Zr"- iJA ""vHBBnPSVi 1- .. . w ' , ' ""f ."..,.- " t A rs'Tt hfx K W 28Bw-r-. EVENING frUBLlO ' LEDGEEr-PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, MAY 21, 1918 .8giaBanltww ii HfririiijM 'iff jgyggy MEMBER OF THE FAMILY CAN FIND SOMETHING INTERESTING HERE TO READ rl. RW, HE CRACK IN THE BELL TORYOF POLITICS IN PHILADELPHIA ' BY PETER CLARK MACFARLANE - mtfyhl. MS. 01 rubllc Udocr Co. CHAPTER XII ff-1 "WLlk C1m IF'tff ir fiimn Diit 11 ITO ft " i'" s,...v. ...... i19 IB5telphono message of Bucklns- ' t ham's Bccretary summoning Jerry th ftM,flnAncler'B oflico hart found that f man clcarinB nis nesh. anu mwui to dron In on Ruth nt the armor iVftii i-nnfiiBlon of preparation for Uki Trench Comforts Bazaar Kortu- j. mere rcmaineu iim n h" iv hta uleasuro before poin to Mr pgham's office Had rtuth roud ?er, no wonuercu, uuu muu ?" , omo one would have called It attention This surmise proven h t.rrvl lan't ti wonderful' Won- til re nhA p-Miilmed nt sight of him i things the papers arc savins about '. nh t'n, ho Tirnllll " Anrt there wns a. sheen of admiration tt her evca that was almost the glisten QtatiComc3 from happy tears Jerrj Strtwlthat If he could have naked her tketwrlglit then but he couldn t 1 he JWKuT, people were pressed apart by the SSwding round of other ladles, young nad old, who came up to smile on him '" c MnrMhil9tn nr hunter BL And when at length they were alone JOHMn Ruth s moon nan p-iw - tBo peak of. admiration and descended to Iv state of less feeling ami greater vum- B"V.yS . .. - ... nt,t nnmlnr f . 'r0W IB tno Iranian " IJT- "What a bold thing It was to do ill tens me ll was an uur ":... ...... ere havo ou been keeping yourself M three davs hardly tb telephone Jjeven?" These were some 01 mo H-iln that tumbled helter-skelter from . nUI'o AQirnr llrtQ. i&J '.I've been pretty busy," sparred Jcrrj tatrttli. an apologetic smile, 'but 1 did l,yHtt you two sweet lime nutus, uiun i E "'.... . .. , Tin nnlpq .irp l 'Ahri tnev were sweci js. ..u..-- - rLwlJ,' comnlained Ruth with n V""'.. - ' feif ft"Thirurs have kept me traveling night Kf.lr-iSS int nn Jerry., this bazaar &?cotutuetion. for one thing . But Its going &rther. isn't It?" and ho looked round Jlto, at booths and stalls' taking shape Al - -. . .. 1 r,r en ,1 u ino IW.ll 55 XT'ZSZ. .. n phMtlrncrs. and a vast confusion of iSn'guea and 'movement of human bodies Smaterlal for construction and dccor.i- rviflbna and stocKB or gooas on ; - IvSHtioiLwere being hurried this wav and gthat under the impeiiinB n.jnu-, "' IdSrU of labor, male and female, pild ami BVimtXld. orofeeslonal and nonprofeeslon.il Lt rBeauUfully 1" approved Kutn vyiir, y.nhasis and carried on with a most aiflng look of nympatnv i woni Splaln," she said. contritely ")e me what I asked But tell me about SyJl?:. -intenance vfcll Svlv-v- was H" tie reason why he had! kept away from la-Buth these three days when so muth RiKelly.. and he did not want o tell her .6 r".?hf,urthe story of &X."?r..':.r,2..i,i-tinns which aJreidy Kil&d beggared Aurentsky and might bi if52eted tb So worse if 'they were not 5. ----, , ,, j aH Riammeren LvTThe fact is. Ith, we cant find trK3f .. -. ..9' TInth'n fflC4S went -WtTWith woman's intuition of the a MVAiinrl fnr alarm f'tBrtefiy Jerry related the torv of kiSaono's plot against Aurentsky and Its t Tr. T . .liA uiirrosK k TIS;. that man muVtbe punished - Ifcuth declared, her eyes nasmis "'" iffiwtlon7 "He must be put under arrest .!!?nUwiUr'be-iust as soon as : I can V2irr MMi Vv m swear to a torn- ty . V w w ., -v m.p. have a Oatnf ilfmpmber of our party our bac- Sae- Mla4elphia party." and he toia nur i . TTnlllnsnn. '.n't that lust splendid " declared Zmff. eye aglow, . 'but It's rather ab- lkun). don't you tninic. mis noi. .""""? r----w ,i,- a uhne ramiiv n' r.jE;.; hiv b. blotted out. Lt riiaVvi-and her ees lighted with that REwinS T faith in one whose power hd -?ewr disappointed ner ix. y - ?.'3KhTr. He'll find them for us in no ritiune. It's almost like magic or e. Iv.SHni, nnnenhelm the way father can XiSrXV. -nt nd nick a person out of tnc fMrataown. WTiy. we found you in "Sim eager young woman, plunging i???..I.ea?ei.fiV,o f hi-r- father. In- rjswA fi:srs5i. jnys eprcsi" ...u.... -, funosi unwiiiniB. ... . . , , HBth." he said, shaking his head bSwiy, "I don't want you to mention fto your IBiner t why not?" The girl's face looked ement. , ... . Bt my judgment in iau u".r.'" ..;.. in .ired .Terrv nuletly. here you go perfectly manlike LTair Judgment '.' " reproached Ruth ng up. "This, of ours, is a man b and sntf IHHU " BnR UELlUrCU lb " lon the assumption of equal ca- in the exes iou mm ,, Mov rtiitvnte me. but you mustn't, mustn't resort to that . mum m 'trust-my-JuoKmciii r.iThat isn't to be done any more, Tu . ft lane htWffIl 11R. . .l ... T3.,h mari, 9H. W lth 1 mlX- 1-Zl ... a r,rf Binlles. she urged t?l-t. . oiinoth.r- "harming Jerry i fUBn bSwrhed admiringly and apologetically 'i"3fou aro right." he confessed, 'and , jVytv absurdly, ridiculously rfcuilne- V'WTOng. 1 snoum n. vi"" ?-,:- ii-Ti.., i Th Aurentskvs are timid, Slin h-. .nnt-- fearful than ever now trW must not be frightened If any t'A.iTii la tr. h rtone for them, it must K & 4ne hy us you and I and Ictor- R1 5irrZT.v.-j v.fr wa -orni Revise For 'SS father, in his "vigorous way and instruments he would employ. t alter uieni rvuuiu v, ... ," , ilntl whero we could never help at ts perfectly reasonable, and I derstand It and assent to It. AI- be reasonable always let ine un- Itid things, wont )",' fRUth with a sudden impulsiveness HV:urely." agreed Jerry "We, shall Ullfcillhtrfflr locate the Aurentskvs soon iJXrn take iou Into counsel immedl W,'I shall have to go now," he con-etSLi- after a hasty glance at his atekL ! have an appointment with ?Wtb mh'er what about" Iluth was amta all dellgntea iniereoi 'sSm't imagine. His secretary aald he waMed to see me at four-thirty. '5j.it must be to rally you about ' flBMWSpaper story, and to congratulate Wi Wj,f,i' .' . ", ii iv, with enthus - ,rW would be Jolly to listen behind wonder if it would." reflected Jerry, tMiown in in ;.. rW.H ' BJOO1 rorxune ni iunawM- -.-"-?r. hm rfnntnffn traffic l"l6" ""L """ '.:.-. ni,.v ie minutes to spare """ "i,.. -ui. nn hi mind, he resolved Jiw. '" S! JL .ffi SS "n.euy ."" ""a.Vt..-. .h cn mm ny iciri,uui.o w ,. ri..h tr.rttina.telv the dl- i.r -ua- there and presently riras heard on the wire. i r.-n't nst exactly locate Rird yet." hemmed Kelly "Fact ng mm rounu, buh w - itt ivhv. Kelly." reproved thought you understood I was , Interejite.d.' I ld. Mr. Archer, but the fact !b5 newspaper talk, about you Hm Jtanu kuiq 01 witiw mo wu Br vvnen it rornn 10 nuimnic katlon, yoa knew, why thot' 2&T- la --.... kl, MKltv rfn nni wish to assist me?" TL Mr. Archer I do -about . . ....lnllu am'a n ff.t a ialdono, but wlti the rumpus Jin' I sot to pussyfoot, or jjaskd up lo headnuarters for Id enemy. Understand?" anal friendliness of Kelly Wts. Hnrnlst ukablc,. and Jerry, who naea a uuu uet uu .. o jaaer, cnucKiea ro- t Vvpct thenKeUyT'' he ru'li:ii, hi; .'koimj; IS. ("Til !ltrtIN(iM, t 1l h. r f th r th it I rn is miislns thr Rrcnt niHn calls UlMlMKs, nn unoftli il ofllfiH' n ih. !m.M-fiiFfHnf ("irphom nt AtUntu t lt Jrr s relea h due to 'h t(Tr't orK at 1 Jniutnl ilu kinshnm p putii button Krotn MICH K! IU.Mi , i fur Hivipmn Ira'fr Jrfr whil" risthi in Ihr T nr-.M-tto C'luli lufor rtnrnlntt hotnr r ' ht first onn in prirdril pniit t ? H I'rinis thtt thp Orrinlzatlnn prim-ir ohj- f i. dratin' ojt (oh atio thai just fo Ihiik in it pTforrrn itx rnrt nf thf pa t wtth In- bulnpsi und turns mrr Kpptihllran inimi UifS in tt leBtnlativ rind natlnml kttinn it will not ho JntTfcn 1 with lot itlv SMV t'RFrNTK u briuUfiit vounp Jewish clrl Ktopj Jnrrv nn th Btrrct n he In Hbout tn lfnrr th" luh for hi hnmp ami thinltm him fnt hti in inlv drfrnHf nf th- porspcutrrl Uosrn-rotr; hen hhp lrars him Jrrv notit r i t-tniil t hRtir followtnc tho clrl kd( informs him thit thr rson Is JOK M LI0M1, a thuc tlckpnrkpt and nitim in under pnltlir il llrntt n ht n U rc-fusf" tn cr with htm tn t dine th cinKstrr rvntr" himnplf upon tho Ctrl h father In hatnc him Hrrrfltfd nn a trumprd up rharu ur ntsk is compelled tn Hr hfi huilnpi and to pnuponp himself In ordor tn plural" MtIiJoiio und trt lirilw thi M iffitrfttp tn diml' th t is for Ink of r idm nh hit lawrr iHanr aIio RPta t sharp of th prndtfl hrn Jr-rrv pot" tn t ho pnli station to ho arraipnrd he Irarns Ih 1 1 th 'hire hb nnt hltn his tirrn dtsmtsstil In tonvrrsatlon Avlth the Mapjtritp hr finds thrtt thr- ludpo is i form r do k hand who wns rovvardrd with ilio important $ toon i fit tnh h limnn 'ir' for turnins npr a. ccrtnln numhor of ntcs iPRUlarh Jcrr snliittH Krtlv ail in tindlnw Sjlv nnd thpn turni tn his friend ITTOIl K0IXINOV i ounc Hpr for support n tnr joins th' ,k-i Phllidplphla pirt and promisrp in pro cd acainwt MtWoiio JIM RM, w onmlN lobbMst ha dr-mmdrd $"mnt from ih" Ar-liT T'-nl Hork tn bp( a frnnrhl-p for i ppur truck nrrn Hft?ard "Ifrt through toutiitls Jrrr s father and brothrr arp w Hit ner to pf tlio bnhp h iukp th tr rpqupst his brrn Itmorcil for w pek hr tho loal leriIitiNP hod I h nunp man. his spiio of rollthal justice around rpfuw tn hnri-aln with Rand and flnalh wins hi-, hrnthpr s cupport to ftsht Hand and thp t)rernnization Jprr s plan ronlRti in rrrtMlitf, i mammoth stffn opr thr farinr statins thit (".nprnmrht work is bnn h. I I up Ml dler and sailors tlvrs nrr imrTll'tl hocausc Jim Itiml hrtN demind Is not mt MA IIISSMN, a rrportrr vhilp on n ttt to th Third and P l.uir stru station hounp diernors thp prnsurr on thf ' nlotlPi of Ihr urn hi nf T rr H. rptum to thp nrTUr with hli ctor nuiklnclum is surpncd t forrv i ludi'-iu nnd frarful of the polltinl result-? of thp-ctsn and tho piiw snds for th nuns mm out any name siEncd to It thit'tells vnu what vou w.Lnt to know " Tints a friendly intimation rlKht enoUKh slid Jcrrv 'Onlv let me add thit I Khali watch m mail with uiiiiu il anxletv for the next rl i or two " Otmme time' (llmme time' urped Ivellv his voice cettinB far aw.iy as he prepired to dlstonncLt At the exact hour of his appointment Terrv was wattlnir in one of Mr Bui k Inchatn -s tiny two-liv-fnur class walled reception rooms A few momi nts later he wan bcinB ushered Into the prepense The financier's Rlante was not the he niBn one with which he was accustomed to welcome his voune friend 'The old hoys peeved wa i Jerry's irreverent reflection "How are your fcitm9 demanded Mr Buckingham rather Bruftli "Almost healed " lauehed Jerry "I've forgotten 'cm. In fact or had till thit absurd sere im in the pipers this after noon Have vnu seen if' ' fieen if I havo been disgusted h It And that Isn't all Look here' This is what they were IntendinB to publish " Mr Buckingham, with a manner that was dlstincUv severe, reached Into his drawer, produced the gallev proofs and pissed them over to Jerry, vvho unfolded them to I1I3 ee wonderlngly. and read with wrath mounting . "The hounds'" he cclilmed "Drag- plncr tn Ruth s name, and voura into .1 fmess like that" "It r vour mess said Mr Bucktngn im accusingb "Thev arc mrrelv connect ing our names with vours because our llvep are connected " "But Mr Buckingham they wnuldn I dare " 'Thev dldn t dare," said the manu facture! grlmlv. "hut I don't think we have ou to thank for that " ' Certainly not Mr Buckingham Of courpe. its jUL,t the editors second thought Just the natural fc,ense of ' "It was just the fear nf the power I hold Jerrv the hnancl il power' ' And Buckingham h manner was no lonscr austere, but fatherly, which mide whit was said next all the more forcible "The publication of that storj would have humiliated me and Mis Buckingham hevond measure I need h.irdlv add that it would have made the conlinu ince of friendship between jou and Huth impossible" "Impossible'" gasped Jerr, incredu louslj "Kxaclly that " Fiid Mr Buckingham, with a certain air of the Irrevocable but also an air of regret for it was verv skillfully that his manner had been changed from one of autocratic reproof of that of an aggrieved triend "Mrs. Buckingham was nope tnn pleased with your encountct down there Those things make talk and talk of .1 sort that in her circles is distinctly un pleasant Now when vou go nn and make an attack on the reigning po- anesthttii tn the wound he mav have lltlcal power In that vulgar, spread- made , hut Mr Bueklngh.ini chosp also eagle fashion, vou not onlv make a ! to smile, a superior patient sort of a public iharacter of vourself but c-i Fmlle pose jour friends nlso to the fire of 'Jerry ' he responded drawing a long unscrupulous enemies The first weapon hreath and then speaking in placid of those people Is invariably slander i tores of large condescension "1 have and ealumnv Whv this verv afternoon i lived a good while 1 have seen a good " Mr Buckingham checked himself many reformers great anil small come gulped, changed his mind and went on and go I have dealt with manv ad wlth "Therefore, Jerrv. I advise you ministrations In mv effort to do tho best to make peace with these people" I possible for the fiduciarv Interests which Jerry waa astounded, but he controlled I himbelf. Swiftly but subtly, BucktnK- ham had changed the front of conver sational attack, Jerry mut be bubtlo also "Mr Buckingham bo inquired, "would ou make peace with a burglar vou found looting our favorite bank, for fear that hf would afterward slan der ou Would ou make peace vith a blanderer''" "When one fs fn thr wrong", one haa to get out an way one can," reflected the financier coolly taking the equa tion for gTanteti fF" T)tlr1rl n rh j ri I nm t-irt urnnn " said Jerry quietly verv quietly, but with a low vlbranty in hla tonea, the significance of which did not escape so keen a reader of character as the man to whom the remark had been addressed Mr Buckingham was surprised and for the moment silent he was taking time to reconstruct some of his strategy, "CAP" STUBBS Sammy's Not a Bit Obliging VOU BETH KAISER, GEfV'RAL- AN lr5 Vj-i HE THISr T T- i k mi: siou .11 Kit tmithT I Juxinf - lt( III K, wlin wllh hl pIiIt tul H h tl"ls nnttnun.E th f I hi nh-r Tool Un-ks Im . lut'lir-i ill' dm nn inunnoM t nd arr ntn INfrilmm trnnal'urBt r uh n ihr nunic man titr it. ! 1 (Ik i lit mnli hrutrtl I rr 1 1 til nt of NToi 11 ll"1" nc ' 1 ' nnv in thtlt prl niH t 1- HHMiHllIHf It'is n-t ' i hn 1 r. n tik'ii inl iui(o! n th" HuhI rp in th p 1 1 ii'i-'Miut.on ;.riin from ( i tiomil 'I firr ntr in iho fdoodx I if I h irrl lrr l rrlr 1,-r.l from jnll ht i m drnpi t1 mtl. Srroiiklnirsi r lirnho ihn i- rnu-"tp') tn r -tiRn h for lwin Mrt l is th rHUlt f t hi lnirriniinn . f f mil. friend. UKI VRI II. 1'(MN-IIM. nnnniitl u in i ml th ni'ipt powerful ni in in lhilndrlphi i t hi no'l P"1Ukh1 1 ss i i 11 i j l hi i! unilTllnM ni" iml mi a fni hr (i Mti' Mnali nn ( ii i ithl r sln.e It hid become so qulckh nhiinus ., . , . ' . ,,,,, iii.ic jini w n in, i svnth ,,, ,"- . ,,, ., off bv a imok of the Pngei Theie wen tven indications that if told li.it I v tn desist he would refu-p tn nhe md open disobedience wa, something Mr niuktiihtm woiiltl not count, n inec Tenplp iniEht aiBue with Inm. but the v must not disobec Not wishing tn force the loung nun Into rebellion Mr Buik lnghani hid rei oursp to iliplnmu v Let me subkc-1 a wav uut, Jcrrv, he siid almost soothlngli ' oil an out of place in i fight like 1111 All vour friends sic that our business is manufactuiing In tint evervbody ton cedes ou a wonderful future Now vou It t an olrki and a moro c xpcrii nccil man intervene at this point Vnu take the filgn flow ll nnd I will see Hint vnu get .vour franchise Inimedluteli." Jetrv tould not but be softened In Iho mellowness in Mr Buckingham s manner, but neither could ho jield his point Mr fluckliiEh mi, ' he said 'if vou Bit us ,i franchise vou will get It bv deillng with tint m.u hine with which as a matter of principle 1 hie refused to deal Isn t that so ' ' '1 will ret it without nmrrcllng Jetrv ' replied Mr Buckingham sig nificantly I ilon t w int In off i ml vou Mr Buck ingham iioi to ippp ir t ither unapprci ta- tlve or fin spectful hut this attitude of ours coupled with eiui Immense pnwii I think makes vou reallj a dangerous i lemi nt in the politii il situ i- tion In Philadelphia ' arguifl Jcrrv Vou flon t want lo fjuairel nu aie a peace-loving man and l'hil idelphl i prides itself on being a peace-loving citv though what It often means bv peace I think Is a mere cud-chewing placiditv In whlili It is undisturbed In any soit nf too violent appeal to its conscie nee '"Tlio font", of ril capitalize (hat lovo of quiet, that popular ri'senl- mcnl of aii.itliitiK t liif.it makes loud or iiiiscetnl.v noises in onler tn at irai't attention, 'lhc.v (ratio upon it. Iicr.iiisp nf jour line of pe.itr, Air. Itut UitiRli.itu, is it mil Imp tli.it vou, a (iiorniiRhl.v luuinr.ilile man, arc uitirc or less in peaceful allianrsn uilli ,i pnlilii.il organization liec.mso it nives .vnu vvli.it .vnu ili'inand irilli out a iiiirrel, thniigli it practices pirat.v on iltiens gcnfrallv .'" Jcrrv smiled gravels but neverthe lesr he rmiled as if In npplv a local ' represent rn ngs m the . itv graduurn KCl U.-IIC-I IIUI lllrtl lieiLCTIIItMIl 1H iy achieved bv aglLitorn It is not accom plished through the newspapers It is not won bv noise and bombast and vulgar calling of u lines It is made pos sible onlv bv the stow and steadi r"leva tlon of average standirds of honestj in business and in politics" "Hut linn do those Htttndnril get ad vanced. If snmelioflv dopHn't pick them up and plant them higher. How tin thev dn that without a fight "' argued lerrv again No Mr Buckingham doubtless in efcma in ?suiiijiuuii lu w,u, inp- ................. i. .. . ....... .... . ........ T ouiiiiitis,u9 uiai a man .-- juuiig ixa j I "? wit n experience so nmiieii snouiu "lifer with vou but I do 1 must "vou ! ,arp "rong Clearlv wrong The braid 'j"" never litten .vou. It Im purred and ' I1"" our bidillne. It Ims hltten me. It ' ' biHnic our nuiiiiiesN now, and we nre I' I"1' B,',UIJ '" ' tributes we are Koine "'" Tl"' '"n IU ""t "nie down." (CONTINUED TOMOHflOW) AN I'M A AMERICAN I AN YE JfT TH THWOi WET last. 1 1 JJON'T WAfYrVA BE) JTH' KrMSER'.j ' ) '. wsmmmm&& THE DAILY NOVELETTE A WAR GARDEN lb coxstanci: n. f;a, ROSi: vvn dresstni na a milliner, TIettle v,is n resstnaker and Kdilh vn n hlrnos- nipher In a blic oltice dnwnlnwn Thcv Kipt houic tocethrr In a tlnv apart ment nor Koe s "hat shop ' and here I vas thtt the wire rctlnu and talk Inc thliiKs oier" one fine sprlnc Sund i afternoon I had a leMer fmm I'nrlf Ahner je trrrtav announced Mettle frnm her lomfortihle position on the rouch lie ner forget tn icmeniher me nn nn birthdiv ' and t-he held ill) a ilink Tent-ne dollar1- t-he annoiimed uiilv Think nf It ,i fniitine ,lu. fluiire up how nnn Prem h jrvm" nr pln-tucki Id have tn make tn r irn tli il muih Deir old I nrle Mnnr' l,1trn tn Hint he vivm and she t e nl aloud fmni tho If Hi r ' I am Inclosing n littli Inrthrl n re nienihrinrp from iint Sini and nn elf utth nur het v. tuhe- and ie hnpp thit rou Kirls j ill mine up here i- nu dtd l.i-t tiiinnTci and -pend vnui m 1 1 Ion with ik nn the old fatm I .1111 afi ild thit thine. ma not he ipnte a plens int n lit loir heinn--) then hi lcen RUi h a .c.inlt nf funi lalmr tint 1 --liill have to let the wlinle we t pic ture icn wnpantr-tl unless I 1 111 pet -nriir help vorv wnn Aunt Sni and 1 in lint ns vnurii: as we us,d In be and I dnn t feel able tn undertake the work alone Houeer. 11nl Sill I- ftlll lust 1 Knnd a uHtk ik phi and 1 knnw vnu will al) i njov voui striv Up )iPtr So write wnn and let us know jmt when Jill v ill mine ffei t Innate! v vnur 1 u: iim:r- I Whrn I hear 1 letter like thit said I nditli, 1 almost wish I Hied nut nf I town sonl,.wlirre, and inlllil Ih a I farmir " rnrmerette Sot a f inner i farmerette ' enr- tetted Hettii 1 iily from hei corner nf tin 1 ntn.li I I'dith lautrlieil ' Well firmerette then -1 tan just see a pli tun In nn minds lew nf the Ihree nf us In nli e praitlril 1 h'oomcr alls whuh tlettin wnuld nuke . for us I s and the rl hr hrnwn ' an 1 nnuni erl Iktlle waklnp up tn show snme illlniattnn 1 hile tlinse old blue tilings Ihev '1 II m Ihe stnies nd Knse rnuld tn ike us snme cind- 1 Innktnpr sunhonnets went on IMIth Indeed I think wed nnke un .ttr.11 - ii, -nnkinc; tarmerrttes U'ell It sntinds vei niep " piirl linsp and I m sure nobmH el like tn ctpi mn Into thp countrv inorp lhaii 1 Inn 1 n-i lid the ide i NMm pin ileal Not one of u knows a thing about fuming Well wo enulrl learn' cinie thn nu'i if lispnnse from tho tmuh and i 'Off vv ith vnu off with vnu" cried lleitie "at tight up stiaicht in Iipi e-I Aunt Hira shooiiiE them out like rhick citetnent Ice got a pi in III mike ens and the three girls sprd down the the bloomer-ills and l'.osp m iKo tin .path tn tin lakn shore rvnre,ssiveTv,lI',1inn1T.,e,w,'Iii"h0 '""T1 ""'r H'Ue farmerettes' said Aunt evpressuen and then wpII gn up tn , , te,i, ., hi i,, .i, I nele bnei s ind hm i,,i. ""'"'" " a urmtr i 1 i '"".,, V-1'!!" Ih'" "0M' will Ii, just t,P simp ns a , l , .e ul a I irmf T tips and I pistuip I r g irdpii 1 or two wp. ks all wa .. . I fMlirmrm ttl hip nnv apirinunt nvrr the hit nr,r lyptters weie wiitim tn t nth Abner and Vunt Sim blooini i - ills wiri indus triouslv stitiherl ind liPiiiniPfl ind sun honnpts w,tp githprpil and lufllid most lipcominglv and tlipp the hat shop w is l lospel llPttlps thlmbie was p u kerl si - i urelv awac aid thtee h llipv eveited BlrN found themsches almost tumbling off tin train and into I ru lo Abner s nr tn hkh ho dint to tin M.ition to nu ot thoni rl hiM i not pi i ou know " said u tut 'ji i tit- ii r t IIM'TLK Mil iLontiiiueil) SO tti: settled nursehes down to Hlk of mans things pissing the hours with phases and facts of the wild life of the forest and moor subjects that have alwais a great fasiinatlon for me It waj quite impossible for them to rush us in anv wa The vv Inflows were close-shutteied. No light could show outside And oui guns stood hand' Hi0Sl LjrSsj mm Per perhaps two hours thev give no ' to Korsctli below, but somehow I did sign nf their piesence lnuVed the onlv not I ho mm who's" bodv entirely sound one heard in the Intermittent, tilled tho naimw aperture was care pauses of oui talk was but the cxces-'tullv feeling with his feet for something siie hooting of the owls In the wood,'0 support his desc-em Thee wen behind tho house 1 think we wire both Mndei v legs and his fett weio shoeless drowsing a little tired with oui vtgil heeing th. m 1 thought I might await ind with most of our sunj.cis norhwl drv vc hen we both started Into .u ute attention It was a curious little cn his hand warninglv "Walt1" he whlspenif 'If its any thing Jock will speak louder net thin " I took a glamo at mv watih, it was half-past two The darkes' houis of the night wiio ovti fiy soon It would be dawn We waited listening, but thero i ime no furthei warning from the dog 1 knew mat a strenuous day 1 iv before me, and as I'orsyth had been urging me to po and have a sleep, say ing that the Aberdeen was sure to give us plenty of time, even supposing he too were to fall asleep in tils cliait I went upstairs lo lie down It was beginning to strike me ns verv evtraordlnat v that no attempt had been vet nnde tn foue 'n entrante Tiom the window I could !,' discern the dark ghostlv outlines 0 the trees I p above the skv was of the dull grav texture which U takes on when the dawn is imminent But eJuwn below, tho deep shadows cajit bv the trees wero numerous enough to have hidden an armv I was sorely tempted to open and look nut It would have re lieved me from that feeling of being cooped up, hut it would have been verv dangerous, I Knew and woulel expose myself to the risk of being shot Then 1 remembered that there was a skv llght in the bath-room on the slope of the roof which could be lifted up noise lesslv, even if it chanced for once to be shut, feu, carefullv, to avoid disturbing my moiner, w nose room 1 nan to pass, I made my way along to the bathroom, VOU SV'-VVHO ABE VOU WOT IWIuHE ZM.L MY WVJ VJILLIfe 1Ht AWMT. I LErAHE BE iiiEN'IvBUr tint seemeit tn i ome fiom the far end '; )7 , ,'',',, ,' '"', h '"iai, i ,. ,v7 li,o of the pass.gc where Jock w is on gu.lld ! " ',."' &tcr'''1, V,hp..p"1? tr. ",:h,ll'e We sat nn stirlmr nt pull nlher t v"u" ihiv miiii up ii j nil rniui-mniT, coulffn sa"! I'had'hrd a n thi'n" and '"I; -" , B,htXU5ifth"!2 ba"b pvrent fnr the fait tint tho craiiiekeener nBe """ wlt" "l0 "cll1 of l" h'K lwtl1 naT,,,dh!PSVrhXCk"r" i0c,,VVnlo,U'ireTpo,nhdkvt0!sJ,d- lH;iJS",tnn,,her,a,lS ,'n""nrnrs;7,,B hefd ''nn "'" V 'hT les lie'nCeth" ''shgll'm ttll piumbprtd on I or tli lie d un i. , . .,..,,., ,.. i,. ,.11..,. ' . u I ' .. -ie ' I ir" i iiiiTrii'furi'iniiiiiiiriTimMitfiri fiiii i iiurr irnr n Tirr nn n thn old Kcntleman, stnlllnp as they drove alone It means 'up with the hlidii and to bed with the ihlikens'" oh. ves we know that,' paid llosp hut thatH hettcr than HittlnR up half the nlclit puttlnK a 'peorgette faelnc nn Mr Millionaires hat Anv thine better thin that nhe tlnls-lied rlie nientli Well Aunt Sari nnd I have ilrridtil that we wotl'd h t the West pasture tn urn three plrls said l nele btu r well wait for the rental mnnev until the end of (he season nnd then vnu tin u m nut of thp profits nr vnur farming Aunt Sara will hnird vnu and I Kiiess she vvon't he too hard nn m nnd his ties twinkled and well so what kind of farmers vnu II make '1 hero followed two sm.li h ipp hus ninnths tnai ;llth dcilnred lh.it slip wa , spoiled for puni hing the tpenrlt"r koi forever ' Hrow n as vounc In II 1 11 the three Klrls kipt faithfully tn I nc le Miners rule nf up with the bird' ,ln, (n hod w Mh the chickens and in un ,1 nicht t lie v were Blul (pouch I" ereep Into vunt Mri'u snft whiti bftls for arhinr; nrins and links mil sunburned fai es wire Ihe penal ties the pild fm davs of planting and weedtnR and pnt.iln-hiiRslnR In the w st p isture And then the lliwis bos rame home M.iliotm and i;7ra brlnglnK with tin 111 ,1 cnllcijp friend. Keith llartwell Ncwlv ijrnduitcd fiom a distant ni;rl niltural rollPRo and filled with enthusi asm, the thne bovs set to work to make the Hiwes farm one of the show pla rs nf thp countri round about New .lulu Hut their own work did not kc;ep them so husv hut that thev could now and then ride, over to lend a hand or clve arlvke to the three, joiinK farmerettes in the wect pasture 'Aunt Sara thinks we oucht tn pn down to the lake shore tonight tn see the tnoon " said Mettle one ivenlnc at supper, trvinc to appear quite iincoti- erncd ' Vlalcolm ncked me tf he mlcht romp ilonK and 1 IhouRlH vnu wouldut mind" turning to thp otlur lo cltls ' Whv Kzra spokp tn me about It this mornlne, ' confessed llosp rathrr shimefieedlv 'and I promised to irn with hltn so vol! II hivi tn eviuse me t Itlo limp'' "nd Kf ith and I plumed over a week ' ifn In rrr, down 1., Hip Inln ISin , nt-' I first nlirht that the moon was full pounced IMitll with some enihirrass- input Whprcunnn. citihinc- the nlp.im , in Tilde Aimer s eve the three burst .out laugning none the less heartily be- '' lUsp the Joke was on them '"' " "-. ,w..,n nil.,, ,m, pur nml 1 in In Ahnpr s.il nn Ih. nnrph . nd inilo Abner sa bathed in the soft, nmonllght It his shimmering silverv bei n a happv time I for i liiini iui un in ' Tj10 thrtn uhiti.H.iri fli?nro iltlnti I inl rtrlih, Mith no trace of rlthi bloomor-tll or htjnbonnt ram1 f!ou! tip thn path rat h ultli a tall rlirk J m f-rulino tlpurr sHhom Unl h it" side tn tlio hlndow (if tho tnonnlipht I ' KarmeroMcs i c hord Lnolo Abner 1 faimrrf ttes -- Ilddlo'-tli ks Karmprs' !..... 1.. ...!. ... 11., I...CL tl V 'rin"' n 'he and Ann, rn'wVra Jndook 1 mnnt tow't Comptrtr ot t Irttr - rn:rui fall" " &rz$ nr ulv CfWlU II ir If II JOHINL I entilfl of course, ii p no light vtliltlii I would have shnwn, but I needeil none Thii tiirt of the house had been a modern addltloii t the original buiillr ami its ioof was at n cnnsidi rabl low liver than that of the first part modern addition tn the original building .Mill I knew tint without a ladder it was tqualtv imnossibln to scale, and theie was nn liildct avillablc ct the tirst thing 1 saw when I entered was a pur nt legs dangling in tho air from the skj light Had mv eves not gtown accustomed to tho dirk I should not have seen at all Mv impulse was to shout a warning ""r"1,',""-l"r "", ' ""? ""- ""ll set up ,inr alarm tint would rouse th. house Nn I thought I recognized landed nolseletslv on tho floor He wasut houcvei well there before m wet towel ai over bin head and we both full length on the ground He was so sUIpi(sed at tlrt that he never utterevl a crv or attempted anv lesistnhce. Whrn he did. the crv was strangled and feeble and his struggles In my arms were useless Ho was safely trussed up In less time than it takes mc to write this account of t I bat nn him while I considered what net to do It seemed to me that their plan of operations had been to Fend the small man inside to open a door or a window through which the vi hole gang might rush us Thit was perhaps whv they had waited for 1 little light. But how had he reached tho skj light ' That puzzled mo. I stood up on i clnlr and peered cautiously through Thtn I saw ' Quite close to the window rose the datk column of the kitchen chlmnev There was something round It In a minute I saw It was a lope, and I tould see against tho sky that the rope, sti etched taut, went at a sharp slope up among the houghs of a big chestnut tree at the edge of the wood The distance was no more than twenty feet, and clearly thev had swung the rope first lound the chimney made it fast below, and thtn carried the free end high up the chestnut tree The Russian Pole, who vou may re member was not without Fome experl- ence of seafaring life, had quietly let JDATvESToJ AN' I 5EZ'.- rtlNJ . JUiimivi; - THM P&rlgUS O.JH in 111 iui rl IIIDUlVlit iiiiu hid icili'iv ' ..V:'iH r ' 3sV I .1 com pit (e new CHAPTER It General Hopper Captured (drnrial llopir and Ills 1'rna army, hailnn tUclnrcd liar on the Snakti, fivii Ihr htlp of I'caai, who in a nif i Ions fift rntttrr has been (loumd 'iiicrss of Birdand. I'cntlll, made tiny throunh a blade of yiasi from a fairy Uiif, lines to war mounted on Ihr bat k of Mr. Hwalluw, uhi) ofs fi liri flying hone) Pi:ai and nCiriV flow luck to I'rog Island d found General Hopper on a high roi k vvlieie ho could view his en tire forces 'With tills vvotidnful nrmv I can conquer tho earth," ho lioasted loudly as I'eggv alighted beside him "It Is line" agreed Pcggv, "hut have vou seen the Stniko urm.v " ' "Nn hut I'm sum It can't compare with mine .lust wait and see how thev run when wo come hopping and i roiking at them " "If thev run I'm afraid they'll run toward you Whit will jou do then?" I'cb,-v asked "Whv, we'll pound them and pound them'" rroiked Oencrnl Hopper confi flentlv "And when they see how strong we are thev '11 surely streak It" "Vou Inve to pound a spike awful hard to kill it," dcclircd I'eggv, re membering her own experience in lighting tho Rattlesnake when she saved the Glint nf the Woods. "I don't think you l'rogs will he able to pound lnrd enough " "We'll pot Invo to pound verv lnrd" replied the general. "They'll go scooting as soon hh they see our numbers " "Numbers don't count unless thev have a punch In them That's what mv fit her savs of tho Russians. You havtn't anv weapons that will rcallv hurt the Snakes, while thev have sttnng bodies deadly fangs, and killing poisons Thev '11 f rush sou anil cit v on " "supposing thev do kill a lot of us " argued General Hopper U hilP thOV are eating those that fall we will have' .,,...,,.,...., n.s. killed"' , ,,, ii i il. , , . 'Son'" replied the general doubt ........ . .,,. , ... fullv "And I don't propose tn he I'll he up In the air em tho hack of mv flying horse " "Vou can't pntslblv win by fntw You'll have to use strategy," Insisted I'eggv "Whit's that"" asked the general. ' Knollng 7 m " icplled Pcggv. "I'd rather tight 'cm," Insisted Gen ci il Hopper "There's mote glory In winning tint way I'eggv saw that there was no uep arguing with him. He was bo puffed up oicr the sbo of his armv that he wouldn't listen to common sense "What is vour plan of attack"'" she asked Tlio general hesitated himself I p frmn the tue op m the roof erv llkclv it wat, the first i-irtte of the lope on thn slites that had disturbed the Aberdeen After that they made no noise it was clever I hid to admit th it. It was perhaps the onlv possible wai Into thai stoutlv shuttered house with well-armed and determined men to defend It. the could not break a wav Thev had to tlnd a method bv which thei tould outwit both dogs and men Will, they would have to losB more time Let them find out that their scheme had miscarried by waiting' Thev would bo finely puzzled at the absence of nnv tlgn of either failure or success I wanted to have a look nt the fellow hut of course dared not stiike a match Thej would be watching tagerlv enough Let them The dark house had swal lowed up the messenger and would be as silent as befure Anvhow, 1 judged wr might count nn half an hour, so I picked up the man got htm under mv arm, and carefullv made mv wav down stairs and along to tho dining room Korsvth had his gun up aj I entered the open door but recognising me he lowered It staring The lurcher however, dldn t like what I tarried, and came round bnilllng, with low growls I explained hurriedly while Forsvth passed his hands through the man's pockets He extracted, first, a revolver from the breast pocket, and then fiom the belt a long theath-knlfe I took pt sscssion of both The revolver was a Browning, and might be useful to one later 'Now let's have a look at him.' 1 silu as I unwound the cord of mv dress, ing gown which fastened the towel round his hi ad and body "Thn peddler w ith the yellow box !" tried l'orsjth 'Joseph Uewlnskl "' I cried, aston ished And so Indeed, it was He stood there just gibbering with rage In Impotent fury the tuperloi calm, masterful dis dain clean knocked out of him for once It was pleasant to mo to look qn him then and to remember the airy Insolence, ihe quite gratuitous insolence, of hl3 parting salute to me on the night when 1 got possession of the Little Kltel paper But il vnu ask how it came to pass that I had not ii cognised him in the peddler with the jellow tin box. I cannot an swer I can onlv sav that the thing was so 1'irhaps it was simply because Dewinski did not will mo to recognize him then 1'erhaps 1 was on tho point of it when the shots were fired I do not know Vet the strange fact re mains that Korssth looking on the man in his own i In ratter of Joseph Dewin- ikl If this really waa the man himself, and not one ut Ins many parts saw In VUH WILL .SOON KNOW TO EW) u I GRfMJtS ME. 5WOHB FWi .JLEvV&oT I AIN'T 60WNAJ PLAV IP CANT BETHT GEN'RAJJj TPPPOP I I mON'T' WANNA iTH' 6ERMrWj flKTiYl tafcs- VjHj 'DREAMLAND ADVENTURES By DADDY THE WAR OF THli FROGS adventure each wiek, beginning Monday s tiil nwav ,Mr i-wallow 'Oh I haven't anv regular plan," he unsvvered at list "We'll just pitch into 'em and lick 'em " Pcggv was getting more and moro disgusted over his stupidity. She won dered how ho ha1 been made leader I of tht l'rogs. She derided It miibt li.it ii lmin lidiKHun tin Inrtlnrl Hln n n I nfll- 1 ii no frrtllt.li nf ti n Vrnpk el t ,, bu, twlsh or not ib. id In rin snmpth nrr tn klip them, for sllp fclt that "hc" lhry marched 'against the Snakes they would he ,, m i s,,..,. ,ii,iinn I . . .. . 7 V. , j ..,, , .. , i. , "We must have a plan," s.hc de - clarcd, "and trv tn make our losses as small us possible " She guided Mi Swallow hick to the edge of tho ravine, Rattler Glen as Mr Swallow called it General Hop pel reluctantlv followed. He would much rattier have stayed and pospd beforo his armv hut Blue .lav acting as hts living hcisc, carried him off be fore he knew what was going on 'If we could roll stones down on the Snakes we might bo able to kill a lot. figured I'eggv, looking up at the steep, rocky walls of the glen. "We don't havo to do that," insisted nim tho peddler with the vellow box. while I, hieing him aa a peddler, saw not the Joseph Dewinski As f sav 1 nieie lv state tho fact, vciihoul pretending to have anv explanation He was an evil man, Joseph Dewin ski: there were elements In him thit might have belonged tn the llncmv of Mankind himself God forbid that 1 should speak batshlv or uncharitable of a man who had to piy such a terrible prim for his crimes, but, If tho tiuth Is spnkn he was a man vi ho loved evil with a disinterested devotion and fo. lowed it as an ideal Trail in health as I judged him tn be frag.ie In both as I knew he was behind the outer phvsk.il impotenio were mental powers not su' -passed lij more than three, or pnssthh onl.v two of any of the men of intellect I h iv e known I am not sure even now that he was of Hebrew blood, hut it would be chari tablo Co think he was and that the age long oppression of that late was, respon sible both for the phvsital incapacitv and the perversion of his mental gifts- "Ye ken the fellow then" said I i ors tn "I recognize him, ' 1 answered Dewinski alninji smiled on me He was ceitainlv not witliou' lanlti and he took, and appreciated, tho distinction that was lo-t on the gimekccpei He was recovering the habitual sangfroid which I had so severely damaged by my rough handling 'Could I have a drink" he a ,ked "And mav I sit down'" Motioning him to a chair 1 poured out a little peg of whisky and passed the cigarettes "That which made tnp a llbre pen peur" he remarked, making a w rv face at the-drink, "waa the thought that If Intelligence lav behind Creation, the nierclj physical would never have been given any kind of superiority over tho intellectual " Torssth at this resumed his chair "Meaning," I said, 'that 1, the fool, got tho better of ou the wise man " "Youjiut It crudely, Abcrcromby, but well, rjou take my point" He shrugged I waa nettled A man mav be an athlete without being imbecile: and physical degeneracy Is no guarantee of mental genius. 1'erhaps 1 might with fairness havo pointed out to him that I h id had to match his gang with bome thlng more than thews or muscles, but I preferred he should continue to think of me a3 a pimple fellow. Incapable of penetrating into the Little Intel's scciet It was not impossible that he was pro voking me Into such a proof of my cleicrneoa as would let him know to what ure-I had put the paper ' Perhaps." I said, taking hla first point, "It would be for the good of your soul, and the health of the society in which jou mix If vou could nee that victory sometimes depends on qualities that are nelthei intellectual nor phvplcal, but moral." This speech affecrfed his face In much tho same manner as his first sup of whisky had done ' Spoken like a true Scotsman," he j- ' 1 "J i&'WANTHEri! A1LU5 ItsA MTIM' WAV TvF t and ending Saturday. " sf. ilew for the Ciant's catlc General Hopper. "We'll Just come swimming across In vast numbers, climb up hero bv tho easy slopoa riblng from Marshland, shout our bat tlecry, 'Croa-k 'em. Cro-a-k 'cm! Croak 'cm!' und those Snakes will just streak It. Won't It bo fun?" Many Birds were now coming; to greet Peggy. They Included Bob Ollnlc, 'ReddyWoodpeckot, Judge Owl. Homer Una r",rrio Tii-nnn ti ic i-i ana "-"Tie Pigeon, Blue Heron, King l isiher and a lot of others. Judge . . , " ' siuagu l frml1 on General Hopper and hooted ou can hop hop, hop, Hut vour top. top top Has no wit wit, wit, Not a bit, bit, bit roh Ollnk explained the matter to Iesgj: "The Frogs have gone to war In n good cause the freedom of Marshland," he said "And we Birds want them to viln for tho Snakes flrn nllr onnmlMu ,-. Ti.. sri don't know hnw'te. iirrbt Vi,o..'..?S wo sent for vou ' .... . . ,. "'- """ vuy I can tight'" blustered General Hopper. "Show me any Snake I can't whip with that he leaped from the back of Mue Jay and strutted up and down, swelling out hla chest. Peggy saw a stlr , tho bfr hind General Hopper As he uttered us boast a head arose the glistening head of a Blacksnake. Tho Birds scattered instantlv General Hopper, warned by the night of the Birds, glanced around and siw the cnemv. His jaw dropped, his boastful net.a vanished, his legs shook. Ho tried to leap, but caught his foot i , f ,uss, and fc" Tn a second the Blacksnake had pounced upon him and in another instant General Hopper was disappearing down the Snake's thro it "Quick' Rescue hltn'" cried Peggy But the Birds only fluttered farther awa. "Isn't there anv ono of you brave enough to save him"'" ni,At n,al KJ?ff 1'lsher darted down like a fla.sh He seized the Blacksnake by the tall and struggled upward again The astonished Blacksnake opened wide his mouth and General Ff- fp" out The Wacksnake writhed up toward King Fisher, hut the bird, cairjing him over the edjre or the cliff, dropped him The Snake fell squirming to the locks far below. General Hopper didn't wait to see this Tho instant he found himself free ho took a mlghtv leap from the edge of the cliff and dived well out into the river. Then he swam frantically under water for Frog: Island. .u"Hra", cr,cd PeGey. as she saw the Blacksnake drop over the cliff "Now I know how we'll conquer the Snake army, but we'll need the Giant of the Woods to help us." And away Mr. Sivallow flew for the Giant's castle. (tn the next chapter Peggy visits the (Jiant and meets Bitty Belgium, for the first time.) , cried and I marveled at the man's varied knowledge of racial idiosyn crasies He crossed one leg over the other and flicked tho ash of his cig arette on to the carpet "Now," he continued, "won't you sit down and let us consider that?" Ho smiled In his rellne way, and, aa usual, there was a sneer To this Invitation to the use of my ow u chairs I gavo a curt nod of re fusal "Sorry," I eaid "You consider It .v oui self, while I go and have a look at vour friends outside "They must bo considering what next'' to do since you are absent " Dewlnkl did not like that The pit fall of all high Intellect 13 that It is apt to maglno that an inferior quality of lj tellect is nonexistent. (CONTINUUD TOMORROW) By EDWINA VRR nVUU 'BOUT EVERVTHlNtVi
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