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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-10

THE DALI NOVELETTE,
sTTHE flag has come, girls, and such
A ROMANCE IN KHAKI
BY MARY FREDERICK

"'THE flag has come, girls, n such
a beauty" Alice Davis announced
to her sisters as they gathered around
the table for the evening meal. IT
wish 1t could be put up tonight, but
father is away and there won't be any
one at home to do it,"
oh. but I can. and will directly after
supper" Julia, the prettiest Of the trio,
replied. And It will he such fun. too"
That makes me think, julie" the
other sister Joined in. II saw Rod Tay-
tainly looked well. He came in on the
afternoon train, and IL I'm not mis-.
taken was in a soldiers uniform, too.
Better not show his face round these
quarters, though. Ell, julie" she con-
tinued.
Julia said nothing. but IL It were not
for the gathering twilight the others
might have noted the tears in her eyes.
trying to put out of her mind. and find-
ing it so hard to do. The meal finished
and her sisters on their way to keep
out to the shed for the ladder. pre-
paratory to the unfurling of "Old
Glory Carrying IL around to the front
of the house, she braced 1t against the
balcony over the large piazza, and with
new staff on her arm. assembled to her
lofty position and was soon busily en-
gagged.
She was. in fact, so hard at work that
the buzz of little voices below failed to
attract her attention.
Cheese 1t, Jimmie" a tow-headed
chap was muttering into the ear of his
companion. She'll hear u.s. all the
time Juggling vigorously at the ladder.
Finally their evil purpose accomplished,
the two disappeared around the corner
of the house, a boy at each end of the
ladder snickering at the joke they were
playing on Aunt julie.
Brother Bob's twins, for such they
were. bore the reputation in the neigh.
borhood of young ~terrors, and it Is safe
to say they did not have to work over
time to live up to that reputation,
If our little patriot failed to witness
the villainy Of her young nephews, a
soldier of Uncle Sam, coming rapidly
down the street, did not. for he came to
an abrupt halt at the corner, undecided
whether to give chase to the young
scamps or to give way to his feelings,
unamusing sight which met his gaze.
He took neither course, however, but
continued to watch the little worker
until the flag was at last floating gayly
in the breeze.
AS Julia prepared to descend to terra
flrma, and realized the predicament she
was in, a little cry escaped her lips.
We'll. l suppose there's nothing to do
now but to wait for the girls to come
home" she bravely exclaimed, sinking
down on the floor of the balcony.
1t was virtually dark. and the lone
Illness of the silent street appalled, her
so that she was soon in tears. Try as
she might, she could not keep her
thoughts from REWRITING to the evening
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Peggy and chartered and twittered and
sang in a perfect turmoil of happi-
ness.
But there came an odd interruption.
1t was a stringent, roaring animal
call. 1t hushed the Birds into instant
silence.
Gracious me-" croaked Blue Heron.
are there lions in the city?"
Again came the peculiar call. ap.
parently from the street. Some of the
more timid Birds mounted into the
air, while others clustered about
Peggy. She was a little frightened.
but summoned up courage enough to
peek around the corner of the house.
AS she did so the call came a third
time:
"Hee:haw! Hee-haw! Hee.haw!"
IT'S just an army mule!" giggled
Peggy, breathing a lot easier. And
what she saw caused her to laugh
aloud, for there in the middle of the
street vas a mule sitting down just
like a tired dog. He was harnessed
with another mule to an army wagon
I'm which stood two eXasperated young
soldiers, who were trying their best to
get him to move. But he just sat there
and ''hee-hawed," while his teammate
looked disguised and a grinning crowd
gathered at the curb
Peggy was SO busy laughing at the
mule h didn't pay much attention to
the young soldiers. Then she noticed
they looked familiar. Running out to
the street, she saw that they were
Ben and Bill Dalton.
Hello, Ben and Bill" she cried mer.
rily; why don't o get your mule a
chair?"
Ben and Bill nearly fell off the
wagon when they heard her voice.
They glanced at her and then looked
all around.
Here I am. Can't you see me?"
she asked.
"Who-o-o are your" stammered Ben,
as their eyes came back to her.
why, I'm the invisible fairy"
laughed Peggy, suddenly understand.
ing their bewilderment. In her pre-
vious adventures with them she had
been hidden by Camouiage Perfume.
They had known her only by her voice.
They were now for the first time see.
ing her as herself. Il
I'm the nc1t chapter Peggy sud-
denly decides to become q shotD man
to jolly up the soldiers on the cue Of
their departure for Frdnce.)
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CHAPTER |
Peggy Gets q Surprise

Doggy was thinking longingly of
i Birdland. 1t seemed very far away
on this warm summer evening in the
city. How delightful now would be
its fresh air, it's breezes ripping in
the leaves, it's reStful Silences, it's
soothing trills of music as happy for.
est mothers sang their little ones to
sleep! What a relief it would offer
from the heavy, heated atmosphere of
the busy town where she was visiting,
from the roaring clatter of street cars
and trains, from the jangling hubbub
of the street, from the boisterous cho-
rusing of college lads holding a re.
union at a house across the way!
The tiny backyard garden in which
She sat knitting was charming, but,
oh, how small and close it seemed
compared to Birdland! And how lone
some! If only her beloved Birds were
here!
What was that sound? A Bird
singing? And to her? Peggy dropped
her knitting and listened. A voice
came from somewhere near:
o Princess wise.
Close your bright eyes;
Here's a surprise
You'll not despise.
Obediently Peggy shut her ewes
tight and Kept them shut despite the
fact that a curious rustling and flut.
tering made her keen to see what was
happening. The bustling noise lasted
but a moment, then came a loud, me-
lodious chorus, %singularly like the col.
lege chant Of the boys across the way:
Hail, hail, our Princess dear.
We have come to greet you,
Joyously to greet you
Hail, hail, our Princess dear
We have come to greet you now.
Peggy's eyes popped open. Then
they popped open still wider in glad
excitement as she saw the choristers.
Birds-her W Birds from Birdland-
filled the garden just as they filed
their council hall in the forest. Judge
Owl, Bob Olink, Reddy Woodpecker,
General Swallow, Miss Purple SwaI.
low, Mr.. and Mrs. Oriole, Mrs. Robin,
Homer and Carrie Pigeon, Kill-Deer,
Whip-Poor-Will, and all the others
were there, including even Blue
Heron.
Welcome, my Birds" cried Peggy.
This is a, real surprised"
Surprise! Surprise!" echoed the
Birds. Just like children at a party.
Judge Owl hoped forward and, Civ.
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ing a low bow, began a poetic explana.
ton Of their visit:
The days work was don
And we wanted fun,
So we quickly thought of you.
We've sped through the air.
Left home every care.
Peggy was perplexed. Judge Owl
certainly did have a blunt way of put
ting problems to her without a mo-
ment's notice. Here she had scarcely
had time to say "how-dee-do" to the
Birds when she was asked to figure
out how to entertain them.
II don't know what to tell you" she
began doubtfully. you see. this is
such a surprise to me that"
"Oh, don't let that worry you"
quickly hooted Judge Owl. noticing her
embarra ssment. You don't need to tell
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-10

srd the. most vicious scr. ad ii Instinct political set for the Organization"
~. I'm KAND "a a SoyWS asr LOBBYIST CHA KELLY. a Carey division leader in
friend although in entirely different WAYS
EDMUNDS. an unofficial omdaIr Who is rockingham push button when tina
prsonage wishes some political Iced ccompnshed
THE STORY THUS FAR
he had his skull cracked open by a ponceman'sc club whenh he attempted to itercede in
behalf of a poor Jewish merchant feeling the suppressed wrath OF. the guardian Of
the peace! That went taught the young millionaire that ue Organization, through
Its control of the police. dispenss favors m supres@s all opposition. The episode
with the policeman asob brings him into contact with Mike Kelly who gives Jerry his
frs lessor in practical politics.
At the same the Jerry discovers the power of buckingham. hi at the in
stance of his daughter Ruth called VI Edmunds on the lng distance telephone at
Atlanta City and commands that man to produce Jerry to uuash the charge md to
punish the offenders. Thus 1t is that the policeman is dsCharged-not for having
beaten a Citizen but for having Jared to interfere With a friend of Willard II
buckingham
His civic consciousness aroused Jerry refuses Jim Rands demand for $4,000 in
order to psh through Councils a franchise for spur track to the factory. A the
psychological omen Max Rissnan unorers the tory of the arrest of Terry and
the to events make him a popular IDOL Jerry has become interested In syHy
Awentsky, especially SO since Kelly assured him that the girl was not safe with
such men as Aadono around. When syrys father rescues his daughter rom the
gunman the latter. incensed, has Aurenuky arrested or a trumpedup charge. Mean
while Jerry had told Victor Robinson about syky. ad. the young lawyer. when he
meets the girl in the course of investigating al accident. mnedately falls in love
with her.
Although Robinson has Naldono arrested a friendly Judge releases him or bail
and the thu is able to engineer thea attack or he Lafayette Club in the Fifth Ward
and the mudr of Detectives pphy. Both events take place In lerys presence
After election. when the Town Meedng party has been baten Jerry makes plan
youngp pua hero to start a Real Republicans" party tic buck the contractors organ
zauon.
pleadnrs Of Bertha Kopel and goes to n dance of the hi Lily Social where she
meets Mahno. The sight of the gunman causes the girl to collapse, and while the
men are beatng Maldono, Sylvy is taken to Berthas home. Robinson. when h e
rcdyes the raort Of the detective he has detailed to follow Slyy calls upon the
Pr sisters to help him One of The sisters Hester Levy. invites Syvy to her home
whTe she meets Ruth.
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meal and to what her sister had said OF
hod Taylor, he who had betrayed her
trust. She found herself saying his
from the darkness below came a voice:
Can / be of any assistance? 2"
julia jumped to her feet. and peered
man in the shadows below. She made
no reply until 1t came again.
Migh / be Of some assistance"
Her voice, a trifie unsteady, returned,
why, yes. T. you will get a ladder
I will be greatly obliged"
The sound of retreating footsteps
told her he was at her bidding; and
him putting the ladder in place. and
TO her surprise heard his footsteps on
the rungs. Evidently he was testing its
steadiness. No. he was coming up. and
Julia peered again over the balcony.
As he neared the top she found herself.
looking into a pair of brown eyes, eyes
she knew. and which held her speech
less for the moment.
Rod Taylor r. she exclaimed after /:
long minute. Why are you here. and
Why, Julia. he answered. ~ have
come for you. Of course. And why not.
dearg Didn't you receive my mes
sage?"
"But-but I don't understand" she
returned. You have never even an
swered my letters. and I have received
no message from you no, not even Q
word since YOU left me-" Backing away
from the railing as she spoke.
Can Il be possible. Julia? he re-
turned. True. ] have been i'll in camp,
and ~quarantined for the last three
months In fact SO i'll I could receive no
letters and. Of course. could not write.
but L did try to send you messages
through boys. but I guess 1t was Of no
avail after all. I just recently obtained
my furlough and came as quickly as
possible"
But-your marriage" she interrupted.
"t"P of he girls read about 1t in the
p.per and told me-
"Oh. you little goose J" he shouted in
glee; then more soberly, did you not
trust me more than that, little girlf
The only marriage / was in was a mock
one, and then ] was the bride. Just a
little fun the fellows were having to
pass the time away, while I was recuper-
ating. / will show you the picture"
But there was no need for further
words. for Julia held out her hands, and
with a bound the young soldier was
over the balcony rail, where in the
shadow of the Stars n Stripes the
clouds for the young lovers were all
rolled away.
The moon and the stars came out in
the heavens one by one, but one little
star, brighter than all the rest In Julia's
eyes, Rod took from his pocket and
placed on the third finger of her left
hand. whose light, the light of love, was
to guide them on to their new-found
happiness.
Tomorro,c's Complete Norelette-"THE
LITTLE HOUSE IN THE WOOD"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-10

us how to have a good time when We
are with you. We always enjoy our.
selves. ] put that
Tell US what we shall do
into the poem just to make 1t rhyme
with
Thought quickly Of you.
I'VE poets have to do things like
that sometimes, ven though 1t doesn't
make good IN That's why some
poetry is so queer"
It's sometimes awfully hard to en-
terrain folks. particularly when they
expect you to make all their good
times for them"
Birds are not like that" put in Bob
Olink. I'VE have our own fun" And
what he said seemed true, for the
Birds appeared to be in the ~jolliest
kind of a mood. They gathered around
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-10

Archer was in Mr.. Buckingham's W
hands, and it would see employed those
weapons and that form of strategy
which the financier knew best how to
use. Within twenty -four hours the
promised list of Jerry's contributors was
in hand. 1t included, besides the rich
men of the angel chorus, some com
paratively small fish. little cashiers and
clerks and ~tellers, fioorwalkers, mill
foremen and the like-for Jerry was
trying to popularize his movement and
succeeding. AS the Big Boss a told
Mr.. Buckingham-there was getting TO
be a kind of O. fanatical enthusiasm
about 1t.
Yet not the least of these contributors
was too small to escape the notice of
Mr.. Buckingham. One by one. and
usually through the financial authori-
ties directly over them, they were sim
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-10

gled out for warning. For instance, the
head of a great department store was
told that certain OF his employees were
guilty of pernicious political activity
and that he would be held personally
responsible at the gateway OF his bank
ing credits IL these employees of his did
not withdraw their support from Jere-
miah Archer's pestiferous enterprise.
The big head of the big department
store bowed his neck meekly and obeyed
as Mr.. Buckingham expected to be
obeyed. The same sort of Instructions
were issued to banks, and to other
tinctured with Archerism as, in supreme
disgust. the financier called il. At the
same time, Mr.. Buckingham had been
sending for the big fish. the m~illionaires
who were the main support of Jerry's
movement.
CONTINUED TOMORROW
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-10

Tn precious adventures Pcggy has
been crOUned Princes Of BirdldRd
and has aided Ben and Bill Dalton to
enlist by tanning the Giant Of the
Woods. Uho takes their places on
the fdrWD
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-10

Tomorrop's Complete Norelette-"THE
LITTLE HOUSE IN THE WOOD"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-10
CHAPTER XVII

10 : year in the life Of Syivy Au-
p>gtaky had been also a year in the
- yoremiah Thomas Archer, a year
he divided himself pretty
kotWeen three things. viz. driv-
end Of the business of the Arch
Works. trying to persuade Miss
UN1ckinGham to marry him at once
ME- Gvontuslities to take care Of
oR4 laboripg to build up a
HE9D3t1ou 70 yrest the Re-
cgUl1lttee fro.n IL pres
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-10
THE A IN THE BELL
L.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, nm
ancial genius and the most powerful
man in Philadelphia as 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. a rising young
lawyer and close friend Of Jerry Archer.
He knows life In all Its bitterness and
has risen above II.
SYLvY AURENTSKY. a young girl
Of the ghetto. whose father Is unable to
overcome political and economic oppres-
sion.
JOE MALDONO. a gunman and gang
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1918-01-15
URGES PORK CONSERVATION.

tkE Review LEASED NlreN
SALT LAKE CITY. Jan. 14.-That
the government control of the con
somption of meat without supplying 3
corresponding outlet for the product
was working hardship on the cattle
raisers was the contention of Frank
J. Hagenbarth. president of the Ma
tional Wool Growers association in
speech delivered at the 2lst annual
convention of the American Livestock
association here this afternoon
Nj. Hagenbarth said that as a re
suit OF the meatless days. cattle were
increasing and thereby providing a
burden which he said should not be
borne by the livestock men. He as-
serted that pork should be conserved
in preference to beef
Mr.. Hagenbarth's speech was
scheduled to be given at tomorrow
session OF the livestock as
convention. but due TO the
absence Of Sam II. Cowan and ]. V.
Delaney. who were ON the program to
speak today. he delivered the speech
this afternoon. The ASSOCIATION wait
ed until the last minute for Mr.. Co
wan or Mr. Delaney. but when they
failed to appear, called upon NJ.
Immediate elimination Of meatls7s
days insofar Is they apply to beef.
veal. mutton ana lamb. was urged up
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1918-01-15

on the gOvsrrmcnt ny l. T Pryor,
president OF the association He IL
clared that by the eIimins ION il would
encourage the consumption OF me
products of which he said. there was
a surplus. and release for the con
sumption of the associated OF the Uni
ted States in the war a vast amount
OF hog meat and fats. SO essential to
the overseas nations and their armies
The convention opened with what
was said TO De the largest attendance
al any annual meeting since the organ
iEation Of the association. Storms in
the east. however. are reported u
have prevented several from attend
ing. Speeches OF those scheduled TO
speak but unable to reach here will
be read.
Speeches OF welcome were delivered
by Governor Simon BSmberger OF
Utah: Mayor W Mont Ferry Of Salt
Lake City. and NJ. Y. Parsons second
vice president Of the association. OF
Salt Lake City. John W. Springer OF
Denver, Colo. responded
In conformity eith a resolution
passed by the executive committee Of
the association. President ProyOr sent
a telegram to David r Houston. sec
rotary OF agriculture. asking that he
make every effort 10 prevent the re
opening Of the JuareZ Packing com
pany'S plant at Juarez. Mex Il was
believed that the re-Opening OF the
plant would furnish an outlet 10
American cattle stolen in raids by
Mexican bandits.
Dwight r. Heard OF Phoenix. ArizO
ma. was chosen chairman Of the resO-
buttons committee by the executive
The resolutions commit
tee viii meet tomorrow.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1918-01-15
~ go - 10

SALT LAKE CITY. Jan 1.-THE
American National livestock assOcis-
ticn and the Livestock producers Of
the United States represented by II
are patriOticsHy hack Of the go ern-
nent and its military forces 10 the end.
that the great world war may be won
for liberty and justice
This was the message sent today
from the twenty-first annual .colven-
ton Of the National LirestocE assOcie-
ton in session here 10 General John
J. PeTshins. commander o. the Ameri-
can expeditionary forces now in
France.
The telegram reads:
Annual convention American Ma
tional Livestock association send
hearty greetings 10 you and our boys
in France. We stand back Of you in
winning the war"
Dominant Note
Patriotism vas the predominant
chord Of the convention and was the
keynote OF every address delivered be
fore the opening session President
J. T Pryor sounded the tocsin Of pa
triOtic cooperation between the live
stock men and TIE government in his
annual address when ne declared that
the liV7s-OCt men as producers OF
meat ask nothing OF the government
but a fair pdOfit upon their product
and that they be not expected 10 pro
duce it at a loss The president vOic-
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1918-01-15

visOry board the committee on federal
reserve and grazing lands and the
committee on predatory wild animals
resolutions were adopted protestins
any proposed advances in grazing fees,
asking for certain alterations in the
sraZing regulations pertaining to for
est reserves and calling upon congress
for an appropriation of S5O0.eOo for
immediate use by the biological sur
vey in the determination OF Gestrue-
tive animals.
The convention opened its first ses-
sion with an attendance of more than
six hundred delegates from this and
other states.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1918-01-15
BRITISH CASUALTY LIs1

LONDON. Jan. l4.-British casually
reported during the week tOtalled %.
979. divided as follows,
Killed or died 81 wOunds-OfficerS.
III; men 5.l4S. Wounded or missins
officers sea; men 1S.40s.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1918-01-15
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