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I've come to claim my own" he re
piled steadily. Sylvia" his voice was
low and appealing I'm a man now
not the country boy you refused-and I
too late Z"
She shook her head, and looked up
out of misty eyes. II love you" she
whispered, and stopped. for his arms
embraced her But your mother. Dick, '
auntn
Mother telegraphed you were here.
and that J must come" he began. but
a voice overhead interrupted
You made a man of my Dick, Sylvia
Il haven't any quarrel with you now.
And you take all those lilies to Liza.
"oh, Jennie" a voice whispered across
from the opposite window, how'd you
happen to be here? Isn't it beautiful?'-
Il heard the gate creak, and
jumped out of bed quick as a FASH
so did t. Miss Liza replied ex-
citedly;; i've been listening for it six
And I have. too. Sh-h-they're going
back to your yard" A gray head issued
from Mrs. Stuart's window. "Oh, Sylvia |;
you've forgotten the lilies, you silly
girl! I"
Sylvias happy laugh rose as she
gathered UP the neglected blooms.
And Dick" Miss 'Liza's head
emerged, and her gentle voice called
Don't close the gate "
Leave it to me, Aunt Liar his
TomorroU's Complete Norelette
FARMERS AND FARMERETTES. .
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iPeggy, made muistble by Cnmou-
fdge Perfume, Disits an army camp.
on the ,rdy there a C7rrdn spy tCho
tries to persuade Ben and Bill Dalton
to desert Is throtcn by them into the
rirer. Peg0y, drifting the Spy's auto
mobile, causes excitement in the
camp, the soldiers thinking the ma
chine Is running d,Cdy)
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litical exchequer. 1t developed also that
with this man jobless Ellis would be
called upon to support the Topped off
family, until such time as the head Of
it. could be landed in another sinecure
of some sort or other Ellis took this
very hard; at home he reproached hie
wife, who wept for the woes of her ia
vorite cousin in committee he reproach-
another of his fellow angels, as to
whether they did not think It was pretty
hard to be taking the bread and butter
out of the mouths of children; whereat
some sympat thized outwardly and smiled
inWardly while old Jedediah Wyckoff
Look here, Chamberlain. what kind of
a hard-boiled egg are you to be wanting
the city to support your relatives? D.
II, you make me cry when you tell about
probably never known a tear) II you're
not able to take care of 'em, I'll get 'em
in at the Poor Farm, or-here. we'll
take up a collection for 'em right now"
At this Ellis looked ashamed and be-
hind cloud of verbal camouflage, went
while old Jedediah remarked. with en-
phasis and a fierce glance about at his
fellow committeeman. that good men :
wives cousins and brothers and broth
ers.in,law were responsible for as much
inefiiciency in office as the boss-system
itself.
Isn't it the limit" he declared, "hou
this having to provide for ones wife's
relatives will make knee-crooking hyp-
acrite out of a man"
a friend of Ellis's. nobody knows what
1t would have made out OF you" In re-
sponse to which old Jedediah only clear
ed his throat and rumbled like a steam
pipe in distress.
CONTINUED TOMORROW
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, assure herself that she was not crying.
and replied:
you remember how angry Jennie
arry her pck sylvia noSGsd
silent .reminiscence and her eyes re-
mained fixed high on some unseen point
far. beyond. We'll. IT. was the next
Pny y ihf Sgssst gsst hed
interposed mournfully as IL dreaming
of the beauty Of lost child. ''and the
very same year the slips I had given
as II all the life from my bed had been
transplanted into hers
Sylvia exclaimed Indignantly. "I call
to give some Of them back after you.
time
ME couldn't offer them. and Of course
/ couldn't accept them IL she did but II
does seem hard" she added wistfnlly
they yeb sons r5s ss porch sha 'eps sn s
lilies so much I" The last words were
sobbed out on sylvia's shoulder.
The peaceful silence of the sweet
garden again later, where she leaned
plicated problem. Years before a gate
had been cut to facilitate passage be-
only by the two old friends and the boy
and girl lovers. Sylvia saw how the
grass had grown up close around II
and that the hinges were rusty Plainly
It had not been opened since the mem
orable quarrel. And there. just on the
other side, cleaned the lily bed, beau.
tiful and ghostly. like the spirit of the
friendship that had vanished.
who Belongs?
Sylvia drew a sharp breath Those
lilies didn't belong there She turned
swiftly and ran to the garden tool
chest. where she procured trowel.
The damp turf beneath the gate
yielded ungraciously before her Wig
orous push, and harsh creak arose
from the unwilling hinges. She paused,
but only the rustic Of leafy branches
stirred the stiffness Of the brooding
night Silently she slipped over to the
lily bed, scooped up half dozen plants
and with few hasty pats. covered up
the holes left by the extracted roots.
She rose, triumphant from her impulsive
venture, and found herself face to face
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS." she exclaimed,
in utter, confusion, then stopped.
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|STEALTHY TERROR
JOHN E3aksusen ?
Copyright, 1918, by Public LEDGER Col
80, ---. -,,v ,--.t-s>

(Copyrioht, 1918, bv Public LedoeY Col
CHAPTER xIII-tContinusd)
LNoR the life of me I could not gather
l. whether Dewinski knew or not That
evening he remained in the place till
late, and at times It seemed to me that
his amusement and air of satisfaction.
betokened more than the hope of cap.
turing an old lady on the morrow. To
be sure, he imagined he was deceiving
me. but even so it appeared to me that
only a double bluff would warrant so
merely pretending to believe in my my
mother. and all the while knowing whom
to expect next day? He spared me
little in the way of jeers while waiting
fully as I listened. and provocative as
I tried to be, he let nothing slip that
could give me an inkling.
When ultimately tho man returned
two two departed for for the night leaving i .ts the
once was secure, did not trouble much
about me. but lay down on bench on
gladly would ! have slept myself had
my thoughts allowed me. I have read
Of condemned prisoners who on the n gh,
before their execution slept soundly ana
but although was under no Illusion as
to what, short of some miracle from
Mackenzie, would happen to- me on the
morrow, sleep did not visit my eyes
Perhaps it was the faint hope of rescue
that kept me wakeful-that, and also
the fear that I might have been made
and Deverill to run Their heads into a
moose prepared for them. I no longer
cherished any hope CT escaping from
the good Carl a second time. He was
sound enough asleep, but was securely
trussed up, and though he slept, IL was
with a pistol beside his hand
And SO the slow hours dragged on.
l must have been in that semicon-
scious state which lies on the borders
CT sleep when there came to my ears
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The captain is hotter than a hor.
net because we let the spy get away
from u.s." explained Ben, his face
frightening a bit as he heard Peggy's
voice.
He has ordered us to find him be.
fore dark or suffer the consequences
whatever they are" added Bill
And we thought we had lost you,
too," Ben went on.
'I'll stand by you and do what ]
can" promised Peggy. loyalty; but she
hadn't the slightest idea what she
could do. CHANGING to look up she
saw pair of swallows circling high
In the air.
my Birds" she cried, holding up her
Swallow" But General Swallow, il II
was he. was so busy whirling and div.
ing with his companion that he did not
hear. "Oh, whistle, whistle!" she cried
to the soldiers. They were puzzled, but
put down their guns, placed their
fingers in their mouths and gave a
piercing whistle. Peggy waved vio-
lently. The Swallows halted, poised a
moment, and then came darting down
Peggy was right-the foremost one
was General Swallow.
General Swallow, call you to serv-
ice." she cried.
You command, obey, Princess
Peggy" responded General Swallow
Duty before love-" and he bowed to
her, then to the charming young lady
Swallow who was with him.
Tomorrow 1t toiH be told hoU the
spy IS found In spite of his dts9utse.)
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CHAPTER w
Sdmbo's Desperate Race

Peggy, made inuistble by Cnmou-
f1ge Perfume, Disits an army camp.
on the udy there a Crrtdn spy ,rho
tries to persuade Bert and Bill Dalton
to desert Is thro1n by them into the
rirer. Pe90y, drifting the Spys auto
mobile, causes excitement in the
camp, the soldiers thinking the ma
chine Is running aDay)
LNAR ahead of Peggy a company ofl
l. negro soldiers was swinging along
singing happily because the days
work was done. Peggy couldn't get
by them with the auto, the pavement
having ditch on either side. She
didn't dare slow down for fear of being
caught by the soldiers behind her. So
she footed her horn wildly and went
right ahead.
An officer turned and held UP his
hand to stop her Then he dropped 1t
in a hurry. He'd seen that the auto
was apparently driverless.
Scatter. Scatter!" he shouted. and
the men tumbled out of the roads.
AS Peggy plowed through she heard
confusion OF cries; Ghosts"
witched!"
One big fat negro soldier, instead
Of Jumping aside, went running
straight ahead.
He's just like a silly chicken" ex.
claimed Peggy, impatiently. Why
doesn't he jump to one side.
Again the siren shrieked. and again
Sambo sprinted, his head thrown back
and his legs taking immense strides.
Even in her veXation Peggy couldn't
help marveling at his speed.
IF he ever gets chasing the Ger.
mans he'll run over them before they
can get out of the way" she said to
herself.
Peggy now heard another auto com.
ing behind her. 1t was the officers
, machine. She had to put on more
speed or get caught. Again the siren
screamed and the fleeing negro let out
shS saw him suddenly pitc, forward
and throw himself to the ground. There
was nothing to do but go right over
him. and this Peggy did. waiting with
sickening dread for the bump when
the bottom of the auto hit him.
But there was no bump. Instead
the automobile sailed along without
jar. Looking back over her shoulder,
Peggy saw that the car had never
touched him. Sambo had plunged into
an opening in the pavement and thus
saved himself.
But the officers auto was now close
behind. Some one In II was shouting
Whoa! Whoa!" It was the corporal,
who had been on guard at the camp
entrante. Peggy opened the throttle
Of her car and it leaped forward II
gained on the other machine. The
pavement was long and smooth and
safe. Peggy began to feel that she
| could run away.
Suddenly, however, came an unex-
pected danger. There was the report
Of a pistol and bullet sang by her
ear. Peggy ducked.
Again the revolver cracked out and
this time the report of the gun was
followed by a startling whistling be-
side her. The auto began to bang and
clatter alarmingly. Peggy knew what
had happened. They had shot her tire
and punctured it. She had to stop or
go crashing into the ditch. She could
hear the corporal shouting Whoa I!
Whoa" Putting on the brakes she
brought the machine to a halt. Then
as the officers machine dashed up, she
opened the door and leaped out on the
opposite side.
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Ode
Chipeco thermos dioxygen, temco
sonoro tuxedo
Resinol fiat bacardi, camera ansco
wheatena;
Antiskid pebeco calox, oleo tyco
barometer
Postum nabisco!
Prestolite arco congoleum, karo
aluminium kryptok,
Crisco balopticon lysol. jello bel
lans, carborundum!
Ampico clysmic swoboda, panta-
sote necco britannica
Encyclopedia?
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TomorroU's Complete Norelette
AND FARMERETTEs
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-06
THE DAILY NOVELETTE,
MISS 'LIZ4'S LILIES
By EVELYN BOYD
CYLVIA STUART'S eyes. accustomed

CYLVIA sTUART'S eyes. accustomed
~ to the hard, gray city streets. roved
with delight over the bright garden beds
Familiarity known through Falrview as
Miss Liza, whitehaired and frail, was
displaying her spring beauties to her
niece after. six years separation. Miss
achievements, Hyacinths-pink, blue
white and deep violet: daffodils that
rarely. grow outside the windows of a
ReoneS tona and ether s dear old
warm weather and the twittering rob-
ins, had always bloomed in Miss 'Lza's
garden with faithful perennial recur-
renee A child on her way from school
news. Mamma, springs here! Cause
Miss Liza Stuart's tulips are up"
sylyis,s glaness noted the presence:
which she had rejoiced in when, as a
growing girl, she had wandered through
her aunt,s garden during her holidays.
But. Aunt "a. sylvia's face was
an empty brown bed in a corner by the
low, white fence that separated the
yard from Mrs. Pattersons; next door.
valley?", Miss 'Liza's lilies were the
all the population Of Fairview;
Oyer Over across" replied her aunt
quisite white blooms against a back
ground of fresh green stalks that filled
corner of Mrs. Patterson's yard. There
was a culver Of the muscles about her
face which betokened the approach of
tears She turned abruptly and walked
in the opposite direction from the snowy
flower beds.
The Quarrel
Dear Aunt Liza" Sylvia begged as
she stepped swiftly to her aunt's side
and slipped her arm through hers. tell
me what the matter is?"
Miss Liza motioned her TO keep silent
till they turned the corner of the garden
path. when the little white cottage next
door was out of sight. Then she stopped
and dried her eyes with corner of her
spotless white apron, shifted little to
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-06
rTHE CRACK IN THE BELL
IA STORY OF POLITICS IN PHILADELPHIA
-. BY PETER CLARK MACFARLANE
THE PEOPLE IN THE STORY

JERRY ARCHER, with his brother
Paul. actively conducting the business of
the Archer Tool Works engaged in
Government war contracts.
WILLARD II. BUCKINGHAM. fn-
sncial genius and the most powerful
man In Philadelphia the result of the
complete political control which his
financial prowess gives him.
RUTH BUCKINGHAM. his daughter,
who is engaged to Jerry Archer without
the knowledge or consent Of her parents.
VICTOR Robinson, rising young
lawyer and close friend of Jerry Archer.
He knows life in all its bitterness and
has risen above it,
SYLvY AURENTSkY, a young girl
of the ghetto whose father is unable tc
overcome political and economic oppres
sion.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-08-01
Passed Bogus Checks in Leon.

A smooth swindler posing as a
soldier succeeded in passing two
bogus checks in Leon Saturday
evening, and made his escape, the
fact that the checks were bogps not
being discovered until they were
banked Monday morning, the swind-
Ter evidently knowing that by CASH
ing them Saturday evening he would
have time to get away before being
discovered. The fellow bought a
$500 sweater at J. A. McIntosh's s
clothing store, rendering in payment
a check for $3.50 signed by l.. M.
Richmond, payable to B. R. Ray
mond, using an Exchange National
Bank check, and received the sweat
er and $3.50 in cash. He also pass
ed a check for $3.50 at Hansell's S
store, buying some small purchases.
This check was drawn on the Leon
Savings Bank, signed by R. A.
Richmond and payable to r. H.
Goodenow. The fellow drove into
town in an auto, dressed in soldier
khaki clothes. and is described as
being 25 to 80 years old, about 5
feet 10 inches tall. slender built,
smooth faced, and had the apDear-
ance of a mechanic. A liberal re-
ward will be pai' bv sheriff .1o]'' A.
Fulton for information leading to
his a1-rlSt -ss- re l-1sr, 'a-Sr--
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-08-01
LEON, IOWA, THURSDAY, AUGUST /, 1918
LOOKEE! KIDDIES! CIRCUS IS
COMING.
| Ringling Bros. Mammoth Show and
Great Spectacle Will Soon be
Close at Hand.

Ringing Dav," the big holiday
for which young and old impatiently
wait at this season of the year,
promises to eclipse all other events
on the calendar at Des Moines, Mon
given both afternoon and night. It
would seem as though everybody in
this locality were planning to attend
Those who do will see many won
ders. There will be the great street
parade-more than three miles
long this year-no end of strange
and remarkable wild animals in the
gigantic Five-COntinent Menagerie,
and whole hours of sensations in the
mammoth main tent. This season
the Ringing Brothers are opening
their program with wonderful
spectacle entitled "In Days of Old"
More than l 200 actors take part in
the great production, which tells
the story of the days when knight
hood was in flower" There is a
ballet of 800 dancing girls and no
end of other striking features. Fol-
lowing the spectacle will come a
thousand arenic sensations. There
will be seventy riders, headed by
May Wirth, who somersaults from
the back of one galloping horse to
another; Lily Leitzel the worlds
greatest aerial gymnast; Australian
woOdchOppers telling giant trees;
Hillary Long, who leaps the gap on
his head, and a world of other start
ling features. Eighty clowns will
furnish fun and more trained. ami
mails and trick horses and elephants
will appear than ever before.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-08-01
Who Enlisted First After War Was
Declared?

We have had the names of several
young men who enlisted shortly af-
many, ma W which was on April s, 1918.
We desire to find out who was first
to enlist after the declaration of
war, and so far Edgar Rowell holds
this distinction, having enlisted in
the navy at Chicago on May 4th.
Several young men from Leon and
other parts of the county enlisted in
the navy just a few weeks before
war was declared. Corporal Horatio
Wilson, son of Mr.. and Mrs: Bluford
Wilson, of Decatur, enlisted at
Chicago on March ~, 1917, and was
sent tht same day to Jefferson Bar
racks at St. Louis, but that was a
few days before war was declared;
If you know of anyone who enlisted
in the army or navy on, or after
April 6, and before the, date OF Ed,
gar Rowell's enlistment, we will
consider it favor if you will send
their name to The Reporter office.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-08-01
Circus Was Here Yesterday.

The Sells-Floto circus was in Leon
yesterday, there being a big crowd
in town. The circus arrived from
Creston at Z o'clock, and in a few
minutes the wagons were on their
way to the show lot, the old ball
park. The equipment of the show
was carried on twenty-eight cars,
and big war tractor truck was used
to haul the heavy wagons from the
railroad cars to the show grounds,
and it was powerful truck, shaking
five or six big wagons along with
ease, and it is a great improvement
over the old way of hauling. them
with horses, although a number of
horses were also used. The show
carried the best looking lot of hors-
es which ever came with circus to
this city. The parade was given at
noon, and it was dandy good one,
the streets being lined with specta-
tors who viewed the beautiful hors..
es, pretty women, open animal
cages and in fact everything that
goes to make a circus parade. The
parade was built along patriotic lines
and was led by Old Glory, the Union
Jack, the tri-colors of France and
the flag of Italy, while all through
blue were very conspicuous. The
Reporter went to press just after
noon, so cannot give review of the
perfOrmanCe.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-08-01
Seasonable Corn Stories.

James w. Hurst was showing a
stalk of field corn Friday which ne
pulled up on the farm Of c. M. Kel,
Ter, east of Leon, which measured
ten feet tall, which is mighty good
for this early in the. season, and ne
says there are lots of the corn stalks
on the Keller farm which are as
large or larger than this one. Ths
better for record breaking corn
crop in Decatur county.-Leon Re-
porter.
but the Leader is willing to wager
that Rip VanWinkle, of White
breast township, can beat it. When,
he comes to town he will vouch that
he found stalk of corn on the fifth
of July which had reached to the
tigh altitude of 10 feet. On the
top of the fifth ear was a coon's
nest with seven young coons wait
ing for the roasting ears to develop;
while in the tasse an eagle nag
toward the east.-Chariton Leader.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-08-01
Fourth Liberty Loan September %

Washington, D. c., July 25.-The
treasury virtually has decided to
hold the fourth Liberty loan cam
tween Saturday, Sept. 2S, and Sat-
urday, Oct. 19.
An announcement is expected this
week in order to permit Liberty loan
workers and business interests to
arrange for the campaign.
The length of the drive will be
reduced from the usual four weeks,
as recommended by. many Liberty
loan workers, with the hope of avoid
ing the usual slump of interest in
the middle of the campaign.
Reasons prompting officials to
choose these dates included the fact
that farmers during October prob
ably can make liberal subscriptions
from harvest proceeds and that. it
was desirable to end the campaign
week or two before the November
elections.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-08-01
New Court Cases.

Gahuey ct al. The parties are the
heirs Of Mrs. Minnie Tharp, deceas-
ed, and ask that the shares of the
heirs be confirmed and the property
sold and divided among them. w.
J. Springer attorney for plaintiff. :,
G. d. Tallman VS.. o. c. Fuller &
Co. Suit is on a lease for property
in Van Vert on which plaintln
Tallman and Baker & Parrish at
torneys for plaintiff.
Alice Farquhar VS.. Esther Dill
saver. Plaintiff asks that a guardian
be appointed for defendant who is
76 years of age and incompetent to
manage her business affairs. C. w.
Hoffman attorney for plaintiff.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-08-01
ISSUES DEPENDENCY RULES.
With Children May bs
Put i'm Glass 4.

To clear up what appears to be a
rather hazy IN efnenn the mlnda
the classification of married regis
trans, Acting Adjutant General Lash
er Friday issued a set of instructions
relating to this matter.
Among other things, these stated
that men whose wives or children
are mainly dependent on them for
support should be placed in division
A class 4. This applies also to
widowers with children whose sup
port depends mainly on their father.
If a .r1egistrant has both wife
and child. but there are such sourc-
es of support available that the re-
moval of the registrant will not de-
prive the dependents Of reasonably
adequate support, he shall be plac-
ed in division A of class 2.
If registrant has a wife, but no
children and there are such other
sources of support available that the
removal of the registrant will not
deprive the wife of reasonably ade-
quate support, he is to be placed in
class
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-08-01
Court Again in Session.

Judge Fuller came over from Mt
Ayr Tuesday and convened district
court again for few days to wind
up the business of the July term.
tried at this term, the jurv not be-
busy season on the farm, large
number of cases have been disposed
Of at the present term of court
The following cases were disposed
of on Tuesday:
State VS.. Edward E. Cook. In
junction issued restraining defend
State VS.. Edward E. Cook. Plain
tiff pleads guilty to change of trans
porting intoxicating liquors in an
auto, fined 500 and costs.
State VS.. Arthur Wheeler. Plea of
not guilty. continued until Septem-
Der term and bond reduced from
not guilty, continued until septem-
Der term and bond reduced from
$500 to $500.
Law and Equity.
Stephen ,Varga VS.; Martin Still.
Settled and dismissed.
Varga ct al. Settled and dismissed.
John P. Haas VS. E. NJ. Hatcher.
Settled and dismissed.
Luella West VS.. Willard West ct
al Final report of referees APPROX
John Woodard VS.. Decatur county.
Dismissed without prejudice at cost
of plaintiff.
r. w. Briggs VS.. William Weaden-
hoft ct al On showing of errors,
default and judgment and decree is
cancelled and set aside.
Probate
Estate of Charles Woodard Or
der that administrator file annual
report without five days.
Guardianship of Randall Easter
Evans ct al. Charles Evans appoint
ed guardian with bond of $4,000.
Guardianship of Esther Dilsayer.
Alice FaIauhar appointed tempor- nap