vr: S'l. r." . 1 ' 'VL iilTB' J -1. r' r tc -' r ' . .. v -.K ' -u -&w .. . . ,, . . . v; -7. !?;,i.m,, .!i,,.ll. . 7 4 s EVENIftO PUBIIO LEDGER-PHIL.tUDELPHlA, MONDAY, MAY 27,' 1918 " ' ' ' - ( T V 84 ..,. J. jv -- - ' w is B, KJ, i& B e KrT &w$ f EVERY MEMBER OF HE CRACK IN THE BELL gk STORY OF km T3"V Tirr"Trr'T- -'T A t-t- AnnAni a ivTT-i s ju i ru 1 i'tTV (CoiivHoM, IMS. 61 FtiMio Ledger Co '.'CHAPTER XVI ( Continued) f 5;riULLIVAN'S my name," Bad the E5& V tO little man, "Danny Sulllv an, leader w .oi mo iourteentn aii3ion, orty-ninih -j.ivara. I Just dropped In to tell ou, Hr. Archer, that un nrnernmmpH vniir ,franchlfo this afternoon" 1 "Yes. remarked Jerry, scrutlnlzl ig Xa "" caiier careiuny "tne papers nn- - J .,wu..wsu Ilia, ,1 KUUIU fcU l.lilJUt,tl DUl '.tell me, Mr. Sullivan, Just what Is jour Interest In the matter?" is "Why," explained Dannj quite com ! ,Psed, "I told em to do It This Is m iimiiaiuii rusni uier ncre, jerry jerKcu a' a thumb out the window, "and my people "yfsi,s imciesieu, jusi inn same ns J ours fcv V "Oh, I see," conceded the joung manu lacturer. and was Instantly alert fnr n WJuf "' lesson In politics Would sou mind C(ftclllng me Just how the thing worked t. w"( " yuu see 11 1 nae a cigar' i 4 Vf - "Thanks' Sure'" and Danny SullUan 4J VUtfflnp. nH,..t.JI.. .1- Is J ..1.1. r- "46, .un.triiicuij' ut'scriuen nun . . U111.VIU11 aim euine iliiiiii gf.( skill the rumblings of reolt In the wards yiiy twnicn at length, had issued In Melon is.if ""- uie kroner 1001 wotks 'And so i V concluded the narrator 'I Just told )hn SchafC they better cut loose and shoot I . 4 tllSt frMHAhl.. Un..nU l 1. . . . ..nh l.ailWHOU IMIUJgll III U, IIUII l I K tnere'd be something doing out here so 'P blamed big they couldn t neer Fton It i see nut it was me sign that dirt tho business" said Jerrj determined that by this little street corner politician At least his own astuteness should be ad mitted "Ami thr nenntel" ln.iif t,t 4.iitlltnn 4 trlth an emphutle nod ''It don't n-e-t-r-r do to forget t lie people thrwp here roni- hh 44ll.. I .,. ,.-. . . v j. ... iuihh juu (..film iiitii iiu in (iiuni rrv their pennlen, in to nprnk. Iirfore lliei IJ . datt to take a look nt the bill of fare I SA, ' uei mer- ana Dinns Slanted an inqulr " eye. "The sign was a recognition "f the people It was parti up to them argued Jerry B the wan Mr S-uim-in how Id It that we'c neer met before "You don't lle In m dllslori Har ried Danny with a smile of engaging .frankness. That s mj alibi Whit k .yours? "I didn't know ou existed Jcrrj acknowledged also w Ith a smile I didn't km-.1, that you were were neces sary." "A lot of people finds I am sild Danny, blowing smoke high in thn air ant? hoMlng the pose for a moment In cheerfu' affectation of appropriate modesty "I tae no doubt the do conceded Jerry. 'I'd like to hao n sort of din ting acquaintance with ou mjself Hun In and hae a talk with me any time you feel like It or an time I can do anything for jou When oue a mm that needs a Job and he cm tain i di s wages bring him In 1 II u it him to work" "Sav. Mr Archer" exclaimed Lann beaming Tou got the right Idea ind I want to tell .ou something iou re comer. You gie the big los about tin Hardest Jolt they e nau in some time I don't knorf what It Is sou re iftir but whenever ou can show that I can help jou get It without hurtln m oim phjitii fni- fhrna Kntl.ire. .Inrt n lilimlle .S1 ot hay, lm with ou Mr Archer right .4. with you " p Danry Sullhan. leader of "the l'our-i-' teenth." wrung Jerr's hand and de- fifir Darted. ;s. - ..-... . nt .. l .1... hfer mlinir manufacturer 'The all seem to Cffl take It ior granted that l am alter borne . tnlnfr or I wouidnt be doine this I 111 iJafter mv own self-resneet tints whit Aj T'w qft.p 4 4 n.i Tm ri. ntiifwrt nr r niTior. 'Tj ,11 1.11.1 ""I MV...rf ,..w.. "' 4 i - i" weight and clapped It down sharpl upon !v? ma desk by way or empnasis CH But Dannv Sulllan was not the onl '"c .sailer who lnaded the last hour) of X. Jerry's dav at the factori Councllmen h .Beely. Hart and Callaway cime also Fa onC each 8troe modestl to cone the J Impression that It was due to his own f, 3 Keen pumiciti safiiitiiy mat in.- limciii4.(. rv j cummuiee iiati utcn icituuuiw iu ..ci ; hAca, too, was maae to ieti itrj mucii i case Dy jerry anu pretenii w-is ex pressing iiei anticipations ot cinini ing personal acquaintance into polit cai friendship Last of all, Kritz Sclnff himself came In, and Introduced himself with a sahey smile, as the ward lender That lie wan also n member of Select Council seemed a KPtoiulary tonslderu-tloci- ' ,j. "Mr Archer whv didn't jou come to S, me In the first place" he inquired in g" tones of mild reproach , but Jero had ar swiftly discerned n iiuicrence oeiwecu W Schafi and his othei callers ;. "Because It wouidnt nae clone any fV . good." he answered, sharpl Because j I had to make you soe Schaf that It "i was lo your interest, tu jieiii mo iiui c ,. Jyou would do so Isn t that the fact" Veil. It might tie so aiimuteu mo j&piward Ieaaer, nianti ana unresenuui K?F "It U eu, SchafT and don t think .V?OUI ftlluw BkTTWn ' i' V B itUUlii MB UlL'llUa 1IU1II III.H. Mil, imrararucd Schaft, with another of his uaHey ZJItZii. T3, . 1.n.ip annaaeepl In bnlrl t Vl I n tim. srtjposal ln suspense ' Somebody burned g4i,lown our sign." he said, fixing the man fcwun an accusing ee acniiL Miieiiicu ?uncomtortat)iy, Dut taugnea ' T euesa vou can be much obliged to (tv't'l'tvhoetei helpad you along, that much It ,' was a damfool procedure " ,ftV 4iTr una a ..plminflt nrocpdlirp. ' said S& .i. iTarrv trnlv 4.rt hft man W ho did t?.i . It Is where I can get him whenever I tewwant to." The ward leader paled ln n, soite of himself. 'However Schaff no V Vinril feelings The. Rklrmlsll is OV er wg'S- and we won. so we can afford to be mag- j.-4 nanimous uoou uay xoauu juu iu ' ' ahIpv IIhibub rrtt In UA Intl Villi S.WII1.III3. P.OJO .uv. ,VP hk.. tfvu, v f f know," 3p Th ward leader vient out. smiling and letV. .. . ,U I..1 1.... Ill n, A.un nnil v ,4t luiHuiu lu me wm, uui 411 v .-ov .n. ;..t-. niiTTllntp hla tbleli henri Tie had entered with brazen assurance In his heart , ho lu.s- was going away disturbed and with a fjji wholesome fear of the man he had come ff" tn. tr nntrnnlzp fat I Paul, who had marked the procession Bllt.nP Teve..!. n.lla.B nll.lellall ilrnttPtopI plnli II 4JV.14- 44S4 J 0 V,C, ..w. J, ,....". ..-' rv- on the corner1 or nis Droiner uesh. oe S r lore going home "It was the power 'f&.ot tho press that did It," he gloated V "! uemurred Jerr). primeu nun uaoe exact Information. "Jt was tlpn i power or enliglitened aeii-inierest sue ;. botrlnir- the baker, the boarilinE-house gVl.eper the obvious self-interest of the S t'Totlnr elements In these wards around MiC us- the one power that Rand and Ills r Hunters dared not oppose." t'iss "Who were these fellow sj' inquired iVaill ri.M' SmmnllmAn nlelslnn ItPirlferS. thp ;sward leader himself." chuckled Je.rry i.htiva hpirl n cprunt lesson Paul Liisten -Jfitn thl.t" M called his stenograDher fVf v'.and began to dictate; t UUUU UllliiA.iDiiii mo uiiu. 1: 1H11K9 tuiiiluillli.iAU Dfiiir- iWMfilQNED TO PROMOTE THE iS.VBEt.r-lXTEBE8I OF THE lARCl- .ii J35T XUMRER. THE TEST OV A " nnilD MAYOR. OF A ooon rnnxciuiiv. OF A GOOD OF- -FICIAli OF ANY bORT, IS THAT ME AD311Illin Jlio uriaa iTO ADVANCE TlIC DCl.r..v 1 mi- T UJT XUpC. liAUUIiDl - UJI I." ere," Jerry cpnetua-ja, turning to Paul "That's ray platform. J run. for office, that's what I run til regarded his brother quizzically mtitnuit. rou're not thinking" ot running, are saw Jerry, snoruy --j.nat was ... . kc. But everypoay Keeps asxing me Tm alter ana so i aaoptea we Jieala far a minute No! but ' what I've learned In our first raid tile" enemy trenches. Self-interest majorities." tul and his father went home; rraphers ana cierka, ana workmen bnmit. nut nor jerry. .He nngerea. sordine, to hie habit, to be alone and! think. For one thmr he waa -waits UH MUtn snouia oe nome irom me conuons hhui m oraer mat. sht ring her up a4 whisper the POLITICS IN PHILADELPHIA ui jjrtKn. iviy-. rj - Tim I'l.oru; III III lllllvlMillMI ii , ci s 1 IMIl U, n im ill id n i cm J rr ir ia cut t m p rr p - button Trrtm iirii;ii Mm riul hp-fp r turninir 1 11 fli tile Orcnnlatlnn s rrlmorv ohj rt Is lite. In ell l.el.1,11,. e.l i. .!.,.. I .,.... ri rmi I u ni .... r'.-:.'iv-i';''i """K... ,, ,1 , " J"","'". imerrerisi with wn y .. i i1'! y, T !i a beaut fin , np. t.nlsi Kir ,, Jprrt on tn ,trppt The ne, ,",n,U'l,?1l"r.e,he''i1UV:"" M" """ " ,""nks him f'f hi. mnl) .iVfen,. of the pe, .lilt .III,,, par. rlE rn sir ,., ,m I irj nitleps , inistr flcuro ft Ho i In? the ulrl Nellj Informs him thet tl p persptti p JOi;, MIIIIIIMI n thttu iltkiorket nml t mmsn ttn.ler polltlc-I pr rilon tThen liltv rrrusrs (o ft ith him lo itan e ih ,n..-r re,,re, I mp- f iptn the Ctrl a Talher b hTit'C hill arr sti 1 on i Irilmp'r! up rharire urentk I rompellel to sell his bus ness anil In i iuperlre hlni If In orrt-i t pUiate MnlHoin and to bribe the Masis'rste t, i1lm sa tie ns for lark r ml nee nhster lamer Issn a nlsn a ta a alnre of the pr tflts When T rr est tie i oil e station lo le nrralKnerl lie Inrns thit th ',nnr ni.iltt Urn hss l i pls,ni.,e.l In conxersatlon with the Magistrate h finds that th Tula nit s firm r p1 m k ban I ih was rearfle,l Mlth the imi rta it flung a Mir jo, 7 rrm 1 sre for turnlns oer s rertnln numl -t f utts rPEMarh Jt rry so Irlta Kllv n aid In nndltiB bil4 ant then turns to hla frl nl MtTIII! ItlllllN'-ON a niinir limer for r ipi rt letor J ilna the Sae X'hlladelphlu part nnl prom -p a lo proeeer! calnst Mnldepo MM nM. a rotinills Inhlsis, hns iletnandept J-nim rrnm the rrlier Tool Works to cet a franrhise for n spur Irirk a r ss Itonirtl street throuch Pounells Jerrs a father nnl 1 rother are w mine to ps th bribe heraus- lher request has been Ignored for weeks to the lornl 1 irlslatli hod The minr msn his sense of political Justice nmusel refusi s to barEoln with Itan I and flnnll n Ins hi" brothers f- ipnort tn flrht Hani anl the nrtanl7ntltm trrr 1 tlno innnlit In reptlir 1 mammoth sln oer th faetorv sPntlni thit (.PiTiim nt i "rk Is h p-r he I up sol tilers anl sailors lles are Imperlle 1 because Tim Inn 1 s I rll Inn 1 Is not met MN KIS,1 a reporter hlle or n 4 , t, tie Third and lie nnrn street, stitlnn bn i dl-ioers (he era-lire on the blotter of the nrrt of t rr lt ,,riie n stnr ulilch pom makes ler- n ptpulsr hern riil. nrm turn or nfrnlrs rouple lth the public rmpalh ntnuel in Ierr s nrr worries ruclln,;h m W I en ,rr rrfus.a to remoe the s(rn Incendiaries l mn fire o,,r the burned fram rk lerr haa palntel win iturn" 1 "111 p - if rtnpu ar an 1 ' ouncila 1 mmlttct tram nine shoot that had lain nierullv nrlghted down to his desk nil afti rnnnn rlt' wilting nn the sheet ins dm in li id pi ncil the hind w is 1 ramped ind tne communlcntlnn iinslgneil like tnani or the otheis but its diitlmrslilp wis nit upon thit aciotint 111 iinuni in i'n it gai thn nrlilrPOR fit SllT. UMnN. I hiM neglooted tlie ppopln ton Ump nlrnd tho ouiik nm mf n luifr ue cldfd rontr-mpIntinK ih If tier He iri4 11 Lpllieil lip tne itni iviiisiip.nl i' ' dence but was Informed thit Huta hid thn callpn up hip itnrKiiimwiii i. - 1 - not cnine in set .. Please tell her I lall'rt Ilnsklns ne sild to the butler mil I will ring ui later in the evening V erv well sir ichned the voice ol pompous serv lilts CHAPTER XVII Thoc Aurcntsh3 IT Wll to h WILL not surprise the leadei much fral.U inlilpp lnnklntT fnr the urent- skis Polillcalli astute as Mli liae was he hnl fir the time being innnllv limbed his hands nf the a ran m ere; mill- Thomas -Archer but ibout 1. . o clock nf this particular dav one f thoe cnnelne rumor tint tripl wttn k.?onlsBhlnR r pldlti .through .he P "Hem ,..i.i ,i,p,i .1,0 ,.- nf K.l'i oLiirrn;;;! him ih.i lb,. Ai. bit. were to eer their franchise Tn Kelli this meant an Instant 1 h 1 ice 1 ) In the light through which thit inunr nun w is hereiftei tn tie lleiml line Its iilture the machine lining fnlleil crush 1 oung Archer v 011 Ids ek m 1. la- Therefore frlcnrtlll! with tereinlll m- ,,. Luiiii-iiuii.. ,,.,..1...- ...... ...... reused abruptlv to on a lial il ti nnd became nn asset Therefore Mlchai 1 tonk a walk down outti stteet ike 1 question or two wrote the let t r tt All An her affixed a special dellien stimp thereto and 1 imself diposltcd i In tn centril postolllce before 1 n t Inck Shnrth after 2 it 11 is on lerri s desk and tne loung mm knew as he ginned af It thit he cnultl hue lm ited Ihe Vurentskis himself In Inlf an hour hid that lnlf hour been Ills sn to Iniest but the pressure of cunts hid been too strong for his beueiolent intentions s .1 muter of fict tie Vuretitskis n moling had nieitli draggid their bt -longings flown the stiett tn a certain allei and upstairs to the third floor of n dirconsolato wreck that once had been a huge fishionable heme built nn the rear of a large lot but In these diis It fronted on an allev and from bemu remodeled once Into a three-famllv bouse had been remodeled again nnd igain till todaj it was a tenement of cier-de-scending scile Xnw Hie finllies swarmet on each floor though tl ere were toilet facilities for but 0110 nnd the water pressure was so low that much of the time It did not rise to the third floor on which the Aurentsky famili was in stalled In consequence, water for .ill purposes had most of the timo to be car rled up from the floor below and left stardlng In buckets till wanted The dav aftir this re-cstabjlshment of his home Jnroh Aurentskv with 1 small stock of fruit .and vegetable on a pushcart took his stand at the eurb to fight vi Ith the flies, with dirt and with chance, for such a liilng is luck and his solieltntlons might bring Thit O15 too Sslvs Aurentskv surrendered a bright and beautiful dream She came homo from high school with her bcoks and s.it herself in the lemotest of the two rooms possessed hs the firallv sat bs herself and looked out of a gariet window depressed nnd discouraged She was depressed because south could hardly help being depressed at the ci lamlts which hid como upon the famili and discouraged hs that part of the blow wider had fillen upon her person alls ISeskes her heart was full of bitter ness because she knew that by some sharp practice hep father had been robbed by the very officers of the law that were supposed to protect him nor could the g'yl doubt that she was the Innocent caiv, e In spite of her own good conscUvV'O this knowledge occa sioned a dismi I reeling or self-reproacr "CAP" STUBBS-Samniy's Such a "CalfV 7 77m ? EDWINA THE FAMILY CAN FIND KiuJ - iv kit ' in tiii; stoicy .11 RK1 HI. lilt- tm nlth his cllr brother r ul Is nrtip.y cpntlnulnR th43 tuslnrnn of th-4 Arrh fool ork Is rlii lp.pl Into urirnnsrl nisnrps nnl errested b ratrolmnn StrnnnburffPT whn the nunll man outraged at the l nllp-ermi 41 t rutal treatment of Mnrltz Itns4"isrel(r comes to thit prisoner s nsslstan " HosensewelB bis bfen tliken Into custorH as the flnll ftp-p In th tieltv persTitlon arising from fi llnnal 1irrr tiers i the Hoi il FKtb nr 1 trv Is i I , I from lill his cbpp drepied nnpl StronRburger "broko" t it I re m i i i t a n I fnrt belns rip-l a the res ill if the intrrentl'jn ' f i f imlh frlent UIII I.I II lit (MM, II M. rm-inelpll . lis irl the Tn Ml po rfui mnn ln 1 I I It 'Hi t Ills 1 np poll'lril bosses " ell "o 'heir unlerllncs ihiik atid in i fast When Iliiclilnelnm m diushter in i r i in pis u i r it i 1 1 i tl I nt, INtan e tel t hon lit Mint Up tm. ii of 1 timuncls Ilupklnthsm s push ter- While reptn In th llflVette n In inpllpil ntirs lie 1 nrm that lnlln tit Jobs ind that Just no lonn as - ..,.. '.'. '.". "1 ' ." ' ' . '" "' - ii "ii 1 ne pri4nn in i ke err ..till crint th Ar.h r Til Works the deslr. I iiii'rn Ihiikenul her ntmnspbiire nf glnr m The net rim "nhi went to work is 1 puker in a rlgn.tto fnrtnri The Imitr litre Irtnep npt tlm ,1 ...e .., . gin'rnno imt rk. .lemi o, 1 -.-. plamlncli ind turn, .1 in her . ,!.... .. the -.-..1 l. - h tiir- -itti ru me k tr th fiiuil i hrquoi It w t-j n.tUd tm fo thp puMinrt M W of h(0h Anrrnt k -iir not thrln .iii i c nniPthinp wis wmnc with . in i n-i I limb n ttll morn mil Irrltnl.l with i list with uithniPrv ind irrlinrrl m , ir,Lo up ins turn stone empailum eirli and sit litnnding in a ininei if , kltchMi Thes ni in In were tiken advantage of. In Imnn I.i if ne Simon c lied himself ,, intem-, tlonallst and was a waplm ri nor of the Intermittent lareti win had boarded with the Unentskis tin Ir pro-peious davs and came now eien night to see thim Its nil a farce this Ooiernnient he Ufed tn begin his eienlng talk for talk was the breath nf life tn l.eiene its i gni eminent for the i n h fnr the capitalist Jn ,), , thn ,Bnroll omiositm ,)f ,acob Vurentkv had alwais been prninkedl)i such statements ., . , "- untri she is all rlMit und d. r "", ' al1 right Liiene he would . I iiKue stoulh Vn.it ''"'.'r f,c""h . .ni" In 1 while de I peoples go to schleep und snnn bummers . inn man -s nei get lilt 1 ch ibs 1 ut dot nur fault- ie shnuld inte rich! not" i'llt I eien i is leri llllelliBint and leri volull 1 1 11 in 1 whll 1 , ,,, , ,,,,. ,ln h(,pl(,r ,',;-, nun Herat nn,j 1, inns' riti mil Hie ililKlini nml tne iliirlslmti s nml en ri tltlni.' Tin 1 tire rlmlniils Tliei might n lie in Jul I Instead Ibei inn put hnne-.t men In Jnll mil mli them VI lm ki eps lliem The inilehlne Win nnes It In ep llieu. lb -entise tin 1 ileliicr innjnrltii mnjnrillis Hint Filnl 11 1 1 In tin r-lnlilMifil nrdir The 1 li h the nimlKlv ihe i irpniHtmns it isn t that tin 1 just tniliitt tin- kind of gov eminent Ilk the rest nf ns Th v 1 onllll it It lieiptllse It hnlds the missis helpless while i tplnlism pr.is iqnn tin m I lie whole dniernment is rntten un Hiiliritmn nf Indepc ndt m I-. bunk Tin I iheltl Hell the biggest iokenfall It means hherti 1-imniie-' to mike wige-sl 11 is nf nil Jiilt tin hi inn nil the top of this sn.lal i ha is wlllih Ihei cill order V es l.eiene wis ,eil nlulile In nri.ibls his wnrds einntheied Aurtnt uki I ain't no pollticianer ' Jacob usod to sn shaking his head dnubtfulll But now the talks of l.eiene did more than to confuse The conilnetd fot at the nnli point where Jacobs experi once could tet th argument he knew that it was true Thei could put honest men in Jul and rob them Accordlngli Aurentskv s bitterness fed bs this fire of Leimes garrulous hatred Increisfd r pidh He neier repeated Leienes irguments he neier mastered them but he would brtik out in sudden de nunei ition-. w ho'-e fierceness exceeded Leiitu - ".MIKE ' KELLV ' During surl, outbreaks Lesenc uted to smile contemptuous as at the lirge talk of a child Leene ftncled thit he concerned himself phllosophicillv with ptlncipies and politic h, but Jacob Au rentsky surlily brooded ocr experience ind persomlltles Ten dis of these nlternate broodlngs ind goadlngs Ind been quite su.tirlint to put the first of thes( wild meditations imnn Inttprimii.n In tl.. ... I .. .1 .. 1, I).... " 'iibtiii tit itir iiiiiitt ui tilt tttin slin Jew. nnri it n imnn tho , i on inn of this tenth da", tint leremmh Arclier gunien b ieii nnd holding his nose nt the stench in the nlle m irln his wi to the Aiirentsk s flit and wis n;elcd to the txtmt nf hn nc til d t tr h 111 open guarded! btfore his fire Tho I THE DAIL Y run Till, train ioll t-t ition le.nin, lied slowh nut of the g a girl stunning nn tho platform NpIHp Windsor a fif tfrn nri old Urr inothrr nnd fithr wprp rpifi nnd t-h hid no one hit T nrlo To ind unt ltrtt lndi In Intl written hn to mnn nnd lir with 1 him ind hen she wn-. It w is fu tfr minutes hrf-iif. in 1 in . um nnd when he did he pnr t n hnrt Mas I and lifted her into ihe hupp ind nff I '."v i nt ni it tf I tti 1 um s, fnunil Aunt ntt w itmc nn the pntrh I fnr her ind mu h ilni old I ,d "he waq h wai then 1 in , 1(u nnd t 1 rest nf th iftfinonn w i sp nt in I unpii kinc liei r tin md h unlnK the rounds of tlm hoti-i ftr i uppet -ht went dlieMh hfd Ikhim hi w i tind fmni h r liur lotirn 'I h w t ift t noon h w mdf red mound pit Kinr II i n iiir Imt 1 tnrflle in1 cthiilit. in ipitiiful of ' ippleq lit wrnt il'in n ti tli. little I hrook It wn ni i unl to 1 md shn I wa eniotnsf her'f wlun- llulh a 1 11 i fi Slie J if K il up hut -iw no one I st hullo ic.iin i i in the mre this time it s( priii i In i tpii fmni the tret thit was nrn th It "tik Mullo nwis. it unlit I t Mle lit re are oti' I P v rt tn th' tue sdd the ouc I f niiv dnw n --he nd j op( mcwerrd til Miirr- n amninl of tr i tnir would miUe tin oit (om down It wns pttinp hl f tlli( sn i If I ( nn lurt tt innriou will ou let nu t w Im Mill j are'' Mnlii teplied th . h S'. eltif PCTinpettd ui tlv hill ind In nn Mut she w t not to s( , tin nw n I of the . f)it tomorrow f t wh.n sin put up tne next morning it wis mining I m l J . l line in it dmn i tnnr w itli i an iinitTtlon f r tlIP t -ipeml thi iftfrnoon with tin Hmwns uh lied it i t-s tne.fitld nwi Hie wnt up pt tit -s to rlr -s sr 1 1 lit uisp sl i hi in nttt go ii iu n ti iln to .ok tnit muhr It would li Hi rt ' nn 1 th mm po muni ihe I with Hip- Inpin tliuunl In lm1i (-tfWVVl 1 wis snnn it ui inu I n "e jn noK in. r I ih Hi Mi i ith In i ing iniong Cot jiui 1 1 1 III 1 p-i'j r Co (JIU'ILU - ILnntiiHieill THP Whltehill (illlre s as eiers one t,nrm 1 i hiniliime tin tint nnhh proportioned I'teetfd 4.1 me flie ifirs I t Inn tt the bi llltl nf Its pinpnitlnns there wis nnii being added be nil 1 of fie. ill which pioml'-ed tn mike It tin finest Ooi eminent building in I nnilnn biken is I wis b th- inciih nt just reined I was clad before piescnting mi self tn the minister to remln Lfm liosure bi a short iii"ieetinti of the work thfll proceed ng Uong Its firm wrre rnw s nf scaffolding like balmnies and nn tin 11 - i'pt rs inie wnrkinr I bid alwus liken -I mn Inteie t In in hi in lure md w is dtawn t 1 eimiine a imputed Ijp nn mi ent iblatiire of fine urnllwitk nn nne nf tin witidnws under tin naffnhltng Sieminc tn dis ci rn i wnnt if pi pnitiiin m tills unik I stej ped link In olit up a bitter ilfw mi' mi the instant I did sn something stunk tin puenient it 1111 ft et It wis 1 setilptors In 111 wonden millet mil It I mrled nn Hie leri spit I i id the moment be.fnre m copied Ininliin tuili 1 took step liiikwnd igiln md is 1 did sn a steel chisel cv,ishifl nn tin piieiinnt I saw nn tint on the si iffnliring Once Inside the hill 1 iskcd tho com- 1 mlsslnmlro If the sculptors were Ger mans n t-li ' ho answered ' Austrlins finm Budapest ' 1 knew thes were not Kngllsh I said How wis tint sir" he asked pn llteli I rom their appearance I sup pose Prom their clumsiness I Insweied 'Thes neirli diopped a millet on tuj beau lust now nd as he smiled at this as mere pleismtri the messenger returned to conduct me w Ithin Mi lettir of Intioductlon after I had pissed through seieril hinds secured me admission Into the piesence of Clir ence Bellbi the pernnnent secret irs He wis a man In the fifties with a leri high ant? veri bald forehead and gold spectacles When I i ntt red he wis buss it a rolltop desk and motioned me silentli with a w ne of his quill pen ti a ihair on whuh fnr a space I had leisure to examine tli 4 contents of the room In quite a little whllo he turned Well Mr -er ' ' Vbercrombi Iou wish to see mo on important business I lielieie' His manner If a trifle grandiose ins not unkind Sir I hid a letter fioin Mr Burncs aud I had hopert to see Mr Hornlmin ,t the mention of Mr Buruess 1 e illed , Pirdon me Mi Vbercrumlev but n Is Mr Hurness-' I don t sin to ill The Member for Southwest Kincar dineshire ' I answeied 'Ah es Mr Beilby remarked In a vague tone thit gave me the Impression that he was hearing of Mr Burness a"d even of fTouthwest Klncatdlnenne fnr the first lime 'Weil vou kno 1 it Is lmpossih'e to see Mr Hornlman now For one thing he neier toucnt s anv thlng but the most Importiit nutters and those only after they ha e passed through ms hands " rjjS SOMETHING INTERESTING HERE 1 time was about 7 o'clock Jerry halng con timed nearly an hour In a search for Kll Cler tho head of the half grown girl who had opened the door the nung mnn discerned two men seated ind arguing before a table, which still held rnme unwashed dlsnes of the ce lling meal ,hrr introduced himself to tho child ind t trough the child to the whole household m his lnost cordial and ln- gritiitlng manner Leene recognized ' ,1 , . ., I 'he . mme instnntl IVch si um ' ho said In Yiddish with in emphlMs of scorn and hatred which In iui-nt k s present need made it Im possible that an ndance of Jerr s sluiild win the (lightest lrsponse (CONTiNtrnD TOMonnowi NOVELETTE voice strangei - but Mrs Brow n soon put her i .non urnw n wis Ntllies age, inn inn too', to ejeii other right awn While the weio sitting talking about notlilng In partlculir the doorbell ring ind Mlh s mother went and admitted IIm oiiiik people who Ind ionic to1 Hi' nd tin iftei noon oon a linj abo'it ,i oii nlrler linn I hetself came n anil was introduced as Iilll Blown Whit a gond time sli iTglrisTiur hViT .he1; -where hnl Oielnard iiMti nun wnai one girls Were I'llt It 11 tl whore that loii rile attiriinon nissfd all t' o quiikli nnd -hen the gue t4 rose tn go Mi r.rnw n shook nanils with them thinking whit a nice 1 m mil ,,' nid he bins ml when the ihuit.iit how he li id Klun her hand i I in unnm ss irj Ulleoze The dais that rnlinwepl were the hap- plif.1 nnis sin had em liad l,nng run. blis wilh Mnlli and Hn Tiuket tw In pli nit md rftin -he wmild r' fit innir w ill,4 nub lillli Mie liked 1'illv leri 'li nnd llllll llkul Nelli" Hut h I did not fnlgit Ihe villi Tie i dn Mn would mi .down m the biook and I t ilk mil t i Ik w''tll It Sill n mil 1 tel ii i f tin nd i tlnu li w i li n inc md went i fir as tn tr II It nf llilli Thus t ii weeks tapsitl nn mil Nellie thninrlit hi was lieiet pnlng In 'le tin lute w lien line d n t h inie tnld her that i-li would hef it t-tninriiiw -lire Tn be -lire Nillli was Hkii it the ippnlntid linn .and the mlie - 1 ir I If I rnme dn i n win iou piiimi l tn gue mo one llilnc" Witiileritlff whit it ctuld le l tit curl nils tn pet the lull e is :ie had i llletl it she f.atllli aid its It sin down the ttei .md there stnrtd Hilli nu iou " she 4ml It'll i ttllli d md slid tnnr prnmit-e She was t-n unitii'.eil i-he did not know whit tn n t length In ild W hit do mo w mf kl-s he uplltd Oil h ' nnd shf till nnl In flee up the hill but Hllli like i fli'li might hi r It wis usele s f i r her tn tri to get aw n eien If she wintti tn omoi iffii s ( otnplrtr ntthttt III IS I .'.s .'. Until STEALTHY TERROR JOHIM F'&RUS.OJS. Knnwmi, I wis ibout 1 little bin I Mid qilletls Surch 1 mittei thit toiii'i s tl e leu existence of the cm.il.o Is of suf ficient importance to Is It 1 ph t mu hn. direoierej with spies In If he lntei-upted twk'dling his pfti letween his fingets It is I tiid "Put I confess it as tnnlslit i nif that s'U sluuiid 11 no heard of it ilreuli 1 Mi Bellbi laughed at ms espresslo 1 j of amazement 1 ('h In tell iou the truth people are ilw us bringing us plots thei hale un fiit'nd Mnstli thei lie w ieki d de igns nf Germain on the integrlts of the Ilntl-li I mpli Is sours In nns ilnnce a tiel ni ill pint I Ins waj homlilt 1 began tn tiem bli It Is I answeied meekli Mr Bellbi hid nine nr twice alre.adl glanced at tin 1 Ini k md now vanning I sligliih he slno 1 up j Iheie now mu t-ee Ml Ahhots- i iimli' " If we bothered ourselio-i hile ilinut (lerman pints ne shnuld haw tin time foi 1111 thing else With m effnit I drew msstlf together mil prnti sted "Ir but this thing is ml md immi- neni inn flue tint illsmlss it so1' Mi lb lib, hid touched a bell he tumid b idt to me Pnme cmue sir' I ln,n nnt lid tn inn if mu null knew It gllep mil Ihe list quartet of in befon tn, luni h md icri few Xow been I le llntll W ho mme luif wiih Geimm plots and stories n i-pies get 1111 length In iinoihii mlnuie I should see mi self In Ing show 11 out into the stieet The cise w is desperite indied t this mo inent m Innei rlnor npetifd nnd 1 gen th mm studied in i.irning i newspaper I 01 n mmm tit I lia n .. 11.1 i.... .i.. - . ...... . ..... v ,.11.1 111) IP III 11 he might be the minister himself and -ought confirmation In a glance at his face to Ideniifi H it), the portraits of the mlnl-tei that appeared almost dalli in the public press nut the smooth cut features of the man In fore me bore no resemblance in the aunost cherubic cniintenmce of the greit man himself Hesitating fnr a moment when he sin a strangei present and -hen seeing that we weie nn our ftet he concluded that the Intel 1 Ii w was at an end Mr Beilbs mid histe tn cnnfiim tne Impression Good morning Mr Vbercriimlev I turned helpless!, aav towaid the clerk who stood holding "he door Oh Heilbi do mu see tint fool Vshtnn his been Hiking again ibnut tho Gernnn men tit Broufeht sou the rtpoit amuse iou at lunch Thm angei took hold of me I wheeled round and drew out the little Klti-1 document Sli If I were, iierml.'ed to show iou the contents of tills paper I think I could cum line 1011 that tonugh this Ashton w hoover hn is mis ho a fool ho Is not a fool because he tilks of the Geiiinn nienai e The newcomer shot an astonished glancn at me and then at Mr Clarence Bellbi That gentleman with a whimsi cal smile In which I detee'ed some malice waved his hands toward the other and said This Is Mr Buncombe Mr Hornl man s private secretan There Is no reason whs Sou should not show him Soui documents He is greatly In terested In such matters ' And a3 tho prnate secretary said "DREAMLAND ADVENTURES" By DADDY FOES OF THE FARMER A complete, new adventure each veck, bcplnnlnp ilondny and cndlm; Saturday in previous adventures Peggy has been made Princes of Btrdland nnd has helped to contcrt the Giant of the irood info a patriotic farm Lorkcr) CHAPTER I The Food Destroyers A JIEHICA, to win the war must xi. raise prreat crops of food for Its atmj and Its V"es " Thus Pcgpj read ln thenewspaper The Item started her thinking 'Wasn't It n gpod thing I tamed the niint nnd made him n prower of food, ' sho mused ' Initeitl of belne: Just an enter, he ta now a feeder I wonder how his crops are getting along ' lust then a farm truck drew up not rtnoi to deliver butter nnd eggs It w.iH the Eime fnimer who lntl car iled Pegg Into the country the time , -he had teformed the Giant ' If I nnlv lintl some Ci! Camouflace i I 1'ei fume l'eggv htnpped short in i tho midst of her wish Something had dropped out of tho oak tree above hei , looked down It was an neenn the en me kind of nn ncoi n Judge Owl li id sent to her with the message A sniff nnd i whiff of this aenrn Will nnko jou is If loud ne er been born splash and a il ish is vou II agree Will hide vou in air hn none con see I'eggv easel li picked up the acorn md took a sniff of It Sine enough It wis Cimoullige J'eifume and It worked fot liei bodi instantlv tided ftom view ' She had to hum If she waj going to t itrh a ride for the faimer was starting his engine The hopped on the motortruck mil aw.iv thev went When the neaied midland Woods the faimei giew no ions He le tnemheied the strange happenings nn Ihe tiip vi hen he cat 1 led Pegcv befoie thinking liei a spirit He put on all powei to hurrj past the spook) place I'eggv knew now just what button to push to stop the motot When thev weie opposite tin. Dalton fatm iiheie the Glint was working she lm ned oiei nnil pressed the button Tho engine stopped and the ttuck slowed down Spirits again' ' groaned the farmei so scamd that Peggi snickeied out loud It wis funnv foi him to bo afi.ald of i little girl even If sdie was omething under his breatli the pei nnnetit secretin departed for his lunch and left us ilone Mr Buncombe took out his witch irresolutels I haie .in ippnimment msself 'jo lunch with a friend In file minutes hf4 said I hid a suspicion that this was un title and went stialght to the hearth rug on w hit li he stood Do mu know 'hit to bring that paper here I haie main times 1 isked my life'' The fellow whistled ou don t sal so ' I do sas so was mi calm answer Vnd if I am not mistaken there weie two ittfmpts nn ms life outside soui oflii e this mm nlng Well well Mi Buncombe mui inui ed oh I underst ind, vou think me de hided and all tin' 1 man with a inonn mmla llki shton about Gernnn spies Not nt all he said Onli well sou see nn one has iiei tried to mur dei 1110 outsirli tho office But tint m is be because no one Ihlnks it woith while ' I mswered w.annls Mr Buncombe looked a' me, nodding his head That s not sn bad, sou know not so bad Well this papei of lours must he a thing worth sieing sinco 'lies were leads to saiilfice jour life tor it, eh Lot s have a look " t the first gl nice Mr Buncombe let fall on he thawing his countenance expressed utter amazement Then ho unlletl I think sir iniive taken the wrong document from v our po ket This no doubt Is vour little hoi s work Vers "iidltible I m sure" But when 1 assured him there was no llll-tattr in: .mini is nic uiiiiusi ikiii,., and lifted the paper from the table again with a hand that shonk mistake he stared it me almost iglnst. 'There Is i hidden meaning in those figures ' I sild. I went over them one bs one and he seemed to be Intenseli Interested I showed him the significance cf each figure thit Is so far as I had pene tiated and when I had finished what must he do hut draw mo Into his own priiate loom which adjoined that of the pernnnent secretan This was a triumph for me1 Ho had lost his lunch he lenmked but" this was far hotter thin am lunch Once we were seated ho got me to tell him the whole long stnrv of mi adventures, from tho first night at the Cafe Rosenkrantz down to mi narrow escape from death at the door of the. Whitehall Office He was 1 most pitlcnt listener, seldom ln tcnuptlng with a question and mak ing no temark besond that which was convesed bs an occasional wise nod of the head at critical junctures in mv narrative I began to see that I had dono the perspicaclts' of the Office an Injustice In thought, certalnls' no man could have desired a moro Intelligent auditor than 1 had ln Mr Buncombe Long before I had finished I heard Mr Clarence Bellbv, back from lunch, moving about In his loom Mr Bun combo heard him also, for when I had done he got up sajlng It was essential that the permanent secretary should be Informed at once So, giving me a cigar he entered his colleague s room He v, as a good while closeted there and4 there was considerable interchange of I there was considerable interchange of (CONTINUED TOMORROW! I .nnw , 1,,, 1 1 8 y(L VN lt Vs C5j-vvt j vjk-x: XlfTv V I (A r Spirits j jam! ' hidden hi Camouflage Perfume The farmer heaid the snlckei and vihlilcd about He was lndls mv stifled lm going to take the othei 10 id after this" he mutteied lie stutid the engine again and ai the liurn was still moving too fan foi Pi 'gv talk hitween the permanent and private retet iries for though what thei said w is nnl nf touise mdlhh 10 mi I citild dl tlngulsh the somewhit lni4h stac 1 ito toms nf Mr Bellbi frnm tin oth ers toft nnd rounded utleimie I.ientuallv tho door opened ind Mr Buncombe brought In Mi Peilhs I wis piepaied not to be haul on Mr Beilbs for I expected him to be rithi r chastened nnd cristfillin Mi Bun combe had hi en to decent Mr Beilbs however, wis fir from being ciesttu len W hit s all this nonsense I heir ibout spies and conspincles Mr er Abercrombs is ms mme I answei ed stlffls And lie no nil 1 i.hit sou me in Tut tut sir' Tn to disabu " inui mind of the lnlluetn itlnn that I ngl ind Is 01 ei run with spies Whete aic th ie plenties sou spnki if Buncombe" I took the paper fiom ms P s.k4 1 anl handed It to him In silence Ihe immi nent seen tars laid It on the table it d bent over It This Is just a ihilds dialling i 1 one who ifiild find i scheme Mr the lniasien if tho lountii In this could find one in the stois ot Jick and the Beinst ilk It mule 1110 almost giom iloud 10 heir the man Must I mi oiei it all aglin'' I got realll align ' S, our obstante hlinduc-i Mi, l.cilbs is l proof of these iikus leuuniss He was vers .mgrv indent n this le niark of mini and flung 111, pum a tile with a gestuie of disgust Spies' lie ei led thumping the tihle with his clencht d list Um t iou know Mr Aheiciniuli, tint then an nn ijur s In England' Iiidtit mu si 1 tint the riinistci nssured tin Hnu e nf ( onimnns the other dav tint then ale no spn s in this counti, ' Hnw 1 an am one due to talk of spies altei th it nssuranci I.nnk lure taking tin pipei Horn the fl-im all this spi busiiiHss ind si 11 timing 1 ing 111 till 11111 whit it 1111 nns inu I lelleie are outsldo the politluil w u Id ou haie been abtoad fnr some scats 1 underst ind Well sli all this tc ire moiigetlng and tales of sp, Ing are slmplv a tlnrige In tho political gimc I don t ,. ,,, ,. ,. . "J, il s ' Illegitimate dodge 'though it 'f'.1" VF1.?1 th "olm of b' lnF -1 MUL a uu.iKt- 11 m No sine mill nf am political parts 11 alls belieies that theie nie ans spies .No one his ans use foi spies, except a certain low ts pa of noielist and a ceitaln low ts lie or Journalist and a 1 ertaln low 15 pc of poli tician .Now I put It to sou as a sen sible man, Mr Abercrumles whv should a level-headed practical nation like Gen mam with whom we aie on the happiest teims heie, waste publ.c mones in sps -Ing on hei friends'" Mi Beilbs completed this Indignant speech bs mopping his bald and w eaiied foiehead and wiping his gold spectacles I looked to Mr Buncombe to refute this reasoning, but thit gentle man s back was to me and he was en gaged ln a further studs of tho sinister drawing Knowing Mr Beilbs better than I did probahls he knew the useless, ness of argument Xeieitheless I ap pealed to him as tho one nnn thero who at least underi,tood "What do sou saj to all this, Mr Bun. combe' ' Oh" he said without bothering to turn don t ask me I am foi deeds, not words " it was ms own thought' The remark seemed to annoy the Permanent Secre tars greatls He took possession of the drawing ln no gentle fashion and beckoned me over to the table ln the w indow , Come, and let me hear what sou sas the drawing means" (CONTINUED TOMORROW) TO READ. pruaiictl tin fuMin 4- 1 to jump off she once more pushed tne stnppin.-' nut ton The engine splut teied and quit The fumer much llii-nied nut out his hand to tha Mntiiij, button and It touched Peggy, Wnw ' ' shouted the 'inner. "A slit t hi, got me' Help' Help " Ptggj sniekeied aca n nnd tho fiuiiti covcietl his heid with I1I3 arms .1 if feai nig in t.int .itnck Tortu iiatelv the tiuc't had stopped by this' time W li it s the mattei ' boomed a bl(t mice and thero w is the Glint of tho Woods looking ovei the top of a ludse tpirils' ' selled the farmer. Thei vo attackel me" Ihe Giint of the Woods looked dis gusted I guess It's the 1 ind of spirits you M-t In a nimshop heietorted Peggy lumped off the tt licit and 1 an to, tho l.lint Its onls me'" she laughed The Giant slatted in i nei..p then hl9 face lighted up Mi Imisii-iio fain'' he shouted 'lie bee 11 w I lilng 1 on d come " Ihe fi mei looked it the Giant-ln iiliiumiiitb.pl istoni hment iJish' heexclnmnl ' You're ona of them folks tli t talk to spirits. 1 111 gc ing tn got nut nf here" He st n tc 1 hii one 1 ip In .1 huii v and flfSsu- 1 iinwii the mid in a cloud of dustt I he Glint liughcl foi he lememberecA in w upst t he Ind bee 1 when he first lie ml Peggv talking out of the thin in I'pggv looked nt the Inoad fields with aglow of plustne Hi ei 1 thing scom. eel to be ginum' snlendldli Ynm crops aie 1 loki 11 tine You'll be pible lo feed a lot of soldiers," she lenmked The Giants liugli died away Tha tm in liis face gave viav to gloom. Then I'eggv noticed he wasn't look. Ing t ill well He seenej tiled and win lied 'Thev look well now ' he sighed, but thei will ntvei feed our biave snldlei bovs noi our Allies, nor our people at home ' ' W In not' asked Pegss much puz zled 'Thes have been attacked bv an encmv ns nithless as the H!ns an ptums that is drstrosing them In all theli fiesh vigor nnd beauts' anj C'llC'llll LUll 13 1U1IWI1L; itll ClUr lilUOr vain an enemv that is lulnlng us that m i nun Ameiica ' 'Whv what enemv Is that?' ex- cl limed Peggi A ti'igue of insects of bug3, of all soils, of demuilng things that are eating out ciops ns thes glow." 'And cant jou stop them?" ' Pills Belgium is fighting them In the potato patch, laimet Dalton Is battling them In the truck garden: I am Using to stop them here in the bean Held. It is nil in vain They are too mans for us Peggj a heart sank It seemed a tenible thing to lose such splendid 01 ops at a time when America needed food so b.idls 'Hill, Pilncess Peggs'' chanted a choius afar off She looked toward midland Thero in the trees were hundreds ot TJiids Hall, Princess!" thes called again, waving their wines. "Come to us we do not daie come to sou' An idea flashed into Peggy's head. She turned to the Giant. "Don't feel so badls," she said. have an aimy of losal subjects in Blrdland I'll bring them to jour aid." tTomouot" it 5I!I be told how leoyv Unas ine zsiras in o reoeiiious mooa and itiy ) news of victory. vror another. lay, upon nis onu a irestt in- cc ,tnat ne na o goiters irpm cwn, w men came quite regu. cin ooropiaints, cietaiiing mv mVvm tJr iiKuiiif. pi fwaiwai cov EElBa
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