miwm swas TOA'wiyrt i r;- r? . 3RPHIi;ADEIiPHIAr :V ' v,:.,,-V . frT?x'Tir,,!5"J H'' 7i(n tin ' ( - - L i. wi- Vf'pir'y ,;vs. ,. ;.. w---?u tvw &mm m.-n. J..:fc-. .. ins -m3 - r j WRY MEMBER OF THE FAMILY CAN FIND SOMETHING INTERESTING HERE TO READ "VI RW IH.riOICY! MOMY! " i&? -.I K !1M. fu Klfrtnor M Pnrter and he) Mie r-iiHfc J.clp In. nrtfsalon of 7ot oMtin Vi"lm Co. All & KfoliM J.'rscn ' j&SJftTitis bTORY this rut nijfii it. 11 ciiix. mui'imiinonsirr. t4t(.lniv.fr. I'llU MI!) I). Mill! IIS. ftcU-FolRt to Bite t it of hi liclrs. iwn to Mm lion uuu nnii e utw in to be 1m their homo i j n HHI rton, 'they Bet the mono nether tlmy the balance or hia u tl depend Show they use the f i i in fct Is then nd t d tint Fulton olnc to South A n i t i it Hi ii w,"jur. John smith in i in lint r i. He 8ia be 1-. a m ' nn m i i ens iilaliut'U rami, m ii t n n ir I he In there to ti t m t 1 a In li .fthkl hlatnft TT im i run in m t r ii I MISS In r (ItifJAMl-.s lil.Wstil.l I u: ri;.M iii,aimm i.i u .fljKV I1(.I-II1 ll.i tn inCS IILMMII.I I I s Ik . Trf l Iff ttUTll f T rniVe nciicd la n i nr t try a-v, JGVf rvwnot e joitn miii Lmaf u."Poar Mncak ' ll art 1 i ' t t I Is t -tend f ju . AM 4.W F7iirtmwhter by his flr-t t -. ?Tinbiinl of t'ii m met nl lis nnal 1 ' I i 1 r,,w i f t I il n 1 i 1 r crawl bus sacrificed in r .rmna c.roucnv miner nn i i Be s,tlic! (vomen of t t TOrIsI i fcLH?.. Mr. ftmlth corn, to rmm krtriBUUdell. He Ilk tu !,BW11 trelty thliiES becius u i 4r. Bavin? disposition l Mr. Smith visiting M" I in iw'weeta poor Jlntsl bli i? i 1 1 SS ld -but sh ia slisht ll R d 9AV ,roK at - CCHAPTER III i Continued i "WU1 " J K iii"in- " J'AJOn? Imi an Iiow mi I to Mi'ra uim. ipI'li ret my nay-" "-he -icrastnl I'V Kfeiiae me. bu. tint limi "t tniine B-Hdoenn't sound eiv R-od-ii ivlnp . inn Kjfeu Bee, I don't know mu nd In these piys " An cm.n- l'lu-o nnisiica feMr. Smith sm led S! '"Quite right, midini ion are iue kk'-tn hn cautious I hid " letter of ln- troductlon to nur Ir ther from Mi V, Robert ChaJmrs T t'dnk he will vouch K3 fdr me. will that iov iy r""rth. that's nil rleht tln-n. But that i2C . . . fcl Ito't Eajlnu how much jou'U jnv Now, El think - Kf' Therci came a slnrp noek Tt the fi outer door. The oncer Henn jumiied Ktov'hln feet, hut his aunt shoolc hor head Etr Va,I Anl trt l,n rl,nr lloTQrtlf TllrO WHS S4v . ft f" ...B.b.m A . nln ,l,.,n n 1 m I f ,,,, b lliUilllUl Ul VU,,--i 111' I ' tj,.nf, .iiu.. 'entered the hall and pat down In the Chair near tho hatrack When "Mrs Blalsdcll returned hor c a w ere r Kk. bright. Her cheiks hord two Utile red Shu apots She carried herself with manifest Importance. "H jou'll just ecuse me a minute" he apologized to Mr Smith, ns she 1 (wept b; him and opened a d )or across the rom, nearly clohlur; it behind her Br. fiJJistlnctly then, from beond the Im- Prfectly closed door, came to the cars K?Qf Benny and Mr Smith these words, In Mrs, Blalsdell's most ec'ted accents r T . i.uj iuemceni. ilk ulu i'tiuiui;i, nc IS that crowd" Wifi. "Mother!" breathed an ecstatic voice StWtWhat followed Mr Smith did not hear. ?wwr o Jieaiui, )ci mum (.AV.UIU, ,u.u nv- Mwanded attention. gf."OeeI Carl Pennock1" whispered Bnny hoarsely, "wliciv ' Wont my vu- j-t Bess be mad' Sho thinks carl oiVVk,Ajhir'o iYtn fiit, st thlnir iro'nir All UA.. ..,- ., ... yTTiiJi a warning "Sli-h!" and an e- R1.;- f .lA. .. m1 tUn linll tf ftS!' Smith' tr.ed to stop further revelations. & but Benny was not to be silenced Br-W "They're rich aw ful 1 ith the Pen- ' t ,- C-.1 ..ll lii.. 1. HOCK3 are, no I'ummcu aim mvu huti- Uy. "An" there's a eirl Uussk She s m gone oil rieu nci mj .nw,....., .. Fsinow. He's seventcin, an" Bess is mad K 'cause sho Isn't stvemeen, too, o she can go an" play tennis imt as Pred J C!T,'ll ia vrtirtrl.,. n i or nnu If K3 Melt coes autorldlng with Carl, an' " BICT HDk I. ti Crt rr,3rnfKo Hum Mr K OH'U' "w ....l... Smluis -lolco ana g.sture tnis nine mai .Benny fell back subdued Mr"" At once then became dis'lnctK audible E31 atralrt the voices from the other room. IK Mr. Smith, forced to hear tn spite of llhlmself, had the air of one who finds Mf ho has abandoned the frying pan for vw & "Ho, dear, It's quite out of tho ques- P tlon." eamo from bevond the door, in nft'vil tjijiUdoirs n! "I can't let vou fwearf your pink i'ou will wear the JelWue or. stay at home Just as vou BdWOBO." $ jUxZP' mother, dear, it's all out of gWMte." wauea a younsr sin s voice-. iSSK'? can'1 help that Il's I,erfectly &Jtole and neat, and ou must save the S&fHtok. for best." .RBut' I'm alwajs saving things for JP'Da., motner, ami i never wear my s3f!.iit- i never wear a uunir w-nen its ESt-Sin ?Rtvle! By the time lou let me frrmu the pink I shdn t want to wear "Alt. Sleeves '11 bo small then vou see if f iney aren t i snail oe wearinK uib onei rl Trant to wear big enes now, when : other jftrls do Pleai nuther'" USBj'Mellleent v. IV w i 1 lou lease me lute fSOtrwhen you know it vv'll do no good7 rf wnen ou Know i can i ki jou uo 11 . iSBiirt vou think I want 5 0U to be as BwweU-dressed as anybody, if we could K-i'ftttora It? Come. I'm waiting. You ILK, must, wear me Diue 01 iiay ai nome. i.iWhat shall I tell him'" Lf3rB.tnart!Luliito word and a chokinffhalf- Ri&lpb. Tho next moment the iloor opened v'iasd Irs. Blalsdeu appt area The pins TMMd In not rttiOPlru Vinrt OAtnud R)lP KiSut the door firm,' then hurried P-kthrtiUEh the room to ihe hall beyond SJ'Afiother minute and sho was back In 5-,!. her chair. y-r Ti'tTtxrrti." sho smiled nleasantly "I'm 1 i !' In nniv trt tnll.- business. Mr Smith. " sV.?fAnd hhe talked business She Btated i Btalnly what she expected to do for her hoarder, and what sho expected her i "boarder, would do for her She en- neo upon tne auvaniuKes anu mini ied the discomforts, w ith the aid of word now and then from the eager Interested Benny j Mr. Smith, on his part, had little to say 'that little was most satisfactory, vever. was very evident, for Mrs .Ir'ell wa? soon quite glowing with iinn pleasure, Mr bmlth was not bur.' He was plainly ill at ease, and at I'tUKhtly abstracted lif, eyes fre t)T, sought the door rthih Mrs dell had closed so flrrMr a Fhort before. They weri still turned in I direction when suddenly (he door ana .a, voung gin appeareu. was a s-lim little girl, tilth long' l etarllko eves and a -Mid-rose r.Hi her cheeks. Beneath her trim ktri lignt frown nair wavea soiuy 'her ears-, gsntlng Into gold where rnt BtruCK iu one loonea exeuea leased, jet not quite happy. She blue drest?. plainly made, aa't stay late. Be In before 10. p-c&ut!oned Mrs. Blaisdelt "Ana Bt. just a mmuie, oear. rnis is tenltli. You might as vveU meet i- 9V, He's coming here to live to l,4fyou know, aiy aaugnter, air. t. Smith already on hia feet, bowed aurca a conventional sonietning. RlarllUo eyes he received a """Sfi t , jbffjLeaiiorJi.JJortQr Author of "Polly anna" 'But how ilo vou jet monej to live on?" she per-istcil . wi'n a vonnc mn ' ar' !' nnock one a lot cverv wiek If vo hadn t bit so of the nicest tn town ""heie aro four quick An' tints whv say vou won't 'fiors In th ! 1 Tiiev re p unp down 'IT get rich Savin' 's what does it. vc to tho Lak for rake and ice cream (know gets folks ilch Aunt lane pays tnd tbryi, all tnr voung people", else su Slit- -ajs i pennv ktmi! s good as I slHiiidnt lrt lirr go of enutse she s two earned nn hetti r thsn four spent M-hie.n fT all -he- so small She1, Vcl r,c",115 .'i-1,'1'"1 Mr Smith favors mv mother In looks but he's got l laughed llgbtlv Htat does look as If tho uiu-delt nos,. though Oh Mla ''jre wasn t much ehance for me. doesn t tw is th- BlatMlells vou said vou weie " ,,. . , ., , ,. ,, , , j iti-Inc- a book ibont wasn't It You I VeH slr Bennv spoke soberly and IIillcttotiY' "I mean all Blaisflells wherever I Ind tin in ' Miitleil Mr Smith ripq - r.,ni hat us' You mean well be In the book''" Now that tho matter of board Ins been satisfactorily settled Mrs Blilsdell appirentlv dared to show bon e interest in the book '"citalnlv " ou don t a ' Aly, how pleased llattle 1! be mv siter-In-law, Jim's te Sue Jii"-t loves to see her name in litint pirtles and chili banquets and rtliim she ptuis vou know But mav be vou il m t tske womi n too ' oh ves if thev ate Blaisdella or have married Ulii-dells ' Oh Thais where vied eome in, then Ipn't if Melllcet. and I" And Frank my husband , lie 11 like it, too if sou tell about the grocery store And, of cou.-e vou would If sou told about him You d have to 'cause tints all there Is tn tell lie thinks that's about all there is in the world anvwaj, that groccri stoio And It's a good store if I do sav it And there's his sister, Tlora and Maggie But. there ' Pm r Maggie' Sho wont be in it. will she, After all? She lsn t a Blalsdell, and tin didn't marry one Now that's too bad'" Ho' She won't mind " Benny spoke Willi conviction Shell just laugh and sav It docsn t matter ; and then Grandpa Duff 11 ak for his diops or hi glasses or s imething and i-he'll forget all about it hhi- won t eare. ' Ui I know ; but PoorMaggie ' Al wajs just her luck ' Mis Blalsdell sighed and looked thoughtful ' But Maggie knows a. lot about the Blais dells sho added, brightening; "so she eould till vou lots of thing1- aboutvvhen thev were little, and all that" e- But that isn't er er ' Mr. Smith hesitated doubtfully and Mrs Blalsdell jumped Into the pause 'And, really foi that m itter, sho knows about us now, too, bettei than 'most anvbodv else Rattles alwajs smiling for bei, and Tlora. too if thev re sick or nnv thing Poor Maggie' Some times I think thev actually impose upon her And she's such a good soul, too' I declari I never see her but I w ish I could do sonn thing for hit But, of course with mv means But, there1 Here 1 am running on as usual Trank savs I never do know when to stop, when I get started on something, and, of course vou didn't come hero to talk about poor Maggie Now I'll go back to business Viion Is It vou want to start in to board I mean?" "Tomorrow if I mas " "With some alacritj Mr Smith got u his feet "And r,n iw must be iroing Bcnnv and I. I'm at tho Holland House v.Vith your permission, then Mrs 111 ilselell, I'll Bena up mv trunks tomorrow morning And now good night anil thank sou" Whv hut. Mr Smith ' The woman, too came to her feet but her face was surprised Whv, jou navent even seen v our room j et ' How do v ou know you'll like if" "i:h" What? Oh'" Mr Smith inntrhed Thei o w aa a cmizzical lift to his ejebrows 'So I haven't, have I? And people usuallv tlo rlonttney: well er- nerh.ins T Mill lust take a look at the room though I'm not worrvins ary I assure vou I've no doubt it win he nulto riuht nuite right, he finished as lie follov ed Mrs Blalsdell to a door hnlfw-av down the narrow hall rive minutes later, once more on the street ho was vvalklntr home with lien nj' It was Benns- who broke the long silence that had immediately tanen ne teveen them Sav Mr Smith I'll bet je you'll never oe nch ' Mr Smith turned with a visible start "Kb.? What' I'll never be What do vou mean, hov ' Benny giggled cheerfully " I'ause you paid Anut Jano what she asked the verj first time Whv Aunt Jane never expects ter get what she asks, pa sass She sells him groceries In the store scmrtlmes, when Uncle Frank's awav je knew. Pa says what she asks first is for practice just ter get her hand in , an' she expects ter get beat down But you paid it right off the bat Didn't je see how tickled Aunt Jane was, after shed got over bein' surprised?" "Whs er really Benns," mm mured Mr Smith But Benn$- had jet more to say 'Oh, jts s r, lou could have saved "CAP" STUBBSIt's an VOU'RE NOT OOlNtr TO A-DIHTY OLTi Cfvm-R rO.WASrtXlSHES, fNO FIG-HT MOSaUtTOES 30ME NICE HOTEL r, . n i jr -n- rriaric wriw wnnui i STI " f WON'T- I WOULUtvJ 1 I ---' i , (-WITH ft HUNCH OP OLTi .. Xk-rFJa I "M Jt AS i SELPlSH il -v - . -T -- rtWlPS GOS&iVS SITTING- ON rVJS AV UZ-Ty J HOTEL WHERE- C JS .J)6-W-:ij A VOU ftRE ,1 fO ' -. --. . ?" lSTHE PORCH-- VgS-y K, M'-V( - ff J-TTyj'Kr. FOR ANVTHINffU jfe. j e - I - - s seem to hear at onee Mr. Smith was, uiei jjniiiiv.iii. iuv - .jii.itu iu iiuv Imleetl not a little abstracted an the wav to Bennv's home, though his good night was vers cheerful at parting Benns would nave been surprised, in deed, had he knotin th it Mr Smith was thinking not about his folishlj- ex travagant agieement for board, but nl out n pair of starrv ees with vi lst ful lights in them, and a blue dress, plalnlj made In the hotel that night Mr John Smith vi rote the following lettei to ldward I N'orton V."i Chicago Mj Pe ir Ned Well, I'm here I've been here esactl sl hours, and al leadj I m In possession of not a little Blalsdell data for mv er book. I've seen Mr and Mrs James, their daughter Bessie, and their son, Ben nj Benny, bj tho was, is a gush ing gejser of current Blalsdell data which, I foresee. I shall find inter esting, but embarrassing, perhaps, at times I've also seen Miss Flora, and Mrs lane Blalsdell and her daughter, Melllcent There r a "Poor Maggie" whom I haven't seen But she Isn't a Blals dell She s a Huff, daughter of the man vi ho mairied Bufus Blalsdell s widow, some thirty jcars or more ago As 1 said, 1 havint seen her vet, but she, too, a cording ,to Mis Prank Blalsdell, muEt bo a. gushing gtvser of Blalsdell data, so I prob nblv soon shall see her. Why she's ' poor" 1 don t know As for the Blalsdell data already in mj- possession I've no comment to make Itt.illy, Ned to tell the truth, I m not sure I'm going to relish this job after nil In spite of a per-fectlj- clear conscience, and the vir tuous realization that I'm hero to bring nothing woiso than ,i hun dred thousand dollars apiece, with the posslblt addition of a few" mil lions on their devoted heads In spite of all this I jet have an uncom fortable feeling tint I'm a small boy listening at the kevhoie However, I'm committed to tho thing now, fo I'll stick it out, I sup pose though I'm not sure, after all, that I wouldn't chuck the whole 'hlng if it wasn't that I wanted to see how Melllcent will enjoy her pink dresses How manj pink dresses will a hundred thousand dollars buj ans" waj I mean pretty pink dresses, all fixed up with trills and furbelows? As ever jours, STAN er JOHN SMITH. CHAPTER IV In Search of Some Dates VERY promptly tho ne.xt morning Mr. John Smith and his two trunks ap peared at the door of his new boarding place-. Mrs Jane Blalsdell welcomed him tordlallj- She wore a high-necked, long-sleeved gingham apron this time, which she neither removed nor apolo gized for unless her cheerful "You see, i ,- ou 11 find me in working trim, Mr. Smith," might be taken as an apologj . Melllcent, her slender joung self en veloped in a similar apron, waj dusting his room as lie entered it. Sho nodded nbsentlj', w ith a casual ' Good-morning, Mr Smith," ns she continued at her work. Even the placing of the two big trunks, which the shuffling men brought in, vi on from her only a listless glanco or two Then, without speaking again, she left thejoom, as her mother entered it ' There '" Mrs Blalsdell looked about her complacentlj'. "With this couch bed with Its red eover and cushions, and .ill the- dressing things moved to the lit tle loom In there, it looks like a real sittlng-ioom tn here, doesn't It?" ' It certainly does, Mrs. Blalsdell " "And jou had 'em take the trunks In there, too That's good," she nodded, crossing to the door of the small dressing-room beyond "I thought J'ou would Well I hope jou'll be real happj- with us Mr Smith, and I guess jou will. And vou needn't be a mite afraid of hurting ans thing I've covered everj thlng with mats and tidies and spreads" "Yes I see" A keen listener would have noticed ,an odd something in Mr. Smith's voice, but Mrs Blalsdell appar entlj' noticed nothing "Yes, I alwajs do to save wearing Awful Question to Settle XircAC ME OFP TO WE'RE &Oirvtr TO ' 1 --" W (I r7-...i ... --c-'i ". JfV il ALLRjCrHTWE -x , --, SOMETIME. THE DAILY NOVELETTE THE HOLIDAY ' Mv Helen it, Patterson ttmHt'RSDAY Is a holiday," said X pretty Edith Saw or lo the three girls who occupied all the space of her small bedroom "Do stop jour knitting, Huth for a few minutes and let us plan what wp villi do 1 want to enjoy every minute of the day" 'Of course, we do," echoed dnrk-ejed Minnie, "Some of tile boss wo know will bo home for tho holiday Won't it be fun to have a picnic partj and spend the day nt tho beach?' "But that Isn't ans thing new," ob jected Hazel '1 spend most everj- Sun dav at tho beach Let us go into the country " "But this will bo different, Hazel Wo will all take a lunch and picnic Then wo can dance and swim and have lots more fun thnn we could going out Into tho countrj- where jou can only gaze nt a cow- and get bitten bj' mosqulloe1 Be sides I know the bovs would much rathe" spend the daj where thev tan danco and have some fun Don't vou think so, Btithl" Minnie nskod of a vivacious curlv -haired girl, busllj work ing with knitting needles "If jou will promise not to tell,' said Ruth, mlsohievouslj, 'I will impart to jou mv plans I made them last wick" "And neiei told one of us Huth San born That is what I call stingj," re torted Hazel "Well, It s Uko this ' said Huth "Be ing tired of tlie cltj, and all such amusements I decided to spend the dav In the enuntrj looking at the io that Mlnnlo siid would be thete As I didn't like to spend the dav alone I Invited five verv congenial people lo go with me, so vie are going to take i lunch, smrt earls- and spend the d iv In the most de lightful place tint I know of 'There ate large, shads trees a nice brook to wade in, btitu roups and daisies In tho meadows, wild straw hemes that are ours for thi pieklng mil " There vieie looks of consternation anil amazement on nil the girls' faces They had nlwajs cunsidcted themselves Ruths particular friends and now to hear thej had been Flighted bv their favorite for more congenial company made them somewhat chagrined 'I didn't mean to offend vou girls," hastily went on Ituth 'and I'm sure jou won't be when I tell vou mv company villi be Mrs Morgan s live kldlets " 'Mrs Morgan s five children ' Arevou crazv, Ruth t'anborn, to spend vour holiday taking care of babies;? ' asked Minnie "No, not quiti crnzv, Minnie," an swered Ruth laughing 'but, jou see I knew Mrs Morgan wanted verj much to see her joungest brother, who is nt Camp so 1 suggested tn hei that sue and hubby should motor to the camp and I would take the ehildren including bihv Robert, and spend the dav in the coun trj She was so griteful that I won dered I hadn t thought of It befoie" 'The Idea ' said L.dlth 'of anv woman burdening jou ou a holiday witn her five children " "You girls all talk as if Marv Mor gan was to br 1 lamed for relng the proud mother of the five nicest children that I know of sild Ruth, rising to go "I'm sorrv if lie disappointed jou, hut please remember, rirls Marj Is mv friend also, and it was I who asked her to let me take the chllriien into the coun trj I hope jou w ! haie us nice a time ns I expect to and with a ' Good by all," Ruth w r nt The astonished girls watchd Ruth disappear through the open door, and thei,. vihn the dooi was closed, voiced theii sentiments 'That is Just like Ruth,' s-iid Minnie 'She would giie up a good time at our nnd soiling, jou know. Of course if we had money to buy new all the time, it would be different. But wo haven't. And that's what I tell Melllcent when she complains of so many things to dust and brush Now make jourself right at home. Mr Smith Dinner's at 12 o'clock, and supper Is at G except in the winter. We have It earliei then, so's we can go to bed earihr Saves gas, vou know But lt'r it G now. I do like the long davs, don't sou' Well. I'll be off now, and let vou unpick As I said before make jourself perfectly at home, perfectly at home " Left alone, Mr. Smith drew a long breath and looked about him It was a pleasant room, in spito of its cluttered appearance There was an old-fashioned desk for ills papers and the cbalis looked rooms and comfortable The lit tle dres-sing-room carried manv con veniences, and the windows of both rooms looked out upon the green of tho common "Oh, well, I don't know This might be lots woise in spite of the tidies!" chuckled Mr John Smith, as he singled out the kevs of his trunks At the noon dinner-tahlo Mr Smith met Mr Frank Blalsdell. Ho was a portlv nnn with rather thick graj' hair and "mutton-chop" giay whiskers He ate vers fast, and a great deal jet he still found time to talk interestedly with ills new boarder. Ho was plainly a man of decided opin ions opinions which lie did not hesitate to express, and which he emphasized with resounding thumps of his fists on the table The first time ho did this, Mr Smith, taken utterly by surprise, was guilt- of a visible start After tint he learneel to accent them with the se renity evinced by tne rest of the family. When the dinner was over, Mr Smith knew (if ho could remember them) the current market prices of beans, corn, po tatoes, sugar and flour; and he knew (Again If he could remember) why some of these commodities were higher and somn low er than thev had been the vv rek before In a way, Mr John Smith was interested That stocks and bonds fluc tuated he vv as well aware That "wheat" could be cornered ho realized But of the ups and (low ns oi corn ana ueans as seen bv the retail grocer he knew very little That is, ho had known very little until after that dinner with Mr. rrank Blalsdell. CONTINUED TOMORROW Great demand for the EVENING PU1IUO LEDGEIl mny caune you to miss an Installment of till" very Interesting story. You bad better, therefore, telephone or writo to tho Circulation Department or nsk jour neivselealer this afternoon to leave the KVE.MNG PUBLIC LEDGER at ) our home. -:- ... -:- -:- -:- -:- -:- By EDWItyA " -, A i KNOW AU. ABOUT THOSE HOTELS. A. THEN WE WON'T GO ("iNVWHeWEf , ! . A JPk,weRE oo.N- .somewhere where ilK""fs -, at all;- r ' vanna. go I r gP?--n), toe CAN FISH. AN' , f- m& "T . j 30I-VEWHERES1 plci ic Just to tako caro of thoso chil dren " , "I don't know what ails her She has been rather moony ever since tho nlghi she was lescued from the flro by that voting man, and she doesn't even know nil name, or hasn't seen him slnco," com mented Hazel "I guess she. Is dreaming of finding him si mo div," added Edith lather sar cMSiieall', 'but let us plan for our pic nic We can have a good time without mr. nnd the glrLs wero soon busy thlnklrg of what tho lunch basket would ccntalr. Thursday dawned blight and clear, a regular July daj-, and s o clock found Paitli engaged in helping Mrs Morgan tit iss: the Hie children, who were all ex cited at spending tho day In tho eoun tij with "Aunt Ruth," as they called her 'Be good children nnd obey Aunt Ruth. ' said Mrs Morgan kissing each good-by Then, "Ruth, dear, jou don t know what tills d.ij means to me Be -siekf seeing mv dear biotliei, it is the flist real holiday I've had slnco the ci lldicn came, and I'll never bo ablo to thank Jim pioperly " 'I don't neeel an thanks," said Ruth, kifsint her. "You go and have as good a t.me as I am going to," and Ruth lan down the steps to join her chaiges, vilio wero walking toward the electric cat thnt vi as to carr; them Into tho countrj- x The place Ruth had chosen for the outing was all that she n id described to the girls There vias the biook which th children and Ruth waded in, the big maple trees that they ate the delicious lunch unelei , the cems glazing in the pasture; the dais-cs and butter cups, which the ehildren picked until their little hands could hold no moic and the wild straw bei lies that kept unt Ruth busj seeing too manv were not consumed liy the jouthful gatherers Tlielo nolo buttetllies to chase, and then wnen all weie tired, then wen tho ex citing stories that Aunt Ruth told rest ing In the shado of the tiecs The day pissed quleklj- and ns fooh as tile long shadows began to appear, the six lnppv picnickers with the empty lunch bask et, Ftaitiel fiy home When thev weie In sight of the ro id Ruth was ton prised to see a laigo automobile stop, ovidc.nl lj waiting for them The two older children huiilcd on ahead, and Ruth soon heard their cries of ' Uncle Jack ! Uncle Jack '" and saw them affectionately greeted by a largo man in uniform tier hcait began to in nt uncomfort lblv fast Where had she seen him before'' Instantly her tl ougiits Hew luck six months to a burning building and to a voung man who had found her lost and groping he wnv in tho smoke, led her caiefull out and then, as soon .13 she was site dls appcaied Liko in a dream she heard little Marv saj-, "This Is Uncle Jack He came back w til mamma and bos come to take us home, Aunt Ituth ' "I suppose vie are propel Iv- intro duced " said Uncle lack smiling, nnd then, as no took Ruth's proffered hand Mv little girl of the flic'" ho ex claimed , , , , ,i . "And vou are my knight, who disap peared so quickly I didn't even thank vou." said Ruth 'I had to ' replied Jack, 'but if sou wont object 111 piomisc not to hurl J a"ltuth did not object, as her blushing face tolel , , T) ,. . .,..,,. rtniii.-, tn el-ie onr onrl Ruth rr-UHIl ill''" ..mm . w --" , T l found heiself silting beside I nele Jack with Mill KODtlt Sleeping 111 nil mi"-. verv thankful for the hippie! dav of her life for her heart told hn the quest was ended her hero was taking them all home Tomotrou''! Conipic'r A'oirWfc "MARY, MARY, QVITH .COXl'RARY." By DADDY OLD KING CROW A complete ncio adventure each iiceje, beginning Monday CHAPTER II Tic Spy in the Dark (Peggy is summoned by Rroiuiir On! tn lead a foicc of Ouls, XUjht llauks, and WliJp-l'ooi -'Willi in a night attack against the dcsinic tiir Clous ) BROWNIE OWL lnl his forces to a section of the forest a little apart fom the rookery where the CreJws lived It was still light above the treetops, but down below in the woods the shadows wero already deep The hush of twi light was In the air The daj Bird? had said their la't good-night nnd not a peep came from them Even the wind was still In Its quietness the forest seemed verj mjsterious and awesome to Peggv "Its getting awfullv dark," sho said nervouslj to Brownie Owl 'Yes, I can see better cveiv minute," he nnsweied 'Soon vve cm attack" 'What villi w n do when we do at tack?1 asked Peggj, still mindful of the overwhelming number of Crows and the comparatively small fighting force of Brownie Owl "Oh. we'll make a lot of noise, slash into tho Crows with all our might and drive them scooting eut of this part of the country," boasted Iliownio Owl 'That doesn't sound like a good plan," mused Peggy "You inav be ablo to giv e them an awful scare, but oven If ou do scattir them galle west, they can't fly far in tho dark, and jou'll find them all back here again in the morning" Brownie Owl thought over this angle of the matter for a moment. "I agree with Jou," he finallj podded "But even If we can't get lid of them for good, wo can give them a fright thej'll icmember," ' Buf that fright will not save the corn crop, argued Peggy, "We must find some waj that will toreo the Crows to go aw a j' or else be good W'hj' can't wo capture old King Crow and hold him as a hostage.' Thej wouleln t daro bo bad 'If wo had him where wo could slash off his head as the penalty " 'You're light! You'ro ahvajs right1" exclaimed Brownie Owl enthusiastically 'We'll wall him up, just as ho walled me up Mj. won't I havo a good time making faces at him that is, if I dare go near him '" Bionnlo Owl hesitated in a way that mado Peggy suspicious "If jou ilaro go near him?" she re peated questlonlngly "Why is he so much woise than other Crows?" "Ho is an ogre and a magician," ffl THE 'SECRET WITNESS (CovurloM, J)tS,hu CHAPTER XXVII (Continued) rtn Austrian officer saluted, and the two men marched up tho causeway. Jfarlshka, on tho other sido of tho gate, had started up and was regarding him anxiously "What you saj', Hugh It can't bo that ' "It's true, dear." he almost shouted "Tho Russians They're coming below thero In tho valley I have Just seen The Austrlans aro in full retreat The nrmv has been retreating nil night, and wo thought thero vierp re-enforcements. If we can hold out n short while longer, we will bo safe Aro jou frightened?' "No Will they como again, jou think?' "Yes Thej'll hardlv glvo up so easily. But keep down, Mniishka, further in the corner You can see ns well Ah! I viasn't mistaken Here the' come!" Into tho squad of Austrian solihers ad innclng Renwlck emptied the magazine of his lepeatlng rifle, nnd took up tho other Two mm fell and the remainder paused, onlv to lie brought on bj the Austrian officer who led them, sword in hand Renwlck could have shot him cnsilj, but he held his fire and as the mass of men came on he saw them raise their rlfleH to their shoulders "Keep down'" he shouted to Marlshka, "thes'ro going to " Dust and mortar flew from tho ancient gato and behind In tho castle, windows Clashed "Yr.n aro safe? ' ho shouted. "Yes," her voice replied "Now- watch tho gateway." A plank enme over, but profiting bv their earlier experience, they shoved It off before It mine to rest Another a longei one, nnd another, both of which found lodgment rquaielv between the gato posts Renwlck spi.mg to the loop hole; but the voiles- thnt followed spat teied haimlesslv mound him He vi ns a gooel shot with a rifle, and aimed efellberalelj-, dropping the first man that put his foot on the hazard ous bridge Gasping with her exertions Marlshka pushed the shorter timber over, but the longer one j immed hope lessly against the gate post. ' Hugh " she cried, "we are lost " But a stiango thing happened then Pot ns tho second man approached tho bridge and had even put ono foot upon It, a shrill call i.ang out at the other end of the causeway. 'The retreat'" the officer shouted ' To the rear " The look of relief upon the face of the brave fellow who was venturing death upon the ptecnilous timber was reflected In Renw Ick's own heart, for lip spared1 the man who, w Ith a startled giineo over his shoulder presently' c night up vi Ith the i.apidly vanishing Windt Renwlck rushed out nnd lifting the d ingerems timber hurled It down into the goige Tnen he raught Marlshka by the waist and lifted her "We're safe dear thev've gone " he cried She turned one look up at him and then slowlj- closing her cjes, sank hack helpless In his aims. "Mailshka! It has been too much " The blood flowed from a slight cut upon her cheek where sho had1 been stiuek bv a piece of fljlng stone, but he -aw that it vias not deep He laid iter gentlj- upon the flagging, and ran tn the hall for wntei. Theie he found Ein, crouched 111 a co-yier, more dead thm alive But h" commanded her tn come and bring water and bland, anel she nbeved Marlshka had onlv fainted nnd the brands Foon restored her They've gone' sue nsurd mm "Yes, dear. We're qulte'safc Listen, 'DREAMLAND ADVENTURES sWrm "I'm not exactly afraid," answered Peggy slovily hooted Brownio Owl solemnly, "They say he charms every bird that dares to look him lu tho -C. When he has charmed them he makes thini dance themselies to death to amuse him and then eats thentsup" Gracious!" said Peggj. "Wny didn't you tell me this before? ' "Becadse jou didn't ask me," replied Brownio Owl evasively, "And besides I thought jou might be afraid to come if jou knew about him," "I'm not exactly afraid," answered Peggy slow l.v, ' but l surely didn't count on fighting an ogre. Majbo it will not bo so easy to capture him " "It will not," agreed Brownie Owl Id ratlter fight a wholo tiimy of ot dinary Clows than-fight him" "But Blill if wo do captuie him we y George Gibbr ' Juthor of "Tb YcIIowOore Public Ledger Compani. Ccpvrloht, 19iS, bv Tho Russians aro driving them down thei valley." Ho wnshetl tho wound in her cheek tenderly. "It will not scar vou, Marlshka," ho smiled. "But if it does an honorabla scar such as no woman of Austria wears " Sho touched It with her fingers and smiled. "I did not oven know " And then she saw tho blood at his Rhoitlder. "You'ro hurt?" "Only a scratch. It's nothing. But weak as sho vias she tore away the sleeve of his shirt, and made him bathe and bind it hvlth linen from her skirt "Will the Russians como here, you think? ' she saked. He smiled. "If thov don't come to us," ho said soberly, "wo will go to them" Sho smiled. "And jour people shall be iny people . . .' " sho murmured softly. Galenskl, colonel of Russian cavalrv, sat on his horse on a slight eminence besldo tho road which descended from Dukla Pass into the vallej' beyond, watching through a pair of field glasses the l .imparts of an ancient castle perch ed upon a crag. Beside him his regiment streamed down the hill at a hand gallop. Its giay coats flapping, as it spread euit fanvv Ise In the meadow below, Its lances lightly poised in pursuit of the fleeing Aus trlans As a company captain passed he called out a name, and tho officer, with a word to his lieutenant, galloped up nnd saluted. "Is not that Schloss Szolnok, Captain Kofchukoft?" "Yes, sir You remember the affair of Baron Neudeck " 'Of course. I have been watching It, as vv b camo down tho road Fighting has been going on there foi an hour or more " ' Fighting'"' "Yes. I don't undei stand Tho Aus ttlans weie attacking it I am certain for I clearly made out the kepi of the infantry." ' That Is strange " "Is it possible that some of our ad vance posts could have occupied lC" "I should say that that was impos sible " "Wo must Investigate Detach vour company from the command and bilng vour men up the road jonder I villi join ou " Captain Kotchukoft saluted, wheeled his horse nnd galloped at full speed down tho load into the meadow, while Colonel Galenskl Hotted slowly down the hill until he found a ford in the si roam, and then slowly rode up the hill bejhnd "it 13 veiy stiange," be muttered As ho reached the road above, the company of Captain Kntchukorf cime riding up. hut ho gave the command to walk their hoises, and slowly, colonel and captain lidlng In front, thej ap pt oached the end of the long causeway which led tn the castle That he had not been mistaken In his observation was clcaily tn be seen for seieial men lay either dead or severelv viounded in tho middle of the walled read As Ihcj neared the drawbridge three morp piostiate figures were seen, one of them hanging almost on the Up on the ahv ss .... The drawbridge was i.iied and be vond the gato another form lay bejond tho threshold But as vet he saw no sign of lite Colonel Galenskl leincd In his hor-p sharplv. iil-ed his hand, nnd behind him his captain shouted the loud older to halt At the sound a man rufieienlv appeal d in the cate. nnd beside him a veiv be tu- tiful joung woman Colonel G llenski was a good olllcei. but the fact, though and ending Saturday. v 111 have tlie whole Crow aim in our powei," tiguied Peggv 'That would be a bigger v Ictorv than 1nst giving a few Ciows a sound thiashln';" 'His power ovei them s supienie" leplied Brownie Owl 'ThcjTl do an -thing he snjs " 'Then weie going to capture him." decided I'eggv 'Tlie fnmeis hive wniked too ii.u el glowing their coin to base tl destrojed now Where will we find him?' "Hpie's Scout Night Hawk now He will tell us," said Brownie Owl as one of his wanlors suddenly appealed thioufh the gloom. Scout Night Hawk saluted sm irtly "I have to repoit. sir. that the Ciow aim is sound asleep Old King Crow ins neeii Holding a council, at w men it was decided to attack Faimer Dalton's eoinfielil tomoriow morning, as the corn theie has neen cut nnd is in shock This council has now been ellsmlssed and King Ciow lias retired to his civern. ' "Ills cavern1.'" asked Teggy I thought Crows lived In nests like other biids" k 'But I told vou King Clow isn't liko other birds," said Brownie Owl "He lives in a cavern Where he can practice his black aits " "Are the Birds bravo enough to cap tuie him?' cried Peggy to the Owls, tho Whip-Poor-Wills and the Night Hawks "W'e'ie hrave enough to do an thing jou ask us to do," thej' replied in a choius ' Then this is our plan of attack Tho On Is will pounce upon him and make him a captive. They villi carrj him to the caves of the Sand Martins, where we w ill imprison him " "Fine," hooted Brownie Owl. "The Whip-Poor-Wllls and the Night Hawks villi act as a guard, fighting off anv Crows who try to inteifere" As Peggy said this there vias a stealthy rush from the branches of a tree above hey head, ard a dark form vanished into tho blackness of tho woods Peggy was startled "It was only a bat!" hooted Brownie uivi nervouslj-. "Only a bat. but that bat may bo a spy for the' Crows," exclaimed Peggy. ' Come, w e must attack quickly." Her aerial chariot rose into the air and moved in tile midst of the Night uireis toward tne camp or tne crows As was proved later, her fear that the bat mlgTit be a spy was only too well founded. I (7'omonoio Hill be ilescilbed the attack in the dark, and tlie unex pected consequences) D, AfuMon Co.) of no inllltaiy Importance, was quite clearly to ho noted a very beautiful woman, Tho man beside the girl was tall, and hore Himself Well. But he was covered with grime and dust and his clothing was torn and streaked with blood One sleeve of his shirt was missing, nnd his bare arm was bandaged. Just below the armpit with -a blood sta ned cloth And as he looked, the man smiled and saluted. n,,a ,nt' cjae'sll returned tho salute, and spoke In German ,.iu "-- lower tho drawbridge if voir" please. I wish to enter." fbJM.im,an,rtls?1?pearc-1 for a moment, the girl bseldo him, and presently, with mnIH0nULatter ot rU8tv chains which mado necessaiy some exce lent feats of nariChe,!lnh,ll.,t,y.ihe,me,lof th0 com pany behind him, the drawbr dge crashed I0"1,1, "nd Colonel Galenskl rodofor- rom', ,nhJoUfBl the Kate' Allowed by tho company of horsemen, who wheeled by aJ.lS ana haltea 1" tlie court- lntVmn?.!.Ci?len'ft- dismounted, neglect L ,fi". dol"",of-, the, "duns of combat, tho bull, -scarred flagging, the broken rock! '. the timbers, the two figures ijlng in tho shadow of the wall of the gate. 9 the v.rP.,10"'' "'-limy glasses, I saw' hi Tuwi S-sff-ans attacking jour. draw, bildge, he said. There were many of them along the road Your men havo thev?,.efe"ded th0 P3l"on. Where a, J,1'1','1;11 man smiled and took tho beautiful joung woman by the hand i beg to present ou to my garrison " isliVs," lh.a ,aVBh "Countess Mar isiika'Strahnl and er "" JoIoin'1 G'snskl of the "Fifth Regl ,ut1,i),rs,0' Bald, th0 Colonel with a ri VV,1'1 50U' "Ir who are jou?" .I10 !'1'1 man extended a grimy hand" t lie mmaoulate Russian i , VM" ,tci' ou that, sir, If" and he cue5" lU'U S10 "10 a e'ear- "i nenarcl to the Evidence in the Case IP THE reader of this book Is not In clined to accept the prima-facio evi dence as presented in tho news-inner. from official sources with legard to tho assassination of the Archduke Terdlnand and his wife, the Duchess of Hohenberg, lie is rcfeired by the publishers to the very interesting article by Mr. Henry, Wlckham Steed called "The Pact of Konoplsht," printed in the Nineteenth tentuiy for February, 1016 Mr. Steed, as is well known, was for twenty jears ionCT7POndeVt.ln Vlenna ot the 'Lon don Times, and is also the author of tho latest and presumably tha mo ,, s,?i.',U'U,, ,0,rk ln L'"Sllsb on the itnm0"IUTniBal an Government and the House of Habsburg llle laCLS nresenterl tn lliql nrt' u J I clnninrr eillh i, .- i..J .A. ,...'. c f I v, "i ,. r , ."I. uivu ujcicii eieiween . .....j. uusi-pn .mn tne Archduke on his linrrlni-e- to Knnhlo rv,oel, . .v.. ..'.. between Kaiser and Archduke at Eckart- . , ,, . cisciam; tne seizure of the Aichdukes papers by the Austrian Gov ernment after the nssnealn-,tln . t. I- stiuctlons to the Snrnievo poll'co from the military authoiltles of Austria Hungary to mako no special arrange- iiuiiio iu xne uircniiukes protection; the tact that no evidence ins ever been adeluccd proving the complicity of tho serbianoov eminent; the funeial of the Aichtluke and Duchess, at which no wieaths weie sent bv Empeior Franz Joseph, by tho Archdukes sister, or any member of the Austro-Hungarian im perial family; the Inadequacy of tho foimal nriangements foe. burial nnd the obiious intention of the court authorities to pay as little honor as possible to the eiead; the exclamation of tho Kaiser during Kiel week when the news of the asjis3lnatlon was brought to him, "Now I must begin all oici again" these facts must bo considered as circumstantial evidence of the most positive sort that tho lelations between Aichduke and Kaiser had been looked on with dls fivor and suspicion bv the imperial family of Austiia What actually hap pmed at KonopWit of course will never in- known, but there is strong presump tive evidence tint a pact of tho charrcter suggested in this story was made in the rose gaiden of tho eastle and that Von Ii i was a witness to jt Whatever the police records show with icgai d to Gabrlnovltz and Prinzep tho niniei. who tluew the bomb the latter wit) did the killing, no successful effort Ins been mado to show that thev wero cinplosed bv the Serbian Government, nor is it probable that Serbia would liaio piomoted a plot which would give Vustiia-liungaiv a pretext for assailing 'ier, a pretext that Austria-Hungary had ahead sought. Tho story of ehe be g nningj of the great war has shown how she found it. In the light of tho ascertained facts concerning the production of antl-Ser-bnn forgeries employed by Austria dur ing the annexation crises of 100S-OD, and exposed during the Triedjung trial of December. ID09, it certainly would not bo bejond the power of Austro-Hun-gaiian secret service agents to cook up a plot at Belgiade or Sarajevo, were it considered desirable, for reasons of im perial policj. either to "remove" ob noxious peisonages or to provldo a pre text foi war. Tho dreim of an empire from Ham burg to Salonica is as jet a dream, but that it was dreamed in Potsdam no'one doubts (THE END) His Revenge A busy housewife came Into tho sitting room with a determined look in her eyes. "I really shall havo to punish thoso children," she began. "What havo the little beggars been up to now?" asked father, looking up from his newspaper. "Why, they've made a mess of my sewing room," explained his wife. "Needles, reels of cotton, scissors everything has been hid den away In the most unexpected places. It Is really exasperating." Her husband laid down his paper, and smiled benignly. "I did that," ho said caJmly. Then, In answer to a questioning look, ho went on; "You tidied up my desk so beautifully the other day, that I thought it only fair to return the compliment. So I I tidied up jour selling room."--- Pearson s weekly. fjfiance that made him suddenly s of nis nity years ana me .on the top of his head. Then was cone, and her mother was Mln- auto riding Melilccnt is -iti Ii , - . m(, 'i W',, ,.'fii.-'.i'k.5'fs!S' sat Ir.fJ.l-Mri '- "" mmmmmmBmmmmimmmimmmmmmimmmmmmi-m -' ' ' ' -'
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