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TARZAN and the JEWELS OF OPAR
THK HTOIIV THUS FAK
Lieutenant H'frwr, Belgian In the
Congo, Ill In hl superior officer and Jain
fetrea with Athmft Zrk, nn Arab nm
ramter. They plan In kidnap I.mly
.fireretakp, wife of .Tartan, for ransom.
Wittlwip fAllnu... TtMan 1a rtntir. Trtnn.
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Pn !ln with
the Jew fit lie nought. U
aiunnrd In an earthnnake. loses hU Iden
tity and become ngala the ape-man he
had been rear before. Werper aleala
the Jewels nnd rtturns lo Aehmet Zek.,
who. having no further oe for him
plant to kill him. Werner escapea
tan. searching for M'erper, aeea
1...-
wr-
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Greyalokr. who had briefly elnded Zek.
and plana to kidnap her. Tarxan, the
ape-man, haa no Idea that he la planning
to raptnre the wife of hi other self.
CHArTER IX-(Continued
rPIIE Arab passed beneath tho over-
hanging bough; there wus a slight l
rustling of the leaves above and the
horse snorted nnd plunged as n brown- t
akinned creature dropped upon Its
rump. A pair of mighty ormi encir
cled the Arab and he was dragged from
his saddle to the trail.
Ten minutes later the nre-man, I
carrying the outer garments of an
Arab bundled beneath an arm, ro- ,
joined his companions. He exhibited
Jils trophies to them, explaining ln low
gutturals the detail of his exploit
Chulk and Taglat fingered '.he fabrics
smelled nnd tasted them, and then.
Vlaclng them to their ears, tried to
listen to them.
Then Tarzan led trcm back through
the Jungle to the trail, where tho three
hid themselves nnd walled. Nor had
they long to wait beroro two of Ach
mat Zek's blacks, clothed, in bill
ments similar to their mister's, came
down the trail on foot, returning to
the camp.
One moment they were laughing
and talking together the next they
lay stretched In death upon tho trail,
three mighty engines of destruction
bending over them. Tarzan removed
their outergarments as he had remov
d those of his first victim, and again
retired with Chulk and Taglat to the
jrreater seclusion of tho tree they had
first selected.
Here the ape-man arranged the gar
ments upon his shaggy fellows and
himself, until, at a distance, it might
have appeared that three white-robed
Arabs (squatted silently among the
branches of the forest.
Until dark they remained where
they were, for from his point of vant
age Tarzan could view tho Inclosuro
Within tho palisade. He marked the
position of the hut in which ho had
first discovered the scent-spoor of the
one he sought. He saw tho two sen
trie standing before its doorway, and
ho located the habitation of Aehmet
Zek where something told him he
wouia most likely And his missing
pouch and pebbles.
Chulk and Taglat were, at first,
crtatly interested In their wonderful ,
raiment. They fingered the fabric,
melled of It. and regarded ono an
other Intently with every murk of sat
isfaction and pride. Chulk, a humor- their expedition that it had been dlf- j "And you disturbed me thus to tell the village of the raiders the Abyssin
1st ln his way, stretched forth a long ficult for Taglat to hold his Idea up-'me what any fool might know?" he atl3 camped but a few miles to the
and hairy arm, and, grasping the permost In IiIr mind, and on several said. ' ...
hood of Taclat'a hurnoose. pulled it occasions he had pomnletelv forgotten .., . ,. .. ,., ...
down over tho latter's eyes, extin-
a-utshlng him, snufferlike, aa it were.
The older ape, pessimistic by nature,
recognized no such, thing as humor.
Creatures laid their paws upon hltn
tor but two things to search for tloas
end to attack. The pulling of tho tar-niangani-scented
thing about his head
and eyes could not be for the perform
ance of the former act; therefore It
must be the latter. He was attacked!
Chulk had attacked hltn.
With a snarl he was at the other's
throat, n3t even waiting to lift the
woolen veil which obscured his vision.
Tarzan leaped upon the two, and
awaylng and toppling upon tneir inse-, made ,helr wav within Aehmet Zek
cure perch, the three great beasts conversed with several of his lleuten
tussled and snapped at ono another , (,ntS- AVilhout, Tarzan listened.
until the ape-man tlnully succeeded In
tseparatlne the anthropoids.
As apology Is unknown to the sav-
lin-ai tMiArrAnttrixci i-if man unil ftVlltfltltl.
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lions a laborious aipl usuully futile,
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prooes,Carzan bridged tlio dangerous
gulf b"ydistractlng their attention
from their altercation to a considers
tlon of their plans for the immediate
future. Accustomed to frequent nrgu--
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ments In which more hair than blood
. . - .. ,ui,. e.
Is wasted, the apes speedily forget
wuch trivial encounters, and presently
Chulk nnd Taglat were again squat
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tlmr In proximity to each other and j
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them into the village of the tarman-,
nl. I
It wa long after darkness had fallen
that Tarzan led his companions from
I&C. their hldliig-placo In the tree lo the ,
Idlng-piaco 111 i" i "'",1,1m the possibility of the success of a
and around the palisade to the afferunt t.ollrHO woUlll stl,
, Kround
far Hide of the village. eavo ),m possession of the Jewels, you v. Ill promise to see me safely de- monotones. AVIthln. tlio young woman
Gathering the skirts of hln burnoose wi,ne ut the same time catlsfylng the liveied Into the protection nf the "' "Pn a ""' Kleeplng mntreslgn
beneath one arm, that his legs might g,.peii nr the Abyssinian with tho con- English." e.d, through utter hopelessness, to
have free action, the ape-mun tooic u ,
hort running start and scrnmuietl to
the ton of the barrier. Fearing lest
3 th aPe Hhoum rena their Kannents j
& to uhreas 111 u hiiuui im.K-. ,
t fllrected them to wan uem ui .u...,
' , hlmaelf securely perched upon the
l'awmmlt of the palisade, he unsliing hU
XL BAr and lowered one enu ui n. 10
... . alreJ it. mid while Tarzan
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ru ! .. ..!.. in it... .mnr end thn 1111.
KV naio. iisu" lu '"" --
thropold climueu quicuiy uji 1110 anan
until with one paw he grasped the top
j$f f.f the wall. To scrumble men to iar-
van'M not was tno worn v hud uu
Instant. In UUo manner Taglat was
'' Bnaucteil to their sides and a moment
Vuf t'te nree dro1Pe' Men"y within
iM Inclosiire.
iit Warzan led tl'ent first to the rear of
b ht In which Jane Clayton was
ttSutd. wnro, 11110111511 mo juuguij
asMtrMl aperture In the Avail, he
P'aMiaarrtt with his sensitive nostrils for
$rpat tttut the' ahe lie had come for was
"tWrf )ul 'fW tho'r 1iIO '
i&mmiww iv,' i'r"vi ol 'l'u "" ',i
By EDGAR RICE BURROVGUS
sniffed with him. Kach caught the, And so It was that a day or sol
scent-spoor of the woman within and after Mugambl had disappeared Wer -
each reacted according to his tern-' per asked for an nudlenco with Abdul
perament and his habits of thought. 'Mourak. As the Kclglan entered the
It left Chulk Indifferent. Tho she presence of his captor tho rcowI upon
was for Tarzan nil that he desired ,llo ,,.. ... ,1.. .,.,. i,,,,. m -
was to bury his miout In the food
stuffs of the tarmnngani. tie had
coino to oat his fill without labor I
Tarzan had told him that that should',.,,,. ,,. '" ,i'""l.," V
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ur m.i ii-iimu mm iiu was satitucu.
But Tuclat'M wloko,l WBn.i.i,, .
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narrowed, to the realization of the
nearhig tultllliuent of his carefully
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I nuinai ijiivn. n WHH II UU UUtl nuillt."
times during tho several days that had
( elapsed mice they had set out upon
it. until Tarzan, by a chance word.
had recalled It to htm; but
Hpe, Taglat hnd done well.
for nn
Now he licked his chons nnd made
a sucking noise with his flabby lips
a he drew In his breath.
Satlsdeil that the she was wlioro
ho had hoped to find her, Tarza
n led'
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his apes toward the tent of Aehmet,
Zek. A passing Arab and two slaves
saw them, but tlle night was dark,
the whlto burnooses hid tile hairy
limbs of the apes and the giant fig-
ure of their leader fo that the three,
by squatting down as though In con-
versatlon, were passed by, unsus-
pected. To the rear of the tent they
ClIATTliR A
Abducted Again
jKl.TKNANT ALBKIIT AVKIIPKH,
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- termied bv contemtilatlon the
frtto whlch missht "walt lllm llt Al11''
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f"eap' J",t 7'1 the bluck Mugambl
li(l,l .ilmlcil tlllt I- I, nnnn tllo AtlVM.
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sillianw reuuuuieii ineir piuruiitiunn iu
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present Wcrper following the ead Of
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. 1 the negro.
KQr some time AA'erper entertained
the idea ot bribing Abdul Mourak with a
n of , of ,
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dui tearing nun me inuu wouni up-
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mand an the gems ns the price of lib-
Influe.i.ed by avnr-.'
Cf., HOuB,t another avenue from his
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lt was then that there dawned upon
VCt0n tliat ho had obtained all AVcr.
per 1Hl1 to on-e,..
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taln; still ho fortified himself by re-1 morrow wo start?"
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Abdul Mourak eyed him frownlngly.
unat .10 you want nowv" he asked,
"My liberty." replied Wcrper
The Abyssinian sneered
With a Miurl he wan at the other's throat
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"Pay for It?" he cried.
What with
tho rniru tint vnn imv. iinnn vnur
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uuuu." ur perunps you are concerning
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of Woryi Uet ut. To aro 'R foo,,
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have ) ou whipped."
Hut AVerper persisted. Ills liberty
and perhaps Ills lifo depended upon
his success.
"Listen to me." he pleaded. "If I
can give you as much gold as ten
men may carry will you promise that
i I shall be conducted In safety to tho
' nearest English commissioner?'"
"Ah much eold as ten men niiv
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carry!" repeated Abdul Mourak. "You
aro crazy. AVhere have you so much
re crazy. AVhere have you so much
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I "I know where it Is hid," said AA'er-
per. "Promise, and I will lead you to
, it if ten loadi Is enough""
,w enougn.
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Abdul Mourak had ceased to laugh,
He was eying the Belgian Intently.
The fellow seemed sane enough-yet Scarcely had they left the Interior
ten oau8 ot Bold! It was preposter- when a knife-blade was thrust thrbugh
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, ol"' X"B ojssmiun tiiougii'; in
silence for a moment.
"AVell, nnd If I promise?" he said,
"How far Is this gold?"
"A long week's march to the south,"
'replied AVerper.
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0wn eyes. And more thero are not
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0iy ten loads, but as many as fifty
ineJ M)ay cnrry u ,s n yom.8' Jt
"Vuu will stake your life against the
finding of the gold?" asked Abdul
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Werper assented with a nod.
1 "Very well," said tho Abyssinian, "I
j promise, and even If there ' e but five
loads you shall have your freedom;
. but until the gold Is In my possession
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I Abdul Mo"roI nodded and the Bel-
, nn rotm-nnrl In Mo trunl-.lo
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aa v waauTraain uhj aaw auju.iaiiauaa
i soldiers were surprised to receive an
ordep whlch turn'e(1 (IloIr fuces from
tho northeast to the south. And so It
happened that upon the very night
that Tarzan and the two apes entered
. " hl,B AN elper dreame(1 of freedom
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" "--- -"j"ie.iL 01 mo
""""- " "i" moien poucn, and AUdUl
-Alournk lav awake ln -ree,u- r,.ni.
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, Platlou of tho lift)- loads of gold which
lay but a few days further to the
south of him Aehmet Zek cave orders
, in l.l lUiitcimni. n,m u,. i,i i .
; to ins lieutenants that they should pre
imie u, lurce oi nguiing men anu car-
rlers to proceed to the ruins of the
Kngllshman's douar on tlio morrow
and bring back the fabulous fortune
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......... ma iciivbuuc iieuiciimu uau told
him was burled theie.
And as ho delivered his Instructions
to those within.
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a silent listener
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i.iuiiuiii:u niiiiuuL I h lent, w.titinn- rn.
i ",c ...no mien im iinijiii. einer in sale.
, ty and prosecuto his search for the
misslnir nouch and Mia nr.iu- om.i.
missing pouch and the pretty pebbles
that had caught his fancy. "
At last the' swarthy companions of1', placed a chair for her. "f o,?,,".? '
Aehmet Zek quitted his tent, nnd tin.
leader went with them n .i.. .
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j P'Pe with one of their number, leaving
I " own silken habitation unguarded.
the fabric of the renr wall, some six
feet above the ground, and a swift
downward stroke opened nn entranco
to those who waited beyond,
Through the opening stepped tho
ape-man nnd close behind him camo
le liuge cliulk. 1)Ut TagIat
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....... mc... a..-Uu nn turueu nun
..'"" throt
ugh the darkness towaro
tno ',ut w,iero tl,e Hlu, 'vho '"' "rest-
' "'" Jr'"ls" """ "curely
bound.
Hefore tlle doorway the sentries sat
upon their hnunches, conversing In
whatever fate lay In store for her until 1
'the opportunity arrived which would)
permit her to freo herself by the only
means which now seemed even remote
ly possible tho hitherto detested net
of self-destruction.
Creeping silently toward the sentries
a whlto burnoosed figure, approached
the shadows at ono end of the hut. The
meager Intellect of the creature denied
It the advantage It might havo. taken
of its disguise. Wltcro It could have
walked boldly to the very sides of tho
sentries, It chose rnthcr to sneak upon
them unseen from the rear.
It came to the corner of the hut
and peered around. The sentries were
uut a few paces away, but mo apo
did pot dare expose himself even for
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(TO BK CONTINUED)
THE DAILY NOVELETTE
A BLUNDER
By Lizzie M. Pcabody
RIVICHTOWN'S two remaining vet
erans of the Civil AVar met nnd
passed each other without a sign of rec
ognition ; and Dolly D's pretty face wore
a puzzled look ns from her window she
gazed after each In turn.
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uuiii im-io ui iiicuiuiii iiuiiiiu, ui
t'nelo Kb's kindly blue eves wcro faded
he was thin, nnd his hair was snowy
white, while t'nelo Zelte was of stockier
build, his dark eyes were still bright
and bis hair was an Iron gray. "Why,
they didn't speak!" the girl gaspea In
dismay, and nddtd softly, "And they've
ahvays been such good frlcns. t hato
to tninK uint tney may nc unnappy.
Still thinking of the eterans she was
on on her way to the far end of the
soon on her wnv
village, and accepted I'ncle Kb's cardlnl
Invitation to come and sit with him on
the tiny porch of his little 'old wcathcr-
Deuten House.
The newspaper ho had brought from
the postolflce was still unfolded, and ho
(appeared depressed.
.She was troubled when Uncle Zcke
I passed by, and said softly, "He didn't
look up, I'ncle Kb."
"Huh!" lie snorted. "He doesn't have
1 to ! I don't care If he never speaks to
imc again."
"Now! Now! Uncle Kb! And yon have
i always been such good friends," sho
said protesting!)-.
After n silence uncie 1.0 spoiie. i
know," he said softy. "And always Moijif " ' ' """, "ZJriU'Jn ,,,7iw,.
hnvi- IIxpiI lu-re slilo liv side AVo be- 1 '"" address must le atvrn to all inanlnr.
? J.i.,.1 in .nW n!L J , ,ln- in -""O" tcilci arr nnoiilmows mint be lonorrd.
gnn going to school the. same da), en- .,.., , (,c;,niCnl oursliona will bo (
listed In tho army together, and In tho
Bame company fought side uy slue.
After the war," he contluued rvml-4
nlseentlv. "Zeke ran n little grocery
store and I cobbled nhoes for a living
until we settled down here to putter
ncnxml nml lfaan linnu ' Willi I, snft
little sigh the veteran paused. "Who- TV) Bay tliat x had two morc sal!s
ever llrst said that an old dog won't J men? A'cp, two, AVIlson nnd Abcr
leam new tricks?" ho Inquired resent- I cromblo.
'""It'over surprised us both one day by ' w8on 's a Vr'' fl'-fht-bullt chap,
xnlng over to SJelce's and killing his wears glasses which pinch on his nose
chickens." , and which he Is forever taking oft and
"Then it became n habit, but the day putting en. This warm weather makes
he killed four of Zeke's best pullets tnem slp TO . a fBi,t between him
nC, lu"' R?te"ci0vn!'.2 Bi0l.iwinm'ln- the heat all the time. The heat
Don t think I blamed eke. I dldn t. ,, , , .,. t -. .i,n- i,
But I missed old Hover, and somehow i tric3 ? Bct ,1,ls R'a" ". while he
I couldn't feel so friendly again toward i struggles lo keep cm on.
the one who shot him. Perhaps Zcke I lie's a bunch of live wire, as funny
knew it. Anyway, he sold his poultry a crcUs, but I think he'll provo a
and went over to Inu'leld for a while. ' winner
Von remember. Dolly?" i
...- ....1.1..1 .i i .' ,i. I Tho other fellow, Abcrcromble, Is also
r,m- uimuvu iuiu nn ikiii.iiiui.-u. .
"When he came home ngalu 'twas
toward night and I was out In my yard'.
1 was glad to pee him, and he seemed
to friendly that I hoped for n return of
the old happy times."
Aguln I'ncle Kb paused nnd' then burst
out wratjifully: "And that very night
that sneaking, revengeful well, any
way, that night he shot, the Major."
'The Major?'' she asked. "My cat !" he
explained.
"I thought you railed him the Cor
, porul." she said smiling. I'ncle Kb
. nil UIKIIlCllfll I1U ll.ltlll L il UUIlllllllll
pome of Major's tricks," ho said regret-
, fUy
"ue was great company. .Muje
he resumed, "flc'd wait patiently
WBH.
on u lnb of tlle olrt clm t, - uld 01y
1. . tl. l.l ..l ... .....I .. !
my return nome neu orop uown on my ,
Miouiaer. as I canie tiirough the gate. 1
men ncu snuggle untier mv cmn
when 1 opened the door he'd Jump d
and
t' llerejdied"''."1 iSSi. !J
purring while 1 read. Thero are nianv
dull evenings for a lone chap of 77."
i,, said. The girl leaned towaid him
'aim gcnuy p.uicu mo veterans Hand.
"But are you Hiire Uncle Zeke shot
"Yes! Bv the" moonlight I had i-een '
''"J01" 'n his yard a short time before
!"'d when I heaid the leport of a gun
I inn to i ne window or my unllglited
loom Just In time to see Zeke enter his
Then I went looklmr fnr m.
cat d,ul fu,'d him deail."
limine.
i ' "in you usrc uticio z.eite toexn aln
"Not 1. When hn sDnko to m , v', i
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, i ext miv i lumen nw-nv. ive-vn n. ......
next day I turned away. We've never
te'.. t,?'' ? ,,el' "'"?.'- "'"?
snokeu to each other sin
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cat." he declared proudly. "I taught w0, "u "" ,0 ,uo1' "'.. IPr, w"e"
! him many tricks, and the best ones ! AVIlson made pome horrible pun he Just
earned him well-deserved promotions." gazed. But when AVIlson began to ex
I "How Zeke would bavo roared at Plain It, Sandy lie's become Sandy al-
"and 1 wouldn't hive believed It B0rltllat a WIow wU1 a11 ihose t"
I L'"ele Zeke." . t-necded them.
' u,!.r,Ie ZeUe'" i ,
I , nn'Ju'to 'AW1 BUPP08C
I foii'd ."over get awuy from Kb. li'H i
ij o uuir wiihi io cei maneii. All .
talk or no talk. Kb Is." hn said liltim-i.. I
of "voile ami wMie' aS an eee " l l
'Why 'lojiu think tluitr lm asked I
coldly. "He's more than friendly one
day, and for no reason at all, refuses to
speak the next or afterward," he ie-
turned hotly.
Her blue-gray eyes flashed. "Vou shot I
ins preity uiacK aim Willie trained cut '" .
"'r. cried. ."Tliat'H news to mo!" l,
said. "Think !" slio urged. "The night
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Ills face grew troubled,
"Was It Kb's cat I shot that night ""
He hlghed as he said ruefully: "t
iiinugiit it was a skuiik after litis emeu
ens: nnd l'vn been u-ell iiiinlnliurl fnn .....
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uiuiniri.
"Wo aro Heveiitv-snven : nnd we'v
travelejl down the long trail together.
uu.. 1 in iiunncu I'.il, III! UI1C will ever
Know unless Kb does" ho. added
thoughtfully. Hastily he patted his
pockets. 11 In pipe and tobacco pouch
were theie. "f'onie, Dolly I J'll explain
and then I'll tell him I'll get a curt
load of kittens und train them all for
hlin If he says so," he said eagerly.
I'ncle lib suw them coming their
fuces iillght with happiness: nnd ralsen
Ills whlto head ns a parched und droop,
lug plant raises Itself at the coming ot
the blessed rain.
inrelette The
j,,,,- huperlntrinlriit.
DREAMLAND ADVENTURES-By Daddy
"THE LAND OF LOST THINGS"
''OOV and Btllu Belgium cannot
find their way out of the Land of Lout
rhino. They are mocked by a saucy
rabVlt.untll Judge Owt catches one of
the rabbit's little ones.l
. CHAPTER VI
Back to the Outside
"MY BAB BU.WVY, oh, please ut
i.X him go. good Jlr. Owll" tmneat.,1
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wis saucy rabbit, dancing up and down
ln ft '" of fear.
Hark, tiarlr what . la.ly
Catching bunnlea In the' dark.
i . " answered Judge Owl, alighting on
ve Ihnh, of a low tree and Solemnly
";- " j ifo; rav.
'Olve him back to me. n1en iin,i
Mr; Owl."
"Judge Owl Is my name and I'm
kind only to those who deserve kind
ness," snapped the Judgo savagely, but
he gave Peggy and Billy a wink, which
the rabbit did not see
"I'll deserve kindness. I'll be good,"
Pieauea tlio rabbit, whllo the bunny
squirmed more frantically than ever.
When you are nonary and blue.
Itabblt atew la rood for you,
hooted Judge Owl. Then ho gave Peggy
a big wink. "Are you a good cook,
Princess Peggy? As long as wo have
to stay In this Land of Lost Things
we may as well feast and bo merry.
Then ari, n In morn teniler vnnni. hun.
... ... ' ......
I nies wnero this one camo from.
'Oh, Judge Owl, let my baby bunny
go nnd 111 show you all tho way out
of the Land of Lost Things," squeaked
the rabbit.
Judge Owl gave Peggy and Billy an
other big wink. Then they understood
tho game he was. up to. Ho didn't In
tend to cat the baby bunny as Peggy
. for a momcnt imd fenrcd but wa jU8t
' hMin ,,,, , .,.,' , ,,.'.,.
holding him for a hostage to mako the
saucy rabbit show them tho way out.
But Judge Owl hesitated a moment bc-
Business
A Story of
-Vr. Whitehead will answer vour hrislnesi
questions oil buying, selWno, advertising ana
emptoumentt'Ank vour questions ctcarlv
bu mall. Other Questions clll bo answered
in IMi coli'iitt. 77ie tnoat fnfrreatlna prob-
tenia of fngulrfet itlll be tcorrit Into the
story of Peter Hint.
CCLXXXI
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nillll 1. UUl LIlUll.lj. ..IT7 Vl,1 ICnO, IV 1,1111
Huch as only Scotland can produce, and
when you say anything funny he Just I Vl
looks at you. I told him I couldn't use , c
him, but somehow or other he side
tracked my turndown. He said, "Vcrra
j well, Mr. Flint, but ye'U tell mo more
' nboot yer land an' I'll bo go-rateful."
So 1 told him about the benefits of
C'learvale and before I knew It ho'd
hired himself to start ut once!
i I think he's more clever than one
. . ... .,.... . .,. . ...... . ... .
ready said, "It's bod enough to mur-r-
der-r the King's Kngllsh without giving
n, lmrrihle .l.tnlls of how v mmmli.
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These two men were nil that I got
from my last week's ad that Todd wrote
up for me; and I feel disappointed.
"AVell," Todd snld, "If you can get
two good men ln ono week you'ro doing
great."
One young chap looked mighty good
until I began to talk friendly like, then
he sat on the edgo of my desk nnd be'
Btl" calll me "0,d chJiP." I felt he'd
bo wanting tc live witli me before a
week wiie out, so turned htm flown.
Another fellow had over twenty ref-
erences, all speaking well of him, most
of which were from politicians, so I
.tx.I.ln.1 nt 4a ica Iilirvi T eAmaiiilmnA1
... . .... i,,,.i nh i,n. o i.
0w with twenty-six references got turned
Wtto employment manager saying
1IIC1I l.H IIUtllHlb rfw ..v.. . t-
AVhat a weird collection of references
nm nf the fellows Bhowed I It ue-
cided me that If I should ever have
tt' seek a Job, Id taKe no references at
all, DUt gei iiie einpiuyiiieiii. wuiiukci- iu
. n.Ania niin.it tn.
There were three or -four fellows I
wi I could have hired, but tl.ey
wouldn't work without a salary or a
drawing account. I don't know ns I
blame them, but. I've got to go lightly;
b k account ls shrinking alarming-
1.. i.Pv
' T Z". :...a .AVrnl letters nf nnnllca.
.. A " d..?5. 'rzL, e?,ll.?1 w,P"C,:
lion: Buiiiu no cw hhm. ihm'
was very Interested in them. I took
them home last night becauso Bruno
Duke was at the house and I know he's
very Interested In anything of that sort.
Ills 'comments on aonin of ihe letters
i were so good that I wrote them down
1 so ns lo uie them as a guide In writ
lug letters ot application for a Job.
Ono letter waB sent on notei station
ery and was written In a scruwling
hand. It read as follows:
"Saw your ad ln today's Moon. I'm
a salesman now for u coffee house, but
want to change.
"Please send me full particulars of
your offer. Can give references If your
proposition Interests me."
"That's a common type of letter nsk
Ing for a Job," commented Duke. "He
has no desire for a Job and couldn't
hold It If hn got It. His kind spend
half their time answering ads', half out
Copyright. 1018, by l'ubllc
"I tell time. I am a sun dial."
laid Gloomy Nooks
fore he answered. He held the young
rabbit up and hungrily looked hltn over.
"He's nice and fat," remarked the
Judgo reluctantly. "You'd better get us
out of the woods In a hurry or I may
get such nn appetite that I can't resist
taking a bite."
"I'll have you out quicker than scat,"
promised tho rabbit. "This Is tho way."
Tho rabbit darted away and when
Billy pressed back the bushes to fol
low, a faint path was revealed. Into
this path poured all the lost things,
hurrying along as fast as they could.
'Thank you, Billy Belgium I Thank
you. Princess Peggy 1 Thank you, Judge
Owl I" they cried, ns they ran out of
sight.
"Don't thank us, thaffk Baby Bunny
here," chuckled the Owl.
Career of Peter Flint
Salesmanship by Harold Whitehead '
(Coosht.)
of curiosity and hnlf out of a desire to
locate a soft nap.
'The very tone and style of the letter
Is careless and would be Insolent If the
man know anything. The fact that he
answers an ad on hotel stationery shows
that he's a stupid ass."
I showed Duko another five pages
long. I hadn't (nor have I yet) read It
all, for It was so prosy that I lost In
terest in it.
"That class of men aro bo wrapped
up ln themselves that they think every
little incident In tholr lives Is a big
event. They are useless as salesmen,
for they are forever looking ln at them
selves1 Instead of out at the world."
I'll tell of other letters and Duke's
comments tomorrow.
TODAY'8 BUSINESS KriGBASt
Look upon your troubles as prob
lems, then seek for the solution.
AVhat docs this mean to YOD7
Business Questions Answered
From time to time durlnz tho course of
our Kcrlca of .articles on "Tne uuaineaa
'nrr of Peter Flint" you have laid par
ticular emphasis on the . inadillsablllty of
throw-Inn away tslMng.upj dirty water do
fore Renin fresh water. In other words,
tiuiitlne one position before Kettlni another.
What would sou do If you ware "Up ajalnst
tlio followinB pronoaltlon?:
I hae been employed with my present
firm for tho laat four and a half yeara.
Limitation of advancement and my oealro
to branch out Into tho nctd of salesmanship
prompted mo lo make chanae wnere 1
could utlll7.o my ability to a areater ex
tent. Aa n, step In tho right direction. I
have been eonslantly answcrlmr advertise
ments which appeared In the dally Papers,
and tiae also Inserted an "ad of my own
These' efforts were resulted in so far as
tho recelvlr;of replies, embodylnr arrant
menta for Interviews, waa concerned, uui
hero's where the rub corn's In:
I work from 0 until 0 every das. .Be
causo of the fact that the places of busl
ness of the people from whom 1 have, re
ceived replies are downtown (where I am
uptown). I am unablo to aeo them durlnc my
lunch hour. You may say why not asK
for an extension of time? Duo to the
shortsighted policy of the house for which
I work In rea-ard to bettering ".!
by connecting- with omo other firm. It would
not bo the part of wisdom to ask for an
extension of time and then later In the
week notify the Arm that I am I'avlnjt,
uslne the firm's llmo In order to satisfy my
own aelflJh ends. .Nor have I been suc
cessful In miiklne arranyemeiits to meet
neople after 0 o'clock. Now. what Is the
use of answering- advertisements and re
celvlnc replies, without being- able to ar
runaa for an Interview? How can J. nave
n change of seelntt people without glvni up
my present position, considering- tho circum
stances In what I am'
What do vou think of 1h chance of
"making good" In tho insurance business
(for a beginner) at tho present lime?
Hope that you may be able to "lend me
a helping hand" In order that I may seo
my way out of tho present difficulty.
Your problem is not easy neverthe
less there never was a problem without
a solution.
Perhaps this is It (In your case). Have
you any good photographs of yourself?
If so, whenever anybody requests nn In
terview, send them your photograph nnd
physical data, about yourselfheight,
weight, color of hair, eyes, complexion,
clean shaven or otherwise, general
health. Then telephone the firm you
have sent It to tell them the reason ls
because your boss won't give time off.
Ask, of course, If he could Bee you after
hours or if he would be uptown during
your lunch hour.
If ho can't see you except during busi
ness hours, nsk him If he would be good
enough to look at your photo, look up
references and if they appear satis
factory tell him you will resign and see
him promptly. Mako clear that you
don't ask him to hire you without seeing
you, but state that you are so sure of
yourself thut you ure willing to go
ahead and leave Just for the chance of
getting the new Job.
Use your dirty water a little longer.
Then It It gets too dirty to use, throw
It away.
Yen, insurance Is a good business at
any time If if you are In a position to
carry yourself for a few months till you
get started, If you can, get a drawing
account It would be different, but moat
companies prefer to pay Btralght com
mission, A'ou need courage, persistence.
tact, courtesy, audacity and enthusiasm
to make good In tho Insurance business.
I have 'received yours of the Hlth and
I..."h to thank jou for your kindness.
With no reflection on you, I regretted send
Ine my letter uftor It waa mailed. I felt
Ledger Co. JijJ II AY WARD
THATs AW ULTlMATUfA , BASS ,'
r J.A aotn 10 -5IUDY the r
DARWIN ThBORY I VWAMT L
PRtOTECTIOAJ LljPr?oFeSSoR
&ARNER NAb
As the last of the lost thlnis trooped
down the path, Peggy nnd Billy started
lo follow.
"Please, please, don't leave me be
hind. I'm tired of being h. king. I
want to return to a useful life." It
was King Gloomy Nooks. Peggy and
Billy turned back and regarded mm
doubtfully. I
"What In the world cou'ld we ever do
with you 7" nsked Billy.
"I tell time. I'm a sun dial. AVash
me up and see how fine I am," replied
0 loomy Nooks. '
Peggy and Billy, much surprised ill
his revelation that he was n sun dial,
did as he said, and washed him with
water from the brook. There he stood.
a charming figure of Mercury, handsome
enough to decorate any garden.
"I once Btood on a beautiful Iawh,
but I thought how line it woUld be In
the dark woods, so I tempted men to
steal me. I've been sorry over since,
1 set myself up as King becauso tho re
wasn't anything better to do," confessed
Gloomy Nooks. "Put me back In tho
sunshine and I'll gladly work every
hour of the day telling the time." C
So Peggy and Billy picked him up
and hurried down the path, with Judgo
Owl (lapping along behind. Only a few
yards away from the Land of Lost
Things they came upon the road where
they had first seen the rabbit. He
was now watting for them.
"Here's your bunny, safe and
sound," hooted Judgo Owl, placing the
bunny on tho ground. Away It scooted
and away scooted the saucy rabbit after
It.
"Good-by," shouted, Peggy. "You
taught' Us a good lesson."
"And I guess I taught him one,"
chuckled Judge Owl.
fi the coming sioru Peggy and
Hilly have an odd adventure at a
Mexican Uult Flght.1
.
as though I had written to Beatrice. Fair-
- i ii.u iw x.oveigrn. Dm inerfl
Is aomellilntf In vaiii- nt-tlt. ih.l ...m. in
win tho confidence of many from the offlco
boy to. tho heads of tho -firm. Some on
haa aald, "Common aense, in an uncommon
desTce, Is what, tho world calls wisdom."
and it la this wisdom you offer. Tour ad
vice la splendid In Ita common atnsa and
practicability, if that la the right word, and
It must bo a wonderful help to many.
Tour augyestlon to young men to be sure
to follow the 1 no of work they like should
li most helpful. I do not lenow that I can
add to tho advice you slve. but I hava
thought much along tho aame line. A ho
tel In Indianapolis. I think the Orand.
laauta a. booklet In which this Idea Is made
very plain. A man In a Pullman smoker
telle of a youth who came to him, savins
Ti? i"?, looked up" hla house, and hn
liked tho business and had confidence In
the. reputation and character of the pro
prietor nnd he wanted to go to work for
him If only ns an olTlce boy. lie waa rut
to work as an office boy. and the one who
related the Incident aald that office hov
was then getting 130,000 a year, and he,
the owner of tho business, was then start
ing on n, year' vacation, the young man,
then manager, having- entire charge.
My aon finished at Tale and waa In hla
J.'.". S"1" J? ?l rvard, when the war
started and re ls now In the service ns u
first lieutenant. The profession of law
waa selected only after careful ronsldora
tlon. but had ho not made this cholc and
elected to bo Into business. I would not
have allowed, him, to "hun- n lob" and
become an underwriter, or undertaker, or a
plumber, or publisher, as chnnce might have
directed. He would have learned. If pna
Bible, what he, waa beat fitted for and
what ho liked, and then found the bet
house In the llnv and with the best repu
tation as to square dealing, and try to start
as office boy or porter, at no salary. If
necessary. I realize that a boy without
meana or a dad to aoe him through could
not to do this, hut wherever possible It should
be done and the principle followed at any
rate in every case. It would save mnny
i-iSf,?1 whl'ih. " not realized uhtll after
twenty or thirty yeare of service and when
lt la too late to make a change.
Tour letter Is bo full of practUmt
business experience that I am publishing
it for the benefit of readers of this
column.
Unfortunately, there Is too much "hit'
f'llf method about getting started
The" young fellow will spend hours
on tlio choice of a necktie; he will take
ia Job without any consideration beyond
the fact that It pays so much a week.
If parents would only go about the
problem as you state, many of the so
cnlied failures of the world would be
successful nnd honorable citizens.
Here's wishing your boy that happl
ness which will come from knowing that
he has done his duty to his country.
(Copyright)
1 MOVING PICTURE FUNNIES
Cut out the clctura on all roar
matt. Then carefully tola dotud
lino l its entlro length. Ths
dotted line 3. and so on. Fold eaca
section underneath, accurately. Wheat
completed turn over and you'll One
surprising result. Save tba
picture.
The Little Houses
We have bullded many things, fash
toned many wonders.
Scythe nnd plow nnd saddletree and
hUntlng-knlfo and spear;
We ha'e wrought for beauty and -for
, glory nnd for pleasure,
And have bullded little houses for tha
, women we love dear.
All along the highways there are little
houses, '
rlcasantin the sunlight, peaceful In
Vou niity 'see the folk go forth earlv
In the morning. r
theldU,lt r"urnl"" ,,ome "long
We have fashioned Zeppelins and bay.
. onets and cannon,
'Seafa t5W,p. th"
l8t buaiddmp.etrS' W" "aVe a"
Little peaceffll hoiiBas where the little
children sleep, ""
Kme IKout1 t!mrd0n laWn" Bnd tr?,
SOmte.iBr'c.ty9,,et7aU ,0 Wa,,
But m town and pountry aod has blessed
little houses
With the laughing eyes of women and
with chlldretr's romping Set.
We have molded for ourselves telegraph
and tunnels.
Bullded bridge and barrack-room,
derrick, dock, and gun ,
But for love, of women vo have bullded
little' houses,
Pleasant In the shadows and peaceful
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All the wide world over there are little
houses, -
Silent In the starlight, shining In the
dew;
There with children's laughter and the
loving hearts of women
Clod, the Almighty Builder, buIldH the
w,or!d anew,
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