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I 1 OfJ JOBS" IS ORGANIZATION'S BUSINESS, SAYS WARD HEELER IN "THE CRACK IN THE BELL" j: iA - MBMftMiMMWMMaMbMM JV Archer, Learns His First Lesson in Practical Mitics From Michael Kelly, Division Leader in le Fifth Ward, While Recuperating in the Lafay- Ite Club From Strongburger's Beating BY PETER CLARK MACFARLANE t.i.. ... &.. n..fktt 1 rAni Cft. TIffSl. iriOl "If HVHV a,.-..- --. FEOrlJi I I "" ARCHER. J.lv.. with, ?;: ". ." . "J""V; nvSVkV . Into unconi-loiInea and ",,':11 , an Btrot.gtiurser when ' ;?.nJ? tratea l me poncniwn J 7n iner'a anatttance with wn ! .town aimed t the ottlcer Ko"n id been taken Into cuatotly after W7?"r??in-.,."..!Sr,r"i!.h"! rl umerencea in mn ..- - BITKIVOIIAM I all but ensase.l . t.d vh'n ha falls to appear for dinner ftr hi supposed trip to i of the Italian Minion, aha In- i I4 of her father. ... . . Ati if III rKtsmlAM. financial Is the moat powerful man In I hlla- At hi nod political boaaea. aa ,tll SVrllnee. rierfnrm. When lluth and ttall him of Jerry'a mjaterloua at fcce ne caua Mna.iuii u i""- lal." on ilia longniiaianre irrpiwi. kfttle City, ana commanda mm to the mliiinc man Kdmunda. the Hon. Immediately et to work. II tnia la Koine on jioaenerwi have been hailed out by Carey Minimi. KP.F.M. Carev dill der. take Jerry to the Lafayette real. jne ouna nern nai nin iien oi nanaaaea, mu iriuuva iu weaa of Rtrnnaburrer'a club. Jerry awaken ne near mron- nd Kelly converalna- at the door liroom When he beratea the police. r ni orutai treatment 01 iwwn the nffleer RtiiHfr. "Maw did I . wa ' frleidot ourT" ICHAPTER Hl-(ConlinueJ) MEND of mine?" objected Jerry ibreakl it Ion !"thl aultetl by a brute like oti. lou t! Don't you know ou ure an .nt the Inn- That vnll are thern otect people not ataault them? n't you know that little man 't been In thla totmtry Ionic? ; he come to a land mat Maml t.v and justice? Tliut lie W 'under the ery Miatlow of In- enre Hall, where the iirnno- l.that all men are rrealeil free equal wan first declared to the IT a mi are Hie sjiudoi oi inut matlon to this man and others him. He doesn't see .the I'rrsi- of the United States: he 't ee the Ciovrrnor or the fr. He nees you; and you are allnc him. ion drhe hhn to his fruit. sou drive him to i k off the sidewalks: you arrest k'for keeping open on Sundays; 'all around mm ne sees iniit fered, goods on the sidewalk. open on Sunday unmolested ' Sir. Archer "V tt vou dare tn Interrunt me. enert Jerrv. holdlnar hlH head ulth and and wnln the. Index Mnirer of Itner menacingly at the abashed nan. "Don t you dare tin lie aid ,' I'Te got to eay to you." , to conress tne triun. jerry was . sumrlaed at the lileh lilntie on 'Ma Indignation had broken out were commit easy to nini, ann and he hart rtn:xnlndln be iut off Itl6w. of an eloquence like thl. ifn vvmo rviicviiia'iiiiii aivenii ,, ,The Folltlclana Crime ael Kelh meanuhtle' smiled to aee rbur:er "irettinir hln" and atared er the nttlcer'a ahoulder. reRitrdlnK Be matter and the Impetuosity or oeecn inuuiReniiy. a ir tney he result of those blows unon the and jet he knew thero was a kind i in tne woras. tnougn to ni prac iture the point of lew utemed r.eztravagant. "Jerry wag ftolng on now u make the Declaration of ndence a lie to that man. We your uniform a ludee of ion. That's what the law :the uniform has been to this ancestors for hundreds of an instrument of tyranny i of oppression. This man Is in his experience with cy. tou should make It i.eare to be civlng him a lesson greatness, the Justness, the enre or republics, instead. ch him that republics are tin- Mhat the law and the police p rsiauiisueu iu pruiei'i, niuy aally employed to Derserut ' You teach him desperation. PwHl make him a criminal, an st, a lawless person as aa you are yourself." made a final flourish with his nd sat gripping the'sides of the nia nanas ills n ent had He was finished, emntv. breath- rordlesa but he continued to re- onTcer sternlj'. llr done what I was told." Strong. ' argued weakly, for he was oer- oy tne torrent or language ana f by the blazing Indignation with his victim regarded him, as well shaken by what he had Just at the etatlon regarding that fs Identity. T' ana jerry narea un aea n. tjold you to persecute tills Inof- little jew.' na unai are ou fit for? Graft, I suppose. Be- ha did not disgorge to or three fa week for the prh liege of Iolat- taw.' T airl Not tb a time." "Kelly. 'Political The lieu. en- him fa da It." lieutenant 7 Unthinkable I" Jerry. 'father, did riot be)lee all th. aiea in me newspapers. thing I" inalated Kelly. "They ng to make the Jew turn In for I who (a Deutsch?" Inauired Jerry. I h. new ward leader," boasted urger. leaaerT' sneered Keuv. -ties ade would-be, that's all. Worse'n i' a neer-was trvln" to take I away irom Jimmie t,arey m-.in leaaer ror ten years ana as Mick as eier left the old sod. vn more coal ta, widows and cMldren: liejfl got more men on i ana in me pre qsparuneni lor : man a guy line ucuibc.i couin was leaaer tor a tnousana e scTCaoaata about you." explained lh inllcenian "Lieutenant Klslt Is scureil stiff and so am I. If you want to know He sent me to find jotl Wei didn't know who Jon was. Mr. Archer. I didn't, and 1 hope Jou'll take that Into " "Do my folks know what's happened to me?" demanded Jerry sternly "Does Mr. Huiklngham?" "I reckon they don't ct. l'e Jut been sent out to And ou ' In other words. mi walled in see hie in.i i.,.ni.-,i i... ,t. ...... .... how- badly off I was and how far jou may be these majorities came lather elV?.,,0I'n "7."arln nieb'fore jou high "With these p.ople." he reflects. I'a r.' ,'!7 V.11, Im not ''S'1 off t a" "the tariff is Just camouflage Political and sou cant souare me So tnucii lor rmnui.i... ,.t.. n. .. t.t.t v...i ..ui..., ,'D of mine?" objected Jerry, "1'-1'"'0 set to n telephone quick the mask of something legitimate and ting Into a (lood of angry de-,n"ih.Pe .i l,nr"',fr .m'i" taiHP c"r,"t Proper K.en Tammany pntends to aniK iiuu a ii'uu vi ., i n"" ,hp rtl,t "' 'IllleU her le had lrtlles" Then he went rn nlniirl with . "Any man Is a friend of most Interesting experience and been de. I "!l , onl T I see being persecuted, abused tallied down here where I couldn't com- ' , .?w J'1 "" ,cnnect tnls up with "And this organization we hae been talking about Is the Hepubllcan Tlty ' lentral t'onimlttee?" "Vou know It!" was the ernaculari response of the dMslon leader. ' "l (ililn'l renllo it," confessed Hie tllini? mnn frnntilv. "I lin.lti l.lon. tilled the tno in my mind. Then the business of the organization Is to secure Itepiililiran majorities nml elect Itepuhllraii Congressmen mid i rn-nators so that the Mhole of rhlla ilelphiit's Inlliieiire in a leglslntUe uay may be rust for a protectee tariff?" 'Thnl s hetter'n I can say It," con certid Kelly Hut ou didn't tell me that at first'" I repioiuhed Jerry "I forgot It,' admitted Kelly with n 1 Miilrk. "And (lip orgauliutlon. In ills tritiutliig Jobs I mnlraits, merely ; iujh itseii ell for iitteuillng to this matter of nujoritlrs for the tnrlff?" persisted the Insulting I otine man "That Is jnur Idea?" i "That's all," agreed the leader "t'aln Influence" Jerry was thoughtful for a moment tnunlcate before. u.... t-ii k.. i i- .. wnat a natinenen tntlsv Air ivel hour, and don't let' out one word of what ,?.''""''' rlln.1 "anl leaders, Tiemscn nnd you did to me" Caiej' They are both Republicans" The last part of this Instruction mi- "iiuie thing " couraged Stronghurger Komewliat He I "And jou" Jerry Inquired turning to Interpreted it to mean that there was Htrongburger who had returned from still hope of molllfjlng his lctlm and his telephoning nnd stood Jut lnlde the he hurried off to tclcnlion,. Mrs Archer door Itwnltlnc? Helelntimentu "Vnit nre Svlth the Intention of returning Immedl- using onr club nnd onr authority to j aLW!l(.iWBHsTaHssP?TlF 1 MBpm)flfHSIRS.fl&aJ'iTC WtRSsnsssaissssBssssssssH I LssssssffsPyrytMlaKsssssntr .''I'.H XrijUgK i m -asssssssssnassH - m; , '.rr7r, r -ari?4a.eajDrniJv,5. it (4. r ; nfU9xtiaimmM. 1 i:mmBifMWmmKSiw t HH HT fr,-M-Irri4'7iflBBJKa i ) lyrSHaf'Obrt.'.'ssssssssssssssr'' I V-rttjXL&22&mP'fa HsssWe?jlf?raWlts!3isssssslssssf IVtftfW 'SWrvJssssssssssssW r ThStmiMrr-tTh lit r 1 l'l"P.irfffl.MsPTI-tsssssssssssMssssssssssssssssssssssssssslssss.lsss 'lMir""'r-Tr - TnfMmKMtlM ( J SmtMllJ-JWetiSLZSiUHUAmJ. U llSr When Buckingham, the Great Fin ancier, Learns of Arrest of His Young Friend He Determines Some One Shall Pay was getting n moment to examine. He liked to hare his tastes appreciated, whether In tobaccos or literature. "Ildinuhds!" announced Hlgglns, pre senting the telephone "Hem1 Ahem Mr llurklngham." be gan the embarrassed o!ce of the un official official. "1 am dismayed to find that young Mr Aicher has been In po lice custody. "Police custody?' Mr llurklngham made the Inipilry In tones of perfect self-control, but there was neertheless a suggestion of something dangerously exploshe In their qtinlity "toll-l-ce custody!" exclaimed rtuth unfortunntoly the police did not recog nize him " "Then I am (o understand that Mr. Auher, after being beaten by qno of your policemen, Is now In Jail" "Not now, no, Mr llucklnghnm, as sniedly not. The inlnule my Inquiry, which went nut from police headquarters to all stations, terrherl the Thlrrf mil I t'e Lamer station .Mr Art her was Iden- nnen anu nrriingemenls made to have, him sent to his home He Is un his way there now by automobile," "Shows that somebody rltsnlnled n. gieam or intelligence nt least." re marked Mr Illlcklnehum. with sarcasm. with Indignation nnd nmatement. as she ""."' an ominous rumble got Into his rushed to her father's side aoico as ne itcincn Why. What can that mean" de- ... '""munds, anmehnilr shall answer for mske ted the ul. ..it,, nun, ...ll liiai iiirnii m- ,,, , - i manded Tnul, nlo looking shocked nnd "'la outrage mark nil" bewildered ns bo approached. I '"" ,7 n',".m '.."'.". ',,n"! , v.. m.. ii,,..bini,, it,. n.t. ""f "''". Mf. Hueklnham," note :..".' :rr"f.. ".i.. a-i, "r":r,. "w ! nn m.e.iicsii this morning at tbo Third nnd De l.ancev station for uasaultltig n police olllcer " "Indeed?" Thn frigid Incredulity of I this Interrogatory remark on the ptrt of ..Mr Tlucklngham conejtd to the listen ing lluth nnd Paul that Jerry had been charged with something perfectly pre- Agaln the wire was wela-hted with inn honeyed obsfqulounes of the official tones, but Mr. Huiklngham, with only an acknowledging grunt placed the re ieler on the hook and turned to faco hla daughter "Mess for sour life now. Isn't It?" he commented with a slnnclness of which posierous, wmie u neignieneu tne em- none nut tnose w no knew Mr Ducking- harrasstnent of the soice on the other iham ery Intimately would eer ha t end of the wlie " I suspected him, but Just now he was Of course," went on the nlce. 'there erv dl'gusted "Who would hae sus Is some horrible mistake fndoubtedly ' peeled that young Innocent nf enterprise the olllcer was to blame It Is all scry '"J"'"1' " g't himself Into n scrape like humiliating to me, Mr, llurklngham, but J'1'"' w p na" i'" "'ce spread of it there Is no uso beating about the bush '" the papers, no doubt Mr Archer assaulted the officer and wns , Knterprlse . protested lluth with In used rather rather roughly In turn, no '"""'t loyally Jerry has got enterprise doubt Any was. after he came oer to enough for ansthlng Hut tell me ts he the station from the hospital. " , hu,r nd where Is be'." . "The ho.pl,aP" exploded Mr Buck; abl::an;e,'ir,ohlsl,Bs"boe ET-n ingnam, wnii was nciuauy losing sumo aiitmnoblle ." fald Huiklngham. who sat i new nig m annowince at ins mustacne, i't seem to quite grasp mess," oata Jerry. this there's a leader In each voting iou unaerstanq,- expiainea ishi os nis noiuiy o eniignirn, Mtlhi wondering that, enlighten- on requireu uy u rriiiciiinn Btier'B standing. -'Tm the a 21st division. "Tnen there's leaaer In the wrd that all leaders in tne. organization .V,.... U-. !..- t.1 WWr wtiftt iiiaa.es mill a. r la he enosen; i son t ua : ha la elected"' MS"! My. 'Job et seme I a Kellr; sslts)ertaallag kt aUatat tore asi eaeagh te b tisiisf weeMet be. meal Msssg Ja, aarssaO ,' m Hsaat wktsi.atMir. hs' a asretest, eaM'M sae InilnesailSaU t - m iT JM what 4 yeas traea rw say eraanlsa If ha hag eeoM 'WhThSC i Mb tOftaai ately to take further soundings of the young mans disposition berore report ing to 1. Untenant Klsh Jerry, meantime, had turned once more to Kelly "About the organization" he Inquired 1 'tiawn, Mr Archer'" grlm.iied Kel- Is "KerlodS' knows wh.it the nrirtin- lratlnn Is?" A l.essou In Prtirllrnl Politics 'I confess I base only the sagucst no tion." slid Jerrs ' Oigunlzatinn In iinlltlrs nnier nrptirred In inn until In the course of Its operation a policeman s club landed on my head Now 1 think my curiosity is pardonable " The Slide freckled face of Kelly was completely shattered by a comprehending grin, nnd he obllRid In one breathless sentem e "Why, if you dopejt rictit out to the limit, the organization is a com mittee in each illslslon, ssitli u lead er, and then there's an executive committee In each wnril. of sshlih the ssnril leader is chairman; mid all these ssard committees make up I ho city committee, ami there's mi executive committee of the tlty committee, nnd generally tsso or tlireo leailers clalmln' to boss this executive committee, and nil more or less doing It," "Perfectly cle.ir," smiled Jerry. "And this organization has money, you say, so that it can pay salaries? Where does it get It?" "Assessments. Kscry policeman, fireman, Judge, clerk " "School teacher?" broke In Jerry, thereby confessing to a urlnlii sense of shock. "I don't know about Mhnol teat h ers," admitted Kelly, with u smile, "They're a little bit out of my Hue, but up iu the department, yes, you bet your life. Generally speakin', everybody that's got a Job In the city gives up money to keep the or ganization going or else some fine day they give up their Job. Anil then," lie concluded, "there are other ways the organization has of getting money, "Kor Instance?" Jerry snapped out this Interrogation so eagerly that a cer tain glumness mertook Kelly "I guess I won't pay no more about that than what I have," he decided, cau tiously, and went on to palliate by re marking: "Of course, It takes money to carry on this business, Just like anything else " '.'Only, for the life of me I don't quite see sshat the business Is," said Jerry. "It looks ltko an endless chain to me. Just what do I understand Is the busi ness of this organization''" Kelly knew nerfectlv. but floundered for a moment, being suddenly seized of a certain delicacy In putting tne matter, "Why. the business of the organ ization Is keepin' up the organization, carry In' th' wards, electln' th candidates and DKALIN' OUT THE JOUS!" "Jobs?" Jerry had been taught by the grateful emphaslti on this Un Item. "Jobs? Is that your Idea of what sov ernment Is for Jobs?" Kelly gulped and then hurdled un bilnklngly, "Ain't It yours?" Jerry controlled himself Here was a point of slew too naive to be startled out of focus by any slolence on his part. He proceeded auasely to cross-examine further by asking "And you consider that thn proper compensation for tho work you do for the organization Is a Job?" "Yes. sir." w "And for the other men on up the line to th head the proper pay Is Jobs?' Kelly nodded. Patlifjlng the Iloatea "Hut these two or three rlsal bosses at the sery apex, do they have Jobs?" Kelly's head was shaken, and he further emphasized the negative by a wide curling of his lower lip. "They get city contract," he eluci dated. Oh! They are the contractpr-bosses we read about In the newspapers?" "Mostly hunk what the papers say," opined kelly. " "And they get their compensation through Juicy contracts which the or ganization, by Its control of the city government, awards to them?" "Sure!" declared Kelly, and he had to smile at the perfection of the sys tem, "Sure! .They got to get theirs some way, aln t they?" "Get theirs?" Jerry, being alive and in the twentieth century In the United States of America, was acquainted with the phrase, but was curious to see how this division leader would embroider the Idea, "Why, yes," amplified Michael, read ily enough. "Kvery man la entitled to his bit. ain't he? If some are smart enough to get theirs that way, lucky for theinl I.ook at Smith 1 Clot a Prttty good little line of his own. don't .you think? That bonding business?'' ana Kelly smiled again in sheer ad miration Jerry, however, thought he perceived a broken link In this essay ea compensation. ' -"But the people?" he demanded, with 11 gea emphasis. "The common Deools ejf the city of Philadelphia, who pay that auDDOit this machine and the money for all .these jobs and ra.of-nrnieenng wnai ao law Ssataarateetlen' retorted . .'7? '.' 1 nanqra -mm wag sjr- .". make the people of this division vote for , Deutsch for liader" Trying to take It awny from f'.irey ? A mere fae- tlonnl ' i iANU, "Ktlmtinils" announced Hisgiii', presenting ihe telephone to Iliirkingliiim "Wo nre uln' our 'Influence' ned htrongburger meticulously quail- "H Jeremiah Thomas deal of name Isn't "Well." nnd the girl bltishtil nrettlls "I think It's a good deal of ir ill. toi,, ' People Arlunlly I, he There! extended until hands tonllnll) say effuslvels. "Mine " lie said, Thoi ... ! Ihnlr -II..L., .l lM. .llllll-l .1 kuuu that's what they're uln'. " enlightened," Kelly "And Jlmnile larev as white a man as ever swung the ward " "Hut both t'atey and Deutch are spoilsmen " "I don t get y mi, ' said Ivelly. stiffly i i, thank you," laughed .Tony enjoy. "They me both tontipt' Holh have n(f thff compliment as ho hail mjov.d low Ideals. ... . the warm ilnsp of Miss Aurentskv s .Michael seemed to oniect to the words i,,i in. !,..., i u , n.o.l i. ir in timt i ;"".,,. or.tn. the lonnotatlons they lalsed In his minn h(. had for th- first time since ;,,,... , ., ,, mind "ton got some curviH to your lPntPrK t. dlstrli t touc.ied scum thing . su ,mI, groaned Policeman Strong. language that aln t usd much down Ins tint resembled his ow n kind of flesh and burger as Indicating tho agony through blood ..in. ii in- ii in imM-u ..mi L in- neii-ii til ri .isun "H-eason' He won't listen Io nothing lies not to again for y'our kindness and for the hos pitality of vour club " l'eplle this lliinl smile for Kellv, howevei the cab rolled away with the lining man, currying In his heart a fresh tiue of depression caused hv tho mem ory ot that petite flower of ii woman stalked by the evil glances of Joseph Muldono Strongburger meanwhile had bun led found to the station to make his llpolt "Took vou long enough1' rebuked Lieutenant Klsh, pacing the floor of the In fill riser wards." he frowned ' Carev and Dcutsih ale both pr.utk.il nun, If mats vinat you mean "Tell me." di mantled Jerry "Would t'arcy. If lie 'had' the police, use them to Intimidate u man Ilk. this w fetched llosensc weig? He frank noil " i "Xaw " affirmed Kelli with assump tions of virtuous Indignntlon "Jim iiey never gave no man nothing but a Officer Strnngburger Interrupted ills. conrertlngly, with "And what, msy I nsk does i gill like you find Io do down lure?' be Intemi- .. "'asoii ' ne vvoni listen in nc gated, th.rebv rather tactl.-sslv leveallng I Ho, one of these reformer guys to him the incongruity of the xlsimn K"ln '".prefer charges of any thing really nfee to such an v ironment k dune ns much notice oolitic for she added, nervously us If suddenly Jimmie Carey as 1 ever did for anybody fearful of being misunderstood At the else" " same time she began to turn awny. "Ves. and he got you on the foice. , ..j nnl K0 Ka, jOU )cldrd to that too," retorted Kelly, "and tic kept vou tn1nu1se, Miss Hvlvv so glad." Jerry Tlien Millie broke Strnnirhllrter. Vou icslun lonieht nut" ntul the "Why" and Svlvv's emphasis was i.'euiiniini suddenly halted In his Illuminating. "I live down lieie I go to """' .''"" w.ft ,'Vr'f?rmr,BlJy Ket high Hhool and I help mother with thei to be a friend of Hiicklngliams?" children and father In the store It was Just mi an Impulse to thank vou .if his venerated calm. "The hospital , yes. sir What are tho Mayor and his subor- ",Vm l ! ' .Ue-?e"l"i:da,,;airirnllnallf: . 1",V" "'"'" '' hen".",'" e Unis Archer was beaten by n policeman so Ket tnnt Kentieman, walking to badly That I church on Sunday morning, may be as- on the force when the gang was after your Job, nnd this Is the way you pay mm nam ' "Shut up' Shut up'" commanded I Jeremiah Thomas Archer disgustedly "Vou both make me sick You have no more Idea of vihat government la for than a dachshund pup here n-suiid her earnestly. "Mv wounds i which are slight will heal much quicker for your sympathy. flood-by. Miss Aurentsky" I 'flrod-by. Mr. Archer" she said her glance fearless again and full once more ". ,,'i ,'?,t f ,of warm admiration Hut Jerry. notwithstanding his Jerry balanced himself experimentally wounded condition, was finding It very on his legs and found that, like ma nam to tear iinnseii n) tongue, they were now quItB serviceable i "i srrv much hope that I may meet "I never was In the Fifth Ward be- )ou agafn," he drilaird with fervor, fore today," he announced scornfully, ' ne still clinging to the figure of the "and It Is my present Intention never to Klrl enter It again I'm much obliged to you. . 'oh, I hope so" echoed Sylvy sin Mr Kelly, for bailing me out, even If rerely inough, though not very confl It was under misapprehension I oneldently you personal gratitude for that, and you "Ain't she a pip?" demanded Kelh can cash In on It any time I can be advancing from the background In which of assistance to you In nnv proper way he had temporarily obscured himself Stiongburger'" And Jerry confronted "Mother born In Dublin If you urn bli the officer squarely, truculently almost sglne an Irish Jew light-haired and "I'm not holding any personal grudge, blue-eyed rather'; a Russian, harm but you are a coward and a .brute 1 less sort and kind of an easy maik lies shall prefer charges against you before a ttsg waver, too. A lot of these guys .1.- n.n..im.ni ,. iii.i.iirt zitt. ' are what they call Internationalists i. 1...1 t.-.n.. i..i,.a r.,iii.. anarchists, I call them but not Aurent. j ..;". ii . . i .".k-. ;. ..V..,'. sky he's some patriot. Look! See "V.ou'11 lie er get that far with em. w ,,. nkture )n ,llH ndott.." Mr. Archer, he suggested "Ihey'Il1 hre.-ik nnfii- old .take hefore tomorrow , "Joe" Maldnnn mornlns- to keen from having what ' they're doing shown up" . Biit Jerry was interested Just now ir-u . le 7i i ,i!. o. k. ....... I nether In genealogies nor patriotisms, "Then f they do that, htrongburger. ..t-.n.. ., ,, iv.i..a ......i .,i.i. come to my factory and I'll put you toln, ollowed ,n( trlm Kure across work at better wages than sou re inak. ,h(, .,..,. . i Kiri nilp that safe in isssssssH "SN sj? jiVM MW M I Jf 4 f"en 'Did he say anything about me quired limn. "Whs, no. deaile ou sen It was another man that phoned for him" 'Thank you for telling us," said lluth politely "I'm so lcllesedj" Hut she hung tip the phone with tt little snap and there was n smolder of Urn In her eves Willi relief nt tho ending of her suspense had come re vulsion and icsentment. She began to feel that sh- had excited herself unduly, and that she had been treated rather badlv by this absent-minded lover, whose present duty In life, as she re garded It, was to be w.'iere he was wanted when she wanted him Hill while meditating whnt form or punishment should be meted out, an unusually Judicial mood overtook the girl and she decided to nwalt that voting man's ex planation before passing sentence Such an explanation should loine bv telephone Immediately upon bis ni rival home. Meantime here was Jerry's brother Paul cluttering up her fathers Sunday after noon, "I'll send you home right away, Paul, If vou wish," she proposed But Paul, whoo notion of making himself agreeable to a young lady was to tease, pretended to be arbitrary "1 think the person who snalrheel me rudely away finin mv pleasant family party should take me back, not send me back," he reprnnihed Maybe I m not going back," bristled lluth "Them's a limit lo the number of times I race, across the country In one day for one young mm "Don't blame you n bit. He doesn't half appreciate you," tormented Paul. "He does," affirmed lluth, with a flash from the deep blue eyes. "Shall I send you?" "You'll tnke mo piesentlv." speculated that young man with Iriltatlng coolness "Hesldes, I'm leally vety content here with Buckingham cigars to smoke and the Huiklngham lihntrv to brow so In " The financier looked up with an ap proving nod from some first editions he faulted and beaten and by a policeman ul .hat"' 111. II, A h..n....l.,l. 1. 1 . . "Henten? Merry!' exclaimed lluth, ot humanity for lis friends, Mr Buck clutching at her fathers nrm , Ingham had overlooked the statement "lleaten"- Paul stood clenching most tlint Jerry had first assaulted the ofllcer. unchristian lists' "Come on. Paul," called lluth. turning "Why. yes, Mr Buckingham.' respond- impetuously townid the door 'The firs', ed the voice, "as I said, he was handled I tiling, father. Is to get lo Jerry and see somewhat itiughly, but they probably 1() ),,UV i,urt lle , an,i no. lt , took him to the hospltnl only as a mat-! happened " ter of precaution At the hospital he ..Vell naturally " ejaculaled the great wns perhaps somewhat dazed, and when mall a,i Pned Ids elaughter's prepara they brought him back to the station to tnn for instant departure with npprov book him. he. for some reason to avoid Hng eye. publicity no doubt made no statement fcoVTIVUri) TOfOIirtOWS as to what his connections were and1 (i-umi.vui.ii lu.viejuuuvv) UIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIMIIIIllllTllll Jhe Meeting place of representative American Men and Women fiom every state in tke Union For rites, etc., ee dvertUement ap pearing on Tburtdiy I SiHumuuuuTmituiuuuTiui wajaa ing here, and give you a chance to be a man if you want to But mind, t have no respect for you whatever now." The only remark of which the olllcer was capable was an embarrassed cough. "Do I happen to have does anv one remember anything about my hat?" "I put It In the wagon," Insisted Strongburger "It must have been left at the hospital " "1 reckon we could dig you up a hat round the club," volunteered Kelly "Thanks! And will you tall a taxi cab for me asked Jerry The division leader obliged In both these particulars CHAI'TKH IV .1 Lily in the Mud , however, was not yet done this environment? So nrettv ftntl so. so dangerously warm-henrted and trust ful?" Jerry was expressing both what he had rttn and what he had surmised of the girl's character "Safe? There nln't none o' them squabs safe if you ask me," opined Michael cynically. "There!" nnd Jerry's voice grew stid denly excited "Who's that fellow there watching the girl now?" Kelly's ntten- I SYLVY AURENTSKY This question was sufficiently complex to have detained Strongburger or any other Philadelphia!! moderately familiar with political relationships In the city, but the unfortunate policeman, being about to become the victim of his own zeal, was gifted just now with mental I powers bevond his usual horizon ' Ji:ni wi Hiinv lth his experience in the Fifth Ward. The taxlcab was drawn up Im mediately In rront and It was only a half-dozen steps from the duor of the Ijifayettn Club to the privacy of the vehicle's Interior, yet In those half-dozen steps the young, man was 'ntercepted. What Intervened between him nnd his goal wns a slender, girlish figure, with a face that would have attracted alten Hon anywhere, and brown, expressive eyes that he Instantly recognized as the ones which, with a look of terrible shock In them, he had seen suddenly screened by a hand as he went down under the first of Strongburger's blows, and It was she, of course, who had screanjed In pity for him. The young woman was batless. as In dicating that she came from somewhere round the neighborhood, and she ad vanced impulsively and exclaimed with fervor; "Oh. thank you, sir, fen- what yon did. It will make stronghurger more careful with his club next time, I hope you are not badly hurt " The warmth of sympathy In the glrl'a face and voice, the unassuming natural, ness of her manner, the attractiveness ot the mobile features with their high con trasts of coloring these and the sheet littleness of her, combined to throw Jerry Into a mood exceedingly tender and susceptible. Besides, this note of womanly appreciation was grateful tn "No, not hurt.'" he assured her. lift ing his hat after a moment of groping, through Hot. finding the brim where It had been assumed to be. on account ot the bandages. "And I am very grateful Indeed to you for speaking to- me." With those dark, lustrous eyes stream ing the light of a new and altogether charming personality" Into his. Jerry stood hesitating whi(e a fort of recon struction of Intents and purposes went on within his mind. He had been going away disgusted with htrongburger, with Kelly, with- hlmslf-4yt the. rneri existence of one such heavenly creation as this was sufficient .to .redeem lij. etantly. the whole Fifth, Wtrd In his era, f' It snade.lt 'a place that waa IHJivets that must have amounted almost l to dlvlnutlnii, so near to the truth did I hey bring him as he replied: i "Mav lie. mnitiM l .. nun'. .r Hon had been directed to a siiung man i till I l,ni.,l i,im .... ,1,. ,..'.. """ , of dark complexion, evil features, flashy i,M,.nn vi.i, ,.. ......I i. ... .- , 7 . . . .""-a n'wir I'rKnii Ills restless strlile with an Impatient nega tive toss of his betid, but in a moment breiuglit up sharply again "Mav be not," he admitted with sudden conviction, reflecting dubiously the while on this unsuspected potency in the blows of a nlghl-stlck "Anyway" wV J"" f-ieutenant with a wave of his left hand brushed the wretched police !".'! fr?.T! .J"6. l'rlacy of his office, while with the right hand he reached for tho telephone and secured a connection that gave hhn the unofficial Mr. l.dmunds nt Atlantic City, which, by the way, reminds us that the huge aeaalde play-apnt with the tenipeatuoua oresn for a name, was a very popular retort with I'lillnclrlpl.la public official, on Minus), and was becoming. Indeed, a aort of week-end City Hall. Already, however, that slight sense of strain which had existed In the den of Mr. Buckingham at (lien Arden, from the moment when he had commanded l.dmunds to locate Jeremiah Thomas Archer, had been relieved by the re ceipt of a telephone message for nurh iiwui ..ii. suner exp mining joyfully that she had heard from Jerry" ,u,ly n a 4 a l i i : I 4 I ' dress and swaggering walk, whose nar now eyes were neser lifted from the figure of Sylvy as she walked rapidly down Ihe street I "Sh"' warned Kelly "That's Jpe Maldnno Some bad actor, too, If you ask me !" "Well, I do ask you," paid Jerry. "What does he do?" "Leader of the 30th division a Deularh dtvlalon but hla real bualneia la plrkln' poeketa." Jerry smiled. "And ran picking pork eta be considered a safe hualneaa In l'hll sdelplila?" "It la If you're leader of your divi sion." averred Kelly. "If you ran deliver a nice majority for the tariff,'" uggealecl Jerrr, begin ning to be ryntral about that divine In- Ututlon. "leb," agreed the wsrdworkrr, with out the suspicion of a smile. "That guy' been arretted twenty time this jesr on charge that run all the way from plnehln' poke to atlekln a man up, but the csaea never get no fsrther than th magistrate. They're all ills, mlaaed for lark of etldenre." Jerry snorted. "Don't tell me any more." he concluded Indignantly, and, turning to give directions to the chauf feur, then made for the open door of the cab "Kelly, you are so full of Infor mation you Irritate me." "You keep on askln' questions," smiled the division leader, and Jerry smiled, too, and thrust hla hand through the cab window, "flood-by and thanks llulh Object. 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