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Alt George .Gibbr.
(Copvrloht, lttt,
MCNWIOK. iinrt'r secretary of
; wnnisiy in v irniw ana inw
MARIMllKA KTRAIIM. whom
overhear on June 12. 1914. the
tarr onens. a conversation In
i.a-arriena at Kononlsht between
man Kaiser. VonTlrnita and the
Archduke. In which the "destlnv
s" la sealed. . .
Met entered Inln la destined to
la Arehrinlr-. -.nil hi mofranatlc
Boejile. Chotek. Important, futures In
Kin hlatorv. Marlanka. i a . riosn
ttf Hnnhl tint when Jlhe teams
ta'afnnt ah resides that her first
Ito her country and the Austrian
mi rranx Joser. vv nu; w is re.
-.to him. nenwlck Is fulfllllnc his
I JtruBt and tnformlns his chief
na nn eairancemenv reiwcni j,uu
l'!&kAirT. chief of the Austrian
Service, ts placed In chartrs of that
afiairs. wnn oraers iu inwnn.
save ine vrcniuj. nny !'
murdered In fctarajevo.
SB?
tlOKITZ. the "ace" of. the
Secret SerMce. Is on the trail to
twnt the proposed assassination.
Vanwlj.tr rlfsnpil from ills otflclal
ifi at Marlahka'a service. So II r Is
Kits, wno nas camurru ;
a .. i la In tli tall 111 niS
r-to av the Archduke, and Sotjhle.
rk to release nis ia,r itw"" --1-"
meanwhile, la In Wlmlt'a ."..
. I- VUnna TIiniV rk H relCflSeU.
" '-- ( nut frti- SnrRie0.
tw la constantly dogiied by a tall ln
Pl in DUCK. inis inTn ,...".- .-. -mtrlan
anent. and once alta-ln Ren
; la taken Into custody, in the mean'
t Marlshka and Oorlts. dlsxulsecf as an
ln nrTlrr and his wife, are Proceed
iht automobile to Sarajevo.
' 'CHAPTER XII (Continued)
rB.WAS still studying me iu" "-
jirl 1m was sllenl. tlilnKing. uui
":. moment he raised his head and
itMned again.
c ;, .. . . .t-i..-. i.m An
"Of course it is noinius w - -
U'"v--n.h oi.v.inri lm h&a the pro-
KStaon of his ambassador, liven If my
I .-2r. rtmanded Ills arrest I should bo
kWWiout power to carry them out.
lifK'.'It Is easier to deal witn tne tmuumj
"; women." she said quietly.
ifi-Countcss Strahni. you m ,. -w
-Wleult for me oouu y u ... ... ...--
'."TKavi. learned How ligmiy j ""
I j watUBnfAmleii "
ITV,Ttv, Wii rnnfpslon absolves
Ef-iwtth mo perhaps, because 1 could
SFwkZ you nothlns. but not with those
CT,.o b. uneasy at
kMVIeposSlbllily 01 uerr c.....-
!i do norrellsh tne disturbance of my
BTIBHl .. . ,.
kAri.""eq a.1"." 5' l"a,V..,- k,i
tf.tknew lust what those plana were.
ftife did not reply at once. Ttien ne
SiVaaSan alnwlv. choosing his words with
txtomnZ .... t
ii rUr sentiments of respect must oy
Mi time have told you inai.no nar.n
Kfc",ome to you. I-ast nlcnt ";X
tf" Jiftenrv. the German ambassador. In-
& formed me that 1 shall do a great
MXmag to the friendship between your
r" iM.iAM aMri minn if T nrcsiime to take
L.il-vou across the German border without
EfiJjfaMJr consent. I have been much moved
lJHT'Ms advice. He nas airiuy """
?. vo me iiiieiiMn.irtcc ... jv. "- -
S;-l:ainnot yet absolve you from your
Siromlse, since my own actions mnw
"TlrlaV have been far from conventional.
gyiff., Rnwi(.v if h chooses, can mane
Eri... .t.t unmlMn mnt tinnlpasant.
PW -1JOIV Vf .u.jv... ..- . 1 ,,.,.
BE. 1 see no reasun, ucr wu. '""
nas been acnievea, nv you snouiu
:it restored to your friends, even
.iHerr Renwlck. If that is your de-
," ana then in a lower tone, i t;
r you. countess niranni. inai i
qulsh you to him with an HI grace."
letT RenwlcK is no Herman Bpy,
Kin Goriti." she said steaauy.
smiled.
. vmi An nnt hrvlleve me. Verv well.
Mr
w
W t5Talw111 discover It for yourself."
irTlowr sne asnea umiaiy.
. Ma lnnlced nt her with every mark of
ration, but nis reply aid not answer
ueatlon.
itt Renwick Is Indeed fortunate in
C bo loyal a friend even though,
i say, mere is noming oeiwecii yuu
moil. I envy mm ine possessiun.
; that he mav better deserve it."
.smiled but did not speak for a
6t"and then. "Why is it tbar you
illke a man whom you ao not
-whom you you bava never
tl bent forward toward her, his
lowered, -while his strange dark
gaied full into hers:
aed I tell von?" he whispered. "Vou
i" thought me cruel, because I have
hv autv. heartless cola a mere
of official machinery which could
tat nothing even the destruction
a woman s happiness because my
ance to my country was greater
anv nersonal consideration. But I
-not Insensible tot the appeals of
tleness. not blind to beautv nor deaf
1 music. Countess Strahni, a? you have
went, ueneatn tne exterior wnicn
.jrrhftve seemed forbidding to you, I
only numan. lisi mgnt i too au
tace.nf vour weariness and weakness
telling you, with cruel bluntness. of
Government. I learned what you
.labored to conceal that you care
that you care for one who
Is .not true." she broke In calmly.
iant pare for TIerr Renwick."
would delight me to believe It,"
want' on with a shake of the head.
I eannot. It has Deen very painrui
m to see you suffer, for whatever
have done In a mistaken sense of
tjr to your country, notntng can
lhe fact of your innocence, your
ana your aepenaence upon my
a In a most trying situation. I
,told you .the facts about Herr
rtrlr because I have believed it my
Vto you and to Austria. If I have
J1.. . ... Cahnl " fe finish, .1
jrou, wuuui. wi...., .-.......
,r, i pray mat you win iuisiyo
tea was silent, now looking
,(-. hafnrA her down the mountain
vViich thv were descendlna: slow-
Ttte voice of Captain Gorltz had a
ma nuanty wnicn couiu ma na.c
''Unpleasant to the ears of any
m .. llatened tn it soberlv. try-
ter detect the tinkle of the spurious.
was xorcea to aamu mm uvyvim
Ind the mere phrases wnicn
. in thumneltea mean nothing.
was a depth of earnestness that
-liave proved bewildering to one
versed In the ways of the world
Marsell. Hlrt eyes, singuiany ciear
minous. aominatea ana nciu jicr
mt of him In abeyance. For the
t ihn waa able to forget her ter-
-Of.the night before, his enmity for
i KenwICK, ana ine inreat no nu
over her freedom. She did not
to-trust him. Too much still hung
ftntiiince u iici .u v. M.a..v..
t She was iorceo. to aumu um
nt of his fervor, his kindness and
EImi
i conolaeratton.
an fnririea much to those who
ledge without question the scep-
-r femininity.
i oi ine aiicrnuou a iriiui.c.
to the motor delayed them for
and It was long aiier rom-
nm tnv reacneo isron ana
that the train of the Archduke
iwimtn tne nour. i.uia a
wappoinimeni. wnicn aeeiiicu
1 tne success ox meir vcuiuic.
Cn norlta determined to go on
ly as possible, trusting to reach
xlnatlnn hefnrn the roval Party
Sfaln. hoping that the sight of
iHranm vy mc Mm-unoa wvm.m
it to let down any omciai oar-
might De mierposea. tiui
ii difficulty at Brod stilt
vl them a difficulty which
4H off the ingenuity of Captain
mem 'once inun uyun men
3 o'clock In the morning.
ib made' ioine necessary re
ia machine, they reached the
rend of the great bridge across
jiere iney were naitcu uy mi
across tne Driage entrance
' omcer wno. n, kciiivu,
their nta-ht traveling with
Cantata GorlU protested In-
. and produced his papers.
. eflVier inspected by the dim
ancient taniern nem uy a
IV- 1
''he said flrroly, "but no
lltea to cross into
w morning.
. said Goriti with
I tiatlence. "I am an
lrt ,Klmen of the
yar, awawrmuai iu '-
p.wjwi c'
'jit pmeces
. tarwl, at
ov Public Ledger Company. COpirtoM, lilt, fc
"'J!XJ JA 1 ' ." '" " Mjr Jf ft TjtJaaastlB
Captain Goritz protested indignant!) and presented his papers.
are signed, ou will observe, by General
Aon lloeizendorf himself"
'I am lorrv. but you cannot go
through. If you choose to take up the
matter with my Miperlor ofllcer. ou will
nnd the Kaserne in the main street near
the mosque. I shall pass you only upon
his vise. That Is final. You will please
turn your car and return to the village."
Captain Goritz gazed longingly nlong
the pale beam of the motor lamps into
tne uarK reacnes or tne Driage, anu
then at the shadow of the heavy chain.
At last with reluctance he gave the
order to turn back. There seemed no
doubt that the restriction was unusual.
and that the isit of the Archduke had
much to do with the obstruction of traf
fic between Sarajevo nnd central Ku
rone. The car moved slnwlv hnrk
through the darkened lllage In the di
rection from which they had come, while
Goritz planned what was better to be
done. The nearest other crossing at.
Konas was twenty miles any, over the
road by which they had come, and they
knew that the roads upon the Bosnian
slue or tne river were mere cow tracks.
If the officer at the bridge refused to
pass them, how were they to be certain
that thev would fareany better at the
hands of his superior, probably a crusty
village ofiicial who would not relish
being awakened In the small hours of
the morning, even by a belated army
ofllcer?
At the order of Cantaln Goritz. the
chauffeur Karl, backed the car into a
meadow and nut out the 1 ghts. Then
Goritz lighted a cigarette and smoked
rapidly.
'Brod Is Serbian for ford. Is the
passage above the bridge or below?"
"Below, nerr llauptmann, but danger
ous at this season, I should not risk
It." ,
"Ah. I se." lie paused a moment,
thinking ranldlv. "Is there a chain at
the other end of the bridge?"
'I have never seen one, Herr llaupt
mann."
'Very good. You will await me here."
nd without further words he cot
down and disappeared into the darkness.
Marlshka sat trembling with uncer
tainty, trying to pierce the obscurity in
tno direction in wnicn ner companion
had gone. Silence, except for the dron
ing of insects and the distant rushing
ot tne river, Miieen. twenty minutes,
in which Marlshka sat tensely waiting,
hoping, fearing she knew not what, and
then sueniiy. merely a aarxer snaaow
of the night itself, a figure appeared and
silently mounted Into the seat beside
the waiting Kan.
CHAPTER XIII
Tragedy
SHE heard a few phrases pass between
them and then, without lights, the
machine suddenly moved forward The
explosions of the engine, muffled though
they were, seemed like rifle shots to
ears newly accustomed to the silences
of the night But the speed of the mo
tor Increased rapidly, and she felt the
damp of the river fog brushing her
cheek. She could see nothing, though
she Deered Into the blackness eagerly.
The car was rushing to destruction for
all that she knew, yet Kan was driving
straight and hard for the entrance of
the bridge. Marlshka saw the dim gleam
of a lantern, heard a hoarse shout, and
then the sound of shots lost In the crash
ing of the timbers of the bridge as they
thundered over, the throttle wide, past
the bridge house at Bosna-Brod upon
the other side of the river, and on with
out pause through the village Into the
open roaa Deyona. All mis in uarxncbs.
which had made the venture the more
terrible.
It was with relief that she heard the
light laugh and even tones of Captain
Goritz.
"That Is well done. Karl. Your eyes
are better than mine. But I have no
humor for a bath In the Bosna, so we
will have the lights, if you please."
"They will follow Nus?" stammered
Marlshka. , .
"There is a greater danger of deten
tion at Dervent or DuboJ. but I'm hoping
the bridge-tender may keep silent. It
was stupid of him not to guard the
chaln.'V
"You lowered It?
"It made a fearful racket, but the
roar of the river helped."
A little further down the road, at a
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signal. Karl brought the car to a slop
and silenced the engine, while Goritz
got down Into the road nnd listened in
tently, striking a match meanwhile nnd
looking at the dial of his watch. Thtre
were no sounds In tho direction from
which they had come but the distant
roar of the river and the whispering of
the wind In the trees
"It Is half-past three, Karl. How far
hav- we to go?"
"Mori- than two hundred kilos tvvo
hundred and fifty perhaps,"
"Ah. fo much?" and ho frowned "I
wish to leach the capital by 8 o'clock,
Karl," he said
"Zu befehl, Herr llauptmann If It Is
in tlie machine. I can at least try."
As Goritz got In beside Marlshka, lie
started the engine, nnd thev were off
again. As a sign that at least thej
cnauiicur was trying to rarry out nis
orders. In a moment they were rushing
along at a furious pace which seemed to
threaten destruction to them all. In
Bplte of an impending storm which had
now, fortunately, passed, at Brod Karl
had lowered the top of the car In order
to make better speeddn the' final race for
their goal, and the ruh of wind seemed
to make breathing difficult, but Marlshka
clung to the bracket at her side, trying
to keep her balance as they swung
around tho curves, and silently praying
Conversation was finpossible until the
road rose from the plains of the Save
Into the mountains, where the speed was
necessarily diminished. The car, fortu
nately, seemed to be a good one, for no
machine unless well proved cntild long
stand the strain of such work as Karl
was giving it to do. Through Dervent
they went at full ipeed. seeing no lights
or human beings. Bevond Duboi the
moon came out. nnd this made Karl's
problems less dlflicult, though the road
wound dangerously along the ravines of
the Brod River, which tumbled from
cleft to cleft, sometimes a sliver thrend
and again a ragged cataract hundreds
of feet below There were no retaining
wails, and hero and there as thev turned
sudden nnd unexnerteil rnrnnra it aimnc
seemed to Marlshka that the rear wheels-!
oi ine macmne swinea out Into space.
She held her breath and closed her eys
from time to time, expecting the car
iu uiae us equiiiDnum anu go v.hlrllng
over and over Into the echoing gorge
below them, the depth of which the
shadow of the mountains opposite
merelfullv hid fronT view. But Karl
had no time in whlpli in pnnei.t i
thoughts of his passengers. He had his
orders. If achievement were In the
metal he Intended to carry them out
The feudal castles of old Bosnia passed
In stately review. Maglaj. Usora, cling
ing leech-like to their inaccessible peaks,
grim sentinels of the vls,ta of years!
frowning nt the roaring engine of
modernity which sent Its echoes mocking
at their lonely dignity. Marlshka could
look but not for long, for In a moment
would come the terrible down-grade and
the white. leaping road, before them,
which held her eves with fearful
hypnotism. Heath ! What right had she
to pray for her ovyn safety, when her
own lips had condemned Sophie Chotek?
There was still a chance that she
would reach Sarajevo In time. She had
no thought of sleep. Weary as she was.
the Imminence of disaster at first fas
clnated then enthralled her. She was
drunk with excitement, crying out she
knew not what in, admiration -f Karl's
skill, her fingers in Imagination with
his upon the wheel, her gaze, like his
keen and unerring upon the road
Beside her Captain Goritz sat silently,
smiling as he. watched her
"It Is wonderful. Is It not?" he said In
a lull, when the machine coasted down
a straight piece of road. "Fear Is the
master passion of life. Even I, Coun
tess, am In love with fear." And then,
with a laugh. "We shall arrive In time If
the tires hold It Is a good machine, a
very good machine"
(CONTINUED TOMORROW)
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By Peter Clark Macfarlanc
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CHAPTER XXXIX (Continued)
I Is THE meantime. Jon y, pale and per
turbed, watched every detail of the
fight, Ills lieutenants, his mall, his tele
phones kept him constantly advised of
the maneuvers of the enemy. He was
not tip at llrst to attempting to make
speeches himself, but acquired the habit
of blurting out a short terse dally state
ment to the reporters, which the news
papers soon began to bracket' and carry
In every issue to the far corners of the
city.
"There's too much talk of .person
alities, In this campnlgn," J err A
protested In one nf these. "There Is
ton much Archer tnlk In II. This Is
not n campaign of persons, ft la a cam
paign of Issues. It's not. Are J on for
Archer or against him? It la. Are jou
for better government In I'lillndelphlH?
Do vou want officers clubbing cltltens
at the polls? Do jou want gunmen
assnultlng them In ullejs? Iln you
want policemen Invading jour homes
nnd .frightening jour wives Into
hysterica bemuse husbands dare ex
press the right of free-born citizens?
In you want police magistrate taking
orders from a ward heeler Instead of
from tha law? Io you want con
tractors deciding what streela will lie
rcpnlred or paved, and writing their
own specifications, and naming- their
own prices, nnd appointing their own
Inspectors? Things like this are the
Issues In this cniiipnlgn."
Nevertheless, these very things In
volved an Issup of persons. It was hard,
however, for Jeny to learn to swallow
his modesty und stand up and say; "I
I, I, I, will do this or do that;"
but ho did learn to do It to shout out
his final defiance with:
"If you want these things vote for Jim
Karrell. If you don't, vote for me."
After n few more days, too, the young
man found It Impossible to keep oft the
stump, and he appesircd every noontime
to talk to tho crowds on tho street cor
ners from the back of an automobile,
and again at night, speaking usually
from the same sort of a platform: but
his speeches were never long, sometimes
only a paragraph or two, and always
with that note of ringing challenge In
them that marked the man of bold fight
ing blood. Always, too, he dinned into.
the earshot nis auuitors inai nis was a
Republican' organization.
"There are 30,000 Democratic votes In
Philadelphia s there are nenrly 300,000
liepiihllcan ones," lie would remind
them. "Mood government In l'hllndel
phln Is something for which the Repub
lican party alone Is responsible. Tills la
a ltepiibllran fight. If I'm not nominated
nt the primaries, joull llnil me voting on
election day fnr Jim Farrcll. And that's
n thing I'll hate to do, because a vote for
Vnrrell Is a vote for Vare."
The boldness of this, the Miuarcness
and the novelty of It, carried far and
wide. People stopped to consider. The
level-eyed courage of Jerry amazed nnd
provoked thought.
It was one night in Kensington,
townrd the end of the campaign, that
Jerry was for the flist time temuted
Into making anything like an extended
speech. His wrath hird been aroused by
a repoit that tho mill owners almost to
a man were against him, and that' they
were pursuing 'their old tactics of ad
vising their workmen to vote "for the
machine candidates as a matter of self
interest. The automobile which nrved
him as a platform was standing ut an
Intersection of streets where the mills
of the greatest textile manufacturing
center' in the world loomed all i-.tound
him.
"Don't let yojir emplovcr tell you to
vote against the Real Republican ticket
because It Is a fight against the tariff."
lie shouted. "Tha" is false. If your
employer favors tho contractor-bosses,
he must have some other reason. What
do you think it is? 1 do not know, but
voters of Kensington, I have my sus
picions. "We have heard, for Instance," nnd
there was u peculiarly sarcastic drawl
on the utterance of these sentences,
"that there are manufacturers using ten
times the supply of water they are pay
ing for. We have heard of manufac
turers operating in bulldlnirs thut are
fire-traps. We have heard of others
who. contrary to law, are operating ma
chinery and processes that are danger
ous to life and limb of employes.
"Now it may be that the bosses are
voting for this adqiliflslration because it
lets them steal water, because It lets
them evade the law as to fire-trap build
ings, because its Influence makes State
Inspectors tareless nbout safety devices.
But if that Is a reason why the employer
should vote for the machine, it Is a
pretty good reason why you should vote
against It. Somebody lias to pay,for the
water. If the manufacturer doesn't the
taxpayer and the rentpayer do. Now,
are you going fo vote to pay for your
boss's water? Are you going tn vote for
the privilege nf risking your life In the
hoss's cheap old nre-trap? Are you go
ing to vote for the chance to have yuur
son's arm cut off or your daughter's
fingers mangled, Just to make some
more dividends for mill owners?
"Maybe they think you are, but I don't
think you are. Of course these sus
picions of mine may be groundless, but
I'll tell you this, no mill owner in Phila
delphia who isn't looking for the best
of it can find an honest reason fpr vot
ing for the Vare machine unless he
thinks I'm a liar and a hypocrite !"
The close attention with which this
was followed led Jerry to pause and
tell a story.
''A couple of years ago," he said,
"there was a Hindu poet over here,
Rablndtanath Tagore, and in the course
of expounding his philosophy of govern
ment, with which I don't pretend to
agree, he offered a rather remarkable
analogy.
"Referring to the British Government
In India, not to attack it but by means
of illustration, he Eald, 'We have a
brand of canned goods advertised over
there as "Not touched with human
hands," and added, 'That can almost be
said of our government. "Not touched
vllth human hands!'" The arraignment
can be broadened. It can almost be
bald'of all-government.
"Now I want to say tlmt my Ideal for
a government for Philadelphia, for
1'ennsylvanla. for the nation, is a eor-
Lernment that la at every point charac-
irrizeu oy ine numan louril, '
Amid wild cheers Jerry rolled out of
Kensington that night with the maBs of
voters bound to him more solidly than
in any other part of the city. Never
theless, the campaign as a whole did not
seem to be going well. There was too
much lukewarmncss, too pmch stolidity.
a Girl?
ft I J
rr ' i ' " 6
IN THE BELL
The old city, true to her character and
her traditions, refused to be roused.
Sho was stirred widely but not deeply.
Tho great Impregnable fortresses of
public opinion had been breached but
wero still uncarrled. Men, elements,
forces that should have been fighting
with Jerry held coolly oft from him.
The so-cnlled best element In the corti
munlty looked on his effort rather n
dulgcntly, with a mild, speculative Inter
est. The masses had begun to move,
but the classes, layer upon layer, like
rock strata in a precipice, seemed to lift
themselves above him, critical and
nloof When Jerry saw that they re
garded themselves as spectators he Bet
to work desperately to break up these
crusts and layers Into Individuals and to
devise means of going after them one by
one. For the purpose of. ns It were,
raiding nnd capturing key-men, he ap
pointed a special committee to work
among prominent manufacturers, an
other to work among leading merchants,
nnd a third to work among eminent pro
fesslonal men. Even a Woman's Real
Republican committee was organized,
with Mrs. John Thomas O'Day as chair
man. "What Is the use?" Mrs. O'Day pro
tested at first. "Wo women can't vote."
"But you win votes," said Jerry, "and
it will be good political training for the
day when you do vote. Besides, nny
proof that women can bo an effective
power In politics will help to hasten the
day of her enfranchisement."
Yielding In part to this argument nnd
In part to Jerry's powers of persuasion,
Mrs. O'Day went tn work with i.oe
usual energy. Within forty-eight hourp
she had a committee-woman In every
ward of the city; within two weeks she
had one In every division. Over In the
I-ourth Ward Bridget O'RIley was not
tho mere leader of a division, like her
son. but, bless you, leader of her ward !
And the women were making votes.
Over wnshtubs, over back-yard fences,
across alleys and nrcaways their talk
vvent on, ns well ns In clubs and knitting
circles: and In nn astonishing number
of cases what the women decided was
found to be what tho man of tho house
afterward voted.
CHAPTER XL
The Thick of the. Tight
WHEN Jerry dealt with the class
es as Individuals he encountered
many things that disquieted him. One
was tho number cf good citizens who
had not registered. He remembered
that In tho Town Meeting campaign
there were said to be forty thousand
unregistered voters. One of tho things
the Real Republican organization had
been most zealous about was the mat
ter of getting "best citizens" registered,
yet every day he encountered men who
should have been with him who had
neglected that formality.
Another disquieting thing was the
number of first citizens who were not
citizens that Is, they had removed their
voting residence to some suburban or
country community, often In another
State.
"You make me sick!" Jerry broke out
in disgust after hearing this excuse for
the twentieth tlnw. "Move back here
nt once. The city makes you rich. And
you, why jou with your big store, or
jou with your great factory, you create
some nf the most difficult problems of
municipal government. You're always
around wanting consideration at the
hands of officials, seeking protection' or
demanding It, and you don't even vote
here. Is that right, now? I ask jou,
Is It?"
And after the young man had bluited
out his frank disgust, which was the less
offensive because It was so obviously
honest, he had recourse always next to
one of his most persuasive smiles, and
It was astonishing to learn how often
he won a man's promise to transfer his
residence to the city: wlilch Is to sav.
to come back and do his part to make
Philadelphia a better governed city.
Most Irritating of all to Jerry in these
days was to meet the quailing, quali
fying, vrak-kneed citizen who, with
clammy fervor, would declare:
"I am with you, old man, but "
"I don't want anybody who is with
me, 'but' !" snapped Jerry, after he had
listened to this formula ami its vari
ants for several days. "That's what
the weak sisters and lame ducks of
citizenship used to tell Rudolph
Spreckels and Francis J, Heney when
they were forcing through the .graft
prosecution In San Francisco the pros
ecution that produced the overturn that
has made California a well-governed
State and sent Hiram Johnson nnd
James D. Phelan to the United States
Senate they used to say, 'We are with
you. but.' Voters of Philadelphia, I
don't want anybody to come to me and
say, 'I'm with you, but." You are with
me or you are not with me where are
you?"
"But you're making lots of people
angry," some of his advisers protected
"It makes no difference how many
are angry if I'm licked," he retorted
"While, if we win, the administration
will have a chance to show for itself."
(CONTINUED TOMORROW)
Business Acumen
"You let the burglar go, to ar
rest a motorist?"'
"Yes. The motorist pays a fine,
and adds to the resources of the
State; the burglar goes to pilson,
and the State has to pay for his
keep."
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Blue Jay's Story
(In Judge Owl's queer court, where
the Jnys arc placed on trial for steal
ing Miss Purple Hwallow, the jury
consists of the tcitiicsscs, including
1'rggil. Blue Jag Is called on to tell
his story.)
TT WAS a Iiowilns, ullzzanly night
1 In June," began Uluo Jdy.
"Huh!" Interrupted Judge 'Owl.
"Who ever hoard of a blizzard night
in June?"
"You have," answered Blue Jay.
"I've Just told you about It. Please
do not Interrupt me again. You spoil
the dramatic effect of my story."
"It sounds like a story, all right."
chuckled Judgo Owl, much pleased
over his pun.
"Jt was a howling, bllzzardy night In
June." repeated Blue Jay. "and I was
soundly sleeping lnJlie hollow rfee In
which I had been obliged to take
refuge because of tho cruelty of
Princess Peggy.",
"When was 1 ever cruel?" demanded
Peggy indlgnuntly.
"You taifghi tho Birds to become
patriotic crop protectors and to drive
out tho crop destroyers. You spoiled
all tho fun of us Jays and caused us
to become outlaws," screamed Blue
Jay.
"But she has saved the Nation
enough fod to feed hundreds of sol
diers," spoka up BIHy- Belgium in warm
defense of Peggy. '"If you and tlu fool
Huns hadn't been stopped you would
have ruined the country's crops."
"That has nothing to do with this
story." shrieked Blue Jay, much an
noyed because his plea for sympathy
had brought only a much-deserved re
buke. "If you want to hear about the
ghosts you'd better keen rttlll."
"Ghosts! " twittered tho Birds, grow
ing very much excited. "Oh, tell us
about tho ghosts."
"It was a, howling, bllzzardy night
In June," &ad Blue Jay, swelling out
his chest now that lie had caught the
interest of his audience. "Around me
were snoring tho five young Jays who
shared my exile. The storm moaned
dismally among the trees, nnd shutters
banged In the wind."
"What shutters?" asked Peggy.
"How should I know what shutters?
I told you I was asleep," screamed
Blue Jay testily. "Shutters nlways
bang In ghost stories, and I wish we
had some shutters-up banging on
story spoilers rlghtJhls minute." He
glared Indignantly nt Peggy, then
vvent on with- his story. "Suddenly I
wns nroused by a hollow groan a low,
shuddering, scary groan, Oh-oo-oh-ooo-oh-oo!
What do you think It
was?"
"Wo don't know. Tell us quick.
AVhat wns It?" The Birds were nil
excitement.
The Querist in the Queue
...J.i, v i-The-Passlne Show.
Harassed Shopman (to dear old
gentleman) Now, then, what's for
you? Hurry up, please? What do
you want?
Dear OWGentlcman N-n-noth-Ing,
thank you I d-d-don't require
anything. B.b-but, I'm Interested In
pronunciation. C-c-can you tell me
If most of your customers pronounce
m-m-margarine with a hard or a
soft "g"?
In Squah Hollow
Pennsylvania Punch Bowl.
Joe Why did Oscar quit the lady
clerk at the postofnee?
Sephus She took him for second
class male matter.
In the Money
In the trenches, somewhere In
France, Just these two:
Mike Pat, I'm readln' In me
hum paper that the King hez of
fered a bonis of $50 for lvry Ger
man captured.
(After a lapse of twenty-four
hours.)
Pat Mike, Mike, wake up, the
Germans are coming.
Mike How menny, Pat?
Pat Fifty tousand, Mike, if
' there's wan ot thim.
Mlke Thank God, Pat; our for
tune's made. Exchange.
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A complete, new advanturt each week, beginning iioniay and ending Saturday.
"It was a howling, blizzardy night
in June," said the Blue Jay
"How should I know?" was Blue
Jay's disappointing answer. "I was
asking you."
"It was' probably the hollow tree
groaning because you had tilled It up
with so many nuts," chuckled Judge
Owl.
The Birds twittered nervously, and
Blue Jay glared peevishly at Judge
Owl.
"But that hollow groan was nothing
to what I heard a minute later."
"What was It?" the Birds cried
eagerly.
"A laugh! A horrible, gurgling,
creepy laugh! A laugh that made
my knees tremble a laugh that froze
the. blood In my veins a latfgh that
stilled all the night noises and made
the forest as quiet as a tomb a laugh
that was like "
"Hee-haw! lee-haw! Hee-haw! "
brayed Balky Sum.
"No, It wasn't 'hee-haw, hee-haw,' "
screamed Bluo Jay, while the Birds
again tittered. "It was a ghost laugh
an awful ghost laugh. And right
after It came another creepy noise, a
howl a wild, weird howl. And after
that howl came the cry of a deep voice,
a very, very deep voice, which
said " Blue Jay paused and looked
around, enjoying the sensation he was
causing among the Birds.
"What did It say?" thev cried.
"It said: 'I want Miss Purple Swal
low! I want Miss Purple Swallow for
my bride!'"
"Oh-oh! cried tho former Miss Pur
ple Swallow. "It was after me! "
General Swallow, In spite of the sen
THE QAILY
A FAIR
By DOROTHY D. MUIR
IT has never been quite decided
whether Bob was wakeful that night
or whether the burglar, being an' In
experienced burglar, mado too much
noise, but everybody does agree that
though the burglary Itself was unsuc
cessful, the affair turned out In a way
that pleased all concerned, and much
better, to be sure, than had been expect
ed. The whole thing began when Bob
nwoke with an awful start to discover
that there was surely a burglar In his
apartment Now Bob, having his own
Ideas on the management of burglars,
soon had his very, bright, hitherto un
used and, he feared, unloaded revolver
cocked before htm, and stood ready to
draw the curtains separating his room
from the small living room adjoining it.
"Glad you seem to be enjoying your
self." This from Bob, as , he stood,
rather dramatically, between the drawn
portieres, the revolver leveled at the
Intruder.
"Oh !" A very startled and almost
feminine exclamation from the burglar.
"Ah!" A very admiring and extreme
ly amazed exclamation from Bob, as the
burglar, or perhaps we should say burg
laress. faced him. Bob knew how to mant
age some species of burglar, or thought
he did. but this particular specimen
baffled him.
"Please. I'm sorry!" She raised a
pathetlo face to his an extremely pret
ty face, with very large brown eyes,
and very red lips. For a moment the
lips trembled, and strange to say It
seemed as though sh? was struggling
to suppress laughter rather than tears.
"Hysterical," concluded Bob, though
it was hard to explain the odd twinkle
which he felt sure he could detect in
her eyes. ,
"Please don't send for the police."
she said, "I'll never do it again! It
was only because because "
"Oh, don't explain. I think I under
stand you were 'poor and discouraged,
and tempted."
"Yes I that was the reason. I I was
so poor and tired. But now will you
let me go?"
"Of course, In a moment, but won't
you let me be of assistance to you?" He
disappeared Into his room, and when he
returned held out to her a bill of as
latge u denomination as he had felt he
could afford.
"Please accept it, and try not to steal
again."
He felt that he was handling the sit
uation admirably. He possessed no great
amount of wealth, but what he did have
he would use to help the unfortunate,
aid. Incidentally, the beautiful.
"Thank you," replied the fair bur
glaress. after a brief moment of hesita
tion, and she took the proffered gift.
"You are very goo " The sentence
was left unfinished as she burled her
head In her arms and her shoulders
shook convulsively.. .
"Absolutely overcome." thought Bob,
with much sympathy. Some time later,
when she seemed to have recovered and
had promised to lead a worthier life,
lie le.d her to the 'door, and sent her
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separated from his bride, was quickly
by her side consoling her. He stared
at Blue Jay.
"I tell you right here, Blue Jay, If
this Isn't true, I'm going to give you a
real thrashing for scaring my wife."
'.'How will you ever know If It's true
or not," taunted -Blue Jay. "You
weren't there."
"But I'm here and, you're here. Don't
forget that."
"I looked out of the tree to see where
the voice was coming from," continued
Blue Jay, "and there in tho forest I
saw a great dark shape, the worst, the
most terrifying dark shape you can
imagine. i
"Tht! hollow groan came again, nnd
then the deep, deep voice, 'I want Miss
Purple Swallow. I want Mlsr'Purple
Swallow for my bride!"
Mrs. Swallow shuddered. Even
Peggy was under the spell of the story.
"There came another groan, ana ins .
voice said: 'Blue Jay. you must help
me. You must steal Miss Purple Swal
low on her way to marry th"-t big1
ninny of a General Swallow, who
thinks he Is a great fighter, but .who
couldn't whip a flea.'".
General Swallow made, a move
toward Blue Jay, who retreated has-
tllv and went on to explain.
"I'm Just telling you what the ghost
said. Don't blame me tfthe" calls you
names. The ghost Bald: 'Slue Jay. If
vou don't steal Miss Purple Swallow '
for me I'll kill you. and I'll kill tho
other Jays, and I'll kill "Judge Owl.
nnd I'll kill Princess Peggy, and I'll
kill Balky Sam, and I'll kill all the
Birds, the Orioles, the Robins, tho Kill
deers, oh, all of them.'"
Tho Birds were listening with open
mouthed awe. Blue Jay lowered his
voice.
"And the next night, the ghost came
again. It said: 'If you don't seal Miss
Purple Swallow I'll kill every one at
the wedding! I'll kill all tho Birds!'
What could I do? I had to save the
Birds. I had to be a ,hero. I had to
steal Miss Purple Swallow for the
ghost. I did It. And here I am. I am
a prisoner, a martyr. Instead of being
rewarded for mv heroism Oh, you
ungrateful Birds!"
Tears fell from Blue Jay's eyes and
from the eyes of the other Jays. Tho
Birds were looking at each other In
wonderment and some of therit were
quietly sobbing. Peggy was puzzled.
Could this story be true7
Then suddenly General Swallow
darted forward. Ho nipped Bluo Jay
by the ear and hissed loudly: "Con
fess, confess, you rascal, that this Is.
nil a story!"
"Ouch! Ouch!" screamed Blue Jay.
"Of course It's a story, but Isn't It a
good one?"
(Tomorrow will be told the results
of the trial of the Jays.)
NOVELETTE
EXCHANGE
away, then returned to his disturbed
siumuer, inwardly regretting that a girl,
with such a lovely face, should be1 a
mere thief of the slums. All that night,
end all the next day he thoughtyof her. ,
He wns disgusted with himself 'foe. not
getting her address and managing to
see more of her If only to be ef
pecuniary assistance and then the un
expected happened. A letter came from
Betty. Betty was Bob's sister who lived
some distance away with the reatot his r
family, but who was in the same town,
with friends, at the present ttmo. on a
visit. As he opePed the envelope a
rnther crumpled greenback fluttered out
of It and as It was a bill ot the same
amount that he had made a gift of the
night before, ho hastened! to rear sister'
Betty's letter for an explanation.
"Dear'Bobble." It ran. "I .am return
ing the Inclosed, with much praise for
your generosity and many thanks from
my friend, Margaret Allan, a "perfect
dream of a girl, .whose . acquaintance
you have made under strange circum
stances. They have a perfectly, de
lightful club over here and last 'night
they Initiated Margaret (I suggested
the initiation as you probably suspect,
for you remember I had a key to your
apartment) and that's why she played
burglar. Bobble, dear.
"Hope you won't be cross ! Margaret
was a good sport, anyway, for It was
a daring thing to do ! And she car
ried It off fine, even If you did dis
cover her. I will tell you that Bhe was
very favorably, Impressed, If you won't
get too conceited, and, of course. I can
arrange a meeting if you wish. But oh.
Bobby! what will happen to you If I
Introduce you to Margaret?, "Love from
Betty."
It hardly needs to be said that, at his
eager request, Betty ,soon arranged for
the meeting, and Margaret, with her ir
resistible smile and altogether charming
manner, was even more 'wonderful than
he had pictured she'would be.
The acquaintance ripened Into friend
ship, and the friendship grew deeper
and stronger, until one day Bob safd,
very tenderly, to Margaretl
"Don't pretend you're a. lady. .Mar
garet, for you're only a little burglar
after all. Margaret, dear, do you know
you have stolen my heart?"
But Marftaret. her eves beaming- with
ktvellght, answered: "Oh, no. Bobble,
dear, I have not stolen your heart. It
Is only a fair exchange."
Tomorrow's Complete Novelette
"THE RUBY RIKQ."
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"Wliat are the twins called?"
"Henrietta."
"Not both the same name?"
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