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A STORY OF
BY PETER CLARK
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VopyriOht, tSti, by rubric Ledger to
CHAPTER XIV i Continued i
FxiT tinrvivn n ihn tiiii,i..,.i...... i
siv ' "' ""- ""-"'i' 'c--
j' dence. Jerri sought Uuth a permls-
ft lntl In Had ttinlr Inluiihniin fii da li n 1 1
Fa quickly seen that this fire marie his 8in
krT- O HAWinnnar' otnt ti nirntri Mini nffa on.
Pw.other ho called tho mninintr nineis. nt)t
&&to tell Ihem of the lire vv huh if eouisi
i-'tney nouiu aireauv Know mil to iniorin
mem or what he hart seen nnrt or uli.it
hi 3 conjectures wote Emerging from
tha den In which he hail been talking
UJerry discovered that Mr and Mrs
4 Buckingham hail come home and weie
ff-btlng enterlalneil by Miss Mlntuin md
;iuui null tue sun i UL ine ctiiiuiKriiiiuu
"well," observed Mr Hucklnghim I
' Fee your publlcltv bureau lg still work
ing '
"Yes, sir ' smiled Jerry 'This was
too good an opportunity to losi Ho
you know, .Mr Hiiikingh.ini It proves
Just what lit begun to tuivpct t thit
persons llkp Hand are imt reilh Intelli
gent Unlv the leformeis ale thit. I
observed Mr llutklngbmi limiltallv
"Bui father vourt not attacking ic-i
formers nrr inu' Inquired Hut'i stutlv
ne her father douhtfullv I
'Xot attacking them .10 There are i
Plenty of people to do t lit Heformers
are Ver.v cood uionle sometimes pr
"-well-tneanlng people neirlv alwavs hut
they're bothersome and Imprpctkable
They rieer atcoiniilis-h whit tlnv hit out
to do and they mike It hard for sumo I
persons I
"'What do ion mein bv homo nel
sons?" persisted his diughter .
"Come lonie Uuth ' thided Mrs
Buckingham rising and mmlne towird
the stair as If to intlmito that there
wag to be no extended convt rs itlon as
If you could be Interested In more than ,
the spectacular side of an ient llko I
!thls. I hive no doubt Mr iihei tin
weather the loss of his sign and thit he
has alieadv made plans for a newu and
grander one '
"Quite right. Mis Hiuklnghani nnd
-I'm going now to attend to It It will
require work for the rest of the night to
accomplish It hut It Is im intention to
hae that sign back thpre when morning
breaks or a pait of It
This remark though addressed to the
vlfe, was In effect a soit of po'lie de
fiance to Mr Bucklnglnm and hid tefer
enee to that Insistent! of his i.irller In
the day that the sign should mine down
and stay down He mi interpreted It and
gave Jerry one of his stralghtest looks,
but "for all of that was perfei tl urh ine
and Indeed tendered hrs hand ipiiie mr
dlally while Mrs Buckingham was
Sweeping up the stills followed bv liuth
who tossed Jerr an Innjlsh kiss from be.
hind her mothers luck and our her
father's heart
CIIPTER XV
Omnit Goorf nnd Hail
f TERRY knew as he took his rumbout
ti, tf irom tne tjutkingnim garage, m it i
t stiff nights worl! la bpfoie him if he
Has to make good his hoist about the
sign and"he actelerated his inoemenis
according l'riving straight to the fie.
J lory, ano prinoing a no went ne inuoci
: all excitement quieted and the little
' squad of flreni"ii watihfullv on gu lrd
Letting himself into the oltii e ,lerr im
raedlatel) roused his sign pilnter b
telephone Thit sitpp gentleman pro I
testing at first was made it length tn
understand both Mr Archers urgent
desire and his v.tllnEne to comppnTtp
liberally for haste In the execution of
BUCh an unubii il asstgnnipnt
s h Once started, too th slen-mTn was
a himself a nprson nf rpnources and man-
Ji a y na' lliQt two In the morning to
Ar-fit ame ni ine rris wun .i muihi iijuiuh?-
ment of dros punters two or three
half-awake carpenters and n small
motortruck loaded with sc.uullne can
vas, guv wire and p ilmers materials
Jerry, meantime hid reilized tint he
must shrink the tdze of hl slcn er
Ei cunsineranij ami nan prepariMi cm
ftr accordlnKb
& He Eot tn bed late nnd next mnrnfnc
yk ilent soundh in his room while his
K9PWJ& father breakfasted In ignorant peai p till
V a startled telephone mcsipe from Paul
'tsl who had spent the nipht out of fown
called the centleman s special attention
10-. rf. d a 4tiA m nphlmf n inapo in 11 dinli ttiA
yc it " -J lim 1 1 iw t 1 1 nips p t'ti 1 iii "im 11 mr
Yr. Viarl nf the tnnl unilia rfat Ith Klir
A Drie and consternation thit an attempt
fc- hd hppn mndft tn ili-trnv Mm nt.int h
"Arson ' exciannen -ir Arrncr
It A ( rrf . in .-.i
7t Jiroon ' inej nyiri in .usnn ami
i- his jaws pet themselves flrmlv 'Ierr '
jerry snouiu Know tnii ne nerinea
'presently, looking up fiom his ecR-tup
Ho had belter know it at once (Jo
and wake him .Times
fc But Mrs Archer tnten end He
3Pjf iaim in ei J iii it j-in -tit hi it 1111 iiiii
L'fiO much on his mind now that I hate
anything he could do now that its all
r& DTer is tnere, iienrv" mtb ap( ner s
El "'tappeai was almost plaintive
IPfc?1' "-o No" decided Mr Archer "You
2iP ax right. Drusilla'" and then sipping
. coffee while his eve ran down the
Column, broke out with Wh. hf doe
T IfMAIIf 1 tin .. k..A
j,ntiun Hi lie nan iiicir
jtr iMAnd never woke vou un about it at
fcOall', Isn't he tho considerate one ' ' re-
marked Constance, who being a woman
v was thrown into wonder nt such canacitv
ft for silence and self-control
?5f "wen, 1 aon t Know mat ne is ,
: .grumoiea Mr rcner it wouia nave i
A been more considerate if I had heard of
Li th-s astonishing act from the lips of my
eon at one o clock in the morning than
IV 'to read it In the newspaper at mv break-
jtiast tame ?o. cion t wake mm Let
tim come aown wnen ne gets reaav
A .. XT.- A .-nl. A. h.nl.nlnl lli-nlli.li lit.
" , x.ii. -i. . nniiTii iiaiciiini. iiiiuj( 111s
3 1 breakfast, had his automobile round and
.hurried to the factor Stralnlnu hla
yo for a first view of the scene of con-
flagratlon as he crossed the Schujlklll
onage ne was aBinntsnea to aecry loom
Jlng In the midst of the charred frame.
t work a smaller and more compact sign,
;jnat askea -a single riuestion
WHO BURNED OUR SIGN? WHY?
51. Thar una nil "Wlm burned nllr sltrn'
S "-j'wTiy?" It was a question put up for the
Hastily to consiaer air -Arcner limn cuii-
9, Btneren 11. anu ine more ne leneueu
fctt'UDon It the more resolutely his Jaws
foi Clamped. "Shows we're contending with
? anarenjv ne conriaaea. .mitiit juit
KB WGM lIBlit- 1( nui nuw ii niij- iiiur.
13..l .oa ...altinc- Inn Vllm nt Iha Inn.
tij,rf
fe1 1 "What do you think of old Jerr '
6tTw aemanaea eagerly -now was tnui
J'1" for a quick come-back"
VEceedlngly apt Jerry Is proving
MBiself a good strategist," declared the
Kther.
jpaul was greatly relieved at mis in-
tlon that the nre naa inclined ms
her definitely toward 'their side of the
troergy. Henrv -t. Archer waa a
1 -who made up nis mina siowiy. dui
once committea, was as easily
as foundation rock.
nerea a policeman out here to see
said Pauls secretary
Nlcnan7 Show him In' wonder
1 Jerry's friend, Strongburger?"
iteail It was OJflcer E213. who
red wearing a worried look, glanced
ui ana stopped disconcerted,
laln't you." he announced bluntly.
another a voung man the one
Lwa here at the fire lait night."
urotner, imvr suggested J'auL
oly." concedes the nolleeman.
H.told me to came to see him at
1
r, It Isn't nine yet"
Kt ht 1 tnougnt it waa noon,"
tne policeman, gloomily. "The
aDen are makln a aoat of mi
this fire. It's eettlnr too hot for
'I'want to see somebody."
"Want to tell wfiat you know 7"" tug.
Mm Paul, attempting- to draw the man
' "He much 1 don't mat is, 1 doa't
BsthinV. and I wanted to tU Mr.
r o. 1 cot. wile ana tour cuii
I set) thre-nd-.ialf m day, I
HMray -oraers' 10 gee on tne
I X ' to take r 'orders,' too.
for fa X a.Bjthln(
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POLITICS IN PHILADELPHIA
Tllh VlAli'lA.
Itl rtl 111 ( h!N(.llM
rails llHM), nn unoiHi la
H' J ir s rei an i tr
button f rrim
MirilM I Kl I I V n urM
ho
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nil inf r r mm b Y m c"i i
the ' Organisation a prlmnrv oblrrt
i I Tf rni i t rt if t h i in ti
J1SL :
" I " "".i."iii"r
Itlei In all lRlRlatl ani nntlnnal olrrtinn
MIU 1KFNTK n br-aunful rniir
nn bo i nbouMoH th rlul fnr hh hnrm
! ' ci' 'i ---iir" r-m ii r 11 fii"
fU)nI?iB the clrl Kllv (rf.rin him that
re. J0I' MIlONO n tlnu pt. Kpnrkn, nni Knnmtf nrr poMMrM pr,..Mnn
Wh n M rof,j . (1 e, (th him tn n lam fhn minor r rnonc hmf ,, on
the rl father M hiMi hn. rrepte nn a trump 0 P h, W ntlkl I.
rompellr-d t" t ht I u mm, ml to pauperise htmaolf In nr.li m nhi. sti. ..
ond to rrll the M tjtm
lim
lawer Isaacs ii!o r t i hn r if ftie
atatlon tn le nrnn-l he I tm- thit
In (oneratlon ith tho Macftrit
haml uhn uni fwiirl I vviit th tmpirtint 1tmn
turtilDR ner n rertiln iiumt r nf nt a
Sjh Tnd then in'n tn ht frt rl
AKTOIl Itlll I INMIN a line Iaer for fnippnrt
rhltHdelnhla inrn aril rmmlK tn j roree,) npinflf Mitlr
JIM KM. n t-niinMii iiMwit. haa flemmted !lorm fr,m fj1P rrher Ten
Uorka to set n fran hi. fnr n amir traek n rn. Hnnnrd ,tret 'hrnijch rotinrlta
Jerr a father nni brother are IUInc tn v thi tribe t rrauo thNr r nn " Imi
letl Unnre. fnr ueok h th lor-il 1-ptl.lat ( . t n lv The rntjnir mm hl Rrnno nf
poltttral jmtlro nrnuoe,) T"twrH to 1 .rsatn Oth Hind nnd flnnih 1n his rrntl.er-i
vuppnrt tn tight Tltnl ntll the OrRinttlnn Terr , In rnFl-t In rut '
mimmlh "ten nv.r.the fnrfnrx .tallnR that Onrnmnf work N toin held tm l
.li-r nnlxillnrw llra are Imperiled bo nu,, Urn Uin a 1 ribo d. mi nd i not m-t
M KSMN. a rcmrlir bto op n 1t ti the Third ,md Ti Im.. r.rt
station hnue Iturmpr the era-sur on the bbtt.r nf th" arret f Terr He ,. rt v
R ,tor uhl'h wmn rn tke. Ior , p.Putir hern ThK new turn nf nrfalr mijple I
Willi the pul It. inivilhv nrwi el h lerr , ii;i worries Mu klncbam Urnn l"tr
refui.es to rem p 'in --ik.il i i m - --i
from the theatre with Uuth T -r e
the door Itemembeiing nrilil his up
pointment with the poiiieman, ttie oung
nun hid i onie bri ikfistless to lup th
engagemi nt
Tint Is guessed lerr cooll ou
don I know nmthing m ept thit mu
were told to mike our si If sriti e in Mind
hrri for a lnlf hour 1 ist night''
I dldnt know it was vour fictor
the wis aftei Mr n hi r -honest t"
Hod I dldnt but miii win so much tint
oue got something on me
If. I hive Who wis it told nu to
lamiiuftige Minrself for i while list
night"
"If I tell win Hint Mr riber, It's ii"
inlirh ns tin job is worth "
I 11 ghe oll a belli i job here
"They'd Ret Ibelr reienire un me Jnl
the same Thet'il take It nut nn the
wife nr the ililblren They'll "
Well 1 don t w int to know thit
bad ' Interrupted lerr brusquel Not
now i,eie mm n imo aim -inin
I ith me and run ilotiR homo nnd ro u
hd
1 be nnin 1 inin nokinc creitl le
lireil wrote ln iddress md wint out
with 1 iliminv brow and a Im kw ird
Krateful clinei at lirr w h 1 st i 1 re
gardinc him thoiiKhtfiill
Thin x i inin of nitutil Komi in
tentlons turned Into a mwird In I111
i-eif-lnterest In "iid tuininr I'ml
lies like Mi HuikillKhiin
Like Mr II111 kuiRh.1111 ' .1. rr Wlnt
di ou me in '
Mr RucklilKhiin ordered me ii"tn
do to take the hlcn down iid Ierr
I it poisilile" ivnilil tbe teieh
roiild that crowd reich him'1 1 net
wm aniazement depicted nn Tiul 1 Mip
ponedlj FOphlMtieited fnce
"Of conror tbel rnllliln't " replied ler
r "Hut men with the blece.t lui-lne--pniirr
are Hie lilccet inwiiriN In flip
wnrlil nliiiul minie tbllii;. TIipi urp not
nfrulil of whnt fueii n nbniit tliitn
Tbp nrp tifrnld nf illitt flip iiitprs .10
Mi II111 klnftlmm W, and nnt nnU fnr
himi.plf. but like the pnlli 1 1111111 fnr li Is
wife and hi, dniichlpr '
wh how ibnuril
ot iltiiRethir abMird '
I h ippen
tn
know bin the point ii
l'llll tint
one hivlnir taken UP tint IlKllt we inn
rm li it down without 1iiiiiIiir 1 lot
of otlier people the e iit itsilf fru
that matter Mr H111 kinisb im 1 .innni
underKtand thit Iln wants to pen
fether '
father I'ae you told him"'
I left a note on his desk list niclit
' Kather s Rolnff somewhere now ex
claimed Toul looking throiiRh the rIiss
partitions where he cuiRht a Bllpipse of
that Rentleman dnnnlnR his hat and
draw Ins on his r!ocs
Without a word to us," remarked
Jerr Good old did He must suspect
what It s ail ibout
Hell neer throw tis down now ' de
clared Paul "Vou should hao heard
what he tald about the siRn recldedl
apt was his comment lerry Is proving
a very cleer strategist
"Did he say thif inquired Jerr, his
face beamlnR
'Yes. the fire opened his ees Hes
more determined than jou or me I
think"
'I admit it was kind of fresh of me
to shoot that sign rlfiht up without a
word to either of ou ' replied lerri
'hut somehow I'd been feeling prett
much alone since 111) talk with Mr
Buckingham jesterda '
It was great, old man' Slmplj
great' approved Taul heirtilj
The storv of the fire brought reporters
round aRaln and once more it wis
Jerrs s dut and opportunity to receive
them Among them was Doultnn
reporter who had inquired about
the
the
Danoage
How s the place where the tirk of
wood fell Mr Archer," Doulton aked h
wav of introducing himself again
'Much better thank ou bald Jerrv
joining In the hearty laugh whkh went
rcund the group
After Jerry had elaborated with bJtis-
'CAP" STUBBSIt Was
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MACFARLANE '
IN Till: MOIt
1MEIU MtTlIir
Hi r Ph ul
i f th- ?
I d i tn iin nn
rt-Ti
with Ms MfW
r (nntinulne thi
-- rnl nrks M
I I if r im in "M rniiHi urc r wlun th ountt
min itifrK I nt Ih iniirrmin i 1 rural
treatment of Mnrlt7 Itnnf wlc mmM
xo tha ifrxtrr r at(ttanri nm nirlii
bin brnn MtVti Int. futntu n th" Onai
r in th rft rrfution HrKlnn from
f i
Jiff r nren i ih til nlv Fifth
"'"', 1 rr r If-n fruii till hh
rusn
Irnppffi qnd StronshurKfr ' hrok'
i i"-ir i ii r PiKn i ' ior nlriR
"' " thr. r'ilt tf (he inn nmtMn
i finiih friTirl .
UIII HI) IlMMNr,HM, nnanrlal
i'' w I ih m im innnrfnl man in
'I rl ' ' h " t rmllfi ! hn m
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fi
hnr iinlrl1n movn nnJ
111
I
Hufktncham a tltuchtor
I IH -l it. Ii it). H in Ul
" in t I phnn- it tlanfi'
tm in Ij I u ktiiuhun t i ijMh
r 1
Toi-r
trt inc ti tn I nfi nfi-
il poim u rHrn that
and that lunt no lone as
"" ' r I i it li in nn rr
l"Tlin
J"t
1 t
will nnt h
rferel Ith IiitiIU
Jwh clrl
nml fhnnks him
Mom J.
j rrv on th. street
1 fr his innnl
1 frnne nf
I II fil
th m rm n
"ini-step iimtre
tho ra fr In k if (ulnm ci,,.!-,-
proflfit When lore r. i . t. . i - . ti -
tho rhfirir. ncuin- him hj. hen rii.n, L...I
ntldl thdt (ho IlldCi- Ml, f.irr.. r rn. b
tr J"! t T irm t"aro fnr
"IlrttM K h ill in fin lira
refu!nrl Ii rrv
li tor Jotni the
nn n i n n m rier-tro it hib
id i rn I tn.
nion ettlnn fir
th
ifnitor
letalt llie slnr wlilrli lie bill
telephoned tn the pipel- it midnight I
inn hail fMipphed tin tliwi- seekeis witil
Hie doenpm, nts of tli" morning In
gild to it Moulton ImI the wiv Inrl,
to thit other Mori whiili bis loliiicue
i:is--miii had It ought to light In i-k
im;
Mr riliei wliat is till llltilie of
ii ill riieiidship foi tin little li w lios ii
MWfig' Tin sudden liettntss nf iel
riiniiir in tin giiiup wis suit, i, m i,,
is-np Ipi r lliit liiii w is a in nt, i j
whnh tile puhlli hk inn it n- iiisuf I
tn until epliiuid If titnindeil linn j
ii fithit hi bid biionii ritbei ill-gu led
w ith Koi n-i weig
I ru nilslnp ' Misiird Win I tie i
mu tlie miii befi I,, thit mom. nt
ii UN I IM I h liiMllKllnW )
leitiT 11 tiulv i
U
I ; iftiri 1 1
'( ontintieil 1
1 iter Untie llei
1 1 1 i that n i me
t 1 th. ji 111 'mil I
i c ' d p mil fm
tile mu 11 both
( nwri i
Tint wi- tin Wi 1
tin in id 1 tn-e4- tli
jiim In fnie i ii i mu
1111 ntion d It w i.
hi in to w id h, fm
nplil and deep I sunn vm w is not
fuiRotlin ipn ,11 httig i iulimv fnun
bihliyl the hidci it lift tin w i .-nnmd
I i If a 1 foi iln t . wis no nm mi tin ne
I of Hlf btlilgi but Jlli-t i I iiiipiiid to
jump li 11 k on 'i iln 1 1 id ig 1111 I
Rl im ed along the in li nf III In idt. mil
-iw th. duk IlgllH of 1 miii wh
-1 eim d to be b ining on tin puipii
I I 'liking down into the witei Hut foi
the f.nl lint I wis in thi Held and on
I li it Md.
the tmd I
should in in
filrh on tin
1 h ie he. n
till I wis
hrldge ind thin it would hive hem t
tati
I u im led r ipidlv nu i 'J here - .
"-till th ruilw i budge Should 1 ti v
th.it" The river thm was slnll imi
uid bro id i tnti the hi idgt rntii h 1 tij, i
I debited vi ith mvj-flf i i iin umt
thundering over .ind 1 , nuM r the
stoker coiling the furni t a loluinn nf
light h trending obliquelv into the ihil,
fiom the open furn i f d ' i I dned
not risk it ThN bridge would not hr
forgntien and if as w ilmo ier im
it vas at the f tr nd the watched
there would be no letnat pus-hio f r
the bridge wan ver long So I took to
the water higher up nnd save fot he
wetting it whs not -o verv bid i. it
was onl for prthnps (He vird- 1 hnd
to swim It was thn1 thit I imp '
Kilnbet jumtion .nd sat down on h
f mb nikment nt ar tha ynuth ipn t t
w lit foi m luck v
I wis verv i old In mv w et i Uthe'-
The gnil box w ith its gin sides mgnt
looked verv cheerful, and I c ud hei
the night signalman whittling o h m
m If .is he moved about at his wrk
Prom time to titno a bell would ring
and there vould be a clang of met I a
he worked ihe levers which adjusted the
points, an down and up tho line 1
would see n sigml Ugh change from
r d to whitt or green Hut alwavs the
line enud to be clear tint night for
nothing wis fer pulled tip I waa f.iir
Iv heglnning to know despair when the
third goods trnin thundered pint and
I uiR onsidering If I ough not to be
going on lest dav light should find me
Mill there, when close on its heels I
heard the low rumhlo of a following
tt tin away hick on the Wesiuattr
bridge and knew that it was caittlv
possible tt would find the toad clear feo
urvritl firu tlin rthar Hnna i hcta lifrrlia.
when 1 saw the homo sipnal remain ted I
iln tame the triln but presentlj sure
enough there was a RrindiiiR from the,
brakes Fnarks flew out from Hie wheels
and with a i lanR of the buffers that
went all the leng h of the train, the Iiir
engine came to a Ftandstill under the
'lighted slRnnl box windows it wan not
alas' a general goods train. In which
All Their Fault
1 in 111 1 il 1 1 1 - Il
' -" -:- Hi) UUWILSA
jfi& flBfe" r JWMflT AT,C vmvV Uotl ve- wuz. ta&&iv along th spy,oor ,
SjPt . UlW(L . r WHT WE lOU I TNEXTTOfAE.AN1 NOW HE'S '3CATEU. I'll.
,- v WG Lo tw 2ij5!P ii FOLLOVvllrVtS ME OtoC i OerHE'5 conna blow, up. this 'WHOLi'
gg j' & J ez t& rgk I -FOTR?--rp Wm-r. v-Towr, with 'Bombs'. AiN'f youj-
THE BAIL Y
Tlu ('(ihlliniiipian Hear
A nnin IMIKW n" thp nmt pnimlar i
In." nt I'ntt H ithm nnd prrMI
m ho llkoil In rtpfirtln Itinnrlnn mm
net nf thr i!r Konrl, tnrp nf Moj;
sluns A Smttli . fMl. wi n jnll kt,
ntnl lu nnfi sin npprrirtfl t thn
' "t in t (h ns Hlwm uti "iitplcrl
l n In of nutiR f l k- anil umiiIU
If thetp witi in nf iho mt-iiillnp i
nnifinc thp iinui lletlllh U nilrl ! nul
t;l it hip; out nf nn nf Hit lite phtr ch-s
ulnduuM nt IliPin II"-" hid 1" ti u ilk
ittC tiniiio w Mh ddlP f'M ii it n
ntd i Im m i nnidp!Pil i jp th it u tit r
I'm II) Ills clt I
Pti t ii nppp tied on
lip fl xoiinc; t. ptU in i
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dtli... on In I), i ,
it t Pi t dm ink d in
out Minion i ft i
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nd
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w i th it )i mmi th
t t Imrlx t h mil.Ii tm i
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tP w it i h.tp ' ip nil iT i
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fi th oih it up
-ti i
inhftti I i innp tin
w i In KIM
I u rr's ICiif.
nh Hi nnii sh, I inched ili.n t 1. 1
iiil e -i e -h i l i mg hi ,
I II b t tli ii In i t sin iv tin t itia. ii "in d
Willi si e ii 1 1 i n lliMiitili Iti inn,
iinsuiiiil iiillllliK In lilmnl In ii
ti oil, ill -t li ill In III ul mil w i Ii
hi i"iiiiling lips ami tin hn i h i , hi
looki mil iinliki i Iil. pi i m d liibx
lb s i i nn ml nn! imii h iii ii nil
Inie knows l Iti nnji u nt n l,i,iil
'this wlnlii how lii i in w In n Hi b
I Inn ill Lot in the I lie unl i illi d I i
In Ip I le r III liotlli lit I 111 I lii M
let: i oiild nun him mil lift mu fi 1
1 iu In J.i t III li out llliili lii will
w is Hn filliw Hint L"l II il. nnt I H
lie iskid with I Mllllllu. wink it I in
III till I kli ki d tin t 'I I il 111'
fllllll till 11 III Ull I 11 - II II I
i 'iw ml ih it - ill li ih. I in d
l i i ill i iw ml
Win dun 1 inn punt it in ililit
j I hits all Mm umilii Iiim to do I i m
mid In his tiuw ib p di ml
If I i ml Iil ' nnii i m I nnii d hi
fine en II i-hiug
nh ' lb d Matin I Iiim It Ten
nle In ii is Hi it In ii kin mu
drevsed up in rw i u i - i I ill
tluimpi in ' i ml m ii put Hi it nn mil
si in hiiii0 lie w i hi In ti Now
i u s ind in i mm mm iii il mil
dde did II w .ii I1 ti t fni.li!. u In i nil
it i tuniiuliiJit innmbi
w hen tin i in 1 1 m th i nn ert
Mill i nuld wil nun! tin .nt I tin
llll llltllll It till flint Of till 1 llll
nnd llii ti glow I 1 1 K ill did New ihi -Ml
wh it M iwls m ii did fciM tin. ith
nd Hi it will tm . ildn wb H i
i ow ml in i- P i h w ulil i un I It
j 11 crriiiu 11 nr n i
JOHIM
RlgUSO.fM
"I knew jou wtrr there," i-lte au-weriil, Intikinp: slnicjit into mj face
there nie usualiv some uniovered w ir- H iiir I most ohr for 1 mi tell vnu it
ons, but a fa- fish triln is a pood smoke
I could hcai nn niteiLhiiiRe of banter , , M.n ''r"l ' "" fnr a moment I think
between etiRine .mil snrml bnv mnl ' ' ""'; 'ne. for a lunatii but then hn
when 1 hid nm down the ti iln md
mounted the ru.iiIs vin the mil, I.i in i
change. was leanliiR out of tlie ntln
door watchins md listtnitiK llemvei
nearti nm ,ih j siippeii inside and it
down on the bench Then a bill iihr
In the signal bo a ) ei fuin tm v tmn li
on the whistle, and wp beRan in mow
The guard hung out of his van m shout
Mime pieasanm to Hie slRtialm in
then turned. round
M tlod ' ' ho erleil seelnc ine
and
Where does this train
go ton' 1
asked him
What do vou want here'
anger rising
he asked,
It was, a c ise for impudence
If vou are asking me about
NOVELETTE
now j-
deep and he cotildn t
go ir
f"1 '
I nilllll cllle him
'I In all.iiugheil 1 .loo I will
Hennli -n frl vnu see I tint leie the
Mnio mid i iki her around n all these
i nteit ilnniHiit , ,md i),e doesn t like n
imt tint nnt lie helped 1 h u r,
nni in htiMntss S'i, tjiere li In fun
lonlMit llmui,h Mittle Mm e n lieid
on I on like n lirli k ' I,em Mil- e got
nn- gill theie mil If it WT-n t fr.r
ddl
C" tiow
"lllff tip
mnwpd I.em
ts n Itpfit ton
l 1 II
lp ti
I lie I. hi
Inirilie I lull III Hie lonieit Mute
whtspeieil In I.em I told dce It. null
1 w is kill ng 1 i llll 's lis 1 In ii in 1 si ne
llilph luilkln itul Mi. liuch il Ini
inld .hn wli I, in i Ki i Inuiv
W ell M Utli -lei,, ,1 m -, .he h is
bull llligelh Inn ft 1 lull . with Hilt
ii w fillnw mil il will shim wlm -In
in s mint fm If -I,, t. Uilph lb ul
II win mu i an hi i-l tm h ui if -In
Im -n i 1. II Inin wb 'In i in nn I
t ii r mm
I iiiih loinuieiiti d i m th tt
-i imp i not i, 1,0 lOtuf-tied with
lb II Ilium lie will In I fool lilt thill
I tlilnU .11 did 1 ieIii
liilpb 1 1- in nine the i.in, with
ildn- mil In mini). I iw In id
in tin f ih e-t mil 1 imi 1, t 1 1
ddii liu'luil mil an intul cnii
lb illi Mi Imikln Mill 11 I gl II
IIiHi 11 1 llli 11 iill or 1 -uildni 1 li 1
I Ible 11 il . 11 ir-nd thru illi nil n
It 'lull -ti.iied still In lb. mid s. iiiiliiu.
1 1 lb liloki 11 w ill iti tin li 11 111 111
I i lit wi hut 1 Dili mnn iii I 1 11 ins
wlnl. . 1 111 gr iliiiln. 111 1 11 11 I mil
Hill. Il Ht-1 ll'lllg Kill Si- Willi
"Ii it 1 Ii I 1 il I! ilph S , 1 11 . w
Iii m I'ed Ih Ip inn im Muir 1 1 f 1
II - .1 III I I
lid llll ng the nitlon In tin word
In illil inn it w isn I 1 in ir llll in but
1 nciilii hup -Up ind lump 111 ill
hi pmi! li ip 1011I1I11I Hi fi 1 en uch
mil 1 I 11 k m III Im k wniild h im i
III 1 11 tixik 1 11 1 1 1 ft . 1 Inn, with
1 -in 1 1 -mu nf ih 1 1 ti nihil , ,1
pliltuiL en wl III it 11 il p 1 I un
I 111 f 1 nit 11
Viblu I1.1.1I 111 Hie 1 1 ul mil 1 . h. d
wiiii iiuclitii md alnnc th, 11 id fin
'In 1 Hi n win lippii i lILl.li tliilll
i mil I' Ii dib 11 In hind 1 Im Inll'lp
I! llph III hi -pIllltlllB I 111 1,111 1
til 11 gmwi wit-e thin mi mi mil,
ih 1 in . b ip m II il in In f, ir
I Midline nnu mil with tin 1 1 it i In ul
tllliwil link llllllli 1 11111 bi k in il J
iln I
l-n t he hi lie ImI) ho iiiit
I II w i.i r In dm 11 t 1 p c, mg ill
night I hi 11 tiie -Hint, fin inn-
iiiEht tin girl in 1 In. In 111I11 in
Hi inin I iiilI iM 1ld11 i I 1 at
Ill-Ill gut IIIMlllllg mi will fm Img
gim,
N 1 retiule tn-w 1 1 1 d b s blue i ,
twitikliig with 1111 1 1 inn 11 nm ins 1
ri il lie 11 got itiithiuL. mi 1 1 ililhum
pi m fui -1 11 ing 1 1 ,u 11 il I
jiffM mu f
omi ft nt i trttt
run I I M
&
la'iKiini He w is i little in-vrom-
' ,',N,
ten iii.in vv ith it fi mi v
11 tcn
nui t i In like in o d trinthl rush
'Well if vou lnvo in gut
chtelc
en HlRli im l ilnztn ' '
I told hm , was uiv Forrv to hive
to invade bis v u 1 lit 1 hid Iwcn Inst
on the hills had bun tluouRii i rivet
ind In d tngei nf in I fe nnd that at v
Cluistiati vvmilil light tin stuve tint
stood in the i uitci of tin an and
let1
un urv inj sen
' v ' he uimiked spinning me 'it
mt I c as vnu - tv ve ine no tnnip, fm
vo speak like a utntlemiii and ver
tlothes though in bid uuuleetion .T-e
h ti inonious Hut weie no allowed tn
taiiv pis-engeis nnii I nv put t
off at nir llrst Mop Hv i Ights I ought
" . T- W! T-kiTf a
"DREAMLAND ADVENTURES"
By DADDY
THt; V J OF THE FROGS
A complete, licit' wft rrtuir rnrh v i ck hrqitinini Mnnilrm myl cnrHnfi Sntutday
1 iiinrihu v
I Thr linltlr in Rnltlpr (ilrn
(lllirii thr 1'ions n tn hoi ultli
thi Sutitt v. Pewit Is intlrrl iipmi ti
tiitl thr former, 7110 mr nlliri nt thr
llliili 11 Ith thr hrli nf thr tlinvt nt
thi 11 nmlt and Willi Itrhjium 111
llIM tn tlflll tin inrihr fDWIfl
PKf if! looking down fioin the
bin k of Ml Swallow, quhoied With
iln id as slip saw the nlo of the Snake
funis The lllleil Hattlei (lien ftom
wall In wnll Supposing something
w 1 nt wiling Willi hei plan to tuip
them' Sitppuslng thp Snakes i mcht
tin lings In fm 1. tluv could leip to
sifitv' l'igg shtnlderrd nt the
HimiLlit
1 1 1 in 1 1 1 fi 11 ikt 1 led his flogs In i e
h tip tlv Clen Tlle 1 miked lntldh
is thn nh iinid hulling tiitinti a l
tin 1 111 tn
1 ro-1 k 1 in n-k 'Hi lind ul witei,
1 onii mi miii Miakis, tn di ith and
-I itighli t
' in-1 l ' 10 i-k ' Well show uu
lighting
Thit -unn wtll send miii enwirds
I itlng
linnil -mi Peggi Thit will
rn ike tin Sn ikes lust blind with nge '
And It did 'I hi 1 ittllng gnw more
ini'iini int. 'Iho hissing wns like in
rnqlne httlng nit Htrntn I'm kid
tmicin s il 11 ti il nngi Ih In mid nut I
Ceiniil fioiku lined up his nrm
lilnss lip nil n the -ill'llil- fllltnlllg
in 1 lo-i lows l'igg snu ilmgei In
tin-
Pti id nut' Spn id nut' ' she
slmiite I dim en li ntliti 1 mini in
lump
dmii 1 il ('tinker s iw the wisdom of
tin 1I in nnd gum mdeis 111 1 mdingl ,
'I he lings urn. ipilikh pined in il
position win u Ihej 1011I1I iMteit nt j
l"P spi f I pi'gg in nle sum tint
tin in wniild be nn piling ilp should
Hull flight tin 11 into 11 111 id pitiie
Afti iw ml -In u is gl id shf li id
1 11 Ki n (hi- piei tut i. 1 11
I" 11 Ii I mg Ii id his teed 1 nice leveled
mu ml tin ippnin hlng 1 nenn These
sifllieil -11 ptinv mi) iisi less lieslde
ilii ' Hi ngth nf Hie Sn ike-i tli it Pegg
would him litiElidl hid Hie situation
bien le-s siiiiuiM And it set mod is
If tin Sn ikes I nigheil tm the 1 ittllng
bei nnt loudi 1 th 111 omi
'I he s.,ik. stopped is thei f.iied
tin 1'iog iiinn The I 'nigs it nine
1 li inli d liimliei t unit.
' in l-k' I'lu-.l-k' Imi hilt In
flight
i nine
ne on f i nu would
llcht
'til II Kills'
Imt tlllllkillR
I'l RRV
hupp the'le ieill
Imhtltif. pt 1 ilmed
nu ill ti i iii tell ulnt
is HiltiMiiK s nd Mi Swallow
I'ior
I'orr siw tint th Kiukf .nnu
wis ihrinh fm mint. f, ,ut iek It
tn In nil miii mei to the police foilne
ll this time h w i mi hl Innils md
I tie. , liefme the ttp RnM cettlnR the
in- i iiiu i nil neiuin it J s ti nm
trnl
ui v w itlli ine nn i nw In
lloilR illlll
i tin lllli inn we till.
ul
w In n w i
i uiiiu
lien u
oitr first stopi I asked
Ml I WH I
I i ik. d In
nun. II
Ui n
I I.I1IH
Wlnl
1111- It tn
t,n , i, '"" , "Vrrl1nl it " ls ' fill illcht
Illllill Iln IiiCii ninil ! -.
at
flMi
hn
-'. -. .llll il III
Inin
v t re on e
it was i fish train ' I
Mill
in -i run nnin i riv e
tm trim ilrendv Hut I nanl
w uld vn evpeet else when wevp
tiilliil up thrie in just twenlv
w li It
In
III
w
Ills seiuls id humorous
in
evoked bv slow Innl cnods
i w n h
I'lui nnu inn w iv inn i om-
ii nn -iKinlmeii tn ning the led light
In ri in In pi i ish ilijp ( irt-n
I the vlino wp feeniid In lind little
incur i-f is i'ier Hut Tnd the fust
'iin (liiliid through Imielv uul dim'
' till us mired inin tunnels ind
"a I v i high hritlgi s In t w iv tb t
i uid tin v m fiom sid. to side i in
1 nuii i ml tint did promise in fui
I'd " R Mills hn iM tint his fsh
w uld be i lime foi the slopping l.mi
i 1 1 1 I n i k f ist
ti I'l is like nolsp tifg-m to" l Ise
i Hi rv tv Itnilmuk ptsstd Lost time
h I nidi up mi tluse trains when
' ' I illled s(i pj nn. few Hut alii,
I i 1 n ( nun i i nissed the 'lav thin
1 ' ' t t . s' likening Sonit tiling
i fiutif i. i ti
limn t iii il the glial d This is just
m fu
I isktd bin where we were
lust outs de Ihoinlmi Junction he
ms vi red I 11 have tn put ve off if we
stop ve kin, (.i) 1 hnpi vou II ging
-'"'li 1 - mv dutv he pplalncd
I iking it me iiir-tionlnglv
Tlmrnlon Mini tion ' It wis pond
' nmiRli In anv iise it was not possllile
to go all Hn w iv to I otidon on tint
n in mil I din think tint I had cov
eted niv ti ul piettv effectlllllj this
time sn leihsimd tin little in m
as ti their biinp ni, need of mtintulai
effort on his part tn gei i Id of me,
ind when we did pult up I ilimhed down
aftei we hid shaken hinds He waved
tn me a klndlv farewell ni his train
moved on nfttr I hatl irat.hed the top
nf tin embankment 1 thought this was
final but there was another clatter of
buffers and another dr id Mop
Pom' he irled aloud almost In
anguish Wlnt ahont mv fish, noo'
It will he in time for suppet anv
wav ' I t omfoited him
v he .msvvtied gloonillv 'for Hit
ptnnv fish Mipneis in the i;ast Knd
This ulil made me laugh heartlb
and without joining In ho watched nm
'tiding mil of his in dooi arms folded
Vi it a tpiei i kind of a fish vorsel
ve ktn, be i em irked nodding I'ointn'
j out o the watler and on to m train
Hm wiy ve did Did ve tpect me tn
I believe jm Moiv'' The tialn began
ho move again and he htnt nut fur
ithei 'l.ook hire, Mi Mac ravish ' he
nun In a Mage whisper 'vevo been
mi tho spun doubt (Jang straight
lituim mv lad and keep aft the think
Hut if tni In e C.HH41 itslst ho pleat a
temptation keep aff the lailway when
VI In i ii it
i his time his wave was final, and soon
Hi- 'title mil tail-lamp on his van was
nn more Hun a spei k in tho distance
Whin 1 had covered the distance be
Grncr.i! ( rnikrr lcJ
did '-H in ei in dei l fishion Up In
ft out wile lows of lieilltlflll blue
Sn ikes In hind tiieni was i lompim
uf HI ii 'sn ikes md still fnlliei lutk
weie h inilsiimi l nni kid Sn ikes tint
I'l R li i iirnieil lis iittliis uf the
kind slm li id helped tn kill whin she
siMil Hie il, nu nf tin Wiinds
Aunt Hinsp hiup snikes pt ett "
slip s ild In Mi Sw.illiiw
"Tlifj'ir Hliio I! m is lie.inswpted
'I liusp Iiiirs will hie to lump
mn,lit lust tn Rit aw.i liom tlicm '
'I 11 it w ii in il Ppci she i ii ed li it k
t" tin 1 ms .ii nn
tilt nn lllll tops she t-tieitllPtl
1 1 s i nir i tpnn vlii- li ul lipud it a 1hs.p-
li ill Rime Till I I I1RS si tllilpsphPS
In lump nnd suited .inntlit i tuintltiK
li int
in- t-k ' fio-a-k '
sinln s
( time on, jou
Well shim nu thit
l'eRR siw t lilup fl toll ditt
out
Inuii the Sn ike inn s
'do -ii rii' slip set earned
I The i hint 1 1 ispd iilirupth Tlie
I whole 1 toe ,nni msp as nm I'intr In
1 ciRllltlp lllikwinl le in In in iii
with tin
hn ikes nisliliiR in pin suit
I'orrv nntvnlid .it the swiftness of
the HIiip Hat pis 'I lie stt naked over
th' Riounil like Rilnts of liRlit Would
the I'iiirs be .llilp tn null Ull tilt 111 '
As the iIiiirp r lined speed I'tR
sivv how funninc tlie Snikes hail In en
I Ml UII1I1RII1R t ll 1 it 11! 111V TllOV hid
I Pi it il Jhe lleet lilllo Hiieis flist nnd
tiin fist Hln ksmkc second with tho
NHiuii Rati. is ,ind mhcis bunging
up the icir -Thus thev would stiike
It till II Plieim Willi llllPMll t tf ll l.l
pitlilv Ptggv in Rid the 1 nips on
lump' lump for join In is' she
st it nnt il
'I lie 111 st 1 i ogs i p it hed the t liff ,uu
leiped fu out f Othtts follovvid them
IVP pven in the i i in nient of lut
tie wis Rlul she hid mule tin m
spnitl nut Othfivvisi. thev would
H iv o brtoinp titiRlul up ind in in j
would h iv c ppt iheil
Hut the Hlup Kit t i s wpir cnming
llntig so last It did not s'i em possible
fm .111 the I'iors to pot ivv.iv
(ipiipt.ll rrnikpt lu.ivelv kept bo
tween tho junction and st ndrews,
ihe first Miuntl I he ml from Hm silent
tin Riav town was'the thuith clock
s'i kliip three The whole placo liy still
like a deserted tltv and it took me a
long while ere 1 lighted on the Hanfurlv
n ad which was where Miss Thump on
lived
I'm a while I walked up and down
outside the house wondering what I
tiiiuii no anu not se. tug anv imme
r'l.ite course of at tion open to me thit
w is other th in s0fisi,
Could I dire to waken the household
at tint bout i I li trin t considered Mm
point it all on niv jnurnev, hut now the
pliln fatt is that I wis overcome hv the
old lidvllke rtspet tabllity of the -own
and it seemid monstrous to Rtirt l Ing
ilig bells in sut h a place at such an
houi Miss Thompson hid (old me little
of her famllv 1 knew no more thin
tint Fhe lived vvi'h i sister much older
thin her-sclf Of this sisters ilnracter
and disposition 1 knew nothing , but now
I pit tared hei as a lather old-maid
ish person prim and proper and In
strong cnntiist tn Margnl-a who had
been made something nf a rebel I sup
posed bv forte of reaction either against
the o!tl-midlsh sistei tn tho nld-mald-ish
town, or both
1 hid been walking up and down
awhile a pre to inditislon when 1 was
8t.ii.led indeed bv seeing the door open
and Miss Thompson hersilf appear She
stood looking at me. never sinj. ,,
woid lltr hair was hanging about her
shoulders and Flit worn a dirk drttsnB
gown Her dark hilr made her fice
look crv bright and her eves weie
shining ipieeilj I went up to her and
said
'I his Is very sti ange tnat vou should I
come down just when I was wanting to '
seo oti "
1 tm vv
hi Crops bracl up the glea
hind his men urgitiK them to save
themselves Two hURe Blue Racers
1 fotfcrd ilieid nC the otheis General
Ctntkei leaped riespeiateh to keep
iho id of them but the pained stead-
ih I'pcrv mw tli it he tould not pos-
, sibh win
1 Down' Down'" she shouted to Mr.
I ."--willow lip dine lust as the two '
isnauis spi.inp; foi t.eneial Croaker.
Mi Kw.illnw smished right Into one
of the i.i, eis and tin ew It aRilnst the
Intliii TIioa missed tlenenl Croaker,
.mil lit with a mlRhtv leap, soared
i over the hIrp nf the rlitf
The two P.ltie Itieeis tnuld not stop.
Thoj spinwled nnd tumbled over tha
Ulitf Into the lanvas below Neither
, i nuld the otliei Mine liaceis nor the
UlicksmUcs stop 'I he went piling
ovet the cliff and I'crrv sivv them
1 md with i thud in tlie tanvas trap
Hut the Snakes at the ftont of tho
ill urp had tiavelid fit nhead of the
Rattlers and other Keptlles These
lattei were able to s,tnp before they
i turned the rliff l'pssy sivv to her
dism i that the hiRper and more dan-,
rpious part of the mnij had saed
itself nnd was re foimlns. And at the
tnlnutp fat up the slen. came the
clnllent-e nf the lesetve Tros army:
to-ak' Lro-ak' On land or water.
' 'nine on vnu Snikes to death and
slaughter
Tim Snike nrmv tinned toward this
sound itifv-in a moment the charge
vv is in full swing In the opposite dl-
t potion Pcrkv felt that the Props.
hnving no cliff over which to leap to
snfotv weie doomed unless something
wis dune fiuieklv to save them KIib
I SIVV. too lh.lt thn Rbnl nf Ihn Wnl.
mu liiliv Helglum anxious to see how
thp trap had worked hid come down
fiom the tree and weie i mining down
the glen dlrectlv In the path of tho
Stnko aimv Thev were In grave
(linger from the deitlls reptiles.
Thfn came n stvlng Idea Teggy
tinted iliend of the Snake army to-
w.utl the rilant
i 'Tho Snakes aie escaping," she
shouted 'Set Hie tn the grass"
I (romonotc n Ul hr related the ouU
romr nf the battle in llattlcr Glen )
'I knew vou were there," she
answered, looking straight- into my face.
This reply mule me stare back for I
was thinking It wis verv possible she
was 111, after all she had gone through,
which was a thought new to me, for
the likelihood of It had never before en
tered into my mind
Oh there's nothing msterlous about
It she cried I do not Bleep very
soundlv just now. nnd well ou were
whistling that dance from 'Henry the
niglith'"
Well what about If' I asked, more
puzzled than before
Its whit vou were whistling after
wo caught that man in the flat In Ber
lin '
But an. body else might be whistling
that air, I argued It's pretty well
known You might have had a disap
pointment, getting up so early," which
was a foolish thing to say If you com
to think of It
Miss Thompson smiled
' Anj one might he whistling It here at
i o clock In the morning, but it's not
likely they would make the came mis
takes In the same places '
And I tould do nothing but laugh at
mvself Shu drew me lnslda the door,
noting all the stains and rents, for
my long flight among the heather and
Rorsa of the Knock had left many
traces
Its tho second time I've come to
vour door like a ragged beggar man,"
I Fa id
She flushed a little, and laughed, aa
aim look hold of m arm
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trouble at vour heeld
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