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5 'Lmw hein
V W Prills r
-"V-fe Jovm, oer
.HtJOIf RENWICK, undor pcretary of
fmMMv in lnna ami thB
3IARIMUKA HTRAIIVI. whom
trhear on .Tun 1 1014. the
th storv nrwnp. & conversation In
rona pnTfn at Konnnlihr hftwfMi
h German Kutner. Von Tlrnltz Htid the
Atiatrtan Archduke In wLich tho 'Mutiny
. f Europe" Is fipnlra.
Rv The nact enteral Into Is df-Mtned to
, awake In Archdukn and his morirnatlc
, j .lfa. Sontat Chotek important t.Rurc In
i Jtfr.f-nd of HoDhle, but htn ahe loarm
Ayhftt I afoot aho realize-, that her tlrt
jButy la to her country and the Austrian
rs-ftwmarch rranz .ToW While ah Is r-
t , 'irariintc io mm. jienwicic m lummnsr ni
fc -titrred trust and. Informing hl chlf
EC ThH mean an catranKemtnt between HukIi
HKRH IMT. chief of the AuMrUn
Rrrt Service I til m red In rharcQ nf thitt
country'a affHlra. with orders to thwart
linv Til ami tn mve Ihn Archduke. Who YA
Fm been ordered murderej In KarHJeo
. rtPT.us i.nitlT. tlin '!(" if the
"fi11 .German hecret service, la on the trull to
-?.r rlrriimwnt Ihrt nmnARPd nSaBlna tloil.
RW lluh Ilenwlck. reli-HRd from hla oltlclal
; igl duties. I t JtarlKhKa'i" nortlce. .Ho.ll 1
'-V nl UOni2, IIV ll" mwiunn .uniirimn
from Wlnrtt. promises to do all hi his
owr.r to sav tne ArcnntiKe nnu nounit
nit not to relpase Ills fair urlsoner H n
Ia1 HiannwhlU In In VVltlilr'a tVUlAr
Again In Vienna. Renwlck Is releasoil
nd Immediately sets out for Sarajevo.
But he Is constantly dossed by a tall In
dividual In black.
CHAPTER XI (Continuc.1)
W!
THEN Rcnnlck renched tho Rarage
and talked w Ith the proprietor, a
y"?' Hungarian whose Gennan was almost
prapSi negligible, the man or the cotton iim
vfifv' brella abandoned the doorway which he
had been darkening with his shadow
And shuffled forward awkwardly.
"If you will permit me," he said
olemnly. "I speak the Hungarian quite
well'. I should be glad to interpret
your wishes." I
The man's Impertinence was reallv
admirable. Itcnwick's desire to get for
ward on his long journey made hint Im
patient of obstacles. He shrugged ,
"Very well. then. Tell him I mut ,
have a machine and chauffeur to take
We to Sarajevo bv way of Urod. I
rill n.iv hlfti hnnrlKnmelV and In ad- I
Vance. I must tracl today and all
night. 1 must reach Sarajevo In the
morning."
"Ach. so," said the stranger, and
Ilenwlck listened to the conversation
that ensued, endeaorlns by the light
of his small knowledge of the language
to make out what was haid But he was
lost In the maze of consonants.
In a moment the Interpreter turned
with a smile.
! Is pom There ls a machine
' This man will drive himself. The price
Is two hundred kioner and the petrol
"Thank you That is very good. I
must leave within half an hour."
i Jlpnwlek nroducod money, the sight
of which brought about an amazing
activity on the part or tne garage man
Renwlck strolled to and fro outside,
alternately smoking and watching the
preparations for departure, while the
mAlanntmlv rlnnl Rtnnil lrnnllllT Itnon his
k't nmhrellj. In thfi doorway.
What was he waiting for? Uenvvlck
thought that he had made his Intentions
eumclently explicit. At last, his impa
tience getting the better of him, he stop
ped bcfoie the man with the umbrella
"I am greatly obliged to you for jour
kindness. But. J on understand, I got on
alone."
The man In black regarded him
blandly.
'That Is not a part of the arrange
ment," he said.
"What do you mean?"
"That I am to go with jou."
"I asked ou to maka no such ar
rangement." , ,
"It is a pity that perhaps I misunder
stood." . . ..
Renwick angrily approacnea tne gar-
sm' age owner and tried to make him un-
awS' derstand. but he only proceeded with
hla'work with greater alacrity, bowing
and pointing to the man in the door-
P.r WBV
W . -'vn observe," said the tall man.
RK..i,r"tnat you will only complicate mai-
jrwii f ters."
ft6r.. Renwick glared at the other, but he
S&SsJP- returned tho look with an impudent
r-rv?vi AnmnMii,r nnH TJunwIrW. in fpnr nf
losing his self-control, at last turned
away. Nothing was to be gained by this
f-S controversy. After all, what difference
tflw did the fellow's presence make? As a
" i "-aource of danger he naa aireauy proven
himself a negugiDie quaniuy so im-h-wlck
with an ill grace at last acquiesced,
and within an hour they were on their
way, crossing the Danube and turning
to their right along a rough road by
the Fruska mountains.
Tho first nccldent happened before
tbe machine reached sarengrau, a oiow
W out which made another tire a necessity
Sa The second, n, broken leaf of a spring.
lsET which made rapid trav el hazardous But
j&. It was not until nightfall. In the midst
'l555 of a desolation of plal-. that carbutetor
1r trouble of a most disturbing character
iKil developed Ilenwlck paced up and down.
EM .i onering aavice anu suggestion ana men
SVl-Bwearing In all the languages he knew
W, .fir" hut the chauffeur only shrugged and
t sputtered, while the tall man gurgled
' uaoothlngly. An hour they remained there
whAn fanfirllr'a nallAlten Vipeflmft PT-
!K? 'hausted, and he gave way to the sus-
jy-Sfc iplclon wlilcn naa ior some nine uumeu
i?? rhim. tnat in pair oi ineiu c ju
3&j 'aplrlng to delay him upon his way.
&5. M nnmn nn hphlnd the tall man who
M.1 4"was bending over the open hood of the
MX Tear, and catching him roughly by the
VM .ihA- Rwiinfr htm around and faced him
iWR. tiL"CL'.V.. "
IfX'5 "I've' had about enough of thl," he
f"Wff .aald. "Either that car moves in nve
HSfrTt .minutes or one oi you win oe nun.
ftL v. ... ..a 1.1. V.on tnt q-H hln nil.t
TIB IIIUCU Ills lia vw... ..... ,.vu..w.
? '.to draw his weapon but his wrist was
U tcaught in midair Dy a grip oi pieei inai
." fl, U T1 ...ll. nnnra.tlwa TltA T"n(TlsH..
'lldU JfcCIIMIUIV JWClCi,. ' ....p..."..-
., n aa atrnnirpr than most men of
j?hJ , hlH weight and nlade a pharp struggle
P i i to -et loose, but the man in black dis-
WiirXjt tmii lilm nn be would have disarmed
IsfiH5ija child, and calmly put the pistol Into
iWTjfC his own pocKei. it whs iioi uiuii wiun
,Gjr?,2 ii,,i i,i Knllr hurt Kppmed so b en meant.
wand tho real purpose of his presence
I jh.an Kn nntinrpTit. There was no use In
LvIk..iinf with thin melancholy Colossus
BMawho might. If he vvlslied, break every
iSV.bo Henwlck's body.
IBISES "Herr Renwick, If It will please you
't-f.i. .a- t.- ..,DnnnM." tin RntH. rplpnslncr thn
ili'SiJ hVT.nii.hman nnd'sDeaklng as If soothing
S". spoiled child. ' .. . .
?& . 'At the mention of nis name. nenwicK
j ,,' -drew back In growing wonder. .
', rk "Who who are you?" he asKea.
r ti .m noma la Ritntsv T.lnke." he said
kS's r.....,.i,. "f hnvp hppn sent to keep you
i?'..-"1.!!.-. ..'mini' in harm. You see" and
riPihe riatted the pocket which contained
' V.ReAwlck'o pistol, "it Is not dimwit to
Airunlnto danger when one Is always
,i,'ftBUlllng ones pistol out.
a'pr"who eent,ou?" demanded Renwick
L A'ifurlously. v
JriThe man In black coolly picneu up
Kfi? A f?e" i0.thmfr,0"nd.,h need
'I,"1MI l ll"'- " ...-.. -
feiYC!TlinsistUupon knowing and n going
n to Ijroa w-iinoui ucmy.
r ai.1. CTiin. tnprplv shrutreed.
PV"i regret to say that that is impos-
UfH-Whyr ..... ,
Lkep you from reaching the Bosnian
W ST . . at .---.... nn-s In OP
1 oruer unill lumuiiun .1. v. !
k-i-.., vmi nreT"
'"Herr nustav Link'
that Is all, Herr
lUnwIck." m M
I .'Am until nf '
1 5;The agent of Provldenci
-let us say.
Ctme. e reawjiiawir;
CHAPTER XII
Flight
IV visions which disturbed Marlshka
. fitrahnl In that dim borderland pe-
tn ateep and waking persisted In her
FflJ-iHiiii. And always aorltz predom-i'-ia-i.a
snm.llmes smiling, sometimes
, Jg-ntilnr. but always colit sinister and
Wlatlng. lie made love to her and
ka fnto nf thn Duchess, whom she
4ed before her eyes, the victim ot
u tn mo nacn. xuerB naa a
Sn' pistol In Mqrlshka'a hand, and
ngure lyiiig iirMr wui-. nuic
in or an Austrian general
iiike Fran it aeemed, until
ta one NM ana saw mat me
u hum 01 Jiugn nenwicK.
awr wif tserram
M.Huch .1 Wa
Ma aaaMier dream.
SECRET WITNESS
Gibbr
by Public Ledger Com party, VOpyiloht !",
Hcnwitk's ril w.i tauplit
followed .1 conflict of hew lld ring noises,
as tliough night had merclfullj fallen
upon a chaos of llater She sat up
and looked around her. A tialn
She gasped a sigh of lrllef as Iut
gaze pleroid the dlmnrss nf the clti-lvi
shadows. She rcijiembeied nnu P.ip
tain Oortiz But she was still alone
She lav down ac.iln. trvlng tn keep
awake In ill end of the visions, but V
htustlon conquered again and she slept
dreaming of another Hugh, a tender and
rhlvalroux lover who held her In his
arms and whlspoied of rosps.
It was dav light when she awoke t ap
taln t.orila was now sitting liv the win
dow Kinlllng at her She started up
drowsily, fingering at her hair
"You have slept well. Countess"'" he
a.sked cheerfully and without waiting for
her reply "It Is well. You have prob
ably a trying dav before you "
Marlshka straightened and lookfd nut
of the window past him nt tho sunlit
morning Could It be poslhlo that this
alert pleasant person was the Xcnipsj
of her dreams? The world had taken on
a new complexion washed clean of tir
rors by the pure dews of the night
"Thanks, Herr Hauptmann," she
smiled at him. "I nin quite mvself
again "
"That Is fortunate," he said "We are
nearly at our journey's end at lenst
this part of It. Our train goes no fur
ther than Marburg"
"And then?"
"An automobile a long journey."
"I am quite ready."
At Marburg they got down, and after
Marlshka had made a hurried toilet they
breakfasted In comfort at the Bahnhof
restaurant. If Captain Gorltz nourished
any suspicion that they were being fol
lowed lie gave no sign or it, and after
breakfast, to Marlshka's surprise. -Karl,
the chauffeur, appeared miraculous
and announced that their car was await
ing them'.
"If I were not sure that you were
Herr Lieutenant von Arnstorf," laughed
Marlshka. "1 should &v you were the
fairv of tho magic carpet."
"The magic carpet ach. yes If we
but had one.;' he said genuinely.
The motion of the automobllo soothed
and satisfied her. At least rIip was dnlnir
what she could to reach Sarajevo be
fore tne archrtucal party arrived, and as
her companion hopefully assured her.
with a fnlr chance of mecess If Ma
rlshka could soe Sophie Chntek. all her
troubles would be over, for then tho
WUhPlinstrasso would not cure to op
post, the dictum of the Duchess In favor
of one who, whatever her political slim
In (.ernianv's eve.', had made endless
sacrifices to 4one.
ir .viarisiiKa succeeded' urn u sne
failed .
The morning was too wonderful for
thoughts of grim deeds or the authors
of them. The poisons distilled In her
mind the night before were dispelled Into
tho clear air of the mountainside, over
which singing streams gushed Jnyouslv
down. Birds were calling mating: wild
creatures scampered playfully in thicket
anu neoge. ana mo peaceful vauejs were
redolent of sweet odors.
In the long hours of the afternoon
Marlshka's thoughts were of Hugh Ren
wick. Perspective had given him a finer
contour, for she had Gorltz to compare
him with. She loved Hugh. Sho knew
now how much. Her happiness had been
too sweet to have had such a sudden
ending, ."tie had been unkind cruel
broken with him even when he was
bending every effort to aid her. He was
trying to help her now for all that she
knew. Shp had written him a
note from the German embassy just a
few lines which she had inclosed with
the message to her maid at the apart
ment warning him that he was In
danger and pravlng that he leave tho
country and return to l.ngland, a kindly
note, which by Its anxiety for his safety
conveyed perhaps more of what was in
her heart than she would have cared
to write had she believed that she vvas
to see him again.
What reason liad Captain Uorltz for
believing that Hugh would follow her in
this mad quest? How could Hugh be
sure where she had gone and with
whom? There had been a quality of the
miraculous In the Judgment of Captain
Gorltz. What If even now Hugh Ilen
wlck were near her? Her pulse went a
little faster. Pride the pride which
asks in vain for a whllo had been
dashed low, and she had scorned him
with her eyes, her voice, her mien, her
gestures, all, alas ! but her heart. The
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Wmmmmm
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ly'Jm? JSP iFBPk.iSe
"CAP" STUBBSIIe Caught Some Fish
- - - -H
&??&?&
SiiVs ?-!
h-
'.-t-rV
Juthor of V )&h (?ic '
bu . IpWco). rf ( o i
in midair li a prip of lccl.
women of the house nf Strahnl !
Hugh RcnwUk had kissed her. And the
memory of those kisses amid the red
roses bf the Archduke was with her now.
She felt them on lur lips the touch of
his firm strong lingers the honest gaze
"f his glav eves these were the tokens
she had whhli tame to her as evidence
that the readings of her heart had not
been wrong A Serbian sp ' She
milled confidently
In a moment hhe stole a glance at
Captain Gorltz, who was bent forward
studs h'g his road map She wailed until
he gave directions to the chauffeur and
then spoke.
"Captain Gorltz " she said carelessly,
vnu manage so cleverly that I am be
ginning to trust Implicitly tn jour
guidance and knowledge Hut there Is
one thing that puzzles me. It must be
morn than a whim which makes you
think that Herr Itenwkk will follow us
to Sarajevo "
"N'ot us, Countess," he smiled ; "I said
you "
"Hul granting that he would follow
nit which I doubt how could he know
where 1 have gone""
Uorltz laughed easily.
"He will find a way"
Marlshka's face grew sober
"I fear Herr Ilenvv Ick's friendship can
not achieve miracles The last he saw
of ine was in a hut In Bohemia. What
clue could he have ? What pos
sible "
"Ah. Countess," Gorltz broke In. "J'ou
do lint realize as I have done the clever
ness of the Austrian Secret Service. We
have so far.cluded. them. We were very
luckv, but It cannot bo long before the
green limousine wjll be discovered, and
the- direction of our journey"
"But even that " , ,
'To a clever man like Herr Renwick
to a man whose affe'ettons are Involved,
he added Blowly, "It would not be ill Ill
cult to decide where jou have gone. He
knows the discomforts and dangers jou
have passed through to achieve jour ob
ject He will, of course, seek your
apartment and read the meaning of jour
spndlng for J'our clothing just as taslly
he paused a moment and smiled at the
back of Karl's head "Just as casilj-. he
repeated slow I-, "as though you J-our-self
had written him a note telling him
er exactly which train you had
Maflshka felt the warm color flooding
her neck and brows In writing Ren
wick she had broken her promise to this
man not to communicate with her
friends Goiitz watched her pretty
distress for a moment with amusement
which speedily turned to Interest
"Of course Countess, jolt did not write
to him' ' he said, with sudden severity
"I owe vou an explanation, Captain
Gorltz " she said timidly
"Vou .vrote Countess?" evincing tho
most admirable surprise
"I inclosed a few words in mv note
to mi maid a watning of danger and
a request that Herr Renwick leave at
once for Kngland "
And as Gorltz frowped at iter. Surely
there Is no harm In that."
"Your word nf honor ',
"I betraj-ed nothing of my where
abouts or plans," she pleaded.
"How can I know that j'ou speak
the truth?"
"I swear It "
Gorltz shrugged lightly ,
"It Is, of course, a woman s privilege
to change her mind. Still, jou put me
upon mv guard It Is unfortunate How
can I be sure that you will not be
sending other notes without my per
mission to the l.uropa when we reach
Sarajevo?"
"The Ruropa- ? I fall to under
stand "
"The Huropa Hotel." ho said with a
curious distinctness, "where all Knglish
people stop, and where, of course, jour
friend Mr. Renwick will stop "
.Marlshka examined him keenly.
"Your prescience cannot be infallible "
""o But Herr Renwick will come
to Sarajevo," he repeated confidently,
(CONTINUED TOMORROW)
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4.T
SAW Mr. Arnold In the car this
morning," said nthel HUt to her
sister. Ruth.
' Is that So? Did he look nl you7" ques
tioned tho sister.
"Why. J'es I he looked across the aisle
In the car and seemed to smile, and if
mv oveslglit Is not deceiving me, he ac
tually smiled to me," said l.thcl.
This Mr. Arnold was a perfect stran
gei to the glr's. who had been new ar
rivals In the little town of Auburn.
The girls had seen him occasionally on
the cars and took special notice of
him because ho resembled a gentleman
of their acquaintance whoso name was
Mr Arnold, and from this fact the girls
alwajs spoko of this stranger as Mr.
Arnold unlj- because he was a tall
blond who wore glasses like the original
whom thej- were acquainted with.
"I wish I knew of some way of mik
ing his acquaintance," said l.thcl, "I'm
sure lie must bo a respectable gentle
man and worth knowing."
"So do I." lesponded Ruth, "time
might liar the matter."
Time passed fur Hie Hills Thej- had
bepn living In Auburn for a jear now,
still inretum the strange Mr Arnold,
I and still lacking a much desired Intro
duction The' made friends very rc.itii
ly with the girls In the neighborhood,
but never chanced upon any one who
was acquainted with Mr. Arnold,
Flnallj there came a day when Kthel
nnd Ruth were invited to a community
picnic to be held In the woods sur
rounding their town. They anticipated
ii great deal of pleasure and the meet
ing of many people of their town.
Dressed in their freshly starched sum
mer linens with lunch baskets In hand
the two girls marched along to the
woods vvheie some ot the othei girls
were to await them.
Thej- were enjoying themselves Im
mensely at the picnic, making new ac
quaintances, when a new face appeared
It was that of a prettj', blooming joung
woman with sparkling dark ejts ami
glossy blaik li.ili
"There tomes Mrs. Atherton," echoed
tho girls, ''she's Joly good companj-.
Now our fun will start"
i:tliel and Ruth woie delighted with
the new acquaintance They found that
she was a veij close neighbor to them,
living on the next street, which was
verv pleasing to them
"Mr. Atherton will he here Inimedl
atcl.v." announced Mrs Atherton. "he
was detained In fixing the car up for his
brother, rait told me to go Hloug i-o as
not to keep you waiting"
.lust as she finished her j-tatement
tho cjes if Ruth IIIII turned to the en
trance of the woods wlicr.' she spied the
llgure of their Mr Arnold approaching
lawk,"' she uttered as she gave her
sister l.thcl a push "sec who's coming' '
"Wh there's Dick, now," said Mrs
Atheiton, turning toward the same di
rection as the Hill girls were looking
With downcast cjes. l.thel nnd Ruth
acknowledged the Introduction to Mr.
Atherton, thinking what a disappoint
ment it was that ho couldn't be Mr.
Arnold In their Imagination any more.
They did their best to keep up their
A complete new nu'i'
CHAPTER JV
Judge Oivl's Spanking lice
PenoV. summoned to the tiial of
the Jais for stenUnn Mhs Purple
Siialloic, is ehosen hi Blue .lay ai
lite lawyer, and then ii accused by
Jtlm oibctnu the cause of his crime.)
MIAI.I. the jury list!" ordered Judge
J Owl. Cut Bird, who was acting
as cleik of the couit, turned to a roll
of Illy pads lie had lit fiont of him.
"The first juror Is Mrs. Swallow, for
merly Mlhs Purple Swallow," he an
nounced. "That's slllj ! A peison who is In a
caso can't be on the Jury," de-clared
I'eggy. who was decidedly miffed at
Judge, Owl for threatening to have her
sp.inke'd
"It'n not .silly; it's very sensible.
Doesn't Mrs. Swallow know whether
Blue Jay and his gang arc guilty of
stealing her"" hooted Judge Owl,
"Of e'ouisp hhe does," answered
Peggy. "Rut she is tho one who Is
lomplatiilng against Blue Jay and she
hadn't ought to bo on the jurj- trying
him "
"Pitric!" hooted Judge Owl Impo
litelj'. "She ought to be on the jury
If anj one Is. Then'thoy can't make
the mistake of letting these rascals
go free. I fine Princess Peggy one
spank and one laugh for being fool
ish," Before Peggy could protest, Blue
Heron gave her a shaip, whack with
his club. Peggy laughed. That started
nil the Birds laughing and in a mo
ment the whole courtroom was twit
tering .with mirth.
"Silence." hooted Judge Owl. "I
sentence every one liei e one spank for
laughing when -they hadn't ought to."
Blue Heron, Officer Martin and King
fisher started in to carry out the sen
tence, but the task was too big for
them, nnd the Birds good-naturedly
helped out br spanking each other.
Blue Heron fluttered down to
and was himself spanked bv Officer
Martin. Then Blue Heron climbed up
on the Judge's bench and gave Judge
Owl a whack that tumbled him over.
"Here! Here! Don't jou spank me!"
hooted tho Judge.
"Orders nre orders!" said Blue
Heron. "Your sentenve was to spank
evei ybody "
"Hee-haw! Hee-haw! Hee-haw!"
came a big roar from the Woods.
There were Balky Sam, Billy Goat and
Johnny Bull, nil laughing at Judge
Owl. On Balky Sam's back was Billy
Belgium. Judge Owl was decidedly
vexed.
"I sentence you animals to be sound
ly spanked," he hooted.
novelette
spirit the rest ot tho tlaj-, but failed
slightly and went homo before the rest
Next day l.thcl wan not waiting with
tho same expectation to see If thqlr Mr.
Arnold would confFup to" take the same
car with her. Nevertheless, ho advanced
up the sticet l.thcl thought she would
do -her best to bo pleasant, for even
though he was somebody's husband, 'he
was a gentleman Just tho same.
Sho thought It piopcr for a girl to
speak Ao a gentleman first: therefore,
when ho nenred her, she said:
"Good morning, Mr. Atheiton, how did
the picnic end? We didn't stay till the
end. as we were anxious to get home
carlj" "
'Good morning." he answered, "I'm
sorry that I missed thn picnic My
brother was present with his wife, but 1
was called nwaj- on business."
l.thel uttered an exclamation of aur
prlse. "I Peg j-our pardon, sir," she said,
"I thought that jou were Mr. Atherton
whom I had mel nt tho picnic with his
wife."
"So I am Mr Atherton. but I hap
pen to be brother to the Mr, Atherton
whose wife jou met," he replied ".Vow
that J'ou've spoken to me. won't j-ou
please continue recognizing me. I've
alwavs longed to know j'ou "
l.thel was undecided whether It was
proper to speak to him hereafter or
not, hut being verj' much excited over
the mistake, she announced to him
that, she was Miss Hill, and told him
how she had always connected him
with a gentleman she knew, which made
him smile.
"Well, Isn't this lucky? Now the ride
into the city every dnj- won't tire me
as It used to." he assured her.
"Ruth! what do you think?' tried
l.thel as she rushed Into tho house that
night. "Why' I've met the verj Mr.
Arnold wo wanted to meet, and he's the
brother of tho Mr. Atherton Awe met nt
the picnic, nnlj this one Is not married
lie's just like his brother In looks and
actions. Now 1 tjious'ht the Mr. Ather
ton at the picnic acted kind nf nn
natuial and a Uttlo different. I thought
It was the surprise of seeing nic there
that accounted for it "
Two jears elapsed. Some one going
by nnd seeing the church In Auburn
opon, Inquired what was going on In
side. His curiosity was satisfied when
he was Informed that It was the wed
ding day of l.thel Hill to Ray Ather
ton, the most popular people in town.
Tomorroii''.i Complete Xorrlrttr
"i r.iin i:xciiax(ji:."
explained
first Learned Chinaman -What
is this Yaphunk I read so much
nbout In the papers?
Second Ditto Yaphank? It's
either one of those measlj- Ualkan
States, or else tho latest president
of Russia. Purple Cow.
DREAMLAND ADVENTURES
By DADDY
THE LAW OF BIRDLAND
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"Silence!" Iioolnl Judge Owl
Blue Heron fluttered down to
cany out tho sentence, but when he
tried to whack Balky Fam ho found
only flj-lng heels. Tho mule whirled
around and kicked in a way that
showed that lie would bo a mighty
tough customer to spank.
"Hee-haw! Heehaw!" brayed Balky
Sam. "como on with j'our spanks!"
As he uttered tho taunt, his mouth
was vvido open. Into It Officer Mar
tin diopped a blade ot falrj' ling
grass. Quick as a wink, Balky Sam
shiank from a full size mulo to toj'
size, and Billy Belgium, his support
taken away from him, found himself
spiawllng on the grass. Blue Heron
snatched up Balky Sam and In spite of
his frantic kicking gave him a sound
thrashing.
Billy Ooat and Johnny Bull were
laughing uproariously at Balky Sam's
plight when thej- suddenly found them
selves made tlnj'. Olllcer Martin had
dropped blades of grass into their
mouths. Olllcer Martin then held Billy
Goat while Blue Heron spanked him
and Kingfisher held Johnny Bull, who
fairly frothed at the mouth as ho tiled
In vain to stop the spanking und giab
the spanker.
"Into the Jurj' box with them." or
dered Judge Ow;l; and Blue Heron
promptly plumped the mule, the goat
and the dog upon the big stono that
served as the Jury box-.
"AVhere is Mrs. Swallow?" asked
Judge Owl.
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A STORY OF POLITICS IN PHILADELPHIA
' 'BY PETER CLARK MACFARLANE "
Covurtol't, till, bv Public l.edaer Co.
CHAPTER XXXVIII, Continued
Father McDermotl and the Rev.
Floyd W. Tomklns lifted their voices In
prayer.
"Fellow Phlladelphlansl" announced
the chairman, nnd something pregnant
In his tono put every hearer on edge
"There Is one man who would rather be
here tonight than nnj where else In
America."
For a moment the house was breath
less and then broke Into tumultuous ap
plause with shouts of "Archer! Archer!
Thrco cheerH for Jerry Archer'.'
"And." went on Victor, "a man wo
would rather see here tonight than any
other In all the world.''
Again tho convention shouted nnd
stamped its approhatlon of the chair
man's graceful turn.
"Now let me read jou something,"
Victor proposed He held In his hand a
slip of paper, and began:
.leremlah T. Archer's wound has
phpscii tne limit or possinic Inrectlpn
nnd Is practically healed. All danger
of a relapec Is past and his recovery
assured
(Signed)
RIODON,
TYSON.
C.AIXAOHl.R,
rOTTI.R,
PhVsIdnnS In Clirrn
rhe spontancoua outbuist with which
this statement was greeted showed that
up to now cver.v, heart had been tor
mented by somo .Ingerlng vestige of ap
prehension for the condition of their
uciuven leaner
"And now let me tell you one thing
mncn nrlfn.1 ITUtnn "
"Mr. Archer Is sitting up In bed, with
a telephone nt hl? ear, and he Is heal
ing even thine that Is snlrl In tiiiu nr.,t
' onv'entlon of the Real Republicans of
i-uiiHiieipma lie nearti your shouting
at his name, he heard me read the le
port of his physicians nnd he heaid vour
leceptlon of it I have no doubt lip Is
verv happv. '
The audience was clearly stattled
and held Itself In susneusn fh n iim.
ment whl.e contemplating the wondeiB
of modern iKlence ; then a pleased look
grew on every face and. nltliouirh nn.
ii'iuM' nuum appear io nave exnausted
Itself, cheers and a fresh wave of hand
clapping broke out, with some Irrespres-
sinies snouting, amid much laughter,
"Hello. .lerr.v'" and "How-do, .terry!"
"Now." said Victor. "Mierp u nun
thing ; want htm to hear before we get
nnv iiinncr. i want mm to near lilni-
elf nominated for the next Mavor of
Philadelphia "
Again the convention was brcathles"
for a moment, and then there was a
clatter, for the audience rose to lis feet
as one man and stood open-mouthed In
a kind of awed silence, as If It. too,
were anxious to hear the same thing,
and was poised and waiting to be led
Into doing Its part. ThU. docile silence
wan a far more Impressive demonstra
tion of tho place Jerry Archer held In
the hearts of his organization than any
shouting or applause could have been
anrf ending Hatutday.
Sailing, sailing, in tho sky so high,
Mnkiug, making love upon the fly.
So chanted tho Biids In answer.
Kvery one looked up. There were
Genctal and Mrs. Swallow, a loving
pair of Newlyweds, floating high
ubove. Apparently they had forgotten
everything else in the vvoild except
themselves.
"I sentence them to be brought into
court," hooted Judge Owl, and erulckly
the honey mooners were brought' down.
'1 bentenco jou to sit at opposite
ends ot the jury box," said Judge Owl
severely.
Geneial Swallow scowled blackly at
the Judge and then promptly foigot
his vexation in the absorbing occupa
tion of throwing kisses at his bride.
"Go on .with tho Jury list," ordered
Judgo Owl.
Cat Bird read again from the lily
pad i oil:
"Mr. I'm pie Swallow, Rcddy AVood
pecker, Billy Belgium, Brownlo Owl,
Kingfisher', Princess Pcggj!"
"I can't be on the Juiy if I'm the
lavvjer'' for the Jajs," intcirupted
Peggy.
"Yes, jou can," screamed Blue
.!nj "I want some one on that jury
who doesn't want us killed." .
"But everj one on the jurj" Is a wit
ness," piotested Peggj-. "I never
heard ot a Jury like that.",
"It's a new idea all my own." hooted
Judge Owl. "When you get a Jury
that knows all about the case j'ou can
bo sure no one can fool it by telling
fibs."
"Wo need ono more juror," said
Cat Bird. "We have only eleven."
"I'll be the other one," volunteered
Bluo Jny.. "I .know more about the
case than anj- ono else."
"Sure -ou do," agreed Judge Owl,
"but I want to bo on tho Juiy mj'
self." ,
"That'R hot right," declared Pcggj
"A judge is never on a Jurj-."
"Haven't J'ou ever heard j'our father
say that some judge was Judgo and
jury both?"
"Yes," agreed Peggy, "but he didn't
mean It leally."
"Then ho shouldn't have said It,"
hooted Judge Owl. "I'm going to take
lilm at his word, and I'm going to be
judge and Jurj', too," and down he
flopped into the jurj- box, crowding
tho others. "Blue Jay, j'ou can't" be
a juror, but we'll let you be tho wit
ness. Tell j'our story."
"It's a storj' ot romance, adventure
nnd tragedy," spoko up Bluo Jay
eagerlj', and ho strutted out In fiont.
Just like an actor .taking the renter
of the stage. "Listen to my thrilling
tale! "
(Tomorroiu tclK fcc fold i?c Jay's
tcelrd story.)
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and Victor appi eclated this as he let
tne delegates stand ror a moment won
dering how the thing desired was to be
accomntlshed. nnd then with a w-nvn of
his gavel settled them again Into their
seats, but with one man still standing.
down near the front on the chairman's
.en
"I recoghlze." said Victor, looking
stialght at this man, "Delegate James
.uanor.v, oi Kensington, a citizen who
has bopn a division leader in cierj- re
form fight In his ward In twenty jears.
and who said once that he would never
lead another, hut he. Is on the firing
lino todaj'. Delegate Mallory!"
It was Indeed our old acquaintance,
Jim Mal.or.v, whom Jerry had en
countered that nlcht on the curh In
Kensington, while debating with Sandy
u.iKes, ano vino nau taugnt jerry mucn
In that few minutes that he had oince
put Into practice In the building of tho
Real Republican organization.
"I nominate," began Mallorj-, waving
his hand and greatlj- excited, "I nomi
nate Jerrj Archer for Maj-or of Phila
delphia on tho Real Republican ticket."
Malloiv's voice was hoarse, his nose
Inelegant, bis whole appearance that of
a man oi hip woiKing class to winch
ho bc.ouged, but this the fart llmt-fo
such n man. Instead of to one capable
of nn eloquent speech, had been In
trusted the making of this Important
nomination, was the final touch needed
to make the mavof delegates realize
the essential demorrney nf tlielr or
ganization. Thej- received Mallorj''s
words with cheer on encer; they rose
onco more to their feet: they stamped.
they whistled, they did all or any of
those things which a mass of free-born
American cltlzejis often chooses to do to
secure adequate expression of Its emo
tions. Wlipn tlipv li.irl had tbplr wnv sllfll-
clentlj-, Rollin'on calmed them with his
gavel and brought them again to their
seats, nut tins time vvun a ren-iaceu
man half way back In the center c.ing
1ng to the chair In front of lilm for
support, while he maintained bis upright
position with difficulty agaimit a rising
tldo of embarrassment and modesty
within.
"I recognize now," declared the chair,
'a delegation from a ward that has been
much maligned and has had Its teputa
tlon Impaired by the acts of peoplo Im
ported Into It for political purposes, but
which, nono tho less, contains within Its
boundaries some of tho best citizens of
Philadelphia. Delegate Kcllj', of the
Fifth Ward'"
This, of course, wan Jerry's friend
Michael, the Good Samaritan of his en
counter with Strongburger's club. Slow-
Iv nnd nntiifiillv had Kelly Deen en Ignt-
ened as to what was the duty of good
citizens III things political, anu only
within six months had ho come definite
ly to stnnd and work for the better day
In nhlladelnhla: hut once his feet were
planted on tho new ground, his lojalty
was unquestioned.
"Kciiyi Keny: mpici, ncnj-, spiei ;
shouted friends all over the floor.
But Kelly was finding it difficult to
"snlel." His red face grew redder; he
coughed and was near sitting down
Defiantly ho forced himself Into a
speaking poRe. and then treacherously
his voice railed mm and ins Knees.
"I second " ho croaked, waved his
hands helplessly, and sank perspiring
into his teat.
" tho nomination !" amended
scoies of voices amid widespread laugh
ter at the hitherto unsuspected bashful
ness of Kellj'.
"Moved and Feconded that Jeremiah
T. Archer he nominated by acclamation
for Mayor of Philadelphia," declared the
chair.
"Question, shouted tho house.
"All in favor "
A giant voice bellowed one vast tre
mendous "Ave" a voice that made the
old building vibrato In every nook and
crann.v, and won Us way quickly Into
the stieets. Into the ears of the crowd,
onto the bulletin boards of ncwspapeis
and stialghtway Into headlines.
.lerrv. nt tho hospital, lifted the re
ceiver from his head, and turned with
nn almost frightened look to Ruth, who
also sat "listening In" on tho great
demonstration.
'Jerrv I" she exclaimed, mad with
joj and dropped the telephone to fling
her arms about tho lover.
"They've done, it!" he gasped, when
ho had rpsnonded to her embrace and
disengaged himself from It, and for a
moment Jerry looked entirely desper
ate; then a humorous quirk appeared at
the corners of his mouth as ho added:
'They've taken advantage of a helpless
man."
'It Just goes to show that you never
can trust a politician, doesn't It?" went
on Jerry ruefullj-, "I never suspected
victor itoiunson was a poiiticiaiiput ne
Is. He is an unscrupulous boss. He Is
manipulating those poor fellows down
there like like "
"As jou would have manipulated them
If you had been there." accused Ruth
laughingly.
'No ! No ! protested Jerry. I would
not havo manipulated them at all. I
was just going to point out Victor to
them nnd they would have known what
to do.'.'
Tho practical mind of Ruth shifted
from restrospect to prospect.
Of course you 11 bo elected, she sug
gested.
"I bono so. naturally, smiled Jerrv.
but felt sudden.)' doubtful on the point.
t in tired, J think.'
Ho laid thn receiver on tho table and
sank back on the bed.
iou must be," purred Ruth, as she
made a grertt to-do over adjusting his
pillows. "All that excitement !"
Tne nurse, hovering in the background,
appeared now with a glass and a spoon.
"Thrills enough for one night," de
clared Ruth. "I'm going to leave you
now. But oh, isn't it wonderful, won-
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derful, wonderful 1 ThaU j'ou sav4d
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M)H B lilt:, III... ju" "to u"in " f-
well and that now jou're going to be j
Maj'rr." . . . v
"Listens very pleasantly when j-ou put AC
It that way," admitted Jerry, with a $
..-,. ..... .11. ... In-, t Vill IrnnttP I
tll, .UU uioni.niwn.1 , v, ....w..
jou're just tickled to death 1" ,
"That's because, most wonderful of
all. I'm going to marry j-oti," whispered
Jerry, coaxing her to como again Into
his arms. Rutli snuggled there for an
ecstatic moment. V
"Oh. I am so So happy and con
tented." she sighed,
"Same here." murmured Jerry Into tha
hair about her ear, and looked very re
luctant when Ruth piepared to leave.
tin... -.Ill ...vn. tn laa vml tnliinr-
i. HllA 11111 VUII1D IU t-v -J ...... .......... .,
row," sho announced,, "though the doo- V;
... ...... 1.. nnn nnll' elflV flip mllMltAS'1 -. I
"That will be veiy forgiving ot him,"
remarked Jerry, drllj.
A tiny frown puckered Ruths brow.
"Now, Jerrj-, it Is uncharitable of you
to maintain that satirical attitude," sn
admonished.
"All right. I won't then," assented,
Jerrj. somewhat too casllj' to satisfy
that h.vpercrltlcal joung lnd.v, but thcro
cannot be tern much fault-finding; with
a convalescent.
"Poor Aurentskv!" sighed Jerry, sudt
denlv crave. "I keep thinking of him."
"And poor Sjivyl" echoed Ruth, quits
as sjmpathetfcally. "In the midst of!
all our own happiness It would be cs
to forget them."
"Yes," reflected Jerrj. "It Is easy to
forget the Aurcntskj-s of life, but wo
must not let ourselves do It. We must
not let Philadelphia do it."
But Ruth positively rould not keep
herself sad over some other body's grief
when her own heart was so full of prlda
and joj She went homo happy, thrlll
lngly happv.
Meanwhile, there was the convention
still In session
"It Is customary for a political con--ventlon
to adopt Its platform beforo It
ptoceeds to nominations." the chairman
was declaring, "but In this caso our plat
form was a person. In naming Jeremiah
-T. Archer as our choice for tho Republi
can nomination ror iviaj-or or rnlladcl
phla at the coming primaries, wo have
adopteiT a platform that Philadelphia
alreadj- understands nnd has faith In."
From this point forward, however,
the cifnventlon fell more nearly Into tho
normal stride of bodies of Its kind. Com
mittees wero appointed, a short declara
tion of principles was adopted and tho
list of nominations was completed.
Harmony prevailed and enthusiasm con
tinued high. Some time In the early
hours of morning the convention ad
join ned and tho deler-atps went limn
The Issue was drawn and the campaign
uau uckuh,
CHAPTER XXXIX
Jerry at the. II elm
JURUMIAH THOMAS ARCHER, like
the healthy joung animal ho was,
made a rapid convalescence. Two weeks
after he was stabbed ho left the hospital
and went home, with bis wound almost
healed. Ten daj-s after that he walked
Into Real Republican headquarters anil
took charge oflils own campaign. Tho
wheels of the organization which ho had
built so painstakingly had already been
set In motion, bat with the presence of
Jerrv at the helm there was an Im
mediate sneedincr un. nnd nnlv n few
days sufficed to show that keen young
man now- necessarj speeding up was.
His was so far only n skeleton army:
yet In that first gloating week it had
grown flabby with ovcrconfldence. The
sudden burst of enthusiasm with which
the newspapers and the city had greeted
tllP PniPriTPnPA nf tha Pmil. llnnnlillnnn
oiganlzatlon and the candidates which It SI
naa selected nan lulled ins followers into ,
visions oj easy victory, jerry cnensnea
no such dreams. Instead, the possibility
of defeat loomed before him like a dis
mal specter.
"We've got to put something besides
emotion .and spectacular hurrah Into
this campaign." he told his executive
committee. "The people sre Ipterested.
mj weie kol io gei mem enlisted, 'ine
way to do that Is to make It clear to
them that this Is their fight. We are
only their servants. They've got to
know what we aro doing here every
nilnuto and just how we're getting along.
They've got to understand that It.-the
verdict is against us at tho end, it Isn't, ,
Rolllnson and Archer, and jou gentle
men who are beaten, but lt'B tho people."
With this thought In this mind He In
vented the slogan of the campaign
"TKt.r, TIIR ri.ori.1V He sent his
speakers out to tell tho peoplo cverj-thlng
nbout conditions In the cltv of Phllailel-
plila. to Infoim them of what they dld--
not Know and Io remind them of what
thej had forgotten. lie applied this
piincltile to tho conduct of the camn.iffrti
itself. Reporters were given the tun of 1
headquaiters I
rum on tlio spotlight," laughed Jer
rj. "Let 'cm see what we're doing and '
.ivi.v o.u ..Jjllt. lu uu 11.
Ills own desk was In the center of a
big room. Kverybody who wanted to see
him count see him, and see everybody
else who saw him. vnr. If thpv pared n
eavesdrop, could overhear w hat was said.
ine policy or nunncity applied also to
tho campaign fund. "No debts! We've "M
koi so mucn money mis weeK i ana ' wa xl
want so much for next week," Jerry '
Used tn tell thn renortertt pvprv Alnnrlnti 'aP,
morning.
Tho names of the contributors were
openly given. If a man sent In mnne-
nnrl oalfAil that l.la i.m. 1.. ...... .I... -. I
tho money was returned. This offended
ruiiir uui III" trilt-UL Oil IIIO people ai
largo was healthy.
(CONTINUED TOMonnowi i
"t i
Slop, Alphonse!
"Once whllo motoring In Ari
zona, wo traveled for four days
without food. On tho slxtl.v day
vie made soup out ofXhc car."
"Yes,' yes, go on!"
"We hit a mud holo andthc car
turned turtle." Cornell Widow.
Overheard in the Drug- Store
Fond Mother What's tho mat
ter, Eva? N
Lltt'le Eva I've heard of "Good
Fiiday" and "Ash Wednesday,"
but what on earth Isi "Nut Sun
day?" Yalo Record.
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