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Copyright, J91S, twPubtio Ledger Co.
NjCHAPTER XI (Continued)
STiyrEANWHrUStMax, weary liut elated,
' iVjLhad gone to bed. yet even In his
fH: Meep. he was framing nml planning his
tr Biory, ana nl 8 o clock next morning was
sCJi'V-i l 1" a ciock tne assistant
siilf'6"' editor, JlmmloUtyan, was gloating
lVt'E''ver " copy.
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. -ill. JJesi tning you eirr am, itissman :
:'tvA . j -;-.;.- " "'.". ?., "r,viv. v
&vrtf And Illssman himself leaned bnck from
;'V his typewriter, reflecting that nil In nil
taftttiV nad pictured Itosenscwelg as nn inno
Sii..foin, cent. helnless victim of nollcc brutality.
WtSfSi&X, ha had portrayed Jerry" as tho dashing
j?ijftk,- hero. who. angered at tho sight of such
fc J cruelty, rushed In and fought like n
WmSF tiger till beaten to the ground by lilmvs
5Wf Of the pollceman'B club, lie attributed
0&t Jerry's, notion In sun..osKing the fact
USTI-MT&V' .- . ........ ... .I.... iIm. n Onn antiu.-
rV'A ?$. V I 4IJO UdBQ III mill lllliv I" ,,,'t- ,-v,,---Mwi
ft of "modesty, and last of air brcught In
I' "tsfcKM the romance of that young man's attach
KSXM." rn.nt fnr Ml tlnih tlucklncham. As
convincing proof of the existence of this
romance. Max triumphantly pnduccd
the fact that Mr Hucldngham himself
had voiced his wrath at the police de
partment In such terms as had forced
the brutal policeman's Immediate resig
nation. nran. meanwhile had beckoned over
Doulton. the man who had covered the
Archer Tool Works story, and tho one
who had asked that disconcerting iiues
tlon of Jerry about how ho got his
wounds.
'lie said a piece of wood fell on him '"
emrklert Doulton. scanning Itlssman s
copy quickly.
11a ' ha '" lau.Thed nisinan. "Didn't
mention that It was a policeman s club
Pretty good, what V
"Go to It. Doulton!" ordered H.van
"Ought to be able to wake up that
franchise story with a few hundred
words about this man's experience with
the machine In the Fifth Ward, making
lllm take up the fight against Hands
Combination In Councils Corking good
stuff there Turn yourself loose on It
Looks as though the young man and not
old Henrv T ni at the bottom or the
fight Better get Jerry on the phone
and see what more you can fish out of
him."
This was done Jerry was staggered
to learn that the Rosenscwelg story was
now In the hands of the newspapers,
but he braced himself with the re lection
that since his weapon against the ma
chine was pitiless publicity he ought ( not
to shrink from having the searchlight
turned upon himself, but must onl e
careful from naw on that none or nis
a"s wereTuch as to themselves to
misconstruction If brought suddenl and
violently under the public eye "",,
dimcS how Impossible this might be d d
not then occur to him There was no
time for second thoughts and be was
rot much given to them, anyway. The
executive In his nature made Mm a m-.n
for quick and relentless 'Vision The
way out with Jerry was always the way
ahead.
He admitted to the reporter the met-,
as to the Strongburger nssat It. and I that
this experience had first led him i to
reflect seriously on the dang-rs to civil
liberty of a machine like that which to
ay reigned In Philadelphia Houlton
pn.bed the possibilities with a few -more
questions, hung up the phone nn-1 at
tacked his typewriter violently.
But after a few minutes the reporter
was on the telephone again. The idea
that Jeremiah Thomas Archer was n
a. fair way to loom on the Philadelphia
horizon as a prettv big man bad dawned
on Doulton. He decided to Investigate
Jerry, and began with Interviewing hie
brother. Paul, and obtaining ftom him
the names of certain other men in the
club and manufacturing life of the clO.
who might contribute Information on the
Meanwhile "conference time" had come
In the offlce of the Courant The editor,
the managing editor, the telegraph
editor, the make-up editor. th art
editor, the citv editor and the city cir
culation man faced each other about tho
long table ...
Well what vou got'" burst out wn
asely Morton Snow, the managing editor,
with a glance that swept the table
The circulation man broke out first In
defiance of conference room etiquette,
but because he had a grievance anil the
Circulation department was used to be
ing treated like a spoiled child, anywav
"There was a Philadelphia man in that
casualty list from Franco yesterda.
and we were the only paper that didn't
play it up." he peeved
The managing editor scowled, the
telegraph- editor produced an alibi and
the city editor shook his head "Look it
up? Run it down'" barked Snow. "Come
on. fellows, what have you got?"
The nearest to a sensation the
telegraph editor could produce was a
mysterious cable about troop movements
behind the Oerman lines in Belgium
"You. Jim''" inquired Snow. And the
city editor leaped Into the spot-light
with the details of Max Rlssman's sensa
tional story
"Whoopee' chuckled the manag'ng
'editor, hi3 austere countenance assum
ing lines of pleasure that were reserved
for scoops alone. "Circus It! Flret
page five column head !"
The art editor spread his choice collec
tion of photographs on the table Ruth,
her father, Jerry. Morltz and the flash
light of a speak-easy.
There was more chuckling with eager
glances at the pictures
"Center Bucklnghams Ruth Bucking
ham on one side. Jerry Archer on the
other. Cut-In of Rocenscwelg with pic
ture of ills shop at bottom. Take all
the front page you want. Malcom."
this to the make-up editor. "The tele
graph can carry over."
"Hold on a minute !" This was the
voice of the editor-in-chief, who leaned
back, frowning and thoughful. "Have
you sot that story up, Jim?" .
"Probably," said the city editor, and
'went out.
For five minutes the conference dis
' .cussed details of the news of the day;
for Instance, whether the Italians would
be able to stick it out on the Plave or
not, and what Connie Mack had left
' to sell besides the bat boy. then the
city editor returned with galley proofs
of Rlssman's story. The editor, still
frowning, let his experienced eye gallop
down the column.
"Great stuff!" he decided, "but cut
the Bucklnghams out of It. Every word,
every picture 1 We're not marking up a
young woman for life Just to make a
good story bigger than it Is legitimately."
Every countenance fell, the circula
tion man's, most of all. Half their big
sensation was going.
"Young Archer looks like the goods to
', me,"1 went on the editor, pulling at his
stump of a cigar and still with that
frowning reflective expression that char-
f, acterlzed his features In moments of
big decision. "Play him for all he'll
:tand."
tv&- iJouuon a worKine on "'"i now,
CLLHhe city editor replied. "We'll have a
M-Uot more stun in an nour.
Le For a moment the group sat silent and
Emotionless, exneriencing including the
Sf" editor that feeling of depression which
omea iq me oiaesi newepajieiman wnen
m sees a good story choked off for
What the newsmongerl.ng Instinct must.
teuwayB regard as ulterior reasons.
w,.jThe managing editor broke the spell.
Kj.-Btjta' the dignified conference Instantly ap.
'nee what unfortunate should be last
t$B' leave the room by any one of the
vtmmevou exits mat jeo towara wonting
NUeka In all directions.
.At this time Max Rlssman was no
IvToiigtr In the office, having by the com-
xi' fata nt rnArt tAn nlrAnri
AauH nut tn Rmlth Phllarielnhtn In em
'A-tey- his recognized ingenuity In dlg-
i Jkr
LjKfcred round the navy yard
UUI lilt! uciaiir ti( n Dl'y Biuijr uiab
r - 'awnlr nn
wav down on the .docks he bought
fli eepy of the nrot eonion of trie cou
DV Of t
t.MLt -whtoti could
-nutt which couuj have contained his
buv bought It. apatchea at the tint
' tun eagerly with his eyes, muttered.
,'n.i for a minute stood, rnotlonleei. loot-
c . iir ihn column of Its contents. Theil
Sk,: h heaved ft. lone rfspretful slgb.
Rimt "The doggono pussy.footerB blast
a!" would D a pai piranarans ot
"Vmmmmt. "It wouldn't have .hurt
i"oUI bird ,to -set Ws tail feather
ft -lltllb Anyway, t juesg 11
t little MOiy, n-natr-
'Mil,, li unitnflM nwroant-
POLITICS IN PHILADELPHIA
T1II3 rKOI'LiG
lit Til III! KINCIIAM, - h. r
calli KIOIfMIX, mi unnn,ii,il orTl, in I.
fltv Jrrr s r !' n-- Is rui t . the en"
button " rrom
MtrilAni. Klll.t.V, t O.r., ,1,1,.., ,,
ft, lb l,pfnr" r. 'limine 1 "ni- k-" 1 flr
the "Orpntilzfitlon'n" primary obtcit i
It rrrfnrmK t,i tti of 11, ,. n, -i ,
ttles In nil t"clstntlve nntl nntiannl U
.-ii. i ,u nr,.-..-ii. i in-niiiiim vniinr; jewian sirl. utopa Jerry on the street
as he Is ahout to leave the club for his homo and thanks hlrm for hla manly defense of
the perseeut-il ItnsePsrwrii: 11 he,, !-.. 1. ,n,, him JerrN notices a sinister tlBUro
fnllowlnp the EJrl Keliy Informs him that the person la
401" MAI.IXIMI. a lliun t-lckpo, kei nnd iiunman. under pnllllcal prn!ectn
IVhcn Sylw r, fuse, t Bo llh him to a dance the camrster rev-nces himself upon,
the Klrl's father by tinIHK him arr-iled nn a trumped up chnrk-e Aurentski Is
compelled tn sell his business and tn paupi-rlm himself n urder tn placate Maldotlo,
and to bribe the Macislrate to illsinlss the cas- for lack of evidence. A shyster
lawer Iannis also --ts a share of the "proms ' When Jerrv coca to the poll.ei
station to be arralancl, he I, -una that the chnrue nualnst him has been dlmlscd. !
In roniersallnn llh the Maclsitate, he finds that the "Judjte-- v,,s a former dock
hand who was rewarded with the Important l.lmin n ear job bv Jlmtnv .Cnic for
turning ner n certain iiutnher .,f otra reaul.irl. Jerry solicits Kelly'a aldl In flndlnst
Slvy and then turns to his friend
VICTOR !tOI,I.I"SM", a niinc lawier for support Victor Joins Hie "Pave
Philadelphia" party, and promises to proceed airalnst Maldnno.
4111 ItlMI, II I'nuni in Inl.bvlst. lis a demanded $.111110 frnm the Arcjier Tool
Works to cet ii franchise f' a spur track nrross Howard street through Cours-lls
Jerry's father and brother are wllllnc tn pay th bribe. ,e,.nus ther request has
ls?en iBnorrd for weeks by the lor nl leKislattve bodv The vnum man his. sense of
political Jusllce aroused refuses t,. barB-iln with Hand and finally wins his brother's
uppon in ubiii (imi'i nn-1 ,(,- -''i"i"'iii
'("irBanlzatlc
-nammotn slirn oer ine inner, -m'li'K
lers nno sailors nvr- nr iii,i-i ,,--i ,,,,ee
MAX HISSIIW. a r. iv.rler. while on n
stntlnn house. ,lli-nir th- ,r.iurr nn th.
turns to th,- titllce with his stun.
could from what of his handiwork had
escaped editorial censorship and went
straight on with the job In band
As the assault storj finally stood, how
ever. In the later editions of the iVuraiit.
It was more than half Poulton's. and In
had iiistlv enlarged th" halo which Kid
man had placed on Jerry's head, lie
made of the yi. linger "ti of lletuy 1
An-her a future gieat man l-'iom Paul
he had obtaiind the facts in whl'h he
gan- the vnung man the major ctedlt for
tin- frnnchlhe llglit He showed that
neither Ids i-hlvnlrntis defense of tho
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lilin- .I'-" ii", in.- .,."- - -
the nnlltlcal niachlne Here the result of
mere accident, but made tliein .-ippear .is
i.uteropplngs of deep iertges of i-h.ll.u'ter
He revealed that .letry. In a clli re
markable for forceful eei-utiies in In
dustry, had already ai hleied .in eni l.ible
reputation im an organizer .-11111 as a pro
duction engineer and that Ins papers
and addresses. Indeed, hi", mere opinion,
had been listened to with if-pei-irul at
tention hv societies, ei. mention'! and
associations which concerned tlvmseli
with principles or lacinry inaiiiigemeiu. ,r nucKingnam grunten unpleasant-
But lHiilllon had also gleaned that in ' b
college, despite all Ingrilned modesty "Here is what tliev were going to
that kept him from eier n-einlng to , i.rlnt." and Mr Oidivnv tossedm smudgy
appreciate his own abilities. Jerrys tal- I jtrip of paper on the desk.
.,u .,,,1 ticrsr.iv, t male 1111 il 11,111
and to prove his lighting spiilt. cited
how tho young fellow forged to the front
In sports up to the time when an unfor
tunate accident developed th" weakness
of hla knee which, while ill nowise hin-
ii .. , !! I ..... nnrln filet
,irr an atle or a sohher
":". u, r l,l.
"'l'"""' ' ' ...
Kven Henry T Archer found inn own
nnoreclntionof his son's admirable quail-
tfes enhanced bv th- r.adlng of this nar-
rative. It had the same .fleet on Paul
and rather tled the .iming man in a
position of ascendancy ou-r their two
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minds a pnsiiuin wnun, io-',ihii ' .-
may
ban- occupied It before, tnc.i
had not
hitherto recognized
"But it is iciy distasteful lo mo'
Very! all this'" declared Henry 1. wiin
n waio of ins Handover me spri-un-oui
page
" ll the same. Pad. there's mountains
of truth In It." aierred Paul. "I used
to think Jerrv was either a blamed fool
or a wizard's. Now I know he t, a wiz. all
tight."
"The question Is. How's that franchise
coming along?'
This will help it.
declared pain
"No." said Henry T "No' It widens,
the breach It'll make it more a matter
of pride with Band than ei.r to see that
we don't get It."
"Then it's up to old Jerry to butt his
wav through." declared Paul. "He's got
so "much faith and optimism that, bless
me. I can't help but bank on him tn win
out "
Something swelled up in Henry Arch,
er's throat and he coughed violently
"Confound It. Paul." he said presently,
"I hank on him ton, and away down
inside I think he's more than half right.
or I'd never haie let him commit us
this far." '
But other people than his father and
brother were at about this time staring
at the eiening -edition of the Courant
and making swift -appraisal or reap
praisal of the personality of Jeremiah
Thomas Archer One of theye was Wil
lard H. Buckingham I'p to now he
had rather smiled at the attack of the
Archer Tool Works upon the political
combination in control of Councils and
the city goiernment The attack would
fail, of course, and Jerry would get a
licking which would do his bumptious
ness good and himself no hnrm If on
the other hand, the unexpected happened
and his assault threatened to do sni
sort of damage to thoee fortifications he-
hind which extensive Buckingham in
terests lay concealed, why, the financier
could, with a crook of his finger, call
Jerry off and the big bosses would come
fawning to lick the uand that had helptd
them.
But now Mr. Buckingham sat in his
imposing offices with a frown of rare
displeasure on his brow and teeth biting
savagely at the ends of his mustache.
"Phone Mr Jeremiah Archer that I
want to see him at 4 30." he said
brusquely to his secretary, and turned
tn other matters
"CAP" STUBBS That's
. 1 1 VJUl WAlKliV
COPIE UR rN TUT
NOSE' -AN' BLUET.
NUTHIN' NO rAORE
i
JN Till, STOKY
ji:iiiiy .Aiu'i.i-.rt,
ilin. with his rlilr
brother P.14J1, Is nrtlvMy rontlnulns th
bilPiness of th Arrhfr Tool Works, Is
rlubnrd into unconrloupnp9 iwid nrrested
by rntrn'innn tronsburRfr whMi the youns
tnan, outrnRfd at the policeman's brutal
treatment nf Mnrlt? HosensrwelR-, mmn
to that rrlsoner's Afslstanre. ItosinscWPlt?
ha been taken Into custody a thn nnal
ptep In tho petty peraecutlon nrtilnK from
fnitlnnal flirTerences (n the "Illoodv fifth"
U'nril .Terry l reeaeft from Jail. hll
case dropped and Stronsburicpr "broke"
til 1 1 Ik requested to r, slRll before belnK
fired" as the repiilt of the Intervention
of a fmlly frlvid.
M,I,AHI II. lirrKIN.IH.t If., financial
ccnlus and the most powerful man In
I'hM.nlelplila At bin nod political tiosaea
na well as their underllnsra moe. and
moc fast, 1hcn llurktncbam's dauchter.
r ihnt J, rr Is missiuii. Ine kumi man
n the li-nit-dlitance telephone nt Atlantic
- work nf Kdmunds, llui-khigham's "puh
n Imi't. .lerrv, while renlnir In the Lafayette
'' b-.nn In practical politics, lie learn that
di-alln' out Jobs" and thai Just so ions aa
i . l.iiv,,.,,,, ,,,,( ,,,rni mer liepuhllian nnjor-llnn-
It will not be interfered with locally.
.ierr s plan corT-lsts In ercctlriB a
ilia, i.overnment work Is betnir held up
sol-
,,,n unn-i n i,rll- demind Is not met
tisit to the Third and He l.anc-y isli-eets
"blnttir' (,f the nrr.-sl of Jerri. II- re.
"no f those other mattets wan a
eard wlilcii for some minute-, h,-ul been
Ijlng on the i-nrnep or hi, desk
"nil seiifl tlrdway In ' lie cnllrl out
as tho sei-retar.i u,is deimrting
.Mr nrdway was a inllilotialre, aeni-r-
liiitit .1 tn.iiiuf.-u-iiiK i- ,-iiul it i-otiiini-tor,
but Ills enterprises on ail sides drew
tlielr chief sustenance fiom tin- mffers
"f the municipality, therefore, his maior
btislne-.,. Int. test was polith-s. lie, was
a ileal --;iIio,ililereil. pasty-fai-erl satslnnlr
per.,on 11 ho-.,- nni-mith manner and mor-
'iiiiii tiiitnor ,-onimeiirieit htm to manv
,,o,,,0
j people
luit Will. nihil rluiklnehnm was
not mnong ills ,-idmirets The two.hntit-
d together Ion hate,) eacli other Mr
iirdwni entered, ui-ailngn satiric -smile,
and Mr Ilucklnghnm's face failed to
gladden It onli lighted i-raftllv.
"Wliat game now?" Mr. Buckingham's
manner seemed to r.nv.
"Onli ,-i liattnless (lie. rent ante." Mi
(irdvav's .ui-enied to assure
"1'ou saw the Courant
he inoulred
Mi- llucklngliam, with that evaggcr
ated fear of unfriendly strictures in the
public press, which nhseases co manv
rich men. pounced upon that Mrninlgv
strip It was ,1 galley proof of Rlss
man's oiiglnnl story which a word from
I !-"'"'--'"- '. !'"d .killed
Mr Buck.
I 1IIKIU1I11 re.ui 11 piori
Ingham read it ploddingly to the end.
.Ills linrh wbte hrow liecomlne L,,rr.,cua
, , fl d
i '," ' rca'
"They were going to print this?" he
las-kerf savagely.
Pictures, too emphasized Ordway.
( enjoj ing the annoyance his Infnrni.ition
i itnrl eanse.l
....-...."....
.iimi .inn jurieuieii n ;
"No; Pres'on killed it himself. Thev
had s-ense enough to he afraid of it , but
it Just shows what might happen w hen
an idiot like young Archer srarts run
ning amuck Besideo. a chap thats as
minora bin as lie Is Isn't lery smart tn
go to throwing stones."
"What do ion mean vulnerable?"
"Win the voung fellow's got a woman
down there in that ward."
1 unman" Mr llucklngliam. in suite
, (,f himself, was slightly dazed.
Pretty little Jewess.
"Nnn?ense
veling Archer was never
in the ward
morning."
hefore till that Sunday
"Wasn't he?" Inquired Ordway, tan
tallzingly. "He went there to attend a meeting of
the Italian Church "
"Did he?" mocked Ordway again The
ugh sneer In his manner 11 as fast up
setting Mr Buckingham's composure
Not another man in Philadelphia dared
halt and mock him like this, and Ordway
was always doing It
"Ordway"' he exclaimed, exasperated
"I don't haie time for innuendoes. If
inn haie got anything to say reflecting
on young Archer's character, say It ann
get through."
"Prom what 1 hear it don't reflect on
his taste at all," drawled Ordway, mad
deningly "But. damn It " and Mr Buckingham
did not even care what fellow-vestryman
of St Paul's might be about to hear
him swear. "What Is his relation to the
girl?"
"Stuck op her'" answered Ordway
tersely "He's been in the ward many
times tn see her He went there Sunday
morning to see her and did see her. Sht
was right there screaming when the
heating took place, and if it hadn't been
for her there wouldn't have been any
nearing i nat s wnat 11 was anout
division leader down there had his eye
on the girl, and when he saw this voung
fellow hanging around, dazzling the
ward with a sight nf his limousine every
day and winning the squab away from
him. why he set a little trap and the
oung man walked right Into it."
"An outrageous falsehood from begin
ning to end." declared Mr. Buckingham,
eyes glaring
"Is If" inquired Ordway again, In that
cool, exasperating way. "Is it? There's
another chapter 10 the story The girl
hung around the Lafayette Club last
Sunday till he came out to go home and
talked to him again. A couple of davs
1 after that he went prowling through the
Enough
'LON& M A Mrs
in
f
5UMTHIN" TO fV
I JIDNT KNOW
1
ward with his car following him, and
Sylvy Aurentsky that's the girl's name
hasn't been seen slnre "
"What do you mean to Intimate by
that?" demanded Mr Buckingham.
"I mean that Jerry Archer took that
girl away and Is keeping her some
where ''
"Ordnay," F.iid Mr. RurklnKhatn. after
regarding his ilsljnr steadily In silence
for an npprei-lalilo Inletval of time,
"malice makes you a credulous fool "
"Damned if 1 know what makes you
one," said Ordway coolly, "but something
does."
Thorn was no answer tn Impudence
like this except n blow, and Mr. Iltic-k-lngham
was not a man nf blows, in the
physical sense, that is, but my mutual
consent the Interview was over
"I will keep this." said Mr. Ilucklng
ham stlflly. dropping the strip of galley
proof into a tlrawer of his desk
"I don't know anybody it mnrerns
more," remarked Ordway, unpleasant to
the Inst
"1 want to repeat." said Mr Bucking
ham, by way of flnni ilpllanco to his
cniier. ' that I consider sl.'indotoiN and
utterly fal.se the story you ham tnbl mo
about young Ari-her, and I want lo warn
.mil that If a line nf It rnmes to the,
newspapers 1 shall hold you personally
responsible "
"You will oli?" said Mr tudwav, and
took himself nut.
Mr. llucklngliam was -hut in for the
next (lie minutes uH-slHiig with shock
iind ugly misgiving. His alt Hide in
iiaid humanity was one of ,-i tile in
ciedulily, and yet .Ifi-tv Airher had
pieiiiril why Jerry had sormril lik,- ar.
own son; and pons- but all men ate
somebody's sons Jerry wn- Impulsive
plensure-iovlng. human, rind the girl was
beautiful, susceptible, smitten What
mine natural, thercfoie nh. boh '
Mi lliii-kinghnm. imor a
man nf lerv much Imagination, iin-tn-phorlcnllv
dumped the whole litnin
storm of s'nndernu mnls an I ilefama
totv thnugiit ,'iiif-n,-es into lit iirtr-tt-liasket
ami rang fur Hie mt i-.iiier
(CON'TIN'l T.l) TuMdlilplW)
THE DULY iSOl ELETTE
The Way That llnpprnvd
Hv RCHV II. M fiTViY
Ar
(M.orii had hung met- I.lo.id K, n-
son s going 1 n- 1,11m siiiii uieir
lips when Ins futile claims to 1 v mptlnn
were mentioned. Hi- unkind Iianbur
Ites iihNperod "slaclier" when the fear
ful neighbor went Ills 11.11 lo the train
ing 1 -.imp .Innle Cui-hmnn. being of
the kind. In a cmnptny of the unkindly
dennunceil the group hotlv for tlnlr
attitude for no reason but her own scir-r
of justice And II w. 1" 'pill" In t Ik
accidental Ironv of fate tli.it socks liear
ing lier card were sent to liliti
Jnnl" would necr ban known about
the sneks hut fm tli" litter from l.lnvd
iihlcli thanked her for them, a letter
with longing for Panhmy pens glaring
between the llns of gratitude
"That endi right bote," snul .lani" to
thp letter short burning on the ertiln rs
of her open lire "If that stonp-slioul.
dered, l!ii"-hnndod clerk thinks I'm
going to write bat-K lie's got another
el'-!5- coming
Hut the longing heturon tile lines did
haunt her .Innle, 100, was loneli-, for
she seemed to hors'lf the onli- person
In nil Panhiirv 11 Ithnut kin of blond
or loie awni- al the tight In the big
while lioine-tiad she Mulled and knit
ted, but all the soeks anil sweaters
were for no one in particular
A Coinpronllse
And so ,Tanie I'ushniaii r-nniMomsod
Willi her delertnln.it ion by sending l,loi,
a st'-re-prep.iied lio of food, .iiui an
Nisi
ST&A
Copyji'jlit. ;-, In fuhhr Lcttgcr n.
CHVPTKK VIII
A
in InoKiup at thn drawing?
liV 1
tli otPiiPihlp infant I'llol wmilrl
'il
most rertafnly talp tho thins: at its pur-
tnrp hIup. If purh
one happened to'
be a father himself lie might perhaps
look at the drawing a little longer than
any one else, hut no one would teallv
exnmlno the thing siilnuslv And vet
I had not sat down to study the thing
from the right angle, fm- more than
naif an hour before 1 saw sinister
'g
nlflcance in that apparently childish 1
document
Tho new angle, nt course. T gained
from my Knowledge of rhe nnxlelv of
these men to repossess It Without at
first reading all Its score" it cost
me much trouble and mny dangeis be
fore the whole riddle was unraveled I '
saw this much almost at once that It
portended great danger to the Biitlsh
Kmnlre And vet It Is curious to m.
fleet that I was first put m the secret hM lecknnerl on my individual stupidity
hy a characteristically Herman flour- ;l!'- nrt without Justification from mini'
Ish. bv a detail tint was unessential to ,,,c" nu-nters. they would ban- reck
the plan oned on our racial stupidity, to keep in"
The whole paper N. indeed, char- , f,r"" Penetrating its secret So far
acteristic of the Oerman mind It, Its ' 'hat was plain sailing But they would
mixture of childishness and cunning
I-or tho Oerman is childish in many,
ways- he is like a bad boy. not onl.i In
his love of destruction for its own sake. ,
hut also for his irrepressible boastful-
ness It would be nothing to educe ex- '
amples of these two had qualities from
the w-ritingf of Prussian soldiers such L
as Bernhardi . one exp, etn tint sort
of thing from them : but when one 1
finds the same spirit running through '
the words of grave philosophic historians I
like Treitschke. one sees the tiling is
Inherent ir. the race 1
Now. it was something needlessly
boastful in the drawing that was my!
first clue Indeed, it is so ohvlous as !
scarcely to require indication I,et any
one look at the figures of the bleeding
heart and the dead lion These two I
symbols stand for a hundred things that 1 t
were being said hy Get many about1
Kngland And if little Kitel, whoever 1
he was. In ills derision inserted tame
sheep as guardians of the heart, well. 1
there are those who are not Oerman at '
all who think his action had plenty of j
Justification, and was no libel on cer- I
tain people whom we need not here l
mention
Well, the first thing I noted was this I
element of bo.istfulness ; boastful, for. I
as I now know, ir was quite unessen- 1
tlal to the information contained In the :
drawing An almost daily reference In .
newspapers and in musle-halls to the I
"heart of the llmphe" showed me that I
It was a symbol tor London Just as
clearly as if stated In words, though
'WHEN I WftKEn. UP I WUZ ON A U-BOAT
VIRUTE SHIP INTH' funTJLE OF TH' OCHAN! AN
I Sri 2.'.-'LET ME OfF'N THI5 SHIP"' W TH'
CHIEF SEX!- GUESi VOUBON'T KNOW VKHO ,
An; -VK KAI5ER BILU"
swered his thanks with a stiff, prim
note and a box of home. marie cookies,
l-'iom that was born a more kindly
letter and a parcel nf local papers And
by that time she was launched ion the
sea of kindness with her hnnds clasped
over the personal possession of a friend
In active service
When letters from the camps were
tallied nf Janle held her peace about
Moid: when picture postcards from the
boys were passed In cnmpanv she had
a happy thought remembering those In
her desk nt home; when knitting was
talked of she bent lower over the khaki
sweater she was fashioning.
The sweater mis nearly done when
word i-ame that no more mall was to
be sent to I.lo.id at the camp where he
bad been training His regiment was to
iiinie iory soon. It was casv enough to
guess that move was the first step to the
front
"And the sweater wa.s going. to be
ready to go in this night's mall!"
thought Janle. wistfully.
At first she thought to put the sweater
by
tor later finishing Hut In .Innle
nere was the spirit of fighting to the
last ditch. The stuff t lint heroes are
made of was hi her heart, and she de
leimined the eiiier should be leadv if
a chance slmuM happen fop Moid to get
it But a tear did fall mi the khaki
.-nn that .Innle did not understand
1 lie night was 11,11111 foi sptlng Act
ll,e Uel.l l,l, C .!. ,., .... ,...."
'0, .,;,.,, 11 ' "K ' 11-11111 111 nouse
'-" ' ' ' t 1 1, Mile, ,( ,1 1 1 e, mil
11.1111 iiiiuiueii siowiy north trnin go. 1
niK , siop 11 11. with its nan, . ut n
silhouetted against the blur of llirlon,
ft out a distant city .Initio, watching Idli
froin tier daik window. e,-iw the flag
man's ted Inntertt bobbing hack alone
the trtv-k and a little gtoup with Hash
lights holered by the steaming engine
A wing ftotn men's throat floated across
the Held;
" "Whore do we 10 from here, bos?'"
An I'neipeeti-il V'lsll
T'lion slie saw n mil .shadow loom on
tin- glass plot below her open window.
"Hello she hulled. Imiilli.
".lane"'
"Moid' I'll come down"
"llow-'d I qet bote'' Thai's mv train
The engine has a hot bo and 1 c-in get
back as si. 011 11s tjio flagman when lie's
called in I kni-ll ivheie no were I -I
guess Hint hot hnv K a sort of answer
to my pra.ier. hei uiim- I minted 10 thank
1011 by iioid of motnh for all tho things
The Kindness they st.-mil for lias helped
me to pot hold of my i-nur.lge"
.lanie had bioiight out the sweater and
she thrust it into his hands
"It miNt lie nn answet 10 mi pt nor
too. I.lo.id 1ml 1011, lolling tn,. do ihe
tilings lias 1 en a kindness, too'"
The iiioonllcht was full on his fa,-,-Janle
eo,i,l ,.oe ins blown eyes were
ili-nr and tits --kin bronzed ; he looked
Inches taller and tin cletKv fe,ir-.-loop
w. is gone finm his shoulders The hand
that grasped ihn --wc."itni- had nnti --iii--w- ,
and on his klriki le,.ie iier -i ,.,1
noralV i-hevions H wa- as If lie had'
been tr,'llsoi nieil I
"Vou mean tli.it ? ' lie ,-iei. '-oil, .lane '
hnli-n'l I got to make ki.oiI some mm,. ,
anil wait to Know 1011 loi o mi-""
"Walt" I don't think ih.-re is nei ii of
waiting for me to tell 1011 that"' shr
whtspered
T11 Ice the engine whistle out s-hrlllv
through the lilKiil l.loyd held Janle
close befoie he turned and Iristeneil
hack across ihe field- The red liojit of
tln flagman signaled fiom the tear and
the train pnllrd slnwly away And for a
long while Janle stood as he had left
her. sad enough for tin- parting but
glad, too, that silo had helped make
manly the man she had bnriu-d to loie
ronton on-'! Complete Aoi etcttc "A
H'.IK f..l.,',;.Y."
LTHY T&RR
JOHfM F&USOlJM
Z)y
1 it u ill hP nliMii'r1 th.it thf drawing
bpatK na expIan.Unrv lrttrr-pivs'. sav
tn its (ippiKTit'ill, mi'-Wadinc suKCPbtlnn
is 10 wi nut inn and il-::tinatp.n. nn
onlrl pp.. fh.it it w.-Kt ti l.dMflmt nt.
I tackffl fiom M'vnral dtrnrtinnv N'ntico. i
the Htirii ( U;inv nf th" hiiirh stand-
! I ir Ii .1 1 r 1. . 1. no iii,. -. 1 r th.,-. ....1 u
""I""',,""' "', '". '"",.. V "".
something singular about that vane
I '!'" niaiKs of diiectlon .110 not set In
ine cusioin.iry , i-, i ?. i tnviousiy
this departure from the usual is de"
Slgned, rind so these seemed to me lo
Indicate the direction fiom which the
attacks Mere ti, iiinti' In, I ,1 , ;. ,, r- '
talnlv lint difficult ,, lell (rum ivb,,,,-, lb..
ittack was to come that spirit of boast- 1
fulness, which Is. it seems, ineradicable.
made It Impossible lo keep out the black
'ierman eagle that holers nboie the
heart.
It was at this point that I sent for
I-'orsytli and Ills gun. 1 knew- that my
pursuers counted on my yet haling the
paper rney would Know tli.it I had
'opened and examined it by this time;
reason tnat, ei-n if rhat were so. the
secret would not be so safe as to make
it needless for them to regain posses
sion Would I not lie most likely,
j seeing Its apparent worlhlessness. to
li'tstrov if Heie I think tlielr leasnn
ing was acute No ' I would not de
stioy it. for the I-nglish haie a na
' tional passion for collecting curios, and
.for showing them I wnuid, ihereftye,
I retain the thing In order to exhibit It
1 as a curioslt), and It might he that 1
' might show it and tell the story of how
I had acquired it; and there might lie
,1 man there who was no fool, and to
I whom the riddle would speak And after
jail thete were, doubtless, teasons which
I 1 ould not guess at that made recoiery
imperative to them
saw the imminence of the danger
which, that night. I stood exposed.
"ALICE KENT AND
THE DAY'S WORK"
The Stori of a lin-iiic-.- Girl Who
'Would Not Fail
By MARTHA KEELER
Will Be Found Today on
'age 8
SO'. SET. l!
LIKE THI4, -
Nt, JUMPEU
-"-cv ur in
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By DADDY
THE WAR OF THE FROGS
A complete, new adventure emh ueek, bcuinninp Momlaii nml endtna Sntitrrlnv
tin prrvinux adventures I'ecrov
has been crnnned I'ltnccsv of Hlrrf-io-ik
nnrf has transformed the fierce,
tcirortitnu (llant of the. Woods Into
a imtilotle farm worker.)
CHAPTER I
'cpgy Hccames a Colonel
riHO-A-K! Cro-n-k! Cro-a-k!"
J From the marshes near the
lakeside cottage where Teggy was
spending the weekend hollda-- riiine
n loud, unceasing chorus. It was 1 cry
distracting to Peggy, who was spend
ing a Ulct hour reading.
"I wonder uliv frng c.-.yik ho
much?" she mused nloud.
' Possibly for the same reason chil
ill "11 shout so much." came til" unix
ported answer In n, hoarse, guttural
, ,,(,.,. !',.,,,rt- lonl.-nrl lilt o l , ! ,-t.-I , fCb,,,.a
.-'"I . '---.- ,-r.-n- ...... ,....-.,. ,,, .
,v(ls (i,,, oddest sight nhe liail ever
1 .p.
ecu. It was n soldierly looKlni; I- rng '
tnotintoil nn tlio linik nf n sp.ightli '
lilue .In.i. In his forelegs wits clutched !
11 iong reed, which lie carried like a
spear. On hi head was a helmet made
of a yellow water lily bud turned up
side down. It gave him 11 strange
knightly .'ippeai-nnce. (
"(Si-acinus, 11 lin nrp you"" excln lined
I'l-gg.i.
"I am (ieneial Hopper, commaniler
nf tlic King nimv," ivns the teply. "1
have n letter nf Introduction from
.luilgo (I11I." Me held nut a rolled up
hit nf liii- pad nn which was pricked
this tiii'sMico:
This Ir Hooper, chief of Croakers.
Sent liy me. the best of jokers
He's hound to war upon the Snakes,
The thought of which giies me the
shakos.
"And we're going tn lick them to a
frazzle." pompously boasted (ieneral
Hopper. 'Wo thought juu might like
tn get into the fun."
"I don't think it is fun to light
Snakes." declared Peggy very prompt
ly and iory positively.
"Tlie lib ds thought ii mis 11 lot of
fun 11 lien 1 nil banged the It.ittlesnnke
nn the hc.nl. the time you saied the
(limit of the Woods. You did such 11
good job then thev wnnted me to let
you Join nil .iniiy. I've- mailp you a
i-olniu-l- -that's .lour title now-, ("nlmiel
I'linross Peggy. That Isn't .11 high as
I mil, but I'll fvrn up hv letting nu
do most of the lighting."
"Nn, thank you." leplled Peggy.
"That doesn't sound a bit nice to me.
I mn Hilling to light fnr my Pinil.iml
subjects, but I don't ei en know vou
l-'l IICS."
"Vnu know me Vnu've just been
Intiniliiced hi Judge Owl. P.esides. this
Is a llirdland war, ton. for- the HnaKes
are lust 11s much the eiienilp.s of the
Mil ds (in they .-ire nf the Frogs."
"That's right." nodded nine Jay.
"That's why I'm .'ii-ting nn a winged
steed for the general. Your loving
subjects mint you to come hack. Prin
cess Peggi ."
Tills argument 11 on Peggi. Khe was
&
I'm- I recognized that n me lime In
the dark hours they would come back
In fou-e Tills lonely house with Its
surrounding woods invited .ittack. It
was, pet haps, too, their last chance
The police olTlcei- put Ills head into the
room to announce the conclusion of his
Interiien with Klrsly MacKellar.
"Tie taken a note about what Chris
tina MacKellar says about van man
with the .icllniv box. sir," lie said.
1 noted tin- 1 (-version to the official
full name, and inferred that he had cot
the belter or Kirsty In the Interview.
' Very good," I answered
"It's gi-ttin' i.-rra late." he went on.
"and I'm awa' to my bed; but I was
thinkln' of seein' again Into It in tho
11101 nin' "
"Right. Mr Bruce'" I replied. "Come
and ice me again In the morning"
"Veira good rir," the functionary
nodded
"I find Its .1 icrra wise thing to
sleep nn a problem We must na' be
1 ash Somethin' may turn up afore
mornlr.
Something did turn up before morn
ing It would be passing strange if
something did not hut It would be a
matter in which P C Bruce would he
far beyond his depths I had no in
tention of dragging this honest-minded,
simple constable into it Still," as I
wished him good night. I could not re
sist a question 1 asked him If he had
?-, n'ght duty He stared at me. be-
wlldet-Pd
"Night duty " he cried. "When a'
body is in their beds bv 10 o'clock'
11 .hat would I do stravatcin' the street
after that . It would he a breach of
Ihe peace ltse' "
After I had made a round of tile
house and seen tn all the fastenings. I
sent Kirsty and my mother to bed, and
sat down to wait for Forsvth Had
there hern time I would have taken mi
mother and the servant to the village
inn and gone to the railway station to
catch the London train, but it was now
much too late to think of that. Not
only was there no train available, but
even had there been I could not think
"f endangering the lives of women on
that road between us and the village.
Forsyth brourht two dogs with him,
a little Aberdeen and a big lurcher It
was quite dark now under the trees,
and once thev were' inside I was glad
to bolt the door. I let Forsyth inlo
something of the story, telling him of
the (iiiper that had come by accident
Into my possession, and that I must hand
It over to the Ooiernment That, with
the mention of the fart that the men
who were trvlng to take it from me
were foreigners, was quite enough for
Forsyth, for. as he explained himself,
he had a "verra poor opjenion of for
eigners " As a sportsman, of course,
ills experience of foreigners had not
been happy. The gamekeeper made a
tour of the. house to Inspect our de
fenses, noting with approval tho EtTong
AD
XJrC
AN" I 5LUC-6ED "IM ON TH" JAW
GRABBED A BOMB UOT WUTL LVIN'
OVbfWSOARtl THREW TH" BOMB,
cuoi; (in- awun mnunt: l
"DREAMLAND ADVENTURES'
.rex?! ?feSS
.rfK'S&oSelisSi .
V, x&
1 V iU-.
eager to get hick to P.irdl.ind. though
not at nil anxious to get mixed up in
a war. Oeneral Hopper saw tint she
was wavering and held out n blade of
grass.
"It's finin ti fairy ring." lie said.
Peggy, icmenilierlng tho effects of tho
grass in a pi 01 ions adventure, ate i'
niirt (it once became- as tiny an tho
l-'rog.
Now she remembered Hint she didn't
have imy an plan" with wfiioh to My
away to Pinlhinil. It 11,1s homo in the
city. Hut she didn't lime to worry
nver that, fm- iloivn swooped Mr. Swal
low from high tip in the sky.
"I'll be your lli-ing horse." he
shrilled (it her. "Climb 1111 mv inch.
Princess Peggv. and I'll carry .11111
wlu-rcvor oit want to go."
"Won't I fall nrr?" asked Peggy,
looking nt Mr. Swallow's glistening
b'ick.
"Vnu might fix stirrups so nti can't
fall." suggested Mr. Swallow. Peggy
did so. tying strings 111-niitiil him so
that slm would haie n place where her
feet uotilrl be secure Then she
climbed on his back and shouted to
f Ieneral Hopper:
"I'm le.uly, (iener.-il. 1,,-ad nn."
"Aye. .lie sir." niiswered tho fjen-
I oral Peggy thought it queer that he
j should use s.-nirn- talk until she ic
1 membered that l-'rogs belong to both
I the water anil the Kind, so that It was
i perfectly piopcr for him to use sea
language.
I (ieneral Hopper led tho way. but
ilr. Swallow 11,1s so pi nml to be Peg
gy's flying horse and so noxious tn
show his strength that he qiiieklv left
P.lne Jay and the C.enernl fm- behind
Peggy found that sailing through the
shutters to tlie lower" windows, hoped
with iron liars on th" inside The door
were also verv sltong, and so. thourh
there wele manv points open to a'-saull
tlu re 11.1s not one that 1 ould be forced
without giving 11- dm- warning of what
was goinir on While we weie at supp, r
I told Fnrsith something of the sCe
I had endured from the men in the
house it, Bei lin remarking that theie
I had only one door to defend
"Ay." said the stolid gamekeeper
"But that time ie had nu guns, which
is a great thing "
"And I hadn't jou," I added, smil
inr At which he was pleased
I wondered whether I had been quite
wise not to r-tain the constable, in
view of the large area we had to de
fend But Forsyth hrushed thl aside
"Tammy Bruce is much netter in
his bed. he remarked
11 ould lie lie here?
"He carina' shoot, and he wadna' : but
he'd do Ins best to s-top us from having
a go at them Now- I think that was
a lery olei or dodge of yours with 'the
rope and the man's hand : hut. mind
ye, sir, we'll hae nae time for that this
nicht And for myself. I'm nae verra
clever at such circus-like things; but
I've a icrra quick forefinger for the gun.
and I'm no going to hesitate 11 bin once
I'm forced to It "
"Of course," I raid, "having asked
you to help me in a matter that means
risking your life, I cannot expect you
to make the risk gr-pater than it need
he, hut I may tell you I hope for 'my
mother's sake there will be no shooting
tonight. If any one got killed, even
one of these blackguards, it would be
impossible for her to continue living
here."
Though I said this. I had, as you may
puppose. but the scantiest hope about
it Nevertheless the gamekeeper under
stood. He was engaged In oiling my
old gun
"Now. that's Just where the difference
lies between a dead shot and a bad
shot A fine shot, the like of myself,
can pick and choose wlrere to lrit a man,
ay. even with a shotgun : hut a bail
shot is far more likely to kill. All the
same." he added, "I'll kill sooner than
he kilt "
"That's all I can expect," I said "Be
yond this. that, to keep us right with
Constable Bruce afterward. I hope we
can get them to begin tire shooting "
"Quite right, sir." the gamekeeper
nonaeo
I put out tome whlskv and inv
nylted
must
mm to light up. But Forsvth
"set" his dogs before settling himt-elf.
Tho big lurcher, I fancied, would be '0
T X 1
Mt
aST) V V"""" A J
lL4w- 111 rE
exclaimed Peggy
an on the back of a bird was muc
illfietent from Hying In nn nlrplan
hut It was Just as delightful. She ha
to balance herself so that she woul
not lntet fere with Mr. Swallow
wings, and for a time she felt a quet
sensation its he rose and fell in Ion
undulations, like a boat on the ocea
I, ut tins only added tn the fun.
As Peggy flow over Marshlaml
whoie the hosts of General Hoppol
wore gathering, the croaking choril
rose louder and louder.
"Cro-a-k' Cro-a-k! Cron-k!" And al
she listened the "Cro-a-k" turned lnl
"olds which she could understanl
"To war! To war' For liberty nnl
pence, to war! To war'
Mi. Swallow swooped down low ar
Peggy could "pp tlie Frogs hurryln
along, hopping over the grassy hup
inocK-s in the marshes and swimmin
through the pools and b.iyous. The
wci e critiiering nn a largp rock
island that lose steeply from the rlvt
some distance from the shore.
'What n splendid army!" exclaim
Pp-Tgy cntlnisiasticallv. ,
As if tn answer her. Mr Swallofl
flow ,-rcrnsji the river and above
roekv rniiup that led down from trl
hilli to a steen cliff fronting on tl
niter. 11 hat Peggi saw here sent
chill through her for crowding lfil
tlie ravine was a silent squirmlnJ
deadly looking army of Snakes, ot al
sii-es nnd nil hinds
"I low awful!" she cried. "They'l
swallow up that poor Frog army In
Jiliy.
tlamarrair it will be told hovl
Priinii plans to save the brave but
will I ton nrmp from the stronoen
jorecs o; ine enemp )
useful ally in right corner, but tf
1 wee stumpy Aberdeen though gan
enough, seemed bKeli- to 1- out of it i
la M-iimmnge Foiith smiled at this
1 ma- re a combination. lie sal'
.ii-cl; has a' the brains and Ponal', tf
I lurcher, has a' the s-lrength Just con
anil see r nis
He tool; tho mtie dog along the lorl
pass.ice toward th kitchen, showinl
nun me nargririor and the windows
inree separate rooms Th" little fello-l
trotted at his side evidently undel
standing When lie had been given hi
.v.., ins- lousier neni up a forefinger.
' Now '" lie said
joo gave n iriPf -aB f hl3 tfl.
" .-'e.nii.1 ins comprehension, and
leturnoel m our smoke
.Mi-.ning win moie him now froij
mere, said 1-orsvtl irrbt ne- on iaI
What good I 1P'II signal the slightest noise." ' I
b, I rI '.I "nlKtlc Jcl Lnto the roorj
hut no notice was taken k The big del
set mmMi to sleep on the hearth-ru
j0j i.-viii jiruuncci mm with h
"Vouil see. sir. bow bc-ti ...o- ..
hu,e,,,ngWh,,n.C,;,e 'e,s on s
"Does ho do that?"
i-aitn. ay does he. the mtu il
fun, JTe?ei,n0e ".S!?a"cy ?he the mil
----- .'ii'K.iim ui 10 mis lurcher!
iumualisu TOMORROW)
National Salutations
German Good morning! Have
you cursed England this morn
ing? rrencn Hood evening! Why
have you not yet died for France?"
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