'i "rn-yS-JV m$W W vtw -j EVJ3KiX& PUBLIC LEDGE! PHILADELPHIA, " AlMY, . 'JULY ; .1018 " ' ? -!-,:: t"V, .t AV" . EVERY MEMBER OF THE FAMILY CAN' FIND SOMETHING INTERESTING HERE TO READ .! ?Xi THE SECRET WITNESS' Jfy George Oibhr tCopurtohtt I3iS THE STORY THCS FAR RKNWICK, under secretary nf dih cmnaaav In Vienna, and the SS .IMKIMHKA MKAII.M. whom oi'erhear 011 Juno 1'.', 1W14. the i-atory opens, a c-nnteraatUm in the fnrdens at Konnplsht between the Kaiser, on iirpux rim in au rchduke, In which 'the destiny of 1 sealed. wict U destined In make the Arrh- 'and hi morganatic wife, Sophl iri-important (inure?. iMarlshka la m b- frlenl of Sop.ile, but she derides hn 'tr la to her country and the Au , monarcn. crtna joser nne an in rtwr to him, J ten wick l mformlni: hit U& This meana an eMrausemeni bt- 1 ugn aim .MarinKa. Ml ui.Mir, chief r thp Auinaii ; Service. Ii Instructed tft ihwaii an. tai'save the Archduke who haa leii u .murdered n Haritiewi. Hn run. llenwlck arcl Marlsukii. who we: a 1 iu wiirn oupni?, PA IX tltUUTV.. i.f tlin (lormnn Sn ..r 0twtee caiUTes Marishka from Wlndt , promises to help her. but nut in r-iW-a-e her. They arrhe. In HaraJeo J11-1 fai-h tala In nralonl tha n ea uitin t i.-tn nf ih. jfcrohduke and Sophie. Itenvvlck. releanl 3 lVvWindt, la trailed to Harajexo by lim- .wrei'iiiKe. in me ,cu9irian secret wruie ,Hawlck locates Marlahka hldlnjr ii'are. frffSbrlU urges .Murishka to send for Ilfn- : ..rlr. ft tannine tn kill him. Mnrih!.H. -fcew-ov-er, aeeks to bribe her iHiler. the 01,01 lisiaj. iicnwii'K reacnes jiHnni.it .-before either plan can develop. Vn tin a-Mroach of Qorltz he hides In a putt f . arm At, nrwl uhn llnrflv. trip In forrn ,-WarlRhka to Ub.c with him. the man In L rarnrgnor points a roipr at him. sCV"tleAwIck la shot by Jorlt2 and wakes to -UfUwV himself In a htmpUal. l.earnfnor rhat t-.i wart nas aiarieu. lie ueciuea 10 kp nis rMcntty secret mBBlJ Kf;CHAPTElt X 111 (Loiitiiiuc.il 4imHEiT were enemies. Tlirlr luuinru-s trfftX"-Were enemies. It a written. fra'Absorbed In these unplensant mfdlta- ywtha hospital after supper, Idly manlcnr- KM'Iftfhla nntta with XlirsM Itntll's Sl'i- E..,or,ii As it Brew dnrk. he Kt up. slow. I'-ir pacing tip and uoitn tne leiiBtn 01 ine yfl(:Q.' l.llt. MlUlliritl (, I'l" va. n .wliMi hn wnnld bn nailed In to Co to Ills Kwi-oonv but he grudgingly rrllmiuislied tlie' iFiS.ntonlenta In tho soft evening nlr. It as 6' (.y curious now inueii latitude tney save KtAhtin curious, alo, that the magistrate. fc Cfter his second fruitless visit a tew rltdavs aeo. had not returned As Hen- fcW'WJck. had continued easle the maKls i ,!,trte hed grown angry and at last had ; S.ijt'threatened him with the lslt of one who a make him speaK wno was ini Innulsltnr to nie? Some one in high i JerRUthority? Or perhaps soiup Secret KT'SerViee agent who had finally succeeded wra setting some clues as to ine muruer i W-'Ofthe colossal Szarvas? I ?. -Of, ono tblnr itenwlck was sure that Rv? noon he must make a break for liberty. Ui" TahI!,! nmo ln.n ! filial; loftMrl llrt uiiiaui liutt iiitv. tut- .-, "-' L'.v. iu. 'ikltla . tTn .rta tn. 1 apt, L-ti-iim vl lull jfHlta- iiti nns Jivb ii oLftwi.a j v, ..i.i HTlT It'tnfdit lie IS 'j i"Herr -Twenty-eight." said the voice jz or'isurse iiotn at ins eioow, you arp Si'w-o at onca to your room tor e.ain- w fMtion.r' Sifc'-'rSThanka. Frauleln. 1 shall go. It Is w,r,rtb macistrate." PK - Oh nnitflAil BAVieittl K "The magistrate nnd another whom 1 liaita .nv nA. Tlial- o fa lintl1 111 Ilia Z,SJnJ'y-V IIIVI BCC", I iti-.i nii i..... in ,, KKiefficoiconsultlng the head surgeon gaia'enwlck smiled at her as he whls E pered. "I am to be grilled." RlAi 'T aml n ' urvfcx - l irai eu, BV-fHe anruggeu, I lie tune lor snnier ;fuue.Is past." And then, taking her S-hand again. "I shall go at nmv. Bui ;'Jiand again, "I shall go at once. Hut i thev exchanged gn. Itenwlck comrnit Kfrwhatcver happens I want you to know )llK ,, tml ,,n- were alieariy weai iVthat I'shall never forget what jou have nv hupiessed with the hopelessness of & !"tt';i8 nothing. N'ow fo, please." ; C'ftHe' bowed and preceded her Into the f Iwllway.' As they passed the office the itfeor,,waa open and Renwick glanced In. i lkA:i-mftre-lstrnte was there anel another teun. Oetiklncr to Colonel Bohratt. all of ..-T- - " - - .. , .... .. 1 unaware of tnepatient in tne earner was- InnUlntr at them. ueuw ICK irtett and then gazed again at the man leaning over ine tame lacmK i ("Hts flcure seemed familiar, his tti- tintl ffpntiire. more so. and vet for 1 tjecona itenwiCK couio noi place mm Tii a ni kirn EKE F.e. . D&l-then the man smiled, showing a gold tt?tath which caught tne retteciion oi tne SE'iafectnc iignt upon me laoie. - mom Vrtooth A.rfri't-lViie.t,.. T7nth wns reeardlnir Renwick. 't'twho elanced at the open door behind 5-yhhr. and then at Nurse Until. Theiiause rv-':... -A.A. ... I JgiWaa momentous. Benwlek quickly re- t.COVC-rerei "la PUI--- nnu urni. wii rt c. ainei . li$lt . Thev wish In see me 111 the ofilce?" !T?")ie 'asked in a whisper. f "In your room, ptease. i .yuan irii 'them' that you are waiting " , , .Si ' rnanas. again, sain in-nn ilk nn ' Tuptly. with outstretched hand, "and sA- vr.nrlii.hvT' she asked In alarm. FfTV )Hi smiled over the shoulder as he Lcwent up the stairs. , .1 I imnie. L snail rAtiiiiiihr ir hu,i " -a-elttal fe-ir the tall." k.-H left her standlne there locking up w M him In wonder or pity, and then turn c Inff. the stairhead went on down the "i; upper corridor, mere were nurses coo- irersmB nere, aim paiireii m in. .-, f.Renwick went slowly until he reached RV,t -kit ' nvim Rtit nnea within the rltor.r he K-acted with speed and resolution First rf : Psviurneo. tne Key in tne iocic aim somj teciwf 1h holt, then erosLeil the room t-qmlckly. his heart beating rapidly. He Sawaaoot strong ann nis nerves aireHov S'Were warning him. but they did not fall I la-tJ-a-M Ua. nnsrAil rut tt 1ia tt-1 n fli-nt llriAn VviL J jjc-cii ji ri mtr -t,M,..w.-. ujrwl m M.xjtw ieiTB.ce. IL was IlOl r-I !ii-ll rv HUH I imr was a nurse below; standing bffl"r.,"e" 5" 'hV ti. a..man In the wheel chair. He could non -triOir, for they would see him and gaureiy give tne alarm, and so ne waited. 0oK ohck to ine aoor anu iisienniK ior M sound of approaching male footsteps Jl.'yet no sound, He peered down upon Kj(rf-wi ncaa ui ine iuckicss nui-e. muieiy fcslmprecating. The moments were pre. rl riill. Ttfmili tti.ll n.t'or i-n tn1 It Waa,pat the hour" for loitering on the ktferrape. For a moment the Idiotic no- i;iwir,rarnp to ntm to go out into tne cor ifritior ant call the attention of the nurse -stta uliBrvA nf the fli-inr te, the Infmrttnn r.f S-irulea. but he turned 'acaln to the wln- K-filiot-. ThA nurse was movlrur now. slovvlv rt.ushln-r the wheel chair toward the gtdoor.. It was barelv a hundred feet Ejgaway. but to Itenwlck It seemed an eter- L.ni(jr u-riDtt: nit- pan tiiiiisiicu wiiniu '!rhen "taking off his slInDers he nut them pSujH.the pocket of his w rapper and rolling RteltMnto a bundle, dropped It noiselessly r-twu cne terrace ueiovv jus nerves quiv 'red as he sat astrlcfo the wmdnw-slll. Ey:Ut:he set his Jaw and lowered himself fri'xotn ine winaow, catcning tne tton gut-i.ter-nloe with bare fimrers mid tnes Tlie l,pout seemed to creak horribly, and for nivinciii, nc iiiuuBiii inaL ii was swuy ataar.outward with him. But the sens-a- ft-tlon was born of his own Weakness. The Mplpa held, and slowly he descended, ' reaching the ground, his knuckles SSj Wuleed and torn, but so far safe. ISfr.tfHe pausecf for a moment to slip Into t&jMa wrapper and then crossed the terrace "jjawrtiy, reacnea tne lawn and the shel IJarpf be bushes below. CnfAi n,rinm ,... WrX tctlAl'lCK AlA f;V7-t Disguise VT".0Na, ago he had planned the direction jLj-riJn which he should go when the Be, -came for him to escape. And so nout. pausing to iook behind hhn he Tied down tho hill In the khellee ihe hedge until he reached llu end hundred yards away was a hillock. -pjuiK iorwaru in a line wnicn lie aireaay marneu ne would nave tlm Hal protection of rocks and bushes. .- paused just a moment to be sure no one waa coming alter nun. All as before and the dark croun of lings, his home for nearly two IBs. loomed in silent dignity behind ; But llenwlck knew that it would bo tone before the whole country (.would be bulling like a hornet's in ms emeeDieu conuuion, ne J: hardly hope to cope with his pur In the matter of speed and t-o us Want on across the stream at the JK tne hill, he tried to plan some- . uiai wuuia uuiwic incm, cue. t outlying houses of the town but a few hundred yards distant. (lead of taking the road down, the turned sharply to his left after ag the road and entered the ..cemetery taia according to tne '.In a cvuress grove. He now IT-slowly and leaning against the tree regained ms nreatn wiuie tied for the expected sounds of It."- The cemetery seemed to be ; but ne aeciaea to tawe no so he found a tree with thick Tnd climbed from one bough until he round a crotcn or a Cotijrloht ISIS nerr qutnci eles long umipd. antl Iim nerxes Hfpi tingling strangelj. Put he elung to ln ' pprcn uiitii ine period ni weaiines passed and tlipn planned what he had better do. Inslrti' of an hour cry policeman iu Sarajevo would be w,iined by llerr Wlndt to look out fur a man w-lth a heard, wearing a sleeping milt and a blue woolen wrapper Thp ohlous thing therefore was to avoil Sara'o or else find a means to rhanj;e his cos- tuine Hut If hf begged, lion owed, or stole an outllt of native cintlilng what men ' where should he turn.' (If had no mone. for that, of coursp. bad Vippii taken hv thp rulllans who had c-arried hit hndy Into thp wood's and stripped nun n nis nothing in all intents and purposps bi had hern bom again -had come into the world anew, naked ae for the unsightly flapping things in which he was wrapped His Kngllsh clothes were al the Inn in the Whtrii'k iiuarler where he had left them, but to seek them now meant Immediate cap ture. And If he wore English clothes' in the streets of a town full of men In uniform he would be as conspicuous as tlinuglrln sleeping suit and wrapper. A natUe 4'ostnine was the thing anil a fez whirh would hide the plaster on his bead. Rut bow to get It? He heaid oice. and two men pased below him wcalng In and nut among the trees: he hipped the inspiration which had hlrtiVn bini climb, lie would have known Wlndt lie was not one of them. The weie men from the hospital, out of breath with running, and the phrases 'their task. A while they watted, and ! then he saw Ihem go out on the fur- ,-le t,e t0 suc side of the copse as though glad be well aw-ay trom so melancholy a spot. Indeed, the gray turban-carved tombstones were eloquent to Henwlck and a newly made glne not far nwa.r was unpleasantly suggestive of tho faio that had so marly been his. It was I starlight now. but dark, and the owls I were already hooting mournfully as though the souls of those who 1 in Ihe sod beneath had come again to lslt In nlt-Vil tliele lnt.t i-itlii,r nt:n'f.s It ,,: not tn( nlost cheeiful spol for a n,ar .,, ..,. jst ron, ( 0f n bout with death, and llenwlck had no mlml to stay there. So when t.ie men who had been searching lor htm had gone their wavs. ho clambered stiffly down. I He Hngereel by the newly matie grave obsessed by the rather morbid notion of digging up the estimable Moslem who reposed tlieie and exchanging las own hospital wrapper foe the much to be elesired native costume, hip. desperate as was his need the Idea was loo unpleas ant. He would rob, tr necessarj. but not the dead. As he waiideied among the trees in tho direction of the nraiest lights, he felt a pair of scissors In the pocket i.i litu wrn-iner T.'t :i illetn tenth's His lln- irers closed unon them imvv A weapon" ! Better than that A plan had eoipe to him which he proceed' cl immediately to nut Into nracttce. Taking off Ills wrap per he seated himself upon a tombstone and began cutting It into pieces, shaping a short sleeveless jacket He cut the sleeves of the wrapper lengthwise and made a turban. Its skirt made him a belt with some thing left over. He puzzled for a while over the lc-mnant of cloth left lo him. thinking of his legs, but at last elisearii ed it as useless, and hid it among the hushes. Then, laboriously, he trlmmeti his mustache and beard It was slow work without light or mirror, nut lie t .it . il the touch ot ms nn- remalned, a stub rr" .. .-..'. ble such as a man would have who had gone a few days without shaing. Then, satisfied that under cover of the daik ness he might nass In a crowd of vopie unnoticed, he slipp"d the scissors Into the coat of his sleeping suit and sallied forth. At least he was rid of tae flowing robe which would have made of hhn a marked man. Fortunately the night was hot and sultry and so far he suffered no Inconveniences, hut he knew that this disguise was only a makeshift and that by fair means or foul, he musr cotno Into the possession of some soft of costume 111 which he could face the light of da. In the load, he passed a farmer returning from the bazaar, and the careless greeting of the man reassuieel hhn A polyglot costume surely but this was a city of polyglots. The dis guise would do at least for this nigh,.. But the appearance of Wlndt had sen ouslv alarmed blm. It meant, if he was taken, that he would surely be in terned, or worse, perhaps that he might be accused of complicity In the murder of Szarvas. Windt's own man In the back of his head a plan had been form ing, which meant if not active help In escaping from the city, at least a short refuge from pursuit, and perhaps some thing more Instead of going Into the city by the nearest way. which would have led him In a few moments into the European ly J'u ;io l.ctlutr Company I grmiffWEyr r BfaSg Sam. V.r .uawr I "CAP" STUBBS"Cap" Wasn't a Prisoner Very Long T- - .: By' EDWIN A I j "-i-v I GEEWHPS. FELLERS'. y7S -X-v lTIE H,S FKT'TOO'.J 331 SIS WMM Y W$ ' """I ' I miL -y ' jpjr -k Mh mm iK -Bmi"! .futjtor of 'Ib YclbvOorc ' Ij I). An oil ! p;irt of thf town bote to the left hill behind the agali,. ulimlilng the TeUija mo(Ue. until ho reached an eminence back of the fort less above the clolden Hastion. and then slowly de scended Inm the Tuikish tpiatter (if the town wheie the sl reels were narrow and dark and the danger of detection mini mized lie had already passed many people who had merely glanced at him and gone their ways, and the success of h's disguise gne him conlldencp : hut as he approached the Sirocac Tor be was badlv frightened, for on turning the corner of a street he inn dltectly iyto the arms of a slout Hnsnlan policeman who was looking for blm. The man swore at him In bad Merman and Tten w Ick drew bade against the wall, sure that the game was up. until he icallzcd I hat the fellow was only cursing be cause he was almost, if not quite as much startled as Renwick. So the Kug lishman. regaining his coniposuto, bow ed polilely and would hao gone on. but the policeman spoke if-oxTivunu To.Monr.ow) '.rent deninnd for the IIVIIXIM! I'l'ltl.lC l.lIHH,K may cnuse -.nil to int.. mi Installment nf this irry intere.tlui: stnr. Vnil liml belter, therefore, telephone nr wrlle lo the Cirrulfl-tinn llep.crtment or ask .-itmr newsdealer I 111-, nflernnnn to leace ihe r. i-MNi pi tii.ic i,i:i)(ii:it at inur linme. ' .1 .1. 'at iitlrnlc Hi!' wnilmtHl . By DADDY "THE LONESOME BEAR" A complric new ndvciilurc each ireclt, balmting Montlnp CHAPTER V l.onrsomr Iicnr's Story U'cmjii .'or.t fo tlir hirrl.i' Itai i est patti) and It trliihlniril till a hem. ii-hieli eames flow the iroods. Hltlii (Hint butts tlir hear into the river. Then it f itiieovered that he in ei feeinr ilaneinii bear anil he in united In join the ml; ) 44-t.TriIAT'S your name'.''' a-keil Prgg? . VV as the b'ai climbed up the bank and shook himself, sending the water fl.ving in evciy direction. ' i useel to he i ailed l'etes Dancing Bear Bear, but now I guess my name is just Lonesome ileal.' he answered That's a funny name." remaiked ivcirv. "Whv are vou lonesome.' "It's a sad. sad stoiy," lesponeled Lonesome Bear, "and I'd like to get cheered up a lilt before I tell it. May I have the pleasuie of a dunce?" Peggv hesitated. She'd never danced with a" bear anil had never thought that she vvnulel want to. And perhaps Lonesome Bear wasn't as tame and nice as he sani be was He might start to dance wiih her, then grab i her and bear her nff to his forest cave. Then she looked into his eyes. They were so soft, so friendly, with just a touch of sadness in them, that Peggy couldn't help trusting him, so she , bowed her acceptance. , Still she was veiy glael to see that Balky Sam. Billy (loat antl Solum Bull kept close at hand. They hadn't nutte I made up their minds whether to treat I Lonesome Bear as a friend or a foe, and they were going to watch him. Peggy i juelged from the glance.- they gave each other that they would hae been lust as glad if he proveel a. toe, tor that would give them a chance for an excit ing rescue and a lively row. Johnny Bull. In particular, seemed just aching. fcr an excuse to pitch Into Lonesome Bear again. Billy Belgium struck up a lively one step, antl Lonesome Bear, rising on Ins hind legs, gallantly led Peggy into it. He danced so well that she quickly foigot all her fears. He was very much of a geiiilemau. and was careful not to get Peggy wet fiom his damp fur. He put a lot of queer variations Into the dance, tdd steps nnd turns mat Peggy had never seen before, but she had no trouble in following him in every movement She didn't notice what the others were doing until the dance ended. Then there came a burst of applause, and Peggv found that every one else had I stopped to watch her and Lonesjme i Bear I "(Ireat''' hee-hawed Balky Sam. "Come on, Lonesome Bear, dance with the daily Thrift tr'in. MAY IIICr.lMiOTIIAM rtv pit)Oli Iu.k, Rnod lliek." J Carter to himself as said .Ineli he came cross a letter for Alice Vlnlon. "N'ow 1 hall have a chance to sell some tluift tamps." Happily he stalled on his Mile. hs mall bag feeling like onl.v lalf Its weight on account uf that one neclous letter. Tin Vlnlnn homestead leached, he ifl" conscious nf rather a stiaitRe sen latlon round his heatt. and after piess 'ng tin bell he hastily drew out his handkerchief to conceal his embarrass ment In answer to the ring. Alice ap peared, countenance beaming, and ar- aed In h lace cap and blue home chess. To .lack, hiirpI" neer could be tiinie beautiful, and as he handed her the letter he stannuei lugly Imputed "If she wished for mine thrift stamps to da.v " - "Xri, thf.nk you." Alice haIHy re plied. "It's a beautiful morning. Isn't Ii Ves." said .lack, hut It Is dntibt- fitl If she heard the answer, as the door , had closed, and Alice had gone. 1 Some minutes later. Ilrace. the young er sister, relumed fiom the gioceis lo 1 find Alice much depressed. I'pon In- cjnf I sue confessed it was ail on ac "ount of .lack farter nnd thrift sumps, i "1 bought four from him last week lus bei"itise was ashamed, to refuse Irrr He 'aii we should be patriotic and ave for l'r,cle .ain. ami while 1 agree with him; 1 feel that , mothers docn.r hill should !.. setilcd first; but of conrte I c'lnii'd not tell him that. The M l limp I .,-e h.ui coming I sh.'ill hae the tl"M i pen --ii In can throw Hie mall In the hall, as I cauni t refuse linn again " "No. Alice." i-nid ilrace. 11111' cally. "we can't dec that. We'll hiue to think up some wa to sae Ihe innney, for while It Is for a mighty good pur pose, we ale saving that much for oui seHes." (race started her houeumk whlls Alice left for her office, each promising to think up some w-ay out or th cuity. At noon they compared plans. 1 trace's was to fix oer their last tar s 1 nats. while Allc s was to iiitui an em-1 broidery sale. "Vou know ",iace, theie Is the rose sofa pillow that I made dur ing the , winter we cc uld sell chances on that, and then I have a new Idea loo: 1 shall get some white satin lihboii and emhiolder mluiatitie seixlee flags to be used as bonk mai Iters, which we will sell for "7t cents apiece." "Wonder, fulj wondeiful'" cMialmeil flrace, who had listened In breathless silence while Alice unfolded her plans "I only hope our fiici'tss will be all we anticipate." Bus days followed fol the Vinton gills- in ilatlons were s-nt In all I hoi r friends and in-lusiiioii'-ly both worked arranging chance caid ami rmh'oidci ing bookmaik-- 'Thank goodness." said Alice. "Hint Ihls is the last one of the two dozen. I can sec slnis In my slei p. I bae made so mun In iha lasl week" "Keep up your courage," checr fullv responded ilrnee. "we'll ha a good Old time al Ihe party to make up f"i n 1 i.iis wink " The g'eat night finall. arrived Alice. Iirr I'liifU-- iicluv. mill the excitement nf the evening. Poked perfectly beautiful m n tie.it Hint. fin-Arlid muslin dress nnrl n I few tlnv pink losehuds tucked aiuoiic her I rich brown curls., tliace w-ps eitually as attractive iu a snow-white muslin tin - w 1th dalntv blue bows on bolh apion and cap, ga.vlv chatting to each other as she busily served tea and e-ookies. "Kvet.v book mark sold and only two chances "DREAMLAND ADVENTURES ilaiircel e well thai lie quieklv forpol all hii fear!) And awav thev went In a waltz i ine. ' that made the birds laugh and that 11 cut . ! trill r liirte Inlet It ntt--) tfttt;c--l would 1ibm hi en n big lilt In any circus. Then Billy Hot I and Johnny Bull each danced with Lonesome Bear, and hn soon found himself a tegular member , of the party Finally Billy Belgium stopped to rest 'and Lonesome Bear, by this time all smiles, sat down on his haunches ami looked around. "Now," lie said, "I'll tell my sad storj." All the birds gathered aiound, while Peggy had the seat of honor on her throne. "Once upon a t me r was born away out In the woods," began Lonesome Bear. "I don't remember much about that, because when I was very young I .was stolen away from homo and mother." "Poor, poor Bear!" said Peggy, "With my little brother I was put In a cage in a summer park, and that wasn't so awful bad because the chil dren used to share their peanuts, pop corn and cookies with us until we grew roly-poly fat. "But that was niy lasl summer of novelette remaining." Alice announced triumph antly. "I II take them both." said .lack tarter, and for him thei, weie luek chances, for the er.V last one drew the much-coveted pillow. Dancing In the spacious dining room was then enjoyed until at a late hour all depaited, tired hut happy, and each declaied It a most enjoyable evening. ' "We'll call .lack Iu Monday morning."! said Alice. "If he has no mall for us. and I how proudly we shall purchase three big 1 war savings stamps and the temalnderi ui- will put Into thrift stamps." I "Anil a banner to hang In the window, too." added tlrnce. who believed In nd- vertlslng their good fortune. 1 .Monnay morning came and with It the postman. Alice, all radiant, asked for the desired stamps, .lack's heart beat so fast he could sraicely calm himself. so completely sutptlsed was lie at mak ing such a big sale to Alice. "I'll bring them this evening." said .lack, "If mi will he at home, as I have sold all I had with me this mooing." "All tlglit." answwed Alice, "I shall he here." , That eenlng. after settling the stamp transaction, .lack remained, and Urace. feigning Illness, letlred unite tally, leav ing Alice and himself alone. Leading the way to the couch hammock, .lack's aim stole lovingly around her Softly se cluded by a thick netting of wistaria, .lack gently drew her hand lo his shoul der, as he toftly whispered, "Alice. I hae 1oed you since the days we ued to tiael to school together, anil how happy I was to win the prize at your party made by your own dear hand-. A still greater prlxe I am going to ask for to night, sweetheart, and that is Just your self. Am 1 the fortunate winner this time?" anxiously usked .lack, as he pressed her still closer to himself, l-'alnt-ly Alice murmuied "yes." and they both clasped each other In a loving embrace Quickly the evening hours Hew hj dreaming of the future and planning for the happv days to come. t'onlldenth Alice told . how they had ohtalned the money for the stamps, and Jack wns ...l. ....4.....1 .....I .1 ttr-l., ..! 1....r....l ..'r...!.. -,TjciiV stamps for ine." said Jack, as he K.nP her a great big hug. "i-'or us both." ciulekly responded Alice. "Ves. dear," aelded Jack, "and here's hoping that erelong we shall have many mors lo add to our lucky tluee the starting point of our new-found happiness." Tnninrrmr'x CVii'i'ifCiV Xnrrlrtlc IWTTY TAKMi .1 i.I.Yl." INNOCENT KID Conjurer Now, to help me with this next trick, I want the serv ices of n buy Just any boy in the nmlioncc yes, yon will do, my Ut ile man; conic alon-;. Now, you've never seen mo before, have you? Hoy (itinoccnllv) No, father!-TII-lHIs-.. " WHY! PRUDKNCE! lie I think you have a very, very pretty face. She - 1 believe ynti are sincere nhiittt that. At least yon don't seem te hnvo anything: against It. Cornell AViduvv. )t ami cntlinp Saturday. ha.'iplness. In the winter we were ship peel to a stuffy animal stole In the city anil there, I met Peie." 'Who was Pete?" asked Peggy" "Pete was, my master and 1 became slave." Was he good to you?" asked Peggy. "Sninetimis when the pennies came '.i-t he was good, anil winiethnrs when tic pennies cuii)e slow he was cross anil isly Then he would beat me and not give me my supper. ile taught tne lo d.incc ' At first 1 liked to dance for the children nnd make them laugh. But elanclng all ihe lime for other people and not lor your self grows Into hard work, espcclaliy w'len yon have lo dance from morning until night. "f useel tn long for the fre?o woods where 1 could elance fen my own fun, but I was always dinggcd away to the hot city pavements. 1 maele up my mind long ago that some day 1 would escape. "Pete was using me to earn money to go back to Italy. 1 earned over nnel over again what he paid for ine, but still he was after more and more money. "A few nights ago we crept Into a barn to sleep. I was awakened by a terrible slot m. It thundered, the light ning Hashed, the rain poureel down, antl the wind blew. Suddenly there rame n p.utlculaiiy loud dap anil it seemed as though the c.nth hail come to an end. The lightning had stiuck the barn, smashlmr nnrl evf it ilnivn -iinl sett iite- i. on fire I leikeil sn h:ivil In nit- feiirltt that 1 tore myself free from tho bailor to which my chain was attached. At once I started out Into the storm. "But something Inside me held back. , I mutt find what had become of Pete i By the flashes of lightning I saw him i caught under the wreckage of the ban tm .t.... The fire was spreading and he. would soon be burned up. working frapticall.-. I torn the wreckage from hhn. Then I dragged hhn 'away to a safe distance. That done 1 fled with a free con science. I had earned iny freedom by saving the life of the man who owned me. For five happy ela I have been free, free, free ! I have hejcti lonesome, but 1 will be lonesome no more, now that I have marie friends with vou folks And all my days I will be fre,-. anil happy, and my own bear." In his joy. Lonesome Bear lose tn his feet and danced a frolicking jig. rtlght In the midst, n loud whistle sounded through the woods. Lonesome Rear stopped as If shot. All the happlnesi went out of him. a look of intense woe came into his face. "It'p Pete!" he whis-pcred. "I must go back to slavery !" (7'oinoiToio will be told hoic Pete is uieeit a surprise and hoie Lone some Bear's new friends coma to his aid.) IB Hi THE FIQSTSHOT 6y COIPOfSAL OSBORNE DEVAQI LA BATTEE.Y C. SIXTH U.S. FIELD Ats3.TILL.ErSV lUtt, I11 flic '-ihfic Mair Cumnanu; Copvrlohl, IsS, hu Joltil C. miulem Coipani.l itoptright CHAPTER XII (Continued 1 TT HAPPKXKI) thai he selected for JL his 1: marry one of those Prussian, beer-fed monstrosities weighing about 250 pounds, but McNIchol I in it no time to make a selection. In his mind a Huh was a Hun big, little or Indifferent, Poking his HUlomatlo nuclei the fat Jowl or the terrified boche McNIchol gfowled: "Vou ale my prisoner. N'o funnV bus iness now or I'll bore you. Double ipilck march!" The big Hun "undeiHtoojl the order for he waddled dolefully'' nut of the liench and AlcXIchol In ought up the tear, now and then giving his prisoner a suggeslle poke In the ribs Willi Ihe muzzle nf his plslol; .McN'Ichol's huddles hearl.v died I.uigh. iiik iwieu ne w-ttlKedt- 111 wnn tile fut hoy. nut lie iiidnt care a A few weeks laler lln a I j nhuiit thai back little g;rl in Ohio was delighted when she r3nnlKt'Si " ".vofcis;- '.i-v-c 1Z2ZZS2Z2.KZ!ZZXZXS3ai One of tlie puns iu Hi- 1 . Itcrv lli.ii learned that her svveetheait had his promise and -.-apt tiled a boche. 1 cpt nut .McMchol didn't think it ncces-, sary to tell her Iu his letter that the prisoner he had taken had proved to be the cook of the Herman sector. No. why should he? Theie'H no use-being j a Juy killer when it concerns jour best girl. CHAPTER Xlll Neatly the Irrepressible ' the most entertaining char- J acters rs I met at the hospital was a Yank by the name of Scotty, who gave mo a thrilling nt count of how a bunch of Americans ill the ('aiieli,-,n i-outince-i received the news of tho entrance of Uncle Snm Into the war In Apri . 1 :i i . S'-olty had' been gasped, but he vva on the high road lo lecovei) when In ane! I collided, llu was formerly an meilcan telegiaph opcnlor one of the loving kind who had tapped the key to the accompaniment of tho Men si' e-orie from Chicago to New Orleans and fiom Boston to luiseo. He was long, lean antl lank, with legs like stilts and aims like bean poles, but his muscles were as of steel. I found that out when he reached nut of his cot nnd grasped my hand. When he let go my paw I felt as though it had been mashed In a coffee grinder. From a Scotch-Irish ancestry this buddy had Inherited a ikeen Into of lighting, when tho fighting was lirrel and fast. He told mo In detail the story of that memorable! night when the news reached the trenches thai the I'nlted States was In the war, and I will repeat It as accurately as po.sslhle. On a particular evening iu April, 1(117, Scotty said to his buddy, one Jadi Mur dock, of Albany. N. V.: "Jack, this Is getting too slow for me, HE'LL FOOT TIIK HILL l.ATI-K CRrttniii-j Magazine. Painter How's your lou this morning. Cap? Cap Pretty goejd. I cal'Iate. The doctor says my toe is on the heal. f5SJ ) -,' 4 '9 gr Ivlng around In this beastly trench, doing nothing but wallow In mud and duck shells. 1 joined the Canadian con tingent to fight, not to fester In muck and get rheumatlsmV' 'Time 'parently ain't ripe for taking n swat at the Huns," replied .Murdoch, whlttliiK at his corncob pipe. "Itlpe !" snorted Scotty disgustedly. "We'd soon make the bodies ripe If' we could get at tbein with our bayonets." "Oh, lay off that stuff," protested Mur doch, "Don't grit your teeth nt me that way. I'm not to blame because you can't jump Into Merlin tonight and silt the Kalsei's throat." Just then a seigeaut hurried Into the ttencli from a Liiinmunlcnting passage. He was covered with mud and his eyes gleamed with excitement. "Boys," he yelltd, "the biggest news .vet ; the 1'nlled Slates ban declared war on tlermany and I'ncle Sam Is go ing to ship . big hi my into France!" The langy Scully was on his feet with a whoop. He grabbed the ser geant by the shoulders with his knotty hands and said huskllv; "Say that again, old man, and at the same time kick me so that If I am di earning I'll wake up " The sergeant repealed the' Joyous message and at the same lime give J Scotty a dig In the shins Willi his foot I "Hurrah!" shouted Scolty "Old nole Sammy has hlsrflander up at last " '"T.iAi'' - -' -s.i3Sji3sTajaj---- liretl lite fir.l shot for America llio lie executed a little war dance around (he trench. Iny When A merlin Cnler. War I The news raced up and down the sec- . '" Ike wildfire, 'anil Ihe Canaelliins lolneel In the joyfesl of their Viinkcc comrades. AS for --cotty. he grew mole excited every m time as the Import of the lid- f?i.,sTiViB! In, M,1 l'!tellK,t'",-r- , Hnnlly he grabbed n rifle with one hand and seized an American flag with the other. His keen gray eyes burned TRENCH T-ILK The war hns'evnlvcd what is nl inn.t 11 new language. In which each nation involved has enutrlbuteel lavishly. The American soldier went In I'rHtire rlehl.v provided with n slnre of slang, In which earll tiny bus lidded a new anil rholro selec tion of terms and phrases. ".nine nl Ibis new language Is clear lo (hose at home, bill much of II needs explanation. Alirilli:. The soldiers' name for the sky-pointing guns that shoot nl aircraft and sometimes hit them. Al'TO.MATIC, The Colt- . lu-callber automatic pistol with which our boys 'are armeel. If It doesn't happen to Jam It Is a pretty dead ly weapon. , I! AltltACii:. High-explosive shells llreil' by artillery so that they pass over the heads of an ad vancing or retreating force and full In a line In front or back of them and protect them. A I ox-barrage is one which Is laid down nil around a small force so that it cannot move in any direc tion. IIATTKKY. A specified number of pieces of artillery which oper ates as 11 unit under the com mand of a captain. IITIKTIIA. Sammies' name for a big German gun, from the name of the oiliest daughter of Krupp, the Oeimau gumnaker. IIIK STfFI. Yarlous kinds of large German shells. The big ones filled with hlgh-exploslvo are called crumps, from the noise they make when they explode. The ones that give oft a cloud of black smoke are called coal-boxen or Jack John sons. The French call the big stuff maimltes or stevvpots. lill.I.LT. The barracks, French ll lage or encampment to which the soldier is sent after his tour of duty in tlie trenches, supposedly for 11 lest, but 'usually to work very hard a I some nonfightlug branch of military work. The sol diers usually spend ono week lei tlie front-lino trenches, the next week In the support, or seconu 1 Ine trenches, and tho third week hi the rest blllctn, after which they return to tho front line. M Mm " s- ',M-:Jf 'ISsillira I ;.-. ;".-xwpiM&&rr?r:. .---sitt--ailt.l-iV , 1, lte2- h . I with the old fighting lire of his Scotch ancestors. "Come on, Yankee," he yelled, "Over the top for us; we'll be disgraced for life If we don't nerve notice on the bodies oer yonder that L'ncle Sam has Jumped Into the war with both feet. Ktery blamed one of you who has red American blood In his veins, come on over." Veiling like an Apache, Scotty cleared the sandbags with a mighty bound, and he wan followed over by a hundred or more Vanks. A Canadian lieutenant nhouted some, thing about violation of orders, but lie. might as well hate tried to carry on a. dialogue with the wind. Fortune favoied the raiders, for there happened to be a bleak In the barbed wire barrier of the enemy, n,nd through ". this rushed the Americans, with Seottv al their head, waving the Stars and Stripes. II was a thrilling moment, and the dumfounded Canadians back in the trenches expected every minute to see the little hand wither up under a fusillade of machine-gun bullets. Bui the Iltlns were evidently not even dreaming of such a reckless assault, for they didn't Ate a shot The American"? leaped into the Herman flrst-llue trench and shot down a si.'ore or more of bodies, before Ihe enemy icallzcd what liHd hap pened. Fifteen of the enemy threw down vv.tr ilct'ornlcil in honor of the ccnl Iheir arms anil surrendered. The prison, -is wore marched back to the Canadian line by Scotty and his delighted nicii The commanding olllcer of the sector Minitiinneit Scotty and wanted to know why the laid was made In violation of , ' vv couldn't help It, colonel." explain e,l Scotty. "When vve heard that Cncle Sam ns In, we just had to go over and 'celebrate." - The olllcer grinned In fipKp of himself. and besides he was from Toronto and iTue-rs, nircw Miiticiiuug udoui i iu yanitee flght- Ing spirit. I "See that l,t don't happen again," he said, turning his face away to hide his I ainu-.pnient I Larl.v Iu inv jnrn I praised the cour- 1 at-i, nf iiiai'I, .1 11 L.nlill..! . nf ,!..... . 1 ri ". .,,,,v, 111111 .-'jiuivi n lit tlllt 11 icttClll- age, and I want lo do It again, for they an- doing a noble work for democracy W hlln my feet vveic gelling well in tho hospital I heaicl the tale of Nle;k Kor nles, a Greek youth, who was formerly a -tender of bananas al Fifteenth street and Avenue; u In Vow York streams of humanity that daliv couised by his liumuie pushcart had no realization that this mild immigrant lad from New York's seething Kast Side was n potential hei'o. it Is safe to say that any of the men or women who bought bananas from Nick Komles would have laughed Increduouslv If any body had predicted before the lapse of niiiii.v iiiumiiK an entire nation would pay homage to this obscure Greek bov I -Vet (hat Is just what did occur. I Nick Kornles hath no Idea himself 1 what the? fiitui e hold, so whv should strangers be able to guess? He was a dreamer, but he never dared to hops tl.ar his dream? would come true. The big war overseas was a vague, distant Ihtr.g as far as ho was concerned the only times when It penetiated even I slightly Into .ils consciousness was when I he heard the shrill voices of tho news boys calling eft the headlines which told of gains, defeats, or deadlocks in the war zono In France. I (CONTINUED . TOMOnnOW) Sharp as Lye The damp looked shrewdly nt Miss Wnry, and she returned his gaze with cr,unl .shrewdness, hut her expression did not soften in the least. "You see, it's llltp this, ma'am Six months ago I had n little homo of my own, hut riflade an unfor tunate marriage, Sly wife's tem per was such that It kept 111 c Iu hot water all the time," "H'm!" said Miss Wnry. dryly "It's a pity thero couldn't have been a little soap with it. Only six months ago, did you say'.'" Pearson's Weekly. 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