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EVENING PUBLIC - LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, .. MARCH 5, .1919
I
THE RED LANE
READ THIS TIRST
"Vetal Uenulleu keeps nn Inn on
the Maine-Canadian border and
caters to smugglers. His daughter,
Evangeline, educated In a convent,
rebels against the nature of her
.father's business, refuse to marry
the man. David Itnl. n smuggler.
whom her father liai chosen for her,
leaves home and becomes a teacher
Jn a "Yankee .School" at Attegat.
Norman Aldrlch. a 'Yankee" customs
officer, meets Evangeline, falls In
love with her, and they become en
caged. The Acadian peasants, Munt
ters, are aroused to the point of
rebellion when drlen from their
homes and farms by wealthy
"Yankee" lumber dealers. Louis
Blals. an attorney of Attegat, am
bitious to win Representative Am
brose Clifford's feat In the Legis
lature, harangues the peasants with
false promlcs. and asks them to
vote for him. Clofford and Aldrlch
make plans to have the lands re
turned to the pea.mts by tlie Legis
lature. Impart their plans to Father
Leclair, a priest of Attcgat, who
warns the people against Wills.
Blals reports the matter to the
Bishop, who removes Father Leclair,
and sends him nwny to u distant
post as punishment. The bishop
sends Father Horrlgan to take
Father Leclalr's place. Clifford and
Aldrlch send out petitions to all the
people of the parish to sign, and end
to the bishop to nsk the riturn of
Father Leclair
THLN HEAD THIS
H
n STOOD up and brandlshe I his
arms In his excitement. Tears
were In his eyes,
and ho could not
wink them back.
"My God. why is it that onlj n few
of us reall) understand the heart of
this thing what lies under all the dis
pute nnd the politics! Tho people have
been, foolish, blind, misled. Wreck and
ruin are headed this way! If the spir
itual Influence of that little father Is
taken out of this parish at Just this
time, vvhen tho folks need it most,
that stone house down there w ill htand
for the gravestone of nil ilic hopes
we have ever nursed!"
His emoilon communicated it-elf to
Aldrlch.
"You shall havV the names, sir. 1
will have my men at the door here
before the copies are ready, notary."
A shout interrupted hlm. It was a
Tvordles chorus of woe. It was almost
ululatlon.
Aldrlch was at the door of the
office.
He saw Father Leclair riding slowly
through the square, n passenger on a
buckboard of which a grizzled habitant
was the charioteer.
Men were crowding about him. whip
ping off their hats; women came run
ning from yards here nnd there.
"But you are not golns away, Pere
Let-lalr?" the) cried, over and over.
They could not seem to find other
words with which to express their in
credulous grief.
The thin face of the priest under
the broad hat was paler than usual.
But he smiled bravely.
"This poor old body mu.it pass on,
my children," he to!d them, when the)
had bocomu silent and they under
stood that he wished lo speak. The
Brizzled habitant had stopped his
horses, and now gazed straight ahead
In dumb woe. "I leave behind my
love, and If I have done )ou service
In any way I leave behind the
memory of it so that you may re-
turn that kindness to others if 1 am
... .. 1. . .... It ,-rtt,
not Here to receive i. uvm juu. u jm
feel you owe me anyi.nng i as ou to
pay it to the first you meei wno may
Tf" dtlvoueh the throng
Aldrlch pressed tluough the throng.
The notary. Ill wei pen in ins iianu.
yd the patmrcn uo,. mg . straw
, . ..... ..
I did not understand tnai )ou were
... . . . . . ....
tt to leave here so soon
.. .,... ..,i .!,
, , ..
not prepared to
.r , .
I young man. hk uic
.
feeo you go. Pere Leclair,
Ef. J "The command was explicit
re-
raised his head after a moment, and
his face was serene once more.
"I- have a long way to go. I must
hasten on. my children!" He gave his
hand to hi three loyal friends, one
after the other, and spoko to the man
who sat beside him on the buckboard.
"Oood-by, 1'ather Leclair!" rum
bled the men's voices, and across the
diapason of the chorus quavered the
women's treble, nnd sobs threaded the
Bound.
So he passed out of tho throng who
.,l with bared head and who re-
9t: ,.ble,VMa luL:?,::.
malned thus until the buckboard top
ped the bill. They peered after It and
caught the last glimpse of the little
figure wrapped in Its fra)ed cassock.
The old hound trotted behind In the 1
dust.
Notary Gendrcau's voice broke the j
awed hush. He shook ills pen at
1 T1irnf.fl Lilt; 1, 111-11. kLMI'l. .."-I u- n-V.An t lor 1 nPlTlll III I.lll. .lul.llL LUC nMfl .... t. .l.m ,...,n.. 1. n nl.t Ll' , .,.. ,.,-...
,s S . , . m .1.. .1.1. ... . . m . ...u.., ..,t ,,,WUi;ii laiiirs, me news OUTSl TtenreseiltatlV 0 ullliorci. ilP rhvb iui stnmnirreii. i ,.w r.u. -,--- ... . ., ui n me iiiuurr,
&' dered to dep..rt forthwith to mj new Yankees at.ain. I know the nature of lnus, ,.r)n ,, m 1)ack, Ge. ,our . or ,, .,, - n,,,,. "T,fiJA naner Into tire hnndj of the "Let's say, roughly 2 an Inch, or 3b cheery voice from, the
S Pl.ce." He leaned close to Aldrlch. thcse ti&n One way today, thrt . R,t our men. Hido hard and keep Along the main road lived the mm. old man. who .eaehed for the docu- a day. An advertising cost or per .Jrig gro vv.ed dad
"If I seem to hum' awaj , rememoer oU)cr ,B. tomorrow and hot and howl- at u. nr, the. petltIon, to me after prospeious of Father Lee,.,.,-'. ... "ent eagery across to ,. .m ""'"""'" ', this man Grant ..."They'll e." vowed
at an old man cannot endure ot, lther aJ, We bhBl, Iiavo w,th tho ames le on. , want , see - lonerstIley who brouht . - "" " ft " tAJ 'smounUng. , . ld h. wouldn't spend much. If any stainea , n.
-E 'much nnguisn. it is a outer wounu ood nrooortlon of the men who ,. M, ..,..-,1 frnm ,,r ,,,, M. , , ... .,.. .. . money, as ho aiant inwuu . quent vlslor at the flre
I- th.a: '" bt,e" ,dcalt,.me' m.J' ""' !"d e ' "" land'' But " rhB" 'oily and from those who propose .0 priest's granary; In the remote Places (CONTINUED TOMORUOW) - , good moncy after bad T j h,Syfriend. Tlmurne
j miicirraHiirocHmi. .u.b.. h ,e aKainst us tne men wno na . ., ni- th- ml. m nlil uiv lolt tl,nu -i, t, .. I ..i.,i,.iv: nlng found Morley at his o
I the knife .. rankling In It. I must bMn Wcked f)Ut. u- devil of a situ- lI)pm. . ,j t,)at ,tte prlMt ,,.. rochy ,, fta them meaBer,'" AX ATTIC. CALL. ..well. If that won't work . ! , at"rSCl
f nurry waj. i".c w n. ..., ., l tol, ou. , Ve neen amonK ... . . ,,, tll. ,, , ,,.. ,,, nnBO , . .,,. . - as a poet raw mim iu. )""'"' ,'-;. i,i noc-lc to sure some of the knitters
A wordoJ complaint he uttered He .mrcall2e ltit all means trouble." s(ee. thc,r emotlon8 , le ou from hunsol b. th do,e,"; Since my garret's liigh and dry. lheZor.tTerur.U to buy ten out work 1. that
if wniDAi ma 1-10:111 mifr 11 11 11 ill 11-1 1 1 hi ti .. . 1 miiuT ii'i'nn U'liHii r T n iiiiiiii 111:
V" the people.
'Come to-Uhe door or my onice unu
wait, all ou folk," he commanded.
"There is a paper for ou to sign. It
Jt a petition to 'the great bishop of
the diocese. It asks him to send good
Pere Leclair baclc to tm."
They cheered excitedly, trooping at
his heels.
"So, I do not guarantee thit it will
bring him. back," stated the notary.
Vlth 1Zal cautlotu "But let each
tsneue nay a prayer as the hand
rltea the name, anu inen we win
off the, paper andJ6pe that Ood
I) pealt for us to those In the high
iTee."
f'They thronged at the door and
crowded the rairow utllce and mm-teriwl-
soulfully as they wrote their
Mines with painful efforts ot those
who use 'the pen but seldom. Many
wide their marks and the notary
M-ri their names oft against the
-Ah. H was for the his cchoql on
prayed." he told them, rcbuklngly; "hemorp for ,,c pronU) nl t.e
did not want the children of these
fathers and mothers to make their
crosses when the time came for them I
to sign their names,'
Representative Clifford walked with I
Aldrlch as far as the tavern door.
"I'll go home how," the patriarch ,
Informed the orfleer. 'I want to do
some thinking on this proposition, t
nihn inoi i couia no more, my uoy.
His hps tightened grimly x "nut I
f hull, hurt the good cause b.v show lug
mself too plainly In thl'i matter be-
twecn l'ere Leclair and his people.
nials would be sending word of that
to the bishop, also
"It Is wicked us It stands, but It inn)
be all for the best," declared the voiing
io llirouph llial niphl
man, enthusiastically. "Blals has done
this. When the people know that he
has done it he will be knifed at the
caucus. You will go back to the
Legislature, sir. We shall be able
to work together and make the State
understand what ought to be done
. .. .. ,, 1.,. f. .,...- nf
tor inese ion, up ncir. m ni,.-
u:- .
..The courage of )0utn l n grami
' V T '" "? ', Tu But
alVe, -i ou'll need a lot of it. But
? irnt to eve vou .- worn 01 oiu
worn oi oiu
.......
man.s Caut,on; the light , , ju-c negm-
nlng. It hasn't been wpn.
Tonight
..
... .1U flnd men In this tllstrict wno
,. .,..i ...
w
wm waii nnu smacu i.. ..,., u,.i
.,., i,.,j. ...hiio thev damn Lou
"l:" "'' - -
t,,.,. ...i ...,r ti,pv tvlll dn .-in-
tii3 ..u .,...-. ...- .
,i.lnr. ,n .pt back their good priest.
" " " . . . . ... ... ....
Aldrlch knew, too. Uneasiness was
in the look he gave the representative.
"You take It In politics, my boy, and
If a man has a cow go dry, or rust
strikes hi, potatoes, or the measles
has a run in hi family, he turns
around and la)s it all to the party in
power. He gets excited and wants to
throw the other fellow out and put
the new fellow in. ln this caso up
here I happen to be the old fellow.
. 1 .1 l-. , r-A,l tkn nllin ,lni 1
. "... ,.,,. ,,. ,,,, , ' .
recItoned J "0U'1 step aslde- ' fca"
that the men up hrrodldn-t ., any
I got uisiajuiaKi-u ma uiw ..-, . .
more of me. Tor a little whllo I al-
lowed my man's feelings to get the
better of me as a politician. I've
changed my mind, Aldrlch. As a man
I ought to be too modest to stand up
here before you and say that I can do
f'B?iii"1'- "My V 1 3;yxMtMmtsxMtKJ,-im,:SX
jBPgrMwiia .Tn5$ffi&&,nfxF IKpaJtSI Jk3Ww P(sBBBs2ifiBRw jMy"'
"SOMEBODY'S STENOG" Everybody Except the
' II ri HEh". HEY J WHAT Ii AW.BOSSE VE(?E -ii HUH'. 1 tpUT LIKE r OH - I UESS TS (
Cfti. IS THIS VSPRIM6 JU5T HAPPV BECAUSEjl gLA! WHY W BECAUSE THATS THE t-T7
fry) jrffl Nl?S Ar?W X ftvr r?m ' $fr ' W- u
By HOLM AN DAY
A Romance, of the Border
State
Capitol than any other person I know
. ,t t
uoposl-
know this Attcgat end of the propo
tlon: I also know tho State House end.
Louis MMa would go down there and
wrerk the whole thing. He will sell
out )l(, district: be will sell the blood
f ,.illdren If the landowner will pay
lim , they 'will be on baud with
the money next winter so as to nail
dint ii uhtit flin hull, nll'p.lflv ilmift
nnd what the) propose to do. t !
wouldn't bp urnriscd If he has some
of t,)cr monpJ nll.endy. Thov ,vnlll
war here The) want these people to r
stir trouble so that they'll jiavo a , be '""l a hetter mount than the Aea
good excuse for belting them down , 1la farmers who canteied away
into tho dust for keeps. I see a pos-
I'V.rf
t .
rode those couriers in lielulf of the
siblo way out of the trouble, my boy.
You have already suggested that way.
I Intend to go back to the next legisla-
ture and work. Theie's one more good
fight left In me. Hut even If I win at
that legislative conv'ention it means
wicked doings up here. The thing ma)
1 .- , t . . t , !.,
uu su uuu, may suunu su uau uuiimt-
or here, that the story of it may wrecu
all our hopes even if I do win." ha
T"' iT"'1 ' , , ,,,-
Ho put hls gaunt hand on Aldrlch's
shoulder.
shou der.
,- Jd .r
" -"-"'! ui "Di-i uuu wiiiu
-These folk here a,e notl,te other
"These folk here aie not lif.e other
people. rn bo. They have got to bo
----"w.-3vi..in; iu"
handled through their feelings. We
. ...
neea .Kauier i.eciair. ue need him
i-.i o..,.!!.. ai,i..ii, n-i, ! ,.
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uiimunu m-iwi " "-i "i-- ii-
,.,. , .i..m n -,, mm U:,,
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t.rnniy that the ransom Is likely to be
Sqncd and scaled with a bloody ilt,
g0 rdft iia,.di my i,0y,"
Ho walked across the lield. hls
hards behind him.
Aldrlch found plenty of ready volun-
teers ln ,lle vjnaf?0 0f Attegat. lie
ci,0so thoso who owned the best horses
anu marsi,aeii them Intensely earn-
Mt menat the office of Notary
ierre. The old scribe, his spectacles
., .... of .. ose wrote lth
" '"" rm' lu ,",, ""-"'"' v
zealous haste In ills best hand, tn
latlnK tIie o,d ot Hepnta:
rani-
atlve
Clifford li)to French, so that all who
siSned might first hear Hiid know,
mBht understand what thev had lost
(rom desolate Attegat, might ponder
on -what the)" sought to regain.
' "Head it uloud to all," counseled
Author of "Hint Spruce," "The Ram
rodder," "The Skipper and the
Shipped," etc, ,
.
M'rlcli. as he sent -away his men.
Tell them to remember those words.
Tell -them that rebellion against -the
KOoJ U lllMl1' Punished, and that If
tney can wins miner Leriair to ms
parish they must nlways remember
tlie sonow of tho timo when lie was
sent ana) ."
The bodeful prophecy of the p'atrl-l
nrch was In his mind. Ho hoped the
nipnuirv of those netlllons might servo
to imtlgato tne rancor or .moe un-
stable temperaments at convention
time
For his own route ho c
lioso tho
river road, tho longest journey
Ut
astride their Norman chunks
good father Let lair
So through that nunt rode those.
couriers in behalf of the good Pere
Leclair. -
lij DrOaU lUfTllWnV. hi- H-lnillncr i-rxirl
by
lane or forest tr.ll. they sought
-. , ., .....u...b . vau,
out the people in their homes. I'rom
one end to tho ntber nf thS n
B).v...
parish they scurried
It was a wonderful nicht-in Ute.rit'
Across fleIdSt ,,.. afh ...-,, Hlm
f'eStH' ,,U a" the 6cMtere" '
a rider went. There was the hall nt
tho door, the lienti..-f nct ,i ...v.,.,
ti, ,i .i. i ., . . . . .
handle, to waken ti, ci-.-.,i m.
handIo to waken the sluggards To
bllnklnir llstpneia thr. i-,!., r ,v. ....
tin ,., ..,,t c- , ... '.
- """ "i in-upiu
...w.. ,.i. vm. uuuie ul iiit! iipnn n
on the main road had heard already
., . """a"
, -,
. .. .. : -"
i.u lne K0ClU ratner i1IUI 1)ccn sent
awdy. iiin upon others, those In tho
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iwnui.T uimBI 111 life imie nouses
little door ot the barn. The couriers
read. The men groaned; the women'
i gasped sobs; tho children wept. What
did it mean? "What would happen to
Attcgat now? Yes, they had known
that trouble had threatened. Men had
talked to them aim said that rather
I-cclair was in leaguo with the Yan-
kees. They did not like tho Yankees..;
Ycs. porl aps they had wondered why;
their priest should not hate the Yan-'
. -. . ...
Kees, loo: 1'ernaps tncy Had been
' angry then and had forgotten all he
had. done for his poor people. The
batl ,nen 1,ad whispered in their cars
""" ,lui fooled them ah, that was it'
Uut they would sign the paper. They I
would sign many papers. They would (
crawl on their knees to the church of
Attegat. They would do novenas, I
Boss
their wives and their children would
pray. They would vow candles. TheY
would do nil things ntul never forget
ngaln to bo loyal and loving and obedi
ent to their good prlestl Thus ran
uiu uiiuiuo tu inu ihik. in mo m
bouse where, the poor folk sat n
llio babble of tho talk In tlio little
nd
kPpt grieving vigil after rhe courier
,a,j Bon(1 OI, nto tho nlghtl What"
had all the fuss been about? Yes, tho
Yankees had been taking away the
land. Their own homes had been
threatened. Hut sending away the
Hut sending nwav the
good priest would not remedy that '
sad trouble. There was mystery ahout
It. They must go forth and ask que'-
tlon of those who would know. Tho
, . ... .. ... ,...
" unnmiu mis .i
vvhen they would go with their votes
in scnu Mine one 10 1110 legisiaiivu
assembly w hero-law ilrc made for
those who are oppressed! They hoped
that there would be men at tlio con-
vonllon to tell them the right things
yes, there would be good advisers
; ' , ; . i ..i
there, men who would understand.
They would alb go to the convention
In Attegat village! Thus the men In I
the little settlements canvassed the
situation. n.Mn together, for sleep
t. .1 ...-. J.I..A.. .'. Whnf linrii
iiiiu utii uinvn vc (Mini ..- i
Pcro Ivcclnlr ud vised?
They wished
they could temember more clearly;
but 'the bad men had been talking to
them, nnd tho tcoubles of those who
had been driven frpm their homes had
distracted all, and they had iot Us
tenel to their good priest ns carefully
a3 they should have done! Ah. ho
, , ... 1 ..I 1. n
1,11,11 "- "' ''" "'- -
They Vould listen ami obey if he
could rome among incm again;
Truly. KenrcsenUtlvc Clifford, a
well ns ho knew hi people, would
"have been further Impressed with hi
own tagacity If he could have heard
those men talking together in the
night after the couriers had passed
on.
Attegat did rlccd Father Leclair in
that crisis. The emotions of tho peo
ple were seething. The people would
follow the leader who could best com
mand those emotions, who could by
force of personality or appeal turn
that fiery eager-net a to be up and
.,!.,,. nintMnr- lntr llln ehnniielS
..uuut n...v... ...... ....w ii
w nere accoiiipiisiiinriit.in inunnnrn,
Tim tint i arch understood tne situa
tion best of all, for lie viewed it with
suie knowledge and Jnc caution of age.
',L ..""."...::. 1 .i..i .. .!... .
i nis was me mi ti"" "."'- v.
S UJ lillll KCII-
oration. The old was btUtllng with
.!!Sr!S.SSr V&
light man, the right word, could make
of them good citizens; and then their
salvation could 1)3 worked out by wis
dom, not by war. The wroag man!
There was the crux! Representative
Clifford sat late that night and mut
tered his foreboding wncn ne pon-
dered on the mischief the wrong man
could compass among those over-
wrought people. .
Though Norman. Aldrlch had ridden
the longest road, he was back at Atte-
gat in the early morning, first of fill
the couriers. He liau louna ,uiai tne
folk nf the river road knew all or
what had happened. lie was obliged
in tell no long stories.
When ho cantered past the stone
houso he savv rather HorrlRan Pacing
the )ird with militant stride, nnd he
stopped hi horse and walked mm
back vvhen tho priest signaled, for the
gesture had been sharp and impera-
live.
"Mr. Officer, you cannot hide med-
dllng from me by riding nbout that
sort of business in the night."
"There was no secret about my er-
rand, Father Horrlgan. I have been
""? S. " ' .""' """
..jt requires nothing of the sort-
none of your help. sir. I have stopped
vmt to sav this: by meddling in theso
'.-... 1 ,....l.l.. .,.
nTTQirS "nil 11IB llllllllih nwtfcl. ..!
serious W'e In.ur o.,, ,1
fatrs."
folly of inlerienng in a aiau.r ut
''Ivviu'do so. Father Horrlgan." re-
turned Aldrlch, with cold respectful-
ness.
Tin rode on. in nis own neari
.... . ... i. -....- nnr r-iillftf rW
',e k
'nte'iT o meddle" In ciiurdi matters'
iv... .1,1. ,;., nn-ifTali- of ereed or do-'
iiui. 11111 ii"" --
nminitlon. He believed tnat he hart
to' take the part of a good
.t.-i, n tniro tiift nnrt or u. cuoii
. . ,. ..... ,1
-,.-. .!, .1
?.!$,,, business wnere misunder
friend in a business wncre rpisunuei
sirtim.i.h .. .--
slandln(r and polltl
......it... o...,i Yiniittp nnd eneroacnea
upon justice.
Tio turned from the highway and
" -- .i, n-i,ia ,n ,ht hnnn of
,uc v..wo- .-" ,TM. ', -. ....
He was silent for a minute
And hls shrewd old Irish eyes
Viewed the room and all that's ln it.
"Itlght!" he said, with mild sur
prise. "Work's )our slave, and so you
kape her
Where you'imnnot hear her call;
And there Isnjt an paper
On your wall at nil at all!"
ami'' ALEXANDER.
very siraiKin, 1; ui'it .i' r..... -v. uuu w i,t-.. Q - , ... .,u. LUMD(Diru ui me uhc who : lo ins young leacner,
m-nlnst tho lower like n level agalnt such like." ... . ' "taved at home caring for the younger "tvi.- t ,-t.t
. l1., Itl.. iinna. tin -a a nrtf n m .1 a nAaaiA tlllniTS TrnTTl tllOinS UnU tha .1 i nnnelc.l .1.- ...,.- . ,. , . . . '
"" . .. . ... j - .... , , J ..!,! ..a., ,it-." , rlll rtrn n-liilA inntI,A r.nA 4,. !.- tj I --.., ,i iHnniiiff
aboard. "laKC turn wura w -now die an u ' " ."-,: ;." "",""" """".: "'? V.' "" .J.r" we'll both be malclnir
others who miVy be contemplat ng the half smile played around puKe s moutu , j;- - "f,,:'. &na.,,in" S I how funny!" laughe
t . lvof vVier. tVimievhta oa
i IIIU.11 jwnfc it ...... t..wu0.tvo w
shy,
And I mentioned to my neighbor
When my neighbor made a call
That with me a llfo of labor
Kits like paper on the wall.
DREAM LAND AD VENTURES-By Daddy
Jnrh Snnrrntn tlnA n Mtnlt In
nirdlmirf. Ills followers capture Pen-
"" but ,IC ' rescued by a mysterious
k"'"'''-)
A PURSUIT OI' TIIK .If Of?
pKOClY couldn't believe her ees,
J- .Never before had sheiscen a knight
J- ,evi
"I"1 " 'llll''' know that one existed
'f,nn,0 Imd jcm(, most unexpectedly
(o her rescue And he was such a
' splendid knlglit, too all covered with
nrmor iinn n i helmet nn iii iin,i
T . . . ,,,,. .. ,. ..
he cou,i,,'t Me his face, but she was
sure inai ne was Handsome and brave.
rhe knights gallant steed had rich
J,,'"; .oVeVVd witL o bronaV.Urt
n;,Mf cloth. It was n sprightly beast,
too, and charged vigorously among the
ri1olu.',,!!".,B ;1?"0 tho. knl''t layabout
hlm lustily with n long sword. In
qucler timf ,nn ,n.p!, , tell tho
rtvolters had been put to flight.
"Hljll You re safe, fair Princess I"
shouted the knight.
" "! hravu defenders where are
... "" ... j
nrounu.
Not a slcn rntitil rIia :n nftun the seed he had sowed and sned
Cein-ral Swallow, Judge Owl, lllue .laylaway with taunting cries.
nnu ileqay Woodpecker. They had been
a,i c:ow Birds relreal,nK Pow.
tJlI,cUlv VeRKy oM ,,, kn w
ie four faithful birds bad been cap-
turcd whllo trjlng to protect her.
e win save them," shouted the
''":' ""'r'j,"' ' To Blrdland, !
ml ivnlljtit atxAil
" OH.V. I
Auq tfAnt 1.. -li .1 . ... .
a pact, t))at ,e SQol ,)fBan t(j ow,rta
aaci;
Sparrows mob This wouldn't
have, been so easy to do If the greedy
BRUNO
(Copyritht)
THE PROBLEM OF THE L.W-'
ENDFR RT nflMi;
L.1UL,U BL,U33U31S
. iiunrii of I'oor (iurimes
IN TALKINU with clients of Bruno
Duke I can talk with miifiddirn ond
some air of authority, for thev credit
, ...111. ,. ..i,,.t. , . ., .
". mum .luiiu?, i tear, tnan i
.Li. T
possess
Whe.-i outlining a suggested
, 1'i,l. i'i , ,my c',nnaf",-'e
"shaken, for I know his keen anal) Ileal
-.( . . . v. . "" - i " "
m nd w III unerrlnirl.- nlorn hl r,na ..
,..,,. a ..III l.n.rrlnn-l.. t..-- 1,1. ".
any weakness nmv-
VcSSTf li'o'notC'so much hesl-
Uncy now as I did during the first few
months I worked with him .as his1
tissisant. I
The "Problem of the Lavender Bios-,
eoins" was tho first be asked me to try i
lo solve, and well do 1 remember my
errors. '
lfl. T l.a.l k.iIIIhaJSI.. ..., A 1.1...
nm, ,)( sa)(, Tell mc what dc,iUce,"
t t.)e,nrd InJ. throat with an alt- of Im-
portnnco and began:
..Thllt drUKK,sti Mr, Granti does a lnc.
,ium.to.clieap trade and Is located In a j
n Mrec, hch at n ht ,R crondc.d
wlh nfonl T1)M- ,,..,,. usp .... ......
i,, ,, ,, ,.,. t, -.t.tii
Bcct0n on the Kast Side to the city
,!,..(,. D.inn r...... nt. ..tBtf i.A .. n
mmim on ,he treet nirPC,v oj.poslte
,ere ,s a mu,,c 8toro wh)ch haB a plano
1)Iaj.lnK popular muslo all evening."
PuKe nodde(1 hls llcad si0wly as he
puftd at hls hookah,
"it seems to me that there are
hundreds and hundreds of dimes paBS-
ng his store that would buy lavender
blossoms If they knew ho -had It."
."i understood he had. filled his wln-
dow frequently with it," Duke com-
mented.
u -' oU ' w.'th Tp?ice card on it Isn'l
Interesting enough to attract attention.
Xo. Mr. Puke, he's got to advertise."
-How?"
..,,. . ... -1,. ..n.n.n TT
IltJ 1I1USL U UIC .. nBt'nv-. -
as ne asueo """"". .., (nnh
treblenm "
"I see, eighteen inches hi all. And
wliat rtiurns woum u i. .
fit- Aitli-l nrnha n V Sl.ll a. Lliuusuiiu
packets' ' . .
"A thousand packets at ten cents is
-- : - ,
a hundred dollars. Tiiat so;
"Yes." I went on. eagerly.
"m." i rein u cs-j - - ---
......- ..i "ir i kptt
It unior two weeks he'd sell, at that
n up oriii .
rj o si" iu worm aim mi. w ---
r"iV,-
ti-" . "-.- ,..., f,.i
"And tl-e advertising cost. ,,,,. .
"Ohl t never thought or mat. 1
- ,iu'l,n, ...nM It. hP.7"
cents' worth ot lavenaer. . ......
"r sunnose not." I agreed gruoginEiy.
,it,-,. thnnirh. whv not advertise a
ten.cent' package at half pflce to every
"nwniiii vTii huv soda under those clr-
"Would )oti bu) sooa ui
cumstancesr' . . . .. ,,
'No, I woman t; o-v """ rrri
wovld, I should think."
x: ' ... .t.ni'11 ti, ntilzEed.
"Vou reaiiy memi hi. -
I nodded but with misgiving.
"Do vou really think a married couple
would go to tho store and pay twenty
n-r tiiirtT- cents for a couple of sodas just
Or WliriJ mo v ... ,,. -- i ...nilAr
to get twenty cents wunu -
for a uimev
I saw how silly my idea was at once.
so 1 said .
........ ' ,.- -..., - ,i.flt wiiilrl vou
vven, Jir Lfuivc -I wonder you don't suppose believe
"- , . , ..-.--v.rt "i.t ii I ' stammered John Morley.
"First of all." he "n arUed . . let u ,.Don.t sllppo, anything Ise-course
! realize that tho druggist won t and Bhe.,i show you;. assured the chief, dl
I can't spend much. If any, money. That Vnnr; his friend's Jumble. "She al-
I
precludes uuuTUBiiifi ... .'-.,,.,...
"Don t )ou Deuee in ucvii' u-
lvertislng?" I broke ln.
ldte, br ."ubllo
Copyrlfht,
"THE MYSTERIOUS KNIGHT
Down into another poultry jard
tettled the mob
revolutionists hadn't stopped several
times to swoop down on, poultry yards
to steal tho food of startled chickens.
Once, even, they fjwept over a field
where a farmer was planting his seed,
and right beforn bis eves thev irrnlihpfl
"The rascals I They will make the
farmers think all tho birds have turned
thieves," exclaimed the knight. "Pair
Princess, we must drive these scamps
Into cxjle."
But first wo must rescue General
Swallow, Judge Owl, Blue Jay and
"eddy Woodpecker," Insisted Peggy
From tho unknown have I come to
1. ai... t.tllnM
answered the knight,
fair Princess.'
"It shall be as
ou say.
Down
Into another poultry yard '
DUKE
"Believe In it! There's nothing bet -
"r- " man Grant lad run a con- l. "' cipiuii.t.
aluirni rifii-.s.-..,. .i (.i. ' Is. about b l.io.ooi
n the newsnaner. nnd
u .... .,,: laiiiuaiKii
nad Ills copy
lsing agent, he
. ...
Prepared by a live advertising agent, he
would have so increased hi reuutatlon
I an1 Il,s business that he could have ad-
i nacu ills IHienuLT Hnu EOHl It. lor
Vertlsed his IllVonripr iinrl enl.I It In,
. T ",,Y . , V
people respond readily to advertising of
firms they know and respect, but are
biuw lo iiuL oil iiin occHHionai nnverrise-
ment of the little-known concern. I
, . ., .,.n,i.. t.. .,.'
I '". .."... "' ... . '"" . ""7
I - " ",lJ.a,r " '
nt mt",ls caBei
, " '" W U9 '
ie," ne weni on. -nut
have some dinner."
TODAY'S BUSIM'.SS QUKSTION
What Is a consignee?
Answer iclll appear tomorrow.
AN8WKR TO YKHTKRDAT'S BfSI
NKSS IIVKSTION
An inioicc Is a statement sent to
a consignee which pices a Iljt of
goods which have been shipped to the
consignee in question.
In this soace Mr. IVhitrhrml mill n-
i au-cr readers' business nucsttons an 7iii.
'! selling, advertising and employment.
n .. n . , .
Uusiness Questions Answered
I have a chance to bur out my emploers
business. The opportunity Is a eood ont,
THE DAILY NOVELETTE
CAPTAIN CAREWE'S CAMPAIGN
By Ramona Woodbury
I T-V "P? threvvdown hls paper. ;
" sat 'oouing moodily through the
half-closed door. Just catching a glimpse
' ?."; kn,"?ra within on; malting a
I " .IW
another n. nalr nf nnl.-R
the
inira a neiniet. all for the boys.
of the strickeH countries, and aftor al
SSe.'afa'tliL Wi'St VpSs'eS
to cherish tender memories of his boy
n cmiu uuu mair.
irm l' ...nAJ - sr u
a d.d" sacrifice hls son and'l tne lo'sJ
of companionship? Doesn't he share In
4 i. .-.. .j. t - .
""r'" uomiion 01 a Homier Doy:
The man rose and crossed over to the
. portrait of a flne-Iooklng sold er boy
. ml,,ir '
( --..-. -: -- -. ....
Just necauso a man-cant Knit soens
anu Because lie is a man lie is Just
set aside.
,, ,.-. ,nin i, - ,
.T.1,. .1. ... n-.ln.. "..., -
i-mu ,- cauea a
next room.
Go on with
did. .
Morley as he
oulte a fre-
statlon. where
chief, was al
m. Thus eve-
Id retreat.
not escape an
socks. To be
did not turn
professionals, but
an amazmer
wonder.
i ..How. djd ycu learn?" be asked
"Mv duuehter. Grace, showed us."
proudly admitted Bourne.
I've never noticed it so much before
fascinating by the looks," yielded Mor-
lir.
.."rS'
laconically agreed the chief.
ntrtlirvtlnf will. u Bllt-ll luilf MMnlna
.. ".?. -r j .?-. ' .. rr ."
i nis ciumsy nngers, -one -conies nearly
.every evening." he added hesitatingly,
0 engrossed was he In his struggle with
. the truant stitch.
I "Coming tonlght7" asked Morley, his
I ,.AtA half tr,ni,ln,iB frnm !, -m .
l;"',L iA. VJV.i7i r t,r .I.V"1,
toundlng Idea working In his brain,
"Ye-es," answered Bourne, trium
phantly catching the stitch back on the
' needle.
i ways Driuso tui ui jaiu xuiior ania-
teurs," ne auoeu wun tne superior air
of a connoisseur.
Ltdrer Co. By HAYWA.RD
$
,. n ,... ...... ,wiu n,,,b uuu o uiv lil wj xiii, uicr inert..
settled the mob, but before' the birds
could gulp down the feed they found
there, the gallant steed had leaped over
a low fence nnd landed among them.
Slam, bang, cllckcty, clack went the
sword of the knight raising havoo In the
mob. Away flew tho revolters, but be
fore they had fairly cleared the ground
Peggy leaned over and made a imatch
among them. That snatch drew Gen
eral Swallow nwny from the revolu
tionists that were guarding him and
.landed hlm safely on tho back of the
gallant steed,
"Don't' let them get away," shrilled
General Swallow. "They Intend to wall
Judge Owl, Blue Jay and Iteddy Wood
pecker up In a hollow tree and let them
starve."
"Hlyl! After them fast." shouted
tho knight, Tho gallant steed responded,
but swiftly as he galloped the mob (lew
faster, and this time It didn't Rtop to
steal or eat. It flew straight for Bird
land and disappeared Into the depths
of tho forest.
"Poor Judge Owl! "Poor Blue Jay!
Poor Iteddy Woodpecker!" cried Peggy,
fearing that she had seen tho last of her
"Do not despair, fair Princess!" said
tho knight. "I have corns to hltp you
right the wrongs of Btrdland. For a
moment we ate balked, but even now
I have a plan to overcome our foes and
restoro your friends to jou. Go, General
Swallow, summon hero all the fighting
male birds of Blrdland. Woe to those
who rise against our beloved Princess."
Bending over, the knight gallantly raised
Peggy's hand to his lips and kissed
P, her fingtrs through his visor.
fTotiiorroio lotlt be told how the
revolutionists gain unexpected recruits.)
Solver of Business Problems
By HAROLD WHITEHEAD
Author 0 "Tht Butintts Career e Peter JTHnt," tie.
1 but It Is loo bit for me,
but not ble enoutli
000 TirnnnaltlAn t.., 1.
nruri h, nhn nnA.h.
.. . - " u..L"..u. i.dii wuuin minr
bout one-half cash would mine
". now would jou nueetit that I so sbout
t0 flna ,om on "too would bo Interested?
... c- - r-
Why not run an "ad" In this paper?
your
iw ability 3 lnteg7.trar0P,hten
I karat, tho banker may cither lend ou
' Tirnnnc f nn I. ,! i ...' -".-.. '
I ... V.,' """ J"r Banner , it
" ntuiici iiirnseii. or innv inf rnritt.
',u to, some client who would bo Inter-
ested In ii rcasonablv saf invim.m
that would .lmn- n ,i ...;" ..:
cgt - o-- ' i mwr-
A,, a,t i ,,,. ,,, .M .,
J , V. .. J" '"J ifrtue papers inte
in me line ot goods you handle might
also prove profitable.
Truth Will Out
Teacher (at object-lesson) So now.
, children, you know bow a knife is made!
if want )ou Marjorie, to tell me which
Is the most Important part of a knife.
Marjorie Kr-er-er-
, .1,. !, ;-:" -"." ''"'"
part of his knife does )our father ui
II1U 1IIU11J
MaHorle Th f-nrlrB(.rfiw- u.n
Shots. " """
Per Instructions
J OHloe Boy A man called while -vet
'were out, sir. lie said he wanted tu
tnrnsii jou.
l-Mltor And what did )ou say to hlm!
OrTlco Boy I said I was sorry yev,
Iwero out, sir. Stray Shots.
It was with hands trembling with
pride and fear that Morley took his first
lesson from pretty, good-natured Grace
Bourne. How tho man worked and per
spired over the arduous task !
"I'm comlftg again. I won't give It
mv
Morley confided
one for Will: so
William a sweater;
d the elrl.
our brother?" nslced UnrUv i.-
chlevously.
"X no a friend," blushed Grace.
I see," answered her pupil, starlnt
audaciously at the ring sparkling on
the oung teacher's finger.
"There, Mr. Morley," evaded his in
structress, "you've had your first les
son. Why, of royrse, you will learn."
Nearly every night found Morlev at
his task. One night he overheard Ethel
say to her mother:
"I wonder what Dad finds so interest
ing in that pokey firo station. I've seen
him coming out twice lately.
'Oh. he goes In to call on the chief,
his friend," replied Mrs. Morley,
Dad, with a chuckle of secrecy, hur
ried away to hls knitting lesson.
Late that night his opinion of ths
young teacher was set forth in glowlng
terms In a letter to his son. Bill. Tlie
letter ended with theje words:
and Bill, do't get entan
gled In any lovo affairs over there, for
I have found a perfect sample of a
wife. No, you can't have this one, for
a sparkling ring tells mo she Is mort
gaged to another fellow, Itemember,
I said sample, so she's not for sale. Re
member my advice.
. "YOUR OLD DAD."
There came an evening when Dad en
tered the room a conqueror, with head
held high. He opened a square bundle,
majestically, and held aloft a sweater
aim a. ijuir or &OCKS.
"Why, Dad. there was no need to
buy those thimrs. we arm Vnirtine-
Ichlded Blanche, hls older daughter, '
ui course not, - echoed Ethel, Iettlnr
fall her work at the mention of so ab
surd an act. I
"Hm," triumphed Dad ; "perhaps, dads
are some use in this war: and he
pointed to the articles.
"What do )ou mean, John," began
Mrs. Morley.
"vy.hvJ, r)a.1 Morley, you you never
Blanched gasped, then paused In
amazement.
"lea I did. Do you think fathers are
mere puppets: that they have no patri
otism? These are for BUI. Grace
Bourne showed mo at the tire station,"
Dad began rubbing his hands together.
"As If you had to go outside to learn."
pouted Ethel. "Why didn't you ask us?"
Dad shook his head and then said
Jokingly, "A prophet in his own country,
you know." '
, "It Is not true here, you dear 010.
dad." and Ethel, notwithstanding her
J-arn ensnarled feet, sprang to her
father and hugged him tight.
Mrs. Morley quietly put a paper into
her husbands hand.
-Telegram! Bill's comlnr home!"'
Dad's face fell a little.
"Srry, Dad!" exclaimed Blanche.
N no; sort of disappointed about
sending the sweater and socks. That's
all. Bless the boy! I can't wait."
"Perhaps lie may need a sweater ln
America." saucily suggested Ethel.
"I hope ho won't rave about any girt
over there, for I want to recomm-nd
one like my Ideal Grace Bourne. Whit
are you laughing at?"
He turned to Kthel. who waa unsnarl
ing her ball of yarn. She sat there
giggling.
"Now Bill Is. comlnr I can tell the
secret. Bill is engaged to as nice a girl
as your ideal. Dad."
"Don't believe it. He couldn't find
one like her over there," persisted Mor
ley. Kthel giggled again.
ile didn't nave to try, for he rot her
over heie. It's It's
ulrl. tantalized the
"Who is it, you tease?" queried he
father. ,
it's It's Grace Bourne herself. If
you'd only bad e)es and why, Where's
Dad gone?"
"To the fire station to find his future
daughter, no doubt," laughed Blanche,
And that was what Dad was doing. .
The next compltte - 0Tlttt -The
Timid .Maa.
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