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& THE FIRST MOVE
tflVEIA'N PRESTON ran lightly up
jjui ti10 steps of her homo anu lnscn-
ihg her latch key In tho vestibule door,
Wished It open Just as tho taxi-unver,
-nittnrino mnrn ulnwlv with many an
'i'lmwnrd clanee at tho blind-closed
C windows, reached her side.
fll'V "Put the suitcase down," she dl-
ffl " t. t'ii have tho front door
& onened by tho time you tret the trunk
E1 .,"
J1- " The cool if somewhat stale air of
4h rin.d house which met Eelyn as
'pt she stepped across tho threshold of the
open door was refreshing alter me
'glare of tho asphalt pavements, for
M--i.f nna vn.HTiclnsr one of
& the hot waves which como In late Sep-
s, tpmnnr una mtiKo uii" """ -- -
fiiS; ' be avoided In the capital city.
EVelyn, Intent on calling a servant,
paused midway In the large hall as
the taxi-driver's bulky figuro blocked
,l. i,l. In !, frnnt doorw aV
Willi-
cut waiting for directions ho lowered
her motor trunk from his shoulders
na stood it against tho wall
"Shall I leave it here, Miss"" ho
Inquired.
Evelyn, busily engaged In searching
for change In her purse, nodded af
firmatively, and the man propped him
self against the door jamb and waited
for hl3 pay.
"Thank you. Miss," he exclaimed a
nmnt later, his politeness stlmu-
,.-h i, fh cenerous tip which nc -
companlcd Evelyn's payment of the
" - . t . i .
! or-n "Would VOU IlKe II1B lu
, ,, ri,nU nnstalrs"'"
"No; the butler will take it up
thank jou." Eveljn's gesture of dl
mlssal was unmistakable, nnd the man
hitched uncomfortably at his cap,
glanced furtively up the hall and then
back at Evelvn who, totally uncon
scious of his scrutiny, stood Impa
tiently waiting for him to go He
opened his mouth, but If he Intended
to address her again ho thought better
of It, and with a mumbled word
banged out of the fiont door.
Evelyn turned at once and sped to
the back stairs, but call as she did,
no servant responded and the blind
closed windows made the passage wa
dark and unfrlendlv. With an impa
tient" exclamation Evelvn returned to
the front hall; the servants had evi
dently not arrived from the seashore
to open the house for her
She stopped only long' enough to
push her trunk into the billiard room
Just oft tho hall and pick up her suit
case, then sho went rapidly upstairs
to her bedroom which, in its summer
covered furnishings, looked cry invlt-1
W&k toB to her tired eyes. Tour nights in
a. aieeper um mice ... ..-.
W tho tedium of her Journey from tne
West by a hot-box which had delaed
Lor train's arrival in Washington, had
made her long for home comforts.
Going oer to the windows Evelyn
drew up tho blinds and opening the
sashes thrust back tho shutters, then,
tossing off her hat and coat as she
moved about htr bedroom, sho nnallj
Jerked open tne suitcase ana lurapicu
about Us contents until she found
the garments she sought. In doing so
he unearthed a letter from her
mother, and she smiled as her eyes
caught tho words:
"I am sending the servants to the . nut nutter anu another ot snappj j staring ejes. Instinctivelj she bent
city on the fifteenth, which gives them cheese turned up on one ot " nearcr and her hand sought his pulse
a day to open the house and have it shelves, and gathering plate and
aired before ou get there. Now be cooking utensils together he was lesi "rist- its ic" chm struck her
cure and reach Washington on the ; soon enjoj lng toasted cheese and " Jth terror. With one hoi rifled look
sixteenth.
Your father will be very
angry if-
Tho remainder of the sentence wasthe silence of the sunny kitchen was
on the opposite sheet, but Evelyn did
not trouble to read further; Instead
Jier slender fingers made mincemeat
of tho letter and as the torn pieces
fluttered to the floor she sighed invol
untarily. Her mother, with her usual Incon
sistency, had evidently not troubled to
study timetables in deciding that her
daughter could not reach Washington
by the 15th, and in her own mind Eve-
Ttlyri wondered it the servants would
'" X,. Jt.nnlAtiAil ,nwi fVloleAEl lt ItY1 tft
reach there before night. The Im
portance of time figured very little In
Mrs. Burnham's Indolent sheltered
life; her contention that prompt peo
ple wasted a great deal of time was
frequently borne out by those who
-waited in impotent wrath for her to
keep her engagements.
Evelyn changed into her dressing
iAnrn otirl 4VlPTl RnmfltlfnM MlHUnC
" against furniture in the darkened seconds before sho mounted tho stair
, house, made her way through her casa t0 the second flor taBglng
mother's bedroom and boudoir, her
stepfather's BUite of rooms and Into
the library which opened from his
bedroom, pulling up window shades
and letting in fresh air and sunshine
as she went. Back once more in her
own room she tested the electric
3, lights and was thankful to find tho
!? current turned on; apparently Mrs
& Ward, her mother's housekeeper, had
Sit attended to some of the details of mo v.
ing back into their city house.
BEiSK " Encouraged by her success with tho
WOt electricity, Evelyn tried the water In
Sr!tha bathroom and finding It running
Jfft Ulled tho tub and with the aid ot an
IVf? .i 41 - nliiMivaK orift 1iiviirtntfj3 In n
s Ymr hath. But upon emerging she did
V mot immediately complete her toilet,
S19 comfortable lounge exerted too
v great an appeal to her weary muscles,
t and taking a silk quilt irom a nearoy
Uedar chest she settled down amidst
jLt uoft pillows and was soon in dream-
es slumber.
fy'some hours later Evelyn awoke. It
.riaek her several minutes to recall
SrWer she was as she sat up rubbing
r'Jwp aleepy eyes. Her windows faced
i ftA ovest anu me uucniuuu ouuajuue
"nlld every cranny of the room. Eve-
'ii. i ..Ifc. .& nr.lnli flftnan rain.
JTOCVUUJUllCUl ' w. ..v
A past IWO, YIVU u. uuuuu niw noo
,'Jier feet and a second later was
ng )n haste, her actions etjmu-
iy pangs of hunger. Sho had
only a modest breakfast on the
eon at home. Sho paused long enough 1 tleres to her side and sho drew back,
In her dressing to go to tho telephone i then suppressing her growing nerv
In tho library and call up several ousnrss, sho parted tho portieres and
friends, only to bo told by central that stepped Into tho llbrarj Slip had ad
tho telephones sho wanted had beenvnnced half across tho loom before
disconnected for the summer i she bceamo awnro that n ntt anger 'it
A Hlfle discouraged Hvelvn returned l'f facing her near tho great stone
to ber bedroom and resumed her dress
lug more slowly "Whom could she get
to go out to tea with her? Marian
Van Ness Eveljn brightened, but
paused on her way to tho library,
what use to telephone, Marian was
probably at tho Stato Department and
would not leao thero until 5 o'clock.
Sho could get her to dlno with her at
tho Shorehnm, but in the meantime
sho was exceedingly hungrj and to
wait until 7 o'clock
Evelyn picked up her '.at and then
laid it down again as nn Idea occurred
to her. "Why not forage about the
kitchen for eatables? Tho idea ap
pealed to her the more she considered
it. If tho serants did not nrtlvc she
could go for Marian, whoso apartment
house was around the cotner, and
thev could dlno together, for tho prcs-
I ent a cup of tea and a few crackers
outo ata, her appetite.
A few "ecn'1'' Iate" Evelyn was
speeding down tho staircase on her
w.iv to the kitchen. A Islt to the
butler'H pantiv biought to light a
packago of crarkers tonccalcd in a
tin box nnd a canister of her mother s
favorlto orange-pekoo tea Tucking
her treasures under her arm Eveljn
sought tho kitchen and thero to hei
delight found on investigation that she
I could light the big gas range It
took her but a moment to 1111 the
tint! Irnttli mill Uiiiimii, n - .!.-.
""i nvn.it mm uuii.iiiiu .1 awn -lie
continued her repeal dies in the older
Eveivu ileppeil up to llie chair anil
Iv kitchen An unopened jai of pa
t
crackers and a delicious cup of tea
She was about to refill her cup when
broken by the Imperative ringing of
the bell. With a Jojful exclamation
Eveljn rose to her feet the servants
had come at last. As she started for
the hall door she came face to face
with tho room bell register the indi
cator moved slowlj downward and
stopped at the printed word: "LI
brarj "
Evelyn stared at the indicator in
perplexltj'. Pshaw' the register was I
out of order; it was the front dooi j
bell which had rung. Stopping long I
enough to turn off the gas burning in
the range she hastened upstairs to the
front door, on to find the vestlbulo
empty. She stepped out on the door
step and glanced up and down, but
except for a motor vanishing around
the corner, the btreet was deserted.
Consl'erably pertuibed Evelyn re
entered the house, and it was some
footsteps were accelerated by the
sudden thought that perhaps her step
father had returned and gone straight
to his room and, supposing from the
i opened windows that the servants
ere down stairs, had rung for the
butler. He nlwajs carried ills latch
key, but her mother had mailed her
his latch-key!
Evelyn's hand fell from the poi
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Evelyn retieated precipitator , then,
gathering her wits, sho demanded a
trifle breathlessly.
"Who are jou''
No leplj.
"How did jou get heic.'"
Silence
"What do you want' '
Her questions remained unanswered,
and anger conquering her fright Eo
Ijn stepped up to the chair and for
the flist time obtained a full Iew of ,
for the firt time oTitalneil a full iew"
blaring eves
i the btrangei's ashen face( and wide
into the dead ejes she fled from tho
I loora
COMPUCATIOS
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VELYX never know how she
reached the front door, but as sho
dashed out Into the v estlbulo she al-
most fell Into tho arms of a tall, neatly
dressed woman standing on the door-
step Eor a breathless second she
clung to the newcomer In silence.
"Matilda!" Onlj in moments ol
.. . '4S miim-WM-smMsc
OF NO IMPORTANCE
I had noticed the girls busj Jumping tho rope,
And tho bojs busy spinning their tops;
And 1 felt In my heait just a glimmer of hope
That vvhen Winter gets wcarj' It stops.'
I intended to sing
Of the coming of Spring,
But I missed its arrival," that's flat.
It got hero last Tridaj-,
But that wasn't mj day ' i
Now- what do jou know about that?
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I intended to carol of buds on the treesj
Of wee robin's cheerfulest strain.
I intended to dream of the flowers and the bees
That the summer would bring in its tialn.'
Mj intentions were good, -
It is qulte.understood,
But Tate brought them all to the mat.
nd I hear mj- friends chatter:
Well, what does it matter? '
Now what do you know dbout that,'
OrtIP ALEXANDER
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By NATALIE SUMNER LINCOLN !
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Author of The Nameless Mail I
I
stress did Eveljn ccr address her
mother's housekeeper by her first
name. "Thank Ood, jou aro here!"
Mis "Ward gazed at her In alarm.
"What's wiong. Miss Eveljn'' sho
asked "Come inside, Miss," coalngly,
growing conscious that Eveljn was
swajlng upon her feet. Supporting
tho half fainting girl, sho led her Into
tho billiard room which opened from
tho hall to tho right of tho front
door. Once In tho room E el n col
lapsed on tho nearest chair.
"Oh, don't go," sho begged as Mrs
Ward stepped toward the hall. "Don't
loao me "
"Onlv fot a moment, Miss, I left my
bag outside the house," nnd Mrs
Ward, disentangling her skirt from
Eveljn's clutching fingers, dlsappcaicd
nf the Irjiigci'- usheii face and wide
into the hall to ictuin shorth with a
glass of water in one hand and her I
bac In tho othni qhn rironnp.l tho
uag in tho otliei fehe dropped the
latter on Eveljn's trunk
.is she en-
tered the loom
"Take a sip of water, Miss Eveljn,"
sho said, retaining her hold of the
glass as Eveljn's attempts to take it
in her sliakimr hand nroved futile
"Arc Jones and tho cook here?"
"Xo " Eveljn was only equal to
monosyllables
They haven't come!" Mrs. Ward
looked
the setvants
were to leave Atlantic City this mom-1
lng on tho first train. No wonder jou
were frightened, Miss Evelyn, all alone
in this big house."
I
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QlTIWMlTnrTnt
"Rut I was not alone." Evelyn
,usl,etl nsll, th0 emp'y k1qss; sI clt
refreshed by tho cold water und the
prosenco or Mrs. "Ward restored her
to Bomo degrco of composuie. "There's
a dead man upstairs!"
Tho glass slipped from Mrs. Ward's
hand and broko on tho highly pol
ished floor.
, "Aro jou mad?" Mrs. "Ward spoko
more roughly than sho realized, and
Kv elj n's angry flush caused her to
modify her tono to Its customary
civility. "Aro ou in earnest, Miss
Eveljn?" Eelyn nodded vigorously,
nnd Mrs "Waid's comely face paled.
"It's It's not Mr. Burnham?"
"No; I havo necr seen the man bo
foio." (CONTINUED TOXJORROW)
THE DAILY NOVELETTE
A CHANGE OF NAME
l)) Ilortcnse Caldwell
EVIIIA N
beautlfu
MITCHELL faitened her
beautiful fur piece about her neck.
drew on her gauntlet gloves and leaped
' Into the little chocolate-colored roadster
, waiting at the curb One mlnuto later
I slio was speeding down tho elm-bordered
boulevard on her way to tho lower end
1 of tho city.
Arriving there she mado her way to
the second floor of a rickety old build
ing Very gently, she knocked at the
door and after waiting a few minutes
and receiving no answer opened tho
door quietly and peered In. On the touch
a young man lay sleeping quietly. As
Kveln closed tho door his ejes opened
wcarllv, but on tho bight of her faco his
expression changed visibly.
' Good morning," Evelyn greeted him
cneerli
Good molning. Miss Mitchell." ho
answered with a little smllo "Yes," he '
continued In .uiBwer to tho look of In- I
qulry on her face "I really am feeling
1 flnn thlM nmrnlnp. pipn If T rlnn t look
...... ., ... . . - .. . .
"I'm elad to hear vou say that. Mr
Ame" fee", I've brought jou some
oranges fehall I At one for jou 7'
'Thank jou; jou are always thinking
of tlifthlngs I like most. Jf jou will,
please "
A few minutes later, as he was slowly
eating tho sliced fruit, Eveljn spoke
again
"Mr Ames I wish jou wouldn't live
i In this awful place It's no wonder
vou are Kick V'liv. the air Is posltlvclv
blue In lure You told mo once that
vnu could live In a better place If jou
wanted to
"es and I was llvlnir In that 'better
place' up until five weeks ago I had i
only been here four dajs when jou ran
i aciossme "
'Couldn't Jou go back there now ? '
slio asked after a few moment"
ell, not jut now. but some dav I
will I suppose Jou will think It strange
not to tell jou about mjsef but the
, truth of it is It Is not my secret onlj
You see er er '
' Yis, I understand perfectly I would ,
be the Ia"t one to want jou to tell an
other persons stcrrt"
'That Is mighty nice of vou Miss
Mitchell but 1 don t want jou to think I
It is something jou will never know
And don I "-top coming on account of
that will vou'' hr Inquired anxlouslj.
as she started to pick up her fut ,
' N'o, Indeoc' vou 11 have to find some
thing worse thm that to chuse me
awav " she lopmded, laughlnglv
"Well I hope T never lind It then,' he
answered as I p shook ner nana
Two das later Eveljn made another
irln in tlii rnnm nf the little seamstress
fter doing her errand there, she moved
noiselesslv acics the h.ill
'If be is asleep 1 wont disturb him'
she thought just as she put up her hand i
to knock '111 just peek In and see.
and suiting action to the word she
sitting" brh0eOUea1,len reac'rhf ,
holding a. lighted cigar In one hand and I
tii rmtiwH rirmnmlntr nn the table with
tlin nllioP WHVinUt 1Yif) IPC frOni her
" win v ...... ----,. ,- . . Lliui J wu iii ujvuu jvi mi iv, iiuiu
position i:clMi I1 "P ''"""'' ?"' to the law for the sake of this poor
n" Hir Ames Jumn un Blngcris drSp n "ho killed and did not undei- '
the liook Into the chair, push the'clgar ' stand what a crime he was commit- ,
into a tall vase on the mantelpiece auditing. He is only Wild-wit Dlonne"
jump Into bed ' It had corfce bo suddenlj, so wonder-
Tome In,' bang out a doleful voice fuiu sucn. glorious fiult of his own
r.veljn entered and closed the door gacrnco , behalf of these peoolo
ca"vvi,,5 vou are looking entirelv well .that Aldrlch was moved to an act I
this morning I guess titer? wont be which expussed his feelings, even as
much need of my cheering jou up any one of these simple hearted men
longer," phc. said as she shook hands I
Oh, hav, now, I'm not feeling a bit
cood I've been lying here grumbling
e'ljn i looked at him accuslnglv.
tor 1110 U5l lo uuja ,,
' Isn t that cigar liable to go to waste'"
he asked, pointing to the vase on the
ahef ,
Mr Ames leddened "Xo, jou cheer
ful deceiver; I've caught on to vour lit
tle scheme now. And I really can't
come here to see jou now; but jou
- . tins. vnn If 1 -ill Hire ' all A
aTded. smiling adorably.
certainly will I'm .going back to
wot It in the morning, anynaj
Manv evenlmrs like this followed until
their acquaintance becamo nearly trree
months old On evening Mr. Ames be
gan to speak rapldlj-.
"Miss Mitchell, I've got something to
, ,5 mVvheVl" was" sick"' 1?e re 1 e
stopped as she had begun to smllo at
nrBSck twodaj s "
"Yes, and tried your hardest to be for
,u,,reo ,laj3 more'" Keln reminded
him
, "Well.
I did It until your feminine
curiosity led jou to discover me. But
to be serious again; I know jou asked
mo here out of pltj thinking I had no
home, and I certainly appreciate It, even
as long as I have a home "
"A home?"
"Four months ago I was just a lazy
joung man like tho fellows ydu have
around you all the time. Just rich with
nothing to do, jou know. Played tennis
or golf most of my spare minutes and
called on my friends the rest of the
time Well, anjvvay, one of my friends
hefl couldn't IHealono In a secluded
room for three months and earn mjr
living Well, I won the oet, lie con
eluded slowly. '
He turned and saw Evelyn staring at
him with astonished eyeB "You don't
care, Evelyn, do you? he asked.
'Care?' she repealed, 'why, yes,
i riro n. lot "
"Do you mean It? '
"Yes, but first tell me your right
name I presume Chester Ames Is an as
sumed one "
'Mj- namo Is Robert Hawkins "
"But, surely your father Isn't Haw
kins tho steel merchant? '
'He Is, Eveljn, but that doesn't make
the slightest difference. You are Eveljn
Mitchell now, but doesn't the name of
Hawkins appeal to you?'
I think I'd like to be Eveljn Haw
kins," she answered sweetly
The next
Perver&ItJ'.
complete novelette Mlm
THE RED LANE
THE SLAYER OF UEAULIEU
TN THE band of men Aldrlch now
-1- perceived that samo sullen youth
who had driven homo to Monarda Vetal
Bcaullcu's horses on that night when
the officer had been waiting to have
his man's talk with Evangcllno's
father. Ho understood, to his soul's
Joy, that hero undoubtedly awaited
more evldenco in his behalf than mere
confession of a half-wit.
"Vcs, jou shall know, too, M'ser
Aldrlch, for It is right that you should
know. You have put your mind nnd
your strength to tho saving of the
I people of Acadia, nnd you deserve far
1 more than any poor scrvlco they can
return.
"This what we havo done Is only
parfof that service they owe. Thero
have been strango stories on the
border. There was much talk. Thero
woio men who knew tho truth, M'ser,
and tbey had money with which to
cover up that truth. You know that
Vetal Beaulleu came down on tho
poor pcoplo with all his anger, and tho
people wero angry, v too. This man
here, Wild-wit Dlonno, heard what the
peoplo Bald about Vetal Beaulleu. His
brother lost his horso and cows, and
he heard tho children crying for food.
He followed Vetal Beaulleu. And
what did ho do what did Dlonne do
to Beaulleu?" Tho spokesman shook
his finger at the sullen youth,
r.. , . .,,.. ,
Dlonne shot Beaulleu, confessed
nle witness. "Ho camo up behind
i -... ,.i . .i.. a
anu KiioL mm. it was uii uiu wui
east of Monarda,
"Who clso was there?"
"Dao Rol was riding with Beau
lleu" "What more?"
"Davo Hoi took the body and hid It
by tho roadside, and ho went for men
who had smuggled for him, and they
took tho body to the hill where It
was found. Wo wero paid to keep
still."
1 "And jou Know more," Insisted the
I spokesman.
"I know that Dave Bo! had saved
' shells from the gun of the customs
1 man he had found them somewhere
in the north "
Aldrlch, his brain clearing, his
thought rioting, knew where Boi had
obtained those shells Aldrlch had
jacked them out from his rlflo when
' he had stood off the gang which
threatened to puisue vvhen ho had
rescued Evangeline.
"And jou knew that Rol waited
and left Beaulleu's bodj' in the woods
until he had his plot ready, eh?'
"Men weie paid to keep still. I was
paid It was Dave Itol's business. We
have not interfered"
"But how have jou found out all
this how have jou made thebo men
confer AldrhBOjprf.
We weie all men of Acadia. We
have been put In vour debt nnd we
could not pa v. There were rumois.
We hunted down these rumors among
our people And when we had
hunted them to the last coiner v..
R h t to d lBtnted the man.
imlj "We would have paid jou,
M ser Aldrlch, even if wo had paid In
nut lilnnd "We ask onlv one tlilncr
lUot unit will tnonL- or-1 It Im n vprlo 1
would have expressed his own. He
took off ns hat. He looked up at the
. ,
..T ,.,,, ,l,anl, fo .,, r.n,l. fnr
jour wonderful work with the human
heart," he murmured,
Ho cipeu flom his
horse then and
went among them, stammering his
giatltude. Ho clasped their hard
hands and stared at their honest
faces through his tears.
"There are other witnesses who will
come forward we shall know how to
make them come," stated the leadei.
"They must bo assured that they
will bo protected from tho dirty per
secution of Rol, then they will come
forward," cried Aldrlch. "I will use
what little power I possess to guard
them ftom that man."
The man looked at Aldrlch for
some moments, a strange expression
on his countenance.
"You havo not heard, M'ser Officer
of tho Customs' No, It could not be
that you have heard. David Rol
learned of our errand vvhen we came
to hunt rumors to their corner.
"He came raging, to stop us, to
threaten, to frighten those who wece
there to do their duty and take away
this disgrace from the Acadian peo
ple for what could match the dis
grace of letting a good and a brave
man suffer for another's crime.' Wo
do not know Just how it happened
iVfl Barti t-ooHr ti tnlfA f Jin lilntna
w only know we f0Ught back. But
' " , vpr , nave nl atraln"
no one will over fear Dave Rol again.1
"Is ho dead7
"No, ho is blind. We took him home
to the girl who has borne him a child
Perhans he will make a wife of her
1 ! now, for ho must depend upon her eyes
for the rest of his life; and I think
Dave Roi will find that he has no
other frlepd to lead his steps."
Tate was surely meting rewards
and punishments at last with ruthless
and steady hand, so Aldrlch reflected.
He walked to the sheriff.
"We will all go with you to the
border," he said. "We will help you
to perform your dutj', Mr. Sheriff."
Two days later a message came to
Aldrlch; and he could obey that mes
sage, for ho was a free man.
Representative Clifford called him
urgently to tho State Capitol.
Copyrltht. 1019. lr rublto
Ills full heart urged him to hasten
to Evangellno with tho story of their
deliverance, but ho resolutely faced
his duty and hurried south. He know
that one of his faithful Acadian friends
was posting north to Attegat with tho
tale that would brighten a girl's dark
eyes.
"Out of the great troubles of man
kind come the great blessings, after
all," tho patriarch cried, when Aldrlch
found him In the State House. "There's
a chango of heart here, my bo Tho
lawmakers of this Stato aro not mon
sters. They have been stirred up by
what has happened In the north. They
simply havo got to act now. They're
showing their human feelings! That
flood may havo raised tho devil along
the St. John, but It has also washed
some of tho confounded nonsense out
of this legislature. Wo have Intro
duced that land bill again. With
these new troubles of poor Acadia
beforo the people, there Isn't a man
who will daro to oppose It. Sjmpathy
will sit ns tho honorary chairman of
that committe hearing! Como along
beforo It. It's you who can talk to
'em! Tell 'cm tho story of the flood!
Show 'em your blistered hands. We'll
put this thing Into their hearts. Be
foro, at that other hearing, wo were
trying to pound truth through their
hard skulls."
That was a wonderful committee
hearing! Tho big room was packed.
Aldrlch was heard with breathless at
tention. The needs of that people
whom the rest of the State had not
understood mado sure and potent ap
peal to all who listened.
Tho talo of that disaster which had
mado desolate the homes of tho little
settlements touched all hearts.
Tho hero of tho flood did not tell his
own story. Others did that, and men
crowded around to shako his hands
and crv their compliments.
The lawmakers did their duty and
succored a suffering people!
It Is a matter of hlstorj how a great
Stato ,gave fifty thousand acres of
land to worthy settlers who had been
fighting greed and prejudice.
And the story of how It was accom
plished has now been told.
Thus, out of great woe sprang won
drous blessings!
Aldrlch was Impatient to be gone,
to be back again In the north. But he
stayed until tho affairs of Acadia had
been arranged.
I'urther intelligence camo from the
north. Tho men who had undertaken
to run those rumors to their corner
also unearthed the fact that Louis
Blais and Dav id Rol had instigated the
destruction of the big school on the
hill of Attegat. The honest men were
paying their debt of giatltude. and
tho law had Its hand on the shoulder
of that frock-coat whoso tails Blais
had flaunted so boldlj-.
The Gov ernor of the state sent for
Aldrlch one day before the joung
man left tho capital citj
"Of course, there is no other man
so well fitted ns jou to servo as chair
man of tho commission which I shall
appoint to review claims and appor
tion this land t6 tho settlers along the
border. Mi. Aldrlch. I earnestly le
quest jou to accept the appointment.
The appioprlation will afford lucrative
emplovment. and the position will lead
to better things, I am sure."
He had been dreading his return to
Red Iano for many weeks. Its duties
had become hateful; its peril" had
pursued him i emorselesslj-. He thank
ed tho Governor with a full heart and
laid1 aside the eagle badge forever.
Eagerly Aldrlch prepared for his re
turn to Attegat as the commissioned
head of the new board on state lands,
impatient to begin ills important em
ployment, knowing that ho understood
tho people and could deal Justlj. He
nnIUn,1 , Mm flnrttl-ia hot tVv(a noHln
I trill I.CU .J II1VT m.)HiiiJ ii imv nun uviiiuu
of the state meant. It meant Attegat
newly established, the homes of the
people assured, bojs and girls given
opportunities to remain on tho soil
which they loved, the ties of kindred
knitted forever in one gieat and con-
tented communitj-,
That he, personally, was to have so
great a part in the readjustment of
DREAMLAND ADVENTURES
Iiy DADDY
"THE VANISHING FISH"
(In Hi" story Pcpgy and Billy o
on a fishing trip and some awrpriainj
things happen. i
Peggy and Billy Go risking
;T)EGGY, O Pcggj-, why sleep so
Jl late?
Come, let's go fishing, I have the bait."
BUI j-. singing this song lustily, awak
ened Peggy just as the first crimson
rajs of the morning sun crept beneath
her window shades She was so sleepy
she didn't want to rouse from her slum
bers, but Billy's Invitation: "Let's go
fishing, I have tho bait," was too allur
ing to 'resist. In almost less time tlran
It takes to tell she was In her clothes
and out the door.
"See my new pole, line, and tackle,"
cried Billj-. "The Ciant of tho Woods
gavC them to me for a birthday present.
I bet I could catch a whale with this
outfit"
' Gracious, they don't catch whales
with poles and lines," replied Peggj',
who had heard an old sailor friend tell
about a whaling trip. 'They shoot 'em
with harpoon guns"
"Well, anywaj, 'I can catch blue gills
or maybe a bass," Insisted Billj'. "And
besides I don't believe there are any
whales In our river. But I know a
deep hole where there are lots of other
fish "
It was a lovely morning and all the
birds were out getting their break
fasts. "Where are jou going, Trlncess
Peggy?"-rattled Kingfisher from a dead
tree overhanging the water,
"I'm going aflshlng, sir," she an
swered. "Then come up here and we will dlvo
together," screamed Kingfisher.
' Oh, but .we are going Ashing with
Billy Belgium's new pole and line,"
replied Peggy.
"Rattle! Rattle. Rattle! That's no
Leaser Co. B HAYWARD
By HOLM AN DAY
A Romance of the Border
the rights of a. people meant more to
him than tho returns In money,
though he owned to himself that this
money would play an Important-part
In a matter nearest to his Heart.
So he hurried back, when his work
at tho Stnte House was finished, to
Attegat nnd to Evangeline And
again, as ho had confessed to himself
onco on the long road, he knowt that
his eagerness to bo gone, his ardor of
haste, his longing to be once more Iti
the north, were Inspired by tho girl
who was waiting up there for her
lovor! ,
THE GIFTS IN THE LAP OF JUNE
JUNE camo to Attegat 'onco more,
swinging her censers of nnmU
haze abovo the domed hills and over i
tho twinkling river.
June laughed that year. June rioted
in masses of herbage on tho alluvial
meadows where tho floods had dump
ed tho rich new soil. Tho people of
tho border laughed, too, for Joy had
been born out of sorrow, good fortune
out of tribulation.
Patiently, Justlj', sympathetically,
three earnest men wero distributing
the lands to the settlers; and Norman wc
Aldrlch was that one of tho thrco who
was most exalted In tho minds of a
thankful people.
On tho hill which dominated tho vil
lage of Attegat hammers clanged and
saws rasped from dawn till dusk, for
tho big school was rising from itfi .
ashes again, more spacious than be
fore.
Tho merry music of that Industry '
camo In at tho open windows of Ma
dame Oullletto's cottage, and tho cray
on portrait of the deceased Monslcui
Outllett grinned most amiably, But If
departed spirits can, an the widow of s
Monsieur Oullletto so fondly believed,
show delight through tho agency of
their portraits, it Is not at all probable
that llo was rejoicing that day over
the diligence of carpenters. There
must be morn heart-Interest In mattem '
which can draw tho attention of a
spirit from affairs of paradlso to v
things of earth.
There was heart-Interest that dav
In the cottage where the portrait
smiled.
There was subdued bustle In tho i
home of Madame Oullletto quiet,
happy bustle. Only two wero there,
the madamo and Evangeline Beaulleu.
"Yes, the kitchen and the little bed
room are cnouch for me." sighed Ma- ',
damo Oulllette. surveying her work of -
removal of her belongings, examining
with glistening ejes the new furnish-
ings which had taken the place of
her own plain household goods. "For
I shall not marry, Mam'selle. That ft.
settled! Ho has frowned many times
vvhen I have been tempted. You may
see how happj' ho seems now that I
have given up tho thought forever."
"Yes." admitted Evangeline, her
cheeks rosy, "he has a wonderfully
happy look. Everybody seems to be
happy todaj" i
"Ah, Mam'selle," returned tho ma
dame, ai chly, "vvhen love lias scrubbed
the looking-glass of life all so clean
and bright, and you look into It on
jour wedding day with a smile, surely
the world must smile back!"
She camo to the blushing girl, put
her motherly arms about her and led
her toward the door.
"You shall go Into the garden now
and sit and dream, for the dreams of
the wedding day aro the sweetest
dreams of all life. My hands shall do
what Is to be done within here. That
will be my happiness, Mam'selle. You
shall cut tho roses and lay them In
this basket so that they may be ready
when I come to tho last task, for you ,
shall come in tonight from under theij
stars to rest under the roses." ,
Love makes poesy blossom In the.
plainest life; Madamo Oullletto felt
the Influence of it, and her Acadian
nature voiced that poesy as best -she
could.
Evangeline, In the garden, felt It
more deeply and did not attempt to
voice it. j
(CONTINUED TOMORROW)
"Where are you going, Frinceis
Teggy?" rattled Kingfisher
way to fish. I'll bet I got more thaiy
you do," responded Kingfisher.
"I'll take that bet," said Billy. r"Th
one who has the fewer fish at the end
of the next hour will have to give all
his catch to the other. How's that?"
"Fine!" exclaimed Kingfisher, and
away he flew.
"Good morning, Trincess Peggy,
where aro you going," rasped Blue
Heron from the reeds.
"We're going aflshlng, sir," she an
swered. 'Then come wading with me, and we
will fish together," replied Blue Heron.
"But wo are fishing with Billy Bel
gium's new pole and line," responded
Peggy.
"Heck! Heck! Heck! I'll bet a dozen
fish against your hook and lino that
I'll have more fish than jou at the end '
of the hour."
"It's a bargain," said Billy.
Peggy ahd Billy hurried along until
they came upon Lonesomo Bear sitting
beside the stream.
"Where are you going. Prlncta
Peggy and Billy Belgium?" asked Lone
some Bear,
' Wle are going aflshlng, sir," they an.
swered. "With our hook and line."
"Ho, ho, ho !" laughed Lonesome Bear
'That's no way to catch fish, YoiT
ought to use your claws. I'll bet a
week's supply of fish I'll show a bigger ''
stack than you do at the end of the "
hour." ,
"I'll race you," replied Billy Belgium
and he hurried Peggy on to the deep
hole so that he could begin, right away
But when they parted the bushes on
the bank above the deep hole, they
found another fisherman already there
He W03 a red-headed lad, barefooted'
and wearing no hat.
"Here, you get out of here! This is
my fishing hole!" exclaimed Billy Bel
glum, The red-headed boy turned his head
and to peggys surprise she sawithat hhi
eyes were filled with Uars. But though
he waB weeping, t wasn't because he
was a coward. He shook the tears from
hla eyes and Jumped to his-feet, doubling
up his flats.
"You're fishing hole, Indeed I lf xny
fishing hole until I catch a breakfast for
my hungry mother and sisters, and 14
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