nv'uqwiUHMVA.""1 "wi..!'WWPW , ., "' "' ' ' 77 7- v .777 .'.' " 1,,f2eEjt iiiwii'y.!, '.imp- 'r-gr g.?WRl" v - fJ9m&Hmmm !Wtmwm. wmii "I .!' ' 1 p?'.r,,y.v1svT .j :-:r:i""ii j.j,l- ,, -:-M.v--jaiBiv1. -a-l w-rt- ,tf4'. .-. .: :'.' r77 ..-v;V EVENING PUB-biu1 jjawf-ttirauj -"P'Vtola' ik . M ' .,.?,f:&tfvvA'. J..i .A fc'-V, , , 1 V - fT. . v 'Ji?f,v-.'t ' -," r. J' ' . ' - t y KjMJ5Ry MEMBER OF THE FAMILY CAN FIND SOMETHING INTERESTING HERE TO REArr I,!- r&vk r v : m &:. ...- -1 '4 'A jr'i S 14 I f h n r u a L y. - t t A x t v IS w M -.' :&. 3W )vi THE SECRET WITNESS J& George (Corvrioht, 1918, . THE STORY TOCS FAR BOH IUSMVICK. under secretary pf nriEinn rraMsny in Vienna ana tnt VT1SNM MAItlSlIK A MTKAIIX1. whnm loves. nfrhoflr nn Jun 1' 11)14. th truths atorv ooens. a conversation in k TAI ParHn n t Is. nnnnliVit hluran ("German Kaiser. Von Tlrnttz and the Bitrlan Archduke. In which the "destlnv ' EurooeV' lM KPAlM. ffi. jl ine pact enterea into ia aeminea to "make th Archduke and his mnnranattc " Msy-lpif. Soohle L'botek. important fl-mre In J-'-'tawrocean history Marlnhka Is a r.nne Vk friend of Soohle. but when 5he learn i"r. what la afoot she realizes that her first iCe Qtr ia to ner country ana tne Austrian V.-.I.. monarcn. r ranz jospi nne enp m r :i4wtrtln to him, Renwlck In fulfilllnc his 'Mered trust and Informlnu his chief ,$, Tlila means an estrangement between Hush V i 1TOK UM)T. chief of the Austrian "fecrvt Service. U Placed In chare of thn' uw tlans to sae the Archduke, Mho has .fUPWft ordered mTirdrd In bArn1eo. .TOIL AWAlN (.OU1T. the "ace1 of th j&erman Hecret Serice Is on the trull to t t'TFII.UH.-.... tj?1? HUKh Renwlck. released from his othcl.il fgij duties. Is at iiarlshka'a sorlce. So It Is E c3i- that lftrltv iu)i,i hn oa iirn.l liFlihla me nronoaon aasasinniion. b 7 w v4h it iui lino vnk'hutt i&i iin' from Wlndt. Dromlces to lo all In hli Kwer to save me ArchUuko nnJ opnle t not to release Ms fair prisoner IUn wlelc. meanuhlt' is In Wlmlt dont, Renwlck, released by Wlndt la soon taken Into custody by a tall Individual In black who trails him to Sarajevo. Gorltz and Marishka, disguised as an Austrian officer and wife, arrive In Sarejovo Just too late. When Marishka awakens after falnttnff at the slsht of the assassination ahe finds herself prisoner In a harem and he sends a note by Yevti one of the girls. to Renwlck at the Uurop.1 Hotel ElMnE her location. CHAPTER XIV (Continued) THE intentions of Captain Gorltz were perhaps of the best, his Riven word to liberate her, to free her from her promise and return her to her friom!" had been spoken with an air nr .xin.-entv, which under other conditions mlsht have been Impressive Hut timo femi nine Instinct In her still doulv-d still j doubted and feared him And in plte of , his many kindnesses, his few- moments I of Insensibility to her weariness and dis- , tress there In the motor In the fllcht i from Konoplsht, and In the railway car- , rlare when he had spoken of Hush Iten wlck'B connection wltn hate-i Serbia these memories of their association L1"- fered and persisted She feared him he failure of their mission would per harjs have made a difference . and the promise of a man whose whole exist ence -was a living He was but a slender fu, Zubej,eh- va timorouslv found reed , to hang upon ,,,,, the hey of the lower door, pushed the She straightened abruptly and eared nanglIp aslde and wlth v Iast rap. before her in sudden dlsmav Her word , . ,. , ,. . .. jt. ., ,i or honor as a Strahnl She was break- lnB her promise had already broken it. i For she had pledced herself to rjontz to po with him whither he pleased. If he would enable her to save the life nf Sophie Chotek. But he had failed ' But he had failed ' 8he clutched at the sophistry desperate ly. Gorltz had failed. Under such con ditions should she consider her promise blndlne7 It had been conditional. Lib ,n,here"lnnathesetreerbe.or usf at , eltwiw anH Hueh Renwlck within M'. SAeWl.SS-3S wlih erty, aer reach V aerate speed and quickly addressed sealed the envelope. eva. before the mirror, vraf wrapped admiration of her new possession. "Am I not beautiful In It. Fraulein'" ihe was asking as she twisted and turned, examining herself at every ftDBle. 'Yes. Yeva. said Marishka quietly, t "but It Is not a garment In which one IV gees out upon the street." i j- ' "The street!" Yev a laughed delicious- ' 4y 1 wouia jnine it ocniiwu in uwo- '2?jaSeraj, I can ten you, amrea oniy in vf thf and a yashmak' And then seeing the note lying on the tabourette. she came running with l little childish footsteps. "Ah, you have L" MaUed it 1 And you are not going to let rf See?" v?It is nothing, Ycva." rntii T thniieht " Deevlshlv THow can you be Interested In my Utile affairs? VI . hnned that he might come and I .f..lA . t-t lk.Aiii.1. V,n Atltin" snouia see iiiii uuuubu ic v,,. rpernaps ne may; , , with an Inspiration "Could you be1 !? e?"thlS meSSSBe " SeCrn "- -!. have already promised " Not even to Zubeydeh ?" "Of course not. .uneynen is uiu aim Ultly, She would not understand what a yoUi.ff girl thinks about " VAnd can you go out without her knowing?" . , "By the private stairway. Of course There Is another door below, locked, but Lean piccure a key." "Then I too Marishka paused and Yei'a turned, reading her thoughts. "Ah, I understand. You wish to go tohim. It Is a pity, but It Is Impos lbler." Impossible' -Why?" fl can do the Frauleln a favor, since he has been kind to me. bu to disobey the commands of my lord and master 1 -would call upon myself the curses of Marishka pondered for a moment The Effendl desires that I remain here?" she asked. tThat Is his command, Frauleln ;i see." If Marishka had had any doubts as ,o the Intertlons of Captain Gorltz. the Beg or naiaj nau now rcmu ","r,1", UiSc much or how little of what the girl 5 SyeaUVd had been born of innocence or 4 hc much or design. Marishka could not it lrn6w but it hardly seemed possible that 'I- ik. -Utirt -nnlri ho meshed so deeply In thi intrigue. Marishka felt sure that along a good road between twp moun Yeva had promised to deliver her note, tains, and at the side of the road a river because the situation amused and Inter- flowed in the direction from which the sited her. as did her visitor, ana ne- cause or the pink garment Yeva was now I o reluctantly laying aside m Marishka took another garment from the5 valise, a dainty drapery of silk edged with fine lace, and held it up temptingly "Yeva." she said. 'Yes Frauleln" i "This too la very beautiful, do you j BYevin'kBIghea wistfully ' rv!7 t. I, verv beautiful" IX'b ,h , J to have this1 "And would you care to nave ,ms , tO?0t;ldI -1 Oh, Frauleln' I "n - nYeva came"" forvvard with arms out-1 h "i.""' ',Vffn toner, T the garment . -..-j w....n Anveta r-nriinff niir as & 5?" liMrk sweDt it away and put It be- F, MlirtBhKa BWfpi ii f "" i'"1 ' m$? STiil elve It to you-" tt ivZll" ?K ' Vlf vou will take me out with ou v .. ." " . .. t,, tiMni ,t ,' -JFrauleln '" The girl stopped aghast Js ni then slowly turned away r." th afrr nnur lu tne iutwi'iv t- 34? - 'JYou would have me disobey the com 'r man's of my lord and master?" she taid A - tn ' awed whisper i V- m asking only my ri TV. f J.kln, ,l.onarlth' MT II IT1 hts " urged an Austrian fit. "" """ yn ."". .:::,: . .,, ,,,., vi with many irienus. i inr '"'"v . $?, 1 was-a guest in this house, welcome to 7 , come and to go as I choose. If the l.f- fendi desires to keen me against my will he runs a great nsn oi oiieiimiiB ;",'. Government of Austria and my friends ."As to that I do not know " saiJ Yeva plaintively -, it will do you no harm to be my 'f'Sr'am your friend. But to disobey . ' .. -.j ...J nr nna lnrrl and TTiaS- IM-cuinniauu ui w,.v .w. tar "" ,'lt Is worse to dUobey the laws of VV rlut what can I do?" asked the girl. ' "helplessly weaving her fingers to and - "rca r.eci do nothing but go out to uellver my message. Then you shall "appear to lock the door below but the bolt shall not catch. That is all. When Vt, vmi nr. eons I shall follow into tne L-V street." .. J "And I shall not see you mm juui - "You shall see us there yonder. I kmrrtlfiri VOU. ' ' "It is a terrible thing that you ask " "Yeval MansnKa netu uie Dim a k.tA th. childish eaze of - the ' 9b: mn LoS-ve ..... .nmit-h with a cry. Yeva d the garment In both hands and led it to her lips, kissing It ex- Plyt .- . . ...I . ...... -..I. ur.,. will I nil II I U-0 W.iai yuvi mi .- tenr- Sever. krlshka had won It was wun aim- that she restrainea ncr cuiiiystiiiuii .ai.i-nhinff araln and putting on Unew garment, but at last by dint much peTsuaiion she succeeded In inff Yeva to- put on ner wn -iii,- her head dress, veil and yash- and In a snort wnin l""L. Vrr" .,ii,.j nr the atreet. With a '. iMir nroiinri th room, a short jl at the dulap for sound of watch- Gibhr hv rustic Ltdoer Company, Copyright, S918, t once!" the d stand, -vanished into the dark- f th d ' ne..,r.vl"e ?. u... v. u,u ..,.u Marishka. her heart beating hlch with hope, quickly packed .1 few of her be longings Into a small package and fol lowed It was very dark upon the narrow stair, but with a hand upon the wall to steady herself she slowly de scended Peeling for the steps with her feet at last she reached the floor below, and stepping caut.ouslv forward came upon a blank wall hbe turned to the left and found her egress stopped to the rlcht ves. there was a door. She Angered for the latch and found It, opening the door, which let In the daylight But just as she was about to step out she started back In sud den consternation Upon the step, grim and forbidding, dressed In fez, white shirt and wide breeches, stood a man M.lth elo -irme fi!nr- hpr T-T mad. no sign 0f greeting, nor did he change his nnstnre hv so mucn as a mull meter, hut she heard his voice quite distinctly, though he spoke In a low tone You will be pleased to return at once "But I " It was the courage of desperation short-lived, alas "At once." the man repeated unfold ing his arms. "At once or shall I " Marishka waited no more upon the order of her going but went at once, finding her way up the dustv stairs terrified, again a prey to the most agonizing fears tYoulrt Yeva find Hugh at the Hotel Europa" rniDTm "VV LliArlhjK.W , The Lighted Vindovs rpHE night journey of Mr. Kenwlck to I I the nosnlan border with the man In i , , , , - ,.,., black was one long chapter of accidents and delavs But Kerr Llnke commanaea the situation He had taken care not to return the Englishman's weapon, and there was nothing for Renwlck to do but sit In silence by the side of the melancholy Colossus, and pray for an opportunity which never came, for Llnke had a watchful eye and sat tn the tonneau of the machine Toward midnight they reached Vlnkoveze. where thev had supper, and rciumed their leisurely journey with a new supply of petrol, which only seemed to Increase the trouble In the carburetor It was at this time that an uncontrollable drowsiness fell upon Renwlck He btruggled agalnt It hut at last re alized that in spite of himself oleep was blowly overpowering him. As in a haze he saw the huge figure of Llnke beside him lean over, smiling, while a deep voice which seemed to come from a dis tance rumbled calmly. You are very sleepy. Herr Renwlck' Renwlck dimly remembered muttering a rurse. You've drugged-cof Then Renwlck lept when he awoke it was broad dd.vlight. The par was. moving smoothly enough machine had come Kenwlck felt light-headed and rather 111. and It vva some moments before he became conscious of the figure beside him, while he struggled upright and found his speech "Where are we" he asked "Near Duboj. Herr Renwlck. where we shall presently eat our supper "vSYou have slept the clock around "Ah. I remember and he turned upon the,Van' wlth rt.neued and quite futile angerfti' - YOmUdrugge,;,me.hyou "man broke in soothingly 'You can do no ironu ly uriiiiiiiiit. 'c, Renwlck bhrugged. "You'll pay the , score at settling time, nevertneiesa , "Perhaps In the meanwhile I beg vqu to consider that you are but fifty Kilometers- irom your uriuiiauun. ou-; oyiwepahwu lI,c 'i,. -v- i with irreater rat) dltv But Renw ick had sunk into a sullen silence The huge creature, whom he had he.d in such light esteem, had made a fool of him. had reduced htm to the Impotence of a child As his mind eleared the object of the man's actions became more Involved Whatever he ill li7sijvmy i lliiilJiHrlim "CAP" STU BBS Evidently Oliver Was Mistaken T i , I , imi i eui i M. I rt Jam' . 1 WHlffffl THtV'Jl -VSy-SV? TAKE .232f!) WfiTW, FLAT FOOTEU AIM ' CROSi- T EYEP. AN'. jPl&eON TQgP, J 1 bv D Arvleton d CoJ man repealed. was he had succeeded in pi eventing Renwlck from reaching Sarajevo before the Archduke's party bhould arrive, but w hy he should wish to drug a man who was meeting his wishes and giving no trouble was more than Ii'nwick could answer Still puzzled, he glanced at his watch It was now 5 o'clock. The sight of the dial startled hlni Had Marishka suc ceeded In reaching the Duchess or had Forgetting his quarrel with Llnke In the new ln'ercst In portending events, lie questioned. "You have heard from Sarajevo?" "By wire at Yranduk," said L.lnke, nodding gravely "The Archduke Franz and the Duchess of Hohenburg were as sassinated this morning In the streets of Sarajevo " Benvvlck's knowledge of the plot and the dlfllcultles which surrounded his and Martshka's efforts to prevent its con summation had convinced him that the attempt would at least be made, but Herr Llnke's bold statement of the fact shocked him none the less. "They are dead?" "Both," said Llnke. "They died be fore reaching the I.andes hospital " "Who " Itenvvlck paused, aware that names meant nothing. "A Serbian student, named Prinzep " The Englishman said nothing more, for he was again thinking of Marish ka. She had failed ! Had she arrived too late or had her visit to Sarajevo bean prevented? And if so where was she now? There was nothing for It but to go on to the Europa Hotel and inquire for the note mat sne would leave tnere, In a somewhat desperate mood, he fol- j Buckingham," and Victor turned and lowed Herr Llnke into the small hotel I pojnted one long finger toward where at Duboj, for he knew- that he could I Buckingham sat, apparently as fascl not go on without food, having eaten nated by the thrall of the attorney's nothing since the day before As he hesitated, the goulash upon the dish be fore him, LInko smiled. "You need have no further fear. Herr Renwlck." he said calmly "We are now friends, engaged upon precisely the same service " "Indeed ! And that ," "To find the Countess Stranhnl at the earliest possible moment." "And after that?" "To restore her to her friends " "You know- where she Is?" "No. But I can find her." It entered Renvvick's head at the mo ment to tell the fellow of the note In his pocket, but the events of the night had made him careful. "Who are vou-'" he a&ked again. But the man evaded "I beg that ou will eat. Herr Ren wlck." he said coolly "We have no time to spare." And so at last, when Herr Llnke pon derously helped himself and the Hun garian chauffeur from the dish, Renwlck followed his lead and ate (CONTINUED TOMORROW) Great demand for the F.VKN'INO rUHI.ir I.KDnr.fl may cause you to miss an Installment nf thin Tery Interestlnr story. You had better, therefore, telephone or write to the Circulation Department or ask yonr newsdealer this afternoon to leave the KVEVING TUIJI.IC I.EwGER at jour home. It Was Ever Thus! It was in darkest Africa. I watched the snow blow furiously on the negro chasing the tame cougar I could feel tho cold wind which whined through the jungle and I wondered if it froze the alli gator's ears. The llamas, e".e phants and reindeer were In plain sight At short intervals they cropped the spots of bare heather. Suddenly a man with hair on his chest appeared before my gaze. Then a woman In a crepe de chine evening gown wearing ballroom fcllppers Jumped Into his path. At that the operator changed the reel. The Purple Cow. Ltiuxwtmi "THE CRACK IN THE BELL" A STORY OF POLITICS IN PHILADELPHIA By Peter Clark Macfarlanc CHAPTER XL1II (Continued) Victor did not say that Sylvy was beautiful, pure. Innocent and wonderful The Judge had nlrcady discerned that and the hard look that came Into hit eyes showed how thn manhood of his nature reacted to the Implication In Vic tor's Indictment against Mitldono. "Jncob Aurentsky resented that creature's attentions." continued the at torney, "as his daughter resented them. s you would have resented them, and thereby ho Incurred the enmity of Joseph Maldono. Within three hours thereafter a charge of receiving stolen property was trumped up against Aurentsky, he was arrested by a Philadelphia police of ficer, held In n Philadelphia pullce sta tion, threatened, sweated and frightened through half a night with the fear of a long term of Imprisonment, to esc.ipe which he was urged to sell his little grocery store at forced sale That sale and the man's scanty savings, all told, some $700, were extorted from hlni by the precious band of thieves who hovend round him that night In Jail, and when this money had been divided, part of it to Joe Maldono, and part of It to the Philadelphia police magistrate that magistrate dismissed the case and Jacob Aurentsky had been beggared That was his reception hy the American Institu tions of which the District Attorney spoke so feelingly to the Jury. "The effect upon this ardent but un fledged patriot was what we might have expected It to he A man of his narrow experience of life, with his limited vision, he concluded that America was n" better than that despotism from which he had come. He became sour, embittered and distrustful. Efforts of Mr. Jeremiah T. Archer that young man who has found so much time In the last two vears to try to be neighbor to the humblest citi zens of Philadelphia to help Aurentsky and punish the men who had robbed him, were met with rebuffs. "Xow, In this state of mind, your honor, another and a more distressing calamity overtook Aurentsky, a blow that struck him far deeper than the loss of his money and his little store It was the loss of his little hoy, lzzle, as he has called him Just now when so pathetically revealing a father's heart-broken grief. Isadore died as hundreds of the children of tho poor die every year In Philadel phia, cut down by bad sanitation, poor housing and other unhealthy conditions of residence against which enlightened citizens have battled for vears and In some respects still In vain "But Jacob Aurentsky took this death less resentfully than you and I might, because of his own Ignorance That grief softened him ; It ate out the bitter ness In his heart ; it broke his spirit It turned him Into a docile lamblike crea ture, and for several weeks It appeared as if Aurentsky was permanently a changed man, willing to try once more to restore himself and his family to com fort, nnd willing, even, to give this great new Republic another trial before he con demned It utterly" Rolllnson paused as If for breath and a sympathetic sigh ran round the court room, which he interrupted by resuming with: "On the day on which Jacob Aurent sky committed the crime of which h has this morning rightfully been con victed, he went out happily upon his huslness of Itinerant mcrchandiing. True, his little Isadore was gone, but Aurentsky Is a religious man. He had accepted the consolation of Almighty God. and he had cherished a hope of im mortality. Moreover, he was resolved to do his duty like a man by his chil dren and his fnithful wife But that day, about 2 o'clock in the afternoon, something happened, something thnt filled the heart of Jacob Aurentsky again with hate; but this time, Instead of being a vague hate, wldelv directed against the Inanimate United Stntes of America, It was a clearlv defined hate, and It was direct against one man Wlllaro H n.iTitive as anyone else In the room "The thing which happened was that Aurentskv met the doctor who attended his son In his last UlneBS, and that doc tor finding Aurentsky cool and collected, told him then what his consideration would not let him tell him nt the time when his grief was fresh. He told him that his little son, Isadore, had been virtually murdered and he told him how " Rolllnson, keenly sensitive to the dra matic values of the situation, paused and let his eve wander round the room, past Court and jurors, searching every face among the crowded and1 breathless spec tators, searching for a single one, and at last appearing to find him. "That man is here this morning, and I nsk that vou, your Honor, before passing sentence on this guilty defendant, will call this physician to the bar of the Court and hear from his lips the story which he, as a matter of duty, told to Aurentsky on that unfortunate day " "Let him be called " said the Court "Doctor Owenbaugh!" announced Vic tor. Doctor Owenbaugh sorted himself out of the massed spectators an came for ward a bald, round-faced gentleman with small, shrewd eyes that twinkled In a kindly fashion from behind glasses. "Tou attended little Isadore Aurentsky In his final Illness?' asked tne uourt peering over his spectacles at the doctor. "ies. sir. ,...,...' ter only a man as rash as Bucklng- "WUl you describe for the Court the , ham would have dared to challenge condition In which you found your pa- him, and by the time the ambuscade, as tlent with regard to the healthfulness of t amounted, had developed, he was too the place In which he lived? stubborn and proud to admit his mistake The doctor detailed the situation, the and staved to the end through a con rlekety, made-over hive of humanity, test the Inequality of which became more with Its three floors, Its five families on apparent to the spectators with every a noor. ana tne water carriea to ine iop- floor dwellers In buckets and setting about uncovered to aDsorn tne pestilen tial germs afloat In the air. The doctor was revealed by his narra tive as a soft-spoken, conscientious man, exceedingly careful of his facts, but as he added one black detail upon another his cheeks became flushed and his utter ance tinged by the heat of suppressed feeling. "Then, In your judgment, anticipated the Court, unable to strain out of his voice the emotions this and Ilolllnson's narrative had aroused, "the death of lit tle Isidore Aurentsky was directly trace able to the unhealthful condition of the house In which he was forced to live " "Undoubtedly!" declared the phvsl clan with the ring of conviction in his tones. "In my Judgment that house Is a death trap to Its occupants. Con ditions there are breeding typhoid germs enough to infect a wnoie city. "But why why?" declared the In- - WHY VOU'IJ AlEVEn LA FlgHTER! r y aH, .-aMlffvl aaaVvvvvvvvvvvvvV .B T, lHllV "' HT VlaMP55SV &, S- Mj lrPI tliJO, "- vawxtiA pr pjjajjajjfjl s v aW4M,iIfil 14aallr.- 1- l"r-'1 -' vJaaVar rfTM. I rS.--Z. I rir'llly KKS'mW .bHUTTV aVTjBB r JJ aaal VI BTAIMpir. .'; ffoi e&rm dlgnant Judge, "Isn't the place closed up?" "Thnt is what I want to know," re plied Dr. Ovvcnbaugh. "I went lo the thief of the Division of Housing and limitation, ami lie Insisted It linil been ilosed up. When I Investigated farther I found thut the HBent for this pro perty H n political factotum of the w-ard lender, and he threatened to get the inspector If lie pressed the matter of condemnation. In fact, tills agent threatened to bring down upon the man the wrath of his principal, a man of very great power In this city, both flnanclally islul otherwise." "Who was that?" demanded the Judge, Indignation again reflected In face and tones. "Wlllard II. Buckingham." Mr. Buckingham started and stared truculently at the doctor, hut, ad monished by the gavel of the court, did not speak, "Mr. Buckingham was the owner of that property?" intervened Victor Rollln son. "No, sir; he la the residuary trustee of the owner, who, I was told, lives In Pasadena. I learned that Mr. Buck ingham had several times been ap proached with requests to improve this property, but had always declined on the ground that It was not good policy to interfere with a satisfactory invest ment." "And so while the actual owner en Joyed the balmy air of Bunny California " Victor was beginning, when the Court Interfered with "And what vvns u, Doctor Owenbaugh, that you told Aurentsky?" "Why, I met Aurentsky that day on the street. It was the first time I had Been him since I had sifted out the facts, although the family had often been on mv mind, and I stouned tn ask i .... ... . ' . s.. . . mm u ne naa movea as l advised mm i to. He said he couldn't afford to move I tried to explain to him Just what it meant to keep his children In that at mosphere. I told him the house had been condemned as unfit for human habitation and then went on and ex plained to him Just why tho house was permitted to exist and who was re sponsible for It." "Did you tell this man Willard H. uuckingnam had Killed this boy in n minv words nr, ,i,t th mon seemed to leap to that conclusion, and I I bustle and hustle than in the yard out did not try to dissuade him, because side. Machinery was buzzing, saws in my own mind I thought it was a very were humming nnd men were work just conclusion. Of course, I had no Inpr, Whizzes by the thousands were low" a"y " helping with tools and supplies. It "A Just conclusion?" bristled the was marvelous to Peggy how they court, suddenly very critical. "Do you speeded up the workmen by keeping stand here as a medical man and tell me i materials rushing to them, and It ws that Willard H. Bucklngmam killed this mans son? "As a medical man? Certainly not. From a. professional atalidpolnt I can not even sa where the Uphold germ came from that killed the bo. Hut I can have an opinion; and personally, not professionally, I do not mind tell ing Mr. Uucklnnlinm that before Clod Jie is that b'nj's murderer, and I'KOU- AIII.Y NOT THAT HOVh ALONE." The doctor, as he said this, indulged In no melodramatics : he barely raised his voice, but it carried to all corners of the room and for a moment he turned and set his small gentle eyes upon the face- of Buckingham, but this time they were not gentle. There was a hard gieam in tntm "Prisoner remanded for sentence," announced the court, having suddenly altered his Intent In that respect, "and when that sentence Is passed It will he the lightest possible, with recommenda tions for Immediate parole. I will see that the State does not add to the wiongs this man has already suffered Adjourned !" The gavel fell. "That Is an outrageous farce, a trav esty on Justice!" declared Buckingham, glaring at the judge and at Rolllnson, as he boldly laid himself liable to con tempt of court "What is the meaning of all this extraneous proceeding? Are the very courts in league with crimi nals?" The spectators had started to move, but that savage question of Bucklnng ram's hurled at Rolllnson stopped them. There was an instant settling back Into seats and a hush of expectancy to see what Rolllnson would say. Court was adjourned, but the courtroom was In order, the stage still set as for an epilogue of the play, and Victor Rollln son seized the situation for an exer- ,-ft.A ff that ..tfltlflll tarli.,1 lu-nrrlnlav 0f wiilch he was known to be a mas- i moment "o," retorted Victor forcefully, "but the courts of America, theoretically at least, are courts of Justice, not courts of vengeance. May I ask If you, sir, penult vourself no social sympathy at all?" "I certainly do, sir," responded Mr, Buckingham snappishly. "I give more to charity than the total income of half the lawyers In this town." Mr Rolllnson flushed He disliked Mr. Buckingham's vanity even more than he disliked his hardness of heart. I did not mean charity, Mr. Buck ingham. I mean that sort of Interest In the welfare of the masses which keeps them from becoming objects of r charity." Victor, despite his growing temper, was so calculatingly respectruix that Mr. HucKingnam, not perceiving its calculation, was somewhat mollified. "I give very largely to social settle ment work, to Industrial schools, to the I sort of Institutions that- MAKE) Wi m. s THar tJicht'. w ? rtf & ' $k I j jS ft By DADDY FIGHTING FOR AMERICA A complete new adventure oach week, bcainnlna ITnniimf CHAPTER IT "Huilding Airplanes iPcnail I awakened at dawn by General Swallow, who tells her an army Is marching by. She finds It an army of millions of tiny United Slates workcis under the leadership of (lencial Tin tt. A call comes for atipla)ies to battle with Herman submarines and the army lesponds.) A T T11I2 end nf the street was u A huge factory walled In by a high board fence. The entrance was a largo gate, which was locked fast. General Tin lft 'h nuto drew up before the gate. The nrmy of Whizzes swept right over the fence in n steady march, which reminded Peggy of pictures sho had seen of warrior ants in an African forest. Only the Whizzes were lnrger than nuts, and every one of them was a tegular little man not at all like nn Insect. "Isn't this annoying?" cried General Thiift. "My auto can't climb this wall and I've got to waste time walk ing when I'm needed in a hundred places at once. How stupid of me not to bring an airplane!" "Come llde with me in my aerial chariot," suggested Peggy. "If It will not bother you," hesitated General Thrift. "NrJthlng that will help win the war is a bother to a patriot heso days," replied Peggy. The added weight of General Thrift did not seem to make anv difference to the Scarlet Tanagefs or Blue Birds, and they carried the chariot quickly over the wall. Within the factory yard Peggy found a tremendous lot of excitement. Whizzes were every wheie, working with snappy energy. They were unloading cars, carrying material into tho factory and per forming hundreds of tasks. There were so many of them that no job seemed difficult. On tho factory door was n warning: "Keep Out. This Means You." "Oh, we can't go In!" ctied Peggy. "No one will stop us," replied Gen eral Swallow, "Humans can't Bee us or the Whizzes. Can't you smell any thing?" Peggy sniffed the air. "I smell sweet wood, and varnish, and sawdust! " She . . -.. .... snlired ngain more carefully. "And, oh, I smell Camouflage Perfume!" "There's an ncoinful of It at each corner of your chariot," twittered Gen. eral Swallow. "It makes you and all of us invisible." "Then we don't need to be afraid of being put out," said Peggy, much re lieved. The chariot soared through an open window. Here there was even more "But, In your business, I mean, Mr. Buckingham. Do you accept In the carrying on of your business affairs no responsibility for their effect upon the welfare or the individuals; "The llnea of Bound business, Sir. Rolllnson, are pretty clearly defined," answered Buckingham loftily. "If yon mix charity with business, business ceases to be business. A ninn In my position cannot venture, upon experi ment of that sort. You see, Mr. llollln aon, I am n trustee of the wealth of others." . . There It was the chief Buckingham obsession his trusteeship. "But If you accept trusteesnips, sucn as the one referred to here, must you not also accept the social, or. at least, the humane responsibilities which own ership of housing properties involves? "As a trustee, my concern Is with maintaining values and dividends," re plied Mr. Hiuklngliam curtly, us becom ing resentful again. "And would you not consider tlat whatever made men and women better,- healthier, happier, more prosperous, would increase property values?" 'Yes, I would consider that theorell call ; but virtually It Is too too chimerical to he taken account of by an Investment banker." "Do jou consider any series of acts which makes a murderous fanatic out of a sober cltiien as too chimerical to lie taken account of by a practical man like vourself?" , ... ,,. "Now you are coming back to the absurdities of this farce," snapped Mr. Buckingham, waving his hand about him. and a little startled to notice that the Jury was still In its box, and that, with the exception of a few officers o-f court Intent upon their several duties. every one was listening to me cuuuiiuy between him and nolllnson. "Did you consider the hatred In the eyes of Jacob Aurentsky chimerical? The knife when he brandished it before ou did that seem chlmerlcal7" -ri,. tart is." nualifled Mr. Bucking ham, "I never heard of this particular house; i am omy usunun& iul j,wm, facts are correct, and If they are, I am responsible for tnem oniy as a irusiee r rint vmi nhterr to being stabbed as a trustee?" said Rolllnson sarcastically. Yn. Tiniilnson." warned Bucking ham loudly, "don't yon attempt to bait me . Tint Victor was done with baiting, He was ready for denunciation "Buckingham !" he exclaimed fiercely, "listen ! for God's bake, listen, and let me tell you something, with the citizens of Philadelphia looking on, something that other people have tried to- tell you and you have refused to hear and have gone In your headstrong way tfll murder has almost come of it. If events can mean anything to a man, stand still and hear what I have to bay and then go back to your office and sit down and think." Ro-lllnson's voice was not as loud as Buckingham's had been but It had dig nlty and authority In It, and the man was tall enough to tower above the financier, who himself was very tall. (CONTINUED TOMORROW ) J I ; " ' DREAMLAND ADVENTURES "Gracious!" thought Peggy. "He must be a German spy!" astonishing how they avoided getting stepped on. "What aro they building?" asked Peggy, who couldn't make head or tail out of tho rush of work going on. "Can't you guess?" replied General Thrift. Peggy looked around more carefully. Some men were gluing pieces of wood together, some were stretching cloth over frames nnd varnishing it, some were twisting wires. "It looks as though It might be some kind of a furniture factory," slip commented. "Look in the next toom," bald Gen eral Thrift, and they floated along to where men were fitting wooden sides to frames. "It's ' a boat factory! " declared Peggy. "Come on to the next room," urged General Thrift. Here there was a clanging, a rat tling and a roaring. Scores of men were busily setting up motors. "It's an automobile factory," cried Peggy, now convinced that she was right. General Thrift htniled. "Or a motorboat plant." Peggy amended. General Thrift waved the chariot on to the next room, a huge open cham ber. Peggy clapped her hand with happy surprise. THE DAIL Y Anncs Contribution By EVA SYMMES 44TJUB-A-DUB-DUB, rub-a-dub-dub JLVThree men in a tub!" sang Anne Dexter as she swished the clothes about In the foaming suds, her firm round arms keeping time to the jingle. Abruptly the tune ceased ; with a ges ture of despair Anne raised her dripping hands from the soapy water. "It Is too mtan for anything!" she pouted. "All the other girls In the club have time to knit nnd make all sorts of pretty things for the soldiers' bazaar, but I," with a disdainful glance at her ugly, checked apron, "I have to stay on the farm and chore around all of the time!" In an Instant the dark cloud disap peared from Anne's countenance . "Captain Brlggs said we might enter an) thing anything!" she whispered softly, her dark eses gleaming with joy at the overwhelming thought. The notice from the cantonment, some fifteen miles away, had specified that any girls' club within a radius of twen ty miles was eligible to enter articles In a soldiers' bazaar to be given for the benefit of the Red Cross on June 25. All such articles muBt not exceed the sum of $5 for materials, and would be auctioned on to tne Highest bidders. Tho maker of the contribution netting the largest amount would receive a prize of $10 On the morning of June 2G Anne arose when the sun was yet barely peeking over the hilltops. Ten o'clock saw a trim little figure In a plaid gingham dress trudging through the deep sand of the country road. In her hands she gingerly carried a large, square pasteboard box. Once In a while she would lift up the cover and peep In. Then with a self-assured nod she would plod on again. A chattering group of girls met her at the clubrooin. "Oh. Anne, dear, what have you brought?" they chorused. "Please let me see it ; But Anne shook her curly head mys teriously and only held her precious burden more tightly. Carefully Anne placed the box In the truck amid a confused heap of pack ages. Some were flat and hard, other soft and round ; some bulged suggestive ly, and yet othera neatly hid themselves beneath symmetrical coverings. Anne patted her box In a last farewell as the truck moved away. One day went by nnd no news from the bazaar; two days, three davs passed, and still no word On the fourth after noon the next meeting of the club was scheduled to take place. The girls were anxiously expectant ; surely a message would then come from the cantonment. ft and ending Saturday. "Why, it's nn airplane factory." "You're right," announced General Thrift, "and here the Whizz army is doing whizzing work that la sending thousands of whizzing airplanes whiz zing across tho ocean to whizz over tho Hun lines and towns and smash them to pieces. These machines they are building now are seaplanes. Weil have half a dozen ready In a few mln utes nnd then we'll go after these submarines off tho coast." Workmen were putting the sea planes together rapidly and skillfully. It was fascinating to Peggy to watch tho machines grow from separate bits of steel, wire, cloth nnd wood Into powerful fighters of the nlr. She wasn't a bit anxious to go on. General Thrift urged that he had to Inspect the work In another part of the plant. "You take tho chariot and go on, I'll wait here," she said. So it was arranged. General Swallow and the Kingbirds stayed to guard her, while General Thrift floated away in the chariot. Peggy noticed that in spite of the speed with which the workmen assem bled tho seaplanes they were very careful to see that each part was Just right. Every bit of wire was tested by an inspector, every piece of wood .' and wire was gone over to see mat it was perfect. "If any part should give way in flying it might kill tho aviator and wreck the machine," she explained to General Swallow. "Huh!" ho said, "I'm glad a Bird isn't built that way. We Just fly and don't fuss over it." v Presently a whistle blew and the men quit work for lunch. Peggy thought it was a queer time for lunch, Just at dawn, but then it was a queer time to be working, and if the men worked at night it was perhaps all right to eat their lunch or breakfast at any time that suited them. The big room was quickly deserted nnd then Peggy had a chance to climb down from the bench and inspect the seaplanes closer. They wero much like her toy airplane that had carried her on some exciting adventures, but, of course, they were hundreds of times larger, and the bottom parts were like boats instead of being on wheels. As she was walking beneath one completed machine she heard some one coming. It was the foreman. He looked around furtively and then ad vanced to the airplane. Looking around again to make sure th'at no one was watching, he drew a tiny file from his pocket and began to cut the bracing wires partly through, choosing places where tho damage could not easily bo detected. As quickly as he made a cut ho covered it with putty. "Gracious," thought Peggy, "He must be a German spy. He's weaken ing those wires so the airplane will smash in the air and kill some brave soldier boy!" (Tomorrow will be told how Peggy upsets the plans of the spy.) NOVELETTE Again Anne dressed herself freshly and started for town. "Toot. toot, toot !" came an automo bile horn behind her. Instinctively she turned to the roadside and, half hidden in the bushes, waited for the machine to pass by. Anne watched It come. Just as It ncared her the speed de creased and the engine stopped. Blink ing through the whirling clouds of dust Anne saw a pleasant, masculine face smiling down at her. With curiosity she noted the officer's uniform and the trig military cap doffed In her honor. "Do you care for a ride to the vil lage?" ho Inquired in a courteous man ner. "Yes. thank you," answered Anne, glad enough for a lift on such a long sandy road. - "Pcrhaps you are one of the club girls?" he asked, after she was seated. "Yes," bald Anne, "and I am now on my way to the meeting." "Good !" laughed tho soldier. "So am I. No doubt you will be pleased to learn that one of vour number won the prize mi'u x am seiecieu to present it. With quiet dignity Anne esco'rted her guest to the astonished president of the club. Briefly and without affectation he Introduced himself. "I am Albert Brlgg.t from the camp. It Is my duty and pleasure to award a prize to one of you girls for the merit rf the contribution, which netted ut $100 for the Red Cross. Wild suspense chilled the girls to si lence , V2hls remembrance," he continued, holding a tiny white box In his hand, 'goes to Miss Anne Dexter. Will she please come forward?" The tension was broken. A cheer arose as Anno, with scared, white face and shaking knees, went up to Captain Brlggs. Gently he placed the box in her hand, held both firmly ror a moment In his strong grip, then, with a glance that made Anne's cheecks burn red, he mur mured, "God bless you.!" A babel of Inquiries came from the grou.n of excited girls. "What was It. Anne?" "What did you make to win the prize?" "Oh," laughed Anne, smiling shyly at Captain Brlggs, "only a fat, juicy straw berry shortcake." A year has passed and Anne's cap tain Is now "overseas,' but bhe is not Idle. Much of her spare time is spent In preparing toothsome dainties for the boys at camp. Tomorroxcfs Complete Novelette "SHELL SHOCK." By EDWIN A i "M aa is J t .'- L'ic- ' m i V, '' o i . r -S 'I M- J VI v i. . , if , f . . fisr-l.lf jr. 1-w V- f'i a. ' ' f . ,!l- w - r- ,"jrv . rr; irt.JL1' ' wVI r; i '' fc frrVAJ
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