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TAc? Mystery of the Red Flame
By GEORGE BARTON
Author nf "Thr World's (limleil Milllniji ,filr anil Nrrrrl Sorter Afirnlx"
Oopyrlsht,
CopirUht. Itjlo,
IftlO. b fh Tiibc 'n
by thi IMibllr Liilm-r
THIS BKOINS Till? STOKi-
IIiirIi (inrlnml. IniimilinltMj nflor"
tnkltiK tin ontli of iiflin- us spe-rliil
ncont of (he Vnitnl Stiiti-s Tirnsur.v
Department, in elves n luin mil
from the c'cillre tor of customs of the
district. There he is tnld liv the te.l
lcctor nnil ltromley llnrnrs. of the
customs HPniee. of the siiillKglliiK Into
the rnuntry of the fiitntius led dia
mond known as the Star of the South.
The department sot vvoicl that the
stone wns nn board the Demi l'edio,
just nrtiveil from HmII. hut nlllioiisli
n thoroiiRh senich had been made the
diamond remained nndiooered Ite
rnue Onrltiml litis made n uttielv of
diamonds he has been selected for n
cllflitult assignment. When he hesi
tates Hnrnes tells him just what is
expected of him. delicately but tlrmlv
AND IIKKI-: IT OONTINIKS
I IK) not know whether I blushed at
this implied rebuke or not. 1 know
that I felt mv i hecks setting xory
warm
"I hope I heenn in a stammering
way. 'that tint .ion don't for n mo
ment "
ltromley Itames was on his feet in
an instant and was lav In an affection
ate hand on my shoulder
"It's all right. Hugh," he declared
heartily "I'vo ouchrd for vou and I
know you'll do me iredit. I'm getting
old and unty anil 1 expeit nn mantle
will fall on .tour broad shoulders one nf
these dajs. 'in the meantime read that
advertisement.."
As he spoke lie thrust a copy of the
Chronicle in m hand. It had been
folded so that the want uilvrrtirim'nt
section appealed before mi gaze Heavj
pencil lines had been drawn about one
part which read:
' Wanted A ouug man of eilur.i
tion with a knowledge nf gems and
precious stones to assist the writer in
piepnring a catalogue and dejcnption
of his collection. Applv at once, Ita-il
Wharton, lledgewater Park."
"That's cry interesting." I lemark
ed. handing the newspaper back to
names "Now what about it?"
"Nothing much." he smiled, "except
that it is just the sort of ft job that
would suit jnu "
"You don't stv." T letorted. the
desiie to be ironical getting the bettei
of me
"I do snv : in fact, you have
rpndv nenrntfiel it "
"Indeed." I managed to gasji, "and
when am I to lepott fm dilt 7 '
"frttlHTllt '
This time I wns lomplelelv floored ,
metaphoricall.v spcakinc While I wns
struggling to tun! wniils to express tn.v,
nstonislinient ("olleitor 1 reaii merciiuilj
oniim li mi rf.sf'tip
"Harncs is intlier ahiiipt. darland.
he knid to me. "and I think von ate (lie liver, and as theie was no con
entitled to an explanation. In the tirst ipjuucp in sight I took n film grip on
place, he needs jou on this case because ,, suitcase and Mnitfil down the mad
jou nre new nnd unknown AH nf I The station agent told nie that if I
iiis other men have beiui spotted iindiwel,t stiaight ahead it would bung nu
the moment they appeal the insi als ills- i to j. maj pntmnce of the estate It
appear When we snw this advertise- was n ,g Wnlk and a drearj one
nicnt it made us nlunWt shout with jov. am the disposition of the nioou to ic
It mentit an oportiinitv of placing on tjr(. beliind n bank of tlr.ik i lotids at
in u house where' the whereabouts of the ftpquetit intervals iniiijp tlip jomnev .1
Red Dinmond wiue bound to beiome dangeinus one as well,
known sooner or later Colonel Wh.ir- j f(.t momentarily ns if I might step
ton is one of the gientest amateur col- ,, S1)lnc ,ottolnless jiit, and when that
lectors nf gems in this oiintr.v, and we ft,(,,lnK wns Iot Kxins ,( it neepj
have a tuition that he wil be one c s.,.nsjitioii lu the spine 1 was wondering
the first persons to whom the suiuggleis jf 1( i,ni0HS .ind the tiees along
will try to sell the htone ,1(, loaij(i,, pr0 iPiiUy trees or lugh-
"And so," nilerrupted I.nrnes. tak- ttauilen Iviug in wait to assault nie
ing up the thtenu ol tne narrative, we
decided that ou must getnis position i
at all hnzaids 'lime was shoit. so wc
applied for it by telegraph in jour
name 'Ibe lefeiences we gave weie
formidable onoilgli to get jou a seat mi i
the bench of the hiipieine I ourt ot the ,
1'nitcd States. They did better to mv
way of tliinkiiiR they got na the plai e
with Colonel Wharton Hie appoint
ment came by tclesrnph and has tust
been sent here from jour lodgings. You
nre Instructed to report for dutj at the
earliest possible moment "
"I I must say that you gentlemen
bavp been very enteiprisiug in mv be
half."
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The. collector lonke.l at me sharply
and, givug bis glasses mi extra twirl.
remarked
"Don't flatter yourself, onug mnii.
Any enterprise we may have shown lias
been in the interest of the benevolent
old gentleman who is popularly known
ns vour Untie Samuel "
Having delivered himself of this shot,
the collector rose fiom his chair,
smoothed out the lines in his frock
coat and, going over to the great inir
Tor on the side of the room, looked at
himself admiringly,
"Now, Hugh," said Hnrnes with the
manner of n :udge on the bench, "if
you bnve anything to say as to why
sentence should not be pronounced this
is thy. time to speak or forever bold
your peace."
"I accept, of course," I hastened to
say, "but the thing is so cut and dried
that tliere really does not seem to be
anything for me to do."
"On the contrary," corrected the vet
eran, "there is everything for you to
do. We have simply arranged the pre
liminaries We get you in the house
you do the rest. If you are to succeed
it means courage, tact and the highest
order of intelligence."
"Am I to understand that you supcct
Colonel Wharton?"
"On the contrnrv, we regard him as
above suspicion. His standing in the
Community IS SO high that It may lie
said to place him above reproach. Hut motives nre nt least dubious My im-
he is human and he is a collector. pllIgc .a, ,0 ,.,, , lhp ,,, atWv
("lou mean by that, I begjin, ,im. but at that instant the door was
that thrown open nud a Hood of light illu-
"I mean by that." inteirupted initiated the old-fashioned poich. A
Barnes, "that vnur leal cnllector is not colored servant stood befoie me.
morally responsible for the things lie. "Mj name is tlarland," I began,
may do in acquiring his collection. Did1 "and -"
you ever see a miser gloating over his He bowed low, like n genuine south
Rold? Ever notice how lovingly lie ern daiky
handles each separate bit of coin?" J ' Yessir." he murmured. "I'll look
"Never," I confessed, "except by! after the gemman. Colonel Wharton
hearsay. I've read of such things in, am slightly indisposed, sir, nnd will
DOROTHY DARNIT Dorothy Will Find a Little Curiosity a Dangerous Thing
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YOU.ARE A
MODEL
T,rS..S U.
I novels nnd seen tliein 111 t.ln.vs. but fi-
, all I know it leal llv he nii-fr uoi- not
cvM. '
"Will, Jim know what 1 inean." s.tid
llaiiies vlinrplf. "and it will gne vou
an Idea of the things that might be done
l an enthusiastic collector. Vow, 1
i don't fm a moment intend to l elicit
upon the Integiln of Colonel Whartun.
who is one of our uiosl distinguished
citizens nud ii(dr-rciiilniit of a iidoulal
I family, but If it was ueiess.tr for him
to shut his ejes in order to add lo his
lollectlon. win, I'm nfiniil he'd shut
Ills eyes."
"You won't be disguised." giinned
Matties, "we don't weai false wbiskeis
in tliis branch of the gineinineiit sen
ice. You'll go theie III jour own name.
i In fact, jou've1 been engagi'd in that
name "
"Won't (hat be a little liskv?" 1
asked.
"Not in the least." was the iiiicoin
plimentnrv ii'iilv. "You're not well
known, nnd in an.v ovrnt miu'II not be I
I suspected of being connected with the'
ROM'inment '.civile1 our year in the
nppraisers' department has all been on
I the inside and while Jou have become
faiil.v fnimllar with gems nnd tltitri
hislorj the public has not become fa
miliar with
"That's due" I admitted, "and 1 ,
itm.
Ml... t ,.n l...l ..IT ll... r..l!.. .1..
I'm creeping Into Hie nun's house under
lover.
Collector Plead, who was standing in
front of his disk at this moment,
brought his list down with a bang that
shook the ink bottles.
"That's sentinienlnl nonsense," e
thundered. "If Colonel Wharton is nn
honest inn li mnl 1 believe he Is jou
can't possibly do him nin haiin. If
lie isu i, men he i esenes nil he cets.
That's as plnin
the
nose on' jour
nobody could
face, Miung nmu,
mistake that "
and
This refetenee to my
nostrils eioked a geneial
enilcil the conference The
Napoleonic
laugh and
little gioup
sepaiated ami Itariies left with
me to'
gie me nn nnal instructions.
I had sunn1 work that had to be fin
ished that afternoon and what with
tun knur and Mttlinr mi nrTnttw in .in.
ticip.ition int a prolonged absence, it wasl
ii.il- in nn- iveiiing -niien i was i e.un i
to start I would lime postponed the,
going until the following moining but
Haines would not hear of it.
Dcl.ivs me dangeious .voiing man.
and the sooner j on get down to business
the better it will be for the govern
meiit Ilesiiles.-' fie milled, "I expect
to have jour lirst leport within the
next foitv -eight lining."
So I sent a telegiam that I was on
mv vvav and boarded the 10 oVIoi k
fiiinmodi.tioii fm lledgewater. The sta
t ton was deserted when J reached thet
and 1 wns the
from the tram
onlv one that alighted
Hedgewjiter House was
nbout a mile awin in the diteitnm of
unwolor t, (1I,g,.st as well as the
S(l((l.st ,0rllp,s ,1Up their end ami
,s(,nth , ame in si);lt 0f tl0 i10lls(,
thnt wns to be mv home for suine ilavs.
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Thp tpli ,,,,. ()MM1 aI1( .lt ,M, lM1(
f , .. ,.., , mli( ,cl, llm j
f t ot ,), ,ooltta The house itself
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up gi.iv ami nieuaciug in
the
b.iv
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windows on the side gave one the
im-
nressiou of soeitets in tile night
All
around ilie estate was a gieat heilge,
higher tfran a niau's head, and conceal-
;.... m iiit in inif irmn iiiii i ii.iiisinii :iini
iiik in,- ,ii.,i. ...h ; '. , ,
the view ot too inquisitive nelghbois.
I do not know what came over me
as i mime mj wuy up cm- uuiu h-uu movenieiits Hut it was her face that
, to tr. fn,llt ,,oor mu no covvaid. .,.,, , attention i fnee fi.i ei
,but ,p fppilng that 1 evpenenced was.,,, ., )uof,ioll ()f K,0 bl.i. k hair. lie.
a fee ing akin to lear it wus u sense
of some impending niisfoitune. The
dim light was in front of me bv this
time, but even that failed to lelieve the
heaviness of heart thr.t had slipped
me so unexpeetecllv and so iiiueasoii
ably. Possibly the slimn and excitement
of the claj bad unneivetl me I icsn
lutely shook off the feeling and seiz
ing the old-fashioned bias- knocker on
the big white door .tapped it sinartlj
two or three times.'
The noise, cunniislv enough, startled
me. Whj. I cannot say Hut the
echoes of the souncis came bni k with
ama7iug accurac.v I heard the shuf
fling of footsteps in the inteiior of the
house ami these footfalls on the bare
floors of the stairwavs did not help to
testore my tranquillity or peace of
mind.
Just n3 the door was about to open
I happened to glance down the path
Whence I had just walked and some
thing that (lashed past the range of
my vision caused nie to start as if
I had been struck in the face. It wns
a mnn, nntl from the light of the
moon,
belnnc
which had just euietged frnm
one nf the everlasting clouds,
I I'niild spp that lip was clipsseil in n
giay suit. tlis movements were not
ppnam,,.,, llnnHnil litu il mm nlu
SCHOLAR
the miirnliiK. "It
I "What nut 1 to do?
Itv win of answei he took tin suit-
i use nnd, mulching iiticid, e lalmetl :
"I'ollow nie, sii !"
t followed him up n broad sfulivwiv
until we leached an ciiunlli I.ii.iiiI hill
vvii.v ii the Net nnd I, Hiding At the
icir end of this whs a huge mum into
wlmh I was ccicmiiuioisl ilslici I'll. It
was all Unit toulil be desiicd. and
i'i Identlj gieat pains li.ul In Inki II to
pioiide for inj lomfoil Aflei the
ifiloieil seultor left me I ltt no time
in picpailtig for bed. When the light
was luincij off I walked iiimlcsl
towaid the window. It iippcired lo
be on the sido of the house mid ll gae
mi a wcw ei,ilh of the nwi lit the
lear mid the lotdwnj in the limit
lust at thnt moment Hie liguie of
the iiiaii in the giaj suit llashid i fi
the eutiniiie to lledgewater House
'li!it did I do about it 7
Not a thing. 1 slipped under the
io cts mid went vim till asleep.
Dor.i W bin Ion
WAS awakened h Hie sun slieiim
into the windows nf nn mini at
Igewatei1 Iliiuse, nnil without wall
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bed and ilicssi
The outlook flout tin window iiuii
niaiiiled a splendid Mew of I he Hill
mom liver. The dnv was ile.u rool
and i risp mid the sun sliming upon Hie
smooth w.ttets of tin nnlili Nlicmn
caused it to spailJe Willi a ilitinioiid like
effect Theie wns n bend in the river
at .(his point and I hi suggestion of
a (nve just above Iledgew.itei lemind- I
ed me of what I had uad of Ihe gloiles
of the Hn nf Nnples i
'1'he viiw about the house was i ipiallv I
grateful to the en Seen fiom this ,
height and lintlml m the lihi of the1
mill mug sun. Ilnlgevv id i House seeinid
to lose mm h of tin sduibiuness th.lt
had oppiessctl mi' on mv nnivnl the
lllL'tll ll,,r,l. 'I'll,, I,.,,!, I.,,!.,,, .iIi.imI
thp i.state foiined n ti.ilui ll gicen wall
that gnvo jl a pimnv without the
loldness thnt goes with ,i stone wall.
The giounds vveie attnu tivelv laid out
in walks nnd dnves with heie and
theie a pictinesipie Howci girden and
eerj w Here gt ecu. elil law its Near
the water's edge was n little suniinei
house, with latticed sides mid ti led
i oof tint coutiasti'd nleisiiullv with
the gicen glass nnd Ihe blue water
I telt satlsfipil tii.il. exlein illv, at
least. I was going lo eiiim mv slnv
at lledgevvalec I louse
l!ilt witli this feeling theie c.iine the
lonsfiousness of inv pinpfisp m this
house. I was mining theie iimlei f.iKe
pretenses with the iiilenliou of spviim
upon its ocenpnnts. Thai thought give
me an uneasy feeling Almost in the
same instant I ei used niv-olf with
the lcmembinme that I was th m
the line of dlitv. And I leialled the
winds of Iiroiulev l!n s l he s.:1j,
thill the man who sencd Ins t omiti in
Its spciet setvice was just lis mm h of
n patiiot as if be weie a snMiei m .,
sailor deft tiding its Hag mnl its honor.
After dressing I went down Ihe In nail
linllvv.us and out into the g.mleii. I
had been told to ina'ic mvspli at Iioiup
nnd I pinceedid to do so It was a
pel fei t dnv mid (he pioinisp given of
I the estate fiom mv window was mine
man tuiuiieii in mv wall; nbout the
giounds I'lesenllv I caught a glimpse
of a white skirt in the distmiee.
PvidenMv I was not the onlv one who
had risen emiv to get the benefit of the
moining tTii- Although n stungcr 1
was oiiinmg tne inpini tion to inake
self "at home " It seemed intlier
"P " I
f("n,!l1 '""I '"lasiinl. but I lontiniieil to
u., ,a ,.1..,.., :.. , ,,: e .
ii.rn iiniiiii iii in,. ,-iih iiiiiiiu oi nieet
ing siune one to whom I could make
mv identitv known At that moment I
caught another glimpse of the white
sknt mid the next instant 1 biheld a
gill Hitting tlovveis 1 1 inn a bush and
mianging them in n linuiiuet She was
'I'hiit'nilwli n'n. '
jniiug anil attiai tivi
evident, even fiom a distnn
Picsentlv. at a sli.up tin n lu tire
pith, I came fai e to fine with the
gill hlie was evidentlv nbout twentv
, . . . il t .
ivvo or tnree nnci tun ot lite and vivae
, slll, was S(,I1,C,1. un, t,r(, as ,
natural giace and quickness in hei
forehead was bioad and white ami
smooth and heightened the intellectual
Inok.whicb won, the instant lespett of
the ohseiver. Hut nnv possible feai
that she might be a blue stocking was
dispelled bv the quizitnl gootl-natuiecl
inquiring black e.ves anil the smiling
lips.
Such was Dora Whailonms she ap.
pent eel to me before I knew hei name
and befoie I beciune ntcpuiiuted with
flic qualities of her hemt and mind
which for nie set het npait fiom the ,
members of her sex
The moment she saw me hei face
biighteiied-iind she tame forwnid with
outsti etched hand. Theie vvas n child
like frankness nnd eagerness nbout her
that inesistiblv attiiiiled nie at the
stmt mid I felt n sense of plensme at
her approach.
! "If I am not mistaken. ' she said
, smilingly, "this is.Mr Hugh Cailnnd "
1 "You nre not mistaken." I replied
! quietly, matcbingier smile
"I see tnnt i must piesent invsclf,
she continued, with that 'engaging
frankness. "I nm Miss limn Whaiton "
It is a pleasure to meet vou " 1
I responded, invvuidlv beiating mjself at
. mj inability to think of am more np-
I nronrinte response'
wiiring uiis iiiieu n.inge tn civiiiucs
sue unci ousieii u risen mi niiaiiging tne
powers -she held lit lui hand
Some
of the steins sliowul n .unpcnsitx to
wnyvvnidncss nnd she ktuttul her bmws
ns she forced them into place.
"I dont know what nm must think
I nf us, Mr (Surlund." s.e said pres
I ently, "but li'n chain nf iiciinistiinccs
lover which we had no iimtiol then1
was nn one to meet vou on jour nr
I tival at lledgewater House last night "
I "Tin1 lateness ul Hn hour." 1 mm -inured.
"The fault wis all mj own.'
(CONTINI'HD T(IMl)IUtf)W)
see Jou ill
DREAMLAND
11 Y
"Bird&hat
(I'rfllll. Itilli), Smiling Tcnclier,
nnil llir xrliool ililjilirn. Initial into
tiiniikejii by Unlln'i IIiiiiiii Ntlek, nrr
atlnvkril lu liniiir nriiluic irliirh
llir ttilil infill,!"' mil llir Iliiil-TJml-rtrr-I'ln
. Ilillii titl'tinn llir crcn
tun nnil fimh Ihnl il i boy.)
The Lost liny
rnlli; stimw imittne hugged
Itillv
L ticlitl
"A Imv ! A lm ' lie snlil over nnd'
oier iigalu. ami then he held Hilly off
at mm s length to get a good look at
him And llilh leliiitilug the look,
saw win the Itlid TliHl-NcvcrKllcs
liiul been so puzzling lle'was a really,
huh bin hlit he was so disguised With
fenllieis that no one would know lilui
loi what li" whs t wis not, strnue
He rubbed bis ejes
,
, , ,
t,int '" "ad fooled the tnonkejs nhd
other beasts of the lungle into thinkliiR
llint ll0 va', H01c ipieer nnininl.
"ou ate not n ilremn, me jou?"
asked the stiangei And at thnt he
save Itillv n hmd pinih.
"Ouch:" veiled Itilb "(Jilit pinch
ing me in in give jou mioiucr piincii
on the nosp."
"(Hi, if I had known It was n boy
who punched me, I'd never luivo tired
those ariows at jou." ciied the
stianger. "I thought il was a mon
koj." "I wns n nionkev Ihen," pnsvvered
Hill. "I have tust liiined back into
a bo."
The strangei looked "at Hilly with
bulging e.ves. His look of joj turned
In deep sadness
"Alas, I feai if." be .whispered.
"You me onlv another ill cam mine to
mock inc. Whoevii he.iid of a moiikej
tinning into a bov "' '
"Hollo's Dienm Sink did it." said
Hill, mid then In1 told the stiangei
how he mitl Peggv nud Smiling Teacher
and the school I'hililien had been uuide
into inoiikcvs bv the Dnsiiii Stick anil
had jumped thioiigh the magic civile
jiglit inlo Mnnkci L.tiitl
The stiangei lust shook his head and
he nibbed his ru- mid 'iiiichei him-
THE DAILY
HHBh3dHULJHHHHJimBH '
LITERARY BELLA
n ELIZABETH MrNAUCiHT
W!11;N llelln
age of ciglil
1 1 1 ; N llelln in lived affile profoiiud
iteen mid fieshni.inhnod
in u umveisit lociliic.iuonni, sue lie
I'idid tn be an mithoi
The muse was winking overtime this
espec itillv siinshiii nun ning, nntl Helln
sipi'u nied lt'stlesslv thiough null dull
neiiod. wondering iinpaticutl.v if the
lime foi ilisinissal would evei come. All
things must wane, however, ofcn the
longesl dnv. and finall.v, with u ic
liivcc! spiiit. Helln was fice to com
pose hei small self ill a verv si eluded
coiner of flic college .v.ml With nil the
in dor of a vivisectionist sTie studied flic
squatt. led-lnicked building. the
cmvelccl paths leading here and theie
with tin ii- spiinkling of students
sauutei in back nud foith. to Helln,
each joilug 'Cil-hiiied bookwo"iu be
came a spiightlv llaming, fascinating
iie.itiue. ami eveiv lank, iiwkwmd
v oath became a heoo. gigantic in
stieiiglh, supeih m maflly beautv . but
soft as put tx in Ihe bauds of (bis ador
ah'e. fascinating wrinklinjr, crinkling,
sini'ing vainniie mid somewhere in tin
lui kgiiiund linked nil unseen Cupid who
was to lend them willing captives into
the holy estate of eternal bliss.
Such was her imagination, but how
in the woihl vvas one to put theirlji.it n
imaginings down on paper? ,Hella be- mI
g.in to w i inkle nnd crinkle' her small
white blow Pencil after' pencil went
Ihe vvav of pencils, and finull. like Ihe
Aiab. I'.ella folded her book and silentlv
stole away.
.lust a
j ear later the same
mnl.idv
letiirned
in all its virulence
In the
meantime, howcvei. the ever-iiiteieslrd
Helln hail heard that nil lie tion is
founded on fact, ami like ns not her in
spiiation needed some stiong passion to
stir its sluggishness into action. Now
for the great adventure! llelln looked
about her foi a possible victim. Ami
whom should she bump right into hut
her English teacher Now, as evei.v
schoolgirl knows, an Hnglish tenchei.
especiallv if he happens to be of the
male pel suasion, is one of the best pns
siblc objet fives to try nnjthiiig on lie1
is the embodiment of sentiment to each
llufl'v -hailed miss.
"Piofcssor Stern," liegtin Iiclhi
piomptl. icalUinc that he who Iiesi
tates Is lost, "what Is n kiss?"
Lamblike, she gazed cxpectantlv up
into his ics mid waited. For a mo
incut the .vniing man looked ver.v plop
eil confused He glanced ncivoiislv
about him, hesitated, cleared his tliio.it
and, linall meeting her ' gu'.e, leplied
vei coiisei vativel, jet a little icsign
edl : "I believe jou will find it is
explained veiy fit llv ill the linger of
tilt1 Webstcis." Needless to mij. he
found himself nlone long befoie the last
wind was i ompletcdr and luninug Ins
liugeis tliioiigh his hair, he Ljurst Out in
the sin prising statement for a man
tenihing the higher' binticlics of the
in Life
ADVENTURES
IIMIIIY
- Ncvcr - Flics"
dreninC"
self. "It's nil a lrrnin" he mur
mured. "I'll wake up in n few min
utes mnl ngnin find tnjself all alone in
the jungle."
Millj. to plow what he Said, hnd
1'eggi and Smiling Teacher come out itt
the nest, nnd asked Hollo to t m n them ,
I Inn k Into humans, ltolln lhl so. but the i
sitmigei just kept on inbliliiC hls.ejes'
nnil niiiimuilng: "Ailienm! A very
' piett dieaiiir but only a dieiim, n
ilieani'" I
,t'..lt If I. .. .!........ .. I.nl nKn
Mitt'' asked l'eggj. "You 'look like a r The twe.ilj -the men have n note
nlghtiii.iie, all diessed up lint way." 'wotlhy sprinkliij-snf nistlnguishcfUWv-
I in a lost Inn. p ptn answereil
the sti nnger "Tom Hun is is tny
naine intlier I'tlne to South Aiuer-
tt.d tin liilstlil.su mill I fume u itll llfllt.
We went into the wlldeiness on a limit-1
In? tiln One ilnjt I wept exploring In
the tuiiij'e till bv mvself and got lost. I
walked and walked, living to find mv
win Imk but the fuither I went the
deepei bcinnie the jungle That wns
weeks mid weeks iigo, nud sjnte (lien I
have looked and looked for mj fatbeiJs
tmilv in for a village, but joit me the
onlv liiiinans I have seen and jou are
lust di earns
Win did Mill dress in this ipieer
lvv.iv'' asked Smiling Tcnclier
'To piotcit mj self against the jungle i
beass ' iinswcied Tom "If they
Ih light I was just a helpless boy they
might have inlen me long ngo. but I
ni'iile them Hunk I wns Mime new kind
of a liiasl so most of them nre afraid
of tne I killed p.urots with tnv gun
ami diessed up in tlicil feathers."
When1 is jour gun now 7" asked
Itillv
I fired nwav all tnv
cmtridges "
.n,t0 d k,..
1 lenlieil Tom ' mid then I
and ariows I
vc liecoine n clnnciy Wiot
with mv how
I sin nlil sav von have. crltinod
14111 ' nu nearl shut me. What wasl
nur idea shooting all those nrrows Itilo (
the nest''"
"To drive the nioiike.vs out so I could
get slicltei time fiom the wild nigs, or
pecc.liics. as the me called." Tom
looked iaiitioiisv,iii(iiiiid. "You sc1, I
huve sliol so nimiv wild pigs that the
lirvc declaieil war on inc. I've got to
get some shell creel plai e wheie I can
light against lliem When I saw jnit I
though! nn liniibles weie over. hilt,
nlas! vou me onlj ill earns, dreams!
T"ni Inn ml Ins head in bis bauds and
looked the pii tine of despnii.
"How mil we iiiovc that we arc not
ill mills''' asked Hill
"Hv Inking me back lo my father:
bv showing me the wn.v out of this rtw -fill
jungle." ci led Tom. "Hut ou mo
unt I'm lost, and I must wander and
tight ami peiisli heie "
Peggv, Itillv and Smiling Teneher
looked ct cub other. What could the
do to help Ihe pour lost boy? Tu.cy
weie as i oiiiplelel Inst ns'he jvns.
(In loinniioii'i rlinplcr in' lie Inhl
lion Vliimnni Toil iccls lo- pay brick
Tom i imoil ilcctl.J ,
"
NOVELETTE
IHi'glish language
II suic is a gieat
ne.. te . .. .t.... , .....!..
IMC' U .llll 1IIMI L ll,illlll.
Hella gave up after this. Not Ihat
she vvas utleily disc out aged, hut just'
lint her hemt was so full of, so mini
things, nud, besides ccininieiuement was
near, with till its attendant demands on
time and patience, Kven in it plain
niielelv Hclla wns such u piett.v little
thing, hut when nrrn.vcti iifall the sheen
mid softness nf lace and chiffon of Hie
little gown fashioned especially for the
i lass dance1 she wns cxquNitch ilinrm
iug Still, behind all the pi ettiness mill
lightness, there linked mi nuclei current
nf seiinusness not seen cm the ntliei1
giilish fines, foi the self-sufficient
mini; lad, who had stinted out with
all the cncgciatini! nf .voiith, to place1
life's giatiduct emotion before thti vvnill
in a seile nf (lipids enmediec. had I
heiself been laught iinnw.ires,- And it
was painful. Ilnlt-heaitedl.v . she went
r thiough the dances, for he did not
ilanie In fact, he paid no attention I
In her whatevei. until along towniel tin1'
wind up nf the fiinmiikitig, the hnll he
coming iinbcmabl.v vvnhn, Helln sought
the1 fiesh nlr, and in surmise found him
beside her.. Submissively she let hint
escort her even out under the stms. A
long tune the stood there together and
veiv few w m ds passed between them
gieat inoments usually pass in
She felt Ills hand ciuivet against
her nun. "Dear," lie began very ten
cli'ilv "Iheie is something I've been
wanting fu sa.v to .vou for two cais,
hill I couldn't until now. I should Imvc
tnnside I I'd mj self less a man had 1
spoken too soon Whnt unit jour plans
for the fiitine. may I nsk?" I
1'or nn instant Hella's benir stood
still. Man visioiN cunic. swn.vcd befote
hei mind's eve onlv to float off again
info Ihe night. "Olc just the ordinal'
plans nf a ver.v ordinary girl," she an- .
-vveied quite meekly. I
'And, "he bent over her earnestly,
'could this veiy ordinary girl find
little corner somewhere in her heart .
lor the cxtrnorclinniy, nil-engrossing
love nf a ver.v nidinary joung schooli
lenchei such ns I?" The ardor in her!
i ves answered his own, ns she, wills
peicd happilv. "Yes. if jnti'H onlv tell
nie mice again what a kiss really- is,
I II pii.iuise vim tlieic never wns. never
is. neveiwill be u love just like ours,"
"in! for a loirg time the stnis dimmed
tlii'ii tnieljcs and when the pood old
nioi.'i iefusid to ilav fair ind waxed
inquisitive mi unileistiinding cloud threw
dust in his e.ves. ,
The next ii'inplelc novelette The
Log C.ihln (ulll. i
Cold Comfort
I've sent jcui twentj bills for that
IllOUllt."
"Will, Mime time." said 'the iiicor-
n.'ible dehlnr. ".vou'll get nciisi1 enough,
i" Mop wasting postage. Louisville
' unei -.louriinl.
iPJi-Wil llipi in th Hell .SjnJkate,
Ino
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Traffic
Patrolmen Who Were
Overseas Will Be Feted at
Dinner Tonight
lteseto police of Philadelphia will
glvn a homciomini rcceptlim In the
Hotel Wiiltim tonight to twenty -five of
the r brothers who have seen servKe
overseas.
i... M.inu n,i ("mix d (iuerre among
them, and Ihev nil have tetiirne'l from
Pinner without n scratch, although they
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Captain tJcorgc H. Tempest, of the
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among thp speakeis will be Director
Willinm II. Wilson.' .Superintendent
,Iniues,,Hoblnson and Assistant Superin-
temlent Willinm II. Ml
r.llO diners' will bei
David MitVifJi. Klein
Mills, Ainniic the
iptnitis of Police
holns ,T. Kenny.
William d. Mcl'iiddcn. I' rnneis (nlln-
hnif nnd dntues Penrn.
Kdvvntd .1. Cnttell. dtv statistician,
and a siirpiise speaker whose name the
committee will not divulge, will con
clude the list of speakers.
Lieutenant Ilnrij Slmlt7.. of the re
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of the hnnuMomiun cops will receive n
uiu meilnl lii the shiine nf n nolle11
hnilrp
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the police Inslgnln and on the other the
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