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tiPTER XXXIV (Continued)
tatcate it!" exploded Jerry, ex-
"No. you create It: you
t4M Uke you. It's the wrongs,
ices, the Inadequacies that
I In our social system that came
LfcKatlon. The way to stop It
Set yourself at work removing
JLWfenjts that cause It. What ou
1 Mr. Buckingham, jou and
t'other blind supermen, is for
'Abraham Lincoln to stand up
vtell you with a tongue ot au-
that this country cannot
He to exist hair-comiortaDie
' half-uncomfortable."
cllllimr stiff trd Mr. nurklnirlinni.
Common sense, Christlanlt',
rllneM. humanity, nntrlntl.m, n
4fiaar deal any of tlione words will
XjtWit. The United States him opened
Mt-gates to the world. The poor and
reeled ot all landu come here to be
ki'ttn, to be lifted np by our lntltu-
IhnM. Inttead. wo treat them a no
SKiPtail grist for our mills and factories
Caweatsliops. wny, you uk inn
'Jew, Rosenscwelf. He Is Just a
5 of hundred and thousands of his
Jturentak) jou'to neverneara or
nt he's another example. They
over here to be Amerlcanltrd and
aa ther- are Tlctlmlfed: and jou,
'f the leading- cltltens of rhlladel
i all our Influence to bolster
asarhlne that shears these men like
That Is wny your name is a
!( byword down there Irf the wards
people auner Keenly anu otim i
: hntlr."
HLta' hiss and a byword?" Mr. Buck-
"JMnmm started up. Hushing "Do. you
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v-'ftV
LaS?fian '" sald Jerr solemnly.
8 ; - nntfnt nueklneham sat In si-
iu OT-inninir the desk In front of him.
i'ifcJsas easy to see that he considered
&Bla!5 very ungrateful world. "Why. I
SrWM more money to cnaruy no utsi
WfiJWslJerry sioppco. mm eiiu.i.
o- 'MTr. you give to charity, but what
pr pa free woraingman oi " ., ,,
IB)Mi charity but justice. -m . j.
Samt you get a thrill from stretching
'itatfa, great, powerful arm to befriend
"Smm 'strangers In our city who come
Saach masses and come so hopefully?
'"Et you you can't make people sue.
Maful. expostulated the oanicer, ah
sunin needs is a chance. Vhy, look
StTFels and Guggenheim. They catno
kir, llko the others only two generations
1 Sa. and see what they did. I tell you
iri.. man need la a chance.
O Jji,Ad I tell you this city has men and
ajajraaajmam ana Jmt " "" "
Mtni In block after block that are
' iaVaatUn m chance not the ghost or
"7Bce. AU they need, most of them,
Eii . ...ti..M lr thev don t cet It.
P.Cii.- .in inm IntA crooks and
WK-UI th. majority will turn , ,,
JMHUIl, miraiiriTO ---"
, -t 'tm .t.1. !. In fne
.h.t- whiirii mr chance drop
- at match may start a conflagra-
t
:6re soap-box stuff!" snorted Mr.
lngnam. iow nsien w mc "
." and the financier tried to con-
ilmaelr wttn a vast ana uciirtiucut
t. "You are a young man. of a
Amn nf nrnmlae. I've been thlnk-
ctaat possibly our differences were
y: tnat you oeiongeu iu a. n"',"'
ruon ana x iu n uw, ".. -
Hl't Quite speaK me saiue "
iv wn that thA nonltlon In which
lW found myself in the last few
has not oeen at an io inri"
iuht that, perhaps, with some ad.
lanta on eacn siae wu wuuiu .
of an alliance., xou nave popumr
and you could help the people
understand me, and on the other
I, I couia neip you to gei ii j"u
Imlnr ot If Tdn are determined
mr ambition to be Mayor, why, by
j,,,- I'll make rou Mayor!'
Jerry Archer flushed red, and then
v.
r wluie, as wnue as ma i uuuj .w...
lon permitted, and his manner was
nt rtiamifleH hut utter exasperation.
T him nn Ambition to be Mayor."
Jaa'aaapped coldly. "Victor Itollinson is
JlaiU to be Mayor if I have my way."
"TTfcat firebrand lfl
rffile is not a firebrand. He Is one of
'most coolly aeiermincu, aniieiy uai
aad men I know."
.."But but you can't reason with
." Mr. HUCKingnams gianco mno
! and exrltpd. It was Dlaln that
it regarded Victor Itolllnson In the
ayors chair as even a worse calamity
r Jeremiah Archer. Jerry, however.
4 lost the last shred of his patience,
.'.was for closing the Interview at
He was done with Mr. uucKing
deflnttelv done with him.
.There Is no use of our talking any
9J, fie UIIUUUUUCU. uu n.c liujr-
.,1 have not been able to make you
stand. I nave respected you .anu
ved your friendship. You have
l me wun xreacnerous miauim,
we have beaten off -successfully.
you offer friendship again at the
tof a corrupt bargain. Mr. Duck
inv X nn lnnrer want your frlend-
Lit I" resent the terms upon which
'offer friendship. You have no
tr, no influence, penning mat i
'mere was someimng i meuiii
you for but I won't. I'll take
: what Is that?'" demanded Buck-
a. standing ud angrily.
Feu'U know In good time," retorted
growing angrier witn every ao
al second of time for reflection.
I tried not to quarrel with you, and
vatvt till you've insulted me. oir.
ingtiam, I suppose you will never
aetata the force of what I have
i Irving to tell you about your social
f J unless In soma way the conse-
ol some act or yours snoum
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to come straight home to you'ham franticallv "A dortnr! win tin.
l n.l.bn..i In hnmlllillnn i ""." irailllCaiiy. A QOClOr I JV 111 flO-
xact Its punishment in humiliation
in, tn such a way that you could
kkrly trace the connection between
jaause and Its effect. If It ever does
, i can only say tnat i nope it fans
yourself and not upon some one
to you."
Fery dramatic!" sneered Bucking-
j "very melodramatic. Are you
ounclng a curse on me?"
fr. Buckingham," declared Jerry
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solemnly, "you hac pronounced a curse
upon yourself. Good day."
CHAPTER XXXV
77ie Tragedy
WHEN Jerry, In high dudgeon,
walked out of Mr. Buckingham's of
fice he almost stepped Into Victor upon
his way to see the Secret Service man,
"Hello! Hello' What's the gloom?" ex
claimed the happy Victor, as he noted
Jerry's frowning face "And what do
ing here?" he added, looking up and no
ticing lust what office II u from which
Jerry was emerging.
wnat do you think that blind egotlit
In there Just had the effrontery to pro
pose to me?" demanded Jerry Indig
nantly. "Not an Idpn !" mrifpsqrl Vlrtnr.
laughing at his friend's seriousness.
Jerry's mood, however, was not to be
put out of countenance by lev Ity.
airanga isn I it V lie turned, "now
when a man trefs a Int nf mnnev nn
awful lot like Buckingham he cant put
faith In anything else All this whole
show has done to him has been to make
him feel that he's bought the wrong
thing. He was trying to buy mo now
with something he hasn't got to 'Iter."
n.ina nt explain yourself." suggested
Victor, still so hubhllnsrlv hannv with the
turn In his' most Intimate personal af
fairs that he could see no earthly reason
for SnV SUCh elnWHrinir ftnlamnltv am
Jerry was maintaining. "Out with It!
n nars xne story I"
.TerrV relAtPri'hHnv Ilia rlAtnllo nf Mia
interview. Victor listened Interestedly
nut wth his eye roving over Jerry't
shoulder and noting all that went on In
the street behind him and on that sweep
of cement sidewalk that lay between the
guuer anu me entrance tn the otnees
At the curb stood a shiny limousine
with chauffeur and footman nnd with a
crest and monogram upon the door The
monogram was W, II. II It was Buck
ingham's car and it wax waltlnir tn inVn
him home. Next to the car stood a
pushcart, with a depleted stock of fruits.
Apparently the street merchant had
dropped Into position herp In the hnnn
of picking up a few minutes' trade from
the employes streaming out at the close
of the working day from the great office
building in which the bank was housed.
Listening to Jerry's heated narrative
with one lobe of his brain, as it were,
Victor reflected with the other on the
contrast between the two equipages
me ouuu car ana me t cart, ana casu
ally kept his eye on both. '
Tho fruit vender was restless. He ar
ranged and rearranged his stock, he
disposed of customers quickly and kept
darting occasional glances across the
pavement toward the otnees with Its
names upon the windows, the name of
Buckingham. In one of the Intervals
between transactions he fumbled In his
cart and presently brought out some
thing which he fingered attentively for
a moment, then turned and shot an
other of those keen scrutinizing glances
across the pavement to the entrance to
tne Dank,
This action excited" Victor's curiosity
and he craned his neck sufficiently ta
see that what the endcr held In hit
hand was a knife, a short, thick butcher
knife, obviously the one with which he
severed bananas from the stalk. Hut
he was toying with Its cdpe In a most
peculiar and suggestive fashion, while
an expression tof mingled cunning and
malignance appeared upon his face.
This demanded a more concentrated at
tention that Victor had been able to
give up to now.
"Hold on a minute. Lei watch tills
fellow," said Victor, nudging Jerry and
nodding In the direction of tho fruit
vender '
Jerry turned and followed the direc
tion of Victor's eye.
"Why!" he exclaimed in surprise.
"That's Aurentsky !"
"Aurentsky ! My God !"
A whole chain of associations started
up In the lawyer's mind and raced back
to the story Sylvy had told him a few
nours ago. instinctively victor lumen,
toward the entrance to the offices, .and
there was Buckingham In a palm beach
suit and a straw hat. with cane In hand,
descending the steps to the street. After
that the scene reeled Itself off like a
moving picture. Jerry, already advanc
ing to speag to AurensKy, saw tne man s
face light with sudden fury and he
leaped forward, brandishing his knife at
Buckingham.
Both Jerry and Victor dashed to in.
tervene. the formor"ln the lead by favor
or mat one aavanceu step ne naa al
ready taken. For a few moments there
after everything was confusion. The four
men reeled about the center of the pave
ment as If In some kind of wild dervish
dance, the knife flashing, Mr. Bucking
ham's cane waving, his olce grunting
resentment and expostulation. Then ab
ruptly the flgiires fell apart, except that
the powerful Itolllnson stood gripping
Aurentsky by the neck and his knife
hand, holding the excited Jew almost,
clear of the around and shaktne him Into
complete subjection.
Buckingham . staggered backward.
panting, staring and still barking breath
less expostulations at the man who had
attacked him." Jerry stood a moment,
gazing at Aurentsky with an expression
of horror In hlB eyes, and then. Ignoring
everybody else, took two strides to the
granite steps ana sat down upon them.
His head was bowed and one hand held
his side.
nil. ( .l.LL.JH .-j r - ,-.
body call a doctor? Quick! It's young
arcner, ne savea my lire..
Jerry meanwhile was much cooler.
Methodically he struggled with a refrac
tory button on his light blue serge coat.
Anally conquered It and threw hack the
garment, revealing an enlarging crim
son stain on Iris white silk shirt with
a puncture In the center through which
blood was welling. He contemplated
this for a moment and then with a
Right
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slgh toppled over, hut a teller from the
bank caught hlu head before It struck
the granite, nnd Immediately a half
dozen pairs of hands were lifting and
bearing him Inside,
Mr Buckingham, calmed by the sight
of something being done, turned upon
Victor who still clung to the now cow
ering Aurentsky
"It was the work of a mad man," said
Buckingham.
"It was the wnrk of a man made
mad," corrected Itolllnson. who had
been trying to extract some meaning
from tho prisoner's Incoherent raving
and had perhaps succeeded
"That in the sort of cnttle wo nre
breeding In this- country now I" ex
claimed the excited nnd Indignant
banker.
"It Is the sort of people we are mak
ing or permitting to be made out of
Immigrants who come here with the best
Intentions In the world," retorted Victor
straight; but Buckingham outraged nt
such contumacy came back hotly with:
"It Is the way they repay the hos
pitality with which up welcome these
men to American Institutions."
Two policemen came rushing up and
Victor, Ignoring Buckingham for the
time being, gave the prisoner Into their
hands. "This man stabbed Jerry
Archer," he said tersely. "Have him
held without ball. Mr. Buckingham
will bo around to swear to the com
plaint." Then he turned on the great
manufacturer and this time with a cold
glare In his eye. before which that
nerve-shattered gentleman actually
quailed, quailing not being a thing to
which he was accustomed.
"Buckingham," said Victor sternly.
"This man will be tried, either for as
sault with Intent to kill or " tho
lawyer paused and looked significantly
within "for murder. In cither event
I shall defend him "
"You!" expostulated Buckingham,
"the bosom friend of the man ha
stabbed."
"I shall defend him. Iterated Vic
tor, still with tho glare, "nnd I shall
show at the trial what kind of Amer
ican Institutions we have welcomed him
to."
The two men were already hurrying
toward the private offices of Bucking
ham ; yet tho latter paused long enough
to snap back over hfs shoulder.
"Itolllnson ! You nre the most dan
gerous man in Philadelphia."
"No," rejoined Itolllnson coolly. "You
are!"
(TO Itn CONTINUED)
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CHAPTER VI
The Wedding Feast
(The iceitfling of General Su-allotr
and Jls.1 1'nrplc Swalloxc Is delayed
h cause Uluc Jay steals the bride.
Vegyy and Hilly Belgium aid In
rescuing her from the tree dungeon
where she nearly prrlshei.i
"0 Wedding Day,.be.falr:
' O Wedding Day be bright!
All Joy bring to this pair.
And endless heart's delight!"
THUS sang the Birds as they gaily
escorted General Swallow and his
bride to the beautiful glen beside the
bay, which they had chosen for their
wedding place. And as If In response
the rising sun colored the eastern sky
with radiant hues. Streamers of pink,
silver, green, gold and, orange shot up
high, the tints changing constantly.
Their splendor was reflected In the rip
pling waters so that sky and bay
seemed alive with flashing colors.
The glen Itself was a regular wed
ding bower. From the trees hung a
tapestry of vines. At either side were
banks of shrubbery and masses of
ferns. All about were wild flowers
Violets. Brown-Eyed Susans, Mar
guerites, Daisies and Columbines.
Leading from the edge of the water to
a mossy mound beneath a canopy of
wild Honeysuckle and Roses was a
carpet of velvety grass. The whole
scene was like a wonderful outdoor
cathedral.
Judge Owl. looking very dignified
and solemn, took up his station on the
mound. The Birds grouped themselves
at, either side of the glen, leaving an
aisle down the center for the bridal
party. Up In the tree was the choir
Canaries, Mocking Birds, Orioles and
other songsters.
Miss Purple Swallow, refreshed by
ner swift nae tnrougn tne air, seemed
perfectly recovered. She jumped fcpjn
iaun i
the hammock as sprightly as If,
had forgotten her terrifying ex
ence in tne tree dungeon.
Motherly Birds led her to a dell at
one side, and when she came out
Peggy gave a gasp of delight. She
wore a bridal veil of spider lace. In
which sparkled dewdrop Jewels. On
her head was a wreath of whlto daisies
and hung from her neck Uke a muff
was a dainty bride's bouquet of rare
wild flowers. She looked very charm
ing. Indeed, and her appearance was
greeted by a chorus of pleased "ahs"
and "ohs."
Two tiny Humming Birds as flower
girls led the bridal party up the aisle.
Then caTne the bridesmaids Misses
Scarlet Tanger. Thrush. Blue Bird.
Robin, Yellow, Warbler and Meadow
Lark. Ahead of the bride walked Miss
Rose Breasted Grosbeak as maid of
-:- -:- -:- -:-
THE DAIL Y NOVELETTE
A WAR BRIDE
fly ELIZABETH FORREST
Ruum i'&ii,Ks, attorney.-at-law.
with a newspaper Intone hand, a
pen
n the other, sat before his office
desk, a very picture of perplexity.
'Thunder!" he finally exploded, dashed
the pen on lo the desk, and swerved
around to his startled stenographer.
"What Is the proper thing to write
10 an cngnKen girif
"It all depends on how well you
know her."
"Well, Ituth Hampton and I grew up
together. She was a good pal and
everybody's friend : she annealed to me
because she had Intellect and good na
ture, i always nave hkcu girls who can
really 'do' something.
"But." he continued, "although I was
fast forgetting Iluth, she was vividly
brought to mind this morning. While
reaaing my newspaper I chanced on a
Picture of her and the announcement
of her eneaeement. The nlrture doesn't
look like the Ruth I used to know, but
time, I suppose, does effect changes.
Now, Miss Borden, the really funny
iian oi my taie is mis: i ieei actually
angry that Huth has become engaged,
and I've concluded that I'm what you
migni can, wen er jealous I Ann
thanks, awfully, but I've Just decided
that I'll not write her at all she didn't
sena me a. personal announcement."
"May I see that paper, please?"
"Certainly." Then Miss Borden
busied herself some minutes In the
reading of the article In question. She
started to read it again. At a sudden
exclamation from her Robert looked
at her Inquiringly
"Where did you say you used to
live?"
"Morton, Ky."
"But, look, this notice reads, "Miss
Huth Hampton, of Berkeley, Cal.,' so
It can't bo your Ituth !"
Robert snatched the paper eagerly
from her and for a long time studied
the cut. "No." he said at length, "there
can't posslblv be two Ituth Hamptons
wno looK sufficiently alike to no sisters.
Ho sat a while In troubled silence.
and at last tried to fix his attention on
come briefs. It was useless. His mind
wandered continually, nnd he nsked
himself over and over, "Why do I care.
wny ao I care7' inere cou a be but
one answer!
At noon he lunched absent-mindedly.
Before returning he visited a Western
Union office and sent a telegram to the
postnisBtor of Morton. Of course the
message was nn Inquiry regarding Ruth.
But his conclusions of the mornlnir were
confirmed by the answering wire, sent
collect. "Ruth Hampton and mother
left Morton Inst October Whereabouts
unknown " And It was now April ! After
some time snent In crlnnmv nonsKenpsn
he roused himself.
Robert Peters was not hackboneless
and given to mooning Frequently, to
be sure, he thought and wondered about
Ruth : but "the world is full of n num
ber of things" and wise men keep
busy. Robert was wise, hence oblivious,
and not troubled by sleepless nights.
Clean-minded, red-blooded, energetic
Robert grew dally more nllvn tn his
country's needs. So by June ho had en-
"DREAMLAND ADVENTURES'
By DADDY
THE STOLEN BRIDE
A complete, new adventure rack week. -teqlnnlng ilaniay
Johnny Dull grabbed his coattail
am hung on
honor. Miss Purple Swallow was on
her father's wing. At tho mound
waited General Swallow with his best
man, Reddy Woodpecker.
From the choir burst forth a melo
dlous chant:
"Joy to thee, sweet brldo!
Joy to thee, brave groom!
Through life side by side.
Roam in youth's fair bloom."
General Swallow met his bride at
the foot of the mound nnd mounted
It with her. Judge Owl began the
ceremony. .
Peggy and the animals, to get a bet
ter view. Jumped en what seemed to be
a log half concealed In the shrub
bery. The log gave a great shako and
tney tumbled off head over heels. As
they picked themselves up, out of the
shrubbery rolled a ragged, rough
looking tramp. The log was his leg.
The tramp sat up and blinked at the
wedding crowd. The Birds, stunned by
this new addition to tho excitement of
the night, bat and looked at htm.
The tramp let out a rar and jumped
to his feet.
"What do you mean by disturbing
my sleep?" he shouted, reaching for a
club. "Get out of hero!"
Peggy was the only ope, to move.
She drew a blade of fairy ring grasi
from her pocket and Donned It into
the ready Jaws of Johnny Bull. In
stantly jonnny Bull seemed to leap
out of the ground, a full-sized, power
ful, hungry bulldog.
The tramp stopped short. His eyes
bulged out.
"Great Caesar's ghost!" Jia ex
claimed. Johnny Bull leaped for him.
listed since, so he said, "the law schools
nro yearly turning out hundreds of
younf men as brilliant and more capable
than I
His arguments were lengthy,
superfluous.
A few days heforo ho was to leave
for camp he had his last case, a" short
case, but rather difficult. There had
been trouble getting a lawyer for the
defense, so Robert did not know who
was to play opposite him, who had the
prosecution. .
The trial lasted three days. The morn
ing of the second day Miss Ituth Hamp
ton, counsel for the defense, received a
fragment bouquet and a note asking If
Mr. Robert Peters might call that eve
ning. Of course, for obvious reasons
overlooked In Mr. Pcters's haste, ho
"might not." The morning of tho third
day history was repeated. Tnat night
ho called.
"Bob," Ruth demanded, "what on
earth is that newspaper thattyoii have
been clutching so madly?" He handed
It to her silently, tho cut and article
folded on top.
"Well?" from nuth.
Er oh, yes er d-doesn't that mean
y-you7" he finally exploded.
"Me? What, the Ruth Hampton men
tioned In that notice? And If 1 were?"
"Then you are, I knew itl When are
you to be married?"
"Married?" Bhe echoed. "Robert, use
reason. Do you suppose my fiance
would allow me to run off to New York
to dabble In law?"
"f heir vnllp nnrrlnn Ttnll, T hat- n
ask, but Is It er er "
"A broken engagement?" she supplied.
"No. Never been engaged In my life.
But listen; I'll not tease you nny more.
The Ruth of Berkeley Is my own cousin
my father's twin brother's daughter.
You see, thnt accounts for our extra
ordinary likeness to each other. This
brother ran away when he jvas lfj, to
the West evidently, but was never herd
from ; so I never knew I had such a
relative until this Ruth'B engagement
was announced. Being curious, 1 wrote
for Information."
"But her name?"
"Father's mother's name was Ruth,
and both boys named their only child
for her. Hence the coincidence."
."1 don't like coincidences. Don't tell
me It was one that made you active In
this murder case!"
"It wash't. I passed the bar exams
over a vear: you surely aien't sur
prised at that ' Last October I took nn
olllce In Syracuse."
"Ah. tlmt'.i why "
"Sh-h-h I And when I read nhnut this
case nnd the difficulty In getting a
lawyer to defend the girl I was inclined
to do It myself. What decided me was
your being In it. 1 thoucht It would he
rather much of a surprise, you neglect
ful boy!
Well, even legally Inclined war brides
like to be married In June.
Ncj-1 Complete Xovelettc
"BETSY ASX SMITH."
and ending Baturday.
the tramp leaped the other way. But
he didn't leap nulck enoueh. Johnnv
Bull grabbed his coattail nnd hung
ii. vvnn a nowi or fear tne tramp
dashed madly off through the woods
dragging Johnny Bull behind. The tail
tolo out of the coat and the tramp
put on such n burst of sneed that
Johnny Bull had to give up the chase.
So ho came, back to see the wedding,
whllq tha tramp kept up his wild
nigiy.
Judges Owl was a bit flustered as he
went on with tho ceremony.
"Do you tnke mo for your lawfully
wedded mate?" ho nsked General
Swallow.
"Not by a Jugful!" declared General
Swallow Indignantly.
"Oh. I beg your nardon!" Judcn
Owl apologized. "I mean, do you take
.Miss Purple Swallow to bo your law-
iuuy wencied mate?"
"I do," chirped General Swallow,
firmly, and Judge Owl quickly got the
ceremony over.
The choir burst Into n stlrrine wed-
ding march and tho Birds formed In
line behind the bride and groom. It
was Just like a grand march at danc-'
lng school. Peggy found herself walk
ing with Balky Ssm. who strutted
along on his hind legs in polite circus
styie.
The procession led through the glen
to a little valley where was .spread
tho wedding feast. Nuts, grains, bugs,
worms and beetles for tho Birds that
liked them; flies and Insects for others.
It was a breakfast that caused the
Birds to twitter with glee, but It didn't
appeal at all to I'eggy and Billy "Bel
gium. "We have something for you," cried
General Swallow, seeing the disap
pointment in their faces. He pointed
to a hollowed out rock heaped up with
berries. Peggy looked at the fruit .
bit doubtfully. General Swallow
chuckled. "Don't be afraid.- We didn't
steal them. They are wild berries
picked. In the woods."
Never had berries tasted sweeter to
Peggy. But they reminded her .of a
task that awaited her at home.
"Oh. I promised mother to help her
with her war canning today," she
cried. "I must hurry home."
"When duty calls a true patriot
promptly obeys," hooted Judge Owl.
Peggy heard no more for she was fly
lng through the air with a rush. An
instant later she was sitting up in her
own bed listening to her mother's
voice calling from downstairs.
"AwakenJ Awaken! Awaken! The
canning army is going into action.
Awaken! Awaken! The bugle calls
you. Soldier Peggy!"
(In the next story Blue Jay is
placed on trial for his life in Judge
Old's queer court.)
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".""I'-i """"nlnn. with whom ho Is In
love. Inro In rosn enrdms of the Arch
duke's estate at Knncnlsht.
While he Is asklne her susln to marry
him three men enter the garden and talk.
MsrlshkH then remembers thnt tho Arch
duke had nsked her to keep out of the
s-arrten. but It Is now too late, to depart,
anil the levers sit and hear. Vne. of the
men Is th Austrian Archduke! the other
looks suspiciously like Kaiser Wtlhelm of
Germany, while the third, with his lone
white, beard dropptnc from either side of
his fsce, establishes Ms Identity beyond
question.
The "destiny of Europe." Is sealed when'
the three enter a pact to make the. Arch
duke and his morganatic wife. Rophle
I'hotek. Important figures In European his
tory, al the expense, of the other llabs
burxs. Rennlck and Marlshka, with their
precious Information, return to Vlenni.
hut tht CounlPHs corn pf In Rcnwkk not lo
dH'Ultre uhat he knows until she has given
permission.
In th( meantime the IhHb tho Emperor
Trnnj; jo?ef, who PKHctn from her the
promise not to give Renwick her eminent.
MHrlxhka iet out immediately to warn
Sophie ami, denplte her oMectlonB. Iten
wick forces her to accept him nn eneort,
It Ih well, fnr on the train the Kncllsm
man attacks an Austrian who Rives or
ders as to Marlshka's future behaMor.
Itenwlck manages to reach Konopttit
with the Countess In safety after com
mrtndeerlnff a passlmr automobile but the
two fall Into the hands nf Ilerr AVlndt. of
the Austrian Secret Service. As he ques
tions them they realize that tho "man In
the green limousine." who has been pur
suing Marlshka, Is anxious to prevent the
success of her mission.
A short time later Marlshka Is abducted
by the "man In the green limousine."
In the green limousine Mirlshka learns
that she-lj the prisoner of Captain llorltz.
of the German Hecret Service, When sh
explains the purpose nf her sudden de
parture from Vienna her intention tn
warn Sophie of th Austrian plot u Kill
the Archduke and thus f rust rat o the
scheme laid In the rose gardens of Kono
plsht faptaln Goritz changes his plans
and orders the chauffeur to proceed post
haste to Drunn.
CHAPTER VIII (Continued1)
THAT was all. Marlshka knew that
she had won. Captain Goritz was
frowning at the dial of his watch.
."Ttc German Ambassador " she
succestcd.
"Of course." And then, turning sud
denly toward her. his eyes Intent lie
pnld. with great seriousness: Tquntess
Strnhnl. for the moment your Interests
nnd mine nre Identical Tno success
of this project depends upon your
silence "
"Anything 1"
"One moment, please," he put In
quickly. "I wish you to understand the
seriousness, of your position. Your
security, your safety now nnd later, will
depend upon your own actions. You
have proved yourself politically danger
ous to the peace to tha 'welfare of
Europe. My mission was to hrlng you
safely Into Germany. Falling In that.
I must exact absolute silence and
obedience "
"You travel as my wife, the wife of
a German officer going to Vienna for
medical advice"
She flinched a little, hut his air of
abstraction reassured her.
"Do you agree?"
"YeB."
"I exact your word of honor to re
main under my orders, to make no at
tempt to escape, tospeak no word as
to my Identity or your own "
"Have I not told you that my own
fate Is unimportant If I succeed In
reaching the Duchess of Hohenhurg?"
"And after that?" he asked keenly,
"Whatdo you mean"
"Merely that the same conditions as
to yourself shall continue to exist,"
"You are trying to to frighten me,"
she stammered. .
"If you are frightened. I am sorry.
You are In no danger. If you will do
what 1 ask. I shall spare nn courtesy,
neglect no pains for your comfort,"
"I regret," he said coolly, "that my
orders have been explicit. I still de
mand that you comply with the condi
tions I have Imposed. Your word of
honor It Is enough."
Some feminine instinct In her, aroused
by his Impassive performance of hit
duty, gavo her new courage. Since they
were at war, she would play the game
using women's weapons. After all, he
was a man, a mere man.
When Bhe spoke. It was with the air
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"I am In your power," she said
3uletly, "I give my word of honor to
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upon her face c
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other."
CHAPTER IX
Captain Goritz
AT IOLAU, a town, as Mnrlshka, aft--crwar.d
learned, Inhabited largely Ty
Germans, they stopped to replenish tho
petrol tank. But Captain Goritz wore
a deep frown when he got Into the seat
with the chauffeur, who Immediately
started the car. They were off again.
But as tho front window was down,
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Mnrislika heard lite clicking of the instrument and the voice again asking
for a number
a tribute to the confidence her Jailer
now reposed In her. fragments of their
conversation reached her
"A road anay from trunk lines. Jar
meritr.. perhaps. , . It should not
bo dlff cult a I'eugeot If possible, or a
Mercedes Its age would tell. At nny
t me now. ... A detour here, I
think there la n telegraph line along
the hill yonder. . . -It would be bet
ter In u more desolate place. In the foot
hills of the Mahrlsche-Hobe, It Is a
matter of luck. Karl. We mubt chance
She felt Captain Gorltz's look upon
her for a long moment after she find
turned away. Marlshka sighed gently.
Her companion's gase left her and ho
peered straight before him, frowning.
All this Bhe knew by her woman's sixth
sense without even looking at him. Even
a thinking machine must have Its
moment'Of aberration. In a little while,
the choice of roads having been decided,
he turned to her again and Marlshka's
eyes met his fairly.
"You have not already, regretted your
bargain?" he asked quietly,
"No," she replied, smllln- at him.
"If you siicceed, I shall regriK nothing.
A pawn has small chance, when tho
fate of kings Is In question."
lie waB silent for a moment.
"I hope that you will understand my
position. Countess, it Is not my wish
to make war upon women "
"But one's duty Is paramount, of
course," she put In quickly. "I am not
squeamish. Captain Goritz, but If my
my er elimination Is necessary to
your plans, it Is only fair that I should
be advised of the fact In time to say my
l""l" A
He regarded her soberly. Was she
laugning ai mm; ner mien was quite
serious, but her tone was sprightly
even flippant.
"It would be n matter of profound
regret to me. Countess Strahnl." he
said, with some dignity, "If any misfor
tune should happen to you while under
my charge."
"It Is no nice of you to put It that
way," she smiled at him, "Under other
conditions, you know, we might even
have been friends."
"I would be deeply pained If you
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plied. , ;
"Ach lclrter I" she sighed. "A prisoner
can have no choice."
Ho made no reply to that nnd sank
hack Into his favorite position with
arms folded, staring straight before htm.
Mnrlshka glancen nt Captain Gorltz'a
well-shaped head In tho seat beside her.
It was to bo war between them wart
A thinking machine! WAs he? SHe
smiled to herself. Slio knew tjiat the
had power.
What handsome 6levcr woman docs
not know It 7 Men had desired her a
RiisMuil duke, an Italian prince. And
an Austrian archduke even, braving the
parental Ire, had wished to marry hr,r
willing even lo sacrifice his princely pre
rogatives If she would have said the
word. Hugh Renwlck Sho swal
lowed bravely. But the sense
of her power .over men gave her a new
courage to meet Captain Goritz with a
smile upon ner ups vvnne sne summoned
In secret all her feminine Instinct to aid
her In the unequal struggle, n gama-
needing both caution and daring, a game
for'hlRh stakes In which perhaps no
quarter would ho given. '
As they approached the environs of
Vienna, the car now moved at a reduced
speed and boldly choso the main high,
roads. Twice they were stopped ana
examined This showed thnt all the ma
chinery of the telegraph was now In
operation, but tho touring car did- not
answer to the given description nnd Cap
tain Gorltz's air of surprise and annoy
ance was so genuine that there was lite
tlo delay. ,- &
"Our friends of the Maehrls-ehe-Hoho
nro fortunately still frightened or else
quite satisfied with the green limousine,''
he laughed, "We shall go through, I
thlnlc."
. "Shall we be in time?" asked Ma
rlshka. ,
The German shrugged and looked at
his watch.- "We hhall be In Vienna in
twenty minutes." 0
Marlshka fnade no comment. As thtlr I
Journey neared Its ending she realized
that she was ery tired, but the In
centive that had spurred her last night
and all day still gave her strength to
cope with whatever was to come.
"To the embassy," Goritz whispered,
"and fast!"
ifn hnri mmmtorl niratn Inln !. ...
beside tho chauffeur,- vand bo 'Marlshka
did not question him, but his back was
eloquent of determination. They drove
boldly Into the Illngstrasse and turned
rapidly Into w side street. Hero the
machine stopped again and Captain
Goritz stood at the door of tho tonneau
waiting for her to descend. He led the
way, walking rapidly, while Marlshka
struggled beside him as fast as her stif
fened limbs permitted.
"The ambassador can succeed where $
we should fall. He mu'jt'nrociirn an in. ,'il
teriew for you. I thin It may be man- iSM
agea unless lie paused. "But we ffl
shall see." yil
Silently Marlshka followed into the W
.MetternlCllKaSSG nnd lin thn Ktfina-AF !.. -V
embassy and Into, a lofty salon where
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appcarea. a gloomy room with' dingy
frescoes of Impossible cuplds and still
more impossible roses. Rose the lelt
hiotlf of her tragedy! The w, mi,.
rors. manv mlrroru nil nf whit, B,.m.ji
to be refiectlng her pallid face. She was
weary and covered with dust, but not
so weary as she was desperate. Why
should she wait agate, while Sophia
Chotek was here herein Vienna? Un
able to remain seated, she rose and
walked about the room, the eternal rem
inlne Impelling a rearrangement of her
hat and veil at the long mirror near the
upper end oMhe room. Beside her was
a window which opened upon 'a small
court. Opposite this window' was an
other window, from which came sound of
voices. She listened. U was her privl.
lege, for they were speaking of her.
" ! ,. J acted uPn 1Bv own Judg.
ment Excellency. There seemed noth
ing lse to do. The Countess Strahnl
has given me her word of honor. She
will kflpn It. M
"But the telegraph "
"Cail.4
"Impossible 1"
'.'JLbes.you ,to iTy ll at onoa."
Ah the telephone!"
MunsnKa, neara me clicking of Vafj-m
Instrument and the voice again asking-??!
for a number. Silence. And then-"l Jit
ao not understand " A nause.'i
"-""' .. j"unicr kiick ana iinkia i
mann! You are right. Thev av th.r
la a temporary derangement of tha J5
Another bell Bounded. A donr nnenerfl '
and shut. Then a question In the same-'
voice. .
Grnf vnn Kfpnrlal tha A-nhul.- .
Pranz reached Vienna lht nrt.pnnfint
with the Duchess on the way to Sara-!
jcvu. tvjicic i nicy nowi
. Another voice replied, "I do not'
Know, excellency. They were at pray vw
ers In the Capuchin Church," (Si
"When does thoir train luitu Vknn.ri
, "At six from the Staats Balinhof r 'tfg
excellency, - 4.1
"It Is 6 o'clock now," cried the other-1,
voice in aismay we are too late
Marlshka heard no more. It was! '-3
enough. Tod latol She had failed AS
Her sacrifice, her atonement frultlessM
Sho sank Into a chair and 'burled hefSM
face In her hands, trying to think, Butsjl
In her bead was n dull chana nf cnmrtii'.ll
echoes of her wild ride, and her body -'!
onajri;u 1,0 one Dai. oiio iiaq never ,
luiiuea, uuv lor a inumcni. 11 secmea tnat -
urf t aci nnn&nlAIIDIlAikn dn .-...-a i
tvist .vu.nuuuautrs, OHU IUUI1Q IICr -
self presently etarlng through ., liof
ttnuvTH ai ine iiiitrn in ina sv&y au bill
son carpet and wondering where n
was. .Then Bhe heard tha vctine aaraJ
and remembered jhat sho (muet IUuST"
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