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THE RED LANE
READ THIS FinST
, TliejAcadlan peasant squatters who
haVo opened farm on the Maine
Canadian border nro stirred to re
bellion against tho American gov
ernment when "Yankee" lumber
rtwlrm. the titled owners. drive
them from their homes. Attegat.
tho chief village. 01 inc ,'"
.L. A..m. r.9 A TYIirAVA
home of Ambrose uimoru, n-.-
....). i. in tlm T.ee slaturo. and
Louis Dials, nn unscrupulous at
torney, who Is Intriguing to win
Clifford's scat by making falso
promises to the peasants to secure
their votes. Father Iclalr. the
parish priest, warns Ills slmplo peo
ple against Dials, who brings the
priest's political activities o the at-
tnt nn nr the msnop. " --
i.ti.. T rtMnlr nnd UR nUIV
lshment sends him to a distant lum- the poor folks, his good friends, unit
bcr enmp. The parish people, under
the guidance of CUITord ana .or...
AldFlch, a "Ynnkce" customs offlcer.
petition tho bishop to send nther
Leclalr back to them. They choose
nn old fiddler, Anaxagoras Bllle
Seau, to go to the bishop to plead
thclrcause.
THEN HEAD THIS
HE SHOWED the paper on which
ncpresentative Clifford had writ
ten, nnd another man was kind. He
must wait many hours nt the city
most of the night; his train would .
leave In the early morning.
Once more he found a corner and
opened his bucket Ho ate. but the
food might as well have been sawdust,
for his wonder and his excitement
dulled all taste
He sat at a window of the lalhoad
station as he ate. Klectrlc cars went
rocking past, and there were weird
flashes of blue and green lights,
snappy, bparkly lights, at the end of
the long pole aboe them. He had
heard of such cars; he had neer
thought he would behold them. The
lights of the city about him blazed In
his eyes, flared up. and spread upon ,
the skies in banner-like rays. Hustle
nd bustle and hurry! It was all
very wonderful to Anaxagoras li:e
fleau us he sat stiffly upright and
munched his Acadian barley-bread.
Sleep came upon him sleep that
his astonishment, his apprehensive
ness regarding his treasures, his thrills
when he remembered that lie must '
lee and speak with the great bishop,
could 'not drive away. The seats In
the station were not made to lie down
upon. Dut he curved his short legs
iround the arm-Irons as best he could
nd dozed fitfully. In the dawn he
heard a man WiwI the name of the
State's metiopolls. He had been told
to wait for that announcement, and
he picked up his bucket and climbed
tho steps of that car which men en-.
tered with cigars in their mouths.
There were many villages, many
cities, and he ntared with wide-open
eyes at all the strange spectacles he
taw.
No longer were there men of his Ilk
In the car buch men as he had teen
In the train on the branch line. Here
were brisk men wearing clothes such
is he had never seen on the border.
They talked of matters of which he
' had never heard. The panorama out-
side shifted with dizzying swiftness,
nd nt every statioi. new groups came
past lilm along the car aisle. He peered
tagerly and listened nnd ate from his
blue' bucket as unobtrusively as he
could. And he made sure of his
precious packet and of the little wad
, Of money very often.
It was night again when he ar-
rived at the great city of the Suite.
He made his way timorously across
tracks, following the throng. On his
paper was written the name of n hotel.
Representative Clifford had told Iitm it
was near tne siauon. tnai ii was smau
tnd homelike, and that he might go
there with confidence. Dut the night
DUtsIde the railroad station was tilled
with blaze and blare. Huge wagons
flattered, cars clanged past; it was
I -world of tumult and tangle. Ho had
accepted the directions of the paper
is his gospel of peregrination. He
wondered if he would be disobeying
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pro.uwicu u, i..t i..w...v "i tuu' -
Be irtiivu nun -v n. u.,u. u. uic
tntlon. Within the big room there
were many benches. There were dim I
corners. He was sure that Hepresen-1
tatlve Clifford would forgive him if
be dliNnot brave that wild storm of
humanity In the streets. So he sat ,
himself down with his bucket between
his feet and resigned himself to wait .
for day.
He was at the end of his journey; '
he was In the city where the great ,
bishop dwelt. Now that tho dlstrao
iriv.i ,, -
tlons and tho terrors of
behind lilm lie could not divert lis
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MIUUJ.11VO iv.i ..,ui to. uciurn l.liri.
He quivered with the intensity of his
a nitrht. nnu- a f- t,n,,-.a
darkness, between him and the duty
which weighed upon his soul!
You will tell him of th i.nni
Tou will describe the little farms and Notary Pierre Ocndreau. Ah to who street, take the next.turn to the right, , thing was unreal. A tower clock
how the men and women work and! had chosen him? Anaxagoras Bllle- keep your eyes on the cross." somewhere clanged slx;-und bells und
the children long to learn about the
ivays that will make them wise nnd
bin," Representative Clifford told him
it win not be hard, Buiedcau. when
you have opened your mouth and have
started to talk. You know lt all. You
know all the people. You know what
Pere Leclalr has done for them. The
words will come, for you love your
friends. It will not be hard."
He sat there gasping, and wondered
If he would be able even to open his
mouth.
To be sure, lie had the packet to
7 give the great bishop. Ho would kneel 1
and give him the packet. The bishop
would look at It; he would read tho1
Barnes and the wonderful writing at
tlbi head of the names to see what It!
.all was about. And he, Hllledeau,
.' euld wet his lips and open his mouth
' Mid be ready to answer the questions.
' Ihen he would fill his thoughts with
' sj the children of the broad parish,
the little children who looked forward
' t the future with hope; he would be
looking at the bishop's feet, and he
. would shut his eyes and behold all the
",- jsxn of ha narrow farms, the men
ts worked so hard and earned so
little; lie would remember the. women
nnd the. girls, wistful and waiting for
news fiom this wonderful errand;
and, most urgent spur of nil, ho would
have before him the, kind, generous,
humblo llttlo priest who had been tent'
a,vny Into the wilderness, away from
-the stone house nnd the big barn and
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tin iiv imu .Mjriicii bo long lor. Jl was ' . .. . . . , , , , ,
strange that he, Amucagoras Hllledeau, ' l" '""1 n'K on his mind
had been chosen from nil tho others ""P1 Ills ,llrcct dul'- om1 now h,e
for this Journey; well, ho must show walUfJ lhe lonB 8trect w!th n,nrt-vr s
.that underneath that old coat of his ! courage.-for he had resolved to. do that
1 he had tho old spirit of Acudl.i! Thatldul-' et I,p "hlvcrecl and his eyes
had been his boast about tho others I ero rt,,1""ca b" l,lacl "I'"''0""' w"
of the border. Under his tremors he ' ' reflected that duty was leading him
felt It stir now. when ho thought of tlle mlllt- b,,ll", of tl,e Uoccset
Mti&caoJ
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y.m
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z&.mm
..m'':
vkssM'i a
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sw:
ing to hear uliat lie liad uiconiplWhed.
Yes. lie would wait for the day, and
ho would go forth and perfoim tills
duty which had been laid upon hlin!
Had he not hud all favors and kind-
nesses at their hands? Should he be
faltering and cowardly. now. when he ,
had this grand opportunity for rcpa-1
in(f7
Weariness had departed from lum;
i,ls fcars wcre calmed. He waited for ,
tne dawn. (
u0 was abroad in the streets with
the first da llglit. for the streets were '
quet and invited him His paper
Bave llim himpe instructions: he was
to aslc the wa. to the bishop's house
from any big man who wore brass but-j
.ona and had a queer, white shell of n
cnapeau. This man. so he was told,
wajKe(j tne streets for the purpose of
being kind to strangers the great city
pald llm moripy for that purpose; so
tno Hddtcr wcnt forward courageously
peering auout. searcning tor sucu
. bi,. man. lie ionoweu me uirecuons
0f his paper with implicit faitli in
wisdom of the man who had writ
ten thereon.
He walked along, his heavy bucket
on his arm.
It did not occur to Ulm that this
Journey, this quest, might have been
simplified, that a shrewder escort
might have been his shadow as far
us the bishop's door. He accepted the
task, as it was, as the only natural
mode of procedure.
nrnunnttiv. Clifford In his v:i.
! cacitv had weighed that nhaso of the
matter, anaxagoras uuimwu uau
... ni frnm thp tmrth nm.ntrv:
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his Ingenuousness need not be tasked
l hv those who might ask him who had
, brought him to the door of the bishop's
1 house. As to the heading of the great
netltlon. It was in the handwriting of
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-dWffM V Kdi ' ;-ir 7-H'ly VlB'r.fljttMM". IWTr-.
deau knew that he was to retvn but ifllleaeau piouueo on, sinning nis vvnistles made an uproar, uui inax.i
oiTe answer: he was to say simply that ' bucket from side to bide, his chin up-, oras Hllledeau was oblivious to all but
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By HOLMAN DAY
A Romance of the Border
'lie had come on behalf of 'the people,
' because the pcoplo had been so good
to him.
A BUllc,,esn natln.e tliuat not V)0
charRC,, ,vllh too much loll of usmu.
,,, R riiffnr.i i,.i n.tM whim
... had pondered uuon ,he pilgrimage
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He came nt last to a huge building,
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"Keep jour ee on the croj said the olhier
1 the most m.imnuitli structure on whlclir seemed to reach out from-It and en-
lie had ever laid his tjes. He tookielop him, that rust little wanderer
his stand nt the edge of the sidewalk from the north country. All the gen-
and gazed up at lt. .Monstrous col- enitlons of de outness behind him had
umns supported Its loft porch, and contributed the utter faith, the earnest
above the i oof a golden dome Hashed
In the ra.s of the rWnu' sun.
Poor Fiddler Hllledeau had niver
devoted much thought to the poten-
tates of tills world. Ot the names and
the qualities and the state and the
abodes of rulers lio was Ignorant. Hut
this palace seemed to be fitted for the
housing of that one wliom lie placed
aoote an omers. sunsiiine. ineir taces snowing that
j Ho lowered his ees, and lo! before they had been for a few moments with
; ,lm there stood one of those for whom I'Ood.
he liad been seeking, a n-u. with brass! AnuMigoraH Hllledeau looked upon
' huttons and the uueer hat. This man
was eying the strange figure of the
fiddler with Just as much curiosity as
the tiddler displayed in his own gaze,
Thus does one half of the world seem
I )dd to the other half!
niliedeau was siaruea into ins
,,ulots, for inc uig mun nao nara ees.
"IVHveque J'ulmerais a voir
l'Kvece, M'sieur!"
"Give it to me In Vunkee, uncle."
"The bishop the great bishop I
have come to see the bishop," faltered
Anaxagoras. "He lives there, eh?"
"Oh no! Not In City Hall, my filend.
I'm afraid he wouldntmix wen with
' the politicians." .
' It was plain that he was :i kindly
' man, this policeman. Once more was,
the old tiddler finding that Ingenuous
humility begets kindness even In a
heedless world. The officer drew the
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' clutch on his elbow s. and at u street heartened, he picked up his burden
corner pu.mcu Un:. ... ..
-"That spire, my friend the
I...1 ..- U .n,.fu.
toll
M'lre with the golden cross-thal's' the
cathedral. The bishops house Is
right beside it. Follow along this
C C, I HA 1 T ,Aw' W 7 A WILL H&o BRIM6 .
. s 1 v ' .' ' Ar i iC '. ",l- ,,,& V-1" "-r v Ev OI rvi n ic lk.uuc 13 - 1
1 m J ' ' SV f . V I AAC I UfC I blTCO I1IIU1T- TUc INCII-C 1
-V: " i . MM-M:i4y. " v' 3 -T5T Atu ui ,
Author of "King Spruce," "The Ram
rodder)," "The Skipper and the
Skipped,'' etc.
raised, his eyes on the cross.
The
early bustlers In the street made way
for him, for hi nose was In the air
and ho did not swerve. Follow tho
cross! To his religious nature there
was something of an omen In tlioso
worlds of the big man of f J brass
buttons.
Ills heart seemed to beat high up,T1)cn h(J rllnpcd 0Bam.
anu cuoidugiy in nis tnrooi
Under
b.iiut.1
t... . i.A ...i i .t .u i.i.i,nni
that cross ho would nnd the blshopl
There was his goal! The moment
of the trial of his fortitude was upon
him. The massive visage of the cathe
dral's facade awed him, but he was
comforted also. This was his church.
The great spirit of Its protection
loyalty, the devoted continence which
thrilled Ills soul 'as lie came Into the
shadow cast by the towering spire.
Here was his church!
Men and women weie detuclilng
themselves from the growing throng
of the street and were going Into the
' cathedral' through the great door; men
and women were coming out Into the
them and understood what tlu.lr
presslons signified. Of all of them he
had most need of new courage with
which to face duty. He tiptoed in
through the great doors.
The vast interior was dim and cool,
.-ar llwajl tlle altar glowed on his
vision, silnfts of sunlight illumining It
g It.
There vwr0 queer.
niuined, mystic
sounds, little echoes In the groined
arches over him. those sounds one
always hours in spacious Interiors. He
w-cnt Into a dim corner und set his
bucket down und kneeled, his eyes
toward the altar, and prayed for cour-
age. He did not presume to ask for
the success of thifj mission of Ills;
suiely that was an ufTulr too great for
bis poor mind to concern Itself with
That was In the hands of the others.
lie humbly besought that ho might bo
able to perform that which he had
and went out into the sunshine,
In his absoriitlon hc took no account
of Ume. It
day must u
seemed as though a whole
nave passeo. since ne vvamcu
out of the railroad btatlon. Every.
Is Coming
I , " . i -- 'r?Ii:a J MISS o'fi trr.cz 1-7 k
his errand. lie passed under the arch
way Into the diocesan grounds. An
Ivy-covered porto cochere marked the
entrance to tlm erpat Amhin'm limisp.
For one moment, as he looked that '
way, the earth seemed to sway and .
heave under his feet. Dut uway from
thut dim corner tit the great cathedral (
he had carried that which, had armored
ins spirit nnu panoplied ins resolve:
ho walked sturdily under the masonry
tlint ahint4o1 !, l.lulinn'u ilnni. unit
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mppeu on wio ois.iops oaii. ai.c
was a oeu, out no Knew noining oi
bells. He waited, but no one came.
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i ii . i. rtnnr wan onened bv a
"
'reg, .,..... f exnressed Hinw
UVOnderment and a bit of vexation. It
,was a father who had been assigned
toLJ) ,r.arIy mas3, . , .. ,,.'
"The bishop." gasped the old fiddler
"I have to see tho great bishop."
"It Is much too early to see tho
oisnop, my good man. Anu it. is hol
And It Is not
v.iaj to see nun ui uu iniu-. mhviu
do ou come from?" The priest was
surveying this peculiar visitor with
Interest.
"From the parish of Attegat, father." 1
Tho priest lifted his eyebrows.
"I come with names -with the names 1
of the poor people for the sako of
tho good Pere Leclalr they have
signed." He beat his hand upon the
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thick packet in his breast. He choked
(.back his excitement. "It ts sad In
Attegat. and I have come, for I know
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Ull illC IFUUI 1UIIVS. lllll LIIC-ll IUCHUI
Dut what have you In that bucket'"
. Inquired the priest suspiciously.
"I bring what I eat, for t nm the
poor man. 1 do not know where to
buy. 1 uni not used to the world out
side." ,
"Hut ou cannot see the bishop now
This is all very strange, my man. 1
do not know whether you can see him
at nil. It Is not forme to say. You
iiiusti umk uuicis. t.uiinr nuaiii - -luiiir
at 9 o'clock. Ask at the door for
j Father Callahan."
Anaxagoras stood for a time staring
disconsolately at the closed portal.
From the front of the bishop's houe
stretched a lawn, broken with shrub-
ibery. He tiudged gingerly across the
xelvet glass and sat down on his buck
et behind some little tlees. Ho could
see tho face of a tower clock over
the loots. He fixed his gaze on tl o
slowly moving hands und waited for
the hour of nine. Tlle earl clatter
of the street settled Into the dull loar
of tratllc. He could hear the sti-.mge
cries of hucksters beyond the wall of
the garden meaningless Jargon; and
he wondered what all this babble was
about, und was infinitely homesick for
the sloping hills and the blue bosom of
the fair St. John.
tTp there, when he rode umotig the
checkering!) of shadow and sunshine.
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or wlicij the boys and girls danced be-
fore him while his nddle sang, ah,
how the moments winged their wayi
Hefe. where he was so lonely, though
fo many ot numaiiKiuu hockcu uuuui
him, the hands of the great clock
seemed to make hours of minutes.
. When he looked uway. when he lifted
his eyes to the golden cross or peeied
wistfully ut the closed door under the
porte cochere, the hands seemed to
stand still.
Father Callahan that was the
name! It was strange to Ills Ae.idi.-n
tongue, and he repeated It iiiaii
times.
When, at last, after an eternity of
waMHi the hands of the clock mark-
c(J n(nPi hc p0,i,u-d once more to tne
dooVi -ne bore his blue bucket with
Mm wn(J homethlng of Acadia to
; Wilch he might cling.
"i.'nthcr Callahan 1 am to see him,"
te t0,i the ncolyte who opened the
, (oori i Wil8 told to come at nine.
i-...i.'pr Callahan, oul. I was told
that," he protested, cageri, ror uouui
smoldered In the eyes of the man at
the door.
" The door was swung wider, and
,'.. ,.,., inmhipd Into the bare
hull, with his stiff, old wainscoting und
the shiny benches where petitioners
pre wont to wait.
At ViHt came a priest wiio was burly,
hroad'of face, one whose heels clicked
sharply on the cement floor,
"And now vvuai is ii y" mini, mi
man?" Ills tones-clicked as sharply
nu his heels. This Was not the bishop;
no, this1 was very much a man; the
id tiddler stammered the name he
),nd been repeating und received
prompt und brusque ussurunce that
,i,i ,hnn was Father Callahan.
..you have papers for the bishop,
oU ,.aj 7" broke In the priest, ufter
hllledeau's f.rjt few eager words,
"Oh, you cannot see the bishop. It Is
nl,.!nu"t iaVe conie'froni Attegat all
,i, wav. my father. I have come be-
cause I know the poor people best.
' Hlnned
"'..'iV
,.1,-Vit tn stem their natneH and the
1 . .. .I.n t,lll.t.u "
1 icars iiiu un n.s ,...,.... ...
You may leave what papers you
1 ... -. . ltamtnl f f taf 111 1fit t Ii Am hofrieu
L'f. niehf Wvorence If the mutter is
anything for nlsee.'
nut Hllledeau. Ills trembling hand
pressed against his coat where 'the
I packet was buttoned away, did not
! seem to understand.
(TO BC CONTINUED)
DREAMLAND AD VENTURES-ByDaddy
(When a revolt breaks out in Hid.
land (i tnyatcrloui knight comes to
help Peggy settle it.)
THE REVOLTLRS ARE BANISHED
rpHU leader of the Hawks held den-
i JL enrat Swallow In his talons,
rree Crt0, 1.;v(.rj.bo,,y for ,llm.
geif!" he shouted, alighting on n dead
, tree.
I The unlght set down the sacK or wheat
and, reaching Into a saddle pocket,
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uruuKiit eui iwo iiirKO vneamuis lieu
mil, whl. . irln. Thl n,irt
he sent whirling up Into the tree. The
Hawk never suspected danger until the
wound the cord tightly nround Ida neck
, n,i lnffs. Wth a choking sipiawk,
tho Hawk dropped Uenernl Swallow
"d fell from the tree right Into the
hands of the knight
Th(J otIler awlg, seMnf tl,e,. ,enier
hi pern, swoopcu Daci; 10 me rescue.
They smashed into the knlht. tmirlnir
if,ll0")'nIrXt,,;va,s fuis'linlr'S
ter themselves. And while they were
tearing at him the knight reached out
qu .V?,',-; . . ,-?,, . m..a" ,pr K,on
' " K111 'fml' M
the
"Xo," said the knight. "They are our
comrades. Didn't jou bear their cry:
''-J"?' .f(T "l1"' "
rlmt cr Is silly nonsense. We're
s-cl. ot t .. s-1(Alted tho rcvoltet...
"What, sick of the revolt?" eclalmed
the knight.
ou bet Wl
ve are. We want the old
innnt' tlilVn w-ttli tiunttful I Ir.lu f... In
enjoy what belongs to them." chorused
he weary revolters.
BRUNO
iCopjrliht)
THE PROBLEM OF THE LAVENDER
Itt fissffs
A Deception for a Good Purpose
HTAMIU at llrst tr.ea to bo defiant,
I -"J- but when Duke asked her who the
1V1
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burglar was and what she had to do.)
with It, she broke down.
Honest. Mister Puke, it w.im't noth- r
In' ter do with you. ou was as-safe as i
as nnythliik hlin's Slv Able, wot usterj
volk wld dc old man. Don't look at
me like that. Mister Duke, I swear ter
(iawd thut I fixed It up wld Sly Ablo
not ter go near otir rooms. He was
ter work de other looms, but yourn was
sacied like.''
Dul.e looked nt her coldly and said: I ,hlngrf would be chkiged. The man de
"So thh' Is bow you repay Mrs Lock- cillpll 011 ...lia, .e.me,i ,i, ...i.,. conrKi,
wood's klmlnes" Vou let your criminal
f'inu get m io roi. ner. jis uci.j ior,
!..- d. ..i.iiiriit m iv iiiiiut vai T-in
her we caught ou. We must get rid
of you now; you're too dangerous to
liuo around the House. She-H (0 briKllt ,, intelligent to be1 ,t this space, Mr. Whitehead will an
, "Xu," sci earned Mamie; then she thrown to such lieusts us SI Abie, but sicer readers' business questions on buy
looked scared as her ciy clioed aiound her Ignorance and eaily life make her, i ing, selling, udvrthlng and employment.
the rooms-. In lower, but Juit as atw-1 . . '
ious tones, she went on:
Don't, don t please send tne away;
1(.m, stay heie. If you send me away
he'll get me," nnd she looked at Sly
Able.
'i To'leave my
ron,H a0ne If she let you In?
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whined:
..-1.1. .... II l.a. nt Mnmlu lia
"She lieve-r scd notliln' at all like that. I
S'.ii. sed er got lots of de stuff worth.
Wpln'-she's a bad 'un and jer ought I
to 'shake' 'er." ,
The distraught girl was nbout to denV
tlilr when Duke snapped:
"That will do. Now I know you were
1 Ing so s to get this poor girl in our Phyllls's blrck ets softened at the
power." Then, to me: 'warm greeting, but she shook her bead
"Peter. fetch a policeman." ... .,,.., sto,.m)t t0,iny nuntle. It's
Oh. Claw-d." moaned Mamie, as I ur' Wednesday pernor rSXer' at
made for the door. Weslport and I'm s.crelnry.V
I beard Duke say sharply, 'tlo to your' Aunt .Mary's gentle face fell. "You
room and stay there and say nothing v; W over or tonB,mjjcrl
of this to any one until I give ou per- A!;MlU?iSV,,,b "
mlHslnil."
It was not long before I leturned
with the policeman.
But now. however. Jlrs. KocKwood
was aroused and by the sounds upstairs
tin ,lh.tirhHiiei was awaken ne the
whole household.
The policeman grabhed
swung him around till bis
ward the light.
"Hump, up to our oia incus, .voie.
he growled. "Anytiuug io say or going
... ... . ..-..-.. .
to keep your trap shut?"
Oh. olllcer. nroite tn inihe, -pernaps
I ought to say that my friend here, Mr,
Peter Flint, and I. had Just got In.
Hearing a noise downstairs we came
here and found our friend who, seeing
he waa caught, quietly surrendered. 1
hope we did,,' frighten anybody In the
i,,.o... .,. r,.il.r milM. lust w.
.,wrv .. ..... ..........-.-.,.---..
i..Aa Aefc lit.,. If that In uhmit .n.'
UPS AND
" :..- " . . luinr... j.-. ..-. .". :.-..-,:.. ... 'i'ij urimcu vision unio net itsoif ha.
Sly Able agreed readily to Dui.es cn- -ody did not see tne tears inai iwiumcu rore her eyes ns she stumbled on a l-
planatlon. I was too surprised at the upon the long la""e' ,,,. , fur son curiously enough not of the last
omission of Mamie's name lo do more ""J ;,,,1(,,,,. h V Crawfmd inowftS ?" """y """ h"1 "" " "t bViutl-
than mechanically agree. " e ',", 'e "tiu S'Sf! ffisTn" had MrSaVA
KHCIlt'll uy nu. i ... .m v, iv ,,fuvij .1 st jM..ta - - or te n .. ilonie Held nnrl rtn
I 1
When I'm waiting for my dinner. I. a tired and stupid cliup.
Think 'twill brighten me a little if 1 tuke u little nap;
So I toss u bunch of pillows In u come- In 11 heap,
And stretch my weary length upon the sofa for 11 sleep;
And while I am In dreamland, Just us happy us a pup
The cat Jumps on the tab'o;
My wife cries, "Down!"
And -I vvuke up.
Once again I stray to dreamland and this time It seems to me
I am quite as high and mighty us a man could wish to be.
1 possess a million dollars; 1 am leader of a band;
And the Job I hold Is very near tho highest In the land.
Why, bless your heart, 1 own the cop.s that run the blooming town!
Then dinner being ready,
My wife cries, "Up!"
And I come down!
NCiniF Al.UXANDEIt.
'-nmrlclil I1H" Ik PiiMIo
"THE MYSTERIOUS KNIGHT"
She quirk) opened up this hole
"What say you, Jack Sparrow?" asked
tho knight.
"Away with. Jack Sparrow and all his
leaders!" shrieked the reolters.
"So be It," declared the knight. "And
s for ycrti, Hawks, It would be easy
to drown you, but I think you can be
come useful comrades of tho honest
birds of lllrdlnnd. If r let you go. will
you chase Jack Sparrow nnd his agi
tators so far they'll never come back?"
"You bet wo wHI.'' promised the leader
of the Ha'w-ks.
Jack Sjiarrow and his leaders didn't
wait to hear more. With a sudden
whlr-r-r-r they took wing and by the
.1.... ..... ..inu ... .1.. . ..
wpro nnlv l.lnrU np.. In th Wv
While this an going on Peggy be-
DUKE
i'ho had rooms dlreitly oer ours, of.
i.vuiotj jjuu u. iol io feuy. lie s a reiireu
I.UHK examiner ana, line many oilier
people who allow themselves to rust
out, tuning no business of Ills own. he
I '", uu " '"" UU""'S3 'o imenere wumioms oi uecent society, but it's worth
"ier lw-jiiie f oiiairs. .trying, uo you agree with me? '
After a time tlle hubbub ceased. Sly1 I knew- Duke's generous nature. He's
Able and the ofllcer departed station- always helping people and hiding his
'als. and the Inhabitants of "The Cleff kind actions behind such philosophy as
relumed to their lespectUe rooms. thlf.
'" ''"Pu" to a. signal fiom Mr. "Xow, let's get to bed, Peter, for we
I.,ll,ie ' followed him to ills rooms. He must send In the report on the 'lender
in.-ii cAiuHini'u linn no ioiu niy .uie
iiuu uy saying Homing or .Mamie, he
would make no further charges against
him than "breaking and entering." If
lie mentioned Mamie lit all, assault,
n.tr?'vltii i nrmttuTnil u'aminiiu uit it1i.i
for 1))n
..,,,,,.
...i.-lllilfcil llnl.-u ".Ml,, tii-nh.
,em ,lf ,, lc,.headed girl is not yet
mWfC . , fui.lt ue-,e not Ktartcd on lt.
THE DAILY NOVELETTE
EAST. WEST, HOMES BEST
By Adelaide It. Kemp
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urioitu arteruoon. Aunt Jlary." m ne
VTlltito iiitp.li:i1i-,l la.lv thn nd -
d d tu,.ne(, uIcMj.. anU
... ., , , . ..
'"' " Klrl " the 'e
quick smile of welcome llg
at the sight
open doorway a
lighted up lur
(face,
I "Why, how
d' ve do, Phllis? How
'are you. child? i.'onio right in.
e ?,ur. t,lub mce,lnR "as Je,lcr-ed out at the downpour and the bK
.y. Phyllis.'1 'wide-urmed maples that bent nrr onni?
"I sal.l Wednesday (lub. auntie Yes- .bou, llcr the 'n ' " D e" Pf "817
rday wts the library meeting. I don't busily eating dainty slndwkhes infl
lo,V.."!,el' .l ,l,a" Bet a,w.." r? toothsome cSkes. the had planned ?o
t . rnl.'l W,
terd
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?,,"'J . "","-",";',-' ""..,,,
ffi?",, "Sna"'" W'U
a.,. ii l.u.i inrn.,,1 iiumh v mill
i ..mhiiv
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"Don't ou gel tircu oi ueing away
so much, Phyllis? she asked.
no urwni ijo iioun.. u....., ...
was looking ucross to the far side or for Tom on the end of the kitchen table
Sly Able and the valley, where In the upper part of How dso ate and unlnvltlnr after
face was to- the big I'rawforu meadow sne eouiu see naru urternoon's work. The rain was
.. tniinn furiwr tllrtllnv IiIm hli- ipiim at nhnftf n a ...I.... .1.1,., .m... -n
. , , ., the end of a furrow and plowing on scared face stumbled un tii Ktrnwf
the young woman's face and her black The boy looked at Phyllis with fright
eyes snapped. encd eyp "There's been nn accident
"I have to gel away often, Aunt Mother told me to tell jou. Tom Craw.
Mary. Tom dont care for nie as he
j ued" to when we wire first married,
All he thinks about in the wide world
',. $ fS"?h...I,JDr"mV
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M(, w-ue. 1 1 inuBi ru nun. oi..-
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DOWNS
By HAY WARD
Leilerr l'n
The Letter File -u
, uvui int WAOIb OA3KE.
, i4Mt
tame aware of a tap, tap, tapping on a.
tree near by. It sounded like Iiedur
Woodpecker at work. And sure enough,
when Peggy went to 'see, she foun
that It was Reddy Woodpecker, but In
stead of being outside the tree boring
a hole In he was Inside the tree boring
a hole out.
"Any old lime you can keep a Wood
pecker shut up In a hollow- tree I'd like
to know It." he scc-Ided. '
Going around to the other side of
the tree Peggy found the largo hole
which had been filled up when Iteddjr
Woodpecker, Judge Owl and Blue Jay
were shut In the trees. She quickly
opened up this hole nnd her three
friends hopped out. safe and sound.
"Fair Princess, the realm of Dlrdland
Is nt peace again," said the knight, bow.
Ing grandly before Peggy. "I bid you
farewell."
"Urave knight, I thank u," answered
Peggy, "But your name "
"Call me S'lr Oood Friend." nnswered
the knight, mounting bis steed. "1 go
back to the unknown, but If you need
me I shall come again. Kl yl Away,
my gaunnt steear'
But the gallant steed, before break
ing Into a gallop, turned Its head and
winked at Peggy In that cOdly familiar
way.
Who was that mysterious knight?
And why did she seem to know that
wink? Peggy was still asking herself
these questions when she returned to
her garden, but she wasn't to learn the
answers until her next visit to Bird
land. '
fin the next ator Ktng Bird ,
finds that being a king is not so much
fun as it-seems.)
Solver of Business Problems
By HAROLD WHITEHEAD
Author o "The Bustneai Carter ot Peter Flint."
t.
at present, unfitted for anything other
i man scruuDinir anu such liKe,
veii see ir we can't give Her a
chalice. It will be a hard and long Job
to break that rehtlllmiN anli-ll in tha ma.
pioniem tomorrow-."
TODAY'S IUr.SINKSS QUESTION
HViaf Is an auction reallzcrt
Answer will appear Monday.
axswkh to YiisTnnn.tY's hcsi.
K3S ItUKSTIO.N
A i-endec Is one to whom a sale is
made.
. ...
i passed quickly b But there was n
. bsn. even the sllehlest. frnm- .m...
lllinn or u-nn,J .l,."'?.'.''"l'...;'"'". e"nBr
with a se arVT'l'Th."",'" " YSl
Joung farmer plowed steadily on. Th
.-"" ":"?",' """ leu exact ana
. ' . A ,.asl1 of nrlde lighted his face
i occasionally as in- wnti,H ,S. IT.iTi..
I .even work of his team. The hard look
is. iV.V .: i"it-jFiiuij- iii 10ms rac
begun to widen between himself "na
i"? K.'rl he bad married inree years 'b-
ror." '9 .''"m"5' ""''erstood.
'- fej ',. noo" a shower cam.
Wesliio.ta torrent of rain accomn
nled l.y n fltice wind From the shTSw
of the elubllouse ph ,, crawforl loofc-
SV", V' ?2nJuC " ! "
... i.bi it-Mr. JUSl-HDW tll inilf l.a
l L8'-ne....t.ulcs- K"'. "ad planned to
.'""""-"" one or inem and stay for
aUcat S llj;;,
h.Tmi.. .i.J . ..... ri' . .? '" "f r: . Bne
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. wny. wnat's the matter. Joe?" tha
, gins exclaimed, grasping him by the
-........ ,,, ,B ,, ,mo lne room.
fords horsts were frightened and ran
away 1
Phil
face"'
niiu 1 Kuess loui'i nun.
Ills StOOd OUltH Ht til BtMrlrtc A.if
Indow. Klnli!nl- ,..t. La ...ui.
r ,. t . . '. ..'" "Cl. nn
'".'. "'"' "enea oui the door and
viaiaeu swiftly' down the rojd A.
. ..i.. .,.. -V .... M . ".e. roaa. A
mriAiu
.!-""" "u " across-10 tile 0 g barn.
"Tom! Oh. Tom!"
There he stood before her In the door
way covered with mud from his hard
tussle with his frightened horses. Ha
.A..V'r s,rilBbt Into his Urong arms,
tell ou1?" ' I'hyllle7 What "d hy
1 A sudden thrill fluttered her heart
He had called her the old pet name.
"They told me" she Mopped, thin
1 went on slowly "Joo Hill said yeu
wero hurt."
, . As his arms tightened around hr
each knew- again there vvns the 1 old
sweet understanding. They looked hap
pily down Into the quiet home valley.
I must rub the horser down. Phylfle"
Tom ,sald presently. "We'll get th
chores done up early and wulk over to
'Aunt Mary's tonight."
j -!'Ve3- ar. And I must hurry and
!phtyll'u.soff.y.BU"!,er ren'13''" an"-
..Til!in.,'l. ro"",,' novelette "All's
Hell That Ilml. Well."
The Journey
.A ."!,l.e work- a Uttle sweating, a
frMLbr,lef.'..fl5'lnK 5ears! a Uttle Joy. i
little fretting, some smiles, and then
some tiars; a llttlo resting In the
shadow, a struggle to the height, a fu
tile search for Kl Dorado, and then
We H.1V Ifnnil.nlcrht. Kftm. nf.tnn i ....
i ,r'f7 "d clangor, some years of doubt
iiiiul debt, some words we spoke In fool-
so anger thai we would fain forget:
rnme cheery words we raid unthlnk.
ing. that made u sad Heart light; the
I'MHIUet With II u tVlint li.l ,lrlnUli. u..J
I then we say goodnight. Stray Shots.
The La-t Curtain ,
Aged urloncr (who ban cot u life
sentence) Oh, yer honor, I shall never
llv to do it.
Judge (soothingly) Never mind, do
1 us much of It as you can. Stray Shots.
'Die Children' Mite
The pennies, little children, which youse
cladly cave
The nickels and the 'quarters which you
have helped to save.
They sent our valiant soldiers far, far
ucrors me sea
Ougallant. fearless laddies, who fought
V. IIUKIIj,
And now the war Is over, what will
that money do
For our soldlerbdys In khaki, and our
sauoruoys in time;
It will help them to return to us. tall.
straight, and dauntless men.
You have helped to send them over, and
to bring them back again!
Catherine Pormenter, In St. -N'lchola,
, the c ubhous. '
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