PBPHrvW lP V . . . . . fc"1 TiTr? a...i . vjiwjiAuriliii.: ! t.'.i,wiial-iti.i-r..ii.. i'lfllr" u rfiTsJrfte-Wl,l!'il'.' uw . -i n. . j J5T' '..!? -ttW Jiiiiju :. . i '-jH. "iA, i,vj"i- KOr&w; ';--j.'i -' t EVENING PUBLIC LEDGERt-PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, 'JULY 18, 1919 r. . HwKFBFWTO ' " '''fff5 vfiKqpfTSv-,-. - ' M;-W.toTftr.' -"v m t . m ih N THE WORLD FOR SALE (Copyright. tots, by Itnrprr d Rroi.t THIS STARTS THE STOKY I'leda Druse, daug'iter of (iabriel Druse, of gypsy blood, shoots in a canoe the Carillon rapitls on the Kag nlac river where it Hows between the towns of Mnnltou and Lebanon in the Canadian Northwest. She is res cued irora the whirlpools below by Max Ingolby, n manager of great Interests, who has come to Lebanon to unite the two towns nnd make them the center of commerce in the western north. On the shore -.he is insulted by Kelix Marchand. a power fill but disreputable character of Jtnnitou. Ingnlbj nttnrks Maichan.l who vows rccnge. I'leda i claimed by one .Tethro l'awe n his wife, under a gypsy custom which united them in marriage when they were children l-'ledn rojcits him ami a jralmis quarrel ens-lies between l'awe and Ingnlhy. Marchnml stirs up n feud between the two town" in orrii to foil Incolln'o ambition. Hi m-niccts are to b" wrecked nnd hitnelf. thrown into fie river. In golbv. in iliguic. mingles one nig1 ' with hi- enemies in Manitou Fap reveal- liis deception and Ingolh i rendered blind by n blow on the head I'leda comes to him. AM) IIKUi: IT (ONTINTKS h1: i: IUI) not know that he bad ta nn opiate, that his friend had me cifuih atrophied hi rebellious nei w Tlie-e i-i,,iis he was seeing were ten true, lvit thev somehow gne hi in i nh,... ,i t, .it. ne It was n tlvi ic one v31, an operation performed T""i one's bodv with the nerves stilled aid deadened hv ether. Yet h was crm ron-cious of tlic dinter which uml "ir" t liu.i Tor ri time at lcnM. Tli." Ill- mind seemed lfss nellte. til" visioi -came tlun without seeing them g". thev went And others came in hioken patches, shreds and dream-, phantay li.asona of the brain, nnd at lat all were mingled and .onfused: but a- tl. pa-sed 1lie -eemed to burn hi vight II. he longed for a coo! bandage over Ins co. for a soft linen wnicn would shut o,it the cumuli of broken hopes nnd I, urn- life's goal obliterated hail had enough of the black procession of futile tilings. His longing was not denied, for even as he roused himself from the oblivion coming on him. a- though by a last effort to remember hi dire misfortune, mnvbe hi- everlasting tragedy, some thing soothing and i-oft like linen dipped in dew was laid upon his forehead A cool, delicious hand covered his eyes caressmglv; a oiio from spheres so far awav that world, were the echoing points of the sound, came whispering to mm iiKP a Mir i'i iu . .-......-, grove, uitn a V, 1V , ,.;' , IV.i "".., I ,' r.n' ntlr hark FO Vl'r llllir, i', " '. .-- -' .. -I-: ...Av,l n, g ngain witn one usuing wu," "" " :." P.8.;.,., ... A H LIU . Tt wn no illusion I-leila had come ,." ,.'!! ii.,'nf .rnuhle to his mntheiles. wifeless home, and would ,, i, ,iin,i n.lmittnnce bv the nurse, It was .Tim Headle who admitted her. lied be mad if he knew we wouldn't her ome." Jim had said to the let nurse. It was Fleda who had warned Iugol by of the dangers- that surrounded him the phwcal as well as busiuess dan gers. She (anie now t serve the blind victim of that l'ate which she had seen hovering over him. The remgaiie daughter "f the fto- manys, a.- Jethro I awe hail called ner. was, for the first time, m the house of her master Gorgio. The Chain of the Past FOR once in its career. Lebanon was absolutely united. The blow that had brought down the Master Man . . had also struck the town between the " "-' """" 1. eyes, and there was no one-friend or foe of Ingolbj who did not legard it as an in-ult nnd a challenge. It wns now known rjiat the roughs of Manitou. led b.v the big river-drner. were about to start on a raid upon Lebanon and upon Ingolbv at the very moment the horsi -hoe did it- woik. All night there - eronns of men wnitin outside In- ... . ,,., c 11 i golbv'- house. They were of all classes . .. . t carters, railway woruers. imnemiers, lawyers. engineers, bankers, account- ants, merchants, ranchmen, carpenters, insurance agents, manufacturers, mill- ers, horse-dealers and so on. Some prayed for Ingolby's life, others swore viciously; and tho-e who swore had no contempt for those who praed. while those who prayed were tolerant of those who swore. It was a union of incongruous elements. Men who had nothing in common were one in the spirit of faction: and all were deter- milieu inai ine wrniigcmun. wnose iu- t , .. .1.- .-, ...1 f neral was fixed for this memorable Saturday, should be carried safel, to his , grave. Civ Civir ppiflo hafl almost brrnmo nvic fanaticism in Lebanon r Vordro r "I ' An sl : id" to lor control ot he rai wajs sad to "The hTerS',b-;;,nd to n",he back. Thev're higos. The n Vm Skunk, are'sUuuks.e, en when vo.sk smirks .m.ul.. en wnen you When just before dawn old Gabriel Druse issued from the house into which he had carried In-n'bv the nitht before thev questioned him ca-erlv He had been a rVuro nmrt from hnti, t ehnnnn nnd Mnnito,, nnd the,- ,ii,i ,,t ,.i him as a da-o particularly as it "was more than whispered that Ingolby ''had n lien" on his daughter. In the grav light, with hu long grizzled beard ami, j(UU'bu, , inun, i 11.-"- Iinjnru like a mystic figure of the dajs when the gods moved among men like mor- tals'. His great height, vast propor tions and silent ways gave him a place , apart and added to the superstitious 1 feeling by which he was surrounded. "How is lie?" they asked whisper- 1 Ingly as they crowded round him. ! "The danger is over." was the slow, heavy reply. "He will live, but he has bad days' to face." "What was the danger?" they asked.! "Fever maybe, brain fever," he re plied. "We'll see him through," tome one raid. I "Well, he cannot see himself 1 through," rejoined the old man solemn ly. The enigmatical words made them I feet there was something behind. I "Why can't he see himself through?" j asked Osterhaut the universal, who had! Just arrived from the city hall. I "He can't see himself through be- j ause he is blind," was the heavy an-1 ,Bvcrs There -was e moment of shock, of hushed surprise, and then a voice burst ,i.6tthi "Blind they've blinded him, boji 1 The dagos have killed bis sight, 'WJlnd, boysj" ;j I. n, L 1. 'V .. . V. . ,"' - Wtm till! I - Mi ; w-p-k WKSKsBKK m?m? She came now to serve the A profane and nngrv muttering rani through the crowd, who were thirsty, i hungry nnd wcarv with watching ' Merhaut held up the horseshoe . , , , , , . ,, , wnicll nail lironrnr Inrrolhv ilow-n. . ........... ... -- Neve It 1 1 he I nil" t hit innn I It'c tied with n blue ribbon for luck." he .1.1 T ! 1 1 ..T.t i- ii i huhcu ironieniiy. n s gm nis oioou mi it. I'm keeping it till Manitou's l'li'l the pi i,-e fr it. Then I'll give it to Lebanon for keeps." "That's- the thing that did it. but here's the man behind the thing?" snrle.l a voice. Again there was a moment's silence, and then Hily Kvie, the eteran stage- j-,;,i ilioi-n ,.-o. n ,.,...,. n " ' "- " l""11" '" " -llillie, Iriver. said: "He's in the i but a iail has doors, and doors Tl open with or u,thn. i, !. f.. ;..- . ,. - door, hois." ' I "What for?" asked a man who knew. the answer but who wanted the thi ing ..nd, spent four vears in Arizona same as.Iowett." Hillv Kvie answer,! ".t I got in the wav of thinking ns thev do there and n.ting'iust as ,,?,! as of, think. I drove stage down i the Yerde valley. "Sometimes there wasn't time to brine - ,. . a prisoner all the way to a jimge nnd . ' .inns'- nun .miw. and people was bu-v and hadn't time to wait for the wagon: so thev done what wns right, and there was al wnjs a tree that would enrry thnt kind o' fruit for the -ake of humanity. It' the best way. hoj - " I his p-n I Arizona or any other lyncher's countrj." said Halliday, tlie lawver. mnkinp 1.1s wnv t.i the f ,, ..i. . .i , i .. "It i-n I the law, and m this cnuntn ...!.. ... it s ine ,aw tnar counts, it s the gover- ment's right to attend to thnt drunken dago that threw tlie horseshue. and we've got to let the government do it. No lynching on im plate, thank you. If Ingolhy could speak to us, you can bet vour boots it's what he'd sav." "What's jour opinion, boss?" nsked Hilly Kvie of (Iahriel Druse, who had stood lisivning. hi chin nn his breast. his somber e.ies fixed on them abstract - edly. At Kile's question his eyes lighted up ....... .-. ., .. . .. 1. . . . wnn a nre mat was siruci, irom a nint in other spheres, and he answered : "It i- for the ruler te take life, mv the ;s fur him; if it istflm law that rulos it . "t o ;o - 1 mt i ou. K " ""' ' '"If he was mv son. I should be the ruler, not the law." was the grim. Pnin;ntir rPpK nnll tl)P oll, ma 5,a)k. e.l awav from' them toward the bridge, "I'd !"''! ','" p W' l' that done to his son what the Manitou dagos done to Ingolhi and settle it quick." remarked Dick Karrclly, the tinsmith. "' ntt 1'p'Si b,n n rulpr or 'omft'iinR' hi.s own class, and though the storm of somewhere." remarked Hilly Kyle. his romances had become but a faint (CONTINUED TuMuimoW) " - - - - DOROTHY DARNITSoiuc Red Noses Come From Indigestion I II i- leylli TfTikU 1' T' I, -n i-il' 'i ' 1 in i,i' ui, . --i II 11 in i , r -"" tr-l i 3 r1 -z-'-T" DANQER IS A J J f, (HE LOOKS JLST j D t 3 HELL HAVE MIS J ,,1 ? a JfiME LOOKING oJBjfc'lLlKE HIS FATHER li o BLSSSj. I FATHERS NOSE Jnaar0f!' 1 (mm&i B0Y S 1 FWk"Sf ; 1 1 SsV in time I f.1 rrJ i yvmxrr,fj'' - 'sij it , ' v' ..'.'ffaix u '- w - iv - j i .' t. jwm. i - T y -r voo bet t jk i a i y e. no chance i 1 S y-.-- y ht ! Sr wr3 -ri im L I NJ-r" n V. T I I L r iflBfe." I VI Wi ir- m rtk cJ7 w u- v- it,- y vi tl. 1 W v r J 1 r r-Y BH Vi -J 3f u s a, ti x v aHUF v v- r" rrv -s. m ur v MV i m- lrAJ Tt. " ) Xft jSBF X V H HCFA 5 1 T ll 3fc S I s , vni,A M-.iinnriu I -s " M IL r ' ' h ..- ii i I.. 7 v. i ' Jh . I JM. A- ' ..v V-4 s - r - , ,"S ,-"-; -- .. & i , " . " S 1 tMi' ' i ? ' " A k ' -a j M&i....1m&..Jii..l...-.S.fa . . -f a -.JaMjJa-,:'.j. ..-. ' MjjBftjffifUfo' i-riMiiiiirrai'Mhiiiiiiteiii- 'i' '"iiMifliArtftr-iniiiilritiitliiriilrtrliiliii iiiriffif,iirriiiiiAiiiiifii'MiTirlii'ii -- - ' " V r?jJ. I S Tttu """'' Sfam blind ictim of that Kate which she had seen hovering ocr lilm "I bet I'm going home to breakfast,'" stirring of leaves which had tinges of interposed Halliday. the lawyer, "I here s a straight day s work before "s - gentlemen." he added, "and we an't do anythin here. Orangemen, , lrt hoof it." Twenty Orangemen stepped out from !. .1 TT.. Ilt.l - .1 - t um' iuiwu. iiiiuiuii, ii- n p.isi hwhit of th"ir lodge, and they all meant what he meant. They marched nway in pro- cession to breakfast nnd to n meeting of the lodge. Others straggled after 1'Ut n few waited for the appearance o i""1 doctor. When the sun came up and HocKwen. paie anu uownoasr, issued .. . .. . . . . . , .... ..... , , , ,. . iiirui, iiie, ji.-u iiei eii loimii uiui. iiiiu unlKP" """ . "m unm" ' tl10 '.'mn' ' K' "slll,luK """ i"-;--"ik- A few still remained behind at Ingolhj's house. They were of the de- voted slaves of Tngolliv who would fol .. ' . '"-""" J "n """'"' low nun to ine gnies oi nnues anu duck . , i . , , ii-ii in n i- mil mii'i. ii iini'ii in. The nigger barber. Herrv. was one; ...., ... ..,. . n . ... """"" "us . "' .""'"-" ''" ' MPr"a!1f a K,n. " ";"". "' " "' ' ,h.w"-k".' ', " rJ ' h',10 Jo,-K. shirt with a scarf for a'coi- iar. the suit of canvas in the summer .,... i ... i..; i. : i ,i, ..!,-. ,i, illlU I'l lll-ll lllV.- 111 UP" Ullllll , III' .:. f i,nn,i ,,-hich were nlwavs in hi, pair of hand- which were alwavs in hi- ma pockets never in nnv one else's, ,,, ,.,..,, doglike in 'its mildness, doe-like in its mildness, and the long noso which gave him the nanie of -inorty. (it the same devoted class also was .Towett, who. on a higher plane, was as wise nnd discerning a scout as any leader ever bad. ll,,lrt rlil Ttni'r,- n n ,1 n.tnrliant n nil ... ... ' ..... al tlie others were waiting at ingoinvs ,... 1n,. ...., senutinc anion- the lU'll-P, .inWPlt MIS MUllllllh MIHMlf, MR Mnn ,.,, fnl. ,e chief . nnstahl- . ' of I-ehanon. to find out what was for- . , w :.... .: ...i,-i. .. um .... ...... -. .... . asMiring. oecausc.ui.nu,,.. ,- us-.in.i.iu tin i tic mi 1 lio wfnnr ion liTPfl thnt I tun - ,, ,.,,1.1 trv t innt. her ,,n,lerstnnd her wrong-doing; nnd that was intoler- able. It was clear to .Towett that, in spite of all, there would be trouble at the Orange funeral, and that the threat ened strike would take place at tlie snme time in snite of Innolbv's cntas .1 .,.!.., ...... iron ne. a rend v in lie ear v lnormnz ' , : , ,: , , , . revcngeim spirits iron, ..canon nan in- vaded the outer portions of Manitou and nud TnKcn f-aiiMin'inMj mn i an rquai numbor of DoRans. n. thr-y rn JIM tlio liouiiiu ' .union luumiis. nnu in wiinui out ot o nt and a badly injured Wb "s much information as he needed. .Towett made his way back to Lebanon, when, at the approach to the bridge, he met Fleda hurrjing with bent head and pale, distressed face In his mn 'UTrtion. Of all western men none had a better appreciation of the sex that takes its toll of everv traveler after hi kind than Aaron .Towett. lie had been a real buck in his day among those of v r, bwss. j . . j t raw u, k a yk t n ) , L 7 A kL Pw. b--W.J HCb-T"rs .. -uttlAXX Ji r rsf X A By SIR GILBERT PARKER Author of "The Seats of the .Mighty," "The Money Master," etc. . dajs that nre sear, he still had an eye unmatched for female beauty. The sun, which makes that northern land a para- dise in summer, caught the gold-brown hair of (iahriel Druse's daughter, and ..-.-e ......s,....., ...... made it glint and shine. It coquetted it i t Ii flirt 11 m 1 if, f if lint nvno find t li o V ..,,. . .i..... . ... . .. -o ..u,. ...... grew luminous as a jewel; it struck lightly across the pale russet of her it like nrfapple that vingly. when one calls ciiccK ami made one's lips touch lovi i "too good to eat. It made nn atmos- phere of half-silver and half-gold with ...., ..... .v. ...... a loucn oi sunn-e crimson lor ner to ....,, . , .... .,.... , ... .... wnih in. iriiiiMiuiUK nci luini into men- 'ng Hues ot grace. .Towett knew that Druse's daughter ,.. ,, i,,. ...... , .,, .,,,, ,,.i. ,,.,, ,,, ,,, ,m(j.p(1 t-i(.0 ,.,,, thri(,e into her .ties and had seen there his own : . i .i. . i. t.., ., ,i. nuns' . nun uiol :-iit' ii.m mule lliu ;illlf and that the man. it might be, would never look into their dark depths again, He might speak once, lie might sneak . twice, he might speak thrice, hut would it ever be the sl.nio as the look that "mlpfl no wonU? When ho crossed Kleda Druse's path- ' wav she stooned short Kl,e Unci- thnt --,-------,, -....,., ,, i ,,,, ,, .Towett was Ingolby's true friend. She iowcii was uigoioy s true inena. -nc had seen him often, and he was inti- mutely associated with that day when mutely associated with that dav when she had run the Carillon Rapids nnd nnu mm nor now long -lie never dared to think I in Ingolbv'x arms in the sight of all Hip world. 1 irst among- those who crowded round her nt Carillon that ln,- n-ni-n .Tn.-.it, n.,1 M.ln.l.nn, ...1... ',.... ."" ""-"""". "" nnu tried to wnrn Her. v .,-..., ., nil nrn Pnitif in lini'" eli tA , -.. ...,.,. ." .,..:.. "7 , """ -"-" ""' cmiimenie in ner ejes. and bv the intimacy of the phrase (ns though she cou ui snenK or intro hv nn ,- nc i,i.,.i . . ' . tncir 0,vn understanding was complete, . 'TO See llOW llO is ailtl then to do There was silence for a moment in Widow Clark. Ebenezer often won wliich they moved slowly forward, and dered when Miss Hetty nnd the Wood then she said: "You were at Rarba-'rille fellow would bo married. Hut as zon's last night?" vct jtjss Hetty is as cheery and happv "When that gypsy son of a dog gave tl i , n,.-l,t- 111. ntcnntn.l "'" ,". '- n-.-,nii-u I never i,.j nn.-tliii, iii-n ,i, r 1 r "n V" " "' , ' " . 'l.'"1" 1"; K.olb mad c. I liad he ,, ,n the throat. " .' . , """""h "iu . - i ".," t, " . . 1 - - -- h' -..,.,,, -ere soft-fairly drugging then, with , y , dope. My. but he was smooth: ,0 golden, velvet truth it was. too. That's the only kind he has in stock : and they were sort of stupefied and locoed as they chewed his word plant. Cicero '. l'"ve been a saucy singer of the dictionary, nnd. I aul the Apostle had dope of ins own you couldn't buy, but tlie gay gamut that Ingolby run gives tnem all tne com good-hy. DAILY NOVELETTE . CONVINCING EBENEZER By Cartfc I). Roberts MISS IHJTTIN'A STHTSON. lu her spotless kitchen, was preserving pears and revering nt her success. The sunshine filtered cheerfully through thci i vine-covered window and the room was for her, Peggy also vanishes, J 'filled with the sweet fragrance pf the fruit. Trim, competent, Miss Hetty' Sun nntl Storm In IJattlc . was "fair and -10," but was ns young 'ITTIIAT has become of Peggy? 'fit ."m i"S ' f"lr,C ,f t10.' V'"!1 VV " s " plm',Ic- Afi fhc lived with her. The farm which. slip had . . , , , ,., ,-, . 'inherited from her parents she mnn-lstm"' " ,ll( ralnbmv nrc1' with Iv nB aged most successfully, helped bv the! Hun and Hilly watching the whirling advice of Cyrus Harmon, who lived near her in an old, tumbling down cottnge. As grnndfnther's clock in the kitchen corner solemnly pen led 11, a team drove into the jard and the driver, a man of ...... .... .. I,,., iiiiu ,.i. .Hi,,.-,, i, ii, .in mi fit) years, climbed snrvlv down from 'that b.v the time Hilly spun around In his high seat anil walked slowly up thci Tl.ltn. I "(ioodness gracious! There's Kbc claimed Miss Hetty. Kbenezer entered the kitchen without knocking nnd snt down cautiously into off the end of the nrch like n bullet lie rocker by the window. j from n gun. nimlng right for a great "Mercy me, Miss Hetty." he mm. 'flmi'l Imnk 'f l,,('w' menceil in a wenk voice and with thci '"'W sllllt llrr r-vp5 in fp:lr- S1,p usual way of clipping his words, "put- ' tlionitlit she was going to get nn awful tin' up more pears? shM think vou'd ''""'I1', nt ,nn', 1pl,(,, l,,"1nK,, reht linve a sullerful bv this- time. How's ""'""K11 the cloud bank nnd down and corn patch plowed yet?" "Well, no, Kbonczcr, he hasn't. C. - still going like the wind, but no longer rus lias hern sick for a week," Miss downward. 1'eggy opened her eyes' in Hetty told him. surprise. And what she saw made her "There now. Mks Hettv. can't you'"'"'" thrm sti" vci'"r- F!1", ,iai1 fallen ee how much ion need a man' You nM n !-""1'1- ,lnrk stnrm cloud, shaped jut marry me and I'll take the bossin' " "" "'n'lnne. The cloud was steered off vonr mind If, no l, ,. woman trjin' to run n farm. How will next Wednesday suit you? We could . ..i . . stop at the parson s on our way home from prater meeting." Kbenerer said. Miss Hetty dropped the pear she wns peeling fo hastily into the kettle ,mvn on my cloud today. Whv don't that the s.uup spnttered over the table, jou stav up on the rninbow where you "Look here. Kbcnczcr," she shouted, .belong?" "hacn't I .told ,ou time nnd time. As soon as he spoke Peggy know ngain that jnu needn't set any more' " dates, for I haven't the least idea of ever mnrrjing jou? And as for women running farms, there are plenty of them with brains more efficient than some men I know." i "There, there. Miss Hetty, be sensi ble nnd don't net like a young girl , with her first beau. You re gettin' old. , though jou look so young and f.pry. nnd you may never have such a chance again, said I.bcnrzer. Miss Hetty's ejes were stern. , rhruczer. I mean every word I "No. say. I'll never marry you!"sho told him hrmlj . Tbenezer rose with a groan and said I suppose that Woodville fellow has made jnu think that .ou can do better by not marrying me. I'm much more J suited to you than he. He doesn't even know a horse rake from a harrow. rp,. ,. ., ii.,,.. i nn ,.. Wednesdnv at S." and he ,1- ' -adly away. Miss Hetty looked after as you sec fit. And for your assur him a minute with a countenance1 1 ... tnn m to our hank nnd h1'1"1 ?,'th '"atlon nnd amuse- mP"t' gently she laughed softly . That's just what ,,',.. ,' " '" ix--.i ,.,.. : o -.-,.!-. i, vuiii-.-nii., i.iuiiin ,n -, o ciock i ,t. - i ,i ! :.,, W!.. T,... ..u'-iu.i-i ,in,,- unn, nun ..ii.-.s jcli. h i inni. lie was jusi anout to tie ins "'" '"' l" l"' l'" "cji uc glnnced toward the parlor window. (ioodness 1 What was that outlined so, PWmiy on tne snncie.- a tall man witlii a nut on. .s i,,rne.rr siarcu ni ine unexpected sight. .Miss Hetty s shadow appeared nnd kissed the man shadow. ngain : again aim again ; men tne two shadows ""PK"' other. Kbenezer stood as if turned to stone. "U's that Woodville fellow!" he gasped. "Who'd thought Miss Hetty would deceive me like that, leadin' me on and engaged to him. A girl never "" """ w l"-5- n fpllow him. Well. I'll less she s engaged to him. Ucll. I II snow nor that there s other women." Turning resolutely nway irnm me loving snaiinws, ne drove off as quietly as possible. When the Inst faint filed nwnv nnon the .... ., , ,e lietty tnrew neiseir 1 ilmiplied until the tears came to her I laughed until ine tears came to hei ...- linn full rtiann tlii-nn- o ..-. y- ". ." ' '""'." ' T hat and coat onto tne noor and snouted in ecstasy, "Poor old Ebcnezer." I wish him better luck in his next adventure," Miss Hettv said. duuuiuii .4.1. ivn., m. In a few days the news of the town ' ns ever, preserves her pears and man- ages ner iaim cnicienuy aione. ,- , , I T,e next complete novelette. "Joshua Find a A ay. " He Failed to "Follow Through" The overcrowded condition of White- hall is responsible for this incident. The chief of a certain government do- partment was engaged in a room con- taimng the typists of his branch when to him there hurried a very prim nnd proper official. "Oh. Mr. -."said the latter, "have you a room in which I can squeeze it lady typist for a few days?" Then a giggle from one of the listening flappers, and the broad smile on the face of the chief caused Mr Prim to blush vividly ! London Opin I ion. DREAMLAND AD VENTURES-By Daddy "CLOUD LAND" (I'conu "ml HiUii sail to Cloud Land in soap bubble balloons. There thru meet A'l'iiff ,Srii, who (i fii 'ore irilli Princess Rainbow. The nnn- cess disappears and when then search storm cloud, she had grown dizzy and lost her balnnce. In nn instant she was sliding down the steep arch at ter rific speed. Indeed, she went so fast answer to her cry of distress she had SCOOICM our Ol MUIU. I It was like sliding down a stair rail ing one that went on nnd on, seeming lv forever, .lust when 1'eggy began to wonder luw far she would go she shot fjoun, uiiiii in it Municii mm- i ii t a grntlp tJiucl. Thii wns follows by a (liitr-. nliniirr In 1ir nintinn . Slir it-nc "V "" B'.V "me marl. man. "Who nre you?" gasped Peggv. "I'm thunderbolt." rumbled the black man in a voice like distant thunder. "I in. iiiii.i ,, f. rn(. of tli eed to ask who you are you'ie linen Uninlirtii' e,l!?e? ...1 ..A..'.... ,i, w., ,,-lm has come tl,,,'m,,i,. BRU.NO DUKE, Solver of Business Problems By HAROLD WHITEHEAD, Author of "The Business Career of Peter Flint:' etc. (Copyrlsht.) THE PROM-EM OF TIIE NEWlbetic.il order. To the right of the RKSTAVRANT names was a grooved slot in which we The Theatres Help Out j pl.CM -D I.OOI) examined "The Oolden Hour" restaurant tneairo uckci iviih cum nnd then nsked : "Your idea is to book the seats over the telephone, collect tiie money anu issue the ticket which wo honor?" "Yes" ...,"; f,0 wp t pai(1 an(1 what as. . ,,, Kurnnre can you give us: "We will nay you daily or weekly. nini- ,., ..... ...... ... ' horn wo buy goods." That's fair enough. What do the ., .. .i ... nn-.n ,.p'i otner iiieuirc iii.iu.ii;-r ".,., . ... .. . s, t,,..., ,.... ! came to JOU Iirsi. .ir. Jkiooti, uia ., . . , tll(,atrPS- interests as well as ours. I anticipate co-operation every- where." H,. stood up ami, said : It's a good plan. Mr. Flint, and we'll work for you. As soon as you nrc, William Strong, a farmer of Wash ready to begin let us know." lington. 111., claims the distinction of The few other theatres were just as being the only person in the world who quick to see' the value of the plan to cap. miIvc mentally without pen, pencil them, nnd before the day was out I ... hadihe whole thing fixed. or PPny .problem given to him in The next morning I began to visit addition, subtraction, multiplication, the movie houses, and I arranged with division, fraction, cube nnd square root, them that they send to the Golden IankrrRi nl,ditors and public ac Hour restaurant announcements as to ,.,..,, when the principal films come on. untantS who are familiar wuth han- Tor the booking of the New- York dljng figures which run into the millions theatres l nxeu up quite a muerenc int soon,' nfvi,eeJp,n"' 0llvin"s,-T "x. oouMn't afford to int sound of wheels te ephone to the New ork theatres. country road. Miss M hp to W01lW ,, t00 ,,,sh for us : into a rocker and to pay, as we planned to make no ' I arrange . iu u i. aire iichri . nnnni in Vnn-nrk to take n our hook. inRS for New York shows, and he sup- ! plied us with the blank tickets that he used. We then advertised as fol lows : A NEW AND POPULAR SERVICE AT "TIIE OOLDEN HOUR" RESTAURANT Arrangements have been com pleted with nil Newark and New York theatres whereby "Oolden Hour" dinner patrons may secure seats for any show without any charge. Newark shows at box office prices. New York shows at ticket agents' prices. A complete list of all shows is on display in the "Golden Hour" res taurant. Tome to the "fioldon Hour." Iln joy a tempting dinner while we get your tickets. FOR MOVIE FANS Particulars of all Newark's attrac- .:.... .. nnc,.,l Tim tl.nnc ., big films "come on" nre also given. Iside the restaurant we had a long board fixed against the rear wall On the left-hand side we had painted in! ilt letters the names of all Newark theatres, one below the other in alpha- r-ep right, win. 1 th Hell S.ndltate. Inr. !PP stfpy "Who are you?" gasped Peggy what had become of Princess Rainbow. She had fnllen off the arch just as Peggy did. "What did you do with Princess Rninbow. kind Mr. Thunderbolt?" she nsked politely, mnklng her voice sound just ns nice as she could. She didn't like this grouchy black man, but when she looked nt the ear.th. far. far below, nnd thought what an awful fall she'd have if he made her get off his cloud, she thought it would pay to be unusu ally agreeable. "I took her to the palace of the Storm King, nnd that's where you are going now," he grumbled. "I've got to hurry because the Stnrm King lias summoned his army to fight King' Sun. And what do you think they're going to fight over? Tills Princess Rninbow! A lot of foolish bother, I'd call it." The cloud sped forward faster than ever, soon coining to a gloomy castle of j lnrk clouds. Thunderbolt led Peggy into a courtyard, nnd there she found Princess Rainbow a prisoner. Hefore she could speak to the princess there was a rumbling roar and the Storm King himself rushed out of the castle doors at the head of his army. lie was of monster size and most terrifying ""t n card with the name ot the tnea- ire s attraction on it. watering arts and added the theatre This board was headed, "What to attraction idea to it. The combination see in Newark. " A smaller board to pulled well, and while the dinner trade the right of this one was headed. "New I "as never big. it proved a very profit York's leading attractions." and below , "'''" meal. All in all. "The Oolden that, in grooved slots, we put cards Hour" restaurant had a fairly steady containing the name of the theatre audi 1",' f patrons from 11 in the morning what it wns offering. Of course, we only listed the principal attrnctions in New- York, while in Newark we of fered a complete list of all reputable houses. The idea caught on, so much so that one of the newspapers gave a write-up about this unique service. Many people dropped in duriug the day for tickets, nnd, of course, we sun- plied them. While this sort of business i was unprofitable in a way, we decided it was good publicity and doubtless KNOWS TABLE Have you ever heard of any person who is able to -say his multiplication tables up to 1,000,000? nave lor the last five years tried in vaiu ,0 ori(.lnntc somp problem which , ' ',11 stump the Illinois farmer. Not long ago a half dozen bankers, auditors and expert accountants got to- .. , decided to stuinn Stron " witn mathematical problems if such a thing was possible.- These experts carefully compiled and computed the answers to 100 problem's, including problems in addition, sub traction, multiplication, division, frac tions nnd cube and square root. When the work was complete Strong was asked to appear. The experts had prepared for a lon.i session. They had taken most of one day to origiuate nud compute the an swers to the problems. The first question was something like this. Add the following: 14L',f)S7 21S.H39 4.-)7.850 3G7.SU:! Scarcely had the expert accountant lnlcl,l K'l" of the Inst number when Strong llim thp allMVOl.. StronB.h aU!)W(fr falliod with tlle cxorts.. . , Tlie nMt lucstion was something like this: Subtract 91,4'J.s,lHiT.L';i'-' from '?1),453,77S,!)!)'J. Strong flashed the an- By Chas. McManus IT WOULD TME something resides time to get a 1 nose like papa's to look at. Ills voice was a peal otf thunder nnd his eyes flashed lightning. Around lilm were hundreds nud hun dreds of ugly black men like Thunder bolt, all clad in armor. Dashing pell mell ncross the court yard, Storm King nnd his warrior mounted small dark clouds, and sped forward to meet King Sun's army, which had been hastily called into ac tion the mtnuto Peggy had disappeared from the rainbow. Then there was nn astonishing battle all in plain view of Peggy and" the princess, who were held prisoners in the courtyard. Spears glittered, burn loir rnrc of con dflrtrd hither nnd thither lttrtitnlttD' flnatied. thnnderhoUfl crashed. In the center of all this fury Storm King nnd King Sun fought each other. Storm hurled blasting electricity. Sun met him with blistering heat. From above Storm's soldiers emptied whole clouds of water upon Sun's blazing head, trying to nut out the fires in' ,,'htnh in,- hie elpnnnll, Tint t nn'lnni -"- powerfully. Sun turned the water into steam, which choked nnd smothered Storm's soldiers. Hilly Helgiuni. rushing into battle with King Sun, found himself helpless ns he dodged lightning bolts and blasts of heat. Hut, tripping over a cloud hnnk, Rilly had an idea. The clouds were like snow why not make cloud balls and fight with them? A,s quick as thought Hilly acted. He packed the fluffy stuff into a hard ball and sent it flying nt Storm King. Hang! It hit him in the eye. The Storm King cried out in surprise nt this unexpected at tack. Hang: Hang: Hang! Hall after l,n" followed swiftly, striking on nose, iiiuiiiii mm i-nui. miiuicu ny mo sting ing balls. Storm King stopped fighting, nnd King Sun's soldiers rushed for ward, yelling cries of victory. ( Tomorrow will.be told how Penny makes use of Willi's idea in escaping from the .S'orm castle.) i many people came there for meals who otherwise would never have come. Hetterly wrote a series of his mouth- un"i " ' nt night TODAY'S RCSINESS QUESTION H'W is the "metric system" t .4imcrr iWIJ appear tomorrow. ANSWER TO YESTERDAY'S . I51SINESS QUESTION A "foreign bill" is a bill of ex change drawn in one country upon a citizen of another. UP TO MILLION I swer immediately, nnd ngain it was 'rrect. j ue next question was in mu t nlaea- tinn. The experts asked him to lnulti- ply 4.10.!in0 by 000,0!)!). Without any apparent .effort tlie answer came in stantly, and it was correct. Tlie accountants then shot one at Strong, confidently expecting him to fail, admitting that the problem was a difficult one to figure, even with paper and pencil. "Strong," the accountant said,' "tell u.s how much 1,2-1.'!, 077,000 2-5 times flflfl.flSS.TllfiTfc is." Strong didn't even hesitate and gave them the answer al most instantly. Again it was correct. U took 's than ten minutes fol Strong to solve the hundred nroblenH I, aBM f foum to be correct. He used neither pencil nor paper, the calculating all be ing done mentally. "How about higher mathematics?" Strong was asked. "Nothing doing in my line above tlie cube root," Strong replied. St. Louis Globe -Democrat. ORIGIN OF DOOR-KNOCKERS Slow Development From Articles of Utility to Objects of Art The origin of door-knockers is almost lost in obscurity, and their develop- ' ment from mere articles of utility to objects of art has been a long, slow proce.-s of evolution, covering centuries and antedating western civilization by many hundreds of years. The first general use of knockers that is positively known was among the an cient Greeks, who probably adopted ' them from the Egyptians. We are told ' that the Greeks considered It n breach "' K001 maimers to enter a llOUSC with. ' "'ni" . TcYT' '."M'10 eir TrH 1 i 1 he u, ''' Sl'0U"nS 1 uieir arrival, while the Athenians an- ( nounced themselves b.v using the knock-. " V "'"onurtion doubtless came at the time when doors superseded hanr. nigs, for the purpose of insuring greater safety or privacy. dn the Creek houses of the better class a porter was in con.stant attendance at the door to admit visitors. Slaves wer., i usually employed in this capacity, nnd were chained to the door-posts to pre 'vent their wandering and shirking the i monotony of the task. They often went io sieep wane on duty, and in order to awaken them a short bar of iron was fastened to the door by a chain to be used as a rapper by those de siring entrance to the house. It is saidjthat this strictly utilitarian rapper, as it was first called, was often wrenched from the door to be used as a weapon of offense by visitors who were not friendly disposed toward thfl householder. A later development wai a direct consequence of this misuse, thi -next tjpe being in the form of a heavy ring fastened by a strong clamp or plate to the door, thus serving tho douhla purpose of knocker and handle. Irom Greece the custom was trans ferred to the Itomans, and with thi western trend of civilization to nearly every country of Kurope. The introduc- lion ot Kuni-Kcrx io r.ngianu, wnera to-, gethrr with Italy and Germany the have attained tho greatest artistic de velopment, was no doubt due to thi-' Roman conquest of western Kurope and. Britain. ' ,'.i 'nf v.vyj v-. M
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