacrifice. A Woman's y It When Karl t cached his olllce he aat uown to imnK out ins plans rcr an lm- meainte departure, wmio lie was nr- llpi that had touched the Insensible piece of paper, and he pioeeeded to follow Institution". "Whj - theie Is uiltlng undfr the .stamp!" evlahned Karl, and with dis tending ejes he lead the words "We niu penniless and stalling" In a Hash Kail llosmer lead the oracle The Utter had been wiltten In a noncommittal way that had passed with the censor. Klsa had used tho war stamp to conceal a messnge telling of the real situation in the district from which sho wrote. It tequlrcd no further thought for Karl to nrrhe at a speedy decision. The evening trnln boro him enstward, and tno days later he was on the ocean, bound for the continental war center. Within 200 miles of the city that held his beloved, the progress nt the ardent Karl wasMilocked, Ho hnd with him a largo amount In ready rash. This had enabled him to proceed thus far without much diniculty. Now n broad stretch of disputed and war-ravaged terrltor.v lay between hlni and his prospective des tination. 'Hie (Ipimrltinlli It was through h little child Hist a lot.g, anxious watting Mas In ought to n eioe Passing a house w recked lv a fhell In the little town whele he was Malng. Karl heard a faint walling voice. He Investigated, try discover a little font. iar-old girl ljlng leu feet dow rl In the dismantled cellar wheie she had fallen Her arm was hiol.en, she was well CHAPTER VI 7ic King Tint His tiridr (I'fUUt find the King of the Wild Geese, seeking to save tlie lleautlful Sti anger from tho Uluc Geese, are raptured and threatened villi death. Hunters fire upon the Jtock from be low and the lleautlful Htranget ' plunge helplessly tou'aid the I ground,) TI1K guns of the Indian hunteisj hanged nwuy viciously at tho flee ing tieese, Peggy thought she could hear shots whistle mcrinclnely past her. Yet the King of tho Wild Geese dived ilcperately lo catch tho lleauti ful Stranger, She was fluttering weakly ns she tumbled toward thej earth and seemed clespeiately wound- , ed. 1'eggy wondered how they could' pi event her falling Into the hands of the Indians As the KlnK'x plunge cairied lilni down to the side of the lleautlful i Stranger, he seized her apparently f helpless wing in his beak and held it out It caught tho air, checking her fall. Aided by the King, she sailed swiftly but hafcly toward n wooded ' hill behind the Indian camp whence the hunters "evcre shooting. Tho Indians, seeing tho gcesc fall nnd thinking they wero suro prey, had turned their attention toward the rapidly disappearing flock, lliey did not notice the nttempt tit lescuc until the Ueuutlful Stranger and tho King were almost In the shelter ot the trees. Then they turned their guns, but it wni too late as far us the Geese vveie concerned. The two fluttered down among tho trees ns tho Indians llrcd but 1'eggy, following closo behind, fell tho shut catch her uirplane and spin It uroiind. "Goodness, I'm lost." she thought. She herself had not been hit, hut the machine whirled around and 1 VivW 'PwK rfi ..... aH-ata. -. 1V I i . Ja. 1 l-- ,1" "Let's lr; cJinoullJiie," answered 1'egg I?' S T ,. 2T r i.'e'r"," "" ' 'ou!"'' W.e roul.1 not stop.it, though she lived. When ho testored her toiler frantic parents he found that she had been missing for two dnvs The gratitude of the poor pn rents was genuine. Tim father chanced to men lion that ho was one of some flft wagon men who weie to catry some wounded soldiers to the city where the Durlvnges were. He was to bring up the rear with five days' provisions. It did not take Karl long to decide that here was his oppoitunlty to reach his beloved. He !id an umlct standing with the man. When the caravan set out Karl was comfortably ensconced In a shielded corner of the inclosed wagon How Ills heart beat with suspense anil then Fonou as lv finally reached his journey's end! The Durlvnges were sheltered In n poor hovel and had p.irlrd with all thev possessed to secure the bare necessities of life. Tho wagon man was to return to neu tral (round with his vehicle, anil Karl she tugged fi.intlcally at the i udder, She was almost among the trees now, nnd In another minute expected to be dasned to the ground fur beneath. Hut just as the tonmost leaves grayed the whirling airplane somo one , f.n.l. ,1... ...l.lu 1 ... . i . ' "Thcv ,ue mil heie Time's :i spider well aciuss the opening." the Indian said and tuined uwav. Soon till of them weie gone. ' It was getting dark when the Geese nml Peggv crept from the tree. "Why, ' it looks like night." cried I'cggy. i es, tlie sun is going to take his .nil Ihn Durlvnues were smuoiHt .1 l '""" . ckkj iciohl'tl at tier ll.rniirl. In 1,1. ..lilol. " III tltlKl KCII IC'll "To think of that dreadful past !" mdr mured Klxa, as they set sail from the coast, homeward bound nt last, 'Oh rm,n1it tl... ,,l.l ....,1 1. ... 1. 1 ' tittle .... .... .I.. .... ti ..... . .. ...i.n..i n. iii.,.ici nu um iiiitc-iunc i.tnc iiuij, leinicu ine iviug. lie will grew steady. Then It glided safely stnrt back to the feeding grounds of . to the earth my flock." There shu found the King Jumping ' "Hut If It's night I must go to bed," ' up and down almost distracted. Ixiok-i cried Peggy, "Motlier wouldn't llko! Ing oiouiul to see who hnd romo to me to stay out. I wish I were hack." uer icscue, sue found that it was the lieautlfiil Stranger. Peggy was as tonished. She expected to find the lleautlful Stranger half dead. So, evi dently, did the King, who couldn't iinneislaiiii mv she was nlilo to In Peggy's a hi "Oh. win ic lire you hurt Arc vou going to dfc?" hu ci led. The Hcautiful Stranger let out u i gurgling laugh Whlst-t-t! A dlz7y feeling: A Ut ile bump! nnd there was Peggy In her porch swing. The sun was down and It was dark, "My goodness! we rescued tho Beau tiful Stranger just In time," sho ex claimed as she Jumped from tho swing and ran into the house to go to bed. ( r-r( iccek's story Peggy again meets the Giant of the iV'oorl lit o singular adventure, much different from her other encounters with him.) go Alice Kent and the Day's Work The Story of a Business Girl Who Would Not Fail lly VAllTll.i KV.KU'.ll touyriul,!, I.1IS, by pubhc Lnlfiir t'ompii,i. danger, the least I can do Is to get you . the box?" ranging In his mind nil the details, the out ot It and sec you safely In our own "A double bluff " I answer ed ofl.ee boA- brought In the afternoon urnl! country." t . j She was cuilous to know what I had Karl nlnped the letters over carelesl.v She thought for a time over this, henput In tho box. and I assured her I i Then his fae'e flushed up and his ces elbows on the table. had taken nothing that would be con- "Well," she, said at length, "In any i sldered of any value. It yet wanted case I was going home for the summer some time before the cairleis weie due In three weeks. Capital 1" I cried. "That settles it and the sooner the better." She went away at once. Thero was still one more dllllculty before me. What was I to do with the dead man? It was not only that the though of leaving him In that cup board revolted me, blackguard as I had good reason to believe him to be. It was not even the consideration of the to arrive, so I pAssed It by burning ono or two airholes with the poker When tho men arrived 1 kept out of sight nnd before they carried the box I downstalis Miss Thompson Instructed I them to leave It at the cloakroom, taking a ticket for It If she had not ar rived there In time to do so heiself. III that event one of them must wait tiy the otlice till she. or some one she would send, came to receive the ticket, i When they weie gone we shook hands. 'Mind." I said to her. "two tickets took to their depths a tare token of In terest From postmark and handwriting he knew nt onco the source of ono ot the letters. "It Is from Klsa from Miss ruil vage!" he breathed eagerly, and opened It. what a messenger of Joy and hope vou have been'" A incFscngcr of love ns well Tin moon was smiling down, the stats lv Ink led, the gentle breeze brca'ht-d onl of peace. He told her all ihat was In his heart, and she kissed the lii3 that spoke those precious won). The Iviliir's eves tienr. l.v popped out of his head. "Oh. my dear one, you aic ddiiious," ho honked. Again the Hcautltut Stranger laughed. "Whv, vou aicn't huit nt all." cried J'eggy. "ou Just pretended to he VI TVTV LOAD did lift when the tialn. !' with ine on lie might refuse to have anj thing to do with me. Slowly I went toward the house and loard, pulled out of Let- after s'.oop'ng furtively to wins the dust bury, Having burned by bridges, the ' from my new shoes. I tiptoed up the cheering warmth of the conflagration Im-" s,,c)s' 'rilt,ro vvas nobody In sight and pressed me far more than Its finality. V'V. lront uoor ,vas cioed. I rang tho every mile or the Journey my Monday's Complete Xovelette- rr.i.i.ow ooir.v." '; the With everv mile nf tito font-Moi- ..... "en. us long reverberation seemed n shot In order to escape fim tho Blue !'!,lrlta rose. I might have been a princess ( mockery. Finally I tang again; but still Geese." 'on to be a queen, setting out upon there was no response. I went to the a triumphal progress to a foreign coun- fclue uoor. but that too was fastened and try whose king awaited her coming with ' ' notle?d now that the window-shades. all the pomp of loyalty nnd the Impa- i""e drawn. Determined to Investigate. "That's Juit It; no ono but a woman would have guessed," tho Beautiful stranger nodded gaylv, but In her (SETT IN C UMtK ON HIM unfairness of such a proceeding to the aDsent tenants ot tne nai; inucn more thatSvould be raised after the' suddenly ' ,'"m.t)Uv,K,1 'J?.,,1"" "'Vi'V hsn departed girl, when the tenant came ,$."" , IV .ft'". ?n .-J' 'h? vSS back nnd found the grisly occupant of ,,?",,,r0,n J. le!" nl ""d"'!.'". ou it CU?HtomSln"M0urnw,llil.,'I, " "" nn.wcr.tl. "I understand." was still busT-wUrtne,r;UhonueKMshlShe.A"'l " toeA the men downstairs, waa dressed 'for traveling nnd carried a I Through the t.py-mm unlch. nlas, 1 handbag and a pair of boots. had cut .In the professor's ciirtnln, I 'Trv them nn while I senrrh for a hat sa,v lll P'c'klng case crossing tho square fnrTou "shi Said natand Miss Thompson a short distance be- I stared at her, fingering my glass. So you think thero Is nothing to do but to get up and walk straight qut Into the street?" What else Is there to doi ' she asked. surprised. "it isn t tnat I nave no money i began, blushing. She Interrupted hastily! "I have over twenty poifnds In this bag." So like a weman that, to keep all her money In the bouse! And how much reason 1 had to blesu her for It! "It ' Isn't only that," I answered ; great as that is. These men will move heaven and tarth to get the papers I have. No doubt I could walk out, but I should nut walk far. and at a.iv rate wou'd never get away. They will fol low me wherever I go, and no man can go on for ever. Sooner or later their chancs will come, and I cannot always surrounC myself with people even in the daylight." 'Then. It seems to me vou nre telling me we may as well stay where we nre?" "Exactly, unless we can throw them oft the Kent for a few- hours." "And then 7' she said. "Get a start for Scotland." Hut they will follow vou there, won't they?" "I am not so sure it would be worth their while,". I' answered. "Anyway I cannot escape them In Germany, for heie an Kngllshman Is always conspicu ous, hut there a foreigner Is even more Sl: and I could be on my guard there." "I see that," said Miss Thompson. Tho positions would be reversed," "Precisely so," I cried. "Out we cannot get safely across the square, much less to Scotland." , hind. This procession seemed to liv tercit a man on a ladder cleaning win dows. I saw him conm hastily down and follow It I gave them five minutes' start' by the clock and then slipped on the Immense waterproof coat tile pro fetsor had left behind, and appropriated Ids umbrella also, The ease of my exit was almost com ical. My thoughts on tho way to the station were not- unpleasant. I vvas thinking of how the porter would, as he stood waiting for the lady, be ap proached by a pleasant-spoken gentle man who would explain that the lady was detained unavoidably, and had commissioned him to take possession of tho cloakroom ticket. And I saw, too, In my Imagination, nnd. had this been a real romance. I should have said I beheld It as a fact, a motor with a I large packing case, speeding lapldly from the railway station, while Inside the vehicle nere two men with evil, gloating faces. I pictured them car- , rylng that' case Into iome horrid hab itation of their own where death could he meted out hi safety nd I saw their faces when the lid was lent open, and they came on the calm, upturned face of tlie unexpected occupant'. Thero was something hi this that ' satisfied me. They had passed n dead man Into my hands In compromising circumstances. It seemed ccitalu thut sooner or later Mips Thompiou and I would be Incriminated. Well, I had turned what' vvas Intended to he nn In-1 criminating Incubus Into a means of e-scape, and after It had served this fiurpose had relumed It Into their eager lands. I Best ot all Miss Thompson did not ) dream of Its existence. (CONTINUED MONDAY) ' brawn eyes, as thev twinkled nt the tlence of young love. iviug, mere vvas a deep tenderness, "And I thought you had been kjllccl," ho groaned. "I'm to sorry I scaled jou so," she said. "But It was the only. way. I knew the Blue Geesp would not stop to help any one who had been wound ed, not even ine, nnd so when I hcaid the guim I Just dropped." , "lint how did you know the King 4 would follow oti nnd not run nvvav ( uisoi "Because 1 know tho King," pel oil tho Beautiful Stranger, .lust nt that moment Peggy uiutigiuiiiiiy turned to tlx her According to the ticket In my my destination vvas the town of Hell ington, but In my heart I felt I was going only to Barbara, .lust how I vvas to reach her was not clear and for the present It would be enough If nothing more were possible to breathe the same air she breathed and know some of the same folks. Later on, ot course, when I started for the barn, where there weto and ttna of life. My-heart fell when a man. who said he vvas the gaidener. announc ed that the family had left home three dajs before for a Kuropern tilp. Observ ing in crestfallen look, he nddrd: "But I could give .vou their address, miss." I stood silent, lost In thought. Mean-vlille the gardener was fumbling through his pockets and presently held out to me n I should have n job and romo monev ' "leco ot l'al,(r rovcred with closely writ- saved, we would live together nnd I '." wurus. lucres such n ioi ot ll. the hnng of It. Bend It for jour- self." I Then I pulled myself together, thank- Ied tho gardener and explained that Mrs Denton's address In L'urope was of no uso to me. "You say she won't be back till fall?" "Middle of September. mi"S." he ie piled. "This burg Is a dead one In tho summer time." wills. ,vas stl" i'10 1,auy sister whom I used to j Rot i uress nnu undress wnen, as often hap vcrj Pened, mother wasn't able to: the baby Intn.. sister whose flrsl steps I had guided: aged airplane, for the King seemed tott,,a haby '"ter whobo lisping speech had nava something very Important to ueP" music in my ear. rrom mc negin vvhMper Into tho Beautiful Stranger's rlns " ,sere rTy different; for In ear. Peggy's btcering wire had been """ice, my coal-black hair was straight shot In two, but she repaired It easily i' an Indian's, while hers covered her with u hair ribbon. , well-formed head with a glory of golden But now thev- ivtm In n ... ,!.. CUrls f her. eves were deetlest blue, her 1 ger. They could hear Indians coming features regular, her coloring Ideal. ' thrashing through the woods looking When we were together out of doors I SYNOPMS or IX'TlTti; IHAPIEIts for the Geese they thought they had ,md always tried to keep her In full After a lone and unavailing .eareh for wounded. sight of passershj", and whenever thcj'l,Nnrk that llrst aummer In Helllnaton a "We don't dare to try to fly uway." (l'a"d to remark about her beauty I TSi'iV" mna,'fo'ffello.'toneai.l;rIcehmVv said the King. "The Indians are dead "as "s proud as Punch. What mattered le-anvnaeinB lor books, then win folio nu shots at anything within their range," " J mused as the train sped on toward "We will have to hide," said Peggj'. ' Belllngton, that since mother's death I "Here's a. hollow tree," said thei'1Hd been alone, and had known only Beautiful Stranger, running to It. 'harshness and frigidity. Barbara would "Walt." cried Peecv. "There's n . love mo by and by as 1 always had loved spider web across the opening." I her and my life would be like other Doctor The man who told you jour hcatt vvas When was It? ' Becrult When I last caino up. Doctor Who was It'.' Becrult You! , The Passing Bhow, vvenk vvas mad! I in not afraid of spiders. I'll cat any that nppcaC," 'declared the King. "But the Indians) will notice that the web has been disturbed. Let's try camouflage," answered Peggj using tho big word with ii little dlltlcultj'. "What's that?" nsked the King, 'Tooling 'em," explained Peggy, un fastening one sldo of the web nnd swinging It back like a door. ''Hop In." They hopped and she alter them. Then sho swung the web carefully Into place again and crouched down out 'of sight. The Indians rushed up and looked all about. "They must ho here," said one In a deep, guttural voice.' "Look In that hole," answered an other. One came right up to the tree and Peggy held her breath. girls. Yet for fifteen I was ovcrserlous and realized that before my dream came true thero would be hardships to endure. But even serious fifteen can't Bee very far ahead, and to my ejes the moun tains of difficulty were reduced to mole hills bj" the belief that some waj', some how, with Mrs. Denton to help me I should soon find work and be reunited with tho slater I had worshiped from afar. The train was late In reaching Bell lngton, but on arrival I at once Inquired the way to Mrs. Denton's .home. Her street and number I had learned from the newspaper at grandfather'8. It' was a long walk up the hill. As the gate clicked behind me my heart sank. All along I had been counting on the co operation ot my mother's friend, but perhaps she would think me a reckless, headstrong girl to defy my grandfather and seek work outside his factory; she experience, a a nursemaid: later she wilt hali cnunre to suDstiiuie as eierk In a honic tore. The death nfVMra. Denton In mid- oce.-in. while returning- home from Kurone. will fruatrate the ulrl'a hopea. while tho dlaeovery that the makes, aaliaat at her nruilinlty, are determined to Keen her and Harbara annrt. will be almoat a crushing bow. Ilnallv In the fall aba will find a place to work for her board and so to school, tlut this does not J I'M clothea. text books, etc.. so Alice hires out to teach a winter term of district achool. In the aprloff. bv contributing an article to the local ncwanaper. Alice will attract the notlco of the city room and. after Kraduatlnic from high achool. will get a r porter'a Job. However, learning throuili some gossip that bv remaining In that In csllty she ia standing In her alsler'a light. Alice promptly burns her bridges behind her and sets out for New York. There aba en gages In many different kinds of work (In cluding settlement work, stenography, ad vertising, etc.). and haa almost every kind of trouble possible for u decent girl. While Ihe storv Is concerned with tlia strusgle for n living. It also emphasises tho emotional experiences of .a wholesome, healthy-minded. tender-hearted. povertl stricken young woman alone In the metrop olis. Tho easy philosophy that whenever vva. do right wo Instantly attain prosperity and li-vpplness Is disproved by the life struggle of Alice Kent. Fur years sho will dally have to eat thrco tnanls of disappointment and dlscouraurment. and therefrom derlvo atreriEth to keep on with tho same diet. At length she will marry happily, thereby reaching the desired goal ot every girl .on .salary. 'CAP" STUBBSMa Gives "Cap's" Talents a Chance Bu. EDWIN A 1?" rVan tv toSa'.k for to drtnk.iu.ta., It woiiW J I KIN I hand; J WELL- 'M GLMJ VOU I HAVE FOR YOU'RE. . WOOlNfr TO rvEEQ IT. iCOME. opt! r r- . IT- j. n tintrhet. LICK &(X KinS WITH ONE ? 's. r4thVlb.dcreika.tl.e k Mad came to the door. Tl&U HbHHMjJ.nt- TOUl 'tD l tOT rMJitLh. 1 caHM pacic jHu i mbtr,,you know; that i"'.v. 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