n,ktrti' t4bGp--ftr'i' nS " ry n, . 3"-'55Sjl 'W -l". "' : Vi. . T ,-. Etf v u J p. u u f V IV Me rylnin ii. J , I THE WORLD FOR SALE .(Ciot-yrlcht, It'ir. by Harper & Bros ) THIS STAKTS THE STOKV Fledn Druse, daughter of Gabriel V.j, JOruse, of gypsy blood, shoots in n . " ennoo the Carillon rapids on the 8ng- ; I i ' t 4 i . n I . . . . , i . mac river, wucre u nows Dciwccn uic towns or .unniiou nnu iiCDanon, ..the Canadian Northwest. She is res .Ciied from the whirlpools below by Max Ingolby, n manager of great interests, who has eome to Lebanon to unite the tvo tonus and make thcrn the center of commerce in the Western north. On the shore she is insulted by Felix Marchand, a power fill but disreputable character of Mnnitou. Ingolby attacks Marchand. who vows revenge. Fledn is claimed by one .Tethro Fawe ns his wife, under a gypsy custom which united them In marriage when they were children. Fleda rejects him nnd a jealous quarrel ensues between Fawe and Ingolby. Mnrohnnd stirs up n feud between the two towns in order to foil Ingolby's ambitions nnd plans a clash between the two factions dur Jug the funeral of an Orangeman to be held in Lebanon. Ingolby, in dis guise, mingles with bis enemies in Mnnitou. l"nwc reveals his identity and Ingolby is rendered blind by a blow on the bend. A parade of strikers from Mnnitou clnsbes with the funeral of Lebanon under the pre text of insulting remarks by the Or angemen against their religion Slarehand, the leader, is hurled through the air by Gabriel Druse, who has been appointed bead con stable. His followers are cowed and return silently to Manitou after oue of their priests has made an appeal to them Tor sit weeks Ingolbv is cared for by Fledn, in her own home His work has been taken over by an other. Progress in the towns haw stopped and trouble is brewing once again. A specialist from the East is coming to try to restore Ingolby's eyesight. Fleda is kidnapped by Fawe and n band of his gjpsy followers. AND HKKK IT CONTINUES SHE seated herself upon the seal lot seat with a gestm-e of thanks, while the salutations and greetings inci eased; then she awaited events, thrilled in itio weird and pleasant inusir, with its touches of eastern fantasj. In spite of herself she was moved, as ltomuuys. men and women, ran forward in osoite ment with arms raised toward her as though they meant to strike her, then suddenly stopped short, made obeisance called a greeting, and ran backward to their places. " Presently a group of men began a ceremony or ritual, befnic which the spectators now and again covered their eyes, or bent their heads low, or turned their backs, and raised their hands in a sort of ascription. As the ceremony 1 neared its end. witli its strange genuflec i tions, a woman dressed in while was brought forward, her hands bound be hind her, her hair falling over her suouluors, and alter a moment of np v parent denuncintiou on the pnrt of the head of the ceremonj , she was suddenly thrown to the ground, nnd the pretense of drawiug a knife across her throat was made. As Fleda watched it she sbuddered, but presentl braced horslf. K-,-i.J because, she knew that this ritual was ;v meant to show what the end must be 'p of those who, like herself, proved traitor to the traditions of race. It was at this point, when fifty knives flashed in the air. with vengeful o. -clamations, that .Icthro Kawe appeared In the midst of the crowd, lie was dressed in the well known clothes which lie, had worn since the day he first de clared himself at (iabriel Druse's home, and, compared with his friends mound liltil, ho showed to advantage. There Mas command in his bearing, and ex perience of life had given him primitive distinction. For a moment he stood looking at Fleda in undisguised admiration, for she made a remarkable picture. Animal beauty was hers, too. 'Iherc was a delicate, athletic charm in her body and bearing; but it added to, rather than took away from, the authority of her presence, so differing from Jethro. She j bad never compared herself with others, and her passionate intelligence would have rebelled against the supremacy of the-body. She had no physical vanity, but she had some mental vanity, and it placed mind so far above matter that her beauty played no part in her calcula tions. At sight of him, Flcda's blood quickened, but in indignation and 'in no other sense. As he came toward her. however, despising bis vanity as she did. she felt how much Jie was above all those by whom he was surrounded. She realized bis talent, and it almost made hec forget his cunning and his loath -KjmeDpss. As he came near to her he made a slight gesture to some one in the crowd, and a chorus of salutations rose. Composed and still she waited for him to come quite close to her, and the look Jn her face was like that of one who u l-aS scarcely conscious of what was -Vj passing around her, whose ejes saw A distant things of infinite moment. r .j. . - -.. t i t-- , wyasjA lew icei away irom ner nc sposc. 'J-fejJ'DaMghter of the Ity of Itys, you are rV,e among jour own people once again, hti said. "From everywhere in the worm1 they haye'eome to show their love Xof, youi Toil would not have come to . thwa of your own free will, because a , sdne got hold of jou, and so they ", cwbb tp jpu. Tou cut yjurselt off from " ititepf and told yourself you had become '-' (l6rgla.. But that was only your : . mniin; and madness can be cured ; We '.are (be Fawes, the ancient Fawes, ;," w' ruled thejtomany people before the r", ,DrwM came to power, '.'.MVPe are. of tbe ancient blood, yet r .v. . f -,'- liii.e..t a,. tl. ri....A ',l.n, ..i. V oWH.-Jlls word prevails, although " )jtii Hiau. iaugnier or tue xu nave seen us onco n KUnf to tou! we linre a-i"w ' " 'T.Tr' .' .::' .. -r--,- - - .-...-- j.i. limtm. lAldjVAU.sk.t -W CIV'lWJT-TTal W"3- , P&. it ' lilfiilMIBPWil liiiiii in OTraMRS!&mftKX& Mi8fflPOT Jlffi' jM 1 1111 IBHHH , x&fflfflBfiHmmBm wwMmmmmzmmmmam. if yvyr. Bas jsesKst .r.-ewEs?' -'. &xwmmmM:i&wwhim&&m,$mwMW'u me . i&.r&fjsfitH Mi-amiiMfif jsSey.yi " it r"TTi i r"Bnt"n"f "nrrri . TTrrrrffr' 'muwmmmmrn (ietting to her feet is in our lie.uts; we have shown .oti how good is the end of those who are faithful, and how terrible is the end of the traitor. Io not forget it." Speak to us." l'leda had a fierce desire to spring to her feet and declare to them all that the sentence of the pntiin had been passed upon Jethro Kawe, hut she laid a hand upon herself. She knew they were unaware that the sentence bad been passed, else they would not have been with .lethio. In that case none would give him food or shelter or the hand of friendship ; none dare show him any kindness; and, it was the law that any one against whom he commit ted an offense, however small, might take bis life. The sentence had been like n (loud upon her mind ever since her father had passed it ; she could not endure the thought of it. She could not bring herself to speak of it to denounce him. Sooner or later the sentence would i each every Koman.i everj where, and , lethio would pa into thi' d.irkness of oblivion, not in his own time nor in the tune of f.ile The mini was abhorrent to her, ,v et his claim was there. Mad and bad lis it was, he made his claim of her upon ancient lights, and she was still enough a Iiouinti to see his point of view letting to bar feet slowlj, she ig- noieil .lethio, looked into the face of the c lowd, and said : "I am the daughter of the Ity of Itvs still, though I am a Itouiunj no longer. I made a pledge to be no mine a Itomany and I will keep it; jet jou and all Rom. tin people nie dear to me because through long gen erations the Druses have been of jou. You have brought me here against my will. Do Jou think the Itj ot Itj.s wilt forgive that? In vour words j'ou have been kind to me. but jot vou have threatened me. Do you think that Uruse has any tear: IJul a Druse ever turn his cheek to he smitten? You know what the Druses are. I am a Druse still. I will not talk longer, I have nothing to say to jou all except that jou must take me back to my father, and l will see that he for gives jou. Some of jou have done this out of love; some of jou have done it out of hate; yet set me free again upon the path to my home, and THE LADY OF THE NIGHT WIND Another and the greatest and best oue of Ynrick Vannrdy's compelling and thrilling Night Wind romauees, which will keep jou anxious for the next installment. The "Lady of the Night Wind" is the same "Lady Kate of the Police" with whom readers of the Evi.ximj I'lbmc Leikjlii a few years ago were familiar, but she is more mature, more developed and more fascinating. BEGINS NEXT MONDAY ON THIS PAGE. DOROTHY DARNIT Sister's Goal Wasn't the Only fM' HA J f HELLO NU-bTER f I JUST FOUND OUT YES HE Did! f'j'M GLAD ( BUT HE 0OMT MEAnI fwHAT DID HE J .( HE JUST.WANTEd HELLO DOROTHY . KMOOP WHY H THAT YOUR PAPA TALK NICE SO GLAD AVORD HE SAYS D 0O IT FOR? Ll TO MAKE MY I V 1 ? HP-PPV J HA-5. BEEN 5 PEAKINQ Ijl ABOUT YOU - r-J I jag ) ' ( 1 3lH!ER j!lLl. . c r ,-l ' i' ' f t1' sr-' ,' si, i v -' ''- mitm' t,Mk,imu';iiit mim" iiiinililMii f J" iii--inT.if. -. &-ir.3.-J- -frfflfatMi- .W '' -'-'- .akw.to.-. . .. -' f--niAlfllllafniiriiwiit "- i nv '3 f 7 ft mmBmBi Evening public slowlj, she ignored Irtluii, nnd looked into I shall forget it. and the Ity of It.vs will foigel it." At tliut instant tliere smldcnlv came forward from the doorwaj of a tent on the outskirts of the ciowd a stalwart woman, with a tiiiiis face and a self iclinlit manner. She was still joung, but her slightly pock-marked countc nanie showed the wear and tear of sorrow of some kind. She bnd, indeed, lost her husband and her father in the Montenegrin wars. Hastening forward to l'leda she reached out a bund. "Come witli me," sin- said; "com" and sleep in my lent to-night. To morrow .vou shall go hack to the Itj of Kjs, perhaps. Clinic with me." I Theie was a sudden niiirmui ing in the cmud, which was stilled li a motion of Jethro Pawc'is hand, and a liniment aftcrwaid l'leda gave her hand to the woman. 'I Will CO with inn." l-'lnfl.i scii.l Then she turned to Jethro; "1 w isfi to' speuk to ,vcii alone, Jethru I'awe," she milled. , i He lauglieil triiimphuiitlj. "Tho wife I of .lethio I'm we wishes to speak with ' inn," he boiulMsticallj ciien ncoiici to! the assembled people, and he prepared I to follow Flcdn. I As I'leiin cnteted the woman's tent a black -cjed gill, with tousled hair, unci a bold, sensual face, ran up to I Jethro. and in nn undertone of evil suggestion said to him: "Tonight is joins, .lothro make tomorrow sine." You The Secret Man . "yoi are wasting jour time. -- l'leda said the words with a quiet determination, and jet in the tone was a slight overemphasis which was like 11 call Upon rCSClVC foices within herself. ,r "Time is nothing to me," was the complete reply, ciouiou m a tone ot sott' ajjroin. "I'm joung enough to waste it I've plenty of it in my knapsack. "Have jou forgotten the sentence of the imtrin?" i l'leda asked the question in a voice i which showed a sudden access of do- i termination. 'li ..III 1. ...... .n .. !. :. ..... r... Ill till. lit... w ,,.l ... .MIL II 1 II, tomorrow." replied the other with a gleam or sulky meaning and fuitivo purpose in his eyes "If vou mean that I vvill chance mv ledger Philadelphia; Friday, By SIR GILBERT PARKER Author of "The Seats of the Mighty," "The Money Mater," etc. the face of (he crowd mind tomoiiow, mid he jour wife, and return to the gjpsy life, it is the thought of n fool. I asked .vou to conic here to speak with me necnusu I was sure I coiild make jou see thiugs as they truly are. I wanted to explain why I did not tell the Itouianjs out side there that the sentence find been passed on jou. I did not tell them because I can't forget that jour people and my people have been sib for liun- Ity (ilOKIKl )K W. 1'IKI.DKK min:iti:!" enlnlmeil Barbara Ncl--- son, settling hoit-elf more eom foitably in the hammock, "I've done everjthing this summer that u body could do. I've rowed nnd fished and climbed mountains and " "Ain't hoard that jou've been to the haunted island jet," came in a drawl ing voice from the other side of tbe stone wall. "1 didn't know theie wns one." said It.iihnrii. sitting up in the hammock. "Tell me about it, do." "Iiiglo Island." began Mr. Simpkins, "had been ill the Cushniau fauulj for gene rations. At last it came clown to Lheuezer. Theie wiun't nnj one hiavc enough to set foot on the island whilst he was Jivin', uud few seucc." "(io on," came the chorus of voices ns Mr, Simpkins stopped. ! '."viuv.ee, nrm cm .,lr. niniiisms. ci.ueu loius. ue icpi seven uogs anil vPl Vm .v onp ,, lan(lp(, a, tf,p island. The lust time he was to the ( mainland to do his tradin' the bovs gut to nesterin' of him. Said ns how Ihev'il . nvi llie islnncl f,i,. tlieii- ..nrni, r,i1 '" - ...,' ..., illtl after he was gone. He pretty nigh murdered the whole I..I then umi tic. HWSoiiior. he give 'em to understand ,js Bi10i,t would make it hot for 0111. l'liere ain't been any bojs visit the ishiud, not sense the lirst lot of campers wont. The) stiijed one night." "What happened?" questioned tlieUi group under the pines. i "Sure now," answered the fanner. ' .. 1 .. ,i i , .. .., , ,, , im' '" n Ir' ???" , ""? V, ' -'i t horn that day ' '" ,lns th,crP aln l 'l', " ",0IC ""P'U I U,,L "" '""" """" "i mean io pay a visit to the isl-i 4 and," declined Baibara. "I think I'll i ln thesdlence which followed the go today. sound of some one snoring could be "May 1 go with jou. my Pietty l,earl distinctly, maid? queued Prank Newton. ..jIow (li(1 tll0M! f0nows Ert 1,,.,-e, "ou may not, uiisweied Bar- . ,i,at-B imt I want to know," whis-1aia- pcred Ralph. "I hid their boat." Barbara, who had been joking up to thorough senrch by the aid of this point, now determined to carry I Ralph's flashlight, however, revealed out her threat. 1 nothing. Neither did a more prolonged It was a long row to Eagle Island search of the house. One That Papa Got clredi of years; that you and I were children together; that wc wero staled to one another when neither of us could have nny fay about it. "If I had remained n gypsy, who can tell my mind might have become like yours 1 I think- there must be some thing rnsh and bad in me somewhere, because I tell you frankly now that n chord in my heart rang when you made jour wild speeches to me there in the hut in the wood months ago, even when I hated you, know ing jou for what you nrc," "That was because there was an other man," interjected Jethro. She inclined her head. "Vcs, it was partly because of another man." she replied. "It If n man who suffers be cause of you. When he was alone among his foes, a hundred to one, you betrajed him. That itself would have made me despise you to the end of my life even if the man had been nothing at nil to me. It wns a low, cowardly thing to do. You did It; and If you were mv brother I would hntc you for it; if jou were my father I should leave jour house; if you were my hus band I should kill you. I asked jou to speak with me now because I thought that if jou would go away far away pioinising never to cross my father's path or my path again, I could get him to withdraw the sentence. You have kidnapped me. Where do you think jou arc? In Mesopotamia? You can't break the law of this country nnd escape ns jou would there. They don't take count of Itomany custom here. Not only you, but every one of the Fawes here vvill be punished if the law reaches for jour throat. I wnnt you to escape and I tell you to go now. f!o back to Europe. I advise jou this for j-our own sake because you arc a Fawe and of the clan." ' The htnm) mnilnlr.,1 in .t,tl...n'e rn... head nnd he made an angry gesture. "And leave jou here for him! Mi Duvel ! I tin only die once and 1 would rather ilie near jou than far nway." lie exclaimed. His ejes had n snrdonie look, tliere was a savage edge to his tongue, jet his face was Hushed with devouring emotion and he was quivering with hope. That which he called love was flooding the field of his feelings, and the mad thing the toxic impulse which is deep in the brain of tlib eastern raceN bled into his hiain now. He was reck less, rebellious against fate, insanely willful, and what she had said coueeru ing Ingolby bud roused in him the soul of Cain. She renli.ed it, and she was appre hensive of scinie slespcrate act; jet she bad no plijsicnl fear of him. Some thing seemed to tell her that, no mat ter what happened, Ingolby would not wait for her in vain, nnd thnt be would jet sec her enter to him again with the lovelight in her eyes. "Hut listen to me," Jethro said with an unnatural shining in his ejes, his voice broken in its passion think jou can come it over me with jour (lorgio talk and .the clever things vou've learned in the (lorgio world. You try to look down on me. I'm as well born or as ill born as jou: The onlj difference between us is the way jou dress, the way jou live uud use jour tongue. (i-oNTiNunn TOMOimow) THE DAILY NOVELETTE THE GHOST OF EBENEZER CUSHMAN longer than Barbara bad thought. The trees weic casting long, black shadows when she at last stopped from the boat nnd sped up the path, a path becoming obliterated by the growth of tiny pine and spruce. The path ended in a clearing nnd be jond the clearing, behind a high breast work of bushes, Barbara could see tbe dim outliues of a house. Forcing her way through the bushes which imme diately closed behind her nnd wishing in her inmost heart she were back on the piazza of the friendly boarding house, she stepped from the shelter of the bushes. As she dld so she saw coming swiftlj towurd her a tall figure in white. With a scream, Barbara, in trjing to regain the friendly shelter of the bushes, stumbled nnd fell. "Miss Nelson! Barbara! Little girl!" came a voice which was not ghost-like, and strong hnnds lifted her from .the ground. "Oh, how could you!" cried Bar bara. "It was these togs which frightened you," said Ualph ruefully gazing down at tjjc white flannels which lie wore. 'M.et me explain. Miss Barbara, and jou'll think better of me in n moment. I overheard two joung rasealH plot ting together, wherein a ghost was to perforin all sorts of ghostly stunts to night, solely for jour benefit. To make long story short, Betty and I came over early to frustrate their plaits. We'll go now if jou'd rather wc would. Miss- Barbara." But Barbara, holding one of Betty's long flaxen braids in a tight grasp, said meekly, "Oh, please don't go! whnt's thnt'" 'august i, ioio DREAMLAND AD VENTURES-By Daddy "THE CHARMING MERMAID" v (The Prince of Dollars falls in love with n mermaid icho nitiff? to him from a rocky isle in the lahc. H'Acit lialkp Sam, the army mule, carries the prince out to the isle, the mer maid vanishes lilt a giant turtle ap pears.) Italhy Sam Kicks WHEN the giant turtle grabbed Bulky Sam by the tall there was n wild hubbub. Ualky Sam thrashed around I in the wntcr like n hoy lighting a nest of hornets. The Prince of Dollars, on his hack, had all lie could do to hold on. Peggy and Hilly, who thought the turtle was the mermaid transformed into n reptile, stood on the locks powerless to aid. "Swim back to the island," shouted Billy, who quickly saw that- in the water all the advantage was with the turtle. Balky Sam acted nt once on Billy's advice; while the turtle dragged back on him, he swam forward with nil his might. Billy helped by stripping off his waist and throwiug out our cud as a rope. Balky Sain caught this end in his teeth and Peggy nnd Billy pulled nt the other end. Thus the turtle was dragged out upon the rocks. With his foet once upon solid ground, Balky Sam knew just what to do. He hunched tip his hind legs, and then wham! Ho kicked out with all his might. The tin tie, grimly hang ing on to Balky Sum's tail, was right in line with thnt poweiful kick. Crack! Bulky Sam's heels landed full on the turtle's bottom shell, splitting it in BRUNO DUKE, Solver of Business Problems By HAROLD WHITEHEAD, Author of "The Business Career of Peler Flint," etc. Betterly's Report Proved Interesting BETTBItliY called on Bannock Pur vis within forty-eight hours nftcrbc had received Purvis's letter answering Duke's advertisement for an investment for $50,000. The evening after his visit he turned up at Duke's rooms. Mary, my wife, had i etui ned to her home in Farmdale for a visit, so I was stajing in my old rooms in Duke's apartment. Betterly, ever impetuous, dashed into the dining room, just as wo were about to begin dinner. "I've got the dope O. K., Duke," he began, nnd tliere he stopped, for Duke, with a laugh, interrupted with: "No. sir; absolutely no. Here Wal- "Ymictcr," and that admirable old man prompt lj appeared. "Take Mr. Bettcr Ij 's overcoat nnd hat. It is enough to upset uuj one's meal to have the street brought right to his dining table. Mr. Betterly, sit right there and hnvc some thing to eat." "All right, and while I'm eating I'll tell jou " "Yes, you'll tell me how you enjoyed me see what was in it?" "Some one is concealed somewhere," said Ralph: "But where?" asked Barbara. "Do you 'sposo it's a really, trulj ghost?" queried Betty, clinging tightly to her brother's hand. "Nonsense!" returned her brother. "Mr. SimpkinN said the ghost snor ed," reminded Betty. "There! Now!" "Nousensc!" said her brother for the second time. "What's the use of trjing to believe what's not true," said Bilrbara, with tragedy in her voice. "Some oneissuor iug now. who Is it?" ''Let's go home," said Betty, chok ing back a sob. "Those fellows got the lap on me, somehow," said Ralph, giving the ivy covered spout at the corner of the house a kick as Jie spoke. Preslo ! the pipe lengths fell asunder. "Behold the ghost!" cried Ralph, laughing upronriouslj. "Why!" cried Barbara, "that's ap owl, isn't it?" "It's the ghost, I tell jou," said Ralph. "I've read somewhere thut barndoor owls do mnkc a noise' that is very like the snoring of an old man. Probably owls have been scrambling in and out of that spout for jears. Old Ebcnezer. (buckling within himself, re alized thnt the ghostly sound would keep the island free from the deseciatiou of curious feet. Hold the light, Betts, while I repair the damage I have done, then we'll vamoose in a hurry and leave the island to Fred nnd Bob provided they find their boat." "And let's keep Ebcnc.er's secret," said Barbara, to ''which the others agreed. More than once in the days that fol lowed, Barbara encountered a twinkle in the graj eyes of the farmer. One day he asked suddenly, "What's the meaning of putting n tiling up the spout, Miss Barbara?" By which remark Barbara inferred that Mr. Simpkins bad been in tho secret all nlong. The next complete novelette Some thing Ventured, Something Won. Copyright, mil), by the Bell Syndicate, Inc. ffjHQfljBvurflJpUBI'fefSpB "Oh, oh! the mermaid lias gone after lilni. Sho will carry him away to the dark, ilark depths," moaned Vcggy two and jarring the reptile, so it let go of Balky Sam's tail. Then Bnlky Sam lashed out with a second kick, sending' the turtle .fljing in.to the lake, whore it sank beneath the surface. Peggy nnd Billy let out n yell of glee when Balky Sam's first kick gave the furtle a sudden stomach ache. Then they doubled up with Inughter as the second kick hurled the painfully sur prised reptile back into'thc water. And they wero so busy laughing that they didn't notice what had happened to the Prince of Dollnrs until a sweet but frightened voice suddenly called to them from the lake. "The prince! The prince! What has happened to the prince?" Copyrleht. Betterly shrugged bis bhoulders nnd said : "Oh, well, if that's how you feel, I refuse to tell jou a thing about what happened today until after dinner." Dinner over, Duke slipped on his long velvet dressing jacket, stretched him self in his big easj chair, and after he had his hookah well alight, drawled: "Now, Betterly, jou can say jour lit tle piece." 1 sat near the onyx-topped table and had my book and pencils all arranged ready to take notes. Betterly assumed his favorite pose of sitting astride a cliair with the back between his legs. "Say. Duke," he began, "that old duffer, Purvis, is a scream. He posi tively purrs when lie thinks of himself. He's a shrewd old duck, but it looks as if the success he lias had has turned his good-looking, fat old head "He's so all-fired stuck on himself Hint jou've only to tell him that he's the merriest little plum ou tbe financial plum tree, when be begins to tell of his wonderful financial stunts. He reminds me of 'Musical Jim'." "Who on earth's 'Musical Jim?' " I asked. "He was n singer who felt he wnR too tine to he confined to solos, so one day he got up before his audience and announced, 'Ladies nnd gentlemen. I am now nlinut to render a selection Hint ordinarily requires three human voices to render." "IIo, Jium." Duke gave a forced jawu. "When jou nre ready to talk nnd sny something, Betterly, just at tract my attention, vvill you?" A little more chaffing followed, thou Betterlj told how he got nlong with Purvis. "I told him." ho said, "that my chief wns interested in his letter and wished me to get particulars of his business, Purvis ussiiiiiod an nir of lordly jovi ality and said 'lie would wnnt'assur nneos of nij chief's financial standing.' I told him to telephone to the Gas uud Iron Bunk and ask Mr. Jermyn to re port to him on my chief's standing. He did so and was obviously impressed, for after lie hung up (,0 receiver he asked me who mj chief was. Thou 1 as. sinned n mj Morions nir and told him I was not empowered to sav. IIo then SO SHINES A He was quite old and very black. His tired ejes were like tbo-e of a faithful dog who has bad a long day and sits quietl looking up at his mas ter just before ijing down on his rug for tbe night. A neat and clean 'old black man was he. but not so prosper ous as one would wish to be, perhaps, in the evening of life. He wns not moving as rapidly as were most of Un people on the busy street, and from time to time he almost stopped his slow, shuffling walk to enjoy looking down nt the lovely blue iris Hint he carried tenderly iu his wrinkled hand.. Any lover of flowers could see at a glance that the old man was likewise a lover of floweis, and more than one busy passer-by turned to look ut him and the beautiful bloom he carried. The woman who finally stopped the old man and spoke to him about his blue flower was kindly looking, elderly, By Chas. McManus They looked up quickly, and there, only a few feet nway, was the mer maid swimming swiftly toward them. And the pclnep he wnsn't In sight. "Hee-haw t The prince fell off when I kicked the turtle," brayed Balky Sam. "And he struck on the rocks under the water nnd hurt his head," hooted Judge Owl, who all during this time had been hoyerlng in the air above the rocky isle. "He must be down there deep, deep," shouted Billy, looking over the edge of the rocks. "I'll get him," cried 'the mcrmatd. She raised her hands, then turned over In a quick dive. As she went under tho lower part of her body flashed into view. It wns the tall of a fish. "Oh! Oh! The mermaid has gone after him. She vvill enrry him away to the dark, dark depths," moaned Peggy. But just then the waters seemed to boil, and up came the mermaid. One hnnd clutched the prince by tho bniTj ue was unconscious, nnu there was a ted cut on bis forehead where he had struck the rocks. "Help me quick! Wo must g;t the princo ashore to save bis life," cried the mermaid. One look into the girl's beautiful but anxious face instantly drove away the doubts Peggy and Billy had nbout her. This churmlng creature was not a siren dragging the prince to his doom. She loved him and was trying to rescue him. (Tomorrow will lie told how tho inn moid pircj them another sur prise.) told me bow he did his business and, sny, Duke, I don't pretend to know nnj thing nbout this high finance stuff, but it's n rotten dirty business. No wonder ou have to use Ruch tricky methods to get at anything. I nsked him if he'd let me know whom he loaned money to and how much they owed him. "He hesitated at this aud said, 'that his name ou his note was sufficient se curity for people who knew him, nnd thnt it was unnecessary to go into tho details of collateral.' I Insisted, how ever, and finally, after I'd gone so far as to get up to leave, he called In his confidential bookkeeper God, Duke, I'd hate to be married to that female Shy lock she looks nbout as womanly and ' kindly us a rattlesnake and told her. to bring iu the notes receivable book. "He had notes from thirty-four con cerns, hut only six of them ran to any amount. Here's the list of them." Bet terly then read the following: Harvey & Jones, printers ,f0,811 The Evans Mfg. Co., brush manufacturers 14,101 The Meter Jewel Co., jewels for watches, eti" Jatnicson & Co., wholesale gro cers Farnhnm Bros., hat manufac turers , , ,, 11,888 10,010 12.SH Illim & Artois. noveltv ithimh. fucturcrs oj nq "Tlie total amount of his bills re-' ceivable are rather more than n quarter of a million dollars. There," Betterl) concluded, "I hope I got all the infor mation you wauled." "You surely did, Betterly," Duke ns surccMiim. "You always do make a good job of anj thing jou tackle." I still couldn't sec what Duke was driving at. TODAY'S BUSINESS QL'HSTION BVin is a "Manifold Writer"? insiccr will appear tomorrow, ANSWER TO YESTERDAY'S BUSINESS O.UESTION ;t "fiileut Partner" is one who 'furnishes rapitnl but takes no active pnrt in a business. GOOD DEED soft-spoken. A listener might have thought she talked just a little in the southern manner. "You have a lovely iris there, un cle." she said. "Just the kind I al wajs admire everj spring. And if jou'd like to have some one have it who loves the flowers, I'd be very glad to buy it from jou." ".Ma'am." said he, taking off the old iiat that kept the white wool from blowing in the breeze , "ma'am, ef yo all like iris All sho wish to gib him to yo.' Please to ax'eep' him fum ipc, ula'ain" and he held out the flower for her to take. "Oh, no, uncle. I couldn't take it from you like that. I didn't mean you to give it to me, indeed I didn't; but it was so lovely I just couldn't help asking J01140 let me buy it. Thnnk )ou just the same, though," she said, pleasautly and smilingly, nnd started to go down the street. "Ma'am, ma'am," the old fellow called after her. "Wou't jo' all wait jes' oue iniuute, please? Ah'll tell what I'd lak to do, cf yo' don' min.' Dere's a Hnlvutiou gal dar on de co'uer and Ah didn't iiab money 'nuf to gib her any. Yo ull tukc de iris ilo' nu' gib her dc money, won't yo' please, mn'nm?" "Certainly." said the lady, "and I'm sine tbe girl will thank ou for the money. Good-by, uncle" and she took, the flower and crossed the street ,to where the bright-faced Salvntipn Army girl stood collecting stray dimes and nickels and quarters from the hurrying p-wscrs-by. And this is what the old darky saw happen when the 'Vi smiling woman reached the girl, ' First of all be saw her open her y-. purse aud drop some ot its contents '; Into the" tinpau the girl held ready , J and waiting, and then ho could see, If, as they both looked across the street i' at him, that the lady was telling the girl the source of the contribution- aud tho girl waved her hand and smiled at the old man. And then be saw the girl look at tbe flower as the lady new it, anil tnen tne nower chnneed owners once more nnd waa ''" quickly pinned on the lapel of the ""It bluo coat the girl wore. The old man "'1 smiled and Bhuflled along his way, jw happily. The lady went her way, tc''r'I anil, sue iookcu nappy, nnu ma osi- -K.-'l vii Hon lass, nroniliv wearlnu the bluA ',Am flower, was radiant,- Hartford Oovir ant. V -; ., A " , i - - a'arf ' " ;i , T i ,i "Wsl ?-;
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