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IfiKWICK listened. In a brief lull In
,the commotion outside, lie heard a
.4.. 1 ..., nlnxtUnir (IllStlnPt
111 FOUna, Ileal luiu pi'ii'n ............
5 of a rat In a partition. Then In the
tcKness or me ruui... -". "-
mearea, siuw.y .i..:iim. - , :y.
J. -..,. hn.ti nnAn1. nml tltf.
ivsecret itaeoc.se !,...,...- - ----
ISrllght from tho loophole beyond now
larlshWa's arm clutch his In terror, lis
Wit noiselessly sieip- i" ".,.'.',..
room. Renwlck had. instinctively
-.-ftHMKWn the hanging nemnn .". "".
irn the hanging neninn nun. mm -
. . 1 .in nliminti' wrl (i
is
-'fK.'
IP .3iUii Marlshka were In deep shadow wniie
Bii -.;.$ a every move umi ui i - ",;,
E w. aUs -n rirsi h tnolt a iiace toward the
I s . then pauRCMi mid turnln struck s
lP.fl was In shirt sleeves, Renwlck had
krfiWMtot him easily. Rut murder. In cold
RfStgf.Wooa even when his life and Mnrlsh
I'jM" depended upon It ! " .. '"J
KJMfJinot. He saw uor.nz iuniii;n """,",
K's?..m4i. n.wi .ti fmvnn the empty nel
Pfif and then quickly search the sha;Io" i
,$ tne room, it w.tb . iumh iii.m-."1- :;,,.:
jrs.u mm renecieuiu ........ -.--
-WS peered down tne oarrei m uit .""
BrLo H "What nonsense is mis .mih ii. v.
C,y , he beean.
tt But Ttenwlck's voice cut tho darkness
fe like a steel .blade.
r "Don't itfove Gorltz. iianns ujp
. nuni s ...
V . "HiniTi un 1 saV And as he
feoVobeyed, "Now turn toward the
tlr'' Gorltz was now starins at Hcmvlck
Kt:.' .as though h Jiad seen a Rhost but he
knew better than to taKe n ii-"..-
ao..you " he muttered. ' VouVe
Tm Renwlck." said the Englishman.
, crisply. "Now do as I tell you or
He paused uncertainly, for at th.it
mo"een?. behind lilm throuBh.the window
came the deep boom of a bell.
The drawbridge!" crlert . nrlhkn
. "Ahl" came.froni (.nritzs thront as
WUn UII "-'" A, Tionwlcli
wiin.wi "'"'"'.m. ron,vlrU- fired
. lnnrl II r civil I 1 llllClllvn -
.;ss5.Kih.r,
f where in the darkness.
& "ON'altr shouted Kenwlck come in-
tK Slot where he had been. Up felt
ine tJ'"- "'.,' . urt,i,. , turned.
the rfash oi ino "''"':' V" ,r nf hii.
JfKtJKJ?ibn.".' .hrkn orward toukr.1
""i "?1 V :" ' "...i nraniii. thev met.
winaqw . aii'i .i ""-.. . ,.., 1. 1
iafT. w.' hn,lv cluchlnR In primitle it hadn't been for you " wick pued the partition back into place
n,6du Sh man's hand went at his "You'd have followed him. Hugh V to hide their mode of retreat if the gate
(mbat. The mans n.ij n A , thpn nm0Ft m.udlbly, "Holy Vir- above were taken. Then movliiR rapidly
throat, but he v, rencnea u a . h ,pt n ... shf, whIs,pered. along the tunnel they le.-u-hed the steps
again. Ills arms wen t nr ", tn ,. nenwick moved his limbs to be sure which led to the watch tower, where
of his adversary low down m ine lhat t, . WPrp soum, leniuck snuffed the candle; and they
tempt to raise him ami neai -riose thing, that." he muttered ilimbed. emerging at last among the
)mi-t rj'.Yndhv this token "nenstly close" mins with their precious rope If they
ously at his head, ami n '"' ,..uld get down they .would crawl
Renwlck knew that tne man . tjTCP VVVTT thmugh the bushes and undergrowth,
armed. Renwlck's furious rush brougni CHAP! LK A.N 11 makinB their way before daylight to tin-
them with a hud gainst the wauwneie nirrrd ho"s" "f ,1C peasant who had sheltered
they fell, oversetting a ta hie to tne jioor Hcsirpcrf linn Inst night. Another sum of money
Amid the broken rniture . h , no TiEsrERATK had been the strug- would secure their Immunity at least
f'Ad- l"'VP SKK weapon had S ,- ... th. ,latl fooUe the toVh ,N"'.", - -
a uaiv ...."'. --- - . . n,.
1 'been knocked irom ... - v . - hH.
' b'n'andstSng.8 JXZ
SLB Ser"&' The" bulidog. against the
.t",,u n8,', agile, and his. ncms
ZI'JZ .trone "and wiry He strucK ana
WU.L. j".. -- .;. irrt ctrnek rinQ
,tviio --."..ui.'a arms were cracn
tore, but Renwlck s arms wer
lng his ribs stiueezlng tne ore
Ms Boay " B.",rri "i,nB. nf nosl -
tonfkneeand in the change of pesi
aVlqt .the flmjera of one
hand arouna .:- "::,, ,
IB ;- nr7ty one uVpermost and then the other
& . ml...- ti-, na nnn nver unuu i.m- ..-
3Vethe finger, on ' ""h "jle.
&re Henwick's eyeS'and the blood seem
SrtoHben bufttlnl from his temple.
Blood ' Goriz had been struck by one
of hls bullet's. With a asperate effort
h let eo one arm and strucK. ll'B
SiaiT. bSp relaxed and he tore it away.
Rasping greedily for breath
Marlshka In terror had at firs . blunk
Into ft corner, listening to the jarful
.min'ds of the combat following It with
her ears from one part of the room to
"at- must she do? Gathering cour-
U l?aVlng PfoBrSe.hel tabTe" found the match
the wfndows or he valley Ibcked n
i dladly Irip, breathing in terrible
Sasns She must do something to help
STthlnf-for as the fell upon
If' ..gSa,??Se waU ' by the" window upon
K .- trfe 111 She could not make out which
MRS'.. 15e-,"L.-ir,,T T mtlnctivelv she seemed
m 5T"wlle their "deadly purrote-death
PL"--.l for one or both on the rocks below.
Ik Te hanging at the. window came crash-
W&e. , Ins down and envelopea mem. mi ,
WW 'l SIS not know They were drunk with
M, tto lust of knilM-mad!
-rlei Bmillng: straining vvitli his arms.
--SftSPF ATicr Wlth'a cry of despair
x . rtfe 'reached them, clinging with her
& farms around Renwlck', waist.
;arms arouna .-- , ", hut
ioSK jVlght have
.tuiAir via nnwn mil. uc ii". ".. --.
lOt. In-
.2iri,.Vn. with one foot upon the sill
".In one. supreme .effort ; to 'throw p;ie"h,,c.,S
m - .St the window. got h 3 right arm
EsA'r aoose. ana swinem ..... - ,:,;,
Mr-P"- !.!.'. .i. lsi.nehoii a terrible blow at
&H&. -.i'.- t ", ".i. T. ctrnrlt him on the
lW3&:'imt.of the chin Goritz staRgeren
.WK, r"" ""' v jr;?., "Ltrd.
fm&kii lost his. balance, toppieu ior a .'"""'.;
KttftlLt ..th-8 SfcJl,".",?n2?.V,15t-
iW.n.ck'sawrhalf across the wide
" . . .. ...
..i. .n....n v,if o.rnes mo wine
WiJJi.Jvj'-r ""!"". . ii !.. nicncMiAiv.
Hji, rtienwii.it rp.. 7" " rtn.-'a,-,iv.
ftfi'- ui "'."'"v." "X;S ifr tonnled
f'drMBtnB him in-to safety. lie toppled
'K ?. .h flnnr and lav motionless
b-AJu .'araKEins mm ... .w ci'v "- ...,.,---
Prftnft tn imon the floor anil lay moiioiueao
Ci'hluTMarlshka0 hovered, over .him.
VCVHix X -Hiich : she criea. nugn :
'MUgn sue uueu. iiusi. .
i'?ftrf- Renwiick struggiea up oiu.v.y. i..m,
QrW" .i, n.it hl chest heaved convul-
itViCk Struggled Up SlOWiy, iry.Ilb
B, ' r'eively, and he could only gasp meaning
Sl. S J I lesslv.
WA' tf J,,A11 right." he, managed to utter af-
fnshtA , ter a moment. , ....
gM She Wt water and he drank of It.
"CAP" STUBBS"Cap"
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Tubllo Leaner Cotntir.v. Cciurloht, IIIIS.
Goritz staggereiUIoft his Iialnnrr.
ou'ro hurt you re coered with t examined the fnstenlnps nails tome
;' ... ,.,,, what rusted which would not resist
o. no he Rasped, winded. levemce. Hi- found a piece of plank
lilt the blood 1 which he inserted in the edse of the
Ms. I thot him through the body. , dour and mnnaccd to pry It open a
irishka peered toward the window Utile, and then braelnc a foot nKalnst
S ,rFni, t t et thr sl"'' wall, made nn npeninu W'lde
Lis face -Huph I can't forget enouRh to admit them.
(eHt ' uu s wen. iney were w-itnin the
-NTor I He almost did for me. If ' crypt, but wlule .Marishku waited. Ren-
re in tne . ,.. , 10 ine no-tnvnn . tne swv wa vi riix-
nlt .1... n...Ulflrr ChnlD lld fl 1
I'd II ui niw u.immeiK. .'ii....- i .-
... . .. ...... I .... .-.....-.I 1....
reany oeen ureu in ine luunjiini, imh
they had not heard them. Now, as
an awed silence fell upon them, at the
passing of Oorltz and at their relief
from Immediate danger, they were sud
denly aware of the sounds of commotion
outside near at hand, the sharp crack
of small arms, the cries of men and
the booming of the postern bell call
ing Goritz -who would never come '
Renwlck staggered to the w indow
over the courtyard. Martshka's hand In
his, and peered out f-'omewhere a great
ure was nun, ng. ... uie .... .,
whr copper t-oiorru un n !' nun.-,
flRurps
Lrouchlng In the shadow of the postern
1 rain. As thev looked, three men
gate. As they looked, three men
1 f-nn. .ha it'nll r.f liln rnllRf.
way, carrying a timber with which they
approacneu ine ..!-, mu ...j
ncared the edge a flash darted from
the postern and the foremost man fell.
The other, wltha rush, tried to cast
an end of heavy .plank across the In
tervening space; but It fell short and
went crashing down Into ihe void be
low. "They may be able to hold out for
!..A ...hlcnofnil Ttpnwlck. "loilg
enough ' to enahle us to get away.
i ome, .uansnKu ine iufcp.
He took the candle, and she opened
the door Into the corridor which led
to the keep. Outside they met the old
woman, Kna, who was crouched upon
the floor by a window, wringing her
hands half dead with fear'. But she
started up at the sight of Renwlck,
who led the way, and then looked with
astonishment at Marlshka,
Who " she Easped. and paused.
"A friend, Ena." said Marlshka. "Do
not' fear."
But she still regarded Renwlck In
terror, for his appearance, disheveled,
torn and bloody, was not one to In
spire confidence.
"The Herr Hauptmann -1"
"He is dead." said Marlshka, quietly.
"Dead! Herr Gott!" And she
shrank back Into her corner, her head
in her hands.
But there was no time to dela
Renwlck hurried Marlshka down the
'stone stairway to the hall, whence they
descended to a lower tloor to the btore-
room. ... . ' ,i
It was tilled wun a cons.uine.iiui.n
of dusty odds and ends, boxes, barrels,
bottles Innumerable, the relics of the
hospitality of Baron Neudeck, hut at
first they could see no sign of what
.. T 1.1.... v.m,a llicm clints
tney were seeiMim. .m.c ...... ...w..
sounded Intermittently, and the roar of
,. . jt.t... V.n.tlA naeni- PUDHPil. Tien-
i h",:,"'"" 'rhrt ferlshlv while Ma-
I rishka held the candle above his heart
WICK rrt.t.i.i '"n.-'J ....... .
.i.v.1.. VtaWi tlia Mnii a nhnvfi nls nean.
overturning the chisty objects, and at
last, with a cry of triumph, found what
they sought, a coil of heavy rope In
a far corner. He dragged It forth and
, ?--....... - ,", " "'.nouh? Ther; was
examined it carefully, u was neavy una
1 way of telling except by measuring
"nyard lengths, and no lime to risk
'
' n., . 1 . . I... .na.-1ll r.t
aL
mere nnu uirej. a. iuui, nnt. .. ..i
s nrH nn inn ramimri auue nuu
silence on the rampart ' above Had
Windt succeeded in winning h!
Windt succeeded In winning his way
i across?
.....--.
a. -...: ...... .
IIe raised the coll of rope upon hl;
snouiuei w kh n c" fc "" , "" "
canine iroill .ilttiimiftfln iimm, iii.j.iiih
LUWaiU rtl. rtiun lu men n:n. ccrrv.iif, i
direct way to the boarded door into the
crypt. It should he in this direction
yes, the wine cellar here it was the
boarded partition. Marlshka took the
candle from his hand again while he
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toppled for a moment in the
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men nt-iui iiiin.'H umiu jHiiponing me
eieaii iiigm wmu irom tne north. He
,..... 11 . ... .. in J. 1.t .' l'l
.mum iiuiii ii. i ne tiiteKie ui small
arms after a slight lull rose in Intensity
to a continuous roar. Anil while Ren
wlck w.ir making the end of his rope
fast around a huge granite block, there
was a tremendous explosion which
seemed to tear the bloody .sky to tatters
"A magazine or a mine," muttered
r ... ......
She smiled at him htavely, and re
sumed her watch of the windows of the
castle. Here In the npen, hidden from
ine couriyaru oeyona me nuiK ot tne
buildings, they could hear "nothing1' 'of
what was passing at the drawbridge
gate. The silence seemed nmltmus. Had
Wlndt's men succeeded in bridging the
Rap? As yet there wtrp no signs of light
in the castle windows, except the lurid
reflections- of the northern sky. Hut In
any event mere was no time to spare.
Renwlck tied a large knot and a loop in
the end of the rope and then carefully
lowereo it over ine norinern wan, meas
uring Its length by his arms, as it went
f..-n.' ITIr.1. ..oclc nlvll. col'mr... n.r.l...-
when It stretched taut Eighty yards'
Sick with anxiety, he crawled upon his
stomach to the edge of the precipice and
peered over Into the abyss.
The rope swung like a giant pendulum
from side to side Ky the luminous
heavens he could just see the loop at
Its end at least seventy feet from the
counter-scaip Seventy feet or fifty or
oven twenty-five- for Marlshka sure
death among the welter of jagged rocks
below '
Slowly he rose and faced her. She
read the truth ni his dejection.
"The rqpe Is too short," he muttered.
She caught him by the hand.
"I can climb down by "
"Xo no," he said in sudden horror,
"it Is not to be thought of. You, at
least, are safe."
"But you ?"
"Perhaps something may happen. Wo
can at least hide In the wall. They may
not find us. Come "
(TOXTINTED MOXDAY)
fireat demand for the EVENING
ri'MI.ir I.r.DOEB may raiise you
to mlnn nn installment nf this Tery
Interesting ntnry. Yon had better,
therefore, telephone or write to the
Circulation Department or atk your
lieu ..dealer thin afternoon to leaie
the EVENING 1'UIII.IC LEDGER at
onr home.
Proving It
A woman owning a house In Phlla
deipnla neroro wnicn a gang of work
men were engaged in making street re
pairs was much Interested In the work.
"And which is the foreman?" she ask
ed of a big, burly Celt.
A proud smile came to the coun
tenance of that individual as he re
plied: "Ol am. mum."
"Really?" continued the lady.
"Oi kin prove it, mum." rejoined the
Irishman. Then, turning td" a laborer
at hand, he added, "Kelly, you're fired."
Harper's.
,ii. tiiu in, leiiecijuii in tne names 01
a hlirnlnET house flrnd unrlnne lit- lic
shells of the Russians, which still' seemed
to be bursting not far awnv And nnw
iu mem wi ine vanoy iney still nearil
the sounds of passing transport, 'and the
hoarse calls nf men. The battle for the
bead of the pass wns desperate--but
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THE DAILY
ELMHURST.
By Ruby Ridley
44 TOHX, I received a letter this morn-
" lng from I.aura. She says that
Violet will bo here next Thursday. 1
wonder If she will like the country. She's
probably used to city ways and things.
Suppose tihe should be stuck up and
catry her nose In the air. Xo, I can't
bellee that any child of Laura's could
be like that. Yet 1'vo always- believed
that city-bred children were always more
or less stuck up." Matilda stopped, only
becauso she had to. By the tlmo she got
her breath again her husband way speak
lng. "Pooh, Matty. You nln't going to
think that nf little Violet, 'cause I ain't
fining to let you Hid you say that she
$vu8 coming ThursdnyV Well, I'll take
a look at the calendar. Why. that's to
monow! You'd better start right In now
unking some rookies and pies, while I
finish my work In the barn.
Violet Barclay, n glfl of nineteen, was
JiM the opposite of what Aunt Matilda
snld about being "stuck up." Being In
poor health, her mother had decided to
send Violet to her aunt's home In the
country.
Three days after her arrival Violet
had donned her new farmerette suit and
started a gaideti.
One day Aunt Matilda asked her It
she wouldn't llko to viyit Elmhurst.
Why. Where's that, auntie?" Violet
asked.
"Oh, it's the most beautiful house I
eytrsaw.' replied Matilda "There are
elms all round it and well, I verily bo
lievo that 1 should get lost In it "
TI1I3 aroused Violet's curiosity at
once.
"Who owns It," she asked.
"Mr. Preston used to own It. but he's
dead now." was the replv. "The sister
died lute, so lie wanted to live here; he
built tint house. It's for sale, furniture
and all. I heatd t'other d.iy that a cer
tain Mr R Roberts Intends to buy it.
I hope he's tr.ee If he's going to live
there."
"Oh. where Is it. auntie It sounds
very Interesting. Is It very far from
here? Mny I ro this afternoon?"
"Xo, Violet, it Is not vety far from
here. I thought ou'd like to see it
You'll find it easy if you keep to tIVs
road for about one mile "
That afternoon Violet started. She
KAISER USES AUSTRIA
Continued from Pace tine
the pacifist agents from Berlin, In
spite of their thick-skinned persever
ance, met only Willi humiliating le
buffs. Then the Reilin Government uew.-eu
another and better plan. It knew,
of course, that Austria was desperate
for peace, and that her young Em
peror longed to deliver his people from
the horrors of war; it well knew, also,
that many Austrinns, and more Hun
garians, hated Germany and secretly
preferred tho nntonte, anil that Aus-tro-Hiins.'irtuns
generally were conse
quently not so violently disliked and
distrusted as Geunnns in the Allied
camps. Tlierefme, the O.eiman auto
crats said: "Let us make the best use
we can of these disaffected elements
in Austro-Hungnry, and advise tho
Vienna Government to send them
forth to preach peace and reconcilia
tion; they will he all the more con
vincing becauso they are sincere, and
they need not even know that it Is
Germany for whom they are working."
And therewith set in the great Inva
sion of Switzerland by Hungarian
and Austrian aristocrats fashionable
young countesses brought up In
Parisian convents, and princely young
sportsmen educated at Oxford or Cam
bridge holding out false hopes of dis
affection and revolution in the realm
of the Hapshurgs, and therehy, very
often unwittingly, .serving the inter
ests of Germany by weakening tho
lighting spirit of the Allies.
Such was Count Revertera, the
charming young Austrian . diplomat
whose secret negotiations In the little
Swiss town nf Kilhourg led to tho
disclosure of Emperor Charles's letter
to President 1'oincare, admitting the
Just claims of France to Alsace-Lorraine.
Xay, the young Austrian Em
peror himself is being used, as this
episode clearly reveals, na a German
pacifist agent liv the subtle Kaiser.
For the youthful monarch, though it
is more than likely he was quite sin
cere, at no time hail the power to ful
fill the promises contained in his let
ter, nnd therefore, the Entente Gov
ernments were fully justified and ex
tremely well advised In refusing to'
consider them seiiously. They would
have fallen Into a German peace-trap
if they had done so, for Emperor
Charles is but a puppet In the hands
of the Berlin statesmen, although in
this particular instance he certainly
exceeded his instructions, and brought
the Kaiser's anger upon his head.
Austria's Impolenco Shown
This episode of the young Kmperor's
correspondence with liis cousin, Prince
Sixlus of Itourhon, lias definitely dis
closed Austria's absolute impotence to
throw oil' the iron Prussian yoke.
Cut, for all that, Austro-Hungary's
role as Germany's most seductive
pacifist agent is by no means oyer.
When Ludendorff finds that he cannot
destroy the French, British and
American armies, and the German
people, exhausted and infuriated by
their losses and shattered hopes, de
mand instant peace, Austria will ngain
be pushed forward by Germany to
lure the Allies into deceptive nego
tiations. Of this I have had convinc
ing proof during a recent trip through
Switzerland, undertaken to gain fresh
impressions of the international situ,
ation for the Evenino Ptiiu.ic Li:n(ir:n,
and whicli took, me to the principal
Swiss centers of political intrigue, and
as far south as Lugano, on the Italian
border.
In the musty, old-fashioned library
of a secluded brick cottage on the out
NOVELETTE
....... I '. . . ...
.encnc.1 ino piace and tounti ii more
beautiful than Matilda had said It w.ib.
Violet wandered around under tho elms
and then went toward the house.
"I , wonder If they keep the doors
locked," she said to herself. "I suppose
they do, but I'd love to go Inside."-
To her surprise, as she tried the door
It opened. Golngjnslde, she found her
self In a large hall.
"It won't lo any harm If I do look
around a little," she said to herself, so
she cautiously opened a door near-by.
Seeing nothing very Interesting In th's
loom, she wandered on. All the rooms
were luxuriously furnished.
After a while she went upstairs.
Looking In one of the rooms she saw a
bedroom. She crossed the room to
glance at herself In the mliror so as to
fix her hair. What she saw, however,
was a young man lying on tho bed and
apparently fast asleep. He was dressed
In a dark blue suit. Instantly Violet
thought of the Mr. Roberts of whom
Matilda had spoken. She supposed he
had arrived today and, feeling tired, had
lain down.
And then to her horror she found she
had to sneeze. She started for the door
making funny little noises. Sho had
Just time' to Ret nut of the room and
cover her face with her handkerchief
before sha sneezed. She wns Just be
ginning to go down the stairs on tiptoe
when the door opened and tho man came
out laughing.'
"I suppose I should hnvo told you
that I was not asleep," he said, "but 1
heard coinebody coming upstairs snd
you can Imagine my surprise when
you came In. I thought I'd burst when
you had to sneeze.
"Aro you Mr. Roberts?" asked
Violet.
"I am, and jou ?"
"Miss Hardily." she said, smiling.
Soon they were talking as If they had
known each other all their lives.
After this they saw each other often
and it was not long before Ralph asked
Violet to share- his beautiful home with
him, and because she had already be
gun to love Elmhurst and also Its owner
she did not refuse him.
Monday's Complete XovcJctle
"THi: FATAL KXVCLOPE."
skirts of Zurich, a veteran Austro
Swiss pacifist whose name has often
been mentioned In connection with the
mysterious peace intrigues of the
Catholic Reichstag Deputy Erzberger,
and who can boast particularly Inti
mate relations with the court of Vi
enna, held forth to tne for hours about
tho young Austrian Emperor's sterling
qualities and his sincere ambition to
bring about a general European peace
"witftout . annexations and indemni
ties." Mellifluous Poison
"If America and Austria could onU
get together," insinuated this old
apostle of German peace, his clever
eyes sparkling behind his glasses and
leaning persuasively across the round
table littered with ponderous mnn
nsterlal volumes, "I nrn sure the
could bring; hack peace to suffering
E,urnpe. If President Wilson would
use Ills Influence with the Entente
Governments to Induce them to revise
their war aims, Emperor Charles
would force Germany to curb her
exaggerated ambitions. I am posi
tive Emperor Charles would Insist
In Berlin on the restoration of
Belgium to unrestricted independ
ence. Xot a day longer would ho
allow his armies to fight for thn
realization of the Pan-German plans
of conquest in Belgium or France.
"You know" and ills eyes twinkled
suggestively "that I am excellently
informed about the young Emperor's
ideas nnd opinions. Ho is a splendid
young man; his judgment is quite im
partial nnd his greatest ambition is to
be instrumental In bringing peace to
the world. The Empress, too. Is the
best of women, but it is a mistake to
believe, she influences her husband po
litically. Xo, she Is too good a wife
to mix up in international politics.
Alsace-Lorraine.? Ah" the aged pa
cifist's face fell "that Is a difficult
question.
"Germany can hardly give up Alsace-Lorraine.
It's too much to ex
pect. Perhaps a trifling frontier regu
lation but no, there- shall be no an
nexations. Even if Austria should
undertake another offensive against
Italy, and be successful, she would
annex nothing, virtually nothing. Of
course, Austria hopes to keep the
Italian mountain district of the 'Setto
Comuni' to insure her future strate
gical position, but I don't call that an
annexation, do you?"
That is the kind of mellifluous
poison all tho German pacifist agents
neutral or A"ustro-Hungarlan try to
induce unwary Americans to swallow.
It Is all so simple: Starting out from
tho indubitable truth that exhausted
Austro-Hungary passionately desires
peace, and that her young sovereign
if but to preserve his throne Is nerv
ously anxious to confer its calming
benefits as quickly as possible upon
his unruly peoples, they nrgue that
the Allies havo hut to address them
selves to the Hapsburg ruler in order
to obtain Germany's assent to Presi
dent "Wilson's conditions.
What they forget to add is that it
is absolutely beyond the youthful
monarch's power to make the German
Government give up even the least of
its ambitious plans, and that if the
Allies were foolish enough to rely on
his Influence in Berlin they would
pave the way for Teuton domination
of Europe.
Foresees German Debacle
Parting from the Austro-Swiss pa
cifist, I ca-sually asked him what he
thought would happen if the German
"DREAMLAND ADVENTURES
By DADDY
JERRY THE CLOWN
A. compUie, new adventure each week, hcglnning Monday and ending Saturday.
CHAPTER VI
The Ringmaster h Punished
(PcooV, Hilly Hclolum. Balky Sam,
Bitty Goat and Johnny Bull take the
place of a circus act so that the
clown can visit his soldier son, who
is departing for France. A rascally
ringmaster tries to spoil the act by
injuring Balky Sam.)
BALKY SAM was making as much of
nn uproar as a raging lion, and
I'eggy could seo circus employes arming
themselves with clubs nnd rfmnlng to
ward" him. Sho dodgd his heels and
Jumped to his head.
"Stop I" she cried. "You're ruining
the act!" But Balky Sam only kicked
and tore around the harder. Then Peggy
had a bright Idea.
"llilt !" she screamed. "Attention 1
Remember you're an army mule!"
Instantly Balky Sam Ktoppen his fren
zied gyrations 'and stood trembling and
shivering before her. .
"That's like a soldier," cried Peggy.
"Xow, tell us what's the matter."
"My back!" brayed Balky Sam. "It's
on fire! Something's eating Into It!"
Hilly Belgium leaped to Balky Sam's
side, and In an instant had loosened the
belt he wore. There on the Inner side,
digging Into him, wns a mass of sand
burrs. They had cruelly tortured Balky
Sam. Xo wonder ho threatened to run
amuck.
Tho crowd thought that this was part,
of the act, and roared with laughter.
Jenkins, the ringmaster, turned quickly
away as he saw his plot fall, and pre
tended to be looking at something at the
far end of the arena.
Billy Belgium stepped behind Jenkins
and stuck the bunch of sandburrs on his
coattalls. Then he held up a tin sign
on which was a rampant goat'. Billy
Goat taw the sign and went for it.
Bang! He hit the sign and Jenkins at
the same time. The blow knocked the
ringmaster sprawling and drove the
sandhurrs into him. He let out a yell
of iraln. Bang ! Billy Goat charged
again, and there was the sound of break
AS PLIANT
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PRINCE SIXTHS
A letter from his couhii. Emperor
Charles of Austria, on the subject
of peace caused an international
sensation
offensive against the British and
French armies failed.
"All, if ihe offensive fails," he cried
,n, n ine intensive iuh, no u.
a sudden burst of sincerity, "and
in
i bone it won't, there win lie a coin
piste change of scene in German)'! A
complete change of scene! "
Jle seemed to regret the words the
Instant they were uttered, and when
I pressCn him to define exactly what
lie meant by a "change of scene," he
grew incoherent, slaring with vacant,
troubled gaze far out of the window
to where white sails dotted tho blue
expanse of tho Lake of Zurich in tho
sunny distance.
A week later found me on the shores
of the Lake of Lugano, sauntering be
neath the star-studded southern heav
ens, with a Hungarian journalist. Ho
was afraid to be seen with me In Lu
gano itself, which is, indeed, infested
with German and Austrian spies and
secret agents of all kinds, so we had
a romantic meeting out in the coun
try, at a lonely inn upon a wooded
hill, between a desolate swamp and
the deep lake, overshadowed by steep,
dark mountains.
The young Emperor Charles." he
exclaimed, waving the glowing end of
his cigarette through the velvety
darkness, "has the best Intentions in
the world; he has seen the horrors of
war with "his own eyes, and they have
taught him to reverence and, desire
peace. But ho has been educated by
the priests; his views are somewhat
narrow and his character is weak. He
is not very clever. He is under the
influence of Count Berchthold and
Field Marshal Von Arz. the chief of
the general staff. The two men are
the real rulers of Austro-Hungary, and
it is of but little consequence that
Count Czernin has been replaced by
Baron Burian, and that Count Tlsza
has come to the front again in. Hun
gary. The change is -only apparent;
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I
ing glass. A bottle in Jenkins's coat
tall pocket had gone smash. '
The crowd roared and roared nnd
roared as Jenkins got to his feet nnd
limped away, picking pieces of broken
bottle from his pocket nnd sandburrs
from his hack.
From that minute the act went with
a whirl. Balky Sam Jorgsi his sore
back and put a wholo lot of pep nnd
sparkle Into his work, and Billy Goat nnd
Johnny Bull werf right with him. They
played ball, gave a soldier drill, charged
on the Hutis, nnd did at lot of things
that kept the crowd laughing. Billy
Belgium made the Jolllest kind of a
clo.wn, and Peggy entered merrily into
the fun.
"Hee-haw! That nln't acting that's
play," brayed Circus Mike from the side
lines, where ho nnd Boston Bull nnd
Xanny Goat weVe laughing as hard us
any one.
But now came Peggy's Hardest mo
ment Balky Sam began to tear around
the ring, nnd she was supposed to dance
on his back. Her heart sank. She oould
never get up there, much less dance.
The act was going to be spoiled, aftcr
all. s
Bui' JuSt then there was a whirr In
the air, and above her was a flock of
tho strongest fliers among the Birds.
They were holding a large circus hoop
toward her.
"Catch hold !" screamed General Swal
low. Peggy seized the hoop, and the
Birds swung her to the back of Balky
Sam. There, held up by the Birds, she
rodo easily and safely. Soon she grow
more confident and rose to her feet.
Gradually sho began to dance. This was
fun. rollicking, jolly fun, and Teggy
danced as she had never danced before.
Chancing' to glance out In the audience,
she caught the shining eyes of Countess
Alice nnd Jerry the Clown fixed upon
her. With them was a handsome soldier
boy.
"Out of the ring tore Balky Sam, and
then around the whole hippodrome, track
to the exit, while tho crowd shouted and
shouted. The act, was over.
"It was the hit of the show," brayed
Circus Mike, rushing out. "But I can't
understand why. You were just having
a lot of fun not working at all,"
PEACE PARLEY TOO
In reality the young Emperor's policy
remains unaltered. The popular cry
is unanimous for peace, and ho must
heed it if he does not wish to lose
his throne. In Austria," tho 'Czechs
aro a continual menace; in Hungary,
Count Karol?l's party for peace and
electoral reform Is backed by the vast
majority of the population.
"Ah, if President Wilson would only
influence tho Entente to declare sol
emnly that it has no intpntlon of dis
membering Hungary by separating
Croatia and the port of Flume from
her, the Hungarian people would re
fuse to early on the war any longer
for the greater glory of Prussia! It
is this fear alone that goads them to
fight on. Hungary will grant her
Slav districts autonomy, yes, full au
tonomy, but she cannot give them up
entirely. t
Harping on Hatred
"The Hungarians have no love for
the Germans. On their marches to
Russia and Rumania the German sol
diers have devastated and impover
ished entire districts of Hungary.
Our peasants will not forget nor for
give this quickly. And our finances
are in such a hopeless state, too! If
America would only hold out some
promise to regulate them after the
war. .we should not reel so dependent
on Germany. We- should far rather
pay our debts with American dollars
than with German marks!"
Thus discoursed my Hungarian ac
quaintance by the nocturnal shores
of Lugano Lake, glancing apprehen
sively and, 1 Imagine, rather ostenta-
timid.' .iVlt.t l.ttY, fnH nr... a .. -v. r. ..
spies that might be hidden in the
bushes by the wayside. It was typical
Austro-German peace talk. He held
mil -nr-no i.nAic, nri n.n.,iA.i ,io
..... ...n.t UUJI1..1 Hll.l M.J,ltlllllT-.l .Id."
rnie Denents in return. Ho deliber-
atly exaggerated his country's dislike
nite benefits in return. Ho deliber-
1 .... ...
of nnd ability to break with the Ger
man Empire. Ho tried to lead mo to
believe that the Hungarians aro a
free and independent people who can
decide for themselves whether they
will make war or peace. And just
this, whatever truth and sincerity
there might be in the rest of his state
ments, was absolutely false.
Austria Seethes
Xow, it is a fact that trouble is
again brewing in Austro-Hungary.
There was a great popular efferves
cence throughout all classes and races
of the monarchy before Count Czer
nln's resignation, and Baron Burlan's
and Count Tisza's restoration to power
bids fair to intensify it dancerouslv.
Hungary wants agrarian reform and
electoral reform, which tho young Em
peporSias promised her, but the reali
zation of which Count Tisza's occult
and malignant influence h: so far
frustrated. r
f2l-0.lt liatlnnnl nn.tir.tlr... ....... tt
tnmong all The Slav mcTs! All the na-
tions of the variegated Hansbure- Em.
plre, long indiscriminately for imme
dlate peace this is the one and only
point on which they are agreed. In
the larger towns and Industrial dis
tricts the spirit of the workers is dis
contented and rebellious.
In fact, one of the principal "stra
tegic aims" of the Austro-Hungarlan
army operating under the command
of General Boehm-Ermolll In southern
Russia has been to round up tho pris
oners of war quixotically liberated by
the Russian revolutionists and to
drive them in herds across the Aus
trian border to new.and certainly more
stringent captivity in their own coun
try! This is the truth about the mis
erable fate of the former' Austro-Hun-
By EDWIN A
"That's why It was a hit. If you and
ianny Goat and Boston Bull would Jut
in...- ifc .inn- kuou umc, your act wouiq
always bo a winner, nnd you -would
uiways ue nappy, declared Peggy
"We'll try that," brayid Circus Mike
louvo showed us something-." 1
"I told you I would," biaycd Balld
sam.
Out of tho main tent came rurfnlni
Jerry tho Clown, Countess Allco- am
tho soldier boy.
"You've saved us I" cried Jerr- th.
Clown. "I never saw an act make a bit
rrrt.. lit "
.- .1.1. I
"It will nlwaya ho sf lilt If you put en
inusinsm nnu inn imo , it. advisee
Peggy, "You'll find your animals read.
to net after, this, hut you've got to qui
oemg a uoiciui groucn
Dad has been worrying over me
That's why he ha been cross and
cranky, spftko up Filther Bob. "Bu
he knows now that r i happy seryinj
my country, and after this he will do hi
full bit keening Amcr'ca cheerfulrBcT'rl
can hack us up with suilles and pep, Inl
steati or discouraging us with tears ana
waitings." I
"And we're going to get more monei
for our act. The manager said so. AnJ
he said Jenkins would have to letjiiml
self be butted at every show he was
comical." cried Countess Alice.
"Hee-haw! I told you I'd be you
fairy and grant yo.ur three wishes,
braved Balky Sam. and away he whiskei
Peggy to tho top of tho hill, where sh
presently lounil nerscir an nione.
That evening Peggy's father returnei
earlier than he had expected. He tdo:
Peggy to the circus. There she saT
Jerry the Clown. Countess Alice. Circul
Mike, rsanny lioat and uoston Bull
Thev were having the jolllest kind of
time In their act, and the crowd roared
its approval.
"Good ! Good !" cried Peggy. "I knew
vou'd win If you'd only try in the rlghl
I spirit." And her father wondered wa
she was iniKing aooui
(A'crt ttcefc Peggy will venture!
into the realm of old King CrowM
where &hc. ii-iI help Brownie Owi
fight his war.)
garian war rfrlsoncrs In Russia, whi
are treated worse by their own GoV
eminent and countrymen today thail
they ever were by their Russian foea
and it reveals how foolish the prevs
lent supposition is that Austro-Hur
trary is a freer and more democrat!!
land than Germany!
Once ncnln on my week's tril
through Switzerland I heard the peri
suasivc, suave voice of tho Austrd
HutiBailau pacifist. It was in thl
quaint old town of Frlbourg, the cer
ter of Catholic learning In Switzei
land, and a grizzled university profea
sor was speaking:
"All, the young Emperor CharlesH
what an excellent, well-meaning young
man! If the Allies have a sincerl
friend, It Is surely he "
Kaiser Dominates Karl
Well, I am perfectly willing to bd
lleve that tho young Emperor's inten
tlons are good, but in his case thl
road to Berlin Is paved with then
u nen nis good intentions were re
veaien to Kaiser William, he repul
iiiaieu nnd lied nbout them in a hye
teilcal, terrified way, like the timid
weak young. man he Is.
His qualities are those of his nafloJ
.immunity, kindness of heart, a cerl
tain indefinable talent for awakenin'i
universal sympathy, suel as is ofte
.uu.ui in ine inst representatives o
ciegenerato dynasties, and which dli
tingulshed the Stilnrts. So also art
unfortunately, his defects rinr.Hni
born of weakness, cowardice. Innatl
i Kiu iniin. ine Allies, and Amerlcl
not least, owe M. Clemenceau a debl
... k .uiiurie ior nis masterly exposurl
"' "--ni in nis victorious bout witl
iri ? .. ccr" " tllat foolhardy and an
"'?," ,'a '""'suer.
,..,, ,.,,n 1Jeine. I have beeJ
chatting with a nrnmlnnni noi.mnl
-..(I., . ... ' I.W.IIUIJ
" I . ."" "l ,us ""Ponal Majestjl
"-" "i n imperial .Majesty
, Raiser's consuls in foreign land
I I1M IVIIICnfC i-m1 r-1 I.. J.. 0 . . i .H
oeioro the war. but todav n le.irtlnl
spirit ,in tho good light for the Gerl
man repuuiic of tho future. This 11
wnac ne said:
. "Try to dissuade, the Americans frnr
tho idea that Austria and her rule
.. lapniiio oi iiurstlne; their Germai
oonus, Warn them against listenin
in iustro.iiiinKarl.in pacifists,, wh
have over been and still are th
"aiscrs most encctlvc political agent!
even when they aro sincere, and wh
aro most dangerous because they oftei
tiro sincere, no long as tho prestige i
i luonwii iiiiiiiiirism anil Its leaders nt
mains unshaken, the Austrians and thl
"""Sarlans, their Emperor and thei
statesmen, will be as they were here!
tofore, tho slaves and tools of Iml
periai uermnny. when Ludendorff I
defeated, hut only then, will Austrli
nrciK away from Germany, false
her allies as she is to her foes.
The Pet Enemy Fallacy
This seems to mo to bo good talk
Jt tames with all I know of thl
.Aystro-uungnrlan character and meth
ods. America has been too much lnl
cuned to regard Austro-Hungarya
her "pet i-norny."- She has in a meas
ure. I fear, spoiled this optlmtstil
nation. Tho Austro-Hungarlans havl
come to believe that all they have tl
do is tn smile and smirk and Amerlcl
will not only forgive, hut save theri
from otherwise inevitnb'o ruin aftel
tne war. Listen to this, in the saml
strnin'ns rav Hungarian acquaintance'!
vagaries, from tho Arheiter Zeitung
or Vienna:
Aiier tne war we shall needl
"""""' '" i"y ior me goods W6
shall bo forced to import in order!
iu reconsiuute our shattered indus-L
tries ana ruined agriculture. Who
is to lend us this money? We may
call ourselves lucky if Germany is
able to lend us enough- to pay the
yearly interest .on the three billions
of dollars we owe her. Only Eng
land and America will still be rich
enough to help us. If the terrible
wounds the war has inflicted on us
economically aro to bo healed,, the
mdney market, above all, of the
United States must remain open to
us. Tbereforo it must b,e our policy
in lityui-u. pi-iico oi reconciliation.
The ingenious Socialist edltorn
the Arbeiter Zeitung don't say. mlrJI
you, that if America consents to granjl
Austria unanciai neip alter the wan
the Austrians will ston helping thl
Germans now in enslaving and-terl
ronzing rjurope ana conclude a sen
arate peace with the Allies. Oh, nq
there is no question of that. Austr
is going to fight out the war at Geri
many's side, to send all the troops th!
Kaiser may as ior to v ranee, hut
she will "favor a peace of reconcllla
tlon." And for this America afte
' Austria has fought against her anl
her Allies in tho Kaiser's interest anl
under his directions; is-eomplacentll
to sxflva tho wrecked Austri;
finances.
Yes, I I'cannot help 'thinking tli
Austro-Hungary- Has been' spoils
lliroiiKii America s generosity anu.'l
"tlulsence and that it is high time7 si
were maae to unucrstanu mat oil 1
captlvfttlng grace are displayed;
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