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.' sublieutenant rocs adrift over the
''- .f& North sea In an observation balloon.
f -m "' He at last descends Into 'a pasture
V'with the aid of n parachute. At dusk
','; ,ne meets a mysterious man, addresses
S'S him, Is warned not to speak German
(V ftjl falls to return a password. Ihe
man deserts hltn. but not before the
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ftA tainlng a British naval base. Assum-
i,i lng tho manner and accent 01 a nun,
fk tin trnnrfora until he finds the home
of a coarse farmer, wife, daughter,
and two sons, one who acts like a
half wit. Sir. Kendall, owner of the
island, accepts his explanations of
secret business," and takes him into
his home. The islanders patrol the
coasts against German submarines
under the direction of the Urltlsh
Government. One night Mr. Kendall
goes on duty, nnd, later, when the
sublieutenant starts out to investigate,
Jean, Mr. 'Kendall's daughter, arms
and goes with him. On searching the
beach he and Miss Kendall hrar a
Strange noise. He goes to investigate
and a murderous attack is made upon
him. Next day he returns to the place
to survey the ground, and while seat
ed near a stone wall is flrcd upon
several times from ambush, lie falls
to see his assailant, but on the way
back meets O'Brien, a mysterious
stranger who lives with Dr. Kendall,
related to the owner.
v AND 1IERK IT CONTINUES 0
WHETHER in that first instant I j
was more disappointed or relieved.
I should be afraid to say. but as soon as
1 had had a few seconds to think, my one
feeling was disgust that the fellow had ,
given me the slip. I took to my heels
andean nlonc the wall first in oue dl-
", xection and then in other, but there
was not a sign of a living creature. And
, the sickening thing was that by this,
. time he might have done one of several 1
things headed away from the snore
at top speed as soou as he ceased firing
In which case he would be far enough
by now, or lain down in one of the
several fields of corn near ny, or crossea
the hall further along and hidden among
the rocks;, nnd it was quite impossible
to guess which.
I pondered over the problem for a
few moments and then decided that as
it was perfectly hopeless to search the
corn' or the beach I would risk it nnd
hasten inland on the off chance of
getting a clue, so I chose a grass field
and set off across it at a trot.
The ground rose for about fifty
yards and then fell sharply, and as I
topped this rise I came right on to a
familiar figure. Tt was my friend Jock
and he seemed unusually excited; al
most, in fact, intelligent.
"Stranger!" he gabbled, pointing in
the direction I was going. "Jock seen
stranger I"
I followed his dirty finger nnd a
couple of hundred yards or so ahead I
spied a figure strolling along a by road,
rather ostentatiously strolling, it
seemed to me.
"Thank you. Jock,"sald I, "you're
a good man ! Here's your half crown !"
I dropped to a walk now anil by tne
ISSW time the stranger and I met I thiuk 1
looked about as cool as he did. It was
Mr. O'Brien, a's I had guessed at the
first glance.
' "Been for n walk?" he inquired.
"Having a stroll nlong the shore,"
said I.
He started a little and looked at me
bard.
"Hullo!" said he, "I could have
sworn you talked like a foreigner the
last and first time I had the honor of
meeting you. Were we both sober, do
vou think?"
T (n . Tnnbarl nf th (nun keenlv
If his surprise was not genuine, it wns " l'"ti-h cruiser nor a German sub
as good a bit of acting as I ever saw. I marine, and now they know that I lied
on or off the stage, and it was exactly
tha most disarming thing he could pos
sibly say. Indeed it turned the tables
on me comjiletely nniTit was I who was
now left in the position of having some
thing awkward to explain away.
SkMt said lightly, "I'm never drunk before
? V luncn.
ififttsr'Vs Hij v. Jnmnnil If I eet the chance
iyp!H at any time of day! You've heard of
WiW my sad complaint, eh?"
?$& "No," said I, "I'm afraid I haven't.
WkP Nothing Infectious?"
'Cv&& P save one of his unpleasant hoots
';?& . "Tnl. Ton think I'm a respectable
'&&. .member of society then? Good for you,
'$i&i keep on thinking it but you'll have
Ifif f to keep away from my friends!"
33i "It takes me all my time to Keep cieur
. of my own," said I.
Sw His narrow eyes seemed to approve
K'iff "You're not Irish?" he inquired.
"No; I've enough to answer for with-,-NiH'
out that." . '
7"i v: y0u ought to be," said ue. "iou ve
:.''. ' .-m ttU. Damn the English.
RlS: and double-damn the Scotch! Well
K we're evidently botn going in cne uiub
SsTJA1 Ji..ftnn nn eood-bv to you!"
K-r ' i. . T olr nf Ms? Wht
Kt 1 was to be thought of the whole morn-
hJ c. Inif's adventure? Only one thing wns
Bv- " T ' . -
to me; that I had a very
tt determined, and very
i'm. i.lnmlor. almost
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-,t -l - , hunter. I had become th
PlftvA' Bunted. They might fear me. but they
I ,.y l-fnlnlv did not fear lo attack me
SHwj Ti;.Hir by day or night. Itad l sa
a ' V ?hethlrJ,1 that trellis-like wall as I
.r ?own."r t -hlvered a little to think of
rh,KA Intended, V-l'.?!.? i,,,. hPpn shot nt
twelve inches range, and that would
?welTt.:" he end of my spy hunt. I
i , , nave " ,lM tbat it was much longer
I Aft rn;? being dead within the next
' tT. ,Iht hours than on my getting
t - 0tL traces of Jthat ollsklnned man. I
h t ea the trace a oi - walking backl
If '"ithlnking these none too cheery thoughts,
m itfeinKias c" . araciiute Into my
W:Ti.r; t thought of it before
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P'1""."; made for the low wall
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HAneath It. I hunted up -that
III and down that wall, but never a
M, .n.. nraehute was there.
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went straight up to my room, and heaved
a sigh of relief when the door .was
safely shut behind me. Perhaps my ad
ventures had been following a little too
quickly on the heels of one another;
anyhow It was quiet which I craved at
that moment. It was a reposeful room,
scented with honeysuckle, nnd for a
few minutes I enjoyed an unwonted
tcnsatlon of peace, and then my eyes
chanced to fall on the chest of drawers.
I stared for a moment and then bent
over the lock of the upper drawer,
that drawer which concealed the mythi
cal uniform cont with the Important
mythical papers in the pocket.
There could not-be a shadow of doubt
as to what had happened. The lock had
been taken off and put in again since
I last saw it. And now of course ray
hosts knew as well as I did that no
uniform coat had ever lain there, and
consequently that their guest had never
worn one.
I had meant to slack, but this situ
ation obviously required some think
ing over, so I lit a pipe, threw myself
down on the bed. and began.
"Bowled out again!" I thought. "At
the rate the wickets are going down,
the innings must he dashed near over.
They've found out my German accent
was a fake, they've discovered the para
chute and know 1 neither landed from
;"oiic tunc roac.
'And what is my own score? By
gad. I don't honestly think I've made
a single run! I have no idea whether'
these discoveries liave been made by
people in league with o'ue another, who
pool their knowledge, or whether my '
enemies only know part of all this, and '
if so which part. However, that mat- j
ters less since they know enough to1
shoot at sight. i
"Furthermore, I don't know which of I
them are my enemis, or how many there'
are, or in fact, any dashed thing about i
them. Therefore "
At that point I fell fast asleep. My
late night, the long morning in that
stirring air, and the excitement of two'
missed-by-a-hair's-breath murders, had
trundled me out ngain. The last wicket i
was down and the innings over ns I ,
slept. The one bit of luck I did have
was not setting the bed on fire with my
Pipe.
It was about three o'clock whpn I
went up to my room. It was 0:10 when
I was awakened by a sharp click.
I opened my eyes Btupidly and looked
all round the room. There was ab
solutely nothing to be seen there. Then,
with a strong presentiment, I jumped up
and tried to open the door. It was as
I suspected. I was locked in.
My band went to my hip pocket and
found my revolver all right. They had
not ventured to try to get at that.
Then I began to wonder why the key
had not been turned sooner.
Something has just happened to
make them lock the door," I thought.
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and thereupon I went to the window
and looked out.
My room faced right down the island,
the north shore to the right the scene
of all my adventures, the sheltered south
shore to the left. Craning my head to
the left 1 could just spy a smnll vessel
of the trawler or drifter type lying close
inshore. She seemed to be flying n
whito flag it might have been the
white ensign nt the distance. And
then I got a glimpse of three or four
figures walking toward the house, and
one of these wore a white cap.
"Now we shan't be long!" I said to
myself. "Hut what the dickens docs
it nil mean?"
About ten long minutes passed be
fore I heard voices and footsteps on the
stairs. The lock clicked again, the door
"Good Iord, you of all people, Kogerl"
opened and there stood a square-shouldered
man in dark blue, with three gold
rings on his sleeve nnd n familiarly firm
mouth and pair of steady eyes. Kor nn
instant 1 could scarcely believe my own
eyes, and then 1 knew that it actually
was of nil people my own cousin.
Commander John P. N. Whitcclett, K. "j
.v. wiiom i mm last ncaru oi iwo jtau
before the war when tic was un mt
I Kat Indies station. And behind him
i I caught a glimpse of Jean Kendall."
. Tlinrn iiinv hnvp lippn others, but all I
I I, i
was conscious ot was ner eager mm,
! the eyes brighter than ever and the lips
I a little parted in tense excitement.
My cousin Jack spoke first.
PHILOSOPHY
We fill and then we drain the cup;
We seize, then break the pen ;
This life's a round of getting up
Thpn sitting down again;
Et cetera, et cetera, et cetera.
The weather worries us a lot,
And earnestly we scold;
For when it's cold we want it hot ;
When hot, we want it cold ;
Et cetera, et cetera, et cetera.
'Tis now as hot as that queer place
That war resembles much.
An er ice cream I'd love to face ;
A tinkling glass to touch ;
Et cetera, et cetera, et cetera.
I'd love to turn my back on town
And shoreward make my way,
And look on bathing dresses brown
And pink and green and gray,
Et cetera, et cetera, et cetera.
I fain would be a happy cuss
Ay. that is all I ask !
And shake all labor, worry, fuss.
And eke the daily task,
Et cetera, et cetera, et cetera.
Rut since I cannot have my way,
Why, like a wise old owl,
I'll joyously put in the day
And cuss and sweat and growl !
Et cetera, et cetera, et cetera.
GRIF ALEXANDER.
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By J. STORER CLbUSTON
Author of "The Spy In Black," "The
Lunatic at Large," etc.
"Good Lord, you of all people,
Kogcr!"
"Iry dear Jack" I cried, and then
I checked myself and shut" that door.
"Well," said my cousin, with more
candor thrin politeness, "I always
thought you would end In gaol, Kogcr,
and you've had a dashed near squeak
this time, let ne tell Tom. What new
form of lunacy have you bust out Into?"
His eye fell on my revolver. "And what
are you doing with that thing? It It t
going to bo suicide, let rao fetch In .
witness before you begin. I hate being
found alone with a body."
"Is that your ship?" I demanded.
"She's one of 'em. I'm boss of n
few dozen of these floating palaces at
present. In fart we're a patrol and
I've caught you red-handed ou my own
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the devil are you doing on it? 'Not try,
ur r, ' .""" l"al mtle Dlt
miii, i nope, because I can assure you
she doesn't love you in
the
least,
iloger.
, "lou nnn well, old thing," I said,
but you've guessed wrong ns usunl,
lUCk. Take me to Vnnr shir. f... ,1.
-OrU S SakC. nnd I II tell von li -hl
yarn there." "
"These g0od people probably expect
a bit of explanation," he suggested.
"I lie Rcndnlls? Not yet! Wait till
vrtiirri Imnu.l 1 1 .
." .- ucum cvcrytning yourself. Tell
i em then it you like but I don't think
you will.'
I lie looked at me curiously.
"Well," said he. "let's he off then.
Don t you even want to snr i.on.1-h-v
i II SPtiq them a Christmno ra,J
1 saifl,
"What, after all the trouble they've
taken to round you up?"
Do you mean to say they sent for
u?"
you
"Rather! Urgent wire."
The prospect of faclnir mV rrlm !,..
and his disdainful daughter struck me
lorcioiy as less pleasing than ever
tome on: I said,
bolt!"
I'm going to
We went downstairs nnd out of the
front door like n couple of burglars.
The commander did not appear to rel
ish this performance particularly, but
I went first nnd he hurt tn Wr. -..,
with me. ' ''""
At the door we found the escort pro-
vlded for me, nnd very surprised they
looked as thev followeil ns to n thai.
commander so unaccountably intimate
with hi3 captive; but fortunately there
jwas no sign of the laird or his daugh- I
ter. i looked round me and felt sure
I saw a well-known slip of n figure
! standing against the weatherbeaten
I wall of the old mansion, gazing after
'us with what sensations? I wonder
ed very much.
"When did they wire for you?" I
asked.
1 "Somewhere round about midday."
I "And what did they say?" .
. "They?" repentpd my cousin,
j "Why drag in tlie fair Miss Rendall?
Acrobat and Could Walk on
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Her father did the wiring. At .least 1
presumo so."
"Assuming he did, what did he
say?'r
"Susplcous strnnger came to Kansnj
gave incorrect nccount of himself
that was the gist of It. Oh, be used
tho word 'urgent' I remember."
"Incorrect account? Thnt was prob
ably after they had picked the lock of
my drawer and had something to go
upon."
Again my cousin looked nt me curi
ously.
"This sounds interesting," nc sam,
and quickened bis stride, t
We reached a little unfrequented pier
and jumped into the. drifter's boat. Sit
ting in tho stern I looked over my
shoulder with very mixed feeling at
the receding shores of the island of
Rnnsay. It ad baffled me, made a
fool of me, nearly murdered me; but
after all It had saved my life when the
odds were a million to one ngalnst me,
and it had crowded into that ! hJ
four most exciting days and nights l
had ever spent.
(CONTINUED TOMORROW)
DAILY NOVELETTE
THE BLUE GEORGETTE
DRESS
By Bertha Herman
TTERY well, If you are going to be
V as snobbish ns that you can have
TOtir old ring back! So there!" Toss
ing a beautiful diamond ring from her,
and with a bang of the porch door May
flew up the stairs to her room. There,
standing before the mirror, her face
aflame and her eyes wonderfully blue,
she said :
"Well. I'm glad of It! I'm glad of it!
To think I might have married, such a
.mean, unreasonable thing:
i The difficulty was the eternal lover s
I quarrel. Bob was going nway for scv
I eral weeks on a business trip to Dc
Itmit nnd had asked May to cancel the
bungalow affair that they had promised
to attend the following week.
B-r-r-r-r-rlng! the telephone hell
tinkled loudly. In nn excited voice Slay
nnsirrrpri the nhouc. thinking It pos
sibly might be Bob. If it were she
would no, she wouldn't yes, she would
Just hang right up!
"Hello. May! Yes, this is Tda. Tda
Rlmll Did vou hear what the club
is doing? Didn't yon? Oh! We're going
to have a camp. Yes, with tents 'n
everything. Yes, out Maine. Sure, all
the girls will .be there, louu come,
ton? Great! Will I sign up for you?
Kor the whole month of August. That's
fine. We've only one week to wait. 1 m
so excited. Isn't it thrilling!
May hung up, after receiving this
news, nnd contemplated the result. Yes,
she wns glad she gave Bob back his
ring. She wondered if he took it. She
had flung it out on -the porch', He
might bo fool enough to walk off and
leave it there. Some Impulse prompted
her to run out nnd sec if the ring were
still there. Of course he took it. Well,
she would go away to camp and have
an exceedingly good time with the girls
and forget him. He wns a mean thing
anyway. Possibly she may meet some
otlier hero there. Ah, romance was
stirring within her! Wouldn't it he
wonderful to show Bob that she could
, not be trifled with ! ,
i Tho flst of August found a happy
1 group of effervescent youth nt North
l station. Weren't they going out to
camp, and weren't they going to have
a wonderful time? One little girl in
ofim'nk linen dress and big blue eyes
ii,,i n t-ifl,. n,nrn sorimis thnn the!
i others, but sho, too, had the delightful
II irlUC II1IIIC Ml IUU IIIUU ,.,,
lnftlr nf ATnnrtnncv on her face.
, One perfectly incomparable week full
of delightful experiences with ennoes,
! A.,r..n flmn.liws cnnMnmnn nnil till.
I lib.. l,n,l olr-u,U- alinnn.l hr in till. rp.
grcat ot most ot thcm To Mayt llmv.
I ,ver. seemed as though the day were
Imade of about seventy-two hours and
I tne wqek of nlmo,t 1,i0 "nys ler
tl..,aUH aftn nin tinntlt1 fnititnr n rm n
' K "c" vUUo.uu..j ........, ,.u.Uv-
j ward, and especially to the scene on her
' porch two weeks before. Could she stick
it out, the four weeks away from home
and him? Did he ever think of her? Was
he going out with other girls? Should
she write to him and tell him she wns
i ri .,.!, f ,,.ne eh . Ai
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ure for Ida. Bess, Hilda and the rest,
but painfully dull for May. The next
evening Ida laid her hand on May's
shoulder and whispered something In
her car.
"Is that true?" asked May, a new
light suddenly aglow In her eyes.
"Yes,- and he didn't even have to go
,0 Detroi1, He nasn l Eone out wlth
any OUe, uut rtvu uic uyjnt uuuc Bluie
you left, and he feels perfectly miser
able. It'll do him good, though. He
will appreciate you more when you come
back, although, goodness knows, you
i were the one who always started the
quarrels."
I Tnc morning of the third week dawned
bright nnd clenr. Six o'clock they all
went in for a dip. Every one was there
!lmt JIar Thcy cal,e(1 fo.r ,ler "lew the
tugle time and time again,, but no May
responded. Dripping wet from swim
ming, they all rustiBd into her tent. In
tending to nwaken her nnd pull her
down to the stream. The bed was
empty, but stuck up in ber mirror was
a note which read :
"Girls: Don't call me a quitter. Bob
is lonesome and so am I. Just had to
go back. '"You know, May."
They knew.
(The next coirfplete uovelette
Call'of the Mouutains.)
-The
His Hands
DREAMLAND AD VENTURES -By Dam
(Peggy and Billy find the pot of
gold at the end of the, rainbow, but
Judge Oiel teams them againtt it,
While they arc looking at the gold, a
farmer boy driven them off and runt
away icith the gold.)'
The Family That Wns Happy
THE farmer boy's family, father,
mother, Sister Sue nnd Sister Jnnc,
were' gathered nround the supper table,
happy in their enjoyment of the even
ing meal. They chatted merrily and
it took but a glance to see that here
was a household in which dwelt peace,
contentment nnd harmony.,
I wonder what Is keeplne Hcnrv!"
said the mother, looking out over the
fields. She didn't see Henry, for at that
moment the farmer boy was behind the
barn hiding the pot of gold under a nile
of straw.
Peggy and Billy, hovering above
Henry's bend In their toy airplane,
watched every move lie made. Tncy
felt that 'as they had Kund the pot of
gold it belonged to them, and they were
determined to get it back. They would
wait until Henry went' into the house,
nnd then they, would grnb It nnd run
awny. Of course they would have to
make themselves large again, for now
they were just the size of the birds,
but they thought that would be easy by
using the Oolickcty charm..
"Henry! Henry!" called the father,
and when Henry didn't answer the
farmer left tho supper table to look for
him. The farmer boy didn't like to
leave the pot of gold, even after he had
hidden it securely, nnd crept back to
take another look. And as he was look
ing his father came around the corner
of the barn.
"There you arc, Henry! Why didn't
you nnswer me when I cnllcd?" asked
the father.
Henry, taken by surprise, tried to
push the pot of gold out of sight in the
straw.
"What have you there?" asked the
father suspiciously.
"Nothing," answered Henry, un
truthfully. "Nothing! Then why are you hiding
BRUNO DUKE, Solver of Business Problems
By HAROLD WHITEHEAD, Author of "The Business Career of Peter Flint,'9 etc.
- CoprrUht. '
THE PROBLEM OF GETTING COM
.MISSION SALESMEN TO STICK
Some Rules' on Hiring
UTTvID you observe that those men
J who saw friend Odd about getting
a job selling Glider Cars managed the
interview?"
We had just finished writing some
four letters thnt Bruno Duke had to
send to a varnish bouse when he asked
me that question.
"Yes, even I saw what was wrong.
He wns so anxious to get salesmen thnt
he tried to sell the job to every fellow
who enme in. He nlmost begged that
one chap to give it n trinl."
"Exactly, Peter, but what would you
have done?"
"Who? me? Oh, I think I'd have
asked them a whole lot of questions
nbout themselves and wouldn't have
told them much about the enr until I
saw that they were worth while."
"And then?"
Then, I'd have hired them if they'd
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far from satisfactory. Listen, Peter,
and I'll give you n few suggestions on
how to hire people. ' ,
"Never hire a man on the first inter
view. If ho won't return for a second
interview, he's not worth wasting time
on. Another rule always be boss of
the interview, Never allow the applicant
to ask his questions until you have re
ceived answers to yours. Here's an
other rule take no notice of 'To whom
it may concern' letters of recommenda
tion. Get the name of some one he's
worked for and write to them, or better
still telephone for information.
"I'm not through yet. Another ruic
is,lon't hire an 'unfortunate' man.
You know, the man with a hard luck
story, who is always losing his job be
cause of no fault of his. Three men no
one can hire, are the crook, the boozer
and the unfortunate.
"Pass up the fellow who tens you
how shabbily he's been treated by his
old boss. Such a man is usually a mis
chief maker. And, Peter, always avoid
the fellow who used to be a wonderful
salesman and who wants to regale you
with stories of sales he pulled off in the
good old days he's like the fellow who
tries fo get cash ou a canceled check
he's been paid in full for his past work,
but wants to live on bis past reputation
instead of his present deeds.
"The man who never stays-long in
one place won't stay long with you.
He's got wanderlust, aqd you can't af
ford to spend time and money on drift-
"Sometimes you find specialty sales
men that hunt in pnii-8 fr a 3b- ne
ware of them they are too much like
jackals in characteristics and they gen
erally 'trim' the man tooiisn enougn
to hire them.
"Never hire the ch?p who by his
mipstions is interested in the salary1 and
nothing else. He's not looking for a
job he's looking for easy money.
"There's a few hints for you, Peter,
on hiring people."
Copyright. 1019. by The Bell Syndicate,
J--J'l ''.. ' - '
"RAINBOW GOLD"
He to instantly eager to steal it
it from me?" said bis father, severely,
striding over to the straw stack. "Let
me see."
"I'll not. It is nothing," said
Henry.
"What's this? You disobey me?
And you answer me untruthfully?
You've, never done that before. Some
thing is wrong here."
"It's only nn old pot I found in the
field," snid Henry.
"I'll tnko a look at it," said his
father. Henry tried to hold his father
back, and in the struggle the pot be
came overturned, nnd coins poured out
in a golden stream.
"Ah! Money! A fortune! Where
did you steal this?" cried the father,
dropping on his knees and scooping the
coins back into the pot.
"I didn't steal it. I found it in the
field. I'm going out into the world with
It to have n good time."
"You're going to do nothing of the
4tind. You are my son nnd you found
this gold on my farm ; It. belongs, to
me!" exclaimed the father.
"No, no, no! It Is mine, mine!"
cried Henry. But his protest was all In
vain, for his father picked up the pot
and ran to the house.
"See what I have apot of gold!"
he shouted. "I'm rich, and'I'm going
to become richer, for I'll buy more
"They certainly are. Why, it seems
to me that if everybody followed out
those rules, there would be n much lower
labor turnover, not just for salesmen,
Mr. Duke, but for all employers."
"That's so, Peter, although that list
of suggestions could be extended. But
I've told you enough for present needs."
"Present needs? What do you mean
by that?"
Duke laughed boyishly he is never
quite so happy as when puzzling folks.
"Nothing, Peter yet!" was all the
answer he would give.
"By the bye, Peter, we have lunch
tomorrow with Mr. Brainard, the gen
eral" manager of the Gilder Auto Com
pany he is the man who is responsible
for our being here. Feather will be
with him." . s
"Humph, I wish Mr. Brainard could
leave his plumage at home," I grumbled.
"Talking of plumage, here's n note
from Mamie she's making good with
the Mammoth Soap Company." Duke
passed me the following letter:
"Mister Duke,
Dear Sir I thort I ort to tell you as
I gott a raise. I get twenty bucks per
now an I have five (5) girls to boss, an'
believe me it nin't no cinch to bossum.
"I sod as how we girls ortent ter -work
every house but every other house.
Then wimmin woodent no ns we was
sellin' cause they woodent see us com
in' erlong like peddlers.
' 'Miss Alterbury , she larf and the girls
they allarf , but she say not so cum nn
T try it out wich I do an which it
Roll more sonc. thnn wen we call on
every house. Now we go up calln on
every other house an cum bak Callin
on where we didn't.
"So I made a krew manager on that's
orl except 1 bot me a new hat wif a
big fewer onit.
"Mamie Cleff."
TODAY'S BUSINESS QUESTION
What is a "Draicer"t
Answer icill appear tomorrow.
ANSWER TO YESTERDAY'S
BUSINESS QUESTION
A "Draft" is:
1. An order to pay money . .
2. A 'rough copy of a xcriting.
S..A deduction from gross weight
of goods.
.j. The finmfter of feet which a
boat sinks in the water.
In this space 3lr. WAitcnead icill an
swer readers' business auestions on
buying, selling, advertising and employ
ment.
rieate Inform m If you would write me
a form letter, I do not expect you to do
It, for nothing: or If you are not allowed to
do It, please tell me who I can set to do
It for me at a reasonable price.
Please send me the names and addresses of
advertising agencies who write the kind of
ads you refer to In your answers to several
letters that have been published In your
paper. H. M. B..
r I would be very glad to criticise
through the columns of the Evknino
Public Ledger any letter you submit
By Chas. McManus
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farms- and make them grow rfch "c?o;
ior me. ,
"Ab, now I can have that new ho
I want," exulted the mother.
"Now I can buy beautfrul clothe,
iru-u oisicr huc.
iNow I can go to Europe and J)
...v "iiioi, 'uunca mnipr .inn. .
lou can do nothing of the klnV
I II need It nil to buy more land an
stljl more land until I become the rich
est farmer In the state." declared rh
father, rubbing his hands lllro n mt.L
as he gazed "at the potful of gold coins'.
You can't .have t; the gold belong
co me i" snouted Henry rebelliouslr.
"I'm going to have that new house;'
insisted me mother. "And I all th
new clothes (I want," insisted Sitte
oue. "And I'm going to Europe," in
sisted Sister Jane, With that the whnl
family that n few minute's before Twa
bo peaceful and happy worked them
selves up Into a blind rage, makln
such a row that n man, sneaking alofi
cne neages, crept up to the wlndo
tho house and looked In. With a th
of alnrm, Peggy nnd Billy noticed thai
he wore a queer, striped suit and'ht
no hat.
'An escaped convict!" whispefeJ
Billy to Peggy.
The convict's eyes bulged covetousli
as they rested upon the pot of gold. H
was instantly eager to Btcal It ail'
quickly planned a way. Sneaking aeros
the yard to the tool house he dlsap
pearcd within it. In another minut
there was a loud crackling and ,the too
house burst Into flames.
"Fire!" shouted the convict, hldinl
beneath the window. Instantly th
family quit quarreling. Forgetting th
pot of gold for a moment, they ran M
-fight the flames. That is just what th
convict figured they would do, and ai
they fled out of the door he crawled ill
at the window. k
"Hoot! Hoot! Beware rainbow
gold !" hooted Judge Owl.
(Tomorrow icill be told how, th
convict steal) the pot of gold and then
loses it.)
to me, but I cannot undertake to create
letters for you.
.If you were to write to Professor R03
Davis, who is the head of department o:
English at the College of Business Ad
ministration of Boston University, hi
may undertake to do this for you foi
a small fee.
When you write to- him be sure tct
give him ns full particulars as -you can
You will understand. I am siirethat.H
Is impossible for me to undertake anV
work except through theEvEOTNO,Prm.
no Ledger., and whatever help I cat
be to you in constructive criticism;
through the columns of the EvEirntc
Public Ledger, I shall be glad to dt
it as a service which the Evening Pu
no Ledger has agreed to render to i4l
readers.
All the large advertising agents a
thoroughly reliable.. I suggest that yoi
ouy a copy ot Printers' Ink or Ad
vcrtising and Selling. In them yoit
will see advertisements of the leadin
advertising concerns.
I trust this will help yon.
Sir Will you kindly Inform m In yon
.mn.,.wh?.t ' tht beat procedure; with th
yiJI.of ttln the best price and most eat
,.J,,J.,0J7 ""Ice. In selling a small twe
story houjj assessed at II800T Is It best
5 ave tne h0.u emptv In order to do
necessary repairing, painting, etc.. or would
ai. a",..we" have the tenant In It?
fVi'i ACtu,a 5" satisfactory results be ob
tained by endeavoring to sell the house one
f, i-b?i.",t I". the paper, etc.. aa by placing
11 In tne hATina nr nrtm nr mnr B49 Ts
ESk1'?" .""'.I?' '! what Is the safest
method of settlement In case one does not
engage an agent In order to have the pur
cnjse price In hand before deed la conveyed?
This Is not an endeavor to gain by prof
.v,eerl?f; iTh', '!' has been rented at
the ridiculously low figure or llfl a month
up to the present time, notwithstanding the
l!?J. 'J .v"';- A,." ",h, enant has been
offered the house In sale, but he does not
want to pay more than the assessed valua
tion. It Is worth much more than that In
ynew of Improvements that have been mad
to It. REAL ESTATE INQUIRER, '
Unquestionably your house will sell
better If It were clean and welioainte!.-
This is especially true as regards the
outside of the building. You can easily
nave cne iront painted, even II tne ten
ant Is In it. - V,
an.- I- i ,-. .v
..no uuij reai wise course ior yon.i
adopt in selling this house is to ro t
reliable agent and let him handle it fori
you.
It is Impossible for me to commen
on the house or its rental value, for tha1
assessed value Is not an index to ltd
actual value. And even then its rent'
is affected by location. .
Selling real estate is a ' job of a-
specialist, and unlessyou are a special!
.at iu selling rcai estate, you will prob
ably get, your fingers burned if you sell
lb jimrseu.
x Hla Memory Good
A widely known humorist too" f,.i.
shaved by a very talkative harh.r .3
was forced to listen to many of his anecA,
dotes. V
The barBer had to strop his razor!
and, when he was ready, brush in handl
''Shall I go over it Benin?"
i,.. .s .... Seam
xso. thanks," drawled his cutora-Ji
It s hardly necessary. T thiol, t.'I
can remember every word." Bostoalj
utuuc,
Then Came the Current Jam
Colored Patient (in hosnitanTi..
how do yo4 all do yoh cookin' in thatjl
Orderly-A ell. Sam, you know we
havo the latest fandangled methods over
Here e un our COOKlnc bv nlM-f,. nl,.i
Colored Patient Hum, by e-Iectricr?
ity, huh? AVell, boss, you sho ouaht'r'I
to have given Uem beans anotba shocki
The Makln'a
Small Boy Sir, please. ha .. ill
an old little cigarette 'older yer don'tt
want? &
Golfer And what do you want'Jrt
cigarette holder for, my lad? fesl
Small Boy 'Cos father says I cattl
smoke when I get a little older Z2l
Auckland News. .x&t
Of Courao Thla Happened In Boti'e'q
wnai is, cue meaning of 'aiflirl
cgo u-atu ,.,c Bl-urr oi toe begiai
ners' class in Iiatin, .- ,s
"It means the 'other I,' " respoadiW
pupil. 1 . i
"Olye me a sentence conialnSnt' tftj
phrase,'' -'il
"He winked hi altar n'isL.,ikia
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