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pNS y zans 1 mhaUa ' a.
tanned here be business or remoonerative
labor, like ye'ersif an me, all our popyla-
ton is away somewheres bein' famed be
GOBLIN breezes firm pam leaf fan
There's nawthin' fr us poor jewellers III
this desarted village TO do but take off
our coats an vests, onhitch our suspin-
ders. switch on tn iIicthric fan. put an
other chunk of ice i'm tn pitcher, an
make tn best ~ our miserable condition"
Life must he very injyeable in thin
summer resorts" said Mr.. Hennessy.
1T is said Mr.. Dooley. "It's a great
thing to be rich an be able to lave tn
torrid heat Nv tn city, where there's al
ways q shady side to tn sthreet an duck
to a place where If a man owns lot
with amy shade in it he puts fence
around 1t an charges admission. Wanst
whin i had let all me debts accumulate
till was rich beyond tn fondest dhreams
Nv avarice i took a vacation an spnt it
at q summer resort. Wan marnin' I
picked up an Illustrated wurruk iv fic-
ton stint to me personally, mind ye, be
tn proprietor Nv tn Wild Waves hotel
at Elysyum be- tn Lake. There was
pitcher in this here docymint Nv a stately
palace with flags flynn firm ivry corner
an beautiful ladies walkin' up an down
tn veranda or swingin' idly In hammocks.
AT tn front steps iv tn hotel a carredge
with a pair Nv prancin' bays was dhrawn
UP. Out in front a little girl was rollin
a hoop an there was a tennis coort with
two fair queens Nv s'ciety in muslin an
two college lads in white flannel pants,
tn sketch bein' marked: 'Micks doubles
at tn Wild Waves Through a window
Nv tn hotel we cud see gintleman Nv me
pool, an out on tn lake at Taste a hun
dherd whitening yachts was sailn' over
tn surface iv tn blooest ink that tn
printer cud buy fr money. Always COOL.
says this valentine. 'Splindid fishin.
swimmin', sailin. an out ~ dure spoorts
Eggs. POULTRY. Vegetables, an milk firm
our own farm
well says To mesilf, here's where
! jump aboard. This hiven on arth is
tn place FIR me to freckle in. / will put
Gallagher in charge iv tn fountain an
HE me thither' So I bought a yard iv
Transportation an whit on me way.
9TH brakeman rassled me out w tn
car at place that had wanst been s
lumber town. but was run down. TIL
principal occupation iv TIL citizens at
prisint is driving hack. They were
attindin' to business whin I arrived, an
they give me a rifle welcome like tn
King of Spain gets within he goes out FIR
q dhrive. Each wan Nv thin had a whip
that he poked in me eyes as he said:
'Carredge. Cap? Gran View Hotel, Palace
Hotel. Plisint Prospect House. an so on.
Il want to go to tn Wild Waves hotel
says l. Here, Mike says wan iv TIL
charioteers, here's another fellow that's
fallen fr ye'er dump This way says
Mike, ssizin' me me tn arm an fiingin'
me into tn identical bus that brought
Long Jawn Wentworth to Chicago an
dhrawn be tn same dhromedaries. TIL
Of coach was in an excillint state iv
preservation an tn hotel man had re-
stored IT be layin' red brussels carpets on
III benches.
This museem piece was fairly Wei
filled at tn time be ladies an their Off
spring, but l managed to find place be
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settin' partly on tn seat nearest tn dure
an partly on child iv six summers
ajacent to me. Tn little pet stopped cry
in at wanst, an l got a warm look Nv
gratichood firm tn child's mother, who
come an grabbed her away an called her
a boor In fact. all tn looks in tn bus
though beautiful, as is their way in me
eyes. were little out iv curl. An We
might say it was a warm day if We were
not undher oath. 1t was tn kind iv a
day whin railroad firemen get sunsthruck
on their way home. Hogan says tn sun
is sixty three millyon miles firm tn arth.
/ don't know how he knows. Maybe he
paced it. But found it was nearer tn
hotel thin tn lake.
well, sir. afther long argymint be-
tween tn dhriver an tn horses, con-
Quoted, / thought. with an unnecessary
display Nv. temper be Mike, but with tn
ca'mness " ripe OF age be tn horses.
these chargers consinted to dhraw us
away firm tn railroad property befure we
cud be run in as threspa ssers. 1t was
plain that tn horses did not want to go
back to tn hotel, although they did not
take their meals there So we were
rushed, or, We might say, bounced,
through a sthreet lined with handsome
wood houses occupied by Armeenyans an
Greeks selin' oil Turkish rugs, Of furni-
ture, OF silver, OF fruit, an SO on. We
passed tn heart iv tn city. I've often
heerd iv tn Eeart iv city an Wondered
why it was so called. P'raps it's because
there's where tn banks ARE located
Anyhow, we dashed on an on an up an
down, through tn heart iv tn city. an
at a place which l guessed must be TIL
spinal colyum Mike cried 'Ho.' yanked
frantically at tn reins, an applied TIL
brakes But too late. TIL horses had
already stopped an we found Ourselves
in front iv buldin that l instantly
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SEE be tn pa
apers,' said Mr..
Hennessy, that
ivrybody Is out Nv
town."
$50 they are-re, :
said Mr.. Dooley.
with tn excip-
tion iv two or
three millyon citi-
Zens who're de-
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Me mournful frind iv tn dinner table
set alongside iv me an explained it 10 me.
'Wud ye be lookin merry if We was in a
rasslin' match FIR ye'er socyal standin'""'
says he This amt play says he. It's
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why did ye come here" says J.
That's tn raison.' says he, pintin' to n
lady who had sivral furlongs iv dimons
around her neck an wore besides a pink
at Taste wan purple stockin' that l cud
see. AN why does she come here" says
1 Dye suppose says he. that She
waste thin Examinations on tn home
folks" he says. No, sir. She's been
comm here FIR twinty years, an she's
aisily TIL champeen Nv tn place. I don't
like to beast he says. openin' his ally
packy coat an thrustin' his thumbs
undher his suspinders, but he says.
with his mild blue eyes full " sudden
fire, 4 got five hundherd dollars to bet
she's tn best dhressed female in tn Mis-
sissippi valley firm Duluth to Baton
Rouge She's come here with forty
TRUNKS full iv upholstery an a steel
safe crowded with precyous glassware,
an whin she's uncovered thin all shell
make tn rest Nv thin women feel that
they got their wrappers firm tn found
lings' home.' he says. But he says,
resoomn' his plaintiff tone an lookin'
wistfully at his congress CATERS, jus TIL
same I'd give anything to be back home
on me own porch, with me coat Oft,
watchin' tn merry throng so by An
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By MAIGA..ET Il. DOWNING.
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recognized firm tn pitcher be what Mike
told me as tn Wild Waves hotel; but.
o! how changed firm tn time whin 1t set
FIR it's photygraft. 1t was tn same hotel
but tn blush had fed firm its shingles.
TIL flags few no more. but had flown.
TIL lake had receded three miles an it's
site was occupied be coalyard; tn ten
mis- coort had moved around to TIL back
yard an was full iv clotheslines. tn little
girl with tn hoop had grown up. got mar
ried, an whit to Sheboygan to live. an
On tn spacyous veranda, or front stoop.
TIL on'y s'ciety lady I cud see was wan
Nv about me own age an figure, who
was settin' in rockin' chair rockin'.
"she was a great rocker. this lady.
I've seen nanny a good rocker, but she
was tn best liver did see. I'd back her
again tn wurruld in long distance rock
in competition. They were lots Nv other
rockers In tn hotel. Most Nv tn ladies
some time durin' tn Afternoon come out
an took a canter FIR two or three hours.
an some iv thin we're pretty fair. But
they were just fair. None iv thin was
in tn class with me little frind. She
was on tn thrack at o'clock, an with
tn EXCEPTION iv a few minyits out FIR
Refreshments she niver paused till tn
lights were doused. I figured out that
she had done about hundred miles a
day.
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well. anyhow, / carried me port
manly into tn horsetelry, as Hogan wud
say, an approachin' a young fellow who
was lookin' at somethin' on tn ceilin' I
asst fr room. Boy says he. show tn
gent to iiven forty-three.' I'd like a
bath says r. a what?' says he. "A
bath says ]. Didn't We take wan befure
We left? says he i did, says /, but lost
1t again tn thrain. Well says he,
I'll speak to TIL boss about it an maybe
he can put ye on tn waitin' list But
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ment where NANNY ARE slain. There
are enthries firm all parts iv tn coun-
try an there amt an hour in tn after
noon or evenin' whin We won't see q dozen
lively encounters. Dye see that blonde
lady in purple walkin' down tn porch
TIL wan with TIL dimon tiary in her hat ?
She's issuin' def to tn lady in green in
tn front row. think she loses this round.
pull something out iv tn thrunk this
AFTERNOON that'll get her tn money. It's
/ was to home
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it's sthrange We shud come SO far f'r
bath. Have We no other resources f'r
amusin' ye'ersilf?' he says.
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y impressive as
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Well. was tied hand and foot by dis.
clplinc: helpless TO turn aside from
duty now In the face OF this new cam.
palgn. Every man was needed. and
no personal consideration would cS.
cuso my leaving the ranks even for n
day. II was with heavy heart rode
into the camp OF my regiment. and lay
down on the bare ground. with head
plllowod upon the saddle. knowing tho
drums would sound In few short
hours
II was hard to work through the
routine OF the next few days. although
some excitement was given us OF
Mnxwcll'a brigade by scouting details
sent across the valley 20 observe the
movements Of the British patrols. On
such duty passed tho greater portion
OF two days In tho saddle, and. by
chance. met both Farrell and Duval
who were with the Jersey mllltiamon.
now rapidly coming In 90 MD US. ns
tho rumora OF mn impending battle
spread ncrons country Farrell came
nj tho head OF nfty men. rough look
Ing. rnggedly dressed fellows. but well
armed. and had word with him
while pointing out whore DlcklnBon'n
troopn were campcd. Unfortunately
he knew little Of value to mo Nor
The state herald., 1913-01-31
Shopping Instinct.

A rural postmaster tells this story
of one OF the patrons OF his office.
boy OF thrifty. not to say penurious,
stock When the lad comes into the
postoflice he will thrust his wizened
face up close to the window and. in
his slow. Yankee drawl. inquire most
earnestly:
'Hey ye got ony postal cards7"
Yes" the postmaster replies.
"Haow much be they t'day7'
"A cent apiece"
Then the boy, screwing up his eyes
In the intensity of his thought over
the question he has to decide. always
stops for while to weigh the con-
sequences. Finally. he will reply SOL
EMMY;
"wal, IN take ono,"-Youth's Com
panion.
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COULD STAND PLAYFUL DOG
Young Man Considerably Relieved
When He Learned the Animal Was
Not In Earnest.

"Have you seen papa's new dog.
Carlo?" she asked rs they sat In the
parlor.
"Yes," he replied uneasily. II
have had the pleasure of meeting the
dog"
isn't he splendid7 He is SO affec-
tionate."
II noticed he was very demonstra-
tive," returned he. as he moved un-
easily In his chair.
"He is very playful. too. never
saw more playful animal in all my
life."
81 am SO glad to hear you say
that"
"Why?'
Because was little afraid that
when he bit that piece out of me the
other evening he was in earnest. But
II he was only in play. of course. It's
all right. can take fun as well as
anybody"
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The moment this knowledge reached
Washington. he acted. In spite OF op'
position from some OF his leading ON
GERS. HIS own purpose remained stead
fact. and every preparation had al
ready been carefully made for cncr.
geic pursuit Our troops At for serv-
Ice numbered less than Ave thousand
men. many OF these hastily gathered
militia, some OF whom had mover been
under fire. but the warmth and com.
fort OF the summer time, together
with the good news from France. had
inspired all with fresh courage. What.
ever Of disaonaion existed was only
among the cotcrie OF general officers.
the men In the ranks being eager for
battle. even though tho odds were
strong against us. There was no de.
lay. no hitch In the promptncsa OF ad
vance. Tho department OF the Quar-.
tormaHter. General had every plan
worked out IN detail. and, within two
days. tho entire army had crossed tho
river. and pushed forward TO within
few miles OF Trenton. Morgan. with
six hundred men. was hurried forward
TO tho reinforcement OF Maxwell. and.
relieved from my dutioH at the ferry.
was permitted 10 Join his column.
CTo pE coNrfNuEDl
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Fair to All,

Recently" says n Richmond man
II received an Invitation to the mar
rlage OF young colored couple for
merly In my employ. am quite sure
that all persons similarly favored
were left In little doubt as to the attl-
tude OF the couple, The invitation ran
as follows:
"'You are invited TO the marriage
OF Mr. Henry Clay Barker and Miss
Josephine Mortimer Dixon at the
house OF the brides mother. All who
cannot come may send,"-Lippincotts
Magazine.
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timers column of Queens Rangers
had passed his place on their return
to Philadelphia two days after my ea
cape. Grant was not with them, but
Claire was, while Peter had been left
behind at Elmhurst. Fagin had not
been overtaken. although the Rangers
had engaged in skirmish with some
of his followers. losing two men.
Colonel Mortimer had been wounded
slightly. AS to Eric he knew nothing
no one had even mentioned the lads
name
It was thus clearly evident l could
do nothing. although now possessed
well defined theory of Just what had
occurred. To my mind Eric was in
the hands Of Fagin, either hidden Sc
curely away among the sand caves for
some purpose connected with Grants
treachery. or else with the intention
Of claiming the reward for his capture
offered by Howe. The former prob
ably seemed most likely In view Of
Grants failure to return to Philadel,
phia with Colonel Mortimer, yet there
was no reason why the conspirators
should not wreak vengeance. and win
the reward also. But did Claire
know. or suspect the predicament Of
her brother? II she did, then she
was seeking to conceal the truth from
her father. but would never remain
long inactive In the city. | knew the
girls real spirit too well to believe
she would fail for long In Learning
the boys fate.
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In a Literal Sense.

Juvenile remarks are not always SO
naughty as they seem. Small Sam, for
instance. had no intention OF using bad
language when he got into such severe
trouble in class.
His teacher was trying to press
home certain facts concerning a vol
cano. In reviewing the lesson she
drew on the blackboard her own con-
ception of flaming mountain. using
colored crayon with extraordinary et-
feet
What is it?" she asked, the picture
finished
you don't know? Well. what does
1t look like?" the teacher persisted.
Piped Sammle, whose home boasts
a colored pictorial Bible;
81 think II looks like hell."-Chicago
Record.Herald.
The state herald., 1913-01-31
CHAPTER XIV.
FORCING Clinton to Battle.

was left behind at Coryell's Ferry.
for the purpose of Fastening forward
any supplementary orders from Wash.
ington. when Maxwell. and the Jersey
militiamen. pressed forward in an ef-
fort to retard the march of the enemy.
From the reports of scouts We began
to understand what was occurring,
Before dawn on the eighteenth of June
the British army began leaving the
city, crossing the Delaware at Glouces'
ter point. and by evening the motley
host. comprising Regulars. Hessians
Loyalists. and swarm OF camp fol
lowers. were halted near Haddenfleld
FIVE miles southeast of Camden.
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had written us that he had more to
SELL"
Where were they to meet?"
AT rendezvous known as the Lone
Tree, not far from Medford."
WAS the Tory officer named
Grant"
He stared at me in surprise.
Il am not at liberty to answer"
"Oh. very well; however, l under
stand the situation even better than
you do probably. Only advise you
one thing-don't condemn that boy un-
til you learn the truth. Grant Is an
unmitigated, cold-blooded scoundrel.
and the treachery is his. You'll learn
that, II you wait long enough. Morti-
mer is either dead. or In Fagin's hands
Good night"
! passed out, and was beyond the
guard. before he could call me. even
had he desired to do 30. I had no
wish to talk with him longer. felt
disappointed. sick at heart, and real
lied this staff officer was strongly
pre1udiced against young Mortimer. 1t
seemed to me saw a little light, al.
though not much. Eric had been at
Elmhurst, and Claire was not innocent
Of his presence in that neighborhood.
She was shielding him, and 1t was
through her help that his first report
to Lee had been sent back by the In.
dian. Then Eric must have been in
the house while was there. Indeed
1t must have been Eric who made me
prisoner. And to protect him she
had told me deliberate falsehood.
As l rode back through the night,
finding a path almost by instinct
through the maze OF military encamp-
ments, thought OF all these things.
exonerating her from wrong, and yet
wondering more and more at her real
connection with the various events
The chief had not stated what infor-
nation OF value Grant had promised
to reveal; nor what Eric's first report
had contained. In my sudden disap-
pointmen, had forgotten to inquire.
And where could the boy be? What
could have happened to him? Some
thing serious surely to keep him thus
hidden for nearly a month. Claire
would know. but she was probably
long ago back In Philadelphia in the
heart of the British garrison. And /?
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SYNOPSIS.

Lawrence. son Of Judge Law
Sf Virginia, whose wife was Lee.
on Q perilous mission by Gen.
hgton. Just after the winter at Val
|ree. Disguised In g. British uni
Lawrence arrives within the enemy's
The Major attends a great ,ss fsts
wen the oh Lay a. 81 msst. sss ensed ehe siTl
brilliant ball. Trouble II started
waltz, and Lawrence 10 urged by
ttnsr, Mistress Mortimer (The Lady
blended Rosel, to make his escape.
bee 10 detected as spy by Captain
Of the British Army. who agrees
hsl. The duel Il stopped by Grants
and The spy y-,T.1 makes ss,,ov,ns a aash nap a9r
cape. Tho Major arrives at the
q blacksmith. who is friendly. and
the Lady of the Blended Rose.
Grant and rangers search black
shop In vain for the spy. Law.
oins the minute men. Grant and
n are captured by the minute men.
Ice IL made prisoner by an indian
d cell, Peter advises Lawrence not
empt to escape as some one"
|<Send for him. Grants appearance
Rystery to the combination Of cir
xnces, Lawrence again meets the
81 the Blended Rose. who Informs
1T he In In her house. and that she
4 command of the party that cap
him. The captive is thrust into a
underground chamber when Captain
HIGGINS a search of the premises.
fjiigging his way out, Lawrence
he place deserted. Evidence of a
Eand q dead man across the thres-
SCol. Mortimer, father OF the Lady
4 blended Rose. finds his home in
y Capt. Grant insists that Lawrence
ing up at once. Miss Mortimer ap-
z explains the mystery and Law
sis held a prisoner of war. Law
escapes through plans arranged by
EAdy and sees Grant attack Miss
Der. Grant is knocked out by Law
4 who comes to Miss Mort,rpsrS re-
" then makes his escape.
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CHAPTER XXI.
Uncover Captain Grant.

ItII uncover SaPtdiH SfsHt.
~ thicket was sufficiently dense to
G1el us from the man, who re-
lid standing at the foot of the
=, He was but a mere dark shad-
md ! could not even distinguish
{ he was n soldier, yet the danger
his presence was sufficiently great,
GAould he advance to the right he
~ come upon Grants unconscious
4. and in that silence the slightest
= might arouse suspicion. Mistress
~ still clung to my hand. but only
Whisper sentence Of instruction.
q straight north. major, until you
: the hedge; follow the shadow
u beyond the orchard. and then
y the road running westward.
mount until you reach there
""
pdby. you will not forget me?"
am afraid not. but-but you
go!"
III her standing there. a faint
OF white against the dark shrub
motionless.
Z >re is no incident Of that nights
: which l recall distinctly. mare-
bshed on steadily through the
4 Jess, leaving my mount to choose
own course, confident we were
I'd toward the river. was suf-
lily acquainted with the valley OF
Delaware. when daylight came. to
p upon the nearest ford. AS to
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Id the Lines Almost at q Glance
ID Suddenly Realized the Base
ialny Revealed.
ritish patrols. must run the risk
>dging these. but felt safe from
an encounter for several hours.
18th ! met no one, having no occa.
to even draw rein. although we
ID through two small villages. and
number OF farms. could not
determine that these houses were
lied: they were dark and silent.
tho gallopIng hoofs OF my horse
g TO awaken response.
vas already daylight when I drew
the blum summit TO gaze down
the river valley. In the middle
hcc small villages faced each
across tho stream. and toward
most OF the roads convcrgcd--
OF the existence OF n ford. !
"'s "" hhbeHhSh ha w 'h' NoWh
Ellington on the Jersey shore. and
lite Bristol. ! should bc safe
h In the latter. even II we hnd
itpost stationed there. I know
= along those shaded streets.
food would bo forthcoming. and
l could probably procure n fresh
II was the nearer town. nestled
hc Jorncy bank. that studied
the greatest care. but. no far NJ
ID SEQ. tho single street was do
=. To the south. certainly two
away. n squadron Of horse were
slowly. surrounded by n cloud
ss Without doubt this was tho
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CHAPTER xxlll.

Between Love and Duty.
II was already growing dusk whom I
rode into our lines at Valley Forge
The state herald., 1913-01-31
Since October II

Since October 10.
'How's things In Boston?"
II hear they have added frieze OF
baseball bats TO the public library"