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fX compliments upon your appear-
, ance, Countess," he salu soberly.
ne'that you find ytsurselt well upon
.road to recovery."
nanKS,' sne repuect in a sullen
"i am reeling mucn strong r.
It has been a very pitiful experl-
-for you ono which haR caused nic
ilty qualms of conscience," ho mut-
a," "but I have tried to ntono anil
Id beg yon to believe that nil my
iinees for tne future depends upon
forgiveness.
'",l can never forgive- -nevv "
Alarlsnka. ner tnrnat ciosinc nam-
Uy. "I hoped to die," she sighed,
Alt. even thai' roll denied me."
'"t"t have only done my duty- -my duty.
vumess a sweeter nuty man, mat
.Which urired me to Vienna to undo the
:7"
VlnSV
b2m
fifrfp
fe Wrong that I have done you. to
j." "taln the roses lnio your cheeks.
fe iSW' -ne wav'rd her hand In depre
tiring
deprecation
. rrrur your cuuncs- jor tnu
u'V .-our servants, I thank jo
kindness or
sou Hut for
-f-rjrl.at you are yourself only tho (lod
,"that made you can understand -can for-
?fh,nfwv!sin,. . .j
tt.VT.'it .A bIh Iii InnnnJ rinolitc, thn II nil hi,.
UUIVII BiVIJ1 lllllllll 1, a,.i u i..,. in, I, ...
t14e her, his chin cupped in his hand.
Sfe,"You are cruel "
t.-Sfl?&P "t am truthful.
Anvt
itrnn
np else from
B'i2 "-Hie to you would ne nem-imi iu woihhii--Sl
hood. I would kill iui if 1 hid the
C .Jij'i-i - . ...... ., ..
trength or If I dareci sne cave
- a-v tn. Btinak n few words In extenua-
cVtiiup,? Diner' .HURII. ,1 f !. n
riw4& that wo understand each other
(vwaHi'-He paused a lonp moment before re-
;s??$r - And then. "Ho we underMnnd earh
lU4 Anther? I hone that 5 on will permit
fhi tlon of a person you have never known
STr r n T n,-ll tho man "
KjJSJ,' "A man who makes war upon a
P'Jf "2. i .. - , Inlunnn tn immnpl
BffilTronian who uoro .w.,-t.v., ... -..
(Pw&t obedience "
Kv&?V "A woman but an enemy to no
C'X eoumry. eiwceiiinj u ,... ....
an Instrument of the State, pltlles",
is?? exact and exactlnR. You have spoken
Lft . a ,1. oA t,oll T Vf.iri mv iltltV
iof'to Germany required It of me, I should
iW, -have killed you with my mtn hrniiir
? even If you had been my sister.
'5. Iff ' S3he gazed at mm -nun aupii ';
ijTt tf la tnnnstronsl I would to Clod
'k'-U J'ou had."
tteSi. He bowed. .....
?".,,. "That Is merely mv oineiai roncei;-
tlon of my duty to the Fatherland,
:ser he?aid nuietiy. , . ,., ...
,ife Bile Still Kazeu at mm mi".-!" "..
?&, but he met her glance sipiarely
fittS .Choose, but I sneak Oio truth My
ffv? ,T oraers wern 10 unim ." .-......, ......
itt ntrninv. or to eliminate you I'er-
Kf -haps you will understand now my dlf
ff?r, j ' Acuities In keeping you unscathed.
ma, f. "Mv death would have relieved vqu oi
Im that responsibility. It would have been
8r o easy to have .let me uie-
rKu"'(i, ' "I could not: jib vm. ; '"",
nfet -. Vila fnlrlprt arms. "I could not,
"ha repeated.
And tnen.
after a silence. "Countess
& &, . 'Strahnl, I 'beg that you will consider
W$ that I have succeeded so far In sav
k:in you from personal danRer.
hi'i. v "Ann vet you tirtu nn - -
"V aavS yourself from the bullets of the
SjBan you killed " She broke off
tSkji 'latiahlng bitterly. , T,
lit??f Me wouiu not art-, i " ,
aM.3!', fnnl n eive me the chance. I took It.
vfe There was nothing else "
KVv It was muiuei. i ..'
SiWi' ' She glanced nt him once and then
1MA turning away, hid her head In her arm.
rvTOs. t , r 1" eho i-hltvrf.d. ns thouch to
iffterself. "How T loathe you 1"
.JssSa Though the words were not even meant
U LM& "That Is your privilege," he said after
K-A moment, "ana mine to m uuyia
EC'-Rs-'TOU. ne said in deep acupuu.
PTO Slowly she lowered her hands and
BwBKfjajed at him with eyes that though they
H,5h& "You you ! A'ou care for me" She
E-Msvf 'dropped her hands to her sides, and then
ii.&V 'With a voice that sought steadiness in
F'311V. i. H ,.ii'l,nf nl,fa.f hie thn Va.
SJfij: J ita contempt,
therland to gain by this new hypocrisy,
.Herr Gorltz?" .
Ho stood stock stllr, making no ef
fort to approach her.
"I think you do me some Injustice,
aid.
"Injustice!" she said coldly. "I do
you Injustice? I think you forget."
"If you will permit it Is only fair at
least that you should listen Kveu If
what I say does not Interest you."
She waved a hand In a gesture of
deprecation but he went on rapidly In
spite of her protest, with an air of
Jirlde'. which somehow robbed the con
esslon of Its sincerity.
"Tour words have been cruel, Countess,
hut the crudest were those in which you
attribute the highest motive of my life
to the baseness of hypocrisy. I have done
many wrongs, broken many oaths, sinned
many sins In the Interests of my coun
try the service of which has been the
only aim of my existence. I have heen
.Mtmriail hv h Kmnprnr himself with
EtfertV "missions which would have tested the
tfrtL courage oi any man. aim i imie nut
Se failed. That Is my ptlde the glory of
"iCnSS my manhood, for the means of accom
B.fj.oDllshment no matter how unworthy, are
fWfetfiUnimportant compared with the great
&?, mission of the Germanic race In the
ape. TTprr Hnuntmann.
(.vs o...
"$?! He commanded her silence with an
&fLf-,Jl abrupt gesture.
'wAfcV "TP i,n ,,.111 a na,J tr, Vipa f U'ltll
K'SSS'v'ine a little longer. Bltte I shall not
Wigtei? he very long. I merely wanted you
JS,f to understand how my vvnoi lire
bmCSsls' Has Decn oevotea to tne great uses
pvZ&Stot' the State, with the most unselfish
lV'y motives. I have been not a human sen-
Ei'wJ .tlent being, but a highly specialized
hk.B'.K LVI al-,1 .. .vinton-i tn till. nnv ,,'lah
SJjiii' " any emotion, unless of service to the
(JS State, was forbidden Charity kindness.
""altruism, all the gentler emotions I
fftrswnrft them I rellnnuished friend.
Utfk , 1 , ,,. ... .
Eiil palp. X irecilinn n. imiiitn, an iiuicani,
SfSSEsvSaave to those few beings from whom I
6".AV?r? nnlr mv nrriprs. find tn thpTn t Vl'ns
IPSb&J merelv the niece of machinery which
i && always accomplished Its tasks. I have
T4tCSrthd no happiness, no friendships, no af-
r.SrJectlon. out I am the most famous se-
.K . . l .-. . i i-
stimuer jiii:-
xpresslvely,
nntp. 'Ppr-
S"itSijhaps you will believe me when I say
B tKSi?ithat my whole existence Is a living lie.
I ???.Ah. yes, you think that It Is a lie,
fc.jcountess, because no human being can
JSa?defy the living God that la within him.
' TsfsSf cannot forever quell the asptratloim
Stor tne spirit. xne sparK is always
J'allght. Sometimes It glows and fades,
l-rfhilt' snmetlmeR a wnrthv mntlve sptn
U Vi"l5lt on fire. It Is that spark which linn
el ! aurvlved In me. Countess Strahnl. In
fr i. WW, V,;i4 (11 I----, .UHlll.OH .IltUltlll, ,11
llw aplte of my efforts my desires even
g&'S to deny Its existence. Your Illness "
f ,wa
Herr Hauptmann, I beg of sou-
"No. You cannot deny me. I nursed
l, there brought you back to life
. you did not know. I brought a doc-
ft'V'!lr al ,ne nazaro oi tne discovery ot
fn;anv hldlmr place. Charity came.
W 1 ""Jove "
s,43 "Herr Hauptmann, I forbid you,"
EW S - X.WaalByCrra JHH11IM1-.H UIUKIHK ty , vtuiiurr
ijis'T hur now why she had listened ,to him
Iff p" aUtia,, a .liuat a,va a,,, ,,, ,uj
.hOorltz straightened and stood aside.
!va"Va need nnt fear me. Cnllntess." he
You see? he added quickly. I
not touch you."
Marishka moved a few paces away
i then turned to look at mm. tie
Jerect, smiling al ner, nia cap in
.hand.
r . I must to to mv room. Herr
uptmann," she murmured haltingly.
-I am yet far from strong."
"T am worry. I nrav that vou will
tfsel stronger In the morning. Adieu!;'
. 'Adieu " she murmured, and hur-
I, through the stone nortal. aware
the gaze of those dark, slightly.
Ia.a. aaaiaa -aarViliiVa W o it misf-alarl -t.o.n'
VQ CJCO -IIH-H wcau I'liativu, .(.
tea tnen iriunienea ner.
CHAPTER XXIV
Prisoner and Captive
r.iWAS with mingled feelings that
rw&rlshka found the sanctuary of her
ai room. Her abhorrence otCor.
aa the murderer of Hugh Renwlck
uppermost in ner oreaBt, ner rear
I as ner capior oi scarcely i"o
fcuthla tumultuaiM plea for her
atasnt al I . anmui saa
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I nui-t l to i ii v room, Hirr
given her food for thought. Such a
rapid volte-face was beyond credence
This man had watched by her bedside,
nursed her during the week that she had
lain unconious Her cheeko burned
hot at the thought of the situation, and
quickly she questioned ICna, who at last
reluctantly admitted the truth Herr
Hauptmann Gorltz had sat many nght
bv thn hedslde while -he, Ena, had slept
.o as to be fresh for the day to fol
low. He had commanded her silence,
and Tna had obeyed She hoped that
tho Excellency would "understand
MariHika nodded and sent her from
tho loom, for she- wanted to be alone
uith her thoughts He had watched by
her sickbed, carrying out the orders of
the doctor while bho had lain uncon
scious Gorltz. the master cinfu-man of
duplicity Corlt. the Insensible! "What
did It mean'' Had the man spoken the
truth? Was he ? Love to uch a man
as Gorltz! It was impossible
I.ove' She knew what love was She
closed her eyes and burled her face In
her arms In wordless, silent grief for the
man to whom she had given all that was
best and noblest of her Hugh ! Hut
she could not weep It seemed as
though. -long since, the rountalns of her
mlserv were dry For a long while she
crouched in the window, motionless, ami
when at last she raised ner hed and
gazed clown the shimmering vista of the
gorge, it was with a loo-k of new rrjo
lutlon and Intelligence She must es
cape Kvery lota of cleverness must be
glveh to find a way out of Sch,os Szol
nok. "What if. In rpite of all. tne things
that T.eo Gorltz had confessed were true
he doubted it and yet If, he loved
her ! Here was a woman s rvrn-.
to halt, to charm, tn spurn: and then to
outwit him! A test of the sincerity of
his professions, and of her own feminine
arms a dangerous game which she had
once before thought of playing, until his
cruelty had atropmcu an impulse
But now! If he rcaliv cared her
power would grow with the venture, her
own safety the pledge of his. purity
a dangerous game, Indeed, here alone
upon this crag In tho mountains, but if
be were sincere, she was armed with a
flaming sword tn defend to f'of
If ? She would not trust him. but she
would fight him -lth the weapons she
had Her lips eloped In a thin line, and
a glint as of polished metal came Into
her eyes as the scene In the house of the
Ileg of Hataj shut out the lovely land-
the spark to flame that she might ex
-..... nnvA M Of 1 f 1 llfHIl 111 IVJ till!
tinguish It! 1 vorimii. vnc r,...
lh It! to COrrooe Clie si'im. .,,...
ing acid of contempt ; to envenom
ulnewly born, perhaps to th"
r uses of beneficence, and 'then
tho limn
tho soul
a it' r t ja r
"""':: .. . v,o,i I
' She "planned her campaign with the
calm forethought of a pen. Tal v ho
niPKS OUt ni own iirtuir.irtui ..i...-r.
his fo?ces to the best advantage for
attack or for repulse, for victory, or
B,A. S. i,.t mask her approach.
conceal her Intentions, and develop slow-
lv the real strentswi oi ;. f
There was much that she wished to
, ' L . chinnu Sinlnok. and its se
curity from those who sought to inter
cept them, much In regard to the plans
. .i . a v. a fiitura hilt sno
of her capior iur mc luiu., ..-
knew that she must act with caution and
skill, if she hoped to escape.
Goritz had previously expressed a
wish that when she grew strong enough
to leave her bedroom, she would join
him at dinner, which she heard was
served In one end of the great hall, hut
she decided that the first skirmish
should take place In a. situation of her
own choosing. And so after dusk, he
moon coming out, she went again upon
v.n trai.0 where she leaned upon the
wall of the bastion and looked down with
an air of seir-sougnt seciusiun. uimu
the mists of the valley.
nn,ii wan nnt inner In iolnlng her.
.She heard his footsteps as he approach
ed but did not give any bibii m tivuiii
edgment of his presence.
"May I talk with you. Countess
Strahnl?" he asked easily.
Her shrug, under her cloak, was
hardly perceptible. ...
"Since vou have already done so It
seems that my own wishes do not mat
ter." she said coolly.
' have no wish to Intrude"
Marishka laughed "I can go In " She
drew her wrap more closely about her
throat and straightened.
"I hope that you will not do that,"
he said.
"Is there anything you wished to
speak to me about ? That Is er
anvthlng of importance?"
Goritz looked past her toward the
profile of the distant mountain, and
smiled. '
"I thought that you might be Interest
ed to learn something of my reasons for
stopping here."
"The insect In the -eb of the spider
has little emotion left for curiosity"
Pc
CAP" STV BBS Sammy
OTHEH NIGHT, WHEN nSTER VM&6LES
WINr TO SEE -SUSIE JONES,
'CUZ Hfe WUZ. OOltv.- AWvr; AN' IT WUZ. HEfWY b i
LEAH.' .SUSIE'S tAf TRIED TO LIFT IT AN COOUjN'T.
AN- WHEN HE VJeTNT BACK TOTH' HOTEL, HE T
wut ArtHEsrep, YeaaiK, y
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Il.uipini.iinil" jIil- .i itl, haltingly
"The spider!. I have always admired
Miur courage. Countess."
"I can dlo but once."
"Perhaps .vou may care lo know that
win me not In the slightest clanger of
dealh "
"Thanks," she said coolly. "You kind
ness Is overwhelming. Or Is my 'elimi
nation' no longer essential?"
The more flippant her tone, the more
somber Gorltz became.
"My purposes. Countess Strahnl, I'
think, v ou no longer have any teason
Id doubt. You are quite- safe at Schloss
t-'zolnok "
"So Is the .Insect In the web from
ell other Insects but the spider." She
turned away "You cannot blame me,
Herr Hauptmann, If I judge of the fu
ture by the past "
"T would waste words to make fur
ther explanations which are so little un
derstood, but there, are matters of in
terest to vou "
' (TO HE CONTI.NTED MONDAY)
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CHAPTER VI
The Duarj That Wasn't '
Peggy, irhlle trying to help Lone
some Bear, is captutcd by five
tramps. With the aid of Hilly llrl
plum and the Jjfrrfs she escapes.
They ate attacked by four of the
tiamps, u-heii the Uiant of the
ll'oorfs appears on the icenc.)
THE Giant of the Woods looked so
comical with his1 head peeking
through the bushes that Peggy had to
laugh Ordinarily the giant would touer
away above the bushes, he was eo tall,
hut now he was crouched low behind
the undergrowth and looked like a big
headed dwarf
The tramps evidently thought he was '
fwhat he looked a stunted midget, for'
they roared with laughter when he said:
"You'll have to thrash me, too " ,
"Weil thrash you all right," boasted
Tags 'This fight is going to be abort i
and snappy, four hurlv tramps against'
a girl, -a boy, a circus freak and a man,
I'll finish the dwarf first."
He leaped forward and reached for
tne Giant s collar. But that co ar sud
denly raised high Into the air as the
giant shot up to hio full height. Tags
.
let out a wild yell of fear as the sup-1
posed midget grew- Into a monster. He
tried to dodge back, but the slant's hand ,
clutched his neck In an Instant Tags
was turned upside down, and the giant
had him by the foot. Then the giant
began to whirl, swinging the tramp
around in a circle. Harder and harder
he whirled, giving Tags a merry-go-round
ride that the latter didn't enjoy
a bit
"Oiich ' Oonh ' Quit, please, good Mr.
Giant '" ihrleked Tags.
"Come on and thrash the circus freak,"
thuiideied (he Giant. "I'm Just aching
to be thrashed by a chap like you."
"Help, help'" shrieked Tags. "Come
on. you cowards, pitch into him !"
The three companions of Tags looked
at fine. Another nnri then nt thn Glnnt
liut the Giant didn't wait for them to
attack. He made a quick rush, whirling '
lags toward them as if he were a huge
club.
The tramps, with a howl of flight,
turned to run away, only to be upsex
by Hilly Balglum, who dived Into the
legs of Hal the Fat like a football
Player making a tackle. I.onesome
Hear and Raggedy Jim Immediately
sat nn Hal the Fat and Laughing Jake,
while Billy Belgium held a clubbed gun
over Bertie the Boozer.
"Short and snappy," howled the
Giant "That's what you wanted, Mr.
Tramp, and here's where you get the
snap." With that he let go Tags's foot,
the tramp flew out, and for this second
time that evening took an unwelcome
Didn't Have to Guess Hard
HE HU A3G SUITOSSE
THE DAILY
"Camouflage"
Dy Sue Norrii
AIU.EY COX had achieved what the(
other bojs thought a most enviable
fame ho wns the biggest social success
In the Wilton summer colony. Many
fellow-rivals wondered Just how" he did
h and didn't hesitate to Inquire. But
Harley was. unable to offer any prac
tical assistance nlong tills line. It wasn't
In the poor boy's power to tell how
the trick was turned "
In general. Harley vvnV considered a
valuable addition to any social gather
ing. Just ns the advertisements read,
"No home complete without one," so all.
had decided that no social gathering
was complete without Harl.
The girl favored with his Invitation
was considered especially lucky. Was
It any wonder, then, that all of Wilton's
folks stood aghast at the thought of
Harl showing such a marked preference
for the society of Arllne Serl? True,
that girl was a sweetly refined little
thing and reasonably popular: hut when
one considered the wide range nf selec
tion nvallable to a man of Karl's sinnd
Ing It vvns startling to know thnt he
prefered tho Jlttle governess In the Park
man family. .
Karl and Arllne were slowly rounding
Vho curve which would bring them In
direct vision nf the Parkman veranda.
"You may leave mo here, Harl," said
Arllne.
"Hut why should that be necessary,
Arllne? I want to prolong my happi
ness by seeing vou to the very steps.
Perhaps Mother Parkman will Invite me
to tea."
"Well said, little hoy. hut very much
out of order nfier I have told you o
my decision."
"Great guns, Arllne, do you can vou
think that I would consider any differ
ence In social position a barrier? You're
a governess with a college x education
which Is the equivalent nf mine. We
have common Interests, and should be
very happy. Why dig up stuff con
cerning social and financial differences
which don t count at an."
Upon reaching the piazza Harl shook
hands with Mrs Parkman, saying at
the same time. "Congratulate me Mother
Pnrkmnn I've found 'the' lady!"
v
Harl, armed with floweis and enndy,
made a morning call at the Parkman
home. Upon lenrning that Arllne had
made a hurried departure on an early
morning trnln. leaving no city address
after her. Harl attempted to gain pos
session of himself stifllclentlv to leave
the flowers and sweets for an Invalid
aunt In the household and depart.
The spacious rooms of the Oianville
home were Ideal for the social pur
poses to which they were frequently sub.;
Jected Mrs. Granville was famous be
cause of her very successful social gath
erings. Tonight's dance was no excep
tion -
Harley Cox respectfully excused him
self from the very lively gathering or
younger debutantes to answer the sum
mons of his hostess, Mrs. Granville.
"Now, Harl, my boy," said Mrs Gran
ville, "look your finest I want you
to meet my best beloved niece. There
Is nothing of the gay social butterfly
about her, but she Is truly 'all wool ana
a yard wide ' She seems Immune to
the social charms of the charming
youths whom I presented to her. Sucn
an Impersonal anil Indifferent air tts she
seems to have with all of the most de
sirable boys of her set."
So saying, Mrs. Granville led the .way
"DREAMLAND ADVENTURES"
By DADDY
THE FIVE TRAMPS
complete, neu) odt'enttire each tccck, beginning Monday and ending Saturday.
P5SP
,,5
She was back home in het hammock
lath, but this time In a pool of black
mud. .
Up he-came, sputtering and fuming.
"Quit that !" he shouted "Two baths
In one night Is cruelty to tramps."
"Youlil have to have a third one to
get rid of that mud. Come out while
'
throw you In again chuckled the
lant.
"I surrender! walled aTags. "I know-
when I've got enough,"
Judge Owl, again enjoying a front
seat, hooted his glee at the tramps'
dlscomforture.
"Crickcty, crlckety crack.
The tramp took a baUi kcr-smack.
If he ever gets clean . t
He'Jl know better, I ween.
Than to dive like that op his back,"
Tags just glared at Judge Owl, but
he didn't dare throw anything, He
climbed out of the river and the Giant
loefked the tramps over.
"Well, what are we going to do with
you chaps?"
-?uess wot wur iv that ba& -.bombs: v-v
NUPF TOJLOWUP THIS WHOLE, TOWN. AN' HI J
NAME AINT WUGOLES EITHER. IT'5 VON r -
iCHMIJJr: rN' ,
a V ' . ,
NOVELETTE
to -the farther end of the room. Ar-.
riving there, she secured the attention
of. ono of thn most attractive of a' group
of girls and said, "Arllne, I want to
present -
But she wasn't nhtn to get any fur
ther for both Arllne and Harley In
sisted upon taking- up all of the talklnn
space available. ,
Briefly explaining that he made Ar.
line's acquaintance. Harl quickly toon
her out of tho crowd. ,
Gaining a quiet corner, Harl demanded
an explanation of Arllne's sudden de
parture from Wilton. ,
Tn font- nfilat aaV Arlltin Rflld. I CS,
Harl. I do owe vou an explanation, I
know. As to my residence, since Aunt
Martha's breaktlnvvn I have been living
here with her. She Is such a dear ami
so Indulgent that I am able to flnn
plenty of time to vvrlto here. While
she would be happy to have me tako
a more lively Interest In her special so
cial doings, still she Is content to let
me do my .work provided l remain mm
her."
"t1t.,a, T rlnn'f iinrierntfind. AHlnC.
What work do you mean? Do you still
tcactu .
"Oh, no; I am finishing up my door.
When you met me t was working after
hours on the most vital part of my
story. There being no kiddles fit home.
I wnptecW to go somewhere where I
might make their acquaintance In order
to secure atmosphcro for my, story, t
felt happy In being able to find such
Ideal youngsters ns the Parkman chil
dren happened to be and speedily ac
cepted Mrs. Tarkmnn's offer of em
ployment," . ,, ,,
"Why then did you let mo believe that
you were really a governess? Furthers
more, why did- you run away when I
needed you most, Arllne?"
"I allowed "you to continue In error
nbout my position ns governess since I
felt happy to know that you cared re
gardless of my social position. At that
time my book was my greatest concern.
I had collected the material and was
determined that nothing should Inter
fere with Its completion."
"Indeed," said Harl, "then -I playeo
'second fiddle !' Although a man Isn't
ordinarily Interested In the welfare of
his rival, I'd like to ask how the book
planned out "
"Well, the publishers were satisfied
with earlier Installments of It aid are
anxious to have me send the later part.
Hut I've lost my ambition," she added a
little wistfully.
"And the cause of this loss of ambi
tion, Arllne? Why has the once so par
ticularly Important book come Into dls.
favor?"
"Because It's nearly'been to blame for
my losing something more essential than
the book," answered Arllne with a tell
tale blush
"Blessed book," answered Harl while
he boldly took the girl In his aims.
"Were It not for It, I might never have
met my dream girl."
This, they both seemed to think, would
have been a most nlarmlng tragedy.
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Monday's Complete "XoVclette
"FARMERETTES
A Recent Derision
Stude I That girl over there Is
a decided blonde, Isn't she?
Stude II Oh, yes; but she only
decided recently, Pennsylvania
Punch Bowl.
"I want a
gedy Jim.
Job, sir," spoke up Rag-
We can use a chap like you on he
fa"v during the fall." said the Giant.
And by winter I'll have the laziness
all worked out of me so I can enlist In
the rirmy."
., "'V".'1 what abo"t this fellow?" asked
the Giant, turning to Bertie the Boozer.
"Bertie Is" a good sort and wilt go
straight If .he leaves liquor alone," sad
Jim.
"Weil give him n chance on the farm,
too," said the Giant. "And I tell vou
farm life Is fine. I used to .be a lazy
food-for-nothing until the Good Fairv
here' he turned to Peggy "reformed
me. Now I'm helping to win the war
by growing food for soldiers; I'm mak
ing more money than I ever did; I'm
buying War Savings Stamps and Lib
erty Bonds, so I'll have somthlng In my
old age; and I'm having the best time
I ever had In my lire. Work will make
any man happy."
"Not me," said Tags.
"I'll die first," added Laughing Jake.
I.'a!"'t bullt for work," finished
Hal the Pat.
"I told you they were Huns !" said
Peggy. "You can't reason with them."
"No, but there's one thing they can
understand that's force." kqih thA
Giant. "It's fight or work In this coun
try now. and we have a nice work farm
down the road for Just such chaps as
you. They've made me an officer to
take In all loafers, so you'll have to
help save the country whether you want
to or not." And nway he marched
them to the work farm.
"Can't I helD save it. too?" o.lr.rf
Lonesome Bear.
"You can act as watchdog on the
farm." suggested Billy Belgium.
"That's a dandy Idea," declared Lone
some Bear. "Now that I know how lo
handle tramps. I'll never be afraid of
them again. I'll earn a real home and
I'll dance with Princess Peggy for the
Red Cross, too, because I want to
want to want to "
Everything had gone blurry before
Peggy's eves. She felt dizzy and con
fused. Then suddenly her vision
cleared and she sat Up straight. She
was back home In the hammock, and In
the house the supper bell was tinkling.
"My, we got Lonesome Bear fixed up
Just In tlhie !'.' she cried, as she ran in
t- join the waiting family. "And I'm
glad those five tramps are settled where
they'll do no more harm!"
(In her next adventure Peggy has
a strange and delightful experience
behind the scenes in a circus)
AN' NOW
WHERE
I
THE FIQSTSHOT
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BATTEZrevllC. SIXTH U. S. Ft tLDAtaTIL.L.EISV
who ) Fiyevi 4he. tiT'st .Sl.ot of the ,A.-rrjeicBa Arrnxj
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CHAPTER XVIII.
The American Raid
WE determined to do a little raiding
ourselves and laid our planswith
great care.
Both the artillery and the Infantry
practiced for four days so as to Insure
the success of the attack.
It was planned to have the engineers
place tubes containing explosives under
the German barbed wire, iand at the
"zero" hour these tubes were to be ex
ploded so that a passage would be made
through the entanglements for our men.
On thn evening r.f March E vvn -were
glveM our instructions and ordered to our
pois. ji i ociock in ine morning, tne
time selected for the zero hour, all the
batteries on our line began plugging
shells Into the German trenches. The
sky was lighted Intermittently for miles
around byUip flare of.our guns, and dur
ing the mns-in the firing of the big guns
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These five Americans were honored by the French with the Croix de Guerre. In the btg picture are Cor
poral Thomas O. Cosgrove and Private C. Barbour. Between them is Corporal" M. H. Plant, To the
left are Sergeant McNiff t above) and Sergeant Petrush
we could hear the popping of machine
guns In our front-line trenches-
The bodies weie greatly alarmed, for
they sent up hundreds of star shells In
an effort to keep No Man's Land well
illuminated, "ll was planned to have the
barrage last for forty-five minutes, after
which our boys were to go over the top
mid charge Into the German first-line
trench, but when ten minutes had passed
we were ordered to cease firing.
We gunners yelped with dlsappolnt-
Sient and rendered what In blazes had
appened.
We found out soon enough ; the engi
neers had failed to blow up the boche
barbed wire tfhd our. lads couldn't get
Into the German lines. The raid was a
fizzle, but the failure only whetted our
appetites for another poke at the Hun.
We made another try on the night of
March 7. and It worked fine that time.
We dropped tons of shells into the Ger
man front line, virtually obliterating the
trench. Our men walked over nicely be
hlndjhelr barrage, and penetrated to the
Germlrn second line,
Raiding began to be a habit with us
after that, and it was encouraging to
hear how well our Infantry boys matched
up to the enemy.
Sergeant Eugene McNiff, twentjMwo
years old, and Corporal Mllo Plant,
twenty years old, both of the famous
old 165th New York Regiment, partici
pated In one of the most Important raids
early In -March Before his enlistment
McNiff vyas employed In a munition fac
tory and Plant was a vaudeville piano
player. After taking part In a raid,
these two young men made three trips
Into the shell-swept wastes of No Man's
Land and brought In the wounded. They
were awarded the Croix de Guerre for
their bravery.
The commanding officer called for vol
unteers to take part In the raiding expe
dition which was designed to bring back
German prisoners and force Information
from the"m concerning the strength of the
unlts opposite the American trenches.
Every one of the 165th volunteered, as
was to be expected, but only forty of
them were chosen. McNiff was selected
from C Company and Plant from D
Company, the latter being In command of
Captain James McKenna, famous athlete
and -lawyer, of Nevv York city.
These forty, with two officers and fifty
French privates, went to a spot ten miles
behind the front lines, and for two weeks
were Intensely trained for the raid until
every man knew his part perfectly.
When" the night of the raid came, the
bovs could hardly be restrained, so eager
Uvere they tOyget at the enemy.
HE'-i IN A -PRISON CAvTJ
Hfe B'LONOS'. f-
ir
Public Lttotr Company; Copvrtaht. 11, bv Jehn
Corporal Plant, who was one of the
Pershing heroes stjnt tcv America to aid
In the Liberty oan drive, gave me a
thrilling description of the raid, and I
wiltlet htm tell It again:
"The ero hour came at 7:87 p. m.,"
ho told me. i"Two hundred light and
heavy pieces of artillery and 200 ma
chine guns opened up on a space of 100
yards. Our batteries certainly gave us a
fine barrage. .
"We went over the top at 7MU, and
Immediately star shells began to shoot
from Fritz's side, 200 yards away. I
don't know how long It took us to get
over to Fritz's bailiwick, but we certainly
did hop It.
"The damage to the German trenches
was something awful. They were all
torn to pieces. Sixteen-foot holes were
hollowed out1 by our shells. The holes
were eight feet wide. There was groan
ing and cursing alt around us by wound
ed Germans,
"The Germans put a barrage right on
their own front-line trenches as soon as
we got there. We found out later that
about 400 men had occupied the terrain
we invaded. About 300 of these men
were killed by our barrage. Most of
them were half buried In the ground.
Bits of torn flesh and blood covered
everything.
The Huns kept sending up star shell
after star shell, and It was as light as
day. Sergeant McNiff and I fought side
by side. We kept emptying our auto
matlcs Into the struggling mass of men,
who tried to organize themselves into
some sort of a defensive fighting unit.
"About fifty of the Germans had run
away and there was about an equal num
ber left to oppose us. These were re
enforced by Prussian guardsmen, big,
husky fellows who have the reputation
of fighting until they are killed.
"The lescuing party must have come
up right through their own barrage, and
right here I want to say that It Is typical
of the Germans to do what those men
did that night. Their gunners never
slackened upon the front-line trenches,
thouch they knew that their own men
were 'clicking It" (dying) with every
round flfred.
"We had Intended to stay In No Man's
Land and In the German trenches onlv
long enough to get prisoners, but the bar
rage that the enemy had put down was
so hot and kept up so long that It was
five hours and a half after the time we
went over the top before we gat back In
our own dugouts. During that time, we
crept from shell hole to shell hole and
gained what little protection we could
from tne craters.
"I suppose our entire . stay In the
trenches wasn't more than ten minutes.
Four of our men were killed and two
were wounded In the encounter.
"We were all pretty mad during those
hours we waited out In the shell craters
for the barrage to stop, because we
hadn't broughf.any prisoners back with
us.
"When wo landed back at 1 a. m. the
lieutenant called for volunteers to go
back and get the wounded. Sergeant
McNiff and I volunteered to go, and we
made three trips at 3, 5 and 6 o'clock,
respectively. In bringing the wounded
back wo had to carry them from shell
bole to shell hole to avoid the murderous
fire of the Huns."
CHAPTER XIX
a at ! Ys awn m at A &
iciiui rr uiVo,u
THE Croix de Guerre, a badge of
honor which only the highest heroism'
wins, was awarded by the French Gov-
I 1 cr 7--'31
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C. Wlntton Company.)
eminent to many
Americans during
Aiarcn, litis
Some of the winners were my buddlearXjl
and I knew first-hand of the deeds ofl
oravery wnicn won ior mem inn greatest
mllitarv hnnnr nt the French BeDubllA.
And every one of them deserved to hav 1
the little mpdnl'nlnnerl nn their hreasti.'
n. (h ,. t, r. .1 HHt.l,t .1 hnmaalca IMVa.,l
a courairn that has hurnlshed anew thal-Y
sacred battle traditions of the United',;!
States. Vl
The conferring of the 'decorations wiltl
iSccomnanled hv nn Imnrcsslve ceremony, fJM
Tbe lucky Yanks picked to get warjjl
crosses were lined up with a number of;';Jj
r rencn soldiers, wno were seieciea lorx
the same honor. xsl
A French military "band blared away
at "The Star Snaneled Banner." ana,
when It ceased playing, an American ?!
band returned the compliment with thajj
"Mnrsplllnlne " .
Then a distinguished-looking French t
general, resplendent In dress uniform,..!
went down tne line pinning tne aecora-,
tinns to the breasts of the American; I
and French neroes. After he had corns.'!
plcted the work of pinning a medal on ann
uui:uiiiiuriuuit;iuumiiK iieru, me Kenerai.TU.
after the French custom, would klaa
the recipient of the honor on bofh cheeKa,ti
I sort of filled up. and choked with.'
iceiing every time I saw tne general
i'ui uhh ti uie imuKes un a lanic icr
.it -.-..., .. c.- j .. ..j I.I.-1 -.7
ictk fJiuuu ui uieiii uiui IJIUUU lliai, vt
uan one nf their rnnntrvmen. T rrfto
member fervently wishing that George
Washington, John Paul Jones, Stephen
Decatur. Abe Lincoln. General Grant!
and till the rest ot America's old-time!'
neroes arm patriots couia De present anav
see how- America is keeping up the'oldi
Yankee traditions In the nresent war.O
Honest, the way I felt then. I believe!
hat I could have overcome my aversion:
o being kissed by a Frenchman If theK
general had walked toward me and tried
to pin one oi mose Daoges on my coat.-..
1 know a lot of my buddies felt th'
same way about It. !',;,
iU Ula LU X iiy UCI a'at-ralAl .-
TRENCH TALK
(Continued From .Yesterday) I
ONION SHELL. The flaming, ex-1
plosive shell which the Huns shoot
at our airplanes. It looks like an.',
onion before It bursts and smells.
like one afterward. V;;
IWXAM. Paris, the Frenchman";
ongnty.v
nVVtlltlV An alrnlana nttnt wha
for some reason, does not go up Ini
a jnaenme. v
PERISCOPE. The eye of a subma
rine, a steel column extending ten
or fifteen feet above the deck of a
sea snake, wnicn is ntteo witav
lenses and prisms through which,
the observer- In the body of the
ship can see what Is, going on'
without bringing the boat to th"
surface. fc
POILU.' The universal name foi
soldier of France, which means.
hairy, and by Implication brav;J
-t-nnr t-Tn titan nolla tslmila.il1' IIH 4
OllUllfii ItQ HIDU IrliltO lllll.OCII, Uf( I
bleu from the light, gray blue of'J
his uniform. .
QUIRK. In the slang of the air;
service, n puui or uiid wnu uyeraveai
an airplane. j
BEVKILLE. The early morning
bugle call which turns the soldier'
out for his rinv'n work. It In ahntit?
as popular as the 3 a. m. rooster. '
BOLLINO KITCHEN. An Ingenious
stove on wneeis on wnicn tne com
pany cook and all his utensils ride'
and serve hot food to the hungry
Sammees as they march. t.
By EDWIN Ai
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