M ffjrr v.- j"v? "fifr ' T. ' , " fc . EVl&STOG PUBLIC LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27, 1919" .. ': 31 -x-r: , cw$ !V i ti r ' I- K B I m l w 4 t If Bf I I. & Tie tfGfr Copjrfsht. IMP. by the Mnra.ili Co wovirit ght, IMS, by the Public Ledger 10 THIS STARTS T1IH STORY A house-party is being given nt the country home of Intlicrltio and Bing ham Harvard. Among the guests is one Conrnd Rclknnp. Kntherlno dis covers him cheating at cards. Con vinced that he Is roncrnlliiK his irnl identity and thai he Is there for some ulterior purpose, Kntherine deter mines to ferret out the mjstcrj. She intercepts a telephone rail of Rolk nap's to a woman confederal., named Roberta, and, in turn, speaks to the woman. Realizing that he is suspected by Katherine, Belknap thrpatcn to accuse of a crime her brother, Rod erick Maxwilton, who is believed to be dead, Bingham Harvard becomes suspicious of Belknap and Katherino's attitude toward him. Roberta arrives on the scene under the name of Sen orlta Ccrvnntez. Ilclknap accuses Ro berta of deceiving him. She admits the presence of Roderick. Her loe for Roderick is revealed. Kntlieriue's father suspects tliat ltelknap's leal name Is Relding. A Relding was once hanged for murdering bis wife. A child survived. A stranger, with n scar on his face, lias mine to the house. He is known as Carrulhers. Relknap suspects him of being a secret service agent As midnight Kntheiinc hides Relknap in a secluded lodgn, ifllled the Nest. At the rao hour an engagement is being kept hj Car ruthers and Roberta. AMI IIKRK IT I'OXriM 1 Rlarli Julius Speaks T7"ATII1:RIM:. making her wn; bail; , " to the bouse, touching hidden se- i crcts here and there as she progressed to facilitate her progress, and. meta phorical!) , to "shut her gales behind her" selected the same route b) whim she had led Relknap to the Nest. I Naturally she passed again quite i close to the rustic bench under the box-elder and us natural!) she gluiuedj toward it in passing. She halted j Outlined against the opaleseen' sur face of the lake bc)ond, she plain!) -uw I two persons seated tlieie. side b) side,' and quite close together; mourner, 'he) were so perfect I) oilliout tc.t against i the faint!) shining background that she i rneni,ilTml Imth fill the illst:l. I. ,,,, ..,.,,. i . "Strange,' she thought, an! moied , sllenlh Paci.wanl, away iron i.'om, before slie coiilinued on her wa). ' Ro ber'n and Jl.. Carruthers M.iicl there together nt t'l.s hour, and in tin inti mate position that suggests former ac qualutnnee. I wonder " She did not complete the ronjeetuial thought, for just ahead of her. in one of the paths that led to the house, she briw Hetty Clancy hurriing awa). "That is strange, too." Katherine commented silentl). Then she milled, and added to her thought: "Why, of course! Hetty walked down to the lake with them, uud, little matchmaker that slie jr. Roented a possible lomance. and so sought the tirst excuse she could think of to leaxe them togctlier. Sho permitted Hetty t house before her: then, ns the steps to tlie xcrnnua, suu i-uiuuu- tercdUlack Julius. "Why, Julius!" she exclaimed oueht to be lu bed." "Yes, Mis' Kitten. I know it. Hut I thought I'd wait fo' Mr. Hnrxard. He hasn't come in jet; nnd Mr. Clancy is out, too." "Where did they go?" she asked, as suming that they were together. "Mr. Harvard went dovxn toward the lake about halt-past 10. so Mr. Archer told me. And Mr. Clancy went out 'bout half nn hour ngn. Mis' Kitten. themselves"; and xvitii a smiling good night to her faithful servitor, she en tered the bouse and sought her on room. Julius stared after her, slowly shak ing his head. He. xxas deeply puzzled, and profoundly troubled. "No," the black muttered to himself. "Sho xx-ouldn't take that, man to the Nest. She has just sent him off about bis business; but but but " Down at the lodge gate Harx-ard, re turning from his long and rapid walk, came upon Tom Clancy and Rushton engaged in earnest conversation. "What the dickens " he began; but Tom interrupted. "Gee, Hlng. I'm glad jou happened nlong. Rushton has made a most ev-traordinarj- diseoxery about that guy Relknap if only it turns out to be true. old to detcrmi "W about ticntly has the den wncn nnrxaru, accomi Clapcy and Rushton, approached the Teramla, Rbck Julius stepped out from a shadow nmong the shrubbery just in front of them, and his appearance was so unexpected that Rushton's right hand Hew to the pocket where be carried n xveanon: but he grinned in the darkness. and drew forth'a handkerchief instead as ne ui-uru u. ii.ua su,, . "Mr. Harvard, sir." , "Yes, Julius. What is it?" liar- ' yard returned. "May I speak with jou a moment, lr?" Clancy and Rushton moved onward, and Julius, in a low tone, made the re port to his master that he had deter mined upon. "I ask your pardon, sir, for doing things that are outside qf mj duties," hot began. (Julius, remember, xvns an educated negro, and his language, snx-e for an occasional slurring of the vowels, xrns nearly always correct.) "But I have , seen certain things that have made me xvatcbful, and I haxc discovered other 'things xvhlch I think I ought to tell to you." ''Won't they keep till morning, Ju llua?' "No, sir; begging your pardon." "Thlugs nbout what? Things nbout whom, Julius?" About Mr. Belknap, i,ir." " "Aro they matters xvhlch you believe t should know about tonight?" ' ci'Yejj, sir." "Oh. well, jou need not . wmt for mn ,1(n( 1)0(,n , ,,,. them, Julius. They are doubtless tak (lftt,,at am , talUn al,lltV You ing a walk together. Ihcy are just has(,n. t JPt Sa 'boys again whenever they can get b) . IlllIllo . ... nl. , , ,,, .... lira. say. ' unve 10 lane me ..Voa u. . t. ,, , ,.,.. I , ,.rnf to Xrehee's iust t ... i himself " '" "H """ " " I .tier a lew momeiusj .virs. . rusei- ,. . ,,.. f.mnv i,.PJ1Sl on Senator Into our confidence in order k, ;, ;.' ' .,,.., , ..... ..... .' I . ',. ,. xi., t iin ,.i.,', ,t,,.. ., "What's tliut.' nsked Mrs. I 'cik- ' discreetly slipped away, leaving the ,.,,,:;. sn, .:. ' t .,. ne that point. i ,...,., tI ,......... .' -.,.....,. in.o.. i i , ton, sharpl). - lovers in their first rapturous moments i .,,, c! . fri. .,. t. ,,-o harr ,.,bI1n,e', ,nr,, .5',' tnlk,n:IU.n.i tbe outlines of a person." (Julius no common cook, or I'd have had n ' ' sa,,11 ,n,c"' n ,,,'ar; , 10U l J''n'.l'!of funlou. .'stuck on top of a p.vramld ot apples: , Tom? Ring innuiretl impa- ,.,,, ,,,., ,..t, .... i, n i,i. i,nrrn .,.. vi...'t i,i,'lo a toneluiion thnt would be at van- A great wave of happiness engulfed ...,.... .nr..cc, I m talking about Relknap. Rushton , , of t,IB , ,, H,t pk or blaek,ail.' Rlackn.ail suit of fitted -"' I njnrnc.1. you."-Hinn.ngbm lind magically disappeared. She would , , -c " " - got a ine on bim Come on Into , ,,. V1)ds HS ,ls familiar ta 11.1. as ' my sconce; and. if thnt was his la,, it Age-Herald. have her hearts desire-husband and The Larlj DlrdOcts the Worm. bouse, Rushton. Ht 11 go to Rings ,ljs f , the mirror. followed that be thought he knew some- " " ll0",cl ... , , u .. , How uot to co about cettinc a iob and talk it over. .. ,, ,. , ,,.., ,,... ,,, Af .,,., ,.. . Master Malanron i A few weeks later. Gertrude slgnifi- I . """ uot .,0 K nuout B"'B a Jo?- iAj "Very good. Wc arc colne to mv !t? ... ,- J .- . .I...-. ' .AHiiiii'iiniiii uv ii. discuss mat same Sflfffi', eu may ffl with us, Ju- o ifie Ai Mnd . In Harvard's den. behind closed doors, he announced : lulius has something to mil us about Rcik.inp. I think it will be well to hear what he has to say befo.e we listen tn jour repoit. Rusbton. it' begins to look, to mi', as if everybody i.-... sine ii self bus dug up some delinite 'criticism of liclknnp. 1 am thomugbl) I opposed to discussing Hie ihnrnctcr of oni' of in) guests in this ninniier. lull. Iieemise mil) mi) bcs fiienil, in) cou- lideiitiiil .einploje. and .Iiilm-J. who i iihmjs. tiustwortlu. are here. I will consent lo it. Now, .lulius, what liaie )ou to tell us; "Mr. Ilarianl." .lulius iepltcd so-' berh. in th.j beginning. I just didn't like .Mr llelknnp: that was the onliest I thing I lind ngauist biin-. but. sir. 1 set miself to watching him. At lirst 1 .ll.li.-t secaiDthing that I .ould put my finger on. that was against him, , i i . i ., .i on) he tirne. toward the others m must icmeMib-r that I lunc born Mis" BMHr.r. spclul sennnt cier, since she was lm n. and there niu t no expression ot Her lace tiini jiincK .lulius . . I don't know the meiinin' of. I was going to s.i) that at first I didn't sec i mi) thing, oni) that .Mis' Kitt) excuse j mo ; Mis- Ilnrwiril-that she certtiinl) , did seem to me to despise him, mi to be just a little wee scrimps) bit afraid nf him. Tlmt set me to wnlchiu' i"sei- "wet iinwn in ine wins, .minis, Ilarianl lommniiiled. , 'es. s... There wasn't any fmt till .Mr. Relknap was alei to the tele phono hist night. 1 knew il wasn't light. s,r. In -" hlt ' "" light, s.r. but 1 fixed (lie Mti hjHinid lid hear, too, and lulius !" linruird exclaimed, aghast. "I know. sir. it wasn't light: but I did it just the same, and I'm glad of it seeing what has happened since. I didn't hear all that was said. A man in Washington xuis talking. Hind he) didn't vitj much. Vept to tell Mr. Rel knap to go to the old mill on our place the next inawniii' to meet a man xxlin1 would tell him the rest. Well, sir, I went to the old mill, too, and 1 got there liM. The) didn't talk Knglish. i so I couldn't understand what was said 'ceptin' xilien they used names." "What names did )ou hear them, use'.'" Riishtou demanded, intensely interested. , "1 wrote them down, sir, so T wnulilu't fmget them those that were,,ln'' instead of Cairulliers not familiar. j , One xi as Ri uce Rrafn- "What exflaimed Ilnminl. Then : 'Co on. Julius: I understand.' "Another name xias Saulsbur), anil It xxasn't nieiitioned, sir; lint the first linme of the Relding that I knew about, .xeais ngo, xxas Ciansbaw. Yes, sir: Cranshnw- Relding." "(tco'-whillikitis! You don't sayi" Rusbton exclaimed "Now. what do I xu know nbout that! How old was .. niun ..ii. ,,u- ........ . . .. ,, j( , ...... .:., ... '..i.i, ,.;. ivtr,,i,,t keep the ideal of service before them nxxVsdlnr- " '" ! r'"m """- A-'"'t.nn;i. rkb.r s were ',1. agi. when, (loViruti; Trr gfam;., n,, qick,y. -"1 nml tl.at the pay envelope I x s Itush.on's turn to manifest '?Ja'; '." ."'VV'T ? " I '' ''ft'"1 lh"" ,0 Vavmmtn "" UMn " "Y T "'" "M .' r ni"" "" "C " . inp " M'dent start, beard him uitcli Allris Kn7e AVbeii lie spoke it was was jearning for tlie prize every woman "r" l,lur- "Veblin" didxousnv lulius'' Whnt J'.,s 1,.r.r,a"1 i"1a h"rt- luick gasp-saw in (ll0 ,iiie quiet tone that be had used, longs for. And here she xxns mnking That doc$ not mean thnt wc can leldig did)ou sn)..iulius. xxna llim )ft ,, ,ni(, ll(, ,)nHi , ... i c nothing. herself miserable because she couldn't afford to neglect opportunities to get was the hrst name Ilia weitw.tl it? Ms T, M , , befoc. . ml.ea ixc oi i mi g , lmpivn,lbe ideal in house-1 abend, but that wc are not nble to togctlier." J he when jou knew him, Julius, and to cuter thei,Nlnt became ot him? How long ago! is she ascended us it hen ) on knew nbout him?" I ..t ;s ., KO(H mnn) )ears ago, sir when Senator Maxwilton wns a judge. ol',More than thirty jears ago. Cransliaw Relding was a little under forty jears old, then. He wns hung for murder, and it was Judge Maxwilton who sen- , tenced him." Rushto'i. manifesting considerable re- , pressed ex. itemeiit, turned to Harvard and Chine) . 'That seems to flinch mntteis so far us mi report is concerned," he said ; "uud the Senator will know more, likel.v "V sir not .mite." inoiifrli Tlin ( 'rillivllHU Itolflltll? 1 il II t ..I..,,,.-, , ...... .... j .... ..... ... .. . "Well, then, give us tlie lest of it." i didn't cotton to lielliiinp Trom the first. "You see. sir, I was afraid thnt those He asked me to lind out who he was two who met at tin: old mill were plan- n'l ' I couldn't get no satisfae ning to rob us, so 1 kept nn e.xe on tio" from any lines that we alread) bad Relknap ull day. Rut I inkon I vvus.bn him. so I sent a kid down here mistaken, because he has gone uwny !" "''' what looketl like n to) -camera. "(iouenwav? Left Mxfiuest? (ioue. without sajing a woid about it to nnj bodj? Is thnt what jou mean to say, Julius" Clancy demanded. "Yes, sir with a satchel soon after 11. tonight. He xvent through the woods ut the soutli side of the lake skulkinglikc. I saw him myself.' "Hid jou follow him, Julius.3 No. sir. "Was he nlone when )ou savv him? Did that other . bap the one at the mill meet him? Hid j oil see unxbodv with him? What Julius has told us compels me to sn) something that I hud intended 'to k.ep to myself." be said. "You no- ticed mj surprise when Julius men- tioned the names of Rrainunl and Sauls - tl,n toll ,i..t. .1 i ',.,ii.... .. l,'.' sn.s I 'i'npil.li,irii,i' ,eht,. nuce with the course of my life ever I her. The little woman's yearning look '" ' '' . . iinii.'.i u.v ........ .. ,,. ., , . .. . -., i, .r ...... i.i .i si. ni. ..I,- ji s .ut-.. -, uiei. iiurvar.l snohc. uu.nib .,ir. iiiinviu iii.il .mmiui uriixv DOROTHY DARNITTMs Skeleton WdSll't III Uw I DO YOU KNOW - f VERY ' ITHEYRE VIS1T1N ) 1THEYARENT MUCH I SAW THEM 1 THEY HAVE A FAMILY ( YES I SAW HER ) THE GREM- WELL THIS CITY L 1 ' AT THE J SKELETON YOUKMOw IN A BATHING VANTAN FAMILY? L Tg 1 T "W BEAC H TO-DAYJL-? -Gfo. 3UT If gU ' bury. Rruee Rraiunrd is here. Oar-' ruthers is Rraiunrd. Sntilsbury brought mm irt, jcsicrua.i. to iisk me u . him . . . .1 f t "'""" T,,r ' J," n K"rsI; """" me ";,'"'"' ""; '; "V"1 " ,? " . "i-iiiiii.-. ...- .s mi uirumi " " """ """Ml lie minus Hi 111' lill'llll' ml with Conrnd llelknnp. 1 refused to receiio blm. nt first, but Saulsbur) merrode in) nlijici(tis. Ciirruthers's sear, b) tbe wn). Tom. is not a real one, although it is as perfect as If il ' wne. It is stained on. Snulshnrv .,,1,1 Sue thai he is wouilerfulh adept at dis. guislng himself-and is 'ons!dered ,one I of the best opcrntlics in Washington.! I "sn- Mr. niinnrd." Ruslitou Inter '"''''''J' bending forward, ' I, RuslitonV . hln ,llnl " s "l'"t time (lint -J !'"-'-;i'd to ni) report ; and. likewise. '" l,m "."V1 '"j" ,"''" "P Mr. , 'n "' "' '"' '"' 'ere before I make It. JIi,)ie t will be n blm n his , , . .. '" " '" ins T ;,H" "' 'M ,IC ""' M mr ..Vpr; ,lr. U,ls,llmi. K , .-,iiie to m.-li ie I,u ..!,..,. i. ...... .silo mi I 111! 1 . 1 1 1 1 f I III 1 I s r I () n).c m)self." ..'". ..u. illllius, 1 U'ill g" Rr.'iiiiard. of (he Secret .Sertlce TT7l!li:N Hnnnrd stepped into the cor YV ri.L.r on bis wv to Cuiruthrrs's loom lie disroicvd ihat gentleman 'iii the net of ascending tbe stnirs toward n. ue ii.rneil .-ihiiiil when he Ii beard iinnnnls low -toned call. 'ou haio heei. asked .'ilirupllv . outside Harvard i "in the trail of xnur man?" "o." "llelknnp lias gone. T thought pos siblv )ou might know it." "Cone? Cone, when and where. Mr Ilurxnrd?" "Come with nie, please." ltiug said, inst.ad of nnsuerlng the question. "Wc are holding nn impromptu mnference in ui) den. Mr. Clanc), :uur n detective in whom I lime ex cry confident e, are there, also Rluck Julius, xvho is a priv-, ileged person in this fiiinil). Julius hns told us vome surprising things about Relknap. and Rushtm, still lias something nmie to say nbout him. He would also like to hear what xou may be willing to tell. Will )ou tome, please''" "Yes. thank .xou. I xi ill be glad to. llaie ),ni told them who and what I am'-" "cs. and al-o that )oii nre Rrniu- iniroiiui lions were iiicklv made. At the last, Hnrx'ard lidded : "And this is Julius. Mr. Currutheis. (Wc will sthk to that name, and not use Hrninnrd. I'tliink.l lie has serxe.I in -Mrs. Inrxnrd s famil scar that startled l,ii so, notwith-l standing that he had been told that Jt was not n real ..... r, possible it was astonishment because the stranger u i i.:... .... .... ... .. I hnxe douc to a white man. ' h'"t"'i iiiiii u nn iiiiiiii. us no Mutiiii i r f ..... .Lit... .... r ... . , friends," Currutliers said xxhile be held the negro's gu7e for a short liiometit. ' Then he turned to the others, and I . iiiii-it unii iiuiius aim i hi be .niiius crossed the room on u pretense i of bringing up another chair, altliougli i one had alread) been shoved forward "You may be seated, Julius; there no neecssit) tor JOu to stand," liar tnrd remarked. "Tom, will .xou, ns concise!) us possible, tell Mr. Car- mi ers ot vvnat nr.s already been said? ( Inney did so, rapidly ; and althoiurli Carruthers listened intently, he made "" comment. "Now. Rusbton. xve xvill listen to jou." Cinii.v finished. "Mine 'II be shott. but to the muni." ,. . . . . . UUsl.l.m nnswerill lint It was nntl.e- i,i.. .1.... ,.: i . ,. nil and it was nun. e- tliut he iidilresM.l bimself dirts tl) to Carruthers. ns if in hi... he I.n.l ..t". read) iccognued n master mind for .ciiiiiinnl investigation. Mr. liinv "c s a tittle guj , but older than he looks; and he's smart. I figured that nobod) "d pay nny ntttyitlon to a kid tnkin' snapshots witli a toj. See':" Nobody replied. Rushton continued: lie got two. Unc ot em was iun.i-1 . nu.i .i cuiurgcu, unit a i nuu - ...... . . .. .... i - .i r-atiu in tn. i.!i.u, J sir... in.. ... i. if police of ever) titj, big an' little, an' to almost everj town I could think of, with the request. 'Please identify, il possible. When 111 tinishi.1 semliu 'em, I had u do.en of 'em left. Then I got a bunch. Sa.vs I to ni)s,' That coin. Well. I sent the do7cu pictures I bad left to every. plate on the map around about the localit) where l.atl) 'Kate was born, in Keutuck.i sent 'em ' to (onstiibles and nil that. Then I By VARICIC VANARDY Author of "The. Txvo-Faccd Man," "Alia the Night Wind," clc had nuotlirr hundred printed and sent more to other plnccs down there; and I 1 1 .l .... 1t . m si . . up n is.. i ,r. i arvar.i s .-.-. .u.es .uco.icgc iuu scni mem one " "'. " "S -non, .Mr. inrrullicrs, I got this ('Iter lis nriri'linnn Vm. ri.n.1 II ... ,, jfs (i. ,1..:.!. nt ,...-, ..... n. t SUi ,.,... ,i ,.,.. , .. "'"ters receiM-d the letter, glnnceM '"" ,": "",l ,h,' '! ' requested, ' "ns ,l"l.',,l fro!".n " ' Kentllck) ., V l0''",pi1 lrs'1 tlinn n s,'or( of i'! ,. "' homestead of Senator ' The letter was as follows: I'ear Sir: our letter with pic. ture reeeixed. I'irst ofT I didn't think I Knew any such person, bnt when I looked nt it some more I got to reck oning that I'd seen him somewhere;' nml finall) I remembered n niun who d been to our place two or three i ears ago asking for old Judge Mar bur), who's dead and gone ten .xears. lie bad asked me about the judge, nml I'd sent him tn (lie judge's son. whose practicing law now in bis nan s place. I was certain it was the same man. so I ups and takes the ' pii'titr.iiner to )oung Ito.x.l Mnrbtin lie s mil) twent) -fivj. now. Soon's I showed it to him lie snxs; "Yes. sir, that's him." And. Unit's nil I i ould get out of him for n while. Hut ltoid likes me, and binieli) lie tells me this seeing as how a regular tle teitne wants the information, only he made me swear that I wouldn't tell uoboilj else. The ninii came lieie to ask about some proper!) . sn.xs be. thai he uudeistouil that Cranshnw Rebliiig (who was bung for murder tbirli .xenrs ago) Iintl left behind him. Said lie was distant kin to Relding. He gol mad when be found that it bin! all been sn. for taxes )ears ago, and dune some cussing. Then he xx t-iit aa. without pa.viug )oung Ro)d a cent. Well, sir, lto).l arid nie xx e put our bends together, atltl xxe (that is. I did) remembered that ('ran llelding' lind a son that xxms three or four .xears old xvhen he xi'ns liung. that be said he'd murdered nt the same time lie killed the mother. And then I reiiieinbeied n kind of i jerk) way Unit the stranger hail had about him that xxns a xxliolo lot like xihnt I'd seen ('ran Relding do lots of times. So, I mi)x to inisclf, I'll bet a cookx that ('ran didn't kill this bo), and that the .Imp that came here was that boy glowed up. That's all I know. Mr. Rusbton. and it ain't much. You .an take it for what it's xxurth, if it's xxortli nn) thing at all. He don't look like Criin did, but lie ntts like him, unci lie's gut a way of perking his head that's like him -mid I wouldn't won der a mile if i; was him -thnt is, if the man xxhose pictmo )ou sent to me ain't ('ran Holding's bo) growetl up. lour.s trill) , .iAsri'it d. si'i'i.ovr.R. Town Constable. l nil III. Mfn '' . ... ,. . ..11. ah.. .....ui ,1m litttnel lint .our ln.o sfnt-t- ..tulix! linnnilv " , .... .... ,,i. , .linn ni-ii , nriiiiiii-i-. ii mi mi n...ti--'.. ....... ... ........ ...,,.., .,.. i'irii.1. i. .. . .r-.,,,.,..."i,l1i..,i, keeping. Suddenlx. she came to n real- service. he sau , lie j"'1 'J.iation of lier priceless blessing, department that 1 so c a Ercaiei one. , yo (oi),t nj, .(,s vmM ,m)p.ly franshnw Heldiug, ",lllr"s " ' ' " J jet." she begged, lending the way to a i.v l,!s intimates, is the name ot tin- nm " i 1 ' nml "'.t1'0111 doubt Lonrail licl- ..,o,i the lXUini.S lire III': riling, ju.1 """' .------ s. "bserxe is the man. "I baxe heard him called ('. H. Ring said, "on one occasion." That gives us added assurance. .,,!;, 'overheard the name Relding at tlie old mill Relknap s iurprmntiou in .-...! ,n enmlne here was accurate: mv coming here was accurate; 1 that to me tonight nt tlie . when lie claimed to baxe I i -.1 I...- trt tun titiiifvht llf ill ' ." ' ' . . ... bonthouse. wiien he claimed to baxe I ... u.r :.i..., it,., snr ,. I met me ul-iok-, .. n.i""s - - under the name of RraiunnW His clieek . .... :.n..n. .i it and assurance nre phenomenal it s t .r I a cool and capable s.outidrel. (not at libertj at .pc moineui .u ir. , . . . if exactl) xxliy I "fie .-sum w.i.i.1 in..., mi.. has wanted bim for some time. Hut. I .. ;,., ,1,,. in.iii.mnr.on now ur . nil... I .. .. .. i i. .. .1 , " "; -" , , sha not hestatc to arrest him as soou as he can be found." "Can xou tell ine xvh). in the devil's name, be cniue to M)Viest?" Har vard asked. T can onlv cuess as to th.it . Mr Harvard. and this is too serious a mat- i .ess about. 1 will tell you nil this? if he did not leave Myuucst till after 11 o'clock be did not go far. I am not alone on this case." tor to gu -..'... ... ,.r...i,.n o.l niiJimim. n( ". 1 opinions came to an end, x.nrruiners . ... .. '.!.": :ziiS a r'lrtfif.t n nnor tniifrht their rosnortivc I ..h ..,..vu -" "nml wnlLnil nvrr in fhn RU'PPr npfl ...,..tf . " J a w . - iCONTIM'KI) .TOMORROW 1 Not a Leader at Home "I'ate intendetl me for a leader of, men," remarked MiPeckton. Incident- j "I had ammonia last vv Inter Tommy. "You mean pneumonia." ...rrectcd Willie. "Ammonia tomes in bottles: pneumonia comes in chests." Boston Transcript. Closet .t i !..: ... ....... .IP ... . -. - r. DAILY NOVELETTE SWEET PEAS IVv IxhiNo HolTmaii U:RTRL'DI' FRA8ICR xvns sealing -v-' the last jar of pineapple when she heard a timid ring at the front door. Through the glass panel she caught a glimpse of n dainty little xomnn in n mol white voile gown. She opened the door nnd found herself gazing into a pair of the softest vclicty brown c)rs she had ever seen. The little woman, Miss Eunice Sprngue, xx-as rarr)ing an exquisite bouquet of sweet peas, xxhich she silent ly placed in her hostess's hnnds. The little xvoman's x-elvct brown eyes glistened, "I'm sure you love them," I she murmured, sinkiug Into n comfort able winged chair xxhleh tjcrtrude drcw: forwnid. "Do jou grow them?" i "We planted some, but unfortunately the) are a little late." (iertrude buried her flushed face in I the delicate frugrnpec and drew great drafts of inspiration from their depths She was so tired. Housework diseour- aged and fretted her so. There xx-as such an infinite amount of detail. One I was never done. She could direct n staff of serxantu in hotel management with ' coniparalixe case. Hut she found it quite-, miother matter xvhen hjr two I hands must do the work of cook, xxnlt-' i i-ess. chambermaid and seamstress, even if the establishment xxns small. Iler l idea of lest and relaxation in n small bouse, to xxhich she had fled in tills quiet little hainlet, had proxed a ilelu- sion. Yet hero xins this little xxoinnn . frpm the narrow confines of fnrm life, ixxlio had probably been accustomed to this driidgeiy nil her life, fairly radiat I ing peace uud quiet. I Tlim. ..l,ft.l ,. o.. ill nl.l f! 1. ..,.,, 1.IUIK,, ,, ,i, iii.,- i.iii 111 I'll US on xnrious subjects for a few minutes, but (Iertrude went back to the flowers. Sho drew a rich glossy deep maroon blossom from the bunch xvhicli ,she still held in her hand. "King Manvel," she said, xiitli a catch in lier voice, "nlw'ays reminds me of my mother. It xvns hei fax-orite. he used to grow them to per fection." "Come n yd see mj sweet pea trellis, " invited Certrude.' "Wli) ," exclaimed Certrutle in rap tures, as they entered the garden. "Here is n 'King of the Whites in bios som. They xvere my britlnl llowcrs, jou know," slie explained, happily rcrhinis tent as slie picked Uic glistening im inaeulate xxhitc blossoms. Tlie little xxomnn's xelxet broxxn eyes glowed with a strange s)iiipa(hy. "How strange," she murmured; then in a scarcely audible tone slie confided, ' "'I'lti.!' , nrn ti. Iin, n hnmi ,.tn t An ,.'.. ..,.. ... ,,.,,. .,,( iiiiii,, in.,. secluded garden scat The little woman looked troubled and the sadness in her eyes deepened. It was such a shock to have this new found friend ruthlessly dash her cher ished dream on tbe rocks. "I nienut." continued Certrude softlv radiant as she caught the fleeting ex- picss,,,,,, ,r ,,. s...... .s kuii.r on hnppilj. I'm happier now than I was ii"iiij. nu.ini-i on my wedding day. ' 1''? ""If. woman ' Ht"o woman leaned forward eagerly. tm so nn) . . " """ i.insi i I't'rf " ' "x t," slio breathed. "I kuew you nill", HI I1HI1I, , JIIJW L'UUIU ,HIU ui- otht-rniso in a dear little homo like this? A. I'll mil.' i f run iiiuuiiii i.iu - my ()M ,lomo an(, j. n,ways mC( ., . I j ro ..,,, ,, , ,. . ,, ,, v... . .j : i .... ...r . -w.. ...uiii.-u uic .vim m-i n.- iiimra. in- ,,,. i.i ... iin.. ..,, f ,.. l.tl.l 111... .....I lu mi,.- Ulll.ll". ui n.Ml'l .,... f T.ii i iii,, i... .11,111 nil iiiii iirmiiiii i.n.i iiuuu i. ii.ih helped nie plain them , month-before, our wedding Robert wus obliged to make a trip to 1'aris, and while there xvar was declared." Sha paused a moment. "It is five years' tins summer since I saw bim last gayly waving hi cap as the steamer disappeared from , view. 'Jhenone avvful day early in the j" I received officnl notice that he, WOH lOSC 111 I1C110I1. yi rt rf 1tit1al ml ... i.in.nr ...liripii ...in inn ir innuv. the driveway. - - 'vr-r to the sweet ironiQ , k n n riirnnri to rr in iik iiniir. trolli-s A ti tin tltrtuwl tl m i t flirt llflAr i . . i . , .1 . i the little woman caught a glimpse of bis scarred features. She started for- ward. I sho gasped Is it . ,-ii.. Airs Vrn'ser nnd Ttoh snraiiff for- wnr,i ( t.atoli the little xvomnu. itly whispered iuti over n huge shower of King of the Whites, "May .xour love btory continue hnppilj." The next complete novelette Dreams Come True. i" "- "" ' Xunjrlslil. Kill', l.v Hi P.cit Sjmlliiif. Ii r DREAMLAND ADVENTURES-ByDaddy "THE WANDERING MONKEt" (1'cgav and "flWXy, searching for Mrs. limit's diamond biooch, tcAict hns been stolen from a locked room, find a monkey In the icoods. Thcj) think him the thief, until he tells them of a Hark lobbcr icho has a sparkling jctccl, and offers to Jead them to the tobber's rooit.) The. Ill.iclt Robber's Roost THU monkey hopped along so fast 41. t 1, I 1111.. I.n.l In ...... UlUl 1 VfiKJ 11IIU J'lilJ II11U 1 .1111 .U keep tip with hint. "How far is it to the robber's roost?" asked 1'eggy, ns they plunged deeper and deeper into the xxoods. "Kc-kec-ee. Walt and see," said the monkey. - "Hoxv do xvc know thnt jou nre not leading us into n trnp?" nsked Hilly, xx ho had heard of monkey tricks. "You don't know, nntl I don't know," chattered the monkey. "Any xx-ny, I nm taking jou to the black robber's roast, and If there is a trap there you'll find It." That answer didn't please Peggy and nilly n bit, and they stopped short in their tracks. , "Who are you nnyxx-ay, and hoxv did you come in this xvoods?" asked Hilly, ,-suspiciously. I am Rollo, the wandering monkey, nnd I came to this xxoods xxhen 1 es caped from aclrcus that xvns here txxo moons ngn," nnsxvered the monkey. "Ma) bo .xou arc a bad monkey," shid Peggy. "I'm n bail monkey when folks are bad to inc. I'm n good monkey xxben folks arc good. What arc j-ou going to be, bail or good?" . "(iood. of course," .declared 1'eggy intlignnntl). "Then I am good," cliattcrej the monke), nnd he put on such an imp- ' THE BUSINESS DOCTOR By HAROLD WHITEHEAD Author of "The Business Career of Peter Fllnt",and "Bruno Duke Silver of Business 'Problems" PrincipaUy for the A MANTFACTCRKR was once nsketll how many people xxnrke.l for him. "At ii generous estimate I should say about -0 per cent," xas his whimsical rcplj . The trouble xxith many folks Is that they xxork for themselxcs. 'flint's nil light so far as it goes, but such folk mustn't be surprised if their bossxxorks for himself also. Tlie light idea is to xxork xx 1th others for mutual interests. It xxorkers xvill take advaniage of opportunities unless our record is good. A joutig inun onrc recounted to nie n very clever stunt he did for his firm. "Rut xxhat's the use?" he comnlnined bitterly. "Thev hnrdlv said 'Thank you.' let alone give me more money.' "How long ago wns that?" I in quired. "About siv liionjhs. pel haps longer." "What other good tilings have you done since then, besides the regulnr xx-ork of )our department?" "Nothing. Why should 1? They don't pay me for doing anything extra," xvns his defensive reply. "Listen, son," xx-as tlie answer he received. "No one gets ahead by do ing one good tiling. . Thnt merely shows abi'ity. What tlie boss needs just as much is stajbility. You must show that jou can keep up a high level of "erlormance betorc jou can expect to m ni nn iin,,1 " i.i...i.. ... "II,,r,,'s i.nolber wnv of n,,t.in it . l n s anoliier wn) or putting it. .- i r J"b is' a drawer, and you nre '"' '"' ,'," "' ""'' - r J"" ....., ... .... .1 .. ... . ... ...m i in. ii, .. ui ..iter u lime you uo. Now, it jou just fill the drawer and no more Id will slide easily, won't it? Very well, yoii just fill tlie job. but nothing else. There's no reason xvhy you should be taken out of it nnd put in a bigger J - 'c,'u',av " .. demonstrated j-ou jour job culls for, then xou'll more tlinn fill the drawer.: Ti,e boss xvill then say. 'This felloxv is ::i? -!-,? , i'M- """ "-"' " "-h1- "In n word, von mnnt dpmonstrate J'11!" '' stability before you 'lu 110ne l0 ue niioweu 10 use uicm to enpuc-jty. g Soiinfls n bit like preachinic, doesn't it? Nevertheless it's true nnd ou 11 wisf t0 ""o tllc nly sure xvay to into the office of a friend of mine, nnd I xvitjl n shnke of 'his head mumbled, "You don't want to hire anybody to- tlnj, do jou?" My friend agreed with Ii 1111. Sometimes jou can get for nothing j He sprang nimbly Into llio branches Ishly Innocent look that 1'eggy nnd Hilly had to laugh. They went on-xxltli blm nnd, after n time, came to-a taI. tall tree. Away up near the top f the tree xvns a nest ns large as tliit lu xvhlch they had found the monkd "That's the black robber's roost," whispered Rollo, the monkey. "Climb up there and' sec if he is home." Hilly looked up the tree, then be shook his head. "Xo, thank )ou," be said. "Majbc I'd .find the black robber in," "Hut maybe he is out, and maybe the diamond brooch Is in his nest," suggested I'eggy. "It it is, xve can just get it and take it back toXorn', and everything xxill be nil right:." Hill) walked around thc tree and 'noketl up nt the nest from all direc tions, even climbing part. way up an other tree to get u better view. .,"1 don't beliexc tlie robber is there. I'm going to climb up," he declared." "So nm 1," chattered Rollo, the t- youngster in Business something that's worth xvhile. Write to the Department of Interior. Ru rcau of Education, Washington, I). C, for a copy of bulletin L'!', "The Money Value of IMucatton." "It's good. Readers' (iurstlons Ariswercd )r. 11 hltrhcad ttPI mi.rr b (.( column otTAftoiti. on markellno. buuirto. aclJina. ad' fertlxtiltA Irttcr-urUlno. b..(.irx education. and on winners vcrtaintnp ro rie cnoica oj a location. Alt attrition will be answered in the order ot receipt. .Yo niioiijnioiM corrr. tpondpnee can be acknaii'ledacd. lleadrr' lnittal only trill be published. It ti (II Ink" from four to filleen dans tor a rcplu to ap VCar. I. Wc run n furniture store nnd hnxo. recently been trying to build up a liusinetH for baby carriages and things nf that sort. We bent out n lot of letters not long ngo, but they did not pull xx-orth nuythlng. The letters all went to mothers of new born babies. The letter sent xvitb this is a copy of what wc f.ent out. nnd would you say what xvas wrong xvith it and what could be tlonento improve It. A. I've not renroduced your let ter because it isSione'ess. You offer "bargains Jn biby carriages" to mothers IF THEY WERE YOUNG AGAIN, . WHAT WOULD BIG MEft DO? TF ToU vveic a youu$ man today, what business xx-ould jou go into and why?" . Thnt question put to n number of leaders in various xvalks of life culled forth the answers, which follow: Clenn H. Curtlss, aviator, president of the Curtbs Airplane Co'iipauy. win won the New York World'a S 10.00(1 prize for (light from Albany to New York in 11110, sajs: "I would say by nil means avia tion. "Why ? Recnuse the greatest indus tries today nre those of transporta tion, and aviation is the newest of tbcni nil. "Railroading has p'robably reached its zenith. The automobile industry is mature.' Rut; aviation is nex There fore Uic greater 'opportunities for a jouug man are in aviation." Would Nejcr Watch Clock Thomas. II. Marshall, Viet? President of the I'liited States, says: "If I xvere a joung man I should try to do the part of the xvorld's work M which would jdeasc me so lu tlie doinx oi ii inui . vvnuiti never looii in int; clock to seo whether it xx-as time to quit." i Charles S. Melleu, former president of the New Y.ork, Ncxv Ilax-cu and Hurt ford Railroad, writes : ' "If a man is ainbltiOusnnd wants political preferment he should adopt journalism as u profession II a mnn seeks wealth, let hint sc- lect banking ns a business, for while n banker produces nothing, is a middle- scrvatlveiyCtfo!fow,',Tre aUj " C"' i "If a man seeks contrntmeiit -anti happiness, tlie surest xvay is to folloxv agriculture or funning. To make txvo blades of grass grow where but out; grew before may not appeal to many, Bn Chas. McNamis monkey 'and be sprang nimbly Into the' brnuches. "Caw! Caxv! Caw!" n warning cry suddenly rang out through the silence- of the woods. Hilly nnd the monkey stopped lu startled surprise. Was It the robber, or one of Ills clan? "Cawt Caxv! Cnwl" again came thu cry, jpn.l I'eggy gnvc a nervous laugh, "It's 'only n crow sentinel left to Funrd the nests xx-hllc the flock Is away ' looking for food," sho cried. ""' "Cnwl Caxv! Caw!" cried the senti nel, and Hilly nnd the monkey xvent on xx 1th their climbing. Now they wcrs ' sure the black robber xvasn't home, tot'' they thought If be bad been, he would surely liax-e looked out xvhen n roused by the croxv's loud xxarnlng cries. Rollo, i grow lug bolder, raced on ahead, ami popped his bead up over the side o the nest. He started to cnll back: "He Isn't " when suddenly be gave && loud scream, nnd something hidden in tlie nest seized him by the noso. " "The black robber" he sl.rit.-.M$S "X m caught irt his trap," At the first scream, Hilly turned to . flee. Then he stopped still. He couldn't f ' 'cave the monkey to fight alone. Ho' broke off n dead branch from the tree, nnd thus armed he climbed to Rollo' i aid. The monkey, his nose held tight, was thrashing nrouiid with all four ' feet, trying to tear himself' loose. Hilly . couldn't get near the nest, but he thrust , upwnrd with his stick, again, again, ' again, until lie broke through the bot- jf torn. A startled sqtrnwMng arose nbovu ?f tlie shrieks of the monkey, and somo big.' dark creature fled from the Jicst. h - - , .. ....vavu Icaxlns Rollo free. ,Al (Tomorrow will be idld hoic the i diamond appears and disappears, at if by m&gicj who feel that their little one is the si best baby ever born. They (don't want rt, bargains; the ,bcst Is none too gobd for their baby. Again, you use n poorly impressed rubber-stamp signature; the xvholc ap pearance of your letter is cheap nnd uninteresting. Why not send the letter to the bJfby, something nlong the following lines i. My dear: Let us xvelcomc you into tile xvorld nnd congratulate you upon- being born in . and on the choice of your parents. These things xxill go a Jong xx-ny to making your earlier jears happy; there arc. howevcr n few extra things needed. For instance, a cozy .cradle, a baby carriage that is. dainty and cpm fortablc. Then you will enjoy and benefit bv n baby xvnlker. n bed for jour dollies, some furniture, and oh, lots of good things that xvill make jou happy! Will you please tell mother nnd fnther that xve make n specialty of supplying tall the comforts for little ones, and if they xyjll visit us we xvill be glad to show them nil xx-o have to make Jspi! comfy nnd joyous? Wishing you a long ll.fe nnd a happy one, we nre, TTours sincerely. This letter is quite likely to be kept as tlie tirst letter rrceivcti Dy tnc DODy, V CONTINUKD'TOMORROW but in the ultimate those x-lirt succeed xvill deserve well of their fellovvmcn and confer a ble'ssing upon those who follow them." Rubber Industry Offers Big Chance Rugeue N. Foss, ex -governor of Massachusetts, snj-s: "If I xverc-n joung man today I would go into the production and ex ploitation of ouc of the great basic raw materials of industry, such as, steel, oil or rubber, preferably rubberf tlic possibilities of which' arc just being1 discovered. ' '' "And xvhy? Recnuse manufacturing and the employment of labor offer a xvide field for service to mankind not only in the product of the industry, but' in the development of one's own charac ter and ability." Kduard N. Hurley, chairman United States Whipping Roard, xvritcs: "I would cuter the field of foreign trade or the shipping world, because iu cither line of endenvor opportunities abound for the young man of vision who is willing to work hard. "Ill had gone to the- war nnd had rciuriicu xviiu visiou uroauenecl xxitu j- that contact xvith the outer xvorld. I il xvould endeavor to capitalize that ex. periencc by gaining touch with men xvbo! are thinking Internationally. "I believe thnt the leaders, of tnmnr. rov are the young men from our in- 'j tcrlor sections who have lind the great , advantage ot tills experience whose -Aw vision noxv encompasses the xvorld, who 1 tnttiK iutcruntlonnlly and who have, nrfv.,!! iiiuugui i nL-iiirnjug to provincial tire. W'01"" K,"er -Nlnll Englnecrlu, it. osepu a. mane, icceutlv .c,om mandinc, officer and surgeon. In-ch'ref American Red Cross .Military Hospital No. 2, 1'arls, says : "I xvoujd enter mrcliailical engineer-' iug, believing that it xvill plnv the grentcit part In development In "the' , future,'-' s Chaunccy M. Dcpevv. cx-scna'tor of the I'nRed States, says; "What business young man should "" go Into Is depeudent iipon jabllltx-, op portunity, environment arid -tempera-' incut. I put your nuestlou to a .young man here. He aii'swcrcd : 'What 'suits yon would not suit me,' -' , ' "I think the larser nrosneets n ii mie industrials pud railroads. Lincoln complained that among his appoint ments, most sfjtinrc pegs wnuted round holes nnd he could not make them lit." Rccd tiiiioot. United .States scuntor from I'tab, xvritcs i "If I xxcrc n joung man I would, if possibly, graduate as an electrical cngl necy nnd cuter the electrical business, for'! believe that It- has greater future ( nosslb'ilitics thnu aify oilier, nn.l ,,n boundc)! possibilities for unknown prin- S I'lpics'io uc uiscuvcrru una applied for hc comfort and convenience of mnn. jWuil, A ucw electrical age is bcfor .us." - U. , " -'-'-nw -tm If ...., Dangers obbrevlatlon Poor put, was what a xvrstera school nurse ,xvrotc on n pupil's card. The boy complained' that the 'nurse had i jealjed bim names until it was 'cxplij lord. '. to aim mat tnc uurst meant "rour il j!' '.. jj. ;i ', ,. c .t- -J 1' : ?,S!r j3Kkrfl! $ -i ' n ' y t 'f ' Z' i.-. X I
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