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THE FII2STSHOT
$r 'COtePOQAL OSBOfSNE'DEVAQILA
BATTEra-VC. SIXTHi-U. S. FlELD;AtSTIlL.E'l3N'
THE DAIL Y NOVELETTE
FARMERETTES
i fly Pauline Harnett
, Ay George Gibbr
Juthor of 'Ifr WhvDore '
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IAPTER XXIV (Continued)
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K3t is the trincs of the world which
ke or prevent Its Brent disasters. I
I man with the Inntcrn nt the hrldKe- ,
kMd at Brod did not know thnt he held
l,te destiny of Europe in his hand. And
yt, this is the truth. Had lie permit
ted us to pass unquestioned wo should
kav reached Sarajevo In time to pre
Tant the greatest cataclysm of nil the
,3MnHfthVa ttirnprl fnward him. her in-
i&eresl now fully around.
SfJi JMV viv juii iiivn.it
$7 "War. Countess Strahnl the most
ktilnndv terrible In Jie history of th
J'if.'world the eent that 1 strlen all
Si nv llfo tn nrevpnt. AH of Europe Is
llf'atilate. Millions of men arc marching
r battles hae already been fought "
2W "Horrible? I cannot b.dlevc "
lftfli "It Is the truth, rt fol'owed rwl'-ly
Vftji'WOn Uie assassination ni. .--aiujiw
&& "Serbia '"
MS "Serbia first then llul O. rmanv
fcWSJ Belgium trance i-ngn'im. u
iA "You are sneaking the truth?"
fti?!? .... ,. .
IKSSfr swear it
Em "And Austria'"
iiV' "Germany nnd Austria against a
ting of enemies bent on exieiminaims
sr us
SftirS And while with eager ears she
ji listened, he told her the history of the
KL' In which she had been hidden from the
t world Including the defeat of the Aus-
uiwji ie' iiHa yt tnn .sornmnN iiiuiik hit- - "
EKft ' and the advance of the Russians in East
IhJT, -n t ...I rinllnln !
;,J,J iTUBBlit rtl". wn. ...... ,
llt"'i Rh heard him till ouch until the end. I
fcjf questioning eagerly, then aware of the
ry.-.i .,,.. nft irnlflcnnce of his news for-
ftS&V ! setting for the moment her own nnl-,
ii o" His. her own questionable lotion
L?. , jr :. .. ... ..-ii nf her rmintrv and
T. I,, ' " Kie.iK.-i I"-... -- - " -----
iffl.- '3 'Tile His country nun " -
LJ,ftgalnst the world!
n' "Russia has won lctorles againbt
, ....n t r-oUoir." slip urged.
ES , - ,1 .ivo tlie Cossacks already are ap-
ChP I troachlng Lcmberg
. L. .-Ltniuns. . ... .. . ...,.,
j. . !. .
rSntt-fTr Thv nre IrSS than iwh iiiiii'iif..
Si .tf-" ; - -.. ,.
SB.', - l"J T """.. " . .. ,.r.nl
Sib' kilometers trom u hi '"; f- -
!&, moment." ,.,
St "I hope no " he said with n -low
.'. v .?. h02?,..?kML M,in..k is hardly
SuV equipped to rcslt a siege or mouern
pT' -it nm p. dui iviii"'- . .
"Anrt vnu why are sou here?
'Mi-! The Ingenuousness of her Impetuous
?54 question .eemed to nmu'e "'"
"f" he said I am nerv ii'-
t? ii hrnuse vnu because I had no
5$? other H'ace to go."
Ill you explain
.. i t . t.n,ii,i ....I
T...-M.7 .1 . DCM.II nV 1 IIV.l.l.. ..--
rSf.ll-1 rhnsethe place" a s a temporary refuge
!&. ?rom oursuit. Your Illness man e i hj
3?. plans. The war continues to mar u....
m& "How?"
iwMTS He smiled.
"The lnect has curlo-lt.v. tlien?
$KM& Siolnok l. Proved Mfcl have
.... .lro tn take unnecessary i -.
iT "You were pursuid?" Kl)
.h. nodded 'l Ami ' a"a5f
m ffi. ss'Trnow-'-s'tVoly-guarded
W&l2lzS JPf2 inne through when I first
rbuTyou were very 1 1. o
kVM-VOUta prouau, -v V -1Me. You
one ,ra. .-.-' : -- ... -m mte
tV. '. . ' . . . . 14
ne shiu i... .
r Vcneerim anuui. . Mm ,.ith an
r. Shi turned ana mwihiiio.
i'.t t- . tltnirlltV
w-s . "" .i".. lifit Hint, lo Hiive imj
-n "I-
,va,."ou ".":"" J".. .;nw,l all hope
ware y"rr ",hrz r Snany ?
KEV -ctroh vnu. ves for the present, he
.2 i " ;" -- -
7 She turned away and leaned upon
' 4V.A wall. .
Elfti " ..r "i .hint that I I have none u
..tir- t . ...'.. u.rr Hnuntmann. sne
IIW .'jTjuritured with an effort.
KXf. ".Q.u:. ...,,..n,l The naners
-But I cannu ."-'" ,, lnnfv
$2bTenery iT "was ed '-yheavy
m rd-ernror ly "Srres -".ed-toendur .c.etyjiist to hang,ngs; And Jh.t d.nner-i.
Ot ,Wn Issued In Vienna. ,. , ,(,.. i .. 1(, n ther men " rst or replies i ne i innaciui ur rani-
Vo'rajrt? For taking mer- thatj .. men JWuM X?"X iS
-unr iiirtiij in.r
ttV. "S' . in .In"-
JCiJ "What no you iiii"-
Jt4,- "Remain t
n.mnln here for the presei i. e
- . .. I...
'.T r..td slovVy. "It is doubtful If any,
ald siowiy.
MW- . u-niild think of seeking us nere i
Tfi 'Sai S in evil name along me
,: wn iinh nan ....
:- Miinirvslilp None
of tne iie.ii.tui.-!
KM? 1 dares to come w Ithln
i league 01 me
...
& y iUU i she aked.
WjS" .?na '""! .... simhnl." be said
SV. ?V e?ii'i oi her. "that our posl-
. J KK'iri' now reversed-yoi. the captor
wiv. r.iiiiinp.r " -- .-.. .. -,.in..
Si, -l "the .Prisoner. And ei. .. -
with
shrug. "I am maKing nu
m '.e sjx?y
pe iOU nase i' v..,. j
:" tlv" ra?li" ..... ell snoken.
m ..:":.'" L-i7,"i., hi. .vis dlsturhed her.
"yo-'j-ou wish me,, to understand
th?-Haradiy that''' "he h.terrup.ed with a
..k i . - ..j"ki.. iiitii nnT-n i ui uu
KST ."t.U"JldU,k 1 me if sou dafed.
WJ loo not rtllsh the notion of being, ue-
SWlKMecl nufthe hands of the police"
WM 5?ou think that I would do that?
!5i?fiS he questioned
ySfJri. "Wouldn't you?"
i-.-jirjir uuni!i
L4te "I don't know. I
iy'a iit nm enre r.f it
I am no longer
with regard to
;?&;' under any
'.' ,mer anv Illusions
I nis
SFPtf saw''. n?.i!th-'r
. .... ...I mvkP f 1 niS I rni, , ,,l.,l,t Mur k iln .till tint sleen n.,.u.
ris. ."-, , ..,... n(i .nv neari lo juu .n Hie nevt ilnv n e.inlni? rallirup. re- It.r inm lh wnrlrl she lets 1
. i h..... cn.inieni it........ ...j.-.-. - a ... .... it ........ , .... ... ...v .-... hum..
fStt-and vou plunged a dagger Into It ! maned in her hedroom trying tn muster1 roam 'at will.
PVw . was too much beyond my nesrrm. , u,, the courage to go rortn and meet I i help myself to health and use so
B?3f"J en no man for a woman to spit 'l1"""' I Goritz at this tragic came of his own skill
S.li Countess Strahnl 'Sou nre still a choosing That she bad stlired mimi- To know, enjoy nnd love things coun
S&!i Prisoner as completel.v under mv power sort of an eI0tlon In the man was not best
Z-mztt-Z.- .hnni.li von and I were ine insi , . dnuhled She rend It tn his eves. With innm nr less riiscrlmlnatlnir pst
mV His Ttone-vvas mild but there was a
SiKrftdenth of meaning under It.
'iOT St-I can scarcely be unawaie of t,
Sm.b.murmSred "What are you going
tstSehe murmured
CW.t04orWV&Presen. We hall sphere
ifiV-untll an opportunity presents
SPI Tcouhfgo alone tonight-and reach
S' ..LSyi s?ithout sou. That is not my
iSV "?""77-..
WJ- V "Then you propose to take me with
you
:Vi nn nnnst Is Clear SPS.
FliiTs ..VII i. .no nnnsi should not ne
incnon i mh iuni f . -. .
mien, ii." : v..,ia nn
IV. i -Ami
II tne coaov nuu..
dear?"
sed.
"I shall remain
$ The situation was as she had supposed , out vvl
s,.. vil motive the real motive! Shel, ,
Wth.T?mure.cloyBJn;l her f
TXm sht T could think of now .1 pon the
aitoaS his attitude of Arm consioerai o".
sSfeSw? cool ins stence u .on cbmpllance with
NR?hl wishes had not been nearly so
mz ?i?inn, as the personal note. which he
lSG?.rr''liad injected Into their relations, ne
KLPftrtShtened Sier now But to escape? She
SAWVi""":.!,"! shp was sure, for In the
tf'AuVternoon while the drawbridge was
fertewered. she had made out the figure of
man on guard at tne enci oi i """
i.tn But while her conversation with
fy. am wun" " -.-...Hin.i him
?Mj:tSrTVo -ard "h.m by what "he
.dtri nm Rav.
i Hr . - t,i um imnurtntl".
KrSS' 'L'Annole I attempted to escape?'"
YaoSu 'would fail. u There Is bbt one
Cli. iTi c ini ih drawbridge and
kat Is continually guarded."'
i"You have ordered your men to shoot
?..-- .... .-mi will not nags."
J"I Ve. Your contrition does not go
.MJ!?L,uli55nli the walls of Schloss
t, .I' '"S. .."i -Tl.l .nnlU.
t, WOlnOK. ne, K" i,.
"'"Aiid you ask me to believe In the In
Skrity of our motive-? Wnat was th,
r- 1K..A..1 unintmiinnl I could under
and duplicity to me in the penormance
a duty, but to practice your mach ne
.!. .mniinni unon my simplicity ! I
I hardly forgive you that."
' kept himself welkin hand and even
Kr.i wrong me. Countess Strahnl. I
"4 ...1 -.i,nn iK truth."
.T" "l"" V j .... it,. n,li.l. nf
AlOU Cannui un? mr nis ........... .
av&uMinr you. m rcvuu ,. .
"7"(ftot further proof would you have
,tfll l mm iuiisvi. t;,'"' iv.
Goritz made love to her, of
"Permit me to go there alone to
night."
He laughed quietly.
"Alone' I do not know what danger
may lurk In the valley. The fact that 1
wish to keep vmi here Is a better proof
of my tenderness "
S'hn turned away from him and leaned
upon the wall Hut to him at least she
did not show fear
"We cannot remain here indellnltel,"
she said coolly.
'Are vou not comfort. ible" Is not
everjthlng provided for vou?" It lias
been mv pi Ide to make our convalescence
agieeable In all was." be s.tld. leaning
a a little nean-r to her "I have tried
to atone foi the discomforts of vour
Journiy Was It not my solicitude fni
sour health which balked ml own plans'
V'ah h.in iint'stinned tne truth of HIS
professions, but you cannot den.v the
'evidences of sour safety "
Marislika was thinking qtncMs Much
slip nbhoried the man. she reallzi d
that, if she were to have any chance of
success she must meet mm vviin weapons
stionger than his own And so she
turned to him sWth a smile which con
cealed her glowing tenor
Herr Hauptmann, 1 do not wish sou
to think that I am ungrateful for the
many Indulgences thai you nave snown
me. Your position has bten a dltiicult
one. But from the beginning we have
been enemies "
"Before the outbreau or. tne war out
allies now
Xot if you persist in your plan to
carry me to c.ermany "
He asked .her permission to smoke
and when she had granted It he went on
coolly.
'Perhaps' sonietlilng may happen to
prevent the execution of my plan," he
said
"What'" she stammered.
He searched her face caKiriy lor a
moment.
"Vou may be sure, Countess stiahnl."
hp s.ii.i in a h.ilf-whlsner. "that It is
veiv painful to me that vou should think
..r ,,J .. ..un,v i.'nemv 1 nm not.
It la niV dutv to take you to Germany,
hni ii i v.rv nnlnfiil t me to do anv-
thlng which makes sou unhappy Here,
safe from detection. I am still doing my
All men are alike whete a woman
i is concerned "
i "ii-in ...in irv I i i lie vinii- s nil
.."'; ,..Ci".i, V...;i. ;
- J.r '' , '"
i ij vw,,.r ." . ;t" ',',":" ' ,''. ,"
i suuu himmuiivm ,"i " . i......
i puiu. M. .-.-.-. ... "' " "
janer. vn i h-k o me n..r "i ..".i.
ftnn.t,li, ( .Tll..r.. .,f villi- letlirnllllT
i i ...-....'mi' .. i..,i,,r ' ' '"'' . - r.
! smile and sucn companionsnp as jnu
i earn to clve me. It Is not much no
t no. deserve It Bltte. think a little."
. . . . . ....
Marislika gasped and rougnt me tm-
pulse to run rrom. mm. ror nis iace
was very near her shoulder, his voice
ver.v close to her ear.
"I I think that we may be friends,"
she murmured
"Will you give me jour hand, Count
ess Strahnl?" '
She extended It slowly and be bowed
over It, pressing It to his lips.
She found her excuse In a cough, a
vestige of her Illness which she sum
moned to her rescue.
"It It's getting late. Herr Haupt
mann," she said. "I must be going In.
The night air "
"By all meant" He accompanied her
to the portal of the hall and then she
left him.
In the touch of his fingers and In the
resonant tones or his voice, hut sne read.
too. the sense of his power, the confl-
dence of his egotism to which nil things
were possible. And much ns she wished
to believe the testimony of his flashes
of tenderness, the hazard of her post-
Hon stareil her In the race. Hut she
knew that with such a man she must
plav a game of subtlety and courage.
And so she resolved to meet him fre
quently, testing every feminine device
to win him to her service which would
obllteiate all things hut her own wishes,
and present at last an opportunity tor
her escape
I In the week that followed she walked
I out with him across the causeway into
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course, but she laughed him off
the mountain road, visiting Szolnok
farm nnd cllmhlng the hills adjacent to
tho catle, but she saw no one except
thp German farmers and It seemed In
deed ns though the gorge was taboo to nil
human being". Oorltz made love to hei.
of course, hut she laughed him off, gain
Ing a new confidence as the days of their
companionship Increased.
Slowly, with Infinite patience, with in
finite sHf-conlrol, she established a rela
tionship which b.illled him. a foil for each
of his moods, a parry for each attack
With a smile on her lips which masked
the lie. she told him that Hugh Henwlck
h.ul been nothing to her.
And Coritz told her of the women he
had met In the perfoimnnce of his duty
from London to Constantinople, women
of the secret service of Knglnnd. France,
Russia. slm had set their wits tn match
his Some of them scre ugly nnd clever.
1 some wen stupid and beautiful, but thes
had all been dangerous. He had passed
them lis'. o woman in the world that
he had ever known had had the nobility
of spirit, the courage, the self-abnegation
ol the Countess Stiahnl,
It was In thtse moods of adulation and
self-revelation that Marislika found him
most iilllicult But she managed to keep
. hlni at arms length by the mere in-
ststence ot her spirituality which
repled his friendship upon Its face value,
telling him that she forgave the past,
and vaguely suggesting hope for the
future Willi that he had to be content.
though nt times he wns dangerously
i.ear rebellion. She promised him many
things but denied him her lips, hoping
day by day for the rescue which came
not, nnd praying night after night that
the Ood who ssntcheil over her would
forgive her for her duplicity and for the
hatred of him that was In her heart.
' But theiu came a day when the walks
i beyond the causewas censed, and from
the window of her bedioom she iearnei
the reason Far, far below her In the
' valley along the road which wound
! through the Pass, she saw the figures
of marching men Austrian soldiers!
What did their presence mean' They
i were going towaid the other end of the
pass thousands of them Had the Itus-
slans ciosse.l (Jallcla? That night there
were no lights In the side of tho castle
.,,. ,,. . .i, ...istle windows or above
tm, Nsall of the lamp.irt. and she obeyed
.. . . ....... -....I... .it..n....nn.i
ror seserai u..jB ..w ". "i"""''
ami she ga ne.l a orenimng space 10
imnK over oer po-smuu .-ne icmun,
ut many times into me courij.-iru in ine
nope ot niunng an iiiipui lumi) m em,..-
her guaril. out each lime sne approacnen
.... .. l.i.1.. l... ... 1.a nlomPfaur
ine in un in iiikc i-ne wn . inr v.u.i.it.ui
Knll se!1ed 111 the shadow ot tne wan.
m,.iiin hli hImp. And so she knew that
nn. utjonint to pass him would be lm-
possuue.
. .. ' ...
(CONTl.VfKD TOMORROW)
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the EVKNING TUBLIC LEDGER at
sour heme.
Pol I.iirk With Life
Life
treat!) me ns a friend, not as
ted
she cheerw nnd chides and chaffs for
good or III.
i Ah. denrly do I love sweet life! but
still '.
she never "entertains!" Am I then
hlest?
, .Now were I "company mayhap shed
serve
Those sweet confections, glory, wealth
and fame ;
Would compliment me on my wit and
nerve
And bow her head at mention of my
name
Ah, If she were but kindly to the end
I'd like tn he a guest an well as friend'
Grif Alexander
is ma's middle name
k mi mi 1 1 vWv tjb m'rWb. k rieDsssr??, iv ' urn. ";rr s
pOSH was a. milliner, Hettlc was a
XV dressmaker, and
Kdlfh was n
stenographer In a big office downtown
They kept house together in a tiny little
apartment oer Hose's "Hat Shop," nnd
here It was that they were resting and
talking things ocr one fine spring Sun
day afternoon
"1 had a letter from Uncle Abner
yesterdny," announced Kettle. "He never
forgets to remember me on niv birth
day," nnd she held up a check. "Twenty
five dollnrs think of It," she announced
gayly, "a fortune ' Just, figure up how
many pin tucks cr French seams I'd have
to make to earn that much ' Listen to
this; nnd she read aloud
" 1 nm Inclosing a little birthday
remembrance from Aunt Sat a and my
self, with our best wlhes, and wc hope
that you girls "111 come up here as
you did last summer, and spend our
vacation with tin on the farm. I am
afraid that things may not be quite as
nlensnnt ns Inst vpnr 'hpnnilsp then, tins
i..v -".: "- '. .-",; -"" .;.-" ...
oeen sucn a scarcity 01 larm laoor mai , Xewly graduated irom a aifciam ?.
I shall have to let the whole west pas-1 cultural college, nnd filled with en
ture go unplanted, unless I can get some i thuslasm, the three boys set to work
help very soon. Aunt Sara and I arc ... i, tv, Unwi-s fnrm one ot the
Sol... s, 5?un5i as. ,vc "ise') f0 h.Z- nna ,' '
dont feel able to undertake the work i
alone However, Aunt Sara Is still Just
as pod a cook as ever, and I am sure .
n1arl ?" .w'.V.n" :L?.U' ",at' "!!
nere. t-o write soon, and let w know
vvnen you will come. Affectionately.
YOl'll UNCLU ABN'nn
'Well, we eertnlnlv rtld have n wnn.
derful month on the "farm last year, and.
i a iiKe to ne hack there this minute,
declared Rose "1 in so sick of hats nnd
jeatners and ribbons that I'd Just like
tO flV awav and not spe them nMln fni
six months "
I guets he labor situation must lie
pretty rerlous for the farmers." said I
fc.dlth. in ne. practicr.., nusiness-llkei
wav. "1 knnu- if hn.i nn,,i, ... .....
good heip In our office right heie In
the clt.v so it must be much worse nut
In the countrv I m lust ns clrk .f
looklnc at tvnewrlier l.e ns inn i,.
of hats I almost wish I lived out of
town somewhere, and could bo a farmer."
".Vot a farmer a farmerette." cor-
rected Hettle lazily from her coiner of!
the couch. IMlth laughed ,
" ell, farmerette, then t i,.m inn! .
spp a plctuie In my mind's eye of the'
three of u.s in nice piactlcnl bloomer-,
alls, which Hettle would make for us " '
lcs, and they would be blown," an-1
nnunred Hettle wnkintr im t., ch,.... .... i
matlon. "I hate those old blue things . full." announced Kdlth with some em
thej sell In the stoics." I harrassment. Whereupon, catching the
"And Rose, could make us some good-I
looking SUnbonllPts." urnt cn I'.llil.
"Indeed. I think we'd make very attrnc-
'"'.'-'""k'ne fnrmorettes
Well. It sounds serv nice." agreed
i.ose, hut I m nfrald the Idea isn't mac-
tlcal .Vllt nnp Of llu ktinuu n il.l.m
,. r , ..
about farming " ,
nut wc could earn." camp the .mleu
lesponsp fiom the couch, and Hettle '
sat light tip straight in her excitement
For two weeks all was excitement ill
the little apartment opr the bat shop '
Letteis were wtttten tn I'ncle Abner
bloomer-alls were stitch. d ami lieinmeii' I
and sunbonnets weie gathered and rtif-
lieu most becomingly. And then the.
hat shop was cloved. Hettie's thimble
was packed secuielv awav. ami thrpe
..-. i... n,-n i-i-vinn iiwn.v, and inree
happy, excited girls found themsehes nl- I
most tumbling off the train and Into the
Pnt' 111 It'lllnl. I'.., .In lmn .1 .. ,- . 1. -
-'" - ii. i .iiuiti iiiiiii; in me
stnt'on tn meet them
"This won't he nl.iv. snn knnu ..,1,1
the ni.i eniinn,,n ' ;,n. -J ; .7 .. I
urnve along; "it
iiie.ins up wun ine
birds and tn bed with the chickens
it thrglrlVefused,:Pnc,i;corageMd
"Well. Aunt Sara and I decided that I
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By DADDY
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A complete new adventure each iceek, bcolnniny Hominy
CHAPTER I
77ip Circus Runnuays
(ll prrvloux adventures I'ciitlU
hni met the birds, Ilillji Belgium,
lialky Sam, the army mule, and
other interesting eliaritetcis.)
UrTU-lM-OUM ! Ta-da-dum ! Ta-da-JL
dee ' Boom ! Boom '" hlared a
rattly-bang circus band somewhere
among the tawny tents w Idyll overnight
had transformed the creek valley Into a
marvelous land nf enchantment. PegKS'.
Ivlng on the shads', grasss hllltnp, found
the music wonderfully fascinating. Its
dashing rapid time. Its occasional weird
twists conjured un ln her mind visions
of spangled performers lljlng through
the air, of daring riders dancing on
the backs of racing horses, nf somer
saulting acrobats, of clowns provoking
gales of laughter, of strange animals
i bringing the romance of faraway places
1 How she would like to he with the
i crowds flowing Into the main tent for the
I afternoon performance!
"If only daddv hadn't been called nut
of town today. I'd be down there now,"
she sighed. "But I'll he a good sport,
j as lie asked me to be, and not complain.
. Perhaps the next circus will be twice
I as nice,"
I "Are circuses really and trulv nice?"
asked General Swallow, who, without be
ing noticed b' Pcgg.v, had swooped down
from the sky to visit w Ith her.
"They are as nice as movies, and
magic exhibitions, and vaudeville and
musical shows all mixed together," an
swered Peggy enthusiastically.
"Huh1 That Isn't as nice as watching
the clouds dance at sunset or seeing the
sunbeams frolic at dawn," declared Gen
eral Swallow.
"Where Is Mrs. Swallow?" inquired
Pegg
"Woman's curioslts' she's Using to
peek Into the top of the tent," he replied
with a wink
Peggy pointed down to a gang of boys
gathered close to the canvas.
"Man's curioslts'," she winked back at
him "See those boys trying to get a
squint nt the elephants?"
"Wish I could squint at them." hoot
ed Judge Owl, poking his head out of a
tree and putting on the goggles which
Peggy had given him ln a previous ad
venture "And I' And I!" cried other
birds, gathering around.
Suddenly there was a commotion
around one of the tents, and out of It
galloped three animals.
"Look, part of the circus Is coining to
we would 'let' the west pasture to aoii
three girls," went on Uncle Abner, "and
weu wan tor tne rental money tin me
end of tho season, when you can pay
us out of the profits. Aunt Sara' will
board you, and I guess she won't be
too hard on you," and his eyes twinkled,
"nnd we'll seo what kind of farmers
you'll make."
There followed two mtch happy, busy
months that Edith declared tnat sne
was spoiled for "puncnlng typewriter
keys ever again." Brown ns oung. In
dians, the three kept faithfully In Inftij
Abner's rule of ,rup with the birds and
to bed with the chicken"," nnd m.m a
night they were glad enough to ure.i
into Aunt Sara's soft, white. beds, for
aching arms nnd backs were t" i'
allies they paid for days of planting
and weeding and "potato-hugging '"
the west pasture.
And then the Hawcs boys came home
Afnlnlm" nnrt h:zra orinKlllh .. t..i
UM - MltAni, rlotir1. Keith HartWell
michi i.w..to ......-. ----.-.---, ,
show places of the country round
But their own work did not keep them
i,,i, but that thev could now and
en'"rR.de over to lend a hand or give
advlcerlto "hf three young farmerettes
In the west pasture.
"They're Just trying to be nelgh
hnrlv." Hettle took nalns to explain to
Aunt Sam. hut Aunt Sara only smiled
and snld"
There s going to be a tun moon 10-
night. You girls ought to stay up n
bit later nnd take a walk along the
ii. . t...n ! n-atllnn tr.ti-nr.1 tlio
' ,i nf .i, spasnn. nnd vou won't have
.. -n !.,. n ei.nt. mnnn.
J -' ' X L n "?w.
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"Aunt Sara thinks we ought to go
down to the lake shore tonight tn see
,,lc moon," said Hettie that evening at
supper, trying to appear quite unenn-
rerned. "Xlalcolm asked me If he might
come along and I thought .vou
wouldn't mind," turning to the other
girls
"Why Czra spoke to me about it this
morning." confessed Rose rather shanie-
fnredlv. "nni-l t lirnmlsprl tn tro npr with
him, so jou'll have to excuse me this
time "
"And Keith and 1 planned over n
week ago to go down to the lake the
i.v iirat nirhi ii... ,un .v.r.n. ,. .
' a,n ln Unc'e Abner's ese, the three
burst nut latuzhliitr. nnnp the Ipss
heartily because the joke was on them.
". )ff with you. off with out." cried
Aunt Sara, shooing them out like chick-
ens. and the three girls sued down the
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iiiiIVi In tho hlin unnen
""ear little farmerettes." said Aunt
Sara softly some hours later, ns she
"'"' '""cle Ahner sat on the porch, now
hathlng In the shimmering, silvery
moonlight "It has been a happy time
for them.'
'I'ne three white-clad figures, dainty
ami girlish, with no tracp of either
hlnomerall or sunbonnet. came slowly i
up the path, each with a tall, dark
"i1 l,,v ii.m. cch:ii iun a inn, uarK
masculine figure silhouetted bv her side
ln tl" shadow of the moonlight.
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and he nnd Aunt Sara went
indoors.
TomorroiS, Complete Xavclcttc-
"77K CUM'.."
DREAMLAND ADVENTURES
Are' circuses really anil truly nice?"
, asked General Swallow
us," cried General Swallow,, "You'd bet
ter run, Princess Peggy. They may be
fierce wild beasts."
"Xo, it's a mule, a dog and a goat,"
answered Peggy. "Why. I believe It Is
Balky Sam. Johnny Bull and Billy
Goat,"
Up the hill raced the animals. As
they came nearer Peggy saw that n lit
tle girl was on the back of the mule,
trying desperately to stop him. She
was dressed In spangles and was evi
dently a performer ready for the arena.
"Hee-haw' Hee-haw! Hun for the
woods!" brayed the mule
"Why, Balky Sam, what's the mat
ter?" cried Peggy
The animals stopped short.
"Who Is calling me Balky Sam?"
bra-ed the mule, slttjng- down.
"I am," replied Peggy. "Are you up
(Cofyrioht, 101S. bv the Public Ledger
CHAPTER XIX (Continued)
ONE of the boys who landed a war
cross was Private Homer Whltted,
of Bessemer, Ala He came hack with
mo to America to help boost the Uherty
Loan, so I know all about the stunt that
mnde him a hero. It wns his pluck that
checkmated what might have been a dis
astrous raid on a sector of the American
trenches on the Lorraine front, the night
of March 6, lfllR.
Whltted and three companions were
nttneked hy a force of Huns six times
their number, but the Americans routed
the Germans after killing nine nnd tak
ing two prisoners.
Homer Is a modest little doughboy,
nnd I had a hard time pulling the yarn
out of him, but at length 1 got it and
here It is In his own language:
"We landed ln the front-line trenches
at Ancervllle. on the Lorraine front. Feb
ruars 17, 19l8. On the evening of March
5 snow fell, covering the ground to a
depth of four Inches.
"It wag cold and dlsagreeahle, and
when three fellows, from my State came
to my dugout and asked me to go along
with them I was" none too merrv about It.
"The men were Sergeant West nnd
Corporals Edward Freeman nnd Amos
Tesky. They told me they had n liaison
message to carry from one sector to an
other and were crazy for company.
"They kidded me about my disposition
until I crawled out of the dugout and
went along with them.
"Wc had to pass through five gates be
tween the point we had left to the point
e were seeking, and ns we went
through the last of them Sergeant West
ordered me to return for some hand
grenades. I misunderstood the order
and thought he said, 'See If there Is anv
one betwen us nnd the gate.' When I
reported and he found out the mistake I
had made he Insisted that I go back and
get the grenades anyway.
"It wns a mighty good thing he did, as
later events showed, although at the time
we had not the slightest thought of meet
ing any of the enemy.
"I soon returned with the grenades
and we resumed our Journey. At a
traverse vie thought we heard voices and
Sergeant West challenged. Receiving
no answer, he fired.
"In the Hash we saw that a party of
Germans six times as large as our own
was upon us.
"(ivp them the grenades, Homer'.'
ye,lled West.
"I gave them the grenades all right,
and the next minute two big Germans
were running toward me with their
hands up, yelling 'kamerad.'
nvo nnre mmin,- n,, .h iU nf .h.
snineo them hehlnd me ns I saw
ridge. I emptied five cartridges Into
ihein ami thev enmo nn fnnhor
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just, then 1 happened to turn and saw
one of my prisoners preparing lo leap
upon my back. Ho knew my gun was
empty, and thought It would he easv for
him to clean me tip. There was nothing
to do hut give him the butt, and he got
that until he couldn't yell 'kamerad' any
more.
"When the little tea party was over
there were nine dead Hermans and we
were anie to get back with two prisoners,
They told our officers of the Forty-second
'"vision mat a party 01 -" nuns were
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Preparlni
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it eiidi iuk in imiii our sector mai mirm
reatiy :or tnem, but tney never
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,"""' n'A"r '"?..? me story ol
orpora iiaymono ..uyeue. anpiner war
cross winner.
Tho i-nrnnriil la n cnfl
spoken little chap, and befote he got Into
i the war was a clerk In the American
I"" - Company's plant at Waterbury
orders came to capture two Gcrmai
it
nnd ending Saturday.
to some mischief that you are in such a
hurry?"
"If sou nre calling me Balky Sam,
you'd better apologize in a liuiry. in
cause I am Circus Mike, and I don't
like to be called names."
"Why, sou look exactly like Balkv
Sain, ' stammered Peggs'. all'taken aback.
"Nothing of the sort." brayed Ciicus
Mike. "He has a white spot over his
left eye, nnd I have one over my right.
Any one ought to be able to see that we
are utterly unlike."
"He Is more polite, too," commented
Peggy severely. "He'd never talk so
rudely to Princess Peggy."
"What, are sou Princess Peggy, the
girl who talks animal nnd bird lan
guage?" asked Circus Mike.
"I am Princess Pegg.v."
"Then I'll forgive you for mistaking
me for that rascally brother of mine.
Tills is Xanny (Joat and Boston Bull,
my chums. We are running away from
the circus and taking Countess Alice
along because she happened to he on my
back when we started."
"Why are you running away?" asked
Peggs-. to whom the circus was so won
derful she couldn't conceive of any one
wanting to escape from It.
"We're on a strike, because our act
Is so dull nnd because Jerry the Clown
has become so cross to late."
"Who Is Jerry the Clown?"
"He is the father of Countess Alice,
and he thinks he is our master, but we
are realls' the bosses, because when we
don't act right we break up the whole
show."
"Here he comes now," howled Boston
Bull.
"To the woods then," brayed Circus
Mike, jumping up so suddenly that Cpun
tess Alice was Jerked from his back.
The three animals dashed Into the woods
as a clown came panting up the hill,
swinging a long whip In his hand.
To Peggy's surprise. Instead nf laugh
ing as clowns are usually supposed to
do, he was crying bltterls-, the tears
streaming down his cheeks. Countess
Alice ran to him, and he took her ten
derly Into his arms.
"My poor little girl," he sobbed. "What
will we do now? If our act doesn't en
on this afternoon, we will be ruined.
The animals arc gone, and so has our
last chance to see $'our brother Bob be
fore he sails for France."
With that he broke down and wept as
If his heart were breaking.
(Tomorrow will he told the strange
trouble of the clowit and how l'cggy
and Billy Belgium plan to help him
out of it.)
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This strong, happy looking lot arc American engineers in France start
ing out for ihcir ilay's work
prisoners from a certain sector near the,
Yser Canal and the Chemin-des-Dames
on March 18. 1918. Thirty-five Yanks,
Including Guyette, and 110 Frenchmen
volunteered
Twelve American engineers from the
101st went out ncross No Man's Land
ahead of the raiding party with pontoon
bridges to throw ncross the canal The
Herman trenches were on the other
side of the canal
The zero hour of the raiders was at
5 '15, when the Amerkim barrage
started. But. unfortunately, the l'lench
guides led the raiders too far by a
couple of bundled sards, and the raid
ing parts- blundered right Into tho midst
of their own artlllerv fire Of the twelve
engineers, five were killed nnd the re
maining seven were wounded.
To make matters worse, the Germans
laid down n barrage, behind which their
Infantry advanced upon the Americans
and French. Shells were falling evers--where
our own and Fritz's and rifles
and machine guns were blazing away
merrlls-.
There were a good many gas shells
mixed up In the German firing, and a
lot of our boys got slight doses of the
poisonous stuff. Thirteen Americans
were wounded. Including Guycttej a
number of the French were hit, too.
As Guyette, suffering from his wound,
was limping back to our lines, which
were about .100 yards from the canal,
he heard ja call for help. It was one
of tho wounded engineers. Guyette went
hack and slung the man over his
shoulder. While ho wns doing this he
noticed there were other wounded men
lying close bs' When he had landed the
first man safely in our trenches he was
pretty well exhausted, but hp bad
I strength enough to bring another in in
in, fo be started back. . Ho pecked the
second man on his hack and got back
with him nil right. Then this gritty
voting chnp from Connecticut went hack
a third time, and brought In a third
man All this time. It must be remem
bered, the Nn Man's Land was being
raked with a teirlfic Hie by the Ger
mans. If Corporal Gusette didn't de
serve a war cross, then nobody ever did.
Ul.i bravo deed or deeds ought to stir
the blood of evcrs" American. Guyette
came back with the Liberty Loan hero
outfit and evcrs time I hear his name
mentioned I feel like cheering and toss
ing up my hat.
A number of boys of the Ohio Infantry
received war crosses while I was In
France, One of these was Sergeant
Ethrldge Justice. When the whole team
of one of Hie 37-mlllimeter guns was dis
abled this spunky chap continued to fire
It. at the some time keeping command
nf the other guns. Another Ohio bos-,
Private Charles Cain, of the infantry,
was wounded on March 9, hut continued
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to load his piece until his strength vva3
exhausted.
Corpotal H. W. Fanning, of Maryland,
was commended for throwing himself
upon a bomb on n parapet and prevent
ing Its falling Into a trench, averting a
serious accident. Private B J Block,
of Alabama, was cited for pulling the
Igniter from a gun to prevent firing
when the shot would have probably killed
a, comrade engaged in the rescuing of
the wounded.
(TO BE CONTINUED TOMORROW)
TRENCH TALK
(Continued from Ye&terdau)
itorxn or ammvxitio. One
complete shell in Its loaded car
tridge. SALIENT. A part of ,i trench sys
tem which sticks out further than
the rest Into the enemy's territory.
It Is usually an uncomfortable
place to he stationed, as it Is a
natural bone of contention.
SAWBONES. The leglmental doc
tor. sector. A division of a trench
ss'stem which Is under one com
mand, or one which lies between
certain points.
UIIEI.L CKATEH. The round hole
dug by the explosion of a big shell.
Xo .Man's Land is dotted with these
holes and they foim useful havens
of lefuge in this desolate space.
SHOCK Tlioors. Especially trained
and selected troops which are used
In the first line o,f attack.
sIIltAI'MM.. A kind of artillery shell
in which the case Is filled wijh
pieces of Iron, bullets, etc. When
Hie shell strikes or when It Is ex
ploded by a time fuse, these pieces
arc driven with great force in all
directions. This type of shell Is
chiefly used against Infantry which
Is advancing to attack. ,
SHAVE-TAIL. A newly appointed
second lieutenant.
s I.I'M. Sammee's name for his meat
or vegetable stew, which forms a
frequent Item in his dirt list.
s.MI'I'.lt. A crack shot whose busi
ness it is to conceal himself in some
favorable spot and pick oft enemy
troops who show themselves care
lessly. sow IIEI.I.V. The universal 'army
name for Jiacon, '
STAIl SHELLS. A kind of Roman
candle or rocket which throws a
white light into Xo Man's Land
and lights up all the surrounding,
countrj-.
TRENCH HELMET. A steel hat
which Sammee thinks is comfort
able or uncomfortable, very large
or small, depending on whether or
not he happens to be under fire. .
TRENCH KNIFE. A broad-bla'dea
weapon which mskes a good tool
for digging or for making a Hun
say "kamerad."
wagon soi.iiieks. Artillerymen
who ride either on the guns, cais
sons or horses, and whose lot Is
often envied by the infantryman
plowing along ln the mud.
WIND JAMMER. The obvious name
for a trumpeter or hand man
.Fracr of a Soldier in France
My shoulders ache beneath my pacttr
ft. In easier. Cross, unon His back.)
I inarch with feet that burn and smart."
(Tiead, Holy Feet, upon my heart.)
Men shout nt me" who may not speak,
(They scourged Thy back and smote
Thy cheek.)
I may not lift n hand to clear
Mv eves of salty drops that sear. .
(Then shall my fickle soul forget ,
Thy agony of bloody sweat?) A,i
JIv rifle hand Is stiff and numb. mfcl
(From Thy pierced palm red rlvera
come.)
Lord, Thou didst suffer more for me
Than all the hosts of land and sea.
Sn let me render hack again r-rf
This millionth of Thy gift Amen. 'f
Joyce Kilmer, private, 165th Infantry, SS
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