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EVENING PUBLIC- LEDGEJK IlIlLAl)ELlHIAr -SATURDAY,.. JANUARY. -25, - 19i9
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FLOWER OF THE NORTH
By JAMES OLIVER CURIVOOD
Tllh HTItHV Tlll't I'AK
fhlllp Vililtlcmorr. worklnc inirtner of
a romimny rnntrolllns the 11. h .upplv of
numerous lake, under n prmUlnmil II
cenae aivcn lr the frtiiuilliin (Imrrnment.
Jlnds himself npiHiaeil b mi linknow'h
enemy imil .end for treitnn, nn nrlUI
friend, tn eomr and help, him nut( Thf
fine clue thev liner to the mjatrry N n
letter addressed lo l.nril Kllihnih I.ee.
4Jreiriin brains to rave lout local
tiertiitr. nml draw, n akrtih nf her. Whltte
more rrs-oKnlrra Kitten llrnkuw, u former
sweetheart, rtiinthter of hl partner, and
lirranmiililr thousand, of miles nwio, 1ml
ilnean't mention the furl (o llmwn, In
tend he leave, the cabin cmd ellnihs the.
hill. where lio meet, n half-breed, n white
clrl. Jeanne, untl n unlf-hountl. lie fall.
In love with the iclrl. Hrnkiiw iiml his
dntisiitrr arrive. Jeanne , nnd I'lcrre ire
attacked lo nien who itrrhe nu the snip
with them, rierre I. wounded nnd Jeanne
mrrleil oft". I'hlllp follow the Udn.iuper..
ln Jeanne nnd .tarts lo take her lo her
home. Port o' lod. On Ihr wry their eunoe
Is cauht In the rnnlil".
CHM'TF.R Xl -iCuntinueili
AUK
V wl
IIKAI) of them was a hollliiR he.i of
vhitc. eei. nioie terrible than
when thes had looked down upon it
from above. The rocks were hidden
mist and foam; their roar was deafen
lutf. Between Philip and the aw'ui
maelstrom of death there was a
uuletcr space of water. bUX; sullen
and swift the power itserf rushlm; o'.
to whip itself Into ribbons nnionB me
taunting roi ks that baned its hip 'o
the sea. In that space Philip looked
at Jeanne. Her faco wns against lus
breast. Her ejes met his owi a d
In that last moment, face to f.-c w
death, love leaped aboe ' f'-1
Thej weie about to die and J-'a
txould die in 111" aims, lie w.is 1 s
low foieer. Ms hold tightened II"
'ace came ihmi ei . He naniM 1 si
o let her know what hi- bad meui ' 'o
lay at Port o' tiod But bis u.oi-x
nould have been like a. w luspe n -
hurricane. Could Jeanne undei staid
l'he wall of foam was almost m the.
aces. Suddenly he bont ll" " t'-U!"l'11
nls face to hers, and ki-sed her nga -ind
again. Then, as ihe ni.ie.stroin
.ngulfed them, he swung his ow i ods
:o take the brunt of the shock
He no longer' reasoned beoi.d one
'hlng. He must keep his bods be
ueen Jeanne and the iotk He
nould be crushed, beaten to pieces
iidde uniecognliib'.e. but le.u.i
rtould be onls drowned. II" f.-igl " '
teep hlm.-elf half under lier. w.ili hs
lead nnd shoulders in tw am e N hen
ia felt the floods sinking b m uuae.
le thiust her upward. Me fi'-r!
in,l did not know what haf.pei.ed
)nls there was tile ciashnin 't
i.i.uvand cannon in his ears, and he
eemed to lle tluougli u.i '.
I'hes thundcied about him. nB.u.i
ilm, ahead of him. and then Jnme and
more behind. Hi- felt no pain '
ihnck. It was the sound Hint l.o
icemed to be fighting: it the bjffeiuis
if his body against the locks there was
he painlessness of a knlff-thrusl tie
.ered amid the roar of battle. Ami
he sound receded. It was thundering
u ietre.it. and a carious thought i.ime
.i hun. Providence had delivered him
liroush the maelstrom. He ba not
truck the rocks. H was saved. And
i- his arms he held Jeanne.
It was das when he began the tight,
.load d.is. And now it was night. He
It earth under his feel, and he knew
town, and ne couiu leei jejuni-e unu-,
iiriviug to hold him up, and he could
itill hear her voice. Cut nothing could
cep him from sleeping. And during
hat sleep he had visions. Now it
lo awoke, and the niKiu nan luineu
nto dav. Hi- was In a tent, ami the
un was gleaming on the outside.
'1 had been .1 curious dieam. and ho
at up astonished.
There was a man sitting beside him.
; was Pierie.
"Thank 5od. M'sleurl ' he heard.
We have been waiting; for this You
lie saved!"
"PlPrre!" ho gasped.
Memorj returned to hun. Ho was
Hwake. lie foil weak, but he knew
hat what ho saw was not a vision of
c dream
"I came the da.v after sou and
Jeanne went through the rapids " ex-e-lnined
Pierre, seeing his amusement.
You saved Jeanne, she wa not hurt
Dut sou were badly bruised. M'siejr
ii-d su have been In a fever."
"Jeanne was not hurt'.'"
"Xo. She cared for sou until 1
came. Sho is sleeping now."
"'I have not been this was --very
long, have I, Pierre""
I c.imo jesterdas." sanJ Pierre lie
bent over Philip, and added- "You
must remain quiet for a little longer,
M'sieur. I have brought ou a lettei
from M'sieur Gregsoti. and when sou
...a.! thnt I will have some broth made
for vou."
Philip tool; the letter and opened 1'
Hi Pierro went quiotlv out of t la
tent. Grcgson had written him onlv a
few lines. He wrote:
My dear Phil- I hope sou 11 foi-
give me. nut I'm tired of this mess
I was never cut out for the woods,
and so I'm going to dismiss mvself
leaving all best wishes behind foi
jou. Go in and fight You're a
devil for fighting, nnd will Mire'.v
win. I'll only he in the wav Su
I'm going back with tho ship win. 1
leaves in three or four dass. Was
going to tell sou this on the mgh'
vou dlsappeated. Am sorry I couldn t
"shako hands with you before I left
Wtlte and let mo know how things
come out. As ever. TOM.
Stunned, phillp dropped tho letter
lie lifted his eyes, and a strange cry
burst from his lips. Nothing that
Precson had written could have wrung
lbat cry from him. It was Jeanne.
Bhe stood tn the open door of the tent
Dut It was not the Jeanne he had
known. A terrible grief was wrluen in
Jier face. Her lips were blotslless. her
yea luslerless. deep suffeiine seemed
il bfa ut hollow a in her cheek, in
nm ne n.m "iwuKiii. ""-""" Up siaggercd to Irs fed He cuuld " 1 n'd dcith' 11.., , ,. e , .-. . -"""V'."" '." M'lJ ' vou. .viar- p.iwnent IR mniie."
,.,, hp- .,.,CB sne.il inc his iiunic, , . ... . . ., ldd'''1 u "'0 In ightness of her eses. Karet. he said In a low tone. have ",. ilmmlny." I exclaimed, "that Is
leard her voice spe.uinL.uis nunc. s(.lllvh Ht.lul shooiimt pains passed "T'irii ou will g vvki us to l-'il the gladness In lni-voice no objection to Mars s '.earing It J L, V, ev.-r thoucht of It before "
md he was so glad that h, lallBlil ,. tlash,.s oP t..,l, 1(.lt Ul,.ou(;1, ,, Uof) ,, fmm ,,.. wu , R ,, t-,a"nM" "' "' ' l I .ell sou ,s we ., back liver' the '.. ',!' benem to vm! at starting
,.,d sobbed like a babbling idiot. It bo(lj ,,s rl(.hl an ., 1)Umh am, mtv , Jour (,(n) op ,,,, ,1,iuli The change li.id com.- with Picr.e. ,,! "'jIIm i',u.r"on "lr S'V,! "" "'"- UB ' we,v" '" a "'"l" "'"f
1 ... ,. . .1 ,........-. Inn .,,. fl u ,,1e I.e. v.,.J. ,,,.., 11. .u- Il IIUIII Ililll "I t,n,.. .no.n.l.lK.- , . ,.
...... 1 1 -o,.. i..n...,..-j fi.u v.... e , .., - i.,..-,.....! .. ..i.... -. . ,. . " . " """ seenieii ,nmi rerei nis.
cur, c,a aim ,..- ... -v.. -" ...s m.. n , ura .., cocc-.c-u ,.,ei.,.p, .., Un0. ,t ., , .--. .... .s... u. 1 vc.igimio.i or ot r.en.is no on,- Knows how I mKed for ,,l,end to know what sou probably will f hp :, , -j ,,." wY,"-. '" "Th"''
,i.-e blm: again it was night and he wilh llvi.l bruit's. H. vcond,....l If ..,. , .... , , . ... ... fcir. .More than that, she h.1,1 :.,,e.i .''r Held In which to press my suit i. t.. .i,ni w.ne flnances will ..ii.u ?iln.l.".t la.rl "...,'i ".h 1". JI?.-. , :L,.r... .". i?"0.1!...".1' ou. .Th?.n.u
. eii.iiK'c- invie. nun a i- tunc Mine--, vv e - -.,.. u .... w u -- um m 1 - .- -- - j-- .". .-': :" .- --i-.- . -- ,..ui.n i-r j-nur inieresi in ime
card the roaring of the flood Again hl, bods looked that w.,y. and sank ,.,. ttllo vou .. ,,,,,. Wl. . him that she had never heard tho "Il '- Iho whiter thatjohn's uncle h1"." "are V,lnesn'makes" 'Th '", '"' hl" lnn'il5".i!o"5, "l". m,U"- '"'I V S" -If vou will cill -., this mr
,.- heard voices. Jeanne's voice and u oNhaust.,1 upon his balsam b,,l ,,, lo m(.t y(iu ol, tllP cltf, V(J!U nam- before, that I, was not known nt l MXln'Z IrVZttift '"be SI ", I " f bus,,, ViiXr'&T m rece'. Z 7n '.'est'.n'g colnu'
imn'H. and he wondered who lb.- man A minute lau-r Pie, re t.-turn.d vwth muM r,.ldrn , our ,,.... l-'orl .. (!o,l. , t,,,l11?,"Heel the lov..1 growing' "teadu'v thaOs what "ecoimmlcs' Is. A very clevvr g1.r,eln1fSY .M'A luMnd Jfcrl'Th? '
.ith strange dreams, l.ut . t . s. th. ,.h , l0ukr.d ftl hm Ultll Ie ,ry ,,,. H. e,-ushed within him. '"'" ' " hutched in his h,,lr ' !"!). h. ".. "'".' .... .-k'.S- .' ' 'There ir'.'-' vy of people who are V. j! . IT ."2..T SJTttZ fc.l4V- i!!? $$"w
leams seemeu co n'- "c '"-" i-.. tmi-ns 1 eves i-o-v There was nn nn. n.. ,...,.. ., ... ,.: .,. . .... . v"li..t .11,1 n ,,11 n,un..- n ..... ""-. '"'..' .-".".k wnen jonn ....,..,., .. .. , ...,ni r-,ne 3 ,i.ir ,.. ...... ..i ...7 .... ..;.. : ' n.n ok- e'erie.ii Horn nnd wou rt
a moment she had fallen upon liar
knees beside him nnd clasped one o
his hands In both of her own
"1 am so Bind," she whispered. choK-
IIIKlJ.
For nn install! she ptesscd h!a
liniid to her face.
"I am "o glad- "
She ioso to her feet, swaying slight-
lj. She turned to the door, nnd Philip
couiu no.ir ner sobbing as she left
him
CHAPTKK XV
VTOT until the silken flap of the lent
' had fallen behind Jeanne did
power of moiement and speech return
o Pinup It.' called 'e name nnd
-
He no longer rea-oned Iieonii
sti'Uggli-d to a silting pusiuri- Thei
l
nand.igtd Ills head aclnd, his legs
could hardl.v support him. Ho went
to raise hN left hand lo ills head, hut
slopped it in ftont of him, while a
slow smile of understanding crept over
accountnblo change In tin- hnlf.hi cod's
aiiiiiMranoo. us tin-re had been m
Jeanm-'s. His f.ic- n- med tbinm-r.
There was a deep gloom In his eyes, a
dejected droop 10 Ms shoulders Philip,
accepted tin- broth, anil dr.inl. it
slowlv. without -peaking. He fi-lt
sircnsthi-nod. Th- n hi- looked steadily
nt Pierre. The old initio had fallen
from Pierre llko n mask His tscs
ilropped under Philip's g.iKo
Philip held up n hand.
"Pierre! "
The httlf-brccsl B"ped it and vvnlteJ
His lips tightened.
"What Is the- iniiuor.'' demanded
Philip.
Jeanne
"'What ban happened to
You say she w.t not
hurt
"Hv the roc.ki. M'sieur ' interminted
Piprre. quicklv , kneeling beside Philip,
"Listen It is best that I tell jou.
You are a man. vou will understand,
iv ithoui being told all. I- rom (Jhurciiil!
I brought news with h it was ticcc.try
foi me to tell Jeanne, It was terrible
news and she Is .Il.strts.s6il under Its
weight. Your honor will not allow
sou to inqulio further. M'sieur I ran
tell sou no more) than this- -that It Is
a grief which belongs to but one per.
"on " ,'-" th herself, f nsk j-o-j to
help me. He blind to her unhjppinos,
52 1s0m&z&y . ia&r'ti
SOMEBODY'S STENOGRAPHER-That's a Fair
! f.iLI. 'r YOU HE.LP ME '-
, c?ut v;ith This ucrTKj ;
1 TO MV fj'WL. .H'JH ? '
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Af-lcur. Believe that II is the ilit .
tifi of llio peril through which she
linn passed. A Utile Inter I will toll
j ou all, mid sou wilt tmdeistnnd. Hut
II N Impossible now. 1 confide this
muih In ou I asl you this because-
'
Pierre's eses weic half closed, and
he looked ns thoutth Unseeing oer
Philip's head
"1 ask sou this," be tepeated. softly,
'because I have guessed-Hint sou
love her."
A cry of .lo burst fioin PhilipV
lip
1 do Pierie I do I do
I have Kiicied If." ald Pierre.
isafcttagj
r-drtSPE-" 3Sfer JStjieSSSsfiSffl
one thing. He mu.t keep hi- lioilv between Jeanne ami the roiks
You vvil1 iielp me
Philip felt the sweat lire iking out
over bis fnc-. Hi- v.as still weak. His
voice was unnatural, and trembled,
"You know--" he- gasped,
-v-,,. , ,.,, ,,..,,,.. ,..,Mn.l
breed' eyes were glowing, his haggard
cheeks were flushed.
"And this ir, in-eo-v.ii j '.
"It is nbsolutels necessary. .M sb-ur."
"Then I will go. Hut first. Plem-, I
must know . 1 httit mine. 1 cannot go
ciitlrelj blind. D-i thev fear :ny men -at
Fort o" (iod'.'"
"No, -M'sieur."
'One tnon- qui-slniii. Piei re. ho is
Lord Kitssliugh Lee
For an instnnt Plorre-'-yer. widened.
Thi-s grew black, mid hurtled with 11
strange threatening flro. He ioso
slmv-i; .0 lus feet, and placed both
""n"H "P11" I'nmps siiouiuers. i-or a
'"" ininm. the two men stared into
each other a, face-. Then Pici r spoke
His voice wus soft nnd low. scircel
tbovo h murmur, but It was JUIed wltn
sometli.ng tltat struck a find to
Ihllips heart.
"I woulil k.ll sou In-Iurc 1 viouni
iinsw-er luat question M'biom-,' l,i.
mild. N'o other person has ever dune
for Jeanne and me-what vou hnvo done-
V owe jou more than we eati evu
repav. Yet If sou Insist upon nn nn-
swer to tint question you make of me
an et.em : if vou breathe that name to
Je.mn.- 1 ou turn her away from ji.u
foreit- '
- 'i-: t t The
f SHE AKCt V.E
-1 J. VAH I
SCH'ETH'U
Uilic" """ lu u"' I'Oltom or it all was I.oid cneoi vou uoiilil alwajs lei me carry Is that S"U can nam u.e u..,;....ve .
THOUGHT Houb K10W AMt
I Av "T S .lli-x
- ;
wo cjij nm
word he left the
For mnnj minutes Philip sat mo-
Honless where Piene had loft him. The
rat tn seemed suddenly to Have
dropped from under his feet, leaving
him In an Illimitable
llllOM Of 111111(1.
GrcKson had deserted him, with nlmo.-n
no word of pxnl.inmlnn. and he would
i .... ... .... . ,.
imi- suim-u ins uie upon v.icksou
lo.vnltS". t'ndcr other circumstances
his unaccountable iftlon would have
been n serious blow Dut now it was
overshndovved b the msstorlous
change that had come over Jeanne. A
few hours before hc had been hnppy.
laughing and singing as they drew
I'ltzhuRh
Pierre
warm d
i.i, t... , ,.....,..
...... ,,..L 11, inviiiiuii i,oru i- iznuirii h
... . .
... .u .itiiiuii. mm j et om a Hiiurt
time- befoie In- had spoken the mime
body before .leriimn :n..l i, l,n
" "'i
to the stene on the cliff, when Pleire
had roused hlinsi If .11 tl ,. round ot
the name: he thnu-.'' " ,1! tint had
luppencd since Ci . 1 ,-nme to
Churchill, mill the 1 .1: waa a ile
lirium of thought u.i! made his
temples throb. He was suit- now -of
but tew things. He loved Jiannc -loved
her moi-i- thin In- had evu
drc uncd that he could love .1 woman,
ami lie lielle-M-d ih.it It would be lm.
. jjim f. 1 . . n 1 1 , .
I""""1"" "' "' t" tell him a f.ilseliooit.
in- wun riiiiinii 111 in-it sue nnd never
heard of Iird l-'ltzhugh until PJerie
overtook them In their thghi fiom
Churchill, lie could vet- but one thing
to do. and that was to follow Pierre's
advice, accepting his promise that lu
the end c-vi-iytlilng would come out
li'-'ht He hail taith hi Pierre
He rose p. his feet and went to tin-
tent-llap An imhariavsIiiB thougut
came to h'm, anil he stopped, 11 flush
nf fcveilsh color sinl.li nlj mounting
11 to his pale cheeks lie had kissed
Jeanne In the 'ehnsm when death
.luiulereii in their fn es He had
kissed her again and again, and lit
those kls-es he had declared his love.
He was gla I, and jet sorry: the
knowledge that she must know nf his
li.ve filled him with happiness, atnl .vet
Enough Question
7
HAD A i.CRAr 1 SOE. THIS
!(' Y srnt nust 1
u
16 FIME AM
MlCli AMO I
love-able
Roui.o:vHir
isii-j py AiivtU .j ,(Jy put
1 j wore a?ossfc-a
at The
i?3 B0TTOV1'
CO
Without another
mm
had
j
,J T
with It there win the feeling that It
would place a distance between him
nnd .Jeanne.
.reannc was the first lo see. him
when he come out of the tent. She
wan Hitting beside a small balsam
shelter, and Pierre was busy over n
tiro, with hN hack turned to them.
Tor a moment the two looked nt,
each other In silence, nnd then Jeanne
came toward him, holdlnc out one of
her hands. Ho saw that she was mal;.
,i n strone effoit to nnnrnr natural.
,,ut there wns somethliiB In his own
f.lr(1 flifil runIn !..- nllnmn! n i.nni.
one. Tlie hand that she gave him
trembled. Her llns nulvered. Kor the
first tlnip Iut lvfvu fnllf.il tn tnopt his
; -;. -- ,,-, "," i".;
own In their limpid frankness.
fTO UIJ fOXTINPED)
THE DAILY NOVELETTE
BEHIND THE CLOUDS
By Charlotte Lout
'B
sad heart, and icase
repining;
' 'Dehind the clouds Is the sun silll
shining:' "
iiuotli a voice rather severely in Mar
garet's ear. "llealls-." It continued, "sou
ought to bo ashamed ! Vou haven't taken
John Stevuis wint nvvay tin years ago.
Then sou were the be le of the toun.
in- nu nt inieresi in nusming since
.viarg.iret. mm now at Ihlrty-two look nt
llfltrll r.ln )..... 1.. l. . . .
.I,e7i . '"I.i'mi .. "'JV. V ..'.' .u!"r. '.'' ','LC
and If 'only I lillew whit sent hl-n away
without n word -Don't sa.v ntiy
more about It." broke In Mary, "l' Know
1 been hard, hut ou haw n't done a
,,., '.'.'''.'" .5? " (""lir Y,nl n,usl begin
low to put the pist behind sou. Come
-".. ... mi- i nun n imiigiii, lucres n
lair, jiiu know -and help me In tho
fipton booth. Wear something besides
iiiac or gras and a smile, too; mid
now r warn 501, if jou fall to come r
shaut trouble vou again for a long
time." "
Mars hustled oui rather nolslls luiving
.Mnrgiuet alone with her thoughts. Her
sisters words had stung, nnd resentment
limned In her breast. Entering her bed.
lonni sne stood before the mlnns nn.i
'."' '".W lrett. cheek, white teetl
;" V ' ::" ""."i"1" a nm.- timn
"'."J: " '! lr''r-"'i her hair li. the he.
'njliiR fashion of other d.Vs. Jusi for
It Light she would be the Margaret of
'fi.rget "' ,U,U''1 B" '" ,lu' hurch fair and
i.rget
1 noosing n Hh.11.l1 white dress of soft
llnglng ir.aterl.-il. she l,,l.( ,1 ve v ,,Velv
I'lm"-"?.,";"," V" '-t1 '
! 'V ", 'iir ll1"'1"' ,'rl,'1 "'""ll f"" a
lot h of blue Jli!ng ,, bureau, si,"
1-ftI.v fashioned a girdle for her
slim waist and with n pink rW , lucked
resn fioin the mse ,!,. ,,utshl - her
window she made her wav t tlle
burui, Divested of her wrap, Marv
1-lllllP rilh IIP tn.vnr.l !, I,.'-" " ?
lu ,. .....;. .7.. '. "! .'iiirK.ire
ii. j"-i sno et jniiiie,!
"Vou look
ui.e a nreani soon tney
"ire sta-
i.iiii-ii in-iiinii a mass .f
her and said- "Look
onk' Margaret, there
is .Marl, Andrews.
wars poor fellow he
- 1 1 ,'.'" 'JV 'or
ueieiniineii nt- once
vou - -" Here a
;.." "n"
customer" Ualmoii
Mars" s attention, much to Margan t"s
ciiei
Mire fiiough i' w.is Mark he was
'"h!aeK.t,?r.?ri'1e.hrr """ M'"r " llI",rt-
"i itiei "-''f conversation with the
il"" ."'enTn-g iXaT W
Margaret wen- ready to go home t'l"v
were suriirlsed to find him waiting out",
side the door. "
jour hooks, .Margaret, win 11 John
-v.'isii't Ibi.r..' In. ol.l .,u .f.-.. ....... .
e....: .:". ,..". ," " '" suiricu
11. .inn in- in
1iovih lir.iln thm if i.. ....- .'..:.
got stuck In my
a, '.. , :,.. , " VH " "f: 'V;--
" serving the little girl of my cholco.
' " ""'ii grew w Itli the sears nnd
i. ri II11 ikti 1 i"i il It. r..l.. 1
1 pHnieu
I low
would sou like to go West mi
short
une'e
notice with Pnrle n- nis
li.nl recclvid a telegram calling
Uk at once, allll hi w.ltltlll Home
him 1
hT?-fnuv?0::iaBrVA,niouJ?-!;
gue-ps why. He was on his wav then
to you Margaret. Then and there I
phiSed tn last card -No,' I told him,
I Hon t can- In go West nt nreaent
.Vlargaret his promlsid to marry me and
our plans for the future an still un
settled John was too honest to sus.
pect deieit 111 an old friend. With
white lips he nsi.nl, 'Is that true.
Mark? ami when I assured him that It
vias hi- slmph said, 'l!ooil-bv. obi chni, 1
,,n,t tin hist of luck to ji'.u both. ,!
go vvisi toniiiiii wun my I nclc lllll.'
I tried bard enough to win jou aflir
that. Marg.int. but I am gun now that
I failed, ami at this late bniir I am
tr.ving to make what reparation I can
He fore Jnliti sailed for Prance I told
him all. nnd whin he conies back he'll
conn- straight to ou. He has never
ceased to love jou: nor have I It has
been ins punishment " He turned
abruptly and was gone
Margaret was weiplng softly in her
own little home when In r sister finally
bade her goodnight, but thej were tears
of J"". In hi r hi art sh
felt sure: iv-
maniiue. sie wns aireauy planning n
wonderful new wardrobe In which black
ami gray bad no part Throwing open
ber shutters the net morning she look
ed out upon a world which sivined lo
her to be all bin- sl.v, gulden nunshlne
and pink rove. ' llelilml the clntiila' at
last." she thought happily to hcrn-lf as
she rested two plump arms 011 the win
dow sill and wat.'h.sl for a nio.nent the
hummlntr birds Hitting In and oui among
the bl'jssoms below.
The next
the Wire.
iiimplrle novelette- Oier
:..v..' CT'p?""".."8.?." .n,.?..p .;;,., ,;, i,, r; m ' ",r,r ,cy "rci""M u,,on - . nan. gene sPnng! on. how
n 7,... ' : i.K" .,."". ' ' ? ....." ". "e. ;;r..n. -;t.,.t In-.n fml m V-o . And now Peggy jumped into actor, i nm tlint everything Is waking
irir h .','. ..-- '''" v" "' ;..;,!, i. ,. At tlm i,rlnt. I Hhe brought out lur little loolilng irlisf cred Peggy. And then, strange to
"Mars, sou're my sister; I suppose sou d.iyp.-d bis bend in his hands, and spun ' niid (laslud a spot of light into the eye! , shc went unexpectedly to sleep h
liave a right to sav such thlncs." re. ,,., a in... ,. ,nn ,.u ihe iim.. vtninir. I of the bold Imps. The Imps were daz- ot to awaken until a. long time
iliriii'd Manrnset uenriu .itfi,r.t,i, ii... .:..... ' ' s-li-d hv this light and alarmed when I ti.i.en b1.a fntinrl herkolf In her own
t'egan loosening h,.r hair TI11.1 ir. ou. iion n iciiMi?. iriima. ""rr '". ""-J " sou don t Know now to manage. You ', lennng 111 sucn mings under wmen
sun streaming throng! the ' v IndoTs 11" ""''; V.NSr" rimrf .?" ? "n,l ried to study business ad.nlnlstrntlon." ' heading your Invention would come.
It lnl. a mass of shimmering gold John ', S, y 'Jj1 fcr SurfTSirilrfr.. It was a long speech for Bruno Duke gnynvci,lh'Cn S,
bnil .TTi ,hnu1,", ,". most I.e., itlfut '-;ne ..AW. nrrososiMo... 1 ....I t' "!"l-. t make, but It certnlnls taught me a , ES,W " "' " CuJin t i!8tk
iiair In tno world hUp riMoiiri iiiiAp. i,..,. ttrlt.ticnl auttttotiH will or &tt " i urn j uouiu niaue n int or tiip lcaalciPT
as she brushed I,- shlnmg s ? n s Th '"-". ot.'r "itla i-l-'J l,r n,i.rr..l Mv things and convinced me that busi- Innchn.rj, hoUM.a and write or call on
tii-i lolor had not vet .ft bee . i.'eei J l " column. 77ir .notf Mfnufbio .rofc- ness success depends on following defl- them personally. In going to people of
unrl just for eftcct ' slu. trV, n mii' "'" "' Moilirrs. k-III Or irai ni (nlo tue tp ,,UhjncKB rules and not upon hard ' lepute you need hnvo little fear of their
What a transform..!!,.'.,- .i..'..,.. "'.'' itorj of Petir Hir.t. ,,orit nnil luck. nttemtitlnc to steal your Idea.
sizes ami User hit ions, and Mih-i,,;..! 5ou ",rP l,u,lu' ' "" ; . , nml k,M. ixpioitmmn? N. v.
was .,, busy, nnd ii!ieVcs.e, , .0, 'f'res eventually be able to.save r"-t ' 'hoss ver reed me ver know- , lf f that Sour forte Is selling.
'ieiVvn 'Tn"'- "'""I the -i,,;;, I"'", business for joursclf-propcrls. I 1. bee. hoss jer f.ieU me er know. by u means get right Into It. I could
vesny. Almost as soon as Margaret mean. ,, S er flon t wnmer give me der inltt. not advise jou on this, of course, unless
had caui-hi n ite-hi r t.i... t..- ?. : .. .. .tn .i.MA ai,p ,1 e.-t. Hut I Insisted and nrom sed to trv to f .n- ,-nn .,ArLnnii.
TrtAMKG Ml&C tOFLASE1. I-
TWO HEADS l& B&TFeR
THAM OHE, V'KfM .' r
I w-
DREAMLAND AD VENTURES-By Daddy
'Waking-Up Time'
cVdier Ronnie Miia Well, 1'rpgu artiJ
ItWUi while u'nUlnp the growing
thing In the irlng, are nttntkrd by
the Frost Imps, who rebel against go
tna to the -Yorlh fole, where theu
belong.)
CHAPTER I
Malting It Hot for the Imps
'. Krost Imps, nflcr their first
Till
tnc
moment of surprise, took after the
flvlnr charlnt
-ii ,.i ri,... ., ..'ll frpM r,.n
ns sou run." they shouted.
The 1Yom linns eirtalrtly ere swift.
The White Hahhlls skimmed over the
ground nt an unitizing pace, pulling the
clinrlot along so fust that It leaped
from one high spot to another, but a"
nst ns they went the frost Imps Were
-faster.
"fio nwas or we will have the sun
melt sou." threatened Hills- Dut the
Frost Imps only laughed
"Il yl. Ihe sun Is In the sl:j away
up high," they shoulid taunting!)-. Ono
of the Frost Imps caught-hold of the
clinrlot. "I've got Iheni," he shouted.
Then suddi nl his turn- changed. "Kl
vl ! Kl vl! Kl vl!" In- veined. Just like
a dog tlint had suddenly been ktekul.
Anil hi. imri cimil nnsim to yen. rnr
mil.. iinri hold thp sun glass hi that Its
"i''",'!), direct v This he. .
;r.' ;"....:: V, .. ., ,i:w i,., n,i
The other Imps did not know vvha
to
Ii,, of M"- mlt fecond one seized
'he elvtr'oi and he, likewise, felt the
sting of the hot ray. lie lit go In n
hurry. Vmii ii third nnd a fourth go"
burned and by that time the Imps -.ivv
"
iryi' i.i yi: r. ...:.. ,"..:..... , , --
Business Career of Peter Flint
A Story of Salesmanship by Harold Whitehead
(Cops right.)
U';.t(il.iuif trill niurr i;our liu-il,n-
fCi-V '
A
F1KP. lunch last Moini.iy "ruiio
" nul;c -tur'lc",to ,".'' "'
nnd Ilnlshed h s "plan of no
leal islato business.
Puke returned to the oflice with me
ction ' for ii.S
e. .,!.. .,e r.1- t r. tllllllTS til C
Hl'H'n "'J - " ' " ... .
.11 f. f A t.,trir nlirl 1 1 lilt Irt
""..". .". '...i'i' . " , -t.-e I J,..,."
inane u r- -.-
"Forget the givlng-up put" I said
bi'stlls. "how can I make It smaller?"
... " . -..! ! nflin .Ifl 'isrll at
"AS I SUKKCSl.1l l.x- ".. " -
on
tin- office, get drsk room nun some
one. for preference Kellett. who owns
tho land, (live up the Idea of having
F.ilesmen nnd Just plug ahead by your-
self and sell Ihe lots. You could. I be-
n. ,n:it.e .1 success tlint way sou 11
ng, ou could collect most of the pay
inenis hv mnll. Hut you want lo con-
shier Hie i"ost of collecting, wnicn migiu
- "" "' tc " cent-
"Don't think for a moment that S'ou
(.in hull,i a buslniss and inaKe a prom
iit of lansis. 1 know some novices III
His business believe that It pr-ss them
',..", aes. but the little money
ned do's" for the cos, of sell-
' "'" tr-vlnB to "1U't' fr " .?
much to sell a lot of land on which one
,.,,..ni nnlc Is math- as if the whole
management
"Oosh. what's that?'
He lnuffhed.
That Is knowing the
true relation betoi
profit nnd is-
penses. Income and outgo, not the every
day exnenses, iiut m
future expenses
Hint' is the ability to se
innu rcci'ipi.
selling orginlzat'n-i. There arc-excellent
plumbers who fall when they try to con.
duct a plumbing buslmss. Men who are
A...,.,P.. .... l.t.letn., te.i nr LTtoe.-rbs fall
'- r"wr a - ,,n n tiu-llne-, ,
"Thev know the technical side of their
business, but they don't know the eco-
nomlcs of buslmss Ibey don't know
the rules of buslmss To succeed It Is
tiicessars- to know the tec-linlc.il side- of
bus'niss and business administration,
"That Is the reason yu haven't suc
ceeded, friend Peter. You know sales-
KVKKYIIAY STl'KK
Royally
Democracy is safe and sound.
According to report;
Mut near a place where I'rcedom's
found
Still Hojnity holds court.
Ay. many kings anil queens we" see
Without a Hh.ido. of doubt.
And courtiers still bend the knee
Where Liberty rang out.
And so ll is (save when It rains!)
In Independence Square.
Dame Nature sings her rojal
strains
When ISabj takes the tilt".
C.Ilir ALKXAXDKK.
cpsrisi.t. linn. i public
1
.'v
-e ," i
Mr.
iii..,.i,u ..e ..11 ..... ......, il H'pi'i: H iiniiee. tin Ri-en.eii r.-n 1 iit.n. r ..ill. e n.iuiii inj r, rn mmpnii r.,r miii.iv n,fl
K
, . 1 WHICH I
., ' ONE ? 1
Wm ' 'y-S. vi'. .
'tyr VUV- ' lfn5nik
IS ! I t. JS' . -i- U
v . r . .-sa-""
S-
V
The ray was like a rcil-liot iron, ami
it melted a hole right through the
Imp's forehead
I that Hills s glass was reallj- dangerous
"The sun Is sending his rns-s down."
. shouted some of the more timid Imps.
fiut hi- bns to send them through that
glass," sboutid bolder ones. "Keep nvvay
from thnt c nss and freeze lie nations
.... ,i,i .,.,. j-,,i .,. , ,i
I .. ""..'"Jl ' 'Pi d "!'.'' ,".' "5 ?" '
"w. " .""".."r" ..'...'" "'""
they
saw It Jumping around ninong
them.
"The sun's ras lire chasing us," the.v
shrhked. "Oh, how 11 burns! How It
hums!" Of coue the spot thrown by
tho mil for didn't burn, but tho Imps
nianshlp and sou know your land, but
We llnr.ll,- ,1,,, IHe.l lint t ul.ntllt see
I.ucas Kellett and fix with him If I
tf.ul,,to s(lI c'learvnle lots from his
cilice nnd get him to take over the col-
let lion end of the business and Just pas"
tm tny share. That would leave me
'" "5 '" "" "U' fell.
Pf course. I felt mighty blue over ihe
.whole nffalr. for I would really be
uiu really lie a
getting straight
I.i, rr. i-m,
commission.
1 went around to his oflice, but he's
-u. -f .... ,.., ,.,,.,,.. . ,. ,,..,
- ,..,,"..'.'.'.. ' .. .... .. V
plugging hard for prospects all the weik.
Ahercromble Is alwass on the Job nnd
has three persons to take to Ole.1n.1le on
Sundas.
I told Able that I'd have to give him
find him a good place. As fortune would
have It. Francis Ciraham niedcil an of
flco hoy, so I flNcd for him to go there
next Mondas".
Francis wns telling Bruno Duke about
his old auto "True I.ove" a few dajs ago.
"You've helped Peter In his troubles,
S1" T '?- BPt rl" f ,'"' ml"'Me
wreck of a car
"Tint's easy." he laughed, and ho sold
her today. Tomorrow I'll tell how In
dia It
tohavs itrsi.vi;ss i:i-iiit.v.M
I fionic ririaor is a (In-.
What does this mean to vol ?
Uu-ine-s Questions Answered
. I have Invontt il what t billevc to lie ibe
Z, '';''rlrll.m"'LhJ.n' ".."".."'.' '"." .'.
....... i-iim-.t. ni,,--i it- 1 - 1 n 1 -, in 11 if hi
at the present nn,.' This mV.li ne w III he
Itrulli. th it lq (ll llUt
mrreet ii, lno.iioiuh part of one Inch I
lell-ve It tn be sn nci urate thl It will
iiHiij- pn k out 11 naw in a twe,imii sire
Mora, cihliti la 111 curate to Hl.nnoth lsirt
j a r
There Is a ligal uuestion Involved in
this, and I would advise jou first of all
lr.S'extt.rwrould"-wrlte ,0 the editors of
. .
MOVISG PICTURE FUNNIES
THtwMiKWriMi:
TH" OWIR P J
Un9 15 CCMHTlai I
U'.,MOII"Vl !
Cut out the jiliiuu- on all four
Eideu. Then carefully fold dotted
Hue) 1 Its entire length. Then
dotted line 2. and so on. 1'uld each
ectlon underneath, accurately.
When completed turn over and
you'll find 11 surprising; result, gave
the pictures.
i..-.iB.-r Co. By HAYWARD
l II cft.HA.y-..A.Ea,
I .() ,
N' fa1-!
.. c -,
CD''
knew that the ray from Billy's sun
glass burned, no their Imaginations
made them feel n hot scorching,
wherever Peggy's mirror spot touched.
And as they danced about trying to
dodge the mirror snot, the chariot
caught up with them, nnd Billy put
thei renl hot spot on them wlth his
glars. Then they did sell'
"Burn, burn, burn, rays i of Father
Bun!" shouted Billy.'
"Kl $1!" selpcd the Frost Imps. "Flee
for your lives. Father -Sun Is burning
us up. To the Xorth Polel To the
North Pole!"
And awny they went to the North,
llcltets--skelter, forgetting their rebellion,
nnd nnlous only to get to the Arctic
regions where the warm rass of the nun
could not melt them.
"Hurrah!" shouted Prince Bonnie
Blue Bell. And once more he placed
his trumpet to his lips:
"Springtime, springtime with bugle
Ice,
Calls to the earth: 'Arise! nejolce!'"
Again there came the murmurlnc
trickle of Snow Klves turning Into
Water Drops, ngnln came n hnppy rdst
llng of wheat and grassy grovvlnc
things, again came the drowsy whisper
ing of awakening trees. The whole world
wan arousing from lis winter nnp. From
the nonds enme n Joyful frog chant :
! 'rm the '.ilr came Ihe gny singing of
i homeward bound birds coming from the
South.
glad
up.'
s.is'.
herself.
later
bed
' nt home.
'In the lira"? story, I'egiJV rccehes
a visit from the King of the Wild
(Ictse anil hh Irlde, the beautiful
Blue Goose 1
some of the technical trade Journals.
I am afraid that tills Is the be'.t I
can do, hut If some reader knows of
some better Ideas I will be glad to hear
from him and will publish them for
Sou.
I PPrni ffllilv einiiittr tli.it imt hnnns th
JJ,"." " 'lu.siions wun jour httiu lonmaera-
Although lcit nineteen jesr. of n&e I am
Ht uri'UMit n recelilrit I'lhr In .1 Inrxf
Imnk dnwnlnun. Wall.- this ponltlon mav
be -Vmlnrntb rispertahle." as a flvnotltor
su'd. the pioipect Of eventually heremlnp
Inleleni1eiit la rather -llHrojraslns. Would
ou advise me tn "Ihrow- out iry lines'- for
a better posllbm. by which I mean on.
where my perminallty nm energy m de
11 rmlne my remum ration?
Ii. jou thlnli a felllnix prnp.ltlon would
llil this nerd? If w. what lln ?
As J nm determined to rnter tuslnes f.ir
mjaelf In 11 few jeam. what particular
Selling goods depends on s-our own
personality. If sou like meeting people,
instead of the freedom and hours which
come with bank work, I should suggest
that sou go Into selling. For pieferenco
go Into that kind of selling which you
have a knowledge of: thnt Is. whv not
'"-"a'"" rX,ra0ant!J3r,t mcnVn"..
slid olllci- equipment ginerallv.
Theso kinds of goods have. I believe.
11 much higher future than many manu
facturers conceive. The Increase In
business nml tin- general Increased efll
clency that would come with It (at the
termination of the war) will stimulate
Very much the demand for such goods
ns I mention
If you oeiennlne to get Into some
staple ai tide get Into thnt line In Which
Sou have a na-ural Interest. Don't go
inio j. uni- heraus- vou merelv bene
there is good money fn It. for loll can
""T '"''r' money In any line unless
tltl lint I., a -- '.. - 1 1 ...
' iV "r '. " .'" " nn" enuiusiasm for It,
""i'e 1n.11 nils win neip sou.
'V.,?" V; '. .lmv' forwarded sour letter
V . -."' iin.ee, i,,r several years
.iutomnh.il. . and I m-Id Breatl ai.pfeclate
"r cnndlt nplnlun nf what imnure nf uc.
Jnliri',&ini
nUtniMT itf imilltr Women In imlsiimimhln
some lime inru, l.ut 1 do not Mmw wh.it tha
r. Willis were,
m".f.v,"ur""- l.li'iow 'lUlle well that aale..
manshin r..mlr.- .lin-.-rent .milineatlnrs
1. . "v".""," "' 'Isnoariiphy. hut I am annum.
IliK thll I iiiwe-as these iuillfle.itl.ins
A. I left tiKh school at the md of the
sienn.l ear I lannot nul.mlt 11 .llrloma a.
r r:,?inl.""'r"l,"""n.'." nn' i"inp.inlea In whl.ll,
!. ie-' ,"?"'' "owever. I sludl.d hort-;
is,'1.""1 'l-w'tlnK miaelf home, nn
1 i-ave iwn implnjMi in the aame erri.e as
r.s, r. Vl who were m arheolmalea and
-- "idu.itid In each ease I rould malls'
mViii ,w." .!n n"!X WM mi'irlor and. In
...Idlllun m p..llloii uns higher I (live
rr.n ''"nnert.d with vnfloua nltloe. for the
1 ..' m. ,'"" la-Binnilnt aa nfflie Birl.
!.. ?. '!. o,""1"". nt ,wo '"'"sn lani.-u.jse.
audi iV.'",.r'i"iUlr" ,,.r'ou, "lx months' moM
unl e.i.ni".".1'1 "! to ''""isise. apeak II lid
unl.ri.tl.nd th.ae lans-unma aatisfa. tnrlly.
tUre.ln.ll.lliLr. r....ll.
... niiieirnnei. 1 ri-Krel that I ,.,n Imm,.
pli . thlnl. I nm ti,,,
nnite Kit! or n recent
KlilllIHn Una. n-A-
nun ei h.si) s-radiiaie In
m flrnt position.
1. rn". ","n, u," m:,''l" I knoiv that clerical
Ii-IP are nut pr.Kluc, r ,,f l.usliieii hiiiffSI
1. It. et"iM.. . ' ,-inr.,, IIUl' HTU
are eie,itnr opera-
worK out ill) mvn id,..,, ;.,,,"" ' "!"e to
nildetltalll.' I ',,, '"" I nj ,V,"rli '""'
Inieme whl.h an on" r.liea' 'fk'"?"
Ki.o.1 id.-,., whin, pruduc l.u.ln.. ,1J
"lllltll'A.NlllI',..
than -.,. AuToui u louht'.'ui: ,,m.,,ro
a succ-esa selling llwii Z i '"' '
necessary qualltlcatloiis u-i, . . '""e the
Plrst. 'kii.iwI.sIbJ f' ,h '' "rt lhr"'
and structure of th" car """Chanlsm
ws.0. .Aim, , d'rI,e MH nwJ
thI'cl.rl'w,d,,rt0,',111",--''"'VW'.,ut
Fourth. Smart confldeiice.ere-.il..
pcatance, "'""race-creating up.
SftfeR,. rlrii
names of good boolts on Si,Ln'i'S.0B
t nj- i ne was-, iiilierilslim f " Z. '"'.'
i business for i;i,,.. !.."' ' ."owliu
amah lielni, ll. .".',,""' .JU"1 naiUWIV
il. i ,. !..,,"-ft"' ''J- ' ""'" thin'
men uhA .,"7''r' ".". ' ."'"" 'mown many
i a . .,,vr' ""nil who were miiunn
nd Ural cl.ij. aal.amen. I nlwi,,, ende""
t ..,'. '"'" lf"niliiijy and up to date, nd
.'.. ."."' . 'e.-iu. ntly ...mpllm-iiled on mi-'ee"
Vi'Vir.'.?,,-'""" ";,'' -nsldered l.yotherJ
I am mturiillr atudlnua and t read th.
XX? ;? eleVliirS
"f 11 ouns- man than of i s-lrl hit bv ihlS
.Vrfui to"..".".,. '..in;.i,..''..l"r'ctly won-
lora .mil i nd.nv ..i.
Htv,pherus,:,.ri7:',:;v
-Itlon i)U it.- friswemii ',. i 7, r",V"" l-ropo- (
In an oftl-,. la he (line, '.''n'"' M "n 1
ever l- aide to attain th.i 'ii"1!'" "n" wl 1 TsV
tn the nun.i.r i .,', '" """"""PhiT IS
vlm la m l.uilneia V,,r..eP ''."" "'"" '
"isiHiiif eeenia o "laerlhe J'?" ""l'.'- '""I V
u rlerl. niui ,i . .'.r '" ery Well hat J
. Thank J.u rw ,iu?lfi!SSihy
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