B&3BI ? -.L3 .OS . I ml .- STMT ,fl WN L' v.i' r .'(' TTPV UFj d E3r 343 I . TT ' j. 3 4s B5r.ta C4KU43' ;v:fj? aCH rgxy&F'.- & ,vf fcf Pt ' va. f-.? j .;jl-i. 'LEDGI . jy c ru'iiiAJjj PAW fjBBj.i ,r 1 " .- MMf MEMBER OF THE FAMILY CAN FIND SOMETHING INTERESTING HERETO READA HE CRACK IN THE BELL" h. I i i f i i - ... ZSXORY OF r& ; i t&Cfirriohl. ISIS, tu rublle Lcdotr Co. rER XXVII (Continued) T all of these men were In active Miuslness; not' all of them were In , of credits at the places where Mr. nngnam a control of cretins was ao- i ptinn- di mum iihu men muni; away In real estate, or Invested i kind of bonds and stocks that not iMr. Buckingham's power could ke. to tremble. To som. therefore. Jerry's angel chorjis Mr Buckingham n terse oracrs. to otners oniy pome rtmatlotitt, while with still others he oned. gently at flit, anil then more ' naucaiij'. vvnere some openiv i ned, he threatened as he had ' atened the department store man. i iill remains nut to record mat .vir. .... ... . ... . ... cklngham's faith In tactics of this fit, was Immcdlatelv vindicated A rn to the wise Is usually quite sulli nt In Philadelphia, and the flow of oney to Jerrv'n political coffers was ralehtwav cut In half: that Is. It was it, In half until three men on his Mice committee wno couio neiiner nc Bled nor browbeat-n into obeying IfA Buckingham had time- to survey situation and to say to jerrj : "tJo on! You'le drawing blood fe'H make up the deficit ourselves." "For how lone?' asked .Ierr. jK. For as lone as you need It ' JKnowlnK that these gentlemen could. w; the rest of their me.s. support nis arty organization without being Im BVerlohed thereb, the joung leader Mieo at the tliree nr tnem one ni nis oadest. mot toothful smiles', and thej inned Jerrv on the back ';ao to It." they said "The (lent looks BOd to us " But about this time the tad of the hip department storo was ack to Mr BucklnKham ltjVI never had such an experience In B,my life." he said 'Gentlj hut flrmlv t these men tell me that their money Is t.'welr own; that they will not cease tn rfywioscrlbe to air Archer s political or- igamzation. fc.s.Thl Indicated the grip Archer's Movement was getting upon the citl Sawis. The spirit of Insistence upon bet- Ftfrj things was stirring In the minds of &1l' common man The workman the Wlform was about to turn According novivevenes point oi Mew tne worm was afoout to become a spreading adder and I svfcj'hlss and plant fierv fangs But In SJ Jerry's program the worm was only' TOBjiea upon to turn . i ."Discharge them '" snapped Mr. Buck- MMChitm to the store proprietor I'fAfThv flm ainnntr imv hpst men Mv uMTipetitors will immediately grab them j ''Lrft me know who nicks them un and ttiev" will be discharged again " SEEf "Willard." said the mei chant and he Kwwas a man eminent enough that he &...'-aMlfl'h nraiima fr. ..nil Ml- RlirU lnt?ll9 ill ftlitf h( flr njino "If nll HflVf. n nilictl Kower as that, don't ou think jou ought By to be chary about using If" flE A Hill CIlIJ ilUUUL li-MHK u. inct w Krl Buckingham sententiously. JW'JBut this Is ruthless," urged the mer- MlU ( rine lime nas come tor ruinicsness. aaren jir. Buckingnam wunout tne Itine of an eve. The merchant batted reral eyes, but after all went meekly isMadtagreeable task It must ne recoraea. now ever, mat tne nber of these humbler supporters ot ys Heal Republican movement, wno ed stubbornly to be choked off. was ill Just enough to 'unfurl nnother liner of hone and encuuragement for i the main his lontrlbutors ot leer Ink heeded the warnings that came (fn to them and canceled tneir sui- Iptlons. The habit of tlmldlt.v. of do tty, was too old and too firmly fixed Sbe cast oft at once, but for all of Ht'the effect on them was rather bad in good from Mr Buckingham's stand- rtnt. It offended them: It cut Into elr flesh. It aured tnem tnat tne aovernment cause was right, that v' camualgn was needed, if their as after them were not to be the 1VS of a combination of predatory lachlne and nlutocratic wealth: so that awn at the root the organization was Ironrer than befoie. for the money kSI came from the three millionaires gfuM. there were hundreds of little fans MMUne tne Dream ot reneiuon. fcMr. Buckingham could not discern Sthat, however; he only discerned from tvvnat the Big Boss torn mm tnat tne Jtfteal Republicans continued to grow in rskumbers and In efllclencv. ri"rvft cot tn cet vnunir Archer." he dec fcMed wrathfully. (Kv.J'Vaw t.At. Kiava fictnn frnni limn lm -... ..v. "'" .'. ..... .....w .... moriai in i-ennsyivania, as, aias' ewhere In these United States of ours, o favorite methods of pulling down fc bright and shining political light, iwtitre such lumlnousness was deemed tjjaimicai to tne interest oi tne status nito. Oni. wuh b b vt liliinrrlnr ram- &' of slander, that smirched, blotted Kx'ma obtrnred. But this ulan a gcntle- jr"Mfan of Mr. Buckingham's fineness had iyamftDy enruilK (rum. llie oiner was feSltk's throttle HnanrUllj. Already Mr BWKtngnam nuit applied this sort ot sure, but oniy to tne nnanciai con- utors. Now he was about to carry traditionally approved oolici of nrtal frlebtfulnjss tn its last fleeree Ir.Mtd throttle Jeremiah T Archer himself. !)W Such methods had succeeded in times kiu, j.nere iHurrcni tu mis uay uic ' oi an up-utate man wno nan am Dsto go upon the bench; his plans i laid, his campaign was under way. t,alleglances were all secured. It was tram that the convention would nomi- ite htm overwhelmingly Hut Uie day ra tnat convention vras caueu lo r a. areat nnanelal power In tne city Philadelphia 'nt fur the candidate. D not let lour name so before the "' antlon." the 1'owcr said. i-vThe worthy man was staggered This !Tajj a free country. By a life of probity rnaa earneu tne respect ot tne citizens tha State. The coveted honor was In ; grasp; lor nomination meant eiec- Sa8ut," protested the lavvjcr. "my word at. aiv rrienas nave oeen worhog.au nr litem, xne nareness. tne bikiis ui me for months They tell me my iination is assureu. . Dont let jour name go before the ivonllnn." Iterated tile Power, and re was a baleful significance In th of the eve. e. in the tone ot tne i that delivered this mandate a. ' . ... . . K.'.,,"""rr," " :"" """.w v '& iata. am ui.ai.iaii - rai.in.. iiowoii sfmWMUiig unu lips ueari suiik, nr n business as veu as in lavv considerable enterprises were (h lm unu larpei hnrrnvver at aanMira) interior banks 'and one) nr iire, In the city; his credit must be UBueu sun more in ine ne.vi tew lbs. If It was not, if aeromino- "' CXP" STUBBSIt Was ,v., WIM ON FEU.UsiG.TS II I ' " JlSSiiFr ?Z UftLL gtt CVgon PANS Go-n" SllffiMkER.SHRN"!- HELMEfj CAN'T EVEN FEEL IT ) I TALK TO ME -SW J?T V GONEV-OF COORS6 'rODtDNT LOil) w I wiiaMmLF ur I JJ srt f aBrga.: am yjyU -? JsvHTo,aoFiiS'W.:o,lsl Wiw wlillllllll ' i ' , vT s? &fflM J WReT "v PANS' ' POLITICS IN PHILADELPHIA BY PETER CLARK MACFARLANE Tin: ri:rLB Iter of the most IcIous sort ami h dttlnrt political asset for the ' Orranlratlon " IMI KM. a Council lobbst Ml( IIAEI, hMM, a Care HIllon leader In the Fifth Ward, MAX KIssMAN. newspaper reporter who proe to be Jerry Archer's friends although In entlre1 different wa. KDMl'MH, an unofficial nfflrlal who l nucKlnirham's push-button when that personaso wishes soma political deed accomplished Till- STORY Till S KR Jem Arrherner Rae ati attention to politics reform or cc affair until he had hH skull tracked open b a policeman's club when he attempted to Intercede In behalf of a roor Jt-wlsti rnfrhant feeltnc the suppressed wrath of the cuardtan of the pcoie " That ent taught th oune millionaire that the Organization, through its control of the police dispenea faors and supprese all opposition The, eplgndo with the policeman also brlnas him Into contact with Mike Kell, who Ries Jerry his first lesson In practical politics At the same time Jnrr discover the power nf nuckincham who, at th ln stance of his daughter Uuth called up Kdmunds on the lone distance telephone at Atlantic Clt nud commAnd thHt man to produce Jerr to quash the han?e and to punish the offenders Thus it Is that the polkeman I dl'ehsnrcd not for havlnv beaten a citizen, but for haMng dared to Interfere with a friend of Wfllird H Uucklncham His cllc conrlousne nroused Jerrv refuse Tim Hands deinind for $000 In order to push thrnnch Councils n franchise for a spur track to the factorv At the psjcholoslcal moment Max Hlssman uncovers the stor of the nrrest of Jerry and the two events make him a popular idol Jerry has become Interested .n Flvy Aurentsk espetlallx si since Ke assured him th4t the cirl was not safe, with siif h men as Maldono around When S Ivy's fathr rescues hl daughter from the runmin the latter, lncensd has Aurentsky arrested on a trumped up charge Mean while Jerr had told Victor Rolllnson about Ph and the ouna hwjr when ha meets the clrl In the course of Investigates an iftcident. Immediate!) falls In love with her Although Rolllnson has Msldono arrested, a frlndl Judge release him on ball snd th thue I- lle to ei gineer the attack on th tafaettr Club In the Fifth Ward and the murder of Detective Epplev Hoth pventn take place In Jerrv a presence. After election when the Town Meeting party ha been beaten Jerry maka plans for the next fight and Is Introduce to the Sago of Philadelphia who enables the, vounger popular hero to start a "nenl Republican" Pdtty to buck the contractor or ganisation Victor nolllnon interests the Blg Ulster ' In v and through Hester I-ev. one of them she meets Ruth who tells her of Victor a love. When the political lenders tnform Buckingham of the menace nf the Rral Ttepub. llcans th financier decide to pinch Jerri by giving orders that all thoe supporting him be disc Imtnated against tl.it Inns aln-aily etentlcl erc ith- (Iran p. he w.is :i ruined man. The iln.inei.il iicriiniiil.iliniis of :i lifetime onlil ht swept uwaj. II was this Mini was threatened; this was the significance, of thai baleful glc.un in tlip cje of tile Power. The lar-buIne"!S man lonsed to defy It but dared not Instead he boned to the mandate His name did not ko before tho comentton. and In consequence he neer held up his head In the State ncaln, but was known as one who had so(d himself, which, the circumstances considered, was rather an unsjmpathetlc If not an actuallv unjust point of view But democracies are rarely at pains to be discriminating From Mr BucMnEham's point of view the maneuver which retired the candi date for a judgeship vvim entirely suc cessful: and he was now about to launch a move of the same ort. nut which he did lot take fullv Into nc tount acalnt a man of a different Itlnd The llrst step was to --end for his chief ciedlt man and to Rive him orders. Theieafter, during the forenoon, the credit men of certain other Institu tions came In and conferred with Mr Buckingham, bringing little transcripts of bills receivable with them. Thee 1ranrrlnt were nnssed nut tn Mr. Hurklncham's rredlt men. and about '2 n'rlnrk a rlmrt was laid nn the great man's dek, blocked off In col umna, with flue dates nt the heads of the rolumns and Items In the thousands nt dollar htrung along flrrn the pnge. their total lncrealne with everj rnliimn till the lnt footing shovvrd an item n f morn than $7(10,000, and the date nt I lie brad of that lat column was not o mmr weeks off, while many nf the dates were very much nearer the present. Mr. Buckingham looked at this state ment ami rubbed his hands. "(Jet Jerry Archer In here.' he said to his secretary. CHAPTKK XXVIII The Blood Red Dream SYLVV went home from Hestci's finally and complctelv leconstructed All in an hour the last vestiges of that bitter brooding and gloom which for a vear had threatened to engulf her soul had been blown away forever. Once and for all events had demonstrated that life Is essentlallj good. Here were two daughters of the rich and one of the princelv rich both of whom had proved themselves her disinterested friends. Ituth Buckingham had shared a woman's most precious secret with her and had flattered her Immensely by tell ing her that she was the. Inspiration of Mr Jcrehlah T. Archer tn that great wcTk of reform In Philadelphia upon which he was pictured as being so ar dentlv bent Greatest, most wonderful of all. was the astounding assurance that through all these months of her despair Victor rtolllnson had loved her and been watching over and protecting her like an omniscient angel "(Jod Is In the world." the girl mur mured to heri-elf, "tho same as when Ruth went out to glean In the fields of Boaz." The whole experience gave Jier a strange sort of thrill, and a new sense of securitv as of unseen elements piav Inc jrnund and battling for her. It gave ber hope for heiself, for her fathei, for privation, ail that feeling of Btruggle ana want wnicn pervaoej tne aimos- . phere of those stuffy little rooms In Mhli-h th Aurentskvs lived was power i less to smother this new and amazing elation In her breast. n.nl h InrontLlrv u gtVilntr natlpntlv JC-VI rfu....o.. . ...w.....b W......rf ' .... ...a kna.iia nr nolo lainnra .m a u aim Uy 11IC HCUOIUO Ul l.tl.B .DH.....V. .,.. ... most lifted out of her anxiety at the sight of the look on her daughter's face "Ach. mv child." she broke out ex citedly "is It that jou should go back to high school again, you look so hannv? ' So. mother: work still work," smiled the girl. "hut. oh. I feel so. so different, lve had such a wonderful Sunday afternoon There are such good a Grand Scheme Only in the srnn JI'.KRV AH( Itt'R. nlth hh brother ru1 urthcb nmduct na the busln? of br rchr Tonl Work rncageil tn Onerninnt war cmlrm t U1LIMRI II. Ill MViiHAM. fin uncial ffpulun nnrl th most tnmerful imn In rhltitllrhla us th result of th rompletr rnlitknl rnntml which his flnincial prtwr e1 him Kl'TH IH CKIXtllAM. hli dun1iter, Mho fneaKed to Jrrv Archer without the know I ! or rAnn'-nt of hr parents UrTIIR ROI.MNON. " rlinir oun 1awer nnd clos" frlfnd nf Jrrrv Archer H" know life In all Its bitterness and has rln shor H 5U,V IRLNTMK). n ounr clrl of the shMlo whop fnthr Is unable to mercome political and economic oppres sion JOE MM)OM). a irunmin and cnrg peoplo In the world after all Yes, work still work, mother, hut no longer work without hope I see a light " 'Ach ' the blessed child"' sobbed the mother, cr.ving for vei jov over this change in hei eldest bom 'Come here, hylv ! 1 want vou should sit here and smile bv little Iadnrc I get the sup per. Wc got jour fathers favorite to night gaflltah-flsh." Sylvv, wielding a fan and smiling by the side ot little Isidore's tossing form, tried to bring the light of intcrcvt to his fever-burning eves with a story of the brightness of Rlttenhouse Square, with tho rhlldren on the grass and the birds amid the trees. But all the while she was thinking of trhat had happened, and nf what might et happen, and re flecting that she could never again be the daughter of her father's piejudices and suspicion. "Father." she said, when p came In that night "I want to talk in you all alone, and I want jou to listen to me. I must tell ou something"' When the dinner was ovei she diagged him Into the prh.iLV of the smaller bedinom. vvlui.h. Indeed, was all the nrlvacv their home afforded rather." she began with shiny eyes "I am so happ !" "Happy!" snapped the foot-weary peddler "Happ 1 How should the poor be happy " , , "Bciaue they are loved , "Pah' Who loves them'" With what skill and diplomaouwerr at her command, Sylvy told him the stnr.v of the Big Siter., and vvtint thtv had done for her. "Pah ' I heard of deni. What thev vant mitt vou nothing but jour money Veil, jou ain't got no money." "Thej love mo with sister's love, e p'alntd the girl, "and I love them Thev tliev saved mc father'" And this time there was a note In her voice th.it made even the ahorbed and embittered Aurentsky sit up and take notice of its meaning, dui "It Is j-our fadder dat saves jou. he grumbled, 'by keeping a loof over jour bead and a hed dai Jou should sleep i.. ui.iio ii .ir mo" bis feets on de tobhle-stones " "And vou have friends, tnn. father r.lch friends'" persisted the girl. refu. ng to let her new spirit be quenched she then went on tn tell how Mr. Archet. . . , . .. Rich I Sll the voting man who had called to see him more than a vear ago, had. despite imr fatlipr's rhurlisii refusal oi co-op eration, persevered until his friend. Vic tor Rolllnson, nan sent aiaioono to jan. "Yes? Kor me dey do dot?" Inquired Aurentskj', brightening "I dun't know dem. For why dey do It?" The bright nes went away and Jacob's ejes filled with quick suspicion and his lips curled with nasty sarcasm "Kor whv? What dey vant nf me I got nothing I got no rnonejs I got no votes, efen, any more. Onlj- polite clubs and blackjacks can vote In Philadelphia " They would have made Maldono give back jour monev if jou had onlv lis tened, if you helped them," reproached Sj Ivy. Aurentsky started up fiercely-. "What I vant back my money for"" he exclaimed wlldlv Vat Is de use to have monev Am I untrue to de prole, tariat dat I should vant monev and dev not to have It mj' comrades of do revolution not to htfe It. And vat Is de ue to rave money ir dej' can take It awav from me again Kor vj- Fhnuld Archer and Rolllnson glf us our rights' No. dey shall glf us nottlng Ve are proud: ve do not beg: ve take Listen. Svlvv'' And Aurentsky laid an almost pleading hand upon hi daughter's arm and lowered his voice lo tones ot Inti macy and confidence , f"l rlny nt ilt rtavnllltlnn rnmAS ' Tj nlans Is laid. De dynamite Is bought De guns, knives, torches de poison everything vlll pee reauys. Den vee -i vee de people of Phlladelnhj vlll take1 Phlladelphy for ourselves De gutters vlll run mitt blood; de skies vill be red mil Are de streets be high mit broken bricks of buildings de rich, de hater nf de poor, vlll die A committee of . oe real peoples vill mane a new con stitution. 'Independence Hall shall pe djna mlted It Is a fraud, a fake a trap. De red flag de flag of Internationalism, m ill , x W-r mJLmm H i wklm. xuk n$M scJfcllly m i 'lot m! W?kJWfiTmWw M,. v,Ui. s- vvi:, tytM 'jmw SAmmmmWemLJm hhmbmjmbhmHhhmmw L?asjSM mwr' -pr"s i Tather,"' Svlvv raid, when lie came in alone, anil I want von to li'trn lo h shall fly pv der mlns lie bell, dot foul bell dey make much fuss about. Is (racked Llbdtv Itself Is cracked Ve vlll melt up do llbeitj bell to make bombs liberty bombs'" "But father! father'" whispered Sjlvj hoarselj "You have made jour self crazj. Ijcvene has made jou crarj Such wild talk " "It Is not vlld, Sjlvj-," said her father suddenly calm and convincing. A look even of tenderness stole into his face a look that was almost the old Aurcntskj' look that belonged to the (lavs of hope and happiness "It Is not vlld. Sjlvj." he went on. "It is true Almost vee are leadj. But vce must make no mistake. To make sure vee valt and vork slow--slow but sure' ' "Plan The. girl's voice showed fresh alarm "fan 1 trut nieln own daughtei?' Aurentskv's note was a trifle wild again "Yes, j(s, I trust her, and I tell her so she vlll not think het father Is n,iz Listen. Svlvy Almost vee are readj- l)e committee of direct iitlmi Is efery dav In session. "Almost de nrganlzTflon Is finished In eferv factmv de loiomotive factinj, de shlp-bullding jards, de munitions factories, de cloth and de carpet mills at Kensington In efeiy depaitment of eferj flooi de men begin to know what dev are to do Pev must pee readv '" "Kor wjiaf ' "Destruction '" Aurentskv uttered the word quietly and seemed scarcely to think It neees saiv to breathe bevond It. Sj,vy sat for a moment cowed and overcome bj the verv ghastllness In Its suggestion. "The Archer Tool Works?' she asked Involuntarllj, simply because it seemed to her that to destroy that would bo the ultimate of Insensate fury "(in efery floor'" grinned Aurentskv "But how destruction?' gasped Sjlvj. her mind still grabplng at one feature at a time of this nlghtinaio di t am Iniery powder In de hearings, pins In de looms, acids on de fabiics. monkcv wren1 "") and sieuge Hammers in le inn- nine. . ilienucais in Doners ami n- torts, proportions dat Is not light in de niMng of tings djnamlte. bombs T.NT eferj vv here ' Aurentsky waved .,.,.. . - .l......,..nl, ,n I..,,...... .t.1 THE MODERN EVE K")iyli mtf-h Mi.i T . H?AV-"" V ..iillltm ,,.Mf ...,lii ,,,,, iptlfVi tff l' -' Wfuu,m &&&w wmMwm -va mrrrrrm7BmmmM7J -. v?;f ' ' jar " - ypsrsyj . '.- .T W Ei 'Wit 1 A W. - ' J ,A v , i AUUi' I . IF vl MW I "J U I SBK - " Mm - 2 " ff V W.VV IMF I J A SACSJVZ J x XAMftTSl s", .'-m - tmka -:-' i ( i i 'tt ' - - - 1 1- .tuuuuuuuuuuim 1 nn i . i n-.j, ,Aj.m & T" Jzf,. The Tatlfr. Adam goes out on special tnntable dutj, and Eve and Reckless Reg gie keep the home fires burning the while. that nipht, "I want lo talk lo jou all inc. 1 mul tell ou something. Ilia arms wildly. "And for de king pins of socletv de hankers, de heads of de pig coiporatlons. de bloodsuckers and de slave-drivers, for eferj- one of deni a knife, n bomb or a pistol." "father!" demanded Sylvy stcrnlj'. gathering strength from her horror. "How much of this mad scheme of murder Is a fact and how" much of It Is join brooding Imagination?" "De scheme is all a fact," chuckled Aurentrkv. "And jou what Is jour relation to It?" "I am one of de avengers." He spoke proudly, with swelling breast. "You are one of the tools of Lcvene and his committee of wholesale murder?" Inquired the gill, flercelj'. "Dey glf a special honor to me." re plied her father, complacently. "Buck ingham !" "Buckingham? You are to kill Mr. Buckingham?" Sj'lvj whispered vveaklj-. Aurentskj- smiled again "But the law " "Dere vill pee no law ven ve get trough." ' The courts " "Dero vlll pee no courts onlj (.hustlte." "The jail, the electric chair," threat ened Sjlvj-. "Dero vill pee no jails, no police, no elect! !c chair onlv chustlcc !" Iterated Auientskj-, brazenlj-. Kor a moment the girl clasped her hands to het ears lest she should hear mnie: but her ejes were full of a kind of frozen terror as she still gazed at her father, and felt bi caking up Inside of her all the fine new hopes that this day had been horn hopo that somehow she, Sylvy Aurentsky. cheered. Inspired and encouraged lij- the knowledge that there was disinterested kindness in the world, would of herself find a way to restoie her father to a sane and op timistic view of life. Whether this hor ilble phantasmagoria of wholesale kill ing and eltj'-wide destruction that her father had painted soMvldly before her ejes was the revelation of a ghastly and can fully worked out plot, or the creation nf his own disordered brain, the prac tical effect on her fresh hopes was the same. It mutdered them ! AND THE AIR RAIDS . 71. . a- 1 T I-.. . ',!? I "''&' !. M'V-i Mtii'nX.tJ.Ti ' ii'r"Sst .i,.niiii","',,'-i'"'i,..- ftfb&P- .Vurentsky was a weak man, stiong In affection, violent In his emotional re actions, lyivc the love of his famllj-, of his children hid hitherto been the dominant factor in his lite. It was brooding over their wrongs that had turned him into a madman Kor the first time In his life now he saw hi I daughter's ejes upon him with a look of loathing. That look went through hmi like a dart , It shattered his self complaisance; It disturbed and shamed , nticl disconcerted hltn, Sjlvy, tinning, flung herself down upon the bed nnd burst Into a flood of tears and a succes sion of violent but muffled sobbings that made the rickety piece of furniture tremble nnd protest. "So?" Inquired Aurentskj-. tlmldlv. lapnlogetlcallv. "So? Myschlner! My little darling I bo. Aim ne reaencu out and touched the one white hand that lay within his reach. At his touch It was drawn away. "So?" Inquired Aurentskj', tlmldlj-, heartbroken this time. All his boast fulness and bravado were gone; all his program for n, vast campaign of de .niiKitnii faded out of his foolish head, ' for the time being, at least, before this presence or ins noting aaugmer m ner grief from thinking of himself a an lion Instrument of revenge, he had suddenly become a father stricken with remore that words of his had plunged his child Into such bitter sorrow. (CONTINUED TOMORROW) l A complete, new CHAPTER II Peggy Meets Balky Sam U'eaoU I surprised bu the Birds, uho ionic fo tall on hrr. M Mlc thev (nc visiting their attention Is rH.fiocfcrf bu an army mimic, firfirii bu Penny's soldier frtcnd-3, Hen and Bill Dalton, ichlch sits down In the sliccf find tefuscs to budge.) BEN nnd Bill stared at PeKKl' as If their ces would Jump out uf their llC"Wcll," said Bill finally, "jou'ro Just as sweet as wo thought joud b6"And I'm glad jou've got freckles," added Ben, after giving her a long l0"l' have only a few," protested C"That'. enough." lesponded Ben. "They piove you'ie n real peibon. What'H the matter with your mule?" asked Peggy, changing the subject, for. like a modcht little girl, she didn't lllto to talk about liersef. "Oh. Balky Sam is all the time s t ting down to rest." exclaimed Bill. "And he always does It just whcnwve are In n hurry. He's the Pcggv Interrupted quicklj-. Shed hcarH 'that soldiers sometimes used stiong language when ""'"?,.;" their mules. She didn't want Hill to hav anything he shouldn't. "Remember thete Is a lady present, she warned him. "The Giant of the Woods says tho best way to keep fiom swearing Is to fill jour mouth so full of big wprds there Isn't any room for swears." , . "Thank you. Miss Good Fa ry, an swered Bill. "Hereafter I'll just call him a cantankerous cudgermudgeon and let it go at that." Balky Sam looked around at Peggy and gave her a sly wink. It was so funny she had to giggle. "Seems as though we are alvvajs meeting vou when we need help, said Ben to Teggy. "Aie you In trouble?" "Not exactly trouble," answered Ben. "It's Just a matter of disap pointing a lot of the soldier boys who are about to start for Krance. We wanted to send them off with a laugh and now we can't do It." "How were you going to make them laugh?" asked Peggy, a bit puzzled. "The recreation director had en gaged an animal circus to come nnd amuse "em," explained Ben. "Yon know- what I mean one of those i vaudeville shows with ponies, dogs. monkeys nnd the like. BUI and I I were sent to town with the mule team to get the baggage. At the depot we found that the train carrying the clr . cus had been wrecked, smashing up 'the outfit so It will be a week befoie i It will he ready to show here. By that time thousands of the boj-s will I be on the way to France." 1 "Isn't that a pity!" exclaimed I Peggy. "I wish there were something I I could do." 1 "Princess Peggy, aren't j'ou coming i back to us?" chorused the birds. Peggy looked up. There they were V- THE DAILY NOVELETTE THE LITTLE HOUSE IN THE WOOD i fly GERALD1NE MACK T EDWIN WITHAM, bachelor, million - aire, clubman. Harvard '12, golf ex pert and gentleman, nat reading an ad vertisement In the Yokum Dallj. It read thus" "For sale. Little House In the Wood, all modern conveniences, will sell nt sacrifice Inquire Miss Eunice Loveless. Tel. 89 Main " "Little House In the Wood," "Eunice Loveless" As I repeated the words over to mjself T found them to my liking. Surely the owner of nuch a name must be enchanting. Why shouldn't 1 In quire about the Little House in the Wood? I would. Rnd I did Making my way to the telephone. 7 gave the number to the operator. After a long and patient wait a rippling "Hello" came over the wire. Where had I heard that voice before? Ah! T remembered. It was the voice of the girl to whom I had sought an Introduc tion all season. So Eunice Loveless was her name. "Hello, Is this Miss Eunice Ijveless?" "It Is." Again that rippling voice, which sent my heart Into mv mouth. 'Thin Is Mr. Edwin Wltham speak ing. I have read jour advertisement nnd am Interested In the Little House in the Wood !' "I would be vcrj" glad to show vou the place at jour convenience, Mr. Wltham." At my convenience! My convenience would be nnv time. "I'll be out.on the next train, Miss Loveles." "Very well, good-bj'." ''Good-hj-." As I stepped off the train at T okum I looked around. There at the end of tha platform was Miss Eunice Loveless. She was dressed In b.Ue and looked very voung and gay. As I advanced toward her. she smiled nnd said, "Mr. Edwin Wltham, I believe?" "Yes, and this Is Miss Eunice Love less." said I, admiring her dimples, her (fraj- ejes nnd the black hair so becom ing beneath the trim blue hat. "Vou know. Miss Loveless. I saw jou at the club dance last month and, be cause I was obliged to leave suddenly, I never knew your name." I thought It best not to add that I had done my best to find out. though The house wns but ten minutes' dis tance from the station, and as we neared it the girl at the wheel cried: "Behold! Lltt.e Houso In the Wood." The house stood on a knoll surrounded bv pine trees, overlooking the river. There were rows of boxwood bordering the driveway from the low. spacious veranda to the river road. The house was, for the greater part, covered with ivy. "How's the first impression?" asked -DREAMLAND ADVENTURES' By DADDY PEGGY'S BIRD CIRCUS adienture each neck, beginning Monday Dalky Sim looked around at perched on the roof of the house, looking nnxlously down. "What a funny looking lot of hiids!" laughed Bill. "Have you a menagerie of your own, Miss Gqod Fairy?" That question gave Peggy an Idea. The birds certainly did look comical, particularly Blue Heron, with his long legs, and Judge Owl, solemnly blink ing down nt her. Why couldn't they give a show? They were certainly clever enough. They knew more than any birds she had ever seen on the stage. And In making the departing soldiers laugh they would be doing a servlpo for Uncle Sam. "My birds," she ciied, stretching up her arms to them," how would you like to be in a show?" "No, thank jou, we" don't want to be prisoners!" chorused the birds. "I don't mean that wa" Peggy quickly reassured them. "I mean give a show of your own free will for the soldiers. It will be lots of fun." "Fun! That's yhat we are here for," hooted Judge Owl. "Fun Is the spice of life It drives out pain and strife It cuts care like a knife And makes men brave and blithe.-" By EDWIN A -.-I - i- ...-.a ii.pi, ,ne trim uiue bat on one ? ear, the dimples coming and golnr and ?' the gray eyes sparkling. & "fine," said I. T "You must come around to see the swimming tank." said she. leading the - way to the back lawn. 'st "That settles It; I'll take It became of the swimming pool," said J. The dimples came and went. "I gun pose J-OU Will think It fnnnv nt m. t uft.nl .'. ."'" tn'? .Place. Whcn my father gave It to me this season. I'll tell 'you . nottoetSil" trUth lf ou'" I11"01"188' I promised. "Well. It's this way! I entered my horse Jose San In the Yokum races. I i was sure of his winning, so I bet on , him. Jose San finished out half a neck -, behind Junior, the winner." Here she ! l. S "LP"' t.'!p ffray c'cs wide and" k j the red .Ips pouting. . l f i ho Could Rtnnrl Biiti a M.i i i-i. "L1 ? c.01? such n charming child as-. i,. th V t1, .! Tnly f'nned and told i her that I would bo out that nlgHt with!! the money to clone the deal. I felt 1 - : Ruin.v nncn . said tnat. ror the deal could have been closed then and there. That night as 1 drew up to the Ve randa, she stood in the doorway. Tha light from the hall fell on her hair, an1. ?ui"nsd her dalntj attractive girlish figure. ' As she greeted me her ryes looked very graj-. nnd her hair very black. The dimples came and went, and she led me into the llbrarj-. She looked very small and lovely and helpless. As I handed her the money ohe sud denly began to sob. "Oh. Mr. Wltham. I don t want It to go But I need thei money, so I suppose It must. If I only had courage to tell Dad about the race!" The light had gone from her ejes, the dimples from the soft cheeks, and the small mouth quivered. AVIthout thinking. I rushed to her. I took her In my arms, crushed her to mc, and said over and over, "Eunice, dearie. It doesn't have to go It will bu jouni and mine. 'The Little House In the Wood1 Look at me, darting-, and let me And my answer In your sw eet ej cs " As he lifted her ejes to mine, I saw that the light had come back to them. But t was a different light, brighter and warmer, and I knew that light burned for me As I crushed Jier to' me, she whispered my name as If It were a thing sacred, adored, revered and loved. It was mv anwer. "The Little Hnue In the Wood" was my brlde's-to-be and mine. Tomorroic's Complete Xovclctfc-1V031AX-HA.TEI.." Mt and ending Saturday. Peggy and gfcf her a sly wink "Will you be In it. Princess Peggy?" asked General Swallow. "Yes. I'll be your trainer and tell you what to do," promised Peggy enthusiastically-. "Then we'll all be In your show," chorused the birds. Ben and Bill had been watching Teggy and the birds with keen in terest. They didn't know what was being said, but they did know that Teggy was able to talk to the birds, nnd it was amusing to see the way they answered. J I ' -viy Diras win take the place or ,1 your animal circus," Teggy told the 1 soldiers. "Fine!" cried Bill. "I felt In my Yj bones that vntt wnnM rnmA to the 1 rescue. Miss Good Fairy," "Where's your baggage?" added Ben. "We'll load It aboard and hike for the camp In a hurrj-. It's near time to begin." Peggy thought rapidly. She would need costumes for the birds and some apparatus on which they could per form. Her doll's tiunk would supply the costumes and she had toj-s that would serve as apparatus. She ran i quickly Into the house "and gathered ' up the toys and the trunk. For her own stage costume she selected a a I pretty tinseled frock she had worn j at a fancy dress dancing party. k 5I Ben and Bill laughed at her bag. wl gage, but loaded It on the big army tyi wagon, where it seemed almost lost. '( They invited the Birds to ride, but all jfijl declined except Judge Owl and Blue ' Jil Heron, for whom flying was not all tfa Soon they were ready to start. But .vl mete was miKy Mam, sttu sitting in ' ftM the middle of the street as comfortable t-'iMl as you please, and not showing a sign. i 3 or moving. "Well, what do you think of PflnianL'trflllii f1.t1trc.fm..ftmzn.r.t,t sv T V claimed Bill. t "Maybe I can start hin:," volun- Lgv iicu x-ciiy. diio junipeu uit nv 31'. .. nMAH . .1.. 1 1 j t Sf2l "rguii, tan 10 tne oacayara wnert JrA there was a particularly nice natch of w long grass, and pulled two big hand. -jtx fuls. She gave one handful to BalkyJS sam's mate, who started to eat tti with great relish. Balky Sam opened his mouth for the otner handful which r,rf I'eggv frisked In fmnl nt bin nn. -' ,. But Teggy teaslngly snatched it away. 1 She lancrlveH nt hta BMrnMi anH a..: him a wink. Balky Sam slyly winked FJj .ivn n iiuiunio' juiiijjcu lu Ilia leei. iivi9 Just na quickly Peggy rewarded hlra?Ufll by shoving the grass Into his hungry f '41 mouth. Then she climbed into tbeii, wagon, Bill said '"Geddap," and awaypdl iney went lor camp, jiamy sam'ii iiiunuiiiiiK uunieiiieuiy as ne rrottAfl ! ' along. s p i j-;i-: viomorroto H unHtoe iota Mia.. 4 'J liibfi im $. j..a1 few -ltX y lAMr'Hfm s-tSKiffii-r : hife5ii3?"3 , x ji39R91tHSiK!3B4! &: &f ,'.?j
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