jh , a v F' F .i.f ." i Tii. t ' f ".' 'v DELRHIAV SATURDAY,,, JULY, $ liW ' -' ' ' nV '' kl -1 H EVENING PUBLIC LED0ER-rPHILADELEHIAr -r , l. VE?F MEMBER OF THE FAMILY CAN FIND SOMETHING INTERESTING HERE TO READ M.- - THE Att Georac ESC? ft fCoi"roM, 1918, '' nir HTnnv Til is FAR I rrnuiik. under secretary of Itlah emnassv In Vienna and the BBS MAKISIIKA Mll.lll.M, wnom i. overhear on June, i-. mn. ma atnrv onena a conversation In the s Hardens at Konoplshl between the lly Jvaia-r, von xirims mm nm aub Archduke In' which "the deatlny of I" ii Healed. tat ! riallnart In make the Arch- and his moraanatlo wife, Sophia fc. tiniuiriint naures Marlshka Is a ; vla.tiri f Rrmhln. hut she decides her tsuty Is to her country and the Aus BLinonarrh Frana Josef. While she Is fmr to him lienwicK is imormuiK mn '. This means an estrangement be Hush and Marlshka at iiimit. chief of the Austrian ft Service. Is Instrjcted to thwart nny i to save the ArcnauKc nno nj i"-m ail Miintaril In Rnral-vo. lie CAP i-nj-mrlck and Marlshka. who were rtntf to warn Honhle , IPTAIX G0MT7.. at the Oerman Scirst a- rantiiri Marlshka from VV tndt -promises to help her bat not lore- T . mu.. ..i. In stnralevo Just . taU to pr-velt the assassination of the mux. ana.Hopn.e. '.-"- ; " , - rWuMnke. In the Austrian Secret Service MWlck locates Marlshka's hldlr.it plar- v Vts ura-es siammcs, "" :jSk plann'ne to kill hl.Ti. R CHAPTER XVI (Continued) Iv&rnfilS hours lengthened while Marlshka 1? -i? I .- .. rt. ,?-X.i trying to gather the remnants . A'lm5 l,tTr in face Captain Gorltzwhen M2 'U. .C..M nm to her. The Turkl-h '"" "- - .L .imK.irned ftp which hunp from me ........,, " f--Wa-S. -..inn- crotexnue shadows about kmsry"."' v -. : : ", : .., nf tawdry TA..tM room. nicKerniB i" v - -- ,.. rJint upon the BUt of the ",- . t- .1. J Inn Mltinc III; Ulliv ' - faSSffJS: r, : n-wWch decorated the ff all about the couch, scimitars swords B'HJA-il t - nfoflchLl COT. UP ItlleMmlned them more closely, curl- KrvTaMly. as though she haa not :. " ISisllirfQre. She shudderea a u.- -SSH'J - - - ... --.v, Rmnll daccer Biy j' " -. lllila aa HP K'JFfucKeci irom us '"' - --- - bfw.U. a bronzed hand.e. and found that MM blade was Aery snani "" " She reached up to putjlt back, but as she -'rilAso there was a sound from tno room syond the passage, ana a i- "'"" the door. So sno snpie - " Into the waistband of her iklrt. beneath her blouse, and went to her heat among the'plllows. In a moment the knock was repeated, and In reply to her call, the tJoor opened and she heard footsteps gfc lonn uie comuui. K.C 'The man who entered was tall and V '.Under, with a hooked nose. heay W$i throve, and a beard streaked with white aaV.-. H vnre the turban and bright green S&Zbelt which denoted the MsIem-J?,,,n,? 13? nera with which he touched brow. lips. P3T . . . ... i...nlnn won) i'n prefl !- ''na neari m kuuiu ... - k f..!!. .lna E. .?l,, ' .'ta. ... .. ...Avn hnw- H IV Salam 'alalKum,- ne rauiicuu, ""V&arlshka knew no reply to this and Mde none, waiting In some trepidation ivi. . .,,i Ho was a llliitnous- iL;"lSoklng creature, but comported hlmseii fewlth an air of some dignity. In a mo- gment he spoke again in exceueui. uc- ffi?? I nope mat n.xtci.mv.j' ' v ii -pTOa. 'i.1 i.....ir m.lto nmfortable In Tjio-fmanc ucioci M-.. W& . . c,l-o tarlshka remembered l?l,iMtluit this was one of the Aoices of hir ii,B.5il i.- ...ee nira which talked Ai strosinis. mo bm" ' - SJjFWlth Gorltz. 3ast. Snmethine was reuuired of her In re- pji "Teva has been a cry kind, Lffendi, Ye. Allah has been good 10 me. v,TAf has a heart of gold " ''tYou are the Beg of lUtaJ?" Maribhka W rWlll you tell me, then, what has be rCotne of Herr Hauptmann Gorltz?" l Ai tim man's race wore u. buuuch utuitjr '- .J UaI. . Innnmnrdhnil!nn TT UUIl.i x.--i."-rf - " , " " ' TThere Is no one 01 inai name in my acquaintance." BATMtured timidly, "I mean the the tx- Vh : llikl Ttaiaont . rtTl ATTIStnrf! Tip H si gone, I think, upon a journey," said fetfathe Beg. & & Uorihl was silent a moment, think- Rb. St?5friThat is strange. It Is very neces- J i a-i. T nU..l aA him " VeTlH man smiled up at the lamp aboe "J neaa, reteaung a om nuoo ii" i.iCould hae been 3timvi need not sav that he has directed i!fce,teverythlng possible shall be done kferyour comfort and It Is my pleasure ,Wi Ahv nieellencv's orders. In so far as ?1Hrt Poor house can afford And even PC were these not Excellency's lnstruc- r tteaa," he added with a grin, "it is an rVt?-..... . ha nmiKA nf Ttntal tn have v3kBeath Its roof one so noble and so fa'tyK wave of nerves swept over Marlsh- lMrfor the admiration in nis glance was 'Tj.t. b.Hi.t.t.nMA 1.1. t .h IfnAW that anv i! vewlble chance of safety for Hugh for FiVlserMlf lay In the faor of this man ' so with a shudder of repugnance " lih I aha nnncnleH urllh HlfflcUttV. ahft SC4ettoned to htm to be seated. His small W;-tre-aPPralEea ner eagcriy mi . mu-'.-it. and then he sank upon a cushion KsieC her. and without asking permls VZ&ttitn took out a cigarette. 'A "I I shall not forget your Kindness. ' .-'rTidl." said Marlshka. struggling for ;-fcer composure. "Already Yea and I yf ?'.- stood friends." SjvV "Jih, that is fortunate, for It was upon It the auestion of the future of Yeva that Cf .. .llr ...l, .n.t Tn what AO. RVO CU"13 I" Iaiiv fct jw. .. "..k iy a Bcro juu, j.ic.iu. fr . Ha atsrhed deeDlv. SwifTlmes change. Excellency. In the " reckoned among the rulers of Bosnia, i'lpiih In the counsels of the Janissaries, feital lords of great domains But I, (fct.wfcose father even held the sway of a i Ytmt, have Been neprnea or my nines '!"'' laid reduced to the low condition of a f?. .. .. .n rnnr. n dpAler In antlntil. . Jtf . . .H.nenilent unon the eood will nf t toVftsU from thej West, reduced perhaps ,'MM-,iiay to sit In a stall at the CarsIJa. S utBil ai much that T nm nn nni..r jtafc.jjbul t Is my pride, the pride of $CAP" STUBBS She's a Bright Girl -:- -:- -:- -:- -:- .... .:. ... Bu EDWINA W- ' --' Wmi y?t. .?! A..&vrL.uH-S Blwm'N . ?) I I 1 OH? THAT AN'T NUTHIN' ! IVE L.CMEJ3 JK KH WW an1 ONCe I KtllEB- t , Wtf L ' X$!ffl6!W 'S t ' . etl .. -- 'I . W&&" Cf,0TnPyy-AN -:D'P "" Hl WUZ- ' Cgj LOT. OF FELLERS'. AN'. I'VE 33QME-la fMtf i 5NAKE TEN PEET LON6.-7 t f WW GEC .FED. 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Copyright, Wit, "You are a poor man," Iie fail, race, whk suffers under misfoi'inc " Whither was tho man leading'' Much as she distrusted him, her curlosltj was aroused, and she listened, w.itchlng hln Intentl "You will perhaps understand,' he continued grael, "that all this is erj hard upon Yeva, the star of my heart, with whom Allah has blessed me The West has flowed In upon the 1-ast at Bosna-SeraJ and engulfid It We are no more a simple Moslem city with the tastes of our fathers; and our women are no more satlslied to rcimln as they were, childish, Ignorant and unlettered The spell of the Occident Is upon the land Vienna, Berlin, Paris, hive come to Bosna-SeraJ Our women sigh for the things which are bevond the moun tains The pence of the home is Invaded and our women nre unhappv, bi cause their lords and masters have no monev to procure for them the things that the wish " Monev ' Thank Uod ' This man could be bought ' "And eva" Marlshka asked, trem bling In fear for the new hope that had risen ... ... ., "It Is the Fame witn ner as vim me others Kxcellencv " ho shrugged de pparinglv 'She Is but a child I have been foolishly liberal with her as lib eral as my poor means allowed and she has come to know the value of monev the dross for which men perjure their fouIs, and die If need be Yeva. alas' wishes Jewels, the pretty clothing of the women of fashion And I as I have related being a m-re dealer In rn-i T-xcellcnrM .-.s ot ' pll anh to give them to her. It has made unhappl lirs tome into m Ii iuehuiil . it has made me the Beg ot Itataj, hereditary niter of thousands ashimed to raise Pfny head or mv voice in her presence I, rjxeenency, ner imu .mu ,.,j.i. He wagged his head to and fro with an air wh'ch might have been comical bid not Marlshka's need been mi des perate But she read him easllv a vile, blackmailing rogue, who held no alle. glance higher thin what he got from It a man who, for all his fine flow of tnlk, could be dangerous as well as unscrupulous But Ma't-hka met him 'I havo taken a fancy to Yeva Zt- fendl " she said quletlv "ine win ten rou perhaps that I have already given ner several irm mc-ii put .,,s.s. Perhaps I can do something to solve your problems In my own country I am considered wealthy and I can be generous with those who treat me with kindness " "Ah'" The nffendl's eves sparkled hungrily The Austrian countess was no fool She had already begun to un derstand him .. . 'To treat her uxcenency wun uinu n.ss' And could I do anvthlng else'' My house, poor as It Is " "nffendi." Marlshka cut In holdlv "let us waste no words I am a prisoner in your house, at the Instance of Cap tain or uerr j.ieuiciumt " -.,-S "A prloner? Has not the Excel lency T . "One moment. I am not aware how much jou know of the political situation which has brought me to Bosna Seraj, but I do know that I am confined here against my will a prisoner In a house within the realms of my own country Of course J on Know mat i nave boubiu . ... .hot T ham Mrltttn tn A friend who will do what he can to lib erate me" ., "Kxceiiency, i dcb oi juu- "Please let me finish For political reasons the fact of my presence here and mv mission should be kent a secret My friends, therefore, would not wish to call upon General Potlorek. the gover nor, for soldiers or police, if my liberty can be secured cjuletly without commo tion. I am willing to meet you upon anv reasonable grounds." Marlshka paused, for the man had risen and was pacing the floor slowly. "Ah Excellency, I, too. will waste no further speech, for I see that jou nre a woman of the world, and I, Beg of natal, am only a seller of rugs But I am placed In a difficult position. It has pained me deeply to see you con strained to stay in my poor house ntrjiiift vour will. And yet. what would vou' His Excellency has done me many favors, and gratitude Is one of the strongest traits in a nature wh'ch suf fers much misuse I do not know any thing of politics or of the controversy between jou, and I have Bljnply obeved the dictates of my heart In giving his Excellency some proof some return of his kindness, to me. "But since I have seen you, heard jour voice felt the distinction of your pres ence In my poor house, I am torn be tween my emotions of gratitude and of pltv" "How much do you want?" said Ma rlshka. nuletly. "Excellency, the brutality of the words !" "I mean them. How much'" .futhor a" ' YclhvOoie ' bu ). Apiilelon 4 Co.) "I gte ou this for YcAa." The mans Keen eves appraised her quickly and thtn looked away, but he sink upon Ills cushion again, wagging his head and breathing a deep sigh to measure his humiliation ' I am but a poor man, Excellency," he sighed agsln I'pon MaiMika's wrist was u brace let set vv 1th dlimonds She slltmed It off quliklv and handed it to him lou are a pom man sho Slid J give vou this for Yeva" 'Ah ves Tor eva Hut his eyes wire regarding the brai-eiet, which he was weighing In his hand 'nd if vou do what I wish, I shall give jou fifteen thousand kroner more" "rlftcm thou ' he whispered 'EcelleiKV a fortune " 'If vou do what I w Ish " 'Anvthlng Evcellencj has but to peak " Marlshka d liberated a moment, nnd then "You will flist remove the guard at the foot of the private stairway to this " ' Exitllencv. the hour Is lite If vou cin be comfortable In mv house until the morning all shall be arranged For tonight I have planned " ' N'o It must be as I wish You xv 111 also take a message addressed to Mr Hugh Kenwlrk at the Hotel Kuropa, and find him " 'And he will give me money7' the linn broke In qulcklv, ills bonv fingers clutching like talons at the bracelet He will give me mteen tnousanu kroner' ' Marlshk i hesltntect i ne price sne had mentioned was heap for her lib crtv from freedom from the fear that had all daj obsessed her. but it was a large sum, and one which it might be Impossible to procure at mis nme or night He will give jou such assurances as jou may require At least he will give jou sometmng i snau write uui i neeu this sum of monej, and he will surely do what he an " 'Something jes, ne inu-ea some thing is. of course, better that nothing at ill But how can I be certain that I shall see hlm7' "Ah, but jou must. Effendl It Is necessary for jou to find him and at once " ... "But if he should refuse?' 'He will not Do jou consent'' He salaamed deeply Excellency's w Ish is my law So Mirlshka sat before the tabourette and wrote I have promlsid the bearer of this note fifteen thousand kroner, as the con dition of mv liberation Oive him what vou can and arrange for the payment of tho balance tomorrow. This is tne crv of desperation Do not come here or sttempt to ec me It is dangerous I will come to vou M Mio sealed the note and Innded It to him He turned it over and over In his fingers, his gaze aslant "But suppose ' he repeated slowlj'. ' that I should not be able to find him " "You must." she said with desperate hardihood ' If the note should not i each him the conditions of our agree ment change And be sure of this Ef fendl If hum conies to Hugh Renwick. najment will be exacted from vou to the tenth part of a hair His safety and my freedom " , "I do not comprehend said the man, his brows raised In a well-simulated sur prise. 'What have I to do with the safety of this Excellency' He can be tn no danger here in Bosna-SeraJ ve are a peaceable people ' "Still " she said distinctly, "you will remember " He shrugged and took a pace away from her, still fingering the nni "I do not comprehend," he repeated "But I will do as you request I shall go at once." and he moved toward the door, then paused '"As to the guard at the door below, that will not be neces sarj since you will await mo in the mabeln " He went quickly down the cor ridor, opened the door of the dutap, and called Zubeydeh, who entered at once. 'The Countess will wait In the outer room When I return 1 shall conduct her to the Hotel Europa. where she will spend the night. You will wait upon her In the meanwhile, as becomes a distin guished guest of the house of Rataj " Then followed a phrase or two of Turkish, and the woman bowed stolidly "It shall be as you wish, Effendl " And he passed the woman with another phrase, and was gone. (CONTINUED MONDAY) Great demand for the EVENING rUIILIC I.KIMillR may cause you to miss nn Installment of this very Interesting story. Yon had better, therefore, telephone ar write to the Circulation Department or ask jour newsdealer this afternoon to leaTe the EVENING 1'UIILIC LEDGER at jour home. THE CRACK A STORY OF POLITICS IN PHILADELPHIA By Peter Clark Macfarlanc CHAPTER XLII (Continued) 44'7"OtT were quoting Tagore, the Hln X du poet, in one of jour speeches Another thing ho said over hero kind of got under my skin. It was when he re marked that by organization we hid strengthened a man's hands far beyond thciowcr of his soul That's the dif ficulty Wo build a great Industrial or ganization headed bj- great organizers of Industrial machinery; great execu tives, but wo haven't found u vmj to expand their hearts as we expand their powci Theli sjmpithlcs arc just one man size; their power Is fifty thousand inan-iower The iime thing extends over the coutitrj- and the result Is I. W W 'Ism "But how nre vou going to deal with It" Jerrj's speeches In the cam paign showed he had thought about the subject vaguclj, but now he was face to faco with It In a concrete form that was at once astounding and staggering "Aa for tho leaders," replied Victor bluntly, 'well, I'd back 'em up against a wall and turn the firing squads loose; hut as for the fellows at bottom their poor, misguided followers well, I think I'd trj' to remove the causes that breed this sort of Industrlil fired imp that explodes at the crack of a m itch As to the solution, we're no doubt all rather vaguo about it We've known about the troubles, but assumed tint It was rather, a long way from us here, far off In the migratory 1 ihor , tint Is, the labor that harvests the crops, tint cuts the timber, builds the bridges and mikes the railroads But when It turns up In jour own works when In the industrial city of Philadelphia that has moro skilled workmen in its bordtrs than any other, like population in the world; when there can be lild here this great plot for propertv destuictlon, cun nlnglj planned to take pi ice the day after election just to show that elections, after all, are reallj futile win, It's time for America to sit up and take notice of whit is going on so close under the surface of hei economic life "I couldn't tell vou this while the cam paign was en for fear of dlstrat ting jou from jour job but neither could I let vou miss this objci t-lcsson tonight You know, Jerrv, jou've probabh got a groat future' before vqu politic illv You've shown astonishing aptitudes In this cam paign You might go to Harrisbmg You, jou might even go to Washington We send too manj lawjers to Congress nnd not enough business iveiutlvcs And so, just In the time of elation over a great vlctorj" I wanted to temper it with a picture of these conditions Tor a part of jour Job at the Citv Hall Jerrj, must bo an attack upon this question of leia tlons between the manufacturers and their emploves, for that i coming to be more and more the people s business Whj-, If these fellows grow as they have bpen growing. In ten ve.irs there won't be anv constitution or anv government There'll be Just the ugltitois i 1 iw unto themselves " Jerrv all this while hid stood silent, watching the scene as the Federal of ficers went on searching, booking and cross-questioning these men some of whom vi ere drowsv, some dell int, some docile, some argument itlve, but not one with the hangdog air or the meek sleek ness of a professional crlmin il Thej' were much more like prisoners of war. Now Jerrv had no answei and no com ment With a final survej and a sigh he turned awav from the scene and the two men passed out into the freshness of the outer air But vi hen the rating political leader would have made for headquarters again Victor stopped him before the door of the West Entf Trust Building ' Come up " he said "I've got another little surprise for jou and a good deal more pleasant than the scene jou have just looked on " "But I'm a little anxious about the later returns hesitated Jerry. "You can telephone from upstairs," urged Victor "In fact, old man this little surprise party of mine has been re ceiving election returns up here all night " Tliev were stepping into the elevator as this speech was made Jerrv 's face lost its gravity aa an amused suspicion crossed his mind "You don l mean ? Victor nodded happily "Ruth and her Aunt I.etltia, Sylvvand her mother' There s been a midnight supper waiting up there since 12 o'clock, and It's now half past," Jerry's laugh was as happv as a bov's. "Victor," he chuckled, slapping his friend on the back "jou are a great little planner Have jou got anj thing else up jour sleeve, I wonder?" Victor smiled 'I've had a good manv different kinds of things on mv mind," he confessed, "these last few dajs" " nd on jour heart, what?" observed Jerry, with a wink Victor acknowledged this with another nod, but his smile became graver. 'Well, good luck, old man!" declared ferry warmlj. "Nobody can resist you forever," and he slapped his friend heartily on the back "Jerrv'" cried Huth. bounding toward nun' "iou re elected ' You re elected !' She flung her arms around his neck and saluted the Major-elect on both cheeks "Am I?" asked Jerrv with a happv smile, but before she could answer ho had planted a caress of his own where It made answering Impossible ' What are the latest returns?" "Eighteen thous md maiorltv?" "But It was tvventj-two when I talked to mem last. "But this Is actual What you had were estimates " 'Give me the phone," demanded Jerry, and he got headquarters at once "Elected bej-ond the possibility of a aouni. saia tne secretary "Majoritj' cannot possibly be less than ten thousand, probably twenty" Jerry hung up the phone. "Yes, they say I'm elected," he said, and with an expression of doubts clear ing up and of responsibilities settling on his face as If he realized for the first time what It meant that a young man thirty-one jears old should have been elected Mayor of one of the great est cities In the world "I suppose, then, you have time to recognize my presence, and to ac knowledge your gratitude to me for stay ing up all hours of the night that this young lady might be on hand to ten der congratulations at the right moment of victory" "Why, Aunt Letltla'" apologized Jerry, leaping up "I did not see jou IN THE BELL tt and I forgot that jou must be some where around," "Never mind, boy." reassured Aunt Lctilla. amiably, "so happy I don't care If you don't speak to me for a week rnd to demonstrate fully her state of mind, that prim and ilroper lady be stowed a kiss of her own upon Jerry, wno, na he received It, noted tears of Joy standing in Miss Mlnturn s eyes. Oh, Aum Letltla, you're proud of him, too, aren't you? Just as pioud as I am !' and Huth made a fairly successful at tempt to hug them both at once Her ejos were shiny, also, and there was something lumpy in Jerry's throat. jMnu oi K'nd of hortens a fellow up he admitted, "to sten mil of th luimoll of a fight like that Into a quiet little secluded snot lilm this nnrl ln,l love and congratulations waiting for V nil rlnnen1! 1.9 txlln ..!..... -.., . .miu Huvica vic tor'' Jerry suddenly recalled that they had entered together, and that there must be two othei persons In the room 10 ue greeteti It required no great search tn dis cover the lawjer standing In tho al cove leading to tha lihraiy, In conver sation with Sjlvj, and as entirely ob livious to the presence of the others as Jerrj had been a moment before He was talking In low. earnest tones. and Sylvv was listening raptly. with de- vuiion Homing in ner ejesi- .virs Aurent skj vv.as also In evidence, having shrunk shvh Inio a cornel, where she sat with folded hands The woman s expression, as Jerrv noted it. was a strange enmmlnclliiir of many emotions gratitude, admira tion, sjinp.atiiv, apprehension, regiet, all were pictured there 1 Ills man had saved her husband from the conse quences or a rash and dieatlful crime, and for that she all but worshiper! him: but this man also was persistently woo ing her daughter against the traditions of her religion, against the better Judgment of the gill's own heart, and against mc win ot c.oti ' vv ncretore, Itiehel Aurentskj' Indulged Victor Rnl linson and was sorry for iiim : vet she knew that he must be disappointed, and sue nopeei tnat tonight, when tnev were through with celebrating the election vlctorv, Svlvj might find a war to end Mr Rolllnsqn's appreciated but unpro pltlous suit "Look at 'em." said Jerrj. nodding toward Victor and Svlvj', but addressing himself to Aunt Letltla and Ruth 'Wouldn't it break vour heart' Here I am, getting everything I go after, nnd stout old Vlctoi doesn't get anvthlng I vi as going to make him Maj'or, and here I am elected I've won the dearest girl in all the world for a wife, and we're going to be married before In auguration daj' There's Victor loving the next dearest with all of his heart and lungs and every fiber In his body, and she loving him, too, and looking It, but telling him 'No' at the same time, and looking that, too, while grand olu Victor just won't take 'No' for an nn sw er." "Such marriages never aro happy, vou know, Jerrj," commented Aunt Letltla ' It's like pulling teeth, of course, but they had belter be sensible now than sorrj long after, when two hearts arc broken and a lot of things have been done that can't be undone " "But oh Aunt Letltia !" sighed Ruth, Movers can't be coldly rational I feel so sorrv for them 1 want Sjlvv to sav "Yes" She wants to herself; cant jou see it' There there must be a way out without shattering a love like that, don't jou think' Don't you. Aunt Letltla' Don't jou think so. Jerrv?" "By George, I do '" declared Jerry fer-ventlj-, and turned another admiring glance upon his friend "To talk to him five minutes ago jou'd think there wasn't a thing in the world on his mind but his duty to the country 1 must tell vou at supper what he's just been showing me Then he comes In the door, sees her. and, bv George, did jou ever see anv one so absorbed' And jet, that's like Victor. I think he'd propose to a woman in the middle of Broad street if the opportunltj came there, and he wouldn't pav a bit of attention to the tratlic cop till he got his answer." "He's getting his answer." wlilsperen Ruth, softlj', turning and looking over her shoulder ' She's telling him 'No' again " The library door opened and the same black servitor appeared who had spread a luncheon there six weeks before ; but this time a partner in blackness and In profession was with him Behind them was the library table, loaded, equipped and decked out with all the necessaries of a hearty midnight meal 'Supper is served, suh!" announced the chief servitor. It seemed to be the first sound Vic tor had heard since he entered the room Mindful, suddenly, of both his duties and his opportunities as host, he ushered them Into the library. "Miss Mlnturn, jou do not mind an end, do jou?" he Inquired as he drew back a chair for her at the end of the library table "Oh, no ; that Is frequently the posi tion chosen for the chaperone, and usually the remoter the end the better satisfied her charges are with her posi tion " Victor next lured Mrs. Aurentsky to he other Mid. which left Jerrv with Ruth within reach of his hand on one side of the tuble, while Victor and Sjlvy took the otjier. M, begin to be hungry," laughed leriy, as his ejes surveyed the table "I have haidly tasted food for a week, and begin to feel all those delajed appe tites catching up with me at once" "I wlfch I could say as much," Victor declared "Sylvy here has my appetite in her keening " .a', v ftJrrT'iasaA- tfl&ffiiSgH aaaaaaHClW fa rt'r t.vpaaaMMMWMiTi 22S5ajS53MB taste aff)3WjWjse "DREAMLAND ADVENTURES" By DADDY FIGHTING FOR AMERICA .t complete, new tirfirnittrc each week, hcgtnnlnp Jlondau and ending Saturday. CHAPTER V The Shadow in the Ocean (Vcnoil follous General Thrift's 11", S. 8. aunv to an ail plane fac tor), uhcre the hits Lorkcrs aid in 7ic building of uar flying ma chines. -1 Wcrmnii spy, luho tries to Inline a seaplane, Is caught through l'cggy's efforts. Afterward Peggy h larticd to sea on a plane, In which tuo young navy aitators seek for German submarines) rnHE ocean looked very larun nnd IX very threatening to Peggy, view ing il iruni mo Reaninnr) "If wo should tumble into those big waves wed never bo ablo to sulm ashore," she cried to General Thrift "Don't be of i aid. I could fly to liore with you," shrilled General Swallow, Tho sea was very lonesome. Just watet, water, water. Hut after a while they sailed over a fishing boat, the crew Of which wnvori a ,..(., . little farther out they met a big liner nlnwlnir Mwlftlir tn,.,-.i i."i"' "i?r Its deck was a gun, with a crew of Jackles watchlnir nleriiv r,. i Hnes. Beside the liner raced alone a sailnv. rlnsl-ilnn uitt. nv.n..V As If In greeting to the seaplane. a saiior oi the liner's crew wigw agged with a pair of flags. Peggy saw that he was sending a message, for Ensign Ward wrote It ilmm nna i.u i. . ' f0Mi,lout,enant Yung to read. It said: '", i". Huuiiianne in the path of the transports. Look ni .. il . Heeding the warning, the seaplane sped toward the open ocean. Pegev wondered how fur otu It would date to go Suddenly the seaplane took a sharp dive downward. Lieutenant Young gave a signal to Ensln-n Wnr,i ,.,i. quickly put his hand to the trigger of his bombing apparatus. Peggv', all excitement, looked over the edge of tho machine. She saw what had caught Lieutenant Young's eje. It was a long, daik shape In the water. "A submarine," thought Peggy. Right over the black bhape darted the ah plane, nnd Ensign "Ward waited tensely to release his bomb. Just as his fingers tightened on the trigger, the dark shape rose to the surface. Instead of a periscope appealing, how ever, a stream of water shot high in the air. Peggv was puzzled for a moment. Then quickly she undei stood The dark shape wasn't a submarine at nil. It was a whale, and the whale had bpouted the water into the air when it came up to breathe. Away off on the horlron was a smudge of black smoke. The seaplane raced toward It. and soon Peggv could make out steamers a whole fleet of them. Ensign Ward tuined around and Peggy saw his lips frame the word "Transports!" Peggv was all kejed un now. Our soldiers on the way to France! And Svlvy blushed nnd turned on Victor a look of adoration nnd appeal It seemed for a moment that her 'eves were on the point of filling Victor parsed out a quick hand and caught hers. "I mustn't Joke about that, must I'' he said and rrnnktv gave up trv Ing to be mirthful for the fake of his guests vi hen there was. such a load upon his heart. Ruth, Jerry and Aunt Letltla were freshly consumed with svmpathv and admiration for the girl Tho stronger tho pressure of her love the loft'er the frpirltual height she seemed to climb up to Out of sheer compasilon they tried loosing a flood of chatter "Upon mv soul," declared Aunt Letl tia, 'but receiving election returns does give one an appetite, as Jerrv savs'" "Admitted." said Ruth, helping her self to snndwlches "It's kosherl' Svlvy whispered to her mother, nnd that large ladv. who had held heroelf strictly neutral as regards the food, suddenly began to attack whatever viands were neirest "What was that sight vou were say ing that Victor showed jou, Jerry?' In quired Aunt Letltla. bv wav of getting some sort of conversational ban to rolling vlgorouslj-. "Whv the most imislne, the most depressing sight I" said Jerry, Instantly excited at the memorv. nnd he launched Into a description of the scene where the FPderal officers were searching, quizzing and cataloguing their nearlv two hun dred prisoners. His auditors listened agape. "And what does It all mean'' asked Ruth pale and deeplv Impressed "You tell 'em, Vic." pleaded Jerry "I'm tired of making npeeches and jou can do It so much better anjwaj." "I couldn't, Jerry not now," pleaded Victor; and there was a k nd of re proach In his eyes as h settled them for a moment on his friend Jerry. Just then the telephone rang Victor excusing himself went to answer It. "Majority fourteen thousand, and It can't get any less than that I" he called back to Jerry. "Fourteen thousand repeated Jerrv In toneB of disappointment. "Just squeaked In and that's all " "Why, fourteen thousand !" protested Ruth and Aunt Letltla, consolingly "That's a splendid vlctorv Splendid I" "And these I. W. W. This social re volution that's growing r'ght under our feet here. What are little political vic tories when we've got a thing like that to deal with?" went on Jerry pesslmls- Vlct'or Rolllnsnn, meantime had not returned to the supper table. "Svlvy!" he called softly They all heard the call and understood its mean ing, but with the exception of Sylvy affected not to notice She laid down her serviette and, with a look at her mother, n'ose and went out, Rachel made no effort to follow, but considerably occup'td herself with those viands with which two shrewd colored men continually heaped high her plate Ruth, Jerrv and Aunt Letltla talked on In low earnest tones, discuss. Ing the significance of the I. W. W. movement and how far it waa to be viewed as criminal and stamped out as such. All three were agreed that the actual plotters of crime were to be treated as criminals; but they were all agreed, again, that the plots vvero only sho was going to see them. Scarcely realizing what she was doing, Peggy began to hum a little song that Just bubbled right out of her head. "O bravo joung boys of Uncle Sam, I know you'll hit old Fritz kcr-slam; With all your pep and nil your guns You're bound to wreck the cruel Huns." ' , Ilia few minutes they were circling tho long line of steamers. The trans ports were loaded with thousands upon thousands of soldieis, who cheered so loudly as the seaplane swept past them that their "hurrahs" could be hcaid in splto of tho noise of the engine. , The seaplano raced ahead of 'the transports, und Peggy wondered If It hnd been ordered to go to Europe with the convoy. That thought wasn't very pleasant. Chancing to look behind at the string of ships, Peggy saw a ripple break the surface of the water a short distance auav Up thtough the ripple came a queer lound post. "A periscope!" thought Peggj'. "A German submarine Is waiting right In the track of the transports!" ' There was not a moment to lose. The ofllceis, looking ahead Into the glitter of the sen, hadn't seen the danger. She reached over and pinched Lieutenant Young on the aim. His leather coat was so thick and she was so small it was hard to make the pinch felt. Hut she was desperate and sho squeezed with all her strength. Lieutenant Young felt her and turned his head. His tialned eye caught the ripple In the water and In another Instant tho seaplane tipped snarniy as the ofllcer brought it swiftly around. CHAPTER VI 7ie Fnfe of the Submarine fTIHE German submar.ne apparentlj' X had come up Jrtst for a peek at the approaching transports, for the perl scope at once sank out of sight again. Lieutenant Young circled back to a point above where the periscope hnd vanished, but the i Islng sun cast such a shimmer of light upon the water that nothing could be been beneath the suiface. Peggy, looking eagerlv down, could see onlj- a mlrror-ltke sparkle. On came the foremost troopship, Its decks crowded with soldiers out enjoj- ing me morning nreeze. The seaplnne was so large that It could not turn quickly. Neither could It hover over any one point to make a careful search. It had to fly back ana rortn. Tiie u-Doat had everv chance to get awav before It was found Peggy thought or a way to ncip "General Swallow, find that subma ilne!" she commanded. Peggj' looked down. There was the sjmptoms of a disease to be sought out and treated at the roots "But how' How? What's the govern mental remedv ?" persisted Jerrj". "The problem of government doein't seem anyw nere near so s'mple as It sounded when those great forebears of ours gathered down at tho State House here and signed the Declaration of In dependence," suggested Ruth "Thev Btarted with a false premise," declared Aunt Letltla "'All men aro created free and equal,' " she Intoned 'That Isn't so Victor Rolllnson and lacob Aurentskj are not equal Even Victor and Jerrj" are not equal " "No, Jerry Is the greater man," opined Ruth archly. Jerry pinched a cheek. THE DAILY NOVELETTE "Wanted' By MARION CARTER 44QAY, Jack, that Is a crackerjack O Idea," exclaimed Tom Stevens, as his chum finished explaining his plan to bring Beth Butterfield, Tom's sweet heart, to termst "I'll bet if she saw such an advertisement she'd answer It, Just for the mischief of doing some thing odd " The next day there appeared in the Sconset Summer News column the fol lowing: "Wanted A joung gentleman with a good reputation would like to corre spond with a joung lady In the summer colonj". T 83." A few days later In Tom's morning mall was a large envelope from the newspaper ofTlee Inclosing three letters in anower to his advertisement. The first two he opened were very uninter esting and from girls he did not know, but the last one was the one he wanted. Beth had written! It was a very formal little note, ex actly like Beth, but It gave Tom the opening ha desired. Tom answered It and a few days later another letter ar rived. This was surely Immense fun on Tom's part, for since his proposal Beth Butterfield had treated him very coolly and now, although unknown to heruelf, she was corresponding with him. She had Bald when she refused to be come engaged to Tom that she wanted ' to have a good time and not be tied to any one man !" Well, she surely seemed to be having a good time from what Tom could make out. Dances, tennis, canoeing, swimming, and all the other things that go with a good time at the beach After their correspondence had gone on about two months Tom decided it was time to take definite steps, so in his next letter he asked if he could call and meet the young lady who had given him so much pleasure through the sum mer One week passed and then an other, and Tom decided to write again The next morning he found a short note, saying that a meting would be Impossible, for she expected to leave very shortly. But fortune always favors a true lover. There waB to be a dance at the Casino that very evening, and Tom submarine, ns plain ns could be, only a few feet beneath the surface. Eyes as sharp as those of Peggy had seen It. The alert joung ensign was ready to act. ,He pressed a trigger and a bomb shot downward directly at Gen eral Swallow. Peggy gave a gasp of dismay and shut her ejes. AVhen she opened them General Swallow had dis appeared. There came a muffled roar from behind and Peggy turned to sea a mass of water shoot into the air. "Poor, poor General Swallow!" sho , cried. "It hit! It hit!" shrieked an exult ing .voice close besldo her. It was General Swallow, half mad with en thusiastic excitement. He had dodged the bomb, and It had gone straight to Its mark. Out of the boiling waters the deck of the submaHno suddenly came to view. Lieutenant Young headed the seaplane back toward It. A door in tne U-boats conning tower flew open "d ut, PoPI-ed a sailor, followed qulcklj' by another and another. They l plunged Immediately into the sea. Ensign Ward was ready to drop another and finishing bomb, but met clfully htajed his hand. It could be been that tho submarine was a smashed and battel cd hulk, and that the cVew were trjing to escape before It sank. Man after man climbed out of the conning tower and Jumped Into the water. Thev hadn't a moment to lose, for ns the last ono came up. the submarine slid beneath the surface never to rise again. Peggy watched the German sailors struggling for their lives. Her heart was alivo (wlth pity for them, even though she knew they had probably sent many Innocent persons to their deaths. She was glad that the voung ensign had been merciful, when It had been within his power to launch the second bomb and kill every one of them. Sho wondered If the Germans could swim until lescuo came. But she did not need to liave nny fears on that score, for almost immediately an American destrover came tearing up At once it set about picking up the submailne's crew. As the trunspoits passed bv in safety theie wus u terrific cheering, the soldiers najlng prompt homage to the victorious seaplane. Peggy had almost forgotten General Thrift In the excitement. He was beaming with joj "That, too, was done by the Whizzes " he cried, "for they mado the bombs as well ns the seaplane. But this Is onlv a small part of the tremendous work thev are doing." 'Oh, I'm glad I've seen it," cried Peggy. "I'm going to save everv cent I get and add as many soldiers as I can to your aimj" (In her next adicntuie Peggy goes to a bird patty and meets a lonesome bear.) "Minx!" he accused, but his expres sion of gravltj' vi as resumed as he went on with: 'The problem Isn't bo simple, Ruth Is right about that; but simple or complex, we've got to work it out. Weve got to develop a government and nn Industrial svstem that Is somehow touched by human hands; that can make tho adjustments and adaptations, the equilibrations nnd shock absorptions that are nccessarv :n order to have the weight of life bear moro evenly on all shoulders and bring a larger share of the rewards and Jojs of civilization in to the homes of the workers for wages " 'Listen'" interrupted Aunt Letltla, with a nod toward the larger room. (CONCLUDED MONDAY) knew that Beth intended to go. Yes ho would go. too. and see if things mghj "0t straehtened out that ; very theft',ie,1en,nir came Tom dressed for pockedtantC,foaSfd tIn'eVt&T'Be?.,0 hIS dance cards wh'en UJKL """? ?. their dance cards when Ton got therJ he immediately began"' ,hf.re' " n sne ti uudau T mov P pretended not' to n0tS"!,,,.U,"Iaunted' ?"1 PPj'te'r. -kedfoCre & ""V""" i?SfiS. last "Too Telh8' ,Wnr"'lss''in. and the Evcry on. T w as waUhnU CheUr,dnshe do7 tor they knew that ,h h.'ny?,),: Jom once before .when htd .r.efused B 12uetrnJ,'1StSo,0,!he,0monrsed to then asked her .&' ffe'wo'urna nearly all su"r'me?.':aP,0dndrSm Wllh sta'mpVnernroo;:ebu,tfc,hmecaus1iet,!; and flushed guiltily i0uns man she here. Tom StevenTyS r ,h.no 0n8 est. meanest boy I" And sh! brJa? "i"" and cried. ne brole down feelut Vwdans,td,nnlnedh?otmy0 ysn. a.v SotS F now. Beth, sweetheart?" y U Iove me "Yes, Tom," whispered n, ... had all the good times I want -3T? want, you now, all the l Tom's voice was husky whan ,., .- Monday's Complete Novelette "A. MAXWELL," If (Marking time with Kipling) If you can keep your step. When all the rookies Are trampling on your feet at every turn. If you can do "right face" When the lieutenant Is raving that you never seem to learn. If you can double time When some one's weapon Is Jabbing very roughly at your eye, Yet byNyour side ' A sergeant rude is trotting And telling you to keep that gun up high. If you can do all this ' And keep your temper, Nor rave nor cuss in every word you say, Take it from me, ' You're going to be a oldler M '! H -"StM i a w Vtf 1 11 4 ! I .' m I-? kHI 1 M 1 CI SI Is I'll '$ i nd rise to be, corporal aooM flay.- eXate TmVL t- '!
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