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Jjr 413UT." objected tha young leader,
( 'cD "the minute wo begin to name can
ity 'Males we bow the seeds of division; we
,jwM enemies of those who hope to b
iro ana are not, ana enemies oi
Hir menus.
"C.I.-. I .k .,--. - --,- -.
Kc,l- leave to the people?"
n' f.i lne people; ADsurdi Where did
" & itrlQ PeP'e come In. The people are not
,4one for them.'
y iiiib ining. iney are naving it
TKjnLi '''The rank and flIe of our organlza-
1V1 . te ruiiK a
fVary atlon. at .least, oueht tri he r.onKiilted." I
."effi'WIsted Jerry. "Men chosen from
Jf l among these ward and dIMslon leaders
fkl'Jw luiuiiaitlj l.viiailiuic lilt; I.IIV I.UIII- I
SJ'mltte and name the candidates iot the
lw yriiiiaries. e ougni ootn 10 train mem
Sfc4by letting them work out the list of
CvM Candidates we're going to stand for a
(' J!"" from now and give them plenty of
ff,.. . unio to ao li i
MTSy. L The mllllonalies exchanged glances.
tfj'TfOtr tnree of them were among Jer-
Stff.y 5T s 4ist or ward leaders, Most or tnem
&& r not ; they were unfitted to be lead-
'Jfsy iney were arners Dy nature, Dy
K?S?fi .training' and by occupation
ski.- Svsted one of them, perhaps not meaning
"I'ite'li Indelicate.
"Not altogether," reminded Jerry, Into
alienee that was pregnant as being
cJ the first test of his own
capacity for
Pvivi ,-ien.uerpnijj oer 111150 111c
men "Ht-ilue,
roa name a randiuate yon II only ne
vnttlnr a man up for a target. lt he
thoronghgolng. Let'n put It up in the
-jflfW jHIWIUUBIIlluiulli m:. r. ,ui i. u,. ' .
(SSwS, ,aood (OTernment machine nf'rr bull
gi$t iting to find out the tjpc of nfln the p
fcyftg iI want. Every one of thee tlilrte
1U1-
pro-
iBle want. KTery one of tliee tlilrteen
ihandred dlrlnlon leaders we ha or
hope to hate is nn oberTatlon post on
oblle opinion. Let's wait and hear
rrcm them."
"I know whom they'll name." whispered
iWllllam H Sinclair to his neighbor 1
Sinclair, who was the leader of a ward I
In tho Keal htpubllcan organization, hadi
-maae nis money in piumuers' supplies.
'They're talking It already It's Jere
,jnlah Thomas Archer."
"Archer's my manl" murmured Hu
bert MorrUon, who had Inherited his
millions, and who had been the first to
propose naming a candidate
"Of course." assented others who
overheard, and "Nobody else to be con
sidered." was echoed round the room.
' "A clean young man with organization
Sower and rare qualities of leadership '"
eclared Henry Slmpklns. standing up
..suddenly, his utterance and hi" obvious
Intent followed by cries of approval and
a series of handclasps. "I move you,"!
kMr. Chairman." began Slmpklns and,
then it dawned upon Jerry, who had
been watching this stir all over the
room, mat tnese uenttvu-t-imy mum-ru
Mi' & tentlemen
ifes S -?r, hlm;
naa prepareu a uiwe buipup-ji
They had bpen meaning to
f , thinking thereby both to gratify him
&V' and to make sure that this organization!
Kti . ..,.- ... ...... k.lnln,. .- V., ,11.1 ,,n rllrl
-i-.a- niKHP nin
make him their candidate for Ma or,
hla usually florid face almost wnue
stnr! srnni you unnerve me 1 a
M; ormMn't t.t1i if vou do this. I hav e
ftf been serving you with no thought of,
fiSV-.' ,'i !.. time the
!-i-ii"-'! tuMn attnnhine in niir machine have said!
r2i,l j ,.-,.. ..-..-o -- - . --- . ,
KW, to me, "And wnat uo you want, .ir.
- 'Archer7 'rvotning, so neip me vou 1
iSsC?! have been able to answer. 'Nothing.
vi f,5 fcnt eood government In the city or my
SV i "But you cannot resist if In the course
kiskt v -aniversally popular demand for you
SSfr?! -. -- nn-ild-ttn for Mavor." argued
lf!tf 7 Bn-iVIm
9,it., P..,"-.... .... . l,
iSbi Jerrv hesltaten lor a moment, nia
It &atii--eB e-rnresslntr still erreater sur
Sjii-.rlae. and a succession of rapid mental
wiij" processes.
MI "Kb. frankiv. I couiu not. ne an-
EStftiiJl awered presently; dui, gentiemon. my
"ni'-ti wen-meaning inenasi 1 iow im.
'la. cenerous. but It is not wise. I ask
--vrtil not to do it."
Kffi!?-i -, T There was an interv al of uncertainty,
Mvl' iiii innira -mem pYchflnffpiI. with mur-
T&jrVT, 1 ... .....Mnnm nnA mn.-iaMnn.
Tf. s . 1 X.... I. I. !,.. nnl ni nf
Wvi.T Li , i . -a -i.M. ,V.a n ohas nF n
me ric nuv w u"hwj - " .o..
generous employe when they can achieve
their Durnose In other ways and these
Ewv JJ rentlemen reirarded Jerry as an emplov e.
r''i Ha was spending their money to do their
! . -tv . than, i-tin r n a i pm a tv innKea a.t
. .f. .,,u u fc.tt.... - .. . .....!
i Vt Rimnklns. and Mr. Slmpklns was
lnnblni at Sinclair and Morrison Si
jnu'tanenuf-lv thee men nodded assent to
each clhei giunces; tnen tney uuweu
acquiescence to Jerry's expressed wish
ana Mr. Slmpklns sat down with his
motion still sticking like a nsnoone in
his throat. There was an undercurrent
,ct approving voices mixed with laugnier,
'for the millionaires knew It was Inevlta
M that Jerrv should become the Real
PS&HRepubllcan caldldate for Mayor
S-y5W- Unable to read their minds, the young
?$& man felt that he had -achieved a neces
aFX aary victory, for It was In his humble
Brtfl1 t-but determined purpose to make Victor
,'; -JUUlnson tne caia-nate oi me jveai w
ijfej'upubllcans.
I'f ' Victor was unconsciously doing his
tV' '' part to maKe mis .iu,iuic. iuo w ,ne
?v i word he had landed jiaiaono Deninn
.-',' A kl.. .-. Tn.. V.3 oeanlnted hlrncelf with
y. .''''hrrniriitliin r' the alleged consplra-
6.'; tort In the murder and election cases.
ft-., f l. enuraee. his force, his legal acumen
-Wmmended themselves every day more
.- -.favorablv to the people of Philadelphia.
' V i '"Victor Is a natural leader ; I &m a nat-."!-,
;, tiral organizer," Jerry said to himself
l-VTneretore ne conunueu ins nn 13 iu
t&lperfect the organization, but at the same
1l2me ne engagu iu wmiiaiBu u, i"i
uint. tnetterlne f.f housing conditions
K, among the poor, a subject which had
-.ia.moa tnis ationtion ever since wiai
PJrlait to the Aurentys In their reeking
l -7fcarret.
i"5 -..One of these activities Involved a prop-
ijjosltlon to cut open, as with a surgeon's
ilBUfe. a particularly nasty carcinomai
Ih. growth of tumDie-oown tenements oi tne
lu,ml tViree.titnrv kind hv nivenlnp n
l'. treet through the middle of them. Jerry
sl Vot abundant local support for this proj
:. and when he went down to City Hall
JLtWlth the Idea It was gratifying to see
.W-fc mtmhet- nf men in Councils who were
jJti1-' to know him and anxious to oblige
A?-1 If thev could do so without antasonliiiis
-fjv the powers above them, The powers
liiabove. It appeared, did not want to lend
Jany win to JerryB political sans oy
'-allowing him to pose as an embattled I
SKMiimmnn nr ins TOor: decoru iik y. viic
-.f"'. --..- -,., ...,.,. .c : i
', .raisning innuences leu in in uic jivj-
ro)i ana tne legislation tor ine new euccl
vai going through Councils like n bullet
Aa.su., ,vti .,Mn lh..l.
'C-.r But suddenly an awful note of discord
jd" iaMiBa In Jerry's angel chorus. It np
S ifcSTtrt that tills pestilential aggregation
fx f tenements belonged to Unhurt Morrl
J ;,-" .,"' sister, and was a part of the old
rtaoa estate. To urive mar sireet
Bh would eat a haujlity maiden 1
, Income itome thonsands In the year.
it railnr the nronertv for a very
at-trHT '- sum of money (or street lm-
praiienU. ...
.Jn vain Jerry argued the profit of the
-al community above the nront of the
Baeptee lanaiaay nuocr. Aioririsuu naa
1 MMurate. This was black Ingratitude. It
red source of his support vested
Mrtr. When Hubert made this ara-u-
he Innked about him for approval
Oik -committee, and there were signs
ome races mat sucn approval a
Li? Jerry saw the look about and saw
V,algns. DUI me street went inrounii.
'.MUOeri cioseo nia ciiecniiuui., ntuv.u
I eay that he furled his angel wings
naseea out oi tne vnuruo m iii
eon. taking two or three symua.
ttc friends with him. ..,..,.
r-rr was thereby surprised at the
littleness of mankind, and disappointed,
' to, that though Hubert Morrison was
Kne'he left a suspicious area around his
. ii.. r in ti.-. -r.mmlttp-. an area of
tfA (-.wbouM ,'. I" . young
m ' J.-r." i all thin man
tupuuina. v. i .- ""-"
cMr mini oe a " j i.i
mind lin oae who. hjhip
M4 orli(ln. did pot lUtrn to
hflBil itnsled in the porltcU of
feii MMHjBlrrn. But tho young:
H)W I IIUl UHiHtVH -i-es-
a Miirwtnd witl head hUh
(AMniuss. i
ifiSn. two months after
POLITICS IN PHILADELPHIA
THE 1'EOrLE
ftft
P vAisLLKtj!kK.'&-'
Her of the most vicious sort, and a distinct political aeeet for tho "Organization "
.IIVI RAMI, a Councils' lobbjlt, MICHAEL KELLY, a Carey division leader In
(he Fifth Wardl MAX RISSMAN. a nevrsparer reporter, who prove to be Jerry Archer's
friends although In entirely different was.
EDMUNDS, an "unofllclal oBlclal," who Is Buckingham's push-button when that
personags wishes some political deed accomplished
Tilt STORY TIll'S FAR
Jerry Archer never gave any attention to politics, reform or civic affairs until
ho had his skull cracked open by a policeman's club when he attempted to Intercede In
behalf of a poor Jewish merchant feeling the suppressed wrath of the "guardian of
tho peace" That event taught tho oung millionaire that the Organization, through
Its cctotrol of tho police, dispenses favors and suppresses all opposition. Tho episode
iv Hh the policeman also brings him Into contact with Mlko Kelly, who gives Jerry his
first lesson In practical politics.
At the same time Jerry discovers the power of Buckingham, who, at tho In
stance of his 'daughter Uuth, called up Edmunds on the long distance telephone at
Atlantic City and commands that man to produce Jerry, to quash the charge and to
punish the offenders Thus It Is that tho policeman Is discharged not for having
beaten a citizen, but for having dared to Interfere with a friend of Wills rd H
Buckingham.
Ills civic consciousness aroused, Jerry refuses Jim Rand's demand for 15000 In
order to push through Councils a franchise for a spur track to the factory. At tho
psjchologlcal momnt Max Rlesman uncovers the story of the arrest of Jerry and
the two events make him a porutar Idol. Jerry has become Interested in Sylvy
AurentskA, especially eo slnco Kelly assured him that the girl was not Bafe with
such men as Matdouo a round When Sylvy's father rescues his daughter from the
punman the latter. Incensed, has Aurentsky arrested on a trumped-up charge. Mean
while Jerry had told Victor Rolllnson about Sjlvy. and the joung lawser, when he
mets tho girl In tho course of Investigating an cacldent, Immediately falls in love
with her.
Although Rolllnson has Maldono arrested, a friendly Judge releases him on ball
snd the thug la M tr ei glneer tho attack on the Lafayette Club in the Fifth Ward
and the murder of Detective Eppley Both events take placo In Jerry's presence.
After election when the Town Meeting party has been beaten. Jerry makes plane
Tor the next fight and Is Introduced to tho "Sage of Philadelphia." who discusses the
entire political situation with the vouns popular hero. This results In the formation
of a "Real Republican" organization to fight the contractor bosses The "sage"
gives Jlminy the mmes of several men who will baca th new party financially, and
a meeting Is called.
ctvlc-betterment projects ran afoul cf
some profiteering from among his ovvnl
supporters Across the htrect 110m nis
own factorv wa3 a half block of land
.he. Archers had under lease for storage
purposes; but the land acquired for trie
te 0r the new works did away with the
necessity of using this hnlf block any
longer in terrniiHiuiiK 1113 i-,.-? ,i. -"-
currecl to jerry inai uit-io rt . ,,?
ouato playground space for the children
j 0( the neighborhood, and that We vacant
iots might be turned to
u talked to Ward Leade
,-... .. l.n fit,- tn V,
I'liii nwun,.
r trltz scnait
peHr to
fr
-what lines the land cost? he askea
"Three hundred1 and eighty thousand
it inhltrh enouch now
.v . ---a-- -
That was the ijimpKins wno au
arisen to move to make Jerry tho real
Republican candidate f,? rMa,yor,.i.i- .v,-.
Select Councilman Schaff, big with the
bigness of his Idea, went to vvork on
his playground proposition 'Uh..Bnln
We, nllsned the other ward leaders on
ne sld! of the river with him. and then
went to the ruling povver in the city
committee. Anxious to do spmeth'iig to
placate the people of the district after
the prejudice engendered by the tight
over the tool works franchise, the Organ
ization eagerly agreed to the project
But one day Sohaff called on Jerry with
excitement In his manner.
"You said $380,000. didn't you yes?
"I did," recalled Jerry.
"Well, Slmpklns os that vva tin
price to sou. If the city wants It, Its
"Preposterous"' declared Je"y,.h;
r didn't jhink Slmpklns I'll talk to
S1Andlnhe did, but Slmpklns was cold,
obdurate, grasping! ..
"The cltv wants It. That's different.
That enhances the value." he snapped,
with nn avid gleam In lilt Ashy eje.
"But what kind of good citizenship Is
It that holds up the city In a purc.iase
like this, which Is for the benefit of the
children of the poor?"
"It's not a question of cltlienshlp,"
rebutted Slmpklns. "It's a matter of hus-
ine to get all I can ior my i,r.,,r..j.
"It's a question of graft," sold Jerry
bluntly, looking Robert X. Mmpklns
through and through with a glance ot
his keen blue eje.
r-rft ' nrnteated Slmnklns. coloring
with Indignation but striving to retain
that sell-controi wmcu ""- , " ,"?::
mark of his breeding. "Nothing of the
sort' But, say. I'll tell you tnere was
graft In tne proposition mat .-iii-
me. That fellow Hcnau s pro-nxx-., -
M50.000 for tne lots, nuu.uuu iu mc n
$50,000 to him "
A shadow crossed Jerry's face "I'm
not much surprised at him. Slmpklns.
ho retorted after a moment, "but you
JHOO.noO' I didn't think that of you,
Slmpklns."
"Look here, young manl" and the out
raged Slmpkln adjusted hl glasses for
a final and demolishing gaie, "It s my
opinion that jou're making a public nul-
kann. nf nllt-a el f . T nOVOT dill SCO Otl
nf lliMn reformer-bu.v bodies yet that
wasn't goli.g around ramming his nose
Into ererTboilv's huslnesa M
After this the angel chorus wasshort
hv the voice and checkbook or Mr.
Slmpklns, but Jerry only smiled while
the playground project went slickly
through Council-" and the City Solicitor
Instituted condemnation proceedings
aimed at the lots In question
It Is but Just to say, however, that
these defections did not represent the
majority of the Real Republican
finance committee; the majority stood
pat hemming sometimes and hawing a
little, but lovally supporting. The near
est to nnythlns like another disaffec
tion arose when Jerry, prodding Into the
Bureau of Highways, stumbled upon two
men drawing comfortable salaries for
no visible services.
With the whole city government under
fire one of these men was promptly dis
charged Immediately It vvas developea
that tnis man was 'a cousin-in-iuw ui
Ellis Chamberlain who vvas a faithful
and generous contributor to Jerry's po-
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, "CAP" STUBBSPa Got the Idea -:- -:- -: -:- -:- -:- -:- -:- By EDWIN A $
r'.l K.J.-... camsaw CiittpiM -HA "S 1 i VJELU, VJHAT rSBOUTtT'.) f1 JAMrAW WASN'T OBOiNtV A S II M II I HILT! HAVtl ( i',!! $
to,VAwo5?-N;7 V- ii J&JMS&'T' . ttRr I
IviHV.fo, HE'S TH' AWFOLX. EST 1 WCLXA - l JT SJW ATTACHTO HtrV. I TELL J" 'CAPjJ
iKru ! he's jest---turr.b.e;?j 3tf to "y v tcC . i "
I " J s ?- A " ? h aJssssk i ?&
IX THE STORY
JERRY ARCHER, with hla brother
Paul, nctUfly conducting- the business of
tho Archer Tool Works enged In
amernmnt war contract4.
MILLARD II. IllTKIXOHAM, fin
ancial Rrnlus and the most powerful
man In Philadelphia as tho result of tho
complete political control which his
financial prowess nhes him
Rl'TII la'CKINOHAM, hla daunhter.
who Is engaged to Jerry Archer without
the knowledge or consent of her parents
VICTOR ROLLINON, a rising young
lawser and close friend of Jerry Archer.
He knows lite In all Its bitterness and
has risen abne It.
SYLVY AL'REMSKY, a soun girl
of the ghetto, whoso father Is unable tc
overcome political and iyonomlo oppres
elon.
JOE MALDONO. a gunman and nnr.
llUcal exchequer. It developed also that
vvlth this man Jobless 1.111s would bi
called upon to support the lopped-off
family until such time as the head of
it Could he Innderl In nnnther -lt-e.,,--a
of some sort or other Hills took this
very nara; at home he reproached hit.
wife, who wept for the woes of her fa
vorite cousin; In committee he reproach
ed Jerry, peeving and walling to one
another of his fellow angels, as to
whether they did not think It vvas pretty
hard to be taking the bread and butte:
out of the mouths of children; whereat
some sympathized outwardly and smiled
Inwardly while old Jededlah Wyckoff
sat up and barked-
"Look here. Chamberlain, what kind of
a hard-boiled ege are vnn tn he -inntind
tho city to support your relatives? D
it, jou maKe me cry when ou tell about
those children (Jededlah's hnrd eves had
probably never known a tear.) If you're
not able to take care of 'em. I'll get 'em
In at tho Poor Farm, or here, we'll
take up a collection for "em right now."
At this Ellis looked ashamed and. be
hind a Cloud of verbal camnllflnn-e went
home to reproach his wife some more.
wnue oiu jraeaian remarKen. wun em
phasis and a fierce glance about at his
fellow committeemen, that good men a
wives' cousins and brothers and brothers-in-law
were responsible for as much
Inefficiency In office as the boss-system
itself.
"Isn't It the limit." he declared, "how
this having to provide for one's wife's
relatives will make a knee-crooking hyp
acrlte out of a man "
"You being an old bachelor," retorted
a friend of Ellis's, "nobodv knows what
It would have made out of you" In re
sponse to which old Jededlah only clear
ed his throat and rumbled like a steam
pipe In distress.
(CONTINUED TOMORROW)
THE DAILY NOVELETTE
MISS 'LIZA'S LILIES
By EVELYN BOYD
SYLVIA STUART'S eyes, accustomed
to the hard, gray city streets, roved
with delight over the bright garden beds
In her aunt's yard Miss Eliza Stuart,
familiarly known through Falrvlew as
Miss 'Liza, whltehalred and frail, was
displaying her spring beauties to her
niece, after sit years' separation. Miss
'Liza vves famous for her horticultural
achievements Hyacinths pink, blue,
white and deep violet; daffodils that
rarely grow outside the windows of a
sunroom ; peonies and other dear old
fashioned floral tokens of the advent of
warm weather and the twittering rob
ins, had slways bloomed In Miss 'Liza's
garden with faithful perennial recur
rence. A child on her way from school
would rush to her mother to break the
news. "Mamma, spring's here ! 'Cause
Miss 'Liza Stuart's tulips are up'"
Sylvia's glances noted the presence,
one after another, of the blossoms
which she had rejoiced In when, is a
growing girl, she had wandered through
her aunt's garden during her holidays.
"But. Aunt 'Liza!" Sylvia's face was
rigid with amazement as she looked at
an empty brown bed In a corner by the
low, white fence that separated the
yard from Mrs. Patterson's, next door.
'Where are your beautiful lilies of the
valley?" Miss 'Liza's lilies were the
pride of her heart, and Incidentally of
ail tne population ot rairview.
"Over across," replied her aunt
abruptly, and nodded to a bed of ex
quisite white blooms against a back
ground of fresh green stalks that filled
a corner of Mrs. Patterson's yard There
was a quiver of the muscles about her
face which betokened the approach of
tears. She turned abruptly and walked
In the opposite direction from the snowy
flower beds.
The Quarrel
"Dear Aunt "Liza," Sylvia begged as
she stepped swiftly to her aunt's side
and slipped her arm through hers, "tell
me what the matter Is?"
Miss 'Liza motioned her to keep silent
till they turned the corner of the garden
path, when the little whtte cottage next
door was out of sight. Then she stopped
AV-..-1 A I -s. a ViA-a Air ad -urt ti a rnrnar rt Vil"
spotless white apron, sniffed a little to
assure herself that she was not crying,
and replied:
"You remember how angry Jennie
Patterson was because you , wouldn't
marry her Dick?" Sylvia nodded In
silent reminiscence and her eyes re
mained fixed high on some unseen point
far beyond, "well. It was the next
spring that some pest killed every one
of my lilies my beautiful posies, she
Interposed mournfully as If dreaming
of the beauty of a lost child, "and the
very same year the slips I had given
Jennie Patterson bloomed and spread
as If all the life from my bed had been
transplanted Into hers."
Sylvia exclaimed Indignantly, "I call
It pretty selfish and unfair of her not
tn srlve borne of them back after VOU
had been such good friends for a life
time I" . .
All the Pattersons are proud, syivia,
and so arc the Stuarts. Of course, Jen
nie couldn t offer them, and of course
I couldn't accept them If she did; but It
does seem hard." nhe added wistfully
as they mounted the porch steps "We
were such good friends, and I want my
llllles so much!" The last words were
sobbed out on Svlvla's shoulder.
The peaceful silence of the sweet
spring night drew Sylvia, out Into the
garden again later, where Rhe leaned
on the white fence, pondering the com
plicated problem. Years before a gate
had been cut to facilitate passage be
tween the two yards an opening used
only by the two old friends and tho boy
nnd girl lovers. Sylvia saw how the
grass had grown up close around It
and that the hinges were rusty. Plainly
It had not been opened since the -memorable
quarrel. And there, Just on the
other side, gleamed the Illy bed, beau
tiful and ghostly, like the spirit of the
friendship that had vanished.
IVho ItelongsT
Sylvia drew a sharp breath Those
lilies didn't belong there. She turned
swiftly and ran to the garden tool
chest, where she procured a trowel.
The damp turf beneath the gate
yielded ungraciously before her vig
orous push, and a harsh creak arose
from the unwilling hinges. She paused,
but only the rustle of leafy branches
stirred the stillness of the brooding
night. Silently she slipped over to the
Illy bed, scooped up half a dozen plants,
and with a few hasty pats, covered up
the holes left bv the extracted roots.
She rose, triumphant from her Impulsive
venture, and found herself face to face
with the tall figure of Dick Patterson
"What who- how," she ' exclaimed,
In utter.confuslon, then stopped.
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CHAPTER IV
Sambo's Desperate Race
(Peggy, made Invisible by Camou
flage Perfume, visits an army camp.
On the way there a Ctej-man spy who
tries to persuade Ren and Bill Dalton
to desert Is thrown by them into the
river. Peggy, driving the spy's auto
mobile, causes excitement in the
camp, the soldiers thinking the ma
chine is running away.)
FAR ahead of Peggy a company of
negro soldiers was swinging along,
singing happily because the day's
work was done. Peggy couldn't get
by them with the nuto, the pavement
having a ditch on either side. She
didn't dare slow down for fear of being
caught by the Boldlers behind her. So
she tooted her horn wildly and went
right ahead.
An officer turned and held up his
hand to Btop her. Then he dropped It
In a hurry. He'd seen that the auto
was apparently drlverless.
"Scatter! Scatter!" he shouted, and
the men tumbled out of the roads.
As Peggy plowed through she heard
a confusion of cries. "Ghosts!"
"Spooks!" "Spirits!" "The auto Is be
witched!" One big fat negro boldier, Instead
of Jumping aside, went running
straight ahead.
"He's Just like a silly chicken," ex
claimed Peggy, impatiently. "Why
doesn't he Jump to one side.
Again the siren shrieked, and again
Sambo sprinted, his head thrown back
and his legs taking Immense strides.
Even In her vexation Peggy couldiv't
help marveling at his speed.
"If he ever gets chasing the Ger
mans he'll run over them before they
can get out of the way," she tald to
herself.
Peggy now heard another auto com
ing behind her. It was the officer's
machine. She had to put on more
speed or get caught. Again the siren
screamed and the fleeing negro let out
a screech. To Peggy's astonishment
sh saw him suddenly pltc'i forward
and throw himself to the ground. There
was nothing to do but go right over
him, and this Peggy did, waiting with
a sickening dread for the bump when
the bottom of the auto hit him.
But there was no bump. Instead,
the automobile sailed along without a
Jar. Looking back over her shoulder,
Peggy saw that the car had never
touched him. Sambo had plunged Into
nn opening In the pavement and thus
saved himself.
But the officer's auto was now close
behind. Some one In It was shouting
"Whoa! Whoa!" It waa the corporal,
who had" been on guard at the camp
entrance. Peggy opened the throttle
of her car and It leaped forward. It
gained on the other machine. The
pavement was long and smooth and
safe. Peggy began to feel that she
could run away.
Suddenly, however, came an unex
pected danger. There was the report
of a pistol and a bullet sang by her
ear. Peggy ducked.
Again the revolver cracked out and
this time the report of the gun was
followed by a startling whistling be
side her. The auto began to bang and
clatter alarmingly. Peggy knew what
had happened. They had shot her tire
and punctured it. She had to stop or
go crashing Into the ditch. She could
hear thev corporal shouting "Whoa!
Whoa!" Putting oil the brakes she
brought the machine to a halt. Then
as the officer's machine dashed up, she
opened the door and leaped out on the
opposite side
I've come to claim my own," he re
filled steadily. "Sylvia," his voice vvas
ow and appealing "I'm a man now
not the country boy you refused and I
love you more than ever before. Is It
too late 7"
She .shook her head, and looked up
out of misty eyes. "I love you," she
whispered, and stopped, for his arms
embraced her. "But your mother, Dick."
she exclaimed a moment later. "My
aunt I"
"Mother telegraphed you were here,
and that ? must come ' he began, but
a voice overhead Interrupted.
"You made a man of my Dick, Sylvia
I haven't any quarrel with you now.
And you take all those lilies to 'Liza,
won't you?"
"Oh, Jennie," a voice whispered across
from the opposite window, "how'd you
happen to be here? Isn't It beautiful?"
"I heard the gate creak, and I
Jumped out of bed quick as a flash."
"So did I," Miss 'Liza replied ex
citedly. "I've been listening for It six
years."
"And I have, too. Sh-h they're going
back to your yard." A gray head Issued
from Mrs. Stuart's window. "Oh, Sylvia ;
you've forgotten tho lilies, you silly
girl 1"
Sylvia's happy laugh rose as she
gathered up the neglected blooms.
"And Dick!" Miss 'Liza's head
emerged, and her gentle voice called,
"Don't close the gate I"
"Leave It to me. Aunt 'Liza 1" his
hearty reply came.
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The swallows halted, poised a moment and then came darting down
The soldiers were plainly puzzled by
the actions of the "Jitney."
"I tell you It has been trained to run
by libeif!' inbisted the corpora!.
"Didn't vou Fee how It stopped when
I said 'Whoa'?"
"It stoppad because I shot a hole In
the tire," declared a soldier, who still
held his revolver in his hand.
Sambo, the fat negro soldier, came
up cautiously with a bunch of com
panions. "It waa ol' Satan himself a runnin'
it," Sambo declared, his eyes nearly
popping out of his head. "An" he kept
a screecnm an a screecnm I got yer!
I got yer!' I tell you, I thought I
was a gone cullud gentleman."
Peggy couldn't help laughing at this.
But the crowd was growing so large
she thought she would be safer away
from there.
She walked back the way she had
come, looking for the building where
Ben and Bill had left her. She quick
ly discovered that she was lost. All
the buildings looked alike. Peggy
didn't dare ask any one the way, and
the rpws of houses seemed to stretch
away for miles and miles. She didn't
know which way to go to find Ben and
Bill, and she didn't know which way
to go to get back home. Just as she
was ready to give up In despair, two
soldiers came swinging along in a
hurry, their rifles on their shoulders.
They were Ben and Bill.
"Oh, here you are," cried Peggy
Joyfully. Then her pleasure at finding
them turned to alarm as she saw the
glum look on their faces, "Why,
what's the matter?"
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CHAI-TKR XIII (Continued)
Fill the life of me I could not gather
whether Dewlnskl knew or not That
evening he remained In the place till
late, and at times It seemed to me that
his amusement and air of satisfaction
betokened more than the hope of cap
turing an old lady on the morrow. To
be sure, he Imagined he was deceiving
me. but even so It appeared to me that
only n double bluff would Warrant so
much complacency. Was he, then
merely pretending to believe In my
mother, and all the while knowing whom
to expect next day? He spared me
little In the way of Jeers While watting
the return of the messenger; but care
fully as I listened, and provocative as
I tried to be, he let nothing slip that
could give me an Inkling,
When ultimately tho man returned
they tied mo up again and the other
two departed for the night, leaving the
good Carl to keep guard. That fellow,
once I was secure, did not trouble much
about me. but lay down on a ben6h on
the far side and was soon asleep. Verv
gladly would I have slept myself had
my thoughts allowed me. I have read
of condemned prisoners who on the n'ghi
before their execution slept soundly ana
ate hearty breakfasts on the morrow,
but although I was under no Illusion as
to what, short of some, mlrarin fmm
Mackenzie, would happen toi me on the'
morrow, sieep nia not visit my eyes
Perhaps it was the faint hope of rescue
that kept mo wakeful that, and also
the fear that I might have been made
the Instrument for getting Mackenzie
and Devcrlll to run the'r heads Into a
noose prepared for them. I no longer
cherished any hope of escaping from
the good Carl a second time. He was
sound enough asleep, but I was securely
trussed up, and though he slept, It was
with a pistol beside his hand.
And so the slow hours dragged on.
I must have been In that semicon
scious state which lies on the borders
of sleep when there came to my ear
and ending Saturday.
"The captain is hotter than a hor
net because we let the spy get awav
from us," explained Ben, his face
brightening a bit as he heard Peggy's
voice.
"He has ordered us to find him be
fore dark or suffer the consequences
whatever they are," added Bill.
"And we thought we had lost you,
too," Ben went on.
"I'll stand by you and do what I
can," promised Peggy, loyally; but she
hadn't the slightest Idea what she
could do. Chancing to look up she
saw a pair of swallows circling high
in the air.
"My Birds," she cried, holding up her
hands. "General Swallow! General
Swallow!" But General Swallow, If It
was he, was so busy whirling and div
ing with his companion that he did not
hear. "Oh, whistle, whistle!" she cried
to the soldiers. They were puzzled, but
put down their guns, placed their
Angers in their mouths and gave a
piercing whistle. Peggy waved vio
lently. The Swallows halted, poised a
moment, and then came darting down.
Peggy was right the foremost one
was General Swallow.
"General Swallow, I call you to serv
ice," she cried.
"You command, I obey. Princess
Peggy," responded General Swallow.
"Duty before love," and ho bowed to
her, then to the charming young lady
Swallow who was with him.
Tomorrow it will be told how the
spy Is found In spite of his disguise.)
T&ALTHY T&R.ROR
JOHIM
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He tore at mc, and though his right hand was all chattered and bloody.
he had the strength of madness and dragged mc over toward the well in
the mine shaft
a sound that, at first, I thought was'
but my memory working In my dreams.
It was the sound of some one whistling
the dance music from "Henry VIII.'
Of course I was startled. Once oi
twice In tho evening I had heard vvhls
tllng from passersby farm hands going
home from their vvork po-sslbly. But
that air! It was an extraordinary coin
cidence. How the tables had been turned
since I had whistled It that morn'ng In
St. Andrew's when Margarita Thomp
son had come down and taken me In '.
And In the midst of these thoughts the
whistling recommenced. This t'mo the
air ceased pregnantly Just at the point
at which I used to go astray In It, nnd
then It vvas resumed, the phrase first
rendered correctly and then taken up
again according to my variation.
I could not believe my ears ! There
vvas but one person In the world who
vvas capable of sending Just that mes
sage to me. and she was far away.
Was she? But how could she come to
be there?
I tried to take up the air myself, but
my lips were so parched and dry that
at first I could scarce hear myself.
Then Carl started out of sleep at the
sound ; as. by Instinct his hand .went to
hU weapon, and sitting up he covered
me with It, while he listened.
"What Is that?" he cried angrily, for
he was afraid.
The thin pale light of early dawn
vvas coming In from the unshuttered
window. I was stiff apd chill, but some
how from the time I heard that whis
tling I no longer took a gloomy view as
to my prospects. So I told him It vvas
no doubt some man on his way to work,
But he did net again go to sleep.
By and by the good Carl departed,
obviously to act as guide, as had been
arranged In the letter; and I vvas glad
of It, for the Increasing uncertainty as
to whether Dewlnskl vvas to take Mack
enzie, or Mackenzie take Dewlnskl, vvas
more than I could much longer endure,
As the morning wore on Dewlnskl
showed symntoms of uneasiness. Ho
vvas continually going out nnd coming
In Roon vvas more phlegmatic, and
went on with whatever he was doing
wun complete stouaity. tenner ot tnem
gave tne least neea to me.
But even as thev cot ready Dewlnskl.
with a snigger, drew- noon hack and
whispered something to him. Roon con
sidered what was said and then nodded
approval Together tney lifted me over
to a chair by the window nnd propped
me In It.
"There !" paid Dewlnskl. "Ze goot
leedle boy vlll vatch vor ze approach of
mamma!"
I had perceived that his English was
not so good as his exalted moods. Al
though certainly not prompted by kind
ness, the respite 'was grateful to me.
Assuredly I did not build any hope ot
rescue from it. Dewlnskl vvas too con
fident and self-assured for that. It
looked as If he had got "the drop" on us
and knew It.
I began to hope, as time passed, that
they were not coming. The silent coun
tryside took on an ominous aspect. Up
there it 'seemed to me that Dewlnskl
would have men set to trap them, once
they had descended from the summit,
men who would be lurking In little
hollows In the bare hillside, and who
would prevent either escape or rescue.
I knew that they must come unaccom
panied, otherwise Carl would never
lead them to the place. It was, I
thought, equally certain that Dewlnskl
would post some ot his gang to see
that they were also unfollowed. So It
appeared to me that the expedition
could never be anything more than a
forlorn hope.
Then, even as I watched, I saw De
wlnskl level a pair of binoculars on
the hills, and. a little after, I saw a
black and moving dot, high up on the
chalky road By and by the figures be
came more distinct, and I saw the thing,
tn which I knew Mackenzie sat, like
a perambulator slowly moving down,
guided by the careful Deverlll. Were
they not both children ! There was
something at once ridiculous, pathetic
and heroic In the sight. They were
simply walking straight. If -riot uncon
sciously. Into the lions' den.i I longed
to cry out a warning, and struggled
vainly to loosen the cords that bound
me Immovably at that window, now
understanding the refinement of cruelty
I that had prompted my respite and
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placed me there. But I vvas quite help
less, and must needs gaze In a horrid
fascination at the approaching tragedy.
When, however, they had come up ta
the gap In the head through which the
cvt track to the shanty passed I saw
that It vvas the good Carl who waa
pulling the chair, the pood Carl, who
was thus placed directly between De
wlnskl and Roon and Mackenzie and
Deverlll, who vvas behind the chair.
pushing. That struck me as not so bad
In the way of maneuver. Up to a point
It eliminated the good Carl, and In
sured unity from frontal attack. The
numbers might be held to be equal so
long as that position was maintained,
while Mackenzie, nhlelded by Carl, and
Deverlll behind both. had. I saw, an
Immensely stronger strategic defense.
Nothing would well seem more nat
ural than that little procession as It
moved toward tho shanty across the
turf, yet something In It no one now
will ever know- what It vvas raised
suspicion In Dewinsky. that Is supposing
he did not know all the time, which la
uncertain I saw- his hand come betjlnd
and whip out the gun he was never
without But he kept It there, never
showing It while he seemed to have his
eyes fixed on the party that stole slowly
nearer. Suddenly he shouted out some
thing to Carl in a loud voice. The
chair vvas instantly wheeled around to
the left, thus Mackenzie, seated tn It
with the hood up, was made helpless,
and Deverlll was exposed.
I heard DeverlU's shot, and saw the
sailor go down At the same moment
Carl collapsed quietly on the grass. Ilka
a tired man, exhausted by his labors.
Roon had now- Joined lm the fusil
lade, and I saw splinters fly off the
back of the silly bath chair, and Im
agined Mackenzie must have been shot
In the first volley. It vvas amazing to
sec with what simplicity the tables had
been turned. Meanwhile there had not
been so much as a single shot from the
other side ! Deverlll My face; down where
he had pitched forward on the grass,
with the German youth In front lying
on his back, the silent chair standing In
the open, white wood showing where It
had been splintered by the bullets.
No defeat could be more decisive.
Dewlnskl and Itoon, however, were tak
ing no chances. Both stood watching.
ready to begin again at the slightest
movement from below. But none came.
I am sure they had not desired the
thing to be done Just like this; lonely
as the country was they would have
preferred Ices shooting.
Then even as I watched I heard, from
some direction I couldn't see, the crack,
crack of a gun, and within a second of
each other Dewlnskl went over, and
Roon pitched awkwardly to the earth.
Dewlnskl vvas un again, almost Instantly.
on his knees, gazing around, seeking to
discover wnence tne .attack naa com.
Crack went the sound again, and, the
pistol spun from his grasp. Looking
wildly round about htm the Jew caught
sight of me at ms window, and, scram
bling to his feet, ran clumsily but swift
ly to the door. Perhaps he thought that
somehow I had succeeded In freeing my
self, and had thus taken .them In the
rear In the very moment of their tri
umph, or more likely he was simply mov
ed by the instinct of a wild beast, which
when wounded attacks the nearest living
thing in sight.
Before he reached the door the hidden
gun spat at him again, and he stag
gered momentarily, but recovered and
pushed on like a man fighting his way
against a gale of wind, I knew I waa
helpless in his hands. He tore at me,
and though his right hand was all shat
tered and bloody he had the strength of
madness, and dragged me over toward
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the well of the mine shaft In the centre,-.
ot the floor. As soon as I read his In- "
tentlons I put up such resistance as waa
possible, which was very little, and I
recognized that it must soon be over,
Dewlnskl had only my weight to icon
tend with. Ho put forth all his strength
to hoist me up on the parapet that en
circled the well, tugging at me with
hth hnnris henri thrown nark, nn insan
ity of hate in his straining eyes Then, -
even while J saw his face so, soma one (
stepped up unheard, a fist shot over my ,
head that took Dewlnskl on. the up- -
turned chin. I saw both his hands go t
up and with a cry he went over Into the "i
dark yawning depths.
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