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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.
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In stleli miltleis iiliil .l.lnl, nr.,.1.1
i . . . . . -.. i .- ni
t stliMi mil rm u hi 1 nr iw.uM .,,,,
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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
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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
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iiilo. uul tiin iiul ihii iiiMciin i'.
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'""" """'"' "' "' "
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
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