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Evolyn Preston, returning to her
homo In "Washington unexpectedly,
finds tho house deserted. After tin
Interval of two hours sho discovers
ft dead man in tho library. Ho wasn't
thero when sho nrrlved. Tho Coro
ner declares tho man hart been dead
twelvo hours. Then who, Evelyn
vranta to know, rant? tho library hell
Immediately befoio sho found tho
body? Nobody Knows tno deceased.
Thoso present nt various stages of aenue. I
field. Doctor Hoyden. Captain ,V.i VI,. frnn., , ., ,, I
nard. Peter Uurnliam t,veivns
stepfather), James Palmer. Mrs
"Ward, tho housekeeper, and Jones,
tho butler.
THEN READ THIS
. ,. battered return reglsteied malt card "" Eveljn told mc " Mai inn did a duel, but as Mr. Bumham was an
BURNHAM. who had been 010 i g Mnrian took ,ho cm, Qn(, ,tIU,let, the I1()t Ulllk u neCessarj to add that American who did not bellevo in duel
o er tho Coroners remarks, stopped i ,. .. , , ,.,.. ,.,.,,, i,,i ,i ,l,i i , ...... .. ., ffi , ...,
his rcstlos walk about the loom, and
thereby collided with James Palmer,
whoso bulky form dwarfed Mrs Burn
ham's Empiro furniture.
"Why'd you tell mo In the hall that
you held an Inquest and then deny it
Jn hero"' ho asked. "Was it because
TSvcUn was present.. I
"J, i, Mr Burnham you havo things
mixed.' protested Penfleld "I ncer
mentioned an inquest but said wo had
held an autopsv "
"Ah, and with what results'"' asked
Hayden "Or is it not permissible to
tell now""
"Oh, no. It will be In the morning
papers, so I am breaking no con
fidence" rentield moed nearer the
flvo men who had grouped them-elvcs
about the grand piano. On submit
ting the gastric contents to tests wo
found the presence of a solution of
hj'drocj anic acid "
Majnard broke tho ensuing silence (
"Hjdrocyanlc acid," he repeated "Isn't
that a form of prusslc nciir"
"Yes; and In a diluted form some
times giv en for stomach disorders "
responded Penfield. At his answer
Burnham sat down suddenh as if
stricken. His action was only ob
served by Hayden and Palmer Ten
field's attention being focused upon
Maynard who stood gar.ing nt him
across the piano with expressionless
face.
"Prusslc acid,' he murmured. "Ah
Penfleld, that bears out my theory "
"And what Is xour theor "" de
manded Mitchell quickly, bending for
ward. "That- tho man committed suicide '
Seeing tho incredulity with which his
statement was received, Majnard ad
ded: "Had the man beenmurdercd lit
would instantly havo detected the
presence of prusslc acid thero is ni
disguising tho taste of bitter almonds '
"Yes. thero is," retorted Coroner
Penfleld. 'The dose in this Instance
was administered in a cordial which in )
itself contains the same bluer flavor
cherry brandy."
The "Ace"
M
A1UAN VAN NESS detached her
self from tho stream of people
moving slowly up Seventeenth street
and raced to the opposite curb, onlj
arriving in time, however, to see the
Mount Pleasant car "jail serenely bv.
A second, third, and fourth car, their
passengers clinging like ants to steps
and even fenders, rounded tho curve
without stopping nnd continued up
Connecticut avenue. In despair Mar
Ian turned about and tucking the
papers she carried moro securely un
der her arm, set out for the Burnham
house. She had walked but a third
of the way when a man fell into step
with her and looking around she found t
Rene La Montagne by her side
"Ah! Captain, good afternoon," she
exclaimed. 'Did you receive my tel-
phono message?"
"But jes, madame, and I hurried
most quickly to the State Department
only to find jou gone." The French
officer reached over nnd took her small i
bundle of papers. "Permit that I carry
them," ho said with a quick courtly
bow, and taking possession of the
papers ha slipped them inside tho
pocket of his blue tunic. "Tell me,
and
madame, you have seen Evelyn
Marian read in his eyes tho passion
even Evelyn's name kindled in the I
gallant officer and her heart throbbed .
xvith tho quick and ready sympathy I
every woman feels for truo romance '
"Yes. I am on my way to Join
Evelyn now," she answered. "Frankly,
Captain, what has estranged you two?"
La Montagne's expression grew '
troubled. "It is not of my making,'
ho protested. "Mj letters remain un
answered "
"Are you quite certain, Captain,
that Evelyn received jour letters''" i
"But yes," and as she would havo ,
spoken ho added rapidly "When I j
cabled that I would arrive shortly in
this country, having been detailed
hero to instruct in tho aviation, and
received no reply I questioned in my
mind If Evelyn had received it Get
ting leave, I went to Chelsea and call
ed upon Mr. and Mrs, Burnham "
'You did!"
' "Of courso, madame." La Montagne
emphasized his remarks with gestlcu-
' Iatlons eminently characteristic of his
race, "It was my misfortune that
Evelyn was away, and through some
Inadvertence my cablo had not been
: forwarded to her. I had but a few
hours in Chelsea, but upon my return
to duty I wrott to Evelyn a letter
' requiring a reply, andil sent It by
what you call registered post."
"And she answered your letter?"
"No." In spite of his efforts to keep
J;ls tone expressionless the monosyl
iJiMo betrayed emotion.
. MA-t. -... -. nlm tfr 4V,at 17lflw
. ' X 11111 UU vail HlVO 11. vim MVV.J.
-navar rtuv-lvfiil vour letter." exclaimed
Tnrlnn vehementlv.
r ij- .-
i . "You think notl" La Montagne's
f ' J.iA 1t,-t,anAA ItiAn nil "Tint TinCT 1fl
that within tho possible? The return
curd bore her signature of receipt."
1 'Marian utoppod and stared at th
"Wi Iimnn "Iter slirnatura? Are
r v '"
l&dkm aulte aura?"
t 'f ytk.Ijmfrms 1 have Ta - f vtr
i
letters too often to bo mistaken," re--sho Is still truo," ho began Inco
torted La Montague. 'Sho signed tho heiently "Ah, you have brought mo
receipt" 'nows tho most good let us hurry to
Marian resumed her walk up tho Eveljn"
street, a puzzled frown creasing her' 'Wait Just a moment," and Marian
forehead "Where did jou send the Ia,d " detaining hand on tho impct
lettcr?" sho asked. i uotis rrenchman's arm. "Wo must
'To Burnham Lodge, Chelsea, New ! sltt ,l11'' out a blt "rht- How oro
Jersey" Jow receded nt Uurnhnm Lodgo and
Marian quickened her paco to avoid i by vnom?'
being run down by a speeding auto- "JIost cordially by both Mr. and
mobile as they crossed Massachusetts , Mrs' Burn,nnl "
breathless from her exertions
I 'liom tho sanio place." La Mon-
tagno fumbled in mi Insido pocket I
"But i lew," ho snld, holding up a much i
j,.v.-,jjia
clear and distinct signature in
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iiP'' mm lliffn i
MHlHr ' mil Uln
"Ah, captain, good afternoon!'' ie exclaimed
J
siicni-e, then handed back the Mis Yv aril s room, and pouit-d out htr leavo Paris," ictorted Mailan "and
I story of love, misunderstanding and Mr "Buiiilum Is a. man who harbors
can only tell jou," sho stated ' lu!t letters with such pathos that grievances I fear, Captain, that he
, ?Ied
card
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slowly, "that Evelvn spent tho entire
summer in a convent out West, slio
has not been nt Burnham Lodge for a '
vear."
Tne
rrenchman stared at her
"What is it jou sa?" ho exclaimed1'010 the twentj-four hours were over,
In deep astonishment, and Marian ie-,dml if- lls ",ll lla(i beSu" to suspect,
neated her statement. "Hut it is not ''llP foulld u,at Peculiar methods were
possible!" he ejaculated. 'Not pos
sible' '
' Yes It is," Marian's face expressed
indomitable determination. "And I
can't have Evelvn's happiness jeop-,wa'3 " Paris''
nrdlzed by ' Sho stopped to vvavoi "No" The Frenchman tempered tho
her hand to Dr. Hayden, Dan Maj-
nard, and James Palmer, who w hit ltd
by In nn automobile. La Montagne,
who ha1 ralsed nis luln(1 In saluto as
tne otner men mieu. ineir nais,
whirled back to Marian, his face
angnt.
"Evelyn has not lost her affection:
CHIRRUP!
Cheer up, Bllliklns' Do not get tho blues'
Every soldier has a grind before the glorj- comes.
Wipes his little nose just so, is careful with his shoes-
There's something moro In soldiering than marching vnh ih diums!
Getting up and setting up, hiking in the cold
Little wearj", dreary things that mako the soldier bold
Cheer up, -Bllliklns' Shoot old Carking C'ate'
Great men in tho making ne'er escape the daily iiml
Little duties must be done you'll find them everywhere
In the boil of drudgery grow blossoms of the mind
Before you drink Dame Fortune's draught jou've got to fill the cup
Little-drops-of duty-done! So, Bllliklns, cheer up'
GItir ALEXANDER.
"SOMEBODY'S STENOG"Jinmw Is Lona-Winded -:- -:- -:- :- v om. mo. by FDb. i.edr c
k'LO MOTH-AH. AMVP THERe's A LETTR I 1 O-Oo! ITS h ' I m'PasLs' H SfVEWl5SA I A HE SAVS h J
.M. . Ahimt,: , ,. .,,..:kk,, rr V -wife--' fiiiiteiifrWirriirWiMife fliiltiiiiVi iiiftih ffrifr iimfiTMBBBtefcifef I.-
"Wius that tho first tlmo jou had
"No. oh. no. we. hnvn met hofnrn In
Pails and I saw Mrs, Burnham when
'" ' rK ii-ming my American
cousins. It was In mv cousin's house
"'.it I met Eveljn
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puz-lbiiif nap aftu her all night vigil in J
Maiian had piomptlj championed her
causo with every impulse 6f her lojal
nature. Having met Captain La Mon
tagne earlier In tho summer she had
tht" am1 tHer we1 to ee hlm 1,e
bcing used to estrange the lovers, she ,
decided to try to aid them.
"Captain," sho commenced, "did you
see much of Mr. Burnham when ho
brief answer with an explanation.
"Mr Burnham Is eomc years older and I
vve are not what you might call" ho I
paused, searching for a word "In
sjmpathj.
"i Eee " Marian stared thought-
fully nt a passing touring car. "It
I must have been fully five jears ago,
ivft feffl'''' i
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By NATALIE SUMNER LINCOLN
Author of "The Nameless Man"
but was thero not some story about
Mr Uurnliam when he was in Paris?"
Thero was a pause, and when ho
spoke, tho rrenchman confined him
self to tho word: "Vcr."
Marian's eyes lighted. "My memory
sometimes plajs mo tricks,'" sho said.
"What vvtro-thc letnlls7"
ha Montagno did not ntiwer at onco.
"It was not bo much," ho began.
"Count Andro do Sartiges and Mr.
Burnham had a disputo at Long
champs, and tho next afternoon Andre
Mapped Mr. Burnhnm's face in tho
club."
wnu wiuu Happened then?" per-
.slsted Marian as ho stopped,
"Nothing" La Montagno shrugged
his shouldeis "In I'ranco It meant
111115, uiu iLii.iii vu3 buun lorgouen
"All the samo Mr. Burnham hid to
does not favor jour engagement to
Dvelj n
La Montagno transfuired his regard
from Marian to a colored passerby
and the woman hapDenlng to catch
his eje, started back, alarmed. After
ho and Marian pasbed, tho woman
turned and rcgaided their backs be-
foro continuing on her waj
.., ,fpect ,0 ,oocd dat away whe
he heed a nun," she ejaculated. "An"
from de medal3 he's awearin', ho
musta seen a pilo ob Huns, but why
fo' ho look at a lespectablo "olored
lady llko ho wanter murder her."
Totally unawaro of tho sentiments
))0 had aroused, La Montagne strolled
b Marian's sldo for some moments In
jllencc.
' "Madamo Burnham has given me
letters of intioductlon to friends and
her husband has Invited me to their
house," he bald at last. "To question
Mr Burnham's fi lendshlp "
"Is wise," supplemented Marian
1 softly. Tho rrenchman remained
silent and she added with vehemence:
'Because when Mr. Burnham's ani
mosity w suppressed It Is all the moro
dangeious. Take a friendly tip fiom
me, do not trust hlm, and remember,
do has gieat influence over his wife"
"If Eveljn will but marry me we!
need not heed Burnham," exctalmcd
La Montagne.
I "And what have you to live on if
jou married without Mrs. Burnham's
consent" asked Marian dryly. "Ah!
forgive me," as La Montagne colored
hotly under his tan, "By the terms of
C Z))VVr W? AE.HAVB-"S
. T
her father's will Evelyn can only in
herit her fortune by marrying to suit '
her mother. If Mrs. Burnham dlsap
prov cs, the fortune gops to her Instead
of to Evelyn.
"Wills! Bah!" La Montagno's ges
tures wero expressive. "I adoro
Eveljn, nbt her money. If Lo Bon'
Dleu be so good as to spare mo '
through this war Evelyn will not bo
badly off, as I will eventually inherit
nly unclo's estate." Ho turned elo
quent, appealing ccs to Marian. "Ah,
madame, use jour kind offices that I
may see Evelyn now."
'Not now, tomorrow," Marian tem
pered her refusal with a warm bright
mllc. "Call It what you will, Cap
tain a sixth sense, or woman's Intui
tion but do- not trust Peter Burn
ham " Sho stopped and held out her
hand. "I will not let you como
further," she stated positively as ho
started to remonstrate "I will tele
phone jou and anything sent In my
care will always reach" Evelyn. Good
by," and not waiting to hear his
hearty thanks sho turned down tho
street and ran up the Burnhanis'
Bteps.
Jones opened tho front door for her
w ith gusto.
I ho confided to her. "And the mas
ter's out. Shall I bring a cup of tea
to your room, Mrs. Van Ness?"
"No, thanks, Jones, it is too near
dinner time," and Marian, not glanc
ing insido tho drawing room door us
she passed down the hall, mounted the
stnlrcase to tho second floor. Sho went
at once to Evelyn's room, and to her
disappointment found it emptj'. Paus
ing undecidedly nt tho door, sho finally
ciossed the hall to her bedroom and,
taking off her hat, wasted no time in
dressing for dinner.
(CONTINUED TOMORROW)
DEMOCRATIC GERMANY
REMAINS A MENACE
English Journalist Says Republic Has
Same Principles as
Autocracy
THOSE who havo never understood
either the war or the peace aro now
overynhere telling us to forgive, In the
sense of foiget, sajs G. 1C Chesterton in
tho Illustrated London News. But t.iev
miss the fact that there is really no
quest'on of foigctf illness Nobody Is
going to forget that Verdun Is battered
or Belgium laid wahtc.
It Is not a question of reparatlun or
no reparation ; it is a question of Im
posing tho labor of It on thoso who
sinned or on thoso who suffered. Sonie
bodj' will pay to rebuild the house that
was burnt, if we do not ;iunish the in
cendiary, wo shall punish the house
holder. This moral point la childishly
plain: but when It is uiged the answer
Is, of courf-e, to draw a distinction be
tween the Trubslan Government and tho
German people But this contention also
depends on a somewhat similar fallacj,
which it will be well even now to note.
There Is a very simple quest'on to ask
about how far most Germans had anj"
responsibility for flght'ng It Is to ask
how many Germans had any delicacy
about winning Manj' doubtless had an
Increasing dislike of losing, anil have
now a very full and final dlsl ke of hav
ing lost But all would agree that,
whether or no the game was worth play
ing, It was certa'nly not worth losing
Common sense will take It for a fact,
t think, that Germans would have
unanimously welcomed a full German
mabtery of Europe. The great query of
the future Is whether they still desire
what they so lately demanded, and
whether they will again demand It. It
is here that It Is bo vital to emphasise
tho more fundamental nature of tho Teu
tonic claim It is not, and it never was,
mero despotism or mere militarism. It
is a mucn more ueep ana in a sense a
much more defensible, Sophistry. It Is,
Indeed, a denial of democratic equality i
but what it denies is rather the equalltj'
of races than the equalltj- of men. It
wan tip pr hn miiph tlin riclit of llnlipti.
zollerns to rule Germans as the right of
. ,. ...
more difficult for a. German Presidunt
to Invoke humanity than for a German
emperor to Invoko God. Tho king claimed
God for the work of the most atheistic
of kings, Frederick the Great. The pro
fessor may claim humanity for tho work
of tho most inhuman of professors, Karl
Marx. ,
The theory remains that the state Is
tho only absolute in morals that Is,
that there Is no appeal from It o God
or man, to Christendom or conscience,
to the- Individual or the family or tho
fellowship of nil mankind. The very
theory that was tho ethical excuse of all
their crimes In the past Is the first prin
ciple of their political philosophy for the
future Tho fact Is surely very relevant
to the problem of any remaining menace
from tho Germans In practice they
camioj at present equip themselves with
the power to attack Europe. But they
have at least equipped themselves with
a theory which Is suitable for any such
purpose. With their Intellectual theories
we aro still at Intellectual war, though
we can all hopo that It. will remain nn
Intellectual war. The conversion of Ger
many would doubtless he a greater thln,g
than tho conquest of Germany; but Ger
many must bo converted to something
moro eommon to mankind than to ono
of the cold fancies of one of her own
fantastic professors.
DREAMLAND AD VENTURES -By Daddy
THE VANISHING FISH
(Ullll has a flaMno contest with
Kingfisher, lilac Hcion ami Lone
some Hear. Just when ho thinks he
Is going to lose the contest, fish bcfldi
to rain from the air.)
The Mystery Is Solved
AS suddenly as It began, the finny
shower ended, leaving dozens of fine
fish flopping on tho banks.
"Where do jou suppose they camo
from?" asked Peggj-
"I can't understand unless they were
drawn up In n. waterspout and dumped
on shore," replied Billy.
"I tell jou the place Is bewitched,"
Insisted Pat. "These are maglo fish,
and In a mlnuto they'll vanish."
"They look real enough," declared
Billy, "and I'm going to gather them
up " Ho set about filling tho baskets
with fish with Peggy and Pat helping
him. After loading tho baskets they
mado piles of tho remaining fish, cover
ing them with wet leaves to keep the
fish fresh.
No sooner had they finished when they
heard a loud rattling, a clacking, nnd a
grunting, as Klngllbher, Bluo Heron, and
Lonesome Bear rushed up to claim their
bets Kingfisher and Illuo Heron had
their families nlong, each of them loaded
with a fish, whllo Lonesome Bear was
hugging a heap of fish In his paws like
a boy carrying nn armful of wood,
"Give me jour pile of fish. I've won,"
rattled Kingfisher.
"Give mo my hook and line. I've
won I" creaked Blue Heron.
"You'll havo to supply mo with flsh
for a week. I've won," growled Lone
some Bear.
"Ha, ha, hoj Is that all tho fish you
have?" laughed Billy, casting an eye
over their showings "Look here, will
jou!" With a wave of his hand he
scattered the leaves covering tho piles of
fish, and with another wave ho opened
tho baskets.' Kingfisher, Bluo Heron,
BRUNO DUKE,Solver of Business Problems
By HAROLD WHITEHEAD, Author of "The Business Career of Peter Flint," etc.
(Copyright)
PROBLEM OF THE EMPTY
MANSION
What Is Your Decision?
AT the end of August wo had a cer- '
tilled public accountant audit tho
books of "The Barracks," and to our
delight wo showed a profit of $3G00 for i
the three months
Carpenter Insisted on waiting until
then before coming to a decision. Evpn
though he thought that Betterly was a I
possible buyer, ho refused to go ahead
on Uuke's plan till tt was demonstrated
that the place could pay as a hotel
Blood was delighted he's frankly
anxious to go ahead, but needs tho
money which Carpenter must find.
"I'll tell J'ou wlit we'll do next year, '
ho explained enthusiastically to ine
"We'll build twcntj-flve little bungalows
for a few hundred dollars each and drop
'em all over tho place Kent them to
families for tho season and let tlum
come to the big house for their meals
Gosh, but there's a lot of bj--products
to be gotten from this place."
Boardman has been a confounded
nuisance He'd, had people call at tho
place and, after looking around, say so
cverjbody can hear:
"The place Is hopeless ; no really nice
people would come to such an out-of-the-wnj-
place," and things llko that.
A few people did leave, but we man
aged" to let the rooms as quickly as thej
wero vacated
Duke saw at onco that Boardman
wanted to put the place ' in bad" so that
It would lose money and bo kill off Car
penter. Duke finally upset that tactic by get-
, , v.., . ..
iiiiK me rcuucKiiiiia ml itw iuih nc
knows them slightly) to paj a weel.-enu
visit. He had notices put In the New
York papers with tho result that four
"first families" spent a few weeks with
us Tho other guests were, of course,
mightily pleased with themselves in be
ing "in the crowd "
As Boardman couldn t kill business,
ho tried to buy the place over Duke's
head. He told M ss t'arstairs that he'd
"give $35,000 right away, but only $25,
000 after that man Duke has milked tho
place of anj thing worth while there"
He tried to make her believe that Duke
was exploiting tho place Miss limits,
however, Knew Boardman of old, and
while sho was dubious of Duke's suc-
ctss, she preferred his plan rather than
1 1, nccer)t --""'s offer. She
fort, urged her beloved "Barbata
there
to re
fuse his offer, which she did. Boardman
then left with threats of what ho'd do
when the Bmash camo and tho bank
foreclosed."
It required all Miss Benks s art of
persuasion and all of Duke's calm con
fidence to win tho day.
It all hung on Carpenters decision,
for Duke refused to consider a lower
offer. Ho followed Up other prospects,
but nono looked at all promising, ex
cepting Carpenter and Blood.
Ono day carpenter salu muntly to
Duke:
"Look here, Mr. Duke, are you play
ing mo against that fellow Betterly?
I.'vo seen him hero onco or twice, but
never to speak to except, 'How do' and
'it's a nice daj'.' Is ho Interested In tho
place?"
"No," Duke said frankly, "he's a good
friend and a wonderful advertising man.
Ho prepared all tho copy which filled
this hotel "
"Good heavens !" Carpenter snapped,
"I understood he was a prospective pur
chaser. I never questioned It nnd so
never asked "
"He came here to talk business with
me, for ho works with mo on many of
my cases Ho also wanted to see tho
place, bo that ho could write moro ef
fective advertisements.
"Then," said tho surprised Carpenter,
"jou really haven't any one else in view
but me?"
"I could hardly say that, for I have
several pcoplo who havo expressed In
terest but I, believe you are the best
man to make a 'go' of It and to mako
"Your mother and sisters will not
Iiavc to worry about food for a
long, long time"
and Lonesome Bear looked at tho fish
with nstonlshed ejes
" 'Taint fair!" They cried with one
volco. "You liaven't hod time to catch
nil thoso fish since wo sto " they
paused in confusion.
"Aha, I knew you wero tho ones
who took my fish," exclaimed Billy.
"But jou didn't catch all those too!"
protested Kingfisher, Blue Heron nnd
Lonesomo Bear.
"That doesn't make any difference,"
spoke up I'eggj-. "The terms of the
contest were that the winner was the
ono who had the most fish at tho end
of tho hour, and Billy had tho most,
and ho didn't snitch them either, as
certain creatures I know did."
"Billy wonK Billy won!" came a Joj--ful
chorus from the trees and all about.
And out Into view flashed dozens of
birds, General Swallow, Mr. Itobln,
Iteddy Woodpecker, Blue Jay, and all
tho rest. And from the bushes rushed
Balky gam, Johnny Bull and Billy
Goat brajlng barking and bleating at
the samo time.
"Ha, now I know all about thoso
i money for yourself. With Blood to man
ago It and Betterly as your adver
tising manager Its success is assured.
1 What Is your decision?"
TOUAVS IlthINi;SS OUI3STION
What s an "associatio7i"t
Answer will appeal Momlay.
ajsiai;ii to j:sti:uiavs busi
ness (JCKSTION
A "mortgnge" is a conditional
conveyance of property, to become
lonl upon fujilim nt of the condi
tion, as the payment of a Hole,.
rn this space Mr. Whitehead will an
sttrr readers' business questions on buy
ing, selling, advertising and employment.
Business Questions Answered
.. Jil5loso hercullh "omo cummentH on my
work ri R character rearlcr. Many pooplo
he susBested n.alilnK this my life work
Have never lx.cn a professional reailer. but
?hC il?1' lomitI ny talent to Homo wor
,,, J i?h".vk, ' order to keep up to tho min
ute, with this faxclnatlnu work
Do nn thlnb time. n ,i..i , ,.. ...- -..-
j for thi, workT "cHAKACTUn UEADKll
I do not think j'ou can hope for any
kind of recognition until ou have re
duced jour analysis of character to a
science
You can hnrdly hope to havo solons
consider your work as a constructive
"dence thereforo worthy of stato rec
ognitionuntil jou can tell others how
to do w hat J ou do
This does not mean that vour ability
has no voice In the world, for jou could,
1 nm sure, make a good llvlnj- by It, but
it win ou cunsiucrcu as a tan
Interesting stunt rather than n turinim
matter. VOII Will lwi n thn cntm nv it.
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i itinerant pnrenoiogists
Why not work un n. viunlpvllln nnt nt
it It would prove Interesting and
amusing Another Idea get one of the
Lyceum Bureaus to book a speaking tour
for you. After a talk In a town jou
THE DAILY NOVELETTE
NAMING THE BABY
By Mary
JOHN MERRILL and His wife, Lena, i She stopped short at the perfectly au
and the two nearest in-laws sat In r,1!e "Joash !" that Issued from the -solemn
conclave In the pleasant living I Iiurfced-up lips of tho other grandmother
room of the Merrill homo
'I he occasion was an important one,
being that of choosing a nanio for the
recently arrived heir. At llrst thoucht
t might seem a very simple matter toj
nctci-t a. u.llliu IUI UIO MIIUH Ult OI I1U-
inanity lying in tho white crib standing
on the rug; but only those having been
hrough tho ordeal of finding a name
pleasing to a perfeetly new ftitl er and
mother not to mention tVo grandmoth
ers of quite opposlto Ideas on the sub
iect could possibly understand the dif
ficulties of the situation
fe'a the young mother was on the verge
if tears, and her husband was on the
point of making unseemly remarks to
e two grandmothers becauso of their
persistence in advocating their own In
dividual cholco of a name for tbeli
"Ipless grandson Grandmother Grlf
II th favored Adoniram, but Giandmoth
er Merrill had como out strong for
Joash, as being an old family name
"And a hotter man than your great
Tandfather, Joash Merrill, never trod
shoe-leather, John !" sho declared with
some vehemence, as she pointed a con
vincing finger at her son, "Ho was al-
vajs first and foremost In all good
vork In his native town, and I should
be proud to havo your son bear tho
same name. How does It strike jou J"
Evidently It did not meet with much
vor for her son gave a prolonged
vhlstle. und Grnndmother Gitfllth an
lually long sniff; whllo her daughter
smothered an exclamation of dismay
'hen her husband kicked her foot un
der the ttl,, " " --hr Morrill was
to sense the antagonistic attltud
of her cuu .... leaned hack In
r chali In dlmilfled Bilence, nfter ut
tering a curtly abused'
"Oh, of course, I shouldn't wish to dlc-
ate at all. in tho choice of a name for
n- own grandson, though It does seem
as If "
By HAYWARD
ntjsterlcs," cried Teggy. "You birds and
animals have been playing trlckn on us"
"But they were good tricks," brayed
Balky Sam. "I saw these scamps
cheating, bo I got tho birds to holp me
nnd wo cheated a bit, too."
"Wo cheated only in fun. Wo were
going to tell BHIj," exclaimed Loncsoms
Bear.
"And we cheated In fun, too, nnd It
was verj-. very funny I Hee-haw 1 Hee.
haw! Hee-haw I" laughed Balky Sam.
"And the funniest thing of nil was when
we animals dragged Peggy and Billy
and Pat Into tho water and gave 'cm
a bath. Hee-haw Hee-haw I Hee
haw I"
"No, I think the funniest thing was
when wo birds made you think It was
raining Jlsh. Twitter! Twitter! Twit,
tcr!" laughed General Swallow.
"But who caught the fish?" asked
Peggy.
"Oh, all tho other Kingfishers nnd
Herons and Bitterns," answered General
Swallow. "And when these scamps stole
jour fish wo stolo their flsh, so you ar
even on that score."
"Are jou all bewitched? Are J'OU
talking to theso birds nnd animals?"
stammered Tat, look'ng at Peggy and
Billy In open-mouthed wonder.
"Sure, vve're talking to them," said
Peggy. "Wo haven't time to explain
now, for wo must get these flsh to your
house."
"Why, we can't eat all thoso flsh,"
stammered Pat. "
"Hut j'ou can sell them," answered
Blllj-. "And then you'll havo so much
money that your mother and sisters will
not have to worry about food for a
long, long time."
So they gathered the flsh up, and the
birds helped carry them to Pat's home.
How they got thero Peggy didn't know,
for all of a sudden she found herself
growing very Bleepy and then there
she was back homo snoozing comfortably
In her own bed.
(Next week icill 6a fold the" story
of tho smiling school teacher.)
would doubtless have a number of people
Interested enough In jour analysis to pay
for a reading.
Aro jou familiar with tho work of
ivatnertno Hlackford and of the Morton
Institute In New York?
T am a vounfr man. seventeen veara oM.
and have a liking for drawlnir Some oay
that I draw well I am now taking a course
In cartooning by correspondence Since
starting this course some of my friends
say that to succeed In tho career of an Il
lustrator or cartoonist chances are small
Havlnp no ono to advlBo me, I thought that
I would wrlto to ou and ask your advice.
as T do not wish to waste my jcars In
fruitless studv Inclosed you will tlnd a
stamped envelope. O. Jf.
You had better go and talk with the
head of ono of the local art schools.
Take samples of jour work with you;
they will advise you frankly.
Correspondence schools' are all rlghtr
of course, but they are usually run as a
strictly business proposition and will let
any ono take any course they care to
pay for. An established university re
quires certain entrance qualifications so
a ) to insure, so far as possible, getting
tho classi of students best able to make
good.
I reallj- question tho big future" In
cartooning unless jou are unusually
gifted Many artists make their living
by doing a variety of art work such aa
wall paper designing, commercial design
ing for advertising agencies, trade jour
nals and business houses
If jou aro able and willing io turn
your hand to these various kinds of art
work you will make a comfortable liv
ing But go see an art school president
and be sure the art so) ool Is a good one.
Ask tho state superintendent of educa
tion for the names of some.
L H. T Thero Is a letter at this of
fice for jou Please call for It at your
earliest convenience.
S. O S I cannot give j-ou tho nam
of anj' engineer, for every letter is con
sidered confidential, so far as the name
and address aie concerned, I have asked
L II. T. to call here for your letter.
Louise Buzzcll
v
who evidently felt that the baby was
mii;ii ner granuson as ne was Bellna
Merrill's, and sho didn't intend to be
Ignored.
Tho uncomfortable silence that fol
lowed In the wake of that remark was
broken by a cheery whistle outside, and
tho sudden entrance of Tom Aimstrong,
a lifelong chum of John Merrill. He
had just returned from overseas, where
he had won both praise and medals for
his bravery under tire. He received a
warm welcomo from all, nnd soon
every ono was so deeply interested in his
enthusiastic account of his experiences
"over there," that even the new baby
was forgotten for the time being.
"Of course you couldn't go with, so
many dependent on you, John," ho said,
'but I wish jou jrould havo seen our i
bojs In action! Why," ho exulted, "It
was perfectly wonderful.
"And then to see the way they tried
to help each othei alvvajs praising the
other fellow, without a trace of Jeal
ousy'" Here Grandmother Merrill shot
a shamefaced glance at Grandmother
Griffith, who returned it with a sickly
smllo of understanding as tho young
man went on: "I never met a single
ehap but who was ready to give a com
rade ci edit for every brave act while
ho belittled everything ho had himself
done.
"And the officers well, don't talk!
They were more like big brothers to
heir men than unythlng else, and there
wasn't a man under either EdWards or
Logan but .would have gone through
any danger for them. And If I ever
have a son "
Lena Merrill lnterrcmtpit Mm hu
springing to her feet and clapping her
hands, as sho cried:
"Why didn't we think of It ourselves,
John? Locnn Edwards Murrlll iui i.
tho baby's name. You haven't seen the Jl
baby, Tom. Como here!" and she led SCI
the way to the white crib. And the 'MRl
b'ranuuiuiiicrs followed, nodding a
pleased approval, and so did the young
father and likewise Tom Armstrong,
and so, In the twinkling of-an eye. as It
were, tho heir to tho house of Merrill
was named and without a dissenting
Voice from the in-laws. And moreover
Tom Armstrong received a vote of
thanks for cutting tho. Uordlan knot,
and Logan Edwards Merrill slept bliss
fully on, quite oblivious of tho. honor be
stowed upon him. '
But after the rest were nenln i,im
two white heads bent adoringly over ,
uiu oiiiuii uweui'uin ui wim criu, anu Pres
ently Grandmother Griffith murmured!
"That's a line upstanding name, I call
It. and I hope he'll live up to It. It was
just petty jealousy, the kind the boys
nu tn&rer. tllftn'f Invs
And Grandmother Merrill whlsnor.a j
back: "Don't mention It. And I I guess Vwl
mnvlift Mn.iHh' wnnla lintA h..n ...-?- Y3
i.1 - --.. .,-..u ..,u svi suuie - .
nuns ui a iiunqie-up in ineso days.
There, see him smile almost as If Uc
knew he'd been named for tvyo wonder-
f mnn ' Than Via Cm A?... .
.. ........ .mvh tut. w.Tw ijivuu Kranu-
mothers tiptoed smilingly back to their
chairs, ana feeling that thev had made i
amends for their little exhibition of' J
Jealousy toward each other, were oon A'l
v,. ... w ....-.,, ..wuuwu.v.., uo u l!lkV
many months must elapse before Logan
Edwards Merrill could be put Ir.t
romuerB. . ii
(The next compute novelette "!' .!
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