HXE
"V
tnrtl g V
The Man
Monirlght, iPls bit Oram' It Forem Co 1
jjVTiiisj STnrs run stoky
'Roger Morton lands from a runa
liVay balloon on an island In the north
' of. Scotland Mistaking It for Cor
jl many, ho dicovcis n Herman pj ami
t cls ont to uncover tin- plot i"'
effort result In hU own arrest
through Mr Itendnll. the owner of
the Island, who has a chiishtri nam
pd Jean John Whiteclrtt. nn oth
ccr, t Iit the Island and. promts
to be Mortons cousin, dears him
5 of suspicion lit" "tun. however.
Bj fl gets little eroelcme ami tnc ltrinsii
K 'If liovcrnmcnt nmv suspects .1 rial pr
P ftTiS on the j'lan.1 Merton l indue
' Ti'tA to return to the Maud to assist
J In the inv.stigntion 111 the guise 01
I! n nlcoholi He assumes the innie
, of Hohhon-e and becomes a pltiint
t at the sanitarium of I'm tor Hen
!i dall, n rcHtivo "f the nvvnci Vmon-;
( those whom he meets are 1 tupei and
' former patm it of 1 ten Itemhill s
learned Ol'.nen and an nppirentlv
half wittrd MitiS fumei 11 ime.l
,1 Scollav A British vessel n hbwn up
in the In mi! 1 suspicion 'iirntn
stances and Bolton a neh arrive 1
detective is trn-torinu-h timrlcreil
,sfait discover Ile.bhouse - lelmtitv
L.ntoM mm: "' c oriMi
SO IIBlvT w 1- ltolton s se, re t 1 Uher
0.IYln ,. a tu ill i" 'I"1 ;1""1
himself or I.. I id 1 onf..l rat. hctr
nhd since tl.it .ut. a mid "ie or
the two had..-1..-1 !"--" ""' "'";
by murdci.n,: th man wh" w 1- "
track And wii- wa- tl.i- '"'". ' ;
Or altering lv whet. is 1,"''
hlm?elf link,..- (I.m.m.j.U th. m
Barnes were p. ,lod, Up... H ."-"
lu-Bolton s .tniMti..ii anvil.'" f'f ""
W' anl tie lin. thr-.iu'h tin ir tun..-
fould onh in. an tnur
In this l.-t .eMmn in""- "'l "
Included- I hi lB..tf.r . '"" 'J',
' ..i ... ,i.n , .ittheih.ik 111.I -tut.
jBmj feet Mi appoint:!., nt with lean
was alrel.h mei.liie
f No Mtn of h.r when 1 1 j - li 1 the
road, sol -ptoT to walk shmlv t.nv-ird
1 U0P thik,n8 tlnnMHS
Of course the i 1.. mo-t of " '"
feuspected wi- h.r own '""' Aml
Tcei,,,- Ikmw that. mi person
X common- l;l i,n .n- to be
Uare of coiiMms m hi- nh ulatnes
n the isl-in 1 ll.it 1 W '"r" l knew
better tl.... nm per-on nf mere , om
monUiv. t.'' 1 .o..ldse-,rrev ask
Wtoabetri. ,nconv,...nStl,odocto,
Then I must not how Imr the note bnA
luTth.t r,.int a l.r.h ... om .on
fidence at the ier -'art
" W'l, lo,t .111 wisapprnaeb
In- ber hou nn-I -till there iu no
slftn of her ahnid nor was tl,. re nnv
Scluston i .- mind SVr
cU-inced t. look .oi.nd and -iw her
ruunci i,t n ronple of
hastening 11 . ... ' , ". pB, m:
I uhielp.l round
liunurcu i .- lf m.
arirt 011 me ...-.."" '.. , n.ll(1
V. ... ..... .1.1111 I.I I'll
ivniell liana'aiU rie.i."i-
sSpl show h.r the po.ket hook and
hX.Wv,T",.".-.n.nn.cnn.l
n,rt me .'f ' os, and half la.ish.nc
Tna diunelv tlushe.1 after h.r -tern
.. mtlpS '"
"1're been chaing you n-
'", ..ivk, ev.r didnt " looV
lt crieu " j
T..nfc I thoutsht y" " '-om,u'-
stVaight from home"
1 T .. otn t
I've
"I never -aul ?". nmi ' "
tf j- 1 J .MliiTr else tirst
, lure else nrs!
if UQV'I. P""" '
1 to he 11 hint "I vm":
m There
sord-
tiling sisnihPint
tl.s. I.-'
... lltn iio.nt
but I was so . Ve, ,0.0,
iat 1 never paused
1 o .(i..-. ""
T"rnmdr.alfnUv somv l-. "
xUsMnkinu'sohirdl.,.;!. though
ofiloolt.ns louud Ihiv.o. sou.e u.-us
suit, ion
for jou '
tHer eves sparkle.l
"What is it ' she .tied
"Bolton - " ketbook has b.i found
n.longtheio.k, ,nd th-s was In- last
en,trv before he w is killeil
' 1 "handed her the book open at the
plL and waMed her face,- she read
.i -. .l,,n tier rlll.ssinu liveileil
bnd anv ..btht, oiiht e
AOu " """ ' ' , ,-h, sli.
and for some moment
V.W iottinzs 111 dead
nil
lb nee Then 1
taVv a sudden gleam 111 her eve
nnd H
moment late, sue iurm-.i ...
111.
and
crjed' , ,
'"This wasn t written bv Bolton
ht was nn turn to staie
"Xot written hv Bolton' 1 e
clfimed let me look at it agiin
Standing there in the 11 iddh' "f the
& rniil we mute folgot the tern
Tiprntiire and
" . .. ,1
nassiu? suuw eiivi.'.
evVn whipped us unnotneil
Jl'Ixiok' she said ' Tne writing 1
thicker and bla.kei and a litt'e bigg"i
thn the other entries '
Mlt was evulentlv written with a m
ferent pen. ll or with a blunt pointed
pencil man writing with a short
blunt stump natuiallv wnto a little
bi'gser and black." But look .it the
ts'und the is and tin capital 1' . m
fa'rt, look at all the l-un The are
eictlj the same tvpe
j"Of course anv one Irving to . opv
another man s hand would make h s
lelters the same she retorted but
thje character i-u t the nine nu t
jcJu ee-' '
"There is a slight diTeien.e I nd
mjtted, but I reallv can t honestlv sav
I tee anv umcient ground for putting
this dow,n as a fake Besides, vvhut do
Jtju suppose it in 11 practu.il joke-' '
."No, of comse not It was writteu
byl.the real murderei to put people off
thr f.cent
1 . . . .... ..I- Lit. t ii. nCrfin
ft J trieu not iu wr . " "..
'' I did ... , ,
j- "Another bnlliant guess 1 sa,d
and then hastened to add But a ino-t
Vfugcniou one anU quiiL possum vi-i v
irob-4bh in fa. t ou are light "
tllutshesaw tlumigh 111 compliments. ,
ncl I ftlt tnth. r than observed an in 1
giant chang
j l'Oh 'on
rfnd handed
"Or vvror
tiy try to dis
. . . .. 1
Ktaut tuangt m "ri M .
ou may ue risui ii' aiu. 1
d me back the poekctbook
rong, I lopneei out 1 moan
scover wliuii
Tostend of a-kiii' me what I meant
th do. CS 1 feaied and expected, she
talked b.v mi fide er.v thoughtfullv
iid in silence
I
diniij
1 ".'
I gave her a moment or two 10 put
question wliicli nevci came, auu tueu
nneU the Mibject.
"Anu nave ou .iisvuicttru ouj
neV I asked
JSXot ilisixneied only guessed," she
awereel with a smile iu her ees, half
tflant, lialf misciitevous.
'Ana uiat nave oit guessea;
"0)i T -won't trouble ou with more
w$es. 4 must nnu someiniug oui
trsopiethinvi jeally tonv Indus, like
t notebook."
Was n little piqued, but 1 merel
ghfd and a,id5
WelJ. we'll seel"
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w pww ,tv- iV'A-fv"
i
From the
infill
w ' r f f '''WMli&;ty 'i '-'I'd
By this tim" we were quite nar the '
hou-e
Won t vou . 01110 111 and hav. lunch
with us '" sn usked
'I lie temptation wis strong, but the
s.ent sfitnid too vv.iim to loc , and I
said I must he buk foi lun. h ut home
We stopped, and as -tin looked at me
I notti e. 111 her cut- what lirst, soi-mt'd
to be doubt and anutv and a moment
later to be. 0111. icsolution
"Mr Melton, ' she said, her Voice
lathe 1 low. ' vvliielievei of us w luhl.
I think we must be gettuu 111 u l.athii
a 1r1tn.1l point Dun t vou thiuk vou
had bettei send off that wne to Cap
Um hitee.hU ' '
I -hook niv hi ail
.sot. quite vit. 1 sK 01 ( c
it s a seiious nidttu diaggiiu m
cousin out Here unless mi.
tain he will lie needed
pnteiei-
1
"But then he nnv not l. in tune"
"I must rNk tint But von nnv
iest nssiued I'll wne the v.rv instant
I know it won't In luingiug him out on
a vv ild gen.s.i e base '
Tor an instant sh, was sdi ut again,
mil then sin siiddeuh sud
" I iu Mil. tint vvntiiij wis forged'"
It s.nud to me tint I nad iu her
exi lam ition a kind of whipping up ot
her unbelief as th.uiih she needed to
iiassuie herself
pur of gloves on it''" I sug
gested f "- -- f '
1 iiii.n r.i.rMrr. .1. .. :. . .
. 'uur u'uii-.. uiiii it was uoi one
estions -she
Not that
there was anv thing unkind 111 lit 1 eve lis
n. s.nd good In , onl it was ehai tint
111 the meantime ve were each going our
own wav
I I et out at my best p ire ha. k for
J I was hot for instant ,nti..u and
j lean s doubts, though I diiiiied them
as quite unjiistltied bv anvthiii in the
writing, nevertueiess maile me onviuus
to settle the question at om e I be md
nugnt tie ver near ineiie.j 1 told mv
self, as I stiode out with Ike last re
mains of mv limp eiuitH vanished But
what prompted tho-. doubts, a genuine
disbelief in the oiithi iitieitv qfcthe hand
"' H6.VS """"
wntiug. 01 a p.r...pti..u ..tjffi'e logicul
n..,.,,..,,.- on.i ., ,.., ,,n..,3 ti.,i
1111 - 'l. ... ..II'. I. I ' UULI.ll.! -n.iun
lug from them'' I wonelereel verv mue h
The fut that she had refraineel from
asking a single qu.stiou as to what I
meant to do sqgsestcd the second so'u
tiou tjel vet it was curiouslv unlike
lean Kendall s feailess spirit.
I'irt of the Truth
t r 1:1
J- ten-eh
Mr.K reniembu feeling more m
chagrined than when I
reached out bleak house twentv minutes
late for our eailv dinner to hnd the
doe toi hail eate n i burned meal quaittr
of an hour before the usual hour and
rushed out to attend an ingeut case
I asked at once whether lie had been
told of the pocketbook es, it appeired
he had Hi had seemed veiyy mteiested,
DOROTHY DARNITShc Knew the Answer
fHOWAr.rvcuCETTiNCALONfi flM COIMC TO ASK YOO A QUESTIOM WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BUT I ES J
AT SCHOOL' J,, T ) AND SEE IF YOU AREsSMARTJ THA.T DUCIYAND MYSELF? ( tWQ HUMORED POUND.
cr''i!atw vjifcp- sa
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EVENING .PUBLIC
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' So here was Bolton secret"
hut had immediate. oidered his rlinner'have made an astonishing contrast to
hour to be advanced and tin 11 hurried the Thomas Hobhousp he had last seen
awnv without putting furthu questions
W is bis lia-te a e'onsoeitie n ot what
lie was told 01 mirth 1 . inn. id. n. e'
Well I was l.snhcd to h iv e th it point
in doubt 111 litei than hi- ictiini 1.
li irdlv ehbateel at all th. quistion of'
what to elo The baftirii business of
Kiopm.' in th. dnk and dulv s, hem
iu' lo elisiov.r a window without giving
mvsplf 11w.1v bid gone i.n louj enough
I hid tonne! 1 henl at I l-t r,n.l I 1111 nit
to lilt it It might t it 1 11 out to be the
Wloi' held still 1 felt e Olivine eel I
10t1ldscjK.lv fail to disc ovei something
fi esli j
But tli.iui,li I pieqios.el to take a bold .
luiiisp and make :i shuit cut to tin
hint of this lnfim il tu.ist.iv, 1 1. il .
1u pirf.etl.v tint if the cut .utulllv1
leel me theie, it would piove an e
eeeeliuglv eliiig.roiis bv w.iv It wis
su. h a gimbli th il I shrink from sum I
iiiouing mv 1 oiisin until it hid ioine
off, hut I wiot. out tin .ode telegram j
we had 1111 jui il anil put it iu 111 v poe kit
lemlv fol e liurgi ue les ( )t the doctor s j
two sniants the voungei uuvhow was'
absolute lv tiiistvvoithv 1 wis convinced,
aud 1 ueaii! iei spuil bci with the wne
tei tin 1.0-tofiire while 1 kept guard
ever the ii'-iinei And then, to msuie
theie lung 1 piiunei, 1 -aw that all
Ihc . h im'ius of mv l evolve r weie loadeel
111. 1 put it 111 niv eoit poiket rtadv
.,, mv
hand
1 he afternoon diagged on. the winel
-til blustering loiind the house and
tin hail now anil then lattliug on the
windows hut no Doctor Iteudall ap
p. ami 'lei I inn ainvid anil still no
sign of him I gave hnu half an houi
line and thin hid mv own tea aud
i.tmniil to the suioking-ioom The
.veiling liv tin- tune had fallen aud
the luitaius wen eliavvu aud the lamps
j
nd theu it list I heard him enter
the front eloor 1 jumped up and, with a
dramatic instinct for taking the center
of the stige. puled uivsell befoii the
ie, but I heaid him urn upstairs ami it
.. .. . , 1. ..1 .i, 1 ...
"- -uule ''"" '"""VT -"".
his descending step- leached me 1 he
moment the door opuiul I was
...
-uniis that one of those peculiar manses
I had so often noticed had taken pi 1. e in
th man lie smiled at me. but with a
unions! furtive cje. and then he shut
tin. dooi nnel came forwaid
ou hive hid tea, I hop- sap
he
I wasted no time in preliminaries
Keeping mv light hnnd closed over th
levoher in mv poeket I held out the
po.ket bork with mv left
Doctor Kendall," I said "vou have
heard that Bolton's poiket biok has
been found Here It is Ivindlv look
at that eutr.v "
The man started perrcptiblv and
stared at me Speaking 111 that tone
and without 111 e.veglasscs I must
, , -- m 1 ' M I
-.r.Js ns ja 1 v ,.. -l-i r v ..in l r- tar r amfik. .izs nub.
Htyjivvg
r yi--i -"v - - v -' "- !
By J. STORER CLOUSTON
Author of "The Spy In Hindi," "The
Lunatic at Large," etc.
. " ..-- "-. , --.-
.that 11101 mug at breakfast
Iliad th it," I eommanded
1 Ie took the poe ket book and I
watiheel him closelv I saw his eyc
tnovvs ne as lie lead
"What's all this about? ' he asked.
"It is Bolton's hist entrv in his note
book be fine he was murdered, and it
means that O'ldlcu is cither still in this
lslanil, 01 tint 1 coufedciati of his is
pla.ving tr.ntoi 111 his place, nnd that
one of the two has just lommitted mur
di 1 It is epntc impossible that .vou
don't know sonic thing of this!"
His blue .ves now had cousiderabl
mole anger than guilt in tlnm.
Iu fact I was bound to admit that he
looked a fine, unstanding man, with his
1111ist.11 he, high eoloi, aud an air
of unmistakable indignation 111 his face
ho the devil are ou.' he de
mauilcd. I mav tell .vou that, I am uot
Thomas t-lvester Ilobhouse, and that
I have nevci taken liquoi enough iu uiy
life tu hint uiself I am heio to in
vestigate' certain things that have bicu
going 011 111 this island, and I'll put
one' question to ou sfiaight, Doitor
Kendall. ou icuiembei being visited
bv a certain man Merton last Aucust.
W hen ou heaid him approaching our
hou
whj did ou pull dovvu our
blind
Ihat shot wen' straight home All
the indignation vanishid aud I saw on
the nistiui I had him at ni mercy.
What what has that to do with
it'' he stammered.
I 'Don t tioubli 10 tiy and hedge. As
I a mattei of fait I am Meitou and I
sivv the blind go down myself. Since
tlnu we have ulvvavs been on your
(racks, Doitor Kendall '
j I swiar that that had nothing to
I eh. vv ith tiea-on !"
lou are unused of treason, your
iclatious to O Brieu were ver peculiar
j anil if ou can't explain that blind and
, this eutr.v aud 0 number of other things
vou will be in an extiemely nast
position
1 he doctor made no further effort
to stand up to me He sank into a
chair while I stpod over him, uud 1
knew I was going to hear the truth
1 1 l,i ot nel 1 at tliu cnrlilan 1 s1 In no a
ul '"-' "" .'" "" "si w..oii,
amI "llltod h!s wl'ole, mk'. were so
"uexpeitid that I felt more puzzled
-u tiiumphuut.
('ro BE CONTINUED)
1
Wouldn't Ask Better
feinie you've been calling on Miss
Bute, how have her father and mother
treated vou "
Fine' I haven't even met them '
Doing Time
So Micky got ten davs for stealing
an eight -day clock''"
"He did that An' poor boy he
thinks be got two days the worst of it."
LEDGEK PHILADELPHIA, SAajpEDAXvttlp Sl.lOiOl
k - -i-, L
? - - i iwscjrr i-juw r c -v-n-jn
DAILY NOVELETTE
SPUNK
i:Ulo U Cobb
-L' pect to lle nt ralrmotint with
Dad for several enrs yet. Win pick
on me?" she lnughed gajly. "You'll
probahlv he the next one to he engaged
in the club roursclf, because 5011 know
Fred Carter has just nrrhed homo from
overseas "
The voice was that of a wisp of a girl
just leaving n club of girls who had
been working for the lied Cross nt
Kloinor Handolph's homo in Spring
dale As. she leaped of the plazra she ran
around the driveway for her little road
ster, with her Huffy tnn dog, Spunk, nt
her heels.
Spunk and Beth Preston were tlfebost
of friends, anil the two fairlj jumped
into the car. Spunk taking n seat bj
himself, lurking furiotislj beside his
misfits", as Beth turned out of the
drivevwiv into the roid.
" 'liv. girls," she called, "we'll see
,vou agiin two weeks riom today at -."
"Hope von make it, Bctli,"Klcanor
called hack
111 a spronii nr iwo nothing but a
cloud of dust could be seen down the
road
i;ii7nbeth Pieston l.nd left the club a
little earh, because she hnd a erv im
portant uigiigement with her father
enrlv that evening out of tovrti.
"Well, Spunk, I guess we can make it
all right, if we continue nt this rate,"
said Beth, iust missing a chicken 111 the
middle of the road.
The distance from the Randolph to
the Preston home 'was nine and one-
hnlf miles The machine had eo-.cied
four miles and a half when hang wentl
thp tire, and Beth and Spunk il and
looked at each other as the machine
came to a top,
"Oh, vou naiightv dog' Stop wag
ging that tail of yours! What shall wp
do'' Out herp on this countrv road and
it's alrcadv fi o'clock," she exclaimed,
glancing at tin; watch on her wrist.
"And 1 haven't a tire with me or even
a tool in the box. Who'd think this
would happen, just coming home from
El's housp"'
"Well, I guess I'll turn in around
this eurve on to tin- other road, so no
bodv '11 run us clown." Winch she did.
Spunk jumped out of the car and pro
ceedeel to help his mistress b bark
ing, but to no nvnil.
She sat there for at least tvvpnty
minutes, whifli sppiupcI to her an hour,
but she could do nothing about it.
Kinallv the dog began barking and
ran out in the middle of the main
road
"Come here. Spunk' Don't make sn
much noise'" But he persisted in stav
ing there and 1 nntinued to bark louder
than ever
.lust as Beth was beginning to get
rather peeved nt the condition of the
machine she heard the sound of a dis
tant motor roming nlong the road nt
quite a rate of speed It quieklv shot
bv the curve in the road, and Beth could
lust manage to see the figure of a smart
looking voung man disappearing down
the road on a motorcycle
Snunk continued to baik and velp
nindlv and kept lumping up and down
as if, his life depended on the noise he
made.
Soon the rider of the mntorovclo ap
peared before Beth, lie had slowed up
his machine when he heard the dog
barking so loudlv. thinking there must
be troub'e of some kind It was when
lie turned arounel that he nntieed the
girl all alone leaning over the machine
"How do vou elo. Miss ," be said,
"I see vou're in trouble Do vou sup
pose I could help vnu'' That little dog
of vours is responsible for mv spping
you on this road "
"Oh thank vou." she drawled
"Well. I need n new tire, but ! dtdn't
happen to bring an extra one along with
me '
As slip spoke to him he noticed how
small and attractive she was
"Oh, if all you need is a tire I'll ride
back to the garage onlv a mile and a
half back and get you one "
"Keallv. Mr. '"
"Lansing." put in the chin
"It's awfully kind of vou, I'm sure,"
she answered.
"Oh. not at nil."
Onlv twenty minutes had nassrd when
Bob Lansing nppenree with the said
tire around his neck
He immediately left the motdrcvcle
and was soon putting on the new tire.
Thev soon became acquainted, learning
much of each other's antecedents. It
was discovered that Kohert Lansing had
just been discharged from the aviation
corps in the nrmv, and that he had ac
cented a position three eln befo e
with a business firm in the town nf
Wendell, which was five milrs from
where the Prestons lived Beth nlso
learned that Bob Tan'ing bonreWl even
nearer her home than Wendell He was
now on his way home from thp office
He at once decided to meet her the
next night, if she was willing, to en to
one of the theatres j it outside of Wen
dell. The tire on, his tools put awav 1
arranged the meetim: for the next ni.-'
Wter it was planned, Beth and S "
once more started toward Fairnoi
lie Preston home
"You were certainlv a friend in need
Mr. Lansing, nnd I shall never forget
it," said Beth, as shP drove off
"And I shall never forget you, Miss
hv'jt f -rwiit"'i',a i &vj" wwmt-
DREAMLAND AD VENTURES-By Daddy
(Pruay and Hilly are chnnijcil into
honey bees throunh n ie!fh gheii ihem
hy Humble Bee Httzz. Peggy in in;i
tured by lady irorlcr bees, ltllly yoes
lo her rescue.)
The Flight from the Hlvo
PHOOY'S despair when she found her
self locked up by the worker bees
who wanted to make her their nuccii
turned to quick Jov when she heard
Billy Bee cutting n hole through the wall
of her prison room. Nibble, nibble went
Bills, "ke n mouse gnnwlng nt n piece of
thetse. The wax wall was tough, but
lie kept at It bravely and soon he came
bi caking through.
"Oh, Hill, Tin glad to see you! I
thought I was a goner this time,"
bii77od I'egg.
"We're not snfe yet," panted Hilly.
"We will have to be might sly getting
out of hcie, or the will catch us."
"M, how Jiard ou'e worked," said
I'egg, noticing how he was gasping for
hicath. "And ct these lad beca sa
that boy bees will not work."
"I guess they nro right nt that,"
laughed Billy. "If oti hndn't been In
danger, I'd never been able to
come 111 bee laziness."
Then BUI told her how he had got
ten into the hive, eriepiug past the
guards in the excitement over the re
volt. And after he had entered the hive
he had scan lied and searched in vain,
until he hail heard I'egg s bee voice
singing the song with which she had
kept the bee queen from stinging her.
flic bees are so upset that I think
wo inn get out without being noticed,'
snjd Billv. "(lener.al Swallow U nli
jg on the tree above t.V hive. We will
climb on his back and he will .carry us
away so fast that the bees will nevci
be nble to catch us."
As soon us Billy was rested he leel
Peggy out through the hole In the wall
BR UNO DUKE, Solver of Business Problems
By HAROLD WHITEHEAD, Author of "The Business Career of Peter Flint," etc.
(Copyright)
TIIH 1'KOBLli.M OK (SKITINC COM
MISSION SALESMEN TO STICK
The Training Period Ncars Its Knd
TIIH ninth meeting of the automobile
salesmanship class was held at the
showrooms of the Glider Automobile
Compan.
Before the fellows got there Duke
got Odd, the Detroit binncli manager;
Doliber. the new sales emplo.vment mali
nger and salesmanship instructor, and
me togethei , and told us the reason
for coming to the showroom instead of
continuing at the ilassioom at the Y.
M. ('. A.
There should be but little weeding
out to be done now. After the next meet
ing we should know who we can afford
to hire. The number is smnllei than
when we started, isn't it' How man
do vou expect, Peter?"
"Nine men nnd two women," I told
him.
"It's time that they were maile famil
iar with the tar, so bv having them
here thev will be able to look over the
tar, sit iu it, start it, examine the en
gine and such like They have all read
the literature of the companv, so are
familiar with the talLiug points of the
and the also know something of
the compan 's personality and vva.vs
We vc certaml lovereel more
ground than I would hnve thought pos
sible," Doliber interposed.
"Exactl and if we get the number
of permanent people we anticipate, wc
will have twenty good men nt an ex
pense that at piescnt only secures ouc.
ou sec, Peter, Dolibei's expenses aud
Preston! Tomorrow- evening at 7:30,"
he called back.
Beth reached the house just in time
to get icady for the engagement with
her father. y
Bob and Beth enjoyed the next eve
ning at the theatre nnd Beth soon found
herself becoming quite fond of Bob.
Equally so with Bob, nnd many good
times followed.
One night he was leaving her from a
party which the younger set had given
at the Country Club nearby.
"Beth." he sgjd, "can't we drive
around the cliffs tomorrow evening?"
"Yes, if Dadd is willing, Bob," she
said, slowly.
"He won't ebject, will he?" he asked.
"Well, he thinks I'm .leaving him
alone evenings an awful lot lately. He
said so toda.v He may want me home
tomorrow evening but if he doesn't ob
jectI'll go."
"All right bully for you," he said
"I'll be over at S. I'll call you up to
morrow nnd ou can let me know for
sure. Good night, Beth."
"Good night. Bobb.v "
It was decided that Beth could go, so
Bob appeared at 8 sharp. They got the
little roadster out of the garage and
they started off for Pine Cliff drive with
Spunk.
It was an ideal night. The moon was
Inning down on the water and the
-de stietch of the cliffs,
hev rode several miles and then
turned around toward home
Don't you think I'd better drive
ow, Beth? You sure are a dand little
hauffeuse, but .vou must be tired. I
feel so unnecessary being driven by a
slip of a girl like ou."
I'opjrutht 1910, by the Bell Sjaidlcatt, Inc
"THE NEW BEE QUEEN"
1 away, I'egg," ho Minuted
and down gloomy pnsagpwns, Near
the entrance, bets were lushing about
j in every direction. Bus.vbui'z vvns rail -
ing uees to swnrm out wiin me 0111
queen, while Honedevv was urging
others to stick to the hive nnd the new
queen.
The uproar became louder and louder,
and fitiall the old" queen's swarm swept
out of the hive like n mountain torrent
breaking a dam Thousands nnd thou
sands of bees were In it, nnd ever bee
vvns buzzing its loudest. Up into the
air the went, surrounding the old
queen bee who vvns nmoiig the last to
linvc the hive.
"Now is our chance," whispered Billv
to Peggv, rushing her into the end of
the outgoing stream. There were so
tnaai' I"1" and nil were so much exiited
mat it seemeu ccrtniu no one would
know them.
But sharp eyes were watching the
switling swarm. Iloneydevv was at
the eutiance and as Pcgg swept past
she saw her at once.
"There goes Queen Pegg ! Stop her !"
buzzed Hone dew.
snlarv all told will be onlv aiound
sSOOO a vear As it tosts $1000 at pres
ent to get one iiermanent salesman (as
I explained to feather and Martin
Brninard, at that first lonfcnnce), Dol
iber will onlv have to get two men in a
.vear to equal the old record. I hope he'll
get fortv and maintain that ratio of
pcrmau"nt salesmen and saleswomen
until enough hnve been established."
"How man does the compan
need"'" Doliber asked lnterestedlv
"Well, Mi Feather thought he should
have a thousand, but I feel that half
that numbei will be ample, as the have
.'100 now that means you have fivi
vears in which to build up a permanent
foice. You will elo it sooner, for I feel
that the publicity of tins mithod of
getting a salesmm will attract good pio
ple to us. This method also makes it
difficult for a man to get 111 aud once
.vou make it exclusive, people aie eager
to get in."
"Think so?" Doliber nskcel, hesitat
ingly. "Sine of it," Duke lesponded
promptly.
"I remember some years back fur
ther than ou or Peter Flint can go
Ibnck, I guess that a levivulist visited
Boston. He vvns a famous exhoiter and
for a few davs crowds filled the big
Mechanics Building.
"The att.ndnnce began to fall off,
and the all got worried, until the evan
gelist suggested giving tickets of ad
mission on request. No admittance with
out n ticket. Well, sir, as soon as it
became a little difhcult to get iu, as
"Oh. no. I 1 like it Bob! Isn't
it exhilarating?"
"Oh, icA' he ausvvered quieklv. "If
ou must have cur naj, I suppose I
can look on."
"Beth, do you remember that after
noon we met ou the road when you were
tring to fix your car with no
tire?" He laughed at the last part.
"Do I, Bob? I should say so. Y'ou
saved mv life that night. I had a ver
important engagement with Dad earlj
that evening, and if it hadn't been for
you, I'd have been there on the road
et."
.fust then Spunk tossed around but
soon settled down in Bob's lap, not, of
course, hearing the conversation.
"Really . Beth, ever since that r.ght
I've thoght of no one but ou. You
seem to hvpnotize me, when I look at
you dearie."
Just then he moved closer to her and
placed his arm tightly around her.
"Beth, I I loVe you. Do yofl"
think vou could really care for me?
"Bob, .vou're n dear!"
"And we can build a little bungalow
just for two in Wendell "
"Oh, what about Spunk'"
The dog jumped up immediately when
he heard his name.
Bob held in his arms both Beth and
Spunk, mostl Spunk, as he seemed to
be quite anxious to get his-share.
"Of lourse he can live with us, too.
You bet! Why, if it hadn't been for
your little Spunk, I'd never have met
jou dearest."
The next complete novelette, Betty
Tries Her Wings.
By Cha8. McManus
"3
CHARLES WMAIMUS
, "i.
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"Ply for the tree! (leneral Svvnllowr
is there!" cried Billy to Pegg.
Pegg darted up through the branches,
and theie, peering anxiously out nt tho
bees, vvns llenernl Swallow.
"Climb on til baik," he shrilled to
I'egg, wlio clept nmong his feather
mid held tight. It wasn't until then
Hint she noticed Bill was not with her.
"Walt for Bill," she in led. But
f.'eneral Swallovv'couldii't wait. Ilone
divv's followers were buzzing nngrlly
luto the tire nfter Peggv, nnel threaten
ing him with their stingers. He darted
out through the leaves, and as the did
so Pegg saw what had become of Hilly,
lie had stopped lo battle with Iloney
devv. Dozens of bees surrounded him,
nnd finally Honcdew darted in nnd
stung him.
"Oh, they will kill htm," gasped
Peggv .
But the sting dldu't kill Billv. In
stead it had an unexpected effect ou hlin.
It turned him bark into Ids real self.
And as he becnni" a bo.v again, he ran
awa as fast as he louhl, thrashing his
arms arounel his head to that the bees
would not sting him.
"Fly nvvnv, Pcgg." he shouted. "I'm
going to tell the fnimer his bees are
.mv arming aud help him get them into a
new hive.
I'lup, flap, flap went Geueial Swal
low's wings as he darted nvvny. Prom
far awa.v Pegg could hear the song of
the bees:
"Busv.. bus, busy bee
Never idle, never free "
"M, I'm glad I'm free again," she
buzzed. Sa.viug this she wmt sound
asleep on Mineral Swallow's baik. It
was hours later when she awoke, and
there she was safe at home.
(Xcrt Keel inI be laid Judge
Out s amuimg adienture tcicn he
become the biggest bird in the uorld.)
soon as it was given that tinge of exclu-
siveness, the hall tilled up. People hunt
ed for tickets, and those who had a
spare one gave it to their friends ns
a favor."
We laughed at the- story, but got
Duke's point all light.
"Now to btP-iness ngain," Dukev re
sumed "1 lompared the observation re-
poit of those eleven people nnel also
the ansvvus they turned in. The all
look like vv 01 th while people, except a
man named Snnbiirg lie seems too, too
oil. We'll quiz him about the car iind
sic if he leall does uiidci stand it.
"Thin theie's tint young mau l'eni
tnou I'm nfraid he's too immature to
be able to get the respect and confidence
of business people. With those two
exceptions thev are all fine fellows
espcciallv those two women."
.Tust then two of Odd's older sales
men tame in: his two best men, Iu fact.
"Hello, bovs, glad you're on time,"
Duke giceted them iheeiily. "Have
you got your pnits fullv rehearsed?"
"Sure, gilnntd one, "mine's a cinch.
I'll put Jim in a box aud nail him
down before I've finished with him."
."The In cK you will," dinvvlcd Jim.
"Believe me, kid, it'll take a leallv
bright boy to do that to yotu humble
sei vant."
Introductions to Duliber and me fol
lowed, when Duke said-
"U lit si two fellows aio Ruing to give
a demonstration of selling n car to your
clnss. Jim is to be the salismnn nnd
his side paitner the buver. After the
demonstintiou youi fellows can ask
them ull the questions thev want. Alo.
the can be 'bucrs' to eithei of these
fellows."
"That's a bully good idea," Doliber
said.
By this time our eleven folks had
ai rived and the work began The dem
onstration and subsequent questions
helped to tie up all I had said in class
anil made clear the way to apply puu
ciples of salesmanship to selling auto
mobiles. Duke nsked Scinburg to act as sales
man nnd Fcnmiore ns buver. Their
weakness showed up epiickl.v, for Feni
uioie asked bill questions, while Seiu
burg, in his efforts to "show -off" said
some smart nnd trick things.
Both were released at the end of the
session.
The tenth session had another d
cided change in method nnd our little
force of nine profited much by it.
TODAY'S BUSINESS Ql'KSTION
What is a 'Sutlo"f
4iircr it;ill appea) Monday.
ANSWER TO YESTERDAY'S
BUSINESS QUESfiON
A "Suspense .lccomtf" i an ac
count made by doubtful balances to
ascertain ptobable profit or loss.
Uncle Jeff Snow Says:
"The Corners reconstruction board
met nt Nideffer's groceiy emporium
last Saturday night to take up the
matter of how to git the girls doin
men's work to quit and give the sol
diers comin' back a chance. After four
hours we decided that a marriage II
cense'd settle most of the cases." The
Oregon Daily Journal.
Looking Ahead
Mr. Lane (of the Suivey) Sergeant,
I wish to know what vocational ad
vantages a prisoner with ninety-nine
years has.
Sergeant Oh, that's simple , he is
either assigned to the bam) as a harpist
or as n fireman at the powerhouse, ac
cording to his past recoid. Stray
Shots.
Advanced Ideas
"I tell you," went on the old lady
at tho hotel, getting quite angry, "I
won't have this room, 1 ain t going to
pay ni money for a pigsty, anel as for
sleeping in one of them beds, I simply
won't do It."
"(let on it, mum," said he. "TliU
ain't your room; it's the elevator."
Stray Shots.
Ths Hyphen, '
"What Is the connectlus link be
tween the a'nimal and vegetable king
dom?" asked the teacher.
"Hash!" elled theclasi with on
v oice. nxchange.
Ace Hlghl
'"Sure. Melssner the Ace captured
Kings, lie's a trump." The Brooklyn
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