jjJPI ReddiKcf Ai\d ciil ike K\iws!\i jißJfl w n_ ' IHI ' rwl SriIMUHHIMMMIMM? 8 !' The Real I M Man ii I By 1 i! ;: FRANCIS LYPE j| I ► it <► i > 11 11 < > i ' | lllQitntli \j UWIW HTEtS | o Copyright by Clias. Scribner'a £oa (Continued) Fifteen minutes later he was in his #fflce in the Kinzie building, trying in vain to get Colonel Baldwin on the distance wire; trying also—and also in vain—to forget the recent clash and break with Verda Rlchlander. eH was jiggling the switch of the desk phone for the twentieth time when a nervous step echoed in the corridor and the door opened to ad mit William Starbuck. There was red wrath in the mine owner's ordinarily cold eyes when he flung himself into a chair and eased the nausea of his soul in an outburst of picturesque profanity. "The jig's up—definitely tip, John,'' he was saying, his speech became lucid enough to be understood. "We know now what what Stanton's 'other string' was. A half hour ago. a deputy United States marshal, with a posse big enough to capture a town, took possession of the dam and stopped the work. He says it's a court order from Judge Lorching at Red Butte, based on the claims of that infernal paper rail road!" Smith pushed the telephone aside. "But it's too late!" he protested. "The dam is completed; Williams phoned me before 1 went to dinner. All that remains to be done to save the charter is to shut the spillways and let the water back up so that it will flow into the main ditch!" "Right there's wheer they've got us!" was the rasping reply. "They won't let Williams touch the spillway sates, and they're not going to let him touch them until after we have lost out on the time limit! Williams' man says they've put the seal of the court on the machinery and have posted armed guards everywhere. Wouldn't that make you run around in circles and yelp like a scalded dog'.'" CHAPTER XXIV. I A Strong Man Armed. Smith put his elbows on the desk ■and propped his head in his hands. It was not the attitude of dejection: it was rather a trancelike rigor of concentration, with each and all of the newly emergent powers once more springing alive to answer the battle call. At the desk-end Starbuck sat with his hands locked over one knee, too disheartened to roll a cig aret, normal solace for all woundinss less than mortal. After a minute or two Smith jerked himself around to face the newsbringer. "Does Colonel Baldwin know?" he asked. "Sure! That's the worst of it. Didn't I tell you? He drove out to the dim, reaching the works just ahead of the trouble. When McGraw and \ Thought For Today Uncle Sam's Thrift Don't threw away stale bread, Madam Housewife. It can be used in many ways in preparing your family's meals. Here is one use suggested by the U. S. Department of Agricul ture: Breakfast Rusks Dry or slightly toast slices of bread and ends of loaves on the back of the stove or in a slow oven. Crush with rolling pin and serve the fragments with milk or cream and sugar, and fruit, if desired, as a breakfast food. This product closely resembles ] some commercially prepared breakfast foods and is obviously less expensive. | Grape-Nuts j IS KNOWN THE : WORLD OVER FOR I ITS WONDERFUL* ! FLAVOR AND STURDY \ STRENGTH-BUILDING QVIVLITIES A mm n ■■ flnnßffnK ■■ | "THERE'S & REASON" j % THURSDAY EVENING, Bringing Up Father Copyright, 1917, International News Service By —/ 1 11 I " "f —— . - . ■ r "Y_ ~ TO DO you -think OF me 5? 1X V S U REht|V,tXE T Ht UA>r f TWO f| Nb ., n 1 , . DO VOU RECALL f , v AA MUC H r ' THNK )T ;°V I WAb THH7 WUZ. j LF*vE. >rou ( I W.^ THE DAy Vv E WERE \ V/,^>H | EVER-' -J >oo° tbX <,OLL\ r ° R * tsl r THE- I 1 HOMF TO ) / I H^ Ried? _J I I COULD- A 5 2U , C ■ HOUR. I "WF/o, MO.H fS | the posse outfit showed up, the col ; onel £Ot it into his head that the j whole tiling was merely another trick 'of Stantcn's—a fake. Ginty, the | quarry bobs, brought the news to town. He says there was a bloody inix-up, and at the end of it the I colonel and Williams were both un der arrest for resisting the officers." Smith nodded thoughtfully. "Of course; that was just what was need ed. With the president and the chief of construction locked up. and the wheels blocked for the next twenty four hours, our charter will be gone." "This world and another, and then the fireworks," Starbuck threw in. "With the property all ropea up in a law tangle, and those stock op tions of yours due to fall in, it looks as if a few prominent citizens of Timanyoni would have to take to the high grass and the tall timber. It sure does, John." "Do you know, Billy, X have been expecting something of this kind— and expecting it to be a fake. That's why I sent Stillings to Red Butte; to keep watch of Judge Lorching's court. Stillings was to phone me if Lorching issued an order." "And he hasn't 'phoned you " "No; but that doesn't prove any thing. The order may have been is sued, and Stillings may have tried to let us know. There are a good many ways in which a man's mouth may be stopped—when there are no scru ples on the other side." "Then you think there is no doubt that the court order is straight, and that this man McGraw is really a deputy marshal and has the law for what he is doing?" "In the absence of any proof to the contrary, we are obliged to be lieve it—or at least to accept it. But we're not dead yet. * * * Billy, it's running in my mind that we've sot to go out there and clean up Mr. McGraw and his crowd." • Starbuck threw up his hands and made a noise like a dry wagon wheel. "Holy smoke!—go up against the whole United States?" he gasped. Smith's grin showed his strong, even teeth. "Starbuck, you remember what I told you one night?—the night I dragged you up to my rooms in the hotel and gave you a hint of the rea son why I had no business to make love to Corona Baldwin?" "Yep." "Well, the time has come when I may as well fill out the blanks in the story for you." And with Billy look ing straight into his eyes, he did so. At the end Starbuck was nodding soberly. "You sure have been carry ing a back-load all these weeks, John, never knowing what minute was going to be the next. Now I know about this Miss Rich-pastures. She knows you and she could give your away if she wanted to. Has she done it, John?" "No; but her father has. Stanton has got hold of the end of the thread and, while I don't know it definite ly, it is practically certain he sent a wire. If the Brewster police are not looking for me at this moment, they will he shortly. That brings us back to this High Line knockout. As the matter stands. I'm the one man in our outfit who has absolutely noth ing to lose. I am an officer of the company, and no legal notice has been served upon me. Can you fill out the remainder of the order?" "No, I'll be switched if I can!" (To Be Continued) | All's Well That | ! Ends Well I ]. ( I The Story of a Girl Reporter Who Found That the Truth Is Mighty By Jane McLean I This story about a girl reporter j was woven in a small Western city.! It is not always New York that fur- j nishes all the romance of the world, although it certainly> does its share, but in this case, perhaps, the same | incident would not have worked j out in quite the same way. The girl's name was Prudence, ! I and from the time when she first ] I made up her mind definitely she ! ■ knew that her one ambition was to ' be connected with a big daily j ' newspaper.' Prudence was not at ! ! all the type of girl that any one ! j could imagine wrestling with the world; in fact, she was feminine just I like her name. She had just one j i trait that was to help her in her \ career; she had a strong will. Reporting is desperately hard j work, so that any girl who thinks! she is about to have an exciting time drifting around and getting j stories had best put the idea right out of her mind. There are long, j hard hours that pay for the excite- ! ment, there are heart-breaking fail- j ures, and sharp reproofs waiting in ; the office for those who do not make good. Sometimes there doesn't seem to be any justice about it, but for the girl who is determined and j has a strong will, as Prudence had, ; there is a certain amount of thrill j in just belonging, and so the days j were pleasant, although the work j was hard and demanded a strong { constitution. The day that Prudence was sent i up to report on a play that had just' opened in town, she thrilled to the I first really responsible job that had been given her. It meant much to her for more than one reason. Aside from the fact that she did want to 1 succeed was the thought that at! . i last she would be able to show Lu cien Perry that she was doing some-1 j thing worth while. Lucien Perry! , was all that Prudence thought nec- ! essary to make up a real man. He had been largely instrumental in | getting Prudence her job, and he was manager of the Lyric Opera I House in town. Consequently Pru-1 dence wanted more than anything to report on the play that had just, opened. Of course it could not help ! but *be good, and she would do her | very best with her story. Prudence never quite forgot that! performance. It went from bad to worse. Even with her rather lim ited experience. Prudence knew that the play lacked almost everything | it really needed to make it even passable. When the curtain was finally rung down she faced her' problem. Either she would have to I give a false opinion to the paper orj she would have to tell the truth. If she told the truth she would be j writing a story into the trash basket and probably lose a great deal of money to Lucien Perry. It was the first time in her experience that she had been placed in such a position,' and finally, after weighing the mat-! ter from every possible viewpoint, she decided that there was but just! one thing to do. She must do herj " I Fashions of To-Day - By May Manton tThe coat middy or the blouse on the middy order that is buttoned right down the front makes the very latest development of that favorite garment. Here is one with a big collar and pockets that is perfectly adapted to sports and to general country wear. You can make it as it is here of a sports silk or you can make it of wool jersey or you can make it of silk jersey or you can make it of linen or of gingham. For the linen or the' gingham blouse, you will like the skirt to match. For the 16-year size will be needed, Z X A yards of material —v 36 inches wide, yards 44 p JjmJl The pattern No. 9441 is cut uiljJ in sizes for 16 and 18 years. It will be mailed to any address 9441 Coat Middy for Mistes and Small the Fashion Department of Women, 16 and 18 years. this paper, on receipt of teO' Price 10 cents. cents. / * HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH . duty by the paper and tell the truth i about the play. The next morning she did not buy ; a paper. She went to work at her j desk without even looking to see what her first big story looked like in print. It wasn't until she was sant for by the managing editor that she hurried out and into the big, littered office where she had sat in fear and trembling when she had I been first taken on the paper. "Well, Miss Ashley," the big raw ! boned man at his desk in shirt ! sleeves said breezily, "you did re markably well with that assignment j yesterday. I'm pleased with you. ; The story showed keen perception; I didn't think you had it in you. The play was pretty rotten, wasn't it? Well, I'm going to put you on the Ware case. We need a woman re ! porter badly and Miss Ross is out of | Daily Dot Puzzle - 2 1 20 F |6 IZ 22 ' ,3. 1 ~ n - / 3 ' ■ 1. ® • -13 7 .25 • . b ..10 •24 ' 3 I .27 if* ■ 5 J ' '■ 43. ; -28 52*.56 1+ 29 • *.50 * • 42 ' v t ? 4 ' . Sl & s o"' ob V • j ..At night I am very mncli awakes Trace sixty lines, m.v picture make. I Draw from one to two and so c , to the end. town. Make good and it'll mean i something. Good morning." And Prudence found herself on the other side of the door. The news that once would have fitted her with de light. and wild enthusiasm now fell flat. She didn't want to be a suc cess at the expense of losing her best friend. "Not for yon, Miss Ashley," said 1 Soutter's 25c Dept. Store j Bay Here Not Alone Because Prices Are Lower, but Because Qualities Are Better j f : Buying Here at All Times Is the Sure : War Measure Against High Prices ► Every woman is practicing economy throughout the household and this store with these * every-day-in-the-year-prices points out the way to true economy. f ► NOTIONS —_ a I Hos j ery -j! ► Minimum Prices Big Millinery Reductions in Un- L^ri?,k^ ss sv^SD S g „ _ „ . . . . „ I . _ _ .* _ _ j I Ladle*' Hone, 12Vic, 15c, 17c and 25c 7 trimmed Tailored and Sport Hats Harbours I.lnen Thread, 5p001,.. 10c 1 I 25 c ' ► J • £• f" 200-yard, spool Cotton.) , . ' I Infanta' Hose 10c to 25c L ► Bi° Bind Inn, boit £ Wholesale prices and an enormous stock make this the , M . , j r-L-u io->d. KnKiiNh Tape, pieceVsc and Hc greatest Hat Event of the entire year. Ladies , lYllSSes and Child- < ► Initlde Belting, yd., 8c t ■■ vt '. ► G a^d ,n '. 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SI.BB ■ L&UI6S , misses and V-nlld- $2.00 to *3.50 actunl values, ,-j u>'> OQ I Ladles' Gowns and Skirts at Special 1 ► , n .. , , . [Sport and Tailored Hats. Sale anu rn < Klhhpn Slimmer Price, I I.arge assortment Children's draw-'' ► ® \IUUCU kJUlllUlCl Oft/4 anrl *1 IS White Duck Hats In plain nnd l plain and trimmed, 10c, 12V&C, I , Underwear .. ™ i . , f -cy combinations and Automo- l 13c. 10c and 20c -" ► UHUCI weal 91.50 nnd V 2.50 actual values, i,.,. . . i , ,•> ~ . 4 ► Reliable Makes at Lowest cw Mack, c .r.e braw .aiior.. Wle tBp '- at is£ ce ' | Art Needlework- I ► Prices and $1.59 ; New Ideas Attractively Priced^ Ladies' vests, 12Vac , "Oc, SI.OO and 92.00 actual! ... . . , , .. . , i l Ladles' plain and fancy top ve.ta, I _,TT nnd 93.00 actual value., values. Children's Trimmed Hats. kinds of Instruction books, I 15c White Hemp Hoats. Sale Price, Sale Price, 5c to 25c 4 ► e"'trn C s'lie vests "" d sl * l9 * 48 f. 39* and 980 "dressers, . ". taraped . < k Ladles' line ribbed ve.ts', trimmed. 1 Large size cretonne laundry bags, 25c ~~~~*-5c 4 ► Ladles' extra line ribbed vest., Spe- * 30c .tamped scarf., ...25c rial Price*. D*LL U* ' 11 30-ln. m tamped union linen center 4 k ,n PH^s r,bbed un,on *""*• Speclal Kibbons Miscellaneous ai? 1 "™"; .„ 1 i k i„d.'.f J . P h..i e iii! fl < ► < lilldren's ribbed underwear, Flne qnn |,t,,. |„ „ me ro U . shades. EverV DaV NePflJ C ' M " C ' nnd "• M ' c ' •** cotton*. \ ► D J M J U7 widths and color combination.. I-Vtry 1/dy lieeQS ba ll 0c , Keady-Made Wear Silk Taffeta Hihbon, all colors, at Ti. .... . - .. C.J.. C..1 ' Reliable goods a, Special Prices 1*. 12Hc, ,sc. 10c and 25c qu ™,Ves of" h.YhTst W Spnng St y leS ' tr"rMvV!" d " , " r,n,en, - ah siik s.tiu F-ce Ribbon, .ii eoi- Lodl „. Nw . Uweor , rhl „ on> or .. ndle In Trimmings, Laces and Em ► Ind sd" m Aron "' 10c ' 10c ' 13V4c ' ,5c - 10c nn > and Crepe Novelties, at Special broideries at Economy Prices \ l. Children's Rompciiil!!!! !25c Xnrrow Satin Ribbons, all colors. Prices. Cotton Torchon Laces 3c and sc, Boys' Dutch Suits 25c sc, 7c nnd 0c Bnmlnlr ( i„-„. . Val Laces 3c and 5o i I hlldren's Percale Aprons 25c .. ' ... ... ... Caps, large assortment. Venise lodges, oc, Bc. 10c, 12% c, 15c i Children's Dresses 25c Fnne ' r Ribbon., late.t no\eltle., „5 Windsor Ties, plnln and fancy. 25c * nd 20 ° L. Children's Bloomer. 25c Wash Ribbons. 4c. se. c 0c LndieN* I'ercule and Voile WuiiOt, at * Ladle* Handkerchiefs, 3c and up. and 25c l Special Price*. to iOc . 4l . , , . , Cor*et Cover Locea, ...lc and 25c f l.adie*' Wash Skirt* at Special Price* DI . .. , . „... in Toilet Article*, apeclal valaea nnd White, Cream and Black Dress Nets i l l.adics* White Apron* 25c B,nc ' s Velvet Rlbhon, 10c, 12*40, 15c large assortment. at Special Prices. Infants* White Dresne* and Slips, 25c 10c and isc ... . .. ,^ t . _ All Over Lace*, half yard. .....25c A l Infanta* Skirt* 25c \arro%r Rlack Velvet Itlhhnn "'Stest Novelties In Jewelry. Paisley Ornament* In assorted colors i ► Infants' Bonnet. 23< ,nrrow *"" tk *" vet "' bb ""' Ladle.' Hand Bags Bt S P1 Prices. A k Infants' Sacques, Special Prices. Be, 7c and 0c c Silk and Cotton Net. at Special , Infants' Boots, 10c. 15c, 10c nnd 25c Colored Velvet Ribbon. 10c and 25c l-adles' Pockethook. 25c Prices. <4 ► Infn, ' 3c ' 1Wr ' ,0< - tirosgraln Ribbon. sc. 7e, 10c, 12He. Ladles' aad Children'. Belt., CO,Or ■• l Infanta* Novelties. 10c to 25c and * 17c 1 10c and 25c Black and Colored Silk Braids* all • width*, 5c yard up. 4 I* ' „„ . , , ... 77 _. t - Tannels, hiack. Kohl, silver and col- 1 Be Patriotic! Wear the Fla*. aj / urn ■ s s or- 5c ud 4 Finn Pin*, lc, 3c, 5c and 10c | J g g Soutache ioiraids* all the new colors, ► Household Department (jOOuS Department c.mbHc -^^-3; ► Alt f\ •! *T 1 -. Flouncing Embroideries, 15c, 10c and ► s a y Needs at Big Reliable Goods at Low Prices BwU " ConT ' at MnA savings 27-lneh St. Gall Embroidery Fioan- i Large Site Gray Enamel Coffee Pots, Sheeno Silk, high luster, all colors. New Fast Color Kiddle Cloth. An'Orer Emhraideriea,'!!!!.'!!! M.u „k,, . | ="' C 18c and 28c Stlckerel Braid.. 12V4c. 10c and 25c i ► frame. Mlrror "' whlte " nd ° 2 White India L|nons. Pillow Case and Sheeting Muslin , > Whit™ Ennmei Bread Boxe. at Bucket, at Spe- 13c, 18c and 23c * d 11 * Enamel Tea Kettie. S&B .nd ,* ------a- SheeU .1 Special < K ,And P ®T.St. Gray'fcnamel Dl.h Pan. M "" r '" d Clo \\ e „ Turk, - ,, T ° W "- ,oc ' "jgJ - ' , S MKru.. 25c Flaxon 15c. "'e "d " S d " 10 ! ► 12-qt. Sugar and Flour Canisters at Plain White Voiles and Flake Seed Table Damask, '' "'I" "'' "iS MeS'Z Wo^Wni'rlAv C 'ilw! C "'S < k Special Prices. and Fancy Voile 25c Mercerised Nankins * Vork,B t®vcs. 10c, 15c and A p , rTe , s nUm S " P — • N VT 9 M'K,^. WfcUe Sk,rt '- Curtain Susses M Si 2' ' "'n.'Vpecli" Price.. Gr " b B °"' NeW Spr,n * ""VaSc-'ls""" -.7 % n 10C ' a '^ C ' ,0c " nd 2V ' " "•< Neckwear!'!!!'. '.!!! A " ' p'ric d . MarkCt B " k ' U - Perca'ie".'', and 25c SIX * nd .?£ ► —■——— ————Men's Soft Collars, 13H : Soutterslc to 25c Department Store? ;|( 2m )| Where Every Day Is Bargain Day . \\DtMBTIICTJJ 5 : 215 Market StreeL Opposite Courthouse; | one of the boys grinning as she passed him. "I just put it on your desk." Prudence hurried in to get the note. The familiar handwriting smote, her and she hesitated before opening it. Of course she knew just what it contained—a disappointed letter from Lucien Perry. It wasn't worth what she had sacrificed after JULY 5, 1917. all. How she wished now that she hadn't done it! The note was short and to the point: "Dear Prue—l think your story is a peach; the cleverest criticism I've seen In ages. Wasn't the show awful? Let me tell you, I wasn't going to give it a chance, no mat ter what happened, but after your story appeared I knew just what was wrong. You can have a job a< my special press representative if i you like. Think it over. It may not be worth your while, but it stands. Good luck, little girl. I'm proud oi you." Prue crumpled the letter up in he* hand and for a moment fought with a sudden flood of emotion. Then she threw up her head proudly. Aftex" all, she was really making good. 7
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