i;i mm Tr .,! SAkifc T J'' -C e Lad $ iConvrl?ht InlP. bv the MncautaV Co. JptJWjeht, 1U10. -lr me Public tilger Co THIS STARTS TIII3 STOKV l . ' j i jV house party in being rIvcii nt the J country homo of Kntlicrine ami. lllng 4 Jyatn Ilnrvnnl Among the guests N I .one ("onrnil llelknnp. Kathcrlue dlt- cover lilm cheating nt curd. Cnn i vldcofl thnt lulkff'eonrealliig liN real jiyilentlty.nml flint .V Is there fpr some 1 nltrtlor purposK Katheriiie deter J pjlliei to ferret out the Injiterj She ha formerlj hhd experience ns n police heniVlitnrteri ilctertlve and has i been known as IjicIj Kate of tlie I'oilc-c She Intercepts a telephone eull of lte'kn-ip'K to a woman confederate , named Kobcrtn. and, in turn, speaks J AUt the woman Itenlirlng that he is J Xdspectnl by Katherine. ltelUnap '"threatens to nceum- of a crime her brother, Itoelerick Miixvvilton, who is ""liclievcel to be dead. IliiiRhnni Hir j vard, vfho oncc.ueire the title of the I Night Wind lietoines Mi-picIoin of I Belknap and of Katherine's attitude 1 toward him Heibertn anics on im nceiie under the name of.Senoilta ? Tervantez. a Dlnnit. who is to entei tain the guests At midnight Kalli erlne clioeoM'is Itoberla in the grounds jjwltli a stinnge man whom she be- livcM to be her mippnscdlv dead hi nth - er ItoelciteK HdUuiip ncnises Hub tita nf deceiving him She lulmits the presence t Kodcrick Her loie foi him is rev.iled sti anger nniiii d rarrnthers with a sen on Ins face. ura (o thehemsc Kmlitein. a cle- nrnfits were smaller than ever! lie had a chilly senption In his lower extremities nnd sought the advice of an dhl friend of his father a man who was a successful exporter. After hearing Hob's story, the friend smiled and paid : sutklowsir n po where you fell clown. trv rfjl arranged that verj cleft I Lady Kate (. be accompanied ) xiiUiOHt hnving lompanv," ltelknup ic marked as they clrovOout past the lodge gates ,' '. . Katlienv shiugged "I suppose 1 must eiiduie il she said resignedl and sluugged a second ' itjine. ...,.,. "Kndme what? The T-ndv Kate .' h"e askrd, with his wolfish smile, which. ".Miwcver. 'she did not see. because her Ww were upon the road ahead of them "Why did you demand this- oppor tunity for an uninterrupted tnlk?" she asked unmoved. "Because I hae a request to make "'A request, did ou sa?" 'Call it what ou like. For the ran mfnt I am a monarch whose requests ate commands. I hoped that the softer K6ri might please you. "'Whnt 'lmc- ia H" rIic nsked him. mess ing the accelerator and returning her attention to the roadwa.v betore tnem. "IMorc T state it, there is a ques tion possibly two or three of them." "Well?" . "Have jou anj idea as to the identitv of that chap who ciine here last evening, atd who Js clue to return todnj ?" "" "None, save that he fS Mr. Daniel ICarruthcrs, and a friend of Mr. Sauls fCmry." f ."Dear lady, he is neither the one.nnr jEthe other lie is a certain Mr. Itruce riralnarcl. an operative inthe secret Jservlre of the t'nited States (lovern- ' ment. Carruthers is not his namn, and "llhr that matter. Ilrainard may not be, I leitbrr. Nor is he a friend, in the sense you mean, of, Salisbury's. He mn.v pc an acquaintance, although, even so, . he Is doubtless a recent one. vxiid. now yes, 'there i,s another question. Do ,you guess why he comes to Mjquest?" i i L,"Not unless he is nfter one Conrad 1 Belknap in case that happens to be I Ivnilr nnmn "PW'i, vm A "Splendid: You're a corker. l.ad i fTvtate. Yml rn.ni, n fkMll'u ... n fi- nl.n. a' i ".-.- . vim -i v.iv iiisi niiui. "How do jou know tliis if it is true?" (Katheriiie was inclined to swuyi, unriuunug ma smiemeni iotoue of Jiis.-'o(l( methods of anno ing her. His reply convltfijj-d her.) , v'"AIy cJll'to the' telephone last night taB to w-nrn mn nf htu nnn,fn ltl.n..u Jtii' V -I'miuK, uiiiniiiKM ncittier the name nor the descrintlon eanfirms It. When I rode out to the SK"1'" "''3 morning I went to meet ftvBitssengcr who was sent to me with re ' particulars than could bct re hearsed over' the phone. liven the de : fccnptiou did not tally with the man ; M&t, I haxe no doubts about it, just ;thJsame." , u Ba) uim nc is otter jou:' To Jarrest you?" ' I 'He seeks several persons, of w horn 1 fthappen to be one. So far as arrest- Mj mt is concerned, he will do that In m own Rood time if he can and at its-ovvn pleasure and convenience if he !$Whl.t?"1 t0 ,"M'C hU "a nl,out "" -Would itjnterest you to know?" Avir.",'y J noln' O'ted, otherwise." 1.lhlt V t0 IonS a talc for now. dear ilaily. Later when jou have hidden me away securnly, if the neee.sslt) nriscs JI will tell jou." I l"Why do jou tell me this? Don't tyou realize that " 1 ''That it gives you u pou'er over me, puu wouici haj, to betray me to hi iVnt- nt nil 'iiVi... V 7 "; ,"""h " oppor- Jtunjty for jou to rid jourself of my Tr"?,"1 . l ' Dot nt nll Mm'1 Jjtntlierlne of the immaculate heart. It does neither, lou could not betray me rause you have nothing to betray ; and jyou cannot be rid of me. be-cnusc I mat it offers mi oppor Will not be gotten rid of until I have 'accomplished what I came to Myquest to do, "Vou intend to stay on. then, and ,def, him!" B, 1 intend to stay on-r-yes: ami to an uim nlso up to a certain point., ij ".'nd this, ljidy Kate, brings mc to the ?i isi-ux of this interview. T shnll nnl initio " i'Mycfliest before it is my pleasure to I ,1a L.n nn nfflfler itint- lin,i,iwiu nnl ' 'Mr ---.. ....... ""1'inu" ""i ycjtt Jf I have to commit a murder in i "K!lW.ctM to stay on. Oh, don't be shocked. ' " fo prajy I wouldn't do it myself; I would i 1 1 hare H done for me. I said just now. fliit 1 would defy him up to u certain point. I xv ill. Hut when that point is i f 'reach.ed, If it Is reached" he bent for- r ward ,nnd touched her shoulder with his jfing,fTi while he went on with slow em- jihasl "you must hnve made ready it-11 , 'fof.nje, at Mjquest, a place of concenl- 7 timt -where that man cannot find me. Li yjjMtvvliere J may, nevertheless, see jou E , ' j4M There Is such a pjaceaoubtless. ,JH it, there is not one now. yon must iMeypue, - i v." Vf f Jf'ti , "S"r,u'" "' '""overs ff- ' ."J rJlftVjX drove on In silence for a time. I ,, Katherine was thoughtful, Wd so f r' i j'M Mewuap. Presently, when she stole I. fa, roVert glance at him, she saw that WPnl HKIK JT1,mb " ,w, ..,... h...... : uui Domowaai, imn ups xvere' i wilht line. KatuerW wan iX of the Night Wind psjchologist enough to know that he the dishonorable one mid I hnvc re vvax thinking upon the Bubjeet that lit? ( grctted It ten million Milieu. It was my had just mentioned to her the true one and only attempt to aim at good, idcntit.v of Carruthers. and the icason a jou cxpiesicd it. mid I inNscd, and for his appearance at Mqurt ' I got what was coining to me. She could read, nlo, that he was, "That's nil. sweet lnd We will counting the risks he would take in re chnnge the subiect We'll get down to matning and daring for a time at lensl cases again. I have Mild that a moment to brave the presence of n secret s.erv - I is likclj to arise within the next few Ice operntie: that he was figuring upldujs. or hours, when 1 will ask ou to the chances he would take: his chance i put me in hiding at Mjepiest, or so near of success in whatever it could be that to it that I tan reach out and touch It. he had determined to do. and getting When I make that demand upon jou, it mvnj with it And she realized, like- must be met. it must be Is tlyie such W, that there wax not n shade of fear a place? And If there is not, will ou or liexitnnc.i in his expression see thnt one Is prepared so that it will lie would not he foiled in Ins purpose, he rend) when I lime need of It?" nr n.TKilt himself lo dciliHe fioni the1 1 direct course to Its accomplishment-' land while she hated and despised the' man. she could not clem to him u modi ' cum of admiiation foi hit daring ' oiuage and Almost unconsi ioiis ci tamlv he foil" she thought how it would sound -I she gno olce to the thought that was uppermost in nei ininci nc me mimic in W lint a pit it is that win aie not Ia girod man. ' she said, speaking hei thought "Win do miii sac that'-" he demand led. turning his held iiii'kl towaul her ' lleiaus' ion hate il in ou to nc iiiiirilish gicat things il onl uur aim 1 was right, and tour tmget happened i 1o he good instead of fill." i Yes," he replied in the same tone 'd'thal she hnd Used, "oii are right. Mis 'Ilnnard I hiue it in me I huie al wins had it in me " pr lie wns looking straight nt her. but seiininglt through and bcond her into the distames of the past, and for thv H iiimiii lit dm nig that letiospeit his face tj was transformed, She could si arc eh Treuli.e thut he w.is Coniiid Hclknnp, ' t'je client, the hlnelcmailei . the self- confessed nook He went on I was born nuclei a loud .Mv life- was In gotten in felon 1 was bathed in I ,1... 1. 1 i ..e e.. .. l T I nn- union in an inwni i i inn- lien i wns less than i) vi'iir old. Iv bo.vhood and .voutli were jeais of association with ciimiiials JIj voting manhood was still wins,, " He lilteel his head and laughed I aloud, harslilv . and the ltelknup that she knew nnd hated, and despised was predominant again. ".So." he went on. '1 grew tip to be just a human 1 tiger, of tin- man eating vaiiet I dominated all of mv assoc nitcs because the blood of man gentle generations on both sides flowed in uij veins be cause I had inherited hi tuns, and knew how to use them because 1 was alwas i old. implacable, relentless, unci because I have never known phjsicnl fear." He laughed again, softlv. and added: "So, ou see, what (jou said was tiuc: if in aim happened to he right, I and my target happened to he good. there is nothing thut J could not ac complish " "Is it too late to tr.v , even now?" Katheriiie asked softlv "Too late'' Dear lad . it was too lute for thnt befoie I was born. 1 have snul that I am a sort of human , tiger. Would vou bring a tiger from ' the jungle, half stnive it until it at- I tuined maturlt , and then turn It loose j i among a lot of children nnd expect it to fnwn upon them nnd lick their hands? 'Too lnte? It wns nlwn.vs too late 1 I will confess one thing to ou, Knthcr- 'ine. This: I hnve never, b.v mj own choice, committed but one honorable act since I have' been a man I mean bv tnat that nevci nut once lime I eliosen wic. eioiioriiuie cuiuse; iu iircieieme to ins nice, mere wus suiiiciiiing nuoui ine oungcr members of the exchange. I DREAMLAND AD VENTURES --By Daddy i "GRASSHOPPER HOP" (Vrgqy anil Hilly orrfe In snt c I'aimn Dalian' i coin ifMi from n granhopprr mm;. Having become imatl through Ihr magic of a 'ciny. Ilummmg Win, they lure the army loicanl an ml-coiercJ lakr, but find Armiflic? caught in the tush toicard (An Uap.) The Oil-Covered Luke FASTHR and faster hopped the grasshopper army toward the fair fields told of in the song sung b Hilly and Peggy. From the top of the hill they could nee Farmer Dalton's bean patch bejonel the oil-covered lake, nnd its green beauty made it look wonder fully tempting to their greedy eyes. Standing in the simllow waters a little way out from the shore of the lake was Itlue. Heron fishing He liked fish better than he did grasshoppers, and so he was one of the few birds who hndn't grown fnt eating the pests. "Our only chance to escape being drowned or smothered is b.v leaping to 'We can do it caily," replied Let's sing our charm song Hill again so the hoppers will not try to stop themselves " So Hilly and Peggy I sang once more Hasten, hasten eats await : Uurrj, Hurry, don t be late. Lver.v hopper in the army sremeel to go wild when he heard this song; racing. n,ndl toward the lake so as not to miss the expected feast There was no stopping that stream of rushing hoppers and no turning it aside, l'eggv and Hilly leaped and whirred frantle-nllv to keep ahead, and when thee rencheel the shore thev were so tired thej could scarcely move their legs nnd wings. j DOROTHY DARNITNo 1 r - T '"'FlTTTTn I -lUiUWIII "IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIH HELLO i-WSS HAPPEN Mp4 VES INI GONMA.) j) TO WHO, Vjfrri IMO.TO A. HOW DID HEW HE DIDNT "11 j" MM I ,,-VWKt aui. UKtastu utl naKKILU ,1 A MAN ' I r & POLfctMAN I PROPOSE? W I PROPOSE r3 ll HIM AND HE A SAID NO, ID I up -r.jj&;:WT "-f, MBpSffi ZTTiTTTTil rrrlr,rJilP ' sm& yes J strangled him I1 '" : " & . .'...'-,, -v " ': .V $i .-'. VV'V'CV"- 'K' EVENING PUBLIC Kntlicrine had lieell llilliKing swimy too. during that silence .just before these last leinnrks. and she had ,1c tcrmined upon a couise. which, an hour earlier, she would not bine dreamed of considering She leplied instniitlj : "es There is such n place. "Vcrj good And aoii will hae it i each for me." "It is lead now, at an moment Will Intel it." "Wheie I will be dose to M) quest. ami win have frequent intei views with on in ni'C it is neiessurjV" "Yes to botli questions Now, I will ask ou one." "As main as ou like." "Wheie do ou liiid the louiugc to ask this of ine when ou must know thnt having hidden ou nwti. 1 could so ciisil direct jour enemies where to find jou? When jou must know that mi every Impulse under such cir cumstances will be to betrnv jou, and s to he rid of you? Surely jou must know that 1 iouIcI, under such condi tions, anticipate jour betrnviil of my sw id. and render jour knowledge of it impotent." "l.aeh Kate." he said slovvlv, "my favoiitc pistime is the stud of chnr actei I know that It is as impossible foi u to do wrong as it is for me to do light You would no more betray mi' in thnt manner than jou would bet uij vour husband in nnotlier one. Likewise, .vou me what men call a good sport "Then vvhj nie'ii't xou one'1" I will be. Lad Kate." oii mean what'" ' I mean that ,,,,.,, , vvlule I shall compel vou to assist me iu t I t leu . he fulhllment of ' mj plans down heie. I will not, here- I after, neeellesslj offend jou other than' by the use of jour given names. ' j "Thank jou for that much Will .vou tell me wh.v jou came to M.vqiiest?) What vcuir plans arc? Just what it is (Will Settle Differences In Ring With that jou seek"' And let us get it over I $1000 on Side anil have elone with it If it must be! N Vor,(i AK of1iA iiri,t,,i niKll. done?" she nsked with a touch of wist-lm,,Ilt bote(11 two brokers, which le fulness in her tone. i Kt(,,i j nI1 agrfement to tight the innt- "Not now. Another tunc. When you tcr out in a ring battle with gloves at have hidden me awn if that has toltheNcw l ork Athletic Club for a purse be done." "Is it monev thnt .vou want. Mr. Hel " "I have foi e. No answered that question be lt is not. Don't question I me now." j Thev nriived at the mill shortly' thereafter, unci had been there only a little time when the remainder of the! house partv joined them nncl in the last car, which Iling diove himself, came also Mr. Daniel Cairutheis. Katheriiie stepped forward at once to welcome him I Notwitiisianuing tlie mucous scar on He flapped Into the air nop with all your might." cried Hilly, and out over the water they sailed toward Hlue Heron's back Hut just khen Hlue Heron saw a fish ahead of him llnil tlnrtptl fnrwnril. Ip(it- nndiUlm: , ,, ,, , , thp "" ineie s a turtle, gnspeel Jlllly, just as they gave themselves up for lost. "Land on his back!" Dov.-n Hipi enme on the shining shelL of the turtle, which showed just a trifle above the water. The turtle stuck out his long iwa nnel snnnned at them, but awax they hopped to the safety of HluJ Heron's back. And the grasshoppers they went right into the oil nnd water and-thnt was the finish of them, for grasshoppers can't bear to touch oil. Hut some did not fall into the lake. Thump, thump, a dozen of the biggest .mil strongest of the hoppers reached Hlue Heron's bark, Hoppity Hop, who Among them wus had managed in Wonder Policemen Are IiBPQER PmLADELPHIA, SATOBDAfr, By VARICK VANARDY Author of "The Two-Faced Man," P "Alias (ho Mglit Wind," etc man thnt fnsclnatcd her nttcntion, When he grasped her hand In greet ing, the touph of it thrilled her strange 1 She stinlled the expression of his e.ves during that brief interval, and wondered vnguelj whnt it wns thnt she snvv there that seemed to convey un intelligible words and phrnses thnt did not enter Into his speech, and when she turned nwny, It was with the feeling thnt she hud known him nnd liked him In tin' past, although she knew that she hail not. hut, as if lie were somehow mixed with an Incomplete and forgotten dream In turning nwav she encountered Belknap, who drew her nslde and away Jrom the others with a pretext, "1 was light, he told .her In a low tone "Its llrnlnard. of the secret service know, because of ouc sure point thnt the messenger gave me. I , the monotony. She knew how It would shnll seek him, now, and tnlk with end Uoy would come back in n dnj or him Weep an ejvon me, I.ady Kate. two. loving her more than ever ami If this wild aster" he plucke'd one However, c-ontrnrj to her plans, Uoy and fastened it in the lapel of his font llil1 Ilot appear the next day or the fof- "should disappear, it will mean that I 'owing one. Then cntne the nvv fill truth, vou must hide me uny at once, upon, " ,in'1 K0I1P off in I''' Tac" one morn oui return to Mjquest " ' "' W"-'"ft many girl chums and they llelknnp sought, rather than avoided, "" s,','"lt'tl l" ,? : "01. I Bot a card leietv of the mnn with the senr- 'j. " ,.Did ?!?" Mr time and the feather, purple-hued aster did J "" 'C. ' P . 'ld,e ' ohngr . So not disappear from the button-holc 1. l,,th' "r -".T"?. i8"?? the lapel of his coat i i.:.. It was still there when the pally le tuined to Mjquest. llelknnp hud found opportunity to say to Kutheriuv just before the return start was made, (,liat inasmuch as the aster was destined to fade, lie would replace it with some other Mower when necessary, and that whenevei she chanced to discover him without the decoration of a bonton- I mere, that fact woulil be the signal for Immediate in turn. Ilnivard rode bnck with Katheriiie. Uelknap went in the car witli Tom nnd Ilett Clnnrj. Mrs. SnuNbiirj. Dinna I.oring and Cariuthers, "Tiul.v," Katheriiie thought as she saw them depait. "Omr.ul llelknnp is not of the breed that runs away." Nor did she believe that his insistence that she should hide him when he gave the signnl, was because or fear of the scciet service officer .Uathei , she was of the opinion tlfnt he had selected that course because he believed thnt it would serve I C!f. .... n ! . t nciij,. linllni 1. ,.n , , . m,. 1IIS Ullll llll'11-llQ "Villi ,11 lllll .1111, UUI i,, . , ... - us rvni imup (TO HR COXTIXI i:i)l BROKERS TO FIGHT IT OUT of 81000. enlivened what otheiwise promised to be a doll da.v on the New York Cotton I'xehnnge. The two men got into a dispute, it is believed, over a transaction on the ex -''" change. As the argument became morel Sll Proceeded to get well acquainted and more toiiicl. othei members of the!"11'1 'i0"1 "p3""'' Tllp nt day was exchange interfered, ami the two men uneventful. She went bathing and agreed to postpone the settlement of boating. In the hotel dance hall that their differences. evening fate brought Until and Uoy fnce Although one of the men is said tol, fttc("- i:iu'h flushed Uuth. with cle be considerably older than the other, P"'0'1 browH and upraised chin, ac he was also lenorted to be n former Iknnwledged the introduction ; Uoy glaieel amateur middleweight champion, mid was the favorite in the betting thnt was! carried on quietly bj some of the i some way to escape from inside e , shirt of the Cunt of the Woods. , "We hnve been betrayed by spies," I rasped Hnppitj Hop, and just then he caught sight nf IVggv and Hilly. "And here are theft.pies now. Into the lake with them!" Hoppity Hop rushed toward Hilly,' but Hilly met him with n thump nn the nose just like the thump that had sent Him down the back of the Ciaut of the AVooels. Hoppity Hop went tumhhfig off Hlue Heron's shoulder, nnel quick'ns n flash Hlue Heron grabbed him nnd gobbled him up. The other, hoppers faced Hilly, but thump, thump, went his fists, knocking two of them into the lake, nnel the others leaped nwaj in fear, onlj to fall into the deadly oil. Blue Heron's beak came hack tow'ard Peggy and Hilly, ami he was just going to grab at them, when Peggy cried to " "l'lo T !,.;.,... !). is. ... An a. i niiLr-wi l ril l i UWU home with us, Hlue Heron," Hlue Heron knew Pegg.v 's voice and didn't want to nsk questions. He Hap ped into the air, and toward Peggy's summer home. "The corn field is safe," shouted Hilly. "See the whole hopper army is gone." 'Peggy looked down, grew dizzy, nnd fell from Hlue Heron's hack. Over and over she turned, then her wings opened, and like an. airplane she straiglitenecl out, and sailed swiftly to h'er home. And as soon ns she touched the ground, there she wns her own size again, all safe and sound. (Xrxt trill" le told the stoty of the Wandeting Monkey.) Starting a Union! DAILY NOVELETTE "I'LL SAY SO" I 1 Ily Frances Ilajden rpllRHK wns a moment of nwkwnrd sl- leiice. "Well, wlint's the matter?" Hoy tcfeatcd, glaring daikly nt Iluth. Uutl shrugged- Jier shniildeis nnd smiled. She thought Hoy looked xery much like n tluinder cloud, ready to burst. At length she begnn: "Well, if jou want to know. I'm just sick nnd tired of hnvinjj jou down night nfter night. The mnnotoiij is getting on my nerves Of course, I'll nitynit you're vcrv i harming and " Thnt was alTT There was an angry slnni of the fiont gate as Ito.v flung back' "Well, I can Unci plenty that- won t get siPk of inc. Until laughed to herself. She rather enjojed these little "tiffs." She broiicht them about quite often Just to hrenk . " b" wmx. ii v iiiiust-'ii. one began to feel conspicuous xvnlklng aiounel alone without Uoy, The next morning found her nt the railroad sta tion bound for a popular summer hotel near the ocean. She would go away" nnel have n good time, too. She was given n pleasant loom, nncl when she had unpacked she took her tenuis wicket nnd went down t6 the vcrnudn. She quickly joined three others, who had been looking for a fourth one so the cohhl play tennis with partners. After a number of games one of the joung men said: "Ronj. I'll have to leave jou, but I'll send clown n oeirking good chap I just got aequninted with." In a minute a young athletic figure, dresseel in n sport shirt and white flan nels, appeared It was Uoy' If nmh's rrindfo'hcr, who wns dead, had appeared just then it could not have surprised her more. When Uoy recognizee! her these thoughts' Unshed through his mind: "Oh, slit hnd to follow me. huh? This tennis game is a frame-up, I take it. Well, I can bent her nt her own game of breaking hearts." Ileforc an intioduction wns possible Until excused herself on pretense of a headnche nnd rctiied, leaviDg Uoy minus n partner. Until uisheil to her loom. "Of all the Ii77les," she mm inured, nnd tluew herself onto her bed. Her first thought wns. to pack up and leturn home nt once. No; thnt would look 'as if she wns defeated, nnd when the people nt home heard of it sue would he the laughing stock of the town. He needn't think he had n monopolj on the entire hotel. She wouldn't have to meet him If she didn't want to. So she decided to Millciilj at her. It was as if they 1"l,tll0(1 tl" vpr-v siKht of on,h otl'cr Suddenly the music began and before Uuth realized it, she. and Uoy were spinning around the hall. Not a word I was spSiken. They went through the j motions automatically. At last the orde.il wns over. I Thus it continued for three or four days. Uoy, ih the privacy of his own room, was a different chap altogether. With n hungiy henit he watched Uuth I fpnni liii. i-nuiM nt en- limp slip cenl ofF jn Hniley's big launch. At the end of the week the novcltv of gay companions began to xvear off. Oh! for one of those "monotonous" evenings at home with Uoy. One night, feeling very much alone and homesick, she stole nvv ay from the crowd, and strolled along the walk fhat overlooked the ocean. She passed benches xvhere couples were softly conversing, in spite of the ronr of the ocenn. The sight of them only tended to increase the feel ing. riudelenl her heart beat faster than nature ever intended it to beat. She saw noy sitting alone on a bench. He had the most forlorn look upon his face and to all appearances xvas the most lonesome person in the xx-orld, ban ing herself. The next moment he was startled b.v the' touch of u small hand upon his shoulder. A pleading, submissive little voice murmured, "Uoy,AI just "want to say I'm sorry." Two strong arms enfolded her in an instant. The moon very Bindly with drew behind n fleecy cloud ns Hoy's eager lips touched those of the girl he still worshiped. .Half an hour later Uoy tucked Ituth into the racer xvith all their luggage andi they started for home. Uuth, very, very happy, nestled close to htm and said, "You're sure that jou really do love me, Uoy?" Hoy, very cleverly driving with one linnd, murmured happily, "I'll say so darling. Xow all I've got to do is get the ring and then we can plnn for that little vine-covered cottage." Tho next complete novelette Green Fields. APOS'l' 3, lift9 Contlniifit.froin I'nce .Mr killing of Germans nt large xvns not the prime motive of Tnrzan'a existence; now it wns to discover the individual xvlio nnd slain his mate. ft It xvas dusk when Tartan leached n lnrge enmp hidden in the foothills of the Pnre Mountains. Aa he was nppronching from -the rear, he found it but lightly guarded; the sentinels xvere n,ot upon the nlcrt, and so it xvas nn easy thing for him to enter after daikncss had fallen and prowl about, listening ! at the backs of tents, searching for some clue to the slayer of his mate. As he paused at the side of a tent before which sat a number of natix'e soldiers, he caught a few words spokon in native dialect that ru'etetl nis attention inswniiy "The Wnzirl fought like devils; but we are gi eater fighters, and xve killed them all. When xvo xvere through, the captain came and killed the xvoman. He stayed outside and all the men xvere killed. Unter- leutnant von Goss is braver; he came In and stood beside the door shout ing at us, also in a veiy loud x-oice, and bade us nail one of the Waziri, who xvas wounded, to the xx'all; and then,he laughed loudly because the man buffered. We all laughed. It was very funny." Like a beast of prey, grim and erriblc, Tarzan crouched in the shadows beside the tent. What thoughts passed .through that sav age mind? Who' may sayl Pres ently the soldier xvhom Tarzan had h'caid first rose and With a parting word tuined away. He passed within ten feet of the ape-man and continued on toward the rear of the camp. Taizan followed, and in the shadows of a clump of bushes over took his quarry There xvas no sound as the man-beast sprang upon the back of his prey and bore it to the ground, for steel fingers closed simultaneously upon the soldier's throat, effectually stifling any out- crv. ily tiie.necK tarzan araggea his victim well into the Conceal- j ment of the bushes. "Make no sound," he cautioned in the man's own tribal dialect as he released his hold upon the other's throat. rpHE fellow gasped for breath, irtlliifr f icrlif nnml pvpq linwnrd to sec what manner of creature it J might be in whose power, he xvas. "What is the name of the officer who killed the xvomaij at the bunga loxv where you fought xvith the Waziii?" asked Tarzan. "Hauptmann Schneider," replied the black xvhen he could again command his x'oicc. "Where is he?" demanded the ape-man. "He is heie. It may be that he is at headquaitcrs. Many of the officers go there in the cx-ening to receive orders." "Lead mc there," commanded Tarzan, "and if I am discox'ered, I will kill you immediately. Get up!" The black rose and let the xvay b.v a roundabout route back through the camp. Several times they xvere forced to hide xvjiile soldiers passed; but at last they reached a great pile of baled hay from about the coiner of which the black rinted out a two-story building in the dis tance. "Headquarters," he said. "You can go no farther unseen. There are many soldiers about." Tarzan realized that he could not proceed farther in company xvith the black. Ho turned and looked af; the fellow for a moment as though pondering xvhat disposition to make of him. "You helped to crucify Wasimbu the Waziri," he aBcused in a low yet none the less tcfriblc voice. "And while he suffered,, you laughed," The ' fellow reeled. It xvas as though in the accusation Jie read also his death sentence. With no otherxvord Taizan seized the man again by the neck". As before, there was no outcry. The giant muscles tensed. The arms swung quickly upward, and with them the body of the black soldier xvho had helped to crucify Wasimbu the Waziri de scribed a circle in the air once, twice, thiee times; and then it was flung aside, and the ape-man turned in the direction of General Kraut's headquarters. A SINGLE sentinel in the rear of the building barred the way. Tarzan crawled,-belly to the ground, toward him, taking advantage of cover as only the jungle-bred beast of prey can . do. When the sen tinel's eyes were toward him, Tar zan hugged the ground, motionless C'nnvrltrM mm liy the Bell Syndicate. Inc. oh: you asked! " ' AN EYE FOR AN- as Htone; when they were turned away, he moved swiftly forward. Presently he xvas within charging distance. He xxaltcd until the man had turned his back once moie, and then he rose and sped noiselessly down upon him. Again theft xvas no sound, as he carried the dead body xvith him toward the building. The lower floor xvas lighted, the upper, dnrk. Through the xvindows Tarzan saw a largo front room and a smaller room in rear of it. In the former xvere many officers. Some moved ab"t talking to one another, others sat at field tables xvriting. The windows xvere open and Tar zan could hear much of the conx'er sation; but nothing that interested him. In the smaller back room a large red-faced man sat behind a (able. Somo other officers xvere also isitting a little in the tear of him, while two stood at attention befoie the general xvho questioned them. As he talked, the general toyed xvith an oil lamp that stood upon the table bcfore him rpARZAN appiaised the -arious .people in the room. He xvondcred if one might not be Hauptmann Schneider, for two of them xvere captains. A girl he judged to be of the intelligence departmenta spy. Finally the general looked up from the paper. "Good!" he said to the girl; and then to one of his aides: "Send for Major Schneider." Major Schneider! Tarzan felt the shoit hairs at the back of his neck rise. Already jthey had pro moted the beast xvho hacl murdered Tarzan's mate. Impatiently he awaited the com ing of the man he sought; and at last he xvas rewarded by the reap pearance of the aide xx'ho had been dispatched to fetch him, accom panied by a medium-sized officer ?ith fierce, upstanding mustaches. The newcomer strode to the table, halted and saluted, leporting. The general acknowledged the salute and turned to the girl "Fraulein Kircher," he said, "al low me to present Major Schneid er" Tarzan xvaited to hear no more. Placing a r-alm, upon the sill of the xvindoxv, ho vaulted into the room into the midst of an astounded company of tho Kaiser's officers. With a stride he was at the table, and xvith a sweep of his hand sent the lamp crashing into the fat belly of the general, xvho in his mad effort to escape cremation, fell over backxvard, chair and all, upon the floor. Two of the aides sprang for the ape-man, xvho picked up the fiist and flung him in the face of the other. The girl had leaped from her chair and stood flattened against the xvall. Tho other officers xvere calling aloud for the guard and for help. Tarzan's purpose centered upon but a single individual and him he never lost sight of. Freed from attack for an instant, he seized Major Schneider, threw him over his shoulder and xvas out of the xvin doxv so quickly that tl)C astonished assemblage could scarce realize xvhat had occurred. A single glance showed him that tho sentinel's post x'as still vacant, and -a moment later Tarzan and his burden xvere in the shadows of the hay-dump. Major Schneider had made no outcry, for the very excel lent reason that his xvind xvas shut off. Now Tarzan relaxed his grasp. "If you make a sound, you xvill bo choked again,"' he said. Cautiously, and after infinite pa tience, Tarzan passed the final .out post. Forcing his captive to xvalk befoie him, he pushed on toward the xvest until, late in the night, he recrossed the railway, and felt rea sonably safe from discovery. Until noxv Tarzan had givrn little thought to the details of revenge. Now he pondered what form the punishment should take. Of only one thing xvas he certain; it must end in death. Like all brave men and courageous beasts, Tarzan had little natural inclination to torture none, in fact; but this case xx'as unique in his experience. An inher ent sense of justice called for an eye for an eye, and his recent oath demanded even more. Yes, the creature must suffer even as hexhad I causea jane Clayton to suiter. A LL THROUGH the long night the ape-man goaded on the exhaust ed and noWj ten ifled Hun. The aw ful silence of his captor xvrought upon the German's nerve. If he xvould only speak! Xgain and again Schneider tried to foice or coax a xvbrd from him; but always tho re sult xvas the same Continued silence By Chas. McManus ''' IIIIITIIIvllllTliin Kou bet he DID, ifh&'d EYE and a vicious and painful prod from the spear-point. Schneider xvas bleeding and sore. He xvas so ex hausted that he staggered at every step, and often fell, only to be prod ded jo his feet again by that terrify ing and remorseless spear. It xvas not until morning that Tarzan reached a decision, and it came to him then like ah inspiration from above. A slow smile touched his lips and he immediately sought a place to lie up and rest-r-he wished his prisoner to be fit now for xvhat lay in store for him. Ahead xas a stream which Tarzan had crossed the day before. He knew the ford for a drinking-place nnd a likely spot to make an easy'kill. Caution ing the German to utter silence xvith a gesture, Tarzan approached the stream quietly. Down the game trail some deer xvere about to leave the water. Tarzan shoved Schneid er into the bush at one side, and, squatting next him, xvaited. ' The German xvatched xvith puzzled "' eyes. Who and xvhat could this almost naked xvhite savage be 7 He had heard him speak but once when ho had cautioned him to silence and then in excellent Ger man, and the xvell-modulated tones of culture. He xvatched him now a? tlflj'fascinated toad watches, the snake that is about to destroy it. He saxv the graceful limbs and symmetrical body Motionless as a marble statue as the creature crouched in the concealment of the leafy foliage. Not a muscle, not a nerve moved. He saxv the deer com ing slowly along tho trail, down xvind and unsuspecting. He saw a buck pass an old buck; and then a young and plump one camo oppo site the giant in ambush, and Schneider's eyes xvent xvide, and a scieam of terror almost broke froms, his-lips, as he sav theaglle beast at his side spring- straight for the f , throat 6f the young buck, and heard from those human lips the hunting roar of a wild beast. Down xvent the buck, and- Tarzan and his cap ftve had meat. The two lay up until late in the afternoon and then took up the journey once agmn a journey so frightful to Schneider because of his ignorance of its destination that Kc at" times groveled at Tarzan's feet, begging for an explanation and for meicy. "But on and on in silence the ape-man xvent, prodding the failing Hun xvhenever the lat ter faltered. J.JY NOON of .the third day they reached their destination. After a steep climb and a short xvalk, they halted at tho edge of a precip itous cliff, and Schneider looked down into a narrow gulch where a single tree grew beside a tinyirixm let, and sjiarsc grass broke from a rock-strewn soil. Tarzan motioned him over the edge; but the German drew back in terror. The ape-man seized him and pushed him roughly toward the brink. "Descend," he said. It xvas the second time Tarzan had spoken in three days, and per haps his x-ery silence, ominous in itself, had done more to arouse ter ror in the breast of the boche than even the spear-point, ever ready as it x-as. Schneider looked fearfully ox'er tho edge, but xvas about to essay tho attempt xx-hen Tarzan halted him. "I am Lord Greystoke," ho said. "It xvas my xvife you murder-, ed in the Waziri country. You xvill understand now xvhy I came for you. f Descend." The German fell upon his knees. "I did not murder your xvife," ha cried. "Have mercy! I did not murder your xvife. I do not know anything about " "Descend!" snapped Tarzan, rais ing the point -of the spear. He knew that the man lied and was not surprised that he did. A man x"ho xvould murder for no cause xvould lie for less. Schneider still hesitated and pleaded. "The ape-man only jabbed him xvith the spear, and Schneiddr slid fearfully over the top and began the perilous descent. Tarzan accompanied and assisted him ox-er the xvorst places until at last they xvere within a few feet of the bottom. "Be quiet noxv," cautioned the ape man. He pointed at the entrance to xvhat appeared to be a cave at tho far end of the gulch. "There Is a hungry lion in there. If you can reach that tree befdre he discov ers you, you will have several days (longer in wh'ich to enjoy life; and then, when you are too weak to cling longer to the branches of the tree, Numa the man-eater will feed again for the last time." He pushed 'Schneider from his foothold to the ground below. "Npw run1 he said. Trembling in'terror the German started for the tree. He had almost Veached it xvhen a horrid roar br,qte from the mouth of the cave, ancLt5 most simultaneously a gaunt, hunger-mad lion leaped into the day light of the gulch. Schneider had but a fexv yards to cover, but the lion flew over the ground to circumvent him, xvhile Tarzan xvatched the race witli a slight smile ,upon Jiis lips. S'chneider xx'on by a slender mar gin, and as Tarzan scaled the cliff to the summit, he heard behind hint mingled xvith the roaring of the baffled cat the" gibbering of a human voice that xvas at tho same, time more bestial than the beasts. Upon the brink of the cliff the ape-man turned and looked back into the gulch. High in the tree, tho German clung frantically to a branch across xvhich his body lay. Beneath him xvas Numa waiting. The ape-man raised his face to xvuau uu; buii, aim xi um 1113 yilgniy jj chest rose the savage victory cry of 3 1 J-Un Vtnll-attnt f i (,iiv uuiruv,! Tlie net complete Juuglo .Tale wlM ,, r a linear oaiuriiay. iipgHH, au. ' ? i lSjIXliiliW s i MJH tfl U " ft " rJrl O
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