Kmm-txtH mBFm IHZpg r v'4y' ;' . . k i aHMLaaajir tf v. i V. il HI A-ili FmEMBER OF THE FAMILY CAN FIND SOMETHING INTERESTING HERE TO READ F.- IV" .4- . J fi i,s" t. ,.-,-. , jr' pptypppWP! II STEALTHY TfcR. OR ill. i rubIff Lriistr CoJ I STORY THUS TAR W. A. flfnth nrrtnrr flnth Cation In Iltrltn. accident all v n a crowd of German plotter V on of their number In th awe. IWore this mn, Otto ,aii n atk Abrcromby, latft'a vain tltimnl a I rn. Uk- a raill .rather park. Without quit umlrfftnndlnir. nan accept it, arm m trou i. After refusing- to accept a 9 return inn packet at inn life h n&i several ti arrow ifroi I'lmm death, anil the last time ..- -.... ... ...... ... 07 ins intervention oi who pntt. admits him Mli Into a nr tha tlermana altemnt tn at are prevented. Before. v "ifj th' W'l on their to escan. and he ahlpa the hWy a dox. raiiowed br Jllis Thomp- . toy follows thle atrnnro Drniee. the railroad atallon, where Mis hi Dura tickets for Hamburg nby follows In nlnffulai. havlnr ! to meet hla rescuer on tha buat lUna, IPTER V-(CONTINUED) RAVELED to Hamburg In pep ate compartments, arriving about ck. From tlie station I saw Miss an, according to my Instruction", tcab and drive away to the I.eltli ilp. It was much safer for Iter 0, should not bo seen togcthir. efore this they would be aware r 'escape, and no doubt were al- iiwell on the trail. The problem nfronted mo was to fill In the Ftfeat yet lay between tho present : and the boat's departure, which it, till midnight. Tt would be ifor me to attempt going on 5ow. for I had no doubt that. tlme.i the police had been noil- fcfcod I should simply be taken off tt on a warrant for alleged com- Mfai tho Keppelstrasso affair I mauo an attempt to discover the nollce were In It or not bo oking myself. There was an- train from Derlln duo to arrive H, and I Judged that It would ..with a party of anxious search- ourht out a cafo In an oWure tt the town, and there I made a faieal In a very leisurely fashion. cm another hour or two with corree newspapers and a pipe. reoplo ana went out again; nut i sat no one gave any heed to me. Ltfco Inaction was horribly Irk- t and the thought that all the vmy enemies might be spreading et throughout tnai airiy city was it did not conduce to restfulness. havo given mucn to nave mien time with an examination of feel' naners: but. In that place Id hae been extremely dangerous, ; forbore. Bttly before eight the tedium be- Klusupportable, and I had to get do something, it waH a very nir that I did. but. as It was EA heavily and I had the pro- s.Al..nlnM.. An it un.l 11n.V,eeltll VU.U1I1II1UUI1 .JHl, n.tu uiw... -... In. T thnuirht I might have a the arrival of tho .Uerlln train t. many people were waiting at Tier, 'so pcrnaps mo risie was civ I. however, cot no tnfor- for I saw no one that I recog- L What I did got was a big v It came about In mi way. ', my place In tho crowu i haw-. : the harrier, a wcn-oresseii puruy ose broad face seemed wmtonow I nuzzled my memory, ami tto arrival for whom lie was hid emerged l nau piaceu mm. t-was unknown to me, ui uore a ancc to Uarou vnn wcnergieiii. sortralt naa strticK mo wnen u hiUhrH In the nariers nftcr the aiirtdpn death in London. Hut t that that cave mo the fright. I a laugh I heard. rtiat I could. It was impossible to ; WuOm It Came, IIIC uwwu wun It was irom some one me man BOtloed met; I could not believe rlnski naa recovereu so soon, i no nty shook me a little, it ipust do is- ATtrnnrdlnarllv good to force a from him: for though ho might sinavered sufficiently to travel I w as Eaure he did not feel well enough to Ehliy. Tnai laugn irnuueu ami Red me. I wondered If It had ar to dn with SIlss Thompson. FSad been happening during all ours7 For a while i wanaerea about, a prey to aisquieiuae. It was dusk I made my way rthe river, and the long dock at ; 01 which tne Keneua was Denn- i.jaln was still tailing cieaauy, I 'heavy surcharged clouds that r the city promised that the ould be both dark and wet. i a line of railway on one sine liquay, and a long string or luie tSwhen It was dark enough, I OI4a, .. ne l.e.Tt Vaoh i n enn (to have a tarpaulin cover folded an the floor, nrenared for tho un- hot some expected vessel. I was Kit to draw a lew ioios oi one nvflp me for shelter. An oc- I cab went by, and now and then liapproacnea from tne direction ry ana passea on. it was not heen ome time sheltering there lie the discovery that an iramc stopped runner aown. I rave little heed to this r that U was the practice to fling iry barrier across tne quay ana ending? nassencers show their 'Nevertheless. I judged It might II to get a closer iook. ana so, tiwas completely dark. I Btole inn to wagon until i was lairiy barrier or wnite-Daintea nuraies. , tost wagon I crouched down and . iror a lone wmie i neara nom- . the "DllD-Dlon" the water made , the quay, and the patter of the ion toe tarpaulin, venturing to r the aide, of the wagon, I saw . in tne ugni or tne storm that was swinging In the wind. Piter-omce on amau wneeis. tsy beard the rumble of a cab. The I, a stout, cnoierio gentleman rife, were very angry at being i tne Darner. He was evidently '.of some., conseauence. well the officials, who were almost u in tneir Bearing toward mm. , the devil does this mean, eh 7" L the order, sir." aor guess that I Do you suppose zor a wmm oi jours7 "Well, I linpc vnu will ralrli lilm," Aliercromli) heard tlie occupant tay lo llic olTiccr up cIofp to the old fellow, and Fay some thing to him In low tones I could not ptsslbly catch what passed but whatever It was It sllentcd prolCFt. It can be Imagined how sorry I was to miss what was wild. Still, I did hear something. Tho old gentleman nppeared to havo passed through tho narrow wicket, and before going on mailo this comment: "Curious affair that! Was reading about It In tho train. Well, I lupo sou will catch him. Good-night, ollker." ' Good-night, sir." Then tho old gentleman passed on, tho ofllclals retired to their quarters and the bleak, wind-swept quay was Kllent onto moro (save for tho lapping waur and tho pattering rain. I lay half covered by the sheet for sonio time. If they could nientit.n tho hunt after mo In this neinlpublla fashion the ono wuro Inference to bo di.iwn was that Homo personago of high political Im portance had arranged mattern with tho police. My little business wn assuredly going to bo connected with tho mvslcri ous affair in tho Keppelstrasso! lln llRhtenmcnt broko on me. I could ceo It all, down even to tho brief notice that would appear In tho T.iKcbl.itt tomor row. They did not In, tho least desire to arrest me in Uerlln ; they desired, and meant, to arrest me on thlH dark, lonely rain-swept quay. And tho notice that would appear in tho newspaper would lun: "TIIC STUANCi: AI'r'Alll IN Till: Kl'l'IUXSTIlASSU "Scmo new light on this mjslcrlous affair comes to hand In tho report that reaches us of tho arrest of a oung Kng Ilshman at Hamburg last night. This man was known to bo connected with the event, and was arrested on tho quay uii.ii nn tlm nntnt cf lolnlmr tho boat duo to leave for l'ngland at midnight, Tho man, though cleverly disguised, was unable to escape tno vigilance oi me police. What strengthened tho presump tion of his guilt Is the fact that ho made a. most desperate resistance, and being a man of powerful physique succeeded In momentarily freeing himself. Jumping ever the edge of tho quay In an attempt to escape. Despite prompt anu diligent search no trace of him could be discov ered, and ho Is presumed to havo been drowned." And that would bo all I No, It wouldn't! A day or bo later there would be this: "TUB MYSTKRIOUS AFFAIR AT THE KEPPELSTRASSi: "The body of tlie young Englishman, whc,B3 arrest and attempted escape were recorded In our columns, was jesterday discovered In the' dock at Hamburg. "There was a large contused wound on the head, which, It Is presumed, was received from his coming Into contact with the dock wall In his- leap for lib erty, and which accounts for the fact that no trace of him could be found in tho search that Immediately followed his escape. It Is regretted that his death Is likely to deprive the general publlo of any further light on a strange affair that roused consiaeraDie interest ana curiosity." Then the case would be closed, and then they would be satisfied. There was a neatness In the grim humor of It that was not without Its appeal to my na ture; and I could not but admit that If they succeeded It would be quite as well rounded off, and poetic, as my own work In getting them to steal the packing case that held the witness to their crime. As a mental satisfaction it would Indeed be better, since with them would be the last word. It may seem strange to some that such thoughts should occupy me as I lay In a damp wagon on the Hamburg quay. I can only say that I did so think. "What, however, I saw as I lay there, with the rain gathering In little lochs on the sheet above me, was that I must be up and doing If I would es cape this obituary renown. I crawled my way back over the wagons. Once I almost Jumped and ran for it when my foot slipped on a coupling swinging nulllv. Crouching low, I waited: but clthrr they never heard or elso look It for tho swing of their own lantern, and nono cniin out to Fee When I Judged It safe, I got down from tho trucks mid In tlm end reached tho street". Ihiro wrio few peoplo about on such a night. Tho quarter of the town In which I found mvself was of n Mud that belongs to all big heliports mean slieitH of heap lodging housex, MiialUwindoucd, narrow doored shops, i hangers of fori Igu money, chiimller, posU.mM mid cutlos, and u multltudn of beer houses, fre quenti'd by salloi.s from under every ling tnitt sans tne seaH. Tho Mnall shops were mostly closed now. but tho beer hon-i s were In full swing, mils and bright with lights that mado tho wet pavement glisten UKo glass. Ah I was passing one of them l he. ml a Mini in run uproarious sonc. All around theio weic nunv such voices, only of better quillty, mostlv, than tho pirtlcular voice that caught my car It was, In fact, tho woids that stopped me Onl brine to me a pint nf wine, Ami (III It In h silver tussle That 1 inn ilrlnK. he-ore 1 mi A servlco to ln bonnle lassie The boat rorl, at the Jiler o' lllh Iu' lou I the wlml hltms fr 1 ho fern . Tho ahoulH of war are lie ml afiir And J mull have ni) bunnle Mir Heavens' How tho words of that song chhiHil to tho thoughts that echoed In mv head. Tlm pier o' lallh' Ay, that w.ih It; but would I ever see It? Out there III the dirk, at the Hid of the qua) wall, lav the lm.it that would nrry ino safe 'nouch, but between me and that homelike boat there was Just tho nnriow lino of whlle-palnted hurdle across which I could see no wav at all And. standing there with water tum bling noisily on tho naveinent from the overflowing gutters on the house roofs, It was strango how that most drunken mil untuneful voice w nn n should 111 mo with such a feeling of homesickness us touched tho point of desolation I am ashamed to say It, but for a moment I was almost unmanned "Damn the fellow 1" I cried ancrlly. moving on out of earshot (CONTINUED TOMORROW) THE DAILY NOVELETTE THE YELLOW GOWN It) MAY r.UA'.R home and take off that gown or ou shall be arrested." .Shamed ns she was, i.ucy felt a Fpark of resentment within her breast. Did Mrs Cramer guess, she who spent her money so lav Ishly upon In r i lollies, whit such 11 gown as that meant to n work ing glrls7 Could she picture the, thrill, Him happiness, tho brief limir h wealing Il'CV I'UROI.I. with frightened ees J unfastened the package whli.li she had laid on the bed 111 the little room which she shared with her chum, Dor othy, She hud brought It home from the shop In which she sat all day. still h lug on th gowns wnlcii were sub sequently to be disputed as l'arlslan "". . V i ,rn.hv ns u lot It had given her? I.ucy' esclamied Dorothy, ns, tne ( paikoge opened, leveahd InMno n lyagnlllcent gown of ellnw (.alln iov ered with lace. In fact. It was such a gown ns could nut have been bought. Imported or not. for less than MOO Well, It's that old Mrs Cramer's'1 snapped the girl "And I'm g"l"g to wear It to the church social dance to-iiii-M she'll never Know and, any way, after the trouble shn'd mado tno I about that old gown I rei us rort ui half mine " Dorothy looked with awe and wonder, first nt the gown, nnd then at l.ucv Hut she said nothing. Dressing h"olf, she went out lo a friend's apartment leaving I.ucy alone. Ilelween l.iirj "' Tom I.ucv put on tho gown and when It was on she. looked lit hors-If In the mirror n i inurement A pt etty girl, she new I at she looked rtunnlng In the vellow gown And she began thinking, with blushe of Tom Martin, her swcit- '"rom earned $-0 n week In a whole sale hoii-o and had prospi cts of a "ralsn" at Christmas. They were ns cool ns eiigagrd not quite Tor Tom, fascinated ' the Rr and sincerely In love with licr. was a prudent voung man nnd hesitated proposing in irrlagn on Wu J-""" ,,,r" Perfectly well nil that was III Tom's mind nnd well, she wanted to get mirrlcd She knew It was a dreadful "'"' mind nnd of courso she lould not even let Tom know- that she cared for him Hut the deslro for a home burns fiercely n tin- breast of many a girl who Is outwardly Indifferent to siuh '"" nd I.ue.v knew that. In tho t-ow n, she could nuke Tom propose to her tlmt veiv nlcht nt the dame In ho given under the nu-plccs of St llirnabas It win. n v.rv ginnd nffalr for work ing clrls nnd Ihero was to bo an nt lendanco of the lady P 'Irons I,m v want.d to foil for nneo that she was an well-dressed .'in ,'inv of these And so she had taken lmmo the finished gw", with the Intiiiliini of returning It to the shop on the morrow I'm overed Mio noted with happiness how eveiv nno In tlie sli.it uir turned to look at the stvllshlv dreserl girl In the villow satlu and ililntj dal J'r -.Uppers. The streets were drv. ht n irnnb.iss nitnrv onlj a lew steps rroin tho i.ir Iliie. and presently l.u V found bcr If stand ing among a crowd of girls who looked at her with i nvy Hut she had little thought of their envy when she met Tom, ieplt ndenl lit-Ills white shlitfiont and black ive nlng clothes, hho saw Tom look nt her In iiinnrement, and wlnn he took hoi bv the hand nnd put down his inline ror no fewer than six dances I.ucy knew that her Innocent scheme was on the highway to success It was after tho third dance that I.ucv became conscious of a lulr of basilisk es transfixing her from across Hie room wheie, on a raised ilia", the lulv patronesses of the M Uiirnabas social were watching the damirs with lompUcent Intejest I.ucv talked her eves In meet tho glare She saw Mis Cramer staring at her through her lorgnettes As she looked up she saw the wom an beiknn to h l l.mv went mlerablv toward lur, she had not known that Mis Cartel wns a pitron. ' Young woman, I know jolt nnd T Know that gown sou are wiarlng'." sn ippeil Mrs. Crammer I.IK.V hung her head ,ho did not know what lo Pdvt I've heaid of such things happen ing," continual Mrs, Cramer, growling moro and mote indignant as she thought over the Insult "Hut upon my word I never dreamed that such a thing could bo possible with Worth's, Do jou know what I am going to do, young woman 7" "No, ma'am," stammered I.ucy "you will tomorrow," said Mrs Cramer, now red as the wattles of a tur key rooster, "I'm going to havo ou dis charged. And now ou'll go straight The ( hance Before she could answer, however. Tom vvas nt her side, and I.ucy was conscious tint tho bnnd hid begun to play agiln, Tom offered her his arm and tho two gilded awnv And I.ucy tried to fnrgit everj thing 111 that short dance, to live her heaven until tho'de noiiement. That must coino soon, for tho look on Mrs, Cramer's face boded no goon ; even now she seemed to bo rpeak- lug with the rector. The dame ovir, Tom led I.ucy to n scat, beneath an overhanging palm, "Dear, ho said, taking hei hand "mv salary Is going to bo ralsi d lo twenlj-flvo beginning with tho New Vear And, I.ucv " There was no possibility of misinter preting tho look In her Mwiethe.iits evis Onl.v nn Instant the girl iKslt.ttid, then she let her head fnll upon In r Tver's shoulder, and Hie happv tints hllndf d In r. And Mrs. Cramer was clean fot gotten Cntll I.ucy, nroused by Tom's bur redly Vvlllidiawlng the arm that was it round her wnlst, started up to see Mis. Cramer and tho rector passing them Tlie look on the rectors face was n mixture of amusement and at tention , It was 0H.sy to see that Reverend Mr. llarilH nt bust understood sotne tnlng of mo tribulations of a working girl h life As thev passtj, the rector turned nnd ip-ike to I.uo "Miss Erioll." ho said. "I believe Mrs. Cramer would like to speak to jou In n few minutes " "Yes. I will go to her." mtiimuied the girl, meihanleallv And nftei Tom had led her b.uk to the ballioom I.ucy went ovir again In where Mrs Cnimei was scaled majestically upon tho dais agilu I'll haps Ian v. on her pait, mid In her lute mutation of u rich woman s hi hi I, foi Into Mis e'rnmer'H there had loino a sudden ic. iliatlon of the affair hho had bad her own loiuanoo nncn upon n time, she had seen 'loin with his arm mound 1.uo'h waist, mid tho few kindly words of tho rector, when she told him of the affront, li.nl driven away her III liiininr like mists beforo n breee "My dinr." she said, extending her hand to tho girl. "I inn toiry foi what I said to !.ou I didn't know And now I want von to accept that gown as n llltlo wedding pnsent from me, won t vou?" I.ucv looked up nnd tried to answer Hut her eis wtio so blinded with tears that she did not sio Mrs Cinuvr until tli.it lady stooped and kissed hci. 3'omonoic'i Cnmphlr nirlcllc ".I 10ll.i:o M'l'hV." ft DREAMLAND ADVENTURES" Bu DADDY THE INVISIBLE TA1RY .i complete, ncto adventure each week, leolnnlng Monday and ending Baturday. Neatly Labeled Ho liml piescutcd himself nt tho ircrultlnK olllcc. Tho usual iniestions wore answered h.ttlsf.ic. totilv until: . ' OicuiMllon," rapped out tho ollker, "Hem or well. I'm till Just miming through tho old buvhoi'8 money, don'tclieiknovv," ansvvcicd tho emhi vo soldier. The nlllcer seemed In yorne doubt ns to how to cl issify lilm, when n seigcant standliiK near cnino to Ills heli with a brilliant sugges tion. "f'ut lilm down as a brass fin isher, sir," ho said. The Bedding "I never used to believe that old stoiy about the straw that broko tho camel's back, but now I do," "How's that''" "I slept on It last night." (7n prex loi wticiituiei Paimi hai hern troKiied I'rlitccsi of Utrtltatul, einrf ins had nrirral rnrounteu u'llh thr (limit vl the HWJi, In one o uhteli ihc km aided tho Wild (leesc in banishing him I CHAPTER I 'regy Vanhhr) From Sipif PIX.UY lay In tho hammock reading the war news. Tho evening paper told of battles In France, where Amor. lean hoteliers vvtro trjlng to beat the Hermans with guns nnd b.ivoncts and of battles on tlio Holds of tho United States, wheie Ameilcun fmmcis were tivlng In whip tho enemy liv growing food it told, too, now tno runners weio In danger of losing their light be cause they tould not get enough men lu h.uvest the clops. "I wish 1 were a man so I could help," mused 1'cggv. "Wouldn't It 1)p lino If I wcio ns lug ns tne liiint ot tlio Woods I could do ns (illicit work as two men " Tills thought led tn another. "May bo It we had tamed tho fllant and lilicel lilm out In n faimor Instead of luiilshlnir lilm It would li.tvo been mine p.itilotli "Did von know' tint ho didn't stay banished?" lmiulied n ilppllng voice from the (reo above her. I'ocgv looked up in quick delight. It vvas Hob Ollnk. 'Oh, how-eleedo. Hob Ollnk! "s she ci led "How Is every one In Bird land"" "Thev nro nil lonosomo for you, I'llncess I'e ggv" chirped Hob Ollnk, eliopplng to ii lower lunncli, "Its iilio In have them think of me" ieiled l'cggy polltelv. "Did you mv llio (ll.int of tho Woods hut come b.u k '" "Ncs and he Is acting qtieeicr than evei histoid of shooting and tearing ntnllliil its he did befeiio vou liaulsheil lilm ho Is snd nnd moping. Tlio Uliils hope lie Is only sh k, but are nfiald ho is plotting; some new' nnd itwful ntlnck on tlirin. Thev )nnt .vou to eeuno mid see. .llidge Owl pent xnii this " Hob Ollnk opened ono claw nnd tlieio fell Into Pi'RR 's lap il sm ill acorn. "And vvltli It this message: "'A sniff anil it whiff of this acorn Will nuke vou ns If vou'el ne'er been liOIH." "What n fimriv message," lennrked reggy, but nevertheless she took u sniff of the ncoin. To her siirpilsc she found It wasn't n i ocular acoin, but n hollow shell filled with a rich poi fume . JJnb Ollnk went on with his message: "A splash and a dash, .is vnu'H agree, Will hide vou in air so nono can see." "What nonsensical poetry the Judge does eompose," slched l'cggy. Novel theless, she splnslieel and dashed a bit of tlie perfume from a tiny holo In the tip of the ncoin Tho effect was most Mirpilslng. She 1ml siiddenlv vimlshed from her own sight. Hands, feet, body weio gone Thrv weio nil ically there sho could feel them but she couldn't sco them, lioh Ollnk laughed. "you see. .ludgo OvvPh poetry isn't so iionsenslial nfter nil" ho edilrped. "What's happened''" cried Peggy. "oii'w taken a. sniff and n splash of Cmnoull igo Pel fumo, nnd as long .is the odor lasts vou will bo Invisible to humans, although not to bliels and beasts. Aio jou icady to stait for lllrdl.ind " "Hut how cm I get there?" asked Peggy. Out In the stieet a farmer started the engine of his motortruck. "That faimer goes past our woods ion his way home, cried Rob Ollnk. "Hop on his truck " Peggy raced for the street nnd "Oil, Iiow-rlcr-elo, Rob Olink," the rricil Oil, THOSE PLUM BE IIS ! climbed nn the hick of tho truck Just ns tho machlno started off at a smart pace. Tho Camouflago Perfumo hid her completely nnd tho fnrmer paid no attention to her. Quickly they weio out of tlm city and Into the country. Almost before Peggy knew It thev vvero In sight of tho Woods whero the Rlids had their home. Rob Ollnk, who had feillowcd high In tho nir, alighted on tho truck beside Peggy, "Vou'el better pret off," ho chirped. "Theie's Illrdland light nhead. If vou get culled past, ou'll havo to go ucioss tho long bridge." Rut Peggy didn't know how she wns going to get off. The truck was going sn fast who didn't daio Jump. If she veiled nt the farmer to stop lie'el be s,ciiod .it u veilco coming fiom no wheio and would dilve all tlio fnbter. Why not stop the car herself? All sho hail to do was to push bomo kind of button. She'd seen it eiono lots of times. Cautiously she cicpt forward nnd looked at tlie nriny of knobs on the elasliboaid. Which was tho htopplng button'.' "That blK one look like tho right one," she thought, and leaning over tho f.iimei's legs she gave It a push. Tho icsponso vvas a sudden, bawling blast from the auto liom. Peggy in voluntarily grabbed hold of tlio farm er. He, startled by tho horn and even more shocked by having an invisible, something; grab him, nearly sent the truck into tho ditch that bordered "the load. Peggy let go of him and Jumped away. "Oosh," he mutteied to himself, ns ho brought the machine back into the VH)Wl)lffJWWJJAWJM iW'&& ''A"'.'W.",WV.'V.A',W W '"" mWl -a.d la A"';ftJth,;;J,'M -' h!- i U AacI..So.'un,Tl .:lwf,Cit 1 m Ht loo! kit tlmt tfia la la arikU-.orlo aia ; , ,,, ujyjjwv.j.; .jjj wjm.i.w ji .pi. .jM '" ot fcU '' ' i n . , .l. J. .J.l ,.J .1 Jll.. ...J VV But la Iht f'witl ptrlsJ tiar'illdnt ilini nucS nonltntt frtn plmncri. '" '"""'"" i" '" ' '-rTTT ', 7' W Etd klnc hal It rlril tt tfclra !a liratt f IroiL "' ' m 7s B alto diy Brenndtttn't cirt tatutllieplambii't ' Hi on I tit eat for loa cr mo. itr. ' r .Vl&.lW. roiel, Tvo heard these woods xver haunted, but nevcl- believed It before." Peggy was scared, but sho had to act quickly. Thev were now past tho Woods of Illrdland and out ona Jong narrow temporal y bridge running ncross tho bavou of tho river. Peggy despot ately pushed another button, nnd with n snoit the cnglno stopped. Tho farmer, thoroughly alarmed, cquldn't untieihtmiil what was wrong. Ah the truck Mowed up Peggy dropped off tho back end. liy this time the faimer had found tho trouble and started along ngnlu. Ho hurried fast to get out of that (iiccr place. Peggy ran back across tho bridge. It was veiy nuiiovy and tho water lapped It on cither side. "Mv, I hope no auto comes along," sho thought. "If one caught mo here I'd bo either squashed or drowned." I'vcn as this Idea popped Into her head an automobile did come along. Peggv waved frantically for It to stop, but it l tislied right on. Now sho romembcicd to her dismay that sho wns Invisible and tlio ditver could not sco her. A voire above her squaw led out suddenly, "Catch my legs! Catch my legs!" Peggy looked up quickly. It was Rluo Hcion, flopping along Just above her head, his legs stretched out straight behind him. Peggy had to act on the Instant. Sho Jumped and caught hold of the Heron's legs. Tho big bird was so heavy himself that he could not ralso her Into the nir, but ho dragged her out over the water as the automobile swept past. In tomorrow's chapter PegoV meets the Giant of the Woods again and sates his life.) Alice Kent and the Day's Work The Story of a Business Girl Who Would Not Fail Uy MARTHA KEELER Copirlght, 1)11, lu Public I.rdarr Comvanu. point some one seemed to step rain-sodden buffer and sent an iron IVarBon'a Weekly, When a pipe bursts a plumber Is a difficult person to find A cartoonist, who has evidently suffered, shows some facts about the gentleman's history. VII AFTER leaving Mrs. Denton's prem ises for a time I wandered aim lessly around like one lost In a fog Then, realizing that, the prop gone on which I had depended. It must promptly bo replaced, I turned my steps to a little park nearby and sat down on a bench to think. Relllngton was a college town and It vvas to tho campus that unknow ingly I straved. Seated there In solitude ' I took a long look around Everything ig sight bore witness to the truthfulness of tho gardener, who had said, "This burg Is a dead one In the summertime." Across the green stood three large buildings, and as I gazed up at them It daw ned on me that they belonged to the university, of whose closing exercises I had read In last week's newspaper. Not only were those buildings enveloped In the stillness of vacation time but the private houses thereabouts vvero gloom enshrouded too ; the breeze rustling through the pines sounded like the crack of doom. Instead ot occupying Itself with constructive thinking my mind dwelt on the dark possibilities which might evolve from the break with grand father, and barked hack to the "hand of Trovldence" (which In Aunt Jane's teaching shadowed all my dally lite), as STUBBSIt Was a Mean Trick! By EDWIN A Lv, 1tOi C.. Wl J iJIfc, (TWAS SAVING-THrtTW ' SBHF i, ,' . s iTlffiffift) .'tE CREAM FOR 'CAPVWl; Ep lT?f?,,55n I h-MMHalr. letfTT M WANT. -,,-, '.f f77 1 T ' s AUIrWT WAS. LEFT WM T i5??KW--t mvm T THrWI f -r- i I rW - -I ' - - ' TT--i f r "" T 1 - sf ,. t AIN'T .SEEN HtMTll J ..Hj.Mh I I 't J . I y - f w - gHM'.l I "F'. L ijs ' f f . II 1 afl5kiL 1 ' l r " T If" fca ' Vs. 7VJ-Sw I I J mmmaammn perhaps through Mrs. Denton's absence pointing out my punishment for disobedi ence; and Instead of viewing my park bench as a restful spot In which to think things out, I now found the sllenoe ominous. Furthermore, night was comlnr on not a. star was In tho skv. Th tmm clock struck the hour, which was later than I thought: thoroughly alarmed. X rose, wondering which way to go. Here and there a street lamp glimmered and '.' mis guidance I vvas slowly maklnc my way on when all at once I found myself near a brlehtlv litrhiea h... nd by the long rajs streaming from a nuiuutv maoe out the figure of a half grown boy comlne down tl. nsth Whistling, he passed me at the sate and inm-hea np courage to Inquire: "Who lives there?" "There?" a backward ablet nf k k. thumb expressed contempt for my !ne ranee. "Why. that's Prexv hnn.e." "Prexy? i repeated. "What a queer tme. The boy burst Inle l.,,.i. mi. .. Olnl kl ----- ... , ,e.uU. ja, 11 ain t his real name. If. ih.n short. He gets letters h. ...... to President Matthens e nin University." ..91'". eala x ,n an nwed tone. reni?e0o-nt. t,,at troubl9 -"" Jhe boy replied. "Prexy may be a highbrow, but hes a good sport, all right Most of thl college bunch give me a pain, but rm strong for the old man." . decided what to do. A'lthout lvln my eeif time to change my mind I hurried up the path and rang the bell. The president himself came to tha door. He was a tall man, spare and a little bent- t-ome in, come In," he said and ushered i ... . ruom ""est wans were lined with books. Much abashed, I sank Into the flrrt chair I saw. It happened to be a trtag chair, wide and deep and hlshj and also very uncomfortable, for my feet didn't quite reach the floor. But havlar once chosen It I was too embarrassed to make another move. Eo ! aat there, far back In Its depths and peered up at the president. "And what can I do for your he la- 5 Muiicu WIUI low UOW, "I don't, actly know." and imooa. BClously'I sighed. "But I need work." For the fraction of a Instant I thought I saw the president's lips twitch, eo I started In at once to set him riant: being small for my act I was super sensitive. -iou see, sir, I cam to I Relllne-tnn e. o.l, . .l..j .. -JTT .. I er's to help me get a Job. But they tell me she has gone away and wont fca - VPCIV mi 1M.II. "I beg- our pirdon," exclahntd iiuo. e 4 jruu tor I ask how old you are?" ' "Almost fifteen and a half.", At this, he smiled indulgently. wBaii , pd tr twriuws; i yniir BCHOtJ
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