T??l - .,-'- t. I 1 - -...' '. "Is. . gpBwS? " " EVENINQ PUBLIOLEDGER-PHILADELPHIA SATURDAY, MAY -25, 1918- . es,, -,,"' "'- "",. ., -V, MVERY MEMBER OF THE FAMILY CAN FIND SOMETHING INTERESTING HERE TO READ HE CRACK IN THE BELL iSTOPY OF BY PETER CLARK MACFARLANE rVrloflf, JDK, ftv 1'ubltc Ltdatr Co. 1PTER XV (Continued) rUT ypu have seen him Flnee, I believer "I have seen Ilosenscwelg and ascer. ed that he was being made tne aim' of nettv nollce persecution in fler to make him change his affiliation rtn- political Hgnt mat is on over me derfihln In the Fifth Word." ."Thn the Intimation that you are .tfiiler pome sort of personal obligation r raKosnscwelg Is untrue." If-jSrJra they saying that?" Inquired rry, suaaeniy serious. 3KWorse man mat, cam uounon vety. Worse ?" They say that nosensevvelg's living om. was your meeting place wun a ry, beautiful Jewjsh girl of the neigh- oprnoou. ?jvna a silly lie. cviaaiiueu otnj fcotly. JAnd that Mrs. Bosenscwelg was a JCI -liil fli lailil l cull ui tx i.naitiuiiii . fh"Tho fools ! The liars ! The wooden- Jheaded Idiots'" exploded Jerry. "Hut bUt you're not printing anything like tflatl'i he demanded sharply. ,,JThe newspapers nre a little bit c.ire Ittil." smiled Doulton, exchanging glances iwlth his fellow-craftsman, "but cigar- Jtora and lamp-post gossip you know hishaL that Is. They stait with the ies1fniwn f.irt that vnti were In the living '.'W :"ii-ndm hack nf ftnsenscwelc's. store on ,'', Wednesday," "- A- ""Well, what of that?" demanded the W'-v V'vniintf mnniifneturer Indignantly. e? .',i!Nothlng of It, of course, Mr. Archer, fOTtcpij nnai peuiue niaitu ui n. int.. there's ri. class of people down there ijxist as there Is everywhere else for ; mat matter wno are uname to nppre- uate'any motive but a selfish one. They fay.r This young Mr. Archer's coming jAwti hr What'd ho enmlncr for?' JKf'That sort of thing, with the worst pos ts! slbK Intimation In their manner of say- fc'?KSi,An Impatient reply had risen to .Terry's I ! Uw. but struck bv the Interested friend- Mess of these observations, he stopped So look young Doulton over again. F.51ticmh Intalllfronf fcilrlv rrflnprt nnd Ijearnest, he had revealed In the manner ;bf this speech considerably more than rth mere reporter in eiuest of his story ; h, appeared not as a mere sponge for tll sucking up or popular sensations, ,but as' a man with a point of view and i'u character. It VTVhen Jerrv turned a glance upon the 'fcl.Mher men he read the same expression IrJStiln- their faces, and he realized with JCf&lit.j .r !. it.--.. ....... .. ........... nr E?.'fc';Mllsiaciioii mat ineia hhej a. i,iuui ui li)-S3vmen wnoso entnusiasm ana iaun nau fiiff'-ceen enlisted and who stood ready to be M,i valuable aid to his enterprise. esiw' "I see. you are warning me." he ajclxclalmed frankly, with an air of ap- tpr.ciation ana oi nearly welcoming oi anthem to his friendship. 7 "Thank you. Of course, I suppose mey 1'would seek to take some sort of nd--i-antars of a man In my position." fi- ft. "The favorite weapon of a crowd like Sh .the one you're fighting Is the defama- 6, tlon oi cnaracter, replied: uounon, ana .. '..A. t .. Hlf..t.llHn t I1I w vtsen, B H ill iimiiiicaifliiuii ui duii greater rrienanness ana a iunner ae 'slre to help, the reporter put nnother nuestlon. "Mr. Archer." he asked serl- 4 ously, "Just what la your political am- g wpriionf - a , '.Tolltlcal ambition !" Jerry broke Into i awarty laughter. "Why, I have no such ihlnr." They say it is your amnmon to mane Aflame for yourself In politics." Bijfij'.'ls that another of the things they r;j,E1TWiy i nuw vciv iiiirirnitiiK .icii.v tin rTjMuttrtral. "Onltn rldleulnii.M. Mr. Donl- rran, 1 assure you. verTning concern vlnB me which has engaged the attention 'if' the newspapers In the Inst few days 8 'has Tieen the result of an accident. A i,SjpolIceman clubbed a wretched little man. Ifaiiai sirucK mm. i ne councils reiusea rtts tour trancnis9. inu r hih hkihiiik KJfer.t; Open diplomacy, that's all. My onlV'tiolltlcal ambition Is to nut n crinin Jfclii the machine and the m'Stem that Is vi"'uniler'ns Philadelphia. Say that for ''C.me will you. and say It loud?" li.w:The reporters smiled approval, (hen tsUWirvrrv smiled again and shook hands with Pu'them all around. (pit.;,.'' As the newspapermen went away Mr. Bg.a j'vrfvii;iier 4.1U1U utsi:i iiuiu ma nucnicn Bj '& Jrith Buckingham. Jerry noted him first pi "'oomtne along the corridor, his hat tn his I'v? hand, his eyes unseeing, his features Kfta'pale and determined, with Indeed such a iv'" m jaw Llie uuu iiiitii nail KWIlom seen upon It. H, spoke to W11 U Multri nf Vila anna rn Inntfsrl In hatv tv. J'1i9'Arinri Ktir wont clrn tirht tn Vila rtocl HTA'f KT.bB -rAW VA1V P4LniBV ' t-.hj toBrba took up his usual round of work. iiSTDo you get' that, Paul? Not a word ixen, ana aia you eaten tne iook on nis T' Jerry lnauired. ?Yes. and I read the meaning of It. , we re in lor an awiui ngni. rainer ndlng cat. but he must have seen thing grave ahead or he wouldn't like that." h two brothers went through the .witn a solemnity rorgeu into tneir la by this grim silence of the father. iwere freshly cheered and excited to te by the afternoon naners. which wed that the incident of the fire had ought the matter of their silir-track tltlon back Into the news columns Jn. The true explanation of Jerry s brollment with the iwllceman over enscweig was also torn lor tne, nrst a. The fact that the Incident had en first suppressed, then misrepre ated and finally and reluctantly set newnat in us true lignt Dy tne cniei r In It. whose narrative was care- 'fully stripped of all heroics, not only .added significance to the occurrence, but . VJ Increased respect for Jerry. j 411 (.vneciuciii.c, mo mi; uiuui.ia ..Mine to .the close of the dav's work rather . ontented with themselves than other- ' AA.,.a .V,.n .n KaMaltA .ho. .Hair timrA .Mn.AbVi. mem . wvi,.b .. m-j ..w uout to get their franchise. But, as be r jlre.inothJng new developed to feed the nory; i?our aays went ny. u ne news papers nau-ceaseo. 10 meniion tne mailer i& nau neaaunea ann.eauoriaiizea ann rotten. The charred frame of the old l still stood, nowever. ana in tne st' ( it beaconed out that saucy In oration point as to who had burned rtnd why. Tha people of the nelghbor- a were not. long in aeciaing Dotn wno jwhy. and they began. Industriously in ways mat piain ioiks nave, ot tins- their' decision known. Rumors of such protest in the ward ran now to reach Jerrv also, coming Bt' through the working-men In the fae ry. and then from other channels, for tpfared that a sort of grapevine sys- ot garnering up news, oi wnai was 1. with the trunk line of It running oung Archer!s desk. ut Jerry did not yet sufficiently ap- ia now mi currents or power are on in a republic tie still re ft newspaper tieaaune as more ant than what Bridget O'Malley to-Angelina Pedronl ao they bent neighboring washtubs. lie did not how great, How tremendous 1 the t.exerted on thecrniited surface of ; wnen tnote great lower and mia layers of society begin to neare' 1'aud turn OTcr. were others In the city who did 6ta mis, nowever men wnoss en-, nees in Ufa It was to hear what, aid 'to Angelina and to echo It.' Stun, Duroing aown tnat sign!" vision leader Dattnv when he t ' ever." agreed Beverly. eac when vdu burn un that stem llk' you're humln' up the .trade rlloIn' 'every minute because vx oon t 1M tne Arcners eet on new factory. What the blazes ' i.J)a you xeiiowg to councua fori itoney in won aanai pocKeif or . ajKjech was made by Westcott, tert Westcott made the rolls that M every' restaurant ,table In 'the l th sandwich bread ohat went on i luncn counter ana nau me loaves Buewnouiers in in inrc warns ate. hl rr'itiniiuirui Hint iib vrnn n list too loaves mora a dy when the peory .was up ana, 7, more men rsorfc K was a man"' of eenae- POLITICS IN PHILADELPHIA Till; IK0I'U2 KI'Tir Ml ( KI.NfillA.M, t. i3 h. r father that Jerrv i missing, the gre.it nMn rails j;iMl NHS, ntt unoin. lat onit ial n th long dlstnno telephone at Atlnntlo Citv Jnm. s rrieMee due to tht rff"tive work "f Kdmtinda, Huckingham's "msh button From MH'IIAXI, KKI.KV. n ( at - division leader. Jrr. nhl1 resting In the Lafatrtt Club before returnlnt-' hotne K. t hl tlrt b on In prrtienl polities H" learns that the 'Organisation . ' rriir.ir obt.-ct )H -dealtn" out tnbs" and that Jmt no lone as It performs Etv part of tl- pa. t with big bulm q mid turns oer ItppublliMn majot itles In all UiHiativr nnd natlnnal el.ftu.ns tt u 11 not lw interfere.l th lot-allv NYI,VV Anir.NTSKV. a Iwautiful nung Jewish girl, stops Jrr on the Frrrt ns he Is about to leave the club for Ids home and th.tnks him Tor his manly rifejip of the persecuted Hosensrwelf; When she leaes him Jerrv notices a sinister flgurn following the trirl KVIly informs him that the person Is J OK MA 1.1)0X0, a thug, pickpocket nnd gunman, under political protection. When Sv refiis's t go with him to n dance, the gangster reengen himejlf upon the girl's father by lilng him nrretid on ft trumped up charge Aurentskv is compelled tn sell his Uislness and to piuperlze himself in onler to plaate Maldnrin and to bribe the Magistrate tn dismiss the rane fnr tack of lden e A sh ster lawer, Isaacs, also gjs n share of the "profits" When Jerry goes to the police sta4lon to be arraigned, he lenrns that the chnrge ngalntt him has been r'liml'ed. In lomersntlon with th Magistrate, he finds that the "Judge" ,is a frr.nrr dm k hand who was rewarded 'with the important $3nM0 p -r,tr lob bv Jtmm. .irev for turning over a tertaln numli'r of vota regularly. Jerry polirita Ketlj s .ild in finding SylvA and then turns tn hW friend VICTOR ItOI.MNM, n jnunc lawyer, for support. Victor Joins the "Pa. Philadelphia ' part.,nnd premises to proceed against Maldnno. JIM HAM. .a found Us lobbMst. has demanded JJAOOO from the Archer Tool Works to get a fr.tnohise .for n spur track across Hoivard street through Councils, Jerry's father and brother are w illing to pay the bribe, because their request bi- been Ignored for wrks bv the local legislative bod v. The nung m.m hli sfne of political Justice Htoiw-ed re fti ! to boigiiln with Hand anl flnallv wins his brother" support to fight Harwl nnd the "Organization" Jerri's plan tontd-tts In eteretine n mammoth sign over th fan torv stating that 'tovernment work is lming held up, sol. diers' and sailors' liss ar Imperiled bec.iuso Jim Kami's bribe demand I" not met. MAX KIMIXN, a reporter, while on a tsit to the Third and Ie ,inpv srct- station house. dls overs the erasure on th "blotter" of th" arrest of Jcr When the stoiry appears Pucklnghnm. fearful of the political effect of Jerrv' nwlv "n IMpulHRttv. ainlv seeks to have the sign taken dow n. When Jerr refuses plans ate net under w.i v to d'-trov tho sign by ward heelfrs Whib- returning from tin thentre ivith Ruth Jerrv sees several men set fire to the Mlgn He trUs ainl t' hae thePoliceman on the bet t'dl who ' ...... . i .. ...it .i i...t nmpleted. but Until tne jon nau ikvi Hlsm1vl nhoubl he eL Rut the fire prjes to be a boomerang, reporters :01 Krlls was noginnlng tn think It was twenty-live fqx'nt for high nxploslvcs fulminated, on the wrung side of the line, "There's a rumbling all thrnuch the ward 'Taint In tnv dutslnn only." Insisted Danny Sullivan, with a gloomy head shake. ' "Know whnj we gnt to dn tn shut off all this rag-chawing?' inquired Beverly, when the two other Councllmen of his ward gathered with him once more in the warn leader s p.iirinr. "What dn you; tnnm we ve got 10 un. Walt?" inquired LSchaff "We got tn grt that spur-trark fran-I chise through to blamed quick then. ain't nothln' tnilt. Hand nr nn Hand." rpplfed ucveriy 1 nai S rigni, Clllineii m nit- mii'-i.-' I don't get notllin' i Ise fmm morning tin nipht. If we don't get that franchise quick these three wards'll go right over to Penroj-e nnd stay there," III see tho nig man anil ten mm now things are' promised Schaff The Hlg uoss. Itign in ms niuce in u downtown FkVFcr.-ncr. was busy now with the details of that vast contracting business, in the "merest nf which he manased the city government, and now with tho rletnlls nf majiacinc the govern ment Itself but he received Schaff after i a while and niiened. innugn nni pnu ently. Tn begin Willi, his mnod was Irri table. Big issues ra-re at stake In the coming election, and the was tn no temper to he bothered. Kaii -dally was ho Irri tated that anything should happen tn pmnhasizn to the mflilU- the manner In which his organization levied tribute nn the city. "I'i'fl he.irrt nhnut.that row nut there and I liont like It. 'lie snapper! snnrtiy j wnen the ward leaoerinau mm nis siorv "I'll see Hand ahnut'lt, Schaff. and let you know." Fifteen minutes later Itand was wait ing in tho outer olllce anil presently was ushered Inside. "Jim." said the nig Boss bluntly, but with no trace nf his fmmer Irritability. "rve been t-tudying annut mat Arcner franchise fight for n week and hearln' about It, too. I'don't like- the way It's uieaKing You're right, of course, and 1 another time I'd say go to the mat on it and clean that young smart Aleck gnml i But I can't stand a light like that nnw- " , Hand looked hurt and unhappy "If ho beats ub once he'll fight again." the lobbyist warned. I tell you that young fellow's got the makln's of a popu lar nero. He mignt cause us a lot or trouble Nope ' answered the political poten tate. "He's sweet on Buckingham s daughter, and If he gets real dangprnus we can choke hltp off from that side. Engaged tn Buckingham's daughter." re Iterated the boss with a shudder, "and a cop hammers the head off of him ' It's lucky he didn't kill him Ood ! I had chills for two hours after I heard about It.'.' "Buckingham's daughter'' Whv, say, then, why don't you pinch him off right now? ' "Houldn't have Iliic-klnglinm eunpeet for anything we're feettin mo light we rould be dlxtiirhrcl by a Utile thing like, that.. Wouldn't go to him about It at all. It's too small " "I suppose $5000 Is small to you," re proached Rand. "It'll be smalt to you some day, Jim, If you stick with me, ' said the Big Boss, ana turneci to otner ciuues. Rand, with an order not stated In so many words, but conveyed in unmistak able terms an order the most distaste ful he had ever been comnelled to exe- cute still hesitated. Get It movln'," snapped the Big Boss shortly, and Rand, who had learned obedience In the hardest school there la, arose and lumbered heavily out. CHAPTER XVI What Did It IT WAS on this same afternoon that Jeremiah Thomas Archer sat plunged In eloom. For an hour he had leaned over his desk twiddling thumbs and cerebrating over some scheme for put ting his franchise fight on its feet again. Evolving nothing satisfactory "CAP" STUBBSCap Knew There Was a "String" IN TIIK STORY JKItrtY AIU'IIIIH. who, with hia elder bmihf r Taul Ir ariiveh (ontlnuind th hUBint'!i nf th Afhi r Tool Works. Is rluhhM Into unronsriouttiffifl nmi nrrpnteil h ratrotman prronBhurpr when the youne man nutrp"i t tho pnlh nman's brutal trntmnt of Morltz IlofensrwelK 'oiups to that prtionT i naslatance. Itosenscwelg has been takn Into rustoH ait th" (lnat iP In tho pptty perppfutlon arising from fartlon.il d rfrronres In the "Hloodv Fifth ' WiM .fern Is r"1"flpl from Jail his case dropped and StronKhurger "broke" that ts. requested to resign bforn being "fired" as the result of the intervention of i fnmllv friend. UIIXAKD II. llt'CKINCillAM. finanrial cppius ami the most i(erful man In Philadelphia At hli noil political bosses, t - w 11 as their underlines, move, and m i f.mt hon tturkincham's daughter. gae orders to keep awnv from the far tor ....tin..nn -, r policeman r fuses, sa Ing he would b making Jerry still more popular Th I k had turned tn the flirtation nf a letti'i regarding tlie iierfnrnianre nf the ne cnmpnsltlnn steel, when an edition nf the f'nurnnt was hrnucht In Heading the newspaper" eagerly hud hemme rather n habit with him nf late I and in the midst of thoughts nhmit the pew steel lilt eves kept stealing tn thr newspaper The letter finished. .Ierr 'took un the Couranl One three-cnlnnm . head ronceinrd Itself with n new- Hrltls-h i nrrensne in i- lamiers : nmuner m in cnliunns ilealt with an explosion in n i enlllen I'nnr devils' T'nnr devils'" miitnured ,r,., , v t-Mnp,itlietiraiy. thinking nf the shatteted bodies nn the battlefield and the shriveled, hlaekened ones in th mine, when his shlf4ing ee brought up at a single rnlunin head, right In the middle nf the page where it would have claimed his attention snnner but fni being nershadowd "Wha what '" he gasped, sitting up quickly, and opening and shutting his eyes tn make sure the vlsinn was clear "Hurrah' hulrall!" he shnuted, leaping tn his feet nnd rushing toward his father's nlllee "We win' We win!" and he waverl the paper wildly "Nn"' exclaimed Henry T. Archer. Innklnc up giavely "Yes." heamed Jerry, flaunting the pa per That was Indeed the way the headline had It. but bedded In the type nf the story were twn statements, the first dint'acterlzed bv dignitv and a fine Felf restralnt. but fnr all that loaded with rebuke for the blatant tool-wnlks pe titlnners This was frnm the chairman of a committee nf Cnunclls It said "Tlio foitiinillep was never axrr,so ti periiiilliiu; (lie Archer Tool Work-, (o cxleiitl tliclr present pri valo tracks iicrnss Winton street. II merely took (ho time necessary to iniilio surp Hie Interests nf tho community were properly protected. Docitline, ilclilM-nitcly, that the public- rihiiI would ho servctl by stall a franrliisc. flip coniinltteo recoiti ' . , .'. , . .... n.i .., itirililMl It In line otirsp, anil llin penult will ho Issued ill ample timo to meet tho needs nf (ho tool works." I The other statement was from the Hon Jrmes K Hand, and its tone was crust v. "The Archer Tool Works Is a very rich and self-important concern." It de clared "I.Ike all such, tt thinks the whole business nf gnvernlng Philadel phia should be halted till It gets what it wants There never vvas a doubt in my mind but that, properly safeguarded by restrictions, the concern vvas en titled to a franchise, nor a doubt that Councils would, at the proper time, grant it. However," and one cnuld al most hear the Honorable Jim rolling one of his finest periods. "I know the ghar acter of the men who sit In Councils In this city and the majority of them are not men who can he browbeaten or swayed from their duty by bluff or blackmailing attempt of any bort. This franchise was recommended by Com mon Councllmen Hart. Callawav and Beverly, of the Forty-ninth Ward, and by Select Councilman Schaff. the ward leader. It vvas inevitable, therefore, that at the proper time, and regardless of fuss and furore, Councils would grant the franchise." With his two Eons looking over his shoulders, Henry T. Archer read the narrative as far as the end of these two statements, and then looked up with a dry smile. "it appears that we merely helped them In coming to a decision," he re marked. "Assisted nature a little," chuckled Paul, and reached over to slap his brother on the back. "Old man." he de clared, "you're a great asslster " "I had been given reason to suspect It would be a long and bitter fight," said Mr. Archer, leaning back with evi dent relief. "Oh, we ve won. all right," chuckled Jerry, "and just when I- was beginning to get cold feet, too. The question Is. how did we win? Why did we win? You and father hold the jollification "JIMM HAM) meeting Paul." ho bantered ' I'm go ing nut and nit down with my head In my hands and flump out ju.-t how up did It. because, I've got a suspicion Mute iilf-r llgllis we II nae in win. iin-i we nilght tn Know liow net tlm "Vou :ue tight, Jerry, there are other fights." said his father, with a gravity s deep that it im-ilfil curiosity. "lly the way. father. ni didn't till U" about your talk with Mr ISiieMng liam." ttuiulrcd Paul .Mr iiucKingnnm s nitiiucie was a nis. appointinetu to me," i -piled Mr Ai.-her "I tiled to make him --e.- what I bad i nine tn se,. uiidt r ntir pinddmgH. .Itiiv. in the last few dins, bin he couldn't or wouldnt Instead he tried to 'Mr iltickinghnm s aititii'ie was a mis I THE DAILY NOVELETTE cook run TKW iiy r.ir.Aiir.rii ooi.nr.N rT WAS a typical summer h"lel e- spuing and very much di-Kii led niing mill, who looked up at it fimii the hnt 1 1 1 m nf tl e st'-'P rim' vei d'lstj hill All AdnmlesM Hdi-ll. Ill walialll." be inutfi'vcl. tailing nnotber Innk nheicl at In-- lm walk still he feu e hull "H'liv -in eallh was I such a fnnl a- In mine up heir vl'eii i was haMiig slab .1 gonil tune with tin bo,H al i .imp. "Now I si.l'Pose I'm In t'm all exclt ng month, 'lining the piett' with all the ill blltllllte s tnnthel-'ll tl.l" .'ill li'.'lll.V -leetiil f.n me iic-p whiz, but Its hot. mil tins sililra--e is he:i ' I sine riiur t'l nn III It was sueh a walk 1 mi -1 lnok leiely " Hinwn a- i wiling Indian finin weeks f ntltdool eanip Ilf- ami eocleil w itll lust and iiei'snii.itinn. eettalnlv nn eme 1 1 I.I Irive ceingnlzeit In till lie draggled vniing ni.-ni. Mav lliii.lliur. " . i . . , . . . i , ,. r. ... .- im-f cIiimik i.nir mi'iiiri w.ih ,i tucM It IstlH l.itil' tunllier Was a guest it the h..t.-I mi the hill Scovvllnc llenely. he diagg-d Ins icivy snltease up the path, only to be- net at the veinnia slens n- a nnnilinlls- i ..king Individual who .rf.clu.ill b.u led us fuither pi..gi.-si- . an t e onie un lie rinnt win- Ce I.ili . ii'nni'-thn'HbtX, i''al' ;ck.;,,, hjrr is.iswuw "Wh.it ihi " And then as lb.- full! significance of the s"rant's lein.irk tiiick him Max Hauling bulst Into a ailgh. "Tiadesmen and peddlers well, b.v Jove, that Is a good nne. I certain ly must lnek fine." he thought tn him self, and then nloinl. "All light Your HlKhness, I'll ge inund the back" anil be went. ".Ma.vlie I can sneak in through the kitchen and get washed up before I greet mother," he thought. "If she ever catches me looking like- this Hello, wheu-ew-ew." and he whistled -.nftlv. for a rental kahty pretty girl sat dlic-tlv in finnt nf the kitchen door, shelling peas thus nme ninre blocking bis pi ogress "H-m. pinbably the assistant conk." tltniight he tn himself, nntlng the neat and very practical gingham drees. "Well heie gnes " nave vmi a itmment tn spare? he asked, lemming his hat and speaking in ms ......s, i-ii;,ikiik iiijiiuieT. , ',n,"ni;'.!,'''.' .'".Vt-'.,,,u "".'I'." f,nl'' ."t"!1 vnung wnin.it, very liinmntlv. scarcelv glancing up ftnm her wmk "O-oh." tlmught h". "nnt much enthu siasm here May 1 shim ynu some er my wares'.'" with an expressive glance in the dlie-ctinii nf the suitcase "Ynu may tint." said the young woman, just as promptly as befnre. "Well, do .vein mind If 1 sit elnwn nn the lawn a minute?" he hazarded fnr his thlrel ventuie. "1 dn nnt," again responded the 'Tair lady or the peas." taking him in with one all-appraising glance. poor fellow," thnught tho girl, her pretty tired I'm afraid I was rather snnrp vim nun. well, he looks daik enough for one or the.se Syrian nr Ar menian peddler?, but ho certainly dues not talk llko one I'll just inn in and get hlrn a glaFs or raspbeiry shrub. It'll conl him c.ff before he goes." She was hack In a moment with a glass or delicious lonking liquid, ana tapping the young man on the shoulder, she offered It to h-.m. "Here, drink this." she said "I'm sorry I couldn't stop to look at your wares. Have you made many sales to day?" "No. nnt one," answered Max. quite truthfully, and ha swallowed the re freshing drink with genuine apprecia tion Then, with many thanks, he beat a hasty retreat around to the front or the house once more. This time his mother was seated nn the vetanda. and she greeted him cT fuslvely, but he managed tn make ln-r understand that a bath and some clojnj linen were tne two most essentlil things in his life at that particular moment, and so escaped to his room. He descended about nn hour later, looking very different In his whit" llan nels, and his mother's pride shone in her eyes, and sho greeted him. "And Max," she said, "there's the loveliest girl here. I want jou to meet her. Her name is Anna Cabot' "Now, mother." he remonstrated. "But. .Max. dear, this nne is different ! She's not one or the butterflies that vou are always objecting to. She Is a giad uate of n domestic science college, and she knows no end of things. But wait she's promised to sit at our table to night, and you'll see for youiself." "Well, nu sign or your divinity jet, mother," said Max, some minutes later, when they had started 'heir dinner ; "perhaps hopefully bhe's changed her mind." "Xo, here she comes." iid Mr. Hard ing, and straight to their table came tho nriv nf his jiftornnnn'a !..l....niiira ' lady of his afternoon's advvnture, to That Dime ...... .s.,...., III'-USIU 1..W .,1.1, ..,-1., ., , , , sympathy aroused at last, "he must be ' ""I"0. , , , ashed I show me that we ought to condone any situation such ns at present obtains in the city, that tho worst evil tn be fraifd was agitation, because It made the people dissatisfied, filled them with f.ilp Ideas-, nnd would lend to Insane i.idirallsm that must unsettle pmpvrty x allies, be had for vested Interests, nnd thus work hardship nn the poor, for In the last nnalsls rich and poor alike are , dependent upon property." "Hut that nigunient Is utterly falla rlous." Insisted Jerry. s"i I indcaod to show him." re- I' ponded Mr Archer, "hut without stic- ri ks That's what makes tn fpel sn igrae now Bnys, we can barely stop to rejoice over our success. We nae to initiatr Mmcthlng wider and moie thoroughgoing "Not us mnniifnrtiirpr, but ns Htlrett, we lnr tn InnugiirHfe n inrnrtnent t nerure nn ptjul table giMcrninent In Philadelphia, tn ban Uh the sy Htetn of ptrr.snn nnd cruelly tluit plsl under uur pre--ent government, or the ery thing Mr. IturUlnRhnm fears will tome to pass." ' K.ither! that's exartly what l'e been rfintf. derlaien Jerry. eMltedly Hut frihf-r participation 'in the tllscurion n tH. j citing II, all S palt Was lilcic-Ki-fl 111' the annniiiHenHiit nf a i aller wailing in his nltlee As Jet ry turned away from Ills father's des, tlf. qtiestinn "Just why did we i In?" recurred again tn hl piaVtleal nil tic As a matter nf fmt. It was in, answer in mis qiit'siinn wiihii waited b'-nle his own desk. In the fi-rni . f ..),, t. qui r-r little man. wlih rai e I ,',, ,,,, m,'h ,,,1,1,.,. ,,an Je.ry's own. lNl. uMt ne blue I , and a smile gro- (,'.u, ij wide. , ' ,'.-,, v-rivri-Mi MoviiAYi d t i.m i ai ii- .mh.miaij Lifting her I.lfliiig her eyes to acknow'le.lge the Intrnilurt.nn. the color ilioelr.l into the girls face, ami her eves asked innii- nn table questions as she -eengnlivtl hnn ' I del Inn know that Katie, the em-k. left tills afternoon?" asked the gill of Mis Maiding, snine nmnients later, when he was h-'iself again 4 i !nnd grac-icius." gaspetl that lady "Wlm look her place?'' "I elui." said the girl quietly measuring glances with the yntmg man nppnsite her "I pininiseil Mr Lain- that I would tri ll Hie lintel cnlllilut tun a enn- rii.iiinn kllelti'ii.' sn nnw 1m conk inn '".'.''. ,. , ,, , ,.. I r,..K,..n.:r. uh-eirhinkg'a.Vier ,' with an l-told-Nou-sn" c-vpresslnn .Mid then tin- walliess entend the I dining-rnnm with licpilil tefieshments j 'linking In a silver pitcher I "111- till. 11.11. Mluu J ..I..., " -..LI S.I. I .vi.,7.. , .,. ' ; ' ,t T ,"' 'V.."'"'' " " "I .' -,. ,,... .ii .n , .iiii, i. .i.iiii .i , ; ,x. ,-,.,,. , " I",.- -i ,i in i i i i.i i i ii i a re In stleli miltleis iiliil .l.lnl, nr.,.1.1 i . . . . . -.. i .- ni t stliMi mil rm u hi 1 nr iw.uM .,,,, I , ,,, e . s i. , , i, ',' , ,, " '" i n. I f, ,shi'g"f,,, ,!"... ht da " we I "as . mosl ei-onoinieal ?" "'";;,. j"''"!""""1!?" -ll'ii ' s.n.l tho i. 1 1 .l.ilnen.- ,.,iLi..n , he,- glass as In- laised'h.s. "why-c - .laspboMv shrub, of course" ....... .s.ii. uie kii . n.iiniiiv i.iistng I .Mill nver I le 1- g asses Che r oven mol '" " "' nTJ2S?""-""'nB """" r., -"! u C'e.y. ipli. I'UH by PuhUr Lrdyrr c'o. r.IIAPTr.K IX lConiinuc.il Sn I gave her an account of all my adventures, telling her or the peddler nn the bridge, the attack nn the house the il.iv I li.nl nil the hills, a lid ,ny travels ,, tin- fish expies-. leaving nut nothing. s.n ing the disenvc-rv I had made annul nine e. nei s nailer . rnrtli.it eletn ' Kp" l,t"'k awhile. iPmemlii - rlngil,ehu - inili.itu.il nr our paiiiug. The fact Is, I Was hinting tn be lltlestinnpil .-ihn.ll It and b.v inv repl.v make an impression that would te-estahlish niv damaged ainenir-prnjire Hut i he- queer gill never mentioned the paper, anil when I had ended wished tn .send me upstairs tn sleep 1 tnld her I did nnt feel at all like sleeping, but If she cnuld i.hel ter me till night, when I would leave tn catch the l.nnilnn train I wnuld gladlv rest later in the clay, fnr I knew that the less I was seen In public the bet ter lull do nnt think they can trace ynu 1 told her it was h.iril tn tell, since thev had traced me en far. hut I did nnt there was but nne man who had set yes on me between the plowman's house s -i- iit.ii i. lias i. un lain v niissin e or and her own door This seemed to con- lent her and set her thinking At last (he question cama for which I had wait eel . "That paper, have you still gnt it?" I touched my breaFt pocket Now, 1 said to myself, I'll make her see hnw foolish was her pity or ine. fjhi hesi tated, and then continued: "Old you ever think or letting them have It?" "Never," 1 said. "Never for a mo ment " "But it Is such a trilling tiling, and they set such store by it as to be ready to take your life tn get it " "Trilling!" I cried. "Do you call that paper trilling?" "Well, Isn't It a child's ilrawlnr of sheep and trees and other animals?" It was my hour, nnd I said: "I am afraid. Miss Thompson, you do not understand the slgmhcance or those 'sheep and trees and other ani mals.' When you saw them in Kdln burgh I am atraid you were simple minded enough to take that paper at Its face value." She opened her eyes wide at this. "If that paper Is a thing on which they set such store as to be ready to take a man's life enel risk their own to get It hack, surely It can not he called a trifling thing." She was an argumentative little thing. "Valuable for some mysterious rea son to them, perhaps, but surely trifling to you." Upon that I took out the paper and, unfolding It, laid it on the table under her eyes. "Judgo for yourself whether it. is trl flinr" I said. Sho scanned it earnestly enough, puckering up her eyes. "I see no sense in it at all." he said. "It's Just a child's haphazard drawings." "Come, Miss Thompson ! The thing postlvely cries aloud with meaning. Does it not strike you as strange, to begin with, that this little Eitel left the date of his father's birthday blank, to (( Acomnhte new CHAPTER VI Victory Is Won (Prnpy, aiding the Vrogs in their war against the Snakes, plans a trap I for the latter. The Giant of the lUo'ls and llllln HrlnlAm assist her. Thr Snakes scrm aligutlo doiltjc tha ttap when I'cunu calls to the Giant tn set fire to the nrass.) RATTLKU mnin arm OLIS.V. up which the nrmy of tho Snake army was rushing toward the Kioss, advancing ftom Marshland, was carpeted with dead grass, old leaves, dried weeds, nnd refuse carried down from tho woods nbove by the winds nnd spring fit-shets Peggy felt that a lire 'would quickly halt the Snakes. The (Hunt of tho Woods felt in his pocket fnr n match. There was none theio He kinked In nnother pocket, hut still no matches, l'rantlcallv ho scaiclied through his clothes. I ... ,,....., , ,,,, ,,,, I , J '"p" ' a slnslt! "inteh, ho cried i " ,.' cB-.- i 1 hen run for your lives," shouted ! I'oggy. us sho lonketl back toward tho , licit nncing enemy. "Flro Is our only iild lire. I Ullly Hclglum was looking tlnough Ills pockets. He held up a tiny sliver 1 of wood. , "Heit-'s part nf a match." ho cried. "And it's the lighting end," said the Giant, taking it. yuickly knpellng. the (il.int scinped up some of the glass unci leaves into a little Heap. Then ho c.-irorullv struck the match nnd hhelt- vrPlj ,), n.lrn u p...,. -i- .i, a i it . ' .Ki t-feinti the Snakes cnmlifc riipldly nearer and nearer thought Iip was nwiiil slow, hut It was the nnlv mitch ami the fSlniit was wisely tak ing nn chancps of losing the lla'me bv being tin) hasty. When tho wood was blazing, he touched It to the little pile, holding the match there- until his linger was scorched. The flame flickered n. inn. ment. while Pegcv hold hoe lii-cii.tii Tho ninnt gently iilcw the llamo Into ;;- - ;V" aPm l wnV"vn- "- ' 'flclit l.v nillv Flclglum had n bunch of dried iccds In his hand nnd I"' M?t these cm flip ftnm the- pile. Then lip spread the blaze along. The ,.n... .. l ., V.,,,Nl '""TOil IMP III u 111 tile utile: i i nn ur:,iT,.t-ni tiin ,,,.. i. i... ...i. .... '.. ' v" ' '" "lfJ ,,l'"-'i iiiirn (III. I TIipv wei p lump too soon The- I Sn.ikps wp, p almost upon them. V, . ! f,ppd 1'pggv thoiight they were too i deed Peggy ihnucht thev '. nn .,, f0I. . . .,, pnllM nn. ..u,,. ,.... ,.. .. ., .. ---. .-' f ,' ,., "to be tvnC?,",M ' ', P,-, . ' '"' ' ," '''.v,.' " ' ? t,f the ,lo "i-"ii- 1111- .sixtucs uiil nit-IP. J" "- V- Jntr . w-.hn ;; .as ' l,e'" " -"""K- " a'so sent a cloud of r&ALTIHY TErRR LV ifefcu JOHIM P SO.JNL 1 be filled In later, after his father was nnrn And that caglo floating on tho toi 1 suppose vnu've seen that breeel nf e.'.ige befnre-" "n the German flag!" sho Inter jected 1 'And the dead lion at the bottom." 1 "The British lion!" "Yes: and the transfixed heart What Is the bean of the Kmplre?" , "l .nmlnt. " wl.o 1. m. o. .,-.... nnn.'-h novv "What clncs It 'mean? Oh, tell "it is a schenip for the Invasion nf Kngland from three separate points, as diabolical as It Is clever. Itll t there's a lot In It I don't et understand." Wp were both gazing on the fateful drawing when a light suddenly hroko in on me, ami I eT.ed : "My heavens! I seo it now that stone on the top of tho mountain Is not threatening the church. It Is not a mountain at all, It Is nnt a stone, It is nnt a church, nnd those archery buttJ have, nnthiiis to do with the arrows!" CIlAI'Tllll X (Till AT same evening I caught the lato i '""""" "' at me junction. I ';'!'' "IB the day Miss Thompson, whoso a I nn.in.. n . .. .. . ' ''r sisier was away on a visit to friends, sent off several u-ii-p. nn mi' behalf, to which, with one exception, I received sntisfactory replies. This ex ceptlnn was the message I received from my mother, telling mo that the prisoner had escaped. Sho herself vvas going to my uncle's In Aberdeen for a while. Ah tn the escape or Ilewinski I was not suto whether to be placl or sorry. His disappearance, at any rate, saved mv homo from a publicity that would be unwelcome to my mother, and I was disposed to believe that it would be better for the whole affair to be handled by the Whitehall Olllce. Still. Devvinski's vvas the master brain, nnd I had need to ho very wary now that ho was free again. The first mnrk of respect I paid to newinskl s recovered freedom was to leave tho train lierore It ran Into King's Cross Knowing that such trains are frequently pulled up for a minute or so by the traffic of the l.ondon suburban trains. I took my chance when it came, getting out at Wood (ireen. and from thero going by taxi to town. As it was still too early to seek for an I"1'"1 with the .Minister, being only S.JU I made a leisurely breakfast at a quiet hotel In Bloomsbury, and while reading the newspaper In the process I earned with satisfaction that tho Min ister was In town. I got on the telephone again, this time with a member with whom I had a slight acquaintance, and was lucky enough to find him.at breakfast there had been a late sluing of the House on the previous night. I recalled my self to his memory, telling him I war very anxious to see Mr. Hornlman, and had the notion that he might use his Influence with some personage to ob tain an Introduction for me; but luckily he cut In before I had finished, saying that If I called round to hia club In an hour he himself would leave a letter DREAMLAND ADVENTURES" By DADDY THE WAR OF THE FROGS adventure .ncn week, beginning Monday "Well, I'm placl vvc won," smoke whirling Into the face of the advancing nrmy. Tho Snakes halted. The smoke con - fused them. They hissed loudly and elattPd their heads angrily toward the ci,. , ii.. ...., .,.... ,'i ...iii.,, tii.-.i 11,111 ,iiil;,ii iiitj, iiii'i iiilo. uul tiin iiul ihii iiiMciin i'. j., i , . , , ... ,, . '""" """'"' "' "' " ls.A,1,vcr?,1.,l,e ' ."Men "! 1,a .alm,K !"B ."' "" """ ra"1 cautiously to- wain incm. cincc- tnev cnt hv. eitliprs ""1'1 fol,ow ""' " "oulcl escape. I'egc.v. flying nbovc them, saw what eho,. i...-A .....i..., . .1.. 'They n,P creP...? around ,,,p !?:5;5;: rva & I the ground and lent) to one nf the I p for me. w hicb would secure ine the de sired admission. It via.- with a certain inward glow or contentment that, having called ror and duly received the promised letter. I turned my race toward the Whitehall Olllce. Naturally enough, now that my job was nearlng completion, mv thoughts ran back on the deells or Its history. Perhaps I hadn't done sn very badly. It had been a gone educatlnn lor me a gain In subtlety and oapahllilv Im practical action. In Tact I'm not sure, at that moment, that I was not rather rcgretrul at the thnught of being about to give up my control of the atf.ilr. of having tn hand over little Intel's draw ing tn cithers Yes. I thnught 1 had handled the afralr with some neatness and precislnn. at any rate inward the end. That escape on thn fish train, for Instance, bow that must have left them guessing! I whistled happily and walked on. Oh, It is a gieat thing to feel the sense of mastery that accompanies a well-finlshed Job Ala... all tun won I was tn have an emphatic reminder that such thoughts weie premature ' Mv course had lain rrnni King stieet to St. James's Square and the: Mall to the top or Whitehall, and I was cutting across that wide thoroughfaro rrom about the llorseguards to le-ch the Whitehall Olllce a title further down It vvas foolish in such a place of fast moving trafric, to Indulge in a brown fctudy. Tlieie was no excuse- fnr me, I hail had my warning. Again it vvas a shout that brought me to my senses I looked up and there was a car almost on the top of me. I tried to jump clear, hut the wood blocks were slippery, and I fell It was all over In a second. A police man and a passing carter lifted me up and took me to the island. "Oreat Jerusalem !" said the carter. "I never saw anything llko that in my life'" "What happened?" I asked, feeling I ought to bo dead. "Narrowest thing I ever saw. sir." said the policeman. "Car put on Its brakes as you went down, nnd It did a swerving skid right in the direction you lay. Never touched you at all, I don't think. Move on there." This last to the circle of open-mouthed gazers that had gathered round. The carter went back to his team. I had been a fool and was very angry In con sequence. "Look here." I said to the policeman, "that car tried to run mo down !" Ho looked at me and smiled "Don't bo foolish," he said. "That car's been up nnd down here ever since I came on duty. Waiting for some Gov'mlnt official." This did not in tho least convince me. "Why didn't It stop then?" I asked hotly. "Knew you 'acm't been touched good job for you, too, what with the brakes on an' that. Now," he continued, final ity in his tone. "I'd advise you to be getting on, and next time not depend on gymnastics to save your neck. The age of miracles is past, and don't you forget It." (CONTINUED MONDAY) no and ending Saturday. ?"'ir4:" sulci Tcssy to Iicrfclf ' gaps There he met the leaders of ' tho Rattlers with such a shower of ! '''""TJ thpy stopped and colled. I nthe id ,ir '.Jt'n b,vel' Jumped to , .,,, he "cked im0"' Wav,n,r a ' the club ""- up Picked un n.i.ii. i.. . ti. . ... nu n.JTT lrn u li..l..i ..... one big f.. , 7 7 ""'' a moment I inglv in,i ." . '.. af'. coiled menao- ,--"nnuing nis rattle vvlth , . ---h ii nn -l-r-r.r.e,-i n . 3 m',a Mlige leap toward the flJ I .'. '? ,l' M. the same moment i lul t'l ujn.usue side. nn...i ...::.' " -IH I .lcSifr. !'?"'.? TheapS "j"S"-:. Jumped lack Jus ,n tfm?' , BelglUm -same on the opposite path An an nenfi'vt-a!, & Mercer and fiercer burned the flro Sn., ,"C" , Kra,P- Smok blinded the Some tiled to scale the steep -wall onlv tr? h-T loc.k' "oor of the Oton! l nf'L. ' borc" '".V the waves I --.. ..-.., iiim um nlilni,!,. i, IM'"T.T!!S. "? -'e -n sucr! Vi nf fiV.VJ.iir,..1 lney lrac"ed the edge of the cliff they tumbled right over! Hose in front were pushed by those behind, and i0 PeSKy, soaring safely "hove the smoke and flames, f? looked llko h cataract of snakes. They were ). ungli.K right info ,ho canvaa cliff' 'lant at th0 f00t ot th? The Ulrds. who h,i risen high out of clanger ns tho Snake army ad-vancc-i , now clustered around Peggy, shrieking with jov. bby' The (Slant nnd Billy Belgium climbed -ilong the upper side of the Glen until the could look down into the trap. ..n.uGee "''itikers!" yelled the Giant. Theie are enough snakes there to stock n. lot of shows and museums. ;.?" bL,abIe to buy half a dozen Liberty Bonds!" "Be suro to set free the harmless snakes that help the farmers," shouted Teggy. "We will," promised the Giant. Blue Jay flew up and on his back was General Croaker, who saluted Peggy. "I have to report, General Peggy, that you have won a glorious victory and that the entire Frog army has escaped with only one loss General Hopper Is hopping yet." "Good riddance." said Peggy. From tho distance came a chant of triumph: "Cro-a-k Cro-a-k! The war Is ended! By Peggy brave we've been defended ! Cro-a-k! Cro-a-k! The Snakes are! beaten. We're mighty glad that we're not eaten !" A puff of hot wind wrapped a cloud of smoke around Peggy. She gasped and coughed, and rubbed. her smart ing eyes. When tho cloud blew away, thera she vvas back at the cottage. A camp fire vvas blazing merrily a few feet away, and over It was cooking a most savory supper. "Well, I'm glad we won." said Peggy to herself, "and I'm glad we finished up that war before mealtime for I'm awfully hungry.' IXext week in "Foes ol the Farm er," the Giant of the Woods U forced to fight dangerous enemies of America, and Peggy helps him tcin.) .x. maae ma aaroasm epeeon to , but tyxWfcroaaet Sohatl fie. :whovr. burst Bnnasv.- jru r7 f
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