TO . V --r 1 & EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY) V&mfamr ' 'titi& s V ,W 1st F c ! m- IE FJfli'i P l&? IV aty L S y ' 3 i-A MfARZAN and the JEWELS OF OPAR V; t By EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS h L : c 1 THE HTORV THUS FAR ntrnant Albert Wrpr, n Ilflclnn t piw in tne retire, roe man ami iiom InriiHriw efltrtri then, reeorerlnr hU IwHr n even"-) and Jotnn ferret with Jnt Zek, an Arab marauder. The lot tie vurrrattither can rrt ere-i with Tar- ana uean ''" i-ora tirrioM. 10 Wrrntlnr their trwllnr br kldnanjnc hi . .Wff Bnd haldlnr hr fur ranoin. " -7. r.."-- -7.- .. - 'araa. Hll wnuti nnurr inr nnnw ni 1' fatlam Tiircan fn the forrott-in Jf'Freroalt" follow-) Tnrinn t eftr. to ret tome mora reld. An etu-th- JWnuake rhokm the pnnic or. the trraitr i"t,v.manbr1 and M haillr Injures Turin n ii;J"C.imtr. and M haillr Injures '.fVHist Werper brilerra him dead. Wi ' V ) . i'-Jr' CHAPTER II (Continued) jA'ijjUICKI.Y the Belgian leaped over ' . -Vv the prostrate form of his erstwhile Tto' . feruV m ntltliiMit n tVm,,rr1,t rt enr-l-rtf. Eft. ill """ "" "y"" " ""! -"-- EV. fnr th tnurf in whnm fnr nllfrht he h .knew, life still remained, he bolted S. ,or tne passageway and safety. , But his renewed hopes were soon dashed. JUst beyond the doorway he found the passage completely clogged and choked by Impenetrable masses of shattered rock. Once more ho turned nnd re enter- "ed the treasure vault. Taking the ' tmndle from Its place ho commenced j, systematic search of the apart - merit, nor had ho gono far beforo ho discovered another door In the oppo site end of the room, a door which , gave upon creaking hinges to the Weight of his body. Beyond the door lay another narrow passageway. Along this AVerpor made his waj , ascending a flight of stono stops to nn other corridor twenty feet above the .level of the first. The flickering can dle lighted the way before him, and it moment later no was thankful for the possession of this crude and an tiquated lumlnant, which, a few hours before, he might have looked upon with contempt, for it showed him, not a, moment too soon, a yawning pit ap parently terminating the tunnel he was traversing. Before him was a circular shaft. He , 'ld the candle above It and peered ' downward. Below him, at a great dls- I tance, he saw the light reflected back from the surface of a pool of water. He had come upon a well. He raised the candlo above his head and peered across the black void, and there upon i the opposite side he saw the continua tion of the tunnel; but how was he to span the gulf? A3 he stood there measuring the dis tance to the opposite side and wonder ing If he dared venture so great a leap, there broke suddenly upon his 'startled ears a piercing scream which diminished gradually until It ended in a series of dismal moans. The voice seemed partly human, yet so hideous that it might have emanated from the tortured throat of a lost soul, writhing In the fires of hell. The Belgian shuddered and looked fearfully upward, for the scream had seemed to come from above him. As Tie looked he saw an opening far over head, and a patch of sky pricked with brilliant stars. His half-formed intention to call for help vas checked by the terrifying cry where such a voice lived, no hu man creature could dwell. He dared not reveal himself to whatever inhab itants dwelt In the place above him. He cursed hlmseir for a fool Ihat he had over embarked upon such a mis sion. He wished himself safely back In tho camp, of Achmet Zek, and would almost have embraced an opportunity to give himself up to the military au thorities of the Congo if by doing so he might be rescued from the fright ful predicament in which ho now was. He listened fearfully, but the cry was not repeated; and at last, spurred to desperate means, ho gathered him self for the leap across tho chasm. Going back twenty paces he took a running start, and at tho edgo of the , -well leaped upward and outward In an attempt to gain the opposite side. In his hand he clutched the sputter lngj candle, and as he took the leap the rush of air extinguished It. In utter darkness he flew through space, i clutching outward for a hold should JUQ ICC. J...OO illO lllV40UtU ICUftO, ";Prii.th oDDoslte terminus of the rocky -.- tunnel with his knees, slipped backward, clutched desperately for a moment. KL- ,and at last hung half within and half without the opening; but he was safe, ror several minutes he dared not n move; but clung, weak and sweat- , Ins, where he lay. At last, cautiously. no arew nimseu wen wiinin mo tun--nel, and again lay at full length upon tho floor, fighting to regain control of his shattered nerves. "When his knees struck the edge of the tunnel he had dropped the candle, i. i ' TTrhntW. hotilnir acalnst hone that it had fallen upon the floor of tho pas sageway rather than back into the depths of the well, he rose upon all fours and commenced a diligent search for, the little tallow cylinder, which now seemed Infinitely moro precious "to him than all the fabulous wealth of the hoarded Ingots of Opar. And, when at last he found It, he clasped It to him and sank back sob- ;-) y Ding ana exnausteu. r ur uuu.y iu.u- Ijsflnally he drew himself to a sitting ;juoeture and taking a match from his '.. x jacket iigntea tne stump 01 me canaie 'V'j 'which remained to him. , rf7'"With the light ho tound It easier 'to' regain control of his nerves, and ! presently no was- again maxmg nis lay along the tunnel In search of an ' avenue of escape. The horrid cry that bad come down to him. from abovo i .through tho ancient well shaft still .'.lwuqtnd him, so that he trembled in "4-eVror at even the sound of his own Sleautlous advance. ' ' ,. He had gone forward but a she " ' Mitance when, to his chagrin, a wall C- masonry barred his further prog- raws, closing the tunnel completely tram top to bottom and front side to What culd it mean? Werper was tted and intelligent man. Ills ;p&k toueht him to ifim It wns Intended. A blind tunnel such as this was senseless. It must con tinue beyond the wall. Some one at somo time in the past had hail It blocked for an unknown purpose of his own. The man fell to examining tli ma sonry by the light of his candle. To his delight ho discovered that the thin blocks of hewn stone of which It was constructed were fitted In loosely with out mortar or cement. Ho tugged upon one of them, and to his Joy found that It was easily removable. One after another ho pulled out the blocks until ho had opened an aper ture large enough to admit his body, then he crawled through Into a large, low chamber. Across this another door barred his way; but this, too, gavo before his efforts, for It was not barred. A long, dark corridor showed before him, but before he had followed j it far his candle burned down until it scorched his fingers. I with an oath he dropped it to the ' Her ejes went floor, where it sputtered for a moment and went out. Xctw ho was jn total darkness, and again terror rode heavily astride his neck. What further pitfalls and dan gers lay ahead ho could not guess; but that he was as far as ever from liberty he was quite willing to bcllevp, s,o de pressing Is utter absence of light to one in unfamiliar hurroundings. Slowly lie groped his way along, feeling with his hands upon the tun nel's walls, and cautiously with his feet ahead of him upon the floor be fore ho would take a single forward step. At last, feeling that the tunnel's length was Interminable, and exhaust ed by his efforts, by terror, and loss of sleep, he determined to He down and rest before proceeding further. When he awoko there was no change In the surrounding blackness. He might have slept a second or a day; but that ho had slept for some time was attested by the fact that he felt refreshed and hungry. Again he commenced his groping advance; but this time ho had gone but a short distance when he emerged Into a room which was lighted through an opening in the ceiling, from which a flight of concrete steps led down ward to the floor of the chamber. Above him, through tllo aperture, Werner could seo sunlight glancing from massive columns, which wero twined about by clinging vines. Ho listened; but ho heard no sound other than tho soughing of the wind through leafy branches, tho hoarso cries of birds, and tho chattering of monkeys. 'Boldly he ascended the stairway, to And himself In a circular court. Jubt beforo him stood a stone altar, stained with rusty brown dlscoloratlons. At the tlmo Werper gavo no thought to an explanation of these stains later their origin became all too hideously apparent to him. Besides the opening of the floor, Just behind tho altar, through which ho had entered the court from tho sub terranean chamber, below, tho Belgian discovered several doors leading from the inclosure upon the level of the floor. Above, and circling tho court yard, were a series of open balconies. Monkeys scampered about the deserted ruins, and gaily plumaged birds flitted in and out among the columns and tho galleries far above; but thero was no sign of human presence. Werper felt relieved. He sighed, as though a great weight had been lifted from his shoulders. Ho took a Btop toward one of tho exits, and then ho 1 ft anSteOEK x "H ZSJtst II. rz- rm&ZSZ&'s --i " 1 ' - 1 iiiLiiPiiK r n it K5lt:- - --iwY ssnsifyr mm.m&'-ss ifiMzCT i SOMEBODY'S STENOGRAPHER Introducing Miss of Course I aimt HAHSIMG AUV Roses AROUMO MY ALABM.TER WECK OK AMYTHING Like "TrlAT, AMO I DcwT think i COULb PLAY IM HEAWV Rolls or. HoThih'. : TrioihSri I Could v) "THe&A Bara, kit SOTAHYtfRL fyr vino nA5 WORKED HERSELFIJPAS I HAVE IB 120 WORDS A aiwjTe Does Derservs SOME. CMS)DERaTI0u "V v 5vr' " -f Z 7l ' Z .WV 'SaTir.i'Ji) l j JSK- halted, wldoeyed In astonishment nnd terror, for almost nt tho same Instant If. dozen doors opened In the courtyard wall and a hordo of frightful men rushed in upon him. They were tho priests of tho Flam ing God of Opar, the Eamo shaggy, knotted, likleoui llttlo men who had dragged Jane Clayton to the sacrlflcinl altar at this very spot years before. Their long arms, their shot t and . of Opar, nnd downward through tho crooked legs, their close-set, evil eyes, forest beyond toward the distant bun and their low, receding foreheads , galow. gave them a bestial nppcaranco that I And ast they marched what sorry sent a qualm of paralyzing fright fato was already drawing down upon through tho shaking nerves of the I that peaceful, happy home! Belgian. Krom tho north came Achmet Zek, With a scream he turned to fleo riding to the summons of his lteuten back Into tho lesser terrors of tho nnt's letter. With him camo his horde gloomy corridors and apartments from of renegade Arabs (outlawed marau which ho had just emerged, but theiders, these), and equally 'degraded frightful men anticipated his inten- blucks, garnered from tho moro de tions. They blocked the way. They based and ignorant tribes of savage seized him, and though ho fell, grovel - In.? tlllon his kneoa brfnrn thorn. Iipe-. ... -. , -.a ilnt fnr 1lla Hfn. tlinv lintinil lilm tfnil ... .. , y.... wild in horror hurled him to tho floor of tho inner temple. The rest was but a repetition of what Tarzan nnd Jano Clayton had pan-etl through TI,o priestess came, , and La, tho high priestess. Werper was raised and laid across tho altar. Cold sweat exuded from his every pore, ........ ... . ...... as La lalsed tho cruel sacrificial knife I above him. The death chant fell upon his tortured ears. His staring ejes wandered to the golden goblets from which tho hideous votaries would soon quench tlieir in human thirst in his own warm life blood. He wished that ho might bo granted the brief lesplto of uncon sciousness beforo the final plunge of the keen blade and then thero was u frightful roar that sounded almost In his ears. Tho high priestess lowered her dag ger. Her eyes went wldo In horror. The priestesses, her votaresses, screamed and Jled madly toward tho exits. The priests roared out their rage and terror according to the tem per of their courage. Werper btrained his neck about to catch a sight of tho cause of theh panic, and when, at last ho saw it, he too went cold In diead, for what his eyes beheld was tho flguro of a huge Hon standing in the center of tho temple, and already a single victim lay mangled beneath his cruel paws. Again the lord of tho wilderness roared, turned his baleful gazo upon the altar. La staggered forward, reel ed, and swoon. . fell across Werper in a CHAPTER HI The Coming of Achmet Zek AFTER their first terror had sub- sided subsequent to tho shock of the earthquake, Basull and his war riors hastened back Into the passage way In search of Tarzan and two of their own number who were also miss ing. They found the way blocked by Jammed and distorted rock. For two days they labored to tear a way through to their imprisoned friends, but when, after herculean efforts, they had unearthed but a few yards of 'the choked passage, and discovered tho mangled remains of one of their fel lows, they wero forced to the con clusion that Tarzan and the second Wazlrl also lay dead beneath tho rock mass further in, beyond human aid, and no longer susceptible of it. Again and again as they labored they called aloud the names of their mas- DlD'r&U see fV -" Cv T lCL--r.. , . .. ' ,.. p nf' y-. f- airs, '-' -" " Yii!firlJi- ' ler and their comrade, but no answer ing call rewarded their listening ears. At last they gave up the search. Tear fully they cast a last look at the shat tered tomb of thelr"rnastcr, shouldered tho heavy burden of gold that would at least furnish comfort, if not hap piness, to tbelr bereaved and beloved mistress, and made their mournful way back across the desolate valley , cannibals through whoso countries the I --.. -, .1 ... .... .-.. i lamci- ijusseu to anu no wiiu periect ... .. imnumiV. Mugambl, the ebon Hercules who had shared, tho dangers and vicissi- tildes of his beloved bwana from I Jungle Island almost to tho head-1 waters of tho Ugambi, was the first I to note the bold approach of the .In-1 lster caravan He it was whom Tarzan had left in charge of the warriors who remained to guard Lady Greystoke. nor could j braver or more lojal guardian have been found in n.,v riimo r nn ,,v-, .oil. A giant in' stature, a savage. ' fearless warrior, the hu.ro black nos-, I nessed also soul and judgment in pro- portion to his bulk and his ferocity, Not once since his master had dc- !!! be'"d !8" ! t ". ,-. ui.Baiu, eAcepi wncn "") vjit-yaiui.e cnose lo canter across tho broad plain, or relieve the monot ony of her loneliness by a brief hunt ing excursion. On such occasions .Mugambl. mounted unnn n wlrv a had ridden close to her horse's heels. I The raiders were still a long way off when the warrior's keen eyes dls- covered them. For a time he stood fccrutlnizing the advancing party In silence, then he turned and ran rap- Idly in the direction of the native huts which lay a few hundred yards below the bungalow. I ira nt.- uiu uui to tno lolling war- ITaa ln AflM-Y ..-. A .a a uors. iie issued orders rapidly. In compliance with them the men seized upon their weapons and their shields. Some ran to call in tho workers from tho fleMs and to warn tho tenders of the ffocks nnd Ilorrla ti, . I... folIowed MugamW back towa y bungalow TIl0 du,t f u ,on .il.,..,,, ' ,, was still a ,onK distance away. Mugamb rnnM not know positively that it hid an enemy; but he had bnent a llfetlmn of savage life In bavage Africa, and he had seen parties .beforo como thus unheraldi-J. Sometimes thoy had como in peace and sometimes In war one could never tell. It was well to bo prepared. Mugambl did not like tho hasto with which tho strangers advanced. Tho Greystoko bungalow was not well adapted for defence. No palisade surrounded It, for, situated a-j it was In tho heart of loyal Waziri, its master had anticipated no possibility of an attack in force by an enemy. Heavy wooden shutters thete wero to close tho window apertures against hostile arrows, and these Mugambl was en gaged in lowering when Lady Grey stoko appeared upon tho veranda. "Why, Mugambl!" she exclaimed. "What has happened? Why arc you lowering the shutters?" Mugambl pointed out across tho plain to where a white-robed force of mounted men was now distinctly visible. "Arabs," lie explained. "They como for no good purpose in the absence of tho Great Bwana." 'Beyond tho neat lawn and) the flowering shrubs, Jano Clayton saw tho glistening bodies or her Wazlrls. Tho sun glanced from tho tips of their metal-shod spears, picked out the gor geous colors in tho feathers of their war bonnets, and reflected the high lights from tho glossy Bkln of their broad shoulders and high cheek bones. Jane Clayton surveyed them with unmixed feelings of prldo and affec tion. What harm could befall her with such as "these to protect her? Tho raiders had halted now, a hun dred yards out upon the plain. Mugambl had hastened down to Join hl3 warriors. He advanced a few yards before them and hailed the strangers. Achmet Zek sat straight In his saddle before his henchmen. "Arab!" cried Mugambl. "What do you hete?" "We come in peace," Achmet Zek called back. ' "Then turn and go in peace," replied Mugambl. "Wo do not want you here. Thero can be no peace between Arab and Wazlrl." O'Flage CHARLJe IN HIS AlEW FLIrA "SHOULDERS ANt ARMS" OR "ARMS Au'LeGS" nn- Ci.icTuliufi t I 1IICM T TUftlliUT tVk TUf- ? -""-';t- -r?" '. ".riV3- , Mugambl, although not born a Wazlrl, had been adopted into the tribe, which now contained no member moro Jealous of Its traditions and Us prowess than ho. Achmet Zek drow to one side of his horde, speaking to his men In a low voice. A moment later, without warn ing, a ragged volley was po'Qred Into tho ranks of the Wazlrl. A couple of tho warriors fell, tho others were for charging tho attackers; but Mugambl was cautions as well as a bravo lead er. He knew the futility of charging mounted men armed with muskets. He withdrew hts force behind the shrubbery of the garden. Some he dis patched to various other parts of tho grounds surrounding the bungalow. Half a dorfh he sent to the bungalow Itself with Instructions to .keep their mistress within doors, and to protect her with their lives. Adopting tho tactics of the desert fighters from whom he had sprung. Achmet Zek led his followers to a. gal lop in a long, thin line, describing a great circle which drew closer nnd closer toward the defenders among tho shrubbery. Al """ Pa" ' tne circn closest to .,.- 1116 Wazlrl, a constant fusillado of I' shots was noured into thn hnchpn lip. i ,,,,,,, ...Mn,, , ,,,. ,,.. ,,., concca,e(, themselves. The latter, on ther nart ,00ged theh. sm g a tho ,earest 0-f lh(J enem , , , , T,ho Wazlrl- J"- famed for their archery, found n0 cause to blush for lhc'r P"formanc that day. Time and aeal" somo earthy horseman threw l'-nds above his head and toppled fr0m hl" ?' pIercod b' a arrow; but the contest was uneven. Ara,bs. outnumbered the Waairl;. l"c" """ i"iiea uie snruDBery and found marks that the Arab rifle men had not even seen, and then Achmet Zek circled Inward a half mile above the bungalow, tore down a sec. "on o Uio-finceTnd 1. his madders Wlthln the grounds. Across tho fields they charged at a mad run. Not again did they pause to lower fences, instead they drove their wlld mounts straight for them, clear- lnB tho obstacIes as "elitly as winged gu"3' Mugambl saw them coming, and, calling those of his warriors who re- malned, ran for the bungalow and tho last stand. Upon tho veranda Lady Greystoko stood, rifle in hand. More than a single raider had accounted to her steady nerves and cool aim for his outlawry; more than a single pony raced, riderless, In the wake of the charging horde. Mugambl pushed Ills mistress back Into the greater security of tho inte rior, and with his depleted force pre pared to make a last stand against tho foe. On camo the Arabs, shouting and waving their long gun3 above their heads. Past the veranda they raced, pouring a deadly fire Into the kneeling Waziri who discharged their volley of arrows' from behind their long, oval shields shields well adapted, perhaps, to stop a hostile arrow, or deflect a spear, but futile beforo tho leaden missiles of the riflemen. From beneath the half-raised shut ters of tho bungalow other bowmen did effective service in greater secur ity, and after the flrst assault Mugamb withdrew Ills entlrd force within tho building. Again and again the Arabs charged, at last forming a stationary circle about tho llttlo fortress, and outsldo tho effective range of the defenders' arrows. From their new position they fired at will at tho windows. One by ono tho Wazlrl fell. Fewer and fewer were tho arrows that re plied to tho guns of the raiders, and at last Achmet Zek felt safe In or dering an assault. Firing as they ran, the bloodthirsty hordo raced for the veranda. A dozen of them fell to tho arrows of the de fenders; but the majority reached the door. Heavy gun Jbutts fell upon it. The crash of splintered wood mingled with the report of a rifle as Jano Clay, ton fired through tho panels upon tho relentless foe. Upon both sides of the door men fell; but at last tho frail barrier gavo to the vicious assaults of the maddened attackers; it crumpled inward and a dozen swarthy murderers leaped Into the living room. At the far end stood Jano Clayton surrounded by tho rem nant of her devoted guardians. Tho floor was covered by the bodies of those who already had given up their lives in her defense. In tho fore front of her protectors stood tho giant Mugambl. Tho Arabs raised their rifles to pour in the last volley that would effectually end all resistance, but Achmet Zek roared out a warning order that stayed their trigger fingers, "Fire not upon, the woman!" he cried. "Who harms her dies. Tako tho woman alive!" (CONTINUED TOMORROW) HURRH DICTATION ' "eE : ALRItJHT-ALRIGHT . ALRIGHT fALRKSHT.'. SANtS ffellR TRACKS Wre SUPPIM'.AUSTeR, SMITHERS! GE,IAJij A.10RPEPOJ THAT AAAM MUST HAVE HAt a MitK Route Retime -all He KMOV(S J$ TSOAP-'' ": , ' v r ' -&, , iJfSTc. (In this dory Pcppv ond Billy 11 eh plum hatfe a delightful adventure wilft Santa Claus and help him spread pladness over the land.) CHAPTER I The Reindeer KmiNQLE-TANaLE 1 Tingle-tangle I" X Clear and sweet tho muslo of slelghbells sounded through tho swift falling snow, coiling Peggy to tho win dow to watch with eager eyes for what might bo passing. p "Tingle-tangle I Tingle-tangle 1" Closer dretf the melodious jingling until It was right abovo her. Glancing upward, Tcggy's eyes fell upon a most surpris ing sight there amidst the snow flurries was a reindeer. The reindeer was galloping, through the air, and as It galloped Mt shook strings of slelghbelU fastened to Its harness. These pealed out tho merry tune which had flrst drawn Peggy's at tention. Just then the deer Baw her and camo straight to her window. "Can you toll me, please, where I can And Princess Peggy?" cried the reindeer. "I'm Princess Peggy." she answered, astonished that tho reindeer should bo seeking her. "Hall, Princess Peggy," cried the Iteln deer, ringing a merry peal on his bells. "My friend, the King of tho Wild Geese, once told me that if I ever got Into trouble to come to you because you are Vvlso and kind. My name Is Prancer." . "Prancer. oh, are you one of Santa Claus's reindeers?" exclaimed Peircy. "To bo sure I am," answered the rein deer, prancing around so that the bells Business A Story of Mr. Whitehead tcltl antwer vour luslncss questions on buulnu. aellino. advcrtlsinu and employnlfrtf. Ask vour questions clearly and alvr all the tacts. Your correct name and full address must be given to all Inquiries. Those xihlch ate anonymou3 must be tailored. Answers to technical questions will be sent by mail. Other questions will be ansxicred In this column. The most interesting prob. hms at inquiries tolil be teovoi into the storu o l'cter Flint. CCLXXI WELL, I went to Clearale on Sun day and got back alt in ono piece, but tho trip wasn t one of those placid and calm aulrs you read about. I met Mr. and Mrs. Ohren and Mr. Mlthjn at the station and we caught tho 2:23. Everything was fine tilt we got seated, then I noticed Zelgler and some more of Let's salesmen Just In front of me Lee was thero ns well. They were, of course, all bound for Leevlllo Park, and by the look of things they hadn't many pros pects with them for house lots. Zelgler was telling his usual story of a couple of prospects so they wouldn't notice the length of the trip. During a pause ho looked around and seo me. Ho seemed startled for a minute, then nodded his head and turnpd away. A minute later I saw him beckon to a young fellow who joined him. A whis pered conversation took place and I got a hunch that they were talking of me. They were ! For the young fellow re turned to his scat, and after a minute or so stood up and looked In my direc tion. ' He gavo a jump of feigned surprise and said. "Why. ltVFItnM" That chap made mo mad just to look at him. Ho had flabby, .fat, red cheeks, was dressed like a vaudeville dude and had on a necktie that founded like a bread riot. With his hands In his pockets, his hat tipped back on h's head, bis Jacket wide open, showing his vest a yellow affair he looked as tricky and flashy as they make 'em. Ho walked back to where I was sit ting and said an If he know me all my life: "Howdy, Flint, old chap;back on your feet again? Got another Job yet? Or are you still hunting?" "You got the best of me," I snapped, "for I don't remember eer having seen you before." "Oh, come. Flint, don't throw down your old pals. We ain't to blame be. cause Lee got through with jou. Too bad, though, for LceUlle Park lots sure are going fine. They ought to, too; they're the best buy within a hundred miles of New York village. 'You m.!nd your business nnd I'll mind mine. I've got land of my own to sell at Clearvale, which is really dry and fifteen minutes nearer New York than that er,land you sell," was my answer. I was getting real hot under the col lar, for I tumbled to his game. He wanted to queer me with Ohren and Mcthyn. I saw them look old-fashioned like at each other, and it made me des perate. This young fellow never budged, but Just grinned and'looked at mo while ho thought up a new attack. WhenI get desperate I think quick; so before- he had a chanco tosay anything I broke In -with, "It'a no use. young fellow. Just because I wouldn't hire you, you should be man enough to take your medicine. If Lee likes to htro men with such punk references, that's his Job but I'm more particular. Nov, beat it ; I'm busy !" At this I turned away and began talking to my prospects. The fellow stood there for a minute staggered. He gasped, "Well, of all the gall don't that beat " Then he walked back In a dazed fashion to his seat. That was all that happened till we got to clearvale; and, as we began to leave the car, Zlegler called, "Better stay with us, Flint, and sell your folks real land." My prospects were rather cold to Clearvale for a time'. I think tho In cldent in the train made them doubt ful then, again, some folks had be'en there the'day before and had a picnic antTthe land near the pine groveUcoked like the day after the circus, Coming back, however, they warmed Copyright. 1018 br Publlo Ledger i otKsW '&f, V?FAAF0iniP L TO llVw -we've 6ota jlsA rL , 1 l Date For 3W7 Vi L vl vA Tomorrow.' Mil ;. DREAMLAND ADVENTURES , By DADDY ' When Santa Claus Was Lost K tA JvL l aSU B Pegg's eyes fell upon a piost sur prising figlit Played an excited tllne. "And we rein deer are In awful trouble we've lost Santa Claus." "Lost Santa Claus ! Gracious! Where did you lose him?" cried Peggy. "Some place in this big, big world," cried Prancer. "He left homo suddenly months and months ago. Ho hasn't re turned nor sont us any word. Hero It Is the night beforo Christmas Eve and ho isn't ready wlthMiis toys and gifts. We've got Jo find him right away or there will be a lot of disappointed chil dren on Christmas morning." Peggy felt a pang of dismay. Santa Claus lost what a tragedy Supposing Career of Peter Flint Salesmanship by Harold Whitehead ' (Copyrlsht.) up and bought two lots each JUBt what I expected. I'm to get their check for, $100 this evening, so will stop writing and beat it up to their house. Tomorrow I want to tell a funny sales Incident that happened to Mrs. Sampor, my landlady. TODAY'S BUSINESS KriOnASI When tip men talk, little ones are imhcard. What does this mean to YOU? Business Questions Answered Won't jou lilndly slve mo your opinion of tho inclosed application for n position? I Imagine It Is rutner sensational anyway, I would much appreclats your opinion of it beforo answering any of the numerous "ads" in thov newspapers of this and other cities. , J. I.. C. Archimedes once said: "Give, me a place to stand and I will move the world." Mr. Adertlser Give mo a chance to start nnd I nlll break your selllntr records. You are. of course. Interested In tho specimens of that rare and valuable, the "live wlre"l And. surely, you need a man who can produce that which 4a lacking- in the out come of the efforts of all dreamers, "has beons," bluffers orooks and fakers ' RESULTS ! I am the man pu need. I can stand jour arid test. I produce results. Uy this time you are probably Imagining in to be'a sensationul bluffer. Hero Is my record. Am 17 I am nn American, twenty-six, years vouno-. a college graduate, married: sorry to Bay that I am a draft exempt, and have been a sales manager since my grad uation from ruUcf.- In 3012. The records of this concern show that I earned an average nf 111,000 per annum In com missions during the time I was employed there. I resigned this position In June, 1017, In order to resume some research work for the aocrnment. Xwo months ago. while making an experimental-flight In my airplane. I received Injuries which have kept me in bed up to two weeks ago. I nm now well and strong and have n strong conlrtlon that I haa lost nonn of mv "punch." I am In perfect health, mental nnd physical.. Won't you kindly grant m) a short Interylew (fifteen min THE DAILY A SCRAP OF PAPER By Estellc $t. Tidd TUB first time the telephone rang that morning young Mrs. B- picked up the receiver and heard the following: "That you. Nell? Say. did you notice n little folded piece of paper on the hall floor after I left? Didn't? Well, will you look, please ; nnd say. Nell, If you find It, don't look at It plense. do you hear? It's a llttlo bit private. I'll hold the line. Hurr back." The paper was quickly found and Nell rushed bark to Inform her husband of her success "Good 1 I don't want to loan that." was the reply. "Put it In the little drawer In mv desk and you won't look at it, will you, Nell? Promise." "Awfully private, it seems to me, but you needn t worry, I won't look nt your precious paper. Good-by." She sat for a moment, regarding the bit of Tiaper with hostile eyes. "Pretty fussy to call it a 'folded piece of paper'," she mused indignantly. "Looks to me like a note a regular note." Presently there rushed In upon her Julia D , her best frankest friend. "Have you heard the latest?" she de manded. "Sue B Is hore came Tues day: she's going to stoya month. She's looking magnificent. Funny she hasn't visited In town since your engagement to Harley was announced over two yrars ago. She UBed to bo cra7y about him. They made the most stunning pair everybody turned to look. I won der : " she paused abruptly, then rat tled on: "Say, Nell, I wouldn't dare to marry a handsome, man you never can tell Goodness, Nell; don't ever wear that shade of blue again. Y'ou look flvo years older In iy - Julia had Just whirled out when tho telephono rang again. Harley's slBter Lou wanted Nell's new recipe for egg leBS cake, and after hearing It she con tributed her share to the morning's budget. "Whose car were you but In last night nt Plnetree Heights? After you had whizzed by, breaking every speed law ever made, I realized that one of the men was Harley. It was- so near dark I couldn't recognize any one else, but.I suppose you were along. Y'ou certainly had a reckless person at tho wheel." "I I'll tell you all about it later. Lnu. I I think there's something burning on the stove. Good-by." By HAYWARD Co. lPH sUa t.B..1jl h.k1. am ... ft...l'MM m WnMI U Inir and find nothlnir In her stocklni. , ti I Worse still, supposing poor children whin,, fcj1! didn't llavo a nice comfortable home and Y-U plenty, of toys as she had should warn , l up lo find all their hopes of Christmas '(' Joy ended In tearful sorrow T tj.- Only that day she had seen wizened faces anxiously pressed against the store ' ;'A windows and had heard eager voices yj pitifully wondering If Santa Claus would yj una mem or miss uiem mai your, iw, -jj it would bo a tragedy if santa ciaus aia t not come. v "Jingle-Jangle 1 Jingle-Jangle l" Other K loltrhhollii ntilmxri In with PnmCefi "tingle-tangle," and a second reindeer t camo dashing through the snow. On his back was Billy Belgium. "Oh, you've found Princess Peggy. cried the 'second reindeer. "I asked-this boy where she lived, ond he was show ing mo the way." ' "Princess Peggy, this Is Dancer," said Prancer, "And here comes Dasher, Vixen Comet, Cupid, Thunder and Lightning." Pedis' of chiming bells sounded from all directions as six other reindeer cams , galloping up. "Hall, Princess Peggy. What are ws yj. going tb do?." they cried to her. 7" it was too Dig a prooiem ror reggy to solve oil in a flash. "Perhaps Jf wo could go to Santa Claus's homo and took things over, we could figure out how to find Mm," she said. "Get on your hat and coat 1 We'll taks you there in a Jiffy," answered Prancer. Peggy was quickly ready. She mounted Prancer's back, ond away they went on a jingling, tingling, zlppyids toward the North. v (In tomorrow's chapter Peppy visits . panta Claus's workshop.) utes) and let me convince you I am the man you need? i Awaiting to be honored with a reply, I heg to remain, sirs. B 8. , . Your letter Is a good one, but It is,v J. I fear, too sensational. You will! have 1 to eliminate the first part and start it with: '"Horo is my record . Am I tho man you need?" Your story of what you are and can do Is given in one paragraph, which ! makes it less easy to read than. It would bo if divided Into three paragraphs. ' Also somo of your word sequences are unfortunate. You say you are, "a col lege graduate, married, sorry to say " -j At least that's how It reads. Of course, when one goes farther you see that you are 'Sorry to say that you are a draft exempt. These little things make all the difference between a commonplace and superior letter. That note In the corner about "In , replying please refer to " Is certainly misplaced. One usually does not reply to strange writers who feel that they have to put nn emphasis on "reply." Leavo that off and your letter is much "', more personal. Kill the, "I beg to re- , main, sirs" It Is altogether too formal T anu uacKneyea. T acquainted mvself -nltli a party In an adjoining State. The party is not (I am told by the bank) inted In DuVe. lie offered me a mall.order nropcsititn m a new nnd very f'romlslne business for quite a sum of money under 1500). On tho face of H. common sense sajs. "lie vare, donlt be a sucker." However. It might be gooir and I belletd oro chances are reasonanle. Just how would you go about determining whethirthla proposition should lie embarked upon? 3d. D. C. Ask him to give you references. Se If your bank won't correspond with a bank In tils pnrtv'n town and- find out OUIIlCltllllS uuuui I1IUI. , Of course, his proposition may be high era y before parting Avlthiyour'-money. In- cldentally. with the same; money, you could start a mail-order proposition of vour own. If you want to venture with this somewhat rlskv (financially) field whj' not gamble On your own ability rather than on a-stranger's? NOVELETTE She hung up tho receiver. Out at Plnetreo Heights last night, and he had told her It was a business engagement that had kept him until 7:30. He had been unusually hlgh-fplrlted during the evening, and then' alternately absorbed In thought. She recalled the fact now. What could it mean? Miserably she went Bbout her work. Sho thought In cessantly of that arch-charmer, "Sua B , and the mysterious note, and though she felt- a wholesome distaste in doing so, still she kept wondering whether Sue B and the note did or did not belong together. uy 3 o'clock sne felt tnat sue couia bear It no longer. An Impulse urged & ner 10 can up naney ana Buy boiiio- i thlncr nnvthin? on tho chance that he f ' might offer some explapatton, and then V she pictured the happy evening that would follow. She'd put on her old rose TJty, dress he'd rather guess she didn't look " live "years older in that. t But when the response came it brought the climax to her unhappy day., They told her) that her husband was not i at the office, we had not returned slnca he went out to lunch and had asked . leave of absence for the rest off the day. K.U snt mntlnnfofffl fnr An --InBtant. The drawer containing the troublesome J(.iJ She felt that in that paper lay the ex- J. rtl-nattin rf oil . " tT T wnn' 1wV o It nlirt anvtir1 herself. "I said I wouldn't, and I won'.t & I won't." . nut ttafnt-A slin nm) finished nalrln . - her hand reached straight to the drawer, ujJBiieu it tt.iu ursw uui uia jjuijci. "All the rest of the, day," Bhe choked, "I've got to live with this awful note." Springing up, she crumpled lt,n her V nana. w. t ,, "I Unnw tvTint TMI tin. T'll hum n IhA " horrid thing. Harley shan't have .it nobody shall have It, and if It's burned , up I can't read it." ', Lighting a match, she knelt- before the grate.y She had Just thrown' down j the naming scrap when the .front door banged and' her husband entered the ' room, going straight to the desk In tho ' corner. J "Building a fire, Nell? Say, where'o that paper I phoned about?" Hl volca was edged with excitement. "That's 'At important." ' "Yes. of course very Important to f you. Oh, I knbw all about it." v" "What'd you look at it for? By i'1 Oeorge, you said you wouldn't. I, llko V man" ur "I didn't look at It 1" she flamed.' "I had noma dpcrrpA nf honor, hut T'vj-4 ft..? burned the horrible thlnar. and I didn't fS:v have to read It to find out a few things 'SSi Joy riding 'way out to. Flnetrea vy. Heights last night, for instance ad-1-"hi "Whntl" lit-nlrA In TTnrlav tV ' ' burned that paper you silly and little it you know what I was out to -Plnetre -flt Heights for. That peachy little bunga- ', low out there, you know, Nell, that wo, are both crazy about .I've rented it, with a chance to1 buy- It later, perhaps. i- We can have a garden and chickens and. v heln nut nn nnr hit T wan nut (haai ir. again this afternoon, looking the place v-J you therty And. listen here, I've fJust bought another Liberty Bond, my big- ' test. yet, -for you this time, and the 'hor. rlble thing' you just saw fit to burn up . was the receipt for the first payment. I was going to give you a pleaaant, lit-' tie bunclf of surprises, and 'that, was . ' why I told you not to look at it," ' , "Oh, Harlev. how awful 1" she walled. vv "You can't ever forgive me." i- Thero' vu aucn uiairesa in ner lace tnat liar . ley's annoyance vanished. .' '.There now, partner, don't you care," 'A ho' soothed. "Nothing's really lost: tha'v bank's got the record, but 'see here.V Nell, don't over go up in the air -over shadows again. I shan't ever play 'any v. game without you for a partner," ' ( V J Tomorrow' Complete j xoTcktfo Si , -.4 1 .- ,?: jt if - "i i V,U "I - wrH 4 fefct1 , ,TJfft,MiMiTrBSrtKQiift.A...i.iih ... . L k. v.ikLBPtldrir8 . i.i.
Significant historical Pennsylvania newspapers