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EVENING PUBLIC LEDaEflVTOlLAJELPHIA, THURSDAY, .MARCH 6,1919,
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THE RED LANE
READ THIS FIRST
Vetal Beaulleu keeps an Inn on
the Maine-Canadian border and ou
ters to smugglers. Ills daUKhter
Evangeline, educated In a convent,
rebels against the nature of her
father's business, refues to marry
Dave Rol, a smuggler, whom her
father has chosen for her, leaves
homo nnd becomes a teacher In a
"Yankee school" nt Attegat. Norman
Aldrlch. a "Yankee" customs officer,
meets Evangeline, falls In love with
,her and they become engaged. The
Acadian peasants, squatters, arc
aroused to the point of rebellion
ngalnst the American lioveriimciii
when driven from their honies and ,
farms by wealthy "Yankee' lumbct
dealers, t.ouls UlaK an attorney
r.r tii.i nmiiltlnua to win Uepro'
eentatlvo Ambrose Clifford's sent In ,
the Legislature, harangues the peas
ants with false promises and asks ,
them to vote for him. I nthcr l.e
clalr, Clifford and Aldrlch formulate
a plan which they believe will re
sult In the restoration of their lands
to the peasants. Father Leclnlr ad
vises his people against Rials, there
by excltlni the enmity of I.lals. I
Rials takes the matter tn the bishop.
who removes Father Leclalr. nnd us
punishment for his political uctlvlt
sends him to a distant post. The
bishop sends Father Hoirlgan t
take Father l.eelalr's place ( llfford
and Aldrlch get the people of the
parish to sign petitions osklng the
return of Father l.rclalr.
THEN READ THIS
tfroV were right last night about
J- our need of Father l.ee air In this
trouble which Is coming." stated the olll
cer, soberl 'Tinier the grief of the peo
pie, because then- old rlol h.is .been
sent away, there's a deeper feeling
It wasn't voiced to me. sir. t can't
tell you exactly how t knew It was
there. But you know I have been
riding on the long road '.-here the folk
have been driven by the sheriffs. It
makes pretty dry tinder, sir, and I'm
afraid of what may happen when the
fire gets In theie."
The patriarch slowly creased the
paper into neater lines while he gazed
reflective! upon Aldrlch.
"It will amount to this, my bov "
he said. "What ou sny clinched my
conviction. We have got to tight un
' less we propose to give up to the rene
gades who are to tne to team these
people. I swear. I won't give up! I'd
rather have the fight and then ex
plain It to the folk outside of Attegat
if I can. than allow these people to
tie led off Into a bog by any suci false
guide ns Louis Dials."
He clapped the folded paper across
his palm.
"A strange and a subtle thing Is the
human mind, Aldrlch. Thee names
on a petition to the bishop! You'ie
rather a hard-headed fellow; vou may
be thinking underneath that It's nil
a bit of foolishness. But I tell ou
In men's affairs thei e's a psychological
Instrument as well ns a psychological
moment
"I believe that the bishop of this
flloceso is going to do something a
llttlo later without cWrly realizing
Just why he did It. Don't think I've
cone crazv! But when a fellow- gets
old he thinks les.s of what the two
fists can accomplish and more about
what the mind can perform. J have
a plan about these petitions. No mat-
ter what It is. I haven't exactly the
words for expressing my own thoughts
about it. But T tell you. my boy. l m
trusting to these papers as the psycho-
logical instrument." ,
Ho paused and fixed Aldrlch with ,
grave gaze.
"flight ahead of us, here in Attegat.
Is going to arrive that other thing -
the psychological moment. I want to
come out of the thing right. For use
In that moment we need something
else than clubs and guns. I believe
that Pere Leclair could furnish the
magic thing we need for the control
of the tempers of these people. If we
don't get him back here, then we've
got to hope that God is going to send
us something else
He ceased abruptly and went Into
the house, calling over his shoulder:
"Remember that the old men dream
dreams and behold visions. Aldilch.
I don't dare to talk to you any longer.
Tou'll begin to think I'm In my second
childhood and have gone to playing
"xrtth to3."
Aldrlch rode to the
fflcai&pf the border
used to vigils; be
and hard on many occa
record of his exploit
oi smugglers lmu llwuc lur ii'uLuiiuu ,
safe at headquarters. Now, dizzy with i
sleeplessness and aching with exhaus-
tlon, lie ieu mat me exigencies m iuyv
and altruism were, proving more rack
ing than those of his office. But his
heart was cheerful, nevertheless. He
had never shirked duty. Ills con
science was clear as to those Impetu
ous days he had taken for his own
affairs.
Far across the fields on the hilltop,
where the craunt chlmnevs marked the
site of the training-school, he saw mov-
I'ng figures against the sky. scatteied
groups of children clusteied under the
trees; and the white gleam or tents
bere and there showed that Master
Ponham was courageously grappling
with difficulties and was housing his
school once more.
So his own labors for thee chll
dren of New Acadia were comfort Ingl)
emphasized for him by what he saw
tii the distance on the hilltop;
altruism might exact much, but lie
did not- regret. j
ro.Ud against the green fields were
white gowns j he wondered which one
marked Evangeline Beaulleu. He had '
struggled valiantly for his love; he
was radiant!' glad.
But he was wear', weary! He
reeled In his saddle as he galloped on
to his rest at the tavern.
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TKI'ESENTATIVE AMBROSE
Jt CLIFFORD paced to and fro. his
' hands clasped behind his back, keep
ing to the shaded side of the village
square of Attegat. The afternoon
'" breeze ruined the leaves of the maples
1 vsr hlsJiead and shed checkerlngs of
"' 'list-, Upon his white beard and his
' fcread travv hat. Doves at his feet
wJaiWl and. cqoh laa ejeu aim yi-
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fully, recognizing u ft lend who had nil pniylng that those In the high
i often fed them. Hut this day ho paced places will understand the school
on, to and fro, without heeding the very soon."
doves, Now und then ho paused In "I believe they will, my dear. There
his march and eyed some man wlio'itro liars abroad here In this land,
appeared In the squato nnd moved And It Is an easy thing, to lie about
across It listlessly. . tho other man's creeds and beliefs.
At those tlmoti tlio n.iti-lnrrli uniilil !
wrinkle his brow In deep reflection,
He seemed to b- weighing certain
considerations connected with the
man whom he was regal ding. Whut-
eer these conlderatlons were, ho
would shake his head and resume his
sow marcn,
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nd doffed hats to hhn
respectfully; but other men. men who
(i,.OVt. through the s-quaie In buck-
j,ouril. nun no wCre philul.v from
thp ,emottr tct!ons, these .scowled at
,)m H,(,n Ulpv touchwl tlleIr lllUH.
aonll, f the-e men halted their
ouci.i(iir(is .., tne sliuart. Und climbed
tle btu,.M t0 i.ous Mals's office. Occa- '
slonal,y UKS came to tl)C whuIow anu
leaned out over tlie new gilt sign to
gaze on the tall old man who was
pacing under the maples.
Now nnd then Clifford halted and
looked acros to some house or at I
some especial man with fresh intent-j
ness. Once or twice he started In that ,
direction, but retraced his steps to I
the shade under the maples.
"A pschologlcal instrument
is
touchy thing to handle." he muttered, ,
and he stroked with his corded hand
a parcel that bulked In tils breast
pocket.
A girl entered the square, coming
down the road fiom tho hill. She
hesitated a moment when she saw the
old man. and then went to him. She
was In white, and her face under her
broad hat was glorious with the hues
f,i,nni
.., fear ,hat a ,,eavv haml has ow
cQme )n(o the ))Jrlsh of AUreati slr.
Many of the scholars aid not come to
school this morning." She, looked
down the long street toward the stone
house.
He shook Ills heail slow I. "We
must ull bow our heads for a while,
1 Mam'selle. These are strange times.
Prejudice and misunderstanding havo
rolled the waters of knowledge. But
' mustn't bo discouraged."
"There Is no discouragement up
, there, sir." she returned, with a wist
fui smile. Theie are many who are
loal. paients and children. We arc
tavern. As an of jouth.- softened by the delicat. u , "V ,1 .ZZr had ' "" "ol hm?' That iatefu1' B.non-' et his features into a rigid mask and 1 "J-.,"" uk 'l Z,rii. ,."0 TfiaTaiSSVlU '"" ""
customs h was brown of outdoor life. ,,',,' ",,' ":',." ., loak mous note-absurd, diabolical as it was paialyzca ins vornm. 1 grant I suppose that's about all." i rie had reached the top of the hill
lnd ridden lone I ,.,r . . -v. 1 1 n i.-. uter asK tne vanivce cusiuiu-i , ,, ,(,ft It s00ty suggestion of evil' ,.mvnt.n n-cMinnnw v "Very well, does that suggest a use where he alwajs stopped for a rest, for
bad ridden long "M couitesy to Mademoiselle Kvan- ,..,., hp 1,1a the bodv of Vetal Beau . , ,..., ,...,.,..,. iCONTINUKI) TOMORROW.) very en, from this nolnt Sallv's house was visible.
slons. and the, eline Beaulleu." ho said, swinging off I .. ..,. .ho .i.n.in,- m ti, wnods." '" " ' .""' .. B . ... .".'"! ' mile away.. Sometiniei he would see
s in tho canturp .. , . ...t .1 t a """" "" """ - statu admit mat sue ueuoveu tnat ,,-,-, m-T sT T TA17Cf her in the dooryard, and she would
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By HOLM AN DAY
A Romance of the Border
tint the other lunii ran will In the J
end If he Is patient and confounds
the lints) by deed instead of word,
Thai's what we wilt do in legaid to
the big .school."
.She IiroKe ttpnit tlie moment nt si-,
lenco that ensued,
I hae hcaid tint many fillers
went nboilt the parish last night, sir. '
r believe that they were to icport to
I have nut seen liim, mam'selle"
juu. 15 chance, did an one say tliat i
he had seen my father'.' I nm told he J
is nut at his luiine. I have written tvv ire '
to him, and I have not lecclvcd a re-1
ply. I have written again." She c.-
hiblted a letter. "I nm on my way to
I'ost it You undeiatuiid the ihe.ultuli
trouble which has oome between us.
"There was no word of hhn. But
I will make Inquiries, Mam'selle. Per-
haps he has been seen." ,
She hesitated, staring up at him,
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P'ainiy engagen wiui ouie v'"
ller thoughts. Then sho turned fiom
ll,m nd llew " crumpled letter from
llH mamg-p.ace in nei - uivu-i
I did not intend to show this- to
any one, sir. I should have destroyed
it at once, I suppose. It is slander
l))at w t0Q vlu, to be not,(.p)1. i;,it if
there is a threat here. If some onem
Intends to do further mischief, pei-
hops I ought to ask advice from some
one wiser than I. ill ou read it
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It was written in a hand ''' ,
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'Fnless Kangellnc Beauheu wants
thing to disturb me," he advised her
1 promptly. "Your father has been about
I his affairs within a few days. And if
' ou will pardon the reference. Mam' -
I selle, he seemed to be healthy and
actlv'e if teports are true. No harm
I has come to him. He may be staying
, ot hl(?lu Juflt novv tor ome good
reasons of his own."
She received the letter from his hand
and tore It up.
"It is wicked slander cruel and
wicked both." she Insisted. "My poor
father has let himself be led into
these nun b a scoundiel."
"Have ou said an thing to Aldrlch
i about that letter?'
Author oj "King Spruce," 'Tft( R,am-
rodders," "The Skipper and fil
Skipped," etc.
"1 cannot. It would bo an Insult to
an honest young man to mention such
a thing to him."
"I will think It over," the old man ,
assured her. "I will have news from
your father soon, I am sure. I would
not worry, were I ou. This Is morel
of tlm same nerseeutlon. Vetal Ucau.
lieu In not a man who can stay hidden I
long, oxen If he wants to help the '
plans of n scamp by hiding,"
"Theic comes Fiddler llllledeau rid j
mg into tue village.' sue crieci, "lie
M,..a i,i nt-vl,iuH--lm biinua nil MitiurM .
in this l,nd up here. I will ask him
. . . . v . ,, .- - . - C - - I
for news of my father."
She hurried away across the square.
I
For a moment Cllffoul follow nl her
with his ees. Then he looked at
Billedeau; and, as hn looked, his face
cleared. He put on his hat and swung
ncioss tho squuie with tho air of a
man who has suddenly .settled a prob-
Iem,
"When one is looking for u pscho-
logical Instrument," lie said, aloud, "he
must not be too hasty In his choice. I
know now wh I have been waiting
hero so long."
Billedeau was shaking his head In
reply to the girl's eager Uestions
vvlten Clifford came to hhn
"1 have not seen him, Mam'selle. 1
only know that ho took the horses nnd
the cows away from the. poor folks
who owed money to him, and that ho
went away toward Monarda, and that
the oung man of the customs was
very cIo-o behind him and was asking
n f(Jr wng ()f Vea, l;cauIlcu
He
! smiled shrewdly. "I hope he found
Wm and that Vetal Beaulleu took back
llle unWllll wori5 e salll tlial ,Bt ,
Bols de-Rancourt clearing."
f
an source; but the fiddler was chat-
terlng the border gossip, what every I
ono knew, that Norman Aldrlch had1
, gone forth In quest of Vetal Beaulleu,
searching for a man who had sworn
deadl.v enmity toward this Yankee
, lover of Kvangellne Beaulleu. In
'sti ess of feelings the mind gallops,.
' The warning words of bupple Jack
I Hebert flashed -into her thoughts. He
' ''ad said that when a man thieatens
and the news goes abroad of his
, threats, then .If anything happens
there may be blood on HI head, If
not on his hands. '
She held her peace,' wondering why
such thoughts should come to her.
Each Arm
Norman had not found her father; ho
had returned discouraged because he
had failed to And Beaulleu, to have'
that mnn-to-man talk with htm. Ilut
where wa Vctal Ueaullcu, and what
evil was behind tho hand that penned
that note?
iicr mind was taken from her own
problems as soon ns the representa-
tlvo reached tho .buckboard
"lllllcdeau," ho began, briskly. "I
have Important business with you.
Stable your horno with a friend where
Jl will be safe for some davs to come."
Ho chocked the fiddler's meek eiues-.
tlou and smiled nt his astonishment.
"It Is not a mutter to be talked r
In the street, my good friend. Put
jour oiu norso in u cuuuurinuie nux.
It Is n. Inner walk to mv
is a long wane to my nouse.
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Mam'selle. May 1 have a corner of
Madame Oulllettes sitting-room for a
chat with Anaxagoras?" !
Tliev walked slowlv: und the fiddler. '
trotting on his short legs, overtook
tliom lirrm-n IlipV reaehetl the irate of
thnrottace I At thl"' tll k"lBht gallant steed
.... rri, i. i.i . , i . 'ur"d his head and winked nt I'eggv.
"lou shall sit with us and hear what Thnt w)nk 1UZ2,e(1 VegKy alK, ltBjt
t have to say to our good friend, her wondering where she had seen It
Mam'selle, for It Is -something very before. Hut at the same time It made
near to your heart," said the old rep- ''r f,e m comfortable, for It was a
,' friendly wink, and It seemed to tell her
reseninuve. tnilt Bha C0Ud put fu conn(cncs )n
Bllledeuti perched himself on the the mysterious knight,
edge of a hard chiflr. crushing his, Messages speed fast In Hlrdland.
shabby hat between his knees. Ills ' and it seemed less than no time be
eyes were very round and his face forc hundreds of male birds came flock
was verv crave for the veteran legls- ,nK nroun(1 pW a"d tlie knight In
was ver giave. i or ine veteran icgis answcr , acneral Swa,Iow-8 cani
lator tho old man who had helped to Among them were King Bird's band
make the laws and who nact duel' in
the halls of tho high places far away
from Attegat-awed him. In silence.
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.,, wonuei. win res pec. no is.encu.
The girl displayed as much wonder
meiit. The demeanor of tho old man
promised that this was no ordinate
affair to which the fiddler had been
called.
Both of tjhem watched Clifford while
he drew a packet of papers from his
pocket and laid them on his knee.
"Billedeau, you know all tho news.
Tou know' that the good Father Le
clalr has been sent away from his
nn rtfcli hpnitllsn Ills enpnilns llilVfi ltpnn
up to mischief. You have heard thut
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asked the people to sign papers. These Finding Out Wliv People Buy
aro J he papers they have, signed -and -put' NO nuKi: and I ate dinner at
they- have prayed while they were Jj a little French restaurant orf Slx
slgnfngJ These are precious papers. ' teenth street. With our coffee and cigars
good' Billedeau. They mean much nuke resumed the discussion about the
when one understands the folks who
ulnitnil 4linrti ittifl linti1 flint Citrrtirnt ii-ltli
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hope and tears. I know you undei-
statn-"
The fiddler crushed' his hat moie
nei-vniiHlv. .iiiirl his round eves irievv
-.--" i ' - -
said i nere is only vtie- smre leit l
"I was with my friends I was at Know, the btore window. Is that It?"
one of the little houses when the j "(Jood, that's right. Now what kind
paper was brought, sir, and I signed." i of a window dlsuhv arrests the atten
lle pointed a Mubby finger nt the "on of the passer-by?"
packet, and his voice was husky with ".IJJ'SC toZ h""'
awe. "It will go to the great bishop -Splendid. Now what can we put In
far away, eh? His hands will touch , the window that will move and will also
It his eyes will see it?" The packet bo tled u to' lavender?"
had taken on the aspect of a solemnly, , TniU stumped me, and I said so.
, ,..,.,..., , ,. i "Never mind. Peter, Duke encour-
sacred object; Its destination made it Be(1 ..ou.,e done elI ,. far. , seil-
seem a wonderful, a mystic ' thing, ing things we must speak about or eni
s.lnce he had realized for what use It phaslze In some way the service the
was designed.
"It Is to go to the hands of the
bishop." Cliffoid caressed It. j
Tho old fiddler stared at the papers, '
lascinated by the thoughts the packet
suggsted. i
"You, yourself, will carry them, eh?"
'"Oh no, I cannot do that, Anuxn
goras. I should spoil all."
"Ah. M'ser, thero Is no one else In
Attegat who has met the great men
as ou have met them. Theio Is
no one else besides the honored Hep
lesentatlve Clifford who will dare to
raise his eyes to the great bishop and
tell him about the papers and the
poor people."
"Your bishop would not even re
ceive mo If I should go to him on such
an errand. He would call It Insolence.
,, i,i t llKten. All would he'
n,.- w. --
ruined. Tho man who must go to mm
is one of tlie people who are praying
.,..iu Anrl m.lnct ..nCnMa tn
to nave ineir uuu ihcj.i. inra .
.,.. rr nin.t he humble, he must
uicii.. ym . ...
be patient, he must know all the
. i ,ierst in.l what the
people and understand what t lie
neoule 1 have lost, and then lie can
Au 1,a hkhnn llOW 1-atller LeClaIr
Is needed In Attegat. Billedeau, there
a? know them? You
ft ' t ic w lo IKishop"
BUied.au dropped his hat to the
lloor ad swayed n h s chal,
I've been dieamlng dreams, diluted with a present dash of woe,
Of the good old days of a dozen years ago;
Of the good old days on a pleasant, peaceful earth
When the dollar of our daddies bought at least a dollar's worth.
AVe had ham and eggs for breakfast with a stack of buckwheat cakes
In the good old days or the Juiciest of steaks.
In the good old da 3 comfott dwelt within our tents
And a nickel's worth of chocolate didn't cost us seven cents.
r . I
You could fill a market basket for a dollar at the most.
For a couple at a dinner you could play the genial host.
A dollar bought the best of books; good seats at best of plays;
In the good old das! In the good old days!
GRIF AI.ENANIJKR.
DREAMLANDAD VENTURES-ByDaddy
"THE MYSTERIOUS KNIGHT"
( When Jaik Hparrow revolts, seek'
Ing to destroy till rule and order in
Utrdland, a mya'terlous knlpkt cornea
to help Peppy ct things ryght.) .
COMRADES1 COMRADESl
Pi:aa thrilled with pleasure at the
gallantry of tho knight when lie
1.-l...,t l,.- ii,.i t .i, ..... ..
bit
frightened at his words. She wondered
I" no "cre going to raise an army
by 'force?"'" Sparrow
,.,t oud he a simme t0 pnffe mr,.
mini into war now,- sue exclaimed.
onus o oe so uusy ngiuing
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fnrmerfl. cro1 01. enjoy th beautiful
summer weather.
"Tills shall lie a
war of wits," re-
Pondd Jhe knight. "Trust me, fal
rlncess.
r
or feathered fighters
"Hurrah ! shrieked King Blid. "We're '
B "?, l" , ,ld,Ve a r,eal lmv- ' . , '
" the It, id of a row you'iu think-
, about amrftretl ,,, k,Rlll. Wo ,
are going to settle this revolt without a
war"
Oli, BluiLks:" said King Ilird dis-
ppolntedly '111611 what do jou want
a
us for?
BRUNO DUKE
ICopyrltht)
THE PROBLEM OF THE LAVENDER
nf.n.S.Smf.S '
"Problem of the Livender Blosooms.'
or unancial reasons weve got to
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m-ii uitii lAtt'iiiit'i mi iiiue ur iiu c
,,,.,.,,. TImt cmnateH lhe newspapers,
eircular letters or hand bills or any
other form of general distribution. Now,
''eter. what does that leave us?"
It don t leave much. I hesitatingly
article .renders ratlier man tne article
Itself. No one ever bus an.vthhig for
,,,.., it is. but for what it does."
, eiucntiy looked as puzzled as I fe't.
for Duke smiled as be poured himself
another cup oi m.ici conee mm am
"Let me Illustrate, suppose l uu a,ca farmer. Ho owned ono of the
book do I buy the paper, printing and I best of farms, horses, cattle and a line
. . ... - .,.. i Iviiiqa ni,.,t, f.ipniui...i ...,.i .. i.i. . .,.
iinuing us such. .
-I dr.n't know as 1 never thought of
t ill. , r.lmi't ste why
," I admitted, but I don t ste w5
r p." I exclaimed as the Idea be-
came clear. "You buy a book for tho
pleasure or education and so forth It
gives, Is that so.
"clood for jou, Peter, that s rl111'
Nothing tangible Is told as such, for tne
article Itself Is merely the medium
through which a certain service is ren-
dered." .
.,,., ,,, ,, ,. book?" I ob -
now aoouv a - ,," fOP what
jectcd. "Tnat Is bought not for what
It's about, but for what II is.
. . . rri. n . .1. 1.,.
"So? TnlnK a moment xiii " -
i.nou- u bmmht to satisfy a desire for
Vi ,,,i,o. tn Katlsfv vanity, or
1 possession, pel haps to "f" a"'l' ..
1-erhaps because some we-Un"" p.e,,r:
j sons ,me slmllnr books, lo satisfy the
,..,.,,,.., 8 tliat clear now? '
or
. 1. .... n.1 I .iM tin
h-nnen wlth ti,at thought In mind.
lo .about our lavender;
wl 7e " uje b.cause-let
"Th buy It r.8! never
, o slnngom Jhh, ang.ebe-
.. ' ... .i .Mm nur lavender .'
let
lever
" "Then in that case why should 1 buy J 4, .glov'eTl pS ."- --"'' '" ? necS SflS
any books, excepting those which of- secret, hut was too bashrul to pop the !nl, tenugl1 for ,u" boh- It's been
ftrcd me the most paper and covar and -question. Fiom his comer pew In the I ,,,""' ,'! 0,"H l011& time, Sally. I
tidi like for mv monev. Irrespective of , church he watched her as she sang In "ViV ,'"l'a ,' i r You."
lhi ti, hnolw as about " tle Ul0lr' ller wt voice rising above , t,"rlf d ,h,er ' 'agon and
what the oook was auoui. ,i,a ti,aa ort,.i, ,, ...vi ... seated her bv his lriv nm .i,& i,-i .
Copyrleht. JB19. by Tubllo J,edrr Co.
The knight's gallant steed turned
his licad and looked at Peggy
"To join the revolutionists," was the
knight's surprising answer. Peggy look
ed at him In amazement. Was he an
enemy In dlsgulse7 Was he seeking
to betray Iilrdland Into the hands of
Jack Sparrow's shiftless, stealing mob7
But even as she asked herself these
questions, the gallant steed turned his
head and gave her another wink. It
seemed to say; "Don't worry trust
tho knight."
The knight's words startled the birds.
"Hey. what do you mean?" demanded
General .Swallow. "I'll die before' I'll
Join a gang of lawless thieves."
"So say we all of us," chorused the
birds
"Ho. ho! That's the sphlt," laughed
tlvo i.-ti,i "i .i .. .......
- -- - "-;"- ""
J0 0 become grabbing moUers w"?li
lIiem to . , ., i,nn ivi,
they Unci food, you grab It first and
gobble It up. When they protest.' you
I Just j ell 'Kverybqdy for himself,' and I
U"il can be Illustrated In our druggist,
fund's window by motion?"
Then, like a flssh. an 1,1 ..,i
to me. ers always put the bill face down?)
"I've got It. .Uet a smart, good- Duke paid him and looked at his watch
looking girt to put it Into envelopes In -I'll tell vou tomnrrnw" h. m
the window and have sonic signs MijIngJ .... " , yU tomoJrow- " "Id
how fine It Is to put among the linen." ' ow' we " BO aml sce kothern and Mar
"netting warm. Peter, but still not lone."
right. Do vou recall any arsoclatlons
commonly made with lavender?'
"It's a kind of old-fashioned stunt.
Isn't It? '
Duke nodded as he puffed luxuriously
at his cigar.
"I don't see how that Idea e.in hn
I used. Anyhow, a well-tilgged, good-
looking girl would attract crowds of
people to the window,''
"Oh, yes." Duke ilrjly agieed, "but
the oung bloods she would attract are
hardly the kind to buy much lavender.
We want to attract the people who
would mutually be able to use it."
"How shall we do It then?" I asked,
fran,;I'-
. THE DAILY NOVELETTE
THE TIMID MAN
By Julia A. Robinson
HIHAM BIUOGS wanted a wife. He
needed cie badl.v, for he was living
alone, and he knew very little aouui
:"-,': ,:.''"' ".:!? "".. v.'.'.l'7"-'.
modem Improvement everything. In
I ,".'t' w,s ''!" except the one thing need-
ml. a worthy help neet.
i age to walk home with her. hut he Hi-
, ways left her at the gate without the
decide wo.but UWJ g
would walk past her house evenings,
I longing for boldness to go up to tut
.door and knock, then would go back to
his lonely home to dream of her.
Sally lived alone, and she was r good
t,"u.B0.."',".BPa '". ana ine
I son w1"' these two should Join forces,
j )f on,. ram couW haye t))j nrs(
j move. Sally would have been perfectly
I "t tomnany. mere was. every lea
I U'lllinfr If ITlvnvn wniiM a el.- l.A
. - - ... ....
.Sometimes It happens that clrcum -
'stances favor tne faint-hearted, and cir.
stances favor tne faint-hearted, and dr.
cumstances helped Hiram at last. He
had been to town to buy grain and was
returning home just before sunset. It
as a tiieasant ride and he let Prince
1 ulb mi th. lnnr- lillla nl.llA 1,a i.mfiiirl.
I thinking of the wife he vvoukl have
"" .- '.-". " "" r" "
marry nun ne always inougnt tnat un
til ho came face to face with her. when
t his tongue refused to speak. Her bright
1 face would make the home cheerful. It
was a happy fuluie that he pictured,
but he had seen that picture many times
nerfectlv hnDnv.
his own accord. But as Hiram looked
across the fields he saw something that
made him start In fear. Fire! Sally's
house was burning! Was sue at Home.
Dti) she know?
' The house stood by itself In a hollow,
far away from neighbors. -Had any 0110
I seen the fire und come to help her?
! Hiram grasped the reins and touched
the whip to Prince's back. Never In
all his life had the horse traveled so
fast as he now flew over that mile of
I country road.
The house was burned nearly to the
I ground when Hiram reached It. There
was Saljy trying to put out the flames
' and to save a few of her cherished be-
longings, lugging great buckets of
w-ater from the cistern, with only two
1 small bo a, who had been attracted by
1 the smoke, to help her.
1 Jumping from the wagon, Hiram
, rushed up to her and caught her In
By HAYWARD
, . u....-.., .lui.icituil" HV .UUI1U tUUI '
keep on gtabblng. They'll find their
lazy-bird Ideas aren't so fine when a
strango bird goes after what they hav
or want."
"Hurrah! What fun!" cried the blrdi,
who now saw tho knight's plan.
"I'd rather fight 'em," protested KIn
Bird.
"You'll have plenty of fighting,"
laughed the knight, "but It will be .bird
against bird, Instead of an army against
an army. In that way we will save
a war, and give those braln-klnked
birds a. taste of what life would be if
every one did as he pleased without re
gard to the rights of others."
As the knight .finished speaking shrill,
challenging cries sounded from the
forest and Jack Sparrow's mob cam
to meet the loyal Blrdland forces. "
"Comrades! Comrades I Come and
join us!" screamed Jack Sparrow.
"Comrades! tomrades! Everybody
for himself! What belongs to one be
longs to all!" answered the other birds.
The revolters were surprised at this
answer, but they eagerly accepted the
loal birds Into their ranks. .They
thought tho revolt had won.
The knight and a bunch of lovals
birds concealed Peggy while 'the greet
ing was going on. As the combined
forces flew away toward Blrdland, the
knight set Peggy upon the ground.
"You had better keep out of sight,"
ho said, "for the revolters know you
are too honest to approve of their un
fair ways.' When we have freed Bird
land wo will come for you."
But Peggy wasn't going to sit waiting
thero while exciting things were hap
pening In Blrdland. Besides, she re-
, Ing to wall up Judge Owl. Blue Jay and
Iloddjr Wo.w'peclcer and leave them to
slarve. She resolved to find them and
iiKTiiiuciru miti in moo said it was go-
save them.
(In the next chapter thinos get more
exciting than Peggy expects.)
Solver of Business Problems
By HAROLD WHITEHEAD
Author o "The BuHnut Carttr of fitter JfUnt."
etc.
The waiter had sllnned the hill
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face
uown' " UUKe PIa- (why do wait-
After the show we walked to our
Seventy-seventh street rooms and there
had a big surprise.
TODAY'S IIL'SINKSS IJUEStlON
H'iat Is a vendor T
Answer will appear tomorrow,
ANSWER TO YK8TKIUAY's BUSI
NESS QUESTION
A consignee i a party to whom
goods are consigned or shipped.
In this space Mr. Whitehead will an-
surer readers' business questions on 6ti.
l0, st Vlng, advertising and employment.
his arms. ' She was so wearied that she
( clu.',ff to him with a stilled cry, but
. )) ' a feeIlnB of comfort nnd protec-
, -eef up. bally:" he cried. "Ain't It
"i. f .' happened round In the nick o'
lime. lie was fpellm- .t-Anv ....
ami tii ron- r i,.""r"r."",."u"'
? !"J 'He .feeling of her anns
him took away all his fear.
i. our, house Is gone and
i,i ;..".:""". r:. ';r.' i,,,,s -"nsing to
spoken a word, but ho knew by the
feeling of her arms clinging to him
that she was willing. " "
V" ,l.?.k up thfl rels- "Co iong,
iV- i . " l1.?.1".6'! lo ,,er w'' the old
i Zl? Mrbbj' tal,,,t ,lulte the fair
M.'.if i,er..otake., you so Rudden." he
btlurtod.; But J vo anted ou all the
"';, Sally, only I hain't darst to ask
."ally blushed and the laughter came
hack into her eyes through her tears.
With a roguish look she answered, as
sue crept a I ttie closer. ".Mebby sou.
i never would hnVn ii. .1 "" )
i Lsl. In 111 R)? .Kt.fi,e,..c.?u.rn.W. .?
burnVd 1 r iZ . l.S ?",. ',us? 1,adn't
"v " nine 10 count
that as one of my blessings."
Ilor I Inn tl'iira on .,-n- . .
that lie could not help lilsilng them.
,t ," ..V.r'.T.;',."r.'.a,,.u s smiung
The net complete noTelette "Hope
The KnocLer and the Booster
,i,WiLen.i"le Crcat0'' made all the good
hlngs, there was still some dirty work
u2' "e, made' the -beasts and rep
tiles nnd poisonous bisects, and when
'' """I "nlslied lie had some scrapes
tliat were too bad to put into the
Rattlesnake, the Hyena, the Scorpfon d?
t.ie Skunk, so he put all these together
f,i'1er?u ,11 wltl suspicion ; wrapped It
with Jealousy; marked It with a yellow
streak, and called it a Knocker.
I Iili nroduet u-m a fAflw.,i .
M.pJae ,hat.e had to make some
thing to counteract it, so He look a
Jh?Meam a,l? Vut '.' In thB "' of a
child, the bra n of a man5 wrann.H
these in civic pride; c?ve?ed it witll
brotherly love; gave It a mask of vet
letr,a, n .BrasP o'Bteel, and called t
a Booster; made him a lover of fields
and flowers and manly sports, a be
I1ieer,',n eflu.aI"' ""I J"'tlce. and ever
f!n?e.i1Ueso, t.?' weJe' mortal man has
cTale.got0 Ch"ng hl8 ""-
In Ireland
A young fellow wrote to a firm In
the south of Ireland which was.selllng
razors at five shillings each. This Is
the stle of his letter:
v.-i."iriIeV"! s?nU ,n of Your razors, for
which I Inclose P. p. for five shillings.
P. S. I have forgotten to inclose
the fivr shillings, but no doUDt a nrm
of jour standing will send one."
They replied:
"We beg to acknowledge your es
teemed order, and have pleasure In send
iig the razor, which we trust you will
like.
"P. S. We have forgotten to wclote
mo iuui, uui no ooudi a rellow with
your cheek won't need one." Strav
Stray
Shots.
Money ,
If ou save all you earn, you're a
miser. '
If jou spend all qu earn, you're a
fool.
If you lose It, you're out.
ii jou nnu it, joure in.
If ou owe H, they're i
jou.
owe H, they're always after
If you lend it, you're always after
them.
It's the cause of good.
It's the cause of evil.
It's the cause of happiness.
It's the cause of sorrow.
If the government makes H, It's all
right, '
If you. make It. It's nil wronr, '
As a rule It's hard to get.
lint lt'H(prtty soft when you get It.
'-i K'wii- It sa,vs. "I'vo come to stay"
To others It whispers, "Oood-by,"
u.i.e piupie get U lit a bunk.
Others go to Jail for It.
The mint makes It first.
It's up to ypu to make It laststray
Shots. .
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ElTi.
Nil I 1AM IlI