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this house and got what they could, and
I believe they virtually cleaned out my
cousins farm
Really" said Mr.. Hobhouse.
Really indeed? Ha, ha! Do you
know I found even the Scollays selling
them things"
"Oh, 1 expect every one has been
making hay while the sun shines"
said he.
He had had one of his moody at
tacks so lately as the day before, but he
had quite recovered his good humor
by now, and in fact was in an extra
jovial mood this evening. We sat
up. till about haf-past 10, and then
went up to our bedrooms.
l had reached the stage of pajamas
and was just opening my window for
the night when the dreadful thing hap
pened. Suddenly the whole island seem =
ed to be illuminated. I turned my eyes
instinctively to the place where the
Uruguay lay, and there high into the
heavens mounted binding pillar of
fame. The wind was still blowing
pretty fresh away from me and toward
the ship, but even against it the roar
that followed shook every window and
door in the house. The pillar of flame
vanished the next instant, but high in
the air fire balls seemed to linger for
some minutes. And then the pillar OF
! smoke rose up.
1t rose and rose, swift and gigantic,
growing all the while greater and more
terrible in girth, till at last when it
was some hundreds of feet high 1t slowly
stretched out at the top until it locked
like some huge evil tree seen in a
nightmare.
And there stood at the window and
stared. And there on the spot where
H.M.S. Uruguay with her crew of hun
dreds and all her complement of officers
largely R.N.R. and R.N.V.R. men
like -myself) had lain, stood that ri :
gantic pillar of smoke. Then all at
once I realized that everything living
in that ship and most of her inanimate
self was represented now only by that
foul column.
| heard the Doctors door open and
his voice say: Mr.. Hobhouse Hob :
house ~
l had presence of mind to clap nv
glasses hurriedly on my nose before j
rushed into the passage.
"What has happened? Is that the
ship gone, do you think?" he asked in a
low voice.
I noticed that he seemed a man with
good control over his feelings. ]
had mine, too, pretty we'll in hand, but
to play the absurd Thomas Hobhouse
at such a moment was m6re than ]
cared to do. l preferred to show a little
of what / felt and get away from him
on that excuse. So stammered some
thing, and then we looked at one an
other for moment, and i hurriedly
went back to my room.
CONTINUED TOMORROW
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ed and their search became more
anxious. King Bird was badly upset,
for he feared that in one of his snaps
at Peggy he might have swallowed her
without knowing it. He flew back and
forth looking everywhere for her.
Here am, King Bird, don't worry
over me- buzzed Peggy, but King
Bird never heard her. for her buzz
was like the buzz of the hundreds Of
honey bees with whom she. was flying.
He didn't know her, either, for all
lady bees looked alike to him, and he
kept away from them, for he knew
they could all sting alike, too.
In the clover field Peggy went joy
fully to work, and soon had the sack
in her throat filled to the brim with
sweet honey. All around her were other
lady bees filling their sacks, but so busy
were they. that none had smile or a
pleasant word for her. Instead of
buzzing happily from flower to flower
as Peggy and Billy and Bundle Bee
Buzz had done in their jolly fun, the
workers went at their task very seri-
ously, not wasting d second in playing
or looking around.
Still they made very pretty picture
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was one of those auxiliary cruisers
which have been doing so many odd jobs
and getting through so much dirty,
risky, arduous work during this war.
What had brought her under the lee
of Ramsay 1 could but guess; some en-
gine trouble and that gale on top of it
most probably, but there she was, and
there were the islanders standing at
each door gazing at her. l gazed, too,
for a while and then came back to our
early dinner.
Going out again in the afternoon, the
affable Mr.. Hobhouse was passing the
time of day with couple of petty Of
ticers within five minutes, and as he
continued his walk he saw that, what
ever was the reason, II. NJ. S. Uruguay
was not going to leave Immediately. The
wind had now fallen to a stiff breeze,
and as she lay under the shelter of the
island, shore leave had evidently been
given to a number of the men. First
at 0ne farm and then at another he
could spy parties of bluejackets buying
butter and eggs, poultry and cheese,
could get. 1t was cheerful to see them
again, and yet one uncomfortable
thought did cross my mind as 1 looked
at their great gray ship anchored
there.
"What a sitting target for a sub
marine!" 1 said to myself. Pray
heaven no submarine turns up here to-
day -
had gone out to the bare northern
headland and was heading home again
for tea when I happened to see on the
road a small knot of these bluejackets,
just parting from a couple of country
men. This pair turned toward me and
in a moment recognized my acquant-
ances Peter Scollay, Jr., and Jock.
Mr.. Hobhouse had visited their house
several times by now and was on the
most friendly terms with the family.
Good day, Peter' he cried as he
passed them. 'Have you been taking
your brother to look at the ship?"
For some reason Peter stared at him
in an odd way, and Jock burst into one
of his loudest laughs. Peter seemed
to humble something which Mr.. Hob
house failed to catch, and then when
they had passed he could see him
laughing, too.
To be laughed at without knowing
the reason why is always irritating,
even to one of Mr.. Hobhouse's excep-
tionally amiable temperament, and it
had the effect of suddenly sharpening
his critical faculties. A thing struck
him that had never happened to strike
him before. What was that great
strapping Scollay fellow doing at home
on a small craft where he was quite
superfuous, when his country needed
every man? And why did the lout
stare and then laugh? Considering
what a vigilant eye was watching him
behind Mr.. Hobhouse's glasses, it
seemed to me unwise as well as rude.
In a moment I passed the bluejack-
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cts, who were distributing some pur-
chases among their party before they
set out for their ship, and l saw a
possible excuse for Peters amusement,
though it seemed poor one. a
The men were carrying q couple OF
baskets of eggs, two or three large
cheeses, a parcel which probably con-
tanned butter, and one or two poultry.
Presumably the pair had been selling
them some of this assortment, and per
haps my suggestion that they had been
merely sight seeing struck them as hu-
morous. 1t argued poor sense of hu-
NOR; still, there was one possibility.
Once more the amiable Mr.. Hobhouse
showed his friendly spirit by addressing
a few kindly words to the good fellows
(that was what he called them, as be-
ing the phrase most suited to his foolish
appearance), and in his artless way he
was able to gather that he had been
correct in supposing that Peter and
Jock had been among their purveyors.
Unfortunately he had not the, foresight
to inquire particularly which Of the ar
ticles those two had purveyed. But
l wonder very much whether any pos
sible reader of this account, given what
l knew up to this point, can honestly
say that he would have put that ques-
ton?
Well, l got home and sat down to
high tea with Doctor Kendall, and of
course he began to talk of the Uruguay s
visit. Even if nothing else had hap
pcned afterward, such an event would
have given Ramsay food for several
days conversation.
1--WE are probably eating our last eggs
and our last butter for the next week
to come" he said with laugh. 'These
sailors have cleared the island out, from
all l can hear. They've even been to
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-16
DREANlLANDA NDADVENTURES-- -ByD Daddy
"THE NEW BEE QUEEN"

in the gaily colored clover and Peggy
paused to enjoy the scene.
Buzz Buzz Why do you idle while
others work?'' demanded a fro*nins,
masterful lady bee, giving Peggy a
that this lady bee was Busybuzz, one
Of the leading workers in the hive.
II was just enjoying the view. Isn't
it pretty?' said Peggy.
"What nonsense ~ shifted Busy
buzz. Bees are too busy to waste
their time with pretty views. Get to
work. e
"But I'm visitor. don't have 10
work" ISL
More nonsense All lady bees have
to work." buzzed Busybuzz. 3
mot all, Busybuzz. You forget the
queen" spoke up a worker on the other
side of Peggy. Maybe this fair bee
is a queen in disguise"
'Don't be silly, Honeydew. She is
just a lazy lady bee," shifted Busy
buzz.
but, we might make her queen
when we drive our old queen out,''
whispered Honeydew.
ihtlS you 81 phottihS uSoiht tAOhOJ
dew. And it will get you into trouble.
As for me, I'm on the side Of the old
queen. We will take this young up-
start into our hive, but it will be as =
worker, not as queen"
"I'll make you a queen yet," whis-
pered Honeydew into Peggy's ear, as
the bees, their sacks filed, winged
their way toward the hives.
"T don't want to be queen, and 1
don't believe want to visit your hive,"
said' Peggy, hanging back.
Nonsense You've been adopted
into our swarm and you'll have to go
along" shifted Bhsybuzz. And Peggy
soon found that what Busybuzz said
was true. She was a prisoner of the
bees, and they were hurrying her to-
ward the hives.
fTomorrotp t1ill be told hoio Billy
! finds Peggy, bit cannot rescue her.)
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BRUNO DUKE, SOLver of Business Problems
HAROLD WHITEHEAD Auhor of 7he Business Career of Peter Fnt
Eyes, of course-but Mr.. Duke

Eyes, of course-but Mr.. Duke"
"I don't know this Mr.. Duke, but
having started with you, wish to know
something more of the position. I've
answered all your questions--now ex-
pect you to answer mine.
Let me confess that he struck me as
such a persistent, well up, we'll
educated chap that / didn't want .to
risk letting him get away, SO / gave
him an outline of the plan.
He listened attentively and then re-
marked, THAT seems reasonable, now
I'll see Mr. Duke, please"
He tackled Duke as persistently as he
did me-but to my surprise Duke told
him that if he cared to 60 to New York
he would hire him, but he could not hire
him for Detroit.
"I won't leave Detroit, so I'll leave
right away. Glad to have met you and
sorry we can't get together. Good day."
and with brisk, business like nod he
stalked out.
"Why didn't you hire him for De-
troit?" I asked in a whisper
"More psychology, Peter" Duke
laughed. "He would be too much for
Odd to manage. His temperament would
clash with Odds more easy going, ten
der hearted, plastic nature. He would
either boss Odd, or else drive him so
hard that out of desperation Odd would
fire hint would be a case Of incom-
patibility of temper. Now the New
York manager is a heavy -jawed, bull
dog type of man who couldn't be brow
beaten, see?'
saw all right, but admit I'd for
gotten what Duke had said before about
getting men who could work with par
ticular manager.
"Now let Doliber interview the men
and you try your hand with the wo-
men," Duke suggested.
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him, for l sized him up as poorly paid
bookkeeper who wanted to get out of a
rut-kept bobbing up every second
to ask what such and such a question
meant. His sheet was full of explana-
tions and corrections. He was as fussy
as hen with lone chick.
had the job of telling him as kindly
as I knew how that I feared that he
wasn't exactly fitted for our work. 1t
was tough to tell him, for he just wilted
and with little shrug of his shoulders
said: -.
II don't, blame you'll know I'm a
failure" and he left.
| One chap l was glad to turn down.
He had cigarette stuck on his lower
| lip and as he spoke it waggied up ana
down.
Said he, ''Say old feller, jest wise me
to the sweet idea?'
Fill in the blank first"
"Sure, kid, I know that, but, Of
course, you amt going to run the teach
ing business free-what's the catch ?'
''In that case, I'll not keep you. You
don't want to work for firm you can't
trust. I'm afraid you will not fit into
our organization. Good evening"
81 didn't want a job. knew you
was fake, but you can't trim Inc. Say,
before I'd work for yuu--''
'There's the door," I broke in.
"Gettin' scared, are ye? Well? I'll
60 when I'm good and ready-d'je get
me?"
stood up angrily, whereat he backed
out of the room with promises Of wait
ing for me-
A few live wires I turned over to
Bruno Duke. Every time I took in a
fresh one I saw that he was taking
and laughing with those already there
and apparently they were all having a
good time. Four women were there
also, but they kept more. or less to
themselves.
| One incident must speak of. A fine
young chap, who I may mention stated
on his blank that he must stay in De-
troit. filled in his blank perfectly and
then said to me:
please give me details of the plant?"
eff you'll come with me Mr.. Duke
will see you"
Don't you know ft?" he asked
sharply. .'..
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you, Mr.. Greer, and I'm so happy to-
day I could shout the cause from the
house tops. OF course, though, I real
ize it is best not to do my shouting in
the office, so, though I am glad to tell
you of my good frtune, we will keep il
a secret, won't we2"
They were passing through the park,
and Norman suggested they sit down for
a few moments.
"Yes, am only too glad to tell you
you see Mr.. Donald has offered me a
position as his secretary, to live and
travel with Mrs. Donald and him. Isn't
that a glorious opening for me? Can
you tell me Of a more wonderful fu =
ture? -
A queer expression passed over his
face, and he turned to her excitedly:
"Can 1, Norma? Yess, I can tell you
of future for which you are far better
adapted than for business career, sue
cessful though that career may be; and
yet hesitate in the glow of your pres
ent joy, to speak of it." ~.
Norma" he said. twill you listen to
me = III lose Ine Ouly girl ever nave
loved; the chance of realizing my most
cherished DESIRE"
"Jack-dear Silent jack" said Nor
ma in voice none too steady, chow
glad am that you were not silent when
it came to this. Mother was right
this morning she told me when l was
sort of discouraged that had not lived
my life yet; for it is almost a matter
of minutes since / was thinking that
all the diamond rings in the world had
not the power to lure>me away from my
business career
"And now, Norma
"Why now, dear Silent jack the
rougishly answered, ''all the tempting
positions in the world could not lure
me away from your diamond ring"
The squirrels played about their feet
the birds twittered merrily overhead
sunshine and happiness everywhere
Who said ''Blue Monday?
The next complete novelette, is
Testing the New Husband.
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: A NUMBER OF THINGS

New York's postal savings deposit
ors increased by 2567 in January.
There was a gain in deposits of $9O7,-
1874.
Nearly 57,000,00 more passengers
used New York's transportation lines
last year than during the previous
twelve months.
A Gardiner tMe.) man went fishing
and caught four brook trout and rab-
bit. While he was fishing down
stream he saw the rabbit near him, and
for fun let out his line and dropped
the hook down in front of bunny; then
he gave little jerk on the line and
the hook caught the rabbit in the lower.
jaw.
The music and words of 'fTipperary"
are attributed to Jack Judge and Harry
Williams, who sang the song with In.
different success in British music halls.
beginning in 1912. When the first Brit
ish contingent left for France the song
was found to suit the demands of the
occasion for good marching song, and
for some time it was popular.
The United States did not ACQUIRE by
the isthmian canal convention of No.
vember is, 1908. any title to territory
in the republic of Panama but
'merely perpetual right of occupation.
use and control of and over zone 81
land ten miles in width. For this priyi-
lege 1t paid to the republic of Panama
the sum of $4,000, 900 and undertook
to pay the sum of $3.50, 900 ANNUALLY so
long as such occupancy continued. such
paynents beginning on February 26.
Viewed solely as matter of ontic.
the Arctic night is as dark as any
night. Explorers in high latitudes say.
however, that there are many allevis
tions of the obscurity. The stars 6ash
keenly, the moon comes along in 4
regular succession of phases, the snow
surface relieves the gloom under eondi-
lions OF the utmost absence Of lieht
and the aurora borealis is the finest find
OF iliuminant. Explorers all agree fhrf
their men psss the winter night wlfbo,,1.
much difficulty II only th<7e are mex,,r
~ ainsfelneft |'i {. . 4 q Z. {.
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Italy, in her new budget, is pro-
posing to tax bachelors.
January 1 is now legal holiday in
every state in the Union.
The largest pineapple canneries in
the world are located in Honolulu.
Reykiavik, the little capital of lee
land, is more than 1000 years old.
Three large Mexican states, Yuca-
tan, Sonora and Chihuahua, have
adopted prohibition.
One of New York's largest trust
companies has 1000 employees and
thirty eight departments.
Lightning puriies the air by produc
ing nitric acid, which destroys noxious
exhalations held in suspense in the air.
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THE PROBLEM OF GETTING COM.
MISSION Statesmen TO STICK
interviewing Men Applicants

AAVh kAPPAS.sS
WYE SURELY had some fun inter
w viewing the applicants for free
automobile salesmanship training to be
given by the Glider Automobile Com
pany. -...
1 saw the men applicants to begin
with. When got to the room reserved
for them, there were already twenty
fellows there, most Of them, however,
being pretty tough looking.
To eachrI gave blank with the re
quest that they fill it out. One fellow
read it through carefully with his lips
turned up in contempt. He then came
up to me and said:
"I amt going to fill that out till ]
know what's the game"
"Fill it out first. 1t will save having
to ask you those questions and keep
everybody else waiting.'
He was silent for minute, then toss
ing the blank on the floor sneered.
"I guess don't want job with you
cheap skates J" and off he marched.
Another elderly chap-I felt sorry fol
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ROSE FEVER

Said the Hayfeverite to the Rose
feverite,
'Tis far more than foolish; it's
asinine, quite,
To imagine your trouble is equal to
ours.
You simply give way to the mildest
of flowers"
Here the Rosefeverite with quick
anger replies:
"Atishoo its simply a tissue of
lies"
Said the Hayfeverite to the Rose
feverite,
''This thing of June sneezing you
know isn't right.
In August there's reason for making
fuss.
Why don't you lay off and start
sneezing with us?
But your wrath is directed" Here
the Sneezer "spake true:
"Atchoo! you old donkey! I'm
sneezing at you !"
GRIF ALEXANDER.
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fTomorrop ,oiH be told hoo Billy
finds Peggy, but cannot rescue her,
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HI. M. s. Uruguay
A 8 neared my bleak sanatorium
"A said to myself.


A 8 neared my bleak sanatorium I
4 \ said to myself.
eff only something would happen!"
Week after week spent within those
walls or in wandering over this limited
space of muddy roads and sodden fields,
with nothing to show for 1t, was an
unexhilsrating prospect. Perhaps the
recollection of the comfortable house
and the pleasant company l had just
left accentuated this feeling, and the
swift disappearance of our glimpse of
crispness and sunshine did nothing to
raise the heart. In that low Lying isle
one got the most extraordinary views
Of the weather and could see storms
approaching when they were still
leagues away, and portents of rain or
wind hours ahead of their coming. This
evening the frost had vanished, the sun
was sinking into a gray-blue bank,
little filaments Of wind clouds were
reaching all over the sky, and a stiff
chilly breeze was already blowing in
from the sea.
"we are going to have a change"
thought.
And we were indeed going to have a
change; and of more than weather.
Those storm clouds were blowing up the
something I wanted to happen, though
how promptly would / have changed
my wish had but guessed But fate
had loosed that nor west gale and there
was no stopping the order of things
now.
In the night remember waking once
or twice to hear the wind shouting
down the chimney and to feel very
tang in bed. When I got up it was
still blowing full gale, and looking
oat Of my window l could just catch a
glimpse of the masts and tunnels of a
large steamer which seemed to be lying
under the lee side of the island for
shelter. What she was precisely could
not see enough Of her to say, nor when
we met at breakfast. did the doctor
know more about her.
Like many a storm that springs up
very suddenly, this one began to sub :
aide as fast. and in the course of the
mcrning set out to have closer look
1t the strange ship. Quarter of an
hours walk in that direction told nfs
al wanted TO know about her. In
fact, recognized her as no stranger a
al. but an old acquaintance, III. NJ. s.
Uruguay. q great lump OF an ex line
once running to South American ports
with band 10 the saloon at nights.
Hou. painted graz, with the white en-
e]en h,ine over her, and some hundreds
- blue JACKETS and formidable conf
|nHep< si< Inch guns abesrJ' sie
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Peggy Joins the Workers

n LII was fa1r and happy in Birdland.
"A Melody filled the air as the birds
sang in happy rejoicing because Peggy
and Billy had escaped being gobbled up
by King Bird, the fate to which Judge
Owl had sentenced them, not knowing
that they had been changed into honey
bees. And the breeze was laden with
sweet perfume-perfume that told
Peggy Bees nose that honey was wait
ing her in the fragrant clover.
But it wasn't the perfume that drew
Peggy racing through the woods on her
bee wings. 1t was something in the
song hummed by the lady worker bees
as they buzzed swiftly toward the
clover field-something that she couldn' t
resist:
Busy, busy, busy bee
Never idle, never free.
Busy, busy, busy bee."
SO sang the lady bees. In vain
Peggy struggled against the charm of
the song. In vain she tried to keep
her mind on the warning of Bumble
Bee Buzz that if she joined the worker
bees they would make her slave,
never to be free again. The unseen
force pulled her toward the workers, as
a magnet pulls a needle. On, on she
sped until she was in their midst, hur-
rying with them to the clover blooms.
princess Peggy, where are you?'
twittered the birds.
Peggy, come here. Judge Owl
knows he made a mistake in sentencing
us to be eaten by King Bird" buzzed
Billy Bee. 4. ...
But the calls of her friends were
swallowed up in the humming song of
the lady honey bees. When she did
not answer them the birds grew alarm
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TN last ,oeek's story Peggy and
Billy ,oere turned into honey bees
through ,oish given them BY BUNDLE
Bee Buss. After narrowlp escaping
being gobbled up By King Bird, Peggy
finds herself draDn by some strange
force to join the lady ,oorker bees