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THE STORY Til IS FAR
!HI ItENWICK. under s-crctanr of
sn -moasey in Vienna, ana inn
SH MARINllKA HTRAH.M. whom
ivea. overheHr on June 12. IM4. the
the atorv onpnn. a, conversation In
irose Kartlens nt hononiihr betiv-en
German Kaiser. Von Tiroitx and th
tman Archduke. In which the "a-stinv
urooo" is scalea.
. fact entered into la ii-snnea in
th Arf.hHi.1r nr.il SI 111 FirimnA I lO
ft. Ronhle Chotek. Important flmirei In
ean niatorv. Jiari-nita la a nose
of Mnnhi. fint uhfn h earns
Ifr-ls Afoot she realize that her first
rria to,h-r countrv anu tn- Austrian
.nJii.irnnA iiusci. , ti mir .T..T. n J.
JW) him. RenwicK 1 lumiimir nn
- ani. Infnrm nir his rhlf.
tans nn estrangement between Jluch
few U inr. Mitf nf thm Austrian
,a. a.aiiliut la nl ruH In rhaff? nf that
Em a Rftalr. with orrlerfl to thwart
plans to sae the Archduke, who has
1 OrOPra TJlurtiPTru m Oninjrvu,
knrttv nnuiT' Mia "(" nf the
'man fcret Service i on Iho trail to
otmvon. thn nrnnoupcl n3aiSlnnl10n,
Rontvlrk. t-Pleard from his official
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t K-rKt not to release his fair prisoner, lien
KiK'iwIck. meannhlle. la In Wlndfa Doner.
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ENWICK was awakened some while
fpcJtv
Stiff -I -3 .
later by the young Hungarian ofll-
pjffitu' cursing as he stumbled over the
K".'1T! ma-i,-i 'a A Mann nf his WAtch
liS'fsTiowed Renwlck that ho h.id slept four
Kfcihhoun. It was dawn Bo3ide him at the
&&'fiirther end of the seat the old man with
PsSthe white beard Mill sle.W Renwlck
r-.iA- 9 n..f . fVir. 1. Imlfiw rind found
Knwlamt the station was Vncz. They were
34j.twntv or thirty miles from the Hun-
B5C&"rlan capital. The morning was cool,
ESSftuid Renwlck slopped down from the
trwC L(. j - -. Via tal!itfnTm ntin
KlvrV,.lU:,nfflnrin lir
f if eagerly. Ha felt trncucd. luvlBorated,
. iand the ache at his head was Kone. lie
!p fcrl made no plans t.ooud the ver
FViiecessary one of gcttlntr money at the
laT-Brltlsh Consulate and talnp the first
iFj strain soutn. ino uiiiicukiph hi huhiiw
OTiproper connections, the probability that
&MVomewhere he must desrrt the railroad
RwrtaWO bee, buy or steal a moiorcar, unu
fcfltho over present dancer of n shot from
SUMajGerman agent conironicu aim. uui m
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ffifl8tmposslble. He would get through In
h5K)me way and find a means of reaching
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the green limousine chap with
Sgi .whom he would have a reckoning
f&m Impatient of the delay of the train,
he
i?took out his clgaretto case and was
j .'about.to smoke, when the warning of the
. -Hiuiru ras enuuieu, anu lie i;ul iiiiu ma
tn wv.t-.AV A In n. th. list millUlllll
'?mstrf sank Intn the sedt nnonsltp. As the
jftutTavIn moved, the two men scanned each
-tfOther In the light of the growing dawn
'.if which now vied with the flickering light
"9t the overhead lamp in their compart -"
Ilaarnt. The stranger was a erj- tall
;man in dark clothes, who gave an m
tatant imDresslon of long rectangularlty.
&M had a long nose, a long upper lip
,T3Swhlch resembled a buttonhole sllghtlv
Vjl!frayed by wear His chin was long and
V-y. ? 4a....W nt4)W Utn.iV VianvJ ufoM In onn.
'rilnuu'u !l1- "- UtWIU tac ill Jt.--lw
knttlA a-rtltl. n a-nwna TIta ut'Aa
fAlJSli'wm largo and regarded Itenwlck with .a
iUiiiSld melancholy as he bowed the
PXJCnKlUhmnn i coed mornlne. Itenwlck
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Mdaed curtly lie had planned another
? and hardly relished Blttini-: awake
r ,0iW staring at the sepulchral visitor.
&TWhere'1ast nteht's weariness had sealed
rtT his yea to the ever-present sense of
nj ner, mommp urougnt counsel oi
r iVl vHU" ttiiu iiici uitrao
aT?ftv The leanness of the huge Intruder was
s7vV.r i.a lflnrt flint uii(..aatn
endurance
gTther than malnutrition, a p
person who
fftjtor-all his pacific ana rather gloomy ex-
IJ tenor could he counted on to oe ex
p tremely dangerous.
f-ciVIn a situation where any man mleht
C iira'M learning to be wary. And so unon
: i.m.lu sat bolt unrieht and smoked his
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H , l; wMvViv, i'uiiuii; ii iiiuuicii.i; mm iuc
ferfV-f'c' f "'8 solemn companion. Beyond
F4S; tne nrst greeting, no woras passea ue-
Sr-:'T3tween them, ana the Kngusnman, more
fat Ms ease, looxen out or me winnow
at, the low marshlands along the river
fend planned the business which brought
Yjhtm-' Day came swiftly, and before the
i 'train reached the city the sun was up in
-5 Mulling splendor, melting the pale fog
.rbttnks of the Danube valley beneath Its
v4v4W-den glow. v
?At the Wcstbahnhot Ilenwlck got
g'atewn, and, bag in hand, made his way to
, uu' ranwaj" resiaurani ior a. -ui '
.a4Te. The keen morning air had made
I hungry, ana ne ureaisiasieu u a
Bvwho does not know where his next
Is coming tpom. it was no. unu.
Iri Til rheek and cot UD from the
:-;K that he noticed nis gigantic cum-
nt or me train usjihb .nvai. -
.a Hid mnitpr nn thoucht. and. get-
- Inn n. waiting fiacre, drove to the
jh consulate to make some neces-
arrangements, iiwiinuiv m- ""-
of money ror possioie mrBo c
Th nrrhituke and duchess, he
.,.H hnri lcnt in their car. which
fkAA-. oiiifiMi in n. train that had left
the south in the early hours of the
almr. The service on me oau a
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k,. i,v hnnt- ilenwlck managed to
"tho 3 o'clock train for Belgrade.
.i -- nir it nt uivif.vic unu
. .. D.n.nr fnf All H.Utumobile.
1 ...a. i--sin-r comfortably seated.
hb. .. - . r..i.iw
htawmpartmeni anu '- 5
ell upon im ciin'vo". ".. --
.i. -.V.nt.r.rtur.itv for sleep, when
door was thrown open and his tall
union or ine n i""";6, "".'"
r entered. enwcK mu ..ui i..ur..
w h-inir both, glancing at the
o--.hrf.ua-h his monocle In a man-
lilru-tlv offensive, v But the Ul-
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.fcLf ave no slgni-of It. clasplmr
if ...iih inrs'n nnnv
4'Wilni, gloomily at the
KS mwitlnr of two, traveler
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bv Public Ledger Company. Copvrlglit, lilt
of tile window an entire stranger who
looked like the proprietor of n small
confectionery shop. In mourning for a de
parted friend. Of course, there wns
nothing to bo done, hut the man's pres
ence irritated Renwlck As the moments
went on, and the man still silently
stared out of the window. Henwlck's
choler diminished. The fellow was quite
harmless, a person from whom murcrer
and secret missions were miles asunder
If tho man of the green limousine had
foreseen that Ilenwlck would take the
9 o'clock train for Budapest and had set
this behemoth upon him. the man would
have made an attempt upon his life this
morning in tho ride between Vacz and
the capital.
And how, since the telegraph lines
were closed to the German agent, could
this person have been put upon the
scent? It hardly seemed possible that
this was an agent or uermany. inu
yet as the miles flew by. the stranger's
silence, lmmobllltv and unchanging ex
pression got on Itenwltk's nerves He
was In no mood to do a psychopathic
duel with n sphlnt
Tho morning dragged slowlw At
Fzabadk.i he got down for lunch and
was not surprised to see his traveling
companion at his elbow, ea'lng with a
deliberation which gave itenwlck a
momentary hope that the train 'might
got olt without him. Ilenwlck wa.s al
readv In his cartlagc and the guard
calling when the fellow st.ilkcd mnjestl
call from the e.itlng room munching
at the remains of his Hohmlsche Oalken
and entered the canl.ige. still clinging
to tho cotton umbrella, and quite
oblivious of the powdered sugar with
which he was liberally besme-ired Secret
agent! The man was a I'iko a rec
tangular comedy In monosyllables
There was no connection for Broil at
Sz.ibadka until late in the afternoon and
Ilenwlck hoped to make better time by
going on tn l'Jldek. a large town, some
what sophisticated, whero the buying or
hiring of n machine would be a pos
sibility. During the afternoon he took
Marlshkn's letter from his pocket and
studied It again, now ciulte oblivious of
the creature who had curiously enough
resumed the same seat opposite him.
And In his concentration upon tho prob
lem of the note the man was for the
moment forentten It was onlv when
he glanced up quickly and quite unin
tentionally that he saw me gaze oi nis
neighbor eagerly watching him It was
only a fleeting glance, but In It. It
seemed, the whole character of his fel
low traveler had changed. His hands
still clnsped the umbrella, the sugar
was still smeared upon his sallow
cheeks, but it seemed th.it his eves had
he elammcred in a husky whisper.
globed with a sudden Intentness. A
second later when Ilenwlck looked at
him again, the man was Btarlng dully
at the passing cornfields and lnevards
and he thought he had been mistaken,
lie would have liked to know more of
this fellow, and was again tempted to
try to draw him out, but tho recollec
tion of his former venture dismayed
him. So he relapsed into silence and
lying back In his seat, one hand In his
pocket, he closed his eyes and feigned
slumber, watching the man through his
ej-elashes. For a long while nothing
happened. Then at last as Renwick'.s
breathing became regular the giants
head turned, and his e.ves regarded the
Englishman stealthily. Ilenwlck did not
move But he saw his companion lean
slightly forward while one hand left
the umbrella handle, unbuttoned his
coat and then moved verj" slowly be
hind him That was enough for Ilen
wlck. who started upright and covered
the man witn nis automatic, nut mo
other had merely drawn a large and
rather sollea nanaKercniei trom u
pocket of his trousers and was in the
act of blowing his nose when he looked
up and saw the impending blue muzzle
of Henwlck's weapon.
Then his Jaw dropped and his eyes
flew wide open.
"Herr Gott!' he Btammered In a
husky whisper. "Don't shoot !"
Whether It was the pleasure of dis
covering that the man had at last found
his tongue or whether the innocence of
his purpose was explained, Renwlck
found himself much relieved.
"Are you crazy?" the other was say
ing. "To draw a pistol upon me like
that! What do j-ou meanj-
But Renwlck still held the pistol
pointed In his neighbor's direction.
"I will trouble you to stand," he said
quietly, "with j-our hands up and back
toward me."
The man stared at him wide-eyed, but
at last obej-ed. lifting his huge back to
Us full height, and Renwlck ran an
investigating hand 'over his hip pockets.
They were empty.
"Thanks," he said at last, "you may
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bo seatid" Ho felt a good deal of a
fool, but he managed an uncomfortable
laugh ns he returned the automatic to
his porkct, "You sec." be explained, "1
owe ou an apology "
"Yes, sir such nn outrage upon my
dignity I do not understand "
"I-et me explain," went on Benwlck.
feeling more Idiotic eveiy moment; "I
have an enemy who seks my life and
when jou put jour hand In jour pocket
I thought that Jou '
"It Is strnnge that a gentleman In a
railway carriage may not be permitted
to blow his nose without being threat
ened with a pistol," he said hotl.v.
"But you will admit, my friend, that
your alnaj-s being next to mo in trains
Is nt least suspicious."
"Donnerwettert And whj'. for the
same reason, should 1 not be suspicious
1 trust at least that j'ou have no
enemies who seek jour life."
"Who known?" he shrugged Kvery
man has enemies. I will thank you. sir.
to keep your pistol In your pocket,
"Willingly. 'And In return I may say
that you may blow your noso ns often
as jou please '
"Danke." with some lronj'. "You arc
cr kind 1 suppose, if when reaching
VJv'ldek. I should happen to be going
In voin direction jou would shoot me
without further question"
"That would depend on which direc
tion miu are taking." replied Ilenwlck,
with a sense nf abortive humor.
"I go to Urod thence to Sarajevo
"Tho devil j-ou do '" cried Ilcn-
vvick in Kngllsh. starting forward and
staring at the man And then more
calmly In German.
"And how are jou going?"
The fpllow paused and looked out
of the window again "As to that I do
not know . ' he said slow lj-
He had resumed his air of settled
gloom, tho dignity or which was some
what marred bj a vestige of powdered
sugar upon his chin, but In spite of the
low esteem in which Itenwlck had held
him, all his former suspicions of the
creature rushed over him In a moment,
"And suppose that I. loo. should be
going to Urod and Sarajevo?" he asked
brusquely
Thn at ran err turned toward him a
slow bovine eazr which gradually re-
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"Don't shoot!"
V
Is just possible that we may go to
gether "
Ills manner wa.s sphinxlike again, and
the Englishman ej-ed him curiously,
feeling a strong desire to kick him in
the shins. But luckily he refrained,
saying coollj-.
"And what means of transportation
do you propose to employ? Of course,
you know there are no trains "
"Nnturllch."
"Then how shall J'ou travel?"
"And j-ou, Herr Shooter, how shall
you go?"
Ilenwlck smiled indulgently.
"If I took an automobile "
"I should be constrained to go with
J'OU."
"Constrained?"
"If J'ou would Invite me or conde
scend to permit me to pay my share
of the expenses."
The man's personality was slowly
expanding. Second class confectioners
who venture on wild goose chases were
rare in Henwlck's acquaintance. He
was becoming Interesting as well as
elusive, but Ilenwlck was In no humor
for further quibbling
"I regret that that is Impossible. I
go on alone," he said decisive! J'.
"Ach. so." said the other sadly. "That
Is too bad " His words trailed off
Into a melancholy silence and he re
sumed his occupation of looking out
of the window. The incident In so far
as Ilenwlck was concerned was con
cluded. At least he thought that. At UJvldek,
when Ilenwlck, bag In hand, got down
upon the station platform, the stranger
stooa nesiae mm, nngering nis cotton
umbrella foolishly ana looKing tnis way
and that. But When the Englishman.
after an Inquiry of a loiterer, started
tn search of a garage, he found his
ha TAiinfi til a
fellow traveler at Ills heels, and the
frown which Itenwlck threw over his
shoulder failed utterlj" to deter him
from his purpose which clearly seemed
to bo that of continuing his journey in
I the Englishman's companj.
(CONTINUED TOMORROW)
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DREAMLAND
Bu DADDY
THK STOLEN BRIDE
A complete, new adventure each tceefc, beginning itondau and ending Saturday.
(Pcpvv, mtmmonvd to the trial o
llluc Jail for stealing Ucncial Steal
Jour's bildr, ttavrls to court lit a
wonderful aerial chariot. Judge Owl
I? in n grrloui mood and fines 1'cgan
. when she scents too gat) '" l''f
Ut citing J
CHAPTER HI
Peggy Turns Lawyer
JUDGC OWL frowned darkly upon
the prisoners.
"You J.ijs ntc rascals," he hooted.
"You have been called Into this hon
orable court to answer to the chargo
of stealing Miss Purplo Swallow on
tho rvo of her wedding to General
Swallow, and confining her against
her will In a dark trco dungeon,
where but for her timely discovery hy
I'rlnccsH 1'eggy slip would have per
ished. What do j on answer to this
charge guilty or not guilty?"
"Gulltv!" piomptly answcicd Blue
Jay. "We did it!"
"Of rouise jou did; we all know
that," tnrtl.v lesponded Judge Owl.
"Hut jou've gat to plead not gulltj-so
wo can have tills trial."
"HI yl, we'll fool you on that,"
screamed Blue Jay . "You can't tiy tis
we're guilty, so go ahead and sen
tence us."
"I'll do nothing of the sort," hooted
the Judge. "You're pleading guilty
Just to ho mean. But I'm not going to
get cheated out of the fun of this trial.
We'll try you Just to see how guilty
jou are."
"I never heard of such a thing,"
said Peggj", whoso father was a law
yer. "In courts where my daddy
works It alvaB ends the case when
a prisoner pleads gulltv iftid they let
him off with a lighter fine because he
saves the tnxpajers the cost of a
trial "
"There, now; jou ought to give me
-,. ..,' ..nritnre mtUta
' n,imp,i -niiin Tav n .Indco Owl
moment, then he answered;
This trial Isn't costing us any
thing. The Birds have plenty of time,
they've iinishnl their daj's work and
have earned their amusement. AVc
'will proceed with the case."
"I'll not ho tried!" screamed Blue
Jii "You'll not make a fool out of
me."
"No. we're a little late for that,"
chuckled Judge Owl. "You've done It
jourself. We're just going to show
what a complete job you've made of
It."
The Birds twittered with glee over
I this and Blue Jay looked verj' uncom
i fortnhle.
"I'll HCicam fo jou can't hear the
witnesses," ho thieatencd like a
naughty child.
' "Kiilllff Hn vniic rlntv'" ordered
'Judge Owl. Blue Heron stalked over
I to Blue Ja', look hold of him with his
1 beak, threw hltn over a knee and pro
ceeded to give him a sound spank
I ing. Blue .Taj' yelled and struggled,
but this did him no good, simply
. serving to make the Birds giggle the
j louder at his discomfiture. The spank
I ing took a little of the conceit out of
, hltn and he quieted down enough to
i let the trial go on.
I "Who Is jour law j or?" Judge Owl
'asked of Blue Jaj'.
I "Princess Peggj'," spoke up the pris
oner promptly.
"Why, that's a story!" replied Peg-
Bj-, Indignantly. "I'm not a lavvj'er."
"Isn't jour father a lawyer?" asked
Judge Owl.
"Yes. he Is the best lavvj'er In
town!" declared Pegg.v.
"Then you nre a lavvj'er," answered
Judge Owl.
"But my father being a lawyer
doesn't make me a lawyer," protested
Peggy.
"Why doesn't it?" persisted Judge
Own. "Kingfisher's father was a fish
erman and he Is a fisherman. Ocn-
eral Swallow's father was a pest do
strojer and he is a pest destroyer.
Blue Jay's father was a knave and ho
Is a knave. Your father is a lawyer
and therefore j-ou are a lawj'cr," he
concluded trlumphantlj.
But I don t know a thing about
law," declared Peggj', all mixed up by
this line of reasoning.
"Neither do any of us," replied
Judge Owl.
"I don't see whj' Blue .Taj' has
picked me out. I know he Is guilty
and deserves to be punished."
'But j'ou are smart smarter than
any of these Birds," argued Blue Jnj
Id rather have a smart lawyer who
knows that I am guiltj' than a learned
lawyer who thinks I am not, 'cause
tho smart lavvj'er can use tricks to get
me free, while the learned one de
pends upon Justice."
"I'll use no tricks to get j-ou free!"
Peggy protested indignantlj'.
"But j-ou don't want to see us Jays
killed, do j'ou?" argued Blue Jay.
"N-no, I don't want to see anybodj'
killed," admitted Peggj'.
"Then j'ou'Il have to be our lawyer
and use tricks, for these Birds will fin
ish us In a hurry if they follow the
law of Birdland."
Peggy pondered this. She felt that
what Blue Jay said was true. He and
his gang deserved punishment that
would teach them to be better In the
future and that would warn others
from doing as they had done. But
the Birds In carrying out their law of
I self-preservation might go too far,
p m-. . a..-).. .. ..
They were so indignant over the
brutal treatment of General Swallow's
Innocent bride that their main idea
was revenge, not to reform the Jaj's.
Perhaps It was her duty to protect
them against too severe treatment.
"I'll defend jou," she said, "but it is
ADVENTURES
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"Wc pnt the whole blame on Trin-
cess Peggy!" he screamed
only to prevent your being killed and
to sen that jou arc properly pun
ished." "Bring the prisoner before the
court," hooted Judge Owl. Blue Hoi on
marched right up to Peggy and dievv
ncr in iront of the Judge.
You're making a mistake," she pro-
ted. '
tested
"Tell that to the Judge." J31ue Heron
answered shar,plj-.
"You nic sentenced to pay a fine
of three laughs, two bhort ones nnd
one long one," hooted the judge.
"What for7" said Peggy.
"For being in bad companjV de
clared the judge.
This struck Peggy ns being queer
nnd she giggled. The very Idea! she
was no more in the company of the
Jays than she was In the company of
the judge and of the court. She
giggled again. What if her father
was sentenced for being In bad com
pany every time he went Into court on
behalf of a profiteer or a burglar!
Wouldn't ho be surprised when she
told him about Judge Owl's Judgment.
She laughed at tho thought.
"Fine is paid." announced .Tudirn
Owl. "Tho trial will now onen."
"What is your defense going to be,
Blue Jay?"
Peggy thought this a queer way to
start a case, but before she could pro
test Blue Jay spoke up.
"Wo put tho whole blame on Prin
cess Peggy," ho screamed. "If it hadn't
been for her we wouldn't have been
in mis irouwe
This unexplained accusation shocked
the Birds and startled Peggy,
Whj-, the very Jdea!" sho cried out
indignantlj-. "That's a fib and Blue
Jay knows it."
"The prisoner will please hold her
temper or I will have her spanked,"
declared Judge Owl, frowning at her
severelj'. "We will now proceed with
picking a jury to try Princess Peggy
and the Jays for stealing Miss Purple
Swallow."
(Tomort ow the queer jury will he
described as well as odd happenings
in court.) .
THE DAILY NOVELETTE
AN AWAKENING
By JULIA A. ROBINSON
QJALTjY came down to breakfast at 11
r-J o'clock. That was her usual time.
She was fond of lying abed mornings
what did It matter? Why rise early?
"I thought j-ou were never coming,"
fretted Maude, turning to her sister.
"Well. I'm here, but I wish I'd stayed
abed It's stupid sitting round waiting
for something to happen."
.These two young ladles had no aim In
life. They never had been taught to
care for others or seek, another's hap
piness. They had no thought bevond
the present moment, nnd knew nothing
of the misery about them
Hazel Gordon was president of the
young people's Red Cross club.
"Can't we get some new members?"
asked Hazel. Thev wer trathered In
her cozy parlor, sewing, their voices
buzzing.
"There's Maude and Sally Stimson : If
we could only get them," suggested Ida
Black ; "but I wouldn't dare ask them "
"TlieV Wouldn't pome." nprted Mnv
White.
'But for the soldiers!" nnah-d Kg.
zel. "We need them, nnd thej' need us.
it mat is tne way mej' leei. rm going
to ask them to join."
Hazel did get them. She called at the
Stimson mansion, walked lightly up the
marble steps and rang the bell, and
her heart did not falter. In glowing
words she explained her mission.
"We're working for tho soldiers," she
enthused,,"dolng the little that we can
to help, and we need you. Will you Join
us? We'd so love to have j'ou with us!"
"Whj', I never sewed In my life," con
fessed Sally. "I don't know how, and I
can't knit."
"I'll teach j'ou." smiled Hazel; "j'ou'Il
find It quite easy, and we have good
times, too."
sauv became interested. It was a
new idea to bo needed, "It'll be some
thing to do I for one will Join. Whnt
do J'ou say, Maude?" ,
-Maude, though the elder, was led by
her stronger sister, and agreed to go
for the "fun of the thing." These girls
had never thought before there was need
of their help In the world.
Great was the astonishment at the
club when Hazel appeared with the new
members, and they gave them a hearty
welcome. Sally soon learned and worked
till her unaccustomed fingers ached.
When the afternoon was over she was
tired, but her heart glowed with a sat
Isfactiop she had never felt before. Sho
was good and kind ; all that was needed
was the right Influence to bring her out..
"Isn't It better than doing nothing,
mamma?" asked the sensible Sally. "I
never was so happy In my life ! I'm
alwaj's going to work for somebody
else, and not live a selfish life any
longer."
Tomorrow's Complete Xovelette;
"BEHIXD THE CLOUDS."
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THE CRACK IN THE BELU
A STORY OF POLITICS IN PHILADELPHIA
BY PETER CLARK MACFARLANE T .'
CopurlpM, tot!, lv Public Ledaer Co.
CHAPTER XXXVII Continued
IK JEIIRY ARCHKIl had been able to
sit up and read Mr. Buckingham's In
terview, he would have done so with an
Ironic smile, and .have pronounced It a
gem It reflected Mr. Buckingham so
perfectly-.
But there was another Interview
w hlch furnished material for much of
What was published that morning. It
came from Victor Rolllnson, and bj' no
means all nf It appeared in quotation
i remarks, The lawj-cr was too skillful
a strategist for this and in the midst
of all his other concerns, he had taken
time to think of strategy. That which
had happened was, despite Its elements
of personal tragedyj but an incident
In a political contest, and Victor's care
was to see that the events were, not
to be Interpreted to the disadvantage
of the sacred cause or -better govern
ment In Philadelphia, as leprcscnted by
the Ileal Republican organization.
But, along with this subtler kind of
campaign publlcltj- were printed bold,
unequivocal answers of Rolllnson to cer
Inln of tho reporters' questions; answers
that constituted a ringing personal chal
lenge of the mall himself Mo Bucking
ham, nnd made It plain to all that over
the wounded body of his friend the
lawj-er took up the fight -where Jerry
bad laid II down, as, for Instnnce;
"Why did .Terry Archer come to
the
office of Buckingham?" ran the question
of a reporter. "He had been sum
moned there," replied Victor Rolllnson,
flatlj-, "Ih one last effort to coerce him
into ceasing his political activities.
Perceiving that he had failed In this,
Mr, Buckingham had made a cool pro
posal for a jiolltlcal alliance, which
Archer had Indlgnnntlj" rejected." A
quarrel resulted. Once more the twij
men defied each other. Jerry accused
Mr. Buckingham of being a bad citizen,
a bad Influence In the communitj', and
left him In anger."
The lawyer explained that ho knew
these facts because he had encountered
Jerry In front of tho offices and wa.s
listening to his story ofvthe Interview
when tho nssault had Interrupted'lt.
This statement not only put Bucking
ham in a bad light; but it lent thej
Touch of a fine magnanimity to Jerry s
act of heroism.
Thin lmrrnHvp. Ino nf .terrv's last
political anil, personal differences with)
HucKingnam. maae tne aavent or itutn
Into tho scene of tho tragedy the more
heroic. Just as tho love story tinged the
whole affair with a rose-glamour of ro
mance that redeemed the situation from
much of lis sordldness.
In consequence of all these things.
Philadelphia had read with unusual
avidity, and demanded more. . To meet
this demand for more, afternoon editions
of tho papers were being oneroa wune
!vet the Into commuters wcro stepping
from their trains
And no one read more eagerly or
with more sinking of the heart than
those hundreds of small ward and
division leaders of the Real Republican
organization. Some of these humble
men of largo faith had run great risks
In openly fighting the old political or
ganizations. They had ventured upon
this campaign at personal sacrifice, and
had not gone forward without misgiv
ings. Their security lay in victorj'.
If the good government organization
Inst nt the noils, not only were their
sacrifices in vain, but they would face
more than the ignominy of defeat.
The contacts in society at tho bottom
are very close; the edicts of dlspleas-
uro which it issues are arasiic aim in
stantly enforceable. Not these small
leadeis onlj'. but their wives and chil
dren, as well aa their friends and fol
lowers, would be mado to suffer. Ostra
cism and petty persecution would be
among tho milder forms which such
punishment would take.
Indeed, this matter of the possibility
of defeat was the place at which the
point of view of the rank and flle dif
fered from the point of view of the
leader. Jerry was willing to sustain
a few early defeats in order to make
sure in the long run of a conclusive
victory. But not so these workers in
tho front-line trenches, to whom every
battle was. In a figurative sense, a
matter of death or maiming for some
of them. They must win. Their one
sure hope of winning was Jerrj', and
the papers frankly despaired of Jerrj's
life; wherefor, these division workers
were despondent and angrj".
"If Archer dies, vvo'll hang that Jew
to a trolley polo it wo have to blow up
tho City Hall to do It." declared one
desperate division leader to another.
"Shut up!" said the othei. "You talk
llko one of the old gang. We'ro law
nbldin', ain't we?"
"Supposed to be," subsided tho other
rather regretfully.
On this day of days the executive
committee of the Real Republican or
ganization was also in session. Tho
session was almost a praj-er-meeting.
it camo near to being pathetic to see
how helpless these strong men felt with
the optimistic spirit of Jerry Archer
suddenly extracted from their councils.
Rut stoutly they tried to reason with the
worst. If Jerry lived nothing could pre
vent his nomination and election ; and
If ho died well. If he died, the circum
stances of his death defined the issues
as nothing else could have done, and
there was Victor Rolllnson, a different
tj'pe from Jerry, not as warm-hearted,
not as winning in his way, but a cold,
wrathful lighter, who dealt sledge-hammer,
blows, and with Jerry's organiza
tion behind him. was a champion to be
followed to the death.
"Ho was Archer's candidate," thej
said talking mournfully, one to another
and trying to reconcile themselves to
speaKing or jerry as or me past.
"But Arelicr was the organization's
candidate." others Interjected. "The
fellows down th line swear by him.
They wouldn't fight half as hard for
anybody else. Take a poll today and
J'ou II get just liurteen nunurea votes
for Archer, and about ten for 'scatter
ing.' "
"But we can't nominate a dying man."
"They would. Let 'em vote, and they
would."
The executive committee adjourned
without taking any action, but there
could not be many such futile meetings
and adjournments. The eve of the cam
paign was at hand. Within a week the
machine list of candidates for the pri
mary would be announced, and their
election-drive launched with a rush, for
the old organization despite the vigorous
skelplng it had endured, was still intact
and clinging tenaciously to-its posi
tions. On this day It was brutally elated. A
party organization which has employed
policemen to beat and bruiEe and lm-
awrBaaaSaBaal
ported gunmen to terrorize and murder
could hardly be expected to refrain from
exultation over this chance removal of
a dangerous rival from its path. But
notwithstanding tho urgent necessity of
action, or of preparedness for action, the
executive committee of the Real Repub
licans continued to mark time while its
ejes like all others in Philadelphia
wat'ehed Intently the fight for life going
on In a local hospital. "
Jerry's nrst day was like the nlghti
a time of hoverltigs,' of alternate sink
ing nnd rallying, with the faces of the
watchers growing graver and graver as
temperatures rose, pulse became erratic
or fresh effects of shock-began to mani
fest themselves. As the hour of the
second night advanced hope declined,
and tho morning 'papers went to press
with tho headline: "ARCHER DYING!"
But youth Is a wonderful thing. Its
resources are' beyond estimate, and the
vitality that comes of clean living fought
In the young man's favor. Earlv after
noon editions announced Archer still
alive, and the papers riex-t morning car
ried a message of definite hope. "He
will live." announced the surgeons un
hesitatingly, "if Infection doeB not set
In. We must wait a week or ten davs
ncFeasln!l in h i K' Vr "l"".""
that nasses" y
From this time forward, however, the
bulletins were more and more encourag
ing. CHAPTER XXXVIII
The Campaign Begins
ONE week from the day that Jerry
Archer was st'abbed, the contrac
tor machine, which styled Itself the
Republican City Committee, announced
Its list of candidates for the primary
election. The .man proposed for Maj-or
was Thomas V. Farrell. a respectable
broker, prosperous, capable of making a
good speech,' a ready "mixer," but a
man without personal or executive force.
As to character, little could be said
against him, and llttlo urged In his be
half. He was a good man, but would
not make a good Mavor. He was an ex
cellent figurehead and nothing more.
The . public sensed the type qulcklj',
and they understood the maneuver.
Mr. rarrell was recognized aa a piece
of pollt(cat ramnuflitge, and tho pro
posal of his name acted like an irritant
on the community mind. The result was
a quickening of interest In the Real Re
publican organization, and a strange
popular, turning to Jeremiah Archer as
the candidate to be. opposed to Farrell.
This was remarkable for up to now
there had been no public talk of Jerry
as a candidate for M-aj'or. He was ad
mittedly a joung. clean, hard fighter,
with a flare for publicity and a genius
for taking hold of something hot and
then holding it; hut when Philadelphia
conjured up In its mind an ideal for
Mayor it pictured some man of j'cars
and dignities not a stripling.
As a matter of fact It was Bucking
ham himself who had started this talk.
He had proposed to make Jerrv Major
In return for an offensive and defensive
alliance; that had angered Jerrv and
led to tho final rupture. Victor Rollln
son had told this to the reporters; thej'
had told It to the people. Now as days
passed and more and more encouraging
bulletins came from the bedside of the
wounded man, more and more people
began to think of Jerry as 'an admir
able candidate for Mayor. Thej- talked
of new timber, they talked of blazing
a new path, and of the time being at
hand for making a radical departure. .
At the same time, tho business in
terests of tho city were reassured by
tho fact that the protective tariff found
an immediate place In his program.
This, they felt, stamped young Archer
as a man of sanity and common sense,
and no allegations of radicalism could
outweigh It. Furthermore, the trend of
events had made Jerrj- tho popular hero
the city over, and the best advertised
man In It. It was recognized that the
name of Archer at the head of any
ticket would command a popular follow
ing such as no man since Blankcnburg
could have enjoj-ed.
But while this was everywhere the
talk, It was nevertheless only talk. Vic
tor Rolllnson, however, skillfully and
deliberately preparing to take advantage
of his friend's temporary Incapacity,
translated the talk into action.
To the executive committee he un
folded his plan for a bold stroke, which
was nothing less than a proposal to hold
a convention I of their infant organiza
tion. Such a thing was contrary to
precedent. The old organization did
things In Rtar chnmber ; a few men
made up a slate and coolly pushed it out
to tne committee to De ratinea.
"Let the party apeak," proposed Vic
tor. "The party conalats at the preaent
time limply of ita working organization.
Let It meet and adept a platform. Jt
tt name candldatea aboY- all, let the
convention Itself nominate the candi
date for Major."
The executive commltteo fell In
heartily with the Idea, particularly be
cause it thought It knew whom the con
vention would nominate. Quick action
waB necessarj'. The call went out on
Monday. The convention was held on
Wednesday night In the Academy of
Music. Tho 1300 division leaders
crowded the floor, sitting In front and
standing behind; the ward leaders oc
cupied the stage, re-enforcing .the execu
tive committee and buttressed by a body
of vice presidents chosen solely from
among the financial contributors to the
preliminary campaign.
With delegates taken care of, the
Academy doors were thrown wide open.
There was nothing secret. The people
were told the organization was a piece
of machinery created for their use.
They were Invited to observe Its work
ings and to Indorse its alms if they
met with nonular approval. And the
public crowded In. They filled every
available space remaining In the hall,
bnlcony cm balcony, and those unable to
get inside milled round the corner of
thf1 building like some vast human stam
pede, for -a new thing was being born
in Philadelphia..
Reform conventions had been held be
fore in the City of Brotherly Love, but
here was an organization that was dif
ferent. Its program of reform waa
limited and definite. Ifdld not under
take to reconstruct the nation nor the
State. It professed frankly to be Re
publican ; It proposed sharply and imme
diately to reform the Republican man
agement of the Republican city of Phil
adelphia, and there was appeal In this
very Idea of such a limiting of scope
appeal and the promise of success be
cause the aim was so direct. ,
In the enforced absence of the chair
man of tho executive committee, Victor
Rolllnson, as vice chairman, presided,
and the audience felt at oncp tho stout
ness of his hand upon the rein, and It
jlked it because It was stout. Every
"body knew that Rolllnson never courted,
popularity. Ho went "his strong, delib
erate, reasoned way, and if people
went with him, well and good: If they
did not, Rolllnfon went on just the same.
But everybody was going with, him
today, for from the first vice president
on the platform to tho last division
leader In the hall, cverj'body thought ns'
knew what was going to happen.
The convention, however, experienced
Its first thrill in the joy of self-dlscovorv.
These delegates had worked" In loneli
ness In their respective divisions for
more than a year, plodding patiently In
hope and faith, but each -with the des
perate feeling that he .was a solitary
navigator cm unknown seas. Sometimes
a man in a division had gathered In -the
twelve months no more than a handful
of open adherents of his cause; and al
though ho had seen some other division
leaders of his ward, .he had -never seen
the other division leaders of the city.
He took their existence soieiy upon tne
word of others; and he had come out
Jlmost timidly to this vast meeting
T'ace. half wondering If he and a few
others were not to make themselves ab
surd by an exposure of the smallnesa
and Insignificance of their numbers.
When such men discovered the great
hall-filling rapidly; when they stood up
and looked round them. Into a sea of
faces, each of which had a few minutes
before been as anxious as their' own,
and when they recognized, moreover,
that this was not a mere mass-meeting,
but an aggregation of trained, experi
enced vote-getters and that there were
so many, many of them their spirit
soared swiftly. Hearts leaped, eyes
brightened, greetings and exultations
were shouted. Songs began to rise, ral
lying, manly, fighting songs. They sang
"Marching Through Georgia" and "Over
There" ; when the band led them they
shouted their very lungs out with the
"Star Spangled Banner." "
And the citizens' on the platform ex
perienced the same klniF'of a thrill as
the humbler division workers when they
looked down and saw for the first time
the men whom they were to lead, and
who, in turn were to lead the voters of
tlie city to the polls It was like a huge
training camp of political officers, and
not a little of the Inspiration afforded
came from the fact that men of every
stripe In the city's life were represented.
There, for Instance. In the orchestra
scats was the head of a chain of retail
drug stores, who had a flare for people
and was the leader of a division out In
the suburbs, where ho had rallied mil
lionaires and small shopkeepers alike to
the slogan of a better city. Beside him
was a well-known music teacher of the)
cltj', a man of Polish extraction and
Polish enthusiasms. His division was
the block downtown-in which his studio
was located.
And there, all around them, were hun
dreds of men, some of them of the hum
blest tj'pe, mere unskilled workers, but
with a certain Instinct for., neighborll
ness, a moderate capacity for leadership
and a j'earnlng for better government
In the city of Philadelphia.
The it-ants of the mass of these people
were very simple, but very definite. An
honest administration of gas and water, .
of police, fire and street departments,
the magistrates' courts and the division
pf housing and sanitation, would have
summed up their demands; for these
were the parts of tho city's government
that touched them nearest. For them
they had come out to fight.
But, if tho men on tho platform got
inspiration from looking at the men on
tho floor, the men on the floor got In
spiration from looking Into the faces of
their ward leaders and financial sup
porters, and the volume of this Inspira
tion was increased as one by one these
men were Identified and pointed out
a prominent banker, two great manufac
turers, a score of professional men, and
here and there a citizen whose name
connected him. with families which had
been prominent In the city's life since
the days of the founder. And all stood,
today, on the democratic level, all wero
united by a common desire to make their
home town a better place to live In.
Everybody vibrated to the recognition
of this fact, Victor Rolllnson with the
, others. Standing up, he lifted his gravel
for quiet. In the hush that rrew gradu
ally until silence was complete, the gavel
fell and the convention was In session.
(CONTINUED TOMORROW)
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