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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-09

ming hundred yards or so under the
ice and coming up when necessary to
breathe.
when he came to the solid ice M
scrambled up on it with perfect uncon Il
Germ. though he saw us moving abouf.
Evidently he took us and the bark
ing dogs for foxes, and Immediately on
landing he proceeded at a leIsurely walk
toward us, showing neither hostility nor
curiosity. but mere unconcern. We
killed him when he was in a suitable
position for skinning
During the next few GAYS other
bears came in such rapid succession
that 1t was not necessary for us to kill
any more seals. 1t was not that we
preferred bear meat to seal, but rather
the contrary. Both are good eating as
far as taste is concerned, but bear meat
is stringy and the fbers of it get be-
tween your teeth and make your gums
sore, which is not true of any- other
wild meat known to me. For that rea
son bears are the least welcome diet
but in this case we had only a limited
amount of ammunition, and as seals
average only 150 pounds in weight,
while bears average 800 pounds, and
some run to double that weight, it was
evidently more economical to use our
cartridges on bears.
but we soon concluded that the
killing of winter supply could safely
be put off until August or September.
! even were it Ultimately necessary. We
therefore began to scare the bears away.
This in general was not difficult to do.
| although one big male bear that neither
noise nor strange antics would frighten
had to be killed. 1t wasn't that he
really had any intention OF attacking
us, but he simply insisted on walking
INTO camp, procedure which held
possibilities of awkward complications.
During the two weeks and ninety
miles of our westward drift, summer
came upon'us in the form of thaw water
on top of the ice, seagulls in the water
lanes around us, land birds migrating
to the north, and white whales putting
and blowing. They frequently kept us
awake at night, not by the actual noise
| they made, but because the dogs kept
barking at the strange sounGs. These
whales moved by us in hundreds each
day; some days undoubtedly in thou
sands. We did not try to kill any OF
them, both because we had plenty OF
fat and because we knew that at this
season white whales sink readily and
in the absence of harpoons and floats
are very difficult to save after being
killed.
"As we saw these magnificent
schools of great animals travelling by.
in many cases only few yards away,
We planned that on any future expe-
dition we would carry a small harpoon
gun, but later We have come TO the
conclusion that this would scarcely be
worth while. For, although whales
J could easily enough be secured il one
had such a gun, still we have by now
come to place such implicit reliance ais
seals that, so long as we have the
proper gear for securing them, we don't
think It worth while to take pains about
any other kind Of food, - Kansas Cf1y
I Star, Is
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-09
BRUNO DUKE, Solver of Business Problems
HAROLD WHITEHEAD Author of "7he Business Career Peter
(CopyriEht)

ferent. There Is comparatively little
evening restaurant business in Newark,
for people who want to dine out go to
New York
Miss Elan and Miss Howarth both
nodded their heads slowly and thought
fully as they followed Dukes explana
ton.
''As a matter Of fact" he continued,
"the luncheon trade is still very shaky.
Tell us. Peter" he turned to me as he
spoke. what you discovered during the
week
They all looked at me as I began to
speak.
''Mr. Duke suggested that note
carefully for week the people who
lunch here. Well. | did so and was a
bit surprised to find that. while few
people had got into the habit of coming
every day, the majority of people were
strangers. Some people come in twice
during the week, but. generally speak
ing, the number of regular diners is
very small
''Oh. dear me" sighed Miss Howarth
Just as we thought we had solved the
lunch problem Mr.. Flint has to find out
that horrid thing. think it's dread
full :"
at is. indeed | said quietly, "but
it S better to know the truth now. when
we can control it. than to find it out
too late!S
But why" Miss Howarth com
planned. don t people come back: They
cannot get better value anywhere else
even though i oughtn't to say so.
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both see and hear distinctly. and halted
in stupefaction. Lem was not frown
ing: he was smiling. He was not roar
ing; he was singing.
"Hullo Cap" called out Lem.
"Hullo, Lem" said Captain Heze
kiah.
mice day Cap"
Fine. You seem happy Lem"
"Who wouldn't be happy when ones
pIaps work out right" inquired Tuck
er.
What plans?" asked Captain Heze
kiah.
" Bout Bess and Tommy. That they
should marry said Lem.
Captain Hezekiah sat down on thu
first step. He felt weak.
"You wanted-them-to marry?" HI
asked thickly.
Sure thing. Had it all planned
since Tom and Bess were mites.
didn't let on, though. That niece O
mine is the most contrary-minute sh'
knows | want her to do a thing sh'
makes up her mind she won't dc
il. But I got ahead of her this
time" Lem slapped his knee. II wa
dead set against it And it worked, man
II worked. They've elOped!' -
II heard they did said Captain
Hezekiah.
The next complete nOvelette-Th
New Maid.
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glazed look. Fight suddenly died out
Of them.
"Iou went on a missionary tour on
tn" Ottawa river. At Radley you toiled
and rested from your toil-and feasted.
The girl had no father or brother, but
her uncle was a railway man. He
heard where you were. and he hired
with my company to come out here as
a foreman. He came to drop ON you
The day after he came he had bad
accident. ! went to see him. He told
me all his nerves were unstrung, you
observe. He meant to ruin you, as
you ruined the girl. He had proofs
enough. The girl herself is in Winn-
peg. Well, ! know life, and | know
man and mans follies and temptations
| thought it pity that a career and a
life like yours should be ruined-''
\ groan broke from the twitching lips
before him. and heavy sweat stood out
on the round. rolling forehead
IF the man spoke. | knew it would
be all up withsyou, for the world is very
hard on men of God who fall. I've
AN hours passion and folly. | said to
myself that you were only human, and
that maybe you had paid heavy in re-
morse and fear. Then there was the
honor of the town-of Lebanon.
II couldn't let the thing take its
course. | got the doctor to tell the
man that he must go for special treat =
meut to a hospital in Montreal. and |
we'll, | bought him off on his promis
| ing to keep his mouth shut. He was
a bit stiff in terms, because he said the
girl needed the money. The child died,
luckily for you. Anyhow | bought him
off. and he went. That was year ago.
I've got all the proofs in my pocket.
even to the three silly letters you wrote
her when your senses were stronger
than your judgment. | was going to
see you about them today
He took from his pocket a small
packet, and held them before the other S
face. Have a good look at your own
handwriting, and see if you recognize
it," Ingolby continued.
But the glazed. shocked eyes die
not see. Reuben Triple had passed
the several stages of horror during In
golby's merciess arraignment. and HI
had nearly collapsed before he heard the
end of the matter. When he knew thai
Ingolby had saved him. his strength
gave way. and he trembled violently
Ingolby looked round and saw jug o
water. Pouring out n glassful. hi
, thrust it into the fat, wrinkled fingers
, Drink and pull yourself together,
he said sternly
The shaken figure Strengthened itself
and the water was gulped down. ="
thank you" he said in husky voice.
| You see | treated you fairly, an,
| that you've been fool:"s Ingolb
asked with no lessened determination
' ~ have tried to atone, and--''
1 "No. you haven't had the right spiri
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-09
Author Of THE Seats OF tho Mighty"
The Money Master" etc.

to atone. You were fat with vanit!
and self conccit. I've watched you"
''In future l will"
"Wcll, that rests with yourself, bu
your health is bad and you're MOI
going to take the funeral tomorrow
You've had sudden breakdown, ant
you're going to get a call from some
church in the East-as far East a,
Yokohama or Bagdad. ! hope; and leave
here in a few weeks. You understand
I've thought the thing out, and you
got to 60. You'll do 10 good to your
self or others here. Take my advice
and wherever you so, walk six miles
day at least, work i'll garden, eat
half as much as you do, and be good
to your wife. It's bad enough for any
woman TO be parsons wife. but to be
parsons wife and your wife, too
wants lot of fortitude.
The heavy figure lurched to the up
right, and steadied itself with force
'l'll do my best-so help me God -
he said and looked Ingolby squarely in
the face for the first time.
''All right, see you keep your word -
lngolby replied. and nodded good by.
The other went to the door, and laid
a hand Oh the knob.
Suddenly Ingolby stopped him, and
thrust Il little bundle of bills into his
hand. '"rhcres a hundred dollars for
your wife. lt'll pay the expense OF
moving" he said.
A look of wonder, revelation and
gratitude crept into Triples face. IL
will keep my word. so help me God -
he said again.
"All right. good by" responded
Ingolby abruptly. and turned away.
A moment afterward the door CLOSED
behind the Rev. Reuben Triple ant
his influence in Lebanon.
Il couldn't shake hands with him, ;
said Ingolby to himself, but In glat
he didn't sniffle. There's some stuff in
him-if it only has a chance"
i've done Il good piece of business
Berry" he said chcerfully as he passet
through the barber shop <
"Suh. if you say so. said the barber
and they left the shop together
CONTINUED TOMORROW
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The stranger was a good teacher, and
soon many of the male birds were sing
ing his song almost as good as he was
himself, Catbird and Brown Thrush
were particularly bright pupils and they
made the woods ring with their war
bling.
When the song was learned, the birds
darted away to try It on any little
girl who looked as il she might become
a lovely daughter to the mysterious
stranger. While waiting for their re-
turn the stranger sang his story to
Peggy and Billy, telling them how, when
he was young man, he had loved
maiden of wondrous sweetness and
beauty. On the eve of their wedding
day, her father had carried her away
and forced her to marry another. That
was the last the stranger had seen Of
her.
And all these years I have been
lonely" he sang. "F am true to my
first love and will wed no other. But
perhaps IL 1 had a daughter could
be happy again.
Peggy, listening with delight to his
song as she lay on the ground. and
noting the tender light in his kindly
eyes, thought to herself the orphan who
got him as a father would be lucky
indeed, he had so much love to give
her 8
The song was broken into by a shrek
from General Swallow.
Here comes charming orphan girl.
Sing, stranger, sing!
And the stranger sang SO sweetly that
no one could possibly resist the spell OF
his song.
(Tomorroic tcill be told hoo the
stranger loses a lovely daughter tohen
he almost has her.
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to tell the truth. had begun to fear
that. my own singing would not bring
a daughter to me, so drew the birds
with my song, and was teaching It to
them, so that they could go out and
find some fair maiden in need of a
father and lead her to me. But of o
sudden away went all the birds up the
chimney, vanishing like smoke from a
fire."
You'd have had trouble teaching
them your song" laughed Billy. Most
of them, were lady birds and you know
lady birds are usually so busy raising
their families they leave the singing to
the males
Come, birds! Come and have a
singing lesson, so you can go forth and
find a lonely orphan girl to become the
lovely daughter of the mysterious
stranger" cried Peggy. And at once
the birds came hocking out of the
bushes and trees to get their lesson.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-09

."Quite true, Miss Howarth," Duke
assured her. but habit is a queer
thing. People get into the habit of din i
ing in the same place day after day,
and while they will try a new place
once-and like it immensely, of course,r
he added hastily, they swing back to
the place they are in the habit of GO
ing to-"
That's good psychology" agreed
Betterly.
Never mind your psychology Miss
Elan said curtly, give us a practical
suggestion. ] must say I feel hopeless.
This task of managing a business 10,
beyond me. / fear. I seem to know
nothing and-don't apply properly what
do know. There" she laughed, now
I'm all tangled up
Get them into the habit Of coming
every day. mused Duke almost inau-
dibly. "The problem to solve first Il
how to get lunch patrons to come fire :
quently right away so that coming to-
The Golden Hour restaurant will
quickly become a habit
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-09

"E'EAR not!' sang the mysterious
L stranger to Peggy. II come with
love in my heart seeking lovely little
daughter. You have answered my call.
Embrace your new father "
But | already have father whom
| love dearly" answered Peggy, while
Billy held her tightly so that she could
not be drawn away by the supposed
spell of the stranger. II cannot be
your daughter"
"Alas. Alas! ] feared 1t would be
so," cried the singer, his song turning
to sorrowful chant. Far and wide
have I sought lovely daughter; far
and wide have sent my song to draw
her to me; far and wide have gone my
hopes and my love, but alas and alack
only sadness is my answer He
looked at Peggy with such longing eyes
she felt quick desire to comfort him.
Cant you find girl who hasn't any
father" she asked. ''I'm sure that
in this broad world there must be some
lonely orphan who would be happy to
become your daughter"
That is my hope" replied the
stranger That is why | sing and
sing and sing, for the daughter that I
want must love the song of birds and be
happy living among them as l do"
"But you cant find daughter away
out here in the woods" declared Billy.
"My song went to the borders of the
forest and drew you here answered
the stranger with shrewd smile. But
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-09
Food Problem While Adriff ON Ice

T. ,., ,o,l v;u,ioI,,, ctofo,
Son' WIFI TWO companions ana SIX
dogs. found himself adrift on an ice
cake in Beaufort Sea. north of Alas
Ia A stoodv wind fron, ,no oo.+ Lon+
=, p'
widening the Spa'e OF open sea petWeeh
the ice cake end Banks Island. Real
izing that he might have to spend a
year or year and half drifting about
the food supply became question of
supreme Importance. One of Stefans-
sons theories, upon which the Arctic
trip was in part based, was that ex.
plorers in the frozen north could olive
off the land, killing what they required
in the way Of food. Stefansson says
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-09

doubt was meant to do good. but will
only do harm he said abruptly.
The fabby minister flushed, and then
made an effort to hold his own.
II speak as ! am moved" he said
putting out his lips.
"You spoke on this occasion before
you were moved-just little while br-
fore. answered lngoby grimly. THE
/ speaking was last night, the moving
comes today.
/ Il don't get your meaning. was the
thick rrjoindrr. The man had a feel
ing that there was some real danger
ahead.
"You preached sermon last night
which might bring riot and bloodshed
between these two towns. though YOU
I knew the mess that's brewing
/ "My conscience is my own. ! Gm
responsible to my Lord for words which
| ! speak in His name, not to you.
/ "Your conscience belongs to your
! self but your acts belong to all of
ms. If there is trouble at the Orange
| funeral tomorrow it will be your fault.
/ The blame will lie at your door.
1.-The sword of the Spirit
"Oh, you want the sword, do YOU;
You want the sword. ch:' lngulby :
law was set now like milestone. "Well,
YOU can have it. and have it now.
If You had taken what | said III the
right way. | would not have done what
I'm going to do. I'm going TO send
you ont of Lebanon You're bad
m
go.
who are you to tell me ! must 60.
The fat hands quivered on the table
with anger and emotion, but also with
fear of something. You may be a
rich man and own railways, but
But | am not rich, and | don
own railways. Lately bad feeling has
been growing on the Sagalac, and only a
| spark was needed to fire the riCks. You
struck the spark in your sermon last
night. | don't see the end of it all,
One thing is sure-you're not going to
take the funeral service tomorrow
The slack red lips of the man OF
God were gone dry with excitement, tn,
loose body swayed with the struggle t.
fight it out.
"rll take no orders from you the
husky voice protested. My conscience
alone will guide me. I'll speak the
: truth as ! feel it, and the people vii
stand by me.
I'm that case you will take orders
from me. I'm going to save the towr
from what hurts it, if | can. I've go
no legal rights over you, but | hav'
, r,oral rightS and I moan To pnfOrcI
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-09

II hope you are selecting play.
mates whose companionship win
be Of value to you" said Jimmy's
mother.
"Oh, sure" replied Jimmy:
skinny Jones is teaching me how
to black eyes, and Tug Higgins
says, If I'll give him my roller
skates, he'll teach me the punch
that knocked out Bombardier
Wells. Tit Bits.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-09
THE WORLD FOR SALE
Copyright, 1918, bV Harper Bros.
THIS STARTS TIE STORY

Fleda Druse, daughter of Gabriel
Druse, of gypsy blood, shoots in a
canoe the Carlton Rapids, on the
Sagalac river, where it flows between
the towns of Manitou and Lebanon
in the Canadian Northwest. She Is
rescued from the whirlpools below by
Max Ingolby. manager of great in
terests, who has come to Lebanon to
unite the two towns and make them
the center of commerce in the west
crn north. On the shore she is in
suited by Felix Marchand, powerful
but disreputable character of Mani
tou. Ingolby attacks Marchand. who
VOWS revenge Fleda is claimed by
one Jethro Fave as his wife under
pypsy custom which united them in
marriage when they were children.
Fleda rejects him. Marchand stlrs
I'M n feud between the two towns in
order TO foil Ingolby's ambitions. y
strike is to he called. lngolby 8 new
bridge is to be blown up and he him
self thrown into the river. lngoIby
and Fave meet for the first time.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-09
DREAMLANDA ADVENTUR Daddy
1.-THE SINGING STRANGER"

(Pe0op, Billy and tho birds are
dra,on into the goods BY a mysterious
bird song. They find that the singer
is an old, tohiskered man. Billy
thinks him a siren. After the birds
escape from the spell of his song he
drates Peggy BY its speet pooer.)
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-09
THE PROBLEM OF THE NEW
RESTAURANT
4 Problem Connected With Habits

4 Problem Connected With Habits
A FTER Bruno Duke had told us that
"A THE Golden Hour restaurant
must have regular patronage for other
meals than lunch if it was to make a
profit. we all looked wise, but said
nothing until Betterly, the advertising
man, said:
II suppose jazz band--'
That's as far as he got. for we all
put up kick. Mr.. Betterly is pretty
smart, and he knows how to get out OF
a corner, for he remarked in an in :
jurcd tone:
II wish you had allowed me to finish
| want to suggest that n jazz band is
n nuisance. and it might be a good idea
to advertise he fact that we do not
have one"
"Won't do" laughed Duke. GIVE
heard you say to clients that they
should advertise positive virtues and SO
talk about what they do and not waste
good money in telling people what you
don't do
"Well. it's the best ! could think OF
in hurry" was his calm response.
"The problem is not one of adver
tising yet. but of general policy. W.
we have a plan of action we can adver =
tise it," Duke said seriously, ignoring
Betterly's frivolous comment.
After a few moments awkward 81
lence Miss Howarth asked abruptly:
advertising got us plenty of patrons
for lunch; by the same premise it
should get them for dinner also-why
won't it,
That's a reasonable question. Miss
Howarth. - Duke began, land I'll try
to answer it. In the first place, there
are crowds of people who have to buy
lunch at midday. so i'll advertising
lunches we are advertising something
that people want-we don't have to
create a demand. but merely attract to
THE Golden Hour restaurant some OF
the demand that is already created.
Now with dinner patrons it's diff
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Instruction

CONTINUED TOMORROW
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Tomorrow TOLL be told hoo the
stranger loses a lovely daughter phen
he almost has her,
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-18
Kansas Lands.

Thomas County. Kansas, Wheat Land.
WATSON & Brennan,
Real Reliable Realty"
Tyler 1905. 544 World Herald Bldg.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-18
Iowa Lands.
15-ACRE FARM.

S miles east Of Council Bluffs, prac-
tically all farm land Four-room cottage,
small barn, vineyard and few fruit trees
Good road to city; $4,000.
MGEE REAL ESTATE co.
105 Pearl ST., Council Bluffs. Ia.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-18

WANTED at once, middle aged man who
is capable OF handling steam for work
in rendering plant, out of town. Ad-
dress C. p. Smith, Griswold, Ia
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-18
HELP WANTED.
Male and Female.

MdlC anu IGINdlS.
WANTED-Men, ladies and boys to learn
barber trade; big demand: wages while
learning; strictly modern. Call or write
14o2 Dodge st. Tri-City Barber College.
RAILWAY mail examinations. January
II: $1,000 year; list vacancies free.
Franklin Institute, Dept. $50 Y, Ro-
chester, N. Y.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-18

A. A. PATZMAN.
3o1 Karbach Blk. Tyler bs4
Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-18
BIRTHS AND DEATHS.
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

The, following permits were issued to
swea' "a Addras. Age
John McCabe, Omaha .........''.....a ~
bertha Armstrong, Omaha. ..........2o
lanes Guinane Omaha. ............A "a
Alice Blanche Mohr. Omaha. a..'..''''''-l
Ralph c. Farrar, Plattsmouth. Neb: 2S
Flora e. Mesinger, Plattsmouth, Neb.. lS
wade Hamilton Green, Omaha. 81
Wiihelma Watson. Omaha. a.......... ...So
Carl c. Kirchmann. Yutan, Neb. .....4!
Minnie Bailey, Yutan, Neb.. ........l
Salomon Lagman. Omaha. ..........zS
Ida Herman, Omaha. '..s
Ralph H. Armstrong Greenwood, Neb zs
Clara A. Olsen, Omaha. a...............H III
BUILDING PERMITS.
The following building permit. Eas been
Issued: 20
|krick and reinforced concrete dwelling
E513 .0e0.