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THE RED LANE
READ THIS FIRST
t v; In the old days rough men Inhab-
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'iwu tne .Maine-tanauiaii ooruer coun-
V- 4.11' . ". , . . . it ' ii.w
yy I" amies. truti uvauui-u, w'u"
.Innkeeper, promised hl benutirui
. JUiivtilkH li'iiHnaltHA AflilO'itf1 tn n.
?.'.$ Mnvent ' in r.ivlil not. n leader
j among the smugglers. Acadian peas
nts came and settled on the tim
bered lands belonging to wealthy
' HrYankcCH" who ,n Ume began cjoci
f.ting them from their homes to pre-
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','-. ,''iVil thorn from cuttjll?
4 trees. The peasants rebelled nnu
l 4 -liours Dials, a young attorney of At
E"' Vtrr niurht tn hernme their leader
liv tlt-rlncr mi i-iira. hatred. Ills oil-
f'-" V'ject was to become representative In
." "2 tho state IeElsl,ittire In place of Am-
., brose Clifford, a "Yankee." Pather
( Xeclalr, the parish priest, warned
' his people against Rials, who re-
t ported tno matter io inr uitmi,
L" t. j.The bishop removed the old priest.
i ,! and sent liltn away ip a insiaiu mni-
J ber cirnp us punishment. Noimun
f ' AMrlrli. n "Viuikee" cuxtoiils ofllcer.
Kr i wan hated by all smuggler, cspccl.il
tu ly'by David llol. who loved Kvan-
til irellne Heaulleu. to whom Aiuricn
K'l -na anffaf-Al r'Hfftiril lllld AUlrlClt
t' I Rot tho people of the parish to sic"
K'-' J petitions asking the return of Father
, J lecialr, aim sent inem io nv nmii.
li by an old fiddler. AnaxaK ras uiuc-
aeau. itiueiieau arrives m ui.....
city, the home of the bishop, where
he has difficulty In getting a hearing.
THEN READ THIS
fT7DL and I don't seem to bo er
i solid with the priests." comment
ed Itol, when lie had understood the
cause of this explosion. "It must be
that wc are pretty wicked l.ouK If we
hit a priest we get lilt back: if we
!hclp a priest we gel lilt harder Hut
I'm not here to talk of prlet or
politics."
. "You've got to talk of both if you're
'going to talk with me now." raged the
attorney. "There's a convention due
Iherc and I'm going down to that next
'Legislature."
"Where will you get the votes now""
sked llol, with a half sneer. " You
'vhave kicked over ur pail of milk
Vo all the bo s tell me. Batter gi.vc It
,up this time, 1-ouls Stay at home
and I'll put ou in the way of as much
money as you can steal out of poll-
tics."
"Oh, can jou?" snarled the candi
date, mocking Hoi's sneer. He came
to the table where Hoi sat and beat
a tattoo there with the Hat of his
hand. "I'm going to talk plainly to
you. Dave. You may as well know
It all. You know a lot nbout me
We'll make a clean sweep of the Inside
facts, as partners ought to do. Here's
the point!" He gulped, for the con
fesslon came hard, even when be
owned up to the .scamp who squinted
at. him in the gloom. "The timber-
v land owners are behind me."
"But not In tho s-amc way they're
behind the squatters, eh? A brad in
one end of the goad for the stiuatters
and a gold knob on the other end foi
you, Louis!" llol laughed sarcastic
ally. "Why shouldn't I be with the limber-
land owners'." They have the law be-
hind them. If men have been fools
-eiiough to squat on land that doesn't
belong to 'cm they ought to expect
to take the consequences."
"Oh, I don't propoe to argue the
thing with you, Louis! Cio ahead on
the- Job. I'll only say. as somewhat of
a renegade myself, that you belong
at the head of our class. Don't get
mad. Take It as a compliment."
"I take It ns an insult-but no
matter, wo cant anoni to nglit,
Have. If I'm In the. Legislature I can
handle this district o that the land
men can get by In this thing without,
H, Ult. u liUitl til in n- Dkunuai, i lit; '
miariarR navo trnr in ere nir iniiMt
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i.-H- n.i .(3v off Thai-. kllr'
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deal and make a dollar The neonle
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Lilt t uv n(j nut a una 1 1 1 1 u t a, I (
t mo get up there to the Legislature
and I can do a whole lot of hushing
for the sake of the land men. I'm
ono of the Acadlans. ain't I? My word
bout conditions up .here will go a
long way. It all means big money,
' Dave, and I'm after It."
"I always supposed thej had old 1
''CHffordi their pay," remarked Rot.
"I see my campaign talk has got
Into your system as It has Into other '
chaps," said B'.als. chuckling. "I think .
1 did u good job In that line. Hut I'll '
jell you confidently. Dave, the old fool
ever took u dishonest cent. He
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'M.iaoW t t,le timber men They real- tlio ballots pure that a lot oi ring- 'the darkness. lie nung tno oiicuuuii, . h.im- inm me ouier way. The
i&ttae It They are willing to piy I ers are not run up to. the ballot-box furniture away with an oath. j sneak job didn't work. I know an op-
JfSejTOt a good slice of money al- by that old fox of a politician, your, .., MralBlit.arm work Is what , fp"t"n.ty ,wl1" feo tone'
tWMy. I can't lie down now. Dave. ! friend Clifford. I colmt,. Vm eoK to turn a trick my. f ' dl "f that "'" I 'nt to be
' don't know enough to get in.wlth the
o ' bunch. They have tried to handle
?$. him before now. That's tho reason
"c; r'tho big men want to sidetrack him for
'ihJ session. He'll go down there and
"W sassy, and ho may be able to get
i. c4,'fiilk to listen to him. The timber-
land owners have got a hint that he's
;' ' tumbling around now with some kind
of a fool scheme for squaring the
.eettlers on this land deal and If the
people are squared It means that the
i, " ; . owners lose. The mallet Is out for old
M-.. 'Clifford."
D - .."But the handle t-eems to be crack-
i i1j i,iri,al0rl flio fcmil trir!ll- hIIII R.1.
j- 'flrlc. He did not appear to take Blals's
''troubles terlously. "Have they left
' i H to yu to glvo him the knockout
' htewT"
s "Thousand, devils! they can't show
themselves In the thing." cried the
uttorncy. "They left It to me. I told.
them I could handle It. I thought 1
)4 fixed It"
' 'YounK men arc always too certain
awneclally when they have been
I i .''touting their time In school," drawled
,jfeaJ "I am older Uian 1 look, I havof
' outdoors on tho border."
.jr' oan't go to 'em now and own up
11 have messed the thing that I
-
it't- carry this district. 1'va got to
'yu proposed to win by working
moujh Instead of spending
ey your crowd gave you. That
Iter had mistake, Louis, its
', to fool the farmers), V"'
'try to hold out on the boys.
IteeiMMS an. eye on you,
and
rtJ.ta.l've
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soi ciiougn money or my own. inn I
don't want to see the lioyn, tilmmcil.
i.ct me mrnicrs Keep on Holding tne
. . .
cmP'' U;'K otrve passed to "em.
Ililt
you can't treat tho boys that way.
.Vow iran up! Yon need m hcl
you need the bojs, don't you?"
"Yes."
"Well, I'm willing to turn n trick to
ha,ln llin !... nn.l Kit 1.. .. ....l.i
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i Willi oit, for at the s.tmo time I'm
going to do n tittln something for
myself. .My old father Used to know
how to handle n border caucus In the
1 days when politics was hot tip this
way. 1'vo had some good lessons,
Louis, So when I say cish In advance
jou will understand that I'm not J
taking money under false pretenses
When' they handed you our retainer
It came in cash, didn't It'.'"
The attorney growled nn nfllrinatlvc.
"Then dl up! Lay down tile dollars
for each man da'n wages. I'll
bring 100 across the border. I-ay down
another liundrrd. That's n dollar foi
each man for his supply of white
rum. You see. I'm going Into the
items of the account with u, Louis.
No film-Ham hero. You put in tim
MHWii1! il d f u -ffiSHIiMS If Ifl
wWIW ft iBii'ri I LfflffiBf
M vo'ff MSSJr'tra toP? " 9lB m "I "-jpr IV shMa
money for what, you want done on l f-vunscnmv Have you nccn wriiiiinih i (orney. with vivid recollection ot tho Aldrlch hurried with his toilet, wor
convention day. l"l put In the time her, Louis?" w. h(j ,)ai drawn r don,t bIame L, wondering, apprehensive. Those
for what I want done. Weil Just , "Sho is at her school daytimes aim L..ashbuckllng nllens did not promise
;lbout strike a balance."
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..ti'i...t ,.. vn r,ini. in iln with
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j ' . . ,.,,., w , ,,,1,C3. i,ad a
' w,at U)ls ,ncllrMon
.. n1 mnin lmf lio n-:infpll to 1)0 ftllV
nuuiu ( ". ...... --
i in.
In the know, as employer.
' "Why. it simply means, that a hun-
dred good men will be on hand to
seo tliat 1110 pons arr Kein "!" "
i
I He paused a momeni.
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"A W1K Bes w"" ",al "-"""em.
, I-ulg. But it is too dark here In this
! room for you to see a wink. Po I
' will talk plain; I will post those hun-
dred men around tlie door or tne pou-
Ing place, and they will simply crowd
together and make elbowing through
. ,i. iiini.ho mlirhtv hard work
for any man who doesn't come vouch-
ed for and carrying a Blais ballot. It's
tie good old 'rick my dad used to
WorkR" It's effective. It ,Sn, r.ot. It
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isn't iiiiiiuiu-uu..- i " """'-
I crowd of spectators-and there are no
' Policemen up this way!"
I "But the other crowd may tart
' something they have been pretty
, well stirred up!"
"Then all the blame for a disturb-
anco nt the polls will be laid on Rep-
, resentatlve Clifford's crowd. But thijre
won't " be much of a disturbance,"
i stated Itol. a rap In his tones. "The
boys I team chaw red meat with
plenty of pepper satue on it. The men
on this side of the river who aro really
mad are jour men, thn chaps who
have been crowded off their lands. 1
SOMEBODY'S STEN0G"Thi8 Girl Must Be in
T DOAl'T LIKE
That frank huckeu
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inAl rrvANn nuEL nt WAS A - I- . " KISS FROM ME . '-.ee ' rT.T.L n' ""X"V.. . S II 'W WISfNMt r
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By HOLM AN DAY
A Romance o the Border
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j reckon jou can depend on mem io i
come to tha polls and voto against 'il
, white-bearded old Yankee who lias
sold out to the timber-land owners and
has let this trouble come upon them!'
That last Is quoted. It's an extract
from one of Hlals's speeches. You and
I know Acadlnus! The rest of the
ciowd will bo made up of those men
who have been bawling and tally
loolng nbout I'eiv I'dalr's transfer.
You will neier see that buniii getting
together and rushing a gang of my
boys for the sake of having the
chance to drop a ballot for a Ynukco
they suspect thanks Io what you've
been telling them. Therefore, Louis,
If nil rrallj want to make good with
He heard the olccs of men
our people and so to the Legislature
count out the coin. You should have
dune that In tho first place Instead of
working your mouth so much.
Straight-arm work Is my Idc.i. You
hac- got all tangled up in our own
plots."
Hi. banged his fist on tho table, as
though he had marked a blunt period
to that subject.
"Now, what nbout my sweetheart
- at .Madame Ouillettc's the rest of the
time." returned
time." returned the attorney, noi
relishing this summary dismissal of
hh own business. "Now about tho
caucus: If I "
"Dnmn our caucus. It is j-cttlcd-
it Is carried! uiuneu uoi, w.. -
irt of his hand above nis neau.
In his turn he began to pace tho
room, no kickcu boiii -
. a .
self, IxuU. It will be a tncK mat
caI1't be spoiled by a iiukc ana a puck
of bound dogs. By tho gods. I would
, havo k,ed that customs sneak before
now lf , hadn't got something better
up my sleeve Tor mm. iou icaic u im
me, Louis, when I l.ato a man as I
j hate that whelp, I've got something
Waiting for him that will t!eJ.is
I eternal soul into n bow-knot. 'You
wait. You listen. It will drop when
, I get ready to have it drop. But it
, has got to ripen and drop Itself. No,
i i wnn'f ip vnii: i m quiid LtiiiK uu
: " '" "" ;."' "- planncd that
, Uco 'pmoulou planned that
Zncned" H run thl's myself, i
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j where that girl is concerned, You t
I can ,mve that bunc), of men or your'
caucu'll i,ut when that caucus Is over
ihey'll'do a Job for me."
I , mean vou're colne to make
' , f "r , " ., ,, L ' ,h
a break for tho girl and carry her
j away'."'
".lubt that, exactly."
"Ittwill be a pretty rank Job. Dave."
I "I don't care not that!" He clack-
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-4W s-" . a Ag.HVr-mMRO -
Author of "King Spruce," "The Ram'
roddtri," "The Skipper and the
Shipped," etc.
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on nis linger inio ins paim, n nan
been rubbed Into my hide In good
shape I'll proceeil to rub back.
Lvangellno Is going nlong with .the
man she belongs to, and If any onei
gets underfoot he'll get stepped on." ,
"Will old Vctal show"up7"
"Probably not." The smuggler had moter sections of the district. The
hesitated n moment before he an-1 birds hod been nwakened. Swaying
swered. I buckboards, heavily loaded with men,
"It will lake considerable of the passed under the boughs. Voices chat
curse otT It If he is on hand." Insisted tered or numbled.
th attorney. "You can do a, -Jot of' Nearer to Attegat village, where
dirt on the border, Dave, If you've got , roads converged and the lanes made
tho men behind Jou, hut there's no use1 union with the main highway, the rls.
In piling on agony Just for tho sake ! ,lK Kun lighted the way for many
of making roughhouse."
"Heaulleu won't bo here that's set-
tied?" There was queer restraint in Attegat: Aldrlch was sure of that.
They were of another type; they
Kola tones. "I'll talk to you later,1 , . ... . ,,., ,.. t.,.,.!...
'were plainly men from mo Province.
Louis, about something Tin not ready i The omcer knew the men of tho bor
to talk about yet awhile. Just nowider well enough to discern their char
I'm simply giving ou tho tip that acter is well ns their habitat. He had
I'm going to crab a cood omwlunltv.
, '-van?eliuc ueatillcu belongs to me.
, I'm going to have her."
"Her money belongs to you, too,
when you get her," suggested tho at-
i " " ,e'
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hundred men won't bo tho only men Ho f(jund moro of the Bame llk ln
In the village of Attegat on conven- the b(g room 0f the tavern when he
Hon day and Acadlans will fight for!,vent downstairs men who bawled
a woman when they won't fight for
pontics. You'd better go at it another
politics. You'd better go at it another
way," he pleaded, his fears for his own
, affairs prompting, him more than any
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, ' J:"",? . a d "Pened ns safe. He
, counted off bllls nUh .the reluctance of
Pr man who fingers money In
"
See "? that you re proposing to get
lno Kr and "I" f ot Deaulleu's
money by tho samo Job, you ought to
! sl,ar- expenses, I seems to me,' he
, G'w d. pausing In his counting,
j ' "tolcn money I. -loney.
m men w H bes for
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' goods you've got to pay for 'em.
o buffed the bills Into his pocket
' after Rials had grudgingly counted
i down the last one.
"It's a great game, Louis," he said,
Jcerlngly. "I'll bring my wife down
to tne state Capitol and hear you
Aiako a speech on the prospects and
Pr0res of our glorious Acadia under
the new deal which tho kind owners
of the timber land are giving the
people."
Ho hurried away and left tho at
tomey gloomily counting the remain
der of tho money he had taken as!
a Lawyer's Office
tee
STolp a
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I- J ' ! ' , r I -s-u it- lild .I'll 1 1 U 1 CI ls lliff X1B A nri I- rfe
KISS FROM ME
THATS what:
the price 'of tho betrayal' of his ktri
mid neighbor.
The Threat af the Sinister Hundred
' T7H EN the bird who urine matins In
J (lu trccs wi,ci, bordered the high-
wa..H nml anps 0f ti,c broad parish
Qf A(t jncw Umt Mt WM
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I itui iinv uiiii unj c
The rumble of wheels, the patter of
hoofs, the creak of, harness, and the
rattle of whlUlctrccs had sounded
early In the gray dawn In tho re-
'wagons loaded with many men. One
afler lne othcr the conveyances swung1 "Quick. I .el's see what can be done."
, . ,, .,... j .i i.urged 1'egg.v, selling a stick from the
Into line ns they met here and there. 'Kroum, nd preparing to run to tho
mid wlien tne main street or tne vu-
luge was reached the buckboards were
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strung nlong In slcad procession.
Men came trudging Into the ham-)
' let, dusty men from far farms, who
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JUM,lu "-"" "'" ""' """Itip the tree. He had colled himself
groups of plodders. nroum R mh Just below the hole In
The buckboards strctcbed long tails which the Blue Birds bnd their nest.
Into the street where the horses were ! and as they came in sight of him he
,,,..., . , . , was gloating to himself over the dell
hitched to the gnawed posts, and melt cIous BUppcrKne was eo,lg to ,,ave. His
'sifted omong the vehicles, talking , mouth was open wide, his forked
j earnestly. tongue was darting In and out, and his
I I eves were ellstenlne with eager Joy.
ii It was no gay convocation, this
I flocking to the legislative convention
VI Jllieil I IIU ltll.C9 HCID E-IIIUU3,
the tones were low.
Norman Aldrlch, In his room under i
the rafters of the old tavern, was
awakened early by tho stir In tho
streets. He had arrived late at Atte
gat the evening before, after a tour
j of duty aldng the bordera fortnight
l of tense activity that had produced '
comforting results, viewed officially,
for he had turned over to the United !
ct.ia. ilantiK- mnt-iiliilll a hnlf rlr.7en
..it.. .'i u relt that V,. hii 1
aUlllll DIIIUhhlM"- -.. . .... ..v ... ,
' lgl1 H'V 1IC IIOAI I
earned the privilege of attending the
Attegat convention.
Hi, u-inri'ovr looked out unon the I
His window looked out upon the j
Inn's courtyard. He heard the voices
of men. One voice was loud, Insls-
I tent the voice of a braggart, a hate- ; cause of our trip. . arrived at Bangor.
ful voice. Its tlmbro stirred vagus. 7;t J"" '. t,mfaf0S "' and 'Yfter registering at a hotel, I tele
, . . i n, m.. tvh . .problem as you gave them to me ana phrihed t0 , t Mlss Carl,talr!i know we
, resentment in the ofllcer. hen he , .., lf T have ,hem straight. , hat, arrVCfli am, thi,t Mr. Duke WOuld
I peered down through the dingy glass "This Mr. Carstalrs Is broken down in M. ,)er at her ,.ome nt her carlest con.
I of his window he understood why that ' health and financially. "lR aUBl!";i venlcncc.
tingle of angerjiad thrilled him: tho I B'bra. a girl of "'"""' h,, oncil .".h-.d"r- ''m he'8 co"w:
lawless son of old Blaze Condon was i
. . ... ..
the center ot the knot of men. He
... n...lni- n hntllp. Ins stlnir nrn.
fancly that no man could afford to
slight his hospitality.
Aldriih's first Indignant impulse
was to rusn down aim couar me rogue I
who had ambushed him and who now
was impudently venturing on United
,al t-rritorvBut after he had
States territory uut, atter ne Had
scrutinized Condons companions, pru -
dence suggested more wily measures.
Tlioso companions were not men oi
seen sucn men Dciore-.ct.wre3, swag.
gcrlng men from the woods and hid-
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i . , - ,,, t ,,.., T,Cy were of 1
vc.w w- . .
the sort that David iioi captained
when ho needed help for his exploits.
ia comf0rtabl6 element for tho side-
ii, , r a nnlltlcal meeting,
coarse remarks and laughter after
him when he passed through on his
way to his breakfast.
While ho was eating he saw sev
eral buckboards halt ln the yard: and
more of those outsiders alighted and
were halUd boisterously by their
friends. Under the coattalls of all of
them bottles bulged prominently. It
was plain that Intimidation and inter
ference were to play their part at the
Attegat convention!
(CONTINUED TOMORROW)
PURE LAZINESS
I've beert thinking, gently thinking, In a lazy kind of way
That I'd like to start a garden sweet in April or in May.
Not a vegetable garden to repay my working hours, .
But a patch my eyes to gladden with a galaxy of flowers.
Then a little downtown ramble gave my mind another kink.
'Twos a bunch of millinery made ma think another think.
I'm away behind the ladles! On their heads are blooming bowers.
For their hats have licked the gardens ln the flaunting of their flowers.
I do not know the reason, but I guess Dame Fashion tiled
Just to show she loves the winter when the winter's cut and dried;
When the winter's mild and gentle August breezes! April showers!
And she therefore hands the good old scout a charming bunch of flowers.
But, anyhow, It seems to me, that labor. I would waste
If I pottered In a garden; so I'll stick to shears and paste;
And to show appreciation of succeeding seasons' dowers
I am grinding out this afternoon a poem of, the flowers.
GRIF ALEXANDER..
r II IP IT WAS NOT- 7
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DREAMLAND AD VENTURES-By Daddy
THE THREE TESTS .
rjfhi0 Mrd rnii! to become runr u;
jfiraiaim in piaco oj rcvov. jiic
Myaterlous h'ntght tell Mm he must
prove Ala worthiness tn three tests.)
THE FIRST TEST
OTAirrLBH by Mrs. Blue Hlrd's
O shrieks of alarm, the birds quldkly
took to their wings. They felt safer
In the air. Not one of them, not even
King Ulrd, thought of going to the
rescue of the Rlue lllril babies, who
were threatened by the BlacksnaWe.
"Ho, King Bird, a ruler must' pro
tect his subjects." shoutel the knight
to King Bird.
"Hut not ngalnn a BlacksnaUe." re
plied King Bird, alighting on the tip
of a tall hush He shuddered at the
lery thought of encountering the ser-
pent,
rescue of the Blue Blrdlets. t
"I'll go ahead," shouted tho Knlgfit.
sending his steed galloping toward the
,rC( whpr( h(, ,,, r() ))ad (hf)r
.estR. i,ggy had to run fast to keeji
In sight of him.
True enough, (here was n Blacksnake
a. for tho Blue Bird babies they were.
shrieking In fright. Their distracted
BRUNO DUKE,Solver of Business Problems
By HAROLD WHITEHEAD, AutMr of "The Business Career of Peter Filni.n etc.
THE PROBLEM OF THE EMPTY
' MANSION
Celling Down to Tacts
TT7
riM.T. An t remember our noe
W Bangor. Maine! It was early In
. .
I . . , . ..aUe. Wa
April, and aunougn me ..--. -
cold, there were evidences aplenty that
u.ti. i.-a-i rtn llm W&V.
DlltltIR -" .--.- ,-
Bruno Dune .ana i were """" """ , of course, there wa only one thing
forUb,y ,n the Puman after having , do nf(er a B,am ,,,. ,, We talked
ad lunch In the dining car when he lf tllrrer..lt thnBS (lozed r.a(i the pa.
brought the conversation around to tnei d eneraii.. kie(j ime until we
...... j.-hir tnmra no
oia nuirr, i -- -
I "The nlace has been unused for four
1 ' ,... 1. .,111 t-ull., rnrnUhr-ri.
'" .-..7. hot Is still fully furnished,
" fortune. The daughter knows no '" c "' "'?," iv.
,d,K , " u ..-r. trust Bvrntlnir her thing In the morning" lie arr
ono whom-she can trust excepting ier,for out B(n ,g.(Irlvfi you and jfr.
"With the exception 01 s.mr inin witn volli Tne Pac(, gives me the hor- ,vou,a ou 1lnu' nt mi om rlni-
assets, about all the young girl has Is a, T but Bcnkle I mean Miss Benks ! '" , "b?. ,h ratings ll.tM in Dun's or
jhuge house known a. The -tarracka, ,,, E0 wth you and tc you a about , .'"'"dVno.Pn? rVSlt.7tttll5"rm"lnM,qu:.:
I...v.i,.i, in sliuated near Karaby Ba, -Me. ,, .. ,ion n or ,h- rr.nii .-.f-u- ,. i.. ... lirl'j
r cQst - t0di nboul about a quarteriold ,tnouse evidently means to keep an
of a million do'llar.v There Is a niort- eye on us. Well, It's Just as well, for
itaee for $25,000 held by the Karaby i she will doubtless give us some useful
, gage ior . Ban,. Information. Now I want to stroll
, Ka , . u who hc(I the mort- around the town you do what you wish
,-aitc. How did you know?" I exclaimed
with surprise.
. i.,i it nn." was his answer. "I
wanted to verify such facts as far as
possible before going down there. As a'
matter of fact, Waller iook a inp io
the place for me. He's a useful man Is
Walter.
" T remembered that "Walter had been ; i
away for a few days, but never gavej.
, i, n.ntlor nnv thought, except to be
, amused at Mamie's awkward and em-
T" -.8ed altempts to serve our break.!
..in, n,,.. t-irrtVlr,i
I have
found out that real estate men In Port-
IO BO uu ..,, . - "-
land, Boston, New vorn ami i;nicago
have advertised 'The Barracks' without 1 1
success. They all did their work In
fair form. They did what they could n
and their charges were very reason- j
able.
"Miss Benks, however, believes that
everybody is trying to rob Miss Car
stalrs. That Is about Ihe size of the
situation, isn't It?"
"Hm, hm," I nodded my head. "It,
looks a hopeless proposition to me, Mr
Duke. I don't see that you can do any
thing different to all the real estate
people."
"What would you do, Peter?" he In
quired. "Me? Oh, I'd I'd I don't know, I'm
sure. I might sell the house without
much land around It and then try to sell
the extra 150 acres of land In small
lots.
"I Bee, try to run a small subdivision
proposition?"
"Yes."
"A small subdivision on the Maine
csast In a little out-of-the-way place,
forty miles from th? nearest sizable
town? Aren't you letting your former
Coprrlsht. 1MB. br rubtlo
,L;.-J':,.:iaflnS.aSVKJr Jtf.! fij$li
"Tim liri-l tcM, King Rird," raid
the Knight
mother circled around In a frenzy of
anxiety She was so desperate that she
swooped toward the snake as if about
to attack It. but each time she was
frightened away by the menacs of Us
poisoned head.
"At It! Kill It. King Bird." shouted
the Knight. But King Bird, after mak
ing one bluffing dash toward the snake,
veered off quickly, and perched safely
out of reach.
It I go near, the snake will grab
me." he screamed,
The Blacksnake seemed to laugh at
the birds. It hissed and darted Its
head toward them, and then prepared
to seize the little Blue Birds.
-4Cop.vrliihll
t real estate venture warp your Judg
. ment?"
I I saw my Idea was wrong then and
i said so. Then I added:
"Well, what are you going to do?"
He leaned forward, glanced up and
down the car and said:
"I'm going to keep a perfectly open
mind until we've got alt the facts we
can. Then I'll reason from the facts."
oni ne come arounn me Aery nrsi
rranged
Duke
to 'The Barracks.' I simply can't come
"Humph," said Duke when 1 repeated
' tn l.ln. u-l.nt Mtaa r-nrstalt-a said. "The
to htm what Miss CarsUirs said, "The
aim see II I trtll lliiu uui .iiijiiiiiik
about the history of 'The Barracks.' "
TODAY'S nVfINKfS CJIIKR'
wllt doea "rolling" meant
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Answer will appear fomorrom.
answkr'to yksthuday'S nusi
xnss nunsnoN
A ..broJlen car. ,-., f,-ade ,erm
rrrWmi tn n. ear tram ti-hlrh n
i Jja,.( 0f the contents have been re-
mocerf.
THE DAILY NOVELETTE
CUPID CLAIRVOYANT
By Eva Goldberg
THE routine of Betty Hamilton's dally
program 'brought her outside the
door precisely, at 8 each morning. She
delighted In the brisk, stimulating exer
cise, nn appetizing prelude to the day's
labor, and cnjoed watching the 8
o'clock procession of workers whose
faces had become familiar through such
regular meeting. .
Howard Morse, a newly established
lawyer and a stranger ln the city, was
another fresh-air enthusiast, who. pre
ferred walking to street car congestion.
i-or severs! mornings ne naa otiservea
Betty as she crossed Gage avenue.
There was something in her manner that
invited acquaintance. It must have been
this very something that prompted him
to single ner out or tne many as one
whom he cared to know. And he craved
an Introduction !
Strangely too", with the natural curi
osity that besets a .newcomer In the
neighborhood, Betty wondered, as they
exchanged glances, who he might be
ana was anxious to meet mm. sort or
mutual telepathy!
The Young Ladles' Aid, of which Mies
Hamilton was social director, was run
ning a novelty bazaar to raise funds for
tne entertainment or returning soldiers
and sailors. Betty had often amused
the members-with her pet hobby of tell
ing fortunes. Thus on this festive oc
casion she occupied a little bootb and
charged -admltslon for her advice on
affairs of the heart.
Orientally decorated the corner looked
attractive and enchanting. Her costume
and thick veil lent that necessary mys
tic air and aided In giving a perfect dis
guise. Of course, he? playing this role
was a sworn secret, known to members
only.
In leisure moments she peeked through
the hangings to satisfy herself that the
large, enthusiastic crowd meant- posi
tive success.
Whatever possessed Howard Morse to
strou into tne Dazaar, ne nimseir unew
not. Maybe, surrounded by gayety and
excitement, he could shake off that
lonesome feeling, i et duouiu mi uu
the real truth, maybe he would en
counter that captivating blue-eyed little
nlady. tie sauntered into tne dance nan
If aha. were here surely it would be
proper to ask her to dance, an oppor-
Ledger Co. BJ HAYWARB
3-f
l'eggy, forgetting all fe4r In her de
sire to save the baby birds, ran forward '
to attack the snake with her stick, but
the .Mysterious Knight. Jumplnr from his
sleed. pushed her back and leaped him
self toward the tree. Stretching up
ward he grasped the snake by the tail
and gave a mighty Jerk. Tho serpent,
not expecting that kind of an attack,
was taken by surprise. But It quickly
tightened Its colls and clung desperately
to the branch. The Knight pulled still
more strongly at the tall.
Crack! Snap! The dead branch
around which the snake was wound
broke off short, nnd down came th)
snake most unexpectedly. The .Knight
dodged out of the way, and the serpent
fell at Peggy's feet. Wham! went Teg
gy's stick on the snake's head. The
sudden blow knocked the serperit to the
ground, and before it could raise Its
head, the Knight's ready sWord cut It
In two.
"Hurrah' Hurrah! Hurrah, for the
Mysterious Knight and Prlnceta Peggy,"
shrieked all the birds, Joyfully.
"The first lest, King Bird," said the
Knight
"I hadn't figured on snakes," chirped
King Bird much crestfallen; "they r
not In my line. What a the second testr"
From a distant part ot the fortst
sounded calls of distress:
"Come to our aid," screamed bird
volcjs, "We are attacked by porcu
pines." "The second test," cried the Knight
to King Bird.
fin the next ehapter uif! he fold
f how the porcupines are met in battte.)
this space Mr Whitehead witl an
swer readers' 6utiei.t questions os buy
inp, setting, advertising and employ'
ment.
Rutinets Queitions Answered
T curd s patent for a. mtat devlcV.
anit desire to offfr the patent for aala to
a number of manufacturers likely to b
Intereaterl ln the purchiftf of the aame. It
'"m to me that my letter ousht to ba
aJdrened io one of the officers of the Arm
In particular, and not to the firm as auch,
so b to Inaure an Individual reply and
attention.
Yoj would greatly oblige me by Inform
ing me whether you are of the aame opin
ion, or If you think It a better plan to
addreae the firm In general In the former
case, could jou Inform me where I could
aecure a Hat of the principal Anna In the
United Slates, together with tho names of
the managers of their factories, or to what
officer of the firm should auch a letter be
directed?
to that firm?
II. M.
.11 low me to
i-ompMmeiitJljou on your
story of "Bruno Duke." as think It very
,M,r-,i-,,iiK umi a great neip lo bualnesa
people. I have been reading our papor
,1"'".wlnCr .' noticed your atory about
lb2. ' Tho nuslneas Cireer of Peter Flint."
which I also thought a great deal of.
Now I am coming for a little advice to
ou. I am a chap of almot twenty yeara
or ago and empert In the hosiery bualnesa
?. "1l" nd Inside salesman. 1 also
attend the p. n. College nt night, taking
up the study of "bookkeeping," and eipect
to finish the course In two months afler
Jlgteen montha of hard work. Now for the
last fen- weeks my emplojer haa not treated
me good by any means, and I think It la
about time that t leave this party, for I
!W. b.een hfr' about two years. Do sou
think I ran get another position like that,
as I know- the line from A n C tn X T X.
or could I do an thing with my bookkeeping?
our auggestlon will be highly appreciated.
W. D. R.
I cannot answer anonymous corre
spondence. Repeat your questions with
your full name and address and I will
mall to you the Information ou wish.
tune moment for ncquaintani But no.
he was not anionr Jhn meri-v ciiri.ea.
'Most likely she was not fond of dane
Ing."
ne inougnt, tie would aulcklv
c'lange nis mind ir ho knew how. ,ln
that stuffy little .booth, she longed 'to
escape and keen time wiit, :. ..
.. . . -"- -- ..ww.u uuiu
music. ' "'
The youns: aUnmev wan Mn ..
tnental enough to patronize fortune-
'""" " any one ever suggested such
a means of fathoming one's heart, he
would have laughed ln mockery. But.
upon passing the Oriental quarters he
decided to visit there lf only for the
sake of amusement. He would try his
The madam wa.s tinnni- af ele.f, e .
gentleman customer they were the most Hi
easily satisfied. As she remrnlMi him .
however, she.felt her heart beat so loudly
iiui il rraounoeu on tne tame where she 1
leaned. f
Sho affected a decided accent.
"You are not lone In hl .n, m
began In a tone that almost frightened.
no nuuucn.
In her interest she found It hard in
concentrate. The silence perplexed him.
luunt; man,' sne resumed, "l fear
I fear " ,
"Any trouble ahead? he Interrupted,
nervously. ' '
"I fear you 'are ln love." This she
told to all fhoe case It generally fltted.w
".lou've guessed It right," he smiled,
pounding the smnl table.
wnat a delightful voice he had ! She
must tactfully urge him on to further
conversation.
Before he realized It, he was con
fiding In her, unconscious of the fact
that he was actually doing the telling
of his own fortun'e. "And I never even
spoke to- tho girl," he continued, "but
I'm smitten never believed In this love- ,
at-first-slght business either guess I've i
fallen though.
"Only yesterday I found out her name. '
when somebody walked over to sreet i
iher. ' Betty Betty Hamilton ; that's It.,
Now how am I going to meet her!" :
When she discovered herself to be the
object of his conversation. Betty was ,
tempted to reveal her Identity then and ,
mere ; out no, sne must not Detray tne
Madame's origin. What a strange pre
dicament ! Now for quick thought !
"Well," she suggested, "to show that
I can help you out somewhat, you might
call at my office tomorrow evening, and
I'll arrange an Introduction; 30 Main
street is the address."
He pal
ng silly
He paid hlc fee and walked out. feel-
to have aired his nrlvate af
fairs to home unknown woman.. Just
the same, he would venture to call the
next evening. . '
Mrs. Hamilton answered the doorbell,
"Is the Madame Sphinx In, please? Is
this her office? I saw no sign." The-'
young man was beginning to feel em
barrassed at tight of the kind-facef
woman's roguish smile. After all, he
might be making a fool ot himself.
He was ushered into the living roomj
where Betty received him.
"Good evening, Mr. Morse," she vol
unteered. '
"Kr er." he fumbled for words, "she
hasn't told' you anything about it, has
she? The Madame"
"I haven't heard a word from a
soul," she assured him.
He was so Innocent In his remarks
that guilty Betty could not refrain from
disclosing the secret to her Interested,
puzzled listener. '
He drew a long breath, sighing partly
out of amazement, partly out ot pleas
ure. Grasping the dainty hand, he con
fessed: "Well, that's one on me, .but
the outcome Is worth It "
Suince It to say that the 8 o'clock pro.
cession is now minus one of Its happy
faces, whoi-e form of exercise has .
evolved to household duties. J
The next complete
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