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THIS STARTS THE STORY
Flcda Druse, daughter of Gabriel
Druse, of gypsy blood, shoots In n
canoe the Cnrlltnn TrniiliN on the Sag
alae river, where It Hows between the
towns of Manitou and Lebanon, In
' the Canadian Northwest. She is res
cued from the whirlpools below by
Max Ingolby, a manager of great
interests, who has runic to Lebanon
to unite the two towns and make
them the (enter of cnni.urrcc in the
western north. On the -.bore she j
insulted b. IVlix Mnrchand. a pow
erf 111 but disreputable diameter of
Manitou. Ingolby attacks .-Ian band,
who lows revenge. I-'lcdn is cln lined
by one .lethro Fawc as n's wife,
under a gypsy custom niilcli united
them in mnrrlnRe when thej were
children. l'leda i ejects him and a
jealous quarrel ensues between l'nwe
and Ingolbv. Mainland stir up a
feud between the two towns in unlet
to foil Ingolbv 's ambitions and plans
a eln-di between the two tactions dm -ItiR
the funeral of .in Orangeman to
be held in Lebanon. lngolb. in dis
guise mingles with his em mies in
' Manitou. l'avve reeals his iduitity
and IiiRolbj is lciiden-d blind by a
blow on the head. A parade of strik
ers from Mnmton dashes with the
funeral of Lebanon undei the pre
text of insulting leinnrl.s b the 'i
'aiiRenien against their ''
'Mnrchand. the leader. - ' m .-1
through the air h " .r.cl V i .
who has been ap ..ml"! "'; " ' ,,
...Li. it.w fnllnwcrs are i n l ""
!'". ., i ... ,1 . Mnuit,.. nffi r
of their priests has ni.ui
an appeal
woid that
n...... lnriilln tec en
IU Ull 111. - "n-
his work at Lpbanon
will he taken
lugolh i- ,a"'"
.e Vn niintlU1!
forbx l'leda in her own home
AND HKKK IT COSTINCKS
TT'S a hue da
J- "Yes it's beautiful."
Flcda wauled t ask how ho know
bt hesitated from feelings ,,f de ,.e
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-.-.i- ..f tl... nM vvi.in.MUil Mini"
rrncnnjii
touched his lips and In- I--l- -!'
over the .oveilet as though MiiooUuiU
out a wrinkled map.
Tl,.. Wind in.li! gets new senses
i,l drean.il "I M "'"'- "ll"l'P '
ae(l to see them How did I know it
was a tine ,h '' Simple enough. Wh i
the door opened theie was only tb
lightest breath of wind and the air was
fresh and .risp. mid I cmlil s,n-U the
Mtn. One sense less. ...on di gree of
power to the other senses. The Mm
warms the air. gives it a flavor, and
between it and the light fiost. whi.t.
showed that it was dry outside, I got
the smell of a tine fall da. Also. I
heard the cr of the wild fowl going
South nnd thev wouldu t hae made a
. .
Round if it hadn't been a fine daj. And
also and likewise, and besides, and
also, aim .." 1 I
howsomoer. 1 l.ea.d .Inn siuging. and
that nigger never sings 111 mid weauui.
Jim's a fail -weathei raen. and tin--
morning he was singing like a lav 10. k
in the glen '
Being blind, he ould not see that.
Buddenlj, a storm of emotion swept ovel
her face
His cheerfulness, bis bovlike sim
plicity, his indomitable spirit, which had
survived so much, and must still face
so much, his almost childlike ways, and
the naive description of a blind man
perrepuc-n. ivamii m " '"
intolerable yearning. It was not the
.3 ; - l.l .. . ...nr. Tf 1. o
TPIirillHIT I il IIlilMI Mil tl lliutl it .-.
ihp ..ncnntrolh.hle woman in her. the
.n,-n,i.,.. i..,i,,T...in!r to the first
to the lirst
woman thnt ever was protection of the
weak hineiing love for the suffering,
the ministering spirit.
Since Ingoll.y had been brought to th
house in th" pines, Madame Hulteel and
herself, with Jim. bad nursed him
through the Valley of the Shadow.
They had nursed him through brain-
fever, through agonies which could not
ave been boi ne with cons( lousness. The
Jpinpest of the mind and the pains of
tiisforttinc went on from houi to hour,
torn day to day. almost without ecus-
ng, until at last, a shadow of his and cripple you, and you can't go aiiy
iornier self, hut with a wonderful light where for what you want badly, life
n his face which came from something isn't worth Ihing.
within, he waited patienth fT return- Alt anxious look came into her face
lug strength, propped up with pillows in This was the first time, since recovering
he bed which had been Hula's own. 'consciousness, that he had referred, even
j.i the room outside whnh Jethro 1 indirectly , to all that had happened
Vawe had sung his heathen serenade. She understood him well ah, terribly
It was the room of the house which, well! It was the tragedy of the man
latching the morning sun, was best stopped in his course because of one
Juited for an invalid. So she had given mistake, though he had done ten thou
'. to him with an eagerness behind sand wise things. The power tnken from
which was the feeling that somehow it his hands, the interrupted life, the dark
made him more of the inner circle of future, the beginning again, if ever his
her own life ; for apart f 1 0111 eieiy other sight came back : it was sickening,
feeling slie had, there was in her a heart-breaking.
deep spiiit of comradeship belonging to She saw it all in his face, but as if
far-off times whci her lif. was that some inward oice had spoken to him,
of the open road, tin hillside and the his face cleared, the swift-m'.ung hands
Tale In those days no man was a clasped in front of him, nnd he said
stranger , nil belonged ..piietly. "Hut because it's life, there
To meet, and greet, nnd pass w'ns it is. You have to take it as it comes."
the hourly event, but the meeting and He stopped a moment, and in the
the greeting had in it the familiarity pause she reached out her hand with
of a common wandering, the svmpatln a sudden passionate gesture, to touch his
of the homeless. Had Ingolbv been shoulder, but she restrained herself iu
less to her than he v. as, there would
Btill have been the comradeship which
made her the great creature she was
fast becoming. It was odd that, as
Ingolby became thinner and thinner
1- iiiuiiivi .11m u.imitri ,
wan. she. in spite of
nursing, appealed to
and ever more
lier icuM-n-rn uuiniiiK. umr.u.fu m . . , ri .
I, s 1 -ii i... 1 1 1. 1.1 ,n ouu7ic.il smile:
Itriirft nlivsicillv. She Inn! een slifrlitlv1" 'l11'"
increased the fullness of her figure
The
Teivet of her check, had grown richer.
and ner eyes ueepei- win. war nre.
It wns as though she flourished on giv
ing ; as though n hundred nerves of
being and feeling had opened up within
her Mid had expanded her life like
some fine flower.
Gazing at Ingolby now there was a
great hungering desire in her heart.
She looked nt the sightless eyes, and a I
jinssiouate protest sprang to her lips
which, iu spie of herself, broke forth
in a sort of moan.
"What is it?" Ingolby asked, with
Up? startled face.
"Nothing, sue nnswered, noth
ing. I pricked my finger badly, Hint's
all."
'And, Indeed, she had done so, but
that would not have brought the moan
to her lips.
"Well, It didn't sound like n pricked
linger complaint," he remarked. "It
was the kind of groan I'd give if I bad
a bad pain Inside."
"Ah, but you're a man!" bhe re
marked lightly, though two tears fell
down her rhedts.
With an effort she recovered herself.
' ''It's time for your tonic," she added,
iu . nu(I she butsied herself with giving It to
l4 litm. 00I as u uave 'u
K sg.J'iu EoliFLfor a walk, so you must
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She looked at the
make up your mind to have some
sleep."
"Am 1 to b- left alone?" he asked,
with an assumed giievnuee in bis voice.
"Mndaiue United will staj with
UU." she tcplitd.
"Do jou need a walk so erv badly?"
he asked prtscntlj
"I don't suppose I need it. but I
;antlt- e uusweie. . "My feet and
the earth are ery friendlv.
..Wllm, ,,n (n ,k?.. f k ,
"Just anywhere." was ber reply
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Ho you mwer take
a gun wttli I
."
"Of course." slie answered, nodding.'
, as though he could see. "I irct wildi:.-
,,., ail(I v,Ptimo, a wild duck or!
piairle-hen."
"That's right." he remarked; "that's
right."
I don t believe in walking just for
the srfke of walking." she continued.
It doesn't do you any good, but if you
go for something you get it, that's
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'.. ".ienv "is tace grew grave
"Yes,
tliat s " he remarked
'To eo for
something you want, a long way off.
You don't feel the fag when you're
thinking of the thing nt the end; but
you ve got to have the thing at the end
, "'seep making for it, or there's no good
going none at all.
"That's life; that's bow it is. It's
no Rood only walking you've got to
walk somewhere. It's no good smpl
going you've got to go somewhere
Aou've got to fight foi sometbingThnt's
why, when they take the something you
tight for away when the break tnn
time.
,"'' denied to teel what slie wns
lining, ami uiri.e.i 1.1s m,e iov.ar.1 i.er, a
slight Hush mining to his checks. He
smiled, and then he said: How won-
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DOROTHY DARNIPWhat Can a Turk Know About Peace, Anyway?
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( DID YOU READ fZ ) f EVERYTHING ENDED n f WAS WAS JUST WHAT
ABOUT THE PEACE JO-- NICE DlD'WT IT1? Jl GLORIOUS , THINKrM" OF ONE WISE WAS
-W CONFER ANCE f j- , r If 3 jjj THIMO THgy All DID j jjATJj -
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vfc f" is 3 li.?w vs-y r vr m &
oo teg?J &?,X llsr ?i!Lyam on ls?3 f UvA 5? bsr5 '
" ?k " ; AT l IT nrP ,n "lnt "'oalistlc state
jf Ml $$?' JW1 ".'". ? C"UP1 "f Krassboppers-
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J'f?!?iESr .rfrt'il'ti M'li' J 'himself nt tlii .,-:.! .. . .-"""
l &&m X?h S(UW Hod. remember) is' ns di , "mP.-
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s yyjr:
sightless eyes aniKa passionate protest
"You nre looking verv well today.
Miss l'leda Druse, ver well indeed. I
like that dark red dress you're wenr-
,ing
An almost frightened look came into
her eyes. It was as though he could see.
for bhe was wearing a daik led dress
"wine-colored" her father called it,
"maroon" Madame Hulteel called it.
Could he then see, after all?"
"I low did you know it was dark
red?" she asked, her voice shaking.
"d11r.11.fl it' (inpsscd il !" he an-
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swered almost gleetuiiy. nasi risin:
Is it dark red?"
"Vi.s dnrk red." she answered. "Was
.n. ., .,..!)"
"Al, W the cnessiest kind of a
In,.ss." he renlied. "Hut who (an
tell'' I couldn't see it, but is theie any
reason whv the mind shouldn't see when
the eyes are no longer working.' ome
now," he added. "Ive a feeling that I
can tell things with my mind jusi as
if I saw them. I do see. I'll guess
the time now with my mind's eye '
Concentration came into his face.
"It's three minutes to 11! o'clock," he
said decisively. .
She took up the watch which lay on
the table beside the bed.
.. .... it's inst three minutes to
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twelve, " she dec lined in an awe-""'"-"
voice. "That's marvelous now "u
derful m.u are!" .
"That's what I said of you a minute
ago," he returned. Then, with a mvi ft
change of voli f and manner, he added,
"How long is it?"
"You mean, since you came here?
she asked, divining whnt was in his
mind
"Kxnctly. How long?
"Six weeks," she answered. bix
weeks and three days." '
"Whv don't you ndd the hour, too?
he urged half plaintively, though he
smiled.
"Well, it was 3 o'clock in the morn
ing to the minute," slie nnswered.
"Old Father Time ought to make
you bis chief of staff," he remarked
gayh. "Now, I want to know," he
added, with a visible effort of determi
nation, "whnt has happened since !1
o'clock in the morning, six weeks aud
three days ago. I want you t tell me
what has happened to my concerns to
the railways, and also to the towns. I
don't want you to hide anything, be
cause, if you do, I'll have Jim in, and
Jim, under proper control, will tell me
the whole truth, and perhaps more than
the truth. That's the way with Jim.
When he gets started he can't stop.
Tell me exactly everything."
Anxiety drove the color from her
cheeks. She shrank back.
"You must tell me," he urged. "I'd
rather hear it from you than from Doc
tor Hockwell, or Jim. or jour father.
Your telling wouldn't hurt as much as
any body else's, if theie has to be any
hurt. Don't you understand but don't
you understand? he urged.
She nodded to herself in the mirror
- J J fv axmjir, " JT Vy N Q.mi C1U MHA(JJS t W T
By SIR GILBERT PARKER,
Author of "The Scnts of the Mighty,"
"The Money Master," etc.
3l
sprang to her lips
on the wall opposite. "I'll try to un
derstand," she replied presently.
"Tell me, then; have they put some
one in my place?"
"I undei stand so," she replied.
He remained silent for a moment, bis
face very pale.
"Who is running the show?" he
asked.
She told him.
"Oh, him!" he exclaimed. "He's
dead against my policy. He'll make a
mess."
"They say he's doing that," she
remarked.
He asked her a series of questions
which slie tried to answer frankly, and
he came to know that the trouble be
tween the two towns, which, after the
Orange funeral and his own disaster
had subsided, was up again; that the
inilways were in difficulties ; that there
had been several failures in the toyvn ;
that one of the banks the Regent had
closed its doois; that Kelix Marchand.
having recovered fiom the injury he
had received from Gabriel Druse on the
day of the Orange funeial. had gone
Last for n month and hud returned ; that
the old trouble was leming in the
mills, and that Marchand hml linL-n,i
himself vith the enemus of the group
.
I controlling the railways hitherto di-
controlling the railway
lecieu uy liimselt.
For a moment after she had answered
his questions theie was stiong emotion
in ma iuce, aim then it cleared.
He reached out a hand toward her
How eagerly she clasncd it ' if
cold, aud hers was so warm and firm
and kind.
iruc irlend o' mine!" he said will,
feeling. "How wonderful it is that
somehow it all doesn't seem to matter
so much. I wonder whv-' I ,i-
tell me about yourself, about your
life," he added abruptly, ns tfiough
it had been a question he had long
wished to ask. In the tone was a
quiet certainty suggesting that she
would not hesitate to answer.
(CONTINUED TOMOimOW)
De Elaboration Am Obscuah!
An old negro man vent to the doctor
for a prescription for some ailment that
he had anil was given a box of pills
The next day he returned to the doc-
tor's office.
"How do you feel now?" nsked the
doctor.
"Jest 'bout de same, sab," answered
the negro.
"Did you get the pills?"
"Yessah."
"Did you take them?"
"Nosah."
'J Why not?"
"Kase, doctor, de label on de box said
tnke one nil! three times n Hoi- ' a 1.
jest couldn't undcrstan' how I'se gwinc
ter take one pill moh'u once, so All's
come bock fo' fu'ther instructions."
I Rochester Democrat.
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DiLY NOVELETTE
THE FIRST LOVE
Hy Edna W. Swift
-I7linST
love!" Mrs. Ilnynhnm,
nt.d vivacious, laughed
scornfully In the faces of the women
grouped on the hotel piazza. "Why Is
it that the majority of people, other
wise sensibly Inclined., look back over
this period of cerebral paralysis re
gretfully, and in the sauetuin of self,
weep over its grave of pressed rose
'eaves and old letters?" With pretty
maliciousness she pretended to analyze
the varied expressions In her fnvor.
No one spoke for n moment. Then
the frail little voice of Mrs. Smith broke
the silence. ".My child," she said, "or
jou are n child to me; (thirty cars
seem brief, indeed, to those wdio have
spanned seventy), I want to say with
the privilege nccorded my yenrs that
you nre talking foolishly. Yours is n
trite philosophy, and not in keeping
with n woman who has life ahead of
her. Do not lose faith at your ape, my
near, or tlie sweetness of remenibrnnce.
for tlrst Iqve is the sweetest, the most
disinterested thing in the world. It
; comes at a time when we nre not in the
least disillusioned: when we nre trust-
imiy receptive, so to speak. This is
the reason we should cherish jts mem
ory onrefiilly in the years to follow.
wiik ii. alas, bring many hard lessons!
Many of the pitchers of young love do
not go to the well : they nre broken on
the way mnre's the pity! So we venrn
over their fragments as a mother, be
left. yearns for it little soul thnt has
gone, "ion see. I am a sentimentalist
at seventy. Do not be an iconoclast,
dear, smiling.
Atmarentlv. "ti-u i?.,...i ,.m
cult to divert. "I , sorry to disagree
with ou, Mrs. Smith." she said. "Mv
experience, teaches
however, that nil
more quickly and his stomach reasserts
itself. Then the glamour of grasshop
pers wings disappears and he longs for
a thick, j.nc.v steak. And if it Is ot
forthcoming, well cooked nnd tender eh
bien the young bride hears something'
Perhaps ,t is better that nil the
pitcher do not go to the well, be
cause if they are not broken on
he war they are apt to hit ngiinst
the rocks inside! Sorry to have to d"s.
illusions the dreamers, but I sneak
from experience. Ht I ,mi,t nwnPvV.,
.-ning a careless hand, she di,"nr.
peared down the broad steps, leavinc
sophTstr;."101'0 r l0SS nnKPml b ""
As she rounded the corner of the
porte-cochere she nearly collided with
a man com,ng from the opposite direc
tion. A hurried look, an astonished
hand CXtCm'0,, nn """'"rassed
bfate'arPfart-"
..The man looked down nt her
his superior height without speaking
,r ','", men: -es. ,t js T
Muriel, and there Is nothing ghostly
about me I assure you." Then with
nn air of the most delighted astonish
ment "1 by, V01, llnvp r,
hardly a bit. I have not seen L
since jou were nearly twenty, nnd von 1
look scarcely more than thnt now. And nteart of slinking you and making you
to think you are almost forty!" This behave. But this is the way lives nre
with true masculine finesse. broken, my girl. It is youth fighting
Mrs. Tlnynham turned bright, nngrv blindly against jts old enemy, experi
eyes 011 her first love. "Forty, indeed' '. dice. Am I saying too much?"
I will have you to remember, Jack Bred "No," she breathed. "Say what you
you were three years older than I, and
CT "n,';""rt!",thr;- J you I
n ZLLae" MK
pretty speeches." Slip paused, clasping
nn iiitiini iieivnusiy.
rpi. ,.. 4; 1
a 111- mini i-tiimmiru 10 lOOk rlmvn
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torn.
Vnn Ifnniv ii'linf !.- ; . ,
. " 'V"1- im: """lortai
bard wrote nbout tho cowso of tr
1 1,.3 TT It 1
rUC I
. :.' . """ .,l .rv "spurred to you,
cuild, through all the intervening years ,
that there is no truer saving"'' He
looked nt her keenly. ' !
"True love?" Mrs. Raynham stam-'
mered nnd turned a little pale under
Hie question1-. Then she threw her head
back, defiantly. "Why, love and dreams'
are a thing of the past. I never think 1
of them now." But within thrill, such
as she had not felt in, ye&rs, she knew
he wns still holding her hand
The man held her with his fixed
gaze.
"That is not what we told each ether
in theVobl days, Muriel," he said. "We
I had not reached thnt point of sophist!
cation when it was considered unfash
' iounble to confess our love for one
nnother. But may I tell you some
thing?"
With her free hand Mrs. Rnynham
made a protesting gesture, but he con
tinued. 'You remember, Muriel, the sky
rocket tempers "we both possessed in that
long ngo? When 1 wns not madly
' jealous of you, you, determined that
,i klmnlil not bane heavily, were find -
! itig fault with me, and in the interim
we learneci ic iui- i-..-.. mm-, muic- mm
more every day. We yverc just a couple
of kids trying to handle a problem too
DREAMLAND AD VENTURES -By Daddy
"THE CHARMING MERMAID"
f7i thin adventure Pcnau Hillu,
Judge Oirl and lialky Snni help a
handsome 11011110 ;in'cc ' his wooing
of a beautijui mermaid.)
Judge Owl's Dare
"TTOO, boo! Princess 1'eggy, did
jou ever see n mermaid?"
I'oRgy was just dropping off to sleep
on n warm summer's evening when
Judge Owl's hoot made her eyes pop
wide open. The judge was slttliiR on n
branch of 11 tree just outside her bed
room window, bis form showing darkly
nRalnst the big moon just rising over
the eastern hills.
"lino! IIoo! I'm askiiiR you if voil
ever snw a mermaid?" repeated the
judge as if he weir in n great hurry.
"No, of course not," nnswered
Peggy. "There are no iiiermnids in
these days. They lived long, long ngo."
"Hno! Hon! I've seen one!" hooted
Judge Owl.
"Nonsense! You shouldn't tell fibs."
scolded Peggy, who was just a bit cross
over being awakened in this way.
"What do mermaids look like?" was
the judge's reply.
"Why, part of them looks like n
beautiful Rirl and pnrt of them looks
like a fish. And -they sing sours to
lure snilors to their doom." nrninnMv
j nnswered Peggy, whosf father had told
tier nbout mermaids thnt very evening.
"That's right ivhI it proves my mer
maid is a mermaid," declared Judge
Owl excitedly. "Come and see."
Hut Peggy held back. Her bed was
very comfoi table, even though things
looked attractive outside. The moon
light was shimmering on the lake a
shoit distance from the summer cottage
where she was spending her late vnca-
BRUNO DUKE, Solver of Business Problems
By HAROLD WHITEHEAD, Author of "The Business Career of Peter Flint," etc.
(CopyrUM.)
"A Dirty Business, However, You
Look at It"
QL'SAN MAITLAND had hardly got
down the stnlrs. before Bruno Duke
was turning over the leaves of a credit
lating book and running his finger down
the "P" columns.
"No, Peter," he said shortly, "no
Purvis here get Carlton H870 nnd ask
for Mr. Jermyu."
It took but a moment to get the num
ber and pass the receiver to Duke when
the following transpired:
"Mr. Jermyn? this is Bruno
Duke Yes, thnnk you, and you?
Listen, Jermyn, do you know
a money lender named Purvis? Ban
nock Purvis Barclay 0!i7J (put
that down, Tcter,) Mr. Oscar Whim
pie I will, thanks."
He hung up the receiver nnd n mo
ment later called Barclay J)37 J, and
getting Mr. Whimple ou the phone men
tioned Jeruiyn's name and asked for
information about Purvis. He listened
big for us. Then, one day, we pulled
on the cord too hard, and it broke, nnd
thero wns no one to tell us it was all
wrong. You wrote me never to come to
you again, nnd with the stubborn pride
of a boy I took jou at your word, in
wish. Jack."
-Then I went west, to my uncle's and
worked hard for a year, trying to for,
irrt At the end of thnt yoar I hoard
I of your uiarnnc lou were more nrna
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eradicated. That is why they call me
U hopeless old bachelor. Then, one day,
I heard of your husband s death, nnd I
made up my mind no one w-ould ever
get you away from me again. Oh, girlie,
little first love, is it too late for you to
romemher the springtime we met, the
violets we picked on our first walk, and ,'
the initials I cut on the trunic ot a wise
old tree that had witnessed many
equally tender scenes? Spring, nnd first
love? Is there anything in life more
sweet? Is the memory of it still with
you, dear?"
Mrs. Rnynham took an uncertain step
forward. "Jack." she said, tremulously,
"because that first love was denied me
I became a horrid, pessimistic person,
or thought I was one. But you have
stirred the violets and bridal wreath.
They have always lain ou my benrt,
deep hidden, since that long ago. And
you still want me?" Happy tears stain
ed her cheeks.
"Wnt you?" The man's arms closed
around her hungrily. "My girl. Does
any man really forget his first love?"
The next' complete novelette
Arthur's Success.
Copvrllrtit, lOin, bv the Hell Syndicate, Inr.
THEY DIDN'T ALLoW
THE TURKISH
DELEGATION TO
BRiMG THEIR WIVES
The Judge wns sitting on a branch
of a tree just outside her bedroom
window
tion days, and the, frogs In the bushes
were singing a jolly song:
Cro-nk! Cro-nk ! Why sleep at night?
Come out and play while the moon
shines bright.
"I dare you, and double dare you!"
hooted Judge Owl, but Peggy only
snuggled clown n bit more cozily In her
bed. "Hoo! Hoo! You'll be sorry If
you don't see the handsome young
prince," ndded the judge. Peggy sat
up straight.
"What handsome young prince?" she
demanded. "You were talking nbout n
mermaid."
"The handsome young prince is in
love with the charming mermaid." an
swered Judge Owl. "Come quickly,
and you will hear him play his guitar
while she sits on n rock combing her
hair nnd singing."
Peggy jumped out of bed nnd in a
minute wns eagerly following Judge
intently, making frequent- notes nnd
finally, thanking Whimple, hung up.
"We arc on the right track, Peter.
You know that Jermyn is the vice pres
ident of the Ons and Iron Bank. He
referred 1110 to Whimple, who is a high
grade money loaner who deposits nt the
Gas and Iron Bank.
"He knows Purvis by sight and by
reputation. He tells me that Purvis ia
a jolly, easy-going, very conceited fel
low. He gets people to loan him money
nt rates vnrying from 1 per cent to 4
per cent a mouth, and he loans it to
small manufacturers on security of bills
receivable, at rates from 5 per cent to
10 per cent n month.
"It seems that many wealthy profes
sional money sharks U3C Purvis ns an
outlet for spare cash. They seem to
believe in his ability to see that his col
lateral is O. K., nnd think he has some
money of his own. Whimple says he's
absolutely nothing except the interest
on his notes.
"Whimple believes he's made big
money for a year or tveo, but lately
has got careless in what he takes."
"What do you think, then, Mr.
Duke?" I inquired.
"I don't know yet, but it looks as If
he is getting very bad collateral from
concerns who are on the verge of bank
ruptcy. It stands to reason that no man
can pay 5 per cent a month interest and
last long."
"No? Wouldn't it be worth a ten
dollar bill for a, man to get hold of a
couple of hundred dollars for an emer
gency?" "It isn'.t just 510, Peter, but it's
borrowing money at the rate of 0 per
cent n month it's like paying $120 for
the use of ?200 for n year. Kvcn
worse, for ns Purvis takes the interest
in advance, it is like getting $40 cnsli
now and having to pay ?200 a year
hence for the use of it."
"Gosh," I gasped, "I never realized
it was ns bad as that."
"If the security was good," Duke
WorldWar Began
A declaration by the kingdom of
Austria -Hungary five years ago today
plunged the world Into the greatest
war of all history, costing millions of
lives, untold suffering . and almost
countless treasure. Yet out of the wreck
of nations, devastation of property and
anguish of humanity has arisen the
hope of a new world order of right
nnd justice for all mankind and the
doom of wnrfare.
On July 2S, 1014, Austria waged
war on Serbia, the hostilities .arising
from the assassination of Archduke
Francis Ferdinand nt Sarajevo one
month earlier. Supported nnd urged
on by Germany, which planned the con
quest of the world, Austria little recked
that the ultimate result would be the
downfall of the autocratic military
power of the Teutonic nations.
The United States, while not drawn
into the whirlpool of blood until April
(1, 1017, when Congress declared a state
of wnr with Germany, played a stu
pendous part in the conflict and threw
the strength of the nation into the
struggle at a critical moment, with the
By Chas. McManus
AT A PEACE j
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Owl along tho shore of the lake. Sud
denly she and the judge stopped short.
They had been startled by a banging ,
and crashing in the military camp not
far distant. And following the laat
crash came the sound of galloping feet.
Nearer and nearer drew the galloper,
finally dashing into view nnd burling
himself full tilt Into the waters of the.
lake.
"Hee-haw I Hec-hnw! I've broken
out of camp nnd am going on a vaca
tion. Hee-haw 1 What a dandy swlml'-
Thc galloper nnd swimmer was Balky
Sam, the army mule. Up and down he
sported in the water, like a boy just
out of school.
Now came the sound of other run
ning feet nnd out upon the beach raced
Billy Belgium.
"What nre you doing here? Did you
hear that racket?" he asked all in one
breath. i
"The rnckct was Bnlky Sam break-
Inr n.lt nf ennin. nnd wo'ro cntnir n
tienr the linnitinmr) vniltin' Trtni ulnir ""
his guitar for the mermaid who sits on
n rock and combs her hnir that is, If
there Is n mermaid," answered Peggy
nil in another breath. ,
"Hee-haw! Then climb on my back
and I'll take you to them," brayed
Balky Sam, paddling out of the wntcr
and shaking himself like a dog,
Peggy nnd Billy didn't wnit a sec
ond, but climbed on his back, even '
though it was wet and slippery, and
away they went galloping down the
shore. And presently ns they raced
along the evening breeze brought to
thenithc faint music of n guitar and
then a bit of melodious song, sung by
h voice straugcly sweet.
(Tomorrow will he told how thev
catch a glimpse 0 a mermaid.)
continued, "the bank would loan on it
for 0 per cent a year, so if concerns
pay more, it is because they aren't
sound. Besides, Peter, if the bills are
fcood and due in thirty days and that's
what Purvis demands it's a poor con
cern that can't hold out for the thirty
days. It's n dirty business, Peter, how
ever you look at it. People who borrow
at such high rates are fools or worse."
"What should we do nbout it? I'm
real sorry for that Miss Mnltland. To
lose $35,000 is wicked for that poor
girl."
"We may be able' to do-nothing. I
fear It's impossible to handle it like an
ordinary case. The first thing, how
ever, is for you to try to borrow some
money from Purvis." e
"What Me borrow money from him!
when he's evidently dead-broke!" I ex
claimed with amazement.
"Just so," Duke chuckled with de
light at my puzzlement.
"I wnnt you to -go as owner of the
the Smith Manufacturing Company,
of of Brooklyn. You make toys and
supply large scores and jobbers. You
arc hard up and want to discount some
small bills."
"Very well," I shrugged'my shoul
ders', "but I don't see what you are
driving at."
"No? Never mind, let me know how
you get along, nnd let me know what
newspaper he reads." This was all he
would say to me, so wonderlngly I left
his apartment-and made for Broadway.
(Continued tomorrow)
TODAY'S BUSINESS QUESTION
What is "Surcty"r
Answer will appear tomorrow.
ANSWER TO SATURDAY'S
BUSINESS QUESTION
"Letters Patent" is a writing ex
ecuted and sealed, granting power
and authority to do some act or en
joy some right.
5 Years Ago Today
result that nations which allied them
selves against Germany and Austria
the forces of democracy triumphed
over junkerdom.
Following Austria's declaration, Rus
sia mobilized her armies. On August
1, 1014, Germany declared war on
Itussia and began the invasion of I.ux
cmburg. Two days Inter Germany
opened wnr on France nnd the follow-
ing day Great Britain arrayed her
"contemptible little nrmy" and mag
nlflcent navy Against Germany. On
August 4 the Teuton hordes overran'
Belgium, nnd nearly all of Europe was
in the throes of bloody conflict, which
lasted until November 11, 1018, when
the signing of the armistice marked the
downfall of Germany. Tho Iiussinu
monarchy was overthrown during .the
war nnd chaos now holds sway in that
country.
The wnr wns carried to all seas and
wnters, to Asia, Africa, South Amer
ica and even the shores of North Amer
ica. Italy put her strength Into the s
against Germany, while Turkey ami
Bulgaria cast their lots with the Teu
tons. In all twenty-six nations were
Involved in the war. These nations
were the United States, Germany,
Great Britain, France, Russia, Bel
glum, Japan, Italy, Montenegro, -Serbia,
Brazil, Rumania, Bulgaria, China,
Cuba, France, Germany, Portugal,
Turkey, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti,
Honduras, Iiberia, Panama and Slam.
During the war 11,102,100 lives were
lost anil the lotal casualties mounted
tc 20,435,108.' In treasure the war
cost $221 ,000,000,000. Judging by the -war
maps, the Central powers were-
vlctoriaus for four ' years, less ten
I days. Then In 115 days Marshal Foch!
,ci(umddiujw ui imc 4&II11-S, WJIU U1C
Americans in the vanguard, smashed
the autocracy which sought to rule the
world. .
Watch for Fake Silver Dollar n
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culation, and shopkeepers have been
warned by the .banks to examine their
coin carefully. The recent rainy
weather cnused them to tarnish quickly,
ns the result of which they are easily
detected. Shoitkecpers at Chester)
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