W-T " e -i t, .r '.' i - .1 "V-. i, " .'I i, U" EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA', VSAOHJRDAY JULY 13;' liftfc f .' ', ' i EVERY MEMBER OF THE FAMILY CAN FIND SOMETHING INTERESTING HERE TO READ fe . W, THE SECRET WITNESS a George fCorirlont, lllti i '( IHK STORY THUS FAR 6ft RENWICK. under secretary ot Him HnPMV 111 I,-,,,,. ,.. ... Patau HI IHINIIKA NTKA1INI. whom tmmm niMfhMP ntl .ttllle 11!. 1014 tllO the story opens, a conversation In the. gardens at ivonnpmni wirrn mu in Kaiser, von iirpua ami n nu , Archduke, In which "the destiny of i" la sealed, i n ( ,lANilna (n mike the Arch ' t-and hla morganatic wife, Sophll , k. Important nitures jiansnaa ij i .i-..4 ..e Rnhi hut she decides her diitv la to her country and the Aus- I ' -- . -. . . t'UI1 ,... 1- n monarcn. i ranz josi-i . nur nn- Mawrttnc to him Ilenwlck la inrornunR nn lef. This means an estrangement be Mswrttnc to him Ilenwlck Is Informlnit hla . fiSS: i ""aflaWR WINDT. chief of th Austrian Kuan nun aiariitnivM ert Service, la Instructed to thwart any M to save tne ArciiniiKe. who hm .-,-.. red murdered In Siraievo. lie cap V fttres Renwlck ana .xiansnaa "" Vt 3 arv. "sm: wSroe r Mt aSS b .-aariTina n wain .ii'uii- k. li.' CAPTAIN tiOKITZ. of the German Secret P Service, captures Marlshka from xvindi '""""" """. '.!;'. i.v.. i... .1,,. -iS.JBy winai. is iraneu i .'""':'"""' '-,, T 4i v ti in it, lmir.li Kprret Sirvlt'ii & ind promises 10 ncin ner mi . i -$V,leso her. They arrle In .Sarajevo I ust s, it too late to prevent mo aseassinaiiun " ": t? & . .ClijT.i.. ...i j..t,i li..nnlrk released ' "j 1 ffl' RenwIcK lo'catea Marls"hka-B hldlnB place Ift. . ,aor is urges .iiarisnria iu .-..u .... - l-v'-.lrk nlannlnir to kill him Marlshka Mg,j However, seeks to bribe her Jailer the KKBMr of RataJ. Ilenwlck reaches XIarlshka Ri'i bsora either plan can develop On the W& approach of Oorltz he hides In a suit of fUi 'rmor. and when uorua irn-; iu ""II 'S .Jffrlshka to leave with him the man In l- armor points a revolver at him K . nenwlck Is shot by Oorlti ,'""l"kc,"h'? JU'. lind hlmaelf In a hospital. I.earnlnB that Sci" war, has started, ne utiiun " "",'' if Meniltv secret When he can no lomter r.f r- .. ., .- B.,rta rrnm me nua- nt. CHAPTER XIX (Continurtl) HYT7HICII way have you come?" he W asked. "From the Kastcle" i.-r-You have seen no b.irehead ed man with a beard, wearing a long blue coat? A long blue coat? There are none With long blue coals In the KJStele In the month of August." ..'Pful I I do not wonder'" said the fttOMHlan m. liurrted on. I .But the venture made enn'tK " J .IlKhta, moving under the shadows or walls and houses, at last reaching th? A.;.7..7. .n...v dnnn which he had O ' once come to Inspect tho house with the Fr' 2l..v.i..o 1,-inHnoo Almost two months VUi fcad passed since he had stood In this ES.. tnt watching these same lighted wln- H dows, unaware of the success that naa V m A I1LI.. t.1 rthnnll fill t tl'Q fl m Den almost vvunin ins Bi.ia ... ly nothing was changed The blue door feced him, and gathering courage, be crossed the street and entered the gar den. It was very dark under the trees and he went quietly forward, stopping by the fountain to listen for sounds Within the house He reatlted that It was growing lae and that while the garden offered him a refuge from those who were seeking him In the city, day light would make his tenure precarious even here. If the girl Yevn would only come down Into the garden 1 He waited y tho bench listening, and presently 'Was rewarded by hearing a light rip pling laugh from the room above the door. She was there tho girl but not lone with the old woman perhaps, or the man with the beard. Remvlck listened again and watched the -window, but heard nothing more. There was nothing for It but to put on, a bold front, so summoning bis courage, he walked to the door of the - house and loudly knocked. There was an exclamation, a sound of 5 1 Jootsteps upon the stair, and at last the i 'fcolt of the door was shot and the door ,pened. Zubeydoh stood, a lantern in r- liter hand, scrutinizing him. Rv' He spoke in German, at once. "I . come ujajti an uit.?". iiiiuii "i k 'coolly. "Unon a matter very important f it the owner ot tills house BV "Sneak what do you want?" she nwtked. i Dear a. iiie3ifc 'Tho Effendl is not at home -J'Ah then Yeya may receive It" Teva 1 Who aro you ; He smiled. "For the present that Beed not matter." Zubeydeh blocked the door more for midably with her body. "Ne one enters this house In the JSffendi's absence." 1 "I do not desire to enter the house I merely wish to talk with Ycva, here "That Is not possible " The woman moved back and made a motion to close tbe door, but Renwick took a pace for ward and blocked her effort with his loot. "Walt." he said. Something In the tone of his vo.ee arrested her, and the hand which held the door relaxed She regarded Ren wick with a new curiosity Her eyes narrowed as she peered into his face She had seen some one who looked life this tall beggar, but where -? "Who are you?" she asked again. Cth'la time with a note of anxiety scarcely "iunwlcit smiled, but he had not yet removed his foot from the sill of the "You do not remember me?" Vn and yet " She paused in - ewlldeTment, and nenwlck quickly fol lowed his advantage. -"I am one who can save this house "from a danger." "IPnave but to speak yonder." and gestured eloquently toward the cit . Stow them, "and the danger will fall He leamd forward, whispering tensely, fl '"". n... nf the Austr an Gov- 35MT.K jTknow more about the ubeydrh droned the handle of the oo? and "elzed Renwick's arm, whl e e? narrow eyes glittered close to his wn, ,., And. you-r -f .... "It is merely ui " ald coolly. i- 'Tamath7Tnan in the armor. Zubey- fj?j , , ... . IJ enlamnlV Xeartedikomhim , Inaf- f iT ?Allah r she whispered, and then Lur ' A1?' ,J-A aealn. touching his arm IfeKKS" T.S;.,inelv. while she looked 5 ""." "VrTtn the dark recesses of the JJABL Ml be'n they are there-the police are Ha aHickly reassured her ?No I mean you no harm Do you unrt.ntand? I have said nothing nor .hall 1 "peak! unless he paused avlgnlflcantly. yi ''nnl'esTTou' refuse to permit me to vr-lSrfserdMr"f lsiireieouVer'y i-WrdeoPO"ouMwant?" she asked A dluise. a weapon, and tiome S.'So'-v"!1 Thfkffendl has gone upon i"Viy'Ar?ew"kroner only-enough to get J,"- ng out w. iu"' , nf I . -r "And. you will keen silent n K :A"rgaJaeway from here-qulckly. ? Js:.3.k.a vnn will not see me again ! .W"'.. eln I believe you?" sue sa.u Kt2SPSst-rs-HU-' !H7he .truth long ago. W Zubeydeh ". t v shall BO ,. , rmrZuVeydehTndStu'sther: B'.mt forward... ...,. n. . . heard. "T "l . aLl"?..w""" al ve?" ?.r lPr You knSw- any thlng-ot X' .hinB sadly. And then as ! e'tt .00 MMl VWHiu .." wbt sCSr'wa. now out of Zubey- te8craS "X1 SSEl aside , motioned C fm to go up the "tali "you will not remain Ion7 "ne 'fJ9555;ir. Jong en?,u8Jvlti,ar.cbanBe my Kb? There are garments,' fe jacaev, unv.wf r ---- 'ball be aa you desire-" . Irr." "" .. thm Htalru Into the rsvst wcwfc v mw. r";- t ' V rf. A tA A.V.P! Gibbs - Juttor of 7' iWrn'Ootts lv Public Ledger Company. Cinrfolit, 101S. ZtijbcJoli i.nipeil the lmiiulc of room where lie anil tlorltz hail met re- capitulating briefly In hH m ml the so- qtience of events which had led to his own downfall If he had onl pot the- , man when he bad stood there a fnlr mark, defenceless ' It had not been the sportlnc thine, but If he had known what was to follow, be would have done It nevertheless. At lcat he thought so now The fateful armor had been re stored to Its place In the corner, and while be anxiously awaited Yeva's re turn he examined It casually with the rather morbid Interest which one mlBht display In the Inspection of one's eollln It was dented upon the sldei with the marks of bullets which had danced aside, but three neatly drilled holes, two In the breastplate and one In the neimei. reminoeii mm again now n;i- ij had been his escape from death "Clo"o shooting, that," he muttered to hlmcelf. Kmptied clip and not one miss" Vev.i, who had gone with Zubeydeh nto the harem, now returned (dlrcieetlv veiled) nnd with an air of restraint made a sign to the englishman to be seated while Zubejdeh brought re freshments He heard Yevn speaking gentb at bis ear ' Allah ! good i:cellency. thev toid me that jou were dead that they would hurv you. They took your body and that of the other man In a cart to the hilK .ibovi the ritv Hut -nine one rame and they were torceu to go away" You saw her go with him"" Yes. She had fainted I helped to carry her down through the selamlik to the street at the hack of the house Then an automobile came and they took her away " "Thrre have been no inquiries nere "None. And you will say nothing?" she asked anxlouslv "N'ot a word. Would ou have me deliver myself Into the hands of my enemies?" "I shall help you. nxcellency. If you will try to find her" "Yes I shall try I will follow, if you will provide me with clothing" "It shall bo done. But first vou must cat and drink nnd then we shall plan." Zubeydeh. now completely disarmed brought cakes and sherbet, and when Renwlck had eaten and drunk gave him cigarettes nnd the clothing, showing him into a room where ho quickly di verted himself of h's rags of wrapper land put on the garments which she had brought They were curiously familiar. I His own disguise that which be had uouKill in mc uuzuiir .inn n.tu wiiru when he had first come to this house. He felt In the pockets of his trousers but the money was gone. And when he vvas dressed Zubeydeh colored hi face with some liquid which she brought fr irr the kitchen The clock on the mantel indicated the hour of 11 whn Ilenwlck prepared to tako bis departure It bad been a market day In the Turkish quarter, nnd late at night the fanners would be re turning to their homes Aware of the dltncultles which might lie In the wa of his leaving tho city Yeva proposed that Ilenwlck should leave the Carslja in the cart or a cousin ot zubeydeh s. a farmer who lived on the Itomanja Plain ; and Renwick. quick to see the advantages of tho plan readily agreed, for It was toward the Visegrader Oute, he had learned, that the automobile of Captain Oorltz had departed As he left thej lower dpor with Zubey deh, who w as to accompany him as far as tno uarslja, ilenwlck caught eva by tho hand. "I cannot thank you. girl But some day I shall paj You will remember I promise." "It is nothing," she said ; and then with a laugh, "But If In Vienna or I'aris or London, you should see a silk dress of blue " "You shall have two of them and two of pink " "Excellency '"' she cried, clapping her hands childishly. "And if I find her jewels !" "It is too much " she cried And then eagerly, as though she feared he might misinterpret, "Still, I should like them "You shall have them some day " "I shall pray to Allah that ou may find her. Go, Excellency Oo to her and tell her that 1 have done what I can "Allah will bless you." "May Allah bless you both." she sighed, "for it is all so ery beautiful " Tho last glimpse that Ilenwlck had of her was from the gate of the garden, where he turned to wave his hand as she stood, leaning wistfully against the dooriost of the house, looking after him TUe arrangements for the journey wt-re readily made, and the business of the night being concluded, in half an hour Ilenwlck. nasslng again as Stefan Thormascvlcs on his way to Itogatica to help In gathering the harvest, vvas seated beside Sellm All, Zubeydeh's cousin, driving a cart through the silent Kastele JlenwICK saw several liosnian police officers in uniform, who inspected the empty vehicle, but mep-ly glanced at the slouching figures on the seat At the Visegrader Gate they were de tained and questioned, but Sellm had a clever tongue and told a straight story which Ilenwlck corroborated with nods and gestures. It would have been dan- ! 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" n by Arvlelon ( Co I llic iloor mid "cized Rcnwick's arm. prrous to rl?l hli Inn fl'icnf Cicrmiin on the officer of the Riiaril No. they hail seen n- heaided man In a. blue coat, It had been a hot dav In the bazaar One didn't like to think of blue coats Fnch a dav i:en tonight ll was dill ulti , but soon the harvest time would be bete, and after that the snows n oilld the I.Nelltney like a fine melon, for fony hellers the only one left In nil the day No" Then we will give It to the Excellency for nothing The officer grinned and let them pass, but he took the melon It was after midnight for In the distance behind them Ihev heard the bell of the cathedral tolling the hour Safely past all mili tary harriers. Sellm. who had had a long tl.i. x.nwietl and clambered into the tall of the cart to sleep, leaving the horse to his own devlops But sleep vvas not for Itenvvlok His escape had been accomplished without much trouble, and given a little luck and some skill he thought lie could manage to losr him self qtilcklv In the Austro-Hungarian Empire But the magnitude of bis un dertaking in finding Marlshka was for midable Most of Bosnia and all of Austria Hiing.u y lay between Sarajevo and the Gtrniau border five hundrid inlli" of ennm's country to be traversed without nthir re-imicc than eighteen Kroner pi ' and a pa'i of somewhat vvoin np.iiiU.i-. ' xml after that the h.ait of tin tnetnx-'- ouun ry ' Eighteen kron-r' His own probably, filched fiom the pockets of the cloth ing he had worn when he had entered the house In search of Mailshka. His own clothing, ibe disguise he had bought in the bazaar Then perhaps ! Feverishly he felt along the upper lining, where be had pinned the larger sum of money be had taken from his purse when he had changed from mufti at the Inn over In the Bistrlek quar ter of the town They had found it 7 Something crinkled under llic pressure of bis fingers, and a pin pricked his thumb It was there his money. They had not searched for it, thinking, of course, that the money they found In hi pockets was all that he bad pos sessed He found the head of the pin and opened the lining, counting the not.es ten of them In all of one hun dred kroners each A thousand krnneis! He could have -houted for glee. But caution came to him in time He looked around to find that Sellm had awakened and was sit ting up running ins eyes. (CONTINUED MONDAY) (ireiit demand for the llVllMN'fi rt'HI. It' I.i:iOr.U may cause nu to ml an Installment of this xery Interesting tory. You bad better, therefore, telephone or write to the (ireulntlon Iiepiirtment nr aik jour newsdealer till, afternoon to leave the nllMMi I'lIlMC LIIIIGHR lit jour home. int In Dav s of Rationing Londun Opinion Visitor Can I get a crust of bread and cheese and a glass of ale in the village? Local (scornfully) What village d'.ve think this is. then Utopia? The Kid Revives "Baby was taken very bad while you was out, mum," said the new servant girl "Oh, dear'" cried the young wife "Is he better now ?" "Oh. he's all right now; but he was had at first He seemed to come over quite faint , but I found his medicine In the cupboard " "Found his medicine! Good gracious! What have you been giving the child? Tin re was no medicine in the cupboard " "Oh. yes. there vvas, mum It was written on it " And then did that girl triumphantly produce a bottle labeled "Kid Reviver" Pearson's Weekly. mMiWL 3MS H2!! , JZ- VlW - - - I IxS -W i 'iE&id THE DAILY NOVELETTE Cinderella's Slipper ' By CRACK WKATUERtt "jlTAlUonn; wanted a pair of white ' pumps. That was how It all started. This summer the girls In tho office wore white a good deal, and Mar gie wanted a pair of the dainty white pumps to match her new white linen dt ess. She took n few ot her cher ished dollars, nnd bought the coveted shoes. The next morning, arrayed In spotless white, she entered the office, and went to her desk A feeling of suppressed excitement was In the air, and Margie presently asked one of the girls what It wns nil about. "Do ycu mean to tell me you havpn't heard'" asked Itutb "Well. It la this. The senior partner's son, Bob Eastman, nas just linisned college, aim ne is to join the firm ns u third partner. They say he Is a fine fellow He comes to day. Ha, but your dress Is pretty " In tho dull office this wns Indeed a piece of news Margie was glad she had worn her new clothes "I wonder what he Is like." she mused The morn ing seemed unusually long, and the new partner had not come By after noon the girls were fretful, nnd very much disappointed At fi o'clock. Ruth closed her desk, pin on her h it and went down to the street There she .gave a little gasp of dlsm.iv The streets had Just been sprinkled and eveiywheie wcie little puddles of niuddv water "Oh, my poor little slippers, they will get all dirty'" she sighed She could not stand on the sidewalk till they dried, so she began to cross the busy Street, siepplng gingerly to avoid the puddles The traffic was xerv thick that after noon, and ns Margie dodged a truck, she would very neaily run Into it trol ley Suddenly, her slender Krinch hen caught In the hole of a water drain, and stuck there She tugged at It 111 vain, but couldn't budge It Tears of vexation came to her eyes, blurring her sight The trucks became one mass, and as she stood there, lugging and pull ing, a stiong hand was placid on her shoulder. "Step out of jour shoe." the man com manded tersely Margie did as she was told, ami held hit foot in tli all. so as to prevent soiling her stocking. She laid her hand on the broad baik bend ing beside her. to stead hci The stranger gave one vigoious pull, and 'lie slipper was loose, bin the heel lino come oft It was a pitiable sight now The once "-potlcs white pump was now heelless and veiv dlitv Margie gazed blanklv at her ruined shoes, and then at the stranger All he -aid was one little word, but that one had a world of mean ing In It This was no time for thought, however, .mil the stranger i tallied it He a"!-tcd Mugii to tho pavement, and hailid a p.ii'ig tui and put her into it Tin i e was no help for It and Margie made 'lie In si ot a had business The giuff -.tiaiigu wp leally veiy kind. 5!he tucked In r shoeless foot up under her skiit. and leaned b.u k on the cush ions. Then, guidid by an impulse, she told the man about the new pattnel. nnd how the shoes meant so much to her. "Oh, 1 say, he began awkwardly. "DREAMLAND ADVENTURES" Btj DADDY THE LONESOME BEAR ,1 complcfc, iicic ndrcnftirc cnc7t ttccfc, beginning Monday and ending Saturday. CHAPTER VI Pete Gels a Shock (I'cnay if liaving a happy time at the Birds' Harvest party, when a bear appear on the scene. He proies to be it tame, dancing hear, and tells how he has won Ms free dom by saving his master fiom be ing burned to death. While he ( rejoicing in hii fieedom in mailer's tchistlc sounds ttiiouyh the foiest.) PEGGY was piompt to act. "You have won jour freedom, Lone- .nie Bear," she cried, jumping to her feet "You bhall not go back to slav er !" "Princess Peggy has spoken, you shall not go back to slavery !" chorused all tho Birds "I'll chase your master up a tree" growled Johnny Bull "I'll butt him out of It," bleated Billy Goat "And I'll kick him away clear across the ocean to sunny Italy," brayed Balky li.im I Again the shrill whistle sounded, this 1 time much nearer. Lonesome Bear trembled "Pete will kill me," he moaned. "Hide'" Peggy ordered, pointing to the depths of the glade whence he had first antiearcd. Lonesome Bear slunk i quickly away in the underbrush. "Stay bv me ' whispered Peggy to tne uirus. "We must save Lonesome Bear." She noticed, with a little flash of uneasiness, that Billy Belgium, Balky Sam. Billy Goat, and Johnny Bull had quietly disappeared. But she felt sure they had not deserted her. Perhaps they had some plan of their own Nearer came the shrill whistle. With in the glade was absolute silence. Peggy and the Birds scarcely breathed. The bushes parted and a dark-faced Italian came through His eyes were on tha ground and he was exulting over some thing he had found there. "Ilis-a tracks,'1 tho man muttered. "My bear he Is not far away" He did not Fee Peggy and the Birds until he was almost upon them. Then he jumped back, startled at the strange spectacle before him There sat Peggy like a queen on her throne with the Birds clustered close beside her. On Peggy's head was a crown of leaves hastily woven by the Orioles, and in her hand vvas a blue flag scepter given her by Blue Heron. Before the Italian could recover from his surptise Peggy spoke. "You are in the court of Princess Peggy of Birdland ! Remove your hat, sir" At the same moment there came from the nearby forest the sound of soft, weird music. Peggy knew Billy Belgium was on the job. Princess' Fairies:' muttered the itallan, but ne maue no move toward ness is dls: ' snouted the Italian an his hat. grlly. "let's go to Cameyer's and get a new pair." "Thank you. no," replied Margie, primly. "It Isn't at all necessary, nnd I couldn't think ot letting you. Kho temalned firm In her decision, and oil ho could say did not move her. When they reached her door the stranger helped Margie up the steps nnd tang the hell for her. Suddenly, he spoke to her In a low tone. "Good-by. Cinderella, I am going to keep thin slipper of vonm." He put the ruined shoe, mud and all, Into his pock et, and lifting his hat, ran quickly down the steps nnd hurried away. The next morning tho fnt landlady dis covered nn oblong box on the steps. It wan addressed to "Miss Cinderella," nnd .Margie hltisbingly fol 1 her tint she had :i friend who called her by tint r ime. It contnlned a piir of the diltn'et white slippers that ever a girl had There was a little note Inside which read: "Forgive me, CmWella, but I couldn't help It." Marglo wore the now Rllppers to the office that morn!n,r. At 11 clock the door marked "Private" opened, nnd old Mr. Eastman walked into the tllce fol lowed by his son. Mav?io uttered a lit tle cry of surprise. It was lvir sti anger friend. As he wns introduced to her, he surprised his father by saying- "Miss Kingston and 1 have met be fore. Good morning. Cinderella, how aro the little slippers today'" A few months later Mnrgie sent In her resignation, and a flashing diamond on her left hand explained her action. On her wedding morning she stood be fore her mirror nnd gazed at her reflec tion. She was all in white, from the tip of her white traveling hat to the toes of her white pum is. An automobile horn sounded outside her w'ndow. and with a fluttering heart, she went down. As she settled down In the car. Bob leaned over to her, nnd with mock ser iousness Inquired. "Are .vour heels all on, Cinderella?" Monday's Complete Xorclcttc "BnTTr TAKH8 A IfAXD." George's TroiK-cau Frederick Palmer, the war cor respondent, said on his recent return from Paris: "They are stripping bare to win on tho other side. No luxuries, no elegance nny moie. It's the simple life with a vengeance. "It's a life as bate as that of the woman whose son was to lie married. " 'Where's George?' a neighbor asked her. " 'He's getting married this aft ernoon,' his mother answeied, "and he's, upstairs In bed now while I crease his trousseau for him." " London Opinion. iMin jtimpeil up anil raced mddly away with Pete clinging to him "Blue Heron, do your duty," hooted Judge Owl, looking very severe In hla auto goggles. Blue Heron flapped up from the ground, sweeped toward the Italian, snatched his bat from his head, and gave him a sharp slap on the ear. The Italian let out a yell and moved toward Blue Heron, but stopped short when Peggy raised her scepter theat cnlngly. "Pete, the cruel '" she said sternly. "You have come here seeking Lonesome Bear, formerly known as Dancing Bear, hut you have come to judgment In stead." "I wanta my bear," muttered the Italian. "Pete, the cruel, you have n8 bear. Lonesome Bear saved your life. That act won him freedom. He now belongs to the forest." "He belonga to me. What a foollsh- vs M " oy i 1 W : Xxv s,' i P"l THE FII2STSHOT 6hr COtePOQAL OSBOfSNE DEVAQILA BATTEeiY C. SIXTH U.S. FIELD Ats2.Tllt-E:n3 who Fied -Uie Ks-t S!hot of IKe A.-rrier'icaxi .Arvnray ffopirlonft 19I8 bu tno CHAPTER XIII (Continued) THOUGH this great modern struggle for tho preservation ot democracy disturbed not the simple soul of Nick Kornles. ho thought much of the stir ring deeds of the old Greek heroes. His parents had raised him on the legends ot Agamemnon nnd Hector, so ho grew tip with a warrior's heart. Nick Kornles might have gone on Indefi nitely ns a banana vendor and a dream er had not he heard a French soldier in New York making an appeal for re cruits to fight the Hun. From the lips of this wnrrloT of modern democracy Kornles heard the message that brought his soul up to dato and Inspired him with the ambition to give his life If necessary In the holy caliso of France. The Invasion of that country by the bar barous Huns recalled to his mind that march of the Persian legions upon an cient Athens. He enlisted In the Foreign Legion, and it wns at Verdun that this idealistic young soldier proved to the world that the spirit of ancient Greece Is not dead, When the order came from the French commander to take n certain section at the German first-line trenches, Kornles led his comrades over No Man's Land In the face ot a terrific storm of shells nnd bullets. Only about half of the courageous band, including the Greek youth, reached tho German trench. There they engaged in hand-to-hand combat with the enemy. Bayonets, trench knives and grenades figured In the struggle. Kornles wns everywhere, encouraging hlscomrndes by his utter contempt for death He killed six Gerrnans nnd captured sev eral others, single-handed, The enemy was completely routed, the French tak ing over the ttench for a distance of 1G00 yards. The following day, the former New York banana vendor vvas decorated with tho Cross of War and the Military Medal, nnd was kissed on both cheeks bv nn admiring French general. ' The French Republic has recorded tho beiolsm of Nick Kornles in tne lonovv lng phraseology: "Kornles (Nick). Legionnaire. Elev enth Company do Marche, Foreign Le gion elite gienadler: 20th August. 1017. won the admiration of all his comrades bv is courage and his contempt for dan ger Ltd his comrades to the conquest of a trench which was defended with energy, and which was captured along a distance of 1500 yards after several hours of bloody combat ; took single handed numerous prisoners; ahcady cited twice in army orders." That's the kind of stuff our immi grants arc made of, fellow Americans. Let s take off our hats to them ! i CHAPTER XIV German Atrocities MY BLOOD boiled when the story of the first American prisoner taken by the Germans reached the hospital. Every one of us wanted to leave our "Kneel, knave, and beg the pardon of Trlncess Peggy for contradicting her," said Peggy grandly, holding her scepter In a gesture of command. The concealed music shivered like a movie theatre organ at a climax. "I notta kneel. I " Pete started to protest when, blng' Billy Goat, bounc ing unexpectedly from the bushes, hutted him sprawling. Pete, badly shaken up. started to rlso when he looked up and i.iw Balky Sam's hind feet wavering menacingly In the air above him. He turned the other way, and there was Johnny Bull grinning with hungry jaws lust leady to grab him. Pete clasped his hands together and raised them Imploringly toward Peggy. "Plcase-a princess. 1 notta mean to insult you! Plcnse-a forgive" Peggy, looking behind Pete, could sen cely keep her face straight, for, peer ing through the bushes, vvas Lone some Bear, the queerest sort of a look upon his face perplexity, fear and an almost uncontrollable desire to laugh, all struggling for command. "Do you, in gratitude for his saving your life, renounce all claim to Lone some Bear?" asked Peggy solemnly. Balky Sam stood on his head and waved his feet around suggestively. Johnny Bull moved a bit nearer and growled. Billy Goat pranced around behind. From the woods came the mysterious music In weird, shivery strains. Pete's eyes took In the entire situation. "I do ! He Is a good-a bear. I letta him go !." Lonesome Bear's face lit up with re lief and Joy. But Peggy was not through with Pete. "You aro a strong, able-bodied man too fine a fellow to be Idling around America picking up pennies from chil dren when Italy needs you. to fight for her. If I let you go will you hurry home to Italy and join tho army?" "I will! 1 will!" promised Pete. "Then stand up 1" ordered Peggy, "and be on your way!" Peto stood up. Balky Sam sat down with his back toward him. Billy Goat gave Pete another butt nnd he went flying on Balky Sam's back. Instantly Balky Sam jumped up and raced madly away with Pete clinging to him. Johnny Bull and Billy Goat follow ed close be hind. Billy Belgium's music broke into a Jolly frolic, and all the Birds joined Lonesome Bear in a wild dance of re joicing. In Its midst Peggy heard her mother's voice calling: "Peggy, Peggy, where are you '!" The Birds fled. Lonesome Bear dis appeared. Peggy found herself sitting alone on her throne. Her mother and the other picnickers were coming toward her. The picnic was over, and so was the Birds' harvest party. (In the next adventure Peggy again meets Lonesome Bear and also the laggedy Tramp who inter rupted the wedding of Ucneral Steal-low.) rubllc Ltdotr Companv! Copirloht, 1918, by AliasasasasayBW ar . &'aa3a K jJsnaaasasaeaMfc1?'!.? CORPORAL OSBOJtNE DE VARILA cots at once and go Hun-hunting The nurses nau an tney couia uo lo tc straln us. Tho first American prisoner taken was a sergeant. The censors prohibit nam ing lilin or ills unit. He was captured after n plucky fight and removed to a prison camp In Germany En route there be was fearfully abused by the uocnes; onicers nangeu nun witn tne fiat of their swords, children threw rocks at him and women spit upon him. Fine, kind, lady-like persons those German women. When tho sergeant arrived at the prison camp, the boche officer In chat go said to him: mi "We are going to give ou a bath, plenty to cat and a change of clothing so that when you get back to the United States you can tell your Yankee trlends how well the Germans used you." The sergeant did get a bath, some clothes and chow as tho ollicer had promised. Then he was escorted by the officer to a room where there was n barber's chair. He was ordered to sit down in the chair, which ho did. A barber stood near shaipenlng a razor. "Giio the American a good shave," ordered the ollicer with cruel sneer. Two Geinian soldieis leaped forward and strapped the American to tho chair. The barber with quick strokes cut otf the ears of the poor chap. Then a Prus sian surgeon inoculated the sergeant with the genus of a dread disease. "This is the way we use Americans." jeered the boche ollicer ns the scigeaut lay Dictuing and sunerlng. From lellablo reports trom Germany's Interior we know the sergeant survived the terrible torture, but, of course, ho is disfigured for life. We have learned tho Identity of the Inhuman butchers who mutilated him, and may tho devil help them If they ever fall into the hands of tne Americans. While In France I talked with a French corporal who had spent six months In a German prison camp. The stories ho told mo of the barbarous treatment of prisoners by the boches made my blood run cold and increased my hatred ot tho nun. Instances of tlermnn Cruelty Ho was Interned m a camp with French and English prisoners. Unon one instance, because a French prisoner wished to share his soup with a fellow countryman, the German sentinel leached through the wire Inclosure afcout the camp and stabbed the French man In the stomach with a bayonet. The man later died. Upon another oc casion, without nny apparent reason. eight boche barbarians in uniform en tered the stockade and beat to death an English prisoner. My friend, the corporal, protested at the terrible thing, and ho w.s struck In the face by the butt end of a rifle. He carries a scar as evidence of the cowardly blow. The corporal said that he and his fel low prisoners were often compelled to work under heavy shellflre behind tho German lines. They were' denied cloth ing and adequate shelter, and hundreds of them died from starvation When the corporal nrs: reached the prison camp he absolutely refused to en gage in any work that would benefit Ger many. He xvas given a choice to work or be starved to death, but still refused to labor. For six days he stood at at tention from G o'clock In the morning until noon. At tho end of the sixth day ho was locked up In a wet cell. He remained there for five days, but his determination was still of eteel. The corporal was led out of the cellar and stood up wjth thirty other prisoners who had refused to work. A German officer Informed them unless they consented to labor they would be shot. All of the prisoners, with tho ex ception of tho corporal and ten other prisoners, weakened and said they would vv ork The corporal and the other men John C. IVlnsfoa Compani.l wiio had courageously Muck to thslr guns asked the boche officer to shoot them and put them out of their misery. But the Hun had quite another plan for the application of Germnn kultur. The nrms of tho prisoners xvcro twisted fiehind their backs, their wrists were tied with a rope and they were led each to a post and backed against It; they were made to stand on wooden blocks while the hands were tied as high as pos sible to the post, Prisoners (Suspended by Wrists The blocks were then kicked out from under them and they were left sus pended by their wrists with their feet oft the ground. They remained thus sus pended for two hours. The next day the process was re peated and one of the men broke down nnd consented to work. Torture of tho remainder wns continued and was fol lowed by beatings with rifle butts. Then they were subjected to four more hours of hanging, when consciousness left all with the exception of the corporal. Thoso who succumbed were carried to a cellar and thrown on wet atones. Altogether the corporal hung twelve hours on his post. Had he not pos sessed an lion constitution he would have died. Finally the Huns .saw they could not kill him by that method, bo they cut him down He was given a shovel, but he threw It away contemp tuously, The boche did not ask him to work after that. " The corporal Informed me that each prisoner Is marked wltn a number. In dicating the degree of his health and strength. No. 1 means good for any work ; No. 2, good for Held labor ; No. 3, good for light work, and No. 4, In capable of xv ork. These numbers are tattooed on the right hand, together with the letters "Kr-Oef," which aro abbreviations for wnr prisoner. (CONTINUED' MONDAY) TRENCH TALK (Continued From Yesterday) UMOIITY. Tho favorlto word of the English Tommy, which to hlro means England, home and usually a rest in tho hospital. It is also applied to any wound too serious to be cured by treat ment at the field dressing station or field hospital, for which the soldier must be sent to England. The "Blighty" of the French soldier is Paris, which he affectionately calls "Panam." BOClli:. The nnine which has long been applied to the Germans by the French, is an abbreviation of "caboche," which means a hobnail with a hard, rough and square head The simile is ap parent. Among the British soldiers the enemy is generally referred to simply as "Fritz." IIOMlt (aerial). Long cylinder of steel filled with high explosive which the boehes are In the habit of dropping on hospitals As well as military objectives. Onu of these bombs is capable of de stioying a building of considerable size. IIOU'LKGS, The American Infantry- mans name for a cavalryman IIUN'KIK. The companion who shares a soldier's shelter, usually his best friend for the time being. ItUTCUEIl. The company barber. CAIsMX. The two-wheeled wagon which carries the ammunition for a field gun. CA.MOUl'LAOK. Artificial scenery made of wire netting, covered with leaves and branches, or of cloth painted to represent scenery, which is used to conceal guns, roads and other points of military importance. I'A.VNONIlllK, The member of the gun section who Bights tho gun on its object OUTSIDE THE LIMIT The Fassine Show. The Host I suppose cigars '11 be one of the things to come under the luxury tax. Candid Guest You'll have no need to xvorry, old chap, If you keep to this brand. What She Wanted Mooney had dashed into a drug shop there to look up an address in a directory. He xvalted as pa tiently as he could for a time, but the pretty matron seemed no nearer the object of her search, and, as his time was finished, he finally ventured to suggest: "If you are in no great hurry, madam, would you be so kind as to 1 allow me to glance In that book for Just a moment?" "Oh, certainly," she replied, uweetly, as she relinquished it. "I wns just looking It over to find a pretty name for baby." Record. A Hard J oh Some men regard saving money in about the same way aa other people regard having teeth pulled. Nashville Tennessean.
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