tB!T-T.rM? TSH' -i..-c v- .' - - -35, Ms. &' -f - "4u. WP" "T" -JM rT ' ' ' ' ' ' ' '' '' ' Z"Jrt y MEMBER OF THE FAMILY CAN FIND SOMETHING INTERESTING HERE TO READ i"" ").:, ei(--p!HBBHBLPI11a, Saturday, june i, tats HE CRACK IN THE BELU JSTORY OF POLITICS IN PHILADELPHIA BY 'PETER CLARK MACFARLANE "font, J8J, tn Piiolle Ltdotr Co. 1 APTERXX (Continued) DING himself surrounded in the slight glare with a ring nf Inter- a faces, Jerry's Blanco instinctively eated to them, but only to read In f- BVIIMHlnn nnr. nl n .. V. n U j DAincoiiiuii ajiiiuini ,i, ,11111 Hie 1 ver nad said Behind the fnces of were faces of women on the curb. Women heirln tn tnlce nn Interest in Itlcal discussion. een whero thev ,nnot vote; eipecially do the wives of Kinsmen, since tnev nave come to more and more tn politics for a. 10- 1 Ion of their own Problems In domestic homy, '"llut the tfirtft Isn-f oti lean a Iiam Sr5ed.',crrv' addressing himself to ail lis nonest government or dishonest ns taxes and the rents are higher than rlSVjOUirht tO be. the KPrt Irn In ununra fifand waiter, police protection nnd thats JS All poorer trnn It ought to be 'S ou rn disfranchised by this machine; jou are j?treated,Ilke slaves Don t ou see that j&mothew?" he asked, calling out at a ven S,ture to the women on the curb ;fe But their faces were blank and ex- i'presslonlesa for a moment, then thev turned to each oth"t anc? laughed or chuckled among themselves, although Anally a voice from behind the front 'f row, and therefore out of sight called DacK. a - -we aon 1 nave money tee pav taxes or sr notnvn else 11 we non t nave worn ' W "' Ay y ken," grunted Sandv Smuggling his pipe bowl In his hand "It's brandlt on tho souls o' the women too Ye'll no get tho people o' Kenslng 1 ton to vote against the Bepubllcan parts llthat finds their bread unif butter for ejthem. I'm tellln' je, Mr An her " And turning away, the old Scotchman, amid murmurs of approval wriggled out of , the uncomfortable prominence In which ,he had suddenly found himself ' The feeling of disappointment In j Jerry's heart must have reflected Itself 3. In his face. "M ThfV ran t Sep if. lr ArphBr" snlrl younger and more Intelligent appearing lan. Bushing up 'These neonle have ad their lesson, and thev think thev re mny. What (Mindv nnld Is what the ill bouses drive Into them nil the time. ad they don't dure think anv thing else." Jerrv. detecting the note, of Hvmnntltv 'and of understanding In this man reached out his hand to him with n amlle of relief I thought eversbodv here was against i rne !" he exclaimed 1 "Well, I m against vou too Mr Infly. "but for other reasons 1 can t bob how a vote tor Penrose is an nettei than a vote for Vares And It lsn t, declared Jerry stoutly "But that's whit vou're vvorkln for you're fighting for I'enroe " "On the contrary." objected Terrs a ttlo heat creeping Into his tone "on ib contrary, tney aro working for us The new speaker allowed his left ejelld indulge in a cynical droop "Those birds?' ho sneered ' Who 'er knew them to moult a feather to any nest hut their own Mv cousin beaten till he afterward died In lunch of election officers over In the nth Ward and right in the polling :e Besides, J m on or sou rcrorin tl was for Blnnkenburg, and look t he did to us " Did to sou"" exclaimed Jerrv tilntr "Ho cave sou the best ad- Istration Philadelphia ever had ' What did he do to us'" and the lakers face flushed witn anger at an leasant memorj " He double-crossed -that's what Mallorv 's ms mine ir Archer. Jim Mallory, and Ive been bug for better government for twent ra, and tne goal in mis warn 01 rv reform campaign till this one " MSPwhat you have, Jim," Jeered the lookers. ,VR(ght orer there on that corner " Itt on Mr. Mallory, shaking his hand lentiy at tne spot wnere jerry ihii ,e nis speecn; ngni on tnit corner KenDUrg told mo voters or mis warn If anv cltv official dired to violate Shern law in the coming elertion uld see that he lost his 1011 win was the result' Whv. on election them pirates came in here and did what tney d been a-noin iney t pay no more attention to the law tnan 11 mere wasni anv when Blankenbnrg was elected gujs were scared to death Thev their hour had come, and went In' round the streets, the sickest- bunch for about a week ou see. And then w nat nappeneu ' Blankenhurg makes a bod speecn ays we'll nil be Rood fellows to- ' and ovenooK me past .one oi pirates was punished not one of ey came around and laughed in my r Their wives insulted mv wife children stuck out their tongues children on tne street 1 was work and behind with my rent. was all rlcht with my Hndlord hese fellows went and stirred It 111 the landlords agent to hive me Id. I had a light and tney iook from me. Ight." electric ugnt aown mere inai right In my back yard and in Istairs windows, and they Rot h to take it away from me and away up by the other division 1 house. Its tnere yci h e won tlon, but tlio machine rronu nun me, Derause ine kiui iiuii and my nlde wouldn't either I me or help me itel even so lur hunch cave me the horse- IThat ain't very encouraRlnp to for reform " And Mallory n his eloquence to wlpo a heated ' aeel" said Jerry, who had been r resneetfullv. for the sincerity nan was bejond question "And the division leaner ior iiianu- iu. And did he tnrow oui me hat worked neatnst him? lfe did V. And did he put us Into the Admln ilon us men that had been (i' for reform ever since anjnouy t remember? Not on your life pulled a Civil service ruie on us m for Civil service too, wnen u Hght and not wrong, but I m not 1(1. J Can I JlilBO II coiilliianH rraphy and algebra and l"ga lu-call-'ems But I can talk like Uncle, ana 1 m a goon jieiB"ur carry my division most 01 uw 1 wApifinFmnn ton not a bum or a rind I'd have done the city good . in a lnt nt tnhs. Instead, thes the old political bum In, feedin' iingry mourns 01 in wib""" Pas goin- 10 nsni. rcmuii ; ectlon the same as ever and did and beat It too, 11 you rrmrai ' vou want to know why George was beat so bad, Mr. Archer 1 nnA flnn. It don't PaV to lor 'reform, because reform don't liuwit fop the Individual: andi it Jay to wqrk for the Organization 11 ias.es care 01 no 'ra' It. Archer that's all wrong" 1 face was very tnougnuui. i.u that in some utKree 1110 aa misrepresenting Blanken- ithat in a large aegree uitrre In his plaint, ai any ram practical sense In It, for the ufacturer was neginning 10 Ke necessity tor oivision a,na t. so long as human nature Ilia was consiiiuieu nn 11. etion laws In Pennsylvania phAnffpd nnd he was. more- k?tM athnrVfA at the idea of worker being rewarded with a' h had been 'two months 1 talking to Michael Kelly workin ior Ja reiuriu uc- ; to get a jod;- weni on reading Jerry's thoughts. f twlieved In It. But some- have the lobs It stands f.the city would get better impioyes mai Deueve inai ht la run for the people h bosses, Iletlue. ir you next time ou'ie cot kf workers In tho warns Ion Ihe Job right alont. time par, inornin, I, Sunday, dolnr the 1 leader, taain- car or to' wan), and takla' I Ifco bottom where the t Ml trouDl. Doy tmt to bo arrejted. . w la debt or Ioe Mr aie.' me Jg'-1!!-'-. td3.Jjad thi: ii:orLK KITH III ( MM, II Wl, tells her father that Jer Is mlaslnR the erent man calls IrDVUMls, an unoflleial orll lal on the lone distance telephone at Atlantic Olt Jcrrj s releasa Is duo to tho ertect e work of Ldmunda, Uucklngham a liush button From VIICHWI KriM, a Carev division leader 3rrr while restlnc In the I nfajette Club before ret irnlng; home Rets his rlrst lesar- In prartleal politics He learna that the OrKanlzatton a prlrrars oblert Is dealln out Jobs and that Just no linn as It rerforms Its part of the pact with bljr business and turns oer Republican major ities In all leKtatatie and national Hertlona It will not l Interfered with locallj 'll.W lRrNTl 11 boauiirul voune Jewish Elrl atops lorry on the street na he Is about to leaie tho club for Ills homo and thanks him for his manlv defense of the peraecuted Hosenerweur When she leaves him Jerry notices a sinister hKure folloutns tho elrl Kelly Informs him that tho perain la JOK VIMIioNn, a thue pickpocket and gunman under political rroteetton When M! refuaes to co with him to a dance the cancster reteneea himself upon the slrl s father b havlne htm arresteil on a trumped up eharge Aurentskv la compellel to sell hla business and to pauperize himself in order lo placate Maldono and to bribe the Vtaeistrato to disml'S the rase for lark nf rldenre A shvster lawver Isaaes also aetB a sharp of the profits' When Jerrv koos to the polleo station to be arrnittned he learns that the haree aelnst him has leen Clamlssed In conversttlon with the VlnKlVrnte he finds that the ludpe was a former dork hand who was rewardfd Willi the Important $1000, p rr ioh b Jimmv Carey for turnlne over n pertain mimlu r of ott-a renularls .lorry soliclta Kells a aid In finding Slvs and then turns lo his friend MOTOR Kill I INMIN, a. voune lawser for support Vletor Joins tho 'Save PhlladPlphia part and promlsra to proofed oealnt Maidnno JIVI ItXMI, n Ounclla lolbvlst has demanded J'nno from the Archer Tool Works to pet a frnnhle for a spur track acrosa Hn irfl street throueh Counells er a father anl brother ara wltltne to lay the bribe tecauso their request has been lenored for weeks In the local lecMatlip I od Thp soune man his sn.i of political lutlre aroued refuses tn 1 arualn with ltaol anl flnallv wins his I rother a support to fieht rtsnd nnd the Oreanlzatlon ' Jerrv s plan consists In ereetfne a mammoth slcn oer tho faetors tallnff thit (!oernment work is betne hell up sol diers and sailors lives are initerilei because Jim Rani s hrilio (I'lninl is not met VI KIMtW, a reporter while on a visit to thp Third anl Do I.ancey streets station houe dls oers the erasure on the ' blotter of the arrest of Jerrv He writes a slor which soon makes Jerrs a popular hero This new turn of affairs coupled with the public svmpathv aroused l Jerrv s aisn worries Hucklngham When lerry refuses to remove the slen Incendiaries set it on fire Over the burned framework Jerry has pilnted W V P-urlied Our Men' The eploe makes lerrv still more popular anil rounrils committee eranta the Vrch.r Tool Worka the desired franchise ...... . , .L , u. When Jerrv with Kell s aid flnallv locates Svlvv her father soured bv his eaperlenre- his turned Into a rabid anarchist and refuse, Jerrv well meant help On the vvav to the I.afajetto Club Keltv points out man I roe Hollow eunnien under Maldonos dlreetlon While l.rrv is telelhonlne from the Hub it is attacked bv Mai don.is e,mmen e 1 b5 a a. re ml nf police In elvlllans clothes K. II) with drnvvn revo ver holds back the assaulters enahllne Jenv to escape loune Archer enes tn Ho mrsvn wh. is surprised to learn that Meldono had been released from Jail n i,i vrhe.e he lawver had .uc, eede I In puttlne him When Jerrv eoes back to tho ?"f!r Warl ho vvltnesseK the brutal attack on carev anl Maurer ant the murder of I""7)n'eleIiuPo1reve Jerrv cnmpaienlne for tho nevvlv formel Town Mcctlne Tartv eet, another lesson In practical lolltl s in Kenslneton corrupt or unfair n lot of Ihe time. It lust tBkes time and attention ami human evmpnthv." v,e' Anion shouted tne crnvvu making fun nf the cv ingelicrti upon which Mnllotv s vole note had siuinoie-u .... .,. . pnrnrnipr Vou" hlSlTbrora flBuio "hat the people ' vote on the issues lhat vou just put the Issues before them and thev mike un their mind inci go om. ....w "- i -- i.. t iVia - iiiritrnipni in'"' alnt ten per cent of cm votes tint vvav The' are Influenced bv Ppr-jotnl reasons-bv the man In the dlvHon tint represents one sld- "f, '"ot." they like him or tho don t like lit m thev ve got lontldonce In him or not thev re untlei obligations or thev alnt Vnd thlt's the waj the votes is pulled in ""itarMNr" Jested the "" again It was a funnv eonvirsatlcm thii. with the excited M.llorv monologulng like a phnnognph. and the group of oil ier kers, most nf whom knew the in in In llinitelv, liughlng, jeering or approving acLording to the fat-hlon of boisterous, fun-loving merlcans of their tvpe Jer rv sensible of the ludicrous element in the situition was none tho less eagei enough to get the popular point of view aid he eontlnucd to HMen attentlvtlj vou people are going to lose went on M illnrv because vou haven t got my organization at the bottom except where vou re using Penrose men Thev u gel out the vote according to their custom . but t ike it In this ward There s just two crowds here thp Itepublltans and the reformers Whoever has got the ntv Committee gets the Itepubllcan votes thats the Vans this time and time alnt no ground workers here to get out the reform vote because the was all allowed to starve to death bv the Blnnkenberg dminlhtratlon oure pretts hard on Hlankenberg, criticized Jerrs Oh, Hlankenberg was right admit ted Mallorv Hut he wasnt practical You got to be light and practical too, If vou re going to do an good The re former that alms too high does just about as much harm as theFe fellows that don t aim at all but Just muddle alone takln whit thes can get away with and leaving whit they cant Thats the stuff Jlmmic. hand It to him straight' Jeered a south In the crowd ohvlouslv under the voting age With this last observation, however Mallory appeared to have run down and stood waiting and his audience with him to see If Jerrv would not attempt some sort of extended response That voung man did not. merelv exclaiming In that frank teise way of his which was mak ing him more friends every day among the common people "Mallors, there maj be an answer to all that sou h ive said but I won t at tempt to argue with sou now ouve Interested and perhaps instructed me Pel like jour address" Mallorv gave It and Jerry wrote It down The crowd, seeing Its entertain ment at an end, was filtering away until the two men stood quite aimic a. uuucn privacy which tempted Jerry into one more question "So you think we'll not win tomor row ? ' Not a chance Whv?' ... Wei), to my mind there's ceveral good reasons, besides those we've been talkln about For one thing, lot of these reformers that are howling the loudest ain't registered. The can't Tote. Armstrong, the leader of jour ticket, lsn t registered ' Jerry hluslieel for Armstrong but he also blushed for himself his father and his brother, not one of the three Archers had taken the trouble at the "CAP" STUBBSIt Was vMN J rM i m i i ' " m ii tJt fy ...-. II -' Bj .Mm v' in tiik story IHtllV Alt! llUt, who, with tils 'Mt trother Paul la arthelj conllnulnflf lh lunlncsj nf lh" rrhT Tool Works Is ilubhM Into iinf nnclousnss snrl srrrfltPd hv l'atrnlmnn SironchurKT when thn young man outraged at the n"llirnan s hrtiul trpatment !if Morllz Itnrnsrwlic (om's to that prisoner s npsHlntice lloaensrwls has lrn lakn Into (atol a the llnal ftp In tho rtty iiorsrrullon nrlslns from factional .llffrrenros In the lllooils" rifth ' Ward Jrrrv la rleasoil from Jail his cbpp dropporl and MronBnurffer broko' that Is roquostrd to realRn before being tired aa the r?ult of tho Intervention of a faml'v fri nd Ull. I, MID II. Ill ( MNf.lIWI, nnanrlll Eenlus and the most poiverful man In i'hlladetphia t hla no I pollllcnl bosses ns well la tnelr underlines ramp anl move faat When HurklnBhom a dnuchter proper time to register vet he did not foci It nicesir to explain this to Mal lorv Thev sav there s 20 000 of the m not registered and that s enough to Iof' went nn Mallorv each additional ohser v itlon revealing tint It w is possible for .i c om na ra 1 i v ei v lllitpr.itp mm to nosstss a high degree of politic nl astuteness Thin then s the votes thev buy or Irtlmld He and that s all the ctri ones uiiv ntcci in orcier in v. m I am nren irt-el tn admit said Jerrv wishing to be honest with the flcrcelv frank Ml Mallorv, tint Intimidation Is practiced I hive Feen It practiced but liming ' "I have seen 'em bought like cattle here at other elections." assured Mr. Mallorv. "I've seen little bundles of voters get together nnel hold out nil dav for their price Sometimes If the election wilt, rinse thev got It; sometimes If It wasn't the market broke and IIipj cashed In for n quarter n piece" "Horrible'" ejaculated Jerrv, and vet he believed Mallorv "But with the secret billot sjstem," he reasoned, I linn t see how thes make sure that the vote of the Intimidated oi purchased man Is delivered " Our old friend 'assistance to voters.' foi one thing marked ballots for an other explained Mallorv ' 'Assistance to voters'" I've heard of that, of course but I don t understand how It works ' Mallorv looked surprised "S.iS ' he exclaimed ou're k nd of short on information for a man that s around tnakln' the hort of speeches jou can tear off ' Jerrv responded frnnklv ' v.ou must have alrcads suspected all Phllidelphli knows. If It cares to think of It tint I am a tvro In politics I m ashamed to confess that I m doing ins first seriniiR political dutv In this campaign lints whs I rn bo Impatient to eager to win ' ou wont win' said Mallors semen tiousls, and then went on with a repls to Jerrs s question 'Assistance to voters'" Whs thats a clause in the law that savs a man who swears he is phv "Icallv dis abled cant wiite or cant see or some thing can ask for assistance and take a man Into the booth to mark his bal lot for him The was It works Is that the bosses make an man thes aln t sure of swenr he is in need of assistance. Yru 11 see a storekeeper that can read and write ns well as sou do. a school teacher even come in and ask for as sistance nnd sou II see the division lead, er walk in and mark his ballot for him 'But he has to perjure himself to swear he needs assistance If he doesnt. objected Jerrs . , ' Perjurln' don t worry 'cm none, af firmed Mallors "But eleitlon officers must know-r-"A lot of limes thev know, but flier don't u mi) thing. If one of 'em took himself ton serlmml) and did object, he's liable lo pick up an unexplained wallop on the Jaw either then or later. Besides, the custom Is so ancient It's got to be kind of houorable," Urn '" said Jerry rather glumly "And Sou say they have a scheme for marking the ballots? ' "Yeh; thats another wis." responded Jim, proud of his ability to Instruct Jeremiah Archer "First place the hallot elerk has to be In cahoots, Then one of the reg ulars Is sent In to vote, unci the ballot clerk slips him two ballots together Insteoel of one. He murks one nnd votes It, then takes the cither outside, where thev mark the ballot and fold It tend give it to the next votclr the want to deliver, who puts it in Ills pocket. He goes in, gets a ballot, retires to the a Terrific Explosion ISHn, OUT. , U J-0'S SSSSJESSSIOSSSSSSSSBBBBSSBaSBBSBIOBBSJSjnHHiSBoBSW. BVBJBHBJBBBrtB01SSaaSHSaBBSaSSSMSSaiHbSMSaBflBBMOBl WkBSSajSBMSSMSBaSSBBMBMSMMSBBSMSMMSSaMMM.MeiW MHMa-aaHa-BaHaaMl i- i 1 "iBB , bnotli, folds II, snlistltutes for It the ' tnnrkeel Imllnt In Ills pocket, wlilch he (pills In the Imllol box, nnd comes nRt side, vou sre, wllh nnothor clean ballot. This clean ballot, which he surrenders when he rotnes outside, Is Hip evidence Hint he has tnted Hie marked one, nnd nil Hip worker tins to tin Is tn murk up Hip new ballot nnd fflle It tn the next man he sends In, who repeats tltn ripprntlcin exnrtlv. It's llkp 1111 endless rltnln, bringing; nut cleim ballots nncl sending In marked ones alt dnv long." 'Vnd that will be done hero tomor row ' Inquired Jcrrj flcrcelv "It's bren done miinv n time, wherever It was safe nnd necessarv," responded Mnllnrv with 11 shrug. Inwirdlj lerrv was nther sngpered bv what his informant told him so plililv, but otitwardlv he lnllled tn tlie tvlent of t-avlne stoutlv 'This would nil be ver depreislng, Mi Millnrv If 1 could adopt vour cvnlcil attitude toward tho voleis of I'hlloilelphlt but 1 do not I cannot think thev are so irivon or mi obtuse ns vou Imnclne I expect such nn outturnlng of tho common people Hut the result will bo n triumph"' . Mallorv HUKhed good-nnturedlj " 1 know the feeling Mr Archer, ' he i-ald I vo lud It but I know what It s like 011 the morning .ifter too Anv how, I wwh vou luck ' 'I lie production m imger of the Archer Tool, Works incj the boss of some rousta bout lilmi In Hip shipping department of a cirpet factors hhook hands .ind parted (fllMIM HI VIOSIIA ) , THE DAILY NOVELETTE SQU1RMG KtNCY ib Mns.o.m:,RY NANCY HAHION was tho most popu lar girl In Mlllvllle Kversone lack knowlfelgeil the fact 'Its no wonder," said I.ucs West rather enviously It must be admitted to Ada Cabot as thev walked down the street together It s not Vancv herself It s hpr mother -she s so hospitable and entertaining l.verv time there s i skating partv or i theatre partv or l Hod Cross meet ing Mrs Ballon s sure to sav 'Now veil voung folic , come back to our houo when Its over and well hive, a sociable nip o tei And then she al was"? tikes the crowd up to theli sum mer place for week-ends Whv the onlv wav the bovs can repay the nbllgitlnn Is bv squiring Vnncv nrnund ' A oil never heir or see ipvthlng of her father Her mothi r 'the whole f mi lls Theie she goes now " exclilmed Ad i exrltedlv with Phil Desmond In his roidstPi I guess he likes hei prettv well hut be eotild never take i ire of Nanrv In the stvle she s been used to on his salarv Anv wav the iiddi cl is an afterthought he s just been i illed tn the colors, so , don I believe anv thlngll come of it not for somp time anwvav Hut nncv Hartnn s cerlalnlv a luckv girl and she looked again at the trim little car that wis fist dis appearing up the road Too Miirh I un 'I reallv hnrdlv have i chance tn get acquainted with some of mv friends s dd ..ane i to herself when Phil Pfsrnond hid brought the little car to her door ind gone hick to his desk at the bank Mother nlvvnvs m mages- to have such a crowd around the house all the time or else I in juct coming home to get readv to gn some ivheio else Nov Phil Desmond but then I know lm an ungrateful wretch nfother just does ill this to make things pleisant for me, and this is how I nppreel He It " And Vnncv went upstairs to puk her trunk for she was leaving that evening for the home of one of hei school friends to be maid of honor at her wedding ' I almost hate to go " she told her mother vv hen she was all re idv espe clallv since Beth and the twins are coming tomorrow I d just love to see thoo darling babies ' 'Well den. ' said Mrs B mon, '"We 11 trv tn keep them till vou come back and if we tint, whv jou can arrange ST&MLTHY T& U (CopirlB'it 101 by Public I cdotr Co ) rilAPTI.lt l (Continued) IT TOC Etorj, T TOOK me a good hour to tell mj but It did not exhaust their pa tience neither did thev interrupt me bv a tingle question Sometimes nn eje brow would be lifted, but whether In Incredulity or astonishment I could "not sas sometimes thes exchanged a glance; ane when I came to that part of my tale which concerned Mr Beilbj and Mr. Buncombe and expected a smile, they remained grave and unmoved Ob sessed as I then was with tho shadow v nature of the evidence and with mj perpetual failure, to btture nnj tangible and convincing proof I laid great stresi on the relentless and unceasing nature of the attempts made to recover the lit le Uitel document, and on the impossl blllts of believing it to be the innocent and pathetic thing Mr Beilbs made out and flnishee bs telling them the result of mv investigations In the Folkestone directors that daj I think I put the thing lucldls and calmls ; but all the same when, it the end Captain Macken zie asked If they night see the little Kite! drawing, I was afraid that the ap parently guileless Innocencv of that childish production would, once more, undo the effect of ms stors- Mackenzie's hard trembled as he put it out to take possession of the paper, and I, being now as sensitive as a schoolgirl to ans laughter with a hint of lldlcule in it, shot a glance at his face to see If It reflected a correspond ing emotion 'This Is priceless' murmured the lieu tenant, scanning the paper Presently he lifted his eses to me 'Mr Abercrombs," he said quietly, "jou may not know the Clreek for im mortalltj',' but jour knowledge of Oer man mas yet make jou Immortal In l'ngllsh hlstors " He waved a hand at ms' astonishment, and explained 'This morning jour Interest In the ' tn pav Beth and John a little visit later on " So Nnncy was packed oft amid boxes and bundle; filled with finery, nnd the week of her visit she was gajer than ever getting her friend safely nnrried oh Vnd then she came home, devoutly wishing that she need not accept an other Invitation for a month, nnd all of a sudden she found that she had no home n Home I cr her fithri 1i.nl the measles and the house was quarantined It was quite the most spectacular thing that Amos Birtnn had dune In Ills vers meek nnd uneventful life Ahsolutch ruled ovet bv lis vttn,ivet nt'iuled and vers clevei wife, he had up to now merdv furnished tin background in the shape of funds to keep up the Barton rcputitlon for hospltallts But tn go home was of course out of the question for Nancv John Orth met hei lit the train and told hei so, nt the same time handing her nn less than n dozen lnvllntlons from her vari ous friends lo tome nnd stas with them during her fathers Illness 'Beth nnel the twins barely i,ot off In time he explained 'and jnui mother and a nuise are tin re to take cate of him ' Nnncs stood on the station platform for a moment undecided Just then Phil Desmond rode bj on his way back from lunch Orth hailed him nnd the little roadster turned Ht gr ly no'n In their direction In a moment Nancs s mind was made ur. "Jaht, I m gclrg home, with jou" she said qujcklj "I'm going to stay with Beth and the twins and help keep house " ' That s right," said John Orth heart ilS', for he was vers fond nf his pretty slster-ln-l.iw 'That II bo fine," and he turned to greet Desmond with u he irtv grip for the two had hern In college together nnd were great friends ' I m Just carrvlng Nancy off to my place. Phil he txplalned 'ou know the res n menshs man' up at 1-er house so sfm can t go home You must i oino out with mi for dinner some night, and " Beth and the twins and ihem with n twinkle In his eve, well make Nancy git the dinner, Uh Nan"" N uiev nodded dellghtedlv and echoed liei luotlic r-in 'in s Invitation M.iv I come again Sundas, Nancv ' asked Hhil Desmond as he was tal Inc his leave one evening '"ion see I don J 1-m vi how many more bund is s I shill he here ' ' v. i s ,) cm,,." 5ald the girl 'It's Marv s d iv out. unci I II get that supper Hut I promised jou that dav at the station and she waved to him gas Is is he tocle aw ly Minelav 'Mindiy tamo nntj t ,U13 A mcrrA quirtet that sat down to the evening meal In lb. orth household ants waited nn the t ible, and Phil Desmond contrived to tike hold of hei hand verv time she passed anvthlng to him, but Nmcv de mtiip, but with cvts shin ing feigned never to notice him Then she taught the two men to wipe the cllsie. although John Oitli detlnied lh it he had seivcri his apprenticeship long ago so he and Beth would retile so tint Phil might hive i few pilvatc lessons" And vcrv much to Nancj's discomfiture thej did n 'I think vou should have a clctn towel" she Mlil to Phil when she found herself alone with him You ought to know that much vouisclf trv Ing to be severe to covci In r embarrassment nd she shook out a flesh towel with nnnice spars force nnd held it out to him Phil Demnnd took the towel and the two little hands that held It, and cl ispcd them firmls- In h's "Nnncs" he said sou know I love vou elevi ' tilting her head until he compelled tier eves tn meet his You've known that for a long time, little girl, but I haidlv darpd to ask vou befoi e vou seemed so different in sour own homo But Ive wanted vou so much, .Nancv Won't jou cook mv dinners for me alwajs'" 'Will ' sijd Vjncv, blushing rosj' and under his gaze, If jou II promise to wipe the dishes for me alwajs, perhaps I mav consider it" And although he did not promise In so manv words somehow his answer complelels s itlsfied her Vontlay'i Complete .Voieletlc "FAIIIjY BIRD ASI THE B'OcJf." Ptitefc; JOHN. gUSOJM subject of invasion was erv marked It had evldentlj occupied sour mind much morp as a definite nnd toncrete project than as an abstract posslbllits' Of touiss I see now whs that was so, hu this morning I did not know, and sou i.ilsed suspicion" Verv easllv done" the lieutenant In terjected 'It's hlsv laj, jou know a Secret Service bloke ' Ive had warning that something was afoot" Mackenzie went on 'But we nevei could laj a finger on anything Well from vour talk and other things, the pistol jou carry In your pocket for instance, I guessed jou were no clergs man To make sure I had that Interest ing talk with jou this afternoon in the Warren, and got jou if jou remember, to write down a word which, if jou were what jou affected to be, you must knew " "Uvcrvthlng comes In handy with us" the soldier continued ' Well. Mr Aber cromhy, after I had ascertained you were no clergyman I kept an eye on jou all the nfternoon ." 'What1' I cried "You followed me and !" 'Not In a way that disconcerted jou, I hope, and It was very useful to mo to mark the places jou visited" ' Black's and Aim's and ruubmann's?" 'Preclselj, I couldn't quite make out, though, why jou merely looked at these places and did not enter" 'That left sou guessing Mac," said the sailor, raillery In his voice The other nodded ' Thought Mr Abercromhy might be a spy sent to spy on the spies," he said "But I should have known all about him tonight " Tonight'" 1 cried. Incredulous 'Tonight jou were to have been quiet ly arrested by the police on the pre tense of being an absconding solicitor Then you would have had to endure a thorough rummage Into your antece dents and present possessions We should have found this drawing" 'And made nothing of it,' I said grimly Mackenzie's eyes glimmered at me. 'I should have made just what I .. nr" ii, , -i iK-alA, d. I OJ t By DADDY FOES OF THE FARMER A complete new athentute each ucck, beotnntny Monday CHAPTER VI The Rout of the Pests (rcgi)V, fliulini that farmer Itnl ton's tear traps arc being dctouiqd by ttoiiit niirf Instcf pest i," seeks, to cnltit the aid of the lUids, onll to find that thiy nip nf enmity ttlf'i the fniimi ii( en bltintn betitcen them, nnd tatehci up their tioublcs) through Mr Dalton's farm the 1 fCK od-destrojlng Huns were In high glee. In the polnto pitch the Colo raelo Ileetlis ns the potato bugs called themselves held full s,vay. "When we get through," they hum med tn each othei, "there'll not be a vine left nml without vines how can potatoes glow?" In the wheat fields and meadows the grasshoppers and field mice plajed anil foisted In the bean fields caterpillars and worms wete bus'. In the tiuck gnrden tomato worms, cut woims cabbage worms, and a whole host of giubs and bugs ate and ate,' while they planned bigger feasts to com" Out In the orchaids Insects and I n v no held revels unchecked. ' This is a fine farm." buzzed the tiny pests, ' This is a s,plcndld farm." chirped tho laiger Insects And the woims and grubs never said a thing, but ato and ate Suddenly tho sky gievv dark. Th hugs and beetles began to seek shelter under leaves. Night crawling woims tune fiom the.li holes A great shadow swept down upon tho eaith, swinging lowei and lower. "It's going to be an awful stoim," thought the pests And It vvuh foi them All at once thev saw that the shadov was alive, ten Ibis alive, for It was mide up t thousands unci thousands of hungry binls, every one of them n pest di.tiojei, oveiy one nf them with a tiemendous appetite I'nimer Dilton'H house stood upon a hill I'lorn heie Peggy watched the utt.itk nf the blids upon the food Huns Above hei tlicled and swooptd Geneial Swallow, who fairly eiulveied with energy as he dliccted the woik of his foites Messengers weio constantly coming, lulnglng in poits and cairying away oiders Peggy marveled nt the wav in which he hud oiganlzed his feathered aims. Theie weio cnmpitiles of swallows purplo martins, meadow 1 irks, kill deeis robins, quail, bluebiids, oiloles, bobolinks chipping sptnows wood peckers, rose-bieasted grosbeiks, gold finches and other bilds whose names I'eggy did not know. Even Judge Owl uime fluttering along at the head af a battalion of owls nnd night h iwks Kacli company had its own woik to elo Bob AVhlte led his quail into tho potato patch where they fell upon the bugs most voraciouslv. The kill deeis went after giabshoppeis. weevils, May beetles and white grubs The robins attacked cutworms, digging them out from theli hiding plates in the giound The rose-breasted cros beaks feasted on potato beetles, scale insects, chlnthbugs, giasshoppers and moths. The swallows and the mat tins rounded up insects, bugs and beetles that tried to escape, tatching them P make of It now," he replied, folding aim pocKeung tne drawing 'You can read It" I cried "Nothing in li puzzies you 'Oh, yes, one thing does fairly beat me He began to walk up ind down, lost in inougnt. The lieutenant sat watching him, while I, inwardly lncreauious as to the possibility of his being able to decipher mj document unassisted by my story, dipped from my glass Outside I heard a motor slide up to the hotel door, the engine throbbing Mackenzie btopped hie perambulation, listening Then he turned toward us and said: "Deverlll, go and take off that uni form You will find some cloth's In mj room The sailor got up quickly, anJ Rt the door they talked quietly togethe- before Deverlll left the room Captain Mac kenzie came over and stood before me I slipped my hand on to the butt end of my pistol again, not knowing what next to expect or fear. ' Ahercromby," he said, "there is something very strange about this arra r Now I liked the way In which he dropped the formal prefix to my name: it reassured me, and somehow told me that he accepted me an a comrade I knew he was all right and withdrew my hand, in some shame, from my pocket ' Of course," I said judicially, "the details are difficult' to read, but the general idea is as clear as daylight " ' 13 It?' he asked with a sigh 'To me It la the separate details that are clear, but the general Idea " he turned awaj "is black, black as mid night " ' burelj," I began But he wheeled round o-i me. Intensely moved 'It was in Germany you got that paper, wasn't It? ' Yes," I faltered wondering If he had gone suddenly mad "And these were Germans jou hunted out this afternoon !" --'-- i .lilillsVMMnn' RROR DREAMLAND ADVENTURES ieCC W ftks xiBiiBaBSSrSsftWHsiSSSs. v Partner Delion' In midair Judge Owl led Ills battalion of night biids against the field mite and beetles In tho fields, the meadows, the potato pitch, the gaiden and the orchaid, the biids pecked and ate and hunted The dcstiuctlon of useful food stooped the Instant thev swept down fiom the sky, foi the pests weie so buss trjing to hide themselves thev did not due eat. Peggy was delighted So was Tarmer Dilton 'This help is woith hundreds of dol lars to me," lie declared ' Those scare tiows will tntne out of my field bfore night, and I'll nevci put another one up" "You'll not need to," cried Mi. Svval low "If you make us welcome we swallows will live on yout faim, and no thieving tiovvs or jiys will due come aiound " "I'll have houses built for you," piomlsed the f.irmei. "I can build biid-houses" chimed In Billv Belgium. "Daddy Giant showed me how." A funny sound came fiom aiound the coinei of the house 'Cioak' Cioak' in eating bugs We flogs are bold as Chinese thugs; The toads come, too with hugei keen To help us uld oui Peggy Queen." And Into sight hopped Geneial Croaker at the head of a regiment of fiogs and toads "Wo lieaul you wanted fighters against the food Huns, so we huriled along," cioaked General Ciotkei, "We can fight Insects even if we can t fight snakes " "You can help a lot," ans,wered Peggy, happy ovei this show of giatl tiicle on the part of the frogs "Oh, but theie aie snakes' Look out!" bhe screamed as a dozen stteaks daited up behind the fiogs "They'io nil right," laughed the "One was. III swear to that, though he ! called Black " "And these were Germans who hunted you to Scotland? ' "Yes well, I can't swear to It One may have been a Jew ' By this time I was dazed "You will wonder why I ask vou these things" he said with a bewildered air himself "But this drawing, though It corroborates you in its appearance, In Its love of detail, and the evident pas sion of Its authors for a nicely arranged and dated program of operations, yet contradicts you In the one essential fact " "For Heaven's sake, say what it is," I cried Captain Mackenzie took out the little Eltel drawing ' This." he said quietly, "Is not a Ger man scheme for the Invasion of Eng land, but a French one " French!" I cried 'French! Are you mad?" . "At least, It is the program of an invasion from the French coast, from Calais, to be precise " "Calais1'- I stammered, "I don't tee how Germany can " That's It!" said Mackenzie "Neith er do I " And he began to pace the room again Nothing more was said till Deverlll reappeared In mufti. "I bent the policeman home," said the lieutenant, smiling at me Mackenzie threw off his abstraction, becoming all at once the man of ac tion "Car ready?" he asked "At the door," replied Deverlll . "Now, Abercromby," he said, turning Co me It was Indeed a night of sur prises I . "Well?' I said weakly "That pistol of yours loaded"1" 'Iv. is.'" I answered, wondering what came next 'Then bring it with you I fancy we may be In for a rough time.'1 ii I ill ...SL.C.m.. ft atd ending Saturday. 'imi'e looil on Giant ' Those are fo snakes I caught when we captured the snake aims. They aie harmless and do fine woik against field mice and bad lodents You know I piomlsed I'd set the good snakes fiee." It was getting dirk Geneial Swal low who had been Inspecting tho battlefield, flew back to Peggv "I have to leport, I'lincess, that wa have citen all the food Huns in sight. And it's a good thing because tho biids aie so filled up they could hardly swallow anothei bufr" "Oh, I know how you feel" ex clilmed Peggv, "It's Hke I do on Thanksgiving" "The owls, the night hawks, and the toads will keep watch until morning," continued General Swallow, "a.nd then we will come on duty again" 'Theie must be other faims where the food Huns aie at woik," ta,ld Peggv. "I think It would be a iflno ide i foi you to leave a guaid ptto and take the main aimy to battle'fnr the ciops wherever the pests are il tacklng" 8 1 "We'll do It if the farmers tHn let us," declaied General Swallow. "I'll attend to that," promised Mi Dalton "I 11 tell eveiy farmer I kno' what the birds have done here, an; what thev will do If the-farmers maki them their friends " "Well, I think this Is a pietty good days woik, yawned Peggy, who hi giovvn tired, The biids apparent! though so, too, for they aiose In a cloud with a giedt whlir. Peggy found lierself w tapped up In this cloud, and when she. got out, theie she was at home again and tlie birds had vanished. (7 i f7te ncr nrftenf tire Peggy has exciting experiences at an army can tonment ichcie she has a chance to icrve Uncle Sam in a thrilling nay) ClUTTKIl XII W1 HILE the car was humming up the hill out of Dover no word a hill passed between us three Captain Mackenzie leaned back, preoccupied with his thoughts It was too dark to see anything more than the arcs of our headlights on the road, and the sharply silhouetted backs of Deverlll and the chauffeur In front But when at last we topped the downs, and were neartng the Hoyal Oak Inn. which Is almost half-way between the two towns of Dover and Folkestone, he spoke, "Do you think Henschcl was killed?," The question surprised me Not only as regards its unexpectedness, but also In the peculiar emphasis he laid on the proper name 'Not a doubt of It," I answered And then, as he was silent, I began to comment on the man's bravery, remark ing on the contrast it presented to his disloyalty to his country "How do you mean disloyalty?" "Well," I answered, 'I suppose ona must regard him as disloyal to his " country. "I suppose ho was so for reward, which made him doubly base; jet If braver j- is a virtue he was a good Man; ana no man couici nave aisa more hero ically for his country than Henschel died for Engand " He fell silent again, like a man con sidering his next remark Then I felt his hand laid on mv arm "He died for his own country," he said "Be sure of that " Henschel '." I said, astonished "His name was not Henschel I can not tell you his name, though It is a good name, but he well, never mind that I wish the world could know." His words trailed off so that the last of them appeared as if he were speak ing his thoughts aloud CO.TIMJEI MONDAY) By EDWIN A r 1
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