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One of the hounds uttered a tre-
mulous wall.
"Shey're off" cried the owner TITS
up to you, officer. They're my boys;
take care of 'em!"
Aldrich did not reply. His thoughts
were too busy. Fortune had shufiled
and dealt him a strange hand on a
sudden. The flying hounds were stream
ing ahead of him down the village
street. He set his teeth and followed
at a gallop
Once or twice in the main street OF
the village the dogs slowed and shut
tied from side to side of the highway,
as though in momentary doubt or be-
cause they desired TO reassure them
selves. Then they sped on. Below
Pere Leclair's stone house a narrow
road led off to the north. The hounds
ran unanimously past the end of this
road yelped a shrill chorus of disap-
pointment, and turned in pack with
such haste that they sprawled and
skated in the dust. They swept into
the branch road.
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.Author Of "King Spruce" "The Ram.
rodders," The Skipper and the
Skipped" etc.

lie had seen man on the door
stoop as he came up. This man darted
to one side when the dogs rushed
past him. II was evident that this
charge of hounds had been too terri
flying for his nerves. But Aldrich,
leaping at their heels, was a man. and
the outpost took courage and came at
him with an OATH The light revealed
his identity TO the officer. 1t was
I;ealor Whynot. The officer was run.
ming. with the whole force of his
body behind his fist he struck Whynot
as he hurdled the stoop, and the man
crumpled and rolled off the steps to
the ground.
This first engagement was so sum-
mary that Aldrich did not lose his
stride. He was down the hall and
.nto the rear room of the house just
as the first of the pack of frantic
hounds hurled themselves against Roi.
Again that camera flash of vision for
Aldrich-the agony of his anxiety i'm.
printing that scene on his soul for.
ever!
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THE DAILY NOVELETTE,
HER IDLE HOUR
BY Hortense CaLdueIL

GLADYS CARTER called it her idle
" hour. but all her friends called it
her busiest. The hour was supposed to
be from 8 10 6, spent at the Soldiers
and Sailors Club, but many nights the
hands of the clock were long past z
when she left the building.
Every night, except Sunday, for thir-
teen months, she had covered her type
writer put on her coat and hat and gone
to the club. Arriving there she had
busted herself making sandwiches and
coffee for the men who would arrive
shortly for the social hour Because OF
her cordiality, she was great favorite
with the men in service. making no dis
tinction between the home boys and the
One night as she was busy making a
delicious-looking salad she chanced 10
observe a man in uniform just entering
the door. In glance she could see he
was a stranger, probably some poor
lonely fellow who had never been IN
that city before. Hurriedly she dropped
~ fork she had been using, and went TO
where he was standing.
How do you do?" she said, cordially
as she extended her hand. You are
very welcome"
The fellow smiled his gratitude. Evil
IDENTIFY he had been afraid OF the recep-
| tion he would receive.
"Come over here" Gladys continued
land / will make you acquainted with
some of the other men,"
Smiling pleasantly. she led the way
| over to where three boyish-looking fel'
| lows were standing.
"This is Mr. - Why don't believe
you told me your name"
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THE PROBLEM OF THE RETURNED
FURNITURE
Something to Think About


BARBARA CARSTAIRS proved to be
nurse, Miss Benks, for she was just as
graceful and girlish as Miss Benks was
awkward and mannish.
"You are Mr. Peter Flint?" she asked
in a nervous tone.
YES. Miss Carstairs, Mr.. Duke is un-
fortunately engaged every minute of the
day, but / shall be most happy to do
what can IL you care to explain the
matter"
She looked inquiringly at Miss Benks,
who nodded her head decisively, and
then told me about what Miss Benks
had already said.
Only one difference was noticeable.
She spoke of her father as still being
vigorous business man and explained
ingenuously that he was too busy with
big things" to bother about smaller
matters,
"But YOU see Mr.. Flint" and she
smiled wistfully "I think The Barracks
an important thing. and as 1t is about
ALL mean as it is almost mine, IL
want to get all I can for them"
1.-THE Barracks" l queried.
"How stupid of me-" she fiuttered,
IT should have told you that we have
a perfectly huge place right on the sea
at Karaby Bayou know, about thirty
or forty miles from Bangor. Dad al
ways loved the rugged Maine coast and
n few years ago he bought THE Bar
racks and about a hundred and hfty
acres of land for perfectly dreadful lot
of money. He spent stacks of money on
fitting 1t up and all that
For a few years we had the place
full of guests every summer, but since
since dad got tied up with business he
had no time to bother with it."
The girl sat still. twisting cher hand
lkerchief around her fingers. Miss Benks
walked up to her and patted her gently
on the back A smile Of friendship
flashed from one to the other whicf
seemed to steady the young girl, FOR sh'
resumed her story.
For four years the place has beer
closed. Even the gardeners were dis
missed Just man and his wife KEEP
there, and all they had to do was TO SCI
that the place wasn't broken into IN
afraid they have done more harm thai
good though, for the place looks-ugh :
she shuddered, 'gruesome.
II want to sell the place. l can't g
) near It somehow without feeling terri
, fed Isn't that silly, Mr.. Flint?"
No. dearie," answered Miss Benks
quite natural and Mr.. Flint thinks Sc
too"
The challenge which those hard eye
! flashed made me willingly agree wit
, the old nurse.
l "Nothing silly at all" I said stoutl5
, 'In fact. quite natural"
There. dearie, you see." >comforte'
Miss Benks.
."rell me, Miss Carstairs." I asked
e Have you put the property into al
agents hands?"
"Yes. lots of them," she sighed ant
Miss Benks took up the answer vigor
lously with:
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His first wild stare was for Evan
geline.
He and his dogs had burst in there
so suddenly that he had given the
actors in the drama no time to leave
their poses.
Vetal Beaulieu was holding his
daughters wrists. Even the tempestu-
Gus arrival of the hounds, this irrup.
ton of strange disturbers, had not
availed wholly to alter the expression
of her face-the expression with which
she had confronted her prosecutors
before he came.
This was no despairing, surrender
ing, fainting maid on whom he gazed.
One look at her, and ne understood!
She had been battling. 1t had been
fight against odds. She was one
against them all and helpless. OF the
end of the single combat there could
have been no doubt. Louis Blais was
standing there, the marriage license
in his hand, the words ready upon his
| ,
determined-his pride, his money, his
peace of mind at stake-clutched her
wrists and had sworn that she should
marry the man to whom he hadsprom
ised her. In the end she must have
been overwhelmed. but when Norman
Aldrich burst into that room she was
battling with all the fierce resolution
the strength of soul. the stubborn
ardor of her Acadian forebears. Upon
her cheeks famed the battle-f1ag her
undaunted soul had set there. Her
eyes, when they met his, were filled
with the fires of bitter resolve.
Into the one word "Evangeline." ht
put all the love, the joy, the encourage
ment, the hope that human voice car
compass, and her love-lit eyes and hel
thrilling word in return rewarded him
gave him the fierce valor that make!
no account of odds. All in that on,
instant he saw and comprehended.
The hounds were battering them
selves against Roi. They did not rent
and tear. That is not the nature o
hounds with men. They leaped singly
in twos, and in threes. In that smal
room the roar OF their howls beat upoi
the ears with distracting violence
Sound alone would have been suff
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After that there was no hesitation.
They ran furiously, and at their heels
came Aldrich at the full stride of his
horse. Out of the welter of his emo
tions rose then the happy conscious
ness that he had a horse who would
not fail him in this crisis. He had
tested the animal on many occasions.
Aldrich understood by the nervous
spring of the shoulders between his
knees that this horse had forgotten
the trials of the early evening in this
new lark behind the hounds. The
dogs were serving as pace-makers'
Even a weary horse is stimulated by
the spirit of a race.
But it settled into a long race. The
narrow road was winding, and led
them by devious ways. They coursed
hills where the warm breath of the
summer night famed Aldrich's burn
ing cheeks; then they swept down and
into holl VS. where the air was moist
and damp with the eery chills of
marshes and watercourses, and where
white wells Of mist drifted over the
alders. The dogs ran in silence. Aid
rich kept his eyes on the Tapping ears
! and the waving tails and in his breast
there began to glow strange sense
of affection and gratitude toward these
Jealous and unflagging guides.
He was a man and they were dogs
but the same spirit of vengeance ami
mated all of them!
He did not ponder coolly as he rode
His thoughts were white-hot. and
through them played one red flame
the devilish conviction that Roi. sane
toned and abetted by the father
would set no bounds to his lustfu
desperation in making this girl hi:
own. The affair might be mockery
of MARRIAGE; but, nevertheless, 4
would be effectual in enslaving Evan
geline Beaulieu. He knew the border
its loose code Of action. its callous in
difference. its habit OF accepting wha
had been accomplished as being righ
and proper. And in the matters o
women, the independence OF girls, tn,
: border sentiment harked back to tn,
/ old days, the sentiment of which Veta
| Beaulieu had expressed when he dc
clared, "I say to my wife go an
he go-that is the way Of the womei
Of Acadia!"
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THE DRAGON is FOUND
Doggy and Billy Belgium looked at
each other in dismay

Doggy and Billy Belgium looked at
i each other in dismay.
what do you think of that?" Billy
asked Feggy in a low voice. II never
heard of a dragon in these parts''
Neither did l." answered Peggy. 81
thought they had all been killed by
brave knights long ago--except, perhaps,
the dragons of China and Japan"
Maybe this is a dragon that escaped
from n circus-though I never saw a
truly dragon ip circus" said Billy.
''Ho, no, no Lookout for the dragon %
tauntingly cried Count Weedy from the
top of the bluff.
He may be trying to fool us and
scare us away" figured Peggy. But
even as she said this to Billy, Queen
Flora uttered another warning: Go
before the dragon strikes. Leave me
to my fate
Poor Queen! We must leave her 10
her fate. There will be no Wild Flowers
this spring. oh, oh, oh !" walled the
Birds.
Il will never leave you, Queen Flora,
l will fight a score of dragons to save
you" cried Prince Bonnie Blue Bell.
Neither will we leave the Queen u
spoke up Peggy, indignant at the ap.
parent readiness of the Birds TO abandon
Flora at the first hint of danger. you
Birds ought TO be ashamed of your
selves. for even If there Is a dragon
you can escape by flying"
I'VE were just taking her at her word
when she said to leave her." shrilled
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Have read few books on the above sub
Jost but cannoSt,o ann at loss to know where ts
agencies and institutions Of that nature?
D. r.
Specially salesmanship might offer
what you wish, but wholesale salesman-
snip apparently will not satisfy you.
The wholesale salesman has terri
tory which he covers year after year.
or course, If you know any foreign
language, such as French, German and
spanish, you could get position as an
export salesman-that is. assuming that
you have a thorough knowledge of eco
nomlcs, transportation problems. the his
Iory OF the countries you go to and the
methods of doing business, and that you
are strong and vigorous physically, men,
tally alert and morally clean.
BY this you will see that while in
some respects you can measure up 10
this in many you are absolutely un-
iitted for it at present 1 should say
ten years extensive study and traininS
Is necessary before you can become a
salesman able to see the world" The
word is pretty big place. you know.
me correspondence course YOU men-
ton Is good one so far as l know
Do you know that you really are not
a salesman? If you were you would
hardly go about asking nieA how to sell
your services. | suggest that you stay
Where you are at present until you have
knowledge of salesmanship and also
until you know your own mind 2 little
better. Between you and me, I think
you are suffering from "wanderlust.''
| ] read your stories with much interest
ana md them both interesting and in
am forty years of age and am thinking
| seriously of entering the Selling game"
| and feel confident that would make good
| at II II l got started right.
| Would a correspondence school be a good
place to study sale nshp? VIII you
kindly send me a list of the best books on
salesma nship?
| am a fairly good talker and good mixer
and am OF good appearance. / understand
automobiles thoroughly. Do you think that
| that would be a good field? j. b.
The school you mention has a good
course, but, of course. no correspondence
course is as good as a resident school
of equal merit.
/ am mailing you a list of books on
craftsmanship as desired. There Is no
reason on earth why you couldn't make
good as a salesman in fact, a sales
manship Is one of the businesses that
a man can follow in which age is gem
orally an asset
The automobile field Is, in my mind,
a very profitable one to follow. In
spite of the tremendous growth of the
automobile industry. l personally be-
lieve that 1t is nothing to what 1t will
be.
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the open window

of all the trammels of those hamper
ing considerations which bind men to
this and to that. The red blood of
achievement streamed in his veins. lie
was the male seeking the mate who
had been ravished from him.
One man against numbers? His
desperation made no account of that!
Hold up!" 1t was a hoarse hail
from the gloom ahead of him. But
the next moment he was past the
man. whoever he was. The hounds
had not hesitated. A fusillade of re-
volver-shots chartered behind. But
Aldrich minded the popping of pro-
test not at all, and the bullets yipped
harmlessly past him.
It was evident that Roi had posted
a picket. Aldrich swung his rifle from
his shoulder into his hand. A picket
hinted that the scene of action was
near at last.
Suddenly the hounds gave tongue
At the foot of the hill down which
| they were rushing was a house which
was signaled by a light in an uncur
tained window. A pale glow from an
open door illuminated the yard, which
sloped from the road. Aldrich hac
time to note a blackboard with horses
attached, and there were severa
horses picketed near the fence. H'
saw this in a flash, as the camera
sees. The reins were loose on III
horses neck, and he was riding a
the heels Of the hounds at top speed
The hounds gave tongue more vocii
erously! They announced that tn
quarry had been run to earth
The bedlam of their voices was ter
rifying; it had broken out so sue
denly in the nights silences! 1t wa
unexpected, deafening, weird clamor
The howls and yelps made din tina
would have struck dismay to tn
heart of a company of grenadiers.
The dogs headed straight for tn
omen door and leaped through it head
long. tumbling over each other. TIL
horses of the blackboard sagged bac
on their halters, broke them, and rar
Aldrich escaped being carried dow
in that rush only by swerving hi
horse, and at the same time he leape
to the ground.
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SIGNS OF SPRING

know coming though the robin isn't here;
bues the branches brown appear
cheerful fills painting heart with hope
The bows are the girls jumping rope
other We'll have early spring.
A fellow a friend of he'd heard buebird sing
hone S truthful we'll fill his mouth with soap
Still the the girls are jumping rope
on a Sunday, be 1t Known
saw a its kittens all wellgrown
Against promise how Winter nope TO cope?
When the girls are jumping
~ ALEXANDER.
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General Swallow, but II you're going
to stay Princess Peggy. we'll stay too"
wed better find out where this
dragon is" advised Billy. I'D hate
to have him rush out at us unexpect-
edly."
1--WE will do the looking for you,'
offered General Swallow. What does
a dragon look like?"
ut is Gravity" answered Peggy.
And has a big mouth and big tall .
added Billy.
And wings" said Peggy.
IL never saw anything like that
around here" said General Swallow
But you never can tell what Is in the
woods. We will search this park. Tc
wing. to wing. all you Birds!"
The Birds instantly obeyed and soor
their excited chatter could be heard In
all directions. But though they
searched and searched, they found nc
sign of a dragon.
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;, MY name is jerks, Harold Jenks."
the newcomer said.
oh. yes. Mr.. jerks. Let me present
you to Mr.. Grant and Mr.. Lynn. Now.
raul, Gladys said, turning In the di-
rection Of Mr.. Grant. you can see that
Air; jerks Is made perfectly at Home"
more boys. Harold turned to Paul.
| asked.
why. I thought you knew her She
every man in service"
Wei, I'm glad I'm a member of that
society Harold answered with smile.
Paul crossed the room and laid his
would like to meet you if you will come
| over here minute"
Gladys went to where Mr.. Jenks was
standing. Paul glanced at them both
them. Never once after that did Harold
| aF' his eyes rom the graceful Gladys
as she moved deftly about the room
His stay in that city was hut nine
days. but during that short time he
was frequent visitor at the club. At
last came the day when he had to say
| good-by, and seeking out Gladys led her
You have no idea how much you have
done for me here" he began, .'and +
going TO tell you just how much you
mean to me, as l am going to France.
But 1 want you to think of me, and
write to me. will you?"
Gladys readily consented, and with
tear -dimmed eyes she gave him her
hand. II will think OF you now, and
after you've gone, Harold, and may be
still here when you come back"
Harold took the hand gravely. smiled
and went out. n
A month after that the letters had be-
gun to fly over the ocean thick and
fast She, at home doing her bit at. tho
club; was thinking of him, while he. do
smiling face he had left behind.
A At last he returned home to find her
I still keeping her place of mercy. Smll-
ingly he reassured her he was perfectly
safe, and glad TO be home again; but
p. cl'o --Hyed GLADYS noticed one side
of his head was badly SCARED
81 feel as II l had known you all my
life, Gladys" he said, ''and your letters
were so like you. could fairly see your
eyes and feel your touch"
| Your lette" 8 were wonderful. too"
she replied, and always read them
during my idle hour"
"Your idle hour" he repeated thought
your vast amount Of work in your idle
hour" ,
"It was mere pleasure for me-" she
answered, "and I have never been 40
happy as I was during those hours. Z"
II still want you to be happy, Gladys.
those few minutes with me In our
TWO weeks later Mrs Harold Jenxu
sent cards to her friends saying her ~
home" would be tsom hve 70 six q
Wednesdays.
The ns.t ssnpiets nsvslst>s- -1ee>>u
IXmnm 0uI&s =. e.. ~ x . u. .I.-..|| r.
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DREANLAND ADVENTURES Daddy
"THE CAPTIVE QUEEN'

'Iio, no, ho!" laughed Count weedy.
bluff
II guess he Is trying to fool u.s."
growled Billy "Tm going TO find the
place where you turn off the water from
the pipe leading to the fountain. It
ought to be nearby"
Saying this Billy began to search,
with Peggy aiding him. They had
searched nearly every place In vain
when they approached a low clump OF
ferns at one side of the pond.
Beware! Bewarel" tinkled the tired
voice of Queen Fauna as she danced
wearily in the fountain.
"on guard on guard! My faithful
dragon" shouted Count weedy excited
ly. Billy stepped forward toward the
ferns. General Swallow was ahead OF
him. Suddenly General Swallow
whirled about with a loud shrek. DASH
ing right into Billy's face and causing
him to stumble backward. Back
Back!" shrilled General Swallow.
There sounded menacing "whir-r-r-
r-r-r" from among the ferns--a "Whir-
r-r-r-r' Peggy had heard before in the
war between the Frogs and the Snakes.
Look out A rattler!" she screamed.
But Billy. thanks to the quick action OF
General Swallow, had already leaped
back out Of danger He and Peggy
were at safe distance when the ugly
head of the serpent arose above the
ferns.
Beware the dragon" tinbled Queen
Flora.
II will slay II to set you free"
shouted Prince Bonnie Blue Bell in an.
swer.
I'm tomorroD's chapter Prince Bon
nie Blue Bell 0ires battle to tho
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Business Questions Answered
am young man Of twenty. with two
years college education. at present in the
employ Of an export concern as a stenog-
rapher at p good salary, but have "A great
desire TO travel. to sell and to see the
world. Does salesmanship orrer a good field
to asswer this purpose? Where can | re-
ceive the Necessary Instruction? DO YOU
think highly of a correspondence course
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(Queen Flora Is held Imprisoned In
fountain. aud Uhen Peggy, Billy.
Prince Bonnie Blue Bell and the Birds
seek TO rescue her, they are Uurned
dQdinst a drd1on tohich guards her.l
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-27
TODAY's BUSINESS QUESTION
what is o. r. Relf
Ansloer toiH appear tomorrow.
ANSWER TO YESTERDAYS BUsI-
NESS QUESTION
+. 0. q. is "Freo on Board"

In this space Mr.. Whitehead tciU an-
Suer readers business questions on bun.
ing, selling. advertising aud employment.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-27
Soluer of Business Problems
By HAROLD WHITEHEAD

Author of "The Business Career Of Peter FHnt" ete
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CONTINUED TOMORROW