iBiFaiTCiDsrmvra'BTOi vt3 rM?;S MltX.- "'HMv Un' ?T.I.VW ,r'K' f1!Tuf'rjIV . Vi" 'V?"l -W ' J! " :tf i-" Afc-Krj v"1 - ; . ;w,riv' l: " 7. ' "-jg EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, MAY' 30, 1918 ' 'X WERy MEMBER OF THE FAMILY CAN FIND SOMETHING INTERESTING HERE TO READ E Crack in the i IORY OF POLITICS IN PHILADELPHIA fj'lw WV DWTKD "!'. A OW Xvf A r T7 A o I A M tr - tt"ils, bj pWic ta-dno- Co. - XVIII (Continued) ty sat for a moment with ; eyes, thinking. This fresh . a complaisance that IT the part of oltlclala of thp Miintv of Philadelphia brouxht r anoiner reference to tne us mmi Jjaiayeue ciuo, lea u u I police. .be murder down there to unhealed Hollinson. rve f-ktayor what he might expect tins the police to be used In There 11 he murder down ow as sure as tomorrow ltdono. no doubt, will be In ted Jerry ot Not on your life. I'll hac Mierorn mldnlffht. Ir I hni. tit there mvself." rtvy?" ivy!" exclaimed Rolllnson. and hand across his brow, he mnmpnr with finiriii mnri "Jarnr went out It spempfl In him KMlKht cease to concern himself AUrentskv as an Individual fSylvy's future might safely be : to me devoted watchfulness ,oiiinson. pCHAPTER XIX Iftflvernment by Murder BR. Va - " laSray from Victor, and with his somewhat unburdened of Its riy'a thoughts flew back to when he tried to telephone mat she nnd cornu In and 'again for the evening, When a Bonn, however, a message rj awaited mm "so glad you k' franchise." It srilil. "What Bt that like the girl"' his heart A challenge to go on Jaa Ruth confessed, she herself see the way. And the fran SOh, yes; that was after all the tent of this dav. .lertv stood r blankly, while he tried to nis mind. efvlew with the AutentsKys, 'of the disru ed nollcemen In I'and of the assault upon the uiud. tnese and tne very ns- rr discovery that Victor Rollln 'Itl love with Slvy, had Inter na maae tne triumpn in tne t- the franchise Feem far away. nun leel tnat strange cur- drawlng him. that Invisible re slowlv Involvlhir him In a f Whirlpool of drama, romantic personal and political, mm ttg to make of him something ne would naturally be. 'young man was not permitted Unielf ui) now either to reflec- Ho speculation for there were urea awaiting nis perusal, slant series of telenhone calls f-fjhla arrival from friends. acquaintances, and from men Vhad never talked with before ijwere officers or members of civic, orcanlzat ons that in s'hoDe or another had battled for better governmental con . the city. All these messages '.were congratulatory in char 1 confessed admiration for the I.-, initiative which Jerry had . and numbers of them ex- ' hope that this was but the K of a campaign against con- rnment in Ph ladelnh a. in i'i vitality and magnetism of a Jlty might show the way rr'tsults than had yet been .succeeds like success'." Paul time to time during the AHenry T. Areher also was t proud or the distinction which to De nowinc in upon nis n, almost before he could "why it should come. I a good deal of froth about all KIa rfaKlarad Pant "frtc nf tie wouldn't have had even a you If vou had lost. But loty of a fighter to win, and L', Jerry, old man '." For the 1: time he clapped his brother kfcack IHowcver, received all his me"- SYeiy ana modestly, and in nent or quiet tnat was per- ilm relapsed into thoughtful -He was still depressed and I '.over wnat ne naa seen nna .night, both at the Aurent- ln particular, that of a small .In particular, that of a small 'man. with gray in his hair. rv policeman s wanton black- especially disgusting, it '.'flesh creep. m .family junuation nan neen I n end br the retirement of 1 and Constance, Jerry seized . to describe to nis lamer ' these scenes which kept his mind. endence Hall and the are in the Fifth Ward." r'Arcbcr commented grimly. j are for a fact I" recalled Paul, ana cnagrin. fa a rracK in tne unerty rememDer, sugKestea K.. B '..aLau a...L Wi. nnl.. n ..exchange of glances, the kMparated. But though Jerry immediately, ne aid not I'll be murder In that ward to- L?; . ... j . m r. victor Jioinnson naa aeciarea ''convincing way of his. and this gloomy prediction not only fvJerry'a waking moments, but leep wnen at last ne came ck found him dressed and 1 car Out of the garage. Ten fare the polls opened, ne en- liy in rront oi tne uaiayeue . JUaaman," aald Kellv. Intro- ; 'or tne Evening courant. 1y busy, but he'll show you !.- 'S3-- . . w . 1 wai a dapper, nanasome cnap Fayaa and an encaging smile. , meet you. air. Arcner. ' saia r, not tninaing it necessary to young- manufacturer wun had played In giving the . story to a waiting- woria. I shall be verv grateful Mdanee." said Jerry, shaking I pleasant anticipations. These in part Dy inr attractive- nana personality ana in suns manufacturer's favor- of reporters gained trom nee wun tnem. strode off round toe vDrtnclnal difference - from are as Jerry noted It now. taaad presence of uniformed V .white the proximity of a always advertised oy ,quad of three or four BTsMUly.on nlard and as; a reasonaoie oistance nlaee. 7 la tMUtses. excuumeo Aa Ui oacic scat. This heaohmen In the 1 of these a. ioa. (. 1 T with the' i candidate liiiaiiawia " mllail tut are rival 1 sor sweet wsrurs .fsWriea with VTeWM'sae a heauaia .afewa here !". aoaraa ilNtl who UH' aL.. -- ' I a' tmr Ttantaah ytMa iii"'fe'?ii?I-l ' taer ffjfffEupS52u&3fii mmSmm Is&s -Bar ! Br ZFm THE PKOITE IN THK STORY JF.HKV AKCIIKR. who, with hi cMfr brother ThuI. Is arthely cnntltiutnn lhs titmltif n of th Arrher Tool Works, l 1 luhherl Into unforjHfiounnp atirl Brrested h rntrolmttii Strnnfthuricr when the you tic man, outraspJ t the roIlcemnn hrulnl trrfltment of Murltx Konenscwefir, tomes to that prlonr'n Hsulatance, Hoenicwelit 1ibj been tnken Into iuitoly as the flniil jtrp tn th wettj prnprut!on nrlsinK from factional fllfference In thf "IMoody Fifth" Wan. .Ifrry It rftenad from Jail, hl tar" rirnppefl atirl Stronghurser "broke" that lj re'iueatf il to rfflBn beforo belnu "flred" as thp result of the liUercntlon of n. family friend, ttIM,,K II. Ill (KINOIIAM. financial ceplns tind the most powerful tnan In Phlbitletphln. At his nod politirnl bosses, i well as tnelr underllnus, move, nnd mnVo fnttl. U'hh flnrllnifVin trt'et rlnlivhtsr RtTII DI'tKINdHAM. trlls hr father (hat 3ttr l mlslnc, the sreat man ralU F,I)MI;MS, on 'unoflteMI nflUls!." mi the nnRiHtHpr telephone at Atlantic Cltv Jerry's release la rfuu to tho trieim work of Kdmundi, HuckinBhttm s "push button " From e MItllAF.I, KCI.I.V. n Carey division leader. Jirry. while rsllnjt In thn LiifHyetttt Llub beTore returnlntr hom, nets his ftrt lensr in practlral politln. learns that th ' Organization's" prlrrary object la "dpftltn' out John" nnd that Jut so Ionic as It rerforms Its part of th pact with Hit business and turns over Republican major ities In nil leRlslatlve ami national elerticina It will not b interfered with lorallv HVLVV AIRENTfKV, h beautiful ounn Jewish (tlrl. stop- Jerrv on thn street as he Is nbout to lenP the club for his home, nnd thanks him for his manU defense of the persecuted Ilnsensrwelfr When she leaies him Jerry notices h sinister ticure follow Inn the, Klrl Kelly Informs him that tho person ts JOK MAI.DONO, n thtia pickpotket and gunman, under political protection. When Sylvy refuses to ro with him to a dance, the nanwter revenues himself upon the Rtrl's father by hatn him arrested on h trumped up charge Aurentsky is mmpelled to sdl his business and to piuperlzn himself n order to placate Maldono and to bribe the Magistrate in dismiss the se for lack nf evidence. A shvster lawver. Isaacs, also nets n shnre of the "profile " , When Jerry kops to the pollen station to be arraigned h lenrn that the ihartte nKaint h,m has ben dismissed. In conversation with the Mnclstrnte, ho finds that tht "JiidR-" was a fenner dock hand who was rewarded with the Important SAOOH p ear ioh b Jimm Carey for titrnlnp over a certain number of volca regularly. Jerry sol kits Kellv'i aid In finding SIvv and then turns to his friend VICTOR ROI.I.INSON. a soung lwer. for support Victor Joins the "Save Philadelphia" partv, and 'promise to proceed anainst Maldouo. JIM RANI), h Councils' lobhvM, has demandf-d $pnno from the Archer Tool Works to net a framhlse for a spur track across Howard s-trert IhrouRh Councils. Jerr's father nnd brother nre wllltnR to pav the bribe, because their request has been ignored for weeks bv the local legislative imdv Tho ounn man. his sense nf political Ju-the nroued. refuses to batsnln with Hand nnd tlnallv wins his lrother s support to flfiht Rand and the "Organization ' Jerr.v's plan consists In erecting a mammoth sign owr th fattorv slutlnR that Government work is hehiR held up. sol Uitr nnd sailors' lives are imperiled because Jim Hand s hrib demand Is not met MAX KINSMAN, a reporter, while on it vlft to the Third nnd l)e I.ancev streets station house, discovers the erasure on the "blotter" of the nrrest of Jerr He writes a story which soon mikes Jerry n popular hero This new turn of affairs, coupled with the public bvmpathy aroused b Jerrv'M sign worries Hu'kincham When Jerrv refuses to remove the sign, Imcndlarles set it on fire Over the burned frnmework Jerry has painted, "Who Hurtled Our Sign? The 1 pnde makes Jerrv still more popular, and Councils' 1 ommttteo Krunts the Archi r Tool Works the desired franchise 4 When Jerrv with Kellv's aid. fttinllv locales S1vv her father soured br his experiences has turned into a rabid anarchist and refusis Jerrv h well-meant help. On the ivrn to the Kafaette Club. Kelly points out manv Troy Hollow- gunmen under Maldono'n direitinn. While Je-rrv N telephoning from the .Int. it attacked bv Mal dono's gunmen led bj a nergeant of police tn ctvilbm's clothes Kellv with drawn revolver holds back the nMu!ter. enabling Jerrj to escape. Young Archer goes to Uollinson. who I surprtsed to learn that Meldmio had Men released from Jail on ball, where the lawver had succeeded In putting him THE DAILY NOVELETTE r AUNT BESS'S TRUNK Bv HERMISE K. WASK "M-Z 'Thv'ifl nrrpuipil pvprv one of these election ofllcera on trumped-up charges ! Just then the patrol wagon arrived with Its usual noisy clangor and the nrresled officials were meekly herded Into It. "But here, what nre thoe fellows doing?" and Jerry pointed to a Knot or men .... thu hMpujIU .luuarentlv con ducting some kind of a game of Simon a.vs thumbs clown "That' Hie IleuUrli men, linldlng a riirbntonn election lo name omeem io take rliarge nf the polio here. Hefore tlione other fellow can get ball anil get bark here, the lleutnrli people will be In rharge'of the bultot-bnx." Well I'm dashed!" said Jerrv Al though becoming Inured to shocks ana disllluslonments of this sort, he gad with a kino of sickness in nis neuu and Indignant curiosity on his face. As the curbstone proceedings concluded, a group of nondescripts stepped inside and liroceeaea to iuku "" iii'".. nnlla of election from tho policeman who was guarding It. "Let's go round In the station, sug gested nissman, "and see what s hap pening there." Thu nniii.A Kiutinn was crowded with these same nondescript types from the ward, and every lew minute tne pairui wagon dumped a fresh load "Same thing." explalnea nissman, after a s-cout around. "The Deutscn men he got a hale of blank atlida ts proviaea Dy some i-uiiiiuaia.nu ,4'.', trate They re filling In anv son oi om charges from assault and buttery on the Kaiser to eloping wun um eiuu ,. at the City Hall, and they're around pulling these Carey election ottlcials as fast as tney can wuric aim i''i,. Deutsch men in, the way they were oer In that other Division "But but can nothing be done.' In quired Jerry, still prompted ov no special sympatny lor me iit' hj but concerned only for the sacrednes.i of the baUbt. "Why this is equivalent to stealing tlie election:" "Stealing it? Of course. That's the Idea. Carey's here hailing his men out as fast as he can, hut the harm s done at the booths by now and there s so many of these camouflaged policemen around that are sure to get into every fight and to happen Uways to be on the Ueuthch side ot it. that the Careyltes will be pretty conservative about trying to regain their positions at the polling places. Besides, there's that rumor about gunmen." "Carey! Is Carey here? I'd like to get a look at him." "I'll Introduce you ' proposed niss man. and biding his chance, dragged Jerry into the crowd, before the rail and presented him to a heavy man who wore a derbv hat pushed back and vvhche big fat can led a primary ex pression of placidity and babylike In nocence that waa just now Illumined by a gleam of excitement In the eves. The impression conveyed by the Carey en semble was that of a patient, ndheslve sort of personality, lpiher than a force ful one. The leader bestowed only a casual handshake and nod n Jerry, his mind too engrossed to recognize In him the Archer of recent newspaper fame, and turned again to his t?sk as. with M Devan. the bailgoer, inside at the desk of the Magistrate a Carey Magistrate ball bond alter ban 0011.1 wun units executed and accepted. There new others in the Carey party, but Jerry did not meet thorn, content to stand aloof in the steaming crowd and absorb impressions, while Hlssman gathered the news, which In thlB instance consisted mainly of the names of the arrested parties. 'The telephone for me." Hlssman an nounced presently. "Want to come out side and get some air?" While the reporter went into a drug store to telephone his lewrlte man at the Courant office, Jerry waited on the curb, his ees staring nboul hitn curi ously and his mind full of bitterness as he realized that he was witnessing a breakdown of republican govern ment at Its very source He recalled Mime polished sentences in a speech nf Woodiow Wilson's describing the adop tion of tlie Virginia bill of rights, when from c.ihln and mansion the colony over the humblest frontiersmen and the most dlgnliled planter had matched out In register In peace, dignity rnd order the W'lll of the sovereign citizens of a sovereign Slate; he thought of that, and then he thought of this that he was witnessing. "U'lijl. It' no mere than a feud be tween Iho nioliN," he decided, and Just then his attention was attracted hy the behavior of three or four young men of the hoodlum type These men came out of an alley, hurried diagonally across Sixth street, paused with furtive looks about them, then dived Into the door of a ilckety ramshackle house, a few yards back from the corner of De Lancey street. It struck Jerry that the demeanor of these young, men had been peculiar, and that, before entering the house, they had been signaled lo by a man on the-corner. The man turned and Jerry recognized Maldono, "Rolllnson didn't get Maldono after all." was Jerrj's first thought, while be fore his eves was reeled off the picture of more young men hurrying out of the alley, some In groups and some singly, hut all taking their trail diagonally, across the street in the same furtive way and disappearing in the doorway of the same ramshackle house. "Kind of queer this," remarked Jerry, OTHKIt!" Laura?" "Well, you know, mother. Hoy Benton Is coming home for a few dayi before going 'over there.' " "Is he? That Is very nice, indeid," said Mrs. Nelson. "Yes, It Is " Then, hesitatingly. "There Is going lo be a dance given In his honor Po you suppose 7 rotild have a new dance frock? There arc some very pretty pot terns In ' window that arc very reasonable In price." "Laura, ou know 1 would love to get vou something, but -" "But what?" Impatiently from Laura "Why. there are the rent and the gas hill due Saturday." her mother said wearily, "and you know the funds nre low. Perhaps you could find something suitable In the trunk Aunt Bess left Jou." "Oh, that trunk!" snapped La urn an grily. "I wish Aunt Bess had never willed It to me." Then shi left her mother and went to her room. Laura's father had b-en a carpenter and had kejit his wife nnd daughter In comfortable rlrcumstances. but when Laura was fourteen jenrs old he died of pneumonia after a short Illness Mrs .N'elson was a clever seamstress, and bv careful planning and strict won omv had managed to support hTself and Laura They lived together In a small cottage, which, though humble. was neat and pretty and where Laura entertained many friends, for she was veiy popular. Among the friends a" Roy Benton, the only son of the village doctor He had been her "champion'' since earlv childhood, carrying her hooks to and from school, while In the grades, and was nlways her escort to dances and plays while they were in high school. Laura' Sorrow After high school davs, however, thev began to di Ift apart. Rov left his home town and went away to a military school and had not been home for fout vears. Naturally Laura wanted to look "her prettiest." In her room Laura cried resentfully until htr eves w.re red and swollen Indeed, she did not wish to he seen bv Roy at that moment. After she had caimed down she thought of how haid her mother had worked for her, and de rided to takn her advice nnd look through Aunt Bess's trunk. There were manv dresses which pioh ably had been very fashionable in their da.v. hut there was nothing that was suitable for evening wear. At the very bottom of the tiunk, however, there A'as a white voile dress, it had a voke of point lace, shoit, puffed slei'v-s and on the sllrt, which was very full, were exactly ten two-Inch i utiles "It Is prettv," murmured Laura to herself, "and I am going to try It on " About ten minutes later she lan Into the sitting loom, where her mother sat knitting an olive-drab sweairi. Her cheeks were aglow with excitement, and. dressed In the dress of the nineteenth centuri, sh ceitalnly looked like a pic ture. "Laura Nelson !" gasped her mothel "Isn't It pretty, mother dear?" "Yes. Laura It Is. That dress was always veiy clear to Aunt Bess. She had worn It the night before Robert Kingston, her soldier sweetheart, went off to Jorh the bovs In blue In 1861. She was to have married him but he fell at flettvshurg. That Is why she never married." ' Oh, mother," said Laura, "do vou suppose It would have the same effect on?" "On Rov Benton?" queried her mother. Laura blushed piettlly. and said, "At nny rate J am going to launder It. I may wear it to the dance, too." Although the dress was pretty be fore II was laundered, It was much prettier afterward, and Laura made up her mind to wear It, Just to ee what the crowd would say! At the llanre Laura went lo the danc hall alone, and a little later than the other girls, for she wanted to see what the general Impression of her old-fashioned dress on all who were there would he. She lemoved her wraps in the dress ing room, brushed her prettv curls back from her forehead, threw a pale pink scarf over her shoulders, arranged her flowers In her belt, and went Into the dance hall. The bo)s and girls were all talking at once, asking this, that and the other ot Roy Benton, hut never waiting for a reply. As soon as Lauia made her appear ance the hubhuli censed. All eyes vvero upon her, filled with admiration and surprise. Roy broke the silence liv walking up to Laura, slipping her hand through his arm. and turning lo his friends said "Friends, meet Miss ISfil." They nil broke Into a Inugh. and na the or chestra began to play at that moment, Laura and Roy had the first dance together. Not only tho first, but many after, Including the last waltz, after which they strolled to her home under the light of the pale moon. "Kxcuso me for asking, Laurle.t- said Rov, using the old name he had called her In dass gone hy, "but where did iou get that dress?" Laura told him all about the trunk Aunt Bess had left her, and then asked, "Whv?" "Why. 1 don't know " "You look so dltfercnt from the rest of the girls. Sweeter somehow. Oh, Laurie, I've got five days more. Will .vou -'.' Couldn't we? oh. hang It all, I love vou Will ou marry me before 1 go away?" Before Laura went tn bed that night she had a little chat with a picture of Aunt Bess. If ou had been near, jou would have heard her say, "I'm sorry for what 1 said about Your trunk that other day. 1 am really glad vou "fX It to inf. instead of sorrv. And. dear Aunt Bess. 1 am sorry, too, that jour sweetheart was killed. 1 must go to bed now, or mother will call me a sleepy-head, and tell me my eyes look like two holes burned in a blanket (iood night. Aunt Bess, and thank you for the trunk." Tomonoic's f'omplrle Soiclrlie "THiRTY-rnvxn hilly." Clever Idea Patron Waiter, there's satuf in this bread." Walter1 Yes, sir. That's to keep the butter from slipping off, sir.- Woop (laroo. ti DREAMLAND ADVENTURES" By DADDY FOES OF THE FARMER .1 complete new ndvcntuic ench urrk, hrulnninp Monday nnd rndlng Saturday, CHAPTER IV Mun Jay- Proves a Rntcal tl'i'DUU note to Mr. ItaUon't farm In find how Ihr war flop? at the (Hunt ut the Woodi arc comIh nloiiy. fihr find them In danyer of ticlnt; ruined hy liurct prsts. She discovers that Mr. Dalltin ha drlien away thn lilrds, the natural enemies of these pists.) . THK Hlrda were gathered In Hie council hall which Peggy first visited on the day she wns crowned Princess of Hlrdlnnd. There Peggy guided Mr. Dalton. the (llant of the Woods, and Hilly Belgium. Mr. Dalton was puzzled and uneasy nN he looked over the great oiovvd of Birds assembled there some sitting on the sloping grassy floor, some perched on the surrounding; bushes, some high above In tho trees. The Giant knew the Birds better than the farmer, hut even he was nervous, as he remem bered how he had waged war upon them before Peggy tamed him. Billy Belgium's eyes were glistening. He wns fairly bubbling over with delight at being so close tn the feathered crea tures he had so long loved nt n dis tance. I'eggy'a throne was waiting for her -a much larger throne thnn she had occupied upon foimer visits when she had heen reduced to the size of an elf. As she mounted It and turned to face the Birds the scene suddenly struck her as being like a theutre. She and the other humans, with Mr. Swallow, Judge Owl and the lending Birds were the actors, while the remaining Birds weie the audience. And it was a very Important drama which they were act ing, n drama In which food for the American solillqr hoys was at stake. She had to play her part well if vic tory were to ho gained. Peace must be patched up between the farmer and the Hilda or the cause of the United States would" suffer. She held out her arms to the Birds. "My clear .subjects," she pleaded, "please get that cross look off your faces. You're sour and I want you sweet." The Blids who had been frowning nt l-'aimer Dalton with high disfavor, looked shamefacedly at each other, and then broke into a tittering Klggle. Judge Owl, whose frown hntl been the most severe of-all, chuckled and gur gled as he began to hoot it poem: "When Peggy smiles, who can re sist? It hath a charm, I must Insist: Before II grouches can't persist. While rancors fade away like mist, When Peggy smiles." "Oil, thank you," cried Pegg.v. "Now, If you'll only stay good nutured we'll easily set this matter right. Father sas It la always better to argue with a cheerful giln thpn with a chip on the shouldei. Mr. Dalton, "Night birds work at night," hooted Judge Owl will you tell the Blids why you haven't made them welcome to jour farm?" "This seems foolishness," declaied the farmer. "They can't understand me any more than I can understand them." "Why, don't jou know what they are sujing,'" asked Pegg.v in surprise. "Blow In his cur. Prim ess Peggy. That will let our talk In." This was the advice of Mr. Swallow. It seemed slll but Peggy did as he said and blew vigorously. Mr. Dalton jerked his head away and shook It angrily. Then a look of astonishment came over his fuce. "Why, I can understand what they say." he exclaimed. "Now will you present jour case? and smile, please," Peggy urged. Mr. Dalton hesitated, then he did smile, and it made a vvundetful diffeience T&ALTHY TERROR tw u f KA,l JOHIM PI kUSOJM VICTOR ROLLINSON as Rissman came out, "That house up there has Just tilled up with a hunch of toughs that look like mischief. Does borne Carey supporter live there?" Having In mind what he had seen last night, Jerry could easily Imagine another bloody raid In progress. "Don't know," confessed Rissman. "Yonder comes Carey now and Assistant District Attorney Maurer Is with him." The two men passed the house In which the supposed gangsters had dis appeared and rounded the corner ot De Lancey street. "Let's follow 'em," said Rissman. 'They're going to the polls there. Might be something doing." They started at a pace rather faster than dignified, but the two men were al ready cut off from view by the project ing; wall of the playground before a pub lic school building situated on that cor ner. (CONTINUED TOMORROW) (Cowrielit. ItHS. tin I'ublir Uiiarr Co.) CIIAPTKIl M (Continued) WHEN I eventually reached the table land which forms its top I was at an altitude from which, truly enough, a long stretch of coast line could he seen. To the west was Folkestone on Its hills, and beyond n huge curve of bav with Sandgate and Hythe and bejond them again Djmchurch. and creeping into view like a cloudy, low wall thrust far out to sea lay Dungtness, a smudge on the far horizon. Enamored with the nanoramic disnlav. I lav down on the sunburnt tuif to take my fill of It. Im mediately below me was tne railway that connected Dover and Folkestone, running under the white chalk cliffs. Further inland the long range of ll circular downs guarded the few miles of flat green fields, studded here and there with houses and trees, the hinterland of Folkestone and Sandgate. Due south the French coast was clear ly visible, more visible Indeed than the filmy gray streak that was Dungeness, and I thought 1 rould pick out the high point of Cape Grls-nez. Indeed, It was. In fact, much nearer, and so as I looked out over that water that seems so narrow whenever the French coast 'ts visible, I fell to thinking of what immense value The channel Is In the defenses of Eng land. Narrow as It was. It had not been too narrow. And I mused on the last at tempt that had been made and saw in my mind's eve that familiar figure In the cocked hat. the green coat, the top boots and white kerseymere breeches, the Little Corporal of Corsica, standing above Bou logne, with a vast encamped army be hind him, his dark saturnine eyes turned gloomily seaward. Napoleon, as Bouri enne. his biographer, tells us, was no sailor ard hated the sea. Well, that was likely enough, but as 1 lay there and looked over the silver strip I seemed to understand that his hale might spring from another cause than want of sea manship. -; By a rough zigzag path I made my way down, and came Into the broken stretch of seashore, all hummocks and brambles and gorse, that extends right up to Folkestone, and is called the War ren. It Is a quaint wilderness of little hills, well above sea level, and yet well sheltered from the cold wind of the east and the north, and, with the springy grass, jnlghty pleasant to walk on. After I had traversed a mile so, 1 came on an old Martello tower standing on a sloping bank, and there I rested for a while. By and by a man came wandering up, and we fell Into talk. He was. he in formed me. engaged In making a col lection of wild flowers, for which that place waa famed. This foreshore was a great hunting ground also for rare In sects, especially for grasshoppers, many rare species of which were fairlj' com mon in that place. He ha'd a friend who made the collection the work of his life; hut tin himself was getting old, and pre fcrred to collect something that did not j meat it does not agree to accept? For run away from him. Another acquaintance of his, a young bank cleik, was an authority on sea shells of which there were many In the neighborhood even fossil shells were to be found frequently there. A verv In teresting pursuit, he was infoimed, was the collecting of sea-shells, conchology, the joung man called It: but as it in volved the risk of damp feet, and so on. he himself clove to his flowers. Selecting a yellow one from the bunch in his hand, he showed It to me as being one which In my character of clergyman ought to be of special Interest 'o me. the tansy he called It. The name he said was from the Greek word that meant immortality. Could I write down tn his note book what the fireek word'was? Here was an unexpected stroke at my disguise! Hith erto I had not had the slightest difficulty in maintaining mv assumed character. A connected story to account for myself 1 had of course prepared, but I had not gone the length of acquiring a knowledge of the Oreek language as a proof of my bona fides It was trulv amusing that the one person, Joseph Dewlnskl excepted, to come nearest to the penetration of mv disguise should be a silly, 'old-young man who collected wild flowers. I knew no Greek, but then neither did the man himself! So out of mv re membrance of the appearance of Greek characters I constructed a word which, I assured him. was tne one desired After looking at it with Interest and contentment he was profuse In his thanks, lifted his hat. and went on his flowery way. Dear peaceful England! F should have liked tn pluck at his sleeve, and at that ot the collector of ants and grasshoppers, and at that of the young bank clerk who was an au thority on shells, and have pointed nut that Martello tower to them, which stood in the midst of their Innocent preoc cupations, and yet told them nothing of their forefathers' fear a hundred years ago. So I thought, as 1 turned over the pages of a guide-book to the coast of Kent that I had procured. And then I came on this passage, which showed me tnat others, whose occupations were in; so futile, could be no less futile In their outlook. This was the passage, and Its reference Is to the very coast defences Z had that morning passed: "The future perhaps will let all tho fortifications go to ruin, being able at Hague and other courts, to settle Its rational quarrels quite as easily as men slo and defend themselves In other law courts." ("The Kent Coast." by A. D. Lucas, p. 276. Fisher Unwln.) There ts fatuity if you live I "Quite as easily"? Surely not! An individual has to accept the decision of the law eouils of the nation to which he be longs because it has nower over his goods and his person ; hut w ho or w hat can enforce upon a nation any judg- llie Individual who ts an offender tho policeman suffices; but for the nation who is an offender there Is ultimately oiily the soldier, and even he does not elwajs suffice. As 1 lay thero comfortably- In the warm sun, my thoughts were punctuated by the far-away tap-tap-tapping of a machine gun. which seemed lo show that son-'-w-heie along that coast there were men who shared mv convictions Across ti- wrier, too, at Intervals, there came the boom, boom of a big gun from the direction nf Lydd and the Dungeness. and that, also, was a comforting, sound, as I thought of the paper that lay against my breast, and of the Whitehall Office, while tho grasshopper chirped ncai me In the heat, and a little rabbit loped out of the bramble cover and sat up on his haunches to regard the world. I must have been dozing for a min ute. Anyway l recall that, in a half conscious fashion, my thoughts were win derins over tho way I had come that morning, and I wondered vaguely why that headland on my left got its connection with Shakespeare. Then the 1 1. c light of Shakespeare Jed on tovthe thought of Germany, and the far away boom, boom of the gun un my right also suggested Germany, so that I seemed to have my thoughts forced Into one che.inel, both by the silent cliff and the actlvo guns. For a moment I wondered If I were actually going mad, the vic tim of an obsession. I opened my eyes and there was tho rabbit still poised on Its hauches so my thought had been no more than a flash in time. The little animal was watching me in tently. Perhaps to htm the mere lifting ot my eyelids had been alarming. Then the thing burst on me all at nrce ! I sat up and tore little Eltel'a di awing from my pocket, while the rab bit took a header Into cover. His mission had heen accomplished ! Ot course that little bust was Shakespeare; and the targets stood for Hythe, and both marked the limits within which a landing could take place. I was on ths very ground Itself. The whole thing became as clear as daylight to me as I scanned the draw ing. These things which Clarence Bellby had called the poor little fellow's pathetic toys! The rabbit was the War ten In which I was seated. The loco motive stood for the railway which was behind me, and the lines were the rail way system and showed that there. was a branch railway to the beach at Sand gate, 1 never had been yet to any of these places, but I now knew their po sitions as well as if I had. Hastily I seized my guide-book, with Its map of the district. Yes; there were the rail ways, and the church stood for Canter- "CAP" STUBBSYou Can't Count On Ma bury and, away beyond, the stone was ically an oyster, and stood for Whlt stable, the "11" stood for, I guessed, an other landing with which "1" would there link up. Beyond the railway line was the high semlclicle of the downs, which would form an Inner camp and would, once held, make the landing of a million men easy and safe. At all events that is how It stiuck me. though I knew, of course, nothing of military operatlohs. Next I turned my attention on the series of figures underneath the main drawing. It was long before I could make anything of them, and In the end 1 was doubtful. However, what I seemed to make out was- this: the dtaw Ings on the top of each of the series indicated a place. Theie was the repe tition of the two targets alieadv used as a symbol for Hythe, on account of Its musketry school, to show me that. In each In the series a number followed, and of these I could make nothing. Then there followed another drawing, and to each of these I turned my thoughts These were, as I made them out, draw ings of a violin, a pall of srlssots and a pah- of eyeglasses. Set together in a list they at once. 1 think, become sug gestive. I was hot on the scent now; far loo ken and excited to llngei where I was. Putting away mv papers I made off rapidly along the foreshore In the direction of Folkestone, anxious to ver ify my theory that there were In Folke stone a hairdresser, In Hvthe a jeweler and In Sandgate a musician, who could tell me as much of little Eitel's secret as any other three men In England, though I suspected I should not find them to be men of English birth. Well, 1 had a nice little surprise for them once they were found; for I had an idea as to how I might find them, which I put Into practice when 1 en tered Folkestone. At the postoflice In the Sandgate road I got possession of a local directory, which, to my satisfac tion, proved to be a well-arranged puh Icatlon. giving not only the Inhabitants n alphabetic order, but also a classified list of trades and occupations. It also did the same thing for the neighboring Sandgate and Hythe Turning lis pages I came on the list of hairdressers. There were about forty classified as halrdress ers and perfumers. Now if I found the street number of any one of them to correspond with a-iy number on the Eltel column I might be certain I had found mv man! The num-' bers under what 1 took to be Folkestone on my paper were 16 and 27. Was there any hairdresser In the diiec(orv with a shop, in any street, at either "of these numbers. Yes, there was! This was the entry: Black. F 15 East Cliff Steet. There was no entry that gave 27 as an address, so the second number must re fer to something else. However, for veri fication I tried the directory for a Sand gate violinist who had a shop In num ber 3 of some street. I was right on the track now, Ahn, R.. 3, Seabrook Road. This was beyond the range of mere coincidence, and it did not need the fur ther proof of ascertaining that at Hythe an optician and watchmaker assisted in throwing dust In the national eyes while he fitted glasses on the public nose: Daubmann, IS West Parade. (CONTINUED TOMORROW) J ' In the conference. Every ono seemed suddenly willing to he reasonable. "Well, 1 like Birds." he said, "but thn Government is urging us to grow every hit of food we can this year, and I'm trying lo do It. The Bird's ent so much fruit and heirles nnd grain and green si tiffs that I thought it would he unpatriotic to let them waste It. That's why I had the agent put up those new-fangled Scnreciows, and that's why I shot at the Birds that wouldn't stay away. It was to pro tect food so our soldiers could have it." "That's Mr. Dalton's side of It." said Peggy to the Birds. "Now what have you to sav?" At once n whole crowd of Birds fluttered to the front, each trying to tell his story. Peggy had to bring them to order. "One at n time," she ciled. "Mr. Swallow, you're first." "You bet I am," shrilled Mr. Swal low pugnaciously. "I used to live in Mr. Dalton's barn and I paid my rent many times over hy catching thou sands and thousands of beetles that were trying to eat up Ills K-irden. Now that he has bounced the Birds out. the Beetles are growing fat and Mr. Dal ton Is growing poor. So am I." Mr. Uoldftlnch came forward shyly "I had a home in the hedge." he sang sweetly, "and I paid for it by ridding the field's ot myriads of Insects and, besides that, I cleared away the this tles, burdocks and other weeds." "And I kept tho nnts from spreading everywhere," said Mr. Thrush. "I've killed Just millions of bugs and caterpillars that were attacking his fruit trees," twittered Bob Olink. "I've eaten spiders, worms and in sects," declared Blue Bird. "I've paid for the cherries I've eaten a hundred times over by dig. King up cutworms," boasted Robin Redbreast. "Last jear I saved him from the. White Orubs. 1 eat grasshoppers and everything," cried Killdeer. "The Night Birds work' at night," hooted Judge Owl. "Field mice, grasshoppers and other destroyers are among our piey." "I'm Boh White, Boh While!': whis tled a Quail, ' kill beetles, bugs, weevils, moths, locusts and worms, be sides eating the seeds of weeds." "Maybe I've heen hasty!" cried Farmer Dalton. "I didn't realize you Birds did so much for me. If I wel come you back to my farm will you promise not to touch the crops?" "We will be too busy eating the food Huns to touch the crops," shouted the Birds. "Then we will make a treaty," said Farmer Dalton. "I'll throw open my farm to you and " Suddenly he was interrupted by a rough clamor. Blue Jay and a flock of bctsterouH young Jays, all rudely, clattering, burst Into the council hall. "Whe-e-e-e! We've been having a rip-roaring time in Farmer Dalton's orchard and garden." screamed Blue Jay, not noticing the presence of Peggy and the other humans. "We ate all we could and ripped to pieces what we couldn't eat! Whe-e-e-e. It was fun!" Peggy Jumped to her feet in dismay. Farmer Dalton had gone white with anger. "There, you see!" he shouted. 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