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THB BTORY THUS FAR
PCII REN MICK, und'r secretary ot
jrijian emoaasv in Vienna, ana m
TRSH MARIMIKA HTKAIINI. whom
OTes. nvrhrar nn .ItinM 15 11114 thn
I't the atorr opens, a conversation In
h HMft BVfl atrldtSiai aa nt aaU1i4 liAttuAAn
German Kaiser. Von Tlrpttx and the
run ArcnauKe in wmcn tns aesuny
ron" is sealed.
pact entered Into Is destined to
In AhitnlrA anrf M mnfffanilli.
8onhle Chotek. Important flaures in
Baan hlslnrv. AlarinhkA la a rlnsn
Bd of Rnnhle hut w hen arte leArna
at .Is afoot aho realties that her first
V la to her rnnntrv and the Austrian
"arch. Fran Jcsrf W hlle h Is re
tina; to him. Renwlck Is fulfilling: his
a trust an l lniormina; ms rmer
i means an estrangement between Hunh
uarirnaa
StR H1MT. rhl.f of the All.trl.in
et Service. Is blared in charee of that
ntrv'a affalra w Ith orders to thwart
isr plans to save the Archduke, who has
in oraerea murnerea in isarajrvo
DAPTA1N (1IIRITZ. the ' are ' of the
fmin Secret Service Is on the trail to
rcumvent tne proposer assassination.
Iah Rennlck released from his official
ties is at Atarlshka'a service. So It is
Itat Oorltz who haa caDtured Marlshka
s from Wlndt. promlsea to do all In lju
ivjifcower to save the Arrhduke and Pontile
w tat not to release his fair prisoner lien
?T'arlek meanwhile. U In Indt s newer.
U$l,t CHAPTER X (Continued)
&&rpHERE was another silence In which
ul -. captain uoruz iuujv uui wnuinvi -in-
rette
:?, ."t do not think that T quite under-
J" IaiMni4 . nil nnttrilnca f 11 '
Wt'.ll
IO J""f vwunn.00 utiu
i. Marlshka was silent for a lone mo.
And then.
.MCT. tttm nrn,l Pnntnln CinrKt-T Hint tVlA
Effl "worm has left jou nitter -
Rk'i "To the pecret acent the world Is
JftaTiiclther sweet nor bitter He has no
Srf mrelv a pair of ears a pair of ejes
?V which nothing must escape
"Deaf to music blind to beaut '
sighed Marlshka "From the bottom of
my heart I pltv you "
Captain Gorltz (razed at her for a
long moment. In silenr-e. then his ees
narrowed silently and his olce was
lowered.
"It Is rather curious, "oun(es
Strahnl that you should hold In such low
"it, esteem a profession prnctlced bj one
or your most iaoreu irienus
"Mine?" she questioned, startled
"Herr Renwlck." he replied drj'Iy, "Is
a se'Tct agent of the btioian Ooern-
katf "
i A (tasn escaped her. and she struccled
v. . for her composure at. tho mention of
'"rfiHugh Itenwick's name
fTi't. 1 UCR JUlir 1IU1UUU, lir- Prtm i'MLClj(
''' V 'f .. i- l.n.. 1 a Kn tl.a tltll, "
iiv , . 1. U. -l.l .ltA1.
iytfrr ( . lllJtl IU lliu lb lu "c ,tiv i. m.i
Itj, Hne lauKiiea uneasily
.j?' &aa.ak n nilnAliA nf Ua Rfltloli rnihlot'"
Ksl she anserted
-.t "nf rmir5p Rut Iip has been In the
K. H v nf th Serb Lin Goernment Aus-
k trlaa enemy."
f-U' inv -nl t.l. . ... A ...
K?J1 tria." Bho asserted flrmlv
zi "If he Is no encmv nf Austria, how
W AVU1U Jl3 Ul., i". mo j.i.,.. .wt..t-
fcisa i TTieni. wnicn ioiiows uiiruuLiuiii iium
MtJiil. K taT.ei,i,ri" tlerr Ttenw Ir.lc knew
SSi x of the plot against the life of the Arch-
sriyi. UuKe, lor ho told ou or it wnere tun
KW rrade. where It was hatched ho in-
psg formed him? Ills friends of the Serbian
iyf'cj secret serwee who ne nmunK mj ""-
i A ri arcnists at aarajeu mm dvikiwuc
. ..j ao not 0euee ou
Vit&l "Tou must. Serbia ins done wim
fci y unm can to preeni iiua tjrinii' jiia
K Excellency tells me that todav the
' CAktld kk- f--i t HAm I TTflAVIt-ielj VlflHA1 VI lftSj
. OCrUIWII IIIUIISLCI 111 ICima Jtuutu n iui
Srfrytne Austrian iMiniirj' in ne ui enoni
i"Vi 0 little me wait tL t-iiu MMiuuno -"
SW He Daubed and flecked his cigarette
x nut of thft window, while Mariehka
fm) irtied straight before her, trylne to
jl tWnk clearly of Hugh Renwlck. A
' pi Ulan spy: it tis lnipuaiuif aiiu
, vry wora mat tnis man bpoko nun
1 cruelly. iienwicK. nau ueen in para-
ana licigraac, xor ne naa toia
l no.
rXv&f'Hw mind refused her Fatigue and
Za&want of sleeD were making her light-
rjftS&headed. She would not b(
E'''.jhr eyes and by an effo
r2V2iL& to set control of he
RS9Gthat I am ey tired, C
headed. She would not believe Sho shut
rrort of win man
lier olce "I find
nw,r lc.il C,nM n Cap If "
TSise ald quietly.
2&' "Ah. it was very thoughtless Incon-
.Wh ?Jsy yj- v'v,,."D.?a'V' """ r"r". ;
HJtff oceniB 01 ciumv it la cry pcvuuui
p tA bellee 111 of those to whom one Is
Ti.v( . aiSiVla.1 lift fl n toVla.fl fHI!l1 all
a3f "You are mistaken," she said slowly.
Ui KanorlnV ana tne"
tSV "A friend, let us say, then." he put
? in keenlj , ' in whom one is dlsap
,& tBotnted."
'H .-. '"It is nothing to me. Captain Gorltz,"
'h , aril aalrl. mpptlnir Ills pv es bravely.
."vhat Herr Itenwick is or does"
.S"" He smiled and bowed
rTffl6 t "SH.i he !M Tilth his eTnaneratlnir
i. ' j,p)rtinaclty, it Is of course Interesting
f-ivtjto know the truth It would perhaps be
4Q aKiii fuoro lIlieiSLlllH III IXitVJw n,,a.
l-iHerr Renvrick has to say In regard to
I -ijvtlt matter." , ,
Ifi TT "I do not care what Herr Renwlck
Sft.VJ'aiuld have to say. I do not expect to
fV-ta Vienna or elsewhere "
I'a: He smiled at her polltelv.
vfr "But you will admit, It is not within
Jylw. .-j- 11.111-.. II... ll-n.
p ."-UHJ UOU11UB UL tJUBSiuiiii n t..-
i.i.lc.lr la clever Indefatigable
fFKb JMariahka started up in her seat.
J lfV "You mean? . , ,
i-iir "Merely that Herr Renwlck is not
jAi Mally discouraged I would not be In
f'-$M lell8t BUrPrl8ed lf ne followed us on
'iv-.W orjevo. ,
Lilf JSi MarUhka Btared at her companion for
i-r 't moment ana men san oacn in nei
Laeat
K?1- Oh." she gasped
c Iter Inner.anstalned effort to keep pace
kifh with events had been too much for her.
SiiHer faculties f.Iieu to respond, and she
T1feioaed her Syes in an attempt to ob
6 ftilitaratei all sight and sound Dimly she
ltHeard the voice of Captain Gorttx above
fAt m twirv that nil nrft BO tired.
Cuntess Strahnl. 1 shall now leave you
!& vour own delces We hae reached
1 Sruck, and I shall go to another com-
Wfc. ...... T aaVanll ar-anira with the
mard to see to jour comfort."
is-"" The train slopped and the guard
e apencd the door.
Ari "Good-night, liebchen," he said with
ii, V amile. nd as she opened her eyes in
t astonishment, she heard him -say to the
HS! .. ..... ..
, ,t, "rau tiieuieiiani "i " "cr
&i? Iim tr, aleen I nm crolng to smoke with
'lyva'frlend In the adjoining, carriage. She
', J' la not to be d'uturbed. ou understand
SfrtThe man saluted and closed the door,
Vr tlio limn h.m ... ..., ," i'
tjand Marlshka was alone. With an ef-
.:
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KX 1 -- s
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SECRET WITNESS
G6Ar
bv faHc Ltiotr Comprint. Copvitght tptt
"Gooilm jilil, liebrlicn," lie hiI.
fort she rose and mechanlcalh innde
her dispositions for sleep, thinking
meanwhile of tho words of Captain
Gorltz and feeling a dull and unhappy
sense of disappointment and defeat.
There was a latent cruelty under his
air of chlllty which astonished and
terrified her And the revelations with
regird to Hugh KenwIcU. astounding
though thoj wire, hid In them Just
enough of a leaen of fart to tnako
them almost if not quite credible Hugh
Renwlck, the inian whe had chosen a
friend, a paid servant of atrocious
."erhia ' hhe could not would not be
lieve it And ct this mans knowledge
of Curopean politics was Rimpij nn
cann If his livlllty had disarmed her
earlier in tne uav. ir sne una neen .line
to hpeak lightly of the threat of her im
prisonment, the fear that had alwajs
been In her heart was- now n blind terror
not of the mans pastlonw but of his
lack of them He w is cold, Impene
trable. Impervious a mind, a bmlj
without a fcoul He haunted her She
lay on hr couch and slnrtd wlde-eed
at a vacano Tho -ound of his voice
still rang In her ears She wonderid
now whv the memory of it wa-j to un
pleasant to her. And then she thought
she knew- tint It was hecaune the mag
netism of his eyes was missing His
body was a mere shell covering an Intri
cate piece of machlner She tried to
think whit It mut he like to be ac
tuated by a mind without n soul. She
had pledged herelf obedience to this
man. trusting to her implicit faith In the
ultimate goodneso of every human crea
ture to bring her through this venture
safe from harm
Vaguely, as though In dreams, she
remembered that this man had thought
that Hugh Renwluk would follow her to
Sarajevo She had written hlni a note
of warning telling him to leave for
England at once Would he disregard
her mestage, discover where she had
gone, and if so, w ould he follow ? Ren-
wlcKS sins, wnaiever iue were, wjvmeu
let's Important In this unhappv moment
of her necessity. He had failed her in
a crucial hour
She started up from her coucn a smiie
upon her lips. Hugh Renwlck was no
Serbian spy The man. Gorltz. lied.
Huch Renwlck and Gorltz It was not
dlfllcult to choose! One a man who let
no personal suffering not even tne con
tempt of the woman he loved Interfere
with his loalty to his country; the
other, one who used a woman's lojalty
aB a means to an end cruellv, re
lentleoslj which was the liar? Not
Hugh Renwlck. Weary and tortured,
but still smiling, Marlshka sank back
upon her couch and at last, mercifully,
she slept.
CHAPTER XI
The Man in Black
r
T WAS after dirk when
the train
bearing Heir Wlndt
and Renwlck
reached the Franz Jo-ef station, the
stolen machine of Altenstelg having been
left at Budwels with Hadwiger. who was
to return it to its owner and In the
name of the State to make proper
arrangements for compensation Herr
Wlndt, sadder if no wiser, took a fiacre
and drove off hastily, leaving Renwlck
to his own devices
To the Englishman, Marlshka's case
seemed desperate, for though tho Iden
tity of the driver of the green limousine
was unknown, his cleverness In eluding
the net which Herr Wlndt had spreaa
for him Indicated him to be an agent of
the Wilhelmstrasse. a personal emis
sary of those near the Kaiser, who was
moving with great skill, using every
means of a great organization to keep
Marlshka's mission ana laentity a se
cret. But Renwlck was not the sort or
a man that gives up easily, in tne back
of his head an idea persisted, and he
planned to follow Its development for
good or 111 to its conclusion.
The correctness of his surmise as to
the direction of Marlshka's (light In the
green limousine had convinced him that
Vienna was not her final destination.
He, too, took a fiacre and drove at once
to the apartment of UaroneBS Racovvltz.
Marlshka's guardian was away, but a
fee to the Austrian maid put him in
possession of the facts
"No. Herr Renwlck," she replied,
"Countess Strahnl did not return to the
.apartment, but she was in Vienna and
aa aanaaaa ssvaiafjiiaaa v - M - I t I "spfjm m-- I
Author of 'II' YchvOotc '
by II, IppletfM d r
had bent for a uitiae ind clothing,
which were delivered to a man who
waited In an automobile"
' What sort of a man-' ' ,
' 1 rnuldn t eictlv saj, lr. a servant,
a butler, perlnps, but theie was a note
fur Hen Itenwick ' i
h give It to me
' Jf Instructions were to deliver It at,
S o clock at Herr Henwick's residence In
the Strohgn-c I have but Just re-
turned from there ' i
Renwlck started down the steps and
then turned "There was nothing else?'
Vothlne." !
'Vou do not know where Countess I
, htrahni is?
I know nothing more thin I hive
told jou, sir '
Renwlck rushed out to tho waiting
(litre, and bade the driver go at top
speed A note from Marlshka' Under
different clicuinstanres this would not
peril ips hive been surprising The dif
ference that the rhingo In their persoinl
relitlons had wrought In the list few
weeks, her mood inning their hurried
flight to Konoplsht, her desertion of him,
all of these circumstances mule the fact
of her writing to him the more slgnin
cmt Sho had accepted his services In
the escapo from Wlndt beciue he had
forced them upon her, but he could not
forget that sho Ind afterward repudi
ated him and fled from him without a
word of explanation of hei sudden de
cision His own personal danger had
warned him that Marlshka. his compan
ion eavesdropper, would also be In Jeop
ardy at the hands of thoe unseen forces
which were working In the Interests of
the Wilhelmstrasse
Marlshka had thrown herself Into their
power and was, perhips, at this very
moment In danger But he was boon to
know the facts At I1I3 apartment his
servant handed him the nole and hastily
he tore It open and read
"I have gone to Sarajevo I must do
what I can. but I hied jou I am a
prisoner and in great peisonal danger
If wo are stopped en loute. Therefore,
move becrctlj, telling no one Go to the
Hotel Hurop i, wheie I will try to com
municate with ou M S"
Renwlck read the communication
through twice and then glanced at his
watch Nine ocloik There was no
time to go to the British embassy In
the Metternlchgasse though ho would
have liked to know If anything had been
seen of M irlshka at the German em
bassy, which was Just adjoining Hut he
Wrote a note to Sir Herbert, then called
his servant, who packed a bag while
Renwlck bithed and dressed At ten he
was seattd In the train for Budapest
a slow train that he had taken two weeks
before on his mission to Belgrade.
He had made this move on Impulse,
without second thought, for Marlshka's
message as to her destination again
Justified his surmises and corroborated
his fears as to her perilous situation
No other thoughts save those of her
danger and her need of him had en
tered his head, and he had moved
quickly, aware that any loss of time
might be fatal to his hope of helping
her. But. seated in his compartment
of the railway carriage, he had tlmo to
consider the note In all its aspects and
In Its relation to the extraordinary
events of the day There were but two
other occupants of the carriage, an old
gentleman with a white beard and a
joung Hungarian officer a vacuous
looking jouth in a uniform neither of
them obviously of material from which
secret service agents are made After
the experience at the Konoplsht railway
station, Renwlck had no humor to be
shot at in such close quarters, where
the range would necessarily be deadly
He settled his automatic comfortably
In his pocket, and after another and
more reassuring inspection of his travel
ing companions he took out Marlshka's
note and examined It carefully.
(CONTINUED TOMORROW)
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THE STOLEN BRIDE
I ruHiifc'r, iicic flrfieniMrc each tek. bepinning Monday and ending Balm day.
CHALM.ER II
I hr Vighling Kingbird
l'ix'Jtlll i' sHtniiioiici tn nlliiid tlir
trial l Mac Jav foi sttaUna f?cii
rial Ntiallow's bridr. She itatti foi
Hit ilia ml In a u outlet ful actial
in foi iniiiioi ted and drntin bit
lllrds i the nag then ate at
linked bg a large Jhn.1' of Ciotis)
Ttin (.'rows raced rafierK toward
I'ckb'm train The Hlueblids, the
Warblcis, nml tho TannBeis seemed
such e.T- ire that they wcic
keen to nttack They had not had
cood hunting th.it da and felt no hes
itation about inaklnp a meal out of
smallci Uirds
1'cbbj knowing how self-prcscna-t!on
is tho first law of tho Uirds, ex
pected an moment to hac tho Scar-
let Tunagers drop hci and llee. But ,,,,. Mm tin Ids office to wait. The hour was now
ii.... hi .. m i,,,.i 1.-1,1 f,,,, ' tv,.. . ,,, ,, , . , . 8 o'clock. He had no doubt that tho
they did not. They bravely held fubt , Peggy was a bit disappointed and , Kri nPr distress would come to him
to the lIi.ii lot, which tho Bluebirds P"Z"Ied by such a reception She hud ' but bringing her mother Instead of In r
nulled iinnc- as fast ns thev Lonld lc'cd something far different when . fiithei. He was right so far, but In ad
puncd monk as fast ns they louiu SM0 ,,. ),,, brought there In such llllon n l'"" mother came tho rest of
My, The How Warblers, which vvcio ' a beautiful ncrial chatiot Sho hung'l ,,,R A""'nt''15' family Rose, sixteen,
fico to sne themselves, chose idtlici i back In embarrassment; but Blue i Ifengab
to btand bv Pegg. Heron gave hci a little thump vvlthlfooted woman, their white, frlghlcnnl
Just as the svvlltcst of tho Crows his club that sent her foi'vvard In a faces reflecting dumb appreciation of the
dirted ahe id to begin tho attuck, theie huriv. It didn't hurt, but' it carried I woe that had fallen on them, and their
came shrill bittlo erics fiom beneath Hio threat of u greater whack it sho rct dnr,k ,cvca n,xc,a uPon Jtol,'l,,so."
tho chariot. didn't tnke the hint. I ?he ""ft n'nSTi.nne15 " 0m tlulr
"Thbee! Thscc! Tlwcc! right!) Judjjo Owl glared down at her. , S0But Cv"hllo the mother and children
light! I ight! ' Pilncess Peggj," he said, "our halted at the door, apparently too awed
cTp at the Crows came the King- offense is very serious and I must or too frightened to heed Rolllnson's ln
birds! mike the punishment fit the crime. Uatlon to enter nnd be seated, Sylvy
Peggy thought they had fled. But
they hnd no idea of fleeing. They
wero so cugci for a battle with the
Crows tint the had hidden just to
m.iko the Crows think the othei Birds
wero defenseless Then when the
'lows, taking cowardly advantage ot
their size nnd numbers, had swept
down on supposed easy prej, tho King
birds wero icady to give them the
suiprlso of their lives.
When the first Ciows saw the King
blids they stood right up on their tails
tiling to stop their swift lusli. But
the other Crows coming along like a
swift flowing river swept them foi
ward. The Kingbirds pitched Into the lead
ing Crows with a furj that made tho
black feathers fl. The Crows
squawked and screeched. They had
no desire to fight the pugnacious King
biids, and so tiled to run away. AVhen
thev turned the becimo tangled up
with the crows behind them. In
stantly the whole Ciow nrmy was I
thrown into a mid panic. Ciow'
fought Crow, pecking, teiring, claw
ing. Tho whole mass had only one.
Idea to escape from tho wrath of'
tneo small winged terrors. It was a
case of attackers being attacked, and
thev weren't bravo enough to btrike
back. .
Tho Kingbirds added to the con
fusion by hovering above the stiug
gllng bunch of Crows, and darting
down for icpcated slashing attacks.
Every peck of a Klngblid struck homo,
nnd tho Ciovyi screeched tho louder
and fought tne harder among them
selves to escape.
Peggji alarmed as she had been,
now couldn't help laughing. The
Crows wero getting just what they
deserved. And they wero so scared
that they wero doing more harm
among themselves than tho Kingbirds
could possibly do. Indeed, there vveio
so many Crows that If they hadn't
been cowardly bullies they might have
beaten the Kingbirds by force ot
nuiubeis alone.
Beneath the fray It looked as though
a black snowstorm were i aging. This
was caused by the feathers the Crows
wero tearing out of each othei with
quite a number contributed by the
slashing smashes of the Kingbirds.
The Crows on tho outer fringo of
tho row fled when they saw tho battle
ahead and boon the tangled mass
cleat cd up bo all could use their
wings. Then how tho Crows streaked
it tor home! And the Kingbirds
spuricd them tin with fuilous (tushes
among them.
Peggy had all suits ot thillls watch
ing tho affray. It was like seeing an
exciting football game from a leseived
seat. Only her comfortable throne,
floating about in tho air, was better
than any reserved seat she had ever
been in.
Officer Mai tin did not follow the
pursuit of tho Crows. Instead he led
the way straight for Birdland The
Kingbirds chased tho Crows into a
heavy forest, then remembered their
duty as guards and came hurrjing
back. Not one of them had lost a
feather, and they were as fiesli and
nolsv ns If thev bad hist heen hn lmr
a frolic among themselves, instead of
nuttlnc a whole, armv tn rnnt
i XmA lKuih .!,
Judge Ovtt had his court In a rocky
rav ino not far from the castle ot the
Giant of the Woods. It was already
In session when the Scarlet Tanagers
softly lowered the aerial chariot to the
mound and Peggy stepped out to greet
tho Biids.
xieuo, cverj- one. sne cauea out
cheerfullj-.
Judge Owl, seated on a big flat lock
high above the others, frowned down
upon her severely as he hooted a
scolding:
"There's a place for noise.
And a place for bojs.
And usually it's the same!
But here in my court
Is no room for sport,
And levity's not ln the game "
"So, Princess Peggy," continued
Judge Owl, solemnlj', "I am obliged to
punish ou for disturbing the dignity
of my tribunal. Bailiff, will jou kindly
conduct the prisoner forward?"
Blue Heron, looking verj- officious
towered above Peggy. In one claw ho
ADVENTURES
"Two,"' nid Judge Owl.
i paid,"
"The fine
niirlnrtn imu i.rra, it. i. ..r i-,m.
I sentence ou to pay two laughs to
this court."
r7! 5 . J?", x -i
'pi. i ,..... 3 . iciur cmi, v ii:iui ; one ureuuicu,
nils sentence seemed so absurd to and then halted with wringing hand", a
Peggy that she burst light out in aforloin pathetic figure. Sho was hat
pcnl of laughter. less, her ejes were shiny with unvvlped
'One!" said Judge Owl tears, and a wisp of hair had fallen
"One " repented Ttlno iimn n down across her forehead and was plas
sild nmeor Tnr?i ni A ..' S,"' I t"ed to the round of a cheek by the
t?i . i??S rlt JInrtln, nnd, n11 lll Wrd"! I salt wetness it found there In the
Thev did It so solemnly that reggy i struggle for self-control her llpi were
burst out In a ringing "ha, hn. ha!" tightened till their redness had almost
two, saia .luagc Owl. "The fine
is paia. isnnij in Blue Jay mid his
pals
There was a great stir as Kingfisher,
Blue Heron and Officer Martin ushered
the prisoners into court, and Peggv
saved the third laugh which bubbled
to her lips. She might need It later
on.
(7o)Morrom itlll be tleieitbrd the
opening of the trial, and the sttangc
volition in which reggy finds hei
self )
THE DAILY NOVELETTE
WUEN BERT WEAKENED
By JOSEPHINE MURPHY
'4T7,VI'nY holiday should bo nrraneed
V&mr Y VWW" "r1Cd
M,n i.r,,,?lraJ'J...n,nt,'Bonlsti of
"Its so easy to stretch them over Sat-
urdny; nnd then the blessed Sabbath
Rives us another d ly In which to rest.
Tomoriovv, Bert, jou and Miss Thornton
can have the sport of your lives hunt
ing gray squhrcls Tho woods are full
of them, and If there's any better fun
than chasing squirrels, I don't know
what It is unless making love to a
prettj- girl beats It.
"You and Miss Thornton got nlong
famously todaj." teased Natlnn "If jou
and Dora aren t to be congratulated be
foro leaving here Sunday, Phebe Ware
Is going to bo tho most disappointed
woman in America."
"Reailv? ' l.nuL-lira Ttnrt "vn.. ,. ir
Us a dear, but" He hesitated, smiling.
bho 11 bo after nie soon it I don't
go out and join her." said Nathan, risk
ing and placing his hand on his friend s
shoulder. 'Hope tho 'hut' is not serious,
Bert. Miss Thornton is a brick nnd she
like3 jou. Good night. Have jour smoko
out, mid If there h anj thing jou want
and can't find, whj-er-keep on looking
for It, or spring the burglar alarm "
Saturday morning dawned clear and
beautiful. An eaily coach brought sev
eral more to the little house-partv.
"Sorry I haven't another rllle. Phil,"
said Uare to a shooting guest; 'Jou
might catch up with Bert and Mlfs
Thornton and catch some squirrels"
"Wo saw Dora and Bert as wo came
over tho hill," said Alice Bates
'Guess they'll como back squhrel
less It's dollars to doughnuts Bert
wouldn't see a squirrel if he fell over
one. However, we won't blame hlni un
der the circumstances " remarked Ware.
He was mistaken, for just about this
time Bert had caught sight of tho first
squirrel, a fat gray one, which bounded
to a tall chestnut tree a hundred feet
aw aj.
Bert plunged after hlni and Dora
followed rapldlj,
"I see the rascal," ho said "Stand
here, Miss Thornton Look up between
those two branches Do jou see him?"
"You don't mean that brownish ci-
I crescenco on the bark?'
, 'Try him with a shot and jou II see.
Squirrels were not behind tho door
hen protectlvo coloring was handed
out ln tile animal kingdom. Sttadj,
now "
The girl s lips closed firmly. Then a
I muliled report was heard
' "Yo.u,vt ? hin!!,, e!ai!?'.a ?,"lt
ouRmVcreature P P y
"What a'beauty!" he cried "It was
a splendid shot.
I As he approached the gill she shrank
from him He put the fluffy animal Into
the pocket of his hunting Jacket.
"Dora dear." he said, placing his hand
tenderly on her shoulder.
"Don't," she cried, passionatelj'.
"Shall we walk on." he Bald.
Slowlj" they walked through the
woods, and Bert, uncertain no longer of
his love, spoke of a subject nearer and
dearer man any otner in trutn, squir
rels scampered beneath their very feet
unseen Befoie long the girl's counte
nance hnd changed to one of happiness,
and her eves shone with a new bril
liancy that spoke well for the satis
faction of bright, match making
i'hebe ' Ware.
Tomorrow's Complete Xoielette -
"AN .IWAKUXIXa."
THE CRACK IN TrIE BELL"
A STORY OF POLITICS IN PHILADELPHIA
' ' BY PETER CLARK MACPARLANE
Copurtght, lttl, bv Vubtw Lalgtr Co,
CHAPTER-XXXVI (Continued)
( A""'3 ', there no power I din employ
l to keep ou from doing that?' In-
ipihed the lawjer quickly, purposelj I
iKiiuiuiK Mic iibt"iii h iiuiuiiuua uuici na
tion riieie H none." said tho Ftdernl of-
Iklal.
"I hno just one lcqueht to muko of
j on, then hlmmons Make sure that
jou get the whole truth"
'I wish I l.neu how to make suro of
tint," retorted Simmons drjly.
Perhaps that Is while 1 can help jou
and tliertbv not butt but actuallj ad
Mime the Inttrests of ni) client"
"Perhaps," rellcclcd the Secret Ser-
ke man, with a sudden straight look
at ItiillltTon, as If he had caught a
i hitherto unsuspec tod meaning In his
words and niatuiei.
Victor went out thinking of Sly!
Sjlwl Poor little bly! This blow
would fall hardei on bet than on any
one ilso hut Until : and SjHy was to
nae Drought her ramer to nun tonight
The liwvcr made a pretense of entltnr
a cold bite at the Bellevue and went to
? ""' miseiy to u.e erj, center 01
the room.
Victor
Oh, Victor !" she breathed,
msappearca. cmviousiy. ner griei-iom
heart was earning for him. and vet she
not only held herself back from him but
bv tho exercise of Eome subtle force
held mm DacK irom ner.
Victor had pictured her as flying w Ith
obs to him for help, instead sho came
like one who merely asked him to rec
ognize that she had been struck and
wounded and that sho suffered, into
that fresh, young face there seemed to
have come suddenlv all of that vast
capacltv for suffering which hir race
has dlsplajed through the long ears of
history. . . .
In this moment .Victor saw- tho girl
lirted fnr above him. and through his
mind there flitted some faint perception
of the fact tnat between him and her
were certnln fundamental differences of
reaction toward the experiences ot life
r. actions the determinations of which
lay outside of themselves and were not
controllable by themselves but. reaching
hick Into the roots of tho pibl. held the
two bv lion gup to courses mat must
He forever separate ,
h,s1,,gHeV1!,e1,?e5a';rtrra,fer,r.fe;V
His .irms and console her. But Instead
sho stood apart and held him oft bv
that subtle, indefinable negation ot her
own personality. f"he mido It clear
tlui fhniia-li Klin lnveil hint sho was not
his Sylvy; that this burden of giief was
hers not his. But sho had also made
It clear that she came to hlni knowing
ho would make her suffering lighter If
he could "Jerry! Mr. Archer! will he
die?" tho girl gasped when It seemed
that sho could trust her olce to speech
"Let us 'hope not." Victor answered
encoumglnglj-, and then sought to shift
her mind from contemplation of tho
worst possibility bv asking gently,
"Have jou seen jour father?"
Svlvj" nodded.
"Ve been bv do jail," said a vvoc
fllled voice, from tho door.
'They let mother and mo In for a
few minutes" explained Sylvj-.
Whn what has happened?" inquired
Victor engerlv. "Was it tho plot? '
"No. It was the doctor who came
to sto little Isadore," Sjlvv explained
In a breathless voice that tried to be
erv calm nnd slcadj-. 'Ho met papa
on tho street todaj- and wanted him to
innvo Ho lolil him what had killed
little iFadore and that It would kill us
all "
"But I don't see " Interrupted Vic
tor perhaps a trlllo impatiently.
"Dot Ilucklnglinm dot Ilnrklniham.
ii kin m v Izzl ." broke In the woman
from her "pixir'oii neHr the door, her
voice saturateu witn nn .iiikuiii hulu
as onlj a w Ife nnd mother can know.
"Buckingham!" Victor's exclamation
was nlmost reproof.
"Buckingham!" echoed Sjlvy deter,
minedlj". ... , , j
For a moment Rolllnson looked per
plexedly from one to the other of the
two women ,
"Here1 Here!" he commanded "Sit
down ! Every last one of you sit down."
ttn inHlented rhalrs for the children and
mide Sylvy and her mother sit near
"Now," he said, "between vou try to
tell me exactly what what it was the
doctor told jour father and how IB af
fected him " ... j.
with Mrs Anrentskv leading and
speaking rapidly, and Sylvv interjecting
interpretation ami cAinmiauuni,. mc
story was extracted and pieced together
in nrrinriv fashion. Bv its substance the
lawver was obviously much moved, but
at Its conclusion ne sar tor a time
nliine-eri In alienee
"Strance. strange coincidence," he
murmured, nnd then, turning to the
wife, he said feelingly: "Mrs Aurent-
1rv. T think God will acquit J our hus
band of murder, but I have my doubts
about x jurjv
"Rut hu can nothing save him?
Interposed Svlvj'. her olce tremulous
and appenling ' rather is Just a, poor,
helpless victim ot something ho doesn't
understand , , .,
"I solemnly bellevo him to be, de
clared the lawyer, 'but listen"
Tho window was open. The cries of
newsboys rose from the street
"Do jou hear alt that pother? The
prnplo will demand a sacrifice. And
vet," Rolllnson rose to his feet and de
clared Impressively, "Before God, I will
do nil In my power to prevent this city
from rommtttloa another crime upon
llie person nf Jacob Aurentsky,"
Svlvv could not have marked the
heroic 'figure Rolllnson made, or the de
termination In his voice without being
freshly moved to tremendous faith ln
essrla
his ability to do what he undertook
to do.
"Oh, I knew jou would save him
If vou could!" she burst out impul
sively, seizing the uplifted hand of Vic
tor In both of hers and clinging to It
like a drowning person to a ropes end.
' Oh. you darling I" breathed Victor,
forgetting hs audience and seeking to
gather her to him ; but she eluded his
purpose dexterously and stood holding
Ills hand In ono of hers while tho other
was extended to draw .lier mother
nearer,
"Mother 1 Mother!" she assured. "Mr.
Rolllnson will save father; he will savo
him!"
"I do not promise that. I said I
would try," qualified Victor.
Mrs. Aurentsky's feeling of awo and
faith In tho lawyer battled for a mo
ment with doubt and displeasure, for
sho had divined the intent of his dem
onstration toward Sylvy; but tho
anxious and unhappy woman surren
dered to emotions of gratitude and hopo.
"Yes. jes." sho ouavered. "Ontr nlg
jou I Gott pless jou. You lll safe my
husband you Mil safe him!" But
after a moment tho woman atnnH ner una
viewed him doubtfully again.
"iou lure sylvy," sho announced, al
most accusingly.
"You have told her?" Victor Inquired
ot Sylvv.
Tho girl nodded
"Yes," answered Victor franklj'. "I
want to marry her"
Tho woman s answer was a mournful
shako of tho head "Ach!" she gut
turaled sadly, though with a look of
pity almost In tho troubled eyes she
lifted to tho large faco of Rolllnson. She
did not scruple even to tell him that
such a union could not be, that it was
hopeless; but such a manner was more
eloquent than words could have been,
and there was bofne in upon Victor like
a chill the perception that not a woman,
but a race, a history and one of the
world's great religions were all shaking
their lieadu at IiIb proposal.
Yet when he turned and saw Sjlvy
standing nil by herself and so near
to hhn, with such gratitude and trust ln
her face, ho could hardly refrain from
leaching out and seizing her and crjlng:
"You are mine, Sylvj-, you aro mine!
In the face of everything jou aro mine "
Ho did refrain, however, for tho habit
of self-control was strong In him. and
Sjlvj gave him an Impulsive and af
fectionate, little handclasp at the door
which was compensation for much.
Victor went back to tho desk to And
his telenhono ringing, and ten mlnutps
later was receiving the first of a series
or cans from reporters that continued
steadily at intervuls for an hour and a
half.
CHAPTER XXXVH
Between Life and Death
TTTIIEN the last of the newspaper men
had gone. Victor telephoned the
hospital but got an omlnousYcport from
tho bedside Tim ilr e t ii.
TJ!0,ma!rArcI!eT-wa, hovering on the
"." aiiu iiiBiit was to ne a vig 1 w th
doctors and num. i .1? ' ,L.
enng nre-Rnarir nd ,,. u , -
the great black raider One 0f th Tsu?
geons installed at the bedside by "hi'
veC.nCfam-,v vas n" oM climate of
Motor's The lawyer got this man on
i'o fvnnd,exacJe? from hlm " p"om
Iso to keep him. advised of every sllght-
Smnn'Tfi m 'he wounded man's con
dltlon This meant that for Victor, too.
tho night was to be a vigil, and Its
sien ,h,S office where he i,ad Vpt
vigils before tho place where he had
S:rvim.?e? l? nml, fro, wllh his lovo for
Sylvy, hoping, planning, waiting.
Today fej Ivy had been there and had
confessed her love, tonight she had come
again In the supreme crisis of her life;
and he, of course, had Jojously assured
that he would help Yet tonight, some
how, tho sight of that old-country
mother, of those children clinging to
her skirts, and of Sylvy. so obviously
a part of their twiiifa,. tir vn ,..
Ln''y forced him to pause and realize
"" "' neari mignt De dashing Itself
against that which could not be broken,
without destroying the happiness of the
thing It loved. It was In the mood of
disenchantment Induced by this percep
tion that Victor composed himself to
watch nt the bedside of his friend by
means of a telephone wire.
He was subdfced but not despondent,
though anxieties tortured him anxieties
for Sjlvy and anxieties for Jerrj-, as
well as considerations for Aurentsky
and considerations, too, for the future
of that Important political enterprise
the success of which at this time ap
.peared to depend so entirely upon the
'life of Its organizer and recognized
leader. All these topics of thought
struggled for a front place ln the
lawyers mind. Thc-y made consecutive
thinking. Impossible. He tried to shake
off the spell by reading and could not
He got out his papers ln the case of
McDonald VS Yardlev nn anneal nnH
tried to work, but that was equally im
possible. He fingered the telephone with
the Idea ot calling up the hospital again
but decided that would be childish At
length, aome time after midnight, came
a ring and tho voice of the doctor.
"Weaker!" was theJ laconic message
In the tone ot a busy professional man
who stopped tn the midst of urgent
duties to discharge a personal obliga
tion "Oh, rav God!" Victor groaned, and
clutched the edges of the dtlsk violently
with his hands
In an hour the phone rang again
"Sinking !' said the voice. Victor
groaned again and clasped his hands
above his head In agony. Tho night
was barely cooler than the day, ana
jet a chill struck In upon him ln the
midst of his loneliness, for ho was re
alizing how alone he had been In life.
and how much a friend Jerry Archer
liad been to him. He had been carried
past all thoughts of public duties, of
political movements, ot all but tne fact
that he was a lonely man and Jerry
Archer had been his friend, Lonely?
Yes; for there was some native aleof
ness ln the soul of Rolllnson. Other
friends were doubtless even now besieg
ing the hospital, grouping with anxiety
and tears ln the reception room, but he, ,
Victor Rolllnson, sat here apart, watch
ing his friend die through the eye ot. a
tolcphono wire.
After fifteen minutes he could wait
no longer, but rang up tho phjslclan
"Archer? No change?' 'cam back
tne answer presentlj-.
X'n Minnpn t Tim,, illn t,,lrln. t.nrf
stopped. Victor tortured himself with
nuimciiiii, il mis iiia uue ur juae uie
stereotjpea answer mey were giving out
to all Inquiries.
Then after what seemed an age came
the colorless voice of the doctor again:
"Very weak, but pulse steadying"
, "Thank God !" gulped Victor. "There
Is hope."
But tho voice on tho other end did
not say there was 'Buck up, Rollln
son!" It suggested reprovingly. These
words carried vvlth-Oiem a breath of
the valiant spirit wMth which those
skilled watchers yonder by the bedside
wero waging their light against death.
Buck up? Of courso he must' buck
up Vlptor was rather surprised at his
own weakness and tried to get his usual
stout grip upon himself. This effort
was aided bj- the messages that canm
at intervals now of every half hour or
so. y
"Holding his own! "Rallying 1"
"Stronger 1" 'Resting easily!" then
"Stronger!" came again
"Then h3 will live?' exulted Rollln
son '
"It's a question of Infection now,"
explained the medical man "That was '
the knife Aurentsky cut bananas oft
the stalk with gummy, naturally, with
every sort ot fljlng germ adhering to
This was unsettling again, and'Vlctor j
hung up tho phone with his heart still
torn by fears When, after an Interval
of brooding, he lifted up his head, dawn
was stealing In ghostly fashion through
the deep canyons of the streets Medi
tatlvo he watched the growing of the
light, as detail by detail of the city a
daytime aspect was revealed and fitted"' '
into the view his skj scraper office win-
dovv afforded. '
Presently the picture was complete.
The wholo city was alight, but there
was one spot in Victor's mind that had
been bright when the sun went down,
which now refused to lighten. It wau
tho spot in which his love for Sylvy
had glowed for mole than a jcar with
slickinah-llke radiance. That, he re
flected, was- psjchologlcally natural.
Tho moment her love for him had been
admitted, that other thing, the race bar- .
rler before Ignored as something negli
gible had now suddenlv loomed black 5
and Insurmountable. But there was ?
no comfort in mero psychological analy- j,
sis
Taking Arm hold upon himself, and" )
shaking the heaviness from his ejes, j,
though ho could not shako It out of his
heart, Victor went to his nearest club. 4
seeking the refreshment of a bath and
strong coffee before facing tho responsl-
bllltles of the daj which he foresaw
would bo many. 4 J
As he Passed along the mornlnar nn.
pers were being cried In the streets.
victor aia not purchase one, and refused "t
himself even a glance at the headlines. Jl
Ho knew all that they had to tell hlm, '
and for tho tlmo being was not con-
cemed with them Waking Phlladel
phla, however, with an Inkling pf what -
was to bo expected from tho extras of 7 J
tho night before, was slipping out into r
hallways and on to doorsteps and " -snatching
up Its nevvspapeis and de- 4"2
vourlng them eagerly. Never had thoael ' V
newspapers displayed a more exciting J o
budget.
tracts hrlnllen fhn fnpl (hat itin
erant street peddler had mado an at. I
xeinpt to muraer one ot the most proml- v-
MuMinii.il in mo cuy; tne iact tnat mis ., s
man's life had been saved by young. ' "
Jerry Archer, who, but a few days be-
'"-, mo rcscuea one naa Deen trying '
to destroy flnaneliillv? Mi fan thai- '
tho gallant joung 'man was prob-
ably tatally wounded; the fact that, on
me top 01 so recent a quarrel, he should
have been at the office of Buckingham 4
at all; the fact that Miss Ruth Buck
ingham had rushed to the slrin nf tho
wounded man, had ridden in tho ambu
lance to me Hospital and had kept
a nightly vigil while tho surgeons
fought for his life; the fact that Jere-
mian x. Arcner was the recognized
leader or a new political movement
which threatened all at once to throw
the old regime into tho discard each
of these facts constituted a news
feature, and thev all combined in t.
cite the wildest interest. They piled
sensation upon (sensation. .
The reporters had winnowed and as
sembled the details with keen appreci
ation of their importance. The re
write men had exhausted their vocabu
laries on leads and descriptions that
left no dramatic possibility untouched,
and maktwup editors had cheerfully
crowded the war Jnto tho background
and spread all over the front pagea
the most absorbing story about itself
rnuaaeipnia naa ever reaa. . '
But greater zest, even, than that In
duced by the current news Interest In
the tacts related, sprang from a sus
picion of other facts that might lay be
neath the surface. Readers felt In
stinctively that the story printed did
not tell all the story. Editors and re
porters had been equally convinced of
that. This lent color to speculation, and
gave Importance to attempts to Inter
pret the meaning ofthe tragedy. Thla
was made difficult by the coincidence
mat two 01 tne cniet actors. could no
be Interviewed. The lips of Jeiry
Archer, It was explained, might be
sealed forever before the presses had
stopped running. Jacob Aurentsky was
held incommunicado, and being sweated
unaer oraers irom tho eaerai secret
Service, which, for some reason not un
derstood, had taken an Immediate In-
terest In the prisoner,
Mr. Buckingham, of course, could be 1
Interviewed, but he expressed himself 1
with reserve. He, It should" be made "
clear, continued to feel himself an in- ,
jured party, He was Injured that a
man should have attempted to stab him .
at all; he was Injured that the man .,
who saved his life happened to be his
most dangerous political enemy ; Injured
that his daughter Ruth should be dis
closed as ln love with the young hero;
and Injured that all this pother ot pub-4
licit v was Inevitable. Mr. Buckingham t
liked the spotlight when It fell on him
ln Jovian nose. He disliked it utterly
i.uh.en It caught him with his halo tilted
or otnerwise at a disadvantage; ana
from this point of view the disadvantage
In the present situation was pronounced. .x '
Except that he was not dead, and that
.Terrv Archer's atout vounar heart atlll jj
battled for his life. Mr. Buckingham f
could extract no comfort from the thing t!f,
at all. ,tj
The interview he gave was. therefore,'
circumscribed, confined, Indeed, to a i,
stickful, 'though writing men skilfully 5
extended It. He declined to talk about j -i
anything but the assault. That he 7y
described and gave all praise to Jerry
Archer and VJctor Rolllnson for saving
his life. He confessed himself greatly..
mnturt hv IIia canrlflelnl art nf iha vntinsf 4
manufacturer In taking tho blows whlch'jj
had been meant for mm. Motive or,p
the crime Mr- Buckingham was unablaA'
to ascribe unless he had been selected y
rni- n tnrcrt merelv hecanaA hn ha(L3
been fairly successful In life, and the jj
modern faBhlon'was to decry, success, raj
while everywhere agitators made thv-a
less trinity classes envious ana aissatia-
lied.
Mr Ttiieklneham expressed hono thatli
the punishment the courts would un-TH
aouDteaiy mete out 10 ms aosauani
would be a warning to others of his
kind, and that the assault Itself might)
exercise come deterrent Influence upon!
those persons In high- places In the";
community who so recklessly stirred u j
naaalona in the breasts of the commoal'i
people wmen tne inciters were inv
alter uname to cunuui.
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