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The Lady
. (Cupillsht. 191S. by thn Mamuliiy Co )
(CoprrUht. 11. by the Public I,dr Co )
THIS STARTS THE STORY
A house party Is being held nt the
country home of Kntlierlne nnd Ring
ham Harvard Among the guests It
one Conrad Belknap. Katherine dls
covers him chentlngnt cards. Con
rlnced that he is concealing his renl
Identity and that he is there for eome
ulterior purpose, Katherlnc deter
mines to ferret out the mystery She
has formerly had experience as a
police headquarters detective and has
been known ns Lady Kate of the
police She Intercepts n telephone call
of Belknap's to a woman confederate
named Roberta, nnd. in turn, speaks
to the woman. Realizing that he is
suspected bv Katherine. Relknap
threatens to accuse of n crime her
brother, Roderick Mnrwilton. who is
believed to be dead Bingham Har
vard, who once bore the title of the
Night Wind, becomes suspicious of
Belknap and of Kntherine's attitude
toward him. Roberta arries on the
scene under the name nf Senorita
Oervantez.a pianist, who is to enter
tain tho guests. She pietends to be ,
dumb. Her action nn stifles Relknap
Harvard attacks Relknap one night,
alter he has reeeicd nods from both
Katherine and Robcit.i fioni a bal
cony of the house Relknap does not
recognize his assailant Shots are
fired at supposed burglars b Madame
Savage, a guest Katherine discovers
Belknap alone in Roberta's room nt
midnight.
AND IIEKK IT CONTINUES
In the Srtiorita's Room
IF CONRAD RELKNAP had taken
me more step he must have seen .
hT I
He did not tak it There was n
Sharp click against the knob at thedoot I
and at the sound of It lie turned
Belknap had wheeled around so that
his back was toward her. nnd lie stood
little to the right of her lino of vision
toward the door which fell open nulrkh
after tint click nt the knob.
The senoritn entered, turned, closed
.v- ,. .lenth and lm ked it Then
with an air that bespoke dejection she
leaned her ba.k vngain-i ... ... ....
bowed head and her gnre evidently upon
the floor at her feet, she stood there
relaxed and panting, as if she were bad
i i.,tnn.1 nr had been running.
Thus she did not see Relknap until
his voice startled ner so m.i ."-
3"Where have you been?" Relknap
demanded without preface. His voice
was sharp, cold, and authoritative, and
Roberta Jumped as you have son kit
tens spring into the air when ones
foot Is scraped sharply upon the floor
behind them.
"I found your letter 1 haw- it here.
T .- nrannl it nnd TCd it
Rear in mind the fact that there was
n llcht in the room save the very dim
glow that escaped from beneath me
green shade where Relknap had turned
on the desk light
Kntherine's terrors of n moment ago
hail lff her.
She became on the Instant once more
the Lady Kate of the Police-the quick
witted, far-seeing, inscrutable Lady of
.v. vnt Wind the indomitable per
sonality that had made of her a force
and power to be reckoned with dur ng
the days of the great irume-ui. "
had made an outlaw 01 ihuruu... ..
a which, but for her efforts,
would have kept him nn outlaw for the
rest of his days.
She forgot that she was In negligee
and bed slippers, and was the hostess
of a house party who had penetrated
ui.,,.w in thn room of one of
her truest for although Senorita Cer
vantes was a hired entertainer, she
raa nevertheless a CUCSt.
Tinhrrtn-ue must call her that, save
when requirement renders necessary the
name she assumed for uc as fin enter
tainerseemed In the half light of the
room to straighten and stiffen where
she stood, as if her attitude had become
one of defiance
She did not reply to Relknap s ques
tion at all, nnd there was a perceptible
pause before she answered his remark
about having opened and rend her letter.
Even then she uttered only one word.
It was
"Well?" The enunciation of that
one word was as clear and distinct as
the tone of a bell, and the voice was the
same melodious one that had so charmed
Katherine upon the wires of the tele
phone. "Where were you? Where did you go
after you wrote this letter anl left It
to be found on your desk In case you
should not return? Where have you
been?"
Roberta did not answer; but Kath
erine could see that she shrugged her
shoulders In a disdainful gesture that
was almost as Indifferent to conse
quences as the manner and attitude of
Belknap always was
"Answer me," the man commanded
sharply.
Katherine thought that Roberta nctu
ally smiled at him then ; she could see
the flash of her perfect teeth.
Again the planlste did not reply.
Instead she was still near to the
desk with Its shaded light, although her
back was toward it she moved back
ward and reached out one arm until
her hand covered n button that was
against the wall beside the desk.
Holding her hand thus, she spoke
again, and with nn element of cool
daring In her voice 'voice, remember,
coming from one who was supposed to
be speechless that was rather amaz
ing under the circumstances , and it
seemed to be her turn to make demnnd
"Leave the room, C R." she said
Belknap's answer was entirely char
acteristic and without words.
He took one step forward and to the
right, reached out for one of those
small bedroom chairs that are more for
ornament than for use, swung It around
between his legs so that the back of it
was toward Roberta, and sat down
astraddle of It.
"Go ahead and ring," he said then,
coolly "It is getting along toward 2
In the morning. Who would hear the
bell? The butler, possibly. Who would
respond to It? Again, the butler or
one of the servants. What would he
find when he arrived?" Katherine
could see tb expressive shrug of Bel
knap's shoulders; then he added; "Ask
jourself that question, Berta and an
swer It for yourself. Tou ought to
know me well enough by this time to
know the onswer to it. You won't ring.
I don't think! Now, who is outside, in
the grounds of Myquest or, who did
you expect to And out there waiting for
you? For I very strongly suspect that
jou were disappointed,"
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hack of the gilt chair nnd his chin was
thrust forward as he added :
"You took a long chance when you
wiote this letter nnd left it on your
desk nnd jou have lost out. Of course
you did not suppose that I would dare
to come into vour room in tho middle
of the night, as I lme done, nnd find
it and read it. but tou ought to know
bv this time that I dare all things when
I have n definite purpose in view , and
you ought also to know thnt I shall
stnv right here where I am until jou
pull in those little pricklv horns' of
jours which couldn't hurt anybody.
You enn't do nnvthnig but scratch with
them, like the feline iittl nnimal you
are; you couldn't stab with them if 'vou
tried ; they'd break off before they got
deep enough to hurt. I brought vou
down here to do rnv bidding, and
you've got to do it, nnd you know it
"Rrlng thnt desk clinir close to me
and sit down nnd sit facing tne " Bel
knap ordered shnrplv. "I want toson
jou while T talk to. you It will he as
well to have no more light in the room
just now.
ni."J Pn7,to "tand'" """"to re
Plied. Plainly to the listening Knth
ermo Rhe was gaining courage rather
than losing it.
"Rrlng that chair here nnd do as 1
tell you or I'll ,o It for you. and put
vou on it." Relknap commanded and
although he neither raised his voice
nor altered Its tone. Roberta obeyed
him
When she had placed It, nnd seated
herself upon It, her position was such
that If she should lift her eyes from
Relknnp's face she would see Knth
erino ; so Katherine permitted her bodv
to settle down In the big chair until
she was entirely concealed by It: and
she cuddled closely Into the depths of
It, content to hear, without seeing.
Rut she did wish to hear everything
that might be said between those two;
there was strong likelihood thnt their
conversation would enlighten the mis
tress of Myquest greatly.
Belknap, although Katherine could
not see him, seated astride of his chair,
was bending slightly forward with his
forearms resting lightly across the hack
of It His eyes, hard and cold, but
piercing, bored Into Roberta's gaze
ns if he would read her very soul while
he questioned her.
He still held In one hand the letter
he had read, and he tapped lightly upon
It with one finger while he Bald :
"So you have been having another
try nt stealing my tmmp card nway
from me, have you?"
Roberta did not reply. He said:
"Berta, if you don't answer my
questions as I ask them, I'll make jou.
Now, answer that one, and answer It
straight."
"There Isn't any answer," she re
plied coolly.
"Did you send for him to come down
here?"
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into tlio depths of the big chair content to
"Yes, If you wnnt to know, I did
"To come here to the house?'
"N'o."
"This letter as good ns tells me
that you more than half expected to
find him in the grounds under tho tiees
waiting for you. Wns ho there?"
"No."
"This letter was written bv you and
left on your desk in care you should
not return. What did vou mcau by
that?"
"I meant exactly what the letter
said what it says what you have
read every word of it, C. B."
"So you were going to double-cross
me nt the same time you mado your
own getnwny, were you?"
"I meant to warn Mrs. Harvard
against j-ou yes and I will warn her
if you insist upon keeping me here.
I'll find my voice nnd speak out. I'll
do It in your presence, too; and In
the presence of Bingham Harvnrd, a'.ho.
Don't forget that he is the Night Wind,
('. It. Don't forget that he is the same
man that you have so often talked
about and wondered about. Don't for
get thnt he loves his wife, and that if
his wrnth should once be turned against
you, you'd be withered and crushed and
rent apart In his grasp like a ehlld
in the clawB of a man-eating tiger."
"There, there, Berta; don't get drn
mntlc. What are you trying to do,
threaten me, or are you Just trying to
scare me?"
"Neither. I am warning you "
"Yes against yourself."
He chuckled. Then he snapped his
fingers. There was something akin to
amusement In his voice when he said
coolly :
"You couldn't warn Katherine Har
vard ngalnst me, Rerta. You couldn't
say anything to her about me that she
doesn't already know or guess.
"I haven't been squeamish lu letting
her see under my shell of respectability.
I don't care if she does know It all
of it. I shall tell her myself, exactly
who and what I am, when the proper
time comes when a fitting opportunity
shall offer Itself. She doesn't know that
I'm a crook, but she Is fairly well con
vinced of It already. So don't you sec?
You'd better drop that lay."
Roberta did not reply.
"Listen here, you would-be fairy
godmother to the Harvards. I came to
Myquest for a definite purpose, and
I'm going accomplish It. I brought you
here for a definite purpose, and I'm
going to make you perform your part
of it. I made you come here because I
needed you, and I'm going to make
use of you, exactly ns I planned to do
It and you can't dodge that fact or
avoid it. You might as well put that
fact into your little pipo and smoke
It, Berta. Are you paying attention
to what I nm saying?"
"Yes."
"Well, you'd better pay heed to It,
too; to all of It."
Might Not Win a Blue Ribbon, But He's a Great Cruller Hound
By VAR1CK VANARDY
Author of "Th Two-Faced Man,"
"Alia the Night Wind," etc
hear without seeing
Wait a moment." sh unhl cohtiv.
1 "You know, C. B. It Isn't the first
time, cither that I will throw you
down the very first time I find the
chance. I have told you that before
I mean it. I i.m tired, worn out "
"fan that, Rerta:" he interrupted
her sharply. "Why. this sudden spasm
of goodness and purity on your puit?
I'll? What hns put the worm into our
little apple? Tell me that. What is
the reason for this supposed dumbness?
This inability to speak n loud word?
Who is here, among the guests nt 3Iy
quest, who might recognize that sweet
voice of yours If you should makei use
of It? Have you nnd Katherine Hfcr
By God, I've got It I So! That's
the Idea, is It? I get you, now, you
she-cat. Y'ou tried to double-cross me
even before you came down here, didn't
you 7 And you used a telephone to
do it, didn't you? You have talked to
Lady Knto on the telephone, hnven't
you? Answer me!"
"Yes."
"She is the only one you were afraid
would know your voice, eh?"
"Yes."
"You called her up and i-"
"I did not. She listcned-ln when you
called me up. Then, whenvyou hung
up, she spoke to me."
"Then why Oh, I see. You were
afraid that if she got onto your curves
right off the reel, ns soon ns you ap
peared on the scene, she'd fire you on
the spot, ch? And jou wanted to piny
us two off, one against the other, while
you looked on for a llttlo while be;
fore you made a break. Fine! Fine!
Really, Berta, I'll take my hat off to
you In some things."
He was thoughtful a moment; then
went on, In the same banterlne tone,
which, nevertheless held a stlnj:
"I see. I get you. I'm wise. Very
clever of you, you panther-girl. You
are a sort of panther-girl, when all
Is said. You're sleek, and beautiful,
and graceful, and as smooth as satin,
and you can purr as softly as one of
their kittens; but you've got teoth and
claws, and you can spit sb well as bite
and scratch. You were lying back, eh,
watching for the psychological moment,
so to speak waiting for tho moment
when you could bring two certain people
together, face to face, while you looked
on aud patted them on their backs, and
played the good fairy. That is what
you were up to, Is It? That Is the
way you Intended to double-cross me."
He got up from the chair and shoved
it aside Katherine ventured to peek
over the back of her chair.
"All right for you, I told you, when
you promised to come here, that there
was one thing that I would not force
you to do; but, Just to prove to you
that you can't play the cat-and-mouse
game with me, I'll make you do It,
now." "
(TO BR CONTINURD)
DAILY NOVELETTE
HER MISSION
By Annie White Noble
A MID the grime of a big city, n little
way back from the street, stands a
three-story. unpretentious wooden
dwelling house. The lower story
vouches respectability, the lavishly
dressed secpnd-Morv windows declare
ostentation, while the third stnrj look
outs, almost unnoticenble under the
arched roof by the passers-bv, seem
content only to gnre down in quiet
amusement upon the pedestrians.
Across the street Is n very commodi
ous looking boarding house, the correct
ly gowned rubicund person of whose
landlady, Mrs. Atherton, pronounces
gentility, nnd whose little mnid. In n
much befrllled apron and dainty cap,
proclaims the fact that she does service
in the home of the elite. Three weeks
before Grnce Haverly took up her abode
at Mrs. Atherton's, the upper tenement
of the house across the wav being va
cant, a furniture vnn drew up befoie
the front door nnd presently n little
middle-aged woman In blnck was see
ing thnt the goods were unloaded with
dispatch and enre. '
There seemed to be nothing extraordi
nary about this little woman In black,
but there wns something out of the or
dinary in the fact thnt, nlthoiigh sTie
had not a great deal of furniture, it was
nf the finest selection, nlmost too good
for nn Inconspicuous third -story tene
ment, nnd, although she lived alone, she
had many visitors, mainly young worn
en, all of whom went there with hur
rled steps and departed with faces thnt
fairly beamed as If from some hidden
pleasure.
So Grace Haverly envied the contented
callers, for the Inducements the clt
held out to her had not come up to her
expectations. She hnd left school in her
home town to come thither to studj
stenography, and she found her asso
ciates far from agreenble, the joung
women whose friendship she would have
liked unapproachable, while even Mis
Atherton's had Its socinl stiata and was
composed mainly of middle-aged nnd
elderly women, who spent most of their
time gossiping.
nut one oaiuraay nrternoon a loritijii
nnte thing hnppened, for the little maid
wns nowhere in evidence as Grace came
down the stairs, nnd in the lower hall
way lay n letter, face up, with the name
Mrs. Somers, a missive which the new
postman had erroneously left in the
Atherton house. Here wns (Juice's op
portunity, nnd quick ns n flash she took
advantage of It and hastened ncross the
street, and then, as if the gods of good
fortune hnd intervened, she found the
door of the three-flat house left ajar
by some careless person, and was soon
bounding up the stnlrs to the front door
of the third story, whose brass knocker
she sounded somewhat timidly, as if her
courage failed her nt this point.
Presently the door was opened by
.Mrs. Somers, whose quiet smile and
honest gray eyes reassured her.
"Here Is a letter the postman left nt
the house across the way by mistake,"
Grnce said, handing her the missive.
"Won't you come in?" came the an
swer, rs the little woman graciously
stepped aside for her to enter.
And before she realired It, influenced
by the proffered hospitality, Grnce Hav
erly had entered the cheerful parlor nnd
tnkeu a comfortable rocker just where
she caught a fine view of the portrait of
a young man on the wall opposite.
"My son," softly ventured Mrs. Som
ers, when she caught Grace staring nt
the picture. "He wns the only -child
I hnd," the tender, sweet voice went on,
trying to steady Itself and almost afraid
of breaking down. "He sleeps over in
France."
There was a pause after this, and
Grace would have made her departure
if, when she rose to go, Mrs. Somers
had not waved her back. Thus, before
she knew It, Mrs. Somers wns drawing
out bit by bit from Grace the story of
her life nnd her struggles In the city
among strangers.
"I should like to help you," said Mrs.
Somers In conclusion, "but It seems
to mo with what I know of life that
you ought to go back home nnd study
more before you take up your fight in
the world."
Grace could only nod her head In ac
quiescence. "I didn't have much of an educa
tion, "'resumed Mrs. Somers, "people
did not think much nbout-lt in my early
days, but when I became older ' I was
sorry."
"Mrs. Somers," Grace said finally,
as she rose to go, "I believe you have
done me good. I have felt all along that
I didn't know much, but I didn't want
to give in. But won't you tell me one
thing before I leave, although I know
you don't care to talkabout yourself,
Just how are you helping these people
that come so often to see you?"
"Dear young woman," she said
gently. "My husband left me well sup
plied with the world's goods and I am
using some of the means to help young
girls receive an education. When they
complete their education and obtain
work, they pay me back, and the fund
is used over again for somebody .else."
"But Grace could say nothing, only
press the little woman's hand warmly,
as she left the cozy little home, as
if from a shrine, the tears welling up
in her eyes in spite of herself,
"She has found her mission," she
murmured to herself, "and mine will
soon be at home.".
The next
Your Knees.
complete novelette On
DREAMLAND ADVENTURES-ByDaddi
THIi
(The Ji'rrfj nnd animate aid the
Prince nf Dolinrs in Ait ironing of
Anita, Ihr mermaid, carryinff her to
hoveri' KnnU and forcniy lllnck
smith Joe tn free hrr from her prom
ise to marry him.)
Knil nf tho Mjstcry
BLACKSMITH ,IOK had no sooner
said that he would free Anita, the
mermaid, from her promise to marry
him, than the Prince of Dolinrs dropped
on his knees In front of her.
"Fnlr Anita, will you be' my bride?
I place m In-art and my fortune nt
your feet "
"Your fortune! Alas! Alas! That
is what keeps us npnrt," cried the tner
maid. "Mj ptlde will not let me mnrrj
j nit. for you are rich nnd I nm poor."
The prince looked very crestfallen nnd
the mermaid looked very sad Rut
Peggv was beginning to grow indig
nant. "1 think vou are ver silly." she
-ai(l seereh to Anitn. "You love the
prince and he loves you and jet vou
let a fow dollars stnnd between jou."
Alas, it is mv pride. sighed the
mermaid, but It wns a very obstinate
lgh. and it was plain to be seen thnt
she hnd no intention of giving In. Then
Peggy siiddcnlt thought of a way to
tiling her to her senses.
"I am proud, too, Prince of Dollars "
she said "And I would be still more
proud to he jour bride." And If you'll
wait just a few .ears for me to grow
up. I'll take ou. money nnd nil, for
nfter we are married what belongs to
you will belong to me and I will be (he
same as thee "
BRUNO DUKE, Solver of Business Problei
By HAROLD WHITEHEAD, Author of "The Business
Setting the Trap
pRUNO DUKIO and I left the thor
jughlv frightened Purvis with ns
surnnce of being there early In the
morning tn decide whnt to do with the
jewels.
As we walked along the corridor we
heard the key turn In his office door
nnd the lights went out. Instead of
tnking the elevator down we walked
down one flight nnd soon entered room
1148 the one exnetly under Purvis's
office.
There was no light in the office, but
the door wns unlocked, so we walked
right In. Duke quietly shut nnd locked
(lie door and then" switched on the
light.
To my surprise I saw six men there.
Among them wns Harvey, the detective
I met in Ruffnlo, nnd the man who hnd
been there all day. The woman wnsn't
there, but n young fellow with a, bored
expression sat with the dictagraph to
his cars.
"Good!" Harvey exclaimed as we en
tered. "Glad you pulled it off so nent,
Mr. Duke. All tho stuff up there?-'
Duke nodded as he removed his over
coat. "It's all there. Also here's the key
of the toilet door; that's safely open.
Also I threw back the window catch."
"Guess everything's set, then," Har
vey remarked with evident satisfac
tion. "Hadn't we ought to turn out this
light?" I asked. My innocent question
was followed by a lnugh and a remark
from one of the men.
"He's n thinker, all right."
Then I discovered that the door and
the windows were covered with dark
blue cloth.
"Did you tip off Staatsburg?" he
asked.
"Sure! I bet by1 now he and Foley
nre hot-footing It to Purvis's office."
Duke noticed my puzzled expression
and explained to me many things I wns
wondering nbout.
"This is the whole case, Peter, so far
as we have discovered. I might say that
your luck in rending that postal of
Staatburg's helped very much. Foley
Is head of a diamond smuggling gang.
He operates outside America, wliile
Staatburg heads tho work Inside the
States. Foley has n man who gets the
diamonds In South Africa. The man
then sails from Cape Town across the
Indian Ocean through the Malacca
Straits to Japsn. There he buys a con
signment of Japanese sapphires, which
he brings to Vancouver. From there,
he goes to Buffalo and connects up with
Foley and Staatburg.
"As no diamonds were ever disposed
of in Canada, they've never hnd much
bother In getting them through. Now
we know that Staatburg makes a trade
with Foley, who arranges to pass the
diamonds (through a third' party, for
Foley is too careful to risk ever having
the gems on him) to Staatburg in some
public place. Staatburg promptly passes
them to some one else, who carries
them to Purvis's office. Purvis in turn
passes them over to the fence's agent,
who in turn passes them to his boss.
"After the fence gets them the money
for them Is paid to Staatburg, who In
turn settles up with Foley.
"By the complicated system of trans
fer of the diamonds the smugglers have
covered their tracks. We lost track of
this last lot when Staatburg came out
of the Gaiety Theatre In Buffalo, but
we packed It up again when one of our
CopyrlcM.
liiin, by the Bell Syndicate, Inc.
MERMAID IS KIDNAPPED"
Peggy passed the wink to Billy
The mermaid sat up very straight
and looked at Peggy with flashing eyes
"He will not wait," she declared.
"I'll marry him myself in spite of my
pride rnther than hnve any one else get
him. And besides whnt you say is
true after we are. married what' be
longs to him will belong to me nnd I
will he the same ns he."
That was jiiBt what Peggy wanted
her to say nml just what the prince
wanted her to sny, for he clasped her
close to him, but over her shoulder he
gnve Peggy n grateful wink. Peggy
passed the wink to Billy nnd Billy giive
it tn Ralkj Sam nnd Bnlky Sam winked
at Lonesome Rear nnd so the wink wj'iit
all around nmong the nnimnls and birds
until it came to Judge Owl nnd Judge
Owl, because he could not pass ,it on
to nny one else, winked both his own
(CobyHcM )
men snw a package passed to Staatburg
In a Chllds restaurant. The men wns
trailed and is now under arrest."
"Rut I can't see how Purvis got tan
gled up in it," I commented.
"Thnt is something we have yet to
verify, but I believe that Girridge,
Staatburg's partner, first began to dis
count bilU'wIth Purvis, nnd then, seeitig
how ensy it wns to deceive the conceited
innji. began to put in n few crooked bills
until they got into Purvis so bad that
he didn't know how to get out.
"You see, Purvis borrowed the money
(ns Miss Maitlnnd knows to her sor
row) to loan to the various hard-up
concerns whom he lonns to. So when he
finally found thnt he had loaned so
much money to the Meter Jewel Com
pany on crooked pnper he got scared,
for he knew he couldn't make good
with the people he had borrowed from.
"I believe that Staatburg then sug
gested this plan of working( with him
as n way to get his money back, and.
EVER SEE A LIVE AGOUTI?
ITS A PIG,
Pest Back Home in South America, Pete, First Arrival of
Tfm7 J-J nwj let A f llil. A niiMir Ds -
iYIIIH line, 10
"No behrs or leopards on the mnrket
today, but we have an agouti, the first
to appear in Philadelphia. Let me
introduce jou to-Pete.
And a short-legged, artiodactyl ani
mal of omuiverous habits belonging to
the genus dnsyproctn nnd snid to he
of the family suidae (which hasn't the
slightest relation to n nut sundae),
that has been attracting wide nttention
in the window of a local pet shop, was
brought into view.
"Pete is tho most populnr pet we
have on the place," said William Mc
Farlaud, his new owner. "He came
from South America recently as the
mnscot of a Spanish sailor. He really
belongs to the pig family, as his snout
proclaims, but he is about the size -and
color of a rabbit and eats about the
same food. He is rather shy, but quite
friendly. He and his brothers nnd
sisters are regarded as pests In South
America because they eat the rice In
the fields. He has become much attached
to the rabbits and guinea nlirs whnie
house he Bhares.
Dogs Most Popular
"Usually dogs are the most popular
and most expensive pets we have. They
sell from $5 to $250 each. Philadel
phlans are crazy about pets and we
have a great market for everything from
mice to horses. Last week I Bold the
last bears I had, and not long ago I
sold some leopards for pets.
"Oh, yes, they are all far more ex
pensive than ever before. Canaries
have probably advanced most in price in
tho last two years, and parrots are the
most difficult to get today. Canaries,
as you know, used always to come frum
uermany.
During the war, of course, we had
to give up our Importntlons from there
and America began raising her own
songsters. But they have advanced In
price nearly 300 per cent. Parrots
and nnlmals of every variety have ad
vanced about 25 per cent in the last
two years, and I don't see any prospect
of prices being lowered soon.
Hard to Get Parrots
"Most of our best parrots come from
Mexico and It is hard to get them now.
By Chas. McManus
eyes nt the moon nnd went fat
sleep. And every one felt very, lv
gum fiiccniise mey had helped )!
the prince's love story coinc to n hdti
ending.
There was just one person
wnsn t hnppy. That was RIacksnl
joe, who wns still up in the tree
nfrnid to come down because of
animals.
"Hey. there," he shouted. "If
nre the Prince of Dollars, will youU
mo a job?
-1 surely win," said the prl
and you ran dnnce at my weddib
Then he turned to the mermaid.. 1JI
jou, Anitn, will you promise nevetlj
turn mermaid again?
Anita laughed merrily.
"I hae fooled you all," she era
"I never was a really truly mcrmfl
I made that fish tail out of cloth
I wore It so 1 could" slug to my pri
from the rocks without any one km
Inc who I wns " And all the b
nnd nnimnls joined in Anltn's laugh L
My, I m glad Lonesome Bear dl
eat .you for a fish," giggled Peggy".
And then the moon went bchlnl
cloud nnd the wind came up and Pej
felt herself flying through the wo!
fljlng, fljing until she was back In
hnmmock where she bad beep vtl
the adventure began.
"I nm glad that mermaid myster:
nil cleared un. she snid. Nov
wonder when the wedding .will be."
YXext treel trtl he tnU the Hi
rinn itmy of Peggy' 1 and Hilly') n
venture teith linmhnpprr nop
n't army.)
Career of Peter Flint," etc
being weak-willed, Purvis ncccptcd.
see, Peter, Purvis is s-o conceited
ho could not admit that he was a
ure a bankrupt so he took this !l
perntc chance to retrieve his falls
He's merely 11 tool in the other's ha
Just then the joung man nt the
tograph exclaimed :
"Hush! Some one's just gone
Purvis's office."
(TO UK ('ONTINI'I'DJ
TODAY'S Ill'SINKSS QUESTIC
HVinf it "value reccived"t
Answer will appear Monday
ANSWKK TO YESTERDAY
BUSINESS QUESTION
A "judgment note" is one contai
ing a power of attorney from mat
to payee to confess judgment for t
maker to the extent of face and 11
teiest.
YET NOT A PI
1IIUW.VIU.I.IH.U j KL
I have a bunch In the back room
going through the process of acclli
tion. They came from a hot clli
and I have -them well covered and
tcctcd from breezes. We feed t(
soaked food and no plnln water till t
get used to their new homes. I
"Monkeys? Oh, they are alw
popular. People come in here I
watch them by the hour, and you wc
be surprised nt the number of pec
who buy them for household pets. TH
too, have to be acclimated when
first get them. They are bo susccpt
to tuberculosis that we have to be,n
careful. I have n shipload of ,anin
coming from South America now.
Mr. MacFarland expects to ope
zoological park on White Horse p
In Camden, soon. The ground has h
purchased and buildings started.
hopes to have specimens of every varlj
of animal from all over the world
THE PARTHENON FREEZE
How Ancient Greek Waltres
Transformed the Cap and Cow
"Was Slichacl Angelo a Greek?"
"No, he hnllcd from sunny Italy."
Matherson shook his head.
Greek stuff, not Dago, I'm looking I
I want you to make a noise like
old fellows who sculped in Athens
0. something or other. And it ii
celling work, it's n frieze. You kt
what that is, don't you, nil around
top of the wall 7 Look here,
opened the big book he had brought
flicked the nages with a stronrr. sau'
thumb nnd finger. "Here it is I ill
nnd rows of Greek girls in dra
nighties, carrying things. Bright cold
1 guess x mean, l wnt my cd
scheme to be Kinder cheerful. Get
idea?" ,
The artist nodded. "Highbrow s
for n college town I'm on. You 1
J'our joint the 'Cap and Apronv dc
you?"
'Cap and Gown,' you boneheai
ine scorn in Matherson s voice '
blasting, but the artist merely grim
"All right, Ed. don't get sore. I ki
it was something that sounded
waitresses. Now, let's see." He loo
at the picture proffered him and nod
understanding. "An endless chair
Lireefc waitresses, carrying sundaes 1
sodas yes, that's not a bad k
Might take with the co-eds, anyw
Vl.nlo !.! - ,.
..i.o ...is yurusrapn oil peq
marked for?"
"Wait, I'll read you that late
Matherson shul the book on his hi
smoKeu clgnr, nnd turned to the 'art
his ejes dancing. "I wnnt to tell ,
nrsi wny im doping out this Idea. !
going to change the name of the stnr
'Cap and Gown is old stuff, Hnd
uumu 1 iiiuuc u mi wjin students at
up-to-date, braud-new college
Wharton University. Now that yoi
seen the nicture. enn'f ,, ,. 1
name? His hands fumbled wltB I
.v.. .wu ,. linger, wiucn, at 11
artist's lazy "Haven't the slightest
uc nprruu uriore mm with a hannv ri
"There! What do you thipk of tl
for some little idea?" '1
It was a masterpiece nf careful B
leriiiK, nrusucaiiy done in red 1
blnck ink. It rend as follows!
AT THE
SIGN OF TUB PARTHENON
J FREEZE i
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Classy Drinks In Classic Shades!
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