ffo- Vj.A- li.'Tl 'i ' T -; Wi, ( ",;-$A: . .""" " f'lr ri ";A '. II'. J- " vi " WT: -,v. IV J' " i EVENING PUBLld LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, S'ATURDA; TONE 29, i918 . -i, f -fv prX "i ' IK: i F f-'r.-- t JP$ tv . r I ft""' ?'. K MEMBER OF THE FAMILY CAN FIND SOMETHING INTERESTING HERE TO READ t J ... . i .', .. SMWWMT ' . W-a THE SECRET WITNESS c' ''Ay George Giltbr ,M , (Copjriohi, lIB. Tine btoryItituh kar KKNW1CK. under secretary of. raMiirjn Vienna, ann tra MAJtINlIKA tHTfeAIIl. whom aim. overhear on June 11'. 11114. the 'the starv opens.' n conversation In inm murdena at KonoDlaht between German iKalser.. Ton Tlrolta and the. Irian Arcnduke. In which the "destiny arooa" H oa!ed. Kiel emrrea iniou destined to t Bonnie ChoO-.lt. Imoartant figures In &ean nlatonrJk MarianJta Is a close ia or Bonnie, tout wnen ane learna . i la afhnt .h.lreiitlaes that her flraf ntv.ta In laar mtllitrvi inn' ih lliatrlan i Monarch. Fram Josef. ' While ahe la re- vswtinar to mm. ttenwicx ia luiniiina; ma Marw i.truat and Inffirratne hla chief. Sana an estrangement between Hugh larlshka. M WINDT. chief! of the Austrlsn at Service, la folaced In charaa of that frv affairs. . with ordera to thwart ' Btans tosaaveMheVArchduke. who haa roxaerea muraerea' in Durajevo. aTTAlN GORETZ. the "ace" of the jt Ban isscrei oerwice. as on inn trail to ? nvent me rvopoaea assassination. & nnwlrk. rtfi.fiid from hla oniciai .! at .MarlsUMa'a aerrlce. So It la t vOorltr, who hM captured Marlshka that-.clorltc. whn hJt cTturd MarlBh fMM I Wlnrtr nFnmUl tft Aft alii In hl " .'itt vower to aave the Airchduka and Sorhle. 1 Vt Vm aA H.lAHaA til.ldla nrlaAnaa Han. riffWlckv meanwhile. Is li,Wlndt'a cower. 'fftfiAaaln In Vienna. Rttawlck la releaeed. .", nd Immediately aeta Cut for Sarajevo. SAKt'But he ia constantly dossed by a tall ln- siviauai in oiacK. inn iwinh pruvrs iu wj ffiJCf'S -wick la taken Into custody In the mean rrf -S Una, Marlshka .and Oorttij disguised aa an ; 8 Apatrlan oftlcerVand his wc. are proceed- n1 Austrian aireni anaiqnce asain iten- VM r CHAPTER XIII irContinued) 0 VtAWN Btoletslowlyracro8sthe hea rE El1? j between themouhtaln. peaks, an opal , dawn, oale and luminous. Here and ri there objects defined' themselves against ",$ the velvety surfaces ofthe hills, a hut StW 'riv. tho river hrlnk. n. thread of smoke Br?t Using straight In the still air, a herds-gy-inan driving his flock lnla path across KSTs the, valley. But Karl, Mho chauffeur. "'SL k.. m-JI.. n vmnrA vmhfllv It SA0mt ' the light' grew better. People ap- t.& OMtred'as if by magic upon the road, h 'ZprUhj, loaded -vehicles bound! to market v4iVkn nMimtii wlirw leaned aalde and then turned'-wonderlns i Tn machine climbed a mountain from, -which a vista of many miles of' nfcTcountry was spread out Tieforo them, S3i' hn thpro va.a no alsm of tlielr destlna- SV-tlon. Half-past eight nine ! The -;.;' rnada hecame crowded lagaln. with e.14- hAnumm. fnntmen. and emuus of sol- IW; dlera, all traveling m me same airec- fi- Tion. oaraj3o wua nui ir uwium, uuw they went Xat a snail's pace, their . . leanlnir In the reaction. Ma- WS rlshka. pallid vlth fatigue, sat leaning n Vt forward In her'seat, dumb wtth anxiety. " GorlU rubbed his cnin inougnuuuy. But he had not yet begun .to, despair, fhiildenlv the -.car came to a turning In the road, and the Bosnian capital was spread out at their feet. Gorltz looked at his watch. It. was nearly ten. If th. thlnr thev dreaded had not 'yet come tn naia them misfit still be time. As EKf, thy descended the hDl Into the valley of e"-,'-' n-n , in hnllrllav attire. Flaars tvh wnato',1 from manv Doles, and the-streets 'and bridges were crowded with people. i'At-the direction of Catotaln aorltx, Karl feirov quickly to thei railroad station. " where a group or omqaia sioou gesiur- r int aim wiivii a..,. . r'ivrHM his Highness; gone Into the fit 1 CIIJT ( ADnCU UUlim "I-"' ...-.. ..-w . ---rrf nei.. e-n. nn,,aj.H anrfl tirrnen At tne 8r?!iajht of the Austrian uniform. R )Vl .akw T T1&,,at.Dnt irai hftVA tint r,, Jin. xrr xicmh;,,-" -"- - - -- SLrf-TS"! have just come dorarn from the r.SnJaillav. nai 13 m n" ; . . iMh t.aa han thrown Into the '?,r automobile of the Archduke " i&r. "H Is killed?" asked GoritI, while ajairiajiKa leanea lorwara uiyiuuui, ''" ' aN.. innately.- no. He cast' the bomb 'lirt the street, iut it exploded under -ft ?" tlM 'vehicle of nisr escort, xiiiinci severau. -ist,. t- infa her 'Hlahneasiia safe?" say. r. ?av n , -- - vP,Qeauonea jAturiannA. -nV A 1.1 annthaF man. '.a,!i .. . i-a..i. fa .-!. vvnere is me ArcnuuM nuw i mncu wit. . . 'At the Ratnaus wnere ne, is to elve a testimonial from the Burgo- mmw. In hehnlf nf the City. JTOm -lre. they go to the Governor's I palace, T?rtaiirai uM rtnrltz with a gatm of mi. ana gave me woru tu rvnn .u v on tnnrara ino cenitr wi mc .. las Jana -. t tnaAB amaiw1 " Vt A mill". he mut- 5rKl to .Marlshka. t. n ILsTAvlaaVilra "TriPV "They may not itr-to attempt it again. I think you --- lit'h.v no further anxl I'have no further anxiety. Countess, Ji?But I mst reach her Highness. Mt let her Know every imriB. -x.aA aha 1 irv." Ann men tu jvaii. W-rTBo as far as you can into the town, ri-7. aBM.. TAaaf aitrt. &int at the tobacco factory the crowd so great uiat tnoy i .v. f w.., Ooritx. after some directions to Karl, 1 AlarisnKa aown, aim iaj ".." ,rd through the crowd afoot, lls- tafaUnaT to Its excitea coraracnu. 5-irjCabrlnobltch " M'f'A. Serbian, they say. The police ' tsalMafl him " :iu as near to him as you are. hvn Kovacevlk was hit by a piece of that bomb. They have taken hint to the 'B.K''". .... .! ,1 . ha, la "..Oionei . n'rmi, "., Ana uount von i" ku rlarl." i arlshka shuddered. She had known thn both at Konoplsht. She caugnt K.1.1. rinritat hv thn arm and forced wT way to the Stadt Park, following taaVcrewd of people and at last reach taS Frni Jooef street, which was filled lAeat solidly wtth an excited gestl eirfhtlng mass of humanity. "-A Serbian plot!" they, heard a man W turban say In polyglot German. ' :Mt Serbian nor Bosnian. We have m Murderers here." ""JS T say I." cried another. "They .wtt-Mtnie It upon, us. Where are the . lasnos. that the streeU are not even j?Why does he come here to make trouble? We do not love him, but we re an orderly people. Let him be one," "-"Ho was at least brave. They say after .the bomb was thrown Into hla Mtehtne he threw it into the street." ,Birave! Yes. But he is a soldier. 4awak-.,,ahatflrln't ha h hrave?" "Courage, may not save him. There Is Bjna; DaCK or tnia. A nmn iuiu or was a bomb thrower on every aanrner" rlahka nushed forward shuddering. "(-.main Rorltz close behind her. rainnot believe It," she whispered. rs ravings .01 a crowa, no mut It matters nothing-" t' as they nearea me corner 01 trasse, mere was a stir ana it as an neaas lurnea 10 iook up street' in the direction of the comes again." "The machine is r.rrom tne Kamaus. me wora lip to lip wttn mespeea or A few Austrian soldiers were t aaown tne street cieannr me way, jmm all. No nollce. no other sol. LVH' was horrible. The sides of Rin ; were utterly unproieciea 1. neonle. who closed lnlUDon It. -L''v.'i- .i: 1 ," M.-i-k.i... 'VruaninK Its wnnu. jriBii&Av liorwara again, jositea uiis way att."aintll ahe fatood UDon the very eT, the crowd at the .corner of 'nnrlta fiaM her hv the elbow -.... ... r - .. ie was in her mind ne couia But everv nerve in her ula uraad her to aro forward ajary doors of the machine and Sophie Chotek. If necessary with cony, against ma nance the people about her said. 'every- corner. The machine I very slowly. There was no anal, it aeemed stranare to thaUthere could be no Joy In .1 these people at tne courage wr presumptive, wno uu iavlv. amd now lrlth more t- bv Public Lt&otr Company. Copyright, ISIS, "It is horrible 1" the Ba'lcd- Sophie Chotek meet hers, waver and then become fixed attain in wonder. In sudden recognition and Incomprehension. Words formed on the girl's lips and she called: It Is I Marlshka Strahnl. Duchess I must speak " She trot no further Out of the mass of people Just at her elbow the figure of a man emerging, sprang upon the run ning board of the machine. He seemed to wave his hand, and then there were sounds of shots. The Archduke started up, holding a protecting arm before the body of the Duchess, who had sunk back Into her seat, her hand to her breast. The Archduke wavered a moment and then fell forward across the knees of the Duchess. Of the mad moments which followed Marlshka was barely conscious. She was pushed roughly back Into the turgid crowd and would hae fallen had not an arm sustained her. Men seized the assassin and hurried him away. There were hoarse shouts, glimpses or stumers, as the machine of death pushed Its way through the mass of people, and always the strong arm sustained her. pushing her, leading her away Into a street where there were fewer people and less noise. 'Come. Countess, he brave, uontx was saying. "God knows you have done wnat you couia." "It Is horrible." she gasped brokenly. "A moment tooner. perhaps, and I should have succeeded. She recognized me you saw? He nodded "Kismet ! It was written," he said grimly. "But some one must pay some one who was ?" "A Bosnian student named Prlnzep a man said." "He was but a boy a frail boy "He has been well taught to s,hoot, muttered Gorttz. "Death !"he cried hysterically. "And "Be quiet People are watching you." said Gorltz sternly. "Lean on my arm and go where I shall lead. It is not far." The sight of strange, distorted faces regarding her gave Marlshka the strength to obey. Mechanically her feet moved, but the Bunllght blinded her She passed through a maze of small streets lined with market stallB where groups of people shouted excitedly, and dimly as In a dream she heard their AnmmAntn "The pcllce we have police where were they? The Government will be blaming us. We are not murderers'. Ko. It Is a ahame ! Marlshka shuddered and leaned more heavily upon the arm of her companion. She was weary unto death, body and spirit but still her feet moved on, out or the maze or small aiieys into a larger alley, where her companion stopped before a blue wooden gate let Into a stone wall. He put his hand upon the latch, tne gate yieioea ana they entered a small garden with well ordered walks and a fountain, beside which was a. stone bench. Upon this bench at the blddir.g of Captain Gorltz she sank, burying her face in her hands, while he went to-ward the house, which had Its length at one side of the garden. She .put her fingers before her eyes try ing to shut out the horrors she had witnessed, but they persisted, ugly and Blnister, Over and over In her mind dinned the hoarse murmur of the crowd. "We are not murderers! Kor wno then ? Not the frail student witn the smoking pistol the agent others. The eyes of Sophie Chotek haunted her eyes mat naa looked so often into her own with kind ness. She had seen terror In them, and then the mad turmoil, the dust, the acrid smell of powder fumes and the silent group cf huddled figures in the machine ! There were sounds of voices and of footsteps approaching, but Marlshka could not move. She was prone, inert, helpless. "She Is very tired," some one said. "Ach ahe must come within and s,eeP-" . . . . A woman's voice, it seemed, deep, but not unsympathetic. "A. glass of wine perhaps and food." "It shall be as you desire, Excellency. I know what she needs." Arms raised her, and she felt herself halt led, half carried into the house and laid upon a bed In a room upstairs. It was dark within and there was a strange Oder of spices. Presently some one. the woman, it seemed, gave her something to drink, and nfter a while the turmoil in her head grew less and she Blept. "CAP" STUBBSThey ST ON A trUESS WE isBSBBSBBSBBBBflBBSBBSBBSBlBViBBrWapraaPflBPPJPB v lfvT:!vNy iff h 1 Kjat7raBh,JtVlH,uaHRy.sS lW .aBBaBBaBaHsBaBBaBn llUIBlf' IIP I SMI 7 tV1. -XM BB1 r atalBIBIBIBIBIBIBIBIBIBIBIBIBIBl Jwe'LL. Lt Ifr-HIR AN I ISO ATHIfMi TO OLt -sMll OH NO..1 JaaB'Nft?"'' Nsw -aPW-afc Jathor of 'ft YelhwOofe ' bv D. Ataleton Co.) "A moment sooner, perhaps " CHAPTER XIV The Harem DREAMS, colorful and strangely vivid, but not unpleasant. It seemed that Marlshka lay upon a couch so soft that she sank dellclously without end to per fect rest. Above, about, below her, per fumed darkness, spangled with soft spots of light, which came and went curiously. She tried to fix her gaze upon one of them, but It was extinguished Im mediately and appeared elsewhere. She found another and another, but they fled from her like lgnes fatul Sho heard the whir of a machine, fast and then slow again, near and then at a distance. Was It an nutomoblle or an airplane? The notion of an automobile speeding In space was Incongruous, the milky way a queer concept! She smiled in her dreams. Then suddenly a bright Bunllght peopled with strange figures In fez and turban, faces that leered at her, lips that howled In excitement, arms that moved threateningly, dust, noise, commotion, from which she was ttying In vain to escape. And then darkness again and the subdued murmur of voices, one voice familiar, one gruff and unfamiliar. "Ten thousand kroner that Is a large sum. said the grurt voice. "jours, Eftendl If the thing Is accom- piisnea "It should not be difficult reply upon me." You may "And you are to show the lady every attention every comfort" "Zu befehl " There waB a recurrence of the chang ing lights and the voices receded. Presently Bhe seemed to hear them again. "She Is to be kept in seclusion of course, but otherwise you will accede to all her requests all, you understand. Should she care to write you will send a message. There are more ways than one to kill a goose. And this one lays the golden egg, Effendl " "I understand a golden egg." "Very good perhaps tonight We shall see." "I shall be prepared. Excellency " The voices died away and melted Into the murmur of a crowd, which merged curiously Into the whir of an automobile. But !t was dark again and the spots of light in the darkness reappeared. One, two, three, a dozen she counted and then they vanished. She was alone, an atom in the expanse of infinity, but the darkness and the perfume now op pressed, suffocated her, and she tried to escape. But she moved her limbs with difficulty, and a weight sealed her eye lldB. She struggled up against It and managed to rise upon one elbow and look about her. She was awake. Slowly memory re turned, the memory of things which seemed to have happened a long wniie before, and time and distance seemed to have robbed them of their sting. She was awake and alone In a dark room, lying on a low couch, upon which were spread a number of pillows of strange design. (CONTINUED MONDAY) Great demand for the EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER may cause you to miss an Installment of tlda very Interesting atory. You had better, therefore, telephone or write to the Circulation Department or ask your newsdealer this afternoon to leave the EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER at jour home. Unwelcome Garnishing "Look here, waiter, there's a piece of leather in this sausage. I'm blowed If I'm going to eat the harness, too!" Snark's Annual (London). Her Description Newly Married I want accom modations for myself and wife. Hotel Clerk Suite? Newly Married You bet she Is! Lehigh Burr. Went and Spoiled the Whole J WAH WON 1 1-1- wawt Ay"mAw M fwei.iv G'Mrv-B vutrT ' ITO HKrYUHBr&BAlY: wmm MMbHAJN 1 va . -i-fr- " -- "1 "THE CRACK A STORY OF POLITICS By Peter Clark CopirfoM, lilt, 01 Public Ltdotr Co. CHAPTER XIII (Continued) THE conviction that certain of the lending citizens were studiously Ignoring him grew on Jerry and mad dened him. Day after day his carsnss ers came back with "No opinion," ''Mind not made up," "Uncertain" or "Doubt ful," written against the name of some man that Jerry thought should be fight ing beilde him wholc-heartedlv. "Doubtful! Say!" ho boiled over at last, "they'll have to build the fences longer If every leading citizen of Phil adelphia Is going to climb up on "em and stay there till election's over." "Where are cur prominent citizens?" ho pleaded that night' from the back of his automobile. "Some are on the fence. Some are behind the breastworks of the enemy. Where aro the rest? Philadel phia haa within Its ronflnea'more trained technlrnl brains than any other like population In America. Its lawyers, Its doctors, us chemists. Its engineers. Its educators, Its aclentlsts are famhua the country over. nut where are they lit the city government? Where are they In this campaign? They work to make the city rich) but they do not work to make It happy. Have they no time to give their fellow men? No energy to expend upon the greatest itnty which democracy Imposes the duty of self goernment? "In Philadelphia's workshops effi ciency resides. It turns the raw mate rials of the world Into the manufactured products that wilt be sold tomorrow tn every city of the clt tilled world. Has It no genius to employ In turning this fast raw material of citizenship Into the best-goterned city of America, In stead of allowing It to become frankly the worst? Apparently not." It was while In the mood Induced by chains of thought like these that Jerry went with his troubles to that shrewd old political observer who has been known In these pages as the Sage of Philadelphia. "You ought to smoke theBe people out," agreed the Sage. "Philadelphia Is singularly regardful of Its great' names. It likes to follow Its leaders." "But how can It follow them If It doesn't know where they stand?" pro tested Jerry. . , "Why, there you are' affirmed the, Sage, and locked his lips and looked straight at Jerry, as If the next step were fairly obvious. "By George !" declared Jerry, "I know what I'll do. Watch me!" The next morning he announced through the papers: "Tonight I snail call the roll on five leading manufac turers, five leading .merchants, five lead ing lawyers, five leading doctors and five leading ministers. I shall ask where they stand In this campaign and why. and 7 shail bo prepared to give to the voters the nnswers these gentlemen have given to my workers." ,,.,, This proposal shocked and Btnrtled. Aristocratic Philadelphia, buclness Phlla i..i.tn nnncanai va Phlladclnhia re- garded ' the suggestion ns blatant and impertinent, names were nothing was and disliked It. Their sacred. But with Jerry sacred except good gov- ernment. ..., j- "What's the matter with cm? de manded the young man that night as he called the roll and read off their answers to the canvassers' reports. "Don't they want good government? Or don't they think I can give It to em? (Jerry wan calloused now to the em phasis on the ego.) i.--j His audiences .aughed and Jeered. But the twenty-five gentlemen whose names had been called were mad, of fended, humiliated. They were also smoked out. however, and rushed most of them Into the newspapers w Ith dis claimers of one sort or another, mis action" as In ltnelt highly f'snlncant It showed that not one of these men was willing to he openly J-o.B"1"3.." a supporter of the contractor-ticket. And while the maneuver had made twontv-flve voters mad. It lmd saved the allegiance of thousands. It was me kind of vote-tradlng that wins elec tions. There was, however, one partic ular class of these evasive gentlemen who drew the keenest shafts of Jerrys "These were a professional type of men. sometimes clergymen, and invar iably religious. They were engaged al ways In aome perfectly commendable philanthropic or educational or Institu tional work men whose moral character was supposedly Irreproachable, men who could preach like prophets or pray like saints and who could and did. exhort their students or their wards till tears ran down their faces .vet not one of them had lifted a voice for the good government campaign. j When Real Republican workers talked to these men, they were met at flrnt with an attitude of loftv disinterested ness. The gentlemen professed hardly to be aware that a campaign was in progress. When pressed they came down to personal defense of the rrlan whom Jerrv was assal.lng. They told how fond Fnrrell vaa of children, how good to his family, how true this man or that one was to his friends, and so Wtien reports like this came into headquarters Jerry Was not too busy to single such men out for personal at tention. He pressed them hotly from breastwork to breastwork, until at last they confessed: "I am a trustee or an administrator of this Institution or that Institution, which l dependent for Its life upon appropriation from the "late Legislature. If I take a stand against these men vou ar. fighting they will cripple my Institution by withholding am aa.amawa,ialH f llatlU ." "In other words then," pursued Jerry relentlessly, "when you apologized for and defended these men to me. you were a fawning hypocrite, Actually, you were bribed. Mr. Blank. I want to tell you that from my stanapoini. ynu would do your State more good If you 1.1 .,n,,r t.nnrnnrlatlona' fail if you let your young men be Instructed In the An t- anH nn harai hoards. They would get a better education from Ill fed and underpaid professors who were free, and dared speak the truth because they were free, than they get now from well-fed men who draw their salaries from the public crib at the expense of freedom and self-respect "Besides, Mr. Blank, the spectacle of your own Institution, denuded by the Legislature for a single year of a part of its just appropriation, would reveal an attitude of mind so Infamous that in protest the people of Pennsylvania must arise and throw such legislators out. You have It' in your power to do as much as any one man to break the shackles that must, in your heart, be Thing auiit c TT sVJT4 i.-yi 1 r ftELL taajAtf. WHs-aT--- 1- :0 t IN THE BELL IN PHILADELPHIA Macfarlmve mrm as galling to you as to myself, but you will not do It. "Oh for a little couragel Oh for a little bravery I No wonder the whole State submits sn tamely when every student who comes to your Institu tion Is taught day by day to bow the neck because J oil play the syco phant and sell 3 our souls for an ap propriation." These were hot arraignments and they were untaciful, but more and more they convinced the great rank and file of the voters that Jeremiah T. Archer was honest, and a doughty champion. More and more, what- the people saw In him was a young man In white-hot earnest, who never paused to split a hair. He made the issue clear Real Republicans or false ones. Men were white or men were black: they were for him or against him. Sharp distinctions like these nre al ways unfair, and none knew it better than Jerry .but he a knew, also, that sharp distinctions were necessary in order to align these people on something and seperate the sheep from the goats. Every day he let loose a ringing chal lenge of some sort that went speeding over the city, and as It sped men flocked to hear him sneak. His utter frankness charmed them Its much as his sound sense and his courage, "I'm not going to promise you Ideal government," he burst out' one night In South Philadelphia, "because I haven't got any Ideal men. I'm not an Ideal man myself. But I've got ideals, and I'll tell you what kind of a government you've got now at City Hall. 1 "A rolored man wrote to me last week from th Fourth Ward. He Is one of our division leaders down there. He Is a man who works with his own hands, but lias been ambitious for his children and has tried to give them a good education. One of hla daughters Is a normal school graduate, well equipped for tenchtng, and she lias had a city position tn connection with the playground work. Hut she was notified that If her father who Is not an officeholder, you understand did not rease Ills political activity she would be discharged. What do you think of that? Of a political organiza tion that makes war on a helpless girl who, only two generations from slav ery, has fitted herself for an Instructor of the young of her own race? That was last week; this week the girl was discharged. "Votera of Philadelphia, mv soul re volt's at wrongs like that, And they are going on constantly. Kvery day police men and firemen are transferred, sent to district ten miles from their homes, where U takes them an hour to go and an hour to come on the street car and this for no reason but to punish them because they have got too much, man hood to violate the law and tlielr "own conscience, and work against our cam paign." u must oe confessed, however, mat the number of city employes who got themselves disciplined for refusing to work against the Real Republican or ganization was proportionately small. The contractor machine was llrmly en trenched at City Hall. There were, one wav and another, seme twelve thousand employes on the, payroll of the city, and tnese were casuy ,maae;io ieei mat meir bread and butter depended upon defeat ing the Archer ticket. The spectacle of this vast army, fed by the city. coolly going Into action against him, attracted Jerry's aroused attention and drew his hottest fire. ' "Now, of course, he declared, every man In office has got a right to vote as ho pleapes, and to use his Influence as he pleases, within the limits pre scribed by law, but I want to serve one notice on the jobholders of Phila delphia right now. There nre men In office who have made It a practice for vears to violate the Shern )iw. Such men. If I go Into oltlce, will go out, and they will be punished, too. "I allow no man to outdo me In ad miration for the character of Rudolph Blankenburg, but I want to tell you that It I'm eicctea, mere win De no 'iorget tlng the' past." The past will be re membered. Undet stand? There'll be no harmony meeting! no 'good-fellows-talk, no soft condoutng and no tolerat ing of Impudent and officious men who, for years, have used their public offices as a vantage point from which to op press and tyrannize the voters. "We'll throw 'em out!" Whenever Jerry repeated this speech, and he repeated it often. It was greeted with roars of applause. "Throw- em-out Archer," some of the reporters began to call him. "And when It comes to filling the filaces made vacant by the cattle we lave turned out." Jerry used to go on. "I'll shock some of my political purist 1 friends oy saying mat to tar as me law nermita ana mv innuence can extena. well fill those vacancies exclusively from the men who have supported our campaign. Those are the men who have proved themselves In sympathy with good government and they are the men from whom we can expect the kind of ser.vlce that makes for good government. Moreover and here's an other imock.for the purists the men in office will be expected to work for the best Interests of this organization, and ths way' they can do that Is by working for the best Interests of the city of Philadelphia." But some of Jerry's most ardent fol lowers were alarmed by this. "There's such a thing as being too practical," they urged. "Once you open the door In this fashion where are you going to draw the line? How are you going to keep from building up an office-fed machine that will not mistake Its aim and go to work for Its own emoluments become. In fact, lust another private machine whose design is pap?" But Archer was as frank as ever. "That la a possible, almost a logical -.- IB1 f VrBaBaBrT ' sWaS. VQSr XaBBBBBBBBi awNir-vouTHMK vou ETTKH CUM tHABTj ' brv CHAPTER VI The Voice of the Forest (Blue Jay, placed on trial for steal ing Hits Purple Swallow on the eve of her wcddlnp to General Swallow, tells a dramatic ohost story tn Ms own defense, but when taken to task by General Swallow- admits that the story Isn't true.) THE interest and sympathy with which the Dlrds had listened to Blue Jay's stlrrlnsr ghost story turned to indignation when they learned that his tale was not true. 'Peggy was thoroughly vexed. She had thought that possibly he had some real excuse for stealing- Miss Purple Swallow and sho had been Inclined to be a little sorry for him. "When a person tells a fib in the court where my father works they give him heavy punishment," she said. "IJluo Jay, you deserve the limit." Blue Jay .rubbed the ear which Gen eral Swallow had nipped and took an accusing attitude. "You pay for story books you read, don't you?" "Yes," answered Peggy, "but " "And yoi pay actors who entertain you on the stage,'.' continued Blue Joy "Of course," replied Peggy, "but "And you pay to go to movie shows?" "Yes, but " "Then you ought to pay me and pay me big." declared Blue Jay. "I tell you a dandy ghost story and get you all excited; I nm the chief actor In this drama now being enacted here in court; I directed the stealing of Miss Purple Swallow and gave you moro thrills than you ever got for your ten cents In a movie theatre, and for nil this what is my reward? To be abused like a pirate, to have my ear nearly bitten off and to be placed on trial for my life. Do you call that treating me right?" This argument nt first thought seemed a bit reasonable to Peggy, It certainly impressed the Birds, who ntdded their agreement with it. Blue Jay saw that he was making his point and all his old sauclness returned. "For my pay I'll take the Immedi ate freedom of all us Jays, the right to return to our old positions In Btrd- lind, the privilege pt raiding Farmer miton's crops whenever we please, a feast of fruit and nuts to be prepared by all the other Birds every Saturday night and a humble apology for the trouble you have put us to." Peggy vvas astonished at his Impu dence. Some of the Birds, however, semed to think there was some Jus tice in his plea. Blue Jay certainly had furnished a lot of excitement for them. The Birds entered into a lively discussion of the matter, some argu- development of any party organization, I admit; and whenever our machine goes bad, I shall expect the people to get up and emasn It. For my own ad ministration I shall take the responsi bility and undertake to draw the line. My point Is thaf-a citizen ought not to lose his rights simply because he be comes ah officeholder. -He may still do politics. Woodrow Wilson does them In the White House; Theodore Roosevelt did them In 'the same place; Hlram Johnson did them In Sacramento. It Is surely right to do all In your power to create and preserve a concert of public optlf.n In favor of what you believe to be best for the city, the State or the nation. But when It comes to the na ture of the--polltlcal activities of public officials I draw some very rigid distinc tions. "I charge that the .reigning Be. publican machine In Philadelphia, Is col rapt and has corrupt alliances with Ilarrlsbnrg) therefore Its blight ex tends out over the State. I charge that Ita alms are predatory, and that the methods employed by some of Its of ficeholder to advance: their own per sonal Interest have been Illegal, un just and detrimental to good govern ment. "Our Ideal, en the other hand. Is good Sovernment Justice, equity, a square eal for the people. So long as my regime lasts, an officeholder's political activities will be tested solely by whether they make for that. There'll be no Maldonos picking pockets and be ing protected because they deliver votes ; there will be no mayors getting rich off the bonds the city employes are com pelled to take out In the-clty executive's own companies; there'll be no patrol wagon hauling booze for banquets to police officials. "Any system Is crooked If crooked men operate It. If you don't believe that, look at our civil service as Illankenburg worked It, and as It works today. Put honest men in office and make it prof itable for them to be honest, and they will remain honest. A regime like the present one puts a premium on dishon esty, and you have a government honey-f-nmharl -with It. n. ritv aTovernment- In which do not misunderstand me on that score there are tnousanas 01 nonesi men today, struggling to give the city and the people a square deal, and so far as lies in their power, they are doing it, but in which all prizes go to the man who puts the profit of the bosses above the profit ;of tho people." It-was inevitable that a campaign so aggressively pushed should begin to make its Inroads. The regular Republi can organization was frightened, but It showed defiance and fought back savagely. It resorted, as usual, to floods of .vituperation. It whispered scandal; and It sought to make capital out of an Impugnment of Jerrys motives, openly charging' that he .was In secret leaeue. with ' Buckingham. In nroof or this It cited his visit to the offices of the latter after tne preacn over me loan, his saving of the financier's life, and the newspaper story of the romance with his daughter. "Ever hear him say a word against Buckingham In any of of his speeches?" 'they used to challenge. Here delicacy stopped the bold mouth of Jerry. (CONTINUED MONDAY) TOO, CAli a"" Noiv j L II'. 1 I r"S. -eav St I 'DREAMLAND ADVENTURES' By DADDY THE LAW OF BIRDLAND -i complete neto adtHtutv euvA vkbk. oeoumtna Mnmtnu He had big .megaphone in his hand and wis laughing fit to kill in? for Blue Jay and some argtllng against him. The audience had turned Itself into a Jury, while- the real jury, overwhelmed with surprise, was just sitting there and listening to the talk. "We find Blue Jay not guilty," cried Kllldeer, speaking for one side of the discussion. "We And him guilty," cried Bob Ollnk, speaking for the other side. "Not guilty!" shrieked half of the Birds. "Guilty!" shrieked the other half. "Not guilty!" "Guilty!" they screamed back and forth at each other until it seemed that the trial , was about to break up in a free-for-all flght. Then there came a sound that hushed the tumult Into instant silence It was a hollow groan, a low, shud dering groan: "Oh-oo-oh-oo-oh-oo! " a groan Just like the groan Blue Jay had described In his great ghost story. It came from a desolate, hollow dead treo high up on the side of the ravine. And it was so scary that It made the Birds shiver and shake. The groan died away and there was silence. Not a Bird dared to breathe. Then came a laugh a horrible, gur gling, creepy laugh Just such a laugh as Blue Jay had described. It was so loud that it filled the ravine and awoke a dozen sleeping echoes -which hurled it back. No man' was big enough to make such a tremendous laugh no, not a dozen men. Peggy felt little shivers running up and down her. back. And the Jays they 'were simply paralyzed with fear. Blue Jay stood with mouth wide open looking up at the tree. THE DAIL Y THE RUBY RING By ALICIA BOCKELMAN STF I could only have a ruby ring,': "'''sighed Margaret Kendall, "but father and mother seem determined to give me something else." "Margaret," a voice called from up stairs, "you had better dry your tears and look cheerful." Oh, mother, how can 1 bo happy when you will not give me what I want for a graduation present?" fretted Margaret. "Child, enouorh nf that foolishness. You have several rings already enough ior any gin or your age. A runy ring I No. Indeed, you shall not have It." "Why doesn't father buy me one?" In terrupted Margaret. "Father has already bought you a pearl pendant. But, Margaret, my dear. It Is 4 o'clock and you have never once thought of Aunt Mehltabel. She will be waiting nt the station for you!" ex claimed Mrs. Kendall. "Dear me, I wish Aunt Mehltabel would forget to come to my graduation," complained Margaret, going to the ga rage. In a few minutes Margaret was at the station as the train was disappearing around Atlantic Hill. She was Jumping out of the machine when Charlie Mont gomery hurried up to the station curb. "Why. Charlie." she asked, "what are you doing here?" "Oh, I was to meet two of my college chums on leave from camp," he panted. "Are you to meet some one, too?" "More likely some one Is waiting for me," replied Margaret. "Oh. Charlie, look at Aunt Mehltabel arguing with one of the porters. Do you remember her?" "Of course I do," laughed Charlie; "but look at my friends,, the young HeutenantM. wltneaatnir thA nnrlav." The tardy pair rushed up to the new comers, and after salutations. Introduc tions and apologies. Aunt Mehltabel and Margaret were handed Into their auto and had started homeward. . ' "Land's sake, child, why were you so later' scolded the tired traveler. "I delayed to tease mother to give me a ruby ring for graduation, but she won't." confessed her designing niece, "Ruby ring stuff and nonsense " cried Aunt Mehltabel, and she continued to berate porters, rheumatism, rubles and her delay at the station, until they flnallyreached home.' It was Graduation night. Margaret was putting the last touches to her pretty gown, wnen a warning can irom downstairs told; her It was time ,she was ready, "Just a moment." she answered. taking another survey of herself. The reflection In- the glass showed the con trast of pure white and her brunette beauty. She was beautiful to behold. TaTnt nulte satisfied ahe oDened a box on her dresser, drew out the pearl pendant on Its slender gold chain, and clasped it round her neck, inen sne lOOKea ai ner wrlstwatch In its box and shook her (.head and said softly, "I wonder it Aunt r. i ! and ending Saturday. 'Il The laugh died away, only to t fnllntirarl hv n. Wild. Weird hOWl UlQ V very kind of howl Blue Jay had told about, only this was terribly loud- It filled tho whole forest. And right, on top of the howl cam the cry of a deep voice a voice that rumbled and roared: "I want Blue Jay," it shouted. "I want all the Jays. They stole Ml Purple Swallow when she was about to be married to brave General Swal low. They must be punished! ,Tny must be doubly punished for lyini; about me the Voice of the Forestl What shall be done with them?" "Kill them! Kill, them!' shrieked tho, Birds. v r . "Shall they be killed, Prince Peggy?" roared the Voice. "No." cried Peggy, "that would do1", no good. They should be punished they would reform and become good and useful Birds." "Then you'pass sentence upon them, Princess Peggy." said the -Voice. Peggy thought a moment. Then she ttepped forward. "I centence them to be. banished from Blrdland until they earn, the right to be taken back. -And they yr shall, earn the right by 'working thatVC, Is one virtue the Jays have they are Workers.' They shall work during' th summer gathering acorns to feed Farmer Dalton's pigs; they, shall work during tho fall gathering .nuts to be sold by Farmer Dalton to help' save other foods. Thus shall they pay for the wrongs tney nave done." ' "Tho sentence is wise! ".roared the Voice. "Blue Jay, what do 'you say?" We'll do it!" screamed Blue Jay. "We'll all do It!" screamedthe other Jays. t J "Your promise la given! fit must be kept! Now,' go-go all of you!" roared the Voice, 'more terrifying than evrr. ' 1 There was a loud flutter of wlrfrrs. as the Birds took fight. Peggy found herself caught up in her aerial char lot. Looking down at the dead tree she caught a glimpse of some one be hind It that looked like the Giant of the "Woods. Ho had a big megaphone In his .hand and he was laughing fit to kill. She had a chance for only one look, for in some mysterious way she had been whisked home and there she won with her book in her lap, as she had been when summoned to court by Ofllcer Purple Martin. "Well, that was the right way to end the trial, even If the Giant of the Woods did fool the Birds," she whispered to herself. Xext week Peggy has a remark able adventure tcith a great army of tiny American war winners that every patriotic girl and vpoi has helped to send into action.) . NOVELETTE Mehltabel will give me anything? If hints would help her I certainly , did my part driving home from the station." With this thouarht she snatched Tin her outer garments and sped down stairs. Aunt Mehltabel "waa -.waiting for her in the lower hall. '- "Margaret, here is a useful present for you," she said solemnly, handing her youthful kinswoman a book. Mar garet glanced at its title. "Household Arts." The graduation exercises were about to 1, begin. In the expectant audience were many In the uniform of the service, . some In olive drab and some In navy blue. The graduates were" assembling In the anterooms, talking excitedly of their gifts and admiring and complimenting each other. Presently Margaret heard her name called softly. Turnlng'around, she saw Charlie In a soldier's uniform. "Come," he said quickly, "come a little way-from the door. I have something to say'to you." Margaret followed him, somewhat be wildered. ' "I have been ordered to Camp Oneida and have come-to say good-by," he ex plained hurriedly. "We've always been friends, you and I, since wo were chil dren, and that .friendship means a great deal to me, Margaret. .1 would like to have you accept this little gift from me as a keepsake." Charlie drew a small box from his pocket, pressed the spring and Margaret; saw a ruby ring! "Why. how ," began Margaret, as tonished. "Oh. don't hesitate to take it. Your Aunt Mehltabel told 1 me what I" might give' you." he pleaded. "But the book, she gave me a," gasped 'Margaret. "Oh, that may be useful, too, after the war," he laughed. Margaret blushed deeplv, looking out from under her lashes. Then she held out her right hand. . . "It Is -just vwhat I wanted, but I didn't think It would come from you., I shall wear it as a talisman. But you will come back, from camp soon," she added anxiously. "Not until I have been 'over, there,'" Charlie answered smilingly. There was no smile on Margaret's face and all the ugnt went out 01 ner eyes. "You will write?" he asked. "Yes," she said, putting her hand In his outstretched one. They were part- ing, perhaps never to meet again in this world so he kissed her reverently. The opening measures of the grand march were "heard and Margaret went back to her place and whispered to a little group of her dearest friends, "Girls,, what do you think my new gift Is?" "What?" came the questioning chorus. 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